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US10854948B2	Handrail mountable wireless components installation apparatus and method A handrail mountable wireless components installation apparatus and related method of installation are disclosed. The apparatus/method includes a shell having two parts, a wireless components housing and a lid; and a chassis for the fixedly but detachable mounting within the shell of the wireless electronic components necessary to provide a WiFi signal, as for example a router and an antenna, the chassis equipped with two sets of brackets. One set of brackets provides the anchoring means for the fastening of the lid onto the housing. The second set of brackets allows the enclosure to be mounted on the handrail. Optionally, the chassis is provided with a mounting plate for the mounting of a router and an opening capable of accommodating an antenna without impeding the flow of the antenna signal. Optionally, the weather resistant handrail mountable wireless components installation apparatus also comprises a gasket.
US10854945B2	Circuits for wireless communication on multiple frequency bands Circuits for wireless communication on multiple frequency bands are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, transceivers are provided, the transceivers comprising: a first quadrature hybrid having a first in port, a first iso port, a first cpl port, and a first thru port; an antenna coupled to the first in port; a first transmitter having an output coupled to the first cpl port; and a first receiver having an input coupled to the first cpl port.
US10854941B2	Broadband waveguide A broadband waveguide comprising at least one filament configured to transmit a signal therethrough. The broadband waveguide may include one or more reflection suppression techniques including a damping material coupled to at least a portion of the at least one filament and/or at least one reflection point configured thereon. The waveguide may further including a cladding material coupled to the at least one filament. The at least one filament may be coupled to a securing element configured to couple to a surface. The at least one filament may be coupled to a sensor configured to sense the transmitted signal.
US10854940B2	Window assembly having a coplanar waveguide to coplanar waveguide coupler for radio frequency devices A window assembly includes a first radio frequency device disposed between a first window substrate and a second window substrate. An embedded coplanar waveguide is disposed between the first window substrate and the second window substrate, and is attached to the first radio frequency device. An exterior coplanar waveguide is disposed adjacent an exterior side surface of the first window substrate, and is disposed opposite the embedded coplanar waveguide for communicating electromagnetic waves therebetween. A printed circuit board is attached to and interconnects the exterior coplanar waveguide and a radio frequency cable connector. The radio frequency cable connector is configured for connection to a second radio frequency device. An adhesive layer bonds the printed circuit board to the exterior side surface of the first window substrate.
US10854938B2	Antenna apparatus including phase shifter A phase shifter is disclosed and includes a first substrate comprising a phase change line; and a second substrate comprising an input line connected to an input port, a first output line connected to a first output port, a second output line connected to a second output port, and a connection line connecting the first output line and the second output line. The first substrate is disposed to face the second substrate and to be overlaid at a predetermined distance from the second substrate. A phase of a signal passing through a first portion of the phase change line changes by a first value according to a movement of the first substrate. The signal is branched into a first signal to be transmitted to the first output port and a second signal to be transmitted to the second output port.
US10854932B2	Method and system to separate optically measured coupled parameters A system includes a first optical sensor sensitive to both a parameter of interest, Parameter1, and at least one confounding parameter, Parameter2 and a second optical sensor sensitive only to the confounding parameter. Measurement circuitry measures M1 in response to light scattered by the first optical sensor, where M1=value of Parameter1+K*value of Parameter2. The measurement circuitry also measures M2 in response to light scattered by the second optical sensor, where M2=value of Parameter2. Compensation circuitry determines a compensation factor, K, for the confounding parameter based on measurements of M1 and M2 taken over multiple load/unload cycles or over one or more thermal cycles. The compensation factor is used to determine the parameter of interest.
US10854930B2	Stabilization coatings for solid state batteries The present disclosure relates to a method for forming solid-state electrolytes, electrodes, current collectors, and/or conductive additives used in solid-state batteries. In one version, the method includes depositing a stabilization coating on a powdered electrolyte material, or a powdered electrode material, or a powdered conductive additive material and forming a slurry comprising the coated material. The slurry is then cast on a surface to form a layer, and the layer is sintered to form a solid state electrolyte, or an electrode, or an electrode having the conductive additive.
US10854928B2	Electrolyte and battery A battery comprises a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte. The cathode comprises a cathode active material which is capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating a plurality of first metal ions; and a conductive agent, wherein the particle size of the conductive agent graphite is less than 50 μm and the crystallinity of the conductive agent graphite is no less than 90%.
US10854927B2	Method of improving cycle-life of alkali metal-sulfur secondary battery The invention provides a method of improving the cycle-life of a rechargeable alkali metal-sulfur cell. The method comprises implementing an anode-protecting layer between an anode active material layer and a porous separator/electrolyte, and/or implementing a cathode-protecting layer between a cathode active material and the porous separator/electrolyte, wherein the anode-protecting layer or cathode-protecting layer comprises a conductive sulfonated elastomer composite having from 0.01% to 50% by weight of a conductive reinforcement material dispersed in a sulfonated elastomeric matrix material and the protecting layer has a thickness from 1 nm to 100 μm, a fully recoverable tensile strain from 2% to 500%, a lithium ion conductivity from 10−7 S/cm to 5×10−2 S/cm, and an electrical conductivity from 10−7 S/cm to 100 S/cm when measured at room temperature. This battery exhibits an excellent combination of high sulfur content, high sulfur utilization efficiency, high energy density, and long cycle life.
US10854923B2	Low flammability electrolytes for stable operation of lithium and sodium ion batteries Low flammability and nonflammable localized superconcentrated electrolytes (LSEs) for stable operation of lithium and sodium ion batteries are disclosed. Electrochemical devices including the low flammability and nonflammable LSEs are also disclosed. The low flammability and nonflammable LSEs include an active salt, a solvent comprising a flame retardant compound, wherein the active salt is soluble in the solvent, and a diluent in which the active salt is insoluble or poorly soluble. The LSE may further include a cosolvent, such as a carbonate, a sulfone, a sulfite, a sulfate, a carboxylate, an ether, a nitrogen-containing solvent, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, such as when the solvent and diluent are immiscible, the LSE further includes a bridge solvent.
US10854920B2	Solid electrolyte composition, electrode sheet for all-solid state secondary battery, all-solid state secondary battery, and methods for manufacturing electrode sheet for all-solid state secondary battery and all-solid state secondary battery Provided are a solid electrolyte composition containing at least one dendritic polymer selected from the group consisting of dendrons, dendrimers, and hyperbranched polymers and a specific inorganic solid electrolyte, in which the dendritic polymer has at least one specific functional group, an electrode sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery and an all-solid state secondary battery for which the solid electrolyte composition is used, a method for manufacturing an electrode sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery.
US10854915B2	Fluoride compounds as lithium super-ionic conductors, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium ion battery Solid-state lithium ion electrolytes of lithium fluoride based composites are provided which contain an anionic framework capable of conducting lithium ions. Composites of specific formulae are provided and methods to alter the composite materials with inclusion of aliovalent ions shown. Lithium batteries containing the composite lithium ion electrolytes are provided. Electrodes containing the lithium fluoride based composites are also provided.
US10854913B2	Solid electrolyte and all-solid battery Provided is a solid electrolyte including electrolyte particles, wherein each of the electrolyte particles includes at least one of an O—S—O structure and an O—S—OH structure.
US10854901B2	Regulation of a fuel cell assembly A fuel cell assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first fuel cell stack in series with a variable resistor and a second fuel cell stack in parallel with the first fuel cell stack and in series with a contactor. A resistance level of the variable resistor is adjusted in response to deactivating the contactor. A method of regulating a fuel cell assembly is also disclosed.
US10854898B2	Direct current (DC) load levelers A load leveling system includes a fuel cell inverter, a direct current (DC) load bank, and a controller. The fuel cell inverter is configured to receive DC power generated by a fuel cell assembly. The DC load bank is connected to the fuel cell assembly in parallel with the fuel cell inverter. The controller is in communication with the fuel cell inverter and the DC load bank. The controller is configured to identify a reduction in a load being drawn by the fuel cell inverter. Responsive to the identification of the reduction of the load, the controller is also configured to divert the DC power generated by the fuel cell assembly from the fuel cell inverter to the DC load bank to prevent load cycling of the fuel cell assembly.
US10854896B2	Coolant purification A fuel cell system comprises an antimicrobial patterned surface. The fuel cell system may comprise a fuel cell stack, a coolant reservoir, and a coolant flow path configured to supply coolant from the coolant reservoir to the fuel cell stack. One or more of the fuel cell stack, the coolant reservoir and the coolant flow path may comprise the antimicrobial patterned surface.
US10854894B2	Method of manufacturing plate-integrated gasket To effectively prevent a breakage of a plate when a gasket body formed of a rubber-like elastic material is integrally molded at both faces of the plate formed of a brittle material such as carbon. In order to attain this object, there is provided a method of manufacturing a plate-integrated gasket in which a gasket body formed of a rubber-like elastic material is integrally formed at both sides of a portion along a peripheral edge of a plate in the thickness direction, where an area located between gasket molding cavities defined by clamping the plate between split dies of a metal mold in the plate is formed to be a relatively thick portion at a position, facing an opening of a gate through which a molding material is injected into the cavities, and in the vicinity thereof.
US10854892B2	Fuel cell stack having improved joining strength between separators A fuel cell stack includes: a membrane electrode assembly; and first and second separators joined to each other, wherein first and third fluid groove portions face each other in a stacking direction in which the membrane electrode assembly and the first and second separators are stacked, second and fourth fluid groove portions face each other in the stacking direction, and first and second coolant groove portions face each other in the stacking direction and define a common coolant flow path.
US10854889B2	Film structure for a battery for providing on a round body A film structure for a battery for providing on a round body includes a carrier film, having a first section and a second section following the first section and a third section following the second section. The film structure has a first layer sequence of several layers, having a first electrode layer for forming an anode or a cathode, and a second layer sequence of several layers, having a second electrode layer for forming an anode or cathode different from the first electrode layer. The first and the second layer sequences are arranged on different sections of the carrier film in such a way that the first and the second layer sequences come in contact with each other and the film battery is thereby activated only once a body is labeled.
US10854887B2	Carbon sheet, gas diffusion electrode substrate and fuel cell A porous carbon sheet includes a carbon fiber and a binding material, wherein when in a measured surface depth distribution, a ratio of an area of a portion having a depth of 20 μm or less in a measured area of one surface is a surface layer area ratio X, and a ratio of an area of a portion having a depth of 20 μm or less in a measured area of another surface is a surface layer area ratio Y, the surface layer area ratio X is larger than the surface layer area ratio Y, and a difference between the surface layer area ratios is 3% or more and 12% or less.
US10854883B2	Buckling resistant current collector A wire mesh including a warp which includes a first nickel alloy wire having a first peak tensile strength; and a weft which includes a wire including nickel having a second peak tensile strength, wherein the first peak tensile strength is greater than or equal to the second peak tensile strength, is provided. A current collector and a zinc-air battery that includes the wire mesh are also provided.
US10854872B2	Method for manufacturing electrode for lithium ion secondary cell The method for manufacturing an electrode for a lithium ion secondary cell proposed herein includes: a step of pattern-coating a binder liquid 21d on a current collector 12 and forming a binder coat layer 16, and a step of supplying granulated particles 32 onto the binder coat layer 16. The binder coat layer 16 is intermittently formed on the current collector 12 so that band coated portions 16a and band uncoated portions 16b are alternatingly adjacent to each other. The width t1 of the coated portions 16a, the width t2 of the uncoated portions 16b, and the average particle diameter R of the granulated particles 32 satisfy the following relationships: 0.53R≤t1≤10R; 0.66R≤t2≤10R; and 0.2≤t1/t2≤3.75.
US10854867B2	Stacked battery To suppress heat generation in a short-circuit current shunt part in a stacked battery that includes the short-circuit current shunt part, in the stacked battery 100 including at least one short-circuit current shunt part 10, and a stack 20 that includes a plurality of electric elements 20a, 20b which are stacked, the short-circuit current shunt part 10 includes a first part 10a that is provided on one end side in a stacking direction of the stack 20, a second part 10b that is provided on another end side therein, and a third part 10c that connects the first part 10a and the second part 10b; at the first part 10a, the first current collector layer 11 and the cathode current collector layer 21 have an electric connection part 14a but the second current collector layer 12 and the anode current collector layer 25 do not have any electric connection part, at the second part 10b, the second current collector layer 12 and the anode current collector layer 25 have an electric connection part 14b but the first current collector layer 11 and the cathode current collector layer 21 do not have any electric connection part, and at the third part 10c, the short-circuit current shunt part 10 and the stack 20 do not have any electric connection part.
US10854865B2	Electrified vehicle busbar secured using a deformed area of an attachment structure A busbar assembly includes, among other things, a busbar, a battery terminal, and a deformed area securing together the busbar and the battery terminal. A securing method includes, among other things, positioning a first portion of an attachment structure within an aperture, deforming a second portion of the attachment structure to provide a deformed area, and using the deformed area to secure a busbar relative to a battery terminal.
US10854863B2	Separator for secondary battery, method for manufacturing the same and lithium secondary battery containing the same Provided is a separator for a secondary battery including: a porous substrate; and a coating layer formed on the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder for binding the plurality of inorganic particles, and the binder includes a copolymer of a monomer mixture including an acrylamide-based monomer, a vinyl cyanide monomer, and an acrylic monomer having a carboxyl group.
US10854860B2	Inter-battery connection device and inter-battery connection device assembly An inter-battery connection device for connecting electrode terminals of a plurality of batteries comprises a housing, a bus bar attached to the housing, and a movable member attached to the housing. The bus bar electrically connects two electrode terminals of a pair of batteries adjacent to each other. The bus bar includes a pair of clips each contacting one electrode terminal and a coupling portion connecting the pair of clips. The movable member is movable between a temporary catching position attached to the housing and a final catching position attached to the housing. The movable member has a clip contact avoiding portion preventing contact between one of the clips and the electrode terminal in the temporary catching position and permitting contact between the clip and the electrode terminal during movement from the temporary catching position to the final catching position.
US10854859B2	High performance polyamide compounds and uses thereof Disclosed herein are high performance semi-aromatic polyamide compounds having improved performance indicators for various applications, including alkaline battery end cap seal assembly applications. In one preferred embodiment, the disclosure relates to compounds comprising a semi-aromatic polyamide component comprising recurring terephthalamide and/or isophthalamide units, an impact modifier component comprising a modified polyolefin elastomer, one or more synergistic blends of sterically hindered phenolic stabilizers and phosphonates and one or more relatively high molecular weight organic phosphite stabilizers, and a fine talc nucleating agent.
US10854852B2	Organic EL image display device The present invention provides an organic EL image display device including a light emitting element substrate, and a circularly polarizing plate, in which the light emitting element substrate includes a reflecting layer and an organic electroluminescent layer on the reflecting layer, the reflecting layer, the organic electroluminescent layer, and the circularly polarizing plate are arranged in this order, a polarization separation layer is provided between the organic electroluminescent layer and the circularly polarizing plate, the polarization separation layer includes a polarization separation region that reflects light of one polarization state in light emitted from the organic electroluminescent layer, and transmits light of another polarization state, and a visible light transmission region, the polarization separation region is formed of a layer formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, and a positive C region-containing layer is provided between the organic electroluminescent layer and the circularly polarizing plate. The organic EL image display device according to the present invention has high brightness and little light leakage and blurring at the time of oblique observation.
US10854847B2	Organic light emitting diode display and method for manufacturing the same An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including: a substrate; an organic light emitting diode formed on the substrate; a metal oxide layer formed on the substrate and covering the organic light emitting diode; a first inorganic layer formed on the substrate and covering the organic light emitting diode; a second inorganic layer formed on the first inorganic layer and contacting the first inorganic layer at an edge of the second inorganic layer, an organic layer formed on the second inorganic layer and covering a relatively smaller area than the second inorganic layer; and a third inorganic layer formed on the organic layer, covering a relatively larger area than the organic layer, and contacting the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer at an edge of the third inorganic layer.
US10854845B2	Display device A display device may include a substrate having a first pixel area, a first electrode on the substrate; a passivation layer between the substrate and the first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and an organic emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first pixel area may include an emission area and a non-emission area surrounded by the emission area.
US10854840B2	Window member and display device including the same A window member includes a base substrate including a bottom surface, an upper surface opposed to the bottom surface, and a connecting surface between the bottom surface and the upper surface, and a blocking layer on the connecting surface, the blocking layer including an ultraviolet absorber.
US10854834B2	Organic electronic component and method for producing an organic electronic component The invention relates to an organic electronic component comprising a cathode, an anode, at least one light-emitting layer which is arranged between the anode and the cathode, a first layer, which comprises a first matrix material and a dopant, a second layer, which comprises a second matrix material, wherein the first layer is arranged between the second layer and the anode, wherein the second layer is arranged between the anode and the at least one light-emitting layer, wherein the dopant is a fluorinated sulfonimide metal salt of the following formula 1:
US10854833B2	Photovoltaic device The invention relates to a photovoltaic device (1), comprising a photovoltaic acceptor material (7) and a photovoltaic donor material (10), in which the photovoltaic device (1) comprises at least two carrier layers (2, 3), of which one carrier layer (2) has n-doped electron donors (6) and the other carrier layer has acceptor material (7) as p-doped or undoped electron acceptors, wherein the carrier layers (2, 3) are arranged with respect to one another such that they touch one another at least in sections, and the carrier layers (2, 3) are wetted or coated in filmlike fashion with a photovoltaic donor material (10). The carrier layers (2, 3), which are formed in particular from fibres (6, 7) composed of silicon carbide SiC, enable textile solar cells. Methods for producing the fibres (6, 7) and for producing the photovoltaic device (1) and textile structures formed therefrom are furthermore described. A photovoltaic device (1) is furthermore proposed, in which carrier elements of an individual carrier layer have a corresponding photovoltaically active construction by virtue of correspondingly applied layers.
US10854826B2	Organic electroluminescent compounds, compositions and devices An OLED including an organic layer that contains metal complex compounds that are useful as a phosphorescent emitter is disclosed. The metal complex compounds include ligands that incorporate fluorinated side chains and has at least one substituent R selected from the group consisting of partially fluorinated alkyl, partially fluorinated cycloalkyl, and combinations thereof, wherein R is directly bonded to an aromatic ring. In the compound, C having an F attached thereto is separated by at least one carbon atom from the aromatic ring.
US10854824B2	Organic electroluminescent compound, organic electroluminescent material and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound, an organic electroluminescent material, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By using the organic electroluminescent compound of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, and/or excellent current and/or power efficiencies.
US10854822B2	Compound, material for organic electroluminescent element, organic electroluminescent element, and electronic device An organic EL device capable of driving at low voltage and having high emission efficiency and long lifetime and a material for organic EL devices which realize such an organic EL device are provided. The material for organic EL devices is a compound represented by formula (A1) or (B1): wherein R1 to R8, n1, m2, k3, k4, n5, m6, L0 to L2, and Ar are as defined in the description.
US10854818B2	Dendrimer compound and organic luminescent device employing the same A dendrimer compound characterized by comprising a core represented by the following formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), or (1-4) and at least one kind of dendritic structure selected among dendritic structures represented by the following formulae (3) and (4).
US10854816B2	Tension mask frame assembly manufacturing apparatus and method Disclosed is a tension mask frame assembly manufacturing apparatus for mounting a tension mask on a rectangular frame having: a pair of support frame parts to which mutually facing edges of a tension mask having a rectangular sheet shape are fixed; and a pair of connection frame parts for mutually connecting both ends of the support frame parts. The manufacturing apparatus comprises: a frame loading unit for loading the tension mask frame assembly; a pressing unit for pressing the support frame parts along the direction of the plate surfaces of support frames between both ends thereof; and a control unit for controlling the pressing unit so as to pre-deform the support frames in correspondence to at least a part of the bending deformation amount of the support frame parts according to the weight of the support frame parts and the tension of the tension mask.
US10854810B2	Passive magnetic devices A passive magnetic device (PMD) has a base electrode, a multi-port signal structure (MPSS), and a substrate therebetween. The MPSS has a central plate residing in a second plane and at least two port tabs spaced apart from one another and extending from the central plate. The substrate has a central portion that defines a mesh structure between the base electrode and the central plate of the multi-port signal structure. A plurality of magnetic pillars are provided within the mesh structure, wherein each of the plurality of the magnetic pillars are spaced apart from one another and surrounded by a corresponding portion of the mesh structure. The PMD may provide a magnetically self-biased device that may be used as a radio frequency (RF) circulator, an RF isolator, and the like.
US10854802B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a first metal portion on a substrate, the first metal portion comprising a plurality of pores; preparing a structure body comprising a semiconductor stacked body, wherein a concave portion is provided in a first surface of the structure body; and bonding the first metal portion to the structure body, such that a first part of the first metal portion is bonded to the concave portion of the first surface, and a second part of the first metal portion is bonded to a part of the first surface other than a location where the concave portion is provided. In bonding the first metal portion to the structure body, the first metal portion is bonded to the first surface such that at least a portion of the concave portion is filled with the first metal portion.
US10854795B2	Method of manufacturing a light emitting device A Light Emitting Device (LED) that has increased reliability and efficiency. Specifically, the LED may be formed using Atomic Layer Deposition to improve the thermal conductivity between the ceramic plate and the LED, decrease the amount of organic contamination, and increase the efficiency of the optical output of the LED.
US10854793B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic component and optoelectronic component An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing at least one light-emitting semiconductor chip comprising a sapphire substrate and an epitaxially grown layer sequence, arranging the light-emitting semiconductor chip with a side facing away from the sapphire substrate on a carrier, detaching the sapphire substrate from the semiconductor chip, applying a converter element on a region of the semiconductor chip in which the sapphire substrate was detached, arranging the semiconductor chip on an auxiliary carrier so that the converter element faces the auxiliary carrier and detaching the carrier from the semiconductor chip.
US10854792B2	Light-emitting device and illumination apparatus A light-emitting device includes a wavelength conversion member including, in a dispersed manner, a first phosphor, a second phosphor, a third phosphor, a fourth phosphor, and a fifth phosphor, and a light emitter. The first phosphor has a peak in a wavelength region of 400 to 500 nm, the second phosphor in 450 to 550 nm, the third phosphor in 500 to 600 nm, the fourth phosphor in 600 to 700 nm, and a fifth phosphor in 680 to 800 nm. The light emitter emits light in an ultraviolet region of 380 to 430 nm. The light-emitting device has an emission spectrum in a region of 380 to 950 nm including peaks in regions of 380 to 430 nm, 430 to 480 nm, 480 to 550 nm, 550 to 650 nm, and 650 to 750 nm, and differences between relative light intensities at the peaks are less than 20%.
US10854788B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic component and optoelectronic component An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes attaching a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor chips on predetermined locations of an intermediate film, providing a cavity film with a plurality of separated openings, attaching the cavity film to the intermediate film such that each optoelectronic semiconductor chip is associated with a respective opening, wherein the cavity film is thicker than the optoelectronic semiconductor chips such that the cavity film exceeds the optoelectronic semiconductor chips in a direction away from the intermediate film, filling a casting material in each of the openings such that the optoelectronic semiconductor chips are casted with the casting material and removing the intermediate film.
US10854787B2	Component having boundary element A component having a boundary element is disclosed. In an embodiment a component comprises a semiconductor chip, a housing and a reflective layer, wherein the housing has a shaped body and a base body, the shaped body laterally enclosing the base body at least in places and being different from the reflective layer. In a plan view, the base body has a free area which is uncovered by the shaped body. The free area or a bottom surface of a cavity comprises a mounting surface for the semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip is arranged on the mounting surface. The bottom surface or the free area is partially covered by the reflective layer, wherein the mounting surface is enclosed at least in regions by a boundary element which adjoins the reflective layer and is configured to prevent the semiconductor chip from being covered by the reflective layer.
US10854784B2	Method for establishing electrical contact of a semiconductor layer and semiconductor component having electrical contact A method for producing an electrical contact on a semiconductor layer and a semiconductor component having an electrical contact are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing a semiconductor layer, forming a plurality of contact rods on the semiconductor layer, wherein the contact rods are formed by a first material and a second material, wherein the first material is applied to the semiconductor layer and the second material is applied to the first material, and wherein a lateral structure of the first material is self-organized, forming a filling layer on the contact rods and in intermediate spaces between the contact rods and exposing the contact rods.
US10854783B2	Optoelectronic arrangement and method for producing an optoelectronic arrangement An optoelectronic arrangement is specified, comprising a moulded body (2) having a base surface (2b), a first pixel group (41) with a multiplicity of pixels (1) assigned thereto, each having a first semiconductor region (11), a second semiconductor region (12) and an active region (10), a multiplicity of separating structures (3) arranged between the pixels (1), and at least one first contact structure (51, 52, 53) having a first contact plane (51) and a first contact location (52), which is freely accessible at the base surface (2b), wherein the pixels (1) of the first pixel group (41) are arranged alongside one another at the top surface (2a), the first semiconductor regions (11) and/or the second semiconductor regions (12) of adjacent pixels (1) of the first pixel group (41) are electrically insulated from one another by means of the separating structures (3), a first contact structure (51, 52, 53) is assigned one-to-one to the first pixel group (41), and the first semiconductor regions (11) of the pixels (1) of the first pixel group (41) are electrically conductively connected to one another by means of the first contact plane (51) and are electrically contactable by means of the first contact location (52).
US10854776B1	Manufacturable thin film gallium and nitrogen containing devices integrated with silicon electronic devices A method for manufacturing a display panel comprising light emitting device including micro LEDs includes providing multiple donor wafers having a surface region and forming an epitaxial material overlying the surface region. The epitaxial material includes an n-type region, an active region comprising at least one light emitting layer overlying the n-type region, and a p-type region overlying the active layer region. The multiple donor wafers are configured to emit different color emissions. The epitaxial material on the multiple donor wafers is patterned to form a plurality of dice, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice less than a design width. At least some of the dice are selectively transferred from the multiple donor wafers to a common carrier wafer such that the carrier wafer is configured with different color emitting LEDs. The different color LEDs could comprise red-green-blue LEDs to form a RGB display panel.
US10854774B2	Lift-off method A lift-off method transfers onto a transfer substrate an optical device layer of an optical device wafer in which the optical device layer is formed over a front surface of an epitaxy substrate through a GaN buffer layer. The lift-off method includes: bonding the transfer substrate onto a front surface of the optical device layer through a bonding layer to form a composite substrate; applying a pulsed laser beam of such a wavelength as to be transferred through the epitaxy substrate constituting the composite substrate but to be absorbed in the buffer layer from a back surface side of the epitaxy substrate, to break the buffer layer; and peeling the optical device layer from the epitaxy substrate and transferring the optical device layer onto the transfer substrate, after the buffer layer breaking step is performed.
US10854771B2	Three-dimensional co-axial linear photonic switch Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed that relate to coaxial photoconductive switch modules. The coaxial photoconductive switch may include an outer conductor, an inner conductor, and a photoconductive material positioned between the inner conductor and the outer conductor. The inner conductor, the outer conductor, and the photoconductive material have a predetermined height. A bias voltage may be applied between the inner conductor and the outer conductor. When light of a predetermined wavelength and a predetermined intensity is incident on the photoconductive material, the photoconductive material may break down allowing a current to flow through the photoconductive material between the inner conductor and the outer conductor.
US10854769B2	Active photonic device having a darlington configuration with feedback Disclosed is an active photonic device having a Darlington configuration with a substrate and a collector layer that is over the substrate. The collector layer includes an inner collector region. An outer collector region substantially surrounds the inner collector region and is spaced apart from the inner collector region. A base layer is over the collector layer. A first outer base region and a second outer base region substantially surround the inner base region and are spaced apart from the inner base region and each other. An emitter layer is over the base layer. The emitter layer includes an inner emitter region that is ring-shaped and resides over and extends substantially around an outer periphery of the inner base region. A first outer emitter region and a second outer emitter region substantially surround the inner emitter region and are spaced apart from the inner emitter region and each other.
US10854768B2	Optoelectronic component with current deflected to high-gain paths comprising an avalanche photodiode having an absorbing region on a p-doped lateral boundary, an n-doped lateral boundary and an amplifying region A three-terminal avalanche photodiode provides a first controllable voltage drop across a light absorbing region and a second, independently controllable, voltage drop across a photocurrent amplifying region. The absorbing region may also have a different composition from the amplifying region, allowing further independent optimization of the two functional regions. An insulating layer blocks leakage paths, redirecting photocurrent toward the region(s) of highest avalanche gain. The resulting high-gain, low-bias avalanche photodiodes may be fabricated in integrated optical circuits using commercial CMOS processes, operated by power supplies common to mature computer architecture, and used for optical interconnects, light sensing, and other applications.
US10854767B2	Solar cell and method for manufacturing same The solar cell includes an n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer on a first principal surface of a crystalline silicon substrate. The n-type semiconductor layer is provided so as to extend over a part on a p-type semiconductor layer-formed region provided with the p-type semiconductor layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer non-formed-region where the p-type semiconductor layer is not provided. In a region where the n-type semiconductor layer is provided on the p-type semiconductor layer, a protecting layer is between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer. The protecting layer includes: an underlying protecting layer that is in contact with the p-type semiconductor layer; and an insulating layer that is on the underlying protecting layer. The underlying protecting layer includes an intrinsic silicon-based layer or an n-type silicon-based layer.
US10854765B2	Voltage-mode photosensitive device A photosensitive device that includes a conductive electrode, a dielectric layer, a sensing electrode composed of a two-dimensional layered material, and a photoactive layer which can be configured to absorb electromagnetic radiation. The photosensitive device also includes a single-ended measurement electrode for determining the electric potential of the sensing electrode.
US10854763B2	Multi-dimensional integrated circuit having multiple planes and memory architecture having a honeycomb or bee hive structure Monolithic multi-dimensional integrated circuits and memory architecture are provided. Exemplary integrated circuits comprise an electronic board having a first side and a second side, a multi-dimensional electronic package having multiple planes, and one or more semiconductor wafers mounted on the first side and the second side of the electronic board and on the multiple planes of the electronic package. Exemplary monolithic multi-dimensional memory architecture comprises one or more tiers, one or more monolithic inter-tier vias spanning the one or more tiers, at least one multiplexer disposed in one of the tiers, and control logic determining whether memory cells are active and which memory cells are active and controlling usage of the memory cells based on such determination. Each tier has a memory cell, and the inter-tier vias act as crossbars in multiple directions. The multiplexer is communicatively coupled to the memory cell in the respective tier. In exemplary embodiments, the one or more semiconductor wafers include one or more solar cells. The solar cells may comprise MEMS and/or on-chip solar cells.
US10854758B2	Non-volatile memory and manufacturing method for the same The present invention provides a non-volatile memory and a manufacturing method for the same. In the non-volatile memory, a floating gate structure has a first sharp portion and a second sharp portion, and a corner formed by a side surface of the floating gate structure and a part of a top surface of the floating gate structure is not covered by a control gate structure. The corner is connected between the first sharp portion and one end of the second sharp portion. A tunneling dielectric layer of an erasing gate structure covers the first sharp portion, the second sharp portion, and a tip part of the corner.
US10854746B2	Channel conductivity in memory structures A memory structure can include a conductive channel, a charge storage structure adjacent to the conductive channel, and a strain-inducing layer adjacent to the conductive channel on a side opposite the charge storage structure. The strain-inducing layer can have a higher coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) than the conductive channel.
US10854742B2	Metal gate electrode of a semiconductor device Embodiments relate to integrated circuit fabrication, and more particularly to a metal gate electrode. An exemplary structure for a semiconductor device comprises a substrate comprising a major surface; a first gate electrode on the major surface comprising a first layer of multi-layer material; a first dielectric material adjacent to one side of the first gate electrode; and a second dielectric material adjacent to the other 3 sides of the first gate electrode, wherein the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material collectively surround the first gate electrode.
US10854741B2	Enhanced HFET An enhanced HFET, comprising a HFET device body. Regions without two-dimensional electron gas are provided on a channel layer (2) at the portion between a drain electrode (6) and a source electrode (4) of the HFET device body, and there is a region without two-dimensional electron gas provided on the channel layer (2) at the portions excluding the area under a gate electrode (5); two-dimensional electron gas regions are provided on the channel layer (2) excluding the portions located between the drain electrode (6) and the source electrode (4) and provided with the regions without two-dimensional electron gas; the channel layer (2) at the portion between the gate electrode (5) and the source electrode (4) and the portion between the gate electrode (5) and the drain electrode (6) are each provided with a two-dimensional electron gas region; and two-dimensional electron gas (8) is provided at a portion or whole portion of a two-dimensional electron gas layer at the channel layer (2) at the portion right under the gate electrode (5). The HFET has the advantages of high saturation current, high threshold voltage controllability, fast response, low energy consumption, and the like.
US10854737B2	Plasma treatment on metal-oxide TFT Techniques are disclosed for methods of post-treating an etch stop or a passivation layer in a thin film transistor to increase the stability behavior of the thin film transistor.
US10854732B2	Dual metal gate structures for advanced integrated circuit structure fabrication Embodiments of the disclosure are in the field of advanced integrated circuit structure fabrication and, in particular, 10 nanometer node and smaller integrated circuit structure fabrication and the resulting structures. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate comprising an N well region having a semiconductor fin protruding therefrom. A trench isolation layer is on the semiconductor substrate around the semiconductor fin, wherein the semiconductor fin extends above the trench isolation layer. A gate dielectric layer is over the semiconductor fin. A conductive layer is over the gate dielectric layer over the semiconductor fin, the conductive layer comprising titanium, nitrogen and oxygen. A P-type metal gate layer is over the conductive layer over the semiconductor fin.
US10854725B2	Atomic layer deposition methods and structures thereof A method and structure for providing a pre-deposition treatment (e.g., of a work-function layer) to accomplish work function tuning. In various embodiments, a gate dielectric layer is formed over a substrate and a work-function metal layer is deposited over the gate dielectric layer. Thereafter, a fluorine-based treatment of the work-function metal layer is performed, where the fluorine-based treatment removes an oxidized layer from a top surface of the work-function metal layer to form a treated work-function metal layer. In some embodiments, after performing the fluorine-based treatment, another metal layer is deposited over the treated work-function metal layer.
US10854724B2	One-dimensional nanostructure growth on graphene and devices thereof A method and structure for providing a GAA device. In some embodiments, a substrate including an insulating layer disposed thereon is provided. By way of example, a first metal portion is formed within the insulating layer. In various embodiments, a first lateral surface of the first metal portion is exposed. After exposure of the first lateral surface of the first metal portion, a first graphene layer is formed on the exposed first lateral surface. In some embodiments, the first graphene layer defines a first vertical plane parallel to the exposed first lateral surface. Thereafter, in some embodiments, a first nanobar is formed on the first graphene layer, where the first nanobar extends in a first direction normal to the first vertical plane defined by the first graphene layer.
US10854721B2	Semiconductor device with silicide A semiconductor device includes a first type region including a first conductivity type. The semiconductor device includes a second type region including a second conductivity type. The semiconductor device includes a channel region extending between the first type region and the second type region. The semiconductor device includes a first silicide region on a first type surface region of the first type region. The first silicide region is separated at least one of a first distance from a first type diffusion region of the first type region or a second distance from the channel region.
US10854718B2	Method of forming a semiconductor device In one embodiment, a method of forming a HEM diode may comprise forming the HEM diode with high forward voltage that is greater than one of a gate-to-source threshold voltage of a HEMT or a forward voltage of a P-N diode.
US10854715B2	Supportive layer in source/drains of FinFET devices An embodiment is a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a fin on a substrate. A gate structure is over the fin. A source/drain is in the fin proximate the gate structure. The source/drain includes a bottom layer, a supportive layer over the bottom layer, and a top layer over the supportive layer. The supportive layer has a different property than the bottom layer and the top layer, such as a different material, a different natural lattice constant, a different dopant concentration, and/or a different alloy percent content.
US10854713B2	Method for forming trench structure of semiconductor device A method includes forming a flowable dielectric layer in a trench of a substrate; curing the flowable dielectric layer; and annealing the cured flowable dielectric layer to form an insulation structure and a liner layer. The insulation structure is formed in the trench, the liner layer is formed between the insulation structure and the substrate, and the liner layer includes nitrogen.
US10854712B2	Isolation of circuit elements using front side deep trench etch An integrated circuit is formed by forming an isolation trench through at least a portion of an interconnect region, at least 40 microns deep into a substrate of the integrated circuit, leaving at least 200 microns of substrate material under the isolation trench. Dielectric material is formed in the isolation trench at a substrate temperature no greater than 320° C. to form an isolation structure which separates an isolated region of the integrated circuit from at least a portion of the substrate. The isolated region contains an isolated component. The isolated region of the integrated circuit may be a region of the substrate, and/or a region of the interconnect region. The isolated region may be a first portion of the substrate which is laterally separated from a second portion of the substrate. The isolated region may be a portion of the interconnect region above the isolation structure.
US10854711B2	Isolation structure for active devices The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip has a channel layer disposed over a substrate and including a first material. An active layer is over the channel layer and includes a second material different than the first material. An isolation structure has a horizontally extending segment that is below the channel layer and one or more vertically extending segments that are directly over the horizontally extending segment. One or more contacts extend through the channel layer and the active layer to contact the one or more vertically extending segments.
US10854709B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first electrode, forming a preliminary dielectric layer on the first electrode, forming a second electrode on the preliminary dielectric layer, and at least partially phase-changing the preliminary dielectric layer to form a dielectric layer. An interfacial energy between the first electrode and the dielectric layer may be less than an interfacial energy between the first electrode and the preliminary dielectric layer.
US10854702B2	Array substrate and display device An array substrate and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a plurality of first through holes, and a substrate, a first metal layer, an interlayer dielectric layer, and a second metal layer are formed in sequence. The first through holes are defined in the interlayer dielectric layer. The second metal layer is connected to the first metal layer through the first through holes.
US10854701B2	Display device including a flexible substrate A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area disposed around the display area. The peripheral area, includes a bending region and a contact region adjacent to the bending region. A first connection line includes a first portion disposed in the contact region, and a second portion disposed in both the bending region and the contact region, and including a first layer and a second layer. At least part of the second layer of the second portion overlaps the first layer of the second portion. In the contact region, the first layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first portion, and the second layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first layer of the second portion.
US10854700B2	Organic light emitting diode display including reaction blocking member on common voltage line An organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) display includes: a substrate divided into a pixel area, and a peripheral area enclosing the pixel area; an OLED in the pixel area and including a first electrode, an organic emission layer and a second electrode; a common voltage line in the peripheral area and transmitting a common voltage to the second electrode; and a reaction blocking part overlapping the common voltage line.
US10854699B2	Organic light emitting display device with auxiliary electrode and method of manufacturing the same Discussed is an organic light emitting display device with auxiliary electrode and method of manufacturing the same according to the embodiments. The present disclosure is directed to provide a top emission type transparent organic light emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same, which provides an area of an auxiliary electrode that effectively reduces a resistance of a cathode electrode, and decreases the number of masks, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process.
US10854697B2	Display device and method for manufacturing the same A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer.
US10854696B2	Display device including first wiring and second wiring having different melting points The object is providing an organic light emitting display device achieving a narrow bezel. A display device 10 has a first substrate 11, a second substrate 12, a sealant 25 sealing between the substrates, a display unit 15 including pixel circuits, a driving circuit 20 including a transistor for driving the pixel circuits, a first wiring unit for supplying voltage to the transistor, and a second wiring unit connecting between the transistor and the first wiring unit. The driving circuit 20 is disposed outside the display unit 15, the first wiring unit is disposed between the display unit 15 and the driving circuit 20, the display unit 15 and the first wiring unit are disposed between the first substrate 12 and the second substrate 12, the melting point of a second metal constituting the second wiring unit is higher than that of a first metal constituting the first wiring unit.
US10854691B2	Display apparatus with integrated touch screen and method for fabricating the same A display apparatus and a method for fabricating the same are discussed, in which bridge electrodes can be connected with touch electrodes even without a separate mask process. The display apparatus comprises a light emitting device layer that includes a first electrode arranged on a first substrate, a light emitting layer arranged on the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged on the light emitting layer; and a touch sensing layer arranged on the light emitting device layer, wherein the touch sensing layer includes first and second touch electrode layers and a touch insulating film arranged between the first and second touch electrode layers, and the first touch electrode layer constitutes first and second touch electrodes, and the second touch electrode layer constitutes bridge electrodes and is formed to be filled in a contact hole provided in the touch insulating film and connected with the first touch electrode layer.
US10854690B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, the sensor area including an auxiliary display area and a transmitting area, first display elements arranged over the display area, second display elements arranged over the auxiliary display area, transmitting units arranged in the transmitting area and configured to transmit at least a portion of light incident on the transmitting units, and an optical layer including a mesh pattern covering at least the second display elements.
US10854688B2	Display panel and electronic apparatus A display panel includes a planarization layer, self-luminous elements, a first wiring line, a second wiring line, and a sensing wiring line. The first wiring line is coupled to the first electrode layer through a first opening of the planarization layer. The second wiring line is coupled to the second electrode layer through a second opening of the planarization layer. The sensing wiring line is provided in a region and is electrically separated from the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer, the first wiring line, and the second wiring line. The region is positioned in the same layer as the first electrode layer, in the same layer as the second wiring line, or in a layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second wiring line, and is positioned between the first electrode layer and the second opening.
US10854687B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device comprising: a substrate; a first pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel defining film disposed on the first pixel electrode and having a first opening at least partially exposing the first pixel electrode; a first organic light emitting layer disposed on the pixel defining film and overlapping with the first opening of the pixel defining film; and a black matrix disposed on the first organic light emitting layer and having a first opening overlapping with the first organic light emitting layer. Light having passed through the first opening of the black matrix is one of red light, green light, and blue light. The first opening of the black matrix may have a shape with a curved portion.
US10854686B2	Package structure consisting of quantum dot material and packaging method for organic electroluminescence element and display device A package structure and packing method for an organic electroluminescence element and an organic electroluminescence device are provided. The package structure for the organic electroluminescence element includes: a substrate, an organic electroluminescence element, and a quantum dot packaging layer. The organic electroluminescence element is disposed on the substrate, the quantum dot packaging layer is disposed on the substrate and the organic electroluminescence element, and consists of a quantum dot material.
US10854675B2	Cross-point memory and methods for fabrication of same The disclosed technology relates generally to integrated circuit devices, and in particular to cross-point memory arrays and methods for fabricating the same. In one aspect, a memory device of the memory array comprises a substrate and a memory cell stack formed between and electrically connected to first and second conductive lines. The memory cell stack comprises a first memory element over the substrate and a second memory element formed over the first element, wherein one of the first and second memory elements comprises a storage element and the other of the first and second memory elements comprises a selector element. The memory cell stack additionally comprises a first pair of sidewalls opposing each other and a second pair of sidewalls opposing each other and intersecting the first pair of sidewalls. The memory device additionally comprises first protective dielectric insulating materials formed on a lower portion of the first pair of sidewalls and an isolation dielectric formed on the first protective dielectric insulating material and further formed on an upper portion of the first pair of sidewalls.
US10854670B2	Light emitting device having commonly connected LED sub-units A light emitting device including first, second, and third LED sub-units, and electrode pads disposed on the first LED sub-unit, electrically connected to the LED sub-units, and including a common electrode pad electrically connected to each of the LED sub-units, and first, second, and third electrode pads connected to a respective one of the LED sub-units, in which the common electrode pad, the second electrode pad, and the third electrode pad are electrically connected to the second LED sub-unit and the third LED sub-unit through holes that pass through the first LED sub-unit, the first, second, and third LED sub-units are configured to be independently driven, light generated in the first LED sub-unit emitted to the outside through the second and third LED sub-units, and light generated in the second LED sub-unit is emitted to the outside through the third LED sub-unit.
US10854668B2	Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensor A pixel including a workpiece having a protrusion and a bulk, wherein the protrusion extends from an upper surface of the bulk. The pixel further includes a floating diffusion node in the protrusion. The pixel further includes a photosensitive device in the bulk. The pixel further includes an isolation well surrounding the photosensitive device.
US10854667B2	Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method of solid-state imaging element, and imaging apparatus There is provided solid-state imaging devices and methods of forming the same, the solid-state imaging devices including: a semiconductor substrate; a glass substrate; an adhesion layer provided between the semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate; and a warpage correction film provided adjacent to one of the semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate.
US10854666B2	Protective film composition and method of manufacturing semiconductor package by using the same A protective film composition includes a polymer having the following formula: each of a, b, and c is a mole fraction; a+b+c=1; 0.05≤a/(a+b+c)≤0.3; 0.1≤b/(a+b+c)≤0.6; 0.1≤c/(a+b+c)≤0.6; each of R1, R2, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R4 is a hydrogen atom, a butyrolactonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 alicyclic hydrocarbon group; and R5 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 linear or cyclic hydrocarbon group. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package includes forming a sawing protective film on a semiconductor structure by using the protective film composition and sawing the sawing protective film and the semiconductor structure from the sawing protective film.
US10854664B2	Solid-state image pickup device and method for manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup device and a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus, capable of suppressing color mixture, stray light, reduction in contour resolution, and the like. A solid-state image pickup device includes: a light shielding body having light shielding walls and a light transmitting portion formed in an opening portion between the light shielding walls; a first light shielding layer which is formed on an incident surface side of light of the light shielding body, and has an opening portion narrower than the opening portion of the light shielding body for each of the opening portions of the light shielding body; a microlens provided on the incident surface side of light of the light shielding body and for each of the opening portions of the first light shielding layer; a light receiving element layer in which a large number of light receiving elements which perform photoelectric conversion in accordance with incident light condensed by the microlens and input via the light transmitting portion of the light shielding body are arranged; and a second light shielding layer which is formed on the light receiving element layer side of the light shielding body, and has an opening portion narrower than the opening portion of the light shielding body and wider than the first light shielding layer for each of the opening portions of the light shielding body. The present disclosure can be used for a compound eye optical system, for example.
US10854663B2	Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system A radiation imaging apparatus includes conversion elements which convert a radial ray into an electric signal, a signal line which reads electric signals obtained by the conversion elements, switch elements which are connected between the conversion elements and the signal line, and driving lines connected to control terminals of the switch elements. The first conversion element and the signal line are in a conductive state when a switch element connected to the first driving line is in an On state. The second conversion element and the signal line are in a conductive state when a switch element connected to the second driving line is in an On state. The third conversion element and the signal line are in a conductive state when a switch element connected to the first driving line and a switch element connected to the second driving line are in an On state.
US10854661B2	Solid-state imaging device, infrared-absorbing composition, and flattened-film-forming curable composition Provided is a solid-state imaging device that includes: a first pixel provided with a color filter layer having a transmission band in a visible light wavelength region on a light-receiving surface of a first light-receiving element; a second pixel provided with an infrared pass filter layer having a transmission band in an infrared wavelength region on a light-receiving surface of a second light-receiving element; an infrared cut filter layer that is provided on a position overlapping with the color filter layer and transmits light in the visible light wavelength region by blocking light in the infrared wavelength region; and a cured film provided in contact with the infrared cut filter layer.
US10854660B2	Solid-state image capturing element to suppress dark current, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image capturing element capable of suppressing a dark current, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device. Provided is a solid-state image capturing element including: a photoelectric conversion unit formed outside a semiconductor substrate; and a charge retention section that is formed in the semiconductor substrate and retains charges generated in the photoelectric conversion unit. Among surfaces of the charge retention section, a bottom surface on a side opposite to a surface of a gate side of a transistor formed in the semiconductor substrate is covered by an insulation film. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, solid-state image capturing elements and the like.
US10854657B2	Solid-state image pickup element and electronic apparatus The present technique relates to a solid-state image pickup element and an electronic apparatus each of which enables a pad to be formed in a shallow position while reduction of a quality of a back side illumination type solid-state image pickup element is suppressed. The solid-state image pickup element includes a pixel substrate in which a light condensing layer for condensing incident light on a photoelectric conversion element, a semiconductor layer in which the photoelectric conversion element is formed, and a wiring layer in which a wiring and a pad for outside connection are formed are laminated on one another, and at least a part of a first surface of the pad is exposed through a through hole completely extending through the light condensing layer and the semiconductor layer. The present technique, for example, can be applied to a back side illumination type CMOS image sensor.
US10854655B2	Image sensors and methods of forming the same An image sensor includes a substrate including a light-receiving region and a light-shielding region, a device isolation pattern in the substrate of the light-receiving region to define active pixels, and a device isolation region in the substrate of the light-shielding region to define reference pixels. An isolation technique of the device isolation pattern is different from that of the device isolation region.
US10854646B2	PIN photodetector A PIN photodetector includes an n-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor cap layer, a first plurality of p-type regions located within the n-type semiconductor cap layer and separated from one another by a distance d1, and an absorber layer located between the n-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor cap layer including the first plurality of p-type regions. The plurality of p-type regions are electrically connected to one another to provide an electrical response to light incident to the PIN photodetector.
US10854644B2	Display apparatus including thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes: at thin film transistor on a substrate; and a capacitor on the substrate, the capacitor including a first storage electrode and a second storage electrode. The thin film transistor includes: a semiconductor layer on the substrate, including: a channel region in which are disposed: bridged grain lines defined by portions of the semiconductor layer having an amount of a dopant, and semiconductor lines defined by portions of the semiconductor having a dopant amount less than that of the bridged grain lines and forming an interface with the bridged grain lines, and source and drain regions disposed at opposing sides of the channel region; and a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer with a gate insulation film therebetween, the gate electrode including: first gate electrodes corresponding to the semiconductor lines, respectively, and a second gate electrode covering the gate electrodes.
US10854640B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The semiconductor device includes a driver circuit portion including a driver circuit and a pixel portion including a pixel. The pixel includes a gate electrode layer having a light-transmitting property, a gate insulating layer, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer each having a light-transmitting property provided over the gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer covering top surfaces and side surfaces of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer and provided over the gate electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, a conductive layer provided over part of the oxide semiconductor layer and having a lower resistance than the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer, and an oxide insulating layer in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor layer.
US10854639B2	Active matrix substrate, display device, and method for repairing defect of active matrix substrate Provided is an active matrix substrate that includes a thin film transistor that has a first semiconductor layer and an ESD protection circuit. The ESD protection circuit includes a diode element. The diode element has a first electrode in a gate metal layer, a second semiconductor layer that overlaps a first electrode, and a second electrode and a third electrode electrically connected to a second semiconductor layer in a source metal layer. First and second electrodes of the diode element are electrically connected. The ESD protection circuit further includes a reserve diode structure. The reserve diode structure includes a fourth electrode in the gate metal layer and is in an electrically floating state, and a third semiconductor layer that is formed in the same layer as the first and second semiconductor layers and overlaps the fourth electrode with an insulation layer in between.
US10854638B2	Display device and method for manufacturing display device An object is to provide a semiconductor device having a structure with which parasitic capacitance between wirings can be sufficiently reduced. An oxide insulating layer serving as a channel protective layer is formed over part of an oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with a gate electrode layer. In the same step as formation of the oxide insulating layer, an oxide insulating layer covering a peripheral portion of the oxide semiconductor layer is formed. The oxide insulating layer which covers the peripheral portion of the oxide semiconductor layer is provided to increase the distance between the gate electrode layer and a wiring layer formed above or in the periphery of the gate electrode layer, whereby parasitic capacitance is reduced.
US10854637B2	Array substrate and display panel An array substrate and a display panel; the array substrate includes a substrate (6), a gate elelctrode (2), a gate insulation layer (1), a semiconductor active layer, a first etching barrier layer (4), and a source-drain layer (5); the gate elelctrode (2) is disposed at the substrate (6); and the gate insulation layer (1) covers the gate elelctrode (2).
US10854635B2	Semiconductor circuit with metal structure having different pitches The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having active regions; field-effect devices disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the field-effect devices including gate stacks with elongated shape oriented in a first direction; a first metal layer disposed over the gate stacks, the first metal layer including first metal lines oriented in a second direction being orthogonal to the first direction; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer, the second metal layer including second metal lines oriented in the first direction; and a third metal layer disposed over the second metal layer, the third metal layer including third metal lines oriented in the second direction. The first, second, and third metal lines have a first thickness T1, a second thickness T2, and t a third thickness T3, respectively. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness and the third thickness.
US10854629B2	Three-dimensional memory device containing asymmetric, different size support pillars and method for making the same An alternating stack of insulating layers and spacer material layers is formed over a substrate. A staircase region having stepped surfaces is formed by patterning the alternating stack. Memory opening fill structures are formed in a memory array region, and support pillar structures are formed in the staircase region. Each of the memory stack structures includes a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel. The support pillar structures include first support pillar structures and having a first maximum lateral dimension and second support pillar structures having a second maximum lateral dimension that is less than the first maximum lateral dimension and interlaced with the first support pillar structures. The sacrificial material layers are replaced with electrically conductive layers. The second support pillar structures are positioned interstitially among the first support pillar structures and contact via structures that are formed on the electrically conductive layers to provide additional structural support.
US10854628B2	Three-dimensional memory device and manufacturing method thereof A three-dimensional (3D) memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. An alternating dielectric stack is formed on a substrate. A vertical structure is formed penetrating the alternating dielectric stack in a vertical direction. A bottom dielectric layer of the alternating dielectric stack is removed. An epitaxial layer is formed between the substrate and the alternating dielectric stack after removing the bottom dielectric layer. An insulating layer is formed on the epitaxial layer. The insulating layer is located between the epitaxial layer and the alternating dielectric stack. The influence of the step of forming the vertical structure on the epitaxial layer may be avoided, and defects at the interface between the epitaxial layer and the bottom dielectric layer may be avoided accordingly.
US10854627B1	Three-dimensional memory device containing a capped insulating source line core and method of making the same In-process source-level material layers including a source-level sacrificial layer are formed over a substrate, and an alternating stack of insulating layers and spacer material layers and memory stack structures are formed over the in-process source-level layers. A backside trench is formed through the alternating stack, and a source cavity is formed by removing the source-level sacrificial layer employing an etchant provided through the backside trench. A source contact layer including a doped semiconductor material is formed on vertical semiconductor channels of the memory stack structures within the source cavity. The source contact layer includes an unfilled cavity, which is subsequently filled with a silicon nitride liner, a silicon oxide fill material and a semiconductor cap. A semiconductor oxide structure can be formed by filling voids in the silicon oxide fill material by oxidizing the semiconductor cap into a thermal semiconductor oxide material portion.
US10854625B2	Method of integrating a charge-trapping gate stack into a CMOS flow A method of fabricating a memory device is described. Generally, the method includes: forming on a surface of a substrate a dielectric stack including a tunneling dielectric and a charge-trapping layer overlying the tunneling dielectric; forming a cap layer overlying the dielectric stack, wherein the cap layer comprises a multi-layer cap layer including at least a first cap layer overlying the charge-trapping layer, and a second cap layer overlying the first cap layer; patterning the cap layer and the dielectric stack to form a gate stack of a memory device; removing the second cap layer; and performing an oxidation process to oxidize the first cap layer to form a blocking oxide overlying the charge-trapping layer, wherein the oxidation process consumes the first cap layer. Other embodiments are also described.
US10854624B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a semiconductor memory device including a substrate, an isolation structure, a first gate dielectric layer, a first conductive layer, a second gate dielectric layer, a second conductive layer, and a protective layer. The substrate has an array region and a periphery region. The isolation structure is disposed in the substrate between the array and periphery regions. The first gate dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate in the array region. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first gate dielectric layer. The second gate dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate in the periphery region. The second conductive layer is disposed on the second dielectric layer. The second conductive layer extends to cover a portion of a top surface of the isolation structure. The protective layer is disposed between the second conductive layer and the isolation structure.
US10854623B2	Memory device A memory device including a substrate, a plurality of channel columns, a gate stack, an interlayer insulating layer, a plurality of first trenches, and at least one second trench. The substrate includes a cell array region and a connection region. The channel columns cross an upper surface of the substrate in the cell array region. The gate stack includes a plurality of gate electrode layers surrounding the channel columns in the cell array region. The gate electrode layers extend to different lengths in the connection region to form a stepped structure. The interlayer insulating layer is on the gate stack. The first trenches divide the gate stack and the interlayer insulating layer into a plurality of regions. The at least one second trench is inside of the interlayer insulating layer in the connection region and between the first trenches.
US10854622B2	Vertical memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same A vertical memory device includes a channel, gate lines, and a cutting pattern, respectively, on a substrate. The channel extends in a first direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The gate lines are spaced apart from each other in the first direction. Each of the gate lines surrounds the channel and extends in a second direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate. The cutting pattern includes a first cutting portion extending in the first direction and cutting the gate lines, and a second cutting portion crossing the first cutting portion and merged with the first cutting portion.
US10854620B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: first interconnect layers; second interconnect layers; a first memory pillar extending through the first interconnect layers; a second memory pillar extending through the second interconnect layers; a first film provided above the first interconnect layers, having a planar shape corresponding to the first interconnect layers and extending in the first direction; and a second film provided above the second interconnect layers, separate from the first film in the second direction, having a planar shape corresponding to the second interconnect layers and extending in the first direction. The first and second films have a compressive stress higher than a silicon oxide film.
US10854616B2	Semiconductor structure and method forming the same Reference marks for forming a staircase structure are disposed along slit areas of a 3D memory structure, and slits of the 3D memory structure are formed on the slit areas. In a staircase area, the reference marks are formed by etching the topmost one of stacked layers, having a pair of a dielectric layer and a sacrificial layer, in a stacked structure.
US10854615B2	FinFET having non-merging epitaxially grown source/drains A semiconductor device includes a layer having a semiconductive material. The layer includes an outwardly-protruding fin structure. An isolation structure is disposed over the layer but not over the fin structure. A first spacer and a second spacer are each disposed over the isolation structure and on sidewalls of the fin structure. The first spacer is disposed on a first sidewall of the fin structure. The second spacer is disposed on a second sidewall of the fin structure opposite the first sidewall. The second spacer is substantially taller than the first spacer. An epi-layer is grown on the fin structure. The epi-layer protrudes laterally. A lateral protrusion of the epi-layer is asymmetrical with respect to the first side and the second side.
US10854611B2	Memory cells and memory arrays Some embodiments include a memory cell having a first transistor supported by a semiconductor base, and having second and third transistors above the first transistor and vertically stacked one atop the other. Some embodiments include a memory cell having first, second and third transistors. The third transistor is above the second transistor, and the second and third transistors are above the first transistor. The first transistor has first and second source/drain regions, the second transistor has third and fourth source/drain regions, and the third transistor has fifth and sixth source/drain regions. A read bitline is coupled with the sixth source/drain region. A write bitline is coupled with the first source/drain region. A write wordline includes a gate of the first transistor. A read wordline includes a gate of the third transistor. A capacitor is coupled with the second source/drain region and with a gate of the second transistor.
US10854609B2	Semiconductor device Wells formed in a semiconductor device can be discharged faster in a transition from a stand-by state to an active state. The semiconductor device includes an n-type well applied, in an active state, with a power supply voltage and, in a stand-by state, with a voltage higher than the power supply voltage, a p-type well applied, in the active state, with a ground voltage and, in the stand-by state, with a voltage lower than the ground voltage, and a path which, in a transition from the stand-by state to the active state, electrically couples the n-type well and the p-type well.
US10854608B2	Integrated circuit device An integrated circuit device includes a first fin separation insulating portion over the first device region; a pair of first fin-type active regions apart from each other with the first fin separation insulating portion therebetween and collinearly extending in a first horizontal direction; a first dummy gate structure vertically overlapping the first fin separation insulating portion; a second fin separation insulating portion apart from the first fin separation insulating portion and arranged over the second device region; and a plurality of second fin-type active regions apart from each other with the second fin separation insulating portion therebetween in the second device region and collinearly extending in the first horizontal direction, wherein a vertical level of a lowermost surface of the second fin separation insulating portion is equal to or lower than a vertical level of a lowermost surface of the first fin separation insulating portion.
US10854607B2	Isolation well doping with solid-state diffusion sources for finFET architectures An impurity source film is formed along a portion of a non-planar semiconductor fin structure. The impurity source film may serve as source of an impurity that becomes electrically active subsequent to diffusing from the source film into the semiconductor fin. In one embodiment, an impurity source film is disposed adjacent to a sidewall surface of a portion of a sub-fin region disposed between an active region of the fin and the substrate and is more proximate to the substrate than to the active area.
US10854606B2	Method to induce strain in finFET channels from an adjacent region Methods and structures for forming strained-channel finFETs are described. Fin structures for finFETs may be formed using two epitaxial layers of different lattice constants that are grown over a bulk substrate. A first thin, strained, epitaxial layer may be cut to form strain-relieved base structures for fins. The base structures may be constrained in a strained-relieved state. Fin structures may be epitaxially grown in a second layer over the base structures. The constrained base structures can cause higher amounts of strain to form in the epitaxially-grown fins than would occur for non-constrained base structures.
US10854600B2	Integrated enhancement mode and depletion mode device structure and method of making the same A method of forming an integrated circuit can include forming a heterostructure over a substrate structure, wherein the given substrate structure comprises a given semiconductor material. The method can include etching a castellated channel region in an e-mode device area of the heterostructure that defines a plurality of ridge channels interleaved between a plurality of trenches, the ridge channels comprising another semiconductor material. The method can also include forming an isolation region on the heterostructure to electrically isolate the e-mode device area from a d-mode device area of the heterostructure. The method can further include forming a mask with an opening that defines a castellated gate opening overlying the castellated channel region and the mask defines an opening overlaying a single planar gate overlying the d-mode device area of the heterostructure. The method can also include performing a contact fill with conductive material to form a castellated gate contact.
US10854592B2	Dummy cell arrangement and method of arranging dummy cells A dummy cell arrangement in a semiconductor device includes a substrate with a dummy region, unit dummy cells arranged in rows and columns in the dummy region, and flexible extended dummy cells arranged in rows and columns filling up remaining dummy region. The unit dummy cell includes exactly one base dummy cell and exactly two fixed dummy cells at opposite sides of the base dummy cell in row direction or in column direction and the flexible extended dummy cell includes at least two base dummy units and a plurality of flexible dummy units at two opposite sides of the two base dummy units in row direction or in column direction. The base dummy cell consists of at least one fin, at least one gate and at least one contact, while the flexible dummy cell consists of one gate and one contact without any fin.
US10854589B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor module and a second semiconductor module. The first semiconductor module configures an upper arm, and includes first semiconductor elements connected in parallel to each other, a sealing resin body, and a positive electrode terminal. The second semiconductor module configures a lower arm, and includes second semiconductor elements connected in parallel to each other, a sealing resin body, and a negative electrode terminal. The first and second semiconductor modules are aligned in an alignment direction. At least one of the first and second semiconductor modules has a relay terminal for electrically relaying electrodes on a low potential side of the first semiconductor elements and electrodes on a high potential side of the second semiconductor elements.
US10854587B2	Micro LED display panel with narrowed border area and method for making same A micro LED display panel defines a display area and a border area surrounding the display area. The micro LED display panel includes a TFT array substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs on the TFT array substrate, a common electrode on the TFT array substrate, the common electrode covering and electrically coupling to all of the micro LEDs; a metal layer on a side of the common electrode away from the TFT array substrate and electrically coupling to the common electrode, and a black photoresist layer on a side of the metal layer away from the TFT array substrate. The black photoresist layer defines through holes. Each through hole extends through both the black photoresist layer and the metal layer and aligns with one micro LED. The metal layer and the black photoresist layer cover the display area and the border area.
US10854586B1	Multi-chip module hybrid integrated circuit with multiple power zones that provide cold spare support A multi-chip module hybrid integrated circuit (MCM-HIC) provides cold spare support to an apparatus comprising a plurality of ICs and/or other circuits that are not cold spare compliant. At least one core IC and at least one cold spare chiplet are installed on an interconnecting substrate having a plurality of power zones to which power can be applied and withdrawn as needed. When powered, the cold spare chiplets serve as mediators and interfaces between the non cold spare compliant circuits. When the cold spare chiplets are at least partly unpowered, they protect all interconnected circuits, and ensure that interconnected circuits that remain powered are not hindered by unpowered interconnected circuits. Cold spare chiplets can extend across boundaries between power zones. External circuits can be exclusively interfaced to a subset of the power zones. Separate power circuits within a power zone can be sequenced during application and withdrawal of power.
US10854585B2	Semiconductor package with improved power integrity A semiconductor package includes a connection member having first and second surfaces opposing each other and including a redistribution layer, an integrated circuit chip disposed on the first surface of the connection member, and including a plurality of units, at least one capacitor on the first surface of the connection member and in proximity to the integrated circuit chip, and an encapsulant on the first surface of the connection member and encapsulating the integrated circuit chip and the at least one capacitor, wherein the plurality of units include core power units selected from the group consisting of a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, and an artificial intelligence unit, at least one of the core power units is disposed adjacent to one edge of the integrated circuit chip, and the at least one capacitor is disposed adjacent to the one edge of the integrated circuit chip.
US10854584B2	Wafer level packaging of light emitting diodes (LEDs) An LED wafer includes LED dies on an LED substrate. The LED wafer and a carrier wafer are joined. The LED wafer that is joined to the carrier wafer is shaped. Wavelength conversion material is applied to the LED wafer that is shaped. Singulation is performed to provide LED dies that are joined to a carrier die. The singulated devices may be mounted in an LED fixture to provide high light output per unit area.
US10854580B2	Semiconductor structure along with multiple chips bonded through microbump and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure including a first chip having a first dielectric surface, a second chip having a second dielectric surface facing the first dielectric surface and maintaining a distance thereto, and an air gap between the second dielectric surface and the first dielectric surface. The first chip includes a plurality of first conductive lines in proximity to the first dielectric surface and parallel to each other, two adjacent first conductive lines each having a sidewall partially exposed from the first dielectric surface. The present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure described herein.
US10854576B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate having a first surface, a stacked body on the first surface, the stacked body comprising a first chip, a second chip having a through via and positioned between the first chip and the first surface, and a third chip, a first resin contacting the first surface and the third chip, and a second resin sealing the stacked body. The first and second resins are made of different materials.
US10854574B2	Forming metal bonds with recesses A method includes forming a first device die, which includes depositing a first dielectric layer, and forming a first metal pad in the first dielectric layer. The first metal pad includes a recess. The method further includes forming a second device die including a second dielectric layer and a second metal pad in the second dielectric layer. The first device die is bonded to the second device die, with the first dielectric layer being bonded to the second dielectric layer, and the first metal pad being bonded to the second metal pad.
US10854572B2	Method for manufacturing anisotropic conductive adhesive including gapper and method for mounting component using gapper Provided relates to a method for manufacturing an anisotropic conductive adhesive and a method for mounting a component using an anisotropic conductive adhesive, and provides a method for manufacturing an anisotropic conductive adhesive, including: a process of removing a first oxide film on solder particles by using a first reducing agent; and a process of manufacturing an anisotropic conductive adhesive by mixing the solder particles, a gapper, and an adhesive resin.
US10854565B2	Chip package structure with bump A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a redistribution structure and a first chip structure over the redistribution structure. The chip package structure also includes a first solder bump between the redistribution structure and the first chip structure and a first molding layer surrounding the first chip structure. The chip package structure further includes a second chip structure over the first chip structure and a second molding layer surrounding the second chip structure. In addition, the chip package structure includes a third molding layer surrounding the first molding layer, the second molding layer, and the first solder bump. A portion of the third molding layer is between the first molding layer and the redistribution structure.
US10854564B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a substrate includes a first layer and a second layer over the first layer, a bump disposed over the second layer, a molding disposed over the second layer and surrounding the bump, and a retainer disposed over the second layer, wherein the retainer is disposed between the molding and a periphery of the substrate. Further, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, disposing several bumps on the substrate, disposing a retainer on the substrate and surrounding the bumps, and disposing a molding between the bumps and the retainer.
US10854555B1	Method of manufacturing mark A method of manufacturing a mark including the following steps is provided. A substrate including a device area and a mark area is provided. A dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. A dual damascene opening is formed in the dielectric layer of the device area. The dual damascene opening includes a first opening and a second opening connected to each other. The width of the second opening is greater than the width of the first opening. A third opening is formed in the dielectric layer of the mark area. The third opening and the first opening are simultaneously formed by the same process. A barrier material layer is formed on the surfaces of the dual damascene opening and the third opening. The barrier material layer seals the third opening to form a void in the third opening. A metal material layer is formed on the barrier material layer.
US10854551B2	Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor package includes a redistribution layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, the redistribution layer including a plurality of first redistribution pads on the first surface, a semiconductor chip on the second surface of the redistribution layer, an active surface of the semiconductor chip facing the redistribution layer, a plurality of conductive structures on the second surface of the redistribution layer, the plurality of conductive structures being spaced apart from the semiconductor chip, and a plurality of external connection terminals on and coupled to the conductive structures, the plurality of first redistribution pads have a pitch smaller than a pitch of the plurality of external connection terminals.
US10854550B2	Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same The present disclosure provides a semiconductor substrate, including a first dielectric layer with a first surface and a second surface, a first conductive via extending between the first surface and the second surface, a first patterned conductive layer on the first surface, and a second patterned conductive layer on the second surface. The first conductive via includes a bottom pattern on the first surface and a second patterned conductive layer on the second surface. The bottom pattern has at least two geometric centers corresponding to at least two geometric patterns, respectively, and a distance between one geometric center and an intersection of the two geometrical patterns is a geometric radius. A distance between the at least two geometric centers is greater than 1.4 times the geometric radius. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate described herein and a semiconductor package structure having the semiconductor substrate are also provided.
US10854549B2	Redistribution layers with carbon-based conductive elements, methods of fabrication and related semiconductor device packages and systems Semiconductor device packages include a redistribution layer (RDL) with carbon-based conductive elements. The carbon-based material of the RDL may have low electrical resistivity and may be thin (e.g., less than about 0.2 μm). Adjacent passivation material may also be thin (e.g., less than about 0.2 μm). Methods for forming the semiconductor device packages include forming the carbon-based material (e.g., at high temperatures (e.g., at least about 550° C.)) on an initial support wafer with a sacrificial substrate. Later or separately, components of a device region of the package may be formed and then joined to the initial support wafer before the sacrificial substrate is removed to leave the carbon-based material joined to the device region.
US10854547B2	Chip package with cross-linked thermoplastic dielectric A package and method of manufacturing a package is disclosed. In one example, the package includes an electronic chip and a dielectric structure comprising a highly filled cross-linked thermoplastic material.
US10854546B2	Manufacturing method of a semiconductor device and method for creating a layout thereof A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of one embodiment of the present invention includes: forming an insulation layer to be processed over a substrate; forming a first sacrificial layer in a first area over the substrate, the first sacrificial layer being patterned to form in the first area a functioning wiring connected to an element; forming a second sacrificial layer in a second area over the substrate, the second sacrificial layer being patterned to form in the second area a dummy wiring; forming a third sacrificial layer at a side wall of the first sacrificial layer and forming a fourth sacrificial layer at a side wall of the second sacrificial layer, the third sacrificial layer and the fourth sacrificial layer being separated; forming a concavity by etching the insulation layer to be processed using the third sacrificial layer and the fourth sacrificial layer as a mask; and filling a conductive material in the concavity.
US10854544B2	Anti-fuse structure circuit and forming method thereof Anti-fuse structure circuit and method of forming an anti-fuse structure circuit are provided. A substrate is provided, and an anti-fuse is formed on the substrate by forming a first gate structure and a dielectric layer on the substrate and forming conductive plugs respectively in the dielectric layer at two sides of the first gate structure. The dielectric layer covers the first gate structure, and the conductive plugs have a width decreasing from top to bottom. A second gate structure is formed on the substrate. A top surface of the first gate structure is higher than a top surface of the second gate structure. The dielectric layer also covers the second gate structure. The conductive plugs are also located respectively in the dielectric layer at two sides of the second gate structure.
US10854543B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first wiring layer arranged above the substrate; a first insulating film covering the first wiring layer; a lower oxidation preventing film arranged on the first insulating film; at least one thin-film resistor arranged on the lower oxidation preventing film; an upper oxidation preventing film arranged on the at least one thin-film resistor; a second insulating film covering the lower oxidation preventing film, the at least one thin-film resistor, and the upper oxidation preventing film; a second wiring layer arranged on the second insulating film; and a third insulating film covering the second wiring layer. The first wiring layer overlaps an end portion of the at least one thin-film resistor when viewed in a normal direction of one surface of the substrate.
US10854534B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers stacked with an insulator interposed. A conductive via pierces the stacked body, and connects an upper layer interconnect and a lower layer interconnect. A insulating film is provided between the via and the stacked body. A distance along a diametral direction of the via between a side surface of the via and an end surface of one of the electrode layers opposing the side surface of the via is greater than a distance along the diametral direction between the side surface of the via and an end surface of the insulator opposing the side surface of the via.
US10854530B1	Heat dissipation structures The present disclosure describes heat dissipation structures formed in functional or non-functional areas of a three-dimensional chip structure. These heat dissipation structures are configured to route the heat generated within the three-dimensional chip structure to designated areas on or outside the three-dimensional chip structure. For example, the three-dimensional chip structure can include a plurality of chips vertically stacked on a substrate, a first passivation layer interposed between a first chip and a second chip of the plurality of chips, and a heat dissipation layer embedded in the first passivation layer and configured to allow conductive structures to pass through.
US10854529B2	High resistivity wafer with heat dissipation structure and method of making the same A high resistivity wafer with a heat dissipation structure includes a high resistivity wafer and a metal structure. The high resistivity wafer includes a heat dissipation region and a device support region. The high resistivity wafer consists of an insulating material. The metal structure is only embedded within the heat dissipation region of the high resistivity wafer. The metal structure surrounds the device support region.
US10854528B2	Semiconductor package including organic interposer A semiconductor package including an organic interposer includes: first and second semiconductor chips each having active surfaces having connection pads disposed thereon; the organic interposer disposed on the active surfaces of the first and second semiconductor chips and including a wiring layer electrically connected to the connection pads; barrier layers disposed on side surfaces of the first and second semiconductor chips; and an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the first and second semiconductor chips.
US10854527B2	Semiconductor device package and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device package includes a circuit layer, an electronic component, an electronic component, a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer. The circuit layer has a first surface. The electronic component is disposed on the first surface of the circuit layer. The first passivation layer is disposed on the first surface of the circuit layer. The first passivation layer has a first surface facing away the circuit layer. The second passivation layer is disposed on the first surface of the first passivation layer. The second passivation layer has a second surface facing away the circuit layer. A uniformity of the first surface of the first passivation layer is greater than a uniformity of the second surface of the second passivation layer.
US10854525B2	Method of curing thermoplastics with microwave energy A method for densifying thermoplastics, particularly polyimides, for use in conjunction with electronic circuits while producing improved physical properties and a high degree of crystallinity, involves variable frequency microwave (VFM) processing at temperatures typically 100° C. below the glass transition temperature or lower, for times of about 50 to 100 minutes. It is particularly applicable to polymers based on BPDA-PPD, but may also be generally applied to other intentionally designed polyimide structures with the same features. The invention enables the creation of layered structures involving integrated circuits with small feature sizes and overcoatings of polymers with high Tg and other desirable properties.
US10854520B2	Method for forming semiconductor structure The present invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method including: Firstly, a substrate is provided, a first region and a second region are defined thereon, next, a gate dielectric layer and a work function metal layer are sequentially formed on the substrate within the first region and within the second region. Afterwards, a dielectric layer is formed on the work function metal layer within the second region, a hydrogen gas treatment is then performed on the substrate, and the work function metal layer is removed within the first region.
US10854518B2	Configuring different via sizes for bridging risk reduction and performance improvement A first gate structure, a second gate structure, and a third gate structure each extend in a first direction. A first gate via is disposed on the first gate structure. The first gate via has a first size. A second gate via is disposed on the second gate structure. The second gate via has a second size that is greater than the first size. A third gate via is disposed on the third gate structure. The third gate via has a third size that is less than the second size but greater than the first size. A first source contact is disposed adjacent to a first side of the first gate via. A first drain contact is disposed adjacent to a second side of the first gate via opposite the first side. A second drain contact is disposed adjacent to a first side of the third gate via.
US10854516B2	Method of separating a back layer on a substrate using exposure to reduced temperature and related apparatus A method for processing a semiconductor substrate includes providing the semiconductor substrate having die formed as part of the semiconductor substrate and separated from each other by singulation lines. The semiconductor substrate has first and second opposing major surfaces and contacts disposed over the first major surface. A layer of material is disposed over the second major surface, and the singulation lines extend inward from the first major surface into the semiconductor substrate without extending through the layer of material so that the layer of material is under the singulation lines. The method includes separating the layer of material proximate to the singulation lines by exposing the layer of material to a reduced temperature below about minus 150 degrees Celsius. In some examples, a cryogenic fluid can be to provide the reduced temperature. The method provides a reliable and efficient way to bulk separate at least the layer of material.
US10854515B2	Methods, apparatus, and system for protecting cobalt formations from oxidation during semiconductor device formation Methods comprising forming a cobalt formation on an active feature of a semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device comprises an inactive feature above the cobalt formation; forming a cap on the cobalt formation; removing at least a portion of the inactive feature, wherein the cobalt formation is substantially not removed; forming a dielectric material above the cap; and forming a first contact to the cobalt formation. Systems configured to implement the methods. Semiconductor devices produced by the methods.
US10854514B2	Microelectronic devices including two contacts A memory device with a dielectric layer or an air gap between contacts and a method of making the same are disclosed. The method comprises a series of steps including forming a plurality of conductive lines having trenches therebetween; forming a contact layer in the trench; and forming a dielectric layer interposed in the contact layer and configured to divide the contact layer into two contacts. The method also comprises removing the dielectric layer to form a space and forming a cap layer over the two contacts to form an air gap therein. The method further comprises forming a second air gap between the conductive line and the two contacts.
US10854513B2	Cavity-disrupting backside trench fill structures for a three-dimensional memory device and method of making the same An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a semiconductor material layer. Memory stack structures are formed through the alternating stack. A backside trench is formed through the alternating stack. The sacrificial material layers are replaced with electrically conductive layers. An insulating spacer is formed on sidewalls of the backside trench. A first doped semiconductor material is deposited within the backside trench. Vertical cavities are formed by vertically recessing the first doped semiconductor material at discrete locations that are laterally spaced apart. A second doped semiconductor material is deposited in the vertical cavities. The second doped semiconductor material disrupts a laterally-extending cavity in the first doped semiconductor material, thereby providing a structurally reinforced network of the first and second doped semiconductor materials for a backside contact via structure that is formed in the backside trench.
US10854512B2	Method and IC design with non-linear power rails The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating an integrated circuit (IC). The method includes receiving an IC layout having active regions, conductive contact features landing on the active regions, and a conductive via feature to be landing on a first subset of the conductive contact features and to be spaced from a second subset of the conductive contact features; evaluating a spatial parameter of the conductive via feature to the conductive contact features; and modifying the IC layout according to the spatial parameter such that the conductive via feature has a S-curved shape.
US10854510B2	Titanium silicide formation in a narrow source-drain contact Aspects of the present invention relate to approaches for forming a narrow source-drain contact in a semiconductor device. A contact trench can be etched to a source-drain region of the semiconductor device. A titanium liner can be deposited in this contact trench such that it covers substantially an entirety of the bottom and walls of the contact trench. An x-metal layer can be deposited over the titanium liner on the bottom of the contact trench. A titanium nitride liner can then be formed on the walls of the contact trench. The x-metal layer prevents the nitriding of the titanium liner on the bottom of the contact trench during the formation of the nitride liner.
US10854505B2	Removing polymer through treatment A method includes depositing a mask layer over a dielectric layer, patterning the mask layer to form a trench, applying a patterned photo resist having a portion over the mask layer, and etching the dielectric layer using the patterned photo resist as an etching mask to form a via opening, which is in a top portion of the dielectric layer. The method further includes removing the patterned photo resist, and etching the dielectric layer to form a trench and a via opening underlying and connected to the trench. The dielectric layer is etched using the mask layer as an additional etching mask. A polymer formed in at least one of the trench and the via opening is removed using nitrogen and argon as a process gas. The trench and the via opening are filled to form a metal line and a via, respectively.
US10854499B2	Integrated circuit, system for and method of forming an integrated circuit An integrated circuit structure includes a set of rails, a first and second set of conductive structures and a first set of vias. The set of rails extends in a first direction and is located at a first level. Each rail of the set of rails is separated from one another in a second direction. The first set of conductive structures extends in the second direction, overlaps the set of rails and is located at a second level. The first set of vias is between the set of rails and the first set of conductive structures. Each of the first set of vias is located where each of the first set of conductive structures overlaps each of the set of rails. The first set of vias couple the first set of conductive structures to the set of rails. The second set of conductive structures is between the set of rails.
US10854496B2	Circuit substrate processing laminate and method for processing circuit substrate A circuit substrate processing laminate has, sequentially in the order of a support, a temporary adhesive material layer releasably laminated on the support, and a circuit substrate. The circuit substrate has a front surface on which a circuit is formed and a back surface to be processed. The temporary adhesive material layer is releasably laminated to the front surface, and is composed of a thermosetting siloxane polymer layer laminated on the support, after cured, has a first peeling force of 10 to 500 mN/25 mm as measured by a 180° peel test. The first peeling force is required for peeling the polymer layer from an interface with the support. The polymer layer, after cured, has a second peeling force of 50 to 1000 mN/25 mm as measured by the 180° peel test. The second peeling force is required for peeling the polymer layer from an interface with the circuit substrate.
US10854494B2	Method for producing an interface intended to assemble temporarily a microelectronic support and a manipulation handle, and temporary assembly interface Method for producing an interface for assembling temporarily a microelectronic support and a handle, comprising at least the formation of a first layer comprising at least one material capable of releasing at least one chemical species under the action of a physical-chemical treatment, the formation of a second layer comprising at least one material capable of receiving the at least one chemical species so as to cause its embrittlement, and the embrittlement of the interface by application of a heat treatment, such that the at least one species is released from the first layer and reacts with all or part of the material of the second layer.
US10854491B2	Dynamic leveling process heater lift A method and apparatus for of improving processing results in a processing chamber by orienting a substrate support relative to a surface within the processing chamber. The method comprising orienting a supporting surface of a substrate support in a first orientation relative to an output surface of a showerhead, where the first orientation of the supporting surface relative to the output surface is not coplanar, and depositing a first layer of material on a substrate disposed on the supporting surface that is oriented in the first orientation.
US10854488B2	Wafer conveying apparatus and wafer conveying method A wafer conveying apparatus conveying a wafer onto a supporting table in manufacturing a semiconductor. A first arm retains the wafer to move to an upper region of the supporting table, and is retracted from the upper region of the supporting table after the wafer is elevated. A second arm contacts the wafer by an opening provided in the supporting table to elevate the wafer, and lowers the wafer to place the wafer on the supporting table.
US10854486B2	System and method for characterization of buried defects A system for defect detection and analysis is provided. The system may include an inspection sub-system and a controller including a memory and one or more processors. The inspection sub-system may include an illumination source and one or more detectors configured to acquire control patch images of defects of a control specimen along one or more detector channels. The one or more processors may be configured to train a defect classifier using the control patch images and known parameters associated with the defects of the control specimen. The inspection sub-system may be further configured to acquire patch images of identified defects on an additional specimen. The one or more processors may be configured to determine parameters of the identified defects using the defect classifier.
US10854482B2	Reaction chamber and plasma processing apparatus A reaction chamber is provided. The reaction chamber includes a chamber body, a dielectric window, and a power supplier. The dielectric window is provided on top of the chamber body along a first direction and hermetically connected with the chamber body. Each coil of a plurality of sets of coils is wound around an outer surface of the dielectric window at an interval along the first direction. The plurality of sets of coils are connected in parallel, with first ends electrically coupled to the power supplier for supplying power to each set of the plurality of sets of coils, and with second ends grounded. The second ends of the plurality of sets of coils are arranged in proximity between the first ends.
US10854481B2	Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing method includes holding a substrate horizontally, supplying water-containing processing liquid to an upper surface of the substrate, forming a low surface tension liquid film, covering the upper surface by supplying that liquid to the substrate's upper surface, supplying a gas to a center region of the liquid film to form an opening in the center, widening the opening in order to remove the film, rotating the substrate around a predetermined rotational axis along a vertical direction, blowing, in the opening widening step, the gas toward a gas supply position that is set further inward than a peripheral edge of the opening on the upper surface of the substrate, and moving the gas supply position toward the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the substrate, and supplying, the low surface tension liquid toward a liquid landing position that is set further outward and moving the liquid landing position toward the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the substrate.
US10854480B2	Film processing unit, substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate is held and rotated by a spin chuck, and a coating liquid is discharged to the substrate. The coating liquid that is splashed outwardly from the substrate is received by an outer cup. A cleaning liquid that has been discharged from a cup cleaning nozzle is discharged to an inner peripheral surface of the outer cup through a first guide to clean the outer cup. Thus, the coating liquid, its solidified matter and the like adhering to the outer cup are dissolved and removed from the outer cup. Subsequently, a metal removal liquid that has been discharged from the cup cleaning nozzle is discharged to an inner peripheral surface of the outer cup through a second guide. Thus, a metallic component remaining on the outer cup is dissolved and removed from the outer cup.
US10854478B2	Load lock fast pump vent A semiconductor processing tool is disclosed, the tool having a frame forming at least one chamber with an opening and having a sealing surface around a periphery of the opening, a door configured to interact with the sealing surface for sealing the opening, the door having sides perpendicular to the door sealing surface and perpendicular to a transfer plane of a substrate, and at least one drive located on the frame to a side of at least one of the sides that are substantially perpendicular to the door sealing surface and substantially perpendicular to the transfer plane of the substrate, the drive having actuators located at least partially in front of the sealing surface and the actuators being coupled to one of the sides of the door for moving the door from a sealed position. The at least one drive is located outside of a substrate transfer zone.
US10854475B2	Wiring substrate A wiring substrate includes: a first insulating layer; a plurality of wiring patterns formed on one surface of the first insulating layer; a dummy pattern formed, on the one surface of the first insulating layer, between the nearby wiring patterns; and a second insulating layer made of resin and formed on the one surface of the first insulating layer so as to cover the nearby wiring patterns and the dummy pattern, wherein the dummy pattern is a dot pattern arranged at a center portion between the nearby wiring patterns, and wherein a height of at least one dot constituting the dummy pattern is lower than heights of the nearby wiring patterns.
US10854472B2	Method for forming a metal gate including de-oxidation of an oxidized surface of the metal gate utilizing a reducing agent Aspects of the present invention relate to approaches for forming a semiconductor device such as a field-effect-transistor (FET) having a metal gate with improved performance. A metal gate is formed on a substrate in the semiconductor device. Further processing can result in unwanted oxidation in the metal that forms the metal gate. A reducing agent can be used to de-oxidize the metal that forms the metal gate, leaving a substantially non-oxidized surface.
US10854469B2	Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus When a silicon concentration of a phosphoric acid aqueous solution inside a tank reaches an upper limit value of a specified concentration range, the phosphoric acid aqueous solution is drawn off from the tank and/or an amount of the phosphoric acid aqueous solution returning to the tank is decreased to decrease a liquid amount inside the tank to a value not more than a lower limit value of a specified liquid amount range. When the liquid amount inside the tank decreases to the value not more than the lower limit value of the specified liquid amount range, the phosphoric acid aqueous solution is replenished to the tank to increase the liquid amount inside the tank to a value within the specified liquid amount range and decrease the silicon concentration of the phosphoric acid aqueous solution inside the tank to a value within the specified concentration range.
US10854468B2	Method and equipment for performing CMP process A chemical-mechanical planarization device and a method for using a chemical-mechanical planarization device in conjunction with a semiconductor substrate is provided. In accordance with some embodiments, the device includes: a pad disposed over a rotatable platen; a carrier head disposed over the pad and configured to retain a semiconductor substrate between the pad and the carrier head; a tank configured to retain a liquid containing composition; at least one tube fluidly coupled with the tank, the at least one tube comprising a photocatalyst therein; a nozzle fluidly coupled with the tank through the at least one tube and configured to supply the liquid containing composition onto the pad; and a light source configured to provide light to irradiate the photocatalyst, and the liquid containing composition passing through the at least one tube.
US10854467B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof are provided. The fabrication method include: providing a to-be-etched material layer; forming a plurality of discrete sacrificial layers on the to-be-etched material layer; forming first initial spacers on sidewalls of each sacrificial layer, where each first initial spacer includes a first bottom region and a first top region on the first bottom region; removing the sacrificial layers; removing the first bottom region of the first initial spacer to form a first spacer from the first top region; forming second spacers on sidewalls of each first spacer; removing the first spacer; and etching the to-be-etched material layer by using the second spacers as an etch mask.
US10854465B2	Method of fabricating pattern structure A method includes forming mask patterns spaced apart from each other by at least one opening on an etch target layer, filling the opening with a block copolymer material including first and second polymer blocks of different properties, and annealing the block copolymer material to form first patterns and second patterns, the first patterns in contact with facing sidewalls of adjacent ones of the mask patterns, respectively, and at least one of the second patterns between the first patterns. The first patterns include the first polymer blocks and the second patterns include the second polymer blocks.
US10854464B2	Manufacturing process of elemental chip A manufacturing process of an elemental chip includes steps of preparing a substrate held on the holding tape, the substrate including first and second sides opposite each other and the second side thereof being held on the holding tape, and the substrate further including a plurality of element regions and a plurality of segmentation regions defining each of the element regions; setting a nozzle to have a length between a lower most edge of the nozzle and the first side of the substrate in a range between 20 mm and 150 mm, spraying a resist solution to form droplets of the resist solution, the resist solution containing a resist constituent and a solvent; forming a resist layer by vaporizing the solvent from the droplets and depositing the resist constituent on the first side of the substrate that is held on the holding tape such that an amount of the solvent remained in the resist layer to be in a range between 5 wt. % and 20 wt. %; patterning the resist layer to expose the first side of the substrate in the segmentation regions; and plasma-etching the first side of the substrate exposed in the segmentation regions thereof.
US10854460B2	Deposition of organic films Processes are provided herein for deposition of organic films. Organic films can be deposited, including selective deposition on one surface of a substrate relative to a second surface of the substrate. For example, polymer films may be selectively deposited on a first metallic surface relative to a second dielectric surface. Selectivity, as measured by relative thicknesses on the different layers, of above about 50% or even about 90% is achieved. The selectively deposited organic film may be subjected to an etch process to render the process completely selective. Processes are also provided for particular organic film materials, independent of selectivity.
US10854459B2	Gate structure passivating species drive-in method and structure formed thereby Generally, the present disclosure provides example embodiments relating to formation of a gate structure of a device, such as in a replacement gate process, and the device formed thereby. In an example method, a gate dielectric layer is formed over an active area on a substrate. A dummy layer that contains a passivating species (such as fluorine) is formed over the gate dielectric layer. A thermal process is performed to drive the passivating species from the dummy layer into the gate dielectric layer. The dummy layer is removed. A metal gate electrode is formed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate dielectric layer includes the passivating species before the metal gate electrode is formed.
US10854455B2	Methods and apparatus for fabricating IC chips with tilted patterning The present disclosure describes methods and apparatuses for fabricating integrated-circuit (IC) die with tilted patterning. In some aspects, mandrels are fabricated on a material stack and occlude portions of a layer of material from a field of energy radiated at an angle of incidence relative to the mandrels. The occluded portions of the layer of material can be used to mask an underlying film to create a film pattern on a substrate of the IC die. These methods and apparatuses may enable the fabrication of IC die with features that are smaller in size than those afforded by conventional lithography processes.
US10854451B2	Superplanarizing spin-on carbon materials Planarizing and spin-on-carbon (SOC) compositions that fill vias and/or trenches on a substrate while planarizing the surface in a single thin layer coating process are provided. The compositions can planarize wide ranges of substrates with vias or trenches of from about 20 nm to about 220 nm wide, and up to about 700 nm deep. These extraordinary properties come from the low molecular weight of the polymers used in the materials, thermally-labile protecting groups on the polymers, and a delayed crosslinking reaction.
US10854448B2	Plasma generating device, plasma sputtering device, and plasma sputtering method A plasma sputtering device including one or a plurality of plasma generating devices each including an insulating tube having an expanding inner diameter and having a gas injection port formed in an end portion or a side portion thereof, a first electromagnet or a permanent magnet group which can apply a static magnetic field, and a high frequency antenna; a second electromagnet which is disposed in a region downstream of the plasma generating device(s) and which can form a curved magnetic force line structure; a target mechanism which includes a permanent magnet embedded therein and a cooling mechanism and which can apply a DC or high frequency voltage; a substrate stage facing the target mechanism; a second permanent magnet group around the substrate stage; and a heat insulating mechanism between a target material and the target mechanism.
US10854442B2	Orientation chamber of substrate processing system with purging function An orientation chamber of a semiconductor substrate processing system is provided. The orientation chamber includes a substrate holder, an orientation detector, and a purging system. The substrate holder is configured to hold a substrate. The orientation detector is configured to detect the orientation of the substrate. The purging system is configured to inject a cleaning gas into the orientation chamber and remove contaminants from the substrate.
US10854438B2	Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with improved signal-to-noise and signal-to-background ratios In an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) system, ions are transmitted into a collision/reaction cell. A DC potential is applied at an exit of the cell at a first magnitude to generate a DC potential barrier effective to prevent the ions from exiting the cell. The DC potential barrier is maintained during a confinement period to perform an interaction. After the confinement period, analyte ions or product ions are transmitted to a mass spectrometer by switching the exit DC potential to a second magnitude effective to allow the analyte ions or product ions to pass through the cell exit as a pulse. The analyte ions or product ions are then counted during a measurement period. The interaction may be ion-molecule reactions or ion-molecule collisions.
US10854437B2	Intelligently controlled spectrometer methods and apparatus The present invention relates to improving the ability of a hyphenated instrument to analyze a sample benefiting from having the first instrument's analysis of the same sample. A fast switching mechanism can be used as the interface between an ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) and a mass spectrometer (MS) such that the obtained IMS spectrum is converted into a timing diagram that controls the vacuum inlet's size dynamically during analysis of a neutral and/or charged chemical and/or biological species such that a smaller pumping system can be used.
US10854431B2	Plasma processing apparatus and method A plasma processing method includes executing an etching process that includes supplying an etching gas into a process container in which a target substrate is supported on a second electrode serving as a lower electrode, and applying an RF power for plasma generation and an RF power for ion attraction to turn the etching gas into plasma and to subject the target substrate to etching. The etching process includes applying a negative DC voltage to a first electrode serving as an upper electrode during the etching to increase an absolute value of self-bias on the first electrode. The etching process includes releasing DC electron current generated by the negative DC voltage to ground through plasma and a conductive member disposed as a ring around the first electrode, by using a first state where the conductive member is connected to a ground potential portion.
US10854430B2	Plasma etching method In a plasma etching method, a deposit containing an element forming an upper electrode is deposited on a metal-containing mask having a predetermined pattern while sputtering the upper electrode by a plasma of a first processing gas. Then, an etching target film is etched by a plasma of a second processing gas while using the metal-containing mask on which the deposit is deposited as a mask.
US10854427B2	Radio frequency (RF) pulsing impedance tuning with multiplier mode Methods for RF pulse reflection reduction are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for processing a substrate in a plasma enhanced substrate processing system using multi-level pulsed RF power includes; receiving a process recipe for processing the substrate that includes a plurality of pulsed RF power waveforms from a plurality of RF generators, using the master RF generator to generate a transistor-transistor logic (TTL) signal having a base frequency and a first duty cycle, setting a multiplier for each RF generator, dividing the first duty cycle into a high level interval and a low level interval, determining a frequency command set for each RF generator and sending the frequency command set to each RF generator, wherein the frequency command set includes a frequency set point for each RF generator; and providing the plurality of pulsed RF power waveforms from the plurality of RF generators to a process chamber.
US10854424B2	Multi-electron beam device According to one embodiment, a multi-electron beam device includes at least: a light-emitting element array; a drive circuit controlling the light-emitting element array in a desired light emission pattern; a photoelectric film emitting electrons due to light emitted by the light-emitting elements; a microchannel plate having microchannels multiplying the electrons, the microchannels being arranged at positions corresponding to the light-emitting elements of the light-emitting element array; and an aperture array having apertures arranged at positions corresponding to the microchannels, the apertures being narrower than output apertures of the microchannels and limiting electron beam sizes emitted from the microchannel plate. At least the photoelectric film, the microchannel plate, and the aperture array are disposed inside a vacuum optical column.
US10854422B2	Charged particle beam steering arrangement A method of forming a product using additive layer manufacture is provided. The method comprises forming the product as a series of layers, each layer being formed by fusing powder deposited as a powder bed by scanning the powder bed using a charged particle beam to form a desired layer shape. For each layer, the powder is fused by melting successive areas of the powder bed by scanning the charged particle beam using a combination of a relatively long-range deflector and a relatively short-range deflector, wherein the relatively long-range deflector deflects the charged particle beam over a larger deflection angle than the short-range deflector. Also provided are a corresponding charged particle optical assembly, and an additive layer manufacturing apparatus.
US10854421B2	Charged particle beam system and method A charged particle beam system includes a charged particle source, an extraction electrode, a suppressor electrode, a first variable voltage supply for biasing the extraction electrode with an extraction voltage and a second variable voltage supply for biasing the suppressor electrode with a suppressor voltage.
US10854420B2	Pattern evaluation device A pattern evaluation device has measurement or inspection conditions, supplied for the measurement and inspection of a replica produced by transferring a pattern for a semiconductor wafer or the like, which can be easily set, and with which recipes can be easily generated, when measurement and inspection conditions for the semiconductor wafer or the like and recipes in which these conditions are stored have been prepared in advance. The pattern evaluation device in which a pattern formed on the semiconductor wafer is evaluated on the basis of image data or signal waveforms obtained on the basis of beam irradiation or probe scanning of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the device conditions for evaluating the semiconductor wafer are converted to device conditions for evaluating a replica obtained by transferring a part of a pattern of the semiconductor wafer, and the converted device conditions are used to evaluate the replica.
US10854419B2	Contour extraction method, contour extraction device, and non-volatile recording medium According to one embodiment, a contour extraction method for extracting a contour of a target object from an image obtained using an electron beam includes: extracting the contour of the target object from a backscattered electron image; creating a dictionary for associating a secondary electron image obtained from a portion common to the backscattered electron image with the contour; calculating a likelihood of the contour of the target object in a plurality of positions of a newly obtained secondary electron image by referencing the dictionary regarding the newly obtained secondary electron image; and setting a route along which a total sum of the likelihood is maximized out of the plurality of positions as the contour of the target object.
US10854417B1	Radial radio frequency (RF) electron guns Radial radio frequency (RF) electron guns and radial RF electron gun systems are provided that are capable of generating an electron beam that can propagate either radially inward, towards the axis of a cylinder, or radially outward from the axis. A beam source capable of generating a radially inwardly propagating electron beam, while perhaps not particularly useful as a source for a higher-energy accelerator, offers potential advantages for materials processing, as the geometry allows irradiation from all sides of an enclosed material flow with a single structure. Other potential applications include, but are not limited to, atmospheric plasma generation, radiation damage testing, and possibly, novel electron lens-type devices for hadron accelerators.
US10854416B1	Thermally isolated repeller and electrodes An ion source having a thermally isolated repeller is disclosed. The repeller comprises a repeller disk and a plurality of spokes originating at the back surface of the repeller disk and terminating in a post. In certain embodiments, the post may be hollow through at least a portion of its length. The use of spokes rather than a central stem may reduce the thermal conduction from the repeller disk to the post. By incorporating a hollow post, the thermal conduction is further reduced. This configuration may increase the temperature of the repeller disk by more than 100° C. In certain embodiments, radiation shields are provided on the back surface of the repeller disk to reduce the amount of radiation emitted from the sides of the repeller disk. This may also help increase the temperature of the repeller. A similar design may be utilized for other electrodes in the ion source.
US10854414B2	High voltage electrical disconnect device with magnetic arc deflection assembly A compact disconnect device includes a magnetic arc deflection assembly including at least one set of stacked arc plates and at least one magnet disposed adjacent switchable contacts and establishing a magnetic field across the stacked arc plates. The magnetic arc deflection assembly facilitates reliable connection and disconnection of DC voltage circuitry well above 125 VDC with reduced arcing intensity and duration. The disconnect device may be a compact fusible disconnect switch device having dual sets of switch contacts in the same current path.
US10854408B2	Magnetic flux assembly for a relay, and relay A magnetic flux assembly for closing a magnetic circuit of a relay and a relay. The magnetic flux assembly has a yoke and a U-shaped armature that is movable relative to the yoke. The yoke has a coil part that is in a coil and a flux conduction part that conducts the magnetic flux generated by the coil.
US10854401B2	Keycap with an active element Particular embodiments described herein provide a display that includes a mask that includes a one or more exposed areas, a top electrode, one or more bottom electrodes, a dielectric between the top electrode and the one or more bottom electrodes, and an electrical connection to create a differential voltage between the top electrode and the one or more bottom electrodes.
US10854393B2	Electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method therefor Provided is an electrolytic capacitor having a cathode that exhibits a high capacity. The electrolytic capacitor includes: a cathode having a conductive substrate and a conductive polymer layer placed on a surface of the conductive substrate; an anode having a substrate composed of a valve metal and a dielectric layer composed of an oxide of the valve metal that is placed on the surface of the substrate and is so placed that the dielectric layer and the conductive polymer layer of the cathode face each other through a space; and an ion-conductive electrolyte filled in the space, in which the conductive polymer layer of the cathode that is in contact with the ion-conductive electrolyte expresses a redox capacity by applying a voltage between the anode and the cathode.
US10854389B2	Electronic component An electronic component includes a capacitor array including a plurality of multilayer capacitors; and first and second metal frames disposed on a side surface and another side surface of the capacitor array and electrically connected to first and second external electrodes, respectively, wherein the first metal frame includes a first support portion; a first mounting portion; and a first connection portion, the second metal frame includes a second support portion; a second mounting portion; and a second connection portion, and lengths of the first and second mounting portions in the first direction are smaller than a length of the capacitor array in the first direction.
US10854388B2	Ceramic electronic component, method of producing the same, and electronic component mounting substrate A ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body, a sintered metal film, and a metal terminal. The ceramic body includes internal electrodes. The sintered metal film has a joint surface having a surface roughness Ra of 0.200 μm or less. The sintered metal film is connected to the internal electrodes and formed on a surface of the ceramic body. The metal terminal is jointed to the joint surface.
US10854386B2	Coiled capacitor The present disclosure provides a coiled capacitor comprising a coil formed by a flexible multilayered tape, and a first terminating electrode and a second terminating electrode which are located on butts of the coil. The flexible multilayered tape contains the following sequence of layers: first metal layer, a layer of a plastic, second metal layer, a layer of energy storage material. The first metal layer forms ohmic contact with the first terminating electrode and the second metal layer forms ohmic contact with the second terminating electrode. The energy storage material comprises material selected from the list comprising rylene fragments, doped oligoaniline and p-oligo-phenylene, supramolecular structures, colloidal composite with dispersion (suspension) of electro-conductive anisometric particles in an insulator matrix, material comprises a surfactant.
US10854385B2	Method for producing ceramic substrate, ceramic substrate, and module A method for producing a ceramic substrate that includes a substrate body having ceramic layers and columnar projecting electrodes on a first primary surface of the substrate body. The method includes a step of preparing electrode formation sheets for forming the projecting electrodes, a step of perforating the electrode formation sheets with through holes and filling the through holes with a first electrically conductive paste containing a first electrically conductive powder, a step of building a composite multilayer body by stacking ceramic green sheets and the electrode formation sheets on a first primary surface of the stack of ceramic green sheets. The first electrically conductive powder contains electrically conductive metal(s) and anti-sintering ceramic(s) that controls the sintering of particles of the electrically conductive metal(s), with at least part of the surface of the particles of the electrically conductive metal(s) covered with the anti-sintering ceramic(s).
US10854383B2	Coil electronic component and method of manufacturing the same A coil electrode component includes a body including magnetic metal material, a coil disposed in the body and having first and second lead parts respectively outwardly exposed through first and second surfaces of the body. A first plating electrode is formed on the first surface of the body and a further surface of the body connected to and extended from the first surface of the body, and connected to the first lead part. A second plating electrode is formed on the second surface of the body and a further surface of the body connected to and extended from the second surface of the body, and connected to the second lead part.
US10854382B2	Method for producing rare-earth magnets, and slurry application device When a slurry in which a rare-earth-compound powder is dispersed is applied to sintered magnet bodies 1 and dried to apply the powder thereto, the sintered magnet bodies 1 are conveyed by a conveyer 2 and made to pass through the slurry 4 to apply the slurry to the sintered magnet bodies 1. Furthermore, a plurality of push-up members 51, which pass through insertion holes 22 provided in a conveyor belt 21, and protrude above the conveyor belt, are used to temporarily push up the sintered magnet bodies 1, and temporarily separate the conveyor belt 21 and the sintered magnet bodies 1. As a result, the slurry can be efficiently applied, even mass production can be suitably dealt with, and the slurry can be uniformly and reliably applied to the entire surface of each of the sintered magnet bodies.
US10854380B2	NdFeB sintered magnet and method for producing the same A method for producing an NdFeB sintered includes forming a layer containing Dy and/or Tb on the surface of an NdFeB sintered magnet base material and then performing a grain boundary diffusion process for diffusing Dy and/or Tb from the aforementioned layer through the crystal grain boundaries of the magnet base material into the magnet base material by heating the magnet base material to a temperature equal to or lower than the sintering temperature thereof. In this method: a) the content of a rare earth in a metallic state in the magnet base material is equal to or higher than 12.7 at %; b) the aforementioned layer is a powder layer formed by depositing a powder; and c) the powder layer contains Dy and/or Tb in a metallic state by an amount equal to or higher than 50 mass %.
US10854379B2	Wireless power transfer antenna core and wireless power transfer module including same Provided is a wireless power transfer antenna core. In the wireless power transfer antenna core according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a conductive member configured to serve as an antenna for transmitting or receiving wireless power is wound multiple times along a longitudinal direction. The wireless power transfer antenna core is made of a magnetic body and comprises: a first portion having a first cross-sectional area; and a second portion extending with a predetermined length from an end of the first portion and second cross-sectional area that is relatively larger than the first cross-sectional area, wherein the conductive member is wound multiple times on the first portion.
US10854378B2	Wireless power transmittal Wireless power transmittal apparatus and systems are disclosed in which transmitter and receiver inductors, or coils, are coupled in configurations for wirelessly transferring power and/or data among them. In preferred implementations, a plurality of non-coplanar primary side coils are provided in power transmittal apparatus for transmitting power, or power and data.
US10854375B2	Electronic device including slotted conductive housing for eddy current control during wireless charging An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a first coil disposed in the housing and wound around a space formed inside. The housing includes a front cover and a rear cover. The rear cover includes a hole located in a first region of the rear cover that corresponds to the space of the first coil, a first slit that extends from an edge of the rear cover to the hole, and a second slit spaced apart from the first slit and extending from the edge. One end of the second slit is located in a second region of the rear cover that corresponds to the first coil. In addition, various other embodiments recognized through the present specification are possible.
US10854374B2	Motor vehicle solenoid valve Disclosed is a motor vehicle solenoid valve (10). The solenoid valve includes a fixed body (20) intended to be mounted in a hydraulic system of the vehicle, a cylindrical coil supporting unit (40) mounted on the fixed body, a mobile body (30) slidingly mounted in the fixed body through the coil supporting unit and at least a first coil winding (50) arranged about the coil supporting unit and suitable for generating a magnetic field for control of the sliding of the mobile body. The solenoid valve further includes a second coil winding (60) arranged about the first coil winding in order to contain the magnetic field generated by the first coil winding.
US10854372B2	Stacked metal inductor An inductor has a conductor layer formed by multiple concentric co-planar turns of a first metal layer (e.g., ultra-thick metal (UTM)) adapted to receive current at a frequency of at least one gigahertz. The multiple turns of the first metal layer proceed from an innermost turn to an outermost turn, and a stacking layer of a second metal is provided over each of the first metal layer turns except at least the innermost turn, thereby optimizing the Q of the inductor.
US10854370B2	Embedded coil assembly and method of making An embedded coil assembly embodiment includes a ferrite ring having an annular axis. The ferrite ring is positioned on a conductive metal surface. A plurality of separate, spaced apart conductive structures extend over the ferrite ring and are attached to the conductive metal surface in a first region of the conductive surface positioned radially outwardly of the annular axis of the ferrite ring and in a second region of the conductive surface positioned radially inwardly of the annular axis of the ferrite ring. An encapsulation layer covers, the ferrite ring and at least a portion of the plurality of conductive structures.
US10854367B2	Inductor having high current coil with low direct current resistance An inductor and method for making the same are provided. The inductor includes a coil formed from a conductor and having a serpentine shape. The coil may have an “S”-shape. The coil has two leads extending from opposite ends of the coil. An inductor body surrounds the coil and portions of the leads. The leads may be wrapped around the body to create contact points on the exterior of the inductor.
US10854364B2	Coil component magnetic base A coil component includes a magnetic portion that includes metal particles and a resin material, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic portion and having a core portion, and outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil conductor. The magnetic portion includes a magnetic outer coating and a magnetic base having a protrusion portion. The coil conductor is disposed on the magnetic base such that the protrusion portion is located in the core portion. The magnetic outer coating is disposed so as to cover the coil conductor, and the bottom surface of the magnetic base includes a recessed portion in an area opposite to the protrusion portion.
US10854363B2	Multilayer capacitor A multilayer capacitor includes: a body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The dielectric layer contains BaTiO3 as a main ingredient, and includes a plurality of grains and grain boundaries formed between adjacent grains, the grain boundary containing Si in an amount of 8.0 to 18.0 wt % and Al and Mg in a total content of 2.0 to 6.0 wt %.
US10854350B2	Light stability of nanowire-based transparent conductors Disclosed herein are photo-stable optical stacks including a transparent conductive film formed by silver nanostructures or silver mesh. In particular, one or more light stabilizers (such as transition metal salts) are incorporated into one or more constituent layers of the optical stack.
US10854345B2	Servicing a nuclear reactor module A system for servicing a nuclear reactor module comprises a crane operable to attach to the nuclear reactor module, wherein the crane includes provisions for routing signals from one or more sensors of the nuclear reactor module to one or more sensor receivers.
US10854343B2	Nuclear fuel assembly for a thermal neutron reactor The present invention relates to a nuclear reactor, more precisely a passive safety device applicable to a thermal neutron reactor and a nuclear fuel assembly equipped with the same. The nuclear fuel assembly for a thermal neutron reactor of the present invention includes multiple fuel rods; multiple guide thimbles arranged between the fuel rods; and a passive safety device including neutron absorber parts which are inserted in one or more guide thimbles.
US10854339B2	Systems and methods for associating medical images with a patient Systems and methods are disclosed for associating medical images with a patient. One method includes: receiving two or more medical images of patient anatomy in an electronic storage medium; generating an anatomical model for each of the received medical images; comparing the generated anatomical models; determining a score assessing the likelihood that the two or more medical images belong to the same patient, using the comparison of the generated anatomical models; and outputting the score to an electronic storage medium or display.
US10854338B2	Predicting breast cancer responsiveness to hormone treatment using quantitative textural analysis Biomarker signatures for predicting breast cancer tumor aggressiveness. The signatures are derived from QTA-based parameters from a first population of low risk scores and a second population of high risk scores. The signatures may be expressed in the form log (RS)=Mx+B for linear modeling, or for logistic modeling the signatures may be expressed as either p=ex/[1+ex] where x=Ay+B, or in the form log it(p)=C(PR)+Ay+B, where y is a QTA based parameter.
US10854335B2	Computer aided medical method and medical system for medical prediction A computer aided medical method include following steps. An initial symptom is collected through an interaction interface. A representative prediction model is selected from plural candidate prediction models according to the initial symptom. The candidate prediction models are trained by a machine learning algorithm according to clinical data. A series of sequential actions is generated according to the representative prediction model and the initial symptom. The sequential actions are selected from plural candidate actions in the representative prediction model. The candidate actions include plural inquiry actions and plural disease prediction actions. Each of the sequential actions is one of the inquiry actions or the disease prediction actions. The series of sequential actions is displayed on the interaction interface.
US10854334B1	Enhanced natural language processing Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating clinical decision support and managing patient population health by health-related entities including caregivers, health care administrators, insurance providers, and patients. Embodiments of the invention provide decision support services including providing timely contextual patient information including condition risks, risk factors and relevant clinical information that are dynamically updatable; imputing missing patient information; dynamically generating assessments for obtaining additional patient information based on context; data-mining and information discovery services including discovering new knowledge; identifying or evaluating treatments or sequences of patient care actions and behaviors, and providing recommendations based on this; intelligent, adaptive decision support services including identifying critical junctures in patient care processes, such as points in time that warrant close attention by caregivers; near-real time querying across diverse health records data sources, which may use diverse clinical nomenclatures and ontologies; improved natural language processing services; and other decision support services.
US10854329B2	Motion estimation method and apparatus A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: acquire at least one first data set representative of measurements using a medical scanner and including a representation of at least one blood vessel; acquire a plurality of second data sets representative of measurements obtained using the medical scanner and including a representation of said at least one blood vessel, each of the plurality of second data sets representing measurements obtained for a respective different one of a plurality of cardiac phases; and process the plurality of second data sets using a motion estimation procedure to correct for motion between the cardiac phases and, using the at least one first data set, to at least partially remove at least one feature associated with the blood vessel.
US10854324B2	Infusion systems and methods for prospective closed-loop adjustments Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device capable of delivering fluid to a patient involves predicting, by a control system associated with the infusion device, a future occurrence of an event based at least in part on historical data associated with the patient, and prior to the future occurrence of the event, automatically adjusting a control parameter for operating the infusion device based at least in part on the event and automatically operating an actuation arrangement of the infusion device to deliver the fluid to the patient based at least in part on a current measurement of the physiological condition and the adjusted control parameter.
US10854322B2	Infusion systems and methods for patient activity adjustments Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device capable of delivering fluid to a patient involves obtaining, by a control system associated with the infusion device, user input indicating an activity by the patient, obtaining historical data for the patient corresponding to the activity, determining a probable patient response corresponding to the activity based at least in part on the historical data for the patient, determining an adjustment for delivering the fluid by the infusion device based at least in part on the probable patient response, and operating the infusion device to deliver the fluid to the patient in accordance with the adjustment.
US10854320B2	Messaging system for initiating event based workflow The disclosure includes a method and system for initiating at least one workflow associated with a patient, the system enabling users to create electronic messages, the method comprising the steps of presenting an electronic message via a display wherein the electronic message includes at least fields, associating the displayed electronic message with a first patient, receiving a general event descriptor entered by a system user via an interface in one of the message fields where the general event descriptor can be used to identify at least one workflow being requested by the user, obtaining the general event descriptor from the field, identifying a workflow associated with the general event descriptor and associated with the first patient and transmitting an electronic message to at least one entity that is capable of handling the workflow being requested by the user.
US10854317B2	Method and system for sequence alignment and variant calling A method to align a next generation sequencing read to a reference sequence includes: (a) receiving a sequencing read; (b) performing a first alignment of the sequencing read to a reference sequence so as to identify a target sequence within the reference sequence whereto the sequencing read maps; (c) selecting a first and a second anchor sequence; (d) attaching the first anchor sequence to the upstream region of the sequencing read and the second anchor sequence to the downstream region of the sequencing read so as to generate an extended sequencing read; (e) attaching the first anchor sequence to the upstream region of the target sequence and the second anchor sequence to the downstream region of the target sequence, so as to generate an extended target sequence; (f) performing a second alignment of the extended sequencing read to the extended target sequence, so that the second alignment is more correctly mapped to the target sequence than the first alignment; (g) identifying a position where one or more bases between the extended sequencing read and the extended target sequence are different based on the second alignment result; and (h) calling a variant based on the identification in step (g).
US10854316B2	Methods and systems for prediction of a DNA profile mixture ratio A system configured to characterize a ratio of contributors to a DNA mixture within a sample, the system including: a sample preparation module configured to generate initial data about the DNA mixture within the sample; a processor comprising a ratio of contributors determination module configured to: (i) receive the generated initial data; (ii) analyze the generated initial data to determine the ratio of contributors to the DNA mixture within the sample; and an output device configured to receive the determined ratio of contributors from the processor, and further configured to output information about the received determined ratio of contributors.
US10854315B2	Systems and methods for determining structural variation and phasing using variant call data Systems and methods for determining structural variation and phasing using variant call data obtained from nucleic acid of a biological sample are provided. Sequence reads are obtained, each comprising a portion corresponding to a subset of the test nucleic acid and a portion encoding a barcode independent of the sequencing data. Bin information is obtained. Each bin represents a different portion of the sample nucleic acid. Each bin corresponds to a set of sequence reads in a plurality of sets of sequence reads formed from the sequence reads such that each sequence read in a respective set of sequence reads corresponds to a subset of the nucleic acid represented by the bin corresponding to the respective set. Binomial tests identify bin pairs having more sequence reads with the same barcode in common than expected by chance. Probabilistic models determine structural variation likelihood from the sequence reads of these bin pairs.
US10854313B2	Method and system for spectral data analysis Characteristics of proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids can be determined via two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy and/or two-dimensional co-distribution spectroscopies. Spectral data of the proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids can be obtained with respect to an applied perturbation. two-dimensional co-distribution analysis can be applied to generate an asynchronous co-distribution plot for the proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids to define the population of proteins in solution. In the two-dimensional asynchronous plot, a cross peak can be identified as correlating with an auto peak in the two-dimensional correlation synchronous plot associated with aggregation of the proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids. The two-dimensional asynchronous cross peak can be used to determine an order of a distributed presence of spectral intensities with respect to the applied perturbation. For example, for two wavenumbers v1 and v2, the value of the cross peak corresponding to the two wavenumbers can indicate a presence of spectral intensity at v1 relative to the presence of spectral intensity at v2.
US10854308B2	Sample and hold circuit A sample and hold circuit with long hold time. A sample and hold circuit includes an amplifier, a capacitor, a switch, and a sampling network. The capacitor includes a first terminal coupled to an inverting input of the amplifier. The switch includes a first terminal that is coupled to an output of the amplifier, and a second terminal that is coupled to the inverting input of the amplifier. The sampling network is coupled to a non-inverting input of the amplifier.
US10854305B2	Using a status indicator in a memory sub-system to detect an event An indication of an initialization of power to a memory component can be received. In response to receiving the indication of the initialization, a last written page of a data block of the memory component can be identified. The last written page is associated with a status indicator. A determination is made of whether the status indicator is readable. Responsive to determining that the status indicator readable, it can be determined that programming of data to the data block of the memory component did complete and there is a data retention loss.
US10854300B2	Multi-state programming in memory device with loop-dependent bit line voltage during verify Techniques are described for programming memory cells with reduced widening of the threshold voltage distributions. Bit line voltages are adjusted during verify tests for memory cells assigned to the upper data state in a pair of adjacent data states which are concurrently verified. An elevated bit line voltage is applied and then stepped up in successive program loops. A lower, fixed bit line voltage is used for verifying the lower data state in the pair of adjacent data states. In one option, the step size increases progressively over the program loops. In another option, the minimum level of the elevated bit line voltage is lower for higher data states. In another option, the minimum level of the elevated bit line voltage is set as a function of data states, program-erase cycles and/or temperature.
US10854298B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell, a second memory cell above the first memory cell, a first word line electrically connected to a gate of the first memory cell, a second word line electrically connected to a gate of the second memory cell, and a control unit that performs an erasing operation on the first and second memory cells. During the erasing operation, the control unit applies a first voltage to a first word line and a second voltage higher than the first voltage to a second word line.
US10854295B2	I/O buffer offset mitigation Methods of operating an integrated circuit device, and integrated circuit devices configured to perform methods, including applying a particular voltage level to a first input of an input/output (I/O) buffer and to a second input of the I/O buffer, determining whether the I/O buffer is deemed to exhibit offset, and applying an adjustment to the I/O buffer offset while applying the particular voltage level to the first input of the I/O buffer and to the second input of the I/O buffer if the I/O buffer is deemed to exhibit offset.
US10854291B2	Backup and/or restore of a memory circuit Briefly, embodiments of claimed subject matter relate to backup of parameters, such as binary logic values, stored in nonvolatile memory, such as one or more SRAM cells. Binary logic values from a SRAM cell, for example, may be stored utilizing resistance states of a magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) element. Parameters stored in one or more MRAM elements may be restored to SRAM memory cells following a backup.
US10854288B2	Semiconductor memory apparatus for preventing disturbance A semiconductor memory apparatus includes an access line control circuit. The access line control circuit applies a selected bias voltage to a selected access line coupled with a target memory cell and applies a first unselected bias voltage to an unselected access line adjacent to the selected access line. A second unselected bias voltage is applied to an unselected access line not adjacent to the selected access line.
US10854287B2	Accessing memory cells in parallel in a cross-point array Methods and structures for accessing memory cells in parallel in a cross-point array include accessing in parallel a first memory cell disposed between a first selected column and a first selected row and a second memory cell disposed between a second selected column different from the first selected column and a second selected row different from the first selected row. Accessing in parallel includes simultaneously applying access biases between the first selected column and the first selected row and between the second selected column and the second selected row. The accessing in parallel is conducted while the cells are in a thresholded condition or while the cells are in a post-threshold recovery period.
US10854284B1	Computational memory cell and processing array device with ratioless write port A computational memory cell and processing array have a ratioless write port so that a write to the memory cell does not need to overcome the drive strength of a PMOS transistor that is part of the storage cell of the memory cell. The computational memory cell also may have a second read port that has an isolation circuit.
US10854282B2	Memory read stability enhancement with short segmented bit line architecture In some embodiments, a semiconductor memory device includes an array of semiconductor memory cells arranged in rows and columns. The array includes a first segment of memory cells and a second segment of memory cells. A first pair of complementary local bit lines extend over the first segment of memory cells and is coupled to multiple memory cells along a first column within the first segment of memory cells. A second pair of complementary local bit lines extend over the second segment of memory cells and is coupled to multiple memory cells along the first column within the second segment of memory cells. A pair of switches is arranged between the first and second segments of memory cells. The pair of switches is configured to selectively couple the first pair of complementary local bit lines in series with the second pair of complementary local bit lines.
US10854281B2	Trigger and access circuitry for RAM to overcome instability of storage status and reduce power consumption The beginning of using Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) process technology to implement Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) which transistor number is six. And then reducing transistor number for increasing integration density, but it will diminish the stability of memory, and also may enhance the complexity of access circuit, thus increasing the power consumption. For increasing the integration density of SRAM, and according to the electrical characteristics of reduced transistor number therefore designing the memory possess low power consumption and its corresponding circuits, and then implementing an access system. If electrical characteristic of the other various memories are similar to SRAM, such as Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM), so they can also use the corresponding access circuit of SRAM.
US10854277B2	Sense amplifier for sensing multi-level cell and memory device including the sense amplifer A sense amplifier includes a first sense amplification circuit electrically connected between a bit line, to which a multi-bit memory cell is also connected, and a complementary bit line. The first sense amplification circuit is configured to sense a least significant bit (LSB) of 2-bit data in the memory cell and latch the LSB in a first sensing bit line pair. A second sense amplification circuit is provided, which is configured to sense a most significant bit (MSB) of the 2-bit data and latch the MSB in a second sensing bit line pair. A switching circuit is provided, which is configured to selectively connect between bit lines of the first sensing bit line pair and bit lines of the second sensing bit line pair.
US10854276B2	Apparatuses and methods including two transistor-one capacitor memory and for accessing same Apparatuses and methods are disclosed that include two transistor-one capacitor memory and for accessing such memory. An example apparatus includes a capacitor coupled to first and second selection components. The apparatus further includes a first digit line and the first selection component configured to couple a first plate of the capacitor to the first digit line, and also includes a second digit line and the second selection component configured to couple the second plate to the second digit line. A sense amplifier is coupled to the second digit line and is configured to amplify a voltage difference between a voltage coupled to the second digit line and the reference voltage.
US10854264B2	Current-starved delay circuitry Various implementations described herein refer to an integrated circuit having a sense amplifier that operates with a clock signal, and the sense amplifier may be biased with a bias signal that affects duration of the clock signal. The integrated circuit may include a delay circuit coupled to the sense amplifier, and the delay circuit may turn-off the clock signal. The delay circuit may have a current-starved delay stage that receives an input signal having a falling edge and provides a current-starved delay signal biased by the bias signal that also biases the sense amplifier.
US10854263B2	Storage device and method of operating the same A memory system includes a memory device including a first memory region of higher density storage and a second memory region of lower density storage; and a controller configured to control the memory device to sequentially perform a backup program operation to the second memory region and perform coarse program and fine program operations to the first memory region for each of data chunks, wherein the controller controls, for at least two among the data chunks, the memory device to first perform the coarse program and then perform the fine program operation, and wherein the controller controls the memory device to perform the backup program operation without a program verify process.
US10854261B1	Efficient thermally-assisted switching Disclosed are systems and methods for improving the performance of magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM). MRAM is one of the promising potential replacements for existing DRAM and SRAM memory devices due to the many advantages of the technology which include non-volatility, fast read and write speeds, improved read and write endurance, and low operating voltage. In one embodiment, the processing rates or other activity of circuits nearby an MRAM cell subject to write operations can be increased to increase the temperature of the MRAM cell. The increased temperature lowers the write field required during a write operation, which in turn lowers the power requirement and the switching time of the MRAM cell.
US10854259B2	Asynchronous read circuit using delay sensing in magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a memory device. The memory device includes an active current path including a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ); and a reference current path including a reference resistance element. The reference resistance element has a resistance that differs from a resistance of the MTJ. An asynchronous, delay-sensing element has a first input coupled to the active current path and a second input coupled to the reference current path. The asynchronous, delay-sensing element is configured to sense a timing delay between a first rising or falling edge voltage on the active current path and a second rising or falling edge voltage on the reference current path. The asynchronous, delay-sensing element is further configured to determine a data state stored in the MTJ based on the timing delay.
US10854255B1	Vertical selector stt-MRAM architecture A magnetic memory array having a source-plane electrically connected with an array of channel selectors in two-dimensions. The array of channel selectors can be arranged in rows and columns with both the rows and columns being electrically connected with a source-plane. A memory element such as a two terminal resistive switching memory element can be electrically connected with each of the channel selectors. The source-plane can include a doped region formed in a surface of a semiconductor substrate and may also include an electrically conductive layer formed on the doped region. The use of such a planar, two-dimensional source-plane allows for greatly increased data density by eliminating the need to form separate source-line source lines for individual rows of channel selectors.
US10854253B2	Magnetic storage device with voltage generator that varies voltages according to temperature A magnetic storage device includes a memory cell including a magnetoresistive effect element. The megnetoresistive effect element includes a storage layer and a reference layer. The magnetic storage device also includes a first line electrically coupled to a first terminal of the magnetoresistive effect element, a second line electrically coupled to a second terminal of the magnetoresistive effect element, and a write driver. The write driver supplies a first voltage to the first line in a first write operation in which a first resistance value of the magnetoresistive effect element is changed to a second resistance value smaller than the first resistance value, and supplies a second voltage different from the first voltage to the second line in a second write operation in which the second resistance value of the magnetoresistive effect element is changed to the first resistance value.
US10854247B2	Apparatuses and methods to selectively perform logical operations The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to selectively performing logical operations. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component. A controller is coupled to sensing circuitry and is configured to cause storing of an indication of whether a logical operation is to be selectively performed between an operand stored in the sensing circuitry and an operand stored in the sense amplifier.
US10854246B1	Memory with high-speed and area-efficient read path A read path for a memory is provided that includes an integrated sense mixing and redundancy shift stage coupled between a sense amplifier and a data latch. The data latch is integrated with a level shifter.
US10854243B2	Nonvolatile nanotube memory arrays using nonvolatile nanotube blocks and cell selection transistors Under one aspect, a covered nanotube switch includes: (a) a nanotube element including an unaligned plurality of nanotubes, the nanotube element having a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces; (b) first and second terminals in contact with the nanotube element, wherein the first terminal is disposed on and substantially covers the entire top surface of the nanotube element, and wherein the second terminal contacts at least a portion of the bottom surface of the nanotube element; and (c) control circuitry capable of applying electrical stimulus to the first and second terminals. The nanotube element can switch between a plurality of electronic states in response to a corresponding plurality of electrical stimuli applied by the control circuitry to the first and second terminals. For each different electronic state, the nanotube element provides an electrical pathway of different resistance between the first and second terminals.
US10854242B2	Intelligent dual inline memory module thermal controls for maximum uptime A dual in-line memory module (DIMM) thermal control system for intelligent DIMM thermal controls for maximum uptime may include a memory subsystem. The memory subsystem may include a first DIMM and a first serial presence detect (SPD) module associated with the first DIMM. The DIMM thermal control system may also include a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC may, when a first DIMM failure of the first DIMM may be detected, record a first failure event in a first failure events log of the first SPD module. The first failure event may comprise the first DIMM failure and associated first thermal telemetry data of the first DIMM. The BMC may also adjust DIMM thermal control settings to reduce temperature of the first DIMM based on the first failure events log including at least the first failure event.
US10854240B1	Method of cleaning magnetic head sliders A method for cleaning magnetic sliders. One embodiment of the method includes dislodging particulate debris from a surface of a magnetic slider by contacting the surface of the slider with an oscillating brush, enveloping the dislodged particulate debris in a foam, and removing the enveloped particulate debris by removing the foam from the magnetic slider.
US10854237B2	Digital information recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus and transmitting apparatus A digital information recording apparatus includes a recording circuit for recording information of a retention period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be held in the recording medium, starting with a time at which the digital information is recorded on the recording medium; and information of a playback permission period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be played back starting with a time at which the information is reproduced initially following recording of the digital information on the recording medium, permitting temporary recording or copying for the information permitted for “copy never” or “copy one generation.”
US10854236B1	Dynamic tape guide bearing tilt mechanism At least one jack screw from a tape deck base may be removed. The tape deck base may be below a rigid support base that includes a rigid support shaft in the center of the rigid support base. A piezoelectric stack may be inserted where the at least one jack screw was removed from the tape deck base. The piezoelectric stack may tilt a tape guide roller bearing in a skew direction to improve the motion of tape in a tape path.
US10854235B2	Electrode including a continuously smooth channel An apparatus includes an electrode and a first channel segment within the electrode. A second channel segment is within the electrode, wherein the second channel segment is parallel to the first channel segment. A third channel segment is within the electrode. The third channel segment connects the first channel segment and the second channel segment, and the third channel segment includes a continuously smooth radial bend. A heating element is attached to the electrode.
US10854232B2	Magnetic recording medium having characterized magnetic layer The magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic layer which contains ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder, in which the magnetic layer contains an abrasive and a fatty acid ester, Int (110)/Int (114) of a crystal structure of the hexagonal ferrite, determined by performing XRD analysis on the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method, is equal to or higher than 0.5 and equal to or lower than 4.0, a squareness ratio of the magnetic recording medium in a vertical direction is equal to or higher than 0.65 and equal to or lower than 1.00, FWHMbefore and FWHMafter is greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 7.0 nm, and a difference between spacings measured within a surface of the magnetic layer by an optical interference method before and after the heating in a vacuum is greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 8.0 nm.
US10854230B2	Magnetic tape having characterized magnetic layer The magnetic tape includes a magnetic layer including ferromagnetic powder, non-magnetic powder, and a binding agent and a back coating layer including non-magnetic powder and a binding agent, in which the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, an Ra measured regarding a surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 1.8 nm, an intensity ratio of a peak intensity of a diffraction peak of a (110) plane with respect to a peak intensity of a diffraction peak of a (114) plane of a hexagonal ferrite crystal structure obtained by an X-ray diffraction analysis of the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method is 0.5 to 4.0, a vertical squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 to 1.00, and a logarithmic decrement acquired by a pendulum viscoelasticity test performed regarding a surface of the back coating layer is equal to or smaller than 0.060.
US10854229B2	Magnetic tape having characterized magnetic layer Provided is a magnetic tape in which an Ra measured regarding a surface of a magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 1.8 nm, Int(110)/Int(114) of a hexagonal ferrite crystal structure obtained by an XRD analysis of the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method is 0.5 to 4.0, a vertical squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 to 1.00, full widths at half maximum of spacing distribution measured by optical interferometry regarding the surface of the back coating layer before and after performing a vacuum heating with respect to the magnetic tape are greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 10.0 nm, and a difference between the spacings measured by optical interferometry regarding the surface of the back coating layer before and after performing the vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 8.0 nm.
US10854226B2	Magnetic tape having characterized magnetic layer and magnetic tape device Provided are a magnetic tape including: a non-magnetic support; and a magnetic layer including ferromagnetic powder and a binding agent on the non-magnetic support, in which the magnetic layer has a timing-based servo pattern, a center line average surface roughness Ra measured regarding a surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 1.8 nm, the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, an intensity ratio of a peak intensity of a diffraction peak of a (110) plane with respect to a peak intensity of a diffraction peak of a (114) plane of a hexagonal ferrite crystal structure obtained by an X-ray diffraction analysis of the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method is 0.5 to 4.0, and a vertical direction squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 to 1.00, and a magnetic tape device including this magnetic tape.
US10854220B2	Pitch detection algorithm based on PWVT of Teager energy operator A pitch detection method. Such a pitch detection method may use a Teager Energy Operator (TEO) with a Pseudo Weigner Ville Transformation (PWVT) to recover speech from noise and to recover low-frequency information of the speech signal in its detection of a pitch value. Also, the pitch detection method may use the combinatory PWVT and the respective state machine for decision making.
US10854213B2	Apparatus and method for screen related audio object remapping An apparatus for generating loudspeaker signals includes an object metadata processor configured to receive metadata, to calculate a second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and on a size of a screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related, to feed the first position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related, and to feed the second position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related. The apparatus further includes an object renderer configured to receive an audio object and to generate the loudspeaker signals depending on the audio object and on position information.
US10854212B2	Inter-channel phase difference parameter modification A method includes performing modifying, at a decoder, at least a portion of inter-channel phase difference (IPD) parameter values based on a mismatch value to generate modified IPD parameter values. The mismatch value is indicative of an amount of temporal misalignment between an encoder-side reference channel and an encoder-side target channel. The modified IPD parameter values are applied to a decoded frequency-domain mid channel during an up-mix operation.
US10854211B2	Apparatuses and methods for encoding or decoding a multi-channel signal using frame control synchronization An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal including at least two channels includes a time-spectral converter for converting sequences of blocks of sampling values of the at least two channels into a frequency domain representation having sequences of blocks of spectral values for the at least two channels; a multi-channel processor for applying a joint multi-channel processing to the sequences of blocks of spectral values to obtain at least one result sequence of blocks of spectral values including information related to the at least two channels; a spectral-time converter for converting the result sequence of blocks of spectral values into a time domain representation including an output sequence of blocks of sampling values; and a core encoder for encoding the output sequence of blocks of sampling values to obtain an encoded multi-channel signal.
US10854209B2	Multi-stream audio coding A method includes receiving, at an audio encoder, multiple streams of audio data, where N is the number of the received multi streams. The method includes determining a similarity value for each stream of the multiple streams and comparing the similarity value for each stream of the multiple streams with a threshold. The method also includes identifying, based on the comparison, L (L
US10854207B2	Method and apparatus for training voiceprint recognition system A method and an apparatus for training a voiceprint recognition system are provided. The method includes obtaining a voice training data set comprising voice segments of users; determining identity vectors of all the voice segments; identifying identity vectors of voice segments of a same user in the determined identity vectors; placing the recognized identity vectors of the same user in the users into one of user categories; and determining an identity vector in the user category as a first identity vector. The method further includes normalizing the first identity vector by using a normalization matrix, a first value being a sum of similarity degrees between the first identity vector in the corresponding category and other identity vectors in the corresponding category; training the normalization matrix, and outputting a training value of the normalization matrix when the normalization matrix maximizes a sum of first values of all the user categories.
US10854202B2	Dynamic microphone system for autonomous vehicles Devices, systems and processes for a dynamic microphone system that enhances the passenger experience in autonomous vehicles are described. One example method for enhancing a passenger experiences includes generating, using an artificial intelligence algorithm, a plurality of filters based on a plurality of stored waveforms previously recorded by each of one or more passengers and a plurality of recordings of one or more noise sources, capturing voice commands from at least one of the one or more passengers inside the autonomous vehicle, generating voice commands with reduced distortion based on processing the voice commands using the plurality of filters, and instructing, based on the voice commands with reduced distortion, the autonomous vehicle to perform one or more actions.
US10854198B2	Sequence dependent operation processing of packet based data message transmissions Optimization of sequence dependent operations in a voice activated data packet based computer network environment is provided. A natural language processor component can parse an input audio signal to identify a request and a trigger keyword. A prediction component can determine a thread based on the trigger keyword and the request that includes a first action, a second action subsequent to the first action, and a third action subsequent to the second action. A content selector component can select, based on the third action and the trigger keyword, a content item. An audio signal generator component can generate an output signal comprising the content item. An interface can transmit the output signal to cause a client computing device to drive a speaker to generate an acoustic wave corresponding to the output signal prior to occurrence of at least one of the first action and the second action.
US10854197B2	Handling away messages with intelligent assistance using voice services Systems and methods for handling away messages with intelligent assistance using voice services. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: detect the presence of a person; output an audio greeting in response to the detection; receive an audio instruction in response to the audio greeting; transmit the audio instruction to a voice service provider, the voice service provider configured to: (i) convert the audio instruction into a text instruction, and (ii) transmit the text instruction to an intelligent assistance provider; receive a command from the intelligent assistance provider, the intelligent assistance provider configured to generate the command based upon the text instruction; and execute the command.
US10854196B1	Functional prerequisites and acknowledgments Using a method of operating a system that includes remote servers, and at least one electronic device, a user verbally instructs the electronic device to activate a function. The system uses the remote servers and other parts of the system to determine that the function is not currently enabled and requires a user-acknowledgment to terms of use before the function is enabled. The system provides information on the terms of use and solicits a user-acknowledgment to the terms of use. The user provides a verbal acknowledgment of the terms of use and the verbal acknowledgment is received and stored in a persistent data store.
US10854192B1	Domain specific endpointing An automatic speech recognition (ASR) system detects an endpoint of an utterance based on a domain of the utterance. The ASR system processes a first portion of the utterance to determine the domain and then determines an endpoint of the remainder of the utterance depending on the domain.
US10854189B2	Techniques for model training for voice features Techniques are provided for training a language recognition model. For example, a language recognition model may be maintained and associated with a reference language (e.g., English). The language recognition model may be configured to accept as input an utterance in the reference language and to identify a feature to be executed in response to receiving the utterance. New language data (e.g., other utterances) provided in a different language (e.g., German) may be obtained. This new language data may be translated to English and utilized to retrain the model to recognize reference language data as well as language data translated to the reference language. Subsequent utterances (e.g., English utterances, or German utterances translated to English) may be provided to the updated model and a feature may be identified. One or more instructions may be sent to a user device to execute a set of instructions associated with the feature.
US10854185B2	Laminate A laminate having excellent sound absorbing performance in both of a low frequency range and a high frequency range, and is excellent in flexibility, includes a woven fabric layer and a nonwoven fabric layer. The woven fabric layer contains a fiber having a total fineness of 150 to 500 dtex in an amount of 40% by mass or more based on the woven fabric layer in total, a value obtained by dividing a difference between a weave density in a warp direction of the woven fabric layer and a weave density in a weft direction of the woven fabric layer by a smaller one of the weave density in the warp direction of the woven fabric layer and the weave density in the weft direction of the woven fabric layer is 0.5 to 3.5. The woven fabric layer has a basis weight of 100 to 400 g/m2, a thickness of 0.3 to 2.0 mm, and an air permeability of 15 to 40 cm3/cm2/s. The nonwoven fabric layer has a basis weight of 200 to 500 g/m2 and a thickness of 5 to 40 mm.
US10854178B2	Dual purpose percussion drumstick The invention relates to a drum stick for a percussion instrument, and, more particularly to dual purpose drumstick percussion instrument.
US10854172B2	Display system, display control method, and storage medium A display system includes a display configured to superimpose an image on a landscape in front of a vehicle and cause the image to be visually recognized by an occupant of the vehicle, a road shape acquirer configured to acquire information indicating a shape of a road around the vehicle, and a display controller configured to change a display aspect of an image regarding a road to be displayed on the display, on the basis of a form of a roundabout including one or both of a shape component and an outer diameter of the roundabout obtained from the information in a case that the roundabout has been determined to be included in the road shape by referring to the information acquired by the road shape acquirer.
US10854169B2	Systems and methods for virtual displays in virtual, mixed, and augmented reality The present disclosure includes methods and devices for generation and control of virtual displays in a virtual environment. A method includes receiving a trigger input from a user of a computing device, the computing device including a physical display that displays first content, initiating at least one virtual display based on the trigger input from the user, providing the at least one virtual display in association with the physical display, and displaying second content via the at least one virtual display in association with the first content displayed via the physical display.
US10854150B2	Display device and electronic apparatus A display device includes a display section (11) having a first display surface and a second display surface (S1, S2) facing each other. The display section (11) includes a first display panel (111) disposed on the first display surface (S1) side, and including a plurality of light emitting elements, and a second display panel (112) disposed on the second display surface (S2) side, and including a plurality of light control elements each performing light control for control of transmission or reflection of incident light performing reflective image display utilizing the reflection of the incident light.
US10854149B2	Method of driving light-source with improved contrast ratio and display apparatus for performing the method A method of driving a light-source module includes adjusting a frequency of a boosting switching signal based on a dimming signal which controls luminance of a light-emitting diode (“LED”) string of the light-source module, where the LED string comprises a plurality of LEDs connected to each other in series, and controlling a main transistor in response to the boosting switching signal to transfer a driving voltage to the LED string.
US10854146B1	Directional optical waveguide, directional backlight module, and display device A directional optical waveguide includes a time division multiplexing unit and N layers of optical waveguides that have a same light-emitting direction and that are stacked, a light-emitting surface of each layer of optical waveguide being provided with a pixel-type grating; the time division multiplexing unit being configured to hierarchically control, within each frame video stream cycle, the N layers of optical waveguides to introduce a source light ray into a corresponding pixel-type grating during a corresponding frame video period, and the source light ray that is introduced into the pixel-type grating being diffracted in the pixel-type grating to form a plurality of first-order diffraction light rays that have different diffraction angles and diffraction azimuth angles and are in a one-to-one correspondence with display pixels, to be incident on a next layer of optical waveguides.
US10854145B2	Information processing device A novel information processing device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The inventor has thought of a structure including an input portion configured to supply the positional information of a pointer, an arithmetic device configured to determine a first region based on the positional information of a pointer and generate the image information so that the luminance of an image displayed in the first region is increased, and a display portion for displaying the image information.
US10854143B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method of driving the same An organic light-emitting display device includes a display unit having a plurality of pixel units. The display device also includes a timing controller for calculating a black bias pixel ratio (BBPR) of the display unit based on image signals provided by an external source and for generating a control signal based on the BBPR. The BBPR is the ratio of a number of pixel units in a black state to a total number of pixel units. A power supply unit provides a driving voltage to the display unit based on the control signal from the timing controller, wherein the power supply unit provides a first driving voltage to the display unit when the BBPR is less than a reference value and provides a second driving voltage, which is higher than the first driving voltage, otherwise.
US10854138B2	OLED external compensation circuit of a depletion type TFT An OLED external compensation circuit of a depletion type TFT includes a first thin film transistor, a second thin film transistor, a capacitor, an organic light emitting diode, and a compensation circuit. The second thin film transistor is of a depletion type. The compensation circuit is connected with a first node and a second node. A reset signal is inputted into the compensation circuit. The OLED external compensation circuit is suitable for a depletion type TFT in view of the complicated characteristics of the conventional designs of the depletion type TFT and the OLED external compensation. Other examples of the OLED external compensation circuit of another depletion type TFT are also provided and help reduce the cost of the system chip, thereby achieving cost reduction. The OLED external compensation circuit is compatible with an enhanced TFT circuit of which Vth is positive.
US10854136B2	Organic light emitting diode display device An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is provided. The OLED display device includes a display configured to display a video and a controller configured to control the display, wherein the controller senses a fixed region in the video, obtains RGB data of the sensed fixed region, and reduces a saturation of the fixed region, based on the RGB data.
US10854133B2	Micro LED display panel A micro LED display panel includes a first metal layer, a micro LED layer on the first metal layer, and a transparent conductive layer on a side of the micro LED layer opposite from the first metal layer. The micro LED layer includes a plurality of micro LEDs spaced apart from each other. The first metal layer includes a plurality of first metal units spaced apart from each other. The plurality of first metal units serve as anodes or cathodes of the plurality of micro LEDs. The transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of transparent conductive units spaced apart from each other. The plurality of transparent conductive units serve as anodes or cathodes of the plurality of micro LEDs and are multiplexed as touch electrodes. The micro LED display panel of the present disclosure has both a display function and a touch function.
US10854132B2	Method for processing image and electronic device supporting the same An electronic device includes a display panel that outputs content through a plurality of pixels, a display driver integrated circuit configured to transmit a driving signal for driving the display panel, and a processor configured to transmit image data and/or a control signal to the display driver integrated circuit. In the case where the display driver integrated circuit receives first image data transmitted together with a command of a first command group from the processor, the display driver integrated circuit is configured to store the first image data in a first memory area. In the case where the display driver integrated circuit receives second image data transmitted together with a command of a second command group from the processor, the display driver integrated circuit is configured to store the second image data in a second memory area different from the first memory area.
US10854127B2	Gamma voltage generator and display device including the same A gamma voltage generator includes a reference gamma selecting circuit that receives first and second reference voltages and selects an upper reference gamma voltage (e.g., corresponding to a maximum gamma tab voltage among voltages between the first and second reference voltages) and a lower reference gamma voltage (e.g., corresponding to a minimum gamma tab voltage among the voltages) based on a dimming level, a bias control circuit that calculates the minimum gamma tab voltage based on the upper and lower reference gamma voltages and outputs bias control signals when the minimum gamma tab voltage is less than a reference voltage, a gamma tab voltage generating circuit that generates gamma tab voltages between the minimum and maximum gamma tab voltages based on the upper and lower reference gamma voltages, and a gamma output circuit that distributes the gamma tab voltages to output gamma voltages corresponding to a gamma curve.
US10854126B1	Display device and VCOM signal generation circuit A display device comprises a plurality of pixel unit sets and a plurality of common electrode (VCOM) signal generation circuits. Each of the pixel unit sets comprises a first portion pixel unit and a second portion pixel unit. Each of the first portion pixel unit and each of the second portion pixel unit comprise a plurality rows of pixel units. Each row of the pixel units comprises a plurality of pixel units. The VCOM signal generation circuits are respectively coupled to one of the pixel unit sets. The VCOM signal generation circuits are divided into a plurality of groups of number m. The VCOM signal generation circuits in each of the groups generate a first VCOM signal and a second VCOM signal to the coupled pixel unit set according to a first clock signal, a second clock signal and one of a plurality control signal sets of number m.
US10854125B2	Display panel and driving method A driving method, suitable for a display panel. The display panel includes a first display area, a second display area, a first gate driving circuit and a second gate driving circuit. The second display area comprises an opening. The driving method includes outputting a first gate signal to several first gate lines located at the first display area by the first gate driving circuit; outputting the first gate signal to several second gate lines located at the first display area by the second gate driving circuit, wherein the first gate lines and the second gate lines are arranged in an interlaced manner; outputting the first gate signal and a second gate signal to several third gate lines located at the second display area in the interlaced manner by the first gate driving circuit and the second gate driving circuit.
US10854121B2	System and methods for extracting correlation curves for an organic light emitting device A system and method for determining and applying characterization correlation curves for aging effects on an organic light organic light emitting device (OLED) based pixel is disclosed. A first stress condition is applied to a reference pixel having a drive transistor and an OLED. An output voltage based on a reference current is measured periodically to determine an electrical characteristic of the reference pixel under the first predetermined stress condition. The luminance of the reference pixel is measured periodically to determine an optical characteristic of the reference pixel. A characterization correlation curve corresponding to the first stress condition including the determined electrical and optical characteristic of the reference pixel is stored. Characterization correlation curves for other predetermined stress conditions are also stored based on application of the predetermined stress conditions on other reference pixels. The stress condition of an active pixel is determined and a compensation voltage is determined by correlating the stress condition of the active pixel with the curves of the predetermined stress conditions.
US10854111B2	Simulation system and methods for surgical training A three-dimensional radiological image of a living being is acquired and an anatomical feature of interest therein is identified. A three-dimensional print of the feature is created; the print has haptic characteristics that are similar to those of the anatomical feature of interest. The print is incorporated into a model upon which a medical student can simulate a surgical operation.A simulator is provided; the simulator simulates the operation of a c-arm fluoroscope. This enables the medical student to simulate surgery while operating a fluoroscope.
US10854108B2	Machine communication system using haptic symbol set A haptic device comprises a signal generator that is configured to receive an input word that is a unit of a language. The signal generator converts the input word into one or more phonemes of the input word. The signal generator further converts the one or more phonemes into a sequence of actuator signals. The sequence of actuator signals is formed from a concatenation of sub-sequences of actuator signals. Each phoneme corresponding to a unique sub-sequence of actuator signals. The haptic device further comprises a two dimensional array of cutaneous actuators configured to receive the sequence of actuator signals from the signal generator, each of the actuator signals mapped to a cutaneous actuator of the two dimensional array of cutaneous actuators.
US10854107B2	Training scissors A pair of training scissors structurally configured to help a child learn proper finger positions for use of scissors. The handles include solid bowl apertures to positioned so that the tips of the fingers are desirably positioned so that the tips of the fingers are utilized to operate the scissors. The scissors also include an illumination feature that encourages a child to practice opening and closing the scissors as they are motivated by the light. This repetition serves to reinforce the proper finger positions, and the repetitions also help develop muscle strength.
US10854106B2	Targeted repetition and targeted reinforcement in a language learning system A computer-based language learning system uses targeted repetition to familiarize a student with words and language governing rules. Targeted repetition presents practice-sentences made up of specific words and rules the language learning system has targeted for practice, with the intervals between encounters of targeted words and rules varying based on prior incorrect, correct and partially correct responses to the rule-items. Targeted reinforcement determines manner of response to practice-sentences. Learning records for each word and rule track information used in calculating an up-to-the-moment ‘need to practice’ rating for the rule-item. Learning records also track each prior response to the item, allowing the language learning system to determine the aspects of the word or rule-item of which a student lacks mastery. The language learning system provides targeted reinforcement by drilling the student on the particular aspect of the rule needing practice, along with the practice-sentence incorporating it.
US10854105B2	Method for objectively reproducing a dysphagia diet A method for objectively reproducing a dysphagia diet comprising the steps of selecting a quantifiable food characteristic (QFC) having a numerical value that can be objectively measured; selecting a testing device capable of measuring the QFC value; selecting a sample food having a QFC value; using the testing device to measure the QFC value of the sample food; and determining whether the measured QFC value of the sample food fails within a quantifiable dysphagia diet range.
US10854103B2	Modular wearable device for conveying affective state A wearable device conveys information to a user. The device includes a master soft circuit cell and a plurality of actuation soft circuit cells. These cells are physically interconnected to form a garment that is worn by a user and each of these cells includes an electrically non-conductive fabric covering. Each of the actuation cells is electrically connected to and operates under the control of the master cell. The master cell is configured to wirelessly receive actuation instructions and activate a combination of the actuation cells based on the received actuation instructions. Each of the actuation cells is configured to generate a particular actuation that is perceived by one or more senses of the user whenever the actuation cell is activated by the master cell. A system also conveys affective state information to a user.
US10854102B2	Configurable platform for conducting experiments in space Embodiments provide experiment platforms comprising hardware, software, and user-specified data structures for user-conducted orbital experiments-by-proxy that focus on microgravity as a variable. The experiment is repeated in normal gravity as a control, on a similar platform that may or may not have been constructed and/or programmed by the user. Differences in experimental results performed by similar platforms are thus attributed to the influence of gravity on observed phenomena. Experiments are specified by user-defined data structures which govern the operation of control programs typically previously installed on orbital and ground hardware. Experimentation by proxy and parameter specification allows earthbound students to participate in space-based research at various levels of involvement and at sharply reduced cost, encouraging interest in science and technology in education and future work.
US10854101B1	Multi-media method for enhanced recall and retention of educational material A method for enhancing recall and retention of educational material includes sending a series of structured interactions that are derived from educational material to a learner in small, discrete chunks over a period of time. The interactions may be repetitive and may require learner input and interaction.
US10854099B2	Adaptive learning machine for score improvement and parts thereof The present invention provides a self-learning/adapting system and method that uses novel user-targeted behavioral interventions thereby allowing a user to continually improve her scoring ability by generating challenges and remedial spot recommendations at least based on user's previous attempts and based on a plurality of factors, including but not limited to knowledge or aptitude level of user, attitudinal, behavioral, and test-taking skill, thus allowing the user to continuously improve her score in a limited time frame.
US10854098B1	Adaptive visual overlay wound simulation A wound simulation unit is a physical device designed to help simulate a wound on an object (e.g., a human being or human surrogate such as a medical manikin) for instructing a trainee to learn or practice wound-related treatment skills. For the trainee, the simulation looks like a real wound when viewed using an Augmented Reality (AR) system. Responsive to a change in the anatomic state of the object (e.g., bending a knee or raising of an arm) not only the spatial location and orientation of the wound stays locked on the object in the AR system, but the characteristics of the wound change based on the physiologic logic of changing said anatomical state (e.g., greater or less blood flow, opening or closing of the wound).
US10854095B2	Flight control method and apparatus, flight clearance method, flight safety maintenance method and apparatus, server, and aerial vehicle The present disclosure includes a flight control method and apparatus. An example includes determining, when an unmanned aerial vehicle is flying, a specific flight zone to be entered by the unmanned aerial vehicle, where a flight clearance is required for the unmanned aerial vehicle to enter the specific flight zone. Application information and information about the specific flight zone is sent to a server, where the application information is used to apply for the flight clearance to enter the specific flight zone, and the information about the specific flight zone is used to indicate the specific flight zone. A flight instruction is sent when a flight clearance sent by the server is received, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle enters the specific flight zone according to the flight instruction.
US10854092B1	Method and system to improve the situational awareness of all aerodrome ground operations including all turnaround airport collaborative decision making (A-CDM) milestones in the cockpit A method and system for time-based viewing to coordinate airport collaborative decision making (A-CDM) events between a pilot and ground personnel on a cockpit display of an aircraft of generating a time scale with a list of A-CDM events of the aircraft during inbound, turnaround and outbound flight operations to an airport based sensor data contributed by aircraft systems and data of A-CDM event related to airport operations to generate a current time moving window in the time scale for identifying A-CDM events; generating a graphic user interface using the sensor data for positioning the current time moving window on the time scale; and collaboratively communicating with ground personnel decisions based on an aircraft state and a current A-CDM event identified by the positioning of the current time moving window in the time scale to expedite completion of a particular A-CDM event.
US10854091B2	Energy management visualization methods and systems Methods and systems are provided for guiding or otherwise assisting a stabilized approach to a destination by presenting an energy state associated with an aircraft with respect to a target energy state for the stabilized approach. One method involves providing a graphical indication of a targeted energy state at a first position, a second graphical indication of a current energy state at a second position, and a third graphical indication of a configuration change at a third position. The distance with respect to a reference axis between the first position and the second position corresponds to a difference between a target parameter value associated with the targeted energy state and a current parameter value associated with the current energy state, and while a second distance between the first position and the third position with respect to the reference axis corresponds to an estimated amount of time before the configuration change.
US10854090B2	Collision avoidance system and method for a watercraft A collision avoidance system and method for a watercraft for computing, visualizing, programming, and executing ship and hazard avoidance. The collision avoidance system and method employs a map visualization, a linear visualization, and a courses of action visualization to automatically provide a clear visualization of threats in real time in a manner which improves operator awareness for timely decision making and avoidance actions. In this regard, the collision avoidance system and method operate to reduce unwanted or unneeded information, ensure the visualization is task oriented as opposed to function oriented, ensure the visualization is intuitive, keep the key measures of the visualization consistent, and automate the searching of hazards across all charts and automate the closest point of approach in both distance and time of nearby tracks.
US10854087B2	Assistance system and method for transferring data regarding an accident or a breakdown of a vehicle The present disclosure relates to an assistance system for a first vehicle, comprising a detection unit for detecting accident- and/or breakdown-related data from at least one device in a vehicle, a position determining unit for determining the current position of the first vehicle, an evaluation unit for evaluating data detected by the detection unit and the position determining unit, and a communication unit for issuing data using radio signals—automatically or following the triggering of an actuating unit in the vehicle—concerning an area around the current position of the first vehicle to be avoided by other road users using the communication unit if the evaluation unit has determined—based on the evaluation of the data collected—that the first vehicle has suffered an accident or that the first vehicle has experienced a breakdown.
US10854082B2	Determination device and determination method A determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives information on a sidewalk area and information on a target object recognized in the sidewalk area. The sidewalk area exists between a position where a vehicle is present and a non-sidewalk area. The controller (i) divides the sidewalk area into a plurality of partial areas including at least a first partial area and a second partial area based on the information on the sidewalk area, the first partial area being closest to the vehicle among the plurality of partial areas, and the second partial area being adjacent to the non-sidewalk area, and (ii) determines, based on the information on the target object, at least one partial area among the plurality of partial areas to be a range where the vehicle is allowed to enter.
US10854081B2	Driving assistance device and driving assistance method A driving assistance device sets, in front of an own vehicle, an actuation region that is a region sandwiched by boundary lines, positioned at left and right, respectively. In a case where a target existing around the own vehicle has entered the actuation region, the device performs driving assistance for avoiding collision with the target or mitigating collision damage. The device, when setting the actuation region, in a case where the own vehicle is in a turning state, changes a lateral position of a boundary line in an outside in a turning direction of the own vehicle, of the left and right boundary lines of the actuation region, to a position closer to the own vehicle according to turning information. For a boundary line in an inside in a turning direction of the own vehicle, the device does not change a lateral position according to the turning information.
US10854080B2	Vehicle control system A vehicle control system includes an electronic control unit configured to: recognize at least one object; determine a risk of the at least one object entering a course of the host vehicle; and perform, when the at least one object enters a target area set in front of the host vehicle with respect to the host vehicle, driving support. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether the risk is high or low based on a relative relationship between two or more objects, and the electronic control unit is configured to set the target area to be larger when it is determined that the risk is high than when it is determined that the risk is low.
US10854076B2	Method and system for computing parking occupancy The present invention discloses a method and a system for computing street parking occupancy for a street segment. The computation comprises computing a baseline occupancy module (10) for the street segment using at least map data (120) and at least image data (110), computing a continuous time occupancy module (20) for the street segment using at least the baseline occupancy (10) and at least historical data (200), and computing a forecast occupancy module (30) for the street segment using the continuous time occupancy module (20) and at least real-time data (300). The system comprises at least a memory component storing data and a processing component configured to perform the computation of the baseline occupancy.
US10854074B2	Network-based vehicle traffic signal control system A feature-rich, improved vehicle traffic signal control system that uses network technology is provided herein. For example, the improved vehicle traffic signal control system may include a control box and light heads that include processors. The control box in the improved vehicle traffic signal control system may include fewer components and/or fewer wires extending therefrom as compared to a typical control box. In particular, the control box in the improved vehicle traffic signal control system may not include relays, a conflict monitor, or other similar components. Rather, the improved control box may simply include a controller that is coupled to various light heads via Ethernet cables. The Ethernet cables can carry electrical power, thereby providing power to the light heads. The light head processors can use network technology to control light activation, to perform conflict monitoring, to receive data from various sensors to adjust traffic flow, etc.
US10854072B2	System and method for automatic calibration of vehicle position determining device in a traffic system An automatic calibration system for a traffic system includes at least one position determining device, at least one image capturing device, a matching and tagging module, an image analysis module, and a calibration module. The position determining device detects a vehicle in violation of traffic rules and activates the image capturing device to capture images of the vehicle. The vehicle is matched and tagged in the images according to vehicle-related information detected by the position determining device by the matching and tagging module. The image analysis module analyses a plurality of images selected from the images to obtain an analysis result. The analysis result is compared with the vehicle-related information by a processor. If the analysis result is different than the vehicle-related information, the position determining device is calibrated by the calibration module. If the analysis result is the same as the vehicle-related information, a calibration is not performed.
US10854071B2	Electronic device, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium Provided is an electronic device including a storage configured to store map data, and at least one processor configured to generate information indicating a trajectory of a user's movement based on a transition of a position of the user of the electronic device. The at least one processor is further configured to acquire the map data corresponding to a current position of the user, and execute at least one of notification to the user and notification to outside when it is detected that the user is to cross a road based on a positional relationship between a position of the road on a map specified from the acquired map data and the trajectory of the user's movement.
US10854068B2	Method and system for configurable security and surveillance systems A method and system for a configurable security and surveillance system are provided. A configurable security and surveillance system may comprise at least one programmable sensor agent and/or at least one programmable content analysis agent. A plurality of processing features may be offered by the configurable security and surveillance system by programming configurable hardware devices in the programmable sensor agents and/or the programmable content analysis agents via a system manager. Device programming files may be utilized to program the configurable hardware devices. The device programming files may be encrypted and decryption keys may be requested to enable the programming of different processing features into the programmable sensor agents and/or the programmable content analysis agents. The device programming files and/or the decryption keys may be received via a network transfer and/or via a machine-readable media from an e-commerce vendor.
US10854066B2	Methods and systems for disabling sleep alarm based on automated wake detection Techniques are disclosed for facilitating disabling an alarm in response to particular types of activity-indicative data. More specifically, activity-indicative data (e.g., sensor data or input(s) can be detected prior to a preset alarm time. Upon determining, based on the activity-indicative data, that a wakefulness condition is satisfied (e.g., that the activity-indicative data corresponds to one or more predefined characteristics), a disablement query can be displayed that includes an option to disable the alarm. In response to detecting a selection of the option, the alarm can be disabled such that the alarm stimuli is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.
US10854064B1	Security system with earthquake detection The present disclosure relates to approaches for detecting and monitoring for earthquakes using a control unit of a security system. A security system may include a plurality of sensors that detect alarm conditions and send alarm condition messages to a control unit for the security system. The control unit may be communicatively coupled to the sensors and configured to receive the alarm condition messages from the sensors. The security system may also include an earthquake sensor that senses earthquake conditions and sends an earthquake condition message to the control unit if it detects the earthquake condition. The control unit may include an alarm module. The control unit causes the alarm module to generate an alarm in response to receiving the earthquake condition message from the earthquake sensor.
US10854063B2	Detecting periods of inactivity Techniques are described herein for monitoring activities of organisms, including sleep. In various embodiments, logic (116) may receive, from a first sensor (106) adapted to detect activity in a first area (104), signal(s) indicating activity of an organism. Based on these signal(s), the logic may identify (504) a first time at which the organism transitions into a first state. The logic may later receive (508), from a second sensor (110, 114) adapted to detect activity in a second area (108, 112), signal(s) indicative of activity in the second area. Based on these subsequent signal(s), the logic may identify (510) a second time that is after the first time, determine (512) whether the first sensor provided signal(s) indicative of activity in the first area within another time interval preceding the second time, and selectively store (514) an indication of transition of the organism into a second state based on the determination.
US10854060B2	Floodlight controllers with wireless audio/video recording and communication features Floodlight controllers with wireless audio/video recording and communication features in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a floodlight controller for activating and deactivating a floodlight device may include a camera including an image sensor and having a field of view, a switch having an open condition and a closed condition, and a processor operatively connected to the camera and operatively connected to the switch, wherein the processor is configured to receive an input from the camera and produce an output to the switch to cause the switch to transition from the open condition to the closed condition.
US10854057B2	Information processing system, method and computer readable medium for determining whether moving bodies appearing in first and second videos are the same or not A similarity computation unit (130) derives a first probability P indicating that a first moving body appearing in the first video is the same as a second moving body appearing in the second video on the basis of similarity of feature value of the moving bodies. A non-appearance probability computation unit (140) derives a second probability Q indicating that the first moving body is not the same as the second moving body on the basis of an elapsed time after the first moving body exits from the first video. A person determination unit (150) determines whether the first moving body is the same as the second moving body by comparing the probability P and Q.
US10854054B2	Anti-theft module for a rechargeable battery-operated electric machine tool, and rechargeable battery-operated electric machine tool comprising an anti-theft module An anti-theft module for a battery-operated electric machine tool includes at least a first data interface configured to transmit data to an external device. The anti-theft module also includes a position determination unit configured to determine a geographical position of the anti-theft module. The anti-theft module is configured to be installable as an adapter between a rechargeable battery interface of the electric machine tool and a replaceable battery.
US10854052B2	Lighting fixture having an environmental detection system A lighting fixture is provided. The lighting fixture includes a light source and an environmental detection system. The environmental detection system is coupled to a continuous supply of electrical power. The environmental detection system includes one or more sensors operable to detect a parameter associated with a space in which the lighting fixture is located.
US10854050B2	Server-provided visual output at a voice interface device A method at an electronic device with an array of indicator lights includes: obtaining first visual output instructions stored at the electronic device, where the first visual output instructions control operation of the array of indicator lights based on operating state of the electronic device; receiving a voice input; obtaining from a remote system a response to the voice input and second visual output instructions, where the second visual output instructions are provided by the remote system along with the response in accordance with a determination that the voice input satisfies one or more criteria; executing the response; and displaying visual output on the array of indicator lights in accordance with the second visual output instructions, where otherwise in absence of the second visual output instructions the electronic device displays visual output on the array of indicator lights in accordance with the first visual output instructions.
US10854048B2	Card receptacle of an automated transaction machine Disclosed is an automated transaction machine (ATM) including a card receptacle of a user interface, the card receptacle having a wall extending adjacent a main surface of the user interface, and a support extending between the main surface and the wall. The support, the wall, and the main surface of the user interface define a cavity operable to receive a transaction card. The ATM may further include an exit device of the user interface, the exit device including a container for receiving the transaction card, and a door positioned adjacent the container. The door is biasable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the door substantially covers an exit opening through the main surface of the user interface, and wherein in the second position the door permits access to the container through the exit opening.
US10854046B2	Systems and methods for cash payments for online gaming using location Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating cash payment for online gaming including receiving player information at a service provider system through an input element of a player input screen presented on a player system. Embodiments include presenting information regarding a point-of-service that is equipped to accept cash payments, generating a token that is optically readable for use by the point-of-service, determining if the point-of-service is located in a geographic region authorized to make payments to the game provider; and notifying the point-of-service to reject any payments from the player system if the point-of-service is not located in a geographic region authorized to make the payments from the player system to the game provider.
US10854035B2	Automated packaging system for a self-service custom-fabrication kiosk A self-service kiosk is disclosed. The self-service kiosk may have a housing, including a user interface. The user interface may receive from a user a selection of an item. The user interface may also receive from the user a payment for a purchase of the item. The self-service kiosk may include a fabrication system disposed within the housing. The fabrication system may fabricate the item selected by the user. The self-service kiosk may also include a packaging system. The packaging system may sealingly enclose the item in a package. Further, the self-service kiosk may include a bin that may dispense the package, including the item, to the user.
US10854032B2	Vending machine A vending machine has a cabinet internally defining a dispensing compartment that is closed by a front door and houses a plurality of dispensing trays, each of which supports a plurality of products and is slidably engaged in a guide device defined by a pair of elongated guides, each of which is coupled to the cabinet through a front tooth and a rear tooth and is provided with a retractable spring-loaded locking pin movable between a coupling position and a release position with respect to the cabinet.
US10854024B2	Instrument cluster monitoring system Systems and methods for monitoring operation of an instrument cluster configured to display vehicle operating information to a driver. The system includes a camera pointed at the instrument cluster to capture images of operation of the instrument cluster. A control module is in receipt of the images of the instrument cluster. The control module is configured to compare operation of the instrument cluster as captured in the images with predetermined, expected operation of the instrument cluster. A fault condition notification module is configured to generate a fault notice when there is a discrepancy between operation of the instrument cluster as captured in the images and the predetermined, expected operation of the instrument cluster.
US10854023B1	Tractor-trailer data link for a semi-truck A system for a trailer mounted data sensor includes a sensor and a modem. The sensor is configured to produce a sensor data signal that is mounted on a vehicle trailer. The modem is configured to modulate the sensor data signal to create a modulated sensor data signal. The modulated sensor data signal is transmitted using a first line. The first line is coupled via a harness to electronics mounted on a vehicle.
US10854018B2	Determining an amount for a toll based on location data points provided by a computing device A method for calculating a fare for a transport service is provided. One or more processors receive a plurality of location data points from a computing device associated with a vehicle providing the transport service. The plurality of location data points correspond to a route of travel during performance of the transport service. A determination is made, based on a set of location data points of the plurality of location data points, that the vehicle has potentially driven along a roadway in which a toll is to be assessed as part of the fare. The roadway in which the toll is to be assessed is identified. The amount for the toll is determined for the identified roadway.
US10854015B2	Real-time quality control during manufacturing using augmented reality Various techniques are described herein that provide for real-time quality control during manufacturing using augmented reality. In particular, in one embodiment, techniques herein project a three-dimensional (3D) virtual shape/model onto a work-in-progress part in the real-world in order to see defects in real-time, thus allowing for mid-manufacturing corrections. The embodiments herein generally consist of first calibrating a “virtual world” to the real world, then calibrating the physical product to the virtual world, and lastly projecting information onto the physical product, such as various design information and/or quality control information.
US10854014B2	Intelligent object recognizer An intelligent VR (IVR) system receives a VR content item and automatically augments the VR content item with additional or ancillary content. The intelligent VR system initially identifies within the VR content item, valid textual and non-textual objects that have ancillary content associated therewith. The IVR system provides hotspots that signify presence of the ancillary content for the valid objects during a display of the VR content item. The hotspots and the ancillary content are positioned for display corresponding to pixel blocks including the valid objects. The ancillary content is selected for the hotspots based on a spatial and temporal extent of display of the valid objects. The hotspots with respective ancillary content items and the VR content item are streamed to a head mounted display (HMD) for display to a viewer.
US10854013B2	Systems and methods for presenting building information Described herein are systems and methods for presenting building information. In overview, the technologies described herein provide relationships between Building Information Modeling (BIM) data (which includes building schematics defined in terms of standardized three dimensional models) and Building Management System (BMS) data (which includes data indicative of the operation of building components such as HVAC components and the like). Some embodiments use relationships between these forms of data thereby to assist technicians in identifying the physical location of particular pieces of equipment, for example in the context of performing inspections and/or maintenance. In some cases this includes the provision of 2D and/or 3D maps to portable devices, these maps including the location of equipment defined both in BIM and BMS data. In some cases, augmented reality technology is applied thereby to provide richer access to positional information.
US10854010B2	Method and device for processing image, and recording medium Provided is a method, performed by a device, of processing an image, the method including tracking a movement of a user wearing the device and generating movement information of the user, the movement information being about a movement occurring between a previous time when a first image was rendered and a current time when a second image is rendered; selecting at least one pixel from among a plurality of pixels comprised in the first image, based on the generated movement information and a location of a target pixel comprised in the second image; and changing a value of the target pixel by blending a value of the selected at least one pixel with the value of the target pixel according to a preset weight.
US10854009B2	Method, apparatus, and system for obtaining virtual object, and storage medium A method for obtaining a virtual object for a first terminal includes obtaining a first current indoor position, and obtaining a second indoor position corresponding to the first indoor position and a corresponding identifier of a virtual object. The second indoor position is a position of the virtual object corresponding to the identifier of the virtual object. The method also includes, when moving from the first indoor position into a first preset position range including the second indoor position, displaying an actual image shot by a camera and, when the actual image includes the second indoor position, displaying the virtual object at a position in the actual image corresponding to the second indoor position, obtaining a selection operation on the virtual object displayed in the actual image, and sending an obtaining request for the virtual object to a server according to the selection operation.
US10854003B2	Visualization of network data as a three-dimensional hierarchical data structure in a mixed reality environment Embodiments of the innovation relate to a mixed reality device having a mixed reality display and a controller disposed in electrical communication with the mixed reality display. The controller configured to receive topology data associated with a network and three-dimensional (3D) embedded network data associated with the network. The controller is configured to construct a hierarchical data structure from the topology data and the 3D embedded network data. The controller is also configured to display a level of the hierarchical data structure as a virtual object in a 3D space on the mixed reality display, the level of the hierarchical data structure identifying a subset of nodes and a subset of edges of the hierarchical data structure.
US10854000B2	Three-dimensional displays using electromagnetic field computations Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for three-dimensional (3D) displaying objects are provided. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data including respective primitive data for primitives corresponding to an object, determining an electromagnetic (EM) field contribution to each element of a display for each of the primitives by calculating an EM field propagation from the primitive to the element, generating a sum of the EM field contributions from the primitives for each of the elements, transmitting to each of the elements a respective control signal for modulating at least one property of the element based on the sum of the EM field contributions, and transmitting a timing control signal to an illuminator to activate the illuminator to illuminate light on the display, such that the light is caused by the modulated elements of the display to form a volumetric light field corresponding to the object.
US10853995B2	Physically based shading via fixed-functionality shader libraries Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that computes, by a shader in a fixed-functionality hardware shader library, a physically based shading model for a type of material. Additionally, the shader may shade one or more surfaces associated with the type of material in accordance with the physically based shading model. In one example, two or more shaders in the shader library are dedicated to different types of materials.
US10853990B2	System and method for processing a graphic object A method for processing a three-dimensional graphic object. The method comprises receiving a query point and an associated query region, the query point being positioned within a reference fragment of a texture image of the three-dimensional graphic object; determining reference points on a boundary of the reference fragment using the query region, the reference points associated with target points on a boundary of a target fragment of the texture image, the reference points and the query point forming a reference angle; and determining a portion of the target fragment covered by the query region using an anchor point located outside the target fragment. The anchor point is determined using the target points and the reference angle. Angles between the anchor point and the target points correspond to angles between the query and reference points. The three-dimensional graphic object is processed using the determined portion of the target fragment.
US10853986B2	Creative GAN generating art deviating from style norms A method and system for generating art uses artificial intelligence to analyze existing art forms and then creates art that deviates from the learned styles. Known art created by humans is presented in digitized form along with a style designator to a computer for analysis, including recognition of artistic elements and association of particular styles. A graphics processor generates a draft graphic image for similar analysis by the computer. The computer ranks such draft image for correlation with artistic elements and known styles. The graphics processor modifies the draft image using an iterative process until the resulting image is recognizable as art but is distinctive in style.
US10853984B2	Photo and video collaboration platform Systems and methods for creating a collaborative video campaign comprise establishing the campaign via a graphical user interface of a computing device by automatically authorizing one or more individuals each having image capture devices as remote contributors to contribute videos to the campaign based upon a meeting of one or more pre-determined criteria; setting up the campaign to automatically begin based upon the meeting of the one or more pre-determined criteria; creating, via the graphical user interface of the computing device, a list of shot templates for desired videos for collection through the campaign, generating a notification regarding the automatic authorization of the one or more individuals from the graphical user interface, and; sending the notification regarding the automatic authorization through a remote server to the one or more image capture devices of the one or more remote contributors.
US10853982B2	Systems and methods for selecting images for placement in portions of a graphical layout Systems and methods are described herein for selection of tagged images to populate the graphical layout. The system accesses a layout that defines a plurality of portions of the graphical layout and corresponding image parameters for each portion of the graphical layout. The system selects a first portion of the plurality of portions and retrieves the corresponding image parameters. If the image parameters indicate that the selected portion of the graphical layout is subject to a visual effect, the system selects an image having image parameters, such as the tags described above, indicating that the image can be placed in a portion of the graphical interface which will be subject to the particular visual effect. Otherwise, the system selects an image having image parameters that match the image parameters corresponding to the selected portion of the graphical interface.
US10853981B2	Timeline system for monitoring a culture media protocol Systems and methods are provided for providing a timeline representing a culture media protocol for a culture medium. Providing a timeline representing a culture media protocol can include receiving the culture media protocol for the culture media generating the timeline on a user interface based on the culture media protocol, monitoring time on the timeline, receiving one or more culture media images related to the culture media protocol, associating each of the one or more culture media images with a position on the timeline that correlates to a time at which the culture media image was captured, and generating a selectable marker for each culture media image associated with the timeline, the selectable marker being aligned with the position on the timeline that correlates to the time at which the culture media image was captured.
US10853980B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and recording medium In the image processing apparatus, the image processing method, the program, and the recording medium of the present invention, an image arrangement section arranges compositing target images according to a first layout to create a composite image. In a case where a comment combination region presence determination section determines that there is no region where comments are to be combined within the arrangement region of the compositing target images in the composite image, a composite image layout change section changes the first layout to a second layout in which the compositing target images and the comments are combined. The image arrangement section arranges the compositing target images in the second layout and combines the compositing target images and the comments to recreate the composite image.
US10853979B2	Electronic device and method for displaying screen thereof An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a display, memory, and at least one processor configured to be connected electrically to the display and the memory. The at least one processor may execute instructions stored in the memory to: display a first screen generated by a first application on the display, provide first attribute information of at least one object included in the first screen to a second application in response to a screen switching event for displaying a second screen generated by the second application, and generate, by the second application, the second screen including the at least one object based on the first attribute information.
US10853978B1	Intelligent and context aware reading systems Disclosed herein are systems and methods for an intelligent and context-aware reading system. The method comprises generating a visual presentation using output data for display on a user interface. The method comprises generating an instruction to initiate an expression sensor device configured to track micro-expressions and generate expression sensor data. The method comprises receiving expression sensor data, associated with a user operating the user interface, from the expression sensor. The method comprises determining an expression state of the user based on the received expression sensor data. The method comprises determining a portion of the output data, which corresponds to a portion of the visual presentation displayed on the user interface when the expression sensor data is received. The method comprises generating supplemental content data for the portion of the output data in response to determining the expression state of the user as a first expression state.
US10853977B2	Apparatus and method for reconstructing image using extended neural network A method and apparatus for reconstructing an image using an extended neural network is provided. The method includes receiving an input image and reconstructing an output image from the input image using a neural network meeting a predetermined frame constraint. The reconstructing includes transforming the input image into signals corresponding to different frequencies, adjusting coefficients of the transformed signals using a nonlinear function, reconstructing the adjusted coefficients, and inversely transforming all coefficients determined using the reconstructed coefficients into the output image.
US10853976B2	Selective dynamic color management for user interface components of a media player A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a portion selection of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the portion selection based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
US10853968B2	Watermark sensing methods and arrangements The geometric pose of a patch of watermark data is estimated based on the position of a similar, but non-identical, patch of information within a data structure. The information in the data structure corresponds to a tiled array of calibration patterns that is sampled along at least three non-parallel paths. In a particular embodiment, the calibration patterns are sampled so that edges are globally-curved, yet locally-flat. Use of such information in the data structure enables enhanced pose estimation, e.g., speeding up operation, enabling pose estimation from smaller patches of watermark signals, and/or enabling pose estimation from weaker watermark signals. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US10853964B2	Image recognition system An image recognition system includes a first computer for detecting a recognition target from image data, and a second computer for identifying the recognition target detected by the first computer. The first computer and the second computer are disposed at positions physically separated from each other. When the first computer sends image data to the second computer, the second computer sends to the first computer a detection parameter group used for detection via a communication path. The detection parameter group is included in a recognition parameter group that is dynamically changed and used for image recognition processing of the image data.
US10853962B2	Device, system, and method of determining reclining state A reclining state determination device includes a detecting unit, an image capturing unit, and a control unit. The detecting unit detects an acceleration of a display device attached, so as to be capable of tilting, to a rear surface of a reclining seat. The image capturing unit captures an image from the display device. The control unit determines a reclining state of the reclining seat on the basis of the captured image and the detected acceleration.
US10853960B2	Stereo matching method and apparatus Provided is a stereo matching method and apparatus. A stereo matching apparatus may generate a disparity map by transforming a disparity map of a previous frame based on determined motion information of a camera between the previous frame and the current frame, calculate a confidence for the generated disparity map, and adjust a disparity map corresponding to the current frame based on the confidence and the generated disparity map.
US10853959B2	Optical inspection tool and method A method of inspecting a device under test for defects includes detecting intensity and directional information of radiation rays emanating from a device under test by a light field camera, generating synthesized images of the device under test detected by the light field camera, and determining a depth of a defect in the device under test from the synthesized images.
US10853958B2	Method and device for acquiring depth information of object, and recording medium Provided is a method of acquiring depth information of an object including acquiring first depth information of the object located at a first point in a common sensing region common to respective sensing regions of a plurality of sensors and first shape information of at least one view point, acquiring second shape information of the object at a second point when the object is located at the second point in a region excluding the common sensing region on the respective sensing regions of the plurality of sensors, and acquiring second depth information of the object at the second point based on a result of comparison between the first shape information of the at least one view point and the second shape information and the first depth information.
US10853955B1	Systems and methods for point cloud encryption A device is provided for encrypting and/or decrypting a point cloud having a plurality of data points that collectively produce a three-dimensional (“3D”) image. Each data point may have a set of elements with values that define a position of the data point in 3D space and visual characteristics of the data point. Encrypting the point cloud may include deterministically a set of data point to encrypt, and deterministically changing the data point element values of the selected data points so that the 3D image produced by the encrypted data points is different than the 3D produced from the unencrypted data points. Decrypting the resulting encrypted point cloud may include deterministically reselecting the encrypted data points using an encryption key, and deterministically reversing the changes made to the data point element values of the selected data points based on transformations that are specified as part of the encryption key.
US10853953B2	Video content activity context and regions A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.
US10853952B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An image processing apparatus, comprising a generation unit configured to generate a three-dimensional shape model of an object present in a field, based on a plurality of captured images obtained by a plurality of cameras that capture the field from different directions, a specification unit configured to specify a direction of the three-dimensional shape model generated by the generation unit, and a storage control unit configured to cause the direction of the three-dimensional shape model specified by the specification unit to be stored in a storage unit together with identification information of the object.
US10853935B2	Image processing system, computer readable recording medium, and image processing method The embodiments of the disclosure set a condition when image data is generated, in association with a position of image data. An image processing device makes a plurality of light emission states of a plurality of light emitting units different according to an illumination condition, and acquires a plurality of pieces of image data obtained by imaging in the plurality of different light emission states. The image processing device generates image data to be used for image measurement from a plurality of pieces of acquired image data on the basis of a generation condition defined in association with a position in the image data. In the image processing device, at least one of the illumination condition and the generation condition is determined so that the generated image data becomes image data suitable for a purpose of the image measurement.
US10853927B2	Image fusion architecture Embodiments relate to circuitry for performing fusion of two images captured with two different exposure times to generate a fused image having a higher dynamic range. Information about first keypoints is extracted from the first image by processing pixel values of pixels in the first image. A model describing correspondence between the first image and the second image is then built by processing at least the information about first keypoints. A processed version of the first image is warped using mapping information in the model to generate a warped version of the first image spatially more aligned to the second image than to the first image. The warped version of the first image is fused with a processed version of the second image to generate the fused image.
US10853923B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic block partition of an image A method for geometrically correcting a distorted input frame and generating an undistorted output frame includes capturing and storing an input frame in an external memory, allocating an output frame with an output frame size and dividing the output frame into output blocks, computing a size of the input blocks in the input image corresponding to each output blocks, checking if the size of the input blocks is less than the size of the internal memory and if not dividing until the required input block size of divided sub blocks is less than the size of the internal memory, programming an apparatus with input parameters, fetching the input blocks into an internal memory, processing each of the divided sub blocks sequentially and processing the next output block in step until all the output blocks are processed; and composing the output frame for each of the blocks in the output frame.
US10853918B2	Foveal adaptation of temporal anti-aliasing Methods and systems are provided for enabling foveal adaption of temporal anti-aliasing within a foveated rendering presentation. A method for rendering a multi-resolution scene with anti-aliasing within a head mounted display (HMD) is provided. The method includes an operation for rendering a scene that includes a series of video frames. The method also includes operations for applying anti-aliasing to a first region of the scene using a first jitter offset and applying anti-aliasing to a second region of the scene using a second jitter offset. Further, the method provides for generating a foveated scene that includes the first region and the second region and for sending the foveated scene to be displayed on a display associated with the HMD, wherein the first region is associated with a higher resolution than the second scene and the first jitter offset is smaller than the second jitter offset, according to certain embodiments.
US10853917B2	Color image authentication method based on palette compression technique An image authentication method is provided. An original image is divided into blocks. An interpolation algorithm is performed on each block so as to obtain a first image. Each pixel in the first image is mapped into an index based on a palette compression technique, so as to generate a second image. Each index is divided into multiple secret values, and a secret sharing algorithm is performed based on the secret values to obtain multiple partial shares. A transparent map is generated according to the partial shares, and a lossless image filed is generated by combining the original image with the transparent map.
US10853916B2	Convolution deconvolution neural network method and system A method and system for processing an image operates by: filtering a first real image to obtain a first feature map therefor with performances of image features improved; upscaling the obtained first feature map to improve a resolution thereof, the feature map with improved resolution forming a second feature map; and constructing, from the second feature map, a second real image having enhanced performances and a higher resolution than that of the first real image.
US10853915B2	Generating virtual reality content based on corrections to stitching errors Illustrative methods and systems for generating virtual reality content based on corrections to stitching errors are described. An illustrative computer-implemented method includes receiving raw virtual reality video data representing images recorded by camera modules of a camera array, stitching the images together to generate an initial virtual reality render, determining that the initial virtual reality render has a stitching error, and generating a corrected virtual reality render that corrects the stitching error.
US10853914B2	Methods and systems for automatic image stitching failure recovery An exemplary image stitching recovery system detects a failed attempt by an image stitching system to generate a first panoramic image in a target location image set that includes a plurality of panoramic images each depicting a target location from a different respective locus point. The image stitching recovery system identifies a particular locus point at which a second panoramic image within the target location image set has been successfully generated, and identifies, based on a second set of control points that were used by the image stitching system to successfully generate the second panoramic image at the particular locus point, a first set of control points based upon which the first panoramic image is to be successfully generated. Subsequently, the image stitching recovery system directs the image stitching system to generate, based on the first set of control points, the first panoramic image in the target location image set.
US10853913B2	Color filter array pattern conversion Methods, systems, and devices for processing color information are described. The method may include receiving a first set of image data collected at an image sensor based on a first color filter array having a first filter pattern, calculating a color saturation gradient based on the first set of image data, and calculating multiple color gradients based on the color saturation gradient. The multiple color gradients may each be associated with a region of the first set of image data, where each color gradient characterizes a color variation along a different direction of the region. The method may include generating a second set of image data including a color value for the region based on comparing a first direction gradient of the multiple color gradients with a second direction gradient of the multiple color gradients. Color values associated with the regions may be mapped to a second color filter array.
US10853911B2	Dynamic adaptation of images for projection, and/or of projection parameters, based on user(s) in environment Implementations relate to dynamic adaptation of images for projection by a projector, based on one or more properties of user(s) that are in an environment with the projector. The projector can be associated with an automated assistant client of a client device. In some versions of those implementations, a pose of a user in the environment is determined and, based on the pose, a base image for projecting onto a surface is warped to generate a transformed image. The transformed image, when projected onto a surface and viewed from the pose of the user, mitigates perceived differences relative to the base image. The base image (on which the transformed image is based) can optionally be generated in dependence on a distance of the user. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to dynamic adaptation of projection parameters (e.g., a location for projection, a size of projection) based on one or more properties of user(s) that are in an environment with the projector.
US10853901B2	System and method for visitation management in a controlled environment A system is described herein that facilitates the easy scheduling and conducting of prison visitations. The system provides a remotely-accessible means for visitors to authenticate themselves, check the availability of those they wish to visit, and schedule a visit with that individual. As part of this process, the system tracks the availability of prison inmates as well as the devices and visit sites that are available to those inmates. In this manner, the system can quickly identify the availability of different inmates in order to provide on-demand scheduling capabilities to potential visitors. The system is connected to multiple facilities as well as public networks, and therefore can be remotely accessed. Additionally, the system also functions to monitor visits while they are in progress, as well as to store visit recordings for future review. Because the system is networked, remote monitors can access the review system in order to monitor visits or review recordings. The system also employs rigorous authentication and other security measures to ensure the safety and security of the visitors, the inmates, the staff, as well as others within the prison facility.
US10853900B2	Method and system for predicting adherence to a treatment Data characterizing an individual is received. Thereafter, one or more variables are extracted from the data so that, using a predictive model populated with the extracted variables, a likelihood of the individual adhering to a treatment regimen can be determined. The predictive model is trained on historical treatment regimen adherence data empirically derived from a plurality of subjects. Subsequently, data characterizing the determined likelihood of adherence can be promoted. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US10853898B1	Method and apparatus for controlled messages The present invention is a method and apparatus for a first user to create intellectual property, in the form of digital media, then sell it to a second user. Users can collaborate to create intellectual property in an efficient manner by following a preferred procedure. The intellectual property can be distributed in an encrypted form which allows the intellectual property owner to specify the conditions of use that must be met for a specified intellectual property user to use the intellectual property. The user can authenticate the intellectual property in a distributed secure platform before final payment. The intellectual property owner can tag each copy of the intellectual property to trace the source of unauthorized copies.
US10853887B2	Determination of paywall metrics Techniques and systems for determining paywall metrics are described. In an implementation, a candidate paywall metric is created that corresponds to an increased propensity of users to engage in a paid transaction when exposed to a paywall. In this way, providers of digital content may increase the proportion of users that perform a transaction when exposed to the paywall.
US10853885B2	Method for offering a protection policy for a mobile device One embodiment includes a method for offering a protection policy for a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of providing an application, conducting a test of the mobile device, calculating the risk of protecting the mobile device, and offering an protection policy. The application is configured to operate on the mobile device and to test at least one function of the mobile device. The test is conducted by the application and verifies at least one function of the mobile device through the application. The risk of protecting the mobile device is based upon at least one result of the test. The protection policy for the mobile device is based upon the calculated risk, has a cost, and is offered for purchase to a user of the mobile device.
US10853879B2	Systems and methods for reducing data lookups within a set of queues A computer implemented method for aggregating quantities associated with messages includes: generating an implied message for an object based on two constituent messages, wherein the implied message is associated with a value based on the values of the constituent messages, a priority that is equivalent to the lower of the priorities of the constituent messages, and a quantity that is equivalent to the lesser of the quantities of the constituent messages, receiving third and fourth messages, increasing the quantity of the implied message based on the received messages, and upon an occurrence of a match event involving the implied message, automatically allocating all of the quantity of the implied message for matching during the match event before allocating any of the quantity associated with the third message for matching during the match event.
US10853876B2	Image analysis and identification using machine learning with output estimation Systems and methods for generating realtime quotes using machine learning algorithms are provided. The system includes a processor in communication with a client device, and a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving an image of a vehicle from the client device, extracting one or more features from the image, and identifying one or more attributes of the vehicle. The operations also include: based on the identified attributes, determining a make and a model of the vehicle, obtaining comparison information based at least in part on the determined make and model, estimating and transmitting a quote for the vehicle for display on the client device, based on the comparison information.
US10853874B2	Systems and computer-implemented processes for analyzing and determining the value of switching accounts The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for customer account switching valuation. The disclosed embodiments include a customer account switching valuation computer system that includes a storage device storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions in the storage device. In one aspect, the system may receive, from a client computer associated with a customer, a response to an offer to switch an existing account to a new account and collect, based on the response, account information relating to the existing account. The processor may be configured to parse the collected account information into one or more categories and analyze the categorized account information to determine a value to the customer for switching from the existing account to the new account. The processor may also provide a representation of the value to the client computer.
US10853872B1	Advanced item associations in an item universe Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating item bundles. An item bundle includes more than one item from an item universe that can be bundled together. For example, in an electronic marketplace, two items can be linked together as a bundle that is sold. An order document can be created that includes a reference to the item bundle that is associated with an entry for each of the items in the bundle.
US10853868B2	System and method for configuring the display of sale items recommended based on customer need and heuristically managing customer need-based purchasing recommendations A system and method operating a customer need-based configuration recommendation management system to enhance configuration selection comprising processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to define a plurality of preset user functional requirement definitions for a configuration of one or more sale items to configure an on-sale custom information handling system available via a web interface, wherein the each of the plurality of preset user functional definitions corresponds to one of a plurality of need-based categories of customers, and a stored plurality of list configurations, each of the plurality of list configurations including a configuration of sale items associated with one of the plurality of preset user functional definitions, wherein each of the sale items have a different sale item type from one another and are identified as being compatible with one another according to compatibility data stored in memory. The system and method provide for a graphical web interface to receive a first user input selecting a first one of the plurality of preset functional requirement definitions for a first corresponding need-based category and a configurator for the first need-based category to present one of the plurality of stored list configurations including a configuration of sale items associated with the first selected functional requirement definition and prompt the user to select for purchase the presented configuration of sale items which updates a plurality of accuracy counter variables assigned to the association between each of the sale items presented and the first selected functional requirement definition.
US10853864B1	Providing brand information via an offering service Described herein are techniques for providing information regarding brands of items offered for acquisition by an offering service. The items may comprise tangible or intangible goods, products (e.g., electronics, sporting goods, digital music, etc.), services, or the like. A brand, meanwhile, may refer to a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that distinguishes a designer, maker, manufacturer, seller or the like from other entities.
US10853863B2	Systems and methods for browse facet ranking In some embodiments, a method can comprise receiving a query and determining one or more results for the query. In many embodiments, the one or more results can comprise one or more shelves, each shelf of the one or more shelves can comprise one or more facets, and each facet of the one or more facets can comprise one or more items. In various embodiments, the method can further comprise facilitating display of at least a portion of the one or more results for the query by facilitating display of at least the portion of the one or more results in a ranked order. In many embodiments, displaying the portion of the one or more results in a ranked order can comprise determining a composite score for each facet of the one or more facets of each shelf of the one or more shelves. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also provided.
US10853856B2	Notification system and methods for use in retail environments Embodiments herein include novel ways of alerting store personnel when various activities, events, conditions, etc., occur at the checkout in retail establishments. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, the alerting can take place in substantially real-time, when the event occurs, allowing personnel to take appropriate measures, corrective or otherwise, to deal with the detected event. Examples of such events may include situations such as when a person of interest is detected as shopping at the store, when a cashier has missed scanning an item at the checkout, or to alert store personnel if a non-empty shopping cart has exited the store without payment (a.k.a., a cart push-out). Although the discussion below uses a grocery store as an example retail environment, embodiments herein can be used in any type of retail environment.
US10853851B2	Systems for determining customer interest in goods A system for determining customer interest in goods includes one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions. The processors are configured to receive customer location data from a smart device associated with a customer indicating the customer is within a retail venue of a retailer and to monitor, based on the customer location data, a current location of the customer within the retail venue. The processors are further configured to receive goods location data indicating locations of goods for sale within the retail venue and determine that the customer is interested in a particular good for sale within the retail venue based on the current customer location remaining in proximity to the location of the particular good for a predetermined period of time. The processors also conduct a search of pricing of the particular good at one or more other retailers and send a price comparison to the customer.
US10853848B2	System and methods for generating dynamic market pricing for use in real-time auctions A system and methods for generating dynamic market pricing that is fair for both publishers and advertisers and the use of the pricing in real-time auctions. When a user views content over the internet, an online publisher provides content to the user with executable instructions, which notify an advertisement source that there is an impression for filling by an advertiser. The impression is submitted to a real-time bidding market for competing advertisers to bid to fill the impression with an advertisement. The system and methods generate dynamic pricing for the individual competing advertisers and use the dynamic pricing to compare advertiser bids to determine a highest or winning bid and a clearing price associated with the highest or winning bid.
US10853844B2	Combining image recognition with data analytics to generate shopping suggestions for a driver Systems and methods to generate purchase suggestions are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: present purchase suggestions, by a user interface to the vehicle occupant; generate output signals conveying a location of the vehicle; receive and determine output signals of external resources conveying interest information of the vehicle occupant; determine, based on the output signals, location of the vehicle; determine, based on the location and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, business information of one or more businesses nearby; build one or more business profiles; build one or more purchase profiles; store the one or more business profiles and/or purchase profiles in electronic storage; determine, based on the one or more business profiles, the driver's purchase profile, and/or the location information, purchase suggestions for the driver; and present, through the user interface, the purchase suggestions for the driver.
US10853843B2	Pay as you go marketing campaign A computer system for creating a campaign includes at least one processor connected to a memory, the at least one processor configured to manage a plurality of system components. The system further comprises a receiving component configured to receive one or more content elements and a plurality of advertising credits, the content elements including a template, a personalized URL (pURL), and one or more user-provided content elements; a binding component configured to bind the template and the one or more user-provided content elements with the pURL to create a portion of content; a sending component configured to send the portion of content to one or more receiving users via a communication channel; and a deducting component configured to deduct one or more of the plurality of advertising credits responsive to the act of sending the portion of content to one or more receiving users via the communication channel.
US10853842B2	Systems and methods to communicate with users via social networking sites In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured with a configurable, generic, data-driven model, in which properties of social networking sites/applications are stored and used in communicating offer-related messages via social networking sites.
US10853840B2	Performance-based digital content delivery in a digital medium environment Performance-based digital content delivery in a digital medium environment is described. Initially, different items of a collection of digital content are delivered to a substantially equal number of users. The collection is then iteratively tested to identify which content item achieves a desired action (e.g., conversion) at a highest rate. During the iterative test, data describing user interaction with the delivered content is collected. Based on the collected data, measures of achievement are determined for the different content items. Measures of statistical guarantee are also computed that indicate an estimated accuracy of the achievement measures. Responsive to determining that a condition for ending the test has not yet occurred, an optimized allocation is computed for delivery of the content by applying one of multiple allocation optimization techniques. The particular technique applied is based on the condition for ending the test and a type of statistical guarantee associated with the test.
US10853838B2	Memorization model for context violations For various content campaigns (or content), an online system predicts a likelihood score of context violations (e.g., account term violations) of a content campaign. The online system derives a plurality of feature vectors of the content campaign. The online system predicts a likelihood score of context violation of the content campaign using a memorization model based on the plurality of feature vectors. The memorization model comprises a plurality of categories and a plurality of items of each category. Each of the plurality of categories has a category weight, and each of the plurality of items of each category has an item weight. The predicted likelihood score is based on a combination of a plurality of category weights and a plurality of item weights associated with the plurality of feature vectors. The online system performs an action affecting the content campaign based in part on the predicted likelihood score.
US10853835B2	Payment system with item-level promotional campaigns redeemable automatically at point-of-sale devices Retail merchants, third-party manufacturers, and/or distributors of retail goods market and distribute promotions to consumers based on the consumers' transaction histories (i.e., users that do not typically purchase a particular brand of soda) and/or award promotions to consumers targeted to a specific item, class or category of item, or characteristic of an item. The promotion redeems and is applied automatically to reduce the purchase amount when the consumer presents a payment method for a transaction for the purchase of a targeted item.
US10853832B2	System and method for reminding and tracking use of reusable container and carry products The present disclosure relates to a system and method for reminding users to use, and for tracking usage of, reusable container and carry products such as reusable bags, boxes, cups, cup sleeves, and bottles, especially for food and beverages. In an aspect, the system and method provides an identification module which may be attached to or embedded within a reusable container or carry product. The identification module is preferably adapted to be detected by or be operatively connect to a mobile communication device such as a smart phone, smart watch, tablet, or some other device form factor. An app provided on the mobile communication device is used to provide a schedule or location based reminder to use the reusable product, and may track usage and environmental impact for an individual user or a group of users. Promotional incentives, rewards, and pre-payment options may be provided.
US10853829B2	Association method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An association method executed by a computer, the association method including obtaining a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, acquiring at least one identifier of at least one radio terminal that is located near one of the plurality of cameras when at least one of the plurality of cameras captures one of the plurality of images, obtaining attributes corresponding to one or more person included in a group of images based on an analysis regarding the group of images, the group of images being included in the plurality of images and corresponding to a first identifier included in the at least one identifier, determining an attribute corresponding to the first identifier based on a result of the obtaining the attributes, and storing, into a storage device, the determined attribute in association with the first identifier.
US10853827B2	Double-blind research portal A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for research in a double-blind framework, links, by a data processing system, a double-blind framework application to an intra-network database, provides a double-blind framework portal linked to the double-blind framework application, and responsive to a request entered on the double-blind framework portal, provides to a requestor, responses to research surveys directed to an audience selected from the intra-network database based on an intra-change system. The intra-network database comprises a database of entities and employees of the entities that have opted-in to an intra-change system. The intra-change system provides financial incentives to the entities and employees by sharing a fee paid by the requestor for each research survey.
US10853824B2	Methods and apparatus to apply household-level weights to household-member level audience measurement data Methods and apparatus to apply household-level weights to audience measurement data at a household-member level are disclosed. An example method to determine demographics of populations to measure media audiences of populations includes determining demographics for members of a first household of a sub-population. First demographics of a first member of the first household are different than second demographics of a second member of the first household. The example method includes calculating a first household-level weight for the first household based on a demographics distribution of the sub-population and aggregate demographics of a population. The example method includes applying the first household-level weight to the first demographics of the first member, applying the first household-level weight to the second demographics of the second member, and estimating a demographics distribution of the population to measure a media audience of the population based on the weighted first demographics and the weighted second demographics.
US10853823B1	Readership information of digital publications for publishers based on eye-tracking In various embodiments, readership information is received from consumer devices. The readership information from each consumer device is received over one or more network communications and indicates one or more sections of a published document as being read on the consumer device. The readership information can be from eye-tracking data collected while the digital publication is viewed in a document reader on the consumer device. The readership information is stored in association with the published document. At least some of the stored readership information is sent to a publisher device and indicates a number of times one or more sections of the published document have been read on the consumer devices. The readership information is presented on the publisher device in context to indicate relative readership of the sections on the consumer devices.
US10853820B2	Method and apparatus for recommending topic-cohesive and interactive implicit communities in social customer relationship management A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for recommending a topic-cohesive and interactive implicit community are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for customer care, selects an implicit community identified from a plurality of individual users of a social media website based upon a relevance score related to a topic of the request for customer care and recommends the implicit community in response to the request for customer care.
US10853818B2	Securing private user information in multi-party-hosted computing device transactions Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for maintaining the security of certain sensitive user information during computer network transactions between the user and multiple third-party hosts. Some example embodiments disclosed herein comprise a computer-implemented method, comprising, at a server separate from a merchant server and separate from a payment processor server: receiving data indicative of a transaction initiated by a customer from the merchant server; generating a unique identification value for the transaction; transmitting, to a customer's computing device, identifying information for a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is unique to the transaction; receiving a request to view a web page at the URL that is unique to the transaction; and generating data for a hosted-pay web page unique to the transaction, the hosted-pay web page including an embedded portion that facilitates payment directly with a payment processor server and not with a merchant server.
US10853816B1	Systems and methods for authentication of an individual on a communications device A system for authenticating a user may comprise at least one subsystem that contacts a device associated with the user, at least one subsystem that receives a device identification key from the device, at least one subsystem that receives a signal comprising a voice sample from the device, at least one subsystem that compares a voice pattern of the voice sample to that of a previously recorded voice sample of the user, and at least one subsystem that compares the received device identification key to a previously stored device identification key associated with the device associated with the user.
US10853815B2	Method and system for authorizing card account transactions by geographic region A method and system for authorizing card account transactions by geographic region by providing data for a user interface displaying geographic regions and merchant locations each corresponding to the location of a merchant where a transaction using a card account may be initiated, receiving a user interface selection representing a request to authorize or restrict card account transactions, receiving authorization requests for desired transactions, and authorizing or restricting the transactions in accordance with the request.
US10853811B2	Risk determination enabled crypto currency transaction system Systems and methods for providing risk determination in a crypto currency transaction include receiving, through a network via a broadcast by a first payer device, a first crypto currency transaction that includes a first payee public address. A first request for a determination of risk associated with the first crypto currency transaction is then identified in the first crypto currency transaction, with the first request including risk criteria. A first payee involved in the first crypto currency transaction is then identified using the first payee public address, and first payee risk information is accessed via at least one external risk information database based on the identification of the first payee. If it is determined that the first payee risk information satisfies the at least one risk criteria in the first request, the first crypto currency transaction is provided for addition to a block in a crypto currency public ledger.
US10853810B2	Wireless devices for storing a financial account card and methods for storing card data in a wireless device A wireless device stores financial account card data and data relating to authorized users of the financial account. The wireless device is configured to perform the method of receiving card data associated with a financial account, storing the card data in a memory of the wireless device, receiving identification data of authorized users of the financial account card, storing the identification data in association with the stored card data in the memory of the wireless device, receiving a request to authorize a transaction using the financial account card, receiving identification data of an individual associated with the requested transaction, determining whether the identification data of the individual corresponds to the identification data of the owner or the stored identification data, and authorizing the transaction based on a determination that the identification data of the individual corresponds to the identification data of the owner or the stored identification data.
US10853807B2	Payment authentication method and apparatus A payment authentication method and apparatus, where the method includes obtaining authentication information entered by a user during payment, obtaining emotion characteristic information or action characteristic information when the user enters the authentication information, determining, according to the emotion characteristic information or the action characteristic information, whether a payment scenario is a normal payment scenario when the authentication information is valid, performing security control on the payment according to a result of determining whether the payment scenario is a normal payment scenario. Hence, according to the payment authentication method and apparatus, whether the payment scenario is the normal payment scenario is determined by obtaining emotion characteristic information or action characteristic information when the user enters authentication information during payment, and security control is performed on the payment according to a determining result, which improve security of the payment.
US10853805B2	Data processing system utilising distributed ledger technology There is provided a data processing system comprising a plurality of computing nodes configured to host a distributed ledger, a computing device communicatively coupled with one of the computing nodes, and a data store communicatively coupled with the computing device. The distributed ledger comprises a plurality of user accounts, each of the plurality of user accounts having an address on the distributed ledger, and one or more asset contracts, each of the one or more asset contracts having an address on the distributed ledger. The computing device is operable to provide association data to a first asset contract of the one or more asset contracts, the provided association data comprising an address on the distributed ledger of a first user account of the one or more user accounts, and data indicative of a first data location in the data store. The first asset contract is arranged to store the provided association data, and in response to a query indicating the first user account, return the data indicative of the first data location, thereby to enable access to data stored at the first data location.
US10853802B2	Data storage key for secure online transactions A secure non-volatile solid state memory data key appears similar to a conventional USB flash drive modified to have a physical shape resembling a door key with an eyelet for attaching the data key to a key ring or lanyard. The data key includes a USB port, a microprocessor (effectively serving as the “chip” in the chip-and-pin configuration), and a secure memory for holding secure transaction information, such as credit and debit card numbers, verified personal identification (federated ID), and other secure data. A biometric sensor (e.g., touch sensor or “capcha”) verifies that a person is in physical possession of the data key before permitting access to the secure memory. The touch sensor may be limited to use by a unique individual person through a biometric reader, such as a finger print reader, where the verification finger print is stored on the key rather than the connected host device.
US10853801B2	Methods and devices for protecting sensitive data of transaction activity based on smart contract in blockchain Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and apparatuses, including computer programs stored on computer-readable media, for protecting sensitive data of a transaction activity based on a smart contract in a blockchain. One of the methods includes: receiving activity data for creating an account for the transaction activity from a user, the activity data including at least an identifier of the smart contract in the blockchain and an expiration time of the transaction activity; sending the activity data to an authentication server for requesting a digital certificate of the activity data, wherein the digital certificate stores the identifier of the smart contract, and an expiration time of the digital certificate is set to be the expiration time of the transaction activity; and causing the account for the transaction activity to be created after to receiving the digital certificate from the authentication server.
US10853799B2	System and method for dual email and web based checkout in an unsegmented list A system and method for leveraging email to complete a checkout for registered and unregistered customers of the e-commerce system are disclosed. The system and method include receiving, by an email payment gateway, an email message comprising a customer email address and a token. The token includes transaction information for a transaction from a third party vendor. The system and method further include determining a registration status of a customer based on the customer email address, wherein the registration status is one of a registered customer of the e-commerce system or an unregistered customer of the e-commerce system. The system and method further include decoding the token and sending an email message to the customer email address based on the registration status and the decoded token.
US10853792B1	Variable deposits maximums for a digital cash deposit digitization service A system and method are disclosed in which cash deposits may be made at merchant locations who support such deposits. Using a mobile phone or other hand-held device, a bank customer requests a cash deposit from a banking app, receives a barcode on the mobile device, the barcode containing embedded information indicating the cash deposit amount, and presents the barcode to the merchant, along with the cash to be deposited. Once the transaction with the merchant is complete, the account of the bank customer's account is credited with the cash amount. The bank uses behavioral and historical data of the bank customer to customize a cash deposit limit for the customer.
US10853788B1	Systems and methods for enhanced shopping using a mobile device Systems and methods for enhanced shopping using a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for enhanced shopping using a mobile device may include (1) a mobile application executed by a mobile electronic device associating with a merchant system, the mobile electronic device comprising at least one computer processor, a memory, an optical input, and a display; (2) the mobile application receiving an item identifier associated with an item; (3) the mobile application receiving item data for the item from the merchant system based on the item identifier; (4) the mobile application receiving purchase confirmation for the item; and (5) the mobile application communicating payment information for the item to the merchant system.
US10853786B2	Multi-factor identity authentication Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for allowing for payment of transactions initiated with a client device to be completed using a mobile device and requiring multiple-step authentication of the user before completing the transactions.
US10853785B1	Systems and methods for transactions using an ATM/credit/debit card and a second communications channel to an account holder's bank Systems and methods for performing a transaction with a headless point-of-sale or automated teller machine (ATM) device are disclosed using a card having a second communications path to a financial services provider. A card having a display and radio frequency (RF) communications module may be authenticated with a headless point-of-sale device using a short-range RF communications link. Characteristics of the card may be set prior to the transaction. Transaction information may be provided to the display of the card from the headless point-of-sale device. A customer may confirm the transaction at the card using a touch-sensitive input area. During the processing, a communication may be made over the second communications path to authorize the transaction independently of the transaction processing path. A transaction may then be completed at the headless point-of-sale device.
US10853783B1	Processing online transactions with an intermediary system A method may comprise: receiving, from a merchant server, an application programming interface (API) call including an authorization request for payment and a mobile wallet identification; querying a database with the mobile wallet identification to determine a logical location of a mobile wallet associated with the mobile wallet identification; transmitting, based on the determination, a request for a payment source for the payment to the mobile wallet; receiving, from the mobile wallet, an identification of a payment source; and forwarding the identification of the payment source to the merchant server.
US10853781B2	Multi-device control and data communication system for fuel dispensing equipment A Local Controller device installed in or on the fuel pump capable of functioning as a pump controller dedicated solely to the pump in which it is installed and as a data router to and from the peripheral devices. This dedicated Local Controller device contains a microcomputer with a pump communications interface and optionally a remote, Site Controller communication interface which is non-dedicated and has control over many pumps at the station. If connected to such a Site Controller, the device will function as a slave to this Site Controller. Otherwise it functions autonomously to control the pump on its own.
US10853780B1	Providing configurable pricing for use of invocable services by applications Techniques are described for facilitating use of invocable services by applications in a configurable manner. In at least some situations, the invocable services are Web services or other network-accessible services that are made available by providers of the services for use by others in exchange for fees defined by the service providers. The described techniques facilitate use of such invocable services by applications in a manner configured by the developers of the applications, including to allow the application developers to configure pricing terms that will be used to determine fees that end users of the applications will be charged for use of the invocable services via the applications. In some situations, the configured pricing terms for a service specify fees for end users that differ in one or more ways from the defined fees charged by the provider of that service.
US10853769B2	Scheduling an automobile service appointment in a dealer service bay based on diagnostic trouble codes and service bay attributes A service appointment can be scheduled with a service center. Scheduling a service appointment can include reading a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) of an automobile stored in an electronic memory and providing via a network interface, the DTC to a scheduling system. Scheduling a service appointment can include receiving a potential service appointment with a service center to resolve the DTC and acknowledging the potential service appointment to schedule the potential service appointment with the service center.
US10853768B2	Busy day inference for users An inference is made regarding whether or not an upcoming day is going to be a busy day for a user. One or more different user-specific event parameters are utilized to compute a user busyness score for the upcoming day, where these parameters are based in part on a history of events for the user and their past behavior. Then, whenever the user busyness score for the upcoming day is greater than a busy day threshold, it is inferred that the upcoming day is going to be a busy day for the user. Whenever the user busyness score for the upcoming day is less than a quiet day threshold, it is inferred that the upcoming day is going to be a quiet day for the user.
US10853763B1	Onboarding new service providers utilizing portable service provider attributes Techniques for onboarding new service providers based on portable service provider attributes are described. In an example, a server computing device may determine service provider attribute(s) of a service provider associated with a first merchant and associate the service provider attribute(s) with a data entry corresponding to an identifier of the service provider in a database. The server computing device may subsequently receive, from a point-of-sale device operated by a second merchant, identification data associated with the service provider and may determine the identifier of the service provider based on the identification data. Based on the identifier, the server computing device may access the service provider attribute(s) associated with the service provider from the database and may update a second merchant service inventory associated with the second merchant based on the service provider attribute(s) of the service provider.
US10853762B2	Global monitoring system for critical equipment performance evaluation Acquiring and evaluating data regarding the performance of critical equipment of various business units distributed around the globe is essential in today's market. In particular aggregating, organizing and evaluating various types of data at a host processing system that is accessible via an intuitive graphical user interface to approved users connected to an enterprise network.
US10853760B2	System and method for reducing wastage of fresh produce in retail stores In a retail store having a sales area and a back-store area including a storage area, a system for managing produce includes a sensor arrangement for reading distinct identifiers associated with containers passing along a produce transfer path from the back-store area to the sales area. A processing system maintains a database including a record for each container received to the back-store area, each container record including a produce type and freshness data. For each produce type, the system determines at least one container of the given produce type in the back-store area having a shortest salability period as derived from the freshness data, this being designated a priority container, The system monitors whether containers transferred along the produce transfer path correspond to the priority containers. If a container other than a priority container is transferred, at least one enforcement action is actuated.
US10853759B2	Compartment-specific access authorization information The disclosure relates to a method comprising outputting access authorization information, which is a necessary condition for access to a compartment of a compartment system. The specific compartment is known, and the access authorization information is generated at least using information identifying the compartment, such that the compartment is determinable by the compartment system using the access authorization information. The compartment system may be stateless with respect to the determination of the compartment using the access authorization information. The access authorization information and the compartment system may be configured in a way such that the compartment system does not need to receive any further information in order to perform a check to determine whether access to the compartment can be granted on the basis of the access authorization information and/or the compartment system only obtains information from that device from which the compartment system obtains the access authorization information.
US10853756B2	Vehicle identification and interception A method and system for identifying and intercepting a delivery vehicle is provided. The method includes executing a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area and locating, within the predefined geographical area, at least one delivery vehicle of the plurality of delivery vehicles. A communication link from the delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus and the at least one delivery vehicle is established and identification data identifying the at least one delivery vehicle is retrieved. The identification data is verified with respect to a registry including identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles and it is determined if the identification data is associated with any of the identities.
US10853751B2	Supply chain management system An illustrative method for managing a supply chain is performed by a supply chain management server. The method comprises receiving information related to operations of a first supplier. The first supplier is responsible for providing a first product that satisfies criteria of a buyer. The method further includes determining a risk value that indicates a risk level of disruption of the operations of the first supplier and flagging the first supplier within a database of potential suppliers in response to determining that the determined risk value is greater than a risk tolerance threshold. The method also comprises notifying the buyer that the first supplier has been flagged and providing a list of recommended suppliers to the buyer. The recommended suppliers are each capable of providing a respective second product to the buyer. Each of the respective second products satisfies the criteria of the buyer.
US10853750B2	Controlled resource provisioning in distributed computing environments A computer implemented method to provide allocation of one or more computing resources for a consumer computing component, each resource having a resource type and being provided by one or more resource providers, and the consumer having associated a quantity of tradeable value constraining an extent of resource consumption.
US10853744B2	Distributing a task to multiple workers over a network for completion while providing quality control Systems and methods of crowd sourcing by distributing a task over a network to multiple workers for completion while providing quality control are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of identifying an attribute of the task, the task including multiple unit jobs, determining target accuracy in completion of the task by the multiple workers, computing a number of results to be collected for a unit job of the task based on the target accuracy, setting a wage amount that is offered to a worker for completing a unit job of the task based on the attribute and the target accuracy, and/or collecting and aggregating statistics of the workers completing the select unit jobs for quality control.
US10853743B2	Systems, devices, and methods for searching and booking ride-shared trips Embodiments relate to systems and methods for electronically booking ride share trips. The systems and methods can involve a data storage device storing ride sharing records with itineraries including a plurality of legs. The systems and methods can involve at least one processor configured to receive a trip booking request for a passenger, the trip booking request defining passenger constraints including a desired pickup time or drop off time.
US10853741B2	Information governance platform Consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information governance platform may be provided. The platform of the present disclosure may provide computer-implemented, metadata-driven methods and systems for managing enterprise data risk by incorporating information governance reconciliation controls and stakeholder notifications. The information governance platform may be configured to map and verify data consistency across an organization employing a plurality of data sources.
US10853737B2	Machine-learning classifier based on comparators for direct inference on analog sensor data A weak binary classifier configured to receive an input signal for classification and generate a classification output is disclosed. The weak binary classifier includes a plurality of weighting amplifier stages, each weighting amplifier stage being configured to receive the input signal for classification and a weighting input derived from a classifier model and generate a weighted input signal, the plurality of weighting amplifier stages being configured to generate a plurality of positive weighted input signals coupled to a positive summing node and a plurality of negative weighted input signals coupled to a negative summing node. The weak binary classifier also includes a comparator having a non-inverting input coupled to the positive summing node and an inverting input coupled to the negative summing node and being configured to generate a weak classification output based on the plurality of weighted input signals.
US10853735B1	Maximizing quantifiable user interaction via modification of adjustable parameters Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for maximizing quantifiable user interaction via modification of adjustable parameters. In one embodiment, an example method may include determining a first output to maximize, where the first output is a function of a first adjustable parameter and a second adjustable parameter, determining first data comprising a first actual value of the first output when the first adjustable parameter is set to a first value and the second adjustable parameter is set to a second value, and determining a first predictive model that generates a first predicted value of the first output. Example methods may include determining, using the first predictive model, a third value for the first adjustable parameter and a fourth value for the second adjustable parameter to maximize the first predicted value, and sending the third value and the fourth value.
US10853733B2	Devices, methods, and associated information processing for security in a smart-sensored home Various systems and method related to home automation systems are presented. A service robot system may be present that includes a service robot that autonomously moves within a structure to perform a household task. The service robot system may include a wireless communication interface, wherein the service robot system is configured to transmit, via the wireless communication interface, an indication of robot activity indicative of the service robot moving within the structure. Such a home automation system may also include a home security system that includes one or more motion sensors that detect motion within a structure. The home security system may be configured to distinguish intrusion activity (e.g., a burglar) from robot activity based at least in part on the indication of robot activity.
US10853731B2	Rule based consistency management for complex systems Techniques are for rule-based continuous drift and consistency management for target systems. In one embodiment, a set of rules is stored in volatile or non-volatile store. The set of rules may include one or more drift rules and/or one or more consistency rules. A rule may be applied to one or more associated targets to detect drift or inconsistency. A drift rule identifies a set of one or more attributes and a source and may be applied by comparing a first configuration of the set of one or more attributes on an associated target with a second configuration of the set of one or more attributes on the source. A consistency rule may be applied to a composite target by comparing member targets that are grouped by target type. Notification data may be output if target drift or inconsistency is detected to alert a user.
US10853722B2	Apparatus for executing LSTM neural network operation, and operational method Aspects of processing data for Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks are described herein. The aspects may include one or more data buffer units configured to store previous output data at a previous timepoint, input data at a current timepoint, one or more weight values, and one more bias values. The aspects may further include multiple data processing units configured to parallelly calculate a portion of an output value at the current timepoint based on the previous output data at the previous timepoint, the input data at the current timepoint, the one or more weight values, and the one or more bias values.
US10853720B1	Traffic condition forecasting using matrix compression and deep neural networks Traffic condition forecasting techniques are provided that use matrix compression and deep neural networks. An illustrative method comprises obtaining a compressed origination-destination matrix indicating a cost to travel between pairs of a plurality of nodes, wherein the compressed origination-destination matrix is compressed using a locality-aware compression technique that maintains only non-empty data; obtaining a trained deep neural network trained using the compressed origination-destination matrix and past observations of traffic conditions at various times; and applying traffic conditions between two nodes in the compressed origination-destination matrix at a time, t, to the trained deep neural network to obtain predicted traffic conditions between the two nodes at a time, t+Δ. A tensor can be generated indicating an evolution of traffic conditions over a time span using a stacked Origination-Destination matrix comprising a plurality of past observations representing the time span.
US10853719B2	Data collecting device and optical transmission system A data collecting device includes a receiver configured to receive an optical signal; an optical-to-electrical converter configured to convert the optical signal received by the receiver into an electrical signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the electrical signal into a digital signal; a data reducing circuit configured to reduce the digital signal output from the analog-to-digital converter; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to a managing device that manages the data collecting device, a signal obtained by reducing the digital signal by the data reducing circuit.
US10853717B2	Creating a conversational chat bot of a specific person Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods of creating a conversational chat bot of a specific person. In aspects, social data (e.g., images, voice data, social media posts, electronic messages, written letters, etc.) about the specific person may be accessed. The social data may be used to create or modify a special index in the theme of the specific person's personality. The special index may be used to train a chat bot to converse in the personality of the specific person. During such conversations, one or more conversational data stores and/or APIs may be used to reply to user dialogue and/or questions for which the social data does not provide data. In some aspects, a 2D or 3D model of a specific person may be generated using images, depth information, and/or video data associated with the specific person.
US10853715B2	Wireless tag writing device and wireless tag writing method A calibration execution section (calibration module) conveys a label mount by a conveyance pitch set by a conveyance pitch setting section (setting module) based on information including an arrangement state of a plurality of label papers attached to the label mount, and determines a writing position of information to an RFID tag (wireless tag), a wireless output value at the time of writing the information, and a threshold value for discriminating between a response signal from an RFID tag which is a writing target for the wireless output value and a response signal from an RFID tag which is not the writing target. An information writing section (writing module) writes the information at the writing position determined by the calibration execution section according to the wireless output value determined by the calibration execution section.
US10853714B2	Writing data to printed matter with embedded wireless devices A method of calibrating a digital data writing system (20), the digital data writing system comprising a plurality of wireless communication devices (30) configured to write digital data to a first plurality of wireless communication chips (7) provided in a printed sheet (10), the method comprising: providing, to the digital data writing system (20), configuration data relating to the locations of each of the first plurality of wireless communications chips (7); selecting each wireless communication device (30) in turn and identifying, for the selected wireless communication device (30), a corresponding one of the first plurality of wireless communication chips (7) that is located in closest proximity to the location of the wireless communication device (30) within the digital data writing apparatus (20); and determining, for the selected wireless communication device (30), the relative location of the device within the digital data writing system (20).
US10853713B2	Identification collar and methods A collar comprising a top surface having a legend capable of being read by a reading device, a collar body and an inner wall configured to surround and secure the collar to an object placed within a slot defined by the inner wall.
US10853712B2	Authentication method of a two dimensional bar code A method of producing a 2D barcode on an article including a laser markable layer, wherein the 2D barcode includes a primary information pattern representing primary information, which can be read by a 2D-barcode-reader, and a secondary information pattern embedded within the 2D barcode, which is difficult to reproduce without alteration, includes a laser marking step of exposing the laser markable layer with an infrared laser thereby forming the secondary information pattern of the 2D barcode.
US10853707B2	Image forming apparatus, control method for image forming apparatus, and storage medium An image forming apparatus makes printing performed for maintenance by a service engineer charge-free, and prevents a print method for the service engineer from being used by a user. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an image, a print unit configured to print the image input by the input unit, and a control unit configured to control the image input by the input unit to be output to the print unit and update a charging counter when the image forming apparatus operates in a first operation mode, and configured to control a specific pattern image to be superimposed on the image input by the input unit and the image with the superimposed specific pattern image to be output to the print unit without updating the charging counter when the image forming apparatus operates in a second operation mode.
US10853706B2	Liquid consuming device and computer-readable storage medium A liquid consuming device, including an attachment case, to which a cartridge including a first compartment is attachable, a first channel connectable with the first compartment, a tank including a second compartment connected with the first channel, a second channel connected with the second compartment, a head connected with the second channel, a display, and a controller, is provided. The controller controls, in response to a first remainder amount being an amount of a liquid in the cartridge being greater than or equal to a first predetermined amount, the display to display a first screen including a first object indicating the first remainder amount, and controls, in response to the first remainder amount being smaller than the first predetermined amount, the display to display the first screen including a second object, which indicates a second remainder amount being an amount of the liquid in the tank.
US10853705B2	Collation/retrieval system, collation/retrieval server, image feature extraction apparatus, collation/retrieval method, and program The present invention is a collation/retrieval system collating a product manufactured by or delivered from a producer or a distributor with a product to be collated comprising: a storage unit that stores an image feature of a predetermined collation area of the product determined in advance at a position relative to a reference section common in every product; a to-be-collated product feature extraction unit that receives an image of the product to be collated and detecting the reference section of the product from the received image to extract an image feature of the collation area determined by reference to the reference section; and a collation unit that collates the stored image feature with the image feature of the collation area of the product to be collated.
US10853704B2	Model-based image labeling and/or segmentation In some embodiments, reduction of computational resource usage related to image labeling and/or segmentation may be facilitated. In some embodiments, a collection of images may be used to train one or more prediction models. Based on a presentation of an image on a user interface, an indication of a target quantity of superpixels for the image may be obtained. The image may be provided to a first prediction model to cause the prediction model to predict a quantity of superpixels for the image. The target quantity of superpixels may be provided to the first model to update the first model's configurations based on (i) the predicted quantity and (ii) the target quantity. A set of superpixels may be generated for the image based on the target quantity, and segmentation information related to the superpixels set may be provided to a second prediction model to update the second model's configurations.
US10853703B2	Systems and methods for interfacing between software components There is provided a computer implemented method for automatically updating an application programming interface (API) according to a user interface (UI), comprising: providing a UI presented on a display of a computing device, analyzing the visual presentation of the UI on the display to identify at least one key-value pair, defining a dynamic data stream based on the at least one key-value pair, providing the dynamic data stream to an API for access by client code, monitoring the UI presented on the display to detect dynamic updates of the at least one key-value pair, and dynamically updating each respective value of each of the at least one key-value pair of the dynamic data stream of the API according to the detected dynamic updates.
US10853699B2	Method and apparatus for vehicle damage identification A method for vehicle damage identification, includes: obtaining a vehicle damage picture to be identified; inputting the vehicle damage picture into a plurality of pre-trained target detection models respectively, and obtaining corresponding detection results from the plurality of target detection models as a detection result set, wherein the detection result set comprises candidate bounding boxes detected by the plurality of target detection models and category prediction results of the candidate bounding boxes; determining an integrated feature vector of a first candidate bounding box of the candidate bounding boxes; and separately inputting integrated feature vectors corresponding to the candidate bounding boxes into a pre-trained classification model, and optimizing the detection result set according to output results of the classification model.
US10853695B2	Method and system for cell annotation with adaptive incremental learning A method, a computer readable medium, and a system for cell annotation are disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one new cell image for cell detection; extracting cell features from the at least one new cell image; comparing the extracted cell features to a matrix of cell features of each class to predict a closest class, wherein the matrix of cell features has been generated from at least initial training data comprising at least one cell image; detecting cell pixels from the extracted cell features of the at least one new cell image using the predicted closest class to generate a likelihood map; extracting individual cells from the at least one cell image by segmenting the individual cells from the likelihood map; and performing a machine annotation on the extracted individual cells from the at least one new cell image to identify cells, non-cell pixels, and/or cell boundaries.
US10853687B2	Method and apparatus for determining matching relationship between point cloud data Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide a method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium for determining a matching relationship between point cloud data. The method can include extracting a first characteristic associated with first point cloud data and a second characteristic associated with second point cloud data. The first point cloud data and the second point cloud data are acquired for the same object. The method can further include performing characteristic matching between the first characteristic and the second characteristic. In addition, the method can further include determining, based on the characteristic matching, a matching relationship between the first point cloud data and the second point cloud data.
US10853686B2	Generation of salient contours using live video In various implementations, a computing device is configured to provide a live preview of salient contours generated on a live digital video feed. In particular, a designer can use a computing device with a camera, such as a smart phone, to view a real-time preview of salient contours generated from edges detected in frames of a live digital video feed prior to capture, thereby eliminating the unpredictability of salient contours generated from a previously captured image. In some implementations, the salient contours are overlaid on a greyscale conversion of the live digital video feed for improved processing and visual contrast. Other implementations modify aspects of edge-detecting or post-processing filters for improved performance on mobile computing devices.
US10853685B2	Method and apparatus for detecting fog from image Provided is a method for detecting fog from an image, the method including: generating a histogram based on a luminance signal of the image; calculating a histogram width from the histogram; calculating a color contrast value based on color signals of the image; and detecting a fog level of the image based on the histogram width and the color contrast value.
US10853684B1	Method and system for parallactically synced acquisition of images about common target A method and system are provided for parallactically synced acquisition of images about a common target from mutually displaced imaging positions. At least first and second imaging devices are disposed respectively at first and second imaging positions. The first imaging device is actuated to acquire a first image with a target of interest disposed at a predetermined relative position within a field of view thereof. The second imaging device is actuated to acquire a second image with the target of interest disposed within a field of view thereof. A target feature finder is executed in a processer to detect the target of interest within the second image. A plurality of user prompts are generated at the second imaging device responsive to detection of the target of interest in the second image. The user prompts include: visual indicia adaptively applied to the second image to visually distinguish the target of interest, and orientation correction alerts adaptively generated to guide angular displacement of the second imaging device to situate the target of interest at the predetermined relative position within its field of view.
US10853683B2	Systems and methods to determine size and color of a fashion apparel An image processing system and method for determining one or more attributes of a fashion apparel is provided. The system includes a pattern template. The pattern template further includes a plurality of patterns and the fashion apparel is positioned on top of the patterned template. The system further includes an imaging device configured to capture an image of the fashion apparel positioned on top of the pattern template. In addition, the system includes a size and color determination module coupled to the imaging sensor and configured to receive the image and extract a size and a color of the fashion apparel by using the plurality of patterns in the pattern template.
US10853681B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and program [Object] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. [Solution] An information processing device including: a notification control unit configured to cause a user to be notified of occurrence of cutting-off in a display region of a transmissive display unit on a basis of detection of the occurrence of the cutting-off in which a whole of a display object in which at least a partial region is displayed is not contained in the display region.
US10853680B2	Identification medium recognition device and identification medium recognition method Identification medium recognition device (3) includes image input (11) that acquires a captured image imaged by an imaging device, identification medium region detector (12) that detects a region of the identification medium from the captured image, identification medium recognizer (18) that recognizes the character and/or the numeric character included in the identification medium from the region of the identification medium, super-resolution processor (17) that selectively performs super-resolution processing of the region of the identification medium, region storage (14) that stores a preset region in the captured image, identification medium region determiner (13) that determines whether the region of the identification medium is positioned within the preset region, and super-resolution processing selector (16) that selects, in a case where it is determined that the region of the identification medium is positioned within the preset region, execution of super-resolution processing by the super-resolution processor.
US10853679B2	Monitoring assistance system, control method thereof, and program In a watching assistance system that assists watching over a subject on a bed, a region setting unit performs processing of receiving a region setting image captured by an imaging device, specifying an approximate position of the bed from the region setting image by object detection, and specifying a bed region by extracting a contour of the bed from a local range including the approximate position.
US10853677B2	Verification method and system The present disclosure relates to a method of determining whether a live human face is present for use as part of a facial recognition system and/or method, whereby a moving stimulus is generated. Human face movement in response to the generated stimulus is predicted using a model. The stimulus is presented to a face of a person. A movement of the face in response to the stimulus is tracked using a camera, and it is determined whether a live human face is present by comparing the movement of the face against the prediction.
US10853672B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system An information processing apparatus is configured to perform communication with an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle. The information processing apparatus includes at least one computer that is configured to acquire vehicle information including a position of the vehicle through communication with the in-vehicle device, acquire an image captured at a predetermined position with an imaging device mounted in the vehicle based on the vehicle information through communication with the in-vehicle device, and detect change in situations at the predetermined position based on the image.
US10853671B2	Convolutional neural network system for object detection and lane detection in a motor vehicle A system and method for predicting object detection and lane detection for a motor vehicle includes a convolution neural network (CNN) that receives an input image and a lane line module. The CNN includes a set of convolution and pooling layers (CPL's) trained to detect objects and lane markings from the input image, the objects categorized into object classes and the lane markings categorized into lane marking classes to generate a number of feature maps, a fully connected layer that receives the feature maps, the fully connected layer generating multiple object bounding box predictions for each of the object classes and multiple lane bounding box predictions for each of the lane marking classes from the feature maps, and a non-maximum suppression layer generating a final object bounding box prediction for each of the object classes and generating multiple final lane bounding box predictions for each of the lane marking classes.
US10853670B2	Road surface characterization using pose observations of adjacent vehicles A computing system can crop an image based on a width, height and location of a first vehicle in the image. The computing system can estimate a pose of the first vehicle based on inputting the cropped image and the width, height and location of the first vehicle into a deep neural network. The computing system can then operate a second vehicle based on the estimated pose. The computing system may train a model to identify a type and a location of a hazard according to the estimated pose, the hazard being such things as ice, mud, pothole, or other hazard. The model may be used by an autonomous vehicle to identify and avoid hazards or to provide drive assistance alerts.
US10853667B2	Method and apparatus with linearity detection Disclosed is a method and apparatus that includes acquiring a driving image; acquiring positioning information indicating a location of a vehicle; extracting map information corresponding to the positioning information; determining a regression line function corresponding to a road on which the vehicle is traveling based on the map information; detecting the linearity of the road from the driving image using the regression line function; and indicating the detected linearity.
US10853664B2	Device and method for detecting abnormal situation Provided is a detection method of a detection device. The detection device detects at least one object from an image by using depth information about the image obtained by a camera. The detection device identifies whether said at least one object is a person through three-dimensional (3D) head model matching, which matches a head candidate area of said at least one object with a 3D head model. The detection device calculates a feature for detection of a situation by using said at least one object when it is identified that said at least one object is the person.
US10853662B2	Object recognition device that determines overlapping states for a plurality of objects An object recognition device according to an embodiment includes a camera that captures an image of an imaging area. A storage device stores, for each of a plurality of registered objects, dictionary feature information for identifying the corresponding object and dictionary boundary information for identifying an actual boundary area of the corresponding object. A processor receives the captured image from the camera, and determines an object area in the captured image. The processor extracts feature information from the object area, and, based on the extracted feature information compared to the dictionary feature information, identifies each object included in the object area. The processor also extracts boundary information corresponding to each identified object included in the object area, and, based on the extracted boundary information compared to the dictionary boundary information with respect to each identified object, determines an overlap state of each identified object in the object area.
US10853661B2	Methods and systems for optimized selection of data features for a neuro-linguistic cognitive artificial intelligence system Techniques are disclosed to optimize feature selection in generating betas for a feature dictionary of a neuro-linguistic Cognitive AI System. A machine learning engine receives a sample vector of input data to be analyzed by the neuro-linguistic Cognitive AI System. The neuro-linguistic Cognitive AI System is configured to generate multiple betas for each of a plurality of sensors. The machine learning engine identifies a sensor specified in the sample vector and selects optimization parameters for generating betas based on the identified sensor.
US10853660B2	Method and apparatus for retrieving similar video and storage medium Embodiments of this application disclose a method for retrieving similar videos performed at a computing device. The computing device obtains video information of a video for which similar videos are to be retrieved, the video information including a video tag and a video title, and trains the video information by using a preset text depth representation model, to convert the video information into a word vector. After selecting, from a video library according to a preset knowledge graph, videos matching the video information, to obtain a first candidate video set, the computing device screens, in the video library, videos similar to the video information according to the word vector, to obtain a second candidate video set and then determines a similar video for the video information from the first candidate video set and the second candidate video set.
US10853655B2	Mobile device with activity recognition A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product are provided for activity recognition in a mobile device. The method includes receiving a plurality of unlabeled videos from one or more cameras. The method also includes generating a classified video for each of the plurality of unlabeled videos by classifying an activity in each of the plurality of unlabeled videos. The method additionally includes storing the classified video in a location in a memory designated for videos of the activity in each of the classified videos.
US10853653B2	Exploiting visual information for enhancing audio signals via source separation and beamforming A system for exploiting visual information for enhancing audio signals via source separation and beamforming is disclosed. The system may obtain visual content associated with an environment of a user, and may extract, from the visual content, metadata associated with the environment. The system may determine a location of the user based on the extracted metadata. Additionally, the system may load, based on the location, an audio profile corresponding to the location of the user. The system may also load a user profile of the user that includes audio data associated with the user. Furthermore, the system may cancel, based on the audio profile and user profile, noise from the environment of the user. Moreover, the system may include adjusting, based on the audio profile and user profile, an audio signal generated by the user so as to enhance the audio signal during a communications session of the user.
US10853652B2	Measurement data collection device and program A measurement data collection device includes a head-mounted display unit and a control unit to control the head-mounted display unit, and the measurement data collection device collects a measurement value measured by a measurement tool handled by the user. The head-mounted display unit includes a frame wearable on the head of the user, a display screen of transmissive type to display a three-dimensional image by superimposing the three-dimensional image on a real space, and a camera supported by the frame. Additionally, the control unit includes, a support information generation unit to generate a guide frame as support information, the guide frame being displayed in a reading position, a display control unit to control the support information generated by the support information generation unit, and a measurement value reading unit to read a measurement value by analyzing an image of the measurement tool captured by the camera.
US10853648B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method State information corresponding to a subject on a visible light image, such as temperature information and sound field information, is acquired from state information indicating a subject state not indicated on the visible light image by an information acquisition unit. An effect processing unit performs an effect process on the visible light image on the basis of the state information acquired by the information acquisition unit. In the effect process, an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type and temperature of the subject and an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type of a sound source and the volume of a sound.
US10853647B2	Environmental safety notifications in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (xR) applications Systems and methods for providing environmental safety notifications in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (xR) applications are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a host processor and a memory coupled to the host processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive an image from a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) camera configured to detect a location of a Head-Mounted Device (HMD) worn by a user during an xR application; identify a safety event based upon the image; and produce an xR object for display by the HMD, wherein the xR object indicates the safety event.
US10853643B2	Image extraction device, image extraction method, and image extraction program Increasing the probability that an image showing the front face of a display object is displayed initially is enabled.An image extraction device acquires position information indicating a position of a display object and display object information indicating the display object. The image extraction device extracts a partial image including the acquired display object information from images photographed from at least one spot located within a predetermined distance of a position indicated by the acquired position information. The image extraction device outputs the extracted partial image.
US10853642B2	Fusing multi-spectral images for identity authentication Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining the identity of a user. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining a multi-spectral image that depicts an eye of a user, wherein the multi-spectral image comprises a plurality of registered two-dimensional channels, and each two-dimensional channel corresponds to a different spectrum of the multi-spectral image; processing the multi-spectral image using an encoder neural network to generate a fused image, wherein the fused image has a single two-dimensional channel; determining a set of features characterizing the eye of the user from the fused image; and determining an identity of the user based at least in part on the set of features characterizing the eye of the user.
US10853640B2	Method and system for extracting information from hand-marked industrial inspection sheets This disclosure relates generally to document processing, and more particularly to extracting information from hand-marked industrial inspection sheets. In an embodiment, the system performs localization of text as well as arrows in the inspection sheet, and identifies text that matches each arrow. Further by identifying machine zone each arrow is pointing to, the system assigns corresponding text to the appropriate machine zone; thus facilitating digitization of the inspection sheets.
US10853620B2	Dermal image information processing device, dermal image information processing method, and program A dermal image information processing device including a memory; and a hardware component that reads data from the memory and is configured to: acquire dermal image information showing ridge lines in a papillary layer; detect an singular region in a pattern of the ridge lines; detect a position that is furthest away from the singular region; determine a region for collation based on the detected position; and perform collation of the pattern of the ridge lines using only feature points that are included in the region for collation.
US10853619B2	Optical fingerprint sensor with folded light path An optical fingerprint sensor module includes a light source configured to provide illumination light directed toward a finger to generate signal light scattered or reflected off of the finger, a photodiode array having a surface, an optically transparent spacer disposed over the surface of the photodiode array, a first mirror configured to reflect the signal light, a lens configured to receive and refract the signal light reflected by the first mirror, a member defining a pinhole disposed behind the lens and configured to transmit the signal light refracted by the lens, a second mirror disposed behind the pinhole and above the optically transparent spacer and configured to reflect the signal light transmitted through the pinhole toward the surface of the photodiode array, and electronic circuitries configured to process electrical signals generated by the photodiode array to produce an image of a fingerprint pattern of the finger.
US10853616B2	Fingerprint sensor device and method A fingerprint sensor package and method are provided. The fingerprint sensor package comprises a fingerprint sensor along with a fingerprint sensor surface material and electrical connections from a first side of the fingerprint sensor to a second side of the fingerprint sensor. A high voltage chip is connected to the fingerprint sensor and then the fingerprint sensor package with the high voltage chip are connected to a substrate, wherein the substrate has an opening to accommodate the presence of the high voltage chip.
US10853613B2	Optoelectronic code reading apparatus and method of reading codes An optoelectronic code reading apparatus is provided that has at least one camera-based code reader having an image sensor for recording image data from a reading zone, that has a control and evaluation unit that comprises a decoding unit for locating code zones in the image data and for reading their code content, and that has a filter unit to determine whether a multiple reading has taken place in which a plurality of codes were read. In this respect, the filter unit is furthermore configured to check the geometry of the code zones in the case of a multiple reading to identify a valid code.
US10853605B2	Barcode reader and docking station for facilitating presentation mode A barcode reader system includes a barcode reader, a docking station, and a magnet. The barcode reader includes a housing and a first mating structure connected to the housing. The docking station includes a second mating structure to mate with the first mating structure. The second mating structure and the first mating structure are capable of forming a coupling between the barcode reader and the docking station. The magnet produces magnetic forces that strengthen the coupling between the barcode reader and the docking station. The docking station may include the magnet. The barcode reader may include a magnetic field detector and may enter a presentation mode in response to the magnetic field detector detecting a magnetic field.
US10853602B2	Barcode-reading system This patent specification describes operations of a mobile device with barcode-reading capabilities and an application and license server. A mobile device may include a barcode-reading application downloaded from an application server. The barcode-reading application may operate in a base mode or an enhanced mode. In the base mode, the barcode-reading application may establish a network connection to a licensing server to obtain a license code, and determine at least one operating permission authorized by the license code. In the enhanced mode, the barcode-reading application may implement at least one enhanced barcode-reading function which corresponds to the at least one operating permission authorized by the license code. For example, the enhanced barcode-reading function may be a function of decoding a barcode symbology that the decoder is restricted from decoding in the base mode of operation.
US10853599B2	Method for obtaining information from a coding body, system comprising a coding body, computer program product and data storage means In a method for obtaining information from a coding body (1, 15), information is assigned to a three-dimensional form of at least one portion of the coding body (1, 15), at least one two-dimensional image of at least the portion of the coding body (1, 15) is generated, the form of the portion is identified on the basis of the image and the information that has been assigned to the identified form is accessed. A corresponding system comprises: at least one coding body (1, 15) having at least one portion with a three-dimensional form that has information assigned; at least one image-capture means (8, 19, 24) for generating two-dimensional images; and at least one processor (9, 21, 25) configured to identify the form of the portion on the basis of at least one two-dimensional image of at least the portion of the coding body (1, 15) and to access the information assigned to the identified form.
US10853597B2	Smart harbor device for intelligent updating and selection for use of transaction processing terminal devices There are provided systems and methods for a smart harbor device for intelligent updating and selection for use of transaction processing terminal devices. A smart harbor device may be used to provide updating, servicing, and other maintenance of transaction processing terminal devices, such as EMV terminals used in retail transaction processing. The smart harbor device may include a port where the transaction processing terminal devices may be places, and the smart harbor device may connect to each of the transaction processing terminal devices. Once connected, the smart harbor device may run diagnostics to determine the statuses and conditions for each of the transaction processing terminal devices and maintenance the transaction processing terminal devices. The maintenance may be performed at times where the transaction processing terminal devices are not required for use. Additionally, the smart harbor device may intelligently select one based on statuses and device capabilities.
US10853590B2	Depthwise separable convolutions for neural machine translation Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for performing machine translation tasks. One method includes receiving an input text segment in an input language; processing the input text segment using an encoder neural network to generate an encoder neural network output, the encoder neural network comprising multiple depth wise separable convolutional neural network layers; processing the encoder neural network output using an autoregressive decoder neural network to generate a decoder neural network output; and processing the decoder neural network output to generate a predicted output text segment in a target natural language.
US10853585B2	Method and apparatus for generating causal explanations using models derived from data Methods, apparatuses, and computer program product are described herein configured to transform an input model into a format that can be expressed causally in one or more phrases with a narrative representation. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product may be configured to obtain the input model representing a data set composed of a plurality of nodes, a plurality of edges, and a plurality of paths and identify a path of maximal significance. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product include identifying a subset of nodes from the plurality of nodes and a subset of edges from the plurality of edges associated with the path of maximal significance. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product are configured to generate, using a natural language generation system, one or more phrases with a narrative representation describing the subset of nodes and the subset of edges associated with the path of maximal significance.
US10853584B2	Method and apparatus for expressing time in an output text Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to express a time in an output text. In some example embodiments, a method is provided that comprises identifying a time period to be described linguistically in an output text. The method of this embodiment may also include identifying a communicative context for the output text. The method of this embodiment may also include determining one or more temporal reference frames that are applicable to the time period and a domain defined by the communicative context. The method of this embodiment may also include generating a phrase specification that linguistically describes the time period based on the descriptor that is defined by a temporal reference frame of the one or more temporal reference frames. In some examples, the descriptor specifies a time window that is inclusive of at least a portion of the time period to be described linguistically.
US10853579B2	Mixed-initiative dialog automation with goal orientation In one aspect, method useful for goal-oriented dialog automation comprising includes the step of receiving an input message. The method includes the step of implementing an entity tagging operation on the input message. The method includes the step of tagging the message context of the input message to generate a tagged message context. The method includes the step of implementing semantic frame extraction from the tagged message context. The method includes the step of implementing an entity interpretation on the extracted frame. The method includes the step of accessing a database to determine a business schedule and a client profile. The business schedule and the client profile are related to the input message. The method includes the step of implementing a retrieval engine. The retrieval engine obtains one or more response templates. The method includes the step of generating a ranked list of candidate templates from the output of the retrieval engine. Based on the output of the entity interpretation, the business schedule and the client profile, and the ranked list of candidate templates, implementing a candidate eliminator. Based on the output of the candidate eliminator, providing a set of recommended responses. Each recommend response is associated with a confidence score.
US10853578B2	Extracting unconscious meaning from media corpora Provided are systems, methods, and devices for extracting unconscious meaning from media corpora. One or more corpora are received from one or more media databases. A number of phrases are extracted from the corpora, and then disambiguated according to natural language processing methods. One or more criteria are then selected to be used for phrase analysis, and the phrases are then analyzed to extract unconscious meaning based on the one or more criteria. The phrase analysis involves machine learning or predictive analysis methods. The results of the phrase analysis are then provided to one or more client devices, with the results containing findings of unconscious meaning for the phrases.
US10853575B2	System and method for faster interfaces on text-based tasks using adaptive memory networks A method for performing question answer (QA) tasks that includes entering an input into an encoder portion of an adaptive memory network, wherein the encoder portion parses the input into entities of text for arrangement of memory banks. A bank controller of the adaptive memory network organizes the entities into progressively weighted banks within the arrangement of memory banks. The arrangement of memory banks may be arranged to have an initial memory bank having lowest relevance for lowest relevance entities being closest to the encoder, and a final memory bank having a highest relevance for highest relevance entities being closes to a decoder. The method may continue with inferring an answer for the question answer (QA) task with the decoder analyzing only the highest relevance entities in the final memory bank.
US10853574B2	Navigating electronic documents using domain discourse trees Systems, devices, and methods of the present invention relate to extended discourse trees and using extended discourse trees to navigate text. In an example, a discourse navigation application creates a first discourse tree for a first paragraph of a first document and a second discourse tree for a second paragraph of a second document. The application determines an entity and a corresponding first elementary discourse unit from the first discourse tree. The application determines, in the second discourse tree, a second elementary discourse unit that matches the first elementary discourse unit that exists. The application determines a rhetorical relationship between the two elementary discourse units and creates a navigable link between the two discourse trees.
US10853572B2	System and method for detecting the occureances of irrelevant and/or low-score strings in community based or user generated content A system and method can detect and/or prevent profane/objectionable content in forums/communities with community based or user generated content. The system generates and provides a disallowed variants dictionary, which can be constructed based on a misuse table, wherein the disallowed variants dictionary contains a plurality of variants of one or more disallowed words in a community based or user generated content. Furthermore, the system checks each word in an incoming message against the disallowed variants dictionary, and determines that one or more words in the incoming message are disallowed when there is a hit.
US10853569B2	Construction of a lexicon for a selected context Various technologies pertaining to constructing a lexicon for a defined context are set forth herein. Social media text is acquired, where the social media text has contextual data that corresponds thereto. The social media text is encoded to form encoded text (in Unicode), and the contextual data is assigned to the encoded text. A text corpus for a defined context is formed by filtering the encoded text based upon contextual data, such as location. Frequency of occurrence of words or phrases in the text corpus is used to identify words or phrases that are to be included in the lexicon.
US10853565B2	Method and device for positioning table in PDF document The present application relates to a method performed by an electronic device for positioning a table in a PDF document. The method comprises the following steps: receiving the PDF document containing the table; extracting character information and line information from vector stream information of the PDF document; and positioning a table area in the PDF document according to the extracted character information and line information. The method and the device in the present application perform table area positioning based on all lines and text blocks in a page. Compared with the prior art, the method and the device have the advantages that the accuracy of the table area positioning can be greatly improved, and a foundation is provided for accurate analysis of table information.
US10853563B1	Method and system for configuring form filling application to minimize form filling effort A form filling application is configured to minimize the form filling effort of a user. The configuration follows concepts from reinforcement learning, and includes optimizing a policy for selecting agent actions in a manner that maximizes a reward signal. In the context of the form filling application, an agent action may specify one or more slots of the form for the user to fill, and further specify one or more user interfaces for filling the specified one or more slots. The reward signal may be defined as an inverse function of the user effort, so that maximizing the reward signal has the desired effect of minimizing the user effort.
US10853561B2	System and method for automatically annotating a map A system for automatically annotating a map includes: a robot; a server operably connected to the robot; file storage configured to store files, the file storage operably connected to the server; an annotations database operably connected to the server, the annotations database comprising map annotations; an automatic map annotation service operably connected to the server, the automatic map annotation service configured to automatically do one or more of create a map of an item of interest and annotate a map of an item of interest; a queue of annotation requests operably connected to the automatic annotation service; and a computer operably connected to the server, the computer comprising a graphic user interface (GUI) usable by a human user.
US10853560B2	Providing annotations of a digital work A digital work may be annotated using an eBook reader device. Upon receiving an annotation relating to a specific portion of the digital work, an invariant location reference identifier corresponding to the specified portion of the digital work may be appended to the annotation. The annotation may then be stored in association with the digital work for later reference. In some instances, an annotation may be presented on an eBook reader device upon receipt of a valid authorization credential granting access to the annotation.
US10853554B2	Systems and methods for determining a configuration for a microarchitecture Systems and methods for determining a configuration for a microarchitecture are described herein. An example system includes a proposal generator to generate a first candidate configuration of parameters for the microarchitecture, a machine learning model to process the first candidate configuration of parameters to output estimated performance indicators for the microarchitecture, an uncertainty checker to determine whether the estimated performance indicators are reliable, and a performance checker. In response to a determination that the estimated performance indicators are reliable, the performance checker is to determine whether the estimated performance indicators have improved toward a target. Further, if the estimated performance indicators have improved, the performance checker is to store the first candidate configuration of parameters in a memory as a potential solution for a microarchitecture without performing a full simulation on the first candidate configuration of parameters.
US10853552B2	Method for improving circuit layout for manufacturability A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) includes receiving a layout of the IC having a first region interposed between two second regions. The layout includes a first layer having first features and second and third layer having second and third features in the first region. The second and third features collectively form cut patterns for the first features. The method further includes modifying the second and third features by a mask house tool, resulting in modified second and third features, which collectively form modified cut patterns for the first features. The modifying of the second and third features meets at least one of following conditions: total spacing between adjacent modified second (third) features is greater than total spacing between adjacent second (third) features, and total length of the modified second (third) features is smaller than total length of the second (third) features.
US10853551B1	System and method for offsetting and smoothing of planar region boundaries defined by arbitrary parametric curves According to an aspect of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method of offsetting boundary curves includes providing a plurality of inputs for an identified boundary set, developing an offset distance, and creating an offset boundary curve for each boundary. The method of offsetting boundary curves further includes determining intersection points of each of the offset boundary curves, assigning a node to each of the intersection points, and determining sections between intersection points for each offset curve. Still further this method includes determining a minimum distance between sections, wherein when the sections are nearer one another than the minimum distance the sections are determined to belong to the same node and combining the offset boundary curves to define a set of offset boundary curves.
US10853550B1	Sampling selection for enhanced high yield estimation in circuit designs A method for performing multiple simulations for a circuit using a first plurality of samples is provided. The method includes obtaining a model of the circuit based on a result of the simulations, determining a failure rate and a confidence interval of the failure rate for the circuit with the performance model. The method includes determining an importance distribution based on the failure rate for the first plurality of samples, wherein the importance distribution is indicative of a probability that a sample value for the circuit will fail the simulation, selecting a second plurality of samples based on the importance distribution, performing a second set of simulations using the second plurality of samples to reduce the confidence interval of the failure rate. When the confidence interval is larger than a value, obtaining an updated performance model and performing new Monte Carlo simulations with new samples.
US10853547B2	System and method to identify critical FPGA card sensors Embodiments are described for identifying critical sensors of a device, such as a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) card, installed within an IHS (Information Handling System). A remote access controller identifies temperature sensors provided by the device and determine alert level thresholds for each of the sensors. The temperature sensors are ranked based on the respective ranges of the alert level thresholds. A first portion of the temperature sensors with the smallest ranges of alert level thresholds are assigned to a first ranked list. Readings from the temperature sensors are monitored and temperature sensors indicating temperature sensor readings rising faster than a first threshold are assigned to a second ranked list. A portion of the temperature sensors in the first ranked list and a portion of the temperature sensors in the second ranked list are designated for use by an airflow cooling system of the IHS.
US10853545B1	Automatic gate-level FS analysis and FMEDA Devices, methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and other embodiments are described for automatic gate-level functional safety (FS) analysis and associated circuit design operations. One embodiment involves accessing register transfer level (RTL) design data, and accessing a set of FS data associated with an initial circuit design describing one or more failure modes associated with a plurality of circuit elements, an associated FS design criterion for each failure mode of the one or more failure modes, and one or more associations between the plurality of circuit elements and the one or more failure modes. The embodiment then involves generating a gate-level netlist using the RTL design data, mapping the one or more associations between the plurality of circuit elements from the RTL design data and the one or more failure modes to the gate-level netlist, and generating an updated set of FS data using the mapping of the one or more associations to the gate-level netlist.
US10853540B2	Method and system for automated design and design-space exploration One embodiment provides a method and a system for automated design of a computational system. During operation, the system obtains a component library comprising a plurality of computational components, receives design requirements of the computational system, and builds a plurality of universal component cells. A respective universal component cell is configurable, by a selection signal, to behave as one of the plurality of computational components. The system further constructs a candidate computational system using the plurality of universal component cells and encodes the received design requirements and the candidate computational system into a single logic formula. Variables within the single logic formula comprise at least inputs, outputs, and internal variables of the candidate computational system. The system solves the single logic formula to obtain at least one design solution for the computational system.
US10853538B2	Model generation system and model generation method According to one embodiment, a model generation system includes a NCLM processor, a filter part, a model generator, a variable narrow-down part, a determiner, and a soundness calculator. The NCLM processor and the filter part narrows down a first input variable group to a third input variable group selected using NCLM. The model generator generates a model of a relationship between the third input variable group and an output variable. The variable narrow-down part narrows down the first input variable group to one or more of the input variables not used in the generation of the model. When the number of the models has not reached the specified number, the determiner outputting to the NCLM processor the first input variable group narrowed down by the variable narrow-down part. The soundness calculator calculates an overall soundness of the models and calculating a soundness of each of the models.
US10853536B1	Automatic requirement verification engine and analytics This invention presents a transformative design decision support tool (an e-Design Assessment Engine), one that 1. Significantly reduces cost and risk of engineering design projects, over the state of affair, in part through early and automatic detection of design oversights; 2. Offers compelling reduction in the development time of designs, through improved productivity, but without compromising quality or creativity; 3. Offers wide range of flexibility in terms of supporting design processes employed at different design organizations. The design oversights are identified through proper structuring of the engineering design requirements, extraction of relevant design parameters through application program interfaces provided by the pertinent design tools, and mapping against the requirements. Big data analytics are applied to repositories of past designs, for the purpose of improving new designs. The Engine can be used stand-alone, as a part of a design ecosystem, or integrated into existing systems for product lifecycle or data management.
US10853535B2	Accelerated algorithm for modal frequency response calculation A computer-implemented method is provided for simulating a modal frequency response of a real-world object. The computer-implemented method includes dividing a plurality of excitation frequencies into a plurality of excitation frequency subsets, calculating modal frequency responses for at least a portion of the excitation frequencies in a given excitation frequency subset, and generating a simulation of the real-world object based at least in part on the modal frequency responses.
US10853533B2	Three-dimensional fracture abundance evaluation of subsurface formation based on geomechanical simulation of mechanical properties thereof A method, apparatus, and program product evaluate fracture abundance in a subsurface formation by modeling a fracture network in a three-dimensional volume using geometric primitives and based at least in part on geomechanical simulation of mechanical properties of the subsurface formation.
US10853531B2	Method and apparatus for context sensing inference The exemplary embodiments of the invention provide at least a method, apparatus and system to perform operations including receiving context data from an electronic device, causing, at least in part based on the received context data, an identification of at least one context model compatible with the electronic device, and causing, at least in part, provision of the electronic device with the at least one compatible context model. In addition, the exemplary embodiments of the invention further provide at least a method, apparatus and system to perform operations including causing, at least in part, a provision of context data associated with an electronic device to a context inference service, in response, receiving a context model from the context inference service, and causing adaptation of the received context model as a current context model of the electronic device.
US10853530B2	System for systematic selection of vehicle specification A system to carry out a systematic selection of a specification for a first vehicle. The specification includes several parameters related to at least one characteristic for the first vehicle. The system includes a collection device for collection of operational data from at least one other vehicle. The operational data comprises information about how the at least one other vehicle has been used. A simulation device simulates how an adjustment of at least one of the several parameters impacts the at least one characteristic for the first vehicle. The simulation being based on the operational data. Also, selection device selects at least one specification based on the simulation.
US10853529B2	Systems and methods of improving buildability in additive manufacturing Systems and methods for designing lattice structures in a way that ensures their buildability when manufactured in an additive manufacturing environment are disclosed.
US10853525B2	Hack-proof security keyboard Systems and methods for a hack-proof security keyboard are described. In some embodiments, a keyboard module may include a first circuit configured to detect activation of a plurality of keys and a second circuit configured to detect activation of a subset of the plurality of keys, where the second circuit overlies the first circuit. In other embodiments, a method may include detecting an electrical signal received from a secondary membrane of a keyboard, where the keyboard includes a primary membrane configured to detect individual activation of any of a plurality of keys, and where the secondary membrane is configured to output the electrical signal in response to concurrent activation of a subset of the plurality of keys. The method may also include performing a selected action in response to the detection.
US10853524B2	System and method for providing security for robots The present disclosure discloses a security system for robots. The security system comprises a lock located on a platform, configured to restrict power supply to a plurality of actuators of a robotic arm, a key configured to release the lock for providing power supply to the plurality of actuators and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to restrict power supply to the robotic arm by initiating the lock, relocate the lock to a random location on the platform, generate an encrypted code based on the random location of the lock and a time-stamp and provide the encrypted code to the control unit for decryption. Upon decryption, the control unit configures the lock to supply power to the plurality of actuators. The plurality of actuators operates the robotic arm to pick the key and release the lock for supplying power to the plurality of actuators.
US10853523B2	System, method and computer-accessible medium for satisfiability attack resistant logic locking Exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure can include, for example, a logic-locking circuit (“SARLock”), which can include a logic cone(s) receiving a distinguishing input pattern(s) (DIP), a comparator(s) receiving the DIP(s) and a key value(s), and a logic gate(s) connected to an output of the logic cone and to an output of the comparator. A mask(s) can be connected to the comparator(s) and the logic gate(s). The logic gate(s) can be a XOR gate(s). The comparator(s) can be configured to flip a signal(s) based on a combination of the DIP(s) and the key value(s). A mask(s) can be connected to the comparator(s) and the logic gate(s), which can be configured to prevent the flipped signal(s) from being asserted for a correct key value(s).
US10853520B2	Data processing device, method for executing an application and computer program product There is disclosed a data processing device for executing an application, the data processing device comprising a processing unit for controlling access to at least one user interface comprised in the data processing device, and a secure element for facilitating secure execution of the application, wherein executing the application comprises receiving input data from and/or sending output data to the user interface, and wherein the secure element is arranged to cause the processing unit to restrict the access to the user interface during execution of the application. Furthermore, a corresponding method for executing an application and a corresponding computer program product are disclosed.
US10853519B2	System on chip and method for implementing secure operating system switching A system on chip is integrated in a first semiconductor chip, and includes a secure element and at least one central processing unit that is coupled to the secure element. Security isolation exists between the secure element and the at least one central processing unit. The at least one central processing unit is configured to communicate with the secure element. The secure element includes a secure processor and a first memory that is coupled to the secure processor. The secure processor can suspend running first secure operating system software and further start second secure operating system software, to implement switching between multiple pieces of secure operating system software. Running data of running secure operating system software is stored in the first memory, and running data of secure operating system software that is not run is stored in a second memory outside the system on chip.
US10853517B2	Method for handling privacy data The present invention aims to improve data protection against illegal access by a strong differentiation of the security level specific on a type of data so that when the protection on a part of the data is violated, the remaining data are still inaccessible. A method for controlling access, via an open communication network, to user private data, comprising steps of: dividing the user private data into a plurality of categories, each category defining a privacy level of the data, encrypting the user private data of each category with a category key pertaining to the category of the data, attributing to a stakeholder an entity configured for accessing to at least one category of user private data, and authorizing the access to the at least one category of user private data for the entity of the stakeholder, by providing the stakeholder with the category keys required for decrypting the user private data of the corresponding category.
US10853515B2	Secure storage and access to sensitive data A method and system for securely storing and accessing sensitive user data (e.g., personally identifying information or PII) is described. In an aspect, PII is divided into a plurality of separately stored data stores based on what type or field of PII are collected. Each piece of PII data or PII datum is associated with a unique code so as to form data pairs comprising the PII datum and the unique code associated with that PII datum. A tumbler data structure allows secure association of the unique codes for the PII data for each user. Once the tumbler data structure is unlocked, a provider can search and access the PII data of its users.
US10853514B2	System and method to manage versioning and modifications of content in a centralized content handling system A document management system includes a memory for storing machine-readable code and a processor configured to execute the machine-readable code. The processor stores a first document, a first hash of the first document, and a first key in the memory. The first document is encrypted with the first key. The processor further receives a request for the first key. The request includes a second hash of a second document where the second document is purported to be a copy of the first document. The processor further compares the first hash to the second hash and sends the first key in response to the request when the first hash matches the second hash.
US10853513B1	Data storage using image objects shown in a real-time view Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for storing files in a storage location that is associated with an image object that is displayed in a real-time view on a mobile device. Examples of an image object include physical objects and augmented objects. Display of the real-time view includes the image object as well as interfaces for interacting with the image object including creating a storage location associated with the image object. Moreover, security features may be based on using information associated with the image object to securely store the file, either locally on the mobile device or over a network (e.g., at a cloud-based location) using the mobile device.
US10853508B2	Method and system for reactive mining of computer screens Systems and methods provide for text mining, and in particular text mining of screens, of endpoint and other target computers and devices, of an enterprise or network. The text mining from the screen is based on the text that the end point user actually sees, as is actually displayed on the screen. As a result of the text mining, action can be taken against the endpoint computer.

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