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| US10987376B2 |
Methods of treating and/or preventing nail disorders and/or improving the appearance of a nail
Systems and/or methods of treating and/or preventing nail disorders are disclosed herein. Also, disclosed herein are systems and/or methods of improving the appearance of a nail. A preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of treating and/or preventing a nail disorder in a subject comprising topically applying a composition comprising a poly(urea-urethane)polymer and/or a poly(urea-urethane) pre-polymer to a nail of said subject, thereby treating and/or preventing said nail disorder. |
| US10987375B2 |
Methods of inducing vascular morphogensis
Novel hydrogels that can serve as 3D hypoxic microenvironments are disclosed. Oxygen controllable, hypoxia-inducible hydrogels (HI hydrogels) are composed of a phenolic agent and polymer backbone, which can form hydrogel networks via oxygen consumption in an enzyme-mediated crosslinking reaction. The HI hydrogels are degradable, cytocompatible, and have tunable mechanical properties. Oxygen levels and gradients within the HI hydrogels are controlled and precisely predicted. As a result, the HI hydrogels induce prolonged hypoxic conditions. The HI hydrogels guide vascular morphogenesis in vitro by activating hypoxia-inducible factors and promote neovascularization from tissue, as well as stimulate tissue in dynamic in vivo environments. The HI hydrogels are a new class of biomaterials that are useful in many applications, ranging from the engineering of de novo tissues and disease models to the treatment of vascular disorders. |
| US10987370B2 |
Methods of inducing read-through of a nonsense mutation associated with ataxia telangiectasia, Rett syndrome or spinal muscular atrophy by erythromycin or azithromycin
Disclosed is treatment of genetic neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental diseases that are caused by or associated with nonsense mutations or premature termination codons using macrolides. Further disclosed are methods for identifying agents that induce read-through of nonsense mutations and premature termination codons and uses thereof. |
| US10987364B1 |
Synthetic progestogens and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same
Described herein are synthetic progestogens, such as 6β,7β:15β,16β-Dimethylene-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactone, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also described are methods of use. |
| US10987363B2 |
Fluticasone furoate in the treatment of COPD
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical products comprising fluticasone furoate for use in the treatment of COPD patients, particularly a subgroup of COPD patients that through analysis have been identified as possessing an eosinophil blood count of ≥150 cells/μl. The present invention is further directed to methods for treating a patient with COPD which methods include identifying a patient that will respond to treatment and administering a pharmaceutical product of the present invention comprising fluticasone furoate to said patient. |
| US10987362B2 |
Treatment of fibrosis using FXR ligands
The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting fibrosis that occurs in an organ where the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is expressed. This method involves the step of administering a high potency, activating ligand of FXR in an effective amount to a patient who is not suffering from a cholestatic condition. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing an effective amount of an FXR ligand and kits for dispensing the pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10987355B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of hair loss
Compositions and methods for the treatment of hair growth and the prevention of hair loss. |
| US10987351B2 |
RORgamma modulators and uses thereof
The present invention provides novel compounds of formula (Ia) that are modulators of RORgamma. These compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, are suitable means for treating any disease wherein the modulation of RORgamma has therapeutic effects, for instance in autoimmune diseases, autoimmune-related diseases, inflammatory diseases, metabolic diseases, fibrotic diseases, or cholestatic diseases. |
| US10987346B2 |
Iloperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia
Aspects of the invention relate generally to the treatment of schizophrenia in an individual and, more specifically, to the treatment of an individual with iloperidone, an iloperidone metabolite, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of preventing schizophrenic relapse in an individual diagnosed with schizophrenia, the method comprising: administering to the individual iloperidone, an iloperidone metabolite, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof at a daily dose between about 12 mg and about 16 mg following a period in which the individual's schizophrenia was stabilized. |
| US10987344B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition capable of the incorporation of lenalidomide in various crystalline modifications
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the active substance Lenalidomide in one of the modifications selected from Lenalidomide base, a Lenalidomide salt, a Lenalidomide cocrystal or mixtures thereof, wherein the Lenalidomide particles have a particle size distribution (d90) ranging from 1 μm to 100 μm. |
| US10987342B2 |
Methods and compositions for transdermal delivery of a non-sedative amount of dexmedetomidine
Aspects of the invention include methods for applying to a subject a transdermal delivery device configured to deliver a non-sedative amount of a dexmedetomidine composition. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a non-sedative amount of a dexmedetomidine composition is transdermally applied to a subject and is maintained in contact with the subject in a manner sufficient to deliver a non-sedative amount of dexmedetomidine to a subject. Also provided are transdermal delivery devices having a non-sedative amount of dexmedetomidine sufficient for practicing the subject methods, as well as kits containing the transdermal delivery devices. |
| US10987341B2 |
Edaravone suspension for oral administration
An edaravone suspension for human oral administration includes edaravone particles, a dispersant, and water. |
| US10987337B2 |
Purified forms of rofecoxib, methods of manufacture and use
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to rofecoxib, also known as TRM-201 or RXB-201, its method of manufacture, and use. In certain aspects, the highly pure or substantially pure rofecoxib as provided herein has a favorable purity profile and is the active ingredient in a pharmaceutical composition that is administered to treat or prevent a number of conditions, including pain associated with a condition caused by a bleeding disorder. |
| US10987336B2 |
Method of preventing or treating side effect of tumor therapy
The present application relates to use of a nitric oxide releasing agent in the preparation of a medicament for preventing or treating diseases or disorders associated with administration of a VEGFR inhibitor and/or VEGF inhibitor. The present application further provides a method for preventing or treating diseases or disorders associated with administration of a VEGFR inhibitor and/or VEGF inhibitor in a subject. The method comprise administering, to a subject in need, a prophylactically or therapeutically effective amount of the nitric oxide releasing agent. |
| US10987332B2 |
Sprayable aqueous composition comprising glyceryl trinitrate
The present application relates to a pharmaceutical preparation comprising (a) from 0.15 to 3 weight percent of glyceryl trinitrate, (b) from 40 to 95 weight percent water, and (c1) from 2 to 10 weight percent of at least one water soluble polymer, or (c2) from 1 to 10 weight percent of at least one water soluble polymer and 5 to 20 weight percent of ethanol. |
| US10987329B1 |
Combination therapy for coronavirus infections including the novel corona virus (COVID-19)
The present invention provides therapeutic combinations of 5-aminolevulinic acid, with at least one of: Vitamin C, curcumin, zinc, and methylene blue for the treatment of coronavirus infections, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and/or rhinoviruses. Optionally such compositions may comprise other dietary supplements and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and also process for preparing it. The composition can also include other antiviral agents. |
| US10987327B2 |
Method for preventing or treating autism spectrum disorders by benzoic acid salt
A method for preventing or treating an autism spectrum disorder in a subject in need thereof may include administering to the subject a composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a benzoic acid salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient thereof. The benzoic acid salt may be administered to the subject in an amount ranging from 100 mg/day to 2000 mg/day. |
| US10987324B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of seizure-related disorders
Compositions and methods are provided for administering a pharmaceutical composition to a human patient. Compositions are administered to a human patient orally, once daily, at a therapeutically effective dose. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise a drug selected from the group consisting of brivaracetam, divalproex, lacosamide, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, vigabatrin, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any of the foregoing, and at least one excipient. At least one of said at least one excipients modifies the release of said drug to provide an extended release form. The pharmaceutical composition have pharmacokinetic properties recited in the claims. |
| US10987323B2 |
Combination comprising palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and lycopene for use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases
The object of the present invention is the combination of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and lycopene, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or derivatives thereof, the pharmaceutical formulations comprising the combination of PEA and lycopene, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, optionally together with at least one pharmacologically acceptable excipient, and the use of the combination of PEA and lycopene, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, and of the formulations comprising such a combination, in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. |
| US10987319B2 |
TFEB activator C1 ameliorates app and tau pathology and rescues cognitive deficits in neurodegenerative diseases
The present invention relates to a method of use of a composition comprising an autophagy enhancement compound for treating neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, the said composition is used to treat the neural condition of synaptic dysfunction. Such neurodegenerative diseases include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism-17 (FTDP-17), Pick disease (PiD), Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and Cerebral amyloid angiopathy. |
| US10987317B2 |
Inhibition of glutaminase C
The present invention relates to a method of reducing the production of glutamate from glutamine by glutaminase C in a cell or tissue. The method involves inhibiting glutaminase C activity in the cell or tissue under conditions effective to reduce production of glutamate from glutamine. Compounds for carrying out this method are also disclosed. |
| US10987313B2 |
Muco-adhesive, controlled release formulations of levodopa and/or esters of levodopa and uses thereof
The invention provides a controlled release oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising core comprising levodopa and/or an ester of levodopa or salts thereof, wherein the core is coated with a layer of a muco-adhesive polymer and externally coated with a layer of an enteric coated polymer; and (b) a decarboxylase inhibitor component. |
| US10987309B2 |
Tablet capable of combatting misuse by injection
The invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition in the form of a sustained-release tablet comprising an active ingredient capable of being misused, which composition makes it possible to combat misuse by injection. |
| US10987307B2 |
No-rinse chemical foam comprising ivermectin
A self-foaming composition is described that includes ivermectin, for a no-rinse topical application and for application to the skin. The composition can include: at least one intermediate composition B including a gas-generating agent; at least one intermediate composition A including an agent for activating the gas-generating agent; and ivermectin being present in the composition A, in the composition B, or simultaneously in the two compositions A and B. Also described, is a kit or a single container including a plurality of compartments including such a composition. |
| US10987306B2 |
Methods of treatment of vaginosis and vulvovaginitis
The present invention provides a pH dependent vaginal composition delivering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one active essentially at a pH above 4.5. The composition provides a diagnostic visual pH indication of the presence of vulvovaginitis at pH above 4.5. In the absence of such indication, the treatment may be discontinued. Another visual signal is the retrieval of the unchanged composition, which also points to a normal pH at or below 4.5 and absence of vulvovaginitis. |
| US10987305B2 |
Preparation of respirable zafirlukast particles
A method for the preparation of respirable zafirlukast monohydrate particles comprises the steps of preparation of an aqueous suspension of amorphous zafirlukast; size-reduction with conversion of the suspended zafirlukast into crystalline monohydrate nanoparticles; and isolation of the crystalline zafirlukast in the form of a dry powder. Also provided are zafirlukast respirable particles characterized by comprising crystalline monohydrate zafirlukast. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the particles are also disclosed, as is the use of the particles or compositions for the treatment of respiratory diseases. |
| US10987302B2 |
Methods for the production of a cosmetic composition from hatching fluid and uses thereof for improving the cosmetic appearance of skin
The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions obtained or obtainable from Salmonidae hatching fluid, methods of producing said compositions and their use in various cosmetic applications to the skin, particularly for reducing or preventing the cosmetic appearance or prevalence of wrinkles, fine lines, hyperpigmentation, laxity, dry skin, scaling and/or transepidermal water loss in skin of a mammalian animal. |
| US10987301B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating damaged hair
Provided is a method for treating hair damage by contacting the hair with an effective amount of an epoxysilicone. The method may be used for treating hair damage caused by a hair altering process that is capable of damaging hair, for example, hair lightening/bleaching procedures, hair relaxing procedures, hair dyeing procedures, hair permanent waving, and hair smoothing. Also provided is a composition and a product, which include a hair damage treating effective amount of the epoxysilicone. |
| US10987300B2 |
Long lasting cosmetic compositions
Provided herein are long lasting hair compositions, color enhancers, and markers for selecting the same. |
| US10987299B2 |
Polylactic acid-containing aqueous dispersion
Provided is a polylactic-acid-containing aqueous dispersion capable of forming a transparent film at room temperature. A polylactic-acid-containing aqueous dispersion contains (1) polylactic acid; (2) at least one plasticizer selected from the group consisting of dimethyl adipate, diethyl adipate, dipropyl adipate, diisopropyl adipate, dibutyl adipate, diallyl adipate, bis(2-butoxyethyl) adipate, bis(2-methoxyethyl) adipate, dimethyl succinate, dimethyl glutarate, diethyl sebacate, diisopropyl sebacate, and mixtures thereof; (3) at least one dispersion stabilizer selected from the group consisting of cationic polymers, anionic polymers, polyvinyl alcohols, and non-ionic surfactants; and (4) water. |
| US10987296B2 |
Composition for improving skin wrinkle containing exopolysaccharide produced by Ceriporia lacerata as active ingredient
The present invention provides a composition and food for improving skin condition containing exopolysaccharides produced by Ceriporia lacerata, a mycelial culture fluid of Ceriporia lacerata comprising the exopolysaccharides, a dry powder of the mycelial culture fluid or an extract of the mycelial culture fluid as an active ingredient. The composition and the food for improving skin condition have a superior skin whitening effect, wrinkle improving effect, skin moisturizing effect or skin anti-aging effect. |
| US10987295B2 |
Method of facilitating the bindings between keratinocytes
Provided is a novel peptide and a cosmetic composition for inhibiting a skin-aging or a skin-wrinkle formation including the same. The peptide has activities for facilitating the bindings between keratinocytes; and increasing the expressions of junction proteins significantly. |
| US10987294B2 |
Stable silk fibroin based pharmaceutical formulations
A composition is disclosed that includes pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments that are substantially devoid of sericin, wherein the composition has an average weight average molecular weight ranging from about 17 kDa to about 38 kDa, wherein the composition has a polydispersity of between about 1.5 and about 3.0, wherein the composition is substantially homogeneous, wherein the composition between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of inorganic residuals, and wherein the composition includes between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of organic residuals. |
| US10987292B2 |
Preservative system
Provided herein is a cost-effective and potent preservative system for a composition comprising a salicylate salt and a benzoate salt in an amount of from 0.2 weight % to 0.5 weight % by total weight of the composition and in a molar ratio of salicylate to benzoate of 1:6 to 1:1.2, wherein the composition has a pH of 5 or less. Further provided herein is a method of using a combination of a salicylate salt and a benzoate salt in a preservative system in a composition, and a method of preserving a composition. |
| US10987287B2 |
Powdered hair colour with percarbonate in a water-soluble film
The present disclosure pertains to the field of cosmetics and concerns a cosmetic product for changing the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, comprising (i) at least one package (VP) comprising a water-soluble film (F), (ii) at least one cosmetic composition (KM) which is packaged in the package (VP) and contains at least one oxidizing compound, (iii) at least one cosmetic colour composition (FZ) which is packaged in the package (VP), wherein the oxidizing compound is a solid oxidizing agent. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for colouring hair. |
| US10987286B2 |
Hair compositions and methods of use thereof
Hair spray compositions comprising a liquid carrier, hollow, fluid-filled micropspheres, a polymer fixative, and propellant are provided. |
| US10987284B2 |
Volume boosting molding hair coloring creme formulation
An improved hair color formulation treats hair to provide volume, viscosity, color and hair follicle stimulation. The color formulation is appointed to be used in hair products, and comprises a natural color agent and at least one agent providing anti-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) effects. Hair products include styling products, cleansing products, concealment products, and dying products. In one embodiment, the formulation comprises an aqueous emulsion, at least one hydrocarbon, at least one thickening agent, at least one humectant, at least one emollient, at least one fatty acid ester, and at least one agent providing anti-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) effects, such as caffeine, and at least one color agent. Preservatives, fibers and further treatments for male/female pattern baldness may also be added to the composition. Natural colorants are added to the hair color formulation to provide temporary coloring in addition to enhanced volume, viscosity and hair follicle stimulation. |
| US10987283B2 |
Dental glass ionomer cement composition for luting excellent in removability
To provide a glass ionomer cement having excellent removality of the excess cement after setting because of having shape retaining property where a kneaded material does not drip and flow by their own weights, few risk of water sensitivity and excellent operability at the bonding such that excess cement can be removed easily after an application in an oral cavity in an early timing in spite of exhibiting a thin film thickness at the bonding. A dental glass ionomer cement composition for luting comprises at least; a component (a) acid reactive glass powder having an average particle diameter within a range of 4.5 to 7.0 μm, a component (b) polymer of an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer having a weight average molecular weight within a range of 30000 to 100000, a component (c) chelating agent and a component (d) water, wherein a plastic flow distance of a kneaded material before setting is 2 mm or less, and a removal possible time of an excess cement is 2 minutes or less. |
| US10987281B2 |
Self-adhesive dental composite resin
The present invention provides a self-adhesive dental composite resin maintaining mechanical strength, showing excellent storage stability, undergoing little change in transparency and properties of the paste during long-term storage, and having a small solidification risk during long-term storage. The present invention relates to a self-adhesive dental composite resin comprising: an acid group-containing (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (a); a polyfunctional (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (b) containing no acid group; a photopolymerization initiator (c); and a filler (d), wherein the filler (d) is treated with a surface treatment agent and has an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 50.0 μm, the surface treatment agent comprises a silane coupling agent (A) represented by the following general formula (1): CH2═C(R1)—COO—(CH2)p—Si—R2qR3(3-q) (1), and an organosilazane (B) represented by the following general formula (2): R4R5R6—Si—NH—Si—R7R8R9 (2). |
| US10987278B2 |
Pre-filled drinking straw with a cross-slit valve closure on both ends
The invention is characterized in that the straw body (1) is consisting of two or more segments, which are attached together with connection (5) and that the straw body (1) on its both ends has a cross-slit valve (2, 3) closure and the valves (2, 3) and the straw body (1) are integrated by molecular adhesion. The inlet and outlet valves (2, 3) are of a slit type. The straw body (1) is preferably made of a thermoplastic material and the valves (2, 3) are preferably made of elastomer material. The edge of the straw body (1) is shaped to enable larger surface of the connection between the straw body (1) and the valve (2, 3). The said shape is preferably a groove (8). On the wall on the end of the straw body (1) a tongue-shaped groove (9) is formed on the surface side. |
| US10987273B2 |
Method for treating organic erectile dysfunction
In a method of treating erectile dysfunction in a patient, a predetermined course of external counter-pulsation treatment is applied to a lower body portion of the patient. After the predetermined course of external counter-pulsation treatment is applied, a predetermined course of low intensity shockwave treatment is applied to a penile area of the patient. After the course of low intensity shockwave treatment, a predetermined course of carboxy therapy is applied to a corpora cavernosa of the patient. |
| US10987272B2 |
Methods of operating an exoskeleton for gait assistance and rehabilitation
A method of operating an exoskeleton device includes: receiving sensor information; connecting a clutch system to a pulley system in; determining whether to engage a drive train gear to the clutch system based on the sensor information; engaging the drive train gear through the clutch system when determined to engage the drive train gear; and powering a first motor to drive the drive train gear for controlling a joint or segment of exoskeleton device. |
| US10987270B2 |
Orthopedic exercise apparatus
The disclosed inventive concept provides an orthopedic exercise apparatus for accommodating a wheelchair-bound user and allowing the user to perform low-load prolonged stretching without getting out of his or her existing wheelchair. The apparatus includes a base having a top sheet and a bottom sheet secured thereto, and a T-shaped structure mounted to and extending perpendicular to the base. The T-shaped structure includes a stabilization post having an adjustable height and a cross-bar mounted to the top end of the stabilization post. The cross-bar is lowered onto the user's thighs in order to limit stretching to the user's knee or provide passive a dorsiflexion force to the ankle. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a pulleyed weight station for treating knee flexion contractures or, alternatively, with a pair of ankle blocks removably fitted within the base for treating ankle plantar flexion contractures. |
| US10987269B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling light in an incubator
The present disclosure provides for an incubator, which includes a film with a plurality of configurations. The configurations can include a first configuration to block the transmission of light through the film and a second configuration to be transparent to the transmission of light. The film can further allow any number of additional configurations with varying degrees of opacity, each opacity being between the opacities of the first and second configurations. The film can automatically change opacities based on input from an incubator processor or external devices configured to communicate with the incubator processor. |
| US10987262B2 |
Medical support apparatus
A medical chair includes a base, a seat, and a leg rest pivotally mounted relative to the seat and adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The chair further includes a first actuator for tilting the seat with respect to the base, a second actuator for lifting the seat with respect to the base, and a leg rest actuator adapted to move the leg rest. The chair also includes a controller adapted to control the first and second actuators to move the seat between a first position and a second position such that the seat is both lifted and tilted at the same time as the seat moves from the first position to the second position, and wherein the controller is adapted to control the leg rest actuator such that the leg rest maintains a substantially constant orientation with respect to the floor. |
| US10987258B2 |
Pad type disposable diaper
An absorbent of a disposable diaper is formed of a lower layer absorbent and an upper layer absorbent, wherein a pair of left and right slits is extended in a front-rear direction region including a crotch portion, wherein the left slit and the right slit are spaced apart in a width direction, wherein a top sheet includes a depressed portion that falls into the slits, and wherein, in at least a region located between the slits in the top sheet, a large number of convex portions is arranged in a zigzag manner while being spaced apart by an interval, and the interval between the adjacent convex portions in the width direction is shorter than each of sizes in the width direction of the convex portions located at the front side and at a rear side of a part of the interval. |
| US10987257B2 |
Apparatus and method of manufacturing of an absorbent element for sanitary products
An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent element for sanitary products and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The absorbent element is of the type incorporating plurality of sacs or pockets in which expandable super-absorbent material is placed. |
| US10987254B2 |
Apparatus and method for manufacturing absorptive article
An apparatus and method for manufacturing an absorptive article are capable of suppressing the occurrence of wrinkles in a constituent element of the absorbing article when transferring the constituent element to a downstream conveying device. A main suction pad that moves along a cylindrical or conical first virtual path surface receives a constituent element from an upstream conveying device, changes the orientation by 90° and conveys the constituent element to a second position. Sub-suction surfaces of the first and second sub-suction pads move around a second reference center line along a cylindrical or conical second virtual path surface centered on the second reference center line, while being aligned with each other with a space therebetween, suction end portions of the constituent element at the second position, and transfer the constituent element to the downstream conveying device at a third position. |
| US10987250B2 |
Safety handle
The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for treating ear infections and clearing excess fluid from Eustachian tubes. |
| US10987247B2 |
Opthalmic microsurgical instrument
In some embodiments, a microsurgical instrument includes a trocar having a rigid, hollow shaft formed with a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the shaft. The distal end of the shaft may be shaped for tissue penetration. The instrument may further include a composite microcannula slidably engaged with the trocar in the lumen. The microcannula includes a light guide and a flexible hollow tube having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the lumen in the trocar. Other embodiments include placing the microcannula in the lumen of the trocar, illuminating the end of the trocar by illuminating the end of the microcannula, advancing the trocar from a selected entry point on an eye into a selected structure in the eye, and extending the illuminated end of the microcannula from the trocar into the selected structure. |
| US10987242B2 |
Apparatus for treating erectile dysfunction and enhancing penile enlargement
An apparatus for enhancing erection of a penis includes an expandable first member that partially encircles an upper portion of the penis and partially constricts at least a first vein of the penis to reduce the volume of blood carried away from the penis via the first vein. A second member is mounted to the first member includes left and right shoulder sections configured to contact the penis shaft along the left and right sides the urethra. A contoured section is formed between and extends outwards away from the shoulders so that, when the shoulder sections contact the penis shaft and the first member encircles at least partially encircles the upper portion of the penis, the contoured section extends over and does not constrict the urethra. |
| US10987237B2 |
Endovascular prosthesis and delivery device
In one of its aspects, the present invention relates to an endovascular prosthesis. The endovascular prosthesis includes a first expandable portion expandable from a first, unexpanded state to a second, expanded state to urge the first expandable portion against a vascular lumen and a retractable leaf portion attached to the first expandable portion. The retractable leaf portion comprises at least one spine portion and a plurality of rib portions attached to the spine portion. Longitudinally adjacent pairs of rib portions are free of interconnecting struts. The endovascular prosthesis that can be unsheathed and re-sheathed for repositioning of the endovascular prosthesis prior to final deployment thereof. There is also described a delivery device that that is particularly well suited to delivering the present endovascular prosthesis through tortuous vasculature in the body. |
| US10987234B2 |
Devices and methods for approximating the cross-sectional profile of vasculature having branches
This disclosure is related to devices and related methods for isolating a treatment region in a human body from fluid pressure. In various embodiments, an implantable device for isolating a treatment region in a human body from fluid pressure comprises a first elongated segment, and a second elongated segment, and one or more branch segments in fluid communication with one of the first elongated segment and the second elongated segment. The elongated segments have a combined cross section that is substantially conformable to an intraluminal cross section of a body lumen into which they are implanted. A method of installing an implantable medical device into the body of a patient comprises deploying a first elongated segment, deploying a second elongated segment, and deploying one or more branch segments in a target region of a vasculature. |
| US10987231B2 |
Locking grip orthopedic implant extraction tool
A locking grip extraction tool has plier handles with jaws having sharp beveled edges for moving in a direction so that an axis perpendicular to the plane of movement is oriented at an acute angle to the handles; the axis intersecting the plane of jaw movement at a point midway between the jaws. A locking link coupled to the handles is adapted to releasably lock the jaws onto an orthopedic implant. A connection rod can be threaded into a hole in one of the handles near the jaws, so that a force applying tool such as a slap hammer can be connected to the rod to apply force to remove the implant. The rod is in alignment with the axis, which alignment makes it easier to remove the implant. |
| US10987230B2 |
Spinal fusion implant
A spinal fusion implant including a body and a jacket is disclosed. The jacket includes at least two radiopaque markers extending therefrom for use in determining the position of the implant after placement between intervertebral bodies. Methods of implanting and evaluating positioning of the implant are also disclosed. |
| US10987226B2 |
Pre-operatively planned humeral implant and planning method
Humeral prosthetic implants, systems, kits and methods of forming and using the humeral prosthetic implants, systems and kits are disclosed. The humeral prosthetic implants include proximal cup portions and distal stem portions, wherein the proximal cup portion is joined to the distal stem portion at a desired offset and/or angle configured based on an analysis of the humeral diaphysis and/or metaphysis offset in a patient. The humeral prosthetic implants may also include an adapter configured to join the proximal cup component with the stem component, wherein the adapter is configured to join the stem component to the stemless cup at a desired offset and/or angle. |
| US10987225B2 |
Systems and methods for attaching sleeve or cone in prosthetic implant having a stem
A prosthetic implant system for reconstructing a knee joint comprises a prosthetic implant and sleeve. The prosthetic implant comprises a tibial tray component for reconstructing a tibia of the knee joint, and a stem configured to extend from the tibial tray component to anchor the tibial tray component in the tibia of the knee joint. The sleeve comprises an outer wall configured to engage with bone, and an inner bore configured to receive the stem. The inner bore is shaped to couple to the prosthetic implant at a first location proximate the tibial tray component while surrounding the stem, and uncouple from the prosthetic implant at a second location spaced from the first location while still surrounding the stem. Methods employing the prosthetic implant system can comprise intraoperatively determining to use the sleeve in a coupled or un-coupled configuration based on a depth of a broach into a broached channel. |
| US10987224B2 |
Demineralized bone fiber composition for use in minimally invasive surgery
A bone implant composition and methods thereof include bone material made into various implant shapes including a cylinder having an outermost layer and an inner layer completely surrounded by the outermost layer. The bone implant compositions and methods include a bag or cylindrical tube made from a bone material which may be filled with additional bone material. |
| US10987221B2 |
Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor
An exemplary valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes: a collar; a coaption element attached to the collar; and a pair of paddles are connected to the coaption element. The collar has a plurality of engagement portions configured to releasably engage a delivery apparatus. The paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position and are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient. The paddles are circumferentially disposed between the engagement portions. |
| US10987215B2 |
Hydraulically assisted lens delivery system and method
The invention relates to an apparatus and method that provides hydraulically assisted delivery of intraocular lenses (IOL) from a insertion tool. The IOL insertion system having an insertion rod with a tube having a first end and a second end, a piston head affixed to the insertion rod and positioned between the first and second end, a hydraulic chamber, an aspiration line communicatively connected to the hydraulic chamber, and at least one valve in fluid communication with the aspiration line, wherein the insertion rod moves in response to the displacement of hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic chamber. |
| US10987210B2 |
Medical implant delivery system and related methods
An example implant delivery system is disclosed. The example implant delivery system includes a delivery shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween. The delivery system also includes a frame detachably coupled to the distal portion of the delivery shaft and a tack member coupled to the frame. |
| US10987207B2 |
Branched frozen elephant trunk device and method
An endoluminal prosthesis system includes a graft having a tubular body with a proximal end and a distal end. A lumen extends from the proximal end to the distal end. A proximal portion of the graft includes the proximal end; a distal portion of the graft includes the distal end; and a middle portion of the graft extends from the proximal portion to the distal portion. A plurality of connection branches are attached to the middle portion. Each of the connection branches has an inner opening at an inner end attached to the middle portion and an outer opening at an outer end disposed radially outwardly from the inner end. Each of the connection branches is pivotable in a proximal and distal direction and a circumferential direction relative to the middle portion. Further, each of the connection branches includes an expandable seal stent at the outer end. |
| US10987206B2 |
Straw for the preservation of a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance, as well as a method and injection device that employ it
The straw comprises a tube (11) and a stopper (12) fixed relative to the tube (11) and comprising a male connector tip (29) configured in order that a syringe needle (44) having a female connector tip (45) with a frusto-conical internal surface in accordance with a standard can be connected to said stopper (12) by engagement of the female connector tip (45) of the needle on the male connector tip (29) of the stopper (12).The injection device comprises such a straw (10) and a syringe needle (44).The method of emptying the straw comprises the step of pushing the dose of liquid-based substance (21) packaged in the straw (10) towards the stopper (12). |
| US10987205B2 |
Surgical systems and trays
An instrument retaining element for a surgical tray such as dental tray for use in a dental surgical procedure. The retaining element can have a first part defining a plurality of receptacles therein. The plurality of receptacles configured to receive a first shank section of a plurality of dental surgical instruments. The first part defines a first part of a channel that communicates with two or more of the plurality of receptacles. The retaining element can have a second part connected to the first part and having a U-shape in cross-section. The second part defines a second part of the channel that communicates with the first part of the channel and the plurality of receptacles. The second part of the channel can be configured to elastically expand to receive and retail a second shank section of the plurality of dental surgical instruments. |
| US10987203B2 |
Multiple mode dental device
A powered brush has two different brushes for different purposes that are selectively vibrated for powered cleaning. The brushes may be a tooth brush and an interdental brush that are separately operated at different frequencies. One or more buttons or switches provide control signals to the powered brush to selectively actuate the different brushes. A controller connects a motor to a power source such as a battery based on the control signals. The controller may include a timer for actuating the selected brush for a given time period. |
| US10987198B2 |
Image simulation method for orthodontics and image simulation device thereof
An image simulation method for orthodontics is provided. First, receive a face video and capturing a face image from the face video and find a plurality of face feature points on the face image to determine a mouth area. Then, acquire a tooth image in the mouth area. Define a plurality of tooth image feature points according to the tooth image. Subsequently, compare a plurality of preset tooth model feature points of the stereo tooth model and the tooth image feature points, to adjust the preset tooth model feature points to conform to the tooth image feature points and further to form an adjusted stereo tooth model. Then, project the adjusted stereo tooth model to the face video. An image simulation device for orthodontics is also provided. |
| US10987195B2 |
Electro-pneumatic declog apparatus for surgical instrument
A medical device includes a first valve and a second valve. The first valve includes a manifold having a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, and an element movable within the manifold and spring-biased to close the first opening. When biased to close the first opening, air flows from the second opening to the third opening. The second valve is configured to provide a flow of pressurized gas to the first valve to move the element to close the third opening. The first valve and the second valve are configured, upon moving the element to close the third opening, to interrupt the flow of air from the second opening to the third opening and to allow the flow of the pressurized gas to exit the second opening. |
| US10987194B2 |
Angiographic wire guide device with fluid solvent delivery
A guide device capable of guiding an angiographic wire while delivering fluid solvent to the wire. The guide device comprises a housing mated to a base in a manner that defines an aperture for slidably receiving the angiographic wire. The housing comprises a plunger configured for placement in an open position, a closed position, and one or more intermediate positions. The guide device comprises a port placed in fluid communication with an absorbent base pad capable of being impregnated with fluid solvent, and delivering the solvent to the surface of the angiographic wire. |
| US10987193B2 |
Clamping device
A clamping device includes a support base, a handle pivoted to the support base, a clamping unit including an upper jaw, a lower jaw and a slide respectively mounted in the support base, and a locking unit including a stop block and a locking bar respectively mounted in the support base. When the handle is pressed, the locking bar is driven to unlock the stop block for allowing movement of the slide, and then the slide is pushed by the handle to lift the lower jaw, causing the upper jaw and the lower jar block to clamp a side rail of an operating bed. When the handle is returned, the stop block is locked by the locking bar, so that the slide is positioned to prevent accidental loosening. |
| US10987188B2 |
Sterile barrier for surgical lightheads
An infection mitigation device providing a temporary, disposable sterile barrier between a sterile field and the non-sterile, light-emitting region of surgical lightheads. A surgical team member can easily apply and remove the protective barrier when needed. The device minimizes the opportunity for biohazardous materials from being transmitted between patients, thereby reducing the chance of infection, and ultimately providing patients with improved clinical outcomes. The center region of the barrier can be adapted to receive and/or cover (partially or completely) one or more types of centrally located surgical lighthead adjustment handles. The device can be manufactured with a unitary or composite construction. Depending on the specific composition of the barrier and application, a supportive carrier device may provide additional geometric stability for the barrier while it is maneuvered into its operational location on the lighthead. The device can be configured for compatibility will all surgical lightheads and non-OEM retrofit disposable handle systems. |
| US10987184B2 |
Medical or emergency package and method of use thereof
A portable emergency or medical package has: a body; a plurality of compartments for housing medical supplies, and a compartment for communication device, providing real time two-way communication between a user of the package and a communication appliance remote from the package, wherein the communication device is detachable from the remainder of the package. A method of delivering a package of emergency or medical supplies to a desired location provides control over the use of the medical supplies by a remote person. At the desired location, a user is instructed to remove the communication device from the package, which enables the provision of real time two-way audio communication between a remote person and the user and at least one way video communication to the remote person, whereby the remote person can provide instructions and directions to the user. |
| US10987183B2 |
Ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices
The disclosure herein provides ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices. In one embodiment, a surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon during a surgical procedure comprises one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs configured to be disposed of after a single or a limited number of surgical procedures, the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs comprising: a sterile surgical instrument; and a sterile surgical tray comprising a top surface configured to be part of a sterile field of the surgical procedure, the top surface comprising a receiving structure for positioning therein of the sterile surgical instrument, the sterile surgical tray further comprising walls that define a recess sized and configured to receive a reusable non-sterile module, the recess configured to encapsulate the reusable non-sterile module to isolate the reusable non-sterile module from the sterile field of the surgical procedure. |
| US10987182B2 |
Medical manipulator system and method for controlling a medical manipulator
A medical manipulator system includes: a treatment tool including an arm with joints and an end effector provided at a distal end of the arm; an insertion aid device; an advancement/retraction driving unit configured to drive the treatment tool to be advanced/retracted in the insertion aid device; an advancement/retraction operation unit configured to drive the advancement/retraction driving unit; a stopper configured to limit an operation of the advancement/retraction driving unit by actuation; an interference detector configured to be capable of detecting interference between an arm unit projected out of the insertion aid device and the insertion aid device; and an operation instruction unit configured to be capable of actuating the stopper. The operation instruction unit limits retraction movement of the treatment tool with respect to the insertion aid device by actuating the stopper. |
| US10987181B2 |
Handling device for a microinvasive medical instrument
A manipulation device (20) for a microinvasive medical instrument (10) comprises a recess (47) for receiving a proximal region (72) of an electrically conductive transmission device (70) for transmitting electrical power and at least either a force or a torque to a distal end of a microinvasive medical instrument (10), and a contacting device (50) for producing an electrical contact to a transmission device (70) arranged in the recess (47). The contacting device (50) has a plurality of contact faces (57) for simultaneously bearing on a surface (75) of a transmission device (70) arranged in the intended manner in the recess (47). |
| US10987180B2 |
Flexible manipulator
The technology disclosed herein is directed to a flexible manipulator used to prevent a loss of control of a movable part by reducing the friction applied to the power transmission member and to be able to suppress the occurrence of a path length difference of a plurality of power transmission members with regard to various curvature length of an insertion part. The flexible manipulator includes an elongated member formed in the shape of a long flexible tube and having two or more paths that pass through in a longitudinal direction on the outside in the radial direction with regard to a center axis. Respective movable and driving parts is disposed on respective tip and base ends of the elongated member. Power transmission members are arranged to pass through the path of the elongated member and that transfer the power of the driving part to the movable part. |
| US10987178B2 |
Surgical hub control arrangements
Various surgical hubs are disclosed. A surgical hub is for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room. The surgical hub comprises: non-contact sensors and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to: determine bounds of the operating room based on measurements performed by the non-contact sensors; and establish a control arrangement with a detected surgical hub located within the bounds of the operating room. |
| US10987173B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for maintaining patient registration in a surgical navigation system
A method of maintaining patient registration in surgical navigation includes: obtaining a patient position in a tracking system frame of reference, based on a fiducial marker array affixed in a first position relative to the patient; receiving an initial surface scan depicting the patient and the fiducial array; responsive to receiving an intraoperative image depicting the patient: obtaining a position, in the tracking system frame of reference, of the fiducial array affixed in a second position relative to the patient; receiving a secondary surface scan depicting the patient and the fiducial array; detecting a deviation in a position of the fiducial marker array relative to the patient between the initial and secondary surface scans; and applying the deviation to the position of the patient to generate an updated position of the patient in the tracking system frame of reference, based on the fiducial array affixed in the second position. |
| US10987171B2 |
Orthopedic systems, components, and methods
Embodiments of the present application provide technologies related to adaptive surgeon-specific instrumentation, unique preparatory tools and procedures for bone resection and implant devices, and systems for selection of implantation preparatory tools for implantation procedures. The embodiments described herein may, for example, be utilized in connection with knee arthroplasty procedures. |
| US10987168B2 |
System and method for coordinated laser delivery and imaging
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for coordinated laser delivery and imaging during an interventional procedure. A method may include activating an imaging source to provide a pulsed imaging signal and activating a laser source to provide a pulsed laser signal while the imaging source remains activated. The method may include coordinating the pulsed laser signal and the pulsed imaging signal to output each pulse of the pulsed laser signal and each pulse of the pulsed imaging signal in non-overlapping time windows. A system may include a controller in communication with the laser source and the imaging source for coordinating the output of the laser signal and the imaging signal. |
| US10987164B2 |
Methods and devices for diastolic assist
The devices and method described herein allow for therapeutic damage to increase volume in these hyperdynamic hearts to allow improved physiology and ventricular filling and to reduce diastolic filling pressure by making the ventricle less stiff. For example, improving a diastolic heart function in a heart by creating at least one incision in cardiac muscle forming an interior heart wall of the interior chamber where the at least one incision extends into one or more layers of the interior heart wall without puncturing through the interior heart wall and the incision is sufficient to reduce a stiffness of the interior chamber to increase volume of the chamber and reduce diastolic filling pressure. |
| US10987161B2 |
User interface and lock features for positioning multiple components within a body
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for positioning electrodes within a body. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus for slidably moving multiple features relative to a sheath inserted into a body and positioned relative to a reference point includes a primary actuator configured to move a primary electrode, a secondary actuator configured to move a secondary electrode, and a control mechanism. The control mechanism is configured to selectively prevent movement of at least one of the primary actuator based on a position of the secondary actuator and of the secondary actuator based on a position of the primary actuator and lock positions of the primary actuator and the secondary actuator. |
| US10987158B2 |
Radio frequency surgical system
A circuit for generating a radio-frequency signal for a surgical device is disclosed. The circuit has a voltage regulator that supplies direct current (DC) voltage, a first MOSFET, a second MOSFET, and a MOSFET driver. The MOSFET driver receives the DC voltage supplied from the voltage regulator and has a local oscillator. The local oscillator switches the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET on and off at a frequency generated by the local oscillator. The circuit further includes a transformer connected to the first and second MOSFETs, having a center tap and a main voltage applied at the center tap, and providing an alternating current (AC) output. |
| US10987154B2 |
Electrosurgical generators and sensors
An electrosurgical generator includes a radio frequency output stage configured to output at least one radio frequency waveform and a sensor for sensing current. The sensor includes a current sensor coil having: an outer coil, an inner coil coupled to and disposed within the outer coil, and at least one shielding member disposed over the outer coil. Each of the at least one shielding member and the outer coil define an opening therethrough. The generator also includes at least one active lead coupled to the radio frequency output stage and passing through the current sensor coil. The current sensor coil is configured to output a signal indicative of a current within the at least one active lead. |
| US10987153B2 |
Forceps with active jaw entrapment of tissue
An end effector assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw, at least one of which is moveable between an open positon and a closed position, a third jaw that is carried on and translates along the first jaw, and a third jaw closing mechanism that brings the third jaw into a position approximating the first jaw. |
| US10987152B2 |
Ablation devices with dual operating frequencies, systems including same, and methods of adjusting ablation volume using same
An ablation device includes a feedline including an inner conductor having a distal end, an outer conductor coaxially disposed around the inner conductor, and a dielectric material disposed therebetween, an elongated electrically-conductive member longitudinally disposed at the distal end of the inner conductor and having a proximal end, a first balun structure disposed over a first portion of the outer conductor and positioned so that a distal end of the first balun structure is located at a first distance from the proximal end of the electrically-conductive member and a second balun structure disposed over a second portion of the outer conductor and positioned so that a distal end of the second balun structure is located at a second distance from the proximal end of the electrically-conductive member. |
| US10987151B2 |
Plasma-surgical apparatus comprising a spacer
The disclosure relates to a spacer in the form of an attachment (15) to be mounted to an endoscope (1), said attachment being formed like a cap, enclosing a spatial volume (16) and being made of an insulating material. The attachment (15) is further equipped with a mounting device/adapter (6) designed to be coupled to a distal end of the endoscope (1). The attachment (15) comprises an area (11) designed to be in contact with a target tissue and further forms an aperture (12) enclosing a surface area (12a). Within the spatial volume, there is arranged an electrode (9) comprising a distal (9b) and a proximal (9a) end, the distal (9b) end of the electrode (9) having a predetermined minimum distance to the closest point of the surface area (12a). |
| US10987149B2 |
Devices and methods for the treatment of tissue
Systems, methods and devices for the treatment of tissue are disclosed. A system includes an elongate tube with a distal portion. A treatment element is positioned on the elongate tube distal portion, the treatment element constructed and arranged to treat target tissue. In one embodiment, gastrointestinal tissue is modified for the treatment of diabetes. |
| US10987145B2 |
Methods for correction of spinal deformities
A method of treating a spinal column shape deformation includes fixing at least two fixation screw assemblies to respective vertebrae, sliding a rod between the arm extensions on each of the fixation screw assemblies, swinging the channels of the screw assemblies relative to the fixation screws so that the channels become less inclined to the axes of the fixation screws, and so that the rod is located generally posteriorly of the spinal column, locking the channel against swinging relative to the screw, rotating the rod about its axis relative to at least one of the channels, and locking the rod against movement relative to the channel. |
| US10987143B2 |
Flexible screw
A flexible screw and method for non-rigid fixation between two bones. The flexible screw includes a head, and a body including a thread portion with a flexible shaft portion extending therebetween. The head has a diameter greater than that of the flexible shaft portion. The thread portion has a plurality of rigid threads while the flexible shaft portion has plurality of openings arranged in a pattern configuration. The openings extend at least partially through the flexible shaft portion. The flexible screw can be used for non-rigid fixation by inserting the thread portion in a first bone while the head is positioned on a distal side of an adjacent second bone. The flexible screw is tightened such that the flexible shaft portion extends in the joint between the first bone and the second bone. The flexible shaft portion provides stability while also adding back motility lost by the reduction in the size of the joint. |
| US10987141B2 |
Vertebral implant, method for the placement of such an implant and tool for the placement of the implant
The invention relates to a vertebral implant placed after a laminectomy and fixed by transfacet screws arranged in a translaminar direction. The invention also relates to a placement instrument and to a method for the placement of an implant. |
| US10987135B2 |
Seal cartridge design for trocar assemblies
A trocar assembly that includes a trocar and a seal cartridge configured to be releasably coupled to the trocar. The seal cartridge includes a top cap that includes a main body and a latch ring. The latch ring is grounded to the main body at a first angular position and has a latch located at a second angular position angularly offset from the first angular position. Applying a radial load on the latch causes the latch ring to flex in torsion at an intermediate portion that angularly interposes the first and second angular positions. |
| US10987134B2 |
Introduction and anchoring tool for an implantable medical device element
In some examples, an apparatus may include a needle configured to define a path through tissue of a patient, tubing configured to slidably receive the needle via a proximal opening, an anchor configured to slidably receive at least a portion of the tubing, and an anchor deployment member comprising a body and an anchor engagement member. Such an apparatus may be used to introduce and anchor an implantable medical device within a patient. |
| US10987129B2 |
Multi-shield spinal access system
An access device for accessing an intervertebral disc having an outer shield comprising an access shield with a larger diameter (˜16-30 mm) that reaches from the skin down to the facet line, with an inner shield having a second smaller diameter (˜5-12 mm) extending past the access shield and reaches down to the disc level. This combines the benefits of the direct visual microsurgical/mini open approaches and the percutaneous, “ultra-MIS” techniques. |
| US10987128B2 |
Cannula assembly
A surgical cannula assembly includes an elongate cannula member having a plurality of longitudinal ribs extending along the longitudinal axis with adjacent longitudinal ribs defining a longitudinal channel therebetween, a fluid port mounted adjacent the proximal end of the cannula member and configured for coupling to a source of inflation fluids, a conduit positioned within at least one longitudinal channel of the cannula member and in fluid communication with the fluid port, and an expandable balloon mounted adjacent the distal end of the cannula member and in fluid communication with the conduit. The expandable balloon is configured to transition from an initial unexpanded condition to an at least partially expanded condition upon passage and entry of inflation fluids from the fluid port, through the conduit and within an internal volume of the expandable balloon. |
| US10987112B2 |
Surgical drill instrument with motor and locking mechanism to receive an attachment and a cutting burr
A surgical apparatus having a locking mechanism that receives a cutting burr and that may include a loading and running position. The locking mechanism may include a motor driven spindle that carries a locking pawl and a detent pawl that lock the cutting burr in place an prevent the cutting burr from inadvertently falling out of the surgical drill instrument when in its load position. A diamond-shaped portion of the cutting burr may be formed in a six-sided diamond configuration and a perpendicular back end surface. The end of the cutting burr may include another diamond-shaped portion formed in a six-sided diamond shape surface that mates with a complementary surface formed in the receiving end of the spindle of the motor/locking mechanism. In an aspect, the attachment of the cutting burr is such that the cutting burr has substantially zero axial movement and runs true in the running condition. |
| US10987102B2 |
Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers
A tissue thickness compensator comprising a first compensation layer, a second compensation layer, and a pocket situated between the compensation layers can be positioned in the end effector of a surgical instrument. A fastener cartridge positioned in the end effector can comprise a fastener moveable between an initial position and a fired position. When the fastener is moved from the initial position to the fired position, the fastener can move through the pocket and can compress a portion of the tissue thickness compensator. A support can be positioned between the first and second compensation layers. When the fastener compresses the tissue thickness compensator, at least one of the support, first compensation layer and second compensation layer can be deformed. The tissue thickness compensator can also comprise a tab and/or a limiting plate to control deformation of the compensation layers and/or the support. |
| US10987100B2 |
Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency
Systems, devices and methods to improve safety and efficiency in an operating room comprise providing a suture package that holds new suture needles and needle receptacles for storing used needles. The devices can be safely worn for the surgeon to self-dispense new suture needles in the near surgical field and to secure the used needles into a needle trap or a needle retainer located on his extremity, on his operative instruments or on the surgical drapes. The device may provide automated and/or simplified needle counting both during use and after removal from the surgical field. The device may be configured for ergonomic and efficient use so as to minimize the actions and motions of the surgeon to dispense and secure the needle. |
| US10987099B2 |
Method for tissue fixation
A method for securing a strand to a fixation member for arthroscopic fixation, wherein the fixation member includes a channel on an exterior surface and an aperture therethrough. The method includes passing a strand having first and second ends through a flexible sleeve, passing the sleeve through the aperture of the fixation member in a first direction, tensioning the strand, and pulling the sleeve in a second direction different than the first direction to secure the sleeve to the fixation member without tying the strand on the fixation member. |
| US10987098B2 |
Z-shaped meniscus repair device and method
A z-shaped surgical device including a handle and a rod secured to the handle having: a first elongate segment at a proximal end thereof; a second elongate segment angled with respect to the first segment; and a third elongate segment angled with respect to the second segment. In the illustrative application, the invention provides an arthroscopic meniscus tissue repair suture passer device that penetrates tissue with its distal tip in one direction and utilizes a needle or similar part to penetrate tissue in the opposite direction placing a suture around the torn tissue. The device has an extended z-shaped shape distally that facilitates placement of a suture around torn meniscus tissue with a novel single stroke relative to the prior art. The z-shaped angles are extended for improved access, maneuverability and passage of the device to and through tissue including but not limited to meniscus and other tissue, around meniscus and other tissue, into open and tight spaces between joints and other bodily spaces, and in difficult to access spaces in joints and other compartments. |
| US10987095B2 |
Suture methods for forming locking loops stitches
Methods for suturing tissue by forming a locking loop of suture material. In particular, method of using a suture passer to arthroscopically create a locking loop of suture in difficult to access tissues. As used herein a locking loop of suture is a loop of suture that is passed through a tissue from a first side to a second side of the tissue; one or more of the legs of the loop extending from the first side are passed through the tissue to the second side of the tissue and are then passed through the loop, and the loop is cinched to tighten closed over the one or more legs. The resulting locking loops stitches are extremely strong and distribute the stresses across the tissue in a desirable manner. |
| US10987094B2 |
Surgical bowel retractor devices
A bowel retractor device comprising a flexible endless collar member, a plurality of discrete first flexible fingers, and a plurality of discrete second flexible fingers is disclosed. The flexible endless collar member comprises an inner wall that defines a central open area. The plurality of discrete first flexible fingers protrude from a first portion of the inner wall. The discrete first flexible fingers are spaced from each other to define a first space therebetween. The plurality of discrete second flexible fingers protrude from a second portion of the inner wall that faces the first portion of the inner wall. Each discrete second flexible finger comprises a second end that extends into a corresponding first space. At least one of the discrete first flexible fingers and at least one of the discrete second flexible fingers each comprise a ball-shaped feature formed on an end thereof. |
| US10987092B2 |
Soft tissue fixation devices
Remodeling of body tissue using a bioabsorbable implant that maintains or otherwise mechanically assists a more permanent implant or other treatment take, for example, by the treatment causing fibrosis. For example, the apparatus and methods can be used for hernia, organ prolapse and cosmetic purposes, such as breast and face lifts. |
| US10987089B2 |
Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of generating ultrasound image
Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of generating an ultrasound image. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to: generate, based on echo signals reflected from an object, a first image showing a tissue of the object and a second image showing a contrast medium injected into the object; generate a third image by removing at least a portion of the tissue from the second image based on the first image; and display the generated third image. |
| US10987087B2 |
Ultrasound endoscope
An ultrasound endoscope is provided with an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject along a first direction which is an insertion direction. The ultrasound endoscope includes: a transducer having a scanning surface that scans with an ultrasound wave along a second direction; a supply pipeline configured to supply an ultrasound wave transfer medium; and a rigid member connected to a proximal end side of the transducer, the rigid member formed with a scanning surface supply port configured to supply the ultrasound wave transfer medium supplied from the supply pipeline in a direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction. |
| US10987085B2 |
Systems and methods for automated fluid response measurement
A device is provided for automatically assessing functional hemodynamic properties of a patient is provided, the device comprising: a housing; an ultrasound unit coupled to the housing and adapted for adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at a vessel; a detector adapted to sense signals obtained as a result of adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at the vessel and to record the; and a processor adapted for receiving the recorded signals as data and transforming the data for output at an interface. Other devices, systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media may be provided in relation to assessing functional hemodynamics of a patient. |
| US10987081B2 |
Radiation imaging system and transmission device
There are provided a radiation imaging system and a transmission device capable of reducing a user's standby time compared to a case where a tomographic image is transmitted. A console acquires a plurality of projection images obtained by tomosynthesis imaging, generates a plurality of tomographic images by reconstruction using the plurality of projection images, synthesizes a 2-dimensional image based on the plurality of tomographic images, transmits the synthesized 2-dimensional image to an image interpretation support device, and transmits the plurality of projection images to the image interpretation support apparatus. |
| US10987078B2 |
Image processing apparatus, radiography system, image processing method, and image processing program
An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a radiographic image generated by a radiation detector irradiated with radiation from a radiography apparatus including the radiation detector in which plural pixels, each of which includes a conversion element that generates a larger amount of charge as it is irradiated with a larger amount of radiation, are arranged; and a correction unit that corrects scattered ray components caused by scattered rays of the radiation included in the radiographic image, using correction data for correcting scattered rays which is associated with each of plural regions in the radiographic image. |
| US10987077B2 |
Tomosynthesis imaging apparatus and method for operating the same
A tomosynthesis imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detector having an imaging surface that detects radiation transmitted through an object and captures a projection image of the object; a radiation source that has a plurality of radiation tubes which emit the radiation to the imaging surface at different irradiation angles and selectively irradiates the object with the radiation from each of the plurality of radiation tubes; and a radiation source control unit that performs movement control for moving at least one of the plurality of radiation tubes to change the radiation irradiation angle of the radiation tube with respect to the imaging surface. |
| US10987076B2 |
Tomosynthesis imaging apparatus and method for operating the same
A tomosynthesis imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detector having an imaging surface that detects radiation transmitted through an object and captures a projection image of the object; a radiation source that has a plurality of radiation tubes which emit the radiation to the imaging surface at different irradiation angles and selectively irradiates the object with the radiation from each of the plurality of radiation tubes; and a radiation source control unit that performs focal position control for switching between positions of focuses where the radiation is emitted for at least one of the plurality of radiation tubes to change the radiation irradiation angle of the radiation tube with respect to the imaging surface. |
| US10987073B2 |
Medical imaging system and method for automated medical imaging assistance
A medical imaging system includes a gantry, a display device, and a control circuit. The gantry includes detector arms circumferentially spaced apart along a perimeter of a bore and radially movable towards and away from a subject. The control circuit generates a subject shape outline of the subject within the bore based on obtained contour image data of the subject. The control circuit determines designated scan positions of the detector arms based on the subject shape outline. The control circuit displays the subject shape outline on the display device within a gantry visualization that is a graphical representation of the gantry showing the bore. The control circuit displays a set of graphical detector arms on the display screen within the gantry visualization. The graphical detector arms are displayed at the designated scan positions relative to the gantry of the gantry visualization to show a subject-gantry geometric relationship. |
| US10987071B2 |
Pixelated K-edge coded aperture system for compressive spectral X-ray imaging
Aspects of the invention are directed to systems and methods for generating spectral computed tomography data for spectral X-ray image reconstruction using of pixelated k-edge apertures. A method is provided for generating a spectral computed tomography. The method includes the steps of generating a plurality of X-ray beams; encoding the plurality of X-ray beams by transmitting the plurality of beams through a pixelated K-edge coded aperture structure; detecting the encoded plurality of X-ray beams; and reconstructing a spectral CT image from the encoded plurality of X-ray beams. |
| US10987070B2 |
Supporting device in medical diagnostics system
A device and system for supporting a patient or an object in an examination is provided. The supporting system may include a portion for supporting the body of a patient and/or a head supporting device. The portion for supporting the body may move in one or more directions. The head supporting device may be adjust to meet requirements of imaging when the patient or the object is supine or prone. |
| US10987066B2 |
System for displaying oxygen state indications
A patient monitoring system can have a display screen or portion thereof with graphic user interface for displaying indications of a patient's oxygen state. The indications can include the patient's SpO2, dissolved oxygen index, and/or an increasing or decreasing trend of dissolved oxygen index. The displays of oxygen state indications can be compact, and/or able to provide direct visual information to a user of various aspects of the patient's oxygen state. The display elements can be used to represent any other physiological parameters. |
| US10987063B2 |
System and method for facilitating reflectometric detection of physiologic activity
A method for remotely sensing cardiac-related data of an animal subject includes transmitting a RF signal to impinge on tissue of the subject, receiving a reflected portion of the RF signal, generating baseband data, filtering baseband data (e.g., including high pass filtering), performing waveform phase position determination, performing at least one auto-correlation of the waveform phase position determined data, determining periodicity of the auto-correlated data, and (i) computing heart rate using a maximum periodicity of the periodicity, or (ii) identifying abnormalities in cardiac function, such as may be indicated by temporal variations in heart rate and/or signal amplitude corresponding to cardiac activity. Multiple bandpass filtering schemes may be employed. |
| US10987057B2 |
Avoiding drive circuit saturation in an ECG system
An Electrocardiography (ECG) system configured to produce an ECG output signal of a patient includes a plurality of electrodes, a monitoring circuit, a drive circuit, a lead circuit, and a control module. The electrodes form a plurality of leads. The monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a voltage differential on the leads and produce the ECG output signal. The drive circuit is configured to deliver a current to the electrodes based on a measured voltage at the electrodes. The lead fault detection system comprises one or more current sources configured to produce a current to deliver to the electrodes. The control module is configured to vary the current produced by the current sources based on a measured parameter at one or more of the electrodes. |
| US10987056B2 |
Medical instrument and fixing tool
A medical instrument includes: a medical device; a sheet type attaching member having an attachment surface that is attachable to a subject; and a fixing tool fixing the medical device to the attaching member. The fixing tool includes: a first engaging member located on the medical device; and a second engaging member located on a side of the attaching member opposite the attachment surface, the second engaging member being engageable with the first engaging member by rotation of the first engaging member with respect to the second engaging member. |
| US10987046B2 |
Method and apparatus for evaluating cardiac function
A method for assessing the electrical function of a heart that includes: (1) for each of a plurality of leads of an ECG, determining a value derived from the output of that lead and which corresponds to an action potential duration; (2) for each of the plurality of leads of the ECG, determining a value derived from the output of that lead and which corresponds to a diastolic interval; (3) for each of the plurality of leads of the ECG, determining a relationship between the determined values for action potential duration and for diastolic interval; and (4) assessing the differences between the determined relationships for each of the plurality of leads. The invention further relates to apparatus and a computer program that may be used in the method. |
| US10987045B2 |
Basket catheter with individual spine control
This disclosure is directed to a catheter having a basket-shaped electrode assembly formed from a plurality of spines, each with a plurality of electrodes. The spines are connected at their distal ends and extend through the catheter body to its proximal end. Each spine may be independently controlled, such as by adjusting its longitudinal position relative to the catheter body to causes it to bow outwards to a greater or lesser degree. |
| US10987044B2 |
Uroflowmetry systems, devices and methods
The present invention includes devices, systems and methods in the field of uroflowmetry, more specifically in the field of home uroflowmetry. In one aspect, the present invention discloses a core unit comprising an accelerometer; a urine detector; a weight sensor; a communication module; a microprocessor; and, an energy source. Further provided is a uroflowmetry device comprising said core unit. |
| US10987040B2 |
Systems and methods for processing analyte sensor data
Systems and methods for applying time-dependent algorithmic compensation functions to data output from a continuous analyte sensor. Some embodiments determine a time since sensor implantation and/or whether a newly initialized sensor has been used previously. |
| US10987037B2 |
Method and apparatus for in vivo surveillance of circulating biological components
The invention relates generally to in vivo collection of circulating molecules, tumor cells and other biological markers using a collecting probe. The probe is configured for placement within a living organism for an extended period of time to provide sufficient yield of biological marker for analysis. |
| US10987036B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for performing trans-abdominal fetal oximetry and/or trans-abdominal fetal pulse oximetry using diffuse optical tomography
Fetal tissue oxygenation may be performed transabdominally by, for example, receiving a plurality of detected electronic signals that correspond to light emitted from a pregnant mammal's abdomen and a fetus contained therein that has been detected by the detector and converted into the detected electronic signal. An indication of a depth of the fetus within the pregnant mammal's abdomen may be received and a portion of the detected electronic signals that correspond to light that was incident upon the fetus may be isolated responsively to the indication of the depth of the fetus using, for example, time of flight of photons that correspond to the detected electronic signals. A fetal tissue oxygen saturation level may then be determined using the isolated portion of the detected electronic signals that correspond to light that was incident upon the fetus. |
| US10987034B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for detecting congenital heart disease in newborns
Apparatus configured to detect congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns may comprise a body with a cavity configured to receive a hand or foot of a newborn. Sensor pairs of the apparatus may be configured scan such that the best signals can be selected, which can accommodate for movements of the newborn and/or facilitate impartialness as to which body part is inserted in the apparatus. Positions of the sensor pairs may be adjusted to ensure contact with the newborn's skin. A disposable cover may protect the newborn's skin from contacting the apparatus. The apparatus may include a pressure device so that CHD threshold values can be adjusted for different altitudes. The apparatus may integrate with electronic medical record (EMR) systems. |
| US10987030B2 |
Method and apparatus for face detection/recognition systems
A computer implemented method for detecting an attempt to spoof and facial recognitions apparatus determines for a plurality of spatially separated regions of a surface, a respective measure of at least one vital sign. A determination is made from the respective measures of at least one vital sign, homogeneity information associated with the respective measures, the homogeneity information is used to determine if said spatially separate regions of said surface are living tissue. |
| US10987023B2 |
System and method for determining one or more breathing parameters of a subject
A system is configured to determine one or more breathing parameters of a subject, such as one or both of end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration and/or breath rate. The system is configured to make a plurality of preliminary determinations of an individual breathing parameter according to a plurality of different algorithms. A final determination of the breathing parameter is obtained by selecting one of the preliminary determinations based on therapy parameters, gas parameters, and/or other parameters that impact the accuracy and/or precision of the different algorithms. |
| US10987022B2 |
Apparatus and method for registering images in real-time
The invention relates to a device for superimposing known patterns, characteristic of a region, on (real) images of said region. The device comprises, a memory in which patterns are stored, which are representative of a selected region, of known position and orientation with relation to a common reference and processing means, for determining a pattern representative of the selected portion in the memory, on receipt of the designation of at least one portion of an observed image of the selected region, taken at a selected angle and at least one representative attribute of said region, taking account of the attribute selected, then superimposing the determined pattern on the selected portion of the image taking account of the selected angle. |
| US10987021B2 |
Medical image diagnostic apparatus, medical signal restoration method, and model training method
According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry configured to generate initial restored signal data by applying a first restoration function to input signal data corresponding to medical signal data concerning an object, generate first element-wise product signal data by calculating an element-wise product of the initial restored signal data and reliability data representing a degree of degradation included in the input signal data, and generate restored signal data by applying a second restoration function to at least one of the input signal data and the initial restored signal data and the first element-wise product signal data. |
| US10987020B2 |
Method for tissue classification, computer program product and magnetic resonance imaging system
It is an object of the invention to improve tissue classification in MRI images. In particular it is an object of the invention to improve the classification of bone and air in MRI images. This object is achieved by a method for tissue classification in a region of interest in a magnetic resonance (MR) image comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the first region represents air and the second region represents bone. The method comprises the steps of: —acquiring a first magnetic resonance image comprising the first and the second region and; —acquiring a second magnetic resonance image comprising the first and the second region, wherein the first region has a different shape in the second magnetic resonance image compared to the first magnetic resonance image and; —identifying the first region and second region in the first and second image and; —comparing the first image and the second image with respect to the first region and the second region and; —classifying the first region as region representing air based on a presence of a shape difference between the first and the second image and classifying the second region as bone based on an absence of the shape difference between the first and second image. |
| US10987014B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an association unit, and a guide unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information of a user. The association unit associates the acquired biological information with a specific state of the user. The guide unit guides the user to the specific state. A reference to be used for association with the specific state by the association unit is calibrated by using the biological information, the biological information being acquired from the user who is guided to the specific state by the guide unit. |
| US10987010B2 |
Systems and methods for vascular diagnosis using blood flow magnitude and/or direction
Systems and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and treatment planning for vascular steal syndromes and retrograde flow. One method includes receiving a reference blood flow direction at a location in a reference vasculature; determining a patient-related blood flow direction at a location in a patient's vasculature corresponding to the location in the reference vasculature; determining a difference in direction, between the reference blood flow direction of the reference vasculature and the patient-related blood flow direction of the patient's vasculature; and generating a representation of the location in the patient's vasculature associated with the difference in direction between the reference blood flow direction and the patient-related blood flow direction, or generating a treatment recommendation for the patient's vasculature based on the difference in direction between the reference blood flow direction and the patient-related blood flow direction. |
| US10987008B2 |
Device, method and computer program product for continuous monitoring of vital signs
A wearable device for continuous health monitoring, the device comprising: a band for conforming to a first body part of a subject; an imaging unit, the imaging unit being connected in the band, wherein the imaging unit is configured to acquire a sequence of images from the subject's body, wherein the device is operable in a contact mode and in a non-contact mode, i. wherein in the contact mode the imaging unit is in substantial close 5 proximity to the first body part of the subject so as to acquire the sequence of images of an area of the first body part; wherein in the non-contact mode the imaging unit is in a remote position to acquire the sequence of images of a second body part of the subject; a controller unit configured to derive a PPG signal from the acquired sequence of images according to a first process when the device is in the contact mode and according to a second process when 10 the device is in the non-contact mode, the PPG signal being indicative of the health of the subject; wherein the controller unit, during operation of the wearable device, is configured to check at least one pre-determined condition in order to determine if the PPG signal is to be derived according to the first process or the second process. |
| US10987007B2 |
Method of processing electrophysiological signals and corresponding system, vehicle, and computer program product
A method of processing electrophysiological signals includes: receiving, over a limited time duration, sample electrocardiography (ECG) signals indicative of heart pulsatile activity occurring with a variable heart rate, wherein receiving the sample ECG signals is discontinued at an expiry of the limited time duration; receiving photoplethysmography (PPG) signals indicative of the heart pulsatile activity; determining a correlation between the sample ECG signals and the PPG signals; determining reconstructed ECG signals from the PPG signals as a function of the correlation between the sample ECG signals and the PPG signals; and estimating a heart rate variability of the variable heart rate as a function of the reconstructed ECG signals. |
| US10987006B2 |
Wearable computer with fitness machine connectivity for improved activity monitoring using caloric expenditure models
Embodiments are disclosed for a wireless wearable computer with fitness machine connectivity for improved activity monitoring using caloric expenditure models. In an embodiment, a method comprises: establishing, by a processor of a wireless wearable computer worn by a user, a wireless communication connection with a fitness machine; obtaining, by the processor using the communication connection, machine data from the fitness machine while the user is engaged in a workout session on the fitness machine; obtaining, from a heart rate sensor of the wireless device, heart rate data of the user; determining, by the processor, a work rate caloric expenditure by applying a work rate calorie model to the machine data; determining, by the processor, a calibrated maximal oxygen consumption of the user based on the heart rate data and the work rate caloric expenditure; determining, by the processor, a heart rate caloric expenditure by applying a heart rate calorie model to the heart rate data and the calibrated maximal oxygen consumption of the user; and sending, by the processor to the fitness machine via the communication connection, at least one of the work rate caloric expenditure or the heart rate caloric expenditure. |
| US10986999B2 |
Range-finding in optical imaging
In one embodiment, an imaging system illuminates a surface of tissue with one or more spots of near-infrared (NIR) light within a field of view of a camera of the imaging system. The imaging system captures an image of the one or more spots of NIR light within the field of view of the camera of the imaging system. The imaging system calculates, for each of the one or more spots of NIR light in the captured image, a spot diameter, spot position, or spot shape in the captured image. The imaging system determines a distance between the imaging system and the surface of tissue, based on the calculated spot diameter, spot position, or spot shape of the one or more spots of NIR light in the captured image. The imaging system provides data indicative of the determined distance between the imaging system and the surface of tissue to an electronic display. |
| US10986998B2 |
Apparatus and method for enhanced early photon detection in optical projection tomography
A system and method for optical tomography including illuminating an object with pulsing stimulus light and pulsing the stimulus light at a repetition frequency having a pulse period that is greater than a dead-time of a detector. Coordinating the pulse with the dead-time of the detector allows for higher powered light source and improves early photon detection. |
| US10986993B2 |
Position-sensing contact lenses
The subject matter of the disclosure relates generally to a MEMS-based position-sensing system and lenses, for example, contact lenses and intra-ocular lenses, manufactured with the position-sensing system employing one or more angular and/or linear accelerometers and/or pressure transducers and methods for detecting position and motion of an eyeball and/or head utilizing the position-sensing contact lenses. |
| US10986989B2 |
Laryngoscope insertion section
A laryngoscope insertion section comprising a tube guide including at least an inferior tube guiding member and a superior tube guiding member, wherein the thickness of the insertion section in a first region is less than the external diameter of the largest diameter endotracheal tube in an operating range of endotracheal tube sizes plus the thickness of the inferior tube guiding member plus the thickness of the superior tube guiding member. Typically, the insertion section comprises an elongate member and the tube guide is lateral of the elongate member. Typically, an endotracheal tube is retained within the tube guide in flexural tension. |
| US10986986B2 |
Solid-state image pickup element, image pickup apparatus, and method of controlling solid-state image pickup element
To reduce power consumption in a solid-state image pickup element that performs pixel addition. A solid-state image pickup element includes a predetermined number of blocks, each of which is provided with a plurality of normal pixels arranged in a predetermined direction, and a light shielding area in which the predetermined number of light shielding pixels are arranged in the predetermined direction, the light shielding pixels being connected to the respective blocks. A scanning circuit that controls each of the plurality of normal pixels in the block so that the block transfers electric charge to the light shielding pixel corresponding to the block. A signal processing unit is provided, for each of the light shielding pixels, with a signal processing circuit that processes a signal generated by the light shielding pixel on the basis of the transferred electric charge. |
| US10986983B1 |
Stereo imaging acquisition by lens translation
A stereo-imaging device that operates by translating a single lens in front of an exposed imaging sensor, or translating one of the objective lens group for higher image quality. The device and method is used as a surgical instrument guide. An objective lens with a translating lens part can directly attached in front of a camera with an exposed sensor or an endoscopic circuit with an exposed imaging fiber bundle surface to capture/record the image shift generated by the lens translation. The stereo-imaging device can realize a camera which can swing back and forth from regular 2D image capturing mode to the stereo mode to capture images for 3D viewing, or a switchable stereo endoscope without size increases of multiple imaging systems to be used for periodical 3D inspections. |
| US10986978B2 |
System and method for hospitality water cleansing and monitoring
Systems and methods of making and using a sink device fitted with sensors that measure characteristics related to the water cleansing and maintenance of the sink and its turnover and communicate this data to a cloud-based system that automatically or remotely operates mechanisms that control soap dispensation, sanitizer dispensation, liquid level, water temperature and dispensation, water cleanliness (with or without soap or sanitizer in solution) and draining, as required for hospitality regulation compliance. Although three-compartment sinks are the primary subject matter used in the following examples to illustrate the features and functions of the systems and methods, the features and functions provided by the present disclosure may be adapted for use in other sinks, tubs, and the like. |
| US10986973B2 |
Robot cleaner
A robot cleaner includes a main body which forms an external shape; two or more spin mops which rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction when viewed from above and mop a floor with a damp cloth, and move the main body; and a cleaning module which is positioned in front of the spin mops and collects foreign substance existing on a cleaning target surface, wherein the cleaning module includes: a housing which is coupled to the main body and opened at a lower side; a dust container which forms a space for accommodating foreign substance and is positioned to be detachable in a lower side direction of the housing; and an agitator which is positioned inside the housing, and sends foreign substance existing on the cleaning target surface to the dust container by a rotation operation. |
| US10986972B2 |
Battery powered vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner including an airflow passage that extends from a suction inlet to an air outlet, a dirt separator, a suction source operable to generate a suction airflow that travels through the suction inlet, through the dirt separator, and through the air outlet. The vacuum further includes a battery that supplies power to the suction source to generate the suction airflow and a portion of the airflow passage is defined by the battery. |
| US10986970B2 |
Flexible hose with compact storage configuration and a cleaning apparatus using the same
A flexible hose for use with surface cleaning devices is disclosed that includes a support structure that allows a user to collapse and lock the same into a storage configuration, and then easily unlock the same using a relatively minor amount of force, e.g., a user-applied pulling force or mechanical force. Thus, in a general sense, a hose consistent with the present disclosure may include two relatively stable/steady-state configurations, namely a storage configuration and an in-use configuration. Thus, the hose allows a user to collapse and lock the hose when not in use, and to transition the hose to an in-use configuration to target various types of surfaces to clean including, for instance, floors, walls and ceilings which may be many feet (e.g., up to 5 feet or more) from the surface cleaning apparatus. |
| US10986969B2 |
Dust container for a vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner dust container having a dust bag, made of an air permeable material, and a connector plate, surrounding an opening in the dust bag. The connector plate is configured by the connector plate being slid into a holder of a vacuum cleaner to correctly position the opening therein. The connector plate has a central portion surrounding the opening, and an extending portion projecting from the central portion. The extending portion has a lower bending stiffness than the central portion about an axis perpendicular to the direction in which it is inserted. Thereby extending portion can be bent out of the plane of the central portion and into a curvature without bending the central portion, which facilitates fitting the connector plate in a vacuum cleaner canister with curved inner walls. |
| US10986966B2 |
Slide open refillable dispenser
An exemplary dispenser includes a base having at least one rail, a cover, and a mounting portion for a refill unit having a container for fluid. The cover is slideable along at least one rail of the base between a closed position and an open position. |
| US10986958B2 |
Formable fluid warming apparatus
A warming apparatus that has a formable apparatus and a chamber coupled to the formable apparatus and configured to fluidly contain a heating agent. Wherein the formable apparatus is movable to reposition the chamber to heat a vessel. |
| US10986955B2 |
Coffee machine suitable for dispensing into cups of different heights
The coffee machine (1) comprises a resting surface (6) for cups (7, 7′) and a hydraulic circuit having in cascade a pump, a boiler, an infusion head (3) and a filter holder cup (4) removably engaged with the infusion head (3), also being provided a mobile support structure (8) for supporting the assembly formed by the infusion head (3) and the filter holder cup (4), and a movement means (17) for moving the support structure (8) between a plurality of positions to which different distances of the filter holder cup (4) from the resting surface (6) correspond. |
| US10986952B2 |
Hand operated fruit squeezer
A hand operated fruit squeezer includes a first squeezer member having a hand grip portion, a pivot portion, and a substantially rounded receptacle portion having a bottom with apertures; a second squeezer member having a hand grip portion, a pivot portion, and a substantially rounded head portion with a pair of presses that fittingly correspond downward into the receptacle portion of the first squeezer member; and a blade assembly pivotally arranged between the first squeezer member and the second squeezer member to hold a fruit in a position suitable for cutting, and squeezing. The first squeezer member, the second squeezer member, and the blade assembly are pivotally coupled using a pivot means that engages into the pivot portions of the first squeezer member, the second squeezer member, and the blade assembly to make the hand operated fruit squeezer operational. |
| US10986951B2 |
Delivery retrieval station
A delivery retrieval station, as provided herein, may include a delivery base and a destination container. The delivery base may include a receiving platform and a conditioning assembly in thermal communication with the receiving platform. The conditioning assembly may be disposed within a mechanical compartment beneath the receiving platform. The destination container may be selectively mounted to the base station. The destination container may include a base wall and sidewall defining a storage chamber. The base wall may be selectively supported on the receiving platform in a delivered position. |
| US10986948B2 |
Collapsible serving tray covering system
A food serving tray cover system that is removably attachable to various food serving trays to form an enclosure wherein the contents of the enclosure will be protected from pests such as birds and insects. The collapsible food serving tray cover system includes an elongated bracket having a U-shape and defining a channel therein that can removably secure a serving tray. A covering assembly including canvas-like material is attached at regular intervals to support ribs which are pivotally connected on the arms of the U-shaped bracket. The covering assembly is deployable such that the canvas material and support ribs move radially along the pivotal connection in a 180-degree manner to form an interior volume over an attached serving tray. A handle provides a gripping area that allows for selective closing and opening of the food serving tray cover system. |
| US10986946B1 |
One time use bottle
A hydration system that utilizes a disposable drink container and a leak-resistant cap. The cap can be screwed into the disposable drink container before use. The disposable drink container has a safety foil region with a foil disk having one or more output holes, which is covered with a liner. The user should remove the liner to uncover the output holes and reattach the cap before drinking the liquid in the container. The cap can have a spout section with a leak-resistant section to draw out the liquid. The leak-resistant section can have a curved lip that creates a narrow liquid opening, such that liquid is held in place (does not spill) by surface tension when the system is accidentally inverted or overturned. The cap can also have a sealing ring to create a liquid-tight seal between the cap and the drink container. |
| US10986943B2 |
Food shield pivot connection
A food shield pivot connection providing for adjustment of the angular orientation of a support arm, and any attached panel, relative to a food shield stand. A representative pivot connection includes a threaded shaft extending from the stand clamp, an opening extending through the panel support arm defining a pivot axis parallel to the lengthwise axis of the threaded shaft, and a plate positioned to selectively engage and disengage with the panel support arm. In this embodiment, a knob is threaded onto the threaded shaft, such that rotating the knob in a first direction drives the plate into engagement with the support arm, and rotating the pivot knob in the opposite direction allows a spring or similar mechanism positioned around the threaded shaft to bias the plate away from the support arm. |
| US10986942B2 |
Configurable storage system
A storage system includes a support bar that has a cavity connected to the external environment by a slot. One or more fixtures have shafts with a retainer at one end and an attachment at the other. The retainers rest on an internal surface of the support bar within the cavity and can be repositioned by sliding the fixture along the slot. The attachment may be a hook or other suitable attachment that supports stored objects for display in the external environment. |
| US10986939B2 |
Product pusher assembly
A product pusher assembly includes a front rail, a base member, and a pusher. The front rail includes a first lower surface and a second lower surface spaced from the first lower surface. The base member is adjustably coupled to the front rail. The base member includes a first upper surface configured to engage the first lower surface. The pusher is coupled to the base member. The pusher includes a second upper surface configured to engage the second lower surface. |
| US10986937B2 |
Structure of inflatable bed
An improved structure of inflatable bed includes: an inflatable mattress having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a lateral side structure that has upper and lower edges respectively connected to edges of the upper and lower surfaces so that the inflatable mattress is formed with an air charging space, the lateral side structure including a first charging valve in communication with the air charging space, the air charging space being provided therein with a Drop-stitching construction fabric having upper and lower ends respectively connected to the upper and lower surfaces; and an inflatable frame including at least one inflatable tubular body and outer layer cloth covering the inflatable tubular body. The inflatable tubular body includes a second charging valve. The inflatable frame is positioned on a bottom side of the inflatable mattress. The inflatable frame includes elastic braided bands to prevent undesired outward expansion of the inflatable frame after inflation. |
| US10986933B2 |
Article comprising a temperature-conditioned surface, thermoelectric control unit, and method for temperature-conditioning the surface of an article
The present invention provides systems, methods, and articles for temperature conditioning a surface. An article is formed from a first layer having a plurality of openings and a second layer having a corresponding plurality of openings. At least one interior chamber constructed and configured to retain a fluid without leaking is defined between an interior surface of the first layer and an interior surface of the second layer. At least one flexible fluid supply line delivers the fluid to the at least one interior chamber. At least one flexible fluid return line removes the fluid from the at least one interior chamber. At least one control unit that is operable to selectively cool or heat the fluid is attached to the at least one flexible fluid supply line and the at least one flexible fluid return line. |
| US10986930B2 |
Frame structure of an electric bed
A frame structure of an electric bed includes a detachable upper frame and a detachable lower frame, wherein the upper frame includes wheels, and the lower frame includes rail slots. The lower frame can be separated into a front lower frame and a rear lower frame; the front lower frame includes a front lower frame main body and front lower frame mounting portions on both sides of the front lower frame main body; the rear lower frame includes a rear lower frame main body and rear lower frame mounting portions on both sides of the rear lower frame main body; and wherein the front lower frame mounting portions and the rear lower frame mounting portions are connected by screws; and the front lower frame main body and the rear lower frame main body together form an accommodating space for accommodating a driving structure of an electric bed. |
| US10986928B2 |
Step stools and storage, step supports having open, forwardly-facing storage cubbies
Step stools and storage, step supports having open, forwardly-facing storage cubbies for use in confined spaces, such as closets. Some of the storage, step supports have steps which are fixed relative to other steps while other storage, step supports are provided with one or more relatively movable steps and are movable from a storage position to a step position. |
| US10986925B2 |
Seat assembly
A method is provided for enhancing comfort of a seat with a hip/thigh support and a back support. The method includes providing a seating pad assembly with a foam cushion made at least partly of a viscoelastic foam and having a cover formed from a dimensionally stable non-stretch material. An upper area of the seating pad assembly is attached to an upper area of the seat back. Pelvic and upper back areas of a person sitting on the seat deform the viscoelastic foam sufficiently to provide a comfortable support and to define anchors for the seating pad assembly. The non-stretch cover extends between those anchors for effectively supporting and cradling the lumbar back area of the person in the seat above and forward of the corner between the seat back and the hip/thigh support. |
| US10986921B2 |
Cabinet
The application includes a cabinet, having a cabinet body that has a back wall, a top wall and at least one shelf, the open side of which cabinet is closable by at least one covering swivelably connected to the cabinet body; having tilt fittings for the covering that are attached in the upper vicinity of the cabinet body and are covered by inner walls; and having front facings, located between the side walls and the inner walls of the cabinet body and lowerable in the closing position of the covering toward the back side of the cabinet body. In the open position of the covering, the front facings entirely cover the space between the side walls, the inner walls, the tilt fittings, and the shelf, and are flush with the face end of the cabinet body, and the inner walls entirely cover the tilt fittings and front facings. The front facings are each connected to a travel-limiting, adjustable guide device. |
| US10986912B2 |
Modular attachment matrix
A modular attachment matrix having a matrix layer, wherein the matrix layer comprises a plurality of spaced apart matrix apertures, wherein the matrix apertures are substantially octagonally shaped matrix apertures arranged in a repeating sequence of equally spaced rows of the substantially octagonally shaped matrix apertures and equally spaced columns of the substantially octagonally shaped matrix apertures. |
| US10986909B2 |
Apparatus for hair curling
Disclosed is an apparatus for hair curling. The apparatus includes a base band comprising an inner surface and an outer surface. Further, the apparatus includes curl-forming elements disposed on the outer surface of the base band. Moreover, the apparatus includes connecting elements configured to connect the curl-forming elements to the base band, thereby creating closed loops between the base band and the curl-forming elements, wherein the curl-forming elements follow a contour of the outer surface of the base band. The curl-forming elements are configured to form an outer layer with respect to the outer surface of the base band, wherein the base band forms an inner layer with respect to the curl-forming elements, wherein a closed loop is provided between the outer and inner layers, wherein the closed loop is bounded by the connecting elements. |
| US10986905B1 |
Umbrella case
The umbrella case is configured for use with an umbrella. The umbrella case is a container that is sized to receive the umbrella. The umbrella case is a fluid impermeable structure. The umbrella case is a segregated structure. The umbrella case stores a wet umbrella in a first segregated space such that any water adhering to the umbrella drains off of the umbrella into a second segregated space such that the water is separated from the umbrella. The umbrella case comprises a collection structure, a storage structure, a superior structure, a connecting ring, and a lid structure. The collection structure removably attaches to the storage structure. The superior structure removably attaches to the storage structure. The connecting ring removably attaches the lid structure to the superior structure. |
| US10986904B1 |
Hands free umbrella apparatus
A hands-free umbrella holder is disclosed herein. The hands-free umbrella holder includes a back covering having adjustable shoulder straps, shoulder covering, and an umbrella holding sleeve on the back covering. The umbrella holder includes a vest assembly having a shoulder portion extending substantially along a user's shoulders and towards their stomach area. The vest includes side openings providing the user ample room to move their arms. Additionally, the vest includes a back portion having a holding assembly mounted thereon. The holder assembly is a tube member that is attached to the vest through means of brackets and screws. An umbrella is then placed within the tube providing the user with shielding form the sun and other weather conditions while having full use of their hands. A shield assembly is also incorporated to provide a face mask protection against harmful viruses. |
| US10986899B2 |
Hand fixation band
A hand fixation band includes a fastening band, a sliding arm and a damping element. The fastening band has a main portion, and a connecting portion protruded outward from one end of the main portion. A bottom surface of the connecting portion is defined as a contact surface. The sliding arm is connected with the fastening band. One end of the sliding arm disposed under the connecting portion is recessed downward to form an accommodating groove. A top of a peripheral wall of the accommodating groove is inclined outward from bottom to top to form a first inclined surface. The damping element is disposed in the accommodating groove and contacts with the contact surface. A periphery of a bottom surface of the damping element is inclined outward from bottom to top to form a second inclined surface. The first inclined surface contacts with the second inclined surface. |
| US10986898B2 |
Induction heating apparatuses and processes for footwear manufacturing
An apparatus for making an article of footwear is provided. The apparatus may include a last shaped to resemble a human foot and being formed at least in part from a susceptor material that is thermally reactive to an electromagnetic field. The apparatus may also include an induction coil disposed proximate to the last and configured to produce an electromagnetic field that causes the susceptor material in the last to increase in temperature by induction heating. |
| US10986891B2 |
Shoe having cushion within heel member
A shoe includes a sole and an upper secured to the sole. The sole has an outsole, a molded chassis, a forefoot cushion, and a heel cushion. The medial midfoot region of the outsole is devoid of the outsole such that the chassis member is visible as viewed in a bottom plan view. The molded chassis has a forefoot opening and a heel opening, with both the forefoot opening and the heel opening being through openings extending through the molded chassis. The forefoot opening is in one or more of the toe region and the ball region of the sole, and the heel opening is in the heel region of the sole. The forefoot cushion is in the forefoot opening, and the heel cushion is in the heel opening. The molded chassis is coupled to the outsole and coupled to the upper. |
| US10986890B2 |
Article of footwear having an elevated plate sole structure
An article of footwear is provided having an elevated plate structure incorporated in the sole structure and optionally including a fluid-filled chamber. The elevated plate structure can include an upper plate and a plurality of legs extending downward toward the outsole. End portions of the legs can engage an upper region of the outsole. The elevated plate structure can form a cage region that can optionally include a fluid-filled chamber substantially disposed therein. The elevated plate structure can further include a lower plate disposed at an upper region of the outsole, which can form a lower portion of the cage region. Portions of the legs can be integrated with impact-attenuating members in the heel region in various configurations and can provide features for the impact-attenuating members, such as support, impact-attenuation and adjustable impact-attenuation features. |
| US10986889B2 |
Sports shoe with studs
A sports shoe includes an instep and a rigid outer sole, the sole having a front portion including a first plurality of studs, a central portion, and a rear portion including a second plurality of studs. The rear portion includes a thickened portion with a flat outer surface on which the second plurality of studs is located, the thickened portion raising the rear portion relative to the front portion; the central portion includes an inwardly curved outer profile. |
| US10986888B2 |
Article of footwear with dynamic support
An article of footwear with a dynamic support system that controls arrays of tiles in the upper of the footwear to adjust the level of support provided in different regions of the upper. Sensors in the sole of the footwear, in the upper of the footwear and/or in an article worn by the wearer of the footwear measure the level of stress or other characteristics and provide input to one or more microprocessors that control motors located in the sole or in the upper of the footwear. When the motors are activated, they may compress or loosen arrays of tiles to adjust the stiffness of the upper in one or more regions of the upper. |
| US10986887B1 |
Detachable illuminating costume accessory
A detachable illuminating accessory for use in a mask or costume, and the associated mask or costume, in which the detachable illuminating accessory includes a top housing and a base housing, defining a cavity therebetween for one or more lighting elements and power elements providing to the lighting elements whereby the base housing includes a reversible attachment element for securing and releasing the accessory to a mask or costume, the top housing and the base housing reversibly contacting together to permit selective electrical connection between the one or more lighting elements and the one or more power elements and to provide activation of the one or more lighting elements or deactivation. |
| US10986882B2 |
Uniwrap garment from a single seamless piece of material
A seamless garment constructed out of a single piece of material will allow for a reduction in manufacturing costs and a lengthened life of the garment due to its simplicity of design and lack of seams. The garment may consist of a single piece of material divided into two panels by a pair of cuts, each extending toward the other, partway through the body of the piece of material. The garment may be secured to the body of a wearer via a variety of attachment mechanisms. |
| US10986881B2 |
Brassiere with inflatable bladder
Disclosed is a brassiere having breast cups configured with inflatable bladders specifically positioned and configured to manipulate the breast tissue of a target breast into a lifted position whilst simultaneously displacing laterally sideways/outward and downward a contra-lateral breast. The brassiere is configured to lift the target breast away from the chest wall and to stabilise the breast so as to increase treatment accuracy and reduce radiation dosage to high risk organs such as the heart and lung. The brassiere according to the subject invention is advantageous to be worn by women for the treatment of either the left or right breast whilst providing modesty during treatment delivery. |
| US10986880B2 |
Mastectomy bra
A brassiere garment for post-mastectomy surgery including a vest portion having a first and second cup, a front closure, a support band associated with a bottom portion of the garment, and at least one elastic strip. The garment may also include at least one removable retention member and a removable pouch. |
| US10986877B2 |
Lower torso garment with support element
A lower torso garment (220) includes a body portion (104), a front pouch (106) disposed about a front region of the body portion, and a support sling connected to the front pouch and configured to support the front pouch. The support sling includes a left fabric panel (224) extending along a left side periphery (112a) of the front pouch and a right fabric panel (226) extending along a right side periphery (112b) of the front pouch. A portion of the left fabric panel overlaps a portion of the right fabric panel at an overlap area (228), and the overlap area is positioned adjacent to a bottom of the front pouch. |
| US10986874B2 |
Non-combustible smoking systems, devices and elements thereof
At least one example embodiment provides a non-combustible smoking system or kit, comprising: a cartridge having a first end and a second end; and a tobacco containing section having a third end and a fourth end. The cartridge includes: a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element. The tobacco containing section includes a tobacco housing and a tobacco heating element. The first end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the fourth end of the tobacco containing section, and the second end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the third end of the tobacco containing section. |
| US10986869B2 |
Inductive heating device and system for aerosol generation
The inductive heating device (1) for aerosol-generation comprises a device housing (10) comprising a cavity (13) having an internal surface for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-forming insert (2) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor. The device housing (10) further comprises a pin (14) extending into the cavity (13). The device (1) further comprises an induction coil (15) arranged along the pin (14) and a power source (11) connected to the induction coil (15) and configured to provide a high frequency current to the induction coil (15). |
| US10986862B2 |
Cigarillo and method of manufacturing same
A cigarillo includes a tobacco rod element having tobacco cut filler and a binder layer which binds or holds the tobacco cut filler within the rod element; and an outer wrapper of natural tobacco leaf which encompasses or covers the tobacco rod element, wherein the natural tobacco leaf of the outer wrapper comprises a pattern imprinted or impressed therein. A method of producing a cover layer of natural tobacco leaf for use in manufacturing a cigarillo includes providing a substantially continuous web of a support material having a surface profile, which typically includes surface profile elements such as projections; arranging a plurality of natural tobacco leaves extended flat over the web of support material; and layering the substantially continuous web with the plurality of natural tobacco leaves supported thereon, whereby the surface profile of the web impresses or imprints a pattern into the plurality of natural tobacco leaves. |
| US10986861B2 |
Tube filling device and method
A method of transferring a portion (12) of smokable material from a casing (11) into a smokable tube (202), the method comprising advancing at least one of the casing and the portion of smokable material toward the other to advance the casing and the portion into the tube by a first distance less than the length of the space within the tube, at least partially withdrawing the casing from the tube, while holding the portion in the tube, and further driving the tobacco portion into the tube, as well as a corresponding device. |
| US10986847B2 |
Vibration separator system for conveying and separating meat pieces
The present invention relates to a method and a vibration separator system for conveying and separating meat pieces and comprising a frame assembly having support columns, a supporting screen box being supported by the frame assembly on elastic suspension elements mounted between the frame assembly and the supporting screen box, a supply trough having an outlet and serving to receive the meat pieces, a vibration motor and a controller. The vibration motor is supported by and connected to the supporting screen box for reciprocating the supporting screen box. The controller is connected to the vibration motor for controlling the reciprocating movement of the supporting screen box. The supporting screen box comprises a first conveying sector for alignment of the meat pieces into a single row and a second conveying sector comprising a chicane for elongating the conveying path of travel as compared to the first conveying sector. |
| US10986846B2 |
Indexing device
The present invention relates to a transfer arrangement for transferring sausage-shaped products, like sausages, to a rod-like element, like a smoking rod, provided in a loading position in a hanging line, each of the sausage-shaped products contain a flowable filling material in a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing provided with a suspension element, like a suspension loop, through which the sausage-shaped products can be suspended on the rod-like element. The transfer arrangement comprises an infeed device having an infeed conveyor and a guide bar along which the suspension elements of the sausage-shaped products are guided in an infeed direction to the rod-like element, a transport device which is arranged above the rod-like element and the guide bar and which has a conveyor device with transportation elements for transporting the sausage-shaped products along the guide bar towards the rod-like element, and a drive device for driving the conveyor device, and an indexing device for supporting the guide bar. The indexing device includes at least two pairs of indexing pins configured to be reversibly moved pairwise and alternately into an engagement position for engaging with the guide bar for supporting the guide bar and into a release position for disengaging with the guide bar for allowing the passage of a suspension element of a sausage-shaped product to be suspended on the rod-like element in the loading position, wherein the indexing pins of each pair of indexing pins are arranged on opposite sides of the guide bar and at least substantially opposite to each other, and a transmission arrangement for driving and controlling the movement of the indexing pins. The transmission arrangement is driven by the transport device. |
| US10986840B2 |
2-(het)aryl-substituted fused heterocycle derivatives as pesticides
The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in welcher R1, R2, R3, A1, X and n have the meanings given above, to their use as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests and to processes and intermediates for their preparation. |
| US10986839B2 |
Substituted oxadiazoles for combating phytopathogenic fungi
The present invention relates to novel trifluoromethyloxadiazoles of the formula I, or an N-oxide and/or their agriculturally useful salts and to their use for controlling phytopathogenic fungi; to a method for combating phytopathogenic harmful fungi, which process comprises treating the fungi or the plants, the soil or seeds to be protected against fungal attack, with an effective amount of at least one compound of the formula I, or an N-oxide, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof; to a process for preparing compounds of the formula I; to intermediate compounds of the formula II.a for the preparation of compounds of the formula I; to agrochemical compositions comprising at least one compound of the formula I; and to agrochemical compositions further comprising seeds. |
| US10986838B2 |
Herbicides
The present invention relates to herbicidally active pyridino-/pyrimidino-pyridine derivatives, as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants. |
| US10986830B2 |
Apparatus and method for repelling insects
A system for repelling insects from an object (e.g., a beverage dispenser), the system including a mister device configured to generate a mist at the object; and a sensor operatively coupled to the mister device and configured to produce a sense signal when a user of the object is detected by the sensor, wherein the mister device is configured to stop generation of the mist based at least in part on the sense signal such that the user can use the object without being exposed to the mist, and wherein the mister device is further configured to restart generation of the mist once the user is no longer detected by the sensor. A method that includes generating a mist at an object; detecting a user of the object; and stopping the generating of the mist based at least in part on the detecting of the user. |
| US10986827B2 |
Methods for deploying biosentinels to agricultural fields and monitoring biotic and abiotic stresses in crops remotely
One variation of a method for interpreting pressures in plants includes: accessing a first image of a first set of sentinel plants in a field; accessing a second image of a second set of sentinel plants in the field, recorded during a first period; interpreting a first pressure of a stressor in the first set based on features extracted from the first image, captured during the first period; interpreting a second pressure in the second set based on features extracted from the second image; deriving a model associating pressure at the first set and pressure at the second set based on the first pressure and the second pressure; interpreting a third pressure in the first set based on features extracted from a third image captured during a second period; and predicting a fourth pressure in the second set during the second period based on the third pressure and the model. |
| US10986823B2 |
Self dispensing bait holder
The present invention includes a fishing bait holder, the holder including: a hollow tubular housing, the housing having a first closed end and a second open end, the first closed end having on the top of the exterior an orifice for attaching a fishing line; a rod for holding a plurality of pieces of bait, the rod having a first end and a second end, the first coupled to the interior of the first closed end of the hollow tubular housing, and the second end culminating in a fish hook; a spring encircling the rod; and a washer encircling the rod and inferior to the spring, proximal to the hook. |
| US10986822B2 |
Genetically modified major histocompatibility complex mice
The invention provides genetically modified non-human animals that express a humanized MHC II protein (humanized MHC II α and β polypeptides), as well as embryos, cells, and tissues comprising the same. Also provided are constructs for making said genetically modified animals and methods of making the same. Methods of using the genetically modified animals to study various aspects of human immune system are provided. |
| US10986821B2 |
Alzheimer's disease animal model
The present invention relates to a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes the APP protein and/or the PS1 protein or variants thereof. The invention also relates to a method for inducing the Alzheimer's disease in an animal using the vector of the invention and to animal model having the Alzheimer's disease obtained by said method. |
| US10986819B2 |
Apparatus for disinfestation of beehives and method for controlling same
An apparatus for disinfestation of beehives may include housing and a controller. The housing may include a receiving area for receiving a carrier comprising a fumigant and an automatic supply system adapted to extract a predetermined amount of fumigant from the receiving area. The automatic supply system may include a delivery mechanism that is configured to extract a first predetermined portion of the carrier comprising the predetermined amount of fumigant from the receiving area. The controller may be configured to control the automatic supply system to extract the first portion of the carrier according to a treatment protocol. |
| US10986809B2 |
Apparatus for preparing feed for animals
An apparatus for preparing feed for animals, includes a first container for storing at least one liquid; a second container for storing at least one dehydrated feed; a mixing chamber; a first dosing system configured to dose and transfer a first predetermined amount of the at least one liquid to the mixing chamber; a second dosing system configured to dose and transfer a second predetermined amount of the at least one dehydrated feed to the mixing chamber; a mixer, arranged at least temporarily in the mixing chamber, for stirring and mixing the at least one liquid with the at least one dehydrated feed during a mixing phase, so as to form a feed ration in paste form; and a dispenser, arranged to dispense the feed ration in paste form from the mixing chamber into a container, for dispensing during a dispensing phase. |
| US10986805B1 |
Soybean variety 5PQYD12
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PQYD12 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PQYD12, cells from soybean variety 5PQYD12, plants of soybean 5PQYD12, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PQYD12. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PQYD12 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PQYD12, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PQYD12, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PQYD12. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PQYD12 are further provided. |
| US10986803B1 |
Soybean cultivar 2040178
A soybean cultivar designated 2040178 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2040178, the plants of soybean 2040178, to plant parts of soybean 2040178, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2040178 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2040178, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2040178, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2040178 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10986799B2 |
Soybean cultivar 81440919
A soybean cultivar designated 81440919 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 81440919, to the plants of soybean cultivar 81440919, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 81440919, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 81440919. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81440919. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81440919, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 81440919 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10986793B1 |
Maize hybrid X15N055
A novel maize variety designated X15N055 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X15N055 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X15N055 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X15N055, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X15N055 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X15N055 and methods of using maize variety X15N055 are disclosed. |
| US10986790B2 |
System for infusing a gas or liquids into the roots of a plant
The present application relates to agriculture productions system that allows tor the controlled release of beneficial agents into a plant root mass, and more particularly it is beneficial for agriculture production where control of infusion of micro-nutrient, infusion macronutrient, root temperature control agents, nutrients and/or elements are applied to the root zone of a plant. |
| US10986789B1 |
System and method for sensor-assisted indoor gardening
Methods, systems, and apparatus, includes computer programs encoded on a storage device, for sensor-assisted indoor gardening. In one aspect, a monitoring system is disclosed that includes a processor and a computer storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations may include determining that a particular plant type is growing in a zone of a property, determining, based on sensor data generated by one or more sensors installed at the property, whether a current value of an environmental attribute of the zone of the property satisfies a threshold environmental value for the particular plant type, and performing, by the monitoring system, one or more operations configured to instruct a configurable device installed at the property to modify the current value of the environmental attribute of the zone of the property towards the threshold environmental value for the plant type. |
| US10986787B2 |
Hydroponic tower compatible plant plug holder
A plant plug holding unit is provided, the plant plug holding unit including at least one plant plug holder. The plant plug holding unit, which is configured to be inserted into a cut-out in a hydroponic tower face plate, includes an edge member that encircles the unit and is sealed to the rear surface of the front tower face. Each individual plant plug holder of the plant plug holding unit includes (i) a base member configured to support a plant plug and which extends rearward from the edge member and into the hydroponic tower cavity; (ii) a top shroud member that inhibits leakage as well as plug erosion; (iii) a pair of side members that maintain the position of the plant plug within the plug holder; and (iv) a plurality of open regions configured to promote water drainage from the plant plug. |
| US10986782B2 |
Stand-on lawn care vehicle with adjustable hydraulic pump
A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a support platform and a front platform. At least a pair of drive wheels may be operably coupled to the frame. The engine is operably coupled to the frame via an engine platform. The engine is disposed between the drive wheels to selectively provide drive power to the drive wheels via respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly includes control levers operably coupled to respective drive wheels via the respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly enables steering of the lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the drive wheels responsive to positioning of the control levers. The support platform is operably coupled to the frame at a rear portion of the lawn care vehicle. The front platform is operably coupled to the frame forward of the engine platform. The front platform supports the hydraulic pumps. |
| US10986781B1 |
Auger attachment sets for headers of work machines
Machines and headers for machines are disclosed herein. A machine includes a chassis and a header coupled to the chassis. The header is positioned to remove crop material from the ground. The header includes an auger structured to interact with crop material passed through the header in use of the machine. The auger has a drum configured for rotation about a drum axis and at least one auger attachment set coupled to the drum. |
| US10986780B2 |
Cotton cleaner saw drum with buffer ring
A cotton cleaner for cleaning cotton harvested by a cotton stripper comprises grid bars, a saw drum, and a buffer ring. The saw drum is positioned in proximity to the grid bars and rotatable about an axis of rotation of the saw drum for saw teeth of the saw drum to remove cotton from harvested cotton plant material that passes between the saw drum and the grid bars. The buffer ring is supported by and disposed around the saw drum such that an outer diameter of the buffer ring is greater than an outer diameter of the saw teeth for contact of a grid bar of the grid bars with the buffer ring upon deflection of that grid bar toward the saw drum. |
| US10986777B2 |
Vented side member for an agricultural vehicle
An agricultural vehicle including a chassis, at least one rotor supported by the chassis and configured for threshing a crop material, at least one exterior side member supported by the chassis and including at least one outlet, and an air conduit located underneath the at least one rotor. The air conduit is configured for providing an airstream directed to the at least one exterior side member such that the airstream forces a material other than grain out through the at least one outlet. |
| US10986774B2 |
Adjustable fertilizer application implement
An agricultural implement for applying fertilizer beneath the surface of the soil. The implement has a main frame for connecting the agricultural implement to agricultural equipment. A swing arm is pivotally connected to the main frame. An adjustable actuator interconnects the swing arm to the main frame to control the movement of the swing arm with respect to the main frame. A pair of discs are mounted to the free end of the swing arm for rotation with respect to the swing arm. The discs are offset mounted with respect to one another and are angled outwardly with respect to the direction of travel of the implement. The discs form grooves for receipt of fertilizer. Fertilizer tubes are mounted adjacent the discs and terminate behind the discs with respect to the direction of travel. The fertilizer tubes deposit fertilizer in the grooves formed by the discs. A furrow closer is attached to the main frame to close the groove opened by the discs. |
| US10986773B2 |
Look-ahead functionality tuning for independent sections
An agricultural product delivery system having a controller with a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may include instructions to determine a first time-to-target of a first metering section of an agricultural implement in a field, determine a second time-to-target of a second metering section of the agricultural implement in the field, control a first motor coupled to the first metering section to an ON state when the first time-to-target is less than or equal to a first delivery delay of the first metering section, and control a second motor coupled to the second metering section to the ON state when the second time-to-target is less than or equal to a second delivery delay of the second metering section. |
| US10986770B2 |
Coating flowable contact-tolerant granules, including seeds
A process and apparatus for coating flowable contact-tolerant granules, such as seeds, includes a rotating wheel having peripheral apertures so when the granules are dropped onto the central portion, they bounce and contact other granules and are impelled by centrifugal force to fall through the peripheral apertures down a narrowing funnel preferably (but not necessarily) having a different rotation rate. The coating is spread by gentle granule-to-granule contact and contact with any coating material on the wheel and in the funnel. The granules then flow into an inclined conveyor belt, an inclined auger, or other conveyor, which rolls the granules as they are conveyed upwardly, so that the coating is further spread by gentle granule-to-granule contact. |
| US10986769B2 |
Low dust powdered seed treatment
A powdered lubricant composition that minimizes fugitive dust and a method of treating seeds with dry lubricant that minimizes fugitive dust. Addition of oil powder to dry lubricants is found to minimize fugitive dust created during the application of the dry lubricant. Mica coated titanium dioxide is an ideal dry lubricant for combining with oil powder. |
| US10986767B2 |
Using smart-phones and other hand-held mobile devices in precision agriculture
Some embodiments may include a control system configured to monitor an online queue associated with a remote server for the presence of updated control software content; in the case of the presence of updated control software content in the online queue, provide data based thereon in an offline queue, wherein a portable computing device includes a storage for the offline queue; waiting for a time period in which a wired communication interface of the portable computing device is attached to a wired interface of the vehicle or a wireless communication interface of the vehicle is in range of a wireless communication interface of the portable computing device; and in the time period, transferring contents of the offline queue to the vehicle, wherein a processor of the vehicle distributes update(s) included in the contents to one or more of the GNSS receiver, the actuator assembly, and the steering control module. |
| US10986765B2 |
System and method for quantifying soil roughness
Systems and methods are provided for determining a soil roughness measure. A transducer transmits an ultrasonic signal towards a soil surface and receives a first echo signal of the ultrasonic signal and a second echo signal of the ultrasonic signal. A first distance between the transducer and a first point on the soil surface is calculated based on the first echo signal of the ultrasonic signal. A second distance between the transducer and a second point on the soil surface is calculated based on the second echo signal of the ultrasonic signal. A soil roughness measure of the soil surface is determined based on a difference between the first distance and the second distance. |
| US10986764B2 |
Front lifting device for an agricultural machine and associated control method
A device for hitching and lifting an agricultural tool, including a frame fastened to the agricultural machine, a first arm articulated on the frame with a first tool hitch at one end, at least one first jack connected at one end to the frame and at the other to the arm, an extent of the travel of the jack allowing the end of the arm for bearing the hitch to successively pass through a first minimum low position, a second maximum high position, and a third retracted position, where a detection unit that detects a position of the end of the arm can deactivate the supply of the jack when the end reaches the second position, and a bypass controller can bypass the controller of the detection unit to reactivate the supply of the jack. |
| US10993360B2 |
Assembly system
An assembly system comprises a fixing device configured to fix a housing and a pressing mechanism adapted to assemble a contact into the housing. The pressing mechanism includes a fixing block having a contact guiding slot adapted to receive the contact therein and a movable block movably mounted on the fixing block and adapted to press the contact downward. The movable block is moved downward to press the contact received in the contact guiding slot into a contact installation slot of the housing in a condition in which the contact guiding slot of the fixing block is aligned with the contact installation slot of the housing. |
| US10993359B2 |
Component mounter, reel holding device
A reel holder includes a reel supporting member that is configured to support an axle against a force of gravity. The reel supporting member has an abutting part configured to support a reel, form a discharge opening having a width that allows the axle of the reel to be discharged through the discharge opening, and abut on carrier tape that is wound around the axle and accommodates a component. The reel holder further includes a tape supplier configured to pull out the carrier tape from the reel held by the reel holder and feed the carrier tape to a predetermined component supplying position. The axle of the reel, which displaces under the force of gravity with a decreasing amount of the carrier tape wound around the axle by pulling the carrier tape from the reel, is guided to the discharge opening by the reel supporting member. |
| US10993357B2 |
Component mounter, reel holding device
A component mounter comprises a reel holder that holds a reel on which a carrier tape accommodating components is wound, a tape supplier that feeds the carrier tape withdrawn from the reel held by the reel holder to a predetermined component supplying position, and a mounting head that performs component mounting of removing the component from the carrier tape and mounting the component on a board. The reel holder includes a first reel support that supports the reel when component mounting is performed, a second reel support that supports a reel on which the carrier tape to be withdrawn by the tape supplier when a next component mounting is performed, and a reel guide that guides the reel moving from the second to first reel support by receiving a force acting toward the first reel support when the force acts on the reel supported on the second reel support. |
| US10993354B2 |
Data center system, control method of data center system, and recording medium recording control program of data center system
A data center system includes: a data center including an electronic device and an air conditioner configured to cool the electronic device; a cooling device including a first cooler configured to cool cooling water to be supplied to the data center by an air blow and a second cooler configured to cool the cooling water by heat exchange; and a control device configured to control the cooling device, wherein the control device is configured to: acquire outside temperature information from a temperature sensor provided outside the data center; calculate cooling water temperature information to be set to the cooling device by adding a cooling temperature difference based on a cooling ability of the first cooler to the outside temperature information; and set the cooling water temperature information to the cooling device. |
| US10993352B2 |
Thermal transfer device for a pluggable module assembly
A pluggable module assembly includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls between the top wall and the bottom wall forming a cavity configured to hold an electrical component therein. The top wall has an opening above the cavity aligned with the electrical component receiving a thermal transfer device that is separate and discrete from the housing. The thermal transfer device transmits heat from the electrical component to fins separated by channels at an upper thermal interface. The upper thermal interface is exposed from above the housing for interfacing with an external heat sink for transferring heat from the thermal transfer device. |
| US10993350B2 |
Slide rail mechanism and supporting assembly thereof
A slide rail mechanism includes a slide rail assembly and a supporting assembly. The slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a third rail movably mounted between the first rail and the second rail. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The second rail is arranged with a mounting device. The supporting assembly includes a supporting member and a connecting device arranged on the supporting member. The connecting device is configured to be connected to the mounting device. |
| US10993347B2 |
Electronic device and tiled electronic system comprising the same
An electronic device used for coupling to another electronic device in a side by side manner is disclosed, which includes: a first substrate having a first top surface and a first side surface connecting to the first top surface; a first signal line formed on the first top surface; a plurality of first electronic elements electrically connected to the first signal line; and a first conductive pattern formed on the first top surface and the first side surface, and electrically connected to the first signal line. In addition, a tiled electronic system includes the aforesaid electronic device is also disclosed. |
| US10993346B2 |
Electronic device capable of installing different modules and case module thereof
A case module that is capable of installing a first electronic module and a second electronic module, includes a cage and a restraining component. The first electronic module can move relative to the cage to a first installation position along a first direction. The second electronic module can move relative to the cage to a second installation position along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. When the first electronic module moves relative to the cage toward the first installation position along the first direction, the restraining component is driven to move relative to the cage toward a restraining position along the first direction. The second electronic module can be stopped by the restraining component when the restraining component is located at the restraining position. |
| US10993344B1 |
Connection structure and assembly
A connection structure includes: a support column member extending in one direction from one end to an opposite end, with the one end attached to an installation object and the opposite end having formed therein a screw hole, the support column member being configured to be non-insertable into the through hole; a surrounding member provided on a first surface of the printed board and configured to surround the opening of the through hole and to allow the opposite end of the support column member to be inserted into the surrounding member; and a fastener configured to fix the support column member to the printed board by being screw-engaged into the screw hole of the support column member inserted into the surrounding member, from a second surface side opposite to the first surface of the printed board. |
| US10993340B2 |
Waterproof card holder and metal casing
A waterproof card holder includes a card holder frame, a cover plate, a sleeve integrated with and extending from an inside of the cover plate, and a waterproof mechanism in the sleeve. A through-hole of the sleeve penetrates through the sleeve and cover plate. The waterproof mechanism includes a first end portion limited inside the sleeve, a second end portion having an outer diameter smaller than that of the first end portion, and a waterproof ring sleeved on a periphery of the first end portion and forming a sliding sealing structure with the sleeve. The sleeve includes first and second openings respectively disposed at two ends of a sleeve body. The first end portion is limited to be only movable within a stroke between the first and second openings. The second end portion being capable of passing through a first opening to be in contact with a card retracting mechanism. |
| US10993330B2 |
Display panel, display device, and method for manufacturing display panel
The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a method of fabricating the same, and a display device. A display panel is provided which comprises: a display substrate having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the display substrate including a display area and a non-display area in the first face; a Chip-On-Film (COF) component disposed on the second face, the Chip-On-Film component comprising a COF film and an integrated circuit (IC) chip on the COF film; a connection hole located in the non-display area and at least penetrating the display substrate and the COF film; and an electrical connector disposed in the connection hole and electrically connecting the display substrate and the Chip-On-Film component. |
| US10993328B2 |
Module-embedded multilayer circuit board and method for manufacturing the same
A module-embedded multilayer circuit board includes an inner circuit board, component embedded module embedded in the through opening, a first outer circuit board, and a second outer circuit board. A through opening is defined in the inner circuit board. The component embedded module includes a top surface and side surfaces. The top surface has a length greater than that of the two side surfaces. Each component embedded module includes a component, upper circuit patterns formed on the top surface, and side circuit patterns formed on the side surface and exposed from the through opening. The first and the second outer circuit board are formed on the inner circuit board. One end of the side circuit patterns is electrically connected to the first and the second outer circuit board, the other end of the side circuit patterns is electrically connected to the component by the upper circuit patterns, respectively. |
| US10993325B2 |
Interposer printed circuit boards for power modules
Interposer printed circuit boards for power modules and associated methods are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, a printed circuit board assembly may comprise a printed circuit board having a surface, an electrical component mounted on the surface, a pin mounted on the surface, and an interposer printed circuit board mounted on the surface. The electrical component may have a first height orthogonal to the surface. The pin may have a second height orthogonal to the surface, where the second height is greater than the first height. The interposer printed circuit board may comprise a pad and an outer solder bump positioned on the pad. The outer solder bump may have a third height orthogonal to the surface, where the third height is greater than the first height. |
| US10993322B2 |
Circuit board, laminated circuit board, and method of manufacturing circuit board
A circuit board includes: an insulating layer having at least a part formed of an insulating resin; and an electrode pad embedded in the insulating layer and having a neck formed on an outer side surface, the neck being held in contact with the insulating resin of the insulating layer. The electrode pad includes: a first conductor layer having an end surface exposed from one surface of the insulating layer; and a second conductor layer formed on the first conductor layer and having a grain boundary density different from a grain boundary density of the first conductor layer. The neck is formed in a region of the outer side surface, the region corresponding to a boundary part between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. |
| US10993319B1 |
Chip package and circuit board thereof
A chip package includes a circuit board, a chip and an underfill. A solder resist layer formed on the circuit board is modified in edge profile so as to reduce required amount of the underfill. The fewer underfill is still enough to be filled between the circuit board and the chip, and still can cover circuit lines that are not covered by the solder resist layer to protect the circuit lines from oxidation. |
| US10993314B2 |
Backplane footprint for high speed, high density electrical connectors
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including attachment layers and routing layers; and columns of via patterns formed in the plurality of layers, wherein via patterns in adjacent columns are offset in a direction of the columns, each of the via patterns comprising: first and second signal vias forming a differential signal pair, the first and second signal vias extending through at least the attachment layers; and at least one conductive shadow via located between the first and second signal vias of the differential pair. In some embodiments, at least one conductive shadow via is electrically connected to a conductive surface film. |
| US10993299B1 |
Lighting device driving circuit
An LED driving circuit includes a transformer circuit, a voltage supply circuit, a voltage-stabilizing circuit and a ripple compensation circuit. The transformer circuit is configured to convert an input voltage into a ripple output voltage. The voltage supply circuit is configured to provide a driving voltage associated with the maximum value of the ripple output voltage. The voltage-stabilizing circuit is configured to provide a first pulse DC voltage associated with the variation of the ripple output voltage. The ripple compensation circuit is configured to provide a second pulse DC voltage associated with the value of the input voltage, provide a compensation voltage according to the first pulse DC voltage, the second pulse DC voltage and the driving voltage, and provide a pure DC output voltage by superposing the compensation voltage on the ripple output voltage. |
| US10993293B2 |
Interrupting circuit for a radio frequency generator
An interrupting circuit is configured to monitor for and detect a fault in a device for generating a field of electromagnetic radiation (e-field) from a radio frequency (RF) generator configured to convert low voltage direct current (DC) into the e-field for application to an article in the e-field. If a fault is detected, the interrupting circuit interrupts low voltage DC between an energy reserve and the RF generator within a predetermined time less than the time to dissipate energy stored in the energy reserve. |
| US10993291B2 |
Electrical device with insulator body
An electrical device (100, 200) is provided with a tubular metal sheath (110, 210, 250, 260) and with an insulator body (120, 160, 220, 251, 261), which is arranged in the interior of the tubular metal sheath (110, 210, 250, 260) and through which passes at least one tunnel-like opening (tunnel opening) (121, 122, 161, 162, 221, 252, 262). At least one section (131a, 132a, 171a, 172a) of a first electrical conductor (131, 132, 171, 172, 231) is arranged in the tunnel opening (121, 122, 161, 162, 221, 252, 262), in which the cross-sectional geometry of the tunnel opening (121, 122, 161, 162, 221, 252, 262) deviates from a circular shape. |
| US10993290B2 |
Electric heater with clamping jacket
An electric heater (100) with an axial opening (131) for receiving an object to be heated, with an electric heating element (130) surrounding the axial opening (131) in at least in some sections and with an essentially cylindrical or essentially frustoconical clamping jacket (110) surrounding the electric heating element (13) at least in the radial direction for generating an adjustable force acting radially in the direction of an axis (A) of the axial opening (131). The clamping jacket (110) is a multipart clamping jacket and has at least one pressing segment (113, 114) for introducing the force acting radially in the direction of an axis (A) of the axial opening (131) as well as at least one clamping segment (111, 112), with which the width of the gap (119a, 119b) between adjacent edges of oppressing segments (113, 114) can be varied for adjusting the force acting radially in the direction of an axis (A) of the axial opening (131) by moving the clamping segment (111, 112) relative to the pressing segment (113, 114). |
| US10993287B2 |
Heat generating element
A heat generating element includes at least one PTC element, contact sheets flatly lying against the PTC element on either side, a housing which forms at least one opening for receiving the at least one PTC element and which has a terminal side at which contact tongues allocated to the contact sheets are exposed. The device also has a wedge element with a broader and a narrower end face which are connected to each other via first and second wedge surfaces, the first wedge surface extending in parallel to one of the contact sheets and lying against it with a slide plate being inserted, and the second wedge surface being exposed at the outer side of the housing. A heat generating element less susceptible to damages during assembly has a slide plate connected to the housing. |
| US10993284B1 |
Wireless access point for industrial and hazardous deployments
In one embodiment, a wireless access point is disclosed comprising a housing that defines a compartment and a plurality of apertures configured to receive a plurality of fasteners; a gasket located along a perimeter of the compartment; an access cover for the compartment that defines a plurality of corresponding apertures (that align substantially with the plurality of apertures of the housing); and a hinge coupled to the housing and to the access cover. The hinge includes a first arm affixed to an interior portion of the compartment and extended substantially along a first axis; a second arm connected to the first arm at a first pivot point; a third arm connected to the second arm at a second pivot point; and a fourth arm affixed to an interior portion of the access cover and connected to the third arm at a third pivot point. |
| US10993282B2 |
Method and apparatus for short code dialing for restricted services for unauthenticated user equipment
A method and apparatus provide for attachment for restricted local operator services for an apparatus, such as a user equipment. An attach procedure for the restricted local operator services for the apparatus can be performed. A proxy call session control function address for the restricted local operator services can be received during the attach procedure. A session initiation protocol register request message can be generated. The session initiation protocol register request message can include an indication for the restricted local operator services and can include an internet protocol multimedia public user identification based on an identification of the apparatus. The session initiation protocol register request message to the proxy call session control function address can be sent, the session initiation protocol register request message can include the indication for the restricted local operator services. |
| US10993281B2 |
Management device, terminal device, and non-transitory storage medium
Provided is a management device including an acquirer configured to acquire base station information indicating an operational status of a base station device in group communication and terminal device operational information indicating whether a call-destination terminal device registered in the base station device is capable of receiving the group communication, a processor configured to create communication result information in which information that identifies the base station device, information that identifies the call-destination terminal device, and participation information on the call-destination terminal device whether to participate in the group communication are associated with one another, and a transmitter configured to transmit the communication result information, wherein the processor is configured to create the participation information to identify a state of participation and a state of non-participation due to a factor on a call-destination terminal device side and a state of non-participation due to a factor on a base station device side. |
| US10993279B2 |
Adaptive C-DRX management
This disclosure relates to techniques for adaptive C-DRX Management. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a cellular link. According to some embodiments, the base station may monitor upcoming traffic with the wireless device. Based at least in part on the upcoming traffic for the wireless device, the base station may provide a command indicating to the wireless device to enter C-DRX. The command may further indicate to the wireless device a number of C-DRX cycles through which to remain in a low power state. |
| US10993275B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing communication links with a plurality of traffic nodes
An apparatus for managing communication links with a plurality of traffic nodes registered with a radio network configured to receive a request from a first traffic node to establish a communication link with a second traffic node, which is one of the plurality of traffic nodes. The apparatus further receives, from the first traffic node, object description information associated with the request, compares the object description information with stored information relating to at least some of the plurality of traffic nodes, determines, based on the comparison, a likelihood that the object description information pertains to the second traffic node and decides, based on the determination, whether to grant the request. The apparatus is able to act as a traffic node manager for the radio network and could be a network node such as a Base Station or Base Transceiver Station or a dedicated vehicle identity manager for example. |
| US10993272B2 |
Efficient delivery method and apparatuses for infrequent small data
Systems and methods for efficient delivery of infrequent small data are provided. A system for providing communication infrequent small Protocol Data Units (PDUs) to/from a UE includes an Access Node (AN); a session management functions node; and a User Plane (UP) functions entity. The session management functions node receives a session setup request and selects the UP functions entity and a tunnel identifier associated with the UE. In case of an IP PDU session type, trigger an establishment of a UP. The UP functions entity creates a UE context for the UE; stores the UE context for the UE; completes an establishment in a Control Plane (CP); and provides the AN with uplink tunnel information. The AN stores the UE context and transmits a session setup response to the UE. In this way, an improved ratio of the signalling/user data relation may be obtained for devices sending infrequent small data. |
| US10993270B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing random access backoff in wireless communication system
A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for performing a random access by a terminal in a wireless communication system by starting a backoff timer for a random access preamble retransmission, determining whether a criterion to select a contention free random access resource is met during the backoff timer, selecting a random access resource for a transmission of a random access preamble when the criterion is met during the backoff timer, and transmitting, to a base station, the random access preamble in the selected random access resource. |
| US10993269B2 |
Preamble signal detection method in wireless communication system and device therefor
The present invention relates to a preamble signal detection method of a receiving device, and a device therefor. A preamble signal detection method of a receiving device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, can comprise the steps of: receiving a plurality of preamble signals for random access through a physical random access channel (PRACH); determining at least one preamble signal corrupted by an interference signal among the received plurality of preamble signals; combining the remaining preamble signals excluding the at least one corrupted preamble signal among the plurality of preamble signals; and detecting a peak value of the combined preamble signals. The study was performed with the support of the “Governmental Department Giga KOREA Business” of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. |
| US10993264B1 |
Multiplexing channel state information reports in multiple transmit-receive point (TRP) scenarios
This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for multiplexing channel state information (CSI) reports in scenarios involving multiple transmit-receive points (TRPs). In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) may receive at least one configuration that identifies a resource for multiplexing CSI reports that have a potential to collide in a slot. The UE may receive the at least one configuration from either, or both, of a first TRP or a second TRP. The UE may transmit at least one of a first set of CSI reports to the first TRP or a second set of CSI reports to the second TRP, multiplexed in the resource, according to the at least one configuration. |
| US10993263B2 |
Method for executing V2X communication executed by V2X terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using same
The present invention provides a method for executing physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) transmission executed by a vehicle-to-X (V2X) terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving sidelink semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration information, wherein the sidelink SPS configuration information includes at least one or more sidelink SPS configuration indexes, and SPS periods of the respective at least one or more sidelink SPS configuration indexes; receiving downlink control information including activation information, wherein the activation information indicates a specific SPS configuration index, among the at least one or more sidelink SPS configuration indexes, that is activated; and executing PSCCH transmission on the basis of the sidelink SPS configuration information and the downlink control information, wherein, when executing the PSCCH transmission, the terminal configures, as the SPS period value of the specific SPS configuration index, a resource reservation field value on the PSCCH. |
| US10993260B2 |
Method for controlling LBT in a distributed system
The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network node of a communication network, for facilitating downlink transmission in a shared cell served by a group of at least one Listen Before Talk (LBT) capable Transmission Point (TP). The method comprises determining, for each TP of the group, whether an LBT procedure is to be performed before signal transmission by said TP. The method also comprises, based on the determining, controlling the use of LBT procedures in the shared cell. |
| US10993256B2 |
Variable-length transmission schemes
A method of wireless communication includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a grant from a base station on a control channel, the grant including content indicating a mini-slot assigned to the UE. The method may include interpreting the grant based on a current configuration of a data channel to determine the mini-slot. The method may include communicating with the base station during the mini-slot indicated by the grant. |
| US10993254B2 |
Downlink control information signaling schemes for bandwidth part switching
Different sets of downlink control information (DCI) fields may be configured for DCI that includes an indication to trigger bandwidth part switching at a user equipment (UE). For example, a UE may receive DCI that triggers the UE to switch operation from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part. The UE may also identify a set of transformable DCI fields and a set of non-transformable DCI fields within the DCI. The UE may then determine updated content of the DCI for application to the second bandwidth part based on whether DCI fields are included in the set of transformable or the set of non-transformable fields. In some cases, the UE may identify a null assignment in the received DCI and may switch its operation from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part based on the null assignment. |
| US10993253B2 |
Scheduling request procedure for D2D communication
The present invention relates to a D2D capable a communication method and to a transmitting user equipment, which transmits data to a receiving user equipment over a direct link data channel, uses the services of the eNodeB in order to have resources allocated for transmitting said data. To this end the UE sends to the eNB scheduling information using resources of a subframe dedicated for standard uplink communication through the eNodeB, rather than using resources on the subframe dedicated to D2D data transmission. In order to allow the eNB to distinguish whether the received scheduling request is for allocating resources for transmitting data over the direct link channel or over the eNB, UE may send along with the scheduling information also identification information associated to the scheduling information. |
| US10993246B2 |
User equipment, network node and methods in a wireless communications network
A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for handling an SR configuration in a wireless communications network is provided. The UE is configured with at least one SR configuration associated with any of: a respective logical channel and a respective radio bearer. When an event where the UE has reached its given maximum transmission attempts for one or more of the at least one SR configurations occurs, the UE is configured (202) with an action to be performed. The action relates to how to handle the at least one SR configuration associated with any of: the respective logical channel and the respective radio bearer. |
| US10993243B1 |
Systems and methods for uplink power control and rate adaptation within a wireless local area network (WLAN)
A method for communicating in a wireless local area network is disclosed herein. The AP sets an uplink target received signal strength information (RSSI) for all participating stations (STAs) and transmits the information to the STAs in a trigger frame. Specifically, the AP sets the uplink target RSSIs for each STA to be within a predetermined range of each other so that when the STAs transmit respective uplink frames, those frames are received at the AP at the set uplink target RSSI. |
| US10993242B1 |
Dynamic antenna calibration scheduling
Methods and systems are provided for dynamic performance of antenna calibration. To ensure channel reciprocity of downlink and uplink channels, antenna calibration must be performed with some degree of regularity. The present disclosure includes systems and methods for performing antenna calibration, wherein noise levels are determined at various subframes of wireless telecommunication frame structures as a basis for determining when the calibration signal should be transmitted in an OFDM symbol. Utilizing the disclosed systems and methods yields preferred antenna calibration, avoiding gain degradations caused by decreases in propagation performance. |
| US10993239B2 |
Method for performing HARQ procedure in environment operating in FDR mode and apparatus therefor
A method for performing a Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) procedure by a terminal operating in an FDR mode in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a downlink signal from a base station; and transmitting feedback information including a NACK signal for the downlink signal to the base station, wherein the feedback information may further include an indicator indicating that the reason for transmitting the NACK signal is that the terminal has failed to remove a self-interference signal. |
| US10993236B2 |
Synchronization signal measurement for beam detection
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may use a measurement procedure for beam detection within an existing cell. The UE perform a search procedure for a first synchronization signal block (SSB) to detect a first beam of a base station. The UE may determine a first timing offset for the first SSB based on the search procedure. The UE may estimate a second timing offset for a second SSB from the base station based on the first timing offset. The UE may perform a measurement procedure for the second SSB to detect a second beam of the base station based on the second timing offset. The UE may prune fake beams based on synchronization signals used for the measurement procedure. |
| US10993232B2 |
Apparatus and method for channel feedback in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a first apparatus in a wireless communication system that includes at least one processor and at least one transceiver operatively coupled with the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to obtain a channel matrix based on a signal received from a second apparatus, obtain an integer matrix for integer forcing (IF) based on the channel matrix, and generate channel information based on the integer matrix. The at least one transceiver is configured to transmit the generated channel information to the second apparatus. |
| US10993230B2 |
Transmission time interval (TTI) bundling for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)
Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose techniques for transmission time interval (TTI) bundling for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in long term evolution (LTE). According to certain aspects a method is provided for wireless communications. The method may be performed, for example, by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes identifying a transmit time interval (TTI) bundle comprising a subset of subframes from a set of subframes for transmitting data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and receiving the data on the PDSCH in the subset of subframes. |
| US10993224B1 |
Method and device for transmitting information
A method and device for transmitting information are provided, where the method includes that: according to a predetermined mode and/or eNB configuration mode, at least one of the following is determined: a Precoding Resource Block Group (PRG), a reference signal, and a frequency-domain resource allocation granularity; and information is transmitted in a Transmission Time Interval (TTI). |
| US10993223B2 |
Reception apparatus and reception method
Method of scrambling signals, transmission point device, and user equipment using the method are provided. The method includes: sending an ID table to a user equipment through higher layer signaling, the ID table being a subset of the whole ID space and containing available IDs for the user equipment; notifying the user equipment an ID in the ID table to be used through physical layer signaling or UE specific higher layer signaling; generating a random seed based on the notified ID; initializing a scrambling sequence by the random seed; and scrambling the signals with the initialized scrambling sequence. The method of the disclosure, by combining physical layer signaling and higher layer signaling, may notify the used group ID and the blind detection space to a UE, wherein the blind detection for the UE is enabled and the signaling overhead is reduced. |
| US10993221B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating preempted resource information
A method for receiving a signal in a user equipment (UE) from a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of configuring a plurality of intervals of a specific time region for indicating whether to transmit the signal, through a higher layer; receiving an indicator for indicating whether to transmit the signal, for each of the plurality of intervals; and receiving a signal in each of the plurality of intervals in accordance with indication of the received indicator, wherein at least one of the plurality of intervals of the specific time region may have a first size, and the other intervals except the at least one interval may have a second size. |
| US10993218B2 |
Carrier determination for a device
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for carrier determination. One apparatus includes a processor that determines a first carrier of multiple carriers for a first device to transmit control information. The apparatus also includes a transmitter that transmits, to the first device, a first physical control signal indicating the first carrier, wherein the first physical control signal further indicates an interlace index for transmitting control information. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives control information from the first device on the first carrier. |
| US10993214B2 |
Method for providing control information for must transmission in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed is a method for receiving a downlink data signal from an eNode B by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving downlink control information including an interface signal-related field; and receiving the downlink data signal using the downlink control information, wherein the interference signal-related field indicates whether an interference signal exists, and further indicates a modulation scheme applied to the interference signal when the interference signal exists. |
| US10993211B2 |
Communication apparatus and method of transmitting downlink control information and data and receiving uplink control information
A wireless communication base station apparatus that allows the number of times of blind decodings at a mobile station to be reduced without increasing the overhead caused by notifying information. In this apparatus, a CCE allocation part allocates allocation information allocated to a PDCCH received from modulation parts to a particular one of a plurality of search spaces that is corresponding to a CCE aggregation size of the PDCCH. A placement part then places the allocation information in one of downstream line resources, reserved for the PDCCH, that is corresponding to the CCE of the particular search space to which the allocation information has been allocated. A radio transmission part then transmits an OFDM symbol, in which the allocation information has been placed, to the mobile station from an antenna. |
| US10993210B2 |
Resource block candidate selection technique employing packet scheduling in wireless communication systems
A method of transmitting data packets over a plurality of dynamically allocated resource blocks in at least one or a combination of a time, code or frequency domain on a shared channel of a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of selecting a number of resource block candidates for potential transmission of data packets destined for a receiver and transmitting the data packet to the receiver using at least one allocated resource block from the selected resource block candidates. The invention also relates to a corresponding method of decoding data packets, a transmitter, receiver and communication system. |
| US10993209B2 |
Method for performing data communication in wireless communication system and terminal using same method
The present invention provides a data communication performing method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a resource configured for data communication having a relatively short latency requirement; and performing, on the resource, the data communication having the relatively short latency requirement, wherein the resource is a semi-statically configured resource. |
| US10993208B2 |
Channel measurement and measurement result reporting method and device
Embodiments provide a channel measurement and measurement result reporting method and device. According to the method, terminal equipment measures a channel of an unlicensed frequency band according to configuration information, wherein the terminal equipment is in an idle state. The terminal equipment transmits a measurement result of the unlicensed frequency band to network equipment. When the network equipment is required to configure the channel of the unlicensed frequency band to be a secondary carrier of the terminal equipment, the number of interaction signalings between the terminal equipment and the network equipment may be reduced, thereby reducing signaling overhead, and increasing an access rate and access efficiency of an unlicensed frequency band channel carrier. |
| US10993207B2 |
Paging method, apparatus, and system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a paging method, apparatus, and system, so as to implement paging of a UE in an area with relatively poor signal coverage. The UE includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive a broadcast message from a base station; and a determining unit, configured to determine whether the UE is first UE where the determining unit is further configured to: in a case in which it is determined that the UE is the first UE, determine a start PF and a start PO according to the first radio frame parameter; the determining unit is further configured to determine a first subframe set according to the start PF and the start PO; and the receiving unit is further configured to receive, according to the start PF, the start PO, and the first subframe set, a paging message sent by the base station. |
| US10993205B2 |
Modular paging device
Example embodiments involve modular paging device to pass incoming messages off, through Wi-Fi or cellular data, to a central server. This central server handles a response request, and sends the message to a corresponding pager address found within a pager network, allowing a closed loop two-way communication handled through a graphical user interface which may be displayed at the client device. |
| US10993204B2 |
Systems and methods for determining if a receiver is inside or outside a building or area
Determining if a receiver is inside or outside a building or area. Particular systems and methods for determining if a receiver is inside or outside a building determine an estimate of a position of a receiver, and use the estimate of the position of the receiver and other data to determine if the position of the receiver is inside a first building. The other data may include locations of geo-fences inside buildings, heights of buildings, or other types of data. |
| US10993201B2 |
Location aware networking for ad-hoc networks and method therefor
A method for location aware networking in a wireless ad-hoc network having a plurality of wireless nodes in a geographic area comprising: dividing the geographic area into a plurality of grids; determining a location of a particular wireless node; determining a corresponding grid where the particular wireless node resides; determining a cluster head for the corresponding grid; connecting corresponding wireless nodes in the corresponding grid to the cluster head, wherein the cluster head of the corresponding grid periodically gather data from the corresponding wireless nodes, aggregate the data and transmits the data to a gateway; and coupling the cluster head of the corresponding grid to cluster heads of each of the plurality of grids forming a pathway to the gateway, the cluster head of the corresponding grid transmitting the data through the pathway or directly to the gateway. |
| US10993200B1 |
Session management function (SMF) data storage in cellular network registration
A system and method may improve latency for user equipment (UE) registration in cellular networks. UE registration may retrieve the UE's Session Management Function Data locally rather than from a network or cloud-based unified data management (UDM) entity that manages a unified data repository (UDR). For example, the UE may send a unique identification (e.g., a UE ID) for the UE to a registering entity of a cellular network system. The UE ID may then be used to identify a UE Group Identification for the UE at the UDM. The UE Group Identification may be a pointer to the locally-stored Session Management Function Data for the UE. The entity requesting registration may then use the pointer to retrieve the Session Management Function Data locally rather than a remote entity such as the UDM. |
| US10993195B2 |
Determining a power headroom report
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a power headroom report. One method includes determining a power headroom report for transmission on a physical uplink shared channel resource corresponding to a configured grant. The method includes transmitting the power headroom report on the physical uplink shared channel resource, wherein: determining the power headroom report comprises determining whether the power headroom report is based on a real transmission or a reference format based on signaling for configured grants and downlink control information received up until a predetermined time before a first uplink symbol of the physical uplink shared channel resource; and the predetermined time is computed based on: a first parameter set to zero; and a subcarrier spacing of an active downlink bandwidth part of a scheduling cell for the configured grant. |
| US10993194B2 |
User terminal, radio base station and radio communication method
The present invention relates to reducing the decrease of uplink throughput in the event a user terminal connects with a plurality of radio base stations. In one aspect of the claimed invention, a user terminal includes a transmitter that performs transmission in a first cell group (CG) and a second CG, and a processor that, if the transmitter reports user terminal capability information indicating that the user terminal is capable of sharing transmission power dynamically and if transmission in the first CG overlaps in time with transmission in the second CG, scales transmission power of the second CG so that total transmission power of the transmission in the first CG and the transmission in the second CG does not exceed maximum allowable power. |
| US10993193B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting power headroom in wireless communication system
A method of power headroom (PH) report for a user equipment (UE) for supporting a short transmission time interval (TTI) length in a wireless communication system is performed by the UE and includes upon triggering the PH report, calculating a PH value for a first carrier wave or cell configured with the short TTI length configured for the UE and a PH value for a second carrier or cell that is not configured with the short TTI length configured for the UE, and transmitting the calculated PH value through an uplink (UL) channel on the first carrier wave or the cell, wherein the PH value for the second carrier wave or the cell is differently calculated and reported according to whether UL channel transmission on the second carrier wave or the cell in a subframe including a time point when the PH value is reported is scheduled. |
| US10993186B2 |
Energy budgeted system recovery
This disclosure relates to energy budgeted cellular service recovery techniques. A wireless device may determine one or more energy budgets for service recovery. It may be determined that cellular service loss is currently occurring. Cellular service recovery may be attempted, where service recovery scan timing for the attempt to recover cellular service is determined based at least in part on the one or more energy budgets for service recovery. |
| US10993184B2 |
Method of managing backup power for wireless vehicle communication and power management system using the same
A method of managing backup power for wireless vehicle communication is provided. The method includes determining whether a vehicle is turned on or off and when the vehicle is turned off, determining whether a wireless communication unit in the vehicle is in a sleep mode. When the wireless communication controller is in the sleep mode, the wireless communication controller is converted into a standby mode, and power-switching control is performed based on a standby time according to the standby mode. |
| US10993182B2 |
Power saving method through user-specific signaling
Disclosed is a power saving method for a station (STA) in a mobile communication system. On receiving a trigger frame from an access point (AP), a STA transmits a physical protocol data unit (PPDU) to the AP through a multi-user scheme, in response to the trigger frame, wherein the trigger frame includes subsequent scheduling information for each STA. Accordingly, the STA may transit to a doze state on the basis of the subsequent scheduling information for each STA. |
| US10993181B2 |
Techniques and apparatuses for power management via cross-rat signaling in a non-standalone configuration
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first base station for wireless communication, associated with a first radio access technology (RAT), may generate a message to cause a user equipment to wake up from a power saving state or to reconfigure a cycle associated with the power saving state, wherein the message includes an indication that the user equipment is to wake up from the power saving state or to reconfigure the cycle; and/or transmit the message toward the user equipment via a second base station, associated with a second RAT and the user equipment, to cause the user equipment to wake up from the power saving state or reconfigure the cycle. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10993177B2 |
Network slice instance creation
An example method can include receiving, by a device, single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) associated with a user equipment. The S-NSSAI can be associated with a network. The method can include determining location information associated with the user equipment, determining that a network slice instance (NSI) is to be created for the S-NSSAI, and creating an NSI based on a network service (NS) associated with the user equipment. The NSI can be created using a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), associated with the network, that allocates resources, of the network, for the NSI according to the NS. |
| US10993169B2 |
Deep packet inspection (DPI) aware client steering and load balancing in wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure
Methods and systems are described for intelligently steering client devices operating in an enterprise network system to an appropriate access point based on types of traffic on each client device and/or types of traffic on access points. In particular, client devices may be moved to a different access point when the wireless channel provided by a current access point fails to meet the signal strength requirements of latency sensitive traffic utilized by the client device. Client devices may be further steered to new access points based on load conditions on access points. For example, client devices with low priority traffic sessions may be steered away from access points with high traffic load levels. Accordingly, the methods and systems described herein ensure improved network access for latency sensitive access categories and/or access categories that are considered important to an enterprise system with minimal disruptions to these sessions. |
| US10993167B2 |
Systems and methods for geo-staging of sensor data through distributed global (cloud) architecture
There is disclosed a method of staging real-time data in proximity to a mobile device. The method includes determining a geographic location associated with the mobile device and identifying a storage device located in proximity to the determined geographic location. The method also includes enabling real-time data published by the mobile device or provided to the mobile device to be stored on the identified storage device. |
| US10993160B2 |
Cellular telecommunications network
There is provided a method, and a network node for implementing the method, in a cellular telecommunications network. The cellular telecommunications network includes a first and second base station, the first base station having a first interface for communicating with a first cellular core networking node and a second interface for wirelessly communicating with the second base station, the second base station being mobile and having a first interface for wirelessly communicating with the first base station and a second interface for communicating with a User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE's user traffic is transmitted between the first cellular core networking node and the UE via the first and second base stations. |
| US10993156B2 |
Variable size linear video content buffers for uninterrupted handover in a multi-beam satellite system
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for modifying the transmission rate of media data in order to improve craft-based media playback system performance during handover events in a communication system. |
| US10993155B2 |
Implementing functional split of protocol functions in a central base station unit
A method in a cellular telecommunications network having a first central base station unit connecting to each of a plurality of distributed base station units, including identifying a cluster of distributed base station units within the plurality of distributed base station units, wherein each member of the cluster has a neighboring relationship with another member of the cluster that satisfies a threshold; using a first functional split in which a first set of protocol functions are implemented in the first central base station unit and a second set of protocol functions are implemented by each member of the cluster of distributed base station units; identifying a change in the membership of the cluster of distributed base station units; and, in response, causing the first central base station unit and each member of the cluster of distributed base station units to implement a second functional split in which a third set of protocol functions are implemented in the first central base station unit and a fourth set of protocol functions are implemented by each member of the cluster of distributed base station units. |
| US10993153B2 |
Measurement gap communication
A method performed by a network node operating as a master node (MN) in dual connectivity with a secondary node (SN) for measurement gap configuration, comprises receiving a notification from the secondary node that it will perform a secondary node modification procedure; determining that a measurement gap configuration or reconfiguration is required; and sending a response message to the secondary node in response to said notification, wherein said message includes a gap configuration information. |
| US10993151B2 |
Cell switching for discontinuous transmission (DTX) in shared spectrum
Techniques for co-existence between wireless Radio Access Technologies (RATs) are disclosed. During an active period of a Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) communication pattern, a first signal may be transmitted during a first subframe and a second signal may be transmitted during a second subframe, while during an inactive period the first signal may be transmitted during the first subframe and the second signal may be omitted during the second subframe. Retransmission of one or more packets may take place over a subset of less than all retransmission opportunities based on the DTX communication pattern. A Secondary Cell (SCell) may be reconfigured as the Primary Cell (PCell) and the PCell may be reconfigured as the SCell for one or more access terminals based on a load balancing condition or a channel selection condition. |
| US10993146B2 |
User equipment maximum bandwidth control method and device, computer storage medium
Provided is a user equipment maximum bandwidth control method and device, and computer storage medium. The method includes that a gNodeB acquires a first user equipment-aggregated maximum bit rate (UE-AMBR) and an aggregated maximum bit rate (AMBR) corresponding to all established protocol data unit (PDU) sessions from a core network; the gNodeB calculates a second UE-AMBR based on the first UE-AMBR and the AMBR corresponding to all the established PDU sessions; and the gNodeB executes bandwidth control on a Non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (Non GBR) service of a user equipment (UE) in accordance with the second UE-AMBR. |
| US10993144B2 |
Terminal apparatus, MME, communication method of terminal apparatus, and communication method of MME
To provide a communication procedure for data transmission and/or reception suitable to a CIoT terminal. In a communication control method of a terminal apparatus according to the present invention, a first data transmission and/or reception method is a method for transmitting and/or receiving user data by use of a Data Radio Bearer (DRB), a second data transmission and/or reception method is a method for transmitting and/or receiving user data a Signalling Radio Bearer (SRB), and the communication control method includes a step of changing the user data transmission and/or reception method from the first data transmission and/or reception method into the second data transmission and/or reception method, and a step of transmitting and/or receiving the user data to/from a core network by the second data transmission and/or reception method. |
| US10993143B2 |
Method for improving transmission rate in mesh network
A client terminal sends a signal to a wireless access device. The wireless access device receives the signal, determines channel state information corresponding to the client terminal according to identity information of the client terminal in the signal, and calculates data sent by the client terminal according to the channel state information and the signal. The client terminal sends a request signal for acquiring channel state information, wherein the request signal includes identity information of the client terminal. The wireless access device receives the request signal, obtains the channel state information corresponding to the client terminal according to the identity information of the client terminal in the request signal, and sends the obtained channel state information to the client terminal. The client terminal receives the channel state information and the signal and calculates the data sent to the client terminal according to the channel state information and the signal. |
| US10993141B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling sidelink and uplink HARQ-ACK feedback in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a first device, the first device is configured with a second set of slot offsets by a network. The first device receives, from the network, a second Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling a sidelink resource. The first device performs sidelink transmission, to a second device, on the sidelink resource. The first device monitors and/or receives a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (SL HARQ-ACK) feedback from the second device in a fourth slot. The SL HARQ-ACK feedback is associated with the sidelink transmission. The first device derives, based on the fourth slot and a second slot offset value indicated by the second DCI, a third slot for transmitting a SL HARQ-ACK to the network. The second set of slot offsets includes the second slot offset value. The SL HARQ-ACK is set/derived/determined based on the received SL HARQ-ACK feedback. |
| US10993140B1 |
Systems and methods for closed looped tuning of dynamic spectrum sharing in networks
A device of a RAN may receive first traffic associated with a first network type service, second traffic associated with a second network type service, and core network data associated with a core network that provides the first network type service and the second network type service. The device may calculate a per QCI split based on the core network data, and may calculate an initial resource split based on the per QCI split. The device may provide, to a first device, data identifying the initial resource split, and may receive a traffic bias per QCI based on providing the data identifying the initial resource split. The device may calculate a final resource split for the first traffic and the second traffic based on the traffic bias per QCI, and may cause the final resource split to be implemented via resources associated with the RAN. |
| US10993129B2 |
Terminal, radio communication method, and base station
The present invention is designed to measure and/or report CSI (Channel State Information) of a plurality of narrow bands, even when the band to use is limited to a partial narrow band in a system band. According to one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal, in which the band to use is limited to a partial narrow band in a system band, has a receiving section that receives information related to CSI (Channel State Information) measurement in a narrow band, a measurement section that measures CSIs in a plurality of narrow bands based on the information related to CSI measurement, and a transmission section that reports the measured CSIs. |
| US10993122B2 |
Beam management procedure in a communications network
There is provided mechanisms for a beam management procedure in a communications network. A method is performed by a first radio transceiver device. The method comprises transmitting, in at least one directional transmit beam, a reference signal to a second radio transceiver device as part of the beam management procedure. More than one occurrence of the reference signal is transmitted within one single OFDM symbol. One occurrence for each of two polarizations of the reference signal is transmitted in each of the at least one directional transmit beam within the one single OFDM symbol. |
| US10993120B1 |
Drone-assisted deployment of wireless access infrastructure
A first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test cell may be positioned at a first position and a second UAV test cell may be positioned at a second position. The first position and the second position may be designated as a pair of unbroken link positions in response to a line-of-sight (LOS) wireless communication link being unblocked between the first UAV test cell and the second UAV test cell. Otherwise, the first position and the second position may be designated as a pair of broken link positions in response to the LOS wireless communication link being blocked between the first UAV test cell and the second UAV test cell. |
| US10993115B2 |
System and method for real time fraud analysis of communications data
A telecommunications service provider's real time analysis system analyzes communications data to detect potentially fraudulent communications data, where the analysis is performed in real time in the routing path of the communications data. The communications data may include calls (e.g., SS7, VoIP, etc. based calls) and messages (e.g., SMS, MMS, etc.). The real time analysis system rejects potentially fraudulent communications data and non-fraudulent communications data in order to be used in real time in the routing path of the communications data. A rejection by the real time analysis system may cause non-fraudulent communications data to still be sent to the intended destination of the communications data. The real time analysis system can be in the routing path of the communications data without further routing non-fraudulent communications data traffic to the next appropriate hop in the routing path. |
| US10993113B2 |
Device for triggering continuous application execution using beacons
One or more beaconing devices transmit synchronized changing beacons. The changing beacons trigger execution of an application that is installed but closed or not running on a mobile device, that is in wireless beaconing range of a beaconing device, and that has registered the changing beacons with the mobile device operating system (“OS”) to trigger execution of the application upon receipt of the changing beacons. The changing beacons also keep the executing application running by resetting OS policies for closing the application when it is running with the mobile device in a locked or standby state. The application may perform different procedures and different times with the beaconing device or other devices including authorizing access to a secured resource when the mobile device is far away from the beaconing device, and confirming intent to access the secured resource when the mobile device is close to the beaconing device. |
| US10993112B2 |
Systems and methods for accessing a network
System and method embodiments are provided for accessing a wireless network. The embodiments enable establishing and releasing session resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) corresponding to packet data network (PDN) connections in a 3 GPP enhanced packet core (EPC). In an embodiment, a method in a network component for establishing a control channel with a user equipment (UE) includes setting up, by the network component, a link layer channel, sending, by the network component, an identifier of the link layer channel to the UE; and communicating, by the network component, with the UE over the link layer channel using a WLAN control protocol (WLCP), wherein the WLAN comprises a trusted WLAN Access Network (TWAN). |
| US10993111B2 |
Intelligent door lock system in communication with mobile device that stores associated user data
A system provides for locking or unlocking a lock at a door of an intelligent door lock system at a dwelling by a designated dwelling user. An intelligent door lock system includes a remotely operable lock at a dwelling accessible by a user and a server in communication with the intelligent door lock system. A user mobile device is in communication with the server. The user mobile device includes an App that provides for locking and/or unlocking of the lock of the intelligent door lock system. The user communicates with the server using the user's mobile device, and the server is configured to process the user crossings one or more geo-locations relative to the dwelling and create a data set that is stored in a database. |
| US10993110B2 |
Connectionless fast method for configuring Wi-Fi on displayless Wi-Fi IoT device
A method involves a headless IoT device wirelessly communicating a MAC address to a client device in response to a scan by the client device, and receiving from the client device a vendor action frame comprising access credentials for communicating via a Wi-Fi access point. The IoT device applies the credentials to authenticate to the Wi-Fi access point, forms an application layer for communicating over the Wi-Fi access point network, and communicates with the client device via the application layer. |
| US10993108B2 |
Wireless routing
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a receiver configured to receive, from a first node, an indication of privacy preference and, from a second node, an indication relating to an accuracy at which the second node can determine a location of the first node (510), and at least one processing core configured to determine routing information based at least in part on the indication of privacy preference and the indication relating to the accuracy (520). |
| US10993105B2 |
Method and device for establishing association between terminal devices
Provided are terminal devices and a method for establishing association between terminal devices. A first terminal device transmits information of terminal capabilities to a network device, the information of terminal capabilities being used to indicate that the terminal device has capabilities of receiving and forwarding data. The first terminal device receives confirmation information for confirming that the terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data, from the network device. The first terminal device establishes an association with a second terminal device according to the confirmation information. |
| US10993103B2 |
Using time-of-flight to detect and correct misalignment in PET/CT imaging
In positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, PET imaging data (22) having TOF localization is reconstructed. TOF image reconstruction (30) is performed on the PET imaging data to produce a TOF reconstructed image (32). The TOF image reconstruction utilizes the TOF localization of the PET imaging data. Non-TOF image reconstruction (40) is also performed on the PET imaging data to produce a non-TOF reconstructed image (42). The non-TOF image reconstruction does not utilize the TOF localization of the PET imaging data. A comparison image (50) is computed which is indicative of differences between the TOF reconstructed image and the non TOF reconstructed image. An adjustment (54) is determined for the TOF image reconstruction based on the comparison image, such as alignment correction of an attenuation map (18), and the TOF image reconstruction is repeated on the PET imaging data with the determined adjustment to produce an adjusted TOF reconstructed image. |
| US10993096B1 |
Methods and systems for determining eSIM profile presence for reactivation
A service provider may receive a user device that includes an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) associated with an equipment identifier (eID) with a previously provisioned service. The previously provisioned service may be provided by an eSIM profile (identified by an Integrated Circuit Card Identifier or ICCID) and the eSIM may contain more than one ICCID. The service provider may re-provision one of the existing ICCIDs to provide service based on the eID and historical data. The device and the carrier provisioning system may determine whether one of the profiles (ICCIDs) installed in the eSIM matches an already known eSIM profile (ICCD) and re-provision the eSIM profile (ICCD) for new wireless service. The service provider may then activate the user device for communication via the new wireless service in response to re-provisioning of the applicable eSIM profile (ICCID). |
| US10993093B2 |
Method, device, and system for allocating transmission resources in vehicle-to-entity (V2X) communications
A vehicle-to-entity (V2X) communication method, device, and system, the method including obtaining, by a terminal, a correspondence between a priority of a pedestrian-to-entity (P2X) service data packet and a V2X communication parameter value range, where the V2X communication parameter comprises at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a quantity of transmissions, a transmit power, or a quantity of occupied resource blocks (RBs), determining, by the terminal, according to the priority of the P2X service data packet and the correspondence, a V2X communication parameter value range corresponding to the priority of the P2X service data packet, selecting, by the terminal, a V2X communication parameter value from the determined V2X communication parameter value range, and transmitting, by the terminal, the P2X service data packet on a radio resource according to the selected V2X communication parameter value. |
| US10993091B2 |
Emergency location informer system
An emergency location informer system includes: an emergency mobile positioning (EMP) server; an emergency service number (ESN) database server storing civic addresses and associated tags that are provided by an internet service provider (ISP) over the IP network; a wireless access point (AP) EMP-AP component executing on a processor of an AP at a civic address known to the ISP, the EMP-AP component providing a tag, known to the ISP, forming a part of a radio frequency (RF) beacon signal transmitted by the AP; and a mobile operating system (OS) EMP-OS component executing on a processor of a cell phone and operative to monitor the beacon signal of the AP and to store the tag, the EMP-OS component being further operative to embed the tag in an emergency call from the cell phone to the EMP server over a network. |
| US10993090B2 |
Network access method, apparatus, and system
The present disclosure discloses a network access method performed at a computer server in connection with a social networking platform, comprising: receiving a network access request from a first social networking account at a first mobile terminal for accessing a wireless network bound to a second social networking account when the first mobile terminal is within a predefined distance from the wireless network; forwarding the network access request to the second social networking account, the network access request including the first social networking account and an identifier of the wireless network; receiving authorization information of accessing the wireless network from the second social networking account; and sending the authorization information to the first social networking account, the authorization information including verification information used for accessing the wireless network. |
| US10993086B2 |
Method, system, and apparatus for transmitting group communication service data
The present disclosure provides a method, a system, and an apparatus for transmitting group communication service data. In the present disclosure, the LTE uses a multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) to transmit group communication system enabler (GCSE) service data, a multi-cell/multicast coordination entity (MCE) knows whether a multimedia broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) transmission mode or a single cell multicast transmission mode is used to transmit the GCSE service data. Whether the MBSFN transmission mode or the single cell multicast transmission mode is used to transmit the GCSE service data is determined based on UE capability information and UE location information. When the single cell multicast transmission mode is used, the MCE instructs an eNodeB (eNB) to use the single cell multicast transmission mode to transmit the GCSE service data. The present disclosure saves LTE air interface resources. |
| US10993083B2 |
Method and apparatus for notifying information about MBMS network
Provided are a method for performing, by a first base station belonging to a first MBMS network, vehicle to everything communication (V2X communication) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting information about the first MBMS network to a second base station belonging to a second MBMS network; and receiving, from the second base station, information about the second MBMS network. |
| US10993079B2 |
Motion detection method, device, and medium
The present disclosure provides a motion detection method, a device, and a medium. The method includes: verifying a pre-trained model according to a present posture of an intelligent device in a mobile carrier, and accelerations of the intelligent device when the mobile carrier is in different motion states, the pre-trained model being corresponding to a preset posture; taking a model passing the verifying as a prediction model; and inputting a collected-presently acceleration of the intelligent device to the prediction model, to output a prediction motion state of the mobile carrier. |
| US10993075B2 |
Location history access for lost tracking device
A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device. The secondary device can provide locations associated with the tracking device to a tracking system. When the secondary device determines that the tracking device is lost (for instance, in response to no longer receiving communications from the tracking device), the secondary device can provide additional locations associated with the secondary device to the tracking system. The tracking system can store locations received before and after the tracking device was lost, and can provide these locations to the user for display within a map interface, enabling a user to digitally retrace the user's steps in order to aid the user in locating the lost tracking device. |
| US10993074B2 |
Power management and data bandwidth improvements for passive entry, passive start (PEPS)
A passive entry, passive start (PEPS) application is described, wherein a number of sensors are configured with wireless communication protocol information for wireless communication between a master device and a BLE hub. The sensors eavesdrop signals from the master device to the BLE hub while not in operative communication with the master device. Eavesdropped signals are processed to determine and calculate position-related information, such as phase and magnitude of the wireless signals received at multiple antennas of the sensors, angle-of-arrival (AoA), and distance or position of the master device relative to the sensors, individually or as a system. Power management techniques for a PEPS system are also described. |
| US10993068B2 |
Communication control device and communication control method
A common C-Plane control node includes a change request acquiring unit that acquires a change request relating to changing of a communication path relating to a UE, a determination unit that determines whether or not the UE has set up the communication path in each of control nodes of a plurality of slices using information included in the change request acquired by the change request acquiring unit, and a communication processing unit that performs a process relating to changing of a communication path while forming a state in which the communication path before change and the communication path after change coexist for each of a plurality of communication paths in a case in which the determination unit determines that the UE has set up the communication path in each of the plurality of slices. |
| US10993064B2 |
Apparatus and associated methods for presentation of audio content
An apparatus comprising means configured to: receive first audio content from a remote apparatus, the audio content comprising at least one audio stream associated with respective location information; present the audio stream as spatial audio to be perceived as originating from a respective perceived-direction based on the location information; determine a user input direction to identify one of the audio streams; transmit a message to the remote apparatus identifying the identified audio stream; receive second audio content comprising an enhanced version of the at least one identified audio stream; present the enhanced version of the identified audio stream as spatial audio, wherein the perceived-direction of the identified audio stream is offset from the second perceived-direction of the enhanced version of the identified audio stream. |
| US10993060B2 |
Acoustic signal processing device and acoustic signal processing method
An acoustic signal processing device includes: a front signal processor which generates first L and R signals by performing signal processing on a first signal which is a front channel signal; a first adder which generates a fourth signal which is a left channel signal by adding the first L signal and a second signal which is a left channel signal; and a second adder which generates a fifth signal which is a right channel signal by adding the first R signal and a third signal which is a right channel signal. The front signal processor generates the first L and R signals by signal processing in which the first signal is distributed and placed at predetermined positions when the first signal is a dialog signal, and distributed and placed at positions different from the predetermined positions when the first signal is not a dialog signal. |
| US10993057B2 |
Electronic device microphone listening modes
A wide range, non-focused listening mode of a microphone of an electronic device can be set to be selectively less than a maximal range around the device. The microphone can be operated in the wide range, non-focused listening mode to detect a spoken trigger phrase. The microphone can then be operated in a narrow range, focused listening mode directed towards a location from which the spoken trigger phrase was detected in the wide range, non-focused listening mode. |
| US10993052B2 |
Selecting audio input from a hearing device and a mobile device
A method for selecting audio input from a microphone of a hearing device or a microphone of a mobile device comprising: detecting proximity between the hearing device and the mobile device. If proximity between the hearing device and the mobile device is detected, receiving an audio input with the microphone of the mobile device and generating a mobile device audio signal from the audio input; transmitting the mobile device audio signal from the mobile device into a communication network. If proximity between the hearing device and the mobile device is not detected, the method comprises: receiving an audio input with the microphone of the hearing device and generating the hearing device audio signal from the audio input with the hearing device; transmitting the hearing device audio signal from the hearing device to the mobile device; transmitting the hearing device audio signal from the mobile device into a communication network. |
| US10993051B2 |
Hearing device with neural network-based microphone signal processing
A hearing system performs nonlinear processing of signals received from a plurality of microphones using a neural network to enhance a target signal in a noisy environment. In various embodiments, the neural network can be trained to improve a signal-to-noise ratio without causing substantial distortion of the target signal. An example of the target sound includes speech, and the neural network is used to improve speech intelligibility. |
| US10993046B2 |
Smartphone-based hearing aid
The present invention relates to a smartphone-based hearing aid which does not employ a separate power supply or digital signal processing device and instead has an analogue interface unit, configured with a single integrated circuit chip, connected between a plurality of microphones and a smartphone, thereby realizing a compact size, reducing the cost and enhancing the audio performance. Instead of employing a digital signal processing chip which is essentially used in the existing hearing aids or personal sound amplifiers, the smartphone-based hearing aid according to the present invention utilizes components such as a smartphone-embedded application processor (AP), RAM, digital-analogue converter, speaker and display and is therefore affordable. In particular, if a CPU and a GPU which are embedded in the application processor of the smartphone are utilized, digital signal processing necessary for the operation of the hearing aid can be performed within a short time of milliseconds (ms) just by using software. |
| US10993043B2 |
MEMS acoustic sensor
Provided is a MEMS acoustic sensor including a substrate and a cavity, a back plate supported on the substrate and including a plurality of through-holes, at least one anchor projecting from the back plate toward the substrate, and a diaphragm supported by the at least one anchor and deformed by a sound wave introducing from the outside through the cavity, wherein no part of the deformed diaphragm comes into contact with the substrate. |
| US10993035B2 |
Magnet system for an electromechanical transducer
A magnet system (100) for an electromechanical transducer has a first set (2) of magnets and a second set (4) of magnets. The first set (2) of magnets has a first, inner annular magnet (6) and a first outer, annular magnet (8), and the second set (4) of magnets has a second, inner annular magnet (10) and a second, outer annular magnet (12). The first, inner annular magnet (6) is arranged in the interior of the first outer annular magnet (8), and the second inner annular magnet (10) is arranged in the interior of the second outer annular magnet (12). The magnetic polarity in respect of the first, inner annular magnet (6), the first, outer annular magnet (8), the second, inner annular magnet (10), and of the second, outer annular magnet (12) has a direction (Y) corresponding to a direction perpendicular to the annular extension (X) of the magnets. |
| US10993034B2 |
Speaker and method for manufacturing speaker
The present disclosure provides a speaker including a housing, a vibration unit received in the housing, a magnetic circuit unit, flexible circuit boards, and conductive terminals. The housing includes an upper cover and a holder. The housing includes an upper cover and a holder. The holder includes a holder body and extension portions extending from the holder body. The extension portion includes a groove formed by inwardly recessing from a side surface of the extension portion facing away from the receiving space, and a through hole formed by recessing from a top end of the extension portion and communicating with the groove. One end of the flexible circuit board is received in the groove, and the conductive terminal passes through the through hole to be fixedly connected to the flexible circuit board. The present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the speaker. |
| US10993032B2 |
Bending actuators and panel audio loudspeakers including the same
A distributed mode loudspeaker (DML) includes a flat panel extending in a panel plane. The DML also includes a rigid, elongate member displaced from the flat panel and extending parallel to the panel plane, the elongate member being mechanically coupled to the flat panel at a first position along the elongate member and extending away from the first position to an end of the member free to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the plane. The elongate member includes a soft magnetic material. The DML also includes an electromagnet system including at least one electrically-conducting coil having an axis perpendicular to the panel plane and displaced from the elongate member. The DML further includes an electronic control module electrically coupled to the electromagnet system and programmed to energize the electrically-conducting coil sufficient such that a magnetic field produced by the electrically-conducting coil displaces the free end of the elongate member. |
| US10993030B2 |
Shape-shifting headphones
A head-worn audio system includes a support frame, a first contact element configured to contact a first portion of a head of a user, a first actuator coupled to the support frame and configured to move the first contact element, a first sensor configured to generate a first sensor signal indicating a first state of the first contact element and a second sensor signal indicating a second state of the first contact element, and a processor. The processor is communicatively coupled to the first actuator and the first sensor and is configured to cause the first actuator to move the first contact element from a first position that corresponds to the first state to a second position that corresponds to the second state, wherein, in the second state, the first contact element is in contact with the head of the user. |
| US10993028B2 |
Sound processing device, vehicle and sound processing method
A sound processing device includes: a sound source that outputs a common sound signal to a first speaker for a vehicle exterior and a second speaker for a vehicle interior that are mounted on the vehicle; a notification sound controller that outputs a signal corresponding to a notification sound for notifying an approach of the vehicle to the first speaker based on the sound signal output from the sound source; and an acceleration sound controller that outputs a signal corresponding to an acceleration sound of the vehicle to the second speaker based on the sound signal output from the sound source. |
| US10993027B2 |
Audio system controller based on operating condition of amplifier
A controller for an audio system. The audio system comprising an audio processor and an amplifier. The controller is configured to: receive an amplifier-operating-condition-signal representative of an operating condition of the amplifier; receive a maximum-threshold-value; and generate control signaling based on the amplifier-operating-condition-signal and the maximum-threshold-value, wherein the control signaling is configured to set an operating parameter of the audio processor. |
| US10993026B2 |
Microphone system for notebook computer
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a display includes a housing comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface comprises a transparent material covering the second surface and the housing includes two or more microphone ports disposed along a parting line between the first surface and the second surface exterior to the transparent material. The housing further includes two or more microphones coupled with the two or more microphone ports. A microphone signal processing system may be utilize to increase directional sensitivity of the two more microphones toward an audio source. An angle detector to detect an angle of the may be utilized to accommodate the directional sensitivity provided by the microphone signal processing system. |
| US10993023B2 |
Control unit
Control unit for controlling a parameter in an multimedia system said control unit comprising a bracket where the multimedia system can be manipulated relative to the bracket from a neutral position to an unbalanced position, and where the bracket urges the multimedia system back to the neutral position, and a receiver in the multimedia system registering the manipulation of the multimedia system, whereby the control unit alters the parameter in response to the registration by the receiver. |
| US10993021B2 |
Speaker module
The present application provides a speaker module, and the speaker module includes a housing having a receiving space and a speaker unit mounted in the receiving space. The speaker unit divides the receiving space into a front cavity and a rear cavity opposite to the front cavity. The speaker module further includes a sound absorbing cover received in the rear cavity and fixedly connected to the housing. A connecting surface of the housing to be connected to the sound absorbing cover is provided with a recess facing towards the sound absorbing cover. The recess is in communication with the rear cavity, and a surface of the sound absorbing cover facing towards the recess is an air-permeable surface. Compared with the related art, the speaker module provided by the present disclosure has better acoustic performance. |
| US10993019B2 |
Display apparatus
Disclosed is a display apparatus. The display apparatus comprises a display; and a speaker wherein the speaker comprises a driver configured to output sound based on an input sound signal; an enclosure surrounding a rear side of the driver; and an air adsorption member comprising graphene provided in the enclosure.Based on the above, low-range reproduction capability of the speaker of the display apparatus may be improved and the degree of freedom in designing the speaker may be increased. |
| US10993016B2 |
Earphone with modular earfin and earhook fittings
An earphone includes a body portion and a sound port, with the sound port including an earhook attachment located adjacent the body portion, an earfin attachment located adjacent the earhook attachment, and an ear tip adjacent the earfin attachment. An earhook is provided which engages the earhook attachment adjacent the body portion. An earfin includes an earfin aperture, which engages the earfin attachment when the sound port portion is inserted through the aperture. The earfin is configured such that when the tip is attached to the sound port, the tip extends beyond the earfin, opposite the body portion. |
| US10993015B2 |
Ear jewelry with integrated headset
The invention relates to a piece of ear jewelry having at least one ear part to be worn on each ear of a user, wherein each ear part has a jewelry body, to be worn in a predetermined wearing position on an outside of the ear, and a retaining device for retaining the jewelry body in the wearing position on the ear, wherein the auditory canal of the ear remains free. The piece of ear jewelry incorporates all of the following electrical components completely and so as to be invisible from the outside: a microphone device, a loudspeaker device and a communication unit for providing a bidirectional, wireless communication link to a portable terminal of the user, in order to use the communication link to transmit a microphone signal from the microphone device to the terminal and to receive a loudspeaker signal for the loudspeaker device from the terminal. |
| US10993014B1 |
Integrated circuit packages in headphones and method for forming and operating the same
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an integrated circuit package in a true wireless stereo (TWS) headphone. The integrated circuit package includes a package substrate, an inductor structure, a sensing chip, and a semiconductor device. The inductor structure is on a first surface of the package substrate configured to sense a deformation of the TWS headphone. The sensing chip is attached to a second surface of the package substrate and configured to sense an inductance change in the inductor structure. The semiconductor device is attached to the second surface of the package substrate configured to process a sensed inductance change. |
| US10993011B2 |
In-ear wireless listening device
An apparatus for charging a portable wireless listening device including a housing having a socket to receive the portable wireless listening device; a battery; wireless circuitry that enables the apparatus to communicate wirelessly with a host device; power transmitting circuitry configured to provide power to the portable wireless listening device when the device is received in the socket to charge a battery within the portable wireless listening device; and a processor configured to configured to establish a wireless communication protocol between the portable wireless listening device and the host device. |
| US10993006B2 |
Wearable speaker system
To provide a wearable speaker system that can obtain a higher sense of presence through reproduction of bass. A wearable speaker system includes an extendable bellows tube including a first end and a second end; a first speaker unit which is connected to the first end and of which an inside communicates with an inside of the bellows tube; a second speaker unit which is connected to the second end and of which an inside communicates with the inside of the bellows tube; a first bass reflex duct having one end that is open to an outside in the first speaker unit and the other end that is open to the inside of the bellows tube; and a second bass reflex duct having one end that is open to the outside in the second speaker unit and the other end that is open to the inside of the bellows tube. |
| US10993005B2 |
Protection switching method and node
A protection switching method, including sending, by a first end node, a first protection switching request message to an intermediate node in response to a fault occurring on a working path between the first end node and a second end node, wherein a protection path of the working path comprises the first end node, the second end node, and at least one intermediate node, receiving, by the first end node, a second protection switching request message from the intermediate node, and switching service data to the protection path for transmission in response to receiving the second protection switching request message, where one overhead frame of each of the first and second protection switching request messages has at least two overhead information groups, and each of the at least two overhead information groups comprises a request type field, a request signal identifier field, and a bridge flag field. |
| US10993004B2 |
Optical device and optical signal processing method
A first optical splitter splits a light source to obtain a first optical signal, a second optical signal, and a third optical signal. A first MZ modulator modulates the first optical signal to output a fourth optical signal. A second MZ modulator modulates the second optical signal to output a fifth optical signal. A first optical coupler couples the fourth optical signal and the fifth optical signal to output a sixth optical signal and a seventh optical signal. A power regulator and a phase shifter respectively perform power adjustment and phase shifting on the third optical signal to output an eighth optical signal. A second optical splitter splits the eighth optical signal into a ninth optical signal and a tenth optical signal. A second optical coupler combines the sixth optical signal and the ninth optical signal. A third optical coupler combines the seventh optical signal and the tenth optical signal. |
| US10992996B2 |
Television related searching
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming being presented on a display device. The method further includes extracting one or more keywords from the metadata. The method further includes generating multiple search suggestions based on the keywords and first search results based on one or more of the search suggestions. The method further includes presenting the search suggestions and the first search results together on the display device. |
| US10992993B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for presenting supplemental information corresponding to on-demand media content
Methods, systems, and media for presenting supplemental information corresponding to on-demand media content are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: receiving an indication from a web browser extension executing within a web browsing application that a media content item is being presented on a content provider website; identifying the media content item being presented on the content provider website; determining whether supplemental content associated with the broadcasted media content item is available; in response to determining that the supplemental content is available, causing the web browser extension to present an indicator that the supplemental content is available; obtaining the supplemental content corresponding to the broadcasted media content item, wherein each piece of the supplemental content is associated with timing information of the broadcasted media content item; and causing a portion of the obtained supplemental content to be presented concurrently with the media content item in response to detecting that the indicator has been selected. |
| US10992991B2 |
Method and system for instructional video segments in conjunction with musical representation
Techniques to segment videos for instructions in conjunction with an exemplary musical representation are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a tag file is created to include a link to a source video and a plurality of tags. At least one of the tags is defined to correspond to a video portion of the source video to be associated with one or more notes in a music representation (e.g., music notes in a music score). The video portion is played back to show how the one or more notes are played whenever an area containing the one or more notes in the music representation is activated. The tag file is separate from the source video and video data representing the source video is never modified while video portions in the source video are segmented via the tag file to define pieces of the music representation, each containing one or more notes. |
| US10992985B2 |
Methods and apparatus to determine engagement levels of audience members
Methods and apparatus to determine engagement levels of audience members are disclosed. An example method includes capturing, with a sensor, image data depicting an environment in which a first media device is to present media. Analyzing the image data to determine whether the environment includes a second media device emanating a glow. When the environment includes the second media device emanating the glow, calculating an engagement for a person in the environment with respect to the first media device, the engagement being calculated based on a characteristic of the second media device emanating the glow. |
| US10992984B2 |
Multiple data sources of captured data into single newly rendered video feed
A method and apparatus for generating a stream of images representing a sequence of events related to a system. The apparatus defines a field view of a user from a 3D location within an enclosed area. The apparatus comprises a network interface module for receiving, from a first data source, the sequence of events related to the system, the sequence of events comprising actions of the user performed on one or more tangible instruments of the system, and for receiving, from a second data source, images related to at least a portion of the enclosed area within the field of view of the user. The apparatus further comprises an image generator module for determining a virtual camera position in the enclosed area from the 3D location, and for rendering the stream of images from the virtual camera position to produce a rendered stream of images. |
| US10992983B2 |
Method for recovering a target file of an operating software and device for use thereof
A method is directed to recovering a target file by an audio/video receiving equipment, the audio/video receiving equipment including at least two communication interfaces, including a first communication interface able to receive broadcast data and a second communication interface able to establish a bidirectional dialog with a server. The method makes possible to make data available simultaneously: in the “normal” direction, from the beginning to the end, on an IP interface via a file server (HTTP/FTP/etc.); in the “reverse” direction, from the end to the beginning, on a broadcast interface via a DSM-CC carousel, referred to as a dedicated channel. Thus the audio/video reception equipment can efficiently recover the data by simultaneously using two communication interfaces including at least one unidirectional interface. |
| US10992982B2 |
Online live video sales management system
A sales administration system that manages online sales via overlays on a video stream. Customers can comment on or respond to the video stream, and may order products using simple phrases such as “Sold”. The system can stream video with overlays to multiple clients simultaneously, including websites and mobile apps. Comments from all clients are received, aggregated, processed for orders, and displayed to the sales administrator. The system is coupled to a merchant's operational data, providing immediate visibility to changes in inventory and orders. Video overlays may be updated automatically by the system as this operational data changes, for example highlighting products with low stock. The system may analyze customer comments and orders both during the video stream and after the sales session is complete, and may generate recommendations to improve sales effectiveness. For backorders, customers may preauthorize charges to be at the front of the queue for shipment. |
| US10992980B2 |
User terminal apparatus, electronic apparatus, system, and control method thereof
A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus for performing a remote control function for an electronic apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an electronic apparatus for providing a text input user interface (UI), an input unit configured to receive a user command for input of a specific text on the text input UI, a fingerprint scanner provided in the input unit and configured to recognize a user fingerprint, and a controller configured to recognize a user fingerprint according to the user command and to transmit information corresponding to the recognized user fingerprint to the electronic apparatus in response to the electronic apparatus entering a preset text input mode. |
| US10992977B2 |
Automatic preset setup for media content playback
A system is provided for streaming media content in a vehicle. The system includes a personal media streaming appliance system configured to connect to a media delivery system and receive media content from the media delivery system at least via a cellular network. The personal media streaming appliance system includes one or more preset buttons for playing media content associated with the preset buttons. The media contents associated with the preset buttons are automatically determined to be personalized to the user of the system. |
| US10992968B2 |
Method and apparatus for an enhanced data pipeline
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, performing steps including monitoring a plurality of data packets in a data pipeline of a network, such as a User Plane Function of a 5G Core, where the monitoring can include analyzing header information associated with the plurality of data packets, identifying a first data object in the plurality of data packets according to the monitoring of the plurality of data packets, where the identifying the first data object in the plurality of data packets can further comprise identifying metadata associated with the first data object, switching a first set of data packets of the plurality of data packets associated with the first data object to an intelligent router for extracting the first data object from the first set of data packets to generate an extracted first data object responsive to the identifying the first data object in the plurality of data packets, and transmitting the extracted first data object to a client device via the data pipeline of the network. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10992964B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining coding tree node split mode and coding device
This application provides a method for determining a coding tree node split mode and a coding device. The method includes the step of determining a non-split based coding cost for coding a current image area corresponding to the current node and determining a binary tree split based coding cost for coding the current image area. The method further includes determining, based on the non-split based coding cost and the binary tree split based coding cost, whether a triple tree split based coding cost for coding the current image area needs to be obtained. If the triple tree split based coding cost needs to be obtained, a triple tree split is performed on the current node. The method then determines a split mode of the current node that corresponds to a minimum coding cost. |
| US10992962B2 |
Image coding and decoding method for removal of coding distortion by comparing pixel difference values with threshold
A coding distortion removing method is provided for removing coding distortion in two adjacent blocks located on both sides of a block boundary between the two adjacent blocks in a reconstructed image. The method includes deriving a difference of pixel values between a pixel in a first block of the reconstructed image and a pixel in a second block of the reconstructed image adjacent to the first block, deriving an average value of the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter, and setting a threshold value to the average value of the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter. The method also includes comparing the difference of pixel values with the threshold value, and removing a coding distortion in an area disposed on both sides of the block boundary between the first block and the second block, by applying a filter for coding distortion removal. |
| US10992955B2 |
Systems and methods for performing adaptive bitrate streaming
Systems and methods for performing trick play functionality using trick play streams during adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes requesting a video container index from a video container file containing a video stream from a plurality of alternative streams of video; requesting at least one portion of the video stream using at least one entry from the video container index; decoding the at least one portion of the video stream; receiving at least one user instruction to perform a visual search of the media; requesting a trick play container index from a trick play container file containing a trick play stream; requesting at least one frame of video from the at least one trick play stream; and decoding and displaying the at least one frame of video from the trick play stream. |
| US10992954B2 |
Intra sharpening and/or de-ringing filter for video coding based on a bitstream flag
A decoder for decoding a block of a current frame of a video from a bitstream, the decoder comprising a reference sample selection unit configured to select reference samples of a reconstructed part of the current frame, a filter unit configured to filter the reference samples, and a block generation unit configured to generate a prediction of the block based on the filtered reference samples, wherein the filter unit comprises a sharpening filter and/or a de-ringing filter to be applied based on a flag in the bitstream. |
| US10992953B2 |
Moving picture coding method, moving picture coding apparatus, moving picture decoding method, and moving picture decoding apparatus
Obtaining one or more motion vector predictor candidates includes: (a1) generating a motion vector predictor candidate, based on motion vectors of first adjacent blocks adjacent to a block to be processed in a first direction; and (a2) generating a motion vector predictor candidate, based on motion vectors of second adjacent blocks adjacent to the block to be processed in a second direction, and step (a2) includes: determining whether the first adjacent blocks include an inter-predicted block; and searching for a motion vector on which scaling processing can be performed from among the motion vectors of the second adjacent blocks when it is determined that the first adjacent blocks do not include an inter-predicted block, and executing, when the motion vector on which scaling processing can be performed is obtained in the search, scaling processing on the motion vector obtained in the search. |
| US10992950B2 |
Coding block bitstream structure and syntax in video coding systems and methods
Provided herein are systems and methods for encoding an array of coefficients representing an unencoded video frame of a sequence of video frames to generate an encoded bit-stream representative of the unencoded video frame. The array of coefficients may have a plurality of coefficient rows and a plurality of coefficient columns and the encoded bit-stream representative of the unencoded video frame may include at least a header and a video data payload. Accordingly, the array of coefficients may be separated into an array of coding blocks; each array of coding blocks may be placed into a coding stripe and each coding stripe may be placed into a coding stripe group. The array of coefficients may then be encoded such that the coefficients of a coding block are encoded using information obtained only from other coefficients in the same coding stripe group and a first video data payload portion of the video data payload corresponding to the coding stripe is an integer number of bytes in length. |
| US10992947B2 |
Planar mode in octree-based point cloud coding
Method and devices for coding point cloud data using a planar coding mode. The planar coding mode may be signaled using in a planar mode flag to signal that a volume is planar. A planar volume has all of its occupied child nodes on one side of a plane bisecting the volume. A planar position flag may signal which side of the volume is occupied. Planarity may be determined and signaled with respect to a horizontal plane, vertical plane, or otherwise. Occupancy bits may be inferred as a result of planar coding mode signaling. |
| US10992943B2 |
Data processing apparatuses, methods, computer programs and computer-readable media
A set of residual elements useable to reconstruct a rendition of a first time sample of a signal is obtained. A set of spatio-temporal correlation elements associated with the first time sample is generated. The set of spatio-temporal correlation elements is indicative of an extent of spatial correlation between a plurality of residual elements and an extent of temporal correlation between first reference data based on the rendition and second reference data based on a rendition of a second time sample of the signal. The set of spatio-temporal correlation elements is used to generate output data. |
| US10992942B2 |
Coding method, decoding method, and coding device
A coding method by a computer is disclosed. The computer divides a block of a coding unit into a plurality of sub-blocks. The computer determines band positions of at least two first sub-blocks among the plurality of sub-blocks. The computer calculates among the plurality of sub-blocks, band positions of second sub-blocks other than the at least two first sub-blocks based on a positional relationship of the second sub-blocks with respect to the at least two first sub-blocks and the determined band positions for the at least two first sub-blocks in the block of the coding unit. A band offset is conducted for each of the sub-blocks by using the band positions determined or calculated for the at least two first sub-blocks and the second sub-blocks. |
| US10992940B2 |
Preserving image quality in temporally compressed video streams
When a temporally compressed video stream is decoded and subsequently re-encoded, quality is typically lost. The quality loss may be mitigated using information about how the source video stream was encoded during the re-encoding process. According to some aspects of the disclosure, this mitigation of quality loss can be facilitated by decoders that output such information and encoders that receive such information. These decoders and encoders may be separate devices. The functionality of these decoders and encoders may also be combined in a single device, such as a transcoding device. An example of the information that may be used during re-encoding is whether each portion of the original stream was intra-coded or non-intra-coded. |
| US10992939B2 |
Directional intra-prediction coding
Coding a current block using a directional intra-prediction mode is described. A filter to apply to reference pixels peripheral to the current block is determined using a prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode and a size of the current block. The reference pixels are filtered using the filter to generate modified reference pixels, and a prediction block is generated for the current block using the intra-prediction mode and the modified reference pixels. |
| US10992938B2 |
Spatial block-level pixel activity extraction optimization leveraging motion vectors
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing spatial block-level pixel activity extraction optimization leveraging motion vectors are disclosed. Control logic coupled to an encoder generates block-level pixel activity metrics for a new frame based on the previously calculated block-level pixel activity data from a reference frame. A cost is calculated for each block of a new frame with respect to a corresponding block of the reference frame. If the cost is less than a first threshold, then the control logic generates an estimate of a pixel activity metric for the block which is equal to a previously calculated pixel activity metric for a corresponding block of the reference frame. If the cost is greater than the first threshold but less than a second threshold, an estimate of the pixel activity metric is generated by extrapolating from the previously calculated pixel activity metric. |
| US10992933B2 |
Video decoding method and device for same and video encoding method and device for same
Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining a bitstream including residual data about a residual block of a current block, determining a plurality of prediction directions with respect to the current block, determining a plurality of reference samples included in a neighboring region of the current block in a current image, by using the plurality of prediction directions that are determined, generating a prediction block of the current block by using the plurality of reference samples, obtaining a residual block of the current block based on the residual data about the residual block of the current block, and reconstructing the current block by using the prediction block of the current block and the residual block of the current block. |
| US10992924B2 |
Stereo-polarimetric compressed ultrafast photography (SP-CUP) systems and methods
Systems and methods for stereo-polarimetric compressed-sensing ultrafast imaging. |
| US10992920B2 |
Stereo image processing device
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a stereo image processing device that is capable of expanding the effective field of view by using a lens having distortion for realizing a wide field of view. This stereo image processing device has two sensors arranged so as to be shifted from the optical axes of respective lenses in directions separating each other, wherein each of the lenses has a property such that the distortion, in a region of a large viewing angle, is greater than that of an fθ lens. |
| US10992919B2 |
Packed image format for multi-directional video
Frame packing techniques are disclosed for multi-directional images and video. According to an embodiment, a multi-directional source image is reformatted into a format in which image data from opposing fields of view are represented in respective regions of the packed image as flat image content. Image data from a multi-directional field of view of the source image between the opposing fields of view are represented in another region of the packed image as equirectangular image content. It is expected that use of the formatted frame will lead to coding efficiencies when the formatted image is processed by predictive video coding techniques and the like. |
| US10992915B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying viewing directions for video content
Video information and sensor information may be obtained. The video information may define spherical video content having a progress length. The spherical video content may define visual content viewable from a point a view as a function of progress through the progress length of the spherical video content. The spherical video content may be captured by one or more image capture devices. The sensor information may characterize capture of the spherical video content. A viewing direction for the spherical video content may be determined based on the sensor information and/or other information. The viewing direction may define a direction of view for the spherical video content from the point of view as the function of progress through the progress length of the spherical video content. The spherical video content may be presented on a display based on the viewing direction. |
| US10992911B2 |
Systems and methods for in-frame sensing and adaptive sensing control
A method for operating an electronic display includes receiving, using a controller, sensor data related to operational parameters of the electronic display based at least in part on illuminating a sense pixel of at least one row of pixels of the electronic display, wherein a first set of pixels below the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a first image frame and a second set of pixels above the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a second image frame. The method also includes adjusting, using the controller, image display on the electronic display based at least in part on the sensor data. |
| US10992909B2 |
Video recording device and head mounted display
A video recording device includes: a camera which captures a video of a visual-field direction of a wearer; a connection part which is communicably connected to an external sensor which detects predetermined environment information; a threshold information storage part which stores a threshold indicating an abnormal state of the environment information; a determination part which outputs an abnormality determination signal by comparing detection information of the external sensor and the threshold; a control part which outputs a predetermined control signal to the camera in response to the abnormality determination signal; and a display part which displays output information from the camera and the external sensor. When the abnormality determination signal is output, the control part outputs a control signal for transferring output information from the camera to a predetermined storage part. |
| US10992907B1 |
Video conferencing system for reconfigurable rooms
A video conferencing system for a reconfigurable meeting room is disclosed. To make the process of reconfiguring a video conferencing system easy and frictionless and in an embodiment, the system may comprise a camera for capturing video of at least a section of the meeting room and to provide video data; a microphone for capturing audio in the meeting room and to provide audio data; and processing circuitry, connected at least with the camera and microphone to receive at least one of the video and audio. The processing circuitry is configured to determine if a change in the layout of the meeting room has occurred, using at least one of the camera and the microphone, and upon determination that the change in the layout has occurred, operate in a proximity joining mode in which the processing circuitry allows linking with at least one proximate video conferencing system for joined operation. |
| US10992902B2 |
Aspect ratio conversion with machine learning
Techniques are disclosed for converting image frames, such as the image frames of a motion picture, from one aspect ratio to another while predicting the pan and scan framing decisions that a human operator would make. In one configuration, one or more functions for predicting pan and scan framing decisions are determined, at least in part, via machine learning using training data that includes historical pan and scan conversions. The training data may be prepared by extracting features indicating visual and/or audio elements associated with particular shots, among other things. Function(s) may be determined, using machine learning, that take such extracted features as input and output predicted pan and scan framing decisions. Thereafter, the image frames of a received video may be converted between aspect ratios on a shot-by-shot basis, by extracting the same features and using the function(s) to make pan and scan framing predictions. |
| US10992901B2 |
Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for controlling video playback speed
The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for controlling video playback speed. the method includes: receiving a speed adjustment instruction; determining, according to correspondence relationship between the speed adjustment instruction and time length, a first time length corresponding to the speed adjustment instruction; obtaining first video data through an image acquisition apparatus according to the first time length; and compositing the first video data and second video data according to a second time length to obtain third video data, where the second time length is playback time length for the third video data, and a playback screen for the third video data includes a playback screen for the first video data and a playback screen for the second video data The method for controlling the video playback speed proposed in the present disclosure may enable a user to control the playback speed of the recorded video in the composited video on the terminal according to the input speed adjustment instruction. |
| US10992894B2 |
Image sensor, address decoder including clock tree, and image processing system including the image sensor
An image sensor includes a pixel array including pixels that are arranged in a matrix and respectively generate pixel signals, a row driver to drive the plurality of pixels row by row, a timing generator to generate a clock signal and address signals, a column driver to generate a plurality of column selection signals sequentially activated in response to the clock signal and the address signals, and a column array to receive the pixel signals through a plurality of column lines, perform an analog-to-digital conversion on the pixel signals, and sequentially output pixel data values through an output buffer. The column driver may include a clock tree including first delay elements and second delay elements to generate a plurality of delay clock signals, and a decoding circuit to generate the plurality of column selection signals. |
| US10992889B2 |
Image sensor and imaging device
A first pixel comprises a first transfer transistor, a first reset transistor, a first amplifier transistor and a first select transistor. The first transfer transistor has a first terminal coupled to a reference signal generation circuit. The first reset transistor has a first terminal coupled to the reference signal generation circuit. The first amplifier transistor has a gate coupled to a second terminal of the first reset transistor and a second terminal of the first transfer transistor. The first select transistor is coupled to the first amplifier transistor. A second pixel comprises a first photoelectric conversion element, a second transfer transistor coupled to the first photoelectric conversion element, a second reset transistor configured to receive a first predetermined voltage, a second amplifier transistor coupled to the second transfer transistor and the second reset transistor, and a second select transistor coupled to the second amplifier transistor. |
| US10992886B2 |
Solid state imaging device, imaging system, and drive method of solid state imaging device
Disclosed embodiments perform readout at a high rate without being affected by transition of pixel transistors. A solid state imaging device of an embodiment has a pixel having a photoelectric conversion unit that generates charges, an amplification transistor including an input node that receives a signal based on the charges generated in the photoelectric conversion unit, and a reset transistor that resets the potential of the input node of the amplification transistor; a signal processing circuit that reads out a signal from the pixel via a signal line; and a switch provided between the signal line and an input node of the signal processing circuit, and a signal value of a control signal applied to the gate of the reset transistor changes while the switch is in the off-state. |
| US10992884B2 |
Imaging panel and method for producing same
Provided is an X-ray imaging panel in which leakage current can be reduced, and a method for producing the same. An imaging panel 1 generates an image based on scintillation light that is obtained from X-rays transmitted through an object. The imaging panel 1 includes a photoelectric conversion layer 15 that converts scintillation light into charges, on a substrate. The photoelectric conversion layer 15 has a polygonal shape having a plurality of corner portions 15p when viewed in a plan view. Each of the corner portions 15p has a plurality of corners each of which has an interior angle of greater than 90°. |
| US10992883B2 |
Radiation imaging system
A radiation imaging system includes a two-dimensional array in which a plurality of elements which detect radiation are two-dimensionally arrayed. The plurality of elements includes a plurality of detectors usable for exposure control of stopping radiation irradiation in accordance with a fact that a radiation irradiation dose has reached a target irradiation dose. The radiation imaging system includes a controller configured to determine, based on a setting of a reading manner of signals from the plurality of detectors, a minimum irradiation time required from the start of radiation irradiation until the stop of radiation irradiation according to signals from the two-dimensional array and perform an error process when the minimum irradiation time exceeds a reference irradiation time. |
| US10992881B2 |
Apparatus and methods for the storage of overlapping regions of imaging data for the generation of optimized stitched images
Apparatus and methods for stitching images, or re-stitching previously stitched images. Specifically, the disclosed systems in one implementation save stitching information and/or original overlap source data during an original stitching process. During subsequent retrieval, rendering, and/or display of the stitched images, the originally stitched image can be flexibly augmented, and/or re-stitched to improve the original stitch quality. Practical applications of the disclosed solutions enable, among other things, a user to create and stitch a wide field of view (FOV) panorama from multiple source images on a device with limited processing capability (such as a mobile phone or other capture device). Moreover, post-processing stitching allows for the user to convert from one image projection to another without fidelity loss (or with an acceptable level of loss). |
| US10992880B1 |
Systems and methods for determining viewing paths through videos
Multiple framings of a video may define different positionings of a viewing window at different moments within the video. The positionings of the viewing window defined by the multiple framings may be used as fixed positionings of the viewing window in a viewing path. The viewing path may define changes in the positioning of the viewing window between the fixed positionings. A presentation of the video may be generated to include the extents of the video within the viewing window. |
| US10992879B2 |
Imaging system with multiple wide-angle optical elements arranged on a straight line and movable along the straight line
An imaging system includes a plurality of imaging bodies, a moving part, and an imaging control unit. Each of the imaging bodies includes a first optical element that images a range containing a hemisphere that is centered at an optical axis and oriented in a first direction of the optical axis, and a second optical element that images a range containing a hemisphere that is centered at the optical axis and oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The imaging bodies is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. The moving part moves the imaging bodies on a straight line. The imaging control unit is configured to cause the imaging bodies to perform imaging in synchronization with each other, and acquire a taken image from each of the imaging bodies. |
| US10992877B2 |
Video display apparatus and video display method
A video display apparatus includes: a tone mapping processor that converts, by using dynamic metadata indicating a maximum luminance of a video in each of a plurality of time intervals included in a predetermined period, a luminance of the video in each time interval based on conversion characteristics according to the maximum luminance of the video in the time interval; and a display. The tone mapping processor switches between: a first operation of performing the tone mapping process by using first dynamic metadata that indicates the maximum luminance that is constant over the plurality of time intervals, the first dynamic metadata being generated by using static metadata that indicates a maximum luminance of the video in the predetermined period; and a second operation of performing the tone mapping process by using second dynamic metadata in which the maximum luminance varies over the plurality of time intervals. |
| US10992869B2 |
Image apparatus, object detection method and computer readable recording medium
An image apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to successively generate image data by continuously imaging an object scene; a memory configured to successively store the image data generated by the image sensor; a touch panel configured to output a first signal for commanding shooting preparation by a touch operation of a user and a second signal for commanding shooting by a release operation of releasing the touch operation; and a processor configured to successively store the image data successively generated by the image sensor in the memory according to a first storage format when the first signal is input from the touch panel and store the image data successively generated by the image sensor in the memory according to a second storage format when the second signal is input from the touch panel. |
| US10992865B2 |
Counter-balanced suspended image stabilization system
Embodiments are described for a stabilization system configured, in some embodiments, for stabilizing image capture from an aerial vehicle (e.g., a UAV). According to some embodiments, the stabilization systems employs both active and passive stabilization means. A passive stabilization assembly includes a counter-balanced suspension system that includes an elongated arm that extends into and is coupled to the body of a vehicle. The counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted device such as an image capture device to counter motion of the UAV while in use. In some embodiment the counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted image capture assembly that includes active stabilization means (e.g., a motorized gimbal and/or electronic image stabilization). In some embodiments, the active and passive stabilization means operate together to effectively stabilize a mounted image capture device to counter a wide range of motion characteristics. |
| US10992861B2 |
Image processing device and electronic device
An image processing device includes: an input unit, first image data being a portion of an image with first and second photographic subjects being imaged being inputted therein, the second subject to be displayed after the first, and the first subject again to be displayed by repeating control to shift a portion of the image displayed upon the display unit in a first direction and to display a portion not displayed; and an image generation unit generating, from the first image data, second image data including the first and second subjects, and the second subject is arranged towards the first direction from the first subject, if a first distance by which the image displayed shifts from the first subject being displayed until the second subject is displayed is longer than a second distance by which the image displayed shifts from the second subject until the first subject is displayed. |
| US10992858B2 |
Electronic device and function assigning method
At step ST2, an assign key changing item is selected from menu items. At step ST3, an assign key to which a function is assigned is selected. At step ST4, a function to be assigned is selected. The selected function is assigned to the selected assign key. At step ST5, a setting result indication screen appears. When one of two paired functions is assigned, a message which prompts a user to assign the other function. After the message has appeared for a predetermined time, the latest assigned states appear. At step ST6, the latest assign key information is stored to a non-volatile memory. To quit an assigning process, a menu button 8 is pressed and the menu is closed (at step ST8). |
| US10992856B2 |
Method for detecting position of movable structure, detection component, and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a method for detecting a position of a movable structure. The movable structure is applicable to an electronic device including a body and a detection component, and configured to move between a first position at which the movable structure is received in the body and a second position at which the movable structure extends out of the body. The detection component includes at least one distance sensor disposed on the movable structure. The at least one distance sensor is configured to be received in the body when the movable structure is at the first position and to protrude beyond the body when the movable structure is at the second position. The method includes: receiving a detection signal value outputted by the at least one distance sensor; and determining a position of the movable structure relative to the body according to the detection signal value. |
| US10992854B2 |
Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium
An image processing method includes correcting a magnification in a plurality of images captured at a plurality of different focus positions, aligning the plurality of images having the corrected magnification, correcting a color blur in the plurality of aligned images, and combining the plurality of images having the corrected color blur. |
| US10992853B2 |
Image capture control apparatus, display control apparatus, and control method for tracking a tracking target in a live view image
An image capture control apparatus comprises a touch detector being capable of detecting a touch operation, a tracking unit that tracks a tracking target in a live view image captured by an image capturing unit, and a display control unit that, in response to the touch detector detecting a movement operation of moving a touch position, carries out control to display an indicator at a position, in a display, that is based on a movement amount of the movement operation, and a control unit configured to, in response to a predetermined amount of time elapsing after the touch for making the movement operation has been released, carry out control such that a tracking target determined on the basis of the position of the indicator is tracked by the tracking unit. |
| US10992850B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system
An information processing apparatus including circuitry is provided. The circuitry is configured to transmit list information indicating a plurality of cameras for display on a display device. The circuitry is configured to receive a selection of at least one camera from the plurality of cameras, and control transmission of image data generated by the selected at least one camera. The circuitry is configured to generate a control signal for controlling an operational setting of the selected at least one camera, and transmit the generated control signal to the selected at least one camera. The circuitry is configured to transmit transmission information indicating a transmission state of the selected at least one camera, and transmit correspondence relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and a plurality of communication devices. Further, the circuitry is configured to change the correspondence relationship information. |
| US10992848B2 |
Open-field handheld fluorescence imaging systems and methods
A drape configured to cover a handheld imager for use in a medical procedure, the drape including a frame that is removably mountable to a front portion of an enclosure of the imager; and at least one light transmissive component mounted to the frame and recessed with respect to a front of the frame such that the at least one light transmissive component is positioned in front of at least one enclosure window of the imager when the frame is mounted to the front portion of the imager. |
| US10992846B2 |
Communication between imaging apparatus, lens apparatus, and intermediate accessory
A lens apparatus is mountable to a camera body. The camera body has multiple electric contacts. Of these multiple electric contacts, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body, electric contacts used for second communication or third communication come into contact with an electric contact provided to the lens apparatus before electric contacts used for first communication, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body. |
| US10992845B1 |
Highlight recovery techniques for shallow depth of field rendering
This disclosure relates to techniques for synthesizing out of focus blurring effects in digital images. Cameras having wide aperture lenses typically capture images with a shallow depth of field (SDOF). SDOF cameras are often used in portrait photography, since they emphasize subjects, while deemphasizing the background via blurring. Simulating this kind of blurring using a large depth of field (LDOF) camera may require a large amount of computational resources, i.e., to simulate the physical effects of using a wide aperture lens, while constructing a synthetic SDOF image. Moreover, cameras having smaller lens apertures, such as those in mobile phones, may not have the ability to accurately estimate or recreate the true color of clipped background light sources. Described herein are techniques to synthesize out of focus background blurring effects that attempt to reproduce accurate light intensity and color values for clipped background light sources in images captured by LDOF cameras. |
| US10992838B2 |
System for executing process associated with biometric information, and method in system, information processing apparatus, and method in information processing apparatus for same
An MFP stores a plurality of different pieces of biometric information of a user and a plurality of secret keys respectively corresponding to the pieces of biometric information in the TPM and registers public keys corresponding to the private keys in a server. When an authentication request is received from the server, the MFP executes a biometric authentication process using the biometric information input from the user and the biometric information registered in the TPM. If authentication is successful in the biometric authentication process, the MFP creates signature data and transmits it to the server. If verification of the signature data using the public key in the server is successful, the MFP performs display related to a shortcut process associates with the biometric information corresponding to the secret key used when the signature data that is a target of the verification is created by an input and output device. |
| US10992837B2 |
Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium
To make it possible to easily extract additional information from printed matter by using a built-in camera of a mobile terminal. An information processing apparatus that reads additional information by capturing printed matter in which the additional information is embedded by using a built-in camera, including: a control unit configured to acquire a first captured image obtained by capturing the printed matter under a first image capturing condition and a second captured image obtained by capturing the printed matter under a second image capturing condition different from the first image capturing condition; and an extraction unit configured to extract the additional information by analyzing the first captured image and the second captured image. |
| US10992831B2 |
Information processing system for setting dependency relationships for input items on a screen related to a process flow
An information processing system includes a plurality of programs each executing a predetermined process. The information processing system includes a memory that stores an application for executing a series of processes. The memory further stores use screen information. The information processing system further includes circuitry configured to: receive a display request for the use screen from an electronic device; transmit, to the electronic device, the use screen information defining the use screen requested by the received display request and the setting information for the application corresponding to the use screen information; receive, from the electronic device, a first acquisition request that includes a first item detail that is input to a first input item among the input items on the use screen; acquire, from the external service, list information; and transmit the acquired list information to the electronic device. |
| US10992830B2 |
Information processing terminal having operable objects on a screen, information processing system having operable objects on a screen, and operation screen display method regarding operable object
An information processing terminal includes one or more processors configured to: display a plurality of input fields to which setting values for a process are to be input, the plurality of input fields being arranged side by side in a vertical direction of an operation screen; display a first object that receives an execution request operation for the process, the first object being provided at a lower right of the operation screen; cause the process to be performed based on the setting values in the plurality of input fields in response to the execution request operation for the process; display a second object that accepts a log display operation for the process, the second object being provided between the plurality of input fields and the first object; and display a log of the process in response to the log display operation for the process. |
| US10992826B2 |
System and method for ordering a print product including a digital image utilizing augmented reality
A method for ordering a print product comprises displaying a video that includes an exhibited physical product; comparing a feature or attribute associated with the exhibited product with a feature or attribute associated with the available product; displaying a digital overlay in the video and in association with the displayed exhibited product if the displayed exhibited product corresponds to the digital representation of the available product; allowing for the selection of the digital overlay and then a digital image; establishing a print order including an identification of the displayed exhibited product associated with the selected digital overlay and the selected digital image; and allowing for the fulfillment of the print order to produce a print product using a printing device, wherein the print product includes the selected digital image disposed on a selected physical product representative of the displayed exhibited product associated with the selected digital overlay. |
| US10992824B2 |
Information processing system, processing execution method, and service providing system
An information processing system includes: first circuitry, on a device, which transmits an execution request for executing a processing flow to a service providing server, the processing flow defining an execution order of a plurality of processing to be executed by the service providing server; and second circuitry on the service providing server, which, in response to the execution request, executes at least one component for executing a particular processing of the plurality of processing in the processing flow, and in case that an error occurs in execution of the particular processing by the component, refers to error notification configuration information associating an error notification condition with each processing included in the processing flow, the error notification condition being different for each processing, and reports that the error has occurred based on an error notification condition associated with the particular processing. |
| US10992822B2 |
Apparatus for adjusting control parameters of a printing substance for a printing system
Example aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for adjusting control parameters of a printing substance for a printing system. Such adjustments may occur in conjunction with a color calibration process of the printing system. |
| US10992816B2 |
Mobile terminal and control method therefor
Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a control method therefore. The control method of the mobile terminal, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of executing a mobile messenger, selecting a specific other user pre-registered in the mobile messenger, receiving a first command which is for the selected specific other user as a recipient; controlling the state of the at least one device according to the received first command; and controlling the controlled state of the at least one device to be maintained or to be changed according to whether the first command and a second command are in conflict with each other when the second command which is for the specific other user as a recipient is received through another mobile terminal in which the mobile messenger is executed. |
| US10992810B2 |
Web widget that facilitates telephone calls with customer-support agents and other customer-support services
We disclose a system that provides customer-support services to a user of a website through a web widget. When the user accesses a web page containing the web widget, a call is automatically made from the web widget to a customer-support system. In response to the call, the system obtains status information from the customer-support system indicating whether customer-support agents are available to take telephone phone calls. If the status information indicates customer-support agents are available to take telephone calls, the web widget provides a call-related interface to the user, wherein the call-related interface is configured to facilitate a telephone call with a customer-support agent. If the status information indicates customer-support agents are not available to take telephone calls, the web widget provides a non-call-related interface to the user, wherein the non-call-related interface is configured to facilitate an alternative channel of customer support that does not involve a telephone call. |
| US10992809B2 |
Information providing method, information providing system, and information providing device
An information providing method includes acquiring speech information indicating what a user tells an operator through a call, generating voice recognition data indicating a voice recognition result of the speech information by performing a voice recognition process on the acquired speech information, extracting first information on a desire of the user from the generated voice recognition data, acquiring second information associated with the first extracted information, and presenting the second acquired information to a terminal device that is used by the operator. |
| US10992807B2 |
System and method for searching content using acoustic characteristics
Content, such as communications, can be searched by their acoustic characteristics, among others. A method may include analyzing a plurality of content for at least one of a language characteristic or a non-word symbol within a text of the plurality of content, and an acoustic characteristic, searching the plurality of content using a search string comprising at least one of a language characteristic, or a non-word symbol, and an acoustic characteristic, and presenting a subset of the plurality of content ranked according to a match with the search string. In some cases, a category label is determined for the content and is also used in the search string. |
| US10992803B2 |
System and method for identifying and handling unwanted callers using a call answering system
A method and system for identifying an unwanted caller using a call answering system. The method comprises receiving, by a call records server, information about callers from a plurality of telephony devices and one or more phone number data sources, classifying, by the call records server, one or more of the callers as either wanted or unwanted callers based on the received information, and storing, by the call records server, the received information and the classification of the one or more of the callers into a directory. The method further comprises identifying, by a call answering server, that a call from a given caller from a phone number to a receiving telephony device is from an unwanted caller by searching the directory, and handling, by the call answering server, the call from the given caller according to one or more preferences of the user, the one or more preferences including rejecting the call from the receiving telephony device, playing a recorded message, and disposing of the call. |
| US10992794B2 |
Mobile-cordless phone systems
A mobile-cordless phone system including a mobile-cordless phone assembly; the mobile-cordless phone assembly including an external-phone-body and an internal-circuitry system. The external-phone-body and the internal-circuitry system are structured and arranged to provide the user with a device useful for communications with the internal-circuitry useful for providing a user with a portable telephone with the capabilities to operate on a wireless cellular network and, optionally, a telephone landline. The mobile-cordless phone assembly may be weather-resistant in some embodiments, and may include a multi-color-LED-light-source useful for providing visual indications and notifications to the user. The mobile-cordless phone system includes a solar panel for charging. The mobile-cordless phone assembly may also include a charging-port for connecting a charging-device to the mobile-cordless phone system. Preferred embodiments may also include a fingerprint-reader. |
| US10992792B2 |
Mobile device grip
A mobile device has at least one grip handle disposed on the back surface of the mobile device. The grip handle comprises at least one grip surface that enables a user to grasp the mobile device and use it with one hand of the user. Various embodiments of the invention are disclosed. |
| US10992791B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing event of portable device having flexible display unit
A portable terminal is provided for operation in a first mode in which information is provided on a first curved surface area or a second mode in which information is provided on a second curved surface area, and controlling the display to provide, in response to an occurrence of an event while in the first mode, information related to the event on the first curved surface area, and provide, in response to the occurrence of the event while in the second mode, information related to the event on the second curved surface area. |
| US10992789B2 |
Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method
The present discloaure relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method which make it possible to control redundancy of a header in packet communication. A region representing a packet length in a header of a packet is set according to a size of a payload of an input packet. A header of a baseband packet includes a minimum fixed length header including type identification information for identification of a type of the input packet or the stream and information of a packet length of the input packet or the stream stored in a payload of the baseband flame packet. |
| US10992788B2 |
Modeling method of semantic gateway and semantic gateway
According to an aspect of the present invention, a modeling method of a semantic gateway is provided, which includes: inputting a plurality of protocol data from a plurality of devices that each use a different protocol to the semantic gateway; performing, at the semantic gateway, a protocol analysis and syntax induction on the inputted plurality of protocol data respectively, to obtain a plurality of protocol ontology instances corresponding to the plurality of protocol data; performing, at the semantic gateway, a semantic query and matching operation for the plurality of protocol ontology instances using a dictionary library and a model ontology library to obtain a plurality of model ontologies corresponding to the plurality of protocol ontology instances; and merging, at the semantic gateway, the plurality of model ontologies to generate a generic model. |
| US10992777B2 |
System and method for identifying OTT applications and services
A computer implemented method for determining the identity of an Over-the Top (OTT) application or service being accessed over the Internet from a HTTP, HTTPS or QUIC connection request received in a network monitoring device. Determine if one or more entries are present in the received connection request have an IP address that matches a known server IP address. A determination is then made as to whether if the received connection request is one of a HTTP, HTTPS or QUIC connection request, and if this cannot be determined than determine if a subject field in the received connection request is available. And determine if a candidate domain name is available from IP cache created from one or more of the above steps if a subject field is not available in the received connection request. Identify and categorize OTT applications associated with the received connection request if it is determined: the connection is either a HTTP, HTTPS or QUIC connection type; a subject field is available; or a candidate domain name is available utilizing a lookup table that is periodically updated with new OTT applications. |
| US10992764B1 |
Automatic user profiling using video streaming history
A computer-implemented method includes grouping video title items into clusters based on video title characteristics. A system processor identifies a connecting characteristic of the video title characteristics that associates a first cluster of video title items and a second cluster of video title items. The system creates a user profile associated with a video content account based at least in part on a history of streamed/downloaded video title items by identifying a video title characteristic associated with two or more video content items streamed/downloaded by the video content account, and grouping the two or more video content items based at least in part on the first cluster of video title items and the second cluster of video title items. The system provides a system-generated user profile that identifies user specific video content from an account having multiple users streaming content in association with the account. |
| US10992762B2 |
Processing link identifiers in click records of a log file
Described herein are systems and methods for matching clicks of links on a webpage with page views by a user. The method may comprise identifying a link on a webpage requested by a client device, generating a link identifier for the link and attaching the link identifier to the link. Upon receiving a request for data associated with the link, the link identifier is stored in a log file. |
| US10992760B2 |
Information processing system, session management method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An information processing apparatus including: a processor configured to: receive halted virtual machine information that identifies a first virtual machine to be halted in a plurality of virtual machines that execute requests each being distributed to one of the plurality of virtual machines, receive, from a second virtual machine, specified session identification that identifies a specified session associated with a second request to be executed by the second virtual machine when the second virtual machine does not hold, specified session information taken over from a first request to the second request, the first request being associated with the specified session and having been executed specified one of the plurality of virtual machines other than the second virtual machine, request, when detecting the specified one of the plurality of the virtual machines is the first virtual machine, transmission of the specified session information held in the first virtual machine. |
| US10992753B2 |
Edge computing-based distributed network architecture that enables preemptive client-targeted local data storage
The disclosure relates to an edge computing-based distributed network architecture. A central server in the architecture may include a client-location monitoring module for tracking a principle location of a client, which may be co-located with a remote hub institution. The central server may also include a client information packaging module, for packaging information associated with the client into a digital package; a natural-disaster monitor module, for monitoring for future natural-disasters; and a transmission module for transmitting a packaging instruction from the natural-disaster monitor module to the client information packaging module when the natural-disaster monitor module communicates that a natural-disaster is predicted to occur within a certain threshold distance and within a certain threshold amount of time. The transmission module may also retrieve, following packaging, the package from the client information packaging module and transmit the digital package to the remote hub institution for secure, albeit typically temporary, storage thereat. |
| US10992748B1 |
Verification of event-based synchronization
Techniques to perform event-based synchronization of data are disclosed. In various embodiments, a synchronization is performed at a synchronization client, based at least in part on one or more synchronization events downloaded from a synchronization server. A result of said synchronization is verified at least in part by comparing a computed representation of synchronization set state as stored at the synchronization client with a corresponding computed representation of synchronization set state as stored at the synchronization server. |
| US10992745B2 |
Method and system for lifecycle management of application services at edge network
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a lifecycle management service is provided. A network device of an application service network may use the number of requests from end devices as a basis to determine whether to terminate a virtual network device. The network device may compare the number of requests to management information that includes a threshold number of requests value. The network device may also instantiate a virtual network device based on receipt of a domain name system request and radio network information. |
| US10992742B2 |
Managing asset placement with respect to a distributed computing environment having a set of hosts
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for managing asset placement with respect to a distributed computing environment having a set of hosts is provided. The present invention may include detecting a set of host computing resource requirement data for an asset, wherein the distributed computing environment includes a stream computing environment and the asset includes a rookie asset in the stream computing environment. The present invention may include identifying a set of computing resource profile data for a set of hosts in the distributed computing environment. The present invention may include determining, by comparing the set of host computing resource requirement data for the asset and the set of computing resource profile data for the set of hosts, an asset placement arrangement. The present invention may include establishing, based on the asset placement arrangement, the asset in the distributed computing environment. |
| US10992738B1 |
Transmitting interactive content for rendering by an application
Provided herein are systems and processes for transmitting interactive content to an application and causing the interactive content to be rendered on a display of the application. In at least one embodiment, the system is configured to analyze mapping metadata based on deployment criteria and cause a content element to be rendered on a display when the mapping metadata satisfies the deployment criteria. A content element may be a permitted content element from a plurality of permissible content elements. The deployment criteria includes temporal criteria, mapping criteria, and/or other criteria described herein. |
| US10992737B2 |
Systems and methods for interacting with media devices
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive at least one request for performing one or more operations, the request originating from a media application running on a media device, the request being broadcasted by the media device over a network to which the computing device is also connected. Information describing the request can be provided through a software application running on the computing device. A determination is made when user operating the computing device has approved the request. The operations are performed by at least the software application running on the computing device. |
| US10992735B2 |
System for generating event-based linkages between distributed resources for tailored data access
A system for generating event-based linkages between discrete distributed resources for tailored data visibility is provided. The system comprises: a memory device with computer-readable program code stored thereon; a communication device connected to a network; and a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to: establish a first distributed resource and a second distributed resource, wherein the first distributed resource and the second distributed resource have different data privacy requirements; identify an event associated with both the first distributed resource and the second distributed resource, wherein the event is added as a block on each of the first distributed resource and the second distributed resource; and generate a link, via the block associated with the event, between the first distributed resource and the second distributed resource based on identifying the event, wherein the link is a shared segment between the first distributed resource and the second distributed resource. |
| US10992732B2 |
Device and method for manufacturer-independent interface between mobile computers and remotely accessible data storage
An exemplary mobile communication device for facilitating manufacturer-independent interface between mobile computers and remote data storage comprises a transceiver, a processor, and a memory with executable instructions that configure the device to: connect to the remote data storage via an available communication channel; transmit to remote data storage a first remove list identifying files previously transferred by the device to a first storage device associated with a first mobile computer; receive from remote data storage a second download list identifying files to be transferred to a second storage device associated with a second mobile computer; and delete files identified in the second download list but not in a locally-stored first download list of files to be transferred to the second storage device. Exemplary embodiments also include methods and computer-readable media embodying such operations that the device is configured to perform. |
| US10992720B1 |
Measuring page viewership in a social network
A social networking system includes pages created by users for providing content related to topics of interest. An interaction engine captures data and maintains analytical information about how users interact with pages and posts. When a user takes an action such as liking a page or a post, the interaction engine updates the page's activity history to reflect the activity and information about the user who took the action. The interaction engine also measures the reach of pages and posts, by determining how and from where each user viewed the page and its contents. The interaction engine further tracks the community's interest in pages and posts by determining how many unique users create stories that include a page or its content. An insights module uses the data obtained by the interaction engine to synthesize graphical reports about page interactions and present the reports to page administrators. |
| US10992713B2 |
Method of and system for authorizing user to execute action in electronic service
A method and system for authorizing a subject user to perform an action within an electronic service, receiving, a request to access the electronic service, the request including an indication of the subject user, of an object, and of the action that the subject user is desirous of performing on the object within the electronic service, based on at least one of the indication of the subject user and the object, retrieving, by the server, a set of predetermined rules each predetermined rule having been coded and stored, by the server, as a respective bytecode portion, executing the set of predetermined rules, analyzing an outcome rendered by the execution of each rule of the set of predetermined rules, and responsive to the outcome being indicative of a positive result, authorizing the subject to perform the action on the object. |
| US10992710B2 |
Network policy service for dynamic media
Processing network requests includes receiving a request for a target media element available at a requested location. The request can identify a media repository that stores the target media element. A substitute media element that has content approximately equivalent to content of the target media element can be determined. The substitute media element can be stored on a sub-network connected to the network. A selection page having a link to the location of the substitute media element on the sub-network can be generated. A response to the request for the target media element can include the selection page, so as to offer a user a choice of media source. |
| US10992709B2 |
Efficient use of IPsec tunnels in multi-path environment
A system and method is provided for securing network traffic across a plurality of connections to a computing device without requiring each connection to have its own security association. The system can include an IPsec encoder configured to obtain a datagram and encode a datagram, wherein the IPsec encoder includes a security association that is associated with a computing entity, a packet analyzer configured to associate metadata with the encoded datagram, and a gateway to transmit the encoded datagram using one of the plurality of connections to the computing device. |
| US10992707B2 |
Tagging network data
Systems and methods mark or identify network data as being of interest by modifying the network data with a tag. A tag may be an unordered set of tag elements, and each tag element may be an ordered sequence of bits. For each data segment or packet transmitted, one or more fields of a network packet may be masked with a randomly chosen tag element. |
| US10992703B2 |
Facet whitelisting in anomaly detection
A security server receives a full hash and a set of subhashes from a client. The security server determines that the full hash is whitelisted. The security server updates, for each subhash in the set of subhashes, an associated clean count. The security server adds a subhash to a subhash whitelist responsive to an associated clean count exceeding a threshold. The security server receives a second set of subhashes. The security server determines whether at least one of the subhashes in the second set of subhashes is included in the subhash whitelist. The security server reports to the client based on the determination. |
| US10992700B2 |
System and method for enterprise authorization for social partitions
A method, computer program product, and computer system for identifying a characteristic of a communication of one or more communications on one or more communication channels. At least a portion of the communication is restricted. A comparison is made between the characteristic of the communication on the one or more communication channels with a predetermined communication rule and a determination is made whether that the characteristic correlates to the predetermined communication rule. If there is a correlation to the predetermined communication rule, at least a portion of the restriction to access at least the portion of the communication may be removed. |
| US10992695B2 |
Security breach reporting and incident management system
A breach reporting and incident management (BRIM) system and method are disclosed. The system and method include a network hardware and software platform through which multiple user entities can more automatically conduct and manage their relationships and exchange data. User entities include but are not limited to corporate entities. Once connections are established the connection itself is automatically archived along with all communications history, and data exchange history. Data exchanged includes data regarding security breaches affecting services provided by one of the users. |
| US10992694B2 |
Method and system to detect abnormal message transactions on a network
A surveillance system connectable to a network, comprising a communication module and a management module; said system being configured to, during an initialization phase: a. intercept a first message being sent to a first device; b. intercept a second message said second message being a response from the first device to the first message; c. calculate a time interval between the interception of the first message and the second message; d. repeat the steps a. to c. to determine further time intervals; e. determine a distribution of said time intervals; f. store the distribution and during a surveillance phase, intercept a third message said message being sent to the first device; intercept a fourth message said fourth message being a response to the third message; calculate a new time interval between the interception of the third and fourth messages; and verify that the new time interval is within the distribution. |
| US10992692B1 |
Systems and methods of detecting and mitigating malicious network activity
Disclosed herein are systems and methods executing a security server that perform various processes using alert elements containing various data fields indicating threats of fraud or attempts to penetrate an enterprise network. Using alert elements, the security server generate integrated alerts that are associated with customers of the system and assign a risk score for the integrated alerts, which the security server uses to store and sort the integrated alerts according to a priority, based on the relative risk scores. Analyst computers may query and fetch integrated alerts from an integrate alert database, and then present the integrate alerts to be addressed by an analyst according to the priority level of the respective integrated alerts. This allows to ensure that the right customer, is worked by the right analyst, at the right time, to maximize fraud prevention and minimize customer impact. |
| US10992691B2 |
Method and an apparatus to perform multi-connection traffic analysis and management
A method and an apparatus to perform multi-connection traffic analysis and management are described. In one embodiment, the method includes analyzing data packets in the first data flow of a client application for a pattern of interest, where the client application communicates data using first and second data flows. In response to the method detecting a pattern of interest in the first data flow, the method identifies the second data flow and identifies a traffic policy for the second data flow. The method applies the identified traffic policy to the second data flow. Other embodiments have been claimed and described. |
| US10992689B2 |
Systems and methods for relating network intrusions to passenger-owned devices
A vehicle network system is configured to detect unauthorized intrusions by a passenger-owned device, and to identify the passenger-owned device based at least in part on stored information representative of network communications. The vehicle network system can be further configured to determine a position of the intruding passenger-owned device within a passenger area of the vehicle and to obtain a name and/or camera image of a passenger associated with the device. The position of the intruding device can be identified based at least in part on communications between the intruding device and one or more network-access devices distributed throughout the passenger area. |
| US10992688B2 |
Unauthorized activity detection method, monitoring electronic control unit, and onboard network system
An unauthorized activity detection method is provided in an onboard network system having multiple electronic units (ECU) that perform communication via a bus, such that an occurrence of an unauthorized state can be detected by monitoring frames transmitted over the bus. The unauthorized activity detection method determines, by a monitoring electronic control unit using unauthorized activity detection rule information indicating a first condition, whether or not a set of frames received from the bus satisfies the first condition. The first condition being a condition regarding a relation in content between a first frame having a first identifier and a second frame having a second identifier that differs from the first identifier. And the method further detects the occurrence of the unauthorized state in a case where the first condition is not satisfied. |
| US10992685B2 |
Identity verification
This disclosure relates to identity verification. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining verification information during a user application session of a user with an application component subsequent to a verification triggering request to perform identity verification on the user. A determination is made whether the verification information satisfies a first identity verification-free condition. When the verification information satisfies the first identity verification-free condition, an identity verification-free operation that does not include identity verification of the user is performed. When the verification information fails to satisfy the first identity verification-free condition, an identity verification process is performed to verify an identity of the user. |
| US10992684B2 |
Distributed identification in networked system
The present disclosure is generally directed to a data processing system for customizing content in a voice activated computer network environment. With user consent, the data processing system can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of auditory data packet transmission over one or more computer networks by, for example, increasing the accuracy of the voice identification process used in the generation of customized content. The present solution can make accurate identifications while generating fewer audio identification models, which are computationally intensive to generate. |
| US10992682B2 |
Systems and methods for efficient and secure temporary anonymous access to media content
A method for providing access to media content from a media content provider is performed at an electronic device. The method includes receiving, from a client device, a request for access to a media item. The method further includes, in response to the request for access to the media item: initiating an heuristic analysis to determine whether the client device is authorized to access the media item, including an examination of a media consumption log associated with the client device; and asynchronously providing access to the media item while performing the heuristic analysis. The method further includes, based on the examination of the media consumption log, determining that the client device has reached an access limit of requests to access media content. The method further includes, in accordance with the determination, after the client device has been provided to access the media item, terminating access to the media item. |
| US10992679B1 |
Access control tower
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a customer a central location to manage permissions provided to third-parties and devices to access and use customer information maintained by a financial institution are described. The central location serves as a central portal where a customer of the financial institution can manage all access to account information and personal information stored at the financial institution. Accordingly, the customer does not need to log into each individual third-party system or customer device to manage previously provided access to the customer information or to provision new access to the customer information. |
| US10992675B2 |
Anomaly detection using tripoint arbitration
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with anomaly detection using tripoint arbitration are described. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a set of clusters that correspond to a nominal sample of data points in a sample space. A point z is determined to be an anomaly with respect to the nominal sample when, for each cluster, a tripoint arbitration similarity between data points in the cluster calculated with z as arbiter is greater than a threshold. |
| US10992671B2 |
Device spoofing detection using MAC authentication bypass endpoint database access control
An information security system that includes a switch operably coupled to a device. The switch includes a plurality of ports configured to provide network connectivity for one or more endpoint devices to a network. The device is configured to receive device information for an endpoint device connected to a port of the switch, to identify a MAC address in the device information table that matches the MAC address for the endpoint device, and to identify a device type for the identified MAC address in the device information table. The device is further configured to determine that the device type for the endpoint device does not match the device type for the identified MAC address in the device information table and to set a port status for the port to blocked in response to determining that the device types do not match. |
| US10992669B2 |
Acquisition of a device fingerprint from an instance of a client application
Examples disclosed herein relate to acquisition of a device fingerprint from an instance of a client application. Examples include association of a target device fingerprint, based on device context information, with a target user account in a remote service, and acquisition of an application device fingerprint from an unpaired instance of a client application. |
| US10992666B2 |
Identity verification method, terminal, and server
An identity verification method performed at a terminal includes playing in an audio form action guide information including mouth shape guide information selected from a preset action guide information library at a speed corresponding to the action guide information, and collecting a corresponding set of action images within a preset time window; performing matching detection on the collected set of action images and the action guide information, to obtain a living body detection result indicating whether a living body exists in the collected set of action images; according to the living body detection result that indicates that a living body exists in the collected set of action images: collecting user identity information and performing verification according to the collected user identity information, to obtain a user identity information verification result; and determining the identity verification result according to the user identity information verification result. |
| US10992661B2 |
Method for connecting a mobile terminal with a server of a service provider via an operator platform
A method connecting a user's mobile terminal with a server of a service provider. The method includes: the server stores an identifier of a card assigned to the user by the service provider, corresponding to alias data associated with a user identifier by which the mobile terminal is authenticated with the mobile network; storing, in association with the identifier, first data of a first transaction performed between the user and the service provider by using the card; establishing, via the mobile network and using a service platform capable of obtaining the alias data, a communication link between the mobile terminal and the server, in which the alias data authenticate the user with the server; sending to the mobile terminal information regarding a service provided to the user by the service provider in accordance with the first data stored in association with the card identifier corresponding to the alias data. |
| US10992649B2 |
Systems and methods for privacy in distributed ledger transactions
Systems and methods for privacy in distributed ledger transactions are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor for a first node in a computer network comprising a plurality of nodes, a method for generating a key directory in a network comprising a plurality of nodes may include: (1) advertising a public key for a first node to the other nodes; (2) receiving public key information from each of the plurality of nodes; and (3) generating a public key directory that associates each node in the computer network with its public key. |
| US10992641B2 |
DNS-enabled communication between heterogeneous devices
Methods and systems for an IPv4-IPv6 proxy mode for DNS servers are provided. According to one embodiment, a DNS query is received by a network device from a dual-stack client. A determination is made the network device whether a first record type containing an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a server associated with the query exists within a DNS database of the network device. If the first record type exists for the server, then communication is enabled between the client and the server based on the first record type; otherwise it is automatically determined whether a second record type usable by the client exists for the server. Responsive to a determination that the second record type exists, data associated with the second record type is shared with the client by the network device to enable communication between the client and the server. |
| US10992640B2 |
Information processing system and non-transitory computer readable medium for managing user information and change request
An information processing system includes: a user information management section that manages user information for use when plural servers provide services on a network; and a control section that, when receiving a request to change the user information, performs control to change a method of notifying change of the user information, including at least a notification destination and a notification time specified for each service, based on a type of a service using the user information related to the change request and contents of the change of the user information according to the change request. |
| US10992639B2 |
Information processing apparatus and packet relay method
An information processing apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions which causes one or more processors to: store, in the memory, a first IP address dynamically assigned to a first device and store a second IP address, which is for communicating with the first device and is in accordance with an address architecture of a second network segment; receive a packet transmitted from the second network segment and addressed to the second IP address; convert a destination IP address of the received packet from the second IP address into the first IP address; convert a transmission source IP address of the received packet into an IP address assigned as an own IP address in accordance with an address architecture of a first network segment; and transmit, to the first device, the packet having the converted destination IP address and transmission source IP address. |
| US10992637B2 |
Detecting hardware address conflicts in computer networks
In general, techniques are described for detecting duplicate hardware addresses in network devices of a computer network. A network device sends a request message on a network, the request message specifying the range of hardware addresses starting from the target hardware address. A network device determines whether at least a subset of the range of hardware addresses starting from the target hardware address is available based on response messages received from other network devices. The network device then reserves the available addresses for assigning to virtual machines (VMs) executing on the network device. |
| US10992636B2 |
Mitigating network/hardware address explosion in network devices
A source host device masks the hardware address of a hosted container from a network device to mitigate the use of resources in the network device. A virtual switch on the source host receives a frame from a hosted container. The frame includes a source hardware address of the hardware address corresponding to the hosted container. The frame also includes a source network address of the network address corresponding to the hosted container. The virtual switch replaces the source hardware address of the frame with the hardware address associated with the source host, and send the frame to the network device. The frame sent to the network device includes the host hardware address as the source hardware address and the container network address as the source network address. |
| US10992635B2 |
Establishing connection between different overlay networks using edge application gateway
A system and method for routing data packets between different overlay networks is disclosed. The method includes receiving a DNS lookup request for a resource from a first computing device coupled to a first overlay network. The first overlay network comprises a first edge application gateway. The method includes identifying a second computing device coupled to a second overlay network comprising the resource requested. The second overlay network comprises a second edge application gateway. The method further includes identifying a third overlay network. The data packets generated at, the first computing device is transferred to the first edge application gateway. The data packets are then transmitted from the first edge application gateway and the second edge application gateway over the third overlay network. Further, the data packets are transferred from the second edge application gateway to the second computing device thereby establishing communication between computing devices in different overlay network. |
| US10992634B2 |
Message server and message processing apparatus for relaying application service message
A message server and a message processing apparatus including the same are provided. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the device management module is not available to be used, a message is directly delivered to the application client through the third party message server so that the reliability of the message forwarded between a sender side and a receiver side can be ensured. |
| US10992632B2 |
Content evaluation
Evaluating messaging content on a computer-based communications network includes classifying, using computer hardware, a response to a message previously rated by a user. The message, the response to the message, and the rating by the user can each be provided on the computer-based communications network. Evaluating messaging content also includes automatically changing, with the computer hardware, the rating of the message when the classifying of the response results in a classification that satisfies a predefined rating change condition. |
| US10992630B1 |
Techniques for email portability
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide techniques for transmitting an email message over a network. An email forwarding application executing on an email server receives a first request from a first device within the network to resolve an email address of an email recipient, where the email address is associated with a first domain. The email forwarding application determines that the email recipient is associated with a second domain. The email forwarding application transmits, to the first device, a first response to the first request that identifies the email recipient and the second domain. |
| US10992627B2 |
Location restricted message exchange system
Systems and methods for providing location-restricted message exchange include receiving, by a system provider device over a network from a sender device, a location-restricted message that includes sender message information and first location information that is associated with a first location. The system provider device then receives, over the network from a first receiver device, second location information that is associated with a second location. The system provider device then determines that the second location is in a limited geographic message exchange area with the first location and, in response, sends at least some of the sender message information by the system provider device over the network to the first receiver device. They system provider device may use filtering criteria provided by the first or second receiver device and use that filtering criteria to determine whether to send the sender message information to the first or second receiver device. |
| US10992626B2 |
Method of providing instant messaging service for secret message and user device for performing the method
An instant messaging service providing method and a user terminal for performing the instant messaging service providing method including receiving and displaying a first message that is created by a message transmitter; determining whether a message switching condition is met after the first message is displayed; and displaying a second message that is created by the message transmitter when the message switching condition is determined to be met. |
| US10992624B2 |
Servers, methods of controlling servers, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums
Disclosed is a server capable of improving convenience for a user at the time of service registration. The server includes a service providing unit which provides a service to an unregistered user who is not registered in the service when the unregistered user accesses the service, and a storage device which stores a service history provided to the unregistered user by the service providing unit. When the unregistered user is registered in the service, the service providing unit allows the unregistered user to use the service while taking over a service history used when the unregistered user is not registered in the service. |
| US10992622B2 |
Method, terminal equipment and storage medium of sharing user information
The method, device, terminal equipment and storage medium of sharing personal information are provided. The method includes: acquiring the personal information sharing instruction; acquiring personal information to be shared according to the user attribute of the user targeted by the personal information sharing instruction; generating two at least sharing ways according to the personal information; displaying the selection page of the at least two sharing ways, and determining the sharing way based on a selection instruction from the terminal user. |
| US10992621B2 |
Enhanced data sharing to and between mobile device users
A method of enhancing data sharing between mobile or other computing device users includes receiving a submission request generated by user interaction with a first user interface on a first computing device, the submission request including an image and associated submission data indicative of a recipient of the image, and updating a second user interface on a second computing device associated with the recipient to make the image available for display. The method may include sending a push notification to the second computing device indicating that the image is available for display for a period of time. The image may be displayed together with a call button operable to initiate a phone call from the second computing device to the first computing device. The image may be available for display on the second communication device upon receipt of a communication from the first computing device by the second computing device. |
| US10992617B2 |
Transmitting rich media between a personal server and a mobile device over a wide area network
A mobile device, such as a cellular telephone or a personal digital assistant (PDA), stores first personal data, such as any one or more of image, video, and audio data. The mobile device transmits the first personal data over a first wide area network (WAN) to a personal server. |
| US10992616B2 |
Processing media content in a messaging system
Systems and methods provide for a server computer to receive a request from a first device to share a plurality of media content items with a second device, the request including a unique identifier for each of the plurality of media content items. The server computer determines a subset of the plurality of media content items to be processed by the first device, generates instructions for processing the subset of the plurality of media content items by the first device, and sends the instructions to the first device. The server computer receives the processed media content items for the subset of the plurality of media content items that were processed by the first device, generates a message enabling access to processed media content items for the plurality of media content items, and sends the generated message to the second device. |
| US10992614B1 |
Format-dynamic string processing in group-based communication systems
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that enable performing format-dynamic string processing in a group-based communication system. |
| US10992613B2 |
Electronic mail system providing message character set formatting features and related methods
An electronic messaging method may include storing at least one information field to be included in electronic messages on a message server in one of a plurality of different character set formats, and receiving electronic message body text at the message server to be included in an electronic message for a given communications network from among a plurality of communications networks. The body text may have a respective character set format. The method may further include comparing the character set format of the body text with the character set format of the at least one information field and, if the at least one information field is displayable in the character set format of the body text, then formatting the at least one information field in the character set format of the body text. Otherwise, the body text and the at least one information field may be formatted in a default character set format associated with the given communications network. |
| US10992611B2 |
Topic classified presentation for a message in a message cluster
A message presenting method, device, and system relating to the field of computer technologies is provided. In various embodiments, M number of messages entered in a message cluster are classified under N number of classification topics according to a preset classification rule. The N number of classification topics and a target message are sent to a client so that the client can present the N number of classification topics to a user. |
| US10992610B2 |
Systems and methods for automating post communications activity
Systems and methods for assisting a first participant to a synchronous communication in communicating with a second participant to the synchronous communication involves automatically obtaining metadata or other information relevant to the synchronous communication, and providing the metadata or other information to the first participant. In some instances, a draft communication from the first participant to the second participant may be generated based on the content of the synchronous communication, and that draft communication may be provided to the first participant. |
| US10992609B2 |
Text-messaging based concierge services
Technology is directed to text message based concierge services (“the technology”). A user interacts with a concierge service (CS) via text messages to obtain a specific concierge service. For example, the user can send a text message to the CS, e.g., to a contact number provided by the CS, requesting for a recommendation of a restaurant, and the CS can respond by sending the recommendation as a text message. The CS determines a context of the request and generates recommendations that are personalized to the user and is relevant to the context. The CS can use various techniques, e.g., artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, to determine a context of the request and generate the recommendations accordingly. The CS can also receive additional information from a person associated with the CS, such as a concierge, to further customize or personalize the recommendations to the user. |
| US10992608B2 |
Proxy presence server
A method, device, and computer-readable medium provide for receiving, from an first presence server at a proxy presence device, a presence status request for presence information associated with a user device in a home carrier network; sending the presence status request to a second presence server in the home carrier network; receiving the presence status of the user device and storing the presence status of the user device in an associated database; sending presence status to the first presence server; receiving at least one subsequent request for the presence status of the user device; and sending the presence status. |
| US10992599B2 |
Communication method of ethernet network for vehicle
In a communication method of an Ethernet network for a vehicle, a load of a CPU in a reception ECU is reduced by enabling the reception ECU receiving an Ethernet message to receive the message with a changed period. For this, each time a message is transmitted from a transmission ECU to an Ethernet switch, the message is transmitted with a changed period by the Ethernet switch selectively only to a reception ECU determined on the basis of setting information and information included in the transmitted message, thereby controlling a message reception period for each reception ECU. |
| US10992598B2 |
Synchronously replicating when a mediation service becomes unavailable
A storage system switching between mediation models within a storage system, where the switching between mediation models includes: determining, among one or more of the plurality of storage systems, a change in availability of a mediator service, wherein one or more of the plurality of storage systems are configured to request mediation from the mediator service in response to a fault; and communicating, among the plurality of storage systems and responsive to determining the change in availability of the mediator service, a fault response model to be used as an alternate to the mediator service among one or more of the plurality of storage systems. |
| US10992596B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products for computer node resource management
A method performed by a controlling computer node in a network with a plurality of subordinate computing nodes, the method including: receiving, from a first subordinate computer node, information indicating computing resource impacts for a plurality of different processing functions; receiving, from a communication endpoint, a processing task; determining an impact upon available resources of the first subordinate computer node if the task were to be assigned to the first subordinate computer node, wherein the determining is performed using the information indicating computing resource impacts; and assigning the task to either the first subordinate computer node or another one of the subordinate computer nodes based at least in part on the determining the impact. |
| US10992593B2 |
Persistent integration platform for multi-channel resource transfers
Embodiments of the present invention provide a persistent integration platform for conducting a multichannel resource transfer. In particular, the system may utilize a multi-step and multilayered authentication process across multiple disparate computing systems to complete the resource transfer process. In some embodiments, the system may utilize a persistent element which may be accessed by the user across multiple devices which aids in the resource transfer. For instance, the resource transfer process may be started on a first computing system, which may be a stationary networked terminal. At this point, a record of the resource transfer may be created within the persistent element. The user may thereafter access the persistent element through a second computing system, such as a user device, to resume the resource transfer and complete the remaining steps as necessary. |
| US10992591B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for discovering path maximum transmission units
A disclosed method may include (1) generating a test packet that includes an inner packet encapsulated within an outer packet, (2) adding, to the test packet, an amount of padding data that increases a total size of the test packet to a certain threshold, (3) forwarding, via a transport layer protocol, the test packet along a network path that leads from a source node to a destination node by way of a tunnel, (4) receiving the inner packet from the destination node after the destination node extracts the inner packet from the test packet, and (5) determining, based at least in part on receiving the inner packet from the destination node, that a maximum transmission unit of the network path is greater than or equal to the total size of the test packet as increased by the amount of padding data. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10992588B2 |
5G congestion control
The overlay of two flow control techniques independently controls the data rate and transmission window size to control congestion in a split radio access architecture comprising a packet processing node (100) that provides user data to one or more baseband processing nodes (200). In particular, the packet processing node (100) determines a data rate for providing the user data to a baseband processing node (200) responsive to air interface feedback received from the baseband processing node (200), and determines a transmission window size for providing user data to the baseband processing node (200) responsive to transport network congestion feedback received from the baseband processing node (200). In so doing, the solution presented herein achieves a high data throughput while also being Internet/TCP compatible. |
| US10992587B2 |
Automated data flows using flow-based data processor blocks
Systems and methods for a flow-based data processing can begin with receiving a selection of a plurality of data processor blocks and a configuration mapping corresponding to the inputs and outputs of each data processor block. At a first compute node associated with a selected data source, an automated data flow can be initiated, wherein the automated data flow is generated from the configuration mapping and comprises a continuous sequence of one or more of the selected plurality of data processor blocks. Data from the selected data source is ingested into the automated data flow and is transformed by the continuous sequence of data processor blocks. The transformed ingested data is transmitted from the automated data flow to a second compute node associated with a selected data destination, via a data accelerator. |
| US10992585B1 |
Unified network traffic controllers for multi-service environments
One or more multi-service network traffic controllers are established for a distributed system. The controllers are connected to traffic control implementation units at a first service and a second service. Based at least in part on data collected from a traffic control implementation unit deployed at the second service, a modification to be made to a parameter of a traffic control implementation unit deployed at the first service is determined at the controllers. The modification is applied at the first service, and results in a change to a traffic flow of the second service. |
| US10992584B2 |
Processing packet
A method and device for processing a packet are provided in this disclosure. According to an example of the method, an HTTPS packet is received from a user host, and a non-online user session entry matching the HTTPs packet is searched for according to a source IP address and a destination IP address of the HTTPS packet. In case that the non-online user session entry is found, a token is obtained from a first token bucket if determining that a user session corresponding to the non-online user session entry has no token, where the number of tokens in the first token bucket is set based on processing capability of a CPU of the access gateway device. When the token is successfully obtained, the HTTPS packet is sent to the CPU for processing. When the token has failed to be obtained, the HTTPS packet is abandoned. |
| US10992583B1 |
Opportunistic packet retransmissions
In an opportunistic packet retransmission strategy, responsive to determining that a retransmission mode is set, a retransmission probability is calculated using minimum and maximum channel busy level retransmission thresholds, such that if a channel busy level of a communication channel is less than a minimum channel busy level retransmission threshold then a retransmission probability is set to 100%, if the channel busy level is greater than the maximum channel busy level then the retransmission probability is set to 0%, and within the minimum and maximum channel busy level retransmission thresholds the retransmission probability is set to decrease from 100% to 0% as a channel busy level of the communication channel rises from the minimum channel busy level retransmission threshold to the maximum channel busy level retransmission threshold. The message is retransmitted responsive to randomly determining whether to retransmit according to the retransmission probability. |
| US10992579B2 |
Per-application split-tunneled proxy
Disclosed are various embodiments for providing split-tunneled network connectivity on a per-application basis. A request to make a connection, such as a transmission control protocol (TCP) or a universal datagram protocol (UDP) connection, to a remote host specified by an internet protocol (IP) address in the request is received from a network driver. A hostname lookup table is queried to determine a hostname associated with the IP address for the remote host. A policy is identified based on the hostname associated with the IP address for the remote host. Then, the connection is routed based on the policy. |
| US10992571B2 |
Method and system for plug and play routing
A method for plug and play routing is described. The method includes maintaining, at a central routing server(CRS) coupled to one or more network devices through an out-of-band (OOB) network, routing tables for the one or more network devices; receiving, at the CRS, a message pertaining to a network change event from at least one of the one or more network devices; updating, at the CRS, routing tables of all network devices that would be affected by the network change event; and transmitting, using the CRS, said updated routing tables to the respective affected network devices. The one or more network devices can form an autonomous system (AS). The central routing server is elaborated upon. |
| US10992570B2 |
Packet forwarding method and device for a virtual private wire service (VPWS) pseudo wire (PW) network using traffic balancing
A packet forwarding method, a device, and a system, where a first provider edge (PE) device separately sends request packets to a second PE device and a third PE device. The second PE device receives the two request packets separately using a primary pseudo wire (PW) and using a secondary PW, the third PE device, and a bypass PW, switches preferential forwarding statuses relative to the primary PW and the bypass PW to a balance state, and then, notifies the first PE device and the third PE device using a response packet. The first PE device switches preferential forwarding statuses relative to the primary PW and the secondary PW to the balance state based on the response packet. The third PE device switches a preferential forwarding status relative to the bypass PW to the balance state based on the response packet. |
| US10992568B2 |
High performance software-defined core network
A system comprising nodes coupled to a network including virtual links in an overlay network provisioned over an underlay network. The system includes a virtual machine (VM) provisioned at a node and coupled to the network. The VM is configured to receive feedback data of link conditions, and use the feedback data to dynamically determine and adapt an optimal route through the network. The VM is configured to control routing of traffic flows using the optimal route. The routing includes split routing of a traffic flow from the node via two or more of the virtual links. |
| US10992567B2 |
Traffic engineering attribute for avoiding packet paths with signal degrade
A packet network includes a plurality of network elements interconnected to one another via a plurality of links, and systems and methods include, responsive to detecting a signal degrade condition on a link in the packet network, advertising the signal degrade condition on the link; maintaining a Traffic Engineering database which includes signal degrade condition status based on the advertising; and, responsive to path computation through the packet network, determining a best path considering the signal degrade condition status of the plurality of links. The systems and methods include further include, responsive to detecting the signal degrade condition on the link has cleared, advertising the signal degrade condition has cleared on the link. |
| US10992561B2 |
Measuring device and measuring method for OFDMA testing
A measuring device for performing an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) test on a device under test is provided. The measuring device comprises a first emulator adapted to emulate a first station for communicating with the device under test. The measuring device further comprises a second emulator adapted to emulate a second station for communicating with the device under test. The measuring device further comprises a controller adapted to configure the first and second emulators. The configuration by the controller comprises configuring at least one of the first and second emulators with respect to one or more of a modulation scheme, a data rate, an emulation of one or more specific applications, a signal strength, an output power, a deterioration of received packets, and a reply failure rate with regard to received packets. |
| US10992559B2 |
Diagnostic and recovery signals for disconnected applications in hosted service environment
An assistance service through its local client application or agent at a user's device (or devices) may collect diagnostic related information associated with the user's operating environment (physical and software operation parameters and configurations) and monitor a health of one or more applications. Upon detecting an issue or being activated by the user, the local client application or agent may perform diagnostic and/or recovery actions. In some cases, the diagnostic related signals may be sent directly by the application being monitored or diagnosed to its hosting service or the assistance service. Upon detecting a disconnect of the application being monitored or diagnosed, the local client application or agent may determine an alternative server and transmit the diagnostic related signals to the alternative server. An alert indicating the disconnect of the application may also be sent. |
| US10992558B1 |
Method and apparatus for distributed data network traffic optimization
Embodiments disclosed include a method and apparatus for global traffic control and optimization for software-defined networks. In an embodiment, data traffic is optimized by distributing predefined metrics (data traffic information) to all controllers in the network. The predefined metrics are specific to local network switches and controllers, but are distributed to all peers at configurable intervals. “Local” as used herein implies one POP and its associated switch and controller. The method of distribution of local POP metrics is strictly in band using a packet as defined by the protocol used by the data network. |
| US10992553B2 |
Method and apparatus for tap aggregation and network data truncation
A method and apparatus of a network element that enables truncation of tap aggregation data via snoop actions. In one embodiment, a network element configured for tap aggregation includes a first tap port to couple with a tap switch, a set of tool ports to transmit network data received from the first tap port to a data analyzer, and data plane logic to manage a mapping between the first tap port and the set of tool ports. A first tool port in the set of tool ports is configured for egress truncation and the data plane logic performs a snoop action to truncate a first unit of network data to be forwarded to the first tool port and a forward action to forward a second unit of network data to a second tool port in the set of tool ports without truncation. |
| US10992548B2 |
Method and system for remote quality of experience diagnostics based on a traffic signature determined from analyzing subscriber data and traffic flow performance statistics
A method and system for remote diagnostic of Quality of Experience (QoE) for a subscriber on a computer network. The method includes: reviewing a plurality of traffic flows associated with a subscriber to determine performance statistics correlated with each of the traffic flows; determining subscriber data related to the subscriber associated with the plurality of traffic flows; analyzing the subscriber data and performance statistics to determine a traffic signature associated with the plurality of traffic flows; retrieving a plurality of known traffic signatures associate with QoE issues; determining whether the traffic signature matches any of the plurality of known traffic signatures; and diagnosing the QoE issue based on the match of the traffic signatures. |
| US10992547B2 |
Rendezvous systems, methods, and devices
A method includes maintaining first and second mapping data. The first mapping data is from canonical names (CNAMEs) to binding names (BNAMEs), and the second mapping data is from BNAMEs to address information. The method includes using the first mapping data to map a canonical name to a binding name; and then using the second mapping data to map the binding name to corresponding address information. |
| US10992546B2 |
Multi-domain software defined network controller
A method and system for diagnosing a fault in a system. Operational state and configuration information is obtained from a plurality of components residing in a plurality of domains, the status and configuration information being based on a plurality of layers of a communication model. The operational state and configuration information are correlated and reformatted to create an end-to-end view of a network-based application; and a user interface configured to visualize the correlated and reformatted operational state and configuration information across the plurality of domains is generated, the user interface configured to present the visualized status and configuration information at each of the plurality of layers. |
| US10992544B2 |
Identification and display of configuration item information
Example embodiments for identifying and displaying configuration item information are presented herein. A system may involve a proxy server application disposed within a managed network that includes configuration items and a server disposed within a remote network management platform managing the managed network. The server may receive a request to view information representative of a particular configuration item from a client device. Based on the request, the server may obtain the information and transmit a representation of a graphical user interface to the client device. The representation may include a health graphic, a relationship graphic, a timeline graphic, and an activity stream, each of which represent pertinent information about the particular configuration item. The representation may also include a tabbed interface that facilitates navigation between attributes corresponding to the particular configuration item and attributes corresponding to other configuration items in the managed network. |
| US10992542B2 |
System and method for the collection, generation, and distribution of synthetic metrics for computer system management
A system defines, creates, uses, and distributes information about other entities by collecting network information, recombining and synthesizing new network metrics from the collected network information, and then publishing one or more synthetic metrics datum describing the operation of the synthetic device, using a facading processing system. The technology herein has applications e.g., in the areas of network and computer systems management. |
| US10992541B2 |
Methods and apparatus for communication network
In some implementations of this invention, the performance of a network of reinforcement learning agents is maximized by optimizing the communication topology between the agents for the communication of gradients, weights or rewards. For instance, a sparse Erdos-Renyi network may be employed, and network density may be selected in such a way as to maximize reachability and to minimize homogeneity. In some cases, a sparse network topology is employed for massively distributed learning, such as across entire fleets of autonomous vehicles or mobile phones that learn from each other instead of requiring a master to coordinate learning. |
| US10992536B2 |
Method and apparatus to control anycast traffic using a software defined network controller
Systems, methods and computer readable media are provided to control anycast traffic using a software defined network controller. Telemetry and event data is gathered from a plurality of service nodes in the network. The telemetry and event data sent by an event broker to an analytic application with a resource conditions at each of the plurality of service nodes is determined based on the telemetry and event data. Traffic routing change recommendations are provided to a software defined network controller based on resource conditions at each of the plurality of service nodes and a set of predetermined policies. |
| US10992534B2 |
Forming groups of nodes for assignment to a system management server
An apparatus and a computer program product provide program instructions executable by a processor to perform operations. The operations include identifying a plurality of system management servers in a computer system and a node management capacity for each system management server, identifying a plurality of nodes in the computer system and a value of a node operating factor for each node, and dividing the plurality of nodes into groups, wherein each of the nodes in a group has the same value of the node operating factor. The operations further include assigning each one of the groups of nodes to one of the system management servers, wherein a sum of the nodes assigned to each system management server does not exceed the node management capacity of the system management server, and managing, for each system management server, the group of nodes that are assigned to the system management server. |
| US10992533B1 |
Policy based path management
Policy based path management, including: identifying a plurality of data communications paths between a storage system and an entity that issues input/output (‘I/O’) operations to the storage system; selecting, in dependence upon a path selection policy, a subset of data communications paths from the plurality of data communications paths between the entity and the storage system; and issuing, from the entity to the storage system, I/O operations using only the subset of data communications paths. |
| US10992526B1 |
Hyper-converged infrastructure networking configuration system
A Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) networking configuration system includes HCI node subsystems with different configuration requirements, and a networking subsystem coupled HCI node subsystems via respective port(s). The networking subsystem identifies each of the HCI node subsystems and, based on that determine, based on those identifications, determines respective different configuration requirements for each of the HCI node subsystems. Based on those respective configuration requirements, the networking subsystem generates a networking subsystem configuration, and applies the networking subsystem configuration to the networking subsystem such that each of its respective ports coupled to the HCI node subsystems is configured to provide communication between the networking subsystem and that HCI node subsystem. |
| US10992525B2 |
Device quarantine in a wireless network
Techniques for device quarantine in a wireless network are described. According to various implementations, a device a mobile client device) that requests a connection to a wireless network is placed in a quarantine state in the wireless network. Attributes of the device are determined and connection parameters are specified based on the attributes. In at least some embodiments, the device can be released from the quarantine state subject to the connection parameters. |
| US10992519B2 |
Storage system for network information
Techniques are disclosed relating to storage of network event information for multiple tenants. In some embodiments, one or more host computer systems are configured to maintain a plurality of containers operable to isolate network event information of a plurality of tenants from others of the plurality of tenants. The plurality of containers includes a first container that includes a first database executable to store network event information for a first of the plurality of tenants, and a second container that includes a second database executable to store network event information for a second of the plurality of tenants. In some embodiments, a management computer system is configured to receive, from the first tenant, a request to access network event information of the first tenant and route the request to a host computer system maintaining the first container to cause the first database to service the request. |
| US10992517B1 |
Dynamic distributed execution budget management system
Systems and methods are provided for managing computing tasks in distributed computing systems using execution budgets. Execution budgets may include a budgeted number of operation retries that may be performed by a distributed computing system in response to failure of an operation, or a budgeted amount of time in which the distributed computing system may perform the operations of a computing task. The configuration of the distributed system to execute the computing task may be generated based on prior consumption of execution budgets by portions of the computing system. |
| US10992512B2 |
File sharing method, apparatus, and storage medium
A file sharing method is provided. A shared directory generation request is received from a terminal associated with a first account, and a shared directory corresponding to the first account is generated. A second account identifier is received from the terminal associated with the first account a second account is obtained based on the second account. An access address of the shared directory is transmitted to a terminal associated with the second account. Access permission to access the shared directory is assigned to the second account. A file access request with respect to the access address is received from the terminal associated with the second account. The shared directory corresponding to the access address and the access permission of the second account are obtained, and the file access request is responded based on the access permission. |
| US10992511B2 |
Machine-implemented method of dynamically encrypting data
A machine-implemented method of encoding/decoding data is described. The encoding method comprises steps of receiving a message of a given size, the message being represented by a series of units of data, configuring multiple encoding elements (50) in an arrangement having a given frame size, and encoding the message by passing each unit of data through the arrangement so that each unit is processed by at least one of the encoding elements. The frame size of the arrangement is the maximum number of units of data that can pass through the arrangement without any unit of data passing through the arrangement and being processed in the same way as another unit of data. The configuring of the arrangement defines how each unit of data is processed by the encoding elements and creates an arrangement corresponding to a frame size that is dependent upon the number of units of data in the series, for example so that the frame size of the arrangement is guaranteed to be greater than the number of units of data in the series. |
| US10992507B2 |
Systems and methods for communicating by modulating data on zeros
Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros. |
| US10992505B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting data using a plurality of carriers
An apparatus for receiving signals includes a receiver for receiving a time domain signal from a transmitter, wherein at least one first information bit is mapped, resulting in at least one first mapped symbol; at least one second information bit is mapped, resulting in at least one second mapped symbol; the at least one second mapped symbol is multiplied by at least one third information bit; and the time domain signal is generated from the at least one first mapped symbol and the at least one second mapped symbol. |
| US10992504B2 |
Active load modulation transceiver
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, an active load modulation (ALM) transceiver is provided, comprising a transmitter configured to send a transmit signal to an external device, wherein the transceiver is configured to adjust one or more parameters of the transmit signal at the end of at least one burst of said transmit signal. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method of operating an active load modulation (ALM) transceiver is conceived, comprising sending, by a transmitter of the transceiver, a transmit signal to an external device, and adjusting, by the transceiver, one or more parameters of the transmit signal at the end of at least one burst of said transmit signal. |
| US10992501B1 |
Eye monitor for parallelized digital equalizers
An illustrative integrated receiver circuit embodiment includes: a set of analog-to-digital converters that sample a receive signal in response to staggered clock signals to provide a parallel set of sampled receive signals; an equalizer that converts the parallel set of sampled receive signals into a parallel set of equalized signals; one or more quantizers that derives symbol decisions from the parallel set of equalized signals; a digital timing circuit that generates the staggered clock signals based on the parallel set of equalized signals; and a clock skew adjustment circuit that provides a controllable skew of at least one of said staggered clock signals relative to at least one other of the staggered clock signals. A monitor circuit is included to provide a reliability indicator for the symbol decisions, as is a controller that determines a dependence of the reliability indicator on the controllable skew. |
| US10992500B2 |
Method and device in UE and base station used for wireless communication
A method and a device in a UE and a base station for wireless communication are provided. A first node performs a first channel coding and transmits a first radio signal. First channel coding is based on a polar code, an input of which comprises a first information bit block and a first check bit block corresponded to an information bit block comprising the first information bit block, and an output of which generates first radio signal and related to a second bit block, values of bits comprised in the second bit block are related to a correlation parameter group comprising at least one of a time-frequency resource occupied by first radio signal, a number of bits comprised in first information bit block, or a first scrambling sequence. First scrambling sequence generates the first check bit block. The method improves precision of error check without increasing CRC length. |
| US10992499B2 |
Radio apparatus, channel estimation method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and radio communication system
A radio apparatus (10) includes an estimation unit (2) configured to calculate an estimated value of a channel response for each of a plurality of antennas, a padding unit (3) configured to generate a first antenna-space channel vector having dimensions larger than the number of the antennas by combining the estimated value with a padding value, a spatial transformation unit (4) configured to calculate a first beam-space channel vector by spatial transforming the first antenna-space channel vector, a noise suppression unit (5) configured to generate a second beam-space channel vector by suppressing at least one element of the first beam-space channel vector, an inverse spatial transformation unit (6) configured to calculate a second antenna-space channel vector by inversely and spatial transforming the second beam-space channel vector, and an extraction unit (7) configured to determine an estimated value of each channel based on the second antenna-space channel vector. |
| US10992497B2 |
Logical router comprising disaggregated network elements
A logical router includes disaggregated network elements that function as a single router and that are not coupled to a common backplane. The logical router includes spine elements and leaf elements implementing a network fabric with front panel ports being defined by leaf elements. Control plane elements program the spine units and leaf to function a logical router. The control plane may define operating system interfaces mapped to front panel ports of the leaf elements and referenced by tags associated with packets traversing the logical router. Redundancy and checkpoints may be implemented for a route database implemented by the control plane elements. The logical router may include a standalone fabric and may implement label tables that are used to label packets according to egress port and path through the fabric. |
| US10992496B2 |
Tuning TCP largesend parameter in VXLan cloud environments
In an embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a data processing system, a packet from a first component in a first remote network in an overlay network. In an embodiment, a method includes determining whether a largesend option is supported on a set of paths between the first component and a second component, the second component in a second remote network in the overlay network. In an embodiment, a method includes sending, responsive to determining a largesend option is supported on a subset of the set of paths, a packet on the subset of the set of paths. |
| US10992495B2 |
Means and methods for regulating CAN communication
Methods, systems, and devices manipulate operation of at least one electronic control unit (ECU) connected to a controller area network (CAN) bus. The at least one ECU includes at least one error counter, by counting errors associated with at least one ECU. The manipulating is based on generating and broadcasting via the CAN at least one bit stream destined to at least one ECU, thereby manipulating at least one ECU status, determined by the ECU error counter and querying for its status state. |
| US10992494B2 |
Gateway round-robin system
A round-robin system having a suspend mechanism. The system may solve a synchronization issue relative to wireless communication with several hosts. With round-robin, a gateway device may permit user communication with one host at a time. The suspend mechanism, during a round-robin sequence, may enable a user with a request via an internet cloud, or the like, to interrupt the sequence and go to one specific host. |