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US11179144B2	Minimally invasive surgical system, apparatus and method Provided are systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing minimally invasive spinal surgery. For example, provided is a minimally invasive surgical apparatus for securing a pedicle screw or lateral mass screw to a vertebral lateral mass or pedicle. The example apparatus includes an instrument portal, a pedicle screw or lateral mass screw reducer, an anchor pin receiving chamber, an anchor pin, and a handle.
US11179143B2	Systems, methods, and devices for fallopian tube diagnostics The present disclosure generally relates to devices, systems, and methods for Fallopian tube diagnostics. In some embodiments a tube may have a distal end, and a balloon may have a first end coupled to the distal end of the tube. The balloon may be disposed in the tube in a first, inverted position, may be movable to a second, everted position, and may be extendable a distance distal of the tube. An extending portion may have a proximal end coupled to a second end of the balloon. The extending portion may be disposed within the balloon in the first inverted position, and may be extendable from the second end of the balloon in the second everted position.
US11179140B2	Ablation treatment device sensor A treatment device includes a unit having an ultrasound imaging element and an ablation electrode, mechanism for receiving signals from the imaging element, the signals representing plural frames of ultrasound data; and mechanism for processing the signals to provide, in use, at least one of ultrasound data and data indicating mechanical strains within tissue being monitored by the sensor element, the strains being generated by movement of the tissue or the body being treated, the movement being generated naturally by the tissue or by the device operator's motion, or both.
US11179139B2	Tension transmission device and three-dimensional mechanical probe using same A tension transmission device as a control system for a probing portion of a three-dimensional mechanical probe is fitted to a support portion. The tension transmission device includes a driving shaft, a first tension member, and a second tension member. The driving shaft defines first and second fastening points. The first fastening point and the second fastening point are located at axially-distanced points of the driving shaft which are not diametrically opposite. The first and second tension members wind around a circumference of the driving shaft guided by a first pulley and a second pulley, to rotate and manipulate the driven shaft of the probing portion.
US11179138B2	Tablet ultrasound system Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for portable medical ultrasound imaging. Preferred embodiments utilize a tablet touchscreen display operative to control imaging and display operations without the need for using traditional keyboards or controls. Certain embodiments provide ultrasound imaging system in which the scan head includes a beamformer circuit that performs far field sub array beamfonning or includes a sparse array selecting circuit that actuates selected elements. Exemplary embodiments also provide an ultrasound engine circuit board including one or more multi-chip modules, and a portable medical ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound engine circuit board with one or more multi-chip modules. Exemplary embodiments also provide methods for using a hierarchical two-stage or three-stage beamforming system, three dimensional ultrasound images which can be generated in real-time.
US11179136B2	Loupe display A system and method for providing image guidance for placement of one or more medical devices at a target location. The system can determine one or more intersections between a medical device and an image region based at least in part on first emplacement data and second emplacement data. Using the determined intersections, the system can cause one or more displays to display perspective views of image guidance cues, including an intersection indicator in a virtual 3D space.
US11179135B2	Systems, devices, and methods for capturing and outputting data regarding a bodily characteristic Systems, devices, and methods are provided for capturing and outputting data regarding a bodily characteristic. In one embodiment, a hardware device can operate as a stethoscope with sensors to detect bodily characteristics such as heart sounds, lung sounds, abdominal sounds, and other bodily sounds and other characteristics such as temperature and ultrasound. The stethoscope can be configured to work independently with built solid state memory or SIM card. The stethoscope can be configured to pair via a wireless communication protocol with one or more electronic devices, and upon pairing with the electronic device(s), can be registered in a network resident in the cloud and can thereby create a network of users of like stethoscopes.
US11179133B2	Collimater, radiation detection device, and radiation inspection device Provided are a collimator, a radiation detection device, and a radiation inspection device that are capable of further removing scattered radiation. This collimator 20 comprises: a radiation blocking section 22; and a radiation transmission section 21 that has a lower radiation blocking rate than the radiation blocking section 22, penetrates the radiation blocking section 22, and is solid. The X-ray transmission section 21 of the collimator 20 is solid therefore X-rays on the low-energy side that have been scattered by a subject B in the X-ray transmission section 21 are absorbed, as a result of this collimator 20. Accordingly, there is little noise contained in X-rays detected by a radiation detection element 30 and a high-resolution X-ray image can be obtained.
US11179132B2	Helical cone-beam computed tomography imaging with an off-centered detector An x-ray imaging apparatus and associated methods are provided to process projection data from an offset detector during a helical scan, including view completion. The detector may be offset in the channel and/or axial direction. Projection data measured from a current view is combined with projection data measured from at least one conjugate view to reconstruct a target image. A two-dimensional aperture weighting scheme is used to address data redundancy.
US11179124B2	X-ray phase imaging method An X-ray phase imaging method includes a step of correcting a gradation that occurred along an orthogonal direction to a translation direction as viewed from an optical axis direction of X-rays in a phase-contrast image based on a distribution state of the gradation.
US11179123B2	Radiography apparatus, radiography apparatus operation method, and radiography apparatus operation program In a case in which an imaging mode continuously acquiring a plurality of energy subtraction images is performed, a radiation source control unit of a control device performs radiation source control for performing a one-shot imaging operation, in which only one of first radiation and second radiation is emitted, at least once for one two-shot imaging operation in which the first radiation and the second radiation are continuously emitted. In a case in which the imaging mode is performed, a detector control unit performs detector control to direct a radiation detector to output a first radiographic image based on the first radiation and a second radiographic image based on the second radiation.
US11179117B2	X-ray misuse protection An apparatus (M) and related method for supporting X-ray imaging. The apparatus comprises an input interface (IN) for receiving a request to perform an X-ray exposure with an X-ray source (XR) of an X-ray imager (XI) to image an object (PAT). A compliance checker (CC) of the apparatus (M) is configured to check said request against an imaging safety protocol for said object to produce a safety compliance result. A safety enforcer (SE) of the apparatus is configured to issue, based on the safety compliance result, i) an alert signal and/or ii) a control signal to initiate a safety action that at least affect an impact of the requested X-ray exposure on the object.
US11179113B2	Presentation method, presentation device, and computer readable medium A presentation method for presenting a time period to measure a blood glucose level, the presentation method includes: acquiring first information, the first information including a measurement result in which a glucose level of a user is measured with a time interval using a first measurement device and a measurement time at which the measurement result was acquired; determining, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the first information with a predetermined threshold of the glucose level and a preset period, the time period for the user to measure the blood glucose level by using a second measurement device; and presenting the time period at a display.
US11179112B2	Methods and systems for mapping local conduction velocity The local conduction velocity of a cardiac activation wavefront can be computed by collecting a plurality of electrophysiology (“EP”) data points using a multi-electrode catheter, with each EP data point including both position data and local activation time (“LAT”) data. For any EP data point, a neighborhood of EP data points, including the selected EP data point and at least two additional EP data points, can be defined. Planes of position and LATs can then be defined using the positions and LATs, respectively, of the EP data points within the neighborhood. A conduction velocity can be computed from an intersection of the planes of positions and LATs. The resultant plurality of conduction velocities can be output as a graphical representation (e.g., an electrophysiology map), for example by displaying vector icons arranged in a uniform grid over a three-dimensional cardiac model.
US11179111B2	Automated CCHD screening and detection Automated critical congenital heart defect (“CCHD”) screening systems and processes are described. A caregiver may be guided to use a single or dual sensor pulse oximeter to obtain pre- and post-ductal blood oxygenation measurements. A delta of the measurements indicates the possible existence or nonexistence of a CCHD. Errors in the measurements are reduced by a configurable measurement confidence threshold based on, for example, a perfusion index. Measurement data may be stored and retrieved from a remote data processing center for repeated screenings.
US11179110B1	Method of system for reversing inflammation in a user A system for reversing inflammation in a user, wherein the system further comprises a computing device further designed and configured to receive a physiological extraction of a user, wherein the physiological extraction contains at least an inflammation marker, generate, using an inflammation machine-learning model and the user physiological extraction input, a first inflammation metric of a user, wherein generating the first inflammation metric further comprises training an inflammation machine-learning model as a function of inflammation metric training data, wherein the inflammation metric training data includes a plurality of entries, and each entry correlates user physiological extraction data to at least an inflammation metric that quantitates hallmarks of inflammation in the user, identify, using an alimentary element machine-learning process and the first inflammation metric, at least an alimentary element for reversing inflammation in the user, and provide, to the user, the at least an alimentary element for reversing inflammation.
US11179109B1	Apparatus and method for cardiac signal noise detection and disposition based on physiologic relevance An apparatus comprises an input configured to receive electrocardiogram (ECG) data detected by a patient monitoring device, the ECG data containing a physiologic signal and one or more segments of noise within the ECG data. A scrubber comprises a plurality of scrubbing modules each configured to process the ECG data and noise in a manner differing from other scrubbing modules. The scrubber is configured to filter the one or more noise segments that overlap with the physiologic signal, and consolidate the ECG data to eliminate the one or more noise segments that are non-overlapping with the physiologic signal. An output is configured to output scrubbed ECG data.
US11179102B2	Biological signal detection apparatus A biological signal detection apparatus includes a neck band worn by a user along a circumferential direction of a neck of the user and a pair of sensors mounted to both ends of the neck band to detect a biological signal. Each sensor includes a conductive cloth with a planar or substantially planar shape, a main body on which the conductive cloth is set, a frame body that holds a periphery of the conductive cloth between the main body and the frame body, and an input terminal provided on a surface of the main body that opposes the frame body.
US11179100B2	Supplementary device for a manually operable injection device The present invention relates to a supplementary device a supplementary device for a manually operable injection device. The supplementary device has a body defining a passage through which an injection device is slidable, and a securing unit to secure the body to the injection device in the specific position when the injection device is received through the passage.
US11179097B2	Tactile sensing device for lumbar punctures Tactile sensing devices, systems, and methods to image a target tissue location are disclosed. When force is applied to the tactile sensing device, voltage data is detected and visualized on a screen, indicating the target tissue location.
US11179092B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a processing section that executes a process including a correction process of specifying noise included in perspiration data acquired by a perspiration sensor on a basis of sensor data acquired by a different type of sensor than the perspiration sensor, and removing the noise from the perspiration data. According to such a technology, noise estimated according to other sensor data can be removed from the perspiration data, making it possible to maintain high accuracy in a later process of estimating activity in the autonomic nerves.
US11179087B2	System for facilitating a cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis with the aid of a digital computer A system for facilitating a cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A download station retrieves cutaneous action potentials of a patient by an ECG monitoring and recording device as ECG data. An R-R interval plot of the ECG data includes heart rates associated with R-R intervals plotted along a y-axis of the plot with respect to time, with time represented by an x-axis. The R-R intervals are calculated as a difference between recording times of successive pairs of R-wave peaks and each heart rate is associated with each time difference. Runs of the R-R intervals in the plot are identified and each run represents a cardiac event. Cardiac rhythm measurements are automatically calculated and occurrences of different types of the cardiac events are tracked. One or more of the cardiac events and the cardiac rhythm measurements are reported.
US11179076B2	Electrochemical probe for cancer diagnosis An electrochemical probe for in-vivo measurement of H2O2 oxidation within a living tissue. The electrochemical probe includes a sensing part and a handle. The sensing part includes a working electrode including a first biocompatible conductive needle, a counter electrode including a second biocompatible conductive needle, and a reference electrode including a third biocompatible conductive needle. The working electrode, the counter electrode, and the reference electrode are configured to be put in contact with the living tissue by inserting the sensing part into the living tissue. The handle includes an insertion part that may be configured to insert the sensing part into the living tissue. The sensing part is attached to the insertion part.
US11179072B2	Analyte sensor transmitter unit configuration for a data monitoring and management system Method and system for providing analyte sensor alignment and retention mechanism for improved connectivity with a transmitter unit for electrical connection, and further including transmitter unit contact pins with metal components to improve electrical conductivity with the analyte sensor in an analyte monitoring and management system is provided.
US11179067B2	Biological state monitoring system There is provided a biological state monitoring system for monitoring biological state of subject on a bed. The system includes at least one load detector and a controller. In a case that the controller determines that body motion is not twitch, the controller ceases to output estimated value of respiratory rate, or outputs first estimated value which is the latest among estimated values obtained in first period, the first period being directly preceding body motion and being determined by the controller to be a period in which subject has no body motion. In a case that the controller determines that body motion is twitch, the controller successively outputs newly obtained estimated values of respiratory rate.
US11179060B2	Wearable system for autonomous detection of asthma symptoms and inhaler use, and for asthma management A system adapted to assisting patients manage asthma includes a wearable sensor for detection of asthma symptoms and inhaler use, having a microphone capable of generating an electrical signal indicative of asthma symptoms or inhaler use; a processor with firmware adapted to process the electrical signal to determine potential asthma symptoms and inhaler use; and store the electrical signal in the memory when the electrical signal potentially corresponds asthma symptoms or inhaler use. In particular embodiments, the system includes an electronic asthma diary including detected asthma symptoms and detected inhaler usage, both with timestamps, and a prescribed treatment protocol. Protocol firmware processes detected asthma symptoms an inhaler usage recorded in the asthma diary to determine if asthma is controlled, and if asthma is not determined controlled determines if a treatment change is authorized; if treatment change is authorized the treatment change is displayed in human-readable form.
US11179057B2	Magnetic resonance spectroscopy pulse sequence, acquisition, and processing system and method Systems and methods are provided for processing a set of multiple serially acquired magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) free induction decay (FID) frames from a multi-frame MRS acquisition series from a region of interest (ROI) in a subject, and for providing a post-processed MRS spectrum. Processing parameters are dynamically varied while measuring results to determine the optimal post-processed results. Spectral regions opposite water from chemical regions of interest are evaluated and used in at least one processing operation. Frequency shift error is estimated via spectral correlation between free induction decay (FID) frames and a reference spectrum. Multiple groups of FID frames within the acquired set are identified to different phases corresponding with a phase step cycle of the acquisition. Baseline correction is also performed via rank order filter (ROF) estimate and a polynomial fit. Sections of the ROF may be excluded from the polynomial fit, such as for example sections determined to be associated with relevant spectral peaks.
US11179055B2	Calibrating intrathoracic impedance for absolute lung fluid measurement In one example, a method of estimating lung fluid content includes receiving a first response signal in response to a delivered first test stimulus, the first test stimulus delivered and the first response signal obtained during a first subject state, receiving a first estimate of a fluid content value during the first subject state, receiving a second response signal in response to a delivered second test stimulus, the second test stimulus delivered and the second response signal obtained during a second subject state, receiving a second estimate of the fluid content value during the second subject state, pairing the first response signal and the first estimate of the fluid content value to form a first pair of values and pairing the second response signal and the second estimate of the fluid content value to form a second pair of values, and determining a relationship between the pairs of values.
US11179054B2	Imaging to determine electrode geometry A method includes placing a set of electrodes on a body surface of a patient's body. The method also includes digitizing locations for the electrodes across the body surface based on one or more image frames using range imaging and/or monoscopic imaging. The method also includes estimating locations for hidden ones of the electrodes on the body surface not visible during the range imaging and/or monoscopic imaging. The method also includes registering the location for the electrodes on the body surface with predetermined geometry information that includes the body surface and an anatomical envelope within the patient's body. The method also includes storing geometry data in non-transitory memory based on the registration to define spatial relationships between the electrodes and the anatomical envelope.
US11179051B2	Pulse spectroscopy An electronic fitness device comprises a first optical transmitter, an optical receiver, and a processing element. The first optical transmitter is configured to transmit a first optical signal and a second optical signal. The optical receiver is configured to receive the first and optical signals and to generate first and second photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals resulting from the received optical signals. The processing element is configured to control the first optical transmitter to transmit the first optical signal the second optical signal, receive the first and second PPG signals from the optical receiver and compare them, identify a common cardiac component present in the first and the second PPG signals based on the comparison, determine a signal filter parameter based on the common cardiac component, and generate first and second cardiac components from the first and second PPG signals, respectively, based on the signal filter parameter.
US11179047B2	Method and apparatus for cuff-less blood pressure measurement in a mobile device A system and method is presented for cuff-less blood pressure measurement in a mobile device. A key aspect of this disclosure is the discovery of a new location for blood pressure measurement at the fingertip of a subject and that reflectance-mode photoplethysmography can be used to help make this measurement. Through experiments in human subjects, it was discovered that it is indeed possible to measure systemic blood pressure by having a subject press the fingertip against a reflectance-mode photo-plethysmography-force sensor unit under visual guidance and then compute blood pressure from the resulting variable-amplitude blood volume oscillations and applied pressure via an oscillometric algorithm.
US11179046B2	Method and system for detection of atrial fibrillation A method (100) for monitoring an individual's (710) cardiac activity, the method including the steps of: (i) obtaining (110), during a calibration phase, ECG data for the individual from a ECG monitor; (ii) obtaining (120), during the calibration phase, cardiac activity data for the individual from a wearable device including a plethysmographic sensor; (iii) obtaining (130), during a monitoring phase, cardiac activity data for the individual from the wearable device including the plethysmographic sensor; (iii) generating (140) calibration data from the ECG data and cardiac activity data obtained during the calibration phase; and (iv) calibrating (150), using the calibration data, the cardiac activity data obtained by the wearable device during the monitoring phase.
US11179042B2	Apparatus and method of characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube A system and method for characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube, the system comprising: a probe having a first measurement sensor to take an instantaneous measurement at different locations along the tube; a mechanism to draw the probe through the tube; a position measure to provide location data relating to the location at which a respective instantaneous measurement is taken by the first measurement sensor; a processor to calculate, from the instantaneous measurements, a characteristic of the tube at different locations along the tube.
US11179040B2	Attachable monitoring device An attachable monitoring device includes a battery unit, a flexible printed circuit board and a physical condition sensor and an adhesive. The battery unit includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The flexible printed circuit board is bent to cover the top surface, the bottom surface and one of the side surfaces and electrically connected to the battery unit. The flexible printed circuit board includes a printed antenna printed on a first outer surface of the flexible printed circuit board. The physical condition sensor is disposed on a second outer surface of the flexible printed circuit board opposite to the first outer surface. The physical condition sensor includes a sensing region for contacting a user to detecting a physical-condition signal of the user. The adhesive is disposed on the flexible printed circuit board for being attached to the user.
US11179037B2	Patient monitor screen aggregation A remote interface system according to some embodiments includes one or more patient monitoring devices having one or more sensors for patient monitoring, one or more first processors to receive information from the sensors and generate patient data based thereon, a web server, a first communication system, and a first screen to display a representation of at least a first portion of the patient data, and a remote interface device including a second communication system, a second screen, one or more second processors, an application executed by the one or more second processors and configured to detect a presence of the first communication system, establish a communication link between the first and second communication systems, establish a reliable connection channel (e.g. secure websocket connection) with the web server, receive the patient data via the connection, and display at least a second portion of the patient data on the second screen.
US11179036B2	Control method of information terminal and computer-readable recording medium A control method of an information terminal includes sensing specification information indicating a region of interest in a medical image, receiving from a case retrieval system one or more similar medical images each having a prescribed degree of similarity with a feature quantity of the region of interest indicated by the specification information in accordance with the region of interest, and displaying the medical image that is managed by a medical information management system in a first display region that is displayed on the display and displaying thumbnail views of a plurality of similar medical images received from the case retrieval system in a second display region that differs from the first display region.
US11179035B2	Real-time removal of IR LED reflections from an image A system for the real-time removal of reflections from an image including a head wearable device, a first illuminator, a second illuminator, at least one camera and a reflection removal processor. The first and the second illuminators are configured to provide light and to operate one at a time alternately. The at least one camera is configured to capture a first image of the eye of the user when the first illuminator is in an ON state and a second image when the second illuminator is in an ON state. The operation of the at least one camera is synchronized with the operation of the first illuminator and the second illuminator. The camera captures images and transfers them to the reflection removal processor that provides real-time removal of reflections by combining the first image and the second image.
US11179033B2	System, method and apparatus for retinal absorption phase and dark field imaging with oblique illumination A method for imaging a tissue of an eye, the method including the steps of providing oblique illumination to the eye by a plurality of light emitting areas of a light delivery device, the plurality of light emitting areas being independently controllable and arranged to direct light towards at least one of a retina and an iris of the eye, causing an output beam from light backscattered from the at least one of the retina and the iris by the oblique illumination, capturing the output beam with an imaging system to provide a sequence of images of a fundus of the eye, and retrieving a phase and absorption contrast image from the sequence of images of the fundus, wherein the sequence of images of the fundus of the step of capturing is obtained by sequentially turning on one or more of the plurality of light emitting areas at a time in the step of providing the oblique illumination.
US11179030B2	Illumination device An illumination device includes a laser light source that emits laser light, a wavelength converter that converts the laser light to converted light of a different wavelength, and a first light guide that mixes the converted light while guiding, and a second light guide that guides the converted light mixed by the first light guide.
US11179028B2	Objective lens arrangement for confocal endomicroscopy An apparatus for imaging an anatomical structure(s) can be provided. For example, a housing arrangement can have a shape of a pill and can be to be delivered to the anatomical structure(s). An imaging arrangement can be configured to generate a microscopic image of the anatomical structure(s), wherein the imaging arrangement can include a variable focus lens, and can be provided in the housing arrangement.
US11179027B2	Endoscopic devices and methods using same The invention provides devices that can be used for any endoscopy procedure. In certain embodiments, the devices of the invention reduce the occurrence of looping in the most difficult segment of the colon to navigate—the splenic flexure. In other embodiments, the devices of the invention make colonoscopies more comfortable for patients and reduce the risk of damage to the colon. In yet other embodiments, the devices of the invention comprise a supportive, friction-reducing device that can be attached to the tip of existing endoscopes to help the scope advance better through the colon and intestinal tract.
US11179025B2	Image pickup apparatus and endoscope An image pickup apparatus includes: an optical unit including an incident surface and an emission surface, in which a plurality of optical members are arranged around an optical axis; a polygonal prism image pickup unit including a light receiving surface, a rear surface and a plurality of side faces, in which a plurality of elements including an image pickup device configured to photoelectrically convert light made incident from the optical unit and output an image pickup signal are laminated; and at least one guide, a front portion of which is fixed to the emission surface of the optical unit and a rear portion of which is provided with a plurality of contact surfaces that are respectively in contact with and fixed to the plurality of side faces of the image pickup unit.
US11179024B2	Endoscope system capable of correcting image, processor device, and method for operating endoscope system An endoscope system includes a correction-value calculating unit that calculates a correction value of data to be used for calculation of biological information; an index-value calculating unit that calculates one type of index value or a plurality of types of index values to be used as a determination reference for determining whether the correction value is to be calculated or whether the correction value is to be used; a display unit that displays the one type of index value or the plurality of types of index values; an input unit that inputs an instruction for calculating the correction value or an instruction for executing correction by using the correction value; and a correction unit that, if the correction-value calculating unit calculates the correction value in response to the instruction for calculating the correction value or if the instruction for executing correction is issued, executes correction by using the correction value.
US11179023B2	Rack for dishwasher, dishwasher having the same and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed are a rack for a dishwasher, a dishwasher having the same and a manufacturing method thereof. The rack for dishwasher includes a rack body that accommodates therein objects to be cleaned and is disposed within a washing space of the dishwasher, and a fluorine-combined layer formed by molecular binding of fluoride onto a surface of parts formed of a plastic member, enabling the wetting property on the surface of plastic member to be increased to enhance the wetting performance, and friction on the motion parts to be reduced.
US11179014B2	Cleaning device system and method for use A cleaning device is removably attachable to a replacement head. The replacement head includes pad that is attached to the lower side of an attachment member and is in contact with the floor during cleaning. The cleaning device is removably attached to the attachment member of the replacement head by lowering the cleaning device body downward vertically onto the replacement head until a mechanical connection is achieved.
US11179013B2	Fluid damper device and apparatus with the damper The fluid damper device (10) has the rotor (30) which is inserted to the bottomed cylindrical case (20) and the cover (60) which is fixed to the opening portion (29) of the case (20). The welding protrusions (80) which are to be welded to the cover (60) are formed on the inside circumferential surface of the case (20) and spaced out in the circumferential direction. On the other side (L2) in the axial (L) direction of the welding range (X), within which the welding protrusions (80) and the cover are welded together, the first outflow prevention portion (91L, 91R) is formed. On the other side (L2) of the first outflow prevention portion (91L, 91R) in the axial (L) direction, the arc-shaped step surface (76) which functions as the outflow regulation portion (95) is provided to regulate the resin protruded and prevented it from reaching the position of the R-ring (49).
US11179012B2	Bath tissue dispenser roll hub The hub described herein is adapted for specialized use with relatively larger diameter tissue roll cores and large width rolls. The hub prevents the practical use of smaller tissue rolls having smaller core diameters and/or being a smaller width roll. The hub allows for custom matching a bath tissue roll with a particular hub for quality control purposes. The hub facilitates the installation of a predetermined uniform bath tissue to be mounted in a dispenser with the hub.
US11179010B2	Paper product dispenser Systems and apparatus for dispensing of paper products. The dispenser includes two spindle arms. A rolled paper product rests on top of the two spindle arms and during dispensing the roll rotates on top the two spindle arms.
US11179009B2	Bodycare device A skincare device such as a facial skincare device performs a skincare procedure on a subject, in a series of zones of the skin of the subject, with each zone receiving a different skincare routine. The device has an interchangeable treatment head to perform the skincare procedure. A controller controls the treatment head to perform the skincare procedure. A sensor detects an individual treatment head when fitted to the device, by detecting and reading data from a tag on the treatment head, which automatically selects the sequence of skincare routines to be performed by the device on the zones of the skin of the subject.
US11179008B2	Portable multi-function herb grinder The invention includes manually operated portable multi-functional herb grinding and vertically dispensing means. The said means is a portable herb grinding device, with storage for raw unused and finished ground dried herbs, that allows grinding and precision vertical dispensing of dried herbs. The said herb grinding device comprising of a manually operated mating grinding rotor and stator, the first of which includes raw material storage and the second part, which removably connects to the said first part, has an integrated storage chamber and precision dispenser. The said first part rotates during the grinding operation and accommodates storage of unused herbs. The said second part is stationary during the grinding operation and accommodates the storage and vertical precision dispensing of the ground product. The dispensing mechanism on the end which can be opened allowing the user to vertically dispense the ground herb in a precise manner or closed for storage or transport.
US11179004B2	Heating table with adjustable-height grill A mechanism for raising and lowering a cooking surface within a recessed combustion chamber is provided.
US11179003B2	Heating table with adjustable-height grill A mechanism for raising and lowering a cooking surface within a recessed combustion chamber is provided.
US11179002B2	Heating device and air fryer A heating device comprises a housing, a driving member a fan, a heating member and a cover. The housing is formed with a cavity and a plurality of holes communicating with the cavity. The driving member is disposed in the cavity and has a driving shaft extending along a first direction. The fan is disposed on the driving shaft and faces the holes. The heating element is disposed between the fan and the plurality of holes. The cover has annular steps. The diameter of the outer surface of the annular steps of the cover is gradually reduced in the first direction. The annular steps can accommodate pots of different diameter openings. With only one heating device that can be used with several pots, the user can cook different sizes of food, and save storage space and cost.
US11178998B2	Compact beverage discharge disposition and beverage preparation machine with said beverage discharge disposition A beverage discharge disposition comprising a discharge casing (1) configured so that can be provided in the front region of a beverage preparation machine (20), including the option of supplying milk and frothed milk, whereby said discharge casing (1) presents a milk circulation disposition (2) that is characterized in that presents a simple and compact construction adapted so that can be attached in removable manner to an attached part of said discharge casing (1) and to provide an ergonomic use of said beverage preparation machine (20). Also, a beverage preparation machine (20) presenting an optimized beverage discharge disposition according to the present invention.
US11178997B2	Machine for dispensing an ice beverage A machine (1) for dispensing an ice beverage in the form of a pourable homogenous mixture of ground ice, liquid and flavour ingredients such as fruit, vegetables, fruit juice, milk, yoghurt or the like. The machine (1) includes a blending unit (3) for blending the constituents of the ice beverage, and an ice dispensing unit (5) for supplying ice to the blending unit (3). The ice dispensing unit (5) includes a portion control device for measuring a predetermined quantity of ice required for blending. The blending unit (3) includes a bendable spout (41) for selectively releasing blended constituents from the blending unit (3). The ice dispensing unit (5) is advantageously able to dispense accurate portions of ice and does not require connection to an external water line or access to a floor drain. The blending unit (3) is advantageously able to produce and pour an ice beverage without requiring a blending container (43) of the unit (3) to be tilted, turned upside down and shaken.
US11178995B2	Exhausted powder material collection container in a beverage preparation machine A collection container to collect exhausted powder material discharged by a brewing device in a beverage preparation machine. The collection container has a receiving zone to receive the exhausted powder material and is provided with conveying means operable to convey the exhausted powder material so as to spread it inside the collection container and reduce its piling up in the receiving zone.
US11178993B2	Rice cooker with lid and body control panels Disclosed is a cooking appliance that includes a cooker body assembly, a lid assembly, a weighing sensor, a first control panel, and a second control panel. The cooker body assembly includes a housing and an inner pot disposed inside the housing. The lid assembly can be opened and closed to cover the inner pot. The first control panel is disposed on the lid assembly, and the second control panel is disposed on the housing. The weighing sensor is electrically connected to the second control panel. According to this disclosure, the second control panel is disposed on the housing, so that the second control panel does not flip to the rear side together with the lid assembly when the lid assembly is opened to add food or water.
US11178987B2	Towels and mats enhancing beach and camping activities New forms of sand-resistant towels, mats, and other textiles, devices, systems and methods are provided. In some aspects of the invention, a beach towel or mat with an inherent sand guard at its edge, and around its periphery, is provided. In other aspects, the guard comprises an internal inflatable skeleton, optimized to demark a home base and prevent small children from wandering from a play area on or about the home base. In still other aspects, the towel or mat is configured for packing and toting by folding and rolling techniques, and the towel or mat presents specialized packing, toting and other devices, such as a sealable pocket(s), reversible self-holding strap(s) and a shoulder strap(s), when so folded and rolled. In several embodiments, the profile and component material(s) of the towel or mat are also specialized to prevent the influx and retention of sand and other loose ground particles.
US11178986B2	Positioning and stabilizing device for picture frames and the like A device is provided which assists the positioning of wall mounted articles in their preferred orientation and stabilizing them to prevent them moving. The device comprises female and male components, each of which include mating features and magnetic elements that facilitate aligning, mating and attracting the female and male components together when the device is assembled. In a method of using the device to position and stabilize an article, such as a framed picture, on a generally vertically oriented structure, such as a wall, each of the female and male components is affixed to a respective one of the back of the article and the wall such that their mating features are exposed and align and mate with one another, and the magnetic elements attract one another, thereby holding the components together, as well as holding the article to the generally vertically oriented structure in a preferred orientation.
US11178985B2	Hanging assembly and frame apparatus incorporating the same A frame apparatus having an adjustable hanging height. The frame apparatus may include a frame having a mounting member thereon. The mounting member may extend along an axis and have a plurality of mounting elements located on opposite sides of the axis in an axially spaced apart manner. Furthermore, a mounting bracket is configured to be coupled to a support surface (i.e., a wall) and to the mounting member. The mounting bracket may extend along an axis and have a plurality of mounting elements located on opposite sides of the axis in an axially spaced apart manner. The frame may be hung from the support surface by engaging a subset of the mounting elements of the mounting member with the mounting elements of the mounting bracket. The mounting member and the mounting bracket may collectively form a hanging assembly for the frame apparatus.
US11178982B2	Product management display system An adjustable tray for a merchandise display system may include a retainer for limiting the movement of products loaded in the adjustable tray, a first divider extending from a first panel and second divider extending from a second panel. The spacing between the first divider and the second divider can be configured to be adjusted. The first panel and the second panel can be configured to move to provide additional surface area for the adjustable tray to accommodate different sized products. The adjustable tray may further include a pusher mechanism configured to bias product toward the retainer.
US11178981B2	Case frame and door assembly for a merchandiser A case frame and mullion assembly includes a case frame including a frame member defining a mullion pocket, a first electrical connector coupled to the frame member within the mullion pocket, a mullion defined by an elongated body, a second electrical connector coupled to the frame member within the mullion pocket, and an attachment mechanism coupled to one or both of the case frame and the mullion, the attachment mechanism positioned between the frame member and the mullion to attach the mullion to the frame member, the attachment mechanism aligns and couples the first electrical connector relative to the second electrical connector upon attachment of the mullion to the frame member.
US11178979B2	Protective covers for baby carrier rings The present invention provides a protective cover for a baby carrier ring and a set thereof. The protective cover is a pocket formed from a pair of washable shields having at least one fastener. The fabric pockets are conformable around baby carrier rings. Each pocket is removably attachable to a baby carrier ring with the fastener. The washable material of the pocket protects the ring from damage while, for example, washing, drying, storing, and shipping the baby carrier.
US11178972B2	Chair with seat tilt mechanism A chair, in particular an office chair, has a seat inclination mechanism. A transverse strut of the seat inclination mechanism forms a spring device and this spring device has at least one torsion element. The seat inclination mechanism further has a basic support on which a backrest support and a seat element support are articulated. The transverse strut of the seat inclination mechanism forms a spring device. The transverse strut extends in the chair transverse direction and wherein the spring device has at least one torsion element, in particular a torsion bar spring. The torsion element, together with the basic support and/or the backrest support and/or the seat element support, is formed integrally, in particular in one piece, from plastic.
US11178969B2	Adaptors with cavities In some examples an adaptor can comprise a first surface to be coupled to an enclosure of a first device, second surface opposite to the first surface to be coupled to an enclosure of a second device, and a cavity extending through the adapter to allow a mounting device to pass through the second surface and the first surface to be coupled to the enclosure of the first device.
US11178967B2	Method and apparatus for articulated storage An articulated storage apparatus has a mounting plate having openings for fasteners to mount to a stable stationary surface, a first arm extending from the mounting plate, a second arm coupled at a first end to the first arm at an end away from the carrier plate by a first vertically-oriented rotation mechanism driven by a first electric motor, a carrier plate having openings for fasteners to mount to a storage container, a third arm extending from the carrier plate coupled at an end away from the carrier plate to the second arm at a second end opposite the first end by a second vertically-oriented rotation mechanism driven by a second electric motor, and a control system having independent drivers for the first and the second electric motors, with inputs for independently rotating the electric motors in opposite directions.
US11178964B2	Mounting system with horizontally-slideable bracket and support bracket The mounting system includes a first crossbar, at least one horizontally-slideable bracket on the first crossbar, and a first support bracket and a second support bracket respectively on a first end and a second end of the first crossbar. The first support bracket and the second support bracket attach the first crossbar to a first vertical upright and a second vertical upright of a consumer product display, respectively. The support brackets each include a major body, and a first engaging structure and a second engaging structure on a first end and a second end of the major body, respectively. The engaging structures each are configured to respectively connect to a front set of teeth and a back set of teeth, where the front set of teeth and the back set of teeth run along a longitudinal length of the first vertical upright and the second vertical upright, respectively.
US11178957B2	Integrated modular backpack and utility frame platform and electronics sub system A backpack includes a frame system. The frame system has two L-shaped members, one or more cross bars, and an attachment bar. A pack has a base, a rear wall, a front wall, two side walls, and a closable lid. The pack also has shoulder straps disposed at the rear wall and a pair of elongated channels on the rear wall. The pack removably couples to the frame system by inserting a long leg of each of the L-shaped members into the respective elongated channel. When the pack is coupled to the frame, the base of the pack is supported on two short legs of the L-shaped members, the frame system is on an exterior of the pack, and the attachment bar can removably couple to either end of the two L-shaped members. An insert is sized and shaped to be removably inserted within an interior volume of the pack.
US11178954B2	Dispensing-by-rotation liquid cosmetic container A dispensing-by-rotation liquid cosmetic container includes a pen body, a piston, a threaded rod and a threaded cylinder, which are coaxially arranged. A pen cap is sleeved on the front end of the pen body. A receiving space is provided inside the pen body. A bristle assembly is fixedly arranged at the front end of the receiving space. The pen cap is sleeved on the bristle assembly. The piston is provided in the receiving space. The piston is in an interference fit with the inner wall of the pen body and moves axially along the inner wall of the pen body, and the piston is fixedly connected to the threaded rod. The threaded rod is rotatably connected to the threaded cylinder by an internal thread. The threaded cylinder and the pen body are axially snap-fitted and rotate relative to each other in the circumferential direction.
US11178945B2	360 degree rotatable accessory Provided is a 360-degree rotatable accessory. The 360 degree rotatable accessory can be used for various purposes such as a decoration of a bag, or a finger ring, a necklace, a bracelet, and an earring, can be rotated a predetermined angle, that is, 360 degrees around a coupling portion, that is, a body, and can be transformed into various shapes because it can be rotated a desired angle and firmly maintained at the angle, thereby having high commercial value and quality.
US11178943B2	Metallic watch strap A metallic watch strap, including a first metallic strap half and a second metallic strap half. The first metallic strap half extending along a longitudinal direction and having an upper side and a lower side. The second metallic strap half having a folding clasp with a first fastening structure equipped to be fastened to the first strap half and with a second fastening structure equipped to be fastened to the second strap half. The first fastening structure has a slide, which, in a first state, is displaceable relative to the first strap half in a guided manner, and including a fixation element, which, in a second state, abuts on the first strap half. The first strap half has fixation indentations and the fixation element has at least one fixation projection fitting into the fixation indentations. In the second state, the fixation projection engages into one of the fixation indentations.
US11178942B2	Customizable jewellery articles A jewelry clasp includes a female end component having a first push-button fastening means and a male end component that is releasably securable within the female end component. The male end component has a second push-button fastening means that engages a portion of the first push-button fastening means. The engaging portion of the first push-button fastening means is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. An ornamental component for jewelry that has an elongate member includes a housing, a channel passing through the housing, and a slot within the housing. The slot is substantially parallel to the channel and passes through a wall of the housing to the channel.
US11178941B2	Fastener tape, slide fastener and fabric with fixedly-attached slide fastener A fastener tape includes a mounting part for mounting a fastener element and a sewing part for sewing a fabric. The mutually adjoining sides of the mounting part and sewing part are integrally connected to each other. Another side of the mounting part which is spaced distantly from the sewing part provides a fastener element mounting side for mounting the fastener element. The sewing part is constituted of a plain weave texture.
US11178939B2	Systems and methods for adjustable mounting A mount secures an object to sheets of material with one or more material thicknesses. The mount includes an inner plate and an outer plate. The outer plate includes a coupler for the object and one or more contact surfaces associated with one or more material thicknesses. The inner plate includes a retention structure to engage a contact surface of the outer plate. A mounting system includes a mount and a coupler integrated with the object to be secured to a sheet of material. The object may be a camera and the mount may be a camera mount.
US11178937B2	Footwear article with tongue reinforcer A footwear article includes a tongue and a tongue reinforcer, which helps the tongue maintain a shape and position when the tongue is subjected to forces or adjustments, such as from other footwear-article elements or from a wearer. For example, the tongue reinforcer may help the tongue maintain a shape and position when a wearer is inserting his or her foot into the footwear article or when medial and/or lateral quarters press inward on the tongue.
US11178936B2	Heeled footwear and method of producing heeled footwear Heeled footwear such as a shoe or boot including a sole assembly and a heel part may be provided. In one implementation, the heel part may include an insert formed in a first material. The insert may include a core body delimited by an upper surface, a lower bottom surface, and an outer surface connecting the upper and lower surfaces. At least a part of the outer surface may be encased in a second material different from the first material. The outer material may form an outer contour layer of the heel part, and the sole assembly may include an outsole formed in the second material, the second material being softer than the first material. The outsole and the outer contour layer may be designed to be formed in one piece providing an outer sole unit being one component.
US11178935B2	Removable leg walker An orthopedic walking boot for a user includes an outer sole having a substantially continuously curved lateral profile bottom walking surface, wherein a radius of curvature of the lateral walking surface varies between 10 mm and infinity, and an upper portion arranged with the outer sole to support a lower portion of the user's leg.
US11178932B2	Device for tightening a sports boot Sports boot including a shell and a liner, the shell extending upward so as to at least partially surround the lower leg of a user and including at least one tightening device configured to tighten the lower leg of the user. The tightening device includes the following: a first strap portion attached to the shell using a first anchoring mechanism; a second strap portion; mechanism configured to pair the first strap portion with the second strap portion; adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the length of the first strap portion or the length of the second strap portion; and a second anchoring mechanism configured to optionally connect the second strap portion to the shell.
US11178930B2	Helmet for reducing concussive forces during collision and facilitating rapid facemask removal An improved design for a helmet to reduce injuries caused by helmet-to-helmet collisions. Certain embodiments include novel quick release features that permit the detachment of a facemask from a helmet in 30 seconds or less so as to attend to an injured player in a rapid fashion. Other aspects relate to impact energy absorbing constructions employing an inner layer, an outer layer spaced apart from the inner padding layer, at least one layer that includes an array of polygonal structures, and at least one layer having a shock-absorbing elastomer, a visco-elastic polymer, an impact dispersing gel, or shape memory material. Still other embodiments include a wireless device with a sensor module coupled to the football helmet generating sensor data in response to an impact to the football helmet.
US11178925B2	Garment with compression panels A garment includes an outer fabric of a first material and an inner panels of a second material. The inner panels are attached to the outer fabric in a way that allows them to be moved towards a front and a back of the garment. For example, the inner panels are movable related to each other and the outer fabric.
US11178924B2	Two toned gowns for operating room personnel The present invention is an improvement to surgical gown with two distinctive features. 1) the back of the gown and the back of the gown sleeves are a contrasting or bright color and 2) these same two-toned gown areas, back of sleeves and gown back top to bottom could also have a resin painted on that would transfer to any object it comes into contact with. Resin transfer will result in a visible change in the gown, a color change and/or bare spot in the resin loss region of the gown.
US11178923B1	Environmentally natural protective and therapeutic (ENPT) face mask An environmentally natural protective and therapeutic (ENPT) mask and an associated method of forming the ENPT mask. The ENPT mask includes: a face mask; and one or more essential oils embedded in the face mask. The one or more essential oils are configured to destroy microbes in direct physical contact with the one or more essential oils. The method of forming the ENPT mask includes embedding the one or more essential oils in the face mask.
US11178919B2	Garment for motorcyclists The present invention relates to a garment for motorcyclists (10) comprising a panel (12) formed by two elastic inserts (14), each elastic insert (14) having a first portion (141), positioned underneath the respective armpit, along the side of the upper portion of the trunk, and a second portion (142), inclined upwards over the respective shoulder blade, and by an elastic band (16), crosswise positioned along the bottom portion of the back. According to the invention the two elastic inserts (14) are connected to the elastic band (16) by means of at least one not-stretchable element (18), running along the sides of the torso. Moreover the garment (10) comprises two further stretchable pieces (20), each stretchable piece (20) running along the inner side of the sleeve from the wrist up to the armpit and being provided with an extension (22) extending along the adjacent side of the upper portion of the trunk and joined to the first portion (141) of the adjacent elastic insert (14).
US11178917B2	Hands free pumping garment A nursing garment system to facilitate selective nursing and hands-free breastpumping having at least one connector configured to selectively connect a nursing bra to at least one of a hands-free breastpumping device, a nursing cover, and a breast cup of the system is disclosed. The at least one connector may include a closing device partially attached to each of the at least one of the hands-free breastpumping device, the nursing cover, and the breast cup of the system, the closing device configured to connect to a nursing bra closing device. The system may include a pumping garment having a partial figure 8 edge.
US11178909B2	Electronic cigarette with short circuit prevention An electronic cigarette, including: a seal cover; a housing; a silicone seal; a limit cover; a heating wire; a fixed seat; a fixed tube; a battery; a silicone sleeve; a plate including a pneumatic switch; and a plug. The housing includes a first part and a second part. The first part includes a curved airway filled with memory foam. The second part includes a first cavity and a second cavity arranged side by side. The silicone seal, the limit cover, the heating wire, the fixed seat, and the fixed tube are disposed in the first cavity of the housing. The battery, the silicone sleeve, the plate, and the plug are disposed in the second cavity of the housing. The heating wire and the fixed tube are disposed on the fixed seat, and the heating wire includes a pin embedded in the fixed tube.
US11178908B2	Atomizer and electronic cigarette thereof An atomizer changes the inflow and outflow direction by adding a shunt tube. The external air passes through the bottom of the atomizing chamber to the top of the atomizing chamber, carrying out the smoke in the atomizing chamber. In another atomizer, the air outlet pipe extends directly to the bottom of the atomizing chamber, where it is connected to the air inlet passage in the air intake member. As such, the smoke in the atomizing chamber can be carried out by the external air.
US11178903B2	Method for adjusting the diameter of an elongated rod The invention relates to a method for adjusting the diameter of an elongated rod, said method comprising: providing an elongated rod having a preliminary diameter; selecting a desired final diameter of the elongated rod; providing a diameter adjusting device including a first tubular element having an inlet and an outlet and a channel connecting the inlet and the outlet; adjusting the diameter of the outlet as a function of the desired final diameter of the elongated rod, wherein the diameter of the inlet is bigger than the diameter of the outlet when adjusted; and inserting the elongated rod in the diameter adjusting device from the inlet and outputting it from the outlet so that said elongated rod is compressed to the desired final diameter when outputted from the outlet of the first tubular element.
US11178902B2	Apparatus and method to fetch an end portion of a sheet of material wound in a bobbin The invention relates to an apparatus (100) and a method to fetch an end portion of a sheet (40) of material wound in a bobbin (152), the apparatus including: a rotatable bobbin holder (150) adapted to be inserted in a bobbin; an articulated arm (180); a suction device (110) having a contact surface (124) including a first portion (130) capable of exerting a first suction power and a second portion (132) capable of exerting a second suction power different from zero, wherein the first suction power is higher than the second suction power, the suction device being attached to the articulated arm; and a control unit (190), adapted to command a movement of the articulated arm so that the first portion of the contact surface of the suction device contacts the bobbin. The invention also relates to a method to fetch an end portion of a sheet of material wound in a bobbin.
US11178897B2	Extruder with non-stop die change device and method of using same An extruder with a non-stop die change device includes an extrusion cavity, a die change device located at the outlet of the extrusion cavity, and a first die and a second die that are connected to the side wall of a housing of the die change device. A transfer channel is provided in a movable block of the die change device. When the movable block moves to a first position in the housing, the transfer channel communicates to the extrusion cavity with a first channel, and when the movable block moves to a second position in the housing, the transfer channel communicates to the extrusion cavity with a second channel. Therefore, die change and product type change can be achieved without stopping the extruder. If a die is blocked, the extruder does not need to stop for changing a new die.
US11178896B2	Fruit and vegetable skin patterned oxidizer A device, which can be used to convey a message on the skin of fruits and/or vegetables, the device having at least one prong capable of piercing the skin of a fruit and/or vegetable and connected to a rigid base that limits the depth the prong pierces the skin of the fruit and/or vegetable. The prongs may be configured in the mirror inverse shape of a character, symbol, picture and/or pattern. The device may be used to convey messages or designs on the skin of bananas.
US11178895B2	Composition for enhancing immunity of insects and method thereof Provided is a use of a Macaranga tanarius preparation or extract for manufacturing a composition for enhancing immunity of an insect, particularly a bee. Also provided is a method for enhancing immunity of an insect, particularly a bee. The method comprises administering an effective amount of a composition of the present invention to the insect.
US11178894B2	Steviol glycoside transport A recombinant host capable of producing a steviol glycoside which overexpresses a polypeptide which mediates steviol glycoside transport and which polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29 or an amino acid sequence having at least about 50% sequence identity thereto. A recombinant host capable of producing a steviol glycoside which has been modified, preferably in its genome, to result in a deficiency in the production of a polypeptide which mediates steviol glycoside transport and which polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29 or an amino acid sequence having at least about 50% sequence identity thereto.
US11178887B2	Laver snack including hemp seed powder and hemp oil, and manufacturing method and apparatus thereof A laver snack includes laver on the lower side forming a bottom; the edible adhesive applied to the laver on the lower side; the additive including hemp seed powder adhered to the edible adhesive; the laver on the upper side covering the above additives, forming a top; and hemp oil applied to the laver on the upper side.
US11178881B2	Frozen dough product and method for making the same A proofed frozen dough includes a dough mixture of flour, water, and optionally additives; gas bubbles dispersed throughout the dough matrix; a spent yeast component; and a preserved yeast component. According to some aspects, the preserved yeast component includes encapsulated yeast, fat-coated yeast, non-hydrated active dry yeast, non-hydrated instant yeast, non-hydrated semi-dry yeast, non-hydrated frozen yeast, or a combination thereof. A frozen dough product can be prepared by mixing dough ingredients to produce a dough composition, where the dough ingredients include water, flour, a first yeast, and a second yeast; proofing the dough, where during proofing the first yeast is spent and the second yeast is preserved; and freezing the dough after proofing.
US11178877B2	Formulation comprising a beneficial P. bilaii strain and talc for use in seed treatment The present invention relates to a method of treating seed, comprising applying at least one plant treatment agent to said seed; and applying a dry formulation comprising/consisting of spores of P. bilaii and talc powder to said seed. The invention furthermore relates to a formulation for use in seed treatment comprising spores of P. bilaii and talc powder, seed treated with such formulation and methods of improving applicability and quality of P. bilaii spores and methods of improving plant growth, plant health or plant vigor.
US11178875B2	Methods and compositions for spray drying gram-negative bacteria Methods for spray drying gram negative bacteria are provided. Such spray drying methods are performed under conditions that allow for the spray dried composition to retain the biological activity of interest of the gram-negative bacteria. Further provided are compositions comprising a spray dried gram-negative bacteria, where the spray dried formulation comprises at least 105 CFU/gram of said gram-negative bacteria. The gram-negative bacteria employed in the various methods and compositions can comprise a biological activity of interest which, in specific embodiments, controls one or more pathogens that cause plant disease and/or improve at least one agronomic trait of interest. The spray dried formulation can be used as an inoculant for plants. Methods for growing a plant susceptible to plant disease and methods and compositions for controlling plant disease are also provided. Further provided are methods and compositions of increasing disease resistance in plants. Methods and compositions for improving plant health and/or improving at least one agronomic trait of interest are also provided.
US11178874B2	Articles comprising antioxidizing agents and bacteriostatic agents, and production processes thereof An article may include a material having a surface containing at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and at least one antioxidant. A method of using a mixture including at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and at least one antioxidant, as bacteriostatic agent may include: applying the mixture to a surface of an article.
US11178863B2	Method to use a colored photoluminescent composition in agricultural applications The inventive subject matter provides a method for the incorporation of colored photoluminescent materials to be sprayed on to plants and soils. The incorporation of colored photoluminescent materials assists the spray operator through the use of black lights allowing for more precise low right or nighttime spray and seeding operations. More specifically, this invention relates to a colored photoluminescent adjuvant to be applied to targeted crops, plants and seeds to assist in the low light or nighttime application of bioactive agents, such as chemicals and pesticides. The colored photoluminescent adjuvant can be applied as a solution or a foam.
US11178859B2	Biomarkers for resistance to porcine circovirus 2 associated disease The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for increasing resistance to PCV2 infection in pigs. The increased resistance may be the result of siRNA or genetic modification through CRISPR or a vectored virus targeting SNPs that are resistant to PCV2 infection.
US11178858B2	Aquarium The present disclosure relates to the technical field of aquarium equipment. Disclosed is an aquarium that includes a tank, an electric device disposed in the tank, a first conductive contact configured to be coupled to an external power source, and a second conductive contact coupled to the electric device. The first conductive contact is configured to come into contact with the second conductive contact to power up the electric device.
US11178856B2	Cognitive hive architecture A cognitive hive architecture for determining and managing a hive health index of a hive. The cognitive hive architecture is executable by a processor in communication with a computing device or a computing environment. The cognitive hive architecture includes sensors embedded within the hive. The cognitive hive architecture acquires data from the sensors, which are monitoring real-time conditions of the hive. The data being representative of the real-time conditions. The cognitive hive architecture tags the data to physical identifications and positional identifications to produce tagged data. The cognitive hive architecture associates the tagged data to physical profiles and positional profiles and generates the hive health index based on the physical profiles and the positional profiles.
US11178854B2	Vertical egg washer and dryer such as integrated into an egg processing line A vertical washer or dryer, such as integrated into an egg handling operation. The vertical washer or dryer includes a vertically extending body supporting a carousel conveyor adapted to support pluralities of eggs during transport in successive ascending and descending fashion within the body between an inlet location and an outlet location of the body. A first egg conveyor communicates the eggs with the inlet location of the carousel conveyor, a second egg conveyor communicating the eggs with the outlet location. A least one of a plurality of egg washer spray bars or, in the separate variant, a plurality of egg dryer air knives, are integrated into the body in communication with the carousel conveyor for washing/drying the eggs while supported upon the carousel conveyor.
US11178850B2	Animal knee protector A device for protecting the knee area of an animal leg from damage or abrasion is provided. A protective sheet encircles the animal leg around the knee and is supported in position by a support section resting on the fetlock. The support section is ventilated and the contact areas are softly padded for comfort of the animal.
US11178847B2	Pet carrier for transporting a pet in a vehicle and associated method Disclosed herein is a pet carrier for transporting a pet in a vehicle. The pet carrier includes a housing comprising a back wall, a front wall opposite the back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall opposite the top wall, and a door formed in at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall. At least one dimension of the housing is adjustable. The pet carrier also includes a wall reinforcement system. The wall reinforcement system includes at least one front reinforcement strap, coupled to and extending across the front wall, and side reinforcement straps each, coupled to and extending across corresponding ones of the first side wall and the second side wall. The at least one front reinforcement strap is coupled to the side reinforcement straps.
US11178846B2	Environmental control apparatus for animal housing facilities The present application is directed to an environmental control system for an agricultural animal housing facility. This system includes a plurality of air handling systems configured to deliver supply air to an agricultural animal housing facility, wherein each air handling system is configured to receive a portion of fresh air and a portion of recirculated internal air, and wherein each air handling system is configured to mix the fresh air and internal air and provide the resultant mixture to the agricultural animal housing facility as supply air. The plurality of air handling systems are configured to regulate a proportion of fresh air to internal air in response to an internal temperature of the agricultural animal housing facility.
US11178845B2	Cheese ripening A method for providing a naturally ripened, cylindrically shaped cheese of the hard or semi-hard type is provided. The method comprises: (i) forming a cylindrically shaped cheese from a curd by conventional means; (ii) applying a protective water-permeable coating layer onto the entire surface of the cheese, thereby obtaining a coated cheese; (iii) partially enclosing the coated cheese with a further coating of a water-impermeable material such that the convex, circumferential sides and the curved area are covered while leaving the flat bottom and top surfaces uncovered, thereby obtaining a partially enclosed coated cheese; and (iv) allowing the partially enclosed coated cheese to ripen. A naturally ripened, cylindrically shaped, coated cheese of the hard or semi-hard type obtainable by the method is also provided.
US11178843B2	Cotton variety PX2B04W3FE The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX2B04W3FE, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX2B04W3FE, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX2B04W3FE with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX2B04W3FE with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2B04W3FE, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2B04W3FE, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US11178837B1	Soybean cultivar 92230102 A soybean cultivar designated 92230102 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 92230102, to the plants of soybean cultivar 92230102, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 92230102, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 92230102. 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 92230102. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 92230102, 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 92230102 with another soybean cultivar.
US11178836B2	Soybean cultivar 2562880 A soybean cultivar designated 2562880 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2562880, the plants of soybean 2562880, to plant parts of soybean 2562880, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2562880 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 2562880, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2562880, 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 2562880 with another soybean cultivar.
US11178834B2	Brassica carinata varieties producing seed with reduced glucosinolate content The invention is in the field of Brassica carinata breeding (i.e. Ethiopian mustard breeding), specifically to Brassica carinata varieties producing seed having reduced total glucosinolate content relative to seed from existing Brassica carinata commercial varieties when grown in the same location under the same conditions. The present invention relates to seeds, plants or parts thereof, cells, methods of making, and uses of such Brassica carinata varieties and their progeny.
US11178826B1	Cultivation bag assembly for cultivating microbes A cultivation bag assembly for the cultivation of microbes, fungi and other organisms includes an inner bag having first and second walls that are joined together along side edges to define an inner bag interior for containing a food substrate and an organism to be cultivated. At least one of the first and second walls is constructed of a layer of water-vapor permeable material to allow the passage of water vapor therethrough. An outer bag having first and second walls is joined along side edges to define an outer bag interior. The first and second walls of the outer bag are formed from gas impermeable layers. The inner bag and outer bag are coupled together at a first end of each of the inner bag and outer bag. The inner bag is contained within the interior of the outer bag in a cultivation configuration. A window is provided on the inner bag to allow one to view the interior of the inner bag through the window.
US11178821B2	Reel finger A reel for use in an agricultural header has an axis of rotation and comprises a bat and a finger. The bat is mounted to rotate around the axis of rotation to gather crop, and has a non-circular cross-sectional profile. The finger is mounted to the bat to rotate with the bat around the axis of rotation to gather crop. The finger comprises a tine and a clamshell mount to which the tine is coupled and that surrounds the bat to mount the finger to the bat against rotation about the bat.
US11178820B2	Grain-harvesting farming equipment Agricultural implements include equipment designed for harvesting, cleaning and storing farming produce. The farming produce it is designed to process particularly includes peanuts, beans or any other produce disposed in rows that can be gathered from the ground. The agricultural equipment can include a head (2), endowed with a collecting platform (3) with belts (5); with the head (2) including a transmission box (4) of the dual and pivotable type. The head (2) has complete hydraulic system with hydraulic oil tank (9), heat exchanger (9A) and filters, and the transmission box (4) further has an auxiliary input (11) to couple an accessory that can be hydraulic, pneumatic or electric, in order to drive auxiliary systems. In the rear part of the equipment are helicoids (6) that extend to the vertical transporter (7) and latter to the container (8).
US11178817B2	Weed seed destruction drive transfer arrangement Weed seeds are destroyed in the chaff from a combine harvester by repeated high speed impacts caused by a rotor mounted in one of a pair of side by side housings which accelerate the discarded seeds in a direction centrifugally away from the rotor onto a stator including angularly adjustable stator surfaces around the axis. Thus the discarded seeds rebound back and forth between the rotor and the stator to provide a plurality of impacts. The seeds are carried axially of the rotor by a controlled airstream so that they move to an axial discharge location where a discharge fan is mounted. The angle of the discharge around the rotor axis can be changed to direct the seeds to the side of the combine away from a straw chopper, towards the guide fins of the tailboard of the chopper, or into the housing of the straw chopper.
US11178812B1	Stand-on mower folding platform system A mower system that includes a stand-on rider platform system that includes a folding rider platform pivotally coupled to the mower frame and a folding rider platform suspension system that includes a resilient member adapted to engage with the folding rider platform while the folding rider platform is in a folded-down position. The stand-on rider platform system can also include a rider presence sensor adapted to engage with the folding rider platform while the folding rider platform is in the folded-down position.
US11178811B2	Lawn mower robot, system of lawn mower robot and control method of lawn mower robot system A lawn mower robot has a main body, and a driving unit configured to move the main body. The lawn mower robot also has a receiver configured to receive a signal transmitted from at least one transmission device in a travel area. The lawn more robot also has a controller. The controller controls the driving unit based on a result and a prestored area map. The result is based on the signal received by the receiver, and the area map includes an arrangement position of the at least one transmission device. The controller detects a position change of the at least one transmission device based on the result and updates the area map by determining a present position of the at least one transmission device in the area map according to the position change.
US11178809B1	Nozzle, valve, and manifold assembly for precision application of crop protectant A treatment system for spraying treatment fluid onto plants in a field is described. The treatment system includes a highly configurable treatment mechanism including an array of nozzles and valve assemblies coupled into manifolds, and manifold assemblies. The manifolds of the manifold assemblies can be oriented in an open state or a nested state, the open state with no overlap between nozzles of adjacent manifolds and the nested state with overlap between nozzles of adjacent manifolds. The manifolds can have multiple configurations, examples of which include a tube manifold and an offset manifold. The nozzles of the system can have multiple configurations, examples of which include a tri-spray nozzle, a bar nozzle, a fan nozzle, and a deflected fan nozzle. The system can be controlled by a system controller which detects plant material and instructs a nozzle or combination of nozzles to spray treatment fluid.
US11184999B2	Charging column A charging column includes an equipment box having a control equipment and a delivery pipelines, an isolated docking box disposed outside the equipment box, a power device and a cooling pipeline. An interior of the isolated docking box is isolated from an interior of the equipment box. A first pair of joints are connected to the delivery pipelines and electrodes are electrically connected to the control equipment inside the isolated docking box. The power device is connected to the isolated docking box and the electrodes therein. The cooling pipeline connected to the isolated docking box includes a second pair of joints for engaging with the first pair of joints. Any coolant leakage and falling off objects can be retained inside the isolated docking box, thereby protecting the control equipment from damages.
US11184996B1	Double sided heat exchanger cooling unit A cooling unit positioned between a first and a second gas stream, the first and the second gas stream having no direct fluid contact therebetween. The cooling unit includes a double-sided heat exchanger with a first side that is in thermal communication with the first gas stream and a second side that is in thermal communication with the second gas stream. The double-sided heat exchanger provides a direct path of thermal conduction between the first gas stream and the second gas stream. First fins are provided on the first side of the double-sided heat exchanger and second fins are provided on the second side of the double-sided heat exchanger. A first surface area of the first side of the double-sided heat exchanger is at least 5% greater than a second surface area of the second side of the double-sided heat exchanger. A housing surrounds a fan and the second fins.
US11184994B2	Configurable line card flapper According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a first component, a plurality of line card slots, a fan array, and a sensor arrangement. The first component has a first opening defined therein and a second opening defined therein. The first component includes a first configurable line card flapper is arranged to at least partially cover the first opening and a second configurable line card flapper is arranged to at least partially cover the second opening. The plurality of line card slots includes a first line card slot associated with the first opening and a second line card slot associated with the second opening. The fan array includes a plurality of fans. The sensor arrangement includes at least one sensor arranged to monitor at least one condition. The first and second configurable line card flappers are arranged to be configured using information obtained from the sensor arrangement.
US11184986B2	Display device A multi-display device is disclosed. The multi-display device includes a display module; a frame positioned behind the display module, a displacement adjustment unit positioned between the display module and the frame, mounted on the display module or the frame, and configured to adjust a distance between the display module and the frame, and an attachment part fixed to the displacement adjustment unit and attached to or detached from the frame or the display module.
US11184985B2	Method of manufacturing touch structure and touch structure A touch structure and a method of manufacturing the touch structure are provided. The method includes: forming a first conductive layer on a base substrate; forming a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer; and patterning the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer to respectively form a first conductive layer pattern and a second conductive layer pattern; the first conductive layer pattern is formed after the second conductive layer pattern is formed, and the first conductive layer pattern and the second conductive layer pattern are different from each other.
US11184982B2	Display panel and chip-on-film (COF) package bonding structure, panel bonding pins, package bonding pins, and display panel and COF package bonding method A display panel and chip-on-film (COF) package bonding structure is provided and includes a display panel including a panel substrate and a plurality of panel bonding pins. The panel bonding pins are disposed on the panel substrate and are arranged along a lateral direction. Each of the panel bonding pins is trapezoidal and is directed along a longitudinal direction. A COF package is bonded to the display panel and includes a package substrate and a plurality of package bonding pins. The package bonding pins are disposed on the package substrate, are arranged along the lateral direction, and are bonded to the panel bonding pins respectively. Each of the package bonding pins is trapezoidal and along the longitudinal direction. The trapezoidal panel bonding pins and package bonding pins can be aligned with and contacts each other.
US11184980B2	Foldable electronic device including integrated ground structure An electronic device includes first and second housings rotatably coupled with each other through a hinge, thereby being in a folded state or an unfolded state. The electronic device further includes first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs) disposed in the first and second housings, respectively, and at least one wiring member electrically connecting the first and second PCBs. The electronic device further includes a window disposed over the first and second housings and the hinge, and a display disposed under the window. The display includes a display panel extending in the first housing and having a first FPCB electrically connected to a ground of the first PCB. The display includes a polymer member, a first conductive member disposed in the first housing and electrically connected to the first FPCB, and a second conductive member disposed in the second housing. The electronic device further includes a supporting member disposed between the second conductive member and the second PCB in the second housing. The second conductive member is electrically connected to the second PCB through a conductive region of the supporting member and electrically connected to the ground of the first PCB through the wiring member.
US11184971B1	Synchronized illuminated fashion accessories Devices, a set of devices, and methods are described to create coordinated, or synchronized, displays of colors by worn fashion accessories, such as necklaces, earrings, shoes, belts, and the like. A master device is defined that sends broadcast, wireless commands to slave devices, which respond with colors and timing in a synchronized way, typically to enhance the experiences of the wearers. Synchronization may include simultaneous lighting, sequential lighting, the same color or coordinated colors. A group ID in messages is defined so that a first set of fashion accessories on a first group of wearers may be controlled by one master, while a nearby second set of fashion accessories worn by a second set of wearers controlled by a second master do not conflict. Operation, including changes from a standby state to an operational state is automatic, using, for example motion detection.
US11184968B2	Occupancy sensor calibration and occupancy estimation Some embodiments are directed to an occupancy sensor calibration device (100) arranged to repeatedly detect an occupancy in vision data and a concurrent occupancy detection in the occupancy data, determine a location of the detected occupancy in the vision data, and store the location as part of the occupancy sensing region.
US11184967B2	Angularly varying light emitting device with an imager In one embodiment, a light emitting system comprises an angularly varying light emitting device (AVLED) comprising one or more light sources, the AVLED operable to individually adjust light flux output from the one or more light sources into different angular bins in the environment; and a light sensor positioned to receive light from the environment, wherein light from the angularly varying light emitting device is cycled to emit light flux into different angular bins at different time periods, the light sensor is synchronized to capture first information related to light from the light flux reflected from the environment at the different time periods, and the angularly varying light emitting device adjusts the light flux output in different angular bins based on analysis of the first information received by the light sensor. The light sensor may be an imager and the AVLED may comprise a micro-LED array.
US11184960B2	System and method for controlling power for a cooking device A method for controlling a power of an electromagnetic cooking device is shown. The method includes controlling a power supply to deliver a power level to the amplifier and monitoring at least one RF feed delivered to an enclosed cavity. The method further includes identifying an output power based on the RF feed and comparing the output power to a maximum power. A power difference of the output power compared to a target power is determined, and the power difference is compared to a plurality of difference thresholds. Based on the comparison, the power level is adjusted by a plurality of power adjustment magnitudes.
US11184954B2	Heater for aerosol-generating device with connectors The aerosol-generating device includes a housing, and a power supply configured to supply electrical power to a heating element by way of a transformer assembly within the housing. The transformer assembly includes a magnetic flux guide, a primary circuit including a primary winding extending around a first portion of the magnetic flux guide and electrically connected to the power supply, and a secondary circuit including a secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary winding and extending around a second portion of the magnetic flux guide. The number of turns in the primary winding is greater than the number of turns in the secondary winding. The secondary circuit includes at least two electrical contacts configured to form an electrical connection with the heating element.
US11184953B2	Systems and methods for providing low latency services via an evolved packet core network A controller may create pseudo-slices to provide differentiated levels of service and/or execution of services at different edge locations within an Evolved Packet Core (“EPC”) network based on existing identifiers that are used to configure control plane and/or user plane function of the network. Each pseudo-slice may allow User Equipment (“UE”) to directly exchange user plane traffic with remote nodes in the core network for latency insensitive services, or with local nodes at the closer edge locations for low latency services. The different classes of service provided by the controller may be based on an Access Point Name (“APN”), Quality-of-Service Class Identifier (“QCI”), Service Provider Identifier (“SPID”), Allocation and Retention Priority (“ARP”), and/or other request or profile identifiers. The controller may also create pseudo-slices to leverage Fifth Generation (“5G”) connectivity when exchanging the user plane traffic in an EPC network that supports 5G Non-Standalone Access (“NSA”).
US11184950B1	Incorporating co-site interference in dynamic spectrum access systems with minimal computational needs A system and method for incorporating co-site interference impact in dynamic spectrum access for heterogeneous hierarchical networks where preprocessing is used to create lookup tables for the different types of co-site interference. The lookup tables reflect the weight of the spectral leakage lobes for all signals internal and external to the system under different conditions. Lookup tables can be used at any hierarchical entity that offer dynamic spectrum access services in a cloud services construct. Co-site interference impact becomes its own set of dynamic spectrum access services that can be added to a dynamic spectrum access capable system without impacting the other dynamic spectrum access computations needs such as computation that produce spatial separation. Co-site interference becomes a second order spatial separation that is abstracted in lookup tables and adaptable based on measured metrics such that different lookup tables can be used under different conditions.
US11184949B1	Dynamic frequency selection channel assessment mechanism Technologies directed to Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) channel assessment mechanisms are described. A processing device of a first wireless device identifies a channel identifier corresponding to a first operating channel being used by a first radio of the first wireless device to communicate with a first access point (AP) enabled on a radio of a second wireless device. The processing device identifies multiple devices in proximity to the first wireless device using a second radio. The processing device determines an airtime utilization percentage value for each operating channel of the second radio and determines a number of radar events for each DFS channel. The processing device determines a second channel identifier having a fewest number of radar events and selects a second operating channel for a second AP on the second radio, the second channel corresponding to the second operating channel.
US11184948B2	Determining the number of symbols in a data field of a frame based on aggregation A method for determining a number of symbols in a data field of a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) is described. The method includes determining, by a wireless transmitting device, whether aggregation is to be applied to the PPDU; determining, by the wireless transmitting device, whether a PSDU length indication of the data field for the PPDU is greater than zero; selecting, by the wireless transmitting device, a first value in response to determining that (1) aggregation is not to be applied to the PPDU and (2) the PSDU length indication for the PPDU is greater than zero; and calculating, by the wireless transmitting device, the number of symbols in the data field of the PPDU based on the first value, wherein the first value is the PSDU length indication.
US11184947B2	Radio link control transmission method and related products Disclosed in embodiments of the present invention are a radio link control (RLC) transmission method and related products, the method comprising: receiving a first RLC protocol data unit (PDU) set from a transmit end RLC entity, the first RLC PDU set being generated by the transmit end RLC entity according to an original data segment; when it is detected that a plurality of RLC PDU s in the first RLC PDU set is not successfully received, transmitting a state report of an indication domain carrying the sequence number (SN) of the plurality of RLC PDUs; receiving a second RLC PDU set from the transmit end RLC entity; and obtaining the original data segment according to the first RLC PDU set and the second RLC PDU set. The embodiments resolve the problem of large overhead of the state report fed back to the transmit end RLC entity when a receive end RLC entity needs the transmit end RLC entity to retransmit the RLC PDUs in a 5G NR system.
US11184936B2	Method and apparatus for managing a bearer configuration of a relay user equipment The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for use in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a method comprising: receiving a bearer list of a relay User Equipment (UE) from a mobility management entity (MME) of the relay UE; receiving a bearer list of a remote UE from a MME of the remote UE; and if the bearer list of the relay UE has no bearer that matches to the bearer list of the remote UE in terms of delay budget of a specific service, transmitting a request for additional bearer setup including a cause value associated with the delay budget to the MME of the relay UE, and an apparatus therefore.
US11184935B2	Method and apparatus for operating wireless communication system having separated mobility management and session management The present invention defines signaling required for separating a network entity (NE) responsible for mobility management (MM) and session management (SM), which are main function of a control plane (CP) in a next generation (NextGen) mobile communication system, and presents a basic procedure for providing mobile communication services including the signaling. Therefore, complexity of core equipment responsible for the CP is reduced in order to implement a network slice function and provide various levels of mobility, and an effect of minimizing a signaling load therebetween can be obtain. In addition, it is possible to efficiently manage the resources of a base station (radio access network (RAN)) and a user plane network entity (UP NF).
US11184932B2	Method for performing RACH procedure between terminal and base station, and base station and terminal therefor The 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 an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a base station performs a random access channel (RACH) procedure with a terminal, the base station can receive a random access (RA) preamble from the terminal, generate a random access response (RAR) message including an uplink grant allocated to the terminal, allocate a physical downlink control channel resource through which the generated RAR message is to be transmitted, transmit the RAR message to the terminal through the allocated physical downlink control channel resource, and receive a radio resource control (RRC) layer connection request message from the terminal through a resource allocated to the terminal by the uplink grant. The present research has been conducted with support from the “Cross-Departmental Giga-KOREA Project” funded by the government (Ministry of Science and ICT) in 2017 (No. GK17N0100, development of a millimeter wave 5G mobile communication system).
US11184926B2	LBT parameters for SRS transmission According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) of managing a listen-before-talk (LBT) contention window size comprises performing a first LBT procedure using a first contention window size and priority class for a first uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The first uplink transmission comprises an acknowledged transmission. The method further comprises transmitting a second uplink transmission. The second uplink transmission comprises an un-acknowledged transmission. The method further comprises receiving an acknowledgement for the first uplink transmission, and modifying both the first contention window size and a second contention window based on the received acknowledgement. The method further comprises performing a second LBT procedure using the second contention window size and a second priority class for a third uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The third uplink transmission comprises an un-acknowledged transmission.
US11184924B2	Multiple starting positions for uplink transmission on unlicensed spectrum Systems and method for multiple uplink starting positions are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operating a wireless communication device includes identifying candidate starting positions for an uplink (UL) transmission in an unlicensed spectrum and selecting at least one starting position from among the candidate start positions based on autonomous UL starting points according to an outcome of a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure performed with respect to the unlicensed spectrum and/or one or more fixed UL starting points signaled in a UL grant. In this way, a wireless communication device may improve throughput by using resources that would not have been available otherwise.
US11184921B2	Method and apparatus for performing contention-based and non-contention-based beam failure recovery in a wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a 5G communication system, which is provided to support a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. The disclosure relates to a method for recovering a beam into a correct beam according to a position of a terminal using a non-contention-based and contention-based beam failure recovery method in order to recover a beam failure in which communication is disconnected due to movement of a terminal or the like in a wireless communication system performing beam-based communication services.
US11184915B2	Sidelink communication method, terminal and network equipment The present disclosure provides a sidelink communication method, a terminal and network equipment. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, resource configuration information sent by first network equipment; entering a distributed resource scheduling mode to perform sidelink communication with a second terminal if the resource configuration information sent by the first network equipment includes first preset information, otherwise, establishing connection with second network equipment, and receiving resource configuration information sent by the second network equipment; entering the distributed resource scheduling mode to perform sidelink communication with the second terminal if the resource configuration information sent by the second network equipment includes second preset information; entering a centralized resource scheduling mode to perform sidelink communication with the second terminal if the resource configuration information sent by the second network equipment includes third preset information.
US11184913B2	Node and method for downlink communications scheduling Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a base station and corresponding method for scheduling a downlink broadcast transmission using PDSCH. The base station is also configured to provide an OFDM PDSCH to a wireless terminal, which monitors ePDCCH for receiving downlink control data. Thus, by applying such a symbol, a wireless terminal that monitors ePDCCH and a wireless terminal that monitors PDCCH may receive the same downlink broadcast transmission on PDSCH. Example embodiments are also directed towards a wireless terminal for receiving such downlink broadcast transmissions.
US11184908B2	Method and device for transmitting/receiving radio signal in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and specifically, to a method and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: repeatedly receiving a PDCCH including scheduling information, wherein the scheduling information includes time delay information; and repeatedly transmitting a PUSCH indicated by the scheduling information, after a time point indicated by the time delay information from the time point when the repeated receiving of the PDCCH ends, wherein a time resource in a time region includes a fixed DL time unit having a transmission direction fixed to a DL, and a time resource includes a fixed uplink (UL) time unit having a transmission direction fixed to a UL, and a floating time unit having a variable transmission direction, and the time point indicated by the time delay information is calculated on the basis of the fixed UL time unit.
US11184907B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting a transport block in a transmission occasion A configured-grant configuration can be received. The configured-grant configuration can configure periodic plurality of UL repetition bundles, each UL repetition bundle including a number of PUSCH repetitions. The periodic plurality of UL repetition bundles can include a plurality of transmission occasions. A first TB can be transmitted in UL resources corresponding to at least a portion of an UL repetition bundle of the periodic plurality of UL repetition bundles. An indication can be received from a network. A transmission occasion among the plurality of transmission occasions of the periodic plurality of UL repetition bundles can be determined based on the indication to transmit a second TB in UL resources. The second TB can be transmitted in the determined transmission occasion. The second TB can include different data from the first TB.
US11184905B2	Medium access control schedulers for wireless communication Wireless communication between a base station and at least one user equipment comprises the following. Each user equipment periodically measures channel quality of communication with the base station and transmits a channel quality indicator to the base station. The base station schedules communication with the at least one user equipment based upon the periodically transmitted channel quality indicators.
US11184904B2	Cross-standard scheduling method and base station Embodiments of this application disclose a cross-standard scheduling method and a base station, used for unified scheduling of UEs in different standards by using a unified scheduler, to achieve space division multiplexing of a spectrum resource, where different standards may share the spectrum resource. A unified scheduler is disposed in the base station in the embodiments of this application. The method and the base station may obtain downlink channel information of UEs operating using different standards and in overlapping coverage range. The method and the base station may determine a scheduling result using the unified scheduler based on the obtained downlink channel information of the UEs. The method and the base station may schedule the UEs based on the scheduling result.
US11184903B1	Methods and systems for performance enhancement of downlink shared channels According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a network node comprises indicating in a control message at least a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) and a scaling factor for a shared downlink channel. The scaling factor indicates a value less than 1. The method further comprises sending the control message to a User Equipment (UE), the control message enabling determination of a Transport Block Size (TBS) for the shared downlink channel.According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a control message. The control message indicates at least a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) and a scaling factor for a shared downlink channel. The scaling factor indicates a value less than 1. The method further comprises determining a transport block size (TBS) based on the MCS and the scaling factor indicated in the control message.
US11184897B2	Method and apparatus for requesting system information by using preamble in next generation mobile communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme for convergence of an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, a security and security related service, or the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT related technology. The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for efficiently transmitting or receiving system information by using a preamble in a next generation mobile communication system.
US11184895B2	Information transmission method, network device, and terminal device Embodiments of the present application provide an information transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device, which can improve downlink receiving performance. A network device sends indication information to a terminal device, where the indication information indicates a beam corresponding to a downlink transmission channel determined by the network device from multiple pieces of configuration information, the beam corresponding to the downlink transmission channel is used to transmit the downlink transmission channel, and each piece of the multiple pieces of configuration information includes at least one of: information of at least one transmitting beam, information of a receiving beam corresponding to the at least one transmitting beam, and resource mapping information, where the resource mapping information indicates a resource available or unavailable for downlink transmission of the at least one transmitting beam; the network device transmits the downlink transmission channel through the beam corresponding to the downlink transmission channel.
US11184891B2	Time-domain resource information indication method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for indicating time domain resource information are provided, wherein the method includes the following acts: conveying, based on preset subcarrier spacing information, time domain resource indication information of a data channel in a mobile communication system adopting multiple subcarrier spacings. The preset subcarrier spacing information may include one of the multiple subcarrier spacings, or may be based on a rule of the multiple subcarrier spacings. In the present disclosure, a mechanism for indicating time domain resource information of a data channel based on preset subcarrier spacing information is provided for systems adopting multiple subcarrier spacings, such as 5G NR.
US11184890B2	Low-latency Wi-Fi MAC-layer protocol An interface circuit in an electronic device may contend for access to a shared communication channel on behalf of the electronic device and a recipient electronic device, where the access has a duration. Then, the electronic device may provide a schedule frame intended for the recipient electronic device that includes information that specifies one or more time slots during the duration that are associated with the recipient electronic device and one or more communication functions of the recipient electronic device in the one or more time slots. Moreover, the electronic device may provide a data frame with data intended for the recipient electronic device. In response, the electronic device may receive a response frame associated with the recipient electronic device, where the response frame is received during at least one of the one or more time slots.
US11184888B2	Rate matching for a downlink transmission with multiple transmission configurations Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for rate-matching for a transmission by multiple transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, such as a multiple transmission reception point (multi-TRP) transmission. A method by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving one downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a downlink transmission associated with multiple transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states. The UE determines whether the downlink transmission is associated with one rate matching or is associated with a separate rate matching for each of the multiple TCI states. The UE derate matches the downlink transmission based on the determination.
US11184887B2	Transmission method, network device, and terminal This application provides a transmission method, a network device, and a terminal, to save resources. The method includes: determining, by a network device, downlink control information DCI, wherein the DCI includes a first request field, information in the first request field is only used to instruct to send a first reference signal on a first resource, or the information in the first request field is used to instruct to send the first reference signal on the first resource and instruct a terminal to report a measurement result of the first reference signal on the first resource, and the measurement result includes channel state information CSI and/or beam state information BSI; and sending, by the network device, the DCI to the terminal.
US11184884B2	Methods and arrangements in a wireless communications system The present invention relates to methods and arrangements that make it possible to control the delay for the UEs to access the EUL resources in the Enhanced Uplink in CELL_FACH state procedure, independently from the delay for the UEs to access ordinary UL resources in the RACH procedure. This is achieved by a solution where the timing of entering (or re-entering) a transmission procedure for Enhanced Uplink in CELL_FACH state is controlled with the help of a transmission control parameter defined specifically for this transmission procedure, instead of using the same parameter as for the RACH procedure.
US11184881B2	Device and method for allocating and indicating resources in wireless communication system Disclosed is a 5G (5th generation) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G (4th generation) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). The present disclosure is for allocating and indicating resources in a wireless communication system, and an operation method of a base station comprises the steps of: allocating a first resource for a first service; allocating a second resource for a second service in consideration of the first resource; and transmitting resource allocation information on the second resource and data of the second service, wherein the second resource is discontinuously allocated, at a frequency axis, in a logical or physical manner, and the resource allocation information indicates the second resource by using at least one starting location and at least one length.
US11184877B2	Beamformed paging transmission One or more techniques for beamformed paging are disclosed. A transmission/reception point (TRP) may transmit a paging inquiry signal using beam sweeping in a paging inquiry (PI) block with a different time, frequency resource set and/or sequence configuration associated with the same paging occasion (PO), for example, to randomize and/or distribute WTRUs into different monitoring groups. A WTRU may transmit an uplink paging inquiry response indicating a downlink beam for a paging data transmission and/or a WTRU ID. A downlink control and/or a data channel transmission may be triggered by a paging inquiry response transmission. Paging downlink control information may be transmitted in a WTRU-specific control channel, which may contain CRC bits masked by a temporary paging identity, e.g., based on a WTRU ID that may be reported in a paging inquiry response transmission. A WTRU paging procedure may be based on a paging inquiry signal and/or response transmission.
US11184876B2	Method and user equipment for handling service connectivity in wireless communication system A method for handling a service connection in a wireless communication system, including detecting, by a User Equipment (UE), a Mobility Management (MM) service state of the UE is set to ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE, receiving, by the UE, a valid Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI) in a TMSI reallocation procedure from a base station via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, changing, by the UE, the MM service state to a NORMAL SERVICE state in response to the receiving a valid TMSI and the detecting a MM service state, and sending, by the UE, a paging response message to the base station in response to the changing the MM service state and a paging indication message received from the base station to establish the service connection, the paging indication message including the valid TMSI.
US11184875B2	Paging method and apparatus for wireless communication A paging method and apparatus are provided to simplify a prior-art paging process. The method includes: receiving, by an access device, downlink data, where the downlink data includes a first identifier of a terminal; determining a paging identifier based on the first identifier; and sending, by the access device, a paging message to the terminal, where the paging message carries the paging identifier. After the access device receives the downlink data, the access device can initiate the paging process without using a control plane network element device. The advantages of the innovative paging methods disclosed herein include reduced signaling, shortened signaling transmission, and simplified paging process.
US11184873B2	Paging method, base station and user equipment A paging method, a base station and a UE are provided. The paging method includes: receiving, by a UE in an inactive state, a paging message for determining a paging type, the paging message being transmitted from a base station, the paging type including an access network paging initiated by an access network or a core network paging initiated by a core network; determining, by the UE, the paging type corresponding to the paging message; and when the paging type corresponding to the paging message is the core network paging, updating, by the UE, each of states of a NAS and a RRC layer for the UE into an idle state, and responding to, by the UE, the paging message.
US11184869B2	Timing alignment timer in a wireless communication network An intermediary base station supporting mobile terminal (MT) functionality and/or a user equipment (UE) may receive a time alignment (TA) command and associated timer value from one or more distributed units (DUs) and/or a central unit (CU) of a parent base station. The TA command and timer value may be based on an experienced or potential timer expiration associated with a TA of a communication link. The TA command may specify an updated TA value and a timer reset for scheduling communications on the communication link. In some examples, the TA command may be in response to a TA command request provided by the MT or UE on allocated resources or configurations indicated by the parent base station. In other cases, the TA command may be in response to a random access procedure on allocated resources or configurations indicated by the parent base station.
US11184867B2	Controlling coexistent radio systems in a wireless device Disclosed aspects relate to methods and apparatus for coexistent radio frequency (RF) systems in a wireless device. Control of a wireless device includes detecting when a turn on signal is issued to a first radio system, and then controlling the second radio system to either modify the operation of receiver circuitry in the second radio system to protect components within that system, or modify transmit circuitry to stop transmissions for protecting components within one radio system potentially affected by transmission from the other radio system in the wireless device. Disclosed also is monitoring of transmission states of the radio systems based on reading messages between the first and second radio systems and issuing a notification message based thereon such that one of the radio systems may suspend monitoring of a transmit channel for permission to transmit in order to reduce power consumption due to such monitoring of the channel.
US11184865B2	Capability signaling to enable full power uplink transmission A method for operating a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method comprises transmitting, to a base station (BS), UE capability information including a full power transmission capability of the UE, wherein the full power transmission capability of the UE includes a parameter S to indicate a group of full power transmit precoding matrix indicators (TPMIs); receiving, from the BS, configuration information for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, wherein the configuration information includes a TPMI; determining the PUSCH transmission; determining a power level for the PUSCH transmission; and transmitting, to the BS, the PUSCH transmission with the determined power level, wherein the power level corresponds to full power based on the TPMI being included in the group of full power TPMIs, and wherein the TPMI indicates a precoding matrix and a number of layers for the PUSCH transmission.
US11184864B2	Method for wireless communication, terminal device, network device, and network node A method for wireless communication, a terminal device, a network device and a network node are provided, which may implement reasonable configuration or scheduling of a terminal device by a network node or device. The method includes that: a terminal device calculates at least one PHR to be reported to a first network node according to a transmission channel on a first uplink between the terminal device and the first network node, the first network node and a second network node serving the terminal device; and the terminal device reports the calculated at least one PHR to the first network node through the first uplink.
US11184861B2	Power control method, apparatus and system for short transmission time interval transmission and storage medium A power control method, apparatus and system for short transmission time interval transmission, and a storage medium are provided, relating to the field of communication, so as to avoid introducing a new transient period definition with respect to the transmission with a short TTI, and ensure the power measurement to be completed according to the time template defined in the existing 3GPP 36.101 protocol. The present disclosure includes: determining a first target transmission power corresponding to a to-be-processed object in a subframe, in a case that the subframe includes a plurality of short transmission time interval TTI transmissions; and transmitting the short TTI transmission within the to-be-processed object according to the first target transmission power corresponding to the to-be-processed object.
US11184855B2	Method and device for controlling a wireless access point At least one embodiment relates to a method for controlling a wireless access point, including receiving, from a target wireless access point, management data representative of, for respective wireless end points associated with the target wireless access point, a received signal strength and a number of retransmissions, and IDs associated with neighboring wireless access points detected by the target wireless access point; identifying at least one wireless end point affected by a hidden node problem in function of the corresponding received signal strength and the number of retransmissions; identifying at least one potential hidden node in function of a channel used and a received signal strength of the detected neighboring wireless access points; and identifying a hidden node wireless access point based on the wireless access points detected by the wireless end point identified as affected by a hidden node problem and the identified potential hidden node.
US11184854B2	Method for transmitting or receiving frame in wireless LAN and apparatus therefor A method for an STA for receiving a WUR frame in a WLAN, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving a WUR frame including a first portion of a TSF timer and an MIC value; calculating an MIC verification value on the basis of the first portion of the TSF timer and the TSF timer stored in the STA; and determining whether to discard the received WUR frame depending on whether the MIC value included in the WUR frame matches the calculated MIC verification value, wherein the first portion of the TSF timer included in the WUR frame is the 8-bits following the least significant N-bit in the TSF timer, and the STA may obtain a continuous 48-bit partial TSF timer value through the first portion of the TSF timer and a second portion of the TSF timer stored in the STA, and may calculate the MIC verification value on the basis of the obtained 48-bit partial TSF timer value.
US11184852B2	Wake-up signal with reconfigurable sequence design A method, comprises communicating, between a base station (112) and a terminal (130, 130-1-130-4), a downlink control message (4001) indicative of a sequence design of a wake-up signal (4003); and communicating, between the base station (112) and the terminal (130, 130-1-130-4), the wake-up signal (4003) in accordance with the sequence design; and in response to said communicating of the wake-up signal (4003): communicating, between the base station (112) and the terminal (130, 130-1-130-4), at least one further signal (4004, 4005).
US11184847B2	Method and apparatus for allocating flexible transmission slot in wireless LAN system A method and an apparatus for allocating a flexible transmission slot in a wireless local area network (LAN) system are disclosed. A flexible transmission slot allocation method of an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system according to an exemplary embodiment includes transmitting a beacon including a traffic indication map (TIM) bit to a station, receiving a power save poll (PS-Poll) from the station in a slot implicitly allocated by the TIM bit, and transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) including transmission slot allocation information on downlink data to the station.
US11184844B2	User terminal and cell selection method In user terminal 10 of the present invention, connection-cell-selection controlling section 110 measures reception quality of signals respectively transmitted from cells and received by antenna section 108, corrects the reception quality of each of the cells based on a positional relationship between each of the cells and user terminal 10 and based on a moving direction of user terminal 10, and determines a connection cell for user terminal 10 (base station in communication with user terminal 10) based on the corrected reception quality. This configuration lowers a cell switching frequency, while preventing degradation of throughput and the like in a future radio communication system (multilayer cellular radio network).
US11184843B2	Apparatus and method for QoS aware GTP-U transport in mobile networks The embodiments in this invention extend distributed unit (DU), central unit (CU) and control plane of F1 (F1-C) capabilities so that differentiated DRBs of F1-U are placed on differentiated transport network components of equivalent QoS. This is achieved by a transport-aware DU and CU that can map each F1-U DRB into appropriate OSI layer 2-4 headers and can, subsequently, store such mappings. The F1-C interface is extended to distribute the layer 2-4 headers acquired from the transport network controller to the DUs and CU. A new control interface TN-C is defined between transport network controller and CU/DU. Furthermore, a trivial mapping of those embodiments is applicable for the N3 interface as well, which solves the same problem on the backhaul transport network.
US11184840B2	Targeted user equipment-base station communication link A mobile device can receive information blocks from one or more base stations, which can be emitted by the base stations within a particular radio band. The mobile device can identify base stations in an exclusivity state. The mobile device can establish a communication link with one of the base stations in the exclusivity state. In some cases, the mobile device can establish a communication link with the base stations that is in an exclusivity state and that matches a cell identifier stored on the mobile device.
US11184836B2	Device, network, and method for network adaptation and utilizing a downlink discovery reference signal System and method embodiments are provided for network adaptation and utilization of a discovery signal (DS). In an embodiment, a method in a UE for communicating in a wireless network includes receiving a parameter(s) from a network controller, wherein the parameter provides the UE with an activation time frame within which the UE can expect to receive a common reference signal (CRS) from a network component, a deactivation time frame within which the UE is not to expect to receive the CRS, and information for receiving and processing a DS from the network component; receiving the DS from the network component, wherein a structure and format of the DS conforms to the parameter received by the UE; refraining from attempting to perform CRS based procedures when the CRS is not received; and performing one of synchronization, cell identification, and DS based radio resource management (RRM) measurements according to the DS.
US11184834B2	Method for access control using relay UE and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method for controlling access of a remote UE to a base station, using a relay UE. Particularly, the method comprises receiving access control information through a second terminal, and determining, on the basis of the access control information, whether to perform an access control check for user data according to whether the user data is data to which an access control scheme allowed in an indirect connection mode is applied, wherein the access control information includes information on an access control scheme which is allowed or not allowed in an indirect connection mode.
US11184832B2	Routing method and device of mobile ad-hoc networks A network construction method, a routing method and device of mobile ad-hoc networks are provided. The mobile ad-hoc network includes a plurality of nodes, each node communicating with its neighbors via communication links. The routing method comprises the following steps: each node identifying a link quality with each of its neighbors by providing marks based on a hysteresis-based link quality marking mechanism; each node identifying a link operationality with each of its neighbors by evaluating a score calculated from the marks; and each node reconstructing routes with its neighbors by filtering route construction messages related to the link operationality of the neighbors.
US11184830B2	Systems and methods for user plane path selection, reselection, and notification of user plane changes The disclosure concerns a method and communication system for user path (UP) reselection. The method includes sending, from a network entity, a request to influence UP path reselection, the request indicating an application function (AF) location to be included in the UP path reselection. The method further includes generating, by a policy control function (PCF), a policy associated with the request and providing, by the PCF, the policy to a session management function (SMF). The method additionally includes performing, by the SMF, the UP path reselection for a session according to the policy and acknowledging, by the PCF, the request to the network entity.
US11184828B2	Switching between network based and relay based operation for mission critical voice call A device, serving cell and method of switching between modes of operation for the device in a cellular network comprises receiving a service via a connection with the serving cell. A condition indicative of deterioration in network service and an absence of a suitable neighbor cell are detected. In response, discovery of relay nodes is initiated. When a suitable relay node is discovered, a mechanism to switch to receiving the service via the suitable relay node is initiated. The service may be a mission critical push-to-talk over Long Term Evolution service. The relay node may be user equipment acting as a user equipment-to-network relay node. When the device is in an RCC_CONNECTED state, the mechanism to switch includes sending a relay mode preference indication to the serving cell, receiving a connection release message from the serving cell, releasing the serving cell connection, and establishing a sidelink connection with the relay.
US11184819B2	Avoiding out of order uplink data reception upon data radio bearer release, handover to another data radio bearer, or quality of service flow addition Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for avoiding out of order uplink data reception upon data radio bearer (DRB) release or quality of service (QoS) flow addition. An exemplary method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE), includes obtaining an indication that a first data radio bearer (DRB) is released or handed over to a second DRB, wherein a first mapping maps a first quality of service (QoS) flow to the first DRB; obtaining a second mapping that maps the first QoS flow to a second DRB; editing service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) headers of uplink protocol data units (PDUs) in an uplink transmission buffer associated with the first DRB, based on a difference between a first configuration of the first DRB and a second configuration of the second DRB; and transmitting the uplink PDUs via the second DRB.
US11184818B2	Mobile station, reconnection request method, base station, and reconnection request processing method A mobile station for performing communication using component carriers belonging to different base stations includes a reconnection determination unit configured to determine a trigger to initiate a reconnection procedure; a reconnection request unit configured to generate a reconnection request using at least one of information about a primary cell and information about a secondary cell; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the reconnection request.
US11184815B2	Method and apparatus for setting handover parameter in mobile 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). A method of setting a handover parameter includes receiving, from a serving evolved NodeB (eNB), cell type information indicating eNB types of the serving eNB and eNBs adjacent to the serving eNB, and mobility information of the UE, detecting types of the serving eNB and a target eNB based on the cell type information, and setting a Time-To-Trigger (TTT) applied, the mobility information of the UE, and a received signal strength for the serving eNB.
US11184810B2	Ultra wideband range extension Methods and apparatuses are presented to locate a wireless communication device. A target device may be out of range of a source device for normal ranging communications according to a first radio access technology (RAT), such as ultra wideband (UWB) communications. A source device may therefore modify communications according to the first RAT, to increase the transmit power, while removing the data payload. The target device may utilize the signal strength and angle of arrival of the modified communications to guide the user to move toward the source device, e.g., until the target device is within range to perform normal ranging communications. A second RAT, such as Bluetooth, may be used to communicate between the two devices while the target device is out of range of the first RAT. For example, the target device may use the second RAT to communicate to the source device to start/stop transmitting modified communications.
US11184806B2	Configuration enhancement in handover Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for preconfiguring transmission configuration indication (TCI)-states at a user-equipment (UE) to reduce handover latency. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes receiving, at a UE, a message indicating a first TCI-state for a current serving base station (BS) and a second TCI-state for a target BS, performing handover to the target BS, and activating the second TCI-state for the target BS after the handover.
US11184805B2	Quality of service control method and related device A QoS control method and related devices are provided. In a QoS control method, for the service for which the reflective applies, a PCF adds a reflective indication in a PCC rule. If the reflective QoS is based on a control plane, a SMF aggregates services for which the reflective QoS applies and does not apply in different data flows, and a UE may determine the service for which the reflective QoS applies based on QFI. If the reflective QoS is based on a user plane, a SMF aggregates services having a same QoS requirement in a same data flow, and configures a reflective indication to the service for which the reflective QoS applies, and the UE may apply the reflective QoS based on the reflective indication in the data packet.
US11184804B2	Data transmission method and apparatus This application provides a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a first network node, first indication information sent by a second network node, where the first indication information is used by the first network node to determine first duration, and the first duration is duration from receiving a first data packet by the first network node to sending the first data packet by the first network node; and sending, by the first network node, the first data packet based on the first indication information. The data transmission method and apparatus provided in embodiments of this application help ensure that a communications network transmits a data packet based on a duration requirement.
US11184802B2	Data processing method, mobile terminal, and computer readable storage medium The present disclosure provides a data processing method, a mobile terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method of the present disclosure comprises: receiving indication information, the indication information being used for indicating whether to duplicate cached data in a PDCP layer; and if the indication information indicates duplicating the cached data in the PDCP layer, performing predetermined processing on the cached data in the PDCP layer.
US11184800B2	Steering rule provision method for traffic distribution in network and network entity performing the same A steering rule provision method for traffic distribution in a network and a network entity performing the same network. A session management function (SMF) may transmit a first message including a multi-access rule (MAR) to a user plane function (UPF), when establishing or modifying a packet data unit (PDU) session for ATSSS (Access Traffic Steering, Switching, and Splitting). The SMF may receive a second message that is a response message to the first message from the UPF.
US11184794B2	Systems and methods for distribution of application logic in digital networks Techniques for distribution of application logic in digital networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method that includes receiving a request from a first device to initiate a service instance associated with a service. The service instance is associated with application logic. The method further includes determining one or more parameters associated with the request, identifying at least a portion of the application logic to distribute to a mobile edge server based on the one or more parameters, and distributing the at least a portion of the application logic to the mobile edge server to cause the mobile edge server to provide the service instance to the first device.
US11184790B2	Communications method and apparatus This application discloses a communications method and apparatus, the method including sending a synchronization/broadcast signal block of a serving cell or a camping cell, sending at least one piece of cell measurement configuration information to a terminal device, where the at least one piece of cell measurement configuration information comprises N pieces of information indicating actual sending of a synchronization/broadcast signal block, and the N pieces of information indicating actual sending of a synchronization/broadcast signal block are used to indicate information about actually sent synchronization/broadcast signal blocks of M cells, where 1≤N≤M, where M is a quantity of measurement cells of the terminal device, and where both N and M are positive integers, and sending synchronization/broadcast signal blocks of the M measurement cells.
US11184788B2	Device and method of handling a measurement gap in a wireless communication system A communication device of handling a measurement gap comprises a storage device and a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device. The storage device stores, and the processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of: connecting to a master base station (MBS); connecting to a secondary base station (SBS), while connecting to the MBS; receiving a first measurement gap configuration configuring a first plurality of measurement gaps for the communication device, from the SBS; determining a first plurality of locations of the first plurality of measurement gaps according to a first system time acquired from the SBS; and performing at least one first measurement on a first carrier in the first plurality of measurement gaps according to the first plurality of locations.
US11184780B2	Systems and methods for coordinating initiation, preparing, vetting, scheduling, constructing, and implementing a small cell implementation A method for preparing and vetting a small cell for implementation is disclosed herein. The method includes assessing the small cell and a location for the small cell for one or more of compliance with leasing, zoning, and permitting prior to initiating construction planning; obtaining data from the location utilizing one or more data capture techniques and utilizing the data for generating a model based thereon; identifying construction obstacles and flaws utilizing the model; re-designing the small cell based on the construction obstacles and flaws; and developing a project plan for the small cell.
US11184775B2	Method for transmitting frame on basis of spatial reuse in wireless LAN system and wireless terminal using same A method for transmitting a frame on the basis of spatial reuse performed by an SR STA including a plurality of directional antenna modules in a wireless LAN system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: performing a legacy backoff procedure by counting down a first backoff value set on the basis of a set of legacy EDCA parameters in order to transmit an omnidirectional frame, wherein the set of the legacy EDCA parameters includes a legacy CWmin value and a legacy CWmax value corresponding to each of a plurality of ACs; performing an SR backoff procedure by counting down a second backoff value set on the basis of a set of SR EDCA parameters in order to transmit a directional frame when an interference frame that is not intended to be received by an SR STA is received, wherein the set of the SR EDCA parameters includes an SR_CWmax value corresponding to each of the plurality of ACs, and the SR_CWmax value is set to a value smaller than the legacy CWmax value; and transmitting the directional frame when the SR backoff procedure is completed.
US11184774B2	Two-phase discovery and onboarding of internet of things (IoT) devices Various systems and methods for discovery and onboarding in an interconnected network framework of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are described. In an example, a technique for onboarding and provisioning a device onto an interconnected network framework includes operations to: receive a unique temporary device identifier from a device instance, the device instance indicating availability for onboarding onto a network; onboard the device instance onto the network; establish a secure session with the device instance via the network; receive, in the secure session, a secure device identifier; and initiate provisioning of the device instance in a secure directory based on the secure device identifier. In a further example, techniques are provided to securely identify and provision a second device instance (a doppelganger device instance) operating on a physical device that hosts both the first device instance and the second device instance.
US11184772B2	Secure communication platform Systems, devices, methods, and computer readable media for electronically controlling a user's access to one or more controlled resources are provided. A near-field communication-based mobile credential data payload is provisioned on a mobile device capable of establishing a contactless payment transaction and a low energy proximity beacon signal is periodically broadcasted. The beacon signal and an emulated contactless payment transaction can be utilized in concert to determine that the identity is authorized to access the one or more controlled resources.
US11184770B2	Wireless network access control method, device, and system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a wireless network access control method, device, and computer readable medium. The method includes: receiving via a mobile network an access request sent by a user device for requesting Internet access by using a wireless network of a wireless access device after a sharing status of the wireless network is set to be enabled by a setting device; and performing control processing to allow the user device to access the Internet by using the wireless network, such that the wireless access device processes Internet data related to the user device via the wireless network after the user device accesses the Internet by using the wireless network.
US11184769B2	Method and apparatus for discussing digital certificate by ESIM terminal and server The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, and services associated with security and safety) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for securely providing a profile to a terminal in a communication system.
US11184768B2	Methods and systems for automatically connecting to a network A user device may connect to a wireless network despite the user device lacking the correct network credentials to access the wireless network. When the user device is unable to connect to a first network due to an incorrect network credential, the user device may automatically connect to a second network to obtain the correct network credentials associated with the first network. The network credentials associated with the first network may enable the user device to then connect and/or reconnect to the first network.
US11184766B1	Systems and methods for continuous authentication, identity assurance and access control According to one embodiment, the system maintains and enforces assertions about a user's intent and identity at a point of access (e.g., a computer system being used to access a service, system, cloud, etc.). In one example, the system includes lightweight browser components and mobile and/or desktop agents that communicate in the background with a cloud-based authentication service. The system integrates seamlessly with enterprise applications, cloud services, multi-factor authentication solutions and existing identity management solutions. In one example, the system includes protocols, application programming interfaces, etc. that facilitate integration with standards such as Fast Identity Online (“FIDO”) Universal Authentication and OpenID Connect. In one example, the system includes protocols, application programming interfaces, etc. that facilitate integration with existing widely adopted SMS/Phone call or One Time Passcode (OTP) based multi-factor solutions so such system can be integrated with existing enterprise infrastructure with minimal efforts.
US11184759B1	Controlling data paths within cellular telecommunications environments Technologies are described for controlling the data path (e.g., the end-to-end data path) for cellular network data. For example, a customer of a cellular network that owns or operates cellular devices can use the technologies described herein to control how cellular network data travels through the cellular network, including associated network connections and network equipment, before ultimately reaching the customer's network. In some implementations, the data path is controlled at each of a plurality of stages. For example, control can be applied at the mobile operator stage (e.g., to control which mobile operator the cellular device connects to), at the home subscriber server (HSS) stage, at the proxy stage, and/or at the packet data network gateway (PGW) stage.
US11184758B2	Method and device for managing user service profiles A method for managing user service profiles by an entity for managing the profiles of user services in a nominal network, before dispatching to a third-party entity a service profile of a the user. The method includes determining whether the third-party entity is in a visited network different from the nominal network; if so, determining, on the basis of the service profile of the user recorded in the profiles management entity, if the user has at least one mark associated with an IN originating service; if so, checking to determine whether there exists an intelligent network agreement between an operator of the nominal network and an operator of the visited network and if relevant the nature of the agreement; and dispatching, to the third-party entity, a service profile of the user determined as a function of a type of the service and of the result of the checking.
US11184756B2	Steering of roaming in 5G systems Systems and methods of providing steering of roaming (SOR) information in a 5G VPLMN are described. A UE receives a REGISTRATION ACCEPT message from an AMF of the VPLMN during initial or mobility registration of the UE in the VPLMN and DL NAS TRANSPORT message thereafter. The message has a Payload container information element (IE) set to secured packet. The SOR information indicates a list of preferred PLMN/access technology combinations, which is uploaded to a memory after a successful security check to verify that the list of preferred PLMN/access technology combinations is provided by the UDM of the HPLMN and is not tampered with by the VPLMN. When the message also contains a request for acknowledgment of successful security check of the list of preferred PLMN/access technology combinations, the UE transmits to the AMF the acknowledgment in a REGISTRATION COMPLETE or a DL NAS TRANSPORT message.
US11184751B2	System and method for ranging-assisted vehicle positioning Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to device-to-device (D2D) and, more particularly, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication in which an efficient ranging protocol allows efficient ranging-assisted vehicle positioning. A vehicle transmits a first slot ID in a first control period, to indicate a first time slot for transmitting a first ranging signal in a ranging cycle including a plurality of time slots. The vehicle transmits the first ranging signal in the first time slot in the ranging cycle. From a second vehicle, the first vehicle receives a second ranging signal in a second time slot that is different from the first time slot in the ranging cycle. The first vehicle determines a first time-of-arrival (ToA) of the second ranging signal when received by the first vehicle, and transmits the first ToA in a second control period.
US11184750B2	Remote control device, vehicle communicating with the same and control method of vehicle In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a remote control device includes a transceiver configured to communicate with a user terminal or a vehicle, a sensor configured to obtain a motion information, a storage configured to store a motion table including at least one designated motion and at least one function matched thereto, and a controller configured to identify whether the designated motion corresponding to the obtained motion information exists among at least one designated motion included in the motion table, generate a control command for performing at least one function matching the designated motion corresponding to the obtained motion information based on the identification result, and control the transceiver to transmit the generated control command to the user terminal or the vehicle.
US11184749B2	Method and apparatus for sensor replacement in system The present invention may provide a method of managing, by a vehicle, a sensor. Herein, a method of managing, by a vehicle, a sensor may include: monitoring state information of a first sensor of a first vehicle; when the first sensor is abnormal, determining whether or not a second sensor performs the function of the first sensor; when the second sensor performs the function of the first sensor, reporting information representing that second sensor performs the function of the first sensor; and receiving sensing data from the second sensor.
US11184747B2	Method and apparatus for c-V2X radio resource allocation Methods and apparatus for allocating cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) radio transmission resources for transmitting messages in a C-V2X network from amongst a pool of initial resources comprised within a plurality of subframes. For each subframe in the plurality of subframes, it is determined whether transmitting in the subframe is likely to cause reception degradation with other C-V2X messages being transmitted in the C-V2X network, and if yes, all resources in the subframe are excluded prior to allocating a resource for transmission.
US11184742B2	Method and apparatus for determining an approver for requesting permission to join a dynamically-created talkgroup A method and apparatus for determining an individual's identity who has authority to add a user to a talkgroup (approver) is provided herein. During operation, a context of a user requesting access to a talkgroup is determined. Past contexts for individuals who have requested access to past talkgroups are determined along with past approvers who approved adding the individual to the talkgroup. The current context is used to find similar past contexts and the past approver for the similar past context. The past approver is then used to authorize the current request for approving joining of the talkgroup.
US11184740B2	Location data based intelligence for supply chain information platforms Systems and methods are described for determining job classifications of anonymous users. Energy Infrastructure (EI) information associated with a known EI facility and anonymized location tracking data is obtained. The EI facility information includes a location of the known EI facility and an identification of the known EI facility, and the anonymized location tracking data includes visited locations associated with an anonymous user ID. A job classification is associated with the anonymous user ID based on a correlation between the visited locations, the location of the known EI facility, and the identification of the known EI facility. Location tracking data associated with a user of a known job classification can be used to identify a previously unknown EI facility.
US11184737B2	Localization in machine-to-machine systems A wireless access device is provided that includes at least one processor, an antennae, and a localization engine. The localization engine is executable by the at least one processor to determine a location of the access device, receive a wireless signal from a particular device that includes presence information corresponding to the particular device that lacks self-localization functionality, and determine a location of the particular device based on the location of the access device and the presence information.
US11184736B2	Digital person and digital persona verification Disclosed is a computer implemented method to validate a physical person matches a digital persona. The method includes receiving a first location of a first user based on a global positioning system (GPS) location of a first device, and a second location of a second user based on a GPS location of a second device. The method also includes generating one or more ephemeral keys. The method further includes, determining, based on the GPS location of the first device and the GPS location of the second device, the first user and the second user are in close proximity. The method includes, establishing a short-range communication channel between the first device and the second device. The method includes, validating, based on the one or more ephemeral keys provided over the short-range communication channel, a first person is the first user and a second person is the second user.
US11184735B2	Vehicle and terminal device location determining system, and method An information processing system includes a vehicle, a terminal device, and a server that can communicate with the vehicle and the terminal device. The vehicle repeatedly transmits positional information on the vehicle to the server at predetermined timings. The terminal device repeatedly transmits user identification information for identifying a user of the terminal device and positional information on the terminal device to the server at predetermined timings. The server determines, based on the positional information on the vehicle and the positional information on the terminal device, whether or not the terminal device is located in a reference region within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, and determines, based on the user identification information, that the user of the terminal device is on board the vehicle, when it is determined that the terminal device is located in the reference region.
US11184731B2	Rendering metadata to control user movement based audio rendering In general, techniques are described for rendering metadata to control user movement based audio rendering. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store audio data representative of a soundfield. The one or more processors may be coupled to the memory, and configured to obtain rendering metadata indicative of controls for enabling or disabling adaptations, based on an indication of a movement of a user of the device, of a renderer used to render audio data representative of a soundfield, specify, in a bitstream representative of the audio data, the rendering metadata, and output the bitstream.
US11184729B2	Synchronization of multiple audio processing chains Disclosed herein are related to a system and a method for synchronizing signal processing on audio channels. In one aspect, a system includes processors, each including an audio data input configured to receive audio data from multiple audio sources. In one aspect, each processor includes audio channels coupled to the audio data input, where each audio channel includes a corresponding processing chain configured to convert a sample rate of audio data from a corresponding audio source. Each processor may include a synchronization pulse generator configured to generate a corresponding synchronization pulse for each processing chain in response to a trigger pulse. The synchronization pulse generator may include a counter configured to generate an output having a phase based on a programmable initial condition of the counter, where the synchronization pulse for each processing chain is based on the counter output and a phase register value of the corresponding processing chain.
US11184713B2	Systems and methods for adjusting a gain limit of a hearing device An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to concurrently present, within a graphical user interface displayed by a display device, a gain limit curve and a target gain curve representing a target gain profile for the useable gain by a hearing device across a range of frequencies, the target gain curve corresponding to a first sound input level and initially having an amplitude greater than an amplitude of the gain limit curve within a subset of frequencies included in the range of frequencies. The processor is further configured to detect user input representative of a request to increase the amplitude of the gain limit curve, increase a portion of the gain limit curve, and update the gain limit profile in accordance with the increased portion of the gain limit curve.
US11184712B2	Dual-field single-voice-coil transducer Various implementations include loudspeaker transducers. In some aspects, an electro-acoustic transducer includes: a diaphragm configured to move along an axis; a voice coil having a plurality of windings around the axis; a voice coil support configured to transfer forces from the voice coil to the diaphragm; a support structure that inhibits radial motion or tilting motion of the diaphragm and the voice coil support; and a magnetic core for driving the voice coil, the magnetic core including: two magnets having opposite polarity and approximately equal magnetic strength, where each of the magnets surrounds the voice coil, where a magnetic field from each magnet is approximately symmetric along the axis, and where the magnetic field from both magnets drives the voice coil.
US11184710B2	Headband cover for detachable attachment to a headband of a headphone A headband cover (100) for detachable attachment to a headband (20) of a headphone (10), said headband (20) comprising an inner surface (21) wherein; the headband cover (100) is configured to be folded around the headband (20), wherein; —the headband cover (100) comprises a first and a second elongated strip (140, 141) of bendable material, respectively extending along the first and the second elongated edge (110, 120) of the headband cover (100) and having respectively a contact surface (144, 144′) configured to abut against the inner surface (21) of the headband, wherein the first and the second strip (140, 141) respectively are configured such that the combined width (W1, W2) of the contact surfaces (144, 144′) of the first and the second elongated strip (140, 141) is equal to or less than the width (Wis) of the inner surface (21) of the headband (20).
US11184708B2	Systems, methods, and user interfaces for headphone fit adjustment and audio output control A wearable audio output device in a physical environment includes an input device and one or more microphones. While ambient sound from the physical environment is being detected by the microphone(s), the wearable audio output device: while in a first mode, provides a first audio output including one or more pass-through audio components selected so as to increase audio pass-through of the ambient sound; detects an input via the input device; in response to detecting the input, and in accordance with a determination that the input is a first type of gesture, transitions from the first mode to a second mode; and, while in the second mode, provides a second audio output including one or more cancellation audio components selected so as to increase audio cancellation of the ambient sound.
US11184700B2	Condensation control headsets In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a first data value from a sensor coupled to a headset. The first data value indicates a condition indicative of condensation local to the sensor. A first delta based on the first data value and a predetermined condensation data value is determined. Based on the first delta surpassing a first threshold, a cooling device coupled to the headset is deactivated.
US11184699B2	Audio-based device control Some disclosed systems may include a microphone system having two or more microphones, an interface system and a control system. In some examples, the control system may be capable of receiving, via the interface system, audio data from two or more microphones of the microphone system, of determining a gesture location based, at least in part, on the audio data and of controlling one or more settings of the system based on the gesture location.
US11184696B1	Wireless headphones with slot antenna This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that enhance user comfort and improve user control of the headphones are discussed. Various sensor configurations and electronic component positions are also discussed. User convenience features that include detachable cushions and automatically detecting the donning and doffing of headphones are also discussed.
US11184691B2	Method by which an electrical raw input signal is reshaped to a formatted electrical input signal according to the input requirements of a signal processing device and a signal formatting circuitry The invention concerns a method for reshaping a electrical raw input signal to a formatted electrical signal and a gateway adapted to receive a range of wireless and wired sensory input, which are processed and packaged and then delivered to a remote data storage facility by use of a cellular network and an on board cellular device, wherein the gateway comprises a signal formatting circuitry and programmable signal processing device where the signal formatting circuitry is adapted to receive an electrical raw input signal and comprise means to reshape the raw input signal to a formatted electrical input signal according to input requirements of a signal processing device.
US11184689B2	Remote monitoring for fluid applicator system In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.
US11184688B2	Minimal touch post for multi-layer cable routing A system includes a tray, where the tray includes a rail and a bracket that secures the rail to a networking device such that the rail is distanced from a surface of the networking device. A support post is removably coupled to the rail. The support post includes a first support member and a second support member vertically displaced from the first support member, where each of the first and second support members includes a support structure that supports a cable connected with a port at the surface of the networking device and routes the cable away from the networking device to another location distanced from the networking device. The cable supported by the first support member is separated and segregated from the cable supported by the second support member. With minimal touch, a support post can be moved from one location to another along the rail.
US11184683B2	Methods, devices, and computer programs for improving rendering display during streaming of timed media data The invention relates to improving rendering display during streaming of timed media data comprising images, between a server apparatus and a client apparatus. After having obtained a quality information related to a quality disparity between portions of an image of the timed media data, at least a first and a second item of data belonging to at least a first and a second portion of an image to be at least partially displayed, respectively, the quality disparity between the portions of image corresponding to the first and second items of data being compliant with the obtained quality information, are transmitted.
US11184682B2	Obtaining viewer demographics through advertisement selections A system and method includes operations and steps for inferring a demographic of a user based on a selection of an advertisement by the user. A media device stream is received from a media device by data processing hardware. The data processing hardware may identify frames of the media device stream for insertion of an overlay. The overlay can include first and second interactive portions corresponding to respective first and second advertisements. The user can select one of the first interactive portion and the second interactive portion corresponding to one of the first advertisement and the second advertisement. The selection can be received by the data processing hardware, and the demographic of the user can be inferred based on the selection.
US11184677B2	Broadcast streaming system and method of use A system and method of streaming one or more broadcast sources includes receiving the broadcast sources from a cloud based content management system; providing options of broadcast sources to a user via a computing device, the computing device having a screen; receiving a selection from the user of the options of broadcast sources; presenting the selection to the user; and providing the user with a chat interface to receive comments from the user and provide the user with one or more comments made by secondary users.
US11184673B2	Providing media content to content consumers for playback and consumption Media content items is provided to content consumers for playback and consumption includes plurality of nodes interacting with each other in accordance with defined protocol in communication network. A first node receives a request for playback of a media content from a content consumer. A second node owns the requested media content and provides media content rights to the first participant and/or the content consumer. The first node further provides media content metadata to the consumer device for consumption. A plurality of instances of a distributed media rights transaction ledger, associated with respective node, includes a plurality of media content rights transactions corresponding to an acquisition of the media content rights by the first participant and/or content consumer prior to the consumption of the media content. The plurality of media content rights transactions is categorized, defined, and managed by plurality of nodes in accordance with the defined protocol.
US11184666B2	Access control techniques for media playback systems Example access control techniques described herein are intended to enable guest access for a media playback system while maintaining security of the media playback system. An example implementation involves a computing device receiving a request to control a media playback system comprising a playback device. After receiving the request, the computing device obtains access to the media playback system. Obtaining access may involve obtaining a first identifier associated with the media playback system, obtaining a second identifier using the first identifier over a wide area network (WAN) with a computing system, and obtaining a token using the second identifier over the WAN with the computing system. The example implementation further involves receiving a request for the media playback system to perform an operation and causing the media playback system to perform the operation using the token.
US11184665B2	Initialization set for network streaming of media data A device for retrieving media data includes a memory configured to store media data of a media presentation; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: retrieve a manifest file for the media presentation, the manifest file including data for an initialization set, the initialization set including initialization parameters for the full duration of the media presentation; initializing playback of the media data of the media presentation using the initialization set; retrieving the media data of the media presentation; and present the media data according to the initialized playback. For example, the initialization parameters may specify a maximum width or a maximum height of pictures of the media presentation or a maximum frame rate of the media presentation. Thus, the processors can process pictures of any size less than or equal to the maximum width/height, or media data equal to or less than the maximum frame rate.
US11184662B2	Expiring synchronized supplemental content in time-shifted media Systems and methods are described for providing interactive content contextually related to an occurrence. An illustrative method generates for display, at a media consumption device, a display of the live event, wherein the display of the live event comprises the occurrence, determines a beginning of the occurrence in the display of the live event, in response to determining the beginning of the occurrence in the display of the live event, generates for simultaneous display, with the display of the live event, interactive content related to the occurrence, determines whether the occurrence in the live event has ended in real time, and in response to determining that the occurrence in the live event has ended in real time, ceases the generating for display of the interactive content related to the occurrence.
US11184661B2	Multimode synchronous rendering of audio and video Media is selected for video playback through a first device and audio playback through one or more separate devices connected through a wireless network. Different techniques for synchronizing the audio and video can be selected based on one or more factors to improve media playback.
US11184660B1	Voice-based state switching and LED selection for remote control devices Devices and methods are provided for dynamically switching states of remote control devices. A remote control device may receive voice data from a user, send the voice data to another device which may pass the voice signals to a server. The server may determine instructions associated with responding to the voice signals and send the instructions to the other device, which may convert the instructions to remote control commands. The other device may send the commands along with state information to the remote control device, allowing the remote control device to emit commands determined by the other device and to map other command signals to possible inputs which the remote control device may receive.
US11184656B2	Methods and apparatus to detect spillover Disclosed examples include: determining periods of loudness in an audio signal by: determining whether a difference between a first amplitude at a first time and a second amplitude at a second time satisfies a loudness threshold; in response to the difference satisfying the loudness threshold, setting a loudness flag to a loud state corresponding to the second time, the second time occurring after the first time; determining whether a third amplitude at a third time after the second time satisfies a quiet threshold; in response to the third amplitude satisfying the quiet threshold, setting the loudness flag to a quiet state corresponding to the third time; and determining periods of loudness for the audio signal based on the states of the loudness flag at the second and third times; and indicating the audio signal as spillover based on the periods of loudness.
US11184649B2	Advanced preparation for content revision based on expected latency in obtaining new content When a media client is receiving a media stream, the media client determines an upcoming time point at which the media client is to perform a content revision involving insertion (e.g., substitution or overlaying) of new content. The media client further determines an advanced time point when the media client should initiate a process of acquiring the new content, setting the advanced time point sufficiently in advance of the upcoming content-revision time point to enable the media client to obtain at least enough of the new content to be able to start the content revision on time. In an example implementation, the media client could determine the advanced time point by predicting how long the content-acquisition process will take, based on consideration of past instances of content acquisition, possibly correlated with operational factors such as content source, processor load, memory load, network speed, and time of day.
US11184646B2	360-degree panoramic video playing method, apparatus, and system Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a 360-degree panoramic video playing method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a video player, a search instruction, and displaying, according to the search instruction, locating information of a 360-degree panoramic video, where the locating information includes descriptive information of playing content in multiple angle ranges of the 360-degree panoramic video, and the descriptive information is used for determining the playing content in the multiple angle ranges; and receiving a switching instruction, and switching a playing angle range of the 360-degree panoramic video from an angle range of current playing content to a first angle range according to the switching instruction, where the first angle range is an angle range selected by a user from the multiple angle ranges.
US11184639B2	Method and device for video signal processing An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise determining an intra prediction mode of a current block, deriving reference samples of the current block, and obtaining a prediction sample of the current block using at least one of the reference samples.
US11184635B2	Method and apparatus for video coding with motion vector constraints An apparatus includes processing circuitry that obtains motion information of a group of blocks in a picture from a coded video bitstream, the motion information indicating base motion vectors for the group of blocks, and the base motion vectors pointing to a reference picture in a prediction list. The processing circuitry determines a range of target motion vectors for the group of blocks along a particular coordinate direction according to the base motion vectors and a target difference, where, for any two motion vectors within the range, a difference of integer-pixel parts thereof along the particular coordinate direction is equal to or less than the target difference. The processing circuitry further converts the base motion vectors into the target motion vectors according to the range for reconstructing samples of the group of blocks.
US11184625B2	Method and system for optimized delta encoding Methods and systems are provided for image processing. A plurality of correlation parameters representing degrees of correlation between two or more images of a plurality of images may be produced. An optimized correlation dependency graph may be produced according to the plurality of correlation parameters. The plurality of images may then be delta encoded according to the optimized correlation dependency graph. For example, the optimized correlation dependency graph may be used for performing a correlation encoding operation. The plurality of correlation parameters may be produced, for example, in accordance with one or more correlation metrics associated with the correlation encoding operation.
US11184622B2	Video decoding apparatus and video coding apparatus A video decoding apparatus includes: a matrix reference pixel derivation unit configured to derive, as a reference image, an image obtained by down-sampling an image adjacently above a target block and an image adjacently leftward of the target block; a weight matrix derivation unit configured to derive a matrix of weighting factors in accordance with an intra prediction mode and a target block size; a matrix prediction image derivation unit configured to derive a prediction image by using a product of elements of the reference image and elements of the matrix of the weighting factors; and a matrix prediction image interpolation unit deriving, as a prediction image, the prediction image or an image obtained by interpolating the prediction image, wherein the weight matrix derivation unit derives a matrix with a size of a width equal to or smaller than a width of the target block size and a height equal to or smaller than a height of the target block size.
US11184620B2	Apparatus and method for encoding image on basis of motion vector resolution, and decoding apparatus and method Provided is an image decoding method including determining at least one first processing mode for decoding of a current block, based on a motion vector resolution (MVR) of the current block, the at least one first processing mode being from among a plurality of processing modes included in at least one of a prediction process, a transform process, and a filtering process; and decoding the current block, according to the at least one first processing mode.
US11184614B2	Apparatus and method for processing image An image processing apparatus includes an image processor and an encoder. The image processor enhances an edge of an input image, removes noise from the input image, synthesizes the edge-enhanced image and the noise-removed image, and removes a high frequency from the synthesized image. The encoder pre-encodes a downsized synthesized image, obtains a pre-bit rate of the pre-encoded image, sets a quantization parameter value based on a reference bit rate and the pre-bit rate, and compresses the high-frequency removed image based on the quantization parameter value.
US11184609B2	Image encoding/decoding method, apparatus, and recording medium for storing bitstream The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise constructing N MPM lists for a current block, wherein N is equal to or greater than 1, deriving an intra prediction mode of the current block based on the N MPM lists, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode.
US11184605B2	Method and device for operating a lenticular display In one implementation, a method of operating a lenticular display is performed by a device including a processor, non-transitory memory, an image sensor, and a lenticular display. The method includes displaying, via the lenticular display, first content at a horizontal angle of a first user and second content, different than the first content, at a horizontal angle of a second user. The method further includes displaying, via the lenticular display, the first content at a second horizontal angle of the first user and the second content at a second horizontal angle of the second user.
US11184603B2	Method for performing out-focus using depth information and camera using the same An example camera and a method for extracting depth information by the camera having a first lens and a second lens are provided. The method includes photographing, by the first lens, a first image; photographing, by the second lens, a second image of a same scene; down-sampling the first image to a resolution of the second image if the first image is an image having a higher resolution than a resolution of the second image; correcting the down-sampled first image to match the down-sampled first image to the second image; and extracting the depth information from the corrected down-sampled first image and the second image.
US11184601B2	Apparatus and method for display encoding An apparatus can be provided for display glasses with securely displayed data. The apparatus can include a receiver configured to receive a signal containing formatted encoded display data and to extract encoded display data from the signal. The apparatus can include a decoder configured to decode the encoded display data to provide display data. The apparatus can further include a display configured to display the display data. The display can include glasses and the decoder can be configured to decode the encoded display data when the glasses are authorized to receive display data from a remote device.
US11184595B2	Color correction using a sensor to reduce color distortions of a camera under a display This document describes techniques for color correction using a sensor to reduce color distortions of a camera under a display of a computing device. A correction module of the computing device may determine a color correction used to improve content captured by a camera utilizing, in part, a sensor (e.g., a camera, ambient light sensor, and so forth) positioned underneath the display. The sensor may detect ambient light over time that is modified as it travels through the display, producing color distortions. The sensor may also detect a composite light over time that includes calibration light emitted by the display and ambient light. The correction module may compare the ambient light and composite light to determine the color correction usable to improve both the content captured by the camera and a user experience.
US11184593B2	Image capturing device and method The disclosure provides an image capturing device and an image capturing method. The image capturing device includes a tone mapping circuit, a color correction circuit, and a color gamut mapping circuit. The tone mapping circuit obtains a first image including a first pixel and performs a tone mapping operation to obtain a brightness adjustment parameter, where the first pixel includes a plurality of first color channels. The color correction circuit converts the first color channels into a plurality of second color channels based on the brightness adjustment parameter and the brightness of the first pixel. The color gamut mapping circuit performs a color gamut mapping operation on the second color channels to convert the second color channels into a plurality of third color channels, and outputs a second image, where the second image includes the second pixel characterized by the third color channels.
US11184592B2	Projection system, method of controlling projector, and projector A projection system includes a recursive reflector located in a first area of a projection surface, a projection device configured to project a first image and a second image at respective timings different from each other, an imaging device configured to image a first projection area in a situation in which the projection device projects the first image in the first projection area including the first area to thereby generate imaging data, and a control device configured to identify a position of the recursive reflector based on the imaging data, and decide a second projection area in which the second image is projected based on the position of the recursive reflector, wherein the projection device and the imaging device are disposed so that a contrast ratio between the recursive reflector and a periphery of the recursive reflector becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
US11184589B2	Doorbell communication systems and methods The disclosure includes a doorbell having a visitor detection system that can comprise at least one of a camera, a microphone, and a motion detector. The method for using the doorbell can comprise recording, via the camera, video data that represents a video. The method can also comprise recording, via the microphone, audio data that represents audio. The method of using the doorbell can comprise transmitting at least a portion of the video data and at least a portion of the audio data, to a remote computing device that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell. The method can also comprise transmitting the video data and the audio data to a remote server that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell.
US11184588B2	Data acquisition and dissemination platform An apparatus and system for surveillance via an imaging system within an enclosure. The enclosure is capable of being mounted to any number of locations such as light poles, power poles, buildings, awnings, and overhangs. The imaging system is capable of recording to local storage, provide live images or also transmitting lower quality images or video clips based on additional sensors such as motion sensors. The imaging system can transmit the images or video clips over a network connection that can include cellular or other wired or wireless connectivity. The apparatus and system can be powered by any number of sources including AC, DC, solar and wind energy.
US11184581B2	Method and apparatus for creating, distributing and dynamically reproducing room illumination effects A content stream comprising video and synchronized illumination data is based on a reference lighting setup from, for example, the site of the content creation. The content stream is received at a user location where the illumination data controls user lighting that is synchronized with the video data, so that when the video data is displayed the user's lighting is in synchronization with the video. In one embodiment, the illumination data is also synchronized with events of a game, so that a user playing games in a gaming environment will have his lighting synchronized with video and events of the game. In another embodiment, the content stream is embedded on a disk.
US11184574B2	Representing real-world objects with a virtual reality environment An image processing system enables a user wearing a head-mounted display to experience a virtual environment combined with a representation of a real-world object. The image processing system receives a captured scene of a real-world environment that includes a target object. The image processing system identifies the target object in the captured scene and generates a representation of the target object. In some cases, the image processing system may include a graphical overlay with the representation of the target objet. The image processing system can generate a combined scene that includes the target object and the virtual environment. The combined scene is presented to the user, thereby allowing the user to interact with the real-world target object (or a representation thereof) in combination with the virtual environment.
US11184571B2	Solid-state imaging device having a lower power consumption comparator Provided are a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving the same and an electronic apparatus where a comparator in an AD converter in a digital pixel is characterized by low power consumption and low peak current and that are capable of operating at low voltage and achieving high linearity across the entire input range. A comparator is constituted by two stages of preamplifiers with a clamp diode and two serial current-controlling inverters, and every branch is current-controlled. The two stages of the preamplifiers and the following two consecutive inverters are all current-controlled such that low power consumption and low peak current are realized. A trade-off can be made between the noise and the comparator speed by controlling the bandwidth of the comparator using the bias current. This is beneficial to more than one comparator operation mode.
US11184567B2	Imaging device and solid-state imaging element and imaging method used therein An imaging device includes: a light source emitting light based on a first pulse; a solid-state imaging element including pixel units and exposing the light based on a second pulse; and a signal processor. Each pixel unit includes a photoelectric converter and charge accumulating units, and generates first to third signal charges by first to third exposure processes in this order to be accumulated in the charge accumulating units. Each of the first and third exposure processes is based on the second pulse delayed from the first pulse by a first period, and the second exposure process is based on the second pulse delayed from the first pulse by a second period. A total period of the first and third exposure processes is equal to that of the second exposure process. The signal processor calculates a distance signal for each pixel unit by using the first to third signal charges.
US11184566B2	Pixel circuit and image sensor including thereof An image sensor includes a pixel array including a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel that are adjacent to each other in a row direction. The first shared pixel includes two or more photo diodes in a first row and two or more photo diodes in a second row, and the first shared pixel includes a first floating diffusion region shared by the photo diodes of the first shared pixel. The second shared pixel includes two or more photo diodes in the first row and two or more photo diodes in the second row, and the second shared pixel includes a second floating diffusion region shared by the photo diodes of the second shared pixel.
US11184565B2	Image pickup apparatus and its control method An object of the present invention is to obtain an image having a better S/N ratio in accordance with gain settings in an image pickup apparatus that enables amplifying a signal based on output of a photoelectric conversion unit, with a plurality of gains. An image pickup element provided in an image pickup apparatus has a photoelectric conversion unit in which unit pixels are arranged in a matrix and a signal voltage is generating by photoelectric conversion. A column amplifier of the image pickup element can amplify the signal voltage photoelectrically converted with a plurality of gains. An image pickup element control unit performs drive control of the image pickup element to perform gain settings. An image composition unit performs image composition by using a plurality of image signals having different gains. When the image pickup element changes an amplification factor of the column amplifier to output image signals with a plurality of gains, the image pickup element control unit changes a value of a second gain that is smaller than that of a first gain among the gains and performs control so as not to change the value of the first gain.
US11184564B2	Method and system for pixel-wise imaging There is provided a method and system for pixel-wise imaging of a scene. The method including: receiving a pixel-wise pattern, the pixel-wise pattern including a masking value for each pixel in an array of pixels of an image sensor; producing an electronic signal at each pixel when such pixel is exposed to light received from the scene; and directing the electronic signal at each pixel to one or more collection nodes associated with such pixel based on the respective masking value, the one or more collection nodes each capable of integrating the received electronic signal.
US11184562B2	Framing enhanced reality overlays using invisible light emitters A method of generating an augmented reality environment, the method comprising, transmitting information of a target content to an augmented reality device using light generated by one or more light emitters. Responsive to a reception of the information of the target content by the augmented reality device, determining a portion of the target content for displaying on the physical display area, and displaying the portion of the target content as an overlay on the physical display area using the augmented reality device.
US11184555B2	Image capture method adapted to flickering light sources and image sensor An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, where each of the plurality of pixels includes a photodiode. The image sensor is configured to capture images of a scene exposed with a flickering light source by for each of the plurality of pixels, acquiring a value representative of a light level at a corresponding pixel by gradually varying a value of sensitivity of the corresponding pixel.
US11184553B1	Image signal processing in multi-camera system A processor generates a depth map from two images, including a high-dynamic range (HDR) image. The processor receives, from a first image sensor, one or more first images, wherein the one or more first images have a first field-of-view (FOV) and a first resolution, and receives, from a second image sensor, one or more second images, wherein the one or more second images have a second FOV and a second resolution. The processor generates a first HDR image from the one or more first images, and performs tone alignment on the one or more second images based on the first HDR image to produce a second HDR image. The processor generates a depth map using the first HDR image and the second HDR image. The processor may use the depth map to apply a bokeh effect to the first HDR image.
US11184551B2	Imaging apparatus and control method thereof An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image sensor configured to capture a moving image, and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a determining unit configured to determine a plurality of scenes of the moving image on a basis of a time variation of a parameter corresponding to a frame of the moving image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a characteristic amount of each of the plurality of scenes; and a generating unit configured to generate information in which a characteristic amount acquired by the acquiring unit is associated with each of the plurality of scenes.
US11184547B2	Imaging device, method for controlling imaging device, and recording medium To provide an imaging device for controlling imaging ranges of a plurality of imaging units, the imaging device includes: a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit; a driving mechanism for controlling an imaging range of at least one of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit; a synthesizing unit for synthesizing a first image acquired by the first imaging unit and a second image acquired by the second imaging unit to generate a wide-angle image; a display unit for displaying an image; a user interface used for a user to designate an region or a position in the image displayed by the display unit; and a control unit for controlling the imaging range of at least one of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit in accordance with the designated region or position and control whether the synthesizing unit performs synthesizing.
US11184540B2	Image pickup apparatus with a flexible printed circuit board with a bent portion An image pickup apparatus includes a sensor unit that includes a shake detecting sensor configured to detect an applied shake, a flexible printed circuit board having a sensor mounting part, and a holding member having a first surface configured to hold the sensor mounting part. The sensor unit is disposed in a first direction parallel to a shutter blade moving direction. The first surface and a second surface separated from the first surface in the first direction are provided so as to be orthogonal to the first direction. The flexible printed circuit board has an extending portion extending from the sensor mounting part. The extending portion has a bent portion that is bent in the first direction between the first surface and the second surface so that an extending direction is reversed in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
US11184537B2	Method and apparatus having a function of constant automatic focusing when exposure changes A method and an apparatus for focusing are provided. The method includes: determining a switch from a first imaging mode to a second imaging mode, wherein the first imaging mode and the second imaging mode have different exposures; making illumination adjustment to a first feature template of a target object in the first imaging mode according to first illumination information of the target object in the first imaging mode and second illumination information of the target object in the second imaging mode to obtain a second feature template; and searching for the target object according to the second feature template in the second imaging mode.
US11184531B2	Dynamic image blending for multiple-camera vehicle systems A method and system for generating a composite video for display in a vehicle. A plurality of video streams are generated from a plurality of video cameras configured to be positioned on the vehicle. The video streams are transformed by an electronic processor to create a virtual camera viewpoint. The transformed video streams are combined to generate a composite video including a portion of a first image that is generated from a first one of the video cameras. The electronic processor detects an object external to the vehicle and determines whether the object at least partially obscures the portion of the first image. When the object at least partially obscures the portion of the first image, the electronic processor supplements the portion of the first image with a portion of a second image that is generated by a second one of the video cameras.
US11184530B2	Drive substrate for camera and broadcast camera A drive substrate for a camera and a broadcast camera which are free from the occurrence of bit errors in video over a low to high temperature range while achieving reduction in a production cost and development time are provided. The phase of a clock is appropriately adjusted by repeating the processes of shifting the clock phase in a first period within a blanking period during which effective pixel data of each frame in a video signal is not used, detecting the occurrence/non-occurrence of a bit error based on the phase-shifted clock in a second period within the blanking period, and further shifting the clock phase in a third period within the blanking period.
US11184525B2	Method and apparatus for focusing A method and an apparatus for focusing are disclosed. The method includes: determining a switch of imaging mode from a first imaging mode to a second imaging mode, wherein a position of an image of a target object in the first imaging mode is different from a position of an image of the target object in the second imaging mode; estimating the position of the image of the target object in the second imaging mode according to a resolution in the first imaging mode, a resolution in the second imaging mode, a field of view in the first imaging mode, a field of view in the second imaging mode and the position of the image of the target object in the first imaging mode; and searching for the image of the target object in the second imaging mode according to the estimated position.
US11184523B2	Imaging apparatus with phase difference detecting element In an imaging element in which a plurality of phase difference detection pixels and a plurality of normal pixels for imaging are two-dimensionally arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, the phase difference detection pixel includes a first phase difference pixel ZA and a second phase difference pixel ZB including opening portions for pupil separation at different positions in the horizontal direction. The first phase difference pixel ZA and the second phase difference pixel ZB are adjacently arranged to have the opening portions facing each other. RGB color filters are arranged in the plurality of normal pixels in the Bayer arrangement. The imaging element includes a normal pixel row in which only the normal pixel is arranged in the horizontal direction and a phase difference pixel row in which the first phase difference pixel ZA, the second phase difference pixel ZB, and one normal pixel are periodically arranged in the horizontal direction.
US11184522B2	Imaging device with an improved autofocusing performance The invention describes an imaging device (1) comprising an image sensor (2), an imaging lens (3), an infrared light source (5) to illuminate a scene (SC), and an infrared autofocus system (6) for providing an autofocus function, wherein the image sensor (2) comprises an array (21) of sensor pixels each arranged as dual pixel (22) comprising two separate pixel sensors (22a, 22b) per dual pixel (22) to record the image data (D1) as a sum signal from both pixel sensors (22a, 22b) and providing infrared data (D2) as individual signals from each of the two pixel sensors (22a, 22b) for phase contrast (PC) autofocusing, wherein an infrared filter (7) arranged between an aperture (4) of the imaging device (1) and an imaging sensor (2) and is adapted to locally transmit only a portion of the infrared light (IR) to the imaging sensor (2) by comprising at least one first area (71) arranged as infrared blocking area and at least one second area (72) arranged as infrared bandpass area. The invention further relates to a method (100) to automatically focusing this device (1).
US11184516B2	Imaging apparatus, control method for imaging apparatus, and storage medium An imaging apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device; and a controller configured to control shooting, wherein if (a) an accepted shooting instruction is a shooting start request issued by remote control from the external device via the communication unit, (b) a self-timer shooting function, which starts counting a timer time in response to the shooting instruction and starts shooting at an end of the counting, is enabled, and (c) the timer time is set to a first time longer than a predetermined time, the controller changes the timer time to a second time shorter than the predetermined time.
US11184513B2	System, method and device for controlling electronic device and its target camera and laser projector Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for controlling a camera component, the camera component is applicable for an electronic device, and the system may include a first processing unit and a target processing unit. The target processing unit is configured to control the camera component. The first processing unit is configured to determine whether the target processing unit writes data to the first processing unit in accordance with a preset time interval, and when the target processing unit does not write data to the first processing unit over the preset time interval, change an operating state of the camera component and/or control the electronic device to restart.
US11184505B2	Methods and system for policy-based printing and scanning A policy-based system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. The policy-based system also determines whether scanning operations for a document are allowed for a user at a scanning device. The private policy server determines policy values that are used to allow the scanning operations.
US11184503B2	Communication apparatus and printer for performing wireless communication of image data representing image of print target A communication apparatus may perform: communicating a wireless setting value with a printer via a first wireless communication interface, establishing the wireless connection with the printer via a second wireless communication interface using the wireless setting value; sending first image data representing a first image of a print target to the printer via the second wireless communication interface using the wireless connection; determining, after the first image data is sent to the printer, whether an apparatus-side disconnection condition is satisfied; disconnecting the wireless connection when it is determined that the apparatus-side disconnection condition is satisfied; and sending, when it is determined that the apparatus-side disconnection condition is not satisfied, second image data representing a second image of a print target to the printer via the second wireless communication interface using the wireless connection.
US11184501B2	Reading device The reading device of the present disclosure includes a housing, a first irradiation part, an imaging device, and a first diffusion part. The housing has an opening in an upper portion with a transparent reading window member. The first irradiation part emits an infrared light. The imaging device is disposed on a bottom portion such that an optical axis is directed to a reading window member. The first diffusion part is disposed on a left side wall connecting the upper and bottom portions. The first diffusion part diffuses the infrared light. The first diffusion part is made up of a light-transmitting first diffusion plate and a light-transmitting second diffusion plate. The first diffusion plate is disposed on the bottom surface side and inclined toward the upper portion. The second diffusion plate is disposed on the upper surface side and inclined toward the bottom portion.
US11184499B2	Original reading apparatus An original reading apparatus includes: a reading unit configured to read an original placed on a platen while moving in a predetermined direction in a housing; a sensor provided in the housing and configured to detect presence of the original in a predetermined position on the platen to identify a size of the original; a holding member movable in the housing and configured to hold the sensor and a cable extending from the sensor; and a cover configured to cover a predetermined space on a rear side of the platen mounted to the housing. A grip portion used by an operator to move the holding member is provided at one end of the holding member extending to the predetermined space through an opening portion in a wall on a rear side of the housing. When the cover is removed, the operator is allowed to grip the grip portion.
US11184497B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a length of a sheet, which is placed on a platen, in a predetermined direction and a controller. The controller is configured to convert an image signal based on a conversion condition, control the image forming unit to form an image based on the converted image signal, and execute calibration in which the conversion condition is generated. The controller is configured, in a case in which the calibration is to be executed, to acquire information related to a size of a sheet on which a test chart is to be formed, select a sheet based on the information, form the test chart on the selected sheet, acquire reading data output from the reader, and generate the conversion condition based on the reading data.
US11184494B2	Information processing apparatus, method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores a usage history of using an image forming apparatus by a user and a number of times of viewing report information by the user; and circuitry configured to determine an arrangement of the report information relating to a function of an application and display the report information, based on the usage history and the number of times of viewing the report information by the user.
US11184492B2	Image forming apparatus and voice input control An apparatus includes: an operation panel that displays an operation screen and accepts an operation from a user; a hardware processor that accepts an operation from a user by voice, turns off the operation panel in a case where an interval between operations received by the operation panel exceeds a first set time, and resets a setting content stored in the storage in a case where an interval between operations received by the operation panel or the hardware processor exceeds a second set time; a storage that stores a setting content corresponding to an operation received by the operation panel or the hardware processor; and a changer that changes a set time of a timer.
US11184489B1	Printed material detection apparatus for detecting management information, image forming apparatus, printed material detection system and recording material for the same A printed material detection apparatus includes: a detector configured to transmit radio waves whose frequency of 1 GHz or more and 5 THz or less toward a printed material and to detect reflection or absorption of the radio waves.
US11184481B1	Call screening service for communication devices One example method of operation may include collecting call metric data over a predefined period of time for identified calls, querying the call metric data to identify whether one or more call filtering criteria parameters require changes, determining one or more call filtering criteria parameters require changes based on a deviation from one or more expected call metric data values included in the call metric data, modifying one or more of the call filtering criteria parameters, and updating an active call scam model stored on a call processing server based on the one or more call filtering parameters.
US11184478B2	System and method for monitoring telephony communications in real time Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system for monitoring telephony communications in real time, comprising: first user communication devices and second user communication devices are connected to a first provider communication device and a second provider communication device. A telephony communication establishment module is installed in the first user communication devices and the second user communication devices, the telephony communication establishment module is configured to perform telephony operations and data connectivity to communicate to a telephony communication monitoring system, and a telephony server is configured to transmit telephony communications to the first user communication devices via a network based on the connection originating to the telephony server, the telephony server is configured to forward the telephony communication status to the first provider communication device, the first provider communication device is configured to provide the telephony communication status from the telephony server to the first user communication devices and the telephony communication monitoring system.
US11184477B2	Gapless audio communication via discourse gap recovery model According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for detecting and repairing gaps within a call is provided. The present invention may include requesting a personal discourse gap recovery model (PDGRM) for participants in a call, where the PDGRM may be a machine learning model that models a user's speech patterns based on word collocation, dictionary, and speaking rate. The present invention may further comprise detecting one or more gaps in the call based on network connectivity, inserting an audio delay into the call, constructing repaired dialogue to fill at least one of the one or more gaps in the call based on the PDGRM, and inserting the repaired dialogue into the call.
US11184476B2	Preventing photo image related risks An image file is to be posted on a social media web site is automatically detected, the image file containing at least an image of a first individual with a background image depicting a location determined to be unsafe. A risk level associated with the location is determined. Based on the risk level, an action is automatically activated, which prevents at least a second individual from taking a photograph of the second individual at the location.
US11184475B2	Mobile apparatus, terminal apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, program for mobile apparatus, and program for terminal apparatus Provided is an information processing system with which an unnecessary alert to an emergency contact, for example, can be prevented and an increase in the communication volume for notification can be suppressed. An in-vehicle apparatus AP which is connectable to a smartphone SP and which is mounted on a vehicle is provided with: an interface 1 which acquires acceleration data indicating that a predetermined threshold value or more of impact has been applied to the smartphone SP; a display control unit 2 which, when the acceleration data have been acquired, makes a notification for selecting cancellation of a corresponding external alert; an operation control unit 3 which accepts a cancellation operation with respect to the notification; and a state management/information processing module 4 which cancels the external alert when the cancellation operation has been accepted.
US11184473B2	Electronic apparatus and method of selectively applying security mode in mobile device A method of a mobile device including a display unit having a panel to display a screen includes a first unlocking process and a second unlocking process to unlock the mobile device to a normal mode of the mobile device. The first unlocking process includes a password input, and the second unlocking process includes sensing a motion, sensing a signal from a user in response to the sensed motion, determining an authorized user from the sensed signal, and unlocking the mobile device according to the determination.
US11184469B1	Communication device The communication device comprising a communication implementer, a TV program implementer, and a multiple language implementer.
US11184464B2	System, method, apparatus, and program for light tower control A method, system, apparatus, and program for scheduling and controlling light towers in the field and receiving detailed reports relating to the same. The system for light tower control includes a telematics platform, a telematics device; and a light tower. The telematics platform is configured to transmit and receive a UDP message over a cellular network, wherein a transmitted UDP message contains a control signal for turning ON or OFF a light tower. The telematics device is configured to receive the UDP message and configure a voltage output of the telematics device based on the control signal. If the control signal is ON the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from Low to High and if the control signal is OFF the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from High to Low. A relay controller of the light tower turns the light tower ON if the output voltage of the telematics device is High and turns the light tower OFF if the output voltage of the telematics device is Low.
US11184463B1	Interacting with a client system to gather client data to use to diagnose a problem at the client system Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for providing diagnostic services to a client system over a network. A program is transmitted to a client program at the client system including a command to retrieve a block of data. The client program is executed to retrieve the block of data indicated in the command and display data in the block of data in a client user interface at the client system. The client program transmits the data displayed in the client user interface to the diagnostic system in response to user indication to transmit the data displayed in the client user interface. The data received from the client program is rendered in the client user interface. The received data is processed to determine a next operation in a diagnostic workflow program with respect to the client system.
US11184462B2	Selecting an instance of a resource using network routability information A client computer requests a resource from an ISP/OSP. The ISP/OSP maintains multiple instances of the resource. In deciding to which instance of the resource to route the client computer, a resource selection server takes network routability information into account. Geographic proximity, resource utilization, network utilization, and/or maintenance of peering agreements may also be taken into account in selecting the instance of the resource.
US11184458B1	Proxy selection by monitoring quality and available capacity Empirical data of exit nodes are continuously monitored and each exit node's overall performance and available capacity are calculated. The empirical data can include monitoring the number of concurrent requests currently being executed by each exit node and the disconnection chronology of each exit node. Further, each exit node is tested by benchmark requests and ping messages and each exit node's quality rate is calculated. Additionally, systems and methods are provided to select an exit node with the highest quality and available capacity value, from a particular pool to route the user request.
US11184454B1	Systems and methods for managing perpetual data requests to conserve resources A computer-implemented system for eliminating perpetual application programming interface (API) calls to minimize resource drain. The system may comprise: at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may comprise: monitoring a dynamic list of one or more API calls, wherein the dynamic list is configured to vary in length; identifying a subset of the API calls that remain in the dynamic list through a number of the process cycles over a first threshold; querying one or more network databases to verify that the subset of the API calls have not been resolved; determining costs of dismissing the subset of the API calls; dismissing the API calls with costs less than a second threshold; and transmitting a notification API call to one or more user devices corresponding to the dismissed API calls.
US11184453B2	Systems and methods for managing content in a network A method for managing content in a network having one or more user devices and one or more edge computing systems includes determining a likelihood that a user device will connect to an edge computing system during a time window, based on the determined likelihood, storing on the edge computing system information reflecting an activity pattern associated with the user device, receiving a request for content from the user device, generating metadata based on the stored information and the request, and transmitting the metadata to the user device.
US11184449B2	Network-based probabilistic device linking Network-based probabilistic device linking techniques are described that link multiple devices associated with a common entity. In one example, log records are received from service providers including a device identifier and an IP address associated with a computing device that uses the service providers to access resources. The received log records are filtered and analyzed to identify connection frequencies between each device identifier and various IP addresses. Connection frequencies are scored and used to identify a subset of connections for computing linked devices belonging to a common entity, such as a single user, a household of users, users in a specific location, and so on. Linked devices are computed from the subset of selected connections and combined into linked device clusters. These linked device clusters can then be output so that market analysis can be performed on the linked device cluster rather than data pertaining to a single device.
US11184447B2	Systems and methods for efficient transmission of catalog data In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a pre-determined number of items associated with one or more entities; transmitting item information associated with the pre-determined number of items to a client device; and determining that the client device is likely to enter a first entity of the one or more entities. The first entity is identified based on a physical proximity between the client device and the first entity. The method also includes accessing, based on the first entity, location-specific item information associated with one or more of the pre-determined number of items or one or more additional items; and transmitting the location-specific item information to the client device. The item information and the location-specific item information are configured to be used by the client device while the client device is within the first entity.
US11184440B2	Autonomous scalable agent that improves performance of network device systems According to one aspect, embodiments provide a system for optimizing control schemes executed by a plurality of intelligent agents controlling a plurality of client devices, the system comprising an observer configured to communicate with the plurality of intelligent agents, a database configured to store information received from the plurality of intelligent agents, and an external data source, the observer being further configured to poll the plurality of intelligent agents for operational information of at least one power device, collect information from the external data source and from the database, update the database based on the operational information and the information collected from the external data source and the database, and modify a first control scheme executed by a first intelligent agent of the plurality of intelligent agents to control a first client device.
US11184435B2	Message transmission method and apparatus in cluster file system A message transmission method and apparatus in a cluster file system includes determining, by a first host in a cluster file system, that the message network link is faulty; switching from the message network link for message transmission to a storage channel; generating a first message; and recording the first message in a first location area of a data storage medium, where the first location area is used by a second host to access and read the first message.
US11184432B2	System and method for dynamic auto-scaling based on roles In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method for dynamic auto-scaling based on roles is provided. Within a system, a node, based upon a load demand, can be duplicated. Additionally, when duplicating a node, the role of the node can be used to determine various characteristics of the duplicated node, taking into account various factors.
US11184431B2	System and control method A system includes a first processing system in which a current version of an application operates, a second processing system in which a next version of the application operates, and a management server. The management server registers information for accessing the second processing system in a database of the system. The first processing system receives a request from an external apparatus via a load balancing device included in the first processing system and, transmits the received request to the second processing system by using the information for accessing the second processing system registered in the database if the received request is a request to be processed in the second processing system.
US11184430B2	Automated dynamic load balancing across virtual network interface controller fast switchover devices using a rebalancer Automated dynamic load balancing across VNIC fast switchover devices including monitoring, by a resource monitor, resource utilization metrics of at least one resource used to send data along a first communications path through a hypervisor; in response to detecting, by the resource monitor based on the resource utilization metrics, that the at least one resource crosses a resource utilization threshold, sending a notification to a rebalancer, wherein the notification comprises a subset of the resource utilization metrics; generating, by the rebalancer based on the subset of the resource utilization metrics, a resource optimized mapping for the at least one resource used to send data along the first communications path; and issuing, by the rebalancer, the resource optimized mapping to the hypervisor, wherein the hypervisor reconfigures, based on the resource optimized mapping, the at least one resource used to send data along the first communications path.
US11184425B2	Management and prioritization of media items downloading The disclosed embodiments relate generally to the downloading of media items. The media items may include, for example, audio, video, image, or podcast data. In accordance with one embodiment, two or more media items may be concurrently downloaded. In accordance with another embodiment, a user may control the downloading of each of the media items, as desired. More particularly, the user may choose to download, pause, or resume downloading one or more media items identified in the list of media items. In other words, the user may alter the download status of any of the items in the list of media items. In addition, the user may re-prioritize the order in which the media items in the list or a subset thereof are to be downloaded.
US11184423B2	Offloading upload processing of a file in a distributed system using a key that includes a hash created using attribute(s) of a requestor and/or the file Techniques are described herein that are capable of offloading upload processing of a file in a distributed system. A request is received from a requestor to upload a file to a transactional database of a DBMS. Information regarding the requestor and/or the file is extracted from the request. A determination is made that the file is to be uploaded to a non-indexing file storage system in lieu of the transactional database based at least in part on the extracted information satisfying one or more criteria. A key that includes a hash is generated. The hash is created using attribute(s) of the requestor and/or the file from the extracted information. The key is provided to the requestor. The key and at least a portion of the file are received from the requestor. Uploading of the file to the non-indexing file storage system in lieu of the transactional database is initiated.
US11184420B2	Methods and apparatuses for dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for receiving media data. One apparatus includes processing circuitry that receives a media presentation description (MPD) file in which an essential property descriptor includes an attribute indicating uniform resource locator (URL) information for a session-based description (SBD) file. The SBD file includes one or more groups of key-value pairs. The processing circuitry receives the SBD file based on the URL information. The processing circuitry sends a request to a server based on the SBD file.
US11184418B2	Stream processing utilizing virtual processing agents Technologies are described herein for event delivery and stream processing utilizing virtual processing agents. Upon receiving an event publication in a queue, a runtime system identifies one or more virtual processing agents that might be interested in, but have not explicitly subscribed to, the published event. Event information of the published event is then delivered to the identified virtual processing agents. Prior to the actual delivery, the runtime system further determines if the virtual processing agents have been activated and activates those processing agents that have not been activated. Based on the received event information, some of the virtual processing agents might decide to explicitly submit subscriptions to receive more events from the queue. The explicit subscriptions will trigger the runtime system to deliver the subscribed events to the processing agents, which might include past events that have been published in the queue before the explicit subscription is received.
US11184411B2	Communication terminal, communication system, log data transmission method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A communication terminal that receives at least one of image data and audio data from at least one other communication terminal via a network, the communication terminal including circuitry to generate log data in response to occurrence of an event at the communication terminal, and transmit the generated log data to an accumulation apparatus each time the event occurs.
US11184410B2	Communication management Disclosed is a method for managing a communication of a terminal device. In the method it is determined if the terminal device executes an active communication connection carrying voice data over a public switched telephone network, in response to a determination that the terminal device executes the active communication connection inactivating a voice portion of a communication session over a communication network implementing IP based communication, and in response to a determination that the terminal device does not execute the active communication connection activating the voice portion of the communication session over the communication network implementing IP based communication. Also disclosed is a terminal device, a computer program product and a system.
US11184406B1	System and methods for secure user interface session recording, transmission, and replay without third party disclosure A user's session of a web application or a website in a web browser is recorded and replayed while protecting private and sensitive data from unauthorized access. All the captured data needed to re-create (replay) the user's session in the browser itself is recorded and exported on demand. The need to transmit potentially sensitive and private data continuously to external server(s) is eliminated while still guaranteeing availability of a record of user activity leading up to any point of interest during the user's session. By encrypting recording information and redacting all non-layout content (e.g. text nodes, images, inputs) from the browser DOM before capturing the DOM, the visual layout of the page is maintained and the probability of leaking the user's sensitive or private information is reduced. The replaying user is still able to derive meaningful information about the user's interaction with the web application or website without jeopardizing privacy.
US11184404B1	Performing idempotent operations to scan and remediate configuration settings of a device The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for implementing an efficient and flexible policy-driven approach to securing a computing device. For example, systems disclosed herein can identify any number of security policies including configuration states associated with configuration settings of a client device. The systems disclosed herein can further enforce the security policies by performing an enforcement operation including an idempotent operation that enables a computing device to both diagnose as well as remedy security issues identified by an agent on a computing device. The systems disclosed herein further include features and functionality that enable a computing device to be compliant with multiple security standards without performing redundant enforcement operations.
US11184401B2	AI-driven defensive cybersecurity strategy analysis and recommendation system A system and method for automated cybersecurity defensive strategy analysis that predicts the evolution of new cybersecurity attack strategies and makes recommendations for cybersecurity improvements to networked systems based on a cost/benefit analysis. The system and method use machine learning algorithms to run simulated attack and defense strategies against a model of the networked system created using a directed graph. Recommendations are generated based on an analysis of the simulation results against a variety of cost/benefit indicators.
US11184400B2	Authorizations associated with externally shared communication resources Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a group-based communication apparatus that is configured to enable end-users (e.g., non-admin users) to initiate, by way of client devices, generation of a shareable resource associated with a group-based communication resource identifier to efficiently authorize communication between client devices associated with different organization identifiers in group-based communication interfaces associated with a shared group-based communication resource identifier.
US11184396B2	Techniques to enforce policies for computing platform resources Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to enforce policies for computing platform resources, such as to prevent denial of service (DoS) attacks on the computing platform resources. Some embodiments are particularly directed to ISA instructions that allow trusted software/applications to securely enforce policies on a platform resource/device while allowing untrusted software to control allocation of the platform resource. In many embodiments, the ISA instructions may enable secure communication between a trusted application and a platform resource. In several embodiments, a first ISA instruction implemented by microcode may enable a trusted application to wrap policy information for secure transmission through an untrusted stack. In several such embodiments, a second ISA instruction implemented by microcode may enable untrusted software to verify the validity of the wrapped blobs and program registers associated with the platform resource with policy information provided via the wrapped blobs.
US11184393B1	Automated collection of branded training data for security awareness training A method of collecting training data related to a branded phishing URL may comprise retrieving a phishing URL impersonating a brand; fetching a final webpage referenced thereby; determining the main language of the textual content thereof; rendering graphical representation(s) of the final webpage; extracting, from the source of URLs, information including the retrieved phishing URL, a brand, a type and a date associated therewith and storing the extracted information together with the final webpage and the rendered graphical representation(s). A message that contains a URL matching the phishing URL may then be retrieved. The main language of the textual content of the message may be determined and graphical representations thereof rendered. A record may be updated with the message, the main language and the rendered graphical representations, which may be made accessible as training data to train users to recognize phishing websites and messages.
US11184383B2	Security test system, security test method, function evaluation device, and program A security test can be performed on an ECU by using random test signals without changing the ECU. A security test system for a control device for an on-vehicle network, includes a security test unit that includes a test signal transmission portion transmitting random test signals including an illegal signal, for diagnosing security of a control device for an on-vehicle network, and a diagnosis portion specifying the illegal signal on the basis of a process result in the control device using the test signals, and a function evaluation unit that includes a process information acquisition portion acquiring information regarding the process result in the control device, an abnormality detection portion detecting abnormality in the process result in the control device based on the test signal, and an abnormality information output portion outputting information regarding the detected abnormality.
US11184379B1	File scanner to detect malicious electronic files Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products comprising an analytic server, which automatically detects malicious electronic files. The analytic server receives electronic files, runs a file extraction module to recursively scan the electronic files, and extracts all of the embedded and linked electronic files. The analytic server runs an exploit scanner against the extracted electronic files, and extracts code included in the electronic files. The analytic server deobfuscates the extracted code and examines the deobfuscated code by applying a set of malicious behavior rules against the deobfuscated rules. The analytic server identifies potentially malicious electronic files based on the examination. The analytic server applies a set of whitelist rules on the potentially malicious electronic files to eliminate false alarms. The analytic server transmits alert notifications to an analyst regarding the malicious electronic files and updates the whitelist rules based on analyst's feedback.
US11184376B2	Port scan detection using destination profiles A method, including identifying, in network data traffic, a set of pairs of source and destination nodes, each pair having a given source node, a given destination node, and one or more ports accessed in the traffic between the nodes in each pair, and computing, for each pair, a respective baseline that indicates a first number of the ports that source nodes other than the given source node in the pair accessed on the given destination node during a first period. For each pair, a respective test score is computed that indicates a difference between a second number of the ports that the given source node in the pair accessed on the given destination node during a second period and the baseline, and a preventive action is initiated with respect to the given source node in any of the pairs for which the test score is greater than a threshold.
US11184366B1	Service authorization for IoT devices operating locally Systems, devices, and techniques for service authorization are described. A described device includes a transceiver to communicate with an authorization server, and a processor. The processor can set an authorization timer for a first time period based on obtaining an authorization from the authorization server, and activate device features for a duration of the first time period. The processor can receive from the authorization server an authorization message that includes an authorization key hash based on a shared secret key and a server timestamp, determine a local key hash based on the shared secret key and a local timestamp, set the authorization timer for a second time period based on the authorization key hash matching the local key hash, and maintain an activation of the features for a duration of the second time period.
US11184364B2	Localized, proximity-based media streaming Techniques for device connectivity are provided. A request to discover available cast devices is received from a first user device, and a first logically defined space is identified, where a first user associated with the first user device is authorized to access the space. A set of cast devices that correspond to the first logically defined space is determined. A first local port on a gateway device is allocated to a first cast device of the set of cast devices. Further, a response to the request is generated, where the response indicates the first local port on the gateway device. The response is transmitted to the first user device.
US11184361B2	Graphical user interface and operator console management system for distributed terminal network A graphical user interface (GUI) and operator console management system for a distributed terminal network is described. In some embodiments, the terminals may be hardware terminals, kiosks, or clients. In some embodiments, a security analysis may be performed, and security scores may be determined, for visitors requesting operations at terminals based on an operator configuration. Security scores may be determined by a provider, in communication with the operator terminals, based on aggregation of a plurality of factors, wherein each factor may be weighted. The factors may incorporate operator settings or preferences. In one embodiment, the factors include one or more facial recognition factors. The one or more facial recognition factors may be used for biometric authentication. The provider may use the security scores to determine user privileges or permissions for the operations. The provider may deliver instructions or messages to the terminals based on the determinations.
US11184359B2	Automated access control policy generation for computer resources Methods, systems, and media are shown for generating access control rules for computer resources involving collecting historical access data for user accesses to a computer resource and separating the historical access data into a training data set and a validation data set. An access control rule is generated for the computer resource based on the properties of the user accesses to the computer resource in the training data set. The rule is validated against the validation data set to determine whether the rule produces a denial rate level is below a threshold when the rule is applied to the validation data set. If the rule is valid, then it is provided to an administrative interface so that an administrator can select the rule for application to incoming user requests.
US11184357B2	Authorizing a computing device across services Services may be accessed across a network. In order to provide access to the services, a user or more particularly a user's device may be authorized to access the requested service based on an IP address associated with the service request. A subscriber identifier is determined based on the IP address of the request and used to authorize the requested service.
US11184356B1	System and method for seamless user equipment authentication This invention relates to a method and a system for performing seamless authentication and identification of a mobile subscriber requesting to access a 3rd Party Merchant's online platform. The subscriber verification system intercepts a message sent from a first network node to a second network node during a data session establishment procedure. The subscriber verification system extracts a first set of identification values associated with a user equipment (UE) from the intercepted message. After the data session is established, the UE sends an encrypted request to access the Merchant server. The Merchant server identifies a second set of identification values associated with the encrypted request and sends them for validation to the subscriber verification system. The second set of identification values is compared against the first set of identification values. If the two set of identification values match, the UE is authenticated.
US11184355B2	Preventing unauthorized access to secured information systems using authentication tokens and multi-device authentication prompts Aspects of the disclosure relate to preventing unauthorized access to secured information systems. A computing platform may receive, from an end user desktop computing device, a request to login to a user account associated with a user account portal. In response to receiving the request, the computing platform may generate an authentication token in an authentication database and may send a notification to at least one registered device linked to the user account. After sending the notification, the computing platform may receive, from the at least one registered device, an authentication response message. If the authentication response message indicates that valid authentication input was received, the computing platform may update the authentication token to indicate that the request to login to the user account has been approved. After updating the authentication token, the computing platform may provide, to the end user desktop computing device, access to a portal interface.
US11184353B2	Trusted status transfer between associated devices The embodiments set forth systems and techniques to authenticate a user device for device services, such as by transferring or extending a trusted device status from a separate and trusted associated user device, which can be paired with the user device. This can be done automatically without requiring the user to sign in at or on behalf of the user device, and the automated process can include verifying a trusted status for the associated user device, receiving data items from both devices, evaluating the data items, and facilitating an authentication of the user device when the evaluating returns a favorable result. Data items can include provisioned machine identifiers, temporally limited one-time user passwords, and a provisioned password reset key. Authentication or trusted device status transfer can be achieved by way of an authentication token that is given to the user device.
US11184351B2	Security tool A system includes a hardware processor, a virtual host, and a first subsystem. The processor receives a request indicating that a user is seeking to access the first subsystem. The processor uses the virtual host to perform a first authentication of the user, without yet connecting the user to the first subsystem, based on the login credentials of the user. In response to performing the first authentication, the virtual host provides the user with access to the first subsystem. The first subsystem then generates a key associated with the user and stores the key in a database. The first subsystem splits the key into a first part and a second part. The first subsystem additionally sends the first part to the user, for storage in an authentication string stored in a device of the user. The first subsystem also stores the second part in a second authentication server.
US11184345B2	Workflow service back end integration Disclosed are various approaches for workflow service back end integration. In some examples, a service request is identified. The service request is associated with a network service. A single sign-on (SSO) token is received. The SSO token represents a user account authenticated with an identity manager. Authentication data for the network service is identified based on the SSO token. A hosting location of a connector for the network service is identified based on the authentication data. An authentication header is appended to the service request. The service request with the authentication header is transmitted to the connector.
US11184341B2	Identifying related user accounts based on authentication data In some embodiments, upon detecting malicious activity associated with a user account, a content management system can identify other user accounts related to the malicious user account. The content management system can identify related user accounts by comparing authentication information collected for the malicious user account with authentication information collected for other user accounts. Authentication information can include IP address information, geographic information, device type, browser type, email addresses, and/or referral information, for example. The content management system can compare the content items associated with the malicious user account to content items associated with other user accounts to determine relatedness or maliciousness. After identifying related malicious user accounts, the content management system can block all related malicious user accounts.
US11184339B2	Method and system for secure communication A method and system are described for secure communication. The system receives a first secure protocol data packet during an authenticated session to communicate with a user computing device using a secure protocol. The encrypted linked data in first secure protocol data packet is decrypted using a secure key that is dependent on encrypted linked data and user credentials. The system retrieves a second secure protocol data packet from a distributed ledger network that is associated with first secure protocol data packet. The encrypted linked data in second secure protocol data packet is decrypted. The system identifies changes between decrypted linked data of first secure protocol data packet and decrypted linked data of second secure protocol data packet and if changes are identified then first secure protocol data packet is considered as tampered and actions in first secure protocol data packet are not executed, thereby preventing fraudulent execution of transactions.
US11184337B2	System and method for encryption, storage and transmission of digital information A computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving a data set from an instance of a sender browser running on a sender computer device, verifying that a recipient is a subscriber and if the recipient is a subscriber, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the data set with the sender key, generating a key pair having a first key and a second key, encrypting the sender key with the first key, encrypting the second key with a master key, and, generating a hyperlink to the portion of the data set that is encrypted.
US11184333B2	Human capital management data transfer systems A computer implemented method for securely extracting secure data from a human capital management (HCM) system, includes receiving setup data from a production tenant of the HCM system, wherein the setup data includes one or more field types describing what type of secure data is stored on the production tenant, creating a scrambling module based on the setup data that is configured to scramble the secure data based on scrambling settings, wherein the scrambling module is configured to upload and install onto the HCM system and to communicate with the production tenant to receive the secure data to scramble the secure data, and uploading the scrambling module to the HCM system.
US11184332B2	User terminal device, electronic device, system comprising the same and control method thereof A user terminal device is provided. The user terminal device includes a storage configured to store identification information of an external electronic device sharing a predetermined encryption scheme; a communicator comprising communication circuitry; and a processor configured to control the user terminal device to: encrypt a request input in an encryption mode based on the predetermined encryption scheme, transmit the encrypted request including the identification information of the electronic device to an external server through the communicator, and decrypt and provide an encrypted response based on the predetermined encryption scheme, based on the encrypted response to the encrypted request being obtained from the server.
US11184323B2	Threat isolation using a plurality of containers Methods and systems are disclosed for implementing one or more isolated computing environment via one or more memory spaces. The isolated computing environment may be configured to execute one or more sandboxed applications and/or processes associated with the isolated computing environment. One or more firewalls may be associated with the one or more sandboxed containers. One or more firewalls may be configured to apply a set of criteria (e.g., policies) to each of the applications and/or processes. In examples, the one or more sandbox firewalls may exist for each of the applications and/or processes and may prevent unauthorized communications between the applications and/or processes. In examples, a sandbox firewall may be configured to apply a set of criteria to one or more applications and/or processes associated with the one or more isolated computing environments. The sandbox firewall may be configured to allow authorized communications between the applications and/or processes.
US11184321B2	Domain name hi-jack prevention A computer-based method includes receiving, by at least one first server managed by a first domain name registrar, a search string that identifies a desired domain name by a potential owner. The desired domain name is determined to be available for transfer. A firm domain name transfer request for the desired domain name is received from the potential owner and sent to at least one domain name aftermarket server operating an Aftermarket Platform. An approval notification is received that the firm domain name transfer request is approved by the current owner. An authorization code for authorizing an electronic transfer of the desired domain name is received and utilized to transfer the desired domain name from a second domain name registrar to an account of the potential owner with the first domain name registrar so that the potential owner becomes a new owner of the desired domain name.
US11184320B1	NAT traversal in VoIP communication system Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for VoIP communication with VoIP-enabled devices via a network address translator (NAT). A set of proxy servers is configured to relay communications through mapped paths of the NAT during operations including VoIP sessions through or with the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices and during other operations not involving VoIP sessions through or with the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices. The mapped paths are susceptible to being unmapped by the NAT if the mapped path is unused for a threshold duration of time. The proxy servers maintain the mapped paths through the NAT by prompting the VoIP-enabled devices to communicate data to the set of proxy servers. More specifically, a VoIP-enabled device is prompted to communicate data to the set of proxy servers, in response to the VoIP-enabled device not communicating with the set of proxy servers for a duration of time exceeding the threshold duration of time.
US11184315B2	Systems and methods for providing data analytics for videos based on a tiered architecture Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can acquire a video resource at a first level of a tiered architecture. A first video representation can be generated, based on the video resource, at a second level of the tiered architecture. The first video representation can be associated with a first publisher. It can be detected that at least a first post and a second post are utilizing the first video representation. The first post and the second post can be representable at a third level of the tiered architecture and can be initiated by the first publisher. Data analytics for the first video representation can be aggregated based on the first post and the second post.
US11184314B2	Method and apparatus for prompting message reading state, and electronic device The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for prompting a reading state of a message, and an electronic device. The method includes: displaying, when a message having a reading state to be identified is sent in a conversation window including a plurality of users, a reading state prompt pattern corresponding to the message in the conversation window; determining current reading states of respective ones of the plurality of users for the message; counting a current number of users who have read the message based on the reading states; and controlling the reading state prompt pattern to be displayed in a state that reflects the current number of users who have read the message.
US11184313B1	Message content cleansing A message is monitored to determine whether a response is required based on message compliance regulations. The monitoring of the message comprises automatically identifying one or more parts of the message that are not relevant to the monitoring of the message based on the message compliance regulations; automatically excluding the one or more parts of the message that are not relevant from the monitoring of the message based on the message compliance regulations; identifying content in a part of the message that is not excluded from the monitoring of the message that can indicate that a response is required based on the message compliance regulations. When the content that can indicate that a response is required based on the message compliance regulations is discovered in the part of the message that is not excluded from the monitoring of the message, the message is automatically designated for further analysis.
US11184312B1	Email alias generation The disclosed systems and techniques enable an enterprise system to store contact emails for users while avoiding storing and managing personal email addresses for the user. For example, the enterprise system may forward personal email addresses to an aliasing server configured to generate alias email addresses based on the personal email addresses. The aliasing server may operate as a “middle man” that receives emails directed to the email addresses and that forwards the emails to the personal email addresses (when appropriate). The enterprise system may store and maintain the alias email addresses in lieu of storing the personal email addresses.
US11184310B2	Social media infused relationship management based on 5G connection speed One embodiment provides a method including monitoring social media application usage for particular users over a time period for media feeds and postings of content. Based on the monitoring, the method determines specific times to render content position, dimension sizes and flow rate. Connection speeds are distinguished for the particular users within the social media application. New social media feeds and new postings of content are dynamically reorganized and prioritized based on the connection speeds for the particular users.
US11184309B2	Methods, systems, and media for presenting a reminder to view content Methods, systems, and media for presenting a reminder to view content are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for presenting a reminder to view content is provided, the method comprising: determining that a message that includes a link to a first content item has been received by a user device; determining whether the link to the content item has been selected; in response to determining that the link to the content item has not been selected, storing metadata associated with the content item; determining that a user is viewing a second content item that is related to the first content item; determining a probability value that indicates a likelihood that the user would be interested in viewing the first content item; and causing an interface that includes a reminder to view the first content item to be presented on the user device.
US11184308B2	Configurable response tracking and monitoring of users who are responding to an email Various systems and methods are provided for using a response tracking plugin to detect and inform users in real time when one or more recipients of an email are actively responding to that email. In one embodiment, the functionality disclosed herein can be applied to an email that was sent to a plurality of recipients, including at least a first and second recipient, and where the email comprises a plugin that is configured to enable response tracking. One such embodiment comprises receiving the email; monitoring for a first pulse from the second recipient of the email, where the pulse is configured to indicate that the second recipient of the email has begun a reply to the email; and in response to receiving the first pulse, displaying an indication that comprises information about the second recipient of the email.
US11184305B2	Method and apparatus for updating group member data, and terminal, system and storage medium A method and apparatus for updating group member data are provided. The method includes: sending a group member data update request carrying a terminal timestamp to a server; receiving group member data change information issued by the server, wherein the group member data change information includes group member change data between the current timestamp and the terminal timestamp, and the current timestamp is greater than the terminal timestamp; and updating group member data of the terminal based on the group member data change information.
US11184303B2	Brevity-codified messaging system and process with pre-composed messages made of prefabricated icons, and methods of use Described herein is a codified social media messaging system, method and process based on pre-composed messages made of prefabricated icons that may be directed primarily at festive occasions and events. The prefabricated icons may comprise gender-specific prefabricated icons. The festive nature of these events may be incompatible with harmful messages, hence one function—that of a filter—imprinted in the design of positive prefabricated icons. Another function may aim to make messages as festive as the festive occasions they address. These functions may stem from the use of prefabricated icons, including animated icons, which act as guardians and catalysts of the positive character of the message. Within this codified messaging system, method and process, pre-composed messages made of prefabricated icons may perform the role of multi-use “connectors” between users. In some embodiments the system provides a system of memorabilia exchanges based on prefabricated icons.
US11184299B2	Hierarchical publish and subscribe system A method of publishing a publication message includes receiving, at one of a plurality of first relays, a subscription request from a first client and transmitting the subscription request from the one of the plurality of first relays to only one of a plurality of central relays. The method also includes receiving, at another of the plurality of first relays, a publication request from a second client. The publication request includes the publication message. The method further includes transmitting the publication message from the another of the plurality of first relays to all of the plurality of central relays, transmitting the publication message from at least one of the plurality of central relays to the one of the plurality of first relays, and transmitting the publication message from the one of the plurality of first relays to the first client.
US11184298B2	Methods and systems for improving chatbot intent training by correlating user feedback provided subsequent to a failed response to an initial user intent Embodiments for managing chatbots are provided. Chatbot interaction information is received. At least one chatbot interaction within the received chatbot interaction information is identified. The at least one identified chatbot interaction includes an initial utterance provided by a user, an unsuccessful response generated responsive to the initial utterance, a subsequent utterance provided by the user, and a successful response generated responsive to the subsequent utterance. The successful response is associated with a chatbot intent. A confidence score for associating the initial utterance with utilization of the chatbot intent by a chatbot is calculated.
US11184296B2	Chained lookups and counting in a network switch A network switch using a search engine to generate chained table lookup requests. After the search engine executes a first lookup, the next-pass logic in the search engine uses the first lookup result and information in the master key to generate a second lookup key as well as other parts of a second lookup request. A next-pass crossbar routes the second lookup request to a target memory, and the search logic executes the second lookup. The first lookup request may originate from a processing engine coupled to the search engine. The first and the second lookup results, if any, can then be returned back to the processing engine for further processing or decision making. The chain of lookups can be configured by software by specifying various operational parameters of the processing engines and the next-pass logic, including specifying a key construction mode for the second lookup.
US11184293B2	Cost-effective and self-adaptive operators for distributed data processing Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for efficiently maintaining a distributed processing of data between a source and sink. An embodiment operates by maintaining a scheduler in communication with the source and the sink, wherein the source and the sink communicate over a network. The scheduler identifies an utilization of a resource unit of the source, the sink and/or the network meeting or exceeding a predetermined threshold. After identifying that the utilization of the resource unit of the source, the sink and/or the network meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold, the scheduler triggers an operator of the source and/or the sink. The operator modifies a processing of data by the at least one of the source and the sink.
US11184291B2	Scheduling resources Methods of scheduling resources, distributed access gateway devices and machine-readable storage devices are provided in examples of the present disclosure. In one aspect, a first service board on a distributed access gateway device creates a first software user entry corresponding to a first user on a data plane, determines whether there is an idle hardware resource on the first service board, obtains a slot ID of a second service board comprising an idle hardware resource on the data plane when determining that there is no idle hardware resource on the first service board, and sends the first software user entry to the second service board according to the slot ID of the second service board on the data plane such that the second service board creates a first hardware user entry corresponding to the first user on a data plane of the second service board.
US11184289B2	Systems and methods for managing network traffic with a network operator A method for managing network slice enabled traffic on a communications network is disclosed. The network slice is instantiated on the communications network for providing connectivity resources to a network operator using the communications network. The method comprises measuring a traffic level indicative of the traffic enabled by the network slice; and adjusting the traffic enabled by the network slice in accordance with the traffic level and a network operator enabled function associated with the network slice.
US11184286B2	Method and system for adaptive and context-aware service function chaining in communication networks A technique is provided for adaptively performing service function chaining based on network context. The technique includes receiving a request comprising a flexible SFC template (FST) for provisioning an SFC of a plurality of service functions (SFs). A service function path (SFP) is determined responsive to receipt of data packets corresponding to a pre-defined flow to be transmitted over the network. Monitoring of a pre-defined plurality of parameters associated with the SFP and a network context is performed after implementing the SFP. Based on the monitoring of the pre-defined plurality of parameters and SFP modification criteria, a requirement for modifying the SFP is identified. Responsive to the identification, the SFP is modified and the performance of the modified SFP is monitored based on one or more of the plurality of parameters, a network context after modifying the SFP, and a pre-defined plurality of service performance thresholds.
US11184285B2	Systems and methods for prioritizing requests for hierarchical level of detail content over a communications network Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory media of various embodiments enable prioritization of requests for hierarchical level of detail (HLOD) content over a communications network. Various embodiment methods may reduce load time of nodes in the HLOD data structure, such as nodes in the HLOD that may be deemed important, compared to the load time achieved in current methods. Various embodiments may provide methods for prioritizing requests for nodes.
US11184284B2	Data packet forwarding method and apparatus A data packet forwarding method and apparatus, where the method includes collecting, by a source switch according to a preset sampling period, congestion extents of d sampling paths in n paths, storing congestion extent indication information of each sampling path, where d is less than n, selecting, according to the congestion extent indication information, a first target sampling path with a smallest congestion extent at a first time point, forwarding a first data packet using the first target sampling path, storing an identifier of a first data flowcell to which the first data packet belongs forwarding a second data packet using the first target sampling path when an identifier of a second data flowcell to which the second data packet belongs is the same as the identifier of the first data flowcell.
US11184269B1	Collecting route-based traffic metrics in a service-oriented system Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for collecting route-based traffic metrics in a service-oriented system are disclosed. A first service in a service-oriented system receives an inbound request from a second service. From the inbound request, the first service extracts, a route identifier representing an upstream route including the second service. The first service stores the route identifier and a counter representing a number of inbound requests with the route identifier that have been received by the first service over a current window of time. The first service sends, to a traffic metric collection system, a metric message comprising the route identifier and the counter. Traffic metric data is determined by the traffic metric collection system using the metric message from the first service and one or more additional metric messages from one or more additional services. The traffic metric data indicates one or more flows of requests through the services.
US11184259B2	Highly-scalable, software-defined, in-network multicasting of load statistics data In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for highly-scalable, in-network multicasting of statistics data is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving, from an underlay controller, a match-and-action table that is indexed using one or more multicast (“MC”) group identifiers and includes one or more special MC headers; detecting a packet carrying statistics data; determining whether the packet includes an MC group identifier; in response to determining that the packet includes the MC group identifier: using the MC group identifier, retrieving a special MC header, of the one or more special MC headers, from the match-and-action table; generating an encapsulated packet by encapsulating the packet with the special MC header; and providing the encapsulated packet to an interface controller for transmitting the encapsulated packet to one or more physical switches.
US11184258B1	Network analysis using forwarding table information A monitoring system is disclosed that achieves the benefits of active monitoring by providing a holistic view of the network, while obtaining the granularity of a passive monitoring system by testing a large majority or all of the prefixes. In one embodiment, streaming updates of a forwarding plane are captured for devices in a network. Additionally, an initial state of the forwarding plane can be captured for each device. A time-series graph of the forwarding plane can be constructed. In the graph, each node can represent a device and each edge can represent a possible path for a prefix at a given point in time. Graph analysis techniques can be used to analyze the graph and detect errors. For example, cycle detection algorithms can be used on the forwarding plane data to detect microloops. Other techniques can be used to find black holes or capacity bottlenecks.
US11184257B2	System, method and apparatus for bridge interface communication A system, method and apparatus for bridge interface communication. A node device can be connected to one or more bridge units using a universal sensor interface. A controller in a node device can communicate with a controller in a bridge unit device using a bi-directional data line. In one embodiment, the bridge unit can account for variable amounts of delay in gathering sensor data using availability signaling.
US11184246B1	Device differentiation for electronic workspaces An electronic workspace may be created from multiple viewer devices. The viewer devices are coordinated so that each exhibits a different visual identification characteristic such as a distinct or unique color. Content can be assigned by way of a user interface in which individual viewer devices are represented by visual icons that exhibit the same visual identification characteristics as the respective viewer devices, so that a user may easily distinguish between the available viewer devices.
US11184241B2	Topology-aware continuous evaluation of microservice-based applications A method and system of determining a health state of a microservice based application includes extracting traces of multiple variants of a microservice-based application. Topologies of the multiple variants are inferred based on the extracted traces. One or more topological differences of each of the multiple variants are identified based on the extracted traces. Each topological difference is ranked. The topological differences of the microservice-based application are displayed on a user interface, including a microservice map of the topological differences and a listing of a top ranking of the topological differences.
US11184240B2	Path information updates in information-centric networking Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to communicate with subscribers in an information-centric networking environment. A WTRU may store a first path from the WTRU to a first subscriber and a second path from the WTRU to a second subscriber. A message from a topology manager may be received. The message may indicate a change to a network topology. In response to a determination that the change to the network topology relates to the first path and does not relate to the second path, the WTRU may remove the first path from the memory and maintain the second path in the memory. The WTRU may send a request to the topology manager for a third path to replace the first path that was removed from memory. In response to the above determination, a portion of the first path may be removed and replaced according to the above mechanism.
US11184239B1	Management of computing devices via reference to linked employee records Methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for checking computing device inactivity are provided. The disclosed technology can access, based on a device policy, organizational data associated with activity of a user's computing device. Based on the device policy and the organizational data, a valid inactivity time period including continuous organization approved time periods of valid inactivity beginning at a most recent time the computing device was active and ending a predetermined amount of time after the most recent time can be determined. Based on the device policy and the organizational data, a determination of whether inactivity criteria associated with inactivity of the computing device are satisfied is made. Satisfying the inactivity criteria can include the computing device being inactive after the valid inactivity time period. Furthermore, indications associated with the computing device's inactivity can be generated if the inactivity criteria are satisfied.
US11184235B2	In-band direct mode performance loss measurement in software defined networks Mechanisms are provided for “direct mode” (in-band) performance loss measurement in computer networks where packet loss is measured directly in the data plane using techniques based on ECMP paths. Counters on each of an ingress node and an egress node are configured by a network controller to count traffic for indicators associated with different equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) paths through a network between ingress and egress nodes. Each indicator is toggled on or off during a measurement interval during which traffic is measured by the traffic counters on the ingress and egress nodes for each ECMP path. The traffic counters (measured in bytes/packets) from the ingress and egress nodes are sent via event driven telemetry to the network controller for performance loss measurement determination.
US11184233B1	Non-disruptive upgrades to a cloud-based storage system Performing non-disruptive upgrades to a cloud-based storage system may include receiving a request to update one or more components of the cloud-based storage system, the request comprising an identification of an updated codified state of the cloud-based storage system; determining, based on the updated codified state and a current state of the cloud-based storage system, one or more transitional codified states; and updating the one or more components by applying the one or more transitional codified states.
US11184232B2	Radio frequency (RF) communication system providing enhanced RF equipment configuration updates for mobile vehicles based upon reward matrices and related methods A radio frequency (RF) communication system may include mobile vehicles, with each mobile vehicle including RF equipment and a controller. The controller may be configured to determine a reward matrix based upon possible RF equipment configurations and associated operational parameters, and operate the RF equipment to implement an RF equipment configuration based upon the reward matrix. The system may also include an oversight controller configured to update respective reward matrices of the mobile vehicles.
US11184230B2	Transmitting broadcast domain configurations Communications between broadcast domains are described. In an embodiment, a broadcast domain configuration of one broadcast domain is generated and transmitted for receipt by a device in another broadcast domain.
US11184227B2	Method and apparatus for updating configuration object Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for updating a configuration object. An implementation of the method includes: acquiring an update configuration file; determining a to-be-updated configuration object based on the update configuration file and a pre-stored historical configuration file; determining whether the to-be-updated configuration object is processing information; and updating, in response to determining that the to-be-updated configuration object is processing information, the to-be-updated configuration object based on the update configuration file when any one of the following conditions is met: the information is processed, a preset duration has elapsed since acquiring the update configuration file. In some embodiments, buffer time can be provided before updating the configuration object, and the configuration object can be updated without the user's perception.
US11184226B2	Systems and methods for intent-based self configuration of virtual network functions Methods, systems and computer readable media for self-configuration of virtual network functions based on user intent are provided. In a network, a destination with an initial offering having a set of initial offering attributes is provided. A first virtual network function is connected to the destination that is capable of advertising the initial offering. A source having a set of need attributes defined by a user is also provided. The initial offering is advertised, and the source is connected to the first virtual network function. A second virtual network function with an added value is added and a modified offering having a set of modified attributes based on the set of initial offering attributes and the added value is created. The initial offering and the modified offering is advertised to the source. The best offering from the initial offering and modified offering is selected based on the first set of need attributes, the first set of modified offering attributes and the set of initial offering attributes. The first source is then connected to the first best offering.
US11184221B2	Yield tolerance in a neurosynaptic system Embodiments of the invention provide a neurosynaptic network circuit comprising multiple neurosynaptic devices including a plurality of neurosynaptic core circuits for processing one or more data packets. The neurosynaptic devices further include a routing system for routing the data packets between the core circuits. At least one of the neurosynaptic devices is faulty. The routing system is configured for selectively bypassing each faulty neurosynaptic device when processing and routing the data packets.
US11184219B2	Methods and systems for troubleshooting anomalous behavior in a data center Methods and systems described herein are directed to troubleshooting anomalous behavior in a data center. Anomalous behavior in an object of a data center, such as a computational resource, an application, or a virtual machine (“VM”), may be related to the behavior of other objects at different hierarchies of the data center. Methods and systems provide a graphical user interface that enables a user to select a selected metric associated with an object of the data center experiencing a performance problem. Unexpected metrics of an object topology of the data center that correspond to the performance problem are identified. A recommendation for executing remedial measures to correct the performance problem is generated based on the unexpected metrics.
US11184218B2	Service issue prioritisation based on impact using software telemetry A system is provided herein that can correlate service issues with system telemetry associated with the software session associated with those service issues. Using a statistical approach, the system can evaluate data across numerous software sessions to rank the importance of the reported service issues. To accomplish the ranking, the system can parse the reports of service issues on a periodic basis, can extract telemetry identifiers (IDs) from the logs, can query the telemetry, may compute the relative importance of detected issues (in the context of calls going on for that day), and then can report this impact back to the service issue database.
US11184213B2	Reducing signal distortion using I/Q imbalance or DC offset errors To reduce signal distortion, a remote terminal receives a quadrature-modulated transmitter-check signal from a user terminal. The remote terminal measures an in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) imbalance error and/or a direct current (DC) offset error in the transmitter-check signal. The remote terminal then transmits to the user terminal transmitter-correction information derived from an I/Q imbalance error or a DC offset error. The transmitter-correction information is for counteracting the I/Q imbalance error or the DC offset error at the user terminal.
US11184212B2	Dynamic configuration method, terminal device, network device and computer storage medium Disclosed are a dynamic configuration method, a terminal device, a network device and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal device receiving configuration information of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables, wherein the configuration information is used for determining the at least two MCS tables; the terminal device receiving scheduling information sent by a network side; and the terminal device determining a target MCS table from the at least two MCS tables based on the scheduling information and the correlation between scheduling information and an MCS tables.
US11184211B2	Dynamic indication of higher order modulation and coding scheme table The described technology is generally directed towards dynamically changing which quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) table a user equipment is to use based on channel quality information. A network schedules a user equipment with 256 QAM modulation if the user equipment recommends 256 QAM in the CQI report (and the scheduler decides to use 256 QAM for that particular user equipment). The network indicates to the user equipment that it has to use 256 QAM modulation and coding scheme (MCS) table and not the configured QAM MCS table while determining the scheduling parameters by decoding PDCCH.
US11184210B2	Method and user equipment for transmitting random access preamble, and method and base station for receiving random access preamble A UE transmits a random access channel (RACH) preamble and a BS receives the RACH channel. The BS configures the RACH preamble to align boundaries of the RACH preamble with boundaries of OFDM symbols on which the RACH preamble is configured in the time domain. The UE generates/transmits the RACH preamble to align the boundaries of the RACH preamble with the boundaries of OFDM symbols on which the RACH preamble is configured in the time domain.
US11184209B1	Signal processing circuit in digital domain and method thereof A signal processing method in a digital-domain includes: adding a random number sequence signal into a time-domain input signal to generate a time-domain processed input signal; performing a Fourier transform operation upon the time-domain processed input signal to generate a frequency-domain processed input signal; performing an equalizer operation upon the frequency-domain processed input signal to generate a frequency-domain output signal according to coefficients of the equalizer operation; performing an inverse Fourier transform operation upon the frequency-domain output signal to generate a time-domain output signal; generating a decision output signal and generating a time-domain error signal according to the time-domain output signal; and determining the coefficients according to the time-domain error signal and the frequency-domain processed input signal.
US11184207B2	Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving uplink information Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus of transmitting uplink (UL) information and a method and apparatus of receiving UL information. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting UL information comprises transmitting a reference signal using a first sequence; and transmitting UL control information using a second sequence; wherein a reference signal and the UL control information are staggered-multiplexed in frequency domain. With embodiments of the present disclosure, the uplink information can be transmitted in reduced uplink symbols so as to adapt for a proposed subframe structure with reduced uplink symbols and thus, the transmission latency can be reduced greatly.
US11184203B2	Systems and methods for identifying polarization/quadrature channels in dual-polarization coherent optical transmission Described are systems and methods for identifying the phase and polarization of independent modulation streams in quadrature channels of a coherent transmission system by using digital code. As a result, phase rotation and polarization of streams that during transmission may have become rotated and swapped around in the channel are correctly labeled and depermuted according to a known and predictable order.
US11184202B2	Systems and methods for nonlinear distortion discovery in active carriers A digital transmission system includes a transmitter configured to transmit an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal along a signal path, a receiver for receiving the OFDM signal from the transmitter and extracting OFDM symbols from the received OFDM signal, and a diagnostic unit configured to (i) demodulate the received OFDM signal to create an ideal signal, (ii) compare the received OFDM signal with the ideal signal to calculate an error signal, (iii) cross-correlate the error signal with the ideal signal, and (iv) determine a level nonlinear distortion from one of the transmitter and the signal path based on the correlation of the error signal with the ideal signal.
US11184199B2	Electronic apparatus Disclosed is an electronic apparatus including: a substrate; and an integrated circuit (IC) and an inductor provided in the substrate, the IC including: a plurality of subcircuits; and an equalizer configured to receive a signal from an outside of the IC, compensate the received signal for distortion or interference, and output the compensated signal to the subcircuit, and the inductor of which: a first end is connected to a power and a second end is connected to a power supplying terminal of the equalizer, and an inductance corresponds to an operation frequency of the equalizer.
US11184196B1	Impedance matching system for high speed digital receivers A digital differential line receiver includes a differential signal to single-ended conversion amplifier coupled to receive a data line and data-complement line of a differential signal; a first termination resistor coupled to the data line of the differential signal; a second termination resistor coupled to the data-complement line of the differential signal; a first impedance-adjusting transistor coupled between the first termination resistor and a common mode line; a second impedance-adjusting transistor coupled between the second termination resistor and the common mode line; a control-voltage generator coupled to sense the common mode line and provide a control voltage, the control voltage generator configured to adjust the control voltage to a voltage level such that a combined impedance of the first termination resistor, the first impedance-adjusting transistor, the second termination resistor, and the second impedance-adjusting transistor matches a specified impedance.
US11184195B2	Enhanced SRS frequency hopping scheme for 5G NR A first method comprises sending to at least one user equipment a signal, the signal including hopping parameters and being related to sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission, wherein at least one subset/SRS resource is sent for at least one numerology/beam pair, and wherein independent hopping is carried out in each subset for one specific numerology/beam pair or, when different SRS resources are configured for different numerologies/beams, the subset is defined for each SRS resource and independent hopping is made for each SRS resource; and receiving an SRS transmission from the at least one user equipment in accordance with the signal. A second method comprises receiving a signal from a gNB, the signal including hopping parameters and being related to sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission, wherein at least one subset/SRS resource is sent for at least one numerology/beam pair, and wherein independent hopping is carried out in each subset for one specific numerology/beam pair or, when different SRS resources are configured for different numerologies/beams, the subset is defined for each SRS resource and independent hopping is made for each SRS resource; and sending an SRS transmission to the gNB in accordance with the signal.
US11184190B2	Communication method automatically incrementing IDs of ICs having daisy chain connection structure, and IC communication device performing the method An IC communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of sensing ICs including a first sensing IC to an N-th sensing IC arranged to be adjacent (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2); and a controller connected to the first sensing IC, wherein when the controller in a sleep mode receives a wakeup signal and transmits the wakeup signal to the first sensing IC, the wakeup signal is transmitted in two directions to two sensing ICs, from the first sensing IC to the N-th sensing IC, arranged to be adjacent.
US11184189B2	Provisioning network elements Provisioning of network element with a provisioning element having a number of provisioning servers. Each provisioning server being active to support its own provisioning and to actively backup the provisioning of the provisioning servers such that operations of the provisioning servers is maximized while providing redundancy in the event that one of the other provisioning servers is lost or disabled.
US11184184B2	Computer system, method for assisting in web conference speech, and program An object of the present disclosure is to provide a computer system, a sound assistance method for a Web conference, and a program which can easily perform a conversation without setting a dedicated microphone. The computer system, which performs sound assistance for a Web conference system by using a microphone of a user terminal other than a terminal used in a Web conference, is configured to connect the Web conference system to the user terminal for a data communication, acquire a sound from the microphone of the user terminal, synthesize Web conference data from the Web conference system and the acquired sound, and output synthetic data after synthesizing.
US11184183B2	Computer-implemented systems configured for automated electronic calendar item predictions and methods of use thereof In order to facilitate electronic meeting scheduling and coordination, systems and methods are disclosed including receiving, by a processor, a plurality of electronic meeting requests to schedule a meeting. The processor determines, for each electronic meeting request, meeting room needs. A meeting scheduling machine learning model is utilized to predict parameters of meeting room objects representing the candidate meeting rooms based at least in part on the meeting room needs, schedule information associated with a respective electronic meeting request and location information associated with the respective electronic meeting request. The processor causes an indication of the candidate meeting rooms to display in response to the electronic meeting request on a screen of computing devices associated with the respective attendees based at least in part on the predicted parameters. The processor receives a selection of the respective candidate meeting rooms from the respective attendees, and dynamically secures each candidate meeting room.
US11184179B2	Security using self-signed certificate that includes an out-of-band shared secret A method is provided for authenticating a first device to a second device using a self-signed digital certificate, when the first device is requested to authenticate itself to the second device. Responsive to the request, a self-signed digital certificate is sent from the first device to the second device. The self-signed digital certificate includes a hash of a password that has been previously provisioned in the first device. The password previously provisioned in the first device is hashed. The hash of the password previously provisioned in the first device is compared, using the second device, with the hash of the password included in the self-signed digital certificate. The first device is authenticated if the second device confirms that the hash of the password previously provisioned in the first device matches the hash of the password included in the self-signed digital certificate.
US11184177B2	Method and system for securing in-vehicle ethernet links A method and system for securing in-vehicle ethernet links are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving from an authenticator, via an insecure channel, a public key of the authenticator, a random number, and a challenge. A private key of the peer that was supplied to the peer is accessed from local storage at the peer. A state machine computes a session key for the peer, based on the random number, the public key of the authenticator, and the private key of the peer. The state machine computes a peer response to the challenge using the session key for the peer and a symmetric cipher function.
US11184173B2	Secure distributed information system A method of sharing encrypted data includes, by an electronic device, receiving a password from a user to perform an action, receiving a salt value, generating a user key using the password and salt value, receiving an encrypted key location identifier value, decrypting the encrypted key location identifier value to obtain a key location identifier, receiving an encrypted read token value, decrypting the encrypted read token value using the user key to obtain a read token value, and transmitting the read token value and the key location identifier to a server electronic device.
US11184170B2	Public key protection techniques Methods, systems, and devices for public key protection techniques are described. An embedded multimedia card (eMMC) may be formatted to include a permanent write protect group that is configured to prevent disabling of write protection for data stored in the permanent write protect group. The eMMC may store a public key associated with a first host device in the permanent write protect group of the eMMC. A data package may be received from the host device and authenticated by using the public key stored in the permanent write protect group. The embedded memory controller may be configured to prevent modifying or writing data to a permanent write protect group.
US11184166B2	Distributed randomness generation via multi-party computation Described is a system for jointly generating a random value amongst a set of servers for secure data sharing. The set of servers initiates a randomness generation protocol where each server in the set of servers selects a randomly generated polynomial and broadcasts a cryptographic hash function of the randomly generated polynomial. Each server sends its value of the cryptographic hash function of the randomly generated polynomial to the set of servers. The randomness generation protocol is used in a multi-party computation protocol to ensure a set of data is securely shared electronically amongst the set of servers via a secure, authenticated broadcast channel.
US11184164B2	Secure crypto system attributes Disclosed is a cryptographic key management system implemented in access and tamper resistant circuitry. The circuitry includes processing circuitry to perform cryptographic processing based cryptographic keys. Cryptographic key registers include key portions and attribute portions. An interface receives commands from exposed circuitry that controls the processing circuitry to perform cryptographic processing based on the keys and associated attributes. The attributes indicate what operations may be performed on, or using, the associated keys. of the associated keys. The attributes indicate intended uses of the keys.
US11184157B1	Cryptographic key generation and deployment Protection against the obsolescence of cryptographic algorithms is provided by generating a cryptographic key pair for future use and storing the public key on a device. The cryptographic key pair supports a signature scheme that is potentially resistant to quantum computing attacks. In an embodiment, a key management server generates a set of one-time use keys sufficient to sign the anticipated number of software updates to be applied to a device. The key management server provides a public key which is stored on the device for later use. In an embodiment, an update to the device us signed with the one-time-use private key, and can be authenticated by the device using the public key. In an embodiment, the key pair supports the use of a one-time signature technique such as a Merkle signature scheme, Winternitz signature, or Lampert signature.
US11184155B2	Cryptographic key management for imported cryptographic keys A cryptographic key management service receives a request to import a first cryptographic key. In response to the request, the service creates a public cryptographic key and a private cryptographic key. The private cryptographic key is encrypted using a second cryptographic key to create an import key token. The import key token and the public cryptographic key are provided in response to the request. The service receives an encrypted first cryptographic key, which the service decrypts using the private cryptographic key to obtain the first cryptographic key. The service stores the first cryptographic key and enables its use for the performance of cryptographic operations.
US11184154B2	Method for sequentially encrypting and decrypting doubly linked lists based on double key stream ciphers A method for sequentially encrypting and decrypting doubly linked lists based on double key stream ciphers comprises: establishing a plaintext set M according to a plaintext file; using the plaintext set M as an initial value and performing iterative decryption to obtain a ciphertext set C, wherein a key set P and an algorithm set A are used during the iterative decryption; for the ciphertext set C, performing multiple decryptions by calling the key set P and keys in the key set P, wherein a key set P and an algorithm set A are used during the decryptions; and, converting the obtained result of decryption into a plaintext file.
US11184150B2	Transmitting encoded data along transmission mediums based on colorspace schemes Techniques to transmit encoded data along a transmission medium and decode the transmitted data along the transmission medium are provided. Some techniques include logic to encode data transmitted along a transmission medium, such as a fiberoptic line or cable, where the encoding is pursuant to a conversion between a first and second colorspace. The logic may further be configured to decode the data once it is received at a node along the fiberoptic line, where the colorspace conversion provides the basis, key, or cipher for preforming the decoding operation. The logic may be further configured to alter the encryption and decryption basis, key, or cypher by altering the colorspace scheme defining the encoding (and by extension the decoding) during transmission, including a transmission that takes place after a previous transmission governed by the previously defined (and subsequently altered) colorspace conversion scheme. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11184145B2	Filter and method for processing an input signal According to an embodiment, a receiver is described comprising an input configured to receive a digital input signal and a digital filter configured to deliver a filtered digital output signal and to deliver stability information wherein the digital filter is configured to enter or stay in a transition state after a transition at the input signal, leave the transition state when the input signal is considered being stable, update the output signal when leaving the transition state and deliver the stability information indicating transitions at the input signal during transition state.
US11184141B2	Terminal, communication method, and base station for mapping transport blocks There is provided a communication device that communicates with another communication device, the communication device comprising: an arranging unit configured to arrange a demodulation reference signal and a group including a plurality of code blocks in a radio frame; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the radio frame to the other communication device, wherein the plurality of code blocks are arranged in the radio frame based on a position of the demodulation reference signal in the radio frame.
US11184138B2	Method for reporting channel status information in wireless communication system supporting change in use of wireless resources, and device therefor A method of reporting channel state information (CSI) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving a configuration for CSI (channel state information)-resource containing at least one CSI resource set, wherein each of the at least one CSI resource set consist of CSI-RS (channel state information-reference signal) resources comprising at least one of NZP (non zero power) CSI-RS resource and CSI-IM (channel state information-interference measurement) resource, and measuring CSI resources within one of the at least one CSI resource set, according to the configuration for CSI resource.
US11184137B2	Lower radio base station, higher radio base station, and radio base station system A lower base station according to the present invention includes: a CSI acquisition unit that acquires channel information indicating a channel state between the lower base station and one or more mobile terminals; a lower scheduler unit that transmits the channel information to a higher base station, and determines the number of signal streams and a modulation and coding scheme for a destination terminal that is a mobile terminal selected from among the one or more mobile terminals, based on the destination terminal and a data transmission rate for the destination terminal, sent for notification by the higher base station; and an MU-MIMO signal processing unit that performs Multi User-Multiple Input Multiple Output precoding for the mobile terminal.
US11184130B2	Demodulation reference signal configuration Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for demodulation reference signal configuration. One apparatus (200) includes a processor (202) that determines (402) a remaining minimum system information channel demodulation reference signal configuration. The apparatus (200) includes a receiver (212) that receives (404) the demodulation reference signal based on the demodulation reference signal configuration.
US11184125B2	Network triggered reference signal coverage extension in wireless communication Aspects of the present disclosure provide various apparatuses and methods for extending a reference signal to facilitate carrier aggregation (CA). In some examples, a network includes a primary cell and one or more secondary cells that use a millimeter wave (mmW) carrier. When a UE is beyond the range of a reference signal from the secondary cell, the primary cell may trigger the secondary cell to increase the range of its reference signal using a higher gain beam and/or reference signal repetition.
US11184123B2	Terminal and radio communication method A terminal is disclosed that includes a receiver that receives a downlink (DL) signal transmitted from each of a plurality of component carriers (CC) in dual connectivity and a processor that makes measurement of the DL signal based on a measurement requirement. The terminal further includes a first measurement requirement of a first secondary CC to which listening before transmission is applied is different from a second measurement requirement of a second secondary CC to which the listening before transmission is not applied.
US11184120B2	Method and device for operating plurality of transmission time intervals in wireless communication system Disclosed are a communication technique of merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology. The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and to a method and a device for smoothly providing a service in a communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for allocating power between heterogeneous services within a communication system. To this end, the method of a terminal, of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving configuration information on different transmission time intervals (TTIs) from a base station; receiving an uplink transmission configuration using the different TTIs from the base station; and allocating power on the basis of the length of the TTIs and whether control information is transmitted.
US11184107B2	Semi-orthogonal multiple access communication of PPDU and acknowledgment In some examples, a wireless device includes a network interface to communicate over a wireless network, at least one processor configured to send a capabilities information element comprising an indicator to indicate support by the first wireless device for semi-orthogonal multiple access (SOMA) communications over the wireless network.
US11184105B2	Communication apparatus, communication method thereof, information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A communication apparatus includes one or more processors, and one or more memories that stores a computer-readable instruction for causing, when executed by the one or more processors, the communication apparatus to transmit to or receive from a communication partner apparatus, a radio frame compliant with an IEEE802.11 standard series. If the communication apparatus can use NOMA (Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access), the communication apparatus includes, into a MAC (Medium Access Control) frame of the radio frame, information indicating that the communication apparatus supports NOMA, and if the communication apparatus cannot use NOMA, the communication apparatus does not include, into the MAC frame of the radio frame, information indicating that the communication apparatus supports NOMA.
US11184103B1	Dynamic bandwidth sharing on a fiber loop using silicon photonics A fiber loop includes a plurality of processors coupled to each other and a controller coupled to each of the plurality of processors. The controller is configured to: assign to each of the plurality of processors a number of wavelengths for interconnect communications between the plurality of processors; receive, from a first processor of the plurality of processors, a request for one or more additional wavelengths; determine whether an interconnect bandwidth utilization on the fiber loop is less than a threshold; and in response to determining that the interconnect bandwidth utilization on the fiber loop is less than the threshold, reassign, to the first processor, one or more wavelengths that are assigned to a second processor of the plurality of processors.
US11184091B2	Signal generation device, spectrum analyzing device and corresponding methods with correction parameter A signal generation device with correction parameter measurement is provided. Said signal generation device comprises a signal generating unit configured to provide at least one test signal for a device under test with the aid of a connection structure, and a correction parameter measurement unit configured to measure at least one correction parameter with respect to said connection structure. In this context, both the signal generating unit and the correction parameter measurement unit are integrated into one housing.
US11184089B2	Receiver device for touch communication According to the present invention there is provided a receiver device comprising, a first electrode (3) which can capacitive couple to an electrode of a transmitter device; a second electrode (5) which can capacitive couple to said electrode of said transmitter device; an energy harvesting circuit (7), which comprises a first capacitor (9), wherein said first electrode (3) is electrically connected to the energy harvesting circuit (7) so that energy from a signal which was transmitted from the electrode of the transmitter device and received at the first electrode (3), can be used to increase voltage across the first capacitor (9); and a comparator (15), wherein the first capacitor (9) is electrically connected to a positive supply input terminal (15c) of the comparator (15) so that voltage across the first capacitor (9) can be used to power the comparator (15); a demodulator circuit (11) wherein said second electrode (5) is electrically connected to the demodulator circuit (11); a first filter circuit (17), which comprises a second capacitor (32), which is electrically connected to an output (11b) of the demodulator circuit (11), so that energy from a signal which was transmitted from the electrode of the transmitter device and received at the second electrode (5) can be use to increase voltage across the second capacitor (32); wherein an output (11b) of the demodulator circuit (11) is electrically connected to a second input terminal (15b) of the comparator (15); and wherein the second capacitor (32) is electrically connected to a first input terminal (15a) of the comparator (15) so that the voltage across the second capacitor (32) defines a reference voltage at the first input terminal (15a) of the comparator 15; a second filter circuit (47) for filtering signals provided at an output terminal (15e) of the comparator (15). There is further provided an assembly which includes said receiver device, and a method of communication between a transmitter and the receiving device.
US11184087B2	Optical encoder devices and systems Devices, systems and methods for encoding information using optical components are described. Information associated with a first optical signal (e.g., an optical pump) is encoded onto the phase of a second optical signal (e.g., an optical probe) using cross phase modulation (XPM) in a non-linear optical medium. The optical signals are multiplexed together into the nonlinear optical medium. The probe experiences a modified index of refraction as it propagates through the medium and thus accumulates a phase change proportional to the intensity of the pump. The disclosed devices can be incorporated into larger components and systems for various applications such as scientific diagnostics, radar, remote sensing, wireless communications, and quantum computing that can benefit from encoding and generation of low noise, high resolution signals. Examples of the encoded information includes intrinsic noise from the optical source, or others signals of interest, such as electrical, optical, X-ray, or high-energy particle signals.
US11184085B1	Electro-optical interconnect assembly with integral tampering protection An electro-optical (EO) interconnect assembly includes an optical fiber, and first and second EO transceivers. The first and second EO transceivers, which are coupled to respective ends of the optical fiber, are configured to (i) connect to respective first and second network devices, (ii) exchange electrical signals with the first and second network devices, (iii) convert between the electrical signals and optical signals, and exchange the optical signals with one another over the optical fiber, and (iv) conduct with one another, over the optical fiber, a secure challenge-response transaction, and to initiate a responsive action upon failure of the challenge-response transaction.
US11184077B2	Facilitating uplink beam selection for a user equipment Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that the UE has data to transmit. The user equipment may transmit, to a base station (BS) and based at least in part on determining that the UE has the data to transmit, a plurality of communications on a plurality of uplink beams to trigger the BS to perform beam measurements for the uplink beams. The user equipment may receive information that identifies a subset of the plurality of uplink beams to be used for an uplink data transmission based at least in part on transmitting the communications. The user equipment may transmit the uplink data transmission on the subset of the uplink beams based at least in part on receiving the information that identifies the subset of the uplink beams. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11184076B2	Electronic device that uses virtual field to reserve transmission and reception time of radar signal and control method thereof An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes an array antenna and a communication circuit which is electrically connected to the array antenna. The communication circuit is configured to determine a number of specified fields for reserving time for outputting a first signal through the array antenna and receiving a reflection signal corresponding to the first signal reflected by an external object, generate a second signal including information about the number of specified fields, and output the first signal through the array antenna after transmitting the generated second signal to an external electronic device through the array antenna, and receive the reflection signal corresponding to the output first signal.
US11184075B2	Method and apparatus for setting reference signal for nonlinear precoding The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system thereof. The present disclosure can be applied to 5G communication and IoT related technology-based intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.). In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for setting a reference signal in a 5G or NR system. Disclosed is a method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting capability information (UE capability) of the terminal to a base station; and receiving, from the base station, nonlinear precoding related information identified on the basis of the capability information of the terminal, wherein the nonlinear precoding related information includes information on whether or not nonlinear precoding is applied, and information for controlling reference signal settings, and wherein the information on whether or not the nonlinear precoding is applied indicates whether or not a modulo operation is applied.
US11184074B2	Facilitating sparsity adaptive feedback in the delay doppler domain in advanced networks Facilitating sparsity adaptive feedback in the delay doppler domain in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise determining, by a first device comprising a processor, a channel covariance matrix in a time-frequency domain based on a channel estimation associated with reference signals received from a second device. The method also can comprise decomposing, by the first device, the channel covariance matrix into a group of component matrices. Further, the method can comprise transforming, by the first device, respective matrices of the group of component matrices into respective covariance matrices in a delay doppler domain. The method also can comprise determining, by the first device, channel state information feedback in the delay doppler domain.
US11184072B2	Method for measuring and reporting channel state information in wireless communication system and device therefor A method for measuring and reporting channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system and a device therefor. Specifically, a method for reporting, by a user equipment, channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system includes: receiving CSI reporting setting information related with CSI reporting; receiving one or more channel state information (CSI)-reference signals (CSI-RSs); performing the CSI reporting by using a measurement value estimated by at least one specific CSI-RS among the one or more CSI-RSs, in which the at least one specific CSI-RS may be determined based on gap information for configuring a measurement interval for estimating the measurement value and a performing timing of the CSI reporting.
US11184069B2	Antenna and beam selection using CSI for channel state feedback rather than CSI for beam management In some aspects, a UE may select a first type of antenna for communication with a base station based at least in part on a beam management procedure that uses an RSRP parameter determined using a downlink reference signal associated with a single antenna port; measure a CSI-RS resource for CSF, associated with multiple antenna ports, using a second type of antenna and after selecting the first type of antenna; compare a first spectral efficiency parameter associated with communicating using the first type of antenna and a second spectral efficiency parameter determined based at least in part on measuring the CSI-RS resource for CSF using the second type of antenna; and select one of the first type of antenna or the second type of antenna for subsequent communication with the base station based at least in part on comparing the first spectral efficiency parameter and the second spectral efficiency parameter.
US11184068B2	Methods and devices for determining suitable transmit directions for beamformed transmission Methods, devices and computer programs for determining new transmit directions to use for beamformed transmissions in case the link quality of an existing direction falters. A transmitting communication device and a receiving communication device cooperate via a beam tracking procedure to determine a new suitable transmit direction to use for upcoming beamformed transmissions. Information relating to the beam tracking procedure is communicated over an existing link that enables communication between the transmitting and receiving communication devices. The receiving communication device provides the transmitting communication device with information about a beam scan performed in order to detect tracking beams transmitted by the transmitting communication device. This information allows the transmitting communication device to determine suitable transmit directions to use.
US11184051B2	Communication device and communication signal generation method A communication device and a communication signal generation method that perform, adaptively, a wired power line communication that is given desired communication characteristics being in such a level as to satisfy user demands is provided. The communication device includes a selection unit a selection unit which selects a mode that prescribes a number of one or more channels prepared in a prescribed frequency band used for a communication to be performed with another communication device via a wired medium and a channel to be used for the communication in the mode; and a signal processing unit which generates communication frames to be used for the communication by performing signal processing on input data according to the selected mode and channel.
US11184050B2	Method and apparatus for switching transmission mediums in a communication system Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for transmitting signals by first electromagnetic waves guided by a first transmission medium, and, responsive to a determination of an undesired condition, adjusting the first electromagnetic waves to cause cross-medium coupling between the first transmission medium and a second transmission medium resulting in the signals being transmitted by second electromagnetic waves guided by the second transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11184041B2	Transmission device, reception device, transmission method, and reception method A transmission device includes a first mapper, a second mapper, a converter, a superposer, and a transmitter. The first mapper is configured to map a first bit stream of a first data series to generate a first modulated symbol stream. The second mapper is configured to map a second bit stream of a second data series to generate a second modulated symbol stream. The first modulated symbol stream and the second modulated symbol stream are representable on a complex plane extending in a first direction and a second direction. The converter is configured to convert the second modulated symbol stream in accordance with the first modulated symbol stream only in the first direction on the complex plane. The superposer is configured to superpose the first modulated symbol stream and the second modulated symbol stream converted by the converter, at an amplitude ratio, to generate a multiplexed signal.
US11184038B2	Antenna circuit, coupling module for antenna switching, and wireless communication device Disclosed are an antenna circuit, a coupling module for antenna switching, and a wireless communication device. The antenna circuit includes: an antenna, a coupling module and at least two communication modules, wherein the coupling module is electrically connected to the at least two communication modules and is capable of realizing signal transmission with the antenna, so that the at least two communication modules are capable of sharing the antenna at the same time and the at least two communication modules do not interfere with each other while sharing the antenna at the same time.
US11184037B1	Demodulating and decoding carrier interferometry signals A receiver in a wireless communications network demodulates and decodes received Carrier Interferometry (CI) signals. A demodulator demodulates a received multicarrier signal into demodulated symbols, wherein the plurality of demodulated symbols are CI-coded data symbols. A CI decoder decodes the CI-coded data symbols to produce data symbol estimates. The CI decoder can employ an inverse of a transform, such as a Fourier transform, used by a transmitter to provide the multicarrier signal with a low peak-to-average-power ratio.
US11184035B2	Soft-input soft-output decoding of block codes A decoder decodes a soft information input vector represented by an input vector that is binary and that is constructed from the soft information input vector. The decoder stores even parity error vectors that are binary and odd parity error vectors that are binary for L least reliable bits (LRBs) of the input vector. The decoder computes a parity check of the input vector, and selects as error vectors either the even parity error vectors or the odd parity error vectors based at least in part on the parity check. The decoder hard decodes test vectors, representing respective sums of the input vector and respective ones of the error vectors, based on the L LRBs, to produce codewords that are binary for corresponding ones of the test vectors, and metrics associated with the codewords. The decoder updates the soft information input vector based on the codewords and the metrics.
US11184034B2	Method and device for decoding staircase code, and storage medium Provided is a method for decoding a staircase code. The method includes following steps: soft information updating is performed on S initial encoding blocks in a staircase code to obtain a first information block, and last S−T encoding blocks in the first information block and T newly-added encoding blocks are updated to obtain a second information block; decoding is performed on first T encoding blocks in the first information block and first S−T encoding blocks in the second information block to obtain a third information block; and following operations are repeatedly performed: S−T information blocks are selected, the soft information updating is performed to obtain S updated information blocks, and the S updated information blocks are used as a new second information block; and decoding is performed to obtain a new third information block, and information of first T blocks is outputted as the output of the decoder.
US11184029B1	Low power ECC for eUFS Systems and methods are described for low power error correction coding (ECC) for embedded universal flash storage (eUFS) are described. The systems and methods may include identifying a first element of an algebraic field; generating a plurality of lookup tables for multiplying the first element; multiplying the first element by a plurality of additional elements of the algebraic field, wherein the multiplication for each of the additional elements is performed using an element from each of the lookup tables; and encoding information according to an ECC scheme based on the multiplication.
US11184027B2	Encoding method and encoder Disclosed are a method and an encoder for performing polar coding on an input data sequence to generate a polar code. The encoding method including: generating, based on a first order index set, a second order index set for parent code length of the polar code, each order index of the first or second order index set representing a priority order of transmitting an information bit in a bit position indicated by the order index relative to transmitting information bits at bit positions indicated by other indexes; spreading, according to the second order index set, the input data sequence to a data sequence with bit number equal to the parent code length; performing polar coding on the spread data sequence to generate the polar code.
US11184022B2	Approximation of samples of a digital signal reducing a number of significant bits The invention relates to the representation of digital signals. In order to improve the perception by a user of the quality of a digital signal, a first sample of first digital signal is approximated to a second sample of a second digital signal having a second number of significant bits lower than the first number of significant bits of the first sample. The second number of significant bits is also lower than a number of significant bits allowing the second digital signal, or a signal derived therefrom to match an expected bit depth of a processing unit said second digital signal, or a signal derived therefrom is to be sent to.
US11184020B2	Information representation method, multi-value calculation circuit and electronic system An information representation method, a multi-value calculation circuit and an electronic system are provided. The information representation method includes: acquiring a switching rate of a signal; and adopting the switching rate of the signal to represent information.
US11184017B2	Method and circuit for noise shaping SAR analog-to-digital converter An analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion system includes a track-and-hold circuit, a comparison circuit, a control circuit, a digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion circuit, a switched buffer and a loop filter. The track-and-hold circuit is configured to output a first signal based on an input signal or a first timing signal. The comparison circuit is configured to generate a comparison result based on the first signal and a filtered residue signal. The control circuit is coupled to the comparison circuit, and is configured to generate an N-bit logical signal according to N comparison results from the comparison circuit. The D/A circuit is configured to generate a feedback signal based on the N-bit logical signal. The switched buffer is configured to generate a first error signal based on a second timing signal and a second error signal. The loop filter is configured to generate the filtered residue signal based on the first error signal.
US11184014B2	Voltage-controlled oscillator and phase-locked loop Disclosed is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) capable of providing an effective high VCO gain against slow change of an input voltage caused by the variation of manufacturing processes, temperature, voltage, etc. and providing an effective low VCO gain against rapid change of the input voltage for reducing jitter. The VCO includes: an input circuit generating an input current according to an input voltage; a first current supply circuit generating a first output current according to the input current; a second current supply circuit generating a second output current according to the input current; a filter coupled to the input circuit and the second current supply circuit and configured to slow down the influence caused by the variation of the input current on the second current supply circuit; and an oscillating circuit generating an output clock according to the first output current and the second output current.
US11184008B2	Data recovery technique for time interleaved receiver in presence of transmitter pulse width distortion This disclosure relates to a receiver that includes a clock and data recovery loop and a phase offset loop. The clock and data recovery loop may be controlled by a sum of gradients for a plurality of data interleaves. The phase offset loop may be controlled by an accumulated differential gradient for each of the data interleaves.
US11184007B2	Cycle borrowing counter Circuits and systems for generating counter signals are provided herein. A circuit may comprise a shift register having a series of flip-flops. Each of the flip-flops of the series may be coupled to a clock. The shift register may generate a borrowing clock signal using an output of a flip-flop of the shift register, and a transition of the borrowing clock signal may be advanced by a number of clock cycles based on a position of the flip-flop of the shift register. The circuit may further comprise a clock divider circuit having a number of divide-by-N counters and a number of flip-flops. A divide-by-N counter may be coupled to a flip-flop of the shift register, and a flip-flop of the clock divider circuit may be coupled to one of the divide-by-N counters and to the clock.
US11184002B2	Switch device for switching an analog electrical input signal A switch device for switching an analog electrical input signal includes: a switching transistor being a flipped-well-silicon-on-insulator-NMOS transistor; and a bootstrapping arrangement including a voltage providing arrangement for providing a floating voltage during the on-state, wherein the floating voltage is provided at a positive terminal and at a negative terminal of the voltage providing arrangement; wherein the bootstrapping arrangement is configured in such way that during the on-state the positive terminal is electrically connected to the front gate contact of the switching transistor and to the back gate contact of the switching transistor, and the negative terminal is electrically connected to the source contact of the switching transistor; wherein the bootstrapping arrangement is configured in such way that during the off-state the positive terminal and the negative terminal are not electrically connected to the switching transistor.
US11184001B2	Power switching devices with high dV/dt capability and methods of making such devices Power switching devices include a semiconductor layer structure that has an active region and an inactive region. The active region includes a plurality of unit cells and the inactive region includes a field insulating layer on the semiconductor layer structure and a gate bond pad on the field insulating layer opposite the semiconductor layer structure. A gate insulating pattern is provided on the semiconductor layer structure between the active region and the field insulating layer, and at least one source/drain contact is provided on the semiconductor layer structure between the gate insulating pattern and the field insulating layer.
US11184000B2	Adaptive voltage clamps and related methods Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture providing adaptive voltage clamps are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a voltage clamp to clamp a drain-to-source voltage of a transistor to a first voltage when the drain-to-source voltage exceeds the first voltage, and a controller to generate a control signal to direct the voltage clamp to clamp the drain-to-source voltage to a second voltage different from the first voltage based on a fault signal.
US11183998B2	Correlated electron switch Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to correlated electron switches.
US11183997B2	Comparator providing offset calibration and integrated circuit including comparator A comparator configured to calibrate an offset according to a control signal, including an input circuit configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal, and to generate a first internal signal corresponding to the first input signal and a second internal signal corresponding to the second input signal; a differential amplification circuit configured to consume a supply current flowing from a positive voltage node having a positive supply voltage to a negative voltage node having a negative supply voltage, and to generate an output signal by amplifying a difference between the first internal signal and the second internal signal; and a current valve configured to adjust at least a portion of the supply current based on the control signal.
US11183995B1	High-resolution digitally controlled delay line In a delay control circuit having a plurality of series-coupled delay stages, an input signal is routed through one of the series-coupled delay stages via a first delay element if a first delay control value is in a first state, the first delay element imposing a first signal propagation delay according to a first bias signal. If the delay control value is in a second state, the input signal is routed through the one of the series-coupled delay stages via a second delay element instead of the first delay element, the second delay element imposing a second signal propagation delay according to a second bias signal. The first and second bias signals are calibrated such that the second signal propagation delay exceeds the first propagation delay by a predetermined time interval that is substantially briefer than the first signal propagation delay.
US11183993B2	Apparatus for generating a plurality of phase-shifted clock signals, electronic system, base station and mobile device An apparatus for generating a plurality of phase-shifted clock signals is provided. The apparatus comprises a first input node configured to receive a first reference clock signal. Further, the apparatus comprises a second input node configured to receive a second reference clock signal. The apparatus comprises a plurality of output nodes each configured to output one of the plurality of phase-shifted clock signals. Additionally, the apparatus comprises a cascade of coupled clock generation circuits configured to generate the plurality of phase-shifted clock signals based on the first reference clock signal and the second reference clock signal. Input nodes of the first clock generation circuit of the cascade of clock generation circuits are coupled to the first input node and the second input node. Output nodes of the last clock generation circuit of the cascade of clock generation circuits are coupled to the plurality of output nodes. At least one of the plurality of clock generation circuits is an active circuit, and at least one of the plurality of clock generation circuits is a passive circuit.
US11183992B1	Analog input buffer A signal buffer is disclosed. The signal buffer may include one or more bias signal generators to bias one or more transistors. The bias signal generators may generate power supply compensated or ground compensated bias signals. The bias signal generators may include a capacitor to provide a high frequency signal path.
US11183991B2	Dynamic connection node based computing Described herein are nodes, sub-systems and systems of nodes for use in a dynamic node based computer. In some embodiments, nodes include: one or more signal receivers for detecting or receiving one or more input signals from one or more signal sources, one or more signal transmitters for selectively connecting and transmitting signals to one or more other nodes; and a threshold device configured to control the selective operation of the signal transmitter based on a threshold derived from one or more characteristics of the input signals. More complex variations of the nodes include the addition of threshold manipulation devices, signal amplifiers or dampeners, control devices, or computational devices. Also described herein are machines or devices built from one or more such nodes.
US11183990B2	Dead time generator and digital signal processing device A clock synchronization signal generator generates a dead time in which gates of both of two switching elements included in a switching circuit are in an off state, and generates the dead time for controlling a plurality of pulses having different widths to pulses having a constant width, which is output by the switching circuit.
US11183989B1	Electrical circuits for leakage reduction units A system resets leakage states of a superconducting qubit to a qubit subspace by using a dedicated electrical circuit on a timescale faster than a natural decay process. One system comprises a qubit including a qubit transition frequency and multiple qubit leakage transition frequencies; and a filter circuit coupled to the qubit for leakage mitigation based on the qubit frequency and the multiple qubit leakage transition frequencies, wherein the filter circuit causes dissipation at the leakage transition frequencies while isolating the qubit transition frequency. Another system comprises a qubit including a qubit transition frequency and multiple qubit leakage transition frequencies; and a tunable dissipative cavity circuit coupled to the qubit for leakage mitigation based on the qubit frequency and the multiple qubit leakage transition frequencies, wherein the tunable dissipative cavity circuit causes the leakage transition frequencies to dissipate while isolating the qubit transition frequency.
US11183984B2	Variable-phase amplifier circuits and devices Variable-phase amplifier circuits and devices. In some embodiments, an amplifier can include a variable-gain stage having a plurality of switchable amplification branches, with each being capable of being activated, such that a combination of one or more activated amplification branches provides respective gain level and phase shift. The plurality of switchable amplification branches can be configured such that the phase shift provided by each combination of one or more activated amplification branches compensates for a phase shift associated with the amplifier operating with the respective gain level of the variable-gain stage.
US11183983B2	Programmable continuous time linear equalizer having stabilized high-frequency peaking for controlling operating current of a slicer Methods and systems are described that include a differential amplifier driving an active load circuit, the active load circuit having a pair of load transistors and a high-frequency gain stage providing high frequency peaking for the active load circuit according to a frequency response characteristic determined in part by resistive values of a pair of active resistors connected, respectively, to gates of the pair of load transistors, and a bias circuit configured to stabilize the high frequency peaking of the high-frequency gain stage by generating a process-and-temperature variation (PVT)-dependent control voltage at gates of the active resistors to stabilize the resistive values of the pair of active resistors to account for PVT-dependent voltages at the gates of the pair of load transistors.
US11183982B2	Voltage sampler driver with enhanced high-frequency gain Methods and systems are described for receiving, at an input differential branch pair, a set of input signals, and responsively generating a first differential current, receiving, at an input of an offset voltage branch pair, an offset voltage control signal, and responsively generating a second differential current, supplementing a high-frequency component of the second differential current by injecting a high-pass filtered version of the set of input signals into the input of the offset voltage branch pair using a high-pass filter, and generating an output differential current based on the first and second differential currents using an amplifier stage connected to the input differential branch pair and the offset voltage branch pair.
US11183970B2	Device for testing a satellite solar array A test device for testing a solar generator of a satellite or solar drone, the solar generator includes an array of solar cells, each junction being capable of converting photons of a respective wavelength band into electric current, the test device includes: an array of light sources including at least one row of light sources, wherein each light source emits light in each of the electrical conversion wavelength bands of the junction(s) of the solar cells, and a control unit for the array of light sources, and capable of controlling the turning on and off of each of the light sources of the array individually, wherein the array of light sources selectively illuminates each solar cell of the solar generator by turning on one or more light sources of the array, with the solar cell receiving an irradiance that is greater than at least 130W/m2.
US11183969B2	Testing of a photovoltaic panel A method for testing a photovoltaic panel connected to an electronic module. The electronic module includes an input attached to the photovoltaic panel and a power output. The method activates a bypass to the electronic module. The bypass provides a low impedance path between the input and the output of the electronic module. A current is injected into the electronic module thereby compensating for the presence of the electronic module during the testing. The current may be previously determined by measuring a circuit parameter of the electronic module. The circuit parameter may be impedance, inductance, resistance or capacitance.
US11183959B2	Device and method for determination of winding temperature The present invention relates to a device for ascertaining the temperature TW of a winding of an induction machine designed with a stator and a rotor, comprising at least a first Kalman filter (K1) to calculate the temperature and a rotary field control for the vector control of the induction machine with at least one id-current controller, which is designed to impose a high-frequency voltage signal (HF) on the winding voltage in order to obtain from this a winding current with a superimposed high-frequency current component for the winding, which is taken to the Kalman filter (K1), the Kalman filter (K1) having a high-frequency model of the motor in order to determine from this the high-frequency resistance of the winding and in turn the winding temperature TW by means of a calculation function.
US11183958B2	Method for changing between block control and PWM control of an electric machine The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine which can be operated using PWM control (A1) and using block control (A3), wherein a transfer control (A2) is used for transfer between the PWM control (A1) and the block control (A3), in which method, within the scope of controlling a torque of the electric machine, a d value of a phase voltage is set as a manipulated variable and a q value of the phase voltage is changed continuously.
US11183955B2	Method for correcting magnetic field position error in electric motor The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method which makes it possible to simply evaluate an output of an initial position detection signal for a permanent magnetic field, along with providing a method for correcting errors that occur in the initial position detection signal. As a means for solving said problem, an MPU (51) obtains a correction value in which an offset error has been corrected by multiplying a first measurement value or a second measurement value, which are measured for each conduction pattern when an offset error occurs during position detection of a permanent magnetic field, by a correction coefficient A and estimates the position of the permanent magnetic field on the basis of the correction value.
US11183952B2	Rotating piezoelectric motor with radial preload A rotating piezoelectric motor including a piezoelectric actuator including a resonator having a pair of arms connected at one of their ends in a connection area, the other two ends being referred to as ‘free’, a passive element including a cylindrical part extending orthogonally to the resonator, the cylindrical part being able to be rotated by the friction of the free ends of the arms on the cylindrical part, each free end including a protuberance such that the protuberances extend towards one another and together form a housing for a portion of the cylindrical part, the motor including a device for holding the portion of the cylindrical part inside the housing.
US11183948B2	Series multiplex inverter A series multiplex inverter includes a power conversion unit, a drive signal generation unit, and a drive signal output unit. The drive signal generation unit generates n drive signals that cause different single-phase inverters of n single-phase inverters to output n rectangular wave voltages sequentially out of phase, where n is an integer of three or more. The drive signal output unit outputs the n drive signals to the n single-phase inverters in rotation that shifts, by p every m-fold time of half an output voltage period of the power conversion unit, the single-phase inverters corresponding one-to-one to the n drive signals in a combination of the n drive signals with different single-phase inverters of the n single-phase inverters, where m is a natural number and p is a natural number relatively prime to n or one.
US11183947B2	Modular power supply system A modular power supply system is configured to include: a main controller, configured to output a main control signal; N local controllers, wherein each of the local controllers is configured to receive the main control signal to output at least one local control signal; N auxiliary power supplies, in one-to-one correspondence with the N local controllers, wherein each of the auxiliary power supplies is configured to provide power to the corresponding local controller, and N power units, in one-to-one correspondence with the N local controllers, wherein each of the power units includes a first end and a second end, the second end of each of the power units is connected to the first end of an adjacent one of the power units, each of the power units is configured to include M power converters, each of the power converters is configured to operate according to the local control signal.
US11183944B2	Control apparatus for power converter In a control apparatus for a power converter, a current obtainer obtains a current flowing through an inductor as an inductor current, and an alternating-current voltage obtainer obtains an alternating-current voltage. A drive signal outputting unit generates, based on the alternating-current voltage obtained by the voltage obtainer, a sinusoidal command. The drive signal outputting unit performs peak-current mode control to output a drive signal that controls switching of the drive switch to thereby cause the inductor current to follow the sinusoidal command. A delay unit delays, for one switching cycle of the drive switch, an off-switching timing of the drive switch in accordance with the alternating-current voltage. The drive signal defines the off-switching timing of the switch.
US11183943B2	Semiconductor module A semiconductor module is configured to convert a direct current to a three-phase alternating current, and to supply the three-phase alternating current to a three-phase motor to drive the three-phase motor, wherein a first gap M1 between side surfaces of the first and the second central wiring lines, which side surfaces are close to each other and face each other, and a second gap M2 between side surfaces of the second and the third central wiring lines, which side surfaces are close to each other and face each other, are bent on the top surface of the substrate.
US11183942B2	Power conversion apparatus, power conversion system, and method for converting power A power conversion apparatus connectable in parallel to a second power conversion apparatus includes circuitry that generates a carrier wave, generates a pulse signal synchronized with the carrier wave, generates power that is based on a width of the pulse signal, obtains a monitor value corresponding to a circulating current circulating between the power conversion apparatus and the second power conversion apparatus, and based on the monitor value obtained while the power conversion circuitry is generating driving power, changes a period of the carrier wave to decrease the circulating current.
US11183941B2	Method to reduce variable speed constant frequency power converter losses during abnormal overloads A method of controlling a variable speed constant frequency (VSCF) power converter is provided. The method includes receiving a determination that a sensed AC current output has exceeded a predetermined limit. The AC current output is converted from a DC voltage and has a constant frequency. The DC voltage is converted from a variable frequency AC voltage. The variable frequency AC voltage is generated in response to a mechanical energy input having a varying parameter. The method further includes decreasing the DC voltage in response to a determination that the sensed AC current output has exceeded the predetermined limit.
US11183940B2	Circuit and method for controlling a high-frequency resonant power conversion system having components with fluctuating parameters A high-frequency resonant power conversion system for transferring power from an oscillator to a load or vice-versa, the system including components with at least one fluctuating parameter and is configured to control the value of a defined variable selected from: a certain current, a certain voltage, a phase difference between a certain voltage and a certain current, and a certain power; the system further including a virtual impedance creation loop which is configured to create a virtual component, the virtual component forming a basis for changing amplitude and a phase of the oscillator, thereby to compensate for a deviation from the controlled variable due to the fluctuations.
US11183937B2	Digitally compensated current sensing protection An apparatus for controlling a power converter includes an analog-to-digital converter to generate a digital representation of a voltage sense signal indicative of an input voltage of the power converter. The apparatus includes a first comparison circuit to generate a first comparison signal using a current sense signal indicative of a current through a primary-side switch of the power converter. The apparatus includes a gate driver to provide a gate drive signal to the primary-side switch based on a control signal, and a digital controller. The digital controller is configured to produce a time scalar value using the digital representation of the voltage sense signal, produce a timing signal using the control signal and the first comparison signal, scale the timing signal using the time scalar value, and adjust a timing of the control signal to limit a peak current through the primary-side switch based on the scaled timing signal.
US11183932B2	Switch-mode AC-DC power converter for reducing common mode noise A switch-mode AC-DC power converter includes a pair of input terminals, a pair of output terminals, and four switches coupled in a bridgeless totem-pole circuit arrangement between the pair of input terminals and the pair of output terminals. A control circuit is coupled to the four switches and configured to, during a cycle of an AC voltage input, turn on the first switch, turn off the second switch, and apply pulse-width modulation (PWM) control signals to the third and fourth switches. The control circuit is also configured to, during a zero crossing of the AC voltage input, supply a PWM control signal to the fourth switch to reduce a rate of voltage change across the second switch at the zero crossing to reduce common mode noise of the power converter.
US11183931B2	Power converter including a feedback control system To provide a power converter which can maintain the stability and the response of the feedback control system, even if the frequency characteristic of the chopper circuit changes according to change of driving condition. A power converter is provided with a chopper circuit which has reactor and switching device; and a control circuit which changes a feedback value of duty ratio of the switching device so that a deviation between a target value of output voltage and a detection value of output voltage approaches to 0, wherein the control circuit changes a frequency characteristic of the feedback control, based on at least any two or more of information on the output voltage, information on an input voltage, and information on duty ratio.
US11183926B2	DC-DC converter with output-side storage capacitor arrangement A DC-DC converter includes an output-side storage capacitor arrangement which has a parallel circuit formed of an electrolytic capacitor, a ceramic capacitor and a circuit arrangement. The circuit arrangement has a series circuit formed of a hybrid electrolytic capacitor and a suppressor diode as well as a resistance connected in parallel with the hybrid electrolytic capacitor.
US11183921B2	Dynamic power converter and method thereof A power converter and a method of operation thereof is disclosed including an input, an output, a sensor unit, a switched power converter, and a processor module. The power converter may convert an input power into an output power. The power converter may sense real-time measurements of the input power and the output power to determine a real-time calculated efficiency. The power converter may chop the input power into sized and positioned portions of the input power based on a plurality of determined operating parameters. The power converter may determine the operating parameters based on the real-time calculated efficiency and on a plurality of other operating factors/conditions.
US11183914B2	Vibration actuator and electronic equipment A vibration actuator includes a movable body provided with one of a coil and a magnet that is disposed radially inward of the coil with a gap formed therebetween, a fixing body provided with the other of the coil and the magnet and a shaft portion, and an elastic support portion, the movable body vibrating in a vibration direction by means of cooperation between the coil supplied with power and the magnet. The movable body is provided with a through-hole into which the shaft portion is inserted with a gap formed between the through-hole and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion and the elastic support portion supports the movable body such that the movable body does not come into contact with the shaft portion at a time when the movable body does not vibrate and at a time when the movable body vibrates.
US11183913B2	Permanent magnet motor Provided is a permanent magnet motor, comprising a rotor component and a stator component. The rotor component comprises alternating poles and permanent magnet poles alternately arranged in a circumferential direction. The stator component comprises stator teeth portions arranged and spaced apart in a circumferential direction on an inner circumferential side of the stator component. A first air gap is formed between an inner circumferential side of the stator teeth portion and an outer circumferential side of the permanent magnet pole. A second air gap is formed between the inner circumferential side of the stator teeth portion and an outer circumferential side of the alternating pole. An average thickness of the first air gap is δ1; an average thickness of the second air gap is δ2, wherein 0.4≤δ2/δ1≤0.9.
US11183912B2	Motor with adjustable back-electromotive force The described apparatus and method enable alteration of motor properties during operation of a motor. For example, the rotor of the motor may be adjustable, during motor operation, between a first diameter and a larger, second diameter. When the diameter of the rotor increases, the distance between the electromagnetic coils of the stator and the magnets of the rotor increases, thereby reducing the back-electromotor force (back-EMF) of the motor. When the back-EMF of the motor decreases, the torque of the motor decreases but the maximum revolutions per minute (RPM) increases. When the diameter of the rotor decreases, the distance between the electromagnetic coils of the stator and the magnets of the rotor decreases, thereby increasing the back-EMF of the motor. When the back-EMF of the motor increases, the torque of the motor increases but the maximum RPM decreases.
US11183911B2	Rotating electric machine A rotating electric machine includes a non-rotating member, a stator fixed to the non-rotating member, a field coil fixed to the non-rotating member, disposed on an inner diameter side of the stator, and having an iron core and a winding wound around the iron core, and a rotor rotatably disposed between the stator and the field coil. The rotor includes a first rotor portion and a second rotor portion. The rotating electric machine further comprises a positioning member disposed in each of the first gap, the second gap, and the third gap to position each of the first rotor portion and the second rotor portion in the circumferential direction and the extending direction.
US11183910B2	Squirrel cage induction motor for vehicle A rotor includes a rotor core having slots on an outer periphery to receive rotor bars, short-circuit rings bonded to ends of the rotor bars to electrically connect the rotor bars together, core retainers located across the rotor core in a direction along a rotating shaft, and a deformation prevention portion located between each short-circuit ring and the rotor core. The deformation prevention portion is fixed to the short-circuit ring and to at least a portion of at least one rotor bar to reduce bending deformation of the portion of the rotor bar in a direction tangent to an outer peripheral surface of a portion of the rotor core of the rotor bar.
US11183907B2	Electrical apparatus and methods for forming an electrical machine and an electrical apparatus A method for manufacturing an electrical machine includes forming a plurality of laminations for a stator or a rotor, each lamination including a cooling aperture; stacking the laminations together, the cooling apertures being aligned to form a cooling passage; securing the stacked laminations together; and sealing the laminations together at at least one desired location by applying metal plating to the stacked and secured laminations at the at least one desired location.
US11183906B2	Laser welding method for stator The invention relates to a stator (10) for an electric machine comprising a stator package (12); a stator winding, which comprises a plurality of rod-shaped conductors (16a, 16b), which are inserted through the stator package (12) in an axial direction (A); wherein at least one first conductor (16b) and an adjacent second conductor (16b) of the plurality of conductors are electrically connected to each other on an end face (20) of the stator package (12) by means of a bridge (34) formed by laser welding; wherein the bridge (34) formed by laser welding extends at an angle to the axial direction (A) between the conductor ends (18a, 18b) of the first conductor (16a) and the second conductor (16b).
US11183903B2	Inner rotor motor with hollow wiring tube inside rotor shaft An apparatus includes an inner rotor motor and a stationary wiring conduit. The inner rotor motor includes a stator and a rotor spaced at least in part radially inside the stator. The rotor is rotatable relative to the stator about an axis. The rotor includes a rotatable shaft that presents a shaft bore extending axially therethrough. The stationary wiring conduit extends through the shaft bore and is fixed relative to the motor housing. The shaft bore rotatably receives the wiring conduit, such that the wiring conduit is permitted to remain stationary as the shaft rotates.
US11183901B2	Cooling system for vehicle motor drive A cooling system simultaneously cools both a power module and a vehicle motor. A vehicle motor housing is provided in thermal communication with a plurality of manifolds. Each manifold defines a cooling fluid inlet, a cooling fluid outlet, and a distribution recess providing fluid communication. The distribution recess may be defined by a wall having an exterior major surface in thermal communication with the vehicle motor. A manifold fluid insert may be disposed within the distribution recess, defining a plurality of inlet branch channels and outlet branch channels. A power module may be coupled to the manifold and a heat sink feature. A flow of coolant fluid is provided from each cooling fluid inlet, through the inlet branch channels of the manifold fluid insert for impingement with the heat sink feature, returning through the outlet branch channels and to the cooling fluid outlet of the respective manifold.
US11183899B2	Stator for an electric machine, an electric machine and method for manufacturing such an electric machine Stator (10), electric machine (9), and method for manufacturing an electric machine (9), with a stator base body (34), which comprises radial stator teeth (14) for receiving an electric winding (20), wherein the electric winding (20) is connected to a separately manufactured connection plate (52), which comprises contacting modules (60) for the energizing of individual phases (U, V, W) of the electric winding (20), wherein electric conductor elements (54) are arranged in a radial plane of the stator (10) on the connection plate (52), which, on the one hand, are connected to winding wires (22) of the electric winding (20) and, on the other hand, carry the contacting modules (60), wherein the conductor elements (54) comprise a plurality of angled portions (56) within the radial plane, which make a spring-loaded compensation movement of the contacting modules (60) in the radial plane possible.
US11183896B2	Axial field rotary energy device having PCB stator and variable frequency drive An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.
US11183893B2	Rotary electric device A rotary electric device includes a stator, and a rotor including a rotor core having magnetic poles and permanent magnets at the magnetic poles. Each of two embedding holes in each magnetic pole includes a loading region in which the permanent magnet is loaded, an inner periphery-side gap, and an outer periphery-side gap. Defining D as the minimum distance from the outer periphery-side gap to an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core, Was the width of a teeth of the stator, H0 as the sum of the magnetomotive forces generated in the portion corresponding to a magnetic pole angle Θ in one magnetic pole, and H1 as the magnetomotive force generated in one tooth, the rotor core is formed such that D≥W×(H0/H1).
US11183885B2	Wireless power transmission device and control method thereof Disclosed are a wireless power transmission device and a control method thereof. The wireless power transmission device includes a communication circuit that receives information transmitted by an electronic device that receives wireless power; an array antenna including multiple cells that radiate wireless power; and a controller that receives the information transmitted by the electronic device through the communication circuit, combines cells of the multiple cells included in the array antenna based on the information and creates a group of cells corresponding to the electronic device, and controls the cells included in the group to radiate the wireless power towards the electronic device.
US11183884B2	Method and apparatus for protecting wireless power receiver from excessive charging temperature An apparatus and a method for are provided for a wireless power receiver. The method includes receiving power from a wireless power transmitter; converting the power in an alternating current (AC) form into a direct current (DC) form and providing the converted power to a battery of the electronic device; measuring a temperature of a point in the wireless power receiver during reception of the wireless power; maintaining an amount of the converted power at a first level if the temperature is lower than a first temperature; decreasing the amount of the converted power to a second level which is lower than the first level if the amount of the converted power is at the first level and the temperature is higher than or equal to the first temperature; stopping providing the converted power to the battery if the temperature is higher than a second temperature; and transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter, a signal including status information of the wireless power receiver device and control information to control the wireless power transmitter.
US11183883B2	Wireless power transfer with in-line sensing and control based on detection of chargeable device A device operative to transfer power wirelessly includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC), memory that stores operational instructions, and processing module(s). The DSC generates a drive signal based on a reference signal and provides the drive signal to a first coil via a single line and via a resonating capacitor, and simultaneously senses the drive signal via the single line, to facilitate electromagnetic coupling to a second coil to transfer power wirelessly to another device. The DSC also detects electrical characteristic(s) of the drive signal. The processing module(s) generates the reference signal and processes the digital signal to determine the electrical characteristic(s) of the drive signal. In some examples, the processing module(s) adapts the reference signal based on detection of the other device (e.g., based on interpreting the electrical characteristic(s) of the drive signal).
US11183882B2	Wireless power transmitter, electronic device receiving power wirelessly, and method for operating same A wireless power transmitter according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise a plurality of patch antennas, a coil, and a processor. The processor can control such that an electronic device is detected, the plurality of patch antennas and/or the coil is selected as a power transmission circuit for transmitting power for charging the electronic device, and power is transmitted by means of the plurality of patch antennas and/or the coil in accordance with the selection.
US11183881B2	Injection molding electroplating for three-dimensional antennas An antenna fabrication method includes depositing a conductive material on a surface of a double injection mold that includes a first surface portion comprising a primary material corresponding to a slot of the antenna and a second surface portion comprising an overmold material corresponding to a conductive surface of the antenna such that conductive material does not deposit on the primary material while it deposits on the secondary material, thereby resulting in multiple loops of the conductive material on the surface of the double injection mold, and providing two contact points to the conductive material, the contact points being separated from each other by a gap in the conductive material.
US11183878B2	Maintaining connectivity information for meters and transformers located in a power distribution network Methods for verifying and updating connectivity information in a geographic information system may consider location information for meters and transformers and voltage data obtained by the meters. Meters that are incorrectly associated with a transformer may be flagged and candidate transformers may be evaluated to identify a correct association. The analysis may consider voltage data from multiple meters to determine correlation values. Correlation values or confidence factors may be used to identify a transformer for the correct association.
US11183876B2	Power analyzer and method for the use thereof A power analyser for analysing an electrical supply to a load, comprising: a processor; an analogue signal module interfaced with the processor, wherein the analogue signal module is configured to: make analogue signal measurements of the electrical supply, and provide raw analogue data corresponding to said measurements to the processor; and wherein the processor is configured to: access a model suitable for, or associated with, the electrical supply and/or the load, and generate a modified electrical supply estimate in accordance with the model and the raw analogue data.
US11183875B2	Site management in an on-demand system Methods and systems are provided for managing environmental conditions and energy usage associated with a site. One exemplary method of regulating an environment condition at a site involves a server receiving environmental measurement data from a monitoring system at the site via a network, determining an action for an electrical appliance at the site based at least in part on the environmental measurement data and one or more monitoring rules associated with the site, and providing an indication of the action to an actuator for the electrical appliance.
US11183870B2	On-line uninterruptible power system and operation method thereof An on-line uninterruptible power system and an operation method thereof are provided. The on-line uninterruptible power system comprises a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a charging circuit, a DC-AC conversion circuit, a power factor correction circuit and a control circuit. When the on-line uninterruptible power system is in a line mode, the control circuit controls the operation of the power factor correction circuit to limit the magnitude of its input current to not exceed a first predetermined value.
US11183867B2	Charging system for a barcode reader that uses different types of rechargeable power sources A system includes a barcode reader that is configured to use different types of rechargeable power sources and charging circuitry that is configured to provide a charging current and a charging voltage for a rechargeable power source that is being used by the barcode reader. The charging circuitry is configured to adjust the charging current and the charging voltage for the different types of rechargeable power sources that are used by the barcode reader.
US11183864B2	Multimode battery charging An electronic device may receive or provide power using bidirectional wired and wireless power converters. A bypass path may be included to bypass the battery charger and to allow direct power transfers from a connector of the electronic device to the wireless power converter or from the wireless power converter to the connector of the electronic device. Current limiting and regulation circuitry may also be included.
US11183861B2	External watch battery and charging device An external battery device is implemented which can detachably engage with a smartwatch to thereby enable seamless battery replacement and smartwatch battery replenishment without having to remove the smartwatch from a user's wrist. The external battery device can be a bezel that aesthetically fits in a cut-out around a perimeter of the smartwatch's face and locks in place using, for example, a male-female connection mechanism. The external battery device includes a casing that functions as the bezel for the watch. The casing includes a channel inside which a rechargeable battery is positioned. The male connectors of the external battery device extend downward from a hole in the casing to engage with corresponding female receptacles on the smartwatch. In typical implementations, two different shapes of the male and female connection mechanisms may be used to provide a consistent manner in which the user connects the external battery device to the smartwatch.
US11183860B2	Systems and methods for discharging an AC input capacitor with automatic detection System and method for discharging a capacitor. An example system includes a signal detector and a discharge control component. The signal detector is configured to receive an input signal and generate a detection signal based on at least information associated with the input signal, the input signal being associated with an alternate current signal received by a capacitor including a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal. The discharge control component configured to receive at least the detection signal and generate an output signal to discharge the capacitor if the detection signal satisfies one or more conditions.
US11183856B2	Battery system, electrically-powered vehicle and control method for electrically-powered vehicle A battery system includes a plurality of converters wherein each converter converts an electric power between a corresponding block of a plurality of blocks and an auxiliary battery. A first equalization control is a control for, when a vehicle is in a ReadyON state, operating a converter corresponding to a lower-voltage block, of at least one pair of blocks of the plurality of blocks having voltage variations exceeding a threshold value, such that the lower-voltage block is charged with an electric power supplied from the auxiliary battery. A second equalization control is a control for, when the vehicle is in a ReadyOFF state, operating a converter corresponding to a higher-voltage block, of at least one pair of blocks of the plurality of blocks having the voltage variations exceeding another threshold value, such that the auxiliary battery is charged with an electric power supplied from the higher-voltage block.
US11183853B2	Wireless power transmitter and method of error detection during use thereof A method of detecting a foreign object presence between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver, the wireless power transmitter comprising a primary coil for transferring power wirelessly to a secondary coil of the wireless power receiver, comprises: transmitting a calibration ping signal; measuring and recording decay time of the calibration ping signal; transmitting test ping signal; measuring and recording decay time of the test ping signal; and determining the foreign object presence if the decay time of the test ping signal is smaller than decay time of the calibration ping signal and if an absolute value of a difference between them is above a threshold. In addition, or alternatively, a self-frequency of a decaying calibration ping signal is measured and recorded; a self-frequency of a decaying test ping signal is measured and recorded; and the foreign object presence is determined if a difference between the self-frequency of the decaying test ping signal and the self-frequency of the decaying calibration ping signal falls outside a predetermined value.
US11183848B2	Voltage cooperative control method for AC/DC distribution system and an AC/DC distribution system Disclosed herewith is a voltage coordinated control method for an AC/DC distribution system, including steps of: acquiring an actual voltage and an actual current at a DC-side of a converter of the system to obtain a first DC voltage and a first DC current; generating a present reference current signal for the converter according to a voltage-current droop control model, and generating a first control signal to control an output state of the converter; and acquiring an actual voltage at a DC-side of an energy storage adapter in the system to obtain a second DC voltage, generating a present reference power signal for the adapter according to a voltage-power droop control model, and generating a second control signal to control an output state of the adapter.
US11183846B2	System and method for modulating high power in a submersible energy storage vessel utilizing high voltage DC transmission A system includes multiple hybrid energy storage modules (HESMs) configured to accept constant-current DC input power from a main power source. Each HESM has a plurality of outputs configured to sequentially or simultaneously provide both constant-current and constant-voltage output power to multiple loads, the loads comprising steady state, pulsating, or intermittent loads. Each HESM comprises a combined rotating electrical machine-inertial storage module and electro-chemical storage module configured to generate second power that augments or induces first power derived from the main power source, so as to permit constant power draw or constant current draw from the main power source, wherein the output power comprises the first power and the second power.
US11183845B2	Method, computer program product, device, and energy cluster service system for managing control targets, in particular load balancing processes, when controlling the supply, conversion, storage, infeed, distribution, and/or use of energy in an energy network Managing control targets, in particular, load balancing processes, when controlling the supply, conversion, storage, feed, distribution, and/or use of energy in an energy network if the increasing, volatile, dynamic, decentralized, local feed and/or storage of electric energy leads to loads at different network connection levels of the energy network to control the energy supply so efficiently and sustainably that load balancing processes resulting from occurring load deviations for example are supported locally and reduced regionally and/or across network connection levels. Provided are hierarchical and network-oriented energy clusters formed within network connection levels of the energy network, and in the process, the expenditure of energy and the local exchange of energy within energy clusters are localized across clusters and/or across network connection levels via a voluntary and incentivized participation in an energy cluster service which manages the control targets in the energy network.
US11183843B1	Power source load control A method and apparatus for managing one or more loads powered by an alternating current power source in order to prevent and mitigate overloads and other abnormal conditions of the power source. The management includes monitoring the amount of power supplied to one or more or all loads by the power source and selectively connecting, disconnecting, limiting and controlling various loads which are powered thereby. The method and apparatus include conveying information by use of AC frequency to controllable loads and load control devices, the frequency relating to the amount of power being supplied by the power source, overloading and other power source conditions. The amount of power consumed by the loads is controllable by the loads and load control devices in response to the frequency of the AC power.
US11183842B2	Method and system for determining energy consumption of a property In one aspect, there is described a method having: receiving energy consumption data from one or more electricity and/or gas meters associated with a property having one or more devices having larger devices and/or smaller devices; receiving context information data about the property; retrospectively determining, in the received energy consumption data, one or more variations indicative of consumption of the devices; identifying one or more events associated with the devices, based on the determined variations; classifying the identified events into predetermined sub-categories associated with the devices, based on the energy consumption data and the context information data; and associating a proportion of the received energy consumption data to respective predetermined categories associated with the devices, based on the classification in the sub-categories.
US11183841B2	System and method for managing power feeds through waveform monitoring Managing power feeds includes monitoring a waveform of a high-voltage power feed supplied to an electrical load to detect potential interruption of the high-voltage power feed and switching to another power feed to supply power to the electrical load in response to identifying the waveform pattern. Monitoring a waveform includes processing the waveform to determine if one or more waveform patterns are present in the waveform. A waveform pattern indicates, by its presence in a waveform of a power feed, a power event associated with the power feed, and some waveform patterns indicate potential interruption of the power feed. Switching to another power feed in response to determining potential interruption of the power feed based on waveform monitoring enables an uninterrupted power supply.
US11183839B2	DC-DC power conversion system Disclosed examples relate to a power conversion system configured to provide a power output from an arrangement of direct current (DC) power sources. One example power conversion system includes multiple power sources PV(n), n=1 to x, connected in a series. For each power source PV(n) for n=1 to x−1, the power conversion system includes an intermediate bidirectional voltage converter VC(n) connected to a first terminal of the power source PV(n), a first terminal of power source PV(x), and a second terminal of power source PV(1). Each intermediate bidirectional voltage converter VC(n) includes a first switch operable in a pulsed mode to boost a power output by power source PV(n) and a second switch operable in a pulsed mode to reduce a power output by power source PV(n). The power conversion system also includes a balancer VC(x) connected to the first terminal of PV(x) and to a load.
US11183835B2	Short circuit detection and protection for a gate driver circuit and methods of detecting the same using logic analysis A gate driver circuit is provided that includes a high-side power transistor; a low-side power transistor coupled to the high-side power transistor, where an output voltage is generated at a load node coupled between the low-side power transistor and the high-side power transistor; a gate driver configured to receive a high-side control signal and a low-side control signal, drive the high-side power transistor based on the high-side control signal, and drive the low-side power transistor based on the low-side control signal; and a short circuit detection circuit configured to monitor for short circuit events at the high-side power transistor and at the low-side power transistor based on the high-side control signal, the low-side control signal, and the output voltage, and, generate a fault signal in response to detecting a short circuit event at either of the high-side power transistor or the low-side power transistor.
US11183832B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems to facilitate a fault triggered diode emulation mode of a transistor Methods, systems, and apparatus to facilitate a fault triggered diode emulation mode of a transistor. An example apparatus includes a driver to output a control signal to a gate terminal of a transistor of a power converter; and a diode emulation control circuit to, in response to determining a fault corresponding to the transistor, enable the transistor when current flows in a direction from a source terminal of the transistor to a drain terminal of the transistor.
US11183831B2	System and method for discerning arcing in electrical wiring A wiring device including an interrupting device, a fault detection device, and a controller. The interrupting device is configured to place the wiring device in a tripped condition in which the flow of power between one or more line terminals and one or more load terminals is interrupted. The fault detection circuit is configured to detect a fault condition and generate a fault detection signal in response to detecting the fault condition, the fault detection signal being provided to the interrupting device to place the interrupting device in the tripped condition. The controller is configured to monitor a current of the one or more line terminals, identify a presence of an in-rush condition or a steady-state condition, and prevent the output of the fault detection signal upon identifying either the in-rush condition or the steady-state condition.
US11183827B1	Intermediate busway support An apparatus for providing support to a first vertical busway extending between a floor surface and a ceiling surface, the first busway having first and second lateral faces, includes a frame having first and second vertical struts, wherein the first and second vertical struts are attached to the floor surface adjacent the first and second lateral faces; a lower pair of hangers each attached to the floor surface, wherein one of the lower pair of hangers is attached to the first lateral face, and wherein the other of the lower pair of hangers is attached to the second lateral face; and an upper pair of hangers vertically spaced apart from the lower pair of hangers, wherein the upper pair of hangers are attached to the first and second vertical struts and to the first and second lateral faces.
US11183826B2	Clamp for mounting cables to a supporting element A clamp for mounting cables to a supporting element includes a jumper having a “C”-shaped cross-section with two opposite wings interconnected by a core, the two wings and the core being provided with respective pass-through holes. At least one of those pass-through holes is provided in combination with an insert or an adapter having a threaded pass-through hole.
US11183825B2	Systems and methods for installing flush mounted electrical devices Systems and methods for mounting electrical devices such that they appear “flush” with a finished wall. The systems include specialized back boxes, mud rings, faceplates, and other tools that are installed and used during the mounting process. The mounting process includes a specific series of steps that take place during construction and wall finishing, including that mud or other finishing material is used to both “hide” the mounting system and lock it into place The systems and methods allow for full usage of existing electrical devices such as electric outlets, light switches, and USB connectors, with an improved visual appearance over existing electrical plates that sit on top of the wall.
US11183821B2	Articulated arm assembly for motor vehicles An articulated arm assembly for motor vehicles includes first and second arm portions, an electric cable, and a cable carrying structure. The first arm portion is adapted to attach to the motor vehicle. The second arm portion rotates with respect to the first arm portion around an axis of rotation. The electric cable at least partially runs along the first and second arm portions. The cable carrying structure includes at least one first carrying portion associated with the first arm portion and at least one second carrying portion associated with the second arm portion. The first and second carrying portions are adapted such that the electric cable permanently intersects the axis of rotation at an intersection area.
US11183810B2	Light source module and light source device including the same In a light source module A, a lens shapes emitted light 1a of a semiconductor laser. A plate on which the lens is disposed has a through hole through which the emitted light of the semiconductor laser passes and an adjustment surface that is used for adjusting the position of the lens with respect to the through hole in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis L of the semiconductor laser. An end surface 5b of the lens that is opposite to an optical light-emitting surface of the lens is fixed to the adjustment surface with an adhesive AD. A stepped portion that is recessed in the direction of the optical axis L is formed in a bonding portion in which the end surface of the lens and the adjustment surface are bonded together.

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