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| US11331179B2 |
Endovascular systems, devices, and methods allowing for branch device placement in channel of main graft
Endovascular stent grafts in accordance with various embodiments include one or more channels on a main body graft, the one or more channels defining a passageway for receiving one or more branch portions for treating branch vessels. In various embodiments, the one or more channels on the main body graft may be abluminal, adluminal, or weaved, with respect to a stent structure of the main body graft. |
| US11331172B2 |
Continuous custom dental restoration manufacturing process and system
A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations from individual millable material blocks in an automated process. The system comprises processing units that may comprise one or more of a milling center comprising one or more milling units, a plurality of material blocks a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A carrier for holding a plurality of individual workpieces in spaced arrangement is also disclosed for use in the system. |
| US11331171B2 |
Implant analog
A dental implant system including a dental implant (1) and an associated implant analog (50), the implant extending along a longitudinal axis (L1) from an apical end (101) to a coronal end (102) and having an external surface for anchoring and osseointegrating in bone, a coronal end portion (105) having abutment connection geometry for cooperating with an abutment which can be seated in one or more defined positions on the implant, the abutment connection geometry having a coronally facing abutment contact surface (128) which extends around the full circumference of the implant, and in use directly contacts the abutment and provides a stop defining the axial location of the abutment relative to the implant, the coronal end portion further having a coronally facing prosthesis contact surface (129) located radially beyond the abutment contact surface, the prosthesis contact surface being a continuous surface extending around the full circumference of the implant. |
| US11331165B2 |
Orthodontic treatment system
A computer system and computerized method in which orthodontic treatment, including midcourse correction of one or more teeth in a dental arch fitted with a dental appliance, comprises a virtual simulation of a dental arch fitted with a virtual dental appliance in which each of the one or more teeth can be discretely moved from an initial position to a final position allowing modification of the fitted dental appliance by computerized selection of one or more brackets and production of a bonding tray adapted to hold the selected brackets in correspondence to determined bracket bonding locations in the virtual simulation of dental arch. |
| US11331158B2 |
Repositioning method of input device for robotic surgical system
A robotic surgical system includes a linkage, an input handle, and a processing unit. The linkage moveably supports a surgical tool relative to a base. The input handle is moveable in a plurality of directions. The processing unit is in communication with the input handle and is operatively associated with the linkage to move the surgical tool based on a scaled movement of the input handle. The scaling varies depending on whether the input handle is moved towards a center of a workspace or away from the center of the workspace. The workspace represents a movement range of the input handle. |
| US11331155B2 |
Consistent and repeatable jaw gap for surgical tool end effector
An end effector for a surgical tool includes a first jaw that defines an aperture, a second jaw rotatably coupled to the first jaw, and a spacer pin received within the aperture and protruding from an upper surface of the first jaw. The spacer pin is adjustable within the aperture to define a jaw gap between the first and second jaws when the second jaw is moved to a closed position and engages the spacer pin, and the spacer pin is secured within the aperture to set the jaw gap. |
| US11331151B2 |
Surgical navigation of the hip using fluoroscopy and tracking sensors
A method of tracking motion of a body part, the method comprising: (a) gathering motion data from a body part repositioned within a range of motion, the body part having mounted thereto a motion sensor; (b) gathering a plurality of radiographic images taken of the body part while the body part is in different positions within the range of motion, the plurality of radiographic images having the body part and the motion sensor within a field of view; and, (c) constructing a virtual three dimensional model of the body part from the plurality of radiographic images using a structure of the motion sensor identifiable within at least two of the plurality of radiographic images to calibrate the radiographic images. |
| US11331150B2 |
Method and apparatus for surgical navigation
Disclosed is a surgical navigation system for tracking an instrument relative to a patient. The system can track a portion of the patient, an instrument, and/or both relative to image data, a coordinate system, an atlas, a morphed atlas, or combinations thereof. The system can include a tracking device on the instrument to provide six degree of freedom information regarding the location of the instrument. |
| US11331146B2 |
Systems and methods for guiding a user during surgical planning
A method for improving the development of an initial surgical plan includes receiving input information, developing an initial surgical plan based upon the input information, and allowing a user to customize the initial surgical plan by providing input related to modifications to the initial surgical plan. The method further includes storing information related to the modifications to the initial surgical plan and using the stored information to develop a subsequent initial surgical plan based on the modifications. |
| US11331144B2 |
Light energy surgical system, apparatus, and method
A surgical instrument includes a light guide configured to convey light energy, a lens configured to focus the light energy into a light beam, a mounting tube, a jaw assembly coupled to the mounting tube, and a handle assembly. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw member non-movably secured to the mounting tube, a second jaw member movably secured to the mounting tube, and a window secured to the first jaw member and forming a tissue contacting surface. The window is oriented in a plane oblique to a longitudinal axis of the mounting tube and forms a liquid-tight seal between tissue and the lens. The handle assembly is coupled to the jaw assembly to move the second jaw member between an open position in which the second jaw member is spaced part from the window and a closed position. |
| US11331141B2 |
Medical device for use in bodily lumens, for example an atrium
A device positionable in a cavity of a bodily organ (e.g., a heart) may discriminate between fluid (e.g., blood) and non-fluid tissue (e.g., wall of heart) to provide information or a mapping indicative of a position and/or orientation of the device in the cavity. Discrimination may be based on flow, or some other characteristic, for example electrical permittivity or force. The device may selectively ablate portions of the non-fluid tissue based on the information or mapping. The device may detect characteristics (e.g., electrical potentials) indicative of whether ablation was successful. The device may include a plurality of transducers, intravascularly guided in an unexpanded configuration and positioned proximate the non-fluid tissue in an expanded configuration. Expansion mechanism may include helical member(s) or inflatable member(s). |
| US11331139B2 |
Methods to prevent stress remodeling of atrial tissue
Methods and devices are disclosed herein for therapeutically treating atrial tissue to lessen the effects of mechanical stress on atrial tissue, where reducing mechanical stress in the portion of atrial tissue reduces formation of at least one arrhythmia substrate. In one example, the devices and methods are suitable for minimally invasive surgery. More particularly, methods and devices described herein permit creating an ablation pattern on an organ while reducing excessive trauma to a patient. |
| US11331133B2 |
Orthopaedic redressing device
A redressing device (100) for redressing a tapered portion (12) of an orthopaedic implant (10) comprising: a grinding member (110) adapted to engage the tapered portion (12); an adjustable guide element (130) for defining, at least in part, the degree of redressing required for said tapered portion (12) by a user; and a drive shaft (120) for driving movement of said grinding member (110). A device for retaining debris produced during redressing a tapered portion (12) of an orthopaedic implant (12), a surgical kit for redressing a tapered portion (12) of an orthopaedic implant (10) and a method of redressing a tapered portion (12) of an orthopaedic implant (10) are also provided. |
| US11331130B1 |
Sternal closure systems and methods of use thereof
A sternal closure system for closing an opening in a sternum includes an implant and a plate pair comprised of first and second plates. The first and second plates secure with the sternum across the opening. The implant, in an insertion shape, inserts through the first and second plates and into the sternum across the opening, and then, upon a movement toward a natural shape, holds the opening closed while interconnecting the first and second plates. The sternal closure system alternatively includes an implant with a bridge having first and second apertures and first and second legs extending from the bridge. The implant, in an insertion shape, inserts into the sternum across the opening, and then, upon a movement toward a natural shape, holds the opening in the sternum closed. The implant, at the first and second apertures, receives fixation devices therethrough that engage the sternum. |
| US11331129B2 |
Contourable plate
A medical device that may include a main body and a plurality of hooks. The main body includes a length extending along an axis between first and second ends. The main body may be deformable such that the axis forms an arch shape corresponding to a shape of a mandibular jaw or a maxillary jaw. The main body may include a plurality of sections each having first and second edges defining a first width and a plurality of openings disposed between the first and second edges and extending through a thickness of the main body. The main body may include a plurality of recessed portions defining a second width disposed between adjacent ones of the sections. Each of the hooks may extend from a corresponding one of the sections. |
| US11331128B2 |
Distal radius stabilization system
Devices, systems, and methods for bone stabilization, especially ulna head stabilization. The stabilization system may include a bone plate having an elongated portion extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. The bone plate defines a plurality of through holes extending through the elongated portion. A plurality of fasteners are configured to extend through one or more of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate and configured to secure the bone plate to the bone. The proximal end of the elongate portion has an arcuate configuration. |
| US11331127B2 |
Locking steel plate and locking steel plate assembly with locking steel plate
Provided are a locking steel plate and a locking steel plate assembly with the locking steel plate. Herein, the locking steel plate may include a steel plate body, an elastic block hook and a limit groove. The steel plate body is provided with a mounting hole, and the mounting hole may include a first hole section and a second hole section having a cross section area less than that of the first hole section. The elastic block hook is provided inside the first hole section, a first end of the elastic block hook is connected with the steel plate body, and a second end of the elastic block hook bends toward the second hole section. The limiting groove is provided on an inner wall of the second end of the elastic block hook. |
| US11331126B2 |
Surgical tool handle device
The disclosure relates to a handle device for a surgical tool, and more particularly to a handle device for a surgical tool, which is freely controllable and usable in a surgical operation because the surgical tool is supported while steadily maintaining a position of a marker.The handle device for the surgical tool according to the disclosure includes a handle body formed with a tool insertion hole for inserting the surgical tool therein; a grip member detachably installed in the handle body; and a marker member installed in the handle body. |
| US11331125B1 |
Low profile rod-to-rod coupler
A low profile rod-to-rod cross-connector formed from an outer bar member having a first end forming a receptacle and a second end available for coupling to a first spinal rod. An inner bar having a unidirectional insertion end is slidably insertable into the receptacle, and a second end is available for coupling to a second spinal rod; the insertion end having a centrally disposed slot bifurcating the insertion end. A locking member is positioned in the centrally disposed slot, wherein placement of the locking member in the first position permits movement of the insertion end within the receptacle, and placement of the locking member in the second position results in splaying the left arm and right arm to frictionally engage an inner sidewall of the receptacle. |
| US11331123B2 |
Spinal implant
A bone screw includes a shaft including at least one thread having an external thread form and an implant receiver. A ring includes a mating surface engageable with the implant receiver and an outer surface, at least a portion of the outer surface having a coarse configuration to promote tissue on-growth with the outer surface. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US11331115B2 |
Reusable ultrasonic transducer and generator assemblies, surgical instruments including the same, and methods of manufacturing the same
An ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly of a surgical instrument includes generator components and transducer components. The generator components are disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover. The generator components are covered in a thermally insulative material. The transducer components are disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing. |
| US11331114B2 |
Ultrasonically flared medical-device components and methods thereof
A catheter including a core wire, a sonic connector at a proximal terminus of the core wire, and a tip member at a distal terminus of the core wire. The core wire can be at least partially disposed within a lumen of an elongate body. The sonic connector can be configured to couple to an ultrasound-producing mechanism. The tip member can be welded to the core wire at one or more weld locations between the tip member and the core wire, and the tip member can flare from the core wire at one or more weld-free locations between the tip member and the core wire. The manner in which the tip member can flare from the core wire at the one or more weld-free locations is characteristic of ultrasonic activation of the tip member. |
| US11331112B2 |
Adjustable depth limiting drill guide and suture transporting method
A surgical guide system comprises a guide body having a receiver and a reference plate joined by a connecting arm, a portion of the receiver and a portion of the reference plate intersecting a guide axis, the guide body operable for at least one bone to be interposed between the receiver and reference plate. The guide body further comprising a shuttle cable configured on the reference plate for engagement with a surgical tool A method includes positioning the surgical guide system on at least one bone, the bone the having a first side and a second side, guiding a surgical tool through a hole in the at least one bony structure, engaging a portion of the shuttle cable, and retrieving a first end of the shuttle cable through the hole. |
| US11331111B2 |
C-shaped arthroscopic intra-articular pin aimer
This disclosure provides an apparatus and method for manufacturing a arthroscopic intra-articular pin aimer is provided. The arthroscopic intra-articular pin aimer is arthroscopic intra-articular pin aimer meant to guide and change direction of arthroscopic, intra-articular pins used to drill within a joint. The arthroscopic intra-articular pin aimer includes a partial loop formed to capture an intra-articular device entered into a joint; an extension neck connected to the partial loop; and a handle connected to the extension neck. |
| US11331110B2 |
Oscillating decortication burr assembly
An oscillating decorticating burr assembly for decortication of the articular surfaces of joints of the human body is disclosed. The oscillating decorticating burr assembly comprises a burr, a burr-support post, and a handle. Power is imparted to the assembly by way of a user input on the handle causing oscillation of the burr. |
| US11331105B2 |
Diffusion resistant implantable devices for reducing pulsatile pressure
A device for reducing pulsatile pressure within a vessel to treat heart disease, such as pulmonary hypertension, includes a compliant body structured to expand and contract upon changes in pressure within the vessel, a reservoir structured for holding a fluid therein, and a conduit extending between and fluidly coupling the reservoir and the compliant body, wherein the device includes a graphene-polymer composite designed to resist diffusion of the fluid through the device. |
| US11331104B2 |
Occlusive sealing sensor system
An example system for detecting leakage around an occlusive implant disposed in the left atrial appendage includes an elongate shaft having a port disposed at a distal end region thereof and a first sensor disposed adjacent the elongate shaft. The elongate shaft is configured to be positioned adjacent the occlusive implant such that the first sensor is positioned on a first side of the occlusive implant and the port is positioned on a second side of the occlusive implant. Further, the first sensor is configured to measure a first parameter and the first parameter is utilized to determine a fluid leak between the occlusive implant and a tissue wall defining the left atrial appendage. |
| US11331100B2 |
Staple cartridge retainer system with authentication keys
A retainer system for use with staple cartridges configured for use with a surgical stapling device is disclosed. The retainer comprises a retainer body that is configured to be attached to the staple cartridge by retention features. The system includes a tool that moves the retention features between a first state wherein the retention features prevent the retainer from being attached to the staple cartridge to a second state where the retainer may be coupled to the staple cartridge by the retention features. |
| US11331095B2 |
Movable firing beam support arrangements for articulatable surgical instruments
A surgical stapling instrument comprising an elongate shaft assembly that defines a shaft axis and includes a surgical end effector that is operably coupled thereto by an articulation joint. The surgical instrument includes a longitudinally movable flexible firing beam that is configured to flexibly traverse the articulation joint and be selectively axially movable from a starting position to an ending position. A middle support member is movably coupled to the elongate shaft assembly and a portion of the surgical end effector. A proximal support link is located proximal to the middle support member and is configured to provide lateral support to a proximal portion of the flexible firing beam traversing the articulation joint. A distal support link is located distal to the middle support member and is configured to provide lateral support to a distal portion of the flexible support beam traversing the articulation joint. |
| US11331094B2 |
Method and apparatus for attaching tissue to bone
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for securing a first object to a second object, including a deformable anchor body, a working suture connected to the anchor body, the working suture including a pre-formed knot, and a repair suture connected to the first object, wherein, with the anchor body connected to the second object and at least one of the anchor body and the working suture connected to the repair suture, the anchor body is adapted to secure within the second object and the working suture and repair suture are adapted to secure to the anchor body to secure the first object to the second object. |
| US11331093B2 |
Flexible system for delivering an anchor
A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device including a flexible portion that is suited to access target anatomy. The flexibility of an elongate portion of the delivery device can be varied. Additionally, the delivery device can include structure that maintains the positioning of the delivery device in patient anatomy. |
| US11331087B2 |
Minimally invasive methods and apparatus
Methods and apparatus are provided to facilitate the minimally invasive removal of tissue biopsies and to facilitate the direct approach to anesthetizing the chest wall, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. A pull-type cutting device 1 comprises two coaxially nested tubes, each extending from a proximal end 21 to a distal end 22. The first tube 61 defines a guide wire lumen 23 for slidingly receiving a guide wire. The second tube 63 extends over the first tube 60 and coupled thereto at the distal end 22 defining an expandable portion 13 adjacent the distal end 22. The second tube 63 defines an inflation lumen 25 extending from the shaft proximal end 21 to the expandable portion 13. The inflation lumen 25 communicates inflation fluid from the proximal end 21 to the expandable portion 13 so as to inflate and deploy the expandable portion 13. Disposed adjacent the shaft distal end 22 is a cutting head 10 comprising the expandable portion 13 having a cutting portion 11 distal from the shaft distal end 22. |
| US11331086B2 |
Biopsy apparatus and method for operating the same
Provided is a biopsy apparatus including an ultrasound probe; a biopsy needle located at a side of the ultrasound probe and including an electromagnetic (EM) sensor; a tracker configured to obtain position and movement direction information of the biopsy needle; and a controller configured to receive, from the tracker, the position and movement direction information of the biopsy needle, and to determine an operation mode, based on the position and movement direction information. |
| US11331081B2 |
Medical imaging apparatus, medical imaging apparatus control method, and computer program product
Provided is a medical imaging apparatus including a storage configured to store training data and an optimization coefficient; at least one processor configured to identify at least one image feature value from an input medical image, and to identify a value of at least one parameter of the medical imaging apparatus, based on the at least one image feature value and the optimization coefficient, by using a neural network processor; an output interface configured to output a resultant image generated based on the value of the at least one parameter; and an input interface configured to receive a first control input of adjusting the value of the at least one parameter, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to update the optimization coefficient by performing training using the training data and the first control input. |
| US11331080B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that generates an ultrasound image using a harmonic imaging method and method of controlling ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that generates an ultrasound image using a harmonic imaging
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 1 includes a transducer array 2, a transmission unit 3 that transmits an ultrasonic pulse FP and an ultrasonic pulse SP having phases inverted from each other on the scanning line from the transducer array 2 multiple times, a reception unit 4 that acquires reception signals from an output signal of the transducer array 2, a quadrature detection unit 5 that performs quadrature detection on the reception signals to acquire IQ signal strings, a tissue velocity detection unit 6 that detects a velocity of a tissue in a subject based on the IQ signal strings, a phase correction unit 7 that corrects phases of the IQ signal strings, a pulse inversion addition unit 8 that adds IQ signals corresponding to the ultrasonic pulse FP and IQ signals corresponding to the ultrasonic pulse SP using the corrected IQ signal strings to acquire added signals, and an image generation unit 10 that generates an ultrasound image from the added signals. |
| US11331077B2 |
Touchless input ultrasound control
A method and apparatus are disclosed herein for controlling an ultrasound machine using one or more touchless inputs. In one embodiment, the method for controlling operation of the ultrasound machine comprises obtaining one or more touchless inputs; determining one or more operations to control the ultrasound machine based on the one or more touchless inputs and machine state of the ultrasound machine; and controlling the ultrasound machine using the one or more operations. |
| US11331074B2 |
Method of using an imaging catheter with a reinforced section
A method of imaging a vessel with a catheter includes positioning an imaging tip in a reinforced terminal section of an outer sheath of the catheter, inserting the catheter into a vessel, and performing near infrared spectroscopy of the vessel by retracting the imaging tip to a retracted position proximally spaced from the reinforced terminal section of the outer sheath, transmitting near infrared light from the imaging tip to the vessel wall via the outer sheath, and collecting near infrared light from the vessel wall at the imaging tip via the outer sheath. Transmitting and collecting may be performed after retracting the cable and while the imaging tip is rotated and translated proximally from the retracted position along the outer sheath. Ultrasound energy may be transmitted to the vessel from a transducer on the imaging tip and received from the vessel at the transducer. |
| US11331073B2 |
Device and method for measuring the viscoelastic properties of a viscoelastic medium
A device for vibration controlled transient elastography, in particular to quantify liver fibrosis, includes an ultrasound probe for elastography comprising a probe casing, at least one ultrasound transducer having a symmetry axis, a vibrator, and a force sensor, wherein the vibrator is arranged to induce a movement of the probe casing along the symmetry axis of the ultrasound transducer, the ultrasound transducer being bound to the probe casing with no motion of the ultrasound transducer relative to the probe casing, and wherein the device includes a signal generator configured to issue a contact ready signal when the force applied by the probe on the to-be-measured viscoelastic medium is greater than a minimum contact force threshold. The signal generator may further be configured to issue a measurement ready signal when the force is greater than a minimum measurement force threshold. |
| US11331072B2 |
Ultrasound medical device and ultrasound diagnostic imaging device
An ultrasound medical device and an ultrasound diagnostic imaging device are provided that allow orally-fed fluid food, etc. to pass through the esophagus of the subject. The ultrasound medical device includes a capsule-type main body configured to incorporate ultrasound transducers, so that the ultrasound transducers in the capsule-type main body, which has been inserted in a tubular body part of a subject, send ultrasound waves to the subject's interiors and receive reflected waves. The ultrasound medical device further includes a support configured to be incorporated in the capsule-type main body and to have a form of tube with a through-hole axially passing through the tube. The ultrasound transducers are arranged external to the tube. |
| US11331071B2 |
Systems, methods, and structures for pulmonary vein isolation lesion evaluation
Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and structures for pulmonary vein isolation lesion evaluation that advantageously determine lesion durability. |
| US11331066B2 |
Imaging method and system for determining a scan area
A system includes a storage device storing a set of instructions and at least one processor in communication with the storage device, wherein when executing the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to determine a first scan area on a scanning object. The system may also acquire raw data generated by scanning the first scan area on the scanning object and generate a positioning image based on the raw data. The system may also generate a pixel value distribution curve based on the positioning image, and determine a second scan area on the scanning object based on the pixel value distribution curve. The system may also scan the second scan area on the scanning object. |
| US11331063B2 |
Image capturing apparatus for breast examination
An image capturing apparatus for a breast examination in which a breakthrough mammary gland density can be adduced. A mammary gland density is calculated by recognizing a distribution of mammary gland tissues of a subject according to a distribution of radioactive pharmaceuticals distributed in a breast. An imaged image of the distribution of the radioactive pharmaceuticals is one type of function image, and represents activity in the subject. Therefore, it is possible to calculate the mammary gland density based on a mammary gland tissue of which the activity is active (an active mammary gland tissue) in the mammary gland tissues. |
| US11331062B2 |
Mobile x-ray imaging apparatus
A mobile X-ray imaging apparatus is an apparatus that enables the performance of a fluoroscopic procedure in any setting. The apparatus may include an elongated frame, a wheeled base, a U-shaped support, a height-adjusting track, a support carriage, an X-ray generator, and an image-capturing device. The elongated frame supports the U-shaped support and maintains the U-shaped support at a desired height. The wheeled base maintains the elongated frame upright and facilitates the relocation of the apparatus. The U-shaped support maintains the X-ray generator and the image-capturing device at the desired arrangement to perform the fluoroscopic procedure. The height-adjusting track enables the repositioning of the U-shaped support along the elongated frame to accommodate the patient. The support carriage connects the U-shaped support to the height-adjusting track and keeps the U-shaped support in place during the procedure. The X-ray generator and the image-capturing device enable the fluoroscopic procedure to be performed. |
| US11331060B2 |
Bite block for CBCT imaging device
An extra-oral dental imaging apparatus can obtain a radiographic image of a portion of a head of a patient. Exemplary dental apparatus and/or method embodiments can position a subject for dental radiographic imaging by providing a bitable dental arch mounting apparatus to offset the antero-posterior plane of the dental imaging apparatus and the plane of symmetry of the dental arch mounting apparatus. In one embodiment, the offset can be provided by a tilted dental arch mounting apparatus (e.g., relative to the horizontal). |
| US11331059B2 |
Method for local x-ray bone density tomography
A method for characterizing bone structure for a patient, method executed at least in part on a computer, acquires one or more 2D x-ray projection images of a volume, wherein image content is acquired at two or more spectral frequencies. The acquired x-ray image content is processed to calculate one or more metrics that characterize bone structure within the imaged volume. The one or more calculated metrics are displayed. |
| US11331056B2 |
Computed tomography medical imaging stroke model
Systems and techniques for generating and/or employing a computed tomography (CT) medical imaging stroke model are presented. In one example, a system employs a convolutional neural network to generate learned medical imaging stroke data regarding a brain anatomical region based on CT data associated with the brain anatomical region and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) data associated with one or more segmentation masks for the brain anatomical region. The system also detects presence or absence of a medical stroke condition in a CT image based on the learned medical imaging stroke data. |
| US11331051B2 |
Analysis of glucose median, variability, and hypoglycemia risk for therapy guidance
A system and method to provide guidance for diabetes therapy includes determining glycemic risks based on an analysis of glucose data. The analysis includes visualization of a glucose median, the variability of glucose in a patient, and the risk of hypoglycemia. An Advanced Daily Patterns report includes a visualization of an ambulatory glucose profile and a glucose control measure. The glucose control measure provides a highly visible and understandable display of the glucose condition of a patient visually expressed in the categories of low glucose, median glucose, and glucose variability. |
| US11331048B2 |
Brain connectivity analysis system and brain connectivity analysis method
Provided is a technique for comprehensively understanding the relationship between brain regions. A brain connectivity analysis system herein includes a memory configured to have stored therein a connectivity analysis program for analyzing the connectivity; and a processor configured to read the connectivity analysis program from the memory and analyze the connectivity. The processor is configured to execute a process of acquiring from a storage unit measured data on a plurality of selected regions of a brain, a process of determining at least two of the plurality of regions as seed regions and calculating a plurality of connectivity features for the seed regions and other regions from the measured data on the plurality of regions, and a process of generating a connectivity feature graph showing a relationship between a transfer delay time and another connectivity feature of each region that are included in the plurality of connectivity features. |
| US11331047B2 |
Method and system for health monitoring using amplitude modulated continuous wave microwave signal
Health signal monitoring using continuous wave microwave signals is often affected by phase wrapping and null point detection issues. The disclosure herein generally relates to health monitoring, and, more particularly, to a method and a monitoring system for health monitoring using Amplitude Modulated Continuous Wave (AMCW) microwave signals. In this design of the monitoring system, the AMCW microwave signal comprises of a carrier signal and a modulating signal. The modulating signal is used for measuring heart rate and breathing rate of a subject, while the carrier signal is used to tune antenna size in the monitoring system. As the probing wavelength and the antenna size are independent of each other in this design of the monitoring system, the probing wavelength can be adjusted such that effect of the phase wrapping can be minimized. The system addresses the null point measurement problem by quadrature modulating the modulating signal. |
| US11331045B1 |
Systems and methods for mitigating neuromuscular signal artifacts
The disclosed systems and methods are generally directed to interpreting neuromuscular signals. The system includes (A) a plurality of neuromuscular sensors that detect a plurality of neuromuscular signals from a user and (B) at least one multiplexer in communication with the plurality of neuromuscular sensors and that is capable of dynamically adjusting neuromuscular sensor processing based on neuromuscular signal characteristics. A computer processor is programmed to (i) receive a set of neuromuscular signals from the plurality of neuromuscular sensors, (ii) determine, via a real-time system, at least one signal characteristic included in a neuromuscular signal, where the neuromuscular signal is associated with a first neuromuscular sensor included in the plurality of neuromuscular sensors; and (iii) dynamically reconfigure the processing of neuromuscular signals from the plurality of neuromuscular sensors based on an output from the multiplexer. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11331041B2 |
System, method and computer-accessible medium for predicting response to electroconvulsive therapy based on brain functional connectivity patterns
An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining an effect(s) of a convulsive stimulation therapy(ies) on a patient(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving first information related to a visual network or a default mode network of a brain of the patient(s), receiving second information related to a subgenual ACC or a default mode (DMN network of the brain of the patient(s), and determining the effect(s) of the convulsive stimulation therapy(ies) based on a relationship between the first information and the second information. The convulsive stimulation therapy(ies) can be an electroconvulsive therapy or a magnetic seizure therapy. |
| US11331039B2 |
Spinal-column arrangement estimation-apparatus, spinal-column arrangement estimation method, and spinal-column arrangement estimation program
An image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image representing a three-dimensional shape of a surface of a human body, a spinal-column arrangement estimation-unit configured to estimate spinal-column arrangement of the human body using accumulated data, and an angle calculation unit configured to calculate at least one of a Cobb angle and a rotation angle from the estimated spinal-column arrangement are included. |
| US11331037B2 |
Methods and apparatus for determining the integrity of a bodily cavity
A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus is provided, which can include any number of features. The method can include the steps of inserting a uterine device into the uterus and performing a uterine integrity test to determine that the uterus is intact and not perforated. Systems for performing these methods with monitored flow rate and independent of patient height relative to the pressure source are also disclosed. |
| US11331035B2 |
Recovery of cardiac event sensing and rhythm detection following electrical stimulation pulse delivery
A medical device is configured to deliver an electrical stimulation pulse to a heart of a patient, determine a pre-stimulation cardiac event amplitude prior to delivering the electrical stimulation pulse and adjust a cardiac event sensing threshold according to a first post-stimulation decay sequence in response to the electrical stimulation pulse delivery. The first post-stimulation decay sequence is controlled by a sensing module of the medical device according to a first set of sensing control parameters including at least one sensing control parameter based on the pre-stimulation cardiac event amplitude. |
| US11331029B2 |
Esophagus position detection by electrical mapping
A method of estimating a spatial relationship between at least a part of a patient esophagus and a heart chamber, including: measuring at least one electric parameter at one or more positions within the heart chamber to obtain measured values; and estimating the spatial relationship based on the measured values. |
| US11331028B2 |
Multi-sphere head model for dipole localization
In one aspect, a computer-implemented method corrects a multi-sphere head model used in dipole localization for a set of magnetic field sensors (MEG sensors) by replacing ghost spheres with replacement spheres that are not ghost spheres. One type of ghost sphere completely encloses the brain volume but is so large that a center of the sphere is outside the brain volume. Another type of ghost sphere lies entirely outside the brain volume. Various approaches for correcting ghost spheres are disclosed. |
| US11331018B2 |
System and single-channel biosensor for and method of determining analyte value
Some embodiments described herein relate to a sensor that includes an analyte-sensing dye and a reference dye. The analyte-sensing dye can be configured to emit an analyte-dependent optical signal in the presence of an analyte. Similarly stated, the intensity and/or duration of the analyte-dependent optical signal can be modulated by a quantity and/or concentration of the analyte in the environment of the sensor. The reference dye can be configured to emit an analyte-independent optical signal. The analyte-dependent optical signal and the analyte-independent optical signal have an analyte-dependent spectrum and an analyte-independent spectrum, respectfully. The analyte-dependent optical spectrum and the analyte-independent spectrum can be the same, substantially the same, and/or overlapping. The analyte-dependent optical signal can have a duration of lifetime that is shorter than a duration or lifetime of the analyte-independent optical signal. |
| US11331015B2 |
Pulse oximeter sensor
The invention provides a pulse oximetry sensor for attachment to the lower half of the palm or the ulnar edge of the palm. The sensor may be portable, untethered and in some instances, disposable. The features of the sensor make it effective in stable, chronic or emergency medical settings. |
| US11331012B2 |
Non-invasive biolipid concentration meter, non-invasive biolipid metabolism measuring device, non-invasive method for measuring biolipid concentration, and non-invasive method for examining biolipid metabolism
The non-invasive biolipid concentration meter comprises: an irradiator (2) that emits light at a given intensity toward the inside of a living body from outside; a light intensity detector (3) that is disposed at a given distance from a position (21) irradiated with the light from the irradiator (2) and that determines the intensity of light emitted from the living body; a scattering coefficient calculator (4) that calculates the coefficient of light scattering within the living body on the basis of the light intensity determined with the light intensity detector (3); and a lipid concentration calculator (5) that calculates the lipid concentration in the living body on the basis of the coefficient of light scattering. |
| US11331011B2 |
System for the transcutaneous determining of blood alcohol concentration
A system, for the transcutaneous measurement of a substance concentration, preferably alcohol, in blood, includes a light source (1); a detector device (15); an optical device (7, 7′), with an inlet (5), an outlet (49) and an exit opening (35); and a contact surface element (37) with a contact surface (41). Measuring radiation emitted by the light source (1) reaches the inlet (5) and exits the exit opening (35), to the contact surface (41). The optical device (7, 7′) focuses measuring radiation at a measuring point (39) at a predefined distance from the contact surface (41). The optical device (7, 7′) is configured such that scattered radiation generated in the measuring point (39) and entering into the exit opening (35) is focused at an outlet point (19) at the outlet (49). The detector device (15) is arranged to detect the scattered radiation focused at the outlet point (19). |
| US11331009B2 |
Apparatus for non-invasive sensing of biomarkers in human sweat
Presented herein are devices for collecting and/or channeling a biofluid (e.g., sweat, tears, saliva) and detecting and/or quantifying one or more biomarkers in the biofluid. The one or more biomarkers may include, for example, ions, salts thereof, hormones and/or steroids, proteins, metabolites and organic compounds. In certain embodiments, the devices described herein include a specially designed interface and a zero-energy micro pump that allow the device to be comfortably affixed directly to the skin of a user while biofluid is efficiently and non-invasively collected from the skin of the user. In certain embodiments, the biofluid collection and sensing device is housed on or in another wearable device, such as a wrist band or a smart watch. In certain embodiments, the devices described herein are disposable (e.g., after a certain period of use and/or wear the device can be disposed and replaced with a low-cost replacement). |
| US11331001B2 |
Navigation field distortion detection
Disclosed is a method and system for navigating an instrument relative to a patient that can be near a field distorting feature. A localizer can generate an electromagnetic field that is sensed by a tracking device to determine a location of the tracking device with the sensed electromagnetic field. The system and related method can assist in determining whether a navigation field is distorted near a tracking device of the instrument. |
| US11330999B2 |
Hyperpolarized and deuterium exchanged hyperpolarized13C and 15N-labeled xanthine, arginine, glutamine, and urea probes
The present technology provides 13C- and 15N-labeled probes for imaging one or more mammalian cells using magnetic resonance. Thus, 13C- and 15N-labeled arginine (compound of formula I), xanthine (compounds of formula II and formula III), urea (compounds of formula IV), and glutamine (compounds of formula V), stereoisomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided. Further methods of making the labelled probes and methods of using the probes to detect arginase, xanthine oxidase, and glutaminase metabolites and activity are provided. |
| US11330997B2 |
Detection of an analyte using different combinations of detector elements that can transmit or receive
A method of detection of an analyte includes implementing a scan routine using a detector array that is electrically connected to a transmit circuit and electrically connected to a receive circuit, the detector array having at least three detector elements. In a first scan, a first combination of the detector elements is used to transmit a first transmit signal that is in a radio or microwave frequency or visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum into a target containing at least one analyte of interest and used to detect a response resulting from transmission of the first transmit signal into the target. In a second scan, a second combination of the detector elements, different from the first combination, is used to transmit a second transmit signal that is in a radio or microwave frequency or visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum into the target and is used to detect a response resulting from transmission of the second transmit signal into the target. |
| US11330996B2 |
Patient monitor for determining microcirculation state
As placement of a physiological monitoring sensor is typically at a sensor site located at an extremity of the body, the state of microcirculation, such as whether vessels are blocked or open, can have a significant effect on the readings at the sensor site. It is therefore desirable to provide a patient monitor and/or physiological monitoring sensor capable of distinguishing the microcirculation state of blood vessels. In some embodiments, the patient monitor and/or sensor provide a warning and/or compensates a measurement based on the microcirculation state. In some embodiments, a microcirculation determination process implementable by the patient monitor and/or sensor is used to determine the state of microcirculation of the patient. |
| US11330992B2 |
Height correction device, and height correction method and blood pressure measurement system using height correction device
A height correction device measures height information on the reference position of the heart and height information on the wrist to which a blood pressure measurement device is attached using communication technology when the body of a subject rotates or moves at the position where the measurement device is attached during the measurement period including the sleep period, subjects the obtained blood pressure measurement values to height correction using height information, and approximates the obtained blood pressure measurement values to blood pressure measurement values measured at the reference position of the heart, to thereby obtain highly accurate measurement values. |
| US11330990B2 |
Blood flow meter and measurement device
A blood flow meter capable of measuring the flow rate of the blood flow with high accuracy in a blood vessel of a living body is provided. An element holding body having a tubular shape and having an outer diameter smaller than or equal to the outer diameter of a hollow shaft, which has flexibility and is insertable into a blood vessel, is provided on the distal side of the shaft so as to be coaxial with the shaft. A flow rate sensor is accommodated in the element holding body. The flow rate sensor has a measurement element in which a nickel wire is spirally wound to be formed into a coil shape so that adjacent nickel wires are not in contact with each other and are insulated. A thermal conductive insulating member is provided between the flow rate sensor and the element holding body in the element holding body and the flow rate sensor is fixed in the element holding body by the insulating member. |
| US11330985B2 |
Near-infrared optical imaging system for hemodynamic imaging, pulse monitoring, and mapping spatio-temporal features
The present application describes techniques to image biological tissue to determine biological information of an imaged tissue sample such as changes in hemoglobin concentrations, blood flow rate (pulse), and/or spatio-temporal features. Embodiments include illuminating the tissue sample with light in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum, which is minimally absorbed but scattered through the tissue sample. By detecting the NIR light that is attenuated through, transmitted through, and/or reflected off the tissue to be imaged, the resulting NIR intensity signals may be further analyzed to provide this data. Embodiments include using multiple NIR light sources having varying wavelengths to obtain changes in the oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin concentrations of the imaged tissue region. The tissue sample may be imaged over a time period, and the NIR images may be viewed statically or in real time after post-processing analyses have been performed. |
| US11330983B2 |
Electronic device for acquiring state information on object, and control method therefor
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided an electronic device including: an optical element that is fixed and is configured to split incident light reflected from an object into two or more incident light beams traveling along two or more light paths; an optical sensor that is spaced a separation distance from the optical element such that the split incident light beams form an interference area on a light receiving surface and is configured to detect the incident light; and at least one processor configured to determine state information about the object based on similarity between a first spectrum acquired from the detected incident light and at least one reference spectrum. |
| US11330980B2 |
Index for quanitification of bowman's layer roughness for diagnosis of disease and prognosis of treatments in human cornea
A Bowman's Refractive Index (BRI) for quantification of microdistortions in Bowman's Layer (BL) after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) is defined for a patient. BRI is summation of one or more areas of the OCT image of anterior edge of Bowman's layer, quantifies the smoothness of the Bowman's layer. The anterior edge of Bowman's layer is segmented into pixels. After segmentation, a 3rd order polynomial is curve fit to the segmented pixels of the edge of Bowman's layer. BRI is calculated by segmentation of the 3-Dimensional (3-D) OCT image. BRI acts as a marker for mechanical stability and is useful for diagnosis of disease and prognosis of treatments in human. |
| US11330979B2 |
Focus adjustment method and apparatus
Methods, apparatus, and system for a virtual reality device including a display monitor, an adjustable lens, and a focus sensor. The focus sensor may be used to measure a distance between an eye and the display monitor or whether the eye is able to focus images from the display monitor. The user may provide a diopter correction. The VR device may then adjust an optical power of the adjustable lens, based on at least one of the distance or whether the eye is able to focus images from the display monitor. The focus sensor may emit coded electromagnetic radiation and determine a time-of-flight of the coded electromagnetic radiation to determine the distance or whether the eye is able to focus images from the display monitor. The adjustable lens may comprise a flexible lens; the flexible lens may be adjusted with actuators, such as piezoelectric actuators. |
| US11330978B2 |
Subjective optometry apparatus, subjective optometry method, and recording medium storing subjective optometry program
A subjective optometry apparatus includes: a subjective measurer which has a corrective optical system disposed on an optical path of a light projecting optical system configured to project a target light flux toward an examinee's eye and configured to change an optical characteristic of the target light flux and which is configured to subjectively measure an optical characteristic of the examinee's eye; an acquisitor configured to acquire position information on at least one of examinee's right and left eyes; a determiner configured to determine, based on the position information acquired by the acquisitor, whether or not subjective measurement can be implemented in a binocular open state of the examinee's right and left eyes, thereby acquiring determination information; and a determination information output unit configured to output the determination information acquired by the determiner. |
| US11330977B2 |
Digital visual acuity eye examination for remote physician assessment
Systems and methods for assessing the visual acuity of person using a computerized consumer device are described. The approach involves determining a separation distance between a human user and the consumer device based on an image size of a physical feature of the user, instructing the user to adjust the separation between the user and the consumer device until a predetermined separation distance range is achieved, presenting a visual acuity test to the user including displaying predetermined optotypes for identification by the user, recording the user's spoken identifications of the predetermined optotypes and providing real-time feedback to the user of detection of the spoken indications by the consumer device, carrying out voice recognition on the spoken identifications to generate corresponding converted text, comparing recognized words of the converted text to permissible words corresponding to the predetermined optotypes, determining a score based on the comparison, and determining whether the person passed the visual acuity test. |
| US11330970B2 |
Flexible high resolution endoscope
A flexible high resolution endoscope is provided herein. The endoscope comprises: a plurality of optical fiber bundles; a plurality of lenses in a one-to-one relationship with the plurality of optical fiber bundles; and, a plurality of cameras in a one-to-one relationship with the plurality of optical fiber bundles, each respective optical fiber bundle, of the plurality of optical fiber bundles, having a respective lens, of the plurality of lenses, located at a respective distal end, and a camera, of the plurality of cameras, located at a respective proximal end, the plurality of optical fiber bundles being coupled together at a common distal end, and otherwise being uncoupled from one another, a bending radius of the endoscope defined by a largest respective bending radius of each of the plurality of optical fiber bundles. |
| US11330969B2 |
Optical endoluminal far-field microscopic imaging catheter
An optical endoluminal far-field microscopic imaging catheter comprises a light generating system, a first light delivery conduit for propagating light generated by the light generating system and a light distributor configured to redirect light propagated by the delivery conduit into a direction of an object to be imaged. A discriminator is configured for capturing light reflected from the object incident on a window of the discriminator from a particular direction and transmitting only the light captured from the particular direction to a second light delivery conduit. A drive mechanism is configured to sweep the window through a plurality of directions in a predictable pattern for matching each light capture event in the window with a direction of the window during the event. An analyzer matches the direction of the window with an associated light capture event and generate a visible image based on a mosaic of the captured light. |
| US11330968B2 |
Sterile endoscope sheath
An arrangement for sterile handling of a non-sterile endoscope in a sterile environment includes a sterile endoscope sheath having an optical element arranged at its distal end, and a non-sterile endoscope. The optical element has a light-reflecting element or a light-reflecting area which reflects detection light emitted by the detection light source as reflection light toward a proximal end of the endoscope sheath. The non-sterile endoscope includes an endoscope shaft, an illumination optical system, and an observation optical system. The non-sterile endoscope is received in the endoscope sheath. |
| US11330967B2 |
Cover and endoscope system
A cover includes a cover body and a covering portion. The cover body can include an opening edge exposing a part of a distal structure portion, an annular portion surrounding a periphery of the distal structure portion, a proximal edge, a dividing portion provided in the annular portion in a manner to define a slit that is continuous with the opening edge portion and the proximal edge portion, and an overlapping portion. The dividing portion includes a first cylindrical wall portion, and a second cylindrical wall portion. The first cylindrical wall portion and the second cylindrical wall portion overlap at least partly in the overlapping portion. The covering portion is configured to cover a part, where at least the dividing portion is provided. |
| US11330966B2 |
Attachment for an imaging device
An attachment for an imaging device may include a first sheath including a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a second sheath positioned around an exterior of the first sheath; and a connector coupled to the first sheath and configured to be coupled to the imaging device. |
| US11330965B2 |
Device tip
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a device may include a shaft having a distal end, and a tip at the distal end of the shaft. The tip may include an opening defined by a surface of the tip. An instrument inserted through the shaft may extend distally out of the opening. The device also may include an elevator for engaging the instrument. The elevator may include a proximal end fixed relative to the surface of the tip, a proximal portion extending distally from the proximal end, and a distal portion extending distally from the proximal portion. A force exerted on the elevator bends the proximal portion to deflect the distal portion without bending of the distal portion. |
| US11330960B2 |
Auxiliary gray water source device for commercial kitchens
An auxiliary gray water supply device captures used wash water from a commercial warewashing machine for supply to a pre-rinse station without substantial modification of the commercial warewashing machine. The captured wash water and treatment agent are delivered to a pre-rinse station for pre-rinsing of dishes that will be washed within the commercial warewashing machine. |
| US11330958B2 |
Dishwasher with a sprayer
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening. A sump is fluidly coupled to the tub. A liquid recirculation circuit fluidly couples the sump to the treating chamber. The liquid recirculation circuit includes a sprayer having an elongated body defining a longitudinal body axis, with an internal fluid passage and a set of spray openings extending through the body to the internal fluid passage. A deflecting assembly has a carrier and a plurality of deflectors coupled to the carrier, with at least some of the deflectors associated with a corresponding spray opening in the set of spray openings. |
| US11330957B2 |
Dishwasher and method of controlling the same
A dishwasher and a control method thereof are disclosed. The dishwasher includes a tub accommodating an object to be washed, a spray arm rotatably provided inside the tub to spray wash water toward the object to be washed, a sump for storing wash water and collecting wash water sprayed into the tub therein, a filter separably mounted to the sump to remove foreign substances from wash water, a wash pump for supplying wash water stored in the sump to the spray arm, and a circulation passage for diverting at least a portion of the wash water supplied to the spray arm by the wash pump to the sump. After the dishes are washed, all of the wash water introduced into the wash pump is diverted into the filter. Foreign substances present in the wash water are collected in the filter and are discharged outside along with the wash water. |
| US11330954B2 |
Steam nozzle system and method
Steam cleaning spray nozzle systems and methods of use are described herein. The spray nozzle includes a substantially rigid conduit a support member in fluid communication with a steam source. A portion of the conduit is angled. During use, sufficient eccentric force is produced by the steam to rotate the support member such that steam is ejected from the substantially rigid conduit at an oblique angle relative to the center to of the substantially rigid conduit. |
| US11330952B2 |
Processing station and cleaning system
The present application discloses a processing station and a cleaning system. The cleaning system includes a processing station and a cleaning robot, the processing station for evacuating trash collected in the cleaning robot, and including a body formed with a sealing surface, a base located below the sealing surface and configured for supporting a trash cassette having an opening at a top, a suction mechanism and a filter, and an adjustment member connected the body with the base; the adjustment member urges the base to be vertically adjacent to the sealing surface to clamp the trash cassette between the base and the sealing surface, such that the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the sealing surface. |
| US11330950B2 |
Extractor cleaning machine
An extractor cleaning machine includes a supply tank configured to store a cleaning fluid and a base configured to be movable along a surface to be cleaned. The base includes a suction nozzle and an aperture configured to spray the cleaning fluid onto the surface. The extractor cleaning machine also includes a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank. The suction source is configured to draw the cleaning fluid through the suction nozzle and into the recovery tank. The extractor cleaning machine further includes a body pivotally coupled to the base between an upright position and an inclined position. The body includes an outlet in fluid communication with the suction source such that an airflow generated by the suction source is discharged from the outlet toward the surface. |
| US11330944B2 |
Portable surface cleaning apparatus
A dual cyclonic stage hand vacuum cleaner has a handle provided on a side of the hand vacuum cleaner. |
| US11330942B1 |
Toilet trainer assembly
A toilet trainer assembly is provided, having components which compactly fit together efficiently for shipping and stowing while also providing an improved experience for a child during use. The toilet trainer features a base member, a toilet seat, and a compartment which resembles a traditional toilet tank. The base member provides a hollow interior configured to be sized and shaped to fit the compartment and the toilet seat within when stowed. A flush mechanism provided on the toilet tank is configured to produce various sounds when activated. |
| US11330941B1 |
Musical timer training-toilet for children
A specially designed potty chair having interactive features including a timer that ensures the child will remained seated for an adequate amount of time, as well as which congratulate and reward the child upon using the facilities. The Musical Timer Training Potty may also feature an attachable activity tray that will entertain the child when seated. Design intent is to provide a simple and effective means of potty training infants and toddler children by providing positive reinforcement and entertainment that encourages the child in proper use of the potty. |
| US11330939B2 |
Cutting board with integrated food holders
A cutting board apparatus is provided. The cutting board apparatus assists users with disabilities that would impede their ability to slice cutting articles. Additionally, the cutting board apparatus provides a safe cutting platform for new and inexperienced users. The cutting board apparatus contains a cutting board base, at least one hinge, and at least one cutting article holder. Each of the cutting article holders is hingedly connected adjacent to the cutting board base through one of the at least one hinge. The user can place a cutting article along the cutting board base. The user can then rotate the cutting article holder adjacent to the cutting article, where the cutting article holder will secure the cutting article in place atop the base. The user can then use any type of cutting implement to perform slicing operations without having their assist hand close to the cutting article. |
| US11330936B2 |
Covering member for an opening of a cooking cavity of a mini-oven
A covering member intended to be connected to a mini-oven, includes one or more connectors. The covering member is constructed and arranged to form at least a portion of the mini-oven door or to be placed between the cooking cavity and the mini-oven door when the door is closed, so as to limit access to the cooking cavity through the opening of the mini-oven. The covering member may reduce the quantity of heat energy lost from the cooking cavity when the mini-oven door is open, such that it improves the performance of the mini-oven and reduces cooking times. |
| US11330930B2 |
Coffee or tea filtering device
A coffee or tea filtering device including a hollow cylinder, a basket, a cup, and a pump. The hollow cylinder may include a top end, a bottom end, and a curvate sidewall extending between the top end and bottom end. The top may be open. The bottom end may be at least partially open and include a first portion of a coupling mechanism and a retaining portion. The removable basket may be sized to be received within the top end of the hollow cylinder. The removable basket may be configured to support coffee grounds or tea leaves. The cup may releasably couple to the first portion of the coupling mechanism of the bottom end of the hollow cylinder. The pump may be configured to pump air from the cup out the opening so as to force a fluid from the hollow cylinder through the basket and into the cup. |
| US11330929B2 |
Automated kitchen system
The present application discloses an automated kitchen system comprising: a ingredient containers each configured to contain or store food ingredients; caps configured to close on the ingredient containers; a storage apparatus; a cap opening apparatus; a first transfer apparatus configured to move a capped ingredient container to the cap opening apparatus; a cyclic transport apparatus; a transfer apparatus configured to move an ingredient container from the location of cap opening apparatus; and a plurality of cooking systems, etc. |
| US11330921B2 |
Pillow
A pillow may include a first arm and a second arm, and a connecting portion may be connected to the first arm and the second arm. The connecting portion may be sized and configured to allow the first arm and second arm to move independently. For example, the first arm may be rotatable relative to the connecting portion by at least about 30°, at least about 45°, at least about 60°, at least about 75°, at least about 90°, or more. The second arm may be rotatable relative to the connecting portion by at least about 30°, at least about 45°, at least about 60°, at least about 75°, at least about 90°, or more. |
| US11330920B1 |
System of interconnecting display plates and method of use
A display system having a mounting plate configured for being secured on a wall, the mounting plate comprising a mounting plate body and a mounting plate connector formed on or in the mounting plate body, and a first display plate configured for being removably installed on the mounting plate, the first display plate comprising a first display plate body and a first display plate first connector formed on or in the first display plate body, the first display plate first connector configured for selectively engaging the mounting plate connector, the first display plate body having a first indicia formed thereon, whereby upon securing the mounting plate on the wall and removably installing the first display plate on the mounting plate as by engaging the first display plate first connector with the mounting plate connector the first indicia formed on the first display plate body is visible. |
| US11330917B2 |
Nursing chair having an adjustable arm
A nursing chair includes a seat and one or more adjustable armrests for supporting an infant. The adjustable armrests are repositionably movable in various directions to suitably position the infant and facilitate comfort of a mother and the infant during breastfeeding. The nursing chair may also include a privacy screen for selectively obscuring the mother and/or infant. |
| US11330915B2 |
Depth-adjustable bassinet
A frame is configured to rest on a support surface and an infant-receiving receptacle is supported above the support surface by the frame. The infant-receiving receptacle includes a bottom/floor panel forming a bed for the child to sleep upon and a peripheral sidewall surrounding the bottom panel and extending between the bottom panel and the frame. The bassinet includes a depth-adjustment mechanism that enables a caregiver to selectively adjust the depth of the infant-receiving receptacle by raising or lowering the bottom panel of the infant-receiving receptacle. Various embodiments can also include wheels, rollers, or other mechanisms for rolling, sliding, or gliding the bassinet across the support surface. Some embodiments include a height-adjustment mechanism, downward-recessed front wall, longitudinal-axis folding canopy, inverted-eggcrate bed pad, and/or base-positioned foot rest. |
| US11330914B2 |
Internal support system for an inflatable air mattress
The disclosed technology includes an internal support structure for providing structural stability to an inflated air mattress. The internal support structure can include a loop of material and attachment strips to attach the loop to the top and bottom panels. The internal support structure can also include attachment strips to attach the ends of the loop of material together to complete the loop. The air mattress can include a plurality of internal support structures. |
| US11330913B2 |
Method for operating smart mattress system enabling alarm control
The present invention relates to a method of operating a smart mattress system enabling alarm control, wherein a user is allowed to transition to a light sleep state before an alarm time set by the user. Furthermore, an air mattress and an air pillow interlock with a user terminal so that the user can easily control the air mattress and the air pillow. |
| US11330912B1 |
Bed sheet tensioning system
The bed sheet tensioning system is configured for use with a bed. The bed comprises a mattress, a box spring, and a sheet. The bed sheet tensioning system mounts in the box spring. The bed sheet tensioning system attaches to the perimeter of the sheet at two or more locations. The bed sheet tensioning system applies a tension to the sheet as the sheet is placed over the mattress. The bed sheet tensioning system comprises a plurality of tensioning devices, a plurality of cords, a plurality of clips, a plurality of grommets, and a control circuit. The plurality of cords and clips secure the sheet to the tensioning device. The plurality of grommets protect and guide the plurality of cords through the box spring. The control circuit independently controls the operation of each of the plurality of tensioning devices. |
| US11330904B2 |
Apparatus for improving support strength of planar surfaces
In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, a support assembly or apparatus is disclosed that strengthens the planar load support of planar surfaces supported at the ends. |
| US11330903B2 |
Receptacle assembly
A receptacle runner assembly including a pair of opposed sub-assemblies configured to be arranged in a spaced relationship at opposed sides of the receptacle, each sub-assembly including a runner configured to be carried along a first track to be movable in a first direction, a first linkage being pivotally connectable to each of the receptacle and the runner, a bearing securable relative to the receptacle, and a bearing surface configured to be arranged, in use, to extend transverse to the first direction to allow carrying the bearing, wherein the bearings and bearing surfaces are configured to cooperate to displace the receptacle in a direction perpendicular to the first direction while the runners are moving in the first direction. |
| US11330901B2 |
Sawhorse support and table
A flat packaged support and table which can be assembled using through screw fasteners and interlocking structures to create a table and/or a support from flat stock such as plywood. The table when disassembled packs into a container which is less than 3 inches thick. |
| US11330897B2 |
Paint brush with integrated hanger and packaging therefor
A paint brush having a handle with an integrated hanger that is pivotably movable between a retracted position for stowing the hanger within a groove of the handle, and an extended position for extending the hanger outwardly from the groove to hang the paint brush on an object. When stowed in the retracted position the hanger may be flush with an outer surface of the handle to enhance the ergonomic design. The hanger and groove may be configured to enable ease of deployment of the hanger from the retracted to extended position simply with a one-handed operation. The portion of the handle having the groove may be made of a flexible material which may better secure the hanger in the groove when stowed and/or may facilitate installation of the hanger. The handle may include a grip portion having the flexible material which is over-molded onto a rigid head portion. |
| US11330896B2 |
Toothbrush system with sensors for a dental hygiene monitoring system
Tooth brushing monitoring system is disclosed that includes a toothbrush with sensors and a base station. The sensors record data regarding the quality, quantity and location of brushing and the system can analyze the data to provide feedback on the quality of brushing. This feedback provides motivation for users to increase their brushing habits, leading to a decrease in plaque, tooth decay and gingivitis. |
| US11330895B2 |
Dental cleaning apparatus
A dental cleaning apparatus (DCA) includes an elongated member having a brush portion and a handle portion. The DCA includes multiple brushes with different respective geometries situated equiangularly about the brush portion. The brushes may include convex, concave and flat geometries with each brush being designated for cleaning a different respective tooth surface type. For each of the convex, concave and flat bushes, the DCA includes a respective tactile feel region exhibiting the same geometry as the brush type to aid the user in orienting the DCA in the mouth for tooth cleaning purposes. |
| US11330894B2 |
Combined backpack and body armor carrier
Implementations of a backpack that can be converted into a protective vest are provided. In a first configuration, the backpack may be used to store and transport items. When confronted with an imminent threat (e.g., an active shooter), the backpack can be converted to a second configuration that serves as a protective vest configured to provide ballistic protection for the wearer's chest and back (i.e., body armor). The backpack does not need to be removed from the wearer's torso when being converted to the protective vest configuration. The protective vest contains at least one ballistic armor insert in both the front and rear panel sections thereof. The backpack includes a container that is detachable therefrom. This detachable container may include an internal pocket that contains at least one ballistic armor insert and enarme that allow the detachable container to be used as a shield. |
| US11330892B2 |
Backpack
The present invention provides a backpack structure for easily loading a large item having column shape or “T”-shape that cannot be put into a storage space of a backpack. The backpack (500) includes a first backpack member (510) provided on both sides thereof with shoulder straps 530, a second backpack member (520) configured onto a rear surface of the first backpack member, an auxiliary loading portion (540) configured to fix the bottom surfaces of the first backpack member and the second backpack member to each other to enable the first backpack member and the second backpack member to be unfolded in opposite directions, and configured to be exposed outward from the first backpack member and the second backpack member, and a buckle (550) for coupling both side portions of the first backpack member (510) and the second backpack member (520) to each other, wherein the auxiliary loading portion 540 includes a spacing adjusting device capable of adjusting a spacing according to the item loaded between the first backpack member and the second backpack member. |
| US11330884B2 |
Air-moving appliance including an attachment
An air-moving appliance includes a body extending about an axis. The body includes an inner wall and an outer wall spaced radially outward from the inner wall. The inner wall and the outer wall define a cavity therebetween. The inner wall defines a central passage. The air-moving appliance also includes an inlet and an outlet. The air-moving appliance further includes an attachment configured to selectively connect to the body in flow communication with the outlet. The attachment includes a connector configured to extend into the central passage defined by the inner wall of the body and an attachment inlet configured to receive the airflow that exits the cavity of the body through the outlet. The attachment inlet is circumferentially disposed about the axis and the central passage defined by the inner wall of the body when the attachment is connected to the body. |
| US11330883B2 |
Modular firearm support, concealment aid, and shooting equipment holder assembly for a multi-legged stand
A modular firearm support, concealment aid, and shooting equipment holder assembly for a multi-legged stand comprises a plurality of flexible leg sleeves configured to releasably engage different legs of the multi-legged stand, and at least one flexible wall panel configured to extend between and releasably engage any two adjacent leg sleeves of the plurality. The wall panel includes a plurality of rows of uniformly spaced, laser-cut, horizontal slots defined therethrough. When secured to an adjacent pair of leg sleeves mounted on a deployed multi-legged stand, the wall panel screens an interior space defined between the legs of the stand from a viewpoint outboard of the wall panel, and provides an upright, load bearing surface to which a user can mount an item of modular light-weight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE). |
| US11330881B2 |
System for holding multiple objects
A system for holding multiple objects, the system comprising a sheet of flexible sheet of material having a front surface, a back surface, and a longitudinal axis, one or more undulating straps coupled to the front surface of the sheet of material, each strap having a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sheet of material, wherein the undulation creates a plurality of humps and valleys, each hump forming a slot for receiving and retaining an object therein, one or more fasteners for coupling the straps to the sheet material, wherein the fasteners are disposed within the valleys of the undulating straps, and one or more removable coupling means comprising hook and loop fasteners coupled to the back surface of the sheet of material. |
| US11330877B2 |
Protective case or cover
Case for containing an item and method of manufacture comprising: a first panel having a perimeter edge and at least one hinge for folding the first panel. A second panel having a perimeter edge and at least one hinge for folding the second panel. A side panel. A first fastener configured to attach the side panel to the perimeter edge of the first panel. A second fastener configured to attach the side panel to the perimeter edge of the second panel. Method of manufacture of a layered material comprising the steps of: placing a substrate between a first and a second layer of self-reinforced polypropylene (srPP). Bonding the layers of srPP and substrate by: stitching, or riveting through the first layer of srPP, the substrate and the second layer of srPP; or gluing the first layer of srPP, the substrate and the second layer of srPP together. |
| US11330876B2 |
Waist worn wallet assembly
A waist worn wallet assembly for storing paper currency on a user's waist includes a wallet that has a pair of storage chambers therein. A plurality of dividers is each positioned within the wallet. Additionally, each of the dividers is positioned in a respective one of the storage chambers to store paper currency is an unfolded and organized manner. A pair of straps is each coupled to the wallet. The pair of straps are matable together to form a closed loop to be worn around a user's waist. |
| US11330872B2 |
Modular belt system with low profile belt buckle
A belt has a belt buckle and a belt strap. The belt can be part of a modular belt system that provides multiple straps and/or multiple buckles that can be assembled in different combinations. Preferably, the assembly of a custom belt can be accomplished in an in-store or point-of-sale environment. In some implementations, the strap can be coupled to the buckle without sewing or other processes that require expensive machinery and/or are time consuming. In some implementations, the strap is threaded to the buckle. |
| US11330870B2 |
Three-dimensional shoe manufacturing
Described are methods for the manufacture of a shoe, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as a shoe manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a shoe includes providing a three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component and processing the three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component, wherein the processing includes an individually controllable succession of processing steps. |
| US11330867B2 |
Removable shoe lace replacement overlay and method of using same
A shoe lace replacement overlay system, including a shoe, wherein the shoe includes a shoe base, a shoe lace region, a notch area such that the notch area includes an elastic member, and first shoe replacement overlay attachments; and a shoe lace replacement overlay having a top side and a bottom side, wherein the top side of the shoe lace replacement overlay includes a shoe lace replacement overlay base having a first edge and a second edge, a plurality of eyelet strips, a plurality of eyelets, an elastic member located substantially between the plurality of eyelet strips, and wherein the bottom side of the shoe lace replacement overlay includes second shoe replacement overlay attachments such that the first shoe replacement overlay attachments and the second shoe replacement overlay attachments interact with each other in order to retain the shoe lace replacement overlay on the shoe lace region. |
| US11330864B2 |
Pliant layer peelably adhered to an outsole of a shoe
A shoe including a pliable layer conformably peelably adhered in generally matched engagement with the outsole periphery of the ground engageable surface of the outsole of the shoe. |
| US11330859B2 |
Foldable shoe
A foldable shoe includes a first sole section to be located under the ball of a wearer's foot including a first outsole portion and a first toothed. The foldable shoe further includes a second sole section that is separate from the first sole section and is to be located under the heel of a wearer's foot, the second sole section including a second outsole portion and a second footbed. An upper section extends from the first sole section, and a hinge is connected to the first sole section and the second sole section and is configured to fold the foldable shoe from a first position, to be worn, to a second position, for storage. |
| US11330854B2 |
T-shirt apparel with integrated deep pockets
A t-shirt apparel with integrated deep pockets includes a t-shirt body, at least one upper pocket, and a lower pocket. The t-shirt body includes a front panel and a rear panel as the front panel and the rear panel are perimetrically connected to each other. The at least one upper pocket includes an upper pocket body and an upper opening. The lower pocket includes a lower pocket body and a lower opening. The upper pocket body is internally integrated to a chest section of the front panel. The upper opening traverses into the upper pocket body through the chest section. The lower pocket body is internally integrated to a waist section of the front panel. The lower opening traverses into the lower pocket body through the waist section. |
| US11330853B2 |
Stowable article of apparel and apparel system
Aspects herein provide for a garment and a garment system for an upper-body that is easily donned and doffed by a wearer, and may be stowed about the wearer during activity. Some exemplary aspects comprise a first and second closure mechanism on an upper part of a torso portion that may be used to facilitate easy donning and doffing. In some exemplary aspects, the garment and garment system provide for one or more tensioning mechanisms that may be used to facilitate stowing. In some exemplary aspects, the garment and garment system comprise one or more pockets that may have openings on an interior aspect and/or an exterior aspect to allow access to the pocket when the article is fully donned or when in a stowed state. |
| US11330851B2 |
Apparel thermo-regulatory system
Aspects herein are directed to an apparel item that promotes thermo-regulation through the use of engineered openings, venting, and/or stand-off structures. In exemplary aspects, 20-45% of the apparel item may comprise the engineered openings. Vents may be positioned on the apparel item in areas that experience high amounts of air flow to help channel air into the apparel item. The stand-off structures may be positioned on an inner-facing surface of the apparel item where they help to create a space between the apparel item and the wearer's body surface in which air can flow and help cool the wearer by promoting evaporative cooling. |
| US11330848B2 |
Protective sock preventing fungal type infections
The invention relates to a wearable garment and methods for preventing fungal type infections. |
| US11330843B2 |
Vaporizer apparatuses and vaporizing methods
Devices and methods for providing inhalable vapor are disclosed. A device may include a body with a first distal and proximal section; a first connector that releasably couples with a cartridge that provides a volatizable material; and a sleeve integral with or releasably coupled to the body, the sleeve defining a first aperture dimensioned to accommodate at least the width of the cartridge. |
| US11330836B2 |
Lyocell material for tobacco filter
A lyocell material for a cigarette filter and a method of manufacturing the same are disclose. The lyocell material which is biodegradable and eco-friendly can be manufactured by crimping lyocell multifilaments to obtain a crimped tow. |
| US11330835B2 |
Aerosol-generating article comprising a thermal indicator
An aerosol generating article is provided, including a combustible carbonaceous heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate; and a thermal indicator provided on an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article downstream of the combustible carbonaceous heat source. The thermal indicator includes at least one reversible thermochromic material that undergoes a first reversible visible colour change when a temperature of the thermal indicator rises to a first switching temperature and a second reversible visible colour change when a temperature of the thermal indicator falls to a second switching temperature. The first switching temperature is below about 80° C. and the second switching temperature is lower than or equal to the first switching temperature. |
| US11330834B2 |
Flavor source manufacturing method
A method of manufacturing a flavor source includes: a step A of adding a basic substance to a tobacco raw material; a step B of heating the tobacco raw material added with the basic substance and releasing an inhaling flavor component into a vapor phase from the tobacco raw material; a step C of collecting the inhaling flavor component released into the vapor phase in the step B; a step D of washing a tobacco residue being the tobacco raw material obtained after the inhaling flavor component is released in the step B, with a washing solvent; a step E of pulverizing or cutting the tobacco residue obtained after being washed in the step D; and a step F of adding the inhaling flavor component collected in the step C to the tobacco residue obtained after pulverized or cut in the step E. |
| US11330826B2 |
Low-bacteria milk powders with a high WPNI (III)
A low-bacteria milk powder with a high WPNI is suggested, which is obtainable by (a) providing a raw milk; (b) heating the raw milk in at least one tubular heat exchanger to a temperature of at least 20° C.; (c) separating the cream, obtaining a skimmed milk; (d) pasteurising the skimmed milk in a tubular heat exchanger for a period from 10 to 60 seconds at a temperature from 72 to 75° C.; (e) evaporating the pasteurised skimmed milk to a dry matter content from 35 to 55% by weight; and (f) drying the pasteurised skimmed milk concentrate in a spray tower. |
| US11330825B2 |
Method of treatment using a biocidal or phytoprotective product, device and corresponding treatment assembly
A method of treatment with at least one biocidal and/or safener product with a boiling temperature between 60 and 280° C., wherein the method comprises a treatment step duration greater than or equal to 3 days, wherein the treatment step comprises at least one injection phase of a duration greater than or equal to 3 days during which a liquid containing the, or each, product is evaporated and injected inside an enclosure, wherein the liquid is evaporated and injected with a period of less than or equal to two days during the injection phase, wherein the liquid is evaporated at a temperature below 50° C. |
| US11330821B2 |
Herbicidal compounds
The present invention relates to herbicidal heteroaryl-alkyl-oxy-substituted heteroaryl/phenyl-pyridazine-diones and heteroaryl-alkyl-oxy-substituted heteroaryl/phenyl-pyridazinone derivatives of formula (I), as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth; in particular the use in controlling weeds, such as broad-leaved dicotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants. |
| US11330818B2 |
Water temperature as a means of controlling kinetics of onsite generated peracids
Methods and systems for temperature-controlled, on-site generation of peracids, namely peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions are disclosed. In particular, methods for using an adjustable biocide formulator or generator system overcome the limitations of temperature on the kinetics of the peracid generation and/or peracid decomposition inside an adjustable biocide formulator or generator system. The methods include the controlling of the temperature of at least one raw starting material, namely water, to improve upon methods of on-site generation of peracids. The methods allow for the generation of user-selected chemistry without regard to the ambient temperatures of the raw starting materials and/or the biocide formulator or generator system. |
| US11330817B2 |
Microbial oil, production method for microbial oil, concentrated microbial oil, and production method for concentrated microbial oil
A microbial oil comprising: a specific amount of at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in fatty acid alkyl ester form and/or in free fatty acid form; and specific amount of thermally-produced fatty acid having from 16 to 22 carbon atoms in a fatty acid alkyl ester form and/or a free fatty acid form. A production method thereof comprising: providing a starting oil containing at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in an alkyl ester form and/or a free fatty acid form obtained from microbial biomass; performing a rectification of the starting oil under specific conditions; and obtaining the aforementioned microbial oil. A concentrated microbial oil obtained using the production method described above, and a production method thereof. An agent for treating or preventing an inflammatory disease comprising the microbial oil or the concentrated microbial oil. |
| US11330812B2 |
Mosquito trapping device
The present invention provides a mosquito trapping device, which comprises a carbon dioxide generating module, a temperature control module, a humidity control module, and a mosquito-killing module. The carbon dioxide generating module comprises a container A and a container B, a solution in the container A reacts with a solution in the container B to generate carbon dioxide; the temperature control module controls a temperature of the mosquito trapping device to be between 38° C. and 45° C.; the humidity control module controls humidity of the mosquito trapping device to be between 50% and 80%; the mosquito-killing module generates a guiding wind having a wind speed of 0.7 m/s to 15 m/s. The present invention has a good mosquito-attracting effect and a desirable mosquito-killing ability. |
| US11330811B2 |
Fishing bag with shoulder belt
A fishing bag with a shoulder belt is provided that includes a handle portion used to hold the fishing bag with a hand so that the usability is prevented from being compromised while preventing the shoulder belt from getting wet or dirty in a placed state. The fishing bag can include a handle including a pair of both end portions attached to a bag main body; and a shoulder belt including both end portions attached to the bag main body, wherein the shoulder belt is configured to be capable of being held between the bag main body and the handle. |
| US11330810B2 |
Planer board with flat retrieval
A planer board with a multi-point connection to a fishing line comprising a side release clip with outer and inner gripping portions engaging different segments of fishing line with different release forces; a forward leverage line guide located at an upper portion of a head end of the planer board at a height above the side release clip, to laterally but not longitudinally secure a segment of fishing line therein; and a rear line guide at the tail end of the planer board for laterally but not longitudinally securing a segment of the fishing line therein. A first segment of fishing line gripped by the side release clip can be snapped out of engagement with the side release clip by a fisherman when a fish strikes, thereby applying a rotational force to the planer board through the forward leverage line guide to roll the planer board flat for a faster retrieval. |
| US11330809B2 |
Spinning reel
A spinning reel includes a spool shaft, a handle, a pinion gear, a first intermediate gear, a second intermediate gear, and a reciprocating mechanism. The first intermediate gear is rotatably disposed around a first shaft parallel to the spool shaft. The first intermediate gear includes a first large-diameter gear which meshes with the pinion gear and a first small-diameter gear which integrally rotates with the first large-diameter gear. The second intermediate gear is rotatably disposed around a second shaft parallel to the first shaft. The second intermediate gear includes a second large-diameter gear which meshes with the first small-diameter gear and a second small-diameter gear which integrally rotates with the second large-diameter gear. The reciprocating mechanism includes a driven gear which meshes with the second small-diameter gear and reciprocates the spool shaft in the front-rear direction. |
| US11330801B2 |
Urine collection device for animals
A device for collecting urine from a mammal including a base removably disposed in an operative position overlying at least an under portion of the mammal. An access opening is formed in the base in urine receiving relation to the mammal, when in the operative position. A receptacle, is removably connected to said base, in the urine receiving relation to the mammal, via said access opening and a closure, integrated in said receptacle, is disposable between an open orientation and a closed orientation, for receiving and retaining collected urine within an interior of the receptacle. The base may also include a retaining aperture disposed and structured to receive and retain a tale of the mammal therein, concurrent to said operative position. |
| US11330800B2 |
Methods for stability enhancement for recreational animals
An apparatus for improving stability of a recreational animal may comprise a stability enhancement component. The stability enhancement component may comprise a top component, a bottom component, and four side components and may be rectangularly shaped. The stability enhancement component may comprise a diffuse surface that is configured to absorb the pressure the recreational animal exerts and spread the exerted pressure firmly throughout the rest of the stability enhancement component. The stability enhancement component may further comprise a direct surface that is configured to exert pressure in a direction opposite of a direction in which pressure is exerted by the recreational animal. |
| US11330794B2 |
Window mounted pet litter housing and pet shelter device
A window-mounted pet litter housing is described. The housing is equipped with at least one door, a front opening, a transparent rear panel, a ceiling, a floor, and at least one window anchor mount. The front opening facilitates access to the housing by the pet. The interior of the housing provides adequate space for the pet litter box, as well as space for the pet to lie down and peer through the transparent rear panel. Vented louvers are disposed in the left wall and right wall which provide ventilation while preventing rain and snow from entering the housing. A mounting plate present in the preferred embodiment expedites and facilitates secure installation of the housing from inside the structure equipped with the window. |
| US11330792B1 |
Interlocking mat tiles usable to form customizable mat assemblies for a cat litter box
A tile has interlockable edges for forming a mat assembly customizable for different cat litter box arrangements. The tile includes a rectangular base; prongs; and respective peripheral walls protruding away from the base at its sides. The base also includes: primary male interlocking edge structure on first and third sides, each capable of respectively interlocking with primary female interlocking edge structure on the second and fourth sides, to inhibit relative movement therebetween in a first direction; secondary male interlocking edge structure on the first and third sides, each capable of respectively interlocking with secondary female interlocking edge structure on the second and fourth sides, to inhibit relative movement in a second direction; and tertiary female interlocking edge structure on the first and third sides, each capable of respectively interlocking with tertiary male interlocking edge structure on the second and fourth sides, to inhibit relative movement in a third direction. |
| US11330790B2 |
Petunia-calibrachoa variety SAKPXC028
A Petunia-Calibrachoa plant designated SAKPXC028 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of Petunia-Calibrachoa SAKPXC028, the plants of Petunia-Calibrachoa SAKPXC028, to plant parts of Petunia-Calibrachoa SAKPXC028, and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing Petunia-Calibrachoa SAKPXC028 with itself or with another variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from Petunia-Calibrachoa SAKPXC028, methods for producing other lines or plant parts derived from Petunia-Calibrachoa SAKPXC028, and the plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing Petunia-Calibrachoa SAKPXC028 with another variety. |
| US11330788B2 |
Hybrid pepper variety 35-1145 RZ
The present invention relates to a Capsicum annuum seed designated 35-1145 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits including resistance to Tobamovirus (TMV) pathotypes P0 and P1, resistance to Tobamovirus (PMMoV) pathotype P (1-2) and pathotype P (1-2-3), a medium to tall plant height, a medium time of fruit maturity, and blocky fruits with light yellow mature fruit color. The present invention also relates to a Capsicum annuum plant produced by growing the 35-1145 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the pepper cultivar, represented by hybrid pepper variety 35-1145 RZ. |
| US11330784B2 |
Soybean cultivar 95322700
A soybean cultivar designated 95322700 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 95322700, to the plants of soybean cultivar 95322700, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 95322700, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 95322700. 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 95322700. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 95322700, 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 95322700 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11330781B1 |
Variety corn line LAF7581
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LAF7581, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LAF7581 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LAF7581, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LAF7581, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US11330780B1 |
Sorghum hybrid XS7441
A novel sorghum variety designated XS7441 and seed, plants, plant parts and plant cells thereof are produced from a cross of inbred sorghum varieties. Methods for producing a sorghum plant comprise crossing hybrid sorghum variety XS7441 with another sorghum plant. Sorghum variety XS7441, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of sorghum variety XS7441 are provided. Methods for producing a sorghum plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into sorghum variety XS7441 include one or both of backcross conversion and transformation of one or both inbred parents. The sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced thereby are described. |
| US11330778B2 |
Cannabis plant named ‘FS-tp2’
The unique annual herbaceous Cannabis plant variety ‘FS-tp2’ is provided. The variety is a selection resulting from cross of female parent Cannabis sativa. hybrid ‘Pineapple Express’ and male parent Cannabis sativa hybrid ‘Holy Banana’. Selective breeding was used to obtain the desired morphological features described. The morphological features that allow this variety ‘FS-tp2’ to be distinguished from other C. sativa varieties are its outstanding features such as high leaflet count, with narrow leaves. |
| US11330772B2 |
Autonomous irrigation system
A system, comprising: a housing comprising an elongated hollow body configured to be at least partially embedded in a soil environment adjacent a plant at a desired depth; a swellable element dimensioned to be disposed within the housing, the swellable element being configured to swell when absorbing moisture; a resiliently-compressible flexible tube configured to provide water to the soil environment, the flexible tube is laced transversely through tube openings of the housing, the flexible tube is disposed adjacent to the swellable element inside the housing such that a swelling or displacement of the swellable element compresses the flexible tube, thereby limiting or preventing water flow therethrough; and a moisture transfer adapter configured to communicate moisture along its length from a desired location within the soil environment to the swellable element, as well as methods of using the system. |
| US11330771B2 |
Intelligent gardening system and external device communicating therewith
The present invention relates to an intelligent gardening system, for monitoring and controlling gardening apparatuses in a gardening area, including: multiple sensors that collect environmental information of the gardening area; one or more gardening apparatuses that perform gardening work according to a control instruction; and a control center that generates the control instruction based on the environmental information; wherein the sensors, the gardening apparatuses and the control center communicate with each other to form an Internet of Things. |
| US11330769B2 |
Delayed-activation, hydration maintenance apparatus and method
A composite, time-delayed, polymer-coated, granulated material for maintaining hydration in plants is formulated to delay acceptance of water in order to operate in drilling, plugging, and disking equipment used for aeration, soil amendment, or both. Whether potted or outdoors, whether relying on a third-material binder or a small, hydrated portion of the polymer itself as a binder, the material may be injected or otherwise placed below the surface of soils. Water is eventually absorbed sufficiently to expose the bulk of the hydrating particles attached to each granule. Addition of the granulated material as a soil amendment resists dehydration normally occurring in plants between waterings, yet its initial delay in hydrating supports water-jet injection and soil integration by resisting premature expansion from hydration. |
| US11330767B2 |
Method for increasing artemisinin yield in Artemisia annua l. using beta-ocimene
The present invention provides a method for increasing the artemisinin yield in Artemisia annua L. using β-ocimene and belongs to the technical field of artemisinin production and extraction. The method treats Artemisia annua L. plants by β-ocimene for 1-3 d. The method selects Artemisia annua L. grown for at least 21 d as the object to be treated by β-ocimene. The method is very simple and can achieve multiple harvest within one year; meanwhile, it can significantly increase the artemisinin yield in Artemisia annua L. plant and largely increase the artemisinin yield, thereby achieving an industrialized operation. |
| US11330765B2 |
Grain spreader for storage bin
A grain spreader wherein grain received in the hopper is directed to spreader arms by a spreader cone. The spreader cone has a convergent cone and a divergent cone. The spreader cone has a center opening that allows a first portion of the grain collecting in the convergent cone to pass through and fall through the underside of the divergent cone. The grain spreader further includes support springs that lift the spreader cone upwards into the hopper when the spreader cone is lightly loaded. A center flow choke is configured to throttle the flow of grain through the center opening to partially close the center opening in low grain flow conditions, wherein the center flow choke is mounted to the hopper body such that up and down movement of the spreader cone moves the center opening into or out of engagement with the center flow choke. |
| US11330763B1 |
Nut harvesting equipment
A harvesting machine designed to push ends of nut rows in after sweeping may include a bottomless basket removably attached to a ridable device, and a linear actuator operatively attached to the bottomless basket. The basket may include a back wall; a first side wall and a second side wall attached to and extending from the back wall at an angle such that first ends of each side wall attached to the back wall are closer together than second ends of each side wall positioned distal from the back wall; and a cross support attached to and extending between the second ends of the side walls. Each of the back wall and the side walls may have slotted sides and skid shoes attached to a bottom surface thereof. |
| US11330762B2 |
Control system for a combine harvester unloading auger
A control system for controlling a motion of an auger tube of a combine harvester comprises a dynamic pre-filter, a position controller, and a speed controller. The dynamic pre-filter receives a desired position value for the auger tube and generates a filtered desired position signal which changes the desired position value from an old value to a new value over a time period. The position controller receives a first difference between the filtered desired position signal and an actual position of the auger tube. The position controller generates a desired angular speed signal that varies according to the first difference. The speed controller receives a second difference between the desired angular speed signal and an actual speed of the auger tube. The speed controller generates an actuator signal that varies according to the second difference and is received by an actuating system that moves the auger tube. |
| US11330761B2 |
Grass trimmer head and grass trimmer line suitable for a grass trimmer head
A grass trimmer line includes a first line body having a first free end and a first non-free end and a second line body having a second free end and a second non-free end. A length of the second line body is substantially equal to a length of the first line body. The first line body has a first feature, the second line body has a second feature corresponding to the first feature, and the second feature is different from the first feature. A connecting portion is configured to connect the first non-free end of the first line body and the second non-free end of the second line body so that the first line body and the second line body are connected into the complete grass trimmer line. |
| US11330760B2 |
Hydraulic system for an air cart
A hydraulic system for an air cart includes a primary hydraulic assembly and a secondary hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic system also includes a first valve configured to block a flow of a hydraulic fluid flowing in a first direction from the primary hydraulic assembly and a second valve configured to block a flow of the hydraulic fluid flowing in a second direction from the secondary hydraulic assembly. |
| US11330755B2 |
Agricultural implement
An agricultural implement including a central chassis member having a support structure with support arms connected to the support structure for movement between a working position and a transport position, the support arms having operating elements defining a working width between the operating elements and the main chassis member. The support arms are adjustable in the working position between a length corresponding to minimum working width and a length greater than the minimum working width. In the transport position a distance between the operating elements and the main chassis member is less than the minimum working width. A first stop defines the position of the minimum working width and a second stop arranged vertically with respect to the first stop retains the support arm in the transport position when the distance between the operating elements and the main chassis member is less than the minimum working width. |
| US11337343B2 |
Mount assembly for add-in card, electronic device, and chassis
The disclosure relates to a mount assembly for add-in card including a base plate, a tray, and a handle. The tray is slidably disposed on the base plate. The handle includes a pivot portion and a tray installation portion. The pivot portion is pivotally disposed on the base plate. The tray installation portion is pivotally and slidably disposed on the tray. In addition, the disclosure also relates to an electronic device having the mount assembly and a chassis for the electronic device. |
| US11337341B2 |
Connection of cooling circuit portions for an assembly of two housings
The invention relates to an assembly of two housings, a first housing comprising a first cooling circuit portion and a second housing comprising a second cooling circuit portion, said of this cooling circuit portions being configured to form a cooling circuit with a fluid, each housing comprising a flat face comprising an opening of a respective cooling circuit portion and defining an interface of said cooling circuit, said cooling circuit portions being configured to be fluidically connected by plane-plane contact between said flat faces, said openings being arranged substantially opposite each other. |
| US11337335B1 |
Active coolant distribution device and electronic apparatus having the same
The disclosed embodiments relate to an active coolant distribution device and an electronic apparatus, where the active coolant distribution device includes a manifold including a first and second primary pipes and branches. At least one of the first and second primary pipes is suitable for accommodating the flow generator. The second primary pipe includes a first hollow post and a first and second inner wall portions. The first hollow post has first liquid inlets. The first and second inner wall portions form a first channel, a second channel, and an accommodation space inside the first hollow post. The first inner wall portion has converging port, the second inner wall portion has ejecting port, the first channel is located between the first liquid inlets and the converging port and connected to the accommodation space, the ejecting port is connected to the accommodation space and the second channel. |
| US11337334B2 |
Liquid supply device and liquid cooling system
A liquid supply device adapted to a liquid cooling system includes a casing, a cover, a plunger, a driving unit and a sensing unit. The casing has a liquid outlet. The cover is connected to the casing. A chamber is formed between the casing and the cover and contains a cooling liquid. The chamber communicates with the liquid outlet. The plunger is movably disposed in the chamber. The driving unit is disposed in the chamber and used for driving the plunger to move. The sensing unit is selectively disposed on one of the casing and the plunger. The sensing unit senses a liquid level of the cooling liquid and outputs a sensing signal with a predetermined status as the liquid level is equal to or lower than a predetermined height. |
| US11337333B2 |
Cooling unit that discharges heat from heat source and electronic apparatus equipped with the cooling unit
A cooling unit can be downsized. Air is taken in through an intake port, and heat is discharged from a heat source through an exhaust port. A heat transport unit, forming a part of a cooling fan or is substantially in contact with it, has a first region which has one end facing the heat source and another end having a through hole which air taken in or air to be discharged passes through, and in which air passes through the through hole to perform heat exchange with the air in an inner wall of the through hole. The cooling fan has an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The through hole has an intake through hole and/or an exhaust through hole. Air passes through the intake port, the intake through hole, the intake opening, the exhaust opening, the exhaust through hole, and the exhaust port in this order. |
| US11337332B1 |
Latch with auto-close
A latch includes a pin held in a set position by a trigger. The trigger, when depressed, allows the pin to extend from a chassis and engage a rack, preventing the chassis from being removed from the rack. A handle allows the pin to be retracted, with a reset catch maintaining the pin in the retracted position. The trigger, when released, dislodges the reset catch and the pin returns to the set position maintained by the trigger. |
| US11337328B2 |
Power assembly having a load-bearing cooling body
The invention relates to a power module (4) for a medium or high voltage converter (1), preferably a modular multilevel converter, comprising at least one power semiconductor module (7), preferably an IGBT assembly, at least one energy storage module (9), preferably a capacitor module, at least one cooling device (14), wherein the cooling device (14) is formed as a cooling plate (17) that can be run through by a coolant, in particular flown through by a cooling liquid, and the at least one power semiconductor module (7) and/or the at least one energy storage module (9) are arranged on an upper side (18) and/or bottom side (19) of the cooling plate (17), and wherein the at least the power semiconductor module (7) is connected with the cooling plate (17) in a thermally conductive manner, and wherein the cooling plate (17) is provided for load-bearing support on a rack (2) of an assigned receiving space (3) of the medium or high voltage converter (1) and comprises support surfaces (16) projecting laterally in the transverse direction (11) with respect to at least one energy storage width (21) of the energy storage module (9). |
| US11337326B2 |
Electronic device with a switch to prevent over-discharging of device battery
An apparatus for preventing over-discharging according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing including a first opening; a first electronic component disposed inside the housing; a second electronic component electrically connected to the first electronic component; and a switch for electrically connecting or disconnecting the first electronic component and the second electronic component through an external force by a pin inserted through the first opening. In addition, various embodiments may be possible. |
| US11337322B2 |
Adjustable foldable computer bracket
The present disclosure provides a height and angle-adjustable foldable computer bracket, including a bottom plate, a support plate, and expansion and retraction brackets connected between the bottom plate and the support plate. First connecting lugs are respectively arranged at the top of the bottom plate and the bottom of the support plate. Second connecting lugs are arranged at two ends of the expansion and retraction brackets. Shaft holes are formed in the first connecting lugs and the second connecting lugs. A rotating shaft structure is mounted between each first connecting lug and the corresponding second connecting lug. Engaging teeth are formed in the shaft holes. The rotating shaft structure includes: a rotating shaft with the engaging teeth, a limiting shaft with the engaging teeth, and a returning piece. |
| US11337318B1 |
Adjustable venting ratio mechanism for information handling system
An information handling system may include a chassis and a variable venting assembly comprising a wall having a plurality of spaced venting holes and an adjustable venting block mechanically coupled to the wall via an axis of rotation and having a plurality of spaced blocking fins such that as a position of the adjustable venting block varies, an overlap between the spaced blocking fins and the spaced venting holes varies. |
| US11337303B2 |
Circuit board structure
A circuit board structure includes a carrier and a patterned circuit layer. The patterned circuit layer is disposed on the carrier, and the patterned circuit layer has at least one fluid channel therein. The fluid channel has a heat absorption section and a heat dissipation section relative to the heat absorption section. A heat source is electrically connected to the patterned circuit layer, and the heat absorption section is adjacent to the heat source. The heat generated by the heat source is transferred from the patterned circuit layer to the heat absorption section of the fluid channel, and is transferred from the heat absorption section to the heat dissipation section for heat dissipation. |
| US11337302B2 |
Wiring circuit board
A wiring circuit board includes an insulating layer, a wire embedded in the insulating layer, and an alignment mark electrically independent from the wire and disposed in the insulating layer so as to allow a one-side surface in a thickness direction of the alignment mark to be exposed from the insulating layer. A peripheral portion of the alignment mark consists of only the insulating layer and has a thickness of 30 μm or less. |
| US11337300B2 |
Arrangement and method for electromagnetic shielding
An arrangement for electromagnetic shielding of an electronic component attached to a substrate is described. The arrangement comprises an electrically conductive frame which is attached to the substrate in such a way that the frame frames the component. The arrangement further comprises an electrically conductive covering which is attached at least to a portion of a top side of the component, and which is electrically conductively attached at least to a portion of the frame. Furthermore, a method for electromagnetic shielding of the electronic component attached to the substrate and also a computer program product for carrying out the method are described. |
| US11337297B2 |
Plasma processing method and plasma processing apparatus
A plasma processing method includes performing a first plasma processing in a processing chamber in a first period, and performing a second plasma processing in the processing chamber during a second period continuously after the first period. In the first period and the second period, a first radio-frequency power for bias is continuously supplied to a lower electrode. A second radio-frequency power for plasma generation may be supplied as a pulsed radio-frequency power in a first partial period in each cycle of the first radio-frequency power in the first period. The second radio-frequency power may be supplied as a pulsed radio-frequency power in a second partial period in each cycle of the first radio-frequency power in the second period. |
| US11337296B2 |
Systems and methods for continuously supplying negative ions using multi-pulsed plasma sources
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for continuously supplying negative ions using multi-pulsed plasma sources. The system includes a plurality of plasma generators each to generate plasma by applying pulsed power to the electronegative gas from a gas source; a negative ion supply unit connected to the plasma generators to receive the plasmas transferred therefrom and to continuously supply ions; and a controller connected to the plurality of plasma generators and configured to control characteristics of the pulsed powers delivered to the respective plasma generators and to adjust phase shift associated with the pulsed power envelopes. By adjusting the phase shift, the controller enables a plasma in one of the plasma generators to be in an after-glow state when a plasma in another plasma generator is in an active-glow state. |
| US11337295B2 |
Device and component for generating a high voltage or high field strength
An apparatus (100) for generating a high voltage or high field strength and a component (200) for generating a high voltage or high field strength are disclosed. A means (20) that is provided in a defined area (23) of the cylindrical and dielectric housing (11) or the sleeve (202) of the component (200). The means (20) ensures that, in a space (15) of the defined area (23), between the piezoelectric transformer (1) and an inner wall (14) of the dielectric housing (11), an essentially symmetrical field distribution (16) prevails. Even with an external influence (80), the field distribution (16) is influenced in such a way that an ignition field strength in space (15) of the defined area (23) is avoided. |
| US11337284B2 |
Capacitive drop power supply for lighting control
A circuit includes a capacitor-drop power supply including a series combination of a resistor and a first capacitor. The capacitor-drop power supply includes an output and is adapted to be coupled to a light source. The circuit also includes a second capacitor, a switch, and an active clamp circuit. The second capacitor couples to the output of the capacitor-drop power supply. The switch couples in parallel with the series combination of the resistor and the first capacitor. The switch is configured to cause the light source to illuminate. The active clamp circuit couples to the capacitor-drop power supply. The active clamp circuit has an output coupled to the capacitor-drop power supply. The active clamp circuit is configured to cause current to continuously flow through at least one of the switch or the series combination of resistor and first capacitor regardless of a magnitude of the voltage across the second capacitor. |
| US11337281B2 |
Application apparatus combining LED dimmer and reactor
An application apparatus combining LED dimmer and reactor, comprises power supply, dimming control circuit, reactor circuit and voltage converting circuit. Output end of the power supply is connected to the dimming control circuit, output end of the dimming control circuit to the reactor circuit, output end of the reactor circuit to the voltage converting circuit, and output end of the voltage converting circuit to electrical loads. In the present invention, a utility frequency reactor is series connected between the output end of the dimmer and the dimmable LED light, and a R.C peak voltage absorption circuit is parallel connected to both ends of the reactor. By switching the phase angle on and off, it is possible to adjust level of output voltage and make light adjustment. Meantime, harmonic current is reduced, and electric grid pollution and line loss relieved, finally energy is saved and pollution is controlled. |
| US11337280B2 |
Wireless power transfer system
A wireless power transfer system includes an induction heating cooking apparatus including a heating coil that produces a high-frequency magnetic field, a power reception device including a power reception coil that receives power from the heating coil, a first communication device provided on the power reception device to transmit a communication signal, a second communication device provided above the induction heating cooking apparatus to receive the communication signal from the first communication device, and a notification unit that indicates whether the power reception coil is located within a predetermined region that is set in advance with respect to the heating coil, when the second communication device receives the communication signal from the first communication device. |
| US11337278B2 |
Electrical heating cable
An electrical heating cable with a first power supply conductor, a second power supply conductor, and a third power supply conductor. Each of the first, second and third power supply conductors extend along a length of the cable. The electrical heating cable also includes an electrically conductive heating element body, wherein the first, second and third power supply conductors are electrically coupled to each other via the electrically conductive heating element body. The second power supply conductor is provided with a layer of electrically insulating material which covers only a part of a surface of the second power supply conductor. The layer is provided between the surface of the second power supply conductor and the electrically conductive heating element body. |
| US11337276B2 |
Environmental management based on temporal and spatial predicitons
An apparatus may include an enclosure that includes a plurality of mounting features that are configured to receive information handling systems; one or more environmental sensors configured to determine environmental conditions associated with the enclosure; a position sensor configured to determine a geodetic location of the enclosure; a heater configured to heat the enclosure; and a heater control system. The heater control system may be configured to: receive information regarding an origin for the enclosure, a destination for the enclosure, and a desired destination temperature for the enclosure; establish a model for the enclosure, wherein the model incorporates data from the one or more environmental sensors and data from the position sensor; and based on the model, predictively determining control parameters for the heater configured to cause the enclosure to reach the desired destination temperature at or before a time of arrival at the destination. |
| US11337275B2 |
Electronic device supporting dual-connectivity and method for operating the same
According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises: at least one communication processor configured to support first network communication and second network communication, wherein the at least one communication processor is configured to: receive a measurement command of at least one parameter associated with the second network communication based on the first network communication, identify whether a network communication other than the first network communication and the second network communication is activated, and based on identifying that the other network communication is activated, skip measurement on the at least one parameter associated with the second network communication. |
| US11337272B2 |
Method and apparatus for connecting user terminals as a group and providing service including contents associated with the group
A connection service providing method includes outputting, by a first user terminal from among a plurality of user terminals, a connection request signal to at least one second user terminal among the plurality of user terminals through an inaudible frequency range based on a trigger signal for initiating a connection between the plurality of user terminals; and connecting the at least one second user terminal and the first user terminal as a group; and providing a connection service associated with the group on the first user terminal. |
| US11337269B2 |
Cell processing method, terminal device, and network device
A cell processing method, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The cell processing method includes: sending MAC CE signaling to a terminal device, wherein the MAC CE signaling is used to activate an SCell; activating a downlink SP RS based on the MAC CE signaling; sending the downlink SP RS to the terminal device according to a transmission time of the downlink SP RS, wherein the downlink SP RS is used by the terminal device to activate the SCell. |
| US11337263B2 |
Packet based link aggregation architectures
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Wireless devices may support parallel communications over multiple wireless links, which may benefit a wireless system in terms of throughput and latency (among other benefits). However, such systems may experience increased system complexity, which may in some cases mitigate some of the benefits provided by the parallel communication links. The described techniques provide for aggregation architectures that address various such complexities. For example, devices communicating in accordance with the described techniques may format data to be transmitted into a set of data units that are allocated to a communication link based on various factors described herein. Correspondingly, a device that receives the data packets may reorder the packets in accordance with the described techniques. |
| US11337261B2 |
Information processing device and information processing system
The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing system which enable setting for establishing connection to a wireless LAN in a simple manner. The present technology includes a user interface that receives a user input concerning connection setting of a second communication path of another information processing device, a communication section that exchanges a command with the other information processing device via a predetermined server by using a first communication path, on the basis of the user input, and a processing section that processes the command. The command includes information that is necessary for the other information processing device to establish the second communication path. The present technology is applicable to an information processing device that performs setting for an IoT (Internet of Things) terminal, for example. |
| US11337259B2 |
Method for automatic connection between smart device and router, corresponding router and smart device
Disclosed are a method for automatic connection between a smart device and a router, a corresponding router and smart device, which belong to the technical field of wireless communications. The method for automatic connection between a smart device and a router include the following. The router receives a trigger instruction triggered by a key arranged on the router. In response to the trigger instruction, a hidden wireless communication function of the router is enabled. If it is detected within a preset period of time that the smart device connects to a communication link corresponding to the hidden wireless communication function, network connection information is transmitted to the smart device to trigger connection of the smart device to a network connected to the router. By improving the method for connecting between a smart device and a router, it is possible to achieve automatic connection between the smart device and the router. |
| US11337258B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing wireless protocol configurable according to services and devices
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. A method for communicating with user equipment (UE) by a base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: identifying a type of one or more services required by the UE; notifying the UE of information on a configuration of a medium access control (MAC) layer and a physical (PHY) layer configured according to the identified type of one or more services; and communicating with the UE on the basis of the information on the configuration of the MAC layer and the PHY layer configured according to the identified type of one or more services. |
| US11337254B2 |
Random access method and device, user equipment and base station
A random access method includes: determining to initiate a random access; judging whether to use multi-preamble transmission; and when determining to use multi-preamble transmission, transmitting a preamble through an acquired multi-preamble transmission opportunity, to perform random access. |
| US11337253B2 |
Feedback for message B of a two-step random access channel procedure
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may use information received as part of a two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure to indicate that the two-step RACH procedure has been completed. For example, a UE may perform a two-step RACH procedure that includes the UE transmitting a first message to a base station and, in response, receiving a second message from a base station. The second message may include feedback information the UE uses to signal that the RACH procedure has been completed. In some examples, the feedback information may indicate a physical channel or grant, or both, and a third message may be transmitted by the UE based on the feedback information included in the second message. As such, the third message may serve as an indication that the second message was received, and the UE completed the RACH procedure. |
| US11337250B2 |
Method and device for transmitting information
Provided are a method and a device for transmitting information. The method includes: a first device sending a random access message to a second device, wherein the random access message carries first dedicated information of the first device and/or indication information used to indicate second dedicated information of the first device, and the first dedicated information and the second dedicated information are used to establish a connection between the first device and the second device. |
| US11337247B2 |
Terminal, base station, integrated circuit and signal transmission control method
Provided are a terminal, a base station and a signal transmission control method whereby a response signal can be efficiently transmitted when the terminal receives downstream allocation control information via an R-PDCCH. An extraction unit receives downstream control information via one of a first downstream control channel, which is transmitted by use of one or more control channel elements (CCE) associated with an upstream control channel resource, and a second downstream control channel different from the first downstream control channel, and also receives data via a data channel. A control unit selects, from resources associated with CCE and from particular resources reported by a base station, an upstream control channel resource to be used in transmission of the response signal, and controls the transmission of the response signal. |
| US11337244B2 |
Scheduling subband allocation method and apparatus, and device and readable storage medium
Provided are a scheduling subband allocation method and apparatus, and a device and a readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving downlink control information (DCI) sent by a base station, and determining scheduling subbands in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and establishing a correspondence between precoding indications in the DCI and the scheduling subbands in the PUSCH according to at least one parameter of the total number of the scheduling subbands in the PUSCH or the total frequency domain distance of the scheduling subbands in the PUSCH and according to the total number of the precoding indications in the DCI. |
| US11337243B2 |
Wireless communication method and device for configuring available resources
Embodiments of the application provide a communication method in a wireless communication network. A device of the network determines K bits being used for indicating a resource index of a scheduling resource in downlink control information (DCI), wherein the K bits being used for indicating a resource set or a resource type or a channel format, that is corresponding to the scheduling resource, wherein K is an integer greater than or equal to 0, then the device determines the resource index indicated by K bits based on the K bits, and determines a scheduling resource from at least one available resource according to the determined resource index. |
| US11337241B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving packet data information in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in a wireless communication system, a method of operation a terminal comprises a step of transmitting a buffer status report to a base station, wherein the buffer size of the buffer status report may include the size of at least one of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) header, a radio network control (RLC) header, and a medium access control (MAC) header. |
| US11337227B2 |
Distributed network connectivity monitoring of provider network edge location resources from cellular networks
Techniques for distributed network connectivity monitoring of provider network edge location resources from cellular networks are described. A central service transmits test suites of commands to agents executed by test devices, which can execute the commands to test network characteristics between the test devices and target locations via one or multiple cellular communications networks. Results of the testing are sent back to the central service for processing, and the resultant metrics can be used for intelligent latency-based routing of clients, latency-based placement of resources, and/or performance monitoring of deployed resources. |
| US11337225B2 |
Beam recovery procedure for full duplex operation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may transmit an indication to a base station to configure a control channel of a downlink beam in accordance with a full duplex failure detection control resource set (CORESET), wherein the full duplex failure detection CORESET is used based at least in part on the UE being associated with a full duplex communication link that includes the downlink beam and an uplink beam; and monitor a reference signal on the control channel of the downlink beam based at least in part on the full duplex failure detection CORESET in order to detect a beam failure on the downlink beam while transmitting the uplink beam, wherein monitoring the reference signal is based at least in part on a threshold that is based on one or more uplink transmission parameters. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11337223B2 |
Method and base station for avoiding inter-cell interference
Provided are a method and base station for avoiding inter-cell interference. The method includes: determining a target time period when inter-cell interference may occur; adjusting a time-frequency resource range allocated individually by base stations based on a target band width part (BWP) to target user equipment (UE) in the target time period to determine a reallocated time-frequency resource range, the base stations including a first base station and a second base station involved in the inter-cell interference, the second base station being adjacent to the first base station; determining target scheduling-configuration information for avoiding the inter-cell interference according to the reallocated time-frequency resource range; and scheduling first target UE on the target BWP according to the target scheduling-configuration information. With the method for avoiding inter-cell interference, the inter-cell interference can be effectively reduced or eliminated, and user experience of a 5G network device can be improved. |
| US11337222B2 |
Coordinated stations in a single BSS with shared TXOP in the frequency domain
A wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol allowing a Transmit Opportunity (TXOP) holder to share the TXOP with other stations acting cooperatively. An intent to share the TXOP is communicated to other stations that a TXOP is available for sharing, and notifying the Access Point (AP) station of the stations willing to join that TXOP. When the TXOP occurs, the stations can access the channel over different frequency domain simultaneously and for the duration specified, thus providing increased use of the TXOP to improve efficiency. |
| US11337220B2 |
Information indication method and apparatus, base station, and user equipment
An information indication method includes: adding time-frequency indication information configured for a CORESET of RMSI to a PBCH of a SSB; if the time-frequency indication information indicates the CORESET of RMSI and the SSB are multiplexed in time division, querying a pre-stored correlation according to a present band, an SCS of the SSB and an SCS of the CORESET of RMSI to obtain an extended RB offset minimum set corresponding to the present band; an RB offset is selected from the obtained extended RB offset minimum set, and adding an offset index of the selected RB offset to the time-frequency indication information; and sending the SSB comprising the time-frequency indication information to UE in a beam scanning manner. |
| US11337219B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of encoding a wireless transmission
For example, an Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (DMG) (EDMG) wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to scramble, according to a first scrambling sequence, a plurality of EDMG Header B bits of an EDMG Header B field of an EDMG Multi-User (MU) Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) into a plurality of scrambled header bits; generate a Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) codeword based on the plurality of scrambled header bits; determine a data block based on the LDPC codeword; generate one or more scrambled data blocks based on the data block by scrambling the data block according to a second scrambling sequence; and transmit a wireless transmission of the EDMG Header B based on the one or more scrambled data blocks. |
| US11337218B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication method, and program
[Problem] The delivery of content to a terminal apparatus using a directional beam is achievable more suitably.[Solution] There is provided a communication apparatus including a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication, and a control unit configured to control in such a way as to deliver content subjected to multicast from an upper node to a terminal apparatus using at least a part of a plurality of directional beams allocated to the terminal apparatus from the directional beams used for the wireless communication. |
| US11337214B2 |
Enhancements on transmissions with partial-interlace assignment
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for a base station transmitting to a user equipment (UE) a partial bandwidth configuration for uplink transmissions, where the partial bandwidth configuration may indicate a channel interlace and a portion of a channel bandwidth, for example, for autonomous uplink (AUL) transmissions. The base station may also transmit to the UE an AUL configuration including a group identifier. The UE may determine a starting offset with respect to an AUL subframe for a partial bandwidth transmission based on the group identifier. In some cases, different UEs may be grouped into groups of UEs allocated non-overlapping resources, and UEs allocated overlapping resources may have different starting offsets to begin transmitting. According to the determined starting offset, the UE may perform the partial bandwidth transmission over the channel interlace and the portion of the channel bandwidth. |
| US11337209B2 |
Apparatus and method of cooperating with multiple base stations in wireless communication system
A method and an apparatus of cooperating with a plurality of base stations in a wireless communication system. A cloud cell is configured with a plurality of base stations that cooperate with each other for a mobile station and synchronizes user contexts for serving the mobile station among the plurality of base stations included in the cloud cell, and the plurality of base stations cooperate with each other to provide a communication service to the mobile station. The present disclosure reduces generation of a handover when the mobile station moves between base stations, and increases the data yield of the mobile station by transmitting and receiving data in cooperation with base stations in a cloud cell at a shaded area or a cell border. |
| US11337200B2 |
Physical downlink control channel processing method and related device
This application provides a physical downlink control channel processing method and a related device. In the method, a search space may be determined based on a first radio network temporary identifier, where the search space is a set of M candidate physical downlink control channels; and a target physical downlink control channel is detected from the search space based on a second radio network temporary identifier, where the first radio network temporary identifier is a radio network temporary identifier of a first device or a second device, the second radio network temporary identifier is the radio network temporary identifier of the second device, first downlink control information carried by the target physical downlink control channel is information that is scrambled by using the second radio network temporary identifier and that is used to schedule the second device, and the second device communicates with a network by using the first device. |
| US11337199B2 |
Method and device for transmitting downlink control channel
Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting a downlink control channel. The method comprises: a terminal receives configuration information sent by a base station device, the configuration information comprising control resource set (CORESET) group information or PDCCH candidate group information in at least one CORESET allocated by the base station device to the terminal in a downlink control channel monitoring occasion; when the configuration information comprises the CORESET group information, the terminal determines at least one group of CORESETs from the configuration information, and detects and receives at most one piece of DCI from each group of CORESETs in the at least one group of CORESETs according to a specific DCI format expected by the terminal; when the configuration information comprises the PDCCH candidate group information in the at least one CORESET, the terminal determines at least one group of PDCCH candidates from the configuration information, and detects and receives at most one piece of DCI from each group of PDCCH candidates in the at least one group of PDCCH candidates according to the specific DCI format expected by the terminal. |
| US11337197B2 |
Method and apparatus for simultaneous use of both licensed and unlicensed wireless spectrum
A control circuit determines that a wireless portable electronic device currently being serviced via licensed wireless spectrum should also be served via unlicensed wireless spectrum and then transmits a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to cause the wireless portable electronic device to connect to a network node operating in the unlicensed wireless spectrum. By one approach this control circuit comprises an Evolved Node-B base station in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Radio Access Network (RAN) and the network node operating in the unlicensed wireless spectrum comprises an 802.11-compatible wireless local area network node. |
| US11337196B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method for receiving control information over a search space
A communication apparatus has a receiver and a decoder. The receiver receives a control signal including first downlink control information and second downlink control information, and receives decoding area information that indicates whether the extended Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) should be decoded for each of a plurality of terminal apparatuses. The decoder decodes each of a plurality of first mapping candidates in the PDCCH area or decodes each of the plurality of first mapping candidates in the PDCCH area and each of the plurality of second mapping candidates in the extended PDCCH. A number of the second mapping candidates included in the user-specific search space equals to or is more than a number of the first mapping candidates included in the common search space. |
| US11337193B2 |
Communication control method
A communication method, first communication apparatus, and chipset included in a first communication apparatus function to receive from a base station first information indicating that the base station supports a relay apparatus configured to relay traffic between the base station and another communication apparatus, transmit to the base station, after receiving the first information from the base station, second information indicating that the first communication apparatus is the relay apparatus, and transmit to the base station, by the first communication apparatus, third information indicating expected data amount of the first communication apparatus. Abase station is configured to transmit the first information to the first communication apparatus, thereafter receive the second information, and receive the third information. |
| US11337186B2 |
Method and apparatus for control information searching and data information transmission in a communication system
A method is provided for when an allocation area of data indicated by control information overlaps a subsequent control information area occurring after a control information area is pre-configured by a higher layer signal or system information. A terminal may omit or partially perform a blind search for the subsequent control information area overlapping a data area. Additionally, a terminal may receive data based on an assumption that a data area has been mapped to the subsequent control information area, or a terminal may receive data based on an assumption that a data area has not been mapped to the subsequent control information area. Thus, the terminal may adaptively adjust a configuration area for a data area and prevent blind decoding to further reduce power consumption. |
| US11337185B2 |
Transmission of information in a wireless communication system
Methods, devices, and systems for the transmission of information in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for the transmission of information in a wireless communication system comprises receiving a downlink message, wherein the downlink message includes a first control channel element; determining a first index using the location of the first control channel element; determining a second index; determining a first orthogonal resource using the first index; determining a second orthogonal resource using the second index; spreading an uplink message using the first orthogonal resource to form a first spread signal; spreading the uplink message using a second orthogonal resource to form a second spread signal; transmitting the first spread signal using a first antenna; and transmitting the second spread signal using a second antenna. |
| US11337183B2 |
Aggregated control information for a wireless communication network
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for signaling aggregated control information in a wireless communication network. A frame format may include an aggregated control (A-Control) field. In one aspect, the A-Control field may be variable-length to support signaling multiple types of control information. In some implementations, an access point may manage multiple links (multi-link). The A-Control field may be structured to include multi-link control information. This disclosure includes multiple options for extending an A-Control field. Furthermore, a receiving device may acknowledge the A-Control field using various techniques disclosed herein. |
| US11337181B2 |
Communication terminal device
A cell2 configured by only a DL CC2 being a resource for downlink is configured. The cell2 does not include a resource for uplink, that is, a UL CC to be associated with the DL CC2 by a DL/UL link. The link information indicating the above is notified a communication terminal device by a base station device using the DL CC2. A DL CC1 and a UL CC constitute a cell1. The downlink communication from the base station device to the communication terminal device is performed using the cell1 and the cell2, and the uplink communication from the communication terminal device to the base station device is performed using the cell1. |
| US11337180B2 |
Channel transmission method, base station, and terminal device
The present disclosure relates to channel transmission methods, base stations, and terminal devices. One example method includes receiving a first channel from a network device, determining a frame structure used between the network device and a terminal device according to relationship between a transmission parameter set of the first channel and the frame structure, and communicating with the network device according to the frame structure. |
| US11337177B2 |
System and method for generating amorphous dynamic display icons
A system and method for generating amorphous randomized and/or fuzzy logic dynamic display icons that visually communicate to its users and/or entities that a subject's geographic location is being obfuscated on a graphical mapping interface of the user's computing device by way of continuously generating a dynamic location display icon having amorphous and/or asymmetrical shape, size, position, color, opacity, outline, movement, and/or transformation rate, and displaying the generated dynamic display icon on the graphical mapping interface. |
| US11337175B2 |
Slice assignment method
In a slice management device 10, a storage request accepting unit 11 acquires correspondence information in which a service, a slice, and tracking areas are associated with each other. A presence-in-area identifying unit 13 identifies a presence-in-area status of a UE 130. An assignment unit 14 assigns a slice corresponding to a service used by the UE 130 and tracking areas represented by the correspondence information. In this case, the slice management device 10 assigns a slice to a service in accordance with the presence-in-area status of the UE 130, and accordingly, a slice assigned to the service can be dynamically changed. |
| US11337174B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing services in heterogeneous network system
A method of providing a service in heterogeneous network systems and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. The method and apparatus of some embodiments of the present disclosure resolve the difficulty or inability to directly provide a particular service in heterogeneous network systems by a network system to which a user equipment is connected, by providing a service that temporarily provide the particular service by utilizing resources or functions of another network system. |
| US11337171B2 |
Downlink timing advanced for common synchronization signal acquisition
A set of neighboring base stations coordinate to transmit a cell-specific common resynchronization signal via a Common Synchronization Channel (CSCH). At least one neighboring base station transmits the cell-specific common resynchronization signal by a timing advance value before a serving base station transmits the cell-specific common resynchronization signal. A user equipment (UE) device receives the cell-specific common resynchronization signals from the base stations and combines the received cell-specific common resynchronization signals. In some examples, the UE device coherently combines the received cell-specific common resynchronization signals. Once the received signal strength of the combined received cell-specific common resynchronization signals exceeds a threshold level, the UE device utilizes the combined received cell-specific common resynchronization signals to obtain resynchronization. |
| US11337166B2 |
Random access power control method and apparatus and communication system
A random access power control apparatus and method and a communication system. The random access power control apparatus includes: a first calculating unit configured to, by using a pathloss estimated based on an synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block and/or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) currently selected by a UE, calculate transmission power used by the UE in transmitting random access preambles. Hence, the UE may be adapted to UE random access procedures in such complex scenarios as multiple beams. |
| US11337164B2 |
Power control parameter set and a pathloss reference signal for a wireless device
A wireless device receives one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages. The one or more RRC messages comprise configuration parameters, for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), indicating: a plurality of power control parameter sets; and a plurality of pathloss reference signals (RSs). A medium access control control element (MAC CE) is received. The MAC CE indicates: an identity of a power control parameter set of the plurality of power control parameter sets; and a pathloss RS, of the plurality of pathloss RSs, associated with the power control parameter set. A downlink control information is received. The downlink control information indicates: the identity of the power control parameter set; and one or more uplink resources of the PUSCH. A transport block with a transmission power determined based on the pathloss RS associated with the power control parameter set is transmitted via the one or more uplink resources. |
| US11337162B1 |
Power control for communication under very low power mode
The disclosure provides techniques for power control for communications under a Very Low Power (VLP) mode. A communication device includes: processing circuitry, to encode a message to be transmitted to a second communication device, to indicate a setpoint, wherein the setpoint is defined as a minimum power at which a packet is required to be transmitted under a set of packet parameters, such that the packet could be successfully received by the communication device; and a transceiver, to transmit the message to the second communication device, and receive the packet transmitted at a power determined based on the setpoint and a margin, from the second communication device, wherein the margin is determined based on a probability of measurement errors. |
| US11337160B2 |
Method and apparatus for data-splitting transmission from multiple sites
Methods and apparatus for changing cell range coverage are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may include circuitry configured to transmit subframes of radio frames using a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), where the subframes are divided into first and second sets. The circuity may include a first power control loop utilized for the first set of subframes and a second power control loop utilized for the second set of subframes. The first power control loop may set transmission power levels for transmission over the PUSCH for the first set of subframes, and the second power control loop may set transmission power levels for transmission over the PUSCH for the second set of subframes. The circuitry may be configured with a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for a first eNodeB and a second PUCCH for a second eNodeB to simultaneously communicate with the first and the second eNodeBs. |
| US11337158B2 |
Power preservation in GPS-equipped tracking devices
In one embodiment, a method for preserving battery power in a tracking device including a communication module and a location determination unit, includes, when the tracking device is configured to operate in a first mode, enabling, by the tracking device, the communication module and the location determination unit. The method includes determining, by the tracking device, a location of the tracking device based on location information received from the location determination unit. The method includes transmitting, by the tracking device, the determined location of the tracking device via the communication module to a tracking system configured to inform a user associated with the tracking device of the determined location. The method includes in response to determining that a location status of the tracking device has changed, configuring the tracking device to operate in a second mode and disable the communication module and the location determination unit. |
| US11337151B2 |
Low-power activation of accessory in sleep state
A first device is configured to establish a connection over a short-range communication link with a second device. The first device may transition to a sleep state, terminate (i) a paging operation and a page scanning operation associated with a paging protocol and (ii) an advertisement scanning operation associated with an advertisement protocol and perform an advertisement broadcast operation associated with the advertisement protocol, the advertisement broadcast operation generating an advertisement to be broadcast at a first interval, wherein the first interval is greater than a second interval for performing advertisement broadcast operations in an active state. |
| US11337148B2 |
Facilitating dynamic private communication networks
Private communication networks are facilitated. One method includes broadcasting, by a first device, to an access point device associated with a first network, a first signal comprising an identifier for a second network, wherein the access point device of the first network foregoes broadcast of a name of the first network, and wherein the first device is located at a first location and a second device is located at a second location remote from the first location. The first device and the second device are associated with the second network. The method also includes receiving a second signal indicative of a broadcast of the name of the second network based on an authentication of the identifier for the second network and key data representing a key for the second network; and connecting to a network device of the second network in response to the receiving the second signal. |
| US11337147B2 |
Dynamic roaming partner prioritization based on service quality feedback
Dynamic roaming partner prioritization based on service quality feedback may be provided. First, a server associated with an enterprise may receive performance data and location data for each of a plurality of service provider networks from a plurality of end use devices associated with the enterprise. Next, the server may assign a ranking to a plurality of service providers by location based upon information. The information may comprise the received performance data and the location data corresponding to each of the plurality of service provider networks. The server may then push the ranking to a first end use device. |
| US11337146B2 |
Systems and methods for secure discovery and wake for wireless docking of information handling system
An information handling system may include a processor, a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide out-of-band management facilities for the management of the information handling system, the management controller further configured to generate a unique identifier associated with the information handling system and a network interface communicatively coupled to the processor and the management controller and configured to encapsulate the unique identifier in a datagram for wireless communication to a wireless docking station and broadcast the datagram. The management controller may be further configured to, in response to receiving a response datagram from the wireless docking station, wake the information handling system. |
| US11337143B2 |
Selection of target cell from candidate cells based on access restrictions including at least one respective regulated repetition level for each candidate cell
The invention relates to cell re-selection as a consequence of UE mobility in a scenario where coverage enhancement (CE) is employed for multiple repetitions of messages communicated on a wireless link between the UE and the network, and where a CE policy defines a repetition level. Accordingly, a communication device (130) receives at least one downlink control message (6031) from a base station (112, 112-1) of a source cell (181) of a network (100), the at least one downlink control message (6031) being indicative of access restrictions of a plurality of candidate cells (182, 183) of the network (100); more particularly, the at least one downlink control message (6031) is indicative, for each candidate cell (182, 183) of the plurality of candidate cells (182, 183), of at least one respective regulated repetition level. Based on the at least one downlink control message (6031), the communication device (130) selects a target cell (182, 183) from the plurality of candidate cells (182, 183); and communication between the communication device (130) and a base station (112, 112-2, 112-3) of the target cell (182, 183) is performed. |
| US11337142B2 |
Base station, user equipment and broadcast information transmission and reception method
Techniques for receiving repeatedly transmitted broadcast information appropriately are disclosed. One aspect of the present invention relates to a base station including a communication control unit configured to control radio communication with user equipment and a broadcast information transmission unit configured to transmit broadcast information, wherein the broadcast information transmission unit includes scheduling information for second system information in first system information and broadcasts the second system information in accordance with the scheduling information. |
| US11337141B2 |
Methods and infrastructure equipment
An infrastructure equipment for providing a wireless backhaul for another infrastructure equipment in a wireless communications network comprises a receiver configured to receive, from the other infrastructure equipment acting as a relay, uplink data transmitted by a communications device, a transmitter configured to transmit to the infrastructure equipment acting as a node via the wireless access interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the transmitter and receiver to establish a connection with the other infrastructure equipment, the connection providing the wireless backhaul for the transmission of data from the communications device to a core network of the wireless communications network via the other infrastructure equipment, and to transmit in a message on the downlink of the wireless access interface an indication of whether the other infrastructure equipment is permitted to transmit a request while in the connected mode. |
| US11337138B2 |
Radio communication apparatus and processor
A radio communication apparatus according to a first embodiment comprises a controller. The controller is configured to specify a first time period in which communication with a network is restricted, and perform control in the first time period to restrict the communication with the network. |
| US11337137B2 |
Selectively rerouting network traffic in a fifth generation (5G) or other next generation network
The technologies described herein are generally directed toward shedding processing loads associated with route updates. For instance, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can enable operations facilitating performance of operations including facilitating receiving a content item for transmission to a destination router device on a network. The operations can further comprise facilitating communicating, to a second routing device, a first portion of the content item. The operations can further comprise facilitating communicating, to a third routing device, a second portion of the content item. Further, operations can be performed for appending a separation indicator to at least one of the first portion or the second portion, wherein the separation indicator provides information that links the first portion to the second portion. |
| US11337136B2 |
Automatic routing in a mesh network of wireless messaging devices
A method of routing communication between nodes of at least one network including a mesh network is provided. The method includes each node of the mesh network advertising a hop distance relative to a head node of the mesh network. The hop distance is a measure of how many hops the node is from the head node, the head node having a hop distance of zero. Respective subscriber nodes of at least one subscriber node of the mesh network each transmit via an upstream route to the head node a request to subscribe to a topic of a plurality of possible topics, the upstream route being determined based on the hop distance advertised by first routing nodes included in the upstream route. Each first routing node records routing information that identifies the first routing node's adjacent downstream first routing node. The respective subscriber nodes subscribe to the corresponding topic for which it transmitted a request to subscribe. Subscribing to the corresponding topic provides the respective subscriber nodes with the ability to access contents of a published message associated with the corresponding topic. |
| US11337133B1 |
Systems and methods for optimal channel selection
Embodiments described herein provide an optimal communication channel recommendation engine by assessing whether the environment the customer is situated in is conducive to the channel selected by the customer. Specifically, the optimal channel recommendation engine obtains data artifacts indicative of ambient noise, motion, customer sentiment, network quality, customer focus, and/or the like to assess quality of the environment and recommend an optimal channel for the communication between the customer and the call agent. With the recommendation to switch to a different channel, the client component resumes communication with the new channel and retains the context of the interaction. |
| US11337127B2 |
Handover analysis for a moving vehicle
A method for performing a handover analysis is provided. The method can include obtaining base station location information for a plurality of base stations that provide a wireless network for communication with a moving vehicle, obtaining position and velocity information for the moving vehicle, and generating at least one handover metric computed from the position and velocity information and the base station location information, for use in determining a target base station to be used when performing a handover procedure to transition communication with the moving vehicle from the current base station to the target base station. This enables a variety of handover metrics to be generated that take into account the deployment of the wireless network, which can be useful in systems such as Air to Ground (ATG) systems where the moving vehicles have a relatively high velocity, and the base stations may be relatively far apart. |
| US11337124B2 |
First base station, second base station, terminal apparatus, method, program, and recording medium
In order to make a slice that is being used by or available for a terminal apparatus, available even at a handover destination or a cell reselection destination, a first base station 100 includes: an obtaining section 141 configured to obtain information related to usage status of a slice provided by the first base station 100; and a transmission processing section 143 configured to transmit the information related to the usage status of the slice. |
| US11337121B2 |
Methods and systems for communicating between base stations of two different wireless communication networks
A method for communicating between base stations of two different wireless communication networks may include (1) transmitting a setup request message from a first base station of a first wireless communication network to a second base station of a second wireless communication network, the setup request message including a first user equipment (UE) device context format of the first wireless communication network and a second UE device context format of the second wireless communication network; (2) receiving, at the first base station, a setup response from the second base station, the setup response including a union of the first UE device context format and the second UE device context format; and (3) at the first base station, communicating with the second base station according to the union of the first UE device context format and the second UE device context format. |
| US11337118B2 |
Method and system for performing handover in wireless communication network
Embodiments herein disclose a method for performing a handover in a wireless communication network. The method includes performing, by a network, a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) version change for one or more radio bearers to switch from a first PDCP entity to a second PDCP entity. Further, the method includes receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), at least one of a PDCP version change indication and security key change indication from the network. Furthermore, the method includes performing, by the UE, a PDCP version change to switch from the first PDCP entity to the second PDCP entity for a configured radio bearer in response to receiving the PDCP version change indication. |
| US11337116B2 |
Seamless replacement of a first drone base station with a second drone base station
A method is provided of replacing a first drone base station with a second drone base station, the first drone base station, the method comprising: sending by the first drone base station first pilot signals indicating a cell identifier; receiving by the first drone base station information that the second drone base station is in the vicinity of the first drone base station; sending by the second drone base station second pilot signals which indicate the same cell identifier as the first drone base station; receiving by the first drone base station from the second drone base station an indication to cease to send first pilot signals; and dependent upon receiving by the first drone base station from the second drone base station the indication to cease to send first pilot signals, ceasing by the first drone base station the sending of first pilot signals. |
| US11337107B2 |
Base station and radio terminal
A communication method, a user equipment, and a base station operate in a manner in which the user equipment receives from the base station control information indicating a plurality of frequencies for performing sidelink communication and a resource pool associated with each of the plurality of frequencies, and the user equipment selects a first frequency among the plurality of frequencies. |
| US11337098B2 |
Channel state information (CSI) measurements and CSI reporting in licensed assisted access (LAA)
Techniques for channel state information (CSI) reporting are discussed. One example apparatus at a user equipment can derive, for one or more subframes of a license assisted access (LAA) secondary cell (SCell), one or more channel measurements based on reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or CSI reference signals (CSI-RS)), in those subframes; generate CSI that comprises a channel quality indicator (CQI) based on an average of the one or more channel measurements from multiple subframes comprising a first subframe and a later second subframe, wherein each orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a second slot of the first subframe is occupied, wherein each of a first three OFDM symbols of the second subframe are occupied, and wherein each OFDM symbol between the first subframe and the second subframe is occupied; and generate a CSI report that indicates the set of CSI parameters. |
| US11337095B2 |
Forward-looking channel state information prediction and reporting
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a request that the UE report a predicted future channel state information measurement. Upon receiving the request, the UE may measure, during a first time period, a channel to obtain measured channel state information. The UE may then determine the predicted future channel state information for a second time period based on the measured channel state information. In some case, the second time period may be subsequent to the first time period. Upon determining the predicted future channel state information measurement, the UE may transmit, to the base station, a channel state information report. In some aspects, the channel state information report may be indicative of the predicted future channel state information measurement. |
| US11337092B2 |
Large scale radio frequency signal information processing and analysis system using bin-wise processing
A large-scale radio frequency signal information processing and analysis system that provides advanced signal analysis for telecommunication applications, including band capacity and geographical density determinations and detection, classification, identification, and geolocation of signals across a wide range of frequencies and across broad geographical areas. The system may utilize a range of novel algorithms for bin-wise processing, Rayleigh distribution analysis, telecommunication signal classification, receiver anomaly detection, transmitter density estimation, transmitter detection and location, geolocation analysis, telecommunication activity estimation, telecommunication utilization estimation, frequency utilization estimation, and data interpolation. |
| US11337090B2 |
Telematics verification system
A telematics verification system for testing of a vehicle telematics system, the telematics verification system comprising: an electromagnetically shielded compartment adapted to be arranged to cover antennas of the vehicle when testing the vehicle telematics system using the telematics verification system while operating the vehicle; a set of downlink antennas adapted to be arranged inside the electromagnetically shielded compartment, the set of downlink antennas are configured to wirelessly transmit a downlink signal inside the electromagnetically shielded compartment, wherein the signal indicative of the downlink signal is wirelessly receivable by the antennas of the vehicle, and an uplink antenna adapted to be arranged inside the electromagnetically shielded compartment, the uplink antenna is adapted to wirelessly receive uplink signals transmitted by the antennas of the vehicle. |
| US11337083B2 |
Radio network node and a wireless device, and methods therein
A Radio Network Node (RNN) and a method therein for providing improved robustness of a radio link between the RNN and a wireless device. The RNN and the wireless device operate in a communications network. The RNN transmits, towards the wireless device, a transmission with a first transmission mode associated with a first level of coverage extension. When a first period of time has elapsed, the RNN transmits, towards the wireless device, the transmission using a second transmission mode associated with a second level of coverage extension. The second level of coverage extension is higher than the first level of coverage extension. |
| US11337077B2 |
Method of channel selection in a wireless network
There is disclosed a method of selecting a channel for wireless communication in a network, including communicating data over a first communication channel between an access point and a client device for a first time period, during the first time period, obtaining a first performance measurement indicative of the performance of the first channel, communicating data over a second communication channel between the access point and the client device for a second time period, during the second time period, obtaining a second performance measurement indicative of the performance of the second channel, ranking the first and second channels in order of performance taking the first and second performance measurements into account when doing so, selecting an operating channel using the outcome of the ranking. |
| US11337075B2 |
Providing multiple server security certificates on SIMs of electronic devices
Systems and methods discussed herein are directed to handling the identity and authentication of server security certificates on SIMs, and establishing secure channels with cloud servers via a wireless communication network using the security certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) libraries on SIMs. A mechanism to manage the security certificates on SIMs using an Over-the-Air (OTA) platform of the wireless communication network and certificate authority network elements is provided. Multiple cloud systems and their cloud servers are supported by storing multiple cloud certificates on SIMs and enabling features of a dynamic selection of the appropriate server certificate by the OTA platform for secure communication. Accordingly, electronic devices may be used within the wireless communication network for exchanging data with multiple cloud servers without changing codes/software devices, SIMs, etc. |
| US11337074B2 |
Mobile device management method
A method for mobile device security of a mobile device. The mobile device includes a global positioning system (GPS) tracker for locating the mobile device. A first zone and a second zone are established in a monitoring area. The mobile device is maintained in a first operating mode when the mobile device is located in the first zone and a second operating mode when the mobile device is located in the second zone. One or more characteristics of the first zone are received from a management system. Upon the mobile device being located outside the first zone for longer than a predetermined time period, one or more first actions are performed. Upon the mobile device returning to the first zone, one or more second actions are performed. |
| US11337072B2 |
Threshold based fraud management for cloud computing system
Unauthorized and fraudulent use of a cloud computing system may be reduced or mitigated using a multi-threshold based method to identify fraudulent subscribers of the cloud. The multi-threshold based method may assign a fraud threshold to each resource of the cloud. The fraud thresholds of the multi-threshold based method may be adjusted based on one or more characteristics associated with one or more of the plurality of resources in the cloud. The one or more characteristics may include a capacity percentage associated with the plurality of resources, fraud distribution among the plurality of resources, cost of operation associated with the plurality of resources, anticipated or actual subscriber growth rate associated with the plurality of resources and/or anticipated or actual subscriber fraud risk associated with the plurality of resources. |
| US11337066B2 |
System for providing a user device access to resource or data and a method thereof
A system (100) for providing a user device (102) access to a resource or data is disclosed. The system (100) comprises: the user device (102) comprising: a light detector (104) configured to detect light (130) emitted by a light source (122), which light (130) comprises an embedded code comprising a light source identifier of the light source (122), a communication unit (108) configured to communicate with a network device (112), a processor (106) configured to retrieve the light source identifier from the light (130), and to communicate the light source identifier to the network device (112). The system (100) further comprises the network device (112), comprising: a receiver (114) configured to receive the light source identifier from the user device (102), and a controller (116) configured to identify the light source (122) based on the light source identifier, to encrypt an access key or data with a public key corresponding to a private key, and to control the light source (122) such that the light (130) comprises an updated embedded code comprising the encrypted access key or the encrypted data. The processor (106) of the user device (102) is further configured to retrieve the encrypted access key or the encrypted data from the updated embedded code comprised in the light (130), and to decrypt the encrypted access key or the encrypted data with the private key, and access the resource with the decrypted access key or retrieve the decrypted data. |
| US11337065B1 |
Fifth generation (5G) edge application authentication
A method for edge network authentication and access, implemented by an edge server, including receiving user equipment (UE) information from an application client executed on a UE to establish a connection between the edge server and the UE, verifying whether the UE has authorization to the local access point name (APN) based on the UE information, generating a session key when the UE has authorization to the local APN, sending the session key to the UE, receiving a request to access content of an application on a content server from the UE, decrypting the information to obtain a key, comparing the key with the application key to validate the UE, verifying identifiers of the UE when the UE is valid, identifying the application on the content server to obtain the content based on the request, encrypting and sending a session identifier to the UE based on a new application key. |
| US11337061B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for virtualizing digital assistants
A system and method for providing anonymous communications from a user to a called party includes obtaining a dedicated phone number and creating a user account for the user and assigning the dedicated phone number to the user account. A provider account is created for a digital assistant using the dedicated phone number and the digital assistant is preprogrammed with the user account. The digital assistant is also preprogrammed with a skill for recognizing a specific utterance (e.g. “Call”). Connectivity is provided between the digital assistant and the Internet, for example, using a wireless access point. The digital assistant listens for the specific utterance and, upon recognizing the specific utterance followed by an identification of the called party, the digital assistant initiates a voice call through the Internet to the called party. |
| US11337060B2 |
Electronic business card privacy protection system prevents displaying user account information
Example communication methods and devices are described to reduce possibility that account information of a contact corresponding to an electronic business card is leaked. One example method includes receiving a first electronic business card sent by a second terminal. The first electronic business card is an electronic business card of a user corresponding to a client of a third terminal or a client of the second terminal. A first identifier used to identify an account of a user corresponding to the first electronic business card is displayed based on the first electronic business card. Displaying the first user account is skipped. |
| US11337059B2 |
Device assisted services install
Device assisted services (DAS) install techniques are provided in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, DAS install techniques for providing service processors for mobile devices are provided. In some embodiments, DAS install techniques for downloading/installing new and/or updated service processors for mobile devices are provided. In some embodiments, DAS install techniques for providing verified service processors for mobile devices are provided. In some embodiments, DAS install techniques for providing secured service processors for mobile devices are provided. In some embodiments, DAS install techniques include determining if a communications device in communication with a wireless network includes a service processor for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on the wireless network, in which the service processor includes a service profile that includes a plurality of service policy settings, and in which the service profile is associated with a service plan that provides for access to the service; and verifying the service processor. In some embodiments, DAS install techniques include providing a generic first version service processor for downloading and installing a second version service processor. |
| US11337056B1 |
5G network exposure function (NEF) capturing processor identity
A method of establishing a network connection between a subscriber device and a network server having a server processor matching a device processor of the subscriber device. The method comprises receiving a processor matching message (PMM) by an Exposure Function (EF) executing on a computer system, where the PMM comprises a request for a network service and an EF attribute representing an identity of a device processor of a subscriber device, determining by the EF the existence of a matching network server offering the requested network service and having a server processor with an identity matching the identity of the device processor, and based on the determination that the matching network server exists, establishing by the EF a connection between the matching network server and the subscriber device. |
| US11337055B2 |
Stateless network architecture
It is provided a method, including monitoring if a trigger to start a transaction for a user equipment or for a user is received; requesting, from a data layer and based on an identification of the user equipment or the user, respectively, an identifier of a set of one or more nodes when the trigger is received; forwarding the trigger to at least one node among the one or more nodes of the set. |
| US11337050B2 |
Method and device for transreceiving discovery reference signal in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band
A method for receiving a discovery reference signal (DRS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system for supporting an unlicensed band, includes receiving the DRS in at least one subframe included in a discovery measurement timing configuration (DMTC) period, and receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) configuration, wherein the MBSFN configuration is not applied to the at least one subframe. |
| US11337049B2 |
Replacement of channel content with notification content
A switching module transmits channel content to a transport encoder. The switching module receives notification content associated with an emergency action system (EAS) message, and transmits the notification content to the transport encoder in place of the channel content. |
| US11337048B2 |
Methods for data transmission in a machine communication terminal and in a base station
The present invention provides a method for data transmission in a machine type communication device terminal, comprising: performing the following when the terminal receives cell common message: A. receiving first indication information from an EPDCCH on a first resource block, the first indication information indicating a second resource block for transmitting the cell common message; B. receiving the cell common message from a PDSCH on the second resource block; performing the following when the terminal receives downlink data: I. receiving second indication information from EPDCCH on a third resource block; II. detecting whether DCI information transmitted to the terminal exists in the second indication information, and if the DCI information transmitted to the terminal exists, II-1. decoding information of a fourth resource block in the DCI information; II-2. receiving the downlink data transmitted from the base station to the terminal from the PDSCH on the fourth resource block. |
| US11337047B1 |
System and method for remote asset management
A system for autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets includes a plurality of consumer device assets registered with a remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform is configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the consumer device assets. The consumer device assets communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of pre-programmed conditions and/or instructions received from the remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform monitors the consumer device assets by processing the operational status information and consumer usage information automatically according to preprogrammed conditions. Based upon the results of processing at least some of the received consumer usage information, the remote computer server platform manages the consumer device assets by communicating management instructions that cause the stored data content files of one or more assets to be automatically modified. |
| US11337044B2 |
Method and device for communicating messages via a 5G network
A device obtains a list of a plurality of user devices from a first network device and receives a message intended for a destination user device from a second network device. The device obtains information indicating that the destination user device can receive messages that conform to a particular format from a third network device and converts the message to the particular format. The device determines a reachability of the destination user device based on the list of the plurality of user devices, after converting the message, and sends the message to the destination user device via the first network device based on the reachability. The device receives a delivery message from the destination user device and sends a notification message indicating successful delivery of the message to the second network device based on the delivery message. |
| US11337043B2 |
Universal packet signaling messaging system
A Universal Packet Signaling Messaging System (UPSMS) system extends a message received from a messaging system based on a message signaling protocol extension that extends the message signaling protocol by including an indication that the UPSMS service is supported for a respective subscriber, and forwards the extended message to a subscription and location server. The subscription and location server authenticates a subscriber based on the subscriber identity, identifies a packet core network, and delivers the extended message via the identified packet core network to a user equipment (UE). |
| US11337042B2 |
Short message processing method and apparatus, and electronic device
A short message service (SMS) message processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device, are provided in the field of information technologies. The method includes receiving a new SMS message; extracting identification information of the SMS message, where the identification information is information about a number used to send the SMS message and/or a content keyword; determining a processing manner corresponding to the identification information from a prestored correspondence between an identification information group and a processing manner according to the identification information, where each identification information group includes at least one piece of identification information; and processing the SMS message according to the determined processing manner. |
| US11337035B1 |
Selective enabling of offline positioning
A network device receives a positioning request associated with a computing device; determines a position estimate of the computing device responsive to the positioning request and based at least in part on at least a portion of a positioning map; and determines whether an offline positioning enablement trigger has been identified. Responsive to determining that the offline positioning enablement trigger has been identified, the network device generates a positioning response that comprises the position estimate and information enabling offline positioning of the computing device at least at a location of the position estimate and provides the positioning response such that the computing device receives the positioning response. |
| US11337034B1 |
Staggered examination of non-trusted receiver information
A system detects slowly diverging navigational signals by updating the current location from purely internal navigational aids for a period of time. The updated location compared to a continuously corrected current location; if the comparison indicates a deviation outside an expected boundary threshold, the external source is excluded from further measurements. Multiple monitoring elements may be staggered such that one or more monitoring elements are always sequestered for future comparisons. The multiple monitoring elements may monitor different external sources with different weights to identify a specific faulty external source. |
| US11337030B2 |
Assisted venue staff guidance
A platform generates a current path of a venue attendee based on the venue attendee's recorded location data. The platform also generates a suggested path for the venue attendee from the venue attendee's location to the point of interest. The platform identifies a dissimilarity between the current path of the venue attendee and the suggested path for the venue attendee, and based on identification of this dissimilarity, sends an alert to a venue staff member who is near the venue attendee. |
| US11337029B2 |
Map based feedback loop for vehicle observations
Embodiments include apparatus and method for collecting observation data for updating a geographic database. An initial observation is collected by a first mobile device, a first vehicle, or a first sensor. Along with the geographic position, data indicative of the first observation is send to a server. The central server may analyze of the initial observation data to determine if additional observations should be made and define a bounding box from the geographic position of the first mobile device and the analysis of the initial observation data. A request for additional observations is generated and sent to at least one second mobile device, second vehicle, or second sensor based on the bounding box. |
| US11337027B2 |
Zoning configuration in a mesh network
A wireless mesh network comprises a controller and a plurality of wireless networked devices arranged to transmit messages to and receive messages from the controller. The plurality of devices are arranged in zones, such that a device that is arranged to communicate directly with the controller is designated a “Zone 1” device and a device that is arranged to communicate with the controller via a “Zone 1” device is designated a “Zone 2” device. One or more or each of the plurality of devices periodically sends a positioning message to the controller to determine its zone and if it can communicate directly with the controller it determines that it is a “Zone 1” device and if it cannot communicate directly with the controller, but it can communicate with the controller via a “Zone 1” device and therefore arranged to do so, it determines that it is a “Zone 2” device. |
| US11337026B2 |
Binaural rendering apparatus and method for playing back of multiple audio sources
A method generates binaural headphone playback signals given multiple audio source signals with associated metadata and a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) database, where the audio source signals can be channel-based, object-based, or a mixture of both signals. The method groups the audio source signals according to positions of the audio sources, divides BRIR into blocks and frames, where the BRIR is divided into a direct block and diffuse blocks, and divides each audio source signal into blocks and frames, wherein the source signal is divided into a current block and previous blocks, and the current block is further divided into the frames. The method further averages, for each of previous frames of the source signals, the divided BRIR identified with the grouping result by downmixing the previous frames of the source signals according to the grouping result, and performs a convolution with the downmixed previous frame. |
| US11337025B2 |
Information processing apparatus and sound generation method
A game sound localization processing section localizes the sound image of a game sound. A game sound output section supplies localized game sound data to speakers. An agent sound localization processing section localizes the sound image of an agent sound at a second localization position that is different from a first localization position where the sound image of the game sound is localized. An agent sound output section supplies localized agent sound data to the speakers. |
| US11337023B2 |
Physics-based audio and haptic synthesis
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for generating and presenting virtual audio for mixed reality systems. A method may include determining a collision between a first object and a second object, wherein the first object comprises a first virtual object. A memory storing one or more audio models can be accessed. It can be determined if the one or more audio models stored in the memory comprises an audio model corresponding to the first object. In accordance with a determination that the one or more audio models comprises an audio model corresponding to the first object, an audio signal can be synthesized, wherein the audio signal is based on the collision and the audio model corresponding to the first object, and the audio signal can be presented to a user via a speaker of a head-wearable device. In accordance with a determination that the one or more audio models does not comprise an audio model corresponding to the first object, an acoustic property of the first object can be determined, a custom audio model based on the acoustic property of the first object can be generated, an audio signal can be synthesized, wherein the audio signal is based on the collision and the custom audio model, and the audio signal can be presented, via a speaker of a head-wearable device, to a user. |
| US11337021B2 |
Head-related transfer function generator, head-related transfer function generation program, and head-related transfer function generation method
An object is to acquire a head-related transfer function reproducing features of a head-related transfer function of a listener without actually measuring the head-related transfer function of the listener. A head-related transfer function generator includes: acquiring data that represents an actually measured head-related impulse response of sound waves arriving at external auditory meatus entrances of a listener for training; calculating an initial head-related impulse response by applying a window function to the actually measured head-related impulse response and generating data representing an early head-related transfer function by performing a Fourier transform on the initial head-related impulse response; dividing the early head-related transfer function into a plurality of frequency bands; and executing a process of extracting a peak or a notch on the basis of curvature of the early head-related transfer function and a process of determining a relative amplitude for each of the plurality of frequency bands and generating data representing a modeled head-related transfer function of the listener for training by interpolating points representing the relative amplitudes. |
| US11337020B2 |
Controlling rendering of a spatial audio scene
An apparatus comprising means for: obtaining an indication of a position of at least one user in real space; mapping the position of the user in real space to a position of the user in a sound space; and controlling an output audio signal, for rendering a sound scene via multiple audio channels, to provide rendering of a first sub-set of sound sources via at least a first sub-set of the multiple audio output channels and rendering a second sub-set of sound sources via at least a second sub-set of the multiple audio output channels, wherein an allocation of a plurality of sound sources to the first sub-set of sound sources or the second sub-set of sound sources is dependent upon at least a position of the user in the sound space; wherein an allocation of the multiple audio output channels to the first sub-set of the multiple audio output channels or the second sub-set of the multiple audio output channels is dependent upon available audio paths for the multiple audio output channels. |
| US11337018B2 |
Conditional content enhancement
An example computer system identifies a capability of a playback device to reproduce audio content. Based on the capability, the computer system identifies a first version of audio content for playback by the playback device and causes the playback device to play back the first version of audio content. While the playback device is playing back the first version of the audio content, the computer system detects a change in a network connection between the computer system and the playback device. Based on the detected change in the network connection and the capability of the playback device, the computer system identifies a second version of audio content for playback by the playback device and causes the playback device to transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content. |
| US11337017B2 |
Spatial audio correction
Example techniques may involve performing aspects of a spatial calibration. An example implementation may include detecting a trigger condition that initiates calibration of a media playback system including multiple audio drivers that form multiple sound axes, each sound axis corresponding to a respective channel of multi-channel audio content The implementation may also include causing the multiple audio drivers to emit calibration audio that is divided into constituent frames, the multiple sound axes emitting calibration audio during respective slots of each constituent frame. The implementation may further include recording the emitted calibration audio. The implementation may include causing delays for each sound axis of the multiple sound axes to be determined, the determined delay for each sound axis based on the slots of recorded calibration audio corresponding to the sound axes and causing the multiple sound axes to be calibrated. |
| US11337012B2 |
Battery coating for rechargable hearing systems
Embodiments of the invention include a method of preventing ferrite migration in a hearing aid including an antenna stack and a battery stack wherein the antenna stack sits on the battery stack, the method comprising the steps of: conformally coating the top and sides of the antenna stack using a conformal coating material; and separately coating all the surfaces of the battery stack using a separate material. |
| US11337011B2 |
Hierarchical environmental classification in a hearing prosthesis
Presented herein are techniques for generating a hierarchical classification of a set of sound signals received at hearing prosthesis. The hierarchical classification includes a plurality of nested classifications of a sound environment associated with the set of sound signals received at hearing prosthesis, including a primary classification and one or more secondary classifications that each represent different characteristics of the sound environment. The primary classification represents a basic categorization of the sound environment, while the secondary classifications define sub-categories/refinements of the associated primary classification and/or other secondary classifications. |
| US11337005B2 |
MEMS capacitive microphone
A MEMS capacitive microphone according to the present invention is configured such that a support plate 120 from which an inside thereof has been removed in a plane is attached to supports 110 each having an end fixed to a substrate 100, an anchor 130 is attached to an edge region of the support plate 120, an edge of a diaphragm 200 is supported by the anchor 130, and a “substrate-free area” includes the anchor 130 in a plan view, and pluralities of moving comb fingers 300 and stiffeners are attached to a top or bottom or a top and bottom of the diaphragm 200, and the supports 110 support the stationary comb fingers 400 arranged at predetermined intervals on both sides of the moving comb fingers 300 in a plan view. |
| US11337003B2 |
Audio playback circuit and terminal
Embodiments of this application provide an audio playback circuit and a terminal. The audio playback circuit includes: a first current path, configured to shunt a current output by a left-channel circuit to adjust a second voltage fed back to a first end of a right-channel headset when the left-channel circuit outputs a left-channel audio signal, where when the left-channel circuit outputs the left-channel audio signal and a right-channel circuit does not output a right-channel audio signal, the second voltage is equal to a voltage at a second end of a right-channel headset; and a second current path, configured to shunt a current output by the right-channel circuit to adjust a first voltage fed back to a first end of a left-channel headset when the right-channel circuit outputs the right-channel audio signal. The audio playback circuit in the embodiments of this application can improve isolation between a left channel and a right channel. |
| US11336998B1 |
Direction of arrival estimation
Techniques for estimating a direction of arrival of sound in an environment are discussed. First and second audio data are received from a first pair of audio sensors associated with a vehicle. A first region of ambiguity associated with the first pair of audio sensors is determined based on the first and second audio data. Third and fourth audio data are received from a second pair of audio sensors. A second region of ambiguity associated with the second pair of audio sensors is determined based on the third and fourth audio data. The regions of ambiguity can be further based on confidence levels associated with sensor or audio data. An area of intersection of the first region of ambiguity and the second region of ambiguity can be determined. A direction of arrival of an audio event can be determined based on the area of intersection. |
| US11336994B2 |
Dipole loudspeaker for producing sound at bass frequencies
A dipole loudspeaker for producing sound at bass frequencies. The dipole loudspeaker includes: a diaphragm having a first radiating surface and a second radiating surface, a drive unit configured to move the diaphragm at bass frequencies such that the first and second radiating surfaces produce sound at bass frequencies, and a frame. The loudspeaker is for use with an ear of a user being located at a listening position that is in front of the first radiating surface and is 40 cm or less from the first radiating surface. |
| US11336990B2 |
Decorative wireless communication system and module thereof
A wireless communication device that is capable of being fixed to a decorative piece, including a housing body comprising a first shell piece and a second piece, wherein the first shell piece and the second shell piece, when coupled together, define a first space volume, a second space volume, and a pathway connecting the first space volume and the second space volume, a speaker circuit arranged in the first space volume, an electronic circuit arranged in the second space volume, wherein the electronic circuit is electrically connected to the speaker circuit, and an activation circuit electrically connected to the electronic circuit, wherein an activation of the activation circuit operatively connects the speaker circuit with the electronic circuit. |
| US11336988B2 |
Loudspeaker apparatus
The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus comprises a core housing for accommodating the earphone core; a circuit housing for accommodating a control circuit that drives the earphone core to vibrate to generate a sound, wherein the sound includes at least two resonance peaks; an ear hook for connecting the core housing and the circuit housing; a key arranged at a keyhole on the circuit housing, wherein the key moves relative to the keyhole to generate a control signal for the control circuit; and an elastic pad arranged between the key and the keyhole, wherein the elastic pad hinders a movement of the key towards the keyhole. In the present disclosure, by providing an elastic pad between the key and the keyhole, the waterproof effect of the loudspeaker apparatus may be improved, and the space occupied by the key may be reduced. |
| US11336987B2 |
Method and device for detecting wearing state of earphone and earphone
A method and device for detecting a wearing state of an earphone and an earphone are disclosed. The method includes that: a source audio signal input into a loudspeaker of an earphone and a feedback audio signal collected by a prepositive microphone are acquired; a transfer function between the source audio signal and the feedback audio signal is acquired according to the source audio signal and the feedback audio signal; and a wearing state of the earphone is acquired according to the transfer function, and audio compensation processing is performed on the source audio signal according to the wearing state. |
| US11336983B1 |
Receiver module having pressure equilibrium structure
Disclosed is a receiver module including: a casing including an upper casing having a sound insulation hole and a lower casing coupled to the upper casing and having a ventilation hole; a receiver installed in an internal space defined by the casing and having a frame, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil, and a diaphragm; and an air module disposed to surround a lower surface and an outer circumference of the receiver, fixed to an inner circumference of the casing, and having an air path connecting the sound insulation hole and the ventilation hole. |
| US11336981B2 |
Vent passage forming structure in earphone and earphone
A vent passage forming structure includes a penetration hole portion, a groove portion and a vent passage forming plate. The penetration hole portion is formed on a housing of an earphone. A space on one side of the housing communicates with a space on the other side of the housing through the penetration hole portion. The groove portion is formed on a surface of the housing on the one side thereof to be connected with the penetration hole portion. The vent passage forming plate covers the penetration hole portion and a part of the groove portion. A vent passage through which the space on the one side communicates with space on the other side, is formed by a hole space that is an inner space of the penetration hole portion, and a groove space that is surrounded by the groove portion and the vent passage forming plate. |
| US11336977B2 |
Fixation methods and devices for a panel mounted device
A device is configured to be mounted to a planar mounting panel, including, for example, a wall or ceiling of a home or other building. The device includes a housing, a fastener, a dogleg tab and a friction inducing member. The housing is configured to be received in an aperture in the mounting panel and includes a housing aperture. The fastener is disposed in the housing aperture. The dogleg tab is operatively coupled to one end of the fastener. The dogleg tab is configured to be disposed in a retracted position and to be disposed in an engagement position, in which engagement position the dogleg tab is disposed to engage an inside surface of the mounting panel. The friction inducing member is fixedly attached to the housing adjacent the housing aperture and friction-fit to the fastener. |
| US11336976B2 |
Headrests
A vehicle headrest includes an electro-acoustic transducer and an acoustic enclosure that supports the electro-acoustic transducer. A unitary foam member is coupled to the acoustic enclosure. The foam member has regions of contrasting firmness including a first region having a first firmness and a second region having a second firmness that is greater than the first firmness. The second region defines a speaker grille that is configured to overlie the electro-acoustic transducer. |
| US11336971B2 |
Application programming interface combining asset listings
A system, method and API for processing and providing a unified list of the content offerings of multiple content sources. |
| US11336969B2 |
Video distribution system for live distributing video containing animation of character object generated based on motion of distributor user, distribution method, and storage medium storing video distribution program
One embodiment of the invention relates to a video distribution system for live distributing a video containing animation of a character object generated based on a motion of a distributor user. The video distribution system includes one or more computer processors that execute computer-readable instructions to: display a display instruction object on a distributor user device that is used by the distributor user in response to reception of a first display request for a first gift from a viewing user; and display the first gift in the video in response to operation on the display instruction object. |
| US11336964B2 |
Method and system for presenting additional content at a media system
A media system, receives a received sequence of media content, for presentation at the media system and generates a comparison fingerprint of the received sequence of media content. The comparison fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the received sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for identification of additional content to a server system. The request is based at least in part on the comparison fingerprint. The media system receives a response to the request, including information enabling additional content to be selected for display at the media system based at least in part on the identification of the received sequence of media content, and presents a displayed sequence of media content that includes at least a portion of the received sequence of media content and at least a portion of the additional content. |
| US11336963B2 |
Method and apparatus for playing a 360-degree video
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method comprises playing, by the media player, a 360-degree video. The method further comprises recording, by the media player, one or more viewing angles corresponding to a user's viewing of the 360-degree video. Further, the method comprises detecting, by the media player, a video seek event to a seek point of the 360-degree video. The method further comprises playing, by the media player, the 360-degree video from the seek point according to a viewing angle determined based on at least one of (a) a recorded viewing angle and (b) a view mode. |
| US11336962B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and information processing system
An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device. |
| US11336961B2 |
Recording and broadcasting application visual output
The present disclosure generally relates to sharing application visual output. In some examples, a user of a first electronic device selects a second electronic device with which to share visual out data of an application task. In some examples, a user selects a broadcast application from one or more broadcast applications identified by the electronic device for broadcasting the visual output of an application task. |
| US11336959B2 |
Method and apparatus for enhancing audience engagement via a communication network
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing first monitoring information associated with an audience that is viewing a presentation, determining an actual audience engagement level by performing pattern recognition on the first monitoring information, comparing the actual audience engagement level with an expected audience engagement level to generate an engagement score for the presentation, and transmitting, to a device, a haptic feedback according to the engagement score during the presenting of the presentation. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11336957B2 |
Reception apparatus, transmission apparatus, and data processing method
The present technique relates to a reception apparatus, a transmission apparatus, and a data processing method that enable to execute a process according to delivery of resource files of an application associated with content. The reception apparatus receives content, acquires resource delivery information regarding delivery of one or a plurality of resource files that are part of an application associated with the content, the resource delivery information transmitted along with the content, and executes a process according to the delivery of the resource files on a basis of the acquired resource delivery information. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a television receiver that can receive digital broadcasting. |
| US11336951B2 |
Client, server, reception method and transmission method complied to moving picture experts group-dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP standard
A client receives streaming data according to Moving Picture Experts Group-Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (MPEG-DASH) standard. The client includes a transmitter which transmits a Media Presentation Description (MPD) request or a segment request to a server, and a receiver which receives an MPD specified in the MPD request and a segment specified in the segment request. The MPD request contains information requesting transmission of an initialization segment by a push. The receiver receives the initialization segment transmitted by the push. |
| US11336949B2 |
Content-modification system with testing and reporting feature
In one aspect, a method is disclosed. The method includes identifying, by a content-presentation device, an upcoming content modification opportunity on an identified channel, where the identified upcoming content modification opportunity relates to a modifiable content-segment. The method also includes receiving, by the content-presentation device, the modifiable content-segment. The method further includes performing, by the content-presentation device, a set of operations to prepare the content-presentation device to perform a content-modification operation in connection with the identified upcoming content modification opportunity on the identified channel. The method additionally includes receiving, by the content-presentation device, an instruction to operate in a test mode. The method also includes responsive to receiving the instruction, outputting, by the content-presentation device, for presentation the modifiable content-segment without a modification that relates to supplemental content. The method further includes transmitting, by the content-presentation device, reporting data related to the performed set of operations. |
| US11336943B2 |
Method and electronic device for detecting resolution
A method and an electronic device for detecting the resolution of a video material are provided. The method is applied to an electronic device, and a calculation circuit of the electronic device executes an AI model. The video material includes multiple frames, and each frame includes multiple sub-frames. The AI model processes multiple pixel data to generate an intermediate resolution corresponding to the pixel data. The method includes the following steps: (A) generating a target sub-frame, the number of pixels of the target sub-frame being smaller than the number of pixels in any frame; (B) inputting the target sub-frame into the AI model to generate the intermediate resolution; (C) storing the intermediate resolution; (D) repeating steps (A) to (C) to generate multiple intermediate resolutions; and (E) determining the resolution of the video material based on the intermediate resolutions. |
| US11336933B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, reception method, and computer program
Reception processing of broadcast content, in transmission of which an IP system is employed, is performed. An SDPT, in a header extension part of which service identification information and an SDP are arranged, in an SSC is transmitted from a broadcasting station. On a reception side, it becomes possible to acquire an intended SDPT from signaling information SSC easily at high speed by performing section filtering processing with respect to a received transport stream. Then, it is possible to access a stream of an intended channel at high speed based on an IP address and a port number described in an SDP stored in a header extension part of the acquired SDPT. |
| US11336932B2 |
Broadcast signal transmission/reception device and method
Disclosed is a broadcast signal transmitting method. A broadcast signal transmitting method according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: generating low level signaling (LLS) information; processing the LLS information into IP packets; generating link layer packets by link layer processing the IP packets; and generating a broadcast signal by physical layer processing the link layer packets. |
| US11336930B1 |
System and method for automatically identifying locations in video content for inserting advertisement breaks
An automated method is provided for identifying candidate locations in video content for inserting advertisement (ad) breaks. Each candidate location is a different offset time from the beginning of the video content. Different distinct characteristics of the video content are identified at offset times. Certain characteristics are desirable and certain other characteristics are not desirable. Candidate locations are identified which have the most desirable characteristics at particular offset times, but which do not have any of the undesirable characteristics at any of the offset times. |
| US11336929B2 |
Publishing disparate live media output streams in mixed mode based on user selection
Disparate live output stream manifests are generated based on user selection. When current media programming content in an existing first disparate live media output stream is streamed on a media player, one or more processors determine a set of alternate live input streams and/or a pre-encoded media assets, and associated alternate live media output manifests and/or pre-encoded media asset manifests, respectively, based on one or more parameters and metadata associated with the existing first disparate live media output stream. Based on an indicator in an existing first disparate live media output stream manifest, alternate content options are transmitted to the media player. A response is received corresponding to a selection of an alternate live input stream and/or a pre-encoded media asset, and an alternate live input stream manifest and/or pre-encoded media asset manifest is inserted into the existing first disparate live media output stream manifest as next programming media content. |
| US11336927B2 |
Content matching system
Some embodiments relate to a content matching system (101) comprising a first device (100), a matching server (300), and a second device (200). The content matching system enables the second device to consume content matching with content which is consumable on the first device, even if the first and second devices do not have access to the same streaming service. |
| US11336925B2 |
Real-time and secured picture/video upload via a content delivery network
A content delivery network includes an overlay network having a plurality of cache servers. Each cache server configured to receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network, receive a request from a mobile capture device to establish communication with the personal content server, and establish a communication path through the overlay network between the mobile capture device and the personal content server. Each cache server is further configured to transfer content from the mobile capture device along the communication path to the personal content server. |
| US11336921B2 |
Acceleration of context adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) in video codecs
A method is provided for determining a context-index when performing Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) for video compression or decompression includes initializing to an initialized value each of a plurality of context-indexes of chosen syntax elements associated with a given block (e.g., a macroblock). The context-index of dependent neighboring blocks of the given block is evaluated. The dependent neighboring blocks are blocks that have a context-index that depends on coding of a current bin position. The context-index of the dependent neighboring blocks is updated if and only if their context-index changes from the initialized values. |
| US11336920B2 |
Method for encoding/decoding video signals and apparatus therefor
A method for decoding a video signal based on reduced transform includes the steps of: obtaining, from the video signal, a transform index indicating transform kernels applied to horizontal and vertical directions of a current block; determining a region in which a transform is applied to the current block based on the transform kernels indicated by the transform index and a size of the current block; deriving, as zero, coefficients of a remaining region other than the region to which the transform is applied within the current block; and performing an inverse transform on the region to which the transform is applied using the transform kernels indicated by the transform index. |
| US11336919B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method
There is provided an image processing apparatus and a method that can suppress an increase in the memory capacity necessary for an orthogonal transform and an inverse orthogonal transform. A submatrix as part of a transform matrix in a first size is used to derive a transform matrix in a second size that is a size smaller than the first size. The derived transform matrix is used to apply an inverse orthogonal transform to coefficient data in which a predicted residual of an image is orthogonally transformed. In this way, an image is generated. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, or the like. |
| US11336914B2 |
History-based candidate list with classification
Techniques are described for history-based candidate list operations in video coding for determining motion information for a current block. In one example, a device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store a history-based candidate list and a video decoder. The video decoder is configured to construct the history-based candidate list by storing, in the memory, motion information of reconstructed blocks into the history-based candidate list as candidates of the history-based candidate list, identify a subset of candidates of the history-based candidate list, generate a candidate list based on the identified subset of candidates of the history-based candidate list, and reconstruct a current block based on the generated candidate list. |
| US11336913B2 |
Reference picture re-sampling
Predictive coding techniques may include resampling of reference pictures, where various coding parameters are determined based on the resolution(s) or pixel format(s) of the prediction references. In a first aspect, lists of weights for use in weighted prediction are based on the resolution(s) of prediction references. In a second aspect, resampling filter parameters are selected based on the resolutions of prediction references. In a third aspect, deblocking filter parameters are based on the resolution(s) of prediction references. |
| US11336912B2 |
Image decoding device, image encoding device, and image decoding method
A video encoding device (2) includes a side information determination section (21) and a side information encoding section (22). The side information determination section (21) sets a quantization parameter for each macroblock in such a manner that a difference between quantization parameters for each pair of macroblocks with successive encoding orders is equal to one of n difference values, and transforms the difference into one of n indices with respect to each pair. The side information encoding section (22) generates a binary sequence having a length corresponding to the size of the absolute value of the index. The total of absolute values of the n indices is smaller than the total of absolute values of the n difference values. |
| US11336910B2 |
Method and system for implementing split and parallelized encoding or transcoding of audio and video content
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing split and parallelized encoding or transcoding of audio and video. In various embodiments, a computing system might split an audio-video file that is received from a content source into a single video file and a single audio file. The computing system might encode or transcode the single audio file. Concurrently, the computing system might split the single video file into a plurality of video segments. A plurality of parallel video encoders/transcoders might concurrently encode or transcode the plurality of video segments, each video encoder/transcoder encoding or transcoding one video segment of the plurality of video segments. Subsequently, the computing system might assemble the plurality of encoded or transcoded video segments with the encoded or transcoded audio file to produce an encoded or transcoded audio-video file, which may be output to a display device(s), an audio playback device(s), or the like. |
| US11336909B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method
There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that are capable of inhibiting increase of a load of decoding. Metadata extracted from coded data of a moving image is updated in accordance with coded data of a partial area of the moving image extracted from the coded data of the moving image. For example, slice-basis metadata corresponding to each slice included in the partial area is updated. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, a data conversion apparatus, an image coding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, a communication apparatus, and the like. |
| US11336906B2 |
Image processing method and device for image, data transmission method and device, and storage medium compression by combining rectangular regions of binarized images
An image processing method for an image, a data transmission method, an image processing device for an image, a data transmission device, and a storage medium are disclosed. The image is a binarized image, and the binarized image includes a plurality of pixels, among the plurality of pixels, pixels having a first value are first pixels, and pixels having a second value are second pixels, and the image processing method includes: dividing the image to determine N rectangular regions, which include only the first pixels, of the image; and obtaining start coordinates and end coordinates of the N rectangular regions, respectively, thereby obtaining compressed data after compressing the image. N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The image processing method can improve the compression rate of the image. |
| US11336905B2 |
Storing index information for pixel combinations with similarity to a pixel to replace the pixel information
An electronic apparatus includes: a storage and a processor. The processor is configured to: select a second pixel having a similarity to a first pixel equal to or greater than a threshold value among neighboring pixels based on a first chrominance signal of the first pixel and second chrominance signals of pixels neighboring the first pixel among a plurality of pixels included in an input image, identify index information corresponding to a pixel combination having a highest similarity to the first pixel based on a first luminance signal of the first pixel, a second luminance signal of the second pixel, and a plurality of pixel combinations with respect to the first pixel, and control the electronic apparatus to store the image by replacing a pixel value of the first pixel with the identified index information. |
| US11336903B2 |
Interaction between IBC and ATMVP
Devices, systems and methods for applying intra-block copy (IBC) in video coding are described. In general, methods for integrating IBC with existing motion compensation algorithms for video encoding and decoding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using a motion compensation algorithm, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying an intra-block copy to the current block. In a representative aspect, another method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using an intra-block copy, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying a motion compensation algorithm to the current block. |
| US11336902B1 |
Systems and methods for optimizing video encoding
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, from a client device, a video and data about at least one specialized construct applied to the video. The method may also include detecting, based on the data about the specialized construct, a region of interest to apply the specialized construct to the video. Additionally, the method may include reapplying the specialized construct to the video at the region of interest. Furthermore, the method may include encoding the video by prioritizing bit rate allocation for the region of interest containing the specialized construct. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11336899B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a video using a motion compensation
The present invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video. To this end, the method for decoding a video may include: deriving a spatial merge candidate from at least one of spatial candidate blocks of a current block, deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of the current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on at least one of the derived spatial merge candidate and the derived temporal merge candidate, wherein a reference picture for the temporal merge candidate is selected based on a reference picture list of a current picture including the current block and a reference picture list of a co-located picture including the co-located block. |
| US11336893B2 |
Context derivation and entropy coding initialization parameters for coordinates of last position coding in video coding
An example device for coding video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: determine a size of a dimension of a current block of the video data; calculate a context for entropy coding a last significant coefficient coordinate along the dimension, wherein to calculate the context, the one or more processors are configured to: calculate a context shift value according to ((log 2TrafoSize+1)>>2)<<1, wherein log 2TrafoSize represents a logarithmic value of the size of the dimension, ‘>>’ represents a bitwise right shift operator, and ‘<<’ represents a bitwise left shift operator; and calculate the context using the context shift value; and entropy code the last significant coefficient coordinate using the calculated context. |
| US11336891B2 |
Coding method and system with improved transform domain coefficient computation
A video decoding method includes obtaining an encoded bitstream of an original video content; decoding the encoded bitstream based on a residual coding scheme and signaling information; and presenting the original video content. The decoding the encoded bitstream includes: obtaining encoded residual information associated with the encoded bitstream, wherein the residual information includes at least a remainder, and performing a decoding process on the encoded residual information to obtain a transform domain coefficient using a Markov decision process (MDP) based on a current state, a Rice parameter, and a next state. |
| US11336887B2 |
Adaptive shading and reprojection
Disclosed herein includes a system, a method, and a device for rendering an image through adaptive reprojection. A first reprojection can be performed to generate a portion of a first image of a first view of a virtual space at a first rate. An amount of change from the first view to a second view of the virtual space can be determined. A portion of a second image of the second view of the virtual space can be determined to generate through a second reprojection. The second reprojection can be performed at a second rate to the portion of the second image according to the amount of change from the first view to the second view of the virtual space. |
| US11336885B2 |
3D display apparatus having lenticular lenses
A 3D display apparatus including lenticular lenses is provided. The lenticular lenses may be disposed between a display panel and a viewing angle control film. A direction in which the lenticular lenses extend may be inclined with a direction in which pixel regions of the display panel are arranged. The display panel may include light-blocking patterns overlapping with a boundary of the lenticular lenses. Thus, in the 3D display apparatus, the quality of the image provided to the user may be improved. |
| US11336884B2 |
Camera module having image sensor and three-dimensional sensor
A camera module which includes an image sensor, a three-dimensional (3D) sensor, a pre-processor, and an actuator controller. The pre-processor may be suitable for receiving image information from the image sensor, generating an auto focusing control signal based on the image information, and providing an auto focusing control signal to the actuator controller. The actuator controller may be suitable for receiving the auto focusing control signal, generating an actuator driving signal based on the auto focusing control signal, and providing the actuator driving signal to the 3D sensor. The 3D sensor may be suitable for adjusting a field of view (FOV) based on the actuator driving signal. |
| US11336881B2 |
Methods and apparatus for processing content based on viewing information and/or communicating content
Methods and apparatus for collecting user feedback information from viewers of content are described. Feedback information is received from viewers of content. The feedback indicates, based on head tracking information in some embodiments, where users are looking in a simulated environment during different times of a content presentation, e.g., different frame times. The feedback information is used to prioritize different portions of an environment represented by the captured image content. Resolution allocation is performed based on the feedback information and the content re-encoded based on the resolution allocation. The resolution allocation may and normally does change as the priority of different portions of the environment change. |
| US11336880B2 |
Eyewear and control method thereof
The present disclosure relates to an eyewear and a control method thereof. The eyewear includes an optic, a camera device and a frame; wherein the optic and the camera device are respectively located on the frame; and the optic is a transparent display screen. The control method of the eyewear includes: detecting a light intensity of ambient light; obtaining a current light intensity of transmitted light generated after the ambient light passes through the optic, based on the light intensity of the ambient light and current light transmittance of the eyewear; adjusting the light transmittance of the optic; starting the camera device to acquire an environment image; performing enhancement processing on the environment image to obtain an enhanced environment image; and controlling the optic to display according to the enhanced environment image. |
| US11336879B2 |
Display apparatus and controlling method thereof
A display apparatus includes a display panel on which an image is displayed, a receiver configured to receive an image signal related to the image from an external device and a controller configured to change an image processing mode of the image based on a change in a vertical frequency of the image signal. The display apparatus according to an embodiment has an effect of providing a more vivid image to a user by changing the image processing mode of the image based on the change in the vertical frequency of the image signal received from the external device. |
| US11336877B2 |
Projection-type display device and method for adjusting a projected image
This projection-type display device has: an operation signal detection unit that receives operation signals that indicate adjustment content of a projected image, the adjustment content having been instructed by way of an operation unit; an installation state detection unit that detects, as the installation state of the projection-type display device, a first state and a second state realized by rotating 90 degrees around an axis parallel to the optical axis of the projection lens; and a control unit that, upon detecting a signal that corresponds to the first direction by way of the operation signal detection unit in the first state and the second state, adjusts a projected image by shifting the projected image in the first direction or by moving a correction-object site in the projected image in the first direction. |
| US11336872B2 |
Light modulating device for display apparatus, display apparatus, method of image display
A light modulating device for a display apparatus includes a light source, and a light modulator including a point illumination source part and a light transmitting part. The point illumination source part is substantially surrounded by the light transmitting part. The point illumination source part is configured to receive polarized light from the light source to form a point illumination source. The point illumination source transmits the polarized light from the light source to a reflective display panel. The light transmitting part is configured to receive light reflected by the reflective display panel and configured to transmit light reflected by the reflective display panel to a light beam collector. |
| US11336866B2 |
Aircraft inspection support device and aircraft inspection support method
This aircraft inspection support device includes a first imaging unit configured to capture a measurement information image displayed on a measurement instrument-side display unit of a specific measurement instrument associated with a model of an aircraft or an inspection target of an aircraft component, the measurement instrument-side display unit being configured to display measurement information on the inspection target, and an operator-side display unit configured to display the measurement information image so as to be visible to an inspection operator who is performing an inspection operation near the inspection target. |
| US11336863B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for managing a call on a communication system with an external display device
A communication system receives a request to establish a call between the communication system and a remote client device. The communication system sends a command to a television connected to the communication system that instructs the television to turn on and set its input source. The communication system requests a state of the television from the television. In response to receiving a response from the television indicating that the television configured for video output from the communication system, the communication system outputs video and audio received from the remote client device to the television, activates a camera of the communication system, and transmits video and audio from the communication system to the remote client device. |
| US11336853B2 |
Quenching of a SPAD
The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a photodiode having a first terminal that is coupled by a resistor to a first rail configured to receive a high supply potential and a second terminal that is coupled by a switch to a second rail configured to receive a reference potential. A read circuit is configured to provide a pulse when the photodiode enters into avalanche, and a control circuit is configured to control an opening of the switch in response to a beginning of the pulse and to control a closing of the switch in response to an end of the pulse. |
| US11336851B2 |
Image sensing device
An image sensing device is disclosed. The image sensing device includes a semiconductor substrate and a lens layer. The semiconductor substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and includes a photoelectric conversion element that generates photocharges in response to light incident to the photoelectric conversion element via the first surface. The lens layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate to direct light through the first surface of the semiconductor substrate into the substrate lens which further directs the incident light into the photoelectric conversion element. The semiconductor substrate is structured to include a substrate lens formed by etching the first surface to a predetermined depth and located between the first surface and the photoelectric conversion element to direct incident light via the first surface to the photoelectric conversion element. |
| US11336849B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
A polarization imaging section 20 includes polarized pixels in each of a plurality of polarization directions. The polarization imaging section 20 includes a polarizer. The polarization imaging section 20 outputs image signals of a polarized image to a defect detecting section 35 of an image processing section 30. In a case where a difference between a pixel value of a target polarized pixel generated by the polarization imaging section and a pixel value of the target polarized pixel estimated from polarization characteristics corresponding to pixel values of peripheral pixels in a polarization direction different from a polarization direction of the target polarized pixel is greater than a predetermined allowable range, the defect detecting section 35 determines that the target polarized pixel is a defective pixel. Therefore, it is possible to detect a defect of a pixel in the polarization imaging section that generates the polarized image. |
| US11336842B2 |
Imaging device
An imaging device includes a first pixel. The first pixel has a photoelectric converting portion, a first capacitance element, and a first transistor. The photoelectric converting portion converts incident light into signal charge. The first capacitance element includes a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being electrically connected to the photoelectric converting portion in at least a period of exposure. The first transistor includes a first source and a first drain, one of the first source and the first drain is electrically connected to the second terminal, and a direct-current potential is applied to the other of the first source and the first drain. |
| US11336840B2 |
Matching foreground and virtual background during a video communication session
A method, computer system, and computer program product are provided for virtual background replacement during a video communication session. A frame comprising a user image and a captured background is obtained from a video capture device as part of a video stream. The frame is processed to replace the captured background with a virtual background. A change to an exposure characteristic of the video capture device is determined. In response to determining the change to the exposure characteristic, the virtual background is modified to match a virtual background brightness with a user image brightness to produce a modified virtual background. The frame is modified by combining the user image with the modified virtual background. |
| US11336839B2 |
Image display apparatus
An image display apparatus has: a synthesizing device (132) for synthesizing a rear image (111B) captured by a rear imaging device (11B) for imaging a rear area of the vehicle (1) and a first rear side image (111BL, 111BR) captured by a first rear side imaging device (11BL, 11BR) for imaging a first rear side area of the vehicle to generate a synthesized image (111C); and a displaying device (14) for displaying the synthesized image. The synthesizing device varies a proportion of an area of each of the rear image and the first rear side image to the synthesized image on the basis of a first information relating to a first turn indicator configured to operate to inform that the vehicle travels rightward or leftward. |
| US11336831B2 |
Image processing device, control method, and program storage medium
An image processing device adjusts an imaging direction and an imaging magnification by performing driving control of an imaging device for each image processing process and sets an imaging position of a measurement target. The image processing device calculates an evaluation value of set feature parts in a captured image input at the time of measurement on the basis of captured image data and compares the evaluation value with determination conditions. If the determination condition is satisfied, the image processing device performs predetermined image processing and outputs a result of the image processing to a control device. |
| US11336830B2 |
Multi-aperture cameras with at least one two state zoom camera
Multi-cameras and in particular dual-cameras comprising a Wide camera comprising a Wide lens and a Wide image sensor, the Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFLW and a folded Tele camera comprising a Tele lens with a first optical axis, a Tele image sensor and an OPFE, wherein the Tele lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens element group G1, a second lens element group G2 and a third lens element group G3, wherein at least two of the lens element groups are movable relative to the image sensor along the first optical axis to bring the Tele lens to two zoom states, wherein an effective focal length (EFL) of the Tele lens is changed from EFLT,min in one zoom state to EFLT,max in the other zoom state, wherein EFLTmin>1.5×EFLW and wherein EFLTmax>1.5×EFLTmin. |
| US11336827B2 |
Imaging apparatus and interchangeable lens apparatus that utilize image circle information of an imaging optical system in the interchangeable lens apparatus
An interchangeable lens apparatus attachable to an imaging apparatus configured to move an image sensor in an image stabilization includes an imaging optical system, a storage unit configured to store image circle information including a relationship between an imaging condition and position information of an image circle of the imaging optical system, and a transmission unit configured to transmit at least part of the image circle information to the imaging apparatus. |
| US11336825B2 |
Endoscope apparatus, endoscope and video processor, and restoration method
An endoscope apparatus includes an image pickup device, an illumination element, a power source unit, a processor, an image processing unit, and a monitor as a display unit. The illumination element is capable of executing illumination light reduction processing. The image pickup device is capable of executing frame rate reduction processing and pixel count reduction processing. When the processor selects a low power consumption operation mode, at least one of the illumination light reduction processing, the frame rate reduction processing and the pixel count reduction processing is executed, and the image processing unit performs image restoration processing relevant to the illumination light reduction processing, the frame rate reduction processing and the pixel count reduction processing. |
| US11336824B2 |
Wide area imaging system and method
The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor. |
| US11336818B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling camera, device and storage medium
A method of controlling a camera is provided, the method being applicable to a terminal device, the terminal device including a Dynamic Vision Sensor (DVS) collecting circuit, and the method includes: obtaining event data collected by the DVS collecting circuit, while the terminal device performs photographing with a camera component in the terminal device; identifying an action of a designated face region of a control object within a collection range of the DVS collecting circuit according to the event data; and upon identification of a target action of the designated face region, controlling the camera component to perform a target operation corresponding to the target action. |
| US11336816B2 |
Distance measurement device, distance measurement method, and distance measurement program
A distance measurement device includes an imaging optical system, an imaging unit, an emission unit, a derivation unit which performs a distance measurement to derive a distance to a subject based on a timing at which directional light is emitted by the emission unit and a timing at which reflected light is received by a light receiving unit, a shake correction unit which performs shake correction as correction of shake of the subject image caused by variation of an optical axis of the imaging optical system, and a control unit which performs control such that the shake correction unit does not perform shake correction or performs shake correction with a correction amount smaller than a normal correction amount determined in advance in a case of performing the distance measurement and performs shake correction with the normal correction amount in a case of not performing the distance measurement. |
| US11336815B2 |
Focusing control device, focusing control method, and program
A focusing control device that moves a position of a focus lens included in an imaging lens along an optical axis direction. The device comprises a processor configured to execute a process. The process comprises receiving an input of a captured image obtained by imaging an optical image passed through the imaging lens including the focus lens; performing one processing of first processing that includes deriving a contrast value of an image within a distance measurement area which changes according to the movement of the position of the focus lens for each of a plurality of the distance measurement areas, specifying a peak of the contrast value based on the contrast value for each of the plurality of distance measurement areas, and specifying, as a focusing position, the position of the focus lens corresponding to the specified peak of the contrast value, or second processing that includes specifying the peak of the contrast value based on an added value obtained by adding the contrast values derived from the plurality of distance measurement areas and specifying, as the focusing position, the position of the focus lens corresponding to the specified peak of the contrast value; performing control such that the one processing is switched according to an amount of change of a position of an image of a subject corresponding to a change of an image magnification of the imaging lens, and moving the focus lens to the specified focusing position. |
| US11336814B2 |
Integrated circuit device
Integrated circuit devices are disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes a focus detection pixel and a lens. The focus detection pixel includes a photosensitive unit and a photo-insensitive unit in a substrate. The lens is disposed over the focus detection pixel, wherein the photosensitive unit and the photo-insensitive unit are disposed opposite to each other with respect to an optical axis of the lens, and a light beam passing through the lens is simultaneously incident into the photosensitive unit and the photo-insensitive unit. |
| US11336813B2 |
Method and device for synchronizing a digital photography camera with alternative image content shown on a physical display
The present invention concerns a method and device for synchronizing a digital photography camera with alternative image content shown on a physical display, comprising: generating at least two different sets of image data, each set of image data comprising a sequence of individual images; generating a master-clock signal (M); displaying the images of said at least two sets of image data in a time-sliced multiplexed manner on said physical display triggered by said master-clock signal, generating a camera-synchronization signal (C) on the basis of said master-clock signal (M), generating a camera-actuation signal (A) for capturing at least one image with said digital photography camera; generating at least one shutter release signal (S) for said digital photography camera on the basis of said camera-synchronization signal (C) and said camera-actuation signal (A); and transmitting said at least one shutter release signal (S) to a shutter control unit of said digital photography camera. |
| US11336811B2 |
Operation apparatus, optical apparatus, and image pickup apparatus
Provided is an operation apparatus configured to perform an operation of driving an optical member in a lens apparatus, the operation apparatus including: an operation member for the operation; a detector configured to detect an amount of operation of the operation member; a communication device configured to receive a first information from the lens apparatus, the first information being an information on a state of the optical member; and a processor configured to: select, as a preset information for the operation, one of the first information and a second information based on a setting, the second information being an information on the amount of operation; and generate a command for the operation based on the selected one of the first information and the second information. |
| US11336810B2 |
Moving object, control method, and non-transitory storage medium
A moving object includes: a holder configured to hold a mobile terminal provided with an image pick-up unit; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute enabling the moving object to be used in cases where user authentication is succeeded by carrying out user authentication between the mobile terminal and the controller, instructing the mobile terminal to pick up an image in a repeated manner by using the image pick-up unit during use of the moving object, and transmitting the image obtained from the mobile terminal to an external server. |
| US11336808B2 |
Roof antenna of a vehicle having a reversing camera
A roof antenna includes a base plate, an outer cover, an inner cover arranged under the outer cover and connected to the base plate, and a fastening device on the base plate arranging and fastening the roof antenna at an intended installation location. The inner cover accommodates at least one antenna element for receiving and/or transmitting high-frequency signals that is arranged on the base plate. The roof antenna includes a camera arranged under the outer cover and accommodated inside the inner cover. At least one of the outer cover and the inner cover has an opening for a recording field of the camera. |
| US11336790B2 |
Image reading device, electronic device, and control method
A scanner includes: a pulse generator that generates a pulse signal; a transmissive optical sensor including a photo transmitter that projects pulsed light in response to the pulse signal and a photo receiver facing the photo transmitter; a charge-discharge unit capable of storing an electric charge of the pulse signal and discharging the stored electric charge; and a controller that causes the charge-discharge unit to discharge the electric charge when the photo receiver receives the pulsed light, causes the charge-discharge unit to store the electric charge when the photo receiver does not receive the pulsed light, and that starts supply of power to a CPU when an amount of the electric charge is at or above a threshold. |
| US11336789B1 |
Controlling a multi-function device based on a user limit associated with a policy
A method is disclosed. For example, the method executed by a processor of a multi-function device (MFD) includes receiving a video image of a multi-function device (MFD), applying an object detection model to the video image to generate an annotated image with bounding boxes around persons detected in the video image, determining a number of the bounding boxes, determining that the number of bounding boxes is greater than a threshold in a policy associated with the MFD, and deactivating the MFD. |
| US11336780B2 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
An information processing system includes a microphone configured to acquire sound, a display device configured to display information, and at least one controller. The at least one controller is configured to cause the display device to display a first screen at least including one setting item with a set value that can be changed by an instruction, cause the display device to display a second screen including a selection object for transition to the first screen, and acquire text data based on speech acquired through the microphone during display of the second screen and change the set value of the one setting item on the basis of the text data without causing the display device to display the first screen. |
| US11336779B2 |
Information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire a read image and item information, the read image being an image obtained by reading a paper medium including plural documents, the item information being information of an item specified by a user from among plural items contained in the documents; extract a character string from the read image, the character string being associated with the item information; if a character string contained in a page of the read image and extracted from the page differs from a character string extracted from the previous page immediately preceding the page, set a split position, the split position being a position at which to split out a portion of the read image as a set of documents, the portion being a portion of the read image from a page where extraction has begun to the previous page; and output the read image split in accordance with the split position. |
| US11336772B1 |
Limited derogation of contact center agent skill levels
A call handler in a contact center is configured to temporarily derogate the skill level of one or more agents in a group having a common skill. During the time period of derogation, incoming calls will be routed to agents with the highest skill level, such that the normally lower skill level agents will be selected to receive calls. If there are more than one agent meeting this criteria, then the agent that has been waiting the longest to receive a call is selected. This allows the lower skill level agents to gain experience in handling calls and improving their call handling capabilities. After a set threshold, the derogation of the agents is terminated, and their skill level is restored to the pre-derogation level. In this manner the lower skill level agents are given limited opportunities for improvement by handling calls. |
| US11336771B2 |
Method and system for accurate automatic call tracking and analysis
There is disclosed a method in a data processing system for automatically and accurately determining an outcome of a phone call by using signifiers or audibles as a way to increase accuracy without altering the flow of the conversation. The disclosed method can be used in any call center, such as a high volume call center used in the financial (banking), insurance, rental (hotel or car), ticket sales, and the like. The method comprises receiving voice data of a phone call; transmitting a response communication based on the voice data, wherein the response communication includes at least one audible or signifier; identifying, by at least one processor, the at least one audible or signifier in the response communication; and automatically determining the outcome of the phone call based on the audible or signifier in the response communication. A data processing system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions consistent with the described method are also disclosed. |
| US11336769B2 |
Method, receiving interface, computer program and computer program product for grouping incoming alarm calls
The following disclosure provides a method and a receiving interface device (200) configured to perform the method for grouping received alarm calls generated by or in connection to the same alarm event, wherein said alarm call being a voice call or/and data/text message. The receiving interface device is a part of an Alarm Receiving Centre (100) for enabling the reception of alarm call alarm calls sent by means of VoIP or SIP, and wherein said receiving interface device comprises said device comprising a processor in a processing circuitry (210) being operative to perform the steps of the method. |
| US11336762B2 |
Electronic device for protecting components from surge voltage and structure thereof
An electronic device comprises: a first plate configured to face one surface of the electronic device; a second plate configured to face in a direction opposite to the first plate; a side bezel structure connected to the first plate and the second plate and configured to surround the side of the electronic device; and a printed circuit board mounted in the electronic device and configured to be connected to the side bezel structure, wherein the printed circuit board comprises: a ground area; a first conductive pad, disposed in one area of the printed circuit board, and configured to couple the side bezel structure and the printed circuit board; and a second conductive pad electrically connected to the ground area and disposed between the first conductive pad and the ground area, wherein the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad may be disposed at an interval through which a current, having a voltage equal to or greater than a threshold voltage between the first conductive pad and a second electrode, may flow. |
| US11336761B2 |
Middle frame and terminal device
Embodiments of this application describe a middle frame and a terminal device, where the middle frame includes a middle plate, at least one middle element, at least one welding platform, and an outer frame. The at least one middle element is fixedly connected to an edge of the middle plate, and the at least one welding platform is fixedly connected to an inner side of the outer frame. Further, the at least one welding platform on the outer frame is in welded connection with the at least one middle element on the middle plate. |
| US11336759B2 |
Rotating shaft mechanism and mobile terminal
In a rotating shaft mechanism and a foldable mobile terminal, connecting rods and swing arms are rotatably connected to a main shaft assembly, and the swing arms and the connecting rods rotate around different axes, so that the swing arms and the connecting rods rotate and slide relative to each other. During folding, the connecting rods or the swing arms drive the two support plates to rotate towards each other, the support plates and the main shaft assembly enclose folding space for accommodating a flexible display of the mobile terminal in a folded state, so that the bending effect of the flexible display is improved, and two housings of the mobile terminal fit almost seamlessly in the folded state. |
| US11336758B2 |
Field device adapter for wireless data transfer
Disclosed is a field device adapter for HART communication with a field device. The field device adapter includes an adapter housing with an adapter chamber; arranged in the adapter chamber, an adapter electronics, which is adapted wirelessly to receive a second radio signal and by means of the second radio signal to control a circuit for shunting the communication resistor in such a manner that at least one communication resistor is selectively switchable in and out per radio, so that in a shunted condition a first radio signal received by the adapter electronics can be converted into a, preferably HART based, two conductor signal and modulated via the tapping point onto the loop current. |
| US11336757B2 |
Sample based data transmission over low-level communication channel
A circuit includes a buffer, a first programmable real-time unit (PRU), and a second PRU. The first PRU is coupled to the buffer and configured to couple to an input interface. The first PRU is further configured to receive first data sampled by the input interface and receive second data sampled by the input interface. The first PRU is further configured to multiplex the first data and the second data to generate multiplexed data and transmit the multiplexed data to the buffer. The second PRU is coupled to the buffer and configured to couple to an output interface. The second PRU is further configured to obtain the multiplexed data from the buffer and transmit the multiplexed data via an Ethernet physical layer. |
| US11336755B2 |
PDCP layer active protocol stack implementation to reduce handover interruption
Apparatus and methods are provided to support dual active protocol stacks (DAPS) to reduce mobility interruption time in both LTE and NR system. In novel aspect, the PDCP reconfiguration includes reconfiguring a normal PDCP to an DAPS PDCP for DAPS such that the DAPS PDCP is associated with both the source cell and the target cell, and reconfiguring an DAPS PDCP to the a normal PDCP by releasing the association with the source cell. In one embodiment, the PDCP entity receives a PDCP reconfiguration request from upper layers of the UE configured with DAPS establishes a header compression protocol, a ciphering function, and an integrity protection function for the target cell. In one embodiment, the PDCP reconfiguration request triggers the DAPS PDCP to be released. The DAPS PDCP resets and releases the source header compression, ciphering and integrity protection functions. |
| US11336754B1 |
Method and system for concurrent web based multitasking support
This invention presents a method and apparatus for solving a specific problem of web browser's display being blocked after a user submitted a task that will render the web browser becoming useless to a user for a period of time to prevent the user submitting other tasks. The success of solving this problem actually leads to the successful implementation of concurrent web based multitasking that improves the efficiency of utilizing resource for a computing device. |
| US11336749B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products to implement changes in a converged infrastructure system
A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine, causes the machine to: receive a schema with a tag and a parameter, the schema representing a change to be made to a converged infrastructure environment, wherein the schema is received from a cloud-based service to the on-site converged infrastructure environment; select an executable script template from a store of executable script templates using the tag; generate an executable script from the executable script template, including populating the executable script template with the parameter; and run the executable script against a component of the converged infrastructure environment. |
| US11336747B2 |
Method and system for traffic management using a unified network barring mechanism
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided to store traffic management data that indicates different levels of congestion that are each correlated to a different category of application of an end device, a type of congestion mechanism including at least one of access class barring, enhanced access class barring, service specific access control, application specific congestion control for data communication, or unattended and background data traffic, and barring parameters; receive a request for wireless service; obtain a level of congestion; determine that the request cannot be granted based on the level of congestion; select one of the levels of congestion based on the level of congestion; generate a first barring message based on the type of congestion mechanism, barring parameters, and category of application correlated to the one of the levels of congestion; and transmit the first barring message to the end devices. |
| US11336743B2 |
System for trend discovery and curation from content metadata and context
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes obtaining metadata from media content and consumed by network subscribers; determining for each network subscriber a consumer context associated with the media content; and determining a media consumption pattern for each network subscriber based on the metadata and the consumer context, thereby generating a plurality of media consumption patterns. The method further includes aggregating the media consumption patterns; determining, based on the aggregated media consumption patterns, a media consumption trend for the network subscribers; and correlating the media consumption trend with a profile including a current activity for a network subscriber of the plurality of network subscribers, thereby generating a recommendation for the network subscriber regarding new media content not previously consumed by the network subscriber. The method also includes communicating the recommendation to the network subscriber. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11336742B2 |
Predictive content caching
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media may be configured for improved predictive content caching. A system may determine a value that is a function of one or more rates at which a portion of a content item is being consumed and based on this value, may also calculate a projected position after a predetermined time period. By comparing the projected position to a dynamically adjustable threshold position for requesting a new portion of the content item, a determination may be made as to when to retrieve and/or cache a new portion of the content item. |
| US11336741B2 |
Image data segmentation and transmission
A computing device is provided, including a logic subsystem with one or more processors, and memory storing instructions executable by the logic subsystem. These instructions are executed to obtain one or more source images, segment the one or more source images to generate a plurality of segments, determine a priority order for the plurality of segments, and transmit the plurality of segments to a remote computing device in the priority order. The plurality of segments are spatial components generated by spatial decomposition of the one or more source images and/or frequency components that are generated by frequency decomposition of the one or more source images. A remote computing device may receive these components in priority order, and perform certain algorithms on individual components without waiting for the entire image to upload. |
| US11336740B2 |
Proxy-based messaging system of a telecommunication network
A method for transmitting data messages between endpoints of a telecommunication network includes: transmitting, by a sending endpoint of the telecommunication network, a data message to a messaging system of the telecommunication network; receiving, by a messaging proxy of the messaging system, the data message; and forwarding, by the messaging proxy, the data message to a data queue or a data topic provided by a message bus of the messaging system. |
| US11336739B1 |
Intent-based allocation of database connections
Messages are transmitted to first and second server groups in an on-demand computing services environment. The first message instructs the first server group to reduce a first resource allocation level associated with a network-accessible computing resource, while the second message instructs the second server group to increase a second resource allocation level associated with the resource. The resource allocation levels designate respective proportions of the network-accessible computing resource shared among the server groups. Request traffic associated with providing services via the on-demand computing services environment is transferred from the first server group to the second server group after decreasing the first resource allocation level and increasing the second resource allocation level. |
| US11336736B2 |
Management service migration using managed devices
Disclosed are various examples for client device migration. In one example, a migration application provides status update information for a migration of the client device from the first management service to a second management service that is performed by the migration application. Migration actions include an un-enrollment request transmitted to the first management service and an enrollment request transmitted to the second management service. The migration application updates the status update information as the migration progresses. |
| US11336735B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing service access authorization using smart contracts
Methods and systems for authorizing the access of a service are described. A server is operative to receive a request to subscribe to a service. The server is to receive from the requestor a selected service offer from the set of service offers, where the selected service offer is cryptographically signed with the private key of the requestor and the private key of the service. The server is further to record a delegation contract into a blockchain database, where the delegation contract includes an identification of the service, an identification of the requestor, and the service offer that is cryptographically signed with the private keys of the requestor and the service. The server is to transmit, to the requestor, a confirmation that the service can be accessed based on the selected service offer; and transmit to the service the delegation contract causing the service to provide access to the requestor. |
| US11336730B1 |
MQTT-based distribution internet of things system and method thereof
The disclosure provides an MQTT-based distribution Internet of Things system and a method thereof. The system includes: a sensing ring including a plurality of data acquisition and monitoring devices and a sensing control module provided in a distribution network; an application ring including a plurality of application servers and an application control module; a communication ring including at least one communication module, each communication module being connected with the application control module and a corresponding sensing control module respectively. The application ring is configured to issue an application request, so that the sensing ring controls a distribution device in the distribution network according to the application request and acquires device data of the distribution device, and the sensing ring feeds the device data back to the application ring; and/or the sensing ring is configured to sense and acquire the device data of the distribution device, and send the device data to the application ring, so that the application ring performs data management, data processing, data analysis, data monitoring and data pre-warning on the device data. The method has a beneficial effect that the constructed distribution Internet of Things system is simpler. |
| US11336729B2 |
Edge device, connection establishment system, connection establishment method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
An edge device is configured to automatically establish a connection with a remote monitoring device when an abnormality has occurred in a plant. The edge device includes a controller configured to detect the abnormality based on data regarding an observation target device, and a connection establishment unit configured to establish a connection with the remote monitoring device such that the remote monitoring device is able to remotely access the edge device when the controller has detected the abnormality and determined that the abnormality matches a predetermined condition, wherein the remote access is a connection for remotely checking a state of the observation target device, or for enabling a remote manipulation of the observation target device. |
| US11336727B2 |
Specialized casing unit detection for asset tracking devices
Systems, devices, and methods for asset tracking through specialized connectors and specialized casing units are provided. An example system includes an asset tracking device and a specialized casing unit to house the asset tracking device and to connect the asset tracking device to a communication port of an asset. The asset tracking device includes a communication port interface to interface with the communication port of the asset directly, and to interface with the communication port of the asset through the specialized casing unit. The asset tracking device further includes a controller to determine whether the asset tracking device is interfaced with the communication port of the asset directly or through the specialized casing unit, and when it is determined that the asset tracking device is interfaced with the communication port of the asset through the specialized casing unit, configure the asset tracking device to operate in a specialized operating mode. |
| US11336712B2 |
Point of presence management in request routing
A system and method for the management of client computing device DNS queries and subsequent resource requests within a content delivery network service provider domain are provided. The management of the DNS queries can include the selection of computing devices corresponding to various Point of Presence locations for processing DNS queries. Additionally, the management of the content requests can include the selection of computing devices corresponding to resource cache components corresponding to various Point of Presence locations for providing requested content. The selection of the computing devices can incorporate logic related to geographic criteria, testing criteria, and the like. |
| US11336710B2 |
Dynamically-generated encode settings for media content
A scalable encoding architecture is able to support multiple encoder versions without requiring new versions of the architecture to be generated and supported for each encoder version. An encoding profile template can be generated that includes the available settings for an encoder. A versioned schema can be generated that defines the settings for a particular encoder version. The schema can be persisted such that when a new channel or media stream is to be generated, the schema can be loaded and its values validated in order to cause the encoder to encode the media content using the appropriate values. An interface presented to the user to generate the template or channel can be dynamically generated such that only the applicable and/or relevant settings for a particular encoder version are displayed. |
| US11336709B2 |
Capture, recording and streaming of media content
A method includes identifying a plurality of layers of audio content available on a local device, each of the plurality of layers corresponding to one or more audio sources, receiving user input indicating a selection of a subset of two or more of the plurality of layers, storing, based on the user input, data identifying the selected layers of the plurality of layers of the audio content available on a local device, capturing, based on the stored data, the selected layers of the audio content, creating an output layer by mixing the selected layers of the audio content without including any unselected layer of the plurality of layers, determining an output frame rate for the output layer, and transmitting the output layer at the determined output frame rate to a media hosting service for presentation at a remote device. |
| US11336708B2 |
Method and apparatus for content distribution over a network
A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example transmitting, via a connection to a network having an available digital bandwidth, a first pre-fetch media content item of media content items included in the a media recommendation transmitted to a communication device, the first pre-fetch media content item having a first rank. Responsive to a determination of a change in the available digital bandwidth, the transmitting of the first pre-fetch media content item is stopped and a second pre-fetch media content item of media content items included in the media recommendation is transmitted via the connection to the network. The second pre-fetch media content item has a second rank. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11336707B1 |
Adaptive content transmission
Techniques for adjusting the streaming of content by a media player device based on a user's location, orientation, or attention relative to the media player device are provided. Such techniques may include, while streaming media content to a media player device, modifying one or more characteristics of the streaming media content based on an indication of user attention levels. The indication of user attention levels may be determined by receiving a signal from a personal computing device associated with a user, and using such signal to determine an indication of the attention of the user to the media player device (e.g., based upon the user's proximity or orientation relative to the media player device). Modifying the characteristics of the streaming media may include adjusting the quality of the streaming media content to reduce data transfer when the user is not paying attention to the media player device. |
| US11336704B1 |
Apparatus and method for simultaneous multi-user screen and window sharing, capturing and coordination to form a collaboration recording
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium has instructions executed by a processor to host a composite window collection for a group of collaborators. The composite window collection includes individual windows controlled by individual collaborators and the group of collaborators observe the composite window collection from different computers connected via a network. A composite window collection session recording is formed. The composite window collection session recording is augmented with metadata to form a collaboration recording. Storage rules are applied to the collaboration recording. A request for the collaboration recording is received from a user. The user is prompted for metadata filtering criteria. A filtered collaboration recording is constructed in accordance with the metadata filtering criteria. The filtered collaboration recording is supplied to the user. |
| US11336698B1 |
Synthetic request injection for cloud policy enforcement
The technology disclosed describes a system. The system comprises a network security system interposed between clients and cloud applications. The network security system is configured to receive one or more incoming requests from a client during an application session, inject one or more synthetic requests into the application session independently of the incoming requests to transmit the synthetic requests to the cloud application, and receive one or more responses to the synthetic requests from the cloud application. |
| US11336697B2 |
Data processing systems for data-transfer risk identification, cross-border visualization generation, and related methods
The disclosed systems facilitate collection and management of personal data management documentation requirements and associated data. A master questionnaire is used to solicit information regarding documentation requirements for several contexts in a single interaction and responsive data can be mapped to questionnaires and/or datasets for particular contexts, such as jurisdictions and business sectors. The system can generate graphical user interfaces for presenting the documentation requirement data for a particular context by generating an interface with navigational elements for various contexts, detecting browser state data indicating user manipulation of one or more such elements, and generating a subsequent graphical user interface based on the browser context data. The system configures the subsequent interface to present the requested information in display elements and instructs the browser presenting the subsequent interface to retrieve the requested information using an ontology mapping the requested information to a master dataset. |
| US11336696B2 |
Control access to domains, servers, and content
A system to control access to domains, servers, or content, among other things. There may be individualized or global policies. Policy servers or other devices may interface with databases, DNS servers, firewalls, programmable virtualized routers, or dynamic host configuration protocol servers, among other devices to dynamically update various policy enforcement elements. |
| US11336694B2 |
Scalable security policy architecture with segregated forwarding and security plane and hierarchical classes
Techniques for hierarchical security policies are disclosed. A first network configuration is received, where the first network configuration includes a plurality of subnets and a plurality of security zones. An updated network configuration is generated based on the first network configuration by generating, for a first security zone of the plurality of security zones, a first master class, and generating, for each respective subnet of the plurality of subnets, a respective bridge domain. For each respective bridge domain, a respective local endpoint group (EPG) corresponding to the first security zone is created, and the first master class is assigned to the respective local EPG. Finally, one or more contracts are generated for the first master class based on the first network configuration. |
| US11336693B2 |
Applying application layer policy to transport layer security requests systems and methods
Systems and methods for applying an application layer policy to a transport layer security request are provided. A device, intermediary to one or more clients and one or more servers, can receive a transport layer security (TLS) request to establish a TLS connection between a client of the one or more clients and a server of the one or more servers. The TLS request can include an application layer request to a resource of the server. The device can apply an application layer policy to the application layer request of the TLS request. The device can determine, responsive to applying the application layer policy, whether to one of accept or reject at least the application layer request of the TLS request. |
| US11336690B1 |
Threat emulation framework
A method for emulating threats in virtual network computing environment is provided. The method comprises creating a number of virtual machines in the virtual network computing environment. A number of threat actors are emulated, wherein each threat actor comprises a number of threat artifacts that form a sequence of attack steps against the virtual network computing environment. The threat actors are then deployed against the virtual network computing environment. Behavioral data about actions of the threat actors in the virtual network computing environment is collected, as is performance data about the virtual network computing environment in response to the threat actors. The collected behavioral and performance data is then presented to a user via an interface. |
| US11336689B1 |
Detecting phishing websites via a machine learning-based system using URL feature hashes, HTML encodings and embedded images of content pages
Disclosed is phishing classifier that classifies a URL and content page accessed via the URL as phishing or not is disclosed, with URL feature hasher that parses and hashes the URL to produce feature hashes, and headless browser to access and internally render a content page at the URL, extract HTML tokens, and capture an image of the rendering. Also disclosed are an HTML encoder, trained on HTML tokens extracted from pages at URLs, encoded, then decoded to reproduce images captured from rendering, that produces an HTML encoding of the tokens extracted, and an image embedder, pretrained on images, that produces an image embedding of the image captured. Further, phishing classifier layers, trained on the feature hashes, the HTML encoding, and the image embedding, process the URL feature hashes, HTML encoding and image embeddings to produce a likelihood score that the URL and the page accessed presents a phishing risk. |
| US11336676B2 |
Centralized trust authority for web application components
Techniques to facilitate operation of a centralized trust authority for web application components are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a plurality of web resources used to construct web applications is received. Over a secure application programming interface (API), component registration information associated with each of the plurality of web resources is received, provided by producers of the web resources. The plurality of web resources is analyzed to determine unique identities and security attributes for each of the web resources. A plurality of security risk factors is identified for each of the plurality of web resources based on the component registration information and the security attributes determined for each of the web resources. A security profile is generated for each of the plurality of web resources based on the security risk factors identified for each of the web resources. |
| US11336675B2 |
Cyber resilience chaos stress testing
A plurality of communicatively coupled, networked assets may be threatened or attacked by a cybersecurity attack. The operational resiliency of the computer network determines whether the cybersecurity attack leads to a shutdown of one or more assets, or even the entire computer network. Machines and processes are disclosed to improve operational cybersecurity resiliency of software on the computer network. Machine learning is used to identify potential vulnerabilities from a vulnerability database. Chaos stress testing using a machine learning algorithm can be performed on software to exploit the vulnerabilities. A blast radius can be set to minimize any potential negative side effects of the testing. Software can be remediated to account for responses to the testing by reconfiguring to prevent exploitation of the vulnerabilities. A financial impact of the exploited vulnerabilities can be calculated and reports can be generated. |
| US11336673B2 |
Systems and methods for third party risk assessment
Embodiments for systems and methods for third party assessment related to the evaluation of risks associated with third parties in which hacker conversations on websites are filtered and analyzed using keywords as input to uncover relevant forum and marketplace discussions are disclosed herein. |
| US11336672B2 |
Detecting behavioral anomaly in machine learned rule sets
Roughly described, anomalous behavior of a machine-learned computer-implemented individual can be detected while operating in a production environment. A population of individuals is represented in a computer storage medium, each individual identifying actions to assert in dependence upon input data. As part of machine learning, the individuals are tested against samples of training data and the actions they assert are recorded in a behavior repository. The behavior of an individual is characterized from the observations recorded during training. In a production environment, the individuals are operated by applying production input data, and the production behavior of the individual is observed and compared to the behavior of the individual represented in the behavior repository. A determination is made from the comparison of whether the individual's production behavior during operation is anomalous. |
| US11336671B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting anomaly in a plurality of devices by collectively analyzing information on devices
Provided are a method for detecting an anomaly in devices, the method being performed by a computing device and comprising: acquiring operation information on a first device connected to a security management unit (SMU) of a first domain, and operation information on a second device connected to a SMU of a second domain, and detecting an anomaly in the first device and/or the second device by comparing the operation information on the first device with the operation information on the second device, wherein the SMU of the first domain is not directly connected to the SMU of the second domain. |
| US11336670B2 |
Secure communication platform for a cybersecurity system
An expert interface component can automatically connect a system user with a system support expert. A user interface module can present a threat-tracking graphical user interface and a query interface component integrated into the threat-tracking graphical user interface to a system user belonging to a client team to review a potential cyber threat and receive a query for assistance. The query interface component can allow the system user to digitally grab a visual data container displaying information and containing a data object. The query interface component can collect the visual data container from the threat-tracking graphical user interface into a collection window of the query interface component. A communication module provides an incident ticket containing the query and the visual data container to a system support expert at a remote platform. |
| US11336667B2 |
Single point secured mechanism to disable and enable the access to all user associated entities
Users often have multiple resource (e.g., devices, accounts, authorizations, permissions, etc.) that utilize or leverage a credential that may become compromised. A stolen mobile device may allow unauthorized access to the device to make and receive calls and potentially expose other resources (e.g., emails, text messages, accounts, etc.). Maintaining all these accounts is cumbersome and error prone. Having a ledger indicating resources that are blocked is provided. Copies of the ledger are maintained by other entities and updates exchanged therebetween. As a result, parties can be quickly notified when a resource should be blocked, or unblocked, if blocking is no longer warranted. |
| US11336666B2 |
Multistage analysis of emails to identify security threats
Conventional email filtering services are not suitable for recognizing sophisticated malicious emails, and therefore may allow sophisticated malicious emails to reach inboxes by mistake. Introduced here are threat detection platforms designed to take an integrative approach to detecting security threats. For example, after receiving input indicative of an approval from an individual to access past email received by employees of an enterprise, a threat detection platform can download past emails to build a machine learning (ML) model that understands the norms of communication with internal contacts (e.g., other employees) and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors). By applying the ML model to incoming email, the threat detection platform can identify security threats in real time in a targeted manner. |
| US11336661B2 |
Detecting remote application profiling
Systems, methods, and software can be used to detect remote application profiling. In some aspects, one computer-implemented method includes receiving, over a network, a request from a network client directed to a particular application executed by an application server; determining whether the received request deviates from a communications profile associated with the particular application; in response to determining that the received request deviates from the communications profile, identifying the network client as an attacker; and in response to identifying the network client as an attacker, performing a defensive response with respect to the network client. |
| US11336658B2 |
Information handling system threat management
Plural Internet of Things (IoT) gateways detect, secure against and remediate malicious code with an autonomous communication of tokens between the IoT gateways on a time schedule. Detection of an invalid token or a token communication outside of a scheduled time indicates that malicious code may have interfered with token generation or communication. Once malicious code is verified on an IoT gateway, the failed gateway is quarantined from the passing of the token and functions of the failed IoT gateway are assigned to other IoT gateways. |
| US11336654B2 |
Cloud-to-device mediator service from services definition
Various systems and methods of establishing and utilizing device management (DM) services in Internet of Things (IoT) networks and similar distributed network architectures, are described herein. In an example, a Cloud-To-OCF Device mediator service may be established from OCF services definition; this mediator service may be used to establish connectivity between a cloud-capable device and a cloud-based service. Further systems and methods to provide a proxy access service (PAS) hosted on a cloud service provider, that enable a PAS to coordinate and preserve device-to-device interactions from end-to-end, are also disclosed. |
| US11336652B2 |
Service controller at first establishment updating central user profile server to associate device identifier of user device with user identifier to facilitate automatic network service activation for the user device at second establishment
A service controller includes a network interface for coupling to a local area network of a hospitality establishment, and one or more processors coupled to the network interface. The one or more processors are configured to detect a device identifier of a user device on a local area network of a hospitality establishment, determine whether a guest of the hospitality establishment is associated with the device identifier, and automatically activate a service for the user device at the hospitality establishment in response to detecting the device identifier on the local area network when a guest of the hospitality establishment is determined to be associated with the device identifier. |
| US11336651B2 |
Technique for configuring a system comprising at least one device
A method and configuration device for configuring a system having at least one device. A moving user is authorised to access this system, referred to as the visited system. Information data representing a nominal configuration in a reference system are obtained b the configuration device, this nominal configuration having a piece of information relating to a configured service and at least one configuration rule of a device contributing to the provision of the service. The configuration device then determines a configuration of the service in the visited system and at least one device of the visited system as a function of the nominal configuration obtained and applies this configuration. |
| US11336649B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing access information for an access to a field device for process industry
A method for providing access information for access to a field device for process automation is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining, at a users operating device, at least one access information issued to the user for an access to at least one field device via the operating device, assigning, at the users operating device, a further user to the determined at least one access information, and sending an access permission comprising information relating to the determined at least one access information and to the further user assigned to the determined access information such that the determined at least one access information is provided to the further user based on the access permission. |
| US11336648B2 |
Document management and collaboration system
A method and apparatus for document collaboration and management are disclosed. In the method and apparatus, a document may be incorporated in a document directory maintained by a document collaboration and management service. A portable representation underlay based on the document may be generated using one or more asynchronous workflows and the portable representation underlay may be provided in response to a user request. |
| US11336646B2 |
Alternate user communication routing
A system and methods for alternate user communication routing are described. Unauthorized users are identified and alternate treatments are provided in order to deter unauthorized access and create opportunities for data collection. The use of a varied set of alternate treatments provides an enhanced view of unauthorized user behavior and an increased ability to track future unauthorized user actions by recording various user identity/communication characteristics specific to known unauthorized users. Alternate treatments may be provided randomly based on a set of alternate treatments previously provided to a specific user, or may be varied based on an identified group of unauthorized users presumed to be acting in concert. |
| US11336644B2 |
Generating sensor-based identifier
Examples of creating a device identifier that are based upon hardware components of a client device are discussed. An inaudible or high frequency reference audio sample is played. Audio capture is initiated using the microphone system. A sensor-based device identifier can be generated from the captured audio due the manufacturing variances in the hardware components used for the speaker and microphone systems. |
| US11336643B2 |
Anonymizing biometric data for use in a security system
An anonymized biometric representation of a target individual is used in a computer based security system. A detailed input biometric signal associated with a target individual is obtained. A weakened biometric representation of the detailed biometric signal is constructed such that the weakened biometric representation is designed to identify a plurality of individuals including the target individual. The target individual is enrolled in a data store associated with the computer based security system wherein the weakened biometric representation is included in a record for the target individual. In another aspect of the invention, a detailed input biometric signal from a screening candidate individual is obtained. The detailed biometric signal of the screening candidate is matched against the weakened biometric representation included in the record for the target individual. |
| US11336642B2 |
Self-authenticating chips
A self-authenticating chip includes first and second memory regions storing, respectively, first and second authentication codes. The second memory region is adapted to be unreadable and unmodifiable by the chip or a chip reader. The chip also includes a comparator for providing an indicator of whether given input matches the second authentication code. The chip also includes an authentication circuit that is operable to read the first authentication code from the first memory region, present the first authentication code to the comparator, and in response to receiving an indicator from the comparator indicating that the first and second authentication codes match, unlock at least one of (i) a communication interface of the chip to allow data to be transmitted therethrough to a chip reader and (ii) a third memory region of the chip to allow data to be read therefrom. |
| US11336640B2 |
Pre-authorization for service-to-service requests
Methods and systems for authorizing a service request between two services in a network environment are disclosed. One method includes, in a recurring background process occurring separate from a service request, having a target service obtain a pre-authorization token including a signature of the request service. In response to confirming the pre-authorization token was issued by the request service, the pre-authorization token is acknowledged and stored for access by instance(s) of the target service. The acknowledged pre-authorization token is saved for use with service requests to the target service from the request service. In response to receiving a service request including pre-authorization token at an instance of the target service, the method confirms the pre-authorization token matches a stored, acknowledged pre-authorization token, and, if so confirmed, authorizes the service request. Pre-authorization tokens have a set duration. The methods and systems reduce computational overhead of the authorization, resulting in decreased latency. |
| US11336637B2 |
Using social graph for account recovery
A social networking system performs account recovery for a user with the help of the user's connections (e.g., friends). The social networking system selects connections of the user based on information indicating likelihood of real-world interactions between the user and the selected connections. Access codes are sent to the selected connections and the user instructed to obtain access codes from the selected connections via a communication that is outside the social networking system, for example, via phone. The user provides the access codes obtained from the selected connections to the social networking system. If the access codes provided by the user match the access codes sent to the selected connections, the user is granted access to the account. Real-world interactions between two users are determined based on sharing of devices between the users or information indicating presence of the users in the same place during same time interval. |
| US11336636B2 |
Load balancing across certificates and certificate authorities
Systems and methods for server authentication in a content delivery network are provided. Various embodiments include a content delivery network obtaining multiple digital certificates from multiple certificate authorities. When a client attempts to access the content delivery network, the network serves the client a digital certificate and then monitors the authentication of the certificate. If the authentication fails, the content delivery network serves the client another digital certificate that was issued from a different certificate authority. In other embodiments, the content delivery network constantly monitors the function of each certificate authority. The content delivery network constantly pings each certificate authority. If any one of the certificate authorities fails to respond to the pings, the content delivery network will presume the certificate authority is non-operational and will stop using certificates from the non-operational certificate authorities until they resume operation. |
| US11336632B2 |
Composite user identities in distributed computing systems
The present disclosure relates to generating composite user identities in a distributed computing system. According to one embodiment, an example method generally includes transmitting, to a plurality of identity providers, a request for user identity information. A service provider receives, from a subset of the plurality of identity providers, the user identity information and selects a subset of the received user identity information to be used in verifying an identity of a user based, at least in part, on a reputation score associated with each identity provider in the subset of identity providers. The service provider generates a composite user identity based on the selected subset of the received user identity information. The service provider takes one or more actions to enable use of a service based on the generated composite user identity. |
| US11336625B2 |
Technologies for accelerated QUIC packet processing with hardware offloads
Technologies for accelerated QUIC packet processing include a computing device having a network controller. The computing device programs the network controller with an encryption key associated with a QUIC protocol connection. The computing device may pass a QUIC packet to the network controller, which encrypts a payload of the QUIC packet using the encryption key. The network controller may segment the QUIC packet into multiple segmented QUIC packets before encryption. The network controller transmits encrypted QUIC packets to a remote host. The network controller may receive encrypted QUIC packets from a remote host. The network controller decrypts the encrypted payload of received QUIC packets and may evaluate an assignment function with an entropy source in the received QUIC packets and forward the received QUIC packets to a receive queue based on the assignment function. Each receive queue may be associated with a processor core. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US11336616B2 |
Address competition method of multi-connected type control system
An address competition method of a multi-connected type control system. The method aims at solving the problem of how to set an indoor machine communication address in the multi-connected type air conditioner system efficiently. For the purpose, a primary control device (such as an air conditioner outdoor machine) performs broadcasting on each address in a preset address section in sequence. A slave control device (such as the air conditioner indoor machine) responds to the primary control device on the basis of preset responding time and the number of currently broadcasting times of the primary control device. The primary control device to which a communication address is distributed temporarily is responded so as to finish address competition rapidly. Meanwhile, the primary control device can perform continuous broadcasting on one address for repeatedly, so that the competition success rate of the address is increased. |
| US11336615B2 |
Global load balancing achieved by using distributed DNS reflection
Round-trip times (RTT) values are estimated between meshed data centers serving an internet domain and a local domain name server (LDNS) associated with the data centers. A method initializes a shared database with proactively estimated RTTs and uses distributed DNS reflection to improve the accuracy of an estimated RTT value and update the shared database. RTTs may be proactively estimated by using pings, queries, or local DNS reflection. In local DNS reflection, a reflector sends a request to a collector in the same data center via the LDNS, and the collector measures the RTT. In distributed DNS reflection, a reflector in a first data center sends a request to a collector in a second data center via the LDNS. The collector calculates the latency, retrieves the (first) RTT between the first data center and the LDNS, and calculates the (second) RTT between the second data center and the LDNS by doubling the difference between the latency and half the first estimated RTT. |
| US11336614B2 |
Content node network address selection for content delivery
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and software that select network addresses of a content node of a content delivery network are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a control node to perform network address selection that selects between different communication service providers according to network characteristics is presented. The control node receives a domain name lookup request from an end user device to reach a content node. The control node processes network characteristics and the domain name lookup request to select a network address that corresponds to one of the communication service providers. The end user device can use the selected network address to reach the content node over the selected communication service provider. |
| US11336605B1 |
Sending actionable notifications to users
An indication of an actionable notification to be sent to a user is received. A communication channel among a plurality of communication channel options for the user is selected based at least in part on a previous communication history with the user. The actionable notification is sent to the user via the selected communication channel at a time selected based on an activity status of the user. |
| US11336604B2 |
Techniques for supervising communications from multiple communication modalities
A computing device can receive communications sent using one or more communication modalities. The communications can be determined to be a single interaction. A communication object can be generated for the single interaction with a structure being consistent across different communication modalities. A policy can be identified that defines which communication objects to review. The communications can be reviewed along with one or more additional communications similar to the communication object. |
| US11336600B2 |
Modifying images with supplemental content for messaging
The subject technology provides a messaging application in which an image can be captured and supplemented with supplemental content such as stickers, animations, etc., from within an active messaging thread. In this manner, a user participating in a messaging conversation with a remote user can add stickers, animations, and/or adaptive content to an image captured by the user, without having to locally cache/store the captured image before editing and without having to leave the messaging conversion (or the messaging application) to access an image editing application. |
| US11336598B2 |
Integration of chat messaging in email
Disclosed are various approaches for integrating chat conversations with email messages. A user can request to view a received email message exchanged between multiple entities. If there is an established chat conversation associated with the user that is linked to the email message, the user interface including the email message can include a messaging component that can allow a user to view the corresponding chat conversation. The user interface can also include a component that allows the user to initiate a chat conversation with another party included in the email without switching to a third-party service. |
| US11336595B2 |
Replay of conversations for task completion and delegation
A system is configured to replay a selected conversation with a selected agent. The selected conversation may be selected from a plurality of previously conducted conversations with other agents. The selected agent may be selected from a plurality of available agents. The system determines various tasks, named entities, and user preferences from the selected conversation. During a replay of the selected conversation with the selected agent, the system generates responses to messages received from the selected agent based on the determined tasks, named entities, and user preferences. The system also allows a user to select whether the replayed conversation should be conducted in a passive mode or in an active mode. In a passive mode, the system generally conducts the replayed conversation autonomously whereas, in an active mode, the system requests user input before sending a response to the selected agent. |
| US11336592B2 |
Flexible link level retry for shared memory switches
Disclosure is made of a shared memory switch and methods and system for controlling such. The shared memory switch may allocate cells in a storage array to respective use cases, the use cases including input buffering, output queuing, free cell allocation, and retry buffering. A set of data packets may be stored in the cells allocated to output queuing, wherein each cell allocated to output queuing stores a respective data packet of the set of data packets. A subset of the set of data packets may be transmitted to a destination external to the shared memory switch. The cells storing the subset of data packets may be reallocated to the retry buffering use case, wherein cells allocated to retry buffering use case are a retry buffer. |
| US11336591B2 |
Priority based route programming in a network
In some embodiments, a method stores a plurality of requests for routes in a queue based on respective priorities for the routes. The plurality of requests are for programming destinations and next hops for the destinations in a route table that is used by a device in a network to route packets. The method selects a request for a route from the queue based on a respective priority for the queue. Then, the request for the route is sent to an entity to program the route in the route table. |
| US11336590B2 |
Visualization of path between logical network endpoints
Some embodiments provide a method that receives a request for information regarding a path between endpoints of a logical network. The method provides, for display, a visualization of the path including (i) a set of logical network components between the endpoints and (ii) a set of physical network components that implement the logical network components. The physical network components and the logical network components are aligned in the display. In some embodiments, the method receives data regarding a packet tracing operation between the endpoints. The method generates a display including (i) a visualization of the path between the endpoints of the logical network and (ii) a representation of the received data regarding the packet tracing operation, with the packet tracing operation data is visually linked to the components of the path. |
| US11336587B1 |
Electronic system for generation and management of controlled-use resources
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for generation and management of controlled-use resources which allow the sender of an electronic resource transfer to limit the ways in which the recipient may use the received resources. This invention allows the sender to maintain control over the products or services purchased with transferred resources, as well as personalize a transfer for a recipient by selecting a favorite merchant or spending category of the recipient. The invention may also benefit a plurality of merchants and other third party entities which may obtain new customers as a result of said customers receiving controlled-use resources designated for said merchants. |
| US11336584B2 |
Communication control device that varies data partitions based on a status of connected nodes
A communication control device includes a frame configuration section configured to reconfigure a frame by changing a ratio of each of data partitions in a data field according to a communication state of a network including multiple nodes, and a process command section configured to instruct the multiple nodes to execute configuration process such that the multiple nodes are enabled to transmit and receive the reconfigured frame. |
| US11336583B2 |
Background processes in update load balancers of an auto scaling group
A computing resource service provider may provide computing instances organized into logical groups, such as auto-scale groups. Computing instances assigned to an auto-scale group may be associated with one or more load balancers configured to direct traffic to the computing instances. Furthermore, customers of the computing resource service provider may add or remove load balancer from the auto-scale groups. A background process may be used to add and remove computer instances of the auto-scale group from the load balancers customers are attempting to have added or removed. |
| US11336581B2 |
Automatic rate limiting based on explicit network congestion notification in smart network interface card
A method is provided by which a network adapter device receives a packet sent over a network from a peer, the packet including an enqueue timestamp indicating when the packet has been enqueued at the network adapter device. The network adapter device parses a header of the packet to detect whether the header includes bits indicating that the peer device is experiencing congestion, and obtains packet metadata of the packet and the enqueue timestamp of the packet. The network adapter device compares the packet metadata with information in a flow table to identify an entry in the flow table corresponding to a flow to which the packet metadata matches. The network adapter device sets a timer associated with the flow, the timer for use in scheduling transmission of a next packet provided by the host to be sent to the peer. |
| US11336576B2 |
System and method for automatically optimizing capacity between server clusters
A resource management system for a virtual machine computing environment includes a software component that optimizes capacity between server clusters or groups by monitoring the capacity of server clusters or groups and automatically adding and removing host systems to and from server clusters or groups. The software component may be implemented at a server cluster management level to monitor and execute host system moves between server clusters and/or at a higher level in the resource management hierarchy. At the higher level, the software component is configured to monitor and execute host system moves between sets of server clusters being managed by different server cluster management agents. |
| US11336574B2 |
Segment routing extension headers
A system and method are disclosed for using segment routing (SR) in native IP networks. The method involves receiving a packet. The packet is an IP packet and includes an IP header. The method also involves updating the packet. Updating the packet involves writing information, including a segment routing segment identifier, to the destination address of the packet. |
| US11336563B1 |
Routing subnets of branch gateways in a geographic region to a selected headend gateway
Examples relates to a method for selecting headend gateway for routing subnets of branch gateways of a geographic region in a software defined wide area network (SD-WAN). In some examples, an analyzer issues a subnet to each branch gateway of a first geographic region from a pool of contiguous IP addresses, selects a first set of headend gateways suited to be assigned to the branch gateways, ranks each of the first set of headend gateways based on a parameter that includes dynamic loading of each headend gateway or link health information between each of the headend gateways and the branch gateways, and forwards the information including the ranking of headend gateways of the first set to a network orchestrator of the SD-WAN to cause the network orchestrator to assign the branch gateways to the highest ranking gateway based on information including the ranking of the first set of headend gateways. |
| US11336562B2 |
System and method for generic diversity gateway switching for a satellite communication system
Systems and methods are described, and one method includes storing, in association with a backup gateway resource, a first and second primary to backup (P2B) pairing coefficient, and a first and second backup to primary (B2P) pairing coefficient. The first and second P2B pairing coefficients correspond to a first and second P2B pairing, respectively. The first and second B2P pairing coefficients are indicative of a metric of switching from the backup GWR to the first and second primary GWRs. A respective unavailability metric is received from the first primary GWR, second primary GWR, respectively, and backup GWR. A P2B pairing is selected selecting, based at least partially on the first and second P2B pairing coefficients, and first and the second B2P pairing coefficients. Traffic is switched to the backup GWR from the one of the first primary and second primary GWR corresponding to the selected P2B pairing. |
| US11336559B2 |
Fast-lane routing for multi-chip packages
Embodiments herein may relate to a processor package with a substrate and a multi-chip processor coupled with the substrate. The multi-chip processor may include a dual-sided interconnect structure coupled with a first chip, a second chip, and a third chip. The first chip may be communicatively coupled with the second chip by an on-chip communication route. Likewise, the second chip may be communicatively coupled with the first chip by an on-chip communication route. Additionally, the first chip may be communicatively coupled with the third chip by a fast-lane communication route. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11336558B2 |
Message transmission methods and apparatuses
One or more embodiments of this specification provide a message transmission methods and apparatuses. A method includes: registering each of a plurality of blockchain nodes in a blockchain relay communication network to a blockchain node set indicated in a registration request submitted by a corresponding blockchain node of the plurality of blockchain nodes; generating a routing policy corresponding to each of the plurality of blockchain nodes, the routing policy comprising the blockchain node set that comprises the plurality of blockchain nodes and a relay node that connects to the corresponding blockchain node of the plurality of blockchain nodes; and receiving a first blockchain message sent for a target blockchain node in a target blockchain node set from one of the plurality of blockchain nodes. |
| US11336557B2 |
System and method for managing computing resources
A network device includes storage. The network device also includes a forwarding information manager. The storage stores forwarding information. The storage also stores information source rankings. The forwarding information manager obtains information from a source. The information source rankings include a ranking associated with the source. The forwarding information manager makes a determination, based on the information source rankings, that the source is undesirable. The forwarding information manager discards the information without processing the information based on the determination. |
| US11336552B2 |
Data center troubleshooting mechanism
A system to facilitate troubleshooting a hardware device in a network switching fabric is described. The system includes a processor and a machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a message from a hardware device indicating that a problem has been detected at the device, perform a troubleshooting operation to determine the problem at the hardware device and generate a report including the results of the troubleshooting operation. |
| US11336549B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamically optimizing TCP flow in WAN networks
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a network controller, network characteristics from a network component. The network characteristics are associated with one or more nodes of a network. The method also includes analyzing, by the network controller, the network characteristics to generate configuration parameters for the one or more nodes of the network. The method further includes communicating, by the network controller, the configuration parameters to the one or more nodes of the network. |
| US11336547B2 |
Technologies for dynamically managing resources in disaggregated accelerators
Technologies for dynamically managing resources in disaggregated accelerators include an accelerator. The accelerator includes acceleration circuitry with multiple logic portions, each capable of executing a different workload. Additionally, the accelerator includes communication circuitry to receive a workload to be executed by a logic portion of the accelerator and a dynamic resource allocation logic unit to identify a resource utilization threshold associated with one or more shared resources of the accelerator to be used by a logic portion in the execution of the workload, limit, as a function of the resource utilization threshold, the utilization of the one or more shared resources by the logic portion as the logic portion executes the workload, and subsequently adjust the resource utilization threshold as the workload is executed. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US11336543B2 |
Edge HMI module server system and method
Some embodiments include a system and method of receiving, by an edge computing device, from a server processor of a cloud platform coupled to a network, human-machine-interface logic associated with a local display of data received from a device of a distributed environment coupled to the network. Further, the system and method includes configuring the edge computing device as a human-machine-interface, coupling a data ingester and establishing a data connection to the distributed environment of the network, operating the data ingester to discover the device and receive data from the device, and processing a local graphical visualization of at least one update to the network. |
| US11336541B2 |
Real-time enrichment for deep packet inspection
Real-time enrichment for deep packet inspection is disclosed. A flow identifier iteratively accesses records generated in response to actions by a plurality of computing devices that are communicating through a same gateway router. Each record identifies a device identifier of a corresponding computing device of the plurality of computing devices. A subset of computing devices of the plurality of computing devices is identified based on a criterion. Device identifier information comprising device identifiers that identify the subset of computing devices is generated, each device identifier corresponding to one of the computing devices in the subset of computing devices. The device identifier information is provided to a deep packet inspector that monitors the gateway router and captures packets communicated through the gateway router based on the device identifiers. |
| US11336538B2 |
Slice assurance within a mobile network
In general, techniques are described for slice assurance within a mobile network. In some examples, a method includes obtaining, by a slice assurance function (SAF) executed by a device, key performance indicator (KPI) values for a first slice of a plurality of slices implemented by a plurality of base stations serving a tracking area of a mobile network; determining, by the SAF, based in part on the KPI values for the first slice, a service level agreement (SLA) for the first slice has not been met; re-allocating, by the SAF in response to the determining, slice resources associated with any of the plurality of slices to compute a new slice configuration parameter for the first slice; and reconfiguring, by the SAF, at least one of the plurality of base stations to implement the new slice configuration parameter for the first slice. |
| US11336532B1 |
Diagramming child nodes with multiple parent nodes
In an example, a method includes receiving source data that includes multiple nodes arranged in a directed acyclic graph (DAG) in which each child node of a set of child nodes has multiple incoming edges. The method includes converting the DAG to a tree in which each of the nodes has no more than one incoming edge. The method includes displaying, based on the tree, a graphical diagram with graphical objects that represent nodes of the source data, including displaying a different child graphical object for each child node of the set of child nodes in a corresponding intersection area of two corresponding container graphical objects, the corresponding intersection area representing a corresponding intersection area node in the tree. |
| US11336531B2 |
Discovery and management of devices
An embodiment includes a computational instance managing a managed network of computing devices, some communicating by proprietary protocol, and comprising a database storing representations of the computing devices and one or more sets of program logic configured to support the proprietary protocol, as well as one or more server devices configured to: receive, from an edge gateway software application, a request identifying a particular computing device on the managed network that communicates by the proprietary protocol; based on this request, select a set of the program logic configured to support the proprietary protocol; transmit a representation of the program logic, receipt of which is configured to cause the edge gateway software application to execute the set of program logic and obtain thereby configuration and state information from the particular computing device; receive, from the edge gateway software application, the configuration and state information; and store the configuration and state information. |
| US11336529B2 |
Providing virtual networking device functionality for managed computer networks
Techniques are described for providing virtual networking functionality for managed computer networks. In some situations, a user may configure or otherwise specify a logical network topology for a managed computer network with multiple computing nodes that includes one or more virtual networking devices each associated with a specified group of the multiple computing nodes. Corresponding networking functionality may be provided for communications between the multiple computing nodes by emulating functionality that would be provided by the networking devices if they were physically present and configured to support the specified network topology. In some situations, the managed computer network is a virtual computer network overlaid on a substrate network, and the networking device functionality emulating includes receiving routing communications directed to the networking devices and using included routing information to update the specified network topology for the managed computer network. |
| US11336528B2 |
Configuration and management of scalable global private networks
This disclosure describes techniques for configuring and managing scalable global private networks associated with a service provider. Different input mechanisms, such as an API, a UI, or a CLI may be utilized to configure, and manage a global private network that spans across the cloud in different geographic locations and connects to different stand-alone networks. The user may proactively use the input mechanisms to configure and query different network resources to reactively configure settings for reacting to one or more events. The input mechanisms may also be utilized to define the network resources to be modeled within the global private network as well as connections within the global network. A user may configure events/metrics to be monitored, tasks/workflows to be performed, and the like. In some configurations, a network management service (NMS) may perform health monitoring and reachability monitoring to identify possible issues in the global network. |
| US11336527B2 |
Method and system for enhanced command management in a network
An expression evaluation system is provided. During operation, the system can obtain an encoded expression associated with a user group of a network and evaluate the encoded expression for a first switch to determine a first set of commands that the user group is allowed to execute on the first switch. The encoded expression can encode a set of commands. The system can then determine validity of the first set of commands for the user group by determining whether a respective user of the user group should be allowed to execute the first set of commands on the first switch. If the system identifies an issue with the validity of the first set commands, the system can generate a notification indicating the issue. |
| US11336516B1 |
Configuring and displaying a progress indicator in a virtual private network
A method in a virtual private network (VPN) service environment, the method including receiving, from a user device, device information indicating parameters associated with the user device during an established VPN connection, determining, based at least in part on the device information, a VPN server for providing one or more VPN services to the user device during the established VPN connection, determining, based at least in part on the device information and server information associated with the VPN server, respective durations of time associated with performing each of a plurality of processes related to configuring the VPN connection, configuring a progress indicator configured to indicate an amount of time remaining to configure the VPN connection, and transmitting, to the user device, information associated with the progress indicator to enable display of the progress indicator on a screen associated with the user device. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11336513B2 |
Network nodes with intelligent integration
The systems, devices, and techniques discussed herein are directed to commissioning network nodes as they are installed in a network. A commissioning agent can be installed in a network node prior to installing the network node in a network. When coupled to a port of an aggregation network node, the network node and/or the aggregation network node can provide an indication of a generic or private Internet protocol (IP) address to a commissioning node. The commissioning node can determine that the network node is to be initialized, and can provide commissioning files to the network node. Accordingly, the network node can configure the network node based in part on the commissioning files, including updating an IP address of the network node to a public address. Thus, network nodes can be commissioned remotely without requiring a separate provisioning channel and without requiring the network node to be configured prior to installation. |
| US11336512B2 |
System and method for determining the configuration of switches in virtual link trunking environments
According to some embodiments, the switching units of a single domain (“first domain”) discover that they are connected to switching units of another, “second domain”, and the switching units of each domain configure a single LAG of inter-domain links each of which interconnects switching units of different domains. The LAG connects multiple switching units of the first domain to multiple switching units of the second domain. |
| US11336509B2 |
Detecting single points of failure on a storage system
Single points of failure (SPoFs) may be determined for I/O connectivity on a storage network. I/O path information may be determined for a storage device, for example, as a result of a host system logging into the storage network, and may be updated in response to events on the storage network. From this determined I/O path information, one or more SPoFs between a storage device and an application layer may be determined if, for the I/O path information collectively, it is determined that there is only one of any of the path components between the storage device and the application layer. The I/O path information may be displayed in a manner that facilitates a user identifying that there is an SPoF on an I/O path between a storage device and an application layer of a host system. Based on the determination of an SPoF, an alert may be issued. |
| US11336507B2 |
Anomaly detection and filtering based on system logs
Anomaly detection and filtering based on system logs is provided via receiving, at a first time, a first sequence of log entries from a networked system; generating, based on previously observed log entries including the first sequence of log entries, predicted log entries for a second time; receiving, at the second time, a second sequence of log entries from the networked system; determining whether the second sequence is anomalous based on comparing the second sequence with the predicted log entries; in response to determining that the second sequence is anomalous, determining whether the second sequence is noteworthy based on a function entropy of the first sequence and a sentiment polarity of the second sequence; and in response to determining that the second sequence is noteworthy, generating an anomaly report that includes the second sequence and a root cause. |
| US11336504B2 |
Intent-based distributed alarm service
An alarm service can receive an alarm rule as an “intent” that defines a rule in a high level “natural language.” An alarm rule compiler can receive the intent and translate the high level intent into one or more lower level rules that can be programmatically processed by multiple alarm rule execution engines. Devices in a network system can be associated with alarm rule execution engines in a distributed manner. For example, devices in a network can be associated with different instances of an alarm rule execution engine, thus distributing the resource usage for obtaining telemetry data and processing alarms with respect to the devices in a network across multiple alarm rule execution engines. |
| US11336500B2 |
Searching for synchronization signals with a synchronization index
Methods and apparatus for initial cell search and selection using beamforming are described. An apparatus is configured with multiple receive beams and includes an antenna and a processor. The processor is operatively coupled to the antenna and sweeps a respective one of the multiple receive beams during each of multiple synchronization sub-frames, using a pre-defined sweep time and dwell period, to detect a synchronization signal. The processor also obtains symbol timing information and a synchronization signal index from the detected synchronization signal. The obtained synchronization signal index corresponds to a synchronization signal index of the set. The process decodes a first broadcast channel using the obtained symbol timing information, the obtained synchronization signal index and a predefined or blind-coded symbol distance between the detected synchronization signal and the first broadcast channel. The process decodes a second broadcast channel using information obtained from decoding the first broadcast channel. |
| US11336498B2 |
Transmitter, receiver, transmitting method, and receiving method
A transmitter includes a mapping circuit and a framing circuit. The mapping circuit is configured to combine and map a first data sequence and a second data sequence onto orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) subcarriers which include first subcarriers and second subcarriers. The framing circuit is configured to generate an OFDM signal from the OFDM subcarriers. The mapping circuit is configured to: map first data included in the first data sequence and second data included in the second data sequence onto the first subcarriers; and map the second data onto the second subcarriers. The first data are not mapped on the second subcarriers. |
| US11336497B2 |
Method and apparatus for advanced OFDM triggering techniques
Systems and methods for a non-data-aided (NDA) approach to advanced OFDM timing are provided. This approach allows for accurate OFDM symbol timing and synchronization by avoiding inter-symbol interference (ISI) in multipath environments where an earliest arriving signal may not be the strongest signal. The NDA approach may rely on generating and applying a bias correction to a combined correlation result of the multi-path signals. |
| US11336496B2 |
Real time OFDM transmission system
An OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) transmitter includes an inverse fast Fourier transform circuit, which, in operation, generates, based on digital input data, a complex time-varying digital signal having real and imaginary components; and a multiplexer adapted to generate a time-multiplexed digital signal by time-multiplexing one or more of the real components with one or more of the imaginary components. |
| US11336495B2 |
Device beacon for communication management for peer to peer communications
A wireless communication device transmits a device beacon in accordance with a system timing of a wireless wide area network (WWAN). For one example, the beacon is transmitted relative to WWAN uplink channels of the time-frequency space of the uplink WWAN channel assignment. In response to the reception of the device beacon by another wireless communication device, a peer to peer communication session is established. |
| US11336494B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating signal in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for generating a signal in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) which operates in a new radio access technology (RAT) generates a signal for a numerology based on a center frequency of a carrier, and transmits the generated signal. The center frequency of the carrier is based on a largest subcarrier spacing that a network supports. |
| US11336491B2 |
Decision feedback equalizer
An amplifier output from an amplifier to an SR latch is used as a feedback signal through a buffer. An adder having a combination of an addition unit and an xh block is provided within the amplifier and transmits a feedback signal (analog signal) generated from the feedback signal FBD (digital signal) by the xh block to the addition unit and adds it to an output from a latch block. In the amplifier, the operation for adding the output from the latch block and the feedback signal occurs during a latch operation in the latch block. |
| US11336490B2 |
DFE implementation for wireline applications
Disclosed embodiments include a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) comprising an N-bit parallel input adapted to be coupled to a communication channel and configured to receive consecutive communication symbols, a first DFE path including a first path input configured to receive communication symbols, and a first adder having a first adder input coupled to the first path input. There is a first DFE filter having outputs responsive to the first DFE filter inputs, the outputs coupled to the second adder input. The DFE includes a first path having a first slicer and a first multiplexer, a first path multiplexer output, and a second DFE path including a second path input configured to receive a second communication symbol, a second adder, a second DFE filter, a second slicer, and a second multiplexer. |
| US11336485B2 |
Hitless linkup of ethernet segment
Techniques are presented herein for managing the processing of network data units (NDUs) received by a network device. More specifically, the techniques relate to updating NDU processing information in a network device in response to a link becoming active, where the updating reduces the NDU loss when the NDU processing information is being updated. |
| US11336480B2 |
Control method and device for equipment and refrigerator
The present application belongs to the technical field of smart appliances, and relates to a control method for equipment, comprising the steps of: acquiring a user instruction and a target position; acquiring the number of connected terminals of each locator beacon, determining target equipment according to the number of connected terminals of the locator beacon, and controlling the target equipment to move to the target position; acquiring position information of the target equipment, and calculating a distance between the target equipment and the target position according to the target position and the position information of the target equipment; and controlling the target equipment to stop moving when the distance between the target equipment and the target position is less than or equal to a set threshold. |
| US11336478B2 |
Hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of same
A hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, set-top boxes are located in respective rooms at a hospitality establishment. The set-top boxes are joined in network communication with environmental amenities, such as lights and a thermostat that respectively control lighting and temperature. The set-top boxes utilize an unoccupied room profile and occupied room profile to set the environmental conditions, such as lighting and temperature, in the rooms. A guest preference profile may be activated within a room to provide guest-specific environmental conditions in the room associated with the guest. |
| US11336465B2 |
Sending cross-chain authenticatable messages
Disclosed herein are computer-implemented methods; computer-implemented systems; and non-transitory, computer-readable media, for sending cross-chain messages. One computer-implemented method includes storing an authenticable message (AM) associated with a first account to a blockchain associated with the first blockchain network, where the AM is generated based on a protocol stack comprising an outer-layer protocol, a middle-layer protocol, and an inner-layer protocol, the outer-layer protocol comprises an identifier (ID) of an originating blockchain network and the middle-layer protocol, the middle-layer protocol comprises information of the sending account and the inner-layer protocol, the inner-layer protocol comprises an ID of a destination blockchain network, information of a receiving account associated with the destination blockchain network, and message content. The AM and location information is transmitted to a relay to be forwarded to the second account associated with the second blockchain network. |
| US11336463B2 |
Information assurance (IA) using an integrity and identity resilient blockchain
A system for providing secure access to digital resources is provided that utilizes a blockchain platform. Using this blockchain platform, digital resource vendors create new digital tracking ledgers for their digital resource products such that updates to the digital resource products are accessible directly from a blockchain. Accordingly, these updates are deliverable in a protected and secure manner to consumers of the digital resources. |
| US11336460B2 |
Method for verifying the display of a content item by a digital display device, and digital display system
Method for verifying a content item displayed by a digital display device comprising a central unit and a digital screen controlled by the central unit. A signature is calculated automatically based on snapshots of the content item that are captured at the display device, and this signature is transmitted to a remote server that compares this signature with a similar signature calculated based on a scheduled content item expected to be displayed on the digital screen and, if the signature of the displayed content item corresponds to the signature of the scheduled content item, a token authenticating the displayed content item is generated. |
| US11336454B2 |
Systems and methods for cryptographic authentication of contactless cards
Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission between a contactless card and a client application are provided. A card key may be generated using a master key and identification number. A first and second session key may be generated using the card key and portions of the. A cryptographic result including the counter may be generated using one or more cryptographic algorithms and the card key. A cryptogram may be generated using the first session key and encrypted using the second session key. The application may be transmit one or more messages to the first applet of the contactless card. The first applet may be configured to establish one or more communication paths to the second applet based on receipt of the one or more messages from the client device. The second applet may be deactivated by the first applet via the one or more communication paths. |
| US11336449B2 |
Information processing apparatus, computer program product, and resource providing method
According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus issues an access token in response to a token issuance request from a client. The information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to: receive the token issuance request from the client, the token issuance request including a nonce issued to the client, a first public key generated by the client, and a first signature for client information including the nonce; transmit, to the client, a login request including first identification information of the token issuance request, when the first signature of the token issuance request is successfully verified, using the first public key; and generate and issue a sender constrained token with the first public key as the access token, upon receipt of an authorization permission request from the client, the authorization permission request including the first identification information and authentication information of a user who uses the client. |
| US11336446B2 |
System and method for generating and depositing keys for multi-point authentication
The present invention is an platform and/or agnostic authentication method and system operable to authenticate users, data, documents, device and transactions. Embodiments of the present invention may be operable with any client system. The authentication method and system are operable to disburse unique portions of anonymous login related information amongst multiple devices. These devices and the disburse unique portions of anonymous login information are utilized by the solution to authenticate users, data, documents, device and transactions. Login-related information is not stored in any portion of the solution, users and devices are anonymously authenticated. The solution also permits a user to access secured portions of the client system through a semi-autonomous process and without having to reveal the user's key. |
| US11336442B2 |
Secure key agreement with untrusted parties
Traditional key generation methods in a noisy network often assume trusted devices and are thus vulnerable to many attacks including covert channels. The present invention differs from previous key generation schemes in that it presents a mechanism which allows secure key generation with untrusted devices in a noisy network with a prescribed access structure. |
| US11336433B2 |
Secure sensor communication
The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for securing sensor communication. An embodiment includes a memory having instructions executable by the processing resource, and a sensor coupled to the processing resource and the memory. Wherein, the sensor is configured to collect sensor data and generate and provide a sensor public key, a sensor public identification, and a sensor identification certificate to a sensor fusion unit. |
| US11336429B2 |
Method for protecting a source of entropy used in countermeasures securing a white-box cryptographic algorithm
The present invention relates to a method for a secure execution of a whitebox cryptographic algorithm applied to a message (m) and protected by countermeasures based on pseudo-random values, comprising the steps of: executing a pseudo-random function (PRP) generating pseudo-random output values and an encrypted main output value based on an encrypted input value (*Xi*) derived from said message, securing said cryptographic algorithm by applying to the cryptographic algorithm said countermeasures based on said generated pseudo-random output values retrieving, from said generated encrypted main output value, the input value or part of the input value, under an encrypted form (*Xi*), executing said secured cryptographic algorithm on said encrypted retrieved value. |
| US11336425B1 |
Cryptographic machines characterized by a Finite Lab-Transform (FLT)
Digital n-state switching devices are characterized by n-state switching tables with n greater than 4. N-state switching tables are transformed by a Finite Lab-transform (FLT) into an FLTed n-state switching table. Memory devices, processors and combinational circuits with inputs and an output are characterized by an FLTed n-state switching table and perform switching operations between physical states in accordance with an FLTed n-state switching table. The devices characterized by FLTed n-state switching tables are applied in cryptographic devices. The cryptographic devices perform standard cryptographic operations or methods that are modified in accordance with an FLT. One or more standard cryptographic methods are specified in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publications. Security is improved by at least a factor n2. |
| US11336416B2 |
Apparatus and method for communication
Methods and apparatuses in a communication system, are provided. The solution comprises controlling (300) a connection to a user terminal having connections to more than one cell for carrier aggregation, controlling (302) transmission of signalling to the user terminal to use maximum allowable number of bits of hybrid automatic request feedback in transmission of positive and negative acknowledgements to more than one aggregated cell, controlling (304) reception of feedback bits from the user terminal, the feedback bits comprising positive and negative acknowledgements related to user terminal connections with the more than one aggregated cell, decoding (306) and processing feedback bits related to the connections controlled by the apparatus and transmitting (308) feedback bits related to other connections to respective cell. |
| US11336411B2 |
Method and device in UE and base station used for wireless communication
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communications. The UE receives a first signaling, and then transmits a first radio signal in a first subband. The first signaling comprises scheduling information of the first radio signal; the first signaling comprises a first field, the first field in the first signaling being used for determining a first reference-signal-resource group or the first subband, the first reference-signal-resource group comprising K1 first-type reference signal resource(s); whether the scheduling information of the first radio signal is non-codebook-based or codebook-based is related to the first field in the first signaling; the first subband is one of M subbands. The above method allows UE to flexibly switch between non-codebook-based and codebook-based uplink transmissions, thus avoiding the problem that a single uplink transmission mode cannot work on Unlicensed Spectrum. |
| US11336403B2 |
Group-based hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement feedback
A method of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback mechanism includes receiving at a user equipment (UE) one or more first downlink control informations (DCIs) associated with first downlink transmissions belonging to a first HARQ-ACK feedback group. One of the first DCIs requests one or more second HARQ-ACK feedback groups to be acknowledged over a HARQ-ACK transmission opportunity (TxOP). A HARQ-ACK feedback for the first HARQ-ACK feedback group and the one or more second HARQ-ACK feedback groups is transmitted over the HARQ-ACK TxOP. |
| US11336400B2 |
Uplink signal control
A base station may cancel or delay (e.g., pre-empt) a transmission from a wireless device by sending a pre-emption indication to the wireless device. Based on receiving the pre-emption indication, the wireless device may cancel the transmission, store an indication associated with the cancelled transmission, and/or store the cancelled transmission in a data buffer. The base station may request transmission of the data unit (e.g., at a later time) by transmitting another indication. |
| US11336398B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring PDCCH with DRX related timer in wireless communication system
A method for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a discontinuous reception (DRX) related timer by a user equipment (UE) configured not to transmit a Hybrid Automatic Repeat and request (HARQ) feedback for the DL HARQ process in a wireless communication system is disclosed. Especially, when the UE processes the data block, a timer for monitoring subsequent PDCCHs related to retransmission of the DL HARQ process is started without transmitting the HARQ feedback upon a first Physical downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for the DL HARQ process is detected. Then, while the timer is running, the UE monitors subsequent PDCCHs related to retransmission of the DL HARQ process. Further, when decoding of DL data related to the second PDCCH successes, the timer is stopped and monitoring subsequent PDCCHs for the DL HARQ process is skipped. |
| US11336397B2 |
HARQ feedback method and apparatus, device, and computer readable storage medium
A HAQR feedback method includes: receiving data transmitted from a transmitting end in a unit of a transmission block (TB), which includes a plurality of resource units; generating HARQ feedback information based on the resource units according to a pre-configured HARQ feedback policy, and returning the HARQ feedback information to the transmitting end, wherein the amount of feedback information units of the HARQ feedback information is smaller than the amount of the resource units contained in the TB. |
| US11336395B2 |
Terminal and communication method
In a terminal (200), a HARQ-ACK generator (208) generates one or more response signals for respective code block groups based on a parameter included in each of a plurality of downlink control signals, the code block groups forming each of a plurality of transport blocks to be assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals, the parameter relating to the number of code block groups. A transmitter (211) collectively transmits the response signals for the respective code block groups. A value of the parameter herein is to be configured, at least using a first granularity coarser than a second granularity in units of the code block groups. |
| US11336394B2 |
Receiver device, receiver system, and operation method
A receiver device is configured to receive a packet. The receiver device includes a physical layer circuit. The physical layer circuit is configured to demodulate the packet to acquire at least one indicator associated with the packet, and determine whether the packet is an abnormal packet or not according to the at least one indicator. If the packet is the abnormal packet, the physical layer circuit drops the packet. |
| US11336392B2 |
Enhancing the robustness of uplink transmission
Techniques for controlling parameters for uplink transmission associated with a device to facilitate improving a communication condition metric(s) (CCM(s)) of the uplink transmission are presented. A communication management component (CMC) can determine whether CCM satisfies a first threshold CCM. If CCM does not, CMC can modify a parameter(s) to reduce a number of resource blocks or an MCS value to improve the CCM. If respective minimum threshold levels have been reached for the number of resource blocks and MCS value, and CCM still is not satisfying the first threshold CCM, CMC can modify a parameter to increase an amount of repetition of data packets for uplink transmission (unless a maximum threshold amount of repetition is reached). If CCM satisfies an applicable threshold CCM for a defined amount of time, CMC can modify parameters to increase the number of resource blocks, increase MCS value, or reduce repetition of data packets. |
| US11336383B2 |
Packet scheduling system with desired physical transmission time for packets
In certain exemplary embodiments, a switching device is provided, including an input interface configured to communicate with a packet source, an output interface configured to communicate with a packet destination, and packet processing circuitry. The packet processing circuitry is configured to receive a plurality of packets from the packet source via the input interface, each of the plurality of packets being associated with a packet descriptor, at least one of the packet descriptors being a transmission time packet descriptor including a desired physical transmission time for the packet associated with the transmission time packet descriptor, to receive an indication of a clock time, and for each packet associated with a transmission time packet descriptor, to physically transmit the packet associated with the transmission time packet descriptor, via the output interface, at a clock time corresponding to the desired physical transmission time. Related apparatus an methods are also provided. |
| US11336380B2 |
Channel tracking method and module
A channel response generating module and method for generating a channel response based on a ratio of a channel response corresponding to an image signal frequency bin in relation to a channel response corresponding to a traffic signal frequency bin, or a channel response corresponding to a first frequency bin in relation to a channel response corresponding to a second frequency bin, and a zero-IF signal transmitter employing the channel response generating module and method to efficiently suppress image signals or compensate traffic signals during transmission of IQ RF signals. |
| US11336366B2 |
Dynamic adjustment of integrated access and backhaul link partition for emergency communications
In response to a determination that network communication traffic at a network node relates to an emergency communication, a network controller can be operable to analyze a network condition associated with the network node. Based on an analysis of the network condition, the network controller can facilitate an adjustment to a partition of an integrated access and backhaul link. The network controller can further be operative to determine whether an operator policy is applicable to the adjustment of the partition. Additionally, the network controller can be operable to facilitate the selection of a path to route the emergency communication based upon the network condition and the operator policy. |
| US11336364B1 |
System for low-latency satellite communication handover
Satellites provide communication between devices such as user terminals and gateways to other networks, such as the Internet. Non-geosynchronous orbit satellites move relative to terrestrial user terminals, passing in and out of communication over time. To maintain ongoing communication, a handover takes place in which the responsibility to maintain communication with a particular user terminal passes from one satellite to another. To minimize disruption due to the handover, satellite motion and availability of communication resources are allocated in advance. Participating devices such as the user terminal, current satellite, and next satellite, are provided with details of the handover in advance. As a result, interruption in communication due to a handover from one satellite to another is substantially reduced. |
| US11336360B2 |
Communication method, terminal device, and network device
This application provides a communication method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: using, by a terminal device, a first receive parameter to receive control information sent by a network device, where the control information is used to indicate a second receive parameter used by the terminal device to receive a to-be-transmitted signal; determining, by the terminal device based on a first antenna panel to which the first receive parameter belongs and a second antenna panel to which the second receive parameter belongs, a beam switching time required for switching from the first receive parameter to the second receive parameter; and receiving, by the terminal device, the to-be-transmitted signal based on the beam switching time. |
| US11336357B2 |
Beam failure recovery for serving cell
A method includes composing, after a beam failure has been detected by a user equipment on a resource provided by a first serving cell of the user equipment, beam recovery signaling, the beam recovery signaling indicating at least one candidate beam to be used in beam failure recovery and transmitting, to a network entity, the beam recovery signaling on a resource provided by a second serving cell. |
| US11336353B2 |
Devices, methods and computer programs for wireless communication with rotational beam management
Devices, methods and computer programs for wireless communications with rotational beam management are disclosed. Information from past beam tracking stages can be used for a next beam tracking stage, since a next beam codebook to be used for beam scanning depends on an earlier beam codebook. |
| US11336352B2 |
Channel state information reference signal for wideband operation
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for determining whether a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is to be transmitted, and a configuration for transmission of the CSI-RS on a wideband based on an outcome of a listen-before-talk (LBT) operation in multiple sub-bands of the wideband. In one aspect, a base station may transmit sub-band usage information indicating sub-band availability before the CSI-RS, thereby allowing a user equipment (UE) to determine whether the CSI-RS will be transmitted and, if so, on which sub-bands the CSI-RS will be transmitted. Furthermore, rate matching configurations are provided based on whether sub-band usage has been received, based on which sub-bands are available. Still further, power configurations and resource element selection criteria are provided for wideband CSI-RS and CSI feedback. |
| US11336349B2 |
Steering matrix derivation
An example method may include obtaining first beamforming feedback from a station based on first sounding signals from a first set of antennas selected from multiple antennas of an access point, and obtaining second beamforming feedback from the station based on second sounding signals from a second set of antennas selected from the multiple antennas of the access point. The method may also include, using the first beamforming feedback and the second beamforming feedback, determining correlational relationships between pairs of the multiple antennas of the access point, and deriving a beamforming steering matrix from the correlational relationships. |
| US11336347B2 |
Beam management techniques for beam calibration
Embodiments of this disclosure provide techniques for determining a device's beam correspondence status. As used herein, a device is considered to have “beam correspondence” when the device's TX and RX antennas satisfy a calibration criteria. In one example, a device's TX and RX antennas satisfy the calibration criteria when a difference between quality parameters corresponding to reference signals transmitted and received using corresponding TX and RX beams is less than a threshold. In another example, a device's TX and RX antennas satisfy the calibration criteria when a list of indices ranking the device's TX beams matches a list of indices ranking the device's RX beams. The lists of indices may be derived by transmitting and receiving references signals according to the devices RX and TX beams, and then generating list of indices based on quality parameters of the respective RX and TX beams. |
| US11336344B2 |
UE-RS-based open-loop and semi-open-loop MIMO
Design of precoding and feedback for user equipment (UE)-specific reference signals (UE-RS)-based open-loop and semi-open-loop multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) systems is discussed. Aspects of the present disclosure provide for sub-resource block (RB) random precoding that allows for greater diversity gain in a lower bandwidth. In addition, the recoding may be performed using resource element (RE)-level layer shifting that provides for a number of precoders to be assigned to a number of layers for every such continuous subcarrier. As such, two codewords may experience the same effective channel quality with channel quality indicators (CQI) being averaged across all of the layers. |
| US11336338B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting mode A/B for beam/polarization MIMO communication
Systems and methods for selecting a communication mode in a wireless network (10) include a communication mode selection procedure that may be carried out by the respective devices in an automated manner to identify a mode for communication between an electronic device (14) and a network node (12). The selection may be between P-MIMO Mode A, P-MIMO Mode B, B-MIMO Mode A, or B-MIMO Mode B. Determining the desired mode for communication is based on the ability and/or desirability of the network node (12) to efficiently process a maximum threshold number of electronic devices using the P-Mimo Mode A or B-MIMO Mode A and, thereafter, granting MIMO Mode B communication access to any subsequent electronic devices joining the communication network. Communication mode selection may occur dynamically based on changing channel conditions caused by mobility of the electronic user equipment devices and what overlapping and/or non-overlapping beams are needed to be used. |
| US11336335B2 |
Terminal device and protective shell
The present disclosure provides a terminal device and a protective shell, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The terminal device includes a body, a first coil, a second coil and a shielding member. The body includes a rear shell. The first coil is located in the body. The second coil is located in the body and close to one side of the rear shell, and the second coil at least partially overlaps the first coil. The shielding member covers the sides, far away from the rear shell, of the first coil and the second coil, and is located outside an overlapping portion of the first coil and the second coil, and the first coil is unshielded from the second coil. |
| US11336334B2 |
Electronic label apparatus, inductive base station, electronic label system and method of locating electronic label apparatus
An electronic label apparatus comprises: an inductive communication unit which communicates wirelessly using inductive signals; a processor; memory including a computer program code; and a power source which supplies electric power to the inductive communication unit, the processor, and the memory for enabling their operation. The processor, the memory, the computer program code and the power source with the electric power cause the electronic label apparatus at least to: receive a plurality of inductive signals of known transmission powers from known locations; measure signal powers of the received inductive signals; and determine information about a location of the electronic label apparatus based on the measured signal powers, the known transmission signal powers and the known locations. |
| US11336332B2 |
Contactless communication repeater remote power device for a motor vehicle door handle
A device for a handle of a motor vehicle door. The device includes, integrated into the door, a primary module that supplies power by inductive coupling to a secondary module integrated into the handle. The primary module includes a primary coil and the secondary module having a secondary coil positioned facing the primary coil. The secondary coil also serves as a repeater for contactless communication between the primary module and a terminal. If the handle is retractable, the device also allows the position of the handle during its movement between a deployed position and a retracted position to be estimated. |
| US11336328B2 |
Method and apparatus for non-orthogonal multiple access communication
According to aspects of the disclosure, there is provided a method for a UE to select or be assigned or configured with a spreading sequence that is based on one or more communication parameters such as receiver type, receiver capability, SE, TBS, MCS, traffic load, PAPR requirement, MCL, number of layers, overloading, reliability requirement, transmission power consumption, number of active UEs, and transmission latency constraint, etc. In some embodiments, the spreading sequence may be related to a performance metric associated with an above parameter (PAPR, BLER, etc.). In some embodiments, this is achieved by associating spreading sequences with parameters or performance metrics, or both. In some instances the spreading sequences may be arranged or ordered in a manner to reduce signaling overhead (e.g., signaling an index is more efficient than signaling a value of a metric, and ordering correlates the index to the value). |
| US11336324B2 |
High-frequency module
A high-frequency module includes a transmission signal amplifier that outputs a transmission signal to an antenna terminal side; a reception signal amplifier that amplifies a reception signal supplied from an antenna terminal; a switch that selectively connects the antenna terminal to either an output of the transmission signal amplifier or an input of the reception signal amplifier; and a directional coupler that is provided on a transmission signal path and detects a signal level of the transmission signal. The transmission signal amplifier is controlled by a first control signal supplied from a first control circuit. The reception signal amplifier is controlled by a second control signal supplied from a second control circuit. The switch is controlled by a switch control signal supplied from the first control circuit. The directional coupler is controlled by a coupler control signal supplied from the first control circuit. |
| US11336318B2 |
Transceiver device port configuration and monitoring system
A transceiver device port configuration and monitoring system includes a networking device having a networking device wireless communication system, a port, and a wireless identification system associated with the port. A transceiver device is connected to the port and includes a wireless reader system that retrieves a port identifier for the port from the wireless identification system, and a transceiver device wireless communication system that the transceiver device uses to wirelessly advertise the connection of the transceiver device to the port. In response to receiving the wireless advertisement of the connection of the transceiver device to the port, the networking device uses the networking device wireless communication system to establish a wireless session with the transceiver device, retrieves configuration information from the transceiver device via the wireless session, uses the configuration information to configure the port for operation with the transceiver device, and monitors the port. |
| US11336317B2 |
Radio communication system, interference suppression method, control circuit, and program storage medium
A radio communication system according to the present invention is a radio communication system including a transmission device and a reception device, the transmission device includes a first null insertion unit that inserts a first signal that is a signal having an electric power lower than an amplitude of the data symbols, in a time direction of data symbols, and the reception device includes a null extraction unit that extracts a first symbol that is a signal in a period corresponding to the first signal, from a received signal, a signal interpolation unit that interpolates the first symbol to reproduce interference components in periods corresponding to the data symbols, and a subtraction unit that subtracts the interference components from the received signal. |
| US11336314B2 |
RF transmitter
A radio frequency, RF, transmitter, comprises a digitally controlled oscillator, DCO, configured to generate an RF signal; and digital modulation circuitry connected to the DCO for modulation of the RF signal, and driven by an RF clock signal derived from the RF signal, wherein the digital modulation circuitry comprises a module configured to apply a compensation for modulation jitter due to the modulation circuitry being driven by the RF clock signal and a compensation for DCO non-linearity. |
| US11336310B2 |
Radio frequency circuit and communication device
A radio frequency circuit includes: a first transfer circuit that transfers a signal of a first frequency band under 5 GHz; a second transfer circuit that transfers a signal of a second frequency band higher than or equal to 5 GHz; and a third transfer circuit that transfers a signal of a third frequency band higher than or equal to 5 GHz. One of the second transfer circuit and the third transfer circuit transfers a WLAN signal. The first transfer circuit includes a first filter. The second transfer circuit includes a second filter. The third transfer circuit includes a third filter. One of the first transfer circuit or the second transfer circuit further includes a band-stop filter having, as an attenuation band, at least a part of a frequency band in which the remaining one of the first transfer circuit or the second transfer circuit transfers a signal. |
| US11336304B2 |
Concurrent recursive-read averaging and iterative inner and outer code decoding
In one implementation, the disclosure provides a decoding system that concurrently executes a read sample combining recovery process and an iterative outer code (IOC) recovery process. Performing the read sample combining recovery process entails executing multiple rounds of logic that each provide for combining together different data samples read from a data block. The IOC recovery process is performed at least partially concurrent with the read sample combining recovery process and each round of the IOC recovery process is based on newly-updated data samples generated by the read sample combining recovery process. |
| US11336298B2 |
Error correction bit flipping scheme
Methods, systems, and devices for operating a memory device are described. An error correction bit flipping scheme may include methods, systems, and devices for performing error correction of one or more bits (e.g., a flip bit) and for efficiently communicating error correction information. The data bits and the flip bit (e.g., an error corrected flip bit) may be directly transmitted (e.g., to a flip decision component). The flip bit may be transmitted to the flip decision component over a dedicated and/or unidirectional line that is different from one or more other lines that carry data bits (e.g., to the flip decision component). |
| US11336294B2 |
Hybrid, adaptive virtual memory compression
A method and apparatus of a device that compresses an object stored in memory is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives an indication that the object is to be compressed. The device further selects one of a plurality of compression algorithms based on at least a characteristic of the object. In addition, the device compresses the object in-memory using the selected compression algorithm. |
| US11336292B2 |
Analog-digital converter and memory device including analog-digital converter
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device. An analog-digital converter includes an input voltage provider configured to output the input voltage during a plurality of stages, a comparator configured to output a comparison result between the input voltage and one of a plurality of comparison reference voltages, a successive approximation register configured to output at least one bit among the plurality of bits of digital data based on the comparison result, and a digital-analog converter configured to provide the comparator with one comparison reference voltage among the plurality of the comparison reference voltages based on the at least one bit, wherein the digital-analog converter includes a plurality of transistors that are coupled in parallel with each other, the digital-analog converter configured to selectively receive a plurality of reference voltages to generate the one comparison reference voltage. |