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US11659778B2	Composite electrode material chemistry Methods, systems, and devices for composite electrode material chemistry are described. A memory device may include an access line, a storage element comprising chalcogenide, and an electrode coupled with the memory element and the access line. The electrode may be made of a composition of a first material doped with a second material. The second material may include a tantalum-carbon compound. In some cases, the second may be operable to be chemically inert with the storage element. The second material may include a thermally stable electrical resistivity and a lower resistance to signals communicated between the access line and the storage element across a range of operating temperatures of the storage element as compared with a resistance of the first material.
US11659776B2	High temperature-superconducting wire having superconducting layer staked thereon and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a high temperature-superconducting wire having a superconducting layer laminated thereon and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes: preparing a pair of superconducting wires each of which includes a metal substrate, a buffer layer, a superconducting layer, and a protective layer; laminating the pair of superconducting wires to allow respective protective layers to face each other; performing thermal treatment to the laminated superconducting wires to join the protective layers together; separating the metal substrate and the buffer layer from the superconducting layer on one side; and forming a protective layer on an upper part of the superconducting layer having a surface exposed. The present invention provides a high temperature-superconducting wire which includes a plurality of biaxially textured superconducting layers laminated thereby improving electro-conductivity, wherein the plurality of superconducting layers are separated from each other thereby reducing a loss of alternating current.
US11659774B2	Structure and method for MRAM devices having spacer element Methods and devices are provided that include a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) element. A first spacer layer abuts sidewalls of the MTJ element. The first spacer layer has a low-dielectric constant (low-k) oxide composition. A second spacer layer is disposed on the first spacer layer and has a low-k nitride composition.
US11659766B2	Organic semiconductor material for electron transport One embodiment of the present invention provides an organic semiconductor material for electron transport. The organic semiconductor material for electron transport may have a structure represented by the following Formula 1: wherein X1 and X2 each independently represent oxygen (O) or sulfur (S) and R1 and R2 each may independently contain a pyridine group, a dipyridylbenzene group, a fluoropyridine group, a diphenylthiazole group, a diphenyloxazole group, a triphenyldiazole group, a phenylthiadiazole group, a phenyloxadiazole group, a diphenyltriazole group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrimidylbenzene group, a phenylpyrimidine group, a diphenylphosphine oxide group, a diphenyltriazine group or a phenyltetrazine group.
US11659764B2	Amine based compound and organic light emitting device comprising the same Provided is an amine based compound of Chemical Formula 1: and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. The amine based compound can be used as a material of an organic material layer of an organic electroluminescent device, and can achieve an improvement of the efficiency, a low driving voltage and/or an improvement of the lifetime characteristic when applied to the organic electroluminescent device.
US11659758B2	Display unit, display module, and electronic device An object is to provide a highly reliable display unit having a function of sensing light. The display unit includes a light-receiving device and a light-emitting device. The light-receiving device includes an active layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting device includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-receiving device and the light-emitting device share one of the electrodes, and may further share another common layer between the pair of electrodes. The hole-injection layer is in contact with an anode and contains a first compound and a second compound. The electron-transport property of the electron-transport layer is low; hence, the light-emitting layer is less likely to have excess electrons. Here, the first compound is the material having a property of accepting electrons from the second compound.
US11659756B2	Sensor unit, display device including the same, and method for measuring moisture using the same A sensor unit including a plurality of driving electrodes, and a plurality of sensing electrodes, in which a first unit sensor is defined by R driving electrodes among the plurality of driving electrodes and S sensing electrodes among the plurality of sensing electrodes in a first driving mode, a second unit sensor is defined by P driving electrodes among the plurality of driving electrodes and Q sensing electrodes among the plurality of sensing electrodes in a second driving mode, P, Q, R and S are integers equal to or greater than 1, and R is smaller than P, and S is smaller than Q.
US11659753B2	Wavelength control film and display device Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a wavelength control film and a display device. A wavelength control layer for absorbing part of light of a specific wavelength band is disposed on an outer surface of a transparent substrate of the display device to enable a correction to the color temperature of white light, thus allowing for high-efficiency driving and a high color gamut upon implementing white light. Further, adjustment of the light absorption peak wavelength and transmittance of the light absorption material included in the wavelength control film enables wavelength control, with the characteristics of the light emitting element considered, and reduce external light reflectivity to thus provide the functions of a polarization plate.
US11659740B2	Organic light-emitting display device having a symmetrical arrangement of driving, data, and contact lines overlapping a pixel electrode An organic light-emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes an organic light-emitting device including a pixel electrode, an organic emission layer, and an opposing electrode; a pixel defining layer covering an edge of the pixel electrode and being configured to define a light-emission region by having an opening which exposes a portion of the pixel electrode; and a reference line overlapping the pixel electrode with an insulating layer between the reference line and the pixel electrode and extending in a first direction. The reference line overlaps with a center point of the opening, and the opening is shifted to one side of the pixel electrode in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US11659738B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a first thin-film transistor (TFT) including a first semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor; a second TFT including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor; a first shielding layer configured to overlap the first TFT and positioned between a substrate and the first TFT; and a second shielding layer configured to overlap the second TFT and positioned between the substrate and the second TFT.
US11659735B2	Semiconductor device and display device The semiconductor device includes a first gate electrode, a first gate insulating film, a semiconductor film, a first electrode, a second electrode, a second gate insulating film, and a second gate electrode. The first gate insulating film is located over the first gate electrode. The semiconductor film is located over the first gate insulating film and overlaps with the first gate electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are each located over and in contact with the semiconductor film. The second gate insulating film is located over the first electrode and the second electrode. The second gate electrode is located over the second gate insulating film and overlaps with the second electrode and the first gate electrode. The first electrode is completely exposed from the second gate electrode.
US11659733B2	Optoelectronic assembly and method for producing an optoelectronic assembly An optoelectronic assembly comprising an optoelectronic component, which comprises a specularly reflective surface and comprising a radiation cooler in direct physical contact with the optoelectronic component. The radiation cooler is arranged above the specularly reflective surface.
US11659727B2	Electroluminescent display device Disclosed is an electroluminescent display device including a first pixel including a first sub pixel configured to emit first colored light, a second sub pixel configured to emit second colored light, and a third sub pixel configured to emit third colored light, a first electrode in the first sub pixel, an emission layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the emission layer, and a first charge blocking layer provided below the second electrode and configured to prevent a light emission in the emission layer, wherein the first electrode is electrically connected with a driving thin film transistor in a first contact area provided in the first sub pixel, and the first charge blocking layer is overlapped with the first contact area.
US11659725B2	Quantum dot light emitting device with electron auxiliary layer and display device including the same A light emitting device includes: a first electrode and a second electrode with a surface facing the first electrode; an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a quantum dot (e.g., a plurality of quantum dots); and an electron auxiliary layer disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode. The electron auxiliary layer includes a first layer including a first metal oxide, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including a second metal oxide. A roughness of an interface between the second layer and the second electrode is less than about 10 nm as determined by an electron microscopy analysis. An absolute value of a difference between a conduction band edge energy level of the second layer and a work function of the second electrode may be less than or equal to about 0.5 eV, and a conduction band edge energy level of the first layer may be less than the conduction band edge energy level of the second layer.
US11659724B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which each pixel has a first photoelectric conversion region formed above a semiconductor layer, a second photoelectric conversion region formed in the semiconductor layer, a first filter configured to transmit a light in a predetermined wavelength region corresponding to a color component, and a second filter having different transmission characteristics from the first filter, one photoelectric conversion region out of the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in a visible light region, the other photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in an infrared region, the first filter is formed above the first photoelectric conversion region, and the second filter has transmission characteristics of making wavelengths of lights in an infrared region absorbed in the other photoelectric conversion region formed below the first filter the same.
US11659722B2	Thin-film-transistor based complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuit Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, a first device of a first wafer, and a second device at back end of a second wafer, where the first device is bonded with the second device. A first metal electrode of the first device within a first dielectric layer is coupled to an n-type oxide TFT having a channel layer that includes an oxide semiconductor material. A second metal electrode of the second device within a second dielectric layer is coupled to p-type organic TFT having a channel layer that includes an organic material. The first dielectric layer is bonded to the second dielectric layer, and the first metal electrode is bonded to the second metal electrode. The n-type oxide TFT and the p-type organic TFT form a symmetrical pair of transistors of a CMOS circuit. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11659718B2	Magnetic random access memory and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) cell. The MRAM cell includes a first magnetic layer disposed over a substrate, a first non-magnetic material layer made of a non-magnetic material and disposed over the first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer disposed over the first non-magnetic material layer, and a second non-magnetic material layer disposed over the second magnetic layer. The second magnetic layer includes a plurality of magnetic material pieces separated from each other.
US11659708B2	Memory array and method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells A memory array comprises a conductor tier comprising upper conductor material directly above and directly electrically coupled to lower conductor material. The upper and lower conductor materials comprise different compositions relative one another. Laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprise alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers, Channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers and through the upper conductor material into the lower conductor material. The channel material of the channel-material strings is directly electrically coupled to the upper and lower conductor materials of the conductor tier. Intervening material is laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed.
US11659706B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, including the steps of: providing a substrate comprising a preliminary pattern formed thereon; forming an opening through the preliminary pattern to expose a conductive portion in the substrate; forming a spacer on a sidewall of the opening; performing a wet etching process to form a hole in the conductive portion; removing the spacer; and depositing a conductive pattern over the sidewall of the opening and a surface of the hole.
US11659704B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor structure with vertical gate transistor The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method comprises providing a substrate; forming a cell capacitor over the substrate; forming a channel material over the cell capacitor; cutting the channel material to form a channel structure, wherein the channel structure comprises a horizontal member and at least two vertical members separated by a ditch on the horizontal member; forming a lining material on sidewalls of the at least two vertical members; forming a word line to enclose the at least two vertical members encircled by the lining material, and partially fill the ditch; and forming a bit line over the channel structure.
US11659703B2	Integrated circuit with embedded high-density and high-current SRAM macros A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and first SRAM cells and second SRAM cells. Each first SRAM cell includes two first p-type FinFET and four first n-type FinFET. Each first p-type and n-type FinFET includes a channel in a single semiconductor fin. The first SRAM cells are arranged with a first X-pitch and a first Y-pitch. Each second SRAM cell includes two second p-type FinFET and four second n-type FinFET. Each second p-type FinFET includes a channel in a single semiconductor fin. Each second n-type FinFET includes a channel in multiple semiconductor fins. The second SRAM cells are arranged with a second X-pitch and a second Y-pitch. The source/drain regions of the first p-type FinFET have a higher boron dopant concentration than the source/drain regions of the second p-type FinFET. A ratio of the second X-pitch to the first X-pitch is within a range of 1.1 to 1.5.
US11659698B2	Molded power module with integrated exciter circuit A power module for electric drives is provided which comprises at least one exciter circuit with at least one power semiconductor, wherein the power module is molded and the exciter circuit with the at least one power semiconductor is integrated in the molded power module. A traction inverter is also provided which comprises a water-cooled main cooler, wherein the main cooler comprises a bearing surface which is configured to receive power modules, wherein the traction inverter comprises at least one molded power module, and wherein the main cooler forms a cooling connection which is configured to receive the molded power module on the main cooler.
US11659690B2	Fixing structure for a heat dissipation device A fixing structure of a heat dissipation device is provided. The fixing structure has a plate portion and at least one fixing set. The plate portion forms an opening and at least one groove. The opening and the groove form through the plate portion. The opening is configured to fix a heat dissipation assembly. The fixing set is mounted through the groove and can be moved in an extending direction of the groove and a direction perpendicular to the plate portion. The shape of the groove may correspond to various locations of the fixing hole on the various substrates. The fixing set can be moved in the groove to align various fixing holes of the substrate. In other words, with the movable fixing sets, the fixing structure can be mounted on various substrates or correspond to the electronic component in various shapes and dimensions.
US11659680B2	Suspendable assembly and terminal device A suspendable assembly for fixing and holding a server includes a housing, a torsion spring, a limiting frame, a handle, and a shaft. The housing includes a first through hole. The torsion spring is fixed on the housing. The limiting frame clamps the torsion spring. The handle is fixed with the limiting frame, the handle comprising a first hook. The shaft penetrates through the housing, the torsion spring, the handle, and the limiting frame. The first hook is configured to engaged with a second hook to limit the suspendable assembly.
US11659673B2	Information processing method, information processing apparatus, and program An image reading apparatus includes a lower unit, an upper unit, a flexible flat cable (FFC), a GND harness, an accommodating portion, and a widened portion. The lower unit includes a main board. The upper unit includes a sub-board and is pivotably connected to the lower unit. The FFC and the GND harness have flexibility and couple the main board and the sub-board to each other. The accommodating portion accommodates the FFC and the GND harness. A length of the GND harness in a width direction is larger than a length corresponding to a gap between the accommodating portion and the FFC.
US11659663B2	Mechanical support within moulded chip package This disclosure describes an electronic component with a package body which comprises a set of sidewalls and a bottom wall. One or more chip mounting elements extend into the space within the package from the inner surface of at least one sidewall, and at least one electronic chip is attached to the chip mounting elements. The electronic component also comprises one or more stiffening elements which extend inside the space within the package from the inner surface of one of the sidewalls to the outer surface of the bottom wall. These stiffening elements are separated from the one or more chip mounting elements inside the enclosed inner space.
US11659660B2	Oxide liner stress buffer A through-wafer via substrate includes a substrate having an intermediate layer and a bonding layer formed on a surface of the intermediate layer. A via cavity extends through the bonding layer and into the intermediate layer, and a stress buffer liner is deposited directly on inner sidewalls and a base of the via cavity. An electrically conductive through-wafer via is disposed in the via cavity such that the stress buffer liner is interposed completely between the intermediate layer and the through-wafer via.
US11659658B2	Multilayer board A multilayer board includes a laminated insulating body, signal conductors inside the laminated insulating body and extending in a transmission direction, and ground conductors sandwiching each of the signal conductors in a lamination direction via the insulating base material layers. The multilayer board includes a parallel extending portion in which the signal conductors extend parallel and that includes signal conductors arranged separately from each other in a direction orthogonal to the transmission direction in a planar view in the lamination direction, and a signal conductor overlapping with the signal conductor in a planar view in the lamination direction and arranged separately from the signal conductor in the lamination direction. The parallel extending portion includes first and second regions arranged separately in a direction orthogonal to the transmission direction in a planar view in the lamination direction.
US11659650B2	Dual-spiral common-mode filter Disclosed herein are dual-spiral common-mode filters, printed circuit boards (PCBs) comprising such dual-spiral common-mode filters, and devices comprising such dual-spiral common-mode filters and PCBs. A dual-spiral common-mode filter is patterned into the reference plane of a PCB. The dual-spiral common-mode filter comprises a first spiral portion connected to a second spiral portion. The spiral portions may be substantially identical, or mirror images of each other, or different from each other. One or more signal traces in a signal trace layer of the PCB pass over the dual-spiral common-mode filter. The disclosed dual-spiral common-mode filters can replace both conventional patterned ground structure (PGS) filters used for radio-frequency interference mitigation and the cutouts often used in the reference plane of a PCB to mitigate impedance mismatches due to DC blocking capacitors. Also disclosed herein are methods of making PCBs that include dual-spiral common-mode filters.
US11659647B2	Harmonic cold plasma device and associated methods A method for generating atmospheric pressure cold plasma inside a hand-held unit discharges cold plasma with simultaneously different rf wavelengths and their harmonies. The unit includes an rf tuning network that is powered by a low-voltage power supply connected to a series of high-voltage coils and capacitors. The rf energy signal is transferred to a primary containment chamber and dispersed through an electrode plate network of various sizes and thicknesses to create multiple frequencies. Helium gas is introduced into the first primary containment chamber, where electron separation is initiated. The energized gas flows into a secondary magnetic compression chamber, where a balanced frequency network grid with capacitance creates the final electron separation, which is inverted magnetically and exits through an orifice with a nozzle. The cold plasma thus generated has been shown to be capable of accelerating a healing process in flesh wounds on animal laboratory specimens.
US11659642B1	Surgical lighting system co-illumination detection A device and method for operating a lighting system varies a characteristic of visible light emitted by a first lighthead according to a predefined profile, and fixes a characteristic of visible light emitted by a second lighthead. A light sensor configured to view a focal area of the second lighthead detects a characteristic of visible light on a target surface over a period of time, and the characteristic of the light detected by the light sensor over the period of time is compared to the characteristic of light defined in the predetermined profile. A mode of operation of the first and second lighthead is determined based on the comparison.
US11659637B2	Color matching method, color regulation method, and color regulation system for automatically implementing maximum brightness of colored light A color matching method, color regulation method, and color regulation system for automatically implementing the maximum brightness of a colored light, using a color matching algorithm for the maximum brightness so that a brightness formula for each primary color when the colored light implements a certain color coordinate point within the color gamut space can be efficiently and accurately calculated, and the brightness of the colored light reaches a maximum value after the color matching. The brightness formulae for commonly used target colors within the color gamut space of the colored light is calculated by means of the color matching algorithm for the maximum brightness, and these formulae are stored in a control unit of a light.
US11659633B2	Microwave detector and manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiation suppression method The present invention discloses a microwave detector and manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiation suppression method, wherein the microwave detector includes a reference ground, a radiation source, a driving circuit, and at least a set of suppression fence posts. The driving circuit is electrically connected with the feed point of the radiating source, wherein the radiating source, the reference ground and the driving circuit are arranged in order along the thickness direction of the microwave detector. The radiation source and the reference ground are separated and spaced to form and define a radiating gap between the radiation source and the reference ground, wherein a spacing distance between the reference ground and the driving circuit is greater than or equal to 1/128λ, wherein λ is the wavelength of the radiated wave of the microwave detector. The set of suppression fence posts surrounds the driving circuit in such a manner that the suppression fence posts are respectively and spacingly arranged on the side portions of the driving circuit.
US11659628B2	Vaporizer An extract vaporizer has been disclosed. The vaporizer includes an adjustable-volume reservoir adapted to contain extract. The adjustable-volume reservoir is generally cylindrical. The vaporizer further includes a vaporization chamber. The reservoir and vaporization chamber are connected by a port. The vaporizer further includes a heating element proximal to the vaporization chamber. The vaporizer further includes a conduit adapted to ventilate the vaporization chamber.
US11659627B2	Systems and methods for splitting cells in a network for internet of things (IoT) Systems and methods for splitting cells in a network of Internet of Things (IOT) may evaluate a network metric such as receives signal strength indicator (RSSI) for end devices to determine a general network activity level. When the network metric falls below a predetermined threshold, the cell splitting controller may cause the cell to split in such a manner as to offload some portion of the end devices on an adjacent gateway and/or change frequencies to reduce the likelihood of collision. By splitting cells in this fashion, the density of end devices served by a single gateway is reduced, fewer collisions occur statistically, and the user experience may be improved.
US11659626B2	Apparatus and method for communicating by using Bluetooth low energy An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module supporting communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and a processor operatively coupled to the communication module. The processor is configured to transmit control information to request the communication module to operate in a first mode. Upon receiving an advertising Packet Data Unit (PDU) of predefined types from an external electronic device, the first mode corresponds to a mode of controlling the communication module so that a scan request is transmitted to the external electronic device in response to reception of the advertising PDU of the predefined types. The communication module is configured to receive the advertising PDU from the external electronic device, while operating in the first mode, on the basis of the control information, identify that a type of the received advertising PDU corresponds to a first type distinct from the predefined types, on the basis of a header included in the received advertising PDU, bypass transmission of the scan request on the basis of the identifying, and transmit to the processor an advertising notification for representing that the advertising PDU of the first type has been received.
US11659623B2	Dual boards and method for configuring master/slave of dual boards A method for configuring a master/slave board during initial booting of dual boards, and dual boards thereof are proposed. Each of the dual boards includes: a voltage input part to which an AC voltage is applied by initial booting; a voltage converter for converting the applied AC voltage into a DC voltage; a communication part for transmitting a DC voltage value corresponding to the converted DC voltage to a counterpart board and receiving a DC voltage value of the counterpart board from the counterpart board; and a controller for initializing the voltage converter when an initial boot signal and the AC voltage are applied from outside, converting the DC voltage converted by the voltage converter into the DC voltage value, and comparing the DC voltage values of each board transmitted and received through the communication part, so as to configure each board as a master or slave board.
US11659618B2	Bandwidth part adaptation in downlink communications The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, a base station, an operating method for a mobile terminal and an operating method for a base station. The mobile terminal is for communicating in a mobile communication system with a base station using at least one of a first bandwidth part, BP1, and a second bandwidth part, BP2. Both, the first and second bandwidth part BP1 and BP2 are within a system bandwidth, wherein the first bandwidth part, BP1, is smaller than the second bandwidth part, BP2. The mobile terminal comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives a configuration of a discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle. Further, the mobile terminal comprises a processor which, in operation, configures, upon reception of the configuration of the DRX cycle, the a downlink communication during at least one of the communication periods within the DRX cycle to use a specific one of at least the first bandwidth part, BP1, and the second bandwidth part, BP2.
US11659612B2	Configuration method and apparatus for beam failure recovery and communication system A configuration method and apparatus for beam failure recovery and communication system. The method includes: receiving configurations for beam failure recovery transmitted by a network device; the configurations at least include resource information and/or preamble information used to request a beam failure recovery; and removing at least a part of time frequency resources and/or preambles from the configurations used to request the beam failure recovery. Hence, the terminal equipment is able to remove or release resources and/or preambles of the dedicated configurations, validity of the resources and/or preambles in the dedicated configurations may be controlled, and the resources and/or preambles in the dedicated configurations may be utilized more efficiently at lower signaling overhead.
US11659611B2	Detection and handling of failure on user plane path The present disclosure proposes a method of an end-point of a user plane path between an access network and a core network in a telecommunication network, comprising: detecting whether a failure exists on the user plane path or not; and notifying a node in the core network of the failure in order for the node to handle the failure, upon detecting the failure. With this method, the failure can be handled timely, thus minimizing the service interruption.
US11659607B2	Session initiated protocol (SIP) session establishment with a home subscriber server (HSS) outage Systems may establish a Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) session during a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) outage. The systems may include Network Functions (NF) that perform steps for establishing the SIP session and/or bypassing the HSS experiencing the outage. For instance, an Interrogating (I)-Call Session Control Function (CSCF) may modify a terminating message received from a User Equipment (UE) to generate a modified terminating message, and send one or more instances (e.g., forks) of the modified terminating message to one or more candidate Serving (S)-CSCFs. A particular S-CSCF of the candidate S-CSCFs may comprise the registered S-CSCF and may respond to an instance of the modified terminating message. In some embodiments, the I-CSCF may establish the SIP session by sending an instance of the modified terminating message to a designated S-CSCF. The designated S-CSCF may determine which candidate S-CSCF comprises the registered S-CSCF, for instance, by querying the candidate S-CSCFs.
US11659605B2	Method and apparatus for relay UE sidelink RLC bearer configuration to support UE-to-network relaying in a wireless communication system A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a first User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, the first UE receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from a network node, wherein the RRC message includes a first sidelink RLC bearer configuration and wherein the first sidelink Radio Link Control (RLC) bearer configuration includes a first index identifying the first sidelink RLC bearer configuration and a first sidelink RLC configuration. The first UE also transmits a first PC5 RRC message to a second UE, wherein the first PC5 RRC message includes the first sidelink RLC bearer configuration. Furthermore, the first UE receives a second PC5 RRC message from the second UE, wherein the second PC5 RRC message includes a second sidelink RLC bearer configuration and wherein the second sidelink RLC bearer configuration includes a second index identifying the second sidelink RLC bearer configuration and a second sidelink RLC configuration.
US11659596B2	Random access procedures using multiple active bandwidth parts Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWP)) are described. A predetermined rule may be used to determine on which downlink (DL) BWP of multiple active DL BWPs, and/or on which uplink (UL) BWP of multiple active UL BWPs, a message is to be sent. A wireless device and/or a base station may reduce the quantity of active DL BWPs and/or active UL BWPs to monitor for a response.
US11659594B2	Rate matching for wideband carrier operation in NR-U An example method is performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving, from a base station, a control message allocating resources in a bandwidth part for a downlink transmission, the bandwidth part including unlicensed spectrum and being divided into a plurality of bandwidth pieces corresponding to bandwidth units over which listen-before-talk (LBT) is performed. The radio resources used for the downlink transmissions exclude (e.g., by puncturing or rate-matching around) one or more guard bands of a bandwidth piece that is sensed as free for transmission.
US11659592B2	Contention window adjustment mechanisms for FELAA systems An apparatus of a Fifth Generation NodeB (gNB) to operate in a License Assisted Access (LAA) system configures a transmission initiation time interval contention window size (CWS) of N number of subframes between Category 4 Listen Before Talk (LBT) uplink (UL) transmissions by a user equipment (UE) operating in the LAA system, and a memory to store a value of N which can have a value 6 or greater or 10 or greater. An apparatus of a UE to operate in an LAA system decodes a configuration from the gNB of a transmission initiation time interval contention CWS of N number of subframes between Category 4 LBT UL transmissions in the LAA system. The CWS is increased to a next higher value when an UL grant or an autonomous UL (AUL) downlink feedback indicator (DFI) is not received before the expiration of a timer.
US11659589B2	Uplink transmission repetition based on uplink priority Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may support repetitions of any uplink transmission as a function of, at least, uplink transmission priority. In some implementations, a base station may transmit to the UE a configuration or an indication of a configuration that maps different repetition values to different priority levels, among other factors. Subsequently, the base station may transmit a message to the UE scheduling or activating an uplink transmission for the UE to send. The UE may then transmit the uplink transmission according to a number of repetitions determined based on the received configuration and a priority level of the uplink transmission. In some implementations, the number of repetitions of each uplink transmission may be jointly determined with uplink priority and one or more other factors, such as UCI type, an SRS purpose, or any combination thereof.
US11659588B1	Multi-tier coordinated channel prioritization system Technologies directed to prioritized channel coordination in a multi-tier wireless network are described. One method includes identifying a first group of wireless devices located in a first geographical area using physical proximity information. The method includes, for a first wireless device having a highest priority among the wireless device in the first geographical area, determining a penalty value for each channel of a plurality of available channels and selecting a first channel having a lowest penalty value. The method includes, for a second wireless device having a second-highest priority, determining a penalty value for each of the remaining channels in the plurality of available channels and selecting a second channel, from the remaining channels, having a lowest penalty value. The method includes sending to the first wireless device information about the first channel and sending to the second wireless device information about the second channel.
US11659578B2	Timing conditions for sidelink feedback reporting Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may schedule a user equipment (UE) to transmit a sidelink data message to another UE. The base station may consider timing capabilities of the transmitting UE and the receiving UE when scheduling the sidelink communication. For example, the base station may schedule a feedback resource based on the timing capabilities of the transmitting UE and the receiving UE. The feedback resource may be scheduled with enough time such that the sidelink UEs can finish processing any sidelink communications in time to provide the feedback for the sidelink communications to the base station using the feedback resource.
US11659572B2	Prioritizing broadcast and unicast transmissions Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a priority rule for selecting to monitor a first beam associated with a first broadcast transmission or a second beam that differs from the first beam and is associated with a unicast transmission. The UE may use the priority rule when a scheduling conflict is identified between the first broadcast transmission and the unicast transmission. Such conflicts may include at least one of a broadcast transmission, a control resource set (CORESET) monitoring occasion of the broadcast transmission, or reference signals of the broadcast transmission at least partially overlapping with a unicast transmission, a CORESET monitoring occasion of the unicast transmission, or reference signals associated with the unicast transmission. The UE may monitor, in accordance with the priority rule, one of the first beam or the second beam based on identification of scheduling conflict.
US11659571B2	Resource information transmission method, relevant device and system A resource information transmission method, a relevant device and a system are provided. The resource information transmission method includes: acquiring resource information from a second network side device or a central control unit, the resource information being used to represent a frequency-domain resource for the second network side device or the first network side device; and performing communication transmission with a UE in accordance with the resource information.
US11659568B2	Method for transmitting information, network device and terminal device Provided is a method for transmitting information, a network device and a terminal device. The method includes that: a time-frequency resource for a downlink control channel of at least one terminal device is determined, the time-frequency resource for the downlink control channel of the at least one terminal device being mapped in a first control region within a bandwidth of a system according to a manner of a frequency domain first and then a time domain; and the downlink control channel of the at least one terminal device is sent through the time-frequency resource for the downlink control channel of the at least one terminal device. According to the information transmission method, network device and terminal device of the embodiments of the application, system performance may be improved.
US11659563B2	System and method for user equipment identifier configuration Systems and methods are provided for configuring a bit length of a user equipment identifier (UE ID) used for communications in Layer 1 or Layer 2, or both, between a UE and a network. Multiple mechanisms are provided for the network to provide identifier parameter information (for example bit length and/or an identifier value or a range of values) to the UE to allow the UE to select a particular UE ID based on the identifier parameter information.
US11659557B2	Wireless device capable of transmitting uplink sounding reference signals A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE includes a receiver and a processor that receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information. The UE also receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) message to activate transmission of UL SRSs The UE may then transmit UL SRSs in a time and frequency pattern based on at least the UL SRS configuration information. A UE method and an eNode-B are also disclosed.
US11659547B2	Existence of periodic/semi-static signals and channels outside of channel occupancy time (COT) A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network and a UE are provided. The method includes receiving, from the network, a downlink (DL) transmission, determining, by the UE, whether to cancel at least a portion of the DL transmission, and cancelling, by the UE, at least the portion of the DL transmission when the UE determines that the portion of the DL transmission is to be cancelled.
US11659542B2	Scheduling of a data transmission A method of scheduling data transmission of a group of wireless devices, in a wireless communication network, comprising: determining a relative transmission timing relation between a reference wireless device out of the group of wireless devices and at least one wireless device out of the group of wireless devices; and scheduling the data transmission of the at least one wireless devices based on the indicated relative transmission timing relation in response to a scheduling request.
US11659537B2	Method and device for allocating resources, user equipment, base station and readable storage medium Method and device for allocating resources, UE, base station and readable storage mediums are provided. The method includes: after initial cell selection or cell reselection is completed in an idle state, acquiring position information of a first type of RB; acquiring reference point offset indication information from a base station, wherein the reference point offset indication information includes a frequency domain offset N of a reference point relative to a specified RB which is one of the first type of RB; calculating a frequency domain position of the reference point based on the position information of the first type of RB and the reference point offset indication information; when receiving scheduling information from the base station, determining an RB for receiving PDSCH based on the frequency domain position of the reference point and resource allocation information included in the scheduling information. Resource allocation efficiency in idle state is improved.
US11659535B2	Method and device in UE and base station for wireless communication The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communication. The UE transmits K pieces of first-type information through an air interface, wherein the K pieces of first-type information indicate multi-antenna related capabilities of the UE under K transmission configurations respectively; the K transmission configurations all correspond to a first frequency band combination, and the first frequency band combination comprises one or more frequency bands; numbers of parallel carriers corresponding to the K transmission configurations belong to K first-type integer sets respectively, any one of the K first-type integer sets is composed of one or more positive integers, and any two of the K first-type integer sets are different. The above method can improve the peak rate of the UE and improve the efficiency of transmission.
US11659529B2	Delayed grant for wireless communication Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a grant delay request to a base station. The grant delay request may indicate a future time, at or thereafter a base station is requested to allocate resources to the UE. The base station may transmit the uplink grant to the UE allocating the resources to the UE based on the grant delay request, and the UE may transmit, to the base station, an uplink transmission including the uplink data based on the uplink grant. The UE may transmit the grant delay request as part of a scheduling request (SR), or as part of a buffer status report (BSR), or a combination of these.
US11659527B2	Apparatus for sending information regarding RMSI period An information sending and receiving method and an apparatus are disclosed. In an embodiment an information sending apparatus includes a processor configured to determine, based on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) period or a synchronization signal block burst set (SS block burst set) period, a period in which remaining minimum system information (RMSI) is to be sent and a sender configured to send the RMSI to a terminal device by using X as the period, wherein X is a multiple of the PBCH period, or X and the PBCH period are in a one-to-one correspondence or a one-to-many relationship, and wherein a network device is configured to send at least one piece of RMSI by using at least one beam or antenna port.
US11659523B2	Quick bandwidth part (BWP) switching mechanism after data burst Wireless communications systems and methods related to bandwidth part (BWP) switching after data communication are provided. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS) in a first bandwidth part (BWP), one or more data bursts and BWP switching information. The UE switches from the first BWP to a second BWP based on the BWP switching information after receiving the one or more data bursts. The UE communicates, with the BS, a communication in the second BWP after the switching.
US11659522B2	Adaptive resource selection scheme Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may adaptively choose a resource selection scheme between a sensed selection scheme and a random selection scheme to determine a sidelink resource. The UE may transmit a sidelink communication utilizing the sidelink resource based at least in part on adaptively choosing the resource selection scheme. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11659521B2	Long physical sidelink shared channel format for sidelink communication Aspects presented herein may enable a sidelink device to report or to receive HARQ feedback for sidelink channels based on a long PSFCH format. In one aspect, an apparatus transmits, to a second UE, an indication to provide HARQ feedback for at least one sidelink channel. The apparatus transmits, to the second UE, the at least one sidelink channel. The apparatus receives, from the second UE, an ACK or a NACK for the at least one sidelink channel via a PSFCH, the PSFCH including a long PSFCH format and associated with a sidelink resource pool.
US11659518B2	Paging procedures with increased granularities Provided herein are various techniques and solutions to paging user equipment (UE). In particular, paging at higher levels of granularity, such as a beam level, for low mobility or stationary UEs in inactive and/or idle states are described. An apparatus may be configured to receive, from a network, a message configuring at least one beam notification area associated with positioning of the apparatus. The at least one beam notification area may include a set of beams corresponding to a set of cells identified by the network as candidates for carrying a paging message for the apparatus in the at least one beam notification area. The apparatus may be further configured to receive the paging message from the network via one of the set of beams corresponding to one of the set of cells in which the apparatus is positioned based on the at least one beam notification area.
US11659511B2	Methods and arrangements in a telecommunications network The present invention relates to methods and arrangements in a base station and a user equipment for determining an uplink transmission timing correction for communication in a telecommunication system in which aggregation of component carriers is applied. The base station receives a signal from the user equipment on an uplink (UL) component carrier and measures the arrival time of the signal. A timing correction of the UL transmission timing based on the arrival time of the signal is determined. Thereupon the base station determines for which of the uplink component carriers used by the user equipment the timing correction is valid. The timing correction and the validity information is sent to the user equipment. The user equipment adjusts the UL transmission timing for each UL component carrier the timing correction is valid for.
US11659509B2	Multi-hop relay system, communication method, and communication apparatus There is provided a multi-hop relay system including a transmission node and a relay node, communicating using a flooding method. The transmission node is configured to transmit a synchronization packet used to synchronize a plurality of relay nodes. The relay node is configured to perform first reception in a first period at every first cycle corresponding to the predetermined cycle, and second reception in a second period not less than a length of the predetermined period at every second cycle longer than the first cycle. The relay node performs the second reception if the synchronization packet cannot be received by the first reception, and if the synchronization packet is received by the second reception, stops the second reception and performs the first reception if the predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied, and if not, executes synchronization recovery processing.
US11659508B2	Configuring synchronization signal blocks having different power levels Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for synchronization signal block reception and synchronization signal block transmission. One apparatus for synchronization signal block reception includes a receiver that receives multiple synchronization signal blocks. The multiple synchronization signal blocks have different power levels corresponding to at least two synchronization signal blocks of the multiple synchronization signal blocks.
US11659504B2	Terminal, radio communication method, and base station A terminal is disclosed including a receiver that detects a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block including an SS and a PBCH; and a processor that determines a resource for monitoring a downlink control channel based on a field in the PBCH, and at least one of a first subcarrier spacing of the SS/PBCH block, a second subcarrier spacing of the resource, a frequency band, and an index of the SS/PBCH block. In other aspects, a radio communication method for a terminal and a base station are also disclosed.
US11659500B2	Resource allocation and power control for sidelink discovery The present disclosure describes control of user equipment (UE) transmission power level in sidelink discovery and/or communications processes. In order to reduce interference with base station and/or other UE transmissions that occur geographically proximate to a UE, sidelink power transmission levels are controlled based on one or more factors. A method in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes determining at least one transmission parameter at the first UE, determining a transmit power level based on the at least one transmission parameter, and transmitting a discovery message at the determined transmit power level on a sidelink channel.
US11659499B2	Techniques for dual connectivity power control Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first set of grants for performing uplink transmissions between the UE and a first group of cells associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second set of grants for performing uplink communication between the UE and a second group of cells associated with a second RAT. The UE may determine that a combined transmit power exceeds a total power limit or that there may be a potential of the combined power exceeding the total power limit. The UE may further perform the uplink communication with the first group of cells using the first RAT and the second group of cells using the second RAT.
US11659496B2	Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) threshold adaptation method Methods and apparatuses are described herein for adapting clear channel assessment (CCA) thresholds with or without Transmit Power Control (TPC) are disclosed. An IEEE 802.11 station (STA) may dynamically calculate a STA specific transmit power control (TPC) value and a STA specific clear channel assessment (CCA) value based on a target TPC parameter and a target CCA parameter. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter may be received from an IEEE 802.11 cluster head configured to control TPC and CCA for a plurality of STAs associated with the BSS. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter also may be related. The STA may then determine whether a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) wireless medium of a wireless local area network (WLAN) basic service set (BSS) is occupied or idle based on the STA specific CCA value.
US11659494B2	Devices and methods to minimize transmission energy and maximize throughput Device and methods to receive an instruction to apply a requested power back-off (PBO) for transmitting a data packet at an adjusted transmission power adapted from a current transmission power; estimate a first energy quantity for transmitting the data packet based on the adjusted transmission power and a first estimated length of time for transmitting the data packet at the adjusted transmission power; determine the second transmission power that is greater than the adjusted transmission power and estimate a second energy quantity based on the second transmission power and a second estimated length of time for transmitting the data packet at the second transmission power, where the second energy quantity is less than the first energy quantity; and apply the second PBO based on the second transmission power for transmitting the data packet instead of applying the requested PBO.
US11659490B2	Aviation connectivity gateway module for remote data offload An aviation connectivity gateway module for remote access to an aircraft's systems and remotely offloading its aircraft data. The module broadly comprises a CPU, a first set of communication elements, a second set of communication elements, a memory, a battery, an IMU, a GPS module, and a number of antennas. The module responds to remote prompts and offloads aircraft data when the aircraft is powered off. An aviation connectivity gateway module for complete BVLOS cellular network connectivity broadly comprises a CPU, a set of electronic connectors, a memory, an IMU, a GPS module, a first cellular connectivity element, a second cellular connectivity element, and a number of antennas. The module switches between the first cellular communication element and the second communication element based a status of the aircraft.
US11659489B2	Communication apparatus and communication method for low power multi-user transmission The present disclosure provides a communication apparatus that comprises a Primary Connectivity Radio (PCR) capable of transmitting and receiving wireless signals; a low power Wake Up Receiver (WURx) capable of receiving Wake-Up Radio (WUR) signals, the WURx being configured to receive WUR signals on a first WUR channel assigned to the apparatus by an Access Point (AP); a WUR channel scheduler programmed to configure the WURx to switch to a second WUR channel designated as a broadcast WUR channel by the AP, when the first WUR channel is different from the second WUR channel, wherein the channel switch occurs in time for the WURx to receive the scheduled WUR Beacon frames from the AP.
US11659485B2	Message transmitting/receiving apparatus and method and communication system A message transmitting/receiving apparatus and method and a communication system. The message transmitting method includes: determining a message type of a message to be transmitted to one or more user equipments; scrambling control information of the message by using an identity to which the message type corresponds; wherein, different identities correspond to different message types; and transmitting data information of the message and the scrambled control information to the one or more user equipment.
US11659478B2	Endpoint computing device multi-network slice utilization system An endpoint computing device multi-network slice utilization system includes a RAN system coupled to a core network system that allocates network slices and makes each of them available for use in wireless communications. An endpoint computing device includes applications and operates, for each of its applications, to detect that application, determine a networking connectivity requirement for that application, and identify one of the network slices that is allocated by the core network system, available via the RAN system, and that satisfies the networking connectivity requirement for that application. The endpoint computing device then establishes a connection for each of its application with the one of the network slices that satisfies the networking connectivity requirement for that application, and exchanges communications via the RAN system and the core network system for that application using the one of the network slices that satisfies the networking connectivity requirement for that application.
US11659474B2	Intelligent selection between singular and dual connectivity Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to intelligently selecting a connectivity mode. At least one first network characteristic of a first radio link utilizing a first radio technology may be determined. A connectivity mode may be selected based on the at least one first network characteristic. The connectivity mode can be selected from among a dual connectivity mode utilizing the first radio link and a second radio link utilizing a second radio technology, a first single connectivity mode utilizing the first radio link, and a second single connectivity mode utilizing the second radio link. The device may be connected to the first radio link and/or the second radio link according to the selected connectivity mode.
US11659464B2	Method for wireless connectivity continuity and quality Configurations are described for maintaining a continuity and quality of wireless signal connection between a mobile device and systems accessible through the internet. In particular, configurations are disclosed to address the challenge of a mobile device that moves through a physical environment wherein the best wireless connectivity performance is achieved by switching between available connection sources and constantly evaluating a primary connection with other available connections that may be switched in to become a new primary connection. The mobile device may be self-propelled or carried by some other mobilizing means.
US11659461B2	Handovers based on RACH capabilities Performing handovers based on RACH capabilities includes instructing neighboring access nodes to share RACH capabilities with each other, identifying a RACH capability of wireless devices attached to a serving access node, and selecting a target access node based on matching the RACH capabilities. The RACH capabilities are associated with a format and/or a range or distance of RACH transmissions.
US11659458B2	Cell re-selection measurement window in new radio A radio network node, such as a gNodeB (gNB), a User Equipment (UE) and a method, for configuring the UE for camping on a cell in a radio network for Synchronization Signal (SS) Blocks based cell re-selection measurements for RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states. The method comprises providing information to the UE, including configuration parameters for a measurement window, the configuration parameters defining a window periodicity, offset and duration, for configuring the UE for the SS Blocks based cell re-selection measurements for RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states. Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling is used to convey the information to the UE prior to or in conjunction with switching the UE from RRC_CONNECTED state to RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE state, a RRCConnectionRelease message is used to convey the information to the UE and the information is also provided to the UE in system information (SI).
US11659457B2	Determining measurement period scaling for measurement gaps in 5G/NR Embodiments includes methods performed by a user equipment, LT, to schedule a plurality of mutually-exclusive repetitive measurement activities in a wireless network. Such embodiments include receiving, from a network node serving the UE, a measurement configuration comprising: least one measurement timing configuration for each of a plurality of mutually exclusive repetitive measurement activities; and identification of a measurement gap pattern for performing the measurement activities. Such embodiments also include selecting an analysis period for a measurement schedule, and determining, over the analysis period, measurement load information related to the measurement configuration. Such embodiments also include determining, based on the measurement load information, a measurement time scaling factor and a scaled measurement time for each measurement activity. Some embodiments include determining a measurement schedule and/or performing measurements based on the scaled measurement time. Embodiments also include methods performed by network nodes, and UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods.
US11659451B2	Serving gateway control plane function to manage a plurality of serving gateway user plane functions, and mobility management entity to communicate with the same The present disclosure relates to a serving gateway control plane function to manage a plurality of serving gateway user plane functions, and a mobility management entity to communicate with the serving gateway control plane function. Embodiments may provide a method for the serving gateway control plane function. The method includes: connecting with the plurality of serving gateway user plane functions; storing serving area information of the plurality of serving gateway user plane functions; selecting a first serving gateway user plane function among the plurality of serving gateway user plane functions for a user equipment, according to location of the user equipment and the serving area information of the plurality of serving gateway user plane functions; and sending serving area information of the first serving gateway user plane function to a mobility management entity.
US11659449B2	Machine learning-based network analytics, troubleshoot, and self-healing holistic telemetry system incorporating modem-embedded machine analysis of multi-protocol stacks A novel machine learning-based network analytics, troubleshoot, and self-healing holistic telemetry system is configured to perform modem-embedded machine analysis of multi-protocol stacks (e.g. OSI model stacks) simultaneously from one integrated coherent diagnostic system alone, and identify sources of data network problems autonomously within an entire end-to-end network topology of a network operator, while not necessitating human diagnosis of the data network problems. This system uniquely embeds a smart universal telemetry (SUT) as a quality-of-experience (QoE) parameter collection agent in intermediary transport-level network equipment and each end-user modem, which in turn enables periodic or on-demand collection of robust diagnostic data from all end-user modems and intermediary transport level nodes in a data network. By executing a machine learning (ML)-based artificial intelligence (AI) analytical module in a cloud-computing resource, the system then achieves autonomous identification and source pinpointing of network problems, and in some cases, self-repairs machine-identified data network problems autonomously.
US11659440B2	Binding indications for load balancing and redundancy for communications between network function instances in a 5G core network In a Fifth Generation (5G) network having an enhanced SBA (eSBA) architecture, a message with a header used to signal binding information (e.g. HTTP custom header for 3gpp-Sbi-Binding) may be received at a recipient NF (service) instance in a direct communication or via a service communication proxy (SCP) in an indirect communication. A binding indication comprising an address of an NF (service) instance may be obtained from the header. One or more alternative binding indications comprising one or more alternative addresses of one or more alternative NF (service) instances may also be obtained from the header. The one or more alternative NF (service) instances may be equivalent NFs (services) of the same NF (Service) Set as the NF (service) instance. The address may be used for communication of messages to the NF (service) instance, and the one or more alternative addresses may be used for load balancing or backup failure.
US11659433B2	Modifying video call QoS based on a signal quality measurement A wireless device determines a change in a signal quality measurement of a wireless network. In response to the determining, a first message for changing one or more media for a video call in the wireless network is transmitted from the wireless device to a video application function (AF). A policy and charging rules function (PCRF) receives from the video AF, a DIAMETER AA-request (AAR) command for modifying a quality of service (QoS) of the video call. The PCRF transmits to a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF), a second message comprising an updated QoS, wherein the updated QoS comprises QoS data bearer modification information based on the change in the signal quality measurement of the wireless network. The PCEF implements the updated QoS for the video call.
US11659432B2	Method and apparatus for managing data communication in wireless communication network The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security, and safety services. Embodiments herein disclose a UE for managing a data communication in a wireless communication network. The UE includes a DRB management unit configured to determine a DRB for transmitting a packet based on QoS flow identifier and a PDU session associated with the packet and mapping of the QoS flow identifiers to the DRBs for each established PDU session.
US11659430B2	Adaptation framework for UE power saving A method of UE power profile adaptation to traffic and UE power consumption characteristics based on power profile is proposed. In one preferred embodiment, hybrid of bandwidth part (BWP) and power profile is proposed. UE is configured with multiple BWPs and each BWP includes a set of power profiles. Two types of adaptation triggering can be used, a first type of trigger is based on power saving signals sent from the network, and the second type of trigger is based on timers. When the traffic characteristic for UE changes, the network can send a power saving signal to UE to trigger power profile adaptation, e.g., BWP+power profile switching. When traffic has been digested and becomes sporadic, then power profile adaptation can be triggered based on timers, e.g., a timer for BWP adaptation and another timer for power profile adaptation.
US11659419B2	Method, system and apparatus identifying an interfering aerial vehicle user equipment within a communications system A method for identifying an interfering aerial vehicle user equipment within a communications system, the method including determining for the interfering aerial vehicle user equipment a first signal measurement value is less than a first threshold value; and determining for the interfering aerial vehicle user equipment a second signal measurement value related to the radio interface between the interfering aerial vehicle user equipment and a serving cell access point is greater than a second threshold value, and the first signal measurement value is determined based on a comparison between the second signal measurement value and further signal measurement values related to the radio interface between the interfering aerial vehicle user equipment and at least one further cell access point.
US11659416B2	Beam reset rule in case of group component carrier based beam update Aspects relate to mechanisms for wireless communication devices to reset a beam. A UE identifies a list of a plurality of component carriers (CCs). The UE detects a beam failure on a first CC of the plurality of CCs. The UE transmits a beam failure recovery request including a candidate beam indication of a candidate beam to a base station. The base station receives the beam failure recovery request and transmits a beam failure recovery response to the UE. The UE receives the beam failure recovery response and applies the candidate beam to at least one CC of the plurality of CCs. The UE may apply the candidate beam to every CC or to only the first CC. The UE may apply the candidate beam to the at least one CC of the plurality of CCs following a predetermined number of symbols after receiving the beam failure recovery response.
US11659415B2	Antenna farm intelligent software defined networking enabled dynamic resource controller in advanced networks Facilitating antenna farm intelligent software defined networking enabled dynamic resource controller networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise evaluating a condition, the condition being at a mobile device, and a characteristic related to a defined network service associated with a connection to the mobile device. The operations can also comprise selectively modifying a quantity of antennas utilized to provide the connection to the mobile device based on the condition being determined to influence a level of service associated with the defined network service.
US11659413B2	Beam optimization for soft physical cell identifier change Aspects of disclosure relate to a network node for changing a physical cell identifier (PCI). The network node transmits a first signal based on a first PCI during a first synchronization signal block (SSB) occasion, transmits a second signal based on the first PCI during a second SSB occasion, and transitions from the first PCI to a second PCI. During a transition period, the network node transmits the first signal based on the second PCI during the first SSB occasion, and continues to transmit the second signal based on the first PCI during the second SSB occasion. After an end of the transition period, the network node continues to transmit the first signal based on the second PCI during the first SSB occasion, and ceases transmission of the second signal based on the first PCI during the second SSB occasion. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US11659408B2	Indicating beam pattern information corresponding to a comparison between synchronization signal block beams Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a differential beam pattern indication that indicates beam pattern information corresponding to a comparison between a first synchronization signal block (SSB) beam pattern associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP) and a second SSB beam pattern associated with a second TRP. The UE may receive an SSB associated with the second TRP based at least in part on the differential beam pattern indication. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11659407B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing radio access network guidance to select operating parameters Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a first plurality of operating parameters associated with a first plurality of communication devices, obtaining a first prediction of a performance of a first communication device included in the first plurality of communication devices that is based on an application of the first plurality of operating parameters to a model, and responsive to a determination that the first prediction of the performance is inadequate in accordance with a first threshold, transmitting a first command to at least one communication device included in the first plurality of communication devices to modify at least one operating parameter of the at least one communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11659403B2	Method and apparatus for sharing frequency resource dynamically in wireless communication system A method, performed by a first base station, of sharing a frequency resource with a second base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting, to channel measurement target terminals determined from among terminals communicating with the first base station using first frequency resources, information instructing to transmit a signal for channel measurement to the second base station; transmitting, to the second base station, information indicating that the signal for channel measurement is to be transmitted from the channel measurement target terminals; receiving, from the second base station, measurement information about channels between the second base station and the channel measurement target terminals; determining a shared frequency resource to be shared with the second base station from among the first frequency resources, based on the measurement information about the channels between the second base station and the channel measurement target terminals; and transmitting information about the shared frequency resource to the second base station.
US11659393B2	Method, apparatus, and system for performing an establishment of a security context between user equipment and an access node Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus, and a system for establishing a security context and relates to the communications field, so as to comprehensively protect UE data. The method includes: acquiring an encryption algorithm of an access node; acquiring a root key and deriving, according to the root key and the encryption algorithm, an encryption key of the access node; sending the encryption key and the encryption algorithm to the access node, so that the access node starts downlink encryption and uplink decryption; sending the encryption algorithm of the access node to the UE so as to negotiate the encryption algorithm with the UE; and instructing the access node to start downlink encryption and uplink decryption and instructing, during algorithm negotiation, the UE to start downlink decryption and uplink encryption.
US11659389B1	Architecture for providing cellular roaming support A network may include an International Serials Data System (ISDS) that is configured to register and determine an identity of a receiving or originating user equipment (UE) that has a home network that operates using a different format or standard than the current network. The ISDS may be configured to generate transmissions on behalf of the UE for registration and identification for outgoing and incoming voice or text messages using the format of both networks.
US11659387B2	User equipment authentication preventing sequence number leakage Techniques for preventing sequence number leakage during user equipment authentication in a communication network are provided. For example, a method comprises obtaining a permanent identifier and an authentication sequence value that are unique to user equipment, concealing the permanent identifier and the authentication sequence value, and sending the concealed permanent identifier and the authentication sequence value in a registration message from the user equipment to a communication network. Then, advantageously, in response to receipt of an authentication failure message from the communication network, the user equipment can send a response message to the communication network containing a failure cause indication without a re-synchronization token.
US11659386B2	Method and apparatus for authenticating terminal and network in 5G communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present invention relates to an authentication method applied to a next generation 5G communication system and an apparatus for performing same, network slices, a method for managing the network slices, and an apparatus for performing the same.
US11659385B2	Method and system for peer-to-peer enforcement Methods and systems are provided for establishing dynamic and secure peer-to-peer communications channels between terminals. A network device may intercept a connection request transmitted from a first terminal to a second terminal, over a secure network, with the connection request including a first parameter that identifies the first terminal and a second parameter that identifies the second terminal, with the first parameter and the second parameter relating to a network interface that operates according to a security protocol. The network device may then send instructions to the first terminal to establish peer-to-peer communications with the second terminal over a secured ad-hoc public network, using one or more keys provided by a central unit of that network. The keys may include an authentication key, which may be used in authenticating one or both of the terminals, and/or an encryption key, which may be used in encrypting the peer-to-peer communications.
US11659383B2	Method for physical layer secured message scrambling Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may communicate, with a second wireless device, a first set of messages of a first message type that are acknowledged according to an acknowledgement procedure. The first wireless device, the second wireless device, or both may select a first subset of messages of the first plurality of messages and a first subset of bits from each message of the first subset of messages based on the first set of messages being acknowledged and according to a sampling configuration common to both the first wireless device and the second wireless device. The first wireless device, the second wireless device, or both may generate a key using bit values of the first subset of bits from each message of the first subset of messages, encoding a message using the key, and communicate the encoded message.
US11659381B2	Automatic multimedia upload for publishing data and multimedia content Disclosed herein is a method and system for utilizing a digital data capture device in conjunction with a Bluetooth (BT) enabled mobile device for publishing data and multimedia content on one or more websites automatically or with minimal user intervention. A client application is provided on the BT enabled mobile device. In the absence of inbuilt BT capability, a BT communication device is provided on the digital data capture device. The BT communication device is paired with the BT enabled mobile device to establish a connection. The client application detects capture of data and multimedia content on the digital data capture device and initiates transfer of the captured data, multimedia content, and associated files. The digital data capture device transfers the captured data, multimedia content, and the associated files to the client application. The client application automatically publishes the transferred data and multimedia content on one or more websites.
US11659377B2	Profile download method and device A profile download method includes a primary device obtaining an embedded integrated circuit card identifier (EID) of a secondary device, where the EID is used by the primary device to obtain, from a mobile operator server, profile download information that matches the EID. The primary device receives the profile download information from the mobile operator server and sends the profile download information to the secondary device, where the profile download information is used by the secondary device to download a profile from a profile management server, and where the profile is installed in an embedded UICC (eUICC) of the secondary device after the download is complete.
US11659375B2	System and method for call management A system and method are provided in accordance with the various aspects of the invention that enhance the information regarding a caller and a call location. Such calls are typically sent to a dispatcher that handles urgent or emergency calls. The information provided can be in the form of a message that is includes specifics about the call initiator and the nature of and/or reason for the call; a message that is converted to verbal form from text-to-speech; and/or the message may include location information, especially as it relates to representing a wireless device as a landline location based on nearby communication options, such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth beacons.
US11659374B1	Fire warning network and emergency guidance system A method and system of providing guidance and information to an end-user during an emergency situation. A network of one or more enrolled devices can obtain infrared data that will be used by the system to determine whether there is a high likelihood of a fire in a building. When an emergency situation such as a fire is detected, alerts can be generated at the enrolled devices that provide navigation cues based on user preferences and suggested evacuation routes to safely guide the end-user to the nearest designated exit.
US11659373B2	Wireless emergency alert message failure notification and targeted retry A method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus for transmitting a unicast message comprising a message content of a wireless emergency alert message to an endpoint device that did not receive the wireless emergency alert message are disclosed. For example, a processing system of a cellular network including at least one processor may receive a request to broadcast a wireless emergency alert message, where the request comprises an alert area and a message content, broadcast the wireless emergency alert message in the alert area, where the wireless emergency alert message includes the message content, obtain a notification that a first endpoint device did not receive the wireless emergency alert message, and transmit a unicast message comprising the message content to the first endpoint device.
US11659369B2	Distributed sidelink (SL) architecture and protocol stack A sidelink node has a distributed processing architecture for wireless communications. The sidelink node comprising a central unit configured to perform sidelink node functions. The sidelink node also comprises distributed units including a first distributed unit and a second distributed unit. Each distributed unit is coupled to the central unit and controlled by the central unit. Each distributed unit is configured to perform a subset of the sidelink node functions. The sidelink node comprises radio units including a first set of radio units coupled to and controlled by the first distribution unit and a second set of radio units coupled to and controlled by the second distribution unit. Each radio unit is configured for sidelink transmission and reception.
US11659365B2	Providing radio resource ownership indicators for user equipment charging records in a mobile network environment Techniques are described herein for providing radio resource ownership indicators in charging records for a charging function. In one example, a method may include determining, by a session management node of a mobile network, that a user equipment is utilizing a particular radio resource of a mobile network resource for a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session of the user equipment, wherein the mobile network resource is capable of being utilized via a plurality of radio resources and the particular radio resources is associated with an enterprise entity; and reporting charging information for the PDU session of the user equipment to a charging function of the mobile network to facilitate storing a charging record for the user equipment that is to include an identifier of the enterprise entity that is associated with the particular radio resource.
US11659361B2	Method and apparatus for handling mission critical services in a wireless communication network The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication network, and more specifically related to method and apparatus for handling mission critical service (MCS) in the wireless communication network.
US11659353B2	Location based discovery of real-time merchant device activity Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces including ambient map displays are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including an ambient map display with a graphical representation of a map. The ambient map display may further include merchant location indicators within the map. The merchant location indicators may indicate the activity level for merchant locations that are determined to be near a consumer device, such as through a variable blink rate or other indicator. The activity level may represent, for example, the number of consumers at a particular venue or the rate of a particular consumer activity, such as transaction activity. The system may be configured to provide real-time merchant data to consumer device based on tracking the consumer device location.
US11659348B2	Localizing binaural sound to objects An electronic device identifies a location of a physical object that is away from a listener. The electronic device convolves sound so the sound externally localizes as binaural sound to the physical object. The sound plays to the listener through earphones so the listener hears the sound as emanating from the physical object.
US11659346B2	Method for generating and outputting an acoustic multichannel signal Method for generating and outputting an acoustic multichannel signal, comprising the steps of: supplying a stereo signal (S), splitting the supplied stereo signal (S) into a plurality of perception-direction-dependent acoustic signal components (S.1-S.5), generating an acoustic multichannel signal by mixing each perception-direction-dependent acoustic signal component (S.1-S.5) onto an output channel (4.1-4.12) of an acoustic output apparatus (4) that comprises a plurality of, in particular more than two, acoustic output channels (4.1-4.12), outputting the generated multichannel signal over respective acoustic output channels (4.1-4.12) of the acoustic output apparatus (4).
US11659345B2	Methods for transmitting non-acoustic data between a microphone and a controller A method includes providing a first data channel configured for a transmission of acoustic data between a first microphone and a controller, providing a second data channel configured for a transmission of acoustic data between a second microphone and the controller, and transmitting non-acoustic data generated by the first microphone via the second data channel.
US11659344B2	Sound signal processing method, sound signal processing device, and storage medium that stores sound signal processing program A sound signal processing method includes receiving a sound signal, generating an early reflection sound control signal that reproduces an early reflection sound and a reverberant sound control signal that reproduces a reverberant sound from the sound signal, controlling a volume of the sound signal and distributing the sound signal to generate a direct sound control signal, and mixing the direct sound control signal, the early reflection sound control signal that reproduces a direct sound, and the reverberant sound control signal to generate an output signal.
US11659343B2	Hearing enhancement and protection device A listening device is disclosed for positioning in an ear canal of a user to process an environmental sound signal. The device can include an earpiece positionable in the ear canal of the user. A microphone can be positioned on the earpiece for receiving the environmental sound signal when the earpiece is positioned in the user's ear canal. A sound processing unit can be electrically coupled with the microphone, the sound processing unit programmed to produce a processed sound signal by identifying a target sound signature within the environmental sound signal received from the microphone, and modifying the identified target sound signature within the processed sound signal. A speaker can be electrically coupled to the sound processing unit, the speaker configured to project the processed sound signal as audible sound.
US11659342B2	Hearing device The present disclosure relates to a hearing device, comprising at least one electronic component and at least two parts of a housing, at least one of them configured as a molded interconnect device comprising at least one electrically conductive trace and at least one pin seat, the molded interconnect device mechanically connected to another one of the parts of the housing or to a frame by at least one assembly pin held in the at least one pin seat, wherein the at least one assembly pin also directly or indirectly electrically connects the at least one electrically conductive trace to the at least one electronic component.
US11659340B2	Impulsive noise suppression method and system based on dual-microphone architecture The present invention provides an impulsive noise suppression method based on dual-microphone architecture, applied to a hearing aid comprising a first feedforward microphone, a second feedforward microphone, and a speaker, and a sensitivity level of the first feedforward microphone is less than a sensitivity level of the second feedforward microphone, wherein the method comprising: obtaining an input signal comprising a first signal provided through the first microphone and a second signal provided through the second feedforward microphone; determining whether the input signal comprises an impulsive signal according to a first time-domain signal energy value of the first signal and a second time-domain signal energy value of the second signal; and performing an impulsive signal suppression operation on the input signal if the input signal comprises the impulsive signal. The technical scheme provided by the present invention has a simple calculation process, low calculation resource consumption, and fast response speed.
US11659337B1	Balanced armature receiver having improved shock performance A balanced armature (BA) receiver and specifically a nickel-iron (Ni—Fe) alloy armature having improved robustness and performance receivers, as well as motors and receivers including such armatures are disclosed. The Ni—Fe armature has a nickel content of 45% or less by weight, 5% or less additive and impurities by weight, and the balance Fe. The armature can be configured as a U-reed, an E-reed or in some other configuration.
US11659334B2	Acoustic device The present invention provides an acoustic device including a frame, a magnetic circuit system, and a vibration system. The vibration system includes a diaphragm, a voice coil, and a support. The diaphragm includes a dome, a first suspension, and a second suspension. The diaphragm includes a first fixation portion, and the dome includes a dome body and a first dome extending wall bending and extending from the dome body, the first fixation portion connected to and wrapping the first dome extending wall.
US11659332B2	Estimating user location in a system including smart audio devices Methods and systems for performing at least one audio activity (e.g., conducting a phone call or playing music or other audio content) in an environment including by determining an estimated location of a user in the environment in response to sound uttered by the user (e.g., a voice command), and controlling the audio activity in response to determining the estimated user location. The environment may have zones which are indicated by a zone map and estimation of the user location may include estimating in which of the zones the user is located. The audio activity may be performed using microphones and loudspeakers which are implemented in or coupled to smart audio devices.
US11659330B2	Adaptive structured rendering of audio channels A method may include obtaining audio to be projected in an environment in which the audio includes a plurality of audio channels. The method may include mapping a first audio channel of the plurality of audio channels to a first channel object, the first channel object including first audio of the first audio channel. The method may include obtaining environmental parameters associated with a speaker system including a plurality of speakers, the environmental parameters including one or more of: speaker locations, sensor information, speaker acoustic properties, environmental acoustic properties, environment geometry, or listener location. The method may include obtaining a first target sound effect associated with the first audio channel. The method may include directing projection of the first channel object by a speaker of the plurality of speakers according to the first target sound effect and based on the environmental parameters to simulate the first target sound effect.
US11659329B2	Efficient seamless switching of sigma-delta modulators A digital microphone includes at least one integrator; a state detection and parameter control component directly coupled to an output of the integrator; and a signal processing component coupled to an output of the state detection and parameter control component, wherein a parameter of the signal processing component includes a first value in a first operational mode and a second value in a second operational mode different from the first operational mode.
US11659322B1	Audio based aircraft detection Example methods, systems, and articles of manufacture may relate to an aerial vehicle. The methods, systems, and articles of manufacture may include receiving an audio signal with a microphone of the aerial vehicle. The methods, systems, and articles of manufacture may also include processing the audio signal to determine at least one of a distance and type of aircraft located near the aerial vehicle. Additionally, the methods, systems, and articles of manufacture may include, based on the determination, performing at least one maneuver of the aerial vehicle.
US11659321B2	Asymmetrical high-frequency waveguide, 3-axis rigging, and spherical enclosure for surround speakers Embodiments are described for a high-frequency waveguide that improves the performance of large-scale surround sound and immersive audio environments. A horn waveguide is configured to be asymmetric about one of a vertical axis and horizontal axis of the waveguide to form an asymmetric horn waveguide. A spherical enclosure surrounds the asymmetric horn waveguide to form a horn speaker, and a three-axis mounting system is configured to fix the horn speaker to one of a wall or ceiling surface of the venue, wherein the mounting system facilitates rotating the horn speaker to a location that provides maximum coverage of the venue within the passband of the asymmetric horn waveguide.
US11659319B2	System for reducing vibrations in loudspeaker A speaker device is disclosed. The speaker device includes a speaker enclosure structure including a speaker. The speaker is an electro-mechanical component, which in operation generates sound waves by deflection of a speaker membrane and in collaboration with the speaker enclosure structure. The speaker device further includes a speaker device housing. The speaker device housing is an outer shell of the speaker device and may accommodate additional electronic components required for operation of the speaker or for other purposes. The speaker enclosure structure is mechanically coupled to the speaker device housing. The speaker device further includes at least one coupling element, wherein the speaker enclosure structure is mechanically coupled to the speaker device housing by the at least one coupling element, the coupling element having a vibration damping structure configured to inhibit mechanical vibrations being transmitted through the coupling element.
US11659317B2	In-ear speaker hybrid audio transparency system A user content audio signal is converted into sound that is delivered into an ear canal of a wearer of an in-ear speaker, while the in-ear speaker is sealing off the ear canal against ambient sound leakage. An acoustic or venting valve in the in-ear speaker is automatically signaled to open, so that sound inside the ear canal is allowed to travel out into an ambient environment through the valve, while activating conversion of an ambient content audio signal into sound for delivery into the ear canal. Both user content and ambient content are heard by the wearer. The ambient content audio signal is digitally processed so that certain frequency components have been gain adjusted, based on an equalization profile, so as to compensate for some of the insertion loss that is due to the in-ear speaker blocking the ear canal. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US11659316B2	Acoustic device and method for controlling acoustic device An acoustic device according to the present technology includes an operating portion and a control unit. The operating portion generates information for determining whether a state of an earphone portion is a wearing state in which the earphone portion is worn by the user, or a non-wearing state in which the earphone portion is not worn by the user. The control unit determines whether the earphone portion is in the wearing state or in the non-wearing state on the basis of output from the operating portion, and implements a function based on a result of the determination.
US11659309B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a thin plate-shaped display cell that displays image and a plurality of exciters disposed on a back surface of the display cell and causing the display cell to vibrate. The plurality of exciters is such configured that the plurality of exciters is regarded as one exciter when the plurality of exciters generates vibration in the display cell.
US11659304B2	Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and control method of solid-state imaging element An object is to reduce a circuit scale in a solid-state imaging element that detects an address event.The solid-state imaging element is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a signal supply unit, and a detection unit. In this solid-state imaging element, each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements photoelectrically converts incident light to generate a first electric signal. Furthermore, in the solid-state imaging element, the detection unit detects whether or not a change amount of the first electric signal of each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements exceeds a predetermined threshold and outputs a detection signal indicating a result of the detection result.
US11659300B2	Solid-state image sensor, method of driving solid-state image sensor, and electronic apparatus A solid-state image sensor includes a pixel array section including a plurality of unit pixels each having a photoelectric conversion unit, the plurality of unit pixels being arranged in a matrix, a constant current source circuit unit having a constant current source connected to each of vertical signal lines provided in association with column arrangement of the pixel array section; and a control unit configured to control the constant current source circuit unit. The constant current source includes a plurality of transistors. The control unit switches, in a case where the plurality of transistors constituting the constant current source is regarded as one transistor having a gate width and a gate length being equivalent to each other, a ratio between the gate width and the gate length of the plurality of transistors on the basis of illumination in image-capturing environment.
US11659299B2	Imaging apparatus including unit pixel, counter electrode, photoelectric conversion layer, and voltage supply circuit An imaging apparatus includes a unit pixel including a pixel electrode, a charge accumulation region electrically connected to the pixel electrode, and a signal detection circuit electrically connected to the charge accumulation region; a counter electrode facing the pixel electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the electrodes; and a voltage supply circuit configured to selectively apply any one of first, second, and third voltages between the electrodes. The photoelectric conversion layer exhibits first and second wavelength sensitivity characteristics in a wavelength range when the voltage supply circuit applies the first and second voltages between the electrodes, respectively, and becomes insensitive to light in the wavelength range when the voltage supply circuit applies the third voltage between the electrodes.
US11659297B2	Image sensor with charge pump cell quantity control An image sensor includes a plurality of image sensor cells, each configured to generate or not generate an image signal in response to one or more control signals, and a first driver generating a first control signal. The first driver includes a first positive supply terminal connected to a first power supply node. The image sensor also includes a voltage generator generating a first voltage at the first power supply node, where the voltage generator includes a plurality of charge pump cells selectably sourcing charge to the first power supply node in response to one of multiple enable signals, and a charge pump cell quantity controller circuit generating the enable signals. Each enable signal is either in an active or inactive state, and each charge pump cell sources charge to the first power supply node in response to receiving an enable signal in an active state.
US11659296B2	Systems and methods for structured light depth computation using single photon avalanche diodes A system for structured light depth computation using single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) is configurable to, over a frame capture time period, selectively activate the illuminator to perform interleaved structured light illumination operations. The interleaved structured light illumination operations comprise alternately emitting at least a first structured light pattern from the illuminator and emitting at least a second structured light pattern from the illuminator. The system is also configurable to, over the frame capture time period, perform a plurality of sequential shutter operations to configure each SPAD pixel of the SPAD array to enable photon detection. The plurality of sequential shutter operations generates, for each SPAD pixel of the SPAD array, a plurality of binary counts indicating whether a photon was detected during each of the plurality of sequential shutter operations.
US11659291B2	Solid-state imaging element Stability of a current-voltage conversion circuit is increased in a solid-state imaging element that converts photocurrent to a voltage signal.A photodiode photoelectrically converts incident light and generates photocurrent. A conversion transistor converts photocurrent to a voltage signal and outputs the voltage signal from a gate. A current source transistor supplies predetermined constant current to an output signal line connected to the gate. A voltage supply transistor supplies a certain voltage corresponding to the predetermined constant current from the output signal line to a source of the conversion transistor. A capacitance is connected between the gate and the source of the conversion transistor.
US11659290B2	Light detection system A system that can acquire a larger amount of information is provided. In the disclosure, calculation processing is performed on a data set including a plurality of pieces of data each including light amount distribution information on a two-dimensional plane that is acquired by a detection unit and time information indicating a time at which the light amount distribution information is acquired. In the calculation processing, among vectors in traveling directions of observation target light, a vector component in a direction orthogonal to the two-dimensional plane is estimated from the data set.
US11659284B2	Information communication method A visible light communication method transmits a signal by visible light communication. The visible light communication method includes modulating the signal into a predetermined blinking pattern, and transmitting the signal by causing visible light to blink according to the predetermined blinking pattern, from a projector disposed in an indoor space surrounded by a wall toward the wall. The visible light communication method also includes projecting video from the projector toward the wall, wherein the visible light is reflected by the wall to prevent the signal from being received in an outside of the indoor space, and the signal is used to transmit data related to the video projected to a plurality of terminals in the indoor space.
US11659283B2	Apparatus, method, and storage medium An apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set an illumination condition used when an imaging unit captures an image of a target object illuminated with light emitted by an illumination unit, and a determination unit configured to determine, based on the set illumination condition, a derivation accuracy in reflection characteristic for each position on the target object.
US11659277B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging method Provided is an imaging apparatus and an imaging method that sets a type of a subject as a focusing target in each imaging. The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor that acquires an image, and an operation unit that selects a type of the subject as the focusing target in each imaging of the image acquired by the image sensor. In the case where the type of the subject as the focusing target is selected by the operation unit, a microcomputer detects an area of the subject of that type from the image and sets the detected area as an in-focus area of the image.
US11659275B2	Information processing apparatus that performs arithmetic processing of neural network, and image pickup apparatus, control method, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a processor that performs arithmetic processing of a neural network, and a controller that is capable of setting, in the processor, a first inference parameter to be applied to processing for shooting control for shooting an image and a second inference parameter to be applied to processing for processing control of the image. The controller switches the first inference parameter having been set in the processor to the second inference parameter in response to settlement of a focus target.
US11659273B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus (10) including: an obtainment unit (12) which obtains a reference image; an extraction unit (13) which extracts, from a storage unit (11) which stores a provision image generated by a plurality of provision-image generation cameras installed in a facility, the provision image including a person included in the reference image; and a display control unit (14) which causes a display to display the provision image extracted by the extraction unit (13).
US11659269B2	Optical measuring device An optical measuring device includes at least one optical sensor configured for optical capture of at least one measurement object at multiple image recording positions. The optical measuring device includes at least one display device configured to display, for multiple predetermined and/or determinable image recording positions, in each case a schematic representation of an image to be recorded at the respective image recording position. The optical measuring device includes at least one data processing unit and at least one interface. The interface is configured to provide at least one item of manipulation information to the data processing unit. The data processing unit is configured to, based on the manipulation information, adapt at least one of the image recording position and an image recording parameter of at least one of the images to be recorded.
US11659264B2	Photographing apparatus with mobile carriage and photographing method therefor A photographing apparatus includes a carriage, a light source, and a camera. The carriage moves in a travel direction. The light source is mounted on the carriage. The camera is attached to the carriage and configured to perform photography. A normal direction is defined orthogonal to the travel direction and a vertical axis. The camera faces a camera direction that is rotated about the vertical axis with respect to the normal direction.
US11659263B2	Split lens and camera module and electronic apparatus A split lens includes a first lens group including a first set of lenses, a second lens group including a second set of lenses, and at least one light shielding element. The light shielding element is disposed between the lens at the bottom position of the first lens group and the lens at the top position of the second lens group, such that a predetermined light path is formed between the first lens group and the second lens group, thereby conforming to the structure of the split lens.
US11659260B2	Two-waveband image acquisition devices and methods of use A method for image acquisition includes receiving, by an image acquisition computing device, a digitized LiDAR image frame and a thermal image frame of a region of interest from a read out integrated circuit of an image acquisition device coupled to the image acquisition computing device. The LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame are processed to detect one or more objects of interest located in the region of interest. The detected one or more objects of interest are correlated between the LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame. The detected one or more objects of interest are identified based on the correlation between the LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame. An integrated LiDAR and thermal image acquisition device is also disclosed.
US11659258B2	Program production method, program production apparatus, and recording medium The present invention proposes a program production method or the like that is suitable for generating a program according to a change in situation. In a program production apparatus 3, a program production unit 21 generates a program using material data. A basic script storage unit 11 stores a basic script. In a stage in which the generation of the program is started, the program production unit 21 generates the program according to the basic script. Subsequently, the program production unit 21 gradually modifies the basic script using dynamic data (e.g., a user's instruction, information collected in a real-time manner, etc.), so as to generate a program suitable for the situation of the material data, viewers, or the like. This enables the provision of even live broadcasting with a small number of users. Also, this allows emergency broadcasting to be automatically provided according to situation.
US11659257B2	System and method for watermarking of media segments using sample variants for normalized encryption (SVNE) A system and method for distributing watermarked media content assets in which a main track of a media content asset includes a first watermarking payload and at least one variant track includes a second watermarking payload. A plurality of composite segments of the media content asset are generated for distribution, wherein each composite segment includes a portion of the main track and may include a corresponding portion of at least one variant track. The composite segments may be uploaded to a delivery node operative to deliver segments responsive to a unique watermarking signature provided by a client controller operating in conjunction with a watermarking session manager.
US11659256B2	Media substitution task based on broadcast watermark A radio receiver includes a tuner and processing circuitry, which in turn includes watermark detection circuitry and local playout control circuitry. The tuner receives an over-the-air radio broadcast on a tuned frequency. The over-the-air radio broadcast includes broadcast content. The processing circuitry, which is coupled to the tuner, is used to implement the watermark detection circuitry and local playout control circuitry. The watermark detection circuitry detects an actionable watermark included in the broadcast content, and transmits a watermark-detected signal to the local playout control circuitry in response to detecting the actionable watermark. In response to receiving the watermark-detected signal, the local playout control circuitry initiates retrieval of replacement content.
US11659252B2	User device control of transmission parameters A method of controlling, from a user device, a manner in which program content is received from a content server. The method includes: transmitting, from the user device, at least one transmission-quality-of-service (TXQ) parameter to the content server, wherein the at least one TXQ parameter updates a default TXQ parameter at the content server; and in response to transmitting the at least one TXQ parameter, receiving new program content in accordance with the at least one TXQ parameter.
US11659251B2	Integrating broadcast media streams with user media streams Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for integrating a broadcast media stream with media streams from one or more amateur sources. In one implementation, a method includes receiving, at a stream integrator, one or more user media streams captured by one or more user capture devices, receiving a broadcast stream from a broadcast provider, selecting at least one of the one or more user media streams based on one or more parameters, and integrating one or more of the selected user media streams into the broadcast stream.
US11659249B2	Selectively incorporating feedback from a remote audience A method, apparatus, and stored instructions are provided for selectively incorporating feedback from a remote audience into live content. The feedback is incorporated into one part of a segment at the same time that another part of the segment is played to an audience. A feedback manager may receive feedback from audience members on a first part of the segment while a second, later part of the segment is being played to the audience by a client machine and while a third, even later part of the segment is being generated by a content manager. The feedback manager may then compare feedback data to stored criteria to determine whether or not to change the playing content.
US11659247B2	Systems and methods for evaluating models that generate recommendations A device may receive content data, a first model, and a second model. The first model may be trained on different types of metadata than the second model. The content data may include a first identifier of a first content item and a first set of metadata associated with the first content item. The device may process the first set of metadata to generate first recommendations from the first model and second recommendations from the second model. The device may provide the first identifier and a combination of the first recommendations and the second recommendations to client devices. The device may receive, from the client devices, user-generated target recommendations based on the combination. The device may process the user-generated target recommendations, the first recommendations, and the second recommendations, to provide feedback to update the first model and the second model.
US11659246B2	Client-side playback of personalized media content generated dynamically for event opportunities in programming media content A media presentation and distribution system (MPDS) communicatively coupled to a client device, which handles media content distribution via a content delivery network, to a client device associated with a user: identifies candidate time intervals in programming media content played at the client device based on at least a request received from the client device. The MPDS retrieves media content from a media store in the MPDS. The media content is retrieved based on at least one of the user intent information and a plurality of targeting parameters associated with the user. The MPDS dynamically generates personalized media content that corresponds to the candidate time intervals in the programming media content and further instructs playback of the dynamically generated personalized media content at the identified candidate time intervals based on the specified version of the programming media content played at the client device.
US11659242B2	Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to estimate audience population Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to estimate an audience population. An example apparatus includes at least one memory; instructions in the apparatus; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: determine whether respective ones of respondents are associated with a characteristic; detect unique instances of the respective ones of the respondents; in response to the respective ones of the respondents being associated with the characteristic, increase a sample capture count by one; in response to detecting the unique instances of the respective ones of the respondents exhibiting the characteristic, increase a unique capture count by one; determine a seed population estimate based on the unique capture count; and determine a population estimate having the characteristic based on the sample capture count, the unique capture count, the seed population estimate, and a number of available samples.
US11659240B2	Automatic transition of content based on facial recognition Methods and systems for automatically transitioning content based on facial recognition, wherein the method may include receiving a signal from a camera, identifying a face of a viewer within an area, retrieving a user identifier associated with the face of the viewer, selecting a program, and displaying the program.
US11659239B2	Managing user profiles on electronic devices Embodiments generally relate to managing user profiles on electronic devices. In some embodiments, a method includes detecting a voice of a first user. The method further includes identifying the first user from among a plurality of users based on the voice. The method further includes accessing a first user profile based on the identifying of the first user, where the first user profile is associated with the first user. The method further includes configuring a client device based on the first user profile. The method further includes presenting at least one media content item on the client device based on the configuring of the client device.
US11659238B2	Methods, systems, and devices for providing service differentiation for different types of frames for video content Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, over a communication network, a plurality of requests for frames of video content to provide to a mobile device. Further embodiments can include determining a first portion of the plurality of requests are for pre-fetch frames of the video content, and providing, over the communication network, the pre-fetch frames to the mobile device over a default bearer path. Additional embodiments can include determining a second portion of the plurality of requests are for emergent frames of the video content, and providing, over the communication network, the emergent frames to the mobile device over a dedicated bearer path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11659233B2	Video production system A system may perform operations including displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for recording a video on a display screen of a user device, wherein the GUI comprises a plurality of features, including a prompt screen; displaying a content prompt on the prompt screen, wherein the prompt screen may be disposed on the GUI proximate to an edge of the GUI; displaying a video playback screen, which is one of the plurality of features, configured to display visual information in real time captured through a camera, wherein the prompt screen may be disposed at least partially within the video playback screen; and/or recording a video clip during the displaying the content prompt, wherein the content prompt comprises at least one of a text or an image configured to solicit at least one of a desired reaction or a desired information from a user during the recording of the video clip.
US11659232B2	Pause screen video ads Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to pause the content stream, displaying a pause screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the pause of the content stream, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement as an overlay on the pause screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11659230B2	Passive data collection from third-party channel applications Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer-readable storage-medium embodiments for implementing passive data collection from third-party channel applications. An embodiment includes running a channel application of a first layer of an operating system, and receiving an application programming interface (API) call, from the channel application, for a module of a second layer of the operating system. The module may be a non-video playback module that includes graphic rendering logic, for example. Some embodiments may further include intercepting metadata sent to the module, determining identifying information of a content instance based on the intercepted metadata, and storing the determined identifying information of the content instance.
US11659227B2	Audio and video processing method and apparatus, terminal and storage medium An audio and video processing method, includes: displaying a video creation interface of a target audio, where the video creation interface includes n audio clips of the target audio and video recording entries corresponding to the n audio clips respectively, n≥2; receiving a trigger signal acting on a target video recording entry on the video creation interface, where the target video recording entry is a video recording entry corresponding to a target audio clip; acquiring a target video corresponding to the target audio clip based on the trigger signal, where the target video is a video clip of which the video duration is less than a duration threshold; and sending a video creation request carrying the target video to a server, where the video creation request is used to instruct to play picture information of the target video when the target audio is played.
US11659226B2	Content display system, content display method, and recording medium with content displaying program recorded thereon A content display system includes a first acquisition processor that acquires first content registered on a management terminal; a first display processor that causes the display device to display the first content acquired by the first acquisition processor; a second acquisition processor that acquires second content based on an operation on a portable terminal by a user when the first content is displayed on the display device; and a second display processor that causes the display device to display the second content acquired by the second acquisition processor.
US11659225B2	Systems and methods for targeted television commercials based on viewer presence Systems and methods for targeted television commercials based on viewer presence. For example, a computer-implemented method may include receiving user information associated with multiple users of the set-top box; receiving a set of television commercials; detecting the presence of multiple mobile devices in the environment; identifying the presence of a first user of the multiple users and a second user of the multiple users using the detection of the presence of the multiple mobile devices in the environment; transmitting programming content to a display device associated with the set-top box in response to an input, wherein when the programming content is received, the programming content is presented on the display device; identifying, by the set-top box, an open commercial slot within the programming content; analyzing data associated with the first user, data associated with the second user, the programming content, and the open commercial slot to determine a chosen television commercial of the set of television commercials to fill the open commercial slot; and transmitting the chosen television commercial to the display device for the chosen television commercial to be displayed on the display device within the open commercial slot within the programming content.
US11659223B2	System, device and method for displaying display-dependent media files It is disclosed a system comprising a display characteristics evaluation unit configured to evaluate display characteristics of a display of an electronic device, a media access unit configured to receive a source media file from a media storage, and a display-dependent processing unit configured to perform, based on the display characteristics, a display-dependent processing of the source media file to obtain a display-dependent media file.
US11659221B2	Program production method, device, system and computer-readable medium At least some embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a program production method, a program production device, a program production system and a computer-readable medium. The program production method includes that: at least one medium is acquired; at least one playlist is generated according to the at least one medium, each of the at least one playlist being associated with the at least one medium; at least one program is generated according to the at least one playlist, each of the at least one program including a play region and the play region corresponding to the at least one playlist; and the play region is scheduled.
US11659220B2	System and method for surveying broadcasting ratings A system and method in which a TV signal reception device (e.g., set top box) receives a broadcast signal, sends the broadcast signal to a TV, and sends an event signal to a rating statistics information server or associated user terminal when a predetermined condition occurs, to ultimately cause an associated user terminal to generate fingerprint data of audio from the TV and to provide the fingerprint data to the server so as to facilitate channel identification and generation of ratings statistics.
US11659215B2	Time synchronization in a live content distribution system There is provided a method in a communication network system 100 of e.g. IP type for live distribution of media content capable of node-to-node time-transfer between nodes in the network system. The media content is sent as a data stream DSx via respective communication links over a network 200. The method comprises transferring local clock signal between nodes and based on received local clock signals determining a unidirectional delay between the nodes. The traffic between the nodes is then based on the determined unidirectional delay.
US11659212B1	Content delivery of live streams with playback-conditions-adaptive encoding Techniques are described for creating and using playback-conditions-adaptive live video encoding ladders.
US11659209B2	Video coding method and apparatus utilizing group of encoding units A decoding method comprises the steps of: combining two or more encoding units of maximum size into a single encoding unit group; acquiring encoding data corresponding to the combined single encoding unit group; and decoding, according to a decoding order, the two or more encoding units of maximum size contained in the single encoding unit group. Also disclosed is a block partitioning structure used for encoding and decoding video.
US11659207B2	General constraints of syntax elements for video coding An example method includes decoding, from a coded video bitstream, a first syntax element that specifies a constraint for a second syntax element that specifies whether subpicture information is present in the coded video bitstream and whether more than one subpicture is allowed to be present in the coded video bitstream; and decoding, based on the constraint specified by the first syntax element, the second syntax element.
US11659206B2	Video encoding method with syntax element signaling of guard band configuration of projection-based frame and associated video decoding method and apparatus A video decoding method includes: decoding a part of a bitstream to generate a decoded frame, and parsing at least one syntax element from the bitstream. The decoded frame is a projection-based frame that includes projection faces packed in a cube-based projection layout. At least a portion of a 360-degree content of a sphere is mapped to the projection faces via cube-based projection. The at least one syntax element is indicative of a guard band configuration of the projection-based frame.
US11659198B2	Method and apparatus of pattern-based motion vector derivation for video coding Method and apparatus of video coding using decoder derived motion information based on bilateral matching or template matching are disclosed. According to one method, merge index for merge candidate group comprising bilateral matching merge candidate and/or template matching merge candidate are signalled using different codewords. According to another method, the first-stage MV or the first-stage MV pair is used as an only initial MV or MV pair or used as a central MV of search window for second-stage search. According to yet another method, after the reference template for a first reference list is found, the current template is modified for template search in the other reference list. According to yet another method, the sub-PU search is disabled for the template search. According to yet another method, block difference calculation is based on reduced bit depth during MV search associated with the decoder-side MV derivation process.
US11659196B2	System for nested entropy encoding Methods and systems for improving coding efficiency of video.
US11659187B2	Method for determining prediction direction, decoder, and computer storage medium The embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method for determining a prediction direction, a decoder and a computer storage medium. The method is implemented by a decoder. The method includes that: a Direct Mode (DM) in a chroma intra prediction mode of a block to be decoded is acquired (S101); and an index number of a prediction direction in a DM derived mode is determined based on an offset N and an index number M of a prediction direction in the DM to determine the DM derived mode (S102).
US11659184B2	Method and device for video coding and decoding A method and device for coding and decoding are disclosed. The method includes: dividing a picture to be encoded into several slices, each containing macroblocks continuous in a designated scanning sequence in the picture; dividing slices in the picture into one or more slice sets according to attribute information of the slices, each slice set containing one or more slices; and encoding the slices in the slice sets according to slice and slice set division information to get a coded bit stream of the picture. The decoding method includes: obtaining slice and slice set division information from a bit stream to be decoded and decoding the bit stream according to the obtained slice and slice set division information. The invention improves the performance of video transmission effectively and realizes region based coding. The implementation of coding and decoding is simple and the complexity of coding and decoding systems is reduced.
US11659175B2	Coding method, device, system with merge mode Methods, systems, and computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium for marking the availability of a potential candidate coding block for intra prediction mode estimation of a current coding block are provided. One example method includes obtaining a parent block of a current coding block (parentCurr), and a parent block of a candidate coding block (parentCand). The current coding block and the candidate coding block are each obtained by splitting of the parentCurr and the parentCand, respectively. In one aspect, the current coding block cannot use an intra prediction mode of a potential candidate coding block when parentCand and parentCurr are the same block, a function of a number of quadtree, ternary tree, and binary tree splitting operations is greater than a threshold minus 1, and a split mode of the parent block of the current coding block parentCurr is a ternary tree split.
US11659171B2	Method and system for video picture intra-prediction estimation Several systems and methods for intra-prediction estimation of video pictures are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes accessing four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks comprising luma-related pixels. The four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks collectively configure a ‘2N×2N’ pixel block. A first pre-determined number of candidate luma intra-prediction modes is accessed for each of the four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks. A presence of one or more luma intra-prediction modes that are common among the candidate luma intra-prediction modes of at least two of the four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks is identified. The method further includes performing, based on the identification, one of (1) selecting a principal luma intra-prediction mode for the ‘2N×2N’ pixel block and (2) limiting a partitioning size to a ‘N×N’ pixel block size for a portion of the video picture corresponding to the ‘2N×2N’ pixel block.
US11659169B2	Affine Linear Weighted Intra Predictions There are disclosed techniques for block wise encoding and decoding. The techniques may be applied to encoders, decoders, and methods for encoding and/or decoding.In one example, there is provided a technique to decode (resp. decode) a predetermined block of the picture by assigning, based on a first signalization in the data stream, the predetermined block to the first set or the second set, sorting the assigned set of intra-prediction modes according to intra-prediction modes used for neighboring blocks, neighboring the predetermined block, to obtain a list of intra prediction modes, deriving, for the predetermined block, from the data stream, an index into the list of intra prediction modes, predicting the predetermined block using an intra prediction mode onto which the index points. The decoder (resp. encoder), if the assigned set is the first set of intra-prediction modes, in sorting the assigned set, uses a second mapping which maps each intra-prediction mode of the second set of prediction modes onto a representative one in the first set of intra-prediction modes.
US11659167B2	Signaling for reference picture resampling A method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a coded representation of the video, that a resolution of a current picture containing the current block and a reference picture used for the conversion are different, and performing the conversion based on the determining such that predicted values of a group of samples of the current block are generated using a horizontal or a vertical interpolation filter.
US11659162B2	Video processing using local illumination compensation A video processing method is provided to include: determining, based on a position rule, whether a local illumination compensation (LIC) tool is enabled for a conversion between a current block in a video region of a video and a coded representation of the video, and performing the conversion based on the position rule. The position rule specifies that the LIC tool is enabled for blocks on boundaries of the video region and disabled for blocks inside the video region and the LIC tool includes using a linear model of illumination changes in the current block during the conversion.
US11659159B2	Adaptive image encoding device and method Provided are an image encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameters.
US11659155B2	Camera A camera according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light-emitting module for configured to output output light according to a set control mode; a light-receiving module configured to receive input light corresponding to the output light according to the control mode; and a control module configured to detect at least one of presence of a subject and a distance from the subject on the basis of the input light, reset the control mode according to a detection result, control an output of the light-emitting module and an input of the light-receiving module according to the reset control mode, and generate a depth map for the subject on the basis of the input light which is input according to the reset control mode.
US11659148B2	Method for controlling display apparatus, and display apparatus A method for controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising, displaying, in a first mode, a first image based on received image data having first resolution on a display surface at a first display size corresponding to the first resolution, displaying, in a second mode, a second image based on the image data having second resolution smaller than the first resolution on the display surface at a second display size corresponding to the second resolution, converting, when the display apparatus accepts the operation of increasing the second display size in the second mode, the first resolution of image data to third resolution corresponding to the operation, displaying a third image based on the image data having the third resolution on the display surface.
US11659147B2	Liquid crystal projector and method for controlling liquid crystal projector A liquid crystal projector includes a liquid crystal panel configured to generate a modulated image, a sensor configured to detect a temperature of the liquid crystal panel, an optical shift element configured to shift an emission optical path of the modulated image generated by the liquid crystal panel, and a control circuit configured to control a velocity of a shift in the optical shift element according to the temperature detected by the sensor.
US11659143B2	Camera platform incorporating schedule and stature Camera platform techniques are described. In an implementation, a plurality of digital images and data describing times, at which, the plurality of digital images are captured is received by a computing device. Objects of clothing are recognized from the digital images by the computing device using object recognition as part of machine learning. A user schedule is also received by the computing device that describes user appointments and times, at which, the appointments are scheduled. A user profile is generated by the computing device by training a model using machine learning based on the recognized objects of clothing, times at which corresponding digital images are captured, and the user schedule. From the user profile, a recommendation is generated by processing a subsequent user schedule using the model as part of machine learning by the computing device.
US11659141B2	Image processing apparatus and method Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a region comparison unit configured to receive first luminance information corresponding to a first image signal and second luminance information corresponding to a second image signal, and to generate third luminance information by using the first and second luminance information; a region determination unit configured to calculate a brightness level value for the first image signal by using the first luminance information; a reliability determination unit configured to calculate a reliability determination value for the first image signal by using the first luminance information; an extraction unit configured to generate a luminance correction threshold value of the first image signal by using the brightness level value and the reliability determination value; and an interpolation unit configured to output corrected luminance information for the first luminance information by using the luminance correction threshold value and the third luminance information.
US11659140B2	Parity-based redundant video storage among networked video cameras Systems and methods for redundant storage among networked video cameras are described. Video data for a group of video cameras is received by a parity video camera. The parity video camera calculates parity across the peer video data, stores the parity data to one storage location and backup video data for the storage location to another storage location. In some examples, the storage locations are selected from among the non-volatile memory of the group of video cameras or another group of video cameras.
US11659139B2	Determining candidate object identities during image tracking A system includes sensors and a tracking subsystem. The subsystem receives frames of top-view images generated by the sensors. The subsystem tracks a first and second object, based on received frames. The subsystem detects that the first object is within a threshold distance of the second object. In response, the subsystem determines a probability that the first object switched identifiers with the second object and updates candidate lists accordingly for the first and second objects. The updated first candidate list includes a probability that the first object is associated with a first identifier and a probability that the first object is associated with a second identifier.
US11659135B2	Slow or fast motion video using depth information Systems comprising a digital camera, an interface operable to mark a first entity in a frame of an input video stream and to determine a frame rate ratio FR1/FR2 between a first frame rate FR1 and a second frame rate FR2, a processor configurable to generate an output video stream of the digital camera, wherein the output video stream includes a first entity played at FR1 and a second entity played at FR2, and methods of using and providing same.
US11659129B2	Information processing apparatus and display method An information processing apparatus includes a controller and a display. The controller is configured to (a) acquire first image data, (b) acquire multiple sets of image data, each set of image data corresponding to a reading of an object by a scanner, and (c) generate second image data corresponding to the object based on the sets image data. The display is configured to display both (a) a first image based on the first image data and (b) a second image based on the second image data, the first image being superimposed on the second image.
US11659127B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method configured to perform setting a state of a document to already read or unread based on the printing of pages of an accumulated document in storage An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to: accumulate a document received by FAX in a storage; control output of the accumulated document based on an operation of a user; and set a state of the document to unread in response to the document being accumulated in the storage, and set the state of the document to already read on condition that output of all pages of the document is completed.
US11659126B2	Image processing apparatus for displaying malfunctioning parts and selectable reference sounds An image processing apparatus includes a display device and a processor. The processor is configured to generate a first screen for display on the display device and on which one of a plurality of malfunctioning part candidates of the image processing apparatus and one of a plurality of timings at which a particular sound was output by the image processing apparatus that malfunctioned, are selectable, when a first malfunctioning part candidate and a first timing are selected on the first screen, generate a second screen for display on the display device and on which one or more reference sounds corresponding to the particular sound are selectable, and when one of the reference sounds is selected on the second screen, generate error information indicating the first malfunctioning part candidate and the selected reference sound.
US11659125B2	Non-transitory computer readable storage medium, information processing device and printing method for collate printing Provided is technology by which an information processing device having an OS standard printing program installed therein causes a printer to perform collate printing without applying a load to the printer. In a case where a print instruction that causes a printer to execute printing of an image is output from an editing application to a general-purpose print program installed in an OS to cause the printer to execute collate printing in a job based on the print instruction an auxiliary program causes a CPU of a PC to acquire print data of one copy rasterized based on the image having the plurality of pages, and to cause the PC to transmit the acquired print data of the one copy to the printer as a transmission destination one copy by one copy over the N copies.
US11659124B2	Kinematic assessment and verification of paper documents for processing and analysis thereof A see through apparatus receives a paper document. The see through apparatus includes a first scanning element, a second scanning element, and a processor coupled to the first scanning element and the second scanning element. Each of the first and second scanning elements illuminate a respective side of the paper document while the other scanning element captures an image. The processor detects kinematic artifacts on the paper document and determines that the paper document is fraudulent based on the detected kinematic artifacts. The processor also detects an alignment feature from the image capture from the first image or the second image, and determines that the document is not aligned based on the detected alignment feature.
US11659123B2	Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method and program for extracting information of a captured target image based on a format of the captured image Photographed image acquisition means (201) of an information processing device (20) acquires a photographed image photographed by photographing means (25) capable of photographing a target image including predetermined information. Reference means (202) refers to storage means (200) for storing the target image photographed in the past and information extracted from the target image in the past, in association with each other. Determination means (207) determines whether or not the target image photographed in the past has been captured in the photographed image. Processing execution means (211) executes, when the target image photographed in the past has been captured in the photographed image, predetermined processing based on the information associated with the target image.
US11659113B2	Image reading device and image forming apparatus An image reading device includes a housing that includes a transport path along which a document is transported, an opening and closing member that is attached to the housing in such a manner as to be openable and closable, a reading unit that is disposed in such a manner as to be positioned between the transport path and the opening and closing member and that reads an image from the document, which is transported along the transport path, and an opposing member that is disposed in such a manner as to be opposed to the reading unit with the transport path interposed between the opposing member and the reading unit and that is moved away from the reading unit in conjunction with an opening operation of the opening and closing member.
US11659105B2	Control device restricting change in a wireless connection destination after disconnect during a printing operation, and wireless connection control method and storage medium A control device includes a wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive a signal with a communication terminal with which wireless connection has been established, a control unit configured to perform predetermined control according to a request signal from the communication terminal, and a printing unit configured to print on a to-be-printed medium. When the wireless communication unit detects disconnection of the wireless connection with the communication terminal while the printing unit is printing on the to-be-printed medium, the control unit keeps the wireless communication unit in a state in which transmission of the beacon signal containing identification information of the wireless communication unit is stopped.
US11659103B2	Image formation apparatus and image formation method An image formation apparatus to combine a plurality of processes to execute a job related to image formation, the image formation apparatus including: a communicator that sends and receives data to and from an external application via a network, an image data acquirer that acquires image data, an image former that forms an image based on the image data, a storage that stores temporary intermediate data involved in the image formation, a display that displays a message for a user, and a controller that controls the communicator, the image data acquirer, the image former, the storage, and the display; wherein upon performing a process of the plurality of processes, the controller determines whether a next process is present.
US11659101B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a human presence sensor that detects a user who uses the image forming apparatus; a first covering provided in front of the human presence sensor; and a second covering provided in front of the first covering, the second covering being configured not to interfere with detection of a detection target by the human presence sensor.
US11659096B2	Gateway device, radio communication device, charging control method, data transmission method, and non-transitory computer readable medium To provide a gateway device that achieves charging control in accordance with a RAT being used by a UE even when the UE is performing communication using different RATs at the same time, the present gateway device (30) includes a management unit (31) configured to, when a communication terminal (10) forms communication aggregation by performing a first radio communication using a first radio access technology and a second radio communication using a second radio access technology, manage at least one bearer assigned to the communication terminal (10) in association with information indicating the first and second radio access technologies, and a charging system communication unit (32) configured to transmit the information indicating the first and second radio access technologies to at least one policy charging control device (40) that performs charging control.
US11659095B1	Systems, methods, devices and arrangements for cost-effective routing A variety of methods, systems, devices and arrangements are implemented for assessing and/or controlling call routing for Internet-based (e.g., VoIP/VioIP) calls. According to one such method, endpoint devices are used to monitor and/or assess the call-quality. The assessment is sent to a centralized server arrangement and call-routing is controlled therefrom. Endpoint devices employ a decentralized testing mechanism to further monitor and assess call quality. Aspects of call quality are analyzed and attributed to endpoint devices and/or local connections or networks to distinguish intermediate routing issues from local/endpoint issues.
US11659093B2	Systems and methods for prioritizing emergency calls Systems for and methods of determining the priority of a call interaction include receiving a call interaction from a call center; validating, by a validation and transcription engine, that the call interaction is authentic; converting, by the validation and transcription engine, the call interaction into text; extracting, by a data calculation engine, organization, location, and time information from the text; calculating, by the data calculation engine, a priority of the call interaction from the extracted information and the text by determining an important of words in the text and correlating the words to a priority class using a pre-trained algorithm that is trained on emergency-type and emergency services-type language; determining that the call interaction should be transmitted to a queue of the call center for initial handling by a call center agent; and transmitting the call interaction, the calculated priority, and the extracted information to the call center.
US11659092B2	Enhancing agent's efficiency in a contact center by using a multi-agent to multi-contact routing orchestration A computerized method for enhancing agent's efficiency in a contact center by orchestrating a multi-agent to multi-contact attribute-based routing while maintaining seamless contact interaction is provided herein. The computerized method includes receiving a request for service and in response may operate an orchestration engine. The orchestration engine derives contact related information from the communication channel to yield at least one contact attribute and according to a preconfigured set of rules and the agent's availability state, performs attribute-based routing of the request for service to one or more agents and designates a primary agent out of the one or more agents to handle the request for service, and when the orchestration engine can't find a human agent having a proficiency as defined in the computerized system, the orchestration engine is designates as a primary agent, a bot agent.
US11659091B2	System and method for maximizing capacity of an agent in a contact center by omni session handling A computerized-method for operating an Omni Session Handling (OSH) engine for proactive OSH to determine that an outreach is required, according to one or more predefined requirements, to maximize capacity of an agent in a contact center by omni session handling, is provided herein. The computerized-method may retrieve one or more interactions from a Customer-Relations-Management database based on a requirement for an outreach to be stored in a queue of proactive contacts. The computer-implemented method may further allocate a queue of one or more interactions to an agent or to a team of agents and then present the agent with a digital preview of an interaction from the queue of one or more interactions for consideration via a display unit, while the agent is handling one or more interactions. The computer-implemented method may further receive from the agent a decision upon review of the presented digital preview of the interaction.
US11659090B2	System and method for hybrid callback management with biometric authentication A system and method for hybrid callback management with biometric authentication, utilizing a callback cloud and an on-premise callback system, allowing users to be verified via his or her biometrics, and also allowing brands to utilize a hybrid system that protects against any premise outages or cloud service faults and failures by introducing redundancies and co-maintenance of data key to callback execution.
US11659088B1	System and method enhancing customers satisfaction by assigning abandoned inbound-interactions to agents each on a satisfactory digital-channel type A computerized-method for enhancing customers satisfaction by assigning abandoned inbound-interactions to agents each on a satisfactory-digital-channel type. The computerized-method may include operating an Abandoned-Interactions-Input-Utilization (AIIU) module. The AIIU-module may include: (a) operating an accumulator-module to: (i) retrieve abandoned inbound-interactions from the data store of abandoned inbound-interactions and (ii) forward details of the abandoned inbound-interactions to an analyzer-module; (b) for each abandoned inbound-interaction of the abandoned inbound-interactions, a. operating the analyzer-module on the forwarded details of abandoned inbound-interactions to: (i) extract query context and metadata; and (ii) identify a satisfactory-digital-channel type; b. operating a processor-module to: (i) identify an agent having skills to handle the extracted query and (ii) prepare a task based on the extracted query context and metadata and the identified satisfactory digital-channel type; and (c) sending the task to a routing-system to be assigned to the identified agent for operation thereof via the identified satisfactory-digital-channel type.
US11659083B2	Information processing device and recording method An information processing device includes: a detection unit that detects that an application enabling a call with another information processing device over a network occupies a microphone or a speaker; and a recording unit that starts recording of audio data output to the speaker and audio data input from the microphone in the case where the application detects that the microphone or the speaker is occupied.
US11659082B2	Authentication using DTMF tones A method of obtaining and automatically providing secure authentication information includes registering a client device over a data line, storing information and a changeable value for authentication in subsequent telephone-only transactions. In the subsequent transactions, a telephone call placed from the client device to an interactive voice response server is intercepted and modified to include dialing of a delay and at least a passcode, the passcode being based on the unique information and the changeable value, where the changeable value is updated for every call session. The interactive voice response server forwards the passcode and a client device identifier to an authentication function, which compares the received passcode to plural passcodes generated based on information and iterations of a value stored in correspondence with the client device identifier. Authentication is confirmed when a generated passcode matches the passcode from the client device.
US11659078B2	Presentation of communications A method to present communications may include captioning, by a human assistant during a call between a first user using a first captioning telephone device and a second user using a second telephone device, words spoken by the second user into the second telephone device. The method may also include presenting the captioned words on a first display of the first captioning telephone device, receiving text typed into the second telephone device by the second user, and presenting the received text on the first display of the first captioning telephone device.
US11659077B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same Disclosed is a mobile terminal and method for controlling the same. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a mobile terminal includes a display; a sensing unit; and a controller, wherein the display is configured to display a virtual keyboard and display a content entered by a user using the virtual keyboard on a content input window, wherein the virtual keyboard includes an undo key for canceling a task performed in the content input window and a redo key for restoring a canceled task, and wherein when the sensing unit detects a first drag past a first border line designated on a side of the undo key after a touch on the undo key, the controller is configured to display a first expected change of content expected to be changed and displayed in the content input window to be identified when one of tasks performed in the content input window is to be canceled in a designated unit.
US11659074B2	Information processing terminal Provided is a mobile information terminal that allows a high-performance camera to be directed in any arbitrary direction relative to the terminal body and that allows photographing to be performed in a free position, while allowing for the viewing of a camera viewpoint image. An information processing terminal 1 comprises: a camera 21 serving as an image capture unit for capturing an image of a subject; a body part 11 having a front surface 11a which is a predetermined surface on which a display unit 13 for displaying a captured image including the subject captured by the image capture unit is disposed; and a coupling part 12 that directly or indirectly couples the image capture unit relatively rotatably to the body part 11 via a plurality of rotation axes including a pivot axis Z1 that is a first rotation axis for changing an angle formed by an optical axis direction of the image capture unit and the normal direction to the display unit 13, and a pivot axis Z3 that is a second rotation axis in a direction different.
US11659072B2	Apparatus for adapting a constant bit rate client signal into the path layer of a telecom signal A source node for rate adapting a constant bit rate client signal into a signal stream in a 64B/66B-block telecom signal communication link includes a GMP engine; a FIFO buffer coupled to receive a 64B/66B encoded client data stream; a clock rate measuring circuit; a source of 64B/66B path overhead blocks; a source of 64B/66B pad blocks; a source of 64B/66B idle blocks; a multiplexer; and a multiplexer controller. A control 64B/66B block is encoded into an ordered set block-designator and a count of data blocks to be sent in a next path signal frame is encoded into a plurality of path overhead 64B/66B data blocks. The multiplexer controller is responsive to a count of data blocks to be sent in a next path signal frame from a previous GMP window frame to selectively pass data to a data output so as to fill a GMP window frame.
US11659070B2	Interface circuit for providing extension packet and processor including the same An interface circuit includes: a packet transmitter configured to generate a plurality of transmission packets based on a request, which is output from a core circuit, and output the plurality of transmission packets, the plurality of transmission packets including information indicative of being a packet to be merged; and a packet receiver configured to generate a merged packet by merging a plurality of extension packets from among a plurality of reception packets received from outside the interface circuit, the plurality of extension packets including information indicative of being a packet to be merged.
US11659069B2	Node/network aggregation gateway device A method, gateway device, computer and computer program product for monitoring responder interaction with equipment and credentialing of a responder are provides. A gateway device includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store responder credentials and equipment data. The processor is in communication with the memory and is configured to translate equipment data received from equipment in a first format according to a first protocol to a second format according to a second protocol, the translated equipment data to be relayed to a computer. The processor is also configured to register equipment data in the memory. The gateway device also includes a transceiver configured to receive the equipment data from external equipment, transmit responder credentials to the computer and transmit the translated equipment data to the computer.
US11659067B2	Wireless configuration and programming of automotive aftermarket peripheral interfacing modules A method of bridging incompatibility of a radio head unit in a vehicle and a peripheral device configured to control a peripheral device in the vehicle. The method comprises receiving, from a first image sensor, a first scanned code identifying the vehicle, and receiving, from the first image sensor or a second image sensor, a second scanned code identifying the radio head unit. Based on the first scanned code, identifying a first communication protocol used by the peripheral device. Based on the second scanned code, identifying a second communication protocol used by the radio head unit. Based on the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol, determining a communication configuration ID identifying a target information exchange protocol executable to bridge the incompatibility between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol. Additionally, the method includes the step of transmitting the communication configuration ID to an interface module, where the interface module is configured to execute the identified information exchange protocol to bridge the incompatibility between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol.
US11659064B2	Data storage system with rapid restore capability An improved information management system that implements a staging area or cache to temporarily store primary data in a native format before the primary data is converted into secondary copies in a secondary format is described herein. For example, the improved information management system can include various media agents that each include one or more high speed drives. When a client computing device provides primary data for conversion into secondary copies, the primary data can initially be stored in the native format in the high speed drive(s). If the client computing device then submits a request for the primary data, the media agent can simply retrieve the primary data from the high speed drive(s) and transmit the primary data to the client computing device. Because the primary data is already in the native format, no conversion operations are performed by the media agent, thereby reducing the restore delay.
US11659060B2	Device arrangement for deriving a communication data scheme Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a device arrangement to derive unknown portions of a communication data scheme. A proxy node is established in a communication path between two nodes configured to transmit communications according to a communication bus standard. The communication data included in the communications transmitted between the nodes conforms to a communication data scheme. The proxy node logs communications transmitted between the nodes via the communication path, resulting in a communication log. The communication log can then be used to derive unknown portion of the communication data scheme, such as commands for requesting specified data types and the data format for transmitting data of specified data types.
US11659059B2	Parallel sharing of hardware Systems and methods are provided for filtering management application instances intended to manage hardware in a system, such as configuring a computing component. Filtering of the management application instances can be performed by a filtering proxy application configured to operatively sit between each management application instance and a management interface of the hardware. Filtering the management application instances may include substituting values or attributes in/transforming requests, responses, state information, event information, so that it appears to the computing component and each of the management application instances as if each of the management application instances has exclusive control of the computing component.
US11659057B2	Methods and systems for content delivery using server push The disclosure relates generally to providing content from a source to a user device. In one implementation, a source such as a server receives a request for a master manifest file. The server may identify one or more other manifest files and at least one data block associated with the content. The other manifest files can include manifest files referenced by the master manifest file, or can include manifest files associated with related content. The requested master manifest, the one or more other manifest files, and the at least one data block can be pushed to the user device.
US11659055B2	Communications channels in media systems A computing device is programmed to receive, first and second user indicia of interest for media content. The computing device is further programmed to receive first user data related to a media content item. Based at least in part on the first and second user indicia of interest and the first user data, the computing device is further programmed to generate output that the first user recommend the media content item to the second user.
US11659053B2	Operations control of network services Methods, systems, and apparatuses, for real-time operation control, among other things. There may be adjustments to a first device in which a first network service operates. The adjustment to the device may include moving a second network service of the first device to a second device. The first network service and the second network service may be associated with virtual machines.
US11659050B2	Discovering signature of electronic social networks A method for predicting the behavior of an electronic social network (ESN) includes identifying one user's connections with other users and creating a data structure in a memory that represents the users and their connections in the ESN. A plurality of data sources for electronic communications between users are analyzed and assigned a relative importance value. A weight is also assigned to each of the connections between the users. The weight is an encoded value computed based on a link structure of the connections where the link structure includes metadata indicating a category and a status of the respective connection. The probability that one user will communicate with one of the other users is calculated based on the analyzed plurality of data sources calculating, and the user's connections with respect to other users are ranked based on the calculated probabilities.
US11659049B2	Device and method for remote device profile management/identification for intelligent discovery Device and method for remote device profile management/identification for intelligent discovery are disclosed. A remote device profile management method for service interworking may include receiving a request to register a device profile of a local device for a cloud network, generating a regular profile identification (ID) for the device profile, registering a record including the regular profile ID along with ID and connection information of a device registry in which the local device is registered, and registering a record including the regular profile ID and the device profile.
US11659046B2	Microcontroller device for secure communication A microcontroller attachment for use with a microcontroller. The microcontroller attachment includes a first network interface controller (NIC) configured to communicate with a first dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server to receive a first DHCP address and configured to establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection for a computing device to communicate with a remote server, the first NIC configured to be communicatively coupled to the computing device. The microcontroller attachment further includes a second NIC configured to receive a second DHCP address from a second DHCP server running on the microcontroller and send the second DHCP address to the computing device.
US11659044B2	Enhanced online privacy Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing online user privacy. Methods can include receiving tag information specifying a given publisher identifier for a publisher and a given client identifier assigned to a user of the client device by the publisher. A given service identifier assigned to the user by the service apparatus is obtained. A mapping between the given service identifier to the given client identifier is created. A list of client identifiers assigned to a set of users by the publisher is received. A list of matched service identifiers corresponding to the list of client identifiers are stored. Multiple content requests are received from multiple different client devices accessing services provided by the service apparatus. Responses to the content requests are based on whether the client devices provide service identifiers that are included in the list of matched service identifiers.
US11659039B2	Systems, apparatus, and methods for detecting and verifying an environmental anomaly using multiple command nodes A system for detecting and verifying an environmental anomaly within a shipping container (transported on a transit vehicle having an external transceiver) has wireless sensor-based ID nodes at different locations within the container and multiple command nodes mounted to the container. A first command node is programmatically configured to be operative to detect the sensor data broadcasted from the ID nodes; responsively identify the anomaly based upon the sensor data detected by that command node; and transmit a validation request to another command node. The other command node is configured to be operative to also detect the sensor data broadcasted from the ID nodes; receive the validation request from the first command node; verify the anomaly in response to the validation request and based upon the sensor data detected by the second command node; and broadcast a verification message based upon whether the anomaly for the shipping container is verified.
US11659038B2	Smart vehicle Smart car operations provide information or entertainment content for a person by detecting when a person is alone in a car, adjusting a speech recognizer in the car to focus capturing speech from the person's position in the car; playing content in the car as requested by the person; when the person exits the car and enters a building, transferring the speech recognizer from the car to a building speech recognizer along with a current play state of the content; and resuming playing the content on a device in the house on request without interruption.
US11659032B2	Methods, electronic devices, and computer program products for accessing a file Techniques for accessing a file involve determining whether a client requests a permission for a target file, the permission allowing the client to cache data associated with the target file. The techniques further involve in response to determining that the client requests the permission, obtaining pattern information related to an access pattern in which the client accesses the target file. The techniques further involve determining availability of the permission to the client by applying the pattern information to a decision model, the decision model being trained based on training pattern information and training permission information. The techniques further involve providing, to the client, an indication on the availability. Accordingly, access conflicts can be reduced, so that the performance of the client and server can be improved.
US11659030B2	Server management system, method of managing server, and program of managing server Provided is a server management system which selects an active system and a standby system by using multiple server resources managed by being divided into multiple categories in a predetermined standard and in which a service providing server is redundantly disposed, the system including: a selection information input unit acquiring selection information that is information necessary for selecting the category; a selection information storage unit storing the selection information input from the selection information input unit; a failure information storage unit storing failure information indicating a failure occurring in the category; a selection unit selecting an additional category based on an failure occurrence according to the active system and/or the standby system; and a selection result output unit outputting the category selected, in which the selection unit refers to the failure information with respect to a category satisfying a condition indicated by selection information and selects an additional category.
US11659028B2	Data offloading rate determination using mean field games Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to determining an optimal data offloading rate for one or more connected mobile devices. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving mobile device transmission information and receiving edge server resource information. The method includes determining an offloading rate for a mobile device to an edge server based on the mobile device transmission information, the edge server resource information, and a mean-field game algorithm. The method includes outputting the offloading rate to the mobile device.
US11659020B2	Method and system for real-time modeling of communication, virtualization and transaction execution related topological aspects of monitored software applications and hardware entities A system and method for real-time discovery and monitoring of multidimensional topology models describing structural aspects of applications and of computing infrastructure used to execute those applications is disclosed. Different types of agents are deployed to the monitored application execution infrastructure dedicated to capture specific topological aspects of the monitored system. Virtualization agents detect and monitor the virtualization structure of virtualized hardware used in the execution infrastructure, operating system agents deployed to individual operating systems monitor resource utilization, performance and communication of processes executed by the operating system and transaction agents deployed to processes participating in the execution of transactions, providing end-to-end transaction trace and monitoring data describing individual transaction executions. The monitoring and tracing data of the deployed agents contains correlation data that allows to create a topology model of the monitored system that integrates transaction execution, process execution and communication and virtualization related aspects.
US11659018B2	System providing faster and more efficient data communication A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US11659013B2	Call direction detection on SIP IMS Systems and methods for call direction detection on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) include monitoring SIP register messages, such as “401 UNAUTHORIZED” messages inside the IMS core to detect and log the IP addresses of the Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF). The systems and methods include monitoring SIP registration messages; determining and storing addresses of P-CSCFs based on the monitoring of the SIP registration messages, wherein P-CSCF addresses are determined from any SIP registration messages having cipher or encryption keys therein; monitoring SIP INVITE messages; and, for a specific call associated with a SIP INVITE message, determining a direction of the specific call based on a comparison of address in the SIP INVITE messages with the stored addresses of the P-CSCFs.
US11659011B2	System and method for determining trust for SIP messages A method for performing initial registration is provided. The method includes receiving a server timeout message, the server timeout message including at least a field set to a value equal to a value received during a first registration. The method further includes initiating restoration procedures by performing an initial registration.
US11659010B2	Systems and methods for limiting network disruption A system for routing real-time cellular network services including a voice CSCF including a voice P-CSCF server, a voice I-CSCF server, and a voice S-CSCF server. The system included a message CSCF including a message P-CSCF server, a message I-CSCF server, and a voice S-CSCF server. The system includes a traffic node including one or more processors in communication with a memory containing processor-executable instructions to receive a register request from a user device, where the register request includes one of a voice indicator or a message indicator. The memory also contains processor-executable instructions to identify whether the register request includes the voice indicator or the message indicator and transmit the register request to the voice CSCF when the voice indicator is identified and transmit the register request to the message CSCF when the message indicator is identified.
US11659006B2	Computer environment compliance An assessment component that facilitates assessment and enforcement of policies within a computer environment can comprise a compliance component that determines whether a policy, that defines one or more requirements associated with usage of one or more enterprise components of an enterprise computing system, is in compliance with a plurality of standardized policies that govern operation of the one or more enterprise components of the enterprise computing system. The assessment component can also comprise a policy optimization component that determines one or more changes to the policy that achieve the compliance with the plurality of standardized polices based on a determination that the policy complies with a first standardized policy of the plurality of standardized policies and fails to comply with a second standardized policy of the plurality of standardized policies.
US11659002B2	Extending Media Access Control Security (MACsec) to Network-to-Network Interfaces (NNIs) Systems and methods for enabling Media Access Control Security (MACsec) at a MAC layer, according to IEEE 802.1AE, and extending MACsec are provided. An edge device, according to one implementation, includes one or more User-to-Network Interface (UNI) ports and a plurality of Network-to-Network Interface (NNI) ports. The edge device also includes a processing device and a memory device configured to store a computer program having instructions. The instructions, when executed, allow the processing device to provide network security on a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, the network security defined by the MAC Security (MACsec) protocol. The instructions also allow the processing device to provide network path protection by enabling packet routing over multiple paths via the plurality of NNI ports on a network layer.
US11659001B2	Non-intrusive replay attack detection system In some embodiments, identifying a replay attack in an industrial control system of an industrial asset includes receiving a first set of time series data associated with an ambient condition of one or more first monitoring nodes at a first location of the industrial control system. An actual system feature value for the industrial asset is determined based upon the first set of time series data. A second set of time series data indicative of the ambient condition at a second location is received, and a nominal system feature value is determined based upon the second set of time series data. A correlation between the actual feature value and the nominal system feature value is analyzed to determine a correlation result. A request received by the industrial control system is selectively categorized as a replay attack based upon the correlation result.
US11658996B2	Historic data breach detection A computer implemented method to detect a data breach in a network-connected computing system, the method including storing, at a trusted secure computing device, at least a portion of network traffic communicated with the computer system; the computing device generating a copy of data distributed across a network; the computing device identifying information about the network attack stored in the copy of the data; the computing device generating a signature for the network attack based on the information about the network attack, the signature including rules for identifying the network attack in network traffic; and identifying an occurrence of the network attack in the stored network traffic based on the signature.
US11658993B2	Systems and methods for traffic inspection via an embedded browser Described embodiments provide systems and methods for traffic inspection via embedded browsers. An application inspector module of an embedded browser executable on a client may intercept network traffic for an application. The network traffic may include packets exchanged between the application and the server via a channel. The application inspector module may identify a computing resource usage on the client in providing a user with access to the application via the embedded browser. The application inspector module may generate analytics data based on the intercepted network traffic and the computing resource usage. The application inspector module may maintain a user behavior profile based on the analytics data. The application inspector module may determine that a portion of the network traffic directed to the remote server contains sensitive information. Responsive to the determination, the application inspector module may block or remove the portion of the network traffic.
US11658991B2	Nonce injection and observation system for detecting eavesdroppers An entity can disseminate nonces by introducing them into various aspects of network traffic, and then listening for them, thereby detecting eavesdroppers on the Internet. A nonce may be numeric, alphanumeric, or otherwise; nonces are contextually appropriate to how they are disseminated. Preferably, a nonce is disseminated by incorporating it into some aspect of network traffic. For example, a nonce can be placed in a network identifier such as an IP address or domain name label. Correlating the circumstances under which the nonce was disseminated and under which it was observed to “propagate”, intelligence about who is eavesdropping on what portions of the Internet can be derived. Such intelligence can be put to many uses, including reporting on eavesdroppers, routing traffic around eavesdroppers, developing reputation scores, and adopting enhanced obfuscation/privacy/security techniques.
US11658988B2	Dynamic physical watermarking for attack detection in cyber-physical systems A cyber-physical system may have a plurality of system nodes including a plurality of monitoring nodes each generating a series of current monitoring node values over time that represent current operation of the cyber-physical system. According to some embodiments, a watermarking computer platform may randomly inject a watermarking signal into an injection subset of the system nodes. The watermarking computer platform may then receive current monitoring node values over time and generate a current watermarking feature vector based on the current monitoring node values. The watermarking computer platform might comprise a dedicated watermarking abnormality detection platform or a unified abnormality detection platform (e.g., that also uses data-drive feature vectors). The injection subset may be associated with a randomly selected subset of the system nodes and/or magnitudes of watermarking signals that are randomly selected.
US11658986B2	Detecting attacks on computing devices An example system may comprise a first computing device comprising instructions executable by a hardware processor to: create, responsive to detecting a second computing device initially attempting to connect to a network, an unpopulated baseline profile for the second computing device; populate the baseline profile with initial processes running on the second computing device and initial system calls made by the initial processes during an initial operation time period of the second computing device; monitor, during a subsequent operation time period of the second computing device, subsequent processes running on the second computing device and subsequent system calls made by the subsequent processes; and detect an attack on the second computing device based on a comparison of the subsequent processes and the subsequent system calls to the populated baseline profile.
US11658984B2	Authenticating access to computing resources Described embodiments provide systems, methods, computer readable media for accessing services via identity providers. A computing device may transmit, responsive to a request from a client to access a service, a value to the client. The client may be configured to access the service using an access token. The computing device may receive, from the client, a signature, the signature generated using the value, a device identifier, and a first encryption key. The computing device may determine, using the value and a second encryption key, the device identifier from the signature. The computing device may identify a status of the client according to the device identifier. The computing device may provide, responsive to the status, a new access token to permit access to the access and a refresh token to obtain subsequent access tokens.
US11658980B2	Cloud platform access system A system includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive, at an application routing platform, an API call for an application platform comprising a signed tenant token. The processor is configured to determine that the signed tenant token is valid; determine an application platform token for the application platform; associate a root certificate with the application platform token; determine routing information to the application platform based at least in part on the API call; and provide the application platform the API call and the application platform token using the routing information to enable access to the application platform, wherein the application platform determines whether the application platform token is valid using the root certificate and executes the API call in response to a determination that the application platform token is valid.
US11658977B2	Internet of Things security system In one embodiment, a device including a processor, and a memory to store data used by the processor, wherein the processor is operative to run a manufacturer usage description (MUD) controller operative to obtain a MUD profile of an Internet of Things (IoT) device from a MUD server, the MUD profile of the IoT device including: access rights of the IoT device, and any one or more of the following a default device username and/or a default device password of the IoT device, a recommended/required device password complexity of the IoT device, at least one service that should be enabled/disabled on the IoT device, and/or allowed security protocols and/or ciphers for communication to and/or from the IoT device, enforce security of the IoT device according to the MUD profile of the IoT device. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US11658976B2	Captive portal redirection and network access restriction of device using a single access control list Embodiments of a method for redirecting, by a network device, a host to a captive portal are disclosed. The method includes receiving an incoming frame originating from the host. The incoming frame has a payload specifying information associated with an external server. A user of the host has not been authenticated by the captive portal at a time when the incoming frame is received by the network device. The network device matches at least a portion of the incoming frame to a custom redirect rule of a unified access control list (ACL) implemented by the network device. In response to the matching, the network device forwards the incoming frame towards an internal redirection server executing on the network device. The network device receives a redirection frame from the internal redirection server. The payload of the redirection frame is generated by the internal redirection server using at least a portion of the incoming frame. The redirection frame is transmitted towards the host.
US11658974B2	Method and system for digital rights enforcement There is provided a method and system for digital rights enforcement. The method includes: determining digital content requested by a user via a selected user device; determining digital rights associated with the digital content; reviewing the digital rights to determine access rights relating to authorized devices for the user; determining whether the user has exhausted the access rights; and if the access rights are exhausted: determining at least one use factor for each of the user's previously authorized user devices; determining a previously authorized user device on which to revoke access to the digital content based on the at least one use factor; and revoking access rights to the previously authorized user associated device; otherwise downloading the digital content on the selected user device. The system includes a content review module and a revoker module.
US11658973B2	Method and system for electronic mail attachment management A method of preventing unauthorized access to electronic mail attachment is disclosed herein. A message management system receives one or more files designated as sensitive files. The message management system generates one or more hash values by applying a hash function to each of the one or more images corresponding to the file. The message management system stores the one or more hash values in a database. The message management system receives an outgoing electronic message that includes an attached file. The message management system generates one or more attachment hash values for the attached file by applying the hash function to the attached file. The message management system compares the one or more attachment hash values to the database. The message management system determines that at least one attachment hash value matches at least one hash value. The message management system blocks the outgoing electronic message.
US11658970B2	Computing device infrastructure trust domain system A computing device infrastructure trust domain system includes first and second computing devices included in a computing device infrastructure system. The second computing device stores authentication information specific to the computing device infrastructure system, and operates to receive a first communication broadcast by the first computing device, verify that the first communication includes the authentication information and, in response, add the first computing device to a trust domain and store a first computing device component hash value included in the first communication. When the second computing device subsequently receives a second communication from the first computing device, it determines whether the second communication includes the first computing device component hash value: If so, the second computing device removes the first computing device from the trust domain, if not, the second computing device performs at least one trust domain operation associated with the first computing device.
US11658969B2	Apparatuses and methods for facilitating port discernment driven mutual authentication and service access authorization Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a processing system including a processor that is operative in a first communication network, a certificate from a communication device that is operative in a second communication network, extracting, by the processing system, an identifier of the communication device from the certificate, authenticating, by the processing system, the communication device in accordance with the identifier, comparing, by the processing system, the identifier with a plurality of identifiers to determine that the communication device is authorized to access data, resulting in an authorization determination, and transmitting, by the processing system, the data to the communication device based on the authorization determination. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11658968B1	Systems and methods for secure logon The present disclosure provides methods and systems for secure logon. One or more method includes: determining, via authentication information provided by a user of an electronic device, that the user is authorized to access an online account provided by the online account provider; providing the user with a selectable option to enable an expedited logon process by which the user can access the online account by solely providing a particular authentication item of the user; receiving a verification credential in response to a next logon attempt using the expedited logon process; and verifying that the received verification credential matches an assigned verification credential provided to the user for use in conjunction with the next logon attempt using the expedited logon process.
US11658965B2	Adaptive artificial intelligence systems and methods for token verification Systems and methods for adaptive token verification are disclosed. For example, a system may include at least one memory storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include training a verification model to verify tokenized requests based on system identifiers. The operations may include receiving a tokenized request from an external system, the request comprising a system identifier of the external system. The operations may include generating output of the verification model based on the system identifier, and, based on the output, performing one of granting the request or blocking the request.
US11658964B2	System and method for providing a continuous authentication on an open authentication system using user's behavior analysis A system configured for implementing continuous authentication for a software application is disclosed. The system receives a request from a user to login to an account of the user on the software application. The software application uses open authentication to allow the user to login to the account of the user. Once the user is logged in, the system activates continuous authentication based on monitored user behavior information associated with the user received from one or more organizations. The system monitors accessing the account of the user by monitoring behaviors of a person accessing the account of the user. The system determines whether the behaviors of that person correspond to the monitored user behavior information of the user. If the behaviors of that person correspond to the monitored user behavior information of the user, the system grants the first person to the account of the first user.
US11658962B2	Systems and methods of push-based verification of a transaction A system and method of implementing an API of an authentication service includes implementing a confirmation API, wherein the implementing includes: initiating a confirmation API request based on receiving an access request, wherein the confirmation API request operates to perform an authentication of a requestor making the access request; identifying the requestor based on a search of the requestor via the confirmation API; identifying, by one or more API endpoints of the remote authentication service: (i) a subscriber account of the subscriber maintained by the remote authentication service and (ii) identifying a user device of the requestor that is enrolled with the subscriber account based on the confirmation API request; transmitting a confirmation request to the user device; obtaining from the user device a response to the confirmation request and presenting the response to the confirmation request to the subscriber; and granting or denying the access request.
US11658955B1	Methods, mediums, and systems for verifying devices in an encrypted messaging system This application describes methods, mediums, and systems for verifying a device for use in a messaging system. Using the device verification procedures described, a messaging system can securely authorize new devices to send and receive encrypted messages on behalf of a user, preferably without the need to share a private encryption key between the users' different devices. The application describes several techniques that can be used to provide such a system, including distributing a computer-perceptible code that encodes encryption information between a secondary device and a primary device. This allows the information to be distributed without intervention by a server. Other techniques provide unique ways to build and reverify authorized device lists, distribute encryption keys in chat channels, ensure that lists of authorized devices are distributed in the correct order and remain valid for an appropriate amount of time, add new devices to an ongoing or new conversation, and more.
US11658952B1	Methods and systems for transmitting anonymized information Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for anonymizing information in an end-to-end (E2E) encrypted environment; the information may include, for example, statistical data about unique page/message views, view counts, view time, what users selected on the message or page, etc. Exemplary embodiments may prevent an E2E system server from being able to identify which user is associated with which record. Various examples are described, including an embodiment in which an originating client generates the data, encrypts it, and sends it to a random contact. The contact decrypts the data, re-encrypts it, and sends it to another random contact. The procedure continues for a set amount of time or for a set number of hops. Other embodiments relate to wrapping the data in various layers of encryption and sending the data to clients in a chain. The encrypted layers prevent clients along the chain from being able to view the anonymized data.
US11658950B2	Centralized secure distribution of messages and device updates Embodiments relate to systems for the distribution of payload in a secure manner. A server may receive a query from a device that includes a subscriber identifier. The server may determine, from confidential information stored, an association between the subscriber identifier and a public key of the device. The server may retrieve the public key of the device. The server may generate a data payload as a response to the query. The server may encrypt the data payload by a symmetric key that is generated randomly. The server may encrypt the symmetric key by the public key of the device. The server may transmit the data payload and the symmetric key that are encrypted to the device for the device to use a private key corresponding to the public key to decrypt the symmetric key and use the symmetric key to decrypt the data payload.
US11658949B2	Secure publish-subscribe communication methods and apparatus Improvements to publish-subscribe protocols are provided, including a method for communicating data in a network comprising publisher devices, a broker and subscriber devices, comprising one of the publisher devices: i-a. receiving a public key from the broker; i-b. determining, based on one or more attributes of data to be published to the broker, whether a sensitivity level of the data is low; and ii. following completion of both of steps i-a and i-b, publishing the data to the broker, wherein: when step i-b results in a determination that the sensitivity level of the data is low, step ii comprises transmitting the data to the broker unencrypted; and when step i-b results in a determination that the sensitivity level of the data is not low, step ii comprises encrypting the data then transmitting resulting encrypted data to the broker, wherein the step of encrypting the data uses the public key.
US11658947B2	Securing platform link with encryption A protected link between a first computing device and a second computing device is set up, wherein communication over the protected link is to comply with a communication protocol that allows packets to be reordered during transit. A plurality of packets are generated according to a packet format that ensures the plurality of packets will not be reordered during transmission over the protected link, the plurality of packets comprising a first packet and a second packet. Data of the plurality of packets are encrypted for transmission over the protected link, wherein data of the first packet is encrypted based on the cryptographic key and a first value of a counter and data of the second packet is encrypted based on the cryptographic key and a second value of the counter.
US11658941B2	Server for detecting a proxy device in a communications path and related methods A computing device may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be configured to provide an encrypted second portion of a key to a client device in response to a match between data decrypted from an encrypted first portion of the key and a first portion of the key, the match being indicative of an absence of a proxy device. The processor may be configured to detect a loss in connectivity between the computing device and the client device based upon a mismatch between a decrypted second portion of the key and a second portion of the key, the mismatch being indicative of the proxy device.
US11658938B2	Systems and methods for user defined network enabled content filtering A content filtering system and method includes receiving in a network device in a network from a user device, a user selected set of rules identifying a set of URLs to be blocked. The set of rules are loaded into the network device. The network device receives from the user device a request to access a specified URL. A determination is made at the network device whether the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules. If the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules, then the specified URL is blocked.
US11658937B2	Method and apparatus of control for robotic swarms A method, system, and/or computer program product controls movements and adjusts operations of a robot or collection of robots over a computer network. The system allows for the dynamic creation of cloud message queues, and uses a hierarchical message format and weight matrix collapse method to allow multi-entity deconfliction of control messages so that multiple operators, either human or intelligent software agents, may simultaneously control one or more robots or subassemblies of robots and/or other electronic/mechatronic devices.
US11658933B2	Dynamically learning media access control and internet protocol addresses Techniques are described for learning an unknown virtual network information, such as an virtual Internet Protocol (IP) address, of a pod in a virtual network. In some examples, a virtual router executing at a computing device may receive an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packet from a virtual execution element in the virtual network, the virtual execution element executing at the computing device. The virtual router may determine, based at least in part on the ARP packet, whether virtual network information for the virtual execution element in a virtual network is known to the virtual router. The virtual router may, in response to determining that the virtual network information of the virtual execution element in the virtual network is not known to the virtual router, perform learning of the virtual network information for the virtual execution element.
US11658932B2	Message sending method and terminal device A message sending method includes: receiving a first input of a user on a target icon, where the target icon is used to indicate a target application; displaying a target interface in response to the first input, where the target interface includes at least one message, and each of the at least one message corresponds to at least one contact; receiving a second input of the user on a first message, the first message is a message in the at least one message; and sending, in response to the second input via the target application, the first message to at least one first contact corresponding to the first message.
US11658928B2	Virtual content creation method A virtual content creation method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, by a server, receiving a model content including at least one of a text, an SMS, a voice-recorded MP3 file, a picture, and a video of a model; by the server, extracting a model feature including at least one of a text feature, a voice feature, an image feature, and a video feature from the model content; and when a user wants to communicate with the model, by the server, being operated based on deep learning or artificial intelligence to allow the user to input a user content to the server, determine a user state by detecting an emotional state of the user from the user content, and transform the model content into the virtual content using the model feature or the user state.
US11658924B2	Buffer allocation method, and device This application provides a buffer allocation method and a device. The method includes determining, by a device, a first output rate of a first queue on the device and a second output rate of a second queue on the device. The method also includes separately allocating, by the device, a first buffer to the first queue and a second buffer to the second queue based on a ratio of the first output rate to the second output rate. The device separately allocates a buffer to each of queues based on a ratio of output rates of the queues, so that a ratio of output traffic of the queues meets an expected scheduling ratio.
US11658923B2	Forwarding element data plane performing floating point computations Some embodiments provide a network forwarding element with a data-plane forwarding circuit that has a parameter collecting circuit to store and distribute parameter values computed by several machines in a network. In some embodiments, the machines perform distributed computing operations, and the parameter values that compute are parameter values associated with the distributed computing operations. The parameter collecting circuit of the data-plane forwarding circuit (data plane) in some embodiments (1) stores a set of parameter values computed and sent by a first set of machines, and (2) distributes the collected parameter values to a second set of machines once it has collected the set of parameter values from all the machines in the first set. The first and second sets of machines are the same set of machines in some embodiments, while they are different sets of machines (e.g., one set has at least one machine that is not in the other set) in other embodiments. In some embodiments, the parameter collecting circuit performs computations on the parameter values that it collects and distributes the result of the computations once it has processed all the parameter values distributed by the first set of machines. The computations are aggregating operations (e.g., adding, averaging, etc.) that combine corresponding subset of parameter values distributed by the first set of machines.
US11658917B2	Selective offloading of bandwidth to enable large-scale data indexing A system and a method are disclosed for receiving, by a server, based on input by a user, a request to lock a set of data. Responsively, the server modifies the set of data to be locked, and determines whether an amount of bandwidth required to index the locked data exceeds a threshold. Responsive to determining that the amount of bandwidth exceeds the threshold, the server instructs a secondary server to allocate bandwidth to index a first portion of the locked data. The server indexes a second portion of the locked data in parallel with the secondary server indexing the first portion of the locked data, and generates an index by collating the indexed first and second portions of the locked data. The server receives a search request for a portion of the locked data, and retrieves the portion of the locked data based on referencing the index.
US11658916B2	Simple integration of an on-demand compute environment Disclosed are a system and method of integrating an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment. The method includes receiving a request from an administrator to integrate an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment and, in response to the request, automatically integrating local compute environment information with on-demand compute environment information to make available resources from the on-demand compute environment to requesters of resources in the local compute environment such that policies of the local environment are maintained for workload that consumes on-demand compute resources.
US11658907B2	System and method for validating virtual session requests A method may include storing and updating published resource entitlements for a plurality of client devices at a computing device. The method may also include using a plurality of virtual delivery appliances to receive connection requests from the client devices, with the connection requests including connection leases having associated resource entitlements the client devices are respectively permitted to access, and request validation of the connection leases from the computing device. At the computing device, responsive to validation requests from the virtual delivery appliances, the connection leases may be compared to the updated published resource entitlements and validated based thereon. At the virtual delivery appliances, the client devices may be provided with access to virtual sessions corresponding to the published resource entitlements responsive to the virtual session request validations from the computing device.
US11658902B2	Session monitoring using metrics of session establishment A first router generates session establishment metrics for use in network path selection. For example, a plurality of routers connect a client device to a network service instance hosted by a server. A first router is connected to the network service instance via first and second paths. The first router receives session performance requirements for a session between the client device and the network service instance. The first router forwards, along the first path, network traffic for the session by modifying a first packet of the session to include a session identifier for the session. The first router determines that session establishment metrics for the session do not satisfy the session performance requirements. In response, the first router forwards, along the second path, the network traffic for the session by modifying a second packet of the session to include the session identifier for the session.
US11658900B2	Responding to operator commands in a multi-homing ethernet virtual private network (EVPN) Systems and methods for extending Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) protocols are provided. A Link Aggregation Group (LAG), according to one implementation, includes a plurality of Ethernet Segments (ESs) and a plurality of service ports configured to communicate over the plurality of ESs. The service ports are configured to enable an operator device to access an EVPN to receive Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3) Ethernet services. Also, the service ports are configured to enable the operator device to operate with multi-homing functionality to receive the L2 and L3 Ethernet services via redundant paths associated with the plurality of ESs. The services ports are further configured to respond to operator commands, whereby the operator commands include one or more operator commands related to switching among the redundant paths.
US11658894B2	Forum search with time-dependent activity weighting A search engine index measures and tracks one or more numeric indicators of activity at different times, including a most current time, in on-line forums and social networking sites. Such indicators may include, for example, a current volume per unit time of messages or data posted to the site, a moving average of such volume, a moving average of current participants over time, a count of current participants, other indication of site activity, or any combination of such indicators. The search engine is responsive to queries seeking forums ranked by activity for a defined time period, including a most current time. The search engine prioritizes search results to identify the specified sites or locations in order of activity (among other possible criteria) relative to a defined time.
US11658887B2	Illicit route viewing system and method of operation A route viewing system includes a computing system that receives information associated with one or more routes through a network, and identifies the routes that are associated with at least one illicit user computer used by an illicit user. The computing system then obtains a source location of a source address of the routes and a destination location of a destination address of the routes, and displays the routes on a geographical display at the source location of the source address and the destination location of the destination address of each of the routes.
US11658883B2	System and method for managing content items for sharing across multiple sites Systems and methods for managing content items of the type used in Web sites. In accordance with the disclosure, site objects, channel objects and content objects are associated with each other to form a hierarchical site structure. The content objects are linked to corresponding content items in a content repository, and are grouped together by association with channel objects in the site structure. Each of the objects in the site structure has an associated set of content services and can be deployed individually or in combination, while maintaining references to the related objects in the hierarchical site structure.
US11658881B1	System and method for predicting anomalous requests and preventing anomalous interactions in a network A system for predicting an anomalous request comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to parse a user profile from a plurality of user profiles to generate a first set of data objects associated with the first user profile. The processor is configured to compare the first set of the data objects to approved data, audit data, disapproved data to generate a second set of data objects with a set of anomalous data indicators for the first user profile. The processor is further configured to process the second set of the data objects through an anomaly learning model to determine a predictive degree of approval associated with the user profile. The processor is further configured to determine to approve, flag or disapprove the user profile based on the predictive degree of approval. The processor is further configured to assign a profile indicator to the user profile.
US11658880B2	Transfer learning for radio resource management A framework for transfer learning for radio resource management-related tasks in radio access networks is defined in terms of functional entities of the network operator and associated signaling. A source learner (110) provides parameters or policies that incorporate knowledge related to another context than the actual context in which the RRM-related task is to be executed. A target learner (120) converts the source policies and parameters into models or target policies relevant to the actual context of the RRM-related task. An actor (130) receiving target learner's output is enabled to determine an RRM-related action for accomplishing the RRM-related task.
US11658877B2	Optimum resource allocation and device assignment in a MEC cluster A network device in a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) cluster may receive a request for a service that requires use of a resource of a first type; and determine whether a resource utilization level, associated with the resource, at a MEC device in the MEC cluster exceeds a threshold. When the network device determines that the resource utilization level exceeds the threshold, the network device may determine whether a candidate MEC device is available within the MEC cluster to provide a resource of the first type; and enable the service to be provided.
US11658876B2	Software defined access fabric without subnet restriction to a virtual network Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for provisioning a common subnet across a number of subscribers and their respective virtual networks using dynamically generated network policies that provide isolation between the subscribers. The dynamic generation of the network policies is performed when a host (e.g. client) is detected (via a switch) as the host joins the computing network via virtual networks. This ability to configure a common subnet for all the subscriber virtual networks allows these subscribers to more easily access external shared services coming from a headquarter site while keeping the separation and segmentation of multiple subscriber virtual networks within a single subnet. This allows the Enterprise fabric to be more simple and convenient to deploy without making security compromises.
US11658875B2	Client-driven dynamic server-side configuration validation Various embodiments describe methods, systems, and devices for client-driven dynamic server-side configuration validation. Exemplary implementations may include validating client device configuration data, updating a client device shadow with the validated client device configuration data, in which the client device shadow includes a schema in a client device-agnostic language, and translating client device configuration data of the client device shadow from the client device-agnostic language to a client device-specific language. Also, receiving the client device configuration data from a computing device over a communication network, and sending the client device configuration data of the client device shadow in the client device-specific language to a client device via a communication network. Further, translating a client device schema from the client device-specific language to the client device-agnostic language, identifying differences in the client device schema from the schema of the client device shadow, and updating the client device shadow with the differences.
US11658874B2	Assessment of operational states of a computing environment A system that permits or otherwise facilitates assessment of operational state of a computing component in a computing environment. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes collecting, by a server device that is executing within a server device cluster, metric information indicative of an operational state of the server device, wherein the metric information is associated with a plurality of virtual computing instances executing on the server device; analyzing, by the server device and based on the metric information, whether a first condition associated with a first virtual computing instance is satisfied; analyzing, by the server device and based on the metric information, whether a second condition associated with a second virtual computing instance is satisfied; and updating control information characterizing the operational state of the server device executing within the server device cluster.
US11658873B1	Intelligent learning and management of a networked architecture Intelligent learning and management of networked architectures is disclosed. A network architecture can be mapped to identify a set of interconnected hardware and software elements that comprise the network architecture. Data sources associated with the set of interconnected hardware and software elements can be identified and employed to compile data associated with the elements. The data can be utilized to determine an action to address potential negative effects of a change to the network architecture such as an update or patch. In one instance, the action corresponds to a reconfiguration of at least one of the set of interconnected hardware and software elements. Further, machine learning can be employed to determine a particular configuration. Once determined the action can be implemented on the network architecture.
US11658871B2	Transmission of data from a management entity to a smart electricity meter A method for transmitting data from a management entity in a communication system further comprising at least one data concentrator device to which smart electricity meters are attached via a first powerline communication network, each data concentrator device being connected to the management entity via a second communication network. Said smart electricity meter receives, coming from the management entity, via the first powerline communication network, a message indicating that a transfer of data is pending with the management entity. Said smart electricity meter comprising a wireless communication interface adapted to communicate via a third wireless local communication network with a residential gateway connected to the management entity via a fourth communication network, said smart electricity meter obtains said data from the management entity via the third wireless local communication network.
US11658866B2	Remotely configuring ethernet layer functionality A method and apparatus for remotely configuring Ethernet protocol functionality in a terminal device connected to a cellular communications network. One aspect provides a network node comprising a communications interface for communicating with the cellular communications network, a radio interface for communicating with a terminal device, and one or more processors. The network node is configured to receive, from the cellular communications network, a request to send an Ethernet configuration message to a terminal device connected to the cellular communications network, transmit the Ethernet configuration message to the terminal device and receive a response message from the terminal device.
US11658864B1	Adaptive message retention A method, computer program product, and computer system for retaining messages. Bins for having messages stored for different retention periods are provided. Each message is of a message type. Messages are received and each received message is assigned to a bin. For each message determined to have an age exceeding a retention period of the message's assigned bin, the message is reassigned to a bin having a next higher retention period.
US11658859B2	Methods, systems and devices for wireless communications based on OFDMA digital modulation schemes A wireless network includes access points with at least pairwise overlapping wireless coverage, each access point including an OFDMA modulation system and a channel scheduler coupled to the OFDMA modulation system configured to set up a number of virtual wireless interfaces of the access point, each virtual wireless interface being associated with a dedicated set of subcarriers within the OFDMA spectrum. At least one first of the virtual wireless interfaces is configured to host all communication links between the access point and local mobile clients to the access point. A least one second of the virtual wireless interfaces is configured to host communication links between the access point and one of the neighboring access points.
US11658856B2	Computer-generated sequence design for binary phase shift keying modulation data Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device (e.g., a base station or a user equipment (UE)) may identify a sequence length corresponding to a number of resource blocks, and select a modulation scheme based on the sequence length. The device may select, from a set of sequences associated with the modulation scheme, a sequence having the sequence length. In some examples, the set of sequences may include at least one of a set of time domain phase shift keying computer-generated sequences or a set of frequency domain phase shift keying computer-generated sequences. The device may generate a reference signal for a data transmission based on the sequence and transmit the reference signal within the number of resource blocks.
US11658854B2	Communication method, communication apparatus and communication system configured to determine whether a reserved period is between two data or signals There are provided an apparatus, a method and a system. The apparatus comprises: a transmitter operative to transmit wireless data or signals to a second node; and a circuitry operative to determine whether one or more reserved periods are reserved between two continuous data or signals transmitted by the transmitter based on a length of configured transmission time intervals (TTIs), wherein the circuitry is further operative to: determine the one or more reserved periods are reserved between two continuous data or signals in a case that the length of configured TTI is shorter than or equal to a threshold.
US11658850B2	Phase tracking reference signal activation based on repetition indication or demodulation reference signal bundling indication Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a repetition factor associated with a message or an indication that demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling is to be applied for the message for joint channel estimation. The UE may communicate a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) associated with the message based at least in part on receiving the indication of the repetition factor or the indication that DMRS bundling is to be applied. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11658848B2	Communication system and method of changing a setting A communication system comprises a plurality of network elements and a management apparatus. Each of the network elements transfers a data signal. The management apparatus manages a line service provided by a network element as management object among the plurality of network elements. The management apparatus generates an authentication code corresponding to the network element as management object and notifies the generated authentication code to the network element as management object. The network element as management object, using the notified authentication code, judges whether or not to accept a change concerning the line service of the own network element.
US11658846B2	Signal to noise ratio and bit error rate estimation for wired local area networks and related systems, devices, and methods Systems, device, and methods related to estimating a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of a signal are disclosed. A method of estimating an SNR includes setting a threshold of a comparator of a physical layer device to a first value, applying a signal to the comparator, and determining a first bit error number of an output of the comparator with the threshold set at the first value. The method also includes setting the threshold of the comparator to a second value that is different from the first value, applying the signal to the comparator, and determining a second bit error number of the output of the comparator with the threshold set at the second value. The method further includes determining an SNR of the signal based on the first bit error number and the second bit error number.
US11658841B2	Location-based device automation This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying a presence of a plurality of mobile devices at a geographic location, determining security system automation settings for the geographic location based on the identified plurality of mobile devices, and based on the determination, configuring a security system automation setting for the geographic location.
US11658840B2	State retention load control system A load control system may include control devices for controlling power provided to an electrical load. The control devices may include an input device and a load control device. The load control system may include a hub device. The hub device may include a communication circuit and a control circuit. The communication circuit may be configured to receive a digital message from the control device. The control circuit may be configured to determine, based on content of the digital message, whether the control device has experienced a power removal event. The hub device may send, via the communication circuit, a power removal event indication to the control device of whether the control device has experienced the power removal event.
US11658839B2	Network system for smart devices A system including a first device having a first communication interface structured to communicate via a first communication protocol and a second communication interface structured to communicate via a second communication protocol, and a second device having a first communication interface structured to communicate via the first communication protocol. The first communication protocol is a short range wireless communication protocol and the second communication protocol is a native internet protocol. The first device is structured to receive data from the second device via the first communication protocol and to transmit the received data via the second communication protocol.
US11658837B2	Multicast packet replication method A replication list table structure for multicast packet replication is provided. The replication list table structure includes a plurality of entries. Each one of the plurality of entries includes a first field, a second field, a third field and a fourth field. For each one of the plurality of entries, the first field is used to declare whether the entry is an end of a program execution, the second field is used to declare the fourth field as a first type field for indicating a switch how to modify a header of a multicast packet, or as a second type field for indicating the switch, while reading the list, to jump to another one of the plurality entries, and the third field is preset to the first type field for indicating the switch how to modify the header of the multicast packet.
US11658832B2	Information security using data control ledgers A device configured to receive a service request for modifying a user account. The device is further configured to add an entry in a service request log and an event log in response to receiving the service request. The device is further configured to query a status log to determine a current status of the user account. The device is further configured to apply modification instructions from the service request to the current status of the user account to update the current status of the user account and to modify the current status of the user account in the status log. The device is further configured to identify a provisioning service device that is associated with the user account, to determine service instructions for the provisioning service device based on the updated current status of the user account, and to send the service instructions to the provisioning service device.
US11658830B2	Systems and method for ridesharing using blockchain Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed describing ridesharing using blockchain. Example methods may include determining a state associated with a user of a ridesharing vehicle from at least one first device associated with the ridesharing vehicle; identifying a confirmation of the state by one or more second devices; and adding a transaction to a blockchain, the transaction comprising a description of the state, the confirmation, and a link to a trip footage of the state.
US11658827B2	Selective disclosure of attributes and data entries of a record Some embodiments are directed to a system for selectively disclosing attributes and data entries of a record. An issuer device generates a digital signature on a message comprising the attributes and a secret record identifier, and digital signatures on messages comprising respective data entries and each comprising the secret record identifier. The record, secret record identifier, and signatures are provided to a selector device. The selector device selectively discloses attributes and data entries of the record to a receiver device, proving authenticity by means of a zero-knowledge proof of knowledge of the signature on the attributes and signatures on respective data entries. The receiver device verifies the proof with respect to the public key of the issuer and the received attributes and data entries.
US11658826B2	Dynamic self-defined API via digital signatures Systems and methods are provided for interacting with an Application Programming Interface (API) using a digital signature. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors that execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving a first digital signature from a requesting device, the first digital signature being associated with a first set of fields in the database; identifying one or more requested fields; accessing the database to retrieve the information associated with the one or more requested fields, the information being associated with at least one API; and providing a response to the requesting device to cause a requesting application to consume the response from the API.
US11658824B2	Plagiarism detection from encrypted documents An example operation may include one or more of receiving a request to verify a first encrypted document from a computing device, retrieving a second set of encrypted tokens of a second encrypted document from a blockchain, determining a similarity value of the first encrypted document with respect to the second encrypted document based on a first set of encrypted tokens in the first encrypted document and the second set of encrypted tokens in the second encrypted document, and outputting the determined similarity value to the computing device in response to the request.
US11658807B2	Circuit for performing hash algorithm, computing chip, data processing device and method The present disclosure relates to a circuit for performing a hash algorithm, computing chip, data processing device and method. A circuit includes: operation stages in a pipeline structure each including 0th to 15th expansion registers; expansion data operation logic modules each disposed between two adjacent operation stages including a first operation stage and its subsequent second operation stage, and including a first sub-module configured to compute data in a 0th expansion register of the second operation stage based on data in a 1st expansion register of the first operation stage and a second sub-module configured to compute data in a 15th expansion register of the second operation stage based on data in a 0th expansion register of the first operation stage: data in an (i−1)th expansion register of the second operation stage is data in an ith expansion register of the first operation stage.
US11658803B2	Method and apparatus for decrypting and authenticating a data record A method, apparatus, and computer program product for processing a data record including encrypted and decrypted data is described. Various embodiments include receiving a data record including ciphertext and plaintext blocks and determining whether each block in the data record is a ciphertext block or a plaintext block. If a block is a ciphertext block, the ciphertext block is stored into a ciphertext record, decrypted into a plaintext block utilizing a decryption algorithm, and stored in a plaintext record. If the block is a plaintext block, the plaintext block is stored into the plaintext record, encrypted into a ciphertext block utilizing an encryption algorithm, and stored in the ciphertext record. Embodiments described also include authenticating the data record by passing each block of the ciphertext record to an authentication scheme and outputting the plaintext record to a destination application.
US11658802B2	Prioritized content encryption for rapid breach response Techniques for rapid video on demand (VOD) media content breach response are described. In some embodiments, during content preparation, a server generates an encrypted media content item by generating a first encrypted portion using a first key derived from a first seed that is of a first type and generating a second encrypted portion using a second key derived from a second seed that is of a second type. In some embodiments, the server classifies the first portion in a first category (e.g., a prioritized category) and the second portion in a second category (e.g., a non-prioritized category). During a breach response, the server repairs the encrypted media content item by re-encrypting portions in the first category, e.g., re-encrypting the first encrypted portion using a replacement key derived from a replacement seed that is of the first type, and updating encryption metadata.
US11658800B2	Privacy preserving routing A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for privacy preserving routing of a data packet. The data packet may comprise a packet header and a data payload; the packet header comprising at least a homomorphically encrypted final destination address of a final destination device. An intermediate routing device may receive the data packet. At the intermediate routing device, in a non-TEE, homomorphic computations may be performed to determine a homomorphically encrypted address of a next intermediate routing device. At the intermediate routing device, in a TEE, one or more secret homomorphic decryption keys may be stored and used to decrypt the homomorphically encrypted address of the next address of the next intermediate routing device. The data packet may be transmitted to the decrypted address of the next intermediate routing device according to an updated packet header with the unencrypted address of the next intermediate routing device in the sequence.
US11658798B1	Methods for time synchronization and localization in a mesh network A method includes: scheduling transmission of a first synchronization signal by a first node; and scheduling transmission of a second synchronization signal by a second node. The method also includes, after transmission of the first synchronization signal: receiving, from the first node, a first phase reference associated with the first synchronization signal; and receiving, from the second node, a first phase-of-arrival of the first synchronization signal at the second node. The method additionally includes, after transmission of the second synchronization signal: receiving, from the second node, a second phase reference associated with the second synchronization signal; and receiving, from the first node, a second phase-of-arrival of the second synchronization signal at the first node. The method further includes calculating a propagation delay between the first node and the second node based on the first phase reference, the second phase reference, the first phase-of-arrival, and the second phase-of-arrival.
US11658793B2	Downlink control information activating a cell and a bandwidth part A wireless device receives configuration parameters of a cell. The configuration parameters comprise bandwidth part (BWP) parameters of: a first BWP and a default BWP; a first timer value associated with a cell deactivation timer; and a second timer value associated with a BWP inactivity timer. A downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell is received. In response to the DCI: the cell is activated; and the cell deactivation timer is started based on the first timer value. In response to the activation of the cell, the first BWP of the cell is activated. The BWP inactivity timer is started based on the second timer value. In response to expiry of the BWP inactivity timer, a switch is made from the first BWP to the default BWP as an active BWP.
US11658791B2	Method for processing information and terminal device The present application relates to the field of communication technologies, and relates to a method for processing information and a terminal device, the method for processing information includes: determining a corresponding feedback resource based on received indication information; receiving sidelink data transmitted by a second UE; and, transmitting feedback information of the sidelink data on the sidelink data. In the present application, the problem of implementing feedback of HARQ-ACK information and channel state information in the sidelink communication is addressed, and the mode of transmitting the sidelink data is further optimized, thereby improving spectral efficiency on the sidelink channel.
US11658789B2	Method for transmitting physical uplink shared channel of terminal in unlicensed band and device using same method Provided are a method for transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of a terminal in an unlicensed band and a device using the same method. The method comprises: receiving first information indicating a symbol index and second information indicating a length; and transmitting, in at least one slot capable of transmitting the PUSCH, the PUSCH by using a time resource determined on the basis of the first information and the second information.
US11658787B2	Method and apparatus for downlink control physical structure in reduced latency operation Control channel candidates can be transmitted in at least one shortened transmission time interval in a subframe and set of resource blocks corresponding to control channel candidates in the at least one shortened transmission time interval. A determination can be made about whether at least one resource block of the set of resource blocks at least partially overlaps with a broadcast control channel or signal. A determination can be made about control resource elements for transmission of a control channel candidate based on the determination about whether the at least one resource block of the set of resource blocks at least partially overlaps with the broadcast control channel or signal. The control channel candidate can be transmitted in the at least one shortened transmission time interval according to the determined control resource elements.
US11658785B2	Method for transmitting and receiving phase tracking reference signal in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor A method for receiving a PTRS by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving first information for configuring one or more bandwidth parts (BWPs); receiving second information including threshold value information relating to a frequency density of a PTRS; receiving downlink control information (DCI), wherein the DCI includes a first field indicating an activated BWP among the one or more BWPs configured on the basis of the first information, and a second field related to a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; and receiving the PTRS in the activated BWP, wherein the frequency density of the PTRS is determined by the number of resource blocks associated with each TCI state.
US11658782B2	Method and device for determining number of reference signals and computer storage medium Disclosed are an information determining method, a device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: a first terminal determines that the number of first reference signals is N, N being a positive integer; the first terminal transmits to a second terminal a control channel and the N first reference signals, where the control channel is for use by the second terminal in determining that the number of the first parameter signals is the number N so as to receive respectively the N first reference signals via N channels.
US11658781B2	Techniques for updating reference signals Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for dynamic updates to beam failure detection (BFD) reference signals (RSs) and path loss RS using medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) or downlink control information (DCI). For example, the quasi co-location (QCL) of periodic CSI-RS may be dynamically updated by the MAC-CE or DCI when the periodic CSI-RS is for BFD RS. Also, a semi-persistent CSI-RS or aperiodic CSI-RS may act as a BFD RS. An enhanced update procedure may be used to update the path loss RS dynamically using MAC-CE or DCI. In some cases, the path loss RS parameters updated via MAC-CE or DCI may overwrite the previously RRC configured path loss RS parameters. In another example, if the path loss RS is not configured, then the path loss RS by default may be the spatial relation reference signal of the corresponding uplink beam.
US11658780B2	Demodulation reference signal multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support demodulation reference signal (DMRS) multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission. A user equipment (UE) may monitor for a parameter from a base station indicating which DMRS scheme to use. In some cases, the base station may transmit a radio resource control (RRC) parameter indicating a first DMRS scheme to the UE. The UE may select the first DMRS scheme based on receiving the RRC parameter from the base station or based on a default DMRS scheme. The UE may transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme.
US11658779B2	Resource mapping method and apparatus and device Disclosed by the present application are a resource mapping method and apparatus and device, comprising: determining to-be-sent data hosted on a data-channel physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)/physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); mapping said to-be-sent data to a virtual resource block (VRB); mapping the virtual resource block to a physical resource block (PRB) in resource block (RB) bundle units. Using the present application, it is possible to prevent the problem of the size of a virtual resource block bundle being inconsistent with the size of a physical resource block bundle, thus causing it to be impossible to map the virtual resource block to the physical resource block.
US11658778B2	Data transmission in a wireless communication system with reduced latency A receiver receives and processes a data signal having at least one data signal block. The data signal block has a number of symbols in the time domain and a number of sub-carriers in the frequency domain. The data signal block includes a control region to provide control data to the receiver and a payload region to provide payload data to the receiver. Payload data is allocated to the control region of the data signal block.
US11658777B2	Unified HARQ ID for multiple frequency channels In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting, by a wireless communication device, a negative acknowledgement message (NACK) for a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) via a first frequency band; and receiving, by the wireless communication device, a second PDSCH via a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US11658776B2	Feedback and retransmission format of HARQ protocol A method includes sending wireless data to a receiver node. The method includes receiving feedback from the receiver node that identifies a subset of the wireless data that the receiver node failed to receive correctly and that includes a token value as a label for the subset of the wireless data as a group. The method includes constructing retransmission wireless data that includes the subset of the wireless data and the token value. The method includes sending the retransmission wireless data to the receiver node.
US11658774B2	Determining a resource field that carries feedback information Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a resource field that carries feedback information. One apparatus (200) includes a transmitter (210) that transmits (502) data. The apparatus (200) includes a processor (202) that determines (504), based on transmission of the data, a resource field that carries feedback information corresponding to the data. The resource field is contained in control signaling. The apparatus (200) includes a receiver (212) that receives (506) the control signaling.
US11658769B2	System and method for fast single-DCI and multi-DCI mode switching Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) and/or cellular network to perform downlink control information (DCI) mode signaling and control resource set (CORESET) selection. A DCI mode may be signaled based on a predefined rule, media access control (MAC) control element (CE), and/or group based beam reporting. One or more CORESETs may be selected based on configuration of an active bandwidth part (BWP), CORESET identifier, higher layer index, periodicity, type of search space, and/or MAC CE.
US11658767B2	Method and device for adjusting neural-network-based wireless modem A method for adjusting a wireless modem includes: a channel parameter of a wireless modem at a present moment is acquired; a target clock frequency and a target working voltage of the wireless modem are generated, according to the channel parameter, with a neural network that is pre-trained; and a working voltage and a clock frequency of the wireless modem are adjusted to the target working voltage and the target clock frequency, respectively.
US11658765B2	Device and method for anti-jamming using decoy signal A device and method for anti jamming using a decoy signal are provided. The device may include a processor configured to allocate, in connection with a request for transmission of information, first frequency band to information signal including the information and allocate a second frequency band to the decoy signal including fake information associated with the information, and an outputter configured to output the decoy signal and the information signal at a predetermined time interval and output the information signal through the first frequency band after an attack on the second frequency band by the jammer that inspects the decoy signal is detected.
US11658756B2	Group delay calibration for carrier aggregation / multi-radio access technology Disclosed are techniques for handling of radio frequency (RF) front-end group delays for roundtrip time (RTT) estimation. In an aspect, a network node transmits first and second RTT measurement (RTTM) signals to a user equipment (UE) and receives first and second RTT response (RTTR) signals from the UE. The network node measures the transmission times of the RTTM signals and the reception times of the RTTR signals, and the UE measures the transmission times the RTTM signals and the transmission times of the RTTR signals. The group delays of the transmit/receive chains of the network node and the UE are determined for one set of transmit/receive chains based on the first RTTM signal and first RTTR signal. The group delays of the transmit/receive chain used for the second RTTM signal and the second RTTR signal are determined relative to the group delay of the one set of transmit/receive chains.
US11658753B2	Signal measurement method and communication apparatus A signal measurement method and a communication apparatus to measure a downlink angle of departure (DAOD) more accurately. The method includes: receiving resource configuration information, where the resource configuration information includes configuration information of a first reference signal set, the first reference signal set includes M reference signals, N reference signals in the M reference signals are reference reference signals, M is greater than 1, and N is greater than or equal to 1; receiving the M reference signals; determining N first paths corresponding to the N reference reference signals, and separately determining MN received powers of the M reference signals on the N first paths; and reporting a measurement result, where the measurement result includes KN received powers in M*N received powers, K≤M, and the first path is one of a plurality of paths corresponding to a reference reference signal.
US11658752B1	Node positioning method for underwater wireless sensor network (UWSN) based on zeroing neural dynamics (ZND) This application relates to underwater wireless sensor networks, and more particularly to a node positioning method for an underwater wireless sensor network (UWSN) based on zeroing neural dynamics (ZND), including: (S1) defining a time-varying problem of node positioning of the UWSN based on an angle of arrival (AOA) algorithm and a time difference of arrival (TDOA) algorithm; (S2) performing modeling for the time-varying problem to acquire a mathematical model of a linear dynamic matrix equation; (S3) establishing a modified zeroing neural dynamics (MZND) model with a nonlinear activation function; and (S4) solving the time-varying problem by utilizing the MZND model to complete the node positioning of the UWSN.
US11658747B2	Optical communication apparatus, optical communication method, and optical communication system There is provided an optical waveguide that performs propagation only in a reference mode at a first wavelength. Communication is performed using light of a second wavelength that enables the optical waveguide to perform propagation in at least a first order mode in addition to the reference mode. When light entering the optical waveguide deviates with respect to an optical axis or deviates angularly, propagation is performed in at least the first order mode in addition to the reference mode, the first order mode being generated due to the deviation with respect to the optical axis or the angular deviation. This results in a reduction in a loss of coupling of optical power. This makes it possible to relax the accuracy with respect to a deviation with respect to an optical axis or an angular deviation, and thus to reduce costs.
US11658745B2	Dispersion compensation A method of dispersion compensation for an optical link includes establishing communication using a first symbol rate over the optical link, determining a dispersion compensation for the optical link based on the communication at the first symbol rate, and establishing communication using a second symbol rate over the optical link using the determined dispersion compensation, wherein the second symbol rate is higher than the first symbol rate.
US11658743B2	Method for transmitting and receiving signal in optical wireless communication system, and transmitting terminal and receiving terminal therefor A method of receiving, by a receiving terminal, a signal in optical wireless communication is proposed. The method may comprise: establishing a communication link for performing the optical wireless communication with a transmitting terminal; receiving an optical signal from the transmitting terminal through the communication link; and performing interference cancelation on the optical signal. Here, establishing the communication link comprises transmitting and receiving initial information with the transmitting terminal, wherein the initial information may include an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode applied to the optical signal. In addition, the interference cancelation may be performed on the basis of the OAM mode.
US11658742B2	System for multi-channel, diverged-beam optical wireless communication An optical receiver is provided for a diverged-beam, free space optical communications system. The optical receiver includes a demultiplexer and a detector array. The demultiplexer includes a diffractive optic configured to receive an optical beam propagating in free space. The optical beam includes a plurality of optical carrier signals of respective wavelengths for a plurality of communication channels, and the diffractive optic is configured to spatially separate the optical beam by wavelength into the plurality of optical carrier signals. The detector array includes a plurality of optical detectors configured to convert the plurality of optical carrier signals into a respective plurality of electrical signals for the plurality of communication channels. The plurality of optical detectors includes at least twice as many optical detectors as optical carrier signals in the plurality of optical carrier signals.
US11658738B2	Optical device, optical module using the same, and optical device testing method An optical device with an optical transmitter circuit and an optical receiver circuit integrated on a substrate has at least one of a first oblique waveguide extending obliquely with respect to an edge of the substrate at or near an incident port for introducing a light emitted from a light source to the optical device, a second oblique waveguide extending obliquely with respect to the edge of the substrate at or near a signal receiving port optically connected to the optical receiver circuit, and a third oblique waveguide extending obliquely with respect to the edge of the substrate at or near a signal transmission port optically connected to the optical transmitter circuit.
US11658736B2	Keypad with repeater mode A system includes a sensor device, a hub device, and a keypad device. The hub device is in communication with the sensor device using time divisional multiple access (TDMA) The keypad device is in communication with the hub device. The keypad device is configured to operate in: a keypad mode and a wireless repeater mode. In the keypad mode, the keypad device is in communication with the hub device but not in direct communication with the sensor device. In the wireless repeater mode, the keypad device is in communication with the hub device and in direct communication with the sensor device using TDMA such that the keypad device, in the wireless repeater mode, acts as a wireless repeater between the hub device and the sensor device.
US11658733B2	Base station and communication scheme executed by a base station Disclosed is a relay method including: receiving, as input, respective reception signals by two receive antennas, the reception signals each including a reception signal resulting from multiplexing respective transmission signals transmitted by two transmission antennas in a first frequency band; performing frequency conversion on the reception signal received by one of the receive antennas so as to obtain a signal of a third frequency band; and performing frequency multiplexing on the signal having the third frequency band and the reception signal received by the other of the receive antennas.
US11658723B2	Energy harvesting via self-interference in a full-duplex communication mode Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may operate in accordance with a full-duplex communication mode and may be scheduled for an uplink transmission without a simultaneous downlink reception. For example, the UE may actively operate both a first one or more antenna panels for transmission and a second one or more antenna panels for reception and, in scenarios in which the UE is performing an uplink transmission without simultaneously receiving a downlink transmission, the UE may use self-interference from the uplink transmission at the second one or more antenna panels for energy harvesting. For example, the UE may receive the self-interference associated with the uplink transmission at the second one or more antenna panels, may refrain from applying interference cancellation, and may instead use a received energy from the self-interference to power one or more components of the UE.
US11658721B2	Method and apparatus for beam selection for CSI reporting in advanced wireless communication systems A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided, the method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information including a number of total beam quantities (N) and a number of selected beam quantities (L), wherein L≤N; calculating an index indicating L selected beam quantities out of N total beam quantities based on the configuration information and a predefined mapping table including combinatorial binomial coefficient values, C ⁡ ( x , y ) = ( x y ) (i.e., x choose y); and transmitting, to the BS, the index indicating the L selected beam quantities.
US11658717B2	Multi-beam antenna system with a baseband digital signal processor One example includes a phased-array antenna system (10). The system includes antenna elements (16) each including an element adjustment circuit (24) and a radiating element (114). A beamforming network (14) receives a carrier signal and generates element carrier signals. A baseband DSP (22) generates a plurality of composite beamforming data signals associated with a respective one of the antenna elements (16) and is generated based on combining individual beamforming data signals. Each of the individual beamforming data signals is associated with a respective beam and is based on combining a data signal associated with the respective beam with an antenna weight associated with the respective beam and the respective one of the antenna elements (16). The element adjustment circuit (24) modulates the associated composite beamforming data signal onto the respective element carrier signal to generate a respective element signal that is provided to the respective radiating element (114), such that the beams are generated from the antenna elements (16).
US11658711B2	Skywave large-scale MIMO communication method, model, and system The present disclosure relates to a skywave large-scale MIMO communication method, model, and system. A skywave communication base station in a short waveband is constructed using a large-scale antenna array, wherein skywave large-scale MIMO communication is carried out between the skywave communication base station and a user terminal in a coverage area by ionospheric reflection. The skywave communication base station determines a spacing of the large-scale antenna array according to a maximum operating frequency, and communicates with the user terminal based on a TDD communication mode, wherein a skywave large-scale MIMO signal is transmitted based on an OFDM modulation mode or a power efficiency improvement modulation mode. The skywave communication base station selects a communication carrier frequency within a short waveband range according to a real-time ionospheric channel characteristic, and adaptively selects an OFDM modulation parameter and a signal frame structure.
US11658710B2	Transmission device and transmission method A transmission device includes: a weighting synthesizer that generates a first precoded signal and a second precoded signal from a first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, respectively; a phase changer that applies a phase change of i×Δλ to the second precoded signal; an inserter that inserts a pilot signal into the second precoded signal applied with the phase change; and a phase changer that applies a phase change to the second precoded signal applied with the phase change and inserted with the pilot signal. The weighting synthesizer performs, in the precoding process, a calculation that uses F = ( e j ⁢ θ 11 e j ⁡ ( θ 11 + π 4 ) e j ⁢ θ 21 e j ⁡ ( θ 21 + π + π 4 ) ) on the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal modulated via a modulation scheme of QPSK.
US11658709B2	Channel estimation method and apparatus Embodiments of this application provide a channel estimation method and apparatus, and relate to the field of communications technologies, to help reduce indication overheads. The method includes: generating and sending indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate M N-dimensional precoding vectors, each precoding vector is applied to one of M frequency bands, the M N-dimensional precoding vectors form a space-frequency matrix, and the space-frequency matrix is generated by performing weighted combination on a plurality of space-frequency component matrices, where the space-frequency matrix is an M×N-dimensional space-frequency vector or an X×Y space-frequency matrix, X and Y are one and the other of M and N, M≥1, N≥2, and both M and N are integers.
US11658708B2	Codebook embedding generation and processing Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communication systems, and in particular, to techniques for generation and processing of an embedding representing a beam for communication. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a wireless node. The method generally includes receiving an embedding representing a characterization associated with a beam; providing the embedding to a machine learning (ML) model; generating one or more communication parameters for communication using the beam via the ML model based on the embedding; and communicating using the one or more communication parameters.
US11658706B2	CSI processing for fine CSI granularity Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for channel state information (CSI) processing for fine granularity CSI. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a CSI reporting configuration. The CSI reporting configuration includes a number of frequency domain (FD) units and a FD unit size for CSI reporting. The UE determines a number of CSI processing units at the UE to use for processing the CSI report based on the number of FD units or the FD unit size for the CSI report. The UE processes the CSI report based on the determined number CSI processing units. In another method, the UE determines at least one threshold to use for determining whether to update a CSI report based on the number of FD units or the FD unit size for CSI reporting.
US11658704B2	Techniques for managing beams using spectral efficiency estimates of two port reference signals Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a base station and a user equipment (UE) may utilize multi-port reference signals to determine a beam pair for rank-2 transmissions. For example, a UE may receive a set of multi-port reference signals, where each multi-port reference signal of the set corresponds to a unique beam pair and is received via two ports associated with two different polarizations. The UE may determine a spectral efficiency estimation for each multi-port reference signal of the set, select a beam pair associated with a multi-port reference signal with the highest determined spectral efficiency estimation of the set, and transmit an indication of the selected beam pair to the base station. Therefore, the UE and the base station may communicate using a beam pair which maximizes the spectral efficiency and rate of rank-2 transmissions.
US11658701B2	Systems and methods for ultra wideband impulse radio transceivers Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology exploits modulated coded impulses over a wide frequency spectrum with very low power over a short distance for digital data transmission. Today's leading edge modulated sinusoidal wave wireless communication standards and systems achieve power efficiencies of 50 nJ/bit employing narrowband signaling schemes and traditional RF transceiver architectures. However, such designs severely limit the achievable energy efficiency, especially at lower data rates such as below 1 Mbps. Further, it is important that peak power consumption is supportable by common battery or energy harvesting technologies and long term power consumption neither leads to limited battery lifetimes or an inability for alternate energy sources to sustain them. Accordingly, it would be beneficial for next generation applications to exploit inventive transceiver structures and communication schemes in order to achieve the sub nJ per bit energy efficiencies required by next generation applications.
US11658697B2	Port reconfiguration for passive intermodulation interference mitigation Embodiments for port reconfiguration for passive intermodulation interference mitigation are presented herein. A base station device comprises a signal processing component comprising a passive intermodulation interference component and an antenna configuration component. The passive intermodulation interference component determines passive intermodulation interference corresponding to uplink signals that have been received, via a configurable cellular antenna array of the base station device, from respective wireless devices of a group of wireless devices that have been communicatively coupled to the base station device. The antenna configuration component selects a defined configuration of a group of cellular antenna ports of the configurable cellular antenna array to facilitate a reduction of the passive intermodulation interference corresponding to the uplink signals.
US11658695B2	Device and method of verifying protective case usage A device and method of verifying protective case usage, is described. The device includes one or more processors to drive an electromechanical transducer with an input signal. The electromechanical transducer generates an input force based on the input signal, and a sensor of the device generates a test output signal in response to the input force. The one or more processors determine, based on the test output signal, a level of verification that a protective case is mounted on the device. The determination can include determining whether the test output signal matches a predetermined impulse response signal indicative of an unprotected device or a protected device. A digital identification tag of the protective case can be read by a radio-frequency transceiver of the device to provide an additional level of verification that the protective case is mounted on the device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11658694B1	Cell phone case with multifunctional holder A cell phone case with multifunctional holder includes a housing, a rotating nail, and a metal gasket. The rotating nail is capable of freely rotating on the housing, a ring holder disposed on an outer side of the housing is arranged on the rotating nail, a supporting sheet is disposed on the ring holder. A fixing socket, a movable lock accommodating part, and a first spring limit opening are defined in the ring holder; the movable lock is disposed in the movable lock accommodating part, and the boss is capable of protruding from an outer side surface of the housing. A spring is disposed between the first spring limit opening of the movable lock accommodating part and the second spring limiting opening of the movable lock, the boss is configured to cooperate with the fixed socket to limit the ring holder onto the housing.
US11658693B2	Two-way communication system and method of use The two-way communication system comprises a non-invasive and non-implanted system which remains completely invisible to an outside observer when in use by an operator or user and allows for clear two-way communications. This system is generally comprised of a mouthpiece component, relay component, infrastructure communication device, and an optional system control which may interface with the relay component.
US11658689B2	T-switch with shunt for improved receiver sensitivity Aspects of the disclosure relate to devices, wireless communication apparatuses, methods, and circuitry for a t-switch with gate shunting. One aspect is an apparatus including a first differential switch having a control input. The apparatus further includes a second differential switch coupled to the first differential switch, the second differential switch a control input. A shunt capacitor is coupled between a first output and a second output of the first differential switch, and a first input and a second input of the second differential switch. A first shunt switch having a control input, an input, and an output has the input and the output coupled to the control input of the first differential switch. A second shunt switch having a control input, an input, and an output, has the input and the output coupled to the control input of the second differential switch.
US11658687B2	Wireless devices and systems including examples of mixing input data with coefficient data Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of mixing input data with coefficient data. For example, a computing system with processing units may mix the input data for a transmission in a radio frequency (RF) wireless domain with the coefficient data to generate output data that is representative of the transmission being processed according to the wireless protocol in the RF wireless domain. A computing device may be trained to generate coefficient data based on the operations of a wireless transceiver such that mixing input data using the coefficient data generates an approximation of the output data, as if it were processed by the wireless transceiver. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
US11658686B2	Control node with an octagonal vector constellation for an array antenna A control node for an array antenna configured so as to apply an attenuation and a phase shift to a radiofrequency signal on the basis of a control signal, to a beamforming network, to an array antenna and to a satellite includes the control node. It comprises a quadratic divider that delivers an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal on separate transmission channels, a combiner configured so as to sum the signals transmitted on two of the transmission channels, each transmission channel comprising at least: one attenuation cell activated on the basis of the value of a dedicated bit of the control signal, and one phase shift cell configured so as to apply a fixed phase shift, activated on the basis of the result of combinational logic implemented on bits of the control signal.
US11658685B2	Memory with multi-mode ECC engine A storage device includes a memory array and a memory controller. The memory controller generates read and write commands for the memory array. An error correction code engine for the storage device is operable to use a plurality of different codeword sizes, different code rates, or different ECC algorithms. Logic is included that applies a selected codeword size, code rate or ECC algorithm in dependence on the operating conditions of the memory array.
US11658684B2	Multi-port—multi mode Reed Solomon decoder A multi-port, multi-mode Reed Solomon (RS) forward error correction system includes a plurality of data in lines, each associated with a data port. The system includes a syndrome block (SDM) that has a plurality of syndrome slices and a SDM switching logic. An input of a SDM slice couples with a data in line from the plurality of data in lines. The switching logic couples with an interface port width (IFW) line a mode line. The IFW line identifies a number of data in lines tied together and the mode line to identify a RS mode. A reformulated inversionless Berlekamp-Massey (RiBM) block has a plurality of RiBM slices and a RiBM switching logic. A Chien Forney (ChFr) block has a plurality of ChFr slices. An error evaluation magnitude (ErEval) block has a plurality of ErEval slices. A plurality of adders couple with an output of a corresponding ErEval slice.
US11658679B2	Methods, devices and systems for efficient compression and decompression for higher throughput A decompression system has a plurality of decompression devices in an array or chain layout for decompressing respective compressed data values of a compressed data block. A first decompression device is connected to a next decompression device, and a last decompression device is connected to a preceding decompression device. The first decompression device decompresses a compressed data value and reduces the compressed data block by extracting a codeword of the compressed data value and removing the compressed data value from the compressed data block, retrieving a decompressed data value out of the extracted codeword, and passing the reduced compressed data block to the next decompression device. The last decompression device receives a reduced compressed data block from the preceding decompression device and decompresses another compressed data value by extracting a codeword of the other compressed data value, and retrieving another decompressed data value out of the extracted codeword.Elected for publication; FIG. 8.
US11658676B2	DA conversion circuit, electro-optical device and electronic apparatus A DA conversion circuit includes a first DA conversion circuit unit corresponding to a higher bit, a second DA conversion circuit unit corresponding to a lower bit, a capacitance element provided between the first DA conversion circuit unit and the second DA conversion circuit unit, the first DA conversion circuit unit includes a capacitance element and a selection circuit, the second DA conversion circuit unit includes a capacitance element and a selection circuit, and the selection circuit supplies a potential VL or VPH to one end of the capacitance element, and the selection circuit supplies the potential VL or VPL to one end of the capacitance element. The potential VPL is different from the potential VPH, and for example, VPL>VPH.
US11658673B2	Driver circuitry The present disclosure relates to circuitry comprising: digital circuitry configured to generate a digital output signal; and monitoring circuitry configured to monitor a supply voltage to the digital circuitry and to output a control signal for controlling operation of the digital circuitry, wherein the control signal is based on the supply voltage.
US11658672B2	Method and system for digital pre-distortion using look-up table A digital predistortion system and method for pre-distorting an input to a non-linear system. The digital predistortion system includes a digital predistortion circuit and a memory. The digital predistortion circuit is configured to receive input data and modify the input data using at least one look-up table. The at least one look-up table is addressed by a signed real value of the input data. The memory is configured to store the at least one look-up table. The at least one look-up table is implemented based on a generalized memory polynomial model.
US11658669B2	Magnetoresistive asymmetry compensation Systems and methods are disclosed for magnetoresistive asymmetry (MRA) compensation using a digital compensation scheme. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise receiving an analog signal at a continuous-time front end (CTFE) circuit, and performing analog offset compensation to constrain an extremum of the analog signal to adjust a dynamic range based on an input range of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), rather than to modify the analog signal to have a zero mean. The method may further comprise converting the analog signal to a digital sample sequence via the ADC; performing, via a digital MRA compensation circuit, digital MRA compensation on the digital sample sequence; receiving, via a digital backend (DBE) subsystem, the digital sample sequence prior to digital MRA compensation; and generating, via a DBE, a bit sequence corresponding to the analog signal based on an output of the DBE subsystem and an output of the digital MRA compensation circuit.
US11658661B2	Push button switch assembly for a vehicle A push button switch assembly for a vehicle includes an elastic button that is moveable between a first unactuated position and a second actuated position. An actuator is disposed adjacent a plate and is pivotable between a first position and a second position. The actuator includes a magnetic element. When the elastic button is in the first unactuated position the magnetic element biases the actuator into the first position, and when the elastic button is moved to the second actuated position, a force applied to the elastic button is transmitted to the actuator such that the force overcomes the magnetic attraction and permits the actuator to pivot to the second position while providing a tactile haptic response. When the actuator is moved to the second position, a hall sensor senses a change in the magnetic field of the magnetic element.
US11658660B1	Multimode coupler to control interaction between quantum bits A device comprises first and second qubits, and a qubit coupler coupled between the first and second qubits. The second qubit comprises first and second modes with the first mode configured to store data. The qubit coupler comprises first and second modes, and operates in a first state or second state. In the first state, the first qubit is exchange coupled to the first mode of the qubit coupler, and the second mode of the second qubit is exchange coupled to the second mode of the qubit coupler, to suppress interaction between the first and second qubits. In the second state, the first qubit and the first mode of the second qubit are exchange coupled to both the first and second modes the qubit coupler, to enable interaction between the first and second qubits for an entanglement gate operation in response to a control signal applied to the qubit coupler.
US11658659B2	Signal transmission circuit device, semiconductor device, method and apparatus for inspecting semiconductor device, signal transmission device, and motor drive apparatus using signal transmission device A signal transmission device includes a signal transmission chip, and a first lead frame supporting the signal transmission chip. A first inductor spiral ring is on a surface of the signal transmission chip, a second inductor spiral ring is inside the signal transmission chip, a first bonding pad is electrically coupled between the first and second inductor spiral rings, a guard ring covers the first and second inductor spiral rings in a plan view, and bonding pads are outside of the guard ring. A direction of rotation between the first and second inductor spiral rings are different from each other. The signal transmission device further includes a semiconductor chip and a second lead frame supporting the semiconductor chip, wherein the signal transmission chip and the semiconductor chip face each other.
US11658654B2	DC-coupled high-voltage level shifter Systems, methods, and apparatus for use in biasing and driving high voltage semiconductor devices using only low voltage transistors are described. The apparatus and method are adapted to control multiple high voltage semiconductor devices to enable high voltage power control, such as power amplifiers, power management and conversion (e.g. DC/DC) and other applications wherein a first voltage is large compared to the maximum voltage handling of the low voltage control transistors. According to an aspect, timing control of edges of a control signal to the high voltage semiconductor devices is provided by a basic edge delay circuit that includes a transistor, a current source and a capacitor. An inverter can be selectively coupled, via a switch, to an input and/or an output of the basic edge delay circuit to allow for timing control of a rising edge or a falling edge of the control signal.
US11658650B1	Pulse width modulation controller and control method thereof A PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) controller includes a current detector, a current emulator, a voltage-to-current converter, and a current adder. The current detector detects a first current, and generates a second current according to the first current. The current detector receives an input voltage and outputs an output voltage. The current emulator obtains the relative information of a lower-gate current. The voltage-to-current converter draws a third current from the current emulator according to the input voltage and the output voltage. The current emulator generates a fourth current according to the relative information and the third current. The current adder adds the fourth current to the second current, so as to generate a sum current.
US11658644B2	Programmable duty cycle distortion generator A method and system for controlling duty cycle distortion in a signal. The system includes an input configured to receive a square wave input signal and a filter configured to transform the square wave input signal into a signal with sloped transitions. One or more linear buffers introduce duty cycle distortion into the signal based on a duty cycle distortion signal to create a duty cycle distorted signal. One or more output buffers receive and transform the duty cycle distorted signal into a distorted square wave signal. A feedback loop receives the distorted square wave signal and compares it to a duty cycle distortion control signal to generate an error signal, which indicates the difference between the square wave signal and the desired output duty cycle. The error signal is converted to the duty cycle distortion signal and presented to the one or more linear buffers.
US11658643B2	Configurable multiplier-free multirate filter A finite impulse response (FIR) filter including a delay line and a plurality of arithmetic units. Each arithmetic unit is coupled to a different one of a plurality of tap points of the delay line, is configured to receive a respective signal value over the delay line, and is associated with a respective coefficient. Any given one of the arithmetic units is configured to receive a respective control word. The respective control word specifying: (i) a plurality of trivial multiplication operations, and (ii) a plurality of bit shift operations. Any given one of the arithmetic units is further configured to estimate or calculate a product of the respective signal of the arithmetic unit respective signal value and the respective coefficient of the arithmetic unit by performing the trivial multiplication operations and bit shift operations that are specified by the respective control word that is received at the given arithmetic unit.
US11658641B2	High-frequency module A high-frequency module includes a module substrate including an internal wiring pattern, and a SAW filter including a piezoelectric substrate, an electrode pattern on the piezoelectric substrate, a support surrounding the electrode pattern, and a cover on the support covering the electrode pattern to define a hollow space together with the support and the piezoelectric substrate. The module substrate, the cover, and the piezoelectric substrate are disposed in this order in a perpendicular or substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the module substrate, and a shield electrode is provided on a surface of the cover that faces the module substrate or on a surface of the cover that faces the piezoelectric substrate.
US11658635B2	Joined body of piezoelectric material substrate and support substrate, and acoustic wave element A bonded body includes a supporting substrate, a piezoelectric material substrate of a material selected from the group consisting of lithium niobate, lithium tantalate and lithium niobate-lithium tantalate, and a bonding layer bonding the supporting substrate and piezoelectric material substrate. A material of the bonding layer is silicon oxide. Provided that the bonding layer is divided into a piezoelectric material substrate-side bonding part and a supporting substrate-side bonding part, the piezoelectric material substrate-side bonding part has a nitrogen concentration higher than a nitrogen concentration of the supporting substrate-side bonding part.
US11658634B1	Radio frequency port impedance detection using concurrent radios Technologies directed to a wireless device with RF port impedance detection using concurrent radios are described. One wireless device includes an impedance detection circuit with a bi-directional RF coupler and switching circuitry. A processing device at least two radios, at least two RF ports, and an impedance detection circuit. The impedance detection circuit is configured to measure a first receive signal strength indicator (RSSI) value of a first reflected signal. The first reflected signal corresponding to a first signal sent by one of the at least two radios. The impedance detection circuit determines that the first RSSI value exceeds a threshold. The threshold represents an impedance mismatch condition at or beyond at least one of the two RF ports. The processing device sends a first indicative of the impedance mismatch condition to a second device.
US11658630B2	Single servo loop controlling an automatic gain control and current sourcing mechanism A single servo control loop for amplifier gain control based on signal power change over time or system to system, having an amplifier configured to receive an input signal on an amplifier input and generate an amplified signal on an amplifier output. The differential signal generator processes the amplified signal to generate differential output signals. The single servo control loop processes the differential output signal to generates one or more gain control signals and one or more current sink control signals. A gain control system receives a gain control signal and, responsive thereto, controls a gain of one or more amplifiers. A current sink receives a current sink control signal and, responsive thereto, draws current away from the amplifier input. Changes in input power ranges generate changes in the integration level of the differential signal outputs which are detected by the control loop, and responsive thereto, the control loop dynamically adjusts the control signals.
US11658628B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit, receiving device, and DC offset cancellation method A semiconductor device includes an equalizer for receiving a first signal and outputting a second signal that has been adjusted to compensate for attenuation of the first signal. A filter is connected to the output terminal of the equalizer. A cancellation circuit operates to cancel a DC offset in the output of the equalizer. A processing circuit is configured to control the cancellation circuit to cancel the DC offset according to an output from the filter. The processing circuit sets a time constant for the filter to a first value to permit the cancellation circuit to cancel the DC offset when the equalizer is in a first state, and then sets the time constant to a second value when the equalizer is set to a second state to permit the cancellation circuit to cancel the DC offset when the equalizer is in the second state.
US11658627B2	Amplifier circuit A first embodiment is directed to a circuit including a positive biasing circuit with a drive PMOS for biasing in subthreshold, a negative biasing circuit with a drive NMOS for biasing in subthreshold, and an amplification circuit coupled to the biasing circuits. The amplification circuit includes a first stage with a first boosting stage, a second stage with a second boosting stage, and a resistive element coupled between the first and second stages. A second embodiment is directed to a folded cascode operational amplifier wherein a value of the resistive element is selected to place at least one of a drive MOS in subthreshold. A third embodiment is directed to an integrated circuit with a resistive area neighboring a first boosting area and a second boosting area, the resistive area including a resistive element directly connected to a drive PMOS and a drive NMOS.
US11658623B2	Class D amplifiers The present disclosure relates to Class D amplifier circuitry comprising a mode controller configured to dynamically adjust an operational switching mode of the Class D amplifier over a range between a Class AD mode and a Class BD mode.
US11658621B2	Adaptable receiver amplifier Provided herein are apparatus and methods for a multi-stage signal-processing circuit. The signal-processing circuit can include multiple configurable stages that can be cascaded and configured to process an input signal. Control circuitry can be used to select an output of the configurable stages. Serial data can be recovered with good signal integrity using a signal monitor with the configurable stages by virtually placing the signal monitor on a buffered output node.
US11658615B2	Multi-level envelope tracking with analog interface Multi-level envelope trackers with an analog interface are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system for generating a power amplifier supply voltage for a power amplifier is provided. The envelope tracking system includes a multi-level supply (MLS) DC-to-DC converter that outputs multiple regulated voltages, and an MLS modulator that controls selection of the regulated voltages over time based on an analog envelope signal corresponding to an envelope of the RF signal amplified by the power amplifier.
US11658612B2	Super-regenerative transceiver with improved frequency discrimination The present disclosure provides a super-regenerative transceiver with a feedback element having a controllable gain. The super-regenerative transceiver utilizes the controllable gain to improve RF signal data sensitivity and improve RF signal data capture rates. Super-regenerative transceivers described herein permit signal data capture over a broad range of frequencies and for a range of communication protocols. Super-regenerative transceivers described herein are tunable, consume very little power for operation and maintenance, and permit long term operation even when powered by very small power sources (e.g., coin batteries).
US11658611B2	Local oscillator buffer A local oscillator buffer circuit comprises a complementary common-source stage comprising a first p-channel transistor (MCSP) and a first n-channel transistor (MCSN), arranged such that their respective gate terminals are connected together at a first input node, and their respective drain terminals of each of is connected together at a buffer output node. A complementary source-follower stage comprises a second p-channel transistor (MSFP) and a second n-channel transistor (MSFN), arranged such that their respective gate terminals are connected together at a second input node, and their respective source terminals are connected together at the buffer output node.
US11658610B2	Photoelectric energy conversion device The invention provides a photoelectric energy conversion device applied to a power conversion circuit to replace a magnetic component which is widely used in a power conversion circuit. The photoelectric energy conversion device includes a shell, at least one light generator, and at least one photovoltaic generator, wherein the at least one light generator and the at least one photovoltaic generator are packaged in the shell. The at least one photovoltaic generator receives light generated in the shell by the at least one light generator and generates electric energy based on the light, and the at least one photovoltaic generator serves as a power supply source for a back-end circuit of the photoelectric energy conversion device.
US11658605B2	Hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic power generation system with a pumped thermal storage through a heat pump/heat engine mode switchable apparatus A hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic power generation system with a pumped thermal storage system with a mode switchable heat pump/heat engine apparatus realizes utility scale stabilized power generation with low cost thermal storage, ultra-high conversion efficiency with hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic cogeneration system, and low capital cost with the mode switchable heat pump/heat engine apparatus. The present system heat, cool, and supply power to buildings simultaneously over the four seasons. The synergistically combination of the hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic cogeneration and the pumped thermal storage of the present invention is to make a transformative change of power supply landscape.
US11658597B1	Single-shunt current measurement A method comprising: receiving a first current measurement that is taken at a first predetermined time instant; receiving a second current measurement that is taken at a second predetermined time instant; classifying the first current measurement as corresponding to one of a plurality of electrical signals, the first current measurement being classified based, at least in part, on a duty cycle pattern of the plurality of electrical signals; classifying the second current measurement as corresponding to another one of the plurality of electrical signals, the second current measurement being classified based, at least in part, on the duty cycle pattern of the plurality of electrical signals; and adjusting a duty cycle of at least one of the electrical signals based on the first current measurement, the classification of the first current measurement, the second current measurement, and the classification of the second current measurement.
US11658596B2	Motor control device and air conditioner A motor control device of an embodiment includes a power supply unit that supplies AC power to a motor; a current detection unit that detects a current flowing through a winding of the motor; a speed and electric angle estimation unit that estimates a rotation speed and an electric angle of the motor based on a voltage outputted by the power supply unit and the current; a coordinate conversion unit that obtains an excitation current and a torque current based on the current and the electric angle; a torque current command determination unit that substitutes a predicted torque calculated based on a mechanical motion equation into a torque component current command value calculated based on a torque expression of a vector control coordinate, to generate a torque component current command value for bringing a difference between an inputted speed command and an estimated speed closer to zero; and a model prediction control unit that applies, to a plurality of predicted currents including a current change ratio determined depending on each of a plurality of switching patterns based on a space voltage vector that are able to be outputted by the power supply unit, an evaluation function to evaluate a size of a difference from a predicted current corresponding to each of the torque component current command value and an excitation component current command value inputted from outside, and that selects and outputs a switching pattern.
US11658590B2	Interleaved controllers A motor system comprises a motor comprising: a stator with a plurality of subwindings each having a plurality of phase connections for receiving phase voltages, wherein each of the subwindings is electrically insulated from each of the other subwindings; a rotor comprising a plurality of permanent magnets or energisable electromagnets; a controller comprising a plurality of control parts, each control part associated with a respective subwinding, each control part being configured to monitor phase voltages of the associated subwinding, between phase connections. The system further comprises a controller configured to: obtain, from each control part, at set discrete time intervals, a plurality of back measured electromotive force, EMF, readings for each of the respective subwindings; using the plurality of measured back EMF readings and an a priori knowledge of the motor's construction to estimate a commutation event timing.
US11658588B2	Electric door release powered by an energy harvester A piezoelectric energy harvester system for collecting kinetic energy is provided, wherein the kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy, and wherein at least a portion of the converted electrical energy is utilized to operate a load. The system comprises an energy input portion and an energy harvesting portion. The energy input portion includes an input member configured to be actionable by an outside force. The energy harvesting portion includes a capture member, a sprocket portion, and a piezoelectric energy harvester. The capture member is adapted for receiving mechanical input from the input member. The sprocket portion is disposed for movement with the capture member. The sprocket portion includes at least one radially disposed sprocket actuator configured for making contact with and exciting the piezoelectric energy harvester. The piezoelectric energy harvester is excited by the contact to produce the kinetic energy.
US11658583B2	Control circuit for a power converter The invention provides a control circuit for controlling the operation of a power converter having a switch connected to an output of the power converter, said control circuit comprising a first amplifier for sensing an output voltage of the power converter and a second amplifier configured to derive a frequency compensated error signal output, to provide a frequency control compensation loop to an input of the power converter and the output of the second amplifier is connected to the switch of the power converter.
US11658580B2	Control method for DC converter and DC converter The present disclosure provides a control method for a DC converter and a DC converter. the DC converter comprises a switching circuit, a sampling circuit, and a controller, the method comprising: acquiring a duty ratio of a Burst cycle according to an output reference signal and an output signal; acquiring a first number of switching cycles and a burst on time according to the duty ratio of the Burst cycle, a first preset value, and a switching period of the switching device; acquiring a Burst cycle value according to the burst on time and the duty ratio of the Burst cycle; and generating a driving signal according to the Burst cycle value, the first number of switching cycles, and the switching period.
US11658579B2	Resonant control device and resonant control method thereof A resonant control device and a resonant control method thereof is provided. The resonant control device includes a feedback controller and a processor. The feedback controller receives a reference voltage and an output voltage and use the reference voltage to perform voltage compensation on the output voltage to generate a control parameter. The processor generates pulse modulation signals according to the control parameter and a switching parameter and uses the pulse modulation signals to drive the resonant converter to regulate the output voltage. The pulse modulation signal has the maximum frequency and the minimum frequency. The pulse modulation signals control the frequency according to the control parameter and the switching parameter when the control parameter is larger than or equal to the switching parameter. Otherwise, the pulse modulation signals control the resonant converter to operate for a fixed period within each cycle of the pulse modulation signal.
US11658578B2	DC-DC auto-converter module A DC-DC auto-converter module includes a positive source terminal, a negative source terminal, a positive load terminal, a negative load terminal, and a DC-DC converter. The negative source terminal cooperates with the positive source terminal to facilitate electrical connection of a DC power source thereto. The negative load terminal cooperates with the positive load terminal to facilitate connection of an electrical load thereto. The isolated DC-DC converter comprises an input circuit and an output circuit that is galvanically isolated from the input circuit. The DC-DC converter includes a positive input terminal, a negative input terminal, a positive output terminal, and a negative output terminal. At least one of the positive input terminal, the negative input terminal, the positive output terminal, and the negative output terminal is galvanically connected to at least one of the positive source terminal, the negative source terminal, the positive load terminal, and the negative load terminal.
US11658573B2	Mode-transition architecture for buck-boost converter A mode-transition architecture for USB controllers is described herein. In an example embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) controller includes a controller coupled to a slope compensation circuit, the controller to detect a transition of a buck-boost converter from a first mode having a first duty cycle to a second mode having a second duty cycle that is less or more than the first duty cycle. The controller controls the slope compensation circuit to nullify an error in an output caused by the transition. The controller can cause the slope compensation circuit to apply a charge stored in a capacitor during a first cycle to start a second cycle with a higher voltage than the first cycle.
US11658571B2	Low power regulator circuit Techniques are described that can solve the problem of being low power while running a device on battery and alternatively running on the output of a switching regulator. In a low power mode, a voltage regulator circuit can be powered down and a switch can connect an input voltage of the regulator, e.g., a battery, to the CPU. In addition, internal and/or external loads, such as voltage feedback resistors, can be disconnected in order to further reduce the power consumption. If the device is going into operation, the CPU can be disconnected from the input voltage of the regulator, e.g., the battery, and switched to the output of the regulator. This can ensure that the circuit consumes very little power consumption in standby mode.
US11658566B2	Power supply device, power supply system and method for controlling the same A power supply system may include a target device and an adapter. The target device may include an adapter connection switch that receives adapter recognition information to form a connection with the adapter, a voltage detection unit that receives an output voltage from an adapter, and a voltage-change-requesting unit that outputs a voltage to request a voltage change based on information on the output voltage from the adapter. The adapter may include a device information recognition unit that receives the voltage to request a voltage change, and an output-voltage-changing unit that changes the output voltage based on the voltage to request a voltage change.
US11658564B2	Methods and apparatus to compensate for power factor loss using a phasor cancellation based compensation scheme Example power factor correction circuits to correct the power factor of power converters are disclosed. An example power factor correction controller circuit includes a phase locked loop phase angle determiner to determine a first phase angle of an input voltage of the power converter and further includes a compensating current determiner to determine, based on the phase angle, a compensating current to compensate for a capacitive current introduced by at least one filter capacitor of the power converter. The power factor correction controller circuit further includes a switch controller to cause a controlled current drawn by a power stage of the power converter to be adjusted by the compensating current to reduce a phase offset between the first phase angle of the input voltage and a second phase angle of the an input current drawn at an input of the power converter.
US11658561B2	LCL filter A LCL filter for a 1 or 3-phase grid including one magnetic core, at least one primary winding, at least one secondary winding, at least one winding for reducing flux ripples in the magnetic core located between the primary winding and the secondary winding, wherein the windings are placed on the magnetic core, the primary winding is connected to the input of the LCL filter for connecting the filter to an inverter, the secondary winding is connected to the output of the LCL filter for connecting the filter to a load or grid and the winding is connected to the filter capacitor wherein the magnetic core is a closed magnetic core and the windings are galvanically insulated.
US11658559B2	Minimizing voltage droop in a power converter A system may include a power converter configured to receive an input voltage and generate an output voltage and a controller configured to control operation of the power converter based on a comparison of a current associated with the power converter to a threshold current and control the threshold current as a function of the input voltage.
US11658552B2	Motor, and motor-driven steering apparatus having same A rotor position detecting apparatus includes a rotor, a stator disposed in correspondence with the rotor and a sensing assembly disposed at one side of the rotor. The sensing assembly includes a substrate, a first magnetic element part and a second magnetic element part disposed on the substrate and a first ground pattern and a second ground pattern disposed on the substrate. The first ground pattern is electrically connected to the first magnetic element part. The second ground pattern is electrically connected to the second magnetic element part, and the first ground pattern is electrically disconnected from the second ground pattern.
US11658550B2	Power control unit A PCU case of a power control unit includes a case main body that has an upper surface-side opening and a lower surface-side opening and is formed in a tubular shape with a rectangular cross-section, and an upper cover that covers the upper surface-side opening. The case main body includes a fastening part that is formed so as to surround the lower surface-side opening and fastened to a surface of a transaxle case, and this surface of the transaxle case doubles as a lower surface of the PCU case. The case main body includes a plate-shaped beam member that extends along a short-side direction, connects a pair of long-side side walls to each other, and divides the inside of the case main body into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and an intermediate opening that provides communication between the upper chamber and the lower chamber.
US11658549B2	Trigger lockout with dissimilar actions A control assembly for selectively controlling actuation of an electric motor arranged to power a hand-held power tool based on combined performance of two dissimilar operator actions and a hand-held power tool including such a control assembly. A switch member may be closed responsive to an enabling action including a first of the two dissimilar operator actions. A throttle control member becomes operable responsive to actuation of the throttle control member past a first movement threshold, i.e. a second dissimilar operator action, while the switch member is in the actuated state. The throttle control member remains repeatedly operable above a second movement threshold, even if the switch member is opened. Actuation of the throttle control member to below the second movement threshold will render the throttle control member non-operable until renewed combined performance of the first and second dissimilar operator actions.
US11658543B2	Impact tool and electric motor An electric motor includes a rotor assembly, a stator assembly, a printed circuit board, and a solder cup. The stator assembly includes a lamination stack defining teeth, coils supported about the teeth, and a conductive terminal electrically connected to at least one coil. The conductive terminal includes a lead portion. The printed circuit board is coupled to the stator assembly and includes opposed first and second sides, and a through hole extending through the printed circuit board and receiving the lead portion. The printed circuit board further includes a solder pad surrounding the through hole on at least one of the first side or the second side. The solder cup is supported on the lead portion between the printed circuit board and the stator assembly, and includes a wide end facing toward the printed circuit board, and a narrow end opposite the wide end.
US11658542B2	Cabin air compressor with liquid cooled jacket Disclosed is a cabin air compressor (CAC) of an aircraft environmental control system, the CAC having: a CAC case defining a forward end, an aft end axially spaced apart from the forward end, wherein the forward end defines a compressor inlet; and a supplemental cooling jacket, positioned around at least a portion of the CAC case and at least partially conforming the CAC case, and wherein the supplemental cooling jacket is configured to direct a cooling medium through it.
US11658541B2	Unenclosed electric traction machine An unenclosed electric traction machine has a stator built up from a stator laminated core, and a rotor shaft with a rotor, mounted on the latter, built up from a rotor laminated core, wherein the stator laminated core is arranged between two outer pressing plates, and at least one bearing shield, which in each case has a bearing for the rotor shaft. Along a section of the periphery of the stator laminated core, and spaced apart from the stator laminated core, at least one cover, designed as a tension bar between the pressing plates, is arranged between the pressing plates so as to form at least one cooling box, with a base on the surface of the stator laminated core, wherein the at least one intermediate space between the base and the at least one cover of the cooling box is designed for the routing of a cooling fluid.
US11658533B2	Thermal management assembly with end cap and seal for an electrified vehicle An electric machine for an electrified vehicle includes a stator core configured to receive a plurality of windings and an overmolded midsection formed about the stator core. The midsection also defines a first interlocking feature disposed near an end face of the stator core. The electric machine also includes an end cap defining at least a portion of a coolant channel and a second interlocking feature configured to engage the first interlocking feature and create a fluid seal to retain fluid within the coolant channel. The coolant channel is further arranged to encase end portions of the plurality of windings and direct circulating coolant across the end portions.
US11658531B2	Rotor for an electrical machine with improved axial securing of the rotor laminated core, and electrical machine and vehicle comprising such a rotor The invention specifies a rotor (1, 1a . . . 1f) for an electrical machine (14), which rotor comprises a rotor shaft (2, 2a . . . 2f), a rotor laminated core (3), which sits on the rotor shaft (2, 2a . . . 2f) with a press fit, a first rotor holder (5a . . . 5c), which is arranged adjacent to the rotor laminated core (3) on a first side thereof, and a second rotor holder (6a . . . 6d), which is arranged adjacent to the rotor laminated core (3) on a second, opposite side thereof. Furthermore, the rotor comprises a first shaft securing ring (7), which sits in a first groove of the rotor shaft (2, 2a . . . 2f) and axially secures the rotor laminated core (3). In addition, the invention specifies an electrical machine comprising a stator (15) and a rotor (1, 1a . . . 1f) of said type, and a vehicle (16) with at least two axles, at least one of which is driven. The driving of the vehicle (16) is performed at least partially or temporarily by the electrical machine (14) of the abovementioned type.
US11658529B2	Permanent magnet rotor for electric motor and corresponding air pulsing device A permanent magnet rotor (100) for an electric motor comprises a bell housing (110) comprising an annular wall (112) and at least one permanent magnet (120) fixed to the annular wall by adhesive means (126) sited between a rear face (124) and the annular wall (112). The rear face (124) of the permanent magnet (120) has a receiving zone (134) accepting said adhesive means (126) and defined by a radius of curvature (R′, R2) which is greater than the radius of curvature (R) of the annular wall (112).
US11658528B2	Rotary electric machine with lightened rotor Electric machine having: a shaft; a rotor with permanent magnets that is fitted to the shaft; a stator having a magnetic core which consists of a series of laminations made of ferromagnetic material and longitudinally crossed by a plurality of stator slots; and a stator winding having a plurality of rigid bars that are inserted in corresponding stator slots and that are covered, on the outside, with an insulating coating. The rotor has a plurality of magnetic elements, which are arranged beside one another around the rotation axis so as to form a closed ring. Each magnetic element is formed by a plurality of permanent magnets which are axially arranged one after the other according to a Halbach array.
US11658521B2	Stator and motor A stator includes a first sleeve extending in an axial direction and a first stator core on an outer periphery of the first sleeve. The first stator core includes a lower core and an upper core on a side of the lower core opposed to a first end of the axial direction. The lower core includes a lower annular portion with an annular shape and lower pole teeth protruding radially outward from a radially outer end surface of the lower annular portion and extending to a second end of the axial direction. The upper core includes an upper annular portion with an annular shape arranged on the lower annular portion opposed to the first end of the axial direction to overlap the lower annular portion, and upper pole teeth protruding radially outward from a radially outer end surface of the upper annular portion and extending to the second end of the axial direction. Each of the lower pole teeth and each of the upper pole teeth are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction.
US11658520B2	Apparatus and method for performing power control in wireless power transfer system A wireless power transmitter, a wireless power receiver and methods associated therewith are discussed. The wireless power transmitter includes a power converter configured to transfer wireless power to an external receiver; and at least one processor configured to communicate with the receiver to control transmission of the wireless power and to perform transmission or reception of data, wherein the processor is configured to receive, from the receiver, a received power packet (RPP) which informs a value of received power; transmit, to the wireless power receiver, a bit pattern for requesting communication in response to the RPP; and receive a polling packet from the receiver in response to the bit pattern.
US11658519B2	Electromagnetic connector for an Industrial Control System An electromagnetic connector is disclosed that is configured to form a first magnetic circuit portion comprising multiple coils disposed about a first core member. The electromagnetic connector is configured to mate with a second electromagnetic connector that is configured to form a second magnetic circuit portion comprising a coil disposed about a second core member. When the electromagnetic connector is mated with the second electromagnetic connector, the first core member and the second core member are configured to couple the multiple coils of the electromagnetic connector to the coil of the second electromagnetic connector with a magnetic circuit formed from the first magnetic circuit portion and the second magnetic circuit portion. The magnetic circuit is configured to induce a signal in a first coil of the multiple coils and the coil of the second electromagnetic connector when a second coil of the multiple coils is energized.
US11658518B2	Foreign objection detection sensing circuit for wireless power transmission systems A wireless power circuit operable in transceiver mode and in Q-factor measurement mode includes a bridge rectifier having first and second inputs coupled to first and second terminals of a coil, and an output coupled to a rectified node. An excitation circuit coupled to the first terminal, in Q-factor measurement mode, drives the coil with a pulsed signal. A protection circuit couples the first terminal to a first node when in Q-factor measurement mode and decouples the first terminal when in transceiver mode. A controller causes the bridge rectifier to short the first and second terminals to ground during Q-factor measurement mode. A sensing circuit amplifies voltage at the first node to produce an output voltage, and in response to the voltage at the first node rising to cross a rising threshold voltage, digitizes the output voltage. The digitized output voltage is used in calculating a Q-factor of the coil.
US11658515B2	Wireless power transmission apparatus and method of operating the same A wireless power transmission apparatus includes: a transmission coil configured to transmit power to a wireless power reception apparatus, an inverter that includes a plurality of switching elements and that is configured to output a current of a predetermined frequency to the transmission coil through an operation of the plurality of switching elements, and a controller. The controller can be configured to calculate an output level of power transmitted through the transmission coil, determine a load state of the wireless power reception apparatus based on a target level of power transmitted through the transmission coil and the calculated output level, and control the inverter based on the determined load state of the wireless power reception apparatus.
US11658513B2	Wireless power transferring method and device therefor A method for receiving, by a power receiver, wireless power from a power transmitter. The method includes a ping phase of detecting execution of digital ping of the power transmitter and transmitting a response to the detected digital ping to the power transmitter using a first communication protocol; and a configuration phase of transmitting a configuration packet to the power transmitter using the first communication protocol, wherein the configuration packet includes communication protocol information of the power receiver indicating a second communication protocol supported by the power receiver. Further, the power receiver supports the second communication protocol, based on that a value of the communication protocol information is ‘1’, and the power receiver does not support the second communication protocol, based on that the value of the communication protocol information is ‘0’.
US11658512B1	Energy storage system using earth materials An energy storage system stores power received from a power grid as potential energy in compressed earth materials. The energy storage system includes a motor-generator coupled to an anchor via a tensile member. The motor-generator is configured to apply a tensile force to the tensile member. The tensile force causes the motor-generator and the anchor to apply a compression force to the earth materials in the ground, and causes the anchor to displace, thereby storing the received power as potential energy. The energy storage system provides power to the power grid by relieving some of the tensile force on the tensile member and thereby relieving some of the compression force on the earth materials. The anchor displaces towards its original position, and thereby causes the motor-generator to generate electrical power from the stored potential energy.
US11658507B2	Battery charging method and electronic device A battery charging method and an electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device can comprise: a connection unit comprising a first terminal to which a voltage is applied by an external device, and a second terminal for transmitting/receiving data; a first charging unit for charging a battery connected to the electronic device by using the voltage applied to the first terminal; and a second charging unit for charging the battery by dropping the voltage applied to the first terminal according to a preset voltage drop rate. The first charging unit can comprise: a first switch connected to the first terminal; a communication unit for transmitting information through the second terminal; and a first control unit for acquiring first information on the battery voltage, controlling the communication unit such that the first information is transmitted to a charger connected to the connection unit, and controlling the first switch such that the voltage adjusted on the basis of the first information by the charger is supplied to the second charging unit through the first terminal.
US11658506B2	Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof A hybrid vehicle is provided and includes an input that receives user selection for terrain mode and a HSG connected to the engine to operate as a start motor to turn on the engine. The HSG operates as a generator that performs idle charging when the engine is turned on. A battery is electrically connected to the HSG. A controller configured perform idle charging when SOC of the battery is less than or equal to a first SOC through the HSG by turning on the engine.
US11658502B2	Power supply system A power supply system includes: a first power circuit having a first battery, a second power circuit having a second battery, a voltage converter which converts voltage between the first power circuit and the second power circuit, a power converter which converts power between the first power circuit and the drive motor, a power control unit which controls charge/discharge of the first and second batteries by operating the voltage converter and the power converter, a first voltage parameter acquisition unit which calculates an effective value for the closed circuit voltage of the first battery as a first voltage parameter, a second voltage parameter acquisition unit which calculates the static voltage of the second battery as a second voltage parameter, in which the power control unit causes power to discharge from the second battery so that the second voltage parameter becomes no more than the first voltage parameter.
US11658501B2	System and method for controlling low voltage DC converter for vehicle A system for controlling a low voltage DC converter for a vehicle includes the low voltage DC converter configured to step down a voltage of a first battery and output an output voltage; a blower configured to operate using the output voltage of the low voltage DC converter as a power supply voltage; and a low voltage DC converter controller configured to receive information on whether the blower operates and an output setting of the blower, and control a magnitude of the output voltage of the low voltage DC converter, based on the received information on whether the blower operates and an output setting of the blower.
US11658494B2	Charging method and related device An electronic device comprises a processor, a charging port, and memory that stores program code. When the program code is executed by the processor, the electronic device charges a battery of the electronic device using the charging port when a charger is connected to the charging port, stops charging in response to detecting that the charging port is abnormal, and displays a first window on a display interface of the electronic device in response to detecting that the charging port is abnormal. The first window comprises a first prompt information and a second prompt information. The first prompt information is used to prompt that liquid intake exists in the charging port, and the second prompt information is used to prompt a user to exclude a liquid intake situation of the charging port.
US11658490B2	Wind energy system and method for identifying low-frequency oscillations in an electrical supply network Provided is a method for identifying low-frequency oscillations, in particular subsynchronous resonances, in an electrical supply network, wherein the electrical supply network has a line voltage with a nominal line frequency, comprising the steps: detecting at least one electrical signal of the electrical supply network as at least one test signal and filtering and/or transforming the at least one detected test signal into at least one check signal, temporal derivation of the at least one check signal or difference formation of temporally separated values of the check signal, in order to obtain a gradient signal in each case, identifying the presence of a low-frequency oscillation if the gradient signal or at least one of the gradient signals meets a predetermined check criterion, in particular at least one predetermined check limit is exceeded.
US11658488B2	Photovoltaic power optimization system The disclosure discloses a photovoltaic power optimization system, comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic panels; a photovoltaic optimizing module array comprising a plurality of photovoltaic optimizing modules connected in series, each of the photovoltaic optimizing modules being electrically connected to at least one of the photovoltaic panels; an inverter electrically connected to an output terminals of the photovoltaic optimizing module array for converting a DC power into an AC power; and a data center unit communicates wirelessly with at least one of the photovoltaic optimizing modules, and also communicates with the inverter via power line.
US11658482B2	Distributed power harvesting systems using DC power sources A system and method for combining power from DC power sources. Each power source is coupled to a converter. Each converter converts input power to output power by monitoring and maintaining the input power at a maximum power point. Substantially all input power is converted to the output power, and the controlling is performed by allowing output voltage of the converter to vary. The converters are coupled in series. An inverter is connected in parallel with the series connection of the converters and inverts a DC input to the inverter from the converters into an AC output. The inverter maintains the voltage at the inverter input at a desirable voltage by varying the amount of the series current drawn from the converters. The series current and the output power of the converters, determine the output voltage at each converter.
US11658481B1	Source and drain enabled conduction triggers and immunity tolerance for integrated circuits Integrated circuits with enhanced EOS/ESD robustness and methods of designing same. One such integrated circuit includes a plurality of input/output pads, a positive voltage rail, a ground voltage rail, a collection of internal circuits representing the operational core of the integrated circuit, a plurality of input/output buffering circuits connected as inputs and outputs to the internal circuits, wherein the internal circuits and the input/output buffering circuits comprise functional devices, and a plurality of EOS/ESD protection circuits interconnected with the input/output pads to limit ESD voltage and/or shunt ESD current away from the functional devices. At least one of the EOS/ESD protection circuits is a MOSFET. The MOSFET has a source region having an accompanying ohmic contact. The MOSFET further has a rectifying junction contact in place of a drain region and accompanying ohmic contact.
US11658476B2	Voltage protection for universal serial bus Type-C (USB-C) connector systems A Universal Serial Bus (USB) device includes a USB Type-C connector having a configuration channel (CC) terminal and an integrated circuit (IC) controller. The IC controller comprises a VCONN pin coupled to the CC terminal of the USB Type-C connector, an output terminal, and an on-chip voltage protection circuit coupled between the VCONN pin and the output terminal. The on-chip voltage protection circuit comprises a switch coupled between the VCONN pin and the output terminal, a pump logic coupled to a gate of the switch, a resistor coupled between the VCONN pin and the gate of the switch, and a diode clamp coupled between the gate of the switch and ground.
US11658474B2	Smart electronically resettable fuse Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method that includes monitoring, using a microcontroller, an electric circuit of a vehicle, the electric comprising a battery source and a load. The battery source supplies electric power to the load. The method further includes detecting, using the microcontroller, a high current event in the electric circuit by comparing a current level of a current flowing through the electric circuit to a time-based current threshold. The method further includes responsive to detecting the high current event, controlling a gate driver to cause a switch of an electronically resettable fuse to open the electric circuit to stop the flow of the current through the electric circuit.
US11658469B2	Stackable duct-bank stub-up assembly A duct-bank stub-up assembly includes a first pre-formed stub-up module that comprises a first plurality of conduits and a first encasing body. For each of the first conduits, a first end of the conduit provides a mating end on a mating side of the first encasing body and a second end of the conduit provides a mating end on a top surface of the first encasing body. The assembly further includes a second pre-formed stub-up module that comprises a second plurality of conduits and a second encasing body formed to have a stub-up section and a footer section. For each of the second conduits, a first conduit end provides a mating end on a mating side of the footer section and a second conduit end provides a mating end on a top surface of the stub-up section. The first module is positioned on the footer of the second module.
US11658468B2	Splice for cable tray barrier strip A splice couples together abutting barrier strips for a cable tray. The splice generally includes a base wall. Opposing sidewalls extend outward from opposite sides of the base wall. The opposing side walls and the base wall together define an open interior of the splice configured to receive the abutting barrier strips therein. A window may extend through the base wall to the open interior to allow the abutting barrier strips to be visible therethrough when the abutting barrier strips are received in the open interior of the splice. A grip may be on the opposing side walls to enhance gripping of the splice. At least one of the sidewalls may have a chamfered corner to enhance entry of the barrier strips into the open interior.
US11658467B2	Busbar connecting device Provided is a busbar connecting device that can achieve good workability and high reliability at the same time. The busbar connecting device includes: a connection portion in which a busbar conductor and a current conductor of a bushing are connected; an insulation busbar connector covering the connection portion; a work hole communicating with the connection portion from an outside of the insulation busbar connector; and an insulating plug inserted into the work hole and sealing the insulation busbar connector, wherein a surface pressure between an inner circumferential surface of the work hole and an outer circumferential surface of the insulating plug is greater at a deep part of the work hole than at a shallow part of the work hole.
US11658466B2	Very dense wavelength beam combined laser system Apparatus, systems and methods to spectrally beam combine a group of diode lasers in an external cavity arrangement. A dichroic beam combiner or volume Bragg grating beam combiner is placed in an external cavity to force each of the diode lasers or groups of diode lasers to oscillate at a wavelength determined by the passband of the beam combiner. In embodiments the combination of a large number of laser diodes in a sufficiently narrow bandwidth to produce a high brightness laser source that has many applications including as to pump a Raman laser or Raman amplifier.
US11658464B2	Semiconductor optical amplifier A semiconductor optical amplifier includes a conductive region that is provided on a substrate and allows light transmission, and a nonconductive region that is provided around the conductive region and prohibits light transmission. The conductive region includes a first region including a light-coupling portion to which light from an external light-source unit is coupled, and a second region having a narrower width than the first region and connected to the first region through a connecting portion, the second region including a light-amplifying portion amplifying the light from the light-coupling portion by propagating the light in a predetermined propagating direction along a surface of the substrate, the light-amplifying portion outputting the amplified light in a direction intersecting the surface of the substrate. Seen in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, the semiconductor optical amplifier includes a portion where a width of the conductive region is continuously reduced from the first region to the second region.
US11658454B2	Widely tunable infrared source system and method A system and method for tuning and infrared source laser in the Mid-IR wavelength range. The system and method comprising, at least, a plurality of individually tunable emitters, each emitter emitting a beam having a unique wavelength, a grating, a mirror positioned after the grating to receive at least one refracted order of light of at least one beam and to redirect the beam back towards the grating, and a micro-electro-mechanical systems device containing a plurality of adjustable micro-mirrors.
US11658443B2	Liquid detection and corrosion mitigation Methods, structures, and apparatus that are able to detect the presence of liquid, moisture, or other contaminants in or on a connector. Examples provide a connector having a dedicated liquid-detect contact that does not have a corresponding contact in a corresponding connector. Examples provide liquid-detect circuitry that can use the liquid-detect contact to determine the presence of a liquid on or in the connector and can perform self-diagnostic tests such as continuity checks and calibration.
US11658439B2	Male plug and female receptacle of connector and docking structure thereof A male plug and a female receptacle and a docking structure thereof include a male plug and a female receptacle docked with each other. When the male plug and the female receptacle docked with each other, the male plug is fitted with the female receptacle using a horizontal holding force provided by a first fastening structure, and is fitted with the female receptacle using a vertical holding force provided by a second fastening structure, hence further reinforcing plugging stability between the male plug and the female receptacle by the horizontal and vertical holding forces.
US11658433B2	Connector A connector includes a first insulator, a second insulator and at least one contact, the contact being composed of a first contact member retained by the first insulator and a second contact member retained by the second insulator, the first contact member including a first connection portion and a first communication portion, the second contact member including a second connection portion and a second communication portion, a connection object being sandwiched between the first connection portion and the second connection portion, the first communication portion and the second communication portion being in elastic contact with each other via an elastic piece, and at least one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion coming into contact with a flexible conductor of the connection object, whereby the contact is electrically connected to the flexible conductor of the connection object.
US11658424B2	Deployable reflector for an antenna A deployable reflector for an antenna is disclosed. The deployable reflector comprises a deployable membrane configured to adopt a pre-formed shape in a deployed configuration, and an electrically conductive mesh disposed on a surface of the membrane wherein the electrically conductive mesh is configured to permit relative lateral movement between the electrically conductive mesh and the membrane during deployment of the reflector. In the deployed configuration, the conductive mesh adopts the shape of the membrane and forms a reflective surface of the reflector. A method of manufacturing the deployable reflector is also disclosed.
US11658423B2	Multibeam antenna comprising direct radiating array and reflector A multibeam antenna comprises a direct radiating array (DRA) comprising a plurality of radiating elements, a reflector facing the DRA so as to reflect a field generated by the DRA, and a DRA controller configured to control the plurality of radiating elements of the DRA according to a plurality of coefficients, such that the field generated at the DRA produces a plurality of beams when reflected by the reflector. The DRA controller is configured to determine the plurality of coefficients by using a bifocal antenna model to determine a field that would be produced by a subreflector and feed horn arrangement in an equivalent bifocal antenna configured to produce the plurality of beams, and determine the plurality of coefficients required to produce a similar incident field at the surface of the reflector. A method of controlling the multibeam antenna, and corresponding computer program instructions, are also disclosed.
US11658422B2	Apparatus and methods for sending or receiving electromagnetic signals Aspects of the subject disclosure may include a generator that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave, a core, and a waveguide that facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave towards the core to induce a second electromagnetic wave that propagates along the core. The core and/or the waveguide can be configured to reduce radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, propagation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11658419B2	Antenna formed on flexible dielectric laminated body An antenna includes: a dielectric laminated body including a plurality of dielectric layers being laminated; a dielectric substrate bonded to one of surfaces of the dielectric laminated body; and a radiation element pattern layer, a conductive ground layer, and a conductive pattern layer each formed in a different place in any of both the surfaces and between the dielectric layers of the dielectric laminated body. The radiation element pattern layer, the conductive ground layer, and the conductive pattern layer are formed in an order of the radiation element pattern layer, the conductive ground layer, and the conductive pattern layer from a dielectric substrate side toward an opposite side. The radiation element pattern layer includes one or more radiation elements, the conductive pattern layer includes a feed line configured to feed power to the radiation elements, the dielectric laminated body is flexible, and the dielectric substrate is rigid.
US11658417B2	Antenna substrate An antenna substrate includes: a body having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other and a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other; an antenna portion disposed on the first surface of the body; and a pad portion disposed in the body, exposed to the side surface of the body, and including a plurality of pad layers connected to each other in a first direction from the second surface of the body toward the first surface of the body. At least one of the plurality of pad layers has a greater width in a second direction than in a third direction perpendicular to the second direction when viewed in the first direction.
US11658409B2	Antenna structure An antenna structure is provided, which includes a substrate, a horizontal radiator and a vertical radiator. The horizontal radiator is on or in the substrate. The vertical radiator is in the substrate and includes a vertical conductor, planar metal structures and a switch. The planar metal structures are electrically connected through the vertical conductor. The switch is in a gap of the planar metal structures and is coupled to at least one of the planar metal structures for switching a current distribution of the vertical radiator.
US11658405B2	Antenna-attached substrate and antenna module An antenna-attached substrate according to the present disclosure includes a substrate layer, a lower antenna element that is disposed in the substrate layer, an antenna-holding layer that is stacked on an upper surface of the substrate layer, and an upper antenna element that is disposed in the antenna-holding layer and that faces an upper surface of the lower antenna element. The antenna-holding layer is composed of a dielectric material having a relative dielectric constant lower than that of the substrate layer. A lower surface, a side surface, and an upper surface of the upper antenna element are covered by the antenna-holding layer.
US11658404B2	Electronic devices having housing-integrated dielectric resonator antennas An electronic device may be provided with a conductive sidewall and a phased antenna array having a dielectric resonator antenna aligned with an aperture in the conductive sidewall. A feed probe may excite the antenna to radiate through the aperture at a frequency greater than 10 GHz. The antenna may include an injection-molded plastic substrate that affixes the antenna to the peripheral conductive housing structures, thereby integrating the antenna into the conductive sidewall. A hole or other machining operation may be used to expose the feed probe through the injection-molded plastic substrate. Conductive interconnect structures may be inserted into the substrate and coupled to the feed probe. The interconnect structures may be soldered to a circuit board. The circuit board may be coupled to the feed probe through the interconnect structures. The circuit board may be mounted to a rear surface or a side surface of the injection-molded plastic substrate.
US11658401B2	Antenna apparatus and terminal An antenna apparatus includes a ground plate, a radiator, and a signal source. The radiator is disposed on the ground plate. The signal source is configured to feed an electromagnetic wave signal of a first frequency band into the radiator. A first slot and a second slot are disposed on the ground plate. Both slots are closed slots and surround the radiator, and are used to restrain current distribution on the ground plate.
US11658400B2	Antenna-retaining device for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle having an antenna-retaining device The disclosure relates to an antenna-retaining device for a motor vehicle. The antenna-retaining device includes an antenna carrier plate for retaining a monopole antenna in an emitting position; and a motor-vehicle coupling device for fastening the antenna carrier plate to a vehicle body. The antenna carrier plate is electrically conductive and thus forms an electrical counterpoise to the monopole antenna. The antenna-retaining device includes an electrically conductive tab element as a counterpoise extension. The antenna carrier plate and the counterpoise extension are interconnected. When the monopole antenna is retained in the emitting position, the monopole antenna and the counterpoise extension are arranged on opposite sides of the antenna carrier plate, and a surface of the counterpoise extension and a planar emitting region or a longitudinal axis of the monopole antenna include an angle in the range of 90° to 180°.
US11658397B2	Wireless communication system within an external enclosure for attachment to a vehicle Disclosed herein are systems for routing wireless communications. Some systems may include an apparatus comprising an enclosure configured to attach to an external portion of an aircraft and which may contain: a wireless communications device, and an antenna in communication with the wireless communications device and configured to send or receive signals to and/or from aircraft.
US11658396B2	Methods and systems for mitigating interference with a nearby satellite In one embodiment, an antenna system is described. The antenna system includes a primary antenna on an aircraft. The primary antenna is mechanically steerable and has an asymmetric antenna beam pattern with a narrow beamwidth axis and a wide beamwidth axis at boresight. The antenna system also includes a secondary antenna on the aircraft, the secondary antenna including an array of antenna elements. The antenna system also includes an antenna selection system to control communication of a signal between the aircraft and a target satellite via the primary antenna and the secondary antenna. The antenna selection system switches communication of the signal from the primary antenna to the secondary antenna when an amount of interference with an adjacent satellite reaches a threshold due to the wide beamwidth axis of the asymmetric antenna beam pattern.
US11658393B2	Electronic device with radio-frequency module A radio-frequency device includes a radio-frequency module. The radio-frequency module includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), a front-end integrated circuit (FEIC), and a flexible substrate. The RFIC has at least a portion surrounded by a first core member and is configured to input or output a base signal and a first radio-frequency (RF) signal having a frequency higher than a frequency of the base signal. The FEIC has at least a portion surrounded by a second core member and is configured to input or output the first RF signal and a second RF signal having a power different from a power of the first RF signal. The flexible substrate is configured to connect the first and second substrates to each other, provide a transmission path for the first RF signal, and being more flexible than the first and second substrates.
US11658388B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a storage chassis, an electronic component, an antenna circuit, and a proximity sensor circuit. A pair of main faces facing each other in the thickness direction and end faces of the storage chassis define a storage space. The electronic component is disposed in the storage space. The antenna circuit is disposed in the storage space so that at least a part of the antenna circuit overlaps the electronic component when viewed in the thickness direction. The proximity sensor circuit is connected to the antenna circuit, and detects proximity of an object based on a physical quantity that changes according to proximity of the object. The antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna element, and an antenna ground. The proximity sensor circuit is located in an end space defined between the electronic component and the end face.
US11658387B2	Telescopic mast with RFID antennas for warehouse inventories A system for inventorying items by reading attached identifying RFID tags stored on palette racks comprising at least one vertical reference post equipped with at least one post marker, the system comprising an apparatus configured for reading the attached identifying tags, characterized in that the apparatus comprises: at least one telescopic mast, which can be vertically deployed and folded, at least one RFID antenna mounted onto the telescopic mast for emitting RFID signals towards the identifying RFID tags and for receiving response messages from the identifying RFID tags, a RFID reader for energizing the at least one RFID antenna and for reading the identifying RFID tags, a computer unit for controlling the RFID reader and storing data, and at least one height sensor for detecting the at least one post marker.
US11658385B2	Antenna system with deployable and adjustable reflector An antenna system including an antenna adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The antenna includes a reflector having an annular array of spaced-apart ribs coupled to a hub, whereby the ribs can be adjustable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration in which the ribs outwardly extend from the hub. When the ribs dispose in the collapsed configuration, the antenna can be disposable in the stowed configuration; and when the antenna disposes in the deployed configuration, (i) the ribs can dispose in the extended configuration, and (ii) the reflector can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth.
US11658381B2	Single quad-mode dielectric resonator having intersecting microstrip lines coupled to switching circuitry and selectively configured for dual-band transmission/isolation A dual-band filtering switch based on a single quad-mode dielectric resonator (DR) includes: a first printed circuit board (PCB) provided thereon with an input terminal; a second PCB provided thereon with an output terminal; a shielding shell arranged between the first and second PCBs and enclosing a shielding cavity together with the first and second PCBs; and a single quad-mode DR arranged in the shielding cavity. The first and second PCBs each include a feeding layer, a dielectric layer, and a ground layer that are stacked in sequence. The feeding layers of the first and second PCBs each include a microstrip line and a switching circuitry connected to the microstrip line, and the feeding layer is in contact with a surface of the DR to realize a switching function of the filtering switch. The proposed filtering switch feature low loss transmission and high selectivity with dual-band operation, miniaturization with the fewest resonators and friendly-integration, simultaneously.
US11658380B2	Tuning elements with reduced metal debris formation for resonant cavity filters A resonant cavity filter includes a housing having a resonator therein, and a tuning element including an elongated pin member having a conductive outer surface. The tuning element is mounted for insertion of the elongated pin member into an interior of the resonator. The conductive outer surface includes a contact portion by which the elongated pin member is secured in a desired position to adjust a frequency response of the resonant cavity filter, where the contact portion is free of threading.
US11658376B2	Signal transmission line including a flexible resin laminate having interior hollow portions overlapping the signal transmission line with the hollow portions having a vent hole A signal transmission line includes a laminate, a signal conductor, a hollow portion, and a reinforcing conductor. The laminate includes a flexible laminate including resin layers each of which has flexibility. The signal conductor extends in a signal transmission direction of the laminate and is disposed in an intermediate position in a laminating direction of the resin layers. The hollow portion is in the laminate and defined by an opening provided at a portion of the plurality of resin layers. The reinforcing conductor is in the laminate. The hollow portion is disposed at a position overlapping with the signal conductor, in a plan view of the laminate from a surface perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the laminating direction. The reinforcing conductor is disposed at a position different from the position of the hollow portion in a plan view.
US11658374B2	Quasi-coaxial transmission line, semiconductor package including the same, and method of manufacturing the same A quasi-coaxial transmission line, a semiconductor package including the same and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The quasi-coaxial transmission line includes a core, which is formed through an upper surface and a lower surface of a base substrate so as to transmit an electrical signal, and a shield, which is spaced apart from the core and which coaxially surrounds a side surface of the core, at least a portion of the shield being removed so as to form an open portion. The quasi-coaxial transmission line is capable of preventing distortion of an electrical signal at a portion thereof that is connected to an external circuit board and to reduce an area of a semiconductor package including the quasi-coaxial transmission line.
US11658371B2	Power storage device A power storage device includes a power storage module, a pair of current collector plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module in a first direction that is vertical, a pair of insulating plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module and the pair of current collector plates in the first direction; and a pair of restraint plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module, the pair of current collector plates, and the pair of insulating plates in the first direction. The power storage module is configured to include an accommodation space that accommodates an electrolytic solution together with a power generation element. A pressure adjustment valve communicating with the accommodation space is provided on a side surface of the power storage module. The insulating plate arranged on a lower side in the first direction with respect to the power storage module is configured to include a main body portion arranged between the current collector plate and the restraint plate, and a liquid receiving portion that is provided on an outer edge portion of the main body portion, is arranged at least at a position corresponding to the pressure adjustment valve when viewed from the first direction, and stores the electrolytic solution discharged from the power storage module. The main body portion and the liquid receiving portion are integrally formed.
US11658370B2	Safety protection device and method for battery test system A safety protection device for a battery test system includes a system device, an alternating current changeover switch and a direct current changeover switch. The system device is coupled to a load device. One terminal of the AC changeover switch is coupled to an AC source, the other terminal of the AC changeover switch is coupled to the system device. One terminal of the DC changeover switch is coupled to a battery pack, the other terminal of the DC changeover switch is coupled to the system device. The system device detects in real time a plurality of sets of detection information of the battery pack, performs a plurality of determinations on the plurality of sets of detection information to obtain a plurality of sets of determination information. The system device respectively switches the AC changeover switch and DC changeover switch according to the plurality of sets of determination information.
US11658368B2	Button-type battery A button-type battery including a package assembly and a cell assembly is provided. In actual application, as part of a sealing wall is recessed inwards in a direction to a battery reservoir so as to form a locking boss, as such, when a battery cover is being assembled, the locking boss is pressed against part of a sealing plastic ring so that the part of the sealing plastic ring is in tight contact with a sealing edge, and a battery cup can be locked to the battery cover by means of the locking boss, thereby preventing easy detachment of the battery cover from the battery cup to cause exposure of a rolled cell. The battery cover is applied with a strong locking force from the battery cup, greatly improving the safety of the button-type battery.
US11658366B2	Electrochemical device The present application provides an electrochemical device. The electrochemical device, comprising: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and the separator, disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the separator comprising a porous substrate, a first coating layer and a second coating layer, the first coating layer and the second coating layer are on a surface of the porous substrate, the first coating layer is disposed on at least one side of the second coating layer, the first coating layer includes a first binder, and the second coating layer includes a second binder, the adhesive force between the first coating layer and the positive electrode or the negative electrode is greater than the adhesive force between the second coating layer and the positive electrode or the negative electrode. The electrochemical device provided by the present application can further improve the cycle performance of the electrochemical device.
US11658362B2	Traction battery system for a motor vehicle A traction battery system for a motor vehicle includes a traction battery, which is designed such that it can be nonmovably received in a body of the motor vehicle, and a protective structure, which is arranged between the traction battery and a roadway, wherein the protective structure is connected to the traction battery by a fixing system. The fixing system is a releasable fixing system designed to have a female element and a male element, wherein the female element and the male element are designed to produce a form-fitting connection with one another.
US11658361B2	Thin aerogel materials The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced aerogel material which can be used as insulation in thermal battery applications. The fiber-reinforced aerogel material is highly durable, flexible, and has a thermal performance that exceeds the insulation materials currently used in thermal battery applications. The fiber-reinforced aerogel insulation material can be as thin as 1 mm less, and can have a thickness variation as low as 2% or less. Also provided is a method for improving the performance of a thermal battery by incorporating a reinforced aerogel material into the thermal battery. Further provided is a casting method for producing thin fiber-reinforced aerogel materials.
US11658360B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes a housing and electrochemical cells disposed in the housing. The housing includes a container and a lid that closes an open end of the container. The container has a base, an outer wall the surrounds the base, and a first and a second inner wall disposed inside the outer wall. The first inner wall extends between, and is fixed to, a first portion and a third portion of the outer wall, and is spaced apart from a second portion and a fourth portion of the outer wall. The second inner wall extends between the first portion and the third portion, and is disposed between the first inner wall and the fourth portion. The second inner wall is movable relative to the outer wall such that spacing of the second inner wall from the first inner wall can be changed.
US11658358B2	Pouch case, and secondary battery and secondary battery pack using the same Provided is a pouch case including first and second accommodation portions formed to accommodate the electrode assembly, a sealing portion formed along an outer part of the pouch case to surround the first and second accommodation portions, and a connecting portion formed with the same depth as that of the first and second accommodation portion and configured to connect the first and second accommodation portions at a predetermined interval, wherein a protrusion protrudes in a direction toward the sealing portion at opposite ends of the connecting portion. Accordingly, in the pouch case, and a secondary battery and a secondary battery pack using the same, a perfect cooling structure is acquired by uniformly forming one side surface of the secondary battery, and thus, an effect of holding one side surface of the secondary battery to be close to a cooling plate to maximize cooling efficiency is achieved.
US11658357B2	Device for cooling batteries and associated production method A cooler for at least one electrical energy storage element, the cooler comprising at least one heat-transfer liquid circulation duct, the ends of which penetrate into manifolds. Each of the manifolds comprises a collector having at least one opening for introduction and passage of at least one duct, and a cover covering the collector in such a way as to define a volume, into which the at least one duct opens, for circulation of the heat-transfer liquid. The at least one duct and the cover are mechanically assembled with the collector. A manifold further comprises at least one seal disposed between the collector and the at least one duct, and also between the collector and the cover.
US11658352B2	System and method for operating a rechargeable electrochemical cell or battery An electrochemical cell management system comprising an electrochemical cell and at least one controller configured to control the cell such that, for at least a portion of a charge cycle, the cell is charged at a charging rate or current that is lower than a discharging rate or current of at least a portion of a previous discharge cycle. An electrochemical cell management method. An electrochemical cell management system comprising an electrochemical cell and at least one controller configured to induce a discharge of the cell before and/or after a charging step of the cell. An electrochemical cell management method. A electrochemical cell management system comprising an electrochemical cell and at least one controller configured to: monitor at least one characteristic of the cell and, based on the at least one characteristic of the cell, induce a discharge and/or control a charging rate or current of the cell.
US11658346B2	Information processing method, learned model generation method, and apparatus A notification determinator determines whether or not an inspection result of a winding body indicates defective on the basis of whether or not continuous positions of a first end surface and a second end surface indicated by first group data and second group data are separated from reference positions by a predetermined distance or more. In a case where the inspection result of the winding body indicates defective, a notification determinator performs a notification that inspection in an inspection machine is not performed normally, and outputs information indicating that a cause of the defect is a take-out chuck of an inspection machine or any of a plurality of winding cores to a display for maintenance.
US11658344B2	Wound-type electrode assembly The present disclosure provides a wound-type electrode assembly comprising a first and second electrode plates, a first and second electrode tabs, and a separator. The first and second electrode plates include a first current collector and active substance layer, and a second current collector and active substance layer. Two surfaces of the first current collector of the first winding start section of the first electrode plate are not coated with first active substance layer and defined as a first start blank current collector, the first start blank current collector is welded to a first electrode tab. The second pole piece comprises a second groove, a bottom of which is a second current collector and a circumference thereof is a second active substance layer; the second electrode tab is accommodated in the second groove and electrically connected to the second current collector at the second groove.
US11658338B2	Garnet materials for li secondary batteries and methods of making and using garnet materials Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device. Also, the methods set forth herein disclose novel sintering techniques, e.g., for heating and/or field assisted (FAST) sintering, for solid state energy storage devices and the components thereof.
US11658332B2	Structural battery packs and methods related thereto Batteries are provided that include a base including a body having a hole, and an inner wall extending away from the base and disposed around the hole. An interior of the inner wall and the hole form at least part of a through-hole extending through the battery. The battery includes an outer wall extending away from the base and disposed around the inner wall. Cells are disposed on the base and between the inner wall and the outer wall. Structural battery packs are also provided that include: a hollow elongated member including a first interior space between its first and second ends; and one or more batteries disposed around the hollow elongated member between its first and second ends. Each battery includes a through-hole. The hollow elongated member is disposed through the through-hole of each battery. Methods related to the batteries and the structural battery packs are also provided.
US11658328B2	Superwide pouch type secondary battery with double tabs Provided is a superwide pouch type secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly including a cathode plate, an anode plate, and a separator; a pouch surrounding the electrode assembly; and electrode tabs connected to both ends of the electrode assembly and protruding outward of the pouch, wherein the electrode tabs connected to the both ends of the electrode assembly include one or more cathode tabs and anode tabs, respectively, and width of battery cell is more than 4 times longer than height of battery cell such that loading efficiency of the pouch type secondary battery into a vehicle and an energy density may be improved without increasing an internal electrode.
US11658319B2	Method of operating fuel cell system In a method of operating a fuel cell system, a stable-period voltage difference is calculated in a state where output power of the fuel cell stack is stable. Thereafter, a voltage difference is calculated during power generation. Then, it is determined whether or not the change amount of the voltage difference with respect to the stable-period voltage difference has exceeded a predetermined threshold value. When it is determined that the change amount has exceeded the predetermined threshold value, electric power is generated with the supply amount of the anode gas to the fuel cell stack being increased.
US11658317B2	Method of inspection for erroneous assembly of fuel cell stacks The invention provides a method of inspection for erroneous assembly of a fuel cell stack which allows for determination of whether the fuel cell stack has been properly assembled without depending on the appearance of the fuel cell stack. The erroneous assembly inspection method inspects for erroneous assembly of a fuel cell stack that is produced by stacking power generation cells and dummy cells in proper power generation positions and proper dummy positions. The erroneous assembly inspection method measures a pressure difference in anode gas passages and cathode gas passages when gas is supplied at different pressures respectively to an anode gas inlet and a cathode gas inlet of the workpiece to determine whether or not the workpiece is in a third erroneous assembly state including a first abnormal cell in which a dummy MEA and a power generation separator are assembled.
US11658315B2	Fuel cell system with a multi-stream heat exchanger and its method of operation In a fuel cell system, for example HTPEM fuel cells, especially for automobiles, a multi-stream heat exchange unit is employed in order to save space.
US11658313B2	Separator assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell stack including same A separator assembly for a fuel cell includes: a first separator having a protruding bead seal providing a seal; a second separator joined to the first separator to be integrated therewith and having an arched bulge protruding in the same direction as the bead seal at a location corresponding to a location where the bead seal is formed; a gasket provided on a concave surface of the bulge of the second separator at the location where the bulge is formed, the concave surface being opposite to a convex surface of the bulge; and a sealing agent applied to a convex surface of the bead seal of the first separator at the location where the bead seal is formed.
US11658312B2	Manufacturing method for fuel cell A manufacturing method for manufacturing a fuel cell includes a laser application step and a bonding step. In the laser application step, a laser beam is applied to a carbon film of a separator including a metal plate and the carbon film covering a surface of the metal plate such that the metal plate is exposed by removing the carbon film within an application range of the laser beam. In the bonding step, the separator is bonded to a resin member within a range including at least part of a range where the metal plate is exposed.
US11658310B2	High-performance cathode catalyst for metal-air battery and preparation method thereof A high-performance positive electrode catalyst for a metal-air battery is disclosed, which is composed of transition metal nitride-transition metal oxide heterogeneous particles and a mesoporous carbon matrix. The nano heterogeneous particles, which are 10-50% based on the total mass of the catalyst, are dispersed in the mesoporous carbon matrix; and the oxide is 10-100% based on the heterogeneous particles. A preparation method of the catalyst includes: treating mesoporous carbon with a strong acid solution to obtain surface-functionalized mesoporous carbon; immersing the surface-functionalized mesoporous carbon in an aqueous solution of a transition metal salt, and stirring and washing; adding ammonia water and stirring to enable a confined complexation reaction; washing again, and vacuum drying; and calcining the product in an inert atmosphere or a vacuum condition.
US11658309B2	Ammonia fuel cell A fuel cell is an ammonia fuel cell using an ammonia-containing fuel. A catalyst used for an anode of the fuel cell is a ruthenium complex having two first ligands and one second ligand, and the first ligand is pyridine or a condensed cyclic pyridine compound with or without a substituent, and the second ligand is 2,2′-bipyridyl-6,6′-dicarboxylic acid with or without a substituent on a pyridine ring.
US11658305B2	Use and fabrication of microscaffolds and nanoscaffolds A scaffold includes struts that intersect at nodes. In some instances, a cross section of the cores has at least one dimension less than 100 microns. The core can be a solid, liquid or a gas. In some instances, one or more shell layers are positioned on the core.
US11658296B2	Use of nickel in a lithium rich cathode material for suppressing gas evolution from the cathode material during a charge cycle and for increasing the charge capacity of the cathode material Use of nickel in a cathode material of the general formula Li (4/3-2x/3-y/3-z/3)NixCoyAlzMn(2/3-x/3-2y/3-2z/3)02 wherein x is greater than 0.06 and equal to or less than 0.4; y is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.4; and z is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.05 for suppressing gas evolution during a charge cycle and/or increasing the charge capacity of the material.
US11658289B2	Negative electrode active material, mixed negative electrode active material, and method for producing negative electrode active material A negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material including a negative electrode active material particle. The negative electrode active material particle includes a silicon compound particle including a silicon compound (SiOx: 0.5≤x≤1.6). The silicon compound particle includes crystalline Li2SiO3 in at least part of the silicon compound particle. Among a peak intensity A derived from Li2SiO3, a peak intensity B derived from Si, a peak intensity C derived from Li2Si2O5, and a peak intensity D derived from SiO2 which are obtained from a 29Si-MAS-NMR spectrum of the silicon compound particle, the peak intensity A is the highest intensity, and the peak intensity A and the peak intensity C satisfy a relationship of the following formula 1: Formula 1: 3C
US11658288B2	Positive electrode composition The invention relates to an NVPF-based composition and the use thereof in the field of batteries as an electrochemically active material. The invention also relates to a conductive composition comprising said composition as well as to a method for obtaining said composition.
US11658283B2	Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. Among resistance values of at least three of the following resistance components: diffusion resistance of Li ions in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution; ohmic resistance of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution; ohmic resistance of a positive electrode mixture layer, ohmic resistance of a negative electrode mixture layer; reaction resistance of a surface of a positive electrode active material, reaction resistance of a surface of a negative electrode active material; and diffusion resistance of Li ions in the positive electrode mixture layer, diffusion resistance of Li ions in the negative electrode mixture layer, the resistance values at a position of a mixture layer nearest a current collector are smaller than the resistance values at a position of a mixture layer nearest a separator.
US11658281B2	Ultra high capacity performance battery cell A battery comprising a high capacity electrode construction may include layering of the electrode and/or low active material loading.
US11658280B2	Lithium secondary battery and card with built-in battery Provided is a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode plate which is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate; a negative electrode layer containing carbon; a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode layer; and an electrolytic solution with which the positive electrode plate, the negative electrode layer, and the separator are impregnated, wherein the positive electrode plate has a thickness of 70 to 120 μm, the negative electrode layer has a thickness of 90 to 170 μm, the lithium secondary battery has a rectangular flat plate shape with each side having a length of 20 to 55 mm, the lithium secondary battery has a thickness of 350 to 500 μm, and the lithium secondary battery has an energy density of 200 to 300 mWh/cm3.
US11658278B2	Carbon black for batteries, coating liquid for batteries, positive electrode for nonaqueous batteries and nonaqueous battery To provide a carbon black for batteries capable of readily obtaining a positive electrode for batteries having excellent adhesiveness, and excellent output characteristics and the cycle characteristics. A carbon black for batteries, the carbon black having a BET specific surface area measured according to JIS K6217-2 C method of 100 m2/g or larger, and a surface fluorine concentration X (unit: atom %) and a surface oxygen concentration Y (unit: atom %) measured by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) satisfying the following conditions (A) and (B), 0.3≤X≤4.0 and (A) 0.1≤Y≤3.0. (B)
US11658277B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic component, and optoelectronic component A method for producing an optoelectronic component and an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing a semiconductor chip having an active region for radiation emission, applying a seed layer on the semiconductor chip, wherein the seed layer includes a first metal and a second metal being different from the first metal, and wherein the second metal is less noble than the first metal, applying a structured photoresist layer directly to the seed layer, applying a solder layer at least to regions of the seed layer which are not covered by the photoresist layer and wherein a proportion of the second metal in the seed layer is between 0.5 wt % and 10 wt %.
US11658276B2	Electronic device An electronic device including a light emitting element, a wavelength conversion layer, a conductive wire and a wavelength selection layer is provided by the present disclosure. The light emitting element is configured to emit a light. The wavelength conversion layer is configured to convert the light. The conductive wire is electrically connected to the light emitting element. The wavelength selection layer is disposed between the conductive wire and the wavelength conversion layer, wherein the conductive wire is cured by an energy beam, and the wavelength selection layer is configured to block the energy beam.
US11658275B2	Light emitting device for display and LED display apparatus having the same A light emitting device including a first light emitting stack, a second light emitting stack, and a third light emitting stack each including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a first adhesive layer bonding the first light emitting stack and the second light emitting stack, and a second adhesive layer bonding the second light emitting stack and the third light emitting stack, in which the second light emitting stack is disposed between the first light emitting stack and the third light emitting stack, and one of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer electrically connects adjacent light emitting stacks.
US11658272B2	LED module with adjusted emission spectrum The present invention relates to an LED module (100), comprising: an LED chip (102), which is embodied to emit electromagnetic radiation, at least one phosphor (104), which is suitable for converting the radiation from the LED chip (102) into light, wherein an emission spectrum of the LED module (100) contains a blue light component and a green light component, wherein an intensity of the blue light component is greater than a CIE intensity at the same color temperature, and wherein an intensity of the green light component is less than a CIE intensity at the same color temperature.
US11658269B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; one or multiple vias penetrating the active layer and the second semiconductor layer to expose the first semiconductor layer; a first contact layer covering the one or multiple vias; a third insulating layer including a first group of one or multiple third insulating openings on the second semiconductor layer to expose the first contact layer; a first pad on the semiconductor stack and covering the first group of one or multiple third insulating openings; and a second pad on the semiconductor stack and separated from the first pad with a distance, wherein the second pad is formed at a position other than positions of the one or multiple vias in a top view of the light-emitting device.
US11658259B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer provided on a bottom surface of the first semiconductor layer; an active layer interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a dielectric layer provided on a bottom surface of the second semiconductor layer; a plurality of first n-contacts provided on a first etched surface of the first semiconductor layer; and a plurality of first p-contacts and a plurality of second p-contacts provided on the bottom surface of the second semiconductor layer. One first n-contact is disposed along a first edge region of the first semiconductor layer, one first p-contact is closer to the one first n-contact than one second p-contact, and an area of the one first p-contact is greater than an area of each of the second p-contacts.
US11658258B2	Device architectures having engineered stresses The present disclosure relates to a method that includes depositing a spalling layer onto a surface that includes a substrate, depositing a device comprising a III-V material onto the spalling layer, resulting in the forming of a stack, and dividing the stack substantially at a plane positioned within the spalling layer to form a first portion that includes the substrate and a second portion that includes the PV device, where the spalling layer includes a first layer configured to provide a compressive stress and a second layer configured to provide a tensile stress, the first layer and the second layer form an interface, the dividing occurs as result of the interface, and the compressive stress and the tensile stress are strain-balanced so that a total strain within the spalling layer is approximately zero.
US11658256B2	Multijunction solar cells A multijunction solar cell including an upper first solar subcell having a first band gap and positioned for receiving an incoming light beam; a second solar subcell disposed below and adjacent to and lattice matched with said upper first solar subcell, and having a second band gap smaller than said first band gap; wherein at least one of the solar cells has a graded band gap throughout its thickness.
US11658241B2	Vertical trench gate MOSFET with integrated Schottky diode An integrated circuit includes a trench gate MOSFET including MOSFET cells. Each MOSFET cell includes an active trench gate in an n-epitaxial layer oriented in a first direction with a polysilicon gate over a lower polysilicon portion. P-type body regions are between trench gates and are separated by an n-epitaxial region. N-type source regions are located over the p-type regions. A gate dielectric layer is between the polysilicon gates and the body regions. A metal-containing layer contacts the n-epitaxial region to provide an anode of an embedded Schottky diode. A dielectric layer over the n-epitaxial layer has metal contacts therethrough connecting to the n-type source regions, to the p-type body regions, and to the anode of the Schottky diode.
US11658239B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabrication method. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first well region in the substrate, having first ions; an isolation layer in the first well region; a second well region and a third well region, formed in the first well region, located respectively on opposite sides of the isolation layer, having second ions with an opposite conductivity type as the first ions, and with a minimum distance from the isolation layer greater than zero; a first gate structure on the second well region and the first well region; a second gate structure on the third well region and the first well region; a barrier gate on the isolation layer, located between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and having the second ions; and source-drain doped layers in the second well region and the third well region, respectively.
US11658236B2	III-V semiconductor device with integrated power transistor and start-up circuit A III-nitride semiconductor based heterojunction power device including: a first heterojunction transistor formed on a substrate, and a second heterojunction transistor formed on the substrate. One of the first heterojunction transistor and the second heterojunction transistor is an enhancement mode field effect transistor and the other one of the first heterojunction transistor and the second heterojunction transistor is a depletion mode field effect transistor. The enhancement mode transistor acts as a main power switch, and the depletion mode transistor acts as a start-up component.
US11658235B2	Semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first region, and a first insulating layer. The first electrode includes a first electrode portion. The first region contains Ga and N. The first region includes a first subregion, a second subregion, and a third subregion. The first subregion and the third subregion contain at least one first element selected from the group consisting of Ar, B, P, N, and Fe. The first subregion is located between the first electrode portion and the second subregion in a first direction. The second subregion does not contain the first element, or concentration of the first element in the second subregion is lower than concentration of the first element in the first subregion and lower than concentration of the first element in the third subregion. The first insulating layer is provided between the first electrode and the first region.
US11658234B2	Field effect transistor with enhanced reliability A transistor device includes a semiconductor epitaxial layer structure including a channel layer and a barrier layer on the channel layer, a source contact and a drain contact on the barrier layer, an insulating layer on the semiconductor layer between the source contact and the drain contact, and a gate contact on the insulating layer. The gate contact includes a central portion that extends through the insulating layer and contacts the barrier layer and a drain side wing that extends laterally from the central portion of the gate toward the drain contact by a distance ΓD. The drain side wing of the gate contact is spaced apart from the barrier layer by a distance d1 that is equal to a thickness of the insulating layer. The distance ΓD is less than about 0.3 μm, and the distance d1 is less than about 80 nm.
US11658233B2	Semiconductors with improved thermal budget and process of making semiconductors with improved thermal budget A device including a substrate, a passivation layer, a source, a gate, a drain, and the gate including at least one step portion. Where the at least one step portion is arranged within the passivation layer, the at least one step portion includes at least one first surface and at least one second surface, where the at least one first surface is connected to the at least one second surface, where the gate includes a third surface, and where the at least one step portion is connected to the third surface. A process is also disclosed.
US11658231B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device having a semiconductor module. The semiconductor module includes first and second conductor layers facing each other, a first semiconductor element provided between the first and second conductor layers, positive and negative electrode terminals respectively provided on edge portions of the first and second conductor layers at a first side of the semiconductor module in a top view of the semiconductor module, control wiring that is electrically connected to the first control electrode, and that extends out of the first and second conductor layers at a second side of the semiconductor module that is opposite to the first side in the top view, and a control terminal that is electrically connected to the control wiring, that is positioned outside the first and second conductor layers in the top view, and that has an end portion that is aligned with the positive and negative electrode terminals.
US11658229B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a gate structure on a substrate, forming a spacer adjacent to the gate structure, forming a recess adjacent to the spacer, trimming part of the spacer, and then forming an epitaxial layer in the recess. Preferably, the semiconductor device includes a first protrusion adjacent to one side of the epitaxial layer and a second protrusion adjacent to another side of the epitaxial layer, the first protrusion includes a V-shape under the spacer and an angle included by the V-shape is greater than 30 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
US11658226B2	Backside gate contact Semiconductor structures and methods of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor structure according to one embodiment includes first nanostructures, a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first nanostructures and disposed over an isolation structure, and a backside gate contact disposed below the first nanostructures and adjacent to the isolation structure. A bottom surface of the first gate structure is in direct contact with the backside gate contact.
US11658222B2	Thin film transistor with charge trap layer An embodiment includes an apparatus comprising: a substrate; a thin film transistor (TFT) comprising: source, drain, and gate contacts; a semiconductor material, comprising a channel, between the substrate and the gate contact; a gate dielectric layer between the gate contact and the channel; and an additional layer between the channel and the substrate; wherein (a)(i) the channel includes carriers selected from the group consisting of hole carriers or electron carriers, (a)(ii) the additional layer includes an insulator material that includes charged particles having a polarity equal to a polarity of the carriers. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11658214B2	MOSFET device with undulating channel A SiC MOSFET device with alternating p-well widths, including an undulating channel, is described. The undulating channel provides current paths of multiple widths, which enables optimization of on-resistance, transconductance, threshold voltage, and channel length. The multi-width p-well region further defines corresponding multi-width Junction FETs (JFETs). The multi-width JFETs enable improved response to a short-circuit event. A high breakdown voltage is obtained by distributing a high electric field in a JFET of a first width into a JFET of a second width.
US11658213B2	Superlattice films for photonic and electronic devices Superlattices and methods of making them are disclosed herein. The superlattices are prepared by irradiating a sample to prepare an alternating superlattice of layers of a first material and a second material, wherein the ratio of the first deposition rate to the second deposition rate is between 1.0:2.0 and 2.0:1.0. The superlattice comprises a multiplicity of alternating layers, wherein the multiplicity of layers of the first material have a thickness between 0.1 nm and 50.0 nm or the multiplicity of layers of the second material have a thickness between 0.1 nm and 50.0.
US11658211B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same Occurrence of short-channel characteristics and parasitic capacitance of a MOSFET on a SOI substrate is prevented.A sidewall having a stacked structure obtained by sequentially stacking a silicon oxide film and a nitride film is formed on a side wall of a gate electrode on the SOI substrate. Subsequently, after an epitaxial layer is formed beside the gate electrode, and then, the nitride film is removed. Then, an impurity is implanted into an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate with using the gate electrode and the epitaxial layer as a mask, so that a halo region is formed in only a region of the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate which is right below a vicinity of both ends of the gate electrode.
US11658210B2	Low parasitic Ccb heterojunction bipolar transistor The present disclosure provides an HBT that includes (i) a semiconductor support layer; at least four wall structures side-by-side on the support layer; (iii) a semiconductor collector-material ridge structure disposed on the support layer between two adjacent wall structures of the at least four wall structures; (iv) a semiconductor base-material layer, wherein a first part of the base-material layer is disposed on a first region of the ridge structure and a second part of the base-material layer is disposed across the wall structures, wherein the base-material layer is supported by the wall structures; (v) a semiconductor emitter-material layer disposed on the first part of the base-material layer; (vi) a base contact layer disposed on the second part of the base-material layer; an emitter contact layer disposed on the emitter-material layer; and (viii) a collector contact layer disposed on a second region of the ridge structure.
US11658205B2	Electroluminescent display device An electroluminescent display device includes a substrate on which a display area and a non-display area are defined, a plurality of sub-pixels disposed in the display area on the substrate and arranged along a first direction and a second direction, a light-emitting diode disposed at each of the plurality of sub-pixels and including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode, a first bank disposed between adjacent sub-pixels arranged along the second direction and overlapping edges of the first electrode, and a second bank disposed between adjacent sub-pixels arranged along the first direction and having an opening corresponding to a row of the sub-pixels arranged along the second direction, wherein the opening includes a first portion corresponding to the display area and a second portion corresponding to the non-display area, and a width of the second portion is narrower than a width of the first portion.
US11658203B2	Display apparatus using semiconductor light-emitting device Discussed is a display apparatus including a substrate having a wiring electrode; and a semiconductor light-emitting device that emits light to an upper surface thereof, has a conductive electrode electrically connected to the wiring electrode on a lower surface thereof, and has at least a side surface of which is covered by a passivation layer, wherein the conductive electrode comprises: an insulating region further covered by the passivation layer, and a concave-convex region exposed by the passivation layer and electrically connected to the wiring electrode, a surface of the concave-convex portion being formed with concavity and convexity.
US11658202B2	Dual row select pixel for fast pixel binning A pixel array includes pixel cells, each including photodiodes. A source follower is coupled to generate an image signal in response image charge generated by the photodiodes. A first row select transistor is coupled to the source follower to output the image signal of the pixel cell. Pixel cells are organized into columns including a first column and a second column. The first row select transistors of the pixel cells of the first and second columns of pixel cells are coupled to first and second column bitlines, respectively. The pixel cells of the second column of pixel cells further include a second row select transistor coupled to the source follower to output the respective image signal to the first column bitline.
US11658200B2	Imaging device An imaging device including: a first pixel and a second pixel that are arranged along a first direction, the first pixel and the second pixel each including a photoelectric converter that converts light into a charge, a charge accumulator that accumulates the charge, and a first transistor one of a source and a drain of which is connected to the charge accumulator; a first line and a second line that each extend along the first direction; first voltage supply circuitry that is connected to the first transistor of the first pixel through the first line; and second voltage supply circuitry that is connected to the first transistor of the second pixel through the second line.

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