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US11658465B1	Mobile device including laser-pumped phosphor light source A mobile device includes a camera and a light source module embedded in the mobile device. The light source module includes at least a laser-pumped phosphor light source that includes a photoluminescent phosphor and a laser diode to generate laser light within a first wavelength range to pump the photoluminescent phosphor. Exposure of the photoluminescent phosphor to the laser light results in emission of visible light within a second wavelength range according to a laser-pumped emission spectrum associated with the photoluminescent phosphor.
US11658462B2	Integrated filter remote gas correlation sensor An integrated optical sensor enables the detection and identification of one or more remote gases using a transmission filter that matches specific absorption features of a remote gas and is detected using a single photodetection element. The sensor comprises an integrated optical component that is characterized by its transmission spectrum which corresponds to absorption or emission features of a target gas over a defined spectral bandpass, and the ability to have a reversibly tunable transmission spectrum. The change in the optical power output from the sensor as the transmission spectrum is tuned is proportional to the optical depth of the target gas absorption lines when viewed with a background light source. The optical power output from the integrated optical component is therefore related to the absorption spectrum of the input light Physical properties of the sensor are tailored to produce a quasi-periodic transmission spectrum that results in a stronger signal contrast for a specific gas. The sensor is preferably a waveguide ring resonator with a free spectral range that matches the absorption spectrum of a gas over a finite spectral bandpass.
US11658459B2	Techniques for laser alignment in photonic integrated circuits Techniques for efficient alignment of a semiconductor laser in a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) may include a semiconductor laser that includes a laser mating surface, and a substrate that includes a substrate mating surface. A shape of the laser mating surface and a shape of the substrate mating surface may be configured to align the semiconductor laser with the substrate in three dimensions.
US11658458B2	Optical device An optical device includes: a base having first and second ends in first and second directions, respectively, and extends in the first direction; an optical module having a head adjacent to the base and is positioned close to the second end and a neck protruding from the head and is thinner than the head; a substrate attached on the base arranged with the head; and a pressing member having a first fixing portion fixed to the base, a second fixing portion fixed to the base, a first extension portion extending from the first fixing portion, a second extension portion extending from the second fixing portion, and a pressing portion provided in at least one of the first and the second extension portions and presses the head against the base.
US11658457B2	Mounting structure for optical module A mounting structure for an optical module includes a light emitting element, a submount board on which the light emitting element is mounted, a main board on which the submount board is mounted, a light guide member provided on the main board, and a diffraction grating optical coupler provided on the main board and connected to the light guide member. The submount board and the main board are bonded to each other on a surface of the submount board different from a surface on which the light emitting element is mounted.
US11658455B2	Raman amplifier supporting high output power and high beam quality A system includes a seed laser configured to generate a seed beam and multiple arrays of semiconductor diode lasers configured to generate multiple pump beams. The system also includes a Raman amplifier having a core, a first cladding around the core, and at least a second cladding around the first cladding. The core is configured to amplify the seed beam based on optical pump power provided by the pump beams. Each of the core, the first cladding, and the second cladding includes fused silica, and at least the core and the first cladding are doped. The core has a numerical aperture of approximately 0.06 or less and a diameter of approximately 20 μm to approximately 25 μm. The first cladding has a numerical aperture of approximately 0.17 or less and a diameter of approximately 35 μm to approximately 45 μm.
US11658451B2	Systems and methods for control of waveform-agile laser transmitter A laser transmitter including a waveform controller arranged to generate a waveform script having at least one of a pulse repetition frequency setting, a pulse duration setting, and a pulse amplitude pre-warp setting. The transmitter also includes an optical waveform generator arranged to: i) receive the waveform script, ii) generate pre-warped signal pulses based on the waveform script to compensate for gain distortion effects of a laser power amplifier, and iii) output the pre-warped signal pulses. The laser power amplifier is arranged to: i) receive the pre-warped signal pulses, ii) receive a continuous wave signal, and iii) output amplified signal pulses that maintain a substantially constant drive intensity at the input of a non-linear wavelength converter. The non-linear wavelength converter is arranged to receive the amplified signal pulses and emit wavelength-converted pulses.
US11658448B2	Unidirectional free-pulling data cable The present disclosure relates to the technical field of data cables, more particularly to a unidirectional free-pulling data cable that includes a first wire, a second wire and a hollow housing in which a wheel core, a follow-up circuit board, a clamping assembly, and a fixed conductive board disposed on one side of the housing corresponding to and electrically connected to the follow-up circuit board are arranged. The wheel core, with an elastic member disposed therein and a wheel cover disposed at the opposite side thereof, rotates relative to the housing. The first and second wires are exposed out of the housing partially. The clamping assembly cooperates with the wheel cover to position the wheel core to limit the rotation thereof, which solves the problem that the input and output ends of the existing telescopic data cable need to be stretched simultaneously when using, and is more convenient to use.
US11658447B2	Pin-type LED lamp holder and manufacturing method of the same The present disclosure provides a pin-type LED lamp holder including: a connector, a first lead wire, a second lead wire, a first fixing tube and a second fixing tube, the connector provided with a first hole and a second hole through the entire connector, the first fixing tube and the first lead wire fixedly connected and plugged into the first hole, and the second fixing tube and the second lead wire fixedly connected and plugged into the second hole. In this way, the first fixing tube and the second fixing tube can be wrapped by the connector and insulated well, thereby a risk of electric shock is prevented.
US11658444B2	Retractable protective sleeve for portable charging cable The present disclosure relates to a charging cable having a protective sleeve which extends to an extended position to protect the charging end of the cable. The protective sleeve may be retracted to a retracted position to reveal the charging end and allow the cable to be plugged into an electronic device. Various embodiments are disclosed in which the protective sleeve may be spring loaded by a single spring, by a plurality of springs, or it may be manually operated.
US11658442B2	Controllable electrical outlet with a controlled wired output A controllable electrical outlet may be used to control one or more standard electrical outlets. The controllable electrical outlet may include a first connection configured to be electrically coupled to a hot connection, a second connection configured to be electrically coupled to a standard electrical outlet, and a third connection configured to be electrically coupled to a neutral connection. The controllable electrical outlet may also include a load control circuit, a communication circuit, and a control circuit. The load control circuit may be electrically coupled in series between the first and second screw terminals to control power delivered to the standard electrical outlet, and the control circuit may be coupled to the load control circuit and the communication circuit. The control circuit may be configured to control power delivered to the standard electrical outlet in response to a wireless signal received via the communication circuit.
US11658434B2	Electrical connecting assembly and electrical connector The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrical connecting assembly and an electrical connector. The electrical connecting assembly comprises two electrical connecting parts and a bending part. Each of the electrical connecting assemblies comprises a main body and a securing component. The main body comprises an electrical contacting component. The securing component is disposed at a side edge of the main body. Two bent sides of the bending part are the two electrical connecting parts extending in one direction. The two electrical connecting parts are symmetrically disposed across the bending part. The electrical connector comprises a first electrical connector head comprising an electrical connecting notch and the electrical connecting assembly. The electrical connecting assembly is assembled to the electrical connecting notch. The securing component is secured to the first electrical connector head. A second electrical connector head comprises an electrical plugging member assembled in the electrical connecting assembly.
US11658432B2	Edge interconnects for use with circuit boards and integrated circuits A substrate assembly includes a printed circuit (PC) substrate, first and second microchips, components or substrates mounted on a surface of the PC substrate, and a projection extending in spaced relation to the surface of the PC substrate. In one example, the projection extends between (i) a downward facing surface and/or an edge of a side facing surface proximate the downward facing surface of the first microchip, component or substrate and (ii) an upward facing surface and/or an edge of a side facing surface proximate the upward facing surface of the first microchip, component or substrate. The first and second microchips, components or substrates may be mounted on different levels of the PC substrate surface. In another example, the projection extends between a upward and/or side facing surface of a first microchip, component or substrate and a slot or cavity in a second microchip, component or substrate.
US11658431B2	Connector and connector pair A connector that is easy to manufacture, does not cause short molds, does not cause flux to adhere to the contact part of the terminals, and enables for miniaturization and high reliability. A connector body and a plurality of terminals attached to the connector body are provided; the connector main body is a member integrated with the terminals by insert molding, and includes a protruding part extending in the longitudinal direction thereof that retains the terminals, and a flange protruding outward in the width direction from a side surface of the mounting surface side end of the connector main body. The terminal includes a standing part in which a surface is exposed on a side surface of the protruding part, and a tail part connected to the mounting surface side end of the standing part via a curved connecting part, extending outward in the width direction from the flange, and a tail part soldered to a substrate. The flange includes a notch formed at a location corresponding to each terminal, and the tail part, the curved connecting part, and at least a part of the surface of the standing part are exposed in the notch.
US11658429B1	Bus device of terminal block A bus device of a terminal block includes a case and a latch assembly. The case has a connecting side and is formed with a sliding trough. The latch assembly includes an actuator and a locking peg. The actuator is disposed in the sliding trough and movable along the sliding trough between a release position and a locking position. The actuator has an actuating ramp set. The locking peg is axial-rotatably disposed in the case and arranged corresponding to an end of the sliding trough. An end of the locking peg projects from the connecting side and has an inverted hook. The locking peg has a protrusive key abutting against the actuating ramp set. When the actuator moves between the release position and the locking position, the actuating ramp set is configured to push the protrusive key to axially rotate the locking peg.
US11658415B2	Antenna module supporting of sensing distance and electronic device including the same Disclosed is an electronic device including an antenna module including a first antenna element and a second antenna element, and a processor operatively connected to the antenna module. The processor may be configured to transmit a first signal through the first antenna element, to receive a second signal including a signal obtained as the first signal is reflected by a target object, through the second antenna element, to calculate a distance from the antenna module to the target object based on a phase of the second signal, and to reduce a power level of the antenna module when the distance to the target object is smaller than a reference distance. In addition, various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.
US11658412B2	Antenna and terminal An antenna includes a first element, a second element, and a reactance-adjustable component. The first element receives an excitation current through an electrical connection to an antenna feeder, and the second element generates an induced current through electromagnetic induction of the first element. The reactance-adjustable component is disposed at an end of the first element close to a reference plane, and/or the reactance-adjustable component is disposed at an end of the second element close to a reference plane. The reference plane uses a connection point between the first element and the antenna feeder as an origin point and is perpendicular to an axial direction of the first element. The reactance-adjustable component has an adjustable reactance value and is configured to adjust a phase difference between an excitation current and an induced current, where the phase difference has an association relationship with a target angle of radiation of the antenna.
US11658407B2	Cellular system A system includes one or more antennas and a processor to communicate with a predetermined target using 5G or 6G protocols.
US11658406B2	Tapered wall radome In examples, systems and methods for direction finding of electromagnetic signals are described. The device includes a first antenna configured to receive electromagnetic energy. The device also includes a second antenna configured to separately receive the same electromagnetic energy. The device further includes a radome located in a receiving pathway of the first antenna, where the radome is configured to cause a predetermined phase shift that varies based on an angular position of the receiving pathway. The device includes 1 or more radio receivers to receive the signals independently from the antennas. Additionally, the direction finding device includes a processor configured to determine an angle of arrival of the electromagnetic energy based on a comparison of a phase of the electromagnetic energy received by the first antenna to a phase of the electromagnetic energy received by the second antenna.
US11658402B2	Antenna device and electronic device comprising same Disclosed is an electronic device having a space formed between front and rear surfaces thereof, the electronic device comprising: a first cover arranged on the front surface; a second cover arranged on the rear surface; a frame surrounding the first cover and the second cover; and a multilayered circuit board coupled to the second cover so as to constitute the housing of the electronic device, wherein the multilayered circuit board may comprises an insulated metal layer having a surface coupled to the second cover and a substrate-structured antenna device having a surface coupled to the insulated metal layer.
US11658399B2	Vehicle antenna assembly An antenna assembly for installation on a spoiler of a vehicle includes a substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface coupled to an interior surface of the spoiler of the vehicle. The substrate includes an upper substrate portion, a lower substrate portion and a rear substrate portion between the upper substrate portion and the lower substrate portion. The upper and lower substrate portions are oriented generally horizontally. The rear substrate portion is oriented generally vertically. The antenna assembly includes an antenna element coupled to the substrate having antenna members in a serpentine antenna pattern including cross members extending across the substrate and lateral members extending between the cross members. The antenna element includes an upper antenna portion, a lower antenna portion and a rear antenna portion between the upper antenna portion and the lower antenna portion.
US11658395B2	Antenna package and image display device including the same An antenna package according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an antenna device including a dielectric layer and an antenna unit disposed on the dielectric layer, and a circuit board. The antenna unit includes a radiator and a transmission line extending from the radiator. The circuit board includes a core layer and a signal wiring disposed on the core layer and electrically connected to the antenna unit. The circuit board has a bonding region adhered to the antenna device, a signal transmission region including the signal wiring and a connect region including a connector connected to a terminal end portion of the signal wiring. A length of the transmission line of the antenna unit is greater than or equal to a length of the signal transmission region of the circuit board.
US11658392B2	Package structure A package structure including a first redistribution circuit structure, a semiconductor die, first antennas and second antennas is provided. The semiconductor die is located on and electrically connected to the first redistribution circuit structure. The first antennas and the second antennas are located over the first redistribution circuit structure and electrically connected to the semiconductor die through the first redistribution circuit structure. A first group of the first antennas are located at a first position, a first group of the second antennas are located at a second position, and the first position is different from the second position in a stacking direction of the first redistribution circuit structure and the semiconductor die.
US11658391B2	Antenna module Aspects disclosed herein include a device including a first antenna substrate including one or more antennas. The device also includes a metallization structure. The device also includes a first spacer disposed between the first antenna substrate and the metallization structure, configured to maintain a constant distance between the first antenna substrate and the metallization structure. The device also includes a first plurality of conductive elements, disposed within the first spacer, configured to electrically couple the first antenna substrate to the metallization structure. The device also includes where the first spacer is configured to enclose all the conductive elements, electrically coupled to the first antenna substrate, and is configured to form an air gap between the first antenna substrate and the metallization structure. The device also includes where the first plurality of conductive elements is separated by air in the air gap.
US11658389B2	System and method for a shared millimeter wave antenna system co-located at a speaker grill An information handling system to wirelessly transmit and receive data may include a base chassis including a processor, a memory, and a wireless adapter; a metal C-cover of the base chassis to house a speaker grill, the speaker grill covering a speaker to emit audio waves; the speaker grill formed within the C-cover, the speaker grill including a slot formed around a portion of a perimeter of the speaker grill that physically separates the portion of the speaker grill as a peninsula in the C-cover; a millimeter wave antenna element coupled to a back side of the speaker grill; and a sub-6 GHz antenna element to transmit via the slot formed around the perimeter of the speaker grill; wherein the speaker grill has a mesh pattern of grill openings sized to be transparent to millimeter wave frequencies emitted by the millimeter wave antenna element.
US11658386B2	Antenna unit for glass, glass sheet with antenna, and production method of antenna unit for glass An antenna unit for glass according to the present invention is installed on the indoor side of a glass sheet, and transmits and receives electromagnetic waves at the indoor side through the glass sheet.
US11658384B1	Antenna apparatus mounting system An antenna apparatus having a housing enclosing antenna components and a leg extending from the housing includes a base securable to a surface and configured to receive a bottom portion of the leg. A locking assembly defined at the bottom portion of the leg is moveable between a first position, wherein the leg is removable from the base, and a second position, wherein the leg is lockingly secured within the base.
US11658383B2	Antenna mounting assembly of base station antenna An antenna mounting assembly of a base station antenna includes: a pole clamp configured to clamp the pole; and a first pivoting arm and a second pivoting arm, a first end portion of the first pivoting arm being pivotally connected to a radome body of the antenna, a second end portion of the second pivoting arm being pivotally connected to the pole clamp, and an opposing second end portion of the first pivoting arm being pivotally connected to an opposing first end portion of the second pivoting arm through a pivoting portion. One of the second end portion of the first pivoting arm and the first end portion of the second pivoting arm is provided with a guide post, and the other is provided with a guide groove.
US11658379B2	Waveguide hybrid couplers A TE20 launch guidance waveguide hybrid coupler includes a waveguide body, a cavity, a plurality of ports, and a bend along the H-plane. The waveguide body includes a hybrid center portion which is disposed between and is in direct communication with the plurality of ports. The bend along the H-Plane is defined within the hybrid center portion, assists in the launching of the TE20 mode, and results in typically half the axial ratio and mass when compared to traditional hybrid approaches.
US11658378B2	Vertically transitioning between substrate integrated waveguides (SIWs) within a multilayered printed circuit board (PCB) Methods and apparatuses for vertically transitioning signals between substrate integrated waveguides within a multilayered printed circuit board (PCB) are disclosed. A first substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) is provided in a first layer of the PCB, the first SIW having a first terminal portion. A second SIW is provided in a second layer of the PCB, the second SIW having a second terminal portion that overlaps with the first terminal portion, wherein a first ground plane separates the first SIW and the second SIW. A vertical transition comprising an aperture in the first ground plane that is disposed in an area defined by the overlap of the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion, such that a signal propagated in the first SIW transitions to the second SIW in a different layer through the aperture.
US11658377B2	Substrate-mountable electromagnetic waveguide An electromagnetic waveguide including conductive material on upper lower, and side surfaces of a dielectric is disclosed. A conductive excitation member is electrically coupled to the conductive material on the upper surface of the dielectric and extends to the lower surface of the dielectric at or near an end surface of the dielectric. The conductive excitation member includes a host interface flange separated and electrically isolated from the conductive material on the lower surface of the dielectric. The conductive material on the lower surface of the dielectric can be a ground plane and the waveguide can be a surface-mountable component.
US11658375B2	Electromagnetic band gap structure and package structure An electromagnetic bandgap structure includes a plurality of resonators. Each of the resonators includes a dielectric substrate, a patch conductor formed on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate, and a conductor layer formed on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate. The patch conductor and the conductor layer are electrically connected to each other by via holes penetrating the dielectric substrate. A plurality of long holes and are formed on the lower surface of the dielectric substrate. A long hole conductor layer is formed on an inner wall surface of the long holes and. The conductor layer and the long hole conductor layer are electrically connected to each other to thereby form an integral conductor surface. The via holes are electrically connected to the conductor surface in the long holes and.
US11658373B2	Packaging structure including a substrate having a coplanar waveguide, an air bridge and a superconducting material compensating structure formed thereon A packaging structure, a method of manufacturing a packaging structure, and a quantum processor include a substrate; a coplanar waveguide including a first ground wire, a second ground wire, and a signal wire, wherein the first ground wire, the second ground wire, and the signal wire are disposed on a surface of the substrate at intervals, and the signal wire is located between the first ground wire and the second ground wire; an air bridge including a first end connected with the first ground wire and a second end connected with the second ground wire, wherein a gap exists between the air bridge and a surface of the signal wire away from the substrate; and a compensation structure located on the surface of the substrate.
US11658372B2	Transmission line and antenna A transmission line having, for example, a first frequency-selecting surface.
US11658367B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes a battery cell and a bus bar electrically connected to the battery cell, wherein the bus bar includes a rupture portion configured to melt due to electric resistance heat generated by overcurrent and thus to rupture, the rupture portion having a plurality of through-holes therein.
US11658365B2	Separator for electrochemical device and method for manufacturing the same A separator for an electrochemical device including a heat resistant layer and an adhesive layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The separator uses a heat resistant polymer having a high melting point for a heat resistant layer and shows excellent peel strength between the separator substrate and the heat resistant layer and high adhesion between the separator and an electrode.
US11658363B2	Battery for an aircraft A battery for an aircraft. The present embodiments further relate to an aircraft with at least one such battery. The battery may include a battery casing with a casing wall that forms an interior volume, a plurality of battery cells that is arranged in the interior volume, and a functional layer that is arranged at the casing wall between the plurality of battery cells and the battery casing. The functional layer may include an intumescent material that, in case of a breach of the battery casing, is adapted to ensuring flame containment within the interior volume and mitigation of uncontrolled heat and gas emission from the interior volume through the breach of the battery casing.
US11658356B1	Systems and methods for predicting remaining useful life in batteries and assets In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for a cloud-based computing system may include receiving data pertaining to a battery pack of a vehicle, wherein the data is measured by one or more sensors associated with the vehicle. The method may include determining, based on the data, whether a sum of a physics-based model estimated terminal voltage minus an actual voltage of the battery pack satisfies a threshold. Responsive to determining the threshold is satisfied, the method may include determining a trigger event has occurred and calibrate one or more parameters of the physics-based model, a machine learning model, or both, wherein the physics-based model outputs one or more properties pertaining to the battery pack of the vehicle, and the machine learning model uses the one or more properties to predict a remaining useful life of each cell of the battery pack.
US11658354B2	Battery life assessment and capacity restoration Described herein are embodiments of methods and apparatus for determining the SoC and SoH a lithium ion battery and for restoring capacity to a lithium ion battery. Some embodiments provide a method and apparatus including an ultrasound transducer designed to measure characteristics of a lithium ion battery in order to determine the SoC and SoH of the lithium ion battery, and to disrupt the SSEI layer inside the lithium ion battery. Several other methods for determination of SoC and SoH and disruption of the SSEI layer are also described. Use of such methods and apparatus may be advantageous in assessing a state of the lithium ion battery, as well as rejuvenating a lithium ion battery and increasing its life span.
US11658351B2	Wireless battery management system, node for wireless communication, and method of assigning slot Disclosed are a wireless battery management system, a node for wireless communication, and a method of assigning slot, which respectively assign dedicated slots having different time intervals to monitor nodes to support smooth and stable communication between the monitor nodes and a manager node. The wireless battery management system includes a manager node checking number of monitor nodes joining in a short-range wireless network for battery management, dividing a transmission slot, assigned for data transmission, by the number of monitor nodes to generate a plurality of dedicated slots, and respectively assigning the plurality of dedicated slots to the monitor nodes and a monitor node collecting battery data and transmitting the collected battery data to the manager node during an assigned dedicated slot.
US11658350B2	Smart battery management systems Various implementations of a smart battery management system are provided. An example method includes identifying sensor data of a cell in a battery system; predicting, based on the sensor data, a failure event of the cell; and preventing the failure event by activating a control circuit connected to the cell.
US11658349B2	Link device for coupling energy storage devices having disparate chemistries An energy system includes an energy storage device and a link device. The energy storage device includes a housing and a battery disposed within the housing. The battery has a first chemistry. The link device is configured to facilitate electrically coupling the energy storage device to an external battery having a second chemistry different than the first chemistry, receive input power from the external battery, and regulate a power profile of the input power received from the external battery such that the energy storage device can accept the input power from the external battery. The energy storage device is configured to receive the input power from the external battery having the second chemistry through the link device and provide output power to a load using the input power received from the external battery having the second chemistry.
US11658347B2	Lead-acid battery A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution, in which the positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material, the negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material, the positive current collector contains Sn in an amount of 0.95% by mass or more, the negative electrode material contains a polymer compound, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the polymer compound contains a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
US11658343B2	Battery manufacturing method A battery manufacturing method includes forming a unit cell having a positive electrode that is obtained by a positive electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution being disposed on a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode that is obtained by a negative electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution being disposed on a negative electrode current collector, and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes. Heat sealing a seal part that is disposed at an outer peripheral portion of the unit cell. Cooling the outer peripheral portion of the unit cell by using a cooling medium after carrying out the heat sealing of the seal part. The method is performed such that the positive electrode and the negative electrode are formed without an application film being subjected to a drying process performed through heating.
US11658342B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte solution and lithium secondary battery including the same A non-aqueous electrolyte solution and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes an ionic solution containing at least one anion selected from the group consisting of a bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide anion and a bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonylimide anion, a cation, a non-aqueous solvent, a lithium salt, a phosphite-based additive, and a surfactant including an oligomer represented by Formula 1.
US11658337B2	Sulfide solid electrolyte and treatment method therefor A sulfide solid electrolyte, which is able to adjust the morphology unavailable traditionally, or is readily adjusted so as to have a desired morphology, the sulfide solid electrolyte having a volume-based average particle diameter measured by laser diffraction particle size distribution measurement of 3 μm or more and a specific surface area measured by the BET method of 20 m2/g or more; and a method of treating a sulfide solid electrolyte including the sulfide solid electrolyte being subjected to at least one mechanical treatment selected from disintegration and granulation.
US11658333B2	Microporous battery separators including polyolefin layer and non-woven layer with alkylbenzene sulfonic acid lithium salt surfactant, lithium batteries utilizing the same, and methods of manufacture of the same In accordance with at least certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to novel, improved, coated, or treated separator membranes, separators or membrane based separators for lithium batteries. The membranes or separators may include non-woven layers, improved surfactant treatments, or combinations thereof. The separators or membranes are useful for solvent electrolyte lithium batteries, especially rechargeable lithium ion batteries, and provide improved performance, wettability, cycling ability, and/or recharging efficiency.
US11658330B2	Battery This application relates to a battery comprising a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and at least two layers of positive active material coated on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and wherein an underlying positive active material layer in contact with the positive electrode current collector comprises a first positive active material, a first polymer material and a first conductive material; and wherein an upper positive active material layer in contact with the underlying positive active material layer and away from the positive electrode current collector comprises a second positive active material, a second polymer material and a second conductive material, and the first polymer material comprises fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin polymer material. The battery has good safety and improved electrical properties.
US11658329B2	Secondary battery and electrode plate thereof The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and an electrode plate thereof. The electrode plate comprises a current collector, an active material layer and a second conducting layer. The current collector comprises an insulating layer and a first conducting layer disposed on at least one surface of the insulating layer; and the active material layer is disposed on a main portion of the first conducting layer. The first conducting layer further includes a protruding portion not coated with the active material layer. The second conducting layer comprises a first portion disposed on a surface of the protruding portion of the first conducting layer opposite to the insulating layer. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprises the electrode plate.
US11658325B2	Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, a stack case containing the fuel cell stack, and an interruption control unit for electrically interrupting an output line of the fuel cell stack at the time of vehicle collision. The interruption control unit is arranged on an upper surface of the stack case, and a front end of the interruption control unit is positioned on the vehicle rear side as compared with a front end of the stack case.
US11658324B2	Redox flow battery and method for operating a redox flow battery Various embodiments include a method for operating an electrically rechargeable redox flow battery comprising: using a redox flow battery having a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a membrane, wherein the first chamber comprises a cathode and the second chamber comprises an anode; conducting a first electrolyte as catholyte into the first chamber and conducting a second electrolyte as anolyte into the second chamber; and charging or discharging the redox flow battery. The first electrolyte comprises a first reduction-oxidation pair and the second electrolyte comprises a second reduction-oxidation pair. At least one of the first electrolyte and the second electrolyte comprises a pH-stabilizing buffer for chemically stabilizing the reduction-oxidation pair.
US11658322B2	Membranes and anion conductive polymers A major challenge in the development of anion exchange membranes for fuel cells is the design and synthesis of highly stable (chemically and mechanically) and conducting membranes. Membranes that can endure highly alkaline environments while rapidly transporting hydroxides are desired. A design for using cross-linked polymer membranes is disclosed to produce ionic highways along charge delocalized pyrazolium and homoconjugated triptycenes. The ionic highway membranes show improved performance in key parameters. Specifically, a conductivity of 111.6 mS cm−1 at 80° C. was obtained with a low 7.9% water uptake and 0.91 mmol g−1 ion exchange capacity. In contrast to existing materials, these systems have higher conductivities at reduced hydration and ionic exchange capacities, emphasizing the role of the highway. The membranes retain more than 75% of initial conductivity after 30 days of alkaline stability test. This effective water management through ionic highways is confirmed by density functional theory and Monte Carlo studies. A single cell with platinum group metal catalysts at 80° C. showed a high peak density of 0.73 W cm−2 (0.45 W cm−2 from silver-based cathode) and stable performance during 400 h tests.
US11658321B2	Energy management method, energy management apparatus, and energy management system An energy management method comprises a step A of outputting, by a fuel cell apparatus provided in each of a plurality of facilities, power using fuel, a step B of managing a storage amount of the fuel stored in a storage tank shared by the plurality of facilities, and a step C of allocating the storage amount of the fuel to each of the plurality of facilities.
US11658316B2	Fuel cell system The invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising an outer container, defining an enclosed chamber. Inside the enclosed chamber are provided: a storage vessel for storing a cryogenically liquefied working fluid, a gasification device coupled to the storage vessel, a fuel cell arrangement coupled to the gasification device, and a control unit configured to control flow between the components within the enclosed chamber. A power cable is provided which is coupled at one end to the fuel cell arrangement and extending through an exterior wall of the outer chamber such that a second end of the cable extends outside the chamber. The enclosed chamber is substantially sealed such that in use, leaking of the working fluid is substantially prevented.
US11658314B2	Method and system for preventing injury from hot exhaust gas In order to prevent injury from hot exhaust gas, water is condensed by a metal net in the exhaust pipe.
US11658311B2	Cathode for lithium air battery comprising hollow structure and method of manufacturing same The present disclosure relates to a cathode for a lithium air battery and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a cathode for a lithium air battery, in which a hollow structure including a carbon material having a nitrogen functional group is synthesized through electrospinning of a thermally decomposable polymer, coating with a nitrogen-containing polymer and heat treatment, and is utilized without a binder as a cathode carbon material for a lithium air battery, thereby increasing the performance and lifespan of a lithium air battery.
US11658307B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing core-shell catalyst The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, in which a particle in the form of a core-shell in which the metal nanoparticle is coated with platinum is manufactured by substituting copper and platinum through a method of manufacturing a metal nanoparticle by emitting a laser beam to a metal ingot, and providing a particular electric potential value, and as a result, it is possible to continuously produce nanoscale uniform core-shell catalysts in large quantities.
US11658306B2	Cathode, lithium-air battery comprising the same, and method of preparing the cathode A cathode configured to use oxygen as a cathode active material, the cathode including: a porous film, wherein the porous film includes a metal oxide, and wherein a surface of the porous film has root mean square (RMS) roughness (Rq) of about 0.01 micrometer to about 1 micrometer, and a porosity of the porous film is about 50 volume percent to about 99 volume percent, based on a total volume of the porous film.
US11658304B2	Composite reference electrode substrate and methods relating thereto Composite reference electrode substrates and relating methods are provided. The composite reference electrode substrate includes a separator portion and a current collector portion adjacent to the separator portion. A method for forming the reference electrode substrate includes anodizing one or more surfaces of a first side of an aluminum foil so as to form a porous separator portion disposed adjacent to a porous current collector portion. The porous separator portion includes aluminum oxide, and the current collector portion includes the aluminum foil. The separator portion and the current collector portion each have a porosity of greater than or equal to about 10 vol. % to less than or equal to about 80 vol. %.
US11658299B2	Lithium secondary battery A lithium secondary battery is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a lithium battery includes a positive electrode having a lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese-based electrode active material wherein nickel has a content of 80 mol % or greater, relative to the other transition metals, a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative electrode active material, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including a non-aqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt, the lithium salt being contained in a concentration of 1.8 M to 5 M, and wherein the lithium salt includes LiPF6 and a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide.
US11658297B2	Nickel-manganese composite hydroxide, method for producing the same, positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for producing the same, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery Provided are a positive electrode active material with which a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high energy density can be obtained, a nickel-manganese composite hydroxide suitable as a precursor of the positive electrode active material, and production methods capable of easily producing these in an industrial scale. Provided is a nickel-manganese composite hydroxide represented by General Formula (1): NixMnyMz(OH)2+α and containing a secondary particle formed of a plurality of flocculated primary particles. The nickel-manganese composite hydroxide has a half width of a diffraction peak of a (001) plane obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement of at least 0.10° and up to 0.40° and has a degree of sparsity/density represented by [(void area within secondary particle/cross section of secondary particle)×100](%) of at least 0.5% and up to 10%. Also provided is a production method of the nickel-manganese composite hydroxide.
US11658293B2	Sulfur-carbon composite, preparation method therefor, and lithium secondary battery comprising same A sulfur-carbon composite including a porous carbon material; and sulfur coated on at least a portion of an inside and a surface of the porous carbon material, wherein a pore volume of the sulfur-carbon composite is 0.04 to 0.400 cm3/g and a specific surface area of the sulfur-carbon composite is 4.0 to 30 m2/g, and a method for preparing the same.
US11658291B2	Solvents and catalyst preparations for lithium-oxygen batteries An electrochemical device includes a lithium anode having a red poly(benzonitrile) coating covering at least a portion of the anode; a separator and an air cathode comprising reduced graphene oxide over gas diffusion layer; and an electrolyte comprising an ether solvent, benzonitrile, and a lithium salt.
US11658287B2	Rechargeable lithium battery A rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode including a negative current collector, a negative active material layer disposed on the negative current collector, and a negative electrode functional layer disposed on the negative active material layer; and positive electrode including a positive current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the positive current collector, wherein the negative electrode functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material including at least one of a composite oxide of a metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof and lithium, a second positive active material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and carbon nanotubes, and the carbon nanotubes have an average length of 30 μm to about 100 μm. LiaFe1-x1Mx1PO4 Chemical Formula 1 In Chemical Formula 1, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤x1≤0.7, and M is Mn, Co, Ni, or a combination thereof.
US11658286B2	Nanocomposite electrode materials for use in high temperature and high pressure rechargeable batteries Presented in the present disclosure are nanocomposites and rechargeable batteries which are resistant to thermal runaway and are safe, reliable, and stable electrode materials for rechargeable batteries operated at high temperature and high pressure. The nanocomposites include a plurality of transition metal oxide nanoparticles, a plurality of ultrathin sheets of a first two-dimensional (2D) material, and a plurality of ultrathin sheets of a different 2D material, which act in synergy to provide an improved thermal stability, an increased surface area, and enhanced electrochemical properties to the nanocomposites. For example, rechargeable batteries that include the nanocomposites as an electrode material have an enhanced performance and stability over a broad temperature range from room temperature to high temperatures. These batteries fill an important need by providing a safe and reliable power source for devices operated at high temperatures and pressures such as downhole equipment used in the oil industry.
US11658285B2	Method for manufacturing negative electrode for secondary battery and negative electrode for secondary battery A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a secondary battery includes a first step of preparing a lithium metal sheet coated with a lithium metal or to which the lithium metal is adhered in a form of a thin film on a release film and wound into a roll, a second step of laminating the lithium metal sheet to allow the lithium metal to be adjacent to a negative electrode material mixture, to thereby manufacture a negative electrode in which lithium metal is laminated and a third step of applying pressure to the negative electrode. The release film is coated with silicon. The negative electrode manufacturing method uniformly laminates or bonds lithium metal which is difficult to handle on the negative electrode material mixture of the secondary battery and advantageously enhances the speed of the pre-lithiation by using the patterned lithium metal.
US11658271B2	DUV LED module structure A deep ultraviolet (DUV) light-emitting diode (LED) module structure contains: a holder configured to accommodate a substrate. The holder including a receiving cup mounted therein and a transparent layer mounted on a top of the receiving cup. The holder includes a DUV LED chip adhered on the substrate, and the holder, the substrate, and the DUV LED chip are connected and packaged. The substrate is electrically connected with a drive circuit, and the drive circuit is configured to turn on/off the DUV LED chip. Thereby, the DUV LED module structure enhances DUV radiation intensity, reduces a loss of optical path, and slows down deterioration because of DUV irradiation.
US11658270B2	Light emitting diode and light purification method therefor A light emitting diode (LED) and a light purification method therefor are provided, which belong to the technical field of LED. The LED includes an epitaxial structure and a light purification layer plated on the epitaxial structure. The light purification layer includes a first reflection layer and defines multiple light-exiting holes. The first reflection layer is plated on the epitaxial structure. The multiple light-exiting holes each extend through the first reflection layer and have an aperture which is N times a preset wavelength of an exit light, N being an integer and N≥1.
US11658268B2	Light-emitting semiconductor structure and light-emitting semiconductor substrate A light-emitting semiconductor substrate, which is applied to a light-emitting semiconductor structure, includes a base and a plurality of particle groups. The base includes an upper surface. The particle groups are on the upper surface or inside the base dispersedly, and each of the particle groups includes Sn, Sn compounds or combinations thereof.
US11658265B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting diodes and light emitting diode In an embodiment a light emitting diode includes an n-type n-layer, a p-type p-layer and an intermediate active zone configured to generate ultraviolet radiation, a p-type semiconductor contact layer having a varying thickness and a plurality of thickness maxima directly located on the p-layer and an ohmic-conductive electrode layer directly located on the semiconductor contact layer, wherein the n-layer and the active zone are each of AlGaN and the p-layer is of AlGaN or InGaN, wherein the semiconductor contact layer is a highly doped GaN layer, and wherein the thickness maxima have an area concentration of at least 104 cm−2.
US11658264B2	Light emitting device having a substrate with a pattern of protrusions and manufacturing method thereof A light emitting device includes a substrate; a pattern of a plurality of protrusions protruding from the substrate; a first semiconductor layer provided on the substrate; an active layer provided on the first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer provided on the active layer, in which each of the protrusions includes a first layer formed integrally with the substrate and protruding from an upper surface of the base substrate; and a second layer provided on the first layer and formed of a material different from that of the first layer.
US11658257B2	Light source assembly, optical sensor assembly, and method of manufacturing a cell of the same A light source assembly includes a plurality of cells and a driving circuit. Each of the cells includes a transistor and a light source. The transistor includes a drain region that serves as a cathode of the light source. The driving circuit is configured to drive the cell. An optical sensor cell and a method for manufacturing thereof are also disclosed.
US11658255B1	Inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cell A metamorphic multijunction solar cell having a growth semiconductor substrate with a top surface having a doping in the range of 1x1018 to 1x1020 charge carriers/cm3; a window layer for a top (light facing) subcell formed directly on the top surface of the growth substrate; a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell directly on the window layer; a surrogate substrate on the top surface of the sequence of layers of semiconductor material, wherein a portion of the semiconductor substrate is removed so that only the high doped surface portion of the substrate, having a thickness in the range of 0.5 μm to 10 μm, remains.
US11658252B2	High optical power light conversion device using a phosphor element with solder attachment A light generator comprises a light conversion device and a light source arranged to apply a light beam to the light conversion element. The light conversion device includes an optoceramic or other solid phosphor element comprising one or more phosphors embedded in a ceramic, glass, or other host, a metal heat sink, and a solder bond attaching the optoceramic phosphor element to the metal heat sink. The optoceramic phosphor element does not undergo cracking in response to the light source applying a light beam of beam energy effective to heat the optoceramic phosphor element to the phosphor quenching point.
US11658251B2	Solar cell, solar cell manufacturing system, and solar cell manufacturing method An object of the present invention is to provide, at a low cost, a system and a method for manufacturing a solar cell having high conversion efficiency. A solar cell according to the present invention is characterized by including a passivation film that protects a semiconductor substrate, a first finger electrode connected to the semiconductor substrate on a main surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first bus bar electrode that intersects the first finger electrode, and an intermediate layer provided in an intersecting position of the first finger electrode and the first bus bar electrode. The solar cell is characterized in that the first finger electrode and the first bus bar electrode are electrically connected to each other via the intermediate layer.
US11658250B2	Metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) capacitor (MOSCAP) circuits and MOS device array bulk tie cells for increasing MOS device array density High-density metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) capacitor (MOSCAP) cell circuits and MOS device array circuits are disclosed. A gate comprising a selected aspect ratio disposed in a MOSCAP cell circuit comprising a cell region is configured to increase a capacitive density by increasing an extent to which metal routing layers contribute to a total MOSCAP cell circuit capacitance. An area of a MOSCAP array circuit is also reduced. Also, bulk tie cells are disposed within a MOS device array circuit in array diffusion regions to increased MOS device array circuit density. The array diffusion regions include a first device region including MOS devices and a bulk tie region including the bulk tie cells. The bulk tie region is isolated from the first device region by a diffusion cut. A diffusion cut is between a first gate on the device region and a second gate on the bulk tie region.
US11658249B2	MOS transistors capable of blocking reverse current A high-voltage semiconductor device integrates a MOS transistor with a Schottky barrier diode. The MOS transistor has a semiconductor substrate of a first conduction type, a well of a second conduction, a body of the first conduction type, and a doped source of the second type. A control gate formed above the body controls electric connection between the doped source and the well. The Schottky barrier diode has a metal, functioning to be an anode of the Schottky barrier diode and contacting the well to form a Schottky barrier junction therebetween.
US11658248B2	Flash memory device with three-dimensional half flash structure and methods for forming the same A flash memory device and method of making the same are disclosed. The flash memory device is located on a substrate and includes a floating gate electrode, a tunnel dielectric layer located between the substrate and the floating gate electrode, a smaller length control gate electrode and a control gate dielectric layer located between the floating gate electrode and the smaller length control gate electrode. The length of a major axis of the smaller length control gate electrode is less than a length of a major axis of the floating gate electrode.
US11658244B2	Semiconductor device structure A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack and a contact over a fin structure, a gate spacer layer between the gate stack and the contact, a first mask layer over the gate stack, and a second mask layer over the contact. The first mask layer includes a protruding portion sandwiched between an upper portion of the second mask layer and the gate spacer layer.
US11658242B2	Integrated assemblies containing diffusion alleviating two-dimensional materials Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a semiconductor material with a more-doped region adjacent to a less-doped region. A two-dimensional material is between the more-doped region and a portion of the less-doped region. Some embodiments include an integrated assembly which contains a semiconductor material, a metal-containing material over the semiconductor material, and a two-dimensional material between a portion of the semiconductor material and the metal-containing material. Some embodiments include a transistor having a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, a channel region between the first and second source/drain regions, and a two-dimensional material between the channel region and the first source/drain region.
US11658238B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a trench-type switching element formed in an active region and a trench-type current sense element formed in a current sense region. Below a trench in which a gate electrode of the switching element is embedded, a trench in which a gate electrode of the current sense element is embedded, and a trench formed at the boundary portion between the active region and the current sense region, protective layers are formed, respectively. The protective layer at the boundary portion between the active region and the current sense region has a divided portion that is divided in a direction from the active region to the current sense region.
US11658237B2	Trench-gate power MOSFET with optimized layout A trench-gate power MOSFET with optimized layout, comprising: a substrate; a first semiconductor region formed on the substrate, having a first doping type; mutually separated trench isolation gate structure, formed on the first semiconductor region, the trench isolation gate structure includes an gate oxide layer and a gate electrode; a second semiconductor region and a third semiconductor region formed between any two adjacent structures of mutually separated trench isolation gate structures; and a first shielding region, formed under each of the third semiconductor regions, connecting simultaneously with multiple mutually separated trench isolation structures.
US11658230B2	Method for forming a semiconductor structure including plasma cleaning operations A method for forming a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes the following operations. A substrate is received. A fin structure is formed on the substrate, and a dielectric layer is formed over the fin structure. A sacrificial gate is formed over the substrate. A portion of the dielectric layer is exposed through the sacrificial gate. Recesses are formed in the fin structure at two sides of the sacrificial gate. A cleaning operation is performed with an HF-containing plasma. The HF-containing plasma includes HF and NH3.
US11658228B2	Semiconductor device layout structure manufacturing method A method for manufacturing semiconductor devices is provided. The method includes: providing a substrate structure comprising a semiconductor substrate and a trench insulator portion in the semiconductor substrate; forming a dummy gate on the semiconductor substrate; performing a first ion implantation into the semiconductor substrate to form a first doped region between the trench insulator portion and the dummy gate; and forming a first connecting member connecting the dummy gate with the first doped region.
US11658224B2	Split gate memory device and method of fabricating the same The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a source/drain region arranged within a substrate. A first select gate is arranged over the substrate, and a first memory gate is arranged over the substrate and separated from the source/drain region by the first select gate. An inter-gate dielectric structure is arranged between the first memory gate and the first select gate. The inter-gate dielectric structure extends under the first memory gate. A height of the inter-gate dielectric structure decreases along a direction extending from the first select gate to the first memory gate.
US11658223B2	Semiconductor structure A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, an active layer disposed on the insulating layer, a first semiconductor device formed in a first device region of the active layer, a charge trap structure through the active layer and surrounding the first device region, and a charge trap layer between the insulating layer and the substrate and extending laterally to underlie the first device region and the charge trap structure.
US11658221B2	Backside contact structures and fabrication for metal on both sides of devices An apparatus including a circuit structure including a device stratum including a plurality of devices including a first side and an opposite second side; and a metal interconnect coupled to at least one of the plurality of devices from the second side of the device stratum. A method including forming a transistor device including a channel between a source region and a drain region and a gate electrode on the channel defining a first side of the device; and forming an interconnect to one of the source region and the drain region from a second side of the device.
US11658218B2	P-type dipole for p-FET Methods of forming and processing semiconductor devices are described. Certain embodiments related to electronic devices which comprise a dipole region having an interlayer dielectric, a high-κ dielectric material, and a dipole layer. The dipole layer comprises one or more of titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), titanium tantalum nitride (TiTaN), titanium oxide (TiO), tantalum oxide (TaO), and titanium aluminum carbide (TiAlC).
US11658216B2	Method and structure for metal gate boundary isolation A method includes depositing a gate dielectric layer; depositing a work-function (WF) metal layer over the gate dielectric layer; and etching the WF metal layer through an etch mask, thereby removing the first portion of the WF metal layer while keeping the second portion of the WF metal layer, wherein a sidewall of the second portion of the WF metal layer is exposed. The method further includes forming a first barrier on the sidewall of the second portion of the WF metal layer and depositing a gate metal layer. A first portion of the gate metal layer is deposited over the gate dielectric layer, a second portion of the gate metal layer is deposited over the first barrier and the second portion of the WF metal layer. The first barrier is disposed between the first portion of the gate metal layer and the second portion of the WF metal layer.
US11658215B2	Method of forming contact structures A method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a workpiece that includes a first gate structure including a first cap layer thereon, a first source/drain contact adjacent the first gate structure, a second gate structure including a second cap layer thereon, a second source/drain contact, an etch stop layer (ESL) over the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact, and a first dielectric layer over the ESL. The method further includes forming a butted contact opening to expose the first cap layer and the first source/drain contact, forming a butted contact in the butted contact opening, after the forming of the butted contact, depositing a second dielectric layer, forming a source/drain contact via opening through the second dielectric layer, the ESL layer, and the first dielectric layer to expose the second source/drain contact, and forming a source/drain contact via in the source/drain contact via opening.
US11658209B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor super-junction device Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor super-junction device. The method includes: a gate is firstly formed in a gate region of a first trench, then an n-type epitaxial layer is etched with a hard mask layer and an insulating side wall covering a side wall of the gate as masks, and a second trench is formed in the n-type epitaxial layer, and then a p-type column is formed in the first trench and the second trench.
US11658208B2	Thin film transistors for high voltage applications A thin film transistor (TFT) apparatus is disclosed, where the apparatus includes a gate comprising metal, a source and a drain, a semiconductor body, and two or more dielectric structures between the gate and the semiconductor body. In an example, the two or more dielectric structures may include at least a first dielectric structure having a first bandgap and a second dielectric structure having a second bandgap. The first bandgap may be different from the second bandgap. The TFT apparatus may be a back-gated TFT apparatus where the source is at least in part coplanar with the drain, and the gate is non-coplanar with the source and the drain.
US11658206B2	Deep trench structure for a capacitive device A deep trench structure may be formed between electrodes of a capacitive device. The deep trench structure may be formed to a depth, a width, and/or an aspect ratio that increases the volume of the deep trench structure relative to a trench structure formed using a metal etch-stop layer. Thus, the deep trench structure is capable of being filled with a greater amount of dielectric material, which increases the capacitance value of the capacitive device. Moreover, the parasitic capacitance of the capacitive device may be decreased by omitting the metal etch-stop layer. Accordingly, the deep trench structure (and the omission of the metal etch-stop layer) may increase the sensitivity of the capacitive device, may increase the humidity-sensing performance of the capacitive device, and/or may increase the performance of devices and/or integrated circuits in which the capacitive device is included.
US11658199B2	Image sensor with through silicon fin transfer gate A device includes a photodiode, a floating diffusion region, a transfer gate, and a channel region. The photodiode is disposed in a semiconductor material. The photodiode is coupled to generate charges in response to incident light. The photodiode has a substantially uniform doping profile throughout a depth of the photodiode in the semiconductor material. The floating diffusion region is disposed in the semiconductor material. The transfer gate is disposed between the photodiode and the floating diffusion region, wherein the transfer gate includes a plurality of fin structures. The channel region associated with the transfer gate is in the semiconductor material proximate to the transfer gate. The transfer gate is coupled to transfer the charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion region through the channel region in response to a transfer signal coupled to be received by the transfer gate.
US11658197B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus, photoelectric conversion system, and moving object A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first and a second multilayer wiring layer. The first or the second multilayer wiring layer is provided with a first electrode supplied with a first voltage from an outside of the photoelectric conversion apparatus. The first electrode is not connected with a second semiconductor layer.
US11658194B2	Image sensors having grating structures therein that provide enhanced diffraction of incident light An image sensor may include a semiconductor substrate having a light receiving surface thereon and a plurality of spaced-apart semiconductor photoelectric conversion regions at adjacent locations therein. A grating structure is provided on the light receiving surface. This grating structure extends opposite each of the plurality of spaced-apart photoelectric conversion regions. An optically-transparent layer is provided on the grating structure. This grating structure includes a plurality of spaced-apart grating patterns, which can have the same height and the same width. In addition, the grating patterns may be spaced apart from each other by a uniform distance. The grating structure is configured to selectively produce ±1 or higher order diffraction lights to the photoelectric conversion regions, in response to light incident thereon.
US11658193B2	Image sensor An image sensor including: a first photodiode; a first circuit including an overflow transistor and a first transfer transistor connected to the first photodiode, a switch element connected to the first transfer transistor and a capacitor disposed between the first transfer transistor and the switch element, wherein the capacitor is a physical capacitor; a second photodiode; and a second circuit including a second transfer transistor connected to the second photodiode, a reset transistor connected to an output of the first circuit and a driving transistor connected to the second transfer transistor and the output of the first circuit.
US11658190B2	Display apparatus having a silicon nitride buffer layer and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes a substrate. A first buffer layer is disposed over the substrate. The first buffer layer includes silicon nitride and has an atomic percentage of hydrogen bonded to silicon of about 0.36 to about 1.01. A thin film transistor is disposed over the first buffer layer. The thin film transistor includes an active layer. A display element is electrically connected to the thin film transistor.
US11658182B2	Integrated circuit device with high mobility and system of forming the integrated circuit An integrated circuit device includes: a first fin structure disposed on a substrate in a first direction; a second fin structure disposed on the substrate and aligned in the first direction; a third fin structure disposed on the substrate and aligned in the first direction; and a first conductive line aligned in a second direction arranged to wrap a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion of the first fin structure, the second fin structure and the third fin structure, respectively. Each of the first fin structure, the second fin structure and the third fin structure has a same type dopant. A first distance between the first fin structure and the second fin structure is different from a second distance between the second fin structure and the third fin structure.
US11658180B2	Semiconductor device having a plurality of bipolar transistors with different heights between their respective emitter layers and emitter electrodes A semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate, and multiple first bipolar transistors on the first primary surface side of the semiconductor substrate. The first bipolar transistors have a first height between an emitter layer and an emitter electrode in the direction perpendicular to the first primary surface. The semiconductor device further has at least one second bipolar transistor on the first primary surface side of the semiconductor substrate. The second bipolar transistor have a second height, greater than the first height, between an emitter layer and an emitter electrode in the direction perpendicular to the first primary surface. Also, the semiconductor has a first bump stretching over the multiple first bipolar transistors and the at least one second bipolar transistor.
US11658176B2	ESD protection device with deep trench isolation islands An electronic device includes a substrate having a second conductivity type including a semiconductor surface layer with a buried layer (BL) having a first conductivity type. In the semiconductor surface layer is a first doped region (e.g., collector) and a second doped region (e.g., emitter) both having the first conductivity type, with a third doped region (e.g., a base) having the second conductivity type within the second doped region, wherein the first doped region extends below and lateral to the third doped region. At least one row of deep trench (DT) isolation islands are within the first doped region each including a dielectric liner extending along a trench sidewall from the semiconductor surface layer to the BL with an associated deep doped region extending from the semiconductor surface layer to the BL. The deep doped regions can merge forming a merged deep doped region that spans the DT islands.
US11658174B2	Semiconductor device with multiple metal-insulator-metal capacitors and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a plurality of capacitors with MIM structure disposed in an interconnection layer on a substrate. Each capacitor includes a first electrode and a second electrode provided by any two interconnection parts of the interconnection layer, in which the first electrode is one of the two interconnection parts located adjacent to the substrate and the second electrode is the other located opposite to the substrate with respect to the first electrode. One of the first and second electrode of each capacitor is provided by the same interconnection part as a subject electrode, and a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is different among the plurality of capacitors to have different capacitances. The subject electrodes provided by the same interconnection part are covered with an insulating film of the interconnection layer, and have ends on a same plane.
US11658172B2	Hybrid bonding with through substrate via (TSV) A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first polymer layer formed between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a first conductive layer formed over the first polymer. The semiconductor device includes a first through substrate via (TSV) formed over the first conductive layer, and the conductive layer is in direct contact with the first TSV and the first polymer.
US11658171B2	Dual cool power module with stress buffer layer Described implementations provide wireless, surface mounting of at least two semiconductor die on die attach pads (DAPs) of the semiconductor package, where the at least two semiconductor die are electrically connected by a clip. A stress buffer layer may be provided on the clip, and a heatsink may be provided on the stress buffer layer. The heatsink may be secured with an external mold material.
US11658167B2	Display panel and display device Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of pixel units disposed on the substrate. Each pixel unit includes a driving circuit and a light-emitting component, the driving circuit is disposed between the substrate and the light-emitting component, and the driving circuit is used for driving a corresponding light-emitting component to emit light. At least one light-emitting component is a micro Light Emitting Diode (LED). For a pixel unit in which the light-emitting component is the micro LED, the driving circuit at least includes a first thin film transistor, and a source and a drain of the first thin film transistor are disposed in a source-drain layer. A first electrode of the micro LED is electrically connected to a source or a drain of a corresponding first thin film transistor.
US11658166B2	Multichannel monostatic rangefinder The present disclosure relates to optical systems and methods for their manufacture. An example optical system includes a first substrate having a mounting surface and a spacer structure having at least one cavity. The spacer structure is coupled to the mounting surface of the first substrate. The optical system also includes a light-emitter device that is coupled to the spacer structure and a detector device coupled to the first substrate such that the at least one detector device is disposed within the at least one cavity of the spacer structure. The optical system also includes a second substrate that mounts a lens and a waveguide and is coupled to the spacer structure. The optical system also includes a shim coupled between the second surface of the spacer structure and a mounting surface of the second substrate.
US11658163B2	Lighting systems with high color rendering index and uniform planar illumination Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a lighting device that is configured to provide light with a high color rendering index (CRI) value and/or uniform planar illumination. The lighting device may include a circuit board, a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the circuit board and configured to emit broad spectrum light having a first CRI value, a photo-luminescent material disposed above the LED mounted to the circuit board configured to increase the CRI of the broad spectrum light emitted by the LED from the first CRI value to a higher, second CRI value, and an elastomer encapsulating at least part of the circuit board. Additionally, the lighting device may include a lens disposed over the LED configured to increase the maximum emission angle of light from the LED and a diffuser disposed above the lens and configured to diffuse the broad spectrum light.
US11658162B2	Micro-LED display and manufacturing method therefor The disclosure describes a micro Light Emitting Diode (LED) display. The display may include a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including a plurality of solder pads, a micro LED package including a plurality of micro LED chips, and a plurality of solder electrodes which bond the micro LED chips onto the solder pads of the PCB. The micro LED package may be re-arranged in an Red Green Blue (RGB) state on a temporary fixing film by using a pickup device in accordance with a display pixel configuration, after the micro LED chips are attached to a carrier film.
US11658161B2	Display device A method of manufacturing a display apparatus including the steps of providing a plurality of light emitting diode chips on a first manufacturing substrate, placing a transferring plate above the light emitting diode chips, bonding a plurality of adhesive transferring portions disposed on the transferring plate to a portion of the light emitting diode chips disposed on the first manufacturing substrate, separating the portion of the light emitting diode chips from the first manufacturing substrate, coupling the portion of the light emitting diode chips disposed on the transferring plate to a plurality of first and second substrate electrodes disposed on a substrate, and separating the transferring plate from the portion of the light emitting diode chips coupled to the substrate, in which the adhesive transferring portions are regularly arranged in rows and columns on the transferring plate.
US11658155B2	Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive layers arranged in a first direction intersecting a surface of the substrate, and a semiconductor layer extending in the first direction and penetrating the plurality of conductive layers. The plurality of conductive layers includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer that are adjacent to each other, a third conductive layer and a fourth conductive layer that are adjacent to each other, and a fifth conductive layer and a sixth conductive layer that are adjacent to each other. When a distance between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in the first direction is a first distance, a distance between the third conductive layer and the fourth conductive layer in the first direction is a second distance, and a distance between the fifth conductive layer and the sixth conductive layer in the first direction is a third distance, the second distance is smaller than the first distance, and the third distance is smaller than the second distance.
US11658148B2	Semiconductor package and a method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip on the substrate, a second semiconductor chip on the first semiconductor chip so that the first semiconductor chip is vertically between the second semiconductor chip and the substrate, a first molding layer adjacent to a sidewall of the first semiconductor chip on the substrate, the first molding layer formed of a first molding material, and a second molding layer adjacent to a sidewall of the second semiconductor chip on the substrate so that the first molding layer is vertically between the second molding layer and the substrate. The second molding layer is formed of a second molding material different from the first molding material. A top surface of the first semiconductor chip and a top surface of the first molding layer are flat and are coplanar with each other, and a ratio of the difference between the coefficient of thermal expansion between the second molding layer and the first molding layer to the difference between the coefficient of thermal expansion between the second molding layer and the substrate is between 5:1 and 20:1.
US11658147B2	Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes; a component separating apparatus configured to separate a defective component from a substrate, a bump conditioning apparatus including an end mill cutter and receiving the substrate following separation of the defective component from the substrate, the bump conditioning apparatus being configured to cut a first connection bump using the end mill cutter to provide a conditioned first connection bump, and the first connection bump being exposed by separating the defective component from the substrate, and a component attaching apparatus configured to receive the substrate following provision of the conditioned first connection bump, and mount a new component including a second connection bump to the substrate by coupling the second connection bump and the conditioned first connection bump.
US11658144B2	Innovative interconnect design for package architecture to improve latency An integrated circuit includes a package substrate that includes first and second electrical traces. The integrated circuit includes first, second, third, and fourth configurable dies, which are mounted on the package substrate. The first and second configurable dies are arranged in a first row. The third and fourth configurable dies are arranged in a second row, which is approximately parallel to the first row. The first and third configurable dies are arranged in a first column. The second and fourth configurable dies are arranged in a second column, which is approximately parallel to the first column. The first electrical trace couples the first and third configurable dies, and the second electrical trace couples the second and third configurable dies. The second electrical trace is oblique with respect to the first electrical trace. The oblique trace improves the latency of signals transmitted between dies and thereby increases the circuit operating speed.
US11658142B2	Connection arrangement, component carrier and method of forming a component carrier structure A connection arrangement for forming a component carrier structure is disclosed. The connection arrangement includes a first electrically conductive connection element and a second electrically conductive connection element. The first connection element and the second connection element are configured such that, upon connecting the first connection element with the second connection element along a connection direction, a form fit is established between the first connection element and the second connection element that limits a relative motion between the first connection element and the second connection element in a plane perpendicular to the connection direction. A component carrier and a method of forming a component carrier structure are also disclosed.
US11658140B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method of the semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip; and an Ag fired cap formed so as to cover a source pad electrode formed on the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is disposed on a first substrate electrode, and one end of a Cu wire is bonded onto the Ag fired cap by means of an ultrasonic wave. There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving a power cycle capability, and a fabrication method of such a semiconductor device.
US11658134B2	Inductor structure, semiconductor package and fabrication method thereof A structure includes a first via and a first conductive line embedded in a first dielectric layer and spaced apart from each other by the first dielectric layer. A first metal pattern disposed on the first via and embedded in a second dielectric layer. A first conductive via disposed on the first conductive line and embedded in the second dielectric layer. The first metal pattern and the first conductive via are spaced apart from each other and are located on a first horizontal level, and the first metal pattern has an open ring shape. A second via disposed on the first metal pattern and embedded in a third dielectric layer. An inductor structure including the first via, the first metal pattern, and the second via.
US11658131B2	Semiconductor package with dummy pattern not electrically connected to circuit pattern A semiconductor package includes a first substrate including a circuit pattern and a dummy pattern on an upper face of the first substrate, a solder ball, a second substrate on the first substrate, and an underfill material layer between the first and second substrates. The underfill material layer wraps around the solder ball. The dummy pattern is not electrically connected to the circuit pattern. The first substrate includes a solder resist layer on the circuit pattern and the dummy pattern. The solder resist layer includes a first opening for exposing at least a part of the circuit pattern. The solder ball is in the first opening and electrically insulated from the dummy pattern by the solder resist layer. The second substrate is electrically connected to the first substrate by the solder ball. The second substrate is electrically insulated from the dummy pattern by the solder resist layer.
US11658128B2	Shielding elements for packages of semiconductor devices The embodiments herein relate to packages of semiconductor devices having a shielding element and methods of forming the same. An assembly is provided. The assembly includes a semiconductor chip having a passive component and a package within which the semiconductor chip is positioned in. The package includes a shielding element and a package conductive component, and the package conductive component is electrically coupled with the passive component of the semiconductor chip.
US11658127B2	RFI free picture frame metal stiffener Embodiments include semiconductor packages and method of forming the semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a package substrate on a substrate, a die on the package substrate, and a conductive stiffener over the package substrate and the substrate. The conductive stiffener surrounds the package substrate, where the conductive stiffener has a top portion and a plurality of sidewalls, and where the top portion is directly disposed on the package substrate, and the sidewalls are vertically disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor package also includes the substrate that has a plurality of conductive pads, where the conductive pads are conductively coupled to a ground source. The conductive stiffener may conductively couple the package substrate to the conductive pads of the substrate. The top portion may have a cavity that surrounds the die, where the top portion is directly disposed on a plurality of outer edges of the package substrate.
US11658125B2	Semiconductor device with a through contact and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device may include first and second sub chips stacked sequentially and a through contact electrically connecting the first and second sub chips to each other. Each of the first and second sub chips may include a substrate and a plurality of interconnection lines, which are interposed between the substrates. The interconnection lines of the second sub chip may include first and second interconnection lines having first and second openings, respectively, which are horizontally offset from each other. The through contact may be extended from the substrate of the second sub chip toward the first sub chip and may include an auxiliary contact, which is extended toward the first sub chip through the first and second openings and has a bottom surface higher than a top surface of the uppermost one of the interconnection lines of the first sub chip.
US11658119B2	Backside signal interconnection A semiconductor structure includes a first transistor having a first source/drain (S/D) feature and a first gate; a second transistor having a second S/D feature and a second gate; a multi-layer interconnection disposed over the first and the second transistors; a signal interconnection under the first and the second transistors; and a power rail under the signal interconnection and electrically isolated from the signal interconnection, wherein the signal interconnection electrically connects one of the first S/D feature and the first gate to one of the second S/D feature and the second gate.
US11658118B2	Transistor structure in low noise amplifier A semiconductor device includes a first gate line and a second gate line extending along a first direction, a third gate line extending along a second direction and between and directly contacting the first gate line and the second gate line, a drain region adjacent to one side of the third gate line, a fourth gate line extending along the second direction and between and directly contacting the first gate line and the second gate line, and a first metal interconnection extending along the second direction between the third gate line and the fourth gate line. Preferably, the third gate line includes a first protrusion and the fourth gate line includes a second protrusion.
US11658117B2	Semiconductor devices having improved electrical characteristics and methods of fabricating the same The semiconductor device provided comprises a substrate that includes active regions that extends in a first direction and a device isolation layer that defines the active regions, word lines that run across the active regions in a second direction that intersects the first direction, bit-line structures that intersect the active regions and the word lines and that extend in a third direction that is perpendicular to the second direction, first contacts between the bit-line structures and the active regions, spacer structures on sidewalls of the bit-line structures, and second contacts that are between adjacent bit-line structures and are connected to the active regions. Each of the spacer structures extends from the sidewalls of the bit-line structures onto a sidewall of the device isolation layer.
US11658114B2	Fusible structures and methods of manufacturing same A fusible structure includes a metal line with different portions having different thicknesses. Thinner portions of the metal line are designed to be destructively altered at lower voltages while thicker portions of the metal line are designed to be destructively altered at lower voltages. Furthermore, one or more dummy structures are disposed proximal to the thinner portions of the metal line. In some embodiments, dummy structures are placed with sufficient proximity so as to protect against metal sputtering when metal line is destructively altered.
US11658108B2	Power semiconductor device with a double island surface mount package A power semiconductor device including a first and second die, each including a plurality of conductive contact regions and a passivation region including a number of projecting dielectric regions and a number of windows. Adjacent windows are separated by a corresponding projecting dielectric region with each conductive contact region arranged within a corresponding window. A package of the surface mount type houses the first and second dice. The package includes a first bottom insulation multilayer and a second bottom insulation multilayer carrying, respectively, the first and second dice. A covering metal layer is arranged on top of the first and second dice and includes projecting metal regions extending into the windows to couple electrically with corresponding conductive contact regions. The covering metal layer moreover forms a number of cavities, which are interposed between the projecting metal regions so as to overlie corresponding projecting dielectric regions.
US11658105B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method are provided. The manufacturing method includes: forming a through via structure and a dipole structure over a carrier, wherein the through via structure and the dipole structure respectively include an insulating core and a conductive layer covering the insulating core; attaching a semiconductor die onto the carrier, wherein the through via structure and the dipole structure are located aside the semiconductor die; laterally encapsulating the though via structure, the dipole structure and the semiconductor die with an encapsulant; and removing the carrier.
US11658104B2	Intermediate substrate and fabrication method thereof An intermediate substrate is provided with a plurality of conductive posts and support members arranged at opposite sides of a coreless circuit structure and insulating layers encapsulating the conductive posts and the support members. Through the arrangement of the support members and the insulating layers, the intermediate substrate can meet the rigidity requirement so as to effectively resist warping and achieve an application of fine-pitch circuits.
US11658100B2	Packaging of a semiconductor device with a plurality of leads A semiconductor device includes a plurality of leads, a semiconductor element electrically connected to the leads and supported by one of the leads, and a sealing resin covering the semiconductor element and a part of each lead. The sealing resin includes a first edge, a second edge perpendicular to the first edge, and a center line parallel to the first edge. The reverse surfaces of the respective leads include parts exposed from the sealing resin, and the exposed parts include an outer reverse-surface mount portion and an inner reverse-surface mount portion that are disposed along the second edge of the sealing resin. The inner reverse-surface mount portion is closer to the center line of the sealing resin than is the outer reverse-surface mount portion. The outer reverse-surface mount portion is greater in area than the inner reverse-surface mount portion.
US11658097B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device including through die hole Curable material layer is coated on surface of first die. First die includes first substrate and first contact pad. Second die is bonded to first die. Second die includes second substrate and second contact pad. Second contact pad is located on second substrate, at an active surface of second die. Bonding the second die to the first die includes disposing second die with the active surface closer to the curable material layer and curing the curable material layer. A through die hole is etched in the second substrate from a backside surface of the second substrate opposite to the active surface. The through die hole further extends through the cured material layer, is encircled by the second contact pad, and exposes the first contact pad. A conductive material is disposed in the through die hole. The conductive material electrically connects the first contact pad to the second contact pad.
US11658096B2	Floating heat sink and elastic support thereof A floating heat sink includes an elastic support and a heat dissipating piece. The elastic support is integrally formed and includes at least two fasteners and at least two elastic arms. The fasteners are configured to mount the heat dissipating piece. All the fasteners and all the elastic arms are arranged around the heat dissipating piece. Two ends of the elastic arm are both connected to the fastener, and the two ends of the elastic arm are arranged in a circumferential direction of the heat dissipating piece. A middle part of the elastic arm is configured to be connected to a board in a fastened manner, and the middle part of the elastic arm is bent toward the board.
US11658091B2	Methods of manufacturing semiconductor packaging device and heat dissipation structure A manufacturing method of a semiconductor packaging device is provided, and the manufacturing method includes steps as follows. A working chip is soldered on one surface of a wiring board so that an working circuit inbuilt inside a chip body of the working chip is electrically connected to the wiring board. A silicon thermal conductivity element is soldered on one surface of a heat-dissipating metal lid. The heat-dissipating metal lid is fixedly covered on the wiring board such that the silicon thermal conductivity element is sandwiched between the chip body and the heat-dissipating metal lid, and the silicon thermal conductivity element is electrically isolated from the working circuit of the chip body and the wiring board.
US11658090B2	Semiconductor package system A semiconductor package system includes a substrate, a first and a second semiconductor package, a first thermal conductive layer, a first passive device, and a heat radiation structure. The first and second semiconductor package and first passive device may be mounted on a top surface of the substrate. The first semiconductor package may include a first semiconductor chip that includes a plurality of logic circuits. The first thermal conductive layer may be on the first semiconductor package. The heat radiation structure may be on the first thermal conductive layer, the second semiconductor package, and the first passive device. The heat radiation structure may include a first bottom surface physically contacting the first thermal conductive layer, and a second bottom surface at a higher level than that of the first bottom surface. The second bottom surface may be on the second semiconductor package and/or the first passive device.
US11658088B2	Structures and methods for heat dissipation of semiconductor devices A semiconductor structure is disclosed. In one example, the semiconductor structure includes: a device region having at least one semiconductor device; a dummy region in contact with the device region; and at least one thermal conductor embedded in the dummy region.
US11658082B2	Wiring substrate and method of manufacturing the same A wiring substrate includes a substrate body composed of a plurality of ceramic layers (insulating materials) and having a front surface and a back surface located on opposite sides thereof and having a side surface located between the front surface and the back surface. The outline of the substrate body in a plan view which is a view from the front surface side is composed of a plurality of curved portions separated from one another and a plurality of straight portions each located between adjacent ones of the curved portions. The total length of the curved portions in the plan view is at least 40% of the sum of the total length of the curved portions and the total length of the straight portions.
US11658081B2	Semiconductor apparatus and semiconductor device A semiconductor apparatus includes a mounting board, a system on chip (SOC) package and a memory package which are provided on the mounting board. The SOC package includes a semiconductor chip and a package substrate on which the semiconductor chip is mounted. The semiconductor apparatus further includes a signal wiring line through which a signal between the semiconductor chip and the memory package is transmitted, being provided on the package substrate and in the mounting board and a measurement terminal connected to the signal wiring line on main surface of the package substrate.
US11658079B2	Temporary interconnect for use in testing a semiconductor package Embodiments described herein are directed to a temporary interconnect for use in testing one or more devices (e.g., one or more dies, inductors, capacitors, etc.) formed in semiconductor package. In one scenario, a temporary interconnect acts an electrical bridge that electrically couples a contact pad on a surface of a substrate and the test pad. Coupling the contact pad and the test pad to each other enables the device(s) coupled the contact pad to be tested. Following testing, the temporary interconnect can be removed or severed so that an electrical break is formed in the conductive path between test pad and the contact pad.
US11658073B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating same A semiconductor device includes; a substrate including a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region in a first direction, a pair of active patterns adjacently disposed on the substrate, wherein the pair of active patterns includes a first active pattern extending in the first direction and a second active pattern extending in parallel with the first active pattern, a first gate electrode on the first region and extending in a second direction that intersect the first direction across the first active pattern and the second active pattern, and a second gate electrode on the second region and extending in the second direction across the first active pattern and the second active pattern. A width of the first active pattern is greater on the first region than on the second region, a width of the second active pattern is greater on the first region than on the second region, and an interval between the first active pattern and the second active pattern is constant from the first region to the second region.
US11658072B2	Vertically stacked transistors in a fin An apparatus is provided which comprises: a fin; a layer formed on the fin, the layer dividing the fin in a first section and a second section; a first device formed on the first section of the fin; and a second device formed on the second section of the fin.
US11658069B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having an interconnect structure over a substrate An embodiment is a method including forming a first interconnect structure over a first substrate, the first interconnect structure comprising dielectric layers and metallization patterns therein, patterning the first interconnect structure to form a first opening, coating the first opening with a barrier layer, etching a second opening through the barrier layer and the exposed portion of the first substrate, depositing a liner in the first opening and the second opening, filling the first opening and the second opening with a conductive material, and thinning the first substrate to expose a portion of the conductive material in the second opening, the conductive material extending through the first interconnect structure and the first substrate forming a through substrate via.
US11658068B2	Method of selective deposition for forming fully self-aligned vias Methods are provided for selective film deposition. One method includes providing a substrate containing a dielectric material and a metal layer, the metal layer having an oxidized metal layer thereon, coating the substrate with a metal-containing catalyst layer, treating the substrate with an alcohol solution that removes the oxidized metal layer from the metal layer along with the metal-containing catalyst layer on the oxidized metal layer, and exposing the substrate to a process gas containing a silanol gas for a time period that selectively deposits a SiO2 film on the metal-containing catalyst layer on the dielectric material.
US11658066B2	Method for reducing lateral film formation in area selective deposition A substrate processing method includes providing a substrate containing a first film, a second film, and a third film, forming a first blocking layer on the first film, forming a second blocking layer on the second film, where the second blocking layer is different from the first blocking layer, and selectively forming a material film on the third film by vapor deposition. In one example, the first film, second film, and the third film are selected from the group consisting of a metal film, a metal-containing liner, and a dielectric film.
US11658065B2	Chemical mechanical polishing slurry composition, method for chemical mechanical polishing and method for forming connecting structure A method for CMP includes following operations. A metal layer is received. A CMP slurry composition is provided in a CMP apparatus. The CMP slurry composition includes at least a first oxidizer and a second oxidizer different from each other. The first oxidizer is oxidized to form a peroxidant by the second oxidizer. A portion of the metal layer is oxidized to form a first metal oxide by the peroxidant. The first metal oxide is re-oxidized to form a second metal oxide by the second oxidizer.
US11658063B2	Method for preparing semiconductor device structure with air gap The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a semiconductor structure. The method includes forming a conductive structure over a semiconductor substrate, and forming a first inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer over the conductive structure. The method also includes forming a first spacer and a conductive plug penetrating through the first ILD layer. The conductive plug is electrically connected to the conductive structure, and the first spacer is between the first ILD layer and the conductive plug. The method further includes removing a portion of the first ILD layer to form a gap adjacent to the first spacer, and filling the gap with an energy removable material. In addition, the method includes performing a heat treatment process to transform the energy removable material into a second spacer, wherein the first spacer is separated from the first ILD layer by an air gap after the heat treatment process is performed.
US11658062B2	Air gap spacer formation for nano-scale semiconductor devices Semiconductor devices having air gap spacers that are formed as part of BEOL or MOL layers of the semiconductor devices are provided, as well as methods for fabricating such air gap spacers. For example, a method comprises forming a first metallic structure and a second metallic structure on a substrate, wherein the first and second metallic structures are disposed adjacent to each other with insulating material disposed between the first and second metallic structures. The insulating material is etched to form a space between the first and second metallic structures. A layer of dielectric material is deposited over the first and second metallic structures using a pinch-off deposition process to form an air gap in the space between the first and second metallic structures, wherein a portion of the air gap extends above an upper surface of at least one of the first metallic structure and the second metallic structure.
US11658056B2	Technique for handling diced wafers of integrated circuits A technique for handling an integrated circuit tape assembly having a plurality of integrated circuits supported by underlying dicing tape involves placing the integrated circuit tape assembly on a film frame carrier (FFC) frame, stretching the dicing tape while on the FFC frame, and securing the stretched dicing tape by engaging a spring ring with the dicing tape and FFC frame. Adjacent integrated circuits are thereby inhibited from colliding during shipment or storage for subsequent processing.
US11658055B2	Customizable release layers to enable low warpage architectures for advanced packaging applications Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a package substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, and a monolayer having a plurality of first molecules over the first surface of the package substrate. In an embodiment, the first molecules each comprise a first functional group attached to the first surface, and a first release moiety attached to the first functional group.
US11658054B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system A substrate processing system includes a processing container body having an opening, a lid which closes an opening, a mover for relatively moving the lid with respect to the opening to open and close the opening, and a lock mechanism which locks the lid to the processing container body. The lock mechanism includes an arm member and a locking member. The arm member is provided on one of the processing container body and the lid and extends toward the other when the processing container body is located at a position where the lid is separated from the processing container body. The locking member restricts a displacement of the arm member by being engaged with a part of the arm member. This part is located beyond the gap space when the lid is at the separated position.
US11658050B2	Cutting blade position detecting method A cutting blade position detecting method using a cutting apparatus including a holding table that holds a workpiece, and a cutting unit in which a cutting blade for cutting the workpiece held by the holding table is mounted in a rotatable state, includes a groove forming step of causing the cutting blade to further cut into the workpiece including a first groove formed by causing the cutting blade to cut into the workpiece, to form the workpiece with a second groove of which one end portion in a width direction does not overlap with the first groove whereas another end portion in the width direction overlaps with the first groove, and a calculating step of calculating the lower end position of the cutting blade based on a length of the one end portion in the width direction of the second groove formed in the workpiece.
US11658043B2	Selective anisotropic metal etch A method of patterning a substrate is provided. The method includes modifying a surface of a metal-containing layer formed over a substrate positioned in a processing region of a processing chamber by exposing the surface of the metal-containing layer to plasma effluents of a chlorine-containing gas precursor and an oxygen-containing gas precursor to form a modified surface of the metal-containing layer. The method further includes directing plasma effluents of an inert gas precursor towards the modified surface of the metal-containing layer. The plasma effluents of the inert gas precursor are directed by applying a bias voltage to a substrate support holding the substrate. The method further includes anisotropically etching the modified surface of the metal-containing layer with the plasma effluents of the inert gas precursor to form a first recess having a first sidewall in the metal-containing layer.
US11658042B2	Methods for etching structures and smoothing sidewalls A method for patterning a material layer on a substrate includes forming a hard mask layer on a material layer disposed on a substrate, the material layer comprising a plurality of first layers and a plurality of second layers alternately formed over the substrate, performing a first etch process to form features in the material layer through the hard mask layer by supplying a first etching gas, and performing a second etch process to smooth sidewalls of the features formed in the material layer by suppling a second etching gas. The first etching gas is supplied continuously and the second etching gas is pulsed.
US11658041B2	Methods of modifying portions of layer stacks Embodiments provided herein generally relate to methods of modifying portions of layer stacks. The methods include forming deep trenches and narrow trenches, such that a desirably low voltage drop between layers is achieved. A method of forming a deep trench includes etching portions of a flowable dielectric, such that a deep metal contact is disposed below the deep trench. The deep trench is selectively etched to form a modified deep trench. A method of forming a super via includes forming a super via trench through a second layer stack of a layer superstack. The methods disclosed herein allow for decreasing the resistance, and thus the voltage drop, of features in a semiconductor layer stack.
US11658040B2	Plasma processing method The invention provides a plasma processing method in which plasma etching is performed on a film to be etched by using a mask, the plasma processing method including: a deposition step of depositing a deposition film containing a boron element on the mask while a radio frequency power is supplied to a sample table on which a sample formed with the film to be etched is placed; and an etching step of etching the film to be etched by using plasma after the deposition step.
US11658036B2	Apparatus for processing substrate An apparatus for processing a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a chamber having at least one gas inlet and at least one gas outlet, a substrate support in the chamber, a plasma generator and a controller configured to cause (a) placing a substrate on the substrate support, the substrate including a target layer having a recess, (b) exposing the substrate to a silicon-containing precursor, thereby forming an adsorption layer on a sidewall of the recess, (c) generating a plasma from a gas mixture in the chamber, the gas mixture including an oxygen-containing gas and a halogen-containing gas, (d) exposing the substrate to the plasma, thereby forming a protection layer on the adsorption layer while etching a bottom of the recess and (e) repeating (b) to (d) in sequence.
US11658027B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming, on or above a GaN-based semiconductor layer, an electron beam resist containing chlorine; forming, in the electron beam resist, a first opening that exposes a portion of a surface of the semiconductor layer; forming a film of a shrink agent that covers a sidewall surface of the first opening; and forming, in a state in which the sidewall surface is covered by the film of the shrink agent, a Ni film that contacts the semiconductor layer through the first opening.
US11658023B2	Method for forming semiconductor structure A method for forming a semiconductor structure is provided, which comprises the following steps. A gate is formed by a method comprising the following steps. A gate dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. A gate electrode is formed on the gate dielectric layer. A nitride spacer is formed on a sidewall of the gate electrode. A phosphorus containing dielectric layer is formed on the gate. The phosphorus containing dielectric layer has a varied phosphorus dopant density distribution profile. The phosphorus containing dielectric layer comprises a phosphorus dopant density region on an upper surface of the gate and having a triangle-like shape.
US11658021B2	Systems and methods of rapid and autonomous detection of aerosol particles Disclosed are systems and methods to provide rapid and autonomous detection of analyte particles in gas and liquid samples. Disclosed are methods and devices for identifying biological aerosol analytes using MALDI-MS and chemical aerosol analytes using LDI and MALDI-MS using time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS).
US11658016B2	Shield for a substrate processing chamber A shield encircles a sputtering target that faces a substrate support in a substrate processing chamber. The shield comprises an outer band having a diameter sized to encircle the sputtering target, the outer band having upper and bottom ends, and the upper end having a tapered surface extending radially outwardly and adjacent to the sputtering target. A base plate extends radially inward from the bottom end of the outer band. An inner band joined to the base plate at least partially surrounds a peripheral edge of a substrate support. The shield can also have a heat exchanger comprising a conduit with an inlet and outlet to flow heat exchange fluid therethrough.
US11658004B2	Method for scanning a sample by a charged particle beam system A method for scanning a sample by a charged particle beam tool is provided. The method includes providing the sample having a scanning area including a plurality of unit areas, scanning a unit area of the plurality of unit areas, blanking a next unit area of the plurality of unit areas adjacent to the scanned unit area, and performing the scanning and the blanking the plurality of unit areas until all of the unit areas are scanned.
US11658003B2	Method for producing phosphor panel, phosphor panel, image intensifier and scanning-type electronic microscope A method of manufacturing a phosphor panel includes: forming a phosphor layer having a plurality of phosphor particles on an exit window; forming an organic film on the phosphor layer; forming a metal reflection film on the organic film; forming an oxide film on the metal reflection film; removing the organic film by firing; and forming an oxide film integrally covering a surface of the metal reflection film and surfaces of the phosphor particles by atomic layer deposition.
US11657999B2	Particle beam system and method for the particle-optical examination of an object A particle beam system includes a particle source to produce a first beam of charged particles. The particle beam system also includes a multiple beam producer to produce a plurality of partial beams from a first incident beam of charged particles. The partial beams are spaced apart spatially in a direction perpendicular to a propagation direction of the partial beams. The plurality of partial beams includes at least a first partial beam and a second partial beam. The particle beam system further includes an objective to focus incident partial beams in a first plane so that a first region, on which the first partial beam is incident in the first plane, is separated from a second region, on which a second partial beam is incident. The particle beam system also a detector system including a plurality of detection regions and a projective system.
US11657996B2	Relay contactor dual linear actuator module system A relay contactor is provided and includes input and output leads, a shaft assembly, an actuator and first and second bearing assemblies. The shaft assembly includes a shaft, a plate disposed on the shaft and an elastic element. The shaft and the plate are movable between an open position at which the plate is displaced from the input and output leads and a closed position at which the plate contacts the input and output leads. The actuator is coupled to the shaft at a first side of the plate and is configured to selectively move the shaft and the plate into the closed position in opposition to bias applied by the elastic element. The first and second bearing assemblies are disposed to movably support the shaft at the first side and at a second side of the plate, respectively.
US11657990B2	Input module and electronic device An input module includes a base, a keycap assembly and an identification unit. The base includes a magnetic sensor. The keycap assembly is assembled on the base, and the keycap assembly includes a magnetic element. The identification unit is electrically coupled to the magnetic sensor, and the identification unit determines the type of the keycap assembly according to the characteristics of magnetic field lines of the magnetic element sensed by the magnetic sensor. An electronic device is also disclosed.
US11657989B2	Method for making a three-dimensional liquid crystal polymer multilayer circuit board including membrane switch including air A method is for making an electronic device that includes a multilayer circuit board having a non-planar three-dimensional shape defining a membrane switch recess therein. The multilayer circuit board may include at least one liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layer, and at least one electrically conductive pattern layer thereon defining at least one membrane switch electrode adjacent the membrane switch recess to define a membrane switch. The electronic may further include a compressible dielectric material filling the membrane switch recess. The electronic device may also include at least one spring member within the membrane switch recess.
US11657985B2	Operation switch unit, remote operation terminal and operation system The emergency stop switch unit 2 as an operation switch unit includes a direct operation part 20A and an alternative operation part 20B. The direct operation part 20A has an emergency stop button 21 adapted to be directly operated. The alternative operation part 20B is adapted to be linked with the direct operation part 20A and alternatively operates the emergency stop button 21 in place of the direct operation part 20A. The alternative operation part 20B has a reception part 32 that detects a remote operation of the emergency stop button 21 and an electromagnetic solenoid 3 that actuates the emergency stop button 21 on the basis of the remote operation detected by the reception part 32.
US11657978B2	Capacitor component A capacitor component includes a body including a dielectric layer, a first electrode and a second internal electrode, laminated in a first direction, opposing each other, and a first cover portion and a second cover portion, disposed on outermost surfaces of the first and second internal electrodes, each having a thickness of 25 μm or less, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer, respectively disposed on both external surfaces of the body in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and respectively, and plating layers, respectively disposed on the first and second electrode layers. A metal oxide is disposed on a boundary between the first electrode layer and the plating layer and a boundary between the second electrode layer and the plating layer.
US11657974B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween in a stacking direction, and including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other in the stacking direction, a first through electrode penetrating the body and connected to the first internal electrode; a second through electrode penetrating the body and connected to the second internal electrode, first and second external electrodes disposed on the first surface and the second surface, respectively, and connected to the first through electrode, third and fourth external electrodes spaced apart from the first and second external electrodes and connected to the second through electrode, and an identifier disposed on the first surface or the second surface of the body, and the first and second through electrodes protrude from the first surface of the body.
US11657971B2	Multilayer capacitor A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes laminated in a first direction, and external electrodes. The body includes an active portion, in which the plurality of internal electrodes are disposed to form capacitance, corresponding to a region between internal electrodes disposed on an outermost side in the first direction, among the plurality of internal electrodes, a cover portion covering the active portion in the first direction, and a side margin portion covering the active portion in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, and 1.49
US11657968B2	Multilayer capacitor and board having the same A multilayer capacitor includes: a capacitor body including first and second dielectric layers, internal electrodes, and including first to six surfaces; first and second external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth surfaces, respectively; and third and fourth external electrodes disposed on the fifth and sixth surfaces, respectively. The internal electrodes include: first internal electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer, having both ends connected to the first and second external electrodes, respectively, and having a hole; a second internal electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer so as to overlap a portion of the first internal electrode and be connected to the third external electrode; and a third internal electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer so as to overlap a portion of the first internal electrode, be spaced apart from the second internal electrode, and be connected to the fourth external electrode.
US11657967B2	Electronic component An electronic component includes a multilayer body including inner electrodes and dielectric layers that are alternately stacked, and outer electrodes that are electrically connected to the inner electrodes. The multilayer body includes first and second main surfaces opposite each other in a stacking direction, first and second side surfaces opposite each other in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces opposite each other in a length direction. At least one of the outer electrodes is located on at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface of the multilayer body and is directly connected to the inner electrodes at positions spaced away from the at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface toward the inside of the multilayer body.
US11657964B2	Multilayer capacitor and board having the same mounted thereon A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including an active region having dielectric layers and internal electrodes alternately stacked therein, the capacitor body including upper and lower covers disposed on upper and lower surfaces of the active region, respectively; and an external electrode disposed on an external surface of the capacitor body. In one of the upper and lower covers, a portion thereof between a boundary surface of the active region and a boundary surface of the capacitor body is divided into a first cover region adjacent to the active region and a second cover region adjacent to the boundary surface of the capacitor body, and the first cover region includes grains having a core-shell structure doped with Sn. The first cover region includes 20% or more of Sn-doped core-shell structure grains, compared to the total of grains in the first cover region.
US11657963B2	Transformer helix winding production Methods and apparatus for producing helix windings used for a transformer are provided. For example, apparatus comprise an electrically conductive mandrel comprising an elongated body, a head comprising an eyelet detail, and a winding structure disposed along the elongated body.
US11657954B2	Coil module and power converter In a coil module, a coil device includes a coil unit and at least one terminal extending from the coil unit. A case is configured to house the coil device. At least one busbar is secured to the case. The at least one terminal is electrically connected to the at least one busbar. A potting member is filled in the case to fixedly retain the coil device in the case.
US11657951B2	Integrated embedded transformer module An embedded transformer module device includes an insulating substrate including a first side and a second side opposite to the first side and including a first cavity, a magnetic core in the first cavity, a primary winding wound horizontally around the magnetic core and having a spiral shape with more than one turn, and a secondary winding wound horizontally around the magnetic core, spaced away from the primary winding, and having a spiral shape with more than one turn.
US11657947B2	Switching power supply module and packaging method thereof A switching power supply module includes a power inductor which includes a magnetic core and L-shaped metal end electrodes and a switching power supply chip which includes a packaging body, a bare chip and a bottom bonding pad of the bare chip; the L-shaped metal end electrode includes a first electrode part which is welded at 90° to the magnetic core and a second electrode part which extends in parallel from the first electrode part to the middle of the magnetic core and is perpendicular to the first electrode part; the bare chip and the packaging body are embedded between the first, the second electrode part and the magnetic core; the bottom bonding pad abuts between the two second electrode parts and is insulated from the second electrode part, and the weld face of the bottom bonding pad is flush with that of the second electrode part.
US11657946B2	Common mode choke coil A common mode choke coil includes an element body formed by stacking a plurality of insulating layers in a height direction, first and second coils that are built into the element body, first and second outer electrodes that are provided on surfaces of the element body so as to face each other in a width direction and are electrically connected to one end and the other end of the first coil, and third and fourth outer electrodes that are provided on surfaces of the element body so as to face each other in the width direction and are electrically connected to one end and the other end of the second coil. When L1 and L2 are the inductances of the first and second coils, 100×\|L1−L2\|/((L1+L2)/2)≤5 at 1 GHz.
US11657944B2	Flexible printed circuit board and image stabilization module A flexible printed circuit board according to the present disclosures includes a base film having an insulating property, and a planar coil disposed on a surface of the base film, wherein a number of turns on an inside of a center point of a coil width of the planar coil in a plan view is greater than a number of turns on an outside of the center point.
US11657942B2	Support apparatus and flexible device Provided are a support apparatus and a flexible device. The support apparatus comprises a support substrate, an electromagnetic support cavity array which is located on the support substrate and includes a plurality of electromagnetic support cavities, a plurality of magnetic field generation circuits, and a control module, where the magnetic field generation circuits are electrically connected to the control module, and the control module is configured to control the plurality of magnetic field generation circuits to generate magnetic fields to make the electromagnetic support cavities deform along a direction perpendicular to a plane in which the support substrate is located. Through the scheme, the electromagnetic support cavity array is provided on the support substrate, and the magnetic field generation circuits are controlled by the control module to generate magnetic fields.
US11657940B1	Methods and apparatus for microagent control One embodiment provides a method for controlling a microagent in a workspace. The method includes providing a plurality of magnetic sources and generating a rotating gradient magnetic field by activating the plurality of magnetic sources differently such that a driving force is created to drive the microagent towards an aggregation center in the workspace.
US11657935B2	Iron oxide magnetic powder and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to a method for producing a magnetic powder, including: preparing a precursor solution containing an iron precursor and a silica precursor; spraying the precursor solution to form iron/silica precursor droplets; drying the iron/silica precursor droplets to produce iron/silica precursor particles; and heat treating the iron/silica precursor particles to produce an iron oxide/silica composite powder in which iron oxide particles are embedded in a silica matrix. The present invention also relates to a magnetic powder produced by the method. The present invention may provide an iron oxide magnetic powder that does not use rare earth elements and a method for producing the same.
US11657932B2	Chip component A chip resistor including: a rectangular parallelepiped insulating substrate; a strip-shaped resistor; a pair of front electrodes formed on a front surface of the resistor at both ends in the longitudinal direction; an insulating protective layer; and a pair of end face electrodes formed at both ends of the insulating substrate in the longitudinal direction, each of which is connected to each end face of the resistor, corresponding one of the front electrodes, and protective film; and a pair of external electrodes, wherein a cross-sectional shape of each of the front electrodes is almost a triangle in which a side of the end face has a maximum height, and a shape of an end face of each of the end face electrodes is almost a square.
US11657927B2	High temperature submersible power cable A method can include extruding an electrically insulating elastomeric compound about a conductor where the electrically insulating elastomeric compound includes ethylene propylene diene monomer (M-class) rubber (EPDM) and an alkane-based peroxide that generates radicals that form decomposition products; cross-linking the EPDM via radical polymerization to form an electrically insulating layer about the conductor; heating the cross-linked EPDM to at least 55 degrees C. to reduce the concentration of the decomposition products in the electrically insulating layer; and disposing a gas barrier layer about the electrically insulating layer.
US11657924B2	Methods and compositions for minimizing x-ray scattering artifacts Disclosed are methods for minimizing x-ray scattering artifacts, the method comprising: contacting an object with an x-ray scattering mitigation material. The contacting can comprise coating the x-ray scattering material on the object, including spraying a solution of suspension of an x-ray scattering mitigation material onto the object or dry powder coating the object with a x-ray scattering mitigation material. Alternatively, the contacting can comprise immersing the object in a fluid comprising the x-ray scattering material. The fluid can be a gas, a liquid, or a gel. The disclosed x-ray scattering mitigation material can be optimized for mitigating Compton radiation scattering or for mitigating Rayleigh radiation scattering. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US11657918B2	Generating data in standardized formats and providing recommendations Systems and methods for integrating genomic results with electronic health records in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining first raw genetic data formatted in a first format, obtaining second raw genetic data formatted in a second format normalizing the first raw genetic data by substituting at least one symbol in the first raw genetic data, normalizing the second raw genetic data, generating genetic data for the patient by modifying the first raw genetic data by converting the normalized symbols in the first raw genetic data to a common format, modifying the second raw genetic data by converting the normalized symbols in the second raw genetic data to the common format, and generating the genetic data for the patient based on the first raw genetic data and the second raw genetic data, and storing the genetic data.
US11657915B2	System and methods for asset tracking An asset tracking system may include a bridge device that wirelessly receives beacon data from one or several beacons that are disposed at respective devices, equipment, furniture, people, and the like. The bridge device may send the beacon data to a server via a communication network. The server may analyze the beacon data, such that the locations of people or objects may be estimated and monitored, and/or sensor data corresponding to measurable attributes of people or objects may be accumulated and monitored. The location of the bridge device may be estimated using signal strength measurements of beacon signals received from room beacons in combination with corresponding room identifiers. Alerts may be sent by the server to a user device responsive to the server determining that a person or object is in an unauthorized location and/or that a value of monitored sensor data exceeds a threshold.
US11657908B2	Methods and systems for handling virtual 3D object surface interaction The invention provides for a means of aligning a first virtual object with a second virtual object that is different from the first virtual object within a scene volume in a 3D virtual space. The method includes performing a 3D scan of the user's head to get the first virtual object. The second virtual object comprises a 3D model of a mask. The method further determining a location of a first surface point on a surface of the first virtual object based on a first ray casting of the first virtual object, and determining a location of a second surface point on a surface of the second virtual object based on a second ray casting of the second virtual object. The second surface point has a desired positional relationship with respect to the first surface point. The first ray casting originates from outside the scene volume and the second ray casting originates from inside the scene volume. A relative position between the location of the first surface point and the location of the second surface point is then determined and the location of the second surface point is adjusted based on the relative position.
US11657907B2	Method for setting authority for use of brain stimulation device and device implementing same Disclosed is a method for setting authority for use of a brain stimulation device and a device implementing the same, and the method for setting authority for use of a brain stimulation device according to the present disclosure comprises the steps in which: a communication unit of a personal communication device receives, from a server device, a time token for which the authority for use of the brain stimulation device is set; the communication unit transmits the time token to the brain stimulation device or the server device; and after a time corresponding to the usage time of the brain stimulation device stored in the time token has elapsed, the communication unit receives, from the brain stimulation device or the server device, a message to delete the time token or to change the value of a specific field of the time token.
US11657906B2	System and method for object tracking in coordination with a ball-throwing machine A system is disclosed that includes a ball-throwing machine included within a first housing, a controller communicatively coupled to the ball-throwing machine and included within a second housing different than the first housing, a camera, and a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon logic, the logic being executable by one or more processors to perform operations including: receiving information associated with a selection of a first training drill from the controller, responsive to receiving the information associated with the selection of the first training drill, causing the ball-throwing machine to impart motion to one or more balls in accordance with the first training drill, receiving multimedia data of a player captured by the camera, and performing a player recognition procedure to locate the player within the multimedia data.
US11657905B2	Medical fluid delivery system including a mobile platform for patient engagement and treatment compliance A patient platform for patient engagement and treatment compliance is disclosed. In an example, a system includes a clinician server, a personal mobile communication device storing first registration information for communicating with the clinician server, and a home therapy machine assigned to a patient and configured to transmit treatment information related to a dialysis treatment performed on the patient. The home therapy machine is capable of being communicatively coupled to the clinician server via a separate Internet connection as specified by second registration information and the personal mobile communication device via a local connection. The home therapy machine is configured to transmit the treatment information to the personal mobile communication device when the second registration information is not available or the separate Internet connection is not available. The personal mobile communication device is configured to transmit the received treatment information to the clinician server using the first registration information.
US11657901B2	System and method for prediction-model-based display of distributions of health outcome information for patient populations in geographical areas The present system is configured to display distributions of predicted health outcome information for patient populations in geographical areas. The system is configured to obtain demographic, social (e.g., including environmental), and prior health outcome information for a patient population in a geographical area. The system is configured to train a prediction model based on the demographic, social, and prior health outcome information, which outputs weighted features of the demographic and social information that are predictive of health outcomes for the patient population. The system is configured to cause display of a distribution of predicted health outcome information for the patient population in the geographical area based on the weighted features.
US11657899B2	Computing device Genomics information such as DNA, RNA and proteins carry a wealth of sensitive information, the exposure of which risks compromising the privacy and/or business interest of individuals and companies. An apparatus, a system and methods are disclosed for protecting sensitive genomic information either as it is produced by a sequencing machine or immediately therafter, then throughout the whole genomic workflow. Raw genomic data (“reads”) is detected and classified according to sensitivity. Reads are decomposed by excising the number and type of detected sensitive base or base pairs in less sensitive or insensitive parts of the read. The genomic workflow processes the excised information locally or in a distributed fashion, preferably within trusted execution environments for increased security.
US11657898B2	Biological interaction and disease target predictions for compounds The present disclosure provides for generation of predictions for a compound based on input data corresponding to the compound. A cell digital twin receives the input data corresponding to the compound and generates predictions based on the input data. The cell digital twin comprises a prediction engine including a model generated using reduced representations of known cell response profiles corresponding to tested compounds. The model is updated by a feedback loop between a validation engine of the cell digital twin and the model.
US11657893B2	Models for analyzing data from sequencing-by-synthesis operations A method of modeling a background signal when sequencing a polynucleotide strand using sequencing-by-synthesis includes: flowing a series of nucleotide flows onto a reactor array having multiple reaction confinement regions, one or more copies of the polynucleotide strand being located in a loaded reaction confinement region of the reactor array, the loaded reaction confinement region being located in a vicinity of one or more neighboring reaction confinement regions that may or may not be loaded; receiving output signals from the reactor array; and modeling a background signal for the loaded reaction confinement region using the received output signals and a model adapted to account at least for an exchange of ions between the one or more neighboring reaction confinement regions and a headspace adjacent the loaded reaction confinement region and the one or more neighboring reaction confinement regions.
US11657891B2	Error recovery operations A method includes determining whether a data reliability parameter associated with a set of memory cells is greater than a threshold data reliability parameter and in response to determining that the data reliability parameter is greater than the threshold data reliability parameter, performing an error recovery operation. The method further includes, subsequent to performing the error recovery operation, determining whether the data reliability parameter associated with the set of memory cells is less than the threshold data reliability parameter and in response to determining that the data reliability parameter is less than the threshold data reliability parameter, setting an offset associated with the error recovery operation as a default read voltage for the set of memory cells.
US11657889B2	Error correction for dynamic data in a memory that is row addressable and column addressable Error correction values for a memory device include row error correction values and column error correction values for the same memory array. The memory device includes a memory array that is addressable in two spatial dimensions: a row dimension and a column dimension. The memory array is written as rows of data, and can be read as rows in the row dimension or read as columns in the column dimension. A data write triggers updates to row error correction values and to column error correction values.
US11657888B1	Test platform and redundancy fuse latch analysis method thereof The disclosure provides a test platform and a redundancy fuse latch analysis method. In a DRAM chip, a first redundant memory cell group is used to repair a failed memory cell group. The DRAM chip performs a write operation for a repaired address corresponding to the failed memory cell group, so as to write identification data corresponding to the repaired address into a second redundant memory cell group actually corresponding to the repaired address. The DRAM chip performs a read operation for a redundancy address corresponding to the repaired address to read the readout data from the first redundant memory cell group corresponding to the redundancy address. The test platform compares the readout data with the identification data to verify whether the first redundant memory cell group corresponding to the redundancy address and the second redundant memory cell group actually corresponding to the repaired address are the same one.
US11657880B2	Access operations in capacitive sense NAND memory Memory might include a plurality of series-connected non-volatile memory cells, a plurality of series-connected first field-effect transistors connected in series with the plurality of series-connected non-volatile memory cells, and a second field-effect transistor, wherein the channel of the second field-effect transistor is capacitively coupled to channels of the plurality of series-connected first field-effect transistors. The memory might further include a controller configured to cause the memory to selectively activate a selected non-volatile memory cell, activate each remaining non-volatile memory cell, increase a voltage level of the respective channel of each first field-effect transistor, selectively discharge the voltage level of the respective channel of each first field-effect transistor through the selected non-volatile memory cell, and determine whether the second field-effect transistor is activated in response to a remaining voltage level of the respective channel of each first field-effect transistor.
US11657871B2	Memristive device and method based on ion migration over one or more nanowires Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, applying a setting voltage across first and second electrodes, wherein a nanowire with a first electrical resistance is electrically connected between the first and second electrodes, wherein the applying of the setting voltage causes a migration of ions from the first and/or second electrodes to a surface of the nanowire, and wherein the migration of ions effectuates a reduction of electrical resistance of the nanowire from the first electrical resistance to a second electrical resistance that is lower than the first electrical resistance; and applying a reading voltage across the pair of electrodes, wherein the reading voltage is less than the setting voltage, and wherein the reading voltage is sufficiently small such that the applying of the reading voltage causes no more than an insignificant change of the electrical resistance of the nanowire from the second electrical resistance. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11657866B2	QED shifter for a memory device A memory device includes a command interface configured to receive a command from a host device. The memory device also includes a command shifter configured to receive the command. The command shifter includes a plurality of stages coupled in series and configured to delay the command. The command shifter comprises selection circuitry configured to receive the command and to select an insertion stage of the plurality of stages for the command. The selection circuitry is configured to select the insertion stage as a location to insert the command. The selected insertion stage is selected to control a duration of delay in the command shifter. The selection of the insertion stage is based at least in part on a path delay between a clock and a data pin of the memory device.
US11657863B2	Memory array test structure and method of forming the same A test structure for 3D memory arrays and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a memory array includes a first word line over a semiconductor substrate and extending in a first direction; a second word line over the first word line and extending in the first direction; a memory film contacting the first word line and the second word line; an oxide semiconductor (OS) layer contacting a first source line and a first bit line, the memory film being between the OS layer and each of the first word line and the second word line; and a test structure over the first word line and the second word line, the test structure including a first conductive line electrically coupling the first word line to the second word line, the first conductive line extending in the first direction.
US11657862B2	Electrically coupled trace routing configuration in multiple layers Embodiments herein relate to systems, apparatuses, or processes directed to facilitating increased clock speeds on a substrate by lowering the impedance of traces that provide clock signals to components such as DRAM. For example, embodiments may include a substrate with a first layer and a second layer parallel to the first layer with a first trace coupled with the first layer in a routing configuration and a second trace coupled with the second layer in the routing configuration, where the routing configuration of the first trace and the second trace substantially overlap each other with respect to an axis perpendicular to the first layer and the second layer, and where the first trace and the second trace are electrically coupled by a first and a second electrical coupling perpendicular to the first layer and the second layer.
US11657861B2	Method and system for asynchronous multi-plane independent (AMPI) memory read operation A flash memory device includes a plurality of memory planes each contains arrays of memory cells; a host interface for accessing the plurality of memory planes by an external host; and a controller connected to the plurality of memory planes via a memory interface and controlling the host interface for accessing the plurality of memory planes. The controller is configured to perform: receiving one or more commands on the host interface from the external host; determining whether to perform asynchronous multi-plane independent (AMPI) read operation corresponding to the commands; and after determining to start the AMPI read operation, accessing the memory planes in parallel according to the commands, and completing the AMPI read operation using an order of the commands determined based on an indicator signal provided to the controller to correspond to a sequence of the commands received on the host interface.
US11657859B2	Memory device, controller controlling the same, memory system including the same, and operating method thereof A method of operating a memory device includes receiving a training request for a data channel, detecting at least one mode parameter according to the training request, transmitting the detected mode parameter to an external device, setting at least one of an NRZ mode and a PAM4 mode to a transmission signaling mode based on mode register set setting information from the external device, and performing communications with the external device according to the set transmission signaling mode.
US11657853B1	Decorative CD/radio player The tractor and trailer radio with. CD Player is the only product of its kind that has the capability of functioning as an alarm clock, a speaker, a charger, and a radio, yet showcases as an automotive small-scale accessory. This avant-garde product is uniquely designed with durable materials to ensure long term sustainability, and includes cutting-edge features such as wireless charging, illuminated cab lights and interchangeable volume and tune headlights for any AM/FM radio with the station numbers in the grill.
US11657851B2	System and device for remote automatic editor A system for remote editing of a file includes a database including a plurality of source media content files and a content host configured to generate a first proxy for at least a portion of a first one of the source media content files, the first proxy including data sufficient to enable a remote user device to identify a portion of content of the first source media content file to be included in a generated clip, the content host configured to receive from the remote user device a request to create the generated clip from the first source media content file, the request indicating parameters defining, based on the data in the first proxy, the portion of the first source media content file to be included in the generated clip, the content host configured to create the generated clip based on the parameters indicated in the request.
US11657850B2	Virtual product placement Techniques are described for automating virtual placements in video content.
US11657849B1	Reduced form factor, high-density, front-access only automated tape library An automated tape library (10) includes a library housing (12) that is substantially rectangular box-shaped, including a first housing side (12A), a second housing side (12B), a housing rear (12C), a housing top (12D), a housing bottom (12E), and a housing front (12F). The library housing (12) defines a library width (10W) that is less than or equal to approximately 550 millimeters and a library depth (10D) that is at least approximately 1000 millimeters. The automated tape library (10) can further include a front door (16) that is movably coupled to the housing front (12F) to move between a closed configuration (11A) and an open configuration (11B); wherein the library housing (12) defines a library interior (14); and wherein full access to the library interior (14) is only provided through the front door (16) when the front door (16) has been moved to the open configuration (11B). The automated tape library (10) can also include at least one tape drive (20) that is coupled to the front door (16).
US11657843B2	Data storage device seeking multiple actuators to improve performance A data storage device is disclosed comprising a plurality of disk surfaces, a first plurality of heads actuated over a first subset of the disk surfaces by a first actuator, and a second plurality of heads actuated over a second subset of the disk surfaces by a second actuator. A first access command is executed using the first actuator and a second access command is executed using the second actuator. When the first access command finishes before the second access command finishes, a third access command is selected to execute using the first actuator based on a time remaining (To2) to finish the second access command, and at least part of the second access command is executed while concurrently executing at least part of the third access command during To2.
US11657841B2	Flexible printed circuit offset finger stiffener A hard disk drive flexible printed circuit (FPC) includes a plurality of fingers extending from a main portion, with each finger having a thermally-conductive stiffener, at least one wiring layer over the stiffener, and a cover film over the at least one wiring layer, where the centroid of the stiffener is offset from the centerline of the cover film. Thus, utilizing the heat-sink characteristics of the stiffener, temperature differences among the upper and lower electrical pads of the FPC resulting from a heat-based interconnection procedure can be reduced and the temperatures across the FPC finger made more uniform, damage to the FPC prevented, and soldering yields improved.
US11657839B2	Disk device flexure preventing migration of adhesive from a terminal thereof A flexure includes a metal base, a base insulation layer formed on the metal base, a terminal formed on the base insulation layer, a conductor portion electrically conductive to the terminal and an detouring extending portion formed on the conductor portion. The conductor portion includes a conductor and a cover layer covering the conductor. A conductive adhesive is supplied to the terminal. The detouring extending portion is formed in a longitudinal middle of the conductor portion and extends from the side surface of the conductor portion in a direction intersecting the length direction of the conductor portion along the base insulation layer.
US11657837B2	Magnetic recording head with trailing shield having multiple throat-heights The present disclosure generally relates to data storage devices, and more specifically, to a magnetic media drive employing a magnetic recording head. The magnetic recording head comprises a main pole and a trailing shield disposed adjacent to the main pole. A recessed edge of the trailing shield has throat heights varying in the cross-track direction. In one embodiment, a central portion of the trailing shield disposed adjacent or closest to the main pole has a first throat height less than a second throat height of outer portions of the trailing shield further from the main pole. In another embodiment, the central portion of the trailing shield has a first throat height greater than a second throat height of outer portions of the trailing shield. The trailing shield having varying throat heights in the cross-track direction strengthens the writing capability or improves the XTI of the magnetic recording head.
US11657836B2	Magnetic recording devices having negative polarization layer to enhance spin-transfer torque Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a magnetic recording head of a spintronic device, such as a write head of a data storage device, for example a magnetic media drive. In one example, a magnetic recording head includes a main pole, a trailing shield, and a spin torque layer (STL) between the main pole and the trailing shield. The magnetic recording head includes a first layer structure on the main pole, and the first layer structure includes a negative polarization layer. The magnetic recording head also includes a second layer structure disposed on the negative polarization layer and between the negative polarization layer and the STL. The negative polarization layer is an FeCr layer. The second layer structure includes a Cr layer disposed on the FeCr layer, and a Cu layer disposed on the Cr layer and between the Cr layer and the STL.
US11657833B2	Classifying audio scene using synthetic image features A computing system includes an encoder that receives an input image and encodes the input image into real image features, a decoder that decodes the real image features into a reconstructed image, a generator that receives first audio data corresponding to the input image and generates first synthetic image features from the first audio data, and receives second audio data and generates second synthetic image features from the second audio data, a discriminator that receives both the real and synthetic image features and determines whether a target feature is real or synthetic, and a classifier that classifies a scene of the second audio data based on the second synthetic image features.
US11657830B2	Data driven radio enhancement Systems and methods are disclosed for data driven radio enhancement. For example, methods may include demodulating a radio signal to obtain a demodulated audio signal; determining a window of audio samples based on the demodulated audio signal; applying an audio enhancement network to the window of audio samples to obtain an enhanced audio segment, in which the audio enhancement network includes a machine learning network that has been trained using demodulated audio signals derived from radio signals; and storing, playing, or transmitting an enhanced audio signal based on the enhanced audio segment.
US11657829B2	Adaptive noise cancelling for conferencing communication systems A communication system with a noise cancellation (NC) assembly providing adaptive or dynamic noise cancellation. The NC assembly includes a localizer module determining, during a communication session (active speaking or during idle times), a location of the active talker. The NC assembly includes a beam generator forming a beam in the determined direction of the active talker to enhance the active talker speech. Once the NC assembly has determined the position of the active talker, the NC assembly assigns a microphone of the microphone array or generated beam in that active direction to be the “active signal” source. The NC assembly assigns a second microphone or beam to be the noise source for NC purposes, and this source may be selected to be in acoustic shadow of the first microphone used as the active signal source or may be the farthest away in its position from the active talker's position.
US11657812B2	Message playback using a shared device Methods and systems for providing message playback using a shared electronic device is described herein. In response to receiving a request to output messages, a speech-processing system may determine a group account associated with a requesting device, and may determine messages stored by a message data store for the group account. Speaker identification processing may also be performed to determine a speaker of the request. A user account associated with the speaker, and messages stored for the user account, may be determined. A summary response indicating the user account's messages and the group account's message may then be generated such that the user account messages are identified prior to the group account's messages. The messages may then be analyzed to determine an appropriate voice user interface for the requester such that the playback of the messages using a shared electronic device is more natural and conversational.
US11657811B2	Modification of voice commands based on sensitivity Provided is a method, computer program product, and system for modifying an input command by a virtual assistant. A processor may receive an input command from a user. The processor may determine a contextual environment surrounding a virtual assistant. The processor may detect, based on the contextual environment, sensitive information in the input command. The processor may replace the sensitive information with generic information. The processor may respond to the input command with an output response based, in part, on the generic information.
US11657809B2	System and method for assessing and correcting potential underserved content in natural language understanding applications Methods, systems, and related products that provide detection of media content items that are under-locatable by machine voice-driven retrieval of uttered requests for retrieval of the media items. For a given media item, a resolvability value and/or an utterance resolve frequency is calculated by a number of playbacks of the media item by a speech retrieval modality to a total number of playbacks of the media item regardless of retrieval modality. In some examples, the methods, systems and related products also provide for improvement in the locatability of an under-locatable media item by collecting and/or generating one or more pronunciation aliases for the under-locatable item.
US11657808B2	Method of adjusting volume of audio output by a mobile robot device Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a method of transmitting, from a mobile robot device, sound and/or at least one image captured by a sensor to a remote user device. The mobile robot device may receive at least one first control operation for the mobile robot device to move within an area via a communications network from a remote user device. An audio signal may be transmitted based on sound received at a microphone of the mobile robot device in the area. The audio signal received from the remote user device may be output at a speaker of the mobile robot device. A volume of the audio signal output by the speaker may be adjusted based on a size of the area and on an average or a median of an amplitude of frequencies in the area based on the sound received by the microphone.
US11657804B2	Wake word detection modeling Features are disclosed for detecting words in audio using contextual information in addition to automatic speech recognition results. A detection model can be generated and used to determine whether a particular word, such as a keyword or “wake word,” has been uttered. The detection model can operate on features derived from an audio signal, contextual information associated with generation of the audio signal, and the like. In some embodiments, the detection model can be customized for particular users or groups of users based usage patterns associated with the users.
US11657803B1	Method for speech recognition by using feedback information Disclosed is a speech recognition method performed by one or more processors of a computing device, the speech recognition method including: performing first speech recognition on voice information to obtain first text information on the voice information; receiving feedback regarding the first text information; and generating final text information for the voice information based on the received feedback, in which the first speech recognition includes real-time speech recognition, and is performed through a neural network model of a first structure.
US11657801B2	Voice command detection and prediction Methods, systems, and apparatuses for predicting an end of a command in a voice recognition input are described herein. The system may receive data comprising a voice input. The system may receive a signal comprising a voice input. The system may detect, in the voice input, data that is associated with a first portion of a command. The system may predict, based on the first portion and while the voice input is being received, a second portion of the command. The prediction may be generated by a machine learning algorithm that is trained based at least in part on historical data comprising user input data. The system may cause execution of the command, based on the first portion and the predicted second portion, prior to an end of the voice input.
US11657796B2	Active control method for filtered reference affine projection sign algorithm based on variable step size An active control method for filtered reference affine projection sign algorithm based on variable step size includes: S1, acquiring impulse noise signals and transmitting the signals to control filters; S2, transmitting the impulse noise signals by the control filters to post filters; S3, generating cancellation signals of the impulse noise signals by the post filters according to the impulse noise signals and internal active control algorithms, and transmitting the cancellation signals to a speaker; S4, sending out the cancellation signal by the speaker to superimpose with the impulse noise signals to cancel the impulse noise signal. A convex combination structure and a variable step size strategy are adopted, and by adjusting step size coefficients in the control filter structure, convergence speed of algorithm is controlled, contradiction between convergence speed and steady-state error is coordinated, convergence performance of control algorithm to impulse noises is improved, and impulse noises are effectively controlled.
US11657791B2	Musical sound information outputting apparatus, musical sound producing apparatus, method for generating musical sound information A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys, a sound production information generator that generates sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys, a control information generator that generates control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation, and a musical sound signal generator that generates a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.
US11657790B2	Operation detection device for key operation of keyboard device, operation detection method of key operation, and keyboard device An operation detection device for a key operation of a keyboard device includes a conductive unit configured to be disposed on each of keys, a substrate configured to be disposed facing each of the keys in a pressing direction of the keys. The substrate is provided with a sensor including at least first and second coils, the sensor being configured to be disposed spaced from one key so that at least one of the first or second coil outputs a signal corresponding to a distance between the one key and the respective sensor. The operation detection device includes a detection unit configured to detect a displacement of the one key in at least one of a yaw direction or a roll direction based on signals output from the first and second coils during a key pressing stroke of the one key.
US11657788B2	Efficient combined harmonic transposition The present document relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR), and to digital effect processors, e.g. so-called exciters, where generation of harmonic distortion adds brightness to the processed signal. In particular, a system configured to generate a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system may comprise an analysis filter bank (501) configured to provide a set of analysis subband signals from the low frequency component of the signal; wherein the set of analysis subband signals comprises at least two analysis subband signals; wherein the analysis filter bank (501) has a frequency resolution of Δf. The system further comprises a nonlinear processing unit (502) configured to determine a set of synthesis subband signals from the set of analysis subband signals using a transposition order P; wherein the set of synthesis subband signals comprises a portion of the set of analysis subband signals phase shifted by an amount derived from the transposition order P; and a synthesis filter bank (504) configured to generate the high frequency component of the signal from the set of synthesis subband signals; wherein the synthesis filter bank (504) has a frequency resolution of FΔf; with F being a resolution factor, with F≥1; wherein the transposition order P is different from the resolution factor F.
US11657787B2	Method of and system for automatically generating music compositions and productions using lyrical input and music experience descriptors An automated music composition and generation process within an automated music composition and generation system driven by lyrical musical experience descriptors. The process involves the system user accessing said automated music composition and generation system, employing an automated music composition and generation engine having a system user interface. The system user interface is used to select and provide musical experience descriptors, including lyrics, to the automated music composition and generation engine for processing by said automated music composition and generation engine. The system user initiates the automated music composition and generation engine to compose and generate music based on the musical experience descriptors and lyrics provided.
US11657786B2	Keyboard device and sound generation control method A keyboard device includes a plurality of keys, and a keyboard driver configured to drive at least a part of the plurality of keys. The keyboard device is configured such that sound is generated based on a first sound-generating process in which the keyboard driver is configured to drive a key corresponding to a first pitch, upon receiving performance data including the first pitch. The keyboard device is configured such that sound is generated based on a second sound-generating process that is different from the first sound-generating process, upon receiving performance data including a second pitch that is different from the first pitch.
US11657782B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a pixel array, an optical modulator, a controller, and at least one memory device storing a frame memory. The optical modulator modulates the light emitted from the pixel array to corresponding angles. The controller generates images of a scene with different lighting profiles corresponding to different viewing angles according to information stored in the frame memory. The frame memory stores color information and material information of objects in the scene. The display apparatus displays the images through the first pixel array at the same time.
US11657781B2	Computers for supporting multiple virtual reality display devices and related methods Computers for supporting multiple virtual reality (VR) display devices and related methods are described herein. An example computer includes a graphics processing unit (GPU) to render frames for a first VR display device and a second VR display device, a memory to store frames rendered by the GPU for the first VR display device and the second VR display device, and a vertical synchronization (VSYNC) scheduler to transmit alternating first and second VSYNC signals to the GPU such that a time period between each of the first or second VSYNC signals and a subsequent one of the first or second VSYNC signals is substantially the same. The GPU is to, based on the first and second VSYNC signals, alternate between rendering a frame for the first VR display device and a frame for the second VR display device.
US11657780B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device includes: a pixel part partitioned into blocks; a scale factor provider which calculates a first load value of input image data for the pixel part, calculates a second load value of the input image data for each block, and generates a scale factor based on the first and second load values; and a timing controller which generates image data by scaling gray values of the input image data based on the scale factor. The scale factor provider generates a first scale factor for commonly controlling the gray values for the blocks based on the first load value, when the first load value is greater than or equal to a reference load value, and generates a second scale factor for controlling gray value for each block based on the first and second load values, when the first load value is less than the reference load value.
US11657775B2	Display device A display device includes a first light-transmitting substrate, a second light-transmitting substrate opposed to the first light-transmitting substrate, a liquid crystal layer comprising polymer dispersed liquid crystals filled between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second light-transmitting substrate, at least one light emitter opposed to at least one of a side surface of the first light-transmitting substrate and a side surface of the second light-transmitting substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode disposed so as to sandwich the liquid crystal layer.
US11657771B2	Display device substrate, display device, electronic apparatus, and method for manufacturing display device substrate A first substrate includes: a first base material including an insulating layer; and a partition wall disposed on the insulating layer. The insulating layer and the partition wall are formed of a resin material. The partition wall has a higher hardness than the insulating layer. A protective film that protects the insulating layer is disposed on a surface of the insulating layer. A portion of the protective film is located between the partition wall and the insulating layer.
US11657770B2	Display device and driving method thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device in which problems such as an increase of power consumption and increase of a load of when light is emitted are reduced by using a method for realizing pseudo impulsive driving by inserting an dark image, and a driving method thereof. A display device which displays a gray scale by dividing one frame period into a plurality of subframe periods, where one frame period is divided into at least a first subframe period and a second subframe period; and when luminance in the first subframe period to display the maximum gray scale is Lmax1 and luminance in the second subframe period to display the maximum gray scale is Lmax2, (½) Lmax2
US11657769B1	Electroluminescent display device and method of compensating for luminance in the same An electroluminescent display device includes a display panel including pixels, a storage circuit, a luminance compensation circuit and a data driver. The storage circuit stores information on a leakage curve indicating a luminance change value of a target pixel according to a change of an input pixel value of a neighboring pixel, the plurality of pixels including the target pixel and the neighboring pixel. The luminance compensation circuit receives input pixel values corresponding to the pixels and generates compensated pixel values respectively corresponding to the pixels by compensating for lateral leakage based on the leakage curve, where the lateral leakage is caused by leakage currents through a common conduction layer of the pixels. The data driver drives the pixels based on the compensated pixel values. The exact (or close) luminance of the input image is realized by compensating for the luminance distortion.
US11657768B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel including a pixel including a light emitting element emitting light and electrically connected to a data line and a sensing line, a timing controller varying a driving frequency of the display panel based on an input frequency of digital video data, and a data driver supplying a data voltage to the data line based on the digital video data during a data addressing period of a frame period and receiving a sensing signal from the sensing line during a sensing period. The data driver electrically connects the sensing line to an initialization voltage line during the data addressing period in case that the digital video data is changed, and electrically connects the sensing line to a high impedance during the data addressing period in case that the digital video data is not changed.
US11657767B2	Display device and driving method thereof for preventing overcurrent by using total load and local loads Provided are a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes: a display panel for displaying an image, based on data signals supplied from data lines; a load controller for determining a scale factor for controlling a target luminance of the image displayed in the display panel, based on a load of first image data input from the outside; and a data driver for outputting data signals to the data lines, corresponding to the first image data corrected using the scale factor. The data driver includes a plurality of data driver chips coupled to at least one data line among the data lines. The load controller determines the scale factor, based on at least one of a total load of the first image data and local loads with respect to the respective data driver chips.
US11657766B2	Sensing circuit and source driver including the same The present disclosure discloses a sensing circuit and a source driver including the same, capable of decreasing influence on the performance of an integrator according to a panel load and reducing a chip area by excluding a feedback capacitor of the integrator. The sensing circuit may convert an input current, received from a display panel, into an output current having linearity and an amount of current smaller than the input current.
US11657765B2	Display device and method of driving the same A display device includes a display panel to display an image, a panel driver to drive the display panel, and a controller to control a driving of the panel driver. The controller includes a first circuit to receive frame data during an active period in synchronization with a vertical synchronization signal determining a start time point of a frame having the active period and a variable blank period, to shift a position of the frame data in response to a shift start signal to generate shift data, and to provide the shift data to the panel driver. A number of active periods of the vertical synchronization signal included in one period of the shift start signal differs from the number of active periods of the vertical synchronization signal included in another period of the shift start signal.
US11657763B2	Display device and method of driving the same A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a scan driver configured to apply scan signals to the display panel, and a power supply configured to apply a gate high voltage and a gate low voltage to the scan driver. The scan driver discharges the display panel based on a second gate high voltage lower than the gate high voltage during a discharging operation of the display panel.
US11657762B2	Pixel and organic light emitting diode display having a bypass transistor for passing a portion of a driving current A pixel and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display using the pixel are disclosed. The pixel includes a driving transistor for transmitting a driving current, an OLED configured to receive a first portion of the driving current and a bypass transistor configured to receive a second portion of the driving current.
US11657759B2	Pixel circuit and method of driving the same, display panel A pixel circuit and a method of driving the same, and a display panel. The pixel circuit includes a drive circuit, a data writing circuit, a compensating circuit, a reset circuit and a first light emitting control circuit. The drive circuit is configured to control a drive current for driving a light emitting element to emit light; the data writing circuit is configured to write a data signal to the first terminal of the drive circuit; the compensating circuit is configured to compensate the drive circuit; the reset circuit is configured to apply a reset voltage to the control terminal of the drive circuit and the first terminal of the light emitting element; the first light emitting control circuit is configured to apply a first voltage of the first voltage terminal to the first terminal of the drive circuit.
US11657757B2	Method for driving display panel and display apparatus A method for driving a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes a display region including a fingerprint recognition region and includes subpixels located in the display region, and the subpixels include first subpixels located in the fingerprint recognition region and used as a light source for fingerprint recognition. In a first mode, the subpixels are scanned at a first frequency, and in the second mode, the subpixels are scanned at a second frequency. The second frequency is greater than the first frequency. The method includes: when the display panel is in the first mode, monitoring whether the display panel receives a fingerprint recognition requirement, and if yes, controlling the display panel to enter a trigger state; and when the display panel is in the trigger state, scanning the first subpixels at a frequency greater than the first frequency.
US11657746B2	Method for producing a bistable display device with low-voltage microcontroller The invention more particularly relates to a method and device for controlling a segmented electrophoretic display.Such displays, preferably covered by the invention, comprise a layer (or a film) of microcapsules containing colored particles suspended in a fluid or a gas, the same layer being sandwiched between two electrodes: at least one first electrode having the shape of the segment to be displayed a second transparent electrode made by a conductive layer of indium tin oxide (ITO) for example. Alternative electrodes based on a thin film of carbon nanostructures, silver or copper wires can also be used.
US11657743B2	Display driver, electronic apparatus, and moving object A display driver includes a segment display portion drive circuit, a dot matrix display portion drive circuit, a segment data storage portion, a dot matrix data storage portion, and a control circuit, in which the dot matrix data storage portion stores data for second icon display, which is data for displaying a second icon that is a substitute for the first icon on the dot matrix display portion, and when the control circuit detects a display abnormality of the first icon, the control circuit transfers the data for second icon display from the dot matrix data storage portion to the dot matrix display portion drive circuit.
US11657742B1	Circuitry for screening defective portion of display chip Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for testing and repairing various aspects of an electronic display. The electronic display includes a reference array and an active array. The electronic display also includes test circuitry used to test individual or any combination of pixels of the electronic display. Switches may be disposed between the pixels and the test circuitry to be to repair the various components of the electronic display.
US11657740B1	Displaying directional visual indicators from a wearable device for navigation This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for displaying directional visual indicators external to a wearable device for navigation. In some aspects, a wearable device may receive navigation signals while the wearable device is in a navigation mode. The navigation signals may indicate a direction of travel. The wearable device may display a first directional visual indicator corresponding to the direction of travel. The first directional visual indicator may be displayed external to the wearable device indicating the direction of travel is a first direction. The first directional visual indicator may be a directional light or a directional projection displayed external to the wearable device in the direction of travel. If the direction of travel changes from the first direction to a second direction, the wearable device may display a second directional visual indicator indicating the direction of travel is the second direction.
US11657739B2	Roof mounted vehicle topper Systems and method are disclosed for inconspicuously providing power to one or more electronic displays of a vehicle top unit from a power source located outside the vehicle top unit. The vehicle top unit is mounted to a first and second cross bar mounted to a roof of a vehicle. Wiring extends from the power source, along a portion of the vehicle, along or through at least one of the first and second cross bars, and to the vehicle top unit. A securing device secures the wiring to the portion of the vehicle.
US11657735B2	Extruded profile for electronic shelf label holder An electronic shelf label holder incorporating a curved upwardly extending edge at the rear of the topmost portion where debris and contaminants can accumulate. By incorporating this feature, the invention enables associates to easily and effectively wipe or clean the topmost surface without the need to actually remove the label holder, since the edge is designed to espouse the curves of a finger making wiping debris simple and effective.
US11657733B2	Training method for evaluating bonding accuracy of orthodontic brackets A training method for evaluating the bonding accuracy of orthodontic brackets is provided. The evaluation method includes a training device for racket bonding accuracy evaluation which includes virtual teeth with root-shaped connectors and an evaluation base to fix the virtual teeth. Multiple reference lines are marked on the evaluation base, and their intersection is set as the evaluation point. When the virtual tooth is fixed to the evaluation base, the reference lines and the evaluation points are utilized for rapid evaluation of the bonding accuracy of the bracket. Moreover, thanks to their horizontal arrangement, when there are multiple virtual teeth, the evaluation of bracket bonding would be more intuitive and efficient than using the traditional articulator.
US11657726B2	Establishing a learning session utilizing a multi-disciplined learning tool A method for utilizing a multi-disciplined learning tool regarding a topic includes generating a fundamental illustrative model based on illustrative assets of a lesson that includes learning objects. The method further includes modifying the fundamental illustrative model to illustrate first and second sets of teaching assets of a first learning object to produce first and second learning illustrative models. When enabled, the method further includes modifying the fundamental illustrative model to illustrate third and fourth sets of teaching assets of a second learning object to produce third and fourth learning illustrative models. The method further includes outputting at least the first and second learning illustrative models.
US11657722B2	Providing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data for unmanned aerial vehicles A device can be configured to receive flight data from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), where the flight data indicates at least one of an identifier that identifies the UAV, a location of the UAV, an altitude of the UAV, a bearing of the UAV, or a speed of the UAV. The device can be further configured to convert at least a portion of the flight data from a first format to a second format; generate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data based on the converted flight data; and perform an action associated with the ADS-B data.
US11657720B2	Network coverage and policy information generation and distribution for unmanned aerial vehicle flight planning A method for managing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is described. The method includes determining, by a Network Coverage and Policy Server (NCPS), an airspace; determining, by the NCPS, a granularity that indicates sizes for volume elements in a set of volume elements that logically divide the airspace; determining, by the NCPS, network policy information for volume elements in the set of volume elements to produce one or more maps; and transferring, by the NCPS, the one or more maps to a UAV Traffic Management (UTM) system.
US11657719B2	System for sparsely representing and storing geographic and map data Techniques associated with generating and maintaining sparse geographic and map data. In some cases, the system may maintain a factor graph comprising a plurality of nodes. In some cases, the nodes may comprise pose data and sensor data associated with an autonomous vehicle at the geographic position represented by the node. The nodes may be linked based on shared trajectories and shared sensor data.
US11657714B2	Enhanced travel modes for vehicles A method for operating a fleet of vehicles may include determining a first set of parameters for operating a first vehicle as it travels to a destination, and determining a second set of parameters for operating a second vehicle. Consumption of the first set of parameters by the first vehicle may cause the first vehicle to accelerate, alter shocks and/or suspensions, and/or move into a free lane. Consumption of the second set of parameters by the second vehicle may cause the second vehicle to remain outside of a drive envelope of the first vehicle, between the first vehicle and the particular destination.
US11657713B2	Management system of automated valet parking lot A management system of an automated valet parking lot according to an example in the present disclosure is a management system of an automated valet parking lot attached to a facility. The management system includes a setting unit for setting a management area for the facility, an authentication unit for performing, when a vehicle is deposited in the automated valet parking lot, usage authentication of the automated valet parking lot with a portable terminal associated with the vehicle, a tracking unit for tracking the position of the portable terminal authenticated for the usage, and a notification unit for notifying the portable terminal of an alarm when the portable terminal is outside the management area.
US11657708B2	Large-scale real-time traffic flow prediction method based on fuzzy logic and deep LSTM A large-scale real-time traffic flow prediction method of the present invention is based on fuzzy logic and deep LSTM, which relates to a technical field of urban intelligent traffic management. The method includes steps of: selecting an urban road network scene to collect color images of real-time traffic flow congestion information; obtaining congestion levels of multiple intersections according to the color images, which are used in a data training set; and forming a data sensing end of FDFP through a fuzzy mechanism; establishing a deep LSTM neural network, performing deep learning on the training data set, and constructing a prediction end of the FDFP; construct a graph of road intersections and formulate a k-nearest neighbors-based discounted averaging for obtaining congestion on the edges; and inputting real-time traffic information received from a server into an FDFP model.
US11657705B2	Integrated telecommunications roadside unit Concepts and technologies directed to an integrated telecommunications roadside unit for supporting vehicle-to-everything (“V2X”) communications are disclosed herein. Embodiments of an integrated telecommunications roadside unit can include a processor and a memory that store computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include intercepting a vehicle-to-vehicle communication that is provided from a first vehicle to a second vehicle. The vehicle-to-vehicle communication can be transmitted using a direct transmission mode. The operations can further include encapsulating the vehicle-to-vehicle communication in a user plane package. The operations can also include routing the user plane package to a destination network access node, where the destination network access node is outside of a direct communication range corresponding to the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
US11657701B2	Systems and methods for emergency alert and call regarding driver condition A method includes measuring biometric data of a user at a monitoring device. The method further includes outputting, at the monitoring device, an alert to a vehicle computing device within a vehicle based upon detection of a biometric event, such that the party outside of a vehicle is notified. The method also includes analyzing and storing, within an application residing on the monitoring device, the biometric data within the application. The method still further includes outputting, within the application, a predetermined timeframe of the biometric data to the party.
US11657698B2	Providing internet access through a property monitoring system Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing internet access through a control panel of an alarm system, the method including establishing, by a control panel of an alarm system in a property, a first connection to an alarm system monitoring server across a cellular network, determining that a known source of internet within the property is not available, in response to determining that the known source of internet within the property is not available, establishing, by the control panel, a second connection to the internet across the cellular network, providing internet access to one or more devices in the property through the second connection, determining that the known source of internet within the property is available, and in response to determining that the known source of internet within the property is available, terminating, by the control panel, the second connection.
US11657696B2	System and method for tracking patient activity A system and method for tracking the duration of patient time in a dentist chair may be provided. The system may include at least one sensor, at least one microcontroller, and at least one remote server. The sensor and microcontroller arrangement may detect the presence of a patient in the chair and may record the duration of the patient's presence and upload the data to the server. The system and method may further account for temporary patient departures from the chair by creating a time threshold, under which a visit duration calculation will not be reset. The system and method may record a total duration of a patient's time in the dentist chair.
US11657694B2	Mobile device usage monitoring for commercial vehicle fleet management A driver monitoring system includes at least two cameras configured to record images of a driver within a cabin of a vehicle. A first camera is disposed on a driver side of the cabin and a second camera is disposed on a passenger side of the cabin. At least one of the at least two cameras is disposed in a mirror replacement display or in a mirror replacement display location. A controller is in communication with the at least two cameras and is configured to determine a pose of the driver based on images from the at least two cameras. At least one of the images originates from at least one of the first camera and the second camera.
US11657693B2	Fire detection for dirty environments A fire detector for monitoring an environment and a method of operating a fire detector including a smoke sensor and a volatile organic compound, VOC, sensor are described. A fire detector 10 for monitoring an environment 20 includes a smoke sensor 12 and a volatile organic compound, VOC, sensor 14, the fire detector 10 is configured to adjust a smoke sensitivity of the fire detector 10 based on a VOC concentration detected by the VOC sensor 14. The smoke sensitivity is decreased when increased VOC concentrations are detected.
US11657690B2	Nanosatellite-based property monitoring Methods, systems, and apparatus for nanosatellite-based property monitoring are disclosed. A method includes receiving satellite data related to conditions of a property monitored by a monitoring system; determining, based on the satellite data, that the property is at risk from a threat; requesting, from a sensor of the monitoring system, sensor data related to the threat; receiving, from the sensor, the sensor data related to the threat; and based on analyzing the sensor data related to the threat, performing one or more monitoring system actions. The threat may include one of a weather hazard, a security hazard, or a property damage hazard. The monitoring system actions can include sending an instruction to adjust a sensor or component of the monitoring system and can include sending, to a user device, a notification that the property is at risk from the threat.
US11657688B2	Work vehicle periphery monitoring system and work vehicle periphery monitoring method A work vehicle periphery monitoring system includes: an alarm range storage unit that stores an alarm range, in which an alarm output is required when an object is present, in a detection range of an object detection device that detects an object present in a periphery of a work vehicle; a work mode determination unit that determines a work mode of the work vehicle; an alarm range changing unit that changes the alarm range in the detection range when it is determined that the work mode is a specific work mode; and an alarm control unit that causes an alarm device to output an alarm when an object is present in the alarm range.
US11657686B2	Expandable security system A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a base station of a first security system, an identification of a portable security system. The method further includes adding, by the base station, the portable security system as a sensor to a plurality of sensors monitored by the first security system. The method further includes configuring, by the base station, the portable security system in protect-mode, wherein the portable security system sounds an alarm in response to a sensor from the second system indicating a security-breach. The method further includes in response to the alarm from the portable security system, generating, by the base station, an alarm event of the first security system.
US11657684B2	Temperature indicator for optical module An optical module includes a housing with a first end and a handle extending from the second end. A temperature indicator on the handle is thermally coupled to the housing to improve correlation with an optical module surface temperature. The temperature indicator provides an indication that the optical module surface temperature of the housing exceeds a predefined temperature limit.
US11657678B2	General gaming engine An apparatus for implementing a game having a deterministic component and a non-deterministic component wherein a player uses the game through at least one player interface unit. Each player interface unit generates a player record indicating player-initiated events. A random number generator provides a series of pseudo-random numbers and a rules library stores indexed rules for one or more games. An interface registry stores mapping records where the mapping records are used to associate the player-initiated events to pre-selected rules in the rules library. A control means is coupled to the player interface to receive the output of the player interface unit, coupled to the interface registry, the rules library, and the random number generator. The control means processes the player record and returns an output record to the player interface unit where the output record is determined by executing the game's rules with reference to the pseudo-random numbers and predefined combinatorial algorithms for selecting sets of the pseudo-random numbers. In various embodiments, random numbers may be generated for use in a particular game or set of games, but not for use in all games.
US11657674B2	Fraud detection system in casino A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.
US11657672B2	Gaming system and method for utilizing a mobile device to fund a gaming session The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for facilitating funds to and from an electronic gaming machine via a mobile device.
US11657670B2	Segmented display assembly for gaming device A gaming device may comprise various components, including a main cabinet, a game controller, and a display assembly. The display assembly may comprise a display panel. The display panel may define a number of planar display regions, where each planar display region is offset from a neighboring planar display region by a respective offset angle so as to display information to a player of the gaming device at different angles. The display assembly may additionally be provided with an electrical connector and/or an attachment mechanism to releasably couple the display assembly to the game cabinet.
US11657667B2	Controlled dispensing system and method A controlled dispensing fixture including a display screen, a scanning device, and one or more processors is configured to: obtain via the display screen or remote scanner a selection of one or more controlled products; update a user interface on the display screen based on the selection; determine whether the one or more controlled products meet a purchase limit associated with the one or more controlled products for dispensing; obtain via the scanning device consumer identification information; determine whether the consumer identification information meets an age threshold and/or an identity requirement associated with the one or more controlled products; and in accordance with a determination that (i) the one or more controlled products meet the purchase limit for dispensing, and (ii) the consumer identification information meets the age threshold and/or the identity requirement, transmit a dispensing instruction to the dispensing fixture to dispense the one or more controlled products.
US11657657B2	Image data distribution system and image data display terminal A distribution system includes a collection server, a storage server, and a distribution server. The collection server acquires image data captured by an on-vehicle camera, creates a table in which imaging position information is associated with imaging environment information, and stores the table in the storage server. The distribution server accepts a distribution request in which an imaging position condition and an imaging environment condition are designated. The distribution server searches the image data satisfying the imaging position condition and the imaging environment condition, and performs distribution.
US11657655B2	Vehicle component fault detection A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive one or more parameters of a vehicle condition to be monitored, allocate an unreserved parameter identifier to each of the parameters, assign respective memory spaces to each of the allocated unreserved parameter identifiers, and store the parameters in the memory spaces.
US11657654B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium This disclosure makes vehicle passage at a tollbooth on a vehicle road smoother. A plurality of candidate lanes are selected based on whether or not a first vehicle scheduled to pass through a tollbooth is an ETC vehicle, and the type of each lane at the tollbooth. Moreover, a predicted value in correlation with a required time predicted to be required for passing through the tollbooth is calculated for each candidate lane. Further, a recommended lane that is recommended for the first vehicle to travel is determined from the plurality of candidate lanes based on the predicted value for each candidate lane.
US11657650B2	Techniques for automatically identifying secondary objects in a stereo-optical counting system Techniques for distinguishing objects (e.g., an individual or an individual pushing a shopping cart) are disclosed. An object is detected in images of a scene. A height map is generated from the images, and the object is represented as height values in the height map. Based on height properties associated with another object, it is determined whether the other object is associated with the object. If so determined, the objects are classified separately.
US11657646B2	Body temperature monitoring device and wearable accessary for measuring basal body temperature There is provided a recognition system adaptable to a portable device or a wearable device. The recognition system senses a body heat using a thermal sensor, and performs functions such as the living body recognition, image denoising and body temperature prompting according to detected results.
US11657645B2	Content-modification system with fingerprint data mismatch and responsive action feature In one aspect, a method includes receiving query fingerprint data representing content received by a content-presentation device. The method also includes comparing at least a first portion of the query fingerprint data with at least one first reference fingerprint data set, where each first reference fingerprint data set corresponds with a respective channel. The method also includes determining that the query fingerprint data does not match any of the at least one first reference fingerprint data sets. The method also includes responsive to the determining, comparing at least a second portion of the query fingerprint data with second reference fingerprint data representing a modifiable content-segment. The method also includes detecting a match between at least the second portion of the query fingerprint data and the second reference fingerprint data. The method also includes responsive to detecting the match, performing an action that facilitates the content-presentation device performing a content-modification operation.
US11657641B2	Biometric sensing device and display apparatus including same A biometric sensing device and a display apparatus including the same are provided. The biometric sensing device includes a first thin film transistor, a second thin film transistor, and a photodiode. The first thin film transistor has a gate. The second thin film transistor has a semiconductor layer and a non-gate electrode terminal. The non-gate electrode terminal is electrically connected to the gate of the first thin film transistor. The photodiode contacts a semiconductor layer.
US11657634B2	Control system, control method, and program A control system controls an operation mode of a mobile robot that autonomously moves in a predetermined area, and includes a feature detection unit, a classifying unit, and a system controller. The feature detection unit detects features of a person who is present in the vicinity of the mobile robot. The classifying unit classifies the person into a predetermined first group or a predetermined second group based on the features. The system controller selects a first operation mode when the person who belongs to the first group is present in the vicinity of the mobile robot and selects a second operation mode that is different from the first operation mode when the person who belongs to the first group is not present in the vicinity of the mobile robot, thereby controlling the mobile robot.
US11657632B2	Image processing device, image reading device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium, using two pieces of image data An image processing device comprising a processor configured to: determine presence or absence of a face image for each of a plurality of pieces of image data read from at least one image presenting medium, and decide a relationship for the plurality of pieces of image data, based on a result of the determination. The relationship is a front and back of the image presenting medium or a page order, and the processor is further configured to: decides that image data including a face image is on a front side of the image presenting medium or on a page before image data not including a face image.
US11657624B2	Image processor and image processing method for parking frame estimation on a road surface An image processor includes a line extraction portion configured to extract a line from an image generated from a vehicle surrounding image captured at a predetermined timing, a tracking determination portion configured to determine whether the extracted line fulfills a predetermined condition or not, a comparing portion configured to compare the line that is determined as fulfilling the predetermined condition with a line that is extracted by the line extraction portion from another image generated from another vehicle surrounding image captured at a predetermined timing in the past to obtain degrees of similarity and coincidence thereof, a parking area line determination portion configured to determine the line as a parking area line when the degrees of similarity and coincidence are equal to or more than a given value, and a parking frame setting portion configured to set a parking frame using the line determined as the parking area line.
US11657623B2	Traffic information providing method and device, and computer program stored in medium in order to execute method An object tracking method using traffic information, includes the steps of: receiving a travel route request for a first vehicle from a terminal; and allowing a database, in which a record for each of a plurality of frames included in images captured by a plurality of cameras for photographing traffic information is stored and includes an object tag and an event tag recognized in each frame, to provide, while searching for the record in chronological order, route information including photographing position information and/or images corresponding to a continuous first record section including an object tag corresponding to first vehicle information, a second record including an object tag and a stopover event tag corresponding to the first vehicle information, and a continuous third record section, which is continuous to the second record and includes an object tag corresponding to first person information included in the stopover event tag of the second record.
US11657620B2	Vehicle vision system with object detection failsafe A method for determining a safe state for a vehicle includes disposing a camera at a vehicle and disposing an electronic control unit (ECU) at the vehicle. Image data is captured via the camera and provided to the ECU. An image processor of the ECU processes captured image data. A condition is determined via processing at the image processor of the ECU captured image data. The condition comprises a shadow present in the field of view of the camera within ten frames of captured image data or a damaged condition of the imager within two minutes of operation of the camera. The condition is indicative of a condition where processing of captured image data degrades in performance. The ECU determines a safe state for the vehicle responsive to determining the condition.
US11657618B2	Display apparatus A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).
US11657614B2	Camera and visitor user interfaces The present disclosure generally relates to camera and visitor user interfaces. In some examples, the present disclosure relates to displaying indications of visitors detected by an accessory device of the home automation system.
US11657607B2	Non-intrusive image identification Non-intrusive image identification includes acquiring an image and connectivity data at a network-connected computing node via a data communications network. The image is captured by an image-capturing device remotely located from the computing node. The connectivity data is associated with one or more devices located within a predetermined vicinity of the image-capturing device. Connectivity data can be correlated with electronically stored networking data associated with the one or more devices to determine an identity of one or more device users. The correlating includes electronically searching one or more network-connected sources of networking data and, based on the connectivity data, matching the one or more devices to the one or more device users. Image-tagging data corresponding to one or more selected individual device users is generated, and the image is tagged with the image-tagging data for identifying one or more individuals appearing in the image.
US11657603B2	Semantic segmentation of three-dimensional data Systems and methods for performing semantic segmentation of three-dimensional data are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can be configured to obtain sensor data including three-dimensional data associated with an environment. The three-dimensional data can include a plurality of points and can be associated with one or more times. The computing system can be configured to determine data indicative of a two-dimensional voxel representation associated with the environment based at least in part on the three-dimensional data. The computing system can be configured to determine a classification for each point of the plurality of points within the three-dimensional data based at least in part on the two-dimensional voxel representation associated with the environment and a machine-learned semantic segmentation model. The computing system can be configured to initiate one or more actions based at least in part on the per-point classifications.
US11657601B2	Methods, devices and systems for combining object detection models A computer-implemented method of detecting logos in a graphical rendering may comprise detecting, using a first and a second trained object detector, logos in the graphical rendering and outputting a first and a second list of detections and filtering, using at least a first and a second prior performance-based filter, the received first and second lists of detections into a first group of kept detections, a second group of discarded detections and a third group of detections. Detections in the third group of detections may be clustered in at least one cluster comprising detections that are of a same class and that are generally co-located within the electronic image. A cluster score may then be assigned to each cluster. A set of detections of logos in the graphical rendering may then be output, the set comprising the detections in the first group and a detection from each of the clusters whose assigned cluster score is greater than a respective threshold.
US11657600B2	Method for assessing oral health using a mobile device A method for remotely assessing oral health of a user of a mobile device by obtaining, using the mobile device (40), at least one digital image (1) of said user's (30) oral cavity (31) and additional non-image data (2) comprising anamnestic information about the user (30). The digital image (1) is processed both using a statistical object detection algorithm (20) to extract at least one local visual feature (3) corresponding to a medical finding related to a sub-region of said user's oral cavity (31); and also using a statistical image recognition algorithm (21) to extract at least one global classification label (4) corresponding to a medical finding related to said user's oral cavity (31) as a whole. An assessment (10) of the oral health of said user (30) is determined based on the local visual feature(s) (3), the global classification label(s) (4) and the non-image data (2).
US11657599B2	Method for detecting appearance of six sides of chip multi-layer ceramic capacitor based on artificial intelligence The present invention relates to the technical field of detection of the appearance of electronic components, and in particular to a method for detecting the appearance of six sides of a chip multi-layer ceramic capacitor based on artificial intelligence. In the method for detecting the appearance of six sides of a chip multi-layer ceramic capacitor based on artificial intelligence as provided by the present invention, a picture is automatically divided, by AI, into regions which are then classified, and extracted features are judged by conventional algorithms. It is more flexible to deal with various defects. Defect missing is avoided, and the false rate is reduced.
US11657597B2	Cloud detection on remote sensing imagery A system for detecting clouds and cloud shadows is described. In one approach, clouds and cloud shadows within a remote sensing image are detected through a three step process. In the first stage a high-precision low-recall classifier is used to identify cloud seed pixels within the image. In the second stage, a low-precision high-recall classifier is used to identify potential cloud pixels within the image. Additionally, in the second stage, the cloud seed pixels are grown into the potential cloud pixels to identify clusters of pixels which have a high likelihood of representing clouds. In the third stage, a geometric technique is used to determine pixels which likely represent shadows cast by the clouds identified in the second stage. The clouds identified in the second stage and the shadows identified in the third stage are then exported as a cloud mask and shadow mask of the remote sensing image.
US11657593B2	Deep learning volume quantifying methods and apparatus A neural network-based method for quantifying a volume of a specimen. The method includes providing a specimen, capturing images of the specimen, and directly classifying to one of a plurality of volume classes or volumes using a trained neural network. Quality check modules and specimen testing apparatus adapted to carry out the volume quantification method are described, as are other aspects.
US11657589B2	Material spectroscopy A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to determine a first measure of pixel values in the first image, acquire a second image, estimate ambient light illuminating the first object based on the second image and modify the first measure of pixel values based on a second measure of pixel values corresponding to estimated ambient light based on the second image. The instructions include further instructions to perform a comparison of the modified first measure of pixel values to a third measure of pixel values determined from a third image of a second object, wherein the third image is previously acquired by illuminating the second object with a second light beam and, when the comparison determines that the first measure is equal to the third measure of pixel values within a tolerance, determine whether the first object and the second object are a same object.
US11657588B2	Physics based manipulation Systems and methods for three-dimensional (3D) modeling are described. Embodiments of the inventive concept are configured to receive manipulation input for editing a scene in a static 3D modeling application, perform a physics simulation based on the manipulation input, wherein the physics simulation comprises a plurality of simulation steps performed based on a set of motion constraints configured for the static 3D modeling application, and apply a change to the scene in the static 3D modeling application based on the physics simulation.
US11657585B2	Mixed reality musical instrument A method is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of identifying a first real object in a mixed reality environment, the mixed reality environment having a user; identifying a second real object in the mixed reality environment; generating, in the mixed reality environment, a first virtual object corresponding to the second real object; identifying, in the mixed reality environment, a collision between the first real object and the first virtual object; determining a first attribute associated with the collision; determining, based on the first attribute, a first audio signal corresponding to the collision; and presenting to the user, via one or more speakers, the first audio signal.
US11657584B2	System and method for presenting a virtual store shelf that emulates a physical store shelf An apparatus includes a display, interface, and processor. The interface receives a live camera feed from a camera directed at a first physical structure located in a physical space. The processor receives an indication of an event associated with the first physical structure and accordingly displays a first virtual structure corresponding to the first physical structure. The first virtual structure includes virtual items that emulate physical items located on the first physical structure. The processor additionally displays a recording of the live camera feed, which depicts the event associated with the first physical structure.
US11657582B1	Precise plane detection and placement of virtual objects in an augmented reality environment A mobile device executes an augmented reality (AR) software application that detects an orientation of a client device. The AR software application projects a line from a reference position on the client device to a physical object. The AR software application identifies a first location on the physical object that intersects with the line. The AR software application determines an x-coordinate and a y-coordinate of a portion of the physical object included in an image displayed on the client device based on the first location. The AR software application receives a z-coordinate of the portion of the physical object. In response to receiving user input via the client device, the AR software application anchors an augmented reality object at a second location that corresponds to the x-coordinate, the y-coordinate, and the z-coordinate. The orientation of the augmented reality object corresponds to the orientation of the client device.
US11657581B2	Determining a content pose of a piece of virtual content A method for determining a content pose of a piece of virtual content. The method is performed in a pose determiner and comprises: acquiring a first anchor pose of the anchoring device; determining a first content pose, being a pose of a piece of virtual content, in relation to the first anchor pose; storing the first content pose in relation to the first anchor pose; determining that a user device needs to determine a content pose of the piece of virtual content; acquiring a second anchor pose of the anchoring device; retrieving the stored first content pose; determining a second content pose of the piece of virtual content based on the first content pose and the second anchor pose; and rendering the piece of virtual content in the second content pose on a user device comprising a display.
US11657580B2	Surface aware lens Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for rendering three-dimensional virtual objects within real-world environments. Virtual rendering of a three-dimensional virtual object can be altered appropriately as a user moves around the object in the real-world through utilization of a redundant tracking system comprising multiple tracking sub-systems. Virtual object rendering can be with respect to a reference surface in a real-world three-dimensional space depicted in a camera view of a mobile computing device.
US11657578B2	Registration for augmented reality system for viewing an event Augmented reality systems provide graphics over views from a mobile device for both in-venue and remote viewing of a sporting or other event. A server system can provide a transformation between the coordinate system of a mobile device (smart phone, tablet computer, head mounted display) and a real world coordinate system. Requested graphics for the event are displayed over a view of an event.
US11657575B2	Generating augmented reality content based on third-party content In one or more implementations, third-party content may include one or more objects and may include one or more visual effects related to the one or more objects. Augmented reality content may be generated that applies the one or more visual effects to additional object shown in a field of view of a camera. The third-party content may correspond to one or more products that are available for purchase via a client application.
US11657574B2	Systems and methods for providing an audio-guided virtual reality tour Systems and methods are provided for providing an audio-guided in-door virtual reality (VR) tour. An exemplary system may include a communication interface configured to receive input from a user and to output media contents, a memory storing computer-readable instructions, and at least one processor coupled to the communication interface and the memory. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations may include displaying a view of a 3D VR environment and playing an audio guide associated with the view. The operations may also include detecting, during the playing of the audio guide, a target operation input by the user to alter the view. In response to the detection of the target operation, the operations may include adjusting, based on the detected target operation, the view with respect to a fixed point position within the 3D VR environment.
US11657572B2	Systems and methods for map generation based on ray-casting and semantic class images Systems and methods for generating a map. The methods comprise: performing, by a computing device, ray-casting operations to generate a 3D point cloud with a reduced number of data points associated with moving objects; generating, by the computing device, a 2D binary mask for at least one semantic label class of the 3D point cloud; determining, by the computing device, x-coordinates and y-coordinates for a 2D volume defining an object of the at least one semantic label class; identifying, by the computing device, data points in the 3D point cloud based on the 2D volume; comparing, by the computing device, z-coordinates of the identified data points to at least one threshold value selected for the at least one semantic label class; and generating, by the computing device, the map by removing data points from the 3D point cloud based on results of the comparing.
US11657571B2	Joint shape and appearance optimization through topology sampling Systems and methods enable optimization of a 3D model representation comprising the shape and appearance of a particular 3D scene or object. The opaque 3D mesh (e.g., vertex positions and corresponding topology) and spatially varying material attributes are jointly optimized based on image space losses to match multiple image observations (e.g., reference images of the reference 3D scene or object). A geometric topology defines faces and/or cells in the opaque 3D mesh that are visible and may be randomly initialized and optimized through training based on the image space losses. Applying the geometry topology to an opaque 3D mesh for learning the shape improves accuracy of silhouette edges and performance compared with using transparent mesh representations. In contrast with approaches that require an initial guess for the topology and/or an exhaustive testing of possible geometric topologies, the 3D model representation is learned based on image space differences without requiring an initial guess.
US11657566B2	Three-dimensional layered map A map having surfaces that are depicted at different levels that are not related to topography, with boundaries between the surfaces, where the boundaries are disposed at travel ways. The travel ways form cliff faces in the map between the surfaces, with information items disposed on the cliff faces at positions corresponding to items of interest at locations along the travel ways where the information items are disposed.
US11657563B2	Path guiding for path-traced rendering A computer-implemented method for generating a mask for a light source in a virtual scene includes determining a bounding box for the scene based on a frustum of a virtual camera and generating a path-traced image of the scene within the bounding box. Light paths emitted by the camera and exiting at the light source are stored, and objects poorly sampled by the light source are removed from the scene. An initial mask for the light source is generated from the density of light paths exiting at that position on the light source. The initial mask is refined by averaging in the light path density at each point on the light source for subsequent images.
US11657561B2	Apparatus and method for processing telemetry data in a virtualized graphics processor Apparatus and method for processing virtual graphics processor telemetry data based on quanta. For example, one embodiment of a graphics processing apparatus comprises virtualization control circuitry to virtualize graphics processing resources of one or more graphics processing units (GPU), wherein one or more virtual machines (VMs) are to be provided with controlled access to the graphics processing resources in accordance with a current graphics virtualization configuration specified, at least in part, in one or more virtualization control registers of the virtualization control circuitry; a scheduler to schedule each VM for processing by the graphics processing resources in accordance with the graphics virtualization configuration, the scheduler to generate a VM switch event responsive to each VM being scheduled for processing on the graphics processing resources; power management circuitry to collect telemetry data associated with VMs which have temporarily completed processing on the graphics processing resources and to forward the telemetry data to a telemetry data aggregator, the telemetry data aggregator to combine telemetry data collected for each VM over a period of time and to store per-VM telemetry data in a data repository accessible by a virtualization management application.
US11657560B2	VRS rate feedback Techniques for performing shader operations are provided. The techniques include, performing pixel shading at a shading rate defined by pixel shader variable rate shading (“VRS”) data, and updating the pixel VRS data that indicates one or more shading rates for one or more tiles based on whether the tiles of the one or more tiles include triangle edges or do not include triangle edges, to generate updated VRS data.
US11657554B2	Cross cultural greeting card system A system and method for creating customized, personally relevant greeting cards, e-cards, mementos, invitations, decorations, and other types of printed and virtual media to convey affection, friendship, emotional connections, celebration, gratitude, condolence and other types of sentiments to relatives, friends, coworkers, business associates, and acquaintances regardless of the cultural backgrounds of the giver and the recipient.
US11657553B2	Digital makeup artist A digital makeup artist system includes a mobile device, a database system storing cosmetic routine information, common makeup looks, cosmetic products for skin types and ethnicity, and user look preferences of a user. The mobile device includes a user interface for interacting with a digital makeup artist. The digital makeup artist performs an interactive dialog with the user in order to capture needs of the user, including types of makeup look, indoor or outdoor look, skin condition, facial problem areas, favorite facial features. The computation circuitry analyzes the user's face image to identify face parts, analyzes the face image to determine facial characteristics, and generates image frames to be displayed in synchronization with the interaction with the digital makeup artist based on the analyzed face image, needs of the user, the stored cosmetic routine information, common makeup looks, cosmetic products for skin types and ethnicity, and the user look preferences.
US11657550B2	Method for generating electronic report, electronic device, and storage medium A method for generating an electronic report, an electronic device and a storage medium, related to the field of large data and the field of artificial intelligence, are disclosed. The method for generating an electronic report includes: establishing a template tree comprising a plurality of branches, wherein the branches comprise at least one intermediate node and bottom layer nodes comprising identification information; and calling, for respective branches, data groups corresponding to the identification information of the bottom layer nodes from a database, respectively, and displaying the called data groups at positions corresponding to the bottom layer nodes in an electronic report. Labor consumption may be reduced, and advantages of low cost, high efficiency, automation and routinization may be achieved.
US11657549B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program An information processing apparatus includes a display control section that displays a relation diagram expressing logical relationships between events from an upstream side to a downstream side, displays, in a case where an instruction of folding is performed on a plurality of events selected as folding starting points from among the events, the relation diagram in which events on the downstream side of the plurality of selected events are folded, and displays, in a case where an instruction of expanding is performed on the relation diagram in a folded state, the relation diagram expanded in a state before the folding.
US11657547B2	Endoscopic surgery support apparatus, endoscopic surgery support method, and endoscopic surgery support system An apparatus includes: an acquisition circuit; and a processing circuit configured to: acquire volume data; set a model representing a tissue included in the volume data; set a first view for visualizing the volume data and a position of a target in the model; acquire first operation information for deforming the model; calculate change in the position and an orientation of the target due to deformation of the model, based on the first operation information; calculate, using the calculated change in the position and the orientation of the target, a second view such that the position and the orientation of the target after the change with respect to the first view and the position and the orientation of the target before the change with respect to the second view become equal to each other; and visualize the volume data based on the second view.
US11657545B2	Device, method, smart glasses for color vision deficiency correction The present invention relates to a device, method, and smart glasses for color vision deficiency correction. The method includes: adjusting a color of an image according to an environmental color temperature to obtain an adjusted image, and then adjusting a pixel level of the adjusted image to a preset pixel level according to image content, to obtain a to-be-processed image; determining an adjustment matrix based on an RGB value of the to-be-processed image and a preset RGB target value; comparing a color displayed on a display with a color of a standard colorimetric card for correction, to determine an adjustment mapping table; and generating a target image based on the to-be-processed image, the adjustment matrix, and the adjustment mapping table. The present invention increases the degree of color recognition and improves imaging effects, and can implement good color vision deficiency correction.
US11657544B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: if a part of a designated wiring or a designated component is arranged in an invisible wiring layer of a printed wiring board other than a currently visible wiring layer of the printed wiring board when superimposing and displaying, on a captured image of the printed wiring board, information related to the component or wiring which has been designated from among plural components and plural wirings arranged on the printed wiring board, display information related to the part of the designated wiring or the designated component on the currently visible wiring layer.
US11657543B2	Trisoup syntax signaling for geometry-based point cloud compression An example device for processing point cloud data includes a memory configured to store the point cloud data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to count a number of edges of a cube of point cloud data comprising a vertex. The one or more processors are configured to set a variable based on a total of the counting. The one or more processors are also configured to process the point cloud data based on the variable.
US11657540B2	Compression of ultrasound data in fluid conduits A device and method used to image cylindrical fluid conduits, such as pipes, wellbores and tubulars, with ultrasound transducers then compress that data for storage or visualization. The compressed images may be stored on the tool and/or transmitted over telemetry, enabling the device to inspect and record long pipes or wells in high resolution on a single trip. This allow the ultrasound imaging tool to record much longer wells in higher resolution than would otherwise be possible. An outward-facing radial array of ultrasound transducers captures cross-sectional slices of the conduit to create frames from scan lines. The frames are compressed by applying a demodulation process and spatial conversion process to the scan lines. Video compression is applied to the to the demodulated, spatially converted ultrasound images to return compressed images.
US11657535B2	System and method for optimal camera calibration Systems and methods for automatic camera calibration without using a robotic actuator or similar hardware. An electronic display screen projects an image of a simulated three-dimensional calibration pattern, such as a checkerboard, oriented in a particular pose. The camera captures an image of the calibration pattern that is displayed on the screen, and this image together with the transform of the simulated three-dimensional calibration pattern are used to calibrate the camera. Multiple different pictures of different poses are employed to determine the optimal set of poses that produces the lowest reprojection error. To aid in selecting different poses, i.e., spatial positions and orientations of the simulated three-dimensional calibration pattern, poses may be selected from only that portion of the camera's field of view which is expected to be typically used in operation of the camera.
US11657531B1	Method and apparatus for combining data to construct a floor plan A robot configured to perceive a model of an environment, including: a chassis; a set of wheels; a plurality of sensors; a processor; and memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: capturing a plurality of data while the robot moves within the environment; perceiving the model of the environment based on at least a portion of the plurality of data, the model being a top view of the environment; storing the model of the environment in a memory accessible to the processor; and transmitting the model of the environment and a status of the robot to an application of a smartphone previously paired with the robot.
US11657529B2	Multiple camera system with flash for depth map generation An example operation of depth map generation includes one or more of, simultaneously capturing a main-off camera image and an auxiliary-off camera image with an unpowered flash, sparse depth mapping an object based on the main-off camera image and the auxiliary-off camera image, capturing a main-on camera image with a powered flash, foreground probability mapping the object based on the main-off camera image and the main-on camera image and dense depth mapping the object based on the sparse depth map and the foreground probability map.
US11657528B2	System and method for mobile 3D scanning and measurement Systems and methods are provided for three-dimensional scanning and measurement by a device having a processor. The processor is configured to receive images of an object from at least two angles; preprocess the images using morphological refinement; create a source point cloud based on the images; remove outliers from the source point cloud; globally register the source point cloud to generate a transformed source point cloud; compare the transformed source point cloud with a target point cloud to generate a stitched point cloud that thereby creates a stitched 3D model; measure the resulting stitched 3D model; and provide the resulting stitched 3D model for comparison to a digitized item to assess sizing of the 3D model to the item.
US11657526B2	Distance measurement device A distance measurement device includes: a light source configured to emit visible illumination light; an imaging element configured to receive reflected light of the illumination light from an object; and a signal processing circuit configured to reduce the emission of the illumination light in a predetermined period, detect a timing when the reception of the reflected light at the imaging element is reduced due to the reduction of the illumination light, and measure a distance to the object on the basis of the detected timing.
US11657522B2	Sparse auxiliary network for depth completion System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to determining depths of a scene from a monocular image. In one embodiment, a method includes generating depth features from depth data using a sparse auxiliary network (SAN) by i) sparsifying the depth data, ii) applying sparse residual blocks of the SAN to the depth data, and iii) densifying the depth features. The method includes generating a depth map from the depth features and a monocular image that corresponds with the depth data according to a depth model that includes the SAN. The method includes providing the depth map as depth estimates of objects represented in the monocular image.
US11657512B2	Fast instance segmentation A method of instance segmentation, comprising, defining a bounding box, depth mapping the bounding box, sorting the depth map, estimating stability due to noise of the sorted depth map, detecting low frequency jumps of the sorted depth map based on the estimated stability, detecting high frequency jumps of the sorted depth map, comparing the detected low frequency jumps and the detected high frequency jumps, detecting at least one of a largest object and a closest object based on the comparison and pixel masking the at least one of the largest object and the closest object.
US11657510B2	Automatic sizing and placement of text within a digital image This disclosure involves the automatic sizing and placement of text within an image background. For example, a computing system obtains reference font size information for a font type to be applied to message text for display on a digital image. The computing system detects, within an image background of the digital image, a target region having proportions that enclose the message text based on the reference font size information. The computing system determines a target font size for the message text. The target font size allows the message text, when rendered in the font type at the target font size, to fit within the target region of the image background. The computing system generates a combined digital image by rendering the message text in the font type at the target font size within the target region of the image background.
US11657506B2	Systems and methods for autonomous robot navigation A method of robot autonomous navigation includes capturing an image of the environment, segmenting the captured image to identify one or more foreground objects and one or more background objects, determining a match between one or more of the foreground objects to one or more predefined image files, estimating an object pose for the one or more foreground objects by implementing an iterative estimation loop, determining a robot pose estimate by applying a robot-centric environmental model to the object pose estimate by implementing an iterative refinement loop, associating semantic labels to the matched foreground object, compiling a semantic map containing the semantic labels and segmented object image pose, and providing localization information to the robot based on the semantic map and the robot pose estimate. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
US11657502B2	Systems and methods for segmentation of anatomical structures for image-guided surgery A method for image segmentation comprises receiving volumetric image data for an anatomical region and generating a first volumetric patch from the volumetric image data. The method also comprises generating a second volumetric patch from the first volumetric patch by weighting a plurality of volumetric units in the first volumetric patch and receiving the second volumetric patch as an input to a convolutional neural network. The method also comprises conducting a down-sampling filter process and conducting an up-sampling filter process within the convolutional neural network.
US11657501B2	Generating enhanced x-ray images using constituent image Techniques are provided for generating enhanced image representations from original X-ray images using deep learning techniques. In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a memory storing computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can include a reception component, an analysis component, and an artificial intelligence component. The analysis component analyzes the original X-ray image using an AI-based model with respect to a set of features of interest. The AI component generates a plurality of enhanced image representations. Each enhanced image representation highlights a subset of the features of interest and suppresses remaining features of interest in the set that are external to the subset.
US11657500B2	System and method for assessing a pulmonary image The invention relates to a system for assessing a pulmonary image which allows for an improved assessment with respect to lung nodules detectability. The pulmonary image is smoothed for providing different pulmonary images (20, 21, 22) with different degrees of smoothing, wherein signal values and noise values, which are indicative of the lung vessel detectability and the noise in these images, are determined and used for determining an image quality being indicative of the usability of the pulmonary image to be assessed for detecting lung nodules. Since a pulmonary image shows lung vessels with many different vessel sizes and with many different image values, which cover the respective ranges of potential lung nodules generally very well, the image quality determination based on the different pulmonary images with different degrees of smoothing allows for a reliable assessment of the pulmonary image's usability for detecting lung nodules. The image quality is used to determine a radiation dose level to be applied for generating a next pulmonary image.
US11657498B2	Multi-chamber lighting controller for aquaculture Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for a lighting controller for sea lice detection. In some implementations, fish are contained within an elliptical tank filled with water. An imaging station located on the elliptical tank is used to capture an image of a fish from which image analysis can be performed to detect sea lice or other skin features, including lesions, on the fish. Pairs of imaging assemblies coordinate pulsing light of at least a first and a second color and capturing images of the fish while the fish is illuminated by at least the first and the second color. By using the captured images with different color light, computers can detect features on the body of a fish including sea lice, skin lesions, shortened operculum or other physical deformities and skin features. Detection results can aid in mitigation techniques or be stored for analytics. For example, sea lice detection results can inform targeted treatments comprised of lasers, fluids, or mechanical devices such as a brush or suction.
US11657496B2	Inspection support apparatus An inspection support apparatus comprises a support bed and a platform base wherein the support bed includes spaced first and second index surfaces adapted to support first and second portions, respectively, of an airfoil in fixed positions relative to the support bed. An adjustment apparatus is coupled to the support bed and the platform base and is adapted to establish a desired fixed positional relationship between the support bed and the platform base in three dimensions.
US11657495B2	Non-lambertian surface inspection system using images scanned in different directions A non-Lambertian surface inspection system for line scan is proposed. Such a system includes: a surface inspection part including a frame provided with a curved mounting hole formed on at least one of one surface and the other surface thereof and a photographing hole formed at an upper end thereof, and a plurality of first and second illumination modules installed in the mounting hole and output light in oblique lines toward an inspection object placed on a bottom surface thereof; a camera positioned above the photographing hole to photograph the inspection object positioned on the bottom surface through the photographing hole and receive an entire reception image including first and second illumination images; and a controller to control operation of the camera, selectively operate the first illumination module and the second illumination module, and extract the first illumination image and the second illumination image.
US11657494B1	Method to detect defects in battery pouch cells using angled flash thermography A flash thermography device is configured to apply a flash of light to a target area on a surface of the battery cell. An imaging device is configured to capture an image of the target area subsequent to the flash of light being applied to the surface of the battery cell. A defect detection control module is configured to receive the image captured by the imaging device, analyze the image to determine whether a defect is present in the battery cell, and selectively generate and output an indication of whether the defect is present based on the analysis of the image.
US11657492B2	Reticle backside inspection method A method of inspecting a reticle includes obtaining a first image of a surface of the reticle at a first height by scanning the reticle surface with a light source at the first height of the reticle surface relative to a reference surface height of the reticle surface and obtaining a second image of the reticle surface at a second height by scanning the reticle surface with the light source at the second height of the reticle surface relative to the reference surface height of the reticle surface. The second height is different from the first height. The first and the second images are then combined to obtain a surface profile image of the reticle.
US11657491B2	Learning data collection apparatus, learning data collection method, and program Provided are a learning data collection apparatus, a learning data collection method, and a program for collecting learning data to be used for efficient retraining. A learning data collection apparatus (10) includes an inspection image acquisition unit (11) that acquires an inspection image, a region detection result acquisition unit (damage detection result acquisition unit (13)) that acquires a region detection result the region detection result indicating a region detected by a region detector that is trained, a correction history acquisition unit (15) that acquires a correction history of the region detection result, a calculation unit (17) that calculates correction quantification information obtained by quantifying the correction history, a database that stores the inspection image, the region detection result, and the correction history in association with each other, an image extraction condition setting unit (19) that sets a threshold value of the correction quantification information as an extraction condition, the extraction condition being a condition for extracting the inspection image to be used for retraining from the database, and a first learning data extraction unit (21) that extracts, as learning data for retraining the region detector, the inspection image satisfying the extraction condition and the region detection result and the correction history that are associated with the inspection image.
US11657489B2	Segmentation of continuous dynamic scans A method of analyzing images is performed at a computer system that is in communication with an image acquisition device having an image sensor. The method includes receiving a reference template that includes a sync region and an inspection region that is located at an offset from the sync region. The method also includes acquiring a continuous sequence of image frames from the image sensor and storing each of the image frames in a buffer within the computer system's memory. The method further includes, for each image frame in the buffer, determining whether the image frame includes a sub-region matching the sync region. The method also includes, in accordance with a determination that the image frame includes a sub-region matching the sync region, capturing an inspection region within the image frame at the offset from the sub-region, and storing the captured inspection region to a non-volatile portion of the memory.
US11657488B2	Methods and systems related to mushroom ripeness determination A method of determining ripeness of a growing mushroom involves obtaining a sequence of images of a growing mushroom over a period of time and, from the sequence of images, measuring one or more features of the growing mushroom to obtain temporal measurements for the one or more features. The temporal measurements indicate rates at which the one or more features are changing. The temporal measurements are compared to pre-determined ripeness functions to determine the ripeness of the mushroom. The mushroom is picked if the comparison indicates that the mushroom is ready to be harvested.
US11657487B2	Focus-weighted, machine learning disease classifier error prediction for microscope slide images A method is described for generating a prediction of a disease classification error for a magnified, digital microscope slide image of a tissue sample. The image is composed of a multitude of patches or tiles of pixel image data. An out-of-focus degree per patch is computed using a machine learning out-of-focus classifier. Data representing expected disease classifier error statistics of a machine learning disease classifier for a plurality of out-of-focus degrees is retrieved. A mapping of the expected disease classifier error statistics to each of the patches of the digital microscope slide image based on the computed out-of-focus degree per patch is computed, thereby generating a disease classifier error prediction for each of the patches. The disease classifier error predictions thus generated are aggregated over all of the patches.
US11657486B2	Systems and methods for improving soft tissue contrast, multiscale modeling and spectral CT Systems and methods for improving soft tissue contrast, characterizing tissue, classifying phenotype, stratifying risk, and performing multi-scale modeling aided by multiple energy or contrast excitation and evaluation are provided. The systems and methods can include single and multi-phase acquisitions and broad and local spectrum imaging to assess atherosclerotic plaque tissues in the vessel wall and perivascular space.
US11657475B2	Machine learned registration and multi-modal regression Systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media for image processing by machine learning are provided. A method can include providing, as input to a machine learning (ML) model for image processing, data of a first image, receiving, from the ML model, an estimated radar cross section (RCS) of the first image, receiving, from the ML model, estimated transformation parameters that project the first image to a second image space, and applying the estimated transformation parameters to the estimated RCS to generate an estimated second image in the second image space.
US11657474B1	Display non-uniformity correction In one embodiment, the system may determine an estimated distance of an eye of a user to a display plane of a display. The system may access, from a memory storage, a number of transmission maps characterizing non-uniform transmission characters of the display as measured from a number of pre-determined view positions within a measurement plane. The measurement plane may be separated from the display plane by a known distance. The system may generate a custom transmission map for the estimated distance of the eye based on the transmission maps using light field rendering. The system may determine a custom correction map based on the custom transmission map. The system may adjust an image to be displayed on the display using the custom correction map. The system may display the image adjusted using the custom correction map on the display.
US11657470B2	Generating signal bearing art using Stipple, Voronoi and Delaunay methods and reading same Optical code signal components are generated and then transformed into signal bearing art that conveys machine readable data. The components of an optical code are optimized to achieve improved signal robustness, reliability, capacity and/or visual quality. An optimization program can determine spatial density, dot distance, dot size and signal component priority to optimize robustness. An optical code generator transforms tiles of an optical code or image embedded with the optical code into signal-bearing art using stipple, Voronoi, Delaunay or other graphic drawing methods so as to retain prioritized components of the optical code. The optical code is merged into a host image, such as imagery, text and graphics of a package or label, or it may be printed by itself, e.g., on an otherwise blank label or carton. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US11657467B2	Predictive commodity classification Systems and methods for predicting commodity classifications for a shipment that increase the efficiency of clearing the shipment through a customs authority. Such systems and methods may utilize machine learning techniques to improve the accuracy of the predicted classifications.
US11657466B2	Utilizing machine learning to prevent intellectual property issues for content during different stages of a project lifecycle A device may receive content data identifying content created by users and metadata associated with the content. The device may receive rules data identifying rules associated with utilization of the content. The device may utilize the metadata to generate digital DNA signatures for the content in near-real time. The device may store, in a repository, the rules data, the content, the digital DNA signatures, and relationships between the digital DNA signatures. The device may receive, from a client device, new content that is generated based on particular content of the content data and new metadata associated with the new content. The device may utilize the new metadata to generate a new digital DNA signature for the new content. The device may process the new digital DNA signature, the rules data, and the digital DNA signatures to determine whether the new content violates one or more rules of the rules data.
US11657462B2	Methods and systems for establishing and operating a multi-functional private social network with digital will The present web-based system and methods enabled by an application executable on a computing device of the system allow subscribers to develop a private circle and interactive family & friends tree within a private social network, and to schedule delivery of selected content to a designated recipient, either on a future date or upon occurrence of a future event having a date unknown to the subscriber. The system may determine a delivery date for the selected content, even if no date is specified by the subscriber, based on data obtained from other subscribers to the private circle and/or machine learning analysis, and may validate the delivery date before delivering the content. The system may enable parent subscribers to the private circle to add newborn and/or unborn children to the private circle, and may enable subscribers to prepare a digital will and integrate the will with the subscriber's account in the private circle.
US11657458B2	Data processing system for secure data sharing and customized output generation Aspects of the disclosure relate to computing platforms that utilize third party data for customized output generation. A computing platform may receive encrypted data corresponding to a travel history. The computing platform may decrypt a portion of the encrypted data, resulting in first decrypted travel history data. The computing platform may direct a user device to display the first decrypted travel history data, along with a first option to continue decrypting a subsequent portion of the encrypted data and a second option to delete the first decrypted travel history data. After receiving a selection of the first option, the computing platform may decrypt the subsequent portion of the encrypted data. After determining that the encrypted data is fully decrypted, the computing platform may process the decrypted data to generate a customized product output, and may direct the user device to display the customized product output.
US11657457B2	User-modifiable interactive display of placement channel and status data The technology disclosed provides systems and methods that display database objects representing entities, placement channels and workflow status in an insurance or other risk transfer program. Specially coded distribution trees and graphs of nodes represent the overall flow and, optionally, status of placement workflows. Node and edge data generated for display depicts multiple risk placements on behalf of at least one requesting party through intermediaries to responding parties. Line width of edges represents calculated relative size of placements, and pattern, style, and color of edges can depict statuses of the risk placements. Another geo-coded map display also depicts as nodes a requesting party, intermediaries and responding parties, connected by edges that represent communication channels. The disclosed technology includes transmitting the resulting node and edge data and the edge annotation data to a user device for display of an overall workflow status, enabling assessment of alternative placement strategies.
US11657454B2	System and method for constructing optimized ESG investment portfolios A system for constructing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) optimized investment portfolio includes an ESG database, an alpha database, a user interface, and an ESG optimization engine. The ESG database includes ESG data for one or more investment products used to construct an investment portfolio. The alpha database includes alpha data for the one or more investment products used to construct the investment portfolio and the alpha data comprise rate of return data for the one or more investment products. The user interface is used for receiving a user's input for selecting an ESG optimization factor. The ESG optimization engine includes an ESG optimization application that receives alpha data for the one or more investment products of the investment portfolio, ESG data for the one or more investment products of the investment portfolio and the user's ESG optimization factor and calculates a combined alpha-ESG rate of return for the investment portfolio, a combined alpha-ESG factor for the investment portfolio and a covariance between the combined alpha-ESG factor and the combined alpha-ESG rate of return for the investment portfolio.
US11657452B2	Offtake-based asset backed securities and CO2 removal models Methods, systems and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are described herein to manage transactions relating to assets, such as carbon dioxide (“CO2”) offtake agreements, via a distributed ledger system. The platform may allow for authorized users to create large bundles of CO2 offtake agreements, transfer offtake bundles to other users in exchange for payment, create and issue securities backed by offtake bundles and/or manage various payments and contractual obligations relating to the same.
US11657450B1	User interface for interfacing with human users Various examples are directed to systems and methods for interfacing a computing system to a human user. For example, a computing system may provide a graphical user interface at a display of a user computing device. The user interface may include a positive financial profile indicator at a first position on the display; a negative financial profile indicator at a second position on the display opposite the positive financial profile indicator; and a user financial profile indicator describing a user, the user financial profile indicator positioned between the positive financial profile indicator and the negative financial profile indicator. The computing system may receive user transaction data describing a financial transaction. The computing system may determine that the financial transaction worsens a financial profile of the user. The computing system may also modify the user interface to orient the user financial profile indicator towards the negative financial profile indicator.
US11657449B2	Systems and methods for preventing unnecessary payments A system may include processor(s), a memory in communication with the processor(s), and storing instructions, that when executed by the processor(s), are configured to cause the system to prevent unnecessary payments. The system may receive a signal indicative of an event in which a user device associated with a user enters a geofenced area associated with a merchant. The system may identify a merchant category code (MCC) associated with the merchant, and determine whether benefit(s) related to the MCC are associated with account(s) of the user. The system may receive an attempted purchase associated with the merchant, and may determine whether the attempted purchase relates to the benefit(s). The system may automatically block the attempted purchase related to the benefit(s) and associated with the user, and may transmit a message to the user via the user device, the message providing the benefit(s).
US11657444B2	Methods and systems for generating a customized return policy Systems and methods to improve an e-commerce platform through modifications to the checkout and fulfillment process aimed at reducing the incidence of returns. Modifications may include determining a likelihood of a return and, based on the likelihood of return, generating a staged fulfillment process in which an order is split in two linked orders that are processed serially and based on receipt of confirmation to proceed after delivery of a first one of the orders. Modifications may include determining during the checkout process that a custom return policy is to be used and generating the custom return policy based, at least in part, on one or more of a purchaser return history, the product item or items in the order, and product return history.
US11657441B2	Profile-based service for transports An example operation may include one or more of detecting, by a service provider transport, a transport within a range of the service provider transport, querying, by the service provider transport, a transport occupant profile on a storage, and responsive to the transport occupant profile containing data associated with a service provided by the service provider transport, sending service-related information to the transport.
US11657439B2	System and method for providing vehicle part change service A system for providing a vehicle part change service is provided, may include a server provided with part information related to changeable parts for a plurality of vehicle kinds, the server providing kinds of the changeable parts to a user terminal if a part change request for a specific vehicle kind is received from the user terminal, guiding a cost for a change target part through the user terminal if the corresponding part is selected through the user terminal and processing to transport the changed part to a service center, and outputting at least one of vehicle specification information or vehicle control data being changed due to the change of the part.
US11657436B2	Managing storage volume in a virtual computing infrastructure Techniques are provided for authorizations in a virtual computing infrastructure using a federation token service. The techniques may include receiving a request for a launch plan from a user for launching instances in a plurality of sites, determining object permissions required for actions to be performed to launch one or more of the instances at each site of the plurality of sites, contacting an authorization caching service to obtain authorization tokens for each of the determined object permissions required for the actions, receiving the authorization tokens for each of the determined object permissions required for the actions, and forwarding the request to each site of the plurality of sites with an authentication token and the authorization tokens for each of the determined object permissions required for the actions to be performed to launch the one or more of the instances at each site of the plurality of sites.
US11657435B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and server An information processing system includes a first apparatus, a second apparatus providing a service for fee, and a server. The first apparatus transmits, to the server, identification information and settlement destination information in an associated form, the identification information identifying use of the service, the settlement destination information stored on the first apparatus and identifying a settlement destination of a usage fee for the use of the service. The second apparatus transmits to the server the identification information and fee information in an associated form, the fee information indicating the usage fee for the use identified by the identification information. The server settles the usage fee indicated by the fee information at the settlement destination identified the settlement destination information associated with the identification information.
US11657433B2	System and method for dynamic creation of product links from a web browser application A method and system is provided for facilitating affiliate link generation using a web browser application. A publisher enables the system by identifying a webpage on an affiliate web site. The system performs an initial assessment of the page to extract webpage information, which is compared to information stored in a database. If the extracted information matches stored information, a record of the webpage is displayed and an affiliate link is dynamically generated for immediate use. If the extracted information does not match stored information, a new record of the webpage is created. If the webpage contains product-specific data, a product-specific record is stored. If the webpage does not contain product-specific data, a non-product record is stored. An affiliate link is then dynamically created. The new record of the product and dynamically created affiliate link is added to the database for immediate use.
US11657430B2	Client caching identification tracking Embodiments are directed towards employing multiple profiles to track identification of users across multiple domains. Multiple application-domain profiles and multiple web-domain profiles may each include a statistical identifier. A profile enrichment store may be generated from the application-domain profiles and web-domain profiles, where each entry in the profile enrichment store may be based on statistical identifiers. The profile enrichment store may be utilized to determine categories associated with a statistical identifier for a request from a client device. A targeted advertisement may be determined based on the determined category and may be provided to the client device. A client caching identifier may be used in a mobile web domain, in combination with the statistical identifier, to track mobile web users. If a request is associated with a profile that includes an affirmative opt-out flag, categories in the profile enrichment store for a corresponding statistical identifier may be cleaned up.
US11657423B1	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for validating electronic rebate claims A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for providing rebate claim validation. A drug manufacturer or associated computer may receive rebate claims from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The manufacturer should not be obligated to pay the rebate if the associated prescription drug was initially sold by the manufacturer under a discount program such as 340B. However, manufacturers may not be able to discern which rebate claims are associated with a discount program. A service provider utilizes adjudicated prescription claims from a contract pharmacy, and encounter data from a covered entity to validate the rebate claims and indicate to the manufacturer whether a rebate claim is associated with a discount program such as 340B.
US11657418B2	Capacity optimized electronic model based prediction of changing physical hazards and inventory items The process of obtaining an insurance quote is currently based on information provided by filing online forms. Insurance companies use the consumer input data from online the forms to provide a quote for property insurance and for insurance underwriting. To complete the underwriting, the insurance companies have to make assumptions on various factors; for example, the structure and layout of a consumer's home, what type of content the consumer owns, its value, and its condition, among several others. It is desirable to get more accurate data on the consumer content, the structure and layout of the home, as well as other factors (e.g., hazards such as whether a house is on a canyon) in an automated fashion which would let insurance companies underwrite policies with a more accurate risk profile as well as save costs by not having to send an onsite inspector.
US11657417B2	Methods and apparatus to identify affinity between segment attributes and product characteristics Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to identify affinity between segment attributes and product characteristics. An example method includes identifying, with a processor, a set of product characteristics from purchase transactions that exhibit a threshold product affinity, selecting, with the processor, a set of products having at least one product characteristic from the set of product characteristics that exhibit the threshold product affinity, the set of products associated with first segments, extracting, with the processor, segment attributes from the first segments, and improving a market success of the product of interest by identifying, with the processor, target segments based on ones of the extracted segment attributes exhibiting a threshold segment affinity.
US11657414B1	Systems and methods for quantitatively predicting changes to employee net promoter scores An employee net promoter score (eNPS) adjustment system and method adjusts an employee net promoter score (eNPS) using a predictive model. The predictive model identifies key eNPS driver variables and adjusts a programmatically generated quantification of employee engagement and/or sentiment toward an employer based upon received data representing the key eNPS driver variables.
US11657410B2	Method, system, and computer program product for wait time estimation using predictive modeling Described are a system, method, and computer program product for generating and applying a predictive wait time estimate using predictive modeling. The method includes receiving initial transaction data representative of a plurality of transactions between a plurality of transaction accounts and at least one merchant. The method also includes generating, for each subinterval, training data including at least one of the following: service rate during the subinterval, number of transactions during the subinterval, total transaction value during the subinterval, mean transaction value during the subinterval, year, month, day of week, or any combination thereof. The method further includes generating a predictive model that generates an output of arrival rate for an input of at least one time parameter. The method further includes generating the predictive wait time estimate for a designated time.
US11657409B2	System and method for product demand transfer estimation through machine learning This disclosure relates to a system and method to estimate demand transfer of a product while considering performance of all the products of a category simultaneously. It would be appreciated that the demand of a removed product transfers to other products of same category in a store. In addition the demand transfer is influenced by sales drivers such as product level promotion and competitor prices, store location, weather and seasonality. By considering these factors the proposed approach provides a method to estimate demand transfer of a product. It is addressed by creating multivariate multi structure machine learning models and estimating demand transfer values by using suitable scenario generator for product availability. It enables to estimate more holistic demand transfer values by simultaneous consideration of individual product behaviours with respect to other products availability and other sales drivers.
US11657406B2	System and method for causing messages to be delivered to users of a distributed voice application execution system A system and method for delivering a message to a user makes use of a voice applications agent that is located, at least in part, on the user's local device, the voice applications agent being configured to perform a voice application in order to deliver the message to the user. The voice application comprises a set of instructions about how to interact with the user. Performing the voice application on the user's local device comprises the voice applications agent following the set of instructions that comprise the voice application in order to interact with the user.
US11657404B2	System and method for authenticating a location for performing powering operations The subject matter discloses method, the method comprises: receiving a request for fueling of a vehicle in a site; receiving a capture of the vehicle; if location of the vehicle detected from the capture is within a certain powering area of the site then: retrieving from a data repository an identification of a pump associated with the powering area; and instructing a computing device controlling the pump to start the fueling.
US11657398B2	Methods and systems for pattern-based authentication for payment transactions Systems and methods for facilitating authentication for payment transactions using pattern-based time bound passwords. More specifically, techniques disclosed herein enable authentication of payment transactions performed by a user at a merchant terminal based on a pre-registered pattern provided by the user within a pre-defined time period limit. The pre-registered pattern drawn in the pre-defined time period is registered as a password for authenticating any payment transaction performed by the user using a payment card which is associated with an account of the user in an issuing bank. If the user provides the pre-registered pattern within the pre-defined time period limit, the payment transaction is authenticated. In another embodiment, such pattern-based time bound password is used as a second level authentication in which first level authentication is performed by a personal identification number.
US11657392B2	On-boarding server for remotely authorizing use of a terminal An on-boarding server is configured to receive a data set and a manufacturer identifier from a communications device, validate an identity from the data set, and locate a first terminal cryptographic key associated with the manufacturer identifier in a terminal database. The on-boarding server is configured to confirm, using the located first terminal cryptographic key, that the manufacturer identifier received from the communications device was signed with a second terminal cryptographic key. The located first terminal cryptographic key and the second terminal cryptographic key are an asymmetric cryptographic key pair. The on-boarding server is configured to determine an acquirer server from the data set, provide the acquirer server with a merchant identifier, and download to the communications device a payload that includes the merchant identifier.
US11657390B2	Codechain-based models, apparatuses, systems, methods, and applications of the same Disclosed are CodeChain-based models, apparatuses, systems, methods, and applications. When implementing interaction based on CodeChain, each digital person has identity information, the identity information corresponding to a person represented by the digital person and/or the terminal device used by the person; the method comprising: identifying, by the terminal device, a coding medium generated according to a CodeChain access protocol so as to enable the digital person to access a CodeChain network on behalf of the person; and performing data transfer with another digital person and/or system according to entrustment of the person. Through identification of the coding medium, the access address of the code chain server is obtained, and then the address of the server which actually provides services is obtained from the CodeChain server, such that the service is obtained by providing a service parameter as required.
US11657386B2	Reference-based card enrollment for secondary devices An apparatus and method for reference-based card enrollment for secondary devices are provided. The method includes receiving information of a payment instrument from a first device, transmitting the information of the payment instrument to a payment network, receiving, by the payment system, a unique account reference identification (ID) corresponding to the payment instrument, and using the account reference ID to enable a second device to use the payment instrument.
US11657384B2	Apparatus and method for emulating transactional infrastructure with a digital transaction processing unit (DTPU) Digital transaction apparatus including a Data Assistance Device (DAD), including a user interface that is operable to at least select data, and a DAD transmitter, a Digital Transaction Card (DTC), including a Digital Transaction Processing Unit (DTPU), and a DTC receiver, wherein the DAD and DTC are operable to transfer data from the DAD to the DTC and when subsequently using the DTC to effect a digital transaction, the DTC operates in accordance with data selected and transferred from the DAD to the DTC, wherein the DTPU is configured to enable data communication with a digital transaction device during a digital transaction, the DTPU operable to receive and execute one or more commands that emulate commands received from the digital transaction device.
US11657376B2	Casino cash system, apparatus and method utilizing integrated circuit cards Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for facilitating financial transactions using an IC type financial card presented at a terminal. A requested transaction for monetary value is processed via a first transaction type. If the transaction is successful, monetary value is dispensed to the user. If unsuccessful, the card is not ejected and the transaction is processed via a second transaction type. The first transaction type might be a PIN based ATM transaction and the second transaction type might be a signature based transaction.
US11657375B2	Casino cash system, apparatus and method utilizing integrated circuit cards Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for facilitating financial transactions using an IC type financial card presented at a terminal. A requested transaction for monetary value is processed via a first transaction type. If the transaction is successful, monetary value is dispensed to the user. If unsuccessful, the card is not ejected and the transaction is processed via a second transaction type. The first transaction type might be a PIN based ATM transaction and the second transaction type might be a signature based transaction.
US11657374B2	In-vehicle payment system and method In-vehicle payment system and method are provided. The in-vehicle payment system includes a first communication device configured to communicate with a payment terminal, a payment device configured to providing payment form information, and a body controller configured to, when receiving payment information from the payment terminal, perform payment processing in association with the payment terminal using the payment form information.
US11657368B2	Server and control method thereof A server and a controlling method thereof in which the server stores information on a data sharing agreement among a plurality of groups and metadata of information on a user included in the plurality of groups. Based on receiving a signal requesting a first type of data included in a second group from an external device of a first group, whether a data sharing agreement for the first type of data is present between the first group and the second group is determined based on the data sharing agreement. Based on identifying that the data sharing agreement for the first type of data is present, whether a user of the second group consents on data sharing of the first type of data is determined based on metadata of information on the user of the second group. If sharing is authorized information for accessing the first type of data of the second group is provided to the external device of the first group.
US11657362B1	Supply chain management, tracking, and integration platform Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for supply chain management, tracking, and integration. An example method can include receiving, via one or more processors, a document associated with a booking of a shipment; extracting, via the one or more processors, data in the document associated with the booking of the shipment; based on the extracted data, generating a shipment record in a shipment management system; and based on the shipment record, tracking the shipment associated with the booking.
US11657348B2	System for dynamic exception prioritization A device includes a memory configured to store prioritization thresholds. The prioritization thresholds include one or both of threshold values and threshold ranges associated with an age and an amount of exceptions. A processor of the device receives exceptions associated with operation of at least a portion of the plurality of ATMs. For each exception of the plurality of exceptions, the processor determines, based on a comparison of an age property of the exception to an age threshold of the prioritization thresholds, an age score for the exception. The processor determines, based on a comparison of an amount property of the exception to an amount threshold of the prioritization thresholds, an amount score for the exception. Based on the age and amount scores, a prioritization score is determined for the exception which corresponds to a measure of an order in which action should be taken to resolve the exception.
US11657345B2	Implementing machine learning to identify, monitor and safely allocate resources to perform a current activity In an approach to resource monitoring and allocation recommendation, a computer determines a work activity for a risk assessment. A computer determines one or more resources assigned to the work activity. A computer determines one or more current activities associated with the one or more resources assigned to the work activity. Based on the one or more resources assigned to the work activity and on the one or more current activities associated with the one or more resources assigned to the work activity, a computer determines a confidence level associated with successful completion of the work activity. A computer determines the confidence level does not exceed a pre-defined threshold. A computer determines one or more resource scenarios to improve the confidence level. A computer ranks the one or more resource scenarios. A computer generates a resource allocation recommendation based on the ranked one or more resource scenarios.
US11657344B2	Automated scheduling assistant for a workforce management system A system and methods are provided for a workforce management (WFM) system adapted to perform automated scheduling operations based on scheduling rule(s) and/or parameter(s). The system includes a processor and a computer readable medium operably coupled thereto, to perform the scheduling operations which include automatically generating a survey comprising queries based on the scheduling rule(s) and parameter(s) having at least a first and second dimension, distributing the survey to user(s) via one or more interfaces of the WFM system, detecting each response to the survey via the WFM system, analyzing, using a deep learning model, each survey response, generating one or more recommendations for the user(s) based on analyzing each response using the deep learning model, detecting one or more feedbacks to the survey via the WFM system, and adjusting, using the deep learning model and the feedback(s) to the recommendation(s), one or more of the parameters for the survey.
US11657343B2	Methods and systems for identifying service providers and providing services A method and system for identifying and providing access to a user capable of performing medical services. The method includes receiving a message from a first device of a first user, the message including a request and digital authorization data associated with the first user, identifying, within a proximity of a first location of the first device, a second device of a second user capable of performing an action associated with the request, determining whether the second user provided agreement to perform the action, communicating the digital authorization data to the second device of the second user responsive to determining that the second user provided the agreement, and instructing, responsive to determining that the second user provided the agreement, a vehicle to transport the second user from a second location of the second device to the first location.
US11657339B2	Transaction-enabled methods for providing provable access to a distributed ledger with a tokenized instruction set for a semiconductor fabrication process Transaction-enabled methods for providing provable access to a distributed ledger with a tokenized instruction set for semiconductor fabrication processes are described. A method may include accessing a distributed ledger including an instruction set for a semiconductor fabrication process and tokenizing the instruction set. The method may further include interpreting an instruction set access request and, in response to the access request, providing a provable access to the instruction set. The method may further include providing commands to a production tool of the semiconductor fabrication process in response to the instruction set access request, and recording the transaction on the distributed ledger.
US11657335B2	Method for evaluating reliability of a sealing structure in a multi-failure mode based on an adaboost algorithm A method for evaluating the reliability of a sealing structure in a multi-failure mode based on an Adaboost algorithm. The Adaboost algorithm is adopted to carry out a classification iterative training on the seal ring failure related data of a small sample until a classification error of set classifier meets a precision requirement; then the failure probability of the sealing structure is calculated under the fluctuation condition of related parameters by adopting the important sampling method, and further the reliability of the sealing structure is evaluated in the multi-failure mode. The present invention solves the problems of long time consumption and complex calculation process of reliability evaluation in multi-failure mode of the complex structure.
US11657334B2	Techniques for deriving and/or leveraging application-centric model metric Techniques for recommending a prediction model from among a number of different prediction models are provided. Each of these prediction models has been trained based on a respective training data set, and each performs in accordance with a respective theoretical performance manifold. An indication of a region definable in relation to the theoretical performance manifolds of the different prediction models is received as input. For each of the different prediction models, the indication of the region is linked to features parameterizing the respective performance manifold; and one or more portions of the respective performance manifold is/are identified based on the features determined by the linking, the portion(s) having a volume and a shape that collectively denote an expected performance of the respective model for the input. The expected performance of the prediction models for the input is compared. Based on the comparison, one or more of the models is/are suggested.
US11657331B2	Guiding medically invasive devices with radiation absorbing markers via image processing A system and method is disclosed for guiding an invasive medical device with radiation absorbing markers. The invasive medical device can include markers with different radiation absorbing properties relative to other portions of the invasive medical device. An imaging device can generate images of the invasive medical device within a patient. A trained model for the invasive medical device can be trained on annotated images of the invasive medical device annotated with marker information identifying the markers and spatial information for the invasive medical device. An imaging computer system can apply the trained model to images of the invasive medical device within the patient including depictions of the markers to determine current spatial information of the invasive medical device inside the patient. The images of the invasive medical device and visual spatial information representing the spatial information of the invasive medical device can be outputted to a display.
US11657326B2	Bid value determination for a first-price auction Shaded bid values may be determined and/or submitted to one or more auction modules for participation in auctions. Auction information including at least one of impression indications associated with the auctions, sets of features associated with the auctions, the shaded bid values associated with the auctions, etc. may be stored in a database. A machine learning model may be trained using the auction information to generate a first machine learning model with feature parameters associated with features. A bid request, indicative of a second set of features, may be received. The first machine learning model may be used to determine win probabilities and/or expected bid surpluses associated with multiple shaded bid values based upon one or more feature parameters, of the feature parameters, associated with the second set of features. A shaded bid value for submission may be determined based upon the win probabilities and/or the expected bid surpluses.
US11657324B2	Method, electronic device, and computer program product for processing data Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for processing data. According to exemplary implementations of the present disclosure, a method for processing data includes: determining a factor associated with a first input of a deep learning model, wherein the factor affects the number of threads for executing the deep learning model; generating a plurality of first partial inputs by using the first input based on the factor, wherein each first partial input in the plurality of first partial inputs is a part of the first input; and performing an operation on the plurality of first partial inputs by using the deep learning model, and generating an output of the deep learning model. Thereby, the data processing performance can be improved, and the resource requirement for data processing is lowered.
US11657322B2	Method and system for scalable multi-task learning with convex clustering A method for scalable multi-task learning with convex clustering includes: extracting features from a dataset of a plurality of tasks; generating a graph from the extracted features, nodes of the graph representing linear learning models, each of the linear learning models being for one of the tasks; constraining the graph using convex clustering to generate a convex cluster constrained graph; and obtaining a global solution by minimizing a graph variable loss function, the minimizing the graph variable loss function comprising: introducing auxiliary variables for each connection between nodes in the convex cluster constrained graph; iteratively performing the following operations until convergence: updating the linear learning models by solving a sparse linear system; and updating the auxiliary variables by solving an equation having the auxiliary variables each be proportional to a vector norm for their respective nodes.
US11657321B2	Information processing device, non-transitory storage medium and information processing method According to one embodiment, information processing device includes a storage and a processing circuit. The storage is configured to store configuration data of a plurality of devices and error history data including a plurality of entries each with a type of error. The processing circuit is configured to: extract the entries with a specific type of error which are positive examples; extract the remaining entries which are negative examples; select a part of the negative examples with each type of error; generate learning data based on the positive examples, the selected negative examples and the configuration data at a time when the specific type of error occurred; and generate a diagnosis model for estimation of possibility the specific type of error occurs by using the learning data.
US11657320B2	Using online engagement footprints for video engagement prediction Techniques for using online engagement footprints for video engagement prediction are provided. In one technique, events are received from multiple client devices, each event indicating a type of engagement of a video item from among multiple types of engagement. One or more machine learning techniques are used to train a prediction model that is based on the events and multiple features that includes the multiple types of engagement. In response to receiving a content request, multiple entity feature values are identified for a particular entity that is associated with the content request. Two or more of the entity feature values correspond to two or more of the types of engagement. A prediction is generated based on the entity feature values and the prediction model. The prediction is used to determine whether to select, from candidate content items, a particular content item that includes particular video.
US11657318B2	Assessing ride quality for autonomous vehicles The disclosure relates to training models for identification of events likely to cause discomfort to passengers of autonomous vehicles and for assessment of overall ride quality of autonomous vehicle rides. For instance, ride data may be associated with a ride quality value indicative of a level of discomfort and/or a first overall ride quality value indicating an overall ride quality provided by the passenger for the first ride. This ride data may be used to train a model such that the model is configured to, in response to receiving ride data for a second ride as input, output a list of events likely to cause discomfort to a passenger during the second ride and/or such that the model is configured to, in response to receiving second ride data for a second ride as input, output a second overall ride quality value for the second ride.
US11657314B1	Microwave-to-optical quantum transducers Techniques regarding microwave-to-optical quantum transducers are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can include an apparatus that can include a microwave resonator on a dielectric substrate and adjacent to an optical resonator, and a photon barrier structure at least partially surrounding an optical resonator, wherein the photon barrier structure is configured to provide isolation of the microwave resonator from optical photons in the dielectric substrate outside the photon barrier structure.
US11657312B2	Short-depth active learning quantum amplitude estimation without eigenstate collapse Techniques and a system to facilitate estimation of a quantum phase, and more specifically, to facilitate estimation of an expectation value of a quantum state, by utilizing a hybrid of quantum and classical methods are provided. In one example, a system is provided. The system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can include an encoding component and a learning component. The encoding component can encode an expectation value associated with a quantum state. The learning component can utilize stochastic inference to determine the expectation value based on an uncollapsed eigenvalue pair.
US11657310B2	Utilizing stochastic controller to provide user-controlled notification rate of wearable-based events Method, apparatus and product for utilizing stochastic controller to provide user-controlled notification rate of wearable-based events. The method comprises obtaining events issued by a module based on analysis of multiple sensor readings of one or more sensors of a wearable device. The method further comprises determining by a stochastic controller whether to provide an alert to a user based on the events and based on a user preference, wherein the user preference is indicative of a desired notification rate of the user, wherein the stochastic controller comprises a stochastic model of an environment. Based on such determination, alerts are outputted to the user.
US11657304B2	Assessing similarity between items using embeddings produced using a distributed training framework A resource-efficient technique is described for producing and utilizing a set of trained embeddings. With respect to its training phase, the technique receives a group of sparsely-expressed training examples of high dimensionality. The technique processes the training examples using a distributed training framework of computing devices. With respect to its inference stage, the technique draws on the embeddings produced by the training framework. But in one implementation, the inference-stage processing applies a different prediction function than that used by the training framework. One implementation of interference-stage processing involves determining a distance between a query embedding and a candidate item embedding, where each such embedding is obtained or derived from the trained embeddings produced by the training framework. Another manifestation of inference-stage processing involves adjusting click counts based on identified relations among items embeddings.
US11657302B2	Model selection in a forecasting pipeline to optimize tradeoff between forecast accuracy and computational cost Systems and methods for forecasting future values of data streams are disclosed. One example method may include receiving information characterizing each of a plurality of forecasting models, retrieving historical data for each of a plurality of data streams, determining one or more constraints, dynamically selecting one of the plurality of forecasting models for each of the data streams based on accuracy metrics for the forecasting models, estimating cost metrics associated with each forecasting model, dynamically selecting the forecasting model based at least in part on the accuracy metrics, the cost metrics, and the determined constraints, and forecasting a first subsequent value of each data stream using the corresponding selected forecasting model.
US11657299B1	System and method for device identification and uniqueness Systems and methods for determining uniqueness of device identifiers are provided. The uniqueness of a device identifier may be indicated by a device quality score or grade that is calculated based on a plurality of parameters associated with a device identifier as well as evaluation rules derived based on historical data. The plurality of parameters may be associated with a network event or transaction associated with the device identifier. The evaluation rules may be derived using machine learning techniques. Based on uniqueness of a device identifier, a suitable action or measure may be taken.
US11657297B2	Computer architecture for communications in a cloud-based correlithm object processing system A system that includes a first edge node and a second edge node in signal communication with one or more interior nodes. The first edge node is configured to receive a correlithm object from a first device outside of the network, to identify an input correlithm object from the first node table with the shortest distance, to fetch a corresponding correlithm object from the first node table, and to send the correlithm object to the one or more interior nodes. The second edge node is configured to receive a correlithm object from the one or more interior nodes, to identify an input correlithm object from a second node table with the shortest distance, to fetch a corresponding correlithm object from the second node table, and to send the correlithm object to a second device outside of the network.
US11657294B1	Evolutionary techniques for computer-based optimization and artificial intelligence systems Techniques are provided for evolutionary computer-based optimization and artificial intelligence systems, and include receiving first and second candidate executable code (with ploidy of at least two and one, respectively) each selected at least in part based on a fitness score. If the desired ploidy of the resultant executable code is one, then the first candidate executable code and the second candidate executable code are combined to produce haploid executable code. If the desired ploidy is two, then the first candidate executable code and the second candidate executable code are combined to produce diploid executable code. A fitness score is determined for the resultant executable code, and a determination is made whether the resultant executable code will be used as a future candidate executable code based at least in part on the third fitness score. If an exit condition is met, then the resultant executable code is used as evolved executable code.
US11657291B2	Spatio-temporal embeddings Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a spatio-temporal embedding of a sequence of point clouds. One of the methods includes obtaining a temporal sequence comprising a respective point cloud input corresponding to each of a plurality of time points, each point cloud input comprising point cloud data generated from sensor data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle at the respective time point; processing each point cloud input using a first neural network to generate a respective spatial embedding that characterizes the point cloud input; and processing the spatial embeddings of the point cloud inputs using a second neural network to generate a spatio-temporal embedding that characterizes the point cloud inputs in the temporal sequence.
US11657290B2	System and method with a robust deep generative model A machine learning system includes encoder and decoder networks. The machine learning system is configured to obtain input data, which includes sensor data and a radius of an p norm ball of admissible perturbations. Input bounding data is generated based on the input data. First bounding data and second bounding data are generated by respectively propagating the input bounding data on first and second outputs of the encoder network. Third bounding data is generated in association with a latent variable based on the first bounding data and the second bounding data. Fourth bounding data is generated by propagating the third bounding data on an output of the decoder network. A robustness certificate is established with respect to the input data by generating a lower bound of an evidence lower bound based on the first, second, third, and fourth bounding data. The encoder and the decoder networks are updated based on the robustness certificate to provide robustness to the machine learning system with respect to defending against the admissible perturbations.
US11657288B2	Convolutional computing using multilayered analysis engine Disclosed embodiments provide for deep convolutional neural network computing. The convolutional computing is accomplished using a multilayered analysis engine. The multilayered analysis engine includes a deep learning network using a convolutional neural network (CNN). The multilayered analysis engine is used to analyze multiple images in a supervised or unsupervised learning process. Multiple images are provided to the multilayered analysis engine, and the multilayered analysis engine is trained with those images. A subject image is then evaluated by the multilayered analysis engine. The evaluation is accomplished by analyzing pixels within the subject image to identify a facial portion and identifying a facial expression based on the facial portion. The results of the evaluation are output. The multilayered analysis engine is retrained using a second plurality of images.
US11657285B2	Methods, systems, and media for random semi-structured row-wise pruning in neural networks Methods, systems and media for random semi-structured row-wise pruning of filters of a convolutional neural network are described. Rows of weights are pruned from kernels of filters of a convolutional layer of a convolutional neural network according to a pseudo-randomly-generated row pruning mask. The convolutional neural network is trained to perform a particular task using the pruned filters that include the rows of weights that have not been pruned from the kernels of filters. The process may be repeated multiple times, with the best-performing row pruning mask being selected for use in pruning row weights from kernel filters when the trained convolutional neural network is deployed to processing system and used for an inference. Computation time may be decreased further with the use of multiple parallel hardware computation units of a processing system performing pipelined row-wise convolution.
US11657274B2	Weakly-supervised semantic segmentation with self-guidance Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for performing weakly supervised semantic segmentation of input images that utilizes self-guidance on attention maps during training to cause a guided attention inference network (GAIN) to focus attention on an object in an input image in a holistic manner rather than only on the most discriminative parts of the image. The self-guidance is provided jointly by a classification loss function and an attention mining loss function. Extra supervision can also be provided by using a select number pixel-level labeled input images to enhance the semantic segmentation capabilities of the GAIN.
US11657272B2	Apparatus for crash performance prediction and method thereof An apparatus for crash performance prediction of a vehicle includes: a data processor configured to generate a test target overlap image by pre-processing test target design data; and an output device configured to output at least one of a predicted impact value and a predicted impact rating value for an input of the test target overlap image based on a crash performance prediction model by machine learning the existing overlap image of pre-processed existing design data and the existing impulse data corresponding to the existing design data.
US11657261B1	Neural processing device and method for synchronization thereof A neural processing device is provided. The neural processing device comprises a plurality of neural processors, a shared memory shared by the plurality of neural processors, a plurality of semaphore memories, and global interconnection. The plurality of neural processors generates a plurality of L3 sync targets, respectively. Each semaphore memory is associated with a respective one of the plurality of neural processors, and the plurality of semaphore memories receive and store the plurality of L3 sync targets, respectively. Synchronization of the plurality of neural processors is performed according to the plurality of L3 sync targets. The global interconnection connects the plurality of neural processors with the shared memory, and comprises an L3 sync channel through which an L3 synchronization signal corresponding to at least one L3 sync target is transmitted.
US11657260B2	Neural network hardware accelerator data parallelism Neural network hardware acceleration data parallelism is performed by an integrated circuit including a plurality of memory banks, each memory bank among the plurality of memory banks configured to store values and to transmit stored values, a plurality of computation units, each computation unit among the plurality of computation units including a processor including circuitry configured to perform a mathematical operation on an input data value and a weight value to produce a resultant data value, and a computation controller configured to cause a value transmission to be received by more than one computation unit or memory bank.
US11657255B2	Controlling a neural network through intermediate latent spaces A generative neural network control system controls a generative neural network by modifying the intermediate latent space in the generative neural network. The generative neural network includes multiple layers each generating a set of activation values. An initial layer (and optionally additional layers) receives an input latent vector, and a final layer outputs an image generated based on the input latent vector. The data that is input to each layer (other than the initial layer) is referred to as data in an intermediate latent space. The data in the intermediate latent space includes activation values (e.g., generated by the previous layer or modified using various techniques) and optionally a latent vector. The generative neural network control system modifies the intermediate latent space to achieve various different effects when generating a new image.
US11657253B1	Flexible multi-task neutral network for content ranking For a content item with unknown tasks performed by a viewing user on an online system, the online system predicts a likelihood of interacting with each content item using a prediction model associated with a plurality of tasks. The prediction model comprises a plurality of independent layers, a plurality of shared layers and a plurality of separate layers. Each independent layer is configured to extract features, for each task, that are not shared across the plurality of tasks. The plurality of shared layers are configured to extract common features that are shared across the plurality of tasks. Each separate layer is configured to predict likelihood of the viewing user performing a task associated with the separate layer based on the features extracted from the plurality of independent layers and the plurality of shared layers.
US11657249B2	Identification card with a glass substrate, identification card with a ceramic substrate and manufacturing methods thereof The identification card includes a glass substrate provided with first and second surfaces facing opposite directions. The first surface of the glass substrate is provided with at least one first recess, and the identification card includes a first resin material layer filled in the first recess; and at least one of a first information storage medium, a first security feature, and a first decorative feature bonded to the first resin material layer. In a variation, an identification card has a ceramic substrate with first and second surfaces facing in opposite directions. The first surface of the ceramic substrate is provided with at least one first recess, and the identification card includes a first resin material layer filled in the first recess(es); and at least one of a first information storage medium, a first security feature, and a first decorative feature bonded to the first resin material layer.
US11657246B2	Information processing apparatus, control method of the same, and storage medium An information processing apparatus interprets quality requirement data of a print job received externally, analyzes print data of the print job, and compares an interpretation result of the quality requirement data and an analysis result of the print data. As a result of the comparison, in a case where an object, which is comprised in a print image, corresponding to the quality requirement data of the print job and the print data are inconsistent, a warning screen is displayed.
US11657242B2	Information code reading system, information code reader, and information code There is provided an information code in which first cells have lightness that is intermediate between lightness of second cells and lightness of a predetermined marginal area. The first cells and the second cells are configured to have a difference in lightness therebetween sufficiently smaller than a difference in lightness between the first cells and the predetermined marginal area, in a predetermined area occupying at least a part of the code area. There is also provided an information code reader in which colors of an image of the information code captured by an imaging unit are corrected such that the difference in lightness between the first and second cells increases. Using the corrected image, decoding processing is performed to decode the information code.
US11657240B2	Wireless device and selective user control and management of a wireless device and data A system to identify a garment product, determine a level of interaction between a user and the garment product and provide usage recommendations or suggestions for the garment product.
US11657238B2	Low-power compute-in-memory bitcell A compute-in-memory bitcell is provided that includes a pair of cross-coupled inverter for storing a stored bit. The compute-in-memory bitcell includes a logic gate for multiplying the stored bit with an input vector bit. An output node for the logic gate connects to a second plate of a capacitor. A first plate of the capacitor connects to a read bit line.
US11657237B2	Electronic device and natural language generation method thereof Provided in the present disclosure are an electronic device and a natural language generation method thereof. The natural language generation method of the electronic device comprises: obtaining input data with information on a plurality of slots included for generating a response; obtaining a natural language corresponding to the input data by inputting the information on the plurality of slots to one of artificial intelligence models trained for obtaining a natural language generation template and a natural language; and outputting the obtained natural language. In particular, at least a part of a method for obtaining a natural language in order to provide a response can use an artificial intelligence model having learned according at least one of machine learning, a neural network, or a deep-learning algorithm
US11657235B2	State of emotion time series Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: inputs of emotion time series data of a user and environmental factor data from one or more data collection device for a user assistance service. A baseline emotion time series is generated and an environmental factor that is likely to have affected changes in state of emotion on a subject is identified by regression analysis. An emotion time series model for the identified environmental factor is produced and prediction of a path to attain a target state of emotion at a certain time in the future is made. Recommendation to achieve the target state of emotion is produced based on the predicted path.
US11657228B2	Recording and analyzing user interactions for collaboration and consumption Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for analyzing screen data to provide collaboration and consumption opportunities. An embodiment operates by receiving screen data of a visible portion of a display of a computer and metadata associated with the screen data. The screen data and the metadata are associated with a user. The embodiment extracts text from the screen data using optical character recognition. The embodiment identifies a topic associated with the screen data based on the extracted text. The embodiment stores a mapping between the topic and the user and the metadata in a database. The embodiment then provides information about the user based on the mapping.
US11657221B2	Display editing apparatus, server apparatus, display editing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program A display editing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a first editing layer with transparency including data to be edited, and a second editing layer with transparency including the data to be edited which is edited by a second user; a first editing unit that edits the data to be edited included in the first editing layer, based on an operation of a first user; and a display control unit that performs control such that a layer, selected from the first editing layer and the second editing layer, is superimposed and displayed on a front side of an original layer including original data to be edited before editing.
US11657219B2	Systems and methods for using machine learning models to organize and select modular components for user interface templates Methods and systems for using machine learning models to organize and select modular components for user interface templates. For example, the methods and systems may use machine learning and/or artificial intelligence to generate user interfaces with a preferred number of user input fields and/or pages, in which the preferred number both satisfies any requirements for the user interface (e.g., information, categories of information, etc.), and ensures that all privacy concerns are met.
US11657217B2	Methods and systems for presenting drop-down, pop-up or other presentation of a multi-value data set in a spreadsheet cell The technology disclosed relates to accessing data within or external to spreadsheet cells (NSC data) and presenting it to users, so they can select one or more value to populate the cell. In one implementation, the technology disclosed is a spreadsheet function (predefined formula) where the user inputs a cell range or NSC data formula resulting in a button operated drop-down (pop-up or other visual) populating one value within the cell. Once the formula is completed the user can change that value by clicking the button and selecting the desired value from the multiple values presented. In another implementation the function input can be altered to add a constraint (filter) limiting the values presented for selection. In variants of any of the implementations, the presented values can be organized in ascending or descending orders for easy selection and show all values or only the unique (distinct) values.
US11657215B2	Robust expandable dialogue system An automated natural dialogue system provides a combination of structure and flexibility to allow for ease of annotation of dialogues as well as learning and expanding the capabilities of the dialogue system based on natural language interactions.
US11657213B2	System and methods that add functionalities to presentation systems so that texts and numbers be remotely inserted, edited and deleted from mobile devices directly into slideware slide show mode (iSlidesMobile) The iSlidesMobile system and methods adds POWERPOINT functionalities for text objects and numerical data be inserted (sent), edited, and deleted remotely from mobile devices directly into POWERPOINT Slide Show mode. In brief, POWERPOINT presenters a) control their POWERPOINT presentation through starting and ending presentations, moving slides forward or back, and skipping slides forward or back; and b) edit the interactive slides (iSlides) included in the POWERPOINT presentation via adding, editing, and removing text objects; and perform interactive events for audience members voluntarily participation. Additionally, audience members a) follow intuitively the presentation since slides titles are listed on the mobile's screen, and b) voluntarily participate in the edition of the iSlides that the presenter has on POWERPOINT Slide Show display via sending, editing, and deleting own text objects as well as sending numerical data.
US11657210B2	Cached database and synchronization system for providing dynamic linked panels in user interface A system is configured to provide a dashboard creation system. Panels associated with queries for retrieving information from a database are shown in a user interface. Various other user interfaces show query code, panel display settings, function code, dependencies, etc. Queries in a first query format access a data source. Queries in a second query format access a cache database that is synchronized with the data source.
US11657207B2	Wafer sensitivity determination and communication A method comprises receiving an integrated circuit (IC) chip design, and generating, by one or more processors, a wafer image and a wafer target from the IC chip design. The method further comprises generating, by the one or more processors, sensitivity information based on a determination that the wafer image and the wafer target converge, and outputting the sensitivity information. The sensitivity information is associated with writing a mask written for the IC chip design.
US11657206B1	Method for semiconductor design based on artificial intelligence Disclosed is an artificial intelligence-based semiconductor design method performed by a computing device. The artificial intelligence-based semiconductor design method includes: inputting state map information related to a connection relationship between semiconductor devices to a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) of a semiconductor placement model; placing the semiconductor device based on an output of the convolutional neural network; and training the semiconductor placement model based on the placement of the semiconductor devices.
US11657203B2	Multi-phase topology synthesis of a network-on-chip (NoC) A process is disclosed that automatically creates a network-on-chip (NoC) very quickly using a set of constraints, which are requirements for the NoC. The process takes a set of constraints as inputs and produces a NoC with all its elements configured and a placement of such elements on the floorplan of the chip.
US11657202B2	Aware variable fill pattern generator A layout file for an integrated circuit has drawn geometries. Variable fill geometries are added to local areas based on densities of the drawn geometries in windows associated with the local areas and on the global density of all the drawn geometries in the layout file. Each window has a separate local area associated with it. The densities of the variable fill geometries in the local areas are not all equal. Densities of the fill geometries are higher in local areas associated with windows having lower densities of the drawn geometries, and for lower values of the global density. The layout file is stored in a computer-readable medium which may be used to produce a photomask for manufacturing an integrated circuit.
US11657201B2	Computer implemented system and method of identification of useful untested states of an electronic design A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer usable medium includes a sequence of instructions causing at least one processor to execute a method of identification of useful untested states of an electronic design. A computer receives a representation of said electronic design comprised at least in part of at least one analog portion, at least one specification of said electronic design, at least one manufacturing process variation of said at least one analog portion of said electronic design and at least one functional variation of said at least one analog portion of said electronic design. At least one set of valid states delimited by one of said at least one specification, said at least one manufacturing process variation and said at least one functional variation is then generated.
US11657198B2	Verification of hardware design for data transformation component A hardware design for a main data transformation component is verified. The main data transformation component is representable as a hierarchical set of data transformation components which includes (i) a plurality of leaf data transformation components which do not have children, and (ii) one or more parent data transformation components which each comprise one or more child data transformation components. For each of the plurality of leaf data transformation components, it is verified that an instantiation of the hardware design for the leaf data transformation component generates an expected output transaction in response to each of a plurality of test input transactions. For each of the one or more parent data transformation components, it is formally verified, using a formal verification tool, that an instantiation of an abstracted hardware design for the parent data transformation component generates an expected output transaction in response to each of a plurality of test input transactions. The abstracted hardware design for the parent data transformation component represents each of the one or more child data transformation components of the parent data transformation component with a corresponding abstracted component that for a specific input transaction to the child data transformation component is configured to produce a specific output transaction with a causal deterministic relationship to the specific input transaction.
US11657197B2	Support system and computer readable medium A software studying unit (122) calculates software processing time of each of a plurality of functions in a target source program. A data-flow graph generation unit (121) generates an inter-function data-flow graph of the plurality of functions based on the target source program. A hardware studying unit (130) calculates hardware processing time of each function and a circuit scale of each function by a high-level synthesis for the target source program. An implementation combination selection unit (140) selects, based on the software processing time of each function, the hardware processing time of each function, the circuit scale of each function, and the inter-function data-flow graph, an implementation combination of one or more functions to be implemented by software and one or more functions to be implemented by hardware.
US11657195B2	Processing a 3D signal of a shape attribute over a real object A method for processing a shape attribute 3D signal including providing a graph having nodes and arcs, each node representing a point of a 3D discrete representation, each arc representing neighboring points of the representation, providing a set of values representing a distribution of the shape attribute, each value being associated to a node and representing the shape attribute at the point represented by the node, minimizing energy on a Markov Random Field on the graph, the energy penalizing, for each arc connecting a first node associated to a first value to a second node associated to a second value, highness of an increasing function of a distance between the first and second value, a distance between a first point, represented by the first node, and a medial geometrical element of the representation, and a distance between a second point, represented by the second node, and the medial geometrical element.
US11657194B2	Experimental design for symbolic model discovery A method for optimal design of experiments for joint model selection and parametrization determination of a symbolic mathematical model includes: determining a prediction value for a given inquiry data point, functional form and parameterization for conducting an experiment relating to a system under investigation; assuming a set of input-output data pairs as a starting point in a model discovery process relating to the system under investigation; performing discovery of symbolic models minimizing complexity for a bounded misfit, or minimizing a misfit measure, subject to bounded complexity; determining a new data point through optimal experimental design that informs best as for the underlying symbolic models; and updating a posterior distribution, given results of the experiment relating to the system under investigation for the determined new data point to enable informed assessment among a plurality of functional forms and parameterizations. An apparatus configured to perform the method is also provided.
US11657193B2	Mechanics calculation method of drill bit tooth considering rock dynamic strength and mixed crushing mode The invention discloses a mechanics calculation method of drill bit tooth considering rock dynamic strength and mixed crushing mode, including: Step S1: selecting a target drill bit tooth and a target rock, and determining a type of target drill bit tooth, a geometry of the target drill bit tooth, a rock type and rock parameters of the target rock; Step S2: calculating a horizontal cutting force of the target drill bit tooth according to a horizontal cutting mechanics calculation method of drill bit tooth; Step S3: calculating a vertical penetration force of the target drill bit tooth according to a vertical penetration mechanics calculation method of drill bit tooth; Step S4: calculating a resultant force experienced by the target drill bit tooth according to a resultant force calculation method of drill bit tooth. The invention provides a calculation method for accurately obtaining drill bit tooth mechanics under different working conditions.
US11657191B2	Method and system for identifying external conflicts with a roof truss assembly A computer program product comprising: accessing a model of a building, wherein the model is comprised of a plurality of assemblies, wherein the assemblies are comprised of a plurality of members; detecting the assemblies which are identified as roof trusses, wherein the roof truss is identified by the specific members and member internal interfaces and the member properties; analyzing the roof trusses to determine if a roof truss has an external interface with another roof truss; isolating the roof trusses and the plurality of members; and analyzing each of the members of the roof trusses which have external interfaces with other members, wherein the interface is analyzed to determine if the interface is conflicting, wherein a conflicting interface is one where the actual values of the members are inconsistent with a required value.
US11657189B2	Object loss prevention using cognitive computing Preventing the loss of physical objects using cognitive computing includes receiving, by a wearable device, information associated with a user of the wearable device. The information received includes one or more gestures to be used as a digital handshake and at least one physical object to be tracked. A set of models associated with the at least one physical object is downloaded to the wearable device. In response to an activation command, the wearable device performs the digital handshake with the at least one object to be tracked. The wearable device continuously monitors actions and movements performed by the user to determine whether the at least one physical object is in possession of the user.
US11657187B2	Method for displaying screen information, display device, and storage medium A method for displaying screen information includes obtaining visitor information of a visitor of a display device. Once a page to be visited by the visitor is determined, a current color scheme for at least one controllable element of the page to be visited is determined according to the visitor information and a page type of the page to be visited.
US11657185B2	Memory access gate Methods, systems, and devices for a memory access gate are described. A memory device may include a controller, memory dice, and a pad for receiving an externally provided control signal, such as a chip enable signal. The memory device may include a switching component for selecting the externally provided control signal or an internally generated control signal. The controller may provide the selected control signal to a memory die. The memory device may determine whether it is operating in a first mode or a second mode, and select the externally provided control signal or the internally generated control signal based on the determination. The first mode may be a diagnostic mode in some cases. The controller may include a secure register whose value may impact or control the switching. An authenticated host device may direct the controller to write the value to the secure register.
US11657180B1	Data aggregation and classification modalities for a data sharing platform A method is provided. The method comprises receiving an input of a user to configure a data sharing permission for a data sharing service of a platform computing system, gathering data of the user, requesting data of the user according to the data held by each experience provider from a plurality, receiving an API response containing the data of the user, aggregating the data of the user gathered from a plurality of computing systems associated with the platform computing system and the data of the user received from the plurality of experience providers, classifying the aggregated data of the user according to a classification scheme, generating a user data corpus comprising the classified data of the user, storing the user data corpus in a user data repository, and providing the user with selectable data categories responsive to the input to configure the data sharing permission.
US11657179B2	Processing private data using a workflow action Methods, systems, and devices for processing private data using a workflow action are described. A method may include identifying, at a user device that is authenticated to access a local system, an action of a workflow that is running on an external server that is external to the local system. The action may involve processing private data stored within the local system. The method may further include receiving, at the user device, a direct data query associated with the action, the direct data query including a set of encoded instructions that are self-extracting upon being executed by a browser of the user device. The method may further include executing, by the browser of the user device, the set of encoded instructions to directly access the private data and transmitting an indication of a result of the action based on directly accessing the private data.
US11657178B1	Interrupting receipt of sensitive information Systems and methods for interrupting disclosure of sensitive information are described. Sensitive information data associated with a user is maintained. A primary device detects commencement of a voice input to a secondary device. As the voice input is detected by the primary device, the voice input is analyzed to determine the content of the voice input. The content is compared to the sensitive information data to determine whether the voice input contains sensitive information. When the primary device determines the voice input contains sensitive information, a speaker of the primary device is controlled to generate a noise canceling signal which interrupts receipt of further sensitive information by the secondary device.
US11657177B2	QR code initiative: privacy Systems, computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and/or computer program products that can facilitate electronic generation and/or display of enhanced, transaction-based QR codes are provided. In various embodiments, a processor can store a plurality of electronic personas. In various cases, each electronic persona in the plurality of electronic personas can contain data governing electronic generation of quick response (QR) codes. In various cases, the plurality of electronic personas can respectively correspond to a plurality of privacy levels, such that each electronic persona corresponds to a different privacy level. In various aspects, the processor can, in response to a request to generate a QR code, identify a first electronic persona from the plurality of electronic personas. In various cases, the first electronic persona can correspond to a first privacy level in the plurality of privacy levels. In various instances, the processor can generate the QR code based on the first electronic persona, such that information embedded within the QR code corresponds to the first privacy level. In various aspects, the processor can render the QR code on an electronic display.
US11657172B2	Policy-based mobile access to shared network resources Techniques to provide mobile access to content are disclosed. A request from a mobile application running on a mobile device to access content is received at a connector node. A user credential associated with the request is used to identify at the connector node a policy associated with the request. A policy metadata associated with the policy is provided from the connector node to the mobile application running on the mobile device. The mobile application may include application code that is responsive to the policy metadata to perform, with respect to the request to access content, an action indicated by the policy.
US11657171B2	Large network attached storage encryption Techniques for storing encrypted data using a storage service system are described herein. A computer system of a computation layer of the storage service system receives an encrypted key manifest, which is then decrypted using a cryptoprocessor of the computer system of the computation layer to produce a partition key. The partition key is then provided to a file system abstraction layer so that, as data is provided to the computation layer for storage, the file system abstraction layer can use the partition key to encrypt data and store the encrypted data in the storage layer.
US11657169B2	Pin-level encryption for electrical systems A system and method of providing pin-level encryption to low-information signals is provided. The system comprises a first system and a second system communicatively coupled together. The second system comprises a signal generator and a one-time pad (OTP) key mixer. An emanator is communicatively coupled to the first system and the second system and is configured to emanate an OTP key to both the first system and the second system. The OTP key mixer is configured to apply the OTP key to a low-information signal from the signal generator prior to transmitting the low-information signal to the first system.
US11657167B2	Authentication system, authentication device, authentication target device and image forming apparatus The authentication device holds first data and second data, the first data to authenticate the authentication target device of a version from a first version same as the authentication device to a second version newer than the first version, the second data to authenticate the authentication target device of a version newer than the second version. The authentication target device holds a plurality pieces of first target data and second target data, the plurality pieces of first target data corresponding to each of versions from a third version same as the authentication target device to a fourth version older than the third version, one second target data corresponding to each of versions from a fifth version to a sixth version, the fifth version being older than the fourth version by one version, the sixth version being older than the fifth version.
US11657165B2	Cryptography module and method for operating same A cryptography module for a computing device. The cryptography module is designed to check at least one memory area of a memory device which the computing device may access, as the result of which a result of the check is obtained, and to store the result at least temporarily.
US11657160B2	Vulnerability analyzer A vulnerability analyzer includes: a single route derivation unit for deriving single route information from an attack determination position to a start position of program information; a variable analysis unit for deriving actual value range information from information of a branch condition and a branch result in the program information; a memory editing unit for setting a virtual address and an input flag corresponding to input variable information, storing actual value information of the input variable information, and storing actual value range information from the variable analysis unit; and a vulnerability existence determination unit for extracting variable information of an attack execution condition, acquiring the actual value information and the actual value range information corresponding the variable information, calculating limited input actual value information when the input flag is set to the virtual address, and determining if the limited input actual value information satisfies the attack execution condition.
US11657153B2	System and method for detecting an adversarial attack A computer-implemented method relates to training a machine learning system to detect an adversarial attack. The method includes classifying a first sequence as belonging to a first class indicative of a nominal sequence based on a first prediction that the first sequence includes an unperturbed version of sensor data. The method also includes classifying a second sequence as belonging to a second class indicative of an adversarial sequence based on a second prediction that the second sequence includes a perturbed version of the sensor data. Combined loss data is generated for a collection of sequences and is based on a first average loss with respect to incorrect classifications of the first class and a second average loss with respect to incorrect classifications of the second class. Parameters of the machine learning system are updated based on the combined loss data. Once trained, the machine learning system is operable to generate a first label to indicate that an input sequence is classified as belonging to the first class and generate a second label to indicate that the input sequence is classified as belonging to the second class, thereby enabling a control system to operate in a nominal manner based on the first class and a defensive manner based on the second class.
US11657152B2	Methods for behavioral detection and prevention of cyberattacks, and related apparatus and techniques A security engine may use event-stream processing and behavioral techniques to detect ransomware. The engine may detect process behavior associated with encrypting a file, encrypting a storage device, or disabling a backup file, and may assign a ransomware category to the process based thereon. The engine may initiate protection actions to protect system resources from the process, which may continue to execute. The engine may monitor the process for specific behavior corresponding to its ransomware category. Based on the extent to which such specific behavior is detected, the engine may determine that the process is not ransomware, assign a ransomware subcategory to the process, or adjust the process's threat score. Monitoring of the process may continue, and the threat score may be updated based on the process's behavior. If the threat score exceeds a threshold corresponding to the ransomware category (or subcategory), a corresponding policy action may be initiated.
US11657148B2	Event analysis in an electric power system According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided including receiving, via a communication interface of an event detection and classification module comprising a processor, data from one or more sensors in a system; determining an event occurred based on the received data; applying a coherency similarity process to the received data via a classification module; determining whether the event is an actual event or a mal-doer event based on an output of the classification module; transmitting the determination of the event as the actual or the mal-doer event; and modifying operation of the system based on the transmitted output. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11657147B1	System and method for detecting adversarial activities using a compact graph representation Described is a system for detecting adversarial activities. During operation, the system generates a multi-layer temporal graph tensor (MTGT) representation based on an input tag stream of activities. The MTGT representation is decomposed to identify normal activities and abnormal activities, with the abnormal activities being designated as adversarial activities. A device can then be controlled based on the designation of the adversarial activities.
US11657146B2	Compressibility metric-based detection of a ransomware threat to a storage system An illustrative method includes a data protection system determining a first compressibility metric associated with write traffic processed by a storage system, the first compressibility metric indicating an amount of storage space saved if the write traffic is compressed; determining a second compressibility metric associated with read traffic processed by a storage system, the second compressibility metric indicating an amount of storage space saved if the read traffic is compressed; determining, based on a comparison of the first compressibility metric with the second compressibility metric, that the write traffic is less compressible than the read traffic; determining, based on the write traffic being less compressible than the read traffic, that the storage system is possibly being targeted by a security threat; and performing, based on the determining that the storage system is possibly being targeted by the security threat, a remedial action with respect to the storage system.
US11657144B2	Security-enhanced file open and download A method of downloading or opening a file in response to a user input made through an application running in the computer system, includes the steps of detecting by the application that the user input is to download or open a file, issuing a request by the application to a file sanitation server to sanitize the file to remove embedded codes in the file and return the sanitized file, and upon receiving the sanitized file by the application, saving the sanitized file in a folder where the sanitized file can be opened.
US11657141B2	Providing an indication of user-tailored password strength Providing an indication of user-tailored password strength is provided. A registration of a user in a password strength management service is received. A list of social media accounts corresponding to the user and access credentials corresponding to each social media account in the list is received from the user. Social media information corresponding to the user is gathered from the social media accounts using the access credentials corresponding to each social media account in the list. In response to receiving an input of a new password string by the user, password strength of the new password string is evaluated in view of the gathered social media information corresponding to the user.
US11657140B2	Device handoff identification proofing using behavioral analytics A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.
US11657138B2	Signed change requests to remotely configure settings An example computing device includes a memory accessible at startup of the computing device, a buffer, and a set of instructions. The memory stores a configuration setting that is configurable by the application of a change request. The memory also stores a first public key and a second public key. The buffer stores change requests submitted by a remote entity, including a first change request to make a first setting change and a second change request to make a second setting change. The first change request is signed by a first private key corresponding to the first public key, and the second change request is signed by a second private key corresponding to the second public key. The set of instructions retrieves a change request from the buffer, determines whether the change request is authenticated by a public key, and if authenticated, applies the change request.
US11657129B2	Robot operation terminal A robot operation terminal includes multiple application programs. The robot operation terminal is connected to a controller that controls a robot, and the robot operation terminal receives an input operation carried out by an operator to operate or set the robot. In each of application programs, a necessity of an inbuilt login is set to confirm an operation authority of the operator.
US11657127B2	Hardware intellectual property protection through provably secure state-space obfuscation The present disclosure describes exemplary methods and systems of protecting an integrated circuit. One exemplary method comprises receiving a plurality of key inputs for enabling operation of the integrated circuit; determining whether the received key inputs are correct key inputs for enabling operation of the integrated circuit; and if the received key inputs are determined to be incorrect key inputs, locking sequential logic and combinational logic of the integrated circuit until correct key inputs are received.
US11657125B2	Information processing apparatus and reset control method There is provided an information processing apparatus that includes a first processor configured to verify a validity of a program, a control circuit configured to issue a system reset signal in a case where there is no access from outside for a predetermined period, and a second processor configured to execute the program that has been determined as valid by the first processor, and to become accessible to the control circuit after the program is initiated. The first processor is configured to access the control circuit before the second processor becomes accessible to the control circuit.
US11657121B2	Abnormality detection device, abnormality detection method and computer readable medium A deviation inclination calculation unit (22) calculates a deviation score by using evaluation data obtained from a subject apparatus as an input, in each of a plurality of outlier detection methods specifying data deviated from other data from among subject data, and calculating deviation scores indicating deviation degrees of the data specified, and calculates deviation inclination information from the deviation scores calculated. An abnormality detection unit (23) calculates, for each abnormality pattern, a similarity degree between deviation sensitivity information indicating sensitivity for each of a plurality of abnormality patterns with respect to each of the plurality of outlier detection methods, and the deviation inclination information calculated, and detects an abnormality of the subject apparatus.
US11657119B2	Hardware accelerated convolution A processing device is provided which includes memory configured to store data and a processor configured to determine, based on convolutional parameters associated with an image, a virtual general matrix-matrix multiplication (GEMM) space of a virtual GEMM space output matrix and generate, in the virtual GEMM space output matrix, a convolution result by matrix multiplying the data corresponding to a virtual GEMM space input matrix with the data corresponding to a virtual GEMM space filter matrix. The processing device also includes convolutional mapping hardware configured to map, based on the convolutional parameters, positions of the virtual GEMM space input matrix to positions of an image space of the image.
US11657118B2	Systems and methods for learning effective loss functions efficiently The present disclosure provides systems and methods that learn a loss function that, when (approximately) minimized over the training data, produces a model that performs well on test data according to some error metric. The error metric need not be differentiable and may be only loosely related to the loss function. In particular, the present disclosure presents a convex-programming-based algorithm that takes as input observed data from training a small number of models and produces as output a loss function. This algorithm can be used to tune loss function hyperparameters and/or to adjust the loss function on-the-fly during training.
US11657117B2	Universal interface adapter A system, computer program product, and method are presented for integrating centralized systems with disparate devices and non-standardized communications protocols and message specifications. The method includes identifying one or more interface systems for one or more facilities. Each facility includes a centralized computing system. The method also includes capturing one or more interface specifications for the respective interface systems. The method further includes creating one or more JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) files from the interface specifications. Each JSON file includes one or more logical properties associated with the respective interface systems. The method also includes creating one or more JSON file combinations through stitching at least a portion of the one or more JSON files. The method further includes establishing cloud-based communications between the interface systems and the respective centralized system of the facilities through the JSON file combinations.
US11657112B2	Artificial intelligence-based cache distribution Techniques are disclosed for data management techniques using artificial intelligence-based cache distribution within a distributed information processing system. For example, a cohesive and distributed machine learning approach between the same or similar customer data centers and products predict optimal data needed at each customer data center, and intelligently synchronize or federate the data between customer data centers and a core data center using a combination of customized caching and push techniques according to one or more customer behavior patterns.
US11657111B2	Optimistic data fetching and rendering A data-fetching and data-rendering system may, in response to receiving a page display request, construct a static, possibly nested query for retrieving all the data to be rendered for the page and store the query result in a data store. For a future page display request, the system may similarly construct a query and determine whether the query can be resolved from the data store. If not, the system may construct a “diff query” to fetch only the missing data. In some embodiments, in response to a subsequent page update request, the system may retrieve from the server all the data likely to be viewed or updated and render the data changes corresponding to the requested update. The system may then submit the data changes to the server and undo the rendering of the data changes when the server fails to process the data changes.
US11657106B2	Fault monitoring in a utility supply network A first aspect of the invention provides a method of fault monitoring in a utility supply network, the method comprising: receiving user queries, each user query about a performance of the network at a respective location; defining a region based on the locations specified in the received user queries; determining an estimate of a user population in the region; and according the region, based on the estimate, a priority for one or more of fault investigation and remediation.
US11657103B2	Methods and apparatuses for assisting the production of media works and the like Systems and methods for assisting one or more users in the production of a media work from a plurality of recordings are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, digital versions of the recordings are stored on a file-storage server accessible over a communications network. A media-library server provides an organized way for users to access and view the digital versions, and to associate various data files with the digital versions, such as transcription files, logging files, and storyboard documents. The exemplary media library generates web pages that enable users to search and access the digital versions from an internet browser running on a conventional personal computer. The browser also enables users to view the digital versions with a browser-compatible media viewer.
US11657094B2	Memory grounded conversational reasoning and question answering for assistant systems In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a query from a user from a client system associated with the user, determining one or more initial memory slots based on the query, accessing a memory graph associated with the user which comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, and wherein one or more of the nodes correspond to one or more episodic memories of the user, respectively, and wherein each edge corresponds to a relationship between the connected nodes, selecting one or more candidate nodes from the memory graph by one or more machine-learning models based on the initial memory slots, generating a response based on the initial memory slots and episodic memories corresponding to the selected candidate nodes, and sending instructions for presenting the response to the client system in response to the query.
US11657089B2	Method and system for editing and maintaining a graph schema A system and method for creating and editing graph schema data structures in a collaborative, real time graphical editing environment is disclosed. The system and method further operates to integrate external sources of data as components of the graph schema. The system and method outputs definition files for the graph schema data structure and mapping files that enable the population of a graph database.
US11657086B2	Acoustic monitoring system A monitored space is monitored including the production of a first audio signal from received acoustic energy. The first audio signal is then processed against a whitelist of acoustic profiles and, based on lack of substantial correspondence with any of the acoustic profiles, a drone is navigated toward an apparent position of an apparent source. While in-flight, additional acoustic energy is received and a second audio signal is produced from the additional acoustic energy. The second audio signal is processed against the whitelist and, based on lack of substantial correspondence with any of the acoustic profiles of the whitelist, an investigate mode of the drone is initiated. The investigate mode includes notifying a remote monitor and supplying the remote monitor with an audiovisual feed. Responsive to a characterization by the remote monitor, an entry of the whitelist may be updated, added or replaced.
US11657083B2	Image location based on perceived interest Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory machine-readable media for image location based on a perceived interest are described. Apparatuses can include a display, a memory device, and a controller. In an example, the controller can assign a perceived interest and sort images based in part on the perceived interest. In another example, a method can include the assigning, by a controller coupled to a memory device, a perceived interest of an image of a plurality of images, wherein the perceived interest is assigned based in part on a period of time the image is visible on a display coupled to the memory device, selecting the image from an initial viewing location responsive to the assigned perceived interest; and transferring the image to a different viewing location, wherein the initial viewing location and the different viewing location are visible on the display.
US11657082B2	Systems and methods for displaying media files Systems and methods for displaying media files on a device are provided. The device provides a first mode that displays a subset of media files, determined by a user query, from a plurality of media files. Once activated, the first mode persists on the device prior to becoming inactive. A second mode of the device displays the plurality of media files. The second mode is active when the first mode is inactive. An instruction is received from a user. When the instruction specifies the first mode by inclusion of a user query, a corresponding subset of files is obtained from a remote system. The subset of files is sequentially displayed until the period of time has elapsed according to the first mode. When the instruction does not specify a query, the plurality of files is polled for from a remote device and sequentially displayed according to the second mode.
US11657079B2	System and method for identifying social trends A method and system for identifying social trends are provided. The method includes collecting multimedia content from a plurality of data sources; gathering environmental variables related to the collected multimedia content; extracting visual elements from the collected multimedia content; generating at least one signature for each extracted visual element; generating at least one cluster of visual elements by clustering at least similar signatures generated for the extracted visual elements; correlating environmental variables related to visual elements in the at least one cluster; determining at least one social trend by associating the correlated environmental variables with the at least one cluster.
US11657071B1	Mapping disparate datasets Disclosed are systems and method of mapping data entries originating in different systems. A plurality of data entries from different systems are normalized such that they can be compared to each other and mapped, even though the data entries are defined by data fields with differing phrases, descriptive details, and lengths of detail. Data entries may be filtered according to data fields before a mapping operation is employed for mapping. The mapping operation evaluates similarity scores based on the data fields using a combination of exact matching algorithms, dictionary matching algorithms, and text mining algorithms. The mapped data entries and data fields are displayed to a user.
US11657070B2	Management of data warehouse for electronic payment transaction processing networks Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for managing a data warehouse associated with an electronic payment transaction processing network. A first set of stores are active and a second set of stores are inactive in an offer program related to merchandise of a merchant. A first set of transaction records for a first set of transactions from the first set of stores and a second set of transaction records for a second set of transactions from the second set of stores are obtained. A first set of operations on the data warehouse for the first set of transaction records and a second set of operations on the data warehouse for the second set of transaction records may be performed. The second set of operations, different from the first set of operations, includes an update operation on the data warehouse. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.
US11657067B2	Updating a remote tree for a client synchronization service The disclosed technology relates to a system configured to receive operations data from a content management system, wherein the operations data comprises a log of operations, execute the log of operations, and update, based on execution of the log of operations, a remote tree representing a server state for content items stored on the content management system.
US11657060B2	Utilizing interactivity signals to generate relationships and promote content An analysis application utilizes interactivity signals to generate relationships and promote content. One or more interactivity applications, such as a social networking application, are queried to retrieve interactivity signals. Interactivity signals include an interaction pattern that indicates a relationship between a user and relations of the user. A relationship graph is constructed based on the interactivity signals. Content associated with a user is promoted based on the relationship graph. A weight of the interactivity signals is adjusted to improve a ranking of the relationship graph and a ranking of the content.
US11657057B2	Revising catalog metadata based on parsing queries Systems and methods are disclosed for annotating a metadata catalog in a data intake and query system based on a query received by the data intake and query system. The metadata catalog can store information about datasets associated with the data intake and query system, including dataset configuration records of the datasets, which can be used to process queries for execution by the data intake and query system. The data intake and query system can receive a query identifying a set of data to be processed and a manner of processing the set of data. The data intake and query system can parse the query to identify datasets and/or data fields associated with the query. Based on the identified datasets and/or fields, the data intake and query system can generate one or more annotations, and use the annotations to update the metadata catalog.
US11657055B2	Device and Method for progressive top-k subarray query processing in array databases A method of processing top-k (k is a natural number) query in array data is described. The method of processing the top-k query is performed in a computing device including at least a processor, and includes dividing an array including a plurality of cells into a plurality of partitions, and finding an ith answer in the array.
US11657054B2	Co-applicant candidate identification by way of edge graphs A system and a method are disclosed for identifying a co-applicant based on proximity to an applicant. In an embodiment, a processor determines a location of the applicant, and identifies a plurality of potential co-applicants that are collocated with the location of the applicant. For each respective potential co-applicant of the plurality of potential co-applicants, the processor determines whether a respective edge exists on a graph that connects the applicant with the respective potential co-applicant, and, responsive to determining that the respective edge exists, identifies the respective potential co-applicant as a candidate co-applicant. The processor generates for display, on a device of the applicant, a selectable option that, when selected, indicates that the applicant would like to use the candidate co-applicant as a co-applicant for an application. Responsive to detecting a selection of the selectable option, the processor activates the application at a device of the candidate co-applicant.
US11657052B2	Dual filter histogram optimization A plurality of histograms are maintained with respect to a dataset. The dataset includes a plurality of data segments. In response to a query that includes a plurality of conditions ordered in an initial sequence, a plurality of corresponding rejection rates is determined for the plurality of conditions based at least in part on the plurality of histograms. The plurality of conditions are re-ordered according to the plurality of corresponding rejection rates associated with the plurality of conditions to form a reordered sequence for the plurality of conditions. The query is executed according to the reordered sequence of the plurality of conditions.
US11657050B1	Data reconciliation for big data environments Apparatus and methods for reconciling data in a big data environment is provided. Methods may receive a first data set and a second data set for reconciliation. Methods may identify a first set of metadata associated with the first data set. Methods may identify a second set of metadata associated with the second data set. Methods may include a data reconciliation algorithm. The algorithm may compare the first set of metadata to the second set of metadata to obtain a subset of data found within the first data set and a subset of data found within the second data set that are joinable. Methods may dynamically construct one or more SQL queries to identify any discrepancies between the first data set and the second data set. Methods may execute the one or more SQL queries that identify any discrepancies between the first data set and the second data set.
US11657046B1	Performant dropping of snapshots by converter branch pruning Computer-readable media, methods, and systems are disclosed for improving performance when dropping database snapshots in an in-memory database by pruning tree branches in one or more converters associated with a snapshot of an in-memory database. A request to compare at least two database snapshots is received. Physical pages associated with at least one of the two database snapshots are loaded. First and second converter streams are iterated. Physical block numbers of intermediate converter pages to which the first and second converter streams currently point are compared. If the physical page numbers are all non-equal, the physical pages referenced by the second converter stream are set to free. If any of the physical page numbers are equal, subsequent traversal of a corresponding converter subtree in the first and second converter streams may be skipped to improve performance.
US11657042B2	Method and apparatus for generation and promotion of type ahead results in a multi-source agricultural parcel search An automated method for search and generation of relevant search results includes: receiving freeform search characters input by a user; simultaneously searching a first freeform entry source and a second freeform entry source to obtain corresponding first suggested freeform entries and second suggested freeform entries; ranking the first suggested freeform entries according to first rules of relevancy to the user, and generating first ranked suggested freeform entries; ranking the second suggested freeform entries according to second rules of relevancy to the user, and generating second ranked suggested freeform entries; combining the first and second ranked suggested freeform entries into a combined set of suggested freeform entries, and ranking the combined set of suggested freeform entries according to combined rules of relevancy to the user, and generating combined ranked suggested freeform entries; and transmitting the combined ranked suggested freeform entries to the user for selection of a desired type ahead entry.
US11657041B2	Enhanced high performance real-time relational database system and methods for using same A database system supporting persistent queries, using an enhanced persistent query service and various data sources. On receiving a request to create a persistent query from a client software application, the persistent query service: creates a query virtual table; parses the persistent query; creates a plurality of intermediate virtual tables; establishes listeners for the query virtual table; creates a plurality of data source virtual tables; causes the plurality of data source virtual tables to retrieve initial data from data sources; and propagates data via intermediate virtual tables to the persistent query virtual table.
US11657031B2	Apparatus and method for generating data quality information of electric power equipment The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating data quality information of electric power equipment, the apparatus including a data collector configured to collect a piece of measured data of electric power equipment, a storage configured to store a previous value and a set value for the piece of measured data, and a quality value generator configured to generate a quality value for the piece of measured data by applying the piece of measured data, the previous value, and the set value to a predetermined logic circuit.
US11657027B2	Systems and methods for logically copying data from a source database to one or more target databases A system and method are provided for logically copying data from a source database to a first target database and a second target database. Based on table partition information, the source database is queried to collect partition metadata information for a first set of partitions and a second set of partitions. A first set of the partition metadata information for the first set of partitions and a second set of the partition metadata information for the second set of partitions can be used to create at least one extent chunk for each partition of a table. The source database can be queried, based on a first set of extent chunks and a second set of extent chunks, for a first set of data to be written to the first target database and a second set of data from the source database to be written to the second target database.
US11657025B2	Parallel processing of filtered transaction logs Example storage systems and methods provide data storage management using parallel processing of filtered transaction logs. Transaction logs are comprised of log entries corresponding to storage operations for at least one storage node. Sets of log entries are sequentially retrieved from the transaction log and filtered through multiple transaction log filters to generate multiple subsets of the log entries. Different metadata operations are executed in parallel using the different filtered subsets of log entries.
US11657015B2	Multiple uplink port devices A device is provided with two or more uplink ports to connect the device via two or more links to one or more sockets, where each of the sockets includes one or more processing cores, and each of the two or more links is compliant with a particular interconnect protocol. The device further includes I/O logic to identify data to be sent to the one or more processing cores for processing, determine an affinity attribute associated with the data, and determine which of the two or more links to use to send the data to the one or more processing cores based on the affinity attribute.
US11657014B2	Signal bridging using an unpopulated processor interconnect Signal bridging using an unpopulated processor interconnect, including: communicatively coupling an apparatus to a plurality of first signal paths between a bootstrap processor (BSP) and a processor interconnect of a circuit board; communicatively coupling the apparatus to a plurality of second signal paths between the processor interconnect and a peripheral interface of the circuit board; and communicatively coupling the BSP to the peripheral interface via one or more third signal paths in the apparatus.
US11657013B2	Inter-baseboard management controller (BMC) integration for high performance computing platforms Embodiments of systems and methods for inter-Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) integration for High Performance Computing (HPC) platforms are described. In some embodiments, an HPC platform may include a first BMC coupled to a host processor; and a hardware accelerator comprising: (a) one or more managed subsystems coupled to the host processor, and (b) a second BMC coupled to the one or more managed subsystems and decoupled from the host processor, wherein the first BMC and the second BMC are coupled to each other via a high-speed, Out-of-Band (OOB) management link.
US11657008B2	System and method for storage tiering optimization A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving a plurality of input/output (IO) requests at a storage system. One or more IO properties may be extracted from the plurality of IO requests. The one or more IO properties may be processed, using one or more machine learning models, to define an access temperature value for one or more storage objects of the storage system. The one or more storage objects may be tiered between a plurality of storage tiers of the storage system, based upon, at least in part, the access temperature values defined for the one or more storage objects of the storage system and one or more tiering policies.
US11657001B2	Data storage device and control method of address management using mapping tables A management technology for mapping data of a non-volatile memory is shown. A controller establishes a first mapping table and a second mapping table. By looking up the first mapping table, the controller maps a first logical address issued by the host for data reading to a first block substitute. By looking up the second mapping table, the controller maps the first block substitute to a first physical block of the non-volatile memory. The first mapping table further records a first offset for the first logical address. According to the first offset recorded in the first mapping table, the first logical address is mapped to a first data management unit having the first offset in the first physical block represented by the first block substitute.
US11656997B2	Flexible cache allocation technology priority-based cache line eviction algorithm Disclosed embodiments relate to a cache line eviction algorithm. In one example, a system includes a last level cache (LLC) having multiple ways, each allocated to one of multiple priorities, each having specified minimum and maximum ways to occupy, a cache control circuit (CCC) to store an incoming cache line (CL) having a requestor priority to an invalid CL, if any, otherwise, when the requestor priority is a lowest priority and has an occupancy of one or more, or when the occupancy is at a maximum, to evict a least recently used (LRU) CL of the requestor priority, otherwise, when the occupancy is between a minimum and a maximum, to evict a LRU CL of the requestor or a lower priority, otherwise, when the occupancy is less than the minimum, to evict a LRU CL, if any, of the lower priority, and otherwise, to evict a LRU CL of a higher priority.
US11656995B2	Dynamic access granularity in a cache media A method comprising receiving a memory access request comprising an address of data to be accessed and determining an access granularity of the data to be accessed based on the address of the data to be accessed. The method further includes, in response to determining that the data to be accessed has a first access granularity, generating first cache line metadata associated with the first access granularity and in response to determining that the data to be accessed has a second access granularity, generating second cache line metadata associated with the second access granularity. The method further includes storing the first cache line metadata and the second cache line metadata in a single cache memory component.
US11656992B2	Distributed cache with in-network prefetch A programmable switch receives a cache line request from a client of a plurality of clients on a network to obtain a cache line. One or more additional cache lines are identified based on the received cache line request and prefetch information. The cache line and the one or more additional cache lines are requested from one or more memory devices on the network. The requested cache line and the one or more additional cache lines are received from the one or more memory devices, and are sent to the client.
US11656990B2	Memory system and operating method thereof A memory system includes a memory device, a memory controller configured to control the memory device, and an auxiliary power source configured to supply power to the memory device and the memory controller. The memory controller activates the auxiliary power source in response to the occurrence an NPO (normal power-off) or an SPO (sudden power-off), checks whether there exists an uncompleted operation at a point of time at which the auxiliary power source is activated, and completes the uncompleted operation, and when an amount of residual energy of the auxiliary power source after completing the uncompleted operation exceeds a predetermined threshold value, performs a data verify operation for a predetermined area in the memory device and stores a result of the data verify operation in the memory device.
US11656988B2	Memory device and operation method thereof A memory device and an operation method thereof are provided. The memory device includes: a plurality of page buffers, storing an input data; a plurality of memory planes coupled to the page buffers, based on received addresses of the memory planes, a plurality of weights stored in the memory planes, the memory planes performing bit multiplication on the weights and the input data in the page buffers in parallel to generate a plurality of bit multiplication results in parallel, the bit multiplication results stored back to the page buffers; and at least one accumulation circuit coupled to the page buffers, for performing bit accumulation on the bit multiplication results of the memory planes in parallel or in sequential to generate a multiply-accumulate (MAC) operation result.
US11656985B2	External memory as an extension to local primary memory Methods and systems are provided for allocating memory. A portion of memory may be allocated by: selecting a type of memory to allocate in a client device from a group of memory types in response to a memory allocation request and/or in response to a request to access a portion of an address space, wherein the selection of the type of memory to allocate is based on an available memory determination; selecting a portion of the local primary memory, a portion of the external primary memory, or a portion of the memory-mapped file for the portion of memory to allocate at the client device depending on the selected type of memory; and mapping at least the selected portion to the address space.
US11656982B2	Just-in-time virtual per-VM swap space Various embodiments disclosed herein are related to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. In some embodiments, the medium includes instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to send an indication of a first storage location to a destination host. In some embodiments, the first storage location includes content that is swapped out from a memory location in a source host. In some embodiments, the indication includes one or more of a logical address and a first physical address. In some embodiments, the medium includes instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to map the logical address of the first storage location to a second physical address of a second storage location. In some embodiments, the destination host accesses the content of the first storage location.
US11656979B2	Data tiering in heterogeneous memory system A heterogeneous memory system includes a memory device including first and second memories and a controller including a cache. The controller identifies memory access addresses among addresses for memory regions of the memory device; track, for a set period, a number of memory accesses for each memory access address; classify each memory access address into a frequently accessed address or a normal accessed address based on the number of memory accesses in the set period; and allocate the first memory for frequently accessed data associated with the frequently accessed address and the second memory for normal data associated with the normal accessed address.

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