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US09107548B2 Toilet seat hinge assembly
A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a hinge post, a threaded fastener extending through the hinge post and configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl, a bushing positioned around a portion of the threaded fastener, and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded fastener. The nut includes an expandable section configured to extend into the bore in the toilet bowl. The nut has a surface that is engaged by a surface of the bushing so that the expandable section of the nut expands as the nut moves relative to the threaded fastener to secure the hinge post to the toilet bowl.
US09107547B2 Toilet seat hinge assembly
A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a hinge post, a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl for securing the hinge post to the toilet bowl, and an adaptor having a first segment coupled to the head of the bolt, a second segment, and a shear segment connecting the first and second segments. The first and second segments are both configured to be engaged by a tool to rotate the bolt. The shear segment has a lower torque resistance than the first and second segments such that the shear segment breaks when a torque applied to the second segment reaches a predetermined amount. The head of the bolt is fit into the adaptor such that the first segment of the adaptor surrounds the head.
US09107546B2 Toilet bowl hygienic cleaning unit
The base assembly configures side by side drop-in containers; one container for a toilet brush and one container for the cleaning agent. The drop-in features allow easy removal of the brush container to pour out any fluid and for replacement of cleaning agent container as needed. The cleaning agent is preferably a specially formulated, anti-bacterial and environmentally friendly paste which is directly applied to the brush by manually dipping and twisting the brush bristles into the container. Attached to the brush just below the user grip is a round plastic hilt which serves as a cover when the brush is inserted in the container and to suspend the brush bristles above the bottom of the container to allow for drainage. The cover assembly handle, which is attached to the base, can be lifted and rotated to uncover the containers for cleaning operation. The covers are brought back to their original position when not in use.
US09107545B1 One piece shower pan and method of making same
A one piece shower drain pan, encapsulated in a water proof membrane, and the method of fabricating the one piece open drain shower pan, the method which includes providing extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam of the type which absorbs very little water; shaping the section of extruded polystyrene foam with a CNC router to obtain the desired slope in the floor; cutting a hole in the foam to produce the drain hole; cutting a curb from the XPS foam and gluing the foam to a pan base on the open sides. Splash walls are then cut from concrete wall board and glued to the sides having no curb, so that the glue serves as a bonding agent and provides a waterproof seal between the parts; after the glue has cured, spraying the entire pan assembly with a polyurethane or polyurea coating to completely encapsulate the entire pan with a waterproof membrane, which provides strength and rigidity and defines a one piece drain pan ready for installation.
US09107541B2 Beverage maker having a lockable actuation rod
The invention relates to a beverage maker, which comprises a container (10) that is open at the top thereof and a lid (20) that covers the container. A removal opening (29) is formed in the lid. A vertical actuation rod (41) passes through the lid. Inside the container, a preparing element (42), for example, a mixing element, is attached to the actuation rod. Outside the container, a grip element (45) is attached to the actuation rod. The grip element can be moved together with the actuation rod between a lower position and an upper position. A closure (30) can be swiveled about a horizontal swivel axis between a closed position that doses the removal opening and a retaining position that releases the removal opening, wherein in the retaining position, the closure fixes the grip element in the lower position thereof. The actuation rod is thereby effectively prevented from sliding out through the removal opening when the beverage is removed.
US09107540B2 Handheld electric mixer
A handheld electric mixer has a rotational output spindle for holding mixer work pieces, first and second gears located on the rotational output spindle, and a motor. The first gear is rotationally coupled to the motor output shaft. The mixer includes a two-speed gear-box receiving torque from the motor, and transmitting the torque to the output spindle. The two-speed gear-box includes a rotational lay shaft axially parallel to the rotational output spindle, third and fourth gears located on the lay shaft, the third gear meshing with the first gear and the fourth gear meshing with the second gear. A selector mechanism selects between a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio and includes a clutch disk on the spindle, and moveable axially for alternatively engaging and rotatably locking the one of the third or fourth gears that is engaged with the clutch disk.
US09107539B2 Food processor
A food processor includes at least two different types of blades to process foods. A processing assembly includes a shaft, a set of pureeing blades attached to the shaft, and a set of substantially horizontal blades attached to the shaft. Each substantially horizontal blade may have a rearwardly curved leading cutting edge. The substantially horizontal blades are positioned higher with a food processing container than the pureeing blades. In some embodiments, upwardly angled blades may be included to induce vertical circulation and/or vorticial flow of the processed food.
US09107538B2 Cold plasma sanitation for a dispensing machine
An apparatus comprises a dispensing system and a sanitizing system. The apparatus has a dispensing mode and sanitizing mode. The dispensing system may comprise a first valve and at least one component, the at least one component having an inner surface. The first valve is opened to send a free-flowing material to the at least one component when the apparatus is in the dispensing mode. The first valve is closed when the apparatus is in the sanitizing mode. The sanitizing system comprises a processing unit having a discharge cell configured to initiate a cold plasma discharge in an air flow. A tank may be configured to receive the air flow from the discharge cell of the processing unit and expose water in the tank to the air flow for a time sufficient to provide dissolution of ozone from the air flow into the water and form ozone-containing water.
US09107536B1 Self-cleaning grill
The invention is a self-cleaning outdoor gas grill that employs a second set of gas nozzles within the grill cavity. An operator switches gas flow from the cooking nozzles to the cleaning nozzles, which elevates the grill cavity temperature to burn food residue as the cleaning nozzles allow for much greater gas flow than the cleaning nozzles.
US09107535B2 Barbecue and barbecue accessory for flare up prevention, and improved temperature distribution and heat retention
A barbecue accessory for addressing flare ups, uneven heat distribution, and open lid heat loss features a series of spaced-apart longitudinal members connected together in a flexible endless loop having a width less than a first one of the length and width dimensions of a barbecue firebox. A closed loop drive system is arranged for mounting in the firebox between the bottom wall to engage the flexible endless loop to drive each of the spaced apart members of the flexible endless loop in a closed-loop path back and forth along a second one of the length and width dimensions of the firebox. At least one wiping member presents an upward facing wiping surface in the firebox beneath a moving path of the longitudinal members in close proximity thereto to clean the longitudinal members as they pass the wiping member.
US09107534B2 Cooker
A cooker is disclosed. The cooker includes a cooking assembly having a cooking member, a hinging arrangement to mount the cooking assembly onto a support so that the cooking assembly can be displaced relative to the support between an operative position in which the cooking member is in a substantially horizontal orientation, and a stowed or inoperative position in which the cooking assembly is displaced towards the support, and a front drip tray that is pivotally mounted on the cooking assembly and that is configured to pivot relative to the cooking assembly while the cooking assembly is pivoted between the operative and stowed positions and to catch cooking waste, such as drippings from the cooking member as the cooking assembly is pivoted into the stowed position.
US09107533B2 Automatic milk foamer
The invention relates to an automatic milk foamer having a container for receiving milk and a base body on which or in which the container can be placed. The milk foamer also includes a stirring device that can be placed in the container for foaming the milk, a motor provided in the base body for driving the stirring device, and a heating device for warming the milk present in the container. The heating device includes an alternating magnetic field generator provided in the base body for generating an alternating magnetic field. The container is designed such that it heats up due to the alternating magnetic field.
US09107529B2 Adjustable tension-mounted curved rod assembly
An adjustable rod assembly includes first and second tubes having first and second arcuate portions, third and fourth tubes of generally straight configurations, first and second end supports, and a tension rod mechanism secured within the third tube. The first tube has a first end, a second opposing end, and a planar surface extending from the second end toward the first end. The first tube is telescopingly received within the third tube and the second tube. The third tube is rotatable relative to the first tube and is rotatably secured within the fourth tube. The fourth tube is secured to the first end support and the second tube is secured to the second end support. The tension rod mechanism rotates with the third tube and has a threaded portion configured to extend from an interior of the third tube to an interior of the first tube.
US09107525B1 Utility tray
A tray includes a base panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge and two opposing side edges. Extending from the rear edge are a pair of U-shaped hooks that fasten to grommets on a front section of an adjustable belt. Suspenders are securable to eyelets on a rear section of the belt and to opposing side edges of the base panel. A sliding retaining wall secures smaller items that would otherwise shift when being transported on the base panel. Accordingly, the base panel is firmly supported in a horizontal position, adjacent to the user's waist, allowing various items to be conveniently transported thereon.
US09107523B1 Reusable straw guide container that holds dry ice
A reusable straw guide container holds dry ice pellets, and is operable with a beverage container. The dry ice pellet is immersed in a beverage to keep it cool and create a mist. The dry ice pellet is loaded into a housing through an opening in a bottom region of the housing. A resilient gate covers the opening. The resilient gate is defined by a shape memory that biases the resilient gate to a closed position, which restricts access to and from the inside of the housing. A force applied on the dry ice pellet bends the resilient gate inwardly into the housing to enable entry of the pellet. After the pellet has passed through, the shape memory returns the resilient gate to the closed position. The housing has a top region having apertures and slits that enable the beverage to flow into contact with the pellet.
US09107516B2 Merchandising system with pusher assembly
A merchandising system for a displaying a plurality of products is disclosed. The system comprises a base and a pusher member. The base includes a product-supporting surface and a track disposed beneath the product-supporting surface. Thee base defines a longitudinal axis. The pusher member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the base and is configured to slide longitudinally with respect to the base. The pusher member includes a base-contacting surface and a plurality of legs downwardly depending from the base-contacting surface. Each of the plurality of legs is configured to mechanically engage the track. The track includes a discontinuity to enable the legs of the pusher member to selectively mechanically engage the track.
US09107509B2 Mattress supporting system with headboard attachment
A folding mattress support system replaces a conventional bed frame with rails and the box spring. The mattress support system is lighter, easier to transport, and provides more storage space beneath the mattress. The mattress support system includes bed frame assemblies, central connecting bars, edge attachments, headboard attachments and a bed skirt. Leg supports fold out from the bed frame assemblies, which themselves unfold in the middle. Central connecting bars connect inner side edges of the bed frame assemblies. Plastic edge attachments are attached at outer corners of the bed frame assemblies and hold a bed skirt taut when the frame assemblies are standing on extended leg supports. A mattress is then placed on top of the assembled mattress support system. Optionally, metal edge attachments at the head corners hold both the bed skirt and a headboard. Alternatively, headboard attachments protrude from under the bed skirt and support a headboard.
US09107504B2 Reclining loop frame stacking / swivel chair
A chair with a seating surface and a link with two ends connected to the seating surface. A frame with two supporting portions connected to the link and the frame can displace against a bias to allow one of the two supporting portions to move, allowing the seating surface to tilt. A flexible front is attached to a front member on the frame, the flexible front bends when the seating surface tilts. The link rotates when the supporting portions displace. The supporting portions are round and pass through round holes in the link, allowing the supporting portions to rotate within the link when the seating surface tilts. A stop connected to the seating surface and a stop connected to the frame limits the maximum tilt angle of the seating surface.
US09107503B2 Segmented adaptable mobility aid device for level and inclined walkaways and for stairs
A segmented adaptable mobility aid device is disclosed that has length-adjustable front and rear legs, a handle, and a knee support platform coupled to the legs and the handle, the legs being adjustable within a range of lengths suitable to straddle steps for ascending and descending stairways, as well as to function on the level, or on a ramp. The lengths of the legs can be adjusted in tandem via single-hand operability of an adjustment mechanism. The knee support platform provides support for an impaired lower leg of a user, not requiring the leg to contact the stairs, and also not requiring the leg to be held mid-air in a hopping motion. The handle enables one-handed use of the segmented adaptable mobility aid device. In some embodiments, spring loaded pins or a pull bar to activate the pins, enable the single-hand operability of the adjustment mechanism.
US09107502B2 Surgical screw rack
A rack for holding at least one surgical screw is described. The rack comprises a body in which at least one bore is provided and at least two support elements surrounding the bore. The support elements protrude from a first level defined on or in the body and are configured to support the screw head on a second level above the first level. The support elements are spaced apart from each other to define spaces therebetween for enabling fluid communication between the surface and the bore. Further, a system is described comprising the above mentioned rack and one or more surgical screws accommodated in the rack.
US09107494B2 Refrigerator with a lift mechanism including at least one pivot arm
A refrigerator is provided including a refrigerator compartment having a bin door. A storage bin is positioned within the refrigerator compartment. A lift mechanism is positioned within the refrigerator compartment. The lift mechanism includes a bin support structure configured to support the storage bin. The lift mechanism further includes at least one pivot arm pivotally attached to the bin door, and a drive unit attached to the bin door. The drive unit applies a vertical force to the at least one pivot arm, and rotation of the at least one pivot arm vertically moves the bin support structure and storage bin.
US09107493B2 Pop-up rotatable tray and a tabletop comprising the same
A pop-up rotatable tray assembly is disclosed herein. The pop-up rotatable tray assembly includes a base portion, a tray support structure rotatably coupled to the base portion, and a tray top member having a top surface. The tray top member is supported by the tray support structure, and the tray top member is configured to be adjustable between an elevated position and a retracted position. A tabletop assembly, which includes the pop-up rotatable tray assembly, is also disclosed herein. When the tray top member is disposed in the elevated position, the top surface of the tray top member is spaced apart from a top surface of a tabletop peripheral portion by a vertical distance. When the tray top member is disposed in the retracted position, the tray top member is substantially aligned with the top surface of the tabletop peripheral portion.
US09107479B2 Adjustable last
An adjustable last that may be inserted into an article includes provisions so that the position of an adjustable portion of the adjustable last can be changed according to the size of the article. In some embodiments, the adjustable last includes an inflatable member that can be filled with fluid according to the size of the article, and may be used to adjust the size of the article. Other embodiments do not include an inflatable member. The adjustable last can include an adjustment assembly for adjusting the adjustable portion. The adjustment assembly can include a wedge member.
US09107477B2 Stiletto heel protector
A heel guard detachably mountable onto a heel post of a high heel shoe extends the heel post pressure area, while moving over rough terrain preventing the heel post from sinking into soft surfaces. The heel guard comprises a base portion and an upper portion. The base portion dissipates the heel post pressure while the upper portion frictionally grips the heel post. The upper portion projects from the base portion in a curvilinear fashion into a plurality of stays that converge forming an aperture before extending into the upper portion interior. The upper portion can also be an hourglass columnar receptacle with a bore that tapers from a wide opening to a narrower middle section then to a wider base. The narrower middle section frictionally grips heel posts of varying thicknesses.
US09107475B2 Microprocessor control of bladders in footwear soles with internal flexibility sipes
A sole section adapted for use in a sole of a shoe or other footwear which includes at least a bottom sole portion. The sole section includes at least two inner bladders each of which contains a fluid, and at least a part thereof is located in a single frontal plane cross-section of the sole. The sole section also includes a duct and/or valve providing fluid communication between the inner bladders, an electronic control system including a microprocessor that controls the fluid communication and an outer bladder. The inner bladders are inside the outer bladder and separated from the outer bladder at least in part by an internal sipe formed by a portion of an inner surface of said outer bladder and a portion of an outer surface of each of said inner bladders. The surface portions of the sipe oppose each other and can slide relative to each other.
US09107466B2 Batting helmet having localized impact protection
A batting helmet having localized impact protection comprises a rigid shell with a padded inner core affixed therein. Localized impact protection comprises additional padding attached to the inner core, increased thickness of the rigid shell, increased stiffness of the rigid shell, and additional padding attached to the rigid shell, alone or in combination, positioned in various regions of the helmet.
US09107464B2 Quick release device for safety helmet
A quick release device comprises an anchor to couple to a safety helmet and a latch to couple to a tether. The anchor may include a cylindrical wall with an indentation circumferentially located thereon. The latch is configured to be attached to and removed from the anchor and may include a barrel, a plurality of ball bearings, and a push-pull button. The barrel may include a sidewall in which the ball bearings are rigidly retained when the latch is in a locked state and the ball bearings are loosely retained when the latch is in a released state. The push-pull button may cover one end of the barrel and may be pushed to attached the latch to the anchor and pulled to remove the latch from the anchor.
US09107460B1 Weavable wig for sewing into a user's hair
A weaveable wig comprising a cap comprising front and back edges, the cap comprising a reinforced fabric portion having a first edge forming a portion of a perimeter of the front edge of the cap, a plurality of longitudinal weft-securing members coupled to the second edge of the reinforced fabric portion and extending to the back edge of the cap, and at least one hair-part inlay extending from the perimeter of the cap at the front edge toward a crown of the cap within the reinforced fabric portion, the hair-part inlay comprising a reinforced border surrounding the hair-part inlay except along the front edge. The weaveable wig further comprises a plurality of hair wefts coupled laterally across at a least a portion of the plurality of longitudinal weft-securing members and a weaving band comprising an elastic mesh material extending outward from a majority of the perimeter of the cap.
US09107458B1 Tie clip system
The present invention relates to a system for clipping a necktie to a dress shirt. The system includes a necktie and a clip that attaches to a loop on the rear portion of the necktie. The clip has a front prong that passes through an aperture in the necktie loop and a rear prong that is placed behind a panel of the dress shirt. The tie clip allows the necktie to lie vertically (not crooked) along the dress shirt and is hidden from view when in use.
US09107457B2 Breast enlargement simulator
A breast enlargement simulator comprises two cups and elastic expansion bags. The two cups are provided and configured with a specification equal to that of a normal brassiere matched with breast convexity. The elastic expansion bag arranged in front of each cup comprises an inner cavity and a substrate having a profile dimensionally matched with that of the cup. The adjustment of desired breast enlargement effect can be adjusted by injecting air or water into the elastic expansion bag, thus to stimulatingly obtain the continuous adjustable dynamic effect. The patient can conveniently wear the elastic expansion bag over a long period of time. As the expect effect of desired breast enlargement can be simulated by the breast enlargement simulator of the invention, the patient is willing to agree the breast enlargement surgery, viz authorizing the medical institutes to do the breast enlargement surgery, and postoperative effect satisfaction can be promoted.
US09107449B2 Method for customizing a beverage's carbonation level
The present invention recognizes the need for an apparatus and method for creating carbonated beverages having a customizable carbonation level. The invention uses a CPU to control an inlet valve which connects a tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to a vessel containing the beverage to be carbonized. The tube connecting the tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to the vessel contains an orifice for reducing the carbon dioxide's flow rate, thereby increasing control over the amount of carbon dioxide introduced to the vessel. A motor agitates the vessel, causing the carbon dioxide to become absorbed in the beverage. During the pressurization process, the pressure inside the vessel is monitored by the CPU to determine whether more CO2 should be added to the vessel. An outlet valve causes excess pressure to drain from the vessel. An outlet orifice causes the pressure to release gradually, thus preventing the beverage from foaming.
US09107448B2 Method for carbonating a beverage
The present invention recognizes the need for an apparatus and method for creating carbonated beverages having a customizable carbonation level. The invention uses a CPU to control an inlet valve which connects a tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to a vessel containing the beverage to be carbonized. The tube connecting the tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to the vessel contains an orifice for reducing the carbon dioxide's flow rate, thereby increasing control over the amount of carbon dioxide introduced to the vessel. A motor agitates the vessel, causing the carbon dioxide to become absorbed in the beverage. Then, an outlet valve causes excess pressure to drain from the vessel. An outlet orifice causes the pressure to release gradually, thus preventing the beverage from foaming.
US09107447B2 Xyloglucan extraction process
The specification provides methods for extracting xyloglucans from fruit, especially from firm fruit such as cranberries, through a sequential extraction procedure.
US09107444B2 Method and apparatus for flash frozen drinks mixes
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method that formulates a drink mixer according to a predetermined recipe and then flash freezing the mix into the form of small frozen pellets. The pellets are used by a person to make one drink or a batch of drinks by mixing a base beverage, or beverages, with the pellets.
US09107437B2 Low common salt soy sauce and method for producing the same
The present invention provides a soy sauce powder having a favorable flavor and containing 2-phenyl ethanol and succinic acid at high concentrations. The low common salt soy sauce of the present invention is obtained by a method for producing a low common salt soy sauce, which includes adding a carbohydrate raw material to moromi in which the viable soy sauce yeast cell count per 1 g of moromi is 1×107 cells or more, adjusting the common salt concentration of the moromi in a manner such that the common salt concentration in moromi juice after maturation is 4.0 to 12.0 w/v %, and carrying out fermentation and maturation of the moromi. The pH of the obtained low common salt soy sauce is 4.7 to 6.0.
US09107435B2 Reconstituted cereal grain
A reconstituted cereal grain in which the grain has at least about 10 wt % of resistant starch dietary fibre, at least about 25 wt % of cereal starch in addition to the resistance dietary fibre and at least about 0.5 wt % emulsifier based on the dry weight of the grain. The grain has a product density of greater than about 1 kg/l. The grains have a natural appearance and cooking properties similar to parboiled milled cereal grains.
US09107433B2 Enzyme granules
The stability of enzymes in a powder detergent can be very significantly improved by the combination of four measures: Addition of reducing agent/peroxide decomposing catalyst/antioxidant to the core or the coating; Addition of a multivalent cation to the core; Addition of an acidic buffer to the core or to the coating; Applying a salt coating onto the core.
US09107422B2 Airflow pattern for spiral ovens
An improved spiral oven and method for its use includes the step of using a forward/reversing fan to produce a first airflow and a second inverted airflow in the cooking chamber. The proportion of time each airflow occurs may be unbalanced within an oven residence time or cook cycle, and either airflow may begin the cycle. In addition, the fan velocity may vary so that the speed of the first airflow is different from the speed of the second airflow. A braking resistor allows the fan to quickly changeover between full-forward and full-reverse directions, while a programmable delay limits adjustments to the heat output control method until temperature variations caused by alternating between the first direction of rotation and the second direction of rotation have stabilized. Because of the reversing airflow pattern, the product cooks more evenly across the cook belt.
US09107416B2 Insecticidal and miticidal mixtures of bifenthrin and cyano-pyrethroids
The present invention is directed to novel insecticidal and/or miticidal compositions comprising bifenthrin and a cyano-pyrethroid. The compositions exhibit an unexpected increase in insecticidal activity as compared to the insecticidal activity of the individual components.
US09107413B2 Pesticidal compositions and processes related thereto
This document discloses molecules having the following formulas (“Formula One” & “Formula Two” and “Formula Three”) The Ar1, Het, Ar2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are further described herein.
US09107412B2 Fungicidal pyrazoles and their mixtures
Disclosed is a fungicidal composition comprising (a) at least one compound selected from the compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined in the disclosure; and (b) at least one additional fungicidal compound. Also disclosed is a method for controlling plant diseases caused by fungal plant pathogens comprising applying to the plant or portion thereof, or to the plant seed, a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide, or salt thereof (e.g., as a component in the aforesaid composition). Also disclosed is a composition comprising: (a) at least one compound selected from the compounds of Formula 1 described above, N-oxides, and salts thereof; and at least one invertebrate pest control compound or agent.
US09107411B2 Indolecarboxamides and benzimidazolecarboxamides as insecticides and acaricides
The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) in which R1 to R6, A, Y, X, G, n and m are each as defined in the description—and to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof as insecticides and acaricides.
US09107409B2 Physical mode of action pesticide
A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
US09107407B2 Grease-like gel for repelling insects and preventing undesirable behavior in hoofed animals
Grease-like compositions are provided for repelling insects and preventing undesirable behavior in hoofed animals. The compositions utilize nontoxic mineral, synthetic, or vegetable oil based gels containing silica, clay, urea, polytetrafluoroethylene, or metallic soap thickeners and capsaicin.
US09107404B2 Method for reducing undesirable effects on turfgrass
To provide a method for managing a lawn at a site, such as a golf course, where turfgrass less sensitive to herbicides and turfgrass highly sensitive to herbicides are used in combination, without causing undesirable effects on the highly sensitive turfgrass. A herbicidal compound and a silicone surfactant are applied to a site where turfgrass less sensitive to the herbicidal compound is planted, thereby to reduce undesirable effects on nearby turfgrass highly sensitive to the herbicidal compound.
US09107402B2 Composition and method to modify sperm fertility and female gender ratio in mammals
A composition and method is provided to modify sperm fertility and sex ratio of mammalian offspring. The composition includes an amount of a class of compounds of phenoxazine or phenothiazine, having the structure (see FIG. 1) and ionic derivatives thereof, wherein R1 is H, a lower alkyl group or N (R3)2, R2 is N, S, O, and R3 is H or a lower alkyl group. A second component of the composition is an amount of an electron transfer agent capable of oxidizing a reduced cofactor (NADPH or NADH). A third component of the composition is an amount of a hexose sugar and/or the phosphorylated esters of such. When mixed with living sperm prior to or at the time of insemination, the composition results in modified rates of conception and an alteration of birth sex ratio.
US09107401B1 Apparatus and method to attract animals
An apparatus to attract predatory animals is described. The apparatus includes an end-effector that includes an elastic member with non-homogenous elastic properties. The apparatus further includes a fixture attached to a proximal end of the elastic member. In addition, the apparatus includes an actuator attached to the fixture generates a transversal wave excitation. The transversal wave excitation propagates from the proximal end of the elastic member to a distal end of the elastic member.
US09107397B2 Fishing aid
A fishing aid includes a tubular sleeve. The sleeve is divided into upper and lower compartments. The sleeve includes a pole holder including a biased bracket inside the upper compartment, and an indicator in the lower compartment. The indicator is triggered by a first contact and a second contact touching one another. The first contact is disposed in the upper compartment and the second contact is disposed on the pole holder. The spring actuating bracket is deflected by a fishing pole in the first compartment to cause the second contact on the pole holder to touch the first contact on the sleeve. A rod holder is disposed on an outer surface of the sleeve. The fishing aid further includes a rod with a spiked tip. The rod is received in the rod holder such that the sleeve is configured to be supported on the rod via the rod holder.
US09107393B2 Structure of a handle for a retractable leash
A structure of a handle for a retractable leash comprises a holding piece; the holding piece is formed integrally as one piece by soft gel; a housing of the retractable leash is an assembly of a left housing and a right housing; the holding piece is fitted between the left housing and the right housing.
US09107384B2 Small animal litter container
A small animal litter container is provided with an enclosed design that keeps animal elimination products contained within the litter material and/or the container without leakage and avoids spillage of these materials beyond the container. Cylindrical telescoping interior and exterior housing sections engage to form a covered elimination area within the container. A corresponding keyhole-type of opening in each housing section aligns when the housing sections are engaged to form an animal access door with a unique angled shape that guides an animal to the inside elimination area. A base housing section is formed with a circular cross-section unitary wall with a height that effectively captures and contains all products of elimination without leakage or spillage beyond the container. The present small animal litter container may be used effectively by all kinds of pets, including cats and dogs, whether they exhibit typical or atypical elimination behaviors or habits.
US09107383B2 Tidy cat litter box
A tidy pet litter box having a plurality of internal screens across which the pet must traverse when entering or leaving a main basin of the litter box. An upper lid fits over a lower tray, the upper lid having a large front opening. The lower tray defines a large main basin in which litter is placed, and a secondary basin at a rear end thereof. An entrance screen mounted laterally across side walls of the upper lid extends from a lower end of the front opening substantially over the entire main basin and permits passage of a pet to a rear screen located above the secondary basin. To exit, the pet must jump up to the rear screen, then over the entrance screen which dislodges any litter sticking to its paws so that it falls back into the main basin. A method of training a cat to use the litter box by first removing the entrance screen is also disclosed.
US09107379B2 Arrangement of milking box stalls
In certain embodiments, a system includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system also includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the first milking box stall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher. The system also includes a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The second milking box stall is located adjacent to the equipment portion. The robotic attacher is configured to service both the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall by extending between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within either stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock.
US09107378B2 Milking box with robotic attacher
In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock.
US09107374B2 Soybean variety 01046905
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046905. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046905. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046905 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046905 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09107367B2 Soybean cultivar AR1011191
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1011191 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1011191 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1011191.
US09107365B2 Soybean cultivar GO1010146
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety GO1010146 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety GO1010146 and its progeny, and methods of making GO1010146.
US09107363B1 Soybean variety XBP02003
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP02003 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP02003, cells from soybean variety XBP02003, plants of soybean XBP02003, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP02003. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP02003 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP02003, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP02003, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP02003. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP02003 are further provided.
US09107362B1 Maize inbred PH189V
A novel maize variety designated PH189V and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH189V with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH189V through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH189V or a locus conversion of PH189V with another maize variety.
US09107360B1 Hybrid corn variety 1768536
The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 1768536. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 1768536, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 1768536 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 1768536.
US09107359B1 Hybrid corn variety 1768852
The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 1768852. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 1768852, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 1768852 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 1768852.
US09107358B1 Soybean variety XBP17004
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP17004 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP17004, cells from soybean variety XBP17004, plants of soybean XBP17004, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP17004. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP17004 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP17004, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP17004, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP17004. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP17004 are further provided.
US09107355B2 Real-time process for targeting trait phenotyping of plant breeding experiments
A method for targeting trait phenotyping of a plant breeding experiment includes collecting soil data for at least one location, applying the soil data to a crop model, performing environmental monitoring at the at least one location to generate environmental data, updating the crop model with the environmental data, and using the crop model to provide predicted crop conditions. The method further includes determining environmental conditions for each of the plant breeding experiments, determining a likelihood of trait phenotype variations for each experiment using the environmental conditions and the predicted crop conditions, selecting a subset of the plant breeding experiments for collecting trait phenotype measurements based on the likelihood of trait phenotypic variation, and collecting trait phenotype measurements from the subset of the plant breeding experiments.
US09107353B1 Snap on cloning mold for air layering of plants
A time saving snap on cloning mold for use in cloning a plant by air layering. The mold has a reservoir for storing liquid to keep the rooting medium in the air layer moist by wicking of the liquid throughout a long period of root development. The cloning mold quickly snaps on the branch that is being air layered. The reservoir is effective when the mold is used on both branches that are growing with an upward tilt and those growing with a downward tilt.
US09107352B2 Furrow cutter
A blade for a furrow cutter has a planar fastening region which is located in a fastening plane. The blade is driven in rotation via a transmission arranged in a transmission housing. The fastening plans separates a first region of the furrow cutter from a second region of the furrow cutter. The transmission is arranged in the first region. The blade has at least one arm projecting from the fastening region and having a free end. The arm has a first segment which extends out of the fastening plane into the second region. A simple structure, a good cutting result and a high service life are achieved when the arm has a second segment in which the arm extends back in the direction of the fastening plane.
US09107348B2 Fluid circuit for bale ejection
A hydraulic circuit mechanically link to a tailgate of an agriculture harvester. The hydraulic circuit of the present invention can be used to facilitate the transition of hydraulic states from a quick speed to a slow speed, when opening and closing the tailgate. The hydraulic circuit comprises a restrictive orifice and a fluid stop valve that, when opened, diverts the path of pressurized fluid away from a hydraulic actuator during the actuator's extension. The diversion of pressurized fluid away from the hydraulic cylinder or through the restrictive orifice substantially reduces the speed at which the panel opens or closes.
US09107347B2 Knotter mechanism for crop balers and the like
Knotter operation on a crop baler or the like is controlled electronically by a programmable electronic control unit. Rotary and/or linear electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic drive motors are utilized to drive the knotting components and are controlled by the electronic control unit.
US09107346B2 Wrapping device
The invention relates to a wrapping device to wrap an object in foil material including a frame, a wrapping table mounted on the frame and configured to support the object during wrapping, one or more roll support devices to support one or more rolls of foil material to be rotated about the object during wrapping, a carrying structure mounted on the frame and configured to carry the one or more roll support devices, and a clamping and cutting device to clamp the foil material after wrapping of an object, and to cut the clamped foil material, wherein the clamping and cutting device is mounted on the carrying structure, and wherein the carrying structure is pivotable about a substantially horizontal pivot axis with respect to the frame.
US09107342B2 Method for harvesting bast plants
A method for harvesting bast plants that have stalks, husks, and seeds. The method includes cutting the bast stalks from the bast plants and promptly receiving the bast stalks onto a first belt without retting the bast stalks. The method then orients at least a portion of the bast stalks on the first belt, the longitudinal axis of the at least a portion of the bast stalks being generally oriented in the direction the first belt is moving. The husks and seeds may be removed from the bast stalks. The bast stalk may be packaged.
US09107339B2 Seed-covering agent and seed covered with seed-covering agent
A seed-covering agent, which covers a seed surface and contains an iron powder and a binder, is specified such that, in the above-described iron powder, the mass ratio of an iron powder having a particle size of 63 μm or less to a total mass of the iron powder is 0% or more and 75% or less, the mass ratio of an iron powder having a particle size of more than 63 μm and 150 μm or less to the total mass of the iron powder is 25% or more and 100% or less, and the mass ratio of an iron powder having a particle size of more than 150 μm to a total mass of the iron powder is 0% or more and 50% or less, and the average particle size of the above-described binder is 1 to 150 μm.
US09107338B2 Agricultural systems
An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.
US09107337B2 Agricultural apparatus for sensing and providing feedback of soil property changes in real time
A planting row unit is attachable to a towing frame and is movable in a forward direction on a field having soil of varying hardness conditions. The planting row unit includes an opener device forward of the towing frame for preparing the soil for receiving at least one of the fertilizer and the seeds. The opener device includes a soil-hardness sensor for detecting changes in soil-hardness conditions and an opener blade for maintaining, in response to the changes, a constant soil-penetration depth Z in the soil independent of the varying hardness conditions. A modular actuator is mounted to the opener device for applying pressure to the opener blade, the modular actuator being mountable to at least one other component of the planting row unit for applying pressure.
US09113585B2 Method of forming external terminals of a package and apparatus for performing the same
A method of forming external terminals of a package is provided in which a package substrate may be fixed, an edge portion of the package substrate may be supported to prevent the edge portion of the package substrate from being upwardly bent, a mask having openings may be arranged on the package substrate, and the external terminals may be supplied to the package substrate through the openings of the mask. The supporting portion may downwardly press the edge portion of the package substrate so that the edge portion of the package substrate may not be upwardly bent. As a result, the external terminals on the package substrate may have a uniform thickness.
US09113584B2 Printed circuit board assembly
The present invention relates to a printed circuit board assembly (10), said printed circuit board assembly comprising: a substrate (100); two or more electronic components which are categorized, wherein each component is secured to the substrate by securing means having a different predetermined thermal-release temperature, depending on which category said component belongs to. The invention furthermore relates to a method of assembling the printed circuit board assembly and a method of disassembling the printed circuit board assembly according to the invention.
US09113583B2 Electronic circuit board, assembly and a related method thereof
An apparatus includes a substrate and a plurality of conductive traces formed on the substrate. The conductive traces are doped with a concentration of an aluminum material forming a protective layer as a portion of the plurality of conductive traces to inhibit oxidation. A set of first metal contact pads are formed in contact with the plurality of conductive traces. The substrate, the plurality of conductive traces and the set of first metal contact pads define an electronic circuit board configured to operate at a temperature greater than 200 degrees Celsius. A high operating temperature electronic device is configured in electrical communication with the conductive traces defining an assembly configured to operate at a temperature greater than 200 degrees Celsius.
US09113582B2 Air conditioning control apparatus and air conditioning control method
An air conditioning control apparatus for controlling an air conditioner in a room which accommodates a computer, includes obtaining repetitively a detected value of a total power consumption of the computer and the air conditioner and a detected value of a air temperature at the air inlet, storing the obtained values into a memory, determining an approximate expression representing a relation between the total power consumption and the air temperature on the basis of the values stored into the memory, determining a value of the air temperature corresponding to the lowest value of the total power consumption, by using the calculated approximate expression, and controlling the air conditioner so that the air temperature become equal the calculated air temperature.
US09113580B2 Cooled universal hardware platform
Disclosed is an embodiment of a rack system including a cooled universal hardware platform having a frame, a module insertion area on a first side of the rack system and a universal backplane mounting area on a second side of the rack system opposite to the first side, a power bus, a plurality of cooled partitions, a plurality of module bays, two or more service unit backplanes and a coolant source. The power bus may be configured to provide power to the universal backplane mounting area and the plurality of cooled partitions. The rack system may also include a plurality of service units that may be configured to have different functions within the rack system.
US09113577B2 Method and system for automotive battery cooling
A battery-cooling system includes a battery array and a plurality of heat pipes that each include a low-profile extrusion having a plurality of hollow tubes formed therein A heat transfer fluid is disposed in the plurality of hollow tubes. Each heat pipe includes an evaporator portion and a condenser portion. The evaporator portion is disposed between successive batteries within the battery array and the condenser portion is disposed outside of the battery array and exposed to a heat sink.
US09113569B2 Wiring board and method for manufacturing same
A wiring board includes a core structure having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, a first buildup structure formed on the first surface of the core structure and including insulation layers, and a second buildup structure formed on the second surface of the core structure and including insulation layers and an inductor device. The insulation layers in the second buildup structure have the thicknesses which are thinner than the thicknesses of the insulation layers in the first buildup structure, and the inductor device in the second buildup structure is position on the second surface of the core structure and includes at least a portion of a conductive pattern formed in the core structure.
US09113568B2 Cabled backplane system having an electromagnetic radiation absorber
A cable backplane system includes a tray having a frame with side walls surrounding a raceway. The side walls extend to a front edge of the frame. The tray includes spacers coupled to the tray located proximate to the front edge. Cable connectors are held by corresponding spacers in position relative to the backplane. The cable backplane system includes an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) absorber extending along an opening in the tray to suppress the propagation of EMR into or out of the tray.
US09113567B2 Dynamic mounting system
A dynamic mounting system couples a first object to a second object by the attachment of a threaded member to a threaded receiving member on the second object to a predetermined depth to cause a biased compression member to exert a predetermined clamping force holding the first object to the second. The first object may be a heat sink in communication with a heat-generating component such as a processor mounted on the second object such as a circuit board. The predetermined depth is reached by advancing the threaded member until its threads pass beyond threads on the receiving member. The predetermined depth of threaded member biases the compression member to maintain a clamping force between the first and second objects within a desired range of temperature.
US09113565B2 Method for processing printed circuit board, printed circuit board and electronic apparatus
A printed circuit board (PCB), a method for processing PCB and an electronic apparatus. The method for processing PCB may comprise: forming a hole in the PCB, wherein the PCB includes a metal matrix and at least two substrate layers, at least one of the at least two substrate layers has a geoelectric layer thereon; and the metal matrix is fixed in a slot provided in the substrate, the formed hole contacts both the geoelectric layer and the metal matrix; and providing conductive substances in the hole, with the conductive substances in the hole being in contact with the inner geoelectric layer and the metal matrix, so that the geoelectric layer and the metal matrix are in conduction with each other.
US09113561B2 Case and electronic device
A case including a casing body formed with an opening and a cover attached to the opening to be capable of opening and closing. The case further including a first grip tab that extends from the cover towards the opening inner side and a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body. The second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab to be capable of approaching and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion opened in the opening direction is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab and such that an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion is released by the second grip tab moving away from the first grip tab.
US09113560B2 Signal line and circuit substrate
A signal line is a linear conductor provided within a laminated body. A first ground conductor is provided on a positive direction side in a z axis direction within the laminated body, compared with the signal line, and overlaps with the signal line in a planar view seen from the z axis direction. A second ground conductor is provided on a negative direction side in the z axis direction within the laminated body, compared with the signal line, and overlaps with the signal line in the planar view seen from the z axis direction. Via hole conductors connect the ground conductors to each other. In the first ground conductor, a plurality of opening portions are arranged along the signal line in the planar view seen from the z axis direction. The via hole conductors are provided between the opening portions adjacent to one another, in an x axis direction.
US09113558B2 LED mount bar capable of freely forming curved surfaces thereon
A bar on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted. The bar has a first side surface having a plurality of grooves and a second side surface having a plurality of grooves, wherein the plurality of first grooves formed at the first side surface and the plurality of second grooves formed at the second side surface intersect each other such that the bar can be easily bent in a widthwise direction.
US09113557B2 Junction box
A junction box, comprising a multi-layer circuit board, wherein the circuit board (6) comprises: a plurality of dielectric layers, each having conducting track on a side and arranged one on top of another to form the multi-layered circuit board; power circuitry (4) mounted on the circuit board; signal processing circuitry (5) mounted on the circuit board; and a power input for inputting electrical power into the circuitry on the circuit board, wherein the electrical power is transferred through conducting track (12) arranged to be on an inner dielectric layer, the conducting track on the inner dielectric layer being thicker than the conducting track arranged on the outer dielectric layers, and wherein the power circuitry is arranged on one region of the circuit board and the signal processing circuitry is arranged on another region of the circuit board, the two regions being thermally isolated by a thermal dam (9).
US09113556B2 Flexible board and electronic device
A flexible board includes a flexible body and a linear conductor. The flexible body includes a first main surface and a second main surface. The linear conductor is provided at the flexible body so as to be located closer to the first main surface than to the second main surface. The flexible body is valley-folded along a line crossing the linear conductor such that the first main surface is located inside of the fold, and is mountain-folded along a line crossing the linear conductor such that the first main surface is outside of the fold. An average radius of curvature in an area where the flexible body is mountain-folded is greater than an average radius of curvature in an area where the flexible body is valley-folded.
US09113553B2 Curved display apparatus and multi display apparatus having the same
A curved display apparatus and a multi display system having the same are provided. The curved display apparatus includes a display panel, and a fixation member which fixes the display panel so that the display panel is curved with multiple curvatures.
US09113552B2 Control box mounting bracket
A bracket configured to mount a control box to a television mount used to carry a television. An example bracket may have a bracket plate, a bracing element, and attachment elements. The bracing element is attached to a back side of the bracket plate, and the bracing element is attachable to the television mount. A first attachment element is mounted to a front side of the bracket plate, and the first attachment member and the bracket plate together define a receiving channel in which to receive a first portion of the control box. A second attachment element includes a mounting strap connected to the bracket plate and/or the first attachment element, with the mounting strap being capable of fixedly mounting a second portion of the control box relative to the bracket.
US09113550B2 Apparatus for an EMP shield for portable devices
An apparatus comprises an electrically conductive sheet material having a transparency. The sheet material being flexible to fold to form a pouch configured to enclose a portable computing device. The sheet material is configured to seal side edges of the pouch with edges of the sheet being in electrical engagement. A sealing member is configured to close an opening of the pouch to enclose the portable computing device within the pouch. The closure member is further configured to create an electrical engagement across the opening of the pouch in which the closed pouch structure mitigates electro-magnetic pulse damage and radio waves in general to the enclosed portable computing device, enables viewing of displays of the enclosed portable computing device, and enables manipulation of controls of the enclosed portable computing device while allowing access through wireless to the outside world.
US09113543B2 Device and use of the device for measuring the density and/or the electron temperature and/or the collision frequency of a plasma
The invention relates to a device and method for measuring the density of a plasma by determining an impulse response to a high-frequency signal coupled into a plasma. The density, electron temperature and/or collision frequency as a function of the impulse response can be determined. A probe having a probe head and a probe shaft can be introduced into the plasma, wherein the probe shaft is connected to a signal generator for electrically coupling a high-frequency signal into the probe head. The probe core is enclosed by the jacket and has at its surface mutually insulated electrode areas of opposite polarity. A balun is arranged at the transition between the probe head and an electrically unbalanced high-frequency signal feed to convert electrically unbalanced signals into balanced signals.
US09113537B2 Computer lighting control
The present invention relates to a method and system that provides independent control over lighting within a computer case. Each inverter module is provided with its own switch to facilitate independent control of illumination. Preferably, the switches are located in a bus that fits within a drive bay and the inverter is directly mounted onto the housing that contains the switch. In another embodiment, the inverter is integrated in a printed circuit board that is inserted into the card slots (e.g. ISA, VESA, PCI, and PCI-Express card slot) on the mother board of the computer. Therefore, the on and off of CCFL inverter can be controlled by software application through the ISA, VESA, PCI, or PCI-Express bus.
US09113536B2 Electroluminescent device
The present invention relates to electroluminescent devices that comprise organic layers that contain triazole compounds of the formula (I), or formula (II). The compounds are suitable components of, for example, blue-emitting, durable, organo-electroluminescent layers. The electroluminescent devices may be employed for full color display panels in, for example, mobile phones, televisions and personal computer screens.
US09113535B2 Fusing porphyrins with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocycles for optoelectronic applications
A compound that can be used as a donor material in organic photovoltaic devices comprising a non-activated porphyrin fused with one or more non-activated polycyclic aromatic rings or one or more non-activated heterocyclic rings can be obtained by a thermal fusion process. The compounds can include structures of Formula I: By heating the reaction mixture of non-activated porphyrins with non-activated polycyclic aromatic rings or heterocyclic rings to a fusion temperature and holding for a predetermined time, fusion of one or more polycyclic rings or heterocyclic rings to the non-activated porphyrin core in meso,β fashion is achieved resulting in hybrid structures containing a distorted porphyrin ring with annulated aromatic rings. The porphyrin core can be olygoporphyrins.
US09113533B2 Semiconductor package with incorporated light or temperature sensors and time multiplexing
Proposed is a package (10) having at least two pins (11, 12). The package comprises a semiconductor structure (20) having a first function and an electrical circuit (30) comprising at least one circuit element having a second function. The structure (20) and the circuit (30) are electrically connected to the pins (11, 12). Moreover, the package is operable to perform the first and second function by time multiplexing a first (60) and second (70) operating signal through the pins (11, 12). Finally, the first function is a lighting function and the second function is a sensing function. The invention is especially advantageous as it provides a cost effective and versatile miniaturized light emitting package comprising LEDs or laser diodes.
US09113530B2 Lighting device, illumination device, illumination apparatus and illumination system
A lighting device includes an AC to DC conversion unit for receiving a setting signal and converting it into a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage, voltage conversion units for converting the DC voltage inputted from the AC to DC conversion unit and driving the light source modules according to drive signals, a PWM signal generating unit for generating a PWM signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the setting signal, and a control unit, by outputting the drive signals to the voltage conversion units based on a command value determined according to the duty ratio, for controlling output powers of the voltage conversion units such that a characteristic curve of the sum of the output powers of the voltage conversion units has the maximum or at least one inflection point within an adjustment range of the conduction angle.
US09113529B2 Remote intelligent monitoring system and LED street lamp applied thereto
A remote intelligent monitoring system includes a server and a plurality of LED street lamps. Each of the plurality of LED street lamps includes a plurality of LED light sources connected in parallel, a detecting module and a sensing module. The detecting module detects the functioning of each LED light source, and the sensing module detects atmospheric information of the area where the LED street lamp is located. If the detected functioning is not consistent with specified electrical standards corresponding to the detected atmospheric information, either the server or the LED street lamp itself can adjust the electrical functioning of the LED light sources to accord with the specified standards.
US09113521B2 Load control device for a light-emitting diode light source
A load control device for controlling the intensity of a lighting load, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, may include a power converter circuit operable to receive a rectified AC voltage and to generate a DC bus voltage, a load regulation circuit operable to receive the bus voltage and to control the magnitude of a load current conducted through the lighting load, and a control circuit operatively coupled to the load regulation circuit for pulse width modulating or pulse frequency modulating the load current to control the intensity of the lighting load to a target intensity. The control circuit may control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse width modulating the load current when the target intensity is above a predetermined threshold and control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse frequency modulating the load current when the target intensity is below the predetermined threshold.
US09113520B2 Light emitting diode backlight system the driving apparatus and driving method thereof
A light emitting diode (LED) backlight system and a driving apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The driving apparatus is suitable for an LED backlight system with N LED strings, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and which includes an LED driver and a switching unit. The LED driver is configured to receive a dimming signal and time-divisionally generate N control signals in response to a counting clock and an enabling time and a period time both related to the dimming signal. The switching unit is coupled to the LED driver and the N LED strings, and is configured to respectively control an on-off time ratio of a current flowing through each of the LED strings in response to the N control signals.
US09113516B2 Dimmable LED driver and method for controlling the same
A dimmable LED driver adapted to be operated with a dimmer that is configured to generate a predetermined conductive angle, wherein the dimmable LED driver comprises: a rectifier configured to convert an alternating current output by the dimmer to a direct current, a buck PFC block configured to adjust an output voltage of the direct current so as to obtain a stable output voltage, a second buck DC/DC block configured to realize output of a constant current after the stable output voltage is realized, a dimming block configured to, after realizing output of the constant current, accomplish a dimming function jointly with the second buck DC/DC block, and an MCU configured to control the buck PFC block, the second buck DC/DC block and the dimming block.
US09113515B2 Low voltage coupling design
Apparatus and associated methods relate to an electrical interface design architecture to independently excite each of a network of light strings and/or light string controllers with any of a number of independent excitation signals. In an illustrative example, each of the light strings may receive a selected one of the excitation signals conducted via a wiring assembly to an interface formed as a plug or a corresponding socket. In some embodiments, the interface may galvanically connect one or more of the excitation signals to a corresponding load according to user-selection of a relative orientation between the plug and the socket. In some implementations the load may include a down-stream controller that draws operating power through a selected one of the conductors at the interface. In various implementations, the interface may supply a load such as a multi-channel cable or single channel light string, for example.
US09113512B2 Method of configuring an LED driver, LED driver, LED assembly and method of controlling an LED assembly
A method of configuring an LED driver is disclosed. The LED driver being arranged to provide a supply current to an LED fixture comprising a plurality of LEDs. The method comprises: identifying the LED fixture (LF), sending via a communication network (NTW) a configuration request to a configuration database (DB), receiving configuration data from the configuration database; and configuring the LED driver (LPS) according to the configuration data.
US09113511B2 Ambient light calibration for energy efficiency in display systems
A method, system, and apparatus that can be used to operate a display device in an energy efficient manner. The energy efficient display device can effectively and efficiently compensate for changes in ambient light incident at a display screen of the display device using an internal ambient light sensor to provide control signals to a backlight driver.
US09113509B2 Lighting device and lighting fixture
The lighting device according to the present invention includes: a power source configured to supply power to a light source having a plurality of regions; a plurality of cooling devices arranged corresponding to the plurality of regions to cool the plurality of regions, respectively; and a cooling control circuit configured to control the plurality of cooling devices. The cooling control circuit includes: a plurality of output circuits configured to supply drive voltages to the plurality of cooling devices by use of power from the power source to drive the plurality of cooling devices, respectively; a plurality of temperature measurement circuits configured to respectively measure temperatures of the plurality of regions; and an output control circuit configured to regulate the drive voltages respectively supplied from the plurality of output circuits based on the temperatures respectively measured by the plurality of temperature measurement circuits.
US09113505B2 Systems and methods for providing power to high-intensity-discharge lamps
System and method for igniting one or more high-intensity-discharge lamps. A system includes an ignition controller configured to generate one or more signal pulses for a pulse signal during a first predetermined time period and to cause one or more voltage pulses to be applied to the one or more high-intensity-discharge lamps, the pulse signal changing between a first logic level and a second logic level during the first predetermined time period, each of the one or more signal pulses corresponding to a pulse period, the pulse period being no larger than the first predetermined time period. The ignition controller is further configured to, if the one or more high-intensity-discharge lamps are not successfully ignited after the first predetermined time period, stop generating any signal pulse for the pulse signal for a second predetermined time period, the second predetermined time period being equal to or larger than the pulse period.
US09113504B1 Portable lighting device
The present disclosure is directed to a portable lighting device having an external switch configured to allow a user to control and/or configure the functionality portable lighting device while the light is in use and without the need for extra equipment. In one aspect, a portion of a switch may be configured to control some functionality provided by the light, while another portion of the switch may be configured to control the remaining functions. In another aspect, the circuit board may include a microcontroller which includes an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). Advantageously, the EEPROM may function to save any settings and/or modes configured by the user such that the settings/modes do not need to be reset after the portable lighting device is turned off and then back on.
US09113501B2 Variable pitch resistance coil heater
A heater is provided that includes a resistance coil assembly defining a first end portion having a first conducting pin and a second end portion having a second conducting pin, and a resistance coil disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion, the resistance coil defining a plurality of different pitches between the first end portion and the second end portion. An insulating material surrounds the resistance coil assembly, and a sheath surrounds the insulating material. The plurality of different pitches provide a variable watt density such that a predetermined temperature profile is provided along the sheath.
US09113500B2 Device and method for communication of management information in ad-hoc wireless networks
A method includes detecting, by a first device, a beacon sent from a second device. The beacon is associated with an ad-hoc wireless network. In response to detecting the beacon, the first device sends to the second device a request for management information associated with the ad-hoc wireless network. The request identifies at least a first information element associated with at least a first portion of the management information and a second information element associated with at least a second portion of the management information. The method further includes receiving from the second device a first wrapper information element that includes at least the first information element.
US09113499B2 Multiple domain smartphone
A smartphone is adapted, through software modifications, to provide multiple operating domains or domains that provide differing levels of security and reliability. Each operating domain is isolated from the others. Detection of unauthorized modification is provided in some embodiments. Cross domain activity notification is provided in some embodiments.
US09113497B2 Non-cellular wireless entertainment phone, system and architecture
A non-cellular wireless entertainment phone device may have at least two modes of operation. Each of the modes of operation may have a particular set of functionality. A first set of functionality may allow phone communications through a cellular phone, a wireless device, or the Internet. Additional functionality may transform the device into an entertainment device/child's toy or other types of devices such as a remote control, game controller, two-way radio transceiver, motion sensor, etc. A control signal may be sent from another device to cause a switching between modes.
US09113495B1 System and method for measuring the quantity, type and transmission quality of mobile communication devices within a defined geographical area
A system and method for measuring the quantity, type and transmission quality of mobile communication devices within a defined geographical area is disclosed herein. A data server is configured to receive new transmission data for mobile devices from each of a plurality of sensor devices and associate the new transmission data with a corresponding sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices. A console application is also configured to display the display information to an end-user operator.
US09113492B2 Method and apparatus for transmit priority determination within a link
A method, computer program product, and an apparatus for a transmit priority distributed backoff are provided. The apparatus forms a peer-to-peer communication link with a second apparatus. In addition, the apparatus determines whether to transmit in an assigned resource for securing a transmit priority for transfer of data to the second apparatus based on a quality of service estimation. Furthermore, the apparatus transmits to the second apparatus based on the determination. A method, computer program product, and an apparatus for a transmit priority token passing are provided. The apparatus forms a peer-to-peer communication link with a second apparatus. In addition, the apparatus determines a transmit priority within the link based on a quality of service estimation. The transmit priority is a priority of transmission between the apparatus and the second apparatus in the link.
US09113489B2 Geographically isolated antennas
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a base transceiver station having a first set of antennas and a second set of antennas geographically separated from the first set of antennas transmits a reference signal to a first device, and receives feedback from the first device. The feedback represents information that can be used to construct a weight adjustment vector. The base transceiver station selects a precoding vector from a codebook based at least in part on the feedback received from the first device, calculates the weight adjustment vector based at least in part on the feedback, and applies the weight adjustment vector to the selected precoding vector to provide an adjusted precoding vector. The base transceiver station then may transmit data to the first device using the adjusted precoding vector.
US09113487B2 Time multiplexed channel state information reporting in a multi antenna wireless communication system
The embodiments herein relates to a method in a user equipment (305) for enabling a base station (301) to schedule the user equipment (305) in a wireless communication system (300). The wireless communication system (300) is in Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, mode and comprises four transmit antennas. The user equipment (305) is connected to the base station (301) via a radio carrier (302). The user equipment (305) determines Channel State Information, CSI, based on information about a Common Pilot Indicator CHannel, CPICH, which CSI comprises Channel Quality Information, CQI, a Rank Indicator, RI, a Precoding Channel Indicator, PCI, and an Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement/Not ACKnowledgement, HARQ ACK/NACK. The user equipment (305) transmits the CSI to the base station (301) over a plurality of Transmission Time Intervals, TTIs, enabling the base station (301) to schedule the user equipment (305).
US09113484B2 Random access channel for OFDM-MIMO system
In orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) selects a random access channel (RACH) and a phase for a constant amplitude zero auto correlation (CAZAC) sequence for RACH transmission. The WTRU then transmits a RACH transmission to a Node B via the selected RACH. Once the RACH transmission is detected, the Node B sends an acknowledgement (ACK) to the WTRU over an ACK channel. The Node B may transmit the ACK on a shared channel. The WTRU may ramp up transmit power while the RACH transmission is transmitted, or steps up transmit power of a subsequent RACH transmission. The RACH transmission and data transmission may be either time multiplexed or frequency multiplexed. A plurality of RACHs may be defined and one of the defined RACHs may be selected randomly or based on predetermined criteria.
US09113479B2 Method for multicast frame transmission and duplicated multicast frame detection
A method and apparatus of transmitting a multicast frame in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises transmitting a request to send (RTS) frame to stations (STAs) included in a multicast group by using an omni-directional antenna, and receiving a clear to send (CTS) frame transmitted by the STAs included in the multicast group in response to the RTS frame, and transmitting the multicast frame to the STAs included in the multicast group by using a directional antenna.
US09113475B2 Apparatus and method for maintaining synchronization between a receiver having a crystal oscillator and a transmitter
A method includes, in a receiver that includes an uncompensated crystal oscillator, receiving signals from a transmitter by activating the receiver periodically at intervals corresponding to a specified wake-up time period. In response to detecting at the receiver that the specified wake-up time period is insufficient for maintaining synchronization between the receiver and the transmitter using the uncompensated crystal oscillator, an actual wake-up time period, smaller than the specified wake-up time period, is selected. The receiver is activated periodically according to the selected actual wake-up time period.
US09113472B2 Wireless communication terminal apparatus and wireless communication method
Provided are a wireless communication terminal apparatus and a wireless communication method that can preclude the recognition mismatch in which the reference formats of different UL grants are recognized between the wireless communication terminal apparatus and a wireless communication base station apparatus. For the PHR calculation of a PUSCH in a CC in which no UL grant is present, a UL grant, which was used for calculating the PHR in another CC having the same subframe number as the PUSCH, is used. For example, as to a subframe number=#1, the UL grant of CC #0 is used for calculating the PHR of CC #2 in which no UL grant is present.
US09113470B2 Systems and methods for network coding using maximum distance separable (MDS) linear network codes
A method for network coding includes generating a message matrix, where each column of the message matrix corresponds to one of K message packets and each element in a column of the message matrix corresponds to one of the symbols of the corresponding message packet. The method further includes generating a network code matrix to map the K message packets to N encoded packets, where any combination of K columns of the network code matrix is linearly independent and N is greater than K. The method also includes multiplying the message matrix by the network code matrix to generate a transmission matrix, where each column of the transmission matrix corresponds to an encoded packet for wireless transmission.
US09113468B2 Radio communication system, radio base station apparatus and mobile terminal apparatus
Provided are a radio communication system, a radio base station apparatus and a mobile terminal apparatus to which duplex schemes are applied effectively in a communication system of which a frequency band is formed with a plurality of fundamental frequency blocks. In the radio communication system of which a frequency band allocated to radio communication between the radio base station apparatus and the mobile terminal apparatus is configured by adding or deleting fundamental frequency blocks, the fundamental frequency blocks of the frequency band have at least a first fundamental frequency block and a second fundamental frequency block, the first fundamental frequency block is used to perform FDD-based radio communication and the second fundamental frequency block is used to perform TDD-based or half duplex FDD-based radio communication.
US09113467B2 Adjusting initial transmit power for high speed data transmission
A method of wireless communication adjusts the transmit power for high speed data communications. A UE determines whether a random access channel is configured on an uplink traffic time slot. When the random access channel is configured on the uplink traffic time slot, the UE transmits a high speed data channel with adjusted transmit (TX) power based at least in part on transmit power used for a scheduling request.
US09113465B2 Method and apparatus of resource allocation for machine type communication device, method and apparatus for receiving data for machine type communication
Disclosed herein relates to a resource allocation method for a machine type communication (MTC) device. The resource allocation method for the MTC device includes allocating a control channel with respect to a user terminal to a first time domain of a sub frame, and mixing at least one of a control channel with respect to the at least one MTC device, a data channel with respect to the user terminal, and a data channel with respect to the MTC device in a second time domain of the sub frame, and allocating the mixed channel to the second time domain of the sub frame. Accordingly, in a wireless communication system, control information and data may be transmitted and received to and from the MTC device while maintaining compatibility with the user terminal.
US09113464B2 Dynamic cell size variation via wireless link parameter adjustment
In a wireless network, a cell's transmission power and reception sensitivity may be dynamically adjusted along with those of a client device detected in the cell. Thus, in other words, when a client device is in proximity of a particular reader device, the transmission power levels and reception sensitivities of the reader device and the client device may be adjusted in an effort to require the client device to be “drawn in” towards the reader device to conduct a data transaction between the reader device and the client device.
US09113460B2 Mapping between logical and physical uplink control resource blocks in wireless networks
A transmission of information from a secondary to a primary node occurs in a plurality of N logical time durations on an uplink channel in a wireless network. A scheme for mapping between logical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource blocks (RBs) and physical RBs (PRBs) used by PUCCH is described. A logical uplink control resource block index nLRB is derived by the secondary node in response to information from the primary node. The secondary node then maps the logical uplink control resource block index nLRB to a first uplink physical resource block index nPRB,1 of a plurality of uplink physical resource blocks, wherein nPRB,1=nLRB/2 if nLRB is even and nPRB,1=NPRB−ceil(nLRB/2) if nLRB is odd; wherein NPRB is the total number of the plurality of uplink physical resource blocks; and wherein ceil denotes the ceiling operation. The secondary node then transmits an uplink control information in a subframe using one of the plurality of uplink physical resource blocks indexed by nPRB,1.
US09113456B2 Method and device for transmitting uplink signal including data and control information via uplink channel
A method and device for transmitting a first and second uplink signal, each having data and control information is provided. The method includes channel encoding the control information of the second uplink signal based on a number of symbols of control information to produce. The channel encoding includes determining the number of symbols in accordance with a payload size of the data of the first uplink signal and a total number of transmissible symbols of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) of the first uplink signal.
US09113449B2 Apparatus for managing network zone having plurality of wireless access points, method of connecting mobile terminal to wireless access point by the apparatus, and the mobile terminal
Provided are an apparatus for managing a network zone having a plurality of wireless access points (APs), a method of connecting a mobile terminal to an AP by the apparatus, and the mobile terminal. The apparatus for managing a network zone having a plurality of wireless APS includes a group manager configured to classify the plurality of wireless APs into a plurality of AP groups based on AP device information on the APs belonging to the network zone. Each of the plurality of AP groups can cover the entire network zone.
US09113442B2 Mobile terminal, base station and methods therein
Embodiments herein relate to a method in a mobile terminal (10) for requesting access to a wireless communication system. The mobile terminal (10) receives broadcasted system information that indicates a first available resource of a contention based channel. The mobile terminal (10) derives a second available resource of the contention based channel based on the first available resource of the contention based channel. The mobile terminal (10) further transmits an access request preamble mapped to the second available resource to access the wireless communication system.
US09113441B2 Detecting the number of transmit antennas in a base station
Data is scrambled at a transmitter according to one of a number of predetermined scrambling sequences which are associated with a particular one of a number of predetermined transmit antenna diversity schemes (i.e., a specific number of transmit antenna ports). Received data is decoded using one or more of the known transmit antenna diversity schemes and the scrambled data is descrambled according to a corresponding descrambling sequence (related to the scrambling sequence). Based on the descrambled data, the receiver determines which transmit antenna diversity scheme (i.e., the number of antenna ports) is used by the transmitter. In one specific embodiment, CRC parity data is scrambled in the transmitter and the receiver descrambles the recovered CRC parity data according to a descrambling sequence, computes CRC parity data from the received data, and compares the descrambled CRC parity data to the newly computed CRC parity data.
US09113440B2 Mobile communication system, core network node, control station, base station, communication method and program
A mobile communication system of the present invention is a mobile communication system including a mobile station, base stations each of which forms a cell and transmits MBMS data to the mobile station existing in the cell, control stations each of which controls a base station connected thereto, and further including a core network node that instructs each of the control stations connected thereto with respect to the frequency and timing for transmitting MBMS data in the cell, wherein each of the control stations establishes time synchronization with another control station and instructs the connected base station to set the cell to the frequency designated by the core network node and transmits, to the connected base station, the MBMS data in accordance with the transmission timing designated by the core network node and the mobile station then receives the MBMS data.
US09113439B2 Distributed locater, alert, repeater, and/or call technologies for communication devices
Distributed locater, alert, repeater, and call technologies for communication devices can be employed. A base component can be configured to receive a message at a base unit, the message corresponding to at least one of a call directed to a wireless communication device or another message directed to at least one of the wireless communication device or a wired communication device. The base component can distribute an alert to at least one remote unit based on the message. A remote component can be configured to receive the alert at the at least one remote unit, and broadcast the alert or another alert from the at least one remote unit. An interface component can be configured to receive an input at the at least one remote unit based on the alert. Further, the remote component can be configured to transmit a response based on the input.
US09113436B2 Method and system for information transmission
The present invention discloses a method and system for information transmission. Said method includes: an Evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) notifying a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) entity of the location information of a User Equipment (UE); the PCRF entity sending the location information of the UE to a Broadband Policy Control Function (BPCF) entity. The method and system provided by the present invention solve the problem that the BPCF in a fixed network can not initiate an S9* session to the PCRF entity.
US09113434B2 Signal strength profiling
A system for supporting electronic positioning in apparatuses. Apparatuses may receive various wireless signals over time (800). The strength of the received wireless signals may be determined by the apparatuses (802), and based on this determination an occurrence for each received wireless signal may be accumulated in a histogram in the apparatus (804). Information based on the histogram may then be transmitted to a mapping database (810). The mapping database may then utilize this information to, for example, create signal-based maps for use in apparatus positioning.
US09113432B2 Crowdsourcing based on base station almanac quality
Systems, apparatus and methods for a mobile device and a base station almanac server to throttle crowdsourcing information are presented. The crowdsourcing information is used to improve a location of a base station in a base station almanac. A portion of the base station almanac is provided to a mobile device. For example, the mobile device may identify its current cell and request the base station almanac. The mobile device records crowdsourcing information to identify, for each particular base station of at least one base station, a cellular identifier for the particular base station, optional ranging information between the particular base station and the mobile device, and an independent position of the mobile device. The independent position of the mobile device may be formed from global navigation satellite system (GNSS) or station signals independent of the at least one base station.
US09113427B2 Systems, apparatus, and methods for mitigating transmitter induced desense
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for mobile transmit diversity. In one aspect a method of controlling a transmit power level of a wireless communications apparatus is provided. The method includes adjusting the transmit power level of a transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus to a first transmit power level in response to detecting a de-sense event indicative of interference with a signal received by a receiver of the wireless communications apparatus due to emissions from the transmitter. The method further includes maintaining the transmit power level substantially at the first transmit power level for a first time interval in response to adjusting the transmit power level to the first transmit power level. The method further includes adjusting a transmit power level limit of the transmitter after the time interval at a rate for a second time interval.
US09113423B2 Methods and devices for interference control in home base station environments
In methods and devices GNSS reception quality can be used to determine the maximum output power of a Home UE, i.e. a UE served by home base station and is based on the insight that GNSS reception quality may be used for estimation of the interference caused by transmissions of an HUE on an existing network. The power of the HUE need be restricted to keep interference within limit. The estimation of the interference, and the determination of the HUE maximum output power, is based on the GNSS reception quality in the HUE, or the GNSS reception quality in the HBS or on a combination of the GNSS reception in the HUE and the HBS. In one embodiment a combined metric based on the GNSS reception quality and one or more cellular radio measurement is used to determine the maximum output power of the HUE. The GNSS reception quality measurements and the cellular measurements used for deriving the combined metric can be performed in the HUE and/or in the HBS or in both. Hereby a number of advantages over current systems and methods can be achieved. For example, the interference from the HUE (served by the home BS) to other cellular network e.g. macro network or relay nodes is reduced. The GNSS or A-GNSS receiver in the UE and/or home BS are exploited for setting an appropriate maximum output power of the HUE. The HUE served by the home BS is able to operate at its maximum possible output power level whenever possible without significantly generating interference towards the surrounding network.
US09113422B2 Method and apparatus for reporting maximum transmission power in wireless communication
An information format and apparatus used by a base station to make a scheduling decision when the base station allocates resource to a terminal in a mobile communication system are provided. Operations of a terminal to report a maximum transmission power accurately to the base station in a scheduling process are also provided. A method for calculating a maximum transmit power in a constant manner regardless of a channel status is also provided.
US09113418B2 Terminal device and method for controlling uplink transmission power for initial data transmission after network entry in a wireless communication system
A method and device for controlling an uplink transmission power by a mobile station in a wireless communication system. The method includes: determining, by the mobile station after successfully completing an initial ranging process, an initial offset value using a final initial ranging transmission power and a number of initial ranging subcarriers; and setting, by the mobile station, the initial offset value to an offset value for an initial data transmission power.
US09113412B2 Low power node dormant state
The state of an access link and backhaul link of a low power node may be determined and controlled after a low power node is initialized. The overhead signaling on the access link of a relay is controlled based on detecting a user equipment (UE). The connection on the backhaul link of the relay is managed in response to the overhead signaling on the access link.
US09113411B2 Adaptive transceiver for utilizing white space spectrum in mobile application
One embodiment of the present invention provides a transceiver for a wireless mobile device. The transceiver includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a bandwidth-determination mechanism configured to determine a transmission bandwidth for the transmitter and a receiving bandwidth for the receiver.
US09113410B2 Method and system for server-side handling of a low-power client in a wide area network
A CMTS may receive a request that a network device be permitted to enter a power-saving mode of operation. In response, the CMTS may enter a power-saving mode of operation wherein MAC management messages, transmission opportunities for the sleeping network device, and/or contention periods on one or more channels occur at independently determinable intervals. The CMTS may then transmit a message granting the network device permission to enter the power-saving mode of operation. The CMTS may start a sleep timer upon transmitting the MAC management message and may deregister the network device if no communication is received from the network device prior to expiration of the sleep timer. The CMTs may buffer traffic destined for the network device in a buffer of the CMTS while the network device is in the power-saving mode of operation, and may wake the network device upon the amount of buffered traffic reaching a threshold.
US09113407B2 Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system
A communication method including setting a direct route to a station, the station transmitting an information element in which a relay support capability field is set to 1, setting a relay route to a relay device, the relay device transmitting an information element in which a relay capability field is set to 1, and transmitting data via at least one of the direct route or the relay route; and a communication apparatus for implementing the communication method.
US09113406B2 Method and system to configure network devices
A method includes determining, for a particular time period, a scheduled location for a device based on a schedule corresponding to a user of the device. The method further includes configuring a set of network devices, that have a signal coverage area which includes the scheduled location, such that a first subset of the network devices is configured for connecting with the first client device during the particular time period and a second subset of network devices is configured for not connecting with the first client device during the particular time period.
US09113404B2 Path control system, path control device, communication device, path control method, and program
A path control system according to the present invention includes: a network including a communication device that communicates via a wireless link using adaptive modulation; and a path control device (201) that obtains bandwidth probability that corresponds to a bandwidth and that indicates a stability of the bandwidth with respect to the wireless link, preferentially sets a communication path whose bandwidth probability is higher than a predetermined threshold to the network, and prepares an alternate path for a communication path whose bandwidth probability is lower than the predetermined threshold.
US09113402B2 Mechanisms for roaming between 3GPP operators and WLAN service providers
Embodiments describe methods, apparatuses and logic for a user equipment (UE) to connect to an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) based on credentials from a UE's home third generation partnership project (3GPP) network. In some embodiments, the UE may receive selection policy parameters from the WLAN including a network access identifier (NAI) realm. The UE may also receive selection policy parameters from the 3GPP network. The UE may compare the selection policy parameters of the WLAN with the selection policy parameters of the 3GPP network and discover roaming relationships between service providers and the relative priorities of different networks, and create a network list based on the comparison. The UE may then associate with an AP of the WLAN based on the prioritized network list.
US09113395B2 Device-to-device communication
There is provided an improved solution for performing beacon broadcasting in a device-to-device communication network. The solution includes selecting, by a node capable of entering a device-to-device communication network, a channel for broadcasting wherein the selection is based on at least one of the following: the characteristics of the node and the state of the node; and causing a broadcast of information related to at least part of the properties of the node on the selected channel.
US09113392B2 Mobile communication system, control device, base station device, system control method and device control method
A mobile communication system includes a control device and a base station device. Data communication between the control device and the base station device is conducted using a fixed-length data size and a variable-length data size. The control device transmits information indicating whether a data size of the data communication has a fixed length or a variable length. The base station device receives the information from the control device.
US09113383B2 Call continuity using short-range communications handoff
A call is made from a user equipment (UE) device to a first other UE device that is paired to a short range communications device. The first other UE device monitors the respective connections between short range communications device and the first other UE device and a second other UE device and automatically hands over the telephone call from the first other UE device to the second other UE device when the connection between the short range communications device and the second other UE device is stronger than the connection between the short-range communications device and the other first UE device. The cordless headset 172 is concurrently handed off from the first other UE device to the second other UE device.
US09113380B2 Cell search and forward link frame transmission using forward link frame structure
A method of and an apparatus therefor searching a cell in a mobile station of a communication system in which a plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups, and each cell group includes at least two cells. The method includes detecting a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal from a received signal, and identifying a cell based on a combination of the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal is related to the cell group to which the mobile station belongs and the primary synchronization signal is related to the cell to which the mobile station belongs within the cell group.
US09113375B2 User detachment when a handover or change occurs in heterogeneous network
A method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network is provided. The method includes: a user equipment (UE) is handed over or switched from a source network to a target network; a network element on a network side determines whether to detach the UE from the source network, and if yes, the network element on the network side detaches the UE from the source network. A system and a device for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network, and another method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network are also provided.
US09113373B2 Methods and apparatus for improving peer communications using an active communication mode
Aspects disclosed herein relate to enabling specification of different bit rates in each direction for NFC peer communications. In one example, a target NFC device may be configured to receive a parameter selection request including a first bit rate value to be used for transmissions from an initiator NFC device to the target NFC device and a second bit rate value to be used in the other direction, and to function in either a first or a second target sub-state based on the first bit rate value. In another example, an initiator NFC device may be configured to determine a first bit rate value to be used for transmissions from an initiator NFC device to a target NFC device and a second bit rate value to be used in the other direction, and to transmit the first and second bit rate values in a parameter selection request message.
US09113369B2 Method for coordinating inter-cell interference and base station
Provided are a method for coordinating inter-cell interference and a base station using same. A first base station receives from the second base station a configuration request message for requesting a radio resource setting to coordinate inter-cell interference. The first base station transmits to the second base station a configuration response message as a response to the configuration request message.
US09113362B2 Method and apparatus to separate coverage limited and co-channel limited interferences
Coverage and usage-based limitations to a wireless communications network can be estimated by monitoring network performance during a periods in which the network is relatively busy and relatively non-busy. For example, differences in distributions of bit error rates for calls in such time periods can be used to assess whether network limitations are associated with reduced-coverage zones or are usage-based. Such estimates can be used to target specific network features that limit network performance.
US09113354B2 Shared backhaul link for multiple wireless systems
Systems and methods are presented for effectively utilizing a Backhaul link shared by two or more wireless system Operators, such that data rates from multiple Core Network data sources to the shared Backhaul link, and data rates from multiple sets of Subscriber Stations to the shared Backhaul link, are controlled so that a combined downlink rate substantially does not exceed a predetermined Backhaul data rate, and a combined uplink rate substantially does not exceed a predetermined Backhaul data rate, thereby preventing an overloading of the shared Backhaul link. Further, communication rates of different data sets within the downstream and upstream, respectively, are dynamically altered to provide best overall service within the downstream and upstream, respectively, while not overloading the shared Backhaul link.
US09113352B2 Heterogeneous self-organizing network for access and backhaul
This application discloses methods for creating self-organizing networks implemented on heterogeneous mesh networks. The self-organizing networks can include a computing cloud component coupled to the heterogeneous mesh network. In the methods and computer-readable mediums disclosed herein, a processor receives an environmental condition for a mesh network. The processor may have measured the environmental condition, or it could have received it from elsewhere, e.g., internally stored information, a neighboring node, a server located in a computing cloud, a network element, user equipment (“UE”), and the like. After receiving the environmental condition, the processor evaluates it and determines whether an operational parameter within the mesh network should change to better optimize network performance.
US09113349B2 Methods and apparatus for enhanced coexistence algorithms in wireless systems
Methods and apparatus for mitigating the effects of interference between multiple air interfaces located on an electronic device. In one embodiment, the air interfaces include a WLAN interface and PAN (e.g., Bluetooth) interface, and information such as Receiver Signal Strength Index (RSSI) as well as system noise level information are used in order to intelligently execute interference mitigation methodologies, including the selective application of modified frequency selection, variation of transmitter power, and/or change of operating mode (e.g., from multiple-in multiple-out (MIMO) to single-in, single-out (SISO)) so as to reduce isolation requirements between the interfaces. These methods and apparatus are particularly well suited to use cases where the WLAN interface is operating with high data transmission rates. Business methods associated with the foregoing technology are also described.
US09113346B2 Calibration
An active transceiver array for a wireless telecommunications network. The transceiver array comprises a plurality of calibratable transceiver modules. Each transceiver module comprises a transceiver chain operable to process a primary signal and generate a processed primary signal; a comparator unit operable to compare said primary signal and said processed primary signal to determine a transceiver chain error induced by said transceiver chain in said processed primary signal; and a correction unit which uses the transceiver error to correct said primary signal to be processed by said transceiver chain.
US09113345B2 Web server and method for hosting a web page for presenting location based user quality data related to a communication network
A computing device forms a predictive composite score by retrieving geographically based wireless networking performance data derived from at least one mobile device. At least some of the geographically based wireless networking performance data is temporally averaged and geostatistically combined to form the predictive composite score. The predictive composite score is a forecast of expected performance quality of a wireless communication network in a particular geographic region.
US09113342B1 Methods for determining and displaying a local page for a mobile device and systems thereof
A method for outputting local content on a mobile device includes determining a current location of a mobile device and retrieving content via a wireless connection based on the location of the mobile device. In addition, the method includes outputting the retrieved content on the mobile device. In another embodiment, a system includes a processor, a computer usable medium, the computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, which when executed by the processor causes the processor to: determine a location of a mobile device, retrieve content via a wireless connection based on the location of the mobile device, and output the retrieved content on the mobile device. Additional systems and methods are provided as well.
US09113341B2 Method and apparatus for scanning existing networks in the white space
A method and an apparatus for scanning existing networks in TV White Space are disclosed. For scanning existing networks at a station to operate as an unlicensed device in a regulatory domain where a licensed device and the unlicensed device are permitted to operate, the method comprises: receiving a white space map (WSM) comprising information for available channels to be used for the unlicensed device to operate a wireless local area network (WLAN) operation and maximum transmission powers allowed for each of the available channels from an enabling station, wherein the enabling station is a station determining the available channels at its location using its own geographic location identification and a regulatory database access capability; and scanning the existing networks on the available channels identified within the received WSM.
US09113334B2 Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling access to voice resources in mobile networks using mobility management signaling messages
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling access to voice resources using mobility management messages are disclosed. According to one method, a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber is received. A priority level of the mobile subscriber is determined based on the mobility management message and access to voice resources in controlled based on the priority level.
US09113333B2 Authenticating a user of a system using near field communication
A system and machine-implemented method for providing a username and password to a system using a device, via establishing a near field communication link with the system; retrieving a username and password from storage on the device; and transmitting the username and password to the system via the near field communication link, wherein the username and password are configured to be used by the system to authenticate the user on the system.
US09113324B2 Mobile privacy protection system using proxy, proxy device and mobile privacy protection method
A mobile privacy protection system using a proxy, a proxy device, and a mobile privacy protection method are provided. The mobile privacy protection system includes: an electronic tag to store predetermined tag information; a proxy device to adjust a privacy level of the electronic tag; and a home server to create new tag information in response to a request from the proxy device wherein the new tag information is used to adjust the privacy level.
US09113319B2 Method of generating a virtual private community and network using the virtual private community
Provided is a method of generating a user-oriented virtual private community without the need for a server. The method includes generating a first virtual private community for a predetermined user including at least one communication device of the predetermined user.
US09113310B2 Systems and methods for simultaneously and automatically creating databases of wifi signal information
A method of generating wireless signal information includes receiving relative movement data generated by sensors and wireless signal data generated by a wireless signal module at a computing system, the sensors and module for detecting wireless signals located in a portable electronic device (PED). The method further includes generating landmark information at a landmark detection module based on the relative movement data, the sensor data and the wireless signal data. The method further includes generating a plurality of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) estimate locations based on the landmark information and the relative movement data at a SLAM optimization engine. The method further includes assembling a first database of locations and corresponding wireless signal strength and access points. The method further includes generating additional information concerning locations and wireless signal information based on the first database.
US09113308B2 Subscriber identification management broker for fixed/mobile networks
The present invention relates to a method for managing the automatic provision of a subscriber network identifier from a central network server to a subscribed communication device, the method comprising receiving notification at the central server relating to a change in the current location for the subscribed device, and determining from the notification whether a new subscriber network identifier is to be provisioned from the central server. The method further comprises selecting a subscriber network identifier on the basis of the current location, if the determining step has determined that a new subscriber network identifier is to be provisioned, and outputting the selected subscriber network identifier for transmission to the subscribed device. The present invention also relates to managing the automatic connection of a subscribed communication device to a network, where a preferred network and preferred subscriber network identifier may be used.
US09113305B2 Method and apparatus for estimating location of user equipment in wireless network
A positioning method of estimating a location of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network is disclosed. The positioning method includes performing positioning using a global positioning system (GPS)-based signal, checking whether the UE is located indoors based on received signal intensity of the GPS-based signal, and changing a positioning method using the GPS-based signal to a positioning method using a local area network (LAN)-based signal when it is determined that the UE is located indoors, and performing a positioning using the changed positioning method using the LAN-based signal.
US09113299B2 Method and apparatus for automatic mobile endpoint device configuration management based on user status or activity
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for automatically configuring a mobile endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method stores one or more pre-defined configuration settings for the mobile endpoint device, receives a location of the mobile endpoint device, identifies a location characteristic of the location of the mobile endpoint device and configures the mobile endpoint device with one of the one or more pre-defined configuration settings based upon the location and the location characteristic of the mobile endpoint device.
US09113293B1 Displaying location uncertainty of a mobile device
Methods and systems for displaying location uncertainty of locations of mobile devices are provided. A location of a mobile device may be determined using a location system. The mobile device can be associated with a location service that locates the mobile device. The location system identifies the location of the mobile device that is an approximation of the location of the mobile device. An uncertainty region for the location of the mobile device is identified. The uncertainty region determines an extent of geographic data that is displayed on a location diagram based on a correlation between the uncertainty region and the extent of geographic data. The extent of geographic data that corresponds to the uncertainty region is determined. The location associated with the uncertainty region is communicated such that the location is displayed on the location diagram with the extent of geographic data using the obscuring feature.
US09113292B2 Optical systems and elements with projection stabilization and interactivity
Apparatus and method related to projections and/or computing devices are described. Projections may be made from multiple computing devices to create a presentation. Various other embodiments are described.
US09113289B2 System and method for generating use statistics for location-based applications
A system for analyzing the use of location-based service applications including: a mobile device. A carrier-positioning infrastructure interacts with the mobile device for enabling the use of location-based applications by the mobile device. A mobile location-based application provider communicates with the carrier-positioning infrastructure to provide a location-based application to the mobile device. A location transaction platform monitors the use of the location-based application by the mobile device. An analytics server communicates with the location transaction platform and location stamps an occurrence of use of the location-based application by the mobile device and performs a task in accordance with predetermined rules as a function of the location-based stamp.
US09113284B2 Methods and apparatus for improving management of NFC logical connections
Aspects disclosed herein relate to improving mechanisms for managing logical connection establishment between NFCC and a DH. In one example, with a NFC device a NFCC may be configured to receive a core initialization command, from a DH, as part of an initialization and activation procedure. The NFCC may be configured to transmit a core initialization response to the DH without information associated with a static RF connection. Thereafter, the NFC device may detect one or more remote NFC endpoints. The NFCC may further be operable to determine a maximum payload size and an initial number of credits for the static RF connection based, at least in part, on at least one of a RF interface or a RF protocol used by a remote NFC endpoint chosen for communications, and transmit the determined maximum payload size and the initial number of credits to the DH to establish a logical connection.
US09113283B2 Systems and methods for event notification framework in a machine-to-machine (M2M) context
Systems and methods provide for managing subscriptions to changes in resources in a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) system at a communications node. A method for such includes receiving, at an interface, a first subscription request from a first user to an application event; determining, by a processor, if other devices are subscribed to the application event; reading, by the communications node, the first subscription request including data, semantics and syntax; storing, in a memory, binding information for the first user and the application event; and transmitting, by the interface, if, based on said step of determining, no other devices are subscribed to the application event a second subscription message toward an M2M application server (AS).
US09113282B2 Mobile core client architecture
Multiple types of applications, electronic forms, electronic forms data instances, network services and, network services are automatically managed by methods and systems. The methods and systems allow organizations with a mobile workforce that relies on established business processes to execute timely and secure exchange of information while providing easy to use, fast, accurate and flexible information capture capability in the field. These organizations and/or third-party providers may optimize the design of mobile applications to better match existing corporate processes and forms in order to reflect existing business needs, preferred graphical user interfaces, processes and experiences on the mobile devices. Organizations and/or third-party providers may also build mobile applications that allow information to be automatically created and updated both online and offline and synchronized or routed to another mobile device, an application server, web service, software-as-a-service (SaaS), database or website.
US09113280B2 Method and apparatus for reproducing three-dimensional sound
Stereophonic sound is reproduced by acquiring image depth information indicating a distance between at least one object in an image signal and a reference location, acquiring sound depth information indicating a distance between at least one sound object in a sound signal and a reference location based on the image depth information, and providing sound perspective to the at least one sound object based on the sound depth information.
US09113277B2 Skull vibrational unit
An implantable hearing prosthesis for a recipient patient is described. An implantable receiving coil transcutaneously receives an externally generated communication data signal. An implantable signal processor is in communication with the receiving coil and converts the communication data signal into an electrical stimulation signal. An implantable transducer housing is fixedly attachable to skull bone of the patient. An implantable drive transducer is in communication with the signal processor and removably engageable with the transducer housing for applying to the transducer housing a mechanical vibration signal based on the electrical stimulation signal for audio perception by the patient.
US09113276B2 Automatic reconfiguration of a hearing assistance device based on battery characteristics
Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for detecting battery chemistry or battery type and reconfiguring a hearing assistance device based on the detected battery. One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a method of operating a hearing assistance device having a battery. A voltage of the battery is detected at a predetermined load current and a battery chemistry or battery type is determined based on the detected voltage. An operating parameter of the hearing assistance device is adjusted based on the determined battery chemistry or battery type, in various embodiments. Examples of adjustments made based on the determined battery chemistry or battery type include gain, feedback cancellation (FBC) filter, self-diagnostic thresholds of the hearing assistance device, indicator loudness, low battery set point, or an end-of-discharge battery set point.
US09113275B2 Hearing aid security aid
A hearing aid safety aid is provided. The hearing aid is configured to attach a hearing aid to an earring of the wearer. If the hearing aid comes loose and falls off, the hearing aid safety aid prevents it from falling off the user by its connection to the user's earring.
US09113267B2 Acoustic sealing analysis system
A test signal emitted by an earpiece is compared against the acoustic signal to determine if a sealing section of the earpiece is sealed properly. The degree of acoustic sealing is used to adjust the attenuation level of a sealing section of the earpiece or alert the user that the sealing section of the seal status.
US09113260B2 Parametric transducer including visual indicia and related methods
A visual indicator is incorporated into an ultrasonic emitter/sound system for ultrasonic carrier audio applications. The visual indicator can be utilized to ensure that an orientation of the ultrasonic emitter is appropriate relative to a position of an intended target of the audio modulated ultrasonic carrier signal, or that a listener is appropriately located relative to the ultrasonic emitter such that it can receive a targeted audio transmission.
US09113257B2 Phase-unified loudspeakers: parallel crossovers
Complimentary crossovers that reduce phase distortion in loudspeaker systems, typically pairs, are described. In the fundamental embodiment, each loudspeaker possesses two drivers, a woofer and a tweeter. The “effective third-order” crossover on the right-hand loudspeaker remains “symmetric,” but the “effective third-order” crossover on the left-hand loudspeaker is rendered “asymmetric,” as described. Other embodiments apply this principle to other crossover orders and/or greater numbers of drivers. This technology can be combined with other circuits like a Zobel, typically used for impedance correction. Some configurations of “phase-unified” loudspeakers require that a Zobel is applied to all drivers except the tweeter. Accordingly a rule combining effective crossover order and handedness is established.
US09113254B2 Earbud with pivoting acoustic duct
An earbud (100) includes an acoustic duct (201) and a driver sub-housing (202). The acoustic duct and driver sub-housing can be integrally manufactured via a two-shot injection molding process. The acoustic duct can be rigid while the driver sub-housing is flexible and/or pliant to flex when the acoustic duct pivots relative to the driver sub-housing.
US09113250B2 Speaker with diaphragm arrangement
A diaphragm arrangement includes a middle foaming layer defining a first flat surface and an opposed flat surface, a first layer overlapped on the first flat surface of the middle foaming layer, and a second layer overlapped on the second flat surface of the middle foaming layer to form a flat speaker diaphragm which is arranged to mount at an opening of a supporting frame of a speaker.
US09113247B2 Device and method for direction dependent spatial noise reduction
A device and a method reduce direction dependent spatial noise. The device includes a plurality of microphones for measuring an acoustic input signal from an acoustic source. The plurality of microphones form at least one monaural pair and at least one binaural pair. Directional signal processing circuitry is provided for obtaining, from the input signal, at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal. A target signal level estimator estimates a target signal level by combining at least one of the monaural directional signals and at least one of the binaural directional signals, which at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal mutually have a maximum response in a direction of the acoustic source. A noise signal level estimator estimates a noise signal level by combining at least one of the monaural directional signals and at least one of the binaural directional signals, which at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal mutually have a minimum sensitivity in the direction of the acoustic source.
US09113246B2 Automated left-right headphone earpiece identifier
Methods and systems of automatically identifying left-right earpieces may provide for determining an orientation of a device, and determining an earpiece orientation of a headset relative to the orientation of the device. Additionally, an audio output of the device may be configured based on the earpiece orientation. In one example, the earpiece orientation indicates whether the earpiece is facing either left or right with respect to the device.
US09113243B2 Method and system for obtaining an audio signal
A method and system for obtaining an audio signal. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a first sound signal at a first microphone arranged at a first height vertically above a substantially flat surface; receiving a second sound signal at a second microphone arranged at a second height vertically above the substantially flat surface; processing a signal provided by the first microphone using a low pass filter; processing a signal provided by the second microphone using a high pass filter; adding the signals processed by the low pass filter and the high pass filter to form a sum signal; and outputting the sum signal as an audio signal.
US09113242B2 Sound source signal processing apparatus and method
A sound source signal processing apparatus including a first sound source detection unit having at least one microphone to detect a sound source signal, a second sound source detection unit having at least one microphone to detect the sound source signal, the second sound source detection unit being spaced apart from the first sound source detection unit, and a beamforming unit to beamform the sound source signal detected by the first sound source detection unit and the second sound source detection unit. At least one microphone is further provided in addition to the microphone array, and position information of the microphones and sound source information are used, thereby improving beamforming performance of the sound source signal. Also, the number and size of microphone arrays is reduced through further provision of the at least one microphone, thereby improving spatial utilization.
US09113237B2 Systems and methods for ethernet passive optical network over coaxial (EPOC) power saving modes
Systems and methods for Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial (EPOC) power saving modes are provided. The EPOC power savings modes allow an EPOC coaxial network unit (CNU) to enter a sleep mode based on user traffic characteristics. The sleep mode may include powering down one or more module of the EPOC CNU, including radio frequency (RF) transmit/receive circuitry and associated circuitry. In embodiments, the EPOC CNU may enter sleep mode based on instructions from an optical line terminal (OLT) or based on its own determination. Embodiments further include systems and methods that allow the EPOC CNU to maintain synchronization with a servicing coaxial media converter (CMC) when it enters a sleep mode.
US09113234B2 Wireless device association system
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying sensor units. Identification information is received from a marker in a wireless signal generated by the marker at a wireless device. The marker is associated with an object. The identification information is sent from the wireless device to a computer system. The computer system associates the wireless device with the object using the identification information.
US09113230B2 Method, computer program, and reception apparatus for delivery of supplemental content
Reception apparatus, method, computer-readable storage medium, and information providing apparatus for a trigger. The reception apparatus includes a tuner/demodulator and a processor. The tuner/demodulator is configured to receive content included in a transport stream from a content source. The transport stream includes a trigger associated with the content and references information included in the transport stream. The processor is configured to retrieve the trigger from the transport stream, and to retrieve the information from the transport stream based on the reference in the trigger.
US09113228B2 Method of addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services provider
A method of addressing on-demand TV program content on a TV services platform of a digital TV services provider includes listing a title for a host TV program on an electronic program guide and upon a TV service subscriber selecting the title by input on their TV remote control unit to the set top box for the TV display equipment, delivering the host TV program for display on the TV using a templated display that includes video content for the TV host program running along with selectable menu options for viewing subordinate TV programs associated with the host TV program. Upon the TV service subscriber selecting a menu option, the selected subordinate TV program is displayed. The host TV and/or any subordinate TV programs may be updated by uploading host or subordinate TV programs from an external web-based video content management system for converting video content and delivering formatted on-demand TV programs to the TV services platform.
US09113226B2 Methods and systems for re-securing a compromised channel in a satellite signal distribution environment
A method implemented by a set top box that encrypts communications for a channel stacking switch (CS) using a public key of the CSS, the method comprising: obtaining a message from a head end; extracting electronic counter measure (ECM) data from the message; sending the ECM data to the CSS; receiving, in response to the sending, a new public key of the CSS; encrypting communications for the CSS using the new public key of the CSS. Also, a method for implementation by a CSS, comprising: maintaining a private key and a public key; obtaining ECM data sent by a set top box in communication with the CSS; obtaining an identifier of the CSS; formulating a new public key based on the private key, the identifier and the ECM; rendering the new public key available to the set top box.
US09113216B2 Methods, computer program products, and virtual servers for a virtual collaborative environment
Implementation of a virtual service includes connecting a set top box (STB) of a first user to a STB of a second user and a STB of a third user, providing a first video of the first and second users to corresponding STBs, and providing a second video of the first and third users to corresponding STBs. The virtual service also includes displaying the first video on a device of the first user and a device of the second user simultaneously with broadcast content. The virtual service further includes displaying the second video on the device of the first user and on a device of the third user simultaneously with the broadcast content. The displaying is implemented such that the second user and the third user are unaware of the mutual connection to the set top box of the first user.
US09113211B1 Consolidation of time-compressible time-offset media streams
Various methods, systems, and apparatuses can be used to consolidate unicast video streams into multicast video streams. In some implementations, a skewing window associated with multiple unicast video streams for a video can be identified using a maximum skewing rate and a program duration, and a multicast stream for the video can be generated based on the skewing window. The unicast video streams can then be skewed and merged with the multicast stream.
US09113209B2 Receivers for television signals
A television signals receiver for receives and stores television signals encoded at a variable data rate. Time information is generated based on the time of receipt of the signals that defines the duration of the television signals when output in decompressed form at a substantially constant data rate. The received signals are then written to a file on a hard disk 13 in received order together with the time information. The time information of signals stored in the file is monitored and old signals are deleted from the file such that the file stores signals corresponding to a predetermined period of time.
US09113208B2 Personalized video channel control
Video content is identified by a source component via a processor from a plurality of media sources. The media sources can comprise a wireless broadcast media channel, a web site, a web data feed, and/or a wired broadcast channel for communication via a personalized video channel. A profile component can determine user profile data that includes user preferences associated with a first client device for the video content and the plurality of media sources. A control component can generate a set of viewing controls associated with the user profile data that control transmission of the video content via the personalized video channel. A streaming component is configured to communicate the set of predicted video content from the plurality of media sources to a mobile component via the personalized video channel based on the set of viewing controls and the user profile data. The personalized video channel can be re-configured to communicate, at different times, the video content identified from different media sources of the plurality of media sources.
US09113206B2 System and method for distribution of picture objects
A method for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information. The DoV information may be determined using: a beam splitter, a lens, and a position sensing diode which receives light from the lens which has been received from the beam splitter, wherein the position sensing diode outputs a signal to the eye tracker.
US09113203B2 Generating a sequence of audio fingerprints at a set top box
A computer-implemented method for generating audio fingerprints at a set top box that is communicatively coupled to a television and reporting the audio fingerprints from the set top box to a remote server is disclosed. After receiving a video signal and an audio signal associated with the video signal from a TV content provider, both of which correspond to a TV program being played on the television, the set top box generates a plurality of audio fingerprints from the audio signal, at least one of which corresponds to a predefined video scene transition detected in the video signal. The set top box then sends the plurality of audio fingerprints to the remote server for determining TV program information associated with the TV program.
US09113199B2 Communication system, transmitter, receiver, communication method, program, and communication cable
The present invention relates to providing high-speed bidirectional communication while maintaining compatibility. When an HDMI® source 71 performs bidirectional IP communication with an HDMI® sink 72 using a CEC line 84 and a signal line 141, a switching control unit 121 controls a switch 133 so that, when data is transmitted, the switch 133 selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a converting unit 131 and, when data is transmitted, the switch 133 selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a receiver 82. When bidirectional communication is performed using only the CEC line 84, the switching control unit 121 controls the switch 133 so that the CEC signal output from the HDMI® source 71 or the receiver 82 is selected.
US09113198B2 Computer-implemented method, computer program product and embedded system for displaying overlaid data on an image based on string frequency
The present description relates to a computer-implemented method, a computer program product and an embedded system for displaying data more efficiently, wherein the embedded system comprises an integrated circuit and a convertor, and the integrated circuit includes an image codec. The method comprises receiving a string at the embedded system; generating a converted image using the string; producing, by means of the image codec, a decoded image by decoding the converted image; and sending the decoded image to a display device.
US09113196B2 Method and device for processing a video signal using inter-view prediction
A method and apparatus for processing a video signal using inter-viewpoint prediction are disclosed. The video signal processing method includes acquiring a type of a current block, acquiring a depth inter-view prediction flag according to the current block type, acquiring color information of a reference block corresponding to the current block when the current block is encoded using depth inter-view prediction according to the depth inter-view prediction flag, and predicting color information of the current block using the color information of the reference block. The video signal processing method performs inter-viewpoint prediction using depth information, such that a motion vector of a macroblock can be induced from a decoder using such depth information. Therefore, a motion vector of the macroblock is not separately coded. In addition, the video signal processing method uses a flag that indicates whether to perform inter-viewpoint prediction using depth information.
US09113195B1 Real-time DVR programming
Techniques for real-time DVR programming employ secure instant message protocol in a DVR environment. An embodiment sends an instant message to the DVR which causes the DVR to open a new secure connection with the service provider for synchronizing data on the DVR with updated programming data from the service provider. Another embodiment uses an already established connection with an instant message server for synchronizing data on the DVR with updated programming data from the service provider.
US09113185B2 Systems and methods for authorizing access to network services using information obtained from subscriber equipment
Systems and methods are described for authorizing access to network service based upon information obtained from a set-top box (STB) or other subscriber equipment associated with the user requesting access to the network service. The network service suitably contacts a subscriber device associated with the user via the network in response to a request for access that is received from the user. Information obtained from the subscriber device is processed to thereby determine if the user is authorized to use the service. If the user is authorized, then the service is provided via the network. Access to an online video stream, for example, can be conditioned upon the requesting user having an appropriate account with a cable, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or other service that can be verified through contact with the user's STB or other subscriber equipment.
US09113182B2 Selecting a media content source based on monetary cost
Systems and methods of selecting a media content source based on monetary cost are disclosed. A particular method includes receiving media content at a network device and sending the media content from the network device to each of a plurality of source devices configured to provide the media content to a destination device. The method further includes receiving a request for the media content from the destination device and selecting a first source device of the plurality of source devices to provide the media content to the destination device based at least in part on a determination that a first monetary cost associated with providing the media content from the first source device is less than a second monetary cost associated with providing the media content from a second source device of the plurality of source devices.
US09113180B2 Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology
An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT.
US09113169B2 Video encoding with temporally constrained spatial dependency for localized decoding
This disclosure describes techniques for region-of-interest (ROI) encoding. In accordance with the techniques described herein, an encoding device may determine a temporal spatial dependency value for a candidate reference video block for inter-coding a current block in a video frame. The encoding device may compare the temporal spatial dependency value to a threshold value and select a coding mode for the current block based on the comparison. A decoding device may receive data defining a ROI as well as the temporal spatial dependency value and decode a video block in the ROI based at least in part on the temporal spatial dependency value. In this manner, the techniques of this disclosure may allow a video content viewer the ability to choose a ROI to watch.
US09113167B2 Coding a video signal based on a transform coefficient for each scan position determined by summing contribution values across quality layers
An apparatus for generating a quality-scalable video data stream includes a coder for coding a video signal using block-wise transformation to obtain transform blocks of transformation coefficient values for a picture of the video signal, a predetermined scan order with possible scan positions being defined among the transformation coefficient values within the transform blocks so that in each transform block, for each possible scan position, at least one of the transformation coefficient values within the respective transform block belongs to the respective possible scan position; and a generator for forming, for each of a plurality of quality layers, a video sub-data stream containing scan range information indicating a sub-set of the possible scan positions, and transform coefficient information on transformation coefficient values belonging to the sub-set of possible scan positions such that the sub-set of each quality layer includes at least one possible scan position not included by the sub-set of any other of the plurality of quality layers.
US09113166B2 Apparatus and method for image encoding/decoding considering impulse signal
An apparatus and method for video encoding/decoding considering impulse signal are disclosed. The method for video encoding includes generating a predicted block from predicting a current block and subtracting the predicted block from the current block to generate an M×N residual block, and encoding an A×B residual block containing residual signals of an impulsive component in the M×N residual block to generate a bitstream. The apparatus and the method of the present disclosure improve coding efficiency by efficiently encoding or decoding the residual signals of the impulse component in encoding or decoding videos.
US09113165B2 Quantization control for variable bit depth
The quantization parameter QP is well-known in digital video compression as an indication of picture quality. Digital symbols representing a moving image are quantized with a quantizing step that is a function QSN of the quantization parameter QP, which function QSN has been normalized to the most significant bit of the bit depth of the digital symbols. As a result, the effect of a given QP is essentially independent of bit depth a particular QP value has a standard effect on image quality, regardless of bit depth. The invention is useful, for example, in encoding and decoding at different bit depths, to generate compatible, bitstreams having different bit depths, and to allow different bit depths for different components of a video signal by compressing each with the same fidelity (i.e., the same QP).
US09113162B2 Dynamic packet size control for MPEG-4 data partition mode
A dynamic AC prediction technique is implemented in a data partition mode which automatically disables AC prediction for encoding the current macroblock in the next packet when packet overflow occurs. Otherwise, when there is no overflow, AC prediction remains enabled to maintain compression efficiency. More particularly, in the preferred embodiment, a determination is first made whether a macroblock causes a packet overflow if it is encoded in the current packet. If so, a new packet is initiated into which the macroblock is encoded without AC prediction as the first macroblock. Otherwise, the macroblock with AC prediction remains in the current packet and a new macroblock is encoded.
US09113161B2 Video display apparatus, video viewing glasses, and system comprising the display apparatus and the glasses
Provided is a video system equipped with a video display apparatus and video viewing glasses used for viewing a video displayed on the video display apparatus. The video display apparatus includes: a display section for displaying the video; a synchronizing signal generator for generating an external synchronizing signal in synchronism with the video to notify a display end of a frame constituting the video in synchronism with the video; and a synchronizing signal transmitter for transmitting the external synchronizing signal to the video viewing glasses. The video viewing glasses include: a synchronizing signal receiver for receiving the external synchronizing signal; an optical filter section having a pair of optical filters for adjusting light amounts to be transmitted to left and right eyes of a viewer, respectively; and an optical filter controller for controlling the optical filter section in response to the external synchronizing signal.
US09113159B2 Electro-optic apparatus and electronic apparatus
A driving circuit perform first driving in which, in a first write period, a grayscale potential in an odd-numbered row is supplied to the pixels of a first group and, in a second write period, the grayscale potential is supplied to the pixels in an even-numbered row, and can perform second driving in which, in the first write period, the grayscale potential in the even-numbered row is supplied to the pixels of a second group and, in the second write period, the grayscale potential is supplied to the pixels in the odd-numbered row. In a right eye display period, the first driving is performed in a unit period U1 and the second driving is performed in a unit period U2. In a left eye display period, the second driving is performed in the unit period U1 and the first driving is performed in the unit period U2.
US09113158B2 Method of driving display panel and display apparatus for performing the method
A method of driving a display panel includes outputting a data voltage of a first-eye data frame to a plurality of data lines of the display panel in a first normal frame, and outputting a partial line data voltage of the first-eye data frame to a first partial line of the plurality of data lines of the display panel in a first partial frame, where a polarity of the partial line data voltage of the first-eye data frame in the first partial frame is substantially the same as a polarity of the data voltage of the first-eye data frame outputted to the first partial line of the plurality of data lines in the first normal frame, and where an interval of the first partial frame is less than an interval of the first normal frame.
US09113155B2 3D camera module and 3D imaging method using same
An 3D camera module includes a first and a second imaging units, a storage unit, a color separation unit, a main processor unit, an image processing unit, a driving unit, an image combining unit and two OIS units. The first and second imaging units capture images of an object(s) from different angles. The color separation unit separates the images into red, green and blue colors. The main processor unit calculates MTF values of the images and determines a shooting mode of the 3D camera module. The image processing unit processes the images to compensate for blurring of the images caused by being out of focus. The driving unit drives the first and second imaging units to optimum focusing positions according to MTF values. The image combining unit combines the images into a 3D image. The OIS units respectively detect and compensate for shaking of the first and second imaging units.
US09113152B2 Frame block comparison
Various arrangements for testing video decoder device functionality are presented. A video frame decoded by a video decoder device under test may be received. The received video frame may be segmented into a plurality of blocks. A first value may be calculated for a first block of the plurality of blocks of the received video frame using pixel values of pixels present within the first block. The first value may be compared to a first reference value. The first reference value may correspond to a first reference block of one or more reference frames. Video decoder functionality of the video decoder device may be determined to be functional at least partially based on comparing the first value to the first reference value.
US09113150B2 System and method for recording collaborative information
A system and method for recording a collaborative session includes two phases. One is performed in real-time and includes determining portions of a composite image of collaborative session content that are constant over time or preprocessed. The portions are removed from the composite image of the collaborative session content. Remaining content of the composite image and any of the portions not already compressed is compressed and stored. A second phase is performed when off-line and includes decoding the remaining content of the composite image and the portions to reconstruct the composite image of the collaborative session content and formatting the composite image.
US09113144B2 Image processing system, storage medium, image processing method, and image processing apparatus for correcting the degree of disparity of displayed objects
Stereoscopic image generator configured to take images of a virtual three-dimensional space in which an object is located, with a virtual camera, and to generate a stereoscopic image that is composed of an image for a left eye and an image for a right eye between which a disparity is provided, and display controller for causing a display section to display the stereoscopic image generated by the stereoscopic image generator, are provided. In generating the stereoscopic image, the stereoscopic image generator performs correction of decreasing a disparity of the object.
US09113142B2 Method and device for providing temporally consistent disparity estimations
The invention relates to three dimensional video imaging, in which at least a left view and a right view of a moving scene are produced and a map of disparities is produced for all pixels of the successive images of a video sequence.
US09113134B2 Display control apparatus, display control method, and program
A display control apparatus: in a virtual three-dimensional space in which is disposed a three-dimensional model of an object contained in a moving image picked up by performing successive imaging operations once by using an imaging device, draws a plurality of thumbnail images extracted from the moving image to the respective positions of the imaging device at the time when the thumbnail images were picked up and draws information that relates the thumbnail images in order in which they were picked up, thereby generating a bird's eye-display image which provides a bird's-eye-view drawing of the virtual three-dimensional space containing the three-dimensional model and the thumbnail images; and causes a display unit to display the bird's eye-display image.
US09113131B1 Covert monitoring and recording of audio and video in controlled-environment facilities
Systems and methods for covert monitoring and/or recording of audio and/or video in controlled-environment facilities are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include capturing at least one of: an audio, a video, or a picture of one or more residents of a controlled-environment facility using a communication device disposed within the controlled-environment facility, where the communication device is not being used in any communication session during at least a portion of the capturing; and storing the at least one of the audio, video, or picture.
US09113130B2 Multi-stage production pipeline system
Multi-stage production pipeline system that may be utilized in conjunction with a motion picture project management system. The multi-stage production pipeline system includes a computer and a database. The database includes metadata associated with at least one shot or associated with regions within the plurality of images in the at least one shot, or both. The computer includes a grouping tool interface for presenting user interface elements and accepting input of the metadata associated with the at least one shot or regions within the plurality of images in the at least one shot, or both. The system enables a large studio workforce to work non-linearly on a film while maintaining a unified vision driven by key creative figures, allowing for more consistent, higher quality, faster, less expensive work product and more efficient project management techniques. The system also enables reuse of project files, masks and other production elements across projects.
US09113126B2 Projector activation method integrated within a camera
An image pickup apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a projection unit, a reproduction processing unit configured to perform processing for reproducing image data, and a control unit configured to switch between operation modes at least including an image capturing mode in which the image capturing unit performs image capturing and a reproduction mode in which the reproduction processing unit performs reproduction processing. When the operation mode is switched to the reproduction mode, the control unit starts activation processing for activating the projection unit.
US09113125B2 Techniques for indexing video files
In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a processor circuit and a keyframe indexing module that is operative on the processor circuit to map sensor data from a first sensor to a set of video data, where the sensor data and video data correspond to an event. The keyframe indexing module may be further operative on the processor circuit to identify one or more key portions of the set of sensor data, index the one or more key portions to respective mapped one or more video frames of the video data, and generate a first keyframe index to identify the one or more video frames.
US09113124B2 Method and system for still image capture from video footage
A method of providing one or more snapshots extracted from video footage includes displaying a first image in a first display area. The first image is associated with a first capture time. The method also includes displaying a first plurality of preview images in a second display area. The first plurality of preview images are associated with times prior to the first capture time. The method further includes displaying a second plurality of preview images in a third display area. The second plurality of preview images are associated with times subsequent to the first capture time. Moreover, the method includes selecting at least one of the first image, one of the first plurality of preview images, or one of the second plurality of preview images and saving the selected image to a memory.
US09113123B2 Electronic apparatus, control method, and recording medium
A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that outputs a predetermined request for acquiring a predetermined logical address acquired by an external apparatus to the external apparatus, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit a command using the predetermined logical address acquired from the external apparatus, wherein the predetermined logical address is related to a device type of the communication apparatus.
US09113122B2 Method and apparatus for time-shifting video and text in a text-enhanced television program
A television system allows a viewer of a text-enhanced television program to pause the program at a particular frame, browse the enhancements at his or her leisure, and then resume viewing the program from that frame, without losing continuity of the video and enhancement portions of the program, or program content. This is accomplished by time-shifting the television program for later playback. Time-shifting is accomplished through the use of mass storage devices such as semiconductor memory, optical disks, magnetic storage and other FIFO data storage structures. Markers are available that allow the viewer to return to the program at the point that he stopped watching, replaying the program from that point. Text enhancements are provided through the VBI present in a conventional television broadcast signal, through an Internet connection, or by a wireless means such as a pager or cordless telephone. Additionally a back link may be utilized to allow the viewer to summon the text enhancements or interact with the enhancements already present.
US09113107B2 Interactive advertising and program promotion in an interactive television system
Systems and methods are provided for interactive advertising and program promotion that may attract and maintain user interest. The interactive advertisements may be displayed within interactive television application display screens, such as, an interactive television program guide display screen. A user may be able to select an interactive advertisement and may be presented with interactive content or features that may entice the user to view the advertisement. The interactive content or features may be related or unrelated to the product or service being advertised.
US09113103B2 Solid-state imaging apparatus and imaging system
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, wherein the pixel array has a region formed from one of an electrical conductor and a semiconductor to which a fixed electric potential is supplied, each pixel includes a photoelectric converter, a charge-voltage converter which converts charges generated by the photoelectric converter into a voltage, and an amplification unit which amplifies a signal generated by the charge-voltage converter by a positive gain and outputs the amplified signal to an output line, and the output line comprising a shielding portion arranged to shield at least part of the charge-voltage converter with respect to the region.
US09113093B1 Method and system for configuring a printer using paper-based dialog boxes
Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of configuring a multi-function printer that includes printing, by the multi-function printer, a document, wherein the document is configured to receive information input from a user for configuring the multi-function printer. The method further includes scanning, by the multi-function printer, the document, wherein the document includes the information input by the user for configuring the multi-function printer. The method also includes responsive to the multi-function printer scanning the document, configuring the multi-function printer in accordance with the information input by the user for configuring the multi-function printer.
US09113092B2 Imaging apparatus that can reduce an adverse effect due to an external flash when an electronic shutter is used
If a flash detector determines that a video signal generated by an imager is affected by a flash when an electronic shutter is used, the imager generates the video signal representing a preceding unit image determined to be affected by the flash, and then a video signal representing a succeeding unit image that is consecutively exposed from the previous unit image for the same exposure period as the preceding exposure period, by setting a next time of a read signal to be earlier than a preceding time. A flash corrector uses the video signal representing the preceding unit image determined to be affected by the flash, and the video signal representing the succeeding unit image following the preceding unit image to generate a video signal in which a bright portion having a band shape affected by the flash is corrected.
US09113089B2 Noise-constrained tone curve generation
Methods to generate, and devices to use, an adaptive tone curve generation operation are disclosed. Tone curves so generated have been found to produce stable tone mapping in a wide range of operational environments, including during multi-exposure fused images (e.g., during high dynamic range image fusion). In general, techniques are disclosed that use a content-load histogram in combination with image capture device noise information to adaptively bound a tone curve's slope and, therefore, the resulting tone curve. As used here, a content-load histogram is a histogram that captures spatial, color or other information carried by an image's pixels at various gray levels.
US09113085B2 Apparatus for controlling exposure amount of an imaging device
An imaging control unit includes: a calculating unit that obtains block brightness-values of a plurality of blocks from each pixel of an image data of a frame, the image data of a frame being divided into the plurality of blocks; a limiting unit that limits to a first limit brightness-value a block brightness-value which is larger than the first limit brightness-value among the plurality of block brightness-values; and a controlling unit that controls an exposure amount of an imaging unit so that a representing brightness-value of the plurality of the block brightness-values correspond to a target brightness-value which is less than first limit brightness-value.
US09113083B1 Image adjusting system with multiple lens modules and method thereof
The present disclosure illustrates an image adjusting system with multiple lens modules and method thereof. The system is adapted for an image capturing device having a zoom lens module and a prime lens module. When the zoom lens module and the prime lens module captures a first image and a second image, the image adjusting system can select a first reference calibration parameter table from multiple first calibration parameter tables, and search a current focus parameter from a focus parameter lookup table according to a current motor step, and then multiply the second image, the first reference calibration parameter table and the current focus parameter to generate a third image. Therefore, the third image has substantially consistent with the first image.
US09113076B2 Automatically capturing information such as capturing information using a document-aware device
A system and method for automatically changing the operation of a mobile device in response to a presence of information is described. In some examples, the system determines an information capture device is proximate to text, automatically changes operation of the capture device to a certain mode, captures the text, and performs an action associated with the captured text.
US09113072B2 Imaging control apparatus and imaging apparatus control method including a first display mode and a second display mode for executing an image preparation operation based on a touch operation
A display item (SW1 button 314) for instructing imaging preparation and a display item (SW2 button 313) for instructing imaging are individually displayed on a touch panel display 51. When the SW1 button 314 is touched by a touch operation by a photographer, an imaging apparatus 2 is controlled so as to perform an imaging preparation operation. When the SW2 button 313 is touched by a touch operation by the photographer, the imaging apparatus 2 is controlled so as to perform an imaging operation. Further, when the SW1 button 314 is slid so that the SW1 button 314 and the SW2 button 313 overlap, the imaging apparatus 2 is controlled so as to perform an imaging operation.
US09113071B2 Imaging device, imaging method, and imaging program for displaying a composite image indicating focus deviation
An imaging device includes a display unit which displays an image, a focus unit which detects a focus deviation, and a display controller which causes the display unit to display a composite image in which a first image of a region of at least a portion of a second image of the image data, and the second image are superposed and combined. The region is in a position in accordance with the focus deviation.
US09113069B2 Imaging apparatus having an attached interchangeable lens
When automatic exposure (AE) for AF is performed, an imaging apparatus sets a fastest speed or a predetermined fixed speed as a diaphragm driving speed to reduce the time to be spent for the AF. On the other hand, when an interchangeable lens in which the diaphragm driving speed can be changed is attached to the imaging apparatus, and AE is performed for moving image recording, the imaging apparatus slows down the diaphragm blade driving speed compared to the speed at the time of AE for AF in consideration of the quality of moving image recording and display.
US09113058B2 Photographing apparatus, and vibration control method
A photographing apparatus includes a supporting member which supports a photographing element such as an image sensor, a vibration means which vibrates an optical member provided on a front surface of the photographing element, and a control means which controls vibrations generated by the vibration means at two different frequencies, wherein the first frequency is around a natural frequency of the supporting member and the second frequency is around a natural frequency of the optical member.
US09113055B2 Image capturing apparatus automatically capturing sub image data
An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section.
US09113054B2 Image processing apparatus, method, and medium for converting page image data
An image processing apparatus including a memory includes a first conversion method configured to perform conversion processing for converting an image represented by span information in page line sequence into span information in tile sequence, using the memory; a second conversion unit configured to perform conversion processing for converting an image represented by pixel information in page line sequence into pixel information in tile sequence, using the memory; and a control unit configured to control a conversion unit employing a less usage amount of the memory used in a case that a process target image is converted into tiles, of the first conversion unit and the second conversion unit, to perform the conversion processing on the process target image.
US09113052B1 Doorbell communication systems and methods
Doorbell systems can be configurable to determine whether an emergency event has been initiated inside of a building to which the doorbell system is attached. In response to determining that the emergency event has been initiated, the doorbell system can activate an alert communication system to notify people located outside of the building.
US09113051B1 Power outlet cameras
Remote surveillance systems can include an outward portion that faces away from a power outlet and can include an inward portion with electrical prongs that protrude into the power outlet. The power outlet can mechanically support the inward portion and a camera assembly. The remote surveillance system can take videos using the camera and can send the videos to a remotely located computing device.
US09113048B2 Method and device for inspecting surface
A surface inspecting device is provided in the present application. The surface inspecting device includes a pair of light modules respectively providing flashes to a surface from two different angles in sequence; an image sensing module acquiring an image of the surface upon a respective one of the flashes; and a computing module electrically connected with the image sensing module and processing the image by an image subtraction algorithm.
US09113046B2 Tire contour measurement data correction method and tire visual inspection device
In order to conduct a visual inspection correctly for a tire having deflection, contour deformation caused by the deflection of the tire is corrected with respect to tire contour measurement data. A tire contour measurement data correction method includes a step of obtaining a sidewall image in a tire radial direction at each certain rotation angle by a sensor portion while rotating a tire T to be inspected by a tire rotation portion, a step of dividing the sidewall image by a predetermined ratio by an image processing portion and approximating the sidewall image of each divided section by a straight line, a step of calculating an inclination angle in a horizontal direction of the approximate straight line, and a step of rotating the sidewall image of each divided section so that the inclination angle of the approximate straight line agrees with a predetermined angle determined for each divided section.
US09113044B2 Sensor node
Systems, methods, and devices relating to a field programmable unattended surveillance, low-power sensor node which uses a passive infrared (PIR) based motion detector to trigger a linear array of photodetectors and advanced processing for target detection and classification. The sensor node is equipped with an infrared beacon that is activated once a potential target is detected. The activated infrared beacon can then be seen by an operator using a night vision device.
US09113042B2 Multi-wireless device channel communications
A method and apparatus support delivering a video media stream to a wireless device by exchanging communication signals through a secure communications interface to establish first and second communication channels. The channels may be according to different communication protocols. A first portion of the streamed video media stream over the first communication channel is encrypted while a second portion of the video media stream over the second communication channel is not encrypted. The second portion is based on the first. In addition to encryption of only the first portion, one embodiment includes using different communication protocols for the first and second channels to further enhance secure media delivery.
US09113041B2 Digital broadcast reception apparatus and method of providing additional content
Disclosed is a method of providing additional content in a digital broadcast reception apparatus, the method including receiving a locator of additional content from a broadcast server while a user watches a broadcast program, receiving an instruction to insert the additional content from the broadcast server, receiving and reproducing the additional content from a content providing server designated by the locator, and switching back to the broadcast program. Thus, it is not necessary to allocate a separate channel and/or to switch channels for providing additional content.
US09113040B2 System for up-selling content during periods of likely viewer disinterest
A system for up-selling content during periods of likely viewer disinterest may include a content delivery network configured to provide media content and at least one choice of alternative content, a content viewing device, and a content processing device for interfacing the viewing device with the content delivery network. The content processing device may be configured to detect likely viewer disinterest in media content, prompt the selection of alternative content, and selectively replace the media content with the alternative content upon viewer selection. Additionally, methods for estimating a degree of likely viewer disinterest and discounting the offering price of the alternative content options are implemented by the system.
US09113038B2 Distributed video mixing
Techniques are disclosed for video mixing in a distributed computing environment. For example, a method comprises the following steps. At a first mixing device, one or more local video streams are received from one or more sources local to the first mixing device. The first mixing device generates a first partially-composited video stream, wherein the first partially-composited video stream comprises: (i) a partial set of video elements of the one or more local video streams; and (ii) information about video elements of the one or more local video streams. The first mixing device sends the first partially-composited video stream to at least a second mixing device remote from the first mixing device. The first mixing device and the second mixing device may be part of a video conferencing system.
US09113035B2 Guiding a desired outcome for an electronically hosted conference
Arrangements described herein relate to guiding a desired outcome for an electronically hosted conference. During the electronically hosted conference, participant activity related to the electronically hosted conference can be monitored for each of a plurality of participants participating in the electronically hosted conference. Based on the participant activity, a sentiment of each of the plurality of participants with regard to a subject of the electronically hosted conference can be determined. A list of the participants can be presented to a user. The list of the participants can be sequentially ordered, based on the sentiment of each of the plurality of participants, indicating an order in which to poll the participants to achieve the desired outcome for a decision requested of the participants in the electronically hosted conference.
US09113033B2 Mobile video conferencing with digital annotation
A local user of a local mobile device is allowed to participate in a video conference session with a remote user of a remote mobile device. Live video can be shared between and collaboratively digitally annotated by the local and remote users. An application can also be shared between and collaboratively digitally annotated by the local and remote users. A digital object can also be shared between and collaboratively digitally annotated by the local and remote users.
US09113030B2 Multimedia-enhanced emergency call systems
A gateway device may be configured to receive, from a first user device, a request to establish a Web Real-Time Communications (“WebRTC”) call session; establish, based on the request, a first WebRTC call session with the user device; establish, based on the request: a voice call session between the gateway device and an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (“IMS”) core, and a second WebRTC call session between the gateway device and a WebRTC portal server; and facilitate, via the established voice call session and the established first and second WebRTC call sessions, multimedia communication connectivity between the first user device and a set of devices that include: a public-switched telephone network (“PSTN”) terminal device, and a second user device.
US09113029B2 Glasses apparatus and method for controlling glasses apparatus, audio apparatus and method for providing audio signal and display apparatus
A glasses apparatus and a controlling method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The glasses apparatus is configured to operate with the display apparatus, and includes a communicator configured to perform communication with the display apparatus; an osteophony speaker configured to output audio received from the display apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to receive contents audio from the display apparatus if the display apparatus provides a contents image, and to receive call audio from the display apparatus if the display apparatus performs a call function with an external user, and to output one of the received contents audio and call audio to the osteophony speaker.
US09113027B2 Imaging device, method for controlling imaging device, and storage medium storing a control program
An AF evaluation value is computed with excellent precision. An imaging apparatus (10) includes: an image pickup device (14) including plural photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in a first direction and a second direction; a color filter having repeatedly disposed basic array patterns that each include plural array lines that each run along the second direction and include in the second direction at least one of each of a first filter or second filters with the plural array lines including plural matching array lines in which the second direction positions of the first filter match each other and including at least one array line that has a different array of the first filters in the second direction to that of the matching array lines; and an image processing section (20) that reads pixel signals of the plurality of pixels at a set cycle from the image pickup device (14), and, from the read pixel signals, generates line image data of the matching array lines in the base array pattern, sums together pixels of the first color out of the generated line image data, generates pixel data based on the line image data that has been pixel summed, and computes an evaluation value for contrast AF based on the generated image data.
US09113019B2 Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, document sheet width detecting method
In image reading apparatus, reading control portion causes image reading portion to read at least line of image data when pivoting angle of cover member with respect to document sheet table has changed from angle exceeding predetermined detection angle to angle equal to or less than detection angle. Photoelectric conversion portion is disposed in area that is out of predetermined maximum readable size area in image reading portion, and is covered by cover member when cover member is closed. Data correcting portion corrects image data read by reading control portion, based on output of photoelectric conversion portion output when pivoting angle has changed from angle exceeding detection angle to angle that is equal to or less than detection angle. Document sheet width detecting portion detects width, in main scanning direction, of document sheet placed on document sheet mounting surface, based on image data corrected by data correcting portion.
US09113017B2 Operation control method, image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
There are provided an operation control method of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus and a remote terminal; the image processing apparatus; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an operation control program of the remote terminal. The method includes: operating the remote terminal to monitor a remaining life of the battery thereof, output a notification of a reduction of the remaining life, and in response to receiving the notification, send the image processing apparatus setup information having been set by an operator through an operating section of the remote terminal until receiving the notification; and operating the image processing apparatus to receive and store the setup information from the remote terminal, and on the operating section thereof receiving an operation to give an instruction for a continuation of the setup operations, to reflect the setup information to the setup screen displayed on the display section thereof.
US09113016B2 Image forming apparatus, operation supporting method for image forming apparatus, and storage medium for fixing a failure relating to image formation
There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of providing effective guidance on operation procedures for fixing a failure such as a paper jam when the failure occurs. The image forming apparatus displays operation contents for fixing the jam and operations to be performed to resume the stopped job are displayed on a simple maintenance screen. When the jam is fixed according to the operations of the contents, the screen is switched to a reread standby screen. In a case where detailed guidance is necessary, the screen is switched to a detailed maintenance screen.
US09113009B2 Portable device with dual image sensors and quad-core processor
A portable device that has first and second image sensors and a central processor. The central processor has four processing units and a first image sensor interface and a second image sensor interface for receiving data from the from the first and second image sensors respectively. The four processing units and the first and second sensor interfaces are integrated onto a single chip such that the four processing units are configured to simultaneously process the data from the first and second image interfaces to generate stereoscopic image data.
US09113008B2 Handheld imaging device with multi-core image processor integrating common bus interface and dedicated image sensor interface
A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image; a multi-core processor for processing the sensed image; and a program memory provided external to the multi-core processor, and communicating therewith via a communication bus. The multi-core processor includes a bus interface for interfacing with the communication bus, and further includes an image sensor interface for interfacing with the image sensor separately from the communication bus and the bus interface. The multi-core processor includes a plurality of parallel processing units connected by a crossbar switch to form the multi-core.
US09113007B2 Camera with linked parallel processor cores
A camera with a CMOS image sensor, an image sensor interface for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor and multiple processing units interconnected with each other for parallel processing of data from the image sensor interface. The multiple processing units and the image sensor interface are integrated onto a single chip.
US09113003B2 Sheet loading device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus
A sheet loading device including a document feeder, an image reading unit, an image forming, a discharge member, and a combined tray. The combined tray functions as a document feeding tray which loads the document to feed to the image reading unit when the combined tray is opened, and the combined tray functions as the discharge tray which loads the recording medium when the combined tray is closed.
US09113002B2 Method and system for automatically capturing an object using a mobile terminal
A method for identifying relevant information of an object using a mobile terminal that has a built-in camera, a processor, and memory for storing programs to be executed by the processor is provided. The method includes automatically generating a plurality of image frames while the built-in camera pointing at the object; automatically transmitting one or more of the plurality of image frames to a remote server, wherein different transmitted image frames satisfy distinct predefined conditions; receiving information from the server when at least one of the transmitted image frames matches an image stored at the server, wherein the image corresponds to the object and is associated with information relevant to the object; and displaying the information relevant to the object at the mobile terminal.
US09113000B2 Management of records for an electronic device
A method, computer system, and computer-readable storage media are provided. The method can include identifying a set of one or more rules in response to an offline event for the remote device. The method can also include determining, based upon the offline event, one or more usage factors from one or more rules that identify at least one usage factor. The method can also include measuring, using the remote device, the determined one or more usage factors. The method can also include generating a filter from the set of one or more rules based off the measured one or more usage factors. The method can also include filtering the plurality of records from the online-accessible database to produce a set of filtered records. The method can also include transmitting the set of filtered records to the remote device.
US09112999B2 Automated selection of TTY-modes in a mobile device
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for allowing a user to select, from a plurality of TTY-modes, one TTY-mode to associate with one phone number. The associated TTY-mode will be used for either incoming or outgoing calls using that phone number. Further disclosed are a plurality of TTY-modes to associate with individual phone numbers, and, a selectable set of default TTY-modes to use if no TTY-mode is associated with a particular phone number. Selectable audio modes, associable with phone numbers or with TTY-modes, is also discussed.
US09112997B2 Method, apparatus and program for providing user-selected alerting signals in telecommunications devices
A method for operating a user communication device (18a, 18b, 19a, 19b), and a program and user communication device that operate in accordance with that method. An interface (2d, 2b, 23, 22) of the communication device (18a, 18b, 19a, 19b) is operated to enter identifiers identifying respective calling sources (18a, 18b, 19a, 19b) from which call signals may be received. The interface also is operated for entering into the device (18a, 18b, 19a, 19b) electrical signals representing corresponding audible signals that are to be individually generated in response to calls being received from the respective calling sources (18a, 18b, 19a, 19b). The identifiers are stored in a memory (2c, 24) in association with respective ones of the electrical signals. Accordingly, when a call signal is later received from one of the calling sources, an identifier included in the signal is correlated to a corresponding stored identifier and to a corresponding stored electrical signal, and the audible signal represented by that electrical signal is then generated to indicate the receipt of the call from the calling source.
US09112995B2 Calendar-based calling
A calendar included in a computing device receives an item relating to a conference call. An automated parser is used to parse the item to obtain information relating to the conference call. The conference call information in is stored a conference application and is used to initiate a conference call.
US09112991B2 Playing synchronized multichannel media on a combination of devices
An apparatus including a wireless configuration interface system configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device; and a wireless short range communication system which, after the wireless communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to each of the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media for either at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, or at least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media.
US09112990B2 Ubiquitous voice messaging
Methods and apparatus for providing ubiquitous and configurable communications between users is provided. Ubiquity and other features are provided using a common identifier linking two or more users. In one embodiment, a common identifier is automatically provided when call forwarding is directed to a designated phone number. In another embodiment, a user can cause a common identifier to be created linking the user with a user of their choice by sending a text message to a designated address. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
US09112988B2 Terminal and method of controlling the same
According to an embodiment, a terminal and a method of displaying menu icons thereof are discussed, by which a terminal user is facilitated to input various commands. An embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen and a control unit configured to control at least one touch-available icon to move between outer and inner areas of an image displayed on the touch screen in a direction of a touch-drag on the touch screen. Accordingly, the electric current for detecting a touch is supplied to the touch screen only if the touch-available icon is displayed on the touch screen. Hence, the present invention minimizes power consumption in using the touch screen.
US09112987B2 Mobile electronic device and display controlling method
According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device, includes a display unit, a detection unit, and a display control unit. The display unit displays a standard screen on which objects are superimposed. The detection unit detects occurrence of a predetermined event. The display control unit changes arrangement of the objects displayed on the display unit in accordance with the predetermined event detected by the detection unit.
US09112986B2 Supplemental audio signal processing for a bluetooth audio link
Providing supplemental audio signal processing for a Bluetooth audio link. A wireless device may establish a bi-directional wireless audio link with a Bluetooth device. An indication may be received that the Bluetooth device supports audio signal processing. A device type of the Bluetooth device may be determined. The wireless device may perform one or more audio signal processing operations on audio data transmitted to and/or received from the Bluetooth device via the bi-directional wireless audio link. The audio signal processing operations may be selected based on the device type of the Bluetooth device, and may be performed in addition to audio signal processing operations which may be performed on the audio data by the Bluetooth device.
US09112984B2 Methods and apparatus for detecting a voice command
According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving, by the mobile device, acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command from a user without requiring receipt of an explicit trigger from the user, and initiating responding to the detected voice command.
US09112977B2 Voicemail message based on text information
A voicemail system includes logic to convert a personal greeting or personal announcement received to a corresponding automated voice communication, logic to associate the corresponding automated voice communication to a call situation, and logic to play the corresponding automated voice communication when the call situation occurs.
US09112975B2 System and method for web-based real time communication with contact centers
A method for connecting a website user to a contact center agent includes: monitoring user interaction associated with the website user; receiving a call request via the website; identifying an agent or an interactive voice response based on the monitored user interaction; and establishing a communication channel supported by a web browser between the website user and the identified agent or the interactive voice response.
US09112971B2 Method and system for simultaneously managing a plurality of simulated real-time conversations
A method and system is disclosed for managing a plurality of simulated real-time conversations simultaneously with a plurality of callers. The disclosure includes personalizing a number of selectable audio responses associated with a call script in an agent-operator's own unique voice, interacting with a caller, and selecting an audio response for subsequent presentation to the caller, from the selectable audio responses when operating in the agent-operator assist mode. The call script includes a number of segments, including segments associated with the selectable audio responses. The interaction with the caller is selectable among an automated mode, an agent-operator assist mode, and an agent-operator mode.
US09112969B2 Apparatus and method for audio data processing
A communication terminal, system and method utilize a communication device that activates a speech to text application so that subsequent audio that is received from a caller is converted into text. A caller may then provide audio in response to a question. A caller may send input by pressing a button on a communication device for example, to activate the speech to text application, speak an answer, and then press a button to indicate that an answer to a question is complete. The spoken answer may be converted into text and may then be stored, parsed, and then assigned to an object representing the question posed to a caller. The stored text assigned to the object representing the question may then be used to populate different forms or databases for subsequent use or for displaying to a user via a display device of that person's computer device.
US09112968B1 Providing alternative information over caller ID
Additional information and/or status messages are routed to a telephone 124 by a gateway device 110 via a caller identification (ID) process. The gateway device determines when a status or information message is available and distributes the message to the telephone when a user answers the telephone. In a similar fashion, a user can call a special telephone number on a plain old telephone system (POTS) 202, hang up the telephone 204 and receive a status/information message as a caller ID message upon a callback by the POTS.
US09112966B2 Mobile device and method for controlling operation of mobile device
A mobile device includes a memory to store multiple items of a first list; a touch screen to display the first list including the multiple items, to display a second list including at least one of a selection data, and to receive an input to scroll the first list; and a control unit to set a selection condition of at least one of the items of the first list, to detect whether the at least one of the items of the first list is located in a shift region, and to shift the at least one of the items of the first list located in the shift region to a second list if the at least one of the items of the first is determined to correspond to the selection condition.
US09112965B2 Managing cellular phone calls
A mechanism is disclosed for managing phone calls on phone devices used by the employee of a company. When the user wants to give a call, a new plugin in the phone device interprets an attribute value added by the phone device user to each phone number in order to categorize the call. The cell phone user enters a profile describing his call accounting information. A call management plugin computes a prefix for user personal calls which will be adapted to the user location. The call management plugin at the end of the call tags the call information as a personal call or business call. The phone device sends the tagged call information to a remote server of the company, which consolidates billing information received from the phone operators with the tagged call information.
US09112964B2 System and method for security on a mobile device using multiple communication domains
A mobile device and a method for providing security to a mobile device having two or more communication domains is provided. The mobile device receives a communication service request. The communication domain of the communication service request is determined, the request domain being one of the two or more communication domains of the mobile device. A set of applicable restrictions is then determined from a list of communication restrictions comprising restrictions on use of services of the mobile device for each of the two or more communications domains. These applicable restrictions are then applied to the communication service request by the mobile device.
US09112962B2 Method and apparatus for acquiring an IMEI associated to an IMSI
A method comprises the steps of establishing a call between a first user equipment and a second user equipment, acquiring the identity of the second user equipment, and providing the identity of the second user equipment to the first user equipment. The invention has the advantage that it enables a law enforcement agent (for example a police officer or investigator) to track the equipment that is used by a person for a particular call. When a suspect call is received, a law enforcement agent can easily return a call to that phone, even when the SIM card of that phone is swapped. When placing a call to a suspect number, the law enforcement officer can easily determine on which device the call is answered and then determine which other persons (MSISDNs) have been using that device.
US09112960B2 Blood alcohol content measurement system powered by an audio signal from a phone
A blood alcohol content (BAC) measurement system powered by an audio signal from a phone is provided. The BAC measurement system includes a sensor unit, a microcontroller and a power extraction unit. The sensor unit includes a fuel cell that generates an electric current when a breath of a user contacts the fuel cell. The microcontroller generates a signal based on the electric current. A frequency of the signal is based on alcohol content in the breath. The power extraction unit powers the sensor unit. The power extraction unit converts the audio signal generated by the phone into power for the microcontroller.
US09112957B2 Adapting portable electrical devices to receive power wirelessly
Wireless power receiving apparatus 150 is retrofitted to a portable electrical device 100 to enable the device to receive power wirelessly. The apparatus comprises a power-receiving element 200 adapted to be attached to the device, e.g. by adhesive 201, and also being adapted to receive power wirelessly from a transmitter of power when the element and transmitter are in proximity with one another. One or more power connectors 203 are connected electrically to the power-receiving element and are adapted to be connected, when the apparatus is in use, to one or more corresponding power connectors 101 of the portable electrical device to deliver power received by the element to the device. The power-receiving element may be in the form of a sticker or may be carried by or incorporated in a replacement cover portion for the portable electrical device.
US09112953B2 Internet telephony unit and software for enabling internet telephone access from traditional telephone interface
Automatic selection and establishment of a communications connection between a telephone device to a receiver device, including entering an address of a receiver device into the telephone device for initiating the communications connection to the receiver device, and automatically selecting a communications network for establishing the communications connection to the receiver device, and selecting the communications network from an internet-based network, a hybrid telephone/internet network, and a telephone network. Automatically determine network access capabilities of the receiver device based on the address of the receiver device, and automatically evaluate the cost of establishing a communications connection for each of the communications networks which the receiver device is capable of accessing. The communications network with the lowest cost is selected.
US09112949B2 Mapping an application session to a compatible multiple grants per interval service flow
A method to map an application session to a compatible multiple grants per interval (MGI) service flow is provided. The method includes the steps of sorting available MGI service flows according to a duration of their grant intervals in a first list and sorting application sessions according to a maximum size of a packet in an application session in a second list. The method further includes the step of mapping an application session from the second list to a MGI service flow in the first list if a maximum size and periodicity of packets in the application session are compatible with a grant size and grant interval of the MGI service flow and transmitting packets corresponding to the application session in the mapped MGI service flow.
US09112942B2 Dynamic modification of media streams' quality
A method, apparatus and computer program product useful for communicating media content, over a computerized network, in accordance with download duration time. One exemplary method may comprise receiving, by a client, a first portion of a media content having a first quality. In response to an indication from a user, a change of quality to a second quality is determined. The client receives a second portion of the media content having the second quality. Whereby received media content by the clients comprises portions having different qualities.
US09112941B2 Intelligent RFID tag identifier
The invention relates to an RFID transponder device configured for responding to a request of an RFID reader device, by sending a response (UID) comprising information for encoding a feature set of the RFID transponder device. The invention further relates to an RFID reader device and to an RFID system comprising such RFID transponder device and such RFID reader device. The invention also relates to various methods. The invention provides an RFID system, which is more flexible towards introducing new RFID transponder devices that are newly introduced to the market. The invention enables the introduction of such new devices using a sub-set of a prior defined feature set without requiring updating of the look-up tables of the RFID reader devices that are already on the market. This is achieved by directly encoding the feature set of the RFID transponder device in the response, such as in a unique identifier of the device.
US09112937B1 Geotribing
A system and method for evaluating, scoring, and encouraging group performance towards a common goal is disclosed. In an embodiment, individuals of a group have an incentive to encourage other group members to drive better and achieve an improved overall driving score for the group. A group driving score is determined based on the driving performances of members of the group. The group may establish a driving score goal and work toward achieving that goal using real-time group reinforcement communications.
US09112930B2 Updating services during real-time communication and sharing-experience sessions
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of tools and techniques for updating services in sharing-experience sessions during communications calls. According to one exemplary technique, a first computing device initiates a communications call and receives capability information for a second computing device. The capability information for the second computing device includes information indicating attributes of a service supported by the second computing device. Additionally, the first computing device evaluates the capability information to determine that the service is supported by the first and second computing devices. The first computing device initiates a sharing-experience session that includes the service. An update message comprising update information for the service is received, and based on the received update information, content of the service is updated.
US09112927B2 Network system and communication device
A communication device on a time equivalence assurance network that guarantees the receiving sequence of packets sent to all users so that even if a user session is re-sent, a function operates to alleviate the resultant effects and make the send and receive timing approach the initial timing. An edge communication device on a provider network identifies the sessions of each user subscriber terminal, and stores and monitors the time information attached by a sequence information attachment function. Even if a packet is resent, the packet will at this time be resent with attached sequence information based on the past time originally attached to the packet, and not sequence information based on the current resending time.
US09112926B2 Recommending mobile content by matching similar users
A content recommendation apparatus and method gives users a peer-to-peer, highly personal way to discover new content by being introduced to one or more similar users. A similar user is a user that has a correlation to another user based on their preferences and behaviors (e.g., downloaded content, frequency of use, content currently have on device, browsing behaviors, content organizational habits, etc.). A catalog of content, or a designated portion thereof, can be used at least in part for finding matches and for identifying content to suggest to another. Data about user behavior can serve to connect the user to similar individuals for the purpose of discovering new content.
US09112925B2 Information communication system, facility-side apparatus and program, user-side apparatus and program, status detecting device and program, updating device and program
An information communication system includes a user-side apparatus that is associated with a user and a facility-side apparatus provided at a facility, which the user is capable of visiting. The user-side apparatus transmits to the facility-side apparatus a user identifying information item related to the user of the user-side apparatus. The user identifying information item is used for identifying an appearance characteristic of the user. The facility-side apparatus outputs the appearance characteristic of the user identified based on the user identifying information item received from the user-side apparatus.
US09112922B2 Method and system for self-tuning cache management
Web objects, such as media files are sent through an adaptation server which includes a transcoder for adapting forwarded objects according to profiles of the receiving destinations, and a cache memory for caching frequently requested objects, including their adapted versions. The probability of additional requests for the same object before the object expires, is assessed by tracking hits. Only objects having experienced hits in excess of a hit threshold are cached, the hit threshold being adaptively adjusted based on the capacity of the cache, and the space required to store cached media files. Expired objects are collected in a list, and may be periodically ejected from the cache, or when the cache is nearly full.
US09112917B2 Controller system and method therefor
A controller system controlling a controlled target includes a user status detection mechanism which detects status of a user of the controlled target. The system also includes a controlled target status detection mechanism which detects status of the controlled target, and a control mechanism. The control mechanism controls the controlled target by mapping the detected status of the user and the detected status of the controlled target.
US09112914B2 Web service provision system, server device, and method
A web application server includes a user information management unit that manages user IDs and attributes such that each of the user IDs is associated with corresponding one of the attributes, a security policy management unit that manages security policies such that each of security policies is associated with corresponding one of the attributes, a security policy acquisition unit that acquires one of the security policies based on one of the attributes associated with one of the user IDs, and an HTML file generation unit that generates an HTML file in which a script to acquire personal data of corresponding one of users from an intra-company database server is embedded based on one of the security policies of the corresponding one of the users.
US09112912B1 Security device for preemptively determining policies
A device is configured to receive a first request sent from a user device to a server. The first request may include a request to receive particular information from the server. The device receives a response to the first request sent from the server to the user device. The response includes the particular information. The device determines a potential request from the user device based on the particular information included in the response. The devices determines a policy associated with the potential request prior to a second request corresponding to the potential request being received. The device receives the second request from the user device. The device processes the second request based on the policy that was determined prior to the second request being received.
US09112909B2 User and device authentication in broadband networks
A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising granting a user restricted access at a reduced rate without authenticating the user, attempting to authenticate the user, and granting the user unrestricted access at a full rate if the user authentication is successful. Included is a method comprising authenticating a user device, a user line, or both using a first communication, and authenticating a user using a second communication separate from the first communication. Also included is an apparatus comprising an access node (AN) configured to couple to an access network and communicate with a user equipment (UE) via the access network, wherein the UE is authenticated using either line authentication or device authentication based on the access network.
US09112908B2 System and method for managing TLS connections among separate applications within a network of computing systems
An approach for reutilizing transport layer security (TLS) connections among separate application is provided. In one aspect, a computing system establishes a a transmission control program/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection between a first application of a first endpoint and a second application on a second endpoint. The computing system further performs a TLS handshake over the established TCP/IP connection. The computing system also transmits a request from a third application of the second endpoint to transfer a TLS context from the second application on the second endpoint. In response to the second application on the second endpoint accepting the transfer request, the second application utilizing via the one or more computer processors, a predetermined method of providing a TLS context to the third application, wherein the third application of the second endpoint and the first application of the first endpoint communicate securely.
US09112905B2 Authentication of access terminal identities in roaming networks
Various methods of authenticating an access terminal are presented in the case where the access terminal is roaming within a visited network. An access terminal sends a device authentication message to a visited validation server or a home validation server, where the device authentication message includes an access terminal identifier and authentication data generated at least in part using the validation key. In some embodiments, the authentication data may include a digital signature by a validation key associated with the access terminal identifier. Such a signature can be authenticated by either the visited validation server or the home validation server. In other embodiments, the authentication data may include an access terminal authentication token sent to the visited validation server. The visited validation server can authenticate the device authentication message by comparing the access terminal authentication token with an access terminal authentication token obtained from the home validation server.
US09112904B2 System and method for sharing DLNA network information
A system and method for sharing Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) network information is provided. The system includes a first mobile terminal that collects information about a DLNA network having a radio radius in which the first mobile terminal is located, and transmits the information about the DLNA network to a web server. The web server manages the information about the DLNA network received from the first mobile terminal, and shares the information about the DLNA network with a second mobile terminal, which is located outside of the radio radius of the DLNA network, via an Internet connection.
US09112901B2 Method and system for providing connection resiliency
A system, method and device for providing connection resiliency. The method including maintaining, by a first proxy, a TCP connection with a TCP client and a TCP connection with a TCP server through one or more TCP networks; maintaining information of both TCP connections by a forwarding component between the TCP networks and the first proxy; establishing, by the forwarding component, a new TCP connection with a second proxy for each of the TCP connections maintained by the first proxy; and forwarding data, to and from both the client and the server, to and from the second proxy without disconnection of the TCP connections of the TCP client and TCP server.
US09112899B2 Remedial action against malicious code at a client facility
Aspects of this invention may relate to a malicious application remedial action request application where a network site interaction may be requested from a client computing facility; the network site interaction from the client computing facility may be determined to be unacceptable based on an acceptance policy at a gateway facility; access to the network site from the client computing facility may be denied; information relating to the attempted interaction with the network site may be sent from the gateway facility to the client computing facility, wherein the information may indicate that the attempted interaction occurred; and the client computing facility may interpret the information relating to the attempted interaction, determine whether the attempted interaction was the result of an automatically generated request, and take remedial action in the event that the attempted interaction was the result of the automatically generated request.
US09112893B2 Method and system for improving the efficiency of state information transfer over a wireless communications network
The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing state information related to an interactive application to accommodate one or more users participating in an interactive application session, wherein the state information comprises local state information specific to each of the one or more user's unique view of the interactive application and global state information. The system of the present invention may comprise a telecommunications network; an application server in communication with the telecommunications network for managing the global state information relative to all of the users participating in the interactive application session; and at least one mobile client device in communication with the application server over the telecommunications network for managing the local state information for each of the one or more users. The method of the present invention may comprise the steps of structuring the state information for optimized delivery over the telecommunications network; and transferring the state information over the telecommunications network.
US09112889B2 RDMA to streaming protocol driver
Mechanisms for providing data streams are disclosed. A device accesses a mapping stored at the device that maps a desired media content item to a source address and to a range of addresses in a storage device of a remote content distribution server allocated to the desired media content item. The device preforms a direct memory-to-memory transfer of the desired media content item from the remote content distribution server to a local memory of the device using the range of addresses. The device encapsulates the desired media content item from the local memory into a plurality of packets according to a streaming protocol. Encapsulating the desired media content item includes inserting into each of the plurality of packets the source address. The plurality of packets are streamed.
US09112885B2 Interactive multi-tasker
The disclosure is directed to an interactive multi-tasker for casting applications executing on a first computing device of a user on any of multiple computing devices of the user from any of the computing devices. Each of the computing devices presents a unified view of tasks and applications executing on each of the computing devices through the multi-tasker. The user can perform multiple actions on the tasks and applications, e.g., cast using a first device an instance of an application that is executing on a second device on to a third device. The state data is synchronized from the second device to the third device. Another instance of the application resumes execution on the third device using the synchronized state data. Once cast, each of the instances of the application executes independently of each other.
US09112884B2 Device-to-device communication for resource sharing
Embodiments of techniques and systems associated with device-to-device (D2D) resource sharing are described. In some embodiments, a D2D communication channel between a first device and a second device is established and a sharing request is received at the first device, from the second device, including a credential identifying the second device. Data representative of a first resource locally available to the first device, but not locally available to the second device, is provided to the second device by the first device. Use of the first resource may be controlled in accordance with an instruction transmitted to the first device from the second device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09112882B2 Method and apparatus for the fast detection of connectivity loss between devices in a network
A method and apparatus for quickly determining the status of a network device in a network communicates status inquiry messages over the forwarding plane of one network device to at least one neighboring network device. The status inquiry messages indicate the connectivity status with at least one neighboring network device.
US09112881B2 Presence-based caller identification
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for using a presence-based network to provide caller identification information. According to one embodiment, a method of providing information related to a communication can comprise receiving a publication of one or more presence attributes. The one or more presence attributes can comprise at least one attribute indicating caller identification information. A presence profile can be associated with an entity. For example, the entity can comprises a party to the communication. The presence profile can be updated based on the received presence attributes. The attribute indicating caller identification information can be provided to one or more subscribers to the presence information such as the entity associated with the presence profile, another party to the communication, another authorized principal, etc.
US09112878B2 System and method for hand-off maintenance
A system and method for hand-off maintenance is disclosed. The present invention relates to communication networks and particularly, to network interfaces in communication networks. In existing hand-off mechanisms, when a restart occurs in a Media Gateway, the Media Gateway always tries to register back to the primary Media Gateway Controller, which is under maintenance. As the primary Media Gateway Controller cannot address the request, calls running on the Media Gateway will be affected leading to abrupt release of calls. The method provides a solution to the problem by rejecting service requests from the Media Gateway that are already handed off at the Media Gateway. Further, at Media Gateway level not to register requests to the primary Media Gateway Controller, when a primary Media Gateway Controller is under maintenance. When the primary Media Gateway Controller is under maintenance, requests are directed to the secondary Media Gateway Controller. The secondary Media Gateway Controller then serves the requests to the Media Gateway until the primary Media Gateway Controller is back to operation.
US09112877B2 System and method for peer-to-peer communication in cellular systems
Systems and methods are provided for delivering both PMP communications, for example standard cellular communications via a base station, and also delivering P2P communications, for example, communications between two mobile stations, using the same spectral resources for both types of communication.
US09112876B2 Method and system for transfer of call control
Means and methodology for a SIP Invite receiving node to withdraw from the SIP session set-up loop by replying a redirect message to the SIP Invite sending node. The redirect message contains information for setting up alternative SIP session, said information being available in the SIP Invite receiving node. This information is needed by the SIP invite sending node for establishing an alternative SIP session as well as information needed by other nodes and applications further on in the SIP session set-up loop. The SIP Invite sending node is specially adapted to retrieve the information from the redirect message for establishing a new SIP session based on and containing the information from the redirect message. Several implementations are given for use in an IP Multimedia Subsystem of a telecommunication network.
US09112870B1 Processing device having session component with integrated support for message queuing protocol
Session information is received in a processing device and processed to generate a message in a message queuing protocol format. The resulting message is provided to a message queuing protocol server. The session information may comprise at least a portion of a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, and may be received in a SIP component, which may comprise a SIP endpoint. In processing the session information to generate the message in the message queuing protocol format, at least a portion of the session information may be incorporated into an advanced message queuing protocol (AMQP) message that is transmitted to an AMQP server. The SIP component may comprise a user agent coupled to an AMQP message listener and an AMQP message sender. The SIP component may also receive an AMQP message from the AMQP server, process the message to generate session information, and provide the session information to a user device.
US09112869B2 Method for operating multi-domain provider ethernet networks
A method of enabling extension of a network service of a first domain to a remote customer site hosted by an Access Gateway (AG) in a Provider Ethernet domain. In the first domain, the remote customer site is represented as being hosted by a border gateway (BG) connected to the Provider Ethernet domain, such that subscriber packets associated with the network service are forwarded to or from the remote customer site via the BG. In the Provider Ethernet domain, a trunk connection is instantiated through the Provider Ethernet domain between the host AG and the BG. A trunk cross-connection function is installed in the host AG, for transferring subscriber packets associated with the network service between a respective attachment virtual circuit (AVC) through which the remote customer site is connected to the host AG and an extended AVC tunnelled through the trunk connection. A common service instance identifier (I-SID) is used to identify both the AVC between the host AG and the remote customer site and the extended AVC between the host AG and the BG.
US09112868B2 Client device, information processing system and associated methodology of accessing networked services
A system provides access to services from different servers via a common API. The system includes service-offering servers, a client that uses services offered by the service-offering servers, and an interchange server that acts as an intermediary when the client uses a service. The client communicates with the interchange server using a common API when the client uses service from the service-offering servers. The interchange server uses a unique API, which is unique to the service-offering server that offers the service being used by the client, to execute a processing sequence that is unique to the service-offering server. Thus client is able to use services offered by the service-offering servers with the use of a common API and without any need to use a different unique API for each service-offering server.
US09112858B2 Methods and systems for capturing biometric data
A method of capturing biometric data is provided that includes activating a security application in a device. The security application is activated by an operator of the device and is configured to cause the device to display an outline image. Moreover, the method includes displaying the outline image in a stationary position on a display of the device, positioning desired biometric data proximate the device such that the desired biometric data appears as a biometric image on the device display, and monitoring the outline and biometric images shown on the device display. Furthermore, the method includes positioning the device and the desired biometric data to better align the outline and biometric images when the outline and biometric images do not align and capturing the desired biometric data from an individual after approximately aligning the outline image with the biometric image.
US09112850B1 Systems and methods of sharing information through a tag-based consortium
The invention provides one or more consortia of networks that identify and share information about users and/or user devices. User devices may be identified by tag-based computer information. A time stamp may be inserted into time based computer tags such as a cookies indicating when they were created. Such time stamp information can be encrypted and analyzed during future attempts to access a secure network such as a customer attempting to log into an online banking account. When the time stamp information from the tag is compared to other selected information about the user, device and/or account, including but not limited to last account log-in date/time or account creation date, the invention may be used to detect suspicious activity. The invention may be use for identity-based applications such as network security, the detection of fraudulent transactions, identity theft, reputation-based communities, and law enforcement.
US09112849B1 Methods and systems for dynamic creation of hotspots for media control
Methods, systems, and/or devices for controlling media presentation at a shared media presentation system are described herein. In one aspect, a server system authorizes a first electronic device associated with a first user to control a media presentation system. A request to indicate availability of the media presentation system for use by one or more other electronic devices is received from a first electronic device. An authentication token for the media presentation system is sent to the first electronic device. Furthermore, a media control request including the authentication token is received from a second electronic device that is one of the one or more other electronic devices. In accordance with a determination that the authentication token permits access to the media presentation system, the server system sends a command corresponding to the media control request to the media presentation system.
US09112846B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting additional authorization data via GSSAPI
A system and method for using a GSSAPI security token to transport additional non-GSSAPI data that includes authorization data used by third-party software. The system includes a hook that intercepts a client process's interactions with the GSSAPI. When a client process requests a security context from the GSSAPI, the hook intercepts the security token the GSSAPI provides for the client process. The hook checks to see if there is additional authorization data to transport, adds the additional data to the security token, then gives the token to the client process. The client process sends the security token to the server process, which submits the token to the GSSAPI for evaluation. A hook on this computer intercepts the security token, removes additional data added earlier, gives the added authorization data to a version of the third-party authorization software, then passes the now-unaltered security token to the server process which uses the security token to finish establishing a security context with the client process.
US09112844B2 Device credentialing for network access
Various embodiments provide techniques for sharing network service access credentials among multiple devices that share a common user or are associated in a device group. After connecting to a network service (e.g., a wireless network, wired network, or web site), a first device can upload the credentials used to access the network service to a cloud-hosted credential service. The credential service can store the credentials and associate them with the first device and/or its user. Later, a second device can log in to the credential service and receive a download of one or more sets of credentials to enable access to one or more network services that are authorized for the second device. Various embodiments include a credential management interface to enable an authorized user to manage device/network service pairings, permissions, and/or restrictions for network service access.
US09112842B1 Secure authentication and transaction system and method
A secure user authentication system, operable over a client-server communications network to authenticate a system user. The system includes an application server which includes a site which is able to be enabled, and an authentication server, which is able to enable the application server site. The authentication server includes a core database, and receives and stores user authentication-enabling data in the core database. The system further includes a client, and a client program which is able to be actuated in the client. The client program includes the user authentication-enabling data. Upon actuation, the client program automatically directly connects to the authentication server, and sends the client authentication-enabling data to the authentication server, for secure user authentication by the authentication server.
US09112839B2 Methods and apparatus for efficient wireless communication of file information
Efficient methods for wirelessly communicating file content under varying conditions are described. A wireless device determines, based on mobility and/or geographic location, if the wireless device is to operate in a first mode of communication operation in which received portions of said file are re-transmitted or a second mode of communication operation in which combinations of portions of said file are transmitted. The wireless device transmits packets communicating received file portions when it is determined that the wireless device is to operate in said first mode of operation and transmits packets communicating combinations of file portions, e.g., linear combinations of file portions, when it is determined that the wireless device is to operate in said second mode of operation. The contents of a file may be obtained from some packets which communicate distinct portions of the file and other packets which communicate combinations of distinct portions of the file.
US09112838B2 Delivering files to a mobile device
Among other things, in controlling a download of one or more files from a server to a mobile device, account is taken of at least two of: an urgency of the file, the existence of a user-indicated preference about the download, a power status of the mobile device, and a network connectivity status of the mobile device.
US09112835B2 Transmitter, receiver, and transmitting method
According to one embodiment, a transmitting method transmits a start request for an authentication and key exchange from at least one of receivers to the transmitter, performs an authentication and key exchange for at least one of a first key common to the receivers and a second key peculiar to the at least one of the receivers, and encrypts the content by using a key shared by the transmitter and the at least one of the receivers to transmit the encrypted content to the at least one of the receivers.
US09112833B2 Compression of content paths in a digital certificate
An example method of compressing a set of content paths includes identifying a set of content paths associated with a client. The method also includes determining a condensed path tree expressing the set of content paths. The method further includes determining a path node tree including a set of path nodes. Each path node of the set of path nodes represents from the condensed path tree a connector node including one or more segment strings as a name and one or more nodes referenced by the connector node. The method also includes encoding, based on a frequency of appearance of a segment string as a name in the set of path nodes, the set of content paths. The method further includes compressing the set of content paths. The method also includes providing a digital certificate including the compressed and encoded set of content paths.
US09112832B1 System and method for running a web server on a mobile internet device
A mobile Internet device (MID) having an operating system, a user interface framework, and telephony functionality. A web server is integrated into the operating system and configured for servicing HTTP requests. Telephony functionality is operable by said OS. Multiple such MID's are configurable as a peer-to-peer network, or peer-to-peer social network.
US09112827B2 Determining appropriate browsing applications for selected network resources
A network resource, such as a page, may be loaded or rendered in different manners on a plurality of different browsers. Data and information regarding the loading and/or rendering of various network resources on a variety of browsers, including data or information regarding errors, latencies or customer ratings of the loading or rendering of such resources on such browsers, may be evaluated in order to identify the most appropriate browser for viewing a requested network resource. If that network resource is available to a user who requests the network resource, then a recommendation or an instruction to view the network resource in the most appropriate browser may be provided to the user.
US09112824B2 Forwarding multicast messages in a messaging network
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes establishing federation links between a message broker system and neighbors of the message broker system. The method includes identifying shortest paths between the message broker system and other message broker systems. The method includes receiving a request to forward a message from a source message broker system to destination message broker systems. The method includes identifying source paths between the source message broker system and the message broker system, intermediate message broker systems along the source paths, and destination paths between the message broker system and remaining ones of the destination message broker systems that neighbor the message broker system other than ones of the intermediate message broker systems. The method includes delivering the multicast message to the remaining ones of the destination message broker systems.
US09112822B2 Method and apparatus for suggesting a message segment for a draft a message based on a contextual characteristic
An apparatus may include a messaging module configured to suggest a message segment in order to draft a message. A contextual characteristic determiner may be used to determine contextual characteristics of the apparatus, the recipient of a call, and/or the user of the apparatus and thereby the messaging module may suggest the message segment based on the contextual characteristics. The contextual characteristics may include user emotions, which may be recognized by an emotion recognizer. Message segments may also be based on prior messaging history. Thereby, the apparatus may suggest message segments in order to more easily draft messages when, for example, initiating or responding to attempted voice communications. Further, the apparatus may include a reminder scheduler which is configured to schedule a reminder to respond to an attempted voice communication.
US09112819B2 Systems and methods for receive and transmission queue processing in a multi-core architecture
Described herein is a method and system for directing outgoing data packets from packet engines to a transmit queue of a NIC in a multi-core system, and a method and system for directing incoming data packets from a receive queue of the NIC to the packet engines. Packet engines store outgoing traffic in logical transmit queues in the packet engines. An interface module obtains the outgoing traffic and stores it in a transmit queue of the NIC, after which the NIC transmits the traffic from the multi-core system over a network. The NIC receives incoming traffic and stores it in a NIC receive queue. The interface module obtains the incoming traffic and applies a hash to a tuple of each obtained data packet. The interface module then stores each data packet in the logical receive queue of a packet engine on the core identified by the result of the hash.
US09112811B2 Managed switching elements used as extenders
Some embodiments provide a network system that includes a first network and a second network. The first network includes several unmanaged switching elements. The second network includes several managed switching elements. The network system includes a particular managed switching element for communicating network data between the first and second networks.
US09112806B2 User guided generation of network link optimization profiles
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to optimization profile generation and provide a method, system and computer program product for user guided generation of network link optimization profiles. In one embodiment of the invention, a network optimization profile generation method can be provided. The method can include ranking different performance criterion for a target network, testing the target network for the different performance criterion, weighting results of the testing according to the ranking of the different performance criterion, generating a set of target network configuration parameters through optimization of the weighted results, for instance simulated annealing, and applying the set of target network configuration parameters to the target network as a profile.
US09112802B2 Systems and methods for prioritization of data for intelligent discard in a communication network
Systems and methods for optimizing system performance of capacity and spectrum constrained, multiple-access communication systems by selectively discarding packets are provided. The systems and methods provided herein can drive changes in the communication system using control responses. One such control responses includes the optimal discard (also referred to herein as “intelligent discard”) of network packets under capacity constrained conditions. The systems and methods prioritize packets and make discard decisions based upon the prioritization. Some embodiments provide an interactive response by selectively discarding packets to enhance perceived and actual system throughput, other embodiments provide a reactive response by selectively discarding data packets based on their relative impact to service quality to mitigate oversubscription, others provide a proactive response by discarding packets based on predicted oversubscription, and others provide a combination thereof.
US09112801B2 Quantized congestion notification in a virtual networking system
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for quantized congestion notification in a virtual networking system comprising multiple virtual networks (VNs). Each VN comprises at least one virtual machine (VM) configured to generate one or more packet flows. Each packet of each packet flow is tagged with a congestion notification (CN) tag. Each packet flow is mapped to a corresponding virtual tunnel end point (TEP) that distributes each packet of the packet flow. A congestion notification message (CNM) is generated for each congestion point (CP) associated with each packet flow. Each CP is mapped to a corresponding TEP that distributes each CNM for the CP, wherein the corresponding VTEP forwards the CNM to a VM contributing to packet congestion at the CP.
US09112800B2 Inverse message context objects
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving a Diameter message at the DRA from an origin device; determining a received message type of the received Diameter message; determining an inverse message type based on the received message type; establishing an inverse message context object based on the inverse message type, wherein the inverse message context object provides access to a related Diameter message of the received Diameter message; processing the received Diameter message, wherein processing includes accessing the inverse message context object; and transmitting a message based on the processing.
US09112796B2 System guided surrogating control in broadcast and multicast
Method, computer program product, and system to assist in distribution of packets between a plurality of switch elements in a distributed switch, by monitoring an attribute of each of the plurality of switch elements including a first switch element and a first surrogate switch element, the first surrogate switch element in a first level of a hierarchy and configured using a default hierarchy configuration, the default hierarchy configuration forwarding a data frame to at least one of: a destination switch element of the data frame, and a second surrogate switch element, the second surrogate switch element in a second hierarchy level; computing a score, based on the monitored attribute, for each of the switch elements; and upon determining the score of the first switch element is greater than the score of the first surrogate switch element, designating the first switch element as the first surrogate switch element.
US09112794B2 Dynamic multipath forwarding in software defined data center networks
A mechanism is provided in a logically centralized controller for dynamic multipath forwarding in a software defined network. The mechanism identifies a set of multiple forwarding paths for a flow. The mechanism assigns a virtual destination address for each multiple forwarding path in the set of multiple forwarding paths. The mechanism installs virtual destination address based forwarding rules in switches for each multiple forwarding path and installs rewriting rules in an egress switch for all paths in the set of multiple forwarding paths. Each rewriting rule rewrites one of the virtual destination address to the real destination address. The mechanism configures an ingress switch to dynamically select a path from the set of multiple forwarding paths based on a multipath policy and rewrite the destination address from the real destination address to a virtual destination address corresponding to the selected path.
US09112789B2 Method and apparatus for simplifying planning and tracking of multiple installation configurations
When planning and maintaining a network, it may be very difficult for a network provider to organize variations of equipment rack installations at several different sites. Present methods of planning installation configurations in a network involve planning the same equipment installation configuration at all sites, planning a limited number of variations, or planning multiple variations but, with difficulty, tracking and changing configurations. A method or corresponding apparatus in an example embodiment of the present invention provides a tool for simplifying the planning of multiple network element installation configurations at multiple sites within a network. The benefits include fewer required truck rolls, resulting in reduced costs before and after deployment of installation configurations. In one embodiment, the disclosed planning tool allows users to access and change generic installation configurations according to customizable options to allow users to produce and store customized templates of multiple network element installation configurations.
US09112788B2 Bicasting using non-congruent paths in a loop-free routing topology having routing arcs
In one embodiment, a method comprises creating, in a computing network, a loop-free routing topology comprising a plurality of routing arcs for reaching a destination network node, each routing arc comprising a first network node as a first end of the routing arc, a second network node as a second end of the routing arc, and at least a third network node configured for routing any network traffic along the routing arc toward the destination node via any one of the first or second ends of the routing arc, the loop-free routing topology providing first and second non-congruent paths; and forwarding bicasting data, comprising a data packet in a first direction from a network node and a bicasted copy of the data packet in a second direction from the network node, concurrently to the destination node respectively via the first and second non-congruent paths.
US09112787B2 First hop load balancing
In an implementation, a packet is received from a network device. A group identifier is retrieved from the received packet. A plurality of layer-2 switch identifiers that are associated with the retrieved group identifier is determined. A switch identifier is selected from the plurality of layer-2 switch identifiers. The received packet is forwarded to a layer-2 switch identified by the selected switch identifier.
US09112784B2 Hierarchical occupancy-based congestion management
A system for hierarchical occupancy based congestion management includes a buffer embodied in a computer readable storage medium including a plurality of buffer units for storing packets of a data flow received from sources. The system includes a buffer manager that stores information about the packets stored in the buffer, including a selection criterion associated with each of the plurality of sources and a congestion estimator that monitors a congestion level in the buffer. The system also includes a occupancy sampler that randomly selects at least two occupied buffer units from the plurality of buffer units and identifies the source of the packet stored in each of the occupied buffer units and a congestion notification message generator that generates a congestion notification message; wherein if the congestion level in the buffer exceeds a threshold value the congestion notification message is sent to the identified source with a higher selection criteria.
US09112779B2 Network system
In a network system in which a large number of terminals that transmit information exist and data extraction is performed via a wide area network, when data filtering is performed by using terminals called entrance nodes, existing in front of the wide area network, efficient operation of the entrance nodes is a goal to achieve. In one implementation, when an entrance node has detected an alteration to a configuration of diverse resources attached to it, it updates management information by communicating with other entrance nodes existing in the neighborhood. In a further implementation, through a query and reply exchange about allocations of filtering and quick response processes to be executed by entrance nodes, reallocating process items, pre-filtering of necessary data, and relaying data between entrance nodes are performed.
US09112773B2 Communication assets survey and mapping tool
A method for determining communications interoperability comprising the following steps: (a) collecting communication asset data that describes communication equipment used by emergency and first responders from local, state and federal entities in a geographical region; (b) determining the communications interoperability between the entities based on the collected communication asset data, wherein the communications interoperability describes the ability of the communication equipment used by emergency and first responders of a given entity to be interoperable or not interoperable with the communication equipment used by emergency and first responders in the other entities in the geographic region; and (c) displaying the communications asset data and the communications interoperability of the entities in a geo-spatial referenced map to geographically-disparate users via an internet.
US09112771B2 System and method for catching top hosts
Disclosed are a system and a method for catching top users. The system may comprise: a filter (10) configured to sample flows from the hosts and remove the flows not satisfying a constraint; an tracker (20) configured to record a first estimated flow count for each host and to determine a first set of hosts from the plurality of hosts in term of the estimated flow count; and an estimator (30) configured to determine a second estimated flow count for each of the determined hosts and select a second set of hosts from the determined hosts based on the second estimated flow count.
US09112761B1 System and method for routing and up-converting narrowband channels
A device that may include a router and may also include narrowband generators arranged to generate samples of narrowband channels, a digital up converter (DUC). The DUC may include multiple DUC inputs. Different DUC inputs are associated with different frequency ranges. The router may include multiple router inputs, multiple router outputs and a routing circuit. The multiple router outputs are coupled to the multiple DUC inputs. The multiple router inputs are coupled to the narrowband generators. The routing circuit may include a re-sequencing memory module that is arranged to receive the samples of narrowband channels from the narrowband generator according to an input order and to output the samples of the narrowband channels to the multiple router outputs according to an output order that is responsive to an allocation of frequencies to the samples of the narrowband channels.
US09112760B2 Transmitter and transmitting method for transmitting data via OFDM symbols in which the data is provided from a plurality of different data pipes
A receiver recovers local service data symbols from first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbols in the presence of second OFDM symbols. The second OFDM symbols carry national broadcast data symbols and modulated on to the sub-carriers of the second OFDM symbols using a first modulation scheme. The first OFDM symbols carry the national broadcast data symbols and the local service data symbols from a local insertion pipe and modulated on to the sub-carriers of the first OFDM symbols using a second modulation scheme. The receiver comprises an OFDM detector which includes an equalizer to recover local service modulated sub-carriers of the second modulation scheme.
US09112757B2 Communication device and communication method
An identification provider provides predetermined identification data to an input signal, and generates a first signal. A differential encoder performs a differential encoding of a data series that is an aggregate of data having a matching number of elements to that contained in the first signal, and generates a second signal. A modulator modulates each of the first and second signals using a primary modulation, and generates first and second modulated data. An IFFT calculator performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on each of the first and second modulated data, and generates first and second inverse transformed data. A selector compares peak-to-average power ratios calculated by baseband signals associated with the first and second inverse transformed data, and selects a baseband signal having the lower peak-to-average power ratio. A transmitter generates a transmission signal based on the selected baseband signal, and transmits the transmission signal.
US09112755B2 Wireless communication device
A wireless communication device communicates with, using a plurality of antennas, a communication partner device including a plurality of antennas. The wireless communication device includes a communication unit, an interference intensity judgment unit, and a determination unit. The communication unit communicates with the communication partner device using the plurality of antennas and is configured to use a MIMO (multiple input multiple output) scheme when transmitting a signal to the communication partner device. The interference intensity judgment unit judges, based on predetermined criteria, whether or not an intensity of an interference wave included in a received signal at the communication partner device is high. The determination unit prohibits, upon the interference intensity judgment unit judging that the intensity of the interference wave is high, the communication unit from using the MIMO scheme when transmitting a signal.
US09112754B2 Techniques for generating bit log-likelihood ratios in communication systems using differential modulation
A technique for generating a bit log-likelihood ratio (LLR) in a communication system includes generating a demodulated signal based on a received symbol and a reference symbol. An input for a bit LLR generator is generated based on the demodulated signal and a normalization value that is based on the received symbol or the reference symbol. A bit LLR is generated for the received symbol, using the bit LLR generator, based on the input.
US09112752B2 Network interface and protocol
A communication interface for providing an interface between a data link and a data processor, the data processor being capable of supporting an operating system and a user application, the communication interface being arranged to: support a first queue of data received over the link and addressed to a logical data port associated with a user application; support a second queue of data received over the link and identified as being directed to the operating system; and analyze data received over the link and identified as being directed to the operating system or the data port to determine whether that data meets one or more predefined criteria, and if it does meet the criteria transmit an interrupt to the operating system.
US09112749B2 Functionality management via application modification
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or computer-readable media for providing device management via application modification may be provided. In some embodiments, a request to perform an action may be received. Upon determining that the action is associated with a metered resource, a further determination may be made as to whether the request complies with at least one management policy. In response to determining that the request complies with the at least one management policy, the requested action may be authorized and/or caused to be performed.
US09112746B2 Method and system for managing virtual talk groups
A method for managing virtual talk groups includes facilitating communications from a plurality of endpoints via an interoperability system. The plurality of endpoints comprises endpoints of different communication networks. The method includes configuring a virtual talk group comprising a first group of the plurality of endpoints and assigning to at least one endpoint of the first group of the plurality of endpoints of the virtual talk group functionality with respect to the interoperability system based on a relative priority of the at least one endpoint to other endpoints of the first group of the plurality of endpoints.
US09112743B1 Equalization method and equalizer
An equalization method includes carrying out frequency domain conversion of M received signals into a 2M received vector having 2M elements, carrying out channel estimation and noise/interference estimation based on the 2M vector, calculating a 2M channel vector and a (2M)×(2M) noise/interference matrix, selecting a 2M−1 or less channel vector from the calculated 2M channel vector, selecting a (2M−1)×(2M−1) or less noise/interference matrix from the calculated (2M)×(2M) noise/interference matrix, calculating a 2M−1 or less equalization coefficient vector as equalization coefficients based on the selected 2M−1 channel vector and the selected (2M−1)×(2M−1) noise/interference matrix, selecting a 2M−1 or less received vector from the 2M received vector, and equalizing the selected 2M−1 received vector by using the calculated. equalization coefficients.
US09112742B2 Low-complexity, adaptive, fractionally spaced equalizer with non-integer sampling
An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory includes instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform the following receive an incoming signal at a sampling rate that is greater than a symbol rate associated with the incoming signal, replicate a plurality of data streams from the incoming signal, apply a plurality of fractional delays for the data streams, and perform an adaptive equalization on a plurality of data blocks generated from the data streams, wherein the fractional delay is applied to the data streams independently of the adaptive equalization, and wherein the adaptive equalization implements taps spaced at a fraction of a symbol interval associated with the incoming signal.
US09112741B2 Protocol to support adaptive station-dependent channel state information feedback rate in multi-user communication systems
Methods and apparatuses are proposed for supporting one or more user-dependent channel state information (CSI) feedback rates in a downlink spatial division multiple access (SDMA) system. For certain aspects, an access point (AP) may receive a channel evolution feedback from one or more stations and send a request for CSI to the stations whose CSI values need to be updated. For certain aspects, the AP may poll the stations for updated CSI values. For certain aspects, deterministic back-off timers may be assigned to the stations indicating when to send their CSI feedback. The proposed methods may improve system performance.
US09112738B2 Control device having a digital interface
A control device and a transceiver unit are presented. The control device encompasses at least one microcontroller and a digital interface, the digital interface encompassing a transceiver unit and at least one interface controller, the control device being designed selectably for a first mode in which the at least one interface controller communicates via an interface with the microcontroller, or for a second mode in which the at least one interface controller is integrated into the microcontroller.
US09112735B1 Pre-channelized spectrum analyzer
A pre-channelized spectrum analyzer utilizes a channelizer as a preprocessor for parallel-configured low-resolution spectrum analyzers so as to perform as a high resolution spectrum analyzer. The pre-channelized spectrum analyzer has a polyphase filter that channelizes a signal input and an IFFT that generates filter bank outputs derived from the channelized signal. Spectrum analyzers are in communications with the filter bank outputs so as to generate a spectral decomposition of a subset of those outputs. The spectrum analyzers each perform a window and an FFT function on a corresponding one of the filter bank subset.
US09112731B2 Prioritization of incoming communications
The subject matter of this disclosure can be implemented in, among other things, a method performed by a computing device. In these examples, the method includes determining an identity of an originator of an incoming communication using an originating address of the incoming communication, and applying a first set of rules to the identity of the originator of the incoming communication to determine an importance of the incoming communication. The first set of rules includes rules generated based at least on information about the originator included in a directory of the computing device. The method may also include applying a second set of rules to the identity of the originator. The second set of rules includes rules generated based at least on previous interactions between the computing device and the originator.
US09112730B2 Centralized method for certifying credentials
A method for collectively delivering electronically certified credentials is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes a) collecting personal data related to credential recipients and including a valid electronic mail address, b) collecting data related to each credential to be delivered to each recipient at a granting authority, c) sending to a centralized server of a certifying authority the collected data of each recipient, the data being stored in a centralized database, d) sending an personalized e-mail corresponding to each recipient, the e-mail including a link to the centralized server, for approval of the data related to the each recipient, and e) activation of the electronic credential.
US09112725B2 Dynamic VLAN IP network entry
Systems and methods for tagging packets in a wireless network are described. The methods can comprise detecting initial entry of subscriber equipment into a wireless network at a first base station and generating a network tag for the subscriber equipment, the network tag associating the subscriber equipment with the first base station. The tag can be distributed to other base stations and, upon reentry of the subscriber equipment to the network, a network connection can be configured for the subscriber equipment based on the tag. Detecting initial entry includes receiving a network entry packet including a unique identifier associated with the subscriber equipment. The network connection can be configured by providing an IP address assigned to the subscriber equipment and the IP address may be distributed through a relay agent instantiated for the network connection. The network tag can be an IEEE 802.1q tag, MPLS tag, etc.
US09112718B2 Broadband diagnostics system
A broadband diagnostics system provides the capability to collect, store and recall historical data for the purpose of comparing to current and existing network elements and conditions. The system allows testing, troubleshooting, tracking, identifying and logging information pertaining to both cable networks and xDSL networks, and their associated elements. The diagnostics system allows for identification and testing of network elements deployed on the customer premises, behind the point of demarcation. In this deployment methodology, the demarcation point is the cable or xDSL modem. The system allows for the identification of bonded channels within the DOCSIS 3.x specification.
US09112717B2 Systems and methods for providing a MoCA power management strategy
Systems and methods for performing a method for reducing power consumption in MoCA devices that are connected via a coax network are provided. One method according to the invention includes, in a home network having a plurality of network modules, one of said plurality of network modules being a network controller, each of said plurality of network modules being connected to a coax backbone, communicating over the coax backbone between the plurality of network modules. The method further includes using the master module to receive requests sent over the coax backbone from the plurality of network modules for bandwidth to transmit bursts. The master module may establish an order of transmission opportunities for the plurality of network modules to follow when transmitting bursts directly to other network modules via the coax backbone. The method may also include using the master module to toggle each of the networked modules between a running power state and a standby power state. The standby power state may include an active mode and an idle mode. In the active mode, a networked node is configured to transmit and/or receive packets of information. In the idle mode, the networked node is configured to maintain a link to the network while powering down a portion of the circuit blocks, thereby reducing power consumption of the networked node.
US09112711B2 Optimizing OTV multicast traffic flow for site local receivers
In one embodiment, a first Edge Device may join a multicast group via a multicast router, wherein the first Edge Device is in a local network and the multicast router is in a remote network. The first Edge Device may ascertain an existence of both a first multicast source in the local network and a second multicast source in the remote network. The first Edge Device may select the first multicast source as a multicast source from which to receive multicast data for the multicast group. The first Edge Device may notify the second multicast source in the remote network that the first Edge Device is not interested in receiving multicast data for the multicast group from the second multicast source.
US09112705B2 ID system and program, and ID method
[PROBLEMS] To appropriately authenticate a user, a biometric device, and an authentication timing of a client side and prevent leak or tampering of the biometric information.[MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A server device includes: a unit for encrypting information for requesting biometric authentication and identifying the request by using a public key of the biometric authentication device and transmitting the information; and a unit for authenticating the user according to the authentication information containing the result of the biometric authentication. The biometric authentication device includes: a unit for inputting biometric information; a unit for storing a template as biometric information registered in advance together with the user information; a unit for collating the biometric information inputted by the user with the template; a unit for adding a digital signature to the authentication information containing the collation result, information for identifying the request from the server device, and the template user information, by using a secret key of the local device and transmitting the authentication information to the server device.
US09112703B2 Use of certificate authority to control a device's access to services
A mobile communications device having a digital certificate authenticating the device itself is proposed. A server for authenticating the device and a method of authenticating the device are also disclosed. The device comprises a transmitter, a processor, a memory and a computer readable medium. The memory includes a certificate certifying the authenticity of the mobile communications device, the certificate comprising device-specific data and a digital signature signed by an authority having control of the authenticity of the mobile communications device. The computer readable medium has computer readable instructions stored thereon that when executed configure the processor to instruct the transmitter to transmit a copy of the certificate to a service provider in response to a request to authenticate the mobile communications device with the service provider.
US09112700B2 Personal assistance safety systems and methods
Disclosed are methods and systems related to a Personal Assistance Safety System. In one aspect, disclosed are methods and systems for vehicle communications comprising an antenna selecting unit configured to select an antenna according to an antenna selection strategy and a first antenna switch coupled to the antenna selecting unit configured to direct communications through the selected antenna.
US09112699B1 System, processing device, computer program and method, to tranparently encrypt and store data objects such that owners of the data object and permitted viewers are able to view decrypted data objects after entering user selected passwords
A cryptographic system makes everyday data objects, such as a document or conversation, unreadable to anyone other than the owner or those currently having permission to access the data objects. The cryptographic system is transparent by requiring no additional effort on the part of any user in the encryption/decryption process other than entering a user identifier and password. Each document is encrypted with a unique encryption key. Changes to data object access permissions are immediately honored and enforced by enabling or disabling access to certain decryption keys. Decryption of data objects requires information known only to the owner of the data object or those permitted to access the data object. This decryption information is not stored anywhere in the system.
US09112698B1 Cryptographic device and method for data encryption with per-round combined operations
A cryptographic device includes a key addition module, a first module, and a key module. The key addition module generates an input block based on a cipher key and a plaintext block. The first module generates an output block by performing a plurality of rounds of processing on the input block. The key module, for each of the rounds, provides a round key based on the cipher key. The first module includes an inversion module that, for each of the rounds, performs a matrix inversion operation on first intermediate data to generate second intermediate data. In a first round of the rounds, the first intermediate data is set equal to the input block. The first module also includes a combined operation module that, for each of the rounds, updates the first intermediate data by performing an affine transformation operation and a mix columns operation on the second intermediate data.
US09112697B2 Systems and methods of transmitter protection for wireless communications
Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for wireless communications that implement transmitter protection schemes using spatial combining. The protection scheme implemented by some embodiments provides for a number of benefits, including without limitation: hitless protection; constant power monitoring for each wireless channel being utilized; extra gain to wireless signals transmitted; beam steering, beam hopping, and beam alignment capabilities; and varying levels of transmission path protection (e.g., 1+1 protection, or 1+N protection). Additionally, the features of some embodiments may be applied to a variety of wireless communications systems including, for example, microwave wireless systems, cellular phone systems and WiFi systems.
US09112691B2 Methods and systems for downlink flow control in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatus for downlink rate control by a user equipment (UE) (e.g., when an overload condition happens at the UE) are provided. For example, the UE may experience CPU overload, CPU near-overload, memory overload, memory near-overload, overheating or near-overheating. For certain aspects, the UE may simulate a “degraded channel” in order to cause an eNodeB to lower a transmission rate or block-size as it would in response to receiving an indication of bad channel conditions. The UE may simulate a degraded channel by modifying a channel quality indicator (CQI) and transmitting negative acknowledgment (NACK) messages to the eNodeB. Therefore, the eNodeB may be responsible for guaranteeing quality of service (QoS) based on the new degraded channel condition. In other aspects, UE downlink flow control is achieved by dropping hybrid automatic repeat request (HARM) packets or reducing a radio link control (RLC) receive window size when an overload condition occurs.
US09112688B2 Relay within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications
A relay receives a frame from a source, and based on state of a relayed frame bit within the frame, the relay selects an operational mode: implicit acknowledgement mode, first explicit acknowledgement mode, or second explicit acknowledgement mode. The relay sets the relayed frame bit in subsequent transmissions to indicate transmission opportunity (TXOP) control of the communication medium (e.g., whether under control of the relay or the source). The source may receive acknowledgement of the relay's successful receipt of the frame implicitly via the relay transmitting a relayed frame to the destination. Alternatively, the source may receive acknowledgement of the relay's successful receipt of the frame explicitly in a response frame from the relay. State of a more data bit in the frame receive from the source may indicate the source has one or more additional frames intended for the destination.
US09112684B2 Asymmetric TDD in flexible use spectrum
A method according to an embodiment of the invention includes receiving and transmitting signals over a time division duplex (TDD) communication path. Signals are received over the TDD communication path via a first portion of a first frequency band. The first frequency band is adjacent to a second frequency band and to a third frequency band. The first frequency band is different from the second frequency band and from the third frequency band. A first frequency division duplex (FDD) communication path can be operable in the second frequency band. A second FDD communication path can be operable in the third frequency band. Signals are transmitted over the TDD communication path via a second portion of the first frequency band that is different from the first portion of the first frequency band.
US09112679B2 Storing a key in a remote security module
A system obtains assurance by a content provider that a content control key is securely stored in a remote security module for further secure communications between the content provider and the security module. A security module manufacturer, which has a pre-established trustful relation with the security module, imports a symmetric transport key into the security module. The symmetric transport key is unique to the security module. The content provider shares the symmetric transport key with the security module manufacturer. The content provider exchanging messages with the security module through a security module communication manager in order to get the proof that the security module stores the content control key. At least a portion of the messages exchanged between the content provider and the security module are protected using the symmetric transport key. The symmetric transport key is independent of said content control key.
US09112671B2 Gated ring oscillator-based digital eye width monitor for high-speed I/O eye width measurement
A novel digital eye width monitor (DEWM) system and method are disclosed. The DEWM system provides on-die capability to directly measure the left and right eye-width in picoseconds. The DEWM system measures the time from the phase interpolator (PI) clock position (data eye center, left edge, right edge) to a reference clock, and calculates the left and right eye width within a single-digit pico-second level of accuracy.
US09112669B2 Feedback scheme for MU-MIMO
Embodiments of a system and method for managing feedback in a MU-MIMO system. An access point can announce one or more of mobile stations that are to receive downlink information in a first frame. The access point can also send a sounding package to the one or more mobile stations and receive feedback from the one or more mobile stations according to the feedback schedule. The feedback may be based on the reception of the sounding package.
US09112661B1 Method and apparatus for data reception in high-speed applications
A method and apparatus for receiving data in high-speed applications wherein an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) samples a received signal and a data decoder implemented with a tree search algorithm detects the bits of the sampled data for timing recovery. In some embodiments, a Viterbi detector is implemented to provide accurate bit detection for data output while tree search detected data is used to determine the optimal sampling phase for the ADC. In some embodiments, after the phase acquisition stage of timing recovery has completed, the tree search decoder may decrease the rate of data detection to maintain phase tracking.
US09112659B2 Methods of uplink channelization in LTE
Methods of a slot-level remapping physical uplink control channels into two resource blocks respectively located at two slots of a subframe, are generally adapted to a 3GPP LTE physical uplink where ACK/NAK resource blocks may be applied by the extended cyclic prefix, adapted to a complex 3GPP LTE physical uplink where mixed resource blocks (where the ACK/NAK and CQI channels coexist) may be applied by the normal cyclic prefix, and adapted to a complex 3GPP LTE physical uplink where mixed resource blocks (where the ACK/NAK and CQI channels coexist) may be applied by the extended cyclic prefix.
US09112648B2 Method and system for centralized distributed transceiver management
A master application device comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central baseband processor, and a network management engine that manages operation of the master application device and end-user application devices. The master application device communicates data streams to the end-user devices utilizing one or more distributed transceivers selected from the plurality of distributed transceivers. The selected distributed transceivers are dynamically configured to switch between spatial diversity mode, frequency diversity mode, multiplexing mode and MIMO mode based on corresponding link quality and propagation environment. Digital signal processing needed for the selected distributed transceivers is performed by the central baseband processor. The network management engine continuously monitors communication environment information to configure beamforming settings and/or antenna arrangement for the selected distributed transceivers. Connection types, communication protocols, and/or transceiver operation modes are determined for the selected distributed transceivers. Resources are allocated to the selected distributed transceivers to continue subsequent data communication.
US09112645B2 Channel control based on error correction values
A computing device configured for wireless communication may effectively control adaptation to channel conditions. The device may be configured to identify and classify conditions impacting performance of a channel so that appropriate adaptations may be made. Interference may be detected by correlating received signal strength and packet errors. High received signal strength correlated to a high packet error rate may signify presence of a source of interference. Once a source of interference is detected, other criteria may be used to determine the nature of the interference so that an adaptation that is minimally disruptive of applications can be selected. Additionally, channel degradation may be predicted by monitoring trends in error rates, including Forward Error Correction rates, and adaptation may be used before packet error rates exceed an unacceptable level.
US09112642B2 Communication system
A method is disclosed for safe communication between a communication system by way of an OFDM method between a master and a slave, the master being able to communicate via a management channel and via a payload data channel with the slave. In an embodiment, the master assigns frequency spectra to be used for the payload data channel. The master is allocated an address of the slave and the master subsequently allocates the address to one of the frequency spectra to be used for the payload data channel. The slave stores the address transferred to it in its first microcontroller and the slave stores the address received via the payload data channel in the second microcontroller. The slave then checks whether the stored addresses match.
US09112641B2 Transmission device and transmission method thereof, and reception device
The present invention relates to a transmission device that enables transmission and reception of connected transmission channels in a 13-segment format and a transmission method of the transmission device, and to a reception device.The transmission device transmits connected transmission information indicating that connected transmission of a plurality of transmission channels is being performed, the connected transmission information including a field that specifies the modulation method type of each of three or more layers of layered transmission that can be performed on at least one of the transmission channels in the three or more layers.The reception device receives the connected transmission information transmitted by the transmission device. The present invention can be applied to transmission devices that transmit terrestrial digital broadcast signals, for example.
US09112640B2 Optical network unit, optical access network and a method for exchanging information
A method for exchanging information with an Optical Network Unit (ONU), the method comprising: receiving, by the ONU, downstream signals that comprise a pilot signal and downstream information signals; wherein the downstream information signals embed first polarization modulated information and second polarization modulated information; wherein the pilot signal is received at a pilot frequency slot and the downstream information signals are received at a downstream information frequency slot that differs from the pilot frequency slot; splitting the downstream signals to first, second, third and fourth sets of signals; wherein the splitting comprises performing a polarization based splitting to provide first and second intermediate sets of signals; wherein the first and second sets of signals originate from the first intermediate set of signals and the third and fourth sets of signals originate from the second intermediate set of signals; generating a fifth set of signals by providing the second and fourth sets of signals to a polarization changing circuit, wherein a polarization direction of the fifth set of signals differs from a polarization direction of the first and second intermediate sets of signals; generating first, second and third sets of detection signals, in response to the first, third and fifth sets of signals; and reconstructing the first polarization modulated information and the second polarization modulated information in response to the first, second and third sets of detection signals.
US09112633B2 Method for receiving ACK(acknowledgement)/NACK (negative ACK) information and method for transmitting same, user equipment and base station
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention, when cells each operating in different TDD DL-UL configurations are merged, provides a plan for setting a downlink ACK/NACK transmission/reception timing for a cross-CC scheduling. In addition, the present invention, according to the downlink ACK/NACK transmission/reception timing, provides a base station for transmitting a ACK/NACK channel to a user equipment, and a user equipment for receiving the ACK/NACK channel from the base station.
US09112630B1 Clock synchronization in the presence of security threats
In a network device communicatively coupled to a master clock via a plurality of different communication paths, a clock synchronization module is configured to determine a plurality of path time data sets corresponding to the plurality of different communication paths based on signals received from the master clock via the plurality of different communication paths between the network device and the master clock. A clock module is configured to determine that at least one of the plurality of path time data sets is inaccurate based on accuracy metrics corresponding to the plurality of path time data sets, and determine a time of day as a function of a remainder of one or more path time data sets, in the plurality of path time data sets, not determined to be inaccurate. The device may detect and/or mitigate “man-in-the-middle” attacks aimed at a clock synchronization protocol.
US09112625B2 Method and apparatus for emulating stream clock signal in asynchronous data transmission
A method and apparatus for emulating stream clock signal in asynchronous data transmission. The inventive subject matter proposes a system consisting of a transmitter module, a receiver module, and a link or network in between. A scheme to generate the emulated stream clock across a wide frequency range is also proposed with the property of controllable deviation from the original stream frequency to meet jitter requirement and fast frequency convergence (minimal number of converging steps). The scheme includes an optional first step to derive a frequency estimation of the stream clock and a second step of continuous adjusting the emulated clock frequency to keep the average frequency equals that of the original stream clock.
US09112613B2 Passive optical network reach extender based on wavelength tunable optical module and method thereof
Provided are a passive optical network reach extender based on a wavelength tunable optical module and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the invention, a passive optical network reach extender includes a first optical splitter configured to receive an optical signal from an optical line terminal and split the signal into optical signals having a multiplexed wavelength, a wavelength tunable remote relay configured to receive the optical signals split from the first optical splitter, and select and control an available wavelength for each port, a wavelength multiplexer configured to multiplex a wavelength of the optical signal output from the wavelength tunable remote relay, and a second optical splitter configured to split the optical signal multiplexed by the wavelength multiplexer into a plurality of optical network units.
US09112611B2 Optical fiber-based distributed antenna systems, components, and related methods for calibration thereof
Optical fiber-based wireless systems and related components and methods are disclosed. The systems support radio frequency (RF) communications with clients over optical fiber, including Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) communications. The systems may be provided as part of an indoor distributed antenna system (IDAS) to provide wireless communication services to clients inside a building or other facility. The communications can be distributed between a head end unit (HEU) that receives carrier signals from one or more service or carrier providers and converts the signals to RoF signals for distribution over optical fibers to end points, which may be remote antenna units (RAUs). In one embodiment, calibration of communication downlinks and communication uplinks is performed to compensate for signal strength losses in the system.
US09112607B1 Low power low complexity chromatic dispersion compensation
Methods, systems, and devices are described for filtering data from an optical signal to compensate for chromatic dispersion in an optical path. Samples of different polarizations are filtered in the frequency domain with a matched filter by time-sharing a conversion module. The conversion module first converts a set of samples to the frequency domain for filtering when in a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) configuration and then converts the filtered set of samples back to the time domain when in an Inverse FFT (IFFT) configuration. The size of the FFT in the FFT configuration and of the IFFT in the IFFT configuration is the same as the size of the samples being processed by the conversion module to enable both configurations to be based on a set of constant multipliers. Both configurations may be based on a pipelined architecture to sequentially process the samples in an efficient manner.
US09112602B2 Method of automatically determining link speed for a multispeed fiber link module
Automatically determining a link speed between link partners using a multispeed fiber module. An embodiment solves the problem of how to determine the highest common link speed between short range (SR)/long range (LR) fiber link partners when at least one of the link partners is using a multispeed fiber module. In an embodiment, a multispeed fiber module comprises a module that is capable of both 10 gigabit (GB) per second Ethernet and 1 GB per second Ethernet or lesser data transfer speeds over a fiber optical link. In an embodiment, the method comprises trying each link speed in a known succession, from highest supported speed to lowest supported speed. In an embodiment, an initiator link partner “blinks” a transmit laser, which alerts the link partners that a link speed determination session is being initiated. By automatically determining link speed, the user is relieved of the necessity to manually configure the link speed.
US09112601B2 Optical link handshake techniques and configurations
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide optical link handshake techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, an optical module includes a laser driver corresponding with a channel of the optical module, a signal detector corresponding with the channel, and a link handshake state machine configured to control the laser driver to generate a connect pulse of a link handshake process to test an optical link between the channel and a corresponding channel of another optical module and monitor the signal detector to detect a connect pulse from the another optical module. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09112600B2 Wavelength tuning time measurement apparatus and method for multi-wavelength passive optical network
A wavelength tuning time measurement apparatus and method for a multi-wavelength passive optical network (MW PON) are provided. The wavelength tuning time measurement apparatus for measuring a wavelength tuning time of a wavelength-variable light source included in the MW PON system includes an optical filter configured to pass only light of a certain wavelength bandwidth and a photo detector configured to sense light passing through the optical filter. The wavelength tuning time is a time taken from a time when a wavelength change signal is transferred to the wavelength-variable light source, to a time when light starts to be successively sensed by the photo detector.
US09112598B2 Report mechanism in a radio system reusing one time-slot
In a radio system node, such as a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a compensation unit is provided to convert information about downlink signal strength in a measurement report received from a mobile station when the signal to the mobile station is transmitted using several co-channel signals transmitted simultaneously in the same time slot and at the same frequency.
US09112594B2 Method and apparatus for signal interference avoidance
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting an interferer having a periodic time of recurrence and a periodic spectral frequency range, identifying a spectral segment of a plurality of spectral segments of a wideband radio system having a time of occurrence and an operating frequency range that overlaps with the periodic time of recurrence and the periodic spectral frequency range of the interferer, identifying a communication device utilizing the spectral segment for transmitting data in accordance with a segment schedule assigned to the communication device, and generating an updated segment schedule by modifying the segment schedule of the communication device to avoid utilizing an affected portion of the spectral segment during the periodic time of recurrence and the periodic spectral frequency range of the interferer. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09112593B1 Apparatus and method for compensating for timing offset in spread spectrum system
An apparatus and method for compensating for a timing offset in a spread spectrum system which perform an oversampling of respective symbols to obtain a plurality of samples, estimate a chip clock timing offset and a symbol clock timing offset from the plurality of samples, and compensate for the chip clock timing offset and the symbol clock timing offset.
US09112592B2 System and method for chirp-based transmission
An electromagnetic transmission system is provided, comprising: M chirp generators, each operating at a first frequency, each of the M chirp generators being configured to generate an ith digital chirp portion comprising (1/M)th of a digital chirp signal having a set ramp rate; a parallel-in serial-out register configured to receive the M digital chip portions in parallel at the first frequency, and configured to output the M digital chip portions in series as the digital chirp signal at a second frequency; and a digital-to-analog converter operating at the second frequency and configured to convert the digital chirp signal into an analog chirp signal, wherein i is an index that goes from 1 to M, and wherein the second frequency is M times the first frequency.
US09112587B2 Transmitting/receiving device and method for transmitting data in a radio network
In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes circuitry coupled to a switch between a first and second antenna of a device. The circuitry generates a first control signal for the switch to couple a transceiver of the device to the first antenna for transmission of a first data frame. The circuitry determines whether the transceiver has received, within a pre-determined time interval after transmission of the first data frame, a second data frame containing an acknowledgement message confirming successful receipt of the first data frame by another device. The circuitry generates, if the transceiver has not received the second data frame within the pre-determined time interval, a second control signal for the switch to couple the transceiver to the second antenna for re-transmission of the first data frame. An output line of the apparatus couples the circuitry to the switch and communicates the first or second control signal to the switch.
US09112585B2 Disposable protection enclosure for portable electronic devices
One or more embodiments disclose a sealable membrane for protecting portable electronic devices. The sealable membrane includes an enclosure including a material that is reactive to a stimulus. The enclosure includes at least one opening configured to receive a portable electronic device thereinto. The enclosure includes an inside surface and an outside surface. An annular member is insertable into the opening. An outside surface of the annular member forms a seal with the inside surface of the enclosure. The annular member forms a rigid conduit into the enclosure. The annular member is configured to receive a retaining member thereinto. The retaining member retains a sealing member within the annular member. The sealing member prevents access to the opening of the enclosure.
US09112579B2 Switching VSAT transmitter with smart stand-by mode
A VSAT terminal including an antenna, a microwave power amplifier, a microwave low noise amplifier, a transmitter coupled via the microwave power amplifier to the antenna, a receiver coupled via the microwave low noise amplifier to the antenna, a user VSAT interface, and a controller in communication with the user VSAT interface and in electrical connection with the microwave power amplifier and the microwave low noise amplifier for supplying power thereto, the controller being operative to provide a less-than-full electrical power supply to either of the amplifiers in the absence of a communication session and operative to provide a full electrical power supply to either of the amplifiers in the presence of a communication session. A smart stand by mode is employed in which the transmitter and receiver are turned off simultaneously to conserve power. The receiver turns on periodically to determine if it is to receive a call. After the VSAT turns on it will lock on the signal received from the hub and then wait for a special activation list message. The special activation list message is broadcast continuously and contains a list of all VSATs that are presently powered own but which should switch to active mode since they have an incoming call. After a VSAT receives the special activation list message, it checks whether its ID is in the list. If not, the VSAT returns to power down mode.
US09112578B2 Data archive from isolated locations
A process of transferring data files between a source machine system and a destination machine system includes assigning a transfer time deadline to the data files. As the time deadline approaches or is reached, checking a vehicle route schedule to determine if the data files can be transferred to a vehicle that will be within wireless communication range of the source machine system before the transfer time deadline and which will traverse a route that will bring the vehicle within wireless communication range of the destination machine or an intermediate store and forward relay station. If the data files can be transferred to the vehicle that will be within wireless communication range of the source machine system before the transfer time deadline and which will traverse a route that will bring the vehicle within wireless communication range of the destination machine or an intermediate store and forward relay station, transferring the files to the vehicle. Otherwise, allocating a high priority channel on a satellite uplink for transfer of the files.
US09112577B2 Receiving apparatus that receives packet signal
An RF unit receives predetermined signals. The RF unit amplifies the received signals. A gain control unit controls the gain at the RF unit based on the amplified signal and has the RF unit use the controlled gain. The gain control unit performs different controls on the received signals, depending on the case when the received signal is a known signal placed in the beginning of packet signal and the case when the received signal is a signal other than the packet signal.
US09112574B2 Relaying device and communication system
A relaying device includes a wireless apparatus interface, a signal processing unit connected to the wireless apparatus interface, a network interface, and a packet processing unit connected to the network interface. The relaying device is provided with multiple communication paths including the wireless apparatus interface, the signal processing unit, and the packet processing unit, and each communication path has a mixing unit configured to additively synthesize an uplink audio signal and a downlink audio signal of other communication path to the uplink audio signal and input the synthesized signal to the packet processing unit, and configured to additively synthesize an uplink audio signal and a downlink audio signal of other communication path to the downlink audio signal and input the synthesized signal to the signal processing unit.
US09112569B2 Detection and mitigation of interference based on interference location
Embodiments include a novel receiver architecture to optimize receiver performance in the presence of interference. In various embodiments, the presence of interference is detected, and the relative frequency location of the interference is detected. The relative frequency location specifies whether the frequency of the interference is high side (above the desired signal, i.e., at a higher frequency) or low side (below the desired signal). The receiver is configured based on the detected interference and relative location thereof. For a device such as a cellular phone that operates in a dynamic and changing environment where interference is variable, embodiments advantageously provide the capability to modify the receiver's operational state depending on the interference.
US09112567B2 Apparatus and method for compensation of AM noise in RFID devices through modulation of a received signal
A method and apparatus for compensation of noise in a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device through modulation of a received signal is described. The method includes determining an amplitude signal proportional to an amplitude of a transmitter signal and associated noise; processing the amplitude signal to derive a correction signal; and modulating a received signal during a receive period with the correction signal to substantially remove the associated noise from the received signal. An RFID device and an RFID transceiver integrated circuit (IC) are also described.
US09112561B2 Method and system for precoding data
The present disclosure relates to channel state feedback in a communication system. The method includes obtaining a reference signal from an access point; deriving a rank indication, a codebook subset selection indication and a precoding matrix index based on the obtained reference signal; sending a first feedback message conveying the rank indication and the codebook subset selection indication, and sending a second feedback message conveying the precoding matrix index, to the access point; and receiving, from the access point, data precoded by a matrix derived based on the rank indication, the codebook subset selection indication and the precoding matrix index.
US09112558B2 Communicating over a desired tone in the presence of interference having an unknown magnitude that is substantially constant
Methods and systems are disclosed for transmitting data over a desired frequency tone in the presence of an interference that has an unknown magnitude that is substantially constant. In general, data symbols are transmitted in a null space of the desired frequency tone. The null space of the desired frequency tone is orthogonal to the desired frequency tone. As such, the data symbols transmitted in the null space of the desired frequency tone are not interfered with by the interference at the desired frequency tone regardless of the magnitude of the interference. The data symbols transmitted in the null space of the desired frequency tone can then be recovered by a receiver without estimation of or compensation for the interference at the desired frequency tone.
US09112557B2 Wireless communication device
The present invention provides a wireless communication device. The wireless communication device includes a mainboard and a connecting member, in which the mainboard includes a mainboard body and a mainboard end part which is connected to the connecting member; the side of the mainboard body away from the mainboard end part is connected to an antenna; and a matching network is arranged between the mainboard body and the mainboard end part and configured to control the distribution of the surface current induced by the antenna on the mainboard. By arranging the matching network between the mainboard body and the mainboard end part of the wireless communication device and changing, through the matching network, the distribution of the surface current induced by the antenna, the embodiments of the present invention may simultaneously guarantee the SAR performance and the wireless performance of a wireless communication terminal and improve the user experience.
US09112552B2 Method and apparatus for providing downlink control information in an MIMO wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method in which a user equipment receives a downlink signal from a base station in a wireless communication system that supports downlink MIMO transmission according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiving downlink control information that includes information indicative of the number of layers (N, 1≦N≦8) where one or two enabled code words of the downlink MIMO transmission are mapped; on the basis of the downlink control information, receiving downlink data transmitted over the respective N layers and a UE-specific reference signal for each of the N layers; and decoding the downlink data on the basis of the UE-specific reference signals, wherein the information indicative of the number of layers can further include information on a code for identifying the UE-specific reference signals.
US09112548B2 Method to optimize the power assignment of user streams transmitted from base stations in coordinated base station transmission systems
A method to optimize the power assignment of user streams transmitted from base stations in coordinated base station transmission systems.In the method of the invention said CBST systems employ block diagonalization techniques and are deployed in MIMO-OFDM scenarios, and it further comprises using a new waterfilling technique which provides a performance very close to the theoretical ideal but with a reduced computational complexity.
US09112546B2 Process for performing near field communication (NFC) in an integrated circuit or package also including a FM receiver
A process for performing Near Field Communication (NFC) between a first NFC device and a second NFC device is provided. The first NFC device includes an NFC transceiver and an FM receiver which are both integrated into the same chip. The provided process involves initializing the first NFC device to perform a device detection polling loop for detecting a second NFC device. The device detection polling loop has activity detection periods, which occur periodically. The first NFC transceiver may then perform a slicing procedure, which slices the activity detection periods into small time slots. Each time slot has a duration smaller than a predetermined value so as to reduce the noise generated by harmonics of the NFC operation frequency which might be audible to the user.
US09112543B2 Near field communication devices and methods
Methods and devices are disclosed, including a method of communicating, the method comprising transmitting, in a first time period, a signal for powering a communications device, and communicating, in a second time period, with the communications device using one of phase shift keying (PSK), frequency shift keying (FSK) and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).
US09112542B2 Wireless power repeater
A wireless power repeater for transferring power from a wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver according to the embodiment includes a repeater resonant unit resonance-coupled with the wireless power transmitter for transferring the received power to the wireless power receiver, and a first shielding unit having a shape to be transformed according to pressure applied to the wireless power repeater for adjusting an amount of a magnetic field transferred from the repeater resonant unit to the wireless power receiver.
US09112541B2 Methods and apparatus for improving NFC data exchange configuration parameter update mechanisms
Aspects disclosed herein relate to improving mechanisms for prompting a NFCC to update data exchange parameters for ISO-DEP communications between a DH and a remote NFC endpoint. In an example, with a NFC device a DH may be configured to receive an activation message from a NFCC that is using a Frame RF interface over NFC-B RF technology, determine that one or more data exchange parameters included in the activation message are different from one or more corresponding current relevant data exchange parameters that the NFCC is configured to implement, generate an RF parameter update command including the one or more data exchange parameters corresponding to the one or more current relevant data exchange parameters that are determined to be different, and send the generated RF parameter update command to the NFCC to prompt the NFCC to update the one or more corresponding current relevant data exchange parameters.
US09112537B2 Content-aware caches for reliability
Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for reducing data cache power consumption and error protection overhead are described. In some embodiments, the data cache is partitioned into cache portions. Each cache portion stores data that has a different fault tolerance and uses a different type of error detection mechanism than the other cache portions.
US09112532B1 QC-LDPC decoder with list-syndrome decoding
A QC-LDPC decoding system employing a trapping set look-up table is provided. The QC-LDPC decoding system includes an iterative decoder that utilizes a message-passing algorithm to decode a received codeword. If the iterative decoder fails to produce a valid codeword, additional processing is performed to decode the received codeword. The additional processing includes the steps of computing the syndrome pattern of the received codeword, searching the look-up table for a trapping set class that is responsible for the iterative decoder's failure, retrieving from the look-up table a syndrome pattern and an error pattern of a member of the responsible trapping set class, and calculating the error pattern of the received codeword based on its syndrome pattern and the information retrieved from the look-up table. The received codeword is then corrected based on its error pattern.
US09112530B2 Low density parity check decoder
A method and system for decoding low density parity check (“LDPC”) codes. An LDPC decoder includes an R select unit, a Q message first-in first-out (“FIFO”) memory, and a cyclic shifter. The R select unit provides an R message by selecting from a plurality of possible R message values. The Q message memory stores a Q message until an R message is generated by a CNU, the Q message and the R message are combined to provide a P message. The cyclic shifter shifts the P message.
US09112526B2 Binarization of DQP using separate absolute value and sign (SAVS) in CABAC
Video coding systems or apparatus utilizing context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) during encoding and/or decoding, are configured according to the invention with an enhanced binarization of non-zero Delta-QP (dQP). During binarization the value of dQP and the sign are separately encoded using unary coding and then combined into a binary string which also contains the dQP non-zero flag. This invention capitalizes on the statistical symmetry of positive and negative values of dQP and results in saving bits and thus a higher coding efficiency.
US09112524B2 System and method for high speed analog to digital data acquisition
An analog to digital conversion system is disclosed which converts an analog signal to a digital representation thereof at a first sampling rate by distributing the analog signal to at least two signal paths, at least one signal path including a limiting mixer to mix the signal with a respective selected square wave and a smoothing (low pass) filter to filter the mixed signal before providing the mixed and filtered signal to a subconverter, the subconverter having a sampling rate less than the first sampling rate, and a digital matrix filter to combine the digital output of each subconverter to form a digital representation of the analog signal as sampled at the first rate.
US09112521B2 Mixed-signal circuitry
Mixed-signal circuitry, comprising: an array of ADC units configured to operate in a time-interleaved manner, and each operable in each of a series of time windows to convert an analog input value into a corresponding digital output value, each conversion comprising a sequence of sub-conversion operations, each successive sub-conversion operation of a sequence being triggered by completion of the preceding sub-conversion operation; and a controller, wherein: at least one of the ADC units is operable to act as a reporting ADC unit and indicate, for each of one or more monitored said conversions, whether or not a particular one of the sub-conversion operations completed during the time window concerned; and the controller is operable to consider at least one such indication and to control the circuitry in dependence upon the or each considered indication.
US09112520B2 Transmission interface and system using the same
A transmission interface includes a first pin, a second pin, a conversion unit, and a decoding unit. The conversion unit receives a serial input data stream via the first pin and receives a serial clock via the second pin. The conversion unit converts the serial input data stream to parallel input data and converts the serial clock to a parallel clock. The serial input data stream has a full swing form. The decoding unit receives and decodes the parallel input data and generates an input data signal according to the decoded parallel input data.
US09112519B1 Apparatus and methods of rate control for a sample rate converter
One embodiment relates to an apparatus for sample rate conversion. A sample rate converter is arranged to receive an input signal at an input sampling frequency and use an interpolation interval to convert the input signal to an output signal at an output sampling frequency. A rate controller is arranged to alternate between different frequency control words for use in generating the interpolation interval signal. Another embodiment relates to a method of sample rate conversion. Another embodiment relates to a rate controller circuit. Other embodiments, aspects, and features are also disclosed.
US09112510B2 Reference voltage generation circuit, oscillation circuit including the same and method for calibrating oscillation frequency of oscillation circuit
A reference voltage generation circuit has: a first PN junction element; a second PN junction element having a higher forward direction voltage than the first PN junction element; a first differential amplifier inputting an anode of the first PN junction element and a first connection node between a first and a second resistor disposed in series between a first output of the first differential amplifier and a first potential, and generating a first output voltage at the first output; and a second differential amplifier inputting an anode of the second PN junction element and a second connection node between a fourth and a third resistor disposed in series between a second output of the second differential amplifier and the first output of the first differential amplifier, and generating a reference voltage at the second output. A resistance ratio between the third and the fourth resistors is variable.
US09112505B2 Illuminated capacitive switch button
The present invention provides for an illuminated capacitive switch button assembly for use in an automotive vehicle dashboard assembly. The assembly further comprising a substrate, a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one capacitive switch mounted to the printed circuit board, a light guide having at least one reflector disposed between the substrate and the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board and the substrate disposed at a predetermined distance from one another and a light source disposed on the edge of the light guide.
US09112504B2 High frequency switch
A compact high frequency switch needing no external control signal is obtained. The high frequency switch includes an anti-parallel diode (first anti-parallel diode) having one end and another end coupled with an antenna terminal (first high-frequency-signal input/output terminal) and a transmitting terminal (second high-frequency-signal input/output terminal), respectively, and becoming a conduction state in the input power not less than predetermined high frequency power. When the high frequency switch is an SPDT type, such a switch may include a ¼-wavelength line in the use frequency of the high frequency switch having one end and another end coupled with the antenna terminal and a receiving terminal (third high-frequency-signal input/output terminal), respectively, and an anti-parallel diode (second anti-parallel diode) coupled between the receiving terminal and a ground and becoming a conduction state in the input power not less than predetermined high frequency power.
US09112503B2 Electromagnetic coil drive device
An electromagnetic coil drive device has a semiconductor switch connected in series with an electromagnetic coil for controlling a current supplied to the coil; a capacitor; a comparator for comparing a voltage to charge and discharge the capacitor with two different voltages, for generating a signal to operate on-off of the semiconductor switch in accordance with a result of a comparison; a first charging circuit to charge the capacitor based on a voltage applied to the coil; and a discharging circuit to discharge the capacitor. The first charging circuit has a first resistor and at least one compensating circuit connected in parallel with the first resistor; and a resistor and a Zener diode are connected in series in the compensating circuit.
US09112493B2 PLD editor and method for editing PLD code
A PLD editor and method for editing PLD code to be programmed into a PLD are provided. The PLD editor includes an interface, a storage system, and a processing system configured to obtain a PLD code, with the PLD code comprising one or more logic instruction blocks and corresponding block parameters for each logic instruction block, with the PLD code being intended for programming into the PLD, compare the one or more logic instruction blocks of the PLD code to a subset of the library of logic instruction blocks applicable to the PLD according to the library of PLD devices, determine inconsistent logic instruction blocks of the one or more logic instruction blocks, indicate the inconsistent logic instruction blocks, and correct the inconsistent logic instruction blocks using the subset of the library of logic instruction blocks.
US09112490B1 Approximate circuits for increased reliability
Embodiments of the invention describe a Boolean circuit having a voter circuit and a plurality of approximate circuits each based, at least in part, on a reference circuit. The approximate circuits are each to generate one or more output signals based on values of received input signals. The voter circuit is to receive the one or more output signals generated by each of the approximate circuits, and is to output one or more signals corresponding to a majority value of the received signals. At least some of the approximate circuits are to generate an output value different than the reference circuit for one or more input signal values; however, for each possible input signal value, the majority values of the one or more output signals generated by the approximate circuits and received by the voter circuit correspond to output signal result values of the reference circuit.
US09112487B2 Current-controlled CMOS logic family
Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
US09112486B2 Asymmetric propagation delays in level shifters and related circuits
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards apparatus useful for processing communications between different signaling voltage levels. Different signaling voltage levels are accomplished by creating true and complement signals from at least one input signal, each of which are subject to different delays, and level shifting the true and complement signals to a new signaling voltage level. The true or complement signal subject to a smaller timing delay is selected, and used to provide an output signal.
US09112485B2 Comparator with transition threshold tracking capability
A comparator is provided having a voltage generator, having an output terminal for providing a reference voltage. The comparator also has a buffer unit, providing an output signal according to a first input signal and the reference voltage; wherein the voltage generator provides the reference voltage according to a second input signal, and the output signal represents a compare result of the first and second input signals.
US09112484B1 Integrated circuit process and bias monitors and related methods
An integrated circuit device can include at least one oscillator stage having a current mirror circuit comprising first and second mirror transistors of a first conductivity type, and configured to mirror current on two mirror paths, at least one reference transistor of a second conductivity type having a source-drain path coupled to a first of the mirror paths, and a switching circuit coupled to a second of the mirror paths and configured to generate a transition in a stage output signal in response to a stage input signal received from another oscillator stage, wherein the channel lengths of the first and second mirror transistors are larger than that of the at least one reference transistor.
US09112481B2 Carrier selection for multiple antennas
A method and apparatus is disclosed to process a received single stream communication signal and/or a multiple stream communication. A communications receiver is configured to receive the received communication signal. A communications receiver determines whether the received communication signal includes a single stream communication signal or a multiple stream communication signal. The communications receiver determines whether a received communication signal complies with a known single stream communications standard. The communications receiver determines whether the received communication signal complies with a known multiple stream communications standard. The communications receiver decodes the received communication signal according to the known single stream communications standard upon determining the received communication includes the signal single stream communication signal. The communications receiver decodes the received communication signal according to the known multiple stream communications standard upon determining the received communication includes the multiple stream communication signal.
US09112479B2 Filtering discrete time signals using a notch filter
Various techniques are generally described for digital signal processing (DSP) such as discrete time filters. In some examples, a Canonic Filter Module (CFM) can be used to configure the discrete time filter using an LSF-Model with a finite length sequence. A single CFM can be configured to provide any type of discrete time filter used in signal processing. Filters can be modeled as a set of interconnected notch filters, a lattice structure of a discrete time filter is generally described that is based on a LSF-Model.
US09112477B2 Module for the mechanical uncoupling of a resonator having a high quality factor
The device (10) comprises a cylindrical resonator (R) vibrating in extension-compression along its longitudinal axis (Δ) and having a vibration node (N) in its mid-plane (π), the vibration naturally generating radial extension/compression deformations, and a mechanical decoupling module comprising a hollow cylinder (2) surrounding the resonator and a membrane (1) positioned in the aforementioned mid-plane and rigidly connected to the cylindrical surface of the resonator and to the internal cylindrical surface of the hollow cylinder. The hollow cylinder vibrates in extension/compression in antiphase with the vibration of the resonator, enabling the effects of the radial deformations of the hollow cylinder and of the resonator to compensate each other in an area (ZF) located on the external surface of the hollow cylinder close to the mid-plane.
US09112469B2 Volume control device and method thereof
A volume control device and a method thereof are provided. The volume control device adapted to a mobile electronic device comprises a signal generating unit generating a plus pulse signal and a minus pulse signal according to user's rotation operation, a detection unit detecting a connecting state between the volume control device and an earphone to generate a detection signal, and a control unit selecting one of a first volume modulation mode and a second volume modulation mode according to the detection signal. Under the first volume modulation mode, the control unit generates a first control signal according to the plus pulse signal or the minus pulse signal. Under the second volume modulation mode, the control unit generates a second control signal according to the plus pulse signal or the minus pulse signal. The mobile electronic device controls volume according to the first or second control signal.
US09112468B2 Audio device with mute function
An audio device prevents an excessive volume output in a case such as when a set of headphones is replaced or a power supply is turned ON from OFF. A mute control circuit includes a switch that detects insertion of a headphone plug and a switch that detects a volume position. When no insertion of a headphone plug is detected, a mute mode is activated to output no audio signals. When insertion of a headphone plug is detected and it is not detected that the volume position is set at a mute position or near to the mute position, the mute mode is maintained, while when it is detected that the volume position is set at the mute position or near to the mute position, the mute mode is canceled.
US09112466B1 Method for controlling volume using a rotating knob interface
A system and method for controlling the volume output of speakers comprising outputting a varying volume control signal in response to movement of a volume control element. In response to the volume control signal, increasing a volume level of a speaker in a linear correlation with the movement of the volume control element as the volume control element is moved between a first position and a second position. In response to the volume control element moving beyond the second position, increasing the volume level of the speaker to increase asymptotically as the volume control element is moved beyond the second position. Additionally, a visual indicator, such as LED lights, provides an interesting and informative display as the volume level is changed.
US09112465B2 Digital calibration of programmable gain amplifiers
A programmable gain amplifier (PGA) includes an op amp, an input circuit, a feedback circuit, and a calibration circuit. The input circuit is connected between a PGA input node and an op-amp input node and selectively applies the analog input signal to the op-amp input node. The feedback circuit is connected between an op-amp output node and the op-amp input node and applies the amplified analog output signal as a feedback signal to the op-amp input node. The calibration circuit is connected between a calibration reference node and the op-amp input node and selectively connects the calibration reference node directly to the op-amp input node without traversing any of the input circuit. The PGA may be implemented as a single-ended or differential amplifier. The PGA avoids reduced linearity resulting from series combinations of switches in the input circuit when configured for its normal operating mode.
US09112464B2 Method for normalizing the power of a sound signal and associated processing device
A method and device for normalizing the power of an electrical signal, referred to as an original sound signal S1. The method detects the envelope of the original sound signal S1 and compares the power value of the envelope signal S2 with a threshold value K1. The gain signal S3 is calculated in accordance with the comparison and smoothed to obtain a smoothed gain signal S4. The original sound signal S1 is delayed by a delay T. The smoothed gain signal S4 is applied to the delayed original sound signal S1 to obtain a normalized sound signal S5. The method is suitable for a source including a plurality of channels.
US09112462B2 Variable-gain dual-output transconductance amplifier-based instrumentation amplifiers
A variable-gain current conveyor-based instrumentation amplifier without introducing distortion. An exemplary variable-gain instrumentation amplifier includes a first dual-output transconductance amplifier (DOTA) (i.e., current conveyor) that receives a first input voltage, a second DOTA that receives a second input voltage, a first resistive element connected between the first and second DOTA, an amplifier connected to the second DOTA at an inverting input, and a second resistive element that connects the second DOTA and the inverting input to an output of the amplifier. At least one of the resistive elements is a variable resistive element.
US09112461B2 Method and apparatus for antenna parameter notification
A method and apparatus for antenna parameter notification is provided. At a device comprising: at least one processor, an antenna, a proximity sensor and a speaker, a parameter associated with performance of the antenna is determined by the processor. When the parameter meets a given criteria, and when the proximity sensor detects proximity, then the processor changes audio of sound played at the speaker.
US09112455B2 Signal amplifying circuit for electromagnetic flow meter
In a signal amplifying circuit, a flow rate signal, inputted between flow rate signal input terminals of a connector, is inputted into one input terminal and the other input terminal of an instrumentation amplifier through resistive elements and subjected to differential amplification. The amplified output signal thereof is outputted to a sample hold circuit through a coupling capacitor. The flow rate signals, inputted between the flow rate signal input terminals, are buffered by buffer amplifiers, and output signals thereof are outputted to a fault detecting circuit. An interconnection, which connects one of the flow rate signal input terminals and a non-inverting input terminal of one of the buffer amplifiers, is guarded by a guard ring pattern. An interconnection, which connects the other one of the flow rate signal input terminals and a non-inverting input terminal of the other one of the buffer amplifiers, is guarded by another guard ring pattern.
US09112454B2 Semiconductor power amplifier
A semiconductor power amplifier comprises an input-side amplifier for inputting and amplifying an input signal, a balanced amplifier which is connected to an output terminal of the input-side amplifier, comprises two hybrid couplers and a plurality of power amplifiers, passes the input signal, and converts a reflective wave into thermal energy, and an output-side amplifier which is connected to an output terminal of the balanced amplifier and amplifies an output signal.
US09112453B2 Operational amplifier circuit
An operational amplifier circuit including a main circuit, a compensation capacitor, a power circuit, and a set of switches is disclosed. The main circuit has an output terminal. The compensation capacitor has a first end connected to an internal node of the main circuit and a second end connected to the output terminal of the main circuit. The power circuit provides a current or a voltage as predetermined. The set of switches connects the power circuit to the compensation capacitor. When the main circuit is not in an output state, the set of switches is switched to allow the power circuit to provide the current or voltage to the compensation capacitor. When the main circuit is in the output state, the set of switches is switched to disconnect the power circuit from the compensation capacitor and allow the main circuit to return to an output circuit state and operate normally.
US09112452B1 High-efficiency power supply for a modulated load
The present disclosure relates to power supply circuitry that has wide bandwidth and achieves high efficiency by using at least one energy storage element for efficient power transfer between two power supply circuits and to an amplitude modulated load. Specifically, the power supply circuitry may include a first power supply circuit, which may be a switching power supply circuit, a second power supply circuit, which may be a linear power supply circuit and may include the energy storage element, and control circuitry to facilitate efficient power transfer. The control circuitry may select one of multiple operating modes, which may include a first operating mode, during which the first power supply circuit may provide power to the energy storage element, and a second operating mode, during which the second power supply circuit may provide power to the amplitude modulated load from the energy storage element.
US09112450B2 Frequency translation filter apparatus and method
A frequency translation filter 500 is configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal 501 comprising first and second non-contiguous carriers or non-contiguous frequency ranges. The frequency translation filter comprises a mixer 503 configured to mix the RF signal 501 received on a first input with a local oscillator (LO) signal 505 received on a second input. A filter 507 comprises a frequency dependent load impedance, the filter having band-pass characteristics which, when frequency translated using the mixer 503, contain first and second pass-bands corresponding to the first and second non-contiguous carriers or non-contiguous frequency ranges. The first and second pass-bands are centered about the local oscillator frequency.
US09112446B2 Device, method and system for controlling rotation speed of motor
The present application discloses a device, method and system for controlling a rotation speed of a motor. The device includes: a reference voltage generating module generating a reference voltage; a PWM signal converting module converting a PWM signal into a voltage signal; a first comparator outputting a first level or a second level; a first switching element having a control terminal connected with an output terminal of the first comparator and a first terminal input with a first signal, and being turned on when receiving the second level and being turned off when receiving the first level; a follower having an input terminal connected with the PWM signal converting module; and a control signal outputting terminal outputting the first signal or the voltage signal. The device, method and system are capable of controlling the rotation speed of the motor to jump at a specific duty cycle.
US09112442B2 Voltage conversion control device for motor
Disclosed is a control device which performs voltage conversion control for a voltage conversion circuit between motor control circuits which control a plurality of motors and a power supply. The control device includes sampling means for sampling a DC voltage after voltage conversion, target voltage setting means for setting target voltages of the plurality of motors, selection means for selecting a target voltage to be converted by the voltage conversion circuit from among the plurality of target voltages, generation means for generating a sampling timing on the basis of a carrier signal of one of the motors having the unselected target voltage, and control means for performing voltage conversion control using the DC voltage sampled by the sampling means in response to the sampling timing for each sampling timing request of voltage conversion control.
US09112435B2 Charged particle induction from ionosphere to ground
A charged particle induction apparatus and method comprising a high power light emitting means, such as a laser array, in operable communication with a high energy output means to accomplish initiation of at least two concentric plasma channels in atmosphere extending from the Earth's surface to the charge-rich upper atmosphere, including the ionosphere, for the transmission of charged particles therethrough to ground using the surrounding atmosphere as an insulator. The transmitted energy is drawn down (due to an artificially created potential) through the conductive plasma channels to collection means.
US09112434B2 Device for converting kinetic energy into electrical energy
A device for converting kinetic energy into electrical energy, having a pendulum which includes a pendulum rod and a pendulum weight and is suspended in oscillating fashion on a shaft, a generator connected to the shaft and configured to convert the rotational energy of the pendulum into electrical energy, and means by which the pendulum is rigidly connected to the shaft when it oscillates in a predetermined direction. The pendulum is suspended in a tiltable frame, the tilt axis of which is located below an oscillation path of the pendulum and parallel to the pendulum axis. A push rod of a hydraulic or pneumatic drive cylinder supplied with energy for the pendulum drive is connected to the frame, and the drive cylinder is pivotably connected to the elements of the device that convert the electrical energy.
US09112433B2 Power generation unit, battery, electronic apparatus, transportation device, and method of controlling power generation unit
A power generation unit includes a deforming member adapted to deform while switching a deformation direction, a piezoelectric device provided to the deforming member, a displacement detection section adapted to detect that the deforming member is displaced beyond a predetermined level, an inductor electrically connected to the piezoelectric device, a switch disposed between the piezoelectric device and the inductor, and a control section adapted to set the piezoelectric device and the inductor to an electrically conductive state via the switch if the displacement detection section detects that the deforming member is displaced beyond the predetermined level.
US09112432B2 Piezoelectric generator and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are flexible piezoelectric generators and methods of manufacturing the same. The piezoelectric generator includes a first insulation layer disposed on a first electrode, a piezoelectric structure disposed on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer disposed on the piezoelectric structure, and a second electrode disposed on the second insulation layer.
US09112431B2 Method and device for the calibration a piezo-actuator that is actuated in a motor vehicle for driving a switching valve
In a method for calibration, a piezo-actuator (1) is actuated in a motor vehicle by a control circuit and an output stage. The piezo actuator is, in particular, part of the injection valve. The piezo-actuator (1) is subjected to an electric calibration pulse that is in the high-level signal range thereof when the control circuit and the output stage are in operation, the frequency thereof being modified over time. The associated electric impendence curve over the frequency is determined and evaluated during the calibration pulse. The output stage is controlled by the control circuit in such a manner that the calibration pulse is generated.
US09112430B2 Direct current to alternating current conversion utilizing intermediate phase modulation
The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a power converter that modulates the voltage to follow the envelope of the phase output such that the current may pass through to the line. The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide a two phase power converter that modulates the voltage to follow the envelope of the two phase output. The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide a three phase power converter that modulates the intermediate voltage to follow the envelope of the three phase output such that the current may pass through to the line without requiring intermediate storage.
US09112428B2 Application of normally-on switching elements/devices in a stacked switching circuit
A stacked switching circuit with normally-on devices includes a first normally-on switch coupled between a first input rail and an output port, and is coupled to be switched in response to a first control signal. A second normally-on switch is coupled to the output port and is coupled to a normally-off switch in a cascode coupled configuration. A second terminal of the normally-off switch is coupled to a second input rail. The normally-off switch is coupled to be switched in response to a second control signal. Switching of the stacked switching circuit is coupled to provide chopped high frequency pulses through the output port. Current flow through the stacked switching circuit between the first input rail and the second input rail is blocked at startup.
US09112426B2 High power-factor control circuit and method for switched mode power supply
A switch mode power supply (SMPS) system includes a rectifying circuit for coupling to an AC input voltage and a transformer having a primary winding for coupling to the rectifying circuit and a secondary winding coupled to the primary winding. The system also has a power switch coupled to the primary winding and a control circuit coupled to the power switch. The control circuit is configured to control current flow in the primary winding such that an envelop waveform formed by peak points of current pulses are in phase with the magnitude of the AC input voltage. Moreover, the SMPS system is configured to provide a constant average output current.
US09112422B1 Fault tolerant power converter
Low-voltage outputs are provided by full-bridge rectification using controlled switches with fault detection monitoring of circuit conditions and disabling switches upon detection of a fault to decouple the converter from the system. Common-source dual MOSFET devices include elements arranged in alternating patterns on the die. Common-source dual synchronous rectifiers include control circuitry powered from the voltage across the complementary switch. A DC-to-DC transformer converts power using a fixed voltage transformation ratio. A clamp phase may be used to reduce power losses, control the output resistance, effectively regulate the voltage transformation ratio, provide narrow band output regulation, and control the rate of change of output voltage. A new point of load converter includes input driver circuitry removed from and output circuitry located at the point of load, with a transformer located near the output circuit and an AC bus between the driver circuit and the primary winding of the transformer.
US09112412B2 Full-bridge power converter
A full-bridge power converter is provided. A control unit 30 generates control signals for individual switching elements for controlling ON/OFF operation of switching elements 11˜14, alternately turns the switching element 11 and switching element 12 ON/OFF, also alternately turns the switching element 13 and switching element 14 ON/OFF, outputs supply current from a full-bridge circuit 10 for supplying to a load 3, and, during a period when the supply current is not supplied, turns ON both the switching element 11 and switching element 13 to pass inertial current by discharging energy stored in inductors 16 and 17, and filter capacitors 19 and 20 absorb the charge of common-mode noise components appearing on an output line connecting the inductor 16 and an output capacitor 18 and on an output line connecting the inductor 17 and the output capacitor 18.
US09112411B2 Apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of power converting modules and apparatus and method for analyzing power quantity imbalance
Disclosed is a technology related to an apparatus for controlling or analyzing a power converting module, and more particularly, to a technology for improving imbalance of power quantities processed by a plurality of power converting modules. Relative power quantities processed by the modules are detected through a common circuit element installed in an input terminal or an output terminal shared by the plurality of modules, without detecting information acquired through current or voltage sensors individually installed in respective modules, and control values of the respective modules may be compensated for through the detected relative power quantities or may be output in a form where a user can easily identify them.
US09112409B2 Switched mode assisted linear regulator with dynamic buck turn-off using ZCD-controlled tub switching
A switched mode assisted linear regulator includes a linear amplifier (LA) and a buck converter configured as a current source. In example embodiments, the buck converter circuit includes a power switch M1 with an M1 body diode (tub), and includes buck turn-off circuitry configured to avoid negative inductor current by controlled switching of the tub to the higher of VIN and a second voltage. For DC-coupled configurations, boost functionality is provided by an LA boost supply, and the tub is switched to the boost supply. For AC-coupled configurations, boost functionality can be provided without boosting the LA supply rail by constraining signal peak-to-peak amplitude to be less than the LA supply voltage (maintaining a DC-average voltage on the AC-coupling capacitor), and the tub is switched to the higher of VIN and VOUT. The buck turn-off circuitry can include zero crossing detection to control M1 tub switches.
US09112406B2 High efficiency charge pump circuit
The present document relates to charge pump voltage doublers for use in integrated circuits. A charge pump circuit configured to generate an output voltage Vout at an output of the circuit from an input voltage Vin at an input of the circuit is described. The circuit further comprises a boosting capacitor coupled at a first side to the output node of the first P-type switch and coupled at a second side to a capacitor control signal. Furthermore, the circuit comprises control circuitry configured to provide a capacitor control-signal-which alternates between a low level and a high level, and configured to generate first and second control signals based on the capacitor control signal for alternating the first and second P-type switches between on-states and off-states, respectively, such that electrical energy is transferred from the input to the output of the circuit using the boosting capacitor.
US09112403B2 Method for regulating a buck/boost converter
A method for regulating a clocked buck/boost converter, wherein a buck converter switching element is driven at a common clock frequency with a first pulse-width-modulated switching signal and a boost converter switching element is driven with a second pulse-width-modulated switching signal to convert an input voltage into a regulated output voltage, and a regulator signal from an output voltage regulator is used to generate the first and second pulse width modulated switching signals such that the buck converter is operated in a discontinuous mode with quasi-resonant switching, where the inductor current or the current through the buck converter switching element is detected and compared with a reference current, where the regulator signal is amplified to the extent that the reference current is reached, in terms of time, before a turn-off pulse of the first pulse-width-modulated switching signal, and where the second pulse-width-modulated switching signal is generated using the amplified regulator signal.
US09112402B2 Power conversion apparatus
There is provided a power conversion apparatus which allows a noise current or voltage to be suppressed at a low cost and in a small size, the noise current or voltage mixing into the power conversion apparatus by propagating through a control wiring connected to an external appliance.The power conversion apparatus includes a housing, connection terminals provided on the housing, a control-circuit unit provided inside the housing, a wiring for establishing the connection between the connection terminals and the control-circuit unit, a first noise-removing unit connected between the wiring and the ground potential of the housing, and a second noise-removing unit connected between the wiring and the ground potential of the housing, and also in parallel to the first noise-removing unit.
US09112394B2 Optimized cooling system for a brushed electrical machine, and a corresponding method
A cooling system for a brushed electrical machine includes a cooler configured to cool down a rotor and a commutator of the machine. There is a controller configured to adjust the cooling effect of the cooler in response to monitored rotor and commutator temperatures. The cooler includes a fan and an auxiliary motor configured to rotate the fan.
US09112392B2 Dynamoelectric machine support system
Various embodiments of the disclosure include a dynamoelectric machine support system. In some embodiments, a support system for a dynamoelectric machine is disclosed, the support system having: a housing; a skeletal frame attached to the housing and at least partially contained within the housing; and at least one adjustment mechanism for applying a force to the skeletal frame to modify a stiffness of the skeletal frame.
US09112388B2 Motor
This disclosure discloses a motor including a motor body unit configured to output rotation power, a brake unit fixed to a housing of the motor body unit with a bolt, and a collar. The collar is arranged between the motor body unit and the brake unit, and in which the bolt is inserted. The collar forms a space between the housing of the motor body unit and a fixing member of the brake unit. The collar is fixed with its end portion being inserted into at least one of the housing and the fixing member.
US09112386B2 Electric motor with improved flux path and power density
An improved configuration for an electric motor has an inner rotor and an outer stator wherein each stator coil is arranged radially outwardly of its respective stator pole and configured to create a magnetic flux path forming a closed magnetic circuit that flows in directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor, rather than circumferentially about the longitudinal axis of the motor. The magnetic flux created by the stator coil is directed from the stator pole, across the air gap to a corresponding rotor pole, and back to the stator pole to form a closed magnetic circuit path. All stator poles are therefore magnetically isolated from each other.
US09112385B2 Force-controlled electric hand
A force-controlled electric hand including: an electric motor; a rotary-linear motion conversion mechanism converting rotary motion from the electric motor to linear motion; a pair of finger bases including a movable finger base which moves linearly in parallel with a first axial line through the rotary-linear motion conversion mechanism by power from the electric motor; a pair of fingers fixed to the pair of finger bases to grip a target workpiece by linear motion of the movable finger base; and a force sensor provided at least at one of the pair of finger bases to detect gripping force of the pair of fingers. The force sensor has a pair of parallel beams extending in parallel with a second axial line vertical to the first axial line and detects the gripping force based on an amount of displacement of the parallel beams in a direction of the first axial line.
US09112383B2 System and method for Var injection at a distributed power generation source
A method to add locally generated real and reactive power to a power distribution grid including: generating or storing direct current (DC) power by distributed power source; converting the DC power to an alternating current (AC) power; calculating or measuring a power factor of the AC power provided from the distribution grid; determining a power factor for the conversion of DC power to AC power based on the power factor for the AC from the distribution grid, and the conversion of the DC power to the AC power sets the power factor for the AC power to conform to the determined power factor.
US09112382B2 Electric vehicle charging scheduling system
A charging prediction database stores information on electric vehicles expected to arrive for charging. A profile/charging information database stores information on electric vehicles that have arrived and been waiting for charging. A power database stores information on a power source including at least one of a power grid and a stationary battery. An energy calculating unit calculates energy available from the power source based on the power database. A scheduling unit schedule charging of the electric vehicles waiting for charging in consideration of the electric vehicles expected to arrive.
US09112380B2 Method for distributing the total conversion power between the converters of a multiple-converter conversion device
A method for distributing the total power of an energy conversion device between at least two converters in the energy conversion device is disclosed. The sum of the conversion powers of the converters is the total power of the conversion device. The energy conversion device converts energy between a first electrical entity and a second electrical entity, where the two converters correspond to at least two portions of a ring, the portions being proportional to a predetermined power value of the respective converters thereof, the combination of the at least two portions forming the whole ring. The total power of the conversion device corresponds to an arc of the ring between the positions of a first slider and a second slider moveable around the ring, and the distribution of power between the converters is determined by the positions of the first and second sliders.
US09112369B2 Switched-mode power supply device and aircraft including at least one such device
A switched-mode power supply device including a charger connected on one side to a direct current electrical network, or rectified alternating current electrical network, a power reserve connected to a second side of the charger, and DC-DC output converters delivering regulated output voltages. The output converters are connected by an input to the first side of the charger. The charger is a current bidirectional, voltage unidirectional converter which, in a first phase, enables the power reserve to be recharged and maintained charged from the network, where the output converters are powered by the network and, in a second phase, in the presence of a power brown-out of the network, enables the power reserve to be discharged to power the output converters. A reverse blocking module is connected to the first side of the charger to disconnect the charger and the output converters from the network during the second phase.
US09112365B2 Standby power shut-off outlet device and a control method for the same
An outlet or multi-outlet power strip device for interrupting standby power is provided that includes at least one standby power shut-off unit, which is provided correspondingly to at least one receptacle outlet and either supplies or shuts off power to an electronic product connected to the at least one receptacle outlet depending on the status of the electronic product; an outlet power supply, which receives power from the at least one standby power shut-off unit, and converts and supplies the input power to the outlet; a mode selector, to which a selected mode on whether the outlet should be operated in independent mode or cooperative mode is input; and a controller, which sets a standby current of the electronic product, detects the power status of the electronic product by using the set standby current, and controls the at least one standby power shut-off unit according to the detected power status.
US09112362B2 Methods for improved transfer efficiency in a multi-dimensional inductive charger
A system and method for improved transfer efficiency in a multi-dimensional inductive charger. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a base unit having one or more transmitter coils; one or more receiver coils or receivers associated with one or more mobile device; one or more components including a ferromagnetic, ferrite, or other magnetic material or layer, that modify the magnitude and/or phase of an electromagnetic field in one or multiple dimensions; and one or more components within the base unit and/or the mobile device, for improving transfer efficiency. In accordance with various embodiments, the system can include a ferromagnetic, ferrite, or other magnetic material or layer that acts as a switching layer.
US09112360B2 Power supply device
A power supply device includes battery interfaces configured to removably receive at least three batteries and a connection circuit configured to electrically connect the at least three batteries to each other. The connection circuit is capable of connecting at least two batteries in parallel and connecting at least one other battery to the at least two parallel-connected batteries in series. According to this power supply device, it is possible to supply high power to an electric device by connecting the batteries in series. In addition, it is possible to supply almost all of the electric power stored in the batteries to the electric device, even if amount of the remaining electric power in each battery is substantially uneven.
US09112359B2 System for charging an energy store, and method for operating the charging system
A system for charging at least one energy reservoir cell in a controllable energy reservoir which serves to control and supply electrical energy to an n-phase electrical machine where n≧1. The controllable energy reservoir has n parallel energy supply branches that each have at least two energy reservoir modules, connected in series, that each encompass at least one electrical energy reservoir cell having an associated controllable coupling unit, and are connected to a reference bus and to a respective phase of the electrical machine. As a function of control signals, the coupling units interrupt the respective energy supply branch, bypass the respectively associated energy reservoir cells, or switch the respectively associated energy reservoir cells into the respective energy supply branch.
US09112354B2 Dynamic power control for a two wire process instrument
A process instrument includes a transducer, a two wire interface, a microprocessor, a digital to analog converter, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. A current passing through the two wire interface indicates a condition of the transducer. The microprocessor is interfaced with the transducer. The digital to analog converter receives a signal from the microprocessor indicating a current value. The first control circuit is coupled to the digital to analog converter and adapted to control the current passing through the two wire interface to the current value. The second control circuit is coupled to the digital to analog converter and supplies current to a secondary load.
US09112353B2 Power supply device
Disclosed herein is a power supply device. The power supply device includes a conversion unit converting an applied voltage into a predetermined level, a switching unit performing an opening operation or a closing operation to control a current flowing in the conversion unit, a sensing unit sensing an occurrence of overcurrent when a voltage applied to the switching unit is equal to or larger than a reference voltage set in advance, and a control unit performing a protection operation when the overcurrent is sensed again within a protection time set in advance after a predetermined time is delayed from the time at which the overcurrent is sensed, so that malfunction due to noise is prevented.
US09112351B2 Electrostatic discharge circuit
An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit may include, but is not limited to, a first node, a second node configured to be coupled to ground, an output driver, and a electrostatic discharge circuit electrically coupled to the first node, the second node, and the output driver. The electrostatic discharge circuit may include, but is not limited a high-pass filter configured to detect an electrostatic discharge event at the first node, a driving stage circuit electrically coupled to the high-pass filter and the output driver, the driving stage circuit configured to receive a signal from the high-pass filter when the high-pass filter detects the electrostatic discharge event and further configured to shunt an input of the output driver to the second node in response to the signal from the high-pass filter, and a step-down circuit electrically coupled to the driving stage circuit and configured to bias the driving stage circuit.
US09112346B2 Input power protection
In one general aspect, an apparatus can include an input terminal, an output terminal and a ground terminal. The apparatus can also include an overcurrent protection device coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The apparatus can further include a thermal shunt device coupled between the output terminal and the ground terminal, the thermal shunt device being configured to, at a threshold temperature, operate in a thermally-induced low-impedance state.
US09112345B2 In-rush current limiter and method for stowable and carry-on devices
A system and method for limiting in-rush current from a power source to a load includes sensing that a load has been electrically connected to receive electrical power from the power source. A current limiter circuit is configured to at least inhibit electrical current flow from the power source to the load for a predetermined time period. After the predetermined time period, the current limiter circuit is configured to no longer at least inhibit the electrical current flow from the power source to the load. Upon sensing that the load has been electrically disconnected from the power source, the current limiter circuit is reconfigured to at least inhibit electrical current flow from the power source to a load that may be subsequently connected to receive electrical power from the power source.
US09112343B1 Power feeder shielding for electromagnetic protection
A shielded power feeder system may include at least one unshielded power feeder conductor having first and second ends, a neutral conductor positioned adjacent the power feeder conductor, the power feeder conductor and neutral conductor forming a bundle, and the neutral conductor having a grounded conductive shield.
US09112337B2 Tool and method for transfer of tubes
The present invention relates to lead-through tool for pipes, comprising a tool body (1) having a rear end (15) provided with a means (16) for interaction with a rotary machine, preferably a handheld drilling machine, and a front end (17) at which there is provided either an adapter mechanism (18) for coupling to a removable implement (2) or an implement (19) integrated with said end (17), preferably in the form of a drill steel, wherein said tool body (1) is provided with holding means (13), at a position between said front (17) and rear (15) end, said holding means (13) being adapted to be able to hold a pipe (3) which is slipped onto said tool body (1) over said rear end (15) until interacting with said holding means (13).
US09112336B2 Insert-molded assembly for load center electrical distribution bus
An insert-molded bus assembly for an electrical distribution load center interior is described. The apparatus of the present teachings comprises at least one bus element insert-molded into an insulation element of the distribution load center creating an amalgamated insert-molded bus assembly. The amalgamated insert-molded bus assembly may also include a molded backpan, or may be detachably or permanently fastened to a separate backpan of the distribution load center interior.
US09112335B2 Spark plug and spark plug electrode
A spark plug having a shell defining a cavity, an insulator disposed within the cavity, and an electrode at least partially encapsulated by the insulator. The electrode may be formed from a ruthenium (Ru) electrode material having a columnar grain structure. Further, the ruthenium (Ru) electrode material may have a purity greater than 99.90 wt. percentage.
US09112333B2 Laser diode
A laser diode with an improved kink level in the L-I characteristic and capable of obtaining a stable high output in a horizontal transverse mode is provided. The laser diode includes an active layer made of nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing at least gallium (Ga) in 3B-group elements and at least nitrogen (N) in 5B-group elements, an n-type compound semiconductor layer provided on one of faces of the active layer, and a p-type compound semiconductor layer provided on the other face of the active layer. A region closest to the active layer, in the n-type compound semiconductor layer is a high-concentration region whose impurity concentration is higher than that of the other n-type regions.
US09112332B2 Electron beam pumped vertical cavity surface emitting laser
A vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL) structure includes a heterostructure and first and second reflectors. The heterostructure comprises an active region having one or more quantum well structures configured to emit radiation at a wavelength, λlase, in response to pumping by an electron beam. One or more layers of the heterostructure may be doped. The active region is disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector and is spaced apart from the first reflector by an external cavity. An electron beam source is configured to generate the electron beam directed toward the active region. At least one electrical contact is electrically coupled to the heterostructure and is configured to provide a current path between the heterostructure and ground.
US09112330B2 Optical element for vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser
The present invention relates to an optical element for VECSELs or VECSEL arrays. The optical element is formed of a substrate (200) which is transparent at least in a wavelength region of optical radiation. A first interface of the substrate (200) comprises one or several curved regions forming part of an optical lens or of an array of optical lenses (220) integrated in the substrate (200). The substrate (200) further comprises one or several optical mirrors (210) formed on a second interface of the substrate (200) opposing the first interface or embedded in the substrate (200). The optical mirrors (210) are arranged and designed to back reflect a fraction of optical radiation incident on the first or second interface. The optical mirrors (210) are flat mirrors or curved mirrors having a radius of curvature different from the radius of curvature of the curved region (220). The optical element allows the fabrication of a VECSEL or VECSEL array having a high brightness without the requirement of additional adjustments during fabrication. The VECSEL are arranged at a distance (L) to the optical mirrors (210) and this equals the length of the external cavity. The ROC of the optical lens may be chosen to ROC=L/2 and for the optical mirror ROC>L. The cavity length may be adjusted by a monolithic spacer (120).
US09112328B2 Optical source implementing a doped fiber, fiber for such an optical source and method for manufacturing such a fiber
An optical source having a fiber emitting controlled single-transverse mode radiation at a wavelength of less than 1030 nm, includes at least one laser diode suitable for emitting a pumping wave; and a section of sheathed amplifying optical fiber having two ends, the amplifying optical fiber comprising a core and a pumping sheath, the fiber being doped with a rare earth dopant; a device for coupling the pumping source in the sheath of the doped fiber, characterized in that the core of the doped fiber includes a cylindrical portion doped with a rare earth element selected among ytterbium, neodymium, and thulium, in order to obtain a refractive index of the core that is higher than the refractive index of the sheath; the excitation wavelength of the laser diode is between 750 nm and 960 nm; the diameter of the sheath is greater than 50 microns, and the surface ratio of the doped core to the pumping sheath is between 8 and 50.
US09112327B2 Audio/video connector for an electronic device
A receptacle connector for a electronic device includes two sets of contacts arranged in two opposing rows in a cavity. A corresponding plug connector can be inserted into the receptacle connector so as to contact both sets of contacts. The receptacle connectors includes contacts that are dedicated for DisplayPort signals and contacts that provide non-DisplayPort signals. The contacts dedicated for DisplayPort signals are only enabled if the electronic device receives a notification from a connected accessory that that the accessory supports DisplayPort capability. Otherwise these contacts are in an “open” or deactivated state.
US09112326B2 Power adapter with a combinational plug
A power adapter with a combinational plug has a plug assembly and a converter assembly. The converter assembly has two guide walls formed on a bottom surface thereof for a base of the plug assembly to be inserted therein, and at least one fixing member and a positioning boss formed on the base to engage at least one engagement slot and a positioning slot formed in the base. The base is mounted within the guide walls, the at least one fixing member engages the at least one engagement slot, and the positioning boss engages the positioning slot for the plug assembly and the converter assembly to be firmly combined. The locations of the positioning boss and the positioning slot are unique for each power adapter. Accordingly, a power adapter with low production cost and misuse protection can be provided.
US09112325B2 Contact configuration, contact assembly, implantable apparatus and electrode line
A contact configuration for producing an electrical connection between a plug and a socket, preferably for connecting an electrode to an electronic implantable device (such as a pacemaker), has a contact section on the plug and/or the socket. The contact section includes metallic conductive fibers which project between the plug and socket when the socket receives the plug. The contact configuration has a high degree of redundancy in providing electrical communication between the socket and plug, and high contact stability under mechanical load. In addition, friction corrosion is avoided.
US09112320B2 Communications connectors having electrically parallel sets of contacts
Communications connectors include a plurality of input contacts that are arranged as differential pairs of input contacts, a plurality of first output contacts that are electrically connected to respective ones of the plurality of input contacts, and a first pair of second output contacts that are electrically connected by a pair of conductive paths to one of the differential pairs of input contacts. The first output contacts are configured to physically contact respective ones of a plurality of first contacts of a second communications connector. Moreover, each contact of the first pair of second output contacts is electrically in parallel to a respective one of the first output contacts when the communications connector is mated with the second communications connector.
US09112319B2 Modular electrical connector module
A modular electrical connector module includes an outer panel, an outlet box and an interchangeable socket module. The interchangeable socket module has at least one connector and is disposed in the outlet box yet demountable. The interchangeable socket module is exposed to the exterior via an opening defined by the outer panel for easy maintenance accessibility.
US09112318B2 Modular control apparatus
A control apparatus has a module having first and second module parts, which can be mechanically and electrically combined to form a combined arrangement. The first and second module parts each comprise a housing having a boundary surface opposite one another in the combined arrangement that define a boundary plane. The first and second module parts are combined by a pivoting movement about a pivot axis arranged perpendicular to the boundary plane. One of the module parts has a number of contacts comprising a first electrical contact, and the other module part has a number of mating contacts comprising a first electrical mating contact. In the combined arrangement, each electrical contact makes contact with its corresponding mating contact for electrical connection between the first and second module parts. The contacts comprise conductor tracks on a nonconductive board such that a printed circuit board is formed.
US09112309B1 Network connector socket
A network connector socket includes an insulated body, first contacts, and second contacts. Each first contact includes a first fixed segment fixed in the insulated body. The first fixed segments are arranged in parallel on a first plane. Each second contact includes a second fixed segment fixed in the insulated body. The second fixed segments extend on a second plane spaced apart with the first plane and are arranged in parallel. One of the first fixed segments is bent and extends to cross at least one of the second fixed segments. For one of the first contacts, the corresponding first fixed segment has a larger transverse width than that of the rest. For one of the second contacts, the corresponding second fixed segment has a larger transverse width than that of the rest. Thus, the crosstalk noise between the contacts is reduced by capacitive compensation.
US09112296B2 Electrical connector with high reliability
An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (4) covering the insulative housing for defining a receiving space, an insulative cover (5) insert-molded outside of the metal shield, and a metal frame (6) retained in the insulative cover. The metal frame includes a transverse arm (61) and a pair of vertical arms (62) extending downwardly from two distal ends of the transverse arm for reinforcing the metal shield from three sides of the metal shield.
US09112295B2 Modular electrical connector and connection method
An electrical connector for a modular electrical connection assembly for a fuel system includes a first leg portion and an adjacent second leg portion, each leg portion defining a cavity. The cavity of the first leg portion is configured to receive and maintain a first connector terminal and the cavity of the second leg portion is configured to receive and maintain a second connector terminal without the use of a seal fluidly separating the first connector terminal from the second connector terminal. The first connector terminal and the second connector terminal are concurrently operable with the fuel system.
US09112287B2 Swaging connection structure
A swaging structure is provided with a tubular metal foil member made of metal foil. The swaging connection structure is the one that a ring-shaped swaging member is swaged so as to include an area of main contact with a plurality of points or plurality of lines and an area of main contact with area, and thereby to electrically and mechanically contact the tubular metal foil member and a tubular connection part. The swaging connection member is also made a connection structure arranged such that an edge of a circumferential edge part of the ring-shaped swaging member is arranged not to contact with the tubular metal foil member.
US09112280B2 Antenna apparatus and terminal device associated with antenna apparatus
An antenna apparatus may include a conductor layer having an aperture and a slit that adjoins the aperture; and a resonance tuning component including a first element, a second element, and a third element coupled with the first and second elements. The slit may have an opening at a periphery of the conductor layer. A first gap may be arranged between the first element and the conductor layer. At least a part of the first element may be coupled with the conductor layer. A second gap may be arranged between the second element and the conductor layer. The antenna apparatus may include a capacitor and an inductor. The capacitor may be connected with the inductor in parallel between the first element and the conductor layer. The terminal device may include the antenna apparatus.
US09112278B2 Radar device for behind windshield installations
A ground vehicle radar system includes a windshield of the ground vehicle and a radar device installed behind the windshield. The windshield includes a metallization layer configured to inhibit propagation of infrared radiation through the windshield that also inhibits the propagation of radar signals. The metallization layer defines an opening in the metallization layer for radar signals emitted and detected by a radar device to pass through. An antenna of the radar device is installed behind the windshield and aligned with the opening. A lower portion of the antenna has a first field of view through the opening characterized as being directed horizontal toward a horizon forward of the vehicle. An upper portion of the antenna has a second field of view through the opening characterized as being directed downward toward an area of the ground forward of the vehicle.
US09112274B2 Wireless network receiver
A wireless network receiver includes a circuit board and a connector structure. The connector structure is fixed on the circuit board, and the connector structure includes a connector and an antenna. The antenna, crossing the circuit board, and the connector are integrally formed with as a whole. The antenna includes a feeding connecting member, a horizontal radiator, a vertical radiator and a grounding connecting member. The horizontal radiator generates a horizontally polarized wave and is connected to the feeding connecting member. The vertical radiator generates a vertically polarized wave and is connected to the horizontal radiator. The grounding connecting member connects the horizontal radiator to the connector.
US09112273B2 Antenna assembly
Among the embodiments disclosed herein is an antenna assembly comprising the combination of a dielectrically loaded antenna and a housing, the housing incorporating a connector for coupling the antenna to host equipment. The antenna comprises an insulative core which has an outer surface and is shaped to define a central axis, and a laminate board on the central axis, the laminate board extending proximally from a proximal core surface portion oriented transversely with respect to the axis. The housing comprises a housing body which forms a hollow conductive shield for the laminate board, and is centered on the antenna axis, and the housing is shaped to provide a mounting surface which, in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the axis, defines a periphery of an area in the said plane which area is at least as great as the cross-sectional area of the said proximal portion of the antenna.
US09112268B2 Spiral antenna
According to one embodiment, a spiral antenna includes at least one spiral arm and a connection portion which connects an end of the spiral arm to an adjacent spiral arm.