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US09186285B2	Folded incontinence article The invention relates to an absorbent incontinence article of the open type having attached diaper wings, wherein the rear diaper wings have closure elements in the edge region, and to the folding of the diaper wings at high production speeds without impairing the functionality of the closure elements and simultaneously the user-friendly arrangement of the closure elements in the folded absorbent incontinence article. The invention also relates to a method for producing the absorbent incontinence article.
US09186284B1	Holder A holder for sanitary napkins may have a front panel and a rear panel connected via left and right side panels, and a top flap joined to the rear panel and attachable to an outside surface of the front panel, when the holder is in a closed position. One or two compartments are provided on an inner surface of the front panel, with additional compartments optionally on an inner surface of the rear panel. Each compartment may have a folding cover flap, and with each compartment adapted to hold a sanitary napkin. A center folder may be provided with additional compartments.
US09186281B2	Web joint apparatus and web joint method A web joint apparatus is configured to join a pair of webs for absorbent article folded in the cross direction CD with reference to a folding line. The web joint apparatus includes: an ultrasonic horn configured to join the paired waistline portions; an anvil facing the ultrasonic horn and configured to pinch the intermediate web between the anvil and the ultrasonic horn; and a crotch hold bar configured to hold the intermediate web while stretching the intermediate web in a direction in which the crotch portions get away from the waistline portions, when the intermediate web are joined by the ultrasonic horn and the anvil.
US09186276B2	Travel sleep mask apparatus to support the head of a user A support mask apparatus secured to a head of a user and a supporting structure to enhance sleep quality by supporting the head in a stationary and neutral position is provided. The support mask includes an opaque protective member placed over eyes of the user, an elastic strap with a first end coupled to a left edge of the protective member and a second end coupled to a right edge of the protective member, the elastic strap able to be secured around the head of the user, a flexible cord with a first end coupled to the left edge of the protective member and a second end coupled to the right edge of the protective member, and an adjustment mechanism operably connected to the flexible cord. The adjustment mechanism enables the user to securely fasten the flexible cord around the supporting structure.
US09186275B2	Ophthalmic marking device An ophthalmic marker having a U-shaped yoke (33) at one end of a cranked axle (42) is disclosed. The axle (42) is rotatable mounted with a co-axial cylindrical handle (31). The other end of the axle extends beyond the handle and is bifurcated. A plumb bob (38) having a sphere (40) and a stem (39) is pivotally mounted on the bifurcated end of the axle (42). The yoke (33) has three marker points (34-36) the upper two (35, 36) of which are maintained in a horizontal plane by a gravitational force urging the plumb bob (38) into a vertical plane notwithstanding the handle (31) not being held exactly horizontal. A method of eye marking and marker making are also disclosed.
US09186267B2	Wing bifurcation reconstruction device An intraluminal device may be used at a bifurcation to anchor in an afferent vessel, allow perfusion to efferent vessels, and act as scaffolding to inhibit herniation of objects out of a neck of a bifurcation aneurysm. An intraluminal device may include a first side; a second side opposite the first side across a longitudinal axis of the intraluminal device; a proximal section configured to anchor in an afferent vessel; a distal section comprising a first wing and a second wing wherein, in an expanded state, the first wing extends from the first side to the second side and the second wing extends from the second side, through an opening of the first wing, and to the first side.
US09186263B2	Implant inserter An apparatus for inserting an implant between vertebrae includes a body having a through bore, a central shaft movable within the through bore, the central shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The apparatus includes a pair of distractor arms having proximal portions and distal portions, the proximal portions pivotally coupled to the body and distal portions for engagement between the vertebrae. Tracking slots are formed in and extend through surfaces of and along a longitudinal axes of the distractor arms and an attachment tip is operably connected to the central shaft, the attachment tip is configured to grip the implant. The apparatus includes a single guide member projecting outward from the attachment tip and the attachment tip is removably connectable to the central shaft in multiple configurations.
US09186259B2	Expandable trials Systems and methods for distracting an intervertebral disc space are provided. The systems use a staged, bilaterally expandable trial. The systems and methods of distracting an intervertebral space are provided in a manner that addresses the problem of subsidence. The method includes inserting the trial into the intervertebral space in a collapsed state and, once inserted, the trial is then used for distracting the intervertebral space using an expansion that includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes expanding the trial laterally toward the peripheral zones of the top vertebral plate and the bottom vertebral plate, and the second stage includes expanding the trial vertically to distract the intervertebral space.
US09186256B2	Wrist implants and methods Wrists implants and methods are disclosed. A wrist implant can advantageously allow motion with respect to a reconstructed wrist to more closely resemble natural motion. For example, in one aspect, motion can include movement in more than one direction to allow for flexion/extension, rotational, and translational movement. The wrist implant can include a radial implant component and/or a carpal implant component with a bearing component or member disposed therebetween. The radial implant can have a radial articulation surface having at least one variable radius of curvature and/or a tray having a variable width.
US09186253B2	Cartilage mosaic compositions and methods Compositions comprising a cartilage sheet comprising a plurality of interconnected cartilage tiles and a biocompatible carrier are provided. Methods of manufacturing cartilage compositions comprising a cartilage sheet comprising a plurality of interconnected cartilage tiles are also provided.
US09186242B2	Hydrophilicity alteration system and method A system/method allowing hydrophilicity alteration of a polymeric material (PM) is disclosed. The PM hydrophilicity alteration changes the PM characteristics by decreasing the PM refractive index, increasing the PM electrical conductivity, and increasing the PM weight. The system/method incorporates a laser radiation source that generates tightly focused laser pulses within a three-dimensional portion of the PM to affect these changes in PM properties. The system/method may be applied to the formation of customized intraocular lenses comprising material (PLM) wherein the lens created using the system/method is surgically positioned within the eye of the patient. The implanted lens refractive index may then be optionally altered in situ with laser pulses to change the optical properties of the implanted lens and thus achieve optimal corrected patient vision. This system/method permits numerous in situ modifications of an implanted lens as the patient's vision changes with age.
US09186240B2	Fiber reinforced composite stents Polymeric composite stents reinforced with fibers for implantation into a bodily lumen are disclosed.
US09186238B2	Aortic great vessel protection A vessel protector system includes an outer sheath, an inner tube disposed within the outer sheath and moveable in a longitudinal direction relative to the outer sheath and at least one protector coupled to the inner tube, each of the at least one protector having a body formed from a filtering material and extending between a leading end and trailing end coupled to the inner tube, the body having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. A snare is coupled to the leading end of the body at one end, and having a second end passing through the interior of the outer sheath, whereby the exertion of a pulling force on the second end of the snare contracts the at least one protector.
US09186236B2	Reinforcement device with dissolvable layer and its use A reinforcement device for reinforcing tissues having one or more structural deficiencies includes a longitudinally-extending reinforcing layer for treating the structural deficiency, a plurality of spiked naps distributed across the reinforcing layer and projecting therefrom for adhering to the tissue, and a dissolvable matrix layer covering at least a portion of the reinforcing layer and a portion of the plurality of spiked naps. The matrix layer increases the time before the spiked naps substantially adhere to the tissue, thereby allowing the practitioner additional time to position the reinforcement device.
US09186222B2	Manually guided articulated arm An articulated arm for applying a laser beam to a treatment zone has an arm section and a horizontal pivot joint. A spring arrangement acts on the pivot joint and has a cam disk and a pressure member following the cam disk contour as the arm section pivots. The arm section has, relative to a vertical direction, positive and negative pivot angle ranges. In the positive range the spring arrangement relieves the pivot joint from weight forces. When a resting angle in the negative range is reached the articulated arm rests in a support device. A total moment resulting from a weight force moment of the articulated arm and a restoring moment of the spring arrangement acts on the articulated arm about the pivot joint; cam disk contour and spring pretension are matched such that for the resting angle the total moment is oriented toward the support device.
US09186220B2	Surgical system and methods for mimicked motion The present invention generally provides methods and devices for controlling movement of an end effector, and in particular for causing mimicked motion between an input tool and an end effector during a surgical procedure. In an exemplary embodiment, a surgical system is provided having a master assembly with an input tool and a slave assembly with an end effector. The master assembly and the slave assembly can be coupled together by a mechanical assembly that is configured to mechanically transfer mimicked, rather than mirrored, motion from the input tool to the end effector. A floating frame is also provided and can be utilized with the surgical system. The floating frame can have a counterbalance that allows the surgical system to “float” above a patient and provide a weightless feel to movement of the surgical system. The floating frame can provides additional degrees of freedom for movement of the surgical system.
US09186215B2	Microwave coaptive surgical sealing tool A coaptive surgical sealing tool may be similar to an ordinary hemostat with long (50, 60, 70 or 80 mm) thin jaws for sliding into the liver parenchyma, without tearing the larger blood vessels. The jaws are spring loaded and are designed for uniform compression, and to avoid closing too quickly. The jaws are capable of sealing a 50, 60, 70 or 80 mm sealing length, in a single bite, although it can also seal shorter lengths as well. The tool can be used with existing ablative therapy microwave generators. The tool may be provided with irrigation and/or suction.
US09186211B2	Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body passage Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include a catheter shaft. An expandable member may be coupled to the catheter shaft. A plurality of flexible electrode assemblies may be coupled to the expandable member. A control unit may be coupled to the electrode assemblies. The control unit may be configured to energize the electrode assemblies for approximately 10 seconds to less than approximately 1 minute.
US09186207B2	Distal viewing window of a medical catheter The disclosure describes an elongated housing, e.g., a catheter, configured to be inserted into a lumen of a patient to diagnose or treat a patient. The elongated housing includes a scope channel that accepts a cystoscope and a viewing window at the distal end of the elongated housing. The user may use the cystoscope to view tissue adjacent to the viewing window. The viewing window may take up at least 10 percent of the length of the elongated housing to allow the user to identify a large area of tissue in the lumen without moving the elongated housing with respect to the tissue. Once the user identifies the target tissue, the user may position the elongated housing graduations on the viewing window and the proximal end of the elongated housing. An ablation needle electrode may be extended into the target tissue to deliver ablation therapy to the target tissue.
US09186206B2	Electrosurgical instrument An electrosurgical forceps includes a shaft that extends from a housing of the electrosurgical forceps. An end effector assembly is operably coupled to a distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of first and second jaw members. Each jaw member has a jaw housing and an electrosurgical seal plate. The first jaw member is movable relative to the second jaw member from an open configuration to a clamping configuration. The first jaw member includes an elongated channel defined in its respective jaw housing and extends along a length thereof. A drive assembly operably couples to the first jaw member via a drive rod that is engageable with the elongated channel to move the first jaw member from the open configuration to the clamping configuration and to provide a closure force between the jaw members when the jaw members are in the clamping configuration.
US09186203B2	Method for exchanging end effectors In Vivo A laparoscopic surgical method comprises obtaining a first instrument comprising an elongate shaft with a distal end and a proximal end connected to a first handle. The distal end of the first instrument is passed through a percutaneous incision. A surgical end effector is obtained having a distal end with operable jaws and a proximal end selectively attachable to and detachable from the distal end of the first instrument. A second instrument is obtained comprising a distal end and a proximal end connected to a second handle. The surgical end effector is loaded ex vivo on the distal end of the second instrument. The distal end of the second instrument with the loaded surgical end effector is passed through a second incision spaced from the percutaneous incision. The proximal end of the surgical end effector is attached in vivo to the distal end of the first instrument. Tissue is manipulated by actuating the handle of the first instrument to operate the jaws of the surgical end effector.
US09186199B2	High frequency surgery apparatus and method of operating same The invention concerns a high frequency surgery apparatus for cutting and/or coagulating biological tissue and methods of operating same. The high frequency surgery apparatus includes at least one high frequency generator which in operation forms a high frequency circuit with the tissue to be treated, with the production of an arc, and at least one measuring and calculating device which is connected for signal transmission to the high frequency circuit and which is adapted in operation to ascertain both a DC voltage in the high frequency circuit and also the amplitudes of at least one even and at least one odd harmonic of a fundamental frequency of the high frequency generator and to form a first tissue parameter representative of the kind of tissue to be treated from the relationship of the sum of the amplitudes of the even and the odd harmonics to the DC voltage and to output a tissue signal dependent on the first tissue parameter for subsequent processing.
US09186198B2	Ultrasound apparatuses for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods Methods and apparatus are provided for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation. Thermally-induced renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal energy to heat or cool neural fibers that contribute to renal function, or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers. In some embodiments, parameters of the neural fibers, of non-target tissue, or of the thermal energy delivery element, may be monitored via one or more sensors for controlling the thermally-induced neuromodulation. In some embodiments, protective elements may be provided to reduce a degree of thermal damage induced in the non-target tissues.
US09186197B2	Nerve and soft tissue ablation device for treating pain Ablation kits useful for destroying nerve and soft tissue via a minimally invasive procedure to alleviate pain are provided. The device comprises a probe having an exterior and an interior. The exterior comprises a tip and the interior defines a passage having a filament and insulation disposed therein. The filament has an opening configured to release a pressurized material into the interior of the probe so as to cool the tip to a selected temperature to ablate nerve and/or soft tissue. A bone piercing instrument is provided that is configured to pierce bone so as to allow entry of the probe into the bone. Methods for ablating nerve and/or soft tissue utilizing the ablation devices are also provided.
US09186191B2	Rod coupling assembly and methods for bone fixation A coupling device for securing an elongate member to the spine is provided. The coupling device comprises a compressible inner member that secures an anchor member therein when the inner member is axially shifted within an outer member. Structures are provided to prevent disassembly of the anchor and coupling device prior to locking of the elongate member.
US09186184B2	Spinal fixation system and method A spinal fixation system is provided that, in one form, comprises a pedicle screw assembly having a coupling device with an elongate member for guiding a fixation element, such as a spinal rod, into the coupling device and a lock device for fixing the spinal rod to the coupling device. The pedicle screw assembly may be passed through a small incision and connected to a vertebral bone. By connecting a second pedicle screw assembly to a second vertebral bone, the elongate members of the pedicle screw assemblies provide guideposts for directing the spinal rod subcutaneously between the pedicle screw assemblies and into the coupling devices thereof.
US09186179B2	Revolving lock for external fixation clamps A clamp assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw cooperatively positioned to receive the fixation element. A gate is displaceable relative to the first jaw and moveable between an open condition where the gate and the first jaw form an opening of a first size allowing introduction of the fixation element between the first and second jaws and a locking condition where the opening formed by the gate and the first jaw has a second size that prevents removal of the fixation element out from between the first and second jaws.
US09186175B2	Surgical access assembly and method of using same A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either within the brain. Once positioned at a desired location, the obturator is removed, leaving a distal end of the outer sheath adjacent an area of interest, and creating a working corridor. Interventional devices may be introduced to the area of interest, as well as a variety of treatments. A subsequent treatment process may also be employed.
US09186173B2	Optical obturator system An optical obturator system is described. The optical obturator system includes a transparent window member provided on a distal tip portion of the obturator shaft, thus permitting the surgeon to visualize the tissue of the patient (e.g., via an imaging system positioned near the window member). One or more major portions of the optical obturator system may be formed of a biocompatible material, such as but not limited to stainless steel. Accordingly, the optical obturator system may be reusable for a relatively large number of surgical procedures.
US09186168B2	Medical instrument and method of cutting a tissue using the medical instrument A medical instrument having an elongate frame with proximal and distal ends spaced in a lengthwise direction along a central axis. A working assembly at a distal region of the frame has a U-shaped portion defined by first and second legs meeting at a base. The U-shaped portion defines a cutting space. The working assembly further has a cutting assembly with a sharp edge in the cutting space. The working assembly and elongate frame are configured so that a tissue entryway is defined through which a tissue can be advanced to be moved into the cutting space and against the sharp edge. The medical instrument further has a first assembly configured to be operated to vary a configuration of the entryway.
US09186166B2	Tissue shavers Various arthroscopic shavers are provided that minimize contact between bodily fluid and the shaver hand piece. Arthroscopic shavers generally include a cutting assembly mated to a hand piece. In one embodiment, the shaver includes a hub that connects the cutting assembly with the hand piece and has an exit port configured to transport cut tissue and fluid from the device. In another embodiment, the shaver includes a hub configured to retrofit existing shaver hand pieces having interior lumens for removing cut tissue and fluid. The hub further includes an exit port that diverts fluid away from the hand piece.
US09186165B2	Latch mechanism for surgical instruments A surgical instrument includes a pair of jaw members moveable between a spaced-apart and an approximated position. A drive bar is translatable between a distal and a proximal position for moving the jaw members between the spaced-apart and approximated positions. A lever is moveable between an initial position and an actuated position for translating the drive bar between the distal and proximal positions. A sleeve disposed about the drive bar includes an annular track having a substantially radial segment(s) and a substantially longitudinal segment(s). A collar interdisposed between the sleeve and the drive bar includes a stop member(s) extending radially outwardly therefrom. The stop member(s) is engaged within the track and is translatable from a first position, wherein the stop member is positioned within the longitudinal segment, to a second position, wherein the stop member is engaged within the radial segment, to lock the lever in the actuated position.
US09186162B2	Devices and methods for performing knee arthroplasty Methods and devices for performing knee arthroplasty including but not limited to bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty are provided. Methods and devices for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are also provided. These methods and devices, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
US09186158B2	Reciprocating rasps for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure Reciprocating rasps for the surgical preparation of the bone prior to the implantation of a glenoid or acetabular component with complex geometry are disclosed. Surgical methods for the use of such reciprocating rasps are also disclosed. Some of the methods include inserting a guide pin into the glenoid of the patient, advancing a reciprocating surgical rasp over the guide pin, reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity shaped to receive the glenoid component, and implanting the glenoid component in the cavity.
US09186157B2	High speed surgical cutting instrument A surgical cutting instrument including an outer tube having a bearing sleeve disposed within a lumen thereof, along with an inner wire assembly extending through the outer tube and the bearing sleeve. A cutting tip is connected to the inner wire assembly distal the outer tube. Conversely, a coupling chuck is connected to a proximal section of the inner wire assembly, with a housing maintaining the outer tube and the coupling chuck. When mounted to a motor, the inner wire assembly is rotated to effectuate a surgical cutting procedure at the cutting tip, with the bearing sleeve supporting the inner wire assembly relative to the outer tube during rotation.
US09186154B2	Patient-specific instruments for total ankle arthroplasty Patient-specific instruments for preparing bones for receipt of orthopedic prostheses, such as the distal tibia and the talus in a total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) procedure. A tibial guide and a talar guide are manufactured based on patient-specific anatomical data obtained using imaging technology, and each guide includes a surface conforming to selected anatomical surfaces or regions of the tibia or talus, respectively. Each guide includes at least one cut referencing surface, such as a cut slot, to guide a resection, and may also include a guide aperture sized to guide a reaming tool for reaming the distal tibia or talus. The guides may also include pin holes positioned within a periphery defined by the cut referencing surfaces such that, when the resections are made and the resected tibial bone portion or talus bone portion is removed, the guide and its associated pins are removed along with the resected bone portion.
US09186150B2	Apparatus and method for treating bleeding arising from left atrial appendage Bleeding arising from the left atrial appendage (LAA) can have fatal consequences because it can result in cardiac tamponade. The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for treating and preventing bleeding arising from the LAA, at the pre-hemorrhage and post-hemorrhage stages. In particular, catheters having inflatable catheter balloons are advanced into the LAA and the inflatable catheter balloons are inflated in and around the LAA in a manner that occludes the LAA ostium and the LAA cavity. Additionally, electromagnetic coils are present within the inflatable catheter balloons to create electromagnetic forces that help to further occlude the LAA ostium firmly. When the catheter balloons are inflated, these electromagnetic coils also expand. Alternatively, the LAA ostium can be occluded using electromagnetic coils present in an inflated endocardial catheter balloon and electromagnetic coils present in an inflated epicardial catheter balloon deployed around the circumference of the LAA ostium epicardially.
US09186147B2	Device for producing anastomoses and coagulation electrode A device for producing anastomoses between first and second hollow organs, each having inner and outer surfaces. The device comprises a sleeve with an electrode arrangement, over which the first hollow organ is placed such that its inner surface comes to lie on a outermost surface of the sleeve, and an outer electrode arrangement, which can be brought into electrical contact with the opposing electrode arrangement carrying the second hollow organ, which is pushed over the first hollow organ. The outer electrode arrangement comprises a plurality of lamellae, configured and arranged such that, in a closed state, the lamellae form a through aperture and the inner edges of the lamellae lie against the second hollow organ and, in an open state, a gap is formed between the lamellae through which the hollow organs connected to one another can be guided outwardly out of the through aperture.
US09186146B2	System and method for mechanical closure of wounds Devices for treating wounds and methods of treating wounds are described. In use, the devices allow both mechanical force and negative pressure therapy.
US09186145B2	Device and method to facilitate safe, adhesion-free surgical closures Surgical devices and methods are provided for preventing the formation of post-operative adhesions. In one device, an envelope of bioabsorbable material defines at least one opening, and a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material is disposed on an exterior surface of the envelope. A rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is at least partially disposed in a space inside the envelope, without adhering to the envelope such that the barrier member can be pulled out of the envelope through the opening. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is removably attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material by a controlled adhesive. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid bioabsorbable barrier member, such as compressed cellulose, is attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material. The envelope of bioabsorbable material may include cellulose or oxidized regenerated cellulose. The adhesion-preventing material may include chemically modified sodium hyaluronate and carboxymethylcellulose.
US09186143B2	Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments A surgical instrument including an end effector that has a selectively reciprocatable implement movably supported therein. The implement is selectively advanceable in a distal direction upon application of a rotary actuation motion thereto and retractable in a proximal direction upon application of a rotary retraction motion thereto. An elongate shaft assembly is coupled to the end effector and is configured to transmit the rotary actuation motion and rotary retraction motion to the reciprocatable implement from a robotic system that is configured to generate the rotary actuation motion and said rotary retraction motion.
US09186139B2	Surgical device A surgical device includes a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw between a first position, in which the first and second jaws are aligned within a plane, and a second position, in which the second jaw is in non-parallel correspondence to the plane. The surgical device may include a surgical member, e.g., a cutting and/or stapling element, disposed within the first law, and a second driver configured to cause relative movement of the surgical member in a direction parallel to the plane. The first and second jaws may include a camming arrangement that is configured to move the second jaw between the first and second positions. The camming arrangement may include a channel disposed along at least a portion of one or both of the first and second jaws, and a ball bearing disposed within the channel.
US09186137B2	Cartridge shipping aid A cartridge shipping aid is provided to retain staples within staple pockets of a staple cartridge during shipment. The cartridge shipping aid includes a base and a longitudinal rib extending perpendicularly from an underside of the base and indiscernible into a knife slot formed in a staple cartridge. One or more perpendicular keys are formed along a lower edge of the longitudinally extending rib for engagement with an underside surface of the staple cartridge. The cartridge shipping aid may additionally include sidewalls projecting perpendicularly from outer edges of the base. Projections are formed on one end of the base for engagement with associate detents formed on the staple cartridge. Grasping structure is formed adjacent one end of the base and longitudinal rib.
US09186136B2	Surgical clip applier A surgical clip applier is provided including a housing; at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing; a channel assembly extending distally from the housing; a plurality of clips loaded in the clip carrier; a drive channel translatably supported in the housing and the channel assembly, the drive channel being translated upon actuation of the at least one handle; and a counter mechanism supported in the housing, the counter mechanism including indicia visible through the housing, wherein the indicia corresponds to a quantity of clips loaded in the clip applier, wherein the indicia decrements upon each firing of the clip applier resulting in a reduction in the quantity of clips remaining of the plurality of clips.
US09186134B2	Suture and retainer assembly and SULU A suturing system for receiving and retaining a suture is disclosed and includes a suture, at least one retainer, and at least one needle. Each needle is able to receive and removably retain the suture within a groove located in a tapered end. The retainer has a body that defines an aperture therethrough. The shape of the aperture is formed by a central passageway, and a pair of diametrically opposed slots extending radially outward from the central passageway. The central passageway is sized to allow passage of the needle therethrough. Each slot defines a tortured path section that permits passage of the suture in a first direction and inhibits passage of the suture in a second direction.
US09186132B2	Lateral access system and method of use A surgical access device including a frame, first and second supports, and first and second retractor blades releasably coupled with the first and second supports, respectively. The frame has first and second arms. The first support is releasably coupled with the first and second arms. The second support is slidably mounted on the first and second arms. The second support is movable between a first position with the retractor blades in close cooperative position and a spaced apart position with respect to the first support. The first and second retractor blades each have a distal end portion configured and adapted to engage a vertebral body. In one method of use, the retractor is inserted through an incision in first orientation with the blades in close approximation and rotated approximately 90°, before spreading the retractor blades to retract tissue.
US09186130B2	Endoluminal system for gastrointestinal treatment Improved methods and devices for performing an endoscopic surgery are provided. Systems are taught for operatively treating gastrointestinal disorders endoscopically in a stable, yet dynamic operative environment, and in a minimally-invasive manner. Such systems include, for example, an endoscopic surgical suite. The surgical suite can have a reversibly-expandable retractor that expands to provide a stable, operative environment within a subject. The expansion can be asymmetric around a stabilizer subsystem to maximize space for a tool and an endoscope to each be maneuvered independently to visualize a target tissue and treat the target tissue from outside the patient in a minimally invasive manner.
US09186129B2	Expandable device for tissue collection from an aerodigestive body lumen A device for obtaining tissue from the aerodigestive tract is provided. The device may have internal and external folds and a tissue collection surface for collecting a tissue sample from a body lumen, such as the nose or throat. The present invention is also directed to methods of collecting a tissue sample using the devices, described herein.
US09186128B2	Needle biopsy device A device for needle biopsy is provided. The device includes a handle member having proximal and distal portions. A proximal handle member is disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a distal handle member is disposed to the distal portion of the handle member. A sheath lumen is disposed within the handle member and extends from the distal portion of the handle member. A needle housing member is partially disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a needle is disposed within the sheath lumen. A plurality of protrusions are disposed upon the needle.
US09186126B2	Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic device An ultrasonic probe (102) which has high propagation efficiency of ultrasound and can obtain a high resolution ultrasonic diagnostic image. The ultrasonic probe (102) includes an ultrasonic transducer including: a piezoelectric body (208) which generates ultrasound; and a first matching layer (101) which is disposed in a predetermined direction as seen from the piezoelectric body (208) and is for performing acoustic matching between the piezoelectric body (208) and a subject. The first matching layer (101) includes a plurality of matching regions (101a, 101b, 101c) which have a uniform thickness in the predetermined direction, are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction, and include at least two matching regions having frequency characteristics of ultrasound transmittance that are different from each other.
US09186124B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic image processing apparatus, and ultrasonic image processing method A peripheral region is detected by using original image data acquired by ultrasound scan. Blend processing is executed in the peripheral region such that a rate of a smoothed image increases and a rate of an original image decreases as a distance from a blood flow region increases.
US09186123B1	Ultrasound scanners with anisotropic heat distributors for ultrasound probe Ultrasound scanners with anisotropic heat distributors and associated methods of operation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an ultrasound scanner can include a housing having a surface enclosing an internal cavity, an electronic component in the internal cavity of the housing, and a heat distributor between the surface of the housing and the electronic component. The heat distributor is in thermal communication with both the electronic component and the surface of the housing. The heat distributor includes a laminated structure having a conductive layer and a insulative layer stacked one on the other.
US09186121B2	Detector module A detector module is provided, where a side of a signal adapter circuit board opposite to an X-ray source has an analog signal output terminal, at least one A/D chip is installed on an A/D conversion circuit board, and the signal adapter circuit board and the A/D conversion circuit board are connected through non-removable flexible connection with a data line. The data line is connected with the analog signal output terminal and an input terminal of the at least one A/D chip, and is adapted to transmit an analog signal. Therefore, the number of A/D conversion circuit boards in a direction of a channel of a scan chamber is increased, and a signal adapter circuit board along a direction of the channel of the scan chamber may be set to have a maximum width when detector modules are arranged closely, which is beneficial for reducing wiring density of signal wires.
US09186120B2	Inductive rotating transmission devices with ripple compensation for computer tomographs A method for compensation of input voltage fluctuations in an inductive rotating coupler is disclosed. This coupler includes a power generator that feeds an alternating-current voltage into a resonance circuit including a resonance capacitor and an inductive rotating transmission device. The power generator is fed with an input direct-current voltage that may fluctuate, for example, owing to residual ripple. A control unit determines this input direct-current voltage and calculates there from an optimum operating frequency for the power generator, so that the output voltage at the load remains constant.
US09186119B2	Radiation image capturing system, radiation detecting apparatus, image capturing base and radiation image capturing method A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification.
US09186112B2	Tissue oximetry probe geometry for robust calibration and self-correction A sensor head for a compact oximeter sensor device includes light sources and light detectors. A compact oximeter sensor device implementation is entirely self-contained, without any need to connect, via wires or wirelessly, to a separate system unit. The sources and detectors are arranged in a circular arrangement having various source-detector pair distances that allow for robust calibration and self-correction in a compact probe. Other source-detector arrangements are also possible.
US09186109B2	Methods and systems for qualifying physiological values based on metrics A physiological monitoring system may process a physiological signal such a photoplethysmograph signal from a subject. The system may determine physiological information, such as a physiological rate, from the physiological signal. The system may use search techniques and qualification techniques to determine one or more initialization parameters. The initialization parameters may be used to calculate and qualify a physiological rate. The system may use signal conditioning to reduce noise in the physiological signal and to improve the determination of physiological information. The system may use qualification techniques to confirm determined physiological parameters. The system may also use autocorrelation techniques, cross-correlation techniques, fast start techniques, and/or reference waveforms when processing the physiological signal.
US09186107B2	Methods for assessing risk of bone fracture The invention generally relates to methods for assessing risk of bone fracture. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve a) conducting an assay to determine a characteristic of keratinized tissue obtained from a mammal, b) analyzing at least one bone-fracture risk factor associated with the mammal, and c) correlating results from steps (a) and (b), thereby assessing the risk of bone fracture of a bone of the mammal.
US09186106B2	Detecting, quantifying, and/or classifying seizures using multimodal data A method, comprising receiving at least one of a signal relating to a first cardiac activity and a signal relating to a first body movement from a patient; triggering at least one of a test of the patient's responsiveness, awareness, a second cardiac activity, a second body movement, a spectral analysis test of the second cardiac activity, and a spectral analysis test of the second body movement, based on at least one of the signal relating to the first cardiac activity and the signal relating to the first body movement; determining an occurrence of an epileptic event based at least in part on said one or more triggered tests; and performing a further action in response to said determination of said occurrence of said epileptic event. Further methods allow classification of epileptic events. Apparatus and systems capable of implementing the method.
US09186103B2	System and method for spin logic Systems and methods can perform automatic computation developed using carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons and/or InSb p-n bilayer channel avalanche diodes and wires. Spin logic can provide improvements in speed, power, and area, promising to be a high-performance logic family for the next generation of computing. The systems and methods can replace CMOS, for example, for general computing applications.
US09186100B2	Systems and methods for phlebotomy through a peripheral IV catheter An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line. The apparatus includes an introducer and a catheter configured to advance the catheter through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the catheter and place in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced the catheter is configured to transport a bodily fluid (i.e. blood) to a volume outside of the body.
US09186099B2	Lancet cartridge A lancet cartridge is provided with a skin contact section that is held in the interior of a lancet holder and that includes a second pricking opening. A first pricking opening is formed to a size such that a skin contact section can be accommodated therein. Upon pressing in the pricking direction, the skin contact section is accommodated in the first pricking opening, and the leading end section of a pricking member protrudes through the second pricking opening.
US09186098B2	Medical device inserters and processes of inserting and using medical devices An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.
US09186094B2	Ellipticity measuring device A balloon catheter is used for dilating tubular members of the body such as dilating stenotic aortic valve leaflets found in the aortic root, and measuring the shape and dimensions of the annulus. The balloon has two larger diameter bulbous regions; one is positioned in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the other in the aortic sinus; a smaller diameter waist region is positioned across the aortic annulus. During inflation of the balloon, the balloon waist expands in diameter until it comes into contact with the aortic annulus. The balloon pressure and inflation volume is monitored during inflation so that an inflection point in the dP/dV curve is seen at the point of contact of the waist with the annulus. Radiopaque rings and/or marker bands in the device allow the size and orientation of the elliptical annulus to be calculated.
US09186090B2	Method and system for DLCO quality control testing The present invention can provide a system and method for DLCO quality control testing and can include an apparatus for testing a pulmonary diagnostic device capable of performing single breath carbon monoxide uptake measurement, comprising: a single gas-tight chamber, with a gas port configured to receive gas from or to expel gas to the exterior of the chamber and a partition configured to change the volume of the single gas-tight chamber; the single gas-tight chamber capable of expanding and contracting; a member disposed within the single gas-tight chamber and configured to limit the movement of the partition, the member being adjustable to set a predetermined maximum volume of the single gas-tight chamber and a predetermined volume of DLCO test gas that the single gas-tight chamber can receive; and an interface configured for the transfer of gas between the pulmonary diagnostic device and the simulation device via the gas port.
US09186083B2	Method and system for sleep stage determination A method and system for sleep stage determination is disclosed comprising: acquiring EEG data from two or more EEG electrodes of an electrode arrangement, wherein the EEG data is divided into one or more epochs; detecting graphoelements from the EEG data for each epoch using a graphoelement detector; calculating a differential entropy from the EEG data for each epoch in an entropy module; and assigning a sleep stage to each epoch based on the calculated differential entropy and the detected graphoelements in a classifier module. This new method and system of sleep staging is potentially suited for, but not limited to, unattended sleep diagnostic scenarios.
US09186081B2	System and method for diagnosing arrhythmias and directing catheter therapies An efficient system for diagnosing arrhythmias and directing catheter therapies may allow for measuring, classifying, analyzing, and mapping spatial electrophysiological (EP) patterns within a body. The efficient system may further guide arrhythmia therapy and update maps as treatment is delivered. The efficient system may use a medical device having a high density of sensors with a known spatial configuration for collecting EP data and positioning data. Further, the efficient system may also use an electronic control system (ECU) for computing and providing the user with a variety of metrics, derivative metrics, high definition (HD) maps, HD composite maps, and general visual aids for association with a geometrical anatomical model shown on a display device.
US09186075B2	Indicating the accuracy of a physiological parameter This disclosure describes systems and methods for displaying information that describes the accuracy of estimated values of physiological parameters. As part of the process of estimating a physiological parameter, the data used for the estimation are further analyzed to determine one or more statistical parameters indicative of the accuracy of the estimate. These statistical parameters are then displayed to the caregiver in order to provide the caregiver additional information concerning the estimated value. In the systems and methods described herein, one or more probability analyses are performed on the data used to generate the estimate of the physiological parameter. The analyses may include calculating the accuracy, confidence interval or some other statistical parameter representative of the accuracy of the estimate of the physiological parameter from the variations in the data An indication of the accuracy and/or an indication of the calculated probability may then be displayed to a caregiver or user.
US09186073B2	Removable handheld unit A measuring device including a sensor that generates data representing a detected body parameter, such as body fat, body water and weight of an individual. A portable device removably connected to the measuring device for receiving, displaying and storing the data representing the detected body parameter. The portable device may correlate the stored data with an individual user. The portable device is responsive to a personal computer for uploading the stored information thereto.
US09186067B2	Apparatus for applying a plurality of electro-magnetic radiations to a sample An apparatus for applying electro-magnetic radiations to a sample is provided. The apparatus can include an arrangement which has a specific portion with a plurality of channels. One channel(s) can facilitate a first radiation to be forwarded to the sample within an anatomical structure, and another channel(s) can facilitate a second radiation to be forwarded to the sample. The first radiation can have a first wavelength band, and the second radiation can have a second wavelength band, which can be substantially different from the first wavelength band. The first radiation can be delivered to a first area of the sample, and the second radiation can be delivered to a second area of the sample. Each of the channels can facilitate a particular radiation(s) to be forwarded to the sample that is within an anatomical structure of the sample, the radiations being delivered to different areas of the sample.
US09186064B2	Internal optical spectroscope and method for real time in-situ diagnosis in living cells The present application relates to an internal optical spectroscope comprising: a needle sleeve insertable into and removable from targeted living tissue; a shaft housed by the needle sleeve including at least one v-shaped trough including an aft side and a next-to-aft side; a light source comprising variable light wave lengths of both visible and near infrared light; at least one light transmission fiber comprising a transmitting end; at least one light detector fiber comprising a receptive end; and data processor. The present application also relates to a method of performing an optical biopsy in situ.
US09186063B2	Scanned laser vein contrast enhancer using one laser for a detection mode and a display mode The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer that includes a Miniature Projection Head, The Miniature Projection Head may be operated in one of three modes, AFM, DBM, and RTM. The Miniature Projection Head of the present invention projects an image of the veins of a patient, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein for an intravenous drip, blood test, and the like. The Miniature projection head may have a cavity for a power source or it may have a power source located in a body portion of the Miniature Vein Enhancer. The Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to one of several improved needle protectors, or the Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to a body similar to a flashlight for hand held use. The Miniature Vein Enhancer of the present invention may also be attached to a magnifying glass, a flat panel display, and the like.
US09186061B2	System and method for evaluating a patient status for use in heart failure assessment A system and method for evaluating a patient status from sampled physiometry for use in heart failure assessment is presented. Physiological measures are stored, including at least one of direct measures regularly recorded on a substantially continuous basis by an implantable medical device for a patient and measures derived from the direct measures. At least one of those of the physiological measures, which each relate to a same type of physiometry, and those of the physiological measures, which each relate to a different type of physiometry are sampled. A status for the patient is determined through analysis of the sampled physiological measures assembled from a plurality of recordation points. The sampled physiological measures are evaluated. Trends that are indicated by the patient status, which might affect cardiac performance of the patient, are identified. Each trend is compared to worsening heart failure indications to generate a notification of parameter violations.
US09186058B2	Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus configured to process a tomographic image of an object to be examined, includes: a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the image processing apparatus to: set a reference line, which is used as a reference for setting a cross sectional position, on a front image of the object, the cross sectional position being one of a position where a two-dimensional tomographic image is acquired from three-dimensional data of the object, and a position where measurement light for generating a tomographic image is scanned; and set the cross sectional position having a predetermined angle as an angle relative to the set reference line.
US09186057B2	Optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus and control method thereof An optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus capable of shortening the time required for focus adjustment and reducing the burden on an object is provided. The apparatus includes a first focus unit that moves a first optical focus member disposed in a light-receiving optical system of an optical observation system that obtains an observed image of an object, and a second focus unit that moves a second optical focus member disposed in an optical interference system that acquires a tomographic image of the object in conjunction with a movement of the first optical focus member.
US09186055B2	Anti-extravasation sheath The devices shown provide for the minimization of extravazation during arthroscopic surgery. The anti-extravazation sheath having a plurality of drainage apertures disposed in a central portion of the outer tube allows a surgeon to drain excess fluids from the tissue surrounding the surgical field during an arthroscopic surgical procedures when the drainage apertures are disposed within the tissue surrounding an arthroscopic surgical field outside of the joint capsule.
US09186054B2	Endoscope apparatus including a plurality of light-emitting devices An endoscope apparatus according to a present embodiment has a CCD and an LED control section which controls LED1 and LED2. The LED control section sequentially drives the two LEDs, LED1 and LED2, on the basis of an image pickup start timing signal corresponding to each image pickup cycle S for the CCD within the image pickup cycle S such that driving time periods for LED1 and LED2 do not overlap. The LED control section also variably controls the driving time periods for LED1 and LED2 to adjust an amount of exposure within the image pickup cycle S and performs control so as to conduct, within the image pickup cycle S, at least a first drive within the image pickup cycle S of LED2 that is a second or subsequent one to be driven with reference to a timing for driving of LED1 that is driven earlier.
US09186052B1	Reduced area imaging device incorporated within endoscopic devices A reduced area imaging device is provided for use in medical or dental instruments such as an endoscope. The imaging device is provided in various configurations, and connections between the imaging device elements and a video display may be achieved by wired or wireless connections. A connector assembly located near the imaging device interconnects the imaging device to an image/power cable extending through the endoscope. The connector provides strain relief and stabilization for electrically interconnecting the imager to the cable. The connector also serves as the structure for anchoring the distal ends of steering wires extending through the body of the endoscopic device. The connector includes a strain relief member mounted over a body of the connector. The connector allows a steering wire capability without enlarging the profile of the distal tip of the endoscopic device.
US09186049B2	Extensible and guidable apparatus The current invention presents an extensible and guidable apparatus and methods to evaluate tubular or cavitary structure. The apparatus has a power, control and display unit and a flexible tubular device having a proximal end and a distal end. A stretchable conduit and a plurality of extensible channels run longitudinally inside the flexible tubular device. The flexible tubular device comprises a non-extensible tubular shaft and a reversibly extensible tubular shaft, connected longitudinally in tandem. The reversibly extensible tubular shaft comprises a plurality of reversible extension segments and is controllably longitudinally extensible and bendable by changes in pressure and volume of a medium in said reversible extension segments. Said tubular device is directionally bendable at the distal end by selective negative changes in pressure in said distal end. Said tubular device obtains visual information of target area and material samples, and is capable of manipulation of the target area.
US09186047B2	Instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensor An instrument system that includes an elongate instrument body and an optical fiber sensor is provided. The optical fiber sensor includes an elongate optical fiber that is coupled to the elongate instrument body, wherein a portion of the optical fiber is coupled to the elongate instrument body in a manner to provide slack in the fiber to allow for axial extension of the elongate instrument body relative to the optical fiber.
US09186043B2	Laparoscopic scaffold assembly A scaffold assembly includes an instrument pod and a plurality of actuable movers. The instrument pod may include one or more instruments operably coupled thereto. The instrument pod is inserted through a tissue tract into the body cavity. Each actuatable mover includes an insertion member extending therefrom for insertion within tissue. Each mover has one or more lines removably attachable to the instrument pod that are configured to move the instrument pod between different positions relative to each mover upon the actuation of one or more of the movers to move the instrument pod within the body cavity.
US09186042B2	Electronic endoscope apparatus An electronic endoscope apparatus includes an electronic endoscope including an insertion portion, an operation portion, and a universal cord; a plurality of types of signal cables which are selectively placed between the insertion portion and a connection connector of the universal cord, have equal lengths and different diameters, and include overall shields having surface areas corresponding to the diameters; and an electromagnetic covering member which is configured to have a predetermined surface area and covers a small-diameter signal cable to form a shield reinforcing portion, the shield reinforcing portion electrically connected to the overall shield of the small-diameter signal cable causing a sum of the surface area of the shield reinforcing portion and the surface area of the overall shield of the small-diameter signal cable to be set to be equal to or larger than the surface area of the overall shield of a large-diameter signal cable.
US09186040B2	Sealing structure and antenna apparatus A sealing structure has: a plate portion that is formed with a harder material than a bendable substrate and interposes an electronic device via the substrate from a top surface and a back surface of the substrate on which the electronic device is mounted; and an elastic body that is provided on an outer periphery of the plate portion to cover a part of the plate portion and integrally molded so as to press the plate portion against the substrate.
US09186039B2	Basket of dishwasher for washing components of baby bottle A dishwasher basket washes a cap, ring, and nipple (collectively, “the components”) of a baby bottle. A body holds the ring and nipple in position in non-contacting relationship with each other and a dishwasher and includes a restraint extending from an interior side wall of the body into an interior thereof and retaining the ring above a part of the nipple while allowing a remainder of the nipple to pass by the ring. A cover is disposed directly above and spaced from the body for holding the cap in position relative to the ring, nipple, and dishwasher and covering entirely the components and a remainder of the basket. A grid is disposed between the body and cover for spacing the nipple and ring from the cap and movable out of the way such that a vertical path defined by alignment of the components is clear for reassembly thereof.
US09186038B2	Dishwasher The present invention relates to a dishwasher (1) that comprises a body (2), a door (3) allowing access into the body (2), at least two hangers (4) secured oppositely on the ceiling (T) of the body (2), at least two rails (5) each secured to the hangers (4) and at least one drawer (6) installed to the rails (5) from the opposite sides to be movable thereon, wherein the items to be washed are emplaced.
US09186033B2	Surface cleaning with concurrently usable prespray and rinse units A soiled surface cleaning system is described for pre spraying soiled surface areas, and for rinsing and extracting the pre sprayed soiled surface areas, wherein the pre spraying of the soiled surface areas does not have to be stopped in order to perform the rinsing and extracting of the pre sprayed soiled surface areas.
US09186024B2	Wet tissue supply apparatus Disclosed herein is a wet tissue supply apparatus including: a storage box containing dry tissues put on top of each other therein and having a first hole; an exit member having a second hole which is opposed to the first hole inside the storage box, the exit member enabling a user to draw out the dry tissues contained in the storage box through the first hole; a water container which is mounted above the exit member and the storage box and has a water outlet; an opening and closing member mounted at the water outlet of the water container and located between the first hole and the second hole to open and close the water outlet while being lifted; and a push member mounted on the exit member and located beneath the opening and closing member to lift the opening and closing member, wherein the dry tissue gets wet with the water of the water container while passing between the first hole and the second hole.
US09186022B1	Mixing blade for blending apparatus and methods A blade configured for use in a blending apparatus includes a body portion and a pair of wing portions extending from the body portion. At least a leading edge of the blade is forged to increase a hardness property. The leading edge may have a minimum thickness that provides a relatively blunt leading edge. The wing portions of the blade may be formed after forging the blade.
US09186018B2	Dispensing assembly for machines for the preparation of beverages using capsules A dispensing assembly (30) for a machine for the preparation of liquid products using capsules includes: an injector device (50), for introducing into a capsule (10) water and/or steam under pressure; a capsule holder (40), facing the injector device (50) and designed to receive the capsule (10); and an actuation linkage (80), for causing displacements of the capsule holder (40) between a spaced position and a close position with respect to the injector device (50). The dispensing assembly (30) further includes ejector means (70), which are designed to push the capsule (10) towards the outside of the capsule holder (40) according to the displacement of the capsule holder (40) towards its spaced position from the injector device (50). The ejector means (70) are mechanically constrained to the actuation linkage by means of a mechanical connection.
US09186013B1	Unity heart assembly A multi-piece ceremonial sculpture that when assembled creates a symbol for unity during a wedding, anniversary, or union ceremony. The method of assembling the sculpture is to insert a first bent-shaped heart piece onto a base and then insert a second bent heart-shaped piece onto the base each by means of pegs and peg holes. The first bent heart-shaped piece and the second bent heart-shaped piece may be fastened together through a hinge connection. Finally, a pin may be inserted through the hinge connection of the first bent heart-shaped piece and the second bent heart-shaped piece to secure the two pieces together. The completed assembly resembles one three-dimensional heart, yet maintaining the identities of each individual heart symbolizing two hearts coming together into a union.
US09186012B2	Glove dispensing device The glove dispensing device enables the placement of a glove on a glove retainer. The placement of the glove on the glove retainer at least partially seals the glove with the glove retainer. The user activates a vacuum that draws the glove into a housing of the glove dispensing device. The vacuum inverts the glove thus opening the glove to allow placement of the user's hand within the glove. The user may then remove his hand with the glove from the glove retainer. To assist with removing the glove from the glove retainer, the glove dispensing device provides a release toggle stored within the glove retainer. The user adjusts the release toggle to break the seal of the glove with the glove retainer. Breaking the seal overcomes the pressure applied to the glove from the vacuum. Thus, the glove is applied to the user's hand and ready for use.
US09186011B2	Bra assistive device A bra assistive device is provided. The present invention allows disabled individuals who lack the use of one of their arms to put a bra on in a convenient and efficient manner. The present invention consists of a base that is designed to be secured between an individual's knees or thighs, a shaft extending from the base, a first connector integrally affixed to the shaft, a second connector removably positioned on the shaft, and an adjustable strap having a first end and a second end connected to the second connector. The present invention allows individuals who only have a single operative arm to clasp the opposing ends of a bra strap together, which generally requires two operative arms, and thereby put a bra on.
US09186009B2	Hanger strap and shoulder covers The hanger strap and shoulder covers relates in general to a system for efficiently storing garments on a hanger while allowing for said garments to properly rest upon said hanger such that they do not form bumps, creases, or other wrinkles in general. This is accomplished by securely attaching wide shoulder covers to the shoulder rails of a typical wire, plastic, or other similar hanger. A hanger strap may thereafter be attached to the neck of the hanger. The lower portion of this hanger strap is designed to receive the hook portion of another hanger. This additional hanger may also have wide shoulder forms attached to it. This system may effectively double the space of a typical closet while ensuring that garments retain their proper form.
US09186006B2	Portable liquid warmer An apparatus for warming consumable liquids and for controllably maintaining the elevated temperature of the liquid that includes a housing having an upper portion, a tapered lower portion and a side wall defining a tapered receiving chamber for receiving the container containing the consumable liquid. Disposed within the housing in close proximity to the tapered receiving chamber is an electric heater for heating the receiving chamber. Operably associated with the electric heater is a controller that includes an electrical circuit for energizing the electric heater and for controllably maintaining the electric heater at a selected one of a plurality of elevated temperatures.
US09186002B2	Filled bedding articles consisting of more than one filler The present invention is directed to a bedding article which provides a structured construction for filling with filler material. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a bedding article that incorporates a number of pattern arrangements. The pattern arrangements allow for the sequestration of high performance filler material to areas of maximum effectiveness. Likewise, the pattern arrangement allows for standard performance material to be used in areas where user interaction is likely to be minimal, in order to minimize the amount of material needed in manufacture.
US09185997B2	Container dispenser A container dispenser includes structure to support a nested stack of containers. The dispenser includes a crossbar at the lower end of the structure and a pair of spaced apart upright posts to which a retention wire clip may be removably mounted. The wire clip is designed to engage the exterior side wall or lip of the outermost cup of the nested stack, and in effect, hold the outermost container against the cross bar. This not only keeps the outermost container from falling away from the dispenser but also retains the nested stack in the dispenser. The retention wire clip is preferably formed of spring steel.
US09185994B2	Compact jumper A compact jumper for an infant or young child. The compact jumper includes a support frame, at least one resilient member, and a child-receiving apparatus. The support frame is configured for resting on a support surface and the at least one resilient member is coupled to a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is supported by the at least one resilient member and is guided by a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is movable with respect to the support surface as the child moves and jumps.
US09185993B2	Child carrier A child carrier having a waist belt, an upper torso support, a hammock coupled to the waist belt and to the upper torso support, and a thigh support strap extending to each side of the hammock. Each thigh support strap has an inward end portion proximate to the hammock and an outward end portion configured for selective coupling to the upper torso support in multiple positions. When the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support, the hammock and the thigh support straps form a seat to support a child in an ergonomic spread-squat position in inward and outward facing orientations. The shape of the seat adjusts depending on the positions in which the outward end portions of the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support.
US09185989B1	Pillow and shade for an automobile The pillow and shade for an automobile includes a pillow that is secured to a securing member. The securing member is configured to secure itself to a window of a vehicle in order to secure the pillow against the window of the vehicle. The pillow is further defined with a top edge on which an armature extends to support a visor member. The visor member forms a shade that is configured to cast over a head of an end user. The head of the end user is positioned against said pillow.
US09185988B1	Solar wireless beach chair An improvement for a collapsible beach chair includes an umbrella mechanism that has a rigid support post fixed with an expandable canopy. The canopy includes at least one flexible solar panel and power lines electrically connected with an umbrella electrical connector. A clamping mechanism supports the umbrella mechanism with one of a pair of back support posts of the chair. A chair electrical connector cooperative with the umbrella electrical connector is electrically connected with a pair of audio transducers each fixed with one of a pair of armrests of the chair. Each audio transducer is adapted for receiving a wireless audio signal and reproducing such signal audibly. A rechargeable battery and powered USB ports may further be provided, as well as pockets suspended from the arm rests of the chair to enclose the audio transducers and the rechargeable battery.
US09185987B1	Adaptable seat caddy A seat caddy for secure organization of personal items at a stadium event and having variable attachment means to permit it to be releasably attached to either the seat back or seat bottom of a standard stadium seat and a method for using same. In a first configurations the seat caddy is releasably attached to the seat back of the seat in front of the user using a strap that wraps around one or more of the horizontal slats of the stadium seat back. In a second configuration, the seat caddy is provided with a hook that hooks the caddy to the back edge of and across the top of the seat base of a stadium seat such that the caddy is disposed in a vertical position at the front edge of the seat base. The caddy contains pockets for holding personal items and that are held in a vertical position according to both methods for attaching the seat caddy to a stadium seat. The caddy is further designed to be waterproof and removable so that a spectator may keep his personal items organized across multiple stadium events.
US09185984B2	Folded sheets of material for use as a structural member and assembly thereof Disclosed herein are folded sheets of material for use as a structural member and assembly thereof. According to an aspect, a sheet of material defines one or more tabs, slots, and a plurality of fold lines. The fold lines are spaced such that folding the sheet along the fold lines places the slots in substantial alignment for receiving the at least one tab such that a structural member having a web formed in an interior thereof is formed.
US09185979B1	Floating metal shelf and mounting bracket An embodiment of a floating shelf and mounting bracket provides two parts, a hollow metal shelf and a bracket. The metal shelf includes five enclosed sides. The metal shelf back side that mounts to a planar surface is partially open creating an integral mounting tab surface that allows the metal shelf to simply be lowered onto an offset upward bend of the mounting bracket that is attached to the planar surface, providing a quick and secure mounting method of the shelf without any visible brackets or hardware. An alternate embodiment includes notched openings in the metal shelf back side sized to receive and engage spacer posts on the mounting bracket upward bend for further lateral shelf stability.
US09185976B2	Adjusting device An adjusting device includes a fixed member; first and second plates, both connected to the fixed member; a first adjusting member; and a first locking member. The fixed member has a first hole and a window. The second plate has first and second contact portions. The first adjusting member has an adjusting portion contacting against the second contact portion and has an eccentric portion extending through the window and movably connected to the first plate. The first locking member partially extends through the first contact portion and the first hole to connect with the first plate. The second plate can be displaced relative to the fixed member in response to displacement of the first adjusting member.
US09185975B2	Modular stackable shelving framework and equipment storage system A modular storage system and method, a module and a method of making the same include a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the top panel and bottom panel comprising first and second opposed edges, and first and second side members. Each of the first and second side members comprises: a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edges of the first and second side members being attached to the opposed edges of the top panel, and the bottom edges of the first and second side members being attached to the opposed edges of the bottom panel; and a longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of the side member along a longitudinal axis of the side member, longitudinal attachment features of first and second modules enabling coupling together of the first and second modules.
US09185970B1	Portable cutting table and associated method A portable cutting table including a free-standing frame capable of being transported between remote locations wherein the frame is biased between folded and unfolded positions, respectively. A cutting surface support platform is attached to a top of the frame and a cutting surface connected to the cutting surface support platform. The portable cutting table further includes a mechanism for selectively biasing the frame between the folded and unfolded positions while the cutting surface remains statically engaged with the cutting surface support platform. A plurality of knife-holding implements directly and fixedly mated to the frame in such a manner that the knife-holding implements are simultaneously articulated about a fulcrum axis and thereby automatically displaced between stored and exposed positions as the frame is biased between the folded and unfolded positions, respectively.
US09185967B2	Toothbrush A toothbrush head in which oral hygiene parts, in particular toothbrush bristles, are set in a flexible pad. Typically the pad is made of a thermoplastic elastomer or a polyurethane gel material. The pad is supported on support parts which are connected to the toothbrush handle in various ways, for example arms or a web structure.
US09185964B2	Personal load distribution device Support assemblies releasably extending between a ballistic vest and a waist encircling belt transfer the loads from the vest to the belt relieving the stress on the wearer's shoulders and spine. Each support assembly has a stiff carbon fiber bar enclosed within webbing which is attached to a side section of the vest such as by extending within a downwardly opening pocket, and is attached to the belt such as by an upwardly opening pocket. Alternatively, plastic shelves mounted to the belt can support the weight of the vest.
US09185963B2	Deodorant dispensing device and related methods A deodorant dispensing device and related method comprising a housing having two open ends, two cartridges contained within said housing wherein the two cartridges contain a solid or semi-solid deodorant, two caps removably attached to the two open ends of the housing, and a dual extension mechanism that controls the extension and retraction of the solid or semi-solid deodorant out of the two open ends of the housing. A preferable embodiment of the device employs open ends of the housing that are configured in axial alignment so that the two open ends extend in opposite directions. Another preferable embodiment of the device employs cartridges that are removably attached to the housing, disposable, and replaceable with replacement cartridges.
US09185955B2	Flexible jewelry cover A flexible, durable, comfortable, cost-effective, easy-on, easy-off flexible jewelry cover completely envelopes jewelry articles and elements extending from said articles, preventing the user from scratching, abrading, or otherwise harming other people or articles he may touch. Further, the cover protects the jewelry articles from unwanted, damaging, and messy substances. The cover may be adapted for use on any appendage, including, but not limited to, fingers, toes, wrists, ankles, hands, and feet. Due to the durable, yet flexible material, the cover fits comfortably on any appendage and does not restrict bodily movements. The cover will not pierce or puncture exterior layers of clothing such as gloves and socks. The cover is also disposable, therefore promoting sanitary conditions.
US09185943B2	Self-adhesive eyelashes extension set A self-adhesive artificial eyelash system attachable to a subject wearer's existing natural eyelashes to modify the appearance of the existing natural eyelashes is disclosed. The system includes an adhesive that passes between the existing natural eyelashes and adheres to surrounding support strips such that the existing natural eyelashes are disposed between upper and lower support strips and the adhered support strips are supported on the existing natural eyelashes. Artificial lash hairs extend from the support strips and thus are supported on the existing natural eyelashes via the adhered support strips. The adherence layer between the support strips may include mechanical fasteners.
US09185941B2	Synthetic insulation with microporous membrane An insulation package and method of formation including a functional layer, a breathable water repellant insulating layer, and a highly breathable microporous membrane layer having a network of pores. The functional fabric, the highly breathable insulating layer and the microporous membrane layer are laminated to one another to form a waterproof breathable insulated fabric.
US09185939B2	Aerosol-generating article having biodegradeble flavour-generating component An aerosol-generating article is provided, including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod, the plurality of elements including an aerosol-forming substrate, and a mouthpiece filter located downstream from the aerosol-forming substrate within the rod. The aerosol-generating article further includes a volatile flavor-generating component disposed between the aerosol-forming substrate and the mouthpiece filter within the rod. In some embodiments, the volatile flavor-generating component is supported by a low resistance support element located between the aerosol-forming substrate and the mouthpiece filter. In some embodiments, the volatile flavor-generating component is menthol.
US09185934B2	Device and method for supplying ground or cut tobacco material to a portioning device A device of the tobacco processing industry and method for supplying ground or cut tobacco material having at least 35% moisture content. The device includes a conveyor, a portioner, and a homogenizer device including a needle roller and a picker roller. The needle roller is located downstream, relative to a tobacco conveying direction, of the conveyor and is structured and arranged to receive tobacco material from the conveyor, and the picker roller is structured and arranged to expel tobacco material out of the needle roller in a direction of the portioner.
US09185931B2	Oral product An oral product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-stable polymer matrix, cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, and a mouth-soluble binder dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix.
US09185924B2	Sugar free mannitol confectionery and methods of making same Disclosed are sugar free confectionery products, methods of making, and multilayer structures prepared from the confectionery products and chewing gum.
US09185920B2	Atmosphere control around respiring biological materials Packaging of respiring biological materials, particularly bananas and other fruits, in sealed containers. The containers preferably include a gas-permeable membrane comprising (1) a microporous film, and (2) a polymeric coating on the microporous film. Using appropriate containers and appropriate controlled atmospheres around the container, the respiring materials can be stored and/or ripened under controlled conditions. Bananas can be ripened while they are being transported, or in conventional ripening rooms without opening the containers in which they have been transported. The ripe bananas are less dehydrated and remain in a satisfactory ripened state for longer periods of time. The gas-permeable membrane can preferably take the form of either a “curtain” or “cartridge” and the R ratio of the membrane may be optimized by adjusting the differential pressure across the membrane.
US09185915B2	Sandpaper mutants of bacillus and methods of their use to enhance plant growth, promote plant health and control diseases and pests The present invention relates to novel strains of Bacillus and methods of their use for enhancing the growth, promoting plant health or controlling diseases or pests of a plant.
US09185913B2	10H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione derivatives, method for the production thereof, and use thereof The present disclosure relates to 10H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione derivatives, to the production thereof, and to the use thereof.
US09185910B2	Amide compound A fused heterocyclic compound represented by formula (I) has an excellent pest control effect. In the formula, R1 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like; R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different, and each represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like; R5 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like; G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 may be the same or different, and each represents a nitrogen atom or the like; Q represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and n represents 0, 1 or 2.
US09185908B2	Disinfectant for display screen surfaces of electronic devices comprising a ternary mixture of alcohols The invention relates to a method for disinfecting display screen surfaces of electronic devices. Mobile communication devices, especially those which a reused in the medical sector, have plastic surfaces, often in the form of display screen surfaces. These surfaces cannot be disinfected with conventional alcoholic disinfectants. The disinfectant used in this invention contains a mixture of ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol, an antimicrobial, amphoteric surfactant and water. This disinfectant enables effective eradication of microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria and yeasts, and has the further advantage of being compatible with the materials of the surfaces.
US09185907B2	Insecticide-containing polymeric material The present invention relates to an insecticide-containing polymeric material containing at least one embedded insecticidally active ingredient in the polymeric matrix and having excellent biological activity, and also to the products produced from this polymer and to their use for protecting humans, animals and plants against arthropods, particularly for controlling insects.
US09185905B2	Stabilized oil-in-water emulsions including agriculturally active ingredients The present invention relates to stable, agricultural oil-in-water emulsion compositions.
US09185903B2	Decoy anchor assembly An anchor for use with a buoyant decoy used in hunting has a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant decoy, the hollow housing having an anchor head portion, a ballasted and ballastible anchor shaft portion and a hook portion unitary connected to the anchor shaft portion. A reel assembly with a spool of an anchor line is positioned in the anchor housing. The spool is rotated by a detachable crank handle to rewind the anchor line into the housing. A spring-operated release plunger is positioned within a bore formed in the head portion. When the plunger is depressed, the anchor line can be extended and/or retrieved. A hook on a free end of the anchor line allows detachable securing of the anchor housing to the keel of the decoy.
US09185898B2	Insect repellant device An insect repellent device having a top section and a bottom section can be attached via a fastening mechanism near the facial area of a user. The top section and the bottom section are rotatably joined to form a single unit and an insect repellent compound is contained internally. A plurality of slits in each of the top section and the bottom section enable air to pass through the device and intermix with the insect repellent compound.
US09185897B2	Methods to deliver and maintain volatile compounds Methods to create and maintain pre-designed geometrically shaped volumes of an effective dynamic mixture of volatile compounds encompassing an object of protection for very long times, up to one or more years, for control of pests and pest-borne diseases in open outdoor environments of importance to humans, animals and plants. The methods include using a plurality of passive flow control nozzles containing mass-regulating barriers with retaining fixtures, strategically positioned and uniquely oriented, connected to volatile compound-storing structures with replenishing connectors, for delivering controlled release of volatile compounds using individual passive flow control nozzles that dispense volatile compounds at continuous, predetermined, substantially constant and sustainable release rates over extended periods of time, appurtenances to protect the mass-regulating barriers while in operation, and sensors to monitor the biologically active threshold and the concentrations of volatile compound within the pre-designed geometrically shaped volumes of volatile compounds.
US09185896B2	Semiochemical reservoir to attract subterranean termites tunneling in soil The present invention relates generally to polymer devices impregnated with semiochemical attractants for termites. The materials for delivering the semiochemicals are preferably cellulose-free. Devices of the subject invention are placed in soil and provide a slow-release and permeation of the semiochemicals into the adjacent soil so that termites tunneling in the vicinity are directed toward the chemical sources. Because the semiochemicals are impregnated in the polymer, the device also protects the semiochemicals so that they do not degrade rapidly under field conditions. In a preferred embodiment, the subject invention comprises a durable station housing, preferably with a removable bait, wherein the body of the station housing itself is impregnated with a semiochemical attractant.
US09185895B1	Measuring device A measuring device is formed to have one or more joint structures, each joint structure connecting two deformable resilient concave elongated pieces of material (U-channel sections). The joint structure selectively enables the two U-channel sections to be held relative to each other in a substantially overlapping unextended position as well as in a substantially non-overlapping extended position. In both positions, the resilience of the material enables the U-channel sections to be substantially positionally secured relative to each other. The deformable nature of the material enables the U-channel sections to be rotated relative to each other to transition from the collapsed position to the extended position, or from the extended position to the collapsed position. Continuous linear graduated markings are applied to the U-channel sections.
US09185893B1	Fishing reel A fishing reel includes a saddle with an axle that is mountable to a fishing pole. A spool is mounted on the axle and a handle is in mechanical communication with the spool. The handle has an axis of rotation oriented parallel to and offset from an axis of rotation of the spool. The spool is rotated when the handle is rotated so that the spool rotates greater than 1.5 times around the axle for every 1.0 rotations of the handle.
US09185891B2	Instant response protective sinker and hook combination The present invention is a combined device with a fishing hook with a sinker weight closely coupled to each other but adapted to result in inversion of the fishing hook when the device is allowed to descend though water, thereby protecting against snagging the hook in underwater obstacles.
US09185890B2	MMTV-SV40-Spy1A and Spy1A-pTRE transgenic mouse models In one aspect, the invention provides a transgenic non-human animal model havings germ cells and somatic cells containing an endogenous MMTV-SV40-Spy1A gene sequence introduced into said animal model or an ancestor of said animal model at an embryonic stage, wherein said gene sequence comprises a mouse mammary tumor virus gene (MMTV), a functionally disrupted SV40 gene (SV40) and a human Spy1A gene. In another aspect, the present invention provides a transgenic non-human animal model whose germ cells and somatic cells contain an endogenous Spy1A-pTRE-Tight gene sequence introduced into said animal model or an ancestor of said animal model at an embryonic stage. Preferably, the Spy1A-pTRE-Tight animal model expresses the Spy1A gene and develop cancer, preferably breast cancer, when administered with tetracycline, preferably doxycycline.
US09185887B2	Aquaculture net with isotropic bottom mesh Aquaculture net (30) having a bottom net (31) and side walls (32), said bottom net (31) configured of four or more mesh parts (34) of a chain link fence, said chain link fence comprising a wire direction (33) and a flexible direction, wherein the wire direction of each mesh part (34) is perpendicular to the outer side (36) of said mesh part, said outer side corresponding to the circumference of said bottom net, and wherein the outer sides of said mesh parts are knotted. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing such an aquaculture net.
US09185886B2	Livestock animal scale platform A livestock animal scale platform includes a panel that has a top side, a bottom side, a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. A plurality of lateral supports is mounted on the top side and extends from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. A plurality of longitudinal supports is mounted on the bottom side and extends from the front edge to the rear edge. A plurality of fasteners extends through the panel and each of the fasteners engages one of the lateral supports and one of the longitudinal supports. A barrier coating is positioned on and covers entirely the top side. The panel is placed upon one or more load cells to measure a weight of an animal standing on the panel.
US09185878B2	Scoopable cat litter with improved clump strength The present invention relates to sodium carboxylmethylcellulose (CMC), xanthan gum or combinations thereof and uses thereof, particularly as a clumping additive for cat litter.
US09185877B2	Collapsible and/or assembled filter housing and filter used therewith A filter assembly including a rectangular inlet frame having a rectangular inlet opening, a rectangular outlet frame, a housing body being collapsible to have a flattened shipping state and an erect state, the collapsible housing body in the erect state being rectangular and interposed between the rectangular inlet frame and the rectangular outlet frame in an assembled state, and at least one filter having filter media installed in the rectangular inlet opening in generally sealing relation thereto and projecting from the inlet frame toward the outlet frame in the assembled state.
US09185876B2	Method and device for homogenising a fibrous, viscous food mass A method and system for homogenizing a fibrous, viscous food mass 1, in particular pasta filata, such as mozzarella, for example, wherein a feed quantity of the food mass 1 is initially fed continuously to a homogenizing device comprising a container, wherein in a subsequent step the food mass 1 exiting an outlet gap of the container is fed to a shaping and/or cooling device disposed underneath the container, wherein the shaping and/or cooling device forms a filling gap between two rollers, each of which, in particular, is equipped with a belt, and shapes the food mass 1 into a food strip, wherein the outlet gap of the container is oriented at least substantially parallel to the filling gap, wherein the opening width of the outlet gap 5 and/or the feed quantity are set such that the food mass located in the container can settle for the purpose of homogenization, wherein the fibers of the food mass entering the filling gap are aligned substantially in the processing direction.
US09185870B1	Soybean cultivar S130058 A soybean cultivar designated S130058 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S130058, to the plants of soybean cultivar S130058, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S130058, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S130058. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130058. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130058, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S130058 with another soybean cultivar.
US09185869B1	Soybean cultivar S120099 A soybean cultivar designated S120099 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S120099, to the plants of soybean cultivar S120099, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S120099, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S120099. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120099. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120099, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S120099 with another soybean cultivar.
US09185865B2	Soybean cultivar AR1112511 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1112511 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1112511 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1112511.
US09185862B2	Soybean cultivar BY1012307 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety BY1012307 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety BY1012307 and its progeny, and methods of making BY1012307.
US09185855B2	Tree removal—field reclamation attachment An attachment with a back support frame adaptable for use with a variety of loaders for use in tree removal and field reclamation. The back support frame has a curved front wall serving as a moldboard and a bottom wall with a cutting edge for grading dirt. A stationary lower jaw generally trapezoidal in plan is attached to the back support frame and is made of a plurality of cross braced blades forming a see-through grid through which dirt may be sifted with spade-tipped teeth at a distal end for digging and replaceable strips of saw teeth on the outer blades for ripping tree roots. A movable upper jaw with obliquely mounted grapple arms is mounted on the back support frame and is independently movable towards and away from the stationary lower jaw for applying three-point pressure to a root ball or tree trunk.
US09185854B2	Configurable fluid receptacles with internal bladders A configurable fluid retention apparatus includes a plurality of detachable panels configured to interlock with each other to form an outer structure of the configurable fluid retention apparatus, an internal bladder secured to at least one of the plurality of detachable panels, and comprising an intake connection, an outlet connection, and an air relief device. An intake valve is fluidly coupled to the internal bladder at the intake connection and configured to allow unidirectional fluid flow. Each of the plurality of detachable panels includes a plurality of interlock members and interlock gaps of substantially equal widths positioned along a perimeter of each detachable panel, a plurality of variable connection openings extending through the body of each detachable panel, and the orientation panel comprises an orientation portion comprised of two interlock members extending substantially perpendicular to each other.
US09185850B2	Rotary brush turf sweeper A rotary brush turf sweeper includes a frame with a first and second brush carriage supporting a first and second rotary brush. The brush carriages include a first and second carriage bar extending lengthwise along the first and second rotary brush. The brush carriages pivotably attach to the frame by a mounting point on opposing ends of the first brush carriage, allowing the brush carriages to rotate about the attachment point. A brush height adjustment mechanism joins the carriage bars with an electronic actuator. The electronic actuator may be remotely operated to adjust the height of the rotary brushes from a work surface and elevate them so as not to touch the work surface. A first and second drive mechanism transfers rotational force from a pair of drive wheels, so that the rotary brushes always rotate as the device is towed by a vehicle.
US09185845B2	Method for controlling unload of a mobile farm implement A method of unloading mobile farm implements is presented. Unloading the mobile farm implement is accomplished by transmitting commands to unfold an auger arm and to open a container door and by monitoring weight measurements from the implement.
US09185840B2	Portable direct current hydroseeder A portable hydroseeding system comprising a housing for containing a slurry, a propellant means connected to the housing and an outlet control mechanism for distributing the slurry.
US09185839B2	Pull-type crop harvesting machine transport system including a swath protection shield A pull-type crop engaging machine such as a rotary mower comprises a frame mounted on transversely spaced field ground wheels for movement with a hitch arm extending to a tractor and a transport assembly attached behind the frame for moving downwardly to a transport position so that in the transport position the hitch arm extends from one end of the frame generally in the transverse direction for towing the machine in the transverse direction. The transport includes a transport ground wheel which acts to raise the frame to pass underneath the crop engaging system to support the machine on the wheel, on a second wheel behind the frame and on the hitch. The movement of the hitch and the wheel is connected and started at a position of the hitch so that the machine remains balanced. A shield behind the frame includes a portion which moves with the transport wheel.
US09185837B2	Pull-type crop harvesting machine transport system actuated at a predetermined angle of the hitch A pull-type crop engaging machine such as a rotary mower comprises a frame mounted on transversely spaced field ground wheels for movement with a hitch arm extending to a tractor and a transport assembly attached behind the frame for moving downwardly to a transport position so that in the transport position the hitch arm extends from one end of the frame generally in the transverse direction for towing the machine in the transverse direction. The transport includes a transport ground wheel which acts to raise the frame to pass underneath the crop engaging system to support the machine on the wheel, on a second wheel behind the frame and on the hitch. The movement of the hitch and the wheel is connected and started at a position of the hitch so that the machine remains balanced. A shield behind the frame includes a portion which moves with the transport wheel.
US09192085B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for planar expulsion shields A superconducting magnetic shielding system includes first and second planar superconducting shields respectively positioned above and below an environment to be shielded. The shields are each thermally coupled to a cold source at a respective thermalizing point. When the shields are cooled into the superconducting regime, they passively block magnetic fields via the Meissner Effect. Each shield may also be shaped to produce a smooth temperature gradient extending away from its thermalizing point; thus, as the shields are cooled, magnetic fields may be expelled away from the thermalizing point and, consequently, away from the environment to be shielded. A heater may also be provided opposite the thermalizing points to improve control of the temperature gradient.
US09192084B2	Electronic devices and electronic circuits and methods for manufacturing the same An electronic device (100) includes a device housing (102), a circuit assembly (306) carried by the device housing (102), an electronic component (318) carried by the device housing (102), and a shield (312) carried by the device housing (102). The shield (312) is adapted to impede electromagnetic emissions, and the shield (312) operatively electrically couples the circuit assembly (306) to the electronic component (318).
US09192083B2	Electronic component box for vehicle Provided is an electronic component box for a vehicle. The electronic component box for a vehicle, the electronic component box including a housing formed of a plastic material and manufactured through plastic injection molding, the housing having an opened top surface, a top cover formed of a plastic material and manufactured through the plastic injection molding, the top cover covering the opened top surface of the housing, a base cover seated on a bottom surface of the housing, an electronic component set seated on a top surface of the base cover, and an inner cover accommodated within the housing, the inner cover covering the electronic component set to shield an electromagnetic wave emitted from the electronic component set.
US09192080B2	Comb-structured shielding layer and wireless charging transmitter thereof A comb-structured shielding layer and a wireless charging transmitter thereof are provided. The wireless charging module is connected to a power source, has at least one wireless charging coil and at least one comb-structured shielding layer, and is configured to convert alternative current power from the power source to H-field electromagnetic radiations, and wirelessly charges an electronic device. The comb-structured shielding layer is disposed between the wireless charging module and the target electronic device and configured to allow the H-field electromagnetic radiations pass through. The comb-structured shielding layer includes a first area and a second area. The first area is electrically connected to a reference electric potential. The second area is electrically connected to the reference electric potential through the first area, and is configured to shield the E-field electromagnetic radiations but allow the H-field electromagnetic radiations pass through the comb-structured shielding layer.
US09192076B2	Methods for managing fans within information handling systems A method for managing a fan system in an information handling system (IHS) is disclosed. The method includes providing the fan system comprising a first fan and at least one subsequent fan, wherein the first fan is associated with a first fan speed, the at least one subsequent fan is associated with the at least one subsequent fan speed and the fan system is associated with a system fan speed. The method also includes generating a system fan speed request, adjusting the first fan speed to avoid a critical range when the system fan speed request falls within the critical range, and adjusting the system fan speed to meet the system fan speed request.
US09192071B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes a display module, a case and a combining member. The display module includes a display panel and a lower receiving container having a first bottom portion through which a hole is formed. The lower receiving container receives the display panel. The case receives the display module and includes a second bottom portion through which a guide rail hole is formed. The case covers at least a portion of the first bottom portion of the lower receiving container. The combining member is inserted into the hole and the guide rail hole to combine the first bottom portion of the lower receiving container and the second bottom portion of the case, and slides in the guide rail hole in a direction substantially parallel with a plane of the second bottom portion. As a result, a bezel and a thickness of the display apparatus can be decreased.
US09192070B2	Spring loaded lid A method and apparatus for loading IC's into a socket lid is disclosed. The IC is first loaded into a lid. Once the IC has been loaded into the lid, the lid is rotated into a closed position on the frame. The lid is then locked in place on the frame by rotating at least one locking lever into a closed lacked position, where the locking lever forces the lid down against the socket contacts against a spring.
US09192065B2	Electrical device, control method, and program An acceleration sensor detects an acceleration. A timer measures elapsed time. A calculation means calculates jerk J of a remote controller on the basis of an acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor. A factor determination means determines whether a user is holding the remote controller in his/her hand on the basis of the change of the jerk J that is obtained from an index value calculated by the calculation means and an amount of time measured by the timer. A sleep control means turns on display of a display if the factor determination means determines that the user is holding the remote controller in his/her hand.
US09192061B2	Electronic device According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a first housing; a second housing; and a hinge. The first housing is substantially flat, substantially rectangular and substantially parallepiped shaped, and includes a display comprising a screen. The second housing is substantially flat, substantially rectangular and substantially parallelepiped shape, and includes a keyboard. The hinge rotatably connects a first corner of the first housing and a second corner of the second housing with each other. The electronic device is capable of taking at least: a first configuration in which the first housing covers the keyboard and in which the first housing and the second housing are overlapped in a thickness direction; and a second configuration in which a shorter side of the first housing is aligned with a longer side of the second housing and in which the first housing and the second housing intersect each other.
US09192058B2	Method for manufacturing component built-in substrate A method for manufacturing a component built-in substrate is disclosed, which can attain high densities of components and wirings. The method includes: mounting electronic components on a predetermined member with its surface being provided with a first layer enabled to be exfoliated; stacking a second layer to fill the electronic components further on the first layer; exfoliating and removing the predetermined member from a stacked body configured by stacking the second layer on the first layer; and forming a via to penetrate the first layer and conduct to the electronic components from a surface of the surfaces of the stacked body, from which the predetermined member is removed.
US09192057B2	Electromagnetic interference shielding structures Electrical components are mounted on a printed circuit in an electronic device housing. Shielding can structures may include a sheet metal shield can layer with a conductive gasket. The printed circuit may have an opening. A screw passes through the opening in the printed circuit and openings in the conductive gasket and sheet metal shield can layer to secure the shielding can structures to the housing. When secured, a lip in the gasket lies between the printed circuit substrate and the housing. The gasket may be formed from conductive elastomeric material. A shield can lid and a flexible printed circuit may be embedded within conductive elastomeric material that provides a thermal conduction path to dissipate heat from electrical components under the lid. Shield can members that are located on opposing sides of a bend in a flexible printed circuit substrate may be coupled by a conductive elastomeric bridging structure.
US09192056B2	Methods and system for controlled laser-driven explosive bonding A technique for bonding two dissimilar materials includes positioning a second material over a first material at an oblique angle and applying a tamping layer over the second martial. A laser beam is directed at the second material that generates a plasma at the location of impact on the second material. The plasma generates pressure that accelerates a portion of the second material to a very high velocity and towards the first material. The second material impacts the first material causing bonding of the two materials.
US09192055B2	Conductor pattern forming method There is provided a method for forming a conductor pattern on a substrate in such a manner that the conductor pattern has a lead portion extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, a first conductor portion located at one end of the lead portion and a second conductor portion located at the other end of the lead portion, including a printing step of printing at least the lead portion by ink-jet printing process, i.e., scanning a print head while discharging liquid ink drops from nozzles of the prink head, wherein the scanning of the print head is performed in the longitudinal direction of the conductor pattern during the printing step; and wherein the length of each of the first and second conductor portions in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the conductor pattern is larger than the diameter of the ink drop.
US09192054B2	Apparatus for anisotropic focusing A substantially planar assembly for depositing material. The assembly comprises plates which, when assembled, define at least one aerosol channel, a sheath gas plenum, and a nozzle. These components are preferably anisotropic, and preferably rectangular. The aerosol channel may be divided further to improve uniformity of aerosol flow.
US09192038B2	Target supply apparatus, control system, control apparatus and control circuit thereof A target supply apparatus includes a tank for storing a liquid target material, a nozzle for outputting the liquid target material in the tank, and a gas supply source for supplying gas into the tank, and controls a gas pressure inside the tank with a pressure of the gas supplied from the gas supply source which is provided with a pressure regulator. The target supply apparatus also includes a pressure-decrease gas passage of which one end is connected to the tank and the other end forms an exhaust port, a pressure-decrease valve provided on the pressure-decrease gas passage, and a controller for controlling open/close of the pressure-decrease valve. The controller, when the target material is caused not to output from the nozzle, opens the pressure-decrease valve and decreases the pressure inside the tank.
US09192037B2	Control method for target supply device, and target supply device A control method for a target supply device includes melting a target material by heating the target material within a target generator using a heating unit, pushing out the target material from a nozzle hole in a nozzle by pressurizing the interior of the target generator using a pressure control unit, determining whether or not the size of an adhering area of the target material that forms when the target material is pushed out from the nozzle hole and adheres to a leading end of the nozzle has reached a set size that covers the entire nozzle hole, stopping the pressurization of the interior of the target generator by the pressure control unit when the size of the adhering area has reached the set size, and hardening the target material in the target generator and the adhering area by stopping the heating of the target material by the heating unit.
US09192036B2	Power apparatus for X-ray tube, power system with the power apparatus, and method of operating the same A power system with a power apparatus for an X-ray tube is disclosed. The power system includes an X-ray tube and a power apparatus for the X-ray tube. The X-ray tube has a cathode and an anode. The power apparatus includes a first power conversion unit, a second power conversion unit, and a power switch unit. The first power conversion unit produces a positive voltage and a driving voltage and the second conversion unit produces a negative. When the power switch unit is turned off by the driving voltage, the power apparatus outputs the negative voltage to suppress electron flow energy generated from the cathode of the X-ray tube, whereas the power apparatus outputs the positive voltage to provide electron flow energy to the anode of the X-ray tube when the power switch unit is turned on by the driving voltage, thus producing X-ray.
US09192035B2	Relamping circuit A relamping circuit topology to provide a lamping signal in ballast circuits used to power heated filament gas discharge lamps. The relamping circuit includes a low level DC power source, a differential capacitance and a switching device coupled to the differential capacitance. The differential capacitance is configured to produce a relamping signal. The relamping circuit topology also includes an electric current path configured to direct a flow of direct current from the low level DC power supply through a filament of the gas discharge lamp, and to the differential capacitance such that breaking and restoring the electric current path activates the relamping signal.
US09192034B2	Discharge lamp ballast, lighting unit, and vehicle A discharge lamp ballast includes a DC-DC converter circuit configured to convert a voltage of a DC power supply by a switching operation of a switching element based on a PWM signal and to output a DC power, an inverter circuit configured to invert the DC power into an AC power, and a PWM ON-width control circuit configured to control switching conditions of the switching element in the DC-DC converter circuit immediately before a polarity of the AC power is reversed such that an ON-width of the PWM signal is increased from a start of a polarity reversal so as to increase the DC power in a predetermined period. The polarity of the AC power of the inverter circuit is reversed in synchronism with a switching timing of the switching element immediately after the control by the PWM ON-width control circuit to increase the ON-width.
US09192033B2	Remote control of a legacy fluorescent lamp fixture A legacy-type fluorescent lamp fixture involves a magnetic ballast and a starter unit socket. Power savings are realized by using a retrofit fluorescent lamp assembly in place of the fluorescent lamp that would ordinarily by held in the fixture. The retrofit assembly may, for example, have a smaller fluorescent lamp. A digitally controlled electronic ballast within the retrofit assembly drives the smaller fluorescent lamp efficiently, thereby achieving power savings. In addition, an RF-enabled switch is installed in the starter unit socket. The RF-enabled switch communicates multi-bit digital control signals in serial fashion from the starter socket, through existing wires of the fixture, through the lamp holders of the fixture, and into the retrofit assembly. The electronic ballast receives these signals, decodes them, and in response turns on or turns off its lamp as commanded. Additional power savings are thereby achieved by keeping the lamp off when it is not needed.
US09192015B2	LED backlight driving circuit and LCD device A light emitting diode (LED) backlight driving circuit includes an LED light bar, a voltage conversion unit that drives the LED light bar to light, and a driving chip that controls the voltage conversion unit. The driving chip includes a temperature collecting unit that uses a thermistor contained in the temperature collecting unit, an adjusting device coupled to the temperature collecting unit, and a voltage protection unit coupled to an output end of the voltage conversion unit. When temperature of the thermistor exceeds a preset threshold, the temperature collecting unit outputs a protection signal according to a variation of voltage of the thermistor and the adjusting device controls the voltage conversion unit to output a driving voltage that exceeds an over-voltage protection threshold of the LED backlight driving circuit according to the output protection signal, and the voltage protection unit starts an over-voltage protection function.
US09192014B2	LED short circuit protection According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a method is provided for controlling a light-emitting-diode (LED) circuit. The method includes receiving a direct current to direct current (DC-to-DC) control signal at a DC-to-DC converter. A DC voltage is generated from an input DC voltage source. The DC voltage has a voltage level that is set according to the DC-to-DC control signal. The DC voltage is provided to an LED circuit output. The DC voltage level from the DC-to-DC converter is determined. The DC-to-DC converter control signal is generated in response to the determined DC voltage level. The LED circuit is determined to have a short circuit based upon the determined DC voltage. In response to determining that the LED circuit has a short circuit, the DC-to-DC converter is disabled from providing the DC voltage to the output for powering an LED circuit.
US09192012B2	Dimmable LED reading light unit, arrangement of power supply and dimmable LED reading light unit, method of operating a dimmable LED reading light unit in a power supply system, and method of replacing a dimmable light unit by a dimmable LED reading light unit A dimmable LED reading light unit, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle, such as an airplane, a bus or a ship, comprises an input which is connectable to a potentiometer that outputs a direct voltage having a voltage intensity corresponding to a selected potentiometer position; a load current source being configured to generate a predetermined load current; a current controller providing an operating current for operating at least one LED; and an electronic measuring and control unit; wherein the load current source and the current controller are connected to the input in parallel.
US09192009B2	Lighting apparatus and method for detecting reflected light from local objects Lighting apparatus and method for detecting reflected light from local objects are disclosed. A controller within a lighting apparatus is used to activate and deactivate one or more LEDs within a duty cycle. The controller uses a light detection apparatus that is optically isolated from the LEDs to sample light levels during a time in which the LEDs are deactivated and during a time in which the LEDs are activated. The light level when the LEDs are deactivated is an indication of the ambient light levels within the surrounding area of the lighting apparatus. The light level when the LEDs are activated is an indication of the ambient light levels combined with any light generated by the LEDs that is reflected onto the light detection apparatus. By comparing these light levels, the controller can determine the level of light attributable to reflected light from the LEDs.
US09192006B2	Electronic device for driving light emitting diodes The present invention relates to an electronic device for driving a light emitting diode, which includes a switch (Ts) being adapted to switch a switch-mode power converter, and controlling means (CNTL) being adapted for controlling the switch (Ts) in response to a sensing value (Vs) indicative of a current of the switch-mode power converter and for controlling by the switch (Ts) the output voltage of the switched power converter and a current (Iout) through the light emitting diode.
US09192001B2	Reactive power balancing current limited power supply for driving floating DC loads A capacitance based reactive power balancing current limited power supply (RPBCLPS) for driving floating DC loads utilizes capacitive reactance to limit current being supplied to a load, rather than inductance. A capacitor transfers charge from an AC current input to a DC load. A fuse electrically protects the capacitor from high frequency current harmonics. A diode clamp electrically protects the capacitor from voltage spikes. A rectifier converts the AC current input into DC current for driving the DC load. The reactive power balancing current limited power supply can be incorporated as a key component into reactive power balancing electrical power distribution systems. Such systems can comprise a grid configuration structured to distribute the AC electrical power from a utility source to a plurality of DC loads. Further, the DC loads can be cooperatively located to provide functional distributed capacitance throughout a substantial portion of the grid.
US09192000B2	Gas-tight electroluminescent device The invention relates to a gas-tight electroluminescent device (100) with an electroluminescent part (104) and a sealing part (102). The electroluminescent part comprises an electroluminescent layer (114), a first electrode layer (112), and a second electrode layer (116). The sealing part comprises a substrate (106), a cover plate (110) for gas-tight sealing the electroluminescent device, and at least one receiver winding (105; 206; 208; 406) for receiving electromagnetic radiation.
US09191992B2	System and method for participants data retrieval post accident or event A device and method for post event data retrieval uses an electronic communications system, wherein the method and system can utilize a detection device for detecting the event and facilitating the post event data retrieval. The system and method include detecting an event using a detection device. The detection device includes a location tool configured to determine a position of the detection device. The detection device defines a specified vicinity with respect to itself. A location is determined of the detection device using the location tool, after the event has occurred. Data including an identification (ID) is automatically requested of a communications device in the specified vicinity, using the detection device. A reply is received by the detection device which includes the ID from the communications device for identifying the communications device.
US09191990B2	System and method for cross-layer encapsulation messaging A method for mobile node operations includes communicating with a first point of attachment in a first radio network through a radio interface tuned to the first radio network, and encapsulating a first frame in a second radio network format within a media independent control frame. The method also includes transmitting the media independent control frame with the first frame in the second radio network format encapsulated therein to a second point of attachment in a second radio network using the radio interface tuned to the first radio network.
US09191987B2	Determining “fair share” of radio resources in radio access system with contention-based spectrum sharing A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product example embodiments of the invention are disclosed to structure access to a wireless medium to reduce interference between nearby nodes. In example embodiments of the invention, a method includes the steps of determining an amount of available wireless communication resources in a reception area; determining a number of wireless communication nodes in the reception area; generating a reservation limit of the available wireless resources; determining an inability to allocate the reservation limit of the available wireless resources; transmitting a request for release of resources to at least one other wireless communication node. Another node receiving the request, performs a method including the steps of determining a threshold; comparing an allocated amount of wireless communication resources against the threshold; and releasing at least a part of the allocated amount of resources, if the reserved number is greater than the threshold.
US09191983B2	Method and apparatus for supporting machine-type communications with a mobile-originated-only mode A method and apparatus for supporting machine-type communications (MTC) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may configure itself to operate in a mobile-originated-only mode. The WTRU may perform no, or a subset of, radio resource control (RRC) idle and/or non-access stratum (NAS) idle/standby state procedures in the mobile-originated-only mode. For example, the WTRU may perform cell reselection but not paging monitoring in the mobile-originated-only mode. Alternatively, the WTRU may perform paging monitoring but not cell reselection and location update. The operation in the mobile-originated-only mode may be triggered explicitly or implicitly. For example, the WTRU may operate in the mobile-originated-only mode if an inactivity timer expires. The WTRU may switch the mode in accordance with a pre-configured schedule. After transition of the operation mode, the WTRU may send a message to the network indicating such mode switch.
US09191980B2	System and method to control wireless communications A method of controlling wireless communications is provided. A call is received from a first mobile device at a base transceiver station (BTS) interface of a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server. The call is associated with a destination device. The first DMA server determines that a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) supports communication with the destination device based on registration data stored at the first DMA server. Voice information associated with the call is converted to packet data. The packet data is routed to the destination device via the first DMAG.
US09191979B2	Communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes: a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to execute: receiving identification information of a first device of the slave station devices from the first device through the master station device; transmitting, in a specific case where the master station device is disconnected from the first wireless network, a first type command to the first device by using the identification information of the first device, wherein the first type command is a command for establishing a state where a transmission source device and a transmission destination device thereof belong to a same wireless network; and establishing, when the first type command is transmitted to the first device, a first state where the communication apparatus and the first device belong to a second wireless network different from the first wireless network.
US09191976B2	Network access points using multiple devices A system and method for providing access to a communication network includes providing a radio node comprising a first set of access point components including a radio component, and providing a physically separated controller node in communication with the radio node. The access point controller comprises a second set of access point components distinct from the first set of access point components, creating a distributed access point. A system controller may also be used to control at least one of the radio node and the controller node. The radio node, the controller node, and the system controller communicate over a communication link, such as a wireless or wired link.
US09191974B2	Method and system for session admission control in broadband wireless network A method and system for providing session admission control for a new session in a broadband wireless network is provided. The method may include obtaining a guaranteed bit rate, a priority level, and a quality of service class indicator for the new session. The method may further include calculating an available capacity by utilizing the guaranteed bit rate. The method may further include searching through existing sessions for a first plurality of existing sessions having same quality of service class indicator as the new session and priority level lower than the priority level for the new session, if the available capacity is found to be a negative value. The method may further include filtering the first plurality of existing sessions to obtain a second existing session, preempting the second existing session, and admitting the new session in response to the preempting.
US09191966B2	Communication device and method for communicating in a communication mode using a frequency range according to a frame structure According to one embodiment, a communication device is described comprising a communication circuit configured to communicate in a first communication mode using a first frequency range and a receiver configured to receive a switching delay information message indicating a time interval by which start of communication in a second communication mode using a second frequency range should be delayed after a switch from the first communication mode to the second communication mode. The communication circuit is configured to communicate in the second communication mode when the time interval has elapsed since the start of the switching from the first communication mode to the second communication mode.
US09191961B2	Method for allocating wireless resources in wireless access system and device therefore The present invention pertains to a method for allocating wireless resources used in device-to-device communication in a wireless access system which supports device-to-device communication, and a device therefore. Specifically, the invention includes a step for receiving resource control information through a control channel from a base station during device-to-device communication of a first device and a second device, and a step for allocating wireless resources which do not interfere in the device-to-device communication of another device and the second device by using resource control information of the first device when interference with another device occurs due to device-to-device communication of the first device and the second device.
US09191960B2	Methods and apparatus for mitigating service interruption The present invention provides methods and apparatus for mitigating service interruption that occurs due to a change in the IP address of a UE that is receiving a service under control of a Policy and Charging Control (PCC) architecture. According to these methods, a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) of the PCC architecture is configured to determine when a change in the IP address of the UE is imminent, and to take temporary actions to mitigate the service interruption perceived by the user of the UE. The PCRF is also configured to trigger a notifications intended for at least one of the UE and any Application Function (AF) that is providing the service to the UE that a change in the IP address of the UE will occur imminently. The UE and AF are therefore also able to anticipate the change in the IP address and take action to mitigate the service interruption perceived by the user prior to the change in the IP address taking place.
US09191957B2	Apparatus and method for selecting best beam in wireless communication system An apparatus and method for selecting the best beam in a wireless communication system are provided. An operation of a Base Station (BS) includes repeatedly transmitting reference signals beamformed with a first width, receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the first width from at least one terminal, determining a direction range within which reference signals beamformed with a second width are to be transmitted and a transmission pattern, based on the at least one preferred-beam having the first width, repeatedly transmitting the reference signals beamformed with the second width within the determined direction range according to the transmission pattern, and receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the second width from the at least one terminal.
US09191956B2	Method and apparatus for wireless system control to enable provision of high capacity in areas with high concentration of wireless user devices An example system includes a plurality of wireless communication elements and a controller. The plurality of wireless communication elements are configured to provide wireless service to a geographic area of interest, each wireless communication element comprising at least an antenna port or at least one antenna. The controller is configured to control the wireless communication elements, wherein the controller is configured to determine respective ones of the wireless communication elements that are to be activated or not activated.
US09191955B2	Method for channel searching in a medical body area network Provided is a method for channel searching for enabling a medical body area network (MBAN) terminal, which operates in an allocated frequency band, to use another frequency band. The method may comprise the steps of receiving an identifier of a specific channel group, from among a plurality of channel groups, from an MBAN coordinator in the allocated frequency band; and searching for a channel in a channel group relating to the received identifier of the channel group in a different frequency band. The identifier of the channel group indicates a channel group including channels that the terminal preferentially searches for in the other frequency band.
US09191952B2	Wireless communication device, wireless communication method, and wireless communication system A wireless communication device includes a first generator and a plurality of adders. The first generator is configured to generate a first cancellation signal having inverse characteristics of a first spurious emission that is expected to occur between transmission signals in a plurality of frequency bands during data transmission using the plurality of frequency bands, based on information regarding the plurality of frequency bands. The plurality of adders is configured to add the first cancellation signal to transmission signals in the plurality of frequency bands.
US09191951B2	Radio communication system for optimal CFI control in a cross-carrier scheduling environment In order to implement optimal CFI control under a cross-carrier scheduling environment and improve PDSCH transmission efficiency, for the MACRO_UE2 where the cross-carrier scheduling is employed, the PDSCH initiation position of CC1 that is used to transmit PDCCH is dynamically controlled, and the PDSCH initiation position of CC2 that is not used to transmit PDCCH is quasi-statically controlled. For the PICO_UE2 where the cross-carrier scheduling is employed, the PDSCH initiation position of CC2 that is used to transmit PDCCH is dynamically controlled, and the PDSCH initiation position of CC1 that is not used to transmit PDCCH is dynamically controlled.
US09191950B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling wireless personal area network A method for a terminal receiving a guaranteed time slot (GTS) allocation in a wireless personal area network (WPAN), according to one embodiment in the present specification, comprises the steps of: deciding a GTS allocation interval based on characteristic information of the terminal; and transmitting a GTS request to a WPAN coordinator, wherein the GTS request comprises the GTS allocation interval which is decided by the terminal; and receiving the GTS allocation information from the WPAN coordinator, wherein the GTS allocation information comprises the GTS allocation interval which is decided by the WPAN coordinator based on the GTS request that is transmitted by the terminal.
US09191947B2	Method for contention-based scheduling of downlink signal transmissions A method and apparatus for operating a UE and a BS to perform contention-based scheduling of downlink signal transmissions are disclosed. The method includes receiving, from at least one of BSs adjacent to the UE, a channel carrying inter-BS contention information for downlink signal transmission in an (n+1)th time unit, n being an integer, broadcasting to the BSs a contention number with a highest priority level among contention numbers extracted from the inter-BS contention information, and receiving a downlink signal from a BS that transmitted inter-BS contention information related to the contention number with the highest priority level in the (n+1)th time unit.
US09191946B2	Method and apparatus for enhanced control channel-based operation in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for enhanced-control channel-based operation. A method for a terminal for transmitting confirmation response information in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a step for transmitting confirmation response information for a downlink data channel by means of an uplink control channel resource, wherein an index for the uplink control channel resource can be determined on the basis of a delegate antenna port of a downlink control channel derived from the identifier of the terminal.
US09191942B2	Method and device for allocating group resources for M2M device in wireless communication system The present invention relates to wireless communication, and more specifically, to a method and a device for allocating group resources for a M2M device to which machine to machine (M2M) communication is applied in a wireless communication system. A method for allowing a machine to machine (M2M) device to be allocated with resources with resources in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving first information for identifying said M2M device from a base station; receiving, from said base station, group resource allocations, second information for identifying a first group to which said M2M device belongs, and third information for identifying said M2M device within said first group; and determining first group resource allocations corresponding to said second information from said group resource allocations, without using said first information, and then transmitting first data by using resource allocations corresponding to said third information from said first group resource allocations.
US09191933B2	Timing adjustment method in a mobile communication system that performs an adjustment of uplink transmission timing by random access between a user equipment and a base station A mobile communication system having a user equipment that performs transmission process having transmission timing adjustment information and a base station that receives a signal sent from the user equipment, the mobile communication system includes, if a timer controlling a term of application of first transmission timing adjustment information expires before transmission of a signal including identification information of the user equipment is performed during a connection process including reception of second transmission timing adjustment information while the user equipment has the first transmission timing adjustment information and performing the connection process to the base station, the user equipment does not transmit the signal.
US09191927B2	Method, base station, terminal and communication system for selecting a component carrier A method, base station, terminal and communication system for selecting a component carrier are provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps: determining the coverage range of each available carrier which can be used by the terminal; determining whether the distribution of the coverage ranges of all available carriers accords with a preset distribution mode; in the case of according with the presetting distribution mode, at least according to a rule which is determined by the distribution mode, determining a component carrier to be used. With the embodiments provided in the invention, a component carrier used by the terminal can be reasonably chosen.
US09191925B2	Controlling UE emissions for avoiding self-interference and for demanding coexistence situations An apparatus, with a scheduler that allocates one or more resource blocks to a channel in an uplink frequency band and/or a downlink frequency band according to a first telecommunication standard and the available frequency band for the uplink or downlink, respectively, wherein the scheduler takes into account a limit of resource blocks to be allocated to the channel, and wherein the limit is at least one of an allowed resource block, a resource block to be avoided, a width of a range of allowed resource blocks, a non-usage information of the channel, an upper allowed resource block, and a lower allowed resource block, an upper limit of the number of resource blocks, a lower limit of the number of resource blocks, and any reasonable combinations of the limits mentioned.
US09191921B2	Method and apparatus for determining locations of communication devices in a simulcast network Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for identifying locations of communication devices in a simulcast network. A comparator sends a location request to communication devices in a simulcast network. The location request includes timeslot assignments for each talk group in the simulcast network. The comparator receives responses from the communication devices. Each response is received in a timeslot assigned to a talk group. The comparator assigns network resources to talk groups in the simulcast network based at least in part on the received responses.
US09191919B2	Contacting a group of terminals within a wireless communication network The present invention relates to the field of paging terminals within a communication network. In order to contact a group of terminals, a common group identification is allocated to each of the terminals within said group. Thereafter, a paging message is created comprising said common group identification. The paging message is then transmitted to all terminals within said group by a single paging operation.
US09191918B2	Contextual push notification service A contextual push notification service is provided, including: receiving, by a mobile device, a notification message. The notification message comprises at least one context rule and a notification message. The at least one context rule is compared, on the mobile device, with at least one user context preference. Based on the results of the comparison, a notification action is taken.
US09191913B2	Method for locating a terminal at the surface of a coverage area by means of a telecommunication network using a multi-beam satellite A method for locating a terminal in a coverage area using a telecommunication network, the network including a multi-beam satellite, the area including various cells, each associated with a beam for linking to the satellite to which a frequency band is assigned, the method including: performing the uplink transmission of a message incorporated into a modulated signal to the satellite at a frequency shared by three different uplink beams such that the message is received by the satellite with three different amplitudes; performing the downlink transmission of three modulated signals incorporating the message, the first, second, and third signals each corresponding to a different beam from among the three beams; receiving the first, second, and third signals; determining the amplitudes of the message within the first, second and third signals; and determining the location of the terminal from the amplitudes of the message within the first, second, and third signals.
US09191912B2	Systems and methods for location determination Embodiments described by the present disclosure provide improved systems and methods for determining the location of a mobile device. In one embodiment, a system comprises a distributed antenna system (DAS) configured to relay signals to and from the mobile device. Further, the DAS comprises a hub unit; and multiple remote antenna units coupled to the hub unit, wherein signals relayed between the remote antenna units and the hub unit are delayed such that different signal paths between the remote antenna units and the hub unit have different delay times. The system also comprises a base station coupled to the hub unit, wherein the base station receives the signals from the hub unit and determines the delay of signals transmitted between the mobile device and the base station, wherein the system determines the location of the mobile device by using the delay for RF pattern matching.
US09191911B2	Tracking registration buffer in a cellular network Embodiments described herein may help to provide a delayed zone-update process. An exemplary method may involve a user entity, which is initially operating in a first of a plurality of multi-coverage-area zones in a radio access network (RAN), subsequently determining that the user entity has moved into a second multi-coverage-area zone of the RAN, wherein the user entity is located in a first coverage area of the second multi-coverage-area zone. In response, the user entity may refrain from sending a registration message to register in the second multi-coverage-area zone until the earlier of: (i) a threshold period of time elapsing and (ii) the user entity moving into another coverage area in the second multi-coverage-area zone that is different from the first coverage area.
US09191907B2	Method and apparatus for iterative synchronization of two or more electronic devices Dynamic adjustment of offset between timebases of separated electronic circuits is provided based on an amount of time between synchronization events, wherein a synchronization event is an event involving communication across a separation between the separated electronic circuits in order to synchronize the timebases. The dynamic adjustment can be dynamically or adaptively adjusting a margin of error to account for drift that may have occurred since a prior synchronization event. Adjustments might be done by applying a learning sequence to quantify and adjust for static or slowly varying delays between the timebases and coordinating the timebases using output of the learning sequence.
US09191905B2	Method, apparatus and computer readable medium for setting a radio frequency gain The invention teaches a solution for a Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) networks. In the solution, a threshold value is set for a radio frequency gain. The value of the radio frequency gain is limited to the threshold value during an initial synchronization phase where user equipment is first trying to receive synchronization signals in a transmission from a base station.
US09191904B2	Transmission power modulation to facilitate in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies A method of modulating transmission power to facilitate in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies is provided. The method can include determining a scheduled time period during which data is received by a device via a first wireless communication technology. The method can further include reducing a transmission power of a transmission from the device via a second wireless communication technology to a threshold level prior to the scheduled time period and controlling the transmission power so that the transmission power does not exceed the threshold level during the scheduled time period. The method can additionally include, subsequent to the time period, increasing the transmission power to a level exceeding the threshold level.
US09191902B2	Radio communication system, base station device, mobile station device, radio communication method, and integrated circuit In a radio communication system in which a mobile station device and a base station device communicate with each other, power of a signal from the mobile station device to the base station device is efficiently controlled. When a finally received DCI format for PUSCH is a DCI format 0 or a DCI format 4 in which two transport blocks are enabled, a scheduling unit (1013) notifies, to a transmission power control unit (1015), that δpower-offset is 0. When the finally received DCI format for PUSCH is a DCI format 4 in which one of the transport blocks is disabled, the scheduling unit (1013) notifies, to the transmission power control unit (1015), δpower-offset that is decided from a value set in a New data indicator field for the disabled transport block.
US09191901B2	Radio base station and power control method Disclosed is a wireless base station (eNB10-1) which calculates resource block usage based on the number of resource blocks in the downstream direction (downstream resource block usage) and the number of resource blocks in the upstream direction (upstream resource block usage) allocated to a wireless terminal (UE30-1), and sets the number of DSP for which a power supply should be turned on in a manner such that the number of DSP for which a power supply should be turned on is reduced as resource block usage decreases. In addition, the wireless base station (eNB10-1) turns on the power supply for the set number of DSP and turns off the power supply for the remaining DSP.
US09191895B2	Method and a device for saving power in a wireless user terminal A method for use in a cellular system with a controlling node and user terminals, UEs. In the system, UEs can assume one of at least two states, a non-listening state, i.e. a state during which a UE does not listen for data from its controlling node, and a listening state, an “on duration” state. According to the method a UE in the system is able to alternate between said two states according to a certain scheme, the scheme according to which a UE in the system alternates between said two states being dependent on whether or not data units which are transmitted between the UE and its controlling node are received entirely and correctly within an initially allocated resource for each data unit.
US09191892B1	Enhanced mobility state detection in mobile communication terminals A method in a mobile communication terminal, which operates alternately in an idle mode and a connected mode, includes maintaining a count of mobility events in which the terminal switches to camp on a cell. The count is retained irrespective of transitions of the terminal into and out of the idle mode and the connected mode. A mobility state is selected for the terminal depending on the count, and operation of the terminal is configured based on the selected mobility state.
US09191886B2	Commissioning of wireless devices in personal area networks A device joining a wireless network performs a scan and acquire procedure to discover the optimal node in the desired network. The joining device scans all desired channels for a predetermined amount of time. During the scan, the joining device builds a table of discovered networks ranked and truncated according to proximity. Additionally, the joining device curates the list to ensure that only the optimal node from each network is listed. The joining device then attempts to join networks according to the table of discovered networks.
US09191885B2	Radio communication terminal that selects among radio communication networks A radio communication terminal 100 includes: a first storage unit 1171 configured to store a PRL list L1 used for connection to a communication provider-provided WLAN provided by a communication provider, a content of the first storage unit 1171 being rewritable by the communication provider; and a second storage unit 1172 configured to store a user registration list L2 used for connection to a user-registered WLAN registered by a user of the radio communication terminal, the second storage unit 1172 being rewritable by the user. The radio communication terminal 100 selects any one of the communication provider-provided WLAN and the user-registered WLAN, based on the PRL list L1 and the user registration list L2.
US09191881B2	Wireless network for automation, realtime and/or industrial applications The present invention describes a wireless network, in particular for automation, realtime and/or industrial applications, having at least two access network nodes and at least one radio station for wireless communication with at least one of the at least two access network nodes, wherein each of the at least two access network nodes uses a data channel selected from a set of available selectable data channels for wireless communication with a radio station assigned to it in each case, wherein a control communication channel which is distinct from the selectable data channels is provided in addition, and each of the at least two access network nodes is embodied for wirelessly sending information messages over the control communication channel and the at least one radio station is embodied for receiving the control communication channel.
US09191880B2	Wireless communication device management A method and system that limits the use of a communication device present in an area controlled by an intelligent controller. The intelligent controller detects any present communication devices in the area and conducts an inventory providing information about each detected device. The intelligent controller compares that information to a standard of use data, which specifies the conditions need to be present for allowing the usage of a communication device. If such conditions are not met, the intelligent controller sends commands to the communication device to restrict its functionality. Else if, the intelligent controller is incapable of restricting the communication device, it can notify authorities of unauthorized usage of a communication device in the restricted area.
US09191879B2	System for managing services of WiMAX base stations A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a base station having a wireless transceiver operable in compliance with a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access protocol, and a controller to manage the wireless transceiver. The controller can be operable to receive a request from a communication device to access the base station, and to direct the communication device to a second base station upon determining that granting wireless access to the communication device reduces an operating performance of the base station below an operating threshold of the base station. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09191878B2	System and method for relay node selection A method for recommending a relay node to which a user agent attaches. The method includes recommending the relay node based on a relay node selection rank.
US09191874B2	Advanced network characterization and migration In some embodiments, a method includes scanning for wireless networks, where scanning includes collecting network information indicating properties of the wireless networks. The method can include analyzing the network information to determine signal data indicating signal qualities for the wireless networks. The method can include characterizing, based on the signal data, one or more wireless networks as being suitable for connection by the mobile device, where the characterizing includes determining, based on the signal data, movement of the mobile relative to one or more access points of the wireless networks. The method can include determining that one or more signals of the wireless networks are above a dwell threshold level for reliable wireless connectivity. The method can include determining that one or more signals has been dropped, and connecting to the mobile device to one of the one or more wireless networks that are suitable for connection.
US09191873B1	Method and system for circuit-switched fallback A method and system for circuit-switched fallback (CSFB) is disclosed. A first wireless network may receive from a wireless communication device (WCD) a report including an indication of radio frequency (RF) quality of a second wireless network. The first wireless network may make a determination of whether the reported indication of RF quality exceeds a threshold. If the determination is that the reported indication of RF quality exceeds the threshold, the first wireless network may send the reported indication of RF quality to the second wireless network. However, if the determination is that the reported indication of RF quality does not exceed the threshold, the first wireless network may direct the WCD to hand off to the second wireless network and refrain from sending the reported indication of RF quality to the second wireless network.
US09191870B2	Handover method for reducing the amount of data forwarded to a target node Method and arrangement in a source radio network node for reducing the amount of user equipment related data forwarded to a target radio network node, when performing a handover of a user equipment. The method comprises determining that the user equipment is to perform a handover from the source radio network node to the target radio network node, increasing the polling frequency of polls sent to the user equipment, transmitting a poll to the user equipment, receiving a status message from the user equipment, as a response to the transmitted poll, dropping the data which, according to the received status message have been acknowledged by the user equipment, and forwarding the data which have not been acknowledged by the user equipment according to the received status message, to the target radio network node.
US09191858B1	Broadcast cell loading information for wireless network access and handoff A system information message is received by a wireless device. The system information message was broadcast from a first access node using a first frequency band. Cell loading information is extracted from the system information message. Based on the cell loading information, it is determined whether to connect the wireless device to the first access node using the first frequency band, or to a second access node using a second frequency band. The second access node is also broadcasting system information messages that include cell loading information.
US09191857B2	Network based speed dependent load balancing A mobile device mobility state is included in device reporting to a radio access network for mobility event and load balancing purposes. Respective load conditions and respective coverage areas of a first set of devices of a first network and a second set of devices of a second network are analyzed. In addition, a mobility state of a mobile device, a first signal strength associated with the first set of devices, and a second signal strength associated with the second set of devices are also analyzed. The mobility state is a function of a movement pattern of the mobile device and a speed at which the mobile device is being moved. Network traffic of the mobile device is routed to a set of network devices selected from the first set of devices and the second set of devices, as a result of the analysis.
US09191855B2	Telecommunications method, protocol and apparatus for improved quality of service handling A telecommunications network adapted to process data packets according to the client mobile internet protocol domain is extended to provide bearer capability, such that sub-sessions can be used to distinguish one portion of traffic from another. A different Quality of Service (QoS) can be assigned to each bearer. The bearers can be setup by a mobile node or a home agent in the telecommunications network.
US09191851B2	Cell size and shape estimation in heterogeneous networks A telecommunications node (28) comprises a communication interface (36) and a parameter controller (40). The node (28) acquires timing advance (TA) information and angle of arrival (AoA) information through the communication interface (36). The timing advance (TA) information and angle of arrival (AoA) information are based on uplink signals received over a radio interface (32) from one or more wireless terminals (30) that are involved or have been involved in handover. The parameter controller (40) uses the timing advance (TA) information and the angle of arrival (AoA) information to make a determination of size and shape of a cell of a radio access network.
US09191850B2	Method and apparatus for measuring radio resource use per traffic class in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for measuring a use of radio resources in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes allocating radio resources to a plurality of transport blocks, and, if at least one transport block among the plurality of transport blocks overlaps at least one other transport block in terms of the radio resources, a use of the radio resources is measured by calculating a sum of a value determined by dividing the number of radio resources allocated to each of the plurality of transport blocks by the number of radio resources which are used by the at least one other transport block in a duplicate manner.
US09191848B2	Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management for identifying signal-emitting devices Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for identifying a wireless signal-emitting device. A signal of interested is detected and filtered, the signal of interest is measured and a signal profile is created, the wireless signal-emitting device is identified by comparing the signal profile of the signal of interest with stored device signal profiles. Signal degradation data for the signal of interest is calculated based on information associated with the signal of interest in a static database including noise figure parameters of a wireless signal-emitting device outputting the signal of interest, hardware parameters, and environment parameters.
US09191846B2	Monitoring method of multi-hop wireless network A multi-hop wireless network monitor method for monitoring a state of a multi-hop wireless network including a plurality of nodes, the method includes: transmitting a packet that stores monitor data indicating a state or performance of a first node and identification information that identifies the first node; rewriting the monitor data stored in the packet with the monitor data detected by a second node and rewriting the identification information stored in the packet with the identification information that identifies the second node in the second node when the monitor data detected by the second node is worse than the monitor data stored in the packet; and specifying a node in the worst state or performance in a propagation route of the packet according to the identification information stored in the packet.
US09191845B2	Channel measurement method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel measurement method and apparatus. The method includes: configuring, for each frequency band of N frequency bands having a same carrier frequency, according to a measurement demand, reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band, so that reference signal densities included in configured reference signal information of at least two frequency bands of the N frequency bands are different, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, the reference signal information refers to information required to generate a reference signal, the reference signal density refers to a distribution density on a time domain or a distribution density on a frequency domain of the reference signal or a pattern of the reference signal; and notifying a user equipment of the reference signal information, so that the user equipment performs channel measurement according to the reference signal information.
US09191842B2	Methods and apparatus for reporting signal quality in overlapping multimedia broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) areas Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for reporting signal quality in overlapping Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Networks (MBSFN) areas. A UE may determine a signal quality estimate for each of two or more overlapping MBSFN areas based on Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) information and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) information for the MBSFN area. The UE may then determine a combined signal quality based on the signal quality estimates of the MBSFN areas.
US09191840B2	Methods and apparatus for determining, communicating and using information which can be used for interference control A wireless terminal receives a broadcast uplink interference report request conveying a requested report type and/or a locally unique base station identifier. The wireless terminal receives and measures broadcast reference signals, e.g., beacon and/or pilot signals, transmitted from a plurality of base station attachment points. Specific type interference reports relate a current serving connection base station attachment point to a selected base station attachment point corresponding to the received base station identifier. Generic type interference reports relate a current serving base station connection attachment point to other unspecified base station attachment points whose broadcast reference signals have been detected by the wireless terminal. Sub-types of generic reports include summation function and maximum function reports. Timing information is sometimes used to determine report sub-type and/or sector type of the selected attachment point. The wireless terminal generates the requested report and transmits it to the current connection attachment point.
US09191836B2	System and method for reducing interference in wireless communication systems A system and method for mitigating interference in a physical layer is disclosed. The system may include a transmitter configured to transmit a message, the message having appended to it an interference signal and a receiver configured to receive the message from the transmitter. The receiver may also include a singular value decomposition filter receiver into which the message is input, the singular value decomposition filter receiver configured to use singular value decomposition data from the interference signal to recover the message from the transmitter while substantially eliminating the interference signal. The interference signal may be co-channel with the message and/or the interference signal may be dominant to the message.
US09191834B2	Apparatus and method for managing satellite service resource An apparatus and method for managing a satellite service resource is provided. The method may include measuring, using a communication system monitoring unit, at least one satellite service signal being received for at least one satellite service, calculating, using a service resource management unit, an optimum frequency and an optimum output power for the at least one satellite service through analysis of a satellite service resource, allocating the calculated frequency and the calculated output power to the at least one satellite service, and transmitting the allocated information to the communication system monitoring unit, and comparing, using the communication system monitoring unit, the measured information to the allocated information, and transmitting a result of the comparison to the service resource management unit.
US09191832B2	Category-based fence Techniques of category-based fence are described. A category-based fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. The group of signal sources can represent a category of entities, e.g., a particular business chain. The signal sources can be distributed to multiple discrete locations. A category-based fence associated with the group, accordingly, can correspond to multiple locations instead of a single point location and a radius. Each signal source in the group can be associated with a category identifier unique to the group and uniform among signal sources in the group. The category identifier can be programmed into each signal source. A mobile device can enter the category-based fence by entering any of the discrete locations when the mobile device detects the signal identifier. The mobile device can then execute an application program associated with the category-based fence.
US09191830B2	Local wireless connectivity for radio equipment of a base station in a cellular communications network The present disclosure relates to local wireless connectivity for a radio equipment of a base station in a cellular communications network. In one embodiment, the radio equipment includes a radio subsystem that transmits and receives radio signals for the cellular communications network, a local wireless interface, and a controller associated with the local wireless interface that is configured to provide access to a maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via the local wireless interface. Remote access to the maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via the local wireless interface allows maintenance operations to be performed without the need to physically connect to the radio equipment via a wired connection, which is difficult in many installations.
US09191829B2	Sensing proximity utilizing a wireless radio subsystem In particular embodiments, a wireless communications device includes an RF transceiver, a plurality of antennas coupled to the transceiver, and processing circuitry. The device may transmit an RF reference signal using the RF transceiver. When the RF reference signal is reflected back from each of the plurality of antennas, the device may determine at least one characteristic of the RF reference signal (e.g., amplitude, phase, dispersion, waveform shape, or distortion). The device may then characterize at least one aspect of the environment around the device based on the characteristic and control a function of the device based on the at least one aspect. For example, the device may detect that an object (e.g., a hand or other body part) is approaching the device but not yet in contact with the device and activate a first feature of the device based on the characterization.
US09191827B2	Mobility detection for edge applications in wireless communication networks Various embodiments detect wireless communication device mobility in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, one or more Internet Protocol (IP) data packets associated with a wireless communication device are analyzed. The wireless communication device is coupled with the edge entity. A determination is made, based on the analyzing, that the wireless communication device is a newly coupled device at the edge entity. A central entity disposed within the wireless communication network is notified that the wireless communication device is currently coupled to the edge entity.
US09191826B2	Method and apparatus for transceiving a contact verification signal regarding available channels in a plurality of locations in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method of receiving available channel information on K (K≧2) numbers of locations by a first type station (STA) from a second type STA in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a channel availability query (CAQ) response message, wherein the CAQ response message includes a field of the numbers (K) of the locations and K numbers of available channel list fields configured with information on an available channel list for each of the K numbers of locations, from the second type STA, and performing a communication in a white space using an available channel included in an available channel list for a single location among the K numbers of locations, wherein the K numbers of available channel list fields are configured with a Map ID field and a field of N (N≧1) numbers of available channels are repeated K times.
US09191823B2	Mobile device and method to monitor a baseband processor in relation to the actions on an applicaton processor A method and device to analyze the security of a mobile terminal having application and baseband processors are described. Various information may be acquired by baseband and application monitor applications running on the mobile device including, for example, information about transmission channels, protocol transmissions, and/or data transmission volumes. Information about power consumption may also be acquired. The monitor applications may also measure response times to service requests as well as monitor various aspects of running applications including status, time/duration, inputs or outputs, and/or inputs from a user via a User-Interface. Information may also be acquired about the configuration of the audio path to determine which component or application is using the microphone.
US09191822B2	Device-initiated security policy A method and system for executing a security policy at a mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal may contact an authentication entity based on the security policy. The mobile terminal may receive a response from the authentication entity indicative of a security status of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may execute a security action based on the received response.
US09191821B2	Sharing timed fingerprint location information Sharing timed fingerprint location information is disclosed. In an aspect, timed fingerprint location information can be associated with a location of a user equipment. This timed fingerprint location information can be shared with other devices. As such, with proper analysis, these other devices can employ the shared timed fingerprint location information to determine their location. In an aspect, the other devices can determine that they are located at the same location as the user equipment. However, a level of error can be inherent in the location determined from shared timed fingerprint location information. In some embodiments, this error can be compensated for.
US09191817B1	Security key based authorization of voice call identification numbers in wireless communication devices Systems, methods, and software for operating communication systems and wireless communication devices are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a wireless communication is provided. In processing circuitry of the wireless communication device, the method includes receiving a user request in an application for a voice call over a wireless communication network. In security circuitry of the wireless communication device, the method includes processing the request and a security key associated with the wireless communication network to authorize an identification number for the voice call over the wireless communication network, and indicating the identification number to the application. In a communication transceiver of the wireless communication device, the method includes, responsive to the application initiating the voice call using the identification number, exchanging communications of the voice call over the wireless communication network.
US09191815B2	Network locking method and device for mobile terminal A network locking method and device for a mobile terminal are provided in the present document, wherein network locking information and verification signals of a mobile terminal and a subscriber identify module (SIM) card are respectively stored in both parties in advance; after the mobile terminal is powered on, the mobile terminal and the SIM card verify each other through the verification signals; if the both parties pass through the verification performed by the other party, the mobile terminal compares the stored network locking information with the network locking information in the SIM card; if the comparison result indicates consistency, the mobile terminal enters into a normal standby state.
US09191812B2	Apparatus and method for transitioning from a serving network node that supports an enhanced security context to a legacy serving network node Disclosed is a method for transitioning a remote station from a current serving network node having an enhanced security context to a new serving network node. In the method, the remote station provides at least one legacy key, and generates at least one session key based on a calculation using a root key and using an information element associated with the enhanced security context. The remote station forwards a first message having the information element to the new serving network node. The remote station receives a second message, from the new serving network node, having a response based on either the legacy key or the session key. The remote station determines that the new serving network node does not support the enhanced security context if the response of the second message is based on the legacy key. Accordingly, the remote station protects communications based on the legacy key upon determining that the enhanced security context is not supported.
US09191811B2	Method and system for managing information on mobile devices A method and apparatus that protect information on a mobile device. The method and mobile device obtain a predetermined portion of asymmetric information upon an input of the asymmetric information in the mobile device; generate an identifier by using a first generating algorithm that uses the predetermined portion of the asymmetric information as an algorithm input; generate an encryption key by using a second generating algorithm that uses the predetermined portion of the asymmetric information as an algorithm input; generate ciphered information by using an encryption algorithm that uses the encryption key and the information as algorithm inputs; associate the identifier with the ciphered information; and store the ciphered information as associated with the identifier.
US09191806B2	Method and apparatus for retransmitting MTC group message in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for retransmitting an MTC group message in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for performing retransmission of a Machine Type Communication (MTC) group message by an MTC-InterWorking Function (MTC-IWF) in a mobile communication system includes: receiving an MTC group message response from a network node; and determining whether to perform retransmission of the MTC group message on the basis of information contained in the MTC group message response, wherein the MTC group message response includes zero or more region information of a predetermined unit, related to completion of the MTC group message transmission.
US09191800B2	Methods and apparatus for device detection in response to signal broadcast Methods and apparatus for detecting a device, such as a cell phone, by transmitting signals in various formats and detecting a response from the device. In general, different devices respond to different signal formats. Upon detecting the device, an alert can be generated.
US09191796B2	Communication sessions A method of initiating a voice call via a dialler user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialler user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network.
US09191794B2	Method and apparatus pertaining to Bluetooth#-conveyed voice-based user input An apparatus having both a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and a cellular-telephony transceiver has a control circuit operably coupled to the foregoing configured to facilitate at least one on-board application using voice-based user input. The control circuit, upon determining that a call-setup message as received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver specifies a particular predetermined number (such as a predetermined number that comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number) to call, automatically uses audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as the aforementioned voice-based user input for that on-board application. By one approach, the apparatus can provide that predetermined number to a given secondary platform as part of a conveyed contacts list.
US09191792B2	Provision of additional content to mobile communication devices A system and method for the insertion of additional content to messages sent between mobile communications devices. The system provides for a point system which allows users of the system to accumulate points for additional content sent with text messages. The points may be used for various functions such as purchasing premium services or may be applied towards the user's service charges.
US09191791B2	Electronic device and method for extracting incoming/outgoing information and managing contacts A method and electronic device for extracting incoming/outgoing information and managing contacts are provided. The method includes determining whether a communicating electronic device which has been or is in communication with the electronic device is included as a contact in a first contact list; extracting incoming/outgoing information based on at least one of metadata and contents of the communication with the communicating electronic device when the communicating electronic device is not included as a contact in the first contact list; and displaying the extracted incoming/outgoing information on a touchscreen of the electronic device.
US09191789B2	Systems and methods for using a caption device with a mobile device A communication system including a caption device and a mobile device configured to engage in communication with each other. The caption device is configured to receive a text signal originating at a relay service, the text signal corresponding to a far-end voice signal originating at a far-end device. The caption device is configured to display text corresponding to the text signal on a display. The relay service is configured to receive the far-end voice signal, and transmit the text signal to the caption device. The mobile device is configured to receive the far-end voice signal, and transmit the far-end voice signal to the relay service. A method of facilitating a captioned conversation between a far-end user and a near-end user having a caption device includes establishing communication between a caption device and a mobile device, and between the caption device and a relay service.
US09191788B2	System and method for contextual social messaging Disclosed is a system and method for selectively delivering shared information. The disclosed systems and methods enable a sending user to decide what context of information is to be shared, in that a sending user can determine when and where information is shared. This enables increased social engagement towards relevant information. Additionally, this enables a vast opportunity for commercial opportunities, whereby advertisements can be served contingent upon a consumer's context, and/or only when the product or service offered to the consumer is relevant.
US09191784B2	Multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) counting procedures An MBMS counting procedure includes executing a connected mode counting procedure to determine whether the number of wireless communication devices in a connected mode is sufficiently large to justify providing a PTM compatible service using MBMS before executing an idle mode counting procedure. The idle mode counting procedure includes transmitting a downlink message from the system that can be received by wireless communication devices in idle mode. The system receives idle mode counting request response messages transmitted by wireless communication devices that were in the idle mode at the time the downlink message was sent. Each idle mode counting request response message indicates to the system whether the wireless communication device sending the idle mode counting request response message should be counted as an MMBS device that will receive the PTM compatible service.
US09191780B2	Configuring a wireless communications device in a mobile communications system A wireless communications device (2) and an interface unit (3) in a mobile communications system are configured. The interface unit (3) is connected to the wireless communications device (2) according to a wireless communication protocol and to a computing device (1) connected to a communications network (5) via an access point (7) having an address. The computing device (1) is requested to visit a service provider (8) on the network (5), which based on the address of said access point (7) can provide location information regarding said access point (7). In dependence thereof one of a number of stored configuration profiles are determined, and the interface unit (3) is configured accordingly. A configuration request comprising said determined configuration profile is transmitted to the wireless communications device (2), which is then configured accordingly, and a communications link can be established between the interface unit (3) and the wireless communications device (2).
US09191777B2	Clientless method for context driven wireless interactions Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.
US09191775B2	Electronically binding to a lost mobile device A first mobile device detects a second mobile device in the vicinity of the first mobile device and determines that the second mobile device is lost. The first mobile device electronically binds to the second mobile device and obtains information relating to the second mobile device. The first mobile device sends the information relating to the second mobile device to a designated party. The first mobile device receives an indication that the second device is no longer lost. The first mobile device, in response to receiving the indication that the second device is no longer lost, unbinds from the second mobile device.
US09191772B2	Bluetooth connection method and system The present disclosure provides a Bluetooth connection method, the method includes that: a client reads information stored in a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card and establishes a Bluetooth connection with a server according to the read information. The present disclosure also provides a Bluetooth connection system, wherein a Bluetooth address and an identification (ID) value of the RFID card are pre-stored in the RFID card; after reading the information stored in the RFID card, the client directly uses a Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) service search to carry out an interaction with the server, achieving automatic completion of a Bluetooth authentication while a Bluetooth service search is performed, thereby establishing a secure and reliable Bluetooth connection; The method significantly reduces the time for establishing a Bluetooth connection, and makes the application of the Bluetooth service more concise and rapid to realize, costing less, more efficient, and easier to popularize.
US09191771B2	Convenient use of push button mode of WPS (Wi-Fi protected setup) for provisioning wireless devices An access point (AP) in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure provides a convenient approach to provision wireless devices. In an embodiment, the AP initiates push button mode of WPS procedures with a wireless device, in response to receiving of a provisioning request from the wireless device, without requiring a WPS push button signal locally. The AP thereafter operates to complete provisioning of the wireless device. According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a wireless device may also participate in push button mode of WPS, without requiring a push button signal locally. In an embodiment, a wireless device automatically transmits a request for provisioning. An AP within the transmission range, responds back with a command to initiate push button mode of WPS procedures. The wireless device communicates with the AP to complete provisioning.
US09191759B2	Data transmission through a recipient's skull bone Systems and methods are disclosed for data transmission through a recipient's skull bone. In one aspect of the present technology there is provided a bilateral system, comprising a first mechanical stimulator configured to transmit first data through vibrations of a skull of a recipient, and a sensor device configured to receive the first transmitted data.
US09191752B2	Entrainment avoidance with an auto regressive filter A method of signal processing an input signal in a hearing aid to avoid entrainment, the hearing aid including a receiver and a microphone, the method comprising using an adaptive filter to measure an acoustic feedback path from the receiver to the microphone and adjusting an adaptation rate of the adaptive filter using an output from a filter having an autoregressive portion, the output derived at least in part from a ratio of a predictive estimate of the input signal to a difference of the predictive estimate and the input signal.
US09191749B2	Electronic device that vibrates an element for sound transmission Provided is an electronic device that is capable of reducing sound leakage from a vibration plate vibrated by a piezoelectric element. An electronic device 1 of the present invention includes: a piezoelectric element 30; and a vibration plate 10 configured to be vibrated by the piezoelectric element 30. Vibration sound is transmitted by the vibration plate vibrating a part of a human body. The piezoelectric element 30 is vibrated using a processed sound signal in which at least a part of frequency components of a sound reproduction signal that are higher than a predetermined threshold value is cut or attenuated.
US09191746B2	Loudspeaker driver with dual electromagnet assemblies Loudspeaker drivers are provided. According to one embodiment, a loudspeaker driver comprises a diaphragm, a connection tube, first and second voice coils, and first and second magnet assemblies. The connection tube has a first end section, a second end section, and a middle section. The first voice coil is connected to and surrounds at least a portion of the first end section. The second voice coil is connected to and surrounds at least a portion of the second end section. The first magnet assembly is configured to suspend the first voice coil in a first magnetic field and the second magnet assembly is configured to suspend the second voice coil in a second magnetic field. The connection tube intersects the diaphragm and the middle section of the connection tube is connected to the diaphragm.
US09191744B2	Intelligent ambient sound monitoring system A system and method for interjecting ambient background sounds into a set of headphones is provided. The system monitors an ambient sound environment and compares the ambient sound environment to a preset set of sound characteristics (e.g., frequency signatures, amplitudes and durations) in order to detect important or critical background sounds (e.g., alarm, horn, directed vocal communications, crying baby, doorbell, telephone, etc.). When a critical background sound is detected, the system interjects either a notification signal or a portion of the ambient background into the audio stream, thus alerting a user of a potentially important sound or event occurring within their immediate vicinity.
US09191742B1	Enhancing audio at a network-accessible computing platform Techniques for enhancing audio at a network-accessible computing platform and then providing the enhanced audio to a client device. By enhancing the audio remotely at the computing platform rather than locally at the client device, the client device need not include the infrastructure (e.g., hardware and software) required to perform these audio enhancements. Therefore, the client device may be manufactured at a lesser expense as compared to devices that perform the enhancements themselves. Instead, the client devices described herein simply receive the pre-enhanced audio and directly output this audio.
US09191739B2	Active reduction of harmonic noise from multiple rotating devices A system and method for reducing noise caused by two or more rotating devices by taking in input signals with frequencies that are related to the rotation rates of the rotating devices, and causing one or more loudspeakers to produce sounds that are at about the same frequencies as the noise and of substantially opposite phase. There is a noise canceller associated with each rotating device. Each noise canceller includes a harmonic frequency computer that computes a harmonic frequency and provides the harmonic frequency to a harmonic sine wave generator that generates an output sine wave. Each nose canceller also has an adaptive filter that uses a sine wave to create a noise reduction signal that is used to drive one or more transducers with their outputs directed to reduce noise caused by the rotating devices. There is an overlap detector that compares the harmonic frequencies and, based on their proximity, alters the operation of one or more adaptive filters.
US09191730B2	Two-in-one ear buds with a light-up cable Improvements in ear buds includes a two-in-one ear buds with a light-up cable provides two sets of stereo ear buds that can be joined for a single person to use or separated so the stereo sound can be enjoyed by two people at the same time. The connecting cord is a flat cord with magnetic coupling that joins the cords together to reduce wiring that connects from the audio device to the ear buds. The cable joins a left and a right set of wiring and the ear buds are coupled to provide a single left and right or a pair of left and a pair or right separate ear buds. The cord has illumination LED elements that provide different color patterns to interact with the mp3. The lighting controller gives the user the option to turn the lights on and off with buttons on the controller.
US09191728B2	Headphone power system using high frequency signal conversion An apparatus and method for powering headphone electronics over a standard audio signal cable without interfering with the normal audio transmission or playback of transmitted audio signals. A software application resides on a cell/smart phone or other mobile device that combines the nominal audio output of such a mobile device, like music or spoken word, with a high frequency audio signal to produce a dual component signal. The high frequency component is decoded and rectified outside of the mobile device, either in a connector or on the structure of the headphones themselves, to produce a direct current (“DC”) that powers the headphones. The music or other audible signal component transferred over the audio cable is decoded in parallel and sent to the headphone speakers for normal playback. The invention provides an alternative power source to headphone electronics such as active noise cancelling headphones over the audio cable.
US09191726B2	System and method for providing media content enhancement There are provided systems and methods for providing media content enhancement. A system for providing enhancement of media content displayed by a presentation unit of the system comprises the presentation unit configured to receive and display the media content, and a content enhancement module stored in a memory of the presentation unit. The presentation unit also includes a processor configured to control the content enhancement module to enhance the media content. A method for use by the content enhancement module comprises reading a context data received by the presentation unit, the context data describing a media content provided for display by the presentation unit, processing the context data to identify the media content, requesting an enhancement data corresponding to the media content, and executing instructions received in the enhancement data to enhance the media content displayed by the presentation unit.
US09191725B2	Method and apparatus for streaming video A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for a CPT stream to a client device via an HTTP live streaming (HLS) protocol having a plurality of HLS media files is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating an HLS playlist specifying a plurality HLS media files before generating any of the HLS media files, wherein each of the plurality of HLS media files has a unique name, transmitting the HLS playlist to the client device, after generating the HLS playlist, transcoding the CPT stream into at least a subset of the plurality of HLS media files, and providing at least one of the subset of plurality of HLS media files to the client device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of HLS media files is a client-requested media file selected from the HLS playlist.
US09191724B2	Multimedia content distribution management A method includes receiving, at a communications gateway associated with a customer premises, multimedia content from a communications network. The method includes superimposing, via the communications gateway, a heartbeat signal on an alternating current electrical power signal associated with an electrical wiring system of the customer premises. The method includes encoding the multimedia content based on the heartbeat signal to produce encoded multimedia content at the communications gateway. The method also includes wirelessly transmitting the encoded multimedia content from the communications gateway to a device.
US09191720B2	Systems and methods for generating a user profile based customized display that includes user-generated and non-user-generated content Systems and methods for presenting user-generated content in as easily accessible manner using an interactive media guide are provided. In particular, a user may be able to peruse user-generated content through an interactive media guide which is also used to access non-user-generated media content such as linear programming (e.g., over-the-air broadcast, cable, and satellite scheduled programming) and on-demand media. The interactive media guide may include a provider of user-generated content populated with user-generated content according to the user's interests or most recently added to the provider.
US09191719B2	Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guide An interactive television program guide application is provided that queries a user regarding the user's interest in television programs and suggests television programs to the user based on the user's responses. The interactive television program guide application identifies a television program that is potentially of interest to the user. The interactive television program guide application then queries the user regarding the user's interest using questions that are formulated based on attributes associated with the identified television program. Using the user's responses to the questions, the interactive television program guide application identifies and suggests one or more television programs to the user.
US09191711B2	Apparatus and method for providing services using a services gateway A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller operable to provide media content to a gateway for presentation on a plurality of display devices without using a set top box, provide a selection of available services for presentation on the plurality of display devices, receive from the gateway a request for a service chosen from the selection of available services where the service is not a telecommunication service, provide an executable software to the gateway for implementation of the service, and generate a shipping order in response to the request, where the shipping order instructs delivery of equipment associated with the service to a building in which the gateway is located, where the equipment is detected by the gateway when the equipment is connected to a powerline of the building, and where the service is implemented using the gateway. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09191710B1	Satellite television network and near real-time method for downloading and verifying a subscriber remote record request Near real time downloading and verifying of a subscriber's remote record request is provided to control a DVR using the existing satellite network. The insertion of the programming request into the continuous broadcast stream enables near real time processing of the request by a subscriber IRD to accommodate same day and even last minute remote programming requests. The use of a back channel to verify the request provides the subscriber with assurance that the request has been processed successfully and flexibility to change services on the fly.
US09191709B2	Digital ad insertion for video-on-demand A video-on-demand (VOD) service provider is configured to select advertising to provide with video-on-demand content, the advertising selected at least in part according to at least one of content metadata, ad schedules, or subscriber profile information, and to signal when the advertising is unavailable. The VOD service provider is configured to identify ad break points for the video-on-demand content to generate a playlist identifying the video-on-demand content and when the video-on-demand content is to be provided, and identifying content corresponding to selected advertising and when the content corresponding to the selected advertising is to be provided. The VOD server receives from a set top box a signal to pause or stop providing of the content to the set top box, and receives from the set top box a signal to resume providing the content to the set top box, and selects different advertising at least in part according to changed conditions when the signal to resume is received, and modifies the playlist to reference the different advertising.
US09191706B2	Display apparatus and scheduled viewing setting method using the same A method of setting a scheduled viewing of broadcast content is provided. The method includes: receiving a command for setting a scheduled viewing of broadcast content; recording the scheduled broadcast content; during the recording, detecting presence of a user; and determining whether to delete the recorded broadcast content based on a result of the detecting the presence of the user.
US09191703B2	Device control using motion sensing for wireless home entertainment devices Controlling and managing home electronic devices is disclosed. A remote control may obtain from a wireless home entertainment controller registration information. The remote control may then determine an instruction to switch content from a first source device to content from a second source device based on a sensed motion of the remote control. The remote control may then send to the wireless home entertainment controller the instruction.
US09191702B2	Data requesting and transmitting devices and processes The present invention concerns a data requesting device enabling flexible obtaining of data, notably AV (Audio/Video) data, with possibly limited required resources in terms of processing, memory and storing, included from a remote server through a WAN. The requesting device of the invention may notably allow to pause and retrieve a movie being played from such a server.
US09191701B2	Video stream protection Techniques for scheduling transmission of video streams in a network are described. It may be determined whether an amount of data in a buffer of a wireless transceiver is above a threshold. A first video stream and a second video stream are buffered using the buffer. The first video stream is associated with a first transmission schedule. If determined that the amount of data is above the first threshold, a characteristic of the first video stream may be compared to a characteristic of the second video stream. The first video stream may be selected based, at least in part, on the comparison of the characteristic of the first video stream to the characteristic of the second video stream. The first transmission schedule of the first video stream may be modified upon selecting the first video stream.
US09191698B2	Copy protection A method is provided for transmitting media content from a media content receiving device such as a set-top-box to one or more user devices capable of displaying, storing or outputting the media content. The method includes receiving, at the set-top-box, media content encoded according to a particular format, embedding in the media content, while it is encoded according to the particular format, a watermark containing data identifying the set-top-box and then transmitting the watermarked media content to one or more user devices. Encoding a watermark while the content is encoded according the received format allows protection to be added and the content passed to other devices without having to decode the content first. The method may be implemented by a suitable media content receiving device operating a computer program. A corresponding apparatus for implementing the method is provided.
US09191696B2	Reception device and program for reception device A reception device and program for the reception device that uses a scalable video coding (SVC) method to ensure best-effort image data transmission even when stream-type data is transmitted through a transmission control protocol (TCP). The reception device includes a frame detecting unit configured to detect a base layer reception completed time point indicating a time at which a base layer of a frame to be reproduced is formed using the received image packet, a timer unit configured to detect an expiration of a timeout period beginning at the earliest from the base layer reception completed time point, and a reception completed packet processing unit configured to transmit a reception completed packet to the transmission device, the reception completed packet indicating that at least one transmitted image packet is not received after the expiration of the timeout period detected by the timer unit.
US09191694B2	Automatically recording supplemental content A content provider transmits instructions to a content receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast transmitted by the content provider via a first communication link and scrambled utilizing the same control word. The content provider determines to supplement the multiple instances of content and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The content receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, descrambles, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental instance of content. In some implementations, the first communication link may be a satellite communication link and the second communication link may be a different type of communication link such as a terrestrial broadcast communication link and/or an Internet protocol communication link.
US09191693B2	Information processing device, information processing system, and program An information processing apparatus that acquires first information corresponding to a position of an imaging device that captures image data, and second information corresponding to a field of view of the imaging device that captures the image data, and generates tag information based on the first and second information.
US09191689B2	Systems and methods for translating generic requests into device specific requests based on location information Systems and methods for translating generic requests into requests specific to user media devices selected based on location are provided. In some embodiments, a first instruction data structure containing a request for an action to be performed on media content is received from a user equipment device. A location for the user equipment device is determined and a user media device is selected based on its proximity to the determined location. Device specific information for the selected user media device is then used to determine whether the selected user media device is authorized to perform the requested action. The device specific information is also used to translate the first instruction data structure into a second instruction data structure. The second instruction data structure is then transmitted to the selected user media device and causes the selected user media device to perform the requested action.
US09191688B2	Television delivery system A system, device, and method for receiver access control in an interne television system uses a push mechanism to distribute access control information from a distribution device to an access device. The access device uses the access control information to make receiver access control decisions for a subsequently received request from a host to join a television channel multicast group.
US09191686B2	System and method of implementing synchronized audio and video streaming A server comprises a processing unit configured to interlace audio data packets with video data to form an interlaced audio/video data file having an approximately uniform audio time interval between consecutive audio data packets in the interlaced audio/video data file. The server also comprises an interrupt timer configured to provide periodic interrupt signals. The processing unit is configured to synchronize the start of transmission of each instance of the audio data packets and the video data packets with the periodic interrupt signals from the interrupt timer.
US09191685B2	CATV video and data transmission system with RF input Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter.
US09191681B2	Control of video decoder for reverse playback operation A video decoder includes a mode of operation for reverse playback that includes dividing a sequence of coded video data into groups of pictures (GOPs) and further subdividing the groups of pictures into a plurality of spans. Each span is processed in reverse coding order by decoding the first key frame and any reference frames that precede the currently processed span in coding order, selecting a plurality of frames from the currently processed span for decode and display and further selecting for decode but not display any reference frames from the currently processed span that were omitted by the first selection. The method accommodates control parameters that define the number of spans selected from each GOP and the number of frames selected from each span for decoded and display.
US09191676B2	Video decoding apparatus and method A video decoding apparatus according to one aspect of the disclosure performs a decoding process, on a process block basis, using a motion vector of the process block and prediction information candidates of the motion vector. The video decoding apparatus includes a first prediction information candidate generating part configured to acquire the prediction information of the adjacent block to generate the prediction information candidate if motion compensation of the block is performed using the same prediction information as the prediction information of the adjacent block; and a second prediction information candidate generating part configured to add prediction information to the prediction information candidates if the number of the prediction information candidates is less than a predetermined number and two prediction information items of the prediction information candidates have the reference picture identifiers indicating the same picture, the added prediction information including an averaged motion vector of two motion vectors.
US09191673B2	Image encoding apparatus Provided is a moving picture coding apparatus for increasing a compression ratio of a moving picture signal while maintaining high image quality. To minimize the number of bits required for a residual block, quantized transform coefficients are adaptively divided into a plurality of subsets according to a size of a transform block, and non-zero quantized transform coefficients of each subset are scanned and encoded. Also, an intra prediction mode of the current block is determined using reference pixels obtained by filtering reference pixels of the current block. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize the amount of data required for the residual block of the current block.
US09191671B2	System and method for error-resilient video coding Error resilient video coding schemes that may be employed at a transmitter or transcoder to limit error propagation at the receiver. Embodiments may include the use of Inhomogeneous Temporal Multiple Description Coding (ITMDC), cross-description error concealment, and cross-description reference picture reset (RPS) as well as homogeneous and inhomogeneous temporal/spatial MDC.
US09191669B2	Moving picture coding method and moving picture decoding method A moving picture coding apparatus includes a counter unit which counts the number of pictures following an intra coded picture; and a motion estimation unit which compares respectively only reference pictures which are the intra coded picture or the following pictures, selected from among a reference picture Ref1, a reference picture Ref2 and a reference picture Ref3 stored in memories, with a picture signal, and determines the reference picture whose inter picture differential value is smallest.
US09191667B2	System and method for transcoding data from one video standard to another video standard A system and method transcodes an input video bit stream having a first encoding profile into an output video bit stream having a second encoding profile. The system includes a first module (302) and a second module (306). The system further includes a memory module (304). The first module (302) decodes the input video bit stream for generating pixel data and macroblock specifications. The second module (306) encodes the pixel data and the macroblock specifications for constructing the output video bit stream. The memory module (304) includes a first buffer module and a second buffer module. The first buffer module stores the pixel data and the second buffer module stores the macroblock specifications.
US09191656B2	Display apparatus and controlling methods thereof A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit which outputs a plurality of content views using a plurality of image frames; an interface unit which is connected with a glasses apparatus according to a predetermined communication standard; a synchronization signal generator which generates a synchronization signal that synchronizes one of the plurality of content views with the glasses apparatus; and a controller which, when a glasses apparatus is connected, controls the display apparatus to synchronize the one of the plurality of content views with the glasses.
US09191652B2	Systems and methods for presenting three-dimensional content using photosensitive lenses Systems and methods are provided for presenting three-dimensional content on a display. An exemplary system for presenting a plurality of frames on a display comprises a first lens, a second lens, and an activation system. The activation system utilizes electromagnetic radiation to activate the first lens when a respective frame being presented on the display corresponds to the first lens, resulting in the first lens being substantially transparent and the second lens being substantially opaque, and to activate the second lens when a respective frame being presented on the display corresponds to the second lens, resulting in the second lens being substantially transparent and the first lens being substantially opaque.
US09191648B2	Hybrid stitching In a system or method where three-dimensional data is acquired as a sequence of frames of data along a camera path, disparate sequences are related to one another through a number of geometric stitches obtained by direct registration of three-dimensional data between frames in the disparate sequences. These geometric stitches are then used in addition to or in place of other camera path relationships to form a single virtual stitch graph for the combined model, upon which an integrated global path optimization can be performed.
US09191647B2	Demultiplexing for stereoplexed film and video applications A method for demultiplexing frames of compressed image data is provided. The image data includes a series of left compressed images and a series of right compressed images, the right compressed images and left compressed images compressed using a compression function. The method includes receiving the frames of compressed image data via a medium configured to transmit images in single frame format, and performing an expansion function on frames of compressed image data, the expansion function configured to select pixels from the series of left compressed images and series of right compressed images to produce replacement pixels to form a substantially decompressed set of stereo image pairs. Additionally, a system for receiving stereo pairs, multiplexing the stereo pairs for transmission across a medium including single frame formatting, and demultiplexing received data into altered stereo pairs is provided.
US09191643B2	Mixing infrared and color component data point clouds The subject disclosure is directed towards mixing RGB data with infrared data so as to provide depth-related data in regions where infrared data are sparse. Infrared data, such as corresponding to point cloud data, are processed to determine sparse regions therein. For any such sparse regions, RGB data corresponding to a counterpart region in the RGB data are added to a data structure. The data structure, which may include or be concatenated to the IR data, may be used for depth-related data, e.g., with a point cloud.
US09191641B2	Method and apparatus for providing a virtual channel service A method and an apparatus for providing a virtual channel service are disclosed. The method includes maintaining a contents list recorded in a personal video recorder and a virtual channel information, determining a playback order of recorded contents included in the list in accordance with a preset algorithm, and playing back in sequence the recorded contents through a predetermined virtual channel. As a result, a user may approach easily to the recorded contents.
US09191637B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment is a solid-state imaging device in which a plurality of pixel regions are formed into a two-dimensional array isolating the pixel regions from each other by element isolation regions, including a plurality of microlenses, a plurality of color filters arranged below the plurality of microlenses, a plurality of photoelectrical conversion sections arranged below the plurality of color filters and a magnetic field generating section provided on the element isolation regions between the plurality of microlenses and the plurality of photoelectrical conversion sections.
US09191630B2	Dynamic layouts Methods of displaying video data are disclosed. The methods generate a plurality of queries for determining from which of a plurality of video data sources video data is to be displayed and store each of the queries. One of the queries is selected for display and the selected query is matched with metadata from one or more of the plurality of video data sources. The video data from the video data sources that match the query is displayed.
US09191628B2	Pattern dimension measurement method, pattern dimension measurement device, program for causing computer to execute pattern dimension measurement method, and recording medium having same recorded thereon A technique for calculating the angle from an auxiliary dot sequence indicating the track of a pattern and for performing pattern measurement is provided, thereby enabling achievement of high-accuracy pattern measurement with reduced influence of the roughness of pattern edges.
US09191627B1	Automobile theft prevention and recovery system A security monitoring, theft (and vandalism) prevention, and recovery system for automobiles includes an exterior light housing camera, an interior passenger cabin camera bar with an interior passenger cabin camera located within, an automatic release air valve located in a valve stem of an automobile wheel and tire assembly, and an automatic seatbelt immobilizing lock located in a seatbelt latch of an automobile. Upon detection of an invasive activity, an intrusion sensor provides an activation signal to a microprocessor. The exterior light housing camera and the interior passenger cabin camera are activated by the microprocessor to provide a video signal to the microprocessor via an activation signal. The quick release air valve and the seatbelt immobilizing lock are activated by the microprocessor to release air pressure from the wheel and tire and immobilize the seatbelt latch, respectively.
US09191622B2	System for fault detection in an internet protocol television communication system A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network element can have a wireless transceiver, a wireline transceiver, and a controller. The controller can be adapted to process multimedia signals received from an upstream IPTV network element, transmit the processed multimedia signals to one or more downstream IPTV network elements, monitor communications on a wireline interface capable of accessing a fault management system (FMS), and cause the wireless access transceiver to wirelessly transmit to the FMS telemetry information collected responsive to detecting one or more faults in the wireline interface. The controller can also cause the wireline transceiver to transmit to the FMS over the wireline interface the telemetry information responsive to detecting no fault in the wireline interface that impedes communication with the FMS over the wireline interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09191617B1	Using FPGA partial reconfiguration for codec applications Various embodiments of the present disclosure enable interoperability between multiple codecs of various standards, notwithstanding that the number and type of standards in use at any particular time may vary unpredictably. A control unit, for example, a multipoint control unit (MCU) of a videoconference system, includes a partially reconfigurable programmable logic device (PLD). The PLD may include a reconfigurable region and a non-reconfigurable portion. The non-reconfigurable portion may include logic blocks for performing codec operations that are common across at least two codec standards. A selected subset a number of personas may be instantiated within the reconfigurable region of the PLD, each persona of the selected subset being compatible with at least a portion of the associated codec of at least one communication channel. The MCU selects, from between two or more personas, the selected subset of personas to be used within the reconfigurable region of the PLD.
US09191614B2	System for generating closed captioning compatible with legacy and newer set-top boxes A caption formatting method and computing system that receives an input video stream that includes a sequence of input transport stream packets. The method locates user data in the sequence of input transport stream packets, where the user data includes input caption data compliant with an input caption data format. The method extracts EIA-608 captions and EIA-708 captions from the input caption data, and formats the EIA-608 captions as caption data compliant with SCTE-20 format. The method creates a sequence of output transport stream packets based on the sequence of input transport stream packets, where the sequence of output transport stream packets include the caption data compliant with SCTE-20 format and the input caption data. The method sends an output video stream from the computing device, where the output video stream includes the sequence of output transport stream packets.
US09191612B2	Automatic attachment of a captured image to a document based on context A portable computing device for automatic attachment of a captured image to a document being displayed triggered by the act of capturing the image is disclosed. A new page is added to the current document being reviewed and displayed on the portable computing device, and then the image and metadata are attached in that new page. In other variations, the document includes metadata having a location at which images may be stored and upon capture the image, the captured image is stored at the metadata location.
US09191609B2	Segment creation device, segment creation method, and segment creation program A segment creation device includes: a live data acquiring unit that acquires character string data transmitted from a plurality of terminals, and acquires live data that includes the character string data and a data registration date and time; a condition input unit that causes a user to input a search condition including time zone information representing a predetermined time zone and character string information; a live data number counting unit that counts the number of pieces of live data having character string data; and a segment creating unit that creates segment data which is specified based on a starting time and an ending time of a time period.
US09191606B2	Mobile terminal, broadcasting terminal and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to display information; a memory configured to store channel information; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a broadcasting terminal; an a controller configured to transmit a turn-on control signal to the broadcasting terminal for turning on the broadcasting terminal, and transmit the channel information to the broadcasting terminal to control the broadcasting terminal to output a broadcast content received on a broadcast channel matched to the transmitted channel information when the broadcasting terminal is turned on.
US09191604B2	Systems and methods for providing user interfaces in an intelligent television An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for navigating processes associated with providing content. The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of media content, electronic programming guide information, television content, and other content. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the content.
US09191601B2	Solid-state imaging device including signal connecting section and solid-state imaging device driving method A controlling section causes a charge of a photodiode to be output to an integration circuit by bringing a readout switch into a connected state, and then brings the readout switch into a non-connected state. Thereafter, a voltage value is output to a holding circuit from the integration circuit. After carrying out the output operation mentioned above, an operation for causing a charge held in an integrating capacitive element to be discharged, and bringing the readout switch into a connected state to cause a charge held in the photodiode to be discharged and an operation for causing voltage values held in the holding circuits to be sequentially output are carried out in parallel. Accordingly, a solid-state imaging device and a method of driving it capable of solving the problems due to a memory effect, a delay effect, and switching noise are realized.
US09191600B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus that selects among different analog signals A solid-state imaging apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of pixels (101) arranged in a matrix for generating a signal by a photoelectric conversion, a plurality of column amplifier units (102) arranged each correspondingly to each of columns of the plurality of pixels, for outputting a first signal generated by amplifying at a first gain the signals from the plurality of pixels, and a second signal generated by amplifying at a second gain the signals from the plurality of pixels, and an analog to digital converting unit (108) for selecting one signal from the first and second signals for analog to digital conversion.
US09191596B2	Solid-state imaging device, control method and electronic apparatus to obtain frame difference output values A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit with pixels, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion element that generates a charge and a memory that holds the charge; and an AD conversion unit that converts a pixel signal corresponding to the charge output from the pixel into a count value. The pixel transfers the charge held in the memory in the nth frame and sequentially outputs, in the nth+1 frame, a first pixel signal corresponding to the charge held in the memory and a second pixel signal corresponding to a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion element after the previous charge has been transferred to the memory. In the nth+1 frame, the AD conversion unit changes its up/down count direction between the first and second pixel signals to obtain their count values so as to successively perform AD conversion on the first and second pixel signals.
US09191595B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method and program, and image pickup apparatus including image processing apparatus The image processing apparatus processes an image signal obtained from an image pickup element using an image pickup optical system arranged to obtain directional traveling information of object image light corresponding to a pupil division area of a photographing lens. The apparatus includes: a unit of setting a focal position at which the refocused image is generated; and a unit of correcting an image signal of a defect pixel of the image pickup element using an image signal of other pixel. The apparatus determines the other pixel to be used for correcting the image signal of the defect pixel on the basis of the set focal position and the directional traveling information of the object image light.
US09191592B2	Imaging sensor anomalous pixel column detection and calibration An imaging sensor is signaled to capture a digital image of a dark scene. For each of the pixel columns in the image, a respective column value is computed that represents at least some of the pixels in the column. For each of the pixel columns in the image, a respective comparison is made between the respective column value of the pixel column and a reference value. A respective column score is computed, for each of the pixel columns, based on the respective comparison. An indication that identifies one or more of the pixel columns as anomalous is stored, when the respective column score of the one or more the pixel columns does not meet a criterion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09191577B2	Method for controlling reflectivity in imaging system A method for controlling reflectivity in imaging system has steps of establishing a model describing the input image is a linear combination of a body reflection and an interface reflection; eliminating the minimum component of RGB for each pixel of the input image, and adding a mean of a sum of the minimum RGB chromaticity of the pixels to the input image to be modified; using a threshold strategy to identify at least one highlight region and at least one non-highlight region in input image; reconstructing color information of the at least one highlight region and obtaining a reconstructed image considering as the body reflection; evaluating the weights of the body reflection and the interface reflection; eliminating the interface reflection term of input image and considering the body reflection term as a reference image; and controlling the LCOS reflector to modify the input image according to the reference image.
US09191570B2	Systems and methods for detecting a tilt angle from a depth image A depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. A human target in the depth image may then be scanned for one or more body parts such as shoulders, hips, knees, or the like. A tilt angle may then be calculated based on the body parts. For example, a first portion of pixels associated with an upper body part such as the shoulders and a second portion of pixels associated with a lower body part such as a midpoint between the hips and knees may be selected. The tilt angle may then be calculated using the first and second portions of pixels.
US09191567B2	Camera system and method of detecting a stream of objects A camera system (10), in particular a camera-based code reading system, for detecting a stream of objects (14) moved relative to the camera system (14) is provided, wherein the camera system (10) has a plurality of detection units (18) each having an image sensor and a focusing unit (20) as well as at least one control unit (30, 32) to set the focal positions of the detection units (18) in a complementary manner on a simultaneous detection of a plurality of objects (14) such that as many objects (14) as possible are detected in focus by at least one detection unit (18). In this respect, an evaluation unit (32) is provided which is configured to compose image data of the detection units (18) to form a common image.
US09191566B2	Image pickup apparatus, method for image pickup and computer-readable recording medium An image pickup apparatus, an image pickup method and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor including a first pixel group and a second pixel group, a controller which controls the image sensor to capture an image of an object by using the first pixel group and to capture a live view of the object by using the second pixel group, a storage which stores the image captured by the first pixel group, and an auto focusing (AF) processor which generates AF information by using the live view captured by the second pixel group.
US09191562B1	Optical adapter for mobile media devices with a camera An optical adapter for secure and adjustable mounting of a mobile media device having a camera lens to an optical eyepiece of an optical device. The adapter having the ability to quickly and reliably attach a mobile media device such as smart phone, iPhone, Droid, etc. to a wide range of various diameter optical devices such as binoculars, birding scopes, excavation scopes, microscopes and telescopes. The optical adapter comprises a flat base plate having a central aperture for passing light and a plurality of aligned openings, an adjustable strap which is woven within the plurality of aligned openings in order to secure the mobile media device, and an adjustable optical eyepiece attachment assembly which provides secure attachment to an optical eyepiece.
US09191561B2	Optical imaging lens and electronic device comprising the same An optical imaging lens set includes a first lens element to a plastic fifth lens element from an object side toward an image side along an optical axis. Each first lens and second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The fifth lens element has an image-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery.
US09191559B2	Camera module, manufacturing apparatus, and manufacturing method A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a conductive member, a plate-like member, and a sealing member. The imaging sensor includes a light-receiving surface configured to receive light gathered by a lens unit, the lens unit including a lens and a drive section driving the lens. The conductive member is connected to the drive section for supply of power to the drive section. The plate-like member is provided with the imaging sensor and the conductive member. The sealing member is formed by sealing the imaging sensor and the conductive member, the conductive member being exposed at a connection part for connection to the drive section, the imaging sensor being exposed at the light-receiving surface.
US09191555B2	Image capture device and signal compensating method of image capture device The signal compensating method includes receiving sensing signals from an image sensor pixel array; converting the sensing signals into digital signals using a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, respectively; and compensating the digital signals using offset values corresponding to the plurality of analog-to-digital converters, respectively.
US09191554B1	Creating an electronic book using video-based input Some implementations include using a trained classifier to identify page-turn events in a video. The video may be divided into multiple segments based on the page-turn events, with each segment of the multiple segments corresponding to a pair of adjacent pages in a book. Exemplar frames that provide non-redundant data compared to other frames may be chosen from each segment. The exemplar frames may be cropped to include content portions of pages. The exemplar frames may be aligned such that a pixel is located in a same position in each frame. Optical character recognition (OCR) may be performed on exemplar frames and the OCR for exemplar frames in each segment may be combined. The exemplar frames in each segment may be combined to create a composite image for each pair of adjacent pages in the book, and OCR may be performed on the composite image.
US09191550B2	Image forming apparatus and method for performing gradation correction in an image forming apparatus and program If the temperature of a fixing unit is not stable when automatic gradation correction is performed, an error occurs in gradation correction when a chart for gradation measurement is output. An image forming apparatus of the present invention is characterized by including a unit configured to transfer a toner image based on image data onto a sheet, to pass the sheet through a fixing unit, and to output a first chart, a unit configured to create a conversion table for gradation correction using a value obtained by reading the output first chart, and a stabilization processing unit configured to stabilize the fixing unit by outputting a second chart before outputting the first chart when creation of the conversion table for gradation correction is instructed, wherein the stabilization processing unit outputs the second chart in a number of sheets specified in advance by a user.
US09191546B2	Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus, and method for controlling information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus may be configured to communicate with a plurality of devices. The information processing apparatus may determine an input source and an input function. The input source may be one of the devices and the information processing apparatus. The input function may be processed in the input source. The information processing apparatus may determine at least two output destinations and at least two output functions. Each of the at least two output destinations may be one of the devices and the information processing apparatus. Each of the at least two output functions may be processed in each of the at least two output destinations respectively. The information processing apparatus may output first data received from the input function to the at least two output destinations.
US09191539B2	Function based device registration for data processing apparatus A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of instructions executed by a data processing apparatus. The instructions cause the data processing apparatus to: receive a selection of one function among a plurality of functions; acquire an IP address and/or a MAC address from each device possessing the selected function; display, on a display device, a name of each device from which the IP address and/or the MAC address is acquired; receive a selection of one device among the devices whose names are displayed on the display device; register, in a memory, the selected device in correlation with the selected function and in correlation with another function other than the selected function; and transmit a command for executing the selected function to the device that is registered in correlation with the selected function by using the IP address and/or the MAC address acquired from the registered device.
US09191538B2	Electronic device that processes data received from an external apparatus An electronic device may include a main system that can operate in a normal state and an energy-saving state, a data retaining unit that stores data, and a subsystem that may execute transmission and reception of data to and from an external apparatus. While the main system is in the energy-saving state, if the subsystem receives main dedicated specific data of pieces of main dedicated data required to be processed by the main system, the subsystem may store the main dedicated specific data. While the main system is in the energy-saving state, if the subsystem receives main dedicated data other than the main dedicated specific data from an external apparatus, the subsystem may transition the main system to the normal state and cause the main system to process the main dedicated specific data stored and the main dedicated data other than the main dedicated specific data.
US09191533B2	Multi-function apparatus A multi-function apparatus includes a body, an image reading unit, a document cover and a locking member. The image reading unit is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The document cover is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The locking member is movable to a first position and a second position and includes a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion. In response to a movement of the document cover to the opened position, the locking member moves to the first position and locks the image reading unit to the closed position. In response to a movement of the image reading unit to the opened position, the locking member moves to the second position and locks the document cover to the closed position.
US09191532B2	Image display device and computer-readable storage medium storing a display control program A multifunction peripheral is provided with a thumbnail image generation instruction receiving section that receives an instruction to generate a thumbnail image of a page designated by an operator, a thumbnail image generating section that generates thumbnail images of pages constituting image data, a display controller that causes the display unit to display the thumbnail image and a pop-up image indicating the pages received by the thumbnail image generation instruction receiving section, and a page designation receiving section that receives the page designated by the operator out of the pages indicated by the pop-up image. When page designation from the operator is received by the page designation receiving section, the display controller causes the thumbnail image of the received page to be displayed.
US09191525B2	Image forming system performing communication through visible light communication and communication mode different from visible light communication An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus having a light emitter and an information terminal performing visible light communication and normal communication with the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a visible light output unit outputting information stored in the image forming apparatus through visible light communication using the light emitter, and an output control unit controlling operation of the visible light output unit. The information terminal includes a light receiver, and an information acquisition unit acquiring visible light communication information based on information obtained by receiving visible light with the light receiver. The information acquisition unit gives a light emission communication start request to the output control unit through the normal communication with the image forming apparatus. When the light emission communication start request is received and the visible light output unit is stopping outputting information, the output control unit allows output of information.
US09191524B1	Handling insufficient account balance of subscribers A system, method, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for handling insufficient account balance of subscribers in a mobile communications network is disclosed. A request for communication is received from a mobile station. A determination is made as to whether a subscriber of the mobile station has an insufficient account balance. If the subscriber has an insufficient account balance, the request is withheld and the mobile station is notified by a short message.
US09191523B1	Cost allocation for derived data usage A system and method that allows for information relating to data and communication resource usage to be gathered and analyzed such that particular data transactions and usage can be classified based on purpose and/or type. Further, the system and method provide reporting based on amount of usage and/or purpose or type of usage so that associated costs and usage can be calculated applied and allocated to particular accounts, divisions, groups or individuals within and outside of a company or entity. Further, the system may restrict data usage of devices to data usage that can be allocated to particular accounts based on purpose, source, destination or other.
US09191519B2	Echo suppressor using past echo path characteristics for updating In an echo suppressor, a frequency bin component detector compares a far-end signal amplitude spectrum with a threshold value for each frequency bin to determine whether or not each frequency bin includes a frequency component. A frequency bin echo path characteristic estimator uses the far-end signal amplitude spectrum in the frequency bins determined to have a frequency component by the frequency bin component detector and the near-end input signal amplitude spectrum of corresponding frequency bins to estimate the echo path characteristics of the frequency bins. An estimated echo signal calculation-and-echo suppressor section calculates estimated echo signals based on the echo path characteristic in each frequency bin and the far-end signal amplitude spectrum to suppress the estimated echo signals from the near-end input signal amplitude spectrum.
US09191513B1	System and method for dynamic job allocation based on acoustic sentiments The present disclosure relates to methods of systems for allocating a call from a user to an agent. Embodiments of the disclosure may determine a set of sentiment indicators associated with the user from one or more acoustic parameters of the call. In addition, embodiments of the disclosure may select a candidate agent to handle the call based on the set of sentiment indicators and a sentiment handling capability associated with the candidate agent. Moreover, embodiments of the disclosure may allocate the call to the candidate agent.
US09191510B2	Methods and system for analyzing multichannel electronic communication data A method and system for analyzing electronic communication data is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving electronic customer communication data by a contact center, analyzing the electronic customer communication data by applying a predetermined linguistic-based psychological behavioral model to the electronic customer communication data, and generating behavioral assessment data by the contact center based on said analyzing, the behavioral assessment data providing a personality type for the analyzed electronic customer communication data. In one or more embodiments, electronic customer communication data may be one or more of electronic-mail data, web content data, text message data, voice over IP data, online forum data, social media data, update status, media feed, social media review, social media data stream. In other embodiments, electronic customer communication data may include data received during a customer communication with a graphical user interface for the contact center.
US09191506B1	Method and apparatus for changing a telephone number after entry A computerized system and related method for assisting a user with placing a telephonic call, comprising a user interface, computerized processing, and computerized storage for: a user specifying an originally-specified telephone number to place an intended telephonic call, which telephone number, as originally-specified, for at least one particular reason, cannot be used to successfully complete the intended telephonic call; the user, after specifying the originally-specified telephone number, later specifying later-specified telephone number elements, including the possible deleting or ignoring of part of the originally-specified telephone number; and causing the telephonic call to be successfully signaled using the originally-specified telephone number in combination with the later-specified telephone number elements, without the user having to re-specify the originally-specified telephone number.
US09191502B2	Conversation recording with real-time notification for users of communication terminals A recording device provides conversation recording with real-time notification between users of communication terminals engaged in a conversation. The recording device provides a recording start notification to a second communication terminal in response to receiving an initiate recording request from a first communication terminal, and initiates recording of the conversation. The recording device terminates recording of the conversation in response to receiving a terminate recording request from the first communication terminal, provides a recording stop notification to the second communication terminal, and saves the recorded conversation to a file in a file storage medium. The recording start and recording stop notifications can be either audible or electronic notifications. The first communication terminal may be muted prior to providing a notification, and un-muted subsequent to the notification. The recording device may obtain permission from the second communication terminal to record the conversation.
US09191501B2	Method and system for managing contact information in a universal plug and play home network environment The present invention provides a method and system for managing contact information in a universal plug and play (UPnP) home network environment. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of a telephony server (TS) for providing contact information to a telephony control point (TelCP) in a universal plug and play home network environment. The method includes receiving a request for providing contact information updates associated with at least one contact entry from the TelCP connected to the TS in an UPnP home network environment. The method further includes obtaining the requested contact information updates from an address book associated with the at least one contact entry. The method also includes providing the obtained contact information updates associated with the at least one contact entry to the TelCP.
US09191499B2	Domain indicator tone for a calling party A device may receive information identifying a call attempt associated with a calling device. The device may select a domain network, of a plurality of domain networks, for the call attempt. Each of the plurality of domain networks may be associated with a respective domain type. The device may identify the respective domain type associated with selected domain network. The device may cause a tone, associated with the respective domain type, to be output by the calling device to notify a user of the calling device that the call attempt is being made via the selected domain network.
US09191498B2	Method and apparatus for handling anonymous calls A method and apparatus at an apparatus for handling an incoming call (2:7, 3:7, 4:7) originating from an anonymous calling party(100) where the anonymous calling party calling party(100) can be identified on the basis of a personal identity assigned to the anonymous calling party(100), wherein the personal identity is assignable to the anonymous calling party(100) after a personal identity has been assigned to the anonymous calling party in response to a manually or automatically initiated assignment instruction, but without requiring any interaction from the anonymous calling party(100). The suggested method and apparatus are applicable in any type of wireless or fixed communications network which enables a calling party to register as an anonymous calling party.
US09191497B2	Method and apparatus for implementing avatar modifications in another user's avatar A method and apparatus that implements avatar modifications to another user's avatar from a first mobile communication device is disclosed. The method may include selecting an avatar modification to relating to a user of a second mobile communication device based on input from a user, and sending a signal to initiate transmission of selected avatar modification to at least one of the second mobile communication device, an avatar management server, and a plurality of mobile communication devices wherein the user's avatar modification may be viewed by other mobile communication device users.
US09191492B1	Methods and systems for deflecting communications Techniques and systems for deflecting certain types of communications are provided, including a computing device, a method, or a computer-program product. For example, a method may include displaying a graphical interface corresponding to a mobile application. The graphical interface includes a selectable phone communication link or a selectable chat link. Selection of the selectable phone communication link facilitates a telephone communication with a live resource, and selection of the selectable chat link facilitates a chat communication with a live chat resource. The method may further include receiving input corresponding to an indication of placement of a telephone call from the mobile application. It may be determined that the selectable phone communication link is used to place the telephone call. The method may further include determining a state of the selectable chat link when the selectable phone communication link was used to place the telephone call, and reporting a communication that includes data indicating placement of the telephone call and the state of the selectable chat link when the selectable phone communication link was selected.
US09191489B2	Customized hardware selection for a mobile phone A method of customizing hardware by an end user for a mobile phone is provided. The method includes receiving from an end-user a selection of a mobile phone shell from a set of mobile phone shells, sending to the end-user a subset of interchangeable hardware components having different functions, and receiving from the end-user a selection of at least one hardware component from the subset of interchangeable hardware components. The subset of interchangeable hardware components is generated based on a compatibility between the selected mobile phone shell and the set of available interchangeable hardware components.
US09191488B2	Interactive electronic device packaging assemblies, methods, and systems Interactive electronic device packaging assemblies, methods, and systems change the operational state of a packaged electronic device, for example activating a mobile phone, in response to opening of the retail package. In one embodiment, the retail package includes a hall-effect sensor mounted on one portion, a magnet mounted on another portion, and an audio playback circuit that plays prerecorded audio when the portions are separated during opening. In another embodiment, the audio playback circuit can be coupled to an audio output of the electronic device, enabling the package to function as an external loudspeaker. And in yet another embodiment, the package includes a pull-out drawer for storing accessories, such as a manual, earphones, AC adapter, USB cable, and so forth.
US09191484B2	Apparatus and method for writing message in mobile terminal A method and an apparatus for writing a message in a mobile terminal are provided. A method and an apparatus for simplifying movement between slides (pages) by changing the form of a slide into a collapse form when making messages that use a plurality of slides (pages) in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a slide compressor and a message manager. The slide compressor converts an expanded slide including a message input field into a collapse slide. The message manager controls the slide compressor, and processes to output the slide converted by the slide compressor.
US09191477B2	Electronic device An electronic device and method for operating an electronic device are presented. An input for performing a predefined function is received. A lock function is deactivated to unlock the predefined function and the predefined function is displayed on a display module, if the input is received and if a correct password is entered.
US09191476B1	System, method, and computer program for speech recognition assisted call center and self service interface A system, method, and computer program are provided for using speech recognition to assist call center interactions with a caller. In operation, utterances are received between a caller and an agent. Additionally, speech recognition is performed on the utterances utilizing a context of the utterances. Furthermore, an interaction with the caller is assisted utilizing the speech recognition.
US09191474B2	Shielding structure for use in an electronic device An electronic device is provided including a mainboard having a ground; a conductive bracket coupled to the mainboard; and an elastic member coupled to the mainboard, and electrically connected with the ground of the mainboard; wherein the elastic member is in elastic contact with the conductive bracket; and wherein the elastic member is electrically connected to the conductive bracket.
US09191473B2	Mobile terminal and touch panel operating method [Structure] A mobile phone 10 is provided with a transparent display 30 and a first touch panel 38a is provided at a front side of the transparent display 30, and a second touch panel is provided on a rear side. A plurality of first function key (FK) and a second function key (BK) to each of which a function is made to correspond are displayed on the transparent display 30. The first function key (FK) and the second function key (BK) are the same in a size and coordinates of a key coordinates range (TA). It is possible for a user to respectively perform a touch operation to the first function key (FK) and the second function key (BK) by using two different touch panels 38 provided on the both sides (front and rear) of the transparent display 30.
US09191469B2	Acknowledgement (ACK) type indication and deferral time determination Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for indicating a type of response for acknowledging a protocol data unit. One example method for wireless communications by a first apparatus generally includes transmitting a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) to a second apparatus and setting at least one bit in a PLCP header of the PPDU to indicate a type of response expected from the second apparatus responsive to the transmitted PPDU.
US09191468B2	Traffic classification According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an apparatus configured to classifying user traffic flows carried by a network, each user traffic flow being associated with one of a plurality of users. The apparatus comprises a classification unit 7 for classifying each user traffic flow into one of a plurality of traffic classes, a pattern generation unit 13 for generating a user pattern for each user, a grouping unit 14 for grouping the plurality of users into one or more user groups, and for identifying a user pattern within each user group that is representative of all user patterns within the user group, and an optimized classification unit 8 for identifying a user associated with a subsequent user traffic flow, determining the user group to which the user belongs, retrieving the representative user pattern of said user group, and using the traffic classes included in the representative user pattern to classify the subsequent user traffic flow.
US09191461B2	Software upgrade using layer-2 management entity messaging Principles, apparatuses, systems, circuits, methods, and computer program products for performing a software upgrade in a MoCA network includes receiving an image of a software upgrade at a server and sending the image in the MoCA network using an L2ME message channel to a client that is enabled to receive the image and store the image in a client memory. The image may be broken up into packets, and a sequence number may be assigned to each packet to assist the client in assembling them. CRC information may also be appended to the packets to enable the client to verify their contents.
US09191456B2	Systems and methods for establishing or maintaining a personalized trusted social network Automated systems and methods are provided for establishing or maintaining a personalized trusted social network for a community of users, with little or no input from any given user. To establish the personalized trusted social network, one or more trusted sources are identified for a given user. The identified trusted sources are added to a user profile for the given user. Also, identified are any annotations, bookmarks, or the like that the identified trusted sources have associated with any shared content. These annotations provide access to microcontent items that the identified trusted sources have integrated with the shared content to thereby enhance or enrich its context. One or more profiles are constructed or updated to track the associations between the identified trusted sources and their annotations. The profile information can be applied to enhance and personalize search and browsing experiences for the given user.
US09191454B2	Host enabled management channel A logical communication path is provided between a target virtual machine (VM) and a host or application communicating with the VM. The target VM runs on a hypervisor host that has a hypervisor and a proxy agent. The hypervisor manages execution of the VM. A mapping is maintained indicating which VMs execute on which hosts. When the host or application is to send a message or packet to the target VM, the mapping is consulted and the hypervisor host hosting the target VM is identified. The message or packet, which may identify the target VM, is transmitted to the hypervisor host. A proxy agent at the hypervisor host selects a communication channel between the hypervisor and the target VM. The hypervisor then passes the message or packet through the selected channel to the target VM.
US09191452B2	Method and system for an on-chip completion cache for optimized completion building A method for optimizing completion building is disclosed. The method involves receiving a work request by a host channel adapter (HCA), caching a portion of the work request in a completion cache in the HCA, wherein the cached portion of the work request includes information for building a completion for the work request, receiving, by the HCA, a response to the work request, querying the completion cache upon receiving the response to the work request to obtain the cached portion of the work request, and building the completion for the work request using the cached portion of the work request, wherein the completion informs a software application of at least a status of the work request as executed by the HCA.
US09191451B2	System and method for automatic selection of a content format A system and method are provided for automatically selecting one of multiple formats in which to serve a content item. The system collects data regarding content items served and user activity and/or revenue regarding those served items. These data are used to calculate performance values or scores of each format for specified factors such as destination (e.g., a web domain, a URL, a content channel), visibility (e.g., above the fold), a period of time, a vertical or type of content, and so on. When a new content request is received, the format selected for serving in response to the request is chosen based on the competing formats' calculated performances, and a suitable content item is selected. The selected format may be the format likely to generate the most revenue, may be selected by statistical sampling, or may be selected by using the performance values/scores in some other way.
US09191445B2	Systems and methods for managing emulation sessions A method and system for managing an emulation session of a computer product. The method and system involves receiving a request from a user device to establish the emulation session; establishing an electronic communication link between the user device and an emulation server for providing the emulation session to the user device; operating at least one server processor, the at least one server processor being in electronic communication with the user device and the emulation server and being separate from the user device processor, to determine emulation session data based on the received request and by monitoring the emulation session; to determine a plurality of emulation session parameters based on the received request; to determine a session action to be applied to the emulation session based on the plurality of emulation session parameters and the emulation session data; and to control the emulation session based on the session action.
US09191444B2	Intelligent network management of network-related events Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the network node, an indication of an event from a network monitor, the event associated with a network element; identifying an applicable rule of a plurality of rules based on the event, the applicable rule specifying at least one action; initiating performance of the at least one action with respect to at least one session associated with the network element. Various embodiments additionally include one or more of the following: identifying a group of sessions associated with the network element; and wherein the steps of identifying an applicable rule and initiating performance of the at least one action are performed for each session of the group of sessions.
US09191440B2	Wireless synchronization of media content and subscription content Arrangements are provided which use a host computer to configure a wireless portable device's network connection parameters. The radio on the portable device may be used to help locate nearby accessible wireless networks. Once a synchronization relationship between the portable device and a media library on a host computer is established, periodically updated content, such as podcasts, may be discovered and subscribed to using software on the host computer, and the content synchronized with the host computer. A portable device may manage episodic content, such as podcasts, using the device's own wireless connection, and may further send such content to other portable devices. A central user profile may be set up on a web server to synchronize multiple wireless or wired devices.
US09191435B2	Selective data migration or remapping of virtual processors to provide required data accessibility to processor cores Selective resource migration is disclosed. A computer system includes physical memory and a plurality of physical processors. Each of the processors has one or more cores and each core instantiates one or more virtual processors that executes program code. Each core is configured to invoke a hyper-kernel on its hosting physical processor when the core cannot access a portion of the physical memory needed by the core. The hyper-kernel selectively moves the needed memory closer to a location accessible by the physical processor or remaps the virtual processor to another core.
US09191434B2	System and method for managing digital media content There is presented a system for managing digital media content, the system comprising a media server accessible over a communications network, the media server including a server processor. The server processor is configured to identify a first container data structure, the first container data structure including the digital media content encoded in a first encoding format. The server processor is also configured to use a digital media profile, and to extract a media file including the digital media content encoded in the first encoding format, from the first container data structure, according to the digital media profile. The server processor is further configured to assemble the media file in a second container data structure.
US09191433B2	Capturing and processing multi-media information using mobile communication devices Methods and devices are provided for generating and publishing multi-media information associated with actions performed on a mobile communication device. A publishing application monitors actions performed on the mobile communication device and enables selection of at least one of the actions. Content associated with selected actions may be stored and data associated with at least one of the selected actions and the content associated with at least one selected action may be extracted. The multi-media information may be displayed on a graphical user interface in a pre-selected format, such as a chronologically arranged list. Users may preview and modify the multi-media information before publication through a pre-selected communication service. The multi-media information may be published by selecting an icon, including an image identifying the pre-selected communication service. The mobile communication device generates content that users may efficiently modify and publish to a desired communication service.
US09191432B2	SAAS network-based backup system A system fetches consistent datasets in batches for a given period of time and provides the ability to retrieve each batch. Batches of data may be fetched for an interval of time. The present system may fetch new or changed data from different cloud/on-premise applications. It will store this data in the cloud or on-premise to build data history. As the system fetches new data, existing batches of data will not be overwritten. New batches of data are created as new versions so that change history is preserved. Past batches of data for a past time period may be provided to one or more tenants.
US09191431B2	Systems and methods for sharing media content between users An exemplary system includes a first user device associated with a first user and a second user device associated with a second user. The first user device is configured to detect a request input by the first user to share media content being processed by the user device with the second user, generate an invite message including data configured to be utilized by the second user device to access the media content, and send the invite message to the second user device by way of a messaging service. The second user device is configured to receive the invite message from the first user device by way of the messaging service, determine that the invite message is associated with a media sharing service, and perform one or more operations to facilitate access to the media content by the second user. Corresponding methods, systems, and apparatus are also disclosed.
US09191427B2	Interworking between H.320/H.324 and SIP Disclosed are a method, apparatus and system for interworking between H.320 or H.324 and SIP. The method comprises receiving a SIP message indicative of capabilities supported by a first endpoint device and deferring responding to the SIP message. The method further comprises receiving from a second endpoint device an H.320 or H.324 message indicative of the capabilities supported by the second endpoint device in response thereto responding to the SIP message thereby to establish a media communication channel between the first and second endpoint devices based on their respective capabilities.
US09191422B2	Processing of social media for selected time-shifted multimedia content Disclosed are methods and apparatus for processing social media posts. The methods may include certain multimedia content being identified as multimedia content for which social media posts relating to a broadcast of that multimedia content are to be stored. Using this identifying information, one or more filtering criteria may be provided for use by a filtering module. The filtering module may receive (e.g., from a social networking service) a stream of social media posts, filter the received stream to extract social media posts that relate to the broadcast of the certain multimedia content, and stores the extracted social media posts. Alternatively, a storage module may store the stream of social media posts, and a filtering module may filter the stored social media posts to identify social media posts that relate to the broadcast of the certain multimedia content.
US09191419B2	Information processing system, information processing device An information processing system includes at least one first information processing device and a second information processing device. The second information processing device includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a second information in which IP information assigned to a first information processing device and first information that is different from the IP information and specifies the first information processing device are associated with each other; a second storage unit that stores at least one piece of the second information; a first receiving unit that receives an input character string input by a user; and a determining unit that determines a first information processing device identified by IP information included in second information that includes first information corresponding to the input character string among the at least one piece of the second information as a first information processing device to execute a process requested from the user.
US09191416B2	System and method for providing enterprise voice call continuity An improved system and method are disclosed for providing voice call continuity in an enterprise network. For example, an enterprise public branch exchange (PBX) may be configured with a pilot number that is used to provide VCC services when called by a client. Digit collection via DMTF signaling or other means may be used to collect destination information from the client. The enterprise network may use the collected digits to establish a communication session with another device that corresponds to the destination information.
US09191412B2	Systems and methods for passing network traffic content A method for transmitting content data includes receiving content data, and passing at least a portion of the content data based on a size of the received content data. A method for transmitting content data includes receiving content data, and passing at least a portion of the content data based on a prescribed rate. A method for transmitting content data includes receiving content data, and passing at least a portion of the content data before performing policy enforcement on the content data.
US09191410B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing communication security A method and apparatus can be configured to transmit indicators to a network entity. The indicators indicate whether security will be applied to a media data, whether security will be applied by an application layer, and whether security will be applied by an evolved-packet-system layer. The method can also include transmitting the media data to the network entity.
US09191409B2	System and method for a security asset manager Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and/or method of performing security asset management. The system and/or method may schedule vulnerability scanners to scan the various portions of one or more networks and obtain the results of the vulnerability scans. IP addresses may be assigned to each of vulnerability scanners to scan. The system obtains the results of the vulnerability scans and may adjust the results of the scans according to configuration of the one or more networks that an IP address is associated with. The system and/or method may also assign and reassign IP addresses amongst the scanners to optimize scanning speed.
US09191402B2	Domain classification based on client request behavior Systems and methods for domain classification using the network request behavior of clients are provided. The network requests of a plurality of clients are analyzed to determine a domain corresponding to each request. This information can be used to associate a set of domains with each individual client. Because of the reciprocal nature of a network request, the information is also used to associate a set of clients with each individual domain. Within the plurality of domains associated with the plurality of clients, there may exist known domains having a classification and unknown domains having no classification. Based on the correlation of clients and domains from their respective associations, the system generates domain classification information for at least one of the unknown domains.
US09191400B1	Cyphertext (CT) analytic engine and method for network anomaly detection In a cyphertext (CT) network, a method for detecting anomalies comprising analyzing cyphertext data flows within the CT network where the CT network includes one or more encryption devices for encrypting plaintext data packets into cyphertext data packets such that the cyphertext data flows are directed to one or more destination devices. The cyphertext data includes multiple CT data packets and each CT data packet includes header information where each header includes source address information, destination address information and differentiated service code point (DSCP) information representative of traffic class information. The method further includes analyzing the traffic class information of each header, including using maximum entropy estimation for detecting one or more anomalies within the traffic class distribution of each flow based on the header information for that traffic class.
US09191398B2	Method and system for alert classification in a computer network A method and a system for classification of intrusion alerts in computer network is provided. The method comprises the steps of monitoring traffic data in a computer network, detecting an intrusion, providing an intrusion alert and data in relation to the intrusion alert, generating a statistical analysis of the data in relation to the intrusion alert and classifying the intrusion alert based on said statistical analysis. The intrusion alerts and the data in relation to an intrusion alert may be generated by anomaly-based intrusion detection system. The generating a statistical analysis may comprise generating information about a statistical distribution of n-grams in the data. The classification may comprise comparing the statistical analysis with a model analysis of intrusion alerts with predefined alert classes. This model may be generated by providing a training set of data in relation to alerts, generating a model statistical analysis of said data, predefining at least two alert classes, and assigning predefined alert classes to the statistical analysis, based on information provided by a signature-based intrusion detection system, or by a human operator.
US09191391B1	Cross-domain object models for securely sharing information between network security domains Techniques are described for controlling transfer of information in a secure manner across multiple network security domains. As described herein, cross-domain sharing may be facilitated by use of a common model that is shared by participants from the different network security domains. An example system is described in which a plurality of network domains comprises a respective set of client computing devices. A cross-domain object model specification specifies object classes for cross-domain objects accessible to the client computing devices. For each of the object classes, the cross-domain object model specification defines a plurality of data fields and specifies which of the data fields of the respective object class can be exposed to each of the respective network domains. A protected object repository positioned within each of the network domains stores an authorized portion of each of the cross-domain objects in accordance with the cross-domain object model specification.
US09191388B1	Trusted security zone communication addressing on an electronic device A method of communicating with a computing device having a trusted security zone comprises mapping a unique identifier for a computing device with a trust zone access control (TZAC) address, composing a message comprising the trust zone access control address, and routing the message to the computing device based on the unique identifier. The computing device comprises a normal security zone and a trusted security zone that is separate from the normal security zone, and the trust zone access control address is a unique identifier associated with a hardware component of the trusted security zone within the computing device. The message is internally routed to the trusted security zone within the computing device using on the trust zone access control address.
US09191385B2	System and method for tracking network traffic of users in a research panel A network access device directs an electronic device, distinct from the network access device, to display graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising a network access self-identification user interface. The network access device obtains a selection of a user identification option, through the self-identification user interface. In accordance with a determination that the selected user identification option corresponds to a registered user (e.g., a registered user in a research panel), of a previously defined set of registered users of the network access device, the network access device enables access to a communications network, in accordance with the application of one or more logging rules corresponding to the selected user. Further, in accordance with a determination that the selected user identification option corresponds to an unregistered, guest user, the network access device enables access to the communications network, without the application of any logging rules.
US09191384B2	Maintaining privacy in a multi-tenant cloud service participating in a federated identity platform Embodiments conceal or obfuscate tenancy in a multi-tenant cloud service participating in a federated identity platform. A cloud service receives a request for a document from a first entity. The request includes an identifier associated with a second entity. The identifier is compared to a set of tenant identifiers each corresponding to one of the tenants to determine whether the second entity is one of the tenants. Based on the determination, a fictitious response is generated and sent to the first entity. In some embodiments, the document conforms to identity management protocols such as the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) specification and the OpenID brand software.
US09191380B2	System and method for managing information technology models in an intelligent workload management system The system and method described herein for managing information technology models in an intelligent workload management system may include a computing environment having a model-driven, service-oriented architecture for creating collaborative threads to manage workloads. In particular, the management threads may converge information for managing planned changes and recovery processes for version-controlled snapshots of the information technology models. For example, a discovery engine may enrich models of an infrastructure with identity information obtained from an identity vault and the infrastructure itself, and a management infrastructure may then manage planned changes to the infrastructure model. In particular, the management infrastructure may construct implementation plans that coordinate interaction between managed entities to implement the planned changes, and may further detect drifts between operational states and planned states for the infrastructure models.
US09191379B2	Method and apparatus for authenticating multicast messages The last link in an initialization hash chain, calculated by a transmitter based on its anchor value, is distributed as an initialization function value to a receiver in an initialization phase. Subsequently, a multicast message is received and stored by a receiver and an authentication key release message, containing a cryptographic authentication key, is received from the transmitter by the receiver. A cryptographic function value h, calculated by the receiver for the cryptographic authentication key using a prescribed cryptographic function, is compared with the initialization function value to check the validity of the cryptographic authentication key in the authentication key release message. The multicast message is authenticated by the receiver using the cryptographic authentication key which has been recognized as valid.
US09191378B2	Communication apparatus and communication method According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a security control unit. The security control unit establishes first and second secure communication channels to a first server which manages communication security keys and second server which provides a service regarding a smart meter, respectively when operation to the smart meter is started, performs mutual authentication with the first server and acquire a first key from the first server via the first secure communication channel, and relays mutual authentication with the first server and acquisition of a second key from the first server via the first secure communication channel for the smart meter.
US09191375B2	System and method for accessing integrated applications in a single sign-on enabled enterprise solution A method for performing access management to facilitate a user to access applications in a single sign-on enabled enterprise solution is provided. A challenge token and a response token are transmitted between a server and a client. The challenge token and response token comprises one-way hashed data. The response token is verified at the server and the client to authenticate the user. Further, a request for service token is transmitted between the server and the client. The request for service token is encrypted at the client and decrypted at the server using a unique session key negotiated between the server and client. A service token is generated and transmitted between the server and the client. The service token is encrypted and decrypted at the server using a secret key to verify the service token. Based on the verification, the requested applications are rendered on client based user interface.
US09191373B2	Varying home network encryption techniques A premises based multimedia communication system includes a source device that produces multimedia content, a rendering device that presents the multimedia content, and a premises communication network coupling the source device to the rendering device. The system determines a bit error rate of the premises communication network, transfers the multimedia content from the source device to the rendering device, and when the bit error rate exceeds a bit error rate threshold, the system at least partially disables link layer encryption of video frames of the multimedia content transfer. With the link layer operations at least partially disabled, the system can enable, at least partially, content layer encryption operations for the transfer of the multimedia content from the source device to the rendering device.
US09191372B2	Tracking electronic content A method of tracking electronic content includes producing a file of electronic content and executable instructions that collect notification information and attempt to transmit the notification information to an address when triggered by an event. The executable instructions deny access to the electronic content until the notification information is transmitted successfully.
US09191369B2	Application acceleration as a service system and method Disclosed are systems and methods to provide application acceleration as a service. In one embodiment, a system includes a head office to serve an enterprise application comprised of a collaborative document. The system also includes a branch office to request the collaborative document from the head office. The enterprise application may also include a computed document and/or a static document. In addition, the system also includes a set of Point of Presence (POP) locations between the head office and the branch office to communicate the collaborative document, the computed document and the static document on behalf of the head office from a closest POP location to the head office to a closest POP location to the branch office and then onward to the branch office.
US09191368B2	Systems and methods for secure remote access Embodiments of the disclosure can include systems and methods for secure remote transfers. The onsite monitoring system secure file transfer solution can allow for transferring operational data by an onsite system behind a firewall to a central monitoring and diagnostic infrastructure by sending asynchronous, concurrent, parallel files over a port using a previously opened connection. The asynchronous TLS tunneling based remote desktop protocol solution is uni-directional because the communication ports are typically open outbound only.
US09191366B2	Scalable security services for multicast in a router having integrated zone-based firewall A multicast-capable firewall allows firewall security policies to be applied to multicast traffic. The multicast-capable firewall may be integrated within a routing device, thus allowing a single device to provide both routing functionality, including multicast support, as well as firewall services. The routing device provides a user interface by which a user specifies one or more zones to be recognized by the integrated firewall when applying stateful firewall services to multicast packets. The user interface supports a syntax that allows the user to define subsets of the plurality of interfaces associated with the zones, and define a single multicast policy to be applied to multicast sessions associated with a multicast group. The multicast policy identifies common services to be applied pre-replication, and exceptions specifying additional services to be applied post-replication to copies of the multicast packets for the one or more zones.
US09191361B2	Authentication method for stateless address allocation in IPV6 networks The authentication method for stateless address allocation in IPv6 networks provides a P2P trust-verification approach for identifying a rogue node. Alternatively, the authentication method provides an information hiding scheme to avoid being plagued by rogue nodes. In both cases, the authentication method is embodied in a computer software product having machine readable code.
US09191358B2	System and method for short message services to instant messaging conversion Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and method for federating communications between a first network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a first format and a second network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a second format. The system and method are configured to receive a message from the first network formatted in the first format. The system then converts the message into a unified format that may be sent to the second network. After receiving the message in the unified format, the message may then be converted into the format of the second network and sent on the second network like any other message on the second network.
US09191355B2	Computer-implemented method for posting messages about future events to users of a social network, computer system and computer-readable medium thereof The present disclosure relates in general to social networks run in a computer environment and in particular to methods and systems for posting messages about future events to users of a social network who are registered users of the social network, preferably in accordance with selectable, pre-selectable or adjustable settings for individual users. The method and system allows a user to post a message about a future plan or event that is taking place at a specified time rather than the time that the message is sent. The approach according to the present disclosure is directed to a unique way of social networking via an ordered list of events, such as a timeline or calendar, that shows when future plans will take place, and to a ‘matchmaking’ service between people organizing or taking part in such an event and other users who may also be interested in that event.
US09191350B2	Receiving email attachments when a mailbox is full Within a system comprising a processor and a memory, a method of sending an attachment of a first electronic mail (email) to a recipient. The method includes receiving the first email addressed to the recipient and, via the processor, determining whether a volume of data contained in the recipient's electronic mailbox has reached a threshold level. When the volume of data has reached the threshold level, via the processor, establishment of an instant messaging session with an instant messaging client associated with the recipient can be initiated. The attachment can be caused to be attached to an instant message. Sending of the instant message to the instant messaging client associated with the recipient can be initiated.
US09191349B2	Dynamic invites with automatically adjusting displays Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory processor-readable storage media for providing a collaboration tool for soliciting responses from users, including operations for receiving at a computing device a request from a user, transmitting to a plurality of computing devices an invitation message that causes the plurality of computing devices to render a display that solicits a response to the request, receiving a response message related to the request from at least one of the plurality of computing devices, evaluating the received response message to determine whether the received response message fulfills the request, and transmitting to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request, the cancellation message configured to cause the plurality of computing devices to perform operations to automatically clean-up the display that solicits the response to the request.
US09191348B2	System and method for a messaging interface Computer-implemented systems and methods for a simplified messaging interface are provided for allowing users to initiate and engage in messaging conversations. In some embodiments, the systems and methods reduce the overhead involved in initiating and/or engaging in messaging conversations. In addition, the messaging interface may allow users to initiate and/or engage in conversations without having to open a separate standard messaging window for every conversation. Further, the simplified messaging interface may be used in conjunction with a standard messaging interface.
US09191347B2	Methods of routing messages using a listener registry A method of routing messages may include providing a listener registry of a plurality of listeners and associated namespaces so that at least one namespace is associated with each of the plurality of listeners. A message may be received from an originating application, and the message may include a message namespace. The message may be stored in a message queue, and a determination may be made to determine if a listener from the listener registry is associated with the message namespace. If no listener from the listener registry is associated with the message namespace, the message may be stored in a parked message queue separate from the message queue. After the message has been in the parked message queue for a predetermined period of time, the message may be deleted from the parked message queue.
US09191343B2	Consistent interface for appointment activity business object A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to an appointment activity business object.
US09191340B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic media access control in a multiple access system An electronic device may be operable to control access to a physical medium (e.g., airwaves, a copper cable, or an optical fiber) utilizing carrier sense multiple access (CSMA). The amount of time that the electronic device must sense the physical medium as being inactive before it permits transmission of a message onto the physical medium may be determined based on: the size of the message, the type of the message, the symbol rate at which the message is to be transmitted, and/or a channel onto which the message is to be transmitted. Similarly, other aspects of how and when electronic device transmits and/or receives on the physical medium may be controlled via one or more dynamically configurable parameters which may be configured based on characteristics of received and/or to-be-transmitted messages.
US09191338B2	Request routing in a networked environment A system, methods, and interfaces for managing request routing functionality associated with resource requests for one or more resources associated with a content provider. The request routing functionality can correspond to the processing of domain name service (“DNS”) requests for resources by computing devices and the resolution of the DNS requests by the identification of a network address of a computing device that will provide the requested resources. Unlike traditional CDN service provider implementation, the processing of resource requests by the service provider is separate from the delivery of the content by the content provider (or on behalf of the content provider).
US09191336B2	Method and apparatus for data traffic distribution among independent processing centers A method and apparatus for assigning processing requests is disclosed. The method is typically used in a processing system comprising a first processing center and one or more second processing centers remote from the first processing center, a. A method of assigning a processing request may comprise the steps of: determining at a traffic distribution controller a capacity of each of the processing centers to process the processing request, accepting a processing request in the first processing center, and assigning the processing request to at least one of the second processing centers according to the determined current capacity of each of the processing centers. The processing request is initially addressed to a first global address of the first processing center, then the processing request is readdressed to a second global address of one of the second processing centers.
US09191335B2	Link rate availability based arbitration The disclosure is directed to a system and method for managing connections across a plurality of phys including at least one phy having a first link rate and at least one phy having a second link rate. At least one connection request including a selected link rate is received from an initiator. An arbitration in progress (AIP) delay is provided when at least one phy having the selected link rate or higher is not available. During the AIP delay, a link manager continues to check for a phy having the selected link rate or higher. The link manager completes the connection request if a phy having the selected link rate or higher becomes available before the AIP delay ends.
US09191332B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for updating sequence and acknowledgment numbers associated with replay packets Methods, systems, and computer readable media for updating sequence and acknowledgment numbers associated with replay packets are disclosed. In one example, a method includes generating, at a sending peer node, a replay packet that includes a payload associated with a capture file packet and accessing, in the sending peer node, a sequence-differential (SEQ-DIFF) list using an original sequence number associated with the replay packet. The method further includes traversing entries in the SEQ-DIFF list, wherein each of the entries includes a sequence number and a payload length differential value, applying, for each traversed entry in the SEQ-DIFF list, the payload length differential value to the original sequence number to determine an updated sequence number for the replay packet, and transmitting, from the sending peer node to a receiving peer node, the replay packet that includes the updated sequence number.
US09191330B2	Path selection for network service requests In a method for directing a computer network request to process through one or more components, a processor identifies a plurality of input/output (I/O) paths capable of serving a computer network request and a plurality of components along each path of the plurality of I/O paths. A processor predicts resource demands at each respective component of the plurality of components along each path of the plurality of I/O paths. A processor estimates expected delay times at each respective component of the plurality of components along each path of the plurality of I/O paths using predicted resource demands at each component. A processor determines an expected delay time for each path of the plurality of I/O paths based on the expected delay times at each respective component of the plurality of components along each path of the plurality of I/O paths.
US09191326B2	Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource allocation (RA) for a hybrid automatic retransmission re-quest-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) transmission Technology to provide physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource allocation in time division duplex (TDD) for a hybrid automatic retransmission request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) transmission in a subframe n is disclosed. In an example, a user equipment (UE) can include first circuitry configured to detect a downlink control channel within a prior specified subframe that is received in time before the subframe n. The UE can include second circuitry configured to: determine that the downlink control channel detected within the prior specified subframe is one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH); and determine one of a legacy PUCCH resource for the HARQ-ACK transmission when the downlink control channel detected within the prior specified subframe is the PDCCH or an enhanced PUCCH resource for the HARQ-ACK transmission when the downlink control channel detected within the prior specified subframe is the EPDCCH.
US09191325B2	Method and system for processing network traffic flow data Network traffic flow records received from a network probe are recorded in multiple sets of buckets of different granularity, optimized for the purpose of almost instant analysis and display as well as for longer term report generation. The flow data is pre-processed and stored redundantly in parallel in multiple bucketized data base tables of different time window sizes. Denormalized tables keyed on different combinations of traffic flow attributes are precomputed and stored in parallel tables redundantly to facilitate a near real time display of summarized network traffic data, and a capability to rapidly generate reports for different monitoring periods.
US09191324B2	MAC aggregation with message multiplicity for use in a multi-node data network A MAC aggregation technique utilizing a large field addition operation is disclosed. The large field addition operation defines the addition of two or more MACs mod p, where the two or MACs may comprise constituent MACs or aggregate MACs, and where p is a prime number that is large relative to the size of the MACs. The disclosed MAC aggregation technique yields an aggregate MAC much shorter than the concatenation of constituent MACs while achieving security even in the case where constituent MACs may be aggregated in duplicate.
US09191323B2	Adaptive data transmission Methods, program products, and systems implementing adaptive data transmission are disclosed. A universal data collector can act as an intermediary between a log producer and a log processor. The universal data collector can be connected to the log producer through a first, reliable network. The universal data collector can be connected to the log processor through a second, less reliable network. The universal data collector can perform a multi-phase commit of data to ensure that the log data are saved by the log processor. The universal data collector can smooth the data transmission from the universal data collector to the log processor through a network, including adaptively buffering the log data according to available network bandwidth of the network.
US09191318B1	Transitioning between communication protocols between networks A method is provided in one particular example and may include obtaining routing information for a natively supported Internet protocol of a first network that uses a first routing policy; identifying a route with a tunnel endpoint using the routing information, where the tunnel endpoint supports transitioning between a plurality of Internet protocols; generating tunnel information for the route; and sending the route and the tunnel information to a network element in a second network that uses a second routing policy.
US09191313B2	Communications over multiple protocol interfaces in a computing environment According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system and technique for communications over multiple protocol interfaces in a computing environment is disclosed. The system includes a processor and logic executable by the processor to: identify a network interface for egress data packet communications; responsive to the identified network interface differing from a data packet fragmentation technique desired for the data packet communications, derive fragmentation data according to the desired data packet fragmentation technique; generate an application layer header for the data packet communications; store values of the fragmentation data in select fields of the application layer header; fragment the data packet communications according to the desired data packet fragmentation protocol; and transmit the data packet communications including the application layer header over the identified network interface.
US09191309B2	Inter-medium bridging with inter-domain routing and multi-medium domain coordination Various embodiments of inter-medium bridging are provided. In one aspect, a method may involve an inter-medium bridging device bridging between a plurality of mediums of a network connected to the first inter-medium bridging device at the Data Link Layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. The plurality of mediums may comprise at least a first medium and a second medium that comprise separate communications channels. The method may also involve the inter-medium bridging device facilitating communications between an external device and the network through an application interface of the first inter-medium bridging device.
US09191307B2	Method for fast connectivity fault management [CFM] of a service-network This invention is related to a method for Fast Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) of a service-network in the realm of Carrier Ethernet, comprises steps of: learning spanning tree topology of the service-network, exchanging Fast Connectivity Check Messages (Fast-CCM)s between the adjacent service-nodes of the tree, terminating the Fast-CCMs so received, to learn the fault, in the service-network, upon failure to receive a Fast-CCM through a service-port, and pro-actively notifying the fault by service nodes on either side of the faulty service-network.
US09191299B1	Task processing utilizing queues A system includes a plurality of queues configured to hold tasks and state information associated with such tasks. The system further includes a plurality of listeners configured to query one of the plurality of queues for a task, receive, in response to querying one of the plurality of queues for a task, a task together with state information associated with the task, effect processing of the received task, and communicate a result of the received task to another queue of the plurality of queues, the another queue of the plurality of queues being selected based on the processing of the received task.
US09191298B1	Distributed forensic investigation Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributed forensics analysis. In one aspect, a method includes sending one or more requests to a client as part of a serialized flow for performing forensics analysis associated with the client; suspending the serialized flow at a first state; receiving responses to the one or more requests; resuming the flow at the first state to process the received responses; and advancing the serialized flow to a second state.
US09191294B2	Master device for calculating synchronized actuation time of multiple slave devices and method for controlling the same A master device for calculating a synchronized actuation time for an N number of slave devices (N being an integer greater than or equal to 2) includes: a transmitting part configured to transmit a request message a K number of times (K being an integer greater than or equal to 2) to each of the N number of slave devices, where the request message includes an actuation command; a receiving part configured to receive a reply message from each of the N number of slave devices, where the reply message includes information on a K number of end-to-end delay times; and an absolute-time calculating part configured to calculate an absolute time for concurrently actuating the N number of slave devices by using the information on the K number of end-to-end delay times received from each of the N number of slave devices.
US09191292B2	Integrated adaptive anycast for content distribution A system includes first and second cache servers a domain name server, and a route controller. The cache servers are each configured to respond to an anycast address. Additionally, the first cache server is configured to respond to a first unicast address, and the second cache server is configured to respond to a second unicast address. The router controller configured to determine wither the status of the first cache server is non-overloaded, overloaded, or offline. The route controller is further configured to instruct the domain name server to provide the second unicast address when the status is overloaded or offline, and modify routing of the anycast address to direct a content request sent to the anycast address to the second cache server when the status is offline. The domain name server is configured to receive a request from a requestor for a cache server address. Additionally, the domain name server is configured to provide an anycast address to the requestor when the status of the first cache server is non-overloaded, and provide the second unicast address to the requestor when the status of the first cache server is offline or overloaded.
US09191291B2	Detection and handling of aggregated online content using decision criteria to compare similar or identical content items A computer-implemented method is presented herein. The method obtains a first content item from an online source, and then generates a characterizing signature of the first content item. The method continues by finding a previously-saved instance of the characterizing signature and retrieving data associated with a second content item (the second content item is characterized by the characterizing signature). The method continues by analyzing the data associated with the second content item, corresponding data associated with the first content item, and decision criteria. Thereafter, either the first content item or the second content item is identified as an original content item, based on the analyzing. The other content item can be flagged as an aggregated content item.
US09191287B1	System and method for linking multiple devices into a single profile when making online purchases Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer program products for simplifying the use of an online service by linking different devices into a single profile when making online purchases. An example method comprises determining that the user has begun working with the online service; determining the device that the user is employing to work with the online service; determining whether the device is new or not by checking a user profile; when the device was not determined as being known in the user profile, adding the device to a user profile associated with the user; and downloading all necessary data from the user profile to the online service.
US09191285B1	Automatic web service monitoring According to various embodiments, the present invention provides live site performance monitoring in the context of logical resource hierarchies found in cloud computing systems. In particular, in one embodiment, the system of the present invention facilitates monitoring of new computing services without necessarily requiring explicit knowledge about such new services. Such services can include, for example and without limitation, those provided using a Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture, although the techniques described herein can also be used with other architectures. In one embodiment, the system of the present invention operates by automatically creating groups of items for performance monitoring, based on the hierarchy of a URI. Heuristics can be used to determine aggregatable hierarchy nodes.
US09191284B2	Methods and apparatus for providing a media stream quality signal Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for computing quality scores for a media session delivered using an adaptive streaming protocol, where the quality score may be an estimate of a mean opinion score. The quality score reflects the impact of network delivery on a viewer's quality of experience (QoE). In particular, the quality score is generally based on the effects of stream switch events, as stream switches may be the result of impaired network delivery. Other network events, such as re-buffering events may also be incorporated in the score.
US09191280B2	System, device, and method for a voiding bandwidth fragmentation on a communication link by classifying bandwidth pools A method and system for routing a connection on a communication network. A first bandwidth pool is classified as a long lived bandwidth pool and a second bandwidth pool is classified as a short lived bandwidth pool. The long lived bandwidth pool is used to route connections having a duration that are expected to equal or exceed a predetermined time. The short lived bandwidth pool is used to route connections having a duration that are not expected to exceed the predetermined time. A request to route a connection on the communication network is received. At least one characteristic of the connection is determined and is used to determine whether to route the connection on the long lived bandwidth pool or short lived bandwidth pool.
US09191279B1	Systems and methods for data loss prevention A computer-implemented method for data loss prevention may include 1) identifying a file hierarchy within a file system (where, e.g., the file hierarchy includes a plurality of files and folders), 2) identifying a defined file hierarchy structure that is associated with a data loss prevention policy (where, e.g., the defined file hierarchy structure identifies the relative locations of files and folders), 3) determining that the file hierarchy is implicated in the data loss prevention policy by determining that the defined file hierarchy structure corresponds to the file hierarchy, and 4) applying the data loss prevention policy to at least a portion of the file hierarchy based on determining that the file hierarchy is implicated in the data loss prevention policy. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09191274B2	Push button configuration of devices Systems and methods for push button configuration of devices are provided. One system comprises one or more circuits configured to determine that a configuration button on the second device has been activated and determine whether a configuration button has been activated on a first device or a third device within a time interval from a time at which the button on the second device is activated. The circuits are configured to, in response to determining that the configuration button has been activated on either the first device or the third device within the time interval, allow the second device to be authenticated. The circuits are configured to, in response to determining that the configuration button has not been activated on either the first device or the third device within the time interval, prevent admission of the second device. The network may be a wired network, such as a MoCA network.
US09191273B2	Parallel operation of RSTP and MRP and segmentation coupling At least two different redundancy protocols are operated in parallel by network devices in an Ethernet network. Control is determined and assigned to one of two protocols to have total control over which ports in the network devices are active and which are blocked for transmission of user data and network data network traffic while allowing all control and monitor traffic to traverse the ring of network devices. Control and monitoring packets are transmitted by RSTP packets through all of the network devices in the ring while restricting the data ports of the network devices to transmit user data and data network traffic to the network devices connected in the line of the network devices. Parameters received in RSTP packets are collected from all of the network devices in the ring in order to determine which network device of the network devices is a virtual root bridge.
US09191266B2	System and method for storing and retrieving channel data In one embodiment, a method includes, for each of a plurality of channels at a well site, converting channel data from a source data format to a common data format in real-time as the channel data is generated. The common data format includes a plurality of elements organized into a plurality of sets. Each element includes a minimum collection of fields. The method further includes, for each of the plurality of channels, storing the converted channel data in a data store as part of the at least one element.
US09191259B2	Method and device for sensing frequency for OFDM systems Provided is a frequency sensing method and apparatus in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system. Provided is a method of sensing a frequency of a received signal that is received from an outside in order to perform one of a plurality of radio communications. An OFDM apparatus may need to inspect a required frequency band before or after performing one of the plurality of radio communications, and to determine whether the frequency band is being used by another radio communication.
US09191255B2	Method and apparatus for compensating for frequency errors between base station and mobile station Methods and apparatuses for compensating for frequency mismatch between a base station and mobile station are disclosed. At a first oscillator, a fixed reference oscillation signal is generated. At a second oscillator, a baseband oscillation signal is generated. A frequency divided version of the baseband oscillation signal is locked to a frequency divided version of the first reference oscillation signal. At a third oscillator, a first RF oscillation signal is generated. A frequency divided version of the first RF oscillation signal is locked to the frequency divided version of the second reference oscillation signal. A frequency adjustment signal is inputted to the second and third oscillators. At the second and third oscillators, frequency errors of the baseband oscillation signal and first RF oscillation signal, respectively, are compensated based on the frequency adjustment signal.
US09191251B2	Multilevel signal transmission system capable of transmitting multilevel data signal without signal distortion and correctly determining voltage level A multilevel signal transmitting apparatus determines a voltage level indicating an original data signal, and generates a multilevel data signal including a plurality of unit time intervals each having the determined voltage level. The multilevel signal transmitting apparatus assigns an even number of voltage levels to each unit time interval, assigns a smaller number of voltage levels than a maximum number of voltage levels, to a unit time interval next to a unit time interval to which the maximum number of voltage levels are assigned, and determines one of the assigned voltage levels, as the voltage level indicating the original data signal. A multilevel signal receiving apparatus detects the voltage level of the multilevel data signal, and reproduces the original data signal, based on the assigned voltage levels and the detected voltage level.
US09191250B2	Extended bandwidth adaptive digital pre-distortion with reconfigurable analog front-ends A pre-distortion method. A signal to be transmitted Tx is pre-distorted to compensate for nonlinearities of a transmitter. The pre-distorted signal is filtered by an EBEE filter and a baseband filter. The EBEE filter has a filter characteristic of that cancels the baseband filter response over the range of frequencies from a first corner frequency of the baseband filter to a frequency of N*fB where N is a highest order of distortion component being cancelled and fB is the bandwidth of the original signal to be transmitted. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US09191248B2	Digital wideband closed loop phase modulator with modulation gain calibration One embodiment of the present invention relates to a modulation system having a phase locked loop and an adaptive control. The phased lock loop is configured to receive an input signal and an adaptive signal. The input signal is an unmodulated signal, such as a phase component or phase signal. The phase locked loop is also configured to provide an error signal and an output signal. The error signal indicates one or more modulation errors. The output signal is a modulated version of the input signal that has been corrected using the adaptive signal to mitigate the one or more modulation errors.
US09191244B2	Equalizer and semiconductor device An equalizer includes a first discrimination circuit to receive an input signal corresponding to a signal output from a transmit-side equalizer to binarize the input signal by a first threshold value in unit time, a second discrimination circuit to binarize the input signal by a second threshold value in unit time, a first delay circuit to delay an output signal of the first discrimination circuit and that includes N-number (N>=2) of stages of unit delay circuits connected in cascade and operating in unit time, a second delay circuit to receives an output signal of the second discrimination circuit and that includes not less than an (N+1)-number of stages of unit delay circuits connected in cascade and operating in unit time, and a control unit that receives an output of the first delay circuit, and a second output signal output from the second delay circuit.
US09191241B2	Method for acquiring and processing signals A signal acquisition and processing method includes a step of acquiring signals in at least two acquisition channels (A1, A2, . . . , AN); a step of detecting the acquired signals in at least two detection channels (V1, V2, . . . , VN) associated respectively with the two acquisition channels; a step of distributing the detected signal or signals that result from the detection step in at least one computing tile available in a set of computing tiles; a step of storing the detected signal or signals in the computing tile or tiles; and a step of processing the signals stored in the computing tile or tiles in order to obtain data characteristic of the detected signals. The method can apply to the acquisition and processing of non-deterministic data (nuclear instrumentation, laser instrumentation, radar detection, etc.).
US09191239B2	Wireless communication device and wireless communication system There is provided a wireless communication device which transmits data to destination nodes by time division multiplexing. The device includes: a storage section including a transmission queue region that stores unsent data therein; a communication controller including: a communication situation evaluating section configured to evaluate a communication situation of each of the destination nodes; and a communication slot controller configure to: allocate, in the plurality of communication slots, communication slots for data transmission to the respective destination nodes, retransmission slots for retransmission of the unsent data, and auxiliary retransmission slots for retransmission of the unsent data subjected to a specified destination node, the specified destination node being determined based on the communication situation; and allocate the respective unsent data to a corresponding one of the retransmission slots and the auxiliary retransmission slots based on a given condition.
US09191233B2	Message transmission in networks Embodiments generally relate to message transmission in networks. In one embodiment, a method includes enabling a user to provide shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information. The method also includes receiving the SPB configuration information from the user. The method also includes sending the SPB configuration information to an edge server device.
US09191232B2	Intelligent network communication device in an audio video distribution system This disclosure describes an intelligent network communication device in an audio video distribution system that uses a local area network that includes a network speaker node; an audio input device that receives the analog audio signal and that couples to a network speaker node through a speaker/microphone driver; and an audio output device that transmits the analog audio signal and that couples to the network speaker node through the speaker/microphone driver. The network speaker node further includes a controller with a network interface that couples to the local area network, where the controller further comprises an embedded controller with memory and which is programmed to function as a web server. The network speaker node further includes a digital signal processor that couples to the controller. And, the network speaker node further includes a speaker/microphone driver that couples to the digital signal processor.
US09191230B2	Docking station with redundant communication path A docking station adapted to receive a touch-sensitive portable control device for communication with a programmable multimedia controller is provided. The docking station has a dedicated, wired redundant communication path coupling the docking station to the programmable multimedia controller for providing effective communication in the absence of wireless or unreliable wireless communications. The docking station is configured to receive signals from the portable control device and to bi-directionally transmit signals to and from said programmable multimedia controller. The portable control device has both wireless and wired compatibility, which includes a touch sensitive user interface configured with configuration information for allowing a user to make selections and enter settings regarding components interfaced with the programmable multimedia controller. The docking station converts the user entered signals into IP messages suitable for transfer over the dedicated, wired redundant communication path.
US09191228B2	Cross-client sensor user interface in an integrated security network An integrated system includes a system user interface (SUI) that provides an iconic, at-a-glance representation of integrated security system status. The SUI is for use across all client devices including mobile or cellular telephones, a mobile portal, a web portal, and a touchscreen device. The SUI includes a number of display elements presented across all types of client devices for monitoring status of the integrated security system. The display elements of the SUI include an orb icon, text summary, security button, device warnings, system warnings, interesting sensors, and quiet sensors. The SUI thus provides system status summary information agnostically across all clients. Additionally, the SUI provides consistent iconography, terminology, and display rules across all clients as well as consistent sensor and system detail across clients.
US09191227B2	Determining a route advertisement in a reactive routing environment In an example embodiment, a method and system is provided to determine and advertise a route advertisement in a reactive routing environment. In response to receiving a network address query with respect to a destination address at a routing device, an aggregate value, e.g. an address prefix, is determined and advertised in reply to the network address query. Determining of the aggregate value may comprise identifying within a range of network addresses represented by the aggregate value respective addresses for which the routing device does not have reachability information. The routing device may send address queries with respect to the identified addresses, to determine reachability via the routing device of those addresses. The aggregate value may be advertised conditional upon determining that a percentage of addresses within the corresponding range that can be reached via the routing device satisfies a predefined minimal coverage value.
US09191223B2	Communication device, receiving device, communication method, and communication system A communication device including circuitry configured to receive communication data transmitted/received between a transmitting device and a receiving device that is a transmission target of transmission data transmitted by the transmitting device by unicast, to determine whether data to be used for a process by the communication device is included in the received communication data, and to process the data to be used for the process by the communication device when the circuitry determines the data to be used for the process by the communication device is included in the received communication data. The circuitry is also configured to prevent the communication device from responding to the transmitting device, and to not relay the communication data received from the transmitting device to the receiving device, when the circuitry determines the data to be used for the process is included in the received communication data.
US09191222B2	Method for providing notifications for multi-media broadcast/multicast service A method for providing notifications for Multi-media Broadcast/Multicast Service comprising steps of configuring a MBMS notification channel or a service channel by a RNC; sending information relevant to the MBMS service to a base station by the RNC; calculating a location indicated by a transmission notification according to the received information by the base station; and transmitting the MBMS notification channel by the base station. With the service relevant parameters transferred to the Node B, the notification indicated location NI corresponding to each service in each frame can be calculated by the Node B to reduce the traffic through the interface lub. The traffic of information transferred between the RNC and the base station is decreased so that the network resource is utilized effectively.
US09191221B2	Technique for protecting a point-to-multipoint primary tree in a connected mode communications network The invention relates to a technique for protecting a point-to-multipoint primary tree in a connected mode communications network set up from a primary root node to leaf nodes in the event of a fault affecting the primary root node by means of a back-up tree between a back-up root node and at least one merge node, said at least one merge node belonging to a branch of the primary tree coming from the primary root node. A merge node executes the following steps: a step of receiving a request to set up the back-up tree sent by the back-up root node including an identifier of the protected primary root node; and a step of configuring a routing rule in a table, the aim of said rule being to route packets coming from the back-up tree to branches of the primary tree coming from said merge node, said routing rule being activated only in the event of a fault affecting the primary root node.
US09191219B2	Network multicast peer discovery methods Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, can include establishing communications with one or more peers in a communication group via one or more unicast communication channels; sending a participation information request on a multicast communication channel of a local network to discover peers that participate in the communication group; receiving one or more responses to the participation information request on the multicast channel of the local network from one or more peers that participate in the communication group; selecting one or more of the peers from which the one or more responses were received based on a network topology condition to reduce communication latency in at least a portion of the communication group; and communicating with the one or more selected peers to distribute information within the communication group.
US09191216B2	Solid state transformer-less method to feed high bandwidth data and power signals from a network attached power sourcing device Embodiments of the present invention provide a power source equipment (PSE) network device operable to provide a network signal that may include both power and data. This PSE network device includes a network connector and an integrated circuit. The network connector physically couples the PSE network device to the network. The integrated circuit further includes a power feed circuit. This power feed circuit is operable to combine and pass the received data signals and power signal as a single network signal. A PSE controller electrically couples to the integrated circuit but is not necessarily part of the integrated circuit. The PSE controller is operable to govern the production and distribution of the power portion of the network signal.
US09191215B2	Method and apparatus for providing authentication using policy-controlled authentication articles and techniques A method and apparatus provides first or second factor authentication by providing selectability of a plurality of second factor authentication policies associated with a second factor authentication article. The first or second factor authentication article includes authentication information, such as a plurality of data elements in different cells or locations on the authentication article, which can be located by using corresponding location information. The method and apparatus provides second factor authentication based on the first or second factor authentication article by enforcing at least one of the plurality of selected authentication policies.
US09191214B2	Procedure for a multiple digital signature Procedure for a multiple digital signatureIt comprises: i) generating, by a Trusted Third Party (T), a private key for each signer or member (F1, F2, . . . , Ft) of a group of signers (G); ii) generating, each of said signers (F1, F2, . . . , Ft), a partial signature of a document (M) using their private keys; iii) generating a multiple signature from said partial signatures; and iv) verifying said multiple signature. It further comprises generating, by the Trusted Third Party (T), a common public key for all of said signers (F1, F2, . . . , Ft) and using said common public key for performing said multiple signature verification of iv).
US09191211B2	Data security system A data security system that includes a first memory device to store message data to be secured, a second memory device to store microcode including an instruction set defining a cryptographic algorithm for use in securing the message data, and a processing unit to execute the microcode to implement the cryptographic algorithm.
US09191209B2	Efficient communication for devices of a home network Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.
US09191208B2	Schemes for signcryption Technologies are generally described for providing a signcryption scheme. In some examples, a method performed under control of a sender device may include calculating a public key of the sender device based on a system parameter, calculating a temporary public key of the sender device based on the system parameter, calculating a temporary common key of the sender device based on a temporary secret key of the sender device and a public key of a receiver device, calculating a ciphertext from a message based on the temporary common key and generating a signature of the sender device based on an intermediate parameter, the system parameter and the secret key of the sender device. The temporary secret key of the sender device, intermediate parameter and secret key of the sender device are engaged in a non-associative octonion ring.In some examples, a method performed under control of a receiver device may include calculating a public key of the receiver device based on a system parameter, calculating a temporary common key of the receiver device based on a temporary public key of the sender device and a secret key of a receiver device, deciphering the ciphertext based on the temporary common keys of receiver device, determining whether the digital signature received is generated by sender device. A temporary public key of the sender device, the secret key of the receiver device and the temporary common keys of the receiver device are engaged in a non-associative octonion ring.
US09191201B1	Optimizing secure communications Systems and techniques are described for optimizing secure communications. A client can use an authentication protocol, e.g., Kerberos, to authenticate with the server. Specifically, the client can obtain a service ticket from a ticket granting server, and then use the service ticket to authenticate with the server. The server can respond by providing an encrypted session key. The session key can then be used by the client and server to securely communicate with each other. A wide area network (WAN) optimization device described in this disclosure is capable of obtaining the session key without decrypting the service ticket. Specifically, the WAN optimization device can use information other than the service ticket to obtain the session key.
US09191195B2	Circuit and method for calculating error of sampling clock, and signal receiving circuit and method A method for calculating an error of a sampling clock is provided. The sampling clock is used for sampling a signal to generate a first sample data group and a second sample data group. Each of the first and second sample data groups includes a header having a predetermined sequence. The method includes: performing a correlation operation on the first and second sample data groups with data of the predetermined format to obtain first and second correlation results, respectively; comparing the first and second correlation results to generate a sample data group offset; and generating the error of the sampling clock according to the sample data group offset and a time difference between the first and second sample data groups.
US09191188B2	Transmitting device, sending device and receiving device According to one embodiment, a transmitting device includes a wireless transmitting unit which wirelessly transmits data. The transmitting device includes a wireless receiving unit which receives the data wirelessly transmitted by the wireless transmitting unit. The transmitting device includes a synchronization signal outputting unit which outputs a synchronization signal to a signal transmitting medium of an electric conductor. The transmitting device includes a synchronization outputting unit which receives the synchronization signal from the signal transmitting medium and outputs a signal including the data received by the wireless receiving unit according to the synchronization signal.
US09191184B2	Transmitter, receiver and system including the same A system includes a transmitter including: an aligner configured to align the phases of an input clock signal and data signal; and a transmission circuit configured to generate a transmission signal of which the phase and amplitude are controlled according to the aligned clock signal and the aligned data signal. The system may also include a receiver including: a clock extraction circuit configured to extract a temporary clock signal from the transmission signal; a data extraction circuit configured to extract a temporary data signal from the transmission signal; a clock delay selector configured to generate the clock signal by delaying the temporary clock signal according to a value of the temporary data signal; and a data recovery circuit configured to sample the temporary data signal according to the clock signal outputted from the clock delay selector and output a data signal.
US09191180B2	Method and device for executing HARQ in TDD-based wireless communication system Provided are a method and a device for executing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) of a terminal in a time division duplex (TDD)-based wireless communication system. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an uplink grant for a first subframe of a second serving cell through a first serving cell; transmitting uplink data in the first subframe on the basis of the uplink grant; receiving an acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) for the uplink data through the first serving cell; and, when the ACK/NACK signal is a NACK, transmitting a retransmission data for the uplink data in a second subframe of the second serving cell.
US09191179B2	Method for reducing power consumption of terminal in mobile communication system using multi-carrier structure A method for reducing power consumption of a terminal that communicates with a base station in a mobile communication system using a multi-carrier structure composed of a primary component carrier and at least one secondary component carrier comprises: receiving a discontinuous reception (DRX) parameter group for multi carriers from the base station; and setting the multi carriers to the same parameter value, by using the received parameter group. The method for reducing power consumption of the terminal further comprises: performing a downlink control channel receive operation on each carrier according to a DRX cycle. As the base station in the mobile communication system using the multi-carrier structure simplifies the DRX process for reducing power consumption of a terminal by reducing signaling load for the multi-carrier control of the terminal, it becomes possible to reduce power consumption of the terminal.
US09191178B2	Enhanced node B and method for RRC connection establishment for small data transfers Embodiments of an enhanced Node B (eNB) and method for RRC connection establishment for small-data transfers in a 3GPP LTE network are generally described herein. The eNB may receive a small-data RRC connection request message from user equipment (UE) that may include an establishment clause value indicating small-data traffic either with or without mobility. The eNB may send an initial UE setup request message to inform the mobility management entity (MME) that a small-data RRC connection is being established. The eNB may receive an acceptance message from the MME for the small-data RRC connection which may include a reduction of an RRC inactivity timer for fast connection release. The eNB may send an RRC connection reconfiguration message to the UE in response to receipt of the acceptance to establish the small-data RRC connection, the RRC connection reconfiguration message including a measurement information element (IE) when mobility is to be supported.
US09191175B2	Method and apparatus for supporting HARQ operation using HARQ channel identifier in wireless access system As an embodiment of the present invention, a method for supporting a HARQ operation of M2M devices using a HARQ Channel Identifier (ACID) in a wireless access system includes transmitting, at a base station, a second UL A-MAP IE to M2M devices sharing a station identifier (STID) in a subframe in which a second M2M device is to retransmit a UL burst, wherein the second UL A-MAP IE includes resource allocation information for allocating a resource region to a first M2M device and includes a second ACID, receiving the UL burst retransmitted using a first ACID from the second M2M device in the subframe, and receiving a new UL burst transmitted using the second ACID from the first M2M device in the subframe, wherein the first and second M2M devices share the STID, and the first and second ACIDs are different from each other.
US09191170B2	Method for transreceiving reference signal in wireless access system and apparatus for same In the present invention, disclosed are a method for transceiving a reference signal in a wireless access system supporting device-to-device communication, and apparatus for same. More particularly, comprised are the steps of: a first device transmitting the reference signal for aligning device-to-device synchronization with a second device; and the first device performing device-to-device communication with the second device performing device-to-device synchronization with the second device after obtaining synchronization with the second device, wherein the reference signal is mapped on a predetermined symbol inside a resource that is allocated for device-to-device communication with the second device.
US09191166B2	Apparatus and method for defining timing reference for secondary cells in a secondary timing advance group A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform a method for determining a timing reference for a secondary cell (SCell) in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG). The method includes selecting a SCell among a plurality of SCells within a sTAG as an uplink timing reference cell based on a predefined rule that is known at the UE and an eNB in communication with the UE. The method also includes receiving a downlink carrier from the selected SCell and determining, from the downlink carrier, a downlink timing used as a reference for an uplink transmission timing.
US09191165B2	Base station, user device, communication system, method for controlling base station, method for controlling user device, method for controlling communication system, program, and storage medium In a mobile communication system of the present invention, a base station apparatus and mobile station apparatus (user device) communicate each other on a plurality of downlink component carriers and a plurality of uplink component carriers. And while the mobile station apparatus (user device) transmit an uplink data to the base station apparatus on the plurality of uplink component carriers, the mobile station apparatus (user device) transmit a scheduling request for requesting uplink resource for the uplink data to the base station apparatus using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) only on a specific uplink component carrier of the plurality of uplink component carriers.
US09191157B2	Method and apparatus for cooperative transmission in multi-node system A method of performing cooperative transmission in a multi-node system including a Base Station (BS) and a plurality of nodes controlled by the BS is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a first signal generated using a first cell identifier (ID) from the plurality of nodes; and transmitting a second signal generated using a second cell ID from at least one of the plurality of nodes, wherein the first cell ID is identical with a cell ID used by the BS, and the second cell ID is different from the first cell ID.
US09191155B2	Reception device, reception method, and program The present invention is capable of reducing a calculation amount while lessening performance degradation from MLD. The present invention is a reception device that receives a transmit signal which is transmitted from a transmission device by a MIMO transmission scheme. The reception device includes a channel estimation unit (205) that performs channel estimation using a received signal, and calculates a channel estimation value, a signal detection unit (206) that generates a bit log-likelihood ratio by MIMO demultiplexing of a received signal based on the channel estimation value, and a decoding unit (207) that performs error correction decoding with respect to the bit log-likelihood ratio. The signal detection unit (206) includes a transmit signal candidate search unit (301) that searches for a transmit signal candidate based on an error of linear detection depending on the received signal and the channel estimation value, a transmit signal candidate generation unit (302) that generates a transmit signal candidate by hard decision of an output of the transmit signal candidate search unit, and a decision unit (303) that generates the bit log-likelihood ratio using the transmit signal candidate.
US09191151B2	Enhanced block-request streaming using cooperative parallel HTTP and forward error correction A block-request streaming system provides for improvements in the user experience and bandwidth efficiency of such systems, typically using an ingestion system that generates data in a form to be served by a conventional file server (HTTP, FTP, or the like), wherein the ingestion system intakes content and prepares it as files or data elements to be served by the file server, which might or might not include a cache. A client device can be adapted to take advantage of the ingestion process as well as including improvements that make for a better presentation independent of the ingestion process. In the block-request streaming system, the an ingestion system generates data according to erasure codes and the client device, through various selection and timing of requests for media data and redundant data, can efficiently decode media to provide for presentations.
US09191139B1	Systems and methods for reducing the computational resources for centralized control in a network A network system that reduces the computational resources to centrally-control network nodes in a border gateway protocol (BGP) network. More particularly, the systems and methods describe the control of a plurality of individual network nodes by a centralized controller, and the use of a route control server (RCS), which is connected to the centralized controller, or OpenFlow Controller (OFC). By treating the plurality of individual network nodes as a single combined network node, the route control server is able communicate using a single BGP speaker, and hence, reduce the computational resources from that required to run an individual BGP speaker for each individual network node.
US09191136B2	Interface circuit A video signal and an audio signal are TMDS transmitted from a source device to a sink device. Through a reserved line and a HPD line provided separately from a TMDS transmission line, an Ethernet™ signal is bidirectionally transmitted, and also, a SPDIF signal is transmitted from the sink device to the source device. The Ethernet™ signal bidirectionally transmitted between Ethernet™ transmitter/receiver circuits is differentially transmitted by an amplifier and is received by the amplifier. The SPDIF signal from a SPDIF transmitter circuit is common-mode transmitted from an adder and is received by the adder to be supplied to the SPDIF receiver circuit.
US09191129B2	Method for determining the arrival time of a UWB pulse with a double quadrature receiver The invention relates to a method of estimating the time of arrival of a UWB pulse contained in an RF signal using a double quadrature receiver. The time of arrival is obtained from an estimate of the phase of the RF signal ((φRF(τ))) relative to the local oscillator signal in the first stage of the quadrature mix, and an estimate of the phase of the baseband signal ((φBB(τ)) relative to the first/second signal of the orthogonal base used in the second stage of the quadrature mix.
US09191126B2	Body channel communication method and device using a transmission mode according to interefence estimate A body channel communication method is disclosed including the following steps. Whether or not a body channel is established is detected. When that a body channel is established is detected, a check packet is received from an electrical device, which is at another end of the body channel, through the body channel. A current interference power of the body channel is estimated according to the received check packet. A current transmission mode for the body channel is obtained according to the current interference power. Data is transmitted through the body channel, which is set to the current transmission mode. Further, a body channel communication device is also disclosed.
US09191124B2	Opto-isolator with correction circuit An opto-isolator with a correction circuit is disclosed. The correction circuit is configured to make adjustments for degradation of the light source of the opto-isolator. The correction circuit may comprise a photodetector for detecting degradation of the light source of the opto-isolator. When the light source degrades below a predetermined level, the correction circuit may be configured to make adjustments.
US09191121B2	Optical transmitter and method thereof An optical transmitter including an optical modulator comprising a first modulator and a second modulator connected in parallel to each other in the form of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, and a phase shifter connected to the second modulator in series, a high-speed generator configured to generate a single carrier signal or multi-carrier signals and apply the generated single carrier signal or multi-carrier signals to the optical modulator, and an output stabilizer configured to stabilize a final output optical signal of the optical modulator by controlling a bias of each of the first modulator, the second modulator and the phase shifter.
US09191115B2	Method for configuring end-to-end lower order ODU network trails across optical transport network The disclosure relates to a method of configuring end-to-end ODUj (lower order ODU) network trails across OTN (Optical Transport Network), in which the tributary port number (TPN) of the lower order ODUj inside higher order ODUk is specified. The time-slot value associated with the TPN is not to be specified by the user. The time-slots are dynamically allocated on the transmit side. On the receive side, there would be a capability in the ODUk adaptation sink function to find the set of time-slots associated with the TPN based on the received multiplex structure identifier (MSI). That is for an ODUj entity with a fixed TPN, the transmitted time-slots can change and the receive end can detect this change and based on that de-multiplex the ODUj from the ODUk.
US09191111B2	Reducing cross-modulation in multichannel modulated optical systems A modulated optical system with cross-modulation compensation reduces or corrects cross-modulation that might occur in a multichannel RF signal modulating a laser. The system detects the cross-modulation, for example, by detecting an envelope of the RF signal or by detecting RF power fluctuations, generates a cross-modulation detection signal, and imparts a compensating cross-modulation by adjusting a bias current of the laser in response to the cross-modulation detection signal.
US09191106B2	Communication system A communications system comprising at least one light source, a side-emitting fiber light rope into which light emitted from the light source is coupled, and means for sending at least one data carrying optical signal along the light rope.
US09191103B2	Node and method for iterative improvement of spectral use Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards an optical testing node, and method therein, for establishing transmission parameters for optical communications in an iterative manner. The establishment of the transmission parameters may comprise adjusting various parameters such as a modulation scheme, a light path length, and/or a spectral width.
US09191102B2	Systems and methods for reducing thermal tails on optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) measurements An optical communication system has a power dissipating element that is thermally coupled to an optical transmitter. The currents supplied to the transmitter and the power dissipating element are controlled such that the sum of such currents is constant. Accordingly, temperature fluctuations in the transmitter due to patterns in the transmitted data are prevented or at least reduced, thereby reducing thermal tails on measurements. In one exemplary embodiment, a light source is used as the power dissipating element, and the output of such light source is beneficially used to probe another optical fiber or to enhance the OTDR performance or analysis.
US09191093B2	Interference management for concurrent transmission in downlink wireless communications A wireless base station having K antennas communicates with M mobile devices using multiuser diversity scheme with opportunistic interference management. The base station transmits K distinct pilot signals from K corresponding antennas and receives feedback from mobile devices. The feedback from each device indicates a strong pilot signal and a weak pilot signal received from the K distinct pilot signals. Using these indications, the base station assigns each of the K antennas to a mobile device. The base station then transmits distinct data streams to the mobile devices using the corresponding antennas assigned to the corresponding mobile devices. The transmission may include multiplying the transmitted distinct data streams by a vector V orthogonal to a vector U, thereby allowing mobile devices not assigned to an antenna to cancel the transmitted distinct data streams.
US09191091B2	Radio communication system using multi-antenna transmission technique, and multi-user scheduler therefor A transmitting station in the radio system performing scheduled transmission to a plurality of user terminals including: a plurality of antennas and a reception unit configured to obtain reception quality information estimated from a pilot channel among information fed back from each of the plurality of user terminals, to determine based on the obtained reception quality information, a transmission system for the plurality of antennas and a transmission unit configured to add a specific bit which identifies the determined transmission system to a scheduler management channel, and to vary contents of the other bit area in the scheduler management channel, as corresponding to the specific bit, and further transmit the scheduler management channel to the plurality of user terminals.
US09191087B2	Methods and systems for precoder selection assisted by demodulation reference signals (DM-RS) Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for using demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs) to obtain channel state information (CSI) for precoder selection. A method includes: receiving a DM-RS in at least one subframe, determining the CSI from the DM-RS; and using the CSI to perform at least one function.
US09191084B2	Method and device for realizing multi-input multi-output A method is for realizing Multi-Input Multi-Output which includes steps of: sending, by a Central Access Point, a downlink sounding channel, Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) control information, and a feedback resource indicator to a Station (STA); detecting, by the STA, the downlink detection channel to obtain channel information, and feeding back on the feedback resource according to the indication of the MIMO control information; and selecting, by the Central Access Point, a suitable MIMO mode for downlink data transmission according to the feedback of the STA.
US09191083B1	Wireless device with multichannel data transfer Having a single channel for a transmit/receive (T/R) unit with a single antenna or a single processor would cause a limitation in data transfer rates, so multiple channels are provided. The single processor may have multiple channels for parallel processing of each data stream to process accurately two distinct signals that were more optimally received by two dedicated antennas and two separate T/R units contained within the cellular telephone/mobile wireless device (CT/MD) to improve performance and quality of output. An example is a CT/MD which is optimized for video and voice.
US09191075B2	Wireless power control method, system, and apparatus utilizing a wakeup signal to prevent standby power consumption Disclosed herein are a wireless power transmission control method in a wireless power transmission system, including receiving awake-up signal from a wireless power receiving apparatus and transmitting a wireless power transmission signal to the wireless power receiving apparatus through a transmission coil of a wireless power transmission apparatus while activating a deactivated power block when the wake-up signal is received; a wireless power transmission apparatus using the same; and a wireless power receiving apparatus using the same.
US09191073B2	Application search system and method for easy operation An application search system includes a mobile terminal, a device, and a server, connected to a network. The mobile terminal transmits mobile terminal OS information to the device. The device receives the mobile terminal OS information from the mobile terminal, and transmits the mobile terminal OS information and device identification information to the application management server. The server: i) receives the mobile terminal OS information and the device identification information; ii) generates, from the mobile terminal OS information and the device identification information, a list of applications installable in the mobile terminal and used for operating the device from the mobile terminal; and iii) transmits the list of applications to the device or the mobile terminal.
US09191070B2	Multi-instance powerline communication system A multi-instance powerline communication device broadcasts discovery messages to network devices of a plurality of communication networks. Identification information associated with the network devices is determined. Each of the network devices is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of communication networks and one of a plurality of powerline communication instances. The multi-instance powerline communication device receives a network packet and determines a destination network device for the network packet. A network identifier of the communication network of the destination network device is determined. The multi-instance powerline communication device determines the powerline communication instance associated with the communication network and processes the network packet using the powerline communication instance and the network identifier of the communication network.
US09191062B2	Signal detection in noise A method of detecting a transmission. The method includes: measuring, from a first portion of a received spread-spectrum signal, a first code-phase of a spreading-code; measuring, from a second portion of the signal, a second code-phase of the spreading-code; comparing the first and second code-phases; and detecting whether the transmission is present according to the result of the comparison. Also disclosed are corresponding methods and apparatus for transmission and reception of signals.
US09191055B2	Method and system to minimize radiation exposure from mobile phones and devices Mobile devices may minimize the radiation exposure to users by controlling the distance between the user, specifically the head, and the mobile device to a minimum distance. The reduction in exposure is realized due to the operation of the Inverse Square Rule on electromagnetic signal from the mobile device recognizing there is a steep fall off of signal strength resultant from increased distance between the head of the user and the source of the signal. Embodiments increase and maintain operational distance between the user and the broadcast device to reduce signal absorption. Enabled mobile devices increase and maintain the operational distance by detecting when the distance is breached by a variety of methods and then alerting the user. Sound and electromagnetic waves may be used to determine the proximity of the mobile device to the user, in addition image processing typically resident on some mobile devices may also be used to determine proximity to the user. Embodiments disable harmful features such as broadcasting when the operation distance is breached for a period of time or the radiation exposure exceeds a threshold. Other embodiments enforce the operational distance with physical barriers preventing the distance from being reduced. Embodiments influence the user to maintain a minimum distance via alerts, interruptions and warnings. Thus maintaining a minimum distance between the user and the transmitter may have a dramatic practical effect.
US09191053B2	System and method of transmitting data from an aircraft A system and method of transmitting data from an aircraft includes a PC card that acquires aircraft data and transmits the aircraft data over a radio frequency communications signal into the skin of the aircraft, which radiates the radio frequency communications signal to a location remote from the aircraft.
US09191051B1	Scalable MIMO-OFDM PHY for high throughput WLANS A transceiver comprising a transmit section and a frame formatter. The transmit section is configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode and transmit frames of data in the first mode and the second mode. The frame formatter is configured to operate in the first mode and the second mode. While operating in the first mode, the frame formatter is configured to generate a first frame of data in a first format, and the transmit section is configured to transmit a single set of long training symbols prior to transmitting the first frame of data. While operating in the second mode, the frame formatter is configured to generate a second frame of data in a second format, and the transmit section is configured to transmit a plurality of sets of long training symbols prior to transmitting the second frame of data.
US09191050B1	Multi-layer coefficient control for dynamic interference cancellation Aspects of the disclosure are directed to interference cancellation and wireless communication including determining the strength of a reference signal; comparing the strength of the reference signal to a first threshold and a second threshold; and performing one of the following: updating at least one coefficient if the strength of the reference signal is above the first threshold; freezing the at least one coefficient if the strength of the reference signal is between the first threshold and the second threshold; or setting an interference cancelation (IC) circuit to OFF if the strength of the reference signal is below both the first threshold and the second threshold.
US09191049B2	Method and apparatus for adaptive cancellation of distortion and phase noise An adaptive cancellation circuit and method are provided. The circuit includes a main path and an auxiliary path. The main path includes a first amplifier configured to output a first amplified signal to a first mixer. The main path is configured to output a first signal comprising a wanted signal component and a distortion component. The auxiliary path includes a second amplifier configured to output a second amplified signal to a second mixer. The second mixer is connected to a filter configured to remove the wanted signal component. The auxiliary path is configured to output a second signal including the distortion component.
US09191048B2	Quadrature impulse noise remover A method and system for signal reception and processing, and more particularly for reducing the effects of random additive impulse interference is provided.
US09191047B2	Detecting narrow band interference in wireless networks using spectral analysis A method detects narrow band interference in wireless networks by first thresholding each block of samples to produce thresholded samples. The samples are normalized frequency magnitudes obtained from a spectrum of a wireless signal in a channel. Each block of the thresholded samples is summed to produce a thresholded value for each block. Then, thresholded values are autocorrelated to determine whether a bandwidth of the wireless signal is consistent with narrow band interference.
US09191046B2	Reception device An FFT unit subjects a P-times oversampling output of an AD converter to Fourier transform into a frequency domain signal. A distortion estimation unit estimates a distortion characteristic from a difference between the frequency domain signal and a reference signal. A correction coefficient calculation unit calculates a correction coefficient of a distortion characteristic. A correction unit corrects the frequency domain signal by using the correction coefficient. An IFFT unit subjects the corrected frequency domain signal to inverse Fourier into a time domain signal having the same sampling speed as a symbol speed, and outputs a partial time series.
US09191044B1	Methods and apparatus for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) successive interference cancellation (SIC) Systems and methods are provided for determining a successive interference cancellation (SIC) decoding ordering in a multiple input multiple output transmission (MIMO) system. Multiple decoding orderings for received codewords are identified. A performance objective, such as total throughput or total probability of decoding, is computed for each one of the orderings based on the position of the codewords in the ordering. A globally optimal ordering is found that maximizes the performance objective over the multiple decoding orderings.
US09191039B2	Randomization using an XOR scrambler in multicarrier communications A multicarrier transceiver can have a plurality of carriers and convert a bit stream into a plurality of parallel words for QAM on the plurality of carriers, a length of one of the plurality of parallel words for QAM on the plurality of carriers, a length of one of the plurality of parallel words corresponding to a number of bits modulated on an associated carrier of the plurality of carriers for the one of the plurality of parallel words, the transceiver further including an XOR scrambler that scrambles the plurality of parallel words, a QAM encoder tha maps all or part of each scrambled word to a QAM constellation point to generate a plurality of QAM constellation points, and a transmitter that transmits the plurality of QAM constellation points using the plurality of carriers.
US09191037B2	Wireless radio system optimization by persistent spectrum analysis Apparatuses and methods for simultaneously operating as a wireless radio and monitoring the local frequency spectrum. For example, described herein are wireless radio devices that use a secondary receiver to monitor frequencies within the operating band and prevent or avoid interferers, including in particular half-IF interferers. The systems, devices, and methods described herein may adjust the intermediate frequency in a superheterodyne receiver to select an intermediate frequency that minimizes interference. In particular, described herein are apparatuses and methods that use a second receiver which is independent of the first receiver and may be connected to the same receiving antenna to monitor the geographically local frequency spectrum and may detect spurious interferers, allowing the primary receiver to adjust the intermediate frequency and avoid spurious interferes.
US09191034B2	Arbitrary sample rate conversion for communication systems Disclosed is a communication modulator with sample rate conversion. The modulator comprises a symbol mapping module configured to map an input bitstream to a symbol sequence; a pre-distortion module configured to multiply the symbol sequence by a discrete frequency response to produce a pre-distorted symbol sequence; a modulation module configured to modulate the pre-distorted symbol sequence to a time-domain baseband sample sequence; a sample rate conversion module configured to convert the sample rate of the baseband sample sequence to a different sample rate to produce a sample-rate-converted baseband sample sequence; and an up-conversion module configured to up-convert the sample-rate-converted baseband sample sequence to an intermediate frequency signal. The discrete frequency response by which the pre-distortion module multiplies the symbol sequence is configured to compensate for passband droop introduced to the sample-rate-converted baseband sample sequence by the sample rate conversion module.
US09191033B2	Circuit for asynchronous communications, related system and method A completion-detector circuit for detecting completion of the transfer of asynchronous data on a communication channel with signal lines organized according to a delay-insensitive encoding (e.g., dual-rail, m-of-n, Berger encoding) comprises: logic circuitry for detecting the data on the aforesaid signal lines configured for: i) producing a first signal indicating the fact that the asynchronous data on the signal lines are stable; ii) producing a second signal indicating the fact that the signal lines are de-asserted; and an asynchronous finite-state machine supplied with the first signal and the second signal for producing a signal of detection of completion of transfer of the asynchronous data, the detection signal having: a first value, when the first signal is asserted; and a second value, when the second signal is asserted; and being on hold when neither one nor the other of said first signal and said second signal is asserted.
US09191027B2	Data compression devices, operating methods thereof, and data processing apparatuses including the same A method of operating a data compression device includes analyzing data using an analyzer and generating a result of the analysis, while the data is buffered by an input buffer, and selectively compressing the buffered data according to the result of the analysis. A data compression device includes a data pattern analyzer configured to analyze data transmitted to an input buffer, and generate an analysis code based on the analysis of the data; and a data compression manager configured to selectively compress the data in the input buffer based on the analysis code.
US09191024B2	System for linear interpolation in multiple dimensions A system for galvanic isolation between an analog input signal and an analog output signal, which system performs an analog to digital conversion of the input signals into input digital data. As a result, input parameters can be corrected in a nearly perfect way.
US09191018B2	Analog-digital converter An analog-digital converter with successive approximation includes a capacitor array for being loaded by applying a given input signal potential and for providing a sampling potential, wherein capacitors of the capacitor array are serially coupled with switches. A decision latch is included for evaluating the sampling potential in a number of consecutive decision steps. The analog-digital converter also includes a logic unit for selectively changing the sampling potential by selectively switching switches associated to the capacitors of the capacitor array for each decision step based on an evaluation result of a previous decision step, wherein the switches are respectively coupled with a calibration switch.
US09191015B2	Temperature controlled oscillator and temperature sensor including the same A temperature controlled oscillator includes an oscillation unit and a filter unit. The oscillation unit is configured to generate at least one reference voltage based on a supply voltage and a ground voltage, and to generate an oscillation signal having a period varying according to a temperature, the oscillation unit configured to generate the oscillation signal based on a filter voltage and the at least one reference voltage. The filter unit is configured to generate the filter voltage based on the oscillation signal.
US09191002B2	Data processing apparatus and method in PLC system A programmable logic controller (PLC) system, and more particularly, a data processing apparatus and method in the PLC system are provided. In the data processing method in a programmable logic controller (PLC) system, first dummy code data is output to an area having a chip selection signal for valid data output. The valid data is output after the first dummy code data is output. And second dummy code data is output when the valid data output is completed.
US09191000B2	Field programmable gate array utilizing two-terminal non-volatile memory Providing for a field programmable gate array (FPGA) utilizing resistive random access memory (RRAM) technology is described herein. By way of example, the FPGA can comprise a switching block interconnect having parallel signal input lines crossed by perpendicular signal output lines. RRAM memory cells can be formed at respective intersections of the signal input lines and signal output lines. The RRAM memory cell can include a voltage divider comprising multiple programmable resistive elements arranged electrically in series across a VCC and VSS of the FPGA. A common node of the voltage divider drives a gate of a pass gate transistor configured to activate or deactivate the intersection. The disclosed RRAM memory can provide high transistor density, high logic utilization, fast programming speed, radiation immunity, fast power up and significant benefits for FPGA technology.
US09190997B2	Capacitive sensor interference determination A processing system for a capacitive input device is described. The capacitive input device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect input objects in a sensing region. The processing system configured to transmit a signal on a transmitter sensor channel of the capacitive input device. The processing system is also configured to receive the signal on a receiver sensor channel of the capacitive input device, wherein the receiver sensor channel is coupled with an amplifier. The processing system is also configured to determine if a level of interference has been received by the receiver sensor channel in conjunction with receipt of the signal.
US09190996B2	Photovoltaic device with electronic switch(es) Photovoltaic device comprising a photovoltaic generator comprising a number of photovoltaic cells, characterized in that it comprises at least one switch with a control device comprising a control capacitor (Ccde) and a control resistor (Rcde), linked to the switch so as to slow down the control of the opening of the switch, to allow at least one cell of the photovoltaic generator to switch from a short-circuit operating mode to an open-circuit mode, or vice versa.

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