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| US09278235B1 |
Adaptive demand oxygen delivery system
The delivery system has a control body in the form of a pendant to which oxygen is delivered and from which the oxygen is delivered to the patient. The body includes a reservoir which has a constant oxygen supply orifice. During rest conditions, the patient breathes only a portion of the reservoir contents. During physical activity, the patient breathes more deeply and inhales more oxygen from the reservoir. The reservoir has a flexible diaphragm and when breathing more deeply, the diaphragm moves to open a bolus oxygen supply valve to introduce a bolus of additional oxygen to the reservoir and thus to the patient. |
| US09278228B2 |
Testing of defibrillator electrodes
Systems and methods for testing defibrillator electrode conductivity. Connection for electrically connecting electrodes and defibrillation signal generator connected to the electrodes. Patient impedance measurement system comprising patient signal generator and patient signal receiver. A defibrillator controller connected to defibrillation signal generator and patient impedance measurement system. An electrode test system with control signal device connected to the patient signal receiver which generates at least one control signal causing the patient signal receiver to change from a patient signal receive state to an electrode test signal receive state, a test commence signal device connected to the patient signal generator which generates at least one test commence signal causing the patient signal generator to send a test signal to the electrodes and an electrode test signal device connected to the patient signal receiver which receives an electrode test signal and processes the signal to determine a test result. |
| US09278225B2 |
Apparatus with internal power transfer
An electronic apparatus with a DC power source and power-consuming electronic circuits and a method of transferring power between these components include converting the DC voltage of the power source into an AC voltage which is then transferred via a connector to the electronic circuits. |
| US09278222B2 |
System and method for converting tissue stimulation programs in a format usable by an electrical current steering navigator
A method, computer medium, and system for programming a controller is provided. The controller controls electrical stimulation energy output to electrodes, and stores a set of programmed stimulation parameters associated with the electrodes. The programmed stimulation parameter set is compared with sets of reference stimulation parameters, each of the reference sets of stimulation parameters being associated with the electrodes. If an identical match is determined between the programmed stimulation parameter set and any one of the reference stimulation parameter sets exists based on the comparison, the identically matched stimulation parameter set is selected as an initial stimulation parameter set. If an identical match does not exist, a best between the programmed stimulation parameter set and the reference stimulation parameter sets is determined and selected as the initial stimulation parameter set. The controller is then programmed with a new set of programmable stimulation parameters based on the initial stimulation parameter set. |
| US09278220B2 |
Identification of healthy versus unhealthy substrate for pacing from a multipolar lead
A medical device system performs a method for determining presence of scar tissue through an implanted lead having an electrode for cardiac pacing and sensing. A sensing module senses heart activity with the electrode to produce a unipolar electrogram (EGM) waveform. A processor receives the unipolar EGM waveform and extracts two or more features representative of heart activity at the electrode. Scar tissue is identified at the site of the first electrode based upon at least two of the extracted features indicating scar tissue. |
| US09278218B2 |
Leadless intra-cardiac medical device with dual chamber sensing through electrical and/or mechanical sensing
A leadless intra-cardiac medical device senses cardiac activity from multiple chambers and applies cardiac stimulation to at least one cardiac chamber and/or generates a cardiac diagnostic indication. The leadless device may be implanted in a local cardiac chamber (e.g., the right ventricle) and detect near-field signals from that chamber as well as far-field signals from an adjacent chamber (e.g., the right atrium). |
| US09278210B2 |
Bipolar active cardiac electrical lead
An active bipolar cardiac electrical lead includes a helical anchor electrode, a tip electrode pin, an intermediate connection mount, a ring electrode, and a tip housing. The tip electrode pin engages an inner conductor coil at a proximal end and engages a proximal end of the helical anchor electrode at a distal end. The intermediate connection mount defines an axial lumen therethrough, a proximal fitting, a cylindrical flange, and a distal fitting. The ring electrode has an exposed section that sleeves over and connects with the proximal fitting of the intermediate connection mount and has a proximal sleeve that engages with an outer conductor coil and an outer sheath of the lead. The tip housing defines an axial bore that houses the helical anchor electrode and a distal portion of the tip electrode pin. |
| US09278209B2 |
Cochlear implant electrode with liquid metal alloy
A cochlear implant electrode includes an implantable array carrier made of flexible material with electrode contacts distributed on its outer surface along a longitudinal axis. Electrode wires are embedded within the array carrier, each electrode wire having a terminal end electrically connected to a corresponding electrode contact for applying electrical stimulation signals carried by the electrode wires to adjacent neural tissue within the cochlea. Each electrode wire has an inner non-crystal conductive material surrounded by a flexible outer seal. The flexible material of the array carrier is configured to be reactive with the non-crystal conductive material of the electrode wires so that if a break occurs in the outer seal of an electrode wire that allows contact between the flexible material and the non-crystal conductive material, then a local leakage seal will form at the break that resists migration of the non-crystal conductive material to the outer surface of the array carrier. |
| US09278205B2 |
Collapsible valve with internal dimples
A needleless connector has a body having an internal cavity with a sealing ridge, a port, an output flow channel, and a fluid flow path between the port and output flow channel. The connector also has a collapsible valve disposed within the cavity. The valve includes a cylindrical wall having a center axis, an internal surface, and a shoulder configured to sealingly contact the ridge of the body, thereby blocking the fluid flow path. The valve also includes a head fixedly attached to the wall. The head has a smiley cut at a first angular position about the center axis and a continuous top surface that is generally perpendicular to the axis. The valve also includes a first dimple formed in the internal surface of the cylindrical wall. The dimple extends around the internal surface over an angle in the range of 90-270°. |
| US09278203B2 |
CT-enhanced fluoroscopy
Real-time, enhanced imaging of remote areas, too minute for CT imaging, is made possible through a probe having a radiopaque tip as well as radiopaque volume markers. When deployed, the markers outline the space containing the tip such that both the tip and the volume containing the tip are viewable on a fluoroscope. This device may be used in conjunction with or independently of 3-D volumes created from CT scans and 3-D tip sensors. |
| US09278191B2 |
Catheter
A catheter includes a catheter shaft having a body portion and a bend that extends distally from a distal end of the body portion. In the catheter, a braid is embedded in the catheter shaft. The braid has a first wire and a second wire woven together. The first wire has a high tensile strength and the second wire has a low tensile strength that is lower than the high tensile strength of the first wire. When viewed from a proximal end of the catheter shaft, the bend forms an arc that extends in a winding direction of the first wire. |
| US09278190B2 |
Catheter for intraluminal treatment, method for making the same and apparatus for making a tool
The present invention relates to a catheter (1′, 1″) for intraluminal treatment which comprises a main tubular body (2) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) between a proximal end portion (2′) and a distal end portion (2″), which delimits at least one central lumen (4). The main tubular body identifies at least one balloon (8). The catheter further comprises at least one inner tubular body (6), at least partially housed in the central lumen, which delimits at least one inner lumen (16) for housing at least one guide wire, the portion of distal extremity of the balloon being joined to the inner tubular body. Furthermore, the central axis (Y) of the inner lumen is arched or undulated to form an accumulation of material for the expansion of the balloon. The present invention further refers to a method of manufacturing the catheter of the invention and to a machine for the production of a tool used during the aforesaid method. |
| US09278189B2 |
Apparatus for simultaneously delivering fluid to a dual lumen catheter with a single fluid source
An apparatus comprising an input connector configured for sterile connection to a fluid source, a first tube, a second, and a third tube. The first tube extends from a proximal end to a distal end, the proximal end comprising an input connector configured for sterile attachment to a fluid source. The input connector provides fluid communication between the first tube and the source. The second and third tubes are each in fluid communication with the first tube. The second and third tubes each extend from a proximal end to a distal end comprising an output connector configured for sterile connection to separate fluid input ports of a catheter based device. |
| US09278188B2 |
Catheter introducer including a valve and valve actuator
Sheath introducers and methods for making and using. A method of making a sheath introducer may include providing a splittable sheath, attaching a splittable hub to the proximal end of the splittable sheath, the splittable hub including a cavity having a threaded section and a valve disposed in the cavity, and disposing a valve actuator in the cavity, the valve actuator including threads on an external surface thereof threadably engaged with the hub along the threaded section of the cavity, the valve actuator opening the valve upon rotation of the valve actuator from a first position, in which a bottom surface of the valve actuator is proximal to an upper surface of the valve, to a second position, in which the bottom surface of the valve actuator is distal to the upper surface of the valve. |
| US09278187B2 |
Method for making a low OHMIC pressure-contact electrical connection between split ring electrode and lead wire
A method for attaching a split ring electrode to a catheter tip section includes providing a tubing with a lumen and an opening in the tubing side wall, passing an electrode lead wire through the opening, and wrapping the lead wire around the tubing. A split ring electrode is mounted on the tubing over the wrapped lead wire and opening, with electrically-conductive thermoplastic elastomeric adhesive applied between the ring electrode and the outer surface of the tubing, and reheated to reflow. |
| US09278186B2 |
Flow regulation vent
A flow regulation vent includes a fixed portion adapted to engage a gas supply conduit and a spring force biased movable portion connected by a hinge to the fixed portion and flowingly connected to the pressurized gas supply. The fixed portion includes a gas flow orifice. The movable portion is pivotably movable between 1) a relaxed position, wherein at a specified minimum operating pressure, the movable portion is pivoted by the spring force away from the fixed portion to a position to establish a first gas washout flow area between the movable portion and the gas flow orifice; and 2) a fully pressurized position, wherein at a specified maximum operating pressure, the pressurized gas offsets the spring force to pivot the movable portion to a position adjacent the fixed portion to establish a minimum gas washout flow area between the movable portion and the gas flow orifice. |
| US09278185B2 |
System and method for controlling bolus pulse duration based on inspiratory time in an oxygen concentation system
A method of controlling bolus delivery in a pulse flow oxygen concentration system for a patient includes providing a pulse flow oxygen concentration system that delivers concentrated oxygen gas to the patient in boluses having a pulse bolus duration, the pulse flow oxygen concentration system including an open control for controlling the pulse bolus duration of the boluses; determining one or more respiratory conditions of the patient; and adjusting the open control to adjust the pulse bolus duration of the boluses in accordance with the determined one or more respiratory conditions of the patient. |
| US09278180B2 |
Needle safety device
A needle guard having a housing defining an interior cavity, and a transitional member disposed within the interior cavity is disclosed. The transitional member includes a pivoting arm having a first end and a second end, the first end adjacent an interior portion of the housing. The transitional member also includes a needle tip sensing element, and a transverse barrier, such that the needle tip sensing element and the transverse barrier are oriented on opposing sides of the pivoting arm adjacent the second end. The needle guard may be adapted for transition from a restrained position when the needle tip is exterior to the interior cavity, to an activated position when the needle tip is within the interior cavity. The transitional member may also have a needle tip sensing element for contacting a needle in the restrained position, and a binding edge for engaging the needle in the activated position. |
| US09278172B2 |
Vascular access system with connector
A connector for fluidly coupling proximal and distal tubular segments of a fluid conduit is provided. In one embodiment, the connector can include a connector body having an outer surface defining a first outer perimeter and an inner surface defining a lumen. The connector can also include a connecting device having an open configuration and a plurality of closed configurations. The connecting device can include first and second members configured to engage each other to secure the fluid conduit to the connector. The connecting device can also include a plurality of closed configurations for securing fluid conduits of different sizes. |
| US09278169B2 |
Ambulatory lung assist device with implanted blood pump and oxygenator
The present disclosure provides a system for oxygenating blood. The system may include an implantable blood pump that may draw a supply of blood from the circulatory system of a mammalian subject, such as a human being. The blood pump may provide the supply of blood to an adaptor, where the supply of blood may be supplied to either or both of a first branch or second branch. The first branch may lead to an external blood oxygenator. The oxygenator may oxygenate the blood, and the blood may be returned to the circulatory system of the mammalian subject. The second branch may bypass the oxygenator and may connect to the circulatory system of the mammalian subject. In this regard, while the blood is supplied to the second branch, the oxygenator may be disconnected and blood may be prevented from entering the first branch. |
| US09278168B2 |
Integrated centrifugal blood pump-oxygenator, an extracorporeal life support system and a method of de-bubbling and priming an extracorporeal life support system
An integrated centrifugal blood pump-oxygenator (1) which has a housing (2) with a top (3) having a blood inlet (4), a blood outlet (5) and a gas inlet (6), and a bottom (7) having a rotational body (8) being rotatably arranged in a rotor-housing (9) of the bottom (7). The integrated centrifugal blood pump-oxygenator (1) further has an oxygenator membrane (10) provided in an interior (11) of the housing (2), wherein in the operation state oxygen (12) is transferred from the gas inlet (6) through the oxygenator membrane (10) to a gas outlet (13) and blood (14) is brought in direct contact with the oxygenator membrane (10) by pumping the blood (14) with the rotational body (8) from the blood inlet (4) to the blood outlet (5). The rotational body (8) is magnetically journalled in a contact-free manner with respect to the rotor-housing (9). There is an extracorporeal life support system (1000), and a method of de-bubbling and priming a extracorporeal life support system (1000). |
| US09278166B2 |
Method and apparatus pertaining to a medical drape having a suction port
A medical drape has at least one suction port disposed. By one approach the medical drape includes a fenestration and the suction port is disposed within the fenestration. By one approach the fenestrated area includes an incise film (which may itself be fenestrated if desired) and the suction port is disposed through that incise film. Suction applied to this suction port facilitates maintaining the incise film in place on the patient. This suction port can have a first end configured to attach to suction tubing. The medical drape can include a patient-side spacer and this spacer can comprise a compressible, resilient material that is substantially permeable to liquids. If desired, such a spacer can be disposed over a patient-side suction opening of the suction port. |
| US09278165B2 |
Device for harvesting, processing, and transferring adipose tissue
The present disclosure provides devices and methods for harvesting and processing tissue from patients for grafting. The devices can include a tissue collection chamber for ascetically collecting, processing, and/or re-implanting adipose tissue. |
| US09278161B2 |
Tissue-separating fatty acid adhesion barrier
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide adhesion barriers having anti-adhesion and tissue fixating properties. The adhesion barriers are formed of fatty acid based films. The fatty acid-based films may be formed from fatty acid-derived biomaterials. The films may be coated with, or may include, tissue fixating materials to create the adhesion barrier. The adhesion barriers are well tolerated by the body, have anti-inflammation properties, fixate, well to tissue, and have a residence time sufficient to prevent post-surgical adhesions. |
| US09278159B2 |
Light-activated cation channel and uses thereof
The present invention provides compositions and methods for light-activated cation channel proteins and their uses within cell membranes and subcellular regions. The invention provides for proteins, nucleic acids, vectors and methods for genetically targeted expression of light-activated cation channels to specific cells or defined cell populations. In particular the invention provides millisecond-timescale temporal control of cation channels using moderate light intensities in cells, cell lines, transgenic animals, and humans. The invention provides for optically generating electrical spikes in nerve cells and other excitable cells useful for driving neuronal networks, drug screening, and therapy. |
| US09278157B2 |
Nitric oxide-generating skin dressings
A skin dressing is provided comprising a first component including a source of protons, a second component including a nitrite salt, the skin dressing further comprising a non-thiol reductant. The skin dressing is adapted, such that, when the first and second components are brought together and applied to a skin site the nitrite reacts to generate nitric oxide, increasing the pH of the dressing in contact with the skin site from an acidic value to a more neutral value. |
| US09278156B2 |
Bioresorbable wound dressing
The present invention is directed to novel non-woven fabrics containing growth and differentiation factor proteins. Said fabrics are specifically designed to accelerate tissue regeneration and wound healing processes of mammalian tissues. Furthermore, the invention provides wound dressings, pads or implants comprising the novel non-woven fabrics. |
| US09278152B2 |
Solid state fragrancing
Fragrance control is provided by articles of manufacture including various solid state fragrancing objects, methods of using such objects, and systems that employ one or more such objects. The solid state fragrancing object can be used to inconspicuously provide fragrance to a user in an environment by disposing the solid state fragrancing object in the environment and configuring the solid state fragrancing object as at least a portion of a fixture within the environment. The fragrancing object can be easy to manufacture, long lasting, provide fragrance that is consistently released over time, provide an indication to the user that the object needs to be replaced, and can hold a desired ratio of fragrance. |
| US09278148B2 |
Anti-bacterial light delivery system and method for disinfecting a surface
A light delivery system and method are provided to promote a photochemical reaction for disinfecting a surface. The system includes a light source and a light diffusing element operatively coupled to the light source and further embedded within a surface to be disinfected. The light diffusing element outputs light to the surface to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect the surface. A low scatter light transmission medium may further be coupled between the light source and the light diffusing element to transmit light from the light source remotely to the light diffusing element. |
| US09278139B2 |
Sterilization of biodegradable hydrogels
The present invention relates to a terminal sterilization process for biodegradable PEG-based insoluble hydrogels using irradiation. The presence of a protective solvent ensures that the hydrogel remains intact with functionally preserved three-dimensional and physicochemical properties. |
| US09278134B2 |
Dual functioning ionic liquids and salts thereof
Disclosed herein are ionic liquid compositions comprising active pharmaceutical, biological, and nutritional compounds, and methods of use. Further disclosed are compositions of matter including liquid ion pairs alone or in solution and their use; compositions of ionic liquids that are ‘solvated,’ for example, ‘hydrated’ and their uses. |
| US09278133B2 |
Highly purified type A botulinum toxin preparation from infant botulism pathogen
A novel type A botulinum toxin preparation is provided. A neuromuscular transmission blocking agent comprising as an active ingredient a highly purified type A botulinum toxin from Clostridium botulinum as infant botulism pathogen and a medicament for treating a disease with a muscle overactivity comprising as an active ingredient said toxin. In particular, the medicament of the present invention, as compared to the conventional known botulinum toxin preparations, has rapid efficacy of potential and is less diffusive and thus, having a broader safety margin, may be used as therapeutic medicament for decreasing local, muscle overactivity in a disease with a muscle overactivity. |
| US09278123B2 |
Solid compositions comprising a GLP-1 agonist and a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid
The present invention relates to solid compositions comprising a GLP-1 agonist and a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid and their use in medicine. |
| US09278112B2 |
Citrate containing beverage
Provided are beverage compositions comprising a urine citrate increasing component and a urine oxalate reducing component. The beverage compositions may be provided in a ready-to-drink form or may be provided in a concentrate form. Also provided are kits comprising the beverage compositions and methods for treating various conditions using the beverage compositions. |
| US09278109B2 |
Compositions and methods for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
The present invention relates to compositions comprising vitamins, minerals and other nutrients and methods for using these compositions for nutritional supplementation to prevent and/or alleviate a patient from the occurrence or negative effects of cardiovascular disease. Specifically, the invention relates to compositions and methods of administering compositions comprising natural CoQ10, natural Omega-3 fatty acids, natural bioflavonoids, natural vitamin E, amino acids and derivatives thereof, minerals, extra virgin olive oil, lecithin, B-complex vitamins, and antioxidants. |
| US09278106B2 |
Compositions for oral administration of zoledronic acid or related compounds for treating ankylosing spondylitis
Oral dosage forms of bisphosphonate compounds, such as zoledronic acid, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions. The oral bioavailabilty of zoledronic acid can be enhanced by administering the zoledronic acid in the disodium salt form. |
| US09278105B2 |
Tetracycline compositions
The present invention relates to compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for preparing the same, comprising a tetracycline with improved stability and solubility. Some embodiments include a tetracycline with an excess of a divalent or trivalent cation. |
| US09278104B2 |
Methods and materials for reducing multiple risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome
A composition containing nelumbo extract reduces and/or eliminates one or more risk factors associated with Metabolic syndrome. The composition also includes optionally one of more components selected from the group consisting of vitamins, cholesterol lowering agents, lipid lowering agents, and glucose lowering agent. Also described is a method of reducing and/or eliminating risk factors associated with Metabolic syndrome in a subject through the administration of the nelumbo extract. The nelumbo extract supplement is administered orally, intravenously, or subcutaneously. In one embodiment, a daily dose of 10-1,000 mg of the extract supplement is administered to the subject for a period of 6 weeks to 6 months. |
| US09278103B2 |
Substituted 6-amino-nicotinamides as KCNQ2/3 modulators
Substituted 6-amino-nicotinamides, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also use of these compounds in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pain and further diseases and/or disorders. |
| US09278098B2 |
Substituted phthalazines for inducing insulin secretion and protecting beta-cells
Phthalazine analogs of a Lisofylline (LSF) and synthetic methods for preparation of such analogs are provided. Compounds of the invention have structural formula III: wherein 1) R3a is hydrogen and R3b is selected from C5-22alkyl, C2-22alkenyl, or C2-22alkynyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or 2) R3b is hydrogen and R3a is selected from C9alkyl, C15-22alkyl, C9-22alkenyl, or C2-22alkynyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or 3) R3a and R3b are the same or different and are selected from C9alkyl, C15-22alkyl, C4-22alkenyl, or C2-22alkynyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The analogs of LSF provided have the ability to protect cell viability, particularly the ability to protect pancreatic β-cells, to induce insulin secretion. |
| US09278097B2 |
Prophylaxis and/or treatment of portal hypertension
The invention provides a medication for the prophylaxis and/or therapy against diseases or complications in connection with portal hypertension, particularly against bleeding complications. |
| US09278096B2 |
Therapeutic uses of compounds having combined SERT, 5-HT3 and 5-HT1A activity
New pharmaceutical uses of 1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulfanyl)phenyl]piperazine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided. |
| US09278093B2 |
Aldosterone synthase inhibitors
This invention relates to tricyclic triazole compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The inventive compounds selectively inhibit aldosterone synthetase. This invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above-cited compounds or their salts as well as potentially to methods for the treatment, amelioration or prevention of conditions that could be treated by inhibiting aldosterone synthetase. |
| US09278090B2 |
Methods of preventing the development of mucositis and related disorders
Disclosed is a method of preventing the development of mucositis in a subject undergoing radiation therapy or chemotherapy for a disease in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, such as rapamycin, to the subject. Further disclosed is a method of increasing the lifespan of a normal oral keratinocyte and/or reducing oxidative stress in a normal epithelial cell, wherein the method comprises administering an effective amount of an mTOR inhibitor to a subject undergoing radiation therapy or chemotherapy for a disease in need thereof. |
| US09278088B2 |
Methods for identifying analgesic agents
The present invention relates to the discovery that mutations in SCN9A are causative of Congenital Indifference to Pain (CIP) in humans. The invention also relates to methods of using compounds small organic compounds to treat pain as well as to predict the effect of analgesic agents in patients, such as those possessing gain of function mutations. |
| US09278086B2 |
Combination therapy and uses thereof for treatment and prevention of parasitic infection and disease
The invention relates to compounds, methods, uses, compositions, combinations, kits and packages for the prevention and/or treatment of parasite infection (e.g., Plasmodium parasites) and/or disease (e.g., malaria) based on uses of (a) cystamine, cysteamine, and analogs, derivatives, prodrugs, precursors thereof; an agent capable of inducing their production; and/or salts thereof, and (b) artemisinin and functional derivative, analog, conjugate, metabolite, prodrug or precursor thereof, and/or salts thereof. |
| US09278082B2 |
Method for treating contact dermatitis
The present invention is directed to a method for treating skin inflammatory diseases such as dermatitis, psoriasis, and acne, and rosacea, by administering 3-methanesulfonylpropionitrile or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof to a subject in need thereof. The method alleviates the symptoms of the disease treated. The active compound can be administered by a systemic route or topical route. Topical administration is a preferred route of administration. |
| US09278081B2 |
Extracts from Eucalyptus camaldulensis for the treatment of hyperglycemia and hypertension
The present invention relates to the discovery that compounds isolated from the leaves of the plant Eucalyptus camaldulensis can be used to treat or prevent hyperglycemia and/or hypertension. |
| US09278080B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting gastric acid secretion
The present invention is related to novel oral compositions comprising an irreversible gastric H+/K+-ATPase proton pump inhibitor (PPI) as a gastric acid secretion inhibitor and one or more small carboxylic acid molecules as parietal cell activators in the gastric lumen. Unexpectedly, the compositions of the present invention are capable of enhancing the anti-acid activity of PPI in the stomach. The present invention further relates to a method of using such compositions to reduce gastric acid secretion in a mammal. |
| US09278079B2 |
Ocular composition and kits thereof
An ocular composition consisting essentially of purified water, PEG-80 sorbitan laurate, sodium trideceth sulfate, PEG-150 distearate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, PEG-15 cocopolyamine, polyhexamethylene biguanide, potassium sorbate, 1,2 hexanediol, and caprylyl glycol. The composition can be applied to a fabric pad for use as an eyelid cleanser, where the fabric pad is pre-moistened with the composition and packaged for use. The composition may also be used in an eyelid treatment kit for convenient combination treatments to improve overall eyelid hygiene and adjunctive eyelid therapy. |
| US09278077B2 |
Microencapsulated bioactive agents for oral delivery and methods of use thereof
The presently claimed and disclosed inventive concept(s) contemplates a novel polymeric oral dosage form (transmucosal delivery vehicle) for delivery of pharmaceutical and nutriceutical bioactive agents to the mucosa and bloodstream of the intestine. The oral dosage form of the presently claimed and disclosed inventive concept(s) comprises a polymeric coating which encapsulates the bioactive agent and inhibits degradation and dissolution of the bioactive agent within the stomach and within the lumen of the intestine until after passing through the mucosal wall of the small and/or large intestine. The enzymatic degradation of the polymeric delivery vehicle containing the bioactive agent is substantially inhibited until after absorption of the polymeric delivery vehicle into blood vessels of the intestinal mucosa. It is a particular object of the presently claimed and disclosed inventive concept(s) to provide a new and improved method for enterically or intestinally encapsulating pharmaceutical and nutriceutical bioactive agent or agents for oral administration of the encapsulated bioactive agent or agents. |
| US09278072B2 |
Hormonal contraceptive containing a combination of ethinyloestradiol and chlormadinone acetate
The present invention relates to a hormonal contraceptive including 21 to 25 hormone-containing daily units, which contain a combination of ethinyloestradiol in an amount of ≧25 μg and chlormadinone acetate in an amount of ≧5 mg, and optionally 7 to 3 hormone-free daily units for oral administration to women. |
| US09278070B2 |
Composition comprising oil drops
A composition comprises a water-soluble polymer matrix in which are dispersed droplets of oil, the composition comprising an active principle. The invention includes embodiments in which the active principle is included in at least some of the oil droplets as well as embodiments in which the oil droplets are free of active principle. The oil droplets are released as the matrix containing them dissolves in an aqueous medium. In one embodiment, the oil droplets are substantially immobilized in or by the matrix and the immobilizing feature is lost as the matrix dissolves in aqueous media. In certain embodiments, the oil drops may collectively be referred to as the oil phase of the composition of the invention. The product may be in the form of mini-beads. The oil phase and/or the polymer matrix may each include a surfactant. |
| US09278065B2 |
Delivery systems for solubilising water-insoluble pharmaceutical active ingredients
A delivery system for water-insoluble pharmaceutical active ingredients is provided. The delivery system includes water-insoluble pharmaceutical active ingredient(s), organic solvent(s) and amphiphilic co-solvent(s), and a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic non-ionic surfactants. Upon dilution in an aqueous medium, this formulation forms spontaneously dispersion of non-ionic surfactant nanoparticles. |
| US09278064B2 |
Method for treating a periodontal disease
A method for treating a periodontal disease affecting a periodontal pocket of a patient. The method comprises inserting an oral delivery device into the periodontal pocket at a frequency of about once every 4 days to about once every 6 weeks. The oral delivery device is a controlled release solid unit dosage form suitable for insertion into a periodontal pocket of a patient, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one anti-inflammatory agent, at least one antibacterial agent, or the combination of at least one anti-inflammatory agent and at least one antibacterial agent. |
| US09278063B2 |
Press-coated orally-disintegrating tablets
The purpose of the invention is to provide a press-coated orally-disintegrating tablet having a powder/granular material with poor formability in its inner core, which has an excellent disintegrability and a suitable hardness as a whole tablet. Furthermore, the invention is a press-coated orally-disintegrating tablet with an outer layer surrounding an inner core wherein the inner core has a thickness in the range of 30 to 80% per that of the whole tablet, and the outer layer comprises (a) microcrystalline cellulose, (b) a sugar or a sugar alcohol, and (c) one or more particular ingredients selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, starches, low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose and carmellose. |
| US09278060B2 |
Composition containing a polar modified polymer
The invention relates to a physiologically acceptable composition, especially a cosmetic composition, comprising at least one polar modified polymer, as well as to methods of using such compositions. |
| US09278058B2 |
Melanin production inhibitor
Provided is a novel drug capable of inhibiting excessive formation of melanin in skin and a skin whitening agent incorporated therewith.Phenylethyl cinnamate is incorporated as an active ingredient. |
| US09278053B2 |
Apparatus and system with pre-loaded cassette for dispensing multiple medications and methods therefore
An apparatus for dispensing medications, including: a dispensing device storing prescription information including: identification of each medication included in a first plurality of medications; a respective dosage for each medication; and a plurality of time spans, including respective points in time, for dispensing the first plurality of medications; a cassette installed in the dispensing device and including a plurality of sealed compartments, each compartment in the plurality of sealed compartments configured to store at least one respective pill for each medication in a second plurality of medications; and at least one dispensing port. The dispensing device is configured to, within each time span in the plurality of time spans and when the second plurality of medications is in compliance with the prescription information: access each compartment via the at least one dispensing port; and extract every at least one first pill from each compartment. |
| US09278052B2 |
Method for producing monolithic tablets
The present invention relates to a process for producing monolithic tablets. The method employs a melt-processed composition containing at least on active agent and at least one thermoplastic binder. The invention further relates to a method for cutting and deflashing a belt of pre-shaped bodies of a melt-processed composition, wherein the pre-shaped bodies are interconnected by flash. |
| US09278049B2 |
Double-chamber container and method for manufacturing same
There is provided a method for manufacturing a double-chamber container including an agent storage chamber and a solution storage chamber separated from each other by a weak seal portion, the method including the steps of: preparing a first sheet-like member including a first agent storage chamber forming portion and a first solution storage chamber forming portion whose one sides are joined to each other, as well as a second sheet-like member including a second agent storage chamber forming portion and a second solution storage chamber forming portion whose one sides are joined to each other; and forming the agent storage chamber and the solution storage chamber by joining the first and the second sheet-like members. The weak seal portion is formed by joining the one side of the first medical solution storage chamber forming portion and the one side of the second medical solution storage chamber forming portion. |
| US09278047B2 |
Acupuncture needle delivery system
An acupuncture needle and delivery system that facilitates the sanitary insertion and handling of the acupuncture needle in all orientations, and that does not impede the performance of the various post-insertion procedures of the sort commonly used by acupuncture practitioners. In a fully assembled pre-use state, the device includes an acupuncture needle having a filiform shaft and an enlarged head portion, an insertion tube accommodating at least the filiform shaft of the acupuncture needle to protect the filiform shaft from contamination, a stabilization sleeve slidably engaging the outer surface of the insertion tube, and retainer means for releasably securing the acupuncture needle within the insertion tube. |
| US09278046B2 |
Analgesic implant device and system
An implant system for imparting vibratory massage to tissue of a patient from within the body of the patient is disclosed. The system comprises an implant device configured to produce and communicate a vibration to body tissue located adjacent to the implant device. The device many include a case forming at least a portion of an exterior of the device, and a vibration generator configured to vibrate the portion of the exterior. The device may include a power supply to supply power to the vibration generator and a switch to selectively permit power from the power supply to be supplied to the vibration generator. The device may include a power receiver to receive electrical energy from a location external to the body of the patient and a signal receiver to receive signals from a location external to the body of the patient when the receiver is located in the body of the patient. |
| US09278045B2 |
Facial rejuvenating apparatus
A facial rejuvenating apparatus includes a pad having a concavity in an upper surface thereof. The concavity is configured to receive a human face. A pad breathing hole extends through the pad at a location to align with a nose of the face positioned in the concavity. A nonporous lining is provided to nest with the concavity in the pad. A lining breathing opening registers with the pad breathing opening. Stimulators, such as vibrators, are mounted in the pad to stimulate the face of a person using the apparatus. |
| US09278035B2 |
Individually packaged product
An individually wrapped absorbent article that is wrapped in a wrapping sheet wherein the wrapping sheet has a colored part on the inner surface on the side of the absorbent article, and the colored part of the wrapping sheet can be seen from the outside of the individually wrapped product but the absorbent article cannot be seen from the outside of the individually wrapped product. |
| US09278027B2 |
Rounded-end device, system, and method for preventing posterior capsular opacification
Disclosed herein is an apparatus selectively attachable to an ultrasonic device to disrupt target cells from underlying tissue for treatment of an ocular condition, including a shaft, a coupling portion at an end of the shaft, and a cell disrupting end extending from a distal portion of the shaft. The shaft has a longitudinal axis and a first diameter. The coupling portion includes a connector portion and a hub configured to selectively couple to the ultrasonic device and impart ultrasonic vibration to the shaft. The cell disrupting end is solid and has a second diameter and a smooth, continuous, curved shape. |
| US09278025B1 |
Handheld contact applicator systems
A handheld contact applicator system comprising a handheld contact applicator assembly having a handle body having a proximate end, a distal end, an aperture, and a length, an inserter/remover assembly having a shaft, a release button, and a contact engager; wherein the handheld contact applicator system comprises the handheld contact applicator assembly. The handheld contact applicator assembly comprises the handle body and the inserter/remover assembly in cooperative and functional combination. |
| US09278023B2 |
System and method for management of body temperature
A system and method for adding or removing heat from a heat exchange fluid circulating between an external heat exchanger and an intravascular heat exchange catheter is described. The system includes a two stage cooling system providing for a high rate of cooling in one stage and a lower rate of cooling in a second stage. Both stages may be used to provide maximal cooling while the second stage is used to provide improved control of the cooling rate as a target temperature is approached. The second stage may also be used to provide heat to the heat exchange fluid. |
| US09278019B2 |
Anchors and methods for intestinal bypass sleeves
A gastrointestinal device for implanting within a pylorus, a duodenal bulb, and a duodenum of a patient's gastrointestinal tract includes an expandable structure including a proximal portion having a plurality of spring arms and a distal portion having a plurality of spring arms, the proximal and distal portions coupled by a rigid central cylinder having a diameter capable of fitting within the pylorus and having a length greater than a width of the pylorus. An intestinal bypass sleeve is coupled to at least one of the proximal and distal portions of the expandable structure and having a length sufficient to extend at least partially into the duodenum. In the expanded configuration, the proximal portion has a diameter larger than a maximum opening diameter of the pylorus and further wherein, in the expanded configuration, the distal portion has a diameter larger than a maximum opening diameter of the pylorus. |
| US09278011B2 |
Percutaneous cage delivery systems devices and methods
An insertion guide to aid in placing a cage into an intervertebral space is presented. The insertion guide has an elongate insertion member having a cross-sectional shape configured to engage a portion of the cage. An end of the insertion member is positioned in a desired location in the intervertebral space and the cage slides along the length of the insertion member to the desired location. |
| US09278010B2 |
Patient-matched acetabular alignment tool
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for aligning acetabular implants. A patient-matched acetabular alignment tool is used to orient tools and implants intraoperatively. The patient-matched acetabular alignment tool includes a mounting member and leg members which are configured based on the particular patient's anatomic landmark sites (e.g., acetabular bony landmarks). The leg members are attached to the mounting member and configured to connect with a respective anatomic landmark site to achieve a desired implant angle and axis. For example, the leg members may form a tripod support base through which an acetabular shell may be inserted into the patient's acetabulum at desired angles of version and inclination. In some embodiments, the leg members may be retractable and expandable with respect to the mounting member, thereby providing a tool with reduced profile for inserting the device in the patient's soft tissue. |
| US09278009B2 |
Spine implants
An example device for the fixation and support of bone bodies includes a base member for implantation into a patient at a location between two bone bodies. The base member of the device includes an enclosed chamber for receiving fusion material and apertures for receiving bone fasteners that can be embedded into the adjacent bone bodies. The device further includes protrusions extending from the base member, wherein the protrusions are configured for engagement with one or more bone bodes upon implantation and for progressive penetration into at least one bone body over a period of time subsequent to the implantation. |
| US09278006B2 |
Ankle prosthesis with neutral position adjustment
An ankle prosthesis (1) having a talar implant (2) designed to be implanted in or on the talus (3), a tibial implant (4) designed to be implanted in or on the tibia (5), and an intermediate implant (6) designed to be interposed between the tibial implant and the talar implant. The intermediate implant (6) is designed to be mounted to move relative to the talar implant (2) at a contact interface (7) in order to allow the ankle to move. The ankle prosthesis (1) has configurable coupling means (10) designed to enable the intermediate implant (6) to be arranged relative to the tibial implant (4) in a specific configuration chosen from among a plurality of possible configurations. |
| US09278005B2 |
Reverse shoulder prosthetic
A reverse modular humeral implant for implantation into a humerus that includes a natural humeral shaft and a natural humeral head. The implant includes a humeral stem implantable into the natural humeral shaft, and an adapter couplable to the humeral stem, the adapter including an anchoring projection configured to be coupled to a convex bearing. |
| US09278001B2 |
Hip joint device and method
A medical device for treating hip joint osteoarthritis by providing a joint surface is provided. The medical device has at least two artificial hip joint surface parts adapted to be connected to each other to form an artificial hip joint surface during an operation. A method of treating a hip joint of a human patient by providing the medical device is also provided. The method includes cutting the skin of the human patient, dissecting an area of the pelvic bone on the opposite side from the acetabulum, creating a hole in the dissected area passing through the pelvic bone and into the hip joint and providing the medical device to the hip joint, through the hole in the pelvic bone. |
| US09277998B2 |
Chemical vapor infiltration apparatus and process
The present invention relates to improvements in chemical vapor infiltration processes and devices for depositing a biocompatible material onto a porous substrate to form an orthopedic implant. The substrate may be formed of reticulated vitreous foam and coated with tantalum, niobium, tungsten, or other biocompatible materials. |
| US09277997B2 |
Apparatus and methods of fixating bone
Apparatus and methods of fixating bone include repairing or remodeling a hard tissue defect with a composite bone structure. The composite bone structure includes at least two hard tissues or bones and a scaffold material fixed together by an adhesive component. The apparatus and methods include positioning the hard tissues/bones, conforming the scaffold material to at least a portion of a surface of the hard tissues/bones, contacting the adhesive component with the hard tissues/bones and the scaffold material, and changing the material state of the adhesive component to another material state at which the adhesive component fixes together the hard tissues/bones and the scaffold material, thereby forming a composite bone structure having a desired rigidity. |
| US09277994B2 |
Implantation of repair chords in the heart
Apparatus is provided, including first and second longitudinal members coupled at respective first portions thereof to tissue surrounding the ventricle. The first portion of at least the first longitudinal member is coupled to a tissue anchor, and respective second portions of the first and second longitudinal members are coupled to respective first and second leaflets of a cardiac valve. The longitudinal members are arranged with respect to the tissue anchor and the portion of tissue surrounding the ventricle in a manner which facilitates adjustment of a degree of tension of the first and second longitudinal members to draw the first and second leaflets together. A longitudinal-member-coupling device is coupled to the first and second longitudinal members, and is advanceable toward a ventricular surface of the first and second leaflets, and responsively to draw together the first and second longitudinal members. Other applications are also described. |
| US09277991B2 |
Low profile heart valve and delivery system
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve, including: a delivery catheter having a diameter of 21 french or less; an expandable anchor disposed within the delivery catheter; and a replacement valve disposed within the delivery catheter. The invention also includes a method for endovascularly replacing a heart valve of a patient. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: inserting a catheter having a diameter no more than 21 french into the patient; endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve through the catheter; and deploying the anchor and the replacement valve. |
| US09277990B2 |
Hypotube shaft with articulation mechanism
A delivery device for a prosthetic heart valve includes a shaft, a sheath, and a pull wire. The shaft has a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. The sheath is attached to the shaft and is rotatable about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The pull wire is mechanically coupled to the sheath such that movement of the pull wire rotates the sheath relative to the shaft. The sheath may be in a first position relative to the shaft when a distal end of the pull wire is in a first position and may be in a second position when the distal end of the pull wire is in a second position. Deflection of the sheath relative to the shaft enables a prosthetic valve to be axially aligned with the native valve annulus for deployment. |
| US09277988B1 |
Intraocular lenses with quantum dots
Intraocular lenses with quantum dots, materials and methods for making optical lenses, and methods of use are disclosed and claimed. Such lenses provide accurate detectable markers that can be used to align, detect, and correct orientation of lenses prior to, during and after use. |
| US09277984B2 |
Prosthesis having pivoting fenestration
The present disclosure relates to an endoluminal prosthesis, such as a stent graft that includes one or more fenestrations to accommodate endovascular disease, such as an aneurysm in cases where one or more side branches is involved. In one aspect, the prosthesis includes fenestrations that are pivotable to accommodate the dynamic geometry of the aortic branches. |
| US09277983B2 |
Drug delivery device for peripheral artery disease
A medical device implantable within a peripheral vessel of the body composed of a bioresorbable polymer is disclosed. The device has a high resistance to fracture, is very flexible, and has a high crush recovery when subjected to crushing, axial, or torsional forces. |
| US09277979B2 |
Dental position tracking system for a toothbrush
The dental position tracking system includes a toothbrush (30) which has a system (20) for determining the orientation of the toothbrush in the mouth of a user relative to the earth, based on measured stored information. Information is stored in the toothbrush concerning target ranges of expected measured toothbrush orientations for each of a plurality of dental zones (22). A processor (24) compares the measured toothbrush orientation information with the target orientation ranges, following conversion of both the target orientation information and the measured toothbrush orientation information to the same coordinate system. The processor then determines which if any of the target ranges matches, within a selected tolerance thereof, with the toothbrush orientation information. Any difference between the target range and the measured toothbrush orientation information is then used to partially adjust the target information range, in order to compensate for a change of position of the user's head. |
| US09277968B2 |
Medical robot system and method for controlling the same
A medical robot system and a method for controlling the same. The medical robot system includes a trocar, inserted into an incision of a patient, to guide a surgical apparatus and transmit at least one of position information of the surgical apparatus and pressure information of the surgical apparatus, and a console to display a screen including at least one of the position information and the pressure information. |
| US09277966B2 |
Multifunctional enclosure for medical probes and method of use
A multifunctional enclosure is described having an elongated sleeve configured with an enlarged opening for the insertion of an elongated member of a medical probe. The multifunctional enclosure is configured to prevent the elongated member of the medical probe from swinging and becoming damaged during transport. The multifunctional enclosure may further comprise at attachment component for securing the medical probe to the multifunctional enclosure. Furthermore, at least one vent may be configured onto the multifunctional enclosure, such as on a first end closure portion. The vent may allow for adequate flow for sterilization and/or drying. |
| US09277965B2 |
Adjustable knee tibial trial insert
An adjustable tibial trial insert includes an upper plate having an upper articular surface and a lower plate. A height-adjustment mechanism of the insert is coupled to and positioned generally between the upper plate and the lower plate and is configured to move between a closed position where the upper and lower plates are adjacent each other and an opened position where the upper and lower plates are spaced-apart from each other in order to adjust a height or thickness of the insert. |
| US09277963B2 |
Radiation treatment brassiere II
A radiation treatment bra is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the bra includes adjustable elements and a medial window. During radiation treatment planning, the elements are adjusted to establish a reference breast geometry. The reference breast geometry is reproduced prior to an actual treatment session by repeating the original adjustment of the elements, as necessary. The medial window enables a light field to be projected onto the patient's chest, and read therefrom, thereby establishing proper alignment of the patient to the radiation treatment machine. |
| US09277960B2 |
Intra-cardiac mapping and ablating
Systems, methods, and devices allow percutaneous mapping, orientation and/or ablation in bodily cavities or lumens. Such may include a structure that is percutaneously positionable in a cavity, such as an intra-cardiac cavity of a heart. Transducers carried by the structure are responsive to blood flow. For example, the transducers may sense temperature, temperature being related to convective cooling caused by blood flow. A controller discerns positional information or location, based on signals from the transducers. For example, blood flow may be greater and/or faster proximate a port in cardiac tissue than proximate tissue spaced from the port. Position information may allow precise ablation of selected tissue, for example tissue surround a port in the intra-cardiac cavity. |
| US09277959B2 |
Medical treatment instrument
A medical treatment instrument operation unit includes a sliding portion capable of advancing and retracting to a body portion and rotating around a longitudinal axis of the body portion and connected to a proximal end portion of the operating member, and a regulating portion switchable to a movable state where regulating portion is capable of advancing, retracting, and rotating to the body portion and a limited state where the advance, retraction, and rotation of sliding portion to the body portion is limited. The regulating portion includes a rotatable dial portion, and a shaft-shaped member screwed to the dial portion to be relatively advanceable and retractable thereto in a direction in which the shaft-shaped member is brought close to and separated from the body portion. Movable and limited states are switched as the shaft-shaped member comes close to and separates from the body portion with the turning of the dial portion. |
| US09277955B2 |
Power generating and control apparatus for the treatment of tissue
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for the generation and control of energy delivery in a dosage to elicit a therapeutic response in diseased tissue. A balloon catheter can have electrodes attached to a power generator and controller such that the balloon and electrodes contact tissue during energy treatment. Energy selectively may be applied to tissue based on measured impedance to achieve gentle heating. Calibration of the apparatus and identification of attached accessories by computing the circuit impedance prior to energy dosage facilitate regulation of power delivery about a set point. Energy delivery can be controlled to achieve substantially uniform bulk tissue temperature distribution. Energy delivery may beneficially affect nerve activity. |
| US09277952B2 |
Cryogenic treatment systems
Methods and apparatus for the treatment of a body cavity or lumen are described where a heated fluid and/or gas may be introduced through a catheter and into treatment area within the body contained between one or more inflatable/expandable members. The catheter may also have optional pressure and temperature sensing elements which may allow for control of the pressure and temperature within the treatment zone and also prevent the pressure from exceeding a pressure of the inflatable/expandable members to thereby contain the treatment area between these inflatable/expandable members. Optionally, a chilled, room temperature, or warmed fluid such as water may then be used to rapidly terminate the treatment session. |
| US09277950B2 |
Low-profile, uniplanar bone screw
A bone screw that is a low-profile, uniplanar bone screw is provided. The bone screw is for adjusting a position of a rod. The bone screw includes a main body, a rocker and a rod-securing element. The main body has a shaft with a threaded part. The rocker is coupled to and moveable relative to the main body. The rocker is configured to at least partially receive the rod. The rod-securing element is configured to secure the rod between the rocker and the rod-securing element and relative to the main body. The rod-securing element includes a fulcrum serving as an axis of rotation about which the rod rotates. |
| US09277948B2 |
Orthognathic implant and methods of use
An implant for use in orthognathic surgery of a mandible may include a longitudinal plate member and a plurality of pre-configured guides coupled to the plate member. The longitudinal plate member is pre-bent to correspond to the post-operative shape of the mandible; and the guides are pre-configured to align the plate member with the mandible when the implant is positioned against the mandible after the mandible has been separated. |
| US09277947B2 |
Variable angle bone fixation device
A bone fixation element includes a threaded head and a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, an outer surface of the head being one of carburized and nitrided and including a first groove extending into an outer surface of the head along a path interrupting the threading and extending along an angle counter to an angle of the threading. |
| US09277941B2 |
Bone anchoring device
A bone anchoring device includes a bone anchoring element including a shaft and a head, a receiving part for coupling a rod to the bone anchoring element, the receiving part including a rod receiving portion having a channel with a bottom for receiving a rod, and a head receiving portion to allow introduction and clamping of the head, and a locking ring including at least one projection, wherein the rod receiving portion has at least one cutout, wherein when the head is not locked, the projection is configured to extend through the cutout and into the channel, and wherein a first engagement portion is provided on the locking ring for engaging a second engagement portion at an inner wall of the cutout to hold the locking ring in a first position where the head is pivotable in the head receiving portion but is prevented from removal therefrom. |
| US09277936B2 |
Surgical instrument having an integrated local anesthetic delivery system
A surgical instrument includes a handle portion having a distal end, a proximal end, and a substantially hollow body defining a valve chamber therein; a curved incising tube partially housed within the handle portion adjacent the handle portion proximal end, extending a predetermined distance from the handle portion, and in fluid communication with the valve chamber; a local anesthetic inlet tube partially housed within the handle portion adjacent the handle portion distal end, extending a predetermined distance from the handle portion, and in fluid communication with the valve chamber; a local anesthetic delivery actuator disposed on the handle portion, whereby the local anesthetic delivery actuator is selectively operative between opened and closed valve chamber positions. |
| US09277935B2 |
Temporary vascular scaffold and scoring device
Devices and methods for treating a target site in a body lumen are provided. A medical device includes a stent-like structure including a plurality of scoring and non-scoring filaments interwoven with one another. Generally, the stent-like structure will have more non-scoring filaments than scoring filaments to provide greater structural support and to focus the scoring forces on only a few select areas. The stent-like structure is expanded within the target site to score the target site and to provide temporary structural support while the target site is infused with a therapeutic agent. Such therapeutic agent infusion occurs with the use of a drug eluting or drug coated balloon disposed within the stent-like structure or by occluding the target site and introducing a drug into the occluded target site to sit for a period of time. |
| US09277929B2 |
Systems, devices and apparatuses for bony fixation and disk repair and replacement and methods related thereto
Disclosed is an apparatus for forming an arcuate channel in one or more segments of a bone, bony structure or adjacent vertebrae of a spine. The apparatus includes, inter alia, a base member which is positioned proximate to the surgical site, a support arm extending proximally from the base member, an arcuate guide member and a drill assembly. The arcuate guide member is slidably mounted to the support arm. The drill assembly is operatively coupled to the support arm and includes a drill bit attached to the distal end of a flexible drive cable. The flexible drive cable extends axially along the support arm and is axially and rotationally movable with respect thereto. The drill bit is operatively coupled to an end of the arcuate guide member such that when the drill assembly is moved distally, the arcuate guide member slides with respect to the support arm and forces the drill bit to traverse an arcuate path. |
| US09277928B2 |
Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants
A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. An access cannula may be introduced over the first dilator tube. A drill may be inserted through the access cannula and used to perform a foraminoplasty. Surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant. |
| US09277927B2 |
Minimally-invasive device, kit, and method for harvesting bone graft
A minimally-invasive bone graft harvesting device, kit, and method are provided. The device includes a hollow cutting element and an extraction element. The hollow cutting element may define a longitudinal axis and includes a distal end, a proximal end adapted to be coupled to a powered or manual-operated rotary tool, and an inner lumen extending longitudinally between the distal and proximal ends. The hollow cutting element may also include one or more blades protruding from an outer surface of the cutting element. Each blade may be arranged adjacent to an opening extending between the outer surface and the inner lumen to allow cancellous bone material cut by each blade during use to pass through the opening into the inner lumen. The extraction element may be removably received within the inner lumen of the hollow cutting element to allow withdrawal of the bone material in the inner lumen. |
| US09277924B2 |
Systems and methods for enclosing an anatomical opening
Implantable therapeutic devices and methods for endovascular placement of devices at a target site, such an opening at a neck of an aneurysm, are disclosed. Selected embodiments of the present technology have closures (102) that at least partially occlude the neck of an aneurysm to stabilize embolic or coagulative treatment of the aneurysm. In one embodiment, for example, an aneurysm closure device comprises a closure structure (102) and a supplemental stabilizer (103). The closure structure can have a curved portion configured to extend along a first vessel, such as a side branch of a bifurcated vessel that extends along a lateral axis (T). The supplemental stabilizer extends from the closure structure along a longitudinal axis (L) transverse to the lateral axis of the first vessel. The supplemental stabilizer is configured to exert an outward force against a second vessel, such as a parent vessel, that extends transversely to the first vessel. |
| US09277922B2 |
Surgical stapling apparatus including buttress attachment via tabs
An apparatus for joining two hollow organ sections with an annular array of surgical staples includes a staple cartridge component, an anvil component, a buttress component and a fastening member. The staple cartridge component includes a plurality of surgical staples arranged in an annular array. The anvil component is movable relative to the staple cartridge component between spaced apart and approximated positions to adjustably clamp the organ sections between the staple cartridge and anvil components. The buttress components are configured and dimensioned to be positioned on a distal surface of the staple cartridge component and the proximal surface of the anvil component. In particular, the buttress component includes a buttress member and a plurality of circumferentially arranged tabs extending proximally from the buttress member. The fastening member is configured and dimensioned to engage the plurality of circumferentially arranged tabs to securely position the buttress component on the staple cartridge component. |
| US09277919B2 |
Tissue thickness compensator comprising fibers to produce a resilient load
A nonwoven compensator for an end effector of a surgical instrument can comprise a plurality of spring fibers dispersed throughout the nonwoven compensator. The nonwoven compensator can be positioned in the end effector such as adjacent to a deck surface of a fastener cartridge that is positioned in the end effector. When a fastener from the fastener cartridge is moved from an initial position to a fired position, the fastener can be configured to engage the nonwoven compensator. The fastener can compress a portion of the nonwoven compensator in a staple entrapment area defined by the fired staple. The spring fibers in the nonwoven compensator can comprise a resilient material and can be deformed when the fastener compresses a portion of the nonwoven compensator. Further, the nonwoven compensator can comprise non-spring fibers, a haemostatic material, and/or a homogenous absorbable polymer matrix. |
| US09277918B2 |
Knotless suture system
A knotless suture system formed from two lengths of suture joined at a suture junction point, with at least four suture limbs extending from the suture junction. The knotless suture system provides the ability to construct a suture bridge for soft tissue repair and fixation across a medial and lateral row bone fixation anchor configuration while passing the suture system in a simplified method of suture management. |
| US09277917B2 |
Lattice stitch surgical tensioning device with horizontal patency
A lattice stitch surgical tension-limiting device, designed to be used in lattice stitch repair of wounds in biologic tissue. The device is tied to the surface of biologic tissue to be repaired by a lattice stitch. The device is designed to limit the tension in the lattice stitch, to allow placement of the lattice stitch without the need of an assistant and “instrument tie”, to help displace tension away from the surface of the body tissues, to enhance the properties of the lattice stitch in tissue shear reduction, and manage rotational forces affecting the repair as the lattice stitch draws the wound together to a closed condition. The device remains on the tissue surface during the wound healing period and is removed with the lattice stitch when wound healing is complete. |
| US09277915B2 |
Method and apparatus for transapical access and closure
Methods and apparatus for providing transapical access to a heart chamber for performing an intra cardiac procedure are described. The apparatus include a helical needle driver, a dilator, a straight access needle, and optionally a guidewire. After entering the heart chamber with the straight access needle, the helical needle driver is used to place a helical suture within the myocardium. After removing the needle driver, the dilator is advanced through the pre-placed helical suture, dilating both a passage and the circumscribing suture. After performing procedure, the pre-placed suture may be closed by proximally retracting an external end of the suture. |
| US09277909B2 |
Suture anchor
An anchor device and system for coupling soft tissue to osseous tissue includes a stopper member that supports a loop of suture material. A fixing member includes features that allow it to be rigidly coupled to surrounding bone and thus hold the stopper member in a cavity within the bone. The loop of suture material, in turn, supports a second suture device, which is coupled to, and thus retains, the soft tissue. In certain embodiments, the stopper member includes a mechanical linkage for coupling it to the fixing member, and surface features that resist withdrawal of the fixing member from the bone. |
| US09277906B2 |
Quick-release handle for retractor blades
A quick-release handle is used in positioning a retractor blade in a surgical site and securing the retractor blade to a retractor frame. The retractor blade has a generally cylindrical post for removably engaging a retractor frame, an alignment groove on its top surface, and an annular recess extending around the post. The quick-release handle has a head with a U-shaped flange for sliding engagement with the annular recess and the upper portion of the post. The handle also contains a sliding rod actuated by a thumb-slide mechanism to engage the alignment groove on the retractor blade post. In particular, a locking tongue extending from the distal end of the rod engages the alignment groove, while a protrusion extending from the rod engages the annular recess, thereby maintaining proper rotational alignment between the handle and retractor blade. |
| US09277902B2 |
Method and system for lesion detection in ultrasound images
A method is provided for detecting lesions in ultrasound images. The method includes acquiring an ultrasound image, generating a Fisher-tippett (FT) distribution-based edge feature map from the acquired ultrasound image, generating gradient concentration (GC) scores for pixels of the acquired ultrasound image using the FT distribution-based edge feature map, and identifying a candidate lesion region within the acquired ultrasound image based on the GC scores. |
| US09277897B1 |
Multi-beam stereoscopic X-ray body scanner
An X-ray examination station includes a first source of X-ray radiation for whole body scanning of a human body using a first fan beam of X-ray radiation; a first vertical linear radiation detector configured to detect the first fan beam; a second source of X-ray radiation installed at mid-height of a person being examined, for scanning a central portion of the human body using a second fan beam of X-ray radiation; a second vertical detector of X-ray radiation configured to detect the second fan beam; and a control unit configured to turn on each of the X-ray radiation sources. The first and the second radiation fan beams are emitted in parallel planes. The first X-ray radiation source is turned on for the whole body scanning. The second X-ray radiation source is turned on for scanning the central portion of the body. |
| US09277895B2 |
X-ray CT apparatus
An X-ray CT apparatus for obtaining an internal image of a test subject by using X-rays. The X-ray CT apparatus has: an X-ray generator; an X-ray detector; a first casing for enclosing the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector; a test-subject table; a first table transporting mechanism for transporting the test-subject table between a first table position and a second table position, the first table position being a position where the main portion of the test-subject table receives X-rays from the X-ray generator, and the second table position being a position where the main portion of the test-subject table is on the outside of the first casing; and a second table transporting mechanism capable of vertically transporting the test-subject table. The first table transporting mechanism and the second table transporting mechanism operate in association with each other. |
| US09277889B2 |
Patient signal analysis based on actiniform segmentation
Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating patient signal analysis. In accordance with one aspect, actiniform segmentation is performed on patient signal data waveform based on an actiniform shape. The actiniform shape is centered at a peak of the waveform and includes connection lines extending from the peak to key time points of the patient signal data waveform. Actiniform parameters may be extracted from the segmented patient signal data waveform. Additionally, one or more actiniform ratios may be determined based on the actiniform parameters to monitor changes in the patient signal data waveform. |
| US09277883B2 |
Method for controlling gait-training apparatus using biofeedback
A method for controlling gait-training apparatus using biofeedback is provided. A biosignal-detecting loop is used to detect and analyze the electromyographic signal of a user using the gait-training apparatus. A feedback control loop is used to drive the gait-training apparatus and determine the fatigue level of the user. When the user's muscle starts to become fatigue, the feedback control loop can further adjust the threshold for triggering the gait-training apparatus to retain the training session so that the training intensity can be regulated on-line and the user's muscle can be trained effectively based on the concept of progressive overload. |
| US09277879B2 |
Systems and devices for an integrated imaging system with real-time feedback loops and methods therefor
An integrated imaging system is invented for creating an optimal imaging session by importing information in real time from several sources and using that information to automatically and continuously adjust the parameters of the imaging session so as to create the optimal session for the prescribed testing session. |
| US09277878B2 |
Image processing sensor systems
An image processing sensor system functions as a standalone unit to capture images and process the resulting signals to detect objects or events of interest. The processing significantly improves selectivity and specificity of detection objects and events in a series of motions that may precede a patient who is at elevated risk of falling. |
| US09277874B2 |
Fault-tolerant multielectrode array for brain implantable device
A multielectrode array with fault-tolerance for use in conjunction with a brain implantable device includes a sensor grid composed of a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors including primary sensors and spare sensors. The multielectrode array also includes signal processing circuitry associated with the plurality of sensors and a control system associated with the sensor grid for replacing faulty primary sensors with spare sensors. |
| US09277870B2 |
Infant monitoring system and methods
One variation of a method for monitoring sleep of a user includes: assigning a collective wakefulness model—generated from sleep data collected from a set of other users—to the user for a first time period; storing a first set of vitals data collected by a wearable device worn by the user during first time period; extrapolating, from the collective wakefulness model, a first waking time of the user for a first sleep event during first time period based on data in the first set of vitals data; queuing the first waking time for transmission to a mobile computing device linked to the account for presentation to a guardian of the user; in response to expiration of the first time period, generating an individual wakefulness model specific to the user based on the first set of vitals data collected during the first time period. |
| US09277869B2 |
Thin-film piezoelectric element, thin-film piezoelectric actuator, thin-film piezoelectric sensor, hard disk drive, and inkjet printer apparatus
There are provided a thin-film piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric thin film which has an alkali niobate-based perovskite structure represented by the composition formula (K1-w-xNawSrx)m(Nb1-yZry)O3 and which is preferentially oriented to (001), and a pair of electrode films that sandwich the piezoelectric thin film, a thin-film piezoelectric actuator, and a thin-film piezoelectric sensor each including the thin-film piezoelectric element. |
| US09277867B2 |
Garment accessory with electrocardiogram sensors
The brassiere may include at least one accommodation disposed on a portion of the brassiere with the at least one accommodation configured to carry at least a pair of sensors. The pair of sensors may be detachably carried by the at least one accommodation. The accommodation may be a pocket, slit, or pouch. The accommodation may be a pair of pockets that support a garment accessory. The garment accessory may include a member having first and second ends that fit within the pair of pockets. The pair of sensors may be carried by the member, which holds the sensors against the skin of a subject wearing the brassiere. The garment accessory may further include a wireless transmitter carried by the member. |
| US09277864B2 |
Modular wearable sensor device
A wearable sensor and method for providing a wearable sensor are disclosed. In a first aspect, the wearable sensor comprises at least one power source and a first module coupled to the at least one power source. The first module includes a first outer shell and a first printed circuit board (PCB) within the first outer shell. The wearable sensor further comprises a second module coupled to the first module. The second module includes a second outer shell and a second PCB within the second outer shell. One of the first and second modules is disposable and the other of the first and second modules is reusable. |
| US09277863B2 |
Methods and systems for automated measurement of the eyes and delivering of sunglasses and eyeglasses
The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for automated measured correction of the eyes and provision of sunglasses and eyeglasses for individuals, including individuals with a visual acuity of 20/20 or better. |
| US09277847B2 |
Handheld tool for removing matter from crevices
Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a handheld tool for removing debris from a crevice. The tool may include a handle shank having a proximal end and a distal end, and a generally anchor-shaped dislodging body extending from the distal end of the handle shank. The dislodging body may have a fulcrum aperture configured to permit the passage of a fulcrum apparatus therethrough along with a distal end and two blade portions extending outwardly from the distal end of the dislodging body and a punch extending from the distal end of the anchor-shaped dislodging body, the punch configured to push debris through the crevice. The punch may include a pair of picks, such as a sharp pick and a flat pick, extending therefrom and a beveled outer edge configured to function as a scraper. |
| US09277846B2 |
Dual stage cyclone vacuum cleaner
The present disclosure provides a home cleaning appliance including a housing having a nozzle, which includes a main suction opening. An airstream suction source is mounted to the housing and includes a suction airstream inlet and a suction airstream outlet. A cyclone main body is mounted to the housing and communicates with the nozzle main suction opening. The cyclone main body includes a first stage separator and a plurality of second stage separators. A dirt cup is connected to the cyclone main body for collecting dust particles separated by the first stage separator and the plurality of second stage separators. An air manifold is mounted to the first stage separator for fluidly connecting the first stage separator to the plurality of second stage separators. |
| US09277843B2 |
Wet wipes container
A wipes container designed for one-handed use. The wipes container may have a three-dimensional orifice to facilitate access to wipes stored therein. The wipes container may have additional convenience features, including an ergonomic opening button, gripping feet, and a size ratio consistent with moisture retention and one-handed operation. Methods and structures for communicating the proper use of the ergonomic features of the container are also provided. |
| US09277842B2 |
Potato chip lifter
A potato chip lifting apparatus has a elongated handle with a front side and a back side, the back side having a plurality of catching mechanisms extending from the back side of the elongated handle and away from the elongated handle, the catching mechanisms configured to engage a can in which potato chips are stored. The foot portion is rotatably attached to a bottom portion of the elongated handle, the foot portion movable between a first position and a second position, in the second position the foot portion extends in a direction away from the front side of the handle and generally orthogonal to the elongated handle and the front side thereof. |
| US09277839B2 |
Secure cup support for beverage machine
A machine (1) for dispensing a beverage (50) has: an outlet (4) for dispensing said beverage; a user-recipient support (5) movable within such machine from a position for supporting a smaller user-recipient (51) under the outlet to a position for placing a larger user-recipient (52) under the outlet; and means for stopping movement of the user-recipient support in at least one of said positions. The stopping means comprise a means (57, 58) for fastening the user-recipient support in said at least one of said positions. |
| US09277836B2 |
Cookware
A cookware assembly or set comprising or including at least one cookware vessel of a substantially square peripheral exterior and interior form when viewed in plan, wherein the vessel has an attachment location on at least one of the four sides, the attachment location being a relief in the vessel's rim suitable for handle engagement, and a handle selectively engageable at the or any one of the attachment locations, the handle with both proximal and distal end regions having a pair of jaw elements at the proximal region for facilitating engagement to an attachment location such that a first jaw of the jaw pair locates substantially inside the vessel and a second jaw of the jaw pair locates substantially outside of the vessel, and a lid able to fit on the cookware vessel and to close, or at least substantially close, the cookware vessel. |
| US09277833B1 |
Multi-destination checkout system and related methods
A checkout stand includes a first extendable conveyor extending in a first direction for delivering one or more articles to a first bagging station. A second conveyor is provided for conveying one or more articles from the first conveyor to at least a second bagging station. A scanner may be provided for scanning the articles, such as during delivery by an infeed conveyor upstream of the first conveyor. A controller may control the first conveyor to selectively divert articles between the first and second bagging stations. Related methods are also disclosed. |
| US09277832B2 |
Tester display fixture
A display fixture includes a shelf having a tester product receptacle, at least one first tester product assembly and an elongated channel. The at least one first tester product assembly has a base and a cover. The cover includes a hinge component. The base is located in the tester product receptacle of the shelf. The elongated channel is coupled to the shelf and is configured to receive and retain the hinge component of the cover such that the cover is rotatable about a back edge of the base of the at least one first tester product assembly. |
| US09277830B2 |
Carrying device for receiving a baby or an infant
A carrying device (10) for carrying a baby or an infant by a person, comprises a receiving body (20) having a cloth-like or cushion-like backrest (40) at least in sections with a front side (21) facing toward the carrying person and a back side (22) facing away from the carrying person. The device includes a harness system (30) for fastening the receiving body (20) to the person and can have two cloth-like seating sections (50) attached to the front side (21) of the backrest (40), each having a first end (51) fastened to the front side (21) of the backrest (40) and a loose second end (52). The first ends (51) of the two seating sections (50) are arranged next to one another and the second ends (52) can be detachably fastened to the backrest (40). The seating sections (50) form a sling device T within the receiving body (20). |
| US09277828B2 |
Zip-away cover
An apparatus for creating a sterile sitting environment is provided. The apparatus includes a front, a side, and the back. The front and the back are connected by the side so as to create an internal volume bounded by the front, the back, and the side, which internal volume is accessible via an opening. The front of the cover can be larger than the back of the cover, and the back of the cover can have a fastener located around the perimeter of the back. The fastener can be used to secure the cover in a second position, which second position can retain the front and the sides of the cover within an internal volume defined by the back of the cover. |
| US09277825B2 |
Node seat to base mounting assembly
A seating unit for use in a space including a supporting floor surface, the seating unit comprising a seat structure comprising a mounting bracket having a female connector, a tablet assembly comprising a support arm having a mounting collar on an end and a base having a lower end to be supported by the floor surface and including a base mounting assembly and wherein the base mounting assembly comprises a cup attached to the base, a base tube having a first end inserted into the cup and a second end extending through the mounting collar and mateably engaging the female connector. |
| US09277822B1 |
Furniture member with powered mechanism providing lift and zero gravity positions
A furniture member powered mechanism providing both lift and zero gravity operating positions includes a first torque tube having first and second connecting links fixed thereto. The connecting links are each rotatably connected to a first or second connecting arm. The first and second connecting arms are rotatably connected to a gear housing. A positioning motor connected to the gear housing displaces a slide member coupled to the gear housing. Slide member motion displaces the first and second connecting arms, displacing and rotating the first torque tube. First and second connecting plates are rotatably connected to the slide member. A second torque tube is fixed at opposite ends to each of first and second arm rest portions of a furniture member base portion. The first and second connecting plates are also connected to the second torque tube such that slide member displacement rotates the base member. |
| US09277806B2 |
Wall mounted elevating mechanism
A wall mounted elevating mechanism that includes a frame and a sliding member arranged therein. The elevating mechanism also includes a support arm extending from the sliding member with a table secured to the support arm. A lifting mechanism is arranged between the frame and the sliding member. A switch is electronically connected to the lifting mechanism. |
| US09277804B1 |
Handheld carrier for cellphone and accesories
A handheld carrier for a cellphone and accessories with a cellphone holder that permits the front face of the cellphone to be exposed for use and the rear covered by a rear wall. First and second accessory holders are provided, each having an inner and outer wall forming an interior enclosure for holding accessories. The inner wall of the first accessory holder is mounted to the rear wall of the cellphone holder and the inner wall of the second accessory holder is mounted to the outer wall of the first accessory holder. Optionally, these are removable mountings, e.g., hook/loop, providing for interchangeability of holders. A hand strap with first and second ends is provided, the first end is preferably removably mounted to a side of the cellphone holder or an accessory holder, the second end is removably mounted to an opposed side of the same cellphone holder or accessory holder. |
| US09277796B1 |
Portable desk
The portable desk is constructed of a bag that may store an electronic device. A stand operationally coupled to the bag so the stand is selectively extendable from the bag. A table movably coupled to the stand so the table may selectively support the electronic device. A stabilizer operationally coupled to the bag so the stabilizer to stabilize the bag. |
| US09277793B2 |
User configurable wearable device
User configurable wearable devices are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a wearable device including a flexible band having an outer surface. The flexible band may be formed into a loop and worn on a user or an object. A plurality of male interface components may be disposed on the outer surface. Each male interface component may comprise a protrusion dimensioned to be capable of insertion within a female interface component of an object, such as a building block, to mechanically attach the object with the flexible band. In some embodiments, each of the male interface components may be separated from each other by at least a common or standard distance, such as the distance defined between two adjacent female interface components of the object. Furthermore, adjacent male interface components may be separated by the standard distance for interfacing with adjacent female interface components of an object. |
| US09277791B2 |
Adjustable band mechanism
A band clasp comprises a ratchet assembly at a first end of a band, the ratchet assembly including a plate having a rim that defines an aperture that extends along a length of the first end, the ratchet assembly further including a track that extends along the length of the first end beneath the plate, the track having a first side and a second side, the first side including a first plurality of teeth opposing a second plurality of teeth of the second side. The band clasp further comprises a pawl assembly disposed at a second end of the band opposite the first end, the pawl assembly including opposing pawls having an outward bias, the opposing pawls configured to engage the rim and opposing teeth of the track through the aperture to fasten the first end of the band to the second end of the band. |
| US09277789B2 |
Current, temperature or electromagnetic field actuated fasteners
A method of bonding or debonding objects includes providing a first object including a first substrate with moveable features thereon which provide an actuated and a non-actuated state having different protrusion from the first substrate or a different curvature. A second object has an array of loops thereon. The moveable features while in one of the actuated state and non-actuated state are positioned, sized and shaped to fit within the loops. The moveable features include or are mechanically coupled to a material which responds to application of an actuating condition including electrical current, temperature, or an electromagnetic field by changing between the actuated state and the non-actuated state. Electrical current, temperature, or an electromagnetic field is automatically applied or changed to trigger a state change between the actuated state and non-actuated state that results in a bonding event or a debonding event between the first object and the second object. |
| US09277788B2 |
Dual release buckle assemblies and associated systems and methods
Buckle assemblies with dual release features and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a buckle assembly is configured to detachably engage latch plates. The buckle assembly can include a top cover and a bottom housing collectively defining an operation space; a load plate having a plurality of apertures, an actuator configured to connect with the top cover, a plurality of pawls configured to operably enter the corresponding apertures so as to secure a plurality of latch plates, a release ring positioned adjacent to the pawls and connected with a release cord. The latch plates can be released by rotating the top cover or pulling the release cord. |
| US09277783B2 |
Footwear with power kick plate
An article of footwear that includes an upper that secures the article of footwear to a wearer. The footwear also includes a sole assembly that is operably coupled to the upper. The sole assembly includes an outsole having a plurality of cleats and a groove. The groove includes a first internal surface and a second internal surface. The first and second internal surfaces move away from each other as the sole assembly flexes in a first direction, and the first and second internal surfaces abut each other to limit movement of the sole assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction. |
| US09277782B2 |
Shoe locating system
A shoe locating system locates a missing match of a pair of shoes. The system includes a left shoe processor unit and a left shoe transceiver each coupled to a left shoe. The left shoe transceiver is communicatively coupled to the left shoe processor unit. A right shoe processor unit and a right shoe transceiver each is coupled to a right shoe. The right shoe transceiver is communicatively coupled to the right shoe processor unit and the left shoe transceiver. A left shoe signal assembly communicatively coupled to the left shoe processor unit produces a left shoe alert signal when the left shoe transceiver receives a left shoe tracking signal from the right shoe transceiver. A right shoe signal assembly communicatively coupled to the right shoe processor unit produces a right shoe alert signal when the right shoe transceiver receives a right shoe tracking signal from the left shoe transceiver. |
| US09277781B2 |
Sports face guard
A face guard has a construction of interconnected struts, and creates an unobstructed viewing aperture proximate to the eyes of a wearer during use. The face guard includes a forward transverse sill defining at least one boundary of the viewing aperture. The forward transverse sill includes at least two generally transverse struts extending across the front of the face of a wearer during use. Surfaces at the proximal and distal edges of the transverse sill are spaced linearly apart and lie approximately along a common viewing axis of a wearer during use. The sill presents a reduced profile in the field of view of a wearer while presenting an increased surface for contact with an incoming projectile such as a ball, allowing the ball to be impeded and deflected. |
| US09277780B2 |
Electrician's helmet for mechanical and electrical protection and protection against thermal hazards
Disclosed is a protective helmet designed to be worn by an electrician, including: an outer shell (2); a face shield (3) integral with the helmet (1), the face shield is irremovably secured to the outer shell and is mobile relative to the outer shell, and allows a stowed position in which it is at least partially inserted into an inner space of the helmet (1) which is defined by the outer shell, and a working position in which it projects from the inner space; and a flexible flap (4) integral with the helmet, which is irremovably secured to the face shield, and mobile relative to the face shield, and which further allows a retracted configuration in which it at least partially covers a surface (16) of the face shield and a working configuration in which it is deployed and extends the face shield. |
| US09277779B1 |
Warm cap with security features
According to embodiments of the disclosed technology, systems, methods and devices are provided for wholly or partially obscuring the vision of a pet electronically using a cap worn on the head of the pet. In one embodiment, the cap has a screen or lens disposed proximate to the pet's eyes. The screen is capable of identifying an object or living thing that may be threatened by the pet, and wholly or partially obscuring the object from the vision of the pet to prevent the pet from being able to see and/or attack the object. An additional safety measure of the cap may be to completely darken or whiten the vision of the pet such that the pet is temporarily impaired from seeing anything. Still further, audio may also be used to distract or draw the pet's attention away the from target object. |
| US09277774B2 |
Waistband system, method and apparatus
Embodiments provide a waistband system including a flap of material coupled to a pair of pants at or near a waistband of the pants. The flap may be rotated (e.g., folded) between an extended position in which at least a portion of the flap rises above a waistline (i.e., top edge) of the pants, and a folded down position in which the flap is substantially or completely disposed in an interior portion of the pants below the waistline. When the flap is in the extended (folded up) position, the flap may provide a user of the pants protection from snow, rain, liquids, and/or debris, above the waistline of the pants. On the other hand, the folded down position may provide more comfort and/or aesthetic appeal. |
| US09277770B2 |
Atomizer for an aerosol delivery device formed from a continuously extending wire and related input, cartridge, and method
The present disclosure relates to atomizers for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The atomizer may include a liquid transport element and a wire continuously extending along a longitudinal length thereof. The wire may define end portions, contact portions, and a heating portion. The wire may be continuously wound about the liquid transport element such that each of the portions of the wire defines coils. A related input, cartridge, and method of forming atomizers also provided. |
| US09277769B2 |
Electric-cigarette
An electric-cigarette comprises a heating element and a battery electrically connected to the heating element. The cigarette further comprises an annular, semi-annular or arc illuminant arranged on the housing between the butt and the mouth of the electric-cigarette, the illuminant electrically connects to the battery. |
| US09277767B2 |
Device for producing cigarettes in the tobacco processing industry and a method therefore
A device for producing cigarettes in the tobacco processing industry that has a tobacco processing unit and a paper feeding unit, which feeds a paper having LIP strips to the tobacco processing unit, wherein the paper feeding unit has a measurement device, which continuously detects the LIP strips, wherein the measurement device has a microwave resonator, through whose measurement region the paper having the LIP strip is passing, and which detects a shift of the resonance curve and/or a broadening of the resonance frequency. |
| US09277761B2 |
Nutrition trace element composition
The present invention relates to a composition with trace elements for nutrition. The composition is characterized by an increased content of selenium and/or zinc as a trace element. |
| US09277757B2 |
Method for smoke-infusing cheese
A method of smoke-infusing proteinaceous foods comprises the following sequential steps: a) enclosing the proteinaceous foods in a vacuum-treating zone; b) introducing smoke directly or indirectly from a smoke generation zone into the vacuum-treating zone; c) subjecting the proteinaceous foods to vacuum purging at a negative pressure in the vacuum-treating zone, thereby infusing smoke into the proteinaceous foods; d) repeating the steps of introducing smoke directly or indirectly from the smoke generation zone into the vacuum-treating zone; subjecting the proteinaceous foods to vacuum purging at a negative pressure in the vacuum-treating zone at least fifty times in pulsed sequences of smoke introduction stage/vacuum purging stage/vacuum release stage for the efficient infusion of smoke into the proteinaceous foods; and e) a post-chill resting cycle of the smoke-infused proteinaceous foods at a suitable temperature and for a suitable period of time. |
| US09277749B2 |
Compositions and methods with efficacy against spores and other organisms
Compositions and methods for the disinfection of surfaces are provided. The compositions include at least about 40 weight percent of a C1-6 alcohol, and a primary enhancer selected from protein denaturants. The disinfectant composition is characterized by a pH of less than about 3. Broad spectrum efficacy is achieved, and synergistic activity is exhibited against C. difficile spores. |
| US09277745B2 |
Elevated drive-in hunting blind
An elevated drive-in hunting blind for use by a hunter while seated on an all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) includes a primary enclosure having a floor, a roof, and opposed side walls, the primary enclosure having a end wall extending between distal edges of the side walls and defining an open end opposite the end wall. A door is pivotally coupled to a proximal edge of a respective side wall and selectively movable between an open and closed configurations allowing or preventing the ATV to enter the primary enclosure, respectively. A shooting window adjacent the roof is defined by one of the door, end wall, or side walls. The primary enclosure is mounted atop and supported by a framework having a plurality of legs. A ramp extends at an angle between the floor adjacent the open end and the ground, the ramp facilitating entry or exit of the ATV. |
| US09277744B1 |
Lanyard game strap
The present invention is a lanyard game strap, hauler or tote that can be worn around the neck of a hunter. The strap, hauler or tote contains one type of attachment means for holding both game calls and another type of attachment means for holding game. Several of each type of attachment means are attached to each strap, hauler or tote. The lanyard game strap, hauler or tote is preferably stretchable so as to be comfortable to wear around the neck even when game is attached to the lanyard game strap, hauler or tote that increases the total weight being carried around the hunter's neck. |
| US09277743B1 |
Alligator game call device
An alligator game call device is essentially a solid cylindrical body preferably having about a 5/4 inch outer diameter. The device has an exterior surface and a central axial blind bore therein extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The bore has stepped, concentric, progressively smaller diameter sections from the proximal end toward the distal end of the body. Preferably a first section is ½ inch deep, a second section is ½ inch deep, a third section is 1 inch deep and a fourth section is 1½ inch deep. The game call includes a pair of angled nostril bores extending from the fourth section to an exterior surface of the body, wherein the nostril bores intersecting the exterior surface are spaced ½ inch apart. |
| US09277736B2 |
Birdfeeder and seed dispenser therefor
A birdseed dispenser and birdfeeder incorporating the same are provided. The dispenser has a base assembly mounted to a first opening formed in the sidewall of the birdseed reservoir, including a front plate having a second opening formed therein, a flange extending around the second opening and projecting away from the front plate, and an end wall supported by the flange such that the flange and end wall together define a chamber. The dispenser also includes an apertured piece received in the chamber having a first seed aperture of a first configuration and a second seed aperture of a different configuration. The apertured piece is moveable between a first orientation, which places the first seed aperture in a seed accessible state permitting birds access to the seed, and a second orientation to place the second seed aperture in the seed accessible state. |
| US09277731B2 |
Manual brushing device for animals, horses in particular
A manual brushing device has a handle which comprises a battery, as well as a rotatable driving part that is connected to the handle for driving the connected removable brush. This driving part comprises an electric motor for the rotation of the brush, as well as vibration devices, which can cause the brush to tap or vibrate, causing the better removal of the dirt and dust from the skin. The brush has a removable receiving cover locked onto the driving part. |
| US09277730B2 |
Plunger gate animal feeder attachment
A gate valve unit that can be used with existing animal feeders that have a feed container and aperture in the feed container for allowing the feed to be dispensed. Generally, the feed is gravity fed through the aperture and contacts a spinning feed dispensing member throwing the feed about the animal feeder. The invention includes a plunger-type gate that is solenoid actuated and is closed by one or more return springs. The spinning member and the plunger gate can be actuated together by either a timer or by a wireless command from a remote location. |
| US09277724B2 |
Soybean variety 01046644
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046644. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046644. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046644 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046644 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09277719B2 |
Soybean variety 01046394
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046394. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046394. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046394 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046394 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09277718B2 |
Soybean variety 01046046
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046046. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046046. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046046 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046046 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09277715B2 |
Soybean variety 01045961
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045961. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045961. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045961 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045961 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09277711B2 |
Soybean variety 01045703
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045703. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045703. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045703 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045703 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09277708B1 |
Maize hybrid X75D858
A novel maize variety designated X75D858 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X75D858 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X75D858 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X75D858, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X75D858. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X75D858. |
| US09277706B1 |
Maize hybrid X03D537
A novel maize variety designated X03D537 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X03D537 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03D537 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03D537, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03D537. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03D537. |
| US09277703B1 |
Maize hybrid X13C758
A novel maize variety designated X13C758 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13C758 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13C758 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13C758, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13C758. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13C758. |
| US09277701B2 |
Tomato line FIS 18-2109
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line FIS 18-2109 The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line FIS 18-2109, and to methods for producing a tomato plant by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US09277693B2 |
Sweet corn hybrid 11-6R-SHY-1514 and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of sweet corn hybrid 11-6R-SHY-1514 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of sweet corn hybrid 11-6R-SHY-1514 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another sweet corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the parts of such plants. |
| US09277690B2 |
Haymaking device
A haymaking device for displacing mown crop includes a frame having a main beam which extends in a longitudinal direction and defines a longitudinal center line, and at least a first side arm located on one side of the main beam, wherein the side arm carries at least one crop processing tool, preferably rotatably driven about a rotor center line. The crop processing tool can be a crop displacing tool, such as a rake. The crop processing tool is mounted on a first pivot arm which, in the region of a first pivot arm connection, is pivotably connected, about a substantially horizontal center line, to the first side arm for movement between an operative position and a transport position. In the operative position, the first pivot arm connection is located at a larger distance from the main beam than the rotor center line of the first crop processing tool. |
| US09277687B2 |
Tiller housing
A tiller includes a tiller frame and an upright assembly extending from the frame. The frame is supported by at least one wheel and defines a cavity. A transmission assembly is supported by the frame and has an output member that is configured to be drivingly coupled to a first power source in a first battery-powered configuration and to a second power source in a second electric-powered configuration. A tilling implement includes a drive shaft that is driven by the output member. The tilling implement comprises at least one tine plate. The cavity is configured to removably receive a battery in the first battery-powered configuration and removably receive a ballast in the second electric-powered configuration. |
| US09282686B2 |
System and method for high resolution, high throughput processing of conductive patterns of flexible substrates
Alignment markers are added to each layer of a multiple layer substrate for proper alignment. Optical alignment markers are applied on the surface of each substrate layer. Groups of alignment markers are arranged in localized areas on each substrate layer. Each localized group of alignment markers are referred to as alignment target areas. The alignment markers in a first alignment target area on the first substrate layer are to be aligned with corresponding alignment markers in a second alignment target area on the second substrate layer. In some embodiments, the first alignment target area includes an alignment marker configured for manual alignment and another alignment marker configured for machine alignment. The second alignment target area has a corresponding manual alignment marker and machine alignment marker. |
| US09282685B2 |
Power conversion device
Flux concentration cores that encircle bus bars are arranged at different heights. When viewed from an extending direction (a Z-direction) of the bus bars, the first flux concentration core and the second flux concentration core that are adjacent to one another partially overlap each other, and the second flux concentration core and the third flux concentration core that are adjacent to each other partially overlap each other. Therefore, the flux concentration cores are able to be arranged around the bus bars even when the spaces between the bus bars are narrow. |
| US09282675B2 |
Thermal expansion-enhanced heat sink for an electronic assembly
A heat sink and method of fabrication are provided for removing heat from an electronic component(s). The heat sink includes a heat sink base and frame. The base has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and includes a base surface configured to couple to the electronic component to facilitate removal of heat. The frame has a second CTE, and is configured to constrain the base surface in opposing relation to the electronic component, wherein the first CTE is greater than the second CTE. At least one of the heat sink base or frame is configured so that heating of the heat sink base results in a compressive force at the base surface of the heat sink base towards the electronic component that facilitates heat transfer from the electronic component. A thermal interface material is disposed between the base surface and the electronic component. |
| US09282672B2 |
Securing mechanism and electronic device case comprising the same
A securing mechanism includes a first securing unit fixedly disposed on a first component of an electronic device case, and a second securing unit fixedly disposed on a second component for securing the second component to the first component in a first direction. The first securing unit includes a fixture board, a limiting structure and a biasing structure. When the second securing unit extends in the first direction through an engaging through hole in the fixture board, the biasing structure biases the second securing unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the second securing unit engages the limiting structure. As a result, movement of the second securing unit in a direction toward the engaging through hole is limited. |
| US09282671B2 |
Tilted printed circuit board installation
A blade for a chassis-based system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted at a tilt angle within the blade. The tilt angle provides space above or below the PCB at the front end of the blade, such that media interface modules can be flexibly positioned within the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB higher near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted in a belly-to-belly configuration on the PCB to be fitted within the front end of the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB lower near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted on the upper surface of the PCB to be fitted within the first end of the blade. The tilt angle also positions a backplane connector mounted on the PCB to properly engage a backplane when the blade is inserted into a slot. |
| US09282662B2 |
Electronic device including retractable bolt member
In one implementation, an electronic device comprises a first housing portion including a wall and a detent member on the interior of the wall and a second housing portion to attach to the first housing portion to form an enclosure. A retractable bolt member mounted in the second housing portion can engage the detent member in a first position and can disengage the detent member in a second position. The bolt member can be resiliently biased to the first position and at least part of the bolt member has magnetic properties that force the bolt member to be repelled to the second position if a magnetic field is applied outside the wall adjacent the detent to interact with the bolt member, so that the first housing portion can be detached from the second housing portion. |
| US09282657B2 |
Terminal apparatus
A terminal device is provided that includes a first case; a second case disposed in the terminal device with a gap with respect to the first case; and a transparent member that includes a transparent front-surface-side member bonded to a transparent rear-surface-side member and is disposed in the gap to connect the first case and the second case. |
| US09282656B2 |
Gaskets for thermal ducting around heat pipes
The disclosed embodiments provide a component for a portable electronic device. The component includes a gasket containing a rigid portion disposed around a bottom of a heat pipe, wherein the rigid portion forms a duct between a fan and an exhaust vent of the electronic device. The gasket also includes a first flexible portion bonded to the rigid portion, wherein the first flexible portion comprises a flap that is open during assembly of the heat pipe in the electronic device and closed over the heat pipe and the rigid portion to seal the duct around the heat pipe after the assembly. |
| US09282655B2 |
Electrical distribution center
An electrical distribution center includes an upper housing, a circuit board disposed in the upper housing, and a lower housing having a plurality of lower terminal receiving cavities and a plurality of alignment cavities. A plurality of terminals is mounted on the circuit board such that each terminal is in electrical communication with a respective electrically conductive member. The terminals have contact portions below the circuit board and disposed in the lower terminal receiving cavities such that each of the terminals extends from the circuit board no more than a first predetermined distance. A plurality of alignment posts are fixed to the circuit board and received within the alignment cavities such that each of the alignment posts extends from the circuit board at least a second predetermined distance which is greater than the first predetermined distance. |
| US09282652B2 |
Portable computing device with a housing secured by a magnetic element and related method
Magnetic elements and attractors may be employed to secure a top case and a bottom case of a housing of a personal computing device. The magnetic elements may include a magnet that produces a magnetic field and a shunt. The shunt may direct the magnetic field through an opening to a pocket in which the magnet is received. Accordingly, flux leakage may be reduced and the bottom case may be secured to the top case. Magnetic elements and attractors may also be employed to secure a lid portion of the portable computing device to the housing thereof. These magnetic elements and attractors may be centered with respect to proximal and distal edges thereof |
| US09282646B2 |
Interposed substrate and manufacturing method thereof
A manufacturing method of an interposed substrate is provided. A metal-stacked layer comprising a first metal layer, an etching stop layer and a second metal layer is formed. A patterned conductor layer is formed on the first metal layer, wherein the patterned conductor layer exposes a portion of the first metal layer. A plurality of conductive pillars is formed on the patterned conductor layer, wherein the conductive pillars are separated from each other and stacked on a portion of the patterned conductor layer. An insulating material layer is formed on the metal-stacked layer, wherein the insulating material layer covers the portion of the first metal layer and encapsulates the conductive pillars and the other portion of the patterned conductor layer. The metal-stacked layer is removed to expose a lower surface opposite to an upper surface of the insulating material layer and a bottom surface of the patterned conductor layer. |
| US09282645B2 |
Laser patterning of frame wire area on touch panel
A laser patterning touch panel includes an active area, an inactive area, and a plurality of first coaxial patterns. The active area is disposed in a center area of the substrate. The inactive area does not overlap the active area and has a transparent conductive layer thereon. The plurality of first coaxial patterns are disposed on the transparent conductive layer and surround the active area. Each of the plurality of first coaxial patterns includes a continuous line segment with a width, and partially overlaps with a neighboring one of the first coaxial patterns. |
| US09282635B2 |
Multilayer wiring board with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same
A multilayer wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a substrate, a conductor layer formed on surface of the substrate, one or more electronic components positioned in a cavity formed through the substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate such that the insulating layer is formed on the component in the cavity, and a wiring layer formed on the insulating layer. The conductor layer has an opening formed such that the cavity is formed in the opening of the conductor layer and that the conductor layer has a first side in the opening and a second side in the opening on the opposite side across the cavity, and the cavity is formed in the opening of the conductor layer such that width between the cavity and the first side of the conductor layer is greater than width between the cavity and the second side of the conductor layer. |
| US09282634B2 |
Printed wiring board, printed circuit board, and printed circuit board manufacturing method
Provided is a printed wiring board including a first heat dissipation pattern placed in one surface layer on which a semiconductor package is to be mounted, a second heat dissipation pattern placed in the other surface layer, and an inner layer conductor pattern placed in an inner layer, in which through holes are formed in the printed wiring board; the first heat dissipation pattern has a joint portion which is placed in an opposed region opposed to a heat sink of the semiconductor package and which is joined to the heat sink with solder; at least one of the through holes is placed in the opposed region; and the second heat dissipation pattern is formed in a pattern in which an end portion of a conductor film in the one of the through holes on the other surface layer side is separated. |
| US09282633B2 |
Routing structure and display panel
The present invention provides a routing structure and display panel. The routing structure includes a plurality of routing, disposed separately. Each routing corresponds to a symbol, and the symbol is disposed on the routing to act as a part of the routing to conduct electricity. In this manner, the routing structure and display panel of the present invention allow expansion of routing width, effectively reduce RC constant and energy-consumption, and improve yield rate. |
| US09282632B2 |
Multilayer circuit substrate
A multilayer circuit substrate includes: a first conductor layer in which first transmission lines and a second transmission line are formed; a second conductive layer facing the first conductive layer through an insulating layer; and a third conductive layer that faces the second conductive layer through an insulating layer and that has a bypass line formed therein. The bypass line is electrically connected to the second transmission line of the first conductive layer through via conductors and such that the second transmission line and the first transmission lines intersect with each other. In the second conductive layer, a ground conductor is formed at least in a position that faces the bypass line, and the first transmission lines are made narrower at the intersection with the second transmission line than other portions. |
| US09282628B2 |
Component built-in board and method of manufacturing the same
A component built-in board, wherein at least two layers of a plurality of printed wiring bases are disposed on a rear surface side of an electronic component; the at least two layers of the printed wiring bases include a heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern that is disposed above the rear surface of the electronic component; the heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern is formed such that a heat radiation-dedicated wiring line and a signal-dedicated wiring line are continuous; a via includes a plurality of heat radiation-dedicated vias which connects the rear surface of the electronic component and the heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern; and the heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern is continuous from a place where connected to the heat radiation-dedicated via to be connected also to another via disposed at an outer peripheral side of the electronic component. |
| US09282626B2 |
Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing the printed circuit board includes forming a base circuit board including a cavity circuit pattern in a cavity region on upper and lower portions of a substrate and internal circuit layers outside the cavity region, forming a cavity separation layer on the cavity circuit pattern, forming at least one pair of an insulating layer and a circuit layer on the base circuit board, cutting the insulating layer and the cavity separation layer provided on an etch stop pattern by controlling a focal length of a laser beam such that the laser beam reaches a surface of the base circuit board, and removing the insulating layer by separating the cavity separation layer to form the cavity. The cavity separation layer is formed on the cavity circuit pattern, and the resultant structure is cut to the cavity separation layer by using a laser so that the insulating layer is separated. Accordingly, the insulating layer in the cavity is easily removed. |
| US09282625B2 |
Plasma resonant cavity
A plasma resonant cavity, including a cylindrical resonant cavity casing, cutoff waveguides, and a waveguide inlet circumferentially formed on the cylindrical resonant cavity casing. The cutoff waveguides are arranged at two ends of the cylindrical resonant cavity casing and employ a movable end cover structure. An intermediate through hole is formed on each cutoff waveguide with the movable end cover structure, and a raised round table is arranged on an inner end surface of the cutoff waveguide and configured with the resonant cavity. |
| US09282624B2 |
Antenna structure and plasma generating device
An antenna structure includes four induction antennas which have the same structure, are connected in parallel and are disposed to be overlapped. The induction antennas include an external upper section arranged on a first quadrant of a first layer, an internal upper section connected to the external upper section and arranged on a second quadrant of the first layer, an internal lower section connected to the internal upper section and arranged on a third quadrant of a second layer arranged on a lower part of the first layer, and an external lower section connected to the internal lower section and arranged on a fourth quadrant of the second layer. An RF power is supplied to one end of the external upper section, and the other end of the external lower section is grounded. |
| US09282618B2 |
Method for locating light sources, computer program and locating unit
In at least one embodiment of the method, the latter is set up to locate light sources (1) and has the following steps: a list (L) of light sources (1) in an arrangement (10) is created, each of the light sources (1) having a unique digital identifier (14) with a bit sequence, the light sources (1) are simultaneously driven, with the result that each of the light sources (1) emits a light sequence (11) according to the bit sequence of the identifier (14) associated with the respective light source (1), and an image sequence of the arrangement (10) is recorded using an image recording device (6) during the driving operation, a sequence of images in the image sequence being matched to a sequence of light states (M) in the light sequence (11) in a targeted manner. |
| US09282615B2 |
Methods for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member and organic device each having charge transporting layer
A method for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member has a charge transporting layer, including preparing a first solution containing a specified first liquid, a charge transporting substance and a binder resin, preparing a second solution containing a specified second liquid and water, preparing an emulsion from the first and second solutions, forming the emulsion coating, and heating the coat to form the charge transporting layer, and a method for producing an organic device has a charge transporting layer, including preparing a first solution containing a specified first liquid and a charge transporting substance, preparing a second solution containing a specified second liquid and water, preparing an emulsion from the first and second solutions, forming the emulsion coating, and heating the coat to form the charge transporting layer are used. |
| US09282610B2 |
Dimming mode detection method used in LED driving apparatus
A dimming mode detection method is used in an LED driving apparatus including a rectifier bridge providing a DC bus voltage and a switching converter configured to convert the DC bus voltage into a driving signal to drive an LED. The method involves: powering on the LED driving apparatus; sensing the DC bus voltage and generating a voltage sensing signal; comparing a rising time during which the voltage sensing signal increases from a second threshold voltage to a first threshold voltage with a first time threshold to detect whether the LED driving apparatus is connected to a leading edge dimmer; and comparing a falling time during which the voltage sensing signal decreases from a third threshold voltage to a fourth threshold voltage with a second time threshold to detect whether the LED driving apparatus is connected to a trailing edge dimmer. |
| US09282609B2 |
Dimmer compatible LED driving apparatus with adjustable bleeding current
An LED driving apparatus includes a rectifier bridge generating a DC bus voltage, a bus capacitor coupled between the output terminal of the rectifier bridge and a reference ground, a voltage sensing circuit generating a voltage sensing signal indicative of the DC bus voltage, a bleeding circuit providing a bleeding current for the bus capacitor, a switching converter configured to convert the DC bus voltage into a driving signal to drive an LED, a dimming mode detector detecting whether the LED driving apparatus is coupled to a leading edge dimmer or a trailing edge dimmer based on the voltage sensing signal, and a bleeding control circuit generating a control signal to control the bleeding circuit based on the voltage sensing signal, the leading edge dimming mode signal and the trailing edge dimming mode signal. |
| US09282607B2 |
LED device with shared voltage-limiting unit and individual equalizing resistance
The present invention relates to a LED device with shared voltage-limiting unit and individual voltage-equalizing resistance, wherein two ends of a LED set constituted by a plurality of same-polarity series LEDs are in parallel connected with a shared voltage-limiting unit, and two ends of individual LED are respectively in parallel connected with an voltage-equalizing resistance for providing an overvoltage protection to the LEDs. |
| US09282605B2 |
Driver circuit for at least one load and method of operating the same
A driver circuit (1) for operating at least one load, such as a LED unit (7) is provided, comprising a switching controller (5) configured to at least control a switching device (13) between the discharging and charging mode of a storage inductor, in dependence on the inductor current (Is) and to control a duty cycle of the switching operation in dependence on at least one compensation signal, the compensation signal corresponding to either the input (VIN) voltage or the output voltage (VOUT), so that in case of a variation of the input (VIN) or output voltage (VOUT), the average output current, provided to the load, is maintained substantially constant. |
| US09282603B2 |
Current source having an improved dimming device
The invention relates to a dimmable, multi-channel voltage/current source (47) with several outputs (CH1, CH2) for connecting an electrical load (10, 20), which provides a regulated direct current (I1, I2) at every output (CH1, CH2). The voltage source (47) comprises, for every output (CH1, CH2), a first dimming device (3), with which part of the current (I1′, I2″) flowing to the output (CH1, CH2) can be conducted to a reference potential (GND) and which in each case comprises a switch (17, 27) that is controlled by a first PWM signal, and a second dimming device (4) with a second switch (12, 22) that is arranged in series to the electrical load (10, 20) and which is controlled by a second PWM signal (open1, open2). |
| US09282599B2 |
Light-emitting diode lamp compatible with an electronic ballast generating preheating current
An LED lamp has two preheating current control units respectively connected to a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal of the LED lamp, two lamp-side rectification circuits, and an LED light string. Each preheating current control unit has a ballast-side rectification circuit connected to one of the first and second electrode terminals and a load-varying circuit having a resistive load and a control circuit. The resistive load is serially connected to a DC output terminal of the ballast-side rectification circuit through the control circuit. The control circuit adjusts a resistance of the resistive load. Two input terminals of each lamp-side rectification circuit are respectively connected to one of the electrodes of each of the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal. The LED light string has two ends respectively connected to the two output terminals of each lamp-side rectification circuit, and has multiple series-connected LED elements. |
| US09282595B1 |
Lighting module and lighting device including the same
A lighting module includes spaced-apart first and second plates, an electroluminescence element disposed in an enclosed space formed between the first and second plates, multiple electrodes and multiple conducting elements. Each electrode has an inner portion electrically connected to the electroluminescence element, and an outer portion disposed in a surrounding space surrounding the enclosed space. Each conducting element is disposed in the surrounding space, and electrically contacts the outer portion of a respective electrode. The conducting elements are exposed outwardly from at least one of the first and second plates. The second plate has a normal projection that falls on and substantially corresponds in size to the first plate. |
| US09282588B2 |
System and method for dynamic coordination of radio resources usage in a wireless network environment
An architecture, system and associated method for dynamic coordination of radio resource usage in a network environment. In one aspect, a relay communication method comprises detecting, by a first wireless mobile device, sensory data associated with multiple radio channels relative to at least one radio element in a sensing area of the first wireless mobile device. If the first wireless mobile device is out of range of a wide area cellular network, a short-range wireless communication path is established with a second wireless mobile device having a wide area cellular communication connection. The sensory data is transmitted by the first wireless mobile device to the second wireless mobile device for reporting to a network element via a wide area cellular network serving the second wireless mobile device. |
| US09282585B2 |
Method and apparatus for device to device communication
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is configured to receive a first signaling message comprising a first identifier of a first node and a second identifier of a second node, and responsive to the receiving initiate at least one policy action relating to at least one of the first node and the second node; and transmit a second signaling message to the first node, the second signaling message being configured to cause bearer establishment between the first node and the second node. |
| US09282581B2 |
Location-based WI-FI radio activation and deactivation for mobile devices
Concepts and technologies are described herein for location-based WI-FI radio activation and deactivation for mobile devices. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a WI-FI connection management system can detect that a mobile device is within a coverage area provided by a WI-FI network. The WI-FI connection management system can also generate a trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate a WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network. The WI-FI connection management system can also send the trigger to the mobile device. |
| US09282579B2 |
Deactivating elevated priority public data network connections in user equipment
A user equipment establishes an elevated priority data connection and one or more non-elevated priority data connections. The elevated priority data connection may be an emergency public data network (PDN) connection. The user equipment may determine that one or more deactivation criteria for the emergency PDN connection is satisfied while the emergency PDN connection and at least one non-emergency PDN connection of the user equipment are active. Deactivation criteria may include expiration of a Periodic Tracking Area Update timer. In response, the user equipment may locally deactivate the emergency PDN connection and send a deactivation indication to the operator network. |
| US09282572B1 |
Enhanced access class barring mechanism in LTE
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing enhanced access class barring in LTE are provided. In embodiments, the method includes receiving, on a mobile device, a SIB2 message. A barring factor associated with the SIB2 message is identified. In embodiments, the barring factor is dynamic based on traffic parameters associated with a network. An upper limit for a random number is set on the mobile device and the random number is generated. The random number is generated and compared to the barring factor. If the random number is less than the barring factor, access to the network is provided to the mobile device. In embodiments, an additional random number is generated for special users or devices if the random number is greater than or equal to the barring factor. |
| US09282568B2 |
Method and system for dynamic, joint assignment of power and scheduling of users for wireless systems
A method for dynamically determining power and scheduling assignments in a communications network includes selecting, by a controller, a mobile station in each cell to define a mobile station set, determining, by the controller, a power allocation for each of the mobile stations in the mobile station set, calculating, by the controller, a global utility function by evaluating a contribution from each of the mobile stations in the mobile station set in accordance with the power allocation, repeating, by the controller, the selecting, the determining, and the calculating steps a predetermined number of times to generate additional ones of the global utility function, and choosing, by the controller, the mobile station set corresponding to the global utility function having a particular value for a resource block of a frame. The method may also include repeatedly dividing a user set into clusters to obtain a best power allocation. |
| US09282566B2 |
Wireless communication method and apparatus for transferring buffered enhanced uplink data from a mobile station to a Node-B
A method and apparatus for transferring buffered enhanced uplink (EU) data is disclosed. The WTRU transmits an EU data transmission request message. The WTRU determines, based on the EU data scheduling message, whether granted resources allow for the amount of EU data stored in the buffer to be transmitted and transmits a portion of the EU data stored in the buffer along with an indication indicating whether the granted resources allow the amount of EU data stored in the buffer to be transmitted. |
| US09282565B2 |
Relay node, donor radio base station and methods therein
A donor radio base station and relay node for configuring information associated with radio bearers in a radio communications network. The donor radio base station controls the relay node, which serves a cell and controls a number of first radio bearers over a first radio interface between the relay node and at least one user equipment served in the cell. The donor radio base station further controls a number of second radio bearers over a second radio interface between the donor radio base station and the relay node. The donor radio base station receives characteristic information indicating a characteristic of the relay node, and configures bearer information associated with at least one of the first radio bearers or the second radio bearers based on the indicated characteristic in the received characteristic information. The configured bearer information is utilized in the radio communications network during operation. |
| US09282560B2 |
Full duplex backhaul radio with transmit beamforming and SC-FDE modulation
A intelligent backhaul radio is disclosed that is compact, light and low power for street level mounting, operates at 100 Mb/s or higher at ranges of 300 m or longer in obstructed LOS conditions with low latencies of 5 ms or less, can support PTP and PMP topologies, uses radio spectrum resources efficiently and does not require precise physical antenna alignment. |
| US09282559B2 |
Apparatus and method for allocating resources in a single carrier-frequency division multiple access system
Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting data by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system. Resource information is received from a node B. A hopping parameter is determined based on a sequence defined by a cell specific seed. A mirroring parameter is determined based on the sequence defined by the cell specific seed. A resource for data transmission is determined based on the resource information, the hopping parameter, and the mirroring parameter. The data is transmitted using the resource for data transmission. The hopping parameter and the mirroring parameter are determined at a slot. |
| US09282558B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving signal using time division duplex mode in wireless access system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving a signal according to a time division duplex mode by using the setting of multiple subframes for one cell in a wireless access system, and an apparatus for supporting the same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting and receiving a signal of a base station using a time division duplex (TDD) mode in a wireless access system may comprise the steps of: determining the setting of a first subframe allocated to a first terminal and the setting of a second subframe allocated to a second terminal, among the setting of multiple subframes operating at one carrier frequency; transmitting information indicating the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively; and receiving a signal from the first terminal according to the first subframe setting while transmitting a signal to the second terminal according to the second subframe setting. |
| US09282552B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving control information in a wireless communication system, and apparatus for same
Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving control information in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus for same. A method for transmitting control information by a base station in a wireless communication system according to the present invention comprises the steps of: performing a precoding process by applying different precoding matrix indices to control information for each terminal among predetermined precoding matrices; and transmitting, to each terminal, the precoded control information to which different precoding matrix indices are applied for each terminal, wherein said control information is multiplexed and transmitted via a plurality of antennas. |
| US09282549B2 |
Method and user equipment for transmitting feedback information
A method for transmitting feedback information and a user equipment are disclosed in the present document, wherein, one method includes: a User Equipment (UE) performing time domain extension on feedback information within one subframe; and mapping respectively data which go through the time domain extension and demodulation reference signals corresponding to the data which go through the time domain extension to multiple uplink Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbols within the subframe, and transmitting the data which go through the time domain extension and the demodulation reference signals corresponding to the data which go through the time domain extension in the same frequency domain position in a way of time division multiplexing; wherein, each uplink SC-FDMA symbol occupies n successive physical resource blocks in the frequency domain, and n is a positive integer. |
| US09282547B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating resources of a control channel in a mobile communication system using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
Methods and apparatuses are provided for wireless communication. Control symbols are mapped to a plurality of resource element groups (REGs) which is not assigned to a physical channel format indication channel (PCFICH) or a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel (PHICH). The REGs are allocated based on a time first manner. The mapped control symbols are transmitted on a packet dedicated control channel (PDCCH). A number of a plurality of resource elements (REs) in each of the REGs depends on an index of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a number of configured reference signals. |
| US09282545B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for transmitting information
A method for transmitting information includes: by a NodeB, receiving information reported by a User Equipment (UE) through an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) transmission channel, and determining the UE corresponding to the received information according to UE ID information carried in the received information. A system and NodeB for transmitting information are also provided. Therefore, when random access data is transmitted between the UE and the NodeB, the NodeB can determine the UE from which the data is received, thus ensuring practicability of the transmission solution that uses High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) to implement random access. |
| US09282541B2 |
Method in which a terminal cooperates with another terminal to transmit data, and method for receiving the data
According to the disclosure of the present description, a method in which a terminal cooperates with another terminal to transmit data to a base station is provided. The method comprises the following steps: if data to be transmitted to a base station exists, mutually exchanging data with another cooperative terminal which belongs to the same cooperative cluster; transmitting, to the base station, a request message for an allocation of an uplink resource for transmitting the data; receiving, from the base station, a permission message for the uplink resource; and, upon receipt of the permission message, transmitting the data and data of said other terminal using the uplink resource in accordance with the permission message. |
| US09282537B2 |
Mass notification systems
A mass notification system is disclosed. The system can include a communication network. The system can also include a number of network devices communicably coupled to the communication network, where at least two of the network devices are configured to generate a communication substantially simultaneously. The system can further include a server communicably coupled to the communication network and configured to control the plurality of network devices, where the server instructs the at least two of the plurality of network devices to generate the communication. The system can also include a first client communicably coupled to the communication network and comprising a user interface, where the first client is configured to communicate, via the user interface, with the server and the plurality of network devices. |
| US09282530B1 |
In-flight entertainment system that identifies seat locations of video display units and personal electronic devices
An entertainment system includes radio access nodes (RANs) spaced apart from each other and a location measurement node. The location measurement node includes a memory and at least one processor. The memory contains a seat layout map identifying an arrangement of seats and locations of the RANs relative to the seats. The processor measures distances between the RANs and a transceiver device located at a seat among the seats arranged according to a seat layout map residing in memory, and retrieves from the seat layout map, the locations of the RANs relative to the seats. The processor identifies one of the seats within the seat layout map where the transceiver device is located based on comparison of the measured distances and the retrieved locations of the RANs relative to the seats, and stores in the memory an identifier for the transceiver device associated with an identifier for the seat. |
| US09282529B1 |
Identification of dormant wireless communication devices in wireless communication systems
Systems, methods, and software for identifying dormant wireless communication devices in wireless communication systems are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes providing wireless access to communication services to wireless communication devices, where the wireless communication devices are associated with at least a first paging zone. The method also includes instructing the wireless communication devices associated with the first paging zone to associate with a temporary paging zone identifier and responsively receiving indications of the temporary paging zone identifier transferred by at least a portion of the wireless communication devices. The method also includes identifying dormant ones of the wireless communication devices based on which of the ones of the wireless communication devices transfer the indications, and instructing the wireless communication devices associated with the temporary paging zone identifier to resume association with the first paging zone. |
| US09282528B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting a location of a mobile station in a mobile communication system
In a mobile communication system, a mobile-station location information management device creates plural transmission-power output data-sets including individual pieces of transmission-power data of plural base-stations with changing the transmission-power of the plural base-stations; creates plural reception-power data-tables individually corresponding to the created plural transmission-power output data-sets and each including plural pieces of divided-area data individually corresponding to plural individual divided-areas within a location-detection target area where each piece of divided-area data includes reception-power data of signals transmitted from the plural base-stations; selects a reception-power data table corresponding to the changed transmission-power data-set from among the created plural reception-power data-tables when the transmission-power of the plural base-stations are changed after the mobile-station has moved into the location-detection target area; and detects, as a location of the mobile-station, an area indicated by divided-area data where a difference from a reception-power data-set received from the mobile-station is slight, within the selected reception-power data-table. |
| US09282523B2 |
Maximum output power configuration with UE preference in carrier aggregation
A method of maximum output power configuration with UE preference in carrier aggregation is provided. A UE configures multiple component carriers (CCs) with carrier aggregation for communicating with a serving base station in a mobile communication network. The UE determines channel condition of multiple serving cells over the corresponding multiple CCs. The UE then determines maximum output power for each CC based at least in part on the corresponding channel condition of each CC. Finally, the UE transmits power headroom report (PHR) for each CC to the serving base station, wherein the PHR is calculated based on the determined maximum output power. As a result, the reported PH information is channel condition dependent, which can be used by eNB for facilitating better transmission scheduling. |
| US09282522B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
According to the embodiments, when a communication apparatus is a publisher, a transmission message including a first identifier is transmitted using first transmission power, when the communication apparatus is a subscriber, data of a reception message including the first identifier is stored in a nonvolatile memory, when at least a part of the reception message cannot be received, a repair message for requesting retransmission of the reception message is transmitted from a wireless interface unit using second transmission power, and when there is no response, a repair message is transmitted using third transmission power that is larger than the second transmission power. |
| US09282521B2 |
Method and device for controlling uplink transmit power in wireless access system
The present invention discloses a method and device for controlling uplink transmit power of a terminal in a wireless access system that supports carrier aggregation/multiple cells. In particular, the method may include receiving a first TA value and a second TA value for a first timing advance group (TAG) including one or more component carriers and a second TAG including one or more component carriers, adjusting uplink transmission timing of the first TAG and the second TAG by using the first TA value and the second TA value, resetting a transient period between a first group of component carriers and a second group of component carriers exceeds a power control requirement, and controlling uplink transmit power according to the reset transient period. |
| US09282519B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling transmission and reception operations in wireless communication system
An apparatus and a method for controlling transmission and reception control in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes at least one voltage regulator, a power source consumer, at least one capacitor, and a controller. The at least one voltage regulator provides a power source that is a regulated voltage. The power source consumer processes a Radio Frequency (RF) signal using the power source that is the regulated voltage. The at least one capacitor is connected to an output port of the at least one voltage regulator and a power source input port of the power source consumer. The controller turns off the at least one voltage regulator during a deactivation period of the communication apparatus and turns on the at least one voltage regulator during an activation period of the communication apparatus. |
| US09282517B2 |
Controlling wireless transition timers based on application and content
Wireless transition timers associated with wireless transition states are adaptively controlled in relation to use of applications by user equipment (UE). A UE can include a transition management component (TMC) that can adaptively control wireless transition timers associated with wireless states based on application type, session content, or other factors. The TMC monitors data flow associated with an application and, for a current or subsequent communication session, controls the length of wireless transition timers and switching between wireless states to improve UE, application, and/or network performance while maintaining QOE for the user. The TMC can access a timer look-up table that maps wireless transition timers to application type, content type, user behavior, or other factors. The TMC also can desirably control maintaining persistence or always-on connections by controlling switching between wireless states using the adapted wireless transition timers. |
| US09282512B2 |
Communication control method and base station
A communication control method in a base station that includes a battery and is driven by power supplied from a power system or power supplied from the battery, comprises a transmission step of transmitting information indicating a remaining power amount of the battery to another base station. |
| US09282511B2 |
Method for managing power save mode in wireless LAN system, and device for supporting same
Provided is a method for operating a power save mode performed by an access point in a WLAN system. The method includes: transmitting, by an access point (AP), a first traffic indication map (TIM) broadcast indication frame to a first station (STA); transmitting, by the AP, a second TIM broadcast indication frame to a second STA; transmitting, by the AP, a first TIM frame indicating that buffered traffic to the first STA is present; and transmitting, by the AP, a second TIM frame indicating that buffered traffic to the second STA is present. The first TIM broadcast indication frame includes a first TIM offset field indicating a transmission time of the first TIM frame, and the second TIM broadcast indication frame includes a second TIM offset field indicating a transmission time of the second TIM frame. |
| US09282509B2 |
Method and mechanism for conserving power consumption of single-carrier wireless transmission systems
A method and mechanism to reduce the energy consumption of a single-carrier wireless transmission system such as a base station or a subnet of multiple base stations in relation to the loading of the system. Energy savings may be achieved by withholding the transmission of the system over some time slots, decreasing the available frequencies for user traffic transmission, dynamically adjusting the system to a lower bandwidth, or a combination of these techniques in proportion to the system transmission load at a given time. The lower the system load, the more transmission resources may be withheld or reduced, and, hence, the more savings in energy consumption. Energy savings may be most prominent during periods of low traffic loading of the single carrier-based wireless transmission system. |
| US09282508B2 |
Rate optimized power consumption in micro wave radio links
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a near end radio link node for controlling power consumption in a radio link system. The near end radio link node is connected to a far end radio link node via a radio link. The near end radio link node obtains a granted rate of traffic on the radio link between the near end radio link node and the far end radio link node. The near end radio link node obtains a demanded rate of the traffic between the near end radio link node and the far end radio link node. The near end radio link node controls power consumption for the radio link system based on the granted rate and the demanded rate. |
| US09282498B2 |
Cell switching strategy for an LTE-advanced system based on carrier aggregation technology
Various embodiments of a cell switching strategy for an LTE-Advanced system based on the carrier aggregation technology are provided. Compared with the conventional cell switching strategy, the proposed strategy monitors the channel conditions of all the component carriers that are utilized for the communication of a user. The proposed strategy switches cell for one or more of the component carriers with relatively weaker signal strength while maintaining the cell for the other component carriers with better channel quality. |
| US09282497B2 |
Inter-radio access technology transition based on quality of service evaluation
A method for determining whether to allow performance of an inter-radio access technology (IRAT) transition is provided. The method can include a wireless communication device determining a realized quality of service (QoS) for packet switched data traffic on a first radio access technology (RAT); determining whether the realized QoS satisfies a threshold QoS; suspending IRAT transition to a second RAT in an instance in which it is determined that the realized QoS satisfies the threshold QoS; and allowing IRAT transition to the second RAT in an instance in which it is determined that the realized QoS does not satisfy the threshold QoS. |
| US09282494B2 |
Method in a radio network node for controlling handover decision of a user equipment
A radio network node and method for improved control of handover decisions of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network. The UE is in a served cell and is moving towards a neighboring cell. The network node obtains neighboring cell characteristics and determines a mobility threshold based on the obtained neighboring cell characteristics. The handover decisions of the UE to the neighboring cell are then controlled based on the determined mobility threshold. |
| US09282493B2 |
Resource allocation in target cell after handover
A system is proposed to provide handover in a mobile telecommunications environment, particularly applicable to 3GPP networks, in which a user device, such as a mobile telephone provides a buffer status report to the target base station during a handover procedure. The target base station uses this status report to allocate appropriate resources for uplink data to be transmitted from the user device to the target base station. |
| US09282488B1 |
Wireless device network selection
A first wireless communication network stores a buffer of data that is concurrently being sent to a wireless device via a first active connection with a second wireless communication network. A first indicator is received by the wireless device. The first indicator is associated with an availability of an access node of the first wireless communication network to serve the wireless device. Based on the first indicator and based on a second indicator of a signal strength associated with the access node, the wireless device ends the first active connection. The first wireless communication network provisions a second active connection to the wireless device. The first wireless communication network provisions the second active connection in response to a request by the wireless device. Data not already received by the wireless device is provided, via the second active connection, to the wireless device. |
| US09282487B2 |
Multi-homed terminals
For a multi-homed terminal, a method comprising a step of receiving, from a server, an a multiple interface related routing policy rule defined per terminal, said a multiple interface related routing policy rule comprising flow distribution rules including an Inter-APN flow distribution container that includes information related to routing IP flows with respect to a plurality of APNs for using PDN connections to access multiple IP networks is performed. Then, a first round of rule evaluation according to a flow distribution rule of highest priority selected among the flow distribution rules in the received a multiple interface related routing policy rule is performed. If the selected flow distribution rule is from the Inter-APN flow distribution container, then performing, by the multi-homed terminal, a second round of rule evaluation to select an access technology for performing flow distribution. |
| US09282486B2 |
Communication in a cellular network taking into account backhaul loading
The invention deals with a method of communication in cellular networks comprising mobile user equipments (1, 2, 3, 4), base stations (5, 6, 7, 8) and core networks (9, 10), backhauls (1, 12, 13, 14, 15) between base stations (5, 6, 7, 8) and core networks (9, 10), including, if a request from or to a mobile user equipment (4) cannot be satisfied by a base station (6) of a first network through own backhaul according to traffic load thereon, the step of trying to satisfy said request through backhaul of another neighbor base station (8) of a second network different from first network, said another neighbor base station (8) being selected according at least to availability and to offered quality of service thereof. |
| US09282485B2 |
Terminal apparatus for transferring signal containing predetermined information and communication system
A first communication unit receives packet signals broadcast from a base station apparatus and also receives packet signals broadcast from other terminal apparatuses according to a first communication scheme. A second communication unit communicates with a mobile apparatus according to a second communication scheme that differs from the first communication scheme. A receiving unit receives a filtering condition from the mobile apparatus by way of the second communication unit. A filtering unit selects a packet signal, which matches the filtering condition, from among the packet signals received by the first communication unit. A transfer unit transfers information, contained in the selected packet signal selected, from the second communication unit to the mobile apparatus. |
| US09282483B2 |
Network resource modification
Traffic flow template filters with policy control and charging rule precedence are provided in a network. A request from a wireless device to add or modify at least one traffic flow template, TFT, filter, with a requested TFT filter precedence value for a particular bearer associated with the wireless device is received. A policy and charging control, PCC, rule precedence range, corresponding to the TFT filter is then determined. The determined PCC rule precedence range is transmitted to a policy and charging rules function, PCRF, block. |
| US09282477B2 |
Modifying log files and playback files used for wireless network emulation
Missing or unwanted parameter data indicative of wireless network conditions in a log file or playback file is replaced with substitute parameter data. The substitute parameter data can be calculated based on other data in the log file or playback file, selected from pre-defined data in storage, and provided by a user. The substitute parameter data may also be customized by the user via an interface. |
| US09282474B2 |
Wireless communication device, wireless communication system, and channel selection method
An electric field intensity measuring circuit measures the electric field intensity of each of multiple communication channels available for data communication. A channel determiner compares electric field intensities measured by an electric field intensity measuring circuit with multiple different thresholds including a first threshold as the carrier sense threshold and a second threshold that is the detrimental interference level the interference of which causes the reception sensitivity to deteriorate, counts the numbers of times that the electric field intensity exceeds the thresholds on each communication channel, and selects a communication channel for use based on the counted numbers of times that the thresholds have been exceeded on the communication channels. |
| US09282473B2 |
Wireless communication system with channel-quality indicator mechanism and method of operation thereof
A wireless communication system includes: a filter configured to monitor a behavior of a channel-quality indicator response; and a base station behavior matrix, coupled to the filter, configured to select an ACK channel-quality indicator to be transmitted. |
| US09282471B2 |
Positioning systems for wireless networks
The invention provides a method of computing positioning of a mobile device in a wireless network. This positioning method receives associated pings exchanged among a network of nodes. The pings include count stamps of ping transmit and receipt, and a count stamp of a message received by the network nodes from the mobile device. The method evaluates count stamps to determine clock differences among clocks of the network nodes. From the clock differences, the method determines pseudo ranges between the network nodes and the mobile device. The method determines location of the mobile device by evaluating the differences between ranges of candidate positions of the mobile device and the pseudo ranges. It minimizing a function of error associated with the position candidates to determine the mobile device's location. |
| US09282470B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting radio link failure in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus of detecting a radio link failure in a wireless communication system is provided. A mobile station initializes a radio link failure (RLF) counter for detecting the radio link failure and determines whether decoding of a message on a downlink channel is successful. The mobile station decrements a value of the RLF counter if the decoding fails, and increments the value of the RLF counter if the decoding is successful, and declaring the radio link failure if the value of the RLF counter is less than or equal to a specific value. A decrement size of the value of the RLF counter varies according to a received signal strength of the downlink channel. |
| US09282465B2 |
Multi-operator core network shared small cell deployment in a non-multi-operator macro network environment
A method provided in one embodiment includes receiving a resource list including a first core network identifier identifying a first core network, at least a first resource identifier identifying a first subset of network resources from a plurality of network resources associated with the first core network, and a first priority value associated with each of the identified resources of the first core network. The method further includes receiving a first device identifier associated with a first user equipment, determining whether a portion of the first device identifier matches the first core network identifier, and modifying the resource list to include at least a second resource identifier identifying a second subset of the network resources from the plurality of network resources associated with the first core network when the portion of the first device identifier is determined to match the first core network identifier. |
| US09282464B2 |
QoS aware multi radio access point for operation in TV whitespaces
QoS aware multi radio access point for operation in TV whitespaces is disclosed. The present invention relates to operation of access points and, particularly, to operation of access points in TV whitespaces. The AP is configured to intelligently choose the radios, determine available whitespaces in the spectrum and allocate radios to the available whitespaces in the spectrum. The method determines clients that need to be serviced by the AP and assigns each client associated with AP to one of the radios. In addition, the method also takes care of QoS requirements for different services and hence every service is addressed to satisfy its QoS requirements. The method ensures that there is maximum utilization of available whitespace spectrum by accounting for the spectrum specific characteristics. The method considers bands for operation are spread across the spectrum and allocates the clients based on the availability of bands throughout the spectrum. |
| US09282463B2 |
Spectrum sharing in white space bands using joint power control and channel assignment
An optimization framework for spectrum sharing in white space bands formulates an objective function as a linear function of channels and power levels, and constructs a linear set of equations based on a general graph model according to constraints, including spectrum usage regulations and/or resource re-use constraints. The optimization framework provides joint power control and channel assignment where the solution is implemented by an algorithm that allocates time/power/channel to each network to avoid interference while re-using time and/or frequency resources. The solution allocates a fair and orthogonal portion of time on each channel for a certain power level to the networks. The solution can be implemented by a central entity having at least location information of the networks and, upon solving the optimization problem, signals scheduling information of each channel assigned. |
| US09282460B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling device network access through a wireless router
Systems and methods are provided for enabling communications over a wide area network and a local area network, wherein one or more computing devices may communicate with a wireless router over the local area network, and wherein the one or more computing devices may obtain access to the wide area network if authorized. Authorization of the one or more computing devices can be dependent upon discovery of the one or more computing devices, as well as a device type of the one or more computing devices. Authorization may also involve discovering a service being run or requested by the one or more computing devices, and determining whether the type of service being run or requested by the one or more computing devices is authorized by the wide area network. |
| US09282453B2 |
User terminal, operator server, remote support method and user terminal program
Mutual remote support between users is easily facilitated without troublesome complicated user registration. For user terminals between which remote support is performed and each of which sets a call to be an originator of remote support, a user can use an appropriate supporter user terminal to enable the supporter user terminal to access a supportee user terminal to thereby facilitate setting manipulation and check device (or terminal) status with regard to not only the supportee user terminal but also a supportee device that is communicably connected to the supportee user terminal, by merely selecting the supportee device (or terminal) from an address book stored in the corresponding user terminal. |
| US09282452B2 |
Wireless communication system and wireless terminal device
A wireless communication system, comprising a category designation unit capable of designating a terminal category using at least a transmitting frequency bandwidth and receiving frequency bandwidth available between the system and a wireless terminal device. |
| US09282447B2 |
Vehicle incident response method and system
An improvement is provided to a method that detects a vehicle incident, and responds to the vehicle incident with (i) a communication to a remote advisor center that establishes a wireless connection between the remote advisor center and a vehicle associated with the vehicle incident and a conversation between an advisor at the remote advisor center and an occupant of the vehicle, and with (ii) a message to an emergency contact. With the improvement, call-in information associated with the vehicle incident is included in the message to the emergency contact. A call at the remote advisor center is received from the emergency contact using the call-in information. Information is provided by or through the call that is used to determine that the call is associated with the vehicle incident. The emergency contact is connected into the conversation between the advisor and the occupant of the vehicle. |
| US09282442B1 |
Communication system to route telephony signals based on originating line information
A communication system to route telephony signals based on OLI. The communication system includes a telephony signaling system and a call processing system. The telephony signaling system receives a first signaling message over an originating line indicating a telephony number and in response, generates and transfers a second signaling message indicating the telephony number and the OLI for delivery to a call processing system. The call processing system receives the second signaling message, and in response, processes the telephony number to identify a RespOrg. The call processing system processes the OLI based on the identified RespOrg to select a CIC. Call processing system generates and transfers a third signaling message indicating the selected CIC for delivery to the telephony signaling system. The telephony signaling system receives the third signaling message, and in response, generates and transfers a fourth signaling message for delivery to a telephony network based on the selected CIC. |
| US09282439B1 |
Systems and methods of wireless device push-to-talk registration
In systems and methods of managing push-to-talk registration of a wireless device, a network attachment request is received from a wireless device in a first geographic service area, a service plan identifier associated with the wireless device is received, and based on the service plan identifier a domain name node network address is provided to the wireless device. A network address of a push-to-talk application node associated with a second geographic service area is determined based on the domain name node network address. The wireless device is then registered in the first geographic service area with the push-to-talk application node associated with the second geographic service area. |
| US09282436B2 |
Method and system for adaptive location determination for mobile device
An example method includes connecting to a call center by a user equipment (UE) device via a voice call and receiving a request for a current location. The device is determined to be in an outdoor environment if the signal strength of satellite signals used by a global positioning system (GPS) is greater than a threshold. The device is determined to be in an indoor environment if a beacon signal strength is greater than a further threshold. If the device is in an outdoor environment, the current location is determined using a standalone or assisted GPS method. If the device is in an indoor environment, the current location is the known location of the beacon or an assisted GPS method. If neither the signal strength of the satellite signals nor the signal strength of the beacon exceeds its respective threshold, the current location is determined as a last stored location. |
| US09282435B2 |
Location spoofing detection
A spoofed location detection system using information collected from a radio signal or information from multiple receivers collecting multiple radio signals to validate a location estimate. |
| US09282432B1 |
Aggregated geo-fencing area based information delivery
Aggregated geo-fencing area based information delivery, in one aspect, may include determining a plurality of first geo-fencing areas of a first user based on monitoring or detecting locations of the first user. The locations may be detected via one or more user selected devices, which include location-aware devices such as GPS receiver/transmitter devices. A second user identifier may be received from the first user. One or more second geo-fencing areas of a second user may be determined, for example, similarly to the first geo-fencing areas. Content may be gathered based on aggregated geo-fencing area comprising the plurality of first geo-fencing areas and the one or more second geo-fencing areas. The content associated with the aggregated geo-fencing area may be presented, for example, for collaborative activity among the users. |
| US09282430B1 |
Roadside assistance service provider assignment system
Aspects of the disclosure provide a computer-implemented method and system for the assignment of roadside assistance service providers such as tow trucks to distressed vehicles/drivers requiring roadside assistance. The methods and systems may include a roadside assistance service provider system with a collection module, an assignment module, and a feedback module. The collection module collects roadside assistance service provider information and historical statistics from real-world information and stores the information in a database that may then be analyzed using particular rules and formulas. The assignment module assigns particular roadside assistance service providers to particular distressed vehicles/drivers based on one or more characteristics. The feedback module may provide near real-time cues to the tow truck driver's mobile device, such as alerting when the amount of time spent on a task exceeds a predefined threshold, flagging high priority tasks/assignments, providing a step-by-step checklist for the repair. |
| US09282429B2 |
Scalable real-time location detection based on overlapping neural networks
A system and method for real-time location detection consists of three groups of components. Mobile subjects to be tracked are equipped with wireless transceivers capable of sending and optionally for receiving data over pre-determined radio frequency (RF) band(s). Router/base station access point devices are equipped with wireless transceivers capable of sending and receiving data over pre-determined radio frequency (RF) band(s) in order to communicate with mobile units. Routers are combined into specific overlapping router groups, with each group forming a spatial sub-network. System central processing and command station(s) perform data processing and implementation of computational models that determine the mobile unit location. System deployment consists of three phases: collection of training and testing data, network training and testing, and network adaptive maintenance. |
| US09282425B2 |
Triggering completion step suggestion for a task
Methods and apparatus related to providing one or more completion step suggestions for a task that is associated with a user. In some implementations, the completion step suggestions may be provided to the user based on the satisfaction of a trigger condition. In some implementations, a trigger condition may be based on a user geographic location. In some implementations, a trigger condition may be based on an action of the user. In some implementations, a trigger condition may be based on a time when the associated task may be completed. |
| US09282421B2 |
Management of network technology selection and display in multi-technology wireless environments
Utilization of radio network technology and display thereof are managed when multiple services and radio network technologies are available to a multi-technology mobile device. The management relies at least in part on a subscriber profile that comprises a network selection profile constructed through market policy, subscriber policy, and application policy for radio technology utilization. Network preference(s) profile is generated on per subscriber, or per subscriber type, basis and is conveyed to a subscriber station over the air. Initial subscriber profile can be delivered at a time of provisioning a multi-technology mobile device, and updated based at least upon subscriber demand, a schedule established by a network operator or service provider, or an event related to coverage area relocation or contracted services. Radio technology preferences and display of associated technologies available to a multi-technology mobile device can be dynamically controlled on a per-call and/or per-application basis. |
| US09282416B2 |
Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes
The present subject matter relates to the wireless stereo reception of first and second audio information by wireless hearing communication devices. One type of device which may employ the present subject matter is a hearing assistance device, such as a hearing aid. Various forms and protocols of signal transmission are employed in varying embodiments. The present subject matter includes various communication modes such as eavesdropping modes and relaying modes. |
| US09282414B2 |
Monitor an event that produces a noise received by a microphone
A computing system including a component to perform a function and generates a noise. A microphone to receive an input including the noise. The computing system can monitor a component for an event that produces a noise. |
| US09282407B2 |
Electronic device sound reproduction system
A deformable electronic device comprises a housing deformable by a user, at least one deformable speaker and a processing unit for selecting a sound reproduction method using the at least one speaker in response to deformation of the electronic device. |
| US09282402B2 |
Audio system with integrated power, audio signal and control distribution
A control and distribution system provides electrical power distribution, audio signal distribution, and control signal distribution to one or more audio components, such as a powered loudspeaker element or a signal conditioning device such as a rack-mounted amplifier. Embodiments allow for the monitoring and/or control of parameters and/or components at or near the endpoint of the system. These parameters or components include low-level parameters associated with the external audio devices, as opposed to merely higher level parameters of the system. The control and distribution system may include an uninterrupted power source for providing power in an online or offline mode to selected components of the external audio devices. In some embodiments, online backup power is provided to low-power components without providing power to amplifiers within the external audio devices. |
| US09282401B2 |
Floating and waterproof sound box
The present invention provides a floating and waterproof sound box including a bottom house, the bottom house has a two-layer structure and includes an inner rear house located in an inner layer and an outer rear house located in an outer layer, the inner rear house is entirely enclosed, the outer rear house has a two-layer structure, at least one water inlet is defined in an outer layer of the outer rear house, and a water storage space is defined between the outer layer and in an inner layer of the outer rear house. The floating and waterproof sound box of the present invention can float over flowing water without being overturned or sinking and the inner rear house is entirely enclosed so that water penetration is avoided. |
| US09282395B1 |
Flexible transducer for soft-tissue and acoustic audio production
The present embodiments relate to techniques (300) and apparatuses (100, 500) for implementing a flexible transducer for soft-tissue audio production. These techniques (300) and apparatuses (100, 500) enable an audio-production device (102) having a flexible transducer (116, 402) conformed to a person's pinna to create audio within the person's external ear canal. |
| US09282391B2 |
Method and apparatus for recognizing earphone in portable terminal
A method and an apparatus for preventing an erroneous operation according to generation of an interrupt signal during separation and mounting procedures of an earphone are provided. The method includes detecting generation of an interrupt associated with a change in a connection state between the earphone and an interface unit, determining the connection state when the generation of the interrupt is detected, determining whether a preset stabilizing time for stabilizing the change in the connection state has elapsed, determining whether the determined connection state is identical with a connection state before the generation of the interrupt when the preset stabilizing time elapses, and maintaining the connection state before the generation of the interrupt when the determined connection state is identical with the connection state before the generation of the interrupt. |
| US09282390B1 |
Dual mode in-ear headphone
A multi-piece dual mode headphone, including: a molded elongated member, a rear molded insert member and an intermediate member all together forming a headphone with a channel extending through the interior of the headphone. A small speaker for transmitting sound energy is positioned in the headphone to direct the sound energy through the channel to the eardrum. The molded rear insert member includes a cap member and with positioning of the cap member providing for the headphone being in a first mode of operation where the channel extending through the interior of the headphone is open and a second mode of operation where the channel extending through the interior of the headphone is closed. |
| US09282385B2 |
Digital loudspeaker with enhanced performance
Digital loudspeaker comprising a support, a plurality of first membranes suspended on the support, said first membranes being bistable, and said loudspeaker comprising actuator for each of the first membranes that can change each of the first membranes from a first stable state to a second stable state and vice versa, and a controller for controlling said first actuator. |
| US09282384B1 |
System and method for commutation in photonic switching
In one embodiment, photonic switching fabric includes an input photonic commutator switch configured to receive a photonic frame stream including a plurality of containerized photonic packets and a first high port count photonic switch coupled to the input photonic commutator switch. The photonic switching fabric also includes a second high port count photonic switch coupled to the input photonic commutator switch, where the input photonic commutator switch is configured to route the photonic frame to either the first high port count photonic switch or the second high port count photonic switch and an output photonic commutator switch coupled to the first high port count photonic switch and the second high port count photonic switch, where the output photonic commutator switch is configured to output a switched photonic frame. |
| US09282379B2 |
System and method in a broadband receiver for efficiently receiving and processing signals
A system and method in a broadband receiver (e.g., a satellite television receiver) for efficiently receiving and processing signals, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. |
| US09282378B2 |
Credit-based television commercial system
Various arrangements are provided for earning and using credit. Via one or more tuners, a first commercial may be received and stored, wherein the first commercial comprises video and audio. The commercial may be output for presentation for viewing by a user of the television receiver system, wherein the first commercial is associated with a first predefined amount of credit. It may then be confirmed that the first commercial has been viewed by the user. In response to confirming that the first commercial has been viewed by the user, an account of the user may be credited with the first predefined amount of credit. This credit may be used for viewing other content, such as pay-per-view (PPV) content, services, and/or products. |
| US09282376B2 |
System and method for displaying and searching multimedia events scheduling information
Disclosed are computer implemented methods, systems, and non-transitory media for representing a plurality of time-bounded events in first and second grids. The first grid has a larger size than the second grid. The second grid represents a second set of time-bounded events in the plurality of time-bounded events. A user-movable window is presented at a first position within the second grid where it encompasses a first portion of the second grid. The time-bounded events in the first portion of the second grid are displayed as a first set of time-bounded events in the first grid. Responsive to user instructions to move a position of the window from the first position to a second position within the second grid, the window is moved to the second position where it encompasses a third set of time-bounded events. Further, the first grid is updated to display the third set of time-bounded events. |
| US09282374B2 |
Methods and computer program products for subcontent tagging and playback
A method for tagging subcontent includes creating a first begin tag for a program to be delivered over a network, wherein the first begin tag corresponds to a first video segment of the program. A first video frame is identified for the first video segment, the first video frame representing content of the first video segment, the first video frame is displayable as a first thumbnail. A second begin tag is created for the program, the second begin tag corresponds to a second video segment of the program. A second video frame is identified for the second video segment, the second video frame representing content of the second video segment, the second video frame is displayable as a second thumbnail. The first begin tag is distinct from the second begin tag, the first video frame is distinct from the second video frame, and the first video segment is distinct from the second video segment. |
| US09282370B2 |
Open API digital video recorder and method of making and using same
A digital video recorder is disclosed. The digital video recorder includes at least one memory device, a plurality of communication access points for receiving at least one program play, an open application programming interface associated with the at least one memory device, and at least one correlation engine in communication with the open application programming interface. The plurality of applications correspondent to the open application programming interface allow a user to manipulate metadata associated with ones of the programs plays and the metadata relates to interframe interactivity with detailed aspects of the ones of the program plays. The at least one correlation engine provides for correlation among at least for the interframes of the program play to ones of the interframes of other ones of the program plays, and among the interframe interactivity to the interframes of the program play to interframe interactivity with the other ones of the interframes of the other ones of the program plays. |
| US09282367B2 |
Video system with viewer analysis and methods for use therewith
A system includes a viewer sensor that generates sensor data for sensing one or more viewers of a video display device. A viewer analysis module analyzes the sensor data to generate viewer data. A selection module selects selected content based on the viewer data and generates selected content data based on the selected content for display to the viewer or viewers via the video display device or via a mobile device associated with the viewer or viewers. |
| US09282364B2 |
Systems and methods for enabling simultaneous second screen video segment replay during ongoing primary screen programming
Flat panel video display can wirelessly broadcast its identity for discovery to users of handheld devices (e.g., smartphones) interested in obtaining recorded data associated with video programming displaying on the flat panel video display. Data can also include text, audio, and identifying information needed to access related data from a remote server. An application can be downloaded and activated on smartphones that will enable it to see a list of available (discoverable) flat panel displays that allow wireless access to recorded video data associated with programming being displayed (or previously displayed and stored in a queue) on a flat panel. A flat panel of interest can be selected by the smartphone and it can access additional data (either directly from the flat panel or from a remote server once the data has been identified) and/or engage in an interactive session in association with the displayed programming or data. |
| US09282362B2 |
Systems and methods for caching data in media-on-demand systems
Systems and methods may be provided for retrieving non-on-demand media data and on-demand media data that is provided by separate data sources. On-demand media data may be cached to reduce system latencies and the burden on the distribution network. |
| US09282360B2 |
System and method for maintaining integrity of audio data in a multiplexed audio/video stream over a low-latency network connection
A system and method for allowing streaming audio to be transmitted in advance of streaming video in a data stream without synchronization errors, in order to minimize audio discontinuities, even where video transmission may become degraded. |
| US09282359B1 |
Method for taking action with respect to an electronic media work
A computer-implemented method comprising the steps of running, on a first user electronic device, an application program; correlating, using the application program running on the first user electronic device, with a video program being transmitted to a second user electronic device in a vicinity of the first electronic device; receiving, at the first user electronic device from a first user input device, a query related to at least a portion of the video program; obtaining, at the first user electronic device, instructions for an action to be performed based on the query; and performing, at the first user electronic device, the associated action, in response to the query. |
| US09282358B2 |
Secure information exchange between devices using location and unique codes
Software receives a communication from a smart-television device. The communication includes a device identifier, which is unique, for the smart-television device and a geo-location associated with the smart-television device. The software causes the smart-television device to display a first view that includes a visual icon along with a message identifying a connected-television service. The software receives a request from a mobile device to connect to the connected-television service. The request results in transmission of a geo-position from the mobile device. Upon determining that the geo-position of the smart-television device is proximate to the geo-location of the mobile device, the software causes the mobile device to display a second view that includes the visual icon for the device identifier. The software receives a communication from the mobile device that indicates a match between the visual icons. The software causes the smart-television device to display a user identifier received from the mobile device in a third view. |
| US09282357B2 |
Media processing methods and arrangements
The present technology concerns cell phones and other portable devices, and more particularly concerns use of such devices in connection with media content (electronic and physical) and with other systems (e.g., televisions, digital video recorders, and electronic program directories). In certain arrangements, identification of audio or visual content to which the user is being exposed is determined—in part—using information about one or more other people who are known to be present with the user. Information about the user's current location, or about the user's previous activities, can also be used in inferring the identity of content to which the user is currently being exposed. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. |
| US09282355B2 |
Delayed video-on-demand streaming for enhanced user experience and network capacity optimization
A user device receives a video-on-demand (VOD) selection from a user and determines that current network streaming conditions are not adequate to provide high-quality VOD content. The user device presents an option, to the user, to delay presentation of the VOD content and receives a selection to delay presentation. Based on the selection to delay, the user device obtains the VOD content from a content delivery system and obtains encryption keys for the VOD content from a license server. In a manner transparent to the content delivery system, the user device stores the VOD content and encryption keys to create stored VOD content and stored encryption keys. The user device notifies the user that the VOD content is available to view and presents the stored VOD content using the stored encryption keys. The user device deletes the stored content and stored encryption keys per a VOD viewing policy. |
| US09282351B2 |
Content delivery apparatus, content delivery method, and transmitting server
The delivery of content is performed over a cable network with a high capacity, and data for control is exchanged over an IP network. A VoD channel is allocated to a bandwidth of a cable network (1) which is divided for every region beforehand, and thus the VoD channel is dynamically allocated in response to the demand for VoD streaming from an end device (11). A head end includes a broadcasting server (2), a control information server (3), a VOD server (4), a regional page server (5), and a multiplexer (6). The control information server (3) broadcasts or sends DVB-SI used to form information for enabling selection of a program, or AIT for control of a browser page. The end device (11) exchanges data for obtaining content and data for stream reproduction control with the head end over the Internet (17). |
| US09282350B2 |
Systems and methods for automated extraction of closed captions in real time or near real-time and tagging of streaming data for advertisements
System and methods for finding and accessing desired audio content from audio content sources, including means and methods for extracting captions from a broadcast; aggregating the captions in a database; indexing the database content; searching the captions for a mention of at least one target; analyzing the results for desired content; indexing into the database to extract the desired content; thereby providing a method for quickly finding and accessing desired audio and video content from a large number of sources. |
| US09282349B2 |
Method for mapping between signaling information and announcement information and broadcast receiver
A method for mapping signaling information to announcement information and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of providing a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service, the method comprises extracting identification information of first signaling information and second signaling information based upon a program specific information/program and system information protocol (PSI/PSIP) table, receiving the first signaling information and second signaling information based upon the extracted identification information, constructing and displaying a service guide using the received first signaling information, acquiring first content identification information as a content selected from the displayed service guide, accessing a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session using the received second signaling information, acquiring second content identification information matched with the acquired first content identification information from the accessed FLUTE session and receiving and storing one or more file constructing corresponding content based upon the acquired second content identification information. |
| US09282348B2 |
Content based partitioning of digital media content
There is provided a content based partitioning system and a method for use in performing content based partitioning of digital media content. In one implementation, such a content based partitioning system includes a system processor, a system memory, and a content based partitioning module stored in the system memory. The content based partitioning module, under control of the system processor, is configured to receive encoded digital media content corresponding to the digital media content, to receive encoding parameters used to encode the encoded digital media content, and to utilize the encoding parameters and the encoded digital media content to identify partition boundaries in the encoded digital media content. |
| US09282347B2 |
Controlled rate VOD server
A distributed stream processing system including a plurality of storage devices, at least one of which is configured to process at least one segment of a data stream, thereby producing a changed segment of the data stream, and provide output of at least the changed segment of the data stream, and a server configured to accept the output of the storage devices and combine the output into a transport stream. A method for combining a plurality of data streams including using one or more storage devices for processing at least one segment of a data stream, thereby producing a changed segment of the data stream, and providing output of at least the changed segment of the data stream, and combining the output of the storage devices into a combined data stream. Related apparatus and methods are also described. |
| US09282343B2 |
Multiview and bitdepth scalable video delivery
A video encoding and decoding system for use in a multiview and bitdepth coding system is described. Such system can comprise a plurality of layer groupings, where each group can be adapted to encode and/or decode based on predictions from previous layers and a plurality of data categories from the input video data. |
| US09282341B2 |
Image coding method and apparatus using spatial predictive coding of chrominance and image decoding method and apparatus
A coding method including dividing pixels of a chrominance component of an input image into blocks having a predetermined size; selecting one among a direct current prediction method, a vertical prediction method, a horizontal prediction method, and a hybrid prediction method according to a user's input; generating a prediction value of each pixel in a current block to be predictively coded, using at least one pixel value among pixel values in an upper reference block adjacent to the current block and in a side reference block adjacent to the current block, according to the selected prediction method; generating a differential value between the prediction value and a corresponding real pixel value in the current block; and coding the differential value and information on the selected prediction method using a predetermined coding method. |
| US09282337B2 |
Media source device with digital format conversion and methods for use therewith
A media source device includes media files in either original source format or in alternative digital formats, based on a content descriptor indicated by a client device from a plurality of content descriptors generated to represent possible transcodings of the source format. In the alternative, a media source device can receive a client device report and subsequent request for a media file. The media source device can send the media file to the client device in a particular digital format based on whether the content descriptor corresponding to the media file is compatible or incompatible with the client device. The bit rate used to send the media file to the client device can be adjusted based on the available transmit bit rate. |
| US09282334B2 |
Image decoding method, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image coding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus
An image decoding method for decoding a bitstream including a coded signal resulting from coding slices into which an image is partitioned and each of which includes coding units, includes decoding the coded signal, wherein each of the slices is either a normal slice having, in a slice header, information used for another slice or a dependent slice which is decoded using information included in a slice header of another slice, the image includes rows each of which includes coding units, and when the normal slice starts at a position other than the beginning of the first row, the second row immediately following the first row does not start with the dependent slice. |
| US09282330B1 |
Method and apparatus for data compression using content-based features
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatuses for compressing a video signal. In one embodiment, the method includes storing a function derived from a set of human ratings in a memory, identifying within at least a portion of the video signal at least one content-based feature, inputting the at least one identified content-based feature into the stored function, determining a compression ratio based on the function using a processor and generating a compressed video signal at the determined compression ratio. |
| US09282328B2 |
Sample adaptive offset (SAO) in accordance with video coding
Sample adaptive offset (SAO) in accordance with video coding. SAO filtering may be performed before de-blocking processing (e.g., in accordance with video signal decoding and/or encoding). For example, a receiver and/or decoder communication device may receive signaling from a transmitter and/or encoder communication device that includes various band offsets. Corresponding band indices may be determined via analysis of the received video signal (e.g., received from the transmitter and/or encoder communication device), inferentially without requiring signaling of such band indices from the transmitter and/or encoder communication device. Upon appropriate analysis of one or more largest coding units (LCUs) generated from the video signal to determine a pixel value distribution (e.g., which may be using a histogram in one instance), then based on that pixel value distribution, the band indices are identified and the band offsets applied thereto. |
| US09282327B2 |
Method and apparatus for video error concealment in multi-view coded video using high level syntax
There are provided a method and apparatus for video error concealment in multi-view coded video using high level syntax. The apparatus includes a decoder for decoding pictures for at least one view corresponding to multi-view video content from a bitstream. The pictures are representative of at least a portion of a video sequence. At least some of the pictures correspond to different time instances in the video sequence. The decoder determines whether any of the pictures corresponding to a particular one of the different time instances are lost using an existing syntax element. The existing syntax element is for indicating a number of coded views in the bitstream, including the at least one view. |
| US09282325B2 |
Compact system for presenting wide field object target to test optic or system
Apparatus for evaluating optical components and systems that uses a precision compact mirror support structure to present to an optical system or electro-optical system (e.g., a camera) multiple images of at least one optical evaluation target over a wide field to allow assessment of the performance or alignment of the optical or electro-optical system over its intended field of use. The mirror support structure generates multiple images of an optical evaluation target by providing multiple folded optical paths between the target and the desired field locations of the test optic. The mirrors employed may either be parallel or at angles with respect to one another. |
| US09282324B2 |
Medical image diagnosis apparatus and image processing apparatus
A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes a rendering processing unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The rendering processing unit is configured to perform rendering processing from a plurality of viewpoints on volume data that is three-dimensional medical image data to create a parallax image group composed of a predefined number of parallax images. The display unit is configured to display the parallax image group to display a stereoscopic image recognized stereoscopically by an observer. The control unit configured to perform control so that a composite image group of the parallax image group and an information image is displayed on the display unit in such a manner that a first region displaying the parallax image group on the display unit is distinguishable from a second region displaying the information image indicating information other than the parallax image group on the display unit. |
| US09282323B2 |
Stereoscopic image display device using motion information from a gyro sensor and method for driving the same
A stereoscopic image display device for sensing device motion using a gyro sensor included therein and controlling a viewing position, and a method for driving the same are disclosed, the stereoscopic image display device includes an image panel configured to output a two-dimensional image, a stereoscopic switching cell formed on the image channel and including n (n being a natural number greater than or equal to) first electrodes in a switchable region to convert the two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional image, a system including a gyro sensor, a voltage generator including a voltage source for independently applying voltages to the n first electrodes, and a stereoscopic switching cell controller configured to receive information about the motion of the system from the gyro sensor and transmit the information to the voltage generator. |
| US09282321B2 |
3D model multi-reviewer system
A system that coordinates multiple simultaneous reviews of a 3D model, potentially from different viewpoints. Embodiments support multiple reviewers using review stations that render images of the model based on the pose of the reviewer. For example, multiple reviewers may use virtual reality headsets to observe a 3D virtual environment from different orientations. A coordinator uses a coordinator station to observe the entire 3D model and the viewpoints of each of the reviewers in this 3D model. Embodiments may support reviewer designation of regions within the model that require review or modification; these designated regions are also displayed on the coordinator station. Embodiments may support real time updates to the 3D model and propagation of updated images to the coordinator and to the multiple viewers. |
| US09282320B2 |
3D image processing apparatus, implementation method thereof and computer-readable storage medium thereof
A three-dimensional (3D) image processing apparatus, an implementation method thereof and a computer-readable storage medium thereof are provided. The 3D image processing apparatus includes: an image processor which generates stereoscopic image processing information from an input image including a plurality of frames, and performs a rendering operation based on the generated stereoscopic image processing information to process the input image into a stereoscopic image; a controller which performs an error identification operation for a part of the plurality of frames having the stereoscopic image processing information; a display unit which displays the stereoscopic image processed by the image processor and error information on the part of the plurality of frames according to a result of the error identification operation performed by the controller. |
| US09282319B2 |
Image display system, image display apparatus, and image display method
A hand-held image display apparatus includes a touch panel, a stereoscopic display apparatus, a first imaging section, and a second imaging section. The hand-held image display apparatus detects a marker from a real world image shot by at least one of the first imaging section and the second imaging section, and determines the relative positions of a virtual object and a pair of virtual cameras with respect to each other in a virtual space, based on the result of the detection. Then, the hand-held image display apparatus superimposes virtual space images drawn based on the first virtual camera and the second virtual camera, onto the real world images shot by the first imaging section and the second imaging section, and displays images that are stereoscopically visible by naked eyes, on the stereoscopic display apparatus. |
| US09282311B2 |
Three-dimensional image processing apparatus and three-dimensional image processing method
In a three-dimensional image capturing apparatus (three-dimensional image processing apparatus), a depth obtainment unit obtains L depth information and R depth information from a three-dimensional image, and an image correction unit executes a smoothing process on an end part region of the subject based on the L depth information and the R depth information. As a result, the three-dimensional image processed by the three-dimensional image processing apparatus is a high-quality three-dimensional image that correctly expresses a sense of three-dimensionality and thickness in the subject and that has a low sense of a cardboard cutout effect. |
| US09282305B2 |
Imaging device and image generation method
An imaging device includes: an image sensor that includes a color filter array in which normal image generation color filters corresponding to three or more bands and correction information generation color filters differing in spectral sensitivity characteristics from the normal image generation color filters are placed in an array; a normal image generation section that generates a normal image in which pixel values of missing pixels are interpolated; a spectral estimation section that performs a spectral estimation process based on pixel values obtained using at least the correction information generation color filters; a correction information generation section that generates correction information that corrects the normal image based on a spectral estimate value; and a corrected image generation section that performs a correction process on the normal image based on the correction information to generate a corrected image. |
| US09282301B1 |
System for image projection
A system for projecting an image onto a common surface location from multiple augmented reality functional nodes is provided. Projecting an image from multiple environments provides an overall brighter image for a user and provides the ability to utilize small and/or lower power projectors in an augmented reality environment while still having the ability to display a bright image. |
| US09282296B2 |
Configuration tool for video analytics
Multiple cameras are configured for use in video analytics. A single configuration tool is provided. The interrelationships between cameras are included within the configuration. Using a combination of text entry fields, registration of the cameras on a floor or other map, and marking on images from the cameras, an efficient workflow for configuration may be provided. |
| US09282294B2 |
Integrated system for media playback during startup
A system and method are provided for playing a media stream while a media system starts up. Media hardware, such as a display controller, may play media. A media driver may initialize the media hardware. A media module may receive the media stream from a media source. The media module and the display driver may start up before startup of the media system completes. The media module may provide the media stream directly or indirectly to the media hardware before and after startup of the media system completes without an interruption in playing of the media stream. |
| US09282293B2 |
Method and system for measuring critical dimension and monitoring fabrication uniformity
A method for measuring critical dimension (CD) includes steps of: scanning at least one area of interest of a die to obtain at least one scanned image; aligning the scanned image to at least one designed layout pattern to identify a plurality of borders within the scanned image; and averaging distances each measured from the border or the plurality of borders of a pattern associated with a specific type of CD corresponding to the designed layout pattern to obtain a value of CD of the die. The value of critical dimensions of dies can be obtained from the scanned image with lower resolution which is obtained by relatively higher scanning speed, so the above-mentioned method can obtain value of CD for every die within entire wafer to monitor the uniformity of the semiconductor manufacturing process within an acceptable inspection time. |
| US09282291B2 |
Audio video recording device
The present invention provides an audio video recording device which can easily post video contents on a video-sharing website without editing the video data to be posted. The audio video data recording device for recording audio and video data includes: a camera unit to which a captured moving image is inputted; a high-quality coding unit for compressing the moving image captured by the camera unit with a high image quality; a high-quality data storage unit for recording therein data of the compressed moving image outputted from the high-quality coding unit; a low-quality coding controller for starting or suspending a low-quality recording process during the high-quality recording process; a low-quality coding unit for compressing the moving image captured by the camera unit with a low image quality in accordance with an instruction by the low-quality coding controller; a low-quality data storage unit for recording therein data of the compressed moving image outputted from the low-quality coding unit; and a communication unit for transferring the moving image data recorded in the low-quality data storage unit to a different apparatus. |
| US09282290B2 |
Mosaic channel video stream with interactive services
An interactive mosaic channel video stream with indicators as to the action on a given video stream. The interactive mosaic channel is displayed on a video monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, each video cell further comprising an area within the video cell reporting data related to the video feed, and a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program associated with the selected video cell. |
| US09282286B2 |
Participating in an online meeting while driving
A technique enables a user to participate in an online meeting. The technique involves receiving, by processing circuitry of a vehicle, a join instruction to join the online meeting. The technique further involves performing, by the processing circuitry of the vehicle, a communications exchange with a remote online meeting server in response to the join instruction, the communications exchange establishing an online meeting session with the remote online meeting server to join the processing circuitry of the vehicle to the online meeting. The technique further involves outputting, after the online meeting session is established and by the processing circuitry of the vehicle, video of the online meeting on a display screen which is integrated with the vehicle. Along these lines, the display screen can output a static image while the vehicle is moving and moving video while the vehicle is not moving (e.g., parked). |
| US09282283B2 |
Detecting patterns traced on a screen of a user device
A user terminal comprising: a network interface; a touchscreen configured to receive a pattern traced by a user; a first camera configured to capture images, wherein the user terminal is configured to transmit said captured images from the first camera to at least one further user terminal via the network interface as part of a video call; a second camera; a memory configured to store information relating to at least one pattern; a detection module configured to detect, using said stored information, one of said at least one pattern traced on an area of the touchscreen of said user terminal; and a control module configured to, in response to the detection by the detection module, switch from the first camera to the second camera so as to capture images using the second camera, the control module causing the said captured images from the second camera to be transmitted via the network interface to said at least one further user device. |
| US09282282B2 |
Method for providing video communication service and electronic device thereof
A method and an apparatus for providing a video communication service in an electronic device are provided. In the method, a distance from the electronic device to a user's face is determined. A control variable of video communication data is determined with consideration of the distance. The video communication service is provided with consideration of the control variable. |
| US09282276B2 |
Signal transfer apparatus
Electronic apparatus includes a cable assembly including a first component video signal input connector which is connected with a first component video signal external connector of a first component video signal external cable to receive a first component video signal; a second component video signal input connector which is connected with a second component video signal external connector of a second component video signal external cable to receive a second component video signal; a third component video signal input connector which is connected with a third component video signal external connector of a third component video signal external cable to receive a third component video signal; a single pin shaped output terminal; and a display including an input terminal which is provided on a rear side of housing and adapted to connect with the single pin shaped output terminal to receive the first, second and third component video signals. |
| US09282270B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device, imaging system, and method for driving photoelectric conversion device
An AD conversion unit AD-converts a first analog signal output from a clamping unit and generated based on a signal generated at a first photoelectric conversion unit. Then, while the first analog signal is clamped at a reference level, signals generated based on the signals generated at the first and second photoelectric conversion units are applied to the clamping unit, whereby the AD conversion unit AD-converts a second analog signal output from the clamping unit. |
| US09282267B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and camera
The solid-state imaging device includes a D/A converting circuit generating a reference voltage to be used for an A/D conversion. The D/A converting circuit includes: a voltage generating circuit generating an analog voltage according to a digital signal; a buffer circuit (a resistor ladder upper voltage supplying buffer circuit) which buffers the generated analog voltage, the buffer circuit sampling and holding a bias voltage generated inside the buffer circuit, and outputting the buffered analog voltage using the held bias voltage; an analog signal outputting unit (a resistor ladder unit) outputting the reference voltage according to the inputted digital signal, by receiving an output from the buffer circuit; and a pre-charge amplifier which charges a noise-reducing capacitor in conjunction with the sampling and holding by the buffer circuit, the noise-reducing capacitor being connected to the analog signal outputting unit. |
| US09282264B2 |
Analog-to-digital conversion circuit, and image sensor including the same
One embodiment of an analog-to-digital converter includes at least one comparator and a restriction circuit. The comparator has first and second input nodes and a connection node. The connection node is one of an internal node and an output node of the comparator. The restriction circuit is electrically connected to the connection node, and the restriction circuit is configured to restrict a voltage of the connection node. |
| US09282262B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and method of operating the same, and electronic apparatus and method of operating the same
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels in a two-dimensional array. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts incident light into electric charge, and a charge holding element that receives the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion element, and transfers the electric charge to a corresponding floating diffusion. The charge holding element further includes a plurality of electrodes. |
| US09282261B2 |
Method for producing image pickup apparatus and method for producing semiconductor apparatus
A method for producing an image pickup apparatus includes: a process of cutting an image pickup chip substrate where electrode pads are formed around each of the light receiving sections to fabricate image pickup chips; a process of bonding image pickup chips determined as non-defective products to a glass wafer to fabricate a joined wafer; a process of filling a sealing member among the image pickup chips on the joined wafer; a machining process including a thinning a thickness of the joined wafer to flatten a machining surface and a forming through-hole interconnections, each of which is connected to each of the electrode pads; a process of forming a plurality of external connection electrodes, each of which is connected to each of the electrode pads via each of the through-hole interconnections; and a process of cutting the joined wafer. |
| US09282260B2 |
Visualizing polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons within the near infrared spectrum
Microscopy techniques may be used to visualize polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons where an optical microscope is combined with an imaging device. The combination of these devices allows for images to be produced when visualized in the near infrared spectrum, such as a wavelength ranging from about 700 nm to about 2500 nm to be passed through the optical microscope. |
| US09282259B2 |
Camera and method for thermal image noise reduction using post processing techniques
Devices and methods for generating infrared (IR) images with improved quality are disclosed. In embodiments of the invention, temporal averaging techniques are used to reduce temporal noise that may be present in thermal images. This is especially useful in low-contrast thermal scenes, where a relatively small amount of thermal noise may become exceedingly prevalent. In order to average properly, some embodiments of the invention provide methods or means for aligning multiple images that are to be averaged together to eliminate inaccuracies and misrepresentations that may result from averaging misaligned images. |
| US09282258B2 |
Active microwave device and detection method
Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting potentially hazardous and/or explosive material concealed under clothing or in luggage. Through the emission, reflection, and reception of microwave radiation, a 3D image of a targeted area can be constructed. The image will show the outline of a moving person as well as any dielectric objects potentially hidden on their body. By measuring phases and amplitudes of microwaves reflected off a dielectric object, the optical path of the microwave through a hidden object can be determined, thus allowing for the creation of a 3D microwave image of a targeted area. Several emitters and receivers can be utilized at once, and video imaging can also be superimposed over the microwave image for improved detection accuracy. The invention has security and safety applications across the nation, particularly in areas of mass transit and large public events. |
| US09282251B2 |
Imaging apparatus with display and image display apparatus
A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen. |
| US09282250B2 |
Photography apparatus, control method, program, and information processing device
A photography apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to image a subject and acquire photographed image data; a display unit configured to perform an image display; and a control unit; wherein the control unit executes reading processing for reading out, from a storage medium which stores template information arranged to fit and display photographed image data imaged by the imaging unit into a target region within display screen data according to a predetermined display format, the template information, wherein instruction information for instructing what sort of image should be photographed as the photographed image data to be fit and displayed in the target region is correlated therewith, and instruction information display control processing for controlling the display unit so as to display the instruction information in a correlated manner with the target region, in accordance with the template information. |
| US09282245B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and method of controlling the same
An image capturing apparatus which performs moving image recording and still image capturing comprises: an image sensing unit configured to output an image signal in accordance with a quantity of incident light; a developing unit configured to perform development processes for a moving image or a still image for image signals output from the image sensing unit; a storage unit configured to store image signals output from the image sensing unit; and a control unit configured to control to perform a development process for a moving image corresponding to one frame of the image signals output from the image sensing unit and a development process for part of one frame of the image signals stored in the storage unit within a one-frame period of the moving image capturing, in a case where the still image capturing is performed during moving image recording. |
| US09282243B2 |
Exposure parameter compensation method and an imaging device
The present invention is directed to an exposure parameter compensation method and an imaging device. A capture-mode image capturing step is performed to obtain a first image and a second image according to a first exposure time and a second exposure time respectively based on a first light sensitivity and a predetermined time. The first image and the second image are operated on to result in a difference image. The first light sensitivity is replaced with a second light sensitivity, which is then recorded. |
| US09282237B2 |
Multifocal iris recognition device
An exemplary iris-recognition method includes capturing a raw light field photograph of a face including an eye, locating the eye within the raw light field photograph, and rendering, from the raw light field photograph, an image focused on the eye. The image may include an eye portion including the eye. The method may further include extracting an iris template from the eye portion, determining a degree of match between the template and an authorized iris template, and performing an action in response to the degree of match. |
| US09282232B2 |
Collaborative image control
Systems and methods of conducting collaborative sessions between mobile devices may provide for determining a time delay associated with a set of participating mobile devices, and determining a command execution time based at least in part on a clock of a managing device and the time delay. One or more control messages may be transmitted to the participating mobile devices, wherein the control messages include the command and the command execution time. Upon receiving a control message, each participating mobile device may determine a local execution time based at least in part on the command execution time and an offset of the clock of the managing device relative to a local clock. Execution of the command can therefore be coordinated across the set of participating mobile devices. |
| US09282230B2 |
Automatic tracking camera system
An automatic tracking camera system includes: an image pickup unit; a driving unit for rotating the image pickup unit in panning or tilting direction; a signal receiver for receiving an object information signal; an image signal processor for recognizing an object in an image and detecting motion of the object in the image; a controller for controlling the image pickup unit, the driving unit, and the image signal processor; and a memory for storing, for each passageway, standby positions at which the image signal processor detects the object. The controller calculates an approaching passageway and angle of the object; selects a corresponding standby position from the standby positions stored in the memory; drives the driving unit and a lens apparatus to the standby position; and controls, when the image signal processor recognizes the object, the driving unit and the lens apparatus to automatically track the object based on detected information. |
| US09282229B2 |
Audio processing apparatus, audio processing method and imaging apparatus
A processor combines a first predicted signal generated based on an audio signal in an interval preceding a noise detection interval, and a second predicted signal generated based on an audio signal in an interval succeeding the noise detection interval, based on the ratio between the periodicity of the audio signal in the interval preceding the noise detection interval, and the periodicity of the audio signal in the interval succeeding the noise detection interval. The processor replaces the audio signal in the noise detection interval with the combined signal. |
| US09282227B2 |
Camera module
The present invention relates to a camera module mounted with an external look-forming holder improved in heat emission function, the camera module including: a housing; a lens insertion hole opened toward an upper surface of the housing for insertion of a lens; a filter attachment unit formed on a floor surface of the housing for attaching a filter; and a heat emission outlet formed on an upper surface of the lens insertion hole in an upper-wide/bottom-narrow shape, wherein a heat emission outlet is formed at an upper surface of a lens insertion hole to induce heat generated from inside of a housing to be emitted to outside along an inner side of the heat emission outlet. |
| US09282224B2 |
Imaging apparatus having efficient dust removal apparatus and camera including the same
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element unit having an imaging element and an optical element which is integrally formed with the imaging element and through which a luminous flux of light for imaging passes, a first piezoelectric element, and a displacement increment mechanism connected to the first piezoelectric element and the imaging element unit. The displacement increment mechanism displaces the imaging element unit by expanding or contracting the first piezoelectric element, where a portion of the first piezoelectric element in a lengthwise direction thereof is attached to the optical element. |
| US09282222B1 |
Electronic devices with side viewing capability
An electronic device can utilize one or more image capture elements on the sides or edges of the device to capture image information in a way that is more discrete than for conventional devices with a single camera on a back of the device. Further, the ability to utilize cameras on multiple sides of the device provides enhanced capability. Devices can utilize information such as the current orientation of a device to select one or more appropriate image capture elements to activate at a given time. The image information can be used to provide information about the user's surroundings, such as the names of people in a meeting, without making it obvious that the user is trying to determine that information. |
| US09282221B2 |
Facsimile apparatus and method for printing facsimile
A facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a receiving section configured to receive facsimile data, a data storage section configured to store the facsimile data received by the receiving section, a non-decolorable printing section, and a decolorable printing section. The facsimile apparatus further comprises a transmission source information detection section configured to detect transmission source information of the received facsimile data, an accumulation section configured to accumulate in advance a list containing a plurality of facsimile transmission source information, a comparison section configured to determine whether the detected transmission source information of the received facsimile data is included in the list and a printing control section configured to control printing of the content of the received facsimile data in the non-decolorable printing section or in the decolorable printing section, based on the determination by the comparison section. |
| US09282219B2 |
Automatic generation of print data for print jobs based on available media attributes
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that performs a print job. During operation, the system obtains one or more available media attributes, including a media size, a border size, and/or a media type, from a printer associated with the print job. Next, the system provides the available media attributes to an application and uses the application to automatically generate and format print data for the print job based on the available media attributes. Finally, the system sends the print job to the printer, where the print job is executed using the printer. |
| US09282215B2 |
Security mark with copyable and non-copyable elements
A document contains a security element that combines a correlation mark and microgloss mark so that foreground pixels of the correlation mark are printed in a toner of a first color, and pixels of the correlation mark overwrite portions of the correlation mark in a second color, but neither the first color nor the second color appear on areas that correspond to background pixels of the correlation mark. |
| US09282213B2 |
Driving device, image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus
A driving device is used in an image reading apparatus, and reciprocates a scanning unit for reading an image on an original. The driving device comprises a pull member, a driving pulley which transmits driving force to the pull member, a following pulley which applies tension to the pull member and a pulley holder having a pulley axis which holds the following pulley rotatably. Then, the pulley axis has a lock pawl capable of locking an upper end portion of the following pulley and canceling engagement with the following pulley by being tilted toward a side of an axial center by elastic deformation. Furthermore, the lock pawl is arranged at a side of a tension acting direction from the pull member to the following pulley except the farthest position from the driving pulley among positions in a circumferential direction of the pulley axis. It is possible to attach and detach the following pulley easily at a time of maintenance or the like. |
| US09282210B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus includes an internal obtaining device configured to obtain authentication information, a communication unit configured to perform communication with an external obtaining device that is configured to obtain authentication information, an image processing unit configured to execute at least one of image reading and image formation, and a controller configured to execute determination processing including granting a permission for executing image processing by the image processing unit when the controller determines that the authentication based on the authentication information obtained from the internal obtaining device and first reference information is successful, and granting the permission for executing the image processing when the controller determines that the authentication based on the authentication information obtained from the external obtaining device and second reference information is successful, the second reference information being different from the first reference information. |
| US09282199B2 |
Image forming apparatus, image diagnostic method, and image diagnostic system
An image forming apparatus is configured to print a predetermined test chart that corresponds to an image defect to be analyzed, and to transmit the printed test chart to an image diagnostic apparatus as scanned image data. The image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that prints the test chart; a scanning unit that scans the test chart printed by the image forming unit and acquiring the image data; and a transmission unit that transmits the image data of the test chart scanned by the scanning unit, after changing the size of the image data corresponding to the defect. |
| US09282197B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing call data
A data management system and method of managing call data for at least one radio network element within a cellular communication network. The method comprises receiving geolocation associated call data for at least one call within the at least one cellular communication network, arranging the received geolocation associated call data for the call into at least one call data record, and writing the at least one call data record to at least one data storage device, The geolocation associated call data for the at least one call comprises at least two spatial coordinate values for an at least two dimensional spatial reference, and the method comprises indexing the at least one call data record within the at least one data storage device using a single dimensional coordinate value. |
| US09282194B2 |
Integrated private branch exchange and device control system
In one embodiment, a state center operates as a repository and exchange point for telephony state information that would not typically be accessible from an Internet Protocol private branch exchange (IP PBX), and control state information that would not typically be accessible from a programmable multimedia controller. In such manner, the state center enables telephony responsive audio/video (A/V) and home automation device control, and A/V and home automation device responsive telephony control. |
| US09282192B2 |
Notification of communication events
A network element of a communication provider comprises transceiver apparatus arranged to receive a request message from an originating endpoint via a packet-based communication network; and processing apparatus configured to generate, in response to the request message from the originating endpoint, a push notification relating to a communication from the originating endpoint intended for a destination endpoint, the communication to be conducted over the packet-based network. The transceiver apparatus is arranged to send the push notification to the destination endpoint over the packet-based network. The processing apparatus is further configured to generate the push notification with a payload comprising an indication of an image representing an originating user, to be output by the destination endpoint in a user notification notifying a destination user regarding the communication. At least the indication of the image is determined and inserted into the payload of the push notification at the network element. |
| US09282187B1 |
Internet protocol based 911 system
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for initiating and handling an emergency IP request using an IP enabled device having GPS capability. The IP enabled device is monitored for one or more emergency criteria. If the emergency criteria are satisfied, global positioning data is obtained using the GPS capability and the emergency IP request is sent to an address server. The address server receives the emergency IP request, obtains local emergency services data based on the global positioning data, dials a call center station based on the local emergency services data and passes an emergency call from the IP enabled device to the call center station. This invention can be implemented as a computer program embedded in a computer readable medium wherein the steps are performed by one or more code segments. |
| US09282185B2 |
System and method for callee-caller specific greetings for voice mail
A method for customization of voice mail messaging. The method includes recording a plurality of voice mail messages, defining selection criteria for each of the plurality of voice mail messages, establishing a first call for which one of the plurality of voice mail messages will be selected, identifying parameters of the first call, matching the parameters with the selection criteria, selecting the one of the plurality of messages based on the matching step, and playing the selected message on the first call. |
| US09282184B2 |
Managing and storing electronic messages during recipient unavailability
A method for managing storage space for electronic messages. A computer receiving a selected time period in which a user of a messaging program will not be able to access electronic messages through the messaging program. The computer estimating, by one or more computer processors, an amount of storage space required to store electronic messages received during the selected time period. The computer determining, by one or more computer processors, that an unused portion of storage space allocated to the user is less than the estimated storage space required. The computer notifying the user that the unused portion of storage space allocated to the user is less than the estimated storage space required. |
| US09282183B2 |
Nodes and methods for monitoring of communication
A network node for a telecommunication network is provided. The network node includes a receiving unit adapted to receive a monitoring control message. The monitoring control message includes an identifier relating to a subscriber whose communication is to be monitored. A processing unit is adapted to determine one or more filter parameters for filtering communication relating to the subscriber based on the received monitoring control message. The network node also includes a sending unit adapted to send a filter parameter message indicative of the determined one or more filter parameters to a monitoring node separate from the network node for filtering of the communication relating to the subscriber in accordance with the one or more filter parameters. |
| US09282180B2 |
Application of the invoke facility service to restrict invocation of compound wireless mobile communication services: division 2—vehicular safety measures
This invention provides a mechanism for restricting invocation of wireless mobile terminal (Smartphone) apps whose execution creates a vehicular driving hazard. Events that cause such hazards are included. An event example is “being a vehicle's driver” and attempting to do the app of texting. Events to restrict an app invocation are also included. These include remote restrictions, such as parents remotely turning off the texting app of their children driving an automobile. Spatial parameters, such as driving on high speed and/or heavy traffic roads, also represent restricting events. Events are inserted within an Invoke facility service's Boolean expression by the builder of an Invoke facility service. The Boolean expression determines whether the invocation of its related app takes place. |
| US09282178B2 |
Method for providing call log and electronic device thereof
A method of providing a call log in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a content including call identifier information, storing information corresponding to the call identifier information from the content, and using the stored information for at least one of a call log and a contact list. |
| US09282174B2 |
Network connectivity measurement system and method
A system and method for detecting a transient outage of an Internet Protocol (IP) network. A probe sending device sends probe packets over the IP network. A probe packet includes a probe sequence number and a timestamp value issued by the probe sending device. A probe receiving device receives a current probe packet. The probe receiving device overwrites probe packet data obtained from a last received probe packet with the current probe packet when the current probe sequence number exceeds the sequence number of the last received probe packet by one. The probe receiving device stores the current probe packet data obtained from the current probe packet when the current probe sequence number exceeds the sequence number of the last received probe packet by more than one. |
| US09282173B2 |
Reconfigurable packet header parsing
The invention relates to a method and device for configurable parsing of packet headers in a network. A configurable packet header parser (CPHP) includes hard-coded packet header logic implementing a hard-coded state machine and a reconfigurable header parsing logic that is coupled to the hardcoded logic and includes programmable registers. The CPHP is remotely programmable by means of a command packet parser that may receive command packets carrying CPHP configuration data and program the registers with the CPHP data to enable parsing packet including new types of headers. The hybrid hard-coded/programmable CPHP requires only a relatively small number of programmable elements enabling ASIC-based implementation. |
| US09282171B2 |
Context establishment in marginal grant conditions
Methods, systems, and devices are described for data transmission using header compression techniques that may include dropping all of a portion of a payload for one or more Protocol Data Units (PDUs). A wireless communications device may determine that a robust header compression (RoHC) mode is in an initialization and refresh (IR) state, indicating a full Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU), including complete header information, is to be transmitted. The wireless communications device may identify that a payload of at least part of a media frame is to be transmitted in the IR state, and drop at least part of the payload when a probability of segmenting the payload during transmission in the IR state exceeds a threshold. |
| US09282170B2 |
Communication device and method for operating communication device
A communication device includes: a first communication element configured to perform communication in a first communication scheme; a second communication element configured to perform communication in a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme by using, as common hardware, at least part among hardware that implements the communication in the first communication scheme; a schedule management section that manages which of the first communication element and the second communication element is to be used; and a sequence control section that, in accordance with an instruction given from the schedule management section, sets the common hardware so as to enable the communication in the first communication scheme or the communication in the second communication scheme to be performed. |
| US09282167B2 |
Display device and control method thereof
A display device and a control method thereof are provided. The display device includes: a touch screen which displays a screen and senses a gesture of a user on the screen; a video processor which process an image for displaying the screen; a communication unit which performs communication with at least one neighboring device; and a controller which performs control to display a miniature image of a screen of contents being displayed and a first user interface (UI) item showing a connected neighboring device of the at least one neighboring device if a first gesture of a user is made while displaying the screen corresponding to predetermined contents, and to transmit information for sharing the contents to the corresponding neighboring device in accordance with a second gesture of a user with regard to the miniature image and the first UI item. |
| US09282162B2 |
Processing user profiles of users in an electronic community
A method and system for processing user profiles of a plurality of users in an electronic community. Noun phrases are extracted from activities of each user logged in an activity log server, each user having an existing user profile stored in a user profile and relationship database that is external to the activity log server. The existing user profiles in the user profile and relationship database are updated from the extracted noun phrases, a keyword being associated with each determined noun phrase and being within a semantic hierarchical tree, the updating based on a usage frequency of the extracted noun phrases and an importance value of the keywords. |
| US09282161B1 |
Points of interest recommendations
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, providing point of interest item recommendations and/or point of interest map information to users. In some examples, point of interest tags associated by a first user with point of interest items may be managed. Additionally, point of interest item ratings may be received from at least one of a plurality of other users. Based at least in part on the received ratings, a recommendation of a first point of interest item of the one or more point of interest items may be prepared for the first user. |
| US09282157B2 |
Intermediary API for providing presence data to requesting clients
Technologies are generally described for providing an intermediary API for intercepting and processing subscribing requests to a communications server. An intermediary API may intercept a subscribing request from a local or PIC client to receive presence status data from a presentity such as a bot executed on the communications server. The intermediary API may be configured to provide the presence data to a PIC client without consuming the communications server registered subscription limit. The intermediary API may employ a server-supported protocol-specific processing language or module to intercept the subscribing requests, to determine if the request is targeted for one or more bots executed on the communications server, and to determine if the request is for presence data for one or more bots. The intermediary API may determine if the request is non-terminating, and if all criteria are met, may provide presence data to the requesting client. |
| US09282156B2 |
Architecture and method of call routing based on session initiation protocol presence information
An architecture and method of call routing is provided based on session initiated protocol presence information of a callee. The method includes providing a computer infrastructure operable to: receive presence information of a callee upon detecting when the callee is within a certain proximity; and provide call routing information to at least one callee designated device based on customized rules provided by the callee and correlated to the presence information of the callee. The presence information is updated by a SIP based notification. |
| US09282155B2 |
Smart posting with data analytics and semantic analysis to improve a message posted to a social media service
Provided are techniques for smart posting with data analytics. A message is received before the message is posted to a social media service. The message is analyzed using data analytics to obtain analysis results. The obtained analysis results are compared to similar analysis results stored for at least one pre-existing message. For one or more correlations between the message and at least one pre-existing message, one or more contributing terms that have semantic meaning within a context of the social media service are determined. Based on the one or more contributing terms, one or more suggestions for improving the message are generated. The message is modified based on the one or more suggestions. |
| US09282151B2 |
Flow control in a distributed environment
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing requests. Responsive to receiving a request from a client, a determination is made as to whether a connection within a pool of connections has a set of outstanding requests for the client to handle a previous request from the same client. Responsive to a determination that the connection has any outstanding request, a determination is made as to whether a set of requests queued for the connection is equal to or exceeds a threshold. Responsive to a determination that the set of outstanding requests is equal to or exceeds the threshold, subsequent requests from the client are unprocessed until the set of outstanding requests becomes less than the threshold. |
| US09282147B2 |
Determining location of hardware components in a cloud computing environment based on hardware components self-locating other hardware components
A method, system and computer program product for managing hardware components in a cloud computing environment. Each hardware component in a data center of the cloud computing environment detects and identifies other hardware components within a communication range of the hardware component using a wireless protocol. Furthermore, each hardware component determines its actual location as well as its relative location with respect to the detected hardware components, such as based on a triangulation of the wireless signals. Such information is transmitted to an administrative server. An inventory of the hardware components in the data center, including their current location, is then compiled by the administrative server. In this manner, a hardware component can be more easily located after being relocated in the data center. Furthermore, the administrative server will be able to balance a workload across these hardware components based on their location. |
| US09282144B2 |
Unmanned vehicle selective data transfer system and method thereof
A data transfer system is disclosed for an unmanned vehicle on a mission. The data transfer system can include a first sensor associated with the unmanned vehicle for collecting a first data set, and a second sensor associated with the unmanned vehicle and for collecting a second data set, wherein the second data set is associated with the first data set by a predetermined association. A transceiver can transmit data from the unmanned vehicle to a remote data storage system. A mass data storage computer located on the unmanned vehicle can store the first and second data sets based on the predetermined association, and execute requests from the remote data storage system to transmit the first data set from the unmanned vehicle to the remote data storage system, and to transmit selected ones of the second data set from the unmanned vehicle to the remote data storage system. |
| US09282141B2 |
Method and system for loading file in webgame
The present invention provides a method and a system for loading a file. The method includes: a browser sends a pre-download request to a pre-publish server beforehand, receives a download link fed back by the pre-publish server, downloads a file from a data source server through the download link, and sends a first file identifier of the pre-downloaded file and a user terminal address of a user terminal that runs the browser to a query server for storing. The browser receives a load instruction that carries a second file identifier of a file, and queries whether the file is stored locally, if the file is stored locally, reads the file locally, if the file is not stored locally, sends the load instruction to the query server, receives a user terminal address returned by the query server, sends the load instruction to a user terminal corresponding to the user terminal address according to the received user terminal address, and receives a file fed back by the user terminal. |
| US09282138B2 |
Enabling photoset recommendations
In a social networking system, photographs and photographic sets are recommended to a user based upon information gathered from the user's social networking profile, as well as information gathered from the social networking profile of the user's friends, and the general pattern of usage by the user of various elements of the social network. In one embodiment, information entered into the social networking profile of the user is used to recommend additional photos and sets of photos. In one embodiment, user preferences indicated by the user via elements of the social network are considered in recommending photos or photo sets. In one embodiment, the general usage pattern of the social network is considered when recommending additional photos and sets of photos to the user. In one embodiment, profile information, usage information, or the indicated preferences of the user's friends are used to recommend additional photos and photo sets. |
| US09282137B2 |
Dynamic package creation for predictive page load optimization
Embodiments optimize web page downloads through a customized manifest to reduce latency and network data consumption. A proxy device creates or selects a pre-defined manifest identifying page resources associated with the web page. The manifest is customized by identifying the page resources already cached on a computing device. A single package of resources representing the web page is created. The single package of resources excludes the identified page resources already cached on the computing device. The computing device renders the web page using the single package and the page resources already cached. Some embodiments perform web crawling to create manifests for other web pages. |
| US09282135B2 |
Enhanced computer networking via multi-connection object retrieval
Method and device implementations for network communications are disclosed. In at least one implementation, a computer networking method is disclosed which comprises opening a plurality of parallel TCP connections at a client computing device between a client program executed on the client computing device and a server program executed on a server computing device over a computer network. The method further comprises sending each of a plurality of application level web resource requests for respective byte ranges of an object from the client program executed on the client computing device to the server program executed on the server computing device over a corresponding one of the plurality of parallel TCP connections. |
| US09282134B2 |
Content delivery system
The server device 100 transmits media data of a media rate, calculated by the rate output means 102, to the client device 200 at a transmission rate calculated by the rate output means 102. The rate output means 102 uses an objective function, which uses a media rate and a transmission rate as variables and determines an evaluation value evaluating a combination of QoE and a delivery cost so as to correspond to the variables, and predetermined constrains, to calculate a combination of a media rate and a transmission rate with which the evaluation value is the highest. The client device 200 reproduces content based on the media data transmitted from the server device 100. |
| US09282133B2 |
Communicating control information within a real-time stream
Providing control information is disclosed. A real-time streaming communication channel is established with a communication party using a real-time streaming protocol. It is determined that control information is to be provided to the communication party. The control information is encapsulated using the real-time streaming protocol. The encapsulated control information is marked as including control information content. Streaming content is provided to the communication party via the real-time streaming communication channel using the real-time streaming protocol. The marked encapsulated control information is provided via the real-time streaming communication channel. |
| US09282125B2 |
Apparatus and method for communications involving a legacy device
A gateway receives a message from a first terminal to establish a connection between the first terminal and a second terminal. The gateway sends a second message to the second terminal to offer a connection. After receiving the first message from the first terminal, the gateway receives subsequent third messages from the first terminal that identify candidates for assisting in the formation of the connection. The gateway saves information about these candidates. The gateway either uses such information for facilitating the formation of the connection or forwards that information to the second communication terminal after receiving an answer accepting the establishment of a connection from the second terminal and determining whether the second terminal has a Web Real-Time Communications (“WebRTC”) client. |
| US09282120B2 |
Securing communication over a network using client integrity verification
A method for protecting application servers from network-based attacks and verifying the security posture of end client systems is disclosed. A trust broker system receives a request from a user agent associated with a client system remote from the trust broker to connect to applications and resources associated with the trust broker. The trust broker system verifies the integrity of the client system and verifies the identity of a user of the client system. The trust broker system then determines the access level permitted to the identified user and based on the access level. The trust broker system establishes a connection with the user agent and transmits session information to the server system. The trust broker system sends the user agent connection information, wherein the connection information enables the requesting user agent to connect to the requested server system. |
| US09282119B2 |
Policy enforcement in computing environment
An embodiment may include policy engine circuitry that may enforce, at least in part, one or more platform resource management policies in a cloud computing environment. The one or more policies may be based, at least in part, upon service arrangements of the cloud computing environment. The one or more policies may establish respective isolated computing environments in the cloud computing environment that may be used by respective users. The enforcement of the one or more policies may result in the respective isolated computing environments being virtually isolated from each other and prevented from interfering with each other in derogation of the one or more policies. The one or more policies may be established, at least in part, via interaction of at least one management process with one or more application program interfaces of the circuitry. Many modifications are possible. |
| US09282118B2 |
Policy enforcement in computing environment
An embodiment may include policy engine circuitry that may enforce, at least in part, one or more platform resource management policies in a cloud computing environment. The one or more policies may be based, at least in part, upon service arrangements of the cloud computing environment. The one or more policies may establish respective isolated computing environments in the cloud computing environment that may be used by respective users. The enforcement of the one or more policies may result in the respective isolated computing environments being virtually isolated from each other and prevented from interfering with each other in derogation of the one or more policies. The one or more policies may be established, at least in part, via interaction of at least one management process with one or more application program interfaces of the circuitry. Many modifications are possible. |
| US09282117B2 |
System and method to provide automatic classification of phishing sites
A phishing classification model that detects a phishing website based on one or more feature vectors for the website is provided. The phishing classification model may operate on a server and may further select a website, generate a feature vector for a landing page of the website, create a feature vector for every iframe that is a descendent of the landing page, and derive a final feature vector from the feature vectors of the landing page and the descendent iframe pages. Further, machine learning techniques may be applied to generate, or train, a classification model based upon one or more known phishing websites. Based on the feature vector, the classification modeler may classify a website as either a phishing website or as a non-phishing website. Feedback in the form of human verification may further be incorporated. |
| US09282114B1 |
Generation of alerts in an event management system based upon risk
Embodiments relate to the generation of alerts in an event management system based upon risk. When an event device associated with the event management system, presents a logon page to a client device, the event device includes a beacon as part of the page to monitor and collect web device profile characteristics related to the client device. In response to a logon attempt by the client device, an event management device receives a notification regarding logon attempt and a risk assessment associated with the web device profile characteristics of the client device. Based upon a correlation of the notification and the corresponding risk assessment, the event management device can generate an alert, such as a SIEM alert, and can include an indication of priority, whether relatively low or high, and/or a confidence factor, whether or not the alert can be suppressed as part of the alert. |
| US09282113B2 |
Denial of service (DoS) attack detection systems and methods
Methods, systems, and apparatus that enable identification of network attacks such as denial of service attacks are disclosed. A network attack may be identified by monitoring packets received for delivery to devices on a network, and developing a historic packet profile by examining the monitored packets received during a number of time periods preceding an instant time period. An instant packet profile is developed by examining the monitored packets during the instant time period. The instant packet profile is compared to the historic packet profile to determine whether a deviation exceeding a predetermined statistical threshold deviation between the instant packet profile and the historic packet profile is present. The existence of a network attack is identified in response to determining that the deviation exceeds the predetermined statistical threshold deviation. |
| US09282110B2 |
Cloud-assisted threat defense for connected vehicles
In an example embodiment herein, there is provided methods and a system for cloud-assisted threat defense for connected vehicles. A vehicle suitably includes an on-board computer system for operating and/or controlling various systems on the vehicle. The on-board computer system suitably operates in connection with or includes an on-board threat defense module for detecting and protecting against malware attacks and other security threats to the vehicle. In an example embodiment, a cloud-based security component or security cloud assists with the detection and protection against security threats and malware attacks to the vehicle while minimizing the processing load and memory requirements for the on-board threat defense module. |
| US09282105B1 |
Wide area network access management computer
A system and method for connecting a classified internet protocol (IP) network to a public IP network including an unclassified computing device. The unclassified computing device is a wide area network access management computer which directly connects to a National Security Agency (NSA) High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) device and interfaces between the IP network and the classified IP network. The wide area network access management computer includes a graphical user interface, an internal data network communications interface, an external data network communications interface and a processing unit. The processing unit operates the network interfaces and presents information to the graphical user interface and interprets user input from the graphical user interface. The processing unit also performs the processing and protocols associated with the internal and external networks, performs client processing and allows the user to interact with services on any of the attached networks. |
| US09282102B2 |
Secure front-end interface
A secure front-end interface for a PLC, RTU or similar device is disclosed. A first server is coupled to the PLC via a communications link and is configured to receive status information from the device and transmit the information to a second server via a one-way data link. The second server has a network interface for coupling to a network and receives the information from the first server via the one-way data link and outputs the information via the network interface based upon a user request. The front-end interface may further include a second one-way data link coupled from the second server to the first server to allow user command entry. The secure front-end interface may alternatively consist only of a single server coupled between the device and the network which requires a user to enter a password before obtaining access to the status information. |
| US09282099B2 |
System and method for privilege management and revocation
The present disclosure relates generally to the management of privileges associated with certain applications that are accessible by users of electronic equipment, such as, for example, networked computers, mobile wireless communications devices, and the like. In a broad aspect, a method for managing privileges associated with applications comprises: monitoring a plurality of electronic devices within a system; detecting a change in privileges associated with one or more applications resident on the plurality of electronic devices, wherein one or more privileges that are to be revoked are identified; and in response to a detection of the change in privileges, revoking the one or more privileges, such that each of the one or more applications resident on the plurality of electronic devices no longer has access to the one or more privileges. |
| US09282098B1 |
Proxy server-based network site account management
Disclosed are various embodiments for network site account management using a proxy server. A first request for a secured resource on a network site is received from a client. It is determined whether stored account information is available for the secured resource. A second request for the secured resource is generated based at least in part on the stored account information in response to determining that the stored account information is available for the secured resource. The second request is sent to a server corresponding to the network site. The secured resource is received from the server, and the secured resource is sent to the client. |
| US09282097B2 |
Systems and methods for providing single sign on access to enterprise SAAS and cloud hosted applications
The solution of the present application addresses the problem of authentication across disparately hosted systems by providing a single authentication domain across SaaS and cloud hosted applications as well as traditional enterprise hosted applications. An application delivery controller intermediary to a plurality of clients and the disparately hosted applications providing single sign on management, integration and control. A user may log in via an interface provided, controlled or managed by the ADC, which in turns, authenticates the user to the application in accordance with policy and the host of the application. As such, the user may login once to gain access to a plurality of disparately hosted applications. From the user's perspective, the user seamlessly and transparently gains access to different hosted systems with different passwords and authentication via the remote access provided by the system of the present solution. |
| US09282091B2 |
Information processing system, information processing device, and authentication method
An information processing system includes a common service providing unit configured to manage a user with organization identification information, user identification information, and unique identification information, and to provide a common service; and an application service providing unit configured to manage a user with user identification information, and to provide an application service by using the common service. The application service providing unit includes a receiving unit configured to request the common service providing unit to perform authentication on user identification information and organization identification information received from an external device, and receive, from the common service providing unit, the unique identification information associated with the user identification information and the organization identification information received from the external device, and a requesting unit configured to identify a user with the unique identification information and request the common service providing unit to provide the common service. |
| US09282089B2 |
Low latency authentication of gated media relay services
Media relay services are often used to establish sufficiently direct connections in order to enable provisioning of a real-time media service and/or improve the quality of real-time media services. However, media relay services are often gated using authentication systems that add undesirable delay to the delivery and/or access to a real-time media service, which in turn diminish the user experience. By contrast, various implementations disclosed herein include apparatuses, systems, and methods of providing low latency authentication of gated media relay services. For example, in some implementations, a method includes receiving a request for access to a gated media relay service, providing provisional access to the service until an authentication result is available, determining whether the requesting device is authorized to access the media relay service, and at least one of ending or continuing access to the media relay service based on the authentication result. |
| US09282086B2 |
Methods and systems for secured authentication of applications on a network
A secured communication network can include a server including an authentication backend, the authentication backend configured to communicate with an authentication front end of a communication device. A server applet can be associated with the authentication backend. The server applet can authenticate an access right associated with the communication device and establish a security level for the communication with the communication device based on information received from the authentication front end. |
| US09282083B2 |
Encryption system and method
An encryption system can include a first port and a second port. A format translator can be coupled to the first port and the second port to translate a first header format of data received from the first port to a second header format of the second port. The format translator can translate the second header format of data received from the second port to the first header format. An encryptor can receive the data and encrypts the data received from the first port and decrypts the data received from the second port. |
| US09282082B2 |
Compressing encrypted data without the encryption key
A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for compressing encrypted data, wherein the data is encrypted by using a block encryption algorithm in a chained mode of operation, and the encrypted data is comprised of a set of N encrypted blocks, C1 . . . CN. In one embodiment, the method comprises leaving block CN uncompressed, and compressing all of the blocks C1 . . . CN in a defined sequence using a Slepian-Wolf code. In an embodiment, the data is encrypted using an encryption key K, and the compressing includes compressing all of the blocks C1 . . . CN without using the encryption key. In one embodiment, the compressing includes outputting the blocks C1 . . . CN as a set of compressed blocks CmprC1 . . . CmprCN-1, and the method further comprises decrypting CN to generate a reconstructed block {tilde over (X)}n, and decrypting and decompressing the set of compressed blocks using {tilde over (X)}n. |
| US09282080B2 |
Customer vetted device status communication system and method
A system and method for transmitting device status information from a first internal network, through a first internal network firewall, over an external communications network and to a second network wherein the first internal network includes a marking device and a computing device having a memory. Usage data is collected from the marking device and compared to previously stored usage data to determine the validity of the collected usage data to provide a comparison result. The comparison result is used to determine whether the collected usage data can be transmitted from the first internal network, through the firewall, and through the external communications network to the second network. |
| US09282079B2 |
Microkernel gateway server
A gateway server includes a first subsystem including a media level, a communication level and a control level; a microkernel; an IPC controller configured to manage communication between the server resources allocated to the first subsystem a second subsystem including a second media level, a second communication level and a second control level such that the microkernel and the IPC controller also manage communication between the server resources allocated to the second subsystem; and a memory with shared reading and writing, established under the control of the microkernel and the IPC controller, between the control level of the first subsystem and the control level of the second subsystem. |
| US09282077B2 |
System and method for providing prefixes indicative of mobility properties in a network environment
An example method includes receiving an Internet protocol (IP) address request in a network and selecting an IP address associated with a prefix that represents an IP subnet. The prefix includes a color attribute to be provided as part of a communication session that includes a plurality of packets. The prefix defines one or more properties associated with an application for the session. The prefix is communicated to a network element in a signaling plane, the prefix is configured to be used to make a routing decision for at least some of the plurality of packets. In more specific embodiments, the method can include applying one or more network policies based on the prefix associated with the IP address. The method could also include decrypting an encryption protocol in order to identify the prefix of a subsequent communication flow, and executing a routing decision based on the prefix. |
| US09282066B2 |
Targeted message response
A tool for targeting a message response. The tool monitors reactions of a user to message subject lines, message content, and social networks. The tool analyzes user interest data and calculates a user interest rating per keyword. Rated keywords are stored in association with the user. When a user drafts a message addressed to a recipient, the tool compares rated keywords within the recipient's log with the subject line and message content. The tool suggests an alternative subject line likely to elicit a faster and more detailed response from the recipient. |
| US09282063B2 |
Cell processing method and device for switch fabric chip
A cell processing method and device for a Switch Fabric (SF) chip are disclosed, which belong to the field of communications. The SF chip includes a unicast route table, which is multiplexed in two working modes and is looked up according to a unicast cell, and a multicast route table, which is multiplexed in the two working modes and is looked up according to a multicast cell. The cell processing method for an SF chip includes: the SF chip receives a cell and an input link number corresponding to the cell from an upstream apparatus and extracts a destination Identifier (ID) of the cell; the SF chip looks up a route table according to a working mode of the SF chip, the destination ID and the input link number to determine a first bitmap corresponding to the cell; and the SF chip performs load balancing on the first bitmap to obtain a second bitmap and outputs the cell to a downstream apparatus according to the second bitmap. With the technical solutions of the disclosure, the SF chip in a cascade switching system can adapt to different working modes. |
| US09282059B2 |
Quality of service (QoS) configuration in low-power and lossy networks
In one embodiment, a distributed intelligence agent (DIA) in a computer network performs deep packet inspection on received packets to determine packet flows, and calculates per-flow service level agreement (SLA) metrics for the packets based on timestamp values placed in the packets by respective origin devices in the computer network. By comparing the SLA metrics to respective SLAs to determine whether the respective SLAs are met, then in response to a particular SLA not being met for a particular flow, the DIA may download determined quality of service (QoS) configuration parameters to one or more visited devices along n calculated paths from a corresponding origin device for the particular flow to the DIA. In addition, in one or more embodiments, the QoS configuration parameters may be adjusted or de-configured based on whether they were successful. |
| US09282058B2 |
Flexible stacking port
A stackable device having a plurality of data ports, wherein each of the data ports is capable of operating as a regular data port or a stacking port. A first set of one or more of the data ports is specified as a first flexible stacking port, and a second set of one or more of the data ports is specified as a second flexible stacking port. Each flexible stacking port can be individually configured to operate as an actual stacking port, if required by the configuration of an associated stack. If a flexible stacking port is not configured to operate as an actual stacking port, then the data port(s) included in the flexible stacking port are available to operate as regular data port(s). |
| US09282051B2 |
Credit-based resource allocator circuit
A high-speed credit-based allocator circuit receives an allocation request to make an allocation to one of a set of a processing entities. The allocator circuit maintains a chain of bubble sorting module circuits for the set, where each bubble sorting module circuit stores a resource value and an indication of a corresponding processing entity. A bubble sorting operation is performed so that the head of the chain tends to indicate the processing entity of the set that has the highest amount of the resource (credit) available. The allocation requested is made to the processing entity indicated by the head module circuit of the chain. The amount of the resource available to each processing entity is tracked by adjusting the resource values as allocations are made, and as allocated tasks are completed. The allocator circuit is configurable to maintain multiple chains, thereby supporting credit-based allocations to multiple sets of processing entities. |
| US09282050B2 |
System and method for minimum path MTU discovery in content centric networks
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating fragmentation of packets with hierarchically structured variable-length identifiers (HSVLIs). During operation, the system receives an interest packet with an HSVLI corresponding to a piece of content. The system then identifies a minimum path maximum transmission unit (MTU) value carried in the packet. In response to the piece of content not being stored locally, the system then determines an egress port for the packet based on the HSVLI. The system further determines an MTU associated with the egress port. Subsequently, in response to the MTU associated with the egress port being less than the minimum path MTU value carried in the packet, the system updates the minimum path MTU value in the packet to the MTU value associated with the egress port. |
| US09282041B2 |
Congestion profiling of computer network devices
A method may include transmitting data frames from a reaction point of a source device. The method may also include receiving, at the reaction point, congestion notification messages corresponding to the transmitted data frames and containing congestion feedback data regarding a particular network switching device and an identifier of the particular network switching device. The method may also include modifying a congestion profile for the particular network switching device by correlating the identifier of the particular network switching device to a profile entry, and updating the profile entry with the congestion feedback data. |
| US09282039B2 |
Address resolution method, apparatus, and system
An address resolution method uniformly processing ARP broadcast packets by an address server to avoid broadcasting in the network, so that the occupied bandwidth is reduced. The method also includes storing by a network device and terminal address correspondence information of local and remote terminals in communication with one another, which reduces the size of the MAC table in the data center network, reduces the load of the network device, and improves the processing capabilities of the network device, so that it is possible to deploy a large layer-2 network to thereby solve real-time relocation problems of a virtual machine. |
| US09282034B2 |
Directed route load/store packets for distributed switch initialization
Techniques are described for transmitting a packet from a source switch module to a destination switch module. Embodiments include determining, at the destination switch module, a path from the source switch module to the destination switch module. Path information specifying the determined path from the source switch module to the destination switch module is transmitted from the destination switch module to the source switch module. Additionally, embodiments include receiving, at the destination switch module, from the source switch module, a packet that includes (i) at least a portion of the path information and (ii) payload data to be processed at the destination switch module, wherein the packet was routed using the at least a portion of the path information. The payload data within the received packet is processing by the destination switch module. |
| US09282033B2 |
Intelligent handling of virtual machine mobility in large data center environments
At a physical device in a network configured to host a virtual switch and one or more virtual machines, a packet is received at the virtual switch from a source virtual machine that is directly attached to that virtual switch. A destination Media Access Control (MAC) address is identified from the packet indicating a destination virtual machine for the packet. In response to determining that the destination MAC address of the packet is not present in a database of MAC addresses accessible by the virtual switch, the destination MAC address of the packet is replaced with a shared MAC address associated with a plurality of physical switches in the network. |
| US09282031B2 |
Network system and routing method
A network system and a routing method are disclosed herein. The routing method includes receiving a route planning request corresponding to a packet flow; calculating a corresponding value according to the route planning request; comparing the corresponding value with a plurality of matching values stored in a storage space; and under a condition that the corresponding value matches a corresponding one of the matching values, acquiring an assigning path stored in the storage and routing the packet flow along the assigning path. |
| US09282028B2 |
Method and system for TCP X.25 connectivity
Techniques for providing a method and system for TCP to X.25 connectivity are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method, comprising configuring, via at least one processor, an X.25 switch for direct communication with a TCP/IP based network device, configuring, via at least one processor, X.25 packet encapsulation software on the TCP/IP based network device, provisioning, via at least one processor, one or more X.25 PVCs on the X.25 switch, provisioning, via at least one processor, one or more PVCs on the TCP/IP based network device, and routing network traffic directly between the TCP/IP based network device and the X.25 switch. |
| US09282024B2 |
Physical layer processing of timestamps and MAC security
A physical layer device provides both timestamp processing and security processing. The timestamp processing may be PTP processing according to IEEE Std. 1588 and/or OAM processing according to ITU-T Recommendation Y.1731. The security processing may be MACsec processing according to IEEE Std. 802.1AE. The timestamp processing may delay some packets to avoid impairing accuracy of timing information. For example, the accuracy of timing information could be impaired when a packet containing the timing information is delay due to additional bits added to a preceding packet to include a security tag and integrity check value. |
| US09282023B2 |
Resistance arranging system and method based on RS-485 network
A resistance arranging system and method based on a RS-485 network are disclosed. A detection packet is generated and a circuit loop is received, so that the detection packet is taken as a basis signal and the received detection packet through the circuit loop is taken as a comparison signal, and push-up, pull-down and terminal resistors are arranged by controlling the switch according to the basis signal and the comparison signal, whereby achieving in a technical efficacy of convenience of promoting the resistors arrangement. |
| US09282020B2 |
Bounded-budget monitor deployment in monitoring networks via end-to-end probes
A method (and corresponding computer readable storage medium) of selective monitor deployment under budget constraints, wherein the mechanism includes iterating through each layer of an overlay network multiple times and wherein monitor deployment in a lower layer results in recommending adjustments of monitor deployment in an upper layer so as to reduce the overall deployment cost. Also, a method (and corresponding computer readable storage medium) of selective monitor deployment under budget constraints, wherein a deployment budget is a residual budget after deployment at higher layers of an overlay network. |
| US09282019B2 |
Tracing logical network packets through physical network
Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller that manages several managed forwarding elements. The method receives a request to trace a specified packet having a particular source on a logical switching element. The method generates the packet at the network controller according to the packet specification. The generated packet includes an indicator that the packet is for a trace operation. The method inserts the packet into a managed forwarding element associated with the particular source. The method receives a set of messages from a set of managed forwarding elements that process the packet regarding operations performed on the packet. |
| US09282018B2 |
Client-independent network supervision application
A network monitoring and control application suitable for use by teachers and other users is implemented using wireless access points and does not require specific software to be installed on client network devices. The application uses student and class information to organize network client information. Upon receiving a monitoring request, one or more classes assigned to the teacher are identified by accessing class data. Class data is accessed to identify students assigned to the class and the client network devices used by these students. One wireless access point providing wireless network connections to at least a portion of the students' devices is selected to collect network activity information from the students' devices and presents this information to the teacher. The teacher may also use the selected wireless access point to disable students' network access or to redirect students' devices to a network resource. |
| US09282017B2 |
Apparatus and method for analyzing a packet
An apparatus captures packets transmitted between first and second devices in accordance with first and second communication protocols, where the first and second protocols each assign a value for identifying a packet transmitted between first and second devices. In a state in which a first packet transmitted from the first device to the second device has not been captured yet at a time point of capturing an acknowledgment packet, responsive to the first packet, including a first value, upon capturing a second packet assigned a second value indicating order earlier than the first value, the apparatus determines whether the second packet is the first packet that is captured later than the acknowledgment packet, based on a difference between third and fourth values respectively assigned to the second packet and a previous packet that is captured latest among packets transmitted from the first device and captured earlier than the acknowledgment packet. |
| US09282012B2 |
Cognitive data delivery optimizing system
Network performance data is gathered and analyzed to produce network patterns and data delivery strategies. Client devices and other network components report network performance data to a central management system. Data delivery strategies are applied to a portion of a network to deliver content appropriate for network patterns that are associated with the portion of the network. |
| US09282011B2 |
Network communication
Mobile devices are networked to servers using connections. The connections are monitored to select one or more connections as the active connection. Information from applications is aggregated and transmitted across the active connection in order to network the mobile devices to the servers. |
| US09282008B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring system performance and availability
A prognostics module includes a systems analysis module and a determination module. The systems analysis module is configured to obtain operational information corresponding to a system-wide operation of a multi-element system. The multi-element system includes multiple elements communicatively coupled by at least one common communication link. The determination module is configured to determine a future health of at least one of the multiple elements of the multi-element system using the operational information corresponding to the system-wide operation of the multi-element system. |
| US09282006B2 |
Method and system of enhancing multiple MAC registration protocol (MMRP) for protocol internetworking
A method is disclosed to forward Ethernet frames associated with a service instance at a node (a “forwarding node”) in a network supporting an implementation of a protocol for creating logical loop-free topologies. The method starts with receiving a number of MMRPDUs at the forwarding node from links in the first network (receiving links), where each MMRPDU of the first plurality of MMRPDUs contains a first interested node list including one or more interested nodes identified by MAC addresses. Then a service instance identifier (SID) is identified for the service instance and a first set of MAC addresses interested in the service instance is formed. Then a number of MMRPDUs are sent to links associated with the service instance, where each MMRPDU contains a second set of MAC addresses interested in the service instance. The sending may be accompanied by the node installing filtering at the forwarding node accordingly. |
| US09282002B2 |
Method for operating a remote controlled network element
A method for operating a remote-controlled network element in a telecommunication network includes: configuring the network element with a new configuration; determining whether a network connection failure between the network element and a network management system of the telecommunication network exists after the configuration; and in response to detecting a network connection failure, setting the network element automatically to a standard configuration and establishing a network connection between the network element and the network management system using the standard configuration. Setting the network element automatically to a standard configuration and establishing the network connection includes: loading a previous IPSec certificate in case that the previous Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) certificate has been at least partly replaced during the configuration; and establishing the network connection between the network element and the network management system using the previous IPSec certificate. |
| US09282001B2 |
Policy based utility networking
In various embodiments, a policy-based residential networked meter can be an energy switch router device (ESRD) that provides policy-based advanced metering, load control and shaping, energy services delivery and accounting, and secure web services interfaces and internetworking communications. The ESRD can be integrated and inter-related with advanced policy-based sensory, metrology, monitoring, control, recording, classification, prioritization, security, routing, and switching functions. The ESRD may be used to sense, measure, meter, and control electrical service flows to the utility service point at the customer premise, and may be configured and managed with one or more policy-based networking methods. |
| US09281999B2 |
Apparatus for remotely configuring network interfaces in a remote management system
According to one aspect, a computer system for remotely configuring network interfaces of a host computer is disclosed, the system including a remote management computer and a managed host computer communicatively connected to the remote management computer over a communications link. The host computer includes a first network interface operable to communicatively connect to two or more server computers on two or more corresponding port numbers, and a second network interface operable to communicatively connect to two or more server computers on two or more corresponding port numbers. The system also includes a microcontroller operatively connected to the first network interface and the second network interface. The microcontroller has a programmable processor that is programmed to cause the host computer to perform functions that include receiving configuration data from the remote management computer over the communications link. |
| US09281995B2 |
Virtual network and management method of virtual network
There is a need to generate a virtual network across multiple physical networks without the need for users to understand information about the respective physical networks.A network system includes: multiple communication systems for communication with a user; multiple physical network management servers that manage multiple physical networks including multiple routers; and a virtual network management server that manages a virtual network connecting the communication systems with each other through the physical networks. The virtual network management server acquires physical network configuration information. The virtual network management server generates management information in order to manage the physical networks as one abstraction network. The virtual network management server configures the abstraction network by transmitting the generated management information to each of the physical network management servers and the routers. |
| US09281989B2 |
Compensation apparatus, signal generator and wireless communication equipment
A compensation apparatus compensates a quadrature-demodulated signal output from a quadrature demodulator 5 that performs quadrature demodulation by using a signal of a carrier frequency fc, by removing an image component caused by the quadrature demodulator 5 from the quadrature-demodulated signal. The compensation apparatus includes a signal generator 10 that generates a reference signal having a predetermined bandwidth in a reception band, and provides the reference signal to an input side of the quadrature demodulator 5. The reference signal includes a frequency band that is biased to either a higher-frequency side or a lower-frequency side with respect to the carrier frequency. |
| US09281986B2 |
Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus, and relay apparatus
A transmission apparatus included in a communication system together with a reception apparatus and configured to multiplex data from M (M is a natural number equal to or larger than 2) channels and transmit the data to the reception apparatus. The transmission apparatus includes M timing offset units configured to respectively receive inputs of the data from the different channels and insert designated timing offset values in the input data, a multiplexing unit configured to multiplex the M data subjected to the timing offset and output a multiplexed signal, and a timing-offset calculating unit configured to calculate different timing offset values for the respective M timing offset units and output the calculated timing offset values to the respective timing offset units. |
| US09281985B2 |
Application of sequence hopping and orthogonal covering codes to uplink reference signals
Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting and receiving references signals. A method includes transmitting a first parameter and a second parameter, which are cell specific parameters; transmitting a third parameter, which is a UE specific parameter; transmitting a CSI; and receiving at least one of a first reference signal, which is generated based on the CSI, for a PUSCH and a second reference signal for a PUCCH. The first reference signal is generated by not applying sequence hopping and group sequence hopping, regardless of values of the first parameter and the second parameter, if the third parameter indicates that the sequence hopping and the group sequence hopping are disabled. The second reference signal is generated by applying the group sequence hopping, if the first parameter indicates that the group sequence hopping is enabled and the third parameter indicates that the sequence hopping and the group sequence hopping are disabled. |
| US09281981B1 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting data with conditional zero padding
An apparatus and method for transmitting data with conditional zero padding is provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a transmitter transmits data to a receiver by transmitting symbols such that each symbol is preceded by a cyclic prefix of a fixed length and the symbol conditionally includes enough zero padding to avoid ISI (Inter-Symbol Interference) between consecutive symbols. In some implementations, if the fixed length for cyclic prefixes is long enough to avoid ISI between consecutive symbols, then the symbols may omit zero padding. Otherwise, the symbols may include enough zero padding to avoid ISI between consecutive symbols. The zero padding may be zero tail or zero head. |
| US09281979B2 |
Millimeter-wave line of sight MIMO communication system for indoor applications
A Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) communication system is described. The system may include a transmitting device having at least two transmitting antennae, each of the at least two transmitting antenna is configured to form and/or steer directional beam signals, and a receiving device having at least two receiving antennae. The transmitting device and the receiving device are configured and disposed such that illuminated spots at the receiving device produced by the beam signals of the transmitting antennae are smaller than spatial separation between neighboring receiving antennae and/or resolution spots from the receiving antenna are smaller than spatial separation between the transmitting antennae. |
| US09281976B2 |
Transmitter and method of transmitting
At least one tone is generated. An output signal is generated in response to an input signal and the at least one tone. The output signal is modulated. The input signal and the at least one tone are represented in the modulated output signal. The at least one tone is outside a bandwidth of the input signal as represented in the modulated output signal. The modulated output signal is amplified. The at least one tone in the amplified signal is attenuated after the amplifying. |
| US09281973B2 |
Method for demodulating at least one frame consisting of a succession of bits coded according to a Manchester code
A method for demodulating at least one received frame is provided, where the frame includes of a succession of bits coded according to a Manchester code. The method includes the steps of: generating an interruption at least at each appearance of a rising and/or falling edge of the frame of coded bits; determining the time between each interruption from at least one first counter; reinitializing the demodulation of the frame as soon as one of the determined times is less than a first predetermined value or greater than a second predetermined value, the first and second predetermined values being dependent on the duration of a bit coded according to the code; and demodulating, for each determined time, if the determined time is greater than the first predetermined value and is less than the second predetermined value, at least one binary value of the frame from the determined time. |
| US09281972B2 |
Multi-band radio-frequency digital predistortion
Systems and methods for radio frequency digital predistortion in a multi-band transmitter are disclosed. In one embodiment, the multi-band transmitter includes a digital upconversion system configured to digitally upconvert digital input signals to provide digital radio frequency signals. Each digital input signal and thus each digital radio frequency signal corresponds to a different band of a multi-band transmit signal to be transmitted by the multi-band transmitter. The multi-band transmitter also includes a radio frequency digital predistortion system configured to digitally predistort the digital radio frequency signals to provide predistorted digital radio frequency signals, and a combiner configured to combine the predistorted digital radio frequency signals to provide a multi-band predistorted digital radio frequency signal. |
| US09281968B2 |
Differential circuit system
A differential circuit system is provided. The differential circuit system includes: a different circuit set including a plurality of differential circuits, a voltage regulator, and a current drainage circuit set. The differential circuits are electrically connected between a first node and a second node, and each differential circuit generates a current flowing from the first node to the second node. A high voltage is provided to the first node and a low voltage is provided to the second node. The first node receives an external voltage. According to the first voltage, the voltage regulator generates the low voltage. The low voltage is provided to the second node. The current drainage circuit set generates a drainage current in between the second node and a ground voltage. A superposed current flowing to the voltage regulator is difference of the summation of currents minus the conducting current. |
| US09281967B2 |
Rail-to-rail line driver using differential cascode bootstraping
Aspects of rail-to-rail line drivers using differential cascode bootstrapping are described. In one embodiment, a differential line driver includes first and second differential driver output legs. The first output leg includes a first p-type cascode stack and a first n-type cascode stack, and the second output leg includes a second p-type cascode stack and a second n-type cascode stack. The differential line driver also includes a differential cascode bootstrap circuit arrangement coupled to an output of the differential line driver. More particularly, the differential cascode bootstrap circuit arrangement is coupled between the first and second differential output driver legs and the output of the differential line driver. According to aspects of the embodiments described herein, differential line drivers with overvoltage protection and rail-to-rail output swings may be achieved. Further, the differential line drivers may be generally smaller, with cascode stack transistors of reduced in size. |
| US09281964B2 |
Method of establishing optimized media path and signaling gateway for implementing this method
Provided are a method and signaling gateway for establishing an optimized media path applied in an IMS network. The method includes: during the process of forwarding a session description protocol (SDP) request and response, when receiving a SDP response of a first session, a first ALG judging that there is an optimized media path between itself and a second ALG, then when sending the SDP response of the first session, including indication information in the send SDP response; the first ALG sending a SDP request with the target being the second ALG; and after having received the SDP response of the first session including the indication information or after having received the SDP request with the target being the second ALG and the SDP response of the first session including the indication information, the second ALG sending the SDP response of the first session. |
| US09281962B2 |
System for determining email spam by delivery path
A spam detector for determining likelihood of forgery of a source in an email addressed to a destination is provided, comprising extraction means for extracting delivery path information from one or more packets in the packet flow of the email, and comparison means for comparing the extracted delivery path information with trusted delivery path information from the source to the destination. |
| US09281956B2 |
Radio communication station and radio communication device, and methods of operating same
A radio communication station in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio communication devices, derives a quantization parameter from control indications received from respective radio communication devices and transmits the quantization parameter to the radio communication devices on at least one downlink channel. The radio communication devices receive the quantization parameter, determine respective channel state metrics for the downlink channel, respectively quantize the determined respective channel state metrics by applying quantization ranges indicated by the quantization parameter, determine respective control indications indicative of the respective quantized channel state metrics, and transmit to the radio communication station respective signals indicating the determined respective control indications as respective random access transmissions on an uplink channel. |
| US09281953B1 |
Systems and methods for routing multicast packets
Method and system for a network device are provided. The device includes a port for receiving a multicast packet and a multicast data structure for maintaining information regarding a multicast group to which the multicast packet is to be sent. When the port is a part of a link aggregation group (LAG), then any port that is a member of the LAG is removed from the multicast group such that the multicast packet is not sent to any member of the LAG. |
| US09281952B2 |
System and method for adding members to chat groups based on analysis of chat content
A system, method, and program product is provided that selects an instant messaging message that includes one or more words in a text area. The instant message is a communication with an instant messaging participant that corresponds to an instant messaging participant identifier. A count is kept of the words that match keywords that are associated with a selected instant messaging group data store that is stored in a nonvolatile data area. If the count exceeds a particular threshold, the instant messaging participant identifier is added to the selected instant messaging group. |
| US09281948B2 |
Revocation information for revocable items
Techniques for providing revocation information for revocable items are described. In implementations, a revocation service is employed to manage revocation information for various revocable items. For example, the revocation service can maintain a revoked list that includes revoked revocable items, such as revoked digital certificates, revoked files (e.g., files that are considered to the unsafe), unsafe network resources (e.g., a website that is determined to be unsafe), and so on. In implementations, the revocation service can communicate a revoked list to a client device to enable the client device to maintain an updated list of revocation information. |
| US09281947B2 |
Security mechanism within a local area network
A local area network server may issue security certificates to client devices on the network for two-way authentication across the network. The certificates may be issued through a transaction performed over the network and, in some cases, may be automated. The server may have a self signed or a trusted security certificate which may serve as a basis for issuing certificates to various clients. After a certificate is issued, future communications on the network may be authenticated by both the server and client, and the communications may be encrypted using the certificates. |
| US09281946B2 |
Authentication system for gaming machines
Disclosed is a system and method that uses digital signature technology to authenticate the contents of one or more manifests located on a storage device. Each manifest contains a list of file records, where each record contains the name of a file stored on the storage device, and a SHA1 hash value derived from the contents of the file. At boot time, the gaming machine first authenticates the contents of the manifest and then verifies the contents of the files using the SHA1 value stored in the manifest. Files are verified using the SHA1, as they are needed, during the boot up of the operating system and throughout normal operation. This method reduces the boot time of the gaming machine and eliminates the need to check digital signatures for each individual file or over the entire contents of a non-secure media. |
| US09281945B2 |
Offline methods for authentication in a client/server authentication system
A method for providing authentication of a user of a recipient unit when the recipient unit is off-line includes storing one or a plurality of challenge-reply sets associated with an article based on an on-line communication with a sender unit. Each of the challenge-reply sets includes at least a challenge-reply pair for use in off-line authentication of the user for a particular resource available through the recipient unit. When the user is offline, the method includes selecting at least one of the plurality of stored challenge-reply sets for off-line authentication of the user for the particular resource available through the recipient unit. |
| US09281941B2 |
Homomorphic evaluation including key switching, modulus switching, and dynamic noise management
Homomorphic evaluations of functions are performed. The functions include operation(s). Variants of key switching and modulus switching are described and are performed prior to or after the operation(s). A key switching transformation converts a ciphertext with respect to a first secret key and a first modulus to a ciphertext with respect to a second secret key and a second modulus. A key switching transformation converts a first version of a ciphertext with respect to a first secret key and with some number r bits of precision to a second version of the selected ciphertext with respect to a second keys and with some other number r′ bits of precision. The ciphertexts may be operated on as polynomials represented using evaluation representation, which has benefits for multiplication and automorphism. Further, ciphertexts are associated with an estimate of noise, which is used to determine when to perform modulus switching on the ciphertexts. |
| US09281937B2 |
Control timing synchronization method, optical transmission system, and optical transmission apparatus
A control timing synchronization method is executed by a first and a second optical transmission apparatus. The first optical transmission apparatus: superimposes on a main signal and transmits, information of control process details; waits for a first period; subsequently, superimposes on the main signal and transmits, a message giving notification of control start timing; waits for a second period; and subsequently switches a process of the first optical transmission apparatus to a process corresponding to the control process details. The second optical transmission apparatus: acquires the information on the main signal; waits until detection of the message on the main signal, when a process is present that is to be executed by the second optical transmission apparatus based on the information; waits for the second period when the message is detected while waiting for the detection of the message; and subsequently, executes a process corresponding to the information. |
| US09281936B2 |
Phase detector, motor drive controller, motor device, and method of detecting phase of rotor
A phase detector includes a crossing-point phase detection circuit to compare signals levels of pairs of sensor signals and output crossing-point phase detection signals indicating phases of crossing points between the pairs of the sensor signals, each having a signal level corresponding to a rotational position of a rotor of a motor having coils, a crossing-point level detection circuit to output crossing-point level signals indicating crossing-point levels detected, a signal selection circuit to select one of the sensor signals as a selection signal, a phase detection circuit to detect that a signal level of the selection signal has reached a threshold level, and output a phase data signal indicating a phase of the rotor corresponding to the threshold level, and a threshold-level correction circuit to correct the threshold level based on the crossing-point level signals. |
| US09281934B2 |
Clock and data recovery with high jitter tolerance and fast phase locking
Systems and methods for recovering clock and data from a data input signal are disclosed that sample a plurality of clock phase signals with the data input signal to determine a timing relationship between the data input signal and the clock phase signals and use the determined to timing relationship to select one of the clock phase signals to use for sampling the data input signal to produce recovered data. The CDR can include a glitch suppression module to suppress glitches on the clock output signal that could be caused by large instantaneous jitter on the data input signal. A clock and data recovery circuit (CDR) using these methods can quickly lock to a new data input signal and can reliably receive data when there is large instantaneous timing jitter on the data input signal. |
| US09281931B2 |
Apparatus and method for receiving a control channel in a multi-component carrier system
The present description relates to an apparatus and method for receiving a control channel in a multi-component carrier system. The method for performing random access disclosed in the present description comprises the steps of: transmitting a random access preamble to a base station from an activated sub-serving cell; monitoring physical downlink control channel candidates during a response window one the basis of a certain aggregation in a temporary search space in a control region of the activated sub-serving cell, wherein the control region consists of a group of control channel elements; and adjusting an uplink time of the activated sub-serving cell according to a time advance command indicated by a random access response when the random access response, including a random access identifier corresponding to the random access preamble, is received in the response window. |
| US09281930B2 |
Method for transmitting/receiving data in wireless access system and base station for same
In the present invention, a method for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless access system and a base station for same are disclosed. More particularly, the method comprises the following steps: setting a cell group per at least one cell having an identical uplink-downlink configuration, if a plurality of cells are set to a user equipment; performing via a first cell cross-cell scheduling with regard to a second cell, which belongs to a cell group that is different from that including the first cell, according to the uplink-downlink configuration of the first cell; confirming the occurrence of a collision subframe, in which an uplink subframe and a downlink subframe exist simultaneously in the same time interval, in two cells performing the cross-cell scheduling; and transmitting/receiving data with the user equipment when scheduled in the collision subframe due to the cross-cell scheduling, by modifying a transmission position of the uplink or the downlink according to the cross-cell scheduling. |
| US09281929B2 |
Providing mobile-guided downlink interference management
Systems and methods can be implemented on a user device and eNBs to manage downlink interference at the user device. The user device in a cell associated with a corresponding serving base station may receive interference from one or more interfering base stations. The user device can identify a preferred radio resource set in response to the detected interference and transmit a preferred radio resource indication to at least the serving base station in response to the detected interference. The preferred radio resource indication can be used for identifying the preferred radio resource set associated with the serving base station. |
| US09281927B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting channel state information in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are provided for reporting Channel State Information (CSI) in an uplink by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes reporting a first Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) to an evolved Node B (eNB); calculating a second PMI using the first PMI; and reporting the second PMI to the eNB. |
| US09281924B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating various transmission modes for WLAN systems
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for generating 40+40 MHz and 40+40+40+40 MHz transmission modes for IEEE 802.11 wireless communications systems using Very High Throughput (VHT) waveforms with application to Television White Space (TVWS) spectrum. |
| US09281922B2 |
Data indicator for persistently allocated packets in a communications system
An apparatus 310 employable in a communication system configured to determine a value for a new data indicator for semi-persistently allocated or scheduled resources. In one embodiment, the apparatus 310 includes a processor 320 configured to receive a cell radio network temporary identifier indicating a semi-persistent scheduling. The processor 320 is also configured to treat a reception of data with a new data indicator flag in accordance with the semi-persistent scheduling as one of a persistent initial transmission if a value of the new data indicator flag is equal to a first predefined value, and a retransmission of semi-persistent scheduling data if the value of the new data indicator flag is equal to a second predefined value. |
| US09281916B2 |
Flexible data transmission scheme adaptive to communication channel quality
Methods and apparatus for transferring data along a link with a 10GBASE-T transceiver at a variable data rate are disclosed. One exemplary method includes detecting a link quality metric; and selecting a symbol transmission rate and a data modulation scheme based on the detected link quality metric. In many implementations, for a selected symbol transmission rate, if the detected link quality metric is less than a link quality threshold, then the selecting of the data modulation scheme is performed such that a data bit per symbol value represented by the selected data modulation scheme is decreased by at least ½ data bit per symbol. The selected symbol transmission rate and the selected modulation together represent a selectable data rate from a selection of data rates. |
| US09281915B2 |
Optical polarization demultiplexing for a coherent-detection scheme
An optical receiver having a plurality of optical IQ modulators arranged in a butterfly configuration and configured to operate as an optical polarization de-multiplexer. The optical receiver further has (i) an opto-electric circuit configured to apply optical homodyne detection to an optical input signal received by the optical receiver and (ii) a controller configured to generate one or more control signals for driving the IQ modulators of the plurality based on one or more electrical feedback signals received from the opto-electric circuit. |
| US09281913B2 |
Signal detection circuit and optical transmission equipment
A signal detection circuit includes: a first optical filter configured to filter an optical signal carrying a frequency modulated signal with a first transmission band; a second optical filter configured to filter the optical signal with a second transmission band; a first photo detector configured to convert the output light of the first optical filter into a first electrical signal; a second photo detector configured to convert the output light of the second optical filter into a second electrical signal; a difference circuit configured to output a signal representing a difference between the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal; and a detector configured to detect the frequency modulated signal based on the output signal of the difference circuit. |
| US09281909B2 |
Multiple language emergency alert system message
An Emergency Alert System (EAS) alert message is distributed in multiple languages. The multiple language EAS alert message can be provided via a single channel and/or multiple channels. The multiple language EAS alert message can be provided with a language vector indicating the languages provided and the location of respective language specific EAS alert messages. A mobile device receiving the multiple language EAS alert message, selects a preferred language specific EAS alert message and renders the EAS alert message in the preferred language. |
| US09281904B2 |
Active backplane designs
A backplane device may include an electrical bus, an optical fabric, and a plurality of card sockets. A particular one of the plurality of card sockets may include a first socket configured to receive a first electrical connector of a card and electrically connect the first electrical connector to the electrical bus; and a conversion device comprising a second socket configured to receive a second electrical connector of the card; and an optical transceiver configured to convert electrical signals received from the second electrical connector to optical signals and provide the optical signals to the optical fabric; and convert optical signals received from the optical fabric to electrical signals and provide the electrical signals to the second electrical connector. |
| US09281902B2 |
Methods and systems for optical receivers
Broadband access networks are driving the upgrade of DWDM networks from 10 Gb/s per channel to more spectrally-efficient 40 Gb/s or 100 Gb/s. Signal quality degradation due to linear and non-linear impairments are significant and error control coding and signal processing solutions play increasingly key roles in meeting increasing demand, providing improved quality of service, and reduced cost. It would be beneficial to reduce the power consumption of optical receivers for optical links exploiting for example LPDC encoding. Accordingly, the inventors have established a low complexity soft-decision front-end compatible with deployable LDPC codes in next-generation optical transmission systems. Beneficially the optical receiver design can be retro-fitted into deployed hard-decision based optical systems and replaces the 3-to-2 encoder of the prior art in the electrical portion of the receiver with a single gate design. Further, the design may act as a 2-bit Flash ADC in multimode fiber based optical receivers. |
| US09281901B2 |
Planar lightwave circuit and optical receiver
A planar lightwave circuit includes a substrate in which a groove being formed, the groove dividing the substrate into a first area and a second area; a first filter, a second filter, and a third filter intruded into the groove; as are formed in the first area, a first and a second waveguides formed to guide signal light and local oscillation light; a third and a fourth waveguides formed to guide signal light and local oscillation light; a first 90-degree optical hybrid; as are formed in the second area, a fifth and sixth waveguides formed to guide signal light and local oscillation light; and a second 90-degree optical hybrid. |
| US09281896B2 |
Location-aware profiles in a balloon network
Disclosed embodiments may help a balloon network to provide substantially continuous service in a given geographic area. An example method may be carried out at a balloon that is at a location associated with the first geographic area in a balloon network that includes a plurality of geographic areas. The balloon may determine that it should update its balloon-state in accordance with a balloon-state profile for the first geographic area. Then, in response, the balloon may determine the balloon-state profile for the first geographic area, which may include one or more state parameters for balloons operating in the first geographic area. The balloon may then operate according to the balloon-state profile for the first geographic area. |
| US09281892B2 |
OTDR trace analysis in PON systems
Fault analysis of a Passive Optical Network comprising Optical Network Terminal(s) uses Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR). An OTDR measurement signal is supplied to a multistage splitter having a ratio 2:Nroot. At least one drop link which is connected to the multistage splitter comprises one or more sub-splitters which having a ratio 1:Nbranch. A new event location is determined based on the OTDR measurement signal by analyzing OTDR measurement data relating to the sub-splitter based on distance from the multistage splitter and to the sub-splitter. A fault magnitude is calculated for a given location by subtracting an event magnitude obtained from the new OTDR measurement from a reference OTDR measurement and taking into account the number of drop links connected to the last splitter stage and to the sub-splitter in the reference measurement and the new measurement, thereby enabling determination of position and severity of the fault locations. |
| US09281887B2 |
Method for topology control using sectorized antennas in wireless networks
The invention concerns a method for optimizing antenna pattern assignment for a first wireless communication device forming a wireless network with at least one second wireless communication device, each of said communication device being equipped with a multi-sector antenna, an antenna pattern being a combination of said antenna sectors, said communication devices being adapted for sending a request and for receiving a response using a current antenna pattern assignment, said method comprising a step of: evaluating by said first communication device a first value; sending by said first communication device to said second communication device a broadcast request comprising said value receiving by said first communication device, a response to said broadcast request, said response being sent by said second communication device, said response depending on a second value evaluated by said second device; Switching or not, by said first communication device, to a new antenna sector assignment depending on said response; According to the invention the first value is evaluated by minimizing a first local function according to the received signal strength received by said first communication device having said current antenna pattern assignment and the second value is evaluated by minimizing a second local function according to the received signal strength received by said second communication device for its own current antenna pattern assignment. |
| US09281881B2 |
4TX codebook enhancement in LTE
Channel state information (CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system is disclosed. A precoding matrix is generated for multi-antenna transmission based on precoding matrix indicator (PMI) feedback, wherein the PMI indicates a choice of precoding matrix derived from a matrix multiplication of two matrices from a first codebook and a second codebook. In one embodiment, the first codebook comprises at least a first precoding matrix constructed with a first group of adjacent Discrete-Fourier-Transform (DFT) vectors. In another embodiment, the first codebook comprises at least a second precoding matrix constructed with a second group of uniformly distributed non-adjacent DFT vectors. In yet another embodiment, the first codebook comprises at least a first precoding matrix and a second precoding matrix, where said first precoding matrix is constructed with a first group of adjacent DFT vectors, and said second precoding matrix is constructed with a second group of uniformly distributed non-adjacent DFT vectors. |
| US09281879B1 |
Methods and apparatus for individually controlling power spectral density (PSD) per transmission port in MIMO transmitters
Systems and methods for controlling power spectral density (PSD) of a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) transmitter are provided. Data corresponding to multiple transmission streams of the MIMO transmitter is received with precoding circuitry from a constellation encoder. The received data is precoded using the precoding circuitry. The precoded data is sent to a plurality of transmission ports of the MIMO transmitter. Power allocation of the precoded data is adjusted for a first of the plurality of transmission ports independently of adjusting power allocation of the precoded data for a second of the plurality of transmission ports. |
| US09281878B2 |
Array antenna, method and device for transmitting and receiving signal
The present application discloses an array antenna, a method and a device for transmitting and receiving a signal. The array antenna includes at least two active antennas, wherein each active antenna is surrounded by at least two different parasitic antennas, respective parasitic antennas are respectively coupled to controllable loads, and the controllable loads are respectively coupled to a control circuit. With the arrangement of at least two active antennas, when a channel is in a good state, channel capacity can be adjusted by adjusting the controllable loads coupled to the parasitic antennas; and when the channel is not in the good state, the bit error ratio can be reduced by both adjusting the controllable loads coupled to the parasitic antennas and adjusting transmitting directional diagrams of the active antennas according to an adjustment vector, meanwhile, miniaturization can also be realized. |
| US09281877B2 |
Training sequence indication for WLAN
In a method for generating a preamble of a data unit for transmission via a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) communication channel, a first field of the preamble is generated. The first field provides a plurality of indicators to a plurality of receivers. Each one of the plurality of indicators indicates a set of a plurality of training sequences that corresponds to transmission of the data unit to a corresponding one of the plurality of receivers. The plurality of training sequences is included in a second field of the preamble. The preamble is formatted such that the first field of the preamble will be transmitted prior to the second field of the preamble being transmitted. |
| US09281873B2 |
Wireless IC device system and method of determining authenticity of wireless IC device
An accessory device to be mounted on a main device is provided with a wireless IC device. The main device is provided with a reader/writer that is an interrogator that communicates with the wireless IC device of the accessory device. When the accessory device is mounted on or about to be mounted on the main device, the reader/writer selects two or more frequencies in a frequency band in which an authentic wireless IC device can communicate to perform communication with the wireless IC device. With this configuration, even if the identification code written in an RFID tag is read and the RFID tag is duplicated, the duplicated RFID tag can be accurately and effectively determined as being counterfeit. |
| US09281872B2 |
Near-field communication authentication
Various aspects are directed to circuit apparatuses, portable electronic devices, and executable applets pertaining to storing and providing secure access to data. As consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a memory circuit that stores executable applet data, a near-field communication (NFC) controller that communicates and receives power via an NFC antenna, and a secure element connected to and powered by the NFC controller circuit (e.g., and operable within a portable device). The secure element executes the applet data as follows. In response to an update command and identification (ID) data, the secure element operates in an update mode by storing the ID data. In response to a read command, the secure element operates in a read mode by providing access to the stored ID data. In response to a read-only command, the secure element operates in a read-only mode by providing read-only access to the stored ID data and preventing changes to the stored ID data. With this approach, the ID data can be stored (e.g., in a manufacturing environment) and future changes thereto can be prevented. |
| US09281870B2 |
Method and terminal for data transmission between terminals
Disclosed is a method for data transmission between terminals and a terminal. The method is applied between a first terminal and a second terminal, with a first capacitive touch screen set on the first terminal and a second capacitive touch screen set on the second terminal, and the method includes: the first terminal transforms the information to be transferred into binary data, then correspondingly applies a voltage to the electrodes involved in data transmission on the first capacitive touch screen and forms corresponding electric field distribution information; when the first capacitive touch screen contacts with the second capacitive touch screen, the second terminal decodes the information to be transferred according to the detected electric field distribution information currently on the first capacitive touch screen. |
| US09281869B2 |
Network repeater
A network repeater is configured to repeat data packets in a broadcast mode without generating a significant broadcast storm. The network repeater is configured to detect a characteristic of a received data packet. The data packet characteristic is compared with valid copies of packet characteristics previously stored in a packet registry. During a delay period, if a valid copy of the detected characteristic is found in the packet registry, then it is assumed that the packet is being received for the second time and the data packet is not repeated in the broadcast mode. If a valid copy of the detected characteristic of the data packet is not found in the packet registry, then the characteristic is stored in the packet registry and the data packet is repeated in a broadcast mode. |
| US09281862B2 |
Application of sequence hopping and orthogonal covering codes to uplink reference signals
Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting and receiving references signals. A method includes receiving a first parameter, which is a cell specific parameter; receiving a second parameter, which is a UE specific parameter; acquiring a first reference signal for a PUSCH, based on the second parameter; acquiring a second reference signal for a PUCCH, based on the first parameter; and transmitting at least one of the first reference signal and the second reference signal. Group sequence hopping is not applied to acquire the first reference signal, if the first parameter indicates that the group sequence hopping is enabled and the second parameter indicates that the group sequence hopping is disabled. The group sequence hopping is applied to acquire the second reference signal, if the first parameter indicates that the group sequence hopping is enabled and the second parameter indicates that the group sequence hopping is disabled. |
| US09281849B2 |
Method and apparatus for compensating for phase shift in a communication device
A method and apparatus for compensating is described, in which a tuning network is electrically coupled to an antenna and to a phase shift network. Baseband signals travel to and from the phase shift network. A controller communicatively linked to the tuning network and to the phase shift network receives data regarding the state of a communication device. The controller changes the impedance of the tuning network, and changes the phase shift of the phase shift network based on the received data. The received data may include information regarding the channel, band, or sub-band on which a communication device is communicating; information regarding on the application state of the device; information regarding the modulator and demodulator state of the device; and information regarding the state of the communication device's antenna. |
| US09281841B2 |
Load balanced decoding of low-density parity-check codes
A method for determining update candidates in a low-density parity-check decoding process includes dividing the quasi-cyclic columns into groups and identifying an update candidate in each group. One or more of the identified update candidates are then updated. In the first half of iterative process, the higher quality candidate is updated. In the second half of the iterative process, the lower quality candidate is updated. |
| US09281840B2 |
System and method for multi standard programmable LDPC decoder
A method for implementing multi standard programmable low-density parity check decoder in a receiver is provided. The method includes (i) generating, by a control signal generation unit, pre computed control signals associated with a h-matrix, (ii) obtaining, by a control signal storage unit of a hardware decoder unit, the pre computed control signals associated with the h-matrix, (iii) obtaining, by a LLR memory fetch & data align unit, LLR bytes from a LLR memory unit, (iv) rotating, by a rotation and aligning unit, the LLR bytes to obtain aligned valid LLR bytes, (v) processing, by the processing element unit, the aligned valid LLR bytes to obtain an output data, and (vi) decoding, the h-matrix associated with at least one standard and code rates based on the pre computed control signals. |
| US09281839B2 |
Hard-decision decoding method and low-density parity-check decoder using same
A hard-decision decoding method includes performing operations necessary for first updating of a check node while loading data, which is input to a decoder, to an input buffer; first updating the check node by using a result of the performing of the operations after storing data, corresponding to one codeword, to the input buffer; and performing low-density parity check (LDPC) decoding by using a result of the first updating of the check node. |
| US09281837B2 |
A/D converter
An A/D converter includes a delta-sigma processing circuit for A/D conversion by delta-sigma modulation, and a cyclic processing circuit for A/D conversion by cyclic processing of amplification of a residue generated in the A/D conversion. The A/D converter further includes a quantization part for outputting a quantized value of quantized output of the delta-sigma processing circuit and a quantized output of the cyclic processing circuit, and a control circuit for generating an A/D conversion result and switching over a reference voltage based on the quantized value. The delta-sigma processing circuit and the cyclic processing circuit include a sampling capacitor, an integration capacitor and a capacitive D/A converter, which includes a DAC capacitor and add and subtract a charge corresponding to a reference voltage to and from a residue of quantization. The sampling capacitor, the DAC capacitor and the integration capacitor are provided as electrically separate capacitors. |
| US09281830B2 |
Radio apparatus
A radio apparatus includes a first receiver that is a processing unit for amplifying and frequency converting a radio signal received via an antenna, thereby outputting an IF signal; a detector unit for detecting a preamble signal from the IF signal; a second receiver for amplifying and quadrature demodulating the radio signal, thereby generating an I-signal and a Q-signal; a demodulator unit for demodulating the I-signal and Q-signal to generate a data signal; and a control unit for halting the operation of the first receiver and further activating the second receiver when the detector unit detects the preamble signal and for activating the first receiver and halting the operation of the second receiver when the demodulator unit completes the demodulation of the I-signal and Q-signal. |
| US09281829B2 |
Apparatus and methods for fast charge pump holdover on signal interruption
Provided herein are apparatus and methods for fast charge pump holdover on signal interruption. In certain configurations, a clock generator system includes a phase-locked loop (PLL), a fast detect circuit, and a switch electrically coupled to an input of the PLL's loop filter. The fast detect circuit relatively quickly detects when an input signal to the PLL is lost. The fast detect circuit can quickly detect the loss of phase lock and can place the PLL into a holdover such that the frequency of a clock signal generated by the PLL remains within an acceptable range. |
| US09281820B2 |
Minimizing power consumption in asynchronous dataflow architectures
An asynchronous pipeline structure includes a plurality of functional blocks comprising dynamic logic, each block precharged to an idle state responsive to a precharge control signal applied thereto, with each block, upon being precharged, receiving input data thereto for processing, and holding output data generated thereby during an evaluate phase, independent of a reset of the input data; for each block, a completion detector circuit coupled to the output of the functional block, the completion detector circuit generating an acknowledgement signal that indicates validity or absence of data at the output of the block; and for each block, a precharge control circuit generating a precharge signal, wherein for a given block, a first input to the precharge control circuit comprises the acknowledgment signal from a downstream completion detector, and second input to the precharge control circuit comprises the precharge signal from an upstream precharge control circuit. |
| US09281816B2 |
Modulated on-die termination
Alternating on-die termination impedances are applied within an integrated circuit device to up-convert signal reflections to higher frequencies that are attenuated by the signaling channel as the reflections propagate toward an intended signal receiver. Through this approach, the disruptive effect of reflected signals may be significantly reduced with relatively little overhead within the interconnected integrated circuit devices and little or no change to the printed circuit board or other interconnect medium. Changes to the printed circuit board or other interconnect medium can be made to further increase attenuation over the frequency band of the up-converted reflection and outside of the transmission band of signals of interest. |
| US09281813B2 |
Half bridge flyback and forward
A circuit includes a transformer having a first winding and a second winding, an input connected to a first terminal of the first winding, a first power transistor and a second power transistor. The first power transistor has a source, a gate, and a drain connected to a second terminal of the first winding. The second power transistor has a source connected to ground, a gate connected to a pulsed voltage drive source and a drain connected to the source of the first power transistor. The gate of the first power transistor is connected to a DC source or the same pulsed voltage drive source as the gate of the second power transistor. The first power transistor actively turns off independent of load current. Other circuit embodiments and corresponding load switching methods are also provided. |
| US09281812B2 |
MIT transistor system including critical current supply device
Provided is a metal-insulator transition (MIT) transistor system including an MIT critical current supply device allowing MIT to occur between a control terminal and an outlet terminal of an MIT transistor for easily and conveniently driving the MIT transistor. A current supplier according to the present invention provides a critical current for allowing an MIT phenomenon to occur between the control terminal and the output terminal of the MIT transistor. |
| US09281811B2 |
Circuit, a method and a synthesizer for generating a synthesized signal with a selectable frequency
A circuit for generating a oscillating with a selectable frequency, comprises a delay generator configured to identify a first time instant, the first time instant being delayed with respect to a signal edge of a clock signal oscillating with a predetermined clock frequency. A delay element is configured to provide a signal edge, the signal edge being delayed with respect to the first time instant such that the signal edge is provided at a second time instant corresponding to a signal edge of the synthesized signal. |
| US09281810B2 |
Current mode logic circuit with multiple frequency modes
A device comprising a clock circuit, a control circuit, and a current mode logic (CML) circuit is disclosed. The clock circuit provides a first differential clock signal and the control circuit generates a control signal based at least in part on the frequency of the first differential clock signal. The CML circuit generates a second differential clock signal based at least in part on the first differential clock signal. The CML circuit operates in one of a plurality of different frequency modes based at least in part on the control signal and includes a number of variable resistors that are responsive to the control signal. |
| US09281804B2 |
Semiconductor device with amplification circuit and output buffer circuit coupled to terminal
The present invention is directed to solve a problem that, in a semiconductor device capable of generating a clock signal by coupling a quartz oscillator to an external terminal to which an I/O port is coupled, leak current of the I/O port which is in the inactive state disturbs activation of a clock. The semiconductor device has a first terminal, an amplification circuit coupled to the first terminal, and an output buffer whose output terminal is coupled to the first terminal. The output buffer has first and second transistors of a first conduction type coupled in series via a first node between a first power supply line and an output terminal, and the conduction states of the first and second transistors of the first conduction state are controlled in response to a first control signal which is applied commonly to the gate of each of the first and second transistors. |
| US09281803B2 |
Method for actuating a number of modules
A method and a circuit system for actuating a number of modules. The method is carried out using the circuit system, which implements a flexible trigger mechanism. |
| US09281798B2 |
Device for impedance matching a component, comprising a filter having matchable impedance, based on a perovskite type material
A device comprises at the input a first component (PA) having a first output impedance (Z1), at the output a second component (ANT) having a second input impedance (Z2), and an impedance-matching network between said first and second components. Because the first and/or the second impedance vary/varies, said impedance-matching network comprises a filter (Fadp), with an impedance that is matchable to the first and second impedances, located between said first and second components and comprising at least two acoustic wave coupled resonators. At least one of the resonators comprises a perovskite type material and means for applying a voltage to said resonator, which enable the permittivity and the impedance thereof to be varied. |
| US09281797B2 |
High-frequency device and directional coupler
A high-frequency device includes a substrate including a plurality of layers that are stacked on top of one another and that include dielectric and magnetic layers, terminals, pattern conductors each formed on one layer, and via conductors each extending through one layer. The pattern conductors and via conductors connect the terminals and form a signal line that transmits a high-frequency signal. A first portion of the signal line includes a via conductor extending through one magnetic layer and/or a pattern conductor sandwiched between two magnetic layers and has a predetermined resistance to the high-frequency signal. A second portion of the signal line includes a capacitor formed of two pattern electrodes with at least one dielectric layer and no magnetic layers sandwiched there between and/or an inductor including a pattern conductor formed on a dielectric layer. The high-frequency device has an impedance to the high-frequency signal at the terminals. |
| US09281795B2 |
Acoustic signal processing apparatus
An acoustic signal's high frequency component extracted by an HPF 13 is multiplied in a multiplier 16 by the first coefficient to control the level of the high frequency component. The first coefficient is generated by a coefficient generation portion 21 in accordance with the full band level of an output signal. A low frequency component extracted by an LPF 15 is multiplied in a multiplier 17 by the second coefficient to control the level of the low frequency component. The second coefficient is generated by a coefficient generation portion 24 in accordance with the level of the output signal's low frequency component extracted by an LP filter 22. The level control of the low frequency component of the output signal and the level control of the high frequency component of the output signal are done separately, resulting in the loudness control which is suitable for the characteristic of the acoustic signal. |
| US09281794B1 |
System and method for digital signal processing
The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing an audio signal and setting a peak signal threshold to a level that is determined to be safe, particularly for children or listeners with sensitive hearing. In various embodiments, a method comprises adjusting a gain of the signal based upon a received profile value minus a safety parameter, filtering the signal with a low shelf filter and/or high shelf filter, passing the signal through a first compressor that sets a peak threshold based upon the profile value minus the safety parameter, filtering the signal again with a low shelf filter and/or high shelf filter, processing the signal with a graphic equalizer, passing the signal through a second compressor that sets a peak threshold based upon the profile minus the safety parameter, and outputting the signal. |
| US09281787B2 |
Current re-using wideband low-noise active balun
Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a low-noise amplifier (LNA) having a balun configuration. The LNA includes a DC current path coupling a first DC supply node to a second DC supply node. First and second output nodes and first and second input nodes are spaced apart along a length of the DC current path. A single-ended radio frequency (RF) input terminal is configured to deliver a single-ended RF signal to the first and second input nodes. A differential RF output terminal is made up of the first and second output nodes. The first and second output nodes are configured to cooperatively establish a differential output signal based on the single-ended RF signal. Other devices and methods are also disclosed. |
| US09281785B2 |
Low-noise amplifier, receiver, method and computer program
A differential cross-coupled common-source or common-emitter low-noise amplifier having capacitive degeneration is disclosed. Further, a radio receiver comprising such a low-noise amplifier is disclosed. Further, a method of controlling switched capacitive networks of an amplifier is disclosed. The method comprises controlling capacitances of the switched degeneration capacitor networks and/or the switched cross-coupling capacitor networks. Further, a computer program for implementing the method is disclosed. |
| US09281782B2 |
Transmitter and signal processing method
The switching frequency in an envelope amplifier is set below that of a transmission RF signal. A transmitter according to the present invention includes a transmission amplifier (3) that amplifies an input signal and generates an output signal, a voltage control amplifier (6) that controls a power supply voltage of the transmission amplifier (3), and an envelope calculation unit (4) that calculates an approximate envelope signal that is an envelope signal of the input signal and is sampled at a lower frequency than the input signal. The voltage control amplifier (6) controls the power supply voltage of the transmission amplifier (3) based on the approximate envelope signal. |
| US09281776B2 |
Power conversion apparatus including different voltage-type bridge circuits
A power conversion apparatus includes a power-conversion circuit unit that includes at least two voltage-type bridge circuits of an upper and lower arm configuration including switching elements connected in series, each of the switching elements including a transistor and a free wheel diode connected to the transistor in inverse parallel. Each of the voltage-type bridge circuits is configured to include, as the free wheel diodes: a SiC-SBD (SiC-Schottky-Barrier Diodes) in both upper and lower arms; a SiC-SBD only in the upper arm; a SiC-SBD only in the lower arm; or a diode other than the SiC-SBD in both the upper and lower arms; and the power-conversion circuit unit is configured by combining at least two configurations among the four configurations for the voltage-type bridge circuits. |
| US09281765B2 |
Motor deceleration method and motor driving system using the same
A motor deceleration method for a motor driving system is provided. The motor driving system outputs a driving signal containing a voltage value, a current value and a frequency value for driving a motor. When a deceleration of the motor is launched, the descent speeds of the voltage value and the frequency value are controlled according to a preset deceleration time period. Then, a voltage compensation value is generated according to a result of comparing the current value with a preset current level, and the voltage value is increased according to the voltage compensation value, so that the current value is increased to the preset current level. According to a frequency compensation value, the current value is increased to and maintained at the preset current level. Finally, the rotating speed of the motor is gradually decreased to a preset speed. |
| US09281762B2 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing a pre-charge circuit module
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for coupling a direct current (DC) pre-charging circuit to a motor drive. In one embodiment, an industrial automation device may include an enclosed module that may include a pre-charge circuit. The pre-charge circuit may pre-charge a direct current (DC) bus. Further, the DC bus may couple to an inverter. The enclosed module may also include a power input that may couple the pre-charge circuit to a DC power source and an electrical output structure that may couple the pre-charge circuit to the inverter. Additionally, the pre-charge circuit may be removeably coupled to the inverter and the DC power source via a sliding action of the enclosed module. |
| US09281760B2 |
Power module and three-level power converter using the same
A first pair including a highest-outer-side switching element and a switching element that operates as a neutral clamp diode on a higher potential side, a second pair including a lowest-outer-side switching element and a switching element that operates as a neutral clamp diode on a lower potential side, and a third pair including a higher-inner-side switching element and a lower-inner-side switching element are respectively configured from power modules that are two-element-inclusive power modules, a power conversion circuit portion being configured from the first pair, the second pair, and the third pair. |
| US09281759B2 |
Power converting apparatus and photovoltaic module
A power converting apparatus and a photovoltaic module are discussed. The power converting apparatus includes a converter including a tapped inductor and a first switch, the converter converting a level of an input direct current (DC) voltage and outputting the level-converted DC voltage, and an inverter including a plurality of switches, the inverter converting the level-converted DC voltage into an alternating current (AC) voltage. The inverter operates separately in a first switching mode where the inverter performs a switching operation at a first frequency for a first period of the converted AC voltage and a second switching mode where the inverter performs a switching operation at a second frequency for a second period of the converted AC voltage, the second frequency being lower than the first frequency. |
| US09281758B1 |
Constant inrush current circuit for AC input power supply unit
A power supply circuit includes a rectifier module configured to rectify an input voltage and a capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the rectifier module. In addition, the power supply circuit includes first and second transistors. The first transistor couples to a second terminal of the capacitor, and the second transistor couples in series to the first transistor. The power supply circuit also includes a resistor, configured to set an inrush current value, in parallel with the second transistor. When coupled to a power supply, the power supply circuit is configured to turn-on the first transistor such that an inrush current flows, at the inrush current value, through the capacitor, first transistor, and resistor. After a delay time, the power supply circuit is configured to turn-on the second transistor such that the inrush current drops to around zero, thus maintaining a low impedance path during steady-state operation. |
| US09281757B2 |
Voltage conversion device and electrical load driving device
A voltage conversion device includes: first and second loop circuits having a common inductance element. Electric current alternately flows through the first or second loop circuit as a first switching element of the first loop circuit is turned on or off. A magnetic field that is formed when the first switching element is turned on and that penetrates through the first loop circuit and a magnetic field that is formed when the first switching element is turned off after it is turned on and that penetrates through the second loop circuit have the same direction. All elements that constitute the first and second loop circuits are arranged on the same surface of a substrate. The second loop circuit is connected to a second direct-current power source. The first loop circuit is connected to a first direct-current power source. |
| US09281748B2 |
Operating a DC-DC converter
Operating a DC-DC converter on a chip that includes: micro-power-switching phases and magnetic material, each phase including: a high-side and low-side switch with control inputs for activating the switch, and an output node; where: the output node of each phase extrudes through the magnetic material to form, in each phase, a toroidal inductor with a single loop coil, and to form, for the plurality of phases, a directly coupled inductor; the output node of each micro-power-switching phase is coupled to a filter and a load; each high-side switch is configured, when activated, to couple a voltage source to the phase's single loop coil; and the low-side switch of each phase is configured, when activated, to couple the phase's single loop coil to a ground voltage and the switches are alternatively activated where no two switches of any phase are activated at the same time. |
| US09281746B1 |
System and method for a diagnostic circuit
According to an embodiment, a diagnostic circuit is configured to be coupled to an output terminal of a switching circuit and to a sense terminal of a sense circuit coupled in parallel with the switching circuit. The diagnostic circuit includes a configurable feedback circuit configured to be coupled to the output terminal and the sense terminal. The configurable feedback circuit is configured to receive a select signal, switch a configuration of the configurable feedback circuit between a first mode and a second mode based on the select signal, sink a current from the sense circuit in the first mode, source a current to the sense circuit in the second mode, and balance a voltage difference between the output terminal and the sense terminal in the first mode and in the second mode. |
| US09281745B2 |
Digital controller for switch-mode DC-DC converters and method
A fully digital synthesizable digital controller (152, 152a) controls a switch-mode DC-DC converter (150, 230, 240, 250, 260) having switching elements (154) and an LC circuit (156, 157) for producing an output voltage (160) that is maintained at a desired level regardless of load changes that can occur on the output. The digital controller (152, 152a) comprises an input stage (164), proportional-integral-derivative (PID) compensator (170), and a digital sigma-delta modulator (172). The input stage (164) produces a difference signal between a reference voltage Vref and a feedback voltage Vfbk, and comprises (i) first and second delta-sigma-delta modulators (178, 180) and a subtractor (182), (ii) a delta-sigma-delta modulator (180) and a subtractor (182); or (iii) a comparator (218). The PID compensator (170) processes the difference signal to compensate for an undesired phase shift and to stabilize the feedback loop. The digital sigma-delta modulator (172) generates a switching element control signal for controlling at least one of the switching elements. |
| US09281744B2 |
System and method for a programmable voltage source
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a charge pump includes providing a first programmable voltage to a plurality of clock generators having outputs coupled to first nodes of corresponding groups of charge pump capacitors, and selecting a second node of one capacitor from one of the corresponding groups of charge pump capacitors. The clock generators produce a plurality of clock signals having amplitudes proportional to the first programmable voltage. |
| US09281743B1 |
Charge pump power supply with output voltage sensing using residual charge on a flying capacitor
A regulated charge pump power supply is implemented with a QP regulation loop providing QP clocking to control pumping operation based on sensing output voltage using residual charge on a flying capacitor Cfly. Cfly is used not only in normal charge pumping operation as an active charge shuttle element, but also to determine/measure output voltage VOUT. Voltage sensing using measured residual charge on Cfly is accomplished by introducing a sample phase into the normal charge pumping operation—after the pump phase and before the charge phase. In the sample phase, VOUT is determined (sampled) based on the residual charge on Cfly corresponding to (Vsense=VOUT−VIN). During the sample phase, the Cfly bottom plate is connected to ground, and the Cfly top plate is sampled (such as with a sense capacitor), with the sample phase completed prior to initiating a charge phase (by connecting the Cfly top plate to VIN). |
| US09281742B2 |
Control device for a power converter circuit
In DC/DC converter circuit, the peak value of the reactor current is found based on output voltage and an input voltage, thereby, the operation with the predetermined electric current mode is thereby enabled. The AC/DC converter circuit is run with a predetermined current mode, the power factor improvement is accomplished. The first control part 211 inputs a detected value of output voltage Eo, and a turn-off timing predicted value of switch Tr of the DC/DC converter 1 is calculated. The first control part 211 sends the calculation result to the switch drive signal generate part 213. The second control part 212 inputs the detected value of the output voltage and the input voltage, and it receives the turn-off timing predicted value from the first control part 211. Even more particularly, the second control part 212 calculates the peak value of the reactor current of the DC/DC converter 1 based on the turn-off timing predicted value, and it calculates the time that the reactor current decreases to a predetermined preset value from the peak value as a turn-on timing predicted value. |
| US09281739B2 |
Bridge magnetic devices and associated systems and methods
An electrical assembly includes a substrate, a bridge magnetic device disposed on an outer surface of the substrate, and at least one electrical component. The bridge magnetic device includes (1) a magnetic core disposed over and offset from a first portion of the outer surface of the substrate, (2) N windings wound around at least a portion of the magnetic core and electrically coupled to conductors of the substrate, where N is an integer greater than zero, and (3) a ground return conductor disposed on an outer surface of the magnetic core facing the first portion of the outer surface of the substrate. The at least one electrical component is disposed on the first portion of the outer surface of the substrate. |
| US09281732B2 |
Squirrel-cage rotor and rotating electrical machine
A squirrel-cage rotor includes a rotor core having in its circumferential direction a plurality of slots extending in an axial direction, a plurality of conductor bars stored in each slot of the rotor core and whose ends are projected from an axial direction end surface of the rotor core, and a pair of end rings arranged at the ends of the rotor core and each having a plurality of fitting portions into which the both ends of the conductor bars projecting from the axial direction end surface of the rotor core are fitted. In the conductor bar, among the cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction, the shape on the rotor central axis side is a circular arc shape. In the plane perpendicular to the axial direction, a gap is provided on the rotor central axis side of the fitting portion fitted with the conductor bar. |
| US09281729B2 |
Motor unit
A rotation detector provided in a motor unit according to an embodiment includes a first support and a second support, a pair of magnetic field generator, at least one magnetic field detector, and a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member. The pair of magnetic field generator is provided on the first support in a manner facing the second support, and has opposite polarities. The magnetic field detector is formed by winding a coil around a magnetic element whose magnetized direction changes in the longitudinal direction, and is provided on the second support in such a manner that a longitudinal-direction side of the magnetic element faces the first support. Each of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is made of a magnetic material, and covers a longitudinal-direction end of the magnetic field detector facing the first support. |
| US09281718B2 |
On-board power supply monitor and power control system
A system and method for controlling characteristics of supplied electrical power. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first circuit module that receives electrical power. The integrated circuit may comprise a second circuit module that monitors at least one characteristic of electrical power received by at least one of the first circuit module and the integrated circuit. The second circuit module may also communicate with a third circuit module regarding the monitored at least one characteristic. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first module that monitors at least one characteristic of electrical power received by a first electrical device that is external to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may also comprise a second module that communicates with a second electrical device, external to the integrated circuit, regarding the monitored at least one characteristic. |
| US09281714B2 |
Uninterruptible power system, method of controlling power supply, and recording medium having power supply control program stored therein
An uninterruptible power system includes a plurality of uninterruptible power units connected in parallel to input power. One uninterruptible power unit includes a rechargeable battery, a charging circuit that supplies a charging current to the rechargeable battery, and an output circuit that outputs power supplied from the rechargeable battery as output power. The uninterruptible power system includes a path switching unit in which switching of a path for power received among the charging circuit, the rechargeable battery and the output circuit in the plurality of uninterruptible power units is performed, and a control unit that controls the path switching unit so that switching of the path is performed according to states of the uninterruptible power units. |