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US09370570B2	Polychlorinated biphenyls and squalene-containing adjuvants When using squalene in a vaccine adjuvant, there is a possibility of contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Environmental exposure to PCBs may adversely affect children's immune responses to routine vaccinations. Thus the invention uses squalene with low or no PCB contamination, particularly when derived from shark liver.
US09370566B2	Host cells with artificial endosymbionts The present invention is directed generally to eukaryotic cells comprising single-celled organisms that are introduced into the eukaryotic cell through human intervention and which transfer to daughter cells of the eukaryotic cell through at least five cell divisions, and methods of introducing such single-celled organisms into eukaryotic cells. The invention also provides methods of using such eukaryotic cells. The invention further provides single-celled organisms that introduce a phenotype to eukaryotic cells that is maintained in daughter cells. The invention additionally provides eukaryotic cells containing magnetotactic bacteria.
US09370565B2	Dendritic cell co-stimulatory molecules A novel costimulatory protein molecule, B7-DC, which is a member of the B7 family, is described as is DNA coding therefor and expression vectors comprising this DNA. B7-DC protein, fragments, fusion polypeptides/proteins and other functional derivatives, and transformed cells expressing B7-DC are useful in vaccine compositions and methods. Compositions and methods are disclosed for inducing potent T cell mediated responses that can be harnessed for anti-tumor and anti-viral immunity.
US09370559B2	Human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitope and its agonist epitope from the non-variable number of tandem repeat sequence of MUC-1 Novel MUC-1 epitopes outside the VNTR region are identified. In addition, the first agonist epitope of MUC-1 is described. The employment of agonist epitopes in peptide, protein and vector-based vaccine may well aid in the development of effective vaccines for a range of human cancers.
US09370558B2	Controlled delivery of TLR agonists in structural polymeric devices The present invention comprises compositions, methods, and devices for creating an stimulating an antigen-specific dendritic cell immune response. Devices and methods provide prophylactic and therapeutic immunity to subjects against cancer and infectious agents.
US09370556B2	Treatment of glycogen storage disease type II Methods of treating glycogen storage disease type II, by administering acid α-glucosidase, are described, as are compositions for use in treatment of glycogen storage disease type II.
US09370553B2	Methods for weight loss and ketogenic compositions The present disclosure relates to a weight-loss composition including protein and fat and methods of use. The weight loss composition is substantially free of carbohydrates. The composition induces body weight loss when administered to a subject as the only source of nutrition for at least 12 hours.
US09370548B2	Methods of treating urogenital-neurological disorders using modified Clostridial toxins The present specification discloses modified Clostridial toxins, compositions comprising such toxins and methods of treating urogenital-neurological disorders in a mammal using such modified Clostridial toxins and compositions.
US09370547B2	Compositions and methods for treating ischemia The presently-disclosed subject matter provides methods for preventing ischemia in a cell, treating ischemia in a subject, and preventing an infarction in a subject that utilize α5β1 integrin inhibitor. In some instances, α5β1 integrin inhibitor is administered to a subject prior to, during, or after the onset of ischemia to treat the ischemia and/or prevent infarction. In some instances the present methods prevent the occurrence of an infarction. In some instances the present methods restores perfusion to organs and tissues.
US09370545B2	Methods and compounds for intensive skin repair and healing including active organic and synthetic compounds A skin treatment compound includes Lidocaine and aloe vera. The aloe vera is Barbadensis Miller species. Optionally, the skin treatment compound includes Calendula. Alternatively, the skin treatment compound includes natural preservatives. Optionally, the natural preservatives include Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Extract, Populus Tremuloides (Aspen) Bark Extract, and Gluconolactone.
US09370544B2	Formulation of a mixture of free-B-ring flavonoids and flavans as a therapeutic agent The present invention provides a novel composition of matter comprised of a mixture of two specific classes of compounds—Free-B-ring flavonoids and flavans—for use in the prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by the COX-2 and 5-LO pathways. The present invention further provides a novel method for simultaneously inhibiting the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) enzymes, and reducing cox-2 mRNA production. Finally, the present invention includes a method for weight loss and blood glucose control. The methods of this invention are comprised of administering to a host in need thereof an effective amount of the composition of this invention together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This invention relates generally to the prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) pathways, including but not limited to the relief joint discomfort and pain associated with conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other injuries that result from overuse.
US09370543B2	Herbal formulations Provided is a formulation including a variety of Chinese herbs for the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, and side effects associated with the treatment of the disease.
US09370537B2	Compositions and methods for reducing inflammation Blue-green algae, such as Aphanizomenon flos aquae (AFA) or Spirulina (Arthrospira) can be fractionated. Anti-inflammatory aqueous fractions of blue-green algae are described herein that include low molecular weight molecules. Methods for reducing inflammation in a subject are also described. These methods include administering to the subject compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-inflammatory aqueous fraction blue-green algae, or dried form thereof, thereby reducing inflammation.
US09370535B2	Method for treatment of advanced solid tumors The present invention relates to the use of Volasertib or a salt thereof or a hydrate thereof in combination with Cisplatin or Carboplatin or a salt thereof or a hydrate thereof for treating patients suffering from advanced and/or metastatic solid tumors.
US09370533B2	Wound healing compositions comprising microspheres Pharmaceutical or medical compositions for treating a wound are provided, the composition comprise microspheres as an active ingredient and water as a carrier for said microspheres. In some embodiments, compositions comprising a thickening agent dissolved within the water to form a solution having a specific gravity similar to that of the microspheres are provided.
US09370532B2	Prebiotic formulations and methods of use The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
US09370526B2	Combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and melatonin to prevent and treat mammary cancer A combination hormone and melatonin therapy is provided to reduce the risk of developing, or to reduce the severity of, breast cancer by administering at least one estrogen hormone and optionally at least one progesterone-receptor-binding compound or composition and melatonin together, preferably at normal bed time.
US09370521B2	Targeting GLI proteins in human cancer by small molecules The present disclosure provides compositions, pharmaceutical preparations and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers expressing a GLI polypeptide. The disclosed compositions and pharmaceutical preparations may comprise one or more pyrazolyl-containing compounds, or an analog or derivative thereof.
US09370520B2	Macrocyclic LRRK2 kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to novel macrocylic compounds and compositions containing said compounds acting as kinase inhibitors, in particular as inhibitors of LRRK2 (Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2). Moreover, the present invention provides processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds, as well as methods of using them, for instance as a medicine or diagnostic agent, in particular for the treatment and/or diagnosis of diseases characterized by LRRK2 kinase activity such as neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
US09370519B2	Macrocyclic FLT3 kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to macrocylic compounds and compositions containing said compounds acting as kinase inhibitors, in particular as inhibitors of FLT3 (FMS-Related Tyrosine kinase 3). Moreover, the present invention provides processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds, as well as methods of using them, for instance as a medicine, in particular for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer.
US09370514B2	Methods for fine particle manufacture Processes for preparing micronized particles comprising a poorly water soluble bioactive agent are provided. The processes utilize a superheated aqueous phase which can serve as the continuous phase of an emulsion. The superheated aqueous phase can be used to melt poorly water soluble bioactive agents and/or matrix materials which them form molten droplets dispersed within the superheated aqueous phase. The size and size distribution of the molten droplets can be controlled using a variety of suitable methods. The molten droplets can then be cooled to form micronized particles comprising the poorly water soluble bioactive agent. If desired, the cooling rate can be selected to control the crystalline morphology of the resulting micronized particles.
US09370511B2	Morphinan-derivatives for treating diabetes and related disorders The invention relates to a morphinan-derivative that targets NMDA receptors on pancreatic islets and has the general formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from —OH, —CO2H, —R0, —OR0, —OC(═O)R0, —OC(═O)OR0 or —OC(═O)NHR0; and R2 is selected from —H, —R0, —C(═O)R0, —C(═O)OR0, —C(═O)NHR0 or —C(═NH)—NH—C(═NH)—NH2; wherein R0 is in each case independently selected from —C1-C6-alkyl, -aryl, -heteroaryl, —C1-C6-alkyl-aryl or —C1-C6-alkyl-heteroaryl, in each case independently unsubstituted or substituted; or its physiologically acceptable salt and/or stereoisomer, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for use in the treatment of a disease or condition, where the disease or condition is insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, obesity, and/or diabetic nephropathy.
US09370509B2	2×2×2 week dosing regimen for treating actinic keratosis with pharmaceutical compositions formulated with 3.75 % imiquimod Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat actinic keratosis with short durations of therapy, than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating actinic keratosis with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are short and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat actinic keratosis are also disclosed and described.
US09370505B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an aromatse inhibitors The invention relates to low-dose pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aromatase inhibitor 4,4′-[fluoro-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methylene]bisbenzonitrile, as the active ingredient in a suitable carrier. The present invention also relates to a process for their preparation and to their use as therapeutic agents.
US09370504B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing 1,2-dithiolthione derivative for preventing or treating disease caused by overexpression of LXR-α Provided is a pharmaceutical composition that contains a 1,2-dithiolthionederivative, and is effective to prevent and treat a disease caused by overactivity of a liver X receptorα (LXRα) or a sterol response element binding protein (SREBP-1). Specifically, the pharmaceutical composition includes 1,2-dithiolthione derivatives such as 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-1,2-dithiol-3-thione, 3-methyl-1,2-dithiol-3-thione, or 5-(6-methoxypyrazinyl)-4-methyl-1,2-dithiol-3-thione. The pharmaceutical composition is effective for preventing and treating hypertension caused by renin, aldosteronism, adrenoleukodystrophy, glomerulosclerosis, proteinuria, nephropathy, liver steatosis, hypertriglyceridemia or hyperreninemia.
US09370501B2	Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac The field involves compositions useful for pain relief, including diclofenac solution and gel formulations, in particular methods of use thereof, articles of manufacture and kits that provide novel preclinical, clinical and other information to users.
US09370500B2	High concentration local anesthetic formulations A transdermal topical anesthetic formulation, which can be used to ameliorate or inhibit pain, has been developed. In the preferred embodiment, the topical anesthetic is a local anesthetic such as lidocaine, most preferably lidocaine free-base in a gel, and the dosage of the local anesthetic is effective in the painful area or immediately adjacent areas, to ameliorate or eliminate the pain. High concentration of local anesthetic in solution in the carrier is used to drive rapid release and uptake of the drug. Relief is typically obtained for a period of several hours.
US09370496B2	Treatment of leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and dominant optic atrophy with tocotrienol quinones The present invention relates to methods of treating Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and dominant optic atrophy with tocotrienol quinones, including alpha-tocotrienol quinone, in order to alleviate symptoms of the disease.
US09370494B2	Methods for treating hepatocellular carcinoma The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. The invention also provides combination therapy methods of treating HCC comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin and another agent, such as an agent that inhibits microtubule disassembly.
US09370493B2	Coated capsules and tablets of a fatty acid oil mixture Compositions comprising a fatty acid oil mixture and at least one free fatty acid in a coated capsule or a coated tablet form suitable for oral administration, and methods of use thereof, are disclosed. Further disclosed are preconcentrates comprising a fatty acid oil mixture, at least one surfactant, and optionally at least one free fatty acid, in a coated capsule or a coated tablet form, and methods of use thereof. The preconcentrates are capable of forming a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS), a self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS), or self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) in an aqueous solution.
US09370482B1	Method of incorporating additives to shaped porous monocomponent biopolymer fibers during fiber orienting step Biopolymers, and natural and bio additives are process-sensitive materials, prefer minimized steps and mild parameters. With all of prior achievements in making products from biopolymers, biopolymers have less than 1% of total polymers global usage after over a century of growth. A process is disclosed to make fibers from biopolymers and to incorporate the fibers with additives during the fiber forming steps via minimized steps and mild parameters.
US09370481B2	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.
US09370476B2	Compositions and methods for altering human cutaneous microbiome to increase growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and reduce Staphylococcus aureus proliferation A composition including arginine or a salt thereof, a zinc salt, preferably arginine bicarbonate and zinc carbonate (ABZC), in combination, plus one or more physiologically acceptable excipients, administered for the modification of cutaneous microfloras, generally to inhibit the growth of pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and also promote the growth of non-pathogenic Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria, and methods for using such composition.
US09370474B2	High-clarity aqueous concentrates of 4-hexylresorcinol The present invention relates to hexylresorcinol/water concentrates that are high in clarity, easily handled, and readily blended with other ingredients to form skin care compositions.
US09370473B2	Powdery hair cosmetics Powdery compositions comprising core-shell particles are provided. The shell contains particles of at least one hydrophobized metal oxide powder and the liquid core contains, based on the weight of the core, about 20.0% by weight to 100.0% by weight, in particular about 50.0% by weight to 100.00% by weight, of at least one polyol of formula (I), wherein n represents an integer from 1 to 4. The powdery compositions are suitable for temporarily shaping keratin-containing fibers. For example, the use of said compositions on human hair resulted in an elastic hairstyle having volume. Hair so treated was given natural gloss.
US09370470B2	Injectable alloplastic implants and methods of use thereof Described herein are injectable alloplastic implant compositions that are particularly useful for soft tissue defect augmentation. The compositions include microparticles, such as polymethylmethacrylate particles, and collagen as a suspending agent, wherein the collagen contains a reduced amount of low molecular weight gelatine compared to high molecular weight collagen. By controlling the molecular weight of the collagen in the compositions, the injectability, stability, and antigenicity of the alloplastic implant compositions can be improved.
US09370469B2	Injectable alloplastic implants and methods of use thereof Described herein are injectable alloplastic implant compositions that are particularly useful for soft tissue defect augmentation. The compositions include microparticles, such as polymethylmethacrylate particles, and collagen as a suspending agent, wherein the collagen contains a reduced amount of low molecular weight gelatine compared to high molecular weight collagen. By controlling the molecular weight of the collagen in the compositions, the injectability, stability, and antigenicity of the alloplastic implant compositions can be improved.
US09370468B2	Baby bottle holding devices, systems and methods A support system for a baby bottle has a support body having a generally cylindrical portion. A channel is defined within the support body. A slot is defined between slot edges of the support body extending between a first end portion and a second end portion. First and second handle portions are coupled to the support body. The first and second handle portions are coupled to the support body at an angle less than about 120 degrees apart from each other about a surface of the support body. The support body is sized and configured to support a baby bottle positioned within the channel defined within the support body. In some embodiments, the first and second handle portions have handle grip portions that are coupled to the support body at an angle between about 5 degrees and about 30 degrees relative to a surface of the support body.
US09370463B2	Childproof highly-inert packaging for individually dosed films containing an active ingredient A childproof packaging for individual doses, in particular for preparations for administration in film form, wherein the packaging constitutes a bag produced by sealing, which has at least one each side a covering layer which is provided at least on one side with local weak points which do not touch the edge of the packaging, wherein the local weak points form a cohesive pattern which runs around the individual dos in an arc or a curve and overlaps an angular region of at least 90° when considered from the main area of the individual zone.
US09370461B2	Touch-to-activate structure for make-up pen with function of vibration massage A touch-to-activate structure for make-up pen with function of vibration massage receives and contains therein a liquid and includes a container body, a base, a vibration device, a shielding lid, a cover, a leakage prevention valve, a contact massage lid, and a hold-down cap. The shielding lid possesses elasticity blocks external moisture, and supports the vibration device to provide a waterproof effect. The vibration device includes a spring conductor. The container body, the base, the shielding lid, and the cover are in communication with each other and the leakage prevention valve that has a valve hole is movably mounted in an opening of the cover, whereby when the contact massage lid is touched and pressed down, the leakage prevention valve is moved to press and push the spring conductor so as to automatically activate a vibration function of the vibration device and also to have the valve hole shielded.
US09370460B2	Systems and methods for treating amblyopia by visual stimulation of the brain A system for treating amblyopia through the visual stimulation of the brain through a predetermined regime is provided. The system for treating amblyopia comprises a headmountable visual content display device, a controller unit, a visual content source, a data storage device, a graphic processing unit and an audio source. A protocol useful for treating amblyopia by visual stimulation of the brain is also provided. A predetermined regime useful for treating amblyopia by stimulation of the brain is additionally provided.
US09370457B2	Inflatable air mattress snoring detection and response A method can be provided that includes measuring sound waves using a sound measuring device, determining, at a central controller of an air mattress system, one or more parameter values of the sound waves, comparing the one or more parameter values with values, ranges, or patterns indicative of snoring, identifying a snoring state of a user, and initiating, with the central controller, a change to one or more adjustable features of the air mattress system.
US09370455B2	Wheelchair suspension A wheelchair suspension includes a frame, a pivoting assembly, at least one front caster, and at least one rear caster. The pivoting assembly has a first link pivotally coupled to the frame member, a second link pivotally coupled to the frame member, a drive assembly fixedly connected to a first end of the first link, and a third link pivotally connected to the first link and pivotally connected to the second link. The drive assembly causes downward pivotal movement of the first end of the first link and upward pivotal movement of a second end of the first link. The upward pivotal movement of the second end of the first link causes the second link and the caster assembly to undergo upward movement.
US09370451B2	Medical device A medical device for delivery of a therapeutic agent to a physiological target site includes a flexible receptacle containing said therapeutic agent, wherein at least a part of the receptacle is formed of a water-soluble or water-dispersible material. The therapeutic agent may include a haemostatic agent and the physiological target site may be a wound.
US09370449B2	Phototherapy dressing for treating psoriasis Methods and apparatuses for phototherapy to treat skin disorders. In particular, described herein are phototherapy dressings for use with phototherapy UV light applicators (sources) to treat skin disorders such as psoriasis. The dressings described herein may include a support body onto which a medicament formed of a hydrogel and coal tar and/or coal tar extract is held. The dressing may be configured so that at least half (50%) of the UV light within a therapeutic range of wavelengths is through the dressing including the medicament to the patient's skin. The dressings may be adapted for use in conjunction with a phototherapy UV light sources.
US09370447B2	Probes for use in ophthalmic and vitreoretinal surgery A probe for endo-ocular photocoagulation procedures provides straight and curved tip configurations. A flexible tubular material, pre-formed with a radius of curvature, allows the tip to be inserted through a trocar cannula and to resume its pre-formed shape for use during a surgical procedure. Alternatively, a tubular material is pre-formed with a radius of curvature, and is stiffened by use of a preferably stainless steel tube. Inside the tubular material is a distal end of at least one optical fiber, inserted such that its tip is coterminous with the tubular material. A tube surrounds the optical fiber and is free to move along the axis of the assembly, acting to straighten the tubular and optical fiber members as it moves forward via a sliding member associated with the hand piece. Illumination energy, laser energy, or both may be supplied to the targeted surgical site.
US09370442B2	Eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus The eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus includes a resilient guiding device having a selectively compressible member having a first opening adapted to receive an eye drop applicator and a second opening adapted to position an eye within an area of the second opening to receive a fluid from the eye drop applicator. The selectively compressible member is adapted for selective linear and nonlinear movement in relation to the eye positioned within the area of the second opening. The eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus can also include a support base and a resilient guiding device including a selectively expandable member having a plurality of concentric loops having an outermost loop and an innermost loop, adapted for selective linear and nonlinear movement, or a support base and a resilient guiding device including a plurality of concentric, interconnected rings adapted for selective linear and nonlinear movement in relation to an eye.
US09370431B2	Method of treating scoliosis using a biological implant The present invention is a bone growth stimulating and promoting cytokine type biological implant preferably comprising PTH coated with a controlled release biodegradable coating that is implanted preferably in the concave side of a scoliotically curved spine in combination with a bone growth inhibiting type biological implant preferably comprising methotrexate or like anti-metabolite coated with a controlled release biodegradable coating that is implanted preferably in the convex side of a scoliotically curved spine. The insertion of the biological implant is highly non-invasion, especially as compared to more conventional spine surgical methods, and the biological implant does not decrease spinal mobility or spinal range of motion.
US09370430B2	Bio-mechanical prosthetic full finger There is disclosed a prosthetic full finger assembly. In an embodiment, the assembly includes a distal phalanges. The assembly further includes a middle phalanges having an operable connection with the distal phalanges. The assembly includes a proximal phalanges ring having an operable connection with the middle phalanges. The assembly includes a proximal phalanges yoke having an operable connection with the proximal phalanges ring. The assembly includes a metacarpal back plate having an operable connection with the proximal phalanges yoke and an operable connection with the proximal phalanges ring. The assembly includes an anchoring portion having an operable connection with the metacarpal back plate at a location proximal of the operable connection of the proximal phalanges ring. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09370429B1	System and method for modifying talocalcaneal relationship in a foot A system for modifying a talocalcaneal spatial relationship in a foot in a body, including a subtalar spacer having an articulating surface and implanted in the sinus tarsi of the foot and a fastener that fastens the subtalar spacer to a bone surface in the foot, in which the articulating surface of the subtalar spacer directs relative movement between the calcaneus and the talus of the foot.
US09370426B2	Relating to joints and/or implants A joint part (1) has a porous portion (2) that is defined by a multiplicity of solid regions where material is present and a remaining multiplicity of pore regions where material is absent, the locations of at least most of the multiplicity of solid regions being defined by one or more mathematical functions. The nature of the porous portion can be varied systematically by changing one or more constants in the mathematical functions and the part is made by a process of solid freeform fabrication.
US09370414B2	Reconstructive breast prostheses A reconstructive breast prosthesis suitable for implantation into a void in a breast following a lumpectomy procedure in which a body of tissue is excised from the breast, the reconstructive breast prosthesis including an implant body at least generally configured to assume an implant shape corresponding to the shape of the body of tissue excised from the breast and an implant shape retaining structure adapted to maintain the implant body in the implant shape, the reconstructive breast prosthesis having an overall density which is less than the density of the body of tissue excised from the breast.
US09370406B2	Vibrating dental devices A variety of improvements to the vibrating devices for dental remodeling are provided, including improved bite plate designs that accommodate common patient bite structure, a connector for a bite plate, a sizing tray for same, as well as better motors providing improved performance characteristics for an extraoral vibrator, and a completely intraoral vibrating dental plate with very thin cross section.
US09370403B2	Dental capsule A dental capsule (10) for storing a dental powder component (13) and a liquid component (28) in separated condition in which the powder component (13) is contained in a chamber (17) and the liquid component (28) is contained in a pouch (18). The capsule (10) comprises a freely movable member (36) arranged to rupture the pouch (18) upon vibration of the capsule (10) so that the liquid component (28) admixes with the powder component (13) to form a dental paste (38). The compartment of the capsule has a manually removable cap (14) to enable the dental paste (38) to be retrieved for use.
US09370402B2	Access chamber and markers for biopsy device A marker deployment tool may comprise a marker cannula having a lateral deployment aperture, a push rod slidably disposed within the marker cannula and a scalloped tip coupled to the distal end of the marker cannula. The scalloped tip may have a push rod recess configured to receive a portion of the distal end of the push rod such that the push rod does not appreciably extend out of the lateral deployment aperture when the push rod is actuated distally. The marker deployment tool may further comprise a magnet at or near the distal end. This magnet may be used in combination with a magnet or plurality of magnets disposed about an access chamber in a tissue sample holder to assist the user in aligning the marker deployment tool. The access chamber in the tissue sample holder may also include a valve, two valves, or a removable plug.
US09370400B2	Clip applier adapted for use with a surgical robot A clip applier adapted for use with a surgical robot. The clip applier includes a shaft having clips stored therein and jaws adapted for receiving a clip from the shaft. The shaft is in mechanical communication with a robotic mounting portion that is adapted for mounting to a surgical robot. The robotic mounting portion contains a gear drive assembly for independently rotating the shaft, feeding clips into the jaws and forming clips in the jaws.
US09370393B2	Surgical forceps for sealing and dividing tissue A forceps includes an end effector assembly including a pair of jaw members disposed in opposing relation relative to one another. At least one jaw member is moveable relative to the other between a spaced apart position, a first approximated position, and a second approximated position. The jaw members are configured to apply a pre-determined pressure to tissue disposed therebetween in each of the first and second approximated positions. A sealing pressure is applied to tissue disposed between the jaw members when the jaw members are in the first approximated position. A cutting pressure is applied to tissue disposed between the jaw members when the jaw members are in the second approximated position.
US09370385B2	Bone fixation methods and devices Bone fixation systems and methods are provided herein. A system may include a plate, having at least one face configured to be affixed to a bone surface, and an adhesive for affixing the plate to a bone surface. In some examples, the plate may include at least on indentation on its face, such as a dimple. The system may also include an application device for dispensing adhesive onto a plate or bone surface, which may include a chamber for containing the adhesive, a heating element in communication with the chamber, a nozzle for dispensing the adhesive, a piston slidably disposed within the chamber for advancing the adhesive towards the nozzle, and a control mechanism for controlling release of adhesive from the nozzle.
US09370382B2	Translaminar interspinous stabilization system A translaminar, interspinous stabilization system is provided. The system may comprise an implantable device for placement between two adjacent vertebrae. The device may comprise an inferior section, a superior section, and a flexible midsection extending therebetween and configured to seat against the lamina between the adjacent vertebrae. A pair of lateral plates may extend from at least one of the inferior section and superior section for engaging a laminar surface of one of the vertebra. Each of the lateral plates includes an aperture for receiving a bone screw therethrough. Also provided is a bone screw for placement through at least one lateral plate for securing the device to the laminar surface of one of the vertebra.
US09370381B2	Bone connection material The present invention provides a bone connection material that includes an internal layer. The internal layer is formed by braiding a plurality of filaments. The internal layer that is formed by braiding filaments is resistant to lateral shearing forces and may provide flexibility so as to achieve wide applications. Further, the present invention overcomes the drawback of the conventionally used metallic materials that are rigid and inelastic and also overcomes the problem of polylactic acid material of being brittle. Thus, the bone formed according to the present invention is close to a natural bone and is more suitable for uses in portions where frequent movements are made and scaffolds of stem cells.
US09370379B2	Endoscopic soft tissue working space creation A device for creating endoscopic operating space includes an external cannula, an internal cannula disposed in the external cannula, and an expandable retractor disposed at a distal end of the device and cooperable with the external cannula and the internal cannula. The expandable retractor is displaceable between an unexpanded position and an expanded position. An actuator is cooperable with the expandable retractor to displace the expandable retractor between the unexpanded position and the expanded position.
US09370376B2	Drill guides and extension therefor for simultaneous use on a bone plate Removable drill guide tips are provided for simultaneous assembly relative to the holes of a bone plate. The drill guide tips are used as a guide for a drill bit without any additional extension and then removed with a tool to allow insertion of a screw within the same hole in the bone plate. Alternatively, the drill guide tips may be used with an extension to extend the effective length of the drill guide.
US09370375B2	Artificial knee joint and surgical instrument used in artificial knee joint replacement surgery A surgical instrument including a pre-cut trial mounted on a pre-cut line which is cut shallower than a genuine-cut line. The pre-cut trial is modeled after the genuine implant which is mounted on resected surfaces formed by performing genuine-cutting and comprised of an end resected surface, posterior and anterior resected surfaces, and posterior and anterior chamfer-resected surfaces on the distal end of a femur, and the pre-cut trial is mounted on the pre-cut line, thus observing the extended and flexed positions of the femur and the state of flexion thereof so as to make judgment if the genuine implant is appropriate.
US09370370B2	Shape memory hemostasis band A tissue constriction device comprises a tissue-surrounding part defining a central, tissue-receiving opening which, when in a tissue-receiving configuration, has a first diameter and which, when in a tissue-constriction configuration, has a second diameter less than the first diameter, at least a shape memory portion of the tissue-surrounding part being formed of a shape memory material with the tissue-constriction configuration corresponding to a memorized shape of the shape memory portion.
US09370365B2	Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staples sizes A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil member. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. The tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge may be tapered or stepped. The anvil member has a tissue contacting surface that includes a number of pockets arranged for substantially aligning with the retention slots. In addition, the tissue contacting surface of the anvil member may complement the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge.
US09370362B2	Surgical staplers with tissue protection and related methods Surgical staplers include: (a) a stapler head having opposed first and second elongate jaws with opposing proximal and distal end portions; (b) a staple cartridge held in at least one of the first and second jaws, the stapler cartridge configured to concurrently deliver a plurality of parallel rows of staples; and (c) a tissue protection segment held in a proximal portion of at least one of the first and second jaws. The jaws are configured to close against target tissue and, at stapler firing, staples are delivered to a subset of tissue held inside the jaws so that tissue held by the tissue protection segment adjacent the proximal end portion of the stapler is not stapled.
US09370361B2	Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display A surgical apparatus has a clamp and a stapling mechanism. The clamp has a first jaw and a second jaw to clamp on a body tissue at a desired location for a stapling operation. The stapling mechanism is controlled by a trigger handle or a switch assembly. The surgical apparatus has a controller for providing a delay between clamping and actuating of the firing mechanism of the stapling mechanism. The delay provides for a desired amount of time for tissue compression producing a more uniform staple formation. The surgical apparatus also has an indicator. The indicator provides feedback about the status of the stapling mechanism and also displays a time of tissue compression by the clamp.
US09370360B2	Surgical stapling apparatus with powered retraction A surgical stapling apparatus comprises a handle assembly, an actuation shaft having a connector, and a retraction mechanism positioned within the handle assembly. The retraction mechanism includes a motor coupled to a transmission shaft, a first gear rotatably mounted on the transmission shaft, the first gear configured to engage a second gear, a clutch operatively attached to the second gear, a main shaft rotatably connected to the clutch, and a pulley coupled to the main shaft, the pulley being operatively attached to the connector. The connector and the pulley may be attached via a cable. The retraction mechanism may include a spring motor for maintaining the cable in tension. The spring motor may have a spring element wrapped around and interconnecting at least two arbors.
US09370359B2	Surgical stapler having cartridge with adjustable cam mechanism A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising a cartridge section having a cartridge containing a plurality of fasteners and an anvil section having an anvil for receiving the fasteners when advanced from the cartridge. The cartridge and anvil sections clamp tissue therebetween. A cam member is slidable within the cartridge section to fire the fasteners, and is movable from a first position defining a first distance from the anvil to a second position defining a second different distance from the anvil. A cam adjusting member is operably associated with the cam member and moves the cam member from the first position to the second position in response to a thickness of tissue clamped between the anvil and cartridge sections.
US09370358B2	Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a motor, an end effector, a drive shaft, and a closure trigger, wherein actuation of the closure trigger causes the end effector to clamp an object. The surgical instrument further comprises a firing trigger distinct from the closure trigger for actuating the motor, a run motor sensor capable of communicating with the motor and configured to sense actuation of the firing trigger, and a tactile feedback system for applying a feedback force to the firing trigger.
US09370357B2	Anchoring system An anchor assembly for securing soft tissue to bone during an arthroscopic procedure. The anchor assembly includes an anchor defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity and an insertion member including a body having a proximal end portion and a flat distal end portion, and a head coupled to the proximal end portion of the body. The insertion member is configured for arrangement within the anchor cavity. A method of tissue repair and other anchor assemblies are also disclosed.
US09370354B1	Automated needle loader An apparatus for loading suture needles into a surgical instrument comprises a body, a first movable member, an engagement feature, and a needle. The body has a channel configured to receive a surgical instrument. The engagement feature is configured to open a cover of a surgical instrument upon insertion of a surgical instrument into the channel of the body. The first movable member is configured to deliver the suture needle to a surgical instrument after a surgical instrument has been inserted into the channel and the cover has been opened. The apparatus may further comprise a second movable member configured to facilitate delivery of the needle to a surgical instrument in conjunction with the first movable member.
US09370348B2	Dilator delivered nerve shield A dilator delivered nerve shield assembly is presented. The dilator delivered nerve shield assembly has an elongate dilator shaft with a distal end and a proximal end. The dilator delivered nerve shield assembly also has an elongate nerve shield that is configured for simultaneous insertion with the elongate dilator shaft.
US09370347B2	Bilateral vessel closure A system for sealing a large penetration in the wall of a femoral artery comprises an occlusion catheter and an applicator. An access catheter may further be provided in order to facilitate introduction of the occlusion catheter. The occlusion catheter is introduced through a contralateral penetration, advanced over the aortic bifurcation, and an occlusion element on the occlusion catheter is positioned at the large diameter penetration. The occlusion element is then inflated to temporarily seal the large penetration while blood perfusion past the occlusion element is provided by the catheter. A sealing material, such as a tissue adhesive or other hemostatic agent is then introduced into a tissue tract above the large diameter penetration in order to seal the penetration. The occlusion element may be left in place while the sealing material has time to set, cure or otherwise form a permanent seal of the large penetration. The occlusion catheter and all access sheaths may then be removed from the patient.
US09370346B2	Method and apparatus for containing, transporting, and providing a material A method for expressing two materials onto a selected site is disclosed. The method can include providing a syringe that is operable to maintain two separated materials substantially separate until a selected time. The method can further include mounting a tip portion to the syringe, the tip portion being operable to direct the two materials, either mixed or unmixed, to a selected site. The materials can include tissue sealants, growth factors, or other appropriate materials to be directed to a selected site.
US09370343B2	Instrument tip assembly having self-threading back hub A actuating instrument including an instrument tip assembly having a yoke attachment thread. The actuating instrument also includes an actuator having an actuating shaft. The actuating shaft is provided with a first thread within the actuating shaft and a second thread provided on the actuating shaft. Further, the first thread is connected to the yoke attachment thread. Additionally, a back hub is provided at a proximal end of the instrument tip assembly and includes a rib or ribs provided on one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the back hub. The rib or ribs projecting from the one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the back hub and engages the second thread of the shaft to from an attachment thread.
US09370340B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnosis assisting method An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image generating unit, an acquiring unit, an extracting unit, a flap identifying unit, a first synthesizing unit, an alignment processing unit and a second synthesizing unit. The image generating unit generates an echocardiographic image including an aorta. The acquiring unit acquires a heart area image including the aorta. The extracting unit extracts an artery region based on the heart area image. The flap identifying unit identifies a flap region based on the artery region. The first synthesizing unit synthesizes information on the flap region onto the artery region to generate a first synthesized image. The alignment processing unit performs processing to align an imaging region in the echocardiography on the heart area image based on a positional data signal. The second synthesizing unit synthesizes information that indicates the imaging region processed for alignment onto the first synthesized image to generate a second synthesized image.
US09370338B2	Ultrasound diagnosis device Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnosis device for creating an ultrasound image with a high contrast-to-tissue ratio. Said device sends a transmission pulse to the subject, uses an ultrasound probe to receive echoes reflected from an ultrasound contrast agent injected into the subject, and forms an image. The transmission pulse is sent such that nonlinear interactions between the constituent frequency components of said transmission pulse, as a result of the acoustic nonlinearity of the subject, do not produce sum and difference components in the frequency sensitivity range of the ultrasonic probe as the transmission pulse propagates across the subject.
US09370335B2	Physiological acoustic monitoring system A physiological acoustic monitoring system receives physiological data from an acoustic sensor, down-samples the data to generate raw audio of breathing sounds and compresses the raw audio. The acoustic monitoring system has an acoustic sensor signal responsive to tracheal sounds in a person. An A/D converter is responsive to the sensor signal so as to generate breathing sound data. A decimation filter and mixer down-samples the breathing sound data to raw audio data. A coder/compressor generates compressed audio data from the raw audio data. A decoder/decompressor decodes and decompresses the compressed audio data into decompressed audio data. The decompressed audio data is utilized to generate respiration-related parameters in real-time. The compressed audio data is stored and retrieved so as to generate respiration-related parameters in non-real-time. The real-time and non-real-time parameters are compared to verify matching results across multiple monitors.
US09370330B2	Radiation field and dose control A system and method includes a matrix of elements, each of the elements comprising a respective radiation-attenuating material providing a respective radiation attenuation profile over a respective area of the matrix, and wherein at least one of the elements is independently-controllable to change its respective radiation attenuation profile over its respective area.
US09370326B2	Oximeter probe off indicator defining probe off space An embodiment of the present disclosure seeks to select characteristics of incoming intensity data that cause comparisons of selected characteristics to produce defined probe off space having reduced crossover with defined probe on space. Once defined, the present disclosure compares characteristics of incoming intensity data with the now defined probe off space, and in some embodiments, defined probe on space, to determine whether a probe off condition exists. When a processor determines a probe off condition exists, the processor may output or trigger an output signal that audibly and/or visually indicates to a user that the optical sensor should be adjusted for a proper application to a measurement site.
US09370321B2	Ultrasound based antigen binding detection Embodiments provided here generally relate to combinations of ultrasound aspects and antibodies. In some embodiments, antibodies are immobilized on a surface and binding of the antibodies to antigens can be detected by detecting changes in the vibrational properties of the surface.
US09370320B2	Methods, systems and devices for linking user devices to activity tracking devices Methods, systems and devices for linking devices to tracking devices is provided. One method includes scanning, by an activity tracking device, for a semi-unique identifier broadcasted by a device. The method connects the device with the activity tracking device after the semi-unique identifier is found to be of the device by the activity tracking device. The activity tracking device is configured to communicate with the device to obtain a device identification (ID) of the device. The method then automatically linking the device to the activity tracking device when the device ID of the device matches a copy of the device ID stored in the activity tracking device. In one example, the tracking devices operate as a master and the devices operate as a slave.
US09370317B2	Determining a plane of anatomical body part A data processing method for determining the position of a main plane of an anatomical body part, comprising the steps of: • providing absolute auxiliary point data which describe the position of at least one actual auxiliary point of the body part relative to a marker device attacked to the body part, the at least one actual auxiliary point being outside the main plane; • providing relative point data which constrain the possible positions of the main plane relative to the at least one actual auxiliary point; • providing absolute main point data which describe the position of one or two actual main points of the body part relative to the marker device attached to the body part, said one or two actual main points lying in the main plane and/or calculating the position of at least one virtual main point relative to the marker device, said at least one virtual main point being in the main plane and being calculated based on the absolute auxiliary point data and the relative point data; • calculating a position of the main plane relative to the marker device, wherein the calculation uses the relative point data and auxiliary point data as well as the provided absolute main point data and/or the calculated position of the at least one virtual main point.
US09370308B2	Angle distribution technique for analyzing a physiological sensor signal The present disclosure relates generally to patient monitoring systems and, more particularly, to signal analysis for patient monitoring systems. In one embodiment, a method of analyzing a detector signal of a physiological patient sensor includes obtaining the detector signal from the physiological patient sensor, and determining a ratio of the signal between two or more channels. A distribution of the angles between the points of the ratio over time may be used to determine a true ratio or a ratio of ratios for use in the determination of a physiological parameter.
US09370307B2	Subject information acquisition device A subject information acquisition device includes a first holding member that holds a subject of a patient, a first probe that detects an acoustic wave having propagated through the first holding member and that performs a scanning operation, a first holding-member support located on a patient side from a scanning range of the first probe and that reduces bending of the first holding member, and a second probe located on the patient side from the scanning range of the first probe.
US09370302B2	System and method for the measurement of vestibulo-ocular reflex to improve human performance in an occupational environment A portable eye reflex measuring device for use in an ambulatory occupational environment is disclosed. The eye reflex measuring device compares data from an eye movement detector with data from a head movement detector at a frequency or frequencies in the range of 0.01 Hertz to 15 Hertz to determine eye response to head movement. The gain and phase of the eye response is calculated using a Fourier transform. The device includes a central processing unit for receiving the eye movement data, for receiving the head movement data, and for calculating the Fourier transform. Typical human physiological conditions that can be measured can include vestibulo-ocular reflex, dynamic visual acuity, dynamic visual stability, or retinal image stability.
US09370293B2	Handheld cleaning device with elongated handle for use with disposable cleaning towel A cleaning device operable for use with a disposable cleaning towel is provided. The cleaning device includes a handle, a head, first and second clamps, and an ejector. The handle extends between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The head is disposed relative to the distal end portion of the handle. The head defines a head surface over which the disposable cleaning towel is fixed during use of the cleaning device. The head defines a head cavity and a head aperture extending between the head cavity and the head mating surface. The first and second clamps are disposed relative to the head, and each are selectively moveable between a closed position and an open position. In their respective closed positions, at least a portion of each of the first and second clamps is operable to abut the head surface and hold the cleaning towel in place. In their respective open positions, each of the first and second clamps is positioned away from the head surface. The ejector is disposed relative to the head, and is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the ejector is disposed entirely within the head cavity. In the deployed position, at least a portion of the ejector extends through the head aperture and extends outward relative to a plane defined by the head surface.
US09370289B2	Floor scrubber and scrubber head A floor scrubber with a floor scrubber head having a backing plate to which a pad is secured with the pad adapted to being placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned. The scrubber head includes a motor support to which a motor is mounted with the backing plate being secured to the motor support, with the motor configured to move the backing plate and pad when cleaning a surface. The scrubber head further includes a cover member having an opening through which the motor extends, with the cover member further including a pair of wheels with an outer perimeter of the wheels partially extending beyond a periphery of the cover member.
US09370288B2	Vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising flexible bellow arrangement A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a flexible bellow arrangement for connecting a nozzle inlet to a nozzle outlet. The bellow arrangement has a flat inside surface.
US09370287B2	Wet/dry vacuum hose attachment A vacuum attachment for reaching smaller spaces includes a gasket and narrow tubing. The gasket has a cap with outer and middle walls sized to fit an open end of two sizes of vacuum hose, the cap also having a central hole for the narrow tube. The gasket middle wall also stiffens the gasket. On the internal sides of the walls, the ribs stiffen the gasket and ridges let air pass and reduce pressure build up in a vacuum motor. The narrow, bendable tube has sufficiently thick walls to avoid collapse when a vacuum is applied thereto.
US09370285B2	Battery-powered handheld vacuum device A battery-powered handheld vacuum device for use on building sites includes: a dust collection box; and a motor housing, in which a drive motor provided with a fan impeller and a battery pack for supplying current to the drive motor independently of an electrical network are provided. The dust collection box is fixed in place on the motor housing in releasable manner. A handle, with which the battery pack engages at least sectionally, is formed on the motor housing.
US09370284B2	Retention mechanism in a dispenser for retaining an exchangeable roll of material, retention system, dispenser, and method for inserting a roll of material into such a retention mechanism A retention mechanism in a dispenser for retaining an exchangeable roll of material, the retention mechanism includes a housing including a front wall. An insertion slot for a bearing pin of an end plug of the exchangeable roll extends along the front wall. A cam lock is arranged in the housing so as to be rotatable in a plane which is parallel to the front wall and to the direction of extension of the insertion slot. The cam lock includes a retaining member which is movable between an open position and a locked position by rotating the cam lock. When the retaining member is in the open position, the bearing pin can be inserted into the insertion slot, and when the retaining member is in the closed position, the bearing pin is retained in a locking section of the insertion slot.
US09370283B2	Paper product dispenser A paper product dispenser that includes a motor adapted to dispense a paper product and a controller. A network interlace card is in communication with the controller and is adapted to connect the paper product dispenser to a network. DIP switches are connected to the motor to adjust the length of the paper product and the interval between the activation of the motor. A power roller is connected to the motor and an idle roller is face-to-face with the power roller. The paper product passes between the power roller and the idle roller. A paper sensor is positioned below the power roller to detect the presence or absence of the paper product. A thermopile sensor is also provided to detect the presence of a human being adjacent to the dispenser.
US09370282B1	Bath brush with retractable handle A bath brush includes a brush element, having an elongated arm and a brush head. The elongated arm has a longitudinal groove formed in a first side of said arm and a locking device formed on a second side opposite the first side. The brush handle provides a hollow cavity for receiving the arm therein and includes a rib configured to be received in the longitudinal groove formed on the arm. At least one recess or opening is provided on the handle for receiving the locking device therein. The arm is convertible between an extended position and a retracted position. The locking device and the recesses and/or openings formed on the brush arm and handle, respectively, g are configured to cooperatingly engage and selectively lock the brush's arm within the handle in both the retracted position and the extended position.
US09370281B2	Scrubbing device A scrubbing device simplifies the task of cleaning a person's body. The device includes a housing unit. The housing unit includes a main housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between the top wall and the bottom wall. The top wall has an opening positioned therein defining a compartment extending downwardly into the top wall. The compartment stores soap therein. A handle is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end of the handle is coupled to the housing unit. A brush is coupled to and extends downwardly from the bottom wall of the main housing. A plurality of holes is positioned in the bottom wall between the compartment and the brush wherein the holes are configured to dispense the soap from the compartment outwardly to the brush.
US09370280B2	Blender with varying internally and externally shaped container A blender includes a container having a plurality of ribs projecting into a processing zone of the container. The plurality of spaced ribs each include a width and a depth that taper from a top end section adjacent a teardrop shaped opening of the container to a more narrow bottom end section adjacent a bottom wall of the container. A side wall of the container continuously tapers from the teardrop shaped opening to a substantially square shaped bottom end portion including first, second, third and fourth side wall sections connected to one another at respective rounded corners. A blade assembly is coupled to the container and includes a plurality of blades angled at different planes with respect to a horizontal plane. The blender container further includes a handle adapted to receive a handle of a similar blender container, such that like blender containers can be nested for storage.
US09370277B2	Campfire cooking utensil and accessory holder assembly A portable campfire utensil and/or accessory holder assembly including a base member, a stop member, a first arm having an upper member and a lower member, a second arm having an upper member and a lower member, a top member; and wherein the campfire utensil and/or accessory holder assembly is convertible between a non-deployed storage configuration and a deployed utensil and/or accessory retaining configuration.
US09370273B2	Hot and cold beverage dispenser An apparatus and method may be configured for detecting selection between a hot version and a cold version of a beverage, causing opening of a first of a plurality of valves and closing of a second of the plurality of valves for providing water to a first of a plurality of mixing chambers based on the selection, causing delivery of beverage concentrate to the first mixing chamber, controlling a flow rate of the water and a flow rate of the beverage concentrate into the mixing chamber for mixing of the water with the beverage concentrate in a controlled ratio to create the beverage, and dispensing the beverage from the mixing chamber.
US09370271B2	Supply container for a descaling system, automatic beverage maker, and method for descaling an automatic beverage maker A supply container forming part of a descaling system of a flowline system includes a housing having a water inlet supplied by a water source. The water inlet opens into a reservoir chamber containing a water-soluble descaling agent. A bottom chamber is in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber. The bottom chamber is configured to collect the descaling agent dissolved by the water. A capillary line discharges a solution of the descaling agent.
US09370267B2	Hanger A hanger, support and other component or system capable of supporting one or more objects is contemplated. The hanger may be configured to provide four-way adjustability sufficient to facilitate adjustably supporting objects after being affixed to a supporting surface and/or to facilitate adjustably supporting objects having a wire or other support member hidden from view or otherwise difficult to orientate relative to a support surface. The hanger may be configured to enable four-way re-positioning in an up, down, left or right direction, optionally while the one or more objects are supported thereon, without requiring removal or manipulation of fasteners anchoring it to a support.
US09370265B2	Foldable mobile restaurant booth A foldable mobile restaurant booth and a method of its use are configured for ease of mobility and storage by allowing the seat portion to fold upward toward the seat back. The booth has a seat back and seat portion coupled to a base, and a linkage arrangement coupling the seat portion to the seat back. The base may have a plurality of wheels for allowing the booth to roll easily on the ground. The linkage arrangement permits the seat portion to move between a first, operative position to a second, folded position in which the seat portion extends at an angle no more than 45 degrees from vertical.
US09370264B2	Display shelving formed of corrugated fiberboard A shelving unit includes a crossed core unit having four walls formed of folded corrugated fiberboard. The walls are orthogonally arranged with respect to each other and define four quadrants therebetween. Floating shelves are arranged with at least one shelf disposed in each quadrant. Each of the shelves is formed of folded corrugated fiberboard. Each of the shelves is joined to two proximate walls of the crossed core unit. Support tubes are provided. Each support tube is formed of folded corrugated fiberboard and each tube is disposed though one wall of the crossed core and extends inside of two floating shelves that are located in proximate quadrants.
US09370262B2	Open refrigerated display case and a flow stabilizing device An open refrigerated display case comprising: a refrigerated display area comprising one or more shelves; an air outlet and an air inlet opening into the display area and spaced from one another; a duct fluidically coupling the air inlet to the air outlet, the duct being configured to direct air flow out of the air outlet across the display area and toward the air inlet to form an air curtain across the display area; wherein each of the one or more shelves are provided with an associated flow stabilizing device; wherein each flow stabilizing device comprises a pair of stabilizing beams which are spaced from one another so as to define an innermost stabilizing beam and an outermost stabilizing beam; wherein a first slot is formed between the innermost and the outermost stabilizing beams, the first slot extending transversely across the display area perpendicular to the direction of the air flow within the air curtain, the first slot having a stabilizing inlet, a stabilizing outlet and a stabilizing throat disposed therebetween; wherein the innermost stabilizing beam is spaced from the adjacent shelf so as to form a second slot between the innermost stabilizing beam and the shelf; and wherein the one or more flow stabilizing devices are each positioned so that the stabilizing inlet of the first slot receives the air curtain, the stabilizing throat being configured to stabilize the air flow within the air curtain which exits the flow stabilizing device via the stabilizing outlet.
US09370260B2	Control device for a children's bouncer Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a children's bouncer apparatus. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a support frame, seat assembly configured to support a child, and bouncer control device. The support frame includes one or more semi-rigid support arms that extend above a base portion and suspend the seat assembly above the base portion. The bouncer control device is configured to impart a driving force on the seat assembly, thereby causing the seat assembly to continuously oscillate at the natural frequency of the children's bouncer.
US09370259B1	Control system for a child swing A control system for a child swing that comprises a drive mechanism that includes a motor configured to impart torque to the at least one swing arm so that a child seat moves in an arcuate path. A phase control subsystem generates a motor drive signal configured to maintain a desired lead angle between a phase of the drive mechanism and a phase of the swing arm. An amplitude control subsystem configured to steer the phase control subsystem based on a correlation of an actual height of the child seat to a selected height of the child seat.
US09370258B1	Electromotive force-based control system for a child swing A control system for a child swing comprising a swing arm mechanically coupled to a motor. The control system is configured to monitor electromotive force (EMF) generated by the motor at an input signal line and is configured to use the monitored EMF to control a speed of the motor.
US09370256B2	Baby crib A baby crib includes a bedstead, a mattress bracket and four bridging sets. The bedstead includes two longitudinal brackets and two widthwise brackets. The mattress bracket includes two longitudinal frames, two widthwise frames and four arched frames. Each bridging set includes a bridging plank and a detent member. Each bridging plank is hinged on one widthwise frame and swivelable in parallel therewith during packaging and transportation, and the detent member can be retracted toward each arched frame. Each widthwise bracket has a plurality of adjustment holes. Each bridging plank has a plurality of positioning holes and a fastener to selectively run through anyone of the positioning holes to lean on a bottom surface of each widthwise frame so that users can do adjustment manually to anchor the bedstead in the event that the hole interval of any adjustment hole of each widthwise bracket is slightly shrunk.
US09370255B2	Crib shield system and other breathable apparatus An apparatus and method for making same utilizing a breathable mesh material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. The breathable mesh material includes an inner and outer fabric that includes larger openings on the front substructure than on the back substructure and a pile substructure is integrated and extends between the front and back substructures allowing air to substantially move effectively therethrough.
US09370253B2	Mattress with foam springs An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; selecting foam springs with the proper user required firmness as determined by the software application; and configuring the selected foam springs within the support facility to match the user's firmness requirements.
US09370252B2	Pocketed spring assembly A pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of springs, each string joined to an adjacent string, each string comprising first and second opposed plies of fabric and a plurality of pockets formed along a length of the string by transverse seams joining the first and second plies. At least one spring is positioned in each pocket. An upper end of each transverse seam is below the upper surface of the string so as to partially separate adjacent pockets within a string of springs. Each spring has two end portions and a middle portion. The convolutions of the middle portion are greater in diameter and pitch than the convolutions of the end portions.
US09370251B2	Hospital bed for automatically changing sheets The present invention relates generally to an ultimate comfort n care bed, and a bed apparatus capable of seamlessly changing bed sheets while being occupied by a person, a method of relieving ulcers, and a method thereof. The present invention also relates to a medical or a hospital bed, and, more particularly, to a hospital bed capable of seamlessly changing bed-sheets while the hospital bed is occupied by a patient. The present invention also comprises of a medical bed apparatus which allows the seamlessly changing of a used bed sheet with a new bed sheet while the bed is occupied by a person, and a method thereof.
US09370250B2	Hospital bed for automatically changing sheets The present invention relates generally to an ultimate comfort n care bed, and a bed apparatus capable of seamlessly changing bed sheets while being occupied by a person, a method of relieving ulcers, and a method thereof. The present invention also relates to a medical or a hospital bed, and, more particularly, to a hospital bed capable of seamlessly changing bed-sheets while the hospital bed is occupied by a patient. The present invention also comprises of a medical bed apparatus which allows the seamlessly changing of a used bed sheet with a new bed sheet while the bed is occupied by a person, and a method thereof. Optionally, the medical or hospital bed can also have an air bladder system to inflate or deflate the hospital bed mattress while a bed sheet is being changed.
US09370248B2	Theater seating system with reclining seats and comfort divider A seating system for improved user comfort and convenience while maximizing auditorium floor space utilization. The seating system is composed of two modular components: (1) a reclining theater seat assembly and (2) a comfort divider. The reclining theater seat assembly is comprised of a seating surface, a reclining back, armrests and a support base. The comfort divider is comprised of foot rest assemblies and recliner backstop assemblies arranged in an alternating fashion. The comfort divider is placed between each row of theater seats.
US09370246B2	Collapsible chair and method of adjusting the same A collapsible chair has a backrest portion, a seat portion, first and second front cross members, first and second rear cross members, left and right armrest members, and left and right pairs of legs. Each of the first and second front cross members and each of the first and second rear cross members extends from the left pair of legs to the right pair of legs. The chair is collapsed by folding the backrest portion forward, moving the left pair of legs toward the right pair of legs, and inverting the left and right armrest members in a manner such that the backrest portion wraps over the seat portion.
US09370242B2	Kit for assembling a shelf unit A shelf unit having at least one metal shelf having at least one through hole, at least one upright made of plastic and comprising at least one male connecting end and at least one female connecting end, coupling with the male connecting end, and at least one plastic insert exhibiting at least one through hole provided with means for engagement with the upright, the first and second parts of the upright can be slipped into the hole of the insert from opposite sides thereof so as to connect them to each other, the insert interlocking in one end of the shelf in which the hole in the insert is aligned with the hole in the shelf and the engagement means can be tightly fastened between the female connecting end and the male connecting end when the first and second parts of the upright are connected to each other.
US09370241B1	Table structure A table created by a table structure with multiple openings extending from the top of the table structure to the bottom of the table structure. The table structure is deigned to be reversible and a solid top can be placed on the table structure. The table structure is supported by supporting structures connected to mounting attachments. The mounting attachments have one or more protrusions designed to provide secure attachment to the table structure by insertion into the openings in the table structure. Tiers can also be placed on the table structure. The table structure, the openings in the table structure, the mounting attachments, the supporting structures, the tiers, and the table and tier tops can be designed in limitless shapes and configurations.
US09370240B2	Toothbrush including kit for decorating the toothbrush A kit for decorating a toothbrush includes a package, a toothbrush, and at least one of a sticker panel comprising a plurality of stickers and a plurality of decorative bands. The sticker panel may include three panel sections with at least one of the panel sections having stickers thereon. The decorative bands are sized to fit around an outer perimeter of a base portion of the toothbrush for decoration. Thus, the decorative bands are formed of an elastic material to facilitate stretching of the decorative bands to fit around the outer perimeter of the base portion of the toothbrush. The kit may include at least one sticker sized to fit on the base portion of the toothbrush. The kit may also include a panel including one or more stickers and/or one or more decorative bands.
US09370239B2	Orthodontic toothbrush A toothbrush includes a handle having a gripping section, at least one arm attached to one end of the gripping section, at least one brush head attached to the at least one arm, and at least one bristle tuft extending from the brush head, wherein the bristle tuft is disposed off-perpendicular to a plane of the handle. Further, the at least one arm laterally offsets the brush head from the gripping section of the handle. In some embodiments, the toothbrush includes two arms attached to opposing ends of the gripping section of the handle, and each arm has a brush head attached thereto.
US09370236B2	Cosmetic container with multifunctional insert A cosmetic container with a multifunctional insert neckpiece includes: a) a container having one of (a) a receiving groove and (b) a corresponding vertical one-way ratchet; and b) an integral multifunctional insert neckpiece having a downcomer extending down from a top orifice to establish a cosmetic wiper, and having an upper section with a cap attachment, and on its wall, the other of (a) the vertical one-way ratchet receiving groove and (b) the corresponding vertical one-way ratchet.
US09370234B2	Cosmetic product applicator comprising an elongate portion coated with a lobe An applicator is provided for a cosmetic product, in particular mascara. The applicator includes a brush which includes a core and fibers projecting from the core. At least one of the fibers includes an elongate portion made of a first material and a lobe arranged at an end of the elongate portion. The lobe in turn is made of a second material coating an end of the elongate portion.
US09370233B2	Pump-type ampoule container capable of being refilled The pump-type container capable of being refilled is a dual container comprising an inner container and an outer container, wherein a discharge portion is fixed to the upper portion of the outer container and the inner container accommodating the contents can be replaced. Therefore, it is possible to replace only the inner container while using the same discharge portion when the contents are exhausted, thereby reducing costs for a user.
US09370231B2	Hair care apparatus An apparatus for dreadlocking hair comprising a motor and a means for holding or engaging a strand of hair. The holding means is rotated by the motor, so that the strand of hair is twisted into a dreadlock, that is, a twisted bundle of hair where hair on the surface of the bundle describes a purely helical path, at least in a newly dreadlocked part of the strand.
US09370230B1	Waterproof electronic device holder having rotating and hinged lock A holder for an electronic device includes a housing having a base, a cover and a rotatable lock that collectively define a hollow interior that receives the electronic device. The rotatable lock is hingedly connected to the base at a first end of the housing and is also rotatably mounted with respect to a lid that closes the hollow interior. An electronic device is slideable into and out of the hollow interior when the rotatable lock is unlocked and the lid is open. A hingedly mounted lock has a locked configuration that prevents rotation of the rotatable lock relative to the lid. The locked configuration of the rotatably mounted lock also prevents hinged opening of the lid. The rotatable lock has an unlocked configuration that enables rotation of the rotatable lock relative to the lid. The unlocked configuration enables hinged opening of the rotatable lock and the lid.
US09370224B2	Shaped fastening systems for use with absorbent articles A fastening system comprising a closure member (tab) and one or more of an elastic/stretch member (ear), a release tape, and a landing member. The landing member is non-rectangular, and may be actual or perceived. The shape of the landing member is defined by the orientation of its medial portion. The system provides for improved fit of an absorbent article about the article's wearer.
US09370222B2	Preform and device for cooperation with a lower limb member, apparatus and method for manufacturing the device The invention concerns a preform and a device for cooperating with a lower limb member so as to provide a correction to the limb member. The invention also concerns a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the device. The preform comprises a base, a surface linked to the top face of the base, for cooperation with the lower limb; and at least one inflatable chamber formed by a flexible and liquid-impervious membrane sealed to the concave top face of the base. Injection of a fluid composition of curable material, while the lower limb member is in contact with the surface so as to inflate the at least one inflatable chamber is performed until the correction is obtained, the composition being then cured in-situ into a cured material.
US09370220B2	Boot with modified orientation in toe region This invention provides a novel elevated toe device system that allows the wearer's toes to be elevated to a perpendicular or approaching a perpendicular orientation relative to the line of gravity and undertake activities, such as downhill skiing, with a greater amount of control of the skis and/or snowboard as a result of the elevated toes. The conventional systems do not make use of the natural qualities of the foot. On a downward slope, the device permits the wearer to enjoy the dynamics of the foot and assume a stance that presents less strain on the foot while accentuating maneuverability. The device can be a preset system, in which the wearer can interchange devices of different angular orientations to modify the posture of the toes, or adjustable. In an alternate embodiment, the device can be provided so that the surface under the big toe presents an elevated angular orientation.
US09370213B1	Button and fastener cover A multi-purpose flexible clip for gripping a medium to which it is affixed consisting of a thin, one-piece high density material shaped in a rectangle having a front facing side and being folded over to form a backside thereby creating a resistant clip, said backside having two holes formed therein for access to said medium for gripping said medium for removal from said medium.
US09370211B2	Upper body garment with hidden pockets An upper body garment includes web portions fastened to one another by a seam which is selectively openable to define one or more seam openings configured to provide user access to one or more pockets disposed along the seam on the exterior of the garment. The pockets are supported by a suspension system disposed in the interior of said garment, independently of, and in spaced relation to, the web portions. The pockets may be located along the front, side, back, and/or arm seams of the garment.
US09370210B1	Audible necktie assembly An audible necktie assembly provides an audible response at the press of a button for purposes of amusement and entertainment. The assembly includes an elongated necktie configured for being worn around a neck of a user. A pocket is coupled to the necktie. A housing is positioned within the pocket. A sound emitter is mounted in the housing and is configured to emit audible sound. A plurality of control buttons is provided and comprises outer buttons and inner buttons. Each of the inner buttons is electrically coupled to the sound emitter wherein manipulating a selectable one of the inner buttons causes the sound emitter to emit audible sound. Each of the outer buttons is positioned adjacent an associated one of the inner buttons when the housing is positioned within the pocket such that manipulation of a selectable one of the outer buttons activates an associated one of the inner buttons.
US09370207B2	Method of core cooling A core cooling method includes a hand covering configured as a glove having a palm portion and a wrist portion. The glove also includes an outer layer and an inner liner. An access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer permits access between an outer surface of the outer layer and a pocket in a space between the outer layer and the inner liner. A cooling element is positioned within the pocket and adjacent the access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer. A tubular air passage is connected to the exterior surface of the glove and communicates with the interior of the inner liner permitting air to be withdrawn from the interior of the inner liner.
US09370206B1	Medical device protection and comfort brassiere Medical brassieres are shown and described. In one embodiment, the medical brassiere includes a first helical region and a second helical region, an adjuster, and a pair of opposing impact absorbent pads having an embedded silver infused antimicrobial and an arched lower end. Each of the helical regions include a reinforcing seam that is generally positioned along peripheral portions of the first helical region and second helical region. The medical brassiere is generally donned by a patient with an implanted medical device to provide comfort and protection against the device. In some examples, the brassiere includes a stretchable periphery assembly to provide freedom of movement, while providing uniform compression over a surgical site. The result is devices and methods to protect and comfort implanted devices, while providing an aesthetically-pleasing appearance.
US09370203B2	Use of alternan as texturizing agent in foodstuffs and cosmetics The invention is directed to the use of alternan as a texturizing agent, particularly as a fat or oil replacer in foodstuffs or cosmetic preparations, a homogeneous composition comprising alternan and water, the use of the homogenous composition as a texturizing agent in foodstuffs or cosmetic preparations, and foodstuffs and cosmetic preparations comprising alternan as a texturizing agent or a homogeneous composition comprising alternan.
US09370199B2	Strain of Lactobacillus buchneri A, composition, a multi-component preparation for starch-rich plant preservation, their use and a method for plant preservation The object of the invention is a new strain of Lactobacillus buchneri A deposited in the Collection of Industrial Microorganisms in the Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology in Warsaw, under the number KKP 2047 p. The invention also concerns composition and a multi-component preparation for starch-rich plant preservation comprising this new strain, uses thereof and the method of silage production or starch-rich plant preservation.
US09370194B2	Method and apparatus for slaughtering of fish A method of slaughtering fish comprising the steps of providing an elongated passage, passing fish entrained within a flow of water through said passage, and generating linear electric field in the water along at least a first region of said passage, thereby inducing electro-anaesthesia or stunning of the fish passing through said first region of the passage, and applying a further electric field in the water in a subsequent region of the passage, downstream of said first region, to kill the fish such that the fish exit a downstream end of said passage in a dead state.
US09370192B2	Method and device for producing waffle sandwich blocks A device and a method produce multi-layered wafer blocks filled with a spreadable mixture such as a cream. A wafer base sheet coated with a spreadable mixture is transported along a first conveyor surface to a stacking area. A wafer cover sheet is transported along a second conveyor surface to the same stacking area. The wafer cover sheet is laid flat on the coated side of the wafer base sheet in the stacking area, and then the wafer base sheet and the wafer cover sheet are transported away together. The wafer cover sheet and wafer base sheet are moved respectively in the stacking area at a speed that is different from zero at all moments.
US09370190B2	Pest repellents from plant extracts A new composition for repelling pests is disclosed, wherein said composition comprises an extract produced from at least one plant chosen from the group consisting of Achillea spp., Varthemia iphionoides, Haplophyllum turberculatum, Pulicaria incisa, Asteriscus graveolens, Tanacetum sinaicum, Verbascum spp., Artemisia spp., and Ammi visnaga. In preferred embodiments, the extract is produced from Achillea spp. Methods for applying the composition are also disclosed. The composition has been shown to be effective against a variety of pests, including aphids, thrips, tomato borers, tomato leaf miners, and whiteflies.
US09370186B2	Active compound combinations The present invention relates to active compound combinations, in particular within a fungicide composition, which comprises (A) ethaboxam and (B) fenamidone. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for curatively or preventively controlling the phytopathogenic fungi of plants or crops, to the use of a combination according to the invention for the treatment of seed, to a method for protecting a seed and not at least to the treated seed.
US09370185B2	Herbicidal composition At present, a large number of herbicidal compositions have been developed and used. However, weeds to be controlled include a lot of kinds, and the emergence thereof extends over a long period of time. Therefore, the appearance of a herbicidal composition having a broad weed spectrum and having a high activity and a long residual effect is desired. The present invention relates to a synergistic herbicidal composition comprising (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of flazasulfuron, nicosulfuron, and their salts and (B) pyroxasulfone or its salt. According to the synergistic herbicidal composition of the present invention, a herbicidal composition having a broad weed spectrum and having a high activity and a long residual effect can be provided.
US09370182B2	Antimicrobial peptide and use thereof A composition including an artificially synthesized antimicrobial peptide that is not present as a mature peptide in nature. The composition includes an artificially synthesized peptide that has an antimicrobial activity against at least one strain of bacteria or fungi and includes an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 6 or an amino acid sequence formed by substituting, deleting and/or adding one, two or three amino acid residues in/from/to the amino acid sequence, and further including at least one species of pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US09370178B2	Animal repellant and associated dispenser A dispenser for an animal repellant including: a housing, wherein the housing includes a chamber for containing a spool; a spool, wherein the spool is associated with the chamber of the housing, and wherein the spool is associated with an animal repellant; and wherein the animal repellant includes a substrate, wherein the substrate is associated with an agent wherein the agent includes an animal repellant.
US09370177B2	Consumable aqueous gel for use in pest control, a pest control device comprising an aqueous gel, and the use of an aqueous gel in a pest control device and in a method of controlling pests A consumable aqueous gel is provided for use in pest control. The gel sates the thirst of pests and increases the consumption of bait by pests. The gel is substantially free of biocides. The gel may be provided as a combination for use in a pest control device. The combination comprises an aqueous gel which is substantially free of biocides and a bait. A pest control device comprises a container having a first compartment containing an aqueous gel which is substantially free of biocides. A method of controlling pests comprises the step of deploying any of the aforementioned aqueous gel, combination according or pest control device. An aqueous gel which is substantially free of biocides may be used with or in a pest control device.
US09370173B2	Spinning reel A spinning reel includes a reel body, a handle, a spool shaft, a spool, a rotor, a rotor driving mechanism, and an oscillating mechanism configured to rotate in conjunction with the handle and cause the spool to reciprocate via the spool shaft. The oscillating mechanism includes a threaded shaft having a spiral groove and is configured to rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the handle. A slider is engaged with the spiral groove of the threaded shaft, and is configured to reciprocate in conjunction with rotation of the threaded shaft. A guide shaft has a rear end disposed in the through-hole arranged in the rear portion of the reel body, and is locked so as to prevent the shaft from disconnecting from by the reel body, and is configured to guide the reciprocation of the slider. An annular elastic member is disposed between the through-hole and the guide shaft.
US09370172B2	Lysing Paenibacillis larvae by exposure to phage Materials and Methods for lysing a strain of Paenibacillus larvae that is not P. larvae 2605, including methods for providing to an environment of a bee hive infected with the strain of P. larvae a lysing phage that also lyses with P. larvae 2605.
US09370169B2	Animal lead An animal lead is arranged for gripping by a handler at one end, and has a releasable attachment means for a collar or harness at the other end. The attachment means has a hooked body (4) with an aperture (20) closed by a gate (7) in a release frame (5). The release frame moves relative to the body and has an open configuration in which the gate is retracted from the gap, and a closed configuration in which the gate is held by the release frame to close the gap. The gate moves relative to the release frame whereby the hooked body may be clipped into a fastening loop of a collar or harness by the gate pushed aside and springing back to close the gap. The release frame has a decoupling member (10) arranged to sweep across the aperture as the release frame is moved from the closed to the open configuration, so that the decoupling member urges the collar to disengage by sweeping a rim of its fastening loop out of the aperture through the gap. The attachment means may have a releasable locking arrangement (11, 14) for the release frame and a remote actuating means for operation of the release frame. The arrangement allows for convenient attachment/detachment of an animal to the lead.
US09370168B2	Cover and dispensing device A cover device that houses, protects and safely and economically dispenses a roll shaped product, such as a rolled rawhide or holder roll. The cover device substantially encases a roll-shaped product and effectively prevents the pet from accessing the ends of the product. Relatively small access windows provide chewing access to the roll product. The cover body has a hollow cavity and openings allowing access to the roll product. The roll product can be prevented from rotating within the cavity by one or more pin or tab projections extending within the hollow cavity.
US09370164B2	Breeding, production, processing and use of specialty Cannabis The invention provides compositions and methods for the breeding, production, processing and use of specialty Cannabis.
US09370163B2	Lettuce variety 79-315 RZ, drake The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-315 RZ, which exhibits resistance to downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) races B1:1 to B1:28, CA-I, CA-IIA, CA-IIB, CA-III, CA-IV, CA-V, CA-VI, CA-VII, CA-VIII, white colored seeds, extraordinary number of leaves of substantially equal size, and a high winter head weight. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-315 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-315 RZ.
US09370160B2	Tobacco inbred plants ALBEX1F and ALBEX1MS The present invention provides tobacco inbred plants ALBEX1F and ALBEX1MS. The present invention also provides parts of such plants and products made from those parts. The present invention also includes progeny of the provided plants including hybrids.
US09370150B2	Cotton variety 11R124B2R2 The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 11R124B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 11R124B2R2. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 11R124B2R2 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 11R124B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US09370147B1	Melon hybrid SV6239MF and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of melon hybrid SV6239MF and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SV6239MF and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a melon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another melon 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.
US09370139B2	Reel mower with pivotal footrest providing access to center rear cutting unit A reel mower has a plurality of reel cutting units comprising a pair of laterally spaced front cutting units ahead of the front wheels of the mower and a center rear cutting unit between the front and rear wheels of the mower. A pivotal footrest in front of the operator's seat may be selectively swung to the side to clear an open space in front of the seat in which the center rear cutting unit is at least partially received. This permits an operator or mechanic to easily reach the center rear cutting unit by walking through the lateral space between the front cutting units into the open space that contains the center rear cutting unit.
US09374929B1	Modular integrated mobile cooling system and methods of operation thereof According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system is provided having a foundation that is modular in design. Each module has transport structures. Floor sections can be provided. A bearing plate can be provided on top of isolators supported on a foundation. A skeleton can also be constructed, which can support a heat exchanger assembly, which includes a plenum, a heat exchanger and air movers. A ducting assembly with boxes is supported by the skeleton. An equipment rack, such as a server rack, can be supported on the bearing plate. Any number of systems can be attached end to end, back to back, and/or vertically to form a system of a desired dimension. The entire system, once assembled and wired, can easily be moved with a transport assembly. The system can also be expanded in size and capacity as the operational needs increase.
US09374923B2	Monolithic LTCC seal frame and lid A method for forming a monolithic seal frame and lid for use with a substrate and electronic circuitry comprises the steps of forming a mandrel from a ceramic and glass based material, forming a seal frame and lid block from a ceramic and glass based material, creating a seal frame and lid by forming a compartment and a plurality of sidewalls in the seal frame and lid block, placing the seal frame and lid on the mandrel such that the mandrel fits within the compartment, and cofiring the seal frame and lid block.
US09374922B1	Waterproof structure for use in display device A waterproof structure for use in display device includes a back cover (100), a display module (200) and a waterproof member (300). The back cover (100) includes a peripheral part of back cover (110), a stop part (120) connected to the peripheral part of back cover (110), and a groove (130) defined between the peripheral part of back cover (110) and the stop part (120), wherein the height of the peripheral part of back cover (110) is greater than the height of the stop part (120). The display module (200) is disposed on the back cover (100). The waterproof member (300) is disposed between the display module (200) and the stop part (120). Accordingly, the speed of moisture permeating into the display device can be buffered so as to prolong the service life.
US09374921B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a display body outputting an image signal; a stand supporting the display body and disposed on an installing surface; and a swivel member disposed in a bottom part of the stand and rotating the stand at a certain angle in a status where the stand is disposed on the installing surface, wherein the swivel member, includes a plurality of rotatable rolling members mounted in the bottom part of the stand, and the plurality of rolling members have the same revolution center.
US09374916B2	Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a case including a bottom plate portion and case-side peripheral wall portion extending from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion, the case having an opening that opens to a lateral side, a circuit structure is accommodated in the case, and a cover closes the opening and includes a lid plate portion and cover-side peripheral wall portion extending upright from a peripheral edge of the lid plate portion and covering a perimeter of the case-side peripheral wall portion. The circuit structure includes a circuit board and electronic components mounted on a mounting surface of the circuit board, and is accommodated in the case with the mounting surface of the circuit board facing the opening. The circuit structure is disposed in the case with a space allowing water to pass through provided between an inner surface of the bottom plate portion and circuit structure.
US09374913B2	Pretreatment agent for electroless plating, and pretreatment and production of printed wiring board using same A pretreatment agent for electroless plating is provided, which includes: a fluorine compound; a surfactant; and at least one solvent selected from ethylene-based glycol butyl ethers of formula: C4H9—(OC2H4)m—OH where m is an integer of 1 to 4, and propylene-based glycol butyl ethers of formula: C4H9—(OC3H6)n—OH where n is an integer of 1 to 4. Also provided are a method for pretreating a substrate to be used for a printed wiring board, and a process for producing a printed wiring board, both of which include using a pretreatment agent for electroless plating as described above.
US09374912B2	Electrical device with teeth joining layers and method for making the same A multilayer electrical device, such as a printed circuit board, having a tooth structure including a metal layer set in a dielectric. The device includes a base; a conductive layer adjacent to the base; a dielectric material adjacent to conductive layer; a tooth structure including a metal layer set in the dielectric material to join the dielectric material to the metal layer; and wherein the metal layer forms a portion of circuitry.
US09374910B2	Printed circuit board copper plane repair A device has a base with a mounting surface with a length and a stack, the stack having a diameter smaller than the length and fastened to the mounting surface. The stack may have a plurality of stack conductive layers in addition to a plurality of insulating layers that separate each of the plurality of stack conductive layers. The stack conductive layers may be separated in a manner that aligns them with corresponding printed circuit board conductive layers when the stack portion of the device is inserted into an aperture in a printed circuit board.
US09374909B2	Method of manufacturing LED module The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an LED module, which enhances heat dissipation efficiency of the LED module through a configuration of installing a plurality of electrically separated conductive electrode plates to be close to each other on a same plane, stacking insulation layers on the top and bottom sides of the electrode plates, forming a plurality of ground holes on one side of the insulation layers to expose the electrode plates, and then grounding both electrodes of LED chips to the separated electrode plates.
US09374907B2	Method of improving sheet resistivity of printed conductive inks A method of forming a printed pattern on a substrate includes printing a pattern onto the substrate with a conductive ink including a conductive material, a thermoplastic binder and a solvent, curing the printed pattern, and fusing the printed pattern by feeding the printed pattern through a fusing system operated at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 130° C. above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic binder and at least 120° C. at a minimum, a pressure of from about 50 psi to about 1500 psi, and a feed rate through the fusing system of about 1 m/min to about 100 m/min. The method may be done continuously. The method improves the sheet resistivity of the printed ink.
US09374904B2	Thermal ground planes and light-emitting diodes Methods and systems for thermal management of one or more LEDs are disclosed. One or more LEDs may be coupled with an external layer of a thermal ground plane according to some embodiments described herein. For example, the one or more LEDs may be electrically coupled with a circuit carrier with one or more electrically conductive traces etched therein prior to coupling with the thermal ground plane. The thermal ground plane may be charged with a working fluid and/or hermetically sealed after being coupled with the LED.
US09374901B2	Monolithic capacitor mounting structure and monolithic capacitor In a monolithic capacitor mounting structure, assuming that a portion of a first outer electrode joined with a first bonding material is a first bonding portion and a portion of a second outer electrode joined with a second bonding material is a second bonding portion, a length of each of the first and second bonding portions in a lengthwise direction of the monolithic capacitor is about 0.2 times to about 0.5 times a length of an elementary body in the lengthwise direction, and a center of each of the first and second bonding portions in the lengthwise direction is located at a position different from a center of the elementary body in the lengthwise direction. Vibration noise is changed depending on positions of outer electrodes of the monolithic capacitor, the outer electrodes being used to bond the monolithic capacitor to a mounting substrate.
US09374899B2	Gold pad mini PCB module A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first printed circuit board that includes first circuit traces formed of copper. A second printed circuit board includes second circuit traces that are formed of nickel/gold plated copper and terminations that are soldered to the first circuit traces. An electrical component contacts the second circuit traces.
US09374896B2	Packaging carrier and manufacturing method thereof and chip package structure A packaging carrier includes an interposer, a dielectric layer and a built-up structure. The interposer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a plurality of first pads and second pads located on the first surface and the second surface, respectively. The dielectric layer has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other. The interposer is embedded in the dielectric layer. The second surface of the interposer is not covered by the fourth surface of the dielectric layer, and has a height difference with the fourth surface. The built-up structure is disposed on the third surface of the dielectric layer and electrically connected to the first pads of the interposer.
US09374895B2	Laminate, conductive pattern, electrical circuit, and method for producing laminate The present invention provides a laminate in which at least a layer including a support, a primer layer, a first conductive layer, an insulating layer, and a second conductive layer are laminated, wherein the insulating layer is formed by coating at least a portion of or entirety of a surface of the first conductive layer with a resin composition and drying the resin composition; and the second conductive layer includes a second plating seed layer formed by coating a portion of or entirety of a surface of the insulating layer with a fluid containing a conductive substance, and a second plating layer formed on a surface of the second plating seed layer. This laminate has high adhesion between layers and allows the high adhesion to be maintained even upon exposure to a high-temperature and high-humidity environment.
US09374894B2	Imprinted micro-wire rib structure A micro-wire rib structure includes a substrate and a cured layer formed on or over the substrate, the cured layer having a cured-layer surface. A micro-channel is imprinted in the cured layer, the micro-channel having a micro-channel depth, a micro-channel bottom, first and second micro-channel sides, and one or more ribs having opposing rib sides and a rib top defining a rib height less than the micro-channel depth. Each rib is located between the first and second micro-channel sides and extends from the micro-channel bottom toward the cured-layer surface. A cured electrical conductor forming a micro-wire is formed in the micro-channel. The micro-wire extends continuously from the first micro-channel side, over the micro-channel bottom, the rib side(s) and rib top(s) to the second micro-channel side forming a continuous electrical conductor from the first micro-channel side to the second micro-channel side.
US09374881B2	Radiation generator including cut-off voltage generator and associated detection unit A radiation generator includes: a radiation tube configured to generate radiation by emitting electrons from a cathode through a grid to a target; a grid-voltage generating unit configured to apply an extraction voltage to the grid in response to an external request for radiation output; a cut-off voltage generating unit configured to generate a cut-off voltage applied to the grid so as to lower the potential of the grid relative to the potential of the cathode when there is no external request for the radiation output; and a detection unit configured to detect a decrease in the cut-off voltage, wherein the target is not irradiated by the electrons when the decrease in the cut-off voltage is detected.
US09374876B2	Multi-chip light emitting diode light device An electric lamp includes a first light source and a second light source and power circuitry configured to selectively energize the first light source and the second light source. The first light source is configured to produce light that is substantially free of wavelengths below about 530 nanometers, and the second light source is configured to product light having wavelengths of less than about 530 nanometers. The electric lamp is configured to produce white or near-white light in a variety of color temperatures, while retaining good color rendering index.
US09374875B2	Light fixture connectable device useful for establishing a network infrastructure Disclosed are devices suitable for connection to a light fixture, that in some embodiments are useful as components of a network and/or position-determining system.
US09374872B2	Intelligent dimming lighting Systems, devices, and techniques are provided for operating a display and/or an illumination source based upon the direction of a user's gaze and/or a desired illumination level in a monitored area. One or more elements may be controlled with sensor input and application lighting preferences. For example, when a user receives a video call, light may be activated to illuminate their face. When the user is looking at the display, the display will be at the brightness necessary for the lighting conditions. When the user looks away from the screen, the screen may dim further and the lighting elements for the desk can brighten. Similarly, embodiments may adjust the lighting in a monitored location based upon lighting levels identified in other areas.
US09374869B1	Light distribution control of an edge-lit lighting device An edge-lit lighting device includes a light emitting panel (LEP), a first plurality of light sources, and a second plurality of light sources. The first plurality of LEDs are positioned proximal to a first narrow side of the LEP and are configured to emit a first light into the LEP through the first narrow side. The first light has a first intensity level. The second plurality of LEDs are positioned proximal to a second narrow side of the LEP and are configured to emit a second light into the LEP through the second narrow side. The second light has a second intensity level that is different from the first intensity level. The first intensity level and the second intensity level are set to achieve a particular distribution pattern of an output light emitted out through a broad side of the LEP.
US09374867B2	Illumination apparatus and method The application discloses an illumination apparatus comprising: a light source configured to generate light; a detector configured to detect the posture of an object within a time period and generate a plurality of signals corresponding to this time period; and a processor configured to determine the status of the object within the time period, based on the plurality of signals, and adjust the light source to generate light corresponding to the determined status of the object.
US09374862B2	Circuit for vehicle lamps The present invention provides a circuit for driving a vehicle lamp, comprising a dummy load. Multiple unidirectional conduction electronic components are coupled to the dummy, operable for conducting a current path to enable a current to flow through the dummy load. Each of multiple LED strings is coupled to each of the multiple unidirectional conduction electronic components, respectively.
US09374861B2	Backlight unit A backlight unit includes: a light source configured to emit light based on a driving current; a sensing resistor configured to generate a sensing voltage based on the driving current; a first comparator configured to compare the sensing voltage to a first reference voltage divided from a reference power to thereby produce a first comparison signal; a first switching element controlled by the first comparison signal applied from the first comparator to thereby switch the sensing voltage; a second comparator configured to compare the sensing voltage applied via the first switching element to a first ramp signal to thereby produce a second comparison signal; a current control switching element configured to control an amount of the driving current based on the reference power and a current control signal applied from a current controller; an abnormality detector configured to convert the second comparison signal applied from the second comparator into a DC voltage and to compare the DC voltage to a critical voltage to thereby generate a third comparison signal; and a cut-off controller configured to compare the third comparison signal applied from the abnormality detector to a cut-off voltage to control the reference power based on the comparison result.
US09374859B2	Lighting interconnection and lighting control module A light module includes lighting elements. The lighting elements including a light emitting diode, a power block a constant current driver and power terminals. The lighting elements are connected together vertically and horizontally by the power terminals to form a shape.
US09374858B2	Solid-state lighting apparatus and methods using switched energy storage An apparatus includes at least one LED, at least one charge storage device and a switching circuit configured to route current through the least one LED to the at least one charge storage device for a first state of an applied voltage and to discharge the at least one charge storage device via the at least one LED for a second state of the applied voltage. The apparatus may further include a current control circuit coupled in series with the at least one LED.
US09374857B2	Apparatus and method for controlling LED light strings An enhanced control mechanism for an LED light string system is provided for switching between one of two DC output phases or polarities so as to actuate one or the other of two LEDs within the bulbs on the light string. The control mechanism is further configured to allow switching so as to pass through the input power provided by a high-to-low voltage converter that is plugged into its electrical power feeding end. The control mechanism may then provide rectified AC voltage, or DC voltage, of various switched values to the LED string according to the particular needs of the LED bulbs.
US09374856B2	Energy saving undercabinet lighting system using light emitting diodes The present invention relates to an energy efficient under-cabinet lighting system with a low profile switch mode power supply complying with Class 2 requirements of Underwriters Lab. Northbrook, Ill. This power source is enclosed in a suitable electrical container to provide constant current to the Light Emitting Diodes (LED's) with long life. The system is specially designed to reduce the power consumption as compared to Halogen lamps or Fluorescent lamps without compromising light output. The height of this lighting system is 0.8 inch. A specifically formed transparent diffuser is positioned over the Light Emitting Diodes for uniform illumination over a desired area. These luminaries provide focused light in a desired area and can be coupled or linked by an external interconnect cord. The luminarie provides manual dimming capability.
US09374852B2	Device and method for heating using RF energy A method of heating and/or thawing using an RF heater is described. In some cases the heating differentially heats portions according to their dissipation ratios. Optionally, this avoids dissipating large amounts of energy into thawed portions while frozen portions are still extant and heat slowly. Optionally, this prevents overheating of thawed potions.
US09374850B2	Ad hoc wireless networking A software architecture providing ad hoc wireless networking capabilities. The software architecture may be compatible with wireless devices, such as UWB devices operating according to the WLP communication protocol. The software architecture may include user mode and kernel mode modules, and may include a multiplexing driver framework to enable system connection to multiple ad hoc networks.
US09374848B1	Method and device for improving lawful interception of a call Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and a device for improving lawful interception of a call is provided. The method comprises monitoring a telecommunication call of a lawful interception target subscriber. Then, the method comprises detecting a call-release trigger associated with the telecommunication call. Further, the method comprises initiating a media plane audit of the telecommunication call to determine whether the call-release trigger is a false release trigger. The media plane audit determines whether media plane resources for the telecommunication call is released in response to the call-release trigger. Additionally, the method includes performing at least one call handling action in response to determining a false release trigger.
US09374846B1	Adaptive mobility measurement for continuous packet connectivity The present disclosure provides a method for making mobility measurements in a cellular telephone network that includes assessing the quality of the downlink signal from an active cell during multiple discontinuous operation time periods. If the quality metric exceeds a threshold, the method calls for performing a mobility measurement on the downlink signal during a first time interval. If the quality metric is less than the threshold, the method calls for performing the mobility measurement on both the downlink signal from the identified cells and a downlink signal from a previously un-identified cell during a second time interval that is greater than the first time interval.
US09374845B2	Method and apparatus for joint HARQ and DRX optimization for low cost MTC devices A method for wireless communication may include a mobile entity receiving a timing indicator for a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle during a DRX mode, and adjusting at least an acknowledgement timing in response to receiving the timing indicator for the DRX cycle. A base station in communication with the mobile entity may provide a timing indicator for a DRX cycle during a DRX mode to the mobile entity, transmit at least one of downlink (DL) data or an uplink (UL) grant indicator to the mobile entity at a first time, and waiting from the first time for a time period indicated by the timing indicator before receiving at least one of an acknowledgement of the DL data or UL data responsive to the UL grant from the mobile entity.
US09374842B2	Proxy communication system and proxy communication system controlling method in BAN environment Disclosed is a method of controlling a communication system including one or more sensors attached to a user, a wireless communication apparatus, and a coordinator. The method of controlling the communication system includes receiving a request for a proxy authority for a proxy between the one or more sensors and the coordinator from the wireless communication apparatus and assigning the proxy authority to the wireless communication apparatus by the coordinator; generating a user identifier corresponding to the user by the wireless communication apparatus; searching for the one or more sensors attached to the user and establishing pairings with the found one or more sensors by the wireless communication apparatus; making a request for association information for an association between the coordinator and the sensors from the found one or more sensors and receiving the association information by the wireless communication apparatus; making a request for an association proxy for an association between the found one or more sensors and the coordinator from the coordinator and receiving the association proxy in response to the request by the wireless communication apparatus; and establishing an association with the found one or more sensors, making a request for data, and receiving the data in response to the request for the data by the coordinator.
US09374831B2	Network coexistence through active superframe interleaving Embodiments of the invention provide coexistence among independent networks through active superframe interleaving. Network hubs and devices exchange signals over a selected channel only during active superframes of their network. Network hubs broadcast coexistence information during their active superframes. A hub of network B desiring to use the selected channel first attempts to fit its active superframes within network A's inactive superframes, if available. If network A is not providing inactive superframes, then the network B hub determines whether network A is willing to coexist using active superframe interleaving on the channel. If so, the network B hub sends an interleave request message to the network A hub, which may accept the message and send back an interleave response message. The network A hub then offers new inactive superframes, and the network B hub adapts the transmissions and receptions of network B to fit within these inactive superframes.
US09374829B2	Multi-radio coexistence system to select ISM communications frequency bands to avoid cellular communications interference Frequency bands for Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) communications are selected to avoid interference with the cellular communication. In one aspect of the disclosure, the frequency bands for Bluetooth/WLAN communication are selected to avoid channels that are within a predetermined distance of a harmonic of a cellular (e.g., wireless wide area network) receive frequency band. That is, a frequency band is selected that is at least a predetermined distance from the cellular receive frequency bands.
US09374827B2	Licensed shared access for long term evolution A proposed 3GPP LTE protocol enhancement disclosed herein, enables an eNB to interface with its network core to achieve optimal resource reallocations and bearer modifications necessary to minimize negative impact on user experience in the events of LSA spectrum reclamation. A method for radio spectrum resource reallocation at an evolved Node B (eNB) comprises acquiring, from an incumbent, Licensed Shared Access (LSA) radio spectrum resource, receiving, from an Operator Administration and Management (OA&M) entity, a directive to relinquish the acquired LSA spectrum resource, performing an analysis of optimal spectrum resource reallocation for determining a proposed reallocation of remaining spectrum resources, communicating, to a network core, the proposed reallocation of remaining spectrum resources, receiving, from the network core, instructions for reallocating the remaining spectrum resources, wherein the instructions are based on the communicated proposal, and reallocating remaining spectrum resources according to the received instructions.
US09374826B2	System and method for optimizing wireless network access A platform is provided for connecting to two or more Radio Access Networks (“RAN”). The platform includes a session manager that acts as a central resource. The session manager links to the RANs through one or more controllers, a controller being associated with each RAN to enable monitoring of supply and demand for network resources in relation to the two or more RANs in a defined location. The session manager is operable to apply one or more rules for sharing available network resources across the two or more RANs on a real time or near real time basis thereby providing improve network resource utilization across the two or more RANs and for the respective customers of the two or more RANs in the defined location.
US09374820B2	Dynamic temporary block flow scheduling Scheduling of a Temporary Block Flow in a wireless communication system, wherein a type of Temporary Block Flow supported in the wireless communication system is evaluated (310) and a set of packet data channels pre-assigned to the Temporary Block Flow is identified. For a type of Temporary Block Flow supporting dynamic scheduling, carrier scheduling is performed by identifying timeslots (320) available for packet data scheduling for the Transmission Time Interval, determining a new set of packet data channels for potential scheduling to the Temporary Block Flow in the Transmission Time Interval, wherein the new set of packet data channels may include time slots on any carrier(s), and specifying (330) the packet data channels selected for potential scheduling for the Temporary Block Flow as a subset of packet data channels within the pre-assigned packet data channels. Packet data channels are allocated (340) for the Temporary Block Flow in the Transmission Time Interval. The Temporary Block Flow is scheduled (350) to the set of packet data channels.
US09374817B2	Radio base station notifying available radio resource amount If an LTE base station (10-1) transmits an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) signal from a core network (30) to mobile terminals (40), the LTE base station (10-1) determines that conditions are satisfied in which the traffic volume between the mobile terminals (40) is predicted to be at least a first predetermined value, adjusts the real amount of available wireless resources, and obtains an amount of available wireless resources after said adjustment. Additionally, the LTE base station (10-1) transmits a resource status response message, including the amount of available wireless resources after adjustment, to an adjacent LTE base station (10-2).
US09374811B2	Method and apparatus for transceiving a downlink HARQ in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for transceiving a downlink hybrid automatic repeat (HARQ). According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for setting an HARQ process by a terminal in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, limited-resource information indicating a resource the use of which for downlink transmission to the terminal is limited; determining an HARQ process to be activated on the basis of the limited-source information; and performing an HARQ operation for the downlink transmission by means of the HARQ process to be activated.
US09374806B2	Dynamic hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) transmission with enhanced physical downlink control channels Embodiments of a system and method for providing dynamic hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) transmission with enhanced physical downlink control channels are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a receiver is arranged to receive, on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), one of a lowest control channel element index (nCCE) and a lowest enhanced control channel element index (neCCE), a user equipment specific starting offset (NPUCCH(1)) and at least one additional offset-related parameter. A processor determines allocation of an uplink resource of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for HARQ-ACK transmission based the one of a lowest control channel element index (nCCE) and a lowest enhanced control channel element index (neCCE), the user equipment specific starting offset (NPUCCH(1)) and at least one selected from the at least one additional offset-related parameter. A transmitter transmits a signal on the PUCCH using the allocated uplink resource.
US09374805B2	System and method for combining memory resources for use on a personal network A personal network may be established by interconnecting a plurality of satellites as part of the personal network. Each satellite may be configured to communicate with one or more other satellites. On any given one of the plurality of satellites, data indicating a connectivity status for the one or more other satellites is automatically received, and information indicating a capability of the one or more other satellites is automatically received. The given satellite may be configured to enable at least one other corresponding satellite in the plurality of satellites to be made available for use, so that a capability of the at least one other corresponding satellite is made available for the given satellite.
US09374804B2	Method and apparatus for delivering IPP2T (IP-push-to-talk) wireless LAN mobile radio service A broadband access network terminal comprising a hardware integrated circuit is disclosed. The hardware integrated circuit is for communicating with a plurality of access points. The plurality of access points is for communicating with a plurality of subscriber terminals via a wireless local area network. The hardware integrated circuit is further for communicating with a broadband access network. In addition, the broadband access network terminal comprises an Internet Protocol multicast enabled broadband access network terminal, The broadband access network terminal further supports an Internet Protocol push-to-talk service for the plurality of subscriber terminals via the wireless local area network and supports media stream mixing and multicasting of information associated with the Internet Protocol push-to-talk service.
US09374802B2	Methods and arrangements in a cellular radio communication system A user equipment (120), a first radio network node (130) and a positioning node (110) are comprised in a Long Term Evolution system (100). The user equipment (120) receives (2000, 2010) a request for path loss related information. The user equipment (120) estimates (2020) and sends (2030, 2040) the path loss related information. Moreover, the first radio network node (110, 130) sends (2010, 2060) a request for the path loss related information. The first radio network node (110, 130) receives (2030) the path loss related information. Furthermore, the positioning node (110) sends (2000, 2050) a request for the path loss related information. The positioning node (110) receives (2040, 2080) the path loss related information. In some examples, the positioning node (110) associates (2110) the path loss related information to at least one cell area description, thereby creating a database of cell area descriptions and path loss related information associated thereto.
US09374801B1	Estimating information about an antenna system, based on propagation-time measurements that are provided by wireless terminals A location engine that accounts for propagation-time components in an antenna system disposed between i) the base station that serves a wireless terminal and ii) the airwaves over which electromagnetic signals propagate between the antenna elements and wireless terminal. By considering and accounting for these propagation components, the location engine is able to estimate information about the antenna system, such as i) whether the antenna system is a distributed antenna system and ii) the configuration of the antenna system. Based on this estimated information, the location engine is also able to estimate adjustments that can be made to location-related measurements, and, with these adjustments, estimate the location of one or more wireless terminals.
US09374800B2	Determining location of a user of a mobile device A method of determining location of a user of a mobile device based on Call Detail Records (CDRs) includes determining data in CDRs related to the user; determining base stations associated with communication locations of the user and corresponding statistical data about communication frequency according to the determined data in the CDRs; and determining location of the user based on at least three determined base stations and the corresponding statistical data about communication frequency as well as physical coordinates of the three base stations.
US09374798B2	Support of multiple positioning protocols A mobile terminal and network location server support multiple positioning protocols so that a first position measurement of the mobile terminal may be obtained using a positioning protocol defined for a first wireless network and a second position measurement of the mobile terminal may be obtained using a different positioning protocol defined for a different wireless network during the same location session. The first position measurement and the second position measurement can then be used together to determine a position of the mobile terminal.
US09374795B2	Method and terminal for synchronizing downlink One disclosure of the present invention suggests a method for synchronizing a downlink. The method for synchronizing downlinks comprises the steps of: receiving from at least one cell, which belongs to a random group, a synchronization signal; synchronizing the downlink in accordance with the synchronization signal; and using the downlink synchronization, which is performed on the at least one cell, to synchronize the downlink with a target cell, when the target cell that belongs to the random group is converted from an off state to an on state, wherein the random group comprises geographically adjacent cells, and wherein the cells that are comprised in the random group can have mutually different cell IDs, but a portion of the synchronization signals can be identical.
US09374790B2	Downlink power control adjustment based on lost frame portion determination Systems, methods, apparatuses, and media are provided for downlink power control. Embodiments include determination that a portion of a frame to be transmitted in a downlink from a base station to a user equipment (UE) may be lost by the UE. Embodiments further include determination that a portion of the frame will be received by the UE. Embodiments further include causing a transmit power of the base station to be increased for the portion of the frame that will be received.
US09374789B2	Maintaining network services across multiple physical interfaces In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a central processing unit (CPU) to execute instructions, a hub coupled to the CPU, and multiple physical devices coupled to the hub. The physical devices may each correspond to a different network communication protocol, and may each include a physical unit to forward packets to the hub while the system is in a low power mode. The hub may remain enabled during the low power mode and may include media access control functionality for handling incoming packets of different physical devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09374785B1	Power save mechanisms for dynamic ad-hoc networks Techniques for establishing a dynamic ad-hoc wireless network are disclosed. A node transitions between wake and sleep modes during periods defined as beacon intervals. Before a network connection is established and while it is awake, the node transmits network connection request and also listens for network activity. If a beacon or response message is not detected while the node is listening, the node enters sleep mode and thereby conserves power. The node optionally changes the duration of its detection period and/or the time at which it listens for network activity relative to the start of each beacon interval. Information elements are optionally included with transmitted beacons or response messages.
US09374782B2	Reducing power consumption in a wireless communication system After transitioning a network interface of a first wireless communication device from a low power state to an active state, transmitting a request for a second wireless communication device to transmit data for the first wireless communication device that is buffered at the second wireless communication device. An indication of whether there is data for the first wireless communication device buffered at second wireless communication device is received. When there is data for the first wireless communication device buffered at second wireless communication device, data for the first wireless communication device that was buffered at the second wireless communication device is received from the second wireless communication device.
US09374778B2	Adaptive filtering architecture A node for use in a wireless communication system comprising at least two Tx-chains and at least two Rx-chains is provided. A first means for a switch and filter network function MSN is arranged across all Tx-chains. The first MSN is arranged to output one antenna sector signal comprising: a radio sector signal, or a split radio sector signal, the splitting of a radio sector signal allowing one radio sector signal to feed sector antennas in more than one sector, each sector having at least one sector antenna. The first or a second MSN can also be arranged across Rx-chains. Further, a method to reduce power consumption in a node and a wireless communication system comprising the node is provided.
US09374774B2	WAN-WLAN cell selection in UEs A selection process is disclosed for a user equipment (UE) to select between a WAN and a WLAN. Instead of defaulting to select one or the other networks, as long as the connection is available, a better load balancing and maximization of the system capacity may be achieved when the UE selects the network according to a priority order between the WAN/WLAN. The priority order takes into account various network metrics, such as loading, channel conditions, bandwidth, and service requirements.
US09374768B2	Cellular broadcast enhancements for inter-system mobility Methodologies and apparatus to support interworking operations between a cellular radio area network (RAN) and a wireless local area network (WLAN) utilizing broadcast RAN assistance information. In various embodiments, a RAN (such as a LTE/LTE-advanced RAN) transmits RAN assistance information to a multimode user equipment (UE) for use in network selection and traffic steering operations. Certain parameters, such as RAN load assistance information, may be transmitted in a first format or a second, less granular format that changes relatively infrequently over time as compared to the first format. A system information broadcast procedure utilizing a paging message is employed to transmit information in the second format. The paging message may include a change notification flag that triggers a UE to initiate a system information acquisition procedure to a retrieve system information message(s) including the relevant interworking parameters.
US09374767B2	Communication devices and methods for network signaling A communication device is described comprising a detector configured to detect, based on the reception of radio signals from another communication device, whether the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device in a radio cell associated with the communication device and a signaling circuit configured to signal to a communication terminal that the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device if it has been detected that the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device.
US09374764B2	Policy application for a group of subscribers in a network environment An example method includes reporting location changes for one or more users from a first network element to a second network element based on transitions for each of the one or more users in relation to a policy location area, wherein the policy location area is defined by one or more first user location information (ULI) information elements (IEs); communicating a per-peer Rx authorization and accounting request (Rx AAR) message to initiate a policy change, wherein the per-peer Rx AAR message comprises the one or more first ULI IEs; communicating a per-Diameter-peer Gx reauthorization request (Gx RAR) message including the one or more first ULI IEs; identifying one or more users for the policy change based, at least in part, on a corresponding ULI IE for each user and the one or more first ULI IEs; and applying the policy change to each of the identified one or more users.
US09374758B2	Enhanced dedicated-channel reporting for UMTS A method for a mobile communication system, the mobile communication system defining a dedicated channel (DCH) active set and an enhanced-dedicated channel (E-DCH) active set, the method including performing a power measurement of a pilot signal from a cell that is not included in the E-DCH active set but included in the DCH active set, and performing a power measurement of a pilot signal from a cell that is included in the E-DCH active set.
US09374752B2	Controlling mobility in cellular networks A cellular basestation can select its own mobility parameters in order to achieve desirable effects in terms of the overall network performance. When a cellular basestation forms part of a group of such basestations on a single local area network, it can receive information from the other basestations in the group, for example relating to the loading on the other basestations, and can use this information in order to set mobility parameters. Where the basestation receives loading information from other basestations in the group, it can set mobility parameters so that a user equipment device becomes less likely to select a more highly loaded cell, and more likely to select a less highly loaded cell.
US09374751B1	Bilateral transition of control communication for control of mobile craft Disclosed is a method and system to help facilitate continued control of a mobile craft in a situation where the wireless link between the controller and mobile craft degrades. In accordance with the disclosure, the controller and mobile craft will each independently detect threshold degradation of their direct wireless link and will each respond to its detecting of the threshold degradation by acquiring a cellular wireless connection with a cellular radio access network and communicating via its acquired cellular wireless connection with a network-based control server. The control server will then automatically bridge together its communication with the controller and its communication with the mobile craft so as to enable the controller to continue controlling the mobile craft.
US09374750B2	Method and apparatus for handover management A method includes receiving information indicating a user equipment is to be handed over from a source base station and scheduling transmission of a control channel for said user equipment in dependence on identity information associated with said user equipment.
US09374747B2	Network node, user node and methods for channel estimation A method in a network node for estimating a channel from a user node to the network node is provided. The network node receives first pilots. The network node receives (502) additional pilots from the user node. The network node estimates (503) the channel based on the additional pilots. The additional pilots are any one out of: pilots in an existing channel, modified to create space for the additional pilots, and an existing mechanism modified to be used as the additional pilots.
US09374742B1	Methods and systems for establishing a circuit-switched fallback scan-list In a communication system comprising a first base station of a plurality of base stations, a computing system may identify one or more other base stations of the plurality based on whether each of the one or more other base stations sits as a node on the same local area network (LAN) as the first base station, and perhaps based on other considerations, such as whether each of the one or more other base stations is geographically located near the first base station and whether each operates with a whitelist. The computing system may then cause the first base station to wirelessly transmit, to at least one user equipment device (UE) served by the first base station, a specification of the identified one or more base stations to enable the at least one UE to search for coverage of at least one of the specified one or more base stations.
US09374739B2	Methods and apparatus for calling party number display solutions for 1xCSFB Controller and method for Handover (HO) based 1×CSFB communicates Calling Party Number (CPN) to User Equipment (UE) a in a cellular communication system. A first solution provides Interworking Solution (IWS) adding CPN sent to target Base Station Controller (BSC) via Mobile Switching Center (MSC) in Interoperability Specification (IOS) HO messages. A second solution provides that IWS sends CPN with Air Interface HO message and stores the CPN until UE transition to the target Radio Access Network and acquires a traffic channel. A third solution provides that IWS receives CPN from MSC with a paging message and stores the CPN until UE transition to the target Radio Access Network and acquires a traffic channel. A fourth solution provides sending AWI message to the target Radio Access Network from the MSC. A fifth solution provides that IWS sends CPN via Feature Notification Message (FNM) data tunneled to UE before the paging message to let user decide whether to accept a call before leaving 3G/4G cellular communication.
US09374734B1	Methods and systems for using mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data for assigning mobile stations to data-access gateways Disclosed are methods and systems for using mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data for assigning mobile stations to data-access gateways. One embodiment takes the form of a method carried out by at least one network entity in a communication system that includes a radio access network (RAN) for providing wireless service to mobile stations and that further includes multiple data-access gateways. The method includes maintaining mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data that associates each of multiple mobile stations with one or more indicia of the extent to which those mobile stations have respectively consumed one or more resources of one or more of the data-access gateways. The method further includes using the mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data to assign mobile stations among the various data-access gateways such that mobile stations indicated by the mobile-station-specific gateway-burden data as having placed similar burdens on one or more of the gateways are grouped together by assignment to the same respective gateways.
US09374732B2	Common pilot gating in a multi-antenna wireless communication system A multi-antenna base station (16) is configured to transmit a plurality of common pilot channels. The base station (16) obtains information that indicates when the base station (16) is to gate the transmission of a subset of the common pilot channels. The base station (16) also receives from a wireless device (12) a channel state information (CSI) report for a current reporting period. This CSI report was generated by the wireless device (12) based on one or more measurements of one or more of the common pilot channels. The base station (16) notably also determines based on the obtained information and for each of the measurements, whether the base station (16) gated the transmission of the subset when that measurement was performed. Then, depending on that determination, the base station (16) selectively performs data transmission scheduling at the base station (16) based on one or more CSI reports received from the wireless device (12) for one or more previous reporting periods.
US09374729B2	QoS verification and throughput measurement for minimization of drive test A method of throughput and data volume measurement for minimization of drive test (MDT) is proposed. A base station establishes a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication network. The base station or UE measures transmitted or received data volume during a transmission time of a data burst between the base station and the UE. When the data burst spans multiple measurement periods and the data burst is split at each measurement period boundary. For each measurement period, data volume during the measurement period is measured to generate a measurement result. When throughput measurement is performed by the network, the base station receives location information that is available during the transmission time of the data burst. The data volume measurement is logged with time stamp such that each measurement result can correlated with the location information.
US09374728B2	Techniques for measuring a location of UE The present invention provides a method for measuring a location. The method comprises: receiving, by a User Equipment (UE) and from a serving cell, information on a bandwidth allocated for a positioning reference signal (PRS); receiving, by the User Equipment (UE) and from at least one or more neighbor cells, information on a bandwidth allocated for a PRS; determining whether there is a difference between the bandwidths; and measuring, by the UE and based on a result of the determination a timing difference between PRSs transmitted from the serving cell and the at least one or more neighbor cells.
US09374724B2	Channel estimation using reference signals A method in a radio network node for estimating channel gain over frequencies of a bandwidth in a radio communications network. The radio network node measures a first channel gain based on a received power of a sounding reference signal over a first set of frequencies from a user equipment, which first set of frequencies is comprised in the frequencies of the bandwidth. Furthermore, the radio network node measures a second channel gain based on a received power of a received demodulation reference signal of a physical uplink shared channel over a second set of frequencies from the user equipment, which second set of frequencies is comprised in the frequencies of the bandwidth. The radio network node then estimates a third channel gain over the frequencies of the bandwidth based on the measured first channel gain and the measured second channel gain.
US09374723B2	Communication management system and communication management method A communication management system in which a work machine communicates with an outside of the work machine, the communication management system includes: a work machine including: a communications carrier setting unit configured to set a communications carrier that provides a communication service to generate information about the set communications carrier as communications carrier information; and a communication unit configured to transmit the communications carrier information to the outside of the work machine; and a communication state analyzing unit configured to gather statistics on the communications carrier information included at two or more different times among pieces of the communications carrier information transmitted from the communication unit, the statistics gathering being performed for each of the times.
US09374722B1	Interference rejection based maximum SINR pre-filtering for multiuser detection in an LTE uplink Methods and systems for applying a multi-path, maximum SINR, pre-processing interference rejection filter to an interference-limited signal received from a plurality of users in a wireless network operating according to the Long Term Evolution (“LTE”) standard includes receiving raw data, including training data from a plurality of users, selecting at least one modeled user, subtracting a contribution of the modeled user(s) from the training data to form a residual training signal, forming an interference rejection covariance matrix from the residual training signal, whitening the raw data using the interference rejection covariance matrix, and equalizing the whitened received data. In embodiments, an estimated contribution of a subset of the modeled users is subtracted from the raw data for filtering in a subsequent turbo loop. The subset can be selected based on an estimated post-combined SINR, an estimated outage capacity, or an estimated multiuser efficiency of the received data.
US09374720B2	Optimizing cooperation areas and cover shifts in cellular communications network systems In a cellular communications network system comprising a plurality of cells including a first cell and second cells different from and present in the neighborhood of the first cell, measurement reports are repeatedly received from user equipments, each including a first signal strength value corresponding to a signal strength measured from the first cell over a short time period and n second signal strength values corresponding to signal strengths measured over the short time period from n second cells, which correspond to the n strongest signal strengths measured from the second cells, n being an integer greater than one. A value of a counter is incremented which corresponds to a potential cooperation area formed by the first cell corresponding to the first signal strength value and the n second cells corresponding to the n second signal strength values.
US09374718B2	Method and apparatus for reporting channel quality indicator in wireless communication system Provided are a method and an apparatus for reporting a channel quality indicator (CQI) in a multi-node system. A terminal measures the CQI on the basis of a final interference power in which interference from at least one node among a plurality of nodes, from which the terminal receives signals, is reduced, and reports the measured CQI to a base station. Improvement of system performance, such as a data rate increase can be expected.
US09374715B2	Intercell interference coordination for machine to machine communications A method is provided for operating a radio network node of a radio communications network. A wireless device in a cell of a first radio network node may be identified as having at least one transmission-specific property that affects a sensitivity to interference. Data identifying the at least one transmission-specific property corresponding to the wireless device in the cell of the first radio network node is sent from the first radio network node to a second radio network node that includes at least a portion of an overlapping cell relative to the first radio network node. Related methods in radio network nodes and apparatuses are disclosed.
US09374714B2	Methods of configuring cells in a network using neighborhoods and method of dynamically configuring cells in a network using neighborhoods In a method of configuring a cell for operation in a wireless communication network, a determinable neighborhood of cells within the network is used for cell configuration. In the method, a neighborhood of cells is selected for the given cell to be configured. Data is acquired from cells of the selected neighborhood, and configuration settings for the given cell are determined based on the acquired data.
US09374710B2	Mediation server, control method therefor, communication device, control method therefor, communication system, and computer program A mediation server which is able to communicate with a plurality of account managing servers (104) and mediates requests for issuing subscription information transmitted from a plurality of communication devices between each communication device and any one of the plurality of account managing servers (104), the mediation server comprising, a selection unit configured to select the account managing server to which the request is to be transmitted based on information regarding a current operational status of each account managing server stored in a database, when the request is received from the communication device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the request for issuing the subscription information to the selected account managing server.
US09374709B2	Methods and systems for base station detection Methods and systems for unauthorized base station detection are disclosed herein. In an example of the method, an in-vehicle controller of a vehicle or an application of a mobile communications device scans a cellular radio environment to identify an available base station. By a signal detection unit in operative communication with the in-vehicle controller or the application, a strength of a signal of the available base station is detected. The in-vehicle controller or the application recognizes that the signal strength is out of the expected signal strength range, and determines that the available base station is the unauthorized base station. While in connection with the unauthorized base station, the in-vehicle controller or the application determines a location of the unauthorized base station. Other examples of the method are also disclosed herein.
US09374701B2	Extending EARFCN value range in GERAN An E-UTRAN neighbor cell list is broadcast in a GERAN network using the extended EARFCN value ranges (i.e., 18 bits). Extending the EARFCN value ranges in GERAN and signaling EARFCN values within the extended EARFCN value range to inter-RAT-capable UEs that camp in GERAN allow GERAN to support continued inter-RAT mobility between GERAN and E-UTRAN networks. E-UTRAN neighbor cell information may be communicated to UEs in the GERAN network by System Information message broadcasts using the extended EARFCN value ranges.
US09374692B2	Method and terminal for processing message service A method and terminal for processing message service is provided. The method includes: after receiving a message, a terminal judging whether the message is a blowout-type message or not according to a preset blowout-type message judgment condition, if yes, saving the blowout-type message, and judging whether there exists a blowout-type message group or not; if there already exists the blowout-type message group, judging whether the blowout-type message belongs to the existing blowout-type message group or not according to a preset grouping condition, and if yes, adding the blowout-type message into the blowout-type message group corresponding to the blowout-type message; if there exists no blowout-type message group, grouping the saved ungrouped blowout-type messages according to the preset grouping condition when the number of saved ungrouped blowout-type messages reaches a first threshold.
US09374681B2	Mobile device originated multicast broadcasting Content originated by a mobile device may be transmitted, via multicast, to one or more other mobile devices. In one implementation, a method may include receiving, from a mobile device attached to a wireless network, a request to initiate a multicast transmission of content generated by the mobile device. The method may further include determining one or more wireless coverage areas to which the multicast transmission of the content is to be provided; receiving, from the mobile device, a unicast transmission of the content; and distributing the received content, via one or more multicast data channels that are broadcast in the one or more wireless coverage areas.
US09374678B2	Kalman filter iteratively performing time/measurement update of user/relative floor locations Several systems and methods for location estimation in a multi-floor environment are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes performing wireless scanning so as to receive wireless signals from one or more access points from among a plurality of access points positioned at plurality of locations, respectively at one or more floors from among a plurality of floors within the multi-floor environment. A first set of RSSI measurements is computed corresponding to the wireless signals. Absolute floor location information is determined based on the first set of RSSI measurements and a pre-defined objective function. The pre-defined objective function is configured to maximize a probability of a user being located at a floor so as to receive the wireless signals. A user floor location is determined based on the absolute floor location information. The user location is estimated at least in part based on the user floor location.
US09374677B2	System and method for location of mobile devices in confined environments A distributed antenna system comprising a master unit configured for interfacing with at least one signal source, a plurality of remote units coupled with the master unit and configured for interfacing with a user device, a remote unit including filtering circuitry for decomposing uplink signals from a user device into a plurality of narrowband signals and processing circuitry for evaluating the plurality of uplink narrowband signals and providing data for a power profile that is associated with the uplink signals of a specific user device, and location measurement circuitry coupled with the remote units and configured to receive data for a plurality of different power profiles from a plurality of different remote units wherein the plurality of power profiles are associated with the same specific user device, the location measurement unit configured for processing the power profile data from the different remote units to determine the location of the specific user device with respect to the distributed antenna system.
US09374675B2	Public service awareness of crowd movement and concentration According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for predicting crowd formation based on the movement of a plurality of mobile devices is provided. The method may include collecting a plurality of location data snapshots based on the plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of cell towers. The method may include determining a plurality of device positions based on the collected plurality of location data snapshots. The method may include determining a device movement direction based on the determined plurality of device positions. The method may include determining a device velocity based on the determined plurality of device positions. The method may include identifying a mobile device subset, whereby the mobile device subset converges on a convergence area. The method may include determining if the mobile device subset converging on the convergence area exceeds a threshold value. The method may include triggering a convergence response.
US09374673B2	System and method utilizing integral wireless protocols of a mobile phone as an emergency beacon to aid first responders in locating people A system and method that employs features of a user's cellular phone to emit an emergency beacon to aid first responders search and rescue units or emergency personal in locating a person experiencing an emergency condition. The system includes a process for identifying a location of the user's cellular phone independent of functionality of a Global Positioning System (GPS) by determining the location of the user's cellular phone by using locating beacon signals emitted from locating beacons deployed in a vicinity of the person. The user's cellular phone can be adapted to emit an emergency beacon signal. The emergency beacon signal can include emergency information in a naming portion thereof when the emergency beacon signal is transmitted using Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi protocols. The emergency information can include location information.
US09374672B1	Detection of unauthorized wireless personal area network low energy devices In an approach for determining an unauthorized device, a computer receives detection information from a computing device, wherein the detection information includes a broadcast transmission from one or more devices. The computer creates a state trajectory map based on the received detection information, wherein the state trajectory map identifies connections between at least the computing device and a first device of the one or more devices and the computing device and a second device of the one or more devices. The computer one or more anomalies within the created state trajectory map. The computer determines an unauthorized device based on the determined one or more anomalies.
US09374670B2	System and method for determining a location-based preferred media file A system and method for determining a location-based preferred media file includes a position module and a processor communicatively coupled to the position module. The processor configured to execute instructions to determine a current position of the mobile device based at least partially on data from the position module, to request data for a preferred media file associated with the determined current position of the mobile device, and to receive data representative of the preferred media file. The preferred media file can be a video file or an audio file that is selected based upon frequency that the media file has been played within a predetermined distance from the determined current position of the mobile device. The frequency can be based upon the total number of plays of the media file, the number of unique plays of the media file, or from trend data received from an external resource.
US09374669B2	Adaptive assistance data for tiered service and efficiency in indoor positioning A method for requesting assistance data includes, at a mobile device, determining an expected quality of service information, transmitting a request for assistance data, transmitting the expected quality of service information, and receiving an assistance data file comprising heat map information, wherein the heat map information includes a heat map grid resolution and a suitable quantization precision level for heat map values as determined, at least in part, based on the expected quality of service information.
US09374668B2	Method of processing multimedia and electronic device thereof A method of and electronic device for processing multimedia of an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining location information relative to another electronic device based on audio input from the another electronic device in a mode of sharing the multimedia, and controlling an output method of the multimedia based on the location information relative to the another electronic device. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least one input audio, at least one microphone configured to input the input audio, and at least one processor configured to enter a mode of sharing the multimedia and determine location information relative to at least one another electronic device based on audio input from the another electronic device and control an output method of the multimedia based on the relative location information.
US09374666B1	Beacon communication system and methods A system and method for providing a communications link between an owner of a lost article and a person that finds the lost article. The method includes detecting at a communication device of the person that finds the lost article, a beaconing signal generated by an electronic beacon device when the communication device is in proximity of the communication device. The beaconing signal is associated with an owner of the electronic beacon device. The communication device may transmit, to a server, location information and identification information inherent within the beaconing signal. The server may return one or more communication options enabling a user of the communication device to contact the owner of the electronic beacon device. Such communication options may comprise, for example, voice communication, video communication or communication via text message. In one embodiment the communication options enable communication to occur while maintaining the anonymity of the owner.
US09374664B2	Venue-specific wi-fi connectivity notifications A method includes receiving a wireless connection request at a backend computing device from a user device to allow wireless connection of the user device to a network through an access point located at a venue. The connection request includes a user identifier. The method includes validating the user identifier and granting wireless access of the user device to the access point when the user identifier is valid. The method further includes transmitting a venue-specific notification to the user device when the user device connects to the network.
US09374660B1	Intentional monitoring An approach for providing intentional monitoring is provided. An alarm can be predefined with any number of metrics or thresholds for monitoring an electronic service. The predefined metrics and/or thresholds can be combined with one or more input variables selected by a customer or with one or more signals received from a network component. The alarm can be implemented using the predefined metrics, thresholds, and the one or more customer selected input variables or signals from the network component.
US09374657B2	Bluetooth transceiver, wired headphone module, and mobile device module A Bluetooth transceiver is compatible for usage with a wired headphone, in which the wired headphone has a signal transmission line, at least one speaker, a plug and a control interface for generating a trigger signal to control the operation of a mobile device having Bluetooth wireless communication capabilities. The Bluetooth transceiver includes a headphone jack, a processing unit and a Bluetooth module. The headphone jack is accommodates the plug so that the Bluetooth transceiver is electrically connected to the wired headphone. The processing unit receives and decodes the trigger signal to generate a control code. The processing unit selects a control command according to the control code from a lookup table. The Bluetooth module is electrically connected to the processing unit. The Bluetooth module receives the control command and transmits the control command to the mobile device. The mobile device executes the corresponding functions according to the received control command.
US09374651B2	Sensitivity calibration method and audio device Embodiments of the present invention disclose a sensitivity calibration method and an audio device. The method of the present invention includes determining whether a first signal captured in a current frame by a primary capture module is a circuit noise. When the first signal is not a circuit noise, if the first signal has a stationary noise characteristic, a first calibration gain is determined according to the first signal and a second signal captured in the current frame by a secondary capture module. The second signal is calibrated according to the first calibration gain, so that sensitivity of the primary capture module is consistent with sensitivity of the secondary capture module.
US09374649B2	Smart hearing aid A system or computer usable program product for controlling a hearing aid based on an adjustable policy including receiving an input signal; receiving an indication signal from a user identifying the input signal; receiving an adjustment to the hearing aid with the indication signal; and utilizing a processor to store the input signal in memory with the adjustment to the hearing aid as an adjustable policy corresponding to the input signal.
US09374648B2	Hearing assistance system and method A system for providing hearing assistance having: an audio signal source; a transmission unit transmitting audio signals as data packets in a frame structure; a receiver unit for receiving audio signals from the transmission unit and associated with an ear-worn device having a power source and a hearing stimulator, and having a digital transceiver powered by the power source of the ear-worn device with a value between lower and upper limits. The transceiver listens, and optionally transmits, during part of each frame and otherwise sleeps. The receiver unit has a capacitor connected in parallel to the transceiver for supplying the transceiver with current during listening or transmission. A controlled current for controlling current flowing from the power source to the transceiver and the capacitor. The controlled current source has a DC/DC converter with an input connected to the power source and an output voltage connected to the capacitor.
US09374645B2	Fitting device and a method of fitting a hearing device to compensate for the hearing loss of a user; and a hearing device and a method of reducing feedback in a hearing device A fitting device for fitting a hearing device to compensate for a hearing loss of a user is disclosed, the hearing device comprising a receiver and a microphone, wherein a feedback path exists between the receiver and the microphone, wherein the hearing device further comprises an adaptive feedback canceller configured to reduce feedback, the adaptive feedback canceller comprising a fixed filter corresponding to an invariant portion of the feedback path, and an adaptive filter corresponding to a variant portion of the feedback path, the fitting device comprising a processor configured to determine the invariant portion of the feedback path, wherein the processor is configured to provide the fixed filter with information relating to the invariant portion of the feedback path independently of the user using the hearing device.
US09374638B2	Method of performing an RECD measurement using a hearing assistance device The application relates to a hearing assistance device and to a method of performing a real ear measurement. The method comprises providing a first controlled acoustic feedback path from an output transducer to a measurement input transducer via a standard acoustic coupler; generating a first probe signal; estimating and storing a first estimate of the first controlled acoustic feedback path; and providing a second controlled acoustic feedback path from the output transducer to the measurement input transducer via the residual volume between the ITE part of the hearing aid device and the user's eardrum; generating a second probe signal; estimating and storing a second estimate of the second controlled acoustic feedback path; and determining a real ear to coupler difference from said first and second acoustic feedback estimates. An alternative and relatively simple method of determining an RECD-value in hearing assistance device of a particular user is thereby provided.
US09374632B2	Sound generator for an anti-noise system for influencing exhaust noises and/or intake noises of a motor vehicle A sound generator for influencing sound waves propagating in exhaust or intake systems of combustion engine driven vehicles includes: an enclosure having a port opening for communication with an exhaust and/or intake system; a loudspeaker basket supported by the enclosure; a membrane and a permanent magnet supported by the loudspeaker basket; and a voice coil supported by a voice coil carrier. The voice coil is disposed in a constant magnetic field created by the permanent magnet and is connected to the membrane. The membrane is located between the port opening and the permanent magnet. The membrane is funnel-like or dome-like, with the top or top face of the funnel-like membrane or the geometric center of the dome-like membrane facing away from the permanent magnet. An anti-noise system using the sound generator, and a vehicle using the anti-noise system are also provided.
US09374624B2	Method and apparatus for auto-tuning program guides A user interface for a content distribution system is disclosed which allows a manager of an environment of TV sets to view which content is playing on individual TV sets, and to change, track and otherwise adjust the content. The invention advantageously provides these features without interfering with other TV sets' programming when another TV set is being adjusted, changes or tracked by the manager. The invention provides auto-tuning of program guides.
US09374623B2	Interactive television application with navigable cells and regions An interactive television application with mosaic browsing is provided. Selectable cells that may be associated with entities are used to display information corresponding to the entities. Information may include brand marks such as logos or any other suitable entity identifier. A cell may be in focus or it may not be in focus. When a cell is in focus the information displayed in the cell may be different than the information displayed when the cell is not in focus. Users may navigate among cells. The cells may be grouped into regions based on, for example, their association with similar entities.
US09374621B2	Method and system to navigate viewable content A method and system to navigate viewable content in the context of television entertainment is provided. In one example embodiment, the system comprises a presentation module to present main content on a display screen, a communications module to receive a first request associated with a first directional key on a remote control device, a navigation mode detector to determine a navigation mode associated with the first request; a margin menu module to activate a margin menu associated with the determined navigation mode. The margin menu may be presented along one of the margins of a display screen, while permitting viewing of the main content.
US09374618B2	Interactive visual advertisement service In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing an interactive visual advertisement service as described herein. For example, in one embodiment, such means may include means for transmitting a message for display on an electronic visual display device in which the message includes a requested action to be performed by a user; means for receiving a sequence of electronic images of a performed action having been performed by the user subsequent to transmitting the message for display; means for evaluating the sequence of electronic images of the performed action by the user to determine whether the performed action by the user substantially matches the requested action of the message; and means for transmitting a notification for display on the electronic visual display device when the performed action by the user substantially matches the requested action of the message.
US09374616B2	Method and apparatus for on demand video and other content rental A video on demand system in the context of the Internet, for video rentals. A user accesses an on-line store to rent a video program or movie. The rental is for a limited time (such as 30 days) and within that thirty days, the video program or movie can only be viewed for a 24 hour time window. The time limits are enforced by the on-line store which maintains a database of each rental transaction and allows supply of the needed keys for decrypting the (encrypted) video or movie only if within the time limits.
US09374615B2	Parallel rate control for digital video encoder with multi-processor architecture and picture-based look-ahead window A method of operating a multi-processor video encoder by determining a target size corresponding to a preferred number of bits to be used when creating an encoded version of a picture in a group of sequential pictures making up a video sequence. The method includes the steps of calculating a first degree of fullness of a coded picture buffer at a first time, operating on the first degree of fullness to return an estimated second degree of fullness of the coded picture buffer at a second time, and operating on the second degree of fullness to return an initial target sized for the picture. The first time corresponds to the most recent time an accurate degree of fullness of the coded picture buffer can be calculated and the second time occurs after the first time.
US09374613B2	Media content flicking systems and methods In an exemplary embodiment, a source media content processing device located at a customer premises 1) detects a user request to flick a media content instance from the source device to a destination media content processing device located at the customer premises and communicatively connected to the source device by way of a local area network (“LAN”), 2) in response to the detecting, hosts the media content instance at a resource address for access by way of the LAN and transmits the resource address to the destination device by way of the LAN, 3) receives, from the destination device by way of the LAN, a request to access the media content instance at the resource address, 4) and streams, to the destination device by way of the LAN in response to the request, data representative of the media content instance. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US09374612B2	On-demand language translation for television programs A method, a system and a machine-readable medium are provided for an on demand translation service. A translation module including at least one language pair module for translating a source language to a target language may be made available for use by a subscriber. The subscriber may be charged a fee for use of the requested on demand translation service or may be provided use of the on demand translation service for free in exchange for displaying commercial messages to the subscriber. A video signal may be received including information in the source language, which may be obtained as text from the video signal and may be translated from the source language to the target language by use of the translation module. Translated information, based on the translated text, may be added into the received video signal.
US09374611B2	Navigation within switched digital streamed content In certain embodiments, a method carried out in a digital television receiver device incapable of full two way communications, of receiving switched digital television programs involves storing a virtual channel table in the digital television receiver device, the virtual channel table having entries for each available channel and having a channel type indicator that identifies switched digital channels; receiving a command indicative of selection of a switched digital channel having the switched digital channel type indicator in the stored virtual channel table; sending a request from the television receiver device for the switched digital channel; responsive to the request, receiving a response that either grants the request or denies the request; and if the response grants the request, receiving an updated virtual channel table having updated table entries. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US09374610B1	Index channel technology Index channel technology, in which input to display an index channel is received from a user identity and an index channel definition for the user identity is accessed. The index channel definition defines a sequence of content preview files for content files organized within channels. Display of the index channel is controlled by displaying the content preview files in the sequence defined by the accessed index channel definition and, during display of the content preview files in the sequence defined by the accessed index channel definition, a selection is received to view a content file that corresponds to a content preview file being displayed in accordance with the accessed index channel definition. Display of the content file is controlled and display of the index channel is returned at a position within the sequence of content preview files that corresponds to the received selection.
US09374607B2	Media playback system with guest access Systems and methods are provided to offer a restricted playback mode playlist mode to allow one or more participating users to access a host's media playback system and interact with a reduced subset of functions in that system. An example method includes providing, via a local media playback system, a restricted playback mode open to a plurality of participating users, the restricted playback mode providing a subset of playback functions from the local media playback system to the participating users, the subset including addition of content to a playlist for playback via the local media playback system. The example method includes facilitating addition of content to the playlist by at least one participating user. The example method includes facilitating playback of content from the playlist in the restricted playback mode.
US09374606B2	Synchronization of supplemental digital content Supplemental digital content is provided to be played in synchronization with primary digital content on a media device, such as a television, handheld device, smart phone, computer, and so forth. The supplemental digital content is timed to a long-form version of the primary content and is then synchronized based upon a linearized content (e.g., broadcast) schedule of the long-form content with populated pods.
US09374604B2	Adaptive streaming transcoder synchronization Techniques for synchronizing streams in an adaptive streaming environment include cross-chassis and intra-chassis synchronization of video and/or audio. In an adaptive streaming system that streams content in segments or chunks at varying levels of quality corresponding to different coding rates, implementations enable seamless switching between output streams. For example, synchronizing multiple output streams for switching between coded adaptive bit rate streams across multiple chassis involve calculating an NTP/UTC offset.
US09374603B1	Systems and methods for providing content delivery over a backhaul link in a communication system A method disclosed herein comprises receiving first content into a wireless access system from a backhaul link between the wireless access system and a service system, transmitting the first content from the wireless access system to a first device served by the wireless access system, receiving a second packet communication from a second device served by the wireless access system wherein the second packet communication includes a second content request, processing the second packet communication to determine a second content identifier included in the second content request, processing the second content identifier to determine if the second content is the same as the first content, buffering the first content and transmitting the buffered first content to the second device, and transferring the second packet communication to a communication network to obtain the second content.
US09374600B2	Method and apparatus of improved intra luma prediction mode coding utilizing block size of neighboring blocks A method of video coding using intra prediction in which the intra prediction modes are ranked according to a priority order associated with the block size. One or more tables are used, where the tables ranks the intra prediction modes according to a first priority order for the block having a first block size and ranks the intra prediction modes according to a second priority order for the block having a second block size. Two or more neighboring intra prediction modes corresponding to two or more neighboring blocks are received, where each neighboring block has a neighboring block size corresponding to the first block size or the second block size. A highest-priority mode among said two or more neighboring intra prediction modes is selected as the most probable mode. The current mode is then encoded or decoded using the most probable mode as a predictor.
US09374598B2	Method for selecting motion vector predictor and device using same A method for selecting a motion vector predictor is provided. The method of selecting a motion vector predictor includes the steps of selecting motion vector predictor candidates for a current block and selecting a motion vector predictor of the current block out of the motion vector predictor candidates, wherein the motion vector predictor candidates for the current block include a motion vector of a first candidate block which is first searched for as an available block out of left neighboring blocks of the current block and a motion vector of a second candidate block which is first searched for as an available block out of upper neighboring blocks of the current block.
US09374594B2	Converting apparatus A converting apparatus includes a plurality of decoders, and a plurality of pieces of decoded data respectively corresponding to a plurality of pieces of compressed image data are generated. A switcher is configured to output the plurality of pieces of decoded data, by every predetermined amount, in association with an identification code of a corresponding portion of the plurality of pieces of compressed image data as process target data, and switch a destination decoder among the plurality of pieces of decoders every time when the predetermined amount of process target data is output. A converter is configured to apply an inverse quantization process and an inverse frequency conversion process to the predetermined amount of process target data. Each of the pieces of sub-image data converted by the converter is stored in the storage area corresponding to the identification code associated with the each of the pieces of sub-image data.
US09374589B2	HDR images with multiple color gamuts Image encoding and decoding are described. An input HDR image that includes a base image and a ratio image may be stored using two or more color description profiles. One profile defines the encoding color space of the base image and the second profile defines the encoding color space of the HDR metadata which may be different than the color space of the base image.
US09374588B2	Rate control method and system An example method to perform rate control in a parallel encoding system including a plurality of parallel encoders is disclosed. The method may comprise determining a quantization parameter for one of the plurality of parallel encoders based on a measure of parallelism of the plurality of parallel encoders. The method may further comprise providing the quantization parameter to the one of the plurality of parallel encoders to encode a chunk of a video sequence to generate an encoded chunk based on the quantization parameter.
US09374585B2	Low-delay buffering model in video coding Techniques for low-delay buffering in a video coding process are disclosed. Video decoding techniques may include receiving a first decoded picture buffer (DPB) output delay and a second DPB output delay for a decoded picture, determining, for the decoded picture, a first DPB output time using the first DPB output delay in the case a hypothetical reference decoder (HRD) setting for a video decoder indicates operation at a picture level, and determining, for the decoded picture, a second DPB output time using the second DPB output delay in the case that the HRD setting for the video decoder indicates operation at a sub-picture level.
US09374584B2	Apparatus and method for image encoding/decoding using predictability of intra-prediction mode An apparatus for decoding a video, includes: a mode information extractor to extract mode information on an intra-prediction mode of a current block from encoded data; a prediction mode determiner to determine a candidate intra-prediction mode selected from a plurality of candidate intra-prediction modes as the intra-prediction mode of the current block, when the mode information indicates a first encoding mode; a prediction mode extractor to determine the intra-prediction mode of the current block by using a prediction mode identifier, when the mode information indicates a second encoding mode and includes the prediction mode identifier; and a decoder to decode the encoded data to produce a residual block, and reconstruct the current block by adding the produced residual block to a prediction block predicted based on the intra-prediction mode of the current block determined by either the prediction mode determiner or the prediction mode extractor.
US09374583B2	Video coding with improved random access point picture behaviors This disclosure describes techniques for selection of coded picture buffer (CPB) parameters used to define a CPB for a video coding device for clean random access (CRA) pictures and broken link access (BLA) pictures in a video bitstream. A video coding device receives a bitstream including one or more CRA pictures or BLA pictures, and also receives a message indicating whether to use an alternative set of CPB parameters for at least one of the CRA pictures or BLA pictures. The message may be received from an external means, such as a processing means included in a streaming server or network entity. The video coding device sets a variable defined to indicate the set of CPB parameters for a given one of the pictures based on the received message, and selects the set of CPB parameters for the given one of the pictures based on the variable for the picture.
US09374574B2	Three-dimensional video display apparatus and three-dimensional video display method A three-dimensional (3D) video display apparatus includes: a viewing action detecting unit which detects whether or not a viewing state of a user who views a plurality of 3D video display screens with a viewing target being changed between the 3D video display screens has changed a predetermined number of times or more in a predetermined time period; and a control unit which restricts user's viewing action of viewing a 3D video image displayed by an image display unit when the viewing action detecting unit detects that the viewing state of the user has changed the predetermined number of times or more in the predetermined time period.
US09374571B2	Image processing device, imaging device, and image processing method An image processing device which creates a depth map using a multi-view image includes: a detection unit which detects at least one feature in each of images included in the multi-view image; a calculation unit which calculates reliability of correspondence between the images included in the multi-view image in preparation for creating the depth map; and a creation unit which creates the depth map using the correspondence between the images included in the multi-view image when the calculated reliability is a first reliability, and creates the depth map without using the correspondence between the images included in the multi-view image when the calculated reliability is a second reliability which is lower than the first reliability.
US09374570B2	Apparatus and method for correcting depth map for three-dimensional image Disclosed are an apparatus and method for correcting a depth map for a three-dimensional image, which are capable of accurately correcting an initially-generated depth map in accordance with characteristics of an image, thereby achieving an enhancement in picture quality of a three-dimensional image. The disclosed apparatus includes an original depth map generating unit for generating an original depth map for frame image data externally supplied to the original depth map generating unit, and a depth map correcting unit for analyzing the externally-supplied frame image data, calculating an image pattern of the frame image data and per-pixel brightness values of the frame image data, based on results of the analysis, and correcting the original depth map output from the original depth map generating unit, based on the calculated image pattern and the calculated brightness values, thereby generating a corrected depth map.
US09374568B2	Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and image processing method An image processing apparatus comprises: a white-balance processing unit that multiplies a first pixel that includes a plurality of colors constituting a pickup image that is picked up by an imaging unit by a gain value according to the colors and thereby generates a second pixel; a value adjusting unit that generates a third pixel by maintaining the second pixel that is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value out of the second pixel as it is, and by replacing, with the predetermined value, the second value that is larger than the predetermined value out of the second pixel; and a restoration processing unit that restores, by a restoration filter, resolution that has been reduced due to an optical system, on the third pixel.
US09374564B2	Illumination unit, projection display unit, and direct view display unit An illumination unit includes one or more light sources each including a solid-state light-emitting device configured to emit light from a light emission region including a single or a plurality of light-emitting spots. The solid-state light-emitting device includes a single chip or a plurality of chips each emitting a light beam. Three or more of the light-emitting spots are provided within the whole of one or more light sources, to allow the whole of one or more light sources to emit light beams in two or more wavelength bands different from one another, and the solid-state light emitting device in a first light source which is at least one of the one or more light sources, has a plurality of light-emitting spots which emit light in the same wavelength band.
US09374556B2	Apparatus, system, and method of controlling output of content data, and recording medium A communication terminal receives first state information that indicates transition of a state of a counterpart communication terminal from a previous state to a current state, determines whether the communication terminal currently has a state associated with the current state of the counterpart communication terminal indicated by the first state information, and control output of content data transmitted from the counterpart communication terminal for display at the communication terminal based on determination. When the determination indicates that the communication terminal has the state associated with the current state of the counterpart communication terminal, the content data transmitted from the counterpart communication terminal is output for display at the communication terminal.
US09374554B1	Display selection for video conferencing A video conferencing device has a projector that can be controlled to project far-end video onto different available display surfaces. A panoramic camera is mounted so that it captures a horizontal panorama that includes near-end users. When projecting far-end video, a display surface is selected based on the position of the users. Specifically, a display surface is selected such that when gazing at the far-end video the faces of the user are visible from the panoramic camera.
US09374551B2	Personal video recording with messaging Personal video recording including identifying a message point in operation of a PVR and transmitting a message. Embodiments include associating a message type with the message point and selecting, in dependence upon the message type, a message to be transmitted. Embodiments include receiving a response to the message; selecting, in dependence upon the response, a command to be executed; and executing the selected command.
US09374550B1	Telephone-and-television box able to be placed vertically or horizontally and provided with extensible frames A telephone-and-television box able to be placed vertically or horizontally and provided with extensible frames includes a main body that is electrically connected with a display. The main body is received therein with a set top box and provided thereon with a wireless induction charger for setting a remote control, which has wireless induction charging function and can serve as a handset of a mobile phone. The telephone-and-television box can be placed horizontally or vertically, and a plurality of extensible frames are disposed at the peripheral sides of the main body for setting and locking other peripheral devices and a display thereon. Thus, the telephone-and-television box of this invention is able to combine the functions of both TV and telephone and integrate other electronic peripheral devices.
US09374549B2	Head mounted display and method of outputting audio signal using the same The invention relates to a head mounded display that outputs an audio signal of an external digital device according to whether the audio signal is directional output signal.
US09374548B2	Video/audio system and method enabling a user to select different views and sounds associated with an event A video/audio system includes an interface device that receives a plurality of audio and video signals from a plurality of sources. The interface device combines these signals into various combinations and transmits the combinations to a receiver. The receiver is configured to interface one of the combinations of signals with a user. In this regard, the receiver allows the user to select one of the combinations, and in response, the receiver separates the video signal(s) of the selected combination from the audio signal(s) of the selected combination. Then, the receiver renders the video signal(s) via a display device and produces a sound defined by the audio signal(s) via a speaker. Accordingly, the user is able to control which set of audio and video signals are interfaced with the user.
US09374547B2	Input apparatus, display apparatus, and control methods thereof A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a communicator configured to communicate with an input apparatus comprising a touch pad, and receive coordinate data corresponding to a dragging trajectory input through the touch pad. The display apparatus also includes a display configured to display the dragging trajectory on a screen based on the received coordinate data; and a controller configured to recognize a number or character corresponding to the dragging trajectory based on the received coordinate data, and provide visual feedback adjusting the displayed dragging trajectory according to a recognition result.
US09374542B2	Image signal processor with a block checking circuit An image signal processor is described. The image signal processor includes a block checking circuit. The block checking circuit comprises comparison circuitry to compare a block of luminous pixel values against respective blocks of luminous pixel values that are processed by the image signal processor after the block of luminous pixel values. The block checking circuitry further comprises circuitry to record an entry in a table if one of the blocks of respective luminous pixel values match the block of luminous pixel values. The image signal processor is to store an image signal processing resultant of the block of luminous pixel values and present the stored resultant as a respective resultant for the one of the blocks of respective luminous pixel values if the one of the blocks of respective luminous pixel values matches the block of pixel values.
US09374540B1	Multi-register bank enhanced digital time delay integration using CMOS ROIC An integrated circuit includes an array of pixels for capturing and processing successive image frames of a moving scene, the array including at least one row of pixels (inputs); and at least one current value register, in which the current value register is configured to store current pixel values captured from the array (inputs). Also included is at least one set of multiple accumulated value registers, in which each accumulated value register is configured to communicate with the current value register. Furthermore, there is included at least one readout register, in which the readout register is configured to communicate with the set of accumulated value registers. A controller is also included for shifting and summing the rows of pixels and outputting a summed column as a time delayed integrated (TDI) signal.
US09374539B2	Image pickup circuit An image pickup circuit including a plurality of circuit blocks. Each of the plurality of circuit blocks includes a plurality of comparing elements, a single counter, and a plurality of storage units. Each of the comparing elements compares a pixel signal supplied through a vertical signal line connected to vertically aligned pixels in a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a slope signal whose voltage is changed from an initial voltage at a constant slope. The counter counts an elapsed time since a voltage of the slope signal starts to change from the initial voltage. Each of the storage units stores a count value obtained by the counter in accordance with a comparison result of the comparator, the count value corresponding to an elapsed time until the voltage of the slope signal is changed from the initial voltage to a voltage coinciding with the pixel signal.
US09374538B2	Image sensor with embedded infrared filter layer An image sensor includes a substrate, photosensitive devices, a color filter layer, a micro-lens layer and an infrared filter layer. The photosensitive devices are disposed in the substrate. The color filter layer is disposed to cover the photosensitive devices. The micro-lens layer is disposed on the color filter layer. The infrared filter layer directly covers the micro-lens layer.
US09374537B2	Radiation measurement apparatus and radiation measurement method A radiation measurement apparatus includes: a radiation detector which detects incoming radiations; a measurement processor which measures a distribution of a radiation source in an object on the basis of detection signals inputted from the radiation detector; an optical camera which takes an optical image of an object existing in the field of view; a controller which generates synthesized images by superimposing the distribution of the one or more radiation sources and the optical image; a rotation unit which changes the objective field of radiation measurement by automatic or manual rotation; and a controller which causes a display unit to display the multiple synthesized images in association with rotation angles in the automatic or manual rotation.
US09374536B1	Video captioning communication system, devices and related methods for captioning during a real-time video communication session Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for providing captioning of a video communication session for a conversation between at least two users in which media data is communicated between at least two communication devices during a video communication session involving a video captioning service. The video captioning service provides text captions for the far-end audio of the video communication session, in which the user of the second communication device is associated with a hearing-capable user that is not authorized to receive text captions from the video communication service during the video communication session.
US09374535B2	Moving-image processing device, moving-image processing method, and information recording medium Provided is a moving-image processing device for determining interference between objects. A moving-image processing device (101) determines whether a first object drawn in a first moving image clashes with a second object drawn in a second moving image. The first moving image is accompanied by a first anterior-surface depth for the first object. The second moving image is accompanied by a second anterior-surface depth for the second object. A rear-surface depth acquirer (102) acquires a first rear-surface depth for the first object, and a second rear-surface depth for the second object. A clash determiner (103) functioning as an interference determiner determines whether the first object interferes with the second object in certain frames, on the basis of the overlapping of a first occupancy zone spanning from the first anterior-surface depth to the first rear-surface depth and a second occupancy zone spanning from the second anterior-surface depth to the second rear-surface depth, the first and second occupancy zones being in an overlap area present in cases when a first drawing area where the first object is to be drawn overlaps a second drawing area where the second object is to be drawn.
US09374533B2	Imaging apparatus and control method for tracking a subject based on an image signal An imaging apparatus including an electric charge accumulation unit configured to accumulate electric charge in accordance with an incident light quantity; a tracking unit configured to perform tracking; and an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control, wherein the electric charge accumulation unit performs a first accumulation, and then performs a second accumulation after the first accumulation, wherein the tracking unit performs the tracking based on an image signal obtained through the first accumulation, and wherein the exposure control unit computes a control value for the exposure control based on at least the image signal obtained through the second accumulation of the image signal obtained through the first accumulation and an image signal obtained through the second accumulation.
US09374531B2	Image shake correcting apparatus and control method for same, lens barrel, optical apparatus, and imaging apparatus An image shake correcting apparatus includes a calculating unit that calculates an image shake correction amount by acquiring a shake detection signal output from a shake detecting unit. A shake correcting unit corrects an image shake in accordance with the calculated image shake correction amount. An offset removing unit removes an offset component from the shake detection signal. A reference value calculating unit calculates an offset reference value from the shake detection signal. The calculating unit causes the offset removing unit to remove an offset component from the shake detection signal to thereby calculate the image shake correction amount from a start of an operation of the shake detecting unit until the reference value calculating unit calculates the offset reference value, and the calculating unit calculates the image shake correction amount from a signal obtained by subtracting the offset reference value from the shake detection signal.
US09374530B2	Method and apparatus for displaying preview image and storage medium There are provided a method and apparatus for displaying a preview image and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring frames of image data when there is a need to display a preview image; weighting and processing a frame of image data currently acquired and frames of image data acquired recently for a number M of times to obtain the preview image, wherein M is a positive integer; and displaying the preview image.
US09374525B2	Shooting apparatus and shooting method A shooting apparatus includes an image pickup unit, a frame setting unit that sets frames for arranging a plurality of still images obtained from the picked-up image as a combination photograph before the still images are shot, an object determination unit that determines an object from the picked-up image before the still images are shot, a still image acquisition unit that acquires the still images including the object determined by the object determination unit while the image pickup unit is shooting a moving image, an arrangement unit that arranges the still images acquired by the still image acquisition unit in the frames set by the frame setting unit, and a combining unit that combines the still images acquired by the still image acquisition unit according to the arrangement by the arrangement unit to generate the combination photograph.
US09374522B2	Video generating apparatus and method A video generating apparatus comprises: an obtaining unit for obtaining an image in which a person has been taken; a human body recognizing unit recognizing a part of a human body of the person in the image; a holding unit for holding data concerning a basic video showing that the person exercises; a setting unit for setting a motion range of a specific part in the exercise of the person, on the basis of the recognized parts of the human body of the person; a video generating unit for generating, from the data concerning the basic video, a sample video for the person in the image on the basis of the motion range; and a display controlling unit for displaying the generated sample video on a displaying apparatus. Thus, it is possible to generate and show the sample video suitable for the person.
US09374519B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An image processing apparatus includes: an evaluation value generation unit configured to generate a focus evaluation value indicating a degree of focus of image data which is a target; an evaluation value stabilization unit configured to perform a stabilization process on the focus evaluation value generated by the evaluation value generation unit; and a display data generation unit configured to generate display data, in which focus information is added to the image data, using the focus evaluation value subjected to the stabilization process by the evaluation value stabilization unit.
US09374516B2	Auto-focus in low-profile folded optics multi-camera system An image capturing system and a method of autofocusing are disclosed such that, for example, when a folded optics configuration is used, a field corrector lens can be placed on the image sensor of the system and a plurality of lenses can be placed perpendicular to the image sensor. The plurality of lenses can be movable relative to the image sensor such that acceptable MTF curve performances can be obtained when the image capturing system is focused at reference distances.
US09374513B2	Mobile device and optical imaging lens thereof The present invention provides a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises six lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side and an aperture stop positioned between the second and the third lens elements. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least one inequality, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.
US09374512B2	Thin form factor computational array cameras and modular array cameras Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement one-dimensional array cameras, as well as modular array cameras using sub-array modules. In one embodiment, a 1×N array camera module includes: a 1×N arrangement of focal planes, where N is greater than or equal to 2, each focal plane includes a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels, and each focal plane not including pixels from another focal plane; and a 1×N arrangement of lens stacks, the arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the arrangement of focal planes so as to form a 1×N arrangement of cameras, each configured to independently capture an image of a scene, where each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to that of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene.
US09374511B2	Solid-state image pickup unit, method of manufacturing solid-state image pickup unit, and electronic apparatus A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup unit in which a pad wiring line is provided on a light reception surface and which is capable of improving light reception characteristics in a photoelectric conversion section by having a thinner insulating film in a pixel region. The solid-state image pickup unit includes a sensor substrate having a pixel region in which photoelectric conversion sections are formed in an array, and a drive circuit is provided on a surface opposed to a light reception surface for the photoelectric conversion sections of the sensor substrate. A through hole via reaching the drive circuit from the light reception surface of the sensor substrate is provided in a peripheral region located outside the pixel region. A pad wiring line directly laminated on the through hole via is provided on the light reception surface in the peripheral region.
US09374510B2	Tone mapping method Generating by a digital processing device, of a first digital image from a second digital image, by: for each pixel of the second image, determining a pixel luminance; dividing the interval ranging from the lowest to the highest luminance into a plurality of sub-intervals; and determining the value of at least one pixel of the first image by multiplying the value of a pixel of the second image by a gain determined by interpolation by taking into account the distance of the pixel luminance of the second image to the limits of the sub-interval containing this luminance.
US09374509B2	Wearable imaging sensor for communications A wearable image sensor is described. In one example, an apparatus includes a camera to capture images with a wide field of view, a data interface to send camera images to an external device, and a power supply to power the camera and the data interface. The camera, data interface, and power supply are attached to a garment that is wearable.
US09374508B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image is sharpened without generating, in frequency domain exceeding frequency component in horizontal and vertical direction, frequency component caused by sharpening carried out in horizontal and vertical direction in overlapping manner. An image processing apparatus includes: a vertical filter removing high frequency portion in vertical direction; a horizontal sharpening processing unit generating harmonic in horizontal direction containing frequency higher than frequency component in horizontal direction of the input signal; a horizontal filter removing high frequency portion in horizontal direction; and a vertical sharpening processing unit generating harmonic in vertical direction containing frequency higher than frequency component in vertical direction of the input signal, wherein a horizontal direction processing unit in which the vertical filter is disposed before the horizontal sharpening processing unit and a vertical direction processing unit in which the horizontal filter is disposed before the vertical sharpening processing unit are connected in series, or in parallel.
US09374507B2	Method to improve accuracy and reliability of motion estimated with phase correlation A method of improving accuracy and reliability of motion estimation is described herein. In one aspect, a 2D neighborhood of phase correlation peak is approximated with an outer-product of two 1D vectors to eliminate the sub-pixel error. In another aspect, estimation of reliability is improved. In yet another aspect, two-pass phase correlation is implemented to eliminate sub-pel motion bias.
US09374503B2	Illusion analyzing apparatus, apparatus for generating illusion-considered image for which illusion is taken into consideration to allow perception according to original image, illusion analyzing method, method of generating illusion-considered image for which illusion is taken into consideration to allow perception according to original image, and program According to the present invention, multiresolution decomposition is performed on a color component of image data by using a wavelet frame with orientation selectivity or a filter bank with orientation selectivity and subband signals are obtained; and when reconstructing an image by summing the obtained subband signals, coefficient processing is performed, between a decomposition phase and a synthesis phase in the multiresolution decomposition, on decomposition detail coefficients that are output from the decomposition phase such that the larger the energy of the decomposition detail coefficients is, the more small values are further reduced, and the smaller the energy of the decomposition detail coefficients is, the more small values are increased, or vise versa.
US09374497B2	Component and watermark formed by additive manufacturing A method of forming a three-dimensional article includes sequentially forming a plurality of first two-dimensional layers and a second two-dimensional layer. The second two-dimensional layer includes a second outer edge and a second inner area within the boundary defined by the second outer edge. The second inner area includes uniform physical characteristic and a watermark area within the second inner area having a physical characteristic different from that of the second inner area. An article includes a body with an inner area having a physical characteristic. A watermark is within the inner area and has a physical characteristic different from the physical characteristic of the inner area.
US09374496B1	Form providing apparatus, form processing system, form processing method and computer readable medium A fill-in form providing device includes: a transmission section that transmits information of a user interface for a fill-in form to an image forming device in response to an acquisition request to acquire the user interface issued from the image forming device; a printing instruction section that instructs the image forming device to print a fill-in form associated with the user interface for the fill-in form, in response to a printing request to print the fill-in form based on an operation of the user interface for the fill-in form in the image forming device; a reception section that receives image data, which is generated through image reading based on the operation of the user interface for the fill-in form in the image forming device, and storage destination information; and a storage processing section that executes processing for storing the image data in the storage destination.
US09374495B2	Printer with outsourcing capability for color copies A printing system includes first and second communicatively linked printers, each including a print engine and a processor which controls the operation of the respective print engine. A scanner, associated with the first printer, scans a hardcopy document and generates image data therefrom. The scanner is for communicating the image data to the first printer. A graphical user interface is provided through which user selections are communicated to at least one of the scanner and the first printer. The first processor has a first mode of operation in which a print job derived from the image data is printed on the first print engine and a second mode of operation in which a print job is exported to the second printer for printing. At least one of the first and second modes of operation is invoked at least in part by user interaction with the graphical user interface.
US09374494B2	Recording apparatus and method, reproducing apparatus and method, and program The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method, a reproducing apparatus and method, and a program that make it possible to photograph and record a still image and moving images before and after the still image as well. In step S1, when a still-image-with-moving-image photographing mode is set, moving image temporary storage is started. When a shutter is depressed in step S2, in step S3, a photographed still image is recorded and one moving image is generated from the moving image before the still image stored in step S1, a moving image obtained by converting the photographed still image, and a moving image photographed after the depression of the shutter and the one moving image generated is recorded. Therefore, the moving images before and after the still image are recorded together with a high-definition still image.
US09374485B2	Image reading apparatus and method of manufacturing image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a main unit, an openable unit, a cable connected to the openable unit and routed in the main unit, and a holding member attached to the main unit. The holding member includes a first guide portion configured to hold a first specified portion of the cable. The holding member, with the first guide portion holding the first specified portion of the cable, is configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the holding member is in the first position, the cable has no slack in a second specified portion of the cable, the second specified portion being closer to an end of the cable disposed in the openable unit than the first specified portion. When the holding member is in the second position, the cable has slack in a second specified portion of the cable routed in the main unit.
US09374481B2	Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a first storing part, a storage controlling part and a display controlling part. The storage controlling part stores, when a first remote operation device carries out an image output operation making the image processing apparatus process an output object image on a first process condition of the first remote operation device to create a first processed image and output the first processed image, the output object image in the first storing part with associating with the first process condition. The display controlling part processes, when a second remote operation device carries out a preview operation displaying the output object image stored in the first storing part, the output object image on a second process condition of the second remote operation device to create a second processed image and makes the second remote operation device display the second processed image on a displaying part.
US09374478B1	Adaptive image sharpening Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method comprising receiving image data generated by an imaging device. The image data represents an image captured by the imaging device and the image includes image edges. The method further comprises receiving sensor data related to sensor gain used by the imaging device for capturing the image, and adjusting the image data to modify sharpness of the image edges of the image. The adjusting is based, at least in part, on the sensor data.
US09374472B2	Relaying device The present invention relates to a relaying device which performs the individual calling in response to not only a call incoming from a telephone but also a call incoming from a transceiver. When receiving a communication request from another device over a network, the relaying device determines if this communication request is accompanied by the wireless-device specifying information (ID). When the communication request is not accompanied by the ID, the relaying device sends a signal for prompting another device to input the ID. When the ID is sent in response to the sent signal, the relaying device instructs the relaying wireless device to call the wireless terminal device specified by this ID. In addition, when the communication request is accompanied by the ID, the relaying device instructs the relaying wireless device to call the wireless terminal device specified by this ID.
US09374469B2	Voice over long term evolution-called party status Devices and methods are provided for implementing a network resource management system that reduces network signaling traffic through a network. A network server utilizing a communication signaling protocol is configured with functionality that reduces call set-up signaling traffic. Instead of exchanging communication signaling protocol related signaling between a calling end user device and a destination end user device when attempting to set up the call, the disclosed examples provide for determining a call status of the destination end user device before sending any communication signaling protocol related messages to the destination end user device. If the destination end user device is unavailable or is on another call, the network server uses communication signaling protocol related messages to connect the calling end user device with a voice mail server related to the destination end user device and foregoes sending communication signaling protocol related messages to the destination end user device.
US09374465B1	Multi-channel and multi-modal language interpretation system utilizing a gated or non-gated configuration A system, computer program product, and process are provided for multi-channel language interpretation. An interpreter voice communication device receives, from a PSAP communication device on a first channel, a request for language translation of a communication. The interpreter voice communication device also receives data through the first channel that assists a language interpreter in performing the translation. An interpreter computing device establishes a language interpretation session through a second channel with a PSAP workstation. The interpreter computing device also provides a real-time language translation of the communication based upon the data received through the first channel.
US09374464B1	Systems and methods for online data-linked telecommunications decisions and distribution Systems and methods are disclosed for online data-linked telecommunications decisioning and distribution. One method includes receiving call data relating to a telephone call from a telephone device of a user to an interactive voice response (“IVR”) system; accessing a database storing correlated call data and user data; retrieving correlated call data and user data based on the telephone number of the call data; determining a confidence score defining a confidence that the received call data relates to the retrieved correlated call data and user data; correlating the received call data with retrieved call data and user data when the confidence score is greater than a threshold value; determining an IVR response to present to the user via the IVR system; and transmitting the determined IVR response to the IVR system for presentation to the telephone device of the user.
US09374462B2	Method and system for providing phone directory service for mobile communication subscriber A method and system for providing a phone directory service to a user terminal in a mobile communication network are provided. The method includes displaying, when a search keyword for the phone directory service is input by a user, a business list including businesses corresponding to the search keyword on a screen of the user terminal, connecting a call connection with a business selected by the user among the businesses displayed on the screen, displaying at least one product image provided by the selected business on the screen during the call connection, displaying, if a desired product is selected by the user, order details for the selected product during the call connection, processing payment of the selected product during the call connection, and displaying details for the payment on the screen.
US09374459B1	Integrating two-dimensional bar codes and embedded links with call center operation In various embodiments, advertising campaigns can be defined that incorporate technologies such as two-dimensional bar codes or embedded links in electronic material, for directing a user to communicate with a call center. For instance, in particular embodiments, the reading of a two-dimensional bar code by a user with a smart phone may cause various forms of communication requesting a return communication. The communication from the smart phone may be sent to, and received at, the call center, where a calling campaign associated with an advertising campaign is identified using information associated with the communication. A responding communication may be initiated from the call center to the user.
US09374451B2	System and method for multimodal short-cuts to digital services A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service.
US09374450B2	Method for reproducing music file of mobile communication terminal and mobile terminal implementing the same Mobile communication terminals and methods are provided. A mobile communication terminal includes a transceiver, audio processing unit, speaker, connecting unit, display unit, input unit, and control unit. The control unit is configured to control to display, while in a silent mode, a user interface for reproduction of a music file, in response to a user input while in the silent mode, control to reproduce the music file and to output audio signals corresponding thereto through the speaker, in response to receiving an incoming call in the silent mode, stop reproduction of a music file, and output an indication of the reception of the incoming call by vibration or without sound according to a setting of the silent mode, and while in the silent mode, control reproduction of a music file depending upon detection of a change of a connection state of an external audio output device.
US09374449B2	Method and apparatus for generating and playing animated message Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an animated message. Input objects in an image of the animated message are recognized, and input information, including information about an input time and input coordinates for the input objects, is extracted. Playback information, including information about a playback order of the input objects, is set. The image is displayed in a predetermined handwriting region of the animated message. An encoding region, which is allocated in a predetermined portion of the animated message and in which the input information and the playback information are stored, is divided into blocks having a predetermined size. Display information of the encoding region is generated by mapping the input information and the playback information to the blocks in the encoding region. An animated message including the predetermined handwriting region and the encoding region is generated. The generated animated message is transmitted.
US09374448B2	Systems and methods for managing concurrent audio messages A system for receiving multiple conversations or messages and for playing the multiple conversations or messages with a mobile device and wireless earpieces. The system may determine various presentation parameters based on various characteristics of the received messages and may play the messages such that audio appears at distinguishing locations around the user. The system may change how messages and/or conversations are played in response to recognize a change in the focus of the user based on detected user inputs, such as body movement gestures.
US09374447B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal capable of making a voice call and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit formed to enable a touch input and display a screen associated with a call to the counterpart when requesting a call to the counterpart, and a controller configured to switch at least a partial region of the screen to a region for receiving information when an information transmission mode is executed on the screen, and transmit information received by a touch input applied to the switched region to the counterpart.
US09374446B2	Web platform with select-to-call functionality Web content is formatted to show an icon adjacent identified phone numbers to enable select-to-call, e.g., click-to-call functionality from within a web platform. The web platform can include various web browsers, web applications, and the like. The select-to call functionality can comprise an integral part of the web platform, such as comprising part of the web platform's binary. Alternately, the select-to call functionality can be provided through a web plug-in that is downloaded and incorporated into the web platform. The select-to-call functionality can enable the user's web platform context to be maintained during the call.
US09374445B2	Casing for portable device A box-shaped metal structure is formed by press-working or the like, and a resin shell is integrally molded to the periphery of the metal structure by extrusion molding a resin. A flexible circuit board for key switches is disposed on a switch-receiving surface of the metal structure. The resin shell and the box-shaped metal structure are not bonded together, but the resin fills the connecting holes in the metal structure, whereby the shell and the metal structure are kept together after molding. A casing for a portable device having a structure suitable for obtaining reduced thickness and size reduction is thereby obtained.
US09374443B2	Method and apparatus for efficient packet compression Methods and apparatus are described for reordering a header of a transmission data packet. The methods and apparatus include identifying one or more static fields and one or more dynamic fields within a header of the transmission data packet. Moreover, these aspects include reordering the one or more static fields and the one or more dynamic fields within the header of the transmission data packet. Additionally, these aspects include compressing the header of the transmission data packet to form a compressed transmission data packet in response to reordering the one or more static fields and the one or more dynamic fields. The aspects also may include transmitting the compressed transmission data packet.
US09374439B2	Information processing apparatus and control method thereof, service providing apparatus and control method thereof, information processing system, information processing method, program, and recording medium An information processing apparatus that provides a proxy for a service that a service providing apparatus provides to a control apparatus, the information processing apparatus includes: a first communications unit adapted to connect to a first communications path; a second communications unit adapted to connect to a second communications path; a first determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the providing apparatus exists via the first communications unit; a second determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the providing apparatus exists via the second communications unit; a connection unit adapted to connect to the providing apparatus via the second communications unit; and a proxy unit adapted to connect to the control apparatus via the first communications unit, and provide a proxy for a service between the providing apparatus and the control apparatus.
US09374435B2	System and method for using trigger events and a redirector flag to redirect messages A system and method of redirecting messages between a mail system and a mobile communications device, upon determining an occurrence of a trigger event that is configured to initiate redirection of messages at the mail system with respect to the user, the system sets a redirection flag associated with the user. Upon detecting arrival of a new message at the mail system for the user, the system determines whether the redirection flag associated with the user is set and if the redirection flag is set, causes an instance of the new message to be packaged for transmission to the mobile communications device associated with the user.
US09374433B2	Method and mobile terminal for displaying terminal information of another party using presence information When a user terminal makes contact with another party using a phone call, a video communication, a short message service, a multimedia message service, an instant message service, or an e-mail, functions supported by the other party's terminal are displayed on the user terminal using presence information. When a type of preferred contact is detected, a menu based on the detected preferred contact type is provided. In the user terminal, a transceiver receives the presence information and a controller displays the menu listing the functions supported by the other party's terminal in a desired method using the presence information. The controller extracts information about the detected preferred contact type set by the other party's terminal from the received presence information and displays the menu in a desired method based on the extracted information.
US09374432B2	Cross-site data analysis A method for cross-site data analysis includes identifying, by a processing device, based on actions of at least one user in an initial user group in a first side and a second site, at least one action association feature of the first site and the second site, users in the initial user group being members of the first site and the second site; and determining whether a first user name registered in the first site and a second user name registered in the second site belong to a same user based on the at least one action association feature.
US09374430B2	Social badging for electronification of paper Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for social badging. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive information associated with a user's interaction with an entity; determine or receive a rating based on the interaction, wherein the rating indicates an environmental impact of the interaction; and broadcast the rating on a social network.
US09374425B2	Behavior based client selection for disparate treatment Embodiments for server connection optimization in a persistently connected publish/subscribe environment are provided. A computer assigns an initial activity category for a client. The computer logs, into a log file, one or more select operations of a connection between a client and a first server. The computer calculates a ratio of a number of the select operations to a check time of the first server, wherein the check time is a period of time that has elapsed since a previous review of logged data. The computer sets a second activity category for the client based on a look-up of the ratio in a schedule of ratio ranges in a control file, wherein the second activity category is not the initial activity category. The computer transfers the client from the first server to a second server, in response to setting the second activity category.
US09374423B2	System and method for monitoring apps in a vehicle or in a smartphone to reduce driver distraction A system and method for monitoring apps in a vehicle or in a smartphone to reduce driver distraction is disclosed. A controller operating inside or in combination with the head unit of the vehicle or operating inside or in combination with the smartphone may monitor operation of the vehicle, and generate alerts indicative of operation of the vehicle (such as an alert indicative that the vehicle is operating at a predetermined speed). In response to the alert, the operation of the app in the vehicle or in the smartphone may be modified.
US09374421B2	Management of digital content distribution A method for sharing a content item from an originator with one or more first-order recipients may include receiving a first grouping of one or more first-order recipients that is selected to receive the content item from the originator. The method may also include receiving one or more distribution objectives from the originator. The method may also include selecting a first share time for the content item. The method may also include predicting a first predicted grouping of second-order recipients derived from the first grouping of first-order recipients for the content item at the first share time. The method may also include determining whether the distribution objectives are met for the content item. The method may also include sharing the content item at the first share time in response to the distribution objectives being met for the content item.
US09374420B2	Content source selection in a P2P network Telemetry data from a plurality of peer computers of a peer-to-peer network is aggregated via a computer network. Each of the plurality of peer computers sends telemetry data related to transfer of a digital content item within the peer-to-peer network. A content-acquisition request querying for a recommended content source to provide a first digital content item is received from a first peer computer of the peer-to-peer network via the computer network. A response to the content-acquisition request is sent to the first peer computer via the computer network. The response identifies a second peer computer of the peer-to-peer network that has the first digital content item as the recommended content source. The second peer computer is selected according to a peer selection metric derived from the telemetry data aggregated from the plurality of peer computers.
US09374418B2	Systems, methods and algorithms for logical movement of data objects The present disclosure relates generally to the field of logical movement of data objects. In various examples, the logical movement of data objects may reduce or eliminate network hotspots (e.g., avoid formation of hotspots, remove existing hotspots and/or reduce the magnitude of hotspots). In various examples, the logical movement of data objects may be implemented in the form of systems, methods and/or algorithms.
US09374416B2	Universal architecture for client management extensions on monitoring, control, and configuration Provided are techniques for, under control of an agent: receiving a request from a first database client to access a service from a set of services, wherein the agent is associated with the service; receiving a request from a second database client to access the service, wherein the agent is shared by the first database client and the second database client; combining information from the first database client and the second database client; and sending the combined information to the service using a single physical connection in a client-side Client Management Extension (CMX) connection, wherein the first database client and the second database client share the single physical connection.
US09374413B2	Client terminal, server, and distributed processing method If an execution target application is an application with a high load for a client terminal, a mode switching unit switches an execution system from a simplex processing mode to a distributed processing mode. On the other hand, upon receiving a switching notification for switching the execution system to the simplex processing mode from a server, the mode switching unit causes a distributed display processing unit to stop display processing for the application and sets the execution system of the application to the simplex processing mode.
US09374407B2	Mobile device application streaming Technology for decomposing an application into fragments and streaming the application in fragments is disclosed herein. According to at least one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes steps of determining multiple application fragments of a computer application, wherein each application fragment of the application fragments includes a code to present at least one interface of the computer application; storing the application fragments at a storage device; generating a resource dependency data structure, wherein for each specific application fragment of the application fragments, the resource dependency data structure includes identifications of resources that are needed for running the specific application fragment; and streaming, via a network component, at least one application fragment of the application fragments to a computing device.
US09374403B2	Media stream fragment request Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for requesting potentially missing fragments in a media stream index are described in this specification. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a fragmented media stream index at a client system, where the media stream index includes a list of sequentially arranged fragment identifiers. Fragments listed in the media stream index can be requested from a server system. Fragment identifiers that are potentially missing in the media stream index can be identified based, at least in part, on a determined naming convention indicating the sequential arrangement of the fragment identifiers. Fragments can be requested based on the potentially missing fragment identifiers and processed for display when received.
US09374401B2	Communication traffic management A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing communication traffic relaying in a multiparty communication session. In an implementation, a method may include receiving a request from a first computing device to join a multiparty communication session. The method may also include associating the first computing device with a second computing device for the multiparty communication session, the second computing device participating in the multiparty communication session via a multipoint control unit. The method may further include relaying communication traffic for the multiparty communication session from the multipoint control unit to the first computing device by the second computing device.
US09374399B1	Social group suggestions within a social network In one example, a method includes receiving, by a first computing device and from a second computing device, an image comprising an object. A user may be associated with a social networking service and the second computing device. The method further includes selecting a social group associated with the user in the social networking service. The selection may be based at least in part on one or more characteristics associated with the object. The method also includes sending, by the first computing device to the second computing device, an indication of the social group selected by the first computing device.
US09374392B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic destination address control in a computer network An arrangement to direct a packet sent out from an arbitrary apparatus connected to a network to a predetermined authentication server without changing the configuration of a computer network. A packet transmitted from apparatus, such as a personal computer, newly connected to the network, is guided to an authentication server via communication control apparatus. The communication control apparatus replaces a MAC address of the destination addresses of another server, which is included in the ARP cache of the personal computer, with the MAC address of the communication control apparatus to guide the packet from the personal computer to the communication control apparatus. The communication control apparatus further transmits the received packet to a predetermined authentication server.
US09374391B2	Composite endpoint mechanism A multimedia call from an originating device is provided. At least one session may be created at an application server in response to receiving the multimedia call. An endpoint may be created within the session for communication between the originating device and the application server. The endpoint may be a composite endpoint for communication between the originating device and two or more terminating devices. The composite endpoint may be include two or more logical endpoints for communicating with and respectively associated with the two terminating devices. A portion or more of the multimedia call may be delivered from the application server to each of the terminating devices using the logical endpoint associated with each terminating device.
US09374388B2	Policy arbitration method, policy arbitration server, and program A policy arbitration method comprises: entering a user policy in which a privacy information holder describes at least one rule that is a pair of a data type of privacy information possessed by the privacy information holder and the way to handle the data type; generating, using the user policy and a service policy set that includes at least one service policy in which a privacy information user describes at least one rule that is a pair of a data type of the privacy information and the way to handle the data type, a ranking of the service policy according to the degree of divergence between the user policy and the service policy; and displaying the service policy ranking on a privacy information holder terminal.
US09374387B2	Hardware-based granular traffic storm protection Aspects of the present invention provide a device, method and system which utilize hardware-based granular evaluation of industrial control protocol packets to withstand traffic storms. In an embodiment, packet evaluation circuitry coupled to a port may be adapted to evaluate one or more protocol fields contained in each inbound packet before switching circuitry can send the inbound packet to the proper destination. The inbound packet may be sent by the switching circuitry if it is a particular message, or may be selectively inhibited from being sent by the switching circuitry if the inbound packet does not contain the particular message for being sent and if the total number of bytes of the inbound packet type exceeds a threshold for the outbound port during a given period of time. As such, critical industrial applications may continue to operate in the presence of a traffic storm.
US09374382B2	Apparatus and method for attack source traceback An apparatus and a method for an attack source traceback capable of tracing back an attacker, that is, an attack source present behind a command and control (C&C) server in a cyber target attack having non-connectivity over a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection are disclosed. The apparatus for the attack source traceback includes: a server information extracting unit detecting an attack for a system, which is generated via a server to thereby extract information on the server; a traceback agent installing unit installing a traceback agent in the server based on the information on the server; and a traceback unit finding an attack source for the system by analyzing network information of the server obtained by the traceback agent.
US09374380B2	Non-harmful insertion of data mimicking computer network attacks Non-harmful data mimicking computer network attacks may be inserted in a computer network. Anomalous real network connections may be generated between a plurality of computing systems in the network. Data mimicking an attack may also be generated. The generated data may be transmitted between the plurality of computing systems using the real network connections and measured to determine whether an attack is detected.
US09374379B1	Application unlock Techniques are provided for controlling access to an application. A first request to use an application may be received from a first user and an application access rule associated with the first user may be accessed. Based on the application access rule, it may be determined that permission is required for the first user to use the application. In response, a second request may be sent to a second user requesting permission for the first user to use the application and a response to the second request may be received from the second user. The response may include authorization information used in determining whether the first user has permission from the second user to use the application. In response to receiving the response from the second user, the first request to use the application initiated by the first user may be handled based on the authorization information.
US09374378B2	Access method and communication system for accessing a protected communication service An access method for accessing a protected communication service via a public communication network by using a secure communication network, whereby the secure communication network is based on user groups, including defining an access group having access to the communication service based on the user groups of the secure communication network, generating a group key for all members of the access group, providing the group key to a member of the access group via the secure communication network, and accessing the communication service via the public communication network using the group key, is provided. A communication system including a secure communication network based on user groups, a public communication network, a protected communication service, and an access server for managing access rights to the communication service, whereby the communication system implements the above method is further provided.
US09374377B2	Mandatory protection control in virtual machines A method and system for authenticating a user to provide access to a secure application configured on a mobile device are disclosed. The method includes receiving an input from the user. The input is associated with a plurality of parameters. The method includes extracting a biometric pattern based on the input. The biometric pattern may be generated from the plurality of parameters associated with the input. The method may include comparing the biometric pattern with a plurality of reference patterns. The plurality of reference patterns are pre-defined by an owner of the mobile device. Furthermore, the method may include authenticating the user when the biometric pattern matches a reference pattern associated with the secure application from the plurality of reference patterns. Moreover, the method includes allowing the user to access the secure application, based on the authentication.
US09374374B2	Systems and methods for securing social media for users and businesses and rewarding for enhancing security The disclosed system and method enhances security of people, organizations, and other entities that use what has been termed “social media.” Recent trends have shown that information posted to social media may cause tremendous damage to individuals and other entities. This includes information that was posted deliberately or unintentionally, including social security numbers, financial data and other sensitive information. Further, information that previously may have been viewed as innocuous, such as location data, has caused harm on certain occasions and may need to be protected. The disclosed system provides a novel method of screening, identifying, and preventing certain information from being posted on social media and other public locations. In addition, the disclosed system and method improves security by motivating people to use security software by offering rewards for its use.
US09374370B1	Invariant biohash security system and method Systems, methods, and program products for providing secure authentication for electronic messages are disclosed. A method may comprise generating an asymmetric private key based at least in part upon an invariant biometric feature vector derived from an input biometric reading. The private key may be further based at least in part upon a user password. The resulting private key may not be stored but rather may be generated when required to authenticate an electronic message, at which time it may be used to provide a digital signature for the electronic message. The private key may be deleted after use. The private key may be regenerated by inputting both a new instance of the biometric reading as well as a new instance of the password.
US09374368B1	Distributed passcode verification system A distributed passcode verification system includes devices that each have a hardware secret and that are each able to perform a limited number of verifications using their hardware secrets. Passcode verifiers receive passcode information from a passcode information manager. The passcode information provides information usable, with a hardware secret, to verify passcodes provided to a verifier.
US09374364B2	Method and system for implementing video two factor authentication A method for authentication includes receiving a log-in request at a first client computer, and capturing user information with the request. The method includes capturing an image of the user, and sending a request for authentication, including the user information and image, to an authentication server. The method includes determining a representative user based on the user information, and determining an authorizing agent responsible for authorizing the representative user. The method includes sending the authentication request to a client computer associated with the authorizing agent, and providing verified identification information of the representative user along with the request so that the authorizing agent can perform authentication of the requesting user based on the user information, the captured image, and the verified identification information. The method includes receiving a result of the authentication, and controlling access by the first client computer to a secure data center based on the result.
US09374358B2	Methods, systems, and media for providing access control for a computing device Methods, systems, and media for providing access control for a computing device are provided. In some implementations, methods for providing access control for a computing device are provided, the methods comprising: receiving a first request to authenticate the computing device from a first sender device; authenticating the computing device based at least in part on the first request; transmitting a session identifier and a session key to the first sender device; receiving an application identifier associated with the sender device from the computing device; determining, using a hardware processor, whether a sender application executing on the sender device is valid based at least in part on the application identifier; and transmitting the session key to the computing device in response to determining that the sender application is valid.
US09374357B2	Information processing device, and method and computer-readable medium therefor for the input and storage of authentication information An information processing device including a controller configured to accept a selection of a service from among a plurality of services including a first service and a second service, control a display unit to display an authentication screen, when accepting a selection of the first service, control a communication unit to transmit authentication information input on the authentication screen displayed in response to acceptance of the selection of the first service, to a first external device configured to perform authentication for the first service, store into a storage the authentication information transmitted to the first external device, and when accepting a selection of the second service and determining that the authentication information is stored in the storage, control the communication unit to transmit the authentication information stored in the storage, to a second external device configured to perform authentication for the second service.
US09374355B2	Programming vehicle modules from remote devices and related methods and systems Methods, apparatus and systems are provided for programming a vehicle module. An exemplary vehicle includes a first module, a gateway module communicatively coupled to the first module, and an update module communicatively coupled to the gateway module. The update module is configured to provide authorization information and programming data to the gateway module. The gateway module is configured to verify that programming of the first module is authorized based at least in part on the authorization information and provide the programming data to the first module after verifying that the programming of the first module is authorized.
US09374353B2	Enabling dynamic authentication with different protocols on the same port for a switch The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.
US09374349B1	Methods and credential servers for controlling access to a computer system Methods and credential systems for use in controlling access to a computer system are disclosed. One example method includes receiving a request for a temporary single-factor credential associated with a user account, modifying the user account to allow single-factor authentication to permit access to the computer system, issuing the temporary single-factor credential, wherein the password includes a lifetime, disabling the temporary single-factor credential, when the lifetime ends, such that access to the computer system via the temporary single-factor credential is terminated, and modifying the user account associated to require multi-factor authentication for access to the computer system.
US09374347B2	Method and system for authentication over a public network using multiple out-of-band communications channels to send keys A method includes sending an open request to a directory server for a first key, the first key being a trusted key wrapped in a public key. The open request includes an authentication request value that identifies the open request as a verified setup directory service, the public key, an email address and a specified out-of-band communication channel. The directory server sends a first reply after generating the first key, which first reply is sent directly back with a first half of the first key offset by a unique value and wrapped using the public key. The second reply is sent via email to the email address, which second reply includes a second half of the first key offset by the first half of the first key. The third reply is sent to the out-of-band channel, which third reply includes the unique value.
US09374343B2	Bitwise operations and apparatus in a multi-level system A system uses multi-level encoding where each symbol of a plurality of symbols represents more than one bit of information in a user data symbol stream for transfer using a multilevel transmission channel. The user data symbols are represented in a digital bitwise form such that each symbol is presented as a plurality of bits and each bit is subject to a different probability of error. An error correction procedure is applied based on the different error probability that is associated with each bit in the plurality. The channel can be configured to support a mosaic tile structure, each tile containing a channel symbol such that a selected tile has a collective error probability that is different from other tiles. Customized coding can be applied to the tile structure to allocate a selected amount of error correction power to the selected tile based on an overall available correction power.
US09374333B2	Media content discovery and consumption systems and methods An exemplary method includes a media content discovery system 1) receiving a message addressed to a personalized destination within a media content consumption service, the message having originated outside of the media content consumption service, 2) posting information associated with the message to the personalized destination within the media content consumption service for access by a user from within the media content consumption service, 3) receiving a request provided by the user from within the media content consumption service to access the information posted to the personalized destination, and 4) providing, within the media content consumption service in response to the request, a personalized user interface that presents the posted information. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
US09374332B2	Distribution list creation and subscription A method and system for the efficient creation and management of an e-mail distribution list. The method includes receiving, from a first sender, a first e-mail message directed to an e-mail address comprising a list name. An e-mail distribution list is created comprising a distribution list name, wherein the distribution list name is the list name of the e-mail address. The first sender is added as a first subscriber to the distribution list. A second e-mail communication directed to the e-mail address is received and the second sender is added as a second subscriber to the e-mail distribution list in view of the second e-mail communication.
US09374328B1	Selective messaging using online presence information Described herein are devices and techniques for automatically determining in a presence-enabled messaging service, the presence status of at least one subscriber identified in a user's list of user contacts, and for filtering subsequent transmission of related network messages (packets) responsive to each user contact's presence status. In preparation for the real-time text exchange between such messaging (e.g., IM or chat) subscribers, an initializing user requests presence status for all user contacts. An association of presence status formed in response to replies to the user probe. Such associations can be stored as a data structure, such as a Bloom filter, a hash table, a list, or the like. Subsequent presence messages (e.g., broadcasts, probes) from the initialized user are filtered, in response to the associated contact status. For example, subsequent presence messages are only sent to those user contacts believed to be online.
US09374326B2	Providing information for shared content Various embodiments can enable a content item associated with a sharer account of a content management system to be shared with a recipient account of the content management system. The content item can be analyzed to determine at least some information about the content item, which can include one or more properties associated with the content item, one or more representations of one or more content portions present in the content item, or any combination thereof. A communication can notify the recipient account that the sharer account has shared the content item with the recipient account. The communication can further comprise the determined information about the content item, which can include the one or more properties and/or the one or more representations of the content portions. This information can enable the recipient to make a better decision regarding whether or not to accept the share invitation.
US09374320B2	Investigating the integrity of forwarding paths within a packet switching device In one embodiment, the integrity of forwarding paths within a packet switching device is investigated. A packet switching device creates a probe packet. The packet switching device then communicates the probe packet within the packet switching device in a normal forwarding manner, while monitoring at multiple positions along forwarding paths through the packet switching device for the appearance of the probe packet. The traveling within the packet switching device of the probe packet, including as identified by the monitored positions, is analyzed to identify whether or not the probe packet was correctly forwarded at one or more locations within the packet switching device.
US09374319B2	Operation content evaluation system and storage medium An operation content evaluation system for evaluating an operation content for controlling computer resources, the operation content evaluation system including: a content site including a content management server for distributing operation contents for controlling computer resources; and a user site including a content evaluation server for evaluating one of the operation contents and computer resources, wherein the content management server holds catalogs associated one-to-one with the operation contents and each of the catalogs includes prerequisites for executing an operation content and evaluation elements for the operation content, wherein the content evaluation server holds configuration information collected from the computer resources in resource management information, and wherein the content evaluation server acquires the catalogs from the content management server, selects a catalog associated with the operation content to be evaluated from the catalogs, and evaluates the operation content by comparing the selected catalog with the resource management information.
US09374318B2	Method of call admission control for home femtocells The present invention provides a call admission control method for use in a wireless communication network that includes a femtocell that is coupled to the wireless communication network via a wireline communication network. The method includes receiving, at a call admission controller in the wireless communication network, a request to initiate a call between user equipment and the femtocell. The method also includes accessing, at the call admission controller, information indicating resources available in the wireline communication network to provide a wired connection between the femtocell and the wireless communication network. The method further includes determining, at the call admission controller, whether to admit the call based on the information indicating the resources available in the wireline communication network.
US09374316B2	Interoperability for distributed overlay virtual environment A method includes forwarding a request to a distributed overlay virtual Ethernet (DOVE) connectivity service (DCS) cluster for tunnel information by a source switch. In response to the request for tunnel information, the tunnel information and end point information are received. A common tunnel type supported by the source switch and a destination switch is selected. A packet is encapsulated with the common tunnel type supported by the source switch and the destination switch for a destination virtual machine (VM).
US09374313B2	System and method to prevent endpoint device recovery flood in NGN A mechanism is provided for recovering from a catastrophic failure that results in a large number of user endpoints attempting to come on line simultaneously after an NGN is restored. In an enhanced DNS load balancer, DNS queries from the user end points relating to a particular NGN edge device are selectively dropped if a rate of queries for the particular edge device suddenly increases or exceeds a threshold. The query dropping may also be based in part on the class of service assigned to the user endpoint.
US09374311B1	System and method for reducing hardware table resources in a multi-stage network device A multi-stage network is provided, where the network includes a first stage comprising a first plurality of network switching devices, the first plurality of network devices being classified into switching groups. The network further includes a second stage comprising a second plurality of network switching devices. A linking configuration, comprising a plurality of links between the first plurality of network switching devices and the second plurality of network switching devices, couples the first stage to the second stage. Each first stage network switching device in a given switching group includes the same number of links to any given second stage network switching device as each other first stage network switching device in that group.
US09374309B2	Server controlled routing system A method of operating a content distribution system with a server controlled routing mechanism is disclosed. The method includes: collecting prefix entries from an autonomous system; receiving a content request to send a particular digital content to a prefix; generating, at a host server, an opaque label based on the autonomous system for an Internet protocol (IP) packet of the digital content when the prefix is listed in the prefix entries collected from the autonomous systems; and forwarding the IP packet out of an egress interface of a network equipment, the egress interface associated with the opaque label.
US09374306B1	Using packet-transport metrics for setting DRCLocks Methods and systems are provided for using packet-transport metrics for setting DRCLocks. In an embodiment, an access node provides packet-data service to access terminals, which comprises (a) providing wireless service over an air interface in a wireless coverage area and (b) providing transport service over a packet-data network. The access node measures, over at least the packet-data network, each packet-transport metric in a set of one or more packet-transport metrics. The access node sets a DRCLock for at least one of the access terminals based at least in part on the one or more measured packet-transport metrics.
US09374305B2	Packet transfer system IHS packet transfer systems and methods include a chassis housing a source IHS and a destination IHS. A component interconnect system in the chassis communicatively couples the source IHS and the destination IHS and includes a routing table that includes a destination IHS IP address of the destination IHS and a subnet associated with a component interconnect system domain. The routing table also includes a destination IHS memory address in the destination IHS, and a destination IHS port identifier for a port that is connected to the destination IHS. The component interconnect system provides a routing engine that receives, from the source IHS, a data packet that includes the destination IHS IP address and, in response, uses the routing table and the destination IHS IP address to retrieve the destination IHS memory address and the destination IHS port identifier for providing the data packet to the destination IHS.
US09374301B2	Network feedback in software-defined networks One embodiment of the present invention provides a computing system capable of providing feedback to a controller in a software-defined network. The computing system includes a policy management module and a communication module coupled to the policy management module. During operation, the policy management module recognizes a local policy indicating how a data flow is to be processed and identifies a data flow associated with the policy. The communication module constructs a request for a flow definition from a controller in a software-defined network. A flow definition indicates how the data flow is processed in the software-defined network.
US09374288B2	Information processing system of limiting usage amount, information processing apparatus, and information processing method A disclosed information processing system includes an apparatus and an information processing apparatus including a service information memory unit storing service identification information identifying a service provided for the apparatus and program identification information for identifying a program required to be installed in the apparatus, a correspondence setup unit storing the apparatus identification information for identifying the apparatus and the service identification information upon a receipt of a usage request in which the apparatus identification information and the service identification information are designated, a communication unit requesting installation of a program related to the program identification information stored in the service information memory unit, and a program administrating unit returning the program related to the program identification information designated in the acquisition request, in response to the acquisition request for the program from the apparatus, wherein the program causes the apparatus to send information related to the apparatus.
US09374283B2	System and method for analyzing online game packets A system and method for analyzing an online game packet are disclosed. The system for analyzing the online game packet includes a capturing unit that captures a packet transmitted between a client terminal and a game server, and an analysis unit that analyzes the packet captured by the capturing unit, and defines, according to an analyzed result, a data field included in the packet as a static field having the same field structure or a dynamic field having a field structure according to a reference field defining an arrangement rule of a field or a field structure according to a user's request. According to the present invention, the data field of the captured packet may be defined for each type according to structural characteristics, thereby automatically analyzing the packet.
US09374267B2	Cloud based customer premises equipment Network (cloud) based customer premises equipment may receive, over a broadband access circuit, layer 2 traffic from an access device at a customer premises; provide dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) services for computing devices at the customer premises, the DHCP services providing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to the computing devices at the customer premises; and provide network address translation (NAT) services for the computing devices at the customer premises.
US09374266B1	Tailoring notifications through resource specific notification controls A client may be enrolled in a notification system by receiving a notification instruction for a user to enroll in the notification system, identifying metadata associated with the notification instruction, prompting the user for activation of notifications for the metadata based on the metadata, and enabling the user profile to receive notifications for the metadata when a user elects to receive notifications in response to the prompt.
US09374262B1	Techniques for linearizing phase separately from amplitude in a communications system The present disclosure, for example, relates to one or more techniques for linearizing a signal in a communications system. An input signal may be obtained at a beginning of a signal path of a radio frequency (RF) communication device. The RF communication device may estimate subsequent distortion of the input signal due to the signal path. The estimated distortion may include estimated phase distortion and estimated amplitude distortion of the input signal. The RF communication device may adjust phase and amplitude within the signal path to compensate for the estimated phase distortion and the estimated amplitude distortion to produce an adjusted signal. The phase within the signal path of the input signal may be adjusted separately from the amplitude within the signal path of the input signal. The RF communication device may generate a linearized signal at an end of the signal path based at least in part on the adjusted signal.
US09374257B2	Methods and apparatuses of measuring impulse noise parameters in multi-carrier communication systems A method and apparatus for measuring and tracking Impulse Noise parameters in a communication system are described. The method includes estimating one or more parameters of the impulse noise, the parameters including a period, an offset and duration of the impulse noise.
US09374255B1	Interface circuit for providing high speed digital communication between a master universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) device and a 1-wire, UART compatible sensor A circuit for providing high speed digital communication between a master universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) device and a 4-20 milliamp (mA) current loop sensor that has a 1-wire includes a safety barrier circuit, a slave modulator/demodulator (modem) circuit, and a master modem circuit. The slave modem circuit selectively converts digital sensor data received from the UART compatible interface pin into current pulses and selectively supplies digital calibration data to the UART compatible interface pin. The master modem circuit is configured to convert the current pulses into a UART compatible signal for transmission to the master UART device and selectively supply the digital calibration data.
US09374249B2	Receiving apparatus and equalization processing method A communication processor of a receiving apparatus includes a channel matrix calculation unit, a noise power calculation unit, and an interference orthogonalization equalizer. The channel matrix calculation unit calculates a channel matrix of a propagation path based on a reception signal. The noise power calculation unit calculates noise power included in the reception signal. The interference orthogonalization equalizer orthogonalizes an interference signal by equalizing the reception signal by using the channel matrix and the noise power.
US09374247B2	Channel estimation method and device A channel estimation method including: a channel estimation device employs a two-dimensional channel estimation method and utilizes the channel estimate of an original pilot frequency to conduct channel estimation on an encrypted pilot frequency, so as to obtain the channel estimate of the encrypted pilot frequency; the channel estimation device employs a one-dimensional channel estimation method and utilizes the channel estimate of the encrypted pilot frequency to conduct channel estimation on all resources, so as to obtain the channel estimates on all resources.
US09374245B2	Observation of the true channel from band-limited frequency domain observations A radio device receives a band-limited signal and estimates signal components beyond the band edges to extend the signal and eliminate the band-limited effects. The extended signal is transformed to the time domain to produce an estimate of the true time domain channel.
US09374240B2	Device abstraction proxy Described are systems and methods for implementing and operating a Device Abstraction Proxy (DAP). In one embodiment, the DAP includes a communications interface to connect the DAP to one or more access aggregation devices, each having a plurality of physical ports to provide Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) communication services to a plurality of remote DSL terminals via the plurality of physical ports. The DAP may further include a memory and processor to execute a virtual access aggregation device, in which a subset of the plurality of physical ports are allocated and linked to corresponding logical ports. The DAP may further include a global rule-set module to define operational constraints for the DSL communication services, and a management interface to allow at least one broadband access management system to manage the subset of physical ports allocated to the virtual access aggregation device subject to the operational constraints.
US09374237B2	Virtual rendezvous point (RP) address for multicast RP device A device may determine multicast information associated with participating in a multicast. The multicast information may include a virtual rendezvous (RP) address and may identify a multicast group. The device may identify a primary RP address and a secondary RP address associated with the multicast group. The primary RP address may identify a primary RP device and the secondary RP address may identify a secondary RP device. The device may identify an active RP device. The active RP device may be the primary RP device or the secondary RP device. The device may replace the virtual RP address, included in the multicast information, with information that identifies the active RP device. The information that identifies the active RP device may be the primary RP address or the secondary RP address. The device may participate in the multicast based on the information that identifies the active RP device.
US09374236B2	Network device with tunnel establishment control based on site-type attribute received from other network device In one embodiment, a first network device is configured to receive from a second network device a site-type attribute of the second network device, and to control establishment of a tunnel between the first network device and the second network device based at least in part on the received site-type attribute. The site-type attribute may be received in the first network device as part of a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) message transmitted by the second network device to the first network device, and may comprise a Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) site-type attribute indicating whether the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN. Controlling establishment of the tunnel between the first network device and the second network device may comprise preventing setup of the tunnel if the received site-type attribute indicates that the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN.
US09374230B2	Method and apparatus for managing communication interfaces in a communication system A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, facilitating establishing a first interface between a processor and the system where the system performs a policy and charging rules function in a mobile communications network and where the first interface bypasses a packet data network gateway and a serving gateway, facilitating establishing a second interface between the processor and the system where the second interface utilizes the packet data network gateway and the serving gateway, providing a first message from the processor to the system via the first interface where the first message is associated with a quality of service authorization, and receiving a second message from the system via the first interface where the second message is associated with the quality of service authorization. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09374229B1	Graphical user interface for digital certificate profile configuration A graphical user interface can be provided for creating a digital certificate profile for a digital certificate. In one embodiment, the graphical user interface presents a plurality of certificate profile attributes selectable by the user. A security metric using at least two attributes of the plurality of certificate profile attributes is calculated. The security metric indicates the vulnerability of the digital certificate having the digital certificate profile. A usability metric using at least two other attributes of the plurality of certificate profile attributes is calculated. The usability metric indicates the vulnerability of the digital certificate having the digital certificate profile. A graphical representation of the security metric and the usability metric is provided in the graphical user interface.
US09374228B2	Verifying a geographic location of a virtual disk image executing at a data center server within a data center A method to verify a geographic location of a virtual disk image executing at a data center server within a data center. One embodiment includes a cryptoprocessor proximate the data center server, a hypervisor configured to send a disk image hash value of the virtual disk image, a digital certificate issued to the cryptoprocessor, an endorsement key to a data center tenant and a location provider. The method includes sending a disk image hash value of the virtual disk image, an endorsement key unique to a cryptoprocessor proximate the data center server to a data center tenant, and a digital certificate to a data center tenant. Next, the location provider sends the geographic location of the cryptoprocessor matching the endorsement key to the data center tenant.
US09374227B2	Verification of signed digital documents Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for, among other things, secure passphrase handling for computing devices. In one respect, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of passphrase elements from an input device. The method also includes performing a sequence of secure delay processing operations, each operation generating a delayed output value from an initial value. The passphrase is verified upon completion of the sequence of secure delay processing operations. Further, initial values of respective secure delay processing operations are based on respective passphrase elements and, for each secure delay processing operation after a first secure delay processing operation, a delayed output value from at least one other secure delay processing operations.
US09374220B2	System and method for providing compressed encryption and decryption in homomorphic encryption based on integers The present invention relates to a technique which provides a function of compressed encryption large pieces of plaintext information in a single ciphertext in order to improve a space efficiency of the encryption data which occupies most of a storage space to design an efficient SHE technique which is a base of the FHE technique design. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technique which is designed to improve a structure in which only one bit is encrypted/decrypted in the technique of the prior art to encrypt/decrypt multiple bit information to improve the space efficiency for storing a ciphertext.
US09374219B2	Method and apparatus for securing access to an integrated circuit A method and apparatus are described securely testing an integrated circuit (IC). When the IC is powered on, a first bit stream including unencrypted data bits and encrypted data bits is received by the IC, a second bit stream is generated based on a pseudorandom pattern, a third bit stream is generated by convolving the first bit stream with the second bit stream, the third bit stream is fed to at least one selected test data register (TDR), (i.e., a shift register), in the IC, a fourth bit stream is generated by delaying the second bit stream, and a fifth bit stream is generated by convolving a sixth bit stream output by the at least one selected TDR with the fourth bit stream. The fifth bit stream includes the same unencrypted data bits and encrypted data bits as the first bit stream.
US09374218B2	Method for conducting data encryption and decryption using symmetric cryptography algorithm and table look-up device Disclosed are a method for conducting data encryption and decryption using a symmetric cryptography algorithm and a table look-up device. The method comprises: when it is determined that it is required to use S-boxes to look up a table in a symmetric cryptography algorithm, determining all types of S-boxes to be used; for each type of S-box, determining the total number Ni of the type of S-box, and when Ni is larger than 1, determining that the type of S-box meets a multiplexing condition; and when data encryption and decryption are conducted using the symmetric cryptography algorithm, multiplexing at least one type of S-box which meets the multiplexing condition. The present application can reduce the occupation by the symmetric cryptography algorithm of hardware resources under the condition of comparative shortage of hardware resources.
US09374207B2	Mobility management in a multi-subscriber identity mobile device The invention concerns a method of scheduling the reception of at least one System Information block by a mobile device being adapted to be associated with at least a first Subscriber Identity and a second Subscriber Identity, the System Information block being intended to the second Subscriber Identity and being broadcasted with a first periodicity over a network by at least one base station of the network in the form of a plurality of bursts, according to a given frame structure having TDMA frames, each TDMA frame comprising a plurality of time gaps, at least one first time gap of a first TDMA frame being allocated to communication activity on the first Subscriber Identity, at least one burst of the System Information block being broadcasted over the network during a second time gap of a second TDMA frame. If the first TDMA frame and the second TDMA frame are one and the same TDMA frame within the frame structure but if the second time gap is distinct from the first time gap within the TDMA frame, or if the second TDMA frame is distinct from the first TDMA frame, then the method comprises allocating the second time gap of the second TDMA frame to receive the burst of the System Information block.
US09374206B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving control information to randomize inter-cell interference in a mobile communication system Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting control information in an SC-FDMA system. A UE determines cyclic shift values for SC-FDMA symbols. The UE acquires cyclic shift sequences by the cyclic shift values. The UE applies the cyclic shift sequences to the control information on an SC-FDMA symbol basis. The control information applied with the cyclic shift sequences in the SC-FDMA symbols is transmitted to a Node B.
US09374205B1	Inter-cell interference reduction A wireless communication system serves a first wireless device with a first access node using a frequency band and serves a second wireless device in an adjacent cell with a second access node that uses the same frequency band. The communication of a first resource block is scheduled between the first wireless device and the first access node. The communication of a second resource block between the second wireless device and the second access node is also scheduled. The scheduling of the first resource block and the second resource block correspond in time and frequency. The first resource block is encoded with a first orthogonal code from a family of orthogonal codes. The second resource block is encoded with a second orthogonal code from the family of orthogonal codes. After encoding, the first resource block and the second resource blocks are transmitted using the frequency band.
US09374204B2	Transmission method and apparatus for cancelling inter-carrier interference The present invention provides a transmission method and apparatus for cancelling inter-carrier interference in wireless communication systems. Particular carriers are not used for data transmission but carry weighted data to cancel the ici interference of a first group of interfering sub-carriers onto a second group of victim sub-carriers. The weights are inversely proportional to the frequency offset between the interfering sub-carriers and the victim sub-carriers.
US09374199B2	Communication network element and method transmitting data A method of transmitting data in a communication network is provided, wherein the method includes receiving an error message indicating that a data packet precoded by using a first matrix and transmitted a first time by using a cooperative transmission scheme is not decoded correctly, preparing an recoded data packet by precoding the data packet using a second matrix which is different to the first matrix, and retransmitting the recoded data packet.
US09374197B2	Methods and arrangements for direct current estimation of a wireless communication packet Logic for direct current (DC) estimation of a wireless communication packet. Logic may determine a first DC estimation based upon a first set of sequences in a preamble of the wireless communication packet. Logic may determine a second DC estimation based upon a second set of sequences in the preamble. Logic may select one of the DC estimations based upon a frequency-offset estimation. Logic may remove one of the DC estimations from the packet. Logic to null DC bins that result from a Fourier transform of the packet to mitigate transmitter DC bias. And logic to determine a correction for the packet based upon a difference between a predetermined guard interval value and a received guard interval value and to apply the correction to the packet.
US09374196B2	System and method for digital memorized predistortion for wireless communication A power amplifier system includes an input operable to receive an original value that reflects information to be communicated and an address data former operable to generate a digital lookup table key. The power amplifier system also includes a predistortion lookup table coupled to the address data former and a power amplifier having an output and coupled to the predistortion lookup table. The power amplifier system further includes a feedback loop providing a signal associated with the output of the power amplifier to the predistortion lookup table and a switch disposed in the feedback loop and operable to disconnect the predistortion lookup table from the output of the power amplifier.
US09374195B2	Transmission signal generating apparatus and method, and reception data generating apparatus and method A transmitter apparatus wherein a relatively simple structure is used to suppress burst errors without changing the block sizes of encoded blocks even when the number of modulation multi-values is increased. An encoding part subjects transport data to a block encoding process to form block encoded data. A modulating part modulates the block encoded data to form data symbols; and an arranging (interleaving) part arranges (interleaves) the block encoded data in such a manner that the intra-block encoded data of the encoded blocks, which include their respective single different data symbol, get together, and then supplies the arranged (interleaved) block encoded data to the modulating part. In this way, there can be provided a transmitter apparatus wherein a relatively simple structure is used to suppress burst errors without changing the block sizes of encoded blocks even when the number of modulation multi-values is increased.
US09374193B2	Systems and methods for communication of channel state information Aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for communicating Channel State Information (CSI) feedback. According to certain aspects, a method for wireless communications is provided. The method may include determining a modulation coding scheme (MCS) or a rate for receiving channel state information. The method may further include transmitting a frame comprising a control field indicating the determined MCS or the determined rate and at least one field indicating that at least a portion of channel state information is requested.
US09374192B2	Mobile communication system, base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus and communication method When a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus communicate with each other using a wider frequency band consists of multiple carrier components, efficient communication is achieved without increasing control information (control signal) notified from the base station apparatus to the mobile station apparatus. The base station apparatus and the mobile station apparatus communicate with each other such that each of multiple uplink carrier components corresponds to each of multiple downlink carrier components or multiple downlink carrier component groups including multiple downlink carrier components.
US09374190B2	Flexible data frame delivery A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enhancing data exchange between an access point (AP) and station (STA) in a wireless network when the exchange must be interrupted for the AP to perform other services while data remains buffered for later exchange. AP downlinks an indicator that more data remains for exchange together with a request for the STA to enter sleep mode for a duration scheduled by the AP. Sleep duration may be sent in the medium access control (MAC) header of a data frame, with the indicator of more data and the indicator of the sleep mode request being contained in the frame control (FC) segment of the MAC header. The STA may uplink an acknowledgement (ACK) of the sleep mode. Alternatively, the AP may downlink an ACK of the STA's indication of more data confirmation together with sleep mode indication and duration.
US09374185B2	Dual-polarization multi-wavelength coherent receiver frontend An apparatus includes an AWG demultiplexer having first and second adjacent input ports. The first input port is configured to receive a first WDM data-bearing signal, the second input port is configured to receive a first WDM LO signal. The first and second input ports are located such that individual channels of said WDM data-bearing signal route to a first set of output ports, and individual channels of said WDM LO signal route to a second set of output ports interleaved with the first set.
US09374184B2	Controlling of code block to physical layer mapping A method, apparatus, and computer program for interference cancellation in communication systems is provided. The method includes controlling of code block to physical layer mapping. The controlling includes mapping code blocks to the physical layer such that interfering signals become self-decodable at a receiving bandwidth of the user equipment.
US09374180B2	System and method for broadcast station adjacency Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for broadcasting a local signal B that corresponds to a coverage hole in a remote signal B. The system includes a first transmitter at a first location and a second transmitter at the first location that transmits local signal B corresponding to remote signal B transmitted from a remote transmitter. The second transmitter broadcasts the local signal B to at least part of a coverage hole in a coverage area of remote signal B. Also disclosed is a method for consolidating allocated wireless spectrum. The method includes identifying a guard band in an allocated band of wireless spectrum, reassigning an existing channel occupying a portion of the allocated band of wireless spectrum to the guard band via selective single frequency network infill to yield a reassigned channel, and freeing the portion of the allocated band of wireless spectrum.
US09374167B2	Level spacing for M-PAM optical systems with coherent detection An apparatus includes an optical transmitter configured to provide an optical signal amplitude-modulated among M different levels. A constellation control module is configured to provide a drive signal to control the optical signal. A feedback module is configured to receive a measure of spacing between amplitude peaks of a symbol constellation of the optical signal. The feedback module is further configured to regulate the constellation control module to adjust the optical signal in response to the measure of spacing.
US09374163B2	Optical waveguide substrate and information processing device An optical waveguide substrate includes: a substrate body in which an optical waveguide is formed; a cable holding part configured to have a cable holding hole into which a signal cable is inserted, the signal cable having one of an incidence part and an emission part that is arranged so as to face the optical waveguide and having a first magnetic part; and a second magnetic part configured to generate a repulsive force in the cable holding hole in association with the first magnetic part.
US09374158B2	Electronic wavefront correction for free-space optical communications Systems and methods of electronic wavefront correction are disclosed. An example method receiving an optical signal representing a wavefront traveling along a plurality of propagation paths, and electronically correcting distortion in the wavefront. An example apparatus includes an receiver and an electronic wavefront corrector. The receiver is configured to coherently receive an optical signal representing a wavefront traveling along a plurality of propagation paths. The electronic wavefront corrector is configured to correct phase distortion in the wavefront.
US09374154B2	Wireless connections with virtual hysteresis Circuit connectors for establishing EHF communication include a receiver configured to receive a transmitted EHF electromagnetic signal, and an output circuit coupled to the receiver. The output circuit has two states of operation that correspond to enabling a signal output and disabling the signal output. The output circuit is also configured to change its state of operation responsive to a state of a control signal, and a controller is coupled to the receiver and configured to produce the control signal. The control signal has two states that correspond to a first condition when the received signal exceeds a first threshold and a second condition when the received signal is less than a second threshold.
US09374153B2	Apparatus and methods for providing service discovery over alternate transports Methods and apparatus for providing primary transport service discovery information over one or more alternate transports that are not normally associated with the primary transport services. In one embodiment, the primary transport comprises a first wireless interface (e.g., Bluetooth), and the alternate transport comprises a second wireless interface (e.g., WiFi or WiMAX). Service profile information relating to the primary transport is broadcast to other users over the alternate transport in a more efficient and streamlined manner than that available on the primary transport. The other users store this service profile information so that it can be subsequently accessed for service profile discovery of the transmitting device by those other devices, thereby obviating subsequent transfer of the data over any transport (primary or alternate).
US09374148B2	Subframe dependent transmission mode in LTE-advanced A method of wireless communication includes communicating in a plurality of subframes. The subframes include a first type of subframe and a second type of subframe. The method further includes utilizing a transmission mode for each of the subframes based on the type of each of the subframes. A second method of wireless communication includes communicating in a plurality of subframes. The subframes include a first type of subframe and a second type of subframe. The second method further includes configuring a UE with a transmission mode for each of the subframes based on the type of each of the subframes.
US09374145B2	Beam-forming network for an array antenna and array antenna comprising the same A beam-forming network for an emitting array antenna having at least NB input ports connected to respective beam ports of the beam-forming network and at least NOSA>1 output ports, for associating to each output port a linear combination of input signals from respective input ports; a set of at least NOSA lossless single-mode networks, each having an input port connected to a respective output port of multi-beam network and at least NNOSAOSA>1 output ports, for associating to each output port a signal obtained by weighting an input signal from the input port; and a set of at least NNOSA≧NNOSAOSA lossless multi-mode networks, each having at least NNOSAOSA NOSANOSA input ports, each one connected to an output port of a respective single-mode network, and at least NENOSA>1 output ports connected to respective antenna ports of the beam-forming network, for associating to each output port a linear combination of input signals from respective input ports.
US09374144B2	Method and apparatus for virtualizing antenna in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for virtualizing an antenna. A method for communicating using a virtual antenna of a terminal in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: configuring one or more virtual antennas according to an antenna virtualization pattern that is determined based on information indicating a movement status of the terminal and/or information indicating a communication status of the terminal; and communicating with the base station by using the one or more virtual antennas, wherein one or more physical antennas that are mapped to the one or more virtual antennas can be determined base on the direction of movement of the terminal.
US09374141B2	Signal generation method, transmission device, reception method, and reception device A signal generation method is used in a transmission device that transmits a plurality of transmission signals from a plurality of antennas at the same frequency and at the same time, in the case where larger power change is performed on a first transmission signal than on a second transmission signal during generation process of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal are mapped before the power change such that a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the first signal is longer than a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the second signal.
US09374140B2	Method of, and apparatus for, controlling a wireless connection in a MIMO system using multi-sector directional antennas A method of selecting antenna segments for transmission and/or reception in a MIMO wireless transmission system using sectorized directional antennas, includes the steps of selecting, from an initial set of ranked link antenna patterns, a link antenna pattern having the best average rank, at predetermined time intervals, successively selecting a subset of link antenna patterns having average ranks within a predetermined distance to the best average rank, determining an average link performance of the link antenna patterns selected in the preceding step, determining an average rank of the link antenna patterns, for which the average link performance has been determined in the preceding step, selecting the link antenna pattern having the best average rank, and repeating the process at the next predetermined time interval.
US09374139B2	Multiple-input multiple-output radio transceiver A MIMO radio transceiver to support processing of multiple signals for simultaneous transmission via corresponding ones of a plurality of antennas and to support receive processing of multiple signals detected by corresponding ones of the plurality of antennas. The radio transceiver provides, on a single semiconductor integrated circuit, a receiver circuit or path for each of a plurality of antennas and a transmit circuit or path for each of the plurality of antennas. Each receiver circuit downconverts the RF signal detected by its associated antenna to a baseband signal. Similarly, each transmit path upconverts a baseband signal to be transmitted by an assigned antenna.
US09374136B2	Method and apparatus for retrieving content via a service endpoint An approach is provided for retrieving ordered content via a service endpoint. A radio frequency memory tag is preloaded with content managed by a service platform. A request is generated for content stored on the radio frequency memory tag of an endpoint associated with the service platform. Transmission of the request to the endpoint is initiated. The request for the content is received from a user equipment. Transmission of the content is initiated from the memory tag to the user equipment. The user equipment receives the content from the memory tag in response to the request.
US09374131B2	Frequency hopping in a wireless communication network Techniques for performing frequency hopping in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, frequency hopping may be performed based on both cell identity (ID) and system time information. In one design, a user equipment (UE) may determine a cell ID of a cell and may obtain system time information for the cell. The UE may determine resources to use for transmission with frequency hopping based on the cell ID and the system time information. In one design, the UE may initialize a PN generator in each radio frame with an initial value determined based on the cell ID and a system frame number (SFN) for the radio frame. The UE may determine the resources to use for transmission based on a hopping function, a mirroring function, and a PN sequence from the PN generator. The UE may send a transmission on the resources to the cell.
US09374129B2	Integrated circuit for controlling selection of random access preamble sequence A sequence allocating method and apparatus wherein in a system where a plurality of different Zadoff-Chu sequences or GCL sequences are allocated to a single cell, the arithmetic amount and circuit scale of a correlating circuit at a receiving end can be reduced. In ST201, a counter (a) and a number (p) of current sequence allocations are initialized, and in ST202, it is determined whether the number (p) of current sequence allocations is coincident with a number (K) of allocations to one cell. In ST203, it is determined whether the number (K) of allocations to the one cell is odd or even. If K is even, in ST204-ST206, sequence numbers (r=a and r=N−a), which are not currently allocated, are combined and then allocated. If K is odd, in ST207-ST212, for sequences that cannot be paired, one of sequence numbers (r=a and r=N−a), which are not currently allocated, is allocated.
US09374128B2	Apparatus for encoding/decoding multichannel signal and method thereof Provided is an encoding/decoding apparatus and method of multi-channel signals. The encoding apparatus and method of multi-channel signals may encode phase information of the multi-channel signals using a quantization scheme and a lossless encoding scheme, and the decoding apparatus and method of multi-channel signals may decode the phase information using an inverse-quantization scheme and a lossless decoding scheme.
US09374127B2	Balancing method of tunable duplexer An apparatus comprises a tunable duplexer configured to output a transmission signal to be wirelessly transmitted from the apparatus at a transmission frequency, and configured to input a reception signal wirelessly received by the apparatus at a reception frequency, a tuning device connected to the tunable duplexer, configured to control a balance between impedances of an antenna port and of a balance port of the tunable duplexer, a transmitting device configured to, during a predetermined time period, wirelessly transmit a specific transmission signal for calibration of the tunable duplexer, a receiving device configured to, during the predetermined time period, wirelessly receive the specific transmission signal transmitted by the transmitting device, and a measuring device configured to, during the predetermined time period, measure the power of the specific transmission signal received by the receiving device. The tuning device controls the balance based on the measured power of the specific transmission signal.
US09374126B2	Multiband on ground antenna with a dual radiator arrangement An antenna arrangement includes a switch having an open state and a closed state, a first antenna that operates as a first active driven element in a first frequency band in response to the switch being in the open state, and a second antenna that operates as a second active driven element in a first frequency band in response to the switch being in the open state. The closed state configures the first antenna and the second antenna to operate in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band by operatively coupling a first impedance between the first antenna and a radio frequency ground, and by operatively coupling a second impedance between the second antenna and the radio frequency ground. The first antenna functions as a parasitic element in the second frequency band and the second antenna functions as an active driven element in the second frequency band.
US09374125B1	Methods and devices for overcoming insertion loss in RF systems Methods and devices are described for overcoming insertion loss notches in RF systems. In one case programmable impedances are used to move an insertion loss notch outside a frequency band of interest.
US09374124B2	Apparatus and methods for biasing radio frequency switches Apparatus and methods for radio frequency (RF) switches are provided herein. In certain implementations, an RF switching circuit includes an adaptive switch bias circuit that controls gate and/or channel voltages of one or more field effect transistor (FET) switches. Additionally, the adaptive switch bias circuit is powered by a power high supply voltage and a power low supply voltage, and can be used to selectively turn on or off the FET switches based on a state of one or more switch enable signals. The adaptive switch bias circuit adaptively biases that gate and/or channel voltages of the FET switches based on a voltage difference between the power high and power low supply voltages to provide switch biasing suitable for use with two or more different power supply voltage levels.
US09374122B2	Integrated on-chip duplexer for simultaneous wireless transmission An electrical balancing network combined with coupled inductors (EBN) replaces a transmit/receive switch was used for isolation for time division duplexing transmission techniques. The EBN allows simultaneous transmit operation, or simultaneous receive operation, of multiple wireless technologies that would otherwise have to be scheduled for transmit or receive in a time division multiplexing manner. The wireless technologies may be WLAN, LTE, Bluetooth or other wireless technologies.
US09374121B2	Transceiver with super-heterodyne and zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) topologies Transceivers implemented with a combination of super-heterodyne and zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) topologies are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus includes a frequency conversion circuit and a local oscillator (LO) generator. The LO generator generates a first LO signal and a second LO signal. The frequency conversion circuit performs frequency conversion (i) between intermediate frequency (IF) and baseband, based on the first LO signal, for an IF signal and (ii) between radio frequency (RF) and baseband, based on the second LO signal, for an RF signal. The frequency conversion circuit may perform frequency downconversion (i) from IF to baseband for a super-heterodyne receiver and (ii) from RF to baseband for a ZIF receiver. Alternatively or additionally, the frequency conversion circuit may perform frequency upconversion (i) from baseband to IF for a super-heterodyne transmitter and (ii) from baseband to RF for a ZIF transmitter.
US09374119B1	Communication device A communication device is provided. The communication device includes an antenna unit, a sensing unit and a radio frequency unit. The antenna unit is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal. The sensing unit is coupled to a ground terminal through a first capacitor. The sensing unit is configured to sense a capacitance value through the antenna unit. The radio frequency unit is configured to generate the radio frequency signal and to regulate the energy of the radio frequency signal according to the capacitance value.
US09374116B2	Software defined radio technique A modulated signal is demodulated to obtain a modulation signal. The modulated signal is contained within an input signal. A periodic time segment sequence is defined having a plurality of ordered time segments. Signal values are acquired, from the input signal, during each ordered time segment. Signal values acquired during each ordered time segment are combined with signal values acquired during the same ordered time segment over multiple periods of the periodic time segment sequence. The modulated signal is demodulated by executing mathematical steps on the combined signal values to obtain the modulation signal.
US09374110B2	Multimode decoder implementation method and device Disclosed are a multimode decoder method and device. The method includes: interleaving pre-stored to-be-decoded data to obtain an interleaving address; and based on the interleaving address, using a Radix-4 algorithm architecture, multiplexing a set of MAP decoding units under different standards, and in a parallel processing method, performing MAP iterative decoding processing on the to-be-decoded data according to standard types.
US09374108B2	Convolution-encoded hyper-speed channel with robust trellis error-correction A method, system, and computer program product for performing robust, parallel data transfer by a processor device. Data is segmented into k-bit segments, where k≧1. The k-bit segments are convolution encoded, using m≧1 stages of delay. The n output streams are transmitted in parallel for increased effective data rate, where n>k. The n output streams are received. The n output streams are exclusive-or'ed with pathing allowed by the convolution encoding, in a trellis-decoding diagram. Error-corrected data is identified as an overall path in the trellis-decoding diagram with zero Hamming radius.
US09374107B1	Time shared protograph LDPC decoder An LDPC decoder includes a check node processor. The check node processor is configured to implement an n-degree check node, where n is a predetermined number. The degree of a check node is the number of edges coupled to the check node. The LDPC decoder also includes a plurality of n time division multiplexers coupled to the check node processor to couple different edge connection input values to the check node processor at different times so as to allow the check node processor to be time division multiplexed for use in implementing different check nodes with the same check node processor. Each of the multiplexers is configured to provide no more than one edge connection input value to the check node processor at any given time. Each edge connection is used to implement an edge into a check node.
US09374100B2	Low power LO distribution using a frequency-multiplying subharmonically injection-locked oscillator A local oscillator communicates a signal of relatively low frequency across an integrated circuit to the location of a mixer. Near the mixer, a frequency-multiplying SubHarmonically Injection-Locked Oscillator (SHILO) receives the signal and generates therefrom a higher frequency signal. If the SHILO outputs I and Q quadrature signals, then the I and Q signals drive the mixer. If the SHILO does not generate quadrature signals, then a quadrature generating circuit receives the SHILO output signal and generates therefrom I and Q signals that drive the mixer. In one advantageous aspect, the frequency of the signal communicated over distance from the local oscillator to the SHILO is lower than the frequency of the I and Q signals that drive the mixer locally. Reducing the frequency of the signal communicated over distance can reduce power consumption of the LO signal distribution system by more than fifty percent as compared to conventional systems.
US09374097B2	Data processor, solid-state imaging device, imaging device, and electronic apparatus A data processor including: a reference signal generator to generate a reference signal, used to convert a level of an analog processing signal into digital data; a comparator to compare the processing signal with the reference signal; and a count period controller to perform a real number count operation or a complement number count operation, on the basis of the comparison result of the comparator. The count period controller independently controls the real number count operation and the complement number count operation of the counter on the basis of a predetermined criterion.
US09374093B2	Capacitively coupled input buffer A buffer circuit comprising a capacitor, the capacitor comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, an input signal being coupled to the first terminal; a first buffer stage coupled to the second terminal of the capacitor such that the input signal is capacitively coupled to the first buffer stage; and, a pulse generator coupled to control the first buffer stage, the pulse generator being configured to generate a control pulse corresponding to a hold time of the first buffer stage such that the buffer circuit detects a transition of the input signal during the hold time.
US09374092B2	Internal voltage compensation circuit An internal voltage compensation circuit is provided which includes a power up signal generator configured to generate a power up signal, a select signal generator configured to compare a level of a first external voltage with a level of a second external voltage to generate first and second select signals, wherein the second select signal is generated in response to the power up signal, and a voltage compensation unit configured to electrically connect an internal voltage to the first external voltage or the second external voltage in response to the first and second select signals.
US09374088B2	Impedance calibration apparatus of semiconductor integrated circuit An impedance calibration apparatus of a semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a D/A conversion unit configured to receive a code and generate an analog voltage depending on the code; a virtual code voltage generation unit configured to detect a level of the analog voltage and generate a plurality of virtual code voltages based on the level of the analog voltage; a comparison unit configured to receive the plurality of virtual code voltages and a reference voltage as inputs, and compare the plurality of virtual code voltages with the reference voltage to generate a plurality of comparison signals; and a code generation unit configured to receive the plurality of comparison signals and generate the code using the plurality of comparison signals.
US09374076B2	Solid state relay circuit A solid state relay and method for enabling and disabling power to a load are disclosed. A fast turn-on circuit and fast turn-off circuit receive control signals in an isolated manner. The control signals allow only one of the fast turn-on circuit and fast turn-off circuit to be enabled at a time. A power switching circuit that enables power to be supplied to a load when the fast turn-on circuit is enabled and the fast turn-off circuit is disabled state, and disables the power from being supplied to the load when the fast turn-on circuit is disabled and the fast turn-off circuit is enabled. A power supply circuit provides isolated power used by the fast turn-on and fast turn-off circuits to drive or discharge a gate in the power switching circuit.
US09374075B2	Input apparatus and input system An input apparatus may include a pulse width control circuit, a reception circuit, and a latch circuit. The pulse width control circuit may be configured to generate a pulse width control signal by performing a logical operation on a pulse width detection signal and a clock signal. The reception circuit may be configured to selectively provide a received input signal as a period signal on the basis of the clock signal and the pulse width control signal. The latch circuit may be configured to provide an output signal by inverting the period signal, and provide the output signal as the pulse width detection signal in response to the clock signal.
US09374074B2	Voltage selection circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit device having the same The highest voltage of a power supply voltage, a ground potential, and a signal voltage is output as a selection voltage from a terminal on the output side. In this case, terminals on the input side and the terminal on the output side are connected to each other through MOS transistors in the ON state. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a voltage drop due to a parasitic diode of each MOS transistor.
US09374071B2	Semiconductor apparatus A delay circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a control signal generation block configured to output a control signal having an analog voltage level in response to an input signal, and an input/output block configured to delay the input signal by a delay amount based on the analog voltage level of the control signal, and output a resultant signal.
US09374069B2	Signal processing A method of processing an amplitude-modulated analog signal at a carrier frequency Fc comprises: digitizing the analog signal to produce an input bit stream that represents the amplitude of the analog signal; generating an in-phase reference bit stream that is synchronous to the carrier frequency Fc and represents an in-phase digital reference signal substantially in the form of a sine and/or cosine wave; and multiplying the input bit stream with the in-phase reference bit stream to produce an output bit stream representing the amplitude modulation of the analog signal.
US09374065B2	Variable inductor circuit and high frequency circuit A first transistor and a second transistor cascade-connected, a wiring which connects a drain of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor, a capacitor whose one terminal is connected between the first transistor and the second transistor cascade-connected and whose other terminal is grounded, and a control circuit are included. The control circuit adjusts an inductance value by controlling a capacitance value of the capacitor or gate voltage of the first transistor or the second transistor.
US09374062B2	Elastic wave filter device and manufacturing method of the same An elastic wave filter device includes a transmission elastic wave filter chip and a reception elastic wave filter chip. The transmission elastic wave filter chip includes an insulating support substrate, a piezoelectric layer directly or indirectly supported by the support substrate, and an IDT electrode in contact with the piezoelectric layer. The reception elastic wave filter chip includes a piezoelectric substrate and an IDT electrode provided on the piezoelectric substrate. The thermal conductivity of the support substrate is higher than the thermal conductivity of either of the piezoelectric layer and the piezoelectric substrate.
US09374061B1	Method of optimizing input impedance of surface acoustic wave filter Methods of designing band-pass filters and filters are disclosed. A baseline filter design meeting first design criteria may be established, the baseline filter design including a plurality of series surface acoustic wave resonators and a plurality of shunt surface acoustic wave resonators, each surface acoustic wave resonator having a respective resonant frequency. A performance metric based on an input impedance of the baseline filter design over a pass band may be determined. One or more alternate filter designs may be established and respective performance metrics determined, each alternative filter design established by reordering the resonant frequencies of two or more of the plurality of series surface acoustic wave resonators and/or two or more of the plurality of shunt surface acoustic wave resonators. A final filter design may be selected from the baseline design and the one or more alternate filter designs based on the respective performance metrics.
US09374058B2	Impedance matching device and method An impedance matching device includes a matching element array unit with a matching element array to which a transmission pulse and a received pulse pass, an extraction/calculation unit extracting pulse information from the transmission pulse and the received pulse, calculating impedance values corresponding to the pulse information, and calculating an impedance value having best response characteristics of the received pulse with respect to the transmission pulse as a matching impedance value, an array control unit routing the matching element array unit according to the matching impedance value, a first converter converting a frequency of the transmission pulse into a carrier frequency and outputting the transmission pulse to the matching element array unit, a second converter converting the carrier frequency into a low frequency, and a converter control unit outputting a signal for controlling the frequency converting of the first converter and the second converter.
US09374057B2	Electronic device and method for controlling electronic device An echo caused by sound leakage from a housing that vibrates due to a vibrating body is reduced. An electronic device (1) according to the present invention includes a piezoelectric element (30), a vibrating plate (10) that vibrates due to the piezoelectric element (30), microphones (42, 43), and an equalizer (44), the electronic device (1) causing the vibrating plate (10) to generate air-conducted sound and vibration sound that is transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body. The equalizer (44) makes a low-range emphasis setting, to emphasize a low frequency range more than a high frequency range of the air-conducted sound, when the volume of the air-conducted sound collected by the microphones (42, 43) exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US09374051B2	Phase shift and attenuation circuits for use with multiple-path amplifiers Embodiments of circuits for use with an amplifier that includes multiple amplifier paths include a first circuit and a second circuit in parallel with the first circuit. The first circuit includes a first input coupled to a first power divider output, a first output coupled to a first amplifier path of the multiple amplifier paths, and a first adjustable phase shifter and a first attenuator series coupled between the first input and the first output. The second circuit includes a second input coupled to a second power divider output, a second output coupled to a second amplifier path of the multiple amplifier paths, and a second adjustable phase shifter coupled between the second input and the second output.
US09374047B2	Buffer circuit The present disclosure provides a buffer circuit comprising a plurality of operational amplifiers and a switch module. Each operational amplifier forms a buffer. The operational amplifier has an output stage. The stage has a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor and the second transistor are connected to an output terminal. The first transistor has a first control terminal. The second transistor has a second control terminal. The switch module is connected to the first control terminal of the first transistor and the second control terminal of the second transistor. The switch module connects together at least two of the first terminals of the first transistor according to a control signal. The switch module connects together at least two of the second terminals of the second transistor according to the control signal.
US09374045B2	Signal path termination This disclosure relates to a harmonic termination circuit that is separate from a load line. In one embodiment, the load line is configured to match an impedance at the power amplifier output at a fundamental frequency of the power amplifier output and the harmonic termination circuit is configured to terminate at a phase corresponding to a harmonic frequency of the power amplifier output. According to certain embodiments, the load line and the harmonic termination circuit can be electrically coupled to the power amplifier output external to a power amplifier die via different output pins of the power amplifier die.
US09374044B2	Architecture of nonlinear RF filter-based transmitter Systems and methods for compensating for a non-linear characteristic of a non-linear filter in a transmit chain of a transmitter using predistortion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transmitter includes a power amplifier configured to amplify a radio frequency input signal to provide an amplified radio frequency signal, a non-linear filter configured to filter the amplified radio frequency signal to provide an output signal of the transmitter, and a predistorter configured effect predistortion of the amplified radio frequency signal, where the predistortion compensates for a non-linear characteristic of the non-linear filter. In this manner, the output signal is as if the non-linear filter were a linear, or substantially liner, filter. The predistortion applied by the predistorter may be fixed or adaptive.
US09374041B2	Doherty power amplification apparatus and method A multi-way Doherty power amplifier, DPA, is disclosed, comprising a first path comprising a carrier amplifier or at least one carrier amplifier segment partitioned from the carrier amplifier; a second to N-th paths each comprising at least one carrier amplifier segment and/or at least one peaking amplifier segment partitioned from a peaking amplifier; and a power splitter for splitting an input power signal to each of the at least one carrier amplifier segment and/or at least one peaking amplifier segment in a same path, wherein N is an integer not less than 2; a signal preparation unit configured for generating separately input power signal for the first path and each of the second path to N-th paths; and an impedance inverting network configured for combining output signal power from each path. The performance of each amplifier cell can be maximized independently without any compromises made for each other.
US09374040B2	Power amplifying module The linearity of a power amplifying module employing an envelope tracking scheme is improved. The power amplifying module includes a first bipolar transistor having a base to which a first radio frequency signal is input and an emitter grounded, and a second bipolar transistor having a base to which a first constant voltage is applied, a collector to which a first power supply voltage is applied, the first power supply voltage adapted to vary in accordance with an amplitude of the first radio frequency signal, and an emitter connected to a collector of the first bipolar transistor. The second bipolar transistor is configured to output a first amplified signal, obtained by amplifying the first radio frequency signal, from the collector of the second bipolar transistor.
US09374037B2	Voltage-controlled oscillator with mask-selectable performance An apparatus having a substrate with an inductor, a first die and a second die is disclosed. The first die may be (i) mounted on the substrate, (ii) configured to vary a frequency of a signal in the inductor, and (iii) fabricated with multiple first masks. The second die may be (i) mounted on the substrate, (ii) configured to excite the signal, and (iii) fabricated with multiple second masks. A particular one of the first masks generally has several designs that customize the first die to several configurations respectively. A particular one of the second masks may have several designs that customize the second die to several configurations respectively. The first die, the second die and the inductor may form a voltage-controlled oscillator. A selected first design and a selected second design generally establish multiple performances of the voltage-controlled oscillator.
US09374035B2	Oscillator with differential structure An oscillator with a differential structure which is formed in an integrated circuit, including: a first transistor and a second transistor in each of which a drain electrode, a gate electrode, and a source electrode are sequentially arranged, a drain of the first transistor is connected with a gate of the second transistor through a first wiring, a drain of the second transistor is connected with a gate of the first transistor through a second wiring, and a first end of a source of the first transistor and a first end of a source of the second transistor are connected through a third wiring, and a second end of the source of the first transistor and a second end of the source of the second transistor are connected through a fourth wiring.
US09374032B2	PWM output apparatus and motor driving apparatus A PWM output apparatus includes a calculating circuit configured to calculate an output width of a PWM output signal of a first signal and a second signal, which have phases different from each other, based on a command value of a PWM output. A comparing circuit compares the output width and a reference period which is set longer than a predetermined dead time period. A PWM output signal generating circuit outputs the PWM output signal to a dead time inserting block as a corrected PWM output signal, when a set/clear signal generating circuit outputs the set signal, and carries out a correction of setting the first signal of the PWM output signal to be inactive to output to the dead time inserting block as the corrected PWM output signal, when the set/clear circuit outputs the clear signal. The dead time inserting block corrects the corrected PWM output signal.
US09374027B2	Sensorless rotor position determination for a wound field synchronous machine A rotor position determination and tracking system for a dynamo electric machine includes a first AC power supply to inject a carrier wave into a main stator of the dynamoelectric machine and a second AC power supply to inject an excitation voltage or current into an exciter stator of the dynamoelectric machine. A plurality of current sensors and voltage sensors located at the exciter input lines sense current and voltage thereat. A first control logic receives the sensed current and voltage and outputs an estimated rotor position. A second control logic receives an estimated exciter field voltage or current rotating wave form angle and filtered sensed current or voltage signals from the first control logic and utilizes a known main stator carrier frequency to determine the rotor position. The rotor position is input into the first control logic to calibrate the first control logic for tracking of the true rotor position.
US09374020B2	Stacked switched capacitor energy buffer circuit architecture Described herein is a stacked switched capacitor (SSC) energy buffer circuit architecture and related design and control techniques.
US09374018B2	Efficient inductorless AC/DC converter In at least one embodiment, the invention provides an inductorless AC/DC converter for generating a DC power supply with up to 98% efficiency. That power is suited for running a primary side controller, and for providing mains side switch drive in an isolated AC/DC converter, and also for powering unisolated LED lighting.
US09374010B2	Power adaptor A power adaptor is provided. The power adaptor includes a voltage converter, a connecting port, a first transformer and a controller. The voltage converter receives an input voltage and determines whether to convert the input voltage to an output voltage according to an indicating signal. The first transformer includes a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side and the secondary side are coupled to each other, and a first end and a second end of the secondary side are coupled to the connecting port, respectively. The controller generates the indicating signal according to a voltage at the primary side of the first transformer. The connecting port is used to connect to an electrical device, and when the connecting port is electrically connected to the electrical device, a first end and a second end of the secondary side are short to a reference ground end of the secondary side.
US09374009B2	Circuits and methods for constant output current in a flyback converter Flyback converters are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a flyback converter includes a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side. A switch is connected to the primary side of the transformer, wherein the switch controls the current in the primary side of the transformer. A resistance is connected between the switch and a common node. The converter also includes a comparator having a first input and a second, the first input being connected between the switch and the resistor. Driver logic controls the state of the switch, wherein the output of the comparator is coupled to the driver logic. A voltage source is connected to the second input of the comparator. An error amplifier compares the voltage at the second input of the comparator to an adjustment voltage, the output of the error amplifier is coupled to the driver logic.
US09374005B2	Expanded range DC-DC converter A DC-DC converter, which provides a converter output voltage using a DC source voltage, is disclosed. The DC-DC converter includes converter control circuitry and a boosting charge pump. The converter control circuitry selects one of a first boost operating mode, a second boost operating mode, and a boost disabled mode based on the DC source voltage. During the boost disabled mode, the boosting charge pump presents a high impedance at a charge pump output of the boosting charge pump. Otherwise, the boosting charge pump provides a charge pump output voltage. During the first boost operating mode, a nominal value of the charge pump output voltage is equal to about one and one-half times the DC source voltage. During the second boost operating mode, a nominal value of the charge pump output voltage is equal to about two times the DC source voltage.
US09374001B1	Improving load transient response by adjusting reference current in isolated power converters Methods and systems for improving load transient response in power conversion systems are provided herein. The system includes a primary stage and a secondary stage, an isolation barrier electrically isolating the primary stage and the secondary stage, and a primary stage controller positioned in the primary stage. The primary stage controller is configured to adjust a step-up converter reference voltage based on a load current signal indicative of a load transient. The load current signal is transmitted from the secondary stage.
US09373999B2	Power supply device A connection switch control part that, within a voltage change period where an applied voltage to an inverter can be changed by repeatedly and alternately switching to a serial state where a first power supply and a second power supply are connected in series to the inverter and to a parallel state where the first power supply and the second power supply are connected in parallel to the inverter, provides: a first period during which current of either one of the first power supply and the second power supply changes with an increasing trend, and current of the other one changes with a decreasing trend; and a second period during which current of one of the power supplies changes with a decreasing trend and current of the other power supply changes with an increasing trend.
US09373998B2	Power conversion device A power conversion device has a power module that switches the ON/OFF state of a switching element and converts and outputs input power, a metal housing that houses the power module, and a conductive member connected to the housing. The conductive member is connected to the housing at a position having a length of nλ/4 from the open end. More specifically, “n” is an odd number of 1 or greater, “λ” is the wavelength of noise generated by switching the switching element ON or OFF.
US09373997B1	Power converting apparatus with dynamic driving adjustment A power converting apparatus with dynamical driving adjustment includes a rectifying unit, a power factor correction unit, a power conversion unit and a feedback unit. The rectifying unit rectifies an AC input power to generate and transfer a DC power to the power factor correction unit for performing power factor correction. A power factor correction power is generated and transferred to the power conversion unit. The feedback unit is electrically connected to the power conversion unit to form a closed control loop. A PWM driving controller of the power conversion unit performs an adjustment process to control a switching transistor based on a feedback signal from the feedback unit, and the power conversion unit converts the power factor correction power into an output power supplied to an external load. Thus, the margin for electromagnetic interference is increased, and both switching loss and conduction loss are considerably reduced.
US09373995B2	Basic function unit of voltage-source converter based on full-controlled devices The present invention relates to a basic function unit of voltage source converter, which is characterized in that the basic function unit includes a switching device function module, a by-pass function module, a switch protection function module, a secondary control and protection function module, and a energy storage unit. The secondary control and protection function module, the energy storage unit and the by-pass function module are all fixed on the motherboard, there is a slide rail at the bottom of the motherboard, the motherboard can move back and forth on the slide rail. The voltage source converter based on that unit is highly modular, insensitive to switch device parameters, lower output voltage change rate, and smaller dv/dt stress of equipment, smaller noise, without filter, convenient installation and maintenance.
US09373994B2	Energy conversion apparatus with tuned circuit Apparatus for an electromagnetic engine producing both mechanical and electrical power. The apparatus includes a signal generator, such as a device that plays a pre-recorded signal. The output of the signal generator is connected to an amplifier that is connected to a first coil assembly. The coils are positioned around a cylindrical cavity or sleeve in which a permanent magnet piston reciprocates in response to the amplified signal applied to the coils. A second coil assembly is magnetically coupled to the first coil assembly. The second coil assembly includes a tuned circuit and provides an electrical output. The tuned circuit of the second coil assembly includes a coil and a capacitor selected for a specific frequency.
US09373990B2	Carbon brush with disconnection apparatus A carbon brush with a disconnection apparatus in a cavity in a brush body includes a disconnection body and a prestressed compression-spring body. The disconnection body consists of an electrically insulating material, and the prestressed compression-spring body is configured to act resiliently on the disconnection body. The compression-spring body is formed together with the disconnection body as a short component with a short axial length. In one embodiment, the compression-spring body is in the form of a spring with a plurality of spring turns which, at least in the prestressed, compressed state, are at least partially located one inside the other, shortening them.
US09373978B2	Uninterruptible power supply apparatus for receiving power from different electrical utility configurations An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) apparatus is disclosed that can receive power from different electrical utility configurations. The input stage of the UPS includes a three phase rectifier bridge design having three legs configured for connection to the different electrical utility configurations. An advantage that may be realized in the practice of some disclosed embodiments of the UPS input stage is that a single UPS can have the flexibility to be used with different electrical utility configurations having different voltages and phases.
US09373976B2	System and method for charging portable electronic devices A device charging system that uses the fact that individual devices do not need to be continuously charged for an extended charging period in order to be fully charged at the end of the period. With automatic timing and switching, different devices can be charged at different times during the charging period with the result that all the devices are fully charged at the end of the period. Several charging power boxes that fit into one or more charging cabinets that are controlled by one or more timers. Each charging power box also includes a heat sensor and circuit breaker. User appliances or electronic devices can be stacked in the cabinets, plugged into numerous outlets available on the charging power boxes and then locked inside the cabinet for overnight charging and security. Any abnormal rise in temperature within the cabinet can shut down the entire charging process.
US09373972B2	Method and circuitry to determine the relaxation time of a battery/cell The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to adaptively charge a battery/cell using data which is representative of a change in terminal voltage of the battery/cell. In another aspect, the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to adaptively charge a battery/cell using data which is representative of partial and/or full relaxation time of the battery/cell. In yet another aspect the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to determine whether the data which is representative of partial and/or full relaxation time exceeds a predetermined range and/or is greater than a predetermined value.
US09373966B2	Wireless power and communication systems using magnetic vector potential Apparatuses and methods are provided for driving an input conductor with a signal comprising a series of voltage pulses. The pulses can beneficially invoke the skin effect to generate a time-varying magnetic vector potential that projects radially from a surface of the input conductor. The time-varying magnetic vector potential can provide an electric field for inducing output voltage pulses in an output circuit. The input conductor and output circuit can have various configurations. For example, the input conductor can extend along a plane, and the output circuit can at least partially reside in the plane and extend away from the input conductor in the plane. Such a geometry can reduce any back coupling between the two circuits, e.g., between electromagnetic fields caused by any current in the two circuits. Such a geometry would not normally allow for induction between the two circuits, which can reduce any Lenz effects.
US09373964B2	Optimized control of a power converter in response to load conditions A power converter and a method of operating the same is described, for use in a power conversion system that is capable of receiving power from various sources, including renewable sources, for delivering power to a load. Power type detection circuitry is provided for identifying the type of power source at the input of each power detector, based on attributes of the time-varying power received. The power converter is constructed of a boost stage followed by a galvanically isolated DC-DC converter stage. If a renewable input power source is detected, the boost stage is controlled to operate at a maximum power point, and the DC-DC converter stage is operated in an open loop manner when load exceeds available power at input. The load falls below available input power, the boost stage is controlled to regulate its output voltage and DC-DC converter stage is also placed under closed loop control. If the AC grid is detected as the input power source, the boost stage is controlled to attain maximum power factor, and the DC-DC converter stage is placed under feedback control of the output voltage.
US09373963B2	Energy transfer and storage apparatus for delivery of pulsed power A method and system supply pulsed power. The system includes an inertial energy storage device configured to store inertial energy and an electrochemical energy storage system configured to store electrochemical energy. The system includes a bidirectional energy transfer system. The energy transfer system is configured to receive energy from an energy source. The energy transfer system is configured to transfer at least a portion of the received source energy to the inertial energy storage device. The energy transfer system is configured to transfer at least a portion of the received energy in the inertial energy storage device to the electrochemical energy storage system while controlling a rate at which energy is transferred to the electrochemical energy storage system based on a prescribed charging rate associated with the electrochemical energy storage system. Additionally, the energy transfer system is configured to supply power to one or more loads using the stored energy.
US09373962B2	Intelligent arbitration of power line based coordinating signals between multiple UPS buses without any auxiliary signals A multiple UPS system has a plurality of UPS subsystems with a separate UPS data communications bus coupling a controller of each UPS subsystem to an associated controller of an associated tie cabinet. The multiple UPS system further includes a data communications tie bus that couples the controllers of the tie cabinets to each other. The controllers of the tie cabinets arbitrate power line based coordinating signals between the UPS buses without the use of auxiliary signals.
US09373953B2	Battery protecting circuit, battery protecting device, and battery pack A disclosed battery protecting circuit for protecting a secondary battery including at least first and second cells connected in series includes a first terminal connected on a high potential side of the first cell; a second terminal connected on a low potential side of the first cell and a high potential side of the second cell; a third terminal connected on a low potential side of the second cell; a charge abnormality detecting circuit detecting abnormality of the charged state of the secondary battery; a shifting circuit shifting electric potential of the second terminal on a side of the first terminal or a third terminal when a disconnection occurs between the secondary battery and the second terminal; a disconnection detecting circuit detecting the disconnection based on the electric potential of the second terminal; and a latching circuit retaining a result detected by the disconnection detecting circuit.
US09373952B2	Low fault current isolator system A low fault current isolation arrangement senses a loss of voltage and automatically isolates and de-energizes a down live primary wire if overcurrent protection devices have not cleared the high impedance fault in an electric power distribution network. Incorporating an operator selectable time delay response, the low fault current isolation arrangement permits overcurrent protection devices to attempt to detect and shut down the affected conductor, and then isolates and shuts down the low current fault if the overcurrent devices are not successful. The isolation arrangement continuously monitors AC voltage as remotely provided by smart meters even after a fault location is de-energized, and serves as a back up, and not as a replacement, for existing overcurrent protection schemes. A host computer operates in conjunction with plural smart meters each coupled to an associated customer distribution transformer in conjunction with the fault isolator to detect and shut down high impedance faults.
US09373951B2	Switch mode current limiter A current limiter (100, 200, 400, 500, 700) comprises a switch (110) and connection means (105, 125) to a load and to a DC-voltage source. A control component (115) measures the current from a load to a DC-voltage source to the switch and controls the switch (110) to an open position if the current is above a threshold. In the closed position, the switch (110) admits current from the load to the DC-voltage source. The current limiter also comprises a transmission line (120) with a first (121) and a second (122) end. The first end (121) is connected to the input port of the switch (110), and the second end (122) is left open or connected to make the transmission line (120) connected in series with the switch (110).
US09373950B2	Modular multilevel converter valve protection method The invention relates to Modular multilevel converter valve protection method, the modular multilevel converter valve consists of 6 arms, the arm includes sub modules, 1 arm is controlled by 1 control host, 6 control hosts is controlled by 1 summary control host, the method of the invention includes that the arm realizes locking sub module, bypass sub module, trip requests and system switching request and the summary control host implements summary and control response. The invention improves the reliability of two protection system through the use of dual redundancy protection method, clears the protection division through the layered protection frame of the upper summary control host and multi arm control host. And finally, it improves the whole safety and reliability of the modular multilevel converter valve.
US09373947B2	Grounding system A grounding system in which can be adapted for both horizontal or vertical configurations. The system can directly attach to a structure or can create an alternative grounding path depending on the components chosen. Additionally, various mounting clamps can be utilized depending on the structure.
US09373946B2	Busbar adapter The present invention relates to a busbar adapter having a lower deck and an upper deck that can be interconnected releasably. The deck elements comprise projections and openings that can be brought into engagement with each other, the busbar adapter further comprises a locking device.
US09373945B2	Electrical penetration arrangement for the connection of electrical devices in containment structures An electrical penetration arrangement through the wall of a containment structure, comprising a pipe penetration having a pipe which is disposed in the wall of a containment structure, penetrating the wall, so that a first opening of the pipe is disposed outside of the containment structure, and a second opening is disposed inside the structure. Power feedthroughs are disposed in the pipe penetration having conductors sealed along their axial direction by a hermetically sealing, electrically insulating material, in which cables coming from outside can be connected to first conductor ends, and cables coming from inside the containment structure can be connected to second conductor ends. Power feedthroughs are fastened in the pipe of the pipe penetration and sealed by hermetically sealing material, so that the power feedthroughs form a hermetically sealing barrier, and the first conductor ends are disposed in the interior of the pipe.
US09373944B2	Floor box cover assembly A cover assembly for a floor box includes a base with a central opening and a cover pivotally connected to the base by a hinge member. The hinge member has a hinge body with a first end pivotally connected to the base for pivoting with respect to the base and second end pivotally connected to the cover for pivoting with respect to the cover. A tab extends from the second end of the hinge body to contact a bottom surface of the cover to limit pivoting movement of the cover with respect to the hinge body. A slide surface is provided on the base that contacts an end of the cover during pivoting movement of the cover to prevent wear on a gasket with the opening of the base.
US09373943B1	Modular electrical raceway for buildings A modular raceway apparatus provides a pre-wired electrical sub-assembly for on-site installation in a building or installation a pre-fabricated building component. The raceway apparatus includes normal power and emergency power tracks. Each power track includes internal wiring connected to one or more connectors for plug-and-play interconnectivity with independent power supplies and other electrical component wiring members. Each raceway track includes multiple track members separated by gaps and a coupling.
US09373942B2	System for the contactless data supply of bus participant modules The present invention relates to a modular data transmission system which is constructed for contactless data transmission by means of electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the millimeter range. A modular data transmission system according to the invention comprises a mounting rail, a first bus participant and a second bus participant. The first bus participant comprises a transmitting/receiving module. The second bus participant also comprises a transmitting/receiving module. The first bus participant and the second bus participant are releasably secured to the mounting rail so as to be able to be attached to each other, and the transmitting/receiving modules of the first and second bus participants are constructed in order to transmit data by means of electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the millimeter range. Another modular data transmission system according to the invention comprises a mounting rail and at least a first bus participant. The mounting rail comprises at least one transmitting/receiving module. The first bus participant comprises a transmitting/receiving module and is releasably secured to the mounting rail. The mounting rail allows additional bus participants to be secured in an attachable manner to the first bus participant. Furthermore, the transmitting/receiving modules of the mounting rail and the first bus participant are constructed for data transmission by means of electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the millimeter range.
US09373939B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and the semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: growing a stacked semiconductor layer on a substrate, the stacked semiconductor layer including an active layer and a cladding layer; forming a mesa structure by etching the stacked semiconductor layer, the mesa structure extending in a [011] direction; and forming a buried layer of Fe-doped InP on the side surface of the mesa structure in a reactor of an organo-metallic vapor phase epitaxy apparatus while supplying a hydrogen chloride gas into the reactor. In the step of forming the buried layer, the hydrogen chloride gas is supplied from the beginning of forming the buried layer. The buried layer has a first region and a second region. The first region has a front surface of a (311)B plane. The second region is formed on the front surface. The Fe concentration of the first region is higher than that of the second region.
US09373934B2	Vertical integration of a hybrid optical source A hybrid optical source includes a substrate with an optical amplifier (such as a III-V semiconductor optical amplifier). The substrate is coupled at an angle (such as an angle between 0 and 90°) to a silicon-on-insulator chip. In particular, the substrate may be optically coupled to the silicon-on-insulator chip by an optical coupler (such as a diffraction grating or a mirror) that efficiently couples (i.e., with low optical loss) an optical signal into a sub-micron silicon-on-insulator optical waveguide. Moreover, the silicon-on-insulator optical waveguide optically couples the light to a reflector to complete the hybrid optical source.
US09373933B2	Methods of driving laser diodes, optical wavelength sweeping apparatus, and optical measurement systems An optical wavelength sweeping apparatus having a laser diode with an active region, and a coupled pulse generator is disclosed. The pulse generator is configured and operable to provide current drive pulses of relatively short duration and high amplitude to the laser diode to selectively and rapidly heat the active region and the immediate vicinity and produce a rapid wavelength sweep of emitted optical radiation. Methods of driving a laser diode, and measurement systems are disclosed, as are other aspects.
US09373927B2	Method for designing laser-light-shaping optical component, method for producing laser-light-shaping optical component, and laser-light-shaping optical system A method for designing an optical component for shaping laser light according to one embodiment of this invention measures the intensity distribution of an incident laser light, obtains the shapes in the short and long axial directions of a pair of aspheric lenses for each of the short and long axial directions of the incident laser light from the measured intensity distribution of the incident laser light and a desired intensity distribution, performs approximation of a high-order polynomial of the shapes in the short and long axial directions of the pair of aspheric lenses, corrects the high-order polynomials for the short or long axial directions using a correction factor, and obtains the shapes of the pair of aspheric lenses on the basis of the corrected high-order polynomials.
US09373925B2	Method for producing a mating-type connecting part A copper sheet is adjusted to have arithmetic mean roughness Ra of from 0.5 μm to 4.0 μm in a direction parallel to a sliding direction upon connection, mean projection-depression interval of from 0.01 mm to 0.3 mm in the direction, skewness of less than 0, and protrusion peak portion height of 1 μm or less. A Sn surface coating layer group X as a plurality of parallel lines is included, and a Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is adjacent to each side of each Sn coating layer. Maximum height roughness is 10 μm or less in a direction of part insertion. The sheet is surface-roughened by pressing when stamped, thereby forming depressions as a plurality of parallel lines in its surface. The sheet is then plated with Cu and Sn, followed by reflowing.
US09373922B2	LED illumination device with edge connector An illumination device comprises a support plate 22 having a front surface 22a and a back surface 22b facing each other in a plate thickness direction and an opening 22d passing through in the plate thickness direction; a light source module 23 placed on the front surface of the support plate; a drive circuit portion 33 for driving the light source module; and a connector 27 connecting the drive circuit portion to the light source module. The connector is inserted through the opening of the support plate and brought into contact with the back surface of the support plate.
US09373921B1	Socket device A socket device comprises a socket body including a swerve part, wherein a first socket part extends from an end of the swerve part and a second socket part extends from the other end of the swerve part, an electric power line extends from the interior of the swerve part, an accommodation groove is configured on the lateral wall of the socket body where the electric power line extends out thereby accommodating and attaching the electric power line into the accommodation groove to achieve the objective of electric power line accommodation; meanwhile, the first socket part and the second socket part extending from the two ends of the swerve part can further improve the application flexibility of the socket device.
US09373918B2	Connector This connector (1) includes a connector housing (59) and a holder (4) which supports electric wires (17) connected to terminals (39) accommodated in the connector housing. The holder includes a first holder (5) which has a locking portion (9) and a thermistor accommodation portion (13) accommodating a thermistor (11); and a second holder (7) which is provided with a locked portion (15) locked by the locking portion, and with an electric wire accommodation portion (19) that accommodates the electric wires. Through locking of the locked portion by the locking portion, the thermistor and the electric wires overlapped and mounted on the thermistor are nipped between the thermistor accommodation portion and the electric wire accommodation portion by the second holder (7).

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