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US09456536B2	Method for pins detection and insertion of electronic component A method and system for pins detection and insertion of an electronic component are provided. The method includes picking an electronic component having a plurality of pins by a pick and place device, acquiring a plurality of serial images with respect to the plurality of pins at different height along an image acquiring direction by an image acquiring device, separately detecting image positions corresponding to the plurality of pins in the plurality of serial images, determining whether the electronic component is qualified according to a distance between the image positions of two adjacent pins, and if the electronic component is qualified, inserting the electronic component to a circuit board according to a position relationship between the image positions of the pins and a geometric center position of the pick and place device.
US09456533B2	Shielding device A shielding device includes a frame body and a connector. The frame body is composed of multiple sideboards. One of the sideboards is formed with a receiving hole and at least three arcuate slots. The connector has a main body section, a connection end section and at least three arcuate protrusions. The three arcuate protrusions are formed on an end face of the main body section at a front end of the connector corresponding to the arcuate slots. The arcuate protrusions are fixedly installed in the arcuate slots of the frame body to securely connect the connector with the frame body. Accordingly, the shielding device meets the requirement for high torque specification.
US09456531B2	Lightweight electronic system for automotive applications and method A lightweight audio player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a fold-up case formed of polymer based material molded to provide details to accept audio devices, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case is of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen. The wire mesh provides shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. Side wall closure members define self-engaging attachment features for affixing to the case, providing electrical self-grounding with the wire screen and thermal grounding with internal power devices. The major components and subassemblies are self-fixturing during the final assembly process, eliminating the need for dedicated tools, fixtures and assembly equipment.
US09456528B2	Connecting structure of cooling device, cooling device, and method for connecting cooling device It is impossible in a cooling device using a phase-change system, seeking high heat transport performance, to obtain sufficient cooling performance due to the increase in thermal resistance with a heating element to be cooled, therefore, a connecting structure of a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a connecting board with an opening; a pressing plate of thin plate elastically deformable; first fixing means for fixing the pressing plate to the connecting board with the pressing plate disposed covering heat receiving means composing the cooling device; and second fixing means for fixing the connecting board to a substrate with the heat receiving means abutting against a heating element mounted on the substrate and disposed in the opening.
US09456525B2	Digital signage There are disclosed a digital signage including a display panel, a first support panel coupled to a rear surface of the display panel, the first support panel comprising a plurality of first grooves formed in one direction, a second support panel coupled to a rear surface of the first support panel, the second support panel comprising a plurality of second grooves formed in an orthogonal direction with respect to the first grooves, a driving circuit board provided in a rear surface of the second support panel to control driving of the display panel, and a case comprising the display panel arranged in one surface thereof and an inner space where the first support panel, the second support panel and the driving circuit board are mounted, wherein both ends of the first grooves are open toward the inner space of the case to induce air flow in the case, and both ends of the second grooves are in communication with the outside via a hole formed in the case to flow external air there through, such that the support structure of the display panel may be used in exhausting the heat generated in the display panel and the circuit board effectively.
US09456524B2	Robot controller enclosure An enclosure according to an embodiment includes an internal space, an opening, a connector base, and a relay cable. A robot controller is accommodated in the internal space. The opening is formed in an external wall having predetermined environmental resistance. The connector base includes a first connector for connecting an external cable for the robot controller and can be pulled out of the enclosure. The relay cable connects a connector of the robot controller and the first connector. The relay cable has a length that allows a connecting part between the first connector and the external cable to be exposed outside the external wall when the connector base is pulled out.
US09456521B2	Ceiling or floor space mountable heat control system using network computing devices Examples are disclosed for operating, managing or controlling one or more network computing devices housed in a chassis capable of being mounting in a ceiling space or a floor space for a room. Operating, managing or controlling may include adjusting one or more fans to direct airflow either away or towards the room or powering a light emitting diode array attached with the chassis to provide lighting to the room. Examples are also disclosed for using an aggregator to operate, manage or control an array of network computing devices separately housed in chassis capable of being mounted in a ceiling space or floor space for one or more rooms.
US09456520B1	Server rack system for mounting equipment An improved server frame for securing equipment thereto. The server frame includes four corner secured between a base and a top. Each corner has a plurality of standard openings to receive ends of a standard rail system used to secure the equipment to the frame. The improvement defined by four interior posts, each has a base plate and an arm plate extending from the base plate. Each interior post is separately secured about the corner post. Each arm plate includes rail apertures. A pair of outer rails secured from the front to the rear of the server frame. Each outer rail has rear and front rear facing hooks configured to allow the outer rail to slide into engagement with the rail apertures on the interior posts, such that the outer rails are configured to receive inner rails secured to equipment for sliding the equipment into the server frame.
US09456516B2	Apparatus for a card holder A card holder comprising: a tray configured to receive a card, a door, and a resilient element wherein the resilient element is configured to move from a first position to a second position upon application of a force on the resilient element, and the door is configured to move relative to the tray upon movement of the resilient element.
US09456515B2	Storage enclosure with independent storage device drawers A rackmountable storage enclosure includes a chassis. The chassis includes one or more power supplies and a plurality of drawers, each extendable through a front surface of the chassis. Each drawer of the plurality of drawers provides mounting for one or more storage devices. All storage devices in any drawer of the plurality of drawers are inserted or removed through a common side of the drawer. Any storage device may be inserted or removed from any drawer of the plurality of drawers even if the side surfaces of the chassis are each parallel to and in contact with a wall, each of the walls extending forward at least to a fully extended length of any drawer. Electrical failures in any one drawer are prevented from affecting any other drawer of the plurality of drawers. The one or more power supplies provides DC power to the plurality of drawers.
US09456509B2	Structure for holding display module Provided is a structure for holding a display module, including: a display module; a housing member that is a box-like member which houses the display module, has openings in a surface facing a display surface of the display module housed therein, and has locking holes in side surface parts; and a plate-like member that is a plate-like one which is arranged on a rear surface of the display module housed in the first member, has engagement claws that protrude outward on an edge side part and has on a plane part elastic holding pieces which press the display module from the rear surface side, and locks the engagement claws fitted in the locking holes by reaction force of pressing by the elastic holding pieces.
US09456508B2	Methods for assembling electronic devices by internally curing light-sensitive adhesive Assemblies of structures such as electronic device assemblies may be connected using light-cured liquid adhesive such as ultraviolet-light-cured adhesive. Light sources such as ultraviolet-light light-emitting diodes may be mounted to a substrate such as a printed circuit board substrate. The substrate may be mounted to an assembly formed from a plurality of structures. The structures may be connected to each other to form an interior cavity within which the substrate and light-emitting diodes are contained. A connector may be included in the assembly. The connector may have input-output pins. Conductive paths may couple the input-output pins to the light-emitting diodes in the cavity. A tool may be used to apply signals to the light-emitting diodes to activate the light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes produce light that cures the adhesive. The light-emitting diodes may be disabled by blowing a fuse after the adhesive has been cured.
US09456504B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes wiring substrates stacked upon one another with a connection member arranged between adjacent wiring substrates, in which the connection member electrically connects the adjacent wiring substrates, and each wiring substrate includes a solder resist layer as a lowermost layer, electronic components mounted on the wiring substrates so that at least one of the electronic components is mounted on each wiring substrate, a first magnetic thin film covering a lower surface of the solder resist layer of an upper one of the adjacent wiring substrates, a first encapsulation resin formed on an upper surface of the uppermost wiring substrate and encapsulates the electronic component mounted on the uppermost wiring substrate, and a second magnetic thin film that entirely covers an upper surface of the first encapsulation resin and covers a lower surface of the solder resist layer on the lowermost wiring substrates.
US09456503B2	Module and method of manufacturing the same An engagement structure for preventing the separation of a resin layer is formed in a contact surface of an insulating substrate in a connecting component, the contact surface being in contact with the resin layer. The resin layer engages with the engagement structure in the contact surface in the insulating substrate in contact with the resin layer, the contact surface forming the side surface of the connecting component.
US09456493B2	Touch-sensor structure and manufacturing method thereof A touch-sensor structure includes a substrate having a plurality of grooves formed thereon. A plurality of first axial electrode strips are disposed in the grooves individually. A plurality of second axial electrode strips are disposed on the substrate and intersect with the first axial electrode strips. An insulating layer fills in the grooves and is disposed at the intersections of the first and second axial electrode strips. Furthermore, the manufacturing method of the touch-sensor structure is provided. The insulating layer is disposed in the grooves of the substrate without a protuberant height on the substrate. Therefore, it can overcome a breakage issue in conventional conductive bridges.
US09456492B2	Printed circuit board with warpage prevention layer Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the printed circuit board includes: a first insulating layer in which a metal layer is embedded; a warpage prevention layer stacked on the first insulating layer; second insulating layers stacked on both surfaces of the first insulating layer; a via formed on the second insulating layer to be connected to the metal layer; and a solder resist layer stacked on the second insulating layer.
US09456488B2	Circuit module and method of producing circuit module There is provided a circuit module including a circuit substrate having a mount surface; a mount component mounted on the mount surface; a sealing body formed on the mount surface, the sealing body covering the mount component and having a trench formed from a main surface of the sealing body to the mount surface; and a shield having an inner shield section formed within the trench and an outer shield section that covers the sealing body and the inner shield section, the outer shield section including a first section having a flat surface formed on the main surface of the shielding body and a second section formed on the inner shield section and protruded or sagged from the first section.
US09456486B2	Method and apparatus for increasing dimming range of solid state lighting fixtures A device for controlling levels of light output by a solid state lighting load at low dimming levels includes a bleed circuit connected in parallel with the solid state lighting load. The bleed circuit includes a resistor and a transistor connected in series, the transistor being configured to turn on and off in accordance with a duty cycle of a digital control signal when a dimming level set by a dimmer is less than a predetermined first threshold, decreasing an effective resistance of the bleed circuit as the dimming level decreases.
US09456485B2	Pixel arrangement of color display panel A pixel arrangement of color display panel includes a plurality of white sub-pixels extending along a first direction and forming a plurality of white sub-pixel columns and a plurality of first sub-pixels, second sub-pixels and third sub-pixels disposed between the white sub-pixel columns to respectively provide a first color light, a second color light and a third color light. The first, second, third and white sub-pixels respectively have a first length, a second length, a third length and a fourth length in the first direction. The first sub-pixels, the second sub-pixels and the third sub-pixels are arranged in a specific sequence. The first length is equal to the second length, the second length is equal to the third length, and the fourth length is greater than the first length.
US09456483B2	Field programmable multi-emitter A compact multi-emitter source that can be used for a multitude of purposes including identification of friend or foe, landing zones, roadways, obstructions, aircraft, vehicles, personnel, and underwater marking and can be quickly programmed in field conditions and requires no additional support items to operate.
US09456481B2	High-efficiency, wide dynamic range dimming for solid-state lighting A solid-state lighting system includes a light-emitting device connected in series with a variable dim setting resistor, an adjustable regulator, and a current sensor disposed in a feedback loop between an adjust input of the adjustable regulator and the variable dim setting resistor. The voltage dropped across the variable dim setting resistor is forced to remain constant irrespective of the resistance setting of the dim setting resistor. The current sensor measures or senses the current flowing through the variable dim setting resistor and causes the adjustable regulator to adjust its output voltage and the forward voltage drop across the light-emitting device so that the current flowing through the light-emitting device matches the current set by the variable dim setting resistor. Controlling the current in this manner allows dimming to be performed over an extremely wide dimming range, to very low light levels, and without producing light flicker at any dim level.
US09456475B2	LED light source with reduced flicker An illumination control system includes a rectifying device, a damping device for inhibiting flickering, and a load circuit, wherein the illumination control system further comprises a recognizing control circuit connected between the rectifying device and the damping device, and wherein the recognizing control circuit includes a recognizing signal output module and a switch module, the recognizing signal output module generates a first control signal indicating that a dimmer is not connected upstream the rectifying device or the dimmer is connected upstream the rectifying device and reaches a predetermined dimming level and a second control signal indicating that the dimmer is connected upstream the rectifying device and does not reach the predetermined dimming level and at least one damping resistor of the damping device is short connected or is connected by means of the switch module according to the first control signal or the second control signal.
US09456474B2	Biasing and driving circuit, based on a feedback voltage regulator, for an electric load A biasing and driving circuit for an electric load, having an input adapted to receive an a.c. input voltage and an output adapted to supply a d.c. output voltage, comprising: a voltage-regulator device, having a feedback input terminal configured to receive a sensing voltage that is a function of a supply current that flows through the electric load and regulating, on the basis of the sensing voltage received, the supply current; a resistive sensing element, operatively coupled to the feedback input, configured to receive the supply current and generate the sensing voltage as a function of the supply current; a resistor coupled to the feedback input; and an auxiliary biasing circuit adapted to receive the a.c. input voltage and inject through the resistor an a.c. auxiliary biasing current that varies in a way inversely proportional to the input voltage.
US09456472B2	Rigid raft The present invention provides a rigid raft formed of rigid composite material. The raft has an electrical system and/or a fluid system embedded therein. The raft further has a tank for containing liquid integrally formed therewith. The tank can be formed of the rigid composite material. The tank can be for a gas turbine engine.
US09456471B2	Heat treatment apparatus A heat treatment apparatus includes a hot plate, at least two heat sources, and a switching mechanism. The hot plate serves as the heating medium between the at least two heat sources and the substrate to be processed, the switching mechanism is configured in such a way that the hot plate contacts one or two of the at least two heat sources selectively, the processing temperature of the hot plate can be changed quickly from one temperature to another temperature.
US09456470B2	Method and apparatus for prohibiting direct link setup in wireless local area networks (WLAN) An apparatus and method for prohibiting a direct link setup in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising receiving a request from a station (STA) for establishing a link with the station (STA); and transmitting a first frame with a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) prohibited indication to the station (STA) in response to the request. Another aspect comprises transmitting an association request within a Basic Service Set (BSS) for establishing a link with the station (STA); and receiving a beacon frame with an information element to prohibit the direct link setup of the station (STA). And, another aspect comprises receiving an association request from a station (STA) within the vicinity of an access point for establishing an association between the station (STA) and the access point (AP), and transmitting a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) prohibited indication to the station (STA).
US09456468B2	Trailer access point pairing A trailer electronic braking system comprising a braking device capable of generating a braking force on a wheel on the trailer. The braking force is applied to brake cylinders and is controllable by a braking ECU, which braking ECU is connected to a standards compliant communication bus on the trailer. The ECU is adapted to receive data inputs from sensors, on the trailer. The system further includes an arrangement to interface to trailer electronics and a communications interface having a 802.11 wireless card adapted to transmit an SSID. The braking system is adapted to transmit a trailer identifier comprising the SSID. The trailer identifier can be paired with a further device previously provided with the trailer identifier. The braking system enables the SSID to be changed to a second SSID when a pre-determined condition is met.
US09456458B2	Method and apparatus for prioritizing an uplink resource request A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to allow an uplink resource request to be transmitted to the access point even in an instance in which the mobile terminal is receiving a continuous downlink transmission and repeated ACK/NACK transmissions are enabled. In this regard, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to prioritize a preamble transmission for a random access procedure relative to the repeated ACK/NACK transmissions. The method, apparatus and computer program also prioritize at least one message of the random access procedure.
US09456456B2	Grouping-based data transceiving method in wireless LAN system and apparatus for supporting same Provided is a data transceiving method performed by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN system. The method comprises receiving a channel access information element from an access point, said channel access information element containing STA group information and channel access interval information, said STA determining whether the channel access interval specified by the channel access interval information is for the STA based on the STA group information; and transceiving data to/from said access point during the channel access interval if the channel access interval is for the STA.
US09456453B2	System and method for dynamic allocation of capacity on wireless networks A wireless communication system is described for allocating limited network access according to priorities designated for requested transactions of wireless communications. The wireless network has a number of access links for transmitting transactions for wireless communications. A plurality of wireless communications devices requests transmission of transactions on the wireless network. A designated priority level is associated with each transaction. In response to the transaction requests, an access control manager in the wireless network schedules transmission of transactions when all of the plurality of access links are occupied, by authorizing a transmission of a transaction of higher priority than another transaction that is being transmitted, and discontinuing the transmission of the transaction of lower priority.
US09456452B2	Scheduling method of multi-user multi-input multi-output communication system Provided is a scheduling method of a multi-user multi-input multi-output (MIMO) communication system. The scheduling method includes transmitting a channel state information request signal to a user equipment when data to be transmitted to the user equipment is received, and calculating, by the user equipment receiving the channel state information request signal, an effective channel gain of the user equipment, determining whether channel state information (CSI) is capable of being transmitted, and transmitting the CSI of the user equipment according to a result of the determining. Also, the scheduling method includes determining whether the CSI is received from the user equipment within a predetermined standby time, and when the CSI is received within the predetermined standby time, performing scheduling of the user equipment which has transmitted the CSI, determining whether a degree of freedom remains, and transmitting the channel state information request signal to another user equipment, from which CSI is not received, when the degree of freedom remains.
US09456451B2	Method and system for managing radio resources in a time-slotted communication system A method and system for managing radio resources in a time-slotted wireless communication system is based on the quality of service (QoS) information of a user. A plurality of time slots of a radio resource are sorted into a plurality of different categories, such as high QoS time slots, high capacity time slots, and balanced time slots. Each category is associated with a different level of QoS. QoS information with respect to a user is obtained in response to a radio resource request received from the user. The user is associated with a particular category of time slots based on the QoS information of the user.
US09456449B2	Channel quality measurements for downlink resource allocation A method for reporting channel quality from a user equipment (UE) to a base station is described. The UE derives a channel quality for each of a plurality of downlink resources. The UE transmits channel quality reports in a pattern of time intervals by rotating through the plurality of downlink resources in different time intervals of the pattern, wherein a channel quality report is not transmitted by the UE in each time interval of a frame.
US09456447B2	Enabling half-duplex operation Half-duplex (HD) operations enable low cost implementations of LTE terminals. Traditionally, HD operations may be linked to a particular frequency band which may not allow a mix of full-duplex (FD) and HD terminals in the same frequency band. Therefore, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enabling coexistence, in a given frequency band, of HD and FD terminals, by introducing frequency bands designated for HD operation and overlapping existing frequency bands designated for FD operation.
US09456445B2	Method and apparatus of receiving different types of subframes in mobile communication system A method and base station in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes transmitting, to a terminal, system information including information associated with a sub-frame configuration of multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) sub-frames, identifying whether the transmission mode of the terminal is a first transmission mode or a second transmission mode, transmitting, to the terminal, dedicated message including configuration information of the identified transmission mode of the terminal, transmitting, to the terminal, control information in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and data in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a first sub-frame of the MBSFN sub-frames, if the terminal is configured in the first transmission mode, and transmitting, to the terminal, the control information in the PDCCH and the data in the PDSCH in a second sub-frame of a non-MBSFN sub-frames, if the terminal is configured in the second transmission mode.
US09456442B2	Reference signal sending method and apparatus The embodiments of the present invention disclose a reference signal sending method and apparatus. The method includes: determining, by a network node, ports and the number of layers used for transmitting downlink specific reference signals to user equipment; generating, by the network node, downlink control signaling according to the ports and the number of layers, wherein 5-bits signaling in the downlink control signaling is used to indicate the user equipment the ports and the number of layers used for transmitting the downlink specific reference signals, in order to support multiplexing of at most eight user equipment; and sending, by the network node, the downlink control signaling to the user equipment, and sending the downlink specific reference signals to the user equipment according to the determined ports and the number of layers. By adopting the present invention, the maximum number of multiplexed streams may be increased.
US09456441B2	Terminal device, integrated circuit, radio communication method, and base station device A base station device and a terminal device efficiently communicate with each other by using a PDSCH. The base station device and the terminal device determine a starting position of an OFDM symbol for a PDSCH in a serving cell based on a transmission mode relating to transmission of the PDSCH, a DCI format that is used for allocation of the PDSCH, an antenna port that is used for the transmission of the PDSCH, and a higher-layer parameter that is determined from a parameter set for a serving cell in which the PDSCH is received.
US09456425B2	Method for configured maximum output power reporting and user equipment A base station configured for carrier aggregation, includes: a receiver; and processing circuitry coupled to the receiver and configured to: allocate to a user equipment uplink resources for at least one activated serving cell configured with an uplink carrier, the uplink resources for new transmission and the allocated uplink resources may accommodate a power headroom report, and obtain, responsive to the allocated uplink resources, a configured maximum output power for an activated serving cell configured with an uplink carrier, where the activated serving cell has non-adaptive retransmission of uplink data, or the activated serving cell where the base station schedules channel state information but no allocated uplink grant for transmitting data of an uplink shared channel.
US09456423B2	Automated parameter adjustment to compensate self adjusting transmit power and sensitivity level at the node B A small base node such as a Home Base Node (HNB), or femto cell, may reduce its transmit power in order to prevent co-channel or adjacent channel interference, or to limit its coverage area. Once the power is set, the HNB signal to a served Home User Equipment (HUE) its transmit Common Pilot Channel (CPICH) transmit power for accurate path loss estimation. When this power is outside of the permissible range, the HNB adjusts other parameters (such as Random Access Channel (RACH) constant value) to compensate for the error in signaled CPICH power, and thus compensate in that process the error in determining path loss. Similarly, if the uplink sensitivity is adjusted, to prevent interference, parameters would also be adjusted and signaled to the HUE to reflect the link imbalance.
US09456422B2	Method and apparatus for calibrating transmit power of a FEMTO node Methods and apparatuses are provided that include calibrating transmit power of a femto node based on measuring one or more parameters related to usage of the femto node. The femto node can temporarily increase transmit power and analyze received measurement reports to determine a transmit power calibration. The femto node can additionally measure uplink received signal strength indicators over multiple time periods following handover of a user equipment (UE) to determine whether to increase transmit power to cover the UE.
US09456421B2	Uplink power control method, device and system Disclosed are an uplink power control method, device and system. The method comprises the steps of: a network-side device configuring at least two sets of uplink power control parameters for an uplink signal of user equipment; and notifying the user equipment of each set of configured uplink power control parameters for user equipment to determine the transmitting power of the uplink signal. The technical solution of the present invention is used for flexibly controlling the uplink transmitting power.
US09456420B2	Apparatus and method for adaptive channel transmission using channel state The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for adaptive channel transmission using a channel state, and according to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for channel transmission of a remote node includes intermittently receiving a forward channel transmitted from a host node, estimating a reverse channel state based on the received forward channel, determining whether the estimated reverse channel state satisfies a preset channel condition, and adaptively transmitting a reverse channel based on the determined result.
US09456417B2	Method and device for increasing performance in a radio communication system The present invention relates to a method and a device for increasing performance in a radio communication system (12). The method comprises obtaining an indication that it is desirable to avoid that a communication terminal (5) of the system (12) enters a power saving mode, the power saving mode being entered upon expiry of a timer of the communication terminal (5). The method further comprises allowing a scheme of scheduled periodic exchange of data between the communication terminal (5) and a node (8) of a network (10) of the system (12), intended to periodically reset the timer before its expiry by means of said periodic exchange of data. The method also comprises exchanging data between the communication terminal (5) and the network node (8) over a radio interface (11) in accordance with the scheme, whereby entry of the communication terminal (5) into the power saving mode is prevented.
US09456411B2	Transmission point selection This disclosure relates to selection of transmission points in a communication system. Information of potential reference signals is sent from a network element to a mobile device to configure the mobile device for measurement of at least one received signal characteristic of the indicated potential reference signals. The mobile device then performs measurement on the indicated potential reference signals and sends to the network element information of at least one port selected by the mobile device based on the measurement.
US09456409B2	Method and system for roaming of a mobile communications unit Method and system for use when a mobile communication device (40) roams between a mobile communication home network (10) and one or several mobile communication networks (20,26,30,36), which device includes a SIM card (41), the method includes the steps of: a) the device roaming in a first collaborating network (20); b) the home network allowing the device Internet access to a predetermined Internet address but not general Internet access; c) the device contacting the predetermined Internet address and the user providing login credentials; d) associating an IMSI and/or an MSISDN of the SIM card with a user account identified by the login credentials; e) allowing Internet access to the device in accordance with an agreement tied to the user account.
US09456407B2	Method and arrangement for supporting cell selection A cell in a mobile terminal is selected from a set of serving cell candidates. A first serving cell candidate is evaluated from the set by estimating the distance from the mobile terminal to the first serving cell candidate and determining whether the estimated distance exceeds a predetermined distance, based on a criterion. In response to determining that the estimated distance exceeds the predetermined distance, no call (i.e., the executing process refrains from performing a call) on the first serving cell candidate occurs and a second serving cell candidate from the set is evaluated—even if the mobile terminal is receiving the strongest radio signals from the first serving cell candidate. In response to determining that the estimated distance exceeds the predetermined distance, identity of the first serving cell candidate is reported to an Operating Sub System (OSS).
US09456403B2	Methods and apparatus for managing network signaling Systems and apparatus for managing signaling between a network and machine type communication (MTC) devices. An MTC device receives an indication such as a locally detached state indication and, during the validity of the indication, remains locally detached and does not attempt communication with the network except under specified conditions, such as a need by the MTC device to initiate data transfer, or triggering of the MTC device. The MTC device may also receive a local detachment timer and remain attached during the validity of the local detachment timer, with the MTC device becoming locally detached and the indication becoming valid upon expiration of the local detachment timer.
US09456399B2	Circuit switched fall back redirection across mobile switching center pools A user equipment (UE) receives a circuit switched page from a first radio access technology (RAT) and a command instructing the UE to redirect to a second RAT. The command indicates a designated location area identity of the second RAT. The UE detects base stations of the second RAT and determines whether a strongest base station is in an area identified by the designated location area identity. The UE connects to the strongest base station based on the determining. When the designated location area identity is a permitted location area, the UE connects to the strongest base station when the location of the strongest base station is included in the permitted location area. When the designated location area identity is a prohibited location area, the UE connects to the strongest base station when the location of the strongest base station is not included in the prohibited location area.
US09456396B2	Terminal access method and system, and terminal The present document provides a terminal access method, system and a terminal. The method includes: a terminal downloading from an Internet server and storing a network cloud chart containing cell related information which includes a terminal common air interface configuration parameter of a cell, wherein the terminal common air interface configuration parameter and/or a cell broadcast message includes a first uplink pilot frequency for intelligent access; performing a random access procedure, wherein the first uplink pilot frequency is sent if the network cloud chart stored by the terminal includes the cell related information of the cell to be accessed and the cell related information is valid, otherwise a second uplink pilot frequency for non-intelligent access is sent; and performing a parameter configuration procedure, wherein terminal common air interface configuration corresponding to the terminal common air interface configuration parameter is not performed if the terminal sends the first uplink pilot frequency.
US09456394B2	Radio communication system, radio base station and communication method Provided are a radio communication system, a radio base station and a communication method which enable an inter base-station handover while reducing a processing load on a core network. An eNB 100 sends a handover request which requests an inter base-station handover of a UE 50 from the eNB 100 to an eNB 200 via an inter base-station transmission path. The eNB 200 receives the handover request from the eNB 100, and completes the handover of the UE 50 from the eNB 100 to the eNB 200 by using a communication path to the UE 50 via a highway between an MME 20 and the eNB 100 and the inter base-station transmission path.
US09456389B2	Dynamic generation of per-station realm lists for hot spot connections Per-station realm lists are dynamically generating per-station for hot spot connections to access points by roaming stations. A query for a list of realms is received from a roaming station when connecting to a hot spot. Using an MAC address or other station identity, a list of available realms narrowed to a subset of per-station realms sent to the station. Narrowing is performed on-the-fly with respect to at least one aspects. A last N realms are retrieved from a database record searched by MAC address. The list is further narrowed by removing realms that are inaccessible or otherwise recently shown to have bad link quality. Additional ranking factors can narrow or rearrange the realm list based on financial agreements, popularity, trends, and the like. A selection from the list of realms is received from the station. The access point then authenticates the station with the selected realm. If successful, data traffic concerning the station can be forwarded through the hot spot on behalf of the selected realm.
US09456382B2	Preemptive based radio channel access control Preemptive based radio access control is facilitated. Queue data is received, wherein the queue data corresponds to a set of requests for highly prioritized communications included on a prioritized queue. The queue data is used to determine whether a set of conditions for involuntarily terminating a radio communication session has been met. Session data corresponding to characteristics for each of a plurality of radio communication sessions are also received and utilized to determine which of the plurality of radio communication sessions to terminate if the set of conditions for involuntarily terminating a radio communication session have been met.
US09456380B2	Data compression in a communications network A method and apparatus for handling data compression in a mobile communication network. A node located between a mobile terminal and a mobility anchor point determines compression information relating to data transferred between the node and the mobile terminal. The node then sends the compression information to a network repository node for storage and retrieval by a further node in an event that subsequent mobility of the mobile terminal leads to transferring data between the mobile terminal and the further node.
US09456377B2	System and method for transmission control protocol service delivery in wireless communications systems A method for delivering packets in a wireless communications system includes determining a cause of loss for a previously transmitted packet based on a packet acknowledgement corresponding to the previously transmitted packet, the packet acknowledgement including at least one of a wireless loss indicator and a congestion warning indicator for the wireless communications system. The method also includes adjusting a transmission parameter in a packet transmission protocol according to the cause of loss, and retransmitting the previously transmitted packet.
US09456373B2	Cell search method and communication terminal A cell search method is described comprising searching for a frequency at which a communication network operates a radio cell within a predetermined set of candidate frequencies; determining a frequency at which a communication network operates a radio cell within the set of candidate frequencies; excluding a sub-set with a predetermined size of frequencies around the determined frequency from the set of candidate frequencies to generate an updated set of candidate frequencies; and continuing to search for a further frequency at which a communication network operates a radio cell within the updated set of candidate frequencies.
US09456372B2	Interference measurement in wireless networks Embodiments contemplate methods, systems, and apparatuses for interference measurement in a wireless communication network, including wireless communication networks the employ MIMO in uplink and/or downlink communication. Embodiments contemplate identifying one or more interference measurement resource elements that may be received from one or more transmission points. Embodiments also contemplate performing interference measurement estimation based at least in part on the identified one or more interference measurement resource elements. Channel state information (CSI) perhaps in the form of reports may be generated based at least in part on the one or more interference measurement estimation. Embodiments also contemplate that the CSI report may be transmitted to one or more nodes. In some embodiments, the one or more interference measurement resource elements may be received as part of a set of resource elements.
US09456366B2	Alert-triggered recording of spectrum data Techniques are described for alert-triggered recording spectrum data. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining whether network performance for one or more communications channels of a wireless network is below a threshold. In response to determining that the network performance for the one or more communications channels of the wireless network is below the threshold, recording of spectrum data for energy on the one or more communications channels of the wireless network is initiated. In an embodiment, determining whether network performance is below a threshold comprises determining whether the quality of at least one communications channel is below a threshold. In another embodiment, determining whether network performance is below a threshold comprises determining whether one or more network parameters monitored on one or more network elements indicate that network performance is below a threshold.
US09456365B2	Virtualized wireless communication system and establishing method thereof The present application discloses a virtualized wireless communication network and an establishing method thereof. The virtualized wireless communication network system includes a plurality of virtual nodes, the plurality of virtual nodes being divided into multiple virtual node cliques according to interference relations among the plurality of virtual nodes, wherein, each virtual node represents a wireless communication node; and a plurality of clique communication management modules that are one-to-one associated with the multiple virtual node cliques, wherein, each clique communication management module is configured to manage data exchange between an associated virtual node clique and other virtual node cliques, so as to emulate communication behavior of the wireless communication node. The present invention has many advantages such as high flexibility, good scalability, low cost and the like. Compared with a centralized virtualization solution, this solution can significantly reduce management data overhead and thus enhance the real-time behavior of the whole system.
US09456364B2	Dynamically modifying scanning methods and/or configurations Adapting scanning of frequency channels of different or varying widths to collect wideband spectrum data is disclosed. Scanning methods and/or configurations are modified based upon the type and signal strength of the interferers present or expected in the spectrum. The system includes: selecting a portion for scanning, wherein the portion includes contiguous and non-contiguous segments, partitioning the selected portion into a first plurality of channels, where at least two of the plurality of channels have different widths, each of the first plurality of channels including contiguous or non-contiguous segments; during a first scan of the selected portion, scanning the selected portion of the radio frequency spectrum at least by scanning a first channel with a first width and scanning a second channel with a second width that is different than the first width; and based on the first scan, collecting data representing the selected portion of the radio frequency spectrum.
US09456361B1	System, method, and computer program for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle. In use, mobile device performance data associated with a geographical area is received, the mobile device performance data being acquired by one or more unmanned vehicles accessing the geographical area. Additionally, the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area is analyzed. Further, one or more mobile network related tasks corresponding to the geographical area are performed based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area.
US09456360B2	Method and systems for decentralized interference management in a multi-antenna wireless communication system A method that includes interference control at transmitters and interference mitigation at receivers in a wireless communication system is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention exploit the interference sensitivity at neighboring terminals by taking into account the reciprocity of propagation radio channels in Time Division Duplexing systems (TDD). It can be applied to design the resource allocation for downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) transmissions in a wireless communication system. The methods include the self-configuration of the transmit power, the transmit precoder and the receive filter, at each transmitter and receiver in a multi-cell network. Systems are also provided and configured for implementing the methods of the invention.
US09456356B2	Methods for synchronizing data in a network A wireless network may contain access points that run a network management service. The service may monitor the access points and associated wireless access control settings. Wireless access control settings may be changed by a user to add or remote authorized client devices. The network management service may automatically detect changes to the network and may synchronize settings between access points accordingly. Each access point may broadcast a service name. The service name may include a wireless access point participant identifier, a cloud identifier that is based on a service set identifier, and a commit identifier that is based on a hash of the wireless access control settings for the broadcasting wireless access point. Cloud identifiers can be compared to identify whether a new access point should be synchronized. Participant identifiers may be compared to identify leaders. Commit identifiers can be compared to detect changes in wireless settings.
US09456353B2	Multi-board architecture for wireless transceiver station A transceiver station provides wireless resources including communication features for users in a geographical coverage area including a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells being associated with a different combination of at least one carrier and at least one sector of the geographical coverage area. The transceiver station includes a first board and a second board. The first board includes a first L1 processing circuit configured to perform functions associated with providing a first set of the communication features for the users in a first subset of cells from among the plurality of cells. The second board communicatively is coupled with the first board, and includes a second L1 processing circuit configured to perform functions associated with providing a second set of the communication features for the users in a second subset of cells from among the plurality of cells.
US09456348B2	Systems and methods for authenticating a user of a computer application, network, or device using a wireless device A method and system for authenticating a user includes providing an invocation element capable of being activated by a single user action, receiving an indication that the invocation element has been activated, obtaining a location of a wireless device associated with the user, determining whether the wireless device is associated with an authorized user, approving the user to use the application based on a predetermined location criterion, and producing an indication that the user has been authenticated.
US09456347B2	Connection method for enhancing information security A connection method for enhancing information security of an electronic system is disclosed. The electronic system comprises a plurality of communication devices. Each communication device is capable of establishing a plurality of wireless communication connections with another communication device. The plurality of wireless communication connections comprises a near field communication connection. The connection method comprises a first communication device and a second communication device utilizing the near field communication connection to perform a mutual verification process before the first communication device establishes a wireless connection with the second communication device, and the first communication device and the second communication device being allowed to establish a wireless communication connection of the plurality of wireless communication connections after the first communication device and the second communication device pass the mutual verification process.
US09456339B1	Mobile device monitoring and tracking system Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for surreptitiously installing, monitoring, and operating software on a remote computer controlled wireless communication device are described. One aspect includes a control system for communicating programming instructions and exchanging data with the remote computer controlled wireless communication device. The control system is configured to provide at least one element selected from the group consisting of: a computer implemented device controller; a module repository in electronic communication with the device controller; a control service in electronic communication with the device controller; an exfiltration data service in electronic communication with the device controller configured to receive, store, and manage data obtained surreptitiously from the remote computer controlled wireless communication device; and a listen-only recording service in electronic communication with the device controller.
US09456337B2	Apparatus and method for signaling network capabilities for a wireless device Methods and apparatus for wireless communication in a wireless communication network include maintaining a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) list and receiving an information request from a network, wherein the information request is associated with configuration parameters associated with the PLMN list. Aspects of the methods and apparatus configuring the UE based on the configuration parameters associated with the PLMN list. Aspects also include replying to the network that the UE is configured with the configuration parameters associated with the PLMN list.
US09456335B2	Method and system for defining an offlinable model graph A method and system for defining an offlinable model graph. In one embodiment of the method, a request is generated by a mobile device. The mobile device receives a response to the request. The mobile device updates a plurality of tables stored in memory of the mobile device, wherein the updating comprises adding a component of the response to a first table of the plurality of tables.
US09456334B2	Mobility detection for edge applications in wireless communication networks Various embodiments detecting wireless communication device mobility in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, one or more Internet Protocol (IP) data packets associated with a wireless communication device are analyzed. The wireless communication device is coupled with the edge entity. A determination is made, based on the analyzing, that the wireless communication device is a newly coupled device at the edge entity. A central entity disposed within the wireless communication network is notified that the wireless communication device is currently coupled to the edge entity.
US09456330B2	Two-stage device-to-device (D2D) discovery procedures First user equipment transmits a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal that are assigned to the first user equipment for device-to-device (D2D) communication. The first synchronization signal indicates a timing reference for D2D communication and a combination of the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal indicate resources allocated to the first user equipment to transmit discovery information for D2D communication. First user equipment detects a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal that are assigned to second user equipment for D2D communication.
US09456327B2	Location-based emergency application providing efficient response A system including a location-based emergency application providing efficient response may include a processor and a location-based emergency application configured to operate on the processor. The location-based emergency application may include an application program interface configured to send and receive geographic location information. The location-based emergency application may also include a data engine configured to determine a current geographic location of the system based on the geographic location information received by the application program interface. A data store may be provided that stores emergency contact information and other information associated with each of a plurality of geographic locations. The location-based emergency location application may also include a user interface module configured to provide emergency contact information and other information associated with a particular geographic location of the plurality of geographic locations.
US09456325B2	Transmission of a multimedia message doubled with the transmission of a text message The invention relates to the management of the wait for a notification of an acknowledgment of receipt M_AR, used by a first terminal T1 that has sent a multimedia message MM to a second terminal T2. Said management involves a method in which the terminal T1 measures a period of waiting for the notification of acknowledgment of receipt M_AR of the multimedia message MM sent to the terminal T2. If the waiting period exceeds a predetermined threshold, the terminal T generates a text message M_SMS for notifying the availability of the multimedia message MM, to be sent the terminal T2. The method provides the deletion of text messages M_SMS received by the terminal T2, when they are duplicates of the multimedia messages MM. The invention further claims a computer system and program for implementing the method. Said management is particularly useful in instant messaging.
US09456324B2	Interactive display response system An interactive display response (IDR) system is provided. The IDR system includes an interactive display server (IDS) for communicating display requests from a call center to a plurality of mobile devices attempting to establish a connection with the call center, wherein the IDS is further configured to transfer the graphical displays to an interactive display agent (IDA) executed on a remote server and accessible by each mobile device of the plurality mobile devices having an established connection with the IDS.
US09456323B2	Methods and devices for delivery of naming information of a called party to a calling party Methods and devices for providing naming information of a called party to a circuit-switched mobile terminal (300, 600, 900, 1000) of a calling party via a mobile telecommunication network are described. In particular, a method performed by a circuit-switched switching node (310, 610, 910, 1010) comprises the steps of receiving (S100) from the mobile terminal a request for setting up a call to a terminal (340, 640, 940-948) of the called party, obtaining (S110) an identifier of the called party, sending (S120) a request for naming information of the called party to a database (330, 630, 930, S22, S33) wherein the naming information of the called party is registerable in association with the called party identifier, the request comprising the identifier, receiving (S130) the naming information from the database, and executing (S140) a delivery of the naming information to the mobile terminal.
US09456321B2	Method and apparatus for communicating short message service and supplementary services messages Methods and apparatus for enabling short message service (SMS) and supplementary services (SS) in a long term evolution (LTE) network via evolved packet system (EPS) mobility management (EMM) over the LTE control plane are described. In one embodiment, the radio resource control (RRC) connection signaling radio bearer (SRB) is used for SMS and SS transport over the LTE control plane between a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a mobility management entity (MME). EMM interfaces and primitives are defined for actions towards SMS and SS entities for enabling SMS and SS services in LTE via the LTE control plane media. Message formats for SMS and SS message transport are also disclosed for sending SMS and SS messages within EMM uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport and downlink (DL) NAS transport messages.
US09456320B2	System and method for simultaneously sending a message with a call to a mobile device A system and method for sending a message to a second mobile device of a second user from a first mobile device of the first user while making a call comprises the first mobile device having a mobile application installed and operating in communication with a server to send the message to the second mobile device while attempting the call. The second mobile device receives the call from the first mobile device with the message displayed on a display area by the mobile application. The mobile application communicates with the server and the first mobile device and the second mobile device to enable simultaneously sending the message with the call from the first mobile device and to enable simultaneously viewing the message with a received call in the second mobile device.
US09456316B2	Communication apparatus and communication method A mode of a publisher or a subscriber is stored. Also, a first identifier indicating affiliation to a first group is stored. In a case of the publisher, a transmission message including ToC information, which is a list of the first identifiers and data to be transmitted, is transmitted to an outside. In a case of the subscriber, when a received message includes the first identifier, data included in the message is stored into a non-volatile memory, and when it is determined that all data in the ToC information stored in the received message are already received and that the number of publishers is less than a threshold, the stored mode is changed to the publisher.
US09456313B2	Telecommunications apparatus and methods Methods and apparatus for transmitting data to terminal devices in a wireless telecommunications system. The data may be user-plane data associated with a repeating Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) session to be transmitted using MBMS over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) in a network including at least one relay node supported by a donor base station. The scheme includes delivering the data from the base station to the relay node in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a first time, and transmitting the data from the relay node to a terminal device at the first time. The relay node is further configured to store the data in a cache. The relay node may then retrieve the data from the cache in advance of a scheduled transmission to terminal devices at a second time, and transmit the retrieved data to a terminal device at the second time.
US09456309B2	Systems and methods for wait time estimation A system or method is provided to estimate wait time at a line or a queue. In particular, the system may estimate the wait time at a line by detecting the presence of a user at the line via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication. In an embodiment, the system may detect when the user enters the line and when the user departs from the line via BLE beacons and may estimate the wait time at the line based on how long the user is in line. In an embodiment, a grid of multiple BLE beacons may be installed or provided at the location of the line to track the location and movement of a user. The system may determine the wait time for the line based on the location and the movement of the user.
US09456306B2	Fine timing measurement transmissions between APs A wireless communication device (WDEV) receives, detects, snoops, etc. (generally, “receives”) signals that are transmitted between two other WDEVs and extracts information therefrom to determine the location of the WDEV. These signals can include fine timing measurement (FTM) and/or timestamps related information as part of a frame exchange procedure between those two other WDEVs. A new protocol specifies when such an FTM and/or timestamps frame exchange procedure is performed between the two other WDEVs, and the WDEV intelligently detects/receives such signals at such specified times. When the WDEV operates in a reduced power or sleep state, the WDEV awakens from the reduced power or sleep state at the appropriate times to detect FTM and/or timestamps related information of such a frame exchange procedure. The WDEV then can process such FTM and/or timestamps related information for use in determining the location of the WDEV relative to the two other WDEVs.
US09456301B2	Efficient prisoner tracking A network tracking server-based service that implements an efficient network management of location requests associated with tracking a prisoner's wireless tracking device. The tracking server initiates location requests associated with a given prisoner (or the like) tracking device in a trustworthy, but much more efficient and manageable technique, from the perspective of the network. Network management of prisoner device tracking is made efficient when inside a given geofence, but once outside the prescribed geofence a more detailed inquisition is immediately launched—even before the top of the hour (or whenever the typical periodic location request occur). From a management perspective, once detected to no longer be inside (and thus is outside) an expected or assigned geofence, the prisoner tracking device is presumed less trustworthy, and thus then periodic location requests to the tracking device are initiated.
US09456297B2	Methods and apparatus for using smart environment devices via application program interfaces In one embodiments, a method for authorizing access for an application programming interface (API) client or API client device to data of one or more data models of one or more smart devices includes retrieving a number of access tokens from an authorization server, and providing, via a single connection, the number of access tokens in a request made by the API client or the API client device to the API, wherein the number of access tokens are used to verify access rights of the API client or the API client device to read data for a number of users associated with the one or more data models of the one or more smart devices.
US09456296B2	Control of the transmission of a voice signal over a bluetooth® radio link It is proposed a method for controlling the transmission of a sampled voice signal over a Bluetooth® radio link. The method comprises the steps of: a) monitoring the sampled voice signal for detecting whether the sampled voice signal comprises a number of consecutive silence samples; and b) halting the transmission of the sampled voice signal over the Bluetooth® radio link after having transmitted said consecutive silence samples.
US09456290B2	Installation of a voice client for roaming devices in a wireless network Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services may be provided to a roaming mobile device, even when the home network of the mobile device does not provide VoLTE service. In one implementation, one or more devices in a network may determine based on a mobile device attaching to a network as a roaming device for the network, a home network of the mobile device. The devices may further determine whether the home network, associated with the mobile device, provides VoLTE services; transmit, based on the determination that the home network does not provide VoLTE services, a VoLTE client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application providing functionality, for the mobile device, relating to usage of VoLTE services in the network. The devices may further communicate with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device.
US09456284B2	Dual-element MEMS microphone for mechanical vibration noise cancellation Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for minimizing mechanical-vibration-induced noise in audio signals. In one aspect, a microphone is disclosed that includes a first backplate, a first diaphragm, a second backplate, and a second diaphragm. The first diaphragm moves relative to the first backplate in response to acoustic pressure waves in an environment and mechanical vibrations of the microphone, thereby causing a first capacitance change between the first diaphragm and the first backplate. The second diaphragm is substantially acoustically isolated from the acoustic pressure waves, and moves relative to the second backplate in response to the mechanical vibrations of the microphone, thereby causing a second capacitance change between the second diaphragm and the second backplate. The microphone further includes or is communicatively coupled to an integrated circuit configured to generate an acoustic signal based on the first capacitance and the second capacitance.
US09456279B1	Automatic control and grouping of media playback devices based on user detection Systems and techniques are provided for detecting the location of a user, stopping media output from a first media output device, and selecting a second media output device for output of media, based on the detection. Media output from a first media output device may be stopped based on the detection or based on media output from the second media output device. A media control device used to select or control the media output may remain proximate to the first media output device as the second media output device is selected. For example, a first output device may output a media component selected by a user located proximate to the first output device. The user may exit the location and enter a second location proximate to a second output device. The media component may be output from the second output device based on detecting the user at the second location.
US09456276B1	Parameter selection for audio beamforming An audio beamformer receives signals from microphones of an array and processes the signals to produce a directional audio signal that emphasizes sound from a selected direction. The beamformer is implemented using weights or other parameters that are calculated to account for effects upon the received audio signals by the surfaces upon which the microphones are positioned.
US09456272B2	Button-press detection and filtering The disclosure provides a button-press detection and filtering method, related circuit, and button-press detection chip for a external device. A button-press signal from a wire control apparatus is coupled to the button-press detection chip for the external device. The button-press detection chip for the external device can digitally sample the button-press signal through the filter circuit and outputs a digital logic signal corresponding to a button to an audio codec according to the sampling result. The audio codec can determine a pressed button according to the digital logic signal and performs a corresponding function. With the solutions of the disclosure, a noise interference signal in a button-press signal may be avoided and a pressed button may be accurately detected, without using a dedicated chip or complex software codes in a wire control apparatus and an electronic device.
US09456266B2	Human like ear simulator The present invention relates to an ear simulator representing an average acoustic ear drum impedance of ears of a population of humans. Another aspect of the invention relates to an ear simulator assembly comprising an ear simulator representing average acoustic ear drum impedance and a detachable ear canal simulator to provide an ear simulator assembly representing an acoustic impedance of a human ear canal or average human canals of the population.
US09456263B1	Microphone mask The microphone mask is a device that is adapted to be positioned adjacent a mouth of a user in order to communicate with a portable radio. Moreover, the microphone mask includes a speaker adjacent to the microphone such that the microphone mask is adapted to be positioned adjacent a user's ear in order to hear sound associated with use in communicating via a portable radio. The microphone mask includes a wire that plugs into a portable radio, or a cellular telephone, or other electronic device. The microphone mask is further defined with an inner surface that includes the microphone and the speaker therein. The outer surface includes a push button that controls use of the microphone. The microphone mask is further defined with a perimeter edge that is adapted to interface with skin surrounding the mouth of the user.
US09456256B2	Routing circuit and circuit having the routing circuit A routing circuit and a circuit having the routing circuit are provided. The circuit includes a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs), a plurality of signal terminals and the routing circuit. Each of the ICs has a plurality of signal channels. The routing circuit is coupled between the ICs and the signal terminals to route the signal channels to the signal terminals. The routing circuit has a plurality of sequencers and a processing circuit. Each of the sequencers is configured to reconfigure an arrangement sequence of the signal channels of a corresponding one of the ICs. The processing circuit is coupled to the sequencers and has a first distributor. The first distributor routes the signal channels to the signal terminals in a group manner based on the arrangement sequences of the signal channels reconfigured by the sequencers according to a control signal.
US09456254B2	Internet protocol television service In one example embodiment, a system includes an end device configured to transmit a user input; and a television apparatus configured to: receive the user input from the end device, determine a query that is associated with a function that is executable by the television apparatus, based at least in part on the user input, execute the function that corresponds to the determined query, and generate a reply to the determined query based at least in part on a result of the execution of the function.
US09456251B2	Hub TV distributed system A method and system, called Hub-TV system, allows a mass of consumers who individually owns a private infrastructure to share the burden of storing, searching, authentication, and delivery of digital media items, for the purpose of selling and distributing digital items over the Internet. The consumer may have previously purchased a media item and is compensated for contributing to redistribute the media item through his private infrastructure, which comprises server resources, storage resources, and bandwidth resources. A platform provider of a Hub-TV system provides the control and management functions to ensure that a plurality of broker agents, a plurality of delivery agents, a plurality of payment agents, and a mass of consumer-distributors, are compensated for their services in the Hub-TV system.A consumer who purchases a media item through a Hub-TV system may have to receive a play token, and optionally a decryption key to consume the purchased item.
US09456248B2	Method and television for use in a multimedia system A multimedia server receives a plurality of programs of a multimedia source. The multimedia server includes a tuning module to receive the plurality of programs and to select a set of programs from the plurality of programs based on a set of program select commands that is derived from select requests. A program mixer mixes the set of programs into a stream of program data. One or more transceiving modules transmit the stream of program data on to corresponding communication paths and receive the select requests. A client module produces the select requests for one or more clients. The client module includes a selection module to produce at least one of the select requests. A network interface controller transmits at least one of select requests to the multimedia server and receives the stream of program data via the communication path or paths in response.
US09456247B1	Method and system for changing communication parameters of a content delivery system based on feedback from user devices A system and method for communicating content to a user device includes a head end that communicates a plurality of upcoming content metadata that includes a content title to the user device. The user device displays the upcoming content metadata and selects at least one upcoming content metadata from the plurality of upcoming content metadata to form selected data. The user device communicates the selected data to the head end. The head end adjusts head end communication parameters for the content associated with the selected data based on the selected data and communicates the content to a user device based on the head end communication parameters.
US09456241B2	Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment Techniques to create, generate, and deliver customized interactive program guide (custom-IPG). In one embodiment, selections indicative of a set of channels to be included in the custom-IPG are received. In response, one or more custom-IPG screens including the set of selected channels are rendered at a headend. Custom-IPG screens can be formed as subsets of the regular IPG screens, or as new screens. The rendered custom-IPG screens are provided from the head end to a set top terminal upon receiving a viewer request for the custom-IPG. Commands indicative of a particular location at which to overlay the custom-IPG screens may also be received, and the custom-IPG screens are re-rendered at the indicated location. Custom-IPG screens can be overlaid on a video sequence provided on a particular channel being viewed, used to carry regular program guide, or a channel independent of the channel used to carry regular programming and program guide.
US09456240B2	System and method bridging cloud based user interfaces Systems and apparatus providing UI functionality at a client device via a video decoder/renderer operates to decode a compressed video stream bearing UI imagery and a messaging proxy is adapted to process user interaction data indicative of a local function to invoke an application programming interface (API) associated with the local function in order to select an appropriate channel of the decoded compressed video stream.
US09456239B2	Wireless communication apparatus A wireless communication apparatus which performs wireless communication with onboard information equipment installed in a vehicle includes: receiver that receives media data from the onboard information equipment; playback processing unit that outputs the media data the receiver receives; communication state retaining unit that retains a communication state between the onboard information equipment and wireless communication apparatus; usage situation deciding unit that decides a usage situation of the wireless communication apparatus from the vehicle surrounding information and generates usage situation information; quality deciding unit that decides the quality of the media data using communication state information retained in the communication state retaining unit and the usage situation information generated by the usage situation deciding unit; and transmitter that transmits the quality generated by the quality deciding unit to the onboard information equipment as media data quality information.
US09456235B1	Virtual communal television viewing A social networking system enables cable television viewers to watch television programs as a virtual group, each watching within his/her own home, while simultaneously communicating with one another, for example, via voice and/or video chat. The system enables a viewer to find friends, or other like-minded viewers not acquainted with the viewer, for virtual communal viewing parties. The system can enable participants in a viewing party to synchronize viewing sessions enabling each participant to share in a common viewing experience. The system can also enable a system operator to recognize communal viewing groups and enable more effective advertisement targeting.
US09456233B2	Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT.
US09456232B2	Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, program, and signal transmission system Provided is a signal processing apparatus, including: a mapping unit configured to map one of an 8K video signal and a 4K video signal into SDI data streams on a plurality of channels, the SDI data streams on the plurality of channels each conforming to a predetermined Serial Digital Interface (SDI) format; and multiplexing units configured to perform one of 8B/10B conversion and scrambling of the SDI data streams on the plurality of channels in units of a predetermined bit, and multiplex the SDI data streams on the plurality of channels subjected to the one of the 8B/10B conversion and the scrambling, to thereby generate serial data streams in a plurality of lanes, the serial data streams in the plurality of lanes each having a bit rate within a range of from 25 Gbps to 28.3 Gbps.
US09456231B2	Electronic device, control method thereof and system A method of a first electronic device for performing multimedia recording is provided. The method includes recording, by the first electronic device, a first multimedia stream, generating a first metadata associated with the first multimedia stream, receiving at least one second metadata associated with a second multimedia stream recorded by at least one second electronic device, and generating a final multimedia file based on an analysis of the first metadata and the at least one second metadata.
US09456228B2	Methods and systems for distributing interactive content Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling the distribution of supplementary content by generating a first control signal when known content is initially detected in a broadcast stream, and after generating the first control signal, generating a second control signal when the detected content is no longer detected in the broadcast stream. The first and second control signals may be used to control the distribution of supplementary content.
US09456226B2	Dynamic content packaging in a content delivery system To be accessed on different media players, requested content must be delivered in a format that is supported by the requesting device. A dynamic content packager for encrypting and packaging requested content for different requesting devices at the time of consumption is disclosed.
US09456223B2	Local illumination and color compensation without explicit signaling There are provided method and apparatus for local illumination and color compensation without explicit signaling. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding a picture by enabling at least one of color compensation and illumination compensation of at least one color component of a prediction for an image block of the picture without using explicit signaling. The method comprises at least the step of enabling the encoding of a picture described above in the apparatus, again without use of explicit signaling. In the description of an specific embodiment, this enabling of the color compensation and the illumination compensation is based on at least one of a group of pixels and a local signal block corresponding to the picture. Similar descriptions are provided for a method and apparatus for decoding the signal the encoded signal. There are provided method and apparatus for local illumination and color compensation without explicit signaling. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding a picture by enabling at least one of color compensation and illumination compensation of at least one color component of a prediction for an image block of the picture without using explicit signaling. The method comprises at least the step of enabling the encoding of a picture described above in the apparatus, again without use of explicit signaling. In the description of an specific embodiment, this enabling of the color compensation and the illumination compensation is based on at least one of a group of pixels and a local signal block corresponding to the picture. Similar descriptions are provided for a method and apparatus for decoding the signal the encoded signal.
US09456222B2	Local illumination and color compensation without explicit signaling There are provided method and apparatus for local illumination and color compensation without explicit signaling. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding a picture by enabling at least one of color compensation and illumination compensation of at least one color component of a prediction for an image block of the picture without using explicit signaling. The method comprises at least the step of enabling the encoding of a picture described above in the apparatus, again without use of explicit signaling. In the description of an specific embodiment, this enabling of the color compensation and the illumination compensation is based on at least one of a group of pixels and a local signal block corresponding to the picture. Similar descriptions are provided for a method and apparatus for decoding the signal the encoded signal.
US09456221B2	Method of reducing a blocking artifact when coding moving picture A method of coding a moving picture is provided that reduces blocking artifacts. The method can include defining a plurality of defining pixels S0, S1, and S2, which are centered around a block boundary. If a default mode is selected then frequency information of the surroundings of the block boundary is obtained. A magnitude of a discontinuous component in a frequency domain belonging to the block boundary is adjusted based on a magnitude of a corresponding discontinuous component selected from a pixel contained entirely within a block adjacent the block boundary. The frequency domain adjustment is then applied to a spatial domain. Or, a DC offset mode can be selected to reduce blocking artifacts in smooth regions where there is little motion.
US09456213B2	Method for simultaneously encoding macroblock groups of frame A first frame associated with a video stream is in a prior sequence than a second frame of the video stream. Each of the first frame and the second frame has a plurality of groups, and each of the groups contains a plurality of macroblocks. A plurality of encoding procedures of the groups of the second frame are simultaneously performed to encode the second frame into a plurality of strings of data, and encoded data of the second frame is outputted by the encoder according to the strings of data. Since a plurality of groups of the macroblocks in the second frame are simultaneously encoded, the encoder has a high efficiency of encoding the video stream.
US09456208B2	Method of content adaptive video encoding A method of content adaptive encoding video comprising segmenting video content into segments based on predefined classifications or models. Based on the segment classifications, each segment is encoded with a different encoder chosen from a plurality of encoders. Each encoder is associated with a model. The chosen encoder is particularly suited to encoding the unique subject matter of the segment. The coded bit-stream for each segment includes information regarding which encoder was used to encode that segment. A matching decoder of a plurality of decoders is chosen using the information in the coded bitstream to decode each segment using a decoder suited for the classification or model of the segment. If scenes exist which do not fall in a predefined classification, or where classification is more difficult based on the scene content, these scenes are segmented, coded and decoded using a generic coder and decoder.
US09456207B2	Projection display apparatus A projection display apparatus includes an image generation unit that generates an image light, an optical system that projects the image light onto a projection plane, an optical path changing unit that changes a display position of the image light on the projection plane, and a controller. The controller generates signals for plural types of sub-frames by dividing spatially a signal for each frame of the video input signal. The controller controls the optical path changing unit to keep the display position of the image light on the projection plane before and after transition of the frame of the video signal, and controls the image generation unit to make a type of a beginning sub-frame in a frame output just after the transition equal to a type of a last sub-frame in a frame output just before the transition.
US09456204B2	System and method for facilitating configuration of a controlling device via a 3D sync signal A controlling device is configures to control functional operations of an appliance by using a 3D sync signal transmitted to synchronize a wearable 3D viewing apparatus with a device adapted to render 3D media to select from a library of command codes a command code set appropriate for controlling functional operations of the appliance. The command codes within the command code set selected from the library of command codes are assigned to respective keys of the controlling device whereupon a subsequent activation of one or more of the respective keys of the controlling device will cause the controlling device to issue a command transmission via use of one or more of the command codes within the command code set selected from the library of command codes to thereby control one or more functional operations of the appliance.
US09456199B2	Stereo camera Although a conventional method can eliminate a mounting position deviation when left and right camera units only are taken into consideration, a problem is posed that deviation again occurs due to poor machining precision and assembly precision at the mounting surface between a camera unit and a member when a camera unit is mounted to a stay. According to this invention, mounting surfaces for mounting left and right imaging elements to a stay are provided to directly position left and right imaging elements to the stay, whereby built-up tolerance between components is reduced and the positional mounting precision between imaging elements is improved.
US09456190B2	Systems and methods of determining retention of video surveillance data This disclosure articulates methods for calculating a metric based on actual time period of retention (ρα) in a given video recording system. The measurement is performed on a per-camera-stream basis for each camera stream being recorded on a system. The metric is related to Video Retention Compliance (VRC), which is another key performance indicators of video surveillance applications, as it is tied to a business and, sometimes, regulatory requirement of an organization. This disclosure describes methods of calculating retention for each camera stream recording on a server, and doing so in an efficient enough way so as to be practical for ongoing operations.
US09456186B2	Channel tuning redirect Various arrangements for presenting an electronic programming guide are detailed. An indication of a first television channel for tuning may be received by a television receiver. The first television channel may be transmitted as part of a first transponder stream. Based on an inadequate downlink signal being received for the first television channel, it may be determined that the first television channel cannot be received and output. A plurality of unavailable television channels may be identified due to the plurality of unavailable television channels being transmitted as part of the first transponder stream. An electronic programming guide may be output to a display device that indicates the plurality of unavailable television channels and the first television channel are each unavailable.
US09456185B2	Helicopter The present invention relates to a reduced scale industrial helicopter, with an integrated automatic flight control system, that includes core autopilot functions, GPS management, and full-function navigation systems. The autopilot technology includes rapid launch capability, real-time in-flight switching between one or more of a) remote control, b) autopilot-directed, c) ground station controlled, and d) home modes, and is upgradeable. The helicopter is used for high or low altitude surveillance, and can handle various payloads, including photographic missions. The helicopter may include onboard batteries and/or a unique battery unit disposed beneath the helicopter, and includes autonomous features such as automatic takeoff, automatic landing, safety return to home base, and predetermined mission plans.
US09456184B2	Aircraft fuselage including a window equipped with a system for displaying images of the outside environment An aircraft fuselage comprising at least one window equipped with a system for displaying images of the outside environment for a passenger. The display system comprises a camera for filming the environment outside the aircraft; a display surface; a display projector suitable for displaying an image of the outside environment on the display surface; and a first image processor suitable for receiving the images of the outside environment. The first image processor is configured to produce computed images which are in continuity with the images visible to the passenger through the window, and transmit the computed images to the display projector.
US09456181B2	Smart selection of video feeds during an online meeting A technique smartly displays video feeds during an online meeting. The technique involves receiving, by processing circuitry, a plurality of video feeds during the online meeting. The technique further involves selecting, by the processing circuitry, a group of video feeds from the plurality of video feeds during the online meeting. The number of video feeds in the group of video feeds is less than the number of video feeds in the plurality of video feeds. Additionally, the number of video feeds in the group is at least two. The technique further involves outputting, by the processing circuitry, the group of video feeds to an online meeting participant during the online meeting. Such a technique enables the number of participants of the online meeting to be essentially unlimited, where only the video feeds deemed most significant (e.g., based on scoring) are shared during the online meeting.
US09456178B2	System and method for providing separate communication zones in a large format videoconference A system that incorporates the subject disclosure performs, for example, displaying a video image of a remote scene at a display surface, wherein the remote scene is remote from the display surface. Overlapping video images are obtained from different vantage points of a local scene observable from the display surface. A composite video image is generated of the local scene from the video images and forwarded to the remote location. A first audio signal is generated representing first sounds associated with a first region of the local scene without representing other sounds associated with a second region of the local scene. The first audio signal is forwarded to audio processing equipment at the remote location to present the first sounds at a first region of the remote scene at the remote location without presenting the first sounds at a second region of the remote scene. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09456170B1	Automated caption positioning systems and methods In at least one embodiment, a system for positioning captions upon video images of a media file is provided. The system includes a memory storing at least one caption frame associated with at least one video frame, at least one processor in data communication with the memory, and a caption engine component executable by the at least one processor. The caption engine component is configured to determine that at least one region of the at least one video frame is free of identified content and position the at least one caption frame within the at least one region.
US09456165B2	Display apparatus and display method The display apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a first image set, a storage configured to store a second image set with a size corresponding to the first image set, an image processor configured to receive the first image set and the second image set in units of frames and to synthesize the first image set and the second image set to generate a final image set, and a display configured to display the final image set. The image processor detects a region of the second image set, to be synthesized with the first image set, receives only partial data corresponding to the detected region with respect to the second image set of a next frame after the region is detected, and synthesizes the some received data and the first image set to generate a final image set.
US09456158B2	Physical information acquisition method, a physical information acquisition apparatus, and a semiconductor device A solid-state image sensor with one or more control lines driven at arbitrary dividing points along the control line.
US09456157B2	Image sensor pixels having p-channel source follower transistors and increased photodiode charge storage capacity An image sensor may include image sensor pixels formed on a substrate. Each pixel may have a photodiode, a floating diffusion node, and charge transfer gate. The pixel may include an n-type doped well region and a p-channel MOS source follower transistor formed within the n-well region. An n-channel MOS reset transistor may be coupled between the floating diffusion region and a bias voltage column line and may have a drain terminal that overlaps with the n-well region. If desired, the pixel may include a p-channel JFET source follower transistor formed within the floating diffusion region on the substrate and an n-channel MOSFET reset transistor coupled to the floating diffusion. The polarities of the doping in the substrate on which the pixels are formed may be reversed. The pixel may be formed without row select transistors to increase photodiode area and charge storage capacity.
US09456156B2	Image capturing apparatus and control method therefor An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor 104 in which at least part of pixels arranged in two dimensions are configured as focus detection pixels with divided-pupil, a memory control circuit 113 configured to read out from a memory position information for the focus detection pixels 401, 402 stored in the memory, and a correction circuit 110 configured to identify positions of the focus detection pixels 401, 402 in the image sensor 104 based on the position information for the focus detection pixels 401, 402 and to correct a defective focus detection pixel signal using defect-free focus detection pixel signals.
US09456152B2	Device and method for blur processing Provided is a blur processing method and apparatus that may determine whether a blur occurs in an image generated by a Time of Flight (ToF) camera, and may deblur a blur using a value of a normal adjacent pixel in which the blur is absent when the blur occurs.
US09456151B2	Image pickup apparatus and control method where correction data are used and updated for image data correction An image pickup element having a pixel array of a plurality of pixels, with first and second areas: generates a correction data based on the image signal read from the first area; stores the generated correction data in addresses of a memory corresponding to horizontal positions of the read pixels in the first area; reads the correction data from the addresses of the memory corresponding to a horizontal range set in the second area, and corrects the image signal read from the range set in the second area, using the read correction data; and updates the correction data stored in a predetermined range of addresses in the memory, based on the image signal read from a horizontal range in the first area corresponding to the predetermined range of addresses, and irrespective of the range set in the second area.
US09456144B2	Imaging apparatus and control method A determination unit determines exposure control values for a light emission shooting operation and a non-light emission shooting operation based on information acquired by an acquisition unit about a brightness of an object a preliminary light emission is performed by the light emitting device.
US09456135B2	Image synthesizing apparatus, image synthesizing method, and image synthesizing program An image synthesizing apparatus includes a subject region determination unit that determines a region of a nearby subject for each of taken images based on subject distance information of a plurality of points generated by distance measurement made during imaging and an image synthesizing unit that creates a synthetic image by cutting out an image from each of the taken images based on a position of the region of the nearby subject and combining the cut images of the taken images.
US09456134B2	Array camera configurations incorporating constituent array cameras and constituent cameras Systems and methods for implementing array camera configurations that include a plurality of constituent array cameras, where each constituent array camera provides a distinct field of view and/or a distinct viewing direction, are described. In several embodiments, image data captured by the constituent array cameras is used to synthesize multiple images that are subsequently blended. In a number of embodiments, the blended images include a foveated region. In certain embodiments, the blended images possess a wider field of view than the fields of view of the multiple images.
US09456130B2	Apparatus for processing a service and method thereof A display device including a display configured to display multimedia contents; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one external mobile terminal; a camera unit configured to sense an eye movement of a user holding the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to receive indication signals from the mobile terminal indicating at least one of a grip pattern and eye movement of the user holding the mobile terminal, and to control a streaming operation of streaming the multimedia contents displayed on the display to the mobile terminal.
US09456123B2	Method and system to configure mobile electronic device settings using remote data store analytics A mobile electronic device application uses various hardware parameters for operation. The application leverages calibration data from other users to determine what the parameters should be for the particular device model on which the application is installed. The application queries a cloud-based data store by sending the model and a hardware-variable parameter to the data store. If a value for the parameter is available in the data store, the application will receive it from the data store and use it in operation. If the value is not available, the application will prompt the user to calibrate the application. The application will use the calibration results to identify a setting, and it will send the setting to the data store for use by other instances in which the application is installed on the same model device.
US09456121B2	Focus adjusting apparatus A focus adjusting process and apparatus are described which can optimize a balance between AF performance and appearance of moving image, regardless of a position or size of an enlarged area to be recorded in a moving image.
US09456118B2	Image capturing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method for generating auxiliary information for captured image An image capturing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an imaging lens, an image sensor, and a plurality of microlenses. The apparatus also comprises an image processing unit configured to generate a reconstruction image at a predetermined refocus plane by performing refocus processing on the image data that was output from the image sensor, and determine whether or not a subject appears in the reconstruction image. The recording unit of the apparatus records the image data that was output from the image sensor and record information regarding the subject that was determined to appear by the image processing unit as auxiliary information in association with the image data.
US09456117B2	Adaptive lighting apparatus for high-speed image recordings, and method for calibrating such a lighting apparatus An adaptive lighting apparatus (1) for high-speed image recordings for an object (2) uses a number of high-speed image recording devices (30, 31, 32), with a number of LED lighting units (10-18) having LED illuminants (100-104) that can emit light to light the object (2) during operation. An actuator actuates the LED lighting units (10-18) individually or in groups. A control device (4) controls the actuator, and has a memory that stores parameter sets for actuating the LED lighting units (10-18) for retrieval. An evaluation device calibrates the adaptive lighting apparatus (1) and then captures and evaluates the images of the object (2) that are recorded by the high-speed image recording devices (30, 31, 32) and calculates therefrom the parameter sets for adaptively actuating the LED lighting units (10-18).
US09456115B2	Image obtaining apparatus An image obtaining apparatus has a swing-type optical system, an optical dome and a correction optical system. The swing-type optical system is configured to adjust a photographing direction based on a swinging operation. The correction optical system corrects transmitted light beams through the optical dome to parallel light beams parallel to the photographing direction.
US09456113B2	Imaging system An imaging system includes an imaging body having an optical system and an imaging element, a power supplier configured to supply power to the imaging element, and a housing configured to hold the imaging body and the power supplier, wherein the optical system includes at least one optical element projecting from the housing, and a distance AP between a gravity center A of a portion including the optical system and a gravity center P of the entire imaging system and a distance BP between a gravity center B of the power supplier and the gravity center P of the entire imaging system satisfy the following condition. AP>BP
US09456111B2	System and method for content adaptive clipping A system and method of content adaptive pixel intensity processing are described. In video processing system, due to various mathematic operations applied to the data, the processed video data may be become exceeding a range of original data and result in artifacts. Content adaptive clipping method is disclosed which takes into account the dynamic characteristics of the video data. Accordingly the method configures the video data into a predefined set which can be a partial picture, a frame or a group of frames. The data range of the original associated with the predefined set is determined The processed video data is clipped according to the range computed for the predefined set.
US09456108B2	Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a quantization unit configured to use a comparison threshold value; a generating unit configured to include an error input section for inputting error data between the quantized data generated and the pre-quantization data and a memory storing a value corresponding to a difference between the comparison threshold value and an original threshold value allocated in a threshold matrix and to generate the value corresponding to the difference as an addition data that is added to a value of an input image data of the processing object pixel, without using the error data input to the error input section for adjusting the input image data of the processing object pixel; and a processing unit configured to add the value of the addition data to the value of the input image data to output input image data to which the value of the addition data is added.
US09456107B2	Image forming apparatus, image printing method, and computer-readable recording medium having stored therein image printing control program An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that performs processing for forming an image on continuous paper on the basis of image data and a control section that performs image preparation for converting printing data into image data from which an image can be formed and controls the image forming section to execute printing of a plurality of images at equal intervals on the continuous paper. The control section performs, before the image formation processing, according to image sizes in a paper passing direction, image forming speeds, and image preparation times related to the images, printing condition setting for setting an interval of the images.
US09456106B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes a contour extracting unit, a contour processing unit, a dithering unit and a binarizing unit. The contour extracting unit extracts a contour pixel forming a contour part from pixels of image data having multiple gradation values. The contour processing unit performs adjustment to reduce a gradation value of the contour pixel extracted by the contour extracting unit. The dithering unit binarizes, by using a blue noise dither matrix, the gradation value of the contour pixel subjected to the adjustment by the contour processing unit. The binarizing unit binarizes, of the pixels of the image data, a gradation value of a non-contour pixel which is other than the contour pixel.
US09456092B2	Image communicating apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium storing program An image communicating apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving image data via a high-speed digital line network determines whether a transmission destination device is busy. If it is determined that the transmission destination device is busy, the image communicating apparatus redials the transmission destination device a preset number of times. If it cannot be determined that the transmission destination device is busy and transmission has not ended normally, the image communicating apparatus redials the transmission destination device by limiting a redial count.
US09456091B2	Devices and methods for performing operations on image data stored in an external storage device A technique of directly and simply operating image data stored in an external storage device using a camera is provided. To accomplish this, an image processing device connectable to a network, comprises a connection unit configured to connect to an imaging device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data captured by the imaging device from an external device on the network, in accordance with a user operation on the imaging device, and a display control unit configured to display the image data acquired by the acquisition unit and image data stored in the imaging device in accordance with a display unit of the imaging device.
US09456089B2	Method and receiving unit for synchronizing a packet-oriented reception with a calculated tone signal In addition to the transmission of a tone signal (ts) according to the RFC standard 2833 via a network using Internet protocol, the tone signal is transmitted in the data packets (dp). Subsequently, the phase difference (Δφ) between the transmitted tone signal (ts) and the generated tone signal (ts′) is ascertained, before beginning the insertion of the generated tone signal (ts′) in the data packets (dp), and compared to a predetermined phase difference (φν). If the ascertained phase difference exceeds the predetermined phase difference (Δφ,φν), the phase of the generated tone signal (ts′) is changed by a predetermined phase (φ) with the aid of the tone generator (TG). The ascertainment of the phase differences (Δφ) and the change of the phase (φ) of the generated tone signal (ts′) is repeated until the ascertained phase difference is less than the predetermined phase difference (Δφ,φν), upon which instead of the transmitted tone signal (ts), the generated tone signal (ts) is inserted into the data packets (dp). A substantial advantage of the invention can be seen in that a phase detector does not have to be continuously active for the synchronization, but rather the synchronization must only be performed if a tone signal (ts) or tone information (ti) is received and the insertion of the generated tone signal (ts′) is imminent.
US09456088B2	Efficient transmission of voice data between voice gateways in packet-switched networks A voice gateway receives packets transmitting voice data between two voice gateways, each received packet includes header data and voice media payload, means for establishing a voice trunk between the two voice gateways based on the header data of the received packets. The voice media payloads of the received packets are extracted and combined into a single packet, the single packet including for a voice call a dedicated channel data of the established voice trunk comprising an identifier of the respective voice call and the voice media payload of the respective voice call. A single set of header data is added to the single packet, the single set of header data includes base information for synchronizing the flow of data between the two voice gateways. The single packet is transmitted to the receiving voice gateway via the voice trunk.
US09456084B2	Method and system for managing interactive communications campaigns with text messaging A messaging platform includes a text messaging subsystem that includes a suite of enhancements that facilitate implementation of a multi-channel communications strategy with high level and fine-grained control over outbound message creation or inbound message handling.
US09456083B1	Configuring contact center components for real time speech analytics Configuration parameters are defined for indicating when and how a call handled by a call handler is to be streamed to a speech analytics system (“SAS”). The parameters may indicate when a call is to be streamed by identifying certain campaigns or agents in which calls associated therewith are to be streamed to the SAS. The parameters may also identify how the streaming is to occur, namely via a single audio stream, a mixed audio stream, or dual audio streams. When using dual audio streams, a stream for the agent audio is established separately from a stream for the remote party audio. In addition, procedures are indicated for determining whether a license is available for interfacing with the SAS. The number of licenses used for a call depends on whether the configuration parameters indicate one or two streams are to be established.
US09456078B2	Enhanced caller-ID information selection and delivery Technologies relating to enhanced Caller ID information selection for a caller associated with a call and delivery of the selected enhanced Caller ID information to a callee associated with the call include one or more processors selecting, according to selection criteria, one or more enhanced Caller ID information items from a collection of available enhanced Caller ID information items pertaining to the caller that are stored across one or more databases of enhanced Caller ID information.
US09456073B2	Apparatus and method for controlling built-in microphone of portable terminal An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a built-in microphone; a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a first wireless external device including a speaker and a second wireless external device including a speaker; and a controller configured to detect a call establishment, if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound based on information regarding the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices, and if the call establishment is detected while both of the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device, provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to one of the first and second wireless external devices.
US09456068B2	System and method for connecting a user to business services A system and method for connecting a user to business services monitors all attempts by the user to place outgoing telephone calls. When a user is attempting to place a call to a business, the system checks to see if the business has created a voice application that could be performed for the user. If so, the business' voice application is performed for the user on the user's local device, instead of connecting the user to the business' customer service line. If no voice application is available for the user, then the system connects the user to the business' customer service line, either through a telephone network, or through a data network connection.
US09456067B2	External electronic distance measurement accessory for a mobile data collection platform A known fixed relationship is maintained between an external electronic distance measurement accessory and a mobile data collection platform that are physically coupled together. A light beam axis of the external electronic distance measurement accessory is parallel with an optical axis of an entrance pupil of the mobile data collection platform. The external electronic distance measurement accessory integrates with the mobile data collection platform. The external electronic distance measurement accessory receives control instructions from the mobile data collection platform.
US09456066B2	Apparatus and method for a protective cover and grip for smart phones and tablet computer devices A protective cover for a handheld electronic device such as a smart phone and a tablet computer, with a display screen side, a backside, and surrounding edges has a set of u-shape clips attachable to the surrounding edges and are positioned on at least four corner edges of the device. A plurality of stretch fabric straps anchored to the set of clips and positioned across the backside of the device, wherein the clips and the straps function as a protective cover and handgrip for the device.
US09456065B2	Electronic device An electronic device according to the present invention includes a casing, a containing portion that is depressed in the casing to contain an electronic component, a lid body detachably mounted on the containing portion to water-tightly close the containing portion, and a lock operation piece that locks the lid body in the casing by rotation. The lock operation piece has a shaft portion projected toward the casing, and in an outer surface of the casing, a bottomed receiving portion into which the shaft portion is fitted is depressed.
US09456063B2	Mobile communication devices A mobile communication device that comprises a fashion accessory and a signaling assembly is provided. The signaling assembly may be configured to provide sensory stimuli such as a flashing LED light and a vibration. These stimuli may vary depending on the signal received from a remote communication device or from gestures made by a user or from information stored in the mobile communication device.
US09456062B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal having an input device that performs inputting in a tactile manner is disclosed. A touch screen of a first region and touch buttons of a second region are implemented by a single touch sheet without having touch sensing units. Thus, manufacturing, assembling and handling can be facilitated.
US09456059B2	Methods and arrangements for extension frames in wireless networks Embodiments provide a frame extension to generate short frames with short medium access control (MAC) headers to facilitate transmissions for wireless communications devices. Many embodiments comprise MAC sublayer logic to build short frames. In some embodiments, the MAC sublayer may determine a short MAC header comprising a type field indicative of an extension frame; a subtype indicative of a short management, data, or control frame; and a frame extension indicative of a particular type of short management, data, or control frame. Some embodiments may store the short frames or short frame formats in memory, in logic, or in another manner that facilitates transmission of the short frames. Some embodiments may receive and detect communications with the short frames. Further embodiments may generate and transmit a communication with the short frames.
US09456058B1	Smart asset management for a content item A method for managing assets for a content item to be displayed on at least one client computing device having a display is provided. Additionally, a server computing device for managing assets for a content item to be displayed on at least one client computing device having a display is provided. Additionally, a computer-readable storage device having processor-executable instructions embodied thereon is provided. The processor-executable instructions are for managing assets for a content item to be displayed on at least one client computing device having a display.
US09456056B2	Load balancing utilizing adaptive thresholding Methods and systems for processing data requests in a client-server computing environment, such as the Web, are disclosed. A client device initially transmits a data request to a randomly selected first server device. The first server device may reject the data request if its request queue threshold is exceeded. The client device retransmits the data request, including the request queue threshold, to a randomly selected second server device. The second server device may reject the data request if the request queue threshold of the first server device is smaller than a request queue threshold of the second server device. The client device transmits the data request back to the first server device, including the request queue threshold of the second server device. The first server device processes the data request and adjusts its request queue threshold based on the request queue thresholds of the first and second server devices.
US09456050B1	Browser optimization through user history analysis The present invention relates to systems, apparatus, and methods of using real user history data to improve prefetching for a web page transaction. In one potential embodiment a method includes a proxy server observing a first web page transaction that has a first root HTTP request, a first root HTTP response, at least one child HTTP request, and at least one child HTTP response. The server may then extract a parameter from the web page transaction and correlating the parameter with the child HTTP request. In a later web page transaction, the parameter may be used to predict the child HTTP being requested even when the web page transactions are different.
US09456045B1	Criteria-based data push Embodiments relate to criteria-based data push. An aspect includes receiving, by a criteria request server, a data push request from a user, the data push request specifying criteria for particular data to be pushed and a user device to receive the particular data. Another aspect includes forwarding the data push request to an incoming data monitor. Another aspect includes monitoring, by the incoming data monitor, incoming data received from one or more content providers. Yet another aspect includes, based on detecting the particular data that is specified by the data push request in the incoming data by the incoming data monitor, pushing the particular data to the user device.
US09456043B1	Introduction based on location and content usage data Users may access a variety of content in many locations. Described herein are systems, devices and methods for introducing users that are in close proximity to one another. Historical location data of the media devices, data indicating content usage on the media devices, or a combination of the two is used to determine a correspondence between two or more users. Once the correspondence has been determined, an introduction may be provided.
US09456041B2	Method and apparatus for reducing messaging in a client-server system by selectively transitioning state mode A detection that a client-server system, which is operating in a first state mode, has switched from a first use case to a second use case for accessing a property of an object associated with a server. The first state mode during the first use case reduces messaging in the client-server system as compared to using a second state mode. A determination is performed as to whether using the second state mode during the second use case would reduce messaging in the system as compared to using the first state mode. The client-server system is transitioned to the second state mode, if operating in the second state mode would reduce messaging in the client-server system as compared to operating in the first state mode for the second use case.
US09456036B2	Switch-based data tiering Embodiments include a method, system, and computer program product for allocating data to storage in a network. A data item accessed by a server in the network is identified. A controller classifies the identified data item based on at least one of: a frequency of access requests for the data item by the server and an access time associated with providing the data item to the server once the server requests the data item. A memory of a switch in the network is selected for storing the data item based on the classification of the data item. The controller causes the data item to be stored in the memory of the switch, from which the data item is accessed by the server upon request.
US09456035B2	Storing related data in a dispersed storage network A method begins by each of a group of write requesting modules of a dispersed storage network (DSN) generating one or more sets of write requests regarding one of a group of portions of related data, sending a group of the one or more sets of write requests to DSN memory, and sending binding information to a binding module. The method continues with the binding module processing remaining phases of the group of the one or more sets of write requests for writing the related data into the DSN memory as a single set of write requests and notifying the write requesting modules of status of the writing the related data into the DSN memory at completion of the processing of the remaining phases such that the related data is made accessible as a single piece of data when the processing of the remaining phases is successful.
US09456029B2	Command process load balancing system A command process load balancing system performs load balancing of received commands among a number of server processes to resolve access contention for virtual software resources. These contentions are resolved through a history recording unit that records a history including contents of a processed command and a response time of a process for the command into a history database. A prediction unit predicts, in a case where a set of commands to be processed is assigned to a server process, whether or not a load that is equal to or higher than a reference value is applied, on the basis of the history recorded in the history database. An assigning unit assigns at least one command included in the set of commands to be processed to a different server process, in accordance with prediction that a load that is equal to or higher than the reference.
US09456025B2	Method and system for determining identity/presence of a mobile device user for control and interaction in content distribution A method and system for using a media access control (MAC) address of a mobile device for communication in a content distribution environment includes detecting the MAC address of a mobile device when in or within a predetermined range of the content distribution environment. Once the MAC address has been detected, registered user information of the mobile device is obtained via one or more databases and personalized media content is then delivered to one or more display devices in close proximity to the mobile device within the content distribution environment. In alternative embodiments, a user's presence within the content distribution environment is automatic and transparent to the mobile device user.
US09456022B2	Automatic access of internet content with a camera-enabled cell phone A camera-enabled cell phone that is adapted to image a machine readable code such as a bar code, decode the bar code, send the bar code data over the Internet to a resolution server that will return an associated URL that will ink the camera phone to content on an information server. Thus, by taking a picture of a bar code symbol, the camera phone will automatically retrieve content from the Internet that has been linked to that bar code via the present invention.
US09456020B2	Methods and systems for transmitting synchronized visual and audio media Systems and methods according to the present invention provide methods, devices and systems for delivering media content to users. Broadcast audio and video streams can be synchronized for substantially simultaneous output by users. User feedback can be used to compose playlists of synchronized media.
US09456018B2	HTTP proxy based captive portal HTTP-Based Captive Portal. Client requests through a device such as an access point or wired connection are routed through a captive portal switch (CPS). If the CPS determines that the client has not been authenticated, the CPS redirects (NATs) the client request to an internal HTTP proxy. The CPS HTTP proxy terminates the client request and opens a connection to a captive portal server. Thus, for an unauthenticated client, any HTTP request will be routed to the captive portal server. When client authentication at the captive portal server completes, the captive portal server returns a success code, such as embedded in a web page delivered to the client. When the CPS recognizes this success code, it disables the NAT for that client, allowing further requests to be passed through the network. The CPS may be hosted in a separate network appliance, or it may be a process hosted in the AP or on another AP in the network, or on a network device such as a controller or switch.
US09456017B2	System and method for a connector being able to adapt to newer features introduced to a messaging provider with only configuration changes A computer-controlled method can include providing a resource adapter with an object wrapper having a plurality of features, a wrapper generation tool receiving a change to be made to the object wrapper, and the wrapper generation tool generating a new object wrapper based on the change. The resource adapter can receive an object from a messaging provider, adapt the object based on the newly generated object wrapper, and send the wrapped object to an application.
US09456010B1	Convergence of social enterprise and digital telephony Integrating digital telephony information with a social platform may include using a processor to create multiple virtual groups for multiple parties connected to a conference telephone call. Clips from the conference telephone call and actions related to the conference telephone call along with bookmarks and timestamps are captured. A social enterprise platform is connected to, and the clips, the actions, the bookmarks and the timestamps are stored within the social enterprise platform. Assigned permissions are synchronized across the social enterprise platform and the telephone conference call for controlling access to the clips and the actions. Multiple media sources are linked together. Context is provided across the linked media sources based on comments, the clips and the actions. The captured clips and the actions obtained from the telephone conference call are integrated with chat history and the linked media sources in the social enterprise platform to accelerate dissemination of information.
US09456003B2	Decoupling hardware and software components of network security devices to provide security software as a service in a distributed computing environment Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for decoupling hardware and software components of network security devices to provide security software as a service in a distributed computing environment. A computer system includes a processor that can execute computer-executable instructions to perform various operations. The processor can perform operations to provide security services to one or more customer platforms. The operations can include receiving a network security software component from a security service provider, and deploying the network security software component within a distributed computing environment so that the network security software component can be executed by a computing resource of the distributed computing environment to provide a security service to the customer platform(s). The network security software component includes a software component that has been decoupled from a hardware component of a network security device by the security service provider.
US09456002B2	Selective modification of encrypted application layer data in a transparent security gateway According to one embodiment, a transparent security gateway is coupled between a client end station (CES) and a web application server (WAS). The security gateway monitors an encryption protocol handshake between the CES and the WAS to capture, using a provided private key of the WAS, a generated symmetric key to be used for an encryption layer connection. Using the captured symmetric key, the security gateway receives an encrypted connection record of the encryption layer connection, decrypts the encrypted connection record to yield a plaintext connection record, modifies the plaintext connection record, encrypts the modified plaintext connection record using the symmetric key, and transmits one or more packets carrying the encrypted modification plaintext connection record instead of the received encrypted connection record such that neither the CES or WAS is aware of the modification of the encrypted data.
US09456001B2	Attack notification Systems, methods, and machine-readable and executable instructions are provided for attack notification. Attack notification can include receiving security-related data from a number of computing devices that are associated with a number of entities through a communication link and analyzing a first portion of the security-related data that is associated with a first entity from the number of entities to determine whether the first entity has experienced an attack. Attack notification can include analyzing a second portion of the security-related data that is associated with a second entity from the number of entities and the first portion of the security-related data that is associated with the first entity to determine whether the second entity is experiencing the attack. Attack notification can include notifying, through the communication link, the second entity that the second entity is experiencing the attack if it is determined that the second entity is experiencing the attack.
US09455999B2	Method and system for protective distribution system (PDS) and infrastructure protection and management A method and system for managing a protective distribution system is disclosed. In some embodiments, an information transmission line may be monitored. A disturbance on the information transmission line may be detected. The detected disturbance may not exceed a first preset threshold for triggering alerts of a first alert type based on detected disturbances. Responsive to the detection, a count for the number of disturbances within a preset time period that do not exceed the first preset threshold may be determined. A determination of whether the count, for the number of disturbances that do not exceed the first preset threshold, exceeds a second preset threshold may be effectuated. The second preset threshold may correspond to a preset number of allowable disturbances within the preset time period. An alert of the first alert type may be triggered responsive to a determination that the count exceeds the second preset threshold.
US09455995B2	Identifying source of malicious network messages System, method and program for identifying a subset of a multiplicity of source networks. The subset including one or more source networks which have sent messages to one of a plurality of destination locations having a same IP address. For each of the multiplicity of source networks, a determination is made whether there are fewer intervening hops from the source network to the one destination location than from the source network to other of the plurality of destination locations. If so, the source network is included in the subset. If not, the source network is not included in the subset. One application of the present invention is to identify a source of a denial of service attack. After the subset is identified, filters can be sequentially applied to block messages from respective source networks in the subset to determine which source network in the subset is sending the messages.
US09455994B1	Techniques for intelligently executing a digital signature Techniques for intelligently executing a digital signature are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for intelligently executing a digital signature. The method may include receiving a signature request from a user, wherein the signature request comprises a file. The method may also include performing a signature process on the file in response to receiving the signature request from the user. The method may further include scanning the signature request to generate one or more scan results, and transmitting an indication of the one or more scan results to a reputation service server.
US09455993B2	Computer network attribute bilateral inheritance Current approaches to managing security intelligence data often address both threat and malicious behavior at the individual computer level, tracked by the Internet Protocol (IP) address. For example, important facts, observed behavior, and other indications that are tracked by security organizations are only tracked with respect to individual IP addresses. Bilateral network inheritance generally refers to inheriting a variety of attributes from parents to children and from children to parents in a computer network hierarchy. The computer network hierarchy may comprise various entities such as, for example, top level entities, autonomous systems, address ranges, and individual IP addresses.
US09455992B2	Trusted hardware component for distributed systems Techniques for utilizing trusted hardware components for mitigating the effects of equivocation amongst participant computing devices of a distributed system are described herein. For instance, a distributed system employing a byzantine-fault-resilient protocol—that is, a protocol intended to mitigate (e.g., tolerate, detect, isolate, etc.) the effects of byzantine faults—may employ the techniques. To do so, the techniques may utilize a trusted hardware component comprising a non-decreasing counter and a key. This hardware component may be “trusted” in that the respective participant computing device cannot modify or observe the contents of the component in any manner other than according to the prescribed procedures, as described herein. Furthermore, the trusted hardware component may couple to the participant computing device in any suitable manner, such as via a universal serial bus (USB) connection or the like.
US09455989B2	Automatic isolation and detection of outbound spam Embodiments provide IP address partitioning features that can be used to source outbound email communications, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-based method operates to identify and/or isolate one or more customers that may be misusing one or more IP addresses of a partition. A system of an embodiment is configured in part to divide a partition that includes one or more potentially misused IP addresses into one or more levels of sub-partitions as part of identifying offending or potentially offending customers. Other embodiments are included.
US09455987B2	Method, system and apparatus for geo-verification A method, system and apparatus are provided for geo-verification for access to data stored in a memory of a server having a processor and a network interface connected to the memory. The method includes: storing, in the memory, access control data including an approved geographic area; receiving at the processor, from a client computing device via the network interface, a request for access to the data, the request containing a client location of the client computing device, the client location including global positioning system (GPS) coordinates; comparing, at the processor, the client location to the approved geographic area; when the client location is within the approved geographic area, permitting access to the data for the client computing device via the network interface; and when the client location is not within the approved geographic area, denying the request.
US09455983B2	Digital signatures for communications using text-independent speaker verification A speaker-verification digital signature system is disclosed that provides greater confidence in communications having digital signatures because a signing party may be prompted to speak a text-phrase that may be different for each digital signature, thus making it difficult for anyone other than the legitimate signing party to provide a valid signature.
US09455982B2	Identification authentication in a communications network Systems and methods for an identification capable communication device are provided. The communication device or line is registered or associated with a primary unique ID that identifies a person. Furthermore, the unique ID is associated with a secondary unique ID (e.g., biometric information of that person, or a unique identification code only known by that person). The combination of the primary and the secondary IDs is registered with a server system that is capable of verifying the two IDs when a communication connection is initiated from the registered communication device or line.
US09455980B2	Management of certificate authority (CA) certificates Systems and methods for automatically installing CA certificates received from a network security appliance by a client security manager to make the CA certificate become a trusted CA certificate to a client machine are provided. In one embodiment, a client security manager establishes a connection with a network security appliance through a network, wherein the client security manager is configured for managing security of a client at the client side and the network security appliance is configured for managing the security of traffic pass through the network. The client security manager downloads from the network security appliance a certificate authority (CA) certificate to be used for signing a server certificate of a secure connection between the network security appliance and the client and automatically installs the CA certificate into a certificate store of the client.
US09455979B2	System and method for establishing trust using secure transmission protocols A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for establishing trust using secure communication protocols. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: generating a first authentication-related communication at an authentication server on behalf of a relying party the first authentication-related communication being directed to a client device having one or more authenticators; signing the first authentication-related communication using a first key of a self-signed certificate from a decentralized public key infrastructure (PKI); establishing a first secure communication channel with a relying party app on the client device using a trusted secure communication infrastructure; transmitting the first authentication-related communication with the signature to the relying party app over the first secure communication channel; establishing a second secure communication channel with an authentication client on the client device using a trusted secure communication infrastructure; transmitting a second key of the self-signed certificate from the decentralized PKI to the authentication client over the second communication channel; providing the first authentication-related communication from the relying party app to the authentication client; and the authentication client using the second key to validate the signature generated over the first authentication-related communication with the first key.
US09455978B2	System and method to enable PKI- and PMI- based distributed locking of content and distributed unlocking of protected content and/or scoring of users and/or scoring of end-entity access means—added A central server configured with an Attribute Authority (“AA”) acting as a Trusted Third Party mediating service provider and using X.509-compatible PKI and PMI, VPN technology, device-side thin client applications, security hardware (HSM, Network), cloud hosting, authentication, Active Directory and other solutions. This ecosystem results in real time management of credentials, identity profiles, communication lines, and keys. It is not centrally managed, rather distributes rights to users. Using its Inviter-Invitee protocol suite, Inviters vouch for the identity of Invitees who successfully complete the protocol establishing communication lines. Users establish and respond to authorization requests and other real-time verifications pertaining to accessing each communication line (not end point) and sharing encrypted digital files. These are auditable, brokered, trusted-relationships where such relationships/digital agreements can each stand-alone (for privacy) or can leverage build-up of identity confidence levels across relationships. The service is agnostic to how encrypted user content is transported or stored.
US09455975B2	Techniques for managing credentials in a distributed computing environment Systems and methods for managing credentials distribute the credentials to subsets of a set of collectively managed computing resources. The collectively managed computing resources may include one or more virtual machine instances. The credentials distributed to the computing resources may be used by the computing resources to perform one or more actions. Actions may include performing one or more functions in connection with configuration, management, and/or operation of the one or more resources, and/or access of other computing resources. The ability to use credentials may be changed based at least in part on the occurrence of one or more events.
US09455974B1	Method and system for determining value of an account A system determines a value of an online account, and uses that value to identify a security-related mechanism for the account. The system determines the account value by taking as input various quantified characteristics of the account. The system weights each characteristic according to various criteria. The system may then use the weighted signals as inputs of an algorithm to calculate the account value for the account, and it may determine a security-related action that corresponds to the account value.
US09455971B2	Method for using a remote secure device to authenticate a client device to access a remote service The invention relates to a method for a client device (2) to access to remote secure data on a remote secure device (1), said secure data being associated to a remote service, characterized in that it comprises creating a secure peer to peer channel (3) between a client application (21) of a client device and said remote secure device so as the client device and the remote secure device exchange data (4) securely and bidirectionally.
US09455967B2	Load balancing hash computation for network switches Techniques to avoid polarization in a communication network include a network switch or device having a first interface to receive a data unit or packet, and a second interface via which the packet is transmitted from the network device. The network device includes a hash value generator configured to generate, using a depolarizer, a depolarized key from an initial key (where the initial key is based on contents of the packet and the depolarizer is unique to the network device), and to generate a hash value based on the depolarized key and the packet by using a hash function that is common to all network devices in the network. The hash value may be optionally modified to load balance egress traffic of the network device. The network device selects an egress link or port, such as by determining an index into an egress table based on the (modified) hash value.
US09455966B2	Load balancing hash computation for network switches A data unit is received at a network device associated with a link aggregate group. An initial key is determined based on information included in the data unit. Another key is generated based on a first field of the initial key and a second field of the initial key. A hash function is applied to the other key to generate a hash value. A communication link in the link aggregate group is determined based on the hash value, and the data unit is transmitted over the communication link.
US09455963B1	Long term encrypted storage and key management An encryption key not accessible outside a data storage device can be used to encrypt data stored in that device. The received data may have been encrypted under an external key, such as a key associated with a customer of a data storage service. Upon receiving the data encrypted under the external key, the data can be decrypted using a copy of the external key and then re-encrypted, inside the data storage device, using the internal key. If the external key is to be rotated, the stored data does not need to be modified as the data can be decrypted using the internal key and then re-encrypted using the new external key in response to an authorized request for the data after the change to the new external key. Such an approach provides near instant key rotation while not having to re-encrypt data under the new key unless requested.
US09455962B2	Protecting memory interface An apparatus includes an interface and logic circuitry. The interface is configured to communicate over a communication link. The logic circuitry is configured to convert between a first stream of plaintext bits and a second stream of ciphered bits that are exchanged over the communication link, by applying a cascade of a stream ciphering operation and a mixing operation that cryptographically maps input bits to output bits.
US09455961B2	System, method and apparatus for securely distributing content System, method and apparatus for securely distributing content via an encrypted file wherein a Publisher Key (PK) associated with an authorized publisher enables presentation of the content by the authorized user via a Limited Capability Viewer (LCV), the LCV lacking the capability to forward, print, copy or otherwise disseminate the content to be presented. Various embodiments provided enhanced user authentication or authorization, VPN functions, collaboration techniques, automatic distribution of licenses, watermarking of documents, rules pertaining to content transfer between secure and insecure domains and combinations thereof.
US09455960B2	Secure application delivery system with dynamic stitching of network connections in the cloud A system is provided to deliver an application, hosted by a private application provider, over a network to a user device comprising: an application delivery system that includes a plurality of first network interface instances, a plurality of security interface instances, a plurality of second network interface instances; multiple application agents, disposed within one or more private application provider systems; a first information structure associates first network interface instances with one or more security interface instances; a second information structure associates second network interface instances with one or more security interface instances; wherein first network interface instances are configured to create a network connections with associated security interface instances and to send requests to the associated security interface instances; wherein second network interface instances are configured to have pools of network connections with one or more agents and to have corresponding connections with associated security interface instances; and wherein security interface instance are configured to validate requests received from first network interface instances and to send the validated requests to associated second network interface instances for delivery to agents.
US09455959B1	Method of connecting security gateway to mesh network In this invention we disclose methods for incorporating a security gateway within a wireless mesh network. In one embodiment, the wireless mesh network is a heterogeneous mesh network. In one embodiment, a gateway node, which is part of the wireless mesh network, requests a connection to the core network through a security gateway. The security gateway responds by creating an IPSec tunnel and a GRE tunnel within the IPSec tunnel from itself to the gateway node. Once the gateway node is communicatively coupled to the security gateway via secure tunneling, the gateway node sends a mesh routing protocol to the security gateway.
US09455957B2	Map sharing for a switch device A method of implementing map sharing for a network switch appliance, the network switch appliance having a plurality of network ports and a plurality of instrument ports, the method includes: receiving a first input for creating a map for the network switch appliance, wherein the map comprises one or more packet processing rules, and wherein the act of receiving the first input is performed by a processing unit; receiving a second input for prescribing a map sharing privilege for the map; and storing the map and the map sharing privilege in association with the map in a non-transitory medium.
US09455956B2	Load balancing in a network with session information Methods and systems for balancing load among firewall security devices (FSDs) are provided. According to one embodiment, session data, including session entries representing previously observed traffic sessions from a particular source to a particular destination and forming an association between the previously observed session and a particular FSD, is maintained by a switching device. When a TCP SYN packet is received, the switching device: (i) reduces its vulnerability to a TCP SYN flooding attack by foregoing installation of a forward session entry for the forward traffic session within the session data until a processed TCP SYN-ACK packet associated with the corresponding reverse traffic session is received; (ii) selects an FSD to associate with the forward traffic session and a corresponding reverse traffic session by performing a load balancing function on the TCP SYN packet; and (iii) causes the TCP SYN packet to be processed by the selected FSD.
US09455953B2	Router chip and method of selectively blocking network traffic in a router chip A router chip is proposed which comprises a central processing unit, a plurality of network interface circuitry, and a firewall circuitry coupled between the plurality of network interface circuits and the central processing unit to selectively block network traffic.
US09455951B2	Apparatus and method for web forwarding An apparatus and method for forwarding a web address to another web address is presented. A web forwarder receives a request destined to a first web address including at least a domain name. The web forwarder then determines a forwarding uniform resource locator (URL) that corresponds to the domain name and redirects the request to a second web address that corresponds to the forwarding URL.
US09455950B1	System and method for implementing traffic optimization for overlay networks A proxy apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to determine whether a received packet has a corresponding application proxy and, if so, apply application proxy processing optimizations to the packet plus overlay network optimizations to the packet. Wherein the application proxy processing optimizations include header reduction for header fields that remain static from transmission to transmission.
US09455949B2	Method for processing telephony sessions of a network A method for processing telephony sessions of a network including at least one application server and a call router, the method including the steps of assigning a primary Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and at least a secondary URI to an application; mapping a telephony session to the primary URI; communicating with the application server designated by the primary URI using an application layer protocol; receiving telephony instructions from the application server and processing the telephony instructions with the call router; detecting an application event; and upon detecting the application event, communicating with the application server designated by the secondary URI.
US09455947B2	Apparatus and method of enabling to transceive data using a plurality of heterogeneous networks selectively through a fixed host address The mobile communication terminal capable of accessing to a plurality of heterogeneous networks selectively, according to the present invention, comprises a process which communicates data with an application running on the mobile communication terminal, through a local socket created with its destination address set to a fixed internal address; and another process which creates at least one outward socket by setting its source address to an IP address assigned from one of the plurality of heterogeneous networks and its destination address to a remote address, and communicates data with an outside server of the remote address through the at least one outward socket. Data communication is made between the local socket and the at least one outward socket if the at least one outward socket is set as associated with the local socket.
US09455944B2	Reply email clarification A method and system for clarifying reply communications is provided. The method includes receiving an email comprising first data and generating a reply email including reply data associated with the email. Email reply check functionality is enabled and a first group of sentences comprising every sentence from the first data within the recent history section of the reply email is identified. A second group of sentences comprising every sentence from the reply data of the reply email is identified and the first group of sentences is validated with respect to the second group of sentences. Discrepancies between the first group of sentences with respect to the second group of sentences are determined and presented user via an alert based interface and a resulting modified reply email is generated.
US09455943B2	Systems and methods for message collection The invention provides systems and methods for processing communication content from a user device. The method performed by a computer and comprising inputting an electronic communication that includes communication content and a routing character string. The communication content constituted by data generated as a result of, and representative of, characters keyed into the user device by the user. Maintaining a bin collection including bins. Performing processing on the communication content including identifying the user and a bin collection of the user based on the routing character string; and processing the communication content including (1) mapping first data to a command; and (2) mapping second data to a bin label. The command dictates particular action to be performed, and the bin label identifies an identified bin upon which to perform the action; and performing the action on the identified bin.
US09455940B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus includes a generating unit configured to generate a message log including a plurality of messages sent from a device, a first calculating unit configured to calculate for the plurality of messages included in the message log a first probability of a case that after a first message occurs a second message occurs within a first period, a second calculating unit configured to calculate a second probability of a case that before the second message occurs the first message occurs within a second period, a third calculating unit configured to calculate a value which indicates a co-occurrence relation of the first message and the second message based on the first probability and the second probability.
US09455935B2	Remote port mirroring A switch that facilitates remote port mirroring is described. The switch can include an encapsulation mechanism and a forwarding mechanism. The encapsulation mechanism can be configured to encapsulate a copy of a first packet in a second packet, thereby preserving header information (e.g., a VLAN identifier and/or a TRILL header) of the first packet. The forwarding mechanism can be configured to forward the first packet using header information of the first packet, and forward the second packet using header information of the second packet. The second packet can be received at a destination switch which extracts the first packet from the second packet, and sends the first packet on a port which is coupled to a network analyzer.
US09455929B2	Device and method for block data transfer over wireless coexistence interface A device and method transmits a data block over a wireless coexistence interface (WCI) pathway. The method includes generating a data block for transmission between a cellular chip and an Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) chip. The method includes converting the data block into messages, the messages having a format corresponding to the WCI pathway, the WCI pathway directly communicatively connecting the cellular chip and the ISM chip, the format including an indication of a message type. The method includes transmitting the messages over the WCI pathway. The method includes generating the data block based upon a concatenation of the messages.
US09455928B2	Balancing a load on a multiple consumer queue Disclosed are various embodiments for balancing a load on a queue among multiple consumers. A target polling hit rate is derived for at least one queue from a consumer load. The consumer load on the at least one queue is adjusted responsive to a change in an observed polling hit rate for the at least one queue.
US09455927B1	Methods and apparatus for bandwidth management in a telecommunications system Methods and apparatus for sharing bandwidth over a link in a packet-oriented telecommunications system or network that supports multiple types of traffic including, e.g., real time packet flows, opportunistic rate packet flows, control and signaling traffic, are described. In one exemplary embodiment the method includes the steps of receiving a bandwidth allocation request requesting allocation of a required amount of bandwidth for a new real time packet flow, allocating the requested bandwidth from bandwidth reserved for newly-allocated real time packet flows, updating the measure of the total amount of bandwidth allocated to real time packet flows to reflect the allocation of the bandwidth to the new real time packet flow, and generating new bandwidth allocations for existing opportunistic rate packet flows based on a measure of the total amount of bandwidth allocated to real time packet flows. Some embodiments of the invention include methods to enforce the dynamic bandwidth allocations.
US09455926B2	Queue credit management To prevent buffer overflow, a receiving entity may use credits to control the total amount of packets any single transmitting entity can forward. Once the assigned credits are spent, the transmitting entity cannot send data portions to the receiving entity until additional credits are provided. However, the logic in the receiving entity may be designed to manage a maximum number of credits that is less than the capacity of the buffer in the transmitting entity. For example, the receiving entity is designed to manage a maximum of eight credits but the buffer has room for twelve data portions. To use the buffer efficiently, the transmitting entity may identify when extra buffer storage is available and provide additional credits. In addition, the transmitting entity may control when the credits are provided such that the receiving entity is not allocated more credits that it was designed to manage.
US09455925B2	Method, device, and system for self-adaptively adjusting data transmission rate Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a device, and a system for self-adaptively adjusting a data transmission rate, which solve the problem of network buffer overflow. The method includes: receiving parameters sent by a client; calculating a predicted value of a data sending rate according to a maximum value of a network buffer and the received parameters; judging whether the predicted value of the data sending rate is less than an original service bit rate; and if the predicted value of the data sending rate is less than the original service bit rate, discarding data of at least one data unit in a send buffer. The method, the device, and the system are mainly applied to adjust the data transmission rate, and especially to adjust the data transmission rate in a time-varying network.
US09455922B2	Technologies for moderating packet ingress interrupt generation Technologies for generating an interrupt for moderating generation of packet ingress interrupts includes a local computing device to receive a network packet from a remote computing device. The local computing device examines a header field of a transport layer protocol data unit of the received network packet to determine a size parameter. A network socket throughput between the local computing device and the remote computing device is determined based on communications between the local computing device and the remote computing device. The local computing device determines an interrupt rate based on the determined size parameter and the network socket throughput. An interrupt is generated based on the determined interrupt rate to allow processing of the received network packet.
US09455920B2	Avoiding traffic loss due to route failures Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for preventing traffic loss of data directed to a destination in a network. A router in the network attempts to install a route prefix of a destination or an ARP entry in the router. If the attempt fails, the router determines whether the routing device originates the uninstalled route prefix or a set of route prefixes pointing the uninstalled ARP entry as next hop in an internet protocol (IP) reachability. If the determination is negative, the router sends a message to a neighboring router to add the router to the exclude route list of the neighboring router. When the neighboring router determines an optimal route involving the uninstalled route prefix or the set of route prefixes pointing the uninstalled ARP entry, it looks up the exclude route list so that the router is not included when determining the optimal route.
US09455919B2	Service provisioning using abstracted network resource requirements Interference costs on virtual radio interfaces can be modeled as a function of loading in a wireless network to estimate changes in spectral efficiency and/or resource availability that would result from a provisioning decision. In one example, this modeling is achieved through cost functions that are developed from historical and/or simulated resource cost data corresponding to the wireless network. The cost data may include interference data, spectral efficiency data, and/or loading data for various links over a common period of time (e.g., a month, a year, etc.), and may be analyzed and/or consolidated to obtain correlations between interference costs and loading on the various links in the network. As an example, a cost function may specify an interference cost on one virtual link as a function of loading on one or more neighboring virtual links.
US09455918B1	Dynamic load balancing switch architecture A forwarding system includes a first processor coupled to connecting devices using a plurality of uplinks, and a second processor coupled to the connecting devices using a plurality of downlinks. The first processor includes, in a memory, one or more queues each corresponding to the second processor, a priority, and/or to a packet cast type (e.g., unicast or multicast). The first processor is configured to select a particular queue, select a particular uplink based on a comparison of measurements corresponding to respective loads of the plurality of uplinks, and cause a fragment or the entirety of a packet in the particular queue to be forwarded to the second processing device using the selected uplink and corresponding connecting device. The second processor is configured to reassemble the packet, reorder the packet into a flow, and forward the packet from the forwarding system.
US09455915B2	Hierarchical congestion control with congested flow identification hardware Hierarchical congestion identification and control hardware supports multi-level congestion control at flow, tenant and virtual machine (VM) levels. Hardware implementation expedites response to congestion notifications and frees-up processor bandwidth. A hierarchy of transmit shapers in a transmit ring scheduler isolate rate adjustments for flows, tenants and VMs. The hierarchy of shapers provide a hierarchy of congestion control nodes to control flows and aggregate flows. Hardware quickly associates congested flows with shapers before or after receiving a congestion notification. The associations may be used by any flow control algorithm to selectively rate-control shapers to control flow rates. Shaper associations and configured states, scheduler configuration, congestion states, thresholds and other flow information may be stored and monitored to filter data flows that need attention and to raise alerts at flow, tenant and VM levels. Congestion control occurs fast and without packet modification, queue or ring switching or queue accumulation.
US09455914B2	File-system requests supported in user space for enhanced efficiency Systems and methods are disclosed for interacting with a file system. The file system is operable to reside in user space of a computing system. A module, also within user space, may provide a messaging service supporting requests from an application to the file system. By bypassing a System-Call Interface (SCI) of the computing system's kernel space, the module may support requests from the application to the file system with enhanced efficiency and/or customizable features not provided by the SCI. In some examples, the module may include a library in an independent layer within user space and below the application, allowing the library to provide an application-independent messaging service for different applications. Furthermore, in some examples, the module may include a segment of memory, within user space, shared between the application and the file system for passing data involved in requests and/or responses to and/or from the file system.
US09455911B1	In-band centralized control with connection-oriented control protocols Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to switches responding to master controllers before establishing a secure connection in an in-band controlled network. In order to do so, a computing device may receive a request packet from a transmitting device, the request packet originating from a controller computer. When the request packet enters a designated port on the computing device, the computing device may identify routing data from the received request packet, the routing data indicating a path to respond to the controller computer. The computing device may next populate a table using the identified routing data of the request packet. The computing device may send a response packet to the controller computer using the identified routing data in the populated table. From here, a connection may be established between the computing device and controller computer.
US09455904B2	Message path selection within a network Embodiments relate to path selection for packet transfer in a network. An aspect includes a method of selecting a path among a plurality of paths in a network for transfer of a packet from a first system to a second system in the network. The method includes storing, in a memory device, a static path performance vector indicating a tier among a plurality of tiers corresponding with each of the plurality of paths, each of the plurality of tiers corresponding with a relative performance level. The method also includes maintaining a path availability bit vector indicating an availability of each of the plurality of paths, and selecting, using a processor, the path among the plurality of paths based on the path performance vector and the path availability bit vector.
US09455901B2	Managing software and hardware forwarding elements to define virtual networks Some embodiments provide a set of one or more network controllers that communicates with a wide range of devices, ranging from switches to appliances such as firewalls, load balancers, etc. The set of network controllers communicates with such devices to connect them to its managed virtual networks. The set of network controllers can define each virtual network through software switches and/or software appliances. To extend the control beyond software network elements, some embodiments implement a database server on each dedicated hardware. The set of network controllers accesses the database server to send management data. The hardware then translates the management data to connect to a managed virtual network.
US09455899B2	Disjoint multi-pathing for a data center network According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor. The logic is configured to determine paths between a plurality of switches connected together in a system by performing path calculations based on a topology of the system. The logic is also configured to calculate one or more disjoint multi-paths from among the paths, the one or more disjoint multi-paths connecting a source device to a destination device. The source device is connected to a first switch of the plurality of switches, and the destination device is connected to a second switch of the plurality of switches. Moreover, the logic is configured to write the one or more disjoint multi-paths into a forwarding table of at least one device. Other systems and computer program products are presented according to more embodiments.
US09455898B2	System and method for facilitating protection against run-away subnet manager instances in a middleware machine environment A system and method can support a middleware machine environment that includes a set of subnet manager instances, which reside on one or more nodes in the middleware machine environment and cooperate to provide a highly available subnet manager service within a subnet, wherein each said subnet manager instance is associated with a different private secure key. The subnet manager instances can negotiate with each other and elect a master subnet manager responsible for configuring and managing the middleware machine environment using the private secure key associated with the master subnet manager. The subnet can be reconfigured to be associated with a different private secure key, when a new subnet manager instance is elected as the master subnet manager. An old master subnet manager can be automatically prevented from resuming normal operations as the master subnet manager, in order to avoid undesired consequence such as a “split brain” scenario.
US09455887B1	Distributed performance evaluation framework A distributed performance evaluation framework provides functionality for evaluating the availability, reliability, and scalability of a network-based service. The framework includes a control and reporting tier and a load-generating tier. The control and reporting tier provides a control interface through which a request to evaluate the performance of a service may be received. In response to receiving such a request, the control and reporting tier creates a load-generating job for use by the load-generating tier. Load-generating instances in the load-generating tier are configured to perform the load-generating job by executing instances of a load-generating plug-in configured to generate requests to the service. The load-generating instances also periodically provide data regarding the status of each load-generating job to the control and reporting tier.
US09455885B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for modifying sensor time stamp data Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for modifying sensor time stamp data. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for monitoring and correcting sample time stamps. The method can include receiving packet data from one or more sensors or intelligent electronic devices (IEDs); examining time stamps associated with the received packet data; and determining a variance between the time stamps or an offset between the time stamps and an accurate time source.
US09455882B2	User defined arrangement of resources in a cloud computing environment A device, of a cloud computing environment, receives user requirements for the cloud computing environment from user device(s). Each of the user requirements is associated with a corresponding one of the user device(s). The device receives system requirements associated with the cloud computing environment. The system requirements include quality of service (QoS) requirements for computing resources of the cloud computing environment. The device generates proposed arrangement(s) of sets of computing resources, from the computing resources of the cloud computing environment, based on the user requirements and the system requirements. Each of the proposed arrangements is associated with a corresponding one of the user devices. The device provides information associated with the proposed arrangements to the user devices.
US09455881B2	Method for determining system topology graph changes in a distributed computing system A distributed computing system provides at least one service, and the service is provided by resources of the distributed computing system. Resources are represented by a topology graph including storage, application and database server nodes joined by edges indicative of relationships between nodes. Predefined parameters are monitored that are indicative of operating characteristics of the distributed computing system when providing the service. Values of the predefined parameters are compared with respective predetermined performance threshold values. The performance threshold values are determined based on a service level agreement (SLA). The SLA includes a service level objective (SLO). The performance threshold values are indicative of the respective operating characteristics prior to an event. Rules are provided for selecting a combination of application, storage and database server nodes to meet the SLO for each parameter of the parameter. Data associated with the set of rules are stored in the computing system.
US09455878B2	Systems and methods for enhanced network identification Systems and methods for enhanced network identification are provided. One example method includes receiving, by a computing device, identification data for each of a plurality of networks. The identification data for each of the plurality of networks includes a service set identifier and a basic service set identifier. At least one of the plurality of networks is hosted by an appliance. The method includes comparing, by the computing device for each of the plurality of networks, the service set identifier to the basic service set identifier. The method includes determining, by the computing device for each of the plurality of networks, whether to attempt to connect to such network based at least in part on the comparison of the service set identifier to the basic service set identifier for such network.
US09455876B1	Method and standard for integrating applications into a cloud An Application Packaging Standard (APS) is a specification defining application's life cycle in a cloud. The application's life cycle includes packaging, delivering to the cloud, verification of package, integrating (and unpacking) into the cloud, distributing to clients, licensing, functionality, updates and deletion. The APS has its own Application Programming Interface (API) for accessing the APS functions from a program code or by http/https requests. The APS provides for efficient integration of SaaS web applications into the cloud.
US09455874B2	Method and apparatus for detecting communities in a network A method for detecting communities in a network comprises the steps of defining an internal scoring function (IS) for a community, wherein the internal scoring function quantifies an internal quality of the community, and defining an external scoring function (ES) for a community, wherein the external scoring function quantifies an external quality of the community. A community scoring function (IE) for a community is determined, wherein the community scoring function comprises a product of the internal scoring function and the external scoring function. A network scoring function is determined, wherein the network scoring function is based on the community scoring functions of communities in the network. The network scoring function is used by a maximization algorithm, for example a greedy maximization algorithm, for detecting a community in a network.
US09455869B2	Apparatus and methods for maintaining service continuity when transitioning between mobile network operators A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method storing, at an integrated circuit card including at least one processor, parametric information descriptive of operational features of a plurality of software applications, where the plurality of software applications when executed makes use of services provided by equipment of a first network operator. The method can further include detecting, at the integrated circuit card, an event indicating that the plurality of software applications are to utilize services provided by equipment of a second network operator, and causing, from the integrated circuit card, a transmission of the parametric information descriptive of the operational features of the plurality of software applications to the equipment of the second network operator. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09455868B2	Formation of guilds in a cloud computing environment In a cloud computing environment, a server application hosted by a server may form a plurality of guilds by clustering multiple network terminals of similar performance together. The server application may then allocate computing resources to the guilds accordingly.
US09455862B2	Frequency synchronization for an OFDM optical receiver A method is provided for receiving an optical signal including a step of coherently detecting the optical signal, outputting a multicarrier signal received, and a step of processing the received multicarrier signal, which includes a step of estimating a frequency offset affecting the received multicarrier signal relative to a corresponding multicarrier transmitter signal. The estimation step implements two sub-steps including: a sub-step of determining the entire portion of the frequency offset; and a sub-step of determining the fractional portion of the frequency offset. The sub-step of determining the entire portion implements a measurement, in the spectral range, of an offset between the position of at least one specific carrier of the multicarrier transmitter signal and the position of the corresponding specific carrier or carriers in the received multicarrier signal.
US09455860B2	Method and apparatus for crest factor reduction The invention provides apparatuses and method for crest factor reduction. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprising: a plurality of peak detectors respectively corresponding to a plurality of paths, each peak detector detecting a peak from an input signal; a statistical multiplexer, statistically multiplexing the peaks from the plurality of peak detectors; an allocator, allocating one of the multiplexed peaks to one of a plurality of peak cancellation units; the plurality of peak cancellation units, each generating, for an allocated peak, a cancellation peak; a plurality of de-multiplexers respectively corresponding to the plurality of peak cancellation units, each de-multiplexing the cancellation peak onto a corresponding path; a plurality of summation units respectively corresponding to the plurality of paths, each summing the de-multiplexed cancellation peaks on one path; and a plurality of subtraction units, each subtracting the summed cancellation peaks from the input signal on the path to obtain a peak-cancelled signal.
US09455856B2	Method and apparatus for feeding back channel state information In solutions provided in embodiments of the present application, a second orthogonal basis vector group and a group number of the second orthogonal basis vector group are determined according to a pre-defined first basis vector group, a third orthogonal basis vector group corresponding to each data layer is determined according to the second orthogonal basis vector group, then a second-level code word of each data layer is calculated separately, and the group number of the second orthogonal basis vector group, the third orthogonal basis vector group corresponding to the each data layer, and the second-level code word corresponding to the each data layer are sent to a base station, so that the base station may synthesize a multi-layer code word.
US09455850B2	Three phase and polarity encoded serial interface A high speed serial interface is provided. In one aspect, the high speed serial interface uses three phase modulation for jointly encoding data and clock information. Accordingly, the need for de-skewing circuitry at the receiving end of the interface is eliminated, resulting in reduced link start-up time and improved link efficiency and power consumption. In one embodiment, the high speed serial interface uses fewer signal conductors than conventional systems having separate conductors for data and clock information. In another embodiment, the serial interface allows for data to be transmitted at any speed without the receiving end having prior knowledge of the transmission data rate. In another aspect, the high speed serial interface uses polarity encoded three phase modulation for jointly encoding data and clock information. This further increases the link capacity of the serial interface by allowing for more than one bit to be transmitted in any single baud interval.
US09455848B1	DFE-skewed CDR circuit In an example, an apparatus for clock data recovery (CDR) in a receiver includes a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) having a data slicer providing data samples, an error slicer providing error samples, and an offset error slicer providing offset error samples, the offset error slicer operable to set its threshold based on an offset first post-cursor coefficient. The apparatus further includes a CDR circuit operable to control a sampling clock for the data slicer, the error slicer, and the offset error slicer based on the data samples and the offset error samples.
US09455843B2	Method and apparatus for emergency call handling Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided in order to facilitate improved emergency call handling procedures and, in particular, to provide improved emergency call handling procedures relative to a connection re-establishment procedure. Emergency calls may therefore be handled in an efficient and expeditious fashion, even in instances in which a connection re-establishment procedure is ongoing at the time of the initiation of the emergency call or in instances in which a connection re-establishment procedure is commenced during an emergency call.
US09455842B2	Half-frame request opportunities and operation within wired and/or wireless communication systems A communication device is configured to receive a message that indicates request opportunity parameter(s). Based on the request opportunity parameter(s), the communication device is configured to generate and transmit a transmission request within one of two or more request opportunities (e.g., 2, 3, 4, etc. or generally N request opportunities such that N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2) indicated by the request opportunity parameter(s). The two or more request opportunities are included within mini-slot(s) that span OFDM sub-carrier(s) of OFDM or OFDMA framing. A given mini-slot spans an OFDM or OFDMA frame, and a mini-slot is divided into any desired number of portions (e.g., 2, 3, 4, etc. or generally N portions) such that each of the request opportunities within that mini-slot occupies a common fraction of the mini-slot (e.g., each occupies ½, ⅓, ¼, etc. or generally 1/N of the mini-slot).
US09455835B2	System and method for circular link resolution with hash-based names in content-centric networks One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for constructing a linked object. During operation, the system constructs a first portion of the linked object. The first portion includes at least a nonce, and the first portion is referenced by a self-certified name associated with the linked object. The system constructs a second portion of the linked object. The second portion includes at least the nonce and one or more external links, and a respective external link references a second linked object using a self-certified name associated with the second linked object.
US09455832B2	Signatures with confidential message recovery A portion of the signed message in an ECPVS is kept truly confidential by dividing the message being signed into at least three parts, wherein one portion is visible, another portion is recoverable by any entity and carries the necessary redundancy for verification, and at least one additional portion is kept confidential. The additional portion is kept confidential by encrypting such portion using a key generated from information specific to that verifying entity. In this way, any entity with access to the signer's public key can verify the signature by checking for a specific characteristic, such as a certain amount of redundancy in the one recovered portion, but cannot recover the confidential portion, only the specific entity can do so. Message recovery is also provided in an elliptic curve signature using a modification of the well analyzed ECDSA signing equation instead of, e.g. the Schnorr equation used in traditional PV signature schemes.
US09455831B1	Order preserving encryption method An order-preserving encryption (OPE) encryption method receives a plaintext (clear text) and generates a ciphertext (encrypted text) using a software arbitrary precision floating point libraries during initial recursive computation rounds. In response to the ciphertext space reducing to breakpoint, the OPE encryption method continues computations using a hardware floating point processor to accelerate the computation. In this manner, the OPE encryption method enables efficient order preserving encryption to enable range queries on encrypted data.
US09455829B2	Method and system for decrypting a transport stream A module configured in operation to connect to a host, the module including: a decryptor operable to decrypt an encrypted transport stream received from the host, the transport stream including content data and a decryption seed; a decryption key generator operable to extract the decryption seed from the transport stream and to generate a decryption key from the decryption key seed; and a secure channel generator operable to generate a secure channel between the module and the host, whereby the secure channel generator is further operable to provide the generated decryption key to the host over the secure channel.
US09455828B2	Re-encryption system, re-encryption method and re-encryption program Provided is a re-encryption system. The re-encryption system includes a replacement key generation unit. The replacement key generation unit receives a master key owned by a manager, an allowable decryptor set before change, and an allowable decryptor set after change. The re-encryption system generates and outputs a replacement key to convert a ciphertext which can be decrypted with a secret key of a decryptor belonging to the allowable decryptor set before change to a ciphertext which can be decrypted with a secret key of a decryptor belonging to the allowable decryptor set after change.
US09455824B1	Distributed network synchronization methods and architectures Various of the disclosed embodiments synchronize transmission/reception timing between nodes in a wireless network of nodes. Some embodiments share GPS reference signals and local clock values between nodes to identify relative offset corrections. These corrections may then be used to synchronize transmission/reception periods. A PLL at each node may adjust a received GPS signal to coincide with a local operational frequency at the node, while pulse detect logic may be used to record when the GPS signal was received. Some embodiments also address scenarios where GPS signals are not available at one of the nodes. The deficient node may instead identify its local offset by maximizing the cross-correlation of a signal received from a node retaining GPS capability. In some embodiments, the cumulative error along paths in the network may be determined to further compensate for the behavior of nodes lacking GPS capability. GPS capability may, e.g., be deliberately omitted from some nodes to reduce costs.
US09455823B2	Four-phase clock generator with timing sequence self-detection A four-phase clock generator with timing sequence self-detection including a phase-locked loop (PLL), a frequency dividing module, and a detection and control module. The PLL generates a first to a fourth reference clock signal with the same frequency, respectively, wherein each consecutive two of the first to the fourth reference clock signals have a 90-degree phase difference. The frequency dividing module is coupled to the PLL and determines whether to perform frequency dividing on the first to the fourth reference clock signals to obtain a first through a fourth output clock signal according to a first control signal. The detection and control module is coupled to the frequency dividing module and detects a timing sequence of the first to the fourth output clock signals to output the first control signal accordingly.
US09455822B2	Receiver, transmitter, and communication method A transmitter for transmitting a transmission signal subjected to modulation after error correction coding and a receiver including a phase compensation unit for receiving the transmission signal and performing demodulation therefor while maintaining synchronization thereof and an error correction decoding unit for performing decoding processing for received data that has been subjected to the demodulation. The transmitter transmits a signal formed of a plurality of pilot sequences as a part of the transmission signal, and the receiver has a phase slip estimation processing function for estimating the phase slip by the phase compensation unit by using the plurality of pilot sequences, and for estimating a phase difference component by the error correction decoding unit, to thereby correct a phase of the received data.
US09455821B2	Method, system, and apparatus for dynamically adjusting link A method, a system, and an apparatus for dynamically adjusting a link, where the method includes: determining, by a transmitting end, link adjustment information according to the data traffic change when detecting a change of data traffic, where the link adjustment information contains the number of required working links; and adjusting, by the transmitting end, the number of working links on an interface of the transmitting end according to the determined link adjustment information, and sending a configuration request to a receiving end, where the configuration request includes the link adjustment information; and after receiving the configuration request, adjusting, by the receiving end, the number of working links on an interface of the receiving end according to the configuration request. In the embodiments of the present invention, data transmission on an original working link is not affected, thereby saving bandwidth and power consumption.
US09455817B2	Apparatus and method for formating virtual cell in a virtual cell network system An apparatus is configured to perform a method for providing a wireless communication service to at least one User Equipment (UE) from among a plurality of UEs having links established with a distributed small Base Station (BS) in a Virtual Cell Network (VCN) system in which a plurality of virtual cells exist within one macro cell. The method includes selecting at least one UE to which a wireless communication service is to be provided in a virtual cell, calculating a feedback allocation amount for each of the selected at least one UE, by sharing path losses and user characteristics measured and determined on a UE basis by each of the plurality of virtual cells, and providing information about the calculated feedback allocation amount to the selected at least one UE.
US09455816B2	Interference cancellation in TDD massive MIMO wireless systems Directed inter-cell interference experienced by the downlink of a massive MIMO wireless communication network base station due to pilot contamination that occurs as a result of pilot signal reuse is significantly reduced by encoding signals to be transmitted over the downlink into robust signals. The robust signals along with corresponding beamforming vectors are transmitted over the downlink where the beamforming vectors are estimated by the base station using received fast fading pilot sequences. The encoding is performed by an interference cancellation algorithm whose use is proper when the communication network can be characterized as having one transmitter at each of its nodes (i.e., the base stations) and all the channel coefficients of the network are known by every node.
US09455815B2	Transmission of HARQ control information from a user equipment for downlink carrier aggregation Methods and apparatuses are provided for a user equipment (UE) to transmit at least two hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bits. At least one transport block is received on each of at least two configured cells. At least two HARQ-ACK bits are generated based on a number of the at least two configured cells and transmission modes for each of the at least two configured cells. The at least two HARQ-ACK bits are transmitted on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). A transmission mode supports one transport block or up to two transport blocks.
US09455812B2	Methods and apparatuses for receiving and sending control channel Embodiments of the present invention disclose methods and apparatuses for receiving and sending a control channel, and are applicable to the field of communications technologies. In the embodiments of the present invention, a base station carries scheduling information of a user equipment of an R11 system in both the PDCCH region and the E-PDCCH region of a downlink subframe. In this way, the user equipment needs to detect the control channel within the PDCCH region and the E-PDCCH region, so that resources of the two regions are available to the user equipment of the R11 system. Moreover, the user equipment detects only the control channel of the first type in the PDCCH region, and detects control channels of the other type in the E-PDCCH region. The method in the embodiments of the present invention does not increase the number of control channel detections.
US09455810B2	On the definition of the resource block in OFDMA/UL MUMIMO in HEW Techniques for resource block allocation in a multi-user MIMO High Efficiency WLAN system are provided. Specifically, teachings that when taken alone or together, provide a device or a group of devices with an improved resource allocation for the reduction of usable tone waste, are presented. The present disclosure includes a system that provides a user with a technique allocating data tones prior to the encapsulation unit or overhead tones on a resource block unit. Further, the total allocated bandwidth can be reduced prior resource allocation to overcome modulation and coding scheme downgrading caused by severe puncturing. Alternatively, only band edge basic resource blocks are reduced to account for overhead tones which largely reside on band edges.
US09455808B2	Wireless communication system with coordinated multipoint operation and methods for use therewith A wireless access point includes a wireless transceiver configured to provide coordinated multipoint communications with at least one non-legacy device of a plurality of remote devices via a wireless local area network protocol. The coordinated multipoint communications are coordinated with at least one other wireless access point in accordance with coordination data.
US09455807B2	Wireless communication system and random access method thereof A random access method of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation which allows transmitting data on multiple carriers is provided. A random access method for a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation according to the present invention includes receiving, at a terminal, Random Access Channel (RACH) selection information necessary for random access, the RACH selection information being transmitted by a base station; selecting, when the random access is triggered, an uplink carrier on which the random access is attempted based on the RACH selection information; and attempting the random access on the selected uplink carrier.
US09455803B2	Relay device and relay method A computer receives, using a first communication method, first data transmitted from a first information processing device. The computer transmits, using a second communication method different from the first communication method, the first data to a second information processing device different from the first information processing device. The computer receives, using the second communication method, a reception acknowledgement for the first data from the second information processing device. The computer transmits, using the first communication method, the reception acknowledgement to the first information processing device. The computer detects one of a first error and a second error. The first error is an error in communication between the computer and the first information processing device. The second error is an error in communication between the computer and the second information processing device. The computer retransmits, based on the detected error, one of reception acknowledgements transmitted to the first information processing device.
US09455802B2	Systems and methods for controlling data paths for wireless networks A network node for use in a wireless sensor network has memory that is configured to store a routing indicator indicating whether the network node may function as a routing node for messages destined for other nodes of the wireless sensor network. The network node also has logic that is configured to control, based on the routing indicator, whether the network node is specified as a hop for a data path from a source node to a destination node of the wireless sensor network. In one exemplary embodiment, the routing indicator is controlled based on sleeping characteristics of the network node.
US09455801B2	Method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting control information to support uplink multiple antenna transmission The present invention relates to a method for transmitting control information regarding uplink multiple antenna transmission may comprise the steps of: transmitting DCI for scheduling the uplink transmission of a plurality of data blocks through a PDCCH; receiving the plurality of data blocks scheduled by the DCI; transmitting information which indicates positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement to each of the plurality of received data blocks through the PHICH; and receiving retransmission for the negative acknowledged data blocks. When the number of the negative-acknowledged data blocks is not equal to the number data blocks indicated in the PDCCH, a pre-coding matrix, which is for the number of transmission layers equivalent to that of layers corresponding to the negative-acknowledged data blocks, may be used for retransmission.
US09455800B2	Device and method for mitigating effects of impulse noise on data packet transfer A device for mitigating effects of impulse noise on data packet transfer over a communication line is configured at least partially according to physical layer characteristics of the communication line. As an example, a data packet retransmission device might be configured to retransmit in response to each retransmission request an amount of data packets depending on the physical layer interleaving delay ID and/or data bit rate DBR.
US09455797B2	Network system configured for resolving forward error correction during a link training sequence One embodiment provides a method for resolving a forward error correction (FEC) protocol. The method includes requesting, by a network node element during an auto-negotiation period between the node element and a link partner, to resolve at least one FEC mode during a link training period; wherein the auto-negotiation period and the link training period are defined by an Ethernet communications protocol and the auto-negotiation period occurs before the link training period; determining, by the network node element, at least one channel quality parameter of at least one channel of a communication link between the network node element and the link partner; and determining, by the network node element during the link training period, whether to enable at least one FEC mode for use by the network node element based on, at least in part, the at least one channel quality parameter.
US09455790B2	High-speed optical receiver implemented using low-speed light receiving element and method for implementing the same A high-speed optical receiver implemented using a low-speed light receiving element is provided, which is configured to receive an optical signal having a higher transmission rate than that received using a general avalanche photo diode (APD) by expanding a frequency bandwidth using a receiver circuit configured together with an APD in the optical receiver including the APD, an APD bias control circuit, a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for amplifying a signal received from the APD to have low noise, and a post amplifier; and a method of implementing such a high-speed optical receiver.
US09455788B2	Hitless modulation scheme change systems and methods in optical networks A hitless modulation change method at a node in an optical network includes determining that a modulation change is warranted for an optical modem in the node, the optical modem configured to communicate over an optical link; determining an impact of the modulation change on the optical link and associated underlying connections thereon; causing changes in a data plane for the associated underlying connections, prior to performing the modulation change; and causing the modulation change subsequent to accommodating the associated underlying connections in the data plane, thereby minimizing interruptions of the associated underlying connections due to the modulation change.
US09455783B2	Network security and variable pulse wave form with continuous communication A pulsed light communication device has a plurality of indicator light emitting diodes emitting diodes emitting at least one of a plurality of wavelengths of colored light to correspond to a designated color assigned to a security level for a network. A continuous uninterrupted modulated pulsed light emitting diode light signal may be generated having a sensitivity threshold detection level exceeding minimal parameters of a photodetector.
US09455782B2	Monitoring a multiplexed laser array in an optical communication system Individual channels of a multiplexed laser array in a multi-channel optical transmitter are monitored at an output of an optical multiplexer. The monitoring may be used to confirm proper operation of each of the channels in the multiplexed laser array and/or to perform wavelength locking on each of the channels. Monitoring at the output of the optical multiplexer avoids the use of multiple photodetectors coupled directly to multiple lasers in the multiplexed laser array. The multiplexed laser array generally includes a plurality of laser emitters optically coupled to an optical multiplexer such as an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG). An optical transmitter with a monitored multiplexed laser array may be used, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) passive optical network (PON) or in any other type of WDM optical communication system capable of transmitting optical signals on multiple channel wavelengths.
US09455777B1	Satellite network service sharing Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via multi-user network access terminals over a multi-beam satellite system. Quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for the mobile devices at a per-user level according to user-specific traffic policies Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which multi-user network access terminal is used to access the system. Dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users.
US09455776B2	Method and apparatus for configuring a transmission mode for a backhaul link transmission A method and a base station are described for transmitting a signal. The base station transmits control information to a relay node through a relay-physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH), and transmits a data to the relay node through a relay-physical downlink shared channel (R-PDSCH). When a number of transmission layers of the R-PDSCH is 2 or more than 2, reference signals, among a plurality of reference signals, transmitted by a specific one of a plurality of antenna ports are used, in the relay node, for a demodulation of the control information.
US09455775B2	Handover signaling for beamforming communications A first base station receives a first message comprising one or more parameters indicating whether a wireless device supports configuration of a number of channel state information (CSI) processes. The first base station transmits at least one second message comprising configuration parameters of CSI reference signals. The first base station transmits, to a second base station after making a handover decision, at least one third message comprising at least one of the one or more parameters and the configuration parameters of the CSI reference signals.
US09455773B2	Uplink multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (UL MU-MIMO) transmission request method in UL MU-MIMO communication Provided is a method of transmitting and receiving a frame for a multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication in an access point (AP), the method including transmitting, to each of a plurality of stations (STAs), an uplink multi-user request (UL MU request) frame requesting transmission of a data frame, and receiving, from each of the plurality of STAs, the data frame during an identical period of time based on an identical reception intensity, wherein the UL MU request frame includes at least one of information on a transmission time of the data frame and information on a reception intensity of the data frame in the AP.
US09455771B2	System and method for close proximity communication A system and method for close proximity communication is disclosed. The method comprises detecting a signal transmitted by a close proximity communication (CPC) device at a distance of one of greater than and less than a CPC detection perimeter with a multi-mode magnetic induction communication (MMMIC) device having at least one antenna. The type of device transmitting the detected signal is identified. The MMMIC device is enabled to communicate with the close proximity communication device at one of the distance of greater than the CPC detection perimeter and less than the CPC detection perimeter based on the type of device that is identified.
US09455770B2	Inductive-coupling system and method with compensation to prevent interference In a related transmitting circuit employing electromagnetic induction that is used in a communication system, there is a problem in that, because only one inductor is used in the transmitting circuit, it is impossible to perform communication at a data rate higher than the self-resonant frequency of the inductor. A transmitting circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention is a transmitting circuit that drives an inductor to transmit data to a semiconductor chip insulated from a semiconductor chip on which the transmitting circuit is mounted, and includes a driving circuit that receives outgoing data transmitted at a data rate higher than the self-resonant frequency of the inductor and outputs an outgoing signal that drives the inductor at the data rate of the outgoing data.
US09455768B2	Communications device, method and system for establishing wireless communications between communications devices A device, method, and system are disclosed for establishing wireless communications between communications devices comprising respective magnets and magnetic sensors each located on first and second communications device and aligned such that a magnet on the first communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the second communications device and a magnet on the second communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the first communications device. In response, a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit contained in each of the first and second communications devices is activated and data exchanged between the first and second communications devices using a NFC communications protocol.
US09455765B2	Communications connectors having frequency dependent communications paths and related methods Communications connectors are provided that include a plurality of inputs that are arranged as differential pairs of inputs and a plurality of outputs that are arranged as differential pairs of outputs. A plurality of low frequency conductive paths are provided, each of which electrically connects a respective one of the inputs to a respective one of the outputs. These low frequency conductive paths are configured to pass signals having frequencies in a first frequency band while substantially attenuating signals having frequencies in a second frequency band that includes higher frequencies than the first frequency band. A plurality of second conductive paths are also provided. Each of the plurality of second conductive paths is electrically in parallel with at least a portion of a respective one of the low frequency conductive paths.
US09455758B1	Ultra-low power long range transceiver A low power long range transceiver is presented. The transceiver includes: an antenna configured to receive an RF signal; an analog front-end circuit configured to receive the RF signal from the antenna and pre-condition the RF signal by at least one of amplify the RF signal, shift frequency of the RF signal and filter the RF signal; and a demodulator configured to receive the preconditioned signal from the front-end circuit and an assertion trigger signal signifying an end of a predefined time period, where the demodulator, in response to the assertion trigger signal, outputs a data value for a given data bit in the RF signal. A controller is also configured to receive the assertion trigger signal and, in response to the assertion trigger signal, disables at least one component of the transceiver, thereby reducing power consumption.
US09455756B2	Systems and methods for frequency independent analog self-interference cancellation A system and method for analog self-interference cancellation that includes receiving an RF transmit signal of a full-duplex radio; frequency downconverting the RF transmit signal to an IF transmit signal; transforming the IF transmit signal into an IF self-interference signal using an IF analog self-interference cancelling circuit; frequency upconverting the IF self-interference signal to an RF self-interference signal; and combining the RF self-interference signal with an RF receive signal of the full-duplex radio.
US09455755B2	Aggregate signal amplification device and method A surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter that receives an aggregate circuit and outputs two or more sub-signals on outputs each of a different frequency band. The sub-signals are amplified by low noise amplifiers and, in one implementation, the amplified sub-signals can be summed. The outputs are connected via a switched passive network so that portions of the sub-signals on the outputs that are not in the selected frequency band are at least partially terminated.
US09455754B2	Retrofit automobile radio A replacement radio which can be used to replace a wide range of older automobile radios and fit into an almost unlimited number of dashboard configurations comprises an interchangeable radio display assembly having a radio display sized to fit into an original automobile dashboard radio display opening and a separate radio case having radio electronics therein. At least one separate radio control housing mounts replacement radio controls such as the usual tuning and volume controls into the original dashboard openings. The usual push buttons can be part of the display assembly or can be provided by a separate push button assembly. The use of separate components or modules increases the flexibility for mounting and positioning such components with respect to the dashboard and one other so the radio can be easily installed into many older automobiles. Original display markings can be provided with application of a transparent display cover.
US09455753B2	Non-linear capacitance based parametric mixer A method and apparatus for frequency conversion. The apparatus includes a mixer configured to provide an output signal with a converted frequency, a local oscillator, and a non-linear transmission structure operably connected to the mixer and the local oscillator. The non-linear transmission structure is configured to cancel at least a portion of non-linearity of the mixer from the output signal and to modify a gain of the output signal. The local oscillator may provide a local oscillator signal to the non-linear transmission structure. The non-linear transmission structure may also be configured to modify the local oscillator signal to cancel at least the portion of the non-linearity of the mixer and to modify the gain of the output signal, and provide the modified local oscillator signal to the mixer.
US09455752B2	Apparatus and method for adaptive common mode noise decomposition and tuning Described is an apparatus which comprises: a pre-driver coupled to a transmitter, the transmitter having a differential output; and a tuning circuit operable to couple to the differential output to tune the pre-driver of the transmitter according to a common mode noise signature of a common mode signal derived from the differential output.
US09455751B2	Circuit arrangement and method for transmitting signals On the basisof single-ended signals based on logic levels, andof differential, in particular common-mode-based, signals,a circuit arrangement and a corresponding method are proposed, in which the power consumption required for the transfer of L[ow]P[ower] data is as low as possible.
US09455750B2	Source block size selection Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for determining a source block size are presented. A sender transmits received media as source blocks. The sender receives a value N, a target number of packets from which a receiver can recover a source block with high fidelity; a value P′, a target packet payload size; a value O, a symbol reception overhead value; and a value R, a target upper bound on data reception overhead. The sender determines a value K, a number of symbols to be used per source block, based on the values N, P′, O and R. The source symbols of the source blocks are encoded into encoded symbols. In some cases, the encoded symbols include the source symbol, and in other cases the encoded symbols do not include the source symbols. The encoded symbols are packetized into at least N packets for transmission to the receiver.
US09455748B2	Apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal and method of transmitting and receiving a signal The present invention relates to a method of transmitting and a method of receiving signals and corresponding apparatus. One aspect of the present invention relates to an efficient L1 signaling method for an efficient transmitter and an efficient receiver using the efficient L1 signaling method for an efficient cable broadcasting.
US09455742B2	Compression ratio for a compression engine An output sequence of data elements is processed. The output sequence of data elements represents a sequence of input data elements in a compressed format. An output data element includes a backward reference for each string in the input data elements that occurs again in an input data element that is used to produce the output data element. A backward reference identified in a selected output data element is used for selecting the string to which it refers in the stored input data elements. The selected string is combined with strings of one or more subsequent output data elements. A matching sequence in the stored input data elements matching at least part of one or more combined strings is found. A combined string of the one or more combined strings having the longest matching sequence is selected. The backward reference is redefined to indicate the longest matching sequence.
US09455741B2	Method for collecting signal with sampling frequency lower than Nyquist frequency A method for collecting a signal with a frequency lower than a Nyquist frequency includes, by a data transmitting end, selecting a suitable transformation base matrix for an input signal, deriving a sparse representation of the signal using the transformation base matrix to determine a sparsity of the signal, calculating a number M of compressive sampling operations according to the sparsity, sampling the signal with fNYQ/M using M channels, and integrating sampling values of each channel to obtain M measurement values. A reconstruction end reconstructs an original signal by solving optimization problems. Based on theory, compressive sampling can be performed on a sparse signal or a signal represented in a sparse manner with a frequency much lower than the Nyquist frequency, overcoming restrictions of the typical Nyquist sampling theorem. The method can be implemented simply and decrease pressure on data collection, storage, transmission and processing.
US09455734B2	Sensor system using multiple modes for analog to digital conversion A device for converting analog to digital is disclosed. The device includes a dual mode converter and a control unit. The dual mode converter has a coarse mode and a fine mode. The dual mode converter is configured to receive an input signal and convert the input signal to a digital output having a selected resolution. The control unit is coupled to the dual mode converter and is configured to operate the converter in the coarse mode until a coarse approximation is obtained and to operate the converter in the fine mode until a fine approximation is obtained having the selected resolution. The fine mode includes multi-bit incremental tracking.
US09455733B1	System and method for spread spectrum ADC noise reduction Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including electrical circuits, are described for spread spectrum ADC noise reduction. An analog-to-digital converter may include an analog modulator to modulate an input analog signal according to a pseudo-noise sequence. An ADC core may convert the modulated analog input signal to a digital signal representation thereof. The digital signal may be demodulated using the pseudo-noise sequence to generate a noise-spread signal with reduced noise spectral density. The analog modulator and digital demodulator may also be configured in an analog-to-digital converter that includes a comparator and successive approximation register (SAR) logic, rather than an ADC core, in a SAR implementation. Multi-lane, interleaved analog-to-digital conversion circuits are also described using the inventive techniques. Analog-to-digital converters including DC offset components and methods performed according to the inventive techniques are also described.
US09455732B2	Method and device for analog-to-digital conversion of signals, corresponding apparatus One or more first signals and one or more second signals, wherein the second signal(s) are slowly varying or low frequency signals in comparison with the first signals and are converted from analog to digital by sampling the first signals and the second signals to produce samples thereof for analog-to-digital conversion, subjecting the samples of the first signals to conversion to digital at a certain conversion rate, subjecting the samples of the second signal to conversion to digital by segments so that these segments are subjected to conversion to digital along with the samples of the first signals at the respective conversion rate, and reconstructing digital converted samples of the second signal from the segments subjected to conversion to digital.
US09455730B1	Voltage controlled oscillator runaway prevention A feedback module for preventing voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) runaway in a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit can include a first, a second, and a third input to receive a first output signal from a PLL circuit, a reference signal, and a first control signal. The feedback module may also include a feedback circuit to generate a second control signal, the second control signal being coupled to an input of the PLL circuit, wherein the feedback circuit generates the second control signal by comparing a number of cycles of the first output signal to a first threshold, and a number of cycles of the reference signal to a second threshold.
US09455727B2	Open-loop voltage regulation and drift compensation for digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for open-loop voltage regulation and drift compensation for a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). in embodiments, a communication circuit may include a DCO, an open-loop voltage regulator, and a calibration circuit. The open-loop voltage regulator may receive a calibration voltage and may generate a regulated voltage. The regulated voltage may be passed to the DCO. During a calibration mode, the calibration circuit may compare the regulated voltage to a reference voltage and adjust the calibration voltage based on the comparison to provide the regulated voltage with a target value. During a monitoring mode, the calibration circuit may receive a tuning code that is used to tune the DCO and further adjust the calibration voltage based on a value of the tuning code.
US09455726B1	XOR (exclusive or) based triangular mixing for digital phase control Phase compensation in an I/O (input/output) circuit includes a triangular control contour with a simplified generation circuit. A linear control circuit can generate a digital N-bit linear count, and route the least significant M bits [(M−1):0] for linear control for fine delay mixing of a phase compensation loop and the most significant (N−M) bits [(N−1):M] for linear control for coarse control of a delay chain for the phase compensation loop. Prior to decoding the least significant M bits for fine delay mixing, the control circuit performs a bitwise XOR (exclusive OR) of bit M with each of bits [(M−1):0] to generate M linear control bits as the linear control for fine delay mixing. The M linear control bits generate a linear control count having a triangular contour, where the linear control count continuously, repeatedly counts from 0 to (2M−1) to 0.
US09455717B2	Digital counter comprising reduced transition density The present document relates to a digital counter providing counting information comprising at least a first and a second counting module, said counting modules being serially coupled forming a counting module chain; each counting module comprising at least a first and a second digital storage cell, each counting module providing module counting information comprising a width of at least two bits; the counting modules being adapted to change only one bit of said module counting information between two successive counting states; wherein the counting modules are coupled such that the start of counting of the second counting module is triggered by the first counting module if said first counting module once has passed through its possible counting states.
US09455715B2	Apparatus for improving reliability of electronic circuitry and associated methods In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a first set of circuit elements and a second set of circuit elements. The first set of circuit elements is used in a first configuration of the apparatus, and the second set of circuit elements is used in a second configuration of the apparatus. The first configuration of the apparatus is switched to the second configuration of the apparatus in order to improve reliability of the apparatus.
US09455714B1	Cascaded LUT carry logic circuit In an example, a configurable logic element for a programmable integrated circuit (IC) includes a first lookup-table (LUT) including first inputs and first outputs, and first sum logic and first carry logic coupled between the first inputs and the first outputs; a second LUT including second inputs and second outputs, and second sum logic coupled between the second inputs and the second outputs; and first and second cascade multiplexers respectively coupled to the first and second LUTs, an input of the second cascade multiplexer coupled to an output of the first carry logic in the first LUT.
US09455711B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device A semiconductor integrated circuit device that has a high-voltage analog switch circuit and is operable at a low power-supply voltage, and which has a first high-voltage MOSFET HN1, a second high-voltage MOSFET, and a first floating gate voltage control circuit. The first floating gate voltage control circuit operates at a voltage of 5 V or lower, and when turning on the first high-voltage MOSFET and the second high-voltage MOSFET, the first floating gate voltage control circuit sets a voltage in the source terminal of the first high-voltage MOSFET as a reference voltage, adds a floating voltage corresponding to the power-supply voltage to the reference voltage, and supplies the added voltage to the gate terminals of the first high-voltage MOSFET and the second high-voltage MOSFET.
US09455707B2	Superconductive gate system One embodiment includes a superconductive gate system. The superconductive gate system includes a Josephson D-gate circuit comprising a bi-stable loop configured to store a digital state as one of a first data state and a second data state in response to an enable single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse provided on an enable input and a respective presence of or absence of a data SFQ pulse provided on a data input. The digital state can be provided at an output. The readout circuit is coupled to the output and can be configured to reproduce the digital state as an output signal.
US09455706B2	Dual-rail encoding Embodiments may include a method, system and apparatus for providing for encoded dual-rail signal communications in asynchronous circuitry. A dual rail signal pair is received. The dual rail signal pair comprises a first value indicative of a first wait state, a second value indicative of a logic value of a first bit, a third value indicative of a second wait state and a first logic value of a second bit, and/or a fourth value indicative of second wait state and a second logic value of said second bit.
US09455705B2	Touch inductive unit and touch panel A touch inductive unit includes a receiving electrode pattern and a driving electrode pattern. The receiving electrode pattern includes a first main stem, a first branch portion and a second branch portion. The first branch portion and the second branch portion are extended from the first main stem. The driving electrode pattern includes a second main stem, a third branch portion and a fourth branch portion. The third branch portion and the fourth branch portion are extended from the second main stem. The receiving electrode pattern and the driving electrode pattern are interdigitated and physically spaced apart from each other.
US09455704B2	Circuit including a transformer for driving a semiconductor switching element A circuit for a semiconductor switching element including a transformer. One embodiment provides a first voltage supply circuit having a first oscillator. A first transformer is connected downstream of the first oscillator. A first accumulation circuit for providing a first supply voltage is connected downstream of the first transformer. A driver circuit having input terminals for feeding in the first supply voltage and having output terminals for providing a drive voltage for the semiconductor switching element, designed to generate the drive voltage for the semiconductor switching element at least from the first supply voltage.
US09455703B2	FET array bypass module A bypass module including a plurality of P-Channel MOSFETs connected in parallel to form a P-Channel MOSFET array, a plurality of N-Channel MOSFETs connected in parallel to form a N-Channel MOSFET array, and a control module to control switching of the P-Channel MOSFET array and the N-Channel MOSFET array is disclosed. A battery or load management device used to switch higher current and low voltages is disclosed. A battery bypass and bypass method for charge, discharge, and charge limiting control for various types of batteries is disclosed.
US09455699B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device A semiconductor integrated circuit device having a control signal system for avoiding failure to check an indefinite signal propagation prevention circuit, for facilitating a check included in an automated tool, and for facilitating a power shutdown control inside a chip. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device, power shutdown priorities are provided by independent power domains (Area A to Area I). A method for preventing a power domain having a lower priority from being turned OFF when a circuit having a high priority is turned ON is also provided.
US09455696B2	Pulse frequency modulation circuit and power adapter Disclosed are a pulse frequency modulation circuit and a power adapter. The pulse frequency modulation circuit includes a first multiplier, a second multiplier, a third multiplier, a divider and an adder sequentially and electrically connected to one another. The second multiplier includes an output terminal connected to an input terminal of the divider, a first input terminal, and a second input terminal connected to an input terminal circuit of the adder. To prevent the uncertain timing of the critical operating status of the time control circuit detected by the conventional zero-crossing detection method, the pulse frequency modulation circuit and power adapter adopt the pulse frequency modulation circuit for computation and output a control signal to control the OFF/ON time of a transistor in the power adapter, so as to control the timing of the operating status of the power adapter precisely.
US09455695B2	High-speed comparator for analog-to-digital converter A comparator for an analog-to-digital converter is provided. The comparator includes a differential amplifier unit that receives a sampling signal and provides an output signal, based on a voltage provided by the sampling signal. The differential amplifier unit includes an input stage that receives the sampling signal and integrates a current on the integration nodes based on potentials of the sampling signal. The comparator includes a sense amplifier coupled with the integration nodes that detects a potential difference and amplifies the potential difference to generate the output signal. The comparator includes a charge injection circuit (30) to inject equal charges into the integration nodes.
US09455683B2	Piezoelectric piece for piezoelectric vibrator and manufacturing method thereof The present invention presents a piezoelectric piece for a piezoelectric vibrator and a manufacturing method thereof. The piezoelectric piece for a piezoelectric vibrator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base; and a vibrating arm connected to the base and having a groove formed therein. Here, one surface inside the groove includes: a first slope extended from an upper portion of the groove in a lower direction so as to have a first angle; and a second slope extended from a lower portion of the first slope in a lower direction so as to have a second angle that is greater than the first angle, and a rate of a depth of the first slope for a depth of the groove is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 1.
US09455681B2	Bulk acoustic wave resonator having doped piezoelectric layer In accordance with a representative embodiment, a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator comprises: a first electrode having a first electrode thickness; a second electrode having a second electrode thickness; and a piezoelectric layer having a piezoelectric layer thickness and being disposed between the first and second electrodes, the piezoelectric layer comprising a piezoelectric material doped with at least one rare earth element. For a particular acoustic coupling coefficient (kt2) value and a series resonance frequency (Fs) of the BAW resonator, the first electrode thickness and the second electrode thickness are each greater than a thickness of a first electrode and a thickness of a second electrode of a BAW resonator comprising an undoped piezoelectric layer.
US09455680B2	Tunable RF filter structure formed by a matrix of weakly coupled resonators RF filter structures are disclosed that may have multiple filter paths, which are provided by weakly coupled resonators. The filter paths may be interconnected so that additional filter paths may be realized between input and output terminals of the RF filter structures. In this manner, the weakly coupled resonators from the filter paths may be arranged in a matrix. In one embodiment, an RF filter structure includes a first filter path and a second filter path. The first filter path includes (at least) a first pair of weakly coupled resonators while a second filter path that includes (at least) a second pair of weakly coupled resonators. To interconnect the first filter path and the second filter path, a cross-coupling capacitive structure is electrically connected between the first filter path and the second filter path. As such, an additional filtering path may be realized through the interconnection provided by the cross-coupling capacitive structure.
US09455679B2	Volume interactions for connected playback devices Methods and systems are provided for volume interactions for connected playback devices. In one example, a playback device applies a state variable update associated with the playback device. The playback device may be one of a plurality of playback devices, and the state variable update may indicate a limited volume range associated with the playback device. The playback device renders audio content in synchrony with other playback devices in the plurality of playback devices. The playback device receives input data indicating a group volume adjustment for the plurality of playback device and adjusts a playback volume of the playback device based on the group volume adjustment and the limited volume range.
US09455678B2	Location and orientation based volume control A computer manages methods for managing a volume of an audible transmission by, receiving an audible transmission with an associated location and orientation tag, wherein the associated location and orientation tag contains a geographical origin of the audible transmission and a direction of the audible transmission. Determining a location and orientation of a recipient of the audible transmission. Determining a volume level to be associated with the audible transmission based on the determined location and orientation of the recipient with respect to the associated location and orientation tag of the audible transmission.
US09455676B2	Semiconductor circuit and amplifier circuit An amplifier circuit outputs a control signal for controlling a control target circuit and receives input of a feedback signal from the control target circuit. The amplifier circuit and the control target circuit constitute a feedback loop that includes a plurality of poles. A semiconductor capacitive element is provided for phase compensation in the feedback loop. The amplifier circuit includes an output branch that includes a first transistor having a first current terminal from which the control signal is output and a second current terminal connected to a power supply potential, and a branch that is connected in parallel to the output branch and includes a cascode circuit. The cascode circuit includes a second transistor having third and fourth current terminals, and a third transistor having fifth and sixth current terminals. The fourth and fifth current terminals are connected to each other. The semiconductor capacitive element that obtains the Miller effect is connected between the control target circuit and the fourth and fifth current terminals.
US09455675B2	Amplifier and amplification method An amplifier comprises a biasing unit, an amplifying unit and a Schmitt trigger. The biasing unit is configured to generate a bias current which is independent of the power supply, so as to increase power supply rejection ratio. The amplifying unit is connected to the biasing unit and configured to receive an input voltage and generate an amplified voltage based on the biasing current. The Schmitt trigger is connected to the amplifier and configured to generate and output a modified voltage.
US09455673B2	Auto-zero circuit of operational amplifier An auto-zero circuit of an operational amplifier is disclosed, and the auto-zero circuit has: a micro-control unit and a digital potentiometer; the micro-control unit is used to obtain a voltage value of an offset voltage of the output end when there is no input in the operational amplifier, and generates a control signal which causes the voltage value of the offset voltage to be smaller than a first threshold value according to the voltage value of the offset voltage; the digital potentiometer is used to adjust a resistance thereof according to the control signal.
US09455670B2	Scalable periphery for digital power control A scalable periphery digital power control arrangement is presented. The scalable periphery digital power control arrangement comprises a plurality of PMOS transistors connected in parallel, where the plurality of transistors is operatively coupled to a voltage source. The plurality of PMOS transistors that is operatively coupled to the voltage source can operate as a controlled current source. Current flow from the voltage source can be controlled by a logic circuit, which sends a logic signal to enable or disable each individual PMOS transistor of the plurality of PMOS transistors connected in parallel. As more PMOS transistors are enabled, the current flow through the scalable periphery digital power control arrangement to the amplifier can increase.
US09455665B1	Solar tracker cleaning system and method A solar tracker waterless cleaning system for cleaning solar panels of solar trackers in at least one solar tracker row, each solar tracker having a length and a width and being able to be positioned at a pre-determined angle, the cleaning system including at least one waterless cleaning apparatus operable to clean a panel surface of the solar tracker row without using water, at least two rails positioned horizontally parallel to the solar tracker row, a support frame for supporting the cleaning apparatus and a controller coupled with the cleaning apparatus and with the support frame for moving the cleaning apparatus in the width direction and the length direction of the solar tracker row, the support frame moving over the rails and moving the cleaning apparatus in a width direction and a length direction of the solar tracker row while maintaining a pre-determined angle in the width direction of the solar trackers.
US09455663B1	Modular solar panel roof system A modular solar panel roof system comprising a plurality of interconnected square-shaped modular tiles. Each modular tile comprises a circular AC solar cell on an outward facing surface of the modular tile and a housing with an outward facing surface designed to support the weight of a human without breaking. Contours located on at least two sides of the modular tile are designed to mate with identical contours on an adjacent modular tile so as to define a water tight seal between the modular tiles. Electrical terminals located on at least two sides of the modular tile are conductively coupled with the AC solar cell in the modular tile. The electrical terminals are designed to mate with identical electrical terminals on an adjacent modular tile.
US09455662B2	Assembly for locking and grounding solar panel modules to mounting components In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing array skirts and solar panel modules in an array on a roof by utilizing rotatable locking mechanisms that both secure the solar panel modules to mounting plates and splices as well as providing a grounding path between the solar panel modules and the entire array. A method of installation of the assembly is also provided.
US09455661B2	Variable tilt tracker for photovoltaic arrays A solar tracking system is disclosed. The tracking system includes a tube rotatable around its end-to-end axis. A first support is coupled to the tube at a first location of the tube, and is coupled with a first base. A second support is coupled to the tube at a second location of the tube, and is coupled with a second base. A translation mechanism is coupled with the tube and provided to change the position of the first support relative to the second support.
US09455660B2	Method for controlling the electromagnetic torque of a high-speed-synchronous machine A method for controlling electromagnetic torque of a three-phase synchronous machine with permanent magnets, including measuring current delivered to the three phases of the machine, transposing the three measured currents into a direct current component and a quadratic current component using Park's transformation, and receiving an instruction for the quadratic current component. When the direct current component is negative, a defluxing control mode is activated in which the machine is controlled from a direct voltage component and a quadratic voltage component of the machine, the direct voltage component and the quadratic voltage component being determined in Park's plane.
US09455655B2	Motor control system A motor control system can suppress production costs, suppress the occurrence of unexpected excessive torque, and continue system operation as much as possible even when the diagnosis results of a monitoring device are abnormal. A computation device computes a voltage command value indicating the voltage to impose on a motor. Based on the voltage command value, the computation device generates a control signal that controls a drive device. When the diagnosis results of the monitoring device are normal, the computation device computes the voltage command value so that the absolute value of the detection value of current flowing to the motor is no greater than a second threshold, and when the diagnosis results of the monitoring device are abnormal, the computation device computes the voltage command value so that this absolute value is no greater than a third threshold that is smaller than the second threshold.
US09455653B1	Reliable current sensing for inverter-controlled electronic machine Phase currents of an inverter-driven electric machine are measured by mounting phase conductors of each respective phase current into a central passage of a respective flux core. A plurality of current sensors are mounted into a gap of each respective flux core to generate a respective plurality of current signals for each phase current. The Hall-effect devices are connected to a plurality of multi-channel op amp devices for conditioning the current signals such that each set of Hall-effect devices is connected to a different one of the op amp devices and such that each op amp device receives one current signal corresponding to each phase current. Thus, a valid conditioned current signal corresponding to each phase conductor is generated by the op amp devices unless there are multiple simultaneous failures of the Hall-effect devices and the op amp devices.
US09455648B2	Vibration generating apparatus There is provided a vibration generating apparatus including: a housing having an internal space; a vibrator disposed and vibrating within the housing; and a plurality of damper members installed in at least one of the housing and the vibrator and formed of different materials, wherein the plurality of damper members are overlapped and formed integrally with each other or are disposed to be adjacent to each other.
US09455645B1	System and method for leakage current suppression in a photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverter The cascaded multilevel inverter is considered to be a promising topology alternative for low-cost and high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, the leakage current issue, resulting from the stray capacitances between the PV panels and the earth, remains a challenge in the photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverter application. The present invention presents leakage current suppression solutions for the PV cascaded multilevel inverter by introducing properly arranged and designed passive filters. The embodiments of the invention do not include an active semiconductor device, and as such, the leakage current suppression techniques of the present invention retain the simple structure of the cascaded inverter and do not complicate the associated control system.
US09455638B2	Method for operating a resonant converter, and resonant converter A method for operating a resonant converter having an inverter circuit, the inverter circuit having a plurality of switches, includes: switching each of the switches of the plurality of switches at an actuation frequency and with a phase angle offset relative to one another, such that a voltage of an output of the inverter circuit has a duty factor; and determining the actuation frequency and the duty factor for a prescribable operating point and with a prescribable phase reserve of the resonant converter. A resonant converter and an x-ray generator having a resonant converter are described.
US09455634B2	DC-DC power conversion apparatus A power conversion apparatus, which converts power of a DC power supply and provides it to the loading, includes a transformer, an electronic switch, a leakage energy recycling circuit, and a output circuit. The transformer has a primary winding, which receives the power, and a secondary winding, which outputs the converted power. An end of the electronic switch is electrically connected to the primary winding; another end thereof is electrically connected to the DC power supply. The leakage energy recycling circuit is electrically connected to the primary winding, and repeatedly and alternatively outputs power of positive and negative voltage. The circuit receives and stores leakage energy of the transformer, and feedbacks it to the transformer. The output circuit is electrically connected to the secondary winding to receive the converted power and to provide it to the loading.
US09455630B2	Control circuit and control method of digital control power supply circuit, and digital control power supply circuit, electronic device and base station using the same A control circuit of digital control power supply circuit includes: first filter generating detection voltage having voltage level based on time average of output voltage of the digital control power supply circuit; A/D converter sampling feedback voltage having voltage level based on the output voltage at peak or bottom of the output voltage and converting the sampled feedback voltage into digital feedback data, and converting the detection voltage into digital detection data; error detector generating error data indicating difference between the feedback data and target data indicating target value of the feedback voltage; compensator generating duty command value adjusted to make the error data approximate zero; digital pulse modulator receiving the duty command value and generating pulse signal having duty ratio corresponding to the duty command value; and correction unit correcting the target data based on difference between the detection data and the feedback data.
US09455627B2	Boost-type switching regulator and semiconductor device for boost-type switching regulator A boost-type switching regulator includes an inductor; a rectifying element; a capacitor; a switching element; an output terminal; a detection voltage generating unit; an output voltage controlling unit; and a detection voltage level shifting unit. The detection voltage generating unit generates a detection voltage according to an output voltage. The output voltage controlling unit turns on and off the switching element to increase the output voltage when the detection voltage is smaller than a specific value, and to turn off the switching element to decrease the output voltage when the detection voltage is greater than the specific value. The detection voltage level shifting unit shifts the detection voltage so that the detection voltage during a voltage increasing period becomes greater than the detection voltage during a voltage decreasing period.
US09455625B2	Switching converter with slope compensation circuit A switching converter with slope compensation circuit, the slope compensation circuit has a first voltage source, a first operation circuit, a first switch, a first capacitor, a second switch and a first controlled current source.
US09455622B2	Inverter and over current protection method thereof An inverter and an over current protection method thereof are provided. The inverter includes an inverting circuit, a filtering capacitor and an over current protection circuit. The inverting circuit is configured to convert a DC input voltage into an AC output voltage and provide the AC output voltage to a load. The filtering capacitor is coupled to the inverting circuit and the load in parallel. The over current protection circuit is coupled to the inverting circuit and the filtering capacitor and configured to provide an over current protection mechanism. The over current protection circuit detects an AC current on the filtering capacitor and determines whether to enable the over current protection mechanism according to the AC current in order to restrain the power conversion operation of the inverting circuit.
US09455621B2	Controller IC with zero-crossing detector and capacitor discharge switching element An integrated circuit (IC) for controlling the discharge of a capacitor coupled across first and second input terminals of a power converter circuit, wherein the first and second terminals for receiving an ac line voltage. The IC includes a switching element coupled across the first and second input terminals and a detector circuit. The detector circuit including first and second comparators that produce first and second output signals responsive to a zero-crossing event of the ac line voltage. The first and second output signals being used to generate a reset signal coupled to a timer circuit responsive to the zero-crossing event. When the reset signal is not received within a delay time period, the timer circuit outputs a discharge signal that turns the switching element on, thereby discharging the capacitor.
US09455619B1	System and method for implementing current sharing between packaged power supplies A system for implementing current sharing between packaged power converter modules is provided. The system includes a respective current monitoring circuit for generating a current signal indicative of the current supplied by each power converter module, and a respective inverter for inverting the current signals. The current signals and the inverted current signals from each module are provided to a differential current share bus. For each module, an error amplifier is provided to supply a remote sense terminal of the module with a control signal indicative of the difference between the current share bus reference level and a respective current signal.
US09455618B2	Method for controlling multilevel converter The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a multilevel converter, the method including, detecting modulation state values and current directions of sub-modules, and designating, by one sub-module, an average number of switching for each period of an output waveform, wherein the step of designating the average number of switching includes, grouping the sub-modules according to being in ON state or in OFF state, comparing the number of sub-modules in previous ON state and the number of sub-modules in OFF state to obtain a difference therebetween, and changing a state as much as the difference, comparing a sub-module of ON state in charged state and in discharged state with a sub-module of OFF state, and changing the compared states of sub-modules of ON state and OFF state.
US09455615B1	Magnetic propulsion system A magnetic propulsion drive system provides power output by including the use of permanent magnets repelled by electromagnets on adjacent rotor assemblies. In some embodiments, the electromagnets may be inactive until synchronized to face an opposing permanent magnet of the same polarity. The electromagnet may be energized thus causing a repellant force with the permanent magnet causing radial momentum in the rotor assembly to rotate a larger drive module of rotor assemblies. Embodiments may include two or more drive modules arranged to position opposing magnets of the same type so that each drive modules is driven producing and output torque through a drive shaft.
US09455614B2	Method for aligning conductors of coil members Embodiments of disclosure include, for example, a method for aligning wire conductors of coil members of a core of an electric motor or generator for welding the ends thereof. Such methods may include providing a plurality of circumferentially arranged first passages and a plurality of circumferentially arranged second passages, where each first passage is overlapped with a second passage to form a pair, each pair of passages form a combined third passage. Such methods may further include moving at least one of the first plurality of passages and the second plurality of passages relative to one another to cause radial sides of the passages to engage and move the end portions of the wire conductors in the circumferential direction.
US09455607B2	Clutch and motor A clutch including a drive shaft, drive side rotation body, driven shaft, driven side rotation body, clutch housing, and lock member is disclosed. During non-rotation of the drive side rotation body, when the driven side rotation body is rotated, the lock member is pushed by the driven side rotation body and moved outward in a radial direction thereby bringing the contact portion into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the clutch housing. During rotation of the drive side rotation body, the drive side rotation body pushes a drive side cam surface in the rotation direction, and the drive side cam surface acts to move the lock member inward in the radial direction and push the lock member against the driven side rotation body. Thus, the lock member is sandwiched between the drive side rotation body and the driven side rotation body thereby coupling the drive side rotation body and the driven side rotation body with the lock member to be integrally rotatable.
US09455605B2	Rotating electrical machine and vehicle equipped with rotating electrical machine A rotating electrical machine includes: a stator core; a stator winding; and a rotor. Cross conductors connect slot conductors to run astride slots with the slot pitch N+1 at coil ends on one side and run astride slots with the slot pitch N−1 at coil ends on another side, with N representing a number of slots per pole; the stator winding includes slot conductor groups each having a plurality of slot conductors; the plurality of slot conductors in each slot conductor group are inserted at a predetermined number Ns of successive slots so that the slot conductors in the slot conductor group take successive slot positions and successive layer positions; and the number Ns is set so that Ns=NSPP+NL when NSPP represents a number of slots per phase per pole and a number of layers is expressed as 2×NL.
US09455604B2	Wound-field synchronous machine including rotor damper-sleeve A wound-field synchronous machine includes a stator and a rotor. Around the rotor is a rotor sleeve including a damper bar assembly forming an amortisseur circuit.
US09455602B2	Motor A motor includes a stator having a ring type structure and including a plurality of teeth protruding toward an inner surface of the stator and coils wound around the teeth; and a rotor including a core with a plurality of permanent magnets circumferentially magnetized inside the stator around a rotation shaft and a non-magnetic member between the core and the rotation shaft, and the permanent magnet includes a protrusion protruding to the non-magnetic member. An area of the permanent magnet is increased by increasing a length of the permanent magnet so that a magnetic flux can be increased to increase a torque.
US09455599B2	Electronic device, control method, and recording medium An electronic device includes a power receiving unit that receives power wirelessly from a power supply apparatus, a first unit that transmits, in response to a command received from the power supply apparatus, first information indicating a status of the electronic device, a second unit that transmits second information indicating a status of the electronic device, and a control unit that controls the first unit or the second unit in such a way as to transmit at least one of the first information and the second information to the power supply apparatus.
US09455598B1	Programmable micro-core processors for packet parsing Disclosed is an approach for implementing a flexible parser for a networking system. A micro-core parser is implemented to process packets in a networking system. The micro-cores of the parser read the packet headers, and perform any suitably programmed tasks upon those packets and packet headers. One or more caches may be associated with the micro-cores to hold the packet headers.
US09455595B2	Wireless charge system in door pocket of vehicle A wireless charge system includes a wireless charger configured to wirelessly transfer power to an apparatus including a battery in order to charge the battery; a fixing unit configured to fix the apparatus so that the apparatus cannot be moved separately from the wireless charger while wirelessly receiving the power from the wireless charger; and a display configured to provide an indication of a charged state of the battery, wherein the wireless charger, the fixing unit, and the display are formed in a door pocket included in a door of a vehicle.
US09455590B2	Charging control circuit, charging apparatus, charging control method and charging method A charging control circuit (23, 33, 43, 53), a charging apparatus (2) comprising the charging control circuit (23, 33, 43, 53), a charging control method and a charging method comprising steps in the charging control method. The charging control circuit (23, 33, 43, 53) and the charging control method can provide a variable current reference (Iref_g), and limit the variable current reference (Iref_g) to a minimum current value in a periodically triggered interrupt duration, so as to enable an output voltage (Vout) to be closer to a battery core voltage (V0) when the interrupt duration ends. Therefore, by taking whether the output voltage (Vout) obtained when the interrupt duration ends approximately reaches a calibration voltage reference (Vref_s) as a condition, the charging is triggered to terminate, so that the defect of insufficient charging can be overcome, and instantaneous uprush of the output current (Iout) can be further limited by use of the variable current reference (Iref_g) in the charging duration. Moreover, the charging control circuit (23, 33, 43, 53) and the charging control method can further provide a variable voltage reference (Vref_g), and allow the output voltage (Vout) to exceed the calibration voltage reference (Vref_s) in the charging duration by improving the variable voltage reference (Vref_g) after it is detected that the output voltage (Vout) is far from reaching the calibration voltage reference (Vref_s) when the interrupt duration ends, thereby improving the charging speed.
US09455587B2	Device and method for charging a battery A method for charging a battery is provided, wherein current pulses are supplied to the battery, wherein each pulse is followed by a rest period during which no current is supplied to the battery, and wherein the state of charge of the battery is determined during the rest period.
US09455580B2	Battery management system and method A battery system has a battery module including a number M of series-connected batteries. The battery system is further provided with a number N (1
US09455574B2	Power distribution system A power distribution system includes a direct current (DC) power source and an appliance selection unit for selecting one or more appliances that can be operated with an available power of the DC power source. The power distribution system further includes a display unit for displaying results of selection by the appliance selection unit.
US09455570B2	Low insertion loss electrostatic discharge (ESD) limiter An electrostatic discharge (ESD) limiting device for a coaxial transmission line can include an outer housing or shielding, a ground portion positioned within the outer housing, a center pin positioned within the ground portion, and a beam lead device—such as a Schottky diode or other diode—positioned between the ground portion and the center pin and electrically coupled between the ground portion and the center pin. The ESD limiting device may also include one or more spring members mounted on the ground portion to provide elasticity to the device to maintain signal transmission and grounding within the coaxial transmission line.
US09455568B2	Energy storage system for renewable energy source Renewable energy power systems, DC to DC converters, and methods for operating energy storage systems are provided. A system includes a power converter having a DC bus, and an energy storage system coupled to the DC bus of the power converter. The energy storage system includes an energy storage device and a switching power supply coupled between the energy storage device and the DC bus of the power converter. The switching power supply includes a plurality of switching elements, and an energy storage device protection circuit coupled between the plurality of switching elements and the energy storage device, the energy storage device protection circuit including a solid state switch. The switching power supply further includes a fuse coupled to the energy storage device protection circuit.
US09455566B2	Drive protection circuit, semiconductor module, and automobile It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology capable of reliably suppressing a surge voltage even in a case where noise having a small pulse width is generated. A drive protection circuit that drives and protects a switching element includes a gate driving circuit that drives the switching element in response to a gate driving signal and an overcurrent protection circuit that operates a soft cutoff circuit upon an overcurrent of the switching element, the soft cutoff circuit causing the switching element to transition from ON to OFF at a switching speed slower than that of the gate driving circuit. In the drive protection circuit, in a case where a pulse width of ON of the gate driving signal is less than or equal to a response time of the overcurrent protection circuit, the drive protection circuit operates the soft cutoff circuit to cause the switching element to transition from ON to OFF, regardless of the overcurrent.
US09455565B2	Protection circuit that detects fault impedance during power up of a device A protection circuit or electronic circuit breaker protects and supplies power to a device load. The protection circuit includes a current mirror, a reference load that models the device load, and a comparator circuit that outputs a signal indicating that a fault has been detected in the device load during turn on. The current mirror provides an amount of current in proportion to the current supplied to the device load. The same proportion is used to calculate the capacitance and resistance of the reference load. Accordingly, if the device load has no fault, the reference voltage remains proportional to the output voltage to the device load. However, if the device load has a fault, the reference voltage will increase faster than the output voltage such that the comparator will generate a fault signal that turns off a transistor pass element that was supplying current to the device load.
US09455560B1	Closure seal method and apparatus for wall mount enclosure Disclosed is a wall mount enclosure and sealing assembly for electrical devices, the enclosure comprises a housing defining an interior that is accessible from an opening in a front side and configured to support electronic equipment therein. A closure door is operatively mounted to the enclosure in a closed position to prevent outside access through the opening in the front side, the closure door including an inwardly facing portion generally facing towards the front side around all or at least a portion of a periphery of the door, the inwardly facing portion extending laterally outward of the periphery of the opening. A gasket engages at least part of the inwardly facing portion of the closure door with a seal portion or first portion pressed by the inwardly facing portion of the closure door when the closure door is in the closed position to form a seal between the front side and the inwardly facing portion of the closure door to seal the interior of the enclosure.
US09455559B1	Plugging device A plugging device can include a plug member configured to connect to, plug, or block an aperture in a wall. The plugging device can include a lock member configured to secure the plugging device in the aperture. The lock member can be connected to the plug member. A release member can be connected to the lock member. The plug member, lock member, and/or release member can form a monolithic part. In some cases, the plugging device is a compliant mechanism.
US09455556B1	Cable conduit transitions A cable conduit transition including a longitudinal axis, a lower portion having a semicircular shape around the longitudinal axis and two lower portion terminating ends, an upper portion having a semicircular shape around the longitudinal axis and two upper portion terminating ends, and wherein the two lower portion terminating ends are offset from the two upper portion terminating ends.
US09455553B2	Spark plug A spark plug includes a metal shell formed with a mounting male thread portion and a radially outwardly protruding seat portion and a solid annular gasket disposed between the male thread portion and the seat portion. The gasket has a recessed portion formed with a depth in the direction of an axis such that the recessed portion has an opening at a front end surface of the gasket (18) located opposite to the seat portion. The front end surface of the gasket includes an inner peripheral front end surface region decreasing in thickness toward an inner periphery of the gasket and an outer peripheral front end surface region formed radially outside the inner peripheral front end surface region. The opening of the recessed portion is located radially inside an innermost periphery of the outer peripheral front end surface region.
US09455546B2	Raman-based static and dynamic tilt control in an optical system An optical fiber carries optical channels injected into the optical fiber to a Raman amplifier. A controller determines a static tilt associated with the channels in the fiber due to wavelength dependent losses. A photodiode measures a total power of the channels at an output of the Raman amplifier. The controller determines a dynamic tilt associated with channels in the fiber based in part on the measured total power. The dynamic tilt is induced by Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) in the fiber and varies as a function of a total power of the signals injected into the fiber. The controller determines a total tilt with which to offset the static and dynamic tilts. The controller sets an amplifier gain tilt applied to the channels equal to the total tilt.
US09455545B2	Lead frame for a high speed electrical connector An electrical connector designed for high speed signals. The connector includes one or more features that, when used alone or in combination, extend performance to higher speeds. These features may include compensation for tie bars that are used to hold conductive members in place for molding a housing around the conductive members. Removal of the tie bars during manufacture of the connector may leave artifacts in the conductive members and/or housing, which may degrade electrical performance. However, that degradation may be avoided by features that compensate for the artifacts. The conductive members, for example, may include regions, adjacent tie bar locations, that compensate for portions of the tie bar that are not fully removed.
US09455533B1	Electrical connector having wafer sub-assemblies An electrical connector includes a plurality of contact modules stacked parallel to each other within a housing. Each contact module includes a pair of wafer sub-assemblies. The wafer sub-assemblies are identical and oriented 180° with respect to each other. Each wafer sub-assembly includes an overmolded leadframe and a conductive shell holding the overmolded leadframe. The overmolded leadframe has a plurality of contacts including intermediate sections extending between mating and mounting ends. The intermediate sections are encased in an overmolded body of the overmolded leadframe. The shell has a pocket at an inner side thereof receiving the overmolded leadframe and the inner sides of the shells face each other. The shell has securing features for securing the shells together and the shell provides electrical shielding for the contacts of the overmolded leadframe.
US09455530B2	Electrical connector with ground bus An electrical connector includes a housing having a front and a rear. The housing including a slot defined through the front that is configured to receive a mating connector therein. Signal contacts are held in the housing. The signal contacts are arranged within the slot to mate with the mating connector. Ground contacts are held in the housing and interspersed among the signal contacts. The ground contacts are arranged within the slot to mate with the mating connector. A ground bus includes a base and multiple sets of projections extending from the base. Each set including at least two projections that engage the same corresponding ground contact at spaced-apart locations. The sets of projections are connected via the base to create a ground circuit between the ground contacts that are engaged by the ground bus.
US09455528B1	Multi-plug USB connector with swappable tip The Multi-plug USB Connector with Swappable Tip is a device used to connect one or more devices to a power source, allowing for charging of multiple devices. Additionally, the Multi-plug USB Connector with Swappable Tip allows multiple devices to share data connections, allowing for the simple sharing of data.
US09455527B2	Connector housing The present invention relates to a socket housing and to a plug housing for use in an electrical connector. A connection face of the socket housing has a recess, at the base of which one or more guide cones are formed, which connect the outer surface of the connection face to one or more corresponding insertion channels in which the electrical contacts of the socket housing are housed. The plug housing includes a protrusion, on which the contact pins are arranged. The protrusion is shaped in section such that it can enter the recess in the connection face of the socket housing. Since the connection pins are not formed directly on a connection face of the socket housing, but on the protrusion, even pins having a length shorter than that of conventional pins can easily reach the electrical contacts in the socket housing and can establish a reliable electrical connection.
US09455525B2	Connector with flexible conductive member to isolate terminal from vibrations in a wire A connector (10) to be mounted on end portions of wires (16) includes first terminals (19) connected to the end portions of the wires (16), second terminals (23) electrically connected to the first terminals (19) via flexible conductive members (29) and connected to terminals of a mating connector (CN), and a housing (33) for accommodating the first terminals (19) and the second terminals (23).
US09455518B2	Connector having regulating section There is provided a connector including a terminal which is provided with an electrical connection section with a tab shape that is provided with a raised part which extends along a terminal fitting direction, and a connector housing which is provided with a terminal accommodating chamber that accommodates the terminal, and an insertion hole through which the electrical connection section is inserted in the terminal accommodating chamber and protrudes outward.
US09455514B2	Female terminal having an elastic contact member with a plurality of curved contact portions A female terminal includes a conductive terminal body having a cylindrical portion to which a mating male terminal is to be inserted, and a cylindrical elastic contact member configured to apply a contact pressure to the male terminal when the male terminal is inserted into the terminal body. The elastic contact member comprises a plurality of contact portions which are partitioned by slits extending in an axial direction of the cylindrical portion and the plurality of contact portions are curved toward inside the cylindrical portion. A front end portion of the elastic contact member, to which the male terminal is to be inserted, is connected to the cylindrical portion while a rear end portion of the elastic contact member is made a free end.
US09455512B2	Electrical connector with locking structures An electrical connector with locking structures is disclosed. The electrical connector comprises an insulation housing, two locking plates, multiple power terminals and multiple signal terminals. The insulation housing forms two locking structures, each of which includes a platform, a vertical fastener passage, a horizontal holding passage and a vertical block. There forms a gap between the vertical block and a bottom support wall of the holding passage. Each locking plate is an L type and has a horizontal locking portion, a vertical locking portion and a locking foot. The horizontal locking portion is fixed in the holding passage, the vertical locking portion is clamped in the gap, and the locking foot is used to fix the electrical connector on a circuit board. The locking structure can ensure the locking plate to be fixed on a preset position, thereby protecting the electrical connector when using.
US09455509B2	Electrical series terminal An electrical series terminal includes a first connecting portion which is connected via a first associate current bar to a first functional contact and a second connection portion being connected via a second associate current bar to a second functional contact. A functional zone is provided between the first connection portion and the second connection portion. The functional zone is configured to selectively and alternately receive and contact a plurality of functional elements such that when at least one functional element is introduced to the functional zone, the at least one functional element can be connected to the first and second functional contact. On the sides of the functional zone, a first and second connecting shaft are provided on the first and second connection sections.
US09455503B2	Electrical connector contact terminal An electrical contact terminal includes a base portion for positioning and retaining the electrical contact terminal within a connector housing, an insulation displacement connecting portion extending upwardly from the base portion and comprising a pair of spaced apart arms defining an opening therebetween for receiving and making electrical contact with an electrical conductor, and a contact portion extending downwardly from the base portion and configured to float when the electrical contact terminal is retained and positioned within a connector housing. The contact portion includes a first arm, a second arm, and an arcuate base portion. The first arm extends downwardly and includes a first end attached to the base portion and an opposite second end. The second arm extends downwardly and includes a free first end closer to the base portion and an opposite second end farther from the base portion. The second arm is configured to deflect when making electrical contact with a mating contact pin. The arcuate base portion connects the second ends of the first and second arms.
US09455501B2	Broadband multiple-input multiple-output antenna An antenna, including a ground plane, a first radiating element mounted on the ground plane, a second radiating element mounted on the ground plane in spaced relation to the first radiating element, each one of the first and second radiating elements including a feed leg for feeding the radiating element, a ground leg for grounding the radiating element, an origami-like folded element having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the feed leg, the second end being capacitively coupled to the radiating element and a supplementary ground connection extending between the feed leg and the ground plane.
US09455498B2	Antenna device and electronic device An antenna device includes a metal plate and an antenna coil. A main portion of the antenna coil includes an insulating substrate and a coil conductor on the substrate. The metal plate includes a first conductor opening and a second conductor opening. The second conductor opening is continuous with the first conductor opening but not continuous with an outer edge of the metal plate.
US09455496B2	Antenna assembly and wireless communication device using same An antenna assembly includes an antenna, a radio frequency (RF) unit, and a matching unit. The antenna includes a first radiator and a second radiator. The matching unit is electronically connected between the antenna and the RF unit, and includes a first matching circuit and a second matching circuit. The first matching circuit matches impedance of the first radiator, and the second matching circuit matches impedance of the second radiator.
US09455494B2	In-vehicle multimedia device having antenna module and tuner part module integrated therein An in-vehicle multimedia device includes: an antenna module which has an antenna body arranged on the outer side surface of the roof of a vehicle, a first circuit substrate coupled to the antenna body, a connector part provided with through-holes therein formed to project downward from the lower surface of the antenna body, and first connection pins accommodated in the respective through-holes of the connector part and electrically connected with the first circuit substrate, a tuner part module which has a tuner part body arranged on the inner side surface of the roof of the vehicle, a second circuit substrate coupled to the tuner part body, and second connection pins provided in a coupling groove such that the connector part is inserted and coupled; and a coupling member that couples the antenna module and the tuner part module to each other.
US09455493B2	Dual branch common conductor antenna A dual branch antenna is provided. The dual branch antenna may include a continuous conductive element divided into first and second branches. Each branch may be configured to form at least a portion of an antenna structure. Antenna structures thus formed may be configured to radiate in at least two different frequencies.
US09455490B2	Communication device integrally formed with antenna and mask A communication device integrally formed with antenna and mask is provided. The communication device comprises a circuit board, a frame, a communication chip and a mask. The frame is disposed on an upper surface of the circuit board. The frame has multiple sidewalls perpendicular to the upper surface and surrounding an opening. The communication chip is disposed on the upper surface and located in the opening. The mask is disposed on the circuit board, comprises a cover, multiple plates and an antenna module. The cover covers the communication chip. The plate is projected from a lower edge of the cover and parallel to the sidewalls, and has a hollowed area. The antenna module is connected to the hollowed area and integrally formed with the plate in one piece.
US09455487B2	Non-penetrating securing device system and use and method of making An exemplary system for securing objects to a substrate with a non-penetrating securing device. The non-penetrating securing device is a non-destructive device that allows objects of a variety of sizes (large and small) to be securely mounted to or on fragile substrates.
US09455486B2	Integrated circulator for phased arrays A circulator/isolator assembly to operate within a first frequency range is disclosed. The assembly includes a first magnetic substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a first ground plane formed on the first surface, a dielectric layer disposed adjacent the first magnetic substrate, the dielectric layer comprising a multi-port junction circuit disposed on a first side of the dielectric layer and dimensioned to be resonant within the first frequency range, the multi-port junction circuit comprising a conductive disk coupled to a plurality of RF transmission traces, a first RF transmission trace forming an input port and a second RF transmission trace forming an output port, a ground plane disposed on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a first magnetic cylinder disposed proximate the multi-port junction circuit of the dielectric layer.
US09455485B2	Non-reciprocal circuit element, module of the same, and transmission and reception module A non-reciprocal circuit element includes a ferrite to which a direct current magnetic field is applied by a permanent magnet, and first and second center electrodes arranged on the ferrite so as to intersect with and be insulated from each other. One end of the first center electrode is connected to a first port and the other is connected to a second port. One end of the second center electrode is connected to the second port and the other is connected to a ground port. A first capacitor and a resistor connected in parallel are connected between the first and second ports and a second capacitor is connected between the second and ground ports. An input/output terminal of at least one filter is connected between the first or second port and the resistor and the ground terminal thereof is connected to the second or first port.
US09455484B2	Wideband electronically tunable cavity filters An apparatus to filter electromagnetic waves includes a cavity and one or more tuning circuits. The cavity is configured to receive the electromagnetic waves and has a resonant frequency. The one or more tuning circuits are disposed proximate to or in the cavity. The one or more tuning circuits and the cavity are configured to filter the electromagnetic waves and the resonant frequency of the cavity is based on the one or more tuning circuits.
US09455482B2	Self-recharging battery apparatus and method of operation A self-recharging battery apparatus including a magnesium-air fuel cell component having external battery connector elements; a rechargeable battery; and a water-tight inner sleeve configured to and receiving the rechargeable battery and the inner sleeve being fixedly connected to an inner side of the magnesium-air fuel cell component and the rechargeable battery being electrically connected to the magnesium-air fuel cell component external battery connector elements.
US09455481B2	Battery temperature control device At a timing of time t1 battery temperature Tbat lowers to Tbat_start and a warm-up request occurs, SOC at this time is a level, like time t2, which allows a vehicle to travel by itself up to a battery charging facility and allows a battery charger to be connected to the battery charging facility. Since a warm-up permission judging value is set to SOCs_low that is substantially 0 at time t1, in response to judgment of “SOC≧SOCs_low (≈0)”, warm-up of the battery is carried out from time t1 as shown by a solid line, then Tbat can be increased from time t1. A battery charge time can be thus shortened. With this, in order that the battery does not freeze while the battery is unused, a control that warms up the battery by a battery-driven heater is performed while shortening the battery charge time.
US09455479B2	Rechargable battery having a fuse A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode, a case configured to store the electrode assembly, a cap plate attached to the case, a terminal electrically connected to the first electrode and protruding out of the cap plate, a current collecting member connecting the first electrode with the terminal, the current collecting member including a fuse portion, a lower insulating member between the cap plate and the current collecting member, and a barrier between the lower insulating member and the fuse portion.
US09455474B2	Electrolytic solution Provided is an electrolytic solution exhibiting excellent withstand voltage and satisfactory characteristics even at low and high temperatures. The invention is an electrolytic solution that includes a cyclic carbonate (I-1) represented by formula (I-1): (in the formula, R is an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms, a fluorine-containing alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms, an alkoxy group or a fluorine-containing alkoxy group, in which an oxygen atom may be inserted between carbon atoms); a cyclic carbonate (I-2) different from the cyclic carbonate (I-1); and an electrolyte salt (II)).
US09455473B1	Ionic liquids for rechargeable magnesium battery An electrolyte composition for a magnesium electrochemical cell includes a magnesium salt dissolved in an ionic liquid. The ionic liquid includes an organic cation and a first boron cluster anion. The magnesium salt has a magnesium cation and a second boron cluster anion. The magnesium electrochemical cell includes an anode that contains elemental magnesium when charged, a cathode suitable for magnesium insertion or deposition, and the aforementioned electrolyte composition that is in ionic communication with the anode, the cathode, or both.
US09455469B2	Rechargeable magnesium-ion cell having a high-capacity cathode A magnesium-ion cell comprising (a) a cathode comprising a carbon or graphitic material as a cathode active material having a surface area to capture and store magnesium thereon, wherein the cathode forms a meso-porous structure having a pore size from 2 nm to 50 nm and a specific surface area greater than 50 m2/g; (b) an anode comprising an anode current collector alone or a combination of an anode current collector and an anode active material; (c) a porous separator disposed between the anode and the cathode; (d) electrolyte in ionic contact with the anode and the cathode; and (e) a magnesium ion source disposed in the anode to obtain an open circuit voltage (OCV) from 0.5 volts to 3.5 volts when the cell is made.
US09455464B2	Power generation apparatus Provided are a gas decomposition component, a method for producing a gas decomposition component, and a power generation apparatus. A gas decomposition component 10 includes a cylindrical-body MEA 7 including a first electrode 2 disposed on an inner-surface side, a second electrode 5 disposed on an outer-surface side, and a solid electrolyte 1 sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a porous metal body 11s inserted on the inner-surface side of the cylindrical-body MEA and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein the gas decomposition component further includes a porous conductive-paste-coated layer 11 g formed on an inner circumferential surface of the first electrode, and a metal mesh sheet 11 a disposed on an inner circumferential side of the conductive-paste-coated layer, and an electrical connection between the first electrode and the porous metal body is established through the conductive-paste-coated layer and the metal mesh sheet.
US09455462B2	Fuel cell system and method for deactivating fuel cell system In a method for deactivating a fuel cell system, low electric-power generation is performed prior to oxygen-consumption electric-power generation in a case where a state of charge in an electricity storage device provided in the fuel cell system is larger than a predetermined value when a stop switch provided in the fuel cell system is operated. After the state of charge in the electricity storage device is reduced to the predetermined value by compensating for a negative net output by discharging electricity from the electricity storage device, the oxygen-consumption electric-power generation in which oxygen remaining in a cathode system of the fuel cell is consumed to reduce oxygen concentration within the cathode system is performed.
US09455460B2	Method of controlling and maximizing the electric efficiency and the power output of a fuel cell According to a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method of controlling a fuel cell, comprising a step of controlling the fuel cell electric efficiency per unit of active surface area by checking and/or adjusting the current density produced in the fuel cell per unit of active surface area.According to another aspect, the present invention concerns a fuel cell suitable for obtaining an electric power output, which comprises, among the other things, control means of the electric efficiency of the fuel cell including means suitable for checking and/or adjusting the current density produced in the fuel cell per unit of active surface area.
US09455458B2	Hydrogen supply apparatus of fuel cell stack A hydrogen supply apparatus of fuel cell stack is provided. In particular, a plurality of unit cells includes a membrane electrode assembly, a separating plate disposed on two sides of the membrane electrode assembly, a coolant path, an air path, a fuel path, and an air inlet manifold communicated with the air path. An end plate is disposed on each end of the plurality of unit cells and forms an air inlet manifold in a location corresponding to the air inlet manifold of the separating plate. Additionally, a hydrogen supply apparatus is provided in the air inlet manifold of the separating plate and the air inlet manifold of the end plate that selectively supplies additional hydrogen to the cathode through the air path when needed.
US09455457B2	Fuel cell system and method of operating fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell configured to generate electric power by using a hydrogen-containing gas; a catalyst, which reacts with an oxidizing gas by oxidation; an oxidizing gas supply device configured to supply the oxidizing gas to the catalyst; and a controller configured to control, before removal of the catalyst to outside, the oxidizing gas supply device to perform an oxidizing process of oxidizing the catalyst.
US09455454B2	Solid oxide fuel cell and inter-connector A solid oxide fuel cell includes a fuel cell body and an inter-connector. The inter-connector has a base portion and a plurality of projecting portions projecting from the base portion toward the fuel cell body and electrically connected to the fuel cell body, and is integrally formed from a metallic material. Each of the projecting portions has a contour composed of a pair of linear portions which are disposed parallel to each other and each of which includes a straight line, and a pair of curved portions which connect opposite ends of the linear portions.
US09455446B2	Sodium and potassium ion batteries with halogen salts A sodium or potassium battery is provided, prior to an initial charge and discharge cycle, with a halogen salt additive. As is conventional, the battery is made up of the following components: an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte. In addition, the battery includes a halogen salt (MX), where M is a metal and X is a halogen element. The halogen salt is added to the anode, the cathode, the electrolyte, or combinations thereof. The concentration MX with respect to the component(s) to which it is added is in the range of 0.01% to 10% in weight. The element X can be selected from the group of halogen elements listed in the Periodic Table. M is a material such as lithium, sodium, potassium, cesium, magnesium, calcium, barium, titanium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, ammonium, or combinations thereof. Advantageously, the electrolyte may be either aqueous or non-aqueous.
US09455445B2	Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery, lithium secondary battery and method for producing cathode active material for lithium secondary battery The main object of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery with high theoretical capacity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the cathode active material comprises a crystal structure belonging to a space group C12/c1, and is represented by (Na1-αLiα)xM1-yNy(PO4)z (0.5≦α≦1, 2.5≦x≦3.5, 0≦y≦0.5, 1.5≦z≦2.5, M is at least one of V and Fe, and N is at least one of Co, Ni and Mn).
US09455440B2	Alkaline cell with improved high rate capacity The present disclosure relates generally to an alkaline electrochemical cell, such as a battery, and in particular to an improved gelled anode suitable for use therein. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a gelled anode that improves anode discharge efficiency by adjusting physical properties such as apparent density.
US09455438B2	Method for preparing electrode mix and the electrode mix prepared by using the same Disclosed are a method for preparing an electrode mix comprising (i) adding an electrode active material, a conductive material and a binder to a solvent, (ii) further adding a surfactant to the mixture of step (i), and (iii) mixing the resulting mixture of step (ii) and an electrode mix for secondary batteries prepared by the method.
US09455435B2	Jump start contact protection interface Apparatus are provided for receiving power from an external source. The apparatus includes a first electrical contact exposed to an exterior power source, a second electrical contact hardwired to an electrical bus, a separation device in physical contact with both the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and conditionally insulating the first contact from the second contact and an electrical circuit configured to detect a voltage of the exterior power source and to physically modify the separation device to electrically connect the second contact to the exterior power source when a condition is met.
US09455428B2	Battery unit connection structure of electric vehicle A vehicle can have a battery unit which includes paired supporting shafts protruding in opposite directions. A battery side connector can be supported coaxially with the supporting shafts in a turnable manner. The direction in which the battery side connector is fitted and connected is the direction orthogonal to the supporting shafts. A battery holding block includes paired engaging recessed portions and a vehicle body side connector. The supporting shafts of the battery unit are inserted into the engaging recessed portions from a direction approximately orthogonal to the shaft. The battery side connector is fitted and connected to the vehicle body side connector. The battery unit is operated to turn around the supporting shaft to a position where the battery unit is fixed with the battery holding block.
US09455425B2	Battery module A battery module includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, end plates at outer sides of the rechargeable batteries; fixing members fixed to the end plates, each fixing member having a support step protruding from at least one side end, a reinforcement member contacting the fixing member, and a fastener fixing the fixing member and the reinforcement member to the end plate.
US09455419B2	Organic light emitting display apparatuses and methods of manufacturing organic light emitting display apparatuses An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an organic light emitting device, a thin film transistor, a wiring pattern and a seal. The first substrate includes a first region, a second region and a third region. The third region surrounds the first region. The second region is between the first region and the third region, and is partially overlapped with the third region. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The organic light emitting device is disposed on the first substrate in the first region. The thin film transistor is disposed on the first substrate in a region where the second region and the third region overlap. The wiring pattern is disposed on the first substrate in the second region. The seal is disposed in the third region, between the first substrate and the second substrate in the third region.
US09455418B2	Support supply apparatus and method for supplying support An apparatus for supplying a support having a clean surface is provided. Alternatively, an apparatus for manufacturing a stack including a support and a remaining portion of a processed member whose one surface layer is separated is provided. A positioning portion, a slit formation portion, and a peeling portion are included. The positioning portion is provided with a first transfer mechanism of a stacked film including a support and a separator and a table for fixing the stacked film. The slit formation portion is provided with a cutter that can form a slit which does not pass through the separator. The peeling portion is provided with a second transfer mechanism and a peeling mechanism extending the separator and then peeling the separator. In addition, a pretreatment portion activating a support surface is included.
US09455414B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display device An array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The array substrate comprises thin film transistor units (2) arranged in array, and further comprises a quantum dot layer (3) disposed over the thin film transistor units (2). The quantum dot layer includes at least three kinds of quantum dots, any one kind of which emits light of a respective wave band when being irradiated and excited by light from an incident portion of the array substrate. The array substrate can improve color gamut range, transmittance of a display device without increasing the power consumption of the display device.
US09455407B2	Compound and organic light-emitting device including the same A compound, an organic light-emitting device, and a flat panel display device, the compound being represented by Formula 1, below:
US09455405B2	Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the substrate and separated from each other. The OLED display also includes an opposite electrode formed as one body and corresponding to the pixel electrodes, wherein the thickness of the opposite electrode varies depending on a position. The OLED display further includes an intermediate layer formed between the pixel electrodes and the opposite electrode, wherein the intermediate layer includes at least an emission layer.
US09455404B2	Memory device and method of manufacturing the same A memory device is provided. A first conductive layer, a first diffusion barrier layer, a phase change layer, a second diffusion barrier layer and a second conductive layer are disposed on a first electrode layer in sequence to form a stacking structure. A dielectric layer is disposed on the first electrode layer and covers a sidewall of the stacking structure and part of a top surface of the second conductive layer. A second electrode layer is disposed on the dielectric layer and the second conductive layer. Barrier enhancing components are provided between a bottom surface of the first diffusion barrier layer and a top surface of the second diffusion barrier layer. Further, a method of manufacturing a memory device is provided.
US09455389B2	Thermoelectric conversion element, manufacturing method for the thermoelectric conversion element, and thermoelectric conversion module In a thermoelectric conversion module, each of a p-type element and an n-type element is configured by aligning a plurality of particles in series and connecting the particles to each other. Around a connection part in which the particles are connected to each other, a protrusion is protruded. The protrusion has a shape of continuously extending around the entire periphery of the connection part. The protrusion may be partly interrupted, but in such a case, a circumferential length of one interrupted portion is less than one half of the periphery of the connection part.
US09455388B2	Light emitting diode package A light emitting diode (LED) package includes an LED chip, a first lead frame and a second lead frame electrically connected to the LED chip and separated by a space, and a housing disposed on the first lead frame and the second lead frame. The housing includes an external housing surrounding a cavity, the cavity exposing a first portion of the first lead frame and a first portion of the second lead frame, and an internal housing disposed in the space, the internal housing covering a top portion of the first lead frame and a top portion of the second lead frame.
US09455386B2	Vertical light emitting devices with nickel silicide bonding and methods of manufacturing Various embodiments of light emitting devices, assemblies, and methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a lighting emitting device includes forming a light emitting structure, and depositing a barrier material, a mirror material, and a bonding material on the light emitting structure in series. The bonding material contains nickel (Ni). The method also includes placing the light emitting structure onto a silicon substrate with the bonding material in contact with the silicon substrate and annealing the light emitting structure and the silicon substrate. As a result, a nickel silicide (NiSi) material is formed at an interface between the silicon substrate and the bonding material to mechanically couple the light emitting structure to the silicon substrate.
US09455383B2	Molded package for light emitting device and light emitting device using the same A molded package, comprising: a molded resin having a recess for accommodating a light emitting element; a ceramic substrate disposed in a bottom of the recess, the ceramic substrate having one surface exposed from the bottom of the recess and the other surface exposed from a rear surface of the molded resin; and a lead disposed at a lower part of the molded resin, the light emitting element being mounted on the one surface of the ceramic substrate, the lead being in contact with at least one side surface of the ceramic substrate to hold the ceramic substrate.
US09455382B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device comprising: a package having a recess; a light emitting element mounted in the recess of the package; a transmissive member provided above the light emitting element; a sealing resin that seals the recess of the package; a first fluorescent material contained in the transmissive member; and a second fluorescent material contained in the sealing resin and having a specific gravity different from that of the first fluorescent material, wherein a greater amount of the second fluorescent material is distributed to a side of the light emitting element than above the light emitting element, and a side surface of the light emitting element is exposed on the sealing resin.
US09455381B2	Light-emitting device Disclosed is a light-emitting device (1) including a light-emitting element (2) emitting primary light, and a light converter (3) absorbing a part of the primary light emitted from the light-emitting element (2) and emitting secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light. The light converter (3) contains a green light-emitting phosphor (4) and a red light-emitting phosphor (5). The green light-emitting phosphor (4) is composed of at least one phosphor selected from a divalent europium-activated oxynitride phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: EuaSibAlcOdNe and a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: 2(Ba1-f-gMIfEug)O.SiO2, while the red light-emitting phosphor (5) is composed of at least one phosphor selected from tetravalent manganese-activated fluoro-tetravalent metalate phosphors substantially represented by the following formulae: MII2(MIII1-hMnh)F6 and/or MIV(MIII1-hMnh)F6. Consequently, the light-emitting device (1) has excellent color gamut (NTSC ratio).
US09455380B2	High color rendering light emitting device including different phosphors A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a blue light emitting diode (LED); and phosphors including first to third phosphors, wherein the first phosphor is excited by light emitted from the blue LED, emits light having a main wavelength of about 495 nm to about 510 nm, and includes BaSi2O2N2:Eu or (Bax,Sr1-x)Si2O2N2:Eu where 0
US09455378B2	High efficiency light emitting diode and method for fabricating the same A high-efficiency light emitting diode including: a semiconductor stack positioned on a support substrate, including a p-type compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an n-type compound semiconductor layer; an insulating layer disposed in an opening that divides the p-type compound semiconductor layer and active layer; a transparent electrode layer disposed on the insulating layer and the p-type compound semiconductor layer; a reflective insulating layer covering the transparent electrode layer, to reflect light from the active layer away from the support substrate; a p-electrode covering the reflective insulating layer; and an n-electrode is formed on top of the n-type compound semiconductor layer. The p-electrode is electrically connected to the transparent electrode layer through the insulating layer.
US09455376B2	Substrate for nitride semiconductor device and production method thereof, and red light emitting semiconductor device and production method thereof A production method of a substrate for nitride semiconductor device comprising a mask formation step of using a metal nitride as a base material and forming a mask having a prescribed shape on the above-described base material, a three-dimensional structure growth step of growing a three-dimensional structure made of the same material as the base material on the base material having the mask formed thereon using a selective growth technique so that a layer having a higher index plane is formed on the lateral face, and an active layer growth step of growing an active layer containing a rare earth element on the lateral face of the above-described three-dimensional structure using an organometallic vapor phase epitaxial method.
US09455375B2	Light emitting device package including a substrate having at least two recessed surfaces A light emitting device package includes a substrate having a first cavity and a second cavity directly under the first cavity, a light emitting part on the second cavity, a first metal layer on an inner side surface of the substrate, a second metal layer on the inner side surface of the substrate, a third metal layer on a bottom surface of the substrate, the third metal layer electrically connected to the first metal layer by a first via hole, a fourth metal layer on the bottom surface of the substrate, the fourth metal layer electrically connected to the second metal layer by a second via hole, and a fifth metal layer on the bottom surface of the substrate, the fifth metal layer disposed between the first via hole and the second via hole.
US09455370B2	Method for coating a solar panel The present invention relates to a method for coating a solar panel to reduce the amount of light being received by the solar panel's photovoltaic cells and reduce their electrical output. The method comprises the step of coating the light-receiving area of said solar panel with a sufficient thickness of a coating composition which is adapted to reduce the amount of light reaching the photovoltaic cells such that the resulting electrical output of said solar panel is reduced to below a level which causes physiological injury. The invention also relates to a composition for coating the light-receiving area of a solar panel comprising: a binder and an opacifier, wherein the opacifier is included in a sufficient quantity such that a predetermined film thickness of said composition reduces light transmission therethrough such that the resulting electrical output of said solar panel is reduced to below the predetermined level.
US09455369B2	Infra red detectors and methods of manufacturing infra red detectors using MOVPE A method of forming infra red detector arrays is described, starting with the manufacture of a wafer. The wafer is formed from a GaAs or GaAs/Si substrate having CMT deposited thereon by MOVPE. The CMT deposited comprises a number of layers of differing composition, the composition being controlled during the MOVPE process and being dependent on the thickness of the layer deposited. Other layers are positioned between the active CMT layers and the substrate. A CdTe buffer layer aids the deposition of the CMT on the substrate and an etch stop layer is also provided. Once the wafer is formed, the buffer layer, the etch stop layer and all intervening layers are etched away leaving a wafer suitable for further processing into an infra red detector.
US09455366B2	Sol-gel process for the manufacture of high power switches According to one embodiment, a photoconductive semiconductor switch includes a structure of nanopowder of a high band gap material, where the nanopowder is optically transparent, and where the nanopowder has a physical characteristic of formation from a sol-gel process. According to another embodiment, a method includes mixing a sol-gel precursor compound, a hydroxy benzene and an aldehyde in a solvent thereby creating a mixture, causing the mixture to gel thereby forming a wet gel, drying the wet gel to form a nanopowder, and applying a thermal treatment to form a SiC nanopowder.
US09455365B1	Optoelectronic switch having a photovoltaic response and associated method of use A light-induced diode-like response in multi-layered MoSe2 field-effect transistors resulting from a difference in the size of the Schottky barriers between drain and source contacts, wherein each barrier can be modeled as a Schottky diode but with opposite senses of current rectification, wherein the diode response results from the light induced promotion of photo-generated carriers across the smaller barrier. The sense of current rectification can be controlled by the gate voltage which is able to modulate the relative amplitude between both barriers, yielding a photovoltaic response.
US09455362B2	Laser irradiation aluminum doping for monocrystalline silicon substrates Methods for laser irradiation aluminum doping for monocrystalline silicon substrates are provided. According to one aspect of the disclosed subject matter, aluminum metal contacts are formed directly on a surface of a monocrystalline silicon substrate. The aluminum metal contact is selectively heated via laser irradiation, thereby causing the aluminum and a portion of the monocrystalline silicon substrate in proximity to the aluminum to reach a temperature sufficient to allow at least a portion of the silicon to dissolve in the aluminum. The aluminum and the portion of the monocrystalline silicon substrate in proximity to the aluminum is allowed to cool, thereby forming an aluminum-rich doped silicon layer on the monocrystalline silicon substrate.
US09455361B2	Segmented thin film solar cells Use of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) and/or pure mechanical polishing to separate sub-cells in a thin film solar cell. In one embodiment the CMP is only used to separate the active, thin film layer into sub-cells, with scribing still being used to achieve sub-cell separation in conductive layers above and below the active, thin film layer. Also, the active layer may be placed over a series of protrusions so that the CMP removes the active layer that is over the protrusion, while leaving intact the flat, planar portions of the active layer. In this way, the removed active layer, from over the protrusions then becomes the division between sub-cells in the active layer.
US09455359B2	Solar battery cell, solar battery module and method of making solar battery module A solar battery cell and related methodology are provided which enable a TAB wire to be accurately connected to an intended position, thus allowing a possible increase in manufacturing costs to be suppressed. The solar battery cell can include a substrate, a plurality of finger electrodes formed on a light receiving surface of the substrate, and a back surface electrode on a back surface of the substrate, the back surface electrode to be connected to a plurality of finger electrodes on an adjacent cell by applying a first TAB wire via a conductive adhesive, wherein the back surface electrode has omitted portions arranged to define at least one alignment marking indicative of a position where the first TAB wire is to be applied, the at least one alignment marking having a width less than a width of said first TAB wire.
US09455358B2	Image pickup module and image pickup unit An image pickup module includes: a wiring board including a first main surface on which chip electrodes are disposed and a second main surface on which the cable electrodes connected respectively to the chip electrodes via respective through wirings are disposed; an image pickup device chip including external electrodes bonded respectively to the chip electrodes; and a cable including conductive wires bonded respectively to the cable electrodes, in which all of the cable electrodes are disposed in a region not facing a region where the chip electrodes are disposed.
US09455357B2	Compound varactor Embodiments include apparatuses and methods related to a compound varactor. A first varactor in the compound varactor may include a collector layer and a first base layer that is arranged in a first plurality of parallel fingers. A second varactor in the compound varactor may include a second base layer arranged in a second plurality of parallel fingers, and the base layer may be coupled with the collector layer. In embodiments, the fingers of the base layers of the first varactor and the second varactor may be interleaved with one another. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed herein.
US09455355B2	Semiconductor device An n−-type semiconductor substrate (1) includes an active region and a terminal region disposed outside the active region. A p+-type anode layer (2) is formed in a portion of an upper surface of the n−-type semiconductor substrate (1) in the active region. A plurality of p+-type guard ring layers (3) are formed in a portion of the upper surface of the n−-type semiconductor substrate (1) in the terminal region. An n+-type cathode layer (5) is formed in a lower surface of the n−-type semiconductor substrate (1). An anode electrode (6) is connected to the p+-type anode layer (2). A metallic cathode electrode (7) is connected to the n+-type cathode layer (5). A recess (8) is formed by trenching the n+-type cathode layer (5) in the terminal region. The cathode electrode (7) is also formed in the recess (8).
US09455353B2	Substrate with multiple encapsulated devices A device with multiple encapsulated functional layers, includes a substrate, a first functional layer positioned above a top surface of the substrate, the functional layer including a first device portion, a first encapsulating layer encapsulating the first functional layer, a second functional layer positioned above the first encapsulating layer, the second functional layer including a second device portion, and a second encapsulating layer encapsulating the second functional layer.
US09455351B1	Oxide semiconductor field effect transistor device and method for manufacturing the same An oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (OS FET) device includes a first dielectric layer formed on a substrate, an oxide semiconductor (OS) island formed on the first dielectric layer, a first gate electrode formed on the OS island, a gate dielectric layer formed in between the first gate electrode and the OS island, a patterned hard mask layer formed on a top surface of the first gate electrode, an etch stop layer covering a top surface of the patterned hard mask layer and sidewalls of the first gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the OS island. At least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode partially overlaps the etching stop layer on the sidewalls of the first gate electrode.
US09455347B1	Mandrel removal last in lateral semiconductor growth and structure for same A method of forming a semiconductor structure is disclosed comprising removing mandrel elements, the side walls of which support semiconductor fin structures, which mandrel elements are formed by removing portions of each of a plurality of elongated mandrels outside sacrificial gate structures, wherein the mandrel elements are removed after removing the sacrificial gate structure. Also disclosed is an intermediate semiconductor structure, obtained during some embodiments of the method, comprising a plurality of mandrel elements, a plurality of fin channel structures, source regions and drain regions on opposing sides of the fin channel structures wherein the bottom most surface of the fin channel structures and the source and drain regions are in direct physical contact with a common dielectric layer on a silicon-containing substrate.
US09455341B2	Transistor having a back-barrier layer and method of making the same A transistor includes a substrate and a buffer layer on the substrate, wherein the buffer layer comprises p-type dopants. The transistor further includes a channel layer on the buffer layer and a back-barrier layer between a first portion of the channel layer and a second portion of the channel layer. The back-barrier layer has a band gap discontinuity with the channel layer. The transistor further includes an active layer on the second portion of the channel layer, wherein the active layer has a band gap discontinuity with the second portion of the channel layer. The transistor further includes a two dimensional electron gas (2-DEG) in the channel layer adjacent an interface between the channel layer and the active layer.
US09455339B2	High voltage device and method for manufacturing the same A high voltage (HV) device and method for manufacturing the same are provided, at least comprising a substrate, an insulation formed on the substrate, a deep well formed in the insulation, an air layer formed in the insulation and disposed adjacent to the bottom surface of the deep well. A bottom surface of the deep well is spaced apart from the substrate. Also, the air layer, interposed between the deep well and the substrate, is spaced apart from the substrate. In one embodiment, an air layer further communicates with an atmosphere outside the HV device, which facilitates heat dissipation.
US09455335B2	Techniques for ion implantation of non-planar field effect transistors A method of forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET) device includes forming a fin structure on a substrate, the substrate comprising a semiconductor material and forming a replacement gate cavity comprising an exposed portion of the fin structure and a sidewall portion adjacent the exposed portion, wherein the exposed portion of the fin structure defines a channel region. The method further includes performing at least one implant into the exposed portion of the fin structure.
US09455334B2	Method of forming a Fin structure of semiconductor device A method of forming a fin structure of a semiconductor device, such as a fin field effect transistor FinFET is provided. In an embodiment, trenches are formed in a substrate, and a liner is formed along sidewalls of the trenches, wherein a region between adjacent trenches define a fin. A dielectric material is formed in the trenches. Portions of the semiconductor material of the fin are replaced with a second semiconductor material and a third semiconductor material, the second semiconductor material having a different lattice constant than the substrate and the third semiconductor material having a different lattice constant than the second semiconductor material. Portions of the second semiconductor material are oxidized.
US09455327B2	Schottky gated transistor with interfacial layer A Schottky gated transistor having reduced gate leakage current is disclosed. The Schottky gated transistor includes a substrate and a plurality of epitaxial layers disposed on the substrate. Further included is a gate contact having an interfacial layer disposed on a surface of the plurality of epitaxial layers and having a thickness that is between about 5 Angstroms (Å) and 40 Å. The interfacial layer can be made up of non-native materials in contrast to a native insulator such as silicon dioxide (SiO2) that is used as an insulating gate layer with silicon-based power transistors. The Schottky gated transistor further includes at least one metal layer disposed over the interfacial layer. A source contact and a drain contact are disposed on the surface of the plurality of epitaxial layers, wherein the source contact and the drain contact are spaced apart from the gate contact and each other.
US09455324B2	Thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same, array substrate and method of fabricating the same, and display device The present invention provides a thin film transistor and a method of fabricating the thin film transistor, an array substrate and a method of fabricating the array substrate, and a display device. The thin film transistor includes a substrate and a gate, an insulation layer, an active layer, a source and a drain which are provided on the substrate. A spacer layer is also provided between the gate and the active layer, and the spacer layer overlaps at least with one of the gate and the active layer having a smaller area in an orthographic projection direction. The spacer layer can effectively prevent material forming the gate from being diffused into the active layer, thereby ensuring stability of performance of the thin film transistor. In the array substrate utilizing the thin film transistor, the spacer layer further extends to a region corresponding to a gate line.
US09455321B1	Method for fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming an interfacial layer on the substrate; coating a monolayer containing fluorine on the interfacial layer; and forming a gate layer on the interfacial layer.
US09455314B1	Y-FET with self-aligned punch-through-stop (PTS) doping A semiconductor structure is provided that includes at least one punch-through stop base structure having concave outermost sidewalls and located on a semiconductor surface of a semiconductor substrate. The structure further includes a pair of semiconductor fins extending upwards from a topmost surface of the at least one punch through stop base structure. The structure even further includes a trench isolation structure located laterally adjacent each of the concave outermost sidewalls of the at least one punch-through stop base structure, wherein a dopant source dielectric material liner is located on each of the concave outermost sidewalls of the at least one punch-through stop base structure and is present between the at least one punch-through stop base structure and the trench isolation structure.
US09455312B2	Multiple depth vias in an integrated circuit An integrated circuit with vias with different depths stopping on etch stop layers with different thicknesses. A method of simultaneously etching vias with different depths without causing etch damage to the material being contacted by the vias.
US09455306B2	Foldable display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A foldable display apparatus, a method of manufacturing the same, and a controlling method of the same are disclosed. The foldable display apparatus includes a substrate including a metal thin film and an insulating layer provided on the metal thin film, an organic light-emitting unit formed on the substrate and emitting light in an direction away from the substrate, and a thin film encapsulating layer for encapsulating the organic light-emitting unit. The foldable display apparatus may be folded in a direction such that the metal thin film is exposed.
US09455303B2	White organic light emitting device A white organic light emitting device is disclosed. The device includes a first light emitting unit, which has first, second, and third light emitting element. The first light emitting element includes a blue light emitting material, the second light emitting element includes a yellow light emitting material, and the third light emitting element includes a yellow light emitting material. In addition, the first light emitting unit, the second light emitting unit and the third light emitting unit are arranged in parallel.
US09455301B2	Setting channel voltages of adjustable resistance bit line structures using dummy word lines Methods for reducing leakage currents through unselected memory cells of a memory array during a memory operation. In some cases, the leakage currents through the unselected memory cells of the memory array may be reduced by setting an adjustable resistance bit line structure connected to the unselected memory cells into a non-conducting state. The adjustable resistance bit line structure may comprise a bit line structure in which the resistance of an intrinsic (or near intrinsic) polysilicon portion of the bit line structure may be adjusted via an application of a voltage to a select gate portion of the bit line structure that is not directly connected to the intrinsic polysilicon portion. The intrinsic polysilicon portion may be set into a conducting state or a non-conducting state based on the voltage applied to the select gate portion.
US09455299B2	Methods for semiconductor sensor structures with reduced dislocation defect densities Non-silicon based semiconductor devices are integrated into silicon fabrication processes by using aspect-ratio-trapping materials. Non-silicon light-sensing devices in a least a portion of a crystalline material can output electrons generated by light absorption therein. Exemplary light-sensing devices can have relatively large micron dimensions. As an exemplary application, complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor photodetectors are formed on a silicon substrate by incorporating an aspect-ratio-trapping technique.
US09455298B2	Wafer-level packaging method of BSI image sensors having different cutting processes A wafer-level packaging method of BSI image sensors includes the following steps: S1: providing a wafer package body comprising a silicon base, an interconnect layer, a hollow wall and a substrate; S2: cutting the wafer package body via laser in a first cutting process to separate the interconnect layer of adjacent BSI image sensors; and S3: cutting the wafer package body via a blade in a second cutting process to obtain independent BSI image sensors. As a result, damage of the interconnect layer and the substrate may be decreased to improve performance and reliability of the BSI image sensor.
US09455296B2	Solid-state imaging device, production method of the same, and imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging device in which a pixel circuit formed on the first surface side of a semiconductor substrate is shared by a plurality of light reception regions and second surface side of the semiconductor substrate is the light incident side of the light reception regions. The second surface side regions of the light reception regions are arranged at approximately even intervals and the first surface side regions of the light reception regions e are arranged at uneven intervals. Respective second surface side regions and first surface side regions are joined in the semiconductor substrate so that the light reception regions extend from the second surface side to the first surface side of the semiconductor substrate.
US09455294B2	Image sensor and method of fabricating the same An image sensor includes a substrate having a front side and a back side, an insulating structure containing circuits on the front side of the substrate, contact holes extending through the substrate to the circuits, respectively, and a plurality of pads disposed on the backside of the substrate, electrically connected to the circuits along conductive paths extending through the contact holes, and located directly over the circuits, respectively. The image sensor is fabricated by a process in which a conductive layer is formed on the back side of the substrate and patterned to form the pads directly over the circuits.
US09455293B2	X-Y address type solid state image pickup device and method of producing the same In an X-Y address type solid state image pickup device represented by a CMOS image sensor, a back side light reception type pixel structure is adopted in which a wiring layer is provided on one side of a silicon layer including photo-diodes formed therein, and visible light is taken in from the other side of the silicon layer, namely, from the side (back side) opposite to the wiring layer. Wiring can be made without taking a light-receiving surface into account, and the degree of freedom in wiring for the pixels is enhanced.
US09455289B2	Solid-state image sensor and camera A solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels. Each of the plurality of first pixels includes a first filter having a visible light transmittance higher than an infrared light transmittance, and a first photoelectric converter configured to receive visible light transmitted through the first filter, and each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second filter having an infrared light transmittance higher than a visible light transmittance, and a second photoelectric converter configured to receive infrared light transmitted through the second filter. The plurality of second pixels are divided into a plurality of groups each includes at least two second pixels. The solid-state image sensor includes a synthesizer configured to synthesize a signal from signals of the at least two second pixels included in each group.
US09455286B2	Solid image-pickup device with through hole passing through substrate A solid image-pickup device has a semiconductor substrate, which includes an image-pickup area having a plurality of light sensors arranged thereon. A transparent plate having the same shape and the same size as those of the semiconductor substrate when viewed as a plan view is bonded to the surface of the semiconductor substrate. Also, a through hole extends from the second side of the semiconductor device towards the first side. An electrically conductive material is located in the through hole. Additionally, the electrically conductive material is physically connected to at least a portion of a lower surface of a laminar layer portion comprising at least one conductive layer located at the first side of the semiconductor substrate and is electrically connected to the laminar layer portion.
US09455285B2	Image sensors with phase detection pixels An image sensor may include an image pixel array with both image pixels to gather image data and phase detection pixels to gather phase information. The phase detection pixels may be arranged in pairs, with two adjacent pixels covered by a single microlens. The phase detection pixel pairs may be arranged in dashed lines, with image pixels interposed between each phase detection pixel pair. There may be only one image pixel interposed between each phase detection pixel pair. The phase detection pixels may all include color filter elements of the same color. The phase detection pixels may all include green color filter elements. The image pixels in the interrupted lines may include color filter elements that match the surrounding color pattern. The image pixels in the interrupted lines may all include color filter elements of the same color.
US09455280B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a capacitor whose charge capacity is increased while improving the aperture ratio is provided. Further, a semiconductor device which consumes less power is provided. A transistor which includes a light-transmitting semiconductor film, a capacitor in which a dielectric film is provided between a pair of electrodes, an insulating film which is provided over the light-transmitting semiconductor film, and a first light-transmitting conductive film which is provided over the insulating film are included. The capacitor includes the first light-transmitting conductive film which serves as one electrode, the insulating film which functions as a dielectric, and a second light-transmitting conductive film which faces the first light-transmitting conductive film with the insulating film positioned therebetween and functions as the other electrode. The second light-transmitting conductive film is formed over the same surface as the light-transmitting semiconductor film of the transistor and is a metal oxide film containing a dopant.
US09455278B2	Thin film transistor array panel and method of manufacturing the panel A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a first connection member of a gate driver region and a gate electrode of a display area, a gate insulating layer disposed on the substrate and having a first contact hole exposing the first connection member, a semiconductor layer disposed on a region of the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and including a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a second connection member connected to the first connection member through the first contact hole, a passivation layer disposed on the data line, the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the second connection member, and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. A horizontal width of the first contact hole ranges from 1 to 2 μm.
US09455276B2	Thin film transistor array panel and method of manufacturing the same A thin film transistor array panel includes: a substrate; a gate line and a common voltage line on the substrate and electrically separated from each other; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the common voltage line; a first passivation layer on the gate insulating layer; a common electrode on the first passivation layer; a second passivation layer on the common electrode; and a pixel electrode and a connecting member on the second passivation layer and electrically separated from each other. A first contact hole and a second contact hole are defined in the first and second passivation layers. The pixel electrode and the drain electrode are connected to each other through the second contact hole. The connecting member and the common electrode are connected to each other through the first contact hole.
US09455272B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes stacked groups each including interlayer insulating patterns and conductive patterns and stacked in at least two tiers, wherein the insulating patterns and the conductive patterns are alternately stacked over a substrate and separated by slits, and a support body including holes and formed between the stacked groups.
US09455271B1	Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing semiconductor memory device and method of layouting auxiliary pattern According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, which includes thereon a first region where memory elements are arranged and a second region where circuit elements driving the memory elements are arranged. The first region is provided with a stacked body including a plurality of metal films. Further, the stacked body is divided into a plurality of parts by first separation portions extending in a first direction. The second region is provided with an auxiliary pattern, which includes the stacked body together with a separation portion pair including a pair of second separation portions that divide the stacked body. The second separation portions extend in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.
US09455270B1	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a trench, a stacked structure, an etching stop structure, a plurality of memory structure, and a first filled slit groove formed in the stacked structure. The stacked structure has a horizontal extended region and a vertical extended region extending along a sidewall of the trench. The stacked structure includes a plurality of conductive layer s and a plurality of insulating layers interlacedly stacked in the trench. The etching stop structure is formed in the vertical extended region. The memory structures vertically penetrate through the conductive layers and the insulating layers in the horizontal extended region. The conductive layers and the insulating layers in the vertical extended region are formed on the etching stop structure and located between the etching stop structure and the first filled slit groove.
US09455265B2	Semiconductor 3D stacked structure and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first stacked structure. The first stacked structure includes a first stacked portion disposed along a first direction, at least one second stacked portion connected with the first stacked portion and disposed along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and at least one third stacked portion connected with the first direction and arranged alternately with the second stacked portion along the first direction. The width of the third stacked portion is smaller than the width of the second stacked portion along the second direction.
US09455264B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device with a nonvolatile memory is provided which has improved electric performance. A memory gate electrode is formed over a semiconductor substrate via an insulating film. The insulating film is an insulating film having a charge storage portion therein, and includes a first silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film over the first silicon oxide film, and a second silicon oxide film over the silicon nitride film. Metal elements exist between the silicon nitride film and the second silicon oxide film, or in the silicon nitride film at a surface density of 1×1013 to 2×1014 atoms/cm2.
US09455263B2	Three dimensional NAND device with channel contacting conductive source line and method of making thereof A NAND memory cell region of a NAND device includes a conductive source line that extends substantially parallel to a major surface of a substrate, a first semiconductor channel that extends substantially perpendicular to a major surface of the substrate, and a second semiconductor channel that extends substantially perpendicular to the major surface of the substrate. At least one of a bottom portion and a side portion of the first semiconductor channel contacts the conductive source line and at least one of a bottom portion and a side portion of the second semiconductor channel contacts the conductive source line.
US09455259B2	Semiconductor devices including diffusion barriers with high electronegativity metals A semiconductor device includes a capacitor with reduced oxygen defects at an interface between a dielectric layer and an electrode of the capacitor. The semiconductor device includes a lower metal layer; a dielectric layer on the lower metal layer and containing a first metal; a sacrificial layer on the dielectric layer and containing a second metal; and an upper metal layer on the sacrificial layer. An electronegativity of the second metal in the sacrificial layer is greater than an electronegativity of the first metal in the dielectric layer.
US09455255B2	Fin-type field effect transistor and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a fin-type field effect transistor includes sequentially forming a first mask and a second mask on a semiconductor substrate; patterning the second mask; forming and patterning a third mask on the second mask in accordance with a fin pattern of the fin-type field effect transistor; etching the semiconductor substrate, the first mask, and the second mask through the third mask, wherein portions of the first and second masks are removed and a first trench is formed in the semiconductor substrate; removing the third mask; etching the first mask through the second mask and removing the second mask; etching the semiconductor substrate through the first mask to form a plurality of fins and a second trench disposed between adjacent fins, wherein etching the semiconductor substrate further deepens the first trench such that a depth of the first trench is greater than a depth of the second trench.
US09455250B1	Distributed decoupling capacitor An electrical device including a plurality of fin structures. The plurality of fin structures including at least one decoupling fin and at least one semiconductor fin. The electrical device includes at least one semiconductor device including a channel region present in the at least one semiconductor fin, a gate structure present on the channel region of the at least one semiconductor fin, and source and drain regions present on source and drain region portion of the at least one semiconductor fin. The electrical device includes at least one decoupling capacitor including the decoupling fin structure as a first electrode of the decoupling capacitor, a node dielectric layer and a second electrode provided by the metal contact to the source and drain regions of the semiconductor fin structures. The decoupling capacitor is present underlying the power line to the semiconductor fin structures.
US09455242B2	Semiconductor optoelectronic device A semiconductor optoelectronic device comprises a growth substrate; a semiconductor epitaxial stack formed on the growth substrate comprising a sacrificial layer with electrical conductivity formed on the growth substrate; a first semiconductor material layer having a first electrical conductivity formed on the sacrificial layer, and a second semiconductor material layer having a second electrical conductivity formed on the first semiconductor material layer; and a first electrode directly formed on the growth substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor epitaxial stack via the growth substrate.
US09455241B2	Integrated circuit package and method of forming the same Aspects of the invention are directed towards an integrated circuit package and method of forming the same, and more particularly to a redistributed chip packaging for an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit having a protective material on at least a portion of the integrated circuit. A lead frame is coupled to the integrated circuit and a conductive layer is also coupled to the interconnect. A solder ball is coupled to the conductive layer and a passivation layer is on the conductive layer. Active and passive components are electrically coupled to the integrated circuit.
US09455228B2	Self-shielded components and methods for making the same This is directed to self-shielded components and methods for making the same. A self-shielded component can include an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield that contains circuitry within a shielded space defined by the EMI shield. Self-shielding can be achieved by interfacing a conformal shield layer to a ground layer disposed on or within a substrate of the self-shielded component. The combination of the conformal shield layer and the around layer can form a boundary of the shielded space that envelops circuitry requiring shielding. This enables the self-shielded component to be mounted to a circuit board without requiring a shield can or other processing to impart EMI shielding. In addition, the self-shielded components include the benefits of EMI shielding while simultaneously decreasing space requirements.
US09455227B1	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a first gate structure on the substrate; forming a first contact plug adjacent to the first gate structure; and performing a replacement metal gate (RMG) process to transform the first gate structure into metal gate.
US09455225B2	Semiconductor device To reinforce power supply wirings without sacrificing the interconnectivity of semiconductor devices. When three wirings are formed in parallel in the same wiring layer and the center wiring among them is shorter than the outer wirings, a projecting portion integrated into the outer wiring is formed utilizing a free space remaining on the extension of the center wiring. For example, when the outer wirings are used as power supply wirings, the power supply wirings can be reinforced by adding the projecting portion. At this time, because the projecting portion is arranged in the free space, the interconnectivity is not sacrificed.
US09455224B2	Semiconductor interconnect structures Techniques are disclosed that enable improved shorting margin between unlanded conductive interconnect features and neighboring conductive features. In some embodiments, an etch may be applied to an insulator layer having one or more conductive features therein, such that the insulator layer is recessed below the top of the conductive features and the edges of the conductive features are rounded or otherwise softened. A conformal etchstop layer may then be deposited over the conductive features and the insulator material. A second insulator layer may be deposited above the conformal etchstop layer, and an interconnect feature may pass through the second insulator layer and the conformal etchstop layer to connect with the rounded portion of one of the conductive features. In some embodiments, the interconnect feature is an unlanded via and the unlanded portion of the via may or may not penetrate through the conformal barrier layer.
US09455223B2	Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing the same, method for generating mask data, mask and computer readable recording medium A semiconductor device has first wiring layers and a plurality of dummy wiring layers that are provided on the same level as the first wiring layers. The semiconductor device defines a row direction, and first virtual linear lines extending in a direction traversing the row direction. The row direction and the first virtual linear lines define an angle of 2-40 degrees, and the dummy wiring layers are disposed in a manner to be located on the first virtual linear lines. The semiconductor device also defines a column direction perpendicular to the row direction, and second virtual linear lines extending in a direction traversing the column direction. The column direction and the second virtual linear lines define an angle of 2-40 degrees, and the dummy wiring layers are disposed in a manner to be located on the second virtual linear lines.
US09455218B2	Embedded die-down package-on-package device An apparatus including a die; and a build-up carrier including alternating layers of conductive material and dielectric material disposed on a device side of the die and dielectric material embedding a portion of a thickness dimension of the die; and a plurality of carrier contact points disposed at a gradation between the device side of the die and the embedded thickness dimension of the die and configured for connecting the carrier to a substrate. A method including disposing a die on a sacrificial substrate with a device side of the die opposite the sacrificial substrate; forming a build-up carrier adjacent a device side of a die, wherein the build-up carrier includes a dielectric material defining a gradation between the device side of the die and a backside of the die, the gradation including a plurality of carrier contact points; and separating the die and the carrier from the sacrificial substrate.
US09455216B2	Semiconductor device package and method of manufacture A structure to improve saw singulation quality and wettability of integrated circuit packages (140) is assembled with lead frames (112) having half-etched recesses (134) in leads. In one embodiment, the structure is a lead frame strip (110) having a plurality of lead frames. Each of the lead frames includes a depression (130) that is at least partially filled with a material (400) prior to singulating the lead frame strip. In another embodiment, the structure is a semiconductor device package (140) that includes a semiconductor device encapsulated in a package body (142) having a plurality of leads (120). Each lead has an exposed portion external to the package. There is recess (134) at a corner of each lead. Each recess has a generally concave configuration. Each recess is filled with a removable material (300).
US09455214B2	Wafer frontside-backside through silicon via A wafer frontside-backside through silicon via and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a plurality of frontside metalized vias into a partial depth of a substrate. The method further includes forming a backside via in the substrate which exposes, from the backside, the plurality of frontside metalized vias. The method further includes forming a metal in the via in contact with the plurality of metalized frontside vias.
US09455212B2	Loop heat pipe system and information processing apparatus A loop heat pipe system includes a loop heat pipe (LHP), a temperature sensor, a heater and a controller. The temperature sensor measures temperature of a working fluid portion of the LHP in which the working fluid has different phases depending on whether or not the LHP is in a disable status not to start up a heat transportation, in which a liquid phase of the working fluid does not exist in an evaporator of the LHP. The heater heats a heating target part of a vapor line. The controller, in order to start up the LHP, turns on the heater, monitors temperature of the heating target part using the temperature sensor, and turns off the heater when detecting a change in the monitored temperature, caused by condensation of a vapor phase of the working fluid.
US09455209B2	Circuit module and production method therefor A circuit module includes: a wiring substrate including a mounting surface having first and second areas and a terminal surface on the other side of the mounting surface; a plurality of electronic components mounted on the first and second areas; a sealing layer that covers the plurality of electronic components, is formed of an insulation material, and includes a groove portion formed along a boundary between the first and second areas; a conductive shield including a first shield portion that covers an outer surface of the sealing layer and a second shield portion provided in the groove portion; and a conductive layer including a wiring portion that is provided on the mounting surface and electrically connects the terminal surface and the second shield portion, and a thickening portion that is provided in the wiring portion and partially thickens a connection area of the wiring portion with the second shield portion.
US09455199B1	Methods of forming strained and relaxed germanium fins for PMOS and NMOS finFET devices, respectively One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming a first fin for the PMOS device and a second fin for the NMOS device, wherein each of the first and second fins comprises a lower substrate fin portion and an upper fin portion that is made of semiconductor material that is different from that of the substrate, performing at least one process operation to form a first channel semiconductor material for the PMOS FinFET device that comprises a fully-strained, substantially defect-free substantially pure germanium material on a recessed upper surface of the upper fin portion of the first fin and form a second channel semiconductor material for the NMOS FinFET device that comprises a fully-relaxed substantially pure germanium material that is substantially defect free positioned above an upper surface of the lower substrate fin portion of the second fin.
US09455196B2	Method for improving fin isolation A method of processing a workpiece to create a doped fin structure is disclosed. A portion of the workpiece is subjected to a pre-amorphizing implant to create an amorphized region. This amorphized region is then implanted with dopant species, at an implant energy and dose so that the dopant species are contained within the amorphized region. The doped amorphized region is then subjected to a laser melt anneal which crystallizes the amorphized region. The dopant profile is box-like, and the dopant is confined to the previously amorphized region.
US09455187B1	Backside device contact Methods for fabricating a backside device contact using a silicon-on-insulator substrate that includes a device layer, a buried insulator layer, and a handle wafer. A trench is formed that extends through the device layer or a trench isolation region in the device layer and that further extends partially through the buried insulator layer. A sacrificial material is deposited in the trench and, thereafter, at least one dielectric layer is formed on the device layer. An opening is formed in the at least one dielectric layer that communicates with the trench. After the opening is formed, the sacrificial material is removed from the trench with access through the opening. After the sacrificial material is removed from the trench, the trench is filled with a contact plug and the opening is filled with a contact coupled with the contact plug.
US09455176B2	Manufacturing method for forming semiconductor structure with sub-fin structures The present invention provides a semiconductor structure including a substrate, at least one fin group and a plurality of sub-fin structures disposed on the substrate, wherein the fin group is disposed between two sub-fin structures, and a top surface of each sub-fin structure is lower than a top surface of the fin group; and a shallow trench isolation (STI) disposed in the substrate, wherein the sub-fin structures are completely covered by the shallow trench isolation.
US09455171B2	End effector An end effector includes: a hand; a substrate holder provided on the hand; a mapping detector provided at distal end portions and of the hand; a light emitter, which the hand is provided with and which is configured to generate detection light; a light receiver, which the hand is provided with and which is configured to receive the detection light and convert the detection light into an electrical output; and an optical path formed such that the detection light emitted from the light emitter passes through the optical path to be incident on the light receiver; the optical path is formed such that detection light is blocked by a substrate detected in a cassette by the mapping detector, and such that detection light is blocked by a substrate held by the substrate holder.
US09455168B2	Buffer material for packing wafer carrier At the time of packing a wafer carrier into a container, an upper buffer body and a lower buffer body are arranged above and below the wafer carrier. The wafer carrier has: a box-like carrier main body having a frame-like step portion formed on an upper inner peripheral surface of an access opening; and a lid body that closes the access opening in an openable manner when it is accommodated in the frame-like step portion through a gasket. Further, the upper buffer body has: an upper concave portion that accommodates an upper portion of the wafer carrier therein; and a pressing rib that is brought into contact with an upper end surface of a carrier main body and pressed against the upper end surface of the carrier main body without contacting with the lid body. Furthermore, the lower buffer body has: a lower concave portion and a support portion.
US09455164B2	Laser annealing apparatus and laser annealing method A laser annealing apparatus includes: a laser beam generator for providing a stable single-pulse laser; a cyclic delay unit (300) for splitting the single-pulse laser into several pulsed lasers; an optical module for converging one or more of the pulsed lasers on a substrate (204); and a movable stage (500) for providing the substrate (204) with movement in at least one degree of freedom. A laser annealing method includes: providing a stable single-pulse laser; splitting the single-pulse laser into several pulsed lasers according to a delay requirement and an energy ratio; and irradiating a substrate (204) successively with one or more of the pulsed lasers to keep a surface temperature of the wafer around the melting point or around a needed annealing temperature for a sufficiently long time during the annealing process, thus resulting in an improvement in both the laser energy utilization efficiency and effect of the annealing process.
US09455163B2	Brush mandrel for PVA sponge brush A cleaning device for cleaning substrates is provided. The cleaning device includes a generally cylindrically-shaped brush mandrel and a cylindrical brush. The brush mandrel has a body section with an outer surface positioned about a central axis. The outer surface is interrupted by an engagement member having primary features adjacent secondary features. The brush has a hollow bore formed around the brush mandrel with an inner surface interrupted by a second engagement member which mates the first engagement member. The primary features flow in a direction generally perpendicular to a rotational direction of the brush mandrel around the central axis and include a first surface which is generally perpendicular to the outer surface. The secondary features include a second surface which flows in a direction generally perpendicular to the first surface and along the central axis. No primary feature includes a radially obstructing feature formed over any secondary feature.
US09455161B2	Semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices This application relates to a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor chip, a molded body covering the semiconductor chip, wherein the molded body comprises an array of molded structure elements, and first solder elements engaged with the molded structure elements.
US09455158B2	3DIC interconnect devices and methods of forming same A stacked semiconductor device and a method of forming the stacked semiconductor device are provided. A plurality of integrated circuits are bonded to one another to form the stacked semiconductor device. After each bonding step to bond an additional integrated circuit to a stacked semiconductor device formed at the previous bonding step, a plurality of conductive plugs are formed to electrically interconnect the additional integrated circuit to the stacked semiconductor device formed at the previous bonding step.
US09455157B1	Method and apparatus for mitigating parasitic coupling in a packaged integrated circuit A packaged IC has a package with a die paddle, a signal lead, and a ground lead. The packaged IC also has a die, secured to the package, with a ground pad and a signal pad. The signal pad is electrically connected to the signal lead, and the ground pad is electrically connected to both the die paddle and the ground lead.
US09455155B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method for the same A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes a conductive layer, a conductive strip, a dielectric layer, and a conductive element. The conductive layer has a first conductive material. The conductive strip is in the same level as the conductive layer and has a second conductive material. The second conductive material is adjoined with the first conductive material having a conductivity characteristic different from a conductivity characteristic of the second conductive material. The conductive element crisscrosses the conductive strip and separated from the conductive strip by the dielectric layer.
US09455153B2	Plasma processing method There is provided a plasma processing method capable of carrying out a stable plasma process by way of improving plasma stabilization and also capable of increasing lifetime of a variable capacitor in a matching unit, as compared to a conventional case. The plasma processing method comprises performing a power modulation that periodically switches the high frequency power from the high frequency power supply between a first power and a second power higher than the first power, and performing a mask control that stops a matching operation of the matching unit for an application time of the first power and for a preset time after an application of the second power is started.
US09455151B2	Integrated capacitor and method for producing the same An integrated capacitor includes a substrate with a first main surface area and an opposing second main surface area. A capacitor structure with a dielectric layer is integrated in the first main surface area. A compensation structure with a compensation layer is integrated in the second main surface area. The ratio between a surface enlargement of the second main surface area effected by the compensation structure corresponds to at least 30% of the surface enlargement of the first main surface area effected by the capacitor structure.
US09455149B2	Plate-like object processing method A plate-like object processing method for processing a plate-like object including a substrate and a laminate formed on a front surface of the substrate, includes a substrate exposing step of exposing the substrate by removing the laminate by irradiating a region in which the laminate of the plate-like object is desired to be removed with a laser beam set at an energy density that destroys the laminate but does not destroy the substrate.
US09455144B2	Method for growing nitride-based semiconductor with high quality Disclosed is a method for growing a nitride-based semiconductor with high quality, the method including: forming a first mask layer on a substrate and forming a second mask layer on the first mask layer; performing dry etching on the first mask layer and the second mask layer to form an opening in which a part of the substrate is exposed; performing selective wet etching on the first mask layer in the opening to form a recess in which a part of the substrate is exposed; depositing a third mask layer in the recess; and growing a nitride-based semiconductor from the exposed part of the substrate on sides of the third mask layer and expanding the growth via the opening.
US09455143B2	Atomic layer epitaxy for semiconductor gate stack layer for advanced channel devices Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for forming an epitaxial layer on a substrate. The substrate is exposed to pulsed laser radiation to clean, anneal, and/or activate the surface of the substrate. The substrate is then exposed to a deposition precursor in a self-limiting deposition process. The substrate may again be exposed to pulsed laser radiation, and then exposed to a second deposition precursor in a second self-limiting deposition process. The process may be repeated as desired to form an epitaxial layer of very high quality one atomic layer at a time.
US09455141B2	Silicon-germanium fin of height above critical thickness Embodiments of the invention include a method for fabricating a SiGe fin and the resulting structure. A SOI substrate is provided, including at least a silicon layer on top of a BOX. At least one fin upon a thin layer of silicon and a hard mask layer over the at least one fin is formed using the silicon layer on top of the BOX. A SiGe layer is epitaxially grown from exposed portions of the fin and the thin layer of silicon. Spacers are formed on sidewalls of the hard mask. Regions of the SiGe layer and the thin layer of silicon not protected by the spacers are etched, such that portions of the BOX are exposed. A condensation process converts the fin to SiGe and to convert the SiGe layer to oxide. The hard mask, the spacers, and the oxide layer are removed.
US09455138B1	Method for forming dielectric film in trenches by PEALD using H-containing gas A method for forming a dielectric film in a trench on a substrate by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) performs one or more process cycles, each process cycle including: (i) feeding a silicon-containing precursor in a pulse; (ii) supplying a hydrogen-containing reactant gas at a flow rate of more than about 30 sccm but less than about 800 sccm in the absence of nitrogen-containing gas; (iii) supplying a noble gas to the reaction space; and (iv) applying RF power in the presence of the reactant gas and the noble gas and in the absence of any precursor in the reaction space, to form a monolayer constituting a dielectric film on a substrate at a growth rate of less than one atomic layer thickness per cycle.
US09455137B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device An insulating film including characteristics such as low permittivity, a low etching rate and a high insulation property is formed. Supplying a gas containing an element, a carbon-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas to a heated substrate in a processing vessel to form a carbonitride layer including the element, and supplying the gas containing the element and an oxygen-containing gas to the heated substrate in the processing vessel to form an oxide layer including the element are alternately repeated to form on the substrate an oxycarbonitride film having the carbonitride layer and the oxide layer alternately stacked therein.
US09455131B2	Gas diffuser ion inlet In some embodiments, a gas diffuser for use in a mass spectrometer is disclosed that can provide a controlled expansion of an ion-containing gas so as to reduce gas velocity for entry into subsequent stages of the mass spectrometer, e.g., a mass analyzer. In some embodiments, the controlled expansion of the gas is provided by flowing the gas through a channel whose cross-sectional area change, e.g. progressively increases, in the direction of the gas flow so as to provide controlled expansion of the gas.
US09455129B2	Segmented planar calibration for correction of errors in time of flight mass spectrometers An ion detector system for a mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion detector comprising an array of detector elements. The ion detector system is arranged to correct for tilt and non-linear aberrations in an isochronous plane of ions. The ion detector system generates separate first mass spectral data sets for each detector element and then applies a calibration coefficient to each of the first mass spectral data sets to produce a plurality of second calibrated mass spectral data sets. The plurality of second calibrated mass spectral data sets are then combined to form a composite mass spectral data set.
US09455127B2	Laser induced plasma micromachining (LIPMM) A system for laser-induced plasma micromachining of a work-piece includes a dielectric fluid, a dielectric fluid supply device, a laser, a processor, and a memory. The dielectric fluid supply device is arranged to hold a work-piece in the dielectric fluid or to direct the dielectric fluid onto the work-piece. The laser is arranged to emit a pulsed laser-beam. The processor is in electronic communication with the laser. The memory is in electronic communication with the processor. The memory includes programming code for execution by the processor. The programming code is programmed to direct the laser to deliver the pulsed laser-beam into the dielectric fluid to create a plasma generated at a focal point of the pulsed laser-beam in the dielectric fluid to micromachine, using the plasma, the work-piece disposed adjacent to the focal point.
US09455125B2	Substrate processing apparatus Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing generation of plasma in the space between a moving electrode and an end wall at one side of a cylindrical chamber. The substrate processing apparatus includes a cylindrical chamber to receive a wafer, a shower head movable along a central axis of the chamber inside the chamber, a susceptor opposing the shower head in the chamber, and a flexible bellows connecting the shower head to a cover of the chamber, wherein a high frequency power is applied to a processing space presented between the shower head and the susceptor, processing gas is introduced into the processing space, the shower head and the side wall of the chamber are non-contact to each other, and a bypass member is installed electrically connecting the shower head and the cover or the side wall of the chamber.
US09455120B2	Particle beam device and method for processing and/or analyzing a sample A particle beam device and method for processing and/or for analyzing a sample are provided. A sample carrier is arranged at a first position, in which a sample surface is oriented parallel to a first beam axis of a first particle beam column. The sample carrier is rotatable from the first position into a second position, in which the sample surface is oriented perpendicular to a second beam axis of a second particle beam column. The first and second beam axes intersect at a coincidence point. In the first position a distance between the coincidence point and the first particle beam column is greater than a distance between the sample surface and the first particle beam column. In the second position a distance between the coincidence point and the second particle beam column is greater than a distance between the sample surface and the second particle beam column.
US09455118B1	Processing materials Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, while cooling equipment and the biomass to prevent overheating and possible distortion and/or degradation. The biomass is conveyed by a conveyor, which conveys the biomass under an electron beam from an electron beam accelerator. The conveyor can be cooled with cooling fluid. The conveyor can also vibrate to facilitate exposure to the electron beam. The conveyor can be configured as a trough that can be optionally cooled.
US09455117B2	Analytical cell An analytical cell includes a first holder and a second holder. The first holder and the second holder each contain a substrate including a through-hole and a transmission membrane having an electron beam permeability. The through-hole is covered with the transmission membrane. The first holder and the second holder are stacked to form an overlapping portion such that the transmission membranes face toward each other. A negative electrode active material and a positive electrode active material, which are arranged at a distance from each other and are in contact, respectively, with an electrolytic solution, are connected electrically to a negative electrode collector and a positive electrode collector, respectively, in the overlapping portion. A lyophobic part having no affinity for the electrolytic solution is formed on at least one of the negative electrode collector and the positive electrode collector.
US09455116B2	Angular scanning using angular energy filter An ion implantation system and method is provided for varying an angle of incidence of a scanned ion beam relative to the workpiece concurrent with the scanned ion beam impacting the workpiece. The system has an ion source configured to form an ion beam and a mass analyzer configured to mass analyze the ion beam. An ion beam scanner is configured to scan the ion beam in a first direction, therein defining a scanned ion beam. A workpiece support is configured to support a workpiece thereon, and an angular implant apparatus is configured to vary an angle of incidence of the scanned ion beam relative to the workpiece. The angular implant apparatus comprises one or more of an angular energy filter and a mechanical apparatus operably coupled to the workpiece support, wherein a controller controls the angular implant apparatus, thus varying the angle of incidence of the scanned ion beam relative to the workpiece concurrent with the scanned ion beam impacting the workpiece.
US09455115B2	Method of adjusting a stigmator in a particle beam apparatus and a Particle beam system A method of adjusting a stigmator in a particle beam apparatus comprises directing a particle beam onto a sample wherein the particle beam traverses a quadrupole field 37 generated by energizing at least four field generators of the stigmator; acquiring first and second images of the sample at different field strengths of the quadrupole field while energizing the at least four field generators according to a first setting of a plurality of settings; acquiring third and fourth images of the sample at different field strengths of the quadrupole field 37 while energizing the at least four field generators according to a second setting of the plurality of settings; determining a plurality of image displacements based on the first, second, third and fourth images; determining an optimum setting of the at least four field generators based on the plurality of image displacements and the plurality of settings.
US09455114B2	Systems and methods for particle pulse modulation Methods and apparatus for modulating a particle pulse include a succession of Hermite-Gaussian optical modes that effectively construct a three-dimensional optical trap in the particle pulse's rest frame. Optical incidence angles between the propagation of the particle pulse and the optical pulse are tuned for improved compression. Particles pulses that can be modulated by these methods and apparatus include charged particles and particles with non-zero polarizability in the Rayleigh regime. Exact solutions to Maxwell's equations for first-order Hermite-Gaussian beams demonstrate single-electron pulse compression factors of more than 100 in both longitudinal and transverse dimensions. The methods and apparatus are useful in ultrafast electron imaging for both single- and multi-electron pulse compression, and as a means of circumventing temporal distortions in magnetic lenses when focusing ultra-short electron pulses.
US09455113B2	System for fast ions generation and a method thereof The present invention discloses a system and method for generating a beam of fast ions. The system comprising: a target substrate having a patterned surface, a pattern comprising nanoscale pattern features oriented substantially uniformly along a common axis; and; a beam unit adapted for receiving a high power coherent electromagnetic radiation beam and providing an electromagnetic radiation beam having a main pulse and a pre-pulse and focusing it onto said patterned surface of the target substrate to cause interaction between said radiation beam and said substrate enabling creation of fast ions.
US09455112B2	Cathode arrangement, electron gun, and lithography system comprising such electron gun The invention relates to a cathode arrangement comprising: a thermionic cathode comprising an emission portion provided with an emission surface for emitting electrons, and a reservoir for holding a material, wherein the material, when heated, releases work function lowering particles that diffuse towards the emission portion and emanate at the emission surface at a first evaporation rate; a focusing electrode comprising a focusing surface for focusing the electrons emitted from the emission surface of the cathode; and an adjustable heat source configured for keeping the focusing surface at a temperature at which accumulation of work function lowering particles on the focusing surface is prevented.
US09455111B2	Method and structure for monitoring breaker status contacts on circuit breaker applications A trip control circuit for a circuit breaker which provides for self-diagnostics includes a normally opened trip contact, a tripping circuit, and a signal light in series with the tripping circuit and the trip contact. The trip control circuit also includes a flasher circuit constructed and arranged to provide signaling of an abnormal condition of a circuit breaker to the signal light, while permitting the circuit breaker to trip provided that a cause of the abnormal condition signaled is not one which prevents tripping of the circuit breaker.
US09455110B2	Two-pole circuit breakers A two-pole circuit breaker is provided that includes a first mechanical pole, a second mechanical pole and an electronic pole. The first mechanical pole includes a first armature having a first armature extension, and the second mechanical pole includes a second armature having a second armature extension. The electronic pole includes a first solenoid and a second solenoid, the first armature extension is disposed adjacent the first solenoid, and the second armature is disposed adjacent the second solenoid. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US09455105B2	Carbon nanotube or graphene based pressure switch The present invention describes systems and methods for providing a carbon or graphene based pressure switch. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate; a cavity defined within the semiconductor substrate having a cross-sectional area and a depth; a bottom conductor disposed within the cavity; a conductive membrane disposed above the cavity and adapted to deflect towards the bottom conductor upon an applied pressure; an elastic, insulating layer disposed between the conductive membrane and the bottom conductor; and a switching element adapted to activate upon electrical communication between the conductive membrane and the bottom conductor.
US09455102B2	Key structure and electronic apparatus A key structure in an electronic apparatus case includes a top portion that is exposed through a surface of the case, a shaft portion that extends from the top portion and includes a elastomer at a tip of the shaft portion, and a stopper portion that projects from a periphery of the top portion to engage and that is engaged so as to be in contact with the switch in the state where the elastomer is contracted.
US09455097B2	Key structure with two pairs of symmetric balance plates A key structure comprises a bottom board, a key cap and two first balance plates. The two first balance plates are plate shaped, disposed between the bottom board and the key cap, and symmetric to each other. An upper end of each of the two first balance plates is connected to the key cap. A lower end of each of the two first balance plates is connected to the bottom board. Thereby, a key structure is formed which provides a normal tactile feel while saving space, thereby achieving a slim design.
US09455095B2	Electric storage device and structure to mount electric storage device to vehicle An electric storage device includes at least first to third storage modules and storage-module busbars. The at least first to third storage modules each include a plurality of storage cells. The at least first to third storage modules are arranged next to each other. Storage-module terminals of the at least first to third storage modules are adjacent to each other. The storage-module terminals of the at least first to third storage modules are electrically connected to each other with the storage-module busbars. The storage-module busbars includes a long storage-module busbar and a short storage-module busbar. The long storage-module busbar is provided at a first side of the at least first to third storage modules. The short storage-module busbar is provided at a second side of the at least first to third storage modules. The long storage-module busbar is longer than the short storage-module busbar.
US09455093B2	Dye-sensitized solar cell based on indirect charge transfer A dye-sensitized solar cell that includes an electrode having a semiconductor nanoparticle layer dispersed on a transparent conductive substrate, a plurality of semiconductor nanofibers dispersed on the nanoparticle layer, a first light absorption material is attached to the plurality of semiconductor nanofibers in which the first light absorption material having a first light absorption bandwidth, and a second light absorption material deposited on the light absorption material of the plurality of semiconductor nanofibers, the second light absorption material having a second light absorption bandwidth complementary to the first light absorption bandwidth, a counter electrode includes a metal-coated transparent conductive substrate, and an electrolyte in contact with the near-infrared light absorption material and the counter electrode.

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