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US09561300B2	Hemostatic compositions and dressings for bleeding The present invention provides hemostatic compositions comprising components of the flowers of pharmaceutical chamomile (Chamomilla recutita), the leaves of dioecious nettle (Urtica dioica), kaolin, chitosan, fibrinogen and thrombin. Further inclusion of a biocompatible polymeric base, particularly an alignate, generates a composition with superior and broad spectrum hemostatic capabilities, including the ability to arrest arterial hemorrhage. The invention further provides methods of using the inventive compositions in to reduce or stop bleeding, as well as a variety of apparatuses useful in hemostatic contexts that incorporate the inventive compositions. In one particular embodiment, the invention provides hemostatic dressings in which a polymeric layer incorporating chamomile, nettle, kaolin, chitosan, fibrinogen and thrombin components is applied to a textile or fabric material, for example a non-woven viscose.
US09561298B2	Universal sterilizing tool A contoured sterilizing element is configured to conform to the outer and inner surfaces of a working end-site of a medical device such as a catheter hub, luer connector, luer component, needleless access site, and/or access port. The sterilizing element is made from absorbent material and can be pre-moistened or impregnated with an anti-pathogenic agent. The sterilizing element can be contained within a housing that is easily gripped and opened in one hand by the user. The sterilizing element is configured to wipe debris from and to sterilize and/or dry a working end-site of medical device, using a wiping, twisting, dabbing, push/pull, and/or screwing motion around all of the surface aspects of the device to be sterilized.
US09561293B2	Preparation method of organic microbubble complex particle, organic microbubble complex particle, and ultrasound contrast agent This disclosure relates to a method for preparing organic microbubble complex particles including sonicating an aqueous solution including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material in the presence of a gas, a method for preparing organic microbubble complex particles including injecting an aqueous solution including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material into a microchannel, and an organic microbubble complex particle including a core part including at least one gas selected from the group consisting of an inert gas and carbon dioxide, and a shell layer including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material, and an ultrasound contrast agent including the organic microbubble complex particles.
US09561292B1	Nanostars and nanoconstructs for detection, imaging, and therapy A polymer-free synthesis method is provided for preparation of monodisperse nanostars. The nanostars can be used for treating and imaging cells in in vivo or ex vivo. The modes of treatment include use of a nanostar modified with a photo-activatable drug, which drug is activated by the photo-response of the nanostar to electromagnetic stimulation; use of a nanostar modified with a thermally-activatable drug, which drug is activated by a thermal response of the nanostar to electromagnetic stimulation; and the thermal response of the nanostar itself to electromagnetic stimulation, which can directly or indirectly cause the death of an undesirable cell.
US09561291B2	Methods of targeting T-cells to tumors The invention provides a method of targeting T-cells to tumor cells using a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) specific antibody and a T-cell specific antibody, wherein the two antibodies can bind to each other through a high affinity avidin/biotin or streptavidin/biotin connection. The invention further provides methods to target activated T-cells to different tumor types by using a T-cell specific antibody that is specific to an activated T-cell surface molecule like CTLA-4.
US09561285B2	Carrier-linked carbamate prodrug linkers The present invention relates to a prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprising a drug linker conjugate D-L, wherein D being a biologically active moiety containing an aromatic hydroxyl group is conjugated to one or more polymeric carriers via secondary carbamate-containing linkers L. Such carrier-linked prodrugs achieve drug releases with therapeutically useful half-lives. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said prodrugs and their use as medicaments.
US09561282B2	Low-burst polymers and methods to produce polymer A PLG copolymer material, termed a PLG(p) copolymer material, adapted for use in a controlled release formulation for a bioactive material is provided, wherein the formulation exhibits a reduced “initial burst” effect when introduced into the tissue of a patient in need thereof. A method of preparation of the PLG copolymer material is also provided, as are methods of use.
US09561278B2	Derivatized hyperbranched polyglycerols Herein are provided derivatized hyperbranched polyglycerols (“dHPGs”). The dHPG comprises a core comprising a hyperbranched polyglycerol derivatized with C1C20 alkyl chains and a shell comprising at least one hydrophilic substituent bound to hydroxyl groups of the core, wherein the hyperbranched polyglycerol comprises from about 1 to about 200 moles of the at least one hydrophilic substituent. The dHPGs are for use as agents for the delivery of a drug or other biologically active moiety to the urinary tract, the digestive tract, the airways, the vaginal cavity and cervix and the peritoneal cavity to treat indications such as cancer, which may be useful in the treatment of or the manufacture of a medicament, in the preparation, of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer, as a pre-treatment or co-treatment to improve drug uptake in a tissue. Furthermore, there are provided methods of making dHPGs.
US09561276B2	Method of treating onychomycosis This application is directed to a method of treating onychomycosis by applying a phototherapeutic agent to a nail structure, waiting for a period of at least three days, and exposing the nail to light that causes an activation reaction. The phototherapeutic agent may be amino levulinic acid, alkylated derivatives of ALA, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
US09561274B2	Treatment and prevention of cancer with HMGB1 antagonists Embodiments provided herewith relate to methods and compositions for treating or preventing cancer. More particularly, several embodiments are drawn to treating or preventing malignant mesothelioma with antagonists of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1).
US09561269B2	Neisseria meningitidis compositions and methods thereof In one aspect, the invention relates to an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 71. In another aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition including an isolated non-lipidated, non-pyruvylated ORF2086 polypeptide from Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B, and at least one conjugated capsular saccharide from a meningococcal serogroup.
US09561266B2	Target peptides for immunotherapy and diagnostics A set of target peptides are presented by HLA A0101, A0201, A0301, B4402, B2705, B1402, and B*0702 on the surface of disease cells. They are envisioned to among other things (a) stimulate an immune response to the proliferative disease, e.g., cancer, (b) to function as immunotherapeutics in adoptive T cell therapy or as a vaccine, (c) facilitate antibody recognition of tumor boundaries in surgical pathology samples, (d) act as biomarkers for early detection and/or diagnosis of the disease, and (e) act as targets in the generation antibody-like molecules which recognize the target-peptide/MHC complex.
US09561264B2	Gene encoding a multidrug resistance human P-glycoprotein homologue on chromosome 7p15-21 and uses thereof The invention relates to an MDR family P-glycoprotein located on human chromosome 7p15-21, polynucleotide sequences encoding this P-glycoprotein and fragments thereof. This gene is utilized in methods for assessing cancer cell susceptibility to therapies directed against multidrug resistance, and for the design of diagnostic and therapeutic methods relating to cancer multidrug resistance. The invention also relates to methods for determining whether a test compound may inhibit multidrug resistance.
US09561263B2	Treatment of inflammatory illnesses with ACE2 The present invention relates to ACE2 for the therapeutic treatment or prevention of inflammation.
US09561261B2	Relaxin proteins for use in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of multiple sclerosis The present invention relates to the use of one or more Relaxin proteins in methods for diagnoses and treatment of multiple sclerosis. The invention also provides compositions for use in diagnosing or treating multiple sclerosis as well as the methods themselves. Kits for carrying out the methods are also described.
US09561260B2	Compositions for treating joints comprising bone morphogenetic protein and hyaluronic acid Methods and compositions are disclosed for an intra-articular injection for the treatment of osteoarthritis. The methods and compositions comprising combinations of hyaluronic acid and a bone morphogenetic protein, like rhGDF-5, can be useful for any synovial joint, including the knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, hands, spinal facet, or temporomandibular joint, both for the relief of pain and for slowing disease progression.
US09561254B2	Co-encapsulation of live cells with oxygen-generating particles Microcapsules are described that comprise (a) a liquid aqueous or hydrogel core; (b) a semipermeable membrane surrounding said core; (c) live animal cells (e.g., pancreatic cells) in the core; and (d) oxygen-generating particles in said core, said oxygen-generating particles included in said microcapsules in an amount sufficient to lengthen the duration of viability of said animal cells in said microcapsules. Compositions comprising such microcapsules and uses thereof, such as in treating diabetes, are also described.
US09561251B2	Pharmaceutical compositions Pharmaceutical compositions for oral administration, in particular administration as an oral delivery system to be swallowed directly or capable of disintegration in the oral cavity, comprising iron oxy-hydroxide in high loading.
US09561249B2	Pharmaceutical formulations of nitrite and uses thereof The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of nitrites such as inorganic nitrites, or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, and the medical use of these compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions, which can be formulated for oral administration, can provide immediate release or extended release of the nitrite ion (NO2−). The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention are useful, for example, for modulating brain function, in particular improving mood and/or psychological state, in the treatment of disorders of brain development, and in the treatment and/or reduction of pain.
US09561244B2	Anti-neoplastic compositions comprising extracts of black cohosh A method for treating, preventing or ameliorating breast cancer is provided by administering a synergistic amount of digitoxin and either actein or an extract of black cohosh comprising triterpene glycosides, and optionally another chemopreventive agent which may be paclitaxel. Methods for treating or preventing a neoplasia using a synergistic combination, and compositions of a synergistic combination of a cardiac glycoside and either actein or an extract of black cohosh comprising triterpene glycosides, and optionally another chemopreventive agent which may be a taxane are also provided. The compositions may also be used in a method for modulating Na+K+ATPase activity. In addition, a method for inhibiting the progression or development of breast cancer in vivo by administering either actein or an extract of black cohosh comprising triterpene glycosides and optionally at least one other chemoprotective agent is provided.
US09561243B2	Composition comprising non-neutralised tocol phosphate and a vitamin A compound Compositions and formulations comprising a non-neutralized tocol phosphate and a vitamin A compound, which are suitable for the treatment of inflammation and/or infection in breast or udder tissue, more particularly in a mammary gland, reducing the somatic cell count in a lactating subject and supplementing vitamin E levels in a subject.
US09561242B2	Doxycycline composition The present invention relates to a once daily pharmaceutical composition comprising doxycycline, a controlled-release polymer, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The invention further provides a method of treatment of rosacea by administering such pharmaceutical composition. A process of preparing such pharmaceutical composition is also provided.
US09561239B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting norovirus infection A composition for use in inhibiting the binding of a Norovirus to the histo-blood group antigen on the surface of epithelia is disclosed. The composition may contain a therapeutically effective amount of a binding-inhibiting compound and a carrier and/or excipient. The compounds may competitively bind a Norovirus that has the capability of binding with the histo-blood group antigens of secretor blood type, including A, B, AB, and O blood types. The compositions may be administered to a human prior to or after infection by a Norovirus, to prevent, ameliorate, or reduce the effects of an infection.
US09561238B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising estetrol derivatives for use in cancer therapy The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing estrogen-suppressed tumors in a mammal, said method comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an estrogenic component to said mammal, wherein the estrogenic component is selected from the group consisting of:substances represented by the following formula in which formula R1, R2, R3, R4 independently are a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxy group with 1-5 carbon atoms; precursors capable of liberating a substance according to the aforementioned formula when used in the present method; and mixtures of one or more of the aforementioned substances and/or precursors. The estrogenic component according to the invention is particularly useful in the treatment or prevention of colorectal and prostate cancer and, unlike commonly used estrogens, does not simultaneously enhance the risk of estrogen-stimulated cancers such as breast cancer.
US09561236B2	Dosing regimen for sedation with CNS 7056 (Remimazolam) The invention relates to a dosing regimen for sedation with the fast-acting benzodiazepine CNS 7056 in combination with an opioid, in particular fentanyl, whereas CNS 7056 is given in a dose of 2 to 20 mg, preferably between 4 and 9 mg and most preferably between 5 and 8 mg.
US09561233B2	Use of ibogaine for the treatment of pain This invention is directed to methods of treating pain in patients comprising treating patients with ibogaine, an ibogaine derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof at a therapeutic dosage that provides an average serum concentration of about 50 ng/mL to about 850 ng/mL.
US09561231B2	Pyridinone and pyridazinone derivatives The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I) wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, J, and X3 have any of the values defined therefor in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as agents in the treatment of diseases and conditions, including inflammatory diseases, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and AIDS. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of formula I.
US09561230B2	Aryl-substituted tricyclic sulfonamides as methionyl aminopeptidase 2 modulators The invention provides tricyclic sulfonamide compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various tricyclic compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2. For example, the invention relates in part to tricyclic sulfonamide compounds represented by Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or stereoisomers thereof, wherein A, B, D, RA1, RA2, Y, X and n are as defined herein.
US09561222B2	Group of alkaloids, the novel autophagic enhancers for treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative conditions thereof The present invention discloses a method of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an alkaloid, in which the alkaloid is liensinine, isoliensinine, dauricine, cepharanthine, hernandezine or thalidezine and isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. The use of the alkaloid in treating neurodegenerative disorder is also disclosed.
US09561221B2	Group of alkaloids, the novel autophagic enhancers for treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative conditions thereof The present invention discloses a method of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an alkaloid, in which the alkaloid is liensinine, isoliensinine, dauricine, cepharanthine, hernandezine or thalidezine and isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. The use of the alkaloid in treating neurodegenerative disorder is also disclosed.
US09561218B2	Anticholinergic neuroprotective composition and methods The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising propiverine, trospium or glycopyrrolate; and a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent. It is also related to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a high dose of solifenacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent. Pharmaceutical compositions containing high dose of nsPAChA for use for increasing the AChEI blood concentrations and for combating neurodegeneration are also described. The invention also relates to a method for inducing neuroprotection and combating neurodegeneration in a patient suffering from Alzheimer type dementia as well as to a method for increasing the blood levels of an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) in a human subject treated with an AChEI dose.
US09561214B2	Method of treatment using inhibitors of mitosis Methods of treating diseases caused by cell division or that are treated by inhibiting mitosis by administering two doses of an inhibitor of mitosis between the biologically effective dose and the maximum tolerated dose in a dosing cycle that allows for the recovery or subsiding of side effects, wherein the second dose is administered 24 to 48 hours after the first dose.
US09561212B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
US09561208B2	Topical pharmaceutical formulations containing a low concentration of benzoyl peroxide in suspension in water and a water-miscible organic solvent An aqueous formulation for topical application to the skin comprising water, a water-miscible organic solvent, and benzoyl peroxide, wherein the concentration of the organic solvent is sufficient to provide a stable suspension of benzoyl peroxide in the aqueous formulation without the inclusion of a surfactant in the formulation, wherein the ratio of concentrations of water and organic solvent in the formulation is sufficient to maintain the benzoyl peroxide in saturated solubility in the formulation following application to the skin, and wherein the concentration of benzoyl peroxide in the formulation is less than 5.0% and at least 1.0% w/w. The formulation may further contain a chemical compound in addition to benzoyl peroxide that is effective in the treatment of acne. The aqueous formulations of the invention are useful in the treatment of acne and acne rosacea.
US09561204B2	Effervescent compositions containing N-acetylcysteine Effervescent pharmaceutical compositions containing a high amount of N-acetylcysteine and a method of treating acetaminophen poisoning with effervescent pharmaceutical compositions containing a high amount of N-acetylcysteine are described.
US09561203B2	Use of methionine sulfoximine to treat diseases caused by an inflammatory cytokine response Methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory response comprising administering a diastereomer or diastereomeric mixture of methionine sulfoximine (MSO). The MSO may be L-methionine S-sulfoximine (LSMSO), L-methionine R-sulfoximine (LRMSO), or diastereomeric mixture of LSMSO and LRMSO. Methods include those for treating liver failure associated with an inflammatory response.
US09561202B2	Compounds and their salts specific to the PPAR receptors and the EGF receptors and their use in the medical field The present invention relates to compounds comprising the general formula (I), in which R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, are selected from the group comprising —H or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or together form an aromatic or aliphatic ring with 5 or 6 atoms; Y and Z, which may be identical or different, are selected from the group comprising —H, —OH, —COOH, —OR3, —CH(OR3)COOH, in which R3 is selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, —CF3 or —CF2CF3, vinyl, allyl and a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
US09561194B2	Nutritional composition for promoting musculoskeletal health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) A nutritional composition for promoting musculoskeletal health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is disclosed. The nutritional composition comprises casein protein, vitamin K in a ratio of vitamin K1:vitamin K2 being between 3:1 to 1:3 and the vitamin K providing between 3.5-20 μg/100 kcal of the nutritional composition, vitamin D and alpha-linolenic acid. A pharmaceutical formulation, a nutritional formulation, a tube-feed formulation, a dietary supplement, a functional food, a beverage product or a combination thereof comprising the nutritional composition is also disclosed. A method for improving musculoskeletal health is also disclosed.
US09561193B2	Oral and skin care compositions based on a 3,3-Dialkyl-1,1-biphenyl-2,2-diol or a 3,3-Dialkenyl-1,1-biphenyl-2,2-diol Described herein are compositions comprising antibacterially effective amounts of a compound of Formula (I): or a salt thereof in which R1 and R2 are each independently (C1-C6) alkyl or (C2 C6) alkenyl, and a carrier. Suitable carriers include orally acceptable carriers and dermatologically acceptable carriers. The disclosed compositions include oral care and personal care compositions useful for treating or preventing oral and skin conditions, respectively.
US09561188B2	Controlled release delivery device comprising an organosol coat A controlled release delivery device for controlled release of an active ingredient comprising: (i) a core particle comprising the active ingredient homogenously dispersed or dissolved therein; and (ii) an organosol polymeric coat comprising a homogenous mixture of, (a) a water soluble gel forming polymer and a water insoluble organosoluble polymer in a dry weight ratio of from about 20:80 to about 50:50, (b) an organosolvent, and (c) an anti-tacking agent; the organosol polymeric coal being applied directly to and substantially enveloping the core particle.
US09561185B2	Hydroxypropyl cellulose particles Hydroxypropyl cellulose particles which contain 50-100 weight % of particles with a particle size that is larger than 150 μm and not larger than 355 μm.
US09561184B2	Methods and systems for multi-stage drying of plasma Disclosed are methods of spray drying blood plasma using a two-step drying process.
US09561183B2	Prussian blue-inspired constructs for multimodal imaging and therapy The invention describes a coordination polymer construct for multimodal imaging and therapy. The construct consists of a core particle made of a novel coordination polymer. The core is coated with a biocompatible coating that stabilizes the particles in a physiological environment. The biocompatible coating can contain attached targeting agents, imaging agents and therapeutic agents or combinations one or more of the targeting, imaging and therapeutic agents. When administered to a subject or a subject-derived specimen, the resulting coordination polymer core-shell construct enables multimodal imaging and therapy, which improves the diagnostic and treatment outcomes of the conditions or diseases where it is administered. The invention describes the novel material, base for the construct, methods for the preparation of the said construct and its use as a multimodal imaging and therapy agent.
US09561179B2	Controlled-release floating pharmaceutical compositions The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a plurality of controlled-release coated microparticles each comprising a floating core, on the surface of which is deposited a layer containing at least one active principle, said layer being covered with a controlled-release coating, characterized by the fact that said floating core is composed of cellulose acetate phthalate and has an apparent density of less than or equal to 0.6 g/mL and said coated microparticles have a density of less than or equal to 0.7 g/mL.
US09561176B2	Methods of intravenous administration of glyburide The present disclosure is drawn to a method of treating a patient in need of treatment, comprising identifying a patient in need of treatment for stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, myocardial infarction, shock, organ ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias, ischemic injury, or hypoxia/ischemia; administering a bolus of glyburide to the patient; and administering a continuous infusion of glyburide to the patient at from about 15 μg/hr and about 300 μg/hr, wherein the continuous infusion glyburide is administered for a period of time more than about 20 hours.
US09561171B2	Low platinum content hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinked silicone rubber powder A method to produce a hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder includes washing the hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder using an aqueous solution. The aqueous solution can be heated to a temperature of 30° C. to 99° C. The aqueous solution contains at least one type of surfactant. The hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder produced via the method has a platinum metal content ≦3.5 ppm by mass. The hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder can be used for various applications, including use in a cosmetic composition, which can also include a cosmetic raw material.
US09561169B2	Conditioner compositions with increased deposition of polyacrylate microcapsules A conditioner composition that increases the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair. The conditioner composition is based on the combination of anionic charged polyacrylate microcapsules, deposition aids, conditioner agents, and a carrier.
US09561166B2	Polysaccharide products with improved performance and clarity in phosphate ester surfactant-based aqueous formulations and process for preparation A personal or household care product includes cationic, nonionic or cationic/nonionic derivatized polysaccharide in combination with a phosphate ester surfactant. The derivatized polysaccharide polymer is formed by reacting the polysaccharide ester surfactant for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature in the presence of water, caustic, and at least one surfactant. The polysaccharide polymer may optionally be reacted with an oxidizing agent, hydrolytic or proteolytic enzymes, molecular weight reducing agents and a cationizing agent and nonionic agent. The formed derivatized polysaccharide has a lower clarity in water than in an aqueous surfactant system.
US09561164B2	High lubrication shaving aid A shaving aid composition is provided that includes an organic polyhalogenic agent that both promotes post application foaming and increases lubricity. The shaving aid is optionally used to deliver one or more therapeutics to the skin of a subject and is therefore operable to prevent or treat a skin condition.
US09561161B2	Method of cleaning an oral appliance A method of cleaning an oral appliance allows a dental patient or other oral appliance wearer to clean the appliance while the appliance is in place in the wearer's mouth. The appliance wearer dispenses a quantity of foamed, cleanser formulation into to his or her mouth, swishes the cleanser around in the mouth for a desired amount of time, and then expectorates any remaining cleanser. A cleaning kit for an oral appliance is also provided and includes a mixture of water, hydrogen peroxide, and at least one surfactant in a foam-dispensing bottle.
US09561151B2	Support and shopping walker A collapsible support and shopping walker includes eight tubes of equal length that pivot in eight corner supports forming four cross braces. This four-sided cage can then flex in one direction from being fully collapsed to fully extended. Flexible fabric is attached across four corners to this cage allowing it to open about half-way between the collapsed state and full extension and can now be used as a seat. Collapsible diagonal supports, hinged at each end, form a “spider” which provides stability and enables easy opening and closing of the cage by moving the spider head up and down. In order to provide a stable chair or walker the spider must be lockable with the seat in the open position. This is arranged by letting the spider over toggle which stretches the fabric fully and tightens all the joints of the chair.
US09561146B2	Universal stand assistance devices, kits therefor, and methods related thereto Universal stand assistance devices, kits therefor, and methods related thereto are disclosed herein. The universal stand assistance devices may include an anchor having a first arm and a second arm. A length of each of the first and second arms may be adjustable. The universal stand assistance devices may further include first and second legs. The height of each of the first and second legs may be adjustable. The universal stand assistance devices may further include handles adjustable in height.
US09561145B2	Fail-safe release mechanism for use with patient positioning support apparati A fail-safe release mechanism for use with patient positioning support apparati having a base structure and a patient support structure, to prevent collapse of the patient support during disconnection of the patient support structure from the base structure.
US09561144B2	Equipment for the raising of a lying person Equipment for raising of a lying person. The equipment comprises: a seat (1), a backrest (2), which from a first position can be passed to a second position behind the back of the person, and a chassis (3) with an upper end to which the seat is connected and a lowermost end adapted to rest on a surface such as a floor. The equipment is to be placed on the surface positioned to the person such that the seat is placed under the behind of the person and from this first position the equipment with the person can be passed to a second position in which the chassis with its lower end rests on the surface such that the seat and backrest is raised relative to the surface e.g. to take a chair-like posture or a catapult position i.e. an upright position in which the person will be assisted to a standing position.
US09561142B1	External condenser and light assembly The present invention relates generally to an external condenser and light assembly and, more particularly, to an improved external air conditioning condenser and housing that is designed to additionally serve as a light assembly for an emergency vehicle. The condenser housing is mounted to the exterior of the emergency vehicle, which improves the performance of the emergency vehicle's air-conditioning system. The design of the condenser housing also allows it to serve as a light assembly on which emergency vehicle lights are mounted. The condenser housing and light assembly structure thereby provides for proper air conditioning functionality without occupying space on the exterior of the vehicle that would more preferably be occupied by emergency lighting.
US09561141B1	Orthopedic cast removal apparatus and method An apparatus for cutting a portion of an immobilization cast to facilitate removal of the cast from a body part of a patient may comprise a handle structure for being held by the hand of a user, a cutting device extending from the handle for cutting the cast material, with the cutting device including a blade and a blade movement device configured to cause ultrasonic movement of the blade, and a shielding structure configured for at least partially positioning between the cast and a part of the patient's body part such that a portion of the shield extends between the blade and the body part to shield the body part from the blade.
US09561139B2	Method of making an absorbent composite and absorbent articles employing the same A method of making an absorbent composite that includes a first fabric, a second fabric, and particles positioned between the two fabrics and absorbent articles made from the absorbent composite. The particles are secured between the two fabric using adhesive, thermal plastic or combinations thereof. The fabrics are bonded together in a manner that limits particle movement between the fabrics. The bond pattern may define pockets or other shapes. In applications in which the bond pattern forms pockets, the particles may be positioned in the pockets. The particles may be SAP particles or other particles with advantageous properties.
US09561136B2	Bandage A bandage for applying to and protecting a wound or the like comprises generally of a central cone piece with a plurality of attached legs. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the bandage comprises generally a substantially circular mid-piece with a center region; a proximal first flexible strip end; and a distal second flexible strip end. The substantially circular mid-piece with a center region is perforated along a radius from about the center region to a circumference of the substantially circular mid-piece and the proximal first flexible strip end is perforated longitudinally along a midline from about an end of the proximal first flexible strip to the circumference of the substantially circular mid-piece.
US09561133B2	Drain valve implantable in the eye of a patient for the treatment of glaucoma A drain valve (10) implantable surgically in the eye (O) of a patient for the treatment of glaucoma, comprising a main body (11), and a drainage tube (12), connected at one end with the main body (11) and provided to be implanted in the eye (O) so as to penetrate with its distal tip inside the anterior chamber (CA) of the eye globe (GO), so as to allow the drainage outwards of the aqueous humour (UA), wherein the valve (10) is characterized by a series of significant improvements, including: 1) an extractable configuration (12a, 12b) of the drainage tube (12), to allow the adaptation (f1) of the length of the drainage tube (12) during the surgical operation to implant the valve (10); 2) a flattened or flat shape in section (12′) of the drainage tube (12, 12a, 12b) suitable for reducing the dimensions in the radial direction (IR) of the drainage tube (12) with respect to the surface of the eye globe (GO); 3) a connection free from encumbrances between the tip portion (12f) of the drainage tube (12), provided to penetrate inside the eye globe (GO, CA), and the remaining part (12b′) of the drainage tube (12); 4) a series of retaining bags or compartments (11b), formed along the lower or soffit surface (S″) of the main body (11) in contact with the surface of the eye globe (GO), wherein these retaining bags (11b) are associated with respective through holes (11a) extended through the same main body (11) of the valve and are suitable for receiving and retaining the aqueous humour (UA), so as to improve lubrication of the eyeball in the zone of the valve, once implanted; 5) a divergent fan-shaped opening (11c) formed on the extrados (S′), not in contact with the eye globe, of the main body (11) of the valve, in order to convey the aqueous humour (UA) and improve the lubrication around the drain valve (10), once implanted; and 6. a modified configuration, with respect to conventional drain valves, such as to allow, during the surgical operation, an arrangement, closer to the iris, of the holes (11d) for the insertion of the yarn for fixing the valve to the surface of the eye globe. Thanks to these improvements the drain valve (10) ensures considerably improved and superior performances with respect to the currently known drain valves in use in the medical field for treating glaucoma.
US09561132B2	Method and device for the treatment of glaucoma The invention relates to a method and a device for treatment of glaucoma, wherein by means of an elongated catheter provided with a distal portion and a proximal portion, a tube-shaped implant is inserted and released in a Schlemm's canal with two opposite openings exposed by an incision and a folded up scleral flap. In a first phase, the distal portion inserted into the Schlemm's canal through the first opening, while a fluid or gaseous medium is injected at the same time, and exited through the second opening, which is, in circumferential direction, oppositely located. The implant detachably disposed at the protruding distal portion and, in a second phase, inserted, in circumferential direction, into the expanded Schlemm's canal up to the first opening. Subsequently, the distal portion, which protrudes from the first opening, is detached from the implant and, together with the catheter, removed.
US09561130B2	Nasolacrimal plugs A plug for use in a passage or conduit of a human body is provided. The plug includes a plug body with a first end and a second end. The plug body has a protrusion on an exterior wall. The plug also includes an attaching member at the first end to attach the plug to the passage or conduit. The plug further includes an axial retention tube within the plug body. The plug further includes a reservoir. The reservoir connects to the retention tube at a third end thereof. The reservoir and the retention tube are configured to regulate the flow of fluid in the passage or conduit.
US09561127B2	Apparatus and methods for treatment of morbid obesity Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system.
US09561125B2	Implant delivery device A system for delivering an implant within a patient is described. The activation of the heater coil causes the degradation, melting or reduction of a component that brings the heater coil into or out of electrical contact with another component, or causes the individual loops of the coil to contact each other, thereby resulting a notable change in resistance in the circuit supplying the heater coil with electricity. A core wire terminates prior to the distal end of the device, allowing for greater flexibility.
US09561124B2	Methods of self-aligning stent grafts A method for automatic endovascular alignment of a prosthesis includes loading the prosthesis in a distal delivery assembly, positioning a guidewire into a curved implantation site, and threading a guidewire lumen over the guidewire with the delivery assembly and into an implantation site to at least approximately align the curved distal portion to a curve of a curved implantation site and, thereby aligning the prosthesis.
US09561122B2	Vascular device for aneurysm treatment and providing blood flow into a perforator vessel A vascular device includes a body having a first, collapsed configuration and a second, expanded configuration. The body includes a plurality of heat-set strands that are braided such that when the body is in the second configuration, the strands form a plurality of pores and one or more apertures between the strands. The apertures are generally disposed at a longitudinal center region of the body. When the body is in the second configuration, the pores at proximal and distal portions of the body are generally uniform in size and smaller in size than the apertures. The pores and the apertures are substantially the same size when the body is in the first configuration.
US09561118B2	Prosthetic foot with enhanced stability and elastic energy return A prosthetic foot comprises an attachment member and two or more flexible members. The attachment member can include a connector configured to connect the attachment member to a user or another prosthetic device. The two or more flexible members can be rotatably attached to the attachment member by rotatable joints such that the flexible members can both rotate and flex relative to the attachment member when the prosthetic foot contacts the ground.
US09561115B2	Expandable inter-vertebral cage and method of installing same An inter-vertebral cage for use in repairing a damaged inter-vertebral disc includes a plurality of cage sections and a hinge element that connects adjacent ones of the cage sections together for relative movement. The hinge elements automatically urge the cage sections to move from an extended orientation to an installed orientation.
US09561112B2	Joint endoprosthesis and method for assembling such a prosthesis A prosthesis, in particular a shoulder prosthesis, includes a socket part receiving a joint head; an anchoring part anchoring the prosthesis in a bone; and a connecting arrangement securely connecting the socket part to the anchoring part. The socket part is assigned at least one pin and the anchoring part has at least one guide. The guide is designed in such a way that the pin can be held substantially safe from tilting in the guide.
US09561109B2	Orthopaedic implant and method of installing same An orthopedic implant comprises an articulation head comprising a bearing surface and a reverse surface and a securement disk. The securement disk comprises an attachment surface attached to at least a portion of the reverse surface of the articulation head, a securement surface opposite the attachment surface and adapted for coupling to a fixation plate secured to a bone, and at least one opening formed in the securement surface of the securement disk and adapted to accept fasteners therein. The securement disk comprises a porous material.
US09561108B2	Devices, systems, and methods for elongating bone The present invention comprises devices, systems, and methods for elongating bone using an extension implant having a first end and a second end. The first end of the extension implant is inserted into an opening in the live bone and the second end of the extension implant is combined with an enlarged implant. A plurality of channels extend through the components to serve as conduits for delivering fluids and physiological signals which induce bone formation. Some embodiments include a subcutaneous cage assembly for helping to support the implant as the bone heals around it.
US09561107B2	Base for a penile prosthetic implant and a penile prosthetic system A base for a penile prosthetic implant is disclosed. The base includes a fluid distribution manifold attached to and in fluid communication with an inflatable cylinder sized for implantation into a corpora cavernosum of a penis. The fluid distribution manifold is also connected to a core sized for implantation into a crus of the penis and in fluid communication with an inflatable bladder. The inflatable bladder provides an outer surface of the base between a proximal end of the core and a proximal end of the fluid distribution manifold. A penile prosthetic system is also disclosed.
US09561105B2	Method and apparatus for reshaping a ventricle Methods are provided for reshaping the left ventricle to a more conical shape to counter the effects of dilation, thereby improving pumping efficiency. In an exemplary embodiment, a reshaping apparatus comprises an implantable body that can be delivered to a dilated left ventricle via the patient's vasculature in a minimally-invasive procedure. When deployed inside the left ventricle, the implantable body applies a longitudinal (downward) force against the inner surface of the left ventricle, thereby causing the left ventricle to distend or elongate downwardly. The implantable body preferably includes an anchor which is deployed adjacent the mitral valve for maintaining the longitudinal force against the inner surface of the left ventricle.
US09561104B2	Actively-engageable movement-restriction mechanism for use with an annuloplasty structure A method is provided, including providing an implant shaped to define a lumen and a flexible strip disposed at least in part within the lumen, and a plurality of recesses, the implant including a locking mechanism to which first and second ends of the strip are coupled such that the strip defines a closed loop which shortens when the first end is advanced through the locking mechanism in a first direction, and expands when the first end is advanced in a second opposite direction; advancing the first end in first and second opposing directions with respect to the second end; maintaining a recess-engaging portion in a position in which the recess-engaging portion is not disposed in any of the recesses during the advancing; and restricting the advancing by facilitating active positioning of the recess-engaging portion in one of the recesses. Other embodiments are also described.
US09561103B2	System and method for cardiac valve repair and replacement A method of delivering a prosthetic mitral valve includes delivering a distal anchor from a delivery sheath such that the distal anchor self-expands inside a first heart chamber on a first side of the mitral valve annulus, pulling proximally on the distal anchor such that the distal anchor self-aligns within the mitral valve annulus and the distal anchor rests against tissue of the ventricular heart chamber, and delivering a proximal anchor from the delivery sheath to a second heart chamber on a second side of the mitral valve annulus such that the proximal anchor self-expands and moves towards the distal anchor to rest against tissue of the second heart chamber. The self-expansion of the proximal anchor captures tissue of the mitral valve annulus therebetween.
US09561102B2	Transcatheter delivery system and method with controlled expansion and contraction of prosthetic heart valve A delivery system for use with a prosthetic heart valve having a stent frame to which a valve structure is attached, includes a shaft assembly including a distal end and a coupling structure disposed near the distal end and configured to be coupled to a distal end of the prosthetic heart valve. The system includes a sheath assembly defining a lumen sized to slidably receive the shaft assembly. The delivery system is configured to transition from a loaded state in which the sheath assembly encompasses the prosthetic heart valve to a deployed state in which the sheath assembly is withdrawn from the prosthetic heart valve. The coupling structure is configured to provide a controlled expansion or contraction of the distal end of the prosthetic heart valve based on longitudinal movement of the distal end of the shaft assembly.
US09561099B1	Electrolarynx control button arrangement An electrolarynx includes tone-producing circuitry, a power switch to turn on the circuitry, a control button (i.e., a pushbutton) to actuate the power switch, a pressure-sensitive-resistor (PSR) that is physically coupled to the pushbutton, and a mode switch. PSR resistance is dependent on the amount of pressure applied to the pushbutton, and the tone-producing circuitry is configured to respond to such variations in PSR resistance according to a user-selected mode of electrolarynx operation set by operation of the mode switch. Said modes preferably include multiple frequency-varying modes (FVMs) in which the frequency of the electrolarynx tone is varied with different sensitivities to variations in PSR resistance, and multiple volume-varying modes (VVMs) having different sensitivities. A preferred embodiment also includes a communications-link mode, for receiving control information from an external device, and a disabled mode. Preferably, the tone-producing circuitry includes a microcontroller component that is configured for electrolarynx operation under program control.
US09561098B2	Intraocular lens that matches an image surface to a retinal shape, and method of designing same An intraocular lens (IOL), system, and method having a base lens and a complementary lens selected to form a curved image surface matching a retina surface when placed in an eye's line of sight.
US09561096B2	Devices and methods for treatment of vascular aneurysms The present invention relates to devices and methods for the treatment of diseases in the vasculature, and more specifically, devices and methods for treatment of aneurysms found in blood vessels. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a two part prostheses, where one part is an expandable sponge structure and the other part is an expandable tubular mesh structure, is provided. In the first embodiment, the expandable sponge structure is intended to fill the aneurysm cavity to prevent further dilatation of the vessel wall by creating a buffer or barrier between the pressurized pulsating blood flow and the thinning vessel wall. In the first embodiment, the expandable tubular mesh structure is placed across the aneurysm, contacting the inner wall of healthy vessel proximal and distal to the aneurysm.
US09561095B1	Body augmentation device Systems and methods are disclosed for filler injection. The apparatus includes a processor; a body sensor to provide body patient data to the processor; and an injector to inject a filler into a patient.
US09561088B2	Unified three dimensional virtual craniofacial and dentition model and uses thereof A method and apparatus are disclosed enabling an orthodontist or a user to create an unified three dimensional virtual craniofacial and dentition model of actual, as-is static and functional anatomy of a patient, from data representing facial bone structure; upper jaw and lower jaw; facial soft tissue; teeth including crowns and roots; information of the position of the roots relative to each other; and relative to the facial bone structure of the patient; obtained by scanning as-is anatomy of craniofacial and dentition structures of the patient with a volume scanning device; and data representing three dimensional virtual models of the patient's upper and lower gingiva, obtained from scanning the patient's upper and lower gingiva either (a) with a volume scanning device, or (a) with a surface scanning device. Such craniofacial and dentition models of the patient can be used in optimally planning treatment of a patient.
US09561086B2	Acetabular component anteversion and abduction measurement system and method An acetabular component anteversion and abduction measurement system, comprising: an acetabular component; one or more radiopaque guide lines disposed on or adjacent to a posterior surface of the acetabular component; and one or more radiopaque guide lines disposed on or adjacent to an anterior surface of the acetabular component; wherein predetermined alignment of selected of the one or more anterior guide lines with selected of the one or more posterior guide lines under intra-operative fluoroscopy or radiography indicates proper surgical alignment of the acetabular component within the anatomy of a patient. Proper surgical alignment means that the acetabular component is not retroverted or overly anteverted or abducted within the anatomy of the patient.
US09561077B2	Method of using supercontinuum light for medical and biological applications A method and an apparatus are provided for producing SuperContinuum (SC) light for medical and biological applications is provided. Pulses are focused from a laser system into at least one of a pressurized cell and one or more fibers. A pump pulse is converted into the SC light at a specified rate of repetition. The SC light is applied at the specified rate of repetition to tissue for medical and biological applications.
US09561076B2	Electrosurgical devices with balun structure for air exposure of antenna radiating section and method of directing energy to tissue using same An energy applicator for directing energy to tissue includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and a dielectric material disposed therebetween, and an antenna assembly having a radiating section operably coupled to the feedline. The energy applicator also includes a first balun structure configured to substantially confine energy to the radiating section when the energy applicator is energized and disposed in tissue, and a second balun structure configured to substantially prevent energy emitted from the radiating section from propagating proximal to the second balun structure along the feedline when the energy applicator is energized but not disposed in tissue.
US09561069B2	Electrosurgical wand and related method and system An electrosurgical wand. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are electrosurgical wands including an elongate housing that defines a handle end and a distal end, a first discharge aperture on the distal end of the elongate housing, a first active electrode of conductive material disposed on the distal end of the elongate housing, a first return electrode of conductive material disposed within the first fluid conduit, and an aspiration aperture on the distal end of the elongate housing fluidly coupled to a second fluid conduit.
US09561066B2	Method and apparatus for tissue ablation The present application discloses devices that ablate human tissue. The device comprises a catheter with a shaft through which an ablative agent can travel, a liquid reservoir and a heating component, which may comprise a length of coiled tubing contained within a heating element, wherein activation of said heating element causes said coiled tubing to increase from a first temperature to a second temperature and wherein the increase causes a conversion of liquid within the coiled tubing to vapor, a reusable cord connecting the outlet of the reservoir to the inlet of the heating component, and a single use cord connecting a pressure-resistant inlet port of a vapor based ablation device to the outlet of the heating component.
US09561058B2	Iliac connector, connector head, spinal fixation system and method of stabilizing a spine An inventive iliac connector comprises a connector head (1) and a connecting rod (2) for connecting a sacrum (S) or a spine (SP) to an ilium (I). The connector head (1) has a first hole (15) for holding a spinal rod (3) and a second hole (16) for holding the connecting rod (2), wherein the connecting rod (2) is made of a material being more flexible than titanium. This iliac connector enables a stabilization of ilium, sacrum and spine and enables at the same time movement between ilium and sacrum.
US09561046B2	Instrument with resilient jaws The teachings herein provide an instrument comprising a forceps. The forceps comprise a hand piece; a tubular member connected to the hand piece; and a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw element and a second jaw element. The first jaw element includes a gripping section and a flexing section. The flexing section includes an arcuate section. The second jaw element opposes the first jaw element and includes a gripping section. The tubular member is moveable onto the arcuate section of the first jaw element so that the flexing section of the first jaw element is flexed and the jaw assembly is moved into a closed position. The first jaw element, the second jaw element, or both include a stiffening spine so that the jaw assembly is substantially rigid in the closed position.
US09561045B2	Tool with rotation lock The invention provides surgical or diagnostic tools and associated methods that offer improved user control for operating remotely within regions of the body. These tools include a proximally-located actuator for the operation of a distal end effector, as well as proximally-located actuators for articulational and rotational movements of the end effector. Control mechanisms and methods refine operator control of end effector actuation and of these articulational and rotational movements. A rotation lock provides for enablement and disablement of rotatability of the end effector. The tool may also include other features. A multi-state ratchet for end effector actuation provides enablement-disablement options with tactile feedback. A force limiter mechanism protects the end effector and manipulated objects from the harm of potentially excessive force applied by the operator. An articulation lock allows the fixing and releasing of both neutral and articulated configurations of the tool and of consequent placement of the end effector.
US09561044B2	Diaphragm entry for posterior surgical access Methods and devices described herein facilitate diaphragm entry for posterior access of body organs.
US09561042B2	Methods and devices for delivering agents across biological barriers The invention provides for microneedle devices for delivering agents across biological barriers. The microneedles include agent reservoirs integrated into the bodies of the microneedles, themselves.
US09561041B2	Patient specific alignment guide for a proximal femur An alignment guide for aligning instrumentation along a proximal femur includes a neck portion configured to wrap around a portion of the neck of the femur, a head underside portion configured to abut a disto-lateral portion of the femoral head and a medial head portion configured to overlie a medial portion of the head. Portions of the guide can have an inner surface generally a negative of the femoral bone of a specific patient that the guide overlies; such surfaces can be formed using data obtained from the specific patient. The neck portion can be configured to rotationally stabilize the guide by abutting and generating a first gripping force on the neck. The femoral head portions can be configured to grip the head portion of the femur and can support a bore guide that is configured to guide an instrument to the femur in a specified location and along a given axis.
US09561038B2	Interchangeable clip applier A surgical device for clipping tissue can include an actuator, such as a handle or a robotic arm, for example, and a replaceable end effector including a plurality of clips contained therein. After the replaceable end effector has been used, the end effector can be detached from the actuator and a new end effector can be operably coupled with the actuator. Each replaceable end effector can include a firing drive for advancing clips into a receiver of the end effector and a crimping drive configured to deform a clip positioned within the receiver.
US09561033B2	Apparatus for treating obesity An apparatus for treating obesity comprising a volume filling device assembled from at least two segments and is provided and following implantation, the device is placed resting against the stomach wall of the patient to reduce the inner volume of the stomach, thereby affecting the patient's appetite.
US09561032B2	Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement In various embodiments, a surgical staple cartridge is provided. The staple cartridge comprises a cartridge housing, a knife, a first row of staple pockets, a second row of staple pockets, and a third row of staple pockets. The staple cartridge further comprises a plurality of first staples, a plurality of second staples, and a plurality of third staples. The staple cartridge further comprises, one, a first staple driver oriented to drive a first staple out of the staple pockets in the first row, a second staple out of the staple pockets in the second row, and a third staple out of the staple pockets in the third row and, two, a second staple driver oriented to drive a total of four staples out of the staple pockets in the first row, the second row and the third row of staple pockets.
US09561029B2	Surgical stapler with rolling anvil An apparatus comprises a shaft and an end effector. The end effector is positioned at the distal end of the shaft and is operable to form a fastener assembly to secure tissue. The end effector includes first and second fastener assembly forming features. The first fastener assembly forming feature is rotatable relative to the shaft. The fastener assembly is formed by first and second fastener assembly members. The first fastener assembly member comprises a buttress strip received by the first fastener assembly forming feature. The second fastener assembly member comprises either a wire with protruding portions or a fastener strip with integral protruding fasteners. The buttress strip receives the protruding portions or protruding fasteners to secure tissue between the buttress strip and the wire or fastener strip. The end effector may transect layers of tissue and fasten the layers of tissue together on each side of the transection.
US09561027B2	Tissue graft anchoring A fixation device includes a member defining at least two openings, and a suture tied to the member by passing the suture through the at least two openings in the member to form two suture loops through which ends of the suture pass. The two suture loops are interconnected. A method of securing a tissue graft includes providing the fixation member, attaching the suture to a tissue graft, and adjusting the length of the suture between the fixation member and the tissue graft by pulling the suture.
US09561026B2	Segmented suture anchor Devices and methods for anchoring surgical sutures are provided. In general, a device as described includes an anchor assembly formed of a plurality of rigid anchor segments including a proximal segment and a distal anchor segment comprising a force transferring element, and at least one segment having at least one interdigitation element configured to create an engagement force between the at least one segment and a tissue. The device further includes a flexible member linking the plurality of anchor segments and configured to transition the anchor from a first, flexible configuration when the flexible member is in a relaxed state to a second, substantially rigid configuration when the flexible member is in a taut state.
US09561025B2	Soft tissue repair device and associated methods A fibrous tissue repair device includes first and second tubular anchors having corresponding longitudinal passages. The tissue repair device includes corresponding first and second inserters. Each inserter has a shaft with a distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the corresponding tubular anchor. A flexible strand couples the first and second anchors.
US09561021B2	Method and system for intracavitary and extracavitary procedures Embodiments include a method of performing a medical procedure in a patient. The method includes inserting a first working instrument and a second working instrument through an opening in the patient, creating an incision in body tissue inside the patient using at least one of the first and second working instruments, and advancing the second working instrument through the incision to position the second working instrument at a work site inside the patient. The method also includes positioning the first working instrument at the work site without advancing the first working instrument through the incision and performing a procedure at the work site inside the patient using the first and second working instruments.
US09561020B2	Biopsy probe and targeting set interface A biopsy system includes a biopsy targeting assembly, a needle, and a biopsy device. The biopsy targeting assembly includes a cradle. The needle is releasably supported by the targeting assembly. The biopsy device includes a body having a tissue collection assembly and a cutter. The cutter is translatable relative to the body and extends distally from the body. The cradle of the targeting assembly releasably supports the body of the biopsy device distally of the tissue collection assembly. The biopsy device translates a distal portion of the cutter within the needle with the needle supported by the targeting assembly.
US09561018B2	Method and apparatus for generating diagnosis image, probe, and method of controlling the probe A diagnosis image generating apparatus including a plurality of probes, the diagnosis image generating apparatus including at least one element included in each of the plurality of probes; a selecting unit which selects a probe from among the plurality of probes; and a diagnosis image generating unit which generates a diagnosis image of the object by using the selected probe.
US09561016B2	Systems and methods to identify interventional instruments Systems and methods which operate to identify interventional instruments and/or other objects in images are shown. Embodiments operate to extract relevant information regarding interventional instruments from a multi-dimensional volume for presenting the information to a user in near real-time with little or no user interaction. Objects may be identified by segmenting a multi-dimensional volume, identifying a putative object of interest in multiple multi-dimensional volume segments, and determining a position of the object of interest within the multi-dimensional volume using the putative object of interest segment identifications. Identification of objects of interest according to embodiments may be utilized to determine an image plane for use in displaying the objects within a generated image, to track the objects within the multi-dimensional volume, etc., such as for medical examination, interventional procedures, diagnosis, treatment, and/or the like.
US09561011B2	X-ray CT apparatus, medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method An X-ray CT apparatus includes a perfusion data acquisition unit, a perfusion parameter calculating unit and a perfusion parameter display unit. The perfusion data acquisition unit generate perfusion data by exposing an X-ray to the object with injecting contrast medium. The perfusion parameter calculating unit calculates perfusion parameters corresponding to ROIs based on time variations in density of the contrast medium for the ROIs. The perfusion parameter display unit divides a period to be a calculation target of the time variations into plural time ranges and sequentially displays images each including the ROIs. The images correspond to the time ranges and mutually different time phases respectively and are masked so as to make only ROIs at which the perfusion parameters show values displayed.
US09561009B2	Mobile X-ray unit One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a mobile X-ray unit. The mobile X-ray unit may include a base accommodating a control unit for controlling an X-ray applicator and a power supply for supplying power to the X-ray applicator. The mobile X-ray unit may further include an arm associated with the base. The arm may be configured to support an X-ray applicator having an X-ray tube. The arm may be articuable. The X-ray tube may include a target element configured to generate an X-ray beam and a collimator configured to shape the X-ray beam. The target element may be disposed at a set distance from the collimator.
US09561007B2	X-ray diagnostic apparatus To provide an X-ray diagnostic apparatus capable of providing a stereoscopic perspective image in the form of a video image while reducing exposure dose. An X-ray diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a main row X-ray source group including a plurality of X-ray sources; an X-ray detection section disposed opposite to the X-ray sources; a timing controller that controls a switching timing of the X-ray sources and an X-ray generation position; an image acquisition section that acquires output image data from the X-ray detection section in synchronization with the switching timing; and a stereoscopic image display section that displays the output image data as a plurality of images having different disparities.
US09561004B2	Automated 3-D orthopedic assessments Systems, methods, computer programs, and circuits can perform automated spinal assessments using a 3-D model and a 3-D patient image data set of the spine which do not rely on vertebral symmetry.
US09561003B2	Method and apparatus for rapid detection and diagnosis of tissue abnormalities A method and apparatus are provided that interrogate, receive, and analyze full emission spectra for at least one fluorescence excitation wavelength and for at least one reflectance measurement to determine tissue characteristics and correlate same to photographic images. Further, the system and method accomplish this measurement rapidly by increasing the light throughput by integrating optics into a hand held unit and avoiding the need for a coherent fiber optic bundle being used. The method includes illuminating a first portion of a target tissue with optical energy, forming a first image of the target tissue, illuminating a second portion of the target tissue with optical energy, performing spectroscopic measurements on optical energy reflected and/or emitted by the target tissue upon illumination of the second portion of the target tissue with optical energy, and determining tissue characteristics of the target tissue based on the results of the spectroscopic measurements.
US09560992B2	Methods and systems for observation of tympanic function Methods and systems for endoscopic observation of tympanic function.
US09560991B2	Efficient evaluation of hearing ability A system for establishing a hearing ability model of a hearing ability of a person, includes a data storage configured to store a representation of a distribution of a hearing ability of a population of individuals, and a processor configured to establish a hearing ability model representing a hearing ability of the person based at least in part on (i) information regarding a person's response to a stimulus of a hearing evaluation event, and (ii) the representation of the distribution of the hearing ability of the population.
US09560990B2	Obtaining baseline patient information The disclosure relates to a method and system for obtaining baseline patient information. In some examples, a method may include acquiring first patient data, wherein the first patient data comprises at least one of first posture state data indicative of a plurality of posture states of a patient during a first time period or first therapy adjustment data indicative of a plurality of patient therapy adjustments made during the first time period; generating baseline patient information based at least in part on the first patient data; and comparing the baseline patient information to patient information generated based on second patient data. Therapy is not delivered to the patient according to a detected posture state of the patient during the first time period, and therapy is delivered to the patient according to the detected posture state of the patient during the second time period.
US09560989B2	Method for determining the metabolic capacity of at least one enzyme A method for determining the metabolic capacity of an enzyme includes time-resolved determination of the concentration of a product in exhaled air. The product is created by metabolism of a substrate, previously administered to an individual, by an enzyme of the individual. The product concentration is determined until the maximum product concentration in the exhaled air is reached. A model function is fitted to measured values of the product concentration, obtained by the time-resolved determination of the product concentration between start and end times. The metabolic capacity of the enzyme is determined based on parameters of the model function. Determining the metabolic capacity of the enzyme takes place based on at least two parameters of the model function, wherein the maximum value and time constant of the model function are not selected as parameters at the same time, and the start and/or end times are not selected as parameters.
US09560983B2	Method for creating and analyzing graphs of cardiac function in atrial fibrillation and sinus arrhythmia based on thoracic impedance measurements The present invention provides a method for creating and pathophysiologically analyzing graphs of cardiac function in atrial fibrillation and sinus arrhythmia by using thoracic impedance measurements. A two-dimensional scatter plot is created by applying (dZ/dt)min values corresponding to preceding RR interval (RR1) values and an approximate curve (i.e., cardiac function curve) is fitted to dots on the plot. The distribution pattern of the dots and the slope of the approximate curve allow for readily and visually evaluating cardiac function. Furthermore, a graph of the relationship between (dZ/dt)min values and RR1/pre-preceding RR interval (RR2) ratio values makes it possible to analyze pathophysiological mechanisms of cardiac function in more detail. This novel method of the present invention can be easily and repeatedly performed in atrial fibrillation and sinus arrhythmia with less of a physical burden on the patient, thereby being able to provide a very useful information for diagnosis and treatment.
US09560978B2	Systems and methods for determining respiration information from a physiological signal using amplitude demodulation A patient monitoring system may receive a physiological signal such as a photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal. The PPG signal may include a pulsatile component that functions as a carrier signal and an amplitude modulation component that represents respiration information. The patient monitoring system may move the amplitude modulation component to a baseline component of the PPG signal. Respiration information may be calculated based on the amplitude modulation component.
US09560977B2	Method for estimating changes of cardiovascular indices using peripheal arterial blood pressure waveform The systems and methods described herein enable reliable estimation of cardiovascular indices on real-time, non-invasive or minimally-invasive, and beat-to-beat basis. Cardiovascular indices which can be estimated include: stroke volume (SV), which being limited to, cardiac output (CO) and total peripheral resistance (TPR). In various embodiments, one or more of these indices are estimated continuously, on a beat-to-beat basis, using peripheral arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveforms and certain parameters derived from the peripheral ABP waveforms. The derived parameters are substantially insensitive to distortions of the ABP waveform arising from tapered arterial branches throughout the arterial tree. The methods describe herein can provide a more accurate and reliable estimate of hemodynamic parameters than existing techniques.
US09560972B2	Self-operated health monitoring device Diagnostic devices are generally described. In an example, an improved diagnostic device includes a display, a camera, a diagnostic probe, and a control unit. The display includes an aperture. The camera is configured to capture an image of a patient through the aperture. The diagnostic probe is configured to perform measurements of an area of interest of the patient through the aperture. The control unit is configured to analyze the measurements of the diagnostic probe and cause the display to present the image of the patient and results of the measurements on the image of the patient.
US09560971B2	Physiological information measuring apparatus A physiological information measuring apparatus includes a first detection unit, having a first light emitting unit and a first light receiving unit, separated from one another by a first distance. A second detection unit of the physiological information measuring apparatus has a second light emitting unit and a second light receiving unit, separated from one another by a second, different distance. Alternatively, the second detection unit shares the first light emitting unit with the first detection unit and has a second light receiving unit. Alternatively, the second detection unit shares the first light receiving unit with the first detection unit and has a second light emitting unit. A measuring unit of the physiological information measuring apparatus measures the physiological information of a user based on light received by the light receiving unit or light receiving units.
US09560970B2	Systems and methods for integration of a positron emission tomography (PET) detector with a computed-tomography (CT) gantry Systems and methods for integration of a PET detector with a CT gantry are provided. One system includes an x-ray computed tomography (CT) gantry having a rotating portion and a stationary portion within a housing, and including a bore volume therethrough. The system also includes an x-ray source and an x-ray detector coupled to the rotating portion. The system further includes a positron emission tomography (PET) detector, wherein the PET detector is coupled to the stationary portion of the CT gantry, such that the PET detector extends at least partially into the CT gantry with at least a portion of the PET detector within the housing of the CT gantry.
US09560968B2	Remote monitoring framework Described herein is a technology for facilitating remote monitoring, in accordance with one aspect, image data and corresponding true color data of a region of interest is received by a computer system from a mobile device. The computer system may integrate the image data and the true color data to generate normalized true color data. The normalized true color data may then be mapped to device independent color image data. A recommendation may then be sent based on the device-independent color image data.
US09560966B2	Non-contact type tonometer A non-contact type tonometer includes: a measurement unit including a first measuring unit for measuring an eye pressure of an examinee's eye in a non-contact manner and a second measuring unit for measuring a corneal thickness of the examinee's eye in a non-contact manner; a moving mechanism for causing relative movement of the measurement unit with respect to the examinee's eye; a drive controller for driving the moving mechanism for aligning the measurement unit; and a setting switch controller for switching an alignment reference on the cornea used for aligning the measurement unit between first and second alignment references. The first alignment reference is a reference for measuring the eye pressure with the first measuring unit and the second alignment reference is a reference for measuring the corneal thickness with the second measuring unit and set closer to a corneal rear surface than the first alignment reference.
US09560959B1	Control of scanning images during vitreoretinal surgery Control of scanning images during ophthalmic surgery may be performed with a scanning controller that interfaces to an optical scanner used with a surgical microscope. A scan control device may receive user input, including hands-free user input, for controlling an overlay image of scanning data that is overlaid on optical image data viewed using the surgical microscope. A selected location for optical scanning may also be displayed and controlled using the scanning controller.
US09560955B2	Endoscope objective lens and endoscope In an endoscope objective lens which includes a reflective member that bends an optical path substantially at a right angle inserted between the last lens surface and an image sensor disposed on the image plane, the effective diameter of the last lens surface is made smaller than the size of the image sensor in a direction corresponding to the optical path bending direction and the endoscope objective lens is made so as to satisfy a conditional expression given below. h1
US09560952B2	Utensil cleaning device and method A knife cleaner for a commercial kitchen is mounted on a countertop or prep table with suction cups or similar devices, and provides three separate compartments for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing solutions. A removable cap provides a channel guide leading downward into each of the three compartments. The wash channel guide provides scrub brush components to remove food particles and other debris. The cleaner is disassembled easily without tools for cleaning purposes.
US09560950B2	Bulky sheet and method for producing same A bulky sheet (10) has a first side (11), a second side (12) opposite to the first side (11), a plurality of macroscopic first recessed ridges (21) and a projection (30) on at least the first side (11). The first recessed ridges (21) extend straight in a first direction at a predetermined interval. The projection (30) is located between the first recessed ridges (21) adjacent to each other. The projection (30) projects from the second side (12) toward the first side (11) of the bulky sheet (10).
US09560948B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus has a fluid distribution system for storing and delivering fluid to a surface to be cleaned, and includes a supply tank defining a chamber with a fill opening and a fill cap pivotable between an open position and a closed position to selectively cover the fill opening and which includes a funnel for filling the supply tank.
US09560945B2	Floor care appliance A floor care appliance in the form of a brush vacuum cleaner having a brush set facing the floor for receiving a driven brush roller with an overload protection. A drive disk is mounted rotatably on the shaft and the shaft has a torque-proof output element to the brush roller and the drive disk is coupled via a torsion spring to a coupling disk which is displaceable axially on the shaft and which is coupled in a torque-proof manner via cams to the shaft. Ramps are formed on the drive disk which, above a torque threshold, axially adjust the coupling disk with corresponding ramps by relative twisting. A safety shutdown can be controlled via the adjusting movement via a corresponding switching element of a circuit arrangement.
US09560937B2	Cooking utensil with flavoring infuser A utensil 10 for flavoring fowl while cooking it over a heat source such as a barbecue has a pan-shaped base 53 with having an infuser cup 77 extending upward from the center portion 65 of the pan base. The infuser cup is sized to receive a standard beverage can that may be placed therein to provide a desired infusing liquid. The infuser cup can be detachably secured to the pan base by cooperative engagement of downwardly extending key tabs 89 on the bottom end 81 of the infuser cup into key tab receiving slots 69 located in the center portion 65 of the pan base 53.
US09560931B2	Steam wand for coffee machine A steam wand for coffee machines is provided with a steam dispensing head that is centrally provided with a blind axial conduit that feeds one or more dispensing nozzles that end on the outside of the head and are provided with a tangential sloping direction with respect to the cylindrical conduit.
US09560930B2	Brewing unit with a water heater A brewing unit includes a brewing chamber having at least two brewing chamber portions movable one with respect to the other, a water heater, a hot water duct for feeding hot water from the water heater to the brewing chamber, and a beverage dispensing duct from which a beverage is dispensed. The water heater has a cavity through which the beverage dispensing duct extends for connection to an outer beverage dispensing spout.
US09560928B2	Quick sear barbecue grill and components thereof A barbecue grill and components thereof that allow a user to obtain a controlled burst of high intensity heat for a limited period of time, comprising at least one quick sear burner, a quick sear valve assembly adapted for fluid communication with the quick sear burner, and a cooking surface adapted to be positioned above the quick sear burner in or on a firebox of a barbecue grill. The quick sear valve assembly, in turn, comprises a main valve for normal operation of the quick sear burner, and a bypass valve for high intensity heat output of limited duration. The quick sear valve assembly includes a mechanism that is configured to allow the user to selectively actuate the bypass valve.
US09560927B2	Bi-fold hingehook method and apparatus A hinge hook has a pair of rotatable hooks that are mounted coaxially and side-by-side that move independently of each other.
US09560926B2	Electronic fork comprising a hollow tool and an electronic key that cooperate with one another An electronic fork for measuring eating rhythms comprising a conductive fork (F) head with its shoulder and its truncated handle interacting with an electronic card (20) characterized in that on the conductive fork (F) between the neck of the fork (F) and its shoulder is overmolded an insulator (11), on the insulated fork (F) and shoulder assembly is then overmolded an oblong hollow conductive handle (12), the assembly forms an oblong tool (O) inside of which is plugged an electronic key (30) made by assembling an insulated shell (32) around an electronic card (20), the electronic card (20) comprises two contact tracks (P1, P2) between which a capacitive sensor detects the closing of the circuit between the contact tracks (P1, P2), two contact blades (31a, 31b) are housed in the shell (32) in contact at one end with the contact tracks (P1, P2) and exiting the shell (32) to be housed in the position in which the key is plugged into the tool, first against the truncated body of the fork (F) and second against the conductive handle (12).
US09560924B2	Connection assembly A connection assembly 10 usable for interconnecting two elongate frame members 12 which each include a channel 14. An elongate link member 22 is locatable in the channels 14 of the adjacent members 12 and extending therebetween. A respective connection assembly 20 is locatable in each of the channels 14 to engage against the link member 22 and retain same in the respective channel 14. Each connection assembly 20 is selectively movable between an engaged and a disengaged condition to respectively connect the two frame members 12, or permit the frame members 12 to be pulled apart.
US09560923B1	Magnetic tool holder Disclosed is a magnetic tool holder adapted to be used in conjunction with a pegboard. The tool holder comprises two pairs of legs that are adapted to be received within the peg holes such that, each pair is simultaneously slidably movable between a biased engagement position and a disengagement position wherein, the distance between the pair in the engagement position is greater than that of the pair in the disengagement position. Notably, a friction fit is achieved between pegboard and the main legs in the engagement position. The tool holder further comprises a spring-loaded means for causing the at least one pair of main legs to move from the engagement position to the disengagement position and a magnet disposed on top thereof, the magnet about which, tools are magnetically attached thereto.
US09560921B2	Cooling unit arrangement A cooling unit arrangement including at least two mutually arranged shelf modules, with a base group, a rear wall group and an upper group with respective covering parts and forming a cooling chamber, and a cooling device. The shelf modules have identical modular parts with frame profiles and which support the base group, the rear wall group and the upper group and at least the rear wall group of each shelf module is equipped with components of the cooling device. Said shelf arrangement is provided with a common evaporator arranged in the rear wall group and extending along several or all shelf modules.
US09560919B2	Infant chairs An infant-supporting chair. The chair may include a seat and a tray assembly that includes a releasable mechanical latching system for retainingly engaging the tray assembly to the seat when the tray assembly is in a latching position. The chair may further include a tray guidance system that is configured to guide the tray assembly into the latching position. The tray guidance system may comprise at least one magnet feature in the seat and at least one other magnet feature in the tray assembly. Once latched, the tray may be slidably positioned relative to the seat while remaining latched thereto. The seat may be movably supported on a frame assembly and a seat positioning system may be included to selectively retain the seat at desired heights on the frame assembly.
US09560918B2	Furniture structure providing weapon delivery system A weapon delivery system includes a vertical structure defining an opening and a hidden compartment above the opening, and a delivery structure pivoted to a bottom of the vertical structure that when in a closed position generally covers the opening. The delivery structure includes a horizontal top member adapted to support a long gun in a known orientation in the hidden compartment and, when the delivery structure is moved to an open position, causes the long gun to be dropped onto the hands of the person in the known orientation. This allows the person to immediately grasp the long gun in a manner ready to deal with an intruder or danger. The illustrated system is a bed headboard positioned so that a person sleeping on the bed can reach up, press the delivery structure, and drop the long gun into their waiting hands.
US09560917B2	Recline adjustment system for chair A seating arrangement includes a base support, a support arrangement movable between upright and reclined positions, and a spring arrangement that includes a first portion attached to the support arrangement, a second portion attached to the base support, an intermediate portion positioned between the first and second positions, first and second members configured to bias the support arrangement from the reclined position toward the upright position, the second spring member spaced from the first spring member, and an adjustment member positioned between the first and intermediate portions, the adjustment member adjustable between positions that adjust the force exerted by the first and second spring on the support arrangement.
US09560916B1	Web strap attachment to metal frame A seating product is provided which comprises a metal frame, straps of webbing joined to the metal frame with wire hooks. Each of the wire hooks has a main portion inside a loop created in the strap of webbing and two U-shaped portions extending outside the metal frame. Each of the U-shaped portions secures the wire hook in place without the use of holes in the metal frame, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. The metal frame may be made of two pieces joined together, one of the pieces being straight and the other being generally U-shaped.
US09560905B2	Device and method for selectively bleaching or dyeing a plurality of locks of hair The present invention relates to a device and method for selectively bleaching or dyeing a plurality of locks of hair. The device basically comprises a selector comb for selecting the locks to be treated from a portion of hair, and a container provided with at least one compartment that can internally house at least one liquid or pasty product for dyeing or bleaching. The selector comb is partially introduced inside the container and is movable inside and along same, being coupled thereto such that in an operating position of the device, the movement of the comb takes place, causing the gradual introduction of an increasingly longer portion of the locks selected by the comb inside the container at the same time as the gradual opening and communication of the inside of the compartment with the portion of the locks introduced therein, said portion being exposed to the liquid or pasty product.
US09560903B2	Protective case with compartment including spring A protective case for an electronic device, the protective case having a cushion layer that covers a back surface, a left side surface, a right side surface, a top side surface, and a bottom side surface of the electronic device. A structural layer has a back portion and side wall portions that extend from the back portion and surrounds the cushion layer. A sliding drawer is attached to an outer surface of the back portion of the structural layer. The sliding drawer has a compartment that can store one or more items in the protective case. The sliding drawer can make the items accessible when open and concealed when closed.
US09560899B2	Adjustable bracelet A method and apparatus for adjusting the size of a bracelet are disclosed. In one embodiment, the bracelet includes a first end with a plurality of size adjustment openings and a second end having a hook. The hook is configured to latch on to one of the plurality of size adjustment openings to adjust the diameter of the bracelet.
US09560894B2	Article of footwear with an adaptive fluid system An adaptive fluid system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The adaptive fluid system includes a fluid chamber that provides cushioning and shock absorption for a foot. The adaptive fluid system includes an adjustable pressure regulating valve that may be used to control the pressure of the fluid chamber. The adaptive fluid system includes a valve that prevents fluid from escaping from a fluid chamber during use.
US09560893B2	Headgear with a spring buffered occipital cradle A headgear for a head safety product such as a face shield, hardhat or welding helmet includes a spring buffered cradle mounted on the horizontal band of the headgear to improve the fit, function, stability and comfort of the headgear. The cradle is flexible and has a concave inner surface contoured to conform to the shape of the head. A spring element is coupled between the cradle and the horizontal band to buffer the tension between the band and the head and more equally distribute pressure across the head. In a preferred embodiment, an occipital cradle includes two leaf springs coupled to the rear portion of the horizontal band.
US09560892B2	Helmet system A protective helmet for successive impacts includes a head cap adapted to surround and move with a wearer's head and an outer shell which surrounds the head cap. An energy absorbing flexible liner predominantly comprised of radially oriented foam columns is attached to both the head cap and outer shell. The liner establishes a preset initial relative position and spacing between the head cap and the outer shell and compliantly absorbs energy imparted to the outer shell during a helmet impact to enable the outer shell to move linearly and angularly relative to the head cap during the helmet impact and to be returned to the initial relative position with the head cap following the impact.
US09560886B2	Backless and possibly strapless brassiere with a reinforcing plate The invention relates to a backless and optionally strapless brassiere comprising two textile layers, as well as chest underwiring and cup reinforcements. The torso underwiring comprises a substantially horizontal main bottom portion which is coupled, at the sides of the torso, to two substantially horizontal top side portions. Each reinforcement is a thin plate of rigid material including extensions extending from a side region arranged substantially outside each cup and engaging with the top side portion of the underwiring.
US09560885B2	Bra cup having an enhancing effect The invention concerns a cup (12) for a bra (10) that comprises an outer shell (38) forming a recess (40) of a generally hemispherical shape and that is defined by a peripheral edge (32), characterized in that the cup (12) comprises at least an inner skin (42) forming a lining that is fixed to the peripheral edge (32) of the cup (12) and that partially covers the recess (40) formed by the outer shell (38), defining a space with the outer shell (38), and in that the inner skin (42) is designed to be tensioned when the cup (12) is placed on a breast.
US09560879B2	Tobacco shred feeding treatment device and method for improving heat energy and feed liquid absorption efficiency of tobacco shred The invention relates to a tobacco shred feeding treatment device and a method for improving the heat energy and feed liquid absorption efficiency of tobacco shred, comprising: a tobacco shred feeding machine, said tobacco shred feeding machine mainly comprises a roller, a process warm-air pipe, a power blower, a heater, a steam nozzle, a feed liquid nozzle and an air inlet pipe; the process warm-air is blown into said roller from said air inlet pipe via said steam nozzle and said heater under the action of said power blower, and mixed with the tobacco shred; said air inlet pipe is provided directly under the central axis of said roller; the opening of said air inlet pipe faces up obliquely, and the opening direction of which could be adjusted into any position within the roller according to the requirements; said steam nozzle is mounted between the power blower and the heater, to achieve heating the condensed water in the steam, and to avoid directly injecting the steam to burn the tobacco shred. Under the premise that it is not necessary to configure the tunnel heating and humidifying equipment, the process warm-air with steam can contact with the tobacco shred sufficiently to improve the heat energy and feed liquid absorption efficiency and uniformity.
US09560876B2	Acylamino acid compounds and food preparations containing same An acylamino acid compound is described which can be used in food preparations to generate a savory tingling sensation without burning effect.
US09560871B2	Preservative system for acidic beverages based on sequestrants The present invention provides beverage preservative systems for use in high acid beverage products, and beverage products comprising the beverage preservative systems. The beverage preservative system prevents spoilage by microorganisms in a beverage within a sealed container for a period of at least 16 weeks. The present invention reduces or eliminates the use of conventional preservatives that pose health and/or environmental concerns. The components that make up the beverage preservative system of invention work together in a synergistic manner to reduce the amount of preservative required and so improve the inventive beverage's sensory impact over beverages having conventional preservatives.
US09560870B2	Low calorie drink tablet A beverage tablet comprising an effervescent system including a base selected from one or more carbonates, bicarbonates, or combinations thereof, where the base is present in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % of the tablet; and where the tablet self-disperses in an aqueous liquid in less than about three minutes to produce a beverage.
US09560864B2	Aerated chocolate composition Aerated chocolate composition having an overrun of between 25% and 150%, preferably under 100%, comprising red and black non aqueous pigments in amount of over 0.05% w/w and less than 1.5% w/w in a red:black ratio of between 3:1 and 1:1.
US09560863B1	Method of food processing using an auto-directive controller A method of controlling a hot beverage brewer (20) with an auto-directive brewer controller (22) that controls enabling and revealing of a plurality of hidden, or phantom, switches (39, 40, 42, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60). Signals from disabled switches are ignored by a microcomputer (24), and the operator is directed to only the hidden switches that are enabled by selectively revealing them with individually associated backlights (39′, 40′, 42′, 48′, 50′, 54′, 56′, 58′, and 60′). When the backlights are energized the location of the hidden switches is revealed by the light passing through a dark, but semi-translucent, flexible, plastic control panel that overlies the hidden switches and their associated backlights. Different modes of normal operation may be preselected during a program mode (FIG. 12D) in which one or more of the brew start switches are relatively permanently disabled and remain relatively permanently hidden, while other ones of the start brew switches and other function selection switches are only temporarily disabled and temporarily hidden due to changing conditions or status of the brewer during normal operation.
US09560862B2	Process for producing material for food or beverage Heating an oil from a plant or animal while supplying oxygen at a dissolved oxygen supply speed of not less than 0.058 mg/L/min to the oil from plant or animal is a convenient production method of a material for food or drink, which is capable of imparting an aroma and/or a flavor, which are/is mellow and rich in variety, to a food or drink.
US09560861B2	Methods of removing lipid from a protein and lipid-containing material Novel methods for producing whey protein concentrates with favorable properties are provided. The methods include using chitosan selective precipitation whey pre-treatment, and microfiltration using polymeric membranes. The products obtained using these methods include WPC80 with low fat content, high clarity, low browning potential during storage, and having low levels of volatiles. Compositions and foaming agents obtained using the methods of the present invention are also provided.
US09560859B2	Dehumidification method and apparatus A system for dehydrating raw produce without introducing excess heat to the produce, including a first chamber for holding warm, moist air, a second chamber connected in fluidic communication with the first chamber for cooling and drying warm, moist air received from the first chamber, and a filter operationally connected between the first and second chambers for removing suspended particulates from warm, moist air flowing therethrough with a drain operationally connected to the second chamber for removing water therefrom. A third chamber is connected in fluidic communication with the second chamber for receiving cool, dry air therefrom and for receiving raw produce for drying, and a wind current generator operationally connected to the second chamber to urge cool, dry air therefrom and into the third chamber.
US09560857B2	Clipping machine with replaceable replacement assembly group The present invention relates to a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products by filling a flowable filling material into a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing and closing said packaging casing by at least one closure means, the clipping machine comprises a filling tube, having a central axis and a filling outlet, for feeding said filling material in a feeding direction via said filling outlet into said packaging casing, a displacement device for gathering the filled packaging casing and for forming a plait-like portion thereto, at least substantially free from filling material and a clipping device for applying at least one closure means to said plait-like portion. The displacement device of the inventive clipping machine is arranged in a replacement assembly group, wherein the group is removably arrangeable at the clipping machine in an engagement position, in which the replacement assembly group is coupled to the clipping machine for production process.
US09560856B2	Filling machine and method for filling a pasty mass The invention relates to a filling machine and a method for filling a pasty mass, in particular for the production of sausages, with a vane cell pump for conveying the paste mass, a vacuum pump for generating negative pressure in the vane cell pump, where the housing of the vane cell pump comprises an evacuation opening via which the vacuum pump can evacuate the vane cells. The evacuation opening is formed in the cover of the vane cell pump.
US09560853B2	Return flow conveyor device for heating food items A return flow conveyor device for warming food product includes an inlet tray upon which to place the food product, an outlet tray and a platform to transfer the food product from the inlet tray to the outlet tray, warming the product within a warming compartment of a housing. Positioning means are provided to move the platform. The platform is pivotally connected to the positioning means so that the platform may be positioned horizontally, vertically or combination thereof, during the cycling process. Transportation platform as well as inlet and outlet trays have arrays of appendages which pass in-between each other making possible for the transportation platform to pick up a food item from the inlet tray and after passing it by the heating elements depositing a food item onto the outlet tray.
US09560851B2	Pesticidal mixtures including spiroheterocyclic pyrrolidine diones A pesticidal mixture comprising as active ingredient a mixture of component A and component B, wherein component A is a compound of formula (I), in which Q is i or ii wherein X, Y and Z, m and n, A, G, and R, are as defined as in claim 1, and component B is a compound selected from the insecticides as defined in claim 1. The present invention also relates to methods of using said mixtures for the control of plant pests.
US09560845B2	Game alert system A game alert system includes a device mountable on a game feeder that detects motion in a target area and automatically sends an electronic signal to a user, or a hunter, in a remote location to notify the hunter of movement in the area, without alerting or startling animals that triggered the device.
US09560843B1	Remote control boat with fish finder The remote control boat with fish finder is designed to give fishermen that are fishing from the bank a way to determine the depth of the water they are fishing, to locate fish within the water they are fishing, and to determine structures and features under the water where fish may be located. The remote control boat with fish finder incorporates a remote controlled boat with an integral fish finder, LED running lights, and an LED spot light. The remote control boat with fish finder comprises a boat, an RC system, a fish finder transponder, a PDA, and a battery.
US09560842B2	Dynamic flow live bait holder Disclosed is a live bait keeper having a cornerless interior and dynamic flow of ambient water through it for freshening the water and protecting bait against harm when the holder is in water. The holder has a hollow, disc-shaped keeper body having forward and aft ends and cornerless interior space. The keeper is buoyant. A top hatch accesses the interior where bait is held. In use, ports on the top-portion of the keeper vent air and water from the interior, and bottom-ports disposed toward the forward-end of the keeper allow water to enter the interior. A tether attachment is disposed on the bottom-portion at the forward end below the neutral buoyancy plane of the keeper body, and as a tether maintains the forward end into the wind and/or current, the keeper rocks fore and aft forcing water into the bottom-ports to provide dynamic water flow into the bait holder.
US09560841B2	Spinning reel for fishing and a braking operation lever for the rotor braking device A braking operation lever for a rotor braking device of a spinning reel for applying a braking force to the rotation of a rotor rotatably supported by a reel body, the braking operation lever includes a lever main body, an operating section, a brake shoe, an elastic member, and a fall out prevention mechanism. The lever body is rotatably supported by the reel body. The operating section is configured to perform a braking operation, and is disposed on a first end part of the lever main body. The brake shoe is disposed on a second end part of the lever main body, and is configured to be pressed against the rotor by operation of the operating section. The elastic member is disposed between the brake shoe and the lever main body. The fall out prevention mechanism prevents the elastic member from falling out of the brake shoe.
US09560837B1	Photon modulation management system for stimulation of a desired response in birds Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for stimulating a desired response, such as ovulation and egg laying, fertility, hunger, growth, mood and sexual maturity in birds or aves, by controlling the pulsing of two or more different wavelength bands and cycle, frequency of photon bursts within a photon signal to a bird, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the bird.
US09560835B1	Portable liquid package and dispensing method for animals A portable pouch suitable for both transporting and serving water or beverages to animals is provided. The pouch is sealed to contain and protect the liquid during transport. Such sealed pouches will lay in a generally flat configuration for shipping and storage. Generally, a resealable zip closure is provided at the top of the pouch for later re-use. When the liquid-filled pouch is opened for use, a specially gusseted bottom panel also opens in a generally round and flat orientation to provide a bowl-like configuration and the opened upper edges of the pouch may be rolled downwardly for additional stability. In this open configuration, the pouch bowl will stand upright without assistance from the animal handler. An animal may then drink from the top of the open pouch and a zip closure may be used to save some liquid for later use.
US09560834B2	Automatic pet feeder having rotating food hopper and food leaking plate An automatic pet feeder includes a food hopper and a feeding tray; the hopper has a bottom larger than a top and includes a cylindrical rotating shaft located in the center, and a tapered outer wall. A grid is fixed between an outer side surface of the rotating shaft and the food leaking outer wall, and the grid is radial with the axis of the rotating shaft as the center of a circle, to partition a space between the outer side surface of the rotating shaft and the food leaking outer wall into feeding spaces with the same size.
US09560833B2	Collapsible pet food and water dispenser A collapsible feeder, relating to a pet feeder, includes a top cover, a collapsible barrel body, a discharge port, a base and a food basin. The food basin is disposed at one end of the base, and the collapsible barrel body is disposed at the other end of the base. The top cover is disposed at the top of the collapsible barrel body. A bottom of the collapsible barrel body is higher than a rim of the food basin, and the discharge port forms an angle of 30 degrees with respect to a horizontal line of a bottom of the food basin.
US09560828B1	Soybean variety XR46Z15X The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR46Z15X. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR46Z15X. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR46Z15X and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR46Z15X with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09560826B1	Wheat variety ‘GA 041293-11E54’ Herein provided is a new wheat cultivar designated ‘GA 041293-11E54’ as well as the seeds, plants and derivatives of the new wheat variety ‘GA 041293-11E54’ (such as cultivars and hybrids related thereto). This cultivar is a high grain yielding, medium maturing, good test weight, medium height line that has good resistance to races of leaf rust and stripe rust in Georgia and the Southeast, powdery mildew, Hessian flies, and wheat soil-borne mosaic virus. Also provided are tissue cultures of the new wheat variety ‘GA 041293-11E54’ and the plants regenerated therefrom. Methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the new wheat variety ‘GA 041293-11E54’ with itself or another wheat variety and plants produced by such methods are also provided.
US09560824B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH138178 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH138178. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH138178, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH138178 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH138178.
US09560820B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH149894 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH149894. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH149894, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH149894 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH149894.
US09560819B2	Soybean cultivar S140150 A soybean cultivar designated S140150 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140150, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140150, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140150, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140150. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140150. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140150, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S140150 with another soybean cultivar.
US09560818B2	Soybean cultivar S140141 A soybean cultivar designated S140141 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140141, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140141, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140141, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140141. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140141. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140141, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S140141 with another soybean cultivar.
US09560811B2	Power driven hedge trimmer with movable front handle The present invention provides a power-driven hedge trimmer with a movable front handle. The power-driven hedge trimmer includes: a power and trimming assembly, a gripping assembly and a control unit. The power and trimming assembly includes a trimming blade and a power source. The trimming blade is connected to the power source so as to be driven to reciprocate. The gripping assembly includes a front gripping portion, a connecting portion and a rear gripping portion. The control unit is disposed on the connecting portion for controlling the power source. The front gripping portion includes a suspended front arm, a front handle and a front stop lock. The front handle is lockable at two locking positions, which are located on two opposite sides of the suspended front arm, with the front stop lock.
US09560808B2	System for controlling bale forming and wrapping operations A system and method for controlling bale forming operations is disclosed. The system and method includes a monitoring system for visually imaging a portion of a bale and providing a warning to an operator if the bale is wrapped or shaped incorrectly.
US09560806B2	Control of conveyor speed in a bale gathering apparatus Apparatus for gathering bales that substantially match conveyor speed to ground speed. Methods for gathering bales that use such apparatus are also provided.
US09560803B2	Weed trimmer and edger attachment for riding lawnmowers A weed trimmer and edger apparatus and method for cutting, edging, and lawn maintenance in general. In one embodiment, the apparatus is an attachment for a riding lawnmower. At least one belt and pulley attach to the lawnmower to power and rotate a cutting head arrangement, which is supported by a bracket attached to the lawnmower. In another embodiment, the apparatus is a standalone portable weed trimmer and edger apparatus with a cutting head arrangement powered by an electric motor. The cutting head arrangement may comprise a rotating shaft contained within a stationary housing with a disc attached to an underside portion of the shaft. Weed eater line descends from a storage housing on an upper portion of the apparatus through a feed mechanism which advances or retracts weed eater line through the apparatus.
US09560801B2	Vegetation cutter with a dock for receiving obstacles A vegetation cutter for cutting vegetation circumferent an obstacle. The vegetation cutter comprises a frame comprising a dock for receiving the obstacle; at least one cutter that is moveable in a cutting trajectory whereby vegetation circumferent a docked obstacle is cut; and a driver for moving the at least one cutter in the cutting trajectory. A method for cutting vegetation circumferent an obstacle.
US09560800B2	Quick change rotary mower blade assembly A quick change rotary mower blade assembly includes a mower blade attached to a blade assembly pin that is inserted into an internal bore in a spindle extending through a housing under the mower deck. A blade retainer on the lower end of the spindle has a pair of notches holding and locking the mower blade in place.
US09560799B2	Rotating body for mower To provide a mower with which a mowing cord can be kept in an appropriate protruding state, in a mower in which a mowing cord 11 of resin is wound on a rotating body 1, the rotating body 1 is provided with a winding member 3 on which the mowing cord 11 is wound, the winding member 3 has a first peripheral concave groove 38 and a second peripheral concave groove 39 on which the mowing cord 11 is wound, and a winding portion 11d of the mowing cord 11 is wound as to be aligned from an inner side in a diameter direction to an outer side within each of the first peripheral concave groove 38 and the second peripheral concave groove 39.
US09560798B2	Mulching apparatus for a lawnmower A mulching device for attachment to a lawnmower includes a cutting assembly separate from the mower blades, wherein the grass clippings are finely cut and then dispersed onto the ground surface. In one embodiment, the cutting assembly includes an auger that compresses the grass clippings prior to cutting them. The mulching device may also include a separation chamber for separating the grass clippings from the forced air exiting the mower deck, so that the grass clippings may be cut in an environment separate from the forced air. In another embodiment, the mulching device includes a dispersion assembly for spreading the cut grass clippings onto a ground surface. The dispersion assembly may include a chute extending from the forced air outlet to a position adjacent the cutting assembly, wherein the forced air exiting the separation chamber is directed onto the cut grass clippings to disperse the cut grass clippings onto the ground surface.
US09560797B2	Soil injection system and method Embodiments of a method and a system are provided to create a uniform layer of a substance such as a hydrogel or other fluid substance underneath the soil surface with minimal or little surface disturbance to the plants, the plant roots and the soil located on or slightly below the applied surface area. It is to be clearly understood that various different embodiments may be employed to deliver a variety of different substances to the soil, and such substances may be gels or liquids. The presently preferred fluid substance is currently a hydrogel, and the present illustrated and described embodiment may be employed to inject hydrogel into soil but other fluid substances may be injected as well.
US09560796B1	Hopper sliding 4-bar deployment system A hopper configuration comprises a hopper tray configured to receive a material from a source. The hopper configuration also comprises a conveyance mechanism configured to transport the received material from the hopper tray. The hopper configuration also comprises a first bar pivotably coupled to the hopper tray at a first point and also pivotably coupled to the conveyance mechanism at a second connection point. The hopper configuration further comprises a second bar pivotably coupled to the hopper tray at a third connection point and also pivotably coupled to the conveyance mechanism at a fourth connection point. Each of the connection points comprises a pivot point that substantially limits movement of the first and second bar to movement in a rotational direction.
US09565795B2	Receptacle assembly and module assembly In a receptacle assembly, a module is guided by a guide rail and held inside an opening of a printed wiring board when a plug connector of the module is connected to a host connector.
US09565790B1	Data center thermal monitoring A system includes a first computing component and a second computing component. A first measurement indicative of a temperature of a first computing component is received. A second measurement indicative of a temperature of a second computing component is received. A thermal value is calculated for the first computing component based on the first measurement and the second measurement. In response to determining that the calculated thermal value exceeds the threshold, an operational or physical parameter of the system is modified.
US09565789B2	Determining regions of influence of fluid moving devices A method for determining regions of influence of a plurality of fluid moving devices in an infrastructure is provided. In the method, a plurality of clusters are generated, with each of the plurality of clusters containing a representation of fluid supply data pertaining to a fluid moving device and one or more of the plurality of sensors based upon collected sensor and fluid supply data. In addition, regions of influence of each of the plurality of fluid moving devices are identified from an analysis of the generated clusters.
US09565788B2	Mobile data processing center The present mobile processing data center comprises a support structure, which consisting in ISO standard containers of 10, 20, 40 or 53 feet, wherein the container comprises: a) automatic transfer switch; b) uninterruptible power system; c) precision air conditioners; d) cabinets having a bearing and rails system, and 42 RMS in order to install the IT equipment; f) two levels of trays ladder type installed on the top of the cabinets, one tray for data wiring and other for power wiring; g) removable floor panels; and h) additionally the mobile data center comprises a fire protection system “zero-footprint”.
US09565784B2	Electronic device with fan for dissipating heat An electronic device includes a shell, a thermal element, a controller and a fan. The shell defines a first air outlet and a second air outlet. The controller controls the fan to rotate clockwise to generate a first air current to dissipate the heat generated by the thermal element out of the first air outlet in a first preset condition, and control the fan to rotate anticlockwise to generate a second air current to dissipate the heat generated by the thermal element out of the second air outlet in a second preset condition.
US09565783B1	Modular data center Modular data centers with modular components suitable for use with rack or shelf mount computing systems, for example, are disclosed. The modular center generally includes a modular computing module including an intermodal shipping container and computing systems mounted within the container and configured to be shipped and operated within the container and a temperature control system for maintaining the air temperature surrounding the computing systems. The intermodal shipping container may be configured in accordance to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) container manufacturing standards or otherwise configured with respect to height, length, width, weight, and/or lifting points of the container for transport via an intermodal transport infrastructure. The modular design enables the modules to be cost effectively built at a factory and easily transported to and deployed at a data center site.
US09565781B2	Holding apparatus that holds electronic apparatus A holding apparatus includes a holding member that holds an electronic apparatus, a supporting member that is connected to the holding member and supports the holding member, and a first pushing member and a second pushing member which are disposed between the holding member and the supporting member. When the first pushing member is handled by the user, the first pushing member pushes the second pushing member in the first direction toward the holding member, and pushes the holding member in the second direction toward the supporting member and opposite to the first direction.
US09565777B1	Security mesh and method of making A method of making a security mesh comprises forming on a conductive substrate an alumina film having through-holes in which metal, e.g., copper, through-wires are formed. First surface wires are formed on one surface of the alumina film and second surface wires are formed on the second, opposite surface of the alumina film in order to connect selected through-wires into a continuous undulating electrical circuit embedded within the alumina film. The security mesh product comprises an alumina film having a continuous undulating electrical circuit comprising copper or other conductive metal extending therethrough. A stacked security mesh comprises two or more of the mesh products being stacked one above the other.
US09565774B2	Embedded trace substrate and method of forming the same In one embodiment, a method for forming an embedded trace substrate includes forming a conductive layer on a carrier. A dielectric film is provided on the conductive layer. Vias are formed in the dielectric film and extend to portions of the conductive layer. A conductive pattern is formed on the dielectric layer and is electrically connected to the conductive layer through the vias. The carrier is removed and portions of the conductive layer are selectively removed to provide a plurality of bumps pads configured to protrude outwardly from the dielectric layer.
US09565770B2	Methods of making packages using thin Cu foil supported by carrier Cu foil In an embodiment, there is provided a method of creating a package, the method comprising: providing an initial substrate, wherein the initial substrate comprises a carrier foil, a functional copper foil, and an interface release layer between the carrier foil and the functional copper foil; building up copper portions on the functional copper foil; attaching a chip to a first copper portion; coupling the chip to a second copper portion; encapsulating at least the chip and the copper portions with a mold; and removing the carrier foil and interface release layer.
US09565766B2	Formation of DRAM capacitor among metal interconnect Techniques are disclosed for integrating capacitors among the metal interconnect for embedded DRAM applications. In some embodiments, the technique uses a wet etch to completely remove the interconnect metal (e.g., copper) that is exposed prior to the capacitor formation. This interconnect metal removal precludes that metal from contaminating the hi-k dielectric of the capacitor. Another benefit is increased height (surface area) of the capacitor, which allows for increased charge storage. In one example embodiment, an integrated circuit device is provided that includes a substrate having at least a portion of a DRAM bit cell circuitry, an interconnect layer on the substrate and including one or more metal-containing interconnect features, and a capacitor at least partly in the interconnect layer and occupying space from which a metal-containing interconnect feature was removed. The integrated circuit device can be, for example, a processor or a communications device.
US09565765B2	Printed circuit board A printed circuit board is disclosed. Pins of a plurality of resistors on the PCB are connected to the same input line. At least two out of the resistors are connected to the same input line with access pins overlapped. One shared bonding pad is located in every overlapped area, electrical components are bonded on the shared bonding pads. As at least two out of the resistors are connected to the same input line with the access pins overlapped, the utilization of space is maximized. In this way, not only the dimension of the PCB is reduced, but also the manufacturing cost is reduced at the same time.
US09565753B2	Forming method of stretchable substrate, stretchable substrate and electronic device having stretchable substrate There is provided a stretchable substrate including: a substrate having first Young's modulus and stretchability; and plurality of strain control patterns having second Young's modulus and arranged on the substrate, in which strain due to an external force depends on arrangement of the plurality of strain control patterns.
US09565751B2	Suspension board with circuit A suspension board with circuit includes a metal supporting board, a first insulating layer including a disposing portion formed at one side in a thickness direction of the metal supporting board, a first conductive layer including a first wire portion formed at the one side of the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer including a covering portion covering the first wire portion, and a second conductive layer including a second wire portion formed at the one side of the second insulating layer and a terminal portion connected to the first or second wire portion. The second insulating layer includes a second terminal supporting portion formed at the other of the terminal portion. The first insulating layer includes a first terminal supporting portion formed at the other side of the second terminal supporting portion. The metal supporting board is not formed at the other side thereof.
US09565749B2	Circuit obfuscation using differing dielectric constants An obfuscated radio frequency circuit may be manufactured to include a metallization layer, and a dielectric layer under the metallization layer. The dielectric layer may be made up of a plurality of dielectric substrates having different dielectric constants to obfuscate functions of the circuit.
US09565745B2	Lighting apparatus, lighting control system, and method of controlling the lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus connected to a network includes a light source for emitting light. A controller controls operation of the light source in response to an external control signal. A non-contact sensor detects a non-contact signal and generates a reset signal in response to detecting the non-contact signal. A communication interface communicatively connects the lighting apparatus to a wireless network to receive the external control signal from a remote apparatus via the wireless network and disconnects the lighting apparatus from the wireless network in response to receiving the reset signal from the non-contact sensor.
US09565744B2	Programmable lighting device and method and system for programming lighting device A programmable lighting device includes a power stage, a controller, a nonvolatile memory and a near field communication device. The power stage is configured to receive power from an external supply and supplying power to at least one light source. The controller is configured to control operation of the power stage according to an operating parameter and/or configuration setting for the programmable lighting device. The nonvolatile memory device stores the operating parameter and/or configuration setting. The near field communication device receives a radio frequency signal which communicates the operating parameter and/or configuration setting, and in response thereto stores the operating parameter and/or configuration setting in the nonvolatile memory. The near field communication device generates a supply voltage for powering the nonvolatile memory device from the RF signal.
US09565740B2	Lighting control module A lighting control module provides an enclosure for a circuit board, with the circuit board being mounted to and grounded to the enclosure. A primary power system is provided to receive and transmit voltage to lighting circuits, utilizing a terminal bus bar, a main switch, a voltage selection switch, and a transformer. An auxiliary power system draws energy from portable power sources in the event of a main power source failure. The auxiliary power system includes an associated terminal bus bar and an auxiliary switch. The primary and auxiliary power systems are connected to the lighting circuits through a circuit protection unit, e.g. fuse. The lighting circuits have both positive and negative terminals, LED indicators, switches, and individual fuses. The lighting circuits can be turned on and off individually by virtue of the switches for each lighting circuit. Status indicators and ground terminals are also provided.
US09565739B2	Lamp control device of construction machine and lamp control method therefor The present invention relates to a lamp control device of a construction machine and a lamp control method therefor, wherein the control of a plurality of lamps (for example: a working lamp, a deck lamp, a cabin lamp and a rear lamp) which are provided in a construction machine can be carried out by a first key input means which is a single typical switch button and a second key input means which is provided with a plurality of sub-setting keys such that unnecessary switches are removed from the inside of a cabin, thereby providing a more convenient and simplified equipment operation environment for workers.
US09565737B2	Device for generating light with a variable color An illumination system and method is disclosed. In one example, the illumination system comprises a lamp assembly for generating color-variable light, a controller for generating control signals for the lamp assembly, source color input means, preferably a color sensor, for inputting to the controller information defining a source color; a memory associated with the controller, containing information defining at least one color harmony rule. On the basis of the input source color, and using the harmony rule from the memory, the controller calculates a target color and generates its output control signals accordingly. Thus, the light output from the lamp assembly harmoniously matches the measured color of surroundings or objects.
US09565734B1	System and method for rapidly generating color models for LED-based lamps Some embodiments include a model builder system that generates a color model to facilitate a color tunable lamp to mix the right amount of light from various color channels to reproduce a target color characteristic of a reference lamp. The model builder system can perform pre-computations that characterize the perceived characteristic of individual color channels and the reference lamp. The model builder system can divide the color channels of the color tunable lamp into floating channels and non-floating channels. Holding the operating points of the non-floating channels constant, the model builder system inverse solves for the necessary flux values of the color channels to reproduce the target color characteristic and to optimize color metrics.
US09565730B2	Backlight device and backlight control method A backlight device includes: a light emitting unit that includes a plurality of light sources having different light emission colors from each other; a detection unit that detects light emission states of the plurality of light sources; a temperature sensor that measures a temperature in a proximity of the plurality of light sources; a brightness conversion unit that converts values indicating the detected light emission states to obtain a detection value for each color of the light emission colors; and a calculation unit that corrects the obtained detection value for each of the light emission colors by using information indicating a relationship between the measured temperature and a correction value, and determines drive values for the light sources based on the corrected detection value.
US09565728B2	LED driver device, and television receiver An LED drive circuit (1) includes: a booster circuit (2); a light emitting pattern generator (5); and a switching switch (3) for, (i) during an on period, feeding back, to the booster circuit (2), an electric current flowing to an LED (7), and (ii) during an off period, feeding back, to the booster circuit (2), a voltage signal obtained by dividing an output voltage of the booster circuit (2).
US09565725B2	Driver device and driving method for driving a load, in particular an LED unit The present invention relates to a driver device for driving a load, in particular an LED unit having one or more LEDs, comprising input terminals for receiving an input voltage from an external power source for powering the load, and a connection unit for connecting the input terminals to each other and for providing a current path for a bleeding current, wherein the connection unit comprises a first current path for connecting the input terminals in a first current direction and a second current path for connecting the input terminals in a second current direction opposite to the first current direction, wherein the connection unit comprises a first current control unit for controlling the bleeding current in the connection unit, and wherein the first and the second current path each comprises a second current control unit for controlling the bleeding current in the respective current path.
US09565724B2	Alternating current rectifying circuit and alternating current rectifying method for driving LED module Disclosed are an alternating current rectifying circuit and an alternating current rectifying method for driving an LED module. The method comprises: when an alternating current module is in a positive half cycle, after an alternating current output by the alternating current module is rectified, outputting the alternating current to a positive half cycle rectifying branch circuit of an external LED module; when the alternating current module is in a negative half cycle, carrying out charging according to the alternating current output by the alternating current module, and when the alternating current module is in the positive half cycle, carrying out discharging, and outputting the alternating current to a positive half cycle feed branch circuit of the external LED module; when the alternating current module is in the negative half cycle, rectifying the alternating current output by the alternating current module, and outputting the alternating current to a negative half cycle rectifying branch circuit of the external LED module; when the alternating current module is in the positive half cycle, carrying out charging according to the alternating current output by the alternating current module, and when the alternating current module is in the negative half cycle, carrying out discharging, and outputting the alternating current to a negative half cycle feed branch circuit of the external LED module. By using the present invention, stability of an output voltage can be improved, and luminous efficiency of the LED module can be improved.
US09565723B2	Device and method for generating light of a predetermined spectrum with at least four differently colored light sources A lighting device and method with a lighting unit which includes several light sources having different color spectra, with a sensor for determining the spectral power distribution emitted by the lighting unit, with a control unit which, as a function of a predetermined spectral power distribution as well as of the spectral power distribution measured by the sensor, acts on a drive unit which individually energizes the light sources of the lighting unit, so that the emitted light has predetermined spectral power distribution, wherein the lighting unit includes at least four light sources, and the control unit uses an optimization algorithm which, as an optimization goal, maximizes a coefficient of weighted sensor values, the coefficient being calculable from individual drive data of the light sources. A secondary condition is met when error between the predetermined spectral power distribution and the measured spectral power distribution is smaller than a limit value.
US09565717B2	Reconfigurable antennas and configuration selection methods for AD-HOC networks Reconfigurable antennas in an ad-hoc network are provided where all nodes employ MIMO/SIMO/MISO communication techniques. Three types of reconfigurable antennas: Reconfigurable Printed Dipole Array (RPDA), Reconfigurable Circular Patch Antenna (RCPA) and Two-Port Reconfigurable CRLH Leaky Wave Antennas are used. The RPDA, RCPA and the CRLH Leaky Wave antennas have a different number of configurations as well as different degrees of pattern diversity between possible configurations. To effectively use these antennas in a network, the performance of centralized and decentralized antenna configuration selection schemes are quantified for reconfiguration at one or both link ends. The sum capacity of the network is used as a metric to quantify the performance of these antennas in measured and simulated network channels.
US09565715B2	Apparatuses and methods for coordinating operations between circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) services with different subscriber identity cards, and machine-readable storage medium A wireless communications device is provided with a Baseband chip capable of coordinating operations between circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) services with different subscriber identity cards. The Baseband chip is configured to receive a request for making a mobile originated (MO) call with a first subscriber identity card when performing a background PS data service with a second subscriber identity card. The Baseband chip suspends or terminates the background PS data service in response to the request, and further makes the MO call with the first subscriber identity card when the background PS data service is suspended or terminated.
US09565708B2	Auto-connect in a peer-to-peer network A wireless device that automatically forms a connection to a remote device in accordance with a peer-to-peer protocol. The remote device may be designated as an auto-connect device for the wireless device such that, when the wireless device determines that it is in the vicinity of the auto-connect device, it can re-form a connection to the remote device based on stored information for re-establishing connections among a persistent group of devices, but without any express user input. When a user requests that the wireless device perform a function that involves interaction with an auto-connect device, that function may be performed with the delay associated with forming a connection. Any of multiple techniques may be employed for identifying devices designated as auto-connect devices and for determining when the wireless device and a remote, auto-connect devices are in close proximity.
US09565706B2	Method and wireless terminal device for rapidly establishing dual-stack wireless connection A method and wireless terminal device for rapidly establishing a dual-stack wireless connection. The wireless terminal device sends various types of packet data protocol (PDP) activation requests after being registered onto a wireless network, and determines an Internet Protocol (IP) type supported by the network based on a result returned by the network; after receiving a connection instruction from a user, the wireless terminal device initiates one PDP activation request corresponding to a determined IP type supported by the network; if a result that the PDP activation is performed successfully is returned by the network, the wireless terminal device establishes a data connection. Compared to the related art, the wireless terminal device of the present disclosure determines the IP type supported by the network in advance when it is registered onto the network, and thus may prevent a fall-back process and rapidly establish the connection when receiving the connection instruction.
US09565702B2	Desynchronized network access in M2M networks Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to desynchronize transmissions in group-based operations. A group user equipment (UE), e.g., a UE that is a member of a group of UEs, may be in an inactive mode. The group UE may receive a multicast message indicating that the group UE may enter an active mode. For example, the group UE may use the active mode for periodic reporting of its monitoring activity to the network. The multicast message may indicate a mechanism for the group UE to use to send an uplink transmission to the network. The group UE may send the uplink transmission to the network at a transmission time indicated by the mechanism. The transmission time may be desynchronized from other UEs in the group.
US09565701B2	Random access response receiving and sending method, user equipment, base station and system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a random access response receiving and sending method, a user equipment, a base station, and a system. The method includes: after sending a dedicated random access preamble to a network side, on a physical downlink control channel, according to a pre-obtained dedicated identifier, detecting control signaling masked by using the dedicated identifier, where the dedicated identifier is a user equipment-specific temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment, and the control signaling includes information about a physical downlink shared channel used to send a random access response and information required for decoding the random access response; and receiving the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling.
US09565700B2	Methods and apparatus for random access in multi-carrier communication systems A method at a base station of determining a time delay associated with a mobile station in a multiple access wireless communication system. A signal is received from a mobile station over a selected random access subchannel in a selected random access time slot. A Fast Fourier Transform is applied to the received signal to generate a transformed signal in the frequency domain. The transformed signal is then processed in the frequency domain by computing a dot-product to identify a random access sequence carried in the received signal. The received signal is then processed in the time domain by computing a correlation between a time-shifted version of the received signal and the identified random access sequence to determine a time delay associated with the mobile station.
US09565695B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting uplink scheduling request in mobile communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting an uplink Scheduling Request (SR) are provided. The method includes, obtaining a SR subframe configuration by receiving signaling, and transmitting SR information to a Base Station (BS) by using physical resources of another non-SR channel for transmitting other uplink control information. By applying the present invention, the SR, ACKnowledgement/Non-ACKnowledgement (ACK/NACK) or Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) information is returned to a BS when low Constant Modulus (CM) characteristic of an uplink Component Carrier (CC) is ensured.
US09565694B2	Method and apparatus for reducing intercell interference In one aspect, the present invention provides methods and apparatuses for detecting that a wireless communication device in a serving cell is experiencing excessive interference variance, detecting a transmission pattern of interfering transmissions giving rise to such variance, and correspondingly adjusting scheduling of the device as a function of the detected transmission pattern, to at least partly avoid the interfering transmissions. An advantageous feature of such operation is that the determination of excessive interference variance and the determination of the transmission pattern associated with that varying interference can be done by a network node, e.g., the device's serving base station, or by the device, without requiring backhaul signaling or other inter-node cooperation in the network.
US09565692B2	Method of improving channel utilization Improvements on latency are achieved for highest priority messaging and channel utilization in a time-slotted access channel structure. New superframe structures are presented where scheduled, but unused access slots can be utilized by secondary nodes. The messaging is accomplished by defining user priorities for nodes and the nodes sensing an ongoing transmission in the network. The time slotted channel access structure has at least one access phase which is divided into access slots. In the beginning of the access phase the nodes sense if a highest priority transmission exist and if not, another node with a lower user priority may initiate transmission.
US09565689B2	Near-optimal QoS-based resource allocation for hybrid-medium communication networks Embodiments of the invention provide a method for performing network resource allocation over hybrid networks so that application QoS requirements are met. The hybrid networks are represented as an undirected weighted graph with the communication links as edges irrespective of the communication medium. A QoS-based resource allocation model. Another embodiment further includes utility functions that capture the QoS attributes such as reliability, timeliness, fault-tolerance and lifetime allows determining routes and bandwidth allocation such that the total system utility across the entire network is maximized.
US09565688B2	Wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method A wireless communication apparatus is capable of improving communication efficiency by reducing the amount of control information transmitted. A channel quality information extraction section extracts CQI's from a received signal. An allocation control section allocates subcarriers for every communication terminal apparatus and selects a modulation scheme in such a manner that required transmission rate is satisfied for each communication terminal apparatus based on required transmission rate information, etc. and CQI's for communication terminal apparatus of each user. A required subcarrier number determining section decides the number of subcarriers allocated to every communication terminal apparatus so as to satisfy the required transmission rate for each communication terminal apparatus. A required subcarrier number information generating section generates information for the number of subcarriers allocated to every communication terminal apparatus. A subcarrier allocation section allocates packet data to selected subcarriers. Modulating sections adaptively modulate packet data allocated to each subcarrier.
US09565687B2	Transmission of quality metrics in a wireless communication device Various embodiments include methods for reporting quality metrics of a wireless communication device to a network that includes scheduling, on the wireless communication device, a tune-away from a first carrier of a first subscription to a second subscription. Quality metrics of the first carrier before the tune-away begins are calculated and stored as frozen quality metrics. During the tune-away, the wireless communication device sends the stored frozen quality metrics to the network. The stored frozen quality metrics may continue to be sent to the network as long as the duration of the tune-away is shorter than a time threshold. If the duration of the tune-away exceeds the time threshold, the wireless communication device may calculate and send actual quality metrics of the carrier to the network.
US09565683B2	Method, apparatus and system for bearing circuit switched domain service data over radio bearer A method for bearing CS-domain service data over radio bearer is disclosed. The method includes: letting CS-domain service data be borne over a radio high-speed packet data access channel according to a channel mapping relation between CS-domain service data and the radio high-speed packet data access channel. An apparatus and a system are also provided herein.
US09565678B2	Apparatus and method for allocating resources in a single carrier-frequency division multiple access system Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting data by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system. Resource information is received from a node B. One of inter-subframe hopping, and intra and inter-subframe hopping, are identified. A hopping parameter is determined. A mirroring parameter is determined. A resource is determined for data transmission based on the resource information, the hopping parameter, and the mirroring parameter. The data is transmitted using the resource for data transmission. The hopping parameter and the mirroring parameter are determined at a slot, if the intra and inter-subframe hopping is identified.
US09565675B2	Fixed intermediate frequency signal with tuned low frequency local oscillator reference for linear transmitter A linear technology radio for use in satellite communication is provided. The linear technology radio includes: a pre-amplifier to amplify a Local Oscillator (LO) reference signal; an intermediate frequency (IF) amplifier to amplify an IF signal; a frequency multiplier to multiply the LO reference signal; and a mixer to mix the amplified LO reference signal and the amplified IF signal to generate a Radio Frequency (RF) signal, wherein a frequency band of the IF signal is fixed, a frequency band of the LO reference signal is variable, and a highest frequency of the LO reference signal frequency band is less than a lowest frequency of the IF signal frequency band.
US09565672B2	Techniques for improved multicast content delivery Techniques for improved multicast content delivery are described. In some embodiments, for example, an apparatus includes a processor circuit, a communication component operative by the processor circuit to receive a data transmission containing a description segment and a correspondence segment, a correspondence processing component operative by the processor circuit to determine a plurality of multicast content streams representing different versions of a media content based on the correspondence segment, and a selection component operative by the processor circuit to select and receive one or more of the plurality of multicast content streams based on characteristics identified in the description segment. In various such embodiments, the apparatus includes an adaptation component operative by the processor circuit to adaptively switch across the plurality of multicast content streams for reception and processing based on characteristics identified in the description segment. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09565670B2	Method for data forwarding in a small cell system The present application discloses a method for data forwarding in a small cell system, comprising: sending by a master base station (MeNB) to a target secondary base station (SeNB) information of a source SeNB or a source SeNB cell where a user equipment (UE) is located; determining by the target SeNB whether a direct data forwarding is feasible; notifying, by the target SeNB, the MeNB whether the direct data forwarding is feasible; and determining by the MeNB whether it is a direct data forwarding or an indirect data forwarding. The method for data forwarding provided in the present application may support both the direct data forwarding and the indirect data forwarding based on actual situation of the network, reduce data loss and failure of data forwarding, and improve the efficiency of data forwarding.
US09565666B2	Terminal device, base station device, communication method, and integrated circuit for decoding a physical downlink shared channel in a non-MBSFN subframe A terminal device includes means of determining resource elements to which a physical downlink shared channel is mapped for transmission on the physical downlink shared channel in a non-MBSFN subframe that is scheduled by using a downlink control information format 1A based on positions of cell-specific reference signals that are provided by using a physical layer cell identity.
US09565665B2	Method for resource allocation for downlink control channel in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method for a base station to transmit a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: determining, on the basis of the number of usable resource elements in one pair of resource blocks, the size of a resource allocation unit for a downlink control channel and the number of resource allocation units within one pair of resource blocks; mapping the downlink control channel, from a preset number of resource block pairs, to the transmission resource on the basis of the determined resource allocation unit; and transmitting the downlink control channel to a terminal, wherein the size of the resource allocation unit is defined by the number of resource elements and is varied according to the number of usable resource elements.
US09565659B1	Wireless beacon for embedding in building infrastructure An electrical outlet faceplate. The electrical outlet faceplate comprises a plate, an alternating current to direct current (AC/DC) converter mechanically coupled to the plate, and a wireless beacon mechanically coupled to the plate and electrically coupled to the AC/DC converter. The wireless beacon is a radio transmitter that transmits an identification in a radio frequency signal that has an effective range of less than 20 meters. The electrical outlet face plate further comprises a wire electrically connected to the AC/DC converter at a first end of the wire, whereby, when a second end of the wire is electrically connected to a powered electrical outlet, the wire provides alternating current power to the AC/DC converter.
US09565650B2	Communication event notification method, apparatus, and system A communication event notification method, an apparatus, and system, which relate to the communications field and can flexibly present notification information according to a preset condition. The method includes learning, by a central device, of a communication event; determining, by the central device, an identifier of at least one bridge device according to parameter information of a candidate bridge device, where parameter information of the at least one bridge device meets a preset condition; and sending, by the central device according to the identifier of the at least one bridge device, notification information corresponding to the communication event to the at least one bridge device.
US09565649B2	Distribution and utilization of antenna information for location determination operations Disclosed are implementations, including a method, performed at a processor-based mobile device, that includes receiving at the mobile device antenna information for a wireless node, including a transmitter gain for the wireless node in at least one message transmitted to the mobile device. The at least one message includes, a beacon frame message, a fine timing measurement (FTM) protocol-based message, and/or an assistance data message transmitted from a remote central repository. The method also includes deriving an estimate of a receiver gain for a receiver of the mobile device based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node, and adjusting one or more signal strength values determined for signals received from the wireless node based on the estimate of the receiver gain of the receiver of the mobile device derived based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node.
US09565634B2	Data transmission method, apparatus, and system, network side device, and terminal device A data transmission method, apparatus, and system, a network side device, and a terminal device. The data transmission method is applied to the terminal device and includes: setting the terminal device to be in a first non-activated state or a second non-activated state, where in the first non-activated state, the terminal device does not listen to a paging message, and in the second non-activated state, the terminal device listens to a paging message within a first preset listening time or a first preset quantity of listening times, and does not listen to a paging message when the first listening time or the first quantity of listening times is exceeded, setting the terminal device to be in a connected state, and sending, by the terminal device, the uplink data after updating system information; and receiving downlink data that is buffered by the network side device.
US09565631B2	Method and arrangement for controlling discontinuous reception by a user equipment The present disclosure relates to a method in a network node for controlling DRX to be applied by a user equipment, UE, connected to said network node. Said network node can order the UE to enter a first DRX cycle by means of a specific control element. The method comprises the step of ordering the user equipment to enter a second DRX cycle by means of a modified usage of said specific control element. The disclosure furthermore relates to a network node, a method in a user equipment and a user equipment.
US09565629B2	Discontinuous traffic in a telecommunication network using terminal suggested DRX/DTX pattern Mobile telecommunication device includes an application module to execute applications, radio module to communicate radio signals to and from a remote network node, and base band module to communicate data to and from the radio module, and to code and decode the data using a communication protocol. The base band module includes modem usage analyzing submodule to receive modem requests from applications, and to analyze all modem requests received during predefined time period. The base band module includes pattern suggestion submodule to receive information on the modem requests from the modem usage analyzing submodule, and to select reception and transmission pattern using information on the modem requests. The base band module includes Radio Resource Control protocol handler configured to send one or more parameters defining the selected reception and transmission pattern to the network node. The utilized DRX/DTX parameters can be optimized to save battery in the device.
US09565626B2	Prioritizing radio access types for closed subscriber group cells A network entity may be configured for prioritizing radio access types for CSG cells of a wireless communication system by storing priority information defining, for each of one or more types of data traffic (e.g., IP traffic, voice traffic, etc.), a priority ranking of cell types comprising at least one of different wireless technologies and different access control types (e.g., a CSG mode, a hybrid mode and an open mode), and indicating the priority information to a mobile device for connecting to cells of a wireless communications system. A corresponding mobile entity may be configured for receiving the priority information as described, and selecting a cell to connect to or camp on based on the priority information.
US09565623B2	Systems and methods for ordering candidates for wireless network association Systems and methods for ordering candidates for wireless network association are provided. In certain embodiments, a wireless device, includes a processor that controls data received and data to be transmitted by the wireless device; and a memory, wherein the memory stores a short list that stores network device responses, wherein a network device response is associated with a network device in an environment of the wireless device. In certain implementations, instructions direct the processor to perform a short list search, wherein the wireless device attempts to connect to networks associated with network devices identified in the short list; and when the wireless device fails to connect with the networks associated with the network devices identified in the short list, perform an exhaustive search, wherein the wireless device attempts to connect to additional networks associated with additional network devices based on an ordered arrangement of network identifiers.
US09565620B2	Dynamic routing in a mesh network Technologies are described herein for dynamically determining and assigning parent nodes and routes for nodes in a mesh network. A host sends a command message to one or more nodes of the mesh network. The command message is configured to cause the nodes to collect communication parameters regarding neighboring nodes and to upload neighbor lists containing the communication parameters regarding the neighboring nodes to the host. The host then calculates a link score for the pairs of neighboring nodes in the mesh network based on the communication parameters in the uploaded neighbor lists and assigns one or more parent nodes to at least one of the nodes based on the calculated link scores. The host then sends a command message to the node causing the node to reconfigure based on the command message and begin communicating through the newly assigned one or more parent nodes.
US09565617B2	Method and apparatus for configuring routing path in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for configuring a routing path in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes measuring a first distance between the terminal and a target terminal, transmitting information of the measured first distance to at least one neighboring terminal, receiving a second distance measured for the target terminal with respect to the terminal from the at least one neighboring terminal, and determining a neighboring terminal of which the second distance is the longest as a next terminal of the routing path.
US09565612B2	Method and apparatus for interference management In some aspects, restricted access nodes are assigned to a designated common channel while access terminals that are in active communication with a macro access node may selectively be assigned to the designated channel. In some aspects, an access terminal associated with macro access node may perform a handoff to a different carrier when the access terminal is in the vicinity of a coverage area of a restricted access node. In some aspects, an access terminal associated with a macro access node may perform a handoff to a different carrier based on location information. In some aspects, access to a restricted access node is controlled based on policy and/or based on operation of an access terminal associated with the restricted access node.
US09565609B2	Method and apparatus for triggering handover between access points based on gathered history data of series of access points A method of handover prediction for a mobile device comprises receiving wireless communication service from a first access point; detecting a change in fingerprint data relating to available access points; correlating recent history data of a series of fingerprint data with history data comprised by a history database; determining, in response to the correlation and by using the fingerprint data and the history data, a second access point; and triggering a handover from the first access point to the second access point. The method may further comprise determining fingerprint data relating to available access points; comparing the fingerprint data to known fingerprint data of a fingerprint database; updating the fingerprint database in response to the comparison revealing new fingerprint data; and storing history data of series of fingerprint data reflecting earlier movement of a user to a history database. Identifying unavailable access points and notifying a disconnection to the mobile user.
US09565608B2	Method for performing mobile communications and mobile radio communication terminal device A method for performing mobile communications from a first mobile terminal may include identifying one or more further mobile terminals engaged in device-to-device communications with the first mobile terminal. The method may further include selecting an intermediary mobile terminal from the one or more further mobile terminals, and transmitting mobile communication data from the first mobile terminal to the intermediary mobile terminal using direct device-to-device communications, wherein the mobile communication data is intended for transmission to a base station that is connected to the wireless communication network. The direct device-to-device communications may utilize wireless resources allocated by the network for transmission of cellular data from at least one mobile terminal to at least one base station.
US09565599B1	Electronic devices with distributed radios A modular electronic device including a master core and a plurality of communication radio modules is provided. The modular electronic device maximizes communication performance by receiving a request for network operations from a mobile operating system of the modular electronic device; polling a table to determine a capacity of each communication radio module; and assigning the network operations to a module of the communication radio modules with a highest available capacity to maximize the communication performance of the modular electronic device.
US09565598B2	Method and system to reduce delay in circuit switch fallback (CSFB) procedures while operating with multi/dual SIMs A method of reducing delay in Circuit Switched FallBack (CSFB) in a Radio Access Technology (RAT) communications network. The method includes initiating, by a terminal, a combined attach procedure by sending an attach request message to the RAT communications network, receiving, by the terminal, an attach accept message along with Location Area Identification (LAI) information from the network in response to the attach request message, checking, by the terminal, network identifier information in a RAT information table based on the received LAI, and selecting a mobile network based on the network identifier information to trigger establishment of a circuit-switched call.
US09565595B2	Bandwidth calculating method and apparatus for resource reservation in mVoIP system A provided is a bandwidth calculating method for resource reservation. The method includes receiving a message having a CODEC type and a ptime value wherein the ptime denotes an interval of transmitting a packet, extracting the CODEC type and the ptime value from the received message, and calculating a required bandwidth using the extracted CODEC type and the extracted ptime value.
US09565593B2	Techniques for selecting subframe type or for interleaving signals for wireless communications over unlicensed spectrum Methods and apparatuses are described in which an unlicensed spectrum is used for Long Term Evolution (LTE) communications. A first method includes comparing past transmission activity on an unlicensed spectrum to an activity threshold, transmitting a first subframe type in the unlicensed spectrum during a next active transmission when the past transmission activity is greater than the activity threshold, and transmitting a second subframe type in the unlicensed spectrum during a next active transmission when the past transmission activity is lesser than the activity threshold, the second subframe type comprising a more robust subframe type than the first subframe type. A second method includes generating one or both of PUCCH signals and PUSCH signals based on interleaved signals that increase nominal bandwidth occupancy in an unlicensed spectrum, and transmitting the generated signals in the unlicensed spectrum. A third method includes receiving the PUCCH signals and the PUSCH signals.
US09565592B2	Method for communicating in a network, radio stations and a system for allocating uplink resource A primary station and at least one secondary station communicate on a downlink control channel in a network, wherein the primary station transmits an indication related to a resource allocated to one of the secondary stations in accordance with a semi persistent schedule, wherein at least two messages, which include at least part of the indication, are transmitted in one subframe.
US09565589B2	Information distribution system and method, terminal apparatus, server apparatus, data reception method, and data transmission method An information distribution system and method capable of averaging a traffic load over time and effectively utilizing communication facilities, wherein a terminal station 30 transmits to a contents server 10 a distribution request for desired information including information of time limit of distribution, and the contents server 10 receives the distribution request, estimates a time band where the traffic load is small in the communications system in the period until the time limit of distribution, pages the terminal station again at that period of time, and, if the terminal station is in a state able to receive the information content, transmits the requested information content to the terminal station 30 through a network node.
US09565588B2	Enhanced multiplexing for single RLC entity A method and apparatus for interrupting the lower priority packet transmission/reception for higher priority packet transmission/reception within the context of a common RLC entity is provided herein. The transmission/reception of lower priority data blocks containing data segments of a first higher layer packet is interrupted to transmit/receive higher priority data blocks containing data segments of a second higher layer packet. After the transmission/reception of a final segment of the second higher layer packet, the transmission/reception of the first higher layer packet is resumed. In some embodiments, a final segment of the second higher layer packet is encapsulated in a final higher priority data block with a remaining data segment of the first higher layer packet. The final higher priority data block further includes a transition indicator to indicate a transition from the second higher layer packet back to the first higher layer packet.
US09565586B1	Usage monitoring control for mobile networks In general, techniques are described for facilitating usage monitoring control in mobile networks. A mobile gateway comprising one or more processors and a memory may be configured to perform the techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to establish a session by which a mobile device is to access a service of a mobile access network, and in response to receiving an incomplete indication to activate usage monitoring with respect to the service provided via the session, configuring the usage monitoring without activating the usage monitoring. The memory may be configured to store the usage monitoring configuration.
US09565585B2	Method and system for reporting FGI capability by terminal and assigning measurement task by network side Disclosed are a capability for reporting Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability by the terminal and a method for configuring a measurement task for the terminal by the network side and a terminal, a network side device and a system thereof. Wherein, the method for reporting the FGI capability by the terminal comprises: when reporting the FGI capability of the terminal to the network side, for each Radio Access Technology (RAT), the terminal reporting whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of the RAT or not. The method for configuring the measurement task for the terminal by the network side comprises: when obtaining the FGI capability of the terminal, the network side also obtaining whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of each RAT or not, and configuring a measurement task corresponding to the FGI capability for the terminal according to the FGI capability supported by the terminal.
US09565584B2	Human mobility rule-based device location tracking Techniques are presented herein to provide human mobility pattern based modeling and tracking of a group of network enabled user devices associated with the same person. An association is made, at a tracking device, between a plurality of user devices and a user. Location information for each of the plurality of user devices is derived through network activity of the plurality of user devices. Locations for the plurality of user devices are derived from the location information. One or more predetermined user mobility pattern rules are applied to the plurality of user devices. User anomalies are detected when the tracked locations indicate that one or more of the plurality of user devices has violated one or more the predetermined user mobility rules.
US09565580B2	Prioritizing repair of signal leakage in an HFC network A method or apparatus of identifying for repair a signal leak in an HFC network, wherein a base transceiver station in the vicinity of the HFC network transmits a BTS signal over-the-air. The method comprises or apparatus performs the steps of: (a) identifying a location of the signal leak; (b) in the vicinity of the signal leak, detecting the BTS signal; (c) determining a level of the BTS signal; (d) defining a threshold level; (e) with the use of a processor, determining whether the level of the BTS signal meets or exceeds the threshold level; and (f) indicating for repair the signal leak if the level of the BTS signal meets or exceeds the threshold level.
US09565579B2	Sampling of device states for mobile software applications A method for monitoring software application performance and one or more device states affecting a software application on a periodic basis on a mobile device. The method includes one or more computer processors identifying a software application on a mobile device. The method further includes the one or more computer processors identifying a plurality of sampling plans and one or more respective triggers within the plurality of sampling plans that are respectively associated with the software application and are stored on the mobile device. The method further includes the one or more computer processors determining a first value associated with the one or more respective triggers. The method further includes the one or more computer processors selecting a first sampling plan from the plurality of sampling plans for the software application based, at least in part, on the value associated with the one or more respective triggers.
US09565577B2	Method and apparatus for maximizing network capacity of cell sites in a wireless network A method, computer-readable storage device and an apparatus for maximizing the capacity of a wireless network across a geographical area are disclosed. For example, the method monitors the wireless network and gathering network information and user endpoint device information for a geographical area comprising a plurality of cells of the wireless network, processes, for each cell, the network information and the user endpoint device information that is gathered and generating a cell specific traffic pattern, determines whether the capacity is below a threshold, and increases the capacity of the geographical area in accordance with the network information and the user endpoint device information that is processed for each cell, and the cell specific traffic pattern that is generated for each cell, when the capacity is below the threshold.
US09565575B2	Interference avoidance technique for wireless networks used in critical applications An apparatus is provided that uses the steps of providing a plurality of wireless sensor devices coupled to a controller in a security system configured into a wireless network where at least one is a child sensor device that communicates with the controller through at least first and second parent sensor devices, the child sensor device measuring an environmental parameter within the secured area and transmitting a message to the controller through the at least two parents, the message is transmitted during a first time period and on a first frequency to the first parent and a copy is transmitted during a second time period and on a second frequency to the second parent wherein the first and second times and first and second frequencies are all different and wherein the first and second time periods are directly adjacent to one another in time.
US09565568B2	Sharing channels in a licensed-assisted access in long term evolution operation A channel sharing method includes determining a starting time for transmission on an LAA-LTE channel. A length of a hybrid preamble is determined based on the starting time and a predetermined transmission time boundary. Subsequent to determining the length of the hybrid preamble, the hybrid preamble having the determined length is transmitted. Subsequent to the hybrid preamble, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) signal is transmitted.
US09565564B2	Providing a masked short message service in a wireless network A method and apparatus for providing a masked short message service in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a message from a first endpoint device directed to a second endpoint device, wherein the message indicates that the message is a masked short message service message, and forwards the masked short message service message with a code towards the second endpoint device. In one example, the second endpoint device parses the message and executes instructions contained therein, e.g., for sending a regular SMS with content derived from masked SMS, making a call, playing music, finding location by invoking an API, sending a file or a picture and any other functions that the second endpoint device may be capable of doing. The masked short message service provides a method for remotely controlling a 2G/3G mobile device through a computer or another mobile device.
US09565563B2	Method for authenticating data packets received by a station of a digital telecommunications system A method of authenticating data packets transmitted by terminals and received by a station, each terminal successively transmitting data packets in a plurality of different frequency bands according to a frequency hop sequence specific to said terminal, includes, for a data packet received by the station, i) measuring the frequency band in which the considered data packet has been received, ii) extracting an identification code from said considered data packet, iii) determining a theoretical frequency hop according to the frequency hop sequence associated with said extracted identification code, and iv) calculating a frequency hop deviation according to the theoretical frequency hop and to the frequency bands measured for the considered data packet and for the previous data packet. The authentication method includes determining whether data packets have been transmitted by the terminal associated with this identification code according to at least one frequency hop deviation.
US09565561B2	Alert for adding client devices to a network In one embodiment, a method of configuring a network connectivity device comprises receiving a network association request from a prospective client device requesting access to a network and sending an alert signal to a control device to cause the control device to emit an audible signal indicative of a network association request from a prospective client device. A prompt message is sent to the control device to cause the control device to provide instructions on providing feedback to the network connectivity device. The network connectivity device receives feedback from the control device and permits or denies access to the network responsive to the feedback from the control device.
US09565559B2	Method and system for preserving privacy during data aggregation in a wireless sensor network A computer-based system and method for secured privacy preservation scheme while data aggregation in a non-hierarchical wireless sensor network that lacks peer-to-peer communication between the communicating sensor nodes is disclosed. The method and system adopts formation of self-adaptive efficient cluster formation for robust privacy preservation in the network by grouping the multiple sensor nodes in the network to form multiple clusters that enables low computation overhead and high scalability in the network. The method and system of the invention discloses an effective twin-key management scheme that provides establishment of secure communication among the sensor nodes and the secure communication between at least one sensor node with the sever node performing the function data aggregation of the data collected by the sensor nodes.
US09565556B2	User managed number privacy and call accessibility A system and method for maintaining privacy of a user's telephone number is disclosed. The method provides a means by which a user A may prefer to exchange her contact number with another user B. The contact number is encrypted by user A and passed on to the mobile phone of user B. In the phonebook of user B, the contact number of user A is stored in encrypted format. Further, when user B initiates a call to user A, the encrypted number is sent to the network. At the MSC of user B, the number is decrypted and a call is established with user A. When user A calls user B, user A's number is encrypted at user B's MSC. This is transmitted to user B, where it is compared with the already encrypted number in the phonebook. The matching name of user A is then displayed.
US09565552B2	System and method for enabling a wireless device with customer-specific services A mobile wireless device which operates in a wireless network is capable of: displaying a request for a user specified subscriber identification code on a GUI, receiving a single entry of the user specified subscriber identification code from the GUI, appending a code specifying a request for a type of activation and a request for data representing customer specific services to the subscriber identification code to form an activation code, transmitting the activation code to a control center wherein the transmission of the activation code results from the single entry of the user specified subscriber identification code into the GUI, receiving data representing customer specific services from the control center in response to the transmission of the activation code, and storing the received data representing the customer specific services in the memory.
US09565550B2	Method and program for cell barring in a cellular network A method for controlling the access of a User Equipment (UE) to a public land mobile network (PLMN), the PLMN providing at least a service, the PLMN having at least one network cell, a control channel being broadcast within the network cell, includes: transmitting a barring factor information to the UE on the broadcast control channel within the network cell; transmitting a barring scaling information to the UE on a control channel independently of the barring factor information; and realizing, based on a combination of the barring factor information and the barring scaling information, an access control to the service with regard to the UE by deciding whether a specific access request of the UE to the service is accepted or rejected. The barring scaling information is individually assigned to the UE on a per-UE basis and the barring scaling information is defined by the PLMN for selectively controlling access of each UE to the PLMN.
US09565549B2	Method and apparatus for the activation of services An approach is provided for presenting an activation indicator to a user. A connection with a mobile device is detected. Retrieval is caused, at least in part, of a unique hardware identifier associated with the mobile device. It is determined that the mobile device is eligible for a service based on the unique hardware identifier. Presentation is caused, at least in part, of a visual indicator of the eligibility for the service based on the determination.
US09565547B2	Registration of a roaming UE onto a preferred VPLMN using airplane mode of operation Disclosed is a method in which a User Equipment will be able to register near instantly onto an available preferred roaming network, when the cellular radio of the UE is powered on. The method disclosed comprises of a roaming destination determined from a mobile boarding pass or input via User Interface of an Application installed on the Mobile Equipment or via UI on the Operating System of the ME, where the Application or OS compares the roaming destination with a PLMN list to obtain the preferred PLMN ID of that roaming destination which is selected and updated to specific files within the UICC. LTE and/or UMTS band information can also be obtained for the roaming destination and an MRU database updated to include the LTE and/or UMTS band information. A specific REFRESH command that is sent from the UICC to the ME prior to turning off the cellular radio of the UE, is used in the disclosed method to achieve near instant or instant registration onto the preferred visited PLMN when the cellular radio of the UE is turned on upon arrival at roaming destination. Alternatively, the ME can send a reset signal to the UICC when turning on the cellular radio of the UE upon arrival at the roaming destination.
US09565546B2	Enhanced system acquisition while roaming Various methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are disclosed for enhanced system acquisition while a user equipment (UE) is roaming. The UE may detect roaming from a coverage area associated with a first public land mobile network (PLMN) supporting hybrid voice and data to a coverage area associated with a second PLMN without support for hybrid voice and data. In response to the detection, the UE may store data corresponding to the second PLMN such that the second PLMN is a registered PLMN (RPLMN). The UE may initiate system acquisition, wherein the system acquisition includes searching for the RPLMN prior to searching for any other PLMN. The other PLMN may include a home PLMN (HPLMN). The coverage area associated with the first PLMN may be within a first country, and the coverage area associated with the second network may be within a second country different from the first country.
US09565545B2	Method for communicating between wireless devices and wireless device using same The present invention relates to a method for preventing a peer discovery signal collision, which can occur in a device-to-device (D2D) communication system, and to a wireless device using same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for communicating between wireless devices by using a peer discovery slot is provided. The method comprises the steps of transmitting a first peer discovery signal through a first peer discovery channel that is selected from a plurality of peer discovery channels, receiving a second peer discovery signal that is transmitted by a neighboring wireless device, confirming a second discovery channel, from which the second peer discovery signal is detected, from the plurality of peer discovery channels, and transmitting a feedback signal through a response channel that corresponds to the second peer discovery channel from a plurality of response channels.
US09565543B2	Device group partitions and settlement platform A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a device over a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving authentication information from the device over the wireless network, the authentication information enabling the network system to authenticate the device; obtaining a charging data record (CDR) comprising information identifying a device activity over the wireless network associated with the device and indicating a usage amount associated with the device activity; and using one or more rules, processing the CDR to generate information configured to assist in (a) providing to a partner entity an accounting of a first portion of usage of the wireless network associated with the device activity indicated by the CDR, the partner entity providing an Internet-based service to the device, and (b) determining an accounting of a second portion of the usage of the wireless network associated with the activity indicated by the CDR.
US09565538B2	System and method for administration and operation of one or more mobile electronic communications devices A system for managing mobile electronic communications devices includes a user directory database configured to hold authentication data associated with at least one user, an authentication authority communicatively connected to the user directory database, an administration server configured to send and receive command messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, a messaging server configured to send and receive communications messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, and the authentication authority, administration server, and messaging server are configured to send and receive data via a data communications network. The authentication authority accepts or denies authentication data for a user received from at least one mobile electronic communications device, stores status information corresponding to authenticated users in the user directory database, and stores an association between each authenticated user and each mobile electronic device that sent authentication data for an authenticated user in the user directory database.
US09565537B2	Automated messaging Techniques for automatically prompting a calling user to send a message to a called user, the calling user using a calling device and the called user using a called device, the method including receiving, at a processor in the calling device, an indication that a call from the calling device to the called device has disconnected, determining, at the processor in the calling device, whether the call connected before receiving the indication that the call has disconnected, and in response to determining that the call did not connect before receiving the indication that the call has disconnected, determining that the call was a missed call.
US09565535B2	Mobile interface to a show A computer system that communicates with information indicative of a lighting show, and provides information to users in the audience to allow their phones to be interactive with the show. In one embodiment a lighting designer or show promoter can provide information R that extends the lighting effect on to the user's phone. In another embodiment, the show promoter may provide information indicative of the venue. The information can be location specific, for example information that is provided to a specific client device can be based on the specific location of the client device. This can provide location sensitive lighting information, or maps, or in seat specific information about the venue.
US09565534B2	Apparatus and method for identifying point of interest in contents sharing system A mobile device for use in a contents sharing system is provided. The mobile device includes a communications interface configured to communicate with a location processor and to transmit activity information, relating to usage of the mobile device, and location information, relating to a location of the mobile device, to the location processor. The location information is used for identifying at least one Point Of Interest (POI).
US09565529B2	Methods and apparatus for dynamically configuring search operations in a multi-mode device Methods and apparatus for dynamic search management in a multi-mode device. In one embodiment, a mobile device performs network search and acquisition by dynamically changing search delays and/or search frequencies. In one implementation, the mobile device adjusts the amount of time allocated for each network search based on e.g., previous network connection history (e.g., previously connected to a home network, previously connected to a roaming network), device conditions, user preferences, geographical information, etc. By focusing search effort on cellular technologies which have a high likelihood of success, the mobile device can greatly improve search time and reduce unnecessary power consumption.
US09565526B2	System and method for dynamic geo-fencing In one embodiment, a method includes establishing a geo-fencing environment for the information handling system. The method further includes monitoring a stream of context information. In addition, the method includes determining whether the geo-fencing environment should be dynamically modified responsive to new context information in the stream. Furthermore, the method includes dynamically modifying the geo-fencing environment responsive to the determining so indicating.
US09565524B2	Accessing location-based information on a mobile device A method for accessing location-based information on a mobile device. In the method, a processor on the mobile device identifies a location, determines whether a location wireless network is available, determines geographical coordinates of the location in response to determining that the location wireless network is not available, calculates a URL using the geographical coordinates and calculates a default HTML, and displays one or more pages created by the default HTML that includes information of the location.
US09565517B2	Method for informing on the presence of a remote device's holder The invention relates to a method for informing on the presence of a remote devices holder, said remote devices holder carrying a remote device (10,11), characterized in that it detects when the remote devices holder (1) enters under coverage of a femto-cell (2,20) or leaves the coverage of the femto-cell (2,20).
US09565516B2	Rate indication and link adaptation for long range wireless networks A method of fast link adaptation for Bluetooth long-range wireless networks is provided. A novel rate indication (RI) field is incorporated in a data packet to enable auto detection of rate adaptation at the receiver side. The data packet comprises a preamble, a first packet portion including the RI field, and a second packet portion including the PDU. The first packet portion is encoded with a first rate while the second packet portion is encoded with a second rate indicated by the RI field. The transmitting device raise/lower the encoding rate when the link quality is good/poor. The receiving device can provide recommended rate or link quality feedback information via an LMP message to help the transmitting device making rate adaptation decision. The transmitter can unilaterally decide the data rate for the second packet portion without receiver recommendation.
US09565514B2	Systems and methods for disabling page scans A method for wireless communication by a Bluetooth device is described. The method includes determining a paired device configuration for Bluetooth communication. The method also includes disabling Bluetooth page scans based on the paired device configuration. The page scans may be disabled when the Bluetooth device is in a connectable state for Bluetooth communication.
US09565512B2	Methods and systems for content processing Mobile phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some aspects relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others concern user interface improvements. Other aspects relate to imaging architectures, in which a mobile phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on packetized instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Still other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the mobile device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing (e.g., simple filtering and edge detection) can be performed on the mobile phone, while other operations can be referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be selected using techniques such as reverse auctions, through which they compete for processing tasks. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US09565509B2	Enhanced coding and parameter representation of multichannel downmixed object coding An audio object coder for generating an encoded object signal using a plurality of audio objects includes a downmix information generator for generating downmix information indicating a distribution of the plurality of audio objects into at least two downmix channels, an audio object parameter generator for generating object parameters for the audio objects, and an output interface for generating the imported audio output signal using the downmix information and the object parameters. An audio synthesizer uses the downmix information for generating output data usable for creating a plurality of output channels of the predefined audio output configuration.
US09565501B2	Hearing device and method of identifying hearing situations having different signal sources A hearing aid has an acoustoelectric transducer, a pickup device for picking up an electrical or electromagnetic signal and converting it into an electrical signal. The hearing aid further has a signal processing device, an electromechanical transducer for outputting an acoustic signal, and a signal estimation device. The signal estimation device determines a correlation between signals of the acoustoelectric transducer and of the pickup device. The signal processing device adjusts a mixing ratio of the signals in the output signal depending on the correlation.
US09565497B2	Enhancing audio using a mobile device Embodiment disclosed herein enable detection and improvement of the quality of the audio signal using a mobile device by determining the loss in the audio signal and enhancing audio by streaming the remainder portion of audio. Embodiments disclosed herein enable an improvement in the sound quality rendered by rendering devices by emitting an test audio signal from the source device, measuring the test audio signal using microphones, detecting variation in the frequency response, loudness and timing characteristics using impulse responses and correcting for them. Embodiments disclosed herein also compensate for the noise in the acoustic space by determining the reverberation and ambient noise levels and their frequency characteristics and changing the digital filters and volumes of the source signal to compensate for the varying noise levels.
US09565495B2	Contactless audio adapter, and methods A contactless, electromagnetic (EM) replacement for cabled Standards-based interfaces (such as USB, I2S) which handles data transfer requirements associated with the Standard, and capable of measuring and replicating relevant physical conditions on data lines so as to function compatibly and transparently with the Standard. A contactless link between devices having transceivers. A non-conducting housing enclosing the devices. A dielectric coupler facilitating communication between communications chips. Conductive paths or an inductive link providing power between devices. An audio adapter communicates over a contactless link with a source device, and via a physical link with a destination device such as a conventional headset. Power may be provided to the adapter from the source device, and by the adapter to the destination device.
US09565492B2	Active noise reduction headphone An active noise reduction earphone includes a speaker, a plurality of microphones and a feedback system. Each microphone is displaced from the speaker and the other microphones, and each microphone generates a microphone signal responsive to received acoustic noise. The feedback system receives a combination of the microphone signals and generates an inverse noise signal that is applied to the speaker. The speaker generates an inverse acoustic noise signal that substantially cancels the acoustic noise signal at a predetermined location relative to the speaker and the microphones. The feedback system can include a microphone signal combiner in communication with the microphones. The microphone signal combiner generates a signal that may be a sum or weighted sum of the microphone signals and can be used to generate the inverse noise signal. The earphone has an increased noise reduction bandwidth and improved cancellation capability relative to conventional earphones.
US09565491B2	Real-time audio processing of ambient sound An earpiece for real-time audio processing of ambient sound includes an ear bud that provides passive noise attenuation to the earpiece such that exterior ambient sound is substantially reduced within an ear of a wearer, an exterior microphone that receives ambient sound and converts the received ambient sound into analog electrical signals, and an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog electrical signals into digital signals representative of the ambient sounds. The earpiece further includes a digital signal processor that performs a transformation operation on the digital signals according to instructions received from a mobile device, the transformation operation transforms the digital signals into modified digital signals, a digital-to-analog converter that converts the modified digital signals into modified analog electrical signals, and a speaker that outputs the modified analog electrical signals as audio waves.
US09565489B2	Display device A display device may include a display panel, a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the display panel, and a plurality of speaker units electrically connected to the display panel and configured to output sounds. The bottom chassis may include a plurality of protrusions protruding downward and in which an enclosure is defined, and also may include a groove that is defined between the protrusions, an opening that is defined by the protrusions, or an elastic member configured to couple the protrusions. The respective speaker units may be disposed in respective protrusions.
US09565485B2	Audio information signal supporting interactive interconnected system The invention relates to an information association technology supporting a cross-media product, in particular to an audio information signal supporting an interactive interconnected system. The signal is formed by audio data and associated data synthesis. The interactive interconnected system comprises an electronic reading device and an electronic transmitter-receiver. The associated data is a preset Uniform Resource Identifier. The electronic transmitter-receiver is provided with an associated data reception circuit, an associated data transmission circuit and a central processing unit (with memory). The associated data reception circuit is equipped with a short-distance signal transmission-reception circuit. The electronic transmitter-receiver is mainly configured to control transmit-receive of the associated data of a decomposed multimedia information signal, receive the associated data decomposed by a transmission circuit of the electronic reading device, transmit the associated data to an external information data storage center via a remote wireless technology, and quickly call out an associated electronic file.
US09565481B1	Event pop-ups for video selection A method for notifying a viewer of content relevant to the viewer's interests is provided. A computer identifies an identity of a viewer of a display device, wherein the display device is displaying a first video feed. A computer retrieves a profile of the viewer, wherein the profile includes a plurality of preferences of the viewer. A computer, in response to a determination that a content of a second video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer, generates a notification of the second video feed. A computer, in response to receiving an acceptance of the notification, sends a command to the display device to display the second video feed.
US09565476B2	Video providing textual content system and method A system for interacting with a video includes a processor, a video decoder communicatively connected to the processor, a storage communicatively connected to the demultiplexer, the storage contains at least one video file having more than one video frame, at least one of the video frame including at least one respective metadata segment of the video frame, and an input device communicatively connected to the processor. The processor, responsive to the input device, processes the at least one of the video frame including the at least one respective metadata segment, controlling selection of another of the more than one video frame for the video decoder.
US09565473B2	Methods and apparatus to maintain audience privacy while determining viewing of video-on-demand programs Methods and apparatus to maintain audience privacy while determining viewing of video-on-demand (VOD) programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises obtaining subscriber metering data from a site metering device monitoring presentation of VOD content at a first subscriber site, obtaining server metering data from a VOD server, the server metering data including identification information for a plurality of subscriber sites to identify particular VOD content provided uniquely to each of the subscriber sites, the identification information manipulated to preserve anonymity of the plurality of subscriber sites, manipulating at least a portion of the subscriber metering data to determine a first manipulated identifier to identify the first subscriber site, and using the first manipulated identifier to cross-reference the manipulated identification information included in the server metering data to merge the subscriber metering data and the portion of the server metering data uniquely associated with the first subscriber site.
US09565472B2	Apparatus and methods for content transfer protection Methods and apparatus for ensuring protection of transferred content. In one embodiment, content is transferred while enabling a network operator (e.g., MSO) to control and change rights and restrictions at any time, and irrespective of subsequent transfers. This is accomplished in one implementation by providing a premises device configured to receive content in a first encryption format and encodes using a first codec, with an ability to transcrypt and/or transcode the content into an encryption format and encoding format compatible with a device which requests the content therefrom (e.g., from PowerKey/MPEG-2 content to DRM/MPEG-4 content). The premises device uses the same content key to encrypt the content as is used by the requesting device to decrypt the content.
US09565464B2	Method and system for multi-path video and network channels Methods and systems for multi-path video and network channels may comprise a communication device comprising a wideband path (WB) and a narrowband path (NB). A video channel and a network channel may be received in the WB when the device is operating in a first stage. A video channel and a network channel may be received in the WB and the network channel may also be received in the NB when the device is operating in a second stage. The network channel may be received in the NB when the device is operating in a third stage. The reception of the network channel from both the WB and NB may enable a continuous reception of the network channel in a transition between the first and third stages. The WB may be operable to receive a plurality of channels and the NB may be operable to receive a single channel.
US09565462B1	System, apparatus and method for creating, storing and transmitting sensory data triggered by an event A method and concomitant computer software and system for buffering data and transmitting the buffered data after an event occurs comprising storing data into a continuous loop buffer and transmitting data from the loop buffer to an end location after an event trigger.
US09565458B2	Systems and methods for determining effectiveness of asset insertion One system herein is operable to determine effectiveness of asset insertion in VOD content. The VOD content is selected by a user through a CPE. The system is operable to analyze upstream internet traffic through a cable television network, to identify household identifications from the upstream internet traffic, and to detect an internet website selected by the user from the upstream internet traffic based on the user's household identification. The system is also operable to couple to a VOD asset insertion system of a headend in the cable television network to detect an asset inserted into the VOD content selected by the CPE, to associate the internet website with the inserted asset, to determine a period of time between insertion of the asset and the selection of the internet website by the user, and to determine an effectiveness of the asset based on the determined period of time.
US09565455B2	Method and apparatus for coding video and method and apparatus for decoding video accompanied with arithmetic coding A method of decoding a video through symbol decoding includes parsing symbols of image blocks from a received bitstream; classifying a current symbol into a prefix bit string and a suffix bit string based on a threshold value determined according to a size of a current block; performing arithmetic decoding of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string by using respective arithmetic decoding methods determined for each of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string; performing inverse binarization of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string by using respective binarization methods determined for each of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string; and restoring the image blocks by performing an inverse transformation operation and a prediction operation on the current block by using the current symbol restored through the arithmetic decoding and the inverse binarization.
US09565453B2	Method for encoding and decoding image information The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding image information and to an apparatus using same, and the method for encoding the image information, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating a recovery block; applying a deblocking filter to the recovery block; applying a sample adaptive offset (SAO) to the recovery block to which the deblocking filter is applied; and transmitting the image information including information on the SAO which is applied, wherein in the step of transmitting, information for specifying bands that cover a scope of a pixel value, to which a band off set is applied, is transmitted when the band offset is applied during the step of applying the SAO.
US09565452B2	Error resilient decoding unit association Techniques are described for signaling decoding unit identifiers for decoding units of an access unit. The video decoder determines which network abstraction layer (NAL) units are associated with which decoding units based on the decoding unit identifiers. Techniques are also described for including one or more copies of supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages in an access unit.
US09565449B2	Coding multiview video plus depth content This disclosure describes techniques for coding 3D video block units. In one example, a video encoder is configured to receive one or more texture components from at least a portion of an image representing a view of three dimensional video data, receive a depth map component for at least the portion of the image, code a block unit indicative of pixels of the one or more texture components for a portion of the image and the depth map component. The coding comprises receiving texture data for a temporal instance of a view of video data, receiving depth data corresponding to the texture data for the temporal instance of the view of video data, and encapsulating the texture data and the depth data in a view component for the temporal instance of the view, such that the texture data and the depth data are encapsulated within a common bitstream.
US09565448B2	Image coding method and apparatus using spatial predictive coding of chrominance and image decoding method and apparatus A coding method including dividing pixels of a chrominance component of an input image into blocks having a predetermined size; selecting one among a direct current prediction method, a vertical prediction method, a horizontal prediction method, and a hybrid prediction method according to a user's input; generating a prediction value of each pixel in a current block to be predictively coded, using at least one pixel value among pixel values in an upper reference block adjacent to the current block and in a side reference block adjacent to the current block, according to the selected prediction method; generating a differential value between the prediction value and a corresponding real pixel value in the current block; and coding the differential value and information on the selected prediction method using a predetermined coding method.
US09565442B2	Method and apparatus for coefficient scan based on partition mode of prediction unit Provided are a method and an apparatus for coefficient scan on the base of a partition mode of a prediction unit. The method comprises the steps of: determining a scan method on the basis of a partition mode of a prediction unit; and encoding the information about the scan method, wherein the scan method is determined, on the basis of RDO (Rate Distortion optimization), from among the extracted candidate scan methods which have been extracted with consideration of the shapes of the partitions of the partition mode.
US09565437B2	Parameter set designs for video coding extensions Systems, methods, and devices for coding multilayer video data are disclosed that may include encoding, decoding, transmitting, or receiving multilayer video data. The systems, methods, and devices may transmit or receive a video parameter set (VPS) including information for a series of layers, each layer including visual signal information. The systems, methods, and devices may code (encode or decode) video data based on the visual signal information signaled per layer in the VPS.
US09565433B2	System for parallel intra-prediction decoding of video data A system for decoding video data includes a processing unit. The processing unit includes a plurality of processing pipelines and a driver. The driver includes a decoder configured to generate a plurality of intermediate control maps containing control information including an indication of which macro blocks or portions of macro blocks may be processed in parallel in the plurality of processing pipelines.
US09565429B2	Method and apparatus for coding matrix and method and apparatus for decoding matrix The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for coding or decoding a matrix, includes: dividing a matrix into layers according to a preset quantity of divided layers, and grouping matrix elements into different layers; performing, according to a determined layer number of a highest layer to be coded and in an order of layers one by one, coding processing on matrix elements at each layer to be coded; for a layer having a layer number less than or equal to the layer number of the highest layer to be coded, writing residual data between an original matrix element value corresponding to the layer and a corresponding matrix element predicted value into a bit stream; for a layer having a layer number greater than the layer number of the highest layer to be coded, writing no coded data of the layer into the bit stream.
US09565427B1	High definition multimedia interface test system A high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) test system including an HDMI test device that includes a display, a microcontroller, first and second input ports, an output port, a first cable connector, a second cable connector, and a third cable connector. The HDMI test device couples to an external device and receives an HDMI signal from the external device via the first cable connector. The microcontroller receives the HDMI signal from the first input port and converts the signal to a video signal, wherein the display displays an image associated with the video signal. The microcontroller transmits a test HDMI signal to the third cable connector, receives the test signal from the second cable connector and compares the test signal transmitted to the third cable connector and the test signal received from the second cable connector to determine continuity of an HDMI cable coupled with the second and third cable connectors.
US09565425B2	Method of measuring shutter time lag, display device for measuring shutter time lag, shutter time lag measurement apparatus, method of manufacturing camera, method of measuring display delay of camera, and display delay measurement apparatus A method of measuring a shutter time lag of a camera includes: a first step of switching a display pattern of a display unit including i (i is a natural number greater than 2) display elements to a different display pattern at every time TP, and in the first step, the number of j (j is a natural number, and 1
US09565419B2	Digital camera system for recording, editing and visualizing images A digital camera system (20), as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes an optical assembly (22) to gather light (24) from a desired scene (26), a modular imaging subsystem (28) aligned with the optical assembly (22), and an image processing, recording and display subsystem (34).
US09565416B1	Depth-assisted focus in multi-camera systems Example embodiments may help multi-camera devices determine disparity information scene, and use the disparity information in an autofocus process. An example method involves: (a) receiving image data of a scene that comprises at least one image of the scene captured by each of two or more image-capture systems of a computing device that includes a plurality of image-capture systems; (b) using the image data captured by the two or more image-capture systems as a basis for determining disparity information for the scene; and (c) performing, by the computing system, an autofocus process based at least in part on the disparity information, wherein the autofocus process provides a focus setting for at least one of the image-capture systems of the computing device.
US09565410B2	Automatic white balance with facial color features as reference color surfaces An automatic white balance method and an electronic media device incorporating the method deploy characterized individual human facial color features set of a user or users of the device as reference color surfaces in automatic white balance illuminant estimation and color adjustments, which could improve illuminant estimation accuracy, provide flexible color adjustment options and render the image color to each user's own satisfaction taking into account user preferred rendition as target values through a human-machine interactive interface.
US09565409B2	Technologies for projecting a noncontinuous image Technologies for projecting a noncontinuous image onto at least a portion of a projection region using a projector of a projection device. The projection device is configured to determine one or more cut-out areas of the projection region. Each cut-out area defines an area within the projection region on which a corresponding portion of the image is not to be projected by the projector of the projection device. The projection device is further configured to update the projection region based on the cut-out area(s) and project, via the projector, the image onto the updated projection region, wherein no portion of the image is projected on cut-out area(s). Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09565406B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and image pickup device Disclosed herein is an image processing device including a subband dividing section configured to perform subband division of image data of a color whose pixel positions are alternately shifted from each other, the image data being included in image data output from an image pickup element of a pixel arrangement in which the pixel positions of at least one color of three primary colors are alternately shifted from each other in one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, with pixels of two upper and lower lines adjacent to each other or pixels of two left and right columns adjacent to each other as a unit.
US09565398B2	Caching graphical interface for displaying video and ancillary data from a saved video A system and a method for attaining a selectable image sequence are provided. The system includes a viewer display component configured to transmit a request from a user's interface component for the selectable image sequence. The request obtains a handle which corresponds to the selectable image sequence, a display description in which the handle is embedded and a reply response containing the handle that corresponds to the selectable image. The viewer display component is also configured to receive the reply response and to render the selectable image sequence on a display screen of the user's interface component.
US09565395B1	Video image processing apparatus and recording medium A video image processing apparatus including, a generation unit configured to generate a video image frame from an image area to be used included in a video image captured by a camera, a spatial area in the video image being defined by the image area to be used, an encoding unit configured to encode the video image frame into any one of a first video image frame and a second video image frame, and a detection unit configured to detect a trigger for changing the image area to be used to report the detection of the trigger to the generation unit, wherein the encoding unit reports a encoded video image frame type to the generation unit in advance, and in response to receiving the detection of the trigger, the generation unit changes the image area to be used in a video image frame based on the reported type.
US09565393B2	Communication terminal, teleconference system, and recording medium Disclosed is a communication terminal transmitting and receiving audio data and at least one of image data obtained by imaging a subject and display data of a shared screen between the communication terminal and one or more other communication terminals via a relay device. The communication terminal includes a detector configured to detect a predetermined event in which transmission of the image data is not required while imaging the subject is continuously executed, and a stopper configured to stop imaging the subject and stop transmitting the image data in response to the detection of the predetermined event.
US09565390B1	Systems and methods for enhancing recorded or intercepted calls using information from a facial recognition engine A video stream from a webcam or video telephone is received. The video stream can be analyzed in real-time as it is being received or can be recorded and stored for later analysis. Information within the video streams can be extracted and processed by a facial and video content recognition engine and the information derived therefrom can be stored as metadata. The metadata can be used for enriching the call content recorded by a recorder. The information derived from the video streams can be used to solve business and legal issues.
US09565388B2	Video display device A more favorably visibility-improved video is obtained. A device includes: a video input unit; a first Retinex processing unit which performs a first Retinex process on a video inputted from the video input unit; a second Retinex processing unit which performs a second Retinex process, which is different from the first Retinex process in a method, on the video inputted from the video input unit; a video composing unit which can compose a video processed by the first Retinex processing unit and a video processed by the second Retinex processing unit in accordance with a feature of the video inputted from the video input unit; and a display unit which can display an output video of the video composing unit.
US09565386B2	Image data transmitting apparatus and image data receiving apparatus A transmitting apparatus generates moving image data including first image data and second image data, and generates first time code information corresponding to the first image data and second time code information corresponding to the second image data. The transmitting apparatus transmits, to an external apparatus, the first image data included in the moving image data and the first time code information corresponding to the first image data, and transmits, to the external apparatus, the second image data included in the moving image data and the second time code information corresponding to the second image data. The transmitting apparatus generates recording designation information to be added to one of the first image data and the second image data if the first image data and the second image data are the same.
US09565384B2	Radiation imaging apparatus and control method thereof A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units to convert radiation signals into charge signals and store the charge signals is located; a storage control unit configured to control the storage of the charge signals executed by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; a reading control unit configured to control reading of the charge signals stored by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; and a control unit configured to fix an indefinite potential generated at the radiation detection unit while at least one of the storage control of the charge signals by the storage control unit and the reading control of the charge signals by the reading control unit is not carried out.
US09565379B2	Ramp signal generator and CMOS image sensor having the same A ramp signal generator may include a ramp signal generation unit suitable for generating a ramp signal and a gain amplification control signal, an overlap voltage generation unit suitable for generating an overlap voltage to be overlapped with the ramp signal, and a voltage overlapping unit suitable for controlling a voltage gain by amplifying the ramp signal according to the gain amplification control signal, and overlapping the overlap voltage with the ramp signal.
US09565378B2	Imaging device An imaging device includes a solid-state imaging device configured to include a plurality of pixels, the solid-state imaging device outputting subject data according to a pixel signal output by the pixel of an image region on which subject light is incident and optical black (OB) data according to the pixel signal output by the pixel of a constantly shielded OB region of a plurality of columns or rows located on an end of the image region as image data, and an imaging processing unit configured to output pre-processed image data obtained by performing black level correction on partial subject data included in the image data using the same OB data included in the image data output by the solid-state imaging device.
US09565375B1	Pixel and an array of pixels A pixel has a photodiode configured to be sensitive to light. The pixel is arranged to use back side illumination. The pixel has at least one sample and hold capacitor which is arranged on the side of the photodiode remote from a side on which light impinges. The capacitor overlies at least part of the photodiode.
US09565373B2	Method and system for performing alignment of a projection image to detected infrared (IR) radiation information A method of presenting a visible representation of infrared (IR) radiation information onto an observed real world scene based on IR radiation emitted from said observed real world scene, using a thermography arrangement comprising an IR imaging system, a visible light imaging system, and a visible light projecting system.
US09565371B2	Stray light compensation techniques for an infrared camera Various techniques are provided for a stray light compensation method for an infrared (IR) camera. For example, a stray light compensation method includes: capturing an IR image of a scene by an IR camera, generating a fixed pattern noise estimate FPNestt0 for time t0 using the captured IR image and a stray light model associated with the IR camera, and performing a fixed pattern noise (FPN) compensation of the captured IR image based on said FPNestt0 to obtain a stray light compensated IR image. The fixed pattern noise estimate may be generated through operations in a frequency domain representation of the captured IR image and the stray light model according to one or more embodiments.
US09565369B2	Adaptive switching of views for a video conference that involves a presentation apparatus Techniques are provided for dynamically adapting the view from a conference endpoint that includes a presentation apparatus, such as a whiteboard. A first signal is received that includes a video signal derived from a video camera that is viewing a room during a conference session in which a person is presenting information on a presentation apparatus. During the video conference, switching is performed between the first signal and a second signal representing content being displayed on the presentation apparatus during the conference session for output and transmission to other conference endpoints of the conference session. The determination as to whether to supply the first signal (for a normal view of the conference room) or the second signal may be based on a position determination of the presenter or may be instead be based on an external view selection command received from another conference endpoint participating in the conference session.
US09565368B2	Enhanced video capture in adverse lighting conditions A device and method of capturing a video frame using an electronic device to provide enhanced video. A first sub-frame is captured using ambient light, and a second sub-frame is captured using ambient light and a light source under control of the electronic device. A primary frame is generated based on a combination of the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame.
US09565366B2	Electronic device Provided is an electronic device with high portability, a highly browsable electronic device, or an electronic device having a novel light source that can be used in shooting photographs and video. The electronic device includes a camera and a flexible display portion. The display portion has a first region and a second region. The first region has a function of emitting light to a photographic subject. The second region has a function of displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera. The display portion can be bent so that the first region and the second region face in different directions.
US09565361B2	Image capturing device and hybrid image processing method thereof An image capturing device and a hybrid image processing method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to an image capturing device having a first lens and a second lens and includes the following steps. First, a scene is captured by the first lens and the second lens to respectively generate a mono image and a color image of the scene. Next, one of a mono image-based mode, a color image-based mode, and a color image-only mode is dynamically selected, and an output image is generated accordingly, wherein the mono image-based mode is to produce the output image by adding color image data onto the mono image, the color image-based mode is to produce the output image by adding mono image data onto the color image, and the color image-only mode is to produce the output image by only using the color image.
US09565359B2	Internal signal diversion with camera shuttering for mobile communication devices A mobile communications device includes a display, one or more sources comprising at least one microphone and at least one camera, a wireless communications module, a main processor, and a secured processor inaccessible by the main processor. A housing supports components of the device and is configured for hand-held manipulation. A shutter is supported by the housing, and comprises a lens shutter situated within the housing and configured to obscure a lens of the at least one camera when activated. A user actuatable switch is coupled to at least the one or more sources, the main processor, the secured processor, and the shutter. The switch is configured to selectively activate and deactivate the lens shutter. The switch is also configured to divert signals produced by the sources away from the main processor when activated, and couple signals produced by the sources to the main processor when deactivated.
US09565353B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, method of controlling image pickup apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element configured to perform photoelectric conversion on an optical image obtained through an image pickup optical system to generate an image signal, a focus detection unit configured to perform focus detection based on the image signal, a determination unit configured to determine an object in a screen, a calculation unit configured to calculate an in-focus position based on information of the object determined by the determination unit, and a control unit configured to perform the in-focus control based on the in-focus position calculated by the calculation unit.
US09565351B2	Remote imaging method and remote imaging control device A remote imaging method includes: continuously imaging a person having an operating terminal in an imaging spot by a camera; obtaining a display content displayed on a screen of the operating terminal during the continuous imaging; determining whether or not the operating terminal has imaging authority with the camera using the obtained display content; and sending a specified timing image taken by the camera at imaging timing specified by the operating terminal determined to have the imaging authority to the operating terminal. The determining further includes assessing whether the obtained display content and temporal transition of the obtained display content make a predetermined pattern is carried out, and when an assessment result is positive, the determining determines that the operating terminal has the imaging authority, and the predetermined pattern is to display each authentication image on the display of the operating terminal for display time predefined in an order predefined.
US09565348B2	Automatic tracking apparatus An automatic tracking apparatus includes: an image pickup apparatus having zoom function; camera platform driving the image pickup apparatus in at least one of pan and tilt directions, and automaically tracking an object by operating the image pickup apparatus and camera platform; unit for detecting a position of the object in picked-up image information; prohibition area setting unit for setting tracking prohibition area, according to information on the automatic tracking apparatus that includes information on the object including information on at least one of type, orientation and traveling speed of the object, or information on at least one of pan and tilt positions of the camera platform and zoom position; and controller that does not perform tracking operation in the prohibition area, and performs zooming, panning and tilting to perform the tracking operation when out of the prohibition area.
US09565345B2	Image capture device Provided is an image capture device including a lens unit that includes a lens, a supporting member that supports the lens unit and rotates in a predetermined rotating direction with the lens unit, a rotation regulating member that regulates rotation of the supporting member by coming into contact with the supporting member while the supporting member is rotating, and a move permitting part that permits the rotation regulating member being in contact with the supporting member to move a predetermined amount in the rotating direction in a manner that the supporting member is rotatable 360 degrees or more in the rotating direction.
US09565344B2	Optical imaging lens and electronic device comprising the same An optical imaging lens set includes a first lens element having an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, a second lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, a third lens element having an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, a fourth lens element having an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, a fifth lens element having an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a sixth lens element having an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery.
US09565341B2	Network camera A network camera includes: a camera main unit including an image sensor unit and a movable portion having a motor for swiveling the image sensor unit; and a base unit, connected detachably to the camera main unit and fixed to a camera installation surface, the base unit having a nonvolatile memory for storing network operation information including network setting information unique to the network camera.
US09565333B2	Apparatus and method for processing an image in device A method of processing an image using an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying at least part of a first image which is obtained through a first image sensor and at least part of a second image which is obtained through a second image sensor through a display unit which is functionally connected to the electronic device, storing the at least part of the first image, storing the at least part of the second image in response to a detecting of a signal, and storing the at least part of the first image and the at least part of the second image to be simultaneously replayed as at least one image.
US09565331B2	Adjustment for automatic document sheet reading with image reading device An image reading device includes transparent plate member, reading portion, support member, and adjustment mechanism. The transparent plate member is an elongated plate extending in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction, and is in contact with a reading surface of a document sheet when the document sheet is moved in the first direction during an automatic document sheet reading. The reading portion is disposed below the transparent plate member. The support member supports a lower surface of the transparent plate member at two support points separated in the second direction. The adjustment mechanism biases an extension end portion, extending outward from one of the support points, of the support member in a downward direction opposite to the supporting direction of the support member, and adjusts a distance between the transparent plate member and the reading portion by changing a biasing force applied to the extension end portion.
US09565330B2	Image reading apparatus for adjusting an image reader An image reading apparatus includes a reader that reads an image of a document by using plural light receiving elements arranged in a first scanning direction; a moving unit that moves the reader in a second scanning direction to move a reading position at which the reader reads the document; and an adjusting unit that moves the reader in the first scanning direction to adjust a position of the reader in the first scanning direction.
US09565329B2	Image reader, and method and computer-readable medium for the same An image reader including a document table having a reference point, a first region of a sheet having a predetermined size when a vertex of the sheet is positioned on the reference point, and a second region, a changing mechanism changing a reading position in a sub scanning direction, and a controller configured to control the changing mechanism to change the reading position to a first position such that a distance in the sub scanning direction between the reference point and the first position corresponds to a length of the predetermined sheet size in the sub scanning direction, acquire specific digital data of the second region through image reading in the first position with a light source turned off, compare a particular value of the specific digital data with a criterion value within the second region, and determine a state of a document cover based on the comparison.
US09565327B2	Information processing device that responds to packet received from network and method of responding to packet Provided is an information processing device in which a sub response part (SRP) provides a response on behalf of a main response part (MRP) for enabling a provision of an easy coordination between the MRP and the SRP in protocol process. A network connection part is for receiving a packet from an external network. A distribution function part of a filter part distributes the packet to either one the MRP and the SRP based on a packet distribution condition. A duplicate function part of the filter part, if no response data is stored in the SRP, duplicates the packet received and gives the packets to the MRP and the SRP. Thereby, the SRP receives response data from the MRP to store the same in a response data storage area and provides a response on behalf of the MRP using the stored response data.
US09565325B1	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus comprises a sensor, a base, a clamping section and a limiting section. The sensor includes a hook having a claw section. The sensor is held on the base. The clamping section and the limiting section are arranged on the base. The claw section is clamped with the clamping section. The limiting section is elastically deformable when the sensor is mounted on the base. When the claw section is clamped with the clamping section, the limiting section faces the hook from the opposite side of the clamping section so as to limit the position of the hook.
US09565324B2	Apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and method An apparatus includes a controller that controls a display to display a setting status of a setting item set for executing a predetermined process, and an accepting unit that accepts a change to the setting status. When the accepting unit accepts the change to the setting status, the controller controls the display to display an item that accepts an indication to reset the changed setting status to the setting status set prior to the change.
US09565322B1	System and method for remotely printing digital images for pickup at a retail store The method and system allow a user to launch a client application on an web-enabled device and subsequently to navigate to an image source screen within the client application. After receiving an image source selection from the user, the client application retrieves images from the selected image source. The client application displays the retrieved images available for printing to a user, and in response to receiving a selection of an image, the client application transmits the image to a proprietary server. Moreover, upon receiving print order information, the client application additionally executes a location awareness application that determines a current location of the web-enabled device and subsequently, determines a proximal retail store to the current location of the web-enabled device. Thereafter, the remote printing system creates and transmits a print order that includes the selected image to the retail store for pickup.
US09565321B2	Information processing apparatus and method for determining fax destination information The invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of preliminarily determining a connection number for each communication mode and easily allocating a suitable connection number to a communication mode designated by a user. A method for controlling the information processing apparatus includes receiving a destination number from a user, determining a communication mode for each received destination number, controlling an information processing apparatus in such a way as to use the destination number and a first connection number as a destination if the determined communication mode is a FAX mode, and controlling the information processing apparatus in such a way as to use the destination number and a second connection number as a destination, which is different from the first connection number, if the determined communication mode is an IP-FAX mode.
US09565319B2	Image forming apparatus having an optical sensor for converting a toner adhesion amount and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer to bear a black toner pattern formed with a black toner image under an increased exposure amount and an increased developing bias. A first optical sensor detects an amount of reflection light reflected by the black toner pattern on the image bearer. The first optical sensor includes a light-emitting element to emit light toward the black toner pattern on the image bearer and a light-receiving element to receive the reflection light reflected by the black toner pattern on the image bearer. A toner adhesion amount converter converts the amount of the reflection light detected by the first optical sensor into a toner adhesion amount of toner adhered to the image bearer and adjusts an image density according to the toner adhesion amount.
US09565318B2	Quality of service adjustments to improve network utilization Devices of a telecommunication network described herein are configured to reduce a service level associated with a quality of service offered by the telecommunication network to a user. The devices may reduce the service level responsive to data consumption by the user exceeding a threshold or responsive to data consumption associated with an application or data type. Also, the devices may be configured to increase a video-conversation-specific service level responsive to determining that a client device of the user is establishing a video conversation.
US09565317B2	Method and system for providing communication control functionality at a remotely located site using a distributed feature architecture A method for providing communication control functionality at a remotely located site using a distributed feature architecture which provides communication features and data records to an Enhanced Network User (ENU). The ENU connects to a Distributed Feature Network (DFN) in order to gain access to communications features contained in the DFN. Based on the type of communication requested, one or more feature boxes are created in order to implement the requested communication.
US09565312B2	Real-time predictive routing The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include receiving a customer communication, predicting a demographic profile of the customer associated with the customer communication, and providing a routing recommendation to route the customer to an agent based on the prediction and historical customer data.
US09565311B2	Method and apparatus for using a search engine advantageously within a contact center system Apparatus for operating a multimedia contact center, comprising a multimedia contact center system for handling communications sessions between an organization and its customers and obtaining media-specific information relating to the communications session, and a search engine for performing a search in relation to the obtained media-specific information, wherein the multimedia contact center system is configured to use the results from the search in handling the communications session, wherein the results may include heterogeneous material not primarily intended for session handling purposes.
US09565309B2	Methods and systems for managing simulated real-time conversations Methods and systems for managing real-time conversations include are disclosed. In one or more examples, voice communications may be received from a caller and converted into textual elements. The textual elements may be analyzed to identify key concepts or expressions. A segment of a call script associated with the identified key concepts or expressions can be identified, and a plurality of selectable audio responses to present to the caller based upon the identified segment of the call script and the identified key concepts or expressions may be provided to the agent-operator. An audio response selected by the agent-operator from the selectable audio responses may be communicated to the caller. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
US09565308B2	System for communication routing A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code is provided wherein an electronic communication is received. A communication routing matrix is accessed, from a relational database platform, to select a service representative for the received communication. It may then be arranged for the received communication to be routed in accordance with the selected service representative.
US09565307B2	Emergency assistance calling for voice over IP communications systems In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a process for handling emergency calls from a caller in a voice over IP system is described. The process involves receiving a routing request message including a caller identifier and a callee identifier. The process also involves setting an emergency call flag active in response to the callee identifier matching an emergency call identifier pre-associated with the caller. The process further involves producing an emergency response center identifier in response to the emergency call identifier. The process also involves determining whether the caller identifier is associated with a pre-associated direct inward dialing (DID) identifier. The process further involves producing a direct inward dialing (DID) identifier for the caller by associating a temporary DID identifier with the caller identifier when the emergency call flag is active and it is determined that the caller has no pre-associated DID. The process also involves producing a routing message including the emergency response center identifier and the temporary DID identifier for receipt by a routing controller operable to cause a route to be established between the caller and the emergency response center.
US09565305B2	Methods and systems of an automated answering system In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of a designated automated answering system (AAS) includes receiving a client-side application message to an AAS. The AAS includes a server-side entity managed by an enterprise. The client-side application message comprises a user's query for enterprise-related information. The client-side application message are parsed to identify user-identification data. A step includes determining one or more information sources relevant to the query for enterprise-related information. At least one or more information sources are queried. A step includes receiving a query information from the at least one or more information sources. The query information is relevant to the user's query. A natural-language text message that responds to the user's query is generated. The natural-language text message includes a single response.
US09565302B2	Automatic contextual media recording and processing utilizing speech analytics Embodiments are provided for the automatic real-time recording and processing of media in a communications network based on the context of the media. In one embodiment, a media stream is received in an analysis module in a service platform in the communications network. The media stream may represent a communication session between a calling party and a call center in the network. The incoming media steam is analyzed to identify words comprising a context of the communication session. A determination is then made as to whether the context of the communication session is related to a set of business rules associated with the service platform which may automatically trigger the retention of a recording of the communication session. If the context of the communication session is related to the set of business rules, the retention of the communication session is automatically triggered in real-time at a recording module.
US09565299B2	Method for managing email message of call application, user device using the same, and non-volatile medium recording thereon program for executing the method Various methods and user devices for managing an email message through a call application. An email application installed in the user device extracts a phone number and/or body content of the email message from the email message, and then delivers the extracted phone number and/or body content to a call application installed in the user device. Then the call application stores and/or displays, in a memory and/or on a display unit, the phone number and/or body content of the email message.
US09565297B2	True convergence with end to end identity management Described is a system of disparate telecommunications networks having managed identities, a service, such as voicemail, abstracted from the underlying access networks, and an operational support system (OSS)/business support system (BSS) coupled to the networks to manage authentication and subscription information. A single authentication/subscription manager which is common to the disparate telecommunications networks is enabled by a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) which can be open-standards based and extensible as needed.
US09565293B2	Method and device for operating mobile terminal based on sensor, and mobile terminal A method for operating a mobile terminal based on a sensor is disclosed. The method includes: a sensor is triggered according to a preset trigger rule to make the sensor output a digital signal corresponding to the trigger rule; after receiving the digital signal which is corresponding to the trigger rule and is output from the sensor, ab operation type, which is corresponding to the digital signal, of the mobile terminal is determined; and a corresponding operation process is performed on the mobile terminal according to the operation type. The disclosure also provides a corresponding device and a mobile terminal including the device. The method for operating the mobile terminal based on the sensor provided in the disclosure completes power-on/off, wakeup, sleep and other operations on the mobile terminal through the sensor, so as to bring better use experience to a user while making the structure of the mobile terminal simpler.
US09565292B2	Method and apparatus for performing an optimized location based search An approach is provided for optimizing the generation of a location based search result. An optimization platform generates is also caused to initiate at least one second-location based search for at least one non-overlapping area of at least one first search area and at least one second search area to generate at least one set of new results. The optimization platform also designates at least one portion of the at least one first set of results as at least one set of old results. The optimization platform then returns at least one set of new results and the at least one set of old results as at least one second set of results for the at least one second location-based search.
US09565291B2	Apparatus and method for configuring idle screen An apparatus and a method for configuring an idle screen, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for analyzing functions of a terminal according to a user's environmental state, and configuring an idle screen in accordance with the analysis. According to the apparatus and method, when a change in a current environmental state is sensed while performing the selected terminal function, the terminal determines an environmental state information item corresponding to a changed environmental state, and updates the selected terminal function in a terminal function item corresponding to the determined environmental state information item. When there is a request for displaying an idle screen, the terminal determines a current environmental state item corresponding to the currently environmental state, extracts one or more terminal functions corresponding to the determined environmental state information item, and configures the idle screen using the extracted terminal functions.
US09565285B2	Cellular network communications wireless headset and mobile device A headset that communicates with a mobile device through a local radio frequency (RF) communication link to conduct a telephone call is described. The headset includes a local RF communication modem that receives downlink packets from the mobile device through the local RF communication link. The downlink packets were received by the mobile device through a wireless communication link. The headset includes an audio decoder that decodes the downlink packets into a downlink audio signal to be played back at the headset. The headset also includes an audio encoder that encodes an uplink audio signal produced by the headset into uplink packets. The local RF communication modem sends the uplink packets to the mobile device through the local RF communication link. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09565278B2	Method for manufacturing mobile terminal and light guide unit Disclosed is a mobile terminal comprising: a case for mounting electronic components therein; a light source located within the case, for laterally emitting light; and a light guide unit in which light emitted from the light source is incident on the lateral side, wherein the light guide unit comprises a base module and a reflective film, which is coated on the outer side of the base module and includes a first opening formed on the side facing the light source and a second opening formed in the direction of the front side, wherein the case includes a light transmission unit in a portion facing the second opening of the reflective film and wherein the reflective film encloses the lateral side of the mobile terminal so that even the lateral leakage of light can be blocked.
US09565276B2	Transparent redirection of clients to a surrogate payload server through the use of a proxy location server In some embodiments, a first location server, in response to a request from a client to access an object, determines whether a first location information stored at the first location server indicates locations of instance(s) of the object. The first location server, in response to a determination that the first location information indicates the locations of the instances of the object, determines a first location of a first instance of the object at a first payload server and a second location of a second instance of the object at a second payload server from the first location information. The first location server determines priority values of the first and second locations. The first location server generates a reply to the request, the reply indicating the first and second locations of the first and second instances of the object, and the priority values of the first and second locations.
US09565275B2	Transformation of industrial data into useful cloud information A cloud-compatible industrial device is provided. The industrial device generates or collects raw industrial data in connection with monitoring and/or controlling an automation system, and includes a cloud interface that couples the industrial device to one or more cloud-based services running on a cloud platform. To reduce consumption of cloud-based resources such as bandwidth and storage utilization, the industrial device can transform the raw industrial data into refined data that is amenable for cloud-based storage, computing, or analysis. Exemplary transformations include filtering, pruning, re-formatting, compressing, summarizing. In one or more embodiments, the industrial device can also add contextual metadata to the raw data prior to delivery to the cloud.
US09565274B2	Systems, methods and devices for trip management functions A Web based application system for managing a trip. The Web based application system for managing a trip includes a graphical user interface for allowing a client computer coupled to a network to access a server computer to retrieve and store data relating to the trip therewith, one or more interactive windows functioning with the graphical user interface to perform the retrieving and the storing such that the data include a Web document and the graphical user interface and the interactive windows include a first application, and a wireless device interface for allowing a portable device wirelessly coupled, with a cellular telephone system, with the network to access the Web document. The portable device includes a cellular telephone functionality, a geo-locating functionality and a processor for processing the Web document. The processing helps manage the trip. Downloading and processing the Web document include a second application.
US09565268B2	Network storage system and method for file caching A network storage system and a method for file caching are provided. The network storage system includes a first electronic apparatus and a server. The first electronic apparatus has a first storage space. The server has a network storage space larger than the first storage space. When the first electronic apparatus sends an access request to the server for accessing a first file within the network storage space, the server broadcasts a cache list in response to the access request. The cache list includes the first file and a plurality of neighboring file neighboring to the first file. After receiving the cache list, the first electronic apparatus accesses the first file according to the cache list, and caches at least one of the neighboring files according to a first cache space size of the first storage space.
US09565265B2	Method and apparatus for automatically optimizing the loading of images in a cloud-based proxy service A request is received at a proxy server for a web page, the request originating from a client network application of a client device. The requested web page includes multiple references to multiple images. The proxy server retrieves the requested web page. The proxy server modifies code of the retrieved web page such that the client network application will not, for each one of images, request that image until the location where that image is to be displayed is within a viewport of the client network application or within a defined distance from the viewport of the client network application. The proxy server transmits the modified web page to the client device.
US09565264B1	True push architecture for internet protocol notification A method of true push for internet protocol notification to a mobile communication device implemented by at least one server computer. The method comprises determining the size of physically addressable random access memory (RAM) and the number of central processing unit (CPU) cores of the server computer at boot time and setting the resource limit, rlimit, in the kernel of the server computer that comprises setting the limit for the total number of file handles in the entire system automatically based on the determined size of the random access memory and the determined number of the central processing unit cores at boot time. The method further comprises tying the memory page allocation into the setting of the kernel parameters, whereby the input/output (I/O) maintenance of the server computer is maximized for concurrent web sockets so that the server computer is optimized for implementing the true push for internet protocol notification.
US09565262B2	Method and system for providing live real-time communication via text between mobile user devices A method and system for providing real-time communication via text between multiple user devices, the method including receiving, at an application server, a conversation request from a first user device, wherein the conversation request is based upon a selection of a second user device from a contact list that is stored on the first user device, sending the conversation request from the application server to a push server, receiving, at the application server, a conversation session ID from the second user device, if the conversation request is accepted by the second user device, sending the conversation session ID from the application server to the push server, receiving, at the application server, a first datagram message from the first user device, sending the first datagram message from the application server to the second user device, receiving, at the application server, a second datagram message from the second user device, and sending the second datagram message from the application server to the first user device.
US09565261B2	Location information in a communications system A method of communicating location information relating to a first user of a first communication client from a first user terminal over a communications system to a second user terminal, the first user terminal executing the first communication client and the second user terminal executing a second communication client, the method comprising: the second communication client displaying a list of contacts associated with a second user of the second communication client, the list of contacts comprising a first contact representing the first user; the first user terminal determining a location of the first user; the first user terminal storing the determined location in a store of the first user terminal; the first communication client reading the stored location from the store; the first communication client generating a message comprising a visual indication of the location read from the store; transmitting the message from the first user terminal to the second user terminal; and displaying the visual indication of the location on the second user terminal in the contact list in association with the first contact.
US09565258B1	Lower latency connections using speculative DNS resolution Methods for lower latency connections using speculative DNS resolution are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request at a client for a web resource to be sent to a hostname. The method also includes obtaining a speculative Domain Name System (DNS) resolution of the hostname from a source local to the client. The method also includes initiating a connection to the hostname using the obtained speculative DNS resolution of the hostname. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US09565255B2	Electronic accessory for detecting and communicating a connection attribute corresponding to another electronic accessory At an electronic accessory of a master electronic device, a connection attribute can be detected that is indicative of a presence or a characteristic of a connection between the electronic accessory and at least one other electronic accessory of the master electronic device. A connection-indicative signal can be generated at the electronic device that includes the connection attribute. The connection-indicative signal can be transmitted to the master electronic device.
US09565254B2	Object location service for network-based content repository A distributed object store in a network storage system uses location-independent global object identifiers (IDs) for stored data objects. The global object ID enables a data object to be seamlessly moved from one location to another without affecting clients of the storage system, i.e., “transparent migration”. The global object ID can be part of a multilevel object handle, which also can include a location ID indicating the specific location at which the data object is stored, and a policy ID identifying a set of data management policies associated with the data object. The policy ID may be associated with the data object by a client of the storage system, for example when the client creates the object, thus allowing “inline” policy management. An object location subsystem (OLS) can be used to locate an object when a client request does not contain a valid location ID for the object.
US09565252B2	Distributed storage network with replication control and methods for use therewith A method includes encoding input data into a plurality of slices. The plurality of slices are sent to a first plurality of distributed storage and task execution units for storage, the first plurality of distributed storage and task execution units being located at a corresponding first plurality of sites. Write slice data is received from the first plurality of distributed storage and task execution units. The method determines when replication is to be applied to the plurality of slices. When replication is to be applied to the plurality of slices, a second plurality of distributed storage and task execution units are selected, a plurality of replicated slices corresponding to the plurality of slices are generated, and the plurality of replicated slices are sent to the second plurality of distributed storage and task execution units.
US09565251B2	Method and apparatus to reduce FLASH memory device programming time over a C.A.N. bus Data frames, such as Controller Access Network frames, that are to be programmed into a FLASH memory device, are sent from a programming station to a target device via a relatively high-speed bus and stored temporarily at the target device in numbered frame buffers. Each frame carries a payload. Before a frame is sent, an identifier is assigned to it, or an identifier is appended to the frame. The identifier identifies a particular buffer in the target device where the frame is to be stored in the target device until the target device is able to process the frame and write its payload into a FLASH memory device.
US09565249B2	Adaptive connectivity in network-based collaboration background information Various embodiments include at least one of systems, methods, software, and data structures for peer-to-peer exchange of at least a portion of networked collaboration session data. Client and server solutions allow for switching between peer-to-peer and server-centric modes of collaboration data sharing. Some embodiments also allow for sharing of data of a first type via a collaboration server and data of a second type via peer-to-peer connections.
US09565247B2	Method and system of sharing information in a social networking application A method of sharing information in a social networking application includes at a computer server having one or more processors and memory storing programs configured for execution by the one or more processors, receiving a binding request from a first user to bind with at least a second user of a social networking application, the second user being a friend of the first user; generating a binding relationship between the first user and the second user; storing the binding relationship between the first user and the second user at the computer server; receiving information from the first user to be shared in a binding manner with the second user; retrieving a friend list of the second user; and sharing the information from the first user with at least one friend of the second user.
US09565241B2	Control method and control apparatus for apparatus including short range wireless communication module A control method and control apparatus for determining a relative location of a mobile terminal with respect to a display apparatus by using short range wireless communication. A method of controlling a display apparatus including a plurality of short range wireless communication modules, the method includes: performing short range wireless communication with a mobile terminal through a short range wireless communication module included in the display apparatus; identifying the short range wireless communication module performing the short range wireless communication with the mobile terminal from among the plurality of short range wireless communication modules; determining a relative location of the mobile terminal with respect to the display apparatus according to the result of identifying; and determining a location on a screen of the display apparatus to display data according to the relative location and displaying the data on the screen of the display apparatus according to the determined location.
US09565238B2	Method for controlling electronic apparatus, handheld electronic apparatus and monitoring system A method for controlling an electronic apparatus, a handheld electronic apparatus, and a monitoring system are provided. An image within an image capturing range is displayed on a display unit by an image capturing unit. A digital stamp in the image is detected. The digital stamp corresponds to a single or multiple controllable devices. A control interface corresponding to the digital stamp is displayed on the image. An operation action a user executes on the control interface is detected so as to control the controllable device corresponding to the digital stamp.
US09565235B2	System and method for controlling access to internet sites A method and system for providing flexible access to Internet sites is described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, via a computing device, a request to access content associated with the URL. The method further includes transmitting a response to the request, the response indicating that access to the URL is restricted, receiving a second request to access the content associated with the URL, the second request acknowledging that access to the URL is restricted, logging the second request; and transmitting a second response to the second request, the second response allowing access to the requested content associated with the URL.
US09565233B1	Preloading content for requesting applications Methods for preloading content in one application for another application are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request by a first application from a second application to preload content in the first application, and loading the content in the first application in response to the request from the second application. The method also includes switching from a display of the second application to a display of the first application and providing the loaded content for display in the first application in response to a selection in the second application from a user to display the content. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US09565227B1	Composition control method for remote application delivery A method for communicating an image stream, one embodiment comprising negotiating, between a server and client, an MTCC identifying: a window as a portion of a display of the client, and an occluded portion of the window defined by the client; generating, by the server, complying with the MTCC, a sequence of image frames each comprising pixel data in a portion of the frame identified by the occluded portion; transmitting an encoding of a first frame of the sequence not including an encoding of the pixel data in the portion of the first frame; identifying, by the server, an event associated with the sequence; and transmitting, before communication between the server and the client regarding the event, by the server, information of the event in conjunction with an encoding of a second frame of the sequence including an encoding of the pixel data in the portion of the second frame.
US09565226B2	Message capturing and seamless message sharing and navigation A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for creating video streams is provided. An indication is received that is related to a first video being received or requested. The first video includes attributes characterizing content of the first video. A second video stored in a database is selected in response to receiving the indication. The selection is based on at least one attribute of the first video. An order of the first video and the second video is determined by one or more processors. The order is based on the at least one attribute characterizing the content of the first video. A video stream is generated on a user display by providing the first video and the second video in the determined order and in a substantially seamless manner.
US09565225B2	Server configuration including stream preview A method includes receiving first input from a computing device, the first input corresponding to selection of a first media player associated with a first output stream format. In response to the first input, a first stream preview is sent to the computing device in accordance with the first output stream format. The method includes receiving second input from the computing device, where the second input corresponds to selection of a second media player associated with a second output stream format. In response to the second input, a second stream preview is sent to the computing device in accordance with the second output stream format.
US09565224B1	Methods, systems, and media for presenting a customized user interface based on user actions Methods, systems, and media for presenting a customized user interface based on user actions are provided. In some implementations, a method for presenting a customized user interface based on user actions is provided, the method comprising: receiving a request for media content from an application comprising a user interface for presenting media content that includes a plurality of user interface elements that each initiate sharing on a different platform; determining that the request was sent from the user device as a result of the user selecting a link on a first platform; and causing the application to present an additional user interface element that initiates sharing of the media content item on the first platform in addition to the plurality of user interface elements in response to determining that the request was transmitted as a result of selection of the link on the first platform.
US09565222B2	Granting access in view of identifier in network Discussion of content between users of social networks is described. A request from a first user to discuss content with a recipient user in a first social network is received, wherein the recipient user has a first identifier in the first social network. A request from a second user to discuss content with the recipient user in a second social network is received, wherein the recipient user has a second identifier in the second social network. A discussion is initiated between the second user and the recipient user about the content in the second social network. The recipient user is tracked in view of the first identifier in the first social network and the second identifier in the second social network.
US09565218B2	Resource management for WebRTC A system performs client wake up for real-time communications (“RTC”). The system closes a connection between a gateway and an RTC application of a device. The RTC application enters a sleeping mode when the connection to the gateway is closed. After closing the connection, the system receives a message intended for the RTC application. The system requests a push notification server to wake up the RTC application, reconnects the gateway with the RTC application, and delivers the message to the RTC application.
US09565217B2	Method, system, network and computer-readable media for controlling outgoing telephony calls The present invention discloses numerous implementations for IP-based call processing systems that can selectively control an outgoing call initiated by a source device to a destination device. The call processing system communicates with a Service Switching Point (SSP) associated with the source device and determines whether to effect control of the outgoing call. It could determine to effect control of the outgoing call for many reasons including to convey a media message to the source device, to implement a call feature or to manage call restrictions. Upon determining to effect control of the outgoing call, the call processing system causes the SSP to initiate a media connection between the source device and the call processing system. The call processing system can then utilize the media connection with the source device to perform functionality for the outgoing call prior to and/or during the outgoing call.
US09565216B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for security protocol selection in internet protocol multimedia subsystem networks A method includes receiving a first secured registration request message from user equipment at a registration server in an Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem network, the first secured registration request message being secured using a first security protocol, determining at the registration server that the first secured registration request message cannot be decoded using the first security protocol, sending a message from the registration server to the user equipment proposing a second security protocol, and receiving a second secured registration request message from the user equipment at the registration server, the second secured registration request message being secured using the second security protocol.
US09565212B2	Secure mobile framework Systems and methods for a secure mobile framework to securely connect applications running on mobile devices to services within an enterprise are provided. Various embodiments provide mechanisms of securitizing data and communication between mobile devices and end point services accessed from a gateway of responsible authorization, authentication, anomaly detection, fraud detection, and policy management. Some embodiments provide for the integration of server and client side security mechanisms, binding of a user/application/device to an endpoint service along with multiple encryption mechanisms. For example, the secure mobile framework provides a secure container on the mobile device, secure files, a virtual file system partition, a multiple level authentication approach (e.g., to access a secure container on the mobile device and to access enterprise services), and a server side fraud detection system.
US09565208B2	System and method for detecting network intrusions using layered host scoring Approaches for detecting network intrusions, such as malware infection, Trojans, worms, or bot net mining activities includes: identifying one or more threat detections in session datasets, the session datasets corresponding to network traffic from a plurality of hosts; determining a layered detection score, the layered detection score corresponding to a certainty score and threat score; determining a layered host score, the layered host score corresponding to a certainty score and threat score; and generating alarm data comprising the layered detection score and the layered host score. In some embodiments, the network traffic may be received passively through a network switch; for example, by “tapping” the switch. Other additional objects, features, and advantages of the invention are described in the detailed description, figures and claims.
US09565202B1	System and method for detecting exfiltration content Techniques for detecting exfiltration content are described herein. According to one embodiment, a malicious content suspect is executed within a virtual machine that simulates a target operating environment associated with the malicious content suspect. A packet inspection is performed on outbound network traffic initiated by the malicious content suspect to determine whether the outbound network traffic matches a predetermined network traffic pattern. An alert is generated indicating that the malicious content suspect should be declared as malicious, in response to determining that the outbound network traffic matches the predetermined network traffic pattern.
US09565201B2	Security threat identification/testing using annotated sequence diagrams Embodiments provide apparatuses and methods supporting software development teams in identifying potential security threats, and then testing those threats against under-development scenarios. At design-time, embodiments identify potential threats by providing sequence diagrams enriched with security annotations. Security information captured by the annotations can relate to topics such as security goals, properties of communications channels, environmental parameters, and/or WHAT-IF conditions. The annotated sequence diagram can reference an extensible catalog of functions useful for defining message content. Once generated, the annotated sequence diagram can in turn serve as a basis for translation into a formal model of system security. At run-time, embodiments support development teams in testing, by exploiting identified threats to automatically generate and execute test-cases against the up and running scenario. The security annotations may facilitate detection of subtle flaws in security logic, e.g., those giving rise to Man-in-the-middle, authentication, and/or confidentiality issues in software under-development.
US09565200B2	Method and system for forensic data tracking The present invention relates to a method and system for tracking the movement of data elements as they are shared and moved between authorized and unauthorized devices and among authorized and unauthorized users.
US09565191B2	Global policy apparatus and related methods A method of implementing requirements applicable to systems of an enterprise includes modeling the requirements as contents of policies applicable to target domains of the enterprise. The policy contents are integrated into a policy model. The policy model is adapted to obtain representations of domain-specific requirements corresponding to target systems in the target domains. The representations are integrated with the corresponding target systems to implement the domain-specific requirements.
US09565189B1	Method and system for providing access to administrative functionality a virtualization environment Described is an architecture for providing access to administrative functionality in a virtualization system using implied authentication. This approach avoids the problems associated with the requirements to use a user ID and password to access an admin console. The user ID and password can be rendered completely unnecessary, or where the user ID and password combination is only used as a supplement to the implied authentication.
US09565183B2	Location and device based student access control Techniques are described for controlling access to an online service by a one or more authentication mechanisms based on device, browser, or location, or a combination of the three. A method comprises receiving a request to access a service, receiving, in association with the request, a first access mechanism, receiving a first and second level of authentication associated with the user requesting the service, updating authenticated-mechanism data to indicate that the first access mechanism is an authenticated access mechanism for the particular user, receiving a second request to access the service, in response to receiving a second request, determining whether the second access mechanism is an authenticated access mechanism for the particular user, upon determining that the second access mechanism is not an authenticated mechanism, requesting a second level of authentication for the particular user, otherwise granting access.
US09565179B2	Method and system for facilitating collaboration across multiple platforms A method and system for facilitating collaboration across a plurality of platforms are disclosed. A server with one or more processors and memory performs an identity authentication process to validate a user to access a super account, where the super account is bound to a plurality of sub-accounts, and where each of the plurality of sub-accounts corresponds to a distinct platform. In accordance with a determination that the authentication process is successful, the server queries sub-servers corresponding to the plurality of sub-accounts for respective usage rights of each of the plurality of sub-accounts. The server transmits, to the user, one or more tokens identifying the respective usage rights of each of the plurality of sub-accounts and generates a user interface including affordances based at least in part on the usage rights of each of the plurality of sub-accounts.
US09565178B2	Using representational state transfer (REST) for consent management Techniques are disclosed for sending, from an application executing on a device associated with a user, through a Representational State Transfer (REST)-based interface, to an authorization computer system, a request for permission to access a scope of information associated with the user. The techniques can further include, based on authentication of the user, receiving, at the device associated with the user, through the REST-based interface, a request for consent by the user to allow the application to access information that is within the scope of information associated with the user. Furthermore, the techniques can include, responsive to the device receiving consent from the user, sending, from the device associated with the user, through the REST-based interface, to the authorization computer system, the consent to allow the application to access the information for the authorization computer system to store a mapping between the application and the scope.
US09565173B2	Systems and methods for establishing trusted, secure communications from a mobile device to a multi-function device The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for establishing trusted, secure communications from a mobile device, such as a smart phone, to an immobile device, such as a multi-function device. The disclosed techniques can include the immobile device displaying a pattern that encodes a cryptographic key. The mobile device can obtain an image of the pattern and decode it to obtain the cryptographic key. Because the mobile device obtained the image within its line-of-sight, for example, it can be assured that it communicated with the immobile device, and only the immobile device. The mobile device and the immobile device can use the cryptographic key to secure further communications.
US09565163B1	Verification of network service paths Verification of continuity for a network service path that includes at least one network function that blocks test packets may be achieved by providing a bypass mechanism to bypass test packets around the at least one network function that blocks test packets. Verification of continuity may be done when the network service is available for active use or when it is not ready for active use. Detection of a continuity problem leads to more detailed diagnostic work.
US09565156B2	Remote access to a mobile communication device over a wireless local area network (WLAN) A method and arrangement is provided which allows a PC or other client device to be used to communicate with third parties through a mobile communication device when a user and the mobile communication device are not in the vicinity of one another. The arrangement allows the user to control operation of the mobile communication device over a WLAN so that the user can send or receive messages such as voice and text messages to a remote party from the client device through the mobile communication device over the WLAN and the mobile communication network employed by the mobile device.
US09565151B2	Immediate communication system A communication service network, comprising: (a) a communication network including a plurality of terminals configured to support at least a first personal communication service for a plurality of users over the communication network, in which service, each user has a unique handle; and (b) a plurality of clients supporting a second personal communication service, wherein each of said clients is configured to attempt a communication under said second service with any of said users using their unique handles.
US09565146B2	Apparatus and method for controlling messenger in terminal An apparatus for controlling a messenger in a terminal is provided. A display displays an answer phrase to a specific chat phrase among a plurality of chat phrases in a messenger chat window. Upon receiving an answer phrase to a specific chat phrase which is not displayed in a display area of the messenger chat window, a controller notifies of the reception of the answer phrase, and if ‘View Answer Phrase’ is selected, the controller moves to a position area where the specific chat phrase is displayed, and displays the specific chat phrase and the answer phrase. The controller manages the plurality of chat phrases using index information indicating a position for each of the plurality of chat phrases. If an answer phrase to the specific chat phrase is sent, the controller generates index information of the answer phrase associated to the index information of the specific chat phrase.
US09565145B2	Information sharing management on an instant messaging platform This application discloses a method implemented at a server to control information items shared on an instant messaging platform. The server monitors information sharing activities by a public account of the instant messaging platform. The public account is supported by a third party application authorized by the instant messaging platform and has connection with a plurality of individual user accounts of the instant messaging platform. When the amount of information shared by the public account exceeds a predefined threshold, the server partitions the shared information into multiple categories and measures user activities from the plurality of individual user accounts on the categorized shared information. The server selects a policy of restricting the public account from sharing information with the plurality of individual user accounts based on the measurement result, and applies the policy to the public account.
US09565133B2	Network system implementing a plurality of switching devices to block passage of a broadcast signal To provide a network system including a network constructed by combining a plurality of switching devices. The network includes a first partial network including switching devices and a second partial network that is formed outside the first partial network and includes switching devices. The switching device in the first partial network connected to the second partial network blocks passage of a broadcast signal that is transmitted from a terminal device and that has a specific logical port number as transmission information at a physical port.
US09565130B2	Cloud-based resource availability calculation of a network environment An example method for cloud-based resource availability calculation of a network environment is provided and includes receiving a plurality of system error log (SEL) data in real time at a virtual appliance executing in a first network. The SEL data is received from a remote second network indicating system events associated with corresponding resources in the second network. The method further includes calculating a resource availability (RA) index indicative of availability of resources for workload deployment in the second network, and sending the RA index to a management application executing in the second network for appropriate management and allocation of resources in the second network. In specific embodiments, the method further includes receiving a SEL inventory associated with a specific resource in the second network, and updating the RA index based on the SEL inventory.
US09565126B2	Virtual machine and application migration over local and wide area networks without timeout using data compression Long distance cloud migration (LDCM) to overcome the limitations faced by the cloud migration techniques over long distance, high speed WAN infrastructures. LDCM overcomes the negative effects of existing TCP/IP mechanisms on the efficient use of available bandwidth. LDCM also acts as an acceleration engine to optimize various hypervisor, storage and security applications.
US09565125B2	Multicast to unicast conversion technique A technique allows stations to utilize an equal share of resources (e.g., airtime or throughput). This prevents slow stations from consuming too many resources (e.g., using up too much air time). Fairness is ensured by selective dropping after a multicast packet is converted to unicast. This prevents slow stations from using more than their share of buffer resources. Multicast conversion aware back-pressure into the network layer can be used to prevent unnecessary dropping of packets after multicast to unicast (1:n) conversion by considering duplicated transmit buffers. This technique helps achieve airtime/resource fairness among stations.
US09565118B1	Methods and apparatus for handling management packets in an audio video bridging (AVB) network It is determined whether a packet is a management-type packet. When it is determined that the packet is a management-type packet, a queue is selected from a plurality of queues corresponding to different priorities, wherein the selected queue corresponds to a defined throughput and/or a defined latency. The packet is enqueued in the selected queue. The packet is transmitted via a port of the network device.
US09565110B2	Network congestion management systems and methods Systems, methods and software useful for overcoming network congestion problems including head-of-line blocking issues and other network congestion problems. In certain aspects, flow control mechanisms implemented in a switch device or other network device manage buffer and system level resources using a scheduler to control the amount of data requested from a local SAN fabric. Switches and other network devices configured according to the present invention monitor each individual SCSI task, and are configured to apply flow control measures to each active session when buffering resources become scarce, such as when buffering data for a slower-speed WAN link or TCP/IP based interconnects of any speed.
US09565108B2	Distributed node migration between routing domains In one embodiment, a device connected to a network receives at a network interface a first network size indicator for a first network and a second network size indicator for a second network. A difference between the first network size indicator and the second network size indicator is determined and a switching probability is calculated if the difference between the network size indicators is greater than a predetermined network size difference threshold. The device may then migrate from the first network to the second network based on the switching probability.
US09565105B2	Implementation of virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN) in top-of-rack switches in a network environment An example method for implementation of virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN) in top-of-rack (ToR) switches in a network environment is provided and includes receiving a packet encapsulated with a VXLAN header having an unknown virtual tunnel endpoint (VTEP) Internet Protocol (IP) address in a network environment, and installing an entry at an index location of a forwarding table. The index location includes an encoding of the VTEP-IP address as a VTEP index (VTEP-IDX), and the entry maps a VXLAN interface to an IP address associated with a VXLAN network identifier (VNI). In specific embodiments, the VTEP-IDX is log N bits, where N is a size of the forwarding table. The forwarding table indicates a destination VTEP IP address when encapsulating the packet, and the source VTEP IP address when decapsulating the packet.
US09565101B2	Risk mitigation in data center networks A method employing resource orchestration algorithms may find a fewest number of working data centers (DCs) to guarantee K-connect survivability using an overlay network representing a physical optical network. The overlay network may not include certain topological features of the physical optical network. A risk-based algorithm may result in fewer working DCs for K-connect survivability. A delay-based algorithm may be more suitable for delay-sensitive cloud applications.
US09565093B1	Systems and methods for anticipating file-security queries The disclosed computer-implemented method for anticipating file-security queries may include (1) monitoring queries from client devices for information that describes the security of files, (2) determining that a threshold number of the client devices are querying for information describing the security of a file within a threshold amount of time, (3) anticipating, based on the determination, that at least one client device that did not query for the information will query for the information, and (4) delivering, in response to anticipating that the client device that did not query for the information will query for the information, the information to the client device that did not query for the information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09565090B1	Measuring deletion of cookies included in browsers used by online system users An online system determines a frequency with which its users delete information stored in a browser on client devices associated with each user. When a user accesses the online system, the online system determines a user identifier associated with the user and determines if one or more conditions are satisfied based on information received from a browser used to access the online system. If a condition is satisfied, the online system communicates an instruction to the browser to communicate information associated with a third party and the user identifier to the third party. Information previously stored in the browser and associated with the user identifier is compared to information associated with the user identifier received from the browser. Deletion of information stored in the browser is determined when stored information associated with the user identifier differs from received information associated with the user identifier.
US09565087B2	Method of monitoring a tandem connection in a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) Telecommunication network It is disclosed a method of monitoring, a Multi-Protocol Label Switching network, a tandem connection of a Label Switched Path. The tandem connection to be monitored has an input node and an output node. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a first Operation Administration Management packet at the input node; and generating a second OAM packet at the input node. According to the invention, the following steps are further performed: a tandem connection header is inserted into the first OAM packet; both the first OAM packet with the tandem connection header and the second OAM packet are sent towards the output node; and the second OAM packet is identified according to the presence or absence of said tandem connection header.
US09565084B2	Method and system for evaluating network connectivity in rule-based applications A computer readable storage medium includes a set of instructions executable by a processor. The instructions are operable to assign a unique identifier to each of a plurality of node subsets of a network, the node subsets being created by damage to the network; assign one or more of the identifiers to each of a plurality of components of the damaged network based on a connectivity to the one or more of the node subsets and corresponding identifiers of the node subsets; assign one or more of the identifiers to each of one or more node types of the plurality of components by assigning each of the node types all of the identifiers of any of the components of the node type; and evaluate a first connectivity between a first one of the components and a second one of the components by determining whether they share at least one of the identifiers.
US09565081B2	Phone thermal context A thermal context manager (hereinafter “TCM”) detects a thermal state and a position of a computing device. Based on the detected thermal state(s) and the detected position(s) of the computing device, the TCM initiates an action associated with the computing device. The TCM continually monitors the computing device in order to create a thermal state profile of the computing device. To create the thermal state profile, the TCM stores data representing each detected instance of the thermal state of the computing device and data representing each detected position of the computing device.
US09565080B2	Evaluating electronic network devices in view of cost and service level considerations The described implementations relate to processing of electronic data. One implementation is manifest as one or more computer-readable storage devices comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform acts. The acts can include determining service levels provided by multiple network configurations, determining costs associated with the multiple network configurations, and evaluating the multiple network configurations based on both the costs and the service levels. The multiple network configurations can include redundantly-deployed devices. Furthermore, some implementations may determine cost/service level metrics that can be used to compare devices based on expected costs to provide a particular service level.
US09565074B2	Systems, devices, and methods of orchestrating resources and services across multiple heterogeneous domains The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems for controlling services across multiple heterogeneous networks, which may include receiving a service request, identifying two or more telecommunications domains required to fulfill the received service request, generating two or more domain specific service requests based on the received service request, associating at least one of the generated plurality of domain specific service requests with one of the identified telecommunications domains, and sending the associated domain specific service requests to exposed public interfaces of the associated telecommunications domains. A component in the telecommunications domain may receive the domain specific service request, decompose the request into resource rule(s), and send the resource rule(s) to a relevant component within the associated telecommunications domain for enforcement.
US09565066B2	Data transmission method, base station, and user equipment Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method. The method includes: obtaining a slot format of a F-DPCH used for a UE; receiving an ACK message that is sent by a base station on an AICH; determining an F-DPCH frame offset τF-DPCH of the UE and determining a transmission time interval τa-m according to a predefined rule, where the τa-m indicates a time interval between a starting boundary of an access slot when the UE receives the AICH and a time point when the UE starts uplink transmission; receiving an uplink power control command word TPC on the F-DPCH according to the slot format of the F-DPCH and the τF-DPCH; and performing uplink transmission to the base station according to the τa-m.
US09565064B2	Frame transmission apparatus and method for checking normality A frame transmission apparatus includes multiple ports provided in a line unit, and a setting control unit. The setting control unit checks the normality of the frame transfer state within the apparatus by transferring a maintenance management frame from a first port to a second port within the apparatus. When the first port is a logical port configured by link aggregation of multiple physical ports, the setting control unit selects each of the multiple physical ports as a transmission source port and transfers multiple maintenance management frames from the multiple physical ports to the second port.
US09565063B2	Systems, devices and methods of synchronizing information across multiple heterogeneous networks The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems that enable synchronizing information in a telecommunications system, which may include receiving a first message including communication information to be synchronized from a first domain, receiving a second message including information associated with a communication on a component in a second telecommunication domain, synchronizing information included in the first message with information included in the second message, and sending the synchronized information to a public interface of the first domain. Synchronizing the information included in the first message with information included in the second message may include synchronizing one or more of metering, rating, charging, balance, policy, and contextual information.
US09565058B2	Method of connecting a device to a network, a device connecting system, and a program The present subject matter is generally related to a method of connecting a device to a network, a device connecting system and a device connecting program. A network device or a device responding on a device service discovery request within a network with information of a virtual service on the device, which may be different from the actual capabilities and functions of the device.
US09565057B1	System and method for utilizing a font data container to store a device identifier A system and method for utilizing an attribute data container, e.g., a font file, to store a device identifier is provided. During a mobile configuration procedure, an analytic processing server generates a unique identifier to be used in identifying a particular end user device. This unique identifier is embedded into an attribute data container that is then stored on the end-user device. An application, executing on the end-user device, may load the attribute data container to determine the unique identifier associated with the end user device.
US09565053B2	Non-transitory computer-readable medium, communication relay apparatus, and image processing apparatus A process and system are described in which a session is established between a client application and a communication relay program being executed by a processor. In response to a process request from the client application, session information is added to the process request to identify the established session. Next, the process request with the session information is transmitted to an image processing apparatus. Responses received from the image processing apparatus may include the session information to identify to which session each response belongs. The communication relay program removes the session information from the response and forwards the response to the client application through the relevant session.
US09565049B2	Communication apparatus, communication method, and computer product for sharing data A communication apparatus includes a processor configured to access memory of the communication apparatus; communicate with a second apparatus; detect an access request generated by the communication apparatus; determine whether an address of access targeted data indicated in the detected access request is an address allocated to the memory of the communication apparatus; and perform control for selecting and executing based on a determination result, any one among a process of accessing the memory of the communication apparatus based on the access request and a process of communicating with the second apparatus based on the access request.
US09565048B2	Reduced precision vector processing Methods, systems, and devices are described for wired communication. In one aspect, a method includes selecting a gain scalar based at least in part on a constellation point distance associated with a constellation mapper for a line and a tone. The method also includes applying the gain scalar to a tone data output signal of a vector processor.
US09565046B2	Methods and nodes in a wireless communication network A method and transmitter for generating a multicarrier signal, to be transmitted to a receiver, are provided. The method comprises dividing symbols to be transmitted into protected symbols and non-protected symbols; precoding non-protected symbols in a first precoder; precoding protected symbols in a second precoder; creating a modified non-protected symbol vector, based on the precoded non-protected symbols and the precoded protected symbols; and modulating the modified non-protected symbol vector and the protected symbols, thereby generating the multicarrier signal. Also, a method and receiver are disclosed.
US09565040B2	Empirical mode decomposition for spectrum sensing in communication systems A system and method using an Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD)-based energy detector for spectrum sensing in a communication system. The EMD energy detector needs no prior information of the received signal, has relatively low computational complexity, operates on non-stationary and non-linear signals, and performs well at low SNR.
US09565033B2	Multicast processing method, apparatus and system A multicast processing method, apparatus and system. A Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) tunnel end point (VTEP) receives configuration information sent by a management layer; and receives a multicast packet sent by a VM managed by the VTEP; when performing VXLAN encapsulation on the multicast packet after determining that the virtual machine (VM) matches the VM tenant identifier, the VTEP encapsulates a destination address of the multicast packet into the multicast address on a layer 3 network according to a mapping relationship between a VM multicast address and a multicast address on the layer 3 network, and encapsulates a VXLAN source address of the multicast packet into a layer 3 network multicast source address according to a mapping relationship between a VM multicast source address and a layer 3 network multicast source address; and sends an encapsulated multicast packet to the layer 3 network.
US09565030B2	Testing system for a wireless access device and method A system for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules is provided. The system includes a housing having an interior chamber. The interior chamber is adapted to receive a wireless access device. A plurality of probes are positioned for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device. The plurality of probes are adapted to receive radio signals from the wireless access device.
US09565029B2	Methods and apparatus for routing TCAP messages The present invention relates to a point code emulation apparatus and method for dividing a Common Channel Signaling System No. 7 (or SS7) signaling network into two or more networks. The point code emulator is adapted to receive TCAP messages from two or more subnets and converts, for the messages crossing over the subnets, the information of the TCAP messages, including originating point code, destination point code, and transaction identifier, (and optionally, calling party number and called party number), and forwards to the other one of the two or more subnets. Correspondence among the two or more subnets may be provisioned by an authorized user of the system, may be learned automatically by the system based on ISUP message correspondences or previous TCAP transactions, or may be automatically discovered by the system broadcasting messages to nodes in the destined one of the two or more subnets.
US09565027B2	Multi-destination traffic control in multi-level networks An internet protocol (IP) traffic control method comprising receiving a message that comprises multicast group information and distribution tree root information from a tree root node in a first network area, determining the border network node is a designated forwarder for the second network area, sending an announcement message that comprises the multicast group information and the distribution tree root information within the second network area, receiving multicast group membership information for a multicast group computing a multicast group membership summary for the first network area and the second network area, sending the multicast group membership summary to first network area and the second network area, computing a distribution tree using the multicast group information and the distribution tree root information, pruning the distribution tree to generate a multicast tree, and communicating multicast data traffic between the first network area and the second network area along the multicast tree.
US09565023B2	Signature generation and verification system and signature verification apparatus A signature generation and verification system including a signature generation apparatus and a signature verification apparatus is provided. Based on signer certification information possessed by a signer, the signature generation apparatus generates a digital signature and verification data corresponding to a given electronic document and outputs the set of the digital signature and the verification data as signature data. Upon receipt of the electronic document and the signature data, the signature verification apparatus verifies the digital signature using the verification data to verify the integrity of the electronic document. As needed, the signature verification apparatus performs user identification ex-post facto by authenticating that the signer certification information from which the verification data was generated belongs to a legitimate user without knowledge of the signer certification information.
US09565022B1	RFID tags with dynamic key replacement A cryptographically-enabled RFID tag stores a primary secret key and derives secondary keys from the primary key. A secondary key may be derived by combining the primary key with one or more other parameters using one or more algorithms. The tag uses a derived secondary key to encrypt or electronically sign a tag response sent to a verifying entity. The verifying entity does not know the derived secondary key, but knows the tag primary key and the parameters and algorithms used to derive the secondary key and can derive all of the potential secondary keys. The verifying entity can then attempt to authenticate the tag or tag response by trying potential secondary keys.
US09565011B2	Data transmission with cross-subframe control in a wireless network Techniques for supporting communication in dominant interference scenarios are described. In an aspect, communication in a dominant interference scenario may be supported with cross-subframe control. Different base stations may be allocated different subframes for sending control information. Each base station may send control messages in the subframes allocated to that base station. Different base stations may have different timelines for sending control messages due to their different allocated subframes. With cross-subframe control, control information (e.g., grants, acknowledgement, etc.) may be sent in a first subframe and may be applicable for data transmission in a second subframe, which may be a variable number of subframes from the first subframe. In another aspect, messages to mitigate interference may be sent on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).
US09565009B2	Communication apparatus and communication method A communication apparatus includes: a transmission unit including a narrow interval data transmission unit which transmits a predetermined plurality of sets of data at an interval narrower than a predetermined interval, upon receipt of a narrow interval data transmission instruction; and a reception unit including: a transmission data reception unit which receives data of an application of a communication partner, and issuing a notification each time the data is received; a data transmission interval reception unit which receives a time interval of data transmission from the communication partner; a data non-arrival detection unit which considers data not to be arrived, in the case where the notification has not been issued from the transmission data reception unit for a predetermined time period longer than the time interval received by the data transmission interval reception unit; and a narrow interval data transmission instruction unit which transmits a narrow interval data transmission instruction to the communication partner, when the data non-arrival detection unit considers data not to be arrived.
US09565002B2	CRS interference mitigation for EPDCCH/PDSCH demodulation under CoMP A method for a User Equipment (UE) to mitigate Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) interference (not only the other interference cells' CRS interference but also the serving cell's CRS interference) during ePDCCH/PDSCH demodulation is described. The method includes determining that the CRS having been configured is not serving cell's CRS. Further, interference originating from the serving cell's CRS is mitigated by referring to serving cell's CRS configuration.
US09564997B2	Method and apparatus for flushing uplink HARQ buffer in C-DRX mode A method for determining whether an acknowledgement received by a user equipment from an external device is a forced acknowledgement. The method including transmitting a set of data stored in an uplink buffer to an external device, receiving an acknowledgement from the external device, determining if the acknowledgement received from the external device was a forced acknowledgement and flushing out an uplink buffer if determined that the acknowledgement was not a forced acknowledgement. The determining the acknowledgement is a forced acknowledgment being based on whether an uplink retransmission collides with one or more scheduled transmission times, a Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH) falls between gap measurements and an uplink retransmission collides with one of the gap measurements or a TTI bundling retransmission collides with a gap measurement. If the acknowledgement is not a forced acknowledgment, a set of data stored in the uplink buffer is retransmitted to the external device.
US09564995B2	Retransmission method for time division duplexing self-adaptive frame structure, and network side device A retransmission method for a time division duplexing self-adaptive frame structure, and a network side device relate to a technology of dynamically allocating uplink and downlink sub-frames in an LTE-advance (3GPP Release11) TDD communication system. The method comprises: during transmission of a TDD self-adaptive frame, for an uplink sub-frame, if a frame structure, of which an RTT period of PHICH and PUSCH of the uplink sub-frame is 10 ms, corresponding to the uplink sub frame is found in 7 types of defined frame structures, then sending PHICH data on a corresponding downlink sub-frame in the found frame structure, and sending retransmission data on the corresponding uplink sub-frame in the found frame structure. The solution ensures HARQ compatibility of an uplink data channel of R10UE. In addition, A/N feedback of the PDSCH is configured according to the uplink A/N resolution, thereby improving retransmission performance.
US09564994B2	Fault tolerant chip-to-chip communication with advanced voltage Systems and circuits are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a fault tolerant, high speed, low latency interface such as between a memory controller and memory devices. Communications signals are communicated over interconnection groups comprised of multiple wires, with the described encoding and decoding permitting continued communication in the presence of a wire failure within an interconnection group. An efficient distributable voltage regulator to provide communications driver power is also disclosed.
US09564991B2	Ethernet point to point link incorporating forward error correction A method of providing forward error correction on an Ethernet point-to-point link, constituted of: receiving at one end of the point-to-point link an input data stream, wherein the input data stream is a 10 bit symbol encoded serial data stream at a first data rate; decoding the 10 bit encoded data stream to a 9 bit symbol data stream; increasing the data rate of the 9 bit symbol data stream to a second data rate; for each segment of a predetermined number of 9 bit symbols generating a respective plurality of parity symbols; combining the segments and the generated respective plurality of parity symbols into FEC appended segments; encoding the FEC appended segments into an output 10 bit symbol encoded data stream; and transmitting the output 10 bit encoded stream on the point-to-point link at the second data rate.
US09564987B2	Adaptive link adaptation system and method The embodiments described herein provide a method and system for improve link adoption performance in wireless networks. The method for modifying the MCS index for transmission using a computed offset is provided. The offset is calculated based on HARQ feedback of transmissions. A transition probability matrix with plurality of MCS indices is used for selecting the MCS index for transmission based on the highest probability of transition. A pattern sequence of MCS indices is formed and the presence of the pattern is determined in the history of the HARQ transmissions. The frequency of the pattern presence is also determined and the MCS index is selected for the HARQ transmissions. A frequency database of MCS indices is built using source encoding techniques. The transition probabilities that are estimated from the frequency database along with a cost function associated with each MCS index will be used to compute next MCS index.
US09564981B2	Audio mixing console Mixer includes first and second displays each capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of eight channels. Once a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen is received, it is ascertained whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on both of the first and second displays. If the pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the displays, the currently instructed pop-up screen and one-screen channel selection switch are displayed on the one display together with. If, on the other hand, the pop-up screen can be displayed on both of the displays, the instructed pop-up screen are displayed on in a two-screen format on individual ones of the displays, and a two-screen channel selection switch is displayed on each one of the pop-up screens.
US09564976B2	Blind equalization of dual subcarrier OFDM signals A dual-polarization, 2-subcarriers code orthogonal, orthogonal frequency division multiplexed signal carrying information bits is transmitted in an optical communication network without transmitting a corresponding pilot tone or training sequence. A receiver receives the transmitted signal and recovers information bits using a blind equalization technique and by equalizing the 2-subcarriers OFDM signal as a 49-QAM signal in time domain with a CMMA (constant multi modulus algorithm) equalization method.
US09564973B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving interface signals of distributed base station The disclosures provide a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving interface signals of a distributed base station. At least one channel of Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) signals of a distributed base station are encapsulated into optical transport unit x (OTUx) signals in a frame structure of OTUx by adopting Generic Mapping Procedure (GMP) mapping scheme, wherein the x represents a transmission capacity and wherein the OTUx is adopted for providing a bandwidth required by the at least one channel of CPRI signals, and then the OTUx signals that bear the at least one channel of CPRI signals are sent.
US09564970B2	Information communication method for obtaining information using ID list and bright line image An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject. The method includes receiving an ID list that includes a plurality of sets of identification information, and setting an exposure time of an image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line by the image sensor capturing the subject, and obtaining the information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image. The method further includes searching for a channel used to broadcast the content displayed by the subject, by searching the ID list for the obtained information, and obtaining related information associated with the channel from a server.
US09564969B2	Lighting fixture for visible light communication and visible-light-communication system with same A lighting fixture for visible light communication is configured to modulate light intensity of a light source (11) comprising a light-emitting device (2) to superpose a communication signal on illumination light. The lighting fixture includes: a power supply circuit (3) configured to control light output of the light source (11) based on a dimming signal; a switch device (Q1) for modulating an output current from the power supply circuit (3) to the light source (11); an impedance element (Rx); a communication circuit (4); and an ON circuit (6). The communication circuit (4) is configured to supply a modulation signal to a side of the switch device (Q1) to superpose the communication signal on the illumination light. The ON circuit (6) is configured to turn on the switch device (Q1) by supply power from the power supply circuit (3) when the communication circuit (4) is inactivated.
US09564967B2	Management system for GPON based services A computerized system and method for managing a passive optical network (PON) is disclosed. The system includes a detection and analysis module adapted for receiving uploaded measurement data from an optical line terminal (OLT) and at least one optical network terminal (ONT), and at least one of technical tools data, service failure data, and outside plant data. The detection and analysis module is adapted for determining a source of failure or potential failure in the PON by correlating the uploaded measurement data and the at least one of technical tools data and service failure data with information stored in a memory medium for the OLT and each ONT.
US09564966B1	Reconstructing light-based communication signals using an alias frequency Methods and systems are described for sampling an LCOM message signal at a rate less than the Nyquist rate (i.e., an “alias frequency”) and accurately reconstructing the entire LCOM message using a light receiver (e.g., digital camera) of a typical mobile computing device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile computing device. The described methods and system take advantage of the repetition of LCOM signals, sampling an LCOM signal at a frequency less than the Nyquist frequency over at least two repetitions of a signal waveform, thereby collecting sufficient samples to accurately reconstruct the signal. The samples of each successive signal waveform repetition are offset from one another so that different points on the waveform are sampled, thus facilitating reconstruction of the signal.
US09564963B2	Automatic power control system for a code division multiple access (CDMA) communications system A receiver receives signals and noise over a frequency spectrum of a desired received signal. The desired received signal is spread using code division multiple access. The received signals and noise are demodulated to produce a demodulated signal. The demodulated signal is despread using a code uncorrelated with a code associated with the desired received signal. A power level of the despread demodulated signal is measured as an estimate of the noise level of the frequency spectrum.
US09564961B2	Mobile communication system, detection server, control apparatus, mobile communication apparatus, network optimizing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium having program stored thereon An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system, a detection server, a control apparatus, a mobile communication apparatus, a network optimizing method, and a program which can execute optimization of network processing based on a change of use characteristics. A mobile communication system according to the present invention includes: a detection server that detects a characteristics change of a mobile communication apparatus based on an event notice transmitted from the mobile communication apparatus; and a control apparatus that determines control contents related to the mobile communication apparatus based on the characteristics change of the mobile communication apparatus detected by the detection server, and sets the determined control contents to a processing node that executes data transfer processing between the mobile communication apparatus and another mobile communication apparatus or control processing related to the data transfer processing.
US09564958B2	Power saving mode optimizations and related procedures Embodiments of an eNodeB and method for Machine Type Communication in a Wireless Network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a method performed by circuitry of an evolved Node B (eNodeB) can include receiving, by the eNodeB, a notification that a User Equipment (UE) is configured to be used for Machine Type Communication (MTC). The method can include determining whether the UE is in a Radio Resource Control Connected (RRC_Connected) state and determining whether the UE can enter a power saving mode. The method can include configuring the UE to change to an RRC Deep Idle mode, in response to determining that the UE is in the RRC_Connected state and the UE can enter the power saving mode.
US09564955B2	Method and apparatus for canceling interference signal of UE in wireless communication system Methods and apparatuses are provided for canceling interference at a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. A signal that includes a desired signal and an interference signal is received from at least one Base Station (BS). A random parameter is generated by projecting a vector of the received signal onto a set of projection vectors. A decision metric is determined using the random parameter. A Traffic to Pilot Ratio (TPR) that minimizes the decision metric with respect to both a transmission mode candidate group of the interference signal and a TPR candidate group of the interference signal is determined. The interference signal is canceled from the received signal using the TPR.
US09564953B2	Method for mapping and demapping resource in a wireless communication system and an apparatus thereof A method and apparatus for mapping/demapping a resource efficiently in a wireless communication system are provided. A resource mapping method of a transmitter in a wireless communication system includes precoding pairs of symbols, arranging the pairs of precoded symbols adjacently in a resource block, and transmitting the pairs of precoded symbols in the resource block.
US09564951B2	Method for tracking procedures performed on personal protection equipment and actions of individuals A method for tracking procedures performed on personal protection equipment (PPE) and actions of individuals includes the following steps. An article of PPE configured with a smart tag is provided to an individual prior to performance of a task. After the individual performs the task, the article of PPE is processed. Information is retrieved from the smart tag during at least one of: before, during and after processing the article of PPE. After the performance of the task, the individual's data is read and the individual enters into a designated area.
US09564949B2	Information processing system, information processing device, storage medium storing information processing program, and storage device An example of information processing system includes a storage device; and an information processing device for performing near field communication with the storage device. The storage device includes a storage unit storing application data usable in a predetermined application program and shared data usable in an application program regardless of whether the application program is the predetermined application program. The information processing system receives an instruction regarding data read and/or data write from/to the storage device from an application program to be executed by the information processing device. Under the condition that the instruction is from the predetermined application program, the application data is passed to the predetermined application program. Regardless of whether the instruction is from the predetermined application program, the shared data is passed to the application program that issued the instruction.
US09564945B1	Method and apparatus to determine electric power network anomalies using a coordinated information exchange among smart meters A system and method to produce an electric network from estimated line impedance and physical line length among smart meter devices is provided using communication between the smart meters. The smart meters: (1) synchronize time using GPS pps signals, which provide an accurate time stamp; (2) send/receive an identifiable signal through the same phase of electric networks; (3) identify other smart meters on the same phase lines by listening to the information signal on the same phase lines; and (4) calculate time-of-arrival of an identifiable signal from other smart meters. The time of arrival information is used to calculate the line length, which is then used to calculate impedance of a line and topology of the electric network. The system then constructs an electric network by combining geo-spatial information and tree-like usual connection information.
US09564942B2	Picture changing assembly for mobile phone cases An apparatus is provided in one example embodiment and includes a motor, a first endless belt encircling a first pair of spaced apart shafts, a second endless belt encircling a second pair of spaced apart shafts, a drive element connecting the motor to one shaft each of the first pair of shafts and the second pair of shafts, and a continuous strip of film having a first end and a second end attached to the first endless belt and the second endless belt respectively. The motor activates the drive element to rotate one shaft each of the first pair of shafts and the second pair of shafts causing the belts to rotate, unwinding the film from the first endless belt and winding it on the second endless belt.
US09564941B2	Accessory for protecting a portable electronic device An accessory includes a case body, a cover unit, and first and second coupling units. The case body is formed with a receiving space for receiving a portable electronic device. The cover unit is configured to be coupled removably to the case body for closing and opening the receiving space. The first coupling unit includes a data and charge connector for mating electrical connection with a data and charge socket of the portable electronic device, and a data and charge port connected to the data and charge connector. The second coupling unit includes a connector jack for mating electrical connection with an audio socket of the portable electronic device, and an audio port connected to the connector jack.
US09564936B2	Radio frequency feedthrough to portable device An aviation transponder system comprising a permanently-mounted antenna, a permanently-mounted receiver module comprising a receiver, a signal splitter, and an external connector, and a portable receiver module, wherein a signal received on the permanently-mounted antenna is passed to the signal splitter of the permanently-mounted receiver module, wherein the signal splitter splits the signal such that the signal is sent to both the receiver and to the external connector, and wherein the portable receiver module is connected to the external connector, whereby the permanently-mounted antenna is used by the receiver of the permanently-mounted receiver module and fed through the permanently-mounted receiver module and made available to the portable receiver module through the external connector.
US09564935B2	Linear composite transmitter utilizing composite power amplification The present invention provides a compound transmitter having power efficiency characteristics and distortion characteristics superior, over a wide band, to those of a Doherty transmitter, and having fewer elements constituting an RF circuit. The present invention is therefore provided with a compound amplifier (201) for generating a signal (z) (efficiency improving signal) obtained by the amplitude modulation of a carrier signal from an RF modulation signal (a) (main signal); power-modulating, using two power amplifiers (50, 51), a signal (S1) obtained by adding together (a) and (z), and a signal (S2) obtained by subtracting (z) from (a); and setting, as a transmitter output point, the point (p1) where the respective outputs are combined via impedance inverters (60, 61), the efficiency improving signal (z) being generated under conditions in which the size of the envelope of either (S1) or (S2) is fixed.
US09564933B2	Wireless communication method and wireless communication apparatus A wireless communication method is provided. This method includes: selecting one of a plurality of predetermined frequency bands each time a switch operation is manually performed in a transmitter, and then using the selected frequency band to transmit a radio signal corresponding to the switch operation for a predetermined specified transmission time; in a receiver apparatus, receiving the transmitted wireless signal, and then recognizing the content of a command that has already been assigned in accordance with the switch operation; and defining an intermittent reception standby period, which is repeated at a predetermined cycle for each of the frequency bands.
US09564932B1	Software defined radio front end The present application describes a computer-implemented method for configuring a front end including sweeping a first tone through the frequency band of the receive channel; receiving a first signal and a second signal containing interference; characterizing the receive channel using the first tone; processing the compensated first signal using an infinite impulse response filter based on the characterized receive channel to generate an interference cancelling signal; and coupling the interference cancelling signal to the second signal to generate an interference cancelled receive signal.
US09564931B1	Systems and methods for using decoders of different complexity in a hybrid decoder architecture Systems and methods are provided for decoding a codeword having a first codeword length using a decoding system. The systems and methods include receiving a vector corresponding to the codeword at the decoding system, wherein the decoding system comprises a first decoder and a second decoder, the first decoder is available to concurrently process codewords up to the first codeword length, and the second decoder is available to concurrently process codewords up to a second codeword length. The systems and methods further include determining that the received vector is to be decoded using the second decoder, partitioning the received vector of the first codeword length into a plurality of segments having a size no larger than the second codeword length, and decoding the plurality of segments using the second decoder.
US09564930B2	Memory controller, storage device and memory control method According to one embodiment, a memory controller includes an encoding unit that generates a first code word, a duplication unit that duplicates the first code word, a memory interface that writes a code word group including the first code word and code words being duplicates of the first code word into a non-volatile memory, and reads the code words forming the code word group from the non-volatile memory, a determination unit that obtains a result of majority decision using the first code word and the plurality of code words, which are included in the code word group read from the non-volatile memory, and a decoding unit that decodes a code word being the result of the majority decision and corrects an error.
US09564928B2	Transmitter and method for generating additional parity thereof A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes: a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder configured to encode input bits to generate an LDPC codeword including the input bits and parity bits to be transmitted in a current frame; a parity permutator configured to perform parity-permutation by interleaving the parity bits and group-wise interleaving a plurality of bit groups configuring the interleaved parity bits based on a group-wise interleaving pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern; a puncturer configured to puncture some of the parity-permutated parity bits; and an additional parity generator configured to select at least some of the punctured parity bits to generate additional parity bits to be transmitted in a previous frame of the current frame, based on the first pattern and the second pattern, wherein the first pattern determines parity bits to remain after the puncturing and then to be transmitted in the current frame.
US09564927B2	Constrained interleaving for 5G wireless and optical transport networks The present invention provides a design framework that is used to develop new types of constrained turbo block convolutional (CTBC) codes that have higher performance than was previously attainable. The design framework is applied to design both random and deterministic constrained interleavers. Vectorizable deterministic constrained interleavers are developed and used to design parallel architectures for real time SISO decoding of CTBC codes. A new signal mapping technique called constrained interleaved coded modulation (CICM) is also developed. CICM is then used to develop rate matching, spatial modulation, and MIMO modulation subsystems to be used with CTBC codes and other types of codes. By way of example, embodiments are primarily provided for improved 5G LTE and optical transport network (OTN) communication systems.
US09564925B1	Pipelined architecture for iterative decoding of product codes In one embodiment, a method includes loading first data into a first buffer of an interposer during a first time period and loading second data into a second buffer of the interposer and performing a first decoding operation on the first data using a first decoder during a second time period. The method includes loading third data into a third buffer of the interposer, performing the first decoding operation on the second data using the first decoder, and performing a second decoding operation on the first data using a second decoder during a third time period. Moreover, the method includes loading fourth data into a fourth buffer of the interposer, performing the first decoding operation on the third data using the first decoder, and performing the second decoding operation on the second data during a fourth time period. The first and second decoding operations are C1 or C2 decoding operations.
US09564914B1	Systems and methods for monitoring and compensation of analog to digital converter reference voltages The present disclosure provides systems and methods for identifying changes in and failures of a reference voltage of an analog to digital (A/D) converter. A non-scalar function of the reference voltage of the A/D converter can be determined and output to the A/D converter. The A/D converter is configured to output a digital value to the A/D conversion system, wherein the digital value corresponds to the non-scalar function of the reference voltage. The A/D conversion system decodes the non-scalar function of the reference voltage with a corresponding inverse function, and may determine the drift factor associated with the reference voltage. The A/D conversion system can report a change in, or a failure of, the A/D converter or its reference voltage, and can operate or prevent operation of protection elements.
US09564913B1	Synchronization of outputs from multiple digital-to-analog converters Disclosed systems include a clock-multiplying phase locked loop (PLL) generating a clock signal for a DAC comprising a plurality of DAC cells, the systems configured to control that a phase of the DAC output has a predefined relation to a phase of a PLL input reference clock. An exemplary system incorporates an auxiliary DAC cell implemented as a replica of one of the DAC cells of the DAC and operation of the DAC and the auxiliary DAC cell is timed with the same clock signal generated by the PLL, so that outputs of the auxiliary cell and the DAC are phase synchronized by design. The system is configured to ensure that a phase of the auxiliary DAC cell output is related to the phase of the PLL reference clock, which results in a phase of the DAC output also being related to the phase of the PLL reference clock.
US09564909B1	Method and circuit for delay adjustment monotonicity in a delay line A delay circuit device configured for delay adjustment monotonicity and method of operating therefor. This delay circuit device is configured with hybrid coarse-fine delay cells and uses a sequence of these delay cells activated in a way that builds-up the delay as a sequence of fine steps until it reaches the coarse delay value. This configuration allows for the continuing build of propagation delay by adding the fine steps of the following delay cells. In this manner, the monotonicity of the signal delay circuit is ensured by the architecture independent from device mismatch, thus eliminating problems with conventional delay circuits such as gaps and overlaps specific the these conventional delay cells.
US09564908B2	Digital phase-locked loop and method of operating the same Provided are a digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) having improved signal characteristics, and a method of operating the DPLL. The DPLL includes a first tracking unit configured to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal that is generated by feeding back an output signal of the DPLL, track the feedback signal, and output a delayed reference signal, and a second tracking unit configured to receive a delayed feedback signal generated by delaying the feedback signal, and the delayed reference signal, and generate an output signal of the DPLL, of which a frequency is controlled according to a phase difference between the delayed feedback signal and the delayed reference signal.
US09564907B2	Multi-channel delay locked loop A multi-channel delay locked loop includes a global delay locked loop and a plurality of local delay locked loops. The global delay locked loop is configured to lock an input clock signal and output a global delay control signal corresponding to a delay amount of the input clock signal during a locking operation. Each of the plurality of local delay locked loops is configured to output a channel clock signal by locking the input clock signal, and initialize the delay amount of the input clock signal according to the global delay control signal.
US09564903B2	Port spreading A semiconductor die having: a logic unit having a plurality of inputs/outputs; a plurality of pads whereby electrical connections can be made to the die; and a multiplexer arranged between the inputs/outputs and the pads, the multiplexer being operable in a first mode in which it maps a first number of the inputs/outputs to a first number of the pads with a first mean spacing between those pads, and a second mode in which it maps a second number of the inputs/outputs to a first number of the pads with a second mean spacing between those pads, wherein the first number is larger than the second number and the first spacing is smaller than the second spacing.
US09564900B2	Supply boost device A device is disclosed that includes a driver circuit and a control circuit. The driver circuit is configured to provide an output signal according to an input signal, and operated with a first voltage and a second voltage. The driver circuit includes a pull up unit and a pull down unit configured to pull up and pull down a voltage level of the output signal, respectively. The control circuit is configured to selectively enable one of the pull up unit and the pull down unit according to the input signal, so as to adjust the voltage level of the output signal. The control circuit is further configured to drive the enabled one of the pull up unit and the pull down unit in a voltage mode or a current mode selectively according to the voltage level of the output signal, the first voltage and the second voltage.
US09564893B2	Touch switch and control panel A technique reduces erroneous judgment due to effects of noise accompanying PWM control while using PWM control for brightness adjustment of light-emitting diodes disposed proximate of an electrode. An electrode is disposed proximate of operating portions that are subject to touch operations by unit of a conductive body. An operating portion of a light-emitting diode is lightened. A CPU performs brightness adjustment of the light-emitting diode through PWM control. A detecting circuit outputs detected values in accordance with electrostatic capacitances of the electrode. The CPU judges that a touch operation has been made when a difference between a detected value of the detecting circuit and a reference value stored in a RAM is not less than a prescribed value. The CPU stores a detected value that is first detected by the detecting circuit after transition of an executing state of PWM control in the RAM as a reference value.
US09564892B2	Apparatus and methods for radio frequency PIN diode switches Apparatus and methods for radio frequency (RF) PIN diode switches are provided herein. In certain configurations, one or more PIN diode switches are integrated with a driver chip in a common package. The driver chip includes voltage regulators, such as switching regulators and/or charge pumps configured to generate voltage levels used to control biasing of the PIN diode switches. Thus, the packaged switch can operate using a single power supply voltage, which the voltage regulators of the driver chip use to generate biasing voltage levels used for controlling the PIN diode switches.
US09564891B1	Low conducted emission solid state switch A solid state switch may include a plurality of inputs, such as to receive a control signal to cause the solid state relay to selectively deliver power from an AC power source to an electrical load (e.g., a heater, a pump, a lighting source, a motor, etc.). The solid state switch may include at metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) connected in a series opposition arrangement, where a gate of each of the MOSFETs may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of inputs. A signal output from the MOSFETs may provide a triggering signal at a gate input of each of a corresponding semiconductor switching device to close the solid state relay to enable power delivery from the AC power source to the electrical load.
US09564890B2	System-on-chip with dc-dc converters A System-on-Chip includes a controller for generating a switching signal for driving a switching element of a power stage of a switched power converter. The power stage generates an output voltage according to the switching signal and an input voltage by the switching element. The controller is located on the same chip as the System-on-Chip and wherein the output voltage is generated for powering a supply domain of the System-on-Chip.
US09564885B2	Event-driven clock duty cycle control Duty cycle error vectors that indicate both the magnitude and direction of the duty cycle error relative to a desired duty cycle are generated within a duty cycle measurement circuit, enabling threshold-based determination of whether duty cycle adjustment is necessary, refraining from power-consuming adjustment and follow-up measurement in those cases where the duty cycle is within a target range. When duty cycle adjustment is deemed necessary, the magnitude of the duty cycle error indicated by the duty cycle error vector may be applied to effect proportional rather than incremental duty cycle adjustment, quickly returning the clock duty cycle to a target range.
US09564880B2	Systems and methods for generating injection-locked, frequency-multiplied output signals Disclosed herein are systems and methods for generating injection-locked, frequency-multiplied output signals. In an embodiment, a circuit includes a ring of a number (N) serially connected delay-buffer elements and an injection-pulse-generation circuit. Each delay-buffer element provides a time delay (D), and at least some of them have at least one pulse-locking injection port. The injection-pulse-generation circuit is configured to transmit balanced-delay injection-pulse signals—that are generated by applying balanced-delay selection logic to a clock signal according to pulse-selection control signals—to the pulse-locking injection ports to provide, at the ring output port, an injection-locked, frequency-multiplied output signal having a frequency that equals the reciprocal of (ND) and that bears the same proportional relationship to the frequency of the clock signal that the period of the clock signal bears to (ND).
US09564879B1	Reference voltage generation and calibration for single-ended signaling A signal on a transmitter tracks noise on a ground node in a manner decoupled from a positive node of a power supply. The signal is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver. A reference voltage is generated on the receiver to track noise on a ground node in the receiver. Consequently, the received signal and the reference voltage have substantially the same noise characteristics, which become common mode noise that can be cancelled out when these two signals are compared against each other. In a further embodiment, the reference voltage is compared against a predetermined calibration pattern. An error signal is generated based on a difference between the sampler output and the predetermined calibration pattern. The error signal is then used to adjust the reference voltage so that the DC level of the reference voltage is positioned substantially in the middle of the received signal.
US09564871B2	Radio frequency filter A Radio Frequency (RF) filter configured by combining a hybrid coupler with a general filter, for having different characteristics from original characteristics of a general filter is provided, in which a coupler receives an input signal through a first port, divides the input signal, outputs the divided signals through second and third ports, combines signals received through the second and third ports according to phases of the signals, and outputs the combined signal through the first port or as an output signal of the RF filter through a fourth port, and a first filter unit has a first port connected to the second port of the coupler and a second port connected to the third port of the coupler, for having a predetermined frequency filtering characteristic.
US09564865B2	Redundant amplifier and switching method thereof Provided is a redundant amplifier, including: a first switch for connecting, on a one-to-one basis, inputs P1 to Pm to m of outputs Q1 to Qn, where m and n are natural numbers and m
US09564862B2	Class D audio amplifier with adjustable loop filter characteristics The present invention relates to a class D audio amplifier comprising a pulse width modulator, an adjustable loop filter and a feedback loop. The pulse width modulator generates a first set of pulse width modulated control signals at an adjustable modulation frequency for respective switch control terminals of a first output driver. A controller of the class D audio amplifier is configured to control frequency response characteristics of the adjustable loop filter based on a frequency setting of the adjustable modulation frequency.
US09564861B2	Broadband radio frequency power amplifiers, and methods of manufacture thereof An embodiment of an amplifier has a bandwidth defined by low and upper cutoff frequencies. The amplifier includes an input impedance matching circuit and a transistor. The transistor has a gate, a first current conducting terminal coupled to an output of the amplifier, and a second current conducting terminal coupled to a reference node. The input impedance matching circuit has a filter input coupled to an input of the amplifier, a filter output coupled to the gate of the transistor, and a multiple pole filter coupled between the filter input and the filter output. A first pole of the filter is positioned at a first frequency within the bandwidth, and a second pole of the filter is positioned at a second frequency outside the bandwidth. The input impedance matching circuit is configured to filter the input RF signal to produce a filtered RF signal at the filter output.
US09564856B2	Amplifier circuit with improved accuracy An amplifier circuit with improved accuracy is provided that comprises a cascade of amplifier stages, a control line for controlling the amplifier stages, a feedback circuit having an input port for receiving a reference signal, and a feedback loop connecting the feedback circuit to the control line. Via the feedback circuit and the feedback loop, the large signal behavior of the amplifier stage is accurately fixed. As a result, the small signal gain of the amplifier stages has an improved accuracy as well.
US09564852B2	Solar-powered systems with solar cell support A solar-powered system includes a mounting assembly to affix a solar active component mounted to a support member by the mounting assembly, such that both sides of the solar active component have solar exposure.
US09564844B2	Semiconductor device and driving system An output MOS transistor has a drain connected with a power supply and a source connected with an output terminal. The short-circuit MOS transistor has a source connected with the output terminal. The short-circuit MOS transistor is formed in a semiconductor substrate connected with the power supply. A switching device is formed in a semiconductor region which is formed in the semiconductor substrate, and contains a first diffusion layer connected with the gate of the output MOS transistor and a second diffusion layer formed in the semiconductor region and connected with the drain of the short-circuit MOS transistor.
US09564839B2	Drive device for a vehicle A drive device for a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, includes a set of drive units each having at least one electric traction motor and a power generation unit which is provided for generating power for the traction motor, and a set of motor contactor units each being assigned to a traction motor. In order to provide a type of drive device which has a high availability in the event of a failure, has few structural elements and can be produced economically, at least one motor contactor unit includes at least one switching device which is connected between the power generation unit for the associated traction motor and a feed point.
US09564838B2	Magnetic levitation device for prolonged rotation Disclosed is a magnet in a high vacuum tube levitated by at least one magnet outside the tube and stabilized by at least one diamagnet inside or outside the tube. The magnet may have a rotational symmetry axis aligned with the magnetization axis and the diamagnet may be laminated to minimize eddy-current damping. The magnet or magnets outside the tube are used to control the levitation position and to temporarily bring the magnet into contact with a part of the tube structure. Contact is used in combination with a rotor to initiate the spinning motion of the magnet. The passively spinning and levitating magnet will continue to spin for an unusually long period of time due to the lack of contact and extremely low air drag and eddy-current friction.
US09564837B2	Vibration wave actuator A vibration wave actuator includes a vibrator, a driven element, and a magnet. The vibrator has at least an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and an elastic body to which the electro-mechanical energy conversion element is joined, the elastic body including a contact portion. The driven element is in pressure contact with the contact portion of the vibrator, and includes a magnetic substance. The magnet is arranged such that the vibrator is placed between the driven element and the magnet.
US09564836B2	Transducer, and manufacturing method of the transducer A transducer, and a method for manufacturing the transducer are provided. The transducer includes a substrate-side electrode provided in one side of an insulative substrate and an opposite plate including an opposite electrode disposed opposite to the substrate-side electrode, and which performs a function such as a reduction in impedance, conversion of capacitance, signal amplification, thereby achieving size reduction of the transducer itself. An upper plate is made of a silicon monocrystal and is arranged so as to face a substrate-side electrode. In the upper plate, an integrated circuit section which is an impurity region of an IC circuit is formed by a thermal diffusion method or an ion implantation method. By this transducer, an improvement in conversion efficiency, an improvement in productivity, and a size reduction of a mount system are achieved.
US09564834B1	Alternating current to direct current converter system An alternating current to direct current converter system includes an alternating current power supply, an external electronic load, a first MOS transistor, a first control module, a first switch and a second control module. The alternating current power supply includes a first output end and a second output end. The first control module controls the first MOS transistor to active when the first output end has a positive voltage and control the first MOS transistor to turn off when the second output end has a positive voltage. The first switch connects to a first end of the external electronic load and the second output end. The second control module connects to the first switch. The second control module controls the first switch to active when the second output end has a positive voltage and controls the switch to turn off when the first output end has a positive voltage.
US09564829B2	Converter arm and associated converter device It is presented a converter arm for power conversion. The converter arm comprises: a plurality of converter cells, wherein each converter cell comprises a plurality of semiconductor switches, an energy storage element and at least three control signal connections arranged to control the conducting state of the plurality of semiconductor switches. Each converter cell is connected to receive a control signal from at least three entities via said control signal connections, wherein at least two of the three entities are neighboring converter cells, and each converter cell is arranged to forward a control signal to all connected neighboring converter cells via said control signal connections. A corresponding converter device is also presented.
US09564826B2	Current resonant power supply device First and second switch are connected in series to both terminals of a DC power source. A series circuit comprising a reactor, a primary winding of a transformer, and a capacitor connected in series, and is connected to a node between the first and second switches and one terminal of the DC power source. A rectifier smoothing circuit rectifies and smoothens a voltage generated across a secondary winding of the transformer and outputs a DC voltage. A control circuit alternately turns the first and second switches on and off. A voltage detection circuit detects the DC voltage from the rectifier smoothing circuit. A signal generation circuit generates a feedback signal from the DC voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit, and outputs the signal for turning the first and second switches on and off. A load current detection circuit detects load current contained in resonance current flowing through the capacitor.
US09564825B2	Parallel resonant converter capable of controlling output voltage and control method thereof A parallel resonant converter including a control circuit and at least two resonant conversion circuits connected in parallel between an input bus and an output bus is provided by the invention. The control circuit is configured to provide a switching frequency signal to the at least two resonant conversion circuits. Moreover, the control circuit is further configured to control the voltage of the output bus to linearly vary along with the switching frequency signal in a rated range by using a linear current-balancing curve (gain-frequency), and thus achieving the purpose of current-balancing for the at least two resonant conversion circuits. The invention is capable of controlling the output voltage of the parallel resonant converter, so as to reduce the ripple on the output voltage of the power supply system.
US09564817B2	Method and apparatus for dedicated skip mode for resonant converters A method and semiconductor device for controlling skip mode operation during light load conditions in a resonant power converter includes a skip mode controller circuit that compares a feedback signal corresponding to the secondary output level with a reference voltage to determine when to invoke skip mode. When entering skip mode the skip mode controller ceases switching by turning on the lower switch for a prolonged time to leave the resonant capacitor partially charged. Upon resuming switching, the lower switch is turned on first to drive current through the inductances, and asymmetric switching is used where the upper switch is on, initially for shorter periods to allow zero voltage switching. If the load increases, the on-time of upper and lower switches converge and conventional symmetric switching resumes.
US09564813B2	Switching power-supply device Disclosed is a switching power-supply device that induces a pulse voltage in a secondary winding of the transformer, and outputs, to a load, an output voltage rectified and smoothened by a secondary-side rectification smoothing circuit including a rectifier diode and a smoothing capacitor. An input-voltage detection circuit detects the input voltage of the alternating-current power supply. An error amplifier compares the output voltage with a reference voltage, and transmits a resultant error voltage to a primary side as a feedback signal. An internal oscillation circuit selects any of frequency decrease settings according to the input voltage detected by the input-voltage detection circuit, and performs, by using the selected frequency decrease setting, a frequency decreasing function of decreasing a switching frequency of the switching element at a light load, in response to the feedback signal transmitted from a secondary side to inform a state of the load.

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