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US09566342B2	Compounds for treatment of heart failure A combination of: a first tetracycline (TC) component; and a second component capable of releasing nitric oxide (NO) or a nitrate capable of mimicking NO effects in vivo (NO mimetic). The combinations of the invention advantageously act as more effective MMP modulators with selective reductions in circulating MMP-9 levels in-vivo and inhibitory effects on MMP-2 and MMP-9 levels in-vitro. The combinations of the invention also advantageously act as modulators of inflammation mediators. The co-existence of abnormalities of MMP enzymes and inflammation in many diseases make these characteristics advantageous. Therefore, the various combinations of the invention find utility in medical applications where MMPs and/or inflammation is implicated.
US09566332B2	Methods of treating multiple sclerosis The preset invention relates to combination pharmaceutical composition comprising an activated-potentiated from of an antibody to gamma interferon, and an activated-potentiated form of an antibody to S-100 protein and method of treating multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases, as well as the diseases and conditions associated with neuroinfections.
US09566330B2	Immunogenic composition for immune system modulation and use thereof, method for treating and preventing diseases, method for inducing cell regeneration and method for restoring immune response The present invention relates to immunogenic compositions for modulating the immune system, comprising a therapeutically effective quantity of two or more immuno-active antigenic agents with pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and/or danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and one or more physiologically acceptable carriers, excipients, diluents or solvents. The immunogenic compositions according to the present invention are used for producing medicaments for preventing and/or treating, and for preventing and/or treating infectious diseases, auto-immune diseases, allergic diseases, inflammation, arthritis, inflammatory diseases, transplant rejection, affections caused by vascular disorders, diseases caused by haemorrhagic or ischaemic cardiovascular accidents, ischaemia, heart attack and haemorrhagia leading to tissue destruction, heart, kidney, respiratory or liver insufficiency, cancer, malign and benign tumours and neoplasia. The present invention further relates to methods for inducing the regeneration of cells, tissues, organs and organic systems such as the circulatory, nervous and endocrine systems. Finally, the present invention relates to methods for restoring immune response in an animal, in particular a human being.
US09566327B2	Computationally optimized broadly reactive antigens for human and avian H5N1 influenza Described herein is the generation of optimized H5N1 influenza HA polypeptides for eliciting a broadly reactive immune response to H5N1 influenza virus isolates. The optimized HA polypeptides were developed through a series of HA protein alignments, and subsequent generation of consensus sequences, based on human and avian H5N1 isolates. Provided herein are optimized H5N1 HA polypeptides, and compositions, fusion proteins and VLPs comprising the HA polypeptides. Further provided are codon-optimized nucleic acid sequences encoding the HA polypeptides. Methods of eliciting an immune response against influenza virus in a subject are also provided by the present disclosure.
US09566324B2	North American porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and uses thereof The invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules that comprise a DNA sequence encoding an infectious RNA sequence encoding a genetically-modified North American PRRS virus, methods to make it and related polypeptides, polynucleotides, and various components. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides and a diagnostic kit to distinguish between naturally infected and vaccinated animals are also provided.
US09566322B2	Bacterial vaccine components and uses thereof Agents, compositions, methods and kits useful for the treatment and diagnosis of Staphylococcal intramammary infection are disclosed. The agents, compositions, methods and kits are derived from genes expressed during Staphylococcal intramammary infection, and more particularly genes SACOL0029, SACOL0264, SACOL0442, SACOL0718, SACOL0720, SACOL1353, SACOL1416, SACOL1611, SACOL1944, SACOL2144, SACOL2365 or SACOL2599, based on the gene nomenclature from the Staphylococcus aureus COL (SACOL) genome.
US09566320B2	Mucin-associated surface protein as vaccine against Chagas disease Use of synthetic peptides derived from Trypanosoma cruzi antigens and their use in vaccination against trypomastigote infection and Chagas disease. T. cruzi uses several surface proteins to invade the host. In their role of protection, the surface protients ensure the targeting and invasion of specific cells or tissues. A conserved region in the family of mucin-associated surface proteins (MASP) was used to analyze the expression of MASP at different points of invasion and proved to be important for host cell invasion, thus suggesting MASP as a candidate for vaccine development. A synthetic peptide, MASPsyn, was studied and showed efficacy in stimulating antibody and cytokine production necessary for resistance against the parasite.
US09566319B2	p16INK4a derived peptides for prophylaxis and therapy of HPV-associated tumors and other p16INK4a expressing tumors Described are particular fragments of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16 capable of increasing IFN-γ secretion of T cells or inducing proliferation of T cells and the use of said fragments for immunizing an individual against HPV-associated or other p16INK4a expressing carcinomas, preferably advanced carcinomas.
US09566310B2	Methods of treating muscular dystrophy Disclosed herein are α7β1 integrin modulatory agents and methods of using such to treat conditions associated with decreased α7β1 integrin expression or activity, including muscular dystrophy. In one example, methods for treating a subject with muscular dystrophy are disclosed. The methods include administering an effective amount of an α7β1 integrin modulatory agent to the subject with muscular dystrophy, wherein the α7β1 integrin modulatory agent increases α7β1 integrin expression or activity as compared to α7β1 integrin expression or activity prior to treatment, thereby treating the subject with muscular dystrophy. Also disclosed are methods of enhancing muscle regeneration, repair, or maintenance in a subject and methods of enhancing α7β1 integrin expression by use of the disclosed α7β1 integrin modulatory agents. Methods of prospectively preventing or reducing muscle injury or damage in a subject are also disclosed.
US09566308B2	Preparation, process and a regenerative method and technique for prevention, treatment and glycemic control of diabetes mellitus A medicinal preparation, a process, a nutritional composition and regenerative and insulin potentiating method for humans and also for mammals for prevention, treatment and management/glycemic control, of diabetes mellitus by obtaining optimum glucose level in blood, by administering an extract of Costus pictus to produce above effect in a dose of 500-200 mg/day in humans and 50-200 mg/kg/day in rats. A method for treating hyperglycemia in a patient by administering a medicinal preparation of Costus pictus D. Don. A method for long term management of diabetes by avoiding the problems associated with tight control of blood glucose concentrations, i.e., hypoglycemia tolerance and seizures, while simultaneously avoiding the problems associated with conventional moderate control of blood glucose concentrations, i.e., pathological complications associated with hyperglycemia, such as nephropathy, retinopathy, etc. The medicinal preparation further affords an insulin potentiating action in addition to decreasing blood glucose and/or glycosylated hemoglobin levels.
US09566306B2	Formulations and methods for treatment of wounds and inflammatory skin conditions The disclosure of the present application includes topically administrable compositions and methods for treating wounds and inflammatory conditions of the skin in mammals. In an exemplary embodiment, the composition includes a therapeutic amount of antihistamine selected from the group consisting of a non-sedating antihistamine, a physiologically acceptable acid of a non-sedating antihistamine, a salt of a non-sedating antihistamine, an amide of a non-sedating antihistamine, and a combination of two or more of these; a therapeutic amount of creatine; a therapeutic amount of creatinine; and emu oil product selected from the group consisting of emu oil, a biologically active fraction of emu oil, and a combination of these. The combination of non-sedating antihistamine, creatine, and creatinine with emu oil has been found to produce a synergistic effect that is more effective in the treatment of skin wounds than the compounds used separately.
US09566305B2	Therapeutic compositions and methods for addressing physiological stresses and aging Therapeutic compositions for addressing physiological stresses and aging include an immune modulator and one or more adaptogenic nutrients. Some non-limiting examples of immune modulators include as transfer factor, low molecular weight fraction immune modulators and/or other low molecular weight fractions of colostrum, egg or any other source of transfer factor or low molecular weight fraction immune modulators. Methods for administering immune modulators and adaptogenic nutrients to a subject to address the effects of physiological stresses and aging in the body of the subject, such as inflammatory responses, are also disclosed.
US09566304B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancers comprising dendritic cells with Dab2 gene silenced Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer, and more particularly, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer, including dendritic cells with a knock-down Dab2 gene. The composition includes a dendritic cell in which a Dab2 gene is knocked down or knocked out or activity of a Dab2 protein is suppressed as an active ingredient, and thus is expected to be useful as a pharmaceutical composition to prevent, improve or treat cancer as a result of having improved antigen uptake, a migration ability of a cell to a lymph node, and expression of inflammatory cytokines, and activating antigen-specific cytotoxic T cell lymphocyte (CTL) and related T cells that can attack cancer cells, and therefore is expected to be used as the pharmaceutical composition for preventing, improving or treating cancer.
US09566302B2	Composition comprising mixed metal compounds and xanthan gum The present invention provides a composition comprising (i) a mixed metal compound containing at least one trivalent metal selected from iron (lll) and aluminum and at least one divalent metal selected from of magnesium, iron, zinc, calcium, lanthanum and cerium, (ii) xanthan gum (iii) at least one of (a) polyvinyl pyrrolidone (b) locust bean gum (c) methyl cellulose wherein the composition has been irradiated with ionizing radiation in an amount of at least 4 kGy.
US09566301B2	Compositions and methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with oxidative stress Methods and compositions for treating various indications by lessening oxidative stress in a patient are provided. A pharmaceutical composition comprises between about 0.001% to about 10.0%), or more specifically between about 0.015% to about 5%, sodium iodine or catalase by weight. The iodine ion or the catalase dissociates hydrogen peroxide into water and molecular oxygen to interrupt biological events that result in negative side effects. The pharmaceutical composition further comprises in some cases a reducing agent or various carrier materials. The pharmaceutical composition is in some cases formulated for a variety of delivery methods.
US09566298B2	Method for treating acute kidney injury The present invention provides methods for treating acute kidney injury through introduction of one or more drag reducing polymers, oligomers, and/or monomers, as well as compositions that include therapeutic amounts of one or more of these drag reducing polymers, oligomers, and/or monomers. These compositions may also include additional components that enhance at least one of the stability, effectiveness, or administerability of the polymers, oligomers, and/or monomers—such as buffers, anti-oxidants, and enzyme inhibitors.
US09566294B2	Therapeutic and diagnostic applications based on the role of the CXCR-4 gene in tumorigenesis The present invention relates to the identification of a novel role of CXCR-4 in cell transformation and aberrant cellular proliferation. In particular, the present invention relates to the altered gene expression of CXCR-4 in a number of primary tumors and cell lines derived from tumors, in addition to, the altered gene expression of ligands for CXCR-4. Further, the present invention relates, in part, to the Applicants' surprising discovery that the inhibition of CXCR-4 gene expression or the inhibition of CXCR-4 activity in transformed cells reverses the transformed phenotype.
US09566292B2	Methods and compositions for modulating an immune response with immunogenic oligonucleotides This document relates to compositions and methods for modulating an immune response. For example, compositions of immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides derived from retroviral genomes are provided.
US09566291B2	Nutritional composition comprising indigestible oligosaccharides The present invention provides a method and composition for the treatment and/or prevention of respiratory tract infection and/or respiratory tract infection disease, said method comprising orally administering a composition to a mammal, said composition comprising a galactose containing indigestible oligosaccharide and at least 5 wt. % digestible galactose saccharide.
US09566289B2	Boron-containing small molecules This invention relates to compounds useful for treating fungal infections, more specifically topical treatment of onychomycosis and/or cutaneous fungal infections. This invention is directed to compounds that are active against fungi and have properties that allow the compound, when placed in contact with a patient, to reach the particular part of the skin, nail, hair, claw or hoof infected by the fungus. In particular the present compounds have physiochemical properties that facilitate penetration of the nail plate.
US09566288B2	High-purity phospholipids Novel synthetic routes, which are highly applicable for industrial preparation of therapeutically beneficial oxidized phospholipids, are disclosed. Particularly, novel methods for efficiently preparing compounds having a glycerolic backbone and one or more oxidized moieties attached to the glycerolic backbone, which are devoid of column chromatography are disclosed. Further disclosed are novel methods of introducing phosphorus-containing moieties such as phosphate moieties to compounds having glycerolic backbone and intermediates formed thereby. Further disclosed is substantially pure 1-hexadecyl-2-(4′-carboxy)butyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CI-201).
US09566286B2	Pharmaceutical spray composition comprising a vitamin D analogue and a corticosteroid The present invention relates to a topical spray composition comprising a biologically active vitamin D derivative or analog and a corticosteroid, and its use in the treatment of dermal diseases and conditions.
US09566284B2	Agents and methods for treating ischemic and other diseases This invention relates to methods of screening for modulators of mammalian cell injury cause by TRPM7 gene and protein activity, compounds that modulate TRPM7 gene and protein activity and methods of treatment of mammalian cell injury using modulators of TRPM7 gene and protein activity.
US09566282B2	Methods for identifying and validating selective anti-cancer stem cell agents Described are methods of treating a cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a dopamine receptor (DR) antagonist. The DR antagonist may be a phenothiazine derivative, such as thioridazine or chlorpromazine. Optionally, the cancer is acute myeloid leukemia. Also described are methods for identifying subjects with cancer, methods for providing a prognosis for a subjects with cancer and methods for identifying subjects likely to be responsive to therapy with DR receptor antagonists. Methods for identifying cancer stem cells and chemotherapeutic compounds that are DR receptor antagonists as also provided. Also described are methods for the identification and validation of agents that target cancer stem cells.
US09566281B2	MEK inhibitors in the treatment of virus diseases The present invention relates to MEK inhibitors that are capable of displaying one or more beneficial therapeutic effects. The MEK inhibitors can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of viral infection. MEK inhibitors in combination with neuraminidase inhibitor compounds are capable of displaying one or more beneficial therapeutic effects in the treatment of viral diseases.
US09566275B2	Compositions for treating CMT and related disorders The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related disorders.
US09566273B2	Nicotinic attenuation of CNS inflammation and autoimmunity The present invention relates to methods of treating and/or ameliorating the severity of inflammation and autoimmunity in the central nervous system (CNS). In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating multiple sclerosis by administering a therapeutically effective dosage of nicotine, or a pharmaceutical equivalent, analog, derivative, or salt thereof.
US09566272B2	Compositions and methods for treating diseases of the nail Methods and compositions for treating disorders of the nail and nail bed. Such compositions contain a vehicle in which all components of the composition are dissolved, suspended, dispersed, or emulsified, a non-volatile solvent, a wetting agent, and a pharmaceutically active ingredient that is soluble in the non-volatile solvent and/or a mixture of the vehicle and the non-volatile solvent, and which composition is effective in treating a disorder of the nail or nail bed.
US09566270B2	Methods for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) The present invention provides new methods and kits for treating IBS; treating IBS in females; treating IBS in older subjects; and treating IBS in non-white subjects.
US09566261B2	Phenyl carbamate compound and a composition for preventing or treating a memory loss-related disease comprising the same The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating a memory loss related disease comprising a phenyl carbamate compound and a method for preventing or treating various diseases related to loss of memory therewith. The present invention ensures the enhancement of neuroprotection, such that it is promising for preventing or treating memory loss-related diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
US09566258B2	Gastric retentive pharmaceutical compositions for treatment and prevention of CNS disorders The present disclosure is directed to methods and compositions for ameliorating, preventing and treating central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The invention aims to treat subjects suffering from, susceptible to, or diagnosed with CNS disorders, and in particular, to treating patients suffering from those disorders which are associated with neurotransmitter system dysfunction.
US09566249B2	Timed, pulsatile release systems A unit multiparticulate dosage form for delivering one or more basic, active pharmaceutical ingredients into the body in need of such medications to achieve target PK (pharmocokinetics) profiles is described. The dosage form comprises one or more multicoated drug particles (beads, pellets, mini-/micro-tablets) having a barrier coating and a lag-time coating. Each Timed Pulsatile Release (TPR) bead population exhibits pre-determined lag-time followed by differing release characteristics. The composition and thickness of the barrier coating, composition and thickness of the lag-time coating, ratio of IR beads to one or more TPR bead populations and total dose may be varied depending on the alkalinity, pH-dependent solubility and elimination half-life of the active ingredients to achieve target PK profiles (suitable for a once or twice daily dosing regimen) in patients in need of such medications.
US09566248B2	Encased-pellet tablets An encased-pellet tablet for an active pharmaceutical ingredient comprises an excipient layer on the outside and an inner core that is surrounded by the excipient layer. The inner core contains a plurality of coated pellets, and the coated pellets comprise pellets of the active pharmaceutical ingredient coated with a pellet coating. The excipient layer contains from about 1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of at least one cushioning agent selected from polyhydroxyl compounds. A method for manufacturing the encased-pellet tablets involves compressing an excipient material to form a first layer; compressing a plurality of coated pellets containing an API on said first layer to form an inner core thereon and compressing additional excipient material around an exposed portion of said inner core thereby surrounding said inner core with excipient material.
US09566245B2	Osmotic drug delivery system An oral osmotic pharmaceutical delivery system comprises a highly water-soluble drug exhibiting an erratic or an incomplete release profile when formulated in an elementary osmotic pump delivery system and at least one release enhancing agent.
US09566244B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising licarbazepine acetate A pharmaceutical composition comprising licarbazepine acetate, especially eslicarbazepine acetate, in combination with suitable excipients, in particular a binder, and a disintegrant. Also disclosed is a granulation process, especially a wet granulation process, for making the pharmaceutical composition.
US09566242B2	Sustained delivery of therapeutic agents to an eye compartment Compositions and methods for treating eye disorders by administering a drug delivery system into an eye compartment of the patient, wherein the drug delivery system contains a particle containing a core; a coating associated with the particle, wherein the coating is covalently or non-covalently associated with the particle and presents a hydrophilic region to the environment around the particle; and a therapeutic agent are disclosed. The eye compartment can exhibit reduced inflammation or IOP after administration of the drug delivery systems to a patient than if a drug delivery system including an uncoated particle were administered to the patient.
US09566235B2	Implants for administering substances and methods of producing implants In some aspects, the invention relates to a porous implant, comprising a resorbable or bio-erodible porous silicon-based carrier material; a reservoir formed within the body of the porous silicon-based carrier material; and a beneficial substance disposed within the reservoir.
US09566234B2	Systems for treating pulmonary infections Provided herein are systems for treating a subject with a pulmonary infection, for example, a nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection, a Burkholderia pulmonary infection, a pulmonary infection associated with bronchiectasis, or a Pseudomonas pulmonary infection. The system includes a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a liposomal aminoglycoside dispersion, and the lipid component of the liposomes consist essentially of electrically neutral lipids. The system also includes a nebulizer which generates an aerosol of the pharmaceutical formulation at a rate greater than about 0.53 gram per minute. The aerosol is delivered to the subject via inhalation for the treatment of the pulmonary infection.
US09566232B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing the efficacy of contraceptive microbicides The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for contraception that also enhance the efficacy of microbicides. Such compositions serve the dual purpose of preventing pregnancy and lessening the risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases. More specifically, the compositions and methods relate to syngergistic contraceptive microbicide and antiviral compositions comprising a combination of a contraceptive microbicide and an antiviral agent in an acidic carrier that enhances the efficacy of both the contraceptive microbicide and antiviral agent.
US09566230B2	Hydrophobic tooth whitening system and methods of use A tooth whitening system comprising a dental tray having a surface operable to confront a tooth surface, and a tooth whitening composition comprising a whitening agent and a hydrophobic polymer carrier. The tooth whitening composition is preferably substantially non-water soluble. A tooth whitening kit is also provided using a dental tray and the tooth whitening composition comprising a whitening composition and a hydrophobic polymer carrier.
US09566223B2	Antiperspirants and deodorants Products and methods are disclosed for reducing the production of unwanted odors on the human body.
US09566213B2	Implantable electroacupuncture system and method for treating dyslipidemia and obesity An exemplary method of treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient includes 1) generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to at least one of a saphenous nerve and a peroneal nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and 2) applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to at least one of the saphenous nerve and the peroneal nerve by way of a central electrode and an annular electrode located on a housing of the electroacupuncture device.
US09566207B1	Hi-rise walker A walker assists a user to walk, sit down, and stand up from a sitting position. The walker includes a set of side frames, a connection bar, and a set of arm rests. The walker also includes a brake assembly for wheel assembly connected to front portion of both side frames to prevent any movement of the walker as the user attempts to achieve an upright position.
US09566204B2	Sentimental memories box for caskets A display case for holding mementos having a pair of opposed ends, a pair of opposed sides, a bottom, and a top which defines the display case and forms an interior space within for holding the mementos, the top having an opening therein to permit access to the interior space. A cover is provided for selectively closing the top opening of the case. The bottom of the display case is configured to have a central indentation for accommodating an apex of a lid of a casket, a pair of rounded feet on each side of the indentation for providing a sturdy base upon which the display case sits on the lid, and a pair of stabilizing fins extending outwardly and downwardly to each side of the bottom of the display case to stabilize the display case on a curved or inclined top surface of the lid of the casket.
US09566202B2	Medical air mattress, method to inflate/deflate a medical air mattress and method to incline the bearing surface of a medical air mattress A medical air mattress has a mattress body, a lower bedspread and an upper bedspread. The mattress body is formed by multiple air cells substantially parallel arranged in a row forming an air cell row. The upper bedspread covers the mattress body and is securely connected to the lower bedspread. The mattress further comprises a pumping assembly with a pump and at least a pipeline connecting the pump with the air cells such that inflating and/or deflating of the air cells is controllable selectively.
US09566196B2	Absorbent pads comprising zones of differential absorbent capacity An absorbent sanitary pad with side flaps having a higher basis weight of superabsorbent polymer in correspondence with the wings end points which helps reducing side leakage.
US09566195B2	Absorbent article with waistband having contraction A disposable absorbent article comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising a first waistband near the first waist edge and a second waistband near the second waist edge, wherein the Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction is greater than about 9.0%.
US09566192B2	Welding helmet for detecting arc data A welding helmet for detecting arc data is provided. One embodiment of the welding helmet includes an arc detection system configured to detect one or more welding arcs that occur during one or more welding operations. The welding helmet also includes control circuitry configured to count a number of the one or more welding arcs detected by the arc detection system. The welding helmet includes a storage device configured to store the number of the one or more welding arcs.
US09566191B2	Retinal prosthesis with visible-light filter Apparatus is provided, including an external device, including a mount, placed in front of an eye, and a laser which emits toward the eye radiation that is outside of 380-750 nm. The apparatus additionally includes an intraocular device which is implanted entirely in the eye, and includes an energy receiver, a plurality of stimulating electrodes, a plurality of photosensors, and driving circuitry coupled to the energy receiver and to the photosensors, and configured to drive the electrodes to apply currents to a retina of the eye in response to the signals from the photosensors. The photosensors are (a) generally insensitive to the energy from the laser, and (b) generally sensitive to visible light. Other applications are also described.
US09566187B2	Cold therapy systems and methods A cold therapy system including a cooling bath; a therapy pad in fluid communication with the cooling bath; a pump positioned and arranged to pump water from the cooling bath to the therapy pad and back to the cooling bath; and a control unit controlling the pump, the control unit programmed to operate the pump according to a cycle in which the pump is operated at less than maximum to cause the therapy pad temperature to be raised and to conserve a cooling resource within the cooling bath.
US09566186B2	Portable moist heat system A portable moist heat delivery system comprising a water vapor generating portion comprising a water vapor source and a heat source; a water vapor-air regulating portion, said water vapor-air regulating portion comprising a water vapor-air mixing layer, and a water vapor-air distribution layer; said water vapor generating portion and said water vapor-air regulating portion being in fluid communication; and said water vapor-air regulating portion having a latent heat delivery surface disposed adjacent said water vapor-air regulating portion which delivers moist heat at a preselected temperature range wherein about 15% to about 95% of the moist heat is latent heat of condensation. Methods include delivering improved pain relief, blood flow, relaxation, and reduced cardiac workload.
US09566181B2	Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass are described. A gastrointestinal bypass device includes a gastrointestinal cuff and a gastrointestinal sleeve. The cuff may be configured to be attached in the esophagus, and may be sufficiently flexible to expand and collapse to conform with the inside of the esophagus to allow the esophagus to function substantially normally. The sleeve is configured to be coupled to the cuff, and may be made of a material that is floppy or flaccid but does not substantially expand radially.
US09566176B2	Preform produced by electrospinning, method for producing the same and use of such a preform The invention relates to a method for producing a preform by means of an electrospinning process. The present invention also relates to the use of the present preform as a substrate for growing human or animal tissue thereon. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for growing human or animal tissue on a substrate, wherein the present preform is used as the substrate.
US09566175B2	Suspension liner with seal component A suspension liner is provided for use as an interface between a residual limb and a prosthetic socket. The liner has an elongate, generally conical liner body formed from at least one material segment that is at least radially elastically extensible from a relaxed non-extended condition and including proximal and distal end areas, and a seal component connected to the liner body and having an exterior surface defining at least one exterior seal protruding from the exterior surface and extending radially outwardly from the seal component relative to a longitudinal axis of the liner body. The at least one interior seal is located along an interior surface of the seal component and defines at least one blade extending obliquely toward the liner body. A portion of the seal component carrying the interior seal extends freely and is movable relative to the liner body.
US09566174B1	System for controlling brain machine interfaces and neural prosthetic systems Described is a system for controlling a torque controlled prosthetic device given motor intent inferred from neuroimaging data. The system includes at least one torque controlled prosthetic device operably connected with one or more processors. Further, the system is configured to receive neuroimaging data of a user from a neuroimaging device and decode the neuroimaging data to infer spatial motion intent of the user, where the spatial motion intent includes desired motion commands of the torque controlled prosthetic device represented in a coordinate system. The system thereafter executes, with a prosthesis controller, the motion commands as torque commands to cause the torque controlled prosthetic device to move according to the spatial motion intent of the user.
US09566171B2	Systems and methods for providing a femoral resection block Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities. In some instances, such systems and methods include a resection block for resectioning a popliteal surface of a femur. In some cases, the resection block is configured to be seated on a distal portion of a femur. Additionally, some implementations of the resection block define a first slot that is sized and shaped to receive a cutting device. In some implementations, the first slot is defined in the resection block such that the first slot substantially aligns with a first portion of a popliteal surface of the femur when the resection block is seated on the distal portion of the femur. Other implementations are also discussed.
US09566170B2	Percutaneous arthrodesis method and system A method and system for percutaneous fusion to correct disc compression is presented. The method has several steps, for instance, inserting a percutaneous lumbar interbody implant; positioning guide wires for each facet screw to be implanted; performing facet arthrodesis in preparation for the facet screws; fixating the plurality of facet screws; and optionally performing foramen nerve root or central decompression. The system includes an implant, an elongate cannulated insertion tool, and an elongate lockshaft positioned within the insertion tool.
US09566165B2	Interbody vertebral prosthetic and orthopedic fusion device with self-deploying anchors An intervertebral prosthesis includes: a body; a first aperture extending from within the body and opening; a first anchoring element disposed within the first aperture and including a shaft having proximal and distal ends, where the proximal end of the first anchoring element includes a first portion of a first articulation mechanism; and a drive mechanism having: (i) a threaded shaft defining a longitudinal axis thereof and a head at a proximal end of the threaded shaft, (ii) a translator element having a threaded bore in threaded engagement with the threaded shaft.
US09566162B2	Adjustable humeral tray for shoulder arthroplasty An adjustable humeral implant includes a humeral tray and a humeral coupler. The humeral tray includes a humeral coupler receiving portion. The humeral coupler includes a humeral tray mating portion and a stem portion extending from the humeral tray mating portion along a first axis. The humeral tray mating portion is translatable within the humeral coupler receiving portion in a direction transverse to the first axis.
US09566161B2	Tibial implant base An orthopedic prosthesis includes a tibial implant and a tibial insert. The tibial implant includes an upper surface, a medial side, a lateral side and a first locking structure provided on the upper surface where the medial side and the lateral side of the tibial implant are defined by a medial-lateral midline. The tibial insert includes a second locking structure provided on its bottom surface. The first and second locking structures are configured for engaging each other along an engagement direction vector when the tibial insert is inserted into the tibial base towards the posterior side. The engagement direction vector is angled away from the medial-lateral midline of the tibial implant towards the medial side of the tibial implant by a predetermine angle.
US09566155B2	Method of implanting an artificial sphincter around a portion of a urethra A method of implanting a medical device includes implanting an artificial sphincter around a portion of a urethra in a patient, implanting a reservoir in an abdomen of the patient, coupling a deflation assembly to the artificial sphincter and to the reservoir, and implanting the deflation assembly between transversalis fascia and an exterior surface of a pelvis of the patient.
US09566154B2	Inversion delivery device and method for a prosthesis A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
US09566153B2	Alignment of an implantable medical device A medical device delivery system includes an inner shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a support shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and an articulating assembly disposed between the inner shaft and the support shaft. The support shaft is sized for insertion into the circulatory system of a patient. The articulating assembly includes a first portion at the distal end of the inner shaft and a second portion at the proximal end of the support shaft. The first portion is pivotable relative to the second portion to change orientation of the support shaft relative to the inner shaft.
US09566149B2	Devices and methods for in situ fenestration of a stent-graft at the site of a branch vessel The present disclosure includes a stent-graft comprising a first portion that is configured to engage a vessel wall, a second portion that is configured not to engage the vessel wall, and a perfusion window that is configured to permit blood flow. The stent-graft may further comprise a transition portion between the first portion and the second portion, and the perfusion window may be formed in the first portion, the second portion, and/or the transition portion. In a variety of embodiments, one of the first and the second portion may have a smaller diameter than the other. Similarly, in a variety of embodiments, the transition portion may be frustoconically shaped.
US09566148B2	Self-supporting laminated films, structural materials and medical devices manufactured therefrom and methods of making same Metal foils, wires, and seamless tubes with increased mechanical strength are provided. As opposed to wrought materials that are made of a single metal or alloy, these materials are made of two or more layers forming a laminate structure. Laminate structures are known to increase mechanical strength of sheet materials such as wood and paper products and are used in the area of thin films to increase film hardness, as well as toughness. Laminate metal foils have not been used or developed because the standard metal forming technologies, such as rolling and extrusion, for example, do not lend themselves to the production of laminate structures. Vacuum deposition technologies can be developed to yield laminate metal structures with improved mechanical properties. In addition, laminate structures can be designed to provide special qualities by including layers that have special properties such as superelasticity, shape memory, radio-opacity, corrosion resistance etc. Examples of articles which may be made by the inventive laminate structures include implantable medical devices that are fabricated from the laminated deposited films and which present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of a laminated film material deposited and etched into regions of structural members and web regions subtending interstitial regions between the structural members. An endoluminal graft is also provided which is made of a biocompatible metal or metal-like material. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities in the stent material along the blood flow surface of the stent and the method of fabricating the stent using vacuum deposition methods.
US09566142B2	Dental prosthesis for cattle A dental prosthesis for cattle, and method for mounting it, that includes mounting fastening members in the animals incisor, away from the central nerve and towards in the inner side of the incisor. Tying the incisors individually with surgical wire and to a support plate with through holes to immobilize the relative movement of the incisor with respect to each other. A malleable metallic overdenture is then mounted over the teeth and metallic infrastructure conforming to the incisors to define a conforming overdenture. An adhesive bonding agent is used to mount the overdenture to the incisors and the anchorage structure with retention fastening members that transversally pass through the overdenture and between the incisors to further secure the overdenture to the cured boding agent.
US09566139B2	Stabilizer for lower dental appliances The present invention extends to a dental appliance having a set of rigid flanges conforming to a patient's mandibular bone structure and a stabilizer for securing and resisting movement of the dental appliance once set. The stabilizer reduces movement of a lower denture. The stabilizer extends perpendicularly from a flange of the lower denture and reduces denture movement during chewing. The stabilizer has one surface making contact with the bottom of the tongue and another surface making contact with the Genioglossus muscle when a user is chewing. The stabilizer does not require a dental implant for maintaining lower denture stability.
US09566138B2	Modeling and manufacturing of dentures Disclosed is a method for modeling and manufacturing a denture for a patient, where the denture comprises a gingival part and artificial teeth, wherein the method comprises: providing a 3D scan comprising at least part of the patient's oral cavity; virtually modeling at least part of the denture using the 3D scan; obtaining virtual teeth to represent the artificial teeth; virtually modeling at least one of the virtual teeth to obtain a set of modeled virtual teeth; manufacturing the modeled virtual teeth in a first material; manufacturing the gingival part in a second material; and manufacturing at least part of the denture by means of computer aided manufacturing (CAM).
US09566135B2	Method of growing an artery An organ derived from genetic material is inserted in a patient's body. Genetic material is inserted at a selected site in the body to grow an organ.
US09566134B2	Orthodontic applicance with radiused wire slot A set of orthodontic brackets is provided in combination with an archwire extending over an arc when fitted to the set of orthodontic brackets. The archwire has at least one radius of curvature over the length of its arc, and each one of said brackets in the set has an archwire slot. Each slot has at least one surface supporting the archwire which is contoured to have a radius of curvature that matches the radius of curvature along the arc of the archwire at that point. A round archwire is preferred and the archwire slots may be formed as tubular channels to provide better torque action for the archwire.
US09566133B2	Method for shaping an orthodontic wire made of a shape-memory material, and associated wire Method for shaping an orthodontic wire, made of a shape-memory material, into a target geometry in order to permit precise insertion into a patient-specific orthodontic apparatus, said method having the following steps: a) creating a patient-specific target set-up of the upper jaw or lower jaw of the patient, b) placing brackets on teeth to be treated in the target set-up, c) preparing a two-dimensional image of the target set-up with brackets in a plan view, d) loading the image into a data processor, e) identifying the position of the slots of the brackets in the image, f) exporting data on the position of the slots from the data processor, g) creating a baking mold for the shape-memory wire, wherein the data are used to help generate wire-fixing portions in the baking mold that maintain the wire in areas corresponding to the slots during the baking, h) inserting the wire into the baking mold, and i) baking the wire.
US09566129B2	Disposable dental instrument A disposable dental instrument of the compressed air drive type is disclosed for use in performing dental procedures on a workpiece. The disposable dental instrument is constructed from two mating shells and a core. Each shell incorporates a mating surface and the shells are joined using various bonding methods to ensure a waterproof, high quality dental instrument. An elongated body has conduits penetrating a base at one end of the body. The conduits allow entry of a light beam, a pressurized water stream, and a compressed air stream into the body. The base includes attachment threads for securing the body to a source of the light beam, pressurized water stream, and compressed air stream. Pluralities of passageways are in communication with the conduits for conducting the light beam, the water stream, and the air stream through the body. A head at the opposite end of the body rotatably mounts a turbine shaft on bearing surfaces which inhibit vibration and noise. The turbine shaft includes a turbine impeller and a clamping hole for removable attachment of a dental bur to the shaft. The air stream drives the impeller at a high speed for rotating the bur about a rotational axis. An opening in the body adjacent to the head allows release of the light beam, the pressurized water stream, and a portion of the compressed air stream in a direction toward the distal end of the bur so that the bur, the light beam, the water stream, and the air stream may all converge on the workpiece.
US09566128B2	Shipping and aggregation system for medical sharps The disclosure relates to a container for shipping, storing, dispensing, and receiving units for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps, wherein the container includes a plurality of compartments, said compartments each being capable of containing one unit for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps and to a method of using said container to store, dispense, receive, and ship said units.
US09566127B1	Stairway apparatus for use with endoscope cabinets A stairway apparatus for use with an endoscope storage cabinet includes a slidable door to open or close the cabinet's interior compartment. The stairway apparatus includes a base member disposed on a ground and placed against the cabinet, the base member having a first step with a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, and a top face connecting the front and rear faces, the front face having a lip coupled thereto and positioned to remain flush with the top face of the first step. The front face of the first step contacts front edges of the cabinet. The lip extends into the interior compartment of the cabinet when open and contacts side walls of the cabinet, thereby preventing lateral movement of the base member.
US09566117B2	Prophylactic kit apparatus A prophylactic kit apparatus configured to be used with only a single patient includes a plurality of sealed modules and a housing configured to contain those sealed modules such that only one of the plurality of sealed modules can be removed from the housing at a time. This kit may include a physically-discrete informational patient aid disposed within the housing and having information disposed thereon. By one approach these physically-discrete informational patient aids can have a bookmark form factor. So configured, a medical services provider can readily provide the physically-discrete informational patient aid to a patient to thereby facilitate the patient becoming informed regarding the corresponding prophylactic service with little or no burden on the service provider.
US09566109B2	Limited-use surgical devices A system includes an energy source and a surgical device. The energy source has a receptacle configured to delivery energy to the surgical device through a receptacle. The surgical device is configured to deliver the energy to tissue. The surgical device includes a plug selectively engagable to the receptacle to couple the surgical device to the energy source. The plug includes a prong configured to mechanically transition from a condition permitting engagement of the plug and the receptacle to another condition inhibiting engagement of the plug with the receptacle upon reaching a predetermined usage threshold.
US09566108B2	Electrosurgical system An electrosurgical system can include an electrosurgical generator, a feedback circuit or controller, and an electrosurgical tool. The feedback circuit can provide an electrosurgery endpoint by determining the phase end point of a tissue to be treated. The electrosurgical system can include more than one electrosurgical tool for different electrosurgical operations and can include a variety of user interface features and audio/visual performance indicators. The electrosurgical system can also power conventional bipolar electrosurgical tools and direct current surgical appliances.
US09566098B2	Bone fixture assembly An assembly for rigid bone fixation includes a plate and a screw. The screw can be rotated freely within the plate in a non-locking configuration to secure the plate against the bone. A locking mechanism is engaged to prevent the screw from moving relative the plate. In one embodiment, the plate includes a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion. The screw head rotates within the non-threaded portion to tighten the screw and pull the plate against the bone. The locking mechanism can include a moveable nut that rotates within the threaded portion of the plate to lock the screw and plate in a locking mode. The assembly can be used for rigid fixation of bones that experience cyclic loads, such as the sternum and mandible. Methods of rigid bone fixation are also described.
US09566096B2	Metatarsal fixation device, system and method A metatarsal fixation device is provided for fixation of osteotomy or fracture of a distal metatarsal metaphysis bone of the human foot and for fixation of an associated capsule to the metatarsal head. The device includes a metallic bone plate with a series of screw holes along an elongated portion of the plate and a combination of a singular screw hole and a resilient clamp on an end of the elongated portion. The resilient clamp has two arched resilient arms extending laterally outward from an end of the elongated portion. Each arm has a plurality of spikes on an inner surface thereof providing points of contact that compress and attach a metatarsal phalangeal joint capsule portion to the medial and/or lateral aspect of the metatarsal head, thereby facilitating realignment of the metatarsophalangeal joint and respective digit. The resilient arms are biased to grasp lateral sides of a metatarsal head and any associated capsule portion.
US09566086B2	Dilator A dilator that facilitates implantation of an interspinous spacer is provided. The dilator includes a proximal portion and a tapered distal portion interconnected by an elongated body portion. The tapered distal portion is ideally suited for splitting ligamentous tissue for creating a posterior midline pathway through the supraspinous ligament as well as for distracting the adjacent spinous processes. Two oppositely located and longitudinally extending channels or grooves are formed in the outer surface of the dilator for stabilizing the dilator with respect to the spinous processes. An accompanying cannula together with the dilator form a system for the distraction of the adjacent spinous processes, stabilization of the spinous processes with respect to the system and creation of a working channel for the implantation of an interspinous spacer.
US09566084B2	Energy treatment device A treatment device includes a longitudinal probe, a distal end portion, a sheath, a fixed handle, a movable handle, a jaw side through hole portion that is provided in the movable handle and formed between a finger placing portion and a jaw, a sheath side through hole portion that is provided in the sheath and provided at a position at which the sheath side through hole portion does not overlap with the hollow portion; and an opening/closing axis member. The opening/closing axis member is inserted in the jaw side through hole portion and the sheath side through hole portion to openably and closably attach the movable handle to the fixed handle.
US09566080B2	Grasping treatment device A grasping treatment device includes a first sheath section, a second sheath section including a bending cylindrical section, and a rotating transmitting portion configured to rotate to allow a grasping section and the first sheath section to rotate in one of periaxial directions of a longitudinal axis with respect to the second sheath section. The grasping treatment device includes an opening/closing transmitting portion configured to move a movable portion of the first sheath section toward a proximal direction with respect to a probe fixed portion by being pulled toward the proximal direction, and an acting force transmitting portion configured to transmit an acting force from the probe fixed portion to the bending cylindrical section, the acting force being configured to act on the probe fixed portion from the movable portion toward the proximal direction.
US09566078B2	Guide sleeve for suprapatellar surgery A tissue protection sleeve for use in suprapatellar surgery is provided. The sleeve has a first end, a second end, an inner surface and an outer surface. The sleeve further comprises at least two open grooves that extend along the inner surface from the first end to the second end. The grooves are adapted to accommodate elongated fixation elements inserted into a tibia. A drill guide sleeve and a trocar for inserting a guide wire are also provided and can be accommodated by the tissue protection sleeve.
US09566076B2	Low profile patient specific cutting blocks for a knee joint A low profile patient specific cutting block for a knee includes a plurality of bone interfacing portions and a cutting slot. The plurality of bone interfacing portions are configured to overlie portions of an end of a bone. The bone interfacing portions each have a surface that is generally a negative of the portion of the bone that the respective bone interfacing portion overlies. The bone interfacing portions are angularly offset from each other such that a first of the bone interfacing portions overlies an anterior portion of the bone, and a second of the bone interfacing portions overlies a portion of bone generally perpendicular to the anterior portion of bone. The cutting slot is oriented in a fixed position relative to the bone interfacing portions such that the cutting slot directs a cutting tool at a fixed angle and at a fixed depth relative to the bone interfacing portions.
US09566071B2	Systems and devices for cerebral aneurysm repair An embolization device for treating ischemic stroke is disclosed, having a surface, wherein the body portion is configured to have a radiopaque and electropositive surface under physiological conditions when the device is emplaced, which ionically binds a blood component in an amount effective to promote stability of device in situ to bind to a tissue component in an amount effective to increase adhesion of the device as compared to a device without an electropositive surface. Embolic coils being so delivered are electrolytically detachable in under 10 seconds, according to the disclosed vascular implant systems.
US09566058B2	Anchor/suture used for medical procedures For suture tying in a medical procedure including the use of an anchor that includes a suture locking device that includes a sliding pin guided by axial side slots formed in the locking device that forces the suture where the two ends thereof are inserted into the interior of the suture locking mechanism to drive the captured suture and pin to fit into a recess on the top of the suture locking mechanism such that the top of the pin binds the suture against the upper inner surface of the recess. The recess can be serrated to enhance the locking capability and the pin is polygonal shaped to provide side surfaces that run parallel to the wall of the recess to assure that the side portion of the pin does not fracture the suture and cause it to weaken. The locking of the suture is automatic upon the deployment of the anchor which actuates the pin into the locking position, thus eliminating the necessity of manually knotting the suture and improving the cinching of the tissue to the bone. The suture locking mechanism is usable for attaching tissue to the bone, tying tissue to tissue and the like. The disclosure also includes the method of deploying the combined anchor and suture locking device in a medical procedure.
US09566056B2	Apparatus and method for securing tissue to bone using suture anchors with a pre-loaded piercing structure and sutures A suture anchor is described. The suture anchor includes an elongate anchor body having a proximal end and a distal end, at least one suture secured within the anchor body, and at least one piercing structure secured within the body extending proximally out of the proximal end of the body, wherein the at least one piercing structure is engaged with the at least one suture. A method of attaching soft tissue to bone in a subject is also described. The method includes the steps of securing an anchor device into a bore formed in the bone, the anchor device comprising an anchor body and at least one pre-loaded piercing structure with at least one suture attached to both the anchor body and the piercing structure, piercing a soft tissue by forcing the at least one piercing structure through the soft tissue, such that at least a portion of the at least one suture passes through the soft tissue, and tying the at least one suture against the soft tissue to secure the soft tissue to the bone.
US09566049B2	Anchor deployment for implantable medical devices A tool for deploying an anchor sleeve onto an implantable device includes handle and base members, which may be fitted together by an operator. The operator may select the handle member from a plurality thereof included in a kit; and the base member, also included in the kit, includes a rail segment with which a gripping portion of the selected handle member may be engaged, for example, via guidance from a marked portion of the base member. Once engaged, a deployment tip of the base member is located to move a mounted anchor sleeve from a tubular member of the handle member and onto a body of the device. The tubular member of some tools has a laterally offset distal end portion, on which the corresponding anchor sleeve is mounted; thus, kits including this type of handle member, may include a converter for the base member to facilitate engagement therewith.
US09566038B2	Method and system for image analysis A computer-implemented system and method for analyzing a sample comprising a material of interest and at least first and second adjacent materials each generally adjacent to the material of interest, the material of interest having a generally different density from the at least first and second adjacent materials. The method comprises automatically defining a plurality of regions of interest within an image of the sample that includes a junction between the material of interest and the first adjacent material and a junction between the material of interest and the second adjacent material, each of the regions of interest having a width of one or more pixels or voxels; determining respective profiles of density, intensity or attenuation within the regions of interest, each of the respective profiles crossing the respective junctions; automatically identifying the material of interest in the density profile; analyzing the profiles by automatically defining, for each of the profiles, a series of sections of the respective profile, each of the sections comprising at least first and second S-like portions of the respective profile, the first portion containing the junction between the material of interest and the first adjacent material, the second portion containing the junction between the material of interest and the second adjacent material; and locating the junction in each of the first portions, including: identifying the greatest difference in values of the respective profile between an adjacent peak and trough in a segment of the respective profile that includes at least some of the material of interest and at least some of the first adjacent material; and locating a point of inflexion in the segment.
US09566036B2	Medical dose information management apparatus, X-ray diagnostic apparatus, and medical dose information management method A medical dose information management apparatus according to an embodiment includes a dose measuring unit, a dose graph generation unit, a dose graph generation unit, a display mode setting unit and an output unit. The dose measuring unit acquires dose information including an area dose in X-ray irradiation. The dose graph generation unit generates, based on the dose information, a dose graph indicating area doses respectively corresponding to imaging operations associated with the X-ray irradiation. The display mode setting unit sets a display mode for the dose graph in accordance with each of imaging schemes corresponding to the imaging operations included in the dose information. The output unit outputs the dose graph accompanied by the set display mode.
US09566032B2	Method and apparatus for providing a visual representation of sleep quality based on ECG signals A method of providing a graphical representation of sleep quality includes obtaining ECG data for a patient, obtaining a plurality of N-intervals from the ECG data, calculating a plurality of spectral densities based on the plurality of N-N intervals, wherein each spectral density is associated with one of a plurality of successive time windows and is calculated based on certain ones of the N-N intervals associated with the one of the plurality of successive time windows, and generating the graphical representation of sleep quality using the plurality of spectral densities.
US09566024B2	Method and system for non-invasive optical blood glucose detection utilizing spectral data analysis Systems and methods are disclosed for non-invasively measuring blood glucose levels in a biological sample based on spectral data. This includes utilizing at least one light source configured to strike a target area of a sample, utilizing at least one light filter positioned to receive light transmitted through the target area of the sample from the at least one light source, utilizing at least one light detector positioned to receive light from the at least one light source and filtered by the at least one light filter, and to generate an output signal, having a time dependent current, which is indicative of the power of light detected, receiving the output signal from the at least one light detector with a processor, calculating the attenuance attributable to blood with a ratio factor based on the received output signal, and determining a blood glucose level based on the calculated attenuance.
US09566023B2	Audiometry earphone insert The present technology relates to an earphone apparatus adapted for use in audiometry examinations. The earphone apparatus comprises a housing and a receiver having an acoustic output adapted to connect with an audio signal source. The earphone apparatus can also include a circuit board with an electrical equalization network connected to the receiver. A coupling can be connected to the acoustic output of the receiver. A sound tube can be connected to the acoustic output and extends out from the housing to an ear piece. The earphone also includes a resonance cancellation assembly comprising a damping chamber and a tubing section acoustically connecting the damping chamber to the coupling. The damping chamber can provide an acoustic compliance to the sound delivered by the receiver. The earphone can also comprise an electrical connector with a protector that is adapted to connect with a female connector delivering electrical power.
US09566021B2	Systems and methods for synchronized display of athletic maneuvers Embodiments of the present disclosure help to synchronize multiple video segments of an actor or actors performing athletic maneuvers. Among other things, various embodiments help provide a side-by-side visual comparison of athletic maneuvers.
US09566015B2	Nerve monitoring during electrosurgery A signal processing module includes an input module electronically coupled to a sensing probe of a nerve integrity monitoring system. The probe senses electrical signals from a patient during operation of an electrosurgical unit. The input module receives an input signal from the probe. An EMG detection module is coupled to the input module and is adapted to detect conditions in the input signal. The conditions are classified as a function of a level of electromyographic activity. An output module, coupled to the EMG detection module, provides an indication of electromyographic activity in the input signal based on the detected conditions.
US09566011B2	Systems and methods for diagnosing cardiovascular conditions In one embodiment, a cardiovascular condition is diagnosed by recording a vectorcardiogram for a subject under evaluation, comparing the vectorcardiogram with vectorcardiograms of other subjects, and diagnosing the subject under evaluation based upon the comparison.
US09566007B2	Alarm system that processes both motion and vital signs using specific heuristic rules and thresholds The invention provides a body-worn monitor that measures a patient's vital signs (e.g. blood pressure, SpO2, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature) while simultaneously characterizing their activity state (e.g. resting, walking, convulsing, falling). The body-worn monitor processes this information to minimize corruption of the vital signs by motion-related artifacts. A software framework generates alarms/alerts based on threshold values that are either preset or determined in real time. The framework additionally includes a series of ‘heuristic’ rules that take the patient's activity state and motion into account, and process the vital signs accordingly. These rules, for example, indicate that a walking patient is likely breathing and has a regular heart rate, even if their motion-corrupted vital signs suggest otherwise.
US09566005B2	Measuring apparatus, measuring method, and parameter setting method There is provided a measuring apparatus, including a light receiving element, provided at a position facing a measurement object region on which is placed a measurement object, which forms an image with light from the measurement object region, light emitting elements, arranged surrounding the light receiving element, which emit light for measuring the measurement object, and reflective optical elements, provided above the light emitting elements, which guide, to the measurement object region, emission light radiated from the light emitting elements. A light receiving surface of the light receiving element and light emission surfaces of the light emitting elements are positioned mutually on a same plane. The emission light radiated from the light emitting elements is reflected by the reflective optical elements, and center lines of the emission light radiated from each of the light emitting elements pass through an approximate center of the measurement object region.
US09566003B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus and method thereof In order to detect a position alignment state between an apparatus and an eye to be inspected in a working distance direction with high precision at a high speed in the apparatus side, an ophthalmologic apparatus is disclosed. The position alignment state between the eye to be inspected and the apparatus in the working distance direction is detected by evaluating a contrast of an index image that is obtained as a reflection image of an index projected onto an anterior ocular segment, and a contrast of the index image is evaluated using a ratio or a difference between pixel numbers of the index image in at least two or more gray scale values.
US09566000B2	Method for detecting amyloid beta plaques and drusen A method for detecting amyloid beta plaques and drusen is disclosed. The method for detecting amyloid beta plaques and drusen may include applying a combination of optical retro mode illumination techniques to acquire a plurality of amyloid beta plaques and drusen images that are too small to be seen with other imaging modalities. The amyloid beta plaques and drusen images may also be detected with a non-transitory computer storage media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed, execute the method for detecting amyloid beta plaques and drusen. The method may track changes in plaque, size, area and density of the amyloid beta plaques and drusen over a predetermined period of time.
US09565999B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus An ophthalmologic apparatus includes a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subject's eye based on a combined beam obtained by combining a return beam from the subject's eye, which is irradiated with a measuring beam, and a reference beam corresponding to the measuring beam, an optical path length difference changing unit configured to change an optical path length difference between the measuring beam and the reference beam, and a control unit configured to, in a case where relative positions of an optical system for irradiating the subject's eye with the measuring beam and an anterior segment of the subject's eye satisfy a predetermined condition based on an image of the anterior segment, control the optical path length difference changing unit so that the optical path length difference is within a predetermined range.
US09565998B2	Multi-lumen-catheter retractor system for a minimally-invasive, operative gastrointestinal treatment A system for performing minimally invasive procedures in a body lumen of a patient including a flexible catheter having a first lumen configured and dimensioned to receive an endoscope therethrough and a second lumen configured and dimensioned to receive a first flexible tube therethrough. The first flexible tube is movable through the second lumen and has a distal portion including a first curve extending in a first direction with respect to the longitudinal axis and a second curve extending in a second different direction with respect to the longitudinal axis. A retractor system is positioned at a distal portion of the catheter and is movable from a non-expanded insertion position to an expanded position forming an expanded cage to form a larger working space. The distal portion of the first flexible tube is movable within the expanded cage.
US09565997B2	Hermetically sealed endoscope with optical component attached to inner protective window In one embodiment, an endoscopic camera for a robotic surgical system includes a stereo camera module mounted to a robotic arm of a patient side cart. The optical and electro-optic components of the camera module are hermetically sealed within a first housing. Signals from an electro-optic component travel through traces in a ceramic substrate forming one side of the hermetically sealed first housing. A second housing surrounds the first housing and optical fibers are dispersed between the housings to provide lighting in a body cavity. The camera module may be sterilized by an autoclave.
US09565994B2	Elongate medical device with articulating portion An articulating portion for an elongate medical device is disclosed. The articulating portion may include a plurality of segments movable relative to one another, and a plurality of hinges disposed between adjacent segments. The segments can be configured to bend at the hinges upon manipulation of a control member of the device. The segments and the hinges can also be a single continuous piece of material.
US09565992B2	Attachment clamp Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device.
US09565991B2	Advance and retreat assist tool for endoscopic treatment instrument An advance and retreat assist tool includes a base unit, an attachment portion which attaches the base unit to a treatment instrument insertion portion, a tubular member provided to advance and retreat relative to the base unit coaxially with a central axis of a hole portion and a fixing portion which fixes an endoscopic treatment instrument to the tubular member. The advance and retreat assist tool further includes a rotary portion which has an axis different from an axis of the tubular member and which rotates around the axis, and an advance and retreat mechanism.
US09565987B2	System and associated method for preventing overfilling in a dishwasher A method, system, and computer-program product for preventing overfilling in a dishwasher are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, a method for preventing overfilling in a dishwasher is provided, wherein the dishwasher includes a water valve for providing water to the dishwasher and a drain pump for removing water from the dishwasher. The method comprises detecting an overfill condition in the dishwasher with at least one detection device, wherein the overfill condition corresponds to a water level in the dishwasher that is greater than a predetermined threshold. The method further includes controlling the drain pump and the water valve in response to detecting the overfill condition in order to facilitate removal of the overfill condition.
US09565986B2	Floor mop with collapsible flexible bag reservoir A mop assembly including a mop handle and a mop head mountable on the mop handle and a spray head mounted on the mop handle or the mop head and a collapsible flexible bag reservoir filled with liquid that is removably mountable on the mop head or the mop handle and a liquid pump assembly adapted to pump liquid from the collapsible flexible bag reservoir to the spray head.
US09565984B2	Autonomous floor cleaning with removable pad An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is response to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.
US09565983B2	Cyclonic separating device, cleaner, surface cleaning apparatus and cyclonic separating method A cyclonic separating device includes: a first cyclonic separator defining a first longitudinal axis; a plurality of second cyclonic separators located downstream of the first cyclonic separator, arranged circumferentially around the first longitudinal axis in parallel, and integrally received in the first cyclonic separator; an inlet passage at least partially received in the first cyclonic separator; a guiding passage communicated with the inlet passage and the first cyclonic separator respectively, in which a fluid introduced through the inlet passage is tangentially guided into the first cyclonic separator by the guiding passage. In addition, a surface cleaning apparatus, a cleaner and a method for separating dust from a dust containing air using the cyclonic separating device are further provided.
US09565981B2	Portable surface cleaning apparatus A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be partially or wholly nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted to a lower surface of the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted as a sealed unit.
US09565978B2	Multiple dispensing assembly A multiple dispensing assembly provides a plurality of containers that contain and dispense a composition, such as a cosmetic gel. Each container contains a unique composition that dispenses separately from the other containers. The containers are arranged in a geometric configuration enabling adjacent attachment to form a unitary, uniform conglomeration. The containers are joined through a rail portion, comprising a male and female rail. The rail portion enables the containers to join in a substantially unitary and uniform conglomeration through a geometric configuration of the containers. The rail portion further enables each container to be independently interchanged through a sliding motion. An internal vacuum pump portion, having a floating floor, displaces the composition from a lower region to an upper region of the container. A dispensing portion includes a spout that moves between a recessed position and an operational position.
US09565977B2	Dispensers and refill units having collapsible outlet tubes Exemplary dispensers and refill units having collapsible outlet tubes are disclosed herein. An exemplary refill unit includes a container, a pump having an outlet that is movable in a reciprocating motion and a flexible tube. A first end of the flexible tube is in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump and a second end connectable to a dispenser. When the second end is connected to a dispenser, the second end is stationary and movement of the pump outlet away from the second end causes the pump to dispense fluid and movement of the pump outlet toward the second end causes the flexible tube to collapse.
US09565974B2	Culinary device A culinary device that includes a planar first member that forms a throughhole and a planar second member. A multi-position coupling mechanism couples the planar first member with respect to the planar second member, and allows the planar second member to be moved from a first position with respect to the planar first member to a second position with respect to the planar first member.
US09565967B2	Portioned system for preparing a nutritional product A portioned system for preparing a nutritional liquid product comprising a liquid supply device (2, 41) and a container (4, 38) containing nutritional ingredients; said container having an opening (8), the system further 5 comprising a liquid injection interface (9, 37) for supplying an amount of liquid in the container (4, 38) thereby providing the nutritional liquid product, wherein the liquid injection interface (9, 37) comprises a liquid inlet (11, 43) and a product outlet (16, 48) for removing the nutritional liquid product from the container wherein the liquid injection interface comprises a wall (10) extending 10 transversally relative to the opening of the container during the operation of the system; said transversal wall (10) comprising the liquid inlet (11, 43) and the product outlet (16, 48) which are transversally distant one another along the said wall.
US09565958B2	Lid for beverage container A lid for a beverage container includes: a cap main body that attaches to an upper aperture part of a beverage container main body; and a liquid stopping member that is installed on the cap main body in a detachable manner, the cap main body includes a liquid through-hole that is formed by notching a part of an outer periphery of the cap main body, the liquid stopping member engages along external surfaces of liquid through-hole walls that form the liquid through-hole in addition to engaging with an engagement groove that is formed on an external surface of the cap main body, and an airflow opening is formed in a back part of the liquid stopping member.
US09565957B2	Device for holding a beverage container and plate The present disclosure relates to the field of devices for holding, conjoining and/or securing a cup and plate.
US09565956B1	Serving board A serving board is disclosed for supporting an edible product. The serving board comprises a first board defining a lower surface, an upper surface and a first edge. A second board defines a lower surface, an upper surface and a second edge. A spacing layer extends between the lower surface of the first board and the upper surface of the second board. The spacing layer distances the first board from the second board for defining a chamber. An integrated circuit is positioned in the chamber. An electrical power source is positioned in the chamber and electrically coupled to the integrated circuit. An output device electrically is coupled to the integrated circuit for producing a sensatory output. The first board, the second board and the spacing layer are constructed from a biodegradable material.
US09565954B2	Open fronted cabinet The present invention relates to an open fronted food storage cabinet. The cabinet has a top, rear, base and opposed sides. The top, rear, base and opposing sides define an interior space of the cabinet which is accessible through an opening to the front of the cabinet. The opening is defined between edges of the top, base and opposing sides of the cabinet. The cabinet includes an interior chassis structure comprised of a base panel, a rear panel and a top panel which are mechanically connected to one another. The base, rear and top panels are each formed from a structural sandwich composite material having thermal insulation properties. The rear panel includes an aperture to which a mechanism operable to alter the temperature within interior space of the cabinet is mounted.
US09565950B2	Infant care apparatus An infant care apparatus includes a standing frame, and an infant resting support connected with the support frame and having a plurality of bearing surfaces. The infant resting support is rotatable relative to the standing frame to position any of the bearing surfaces facing upward for receiving a child thereon, and the infant resting support is further slidable vertically relative to the standing frame to adjust a height of the infant resting support.
US09565949B2	Chair upholstery attachment arrangement and method A chair includes a chair component comprising a polymeric material and adapted to at least partially support a seated user, wherein the chair component includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and wherein the chair component further includes a plurality of apertures capable of being accessed from at least the second surface of the chair component. The chair further includes a cover that extends over at least a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface which includes the plurality of apertures, and at least one staple comprising a polymeric material, wherein each staple of the at least one staple includes a pair of prongs, and wherein at least one of the prongs extends through the cover extending over the portion of the second surface and is received and retained within one of the plurality of apertures, thereby securing the cover to the chair member.
US09565948B2	Enhanced folding bed bracket A enhanced folding bed bracket, lean leg bars are installed on both sides of the X shaped folding bracket for dispersing the force received by the bracket, the lean leg bars are linked with the leg bars of the bracket through connecting member, thereby the lean leg bar can be folded or unfolded along with the fold or unfold of the fold folding frame. The strength of the bracket is increased, in the mean time the folding or unfolding is not affected. The improved enhanced folding bed bracket, its bracket receives much less force, is not easy to be deformed and folding and unfolding are easy.
US09565947B2	Standing-up trainer A standing-up trainer, in particular for use in rehabilitation for mobilizing persons having limited mobility. In order to adjust a seat base between a sitting position and a standing position, a positioning unit that is adjustable by a drive is provided, and at least one securing device for securing the convalescent is provided.
US09565945B2	Seating device having a height adjustment mechanism A seating device can include a height adjustment mechanism that permits a height of a seat to be adjusted. The height adjustment device can be configured so that a user may provide a force to provide upward height adjustment and may also provide a force to allowing for a controlled downward height adjustment of the seat. The height adjustment device can include an actuator that is connected to a rotatable member via linkages. An end of one of the linkages may engage the rotatable member to prevent rotation of the rotatable member, which can prevent height adjustment of the seat. Movement of the actuator may cause the linkages to move so that the rotatable member is free to rotate so that a user may provide a force on the seat to effect height adjustment of the seat and/or cause the seat to be lowered at a desired speed.
US09565944B2	Adjustable height furniture and method An adjustable height chair has a pair of side frames and a seat frame with two seat/backrest portions secured together, with the seat frame pivotably mounted in the side frames. The chair height is changed by rotating the side frames in a direction opposite to the rotation of the seat frame, so that a seat panel which previously served as a platform to sit on becomes a backrest, and vice-versa. The chair preferably has one or more crossbars to serve the double duty of strengthening the frame of the chair, and supporting the seat panels in both sitting positions of the chair.
US09565943B2	Edge trim for pieces of furniture The invention relates to an edge trim for pieces of furniture, comprising a meltable layer. In order to improve a generic edge trim such that the same is more versatile and can especially be mounted on a wider selection of surfaces, the molecular structure of the meltable layer contains both polar and non-polar parts.
US09565940B2	Systems and methods for semi-moveable objects A system for semi-moveable objects is described. The system comprises a container device including capture mechanism material; a plurality of securing devices including a first plurality of securing devices; and instruction information providing instructions to install a collection device to capture a lightweight object by cutting the capture mechanism material to generate a capture mechanism and fastening the capture mechanism with a securing devices to a semi-moveable object and a supporting structure, the collection device comprising the capture mechanism including a first capture mechanism, and the securing devices including a first type of securing device, the securing devices including a first portion of securing devices and a second portion of securing devices, the first portion of securing devices to fasten the first capture mechanism to a supporting structure and the second portion of the first plurality of securing devices to fasten the first capture mechanism to a semi-moveable object.
US09565939B2	Undermount slide assembly An undermount slide assembly includes an outer slide segment, an intermediate slide segment and an inner slide segment. The outer slide segment has a web, a first flange and a second flange. The web defines an upper surface that is mountable to a first object. The intermediate slide segment has a web, a first flange and a second flange. The web is received within a space defined between the first and second flanges of the outer slide segment. At least portions of the first and second flanges of the intermediate slide segment extend below the first and second flanges of the outer slide segment. The web and the first and second flanges of the intermediate slide segment define a space therebetween. An inner slide segment is received within the space defined between the web and the first and second flanges of the intermediate slide segment.
US09565938B2	Slide arrangement for cable drawer A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
US09565930B2	Articulation type supporter Disclosed is an articulation type supporter which is formed in a multiple-joint structure configured to support an item such as a book, a portable device, etc. wherein the rotation of the movable frame based on the weight of the item is limited about the connected portion of the base frame, and it is convenient for a user to handle. The featured configuration includes the base frame installed at the fixed structure, a movable frame of which one end is connected through the first hinge connection unit to the base frame, and the connection frames which are connected in series from the other end of the movable frame through the second hinge connection unit, wherein the first hinge connection unit includes the first brake unit configured to limit the rotations of the movable frame in response to the weight applied from the other end of the movable frame while providing the upward and downward rotation motion of the movable frame in response to the user's force.
US09565918B2	Heating system for single-use packettes A heating system comprising a pouch, into which one or more single-use packettes are placed for heating. In preferred embodiments, the pouch comprises printed heating elements, printed circuit elements and a means of connecting to a power source. Power may be supplied through a USB-type connector or a handheld power supply that is custom designed to work with the heating pouch.
US09565916B2	Compositions and methods for altering the appearance of hair Disclosed are methods and compositions for altering the color of hair, comprising treating the hair with a pre-alkalizing composition and then treating the hair with a color-altering composition comprising at least one direct dye and at least one oxidizing agent chosen from peroxides, persulfates, perborates, percarbonates, peracids, bromates, their salts and mixtures thereof.
US09565915B2	Compositions and methods for altering the appearance of hair Disclosed are methods and compositions for altering the color of hair, comprising treating the hair with a pre-alkalizing composition and then treating the hair with a color-altering composition comprising at least one first oxidizing agent chosen from peroxides, persulfates, perborates, percarbonates, peracids, bromates, their salts and mixtures thereof, and further optionally comprising at least one fatty substance and/or thickening agent, and/or at least one second oxidizing agent. The methods may further optionally comprise applying onto the hair a coloring composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, at least one dye compound chosen from oxidative dye precursors, and direct dye compounds.
US09565914B1	Multi-purpose storage pouch The multi-purpose storage pouch is further defined with an inner surface and an outer surface. The storage pouch has an overall shape of a plus sign. The storage pouch folds at each of four armatures to enclose the inner surface. The inner surface includes of the storage pouch includes a plurality of pockets or retaining members that secure a plurality of items to the interior of the storage pouch. The armatures each include a nylon hook or loop strip that enables the armatures to secure one another, and therefore enclose the inner surface. The top armature includes a pocket with a translucent member that enables objects to be seen there through. The storage pouch includes a pair of grommets that enable a cord member to extend from the interior of the storage pocket. The outer surface may include one or more exterior pockets.
US09565909B2	Device support stand assembly Implementations of the present disclosure disclose a device support stand assembly. According to one implementation, the assembly includes a removable support stand member having an attachment feature for coupling to a corresponding mating element formed on a rear side of a portable electronic device. In addition, the support stand member includes a tension spring configured for dual operating positions with respect to the portable electronic device.
US09565907B2	Umbrella having a pivot joint to provide additional degrees of freedom of orientation of its canopy An umbrella having a support arm, a canopy having a support hub defining a first axis, and a pivot joint coupling the support hub to the support structure. The pivot joint is rotatable with respect to the support structure, about a second axis at a fixed angle with respect to the support structure. The pivot joint has a rotatable joint axle rotatably coupled to the support structure, and a tilt joint axle having a first end rotatably coupled to the rotatable joint axle along an interface plane at an angle, and a second end coupled to the support hub, wherein the tilt joint axle defines a longitudinal third axis. The orientation of the canopy can be changed with respect to the support structure by rotating the rotatable joint axle about the second axis.
US09565904B2	Snag resistant slide fastener A conventional zipper is the preferred means for closure of many jackets and other outerwear. Conventional zippers are prone to jamming and snagging due to the introduction of the liner into the slider body as the zipper is opened and closed. Embodiments herein provide modified slider bodies with one or more features such as an elongated spring cap, a protrusion on the bottom plate and/or plate coupler of the slider body, and/or vertically offset side rails. These features may minimize introduction of loose fabric, such as the lining of a lined garment, into the tape slot of the slider body, thereby help reduce jamming of the slider body during operation of the slide fastener.
US09565899B2	Single pull and double pull fit adjustment system for shoes A system for securing shoes to the feet utilizing a one or two pull fit adjustment set of straps. The embodiments utilize a number of straps, some variable in length, positioned at select points across and around the top and sides of the shoe. At least one strap in the system provides an adjustable length whereby all straps may be drawn together to tighten the shoe, preferably in both a horizontal and a vertical direction across the profile of the shoe. The system utilizes a variety of strong, lightweight, nylon buckles, strips, anchor loops, permitting attachment and motion of the adjustment straps over the top and sides of the shoe. Included are three-point attachment embodiments, as well as two-point attachment embodiments, most with a one pull adjustment structure. Most embodiments are on the medial side of the shoe although some may be implemented on the lateral side.
US09565896B2	Stability and comfort system for an article of footwear A stability and comfort system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The stability and comfort system includes a bootie and a sock liner. The sock liner may include a heel counter that is contoured to fit a heel. The sole of the article may include an outrigger portion. The outrigger portion can be separated from a central portion of the sole to allow the outrigger portion to move substantially independently of the central portion of the sole.
US09565895B2	Footwear with elastic footbed cover and soft foam footbed An article of footwear has a molded outsole which contains a resilient midsole located in the cavity of the outsole and a footbed cover which has a stretch material layer affixed to the outsole and provides a stretch zone. The stretch zone allows the footbed cover to work in conjunction with the resilient midsole to absorb shock upon heel strike or other compression of the midsole to increase comfort. Preferably, the midsole has sections of different hardness in the heel area and the forefoot area.
US09565889B2	Shoe A shoe that includes a shoe sole having a medial side and a lateral side, a top insole surface for placement of the foot sole and toes thereon and a bottom outsole surface. The shoe sole has a plurality of toe extensions projecting below the toes. Each toe extension is configured to support and retain at least one toe. Preferably there are five toe extensions, one for each toe. A shoe upper overlays the arch region, is attached to the lateral side and the medial side of the shoe sole and extends toward the toes. The upper is joined to the insole of each toe extension to partially encircle the toe(s) supported and retained on such toe extension, and leaving at least the front region of all the toes exposed.
US09565888B2	Shoe insert and method for using same A shoe that includes a base layer, middle layer and top layer all having a top and a bottom surface. A first portion of the bottom surface of the middle layer is adhered to the top surface of the base layer, and the bottom surface of the top layer is adhered to the top surface of the middle layer. The base layer, middle layer and top layer cooperate to define a main body portion that includes a heel cup, an arch portion and a forefoot portion. The forefoot portion includes a part of the middle layer and a part of the top layer, but not a part of the base layer.
US09565887B2	Sweat diverter Described herein are sweat-diverting devices which can be adhered to a wearer by an adhesive. The sweat-diverting devices described here may be adhered over a portion of the face without circumscribing the head. Such sweat-diverting devices may comprise one or more curves or other features that conform to the facial features of the wearer. In some variations, a sweat-diverting device is configured to be worn at various heights on the forehead, over or under the brow line, and/or over the eyes. A sweat-diverting device can also be used in pairs, for example, where one device is positioned over each eye. Sun-shading devices, with or without sweat-diverting features, are also described.
US09565883B2	Branched eyelashes A branched eyelash extension is described. In one aspect, the eyelash extension is a vertically branched/stacked eyelash extension that includes a first filament having both a first proximal end and a first distal end and a second filament having both a second proximal end and a second distal end. The proximal end of the second filament is attached on top of or below the proximal end of the first filament, such that they are collectively a vertically branched/stacked eyelash extension. In another aspect, the eyelash extension includes branches in a side-by-side configuration. In this aspect, the proximal end of the second filament is attached to the side of the proximal end of the first filament, such that they are collectively a branched eyelash extension in a side-by-side configuration.
US09565881B2	Band length altering device A device for altering the length of an undergarment band assembly includes an elongated body having a first band retaining loop arranged at a first end of the body, and a second band retaining loop arranged at a second end of the body. A first fastening element is arranged proximate the first end of the body and is configured to engage with a second band fastener of a second band of the undergarment band assembly. A second fastening element is arranged proximate the second end of the body and is configured to engage with a first band fastener of a first band of the undergarment band assembly.
US09565875B2	Cigar chiller A cigar cooler is disclosed that includes a housing having an upper surface with a pair of open channels each sized to receive a cigar. The housing includes an open central region for receiving a cooling medium such as ice or a frozen gel. During use, the cigar is placed in an open channel between inhalations to reduce the temperature of the cigar.
US09565872B2	Combination juicer blender A juicer and a blender share a common base. The juicer and blender may share a common motor. The juicer has a spout that discharges into the blender.
US09565869B2	Low field strength PEF cooking process and system A process for cooking a food product in a treatment chamber is shown, wherein the treatment chamber having two opposite walls each forming an electrode. The process comprises the steps of: (a) placing the food product, optionally in a surrounding liquid, in direct contact with the electrodes; and (b) applying electric pulses generated by a pulsed electric field generator to the electrodes such that the food product is subjected to a pulsed electric field having a field strength of 10-180 V/cm. The total cooking time is 0.5-1000 seconds. Preferably, the number of pulses n is 1-2000000 and the pulses each have a duration τi of 1-20000 μseconds. The food product and, if present, the surrounding liquid, has an electric conductivity of 0.01-10 S/m. Also provided is a cooking system suitable for cooking a food product according to the process.
US09565868B2	Apparatus and method for dispensing frozen confections An apparatus (1) for dispensing a frozen confection is provided comprising: an insulated chamber (2) housing a container (3) of a frozen confection; a refrigeration system (8); a nozzle (4) having an inner end which is connected to the container (3); and an outer end which is located outside the insulated chamber (2); means for applying pressure to the frozen confection thereby to dispense it from the container (3); a cap (7) which can enclose the outer end of the nozzle (4) when closed and which allows external access to the outer end of the nozzle (4) when open; and one or more channels which allow cold air to flow from the chamber (2) into the region around the outer end of the nozzle (4).
US09565866B2	Method of preparing acid stable caramel Class IV caramel color with reduced 4-MeI content is formed by combining carbohydrate with ammonium bisulfite and acid in an amount effective to establish a pH of less than 5. This is heated in a closed reactor vessel and heated to a temperature and for a time effective to provide the desired intensity caramel color. A base is injected into the closed reaction vessel during heating to control the caramelization reaction.
US09565863B2	Treatment of potatoes and root vegetables during storage The turgidity of potato tubers and other root vegetables is improved, maintained, or restored and/or the greening of potato tubers is delayed, prevented or inhibited and/or internal diseases caused by fungi and bacteria are prevented or treated by the application of one or more α,β-unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes and ketones, C3 to C14 aliphatic aldehydes and ketones, and/or C3 to C7 saturated or unsaturated primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols.
US09565859B2	Compositions and methods for use of insecticide with Bacillus sp. D747 Compositions and methods are provided for benefiting plant growth. In particular aspects, the compositions contain a biologically pure culture of Bacillus sp. D747 strain (deposited as FERM BP-8234) and an insecticide in a formulation suitable for dissolution in a liquid fertilizer.
US09565857B2	Antimicrobial solutions The present invention provides antimicrobial solutions that in certain cases comprise a biguanide and a glycol ether and, in some cases, optionally also includes combinations of at least one an alcohol, at least one chelator, glycerol, deoxycholate, and/or at least one alkylpolyglucoside. In certain aspects the invention comprises a biguanide and deoxycholate or a combination of chelator, ethanol, and alkylpolyglucoside. Also provided are methods for rapidly killing and/or reducing bacteria, fungi, or virus from surfaces, for example, including surfaces of indwelling medical devices and organic surfaces such as skin and sutures, and inorganic surfaces such as medical equipment, pipelines etc.
US09565855B1	Animal attractant system Animal attractant compositions, devices, systems and methods that can be deployed to attract game animals, such as deer by stimulating several of the animal's senses to attract animals to a desired location. The invention can use a combination of ultraviolet brighteners for visual interest and one or more of deer urine based scents, foods, mineral or salt. The invention capitalizes on the link between many animals' ability to see ultraviolet light with their desire to visualize urine territory markers left by other animals of the same species.
US09565854B2	Systems and methods for cryopreservation of cells A fluid sample vessel includes inlet and vent tube fittings formed at one end of a container with an opposite open end closed by a needle septum. A support cap is removably engaged to the container to support the container and protect terminal ends of inlet and vent tubular branches coupled to the fittings. The support cap includes a pair of opposite legs with outwardly directed tabs for mounting within a centrifuge while supporting the cryopreservation container.
US09565853B2	Perfusion apparatus with reduced pressure fluctuations, and bubble trap An apparatus for separating gas bubbles that may be entrained in perfusate flow prevents such bubbles from continuing downstream and entering an organ or tissue. The apparatus may include a chamber having a top wall, a bottom wall and side walls. The chamber may include an inlet configured to allow at least one of gas and liquid to enter the chamber, an air opening configured to allow at least gas to exit the chamber and a first liquid opening configured to allow at least liquid to exit the chamber. The apparatus may function as an accumulator that reduces or eliminates pulsatility of the liquid flow and pressure. The apparatus may include a minimum volume of gas, initially or through the accumulation of gas, such that flow and pressure fluctuations in the liquid are dampened or eliminated. The apparatus may include a sampling port in a wall of the chamber.
US09565851B2	Remote robotic can call system The present invention relates to a holder for an animal can call used for hunting. A can call is positioned about the device so that when a user activates a remote control, the holder inverts the can call producing a noise that attracts game animals.
US09565845B1	Fly deterrent An apparatus for deterring flies by reversing their flight path has a transparent container that includes a plurality of outwardly facing planar surfaces. A liquid, preferably water, is disposed in the container. A penny or similar planar object formed of copper is preferably secured at each outwardly facing planar surface. Planar objects formed of a material other than copper or having a different color, shape, or varying degree of reflectivity can be used instead of or along with the penny. A hook or other means for hanging the container is provided. An optional battery or AC powered motor may be included to rotate the device around a center vertical axis. A less expensive version that is formed of a flexible transparent plastic container is also shown and described. The containers are either filled with liquid and sealed or are fillable by the user.
US09565838B2	Top-fill hummingbird feeder with float valve base closure mechanism A top-fill hummingbird feeder is provided having a liquid container with a liquid flow opening at a lower end and a removable cap at an upper end, a feeding basin positioned below the liquid container, and a valve or sealing mechanism associated with the liquid flow opening and the feeding basin. The feeding basin includes an upwardly extending cylindrical well that receives the lower end of the liquid container, and the valve or sealing mechanism includes a float valve associated with the well. The feeding basin is filled by gravity feed of the liquid in the container through the liquid flow opening when the sealing mechanism is open. When the feeding basin reaches a full position, the liquid nectar raises the float valve which, in turn, acts to close the liquid flow opening.
US09565829B2	Strain of Lentinula edodes GNA01 Disclosed is a novel shiitake strain Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler GNA01 (accession No: KCCM11135P) and a fruit body produced by culturing the same. The fruit body exhibits a new morphology and a new taste.
US09565827B2	Brassica campestris var. pekinensis Hongbaechoo as a new variety of plant and a method for breeding the same The present invention relates to methods of breeding Brassica campestris var. pekinensis Hongbaechoo grown by deriving interspecific hybrids with Hongssamchoo using Korean Cabbages as breeding plants and executing line acclimation test, self-incompatibility test and seed productivity test and reproduced by asexual propagation through tissue culturing method.
US09565823B1	Maize inbred PH2CH2 A novel maize variety designated PH2CH2 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2CH2 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2CH2 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2CH2 or a locus conversion of PH2CH2 with another maize variety.
US09565820B2	Soybean cultivar S130084 A soybean cultivar designated S130084 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S130084, to the plants of soybean cultivar S130084, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S130084, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S130084. 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 S130084. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130084, 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 S130084 with another soybean cultivar.
US09565818B1	Maize hybrid X08F070 A novel maize variety designated X08F070 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08F070 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08F070 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08F070, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08F070. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08F070.
US09565814B1	Maize inbred PH252Y A novel maize variety designated PH252Y and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH252Y with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH252Y through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH252Y or a locus conversion of PH252Y with another maize variety.
US09565812B2	LED light timing in a high growth, high density, closed environment system Disclosed herein is a high growth, high density, closed environment growing system and methods thereof. A method of accelerating plant cell growth in a growing system may include adjusting the lighting in accordance with an identified plant growth stage.
US09565809B2	Tree or plant protection mat One embodiment provides a modular green roof tray, house plant growth media and horticulture growth media, and a tree protection mat for weed and moisture control made from recycled disposable diapers. The growth medium and tree protection mat contain superabsorbent materials from diaper that can absorb waters and greatly reduce irrigation so to provide a drought resistant feature. One embodiment also provides a manufacturing process to perform 100% recycling of disposed diapers.
US09565803B2	Machine part with laser cladding and method A machine part for agricultural, turf, mining or construction equipment for processing material is provided. The machine part comprises a base material. A clad material is deposited on the base material to form at least one blunt edge along the body. The clad material comprises a second hardness greater than the first hardness.
US09565798B2	Wireless flow monitoring system for an air seeder An agricultural product flow sensor and a flow sensor system for delivery tubes in an air seeder is provided. The flow sensor can include a particulate material sensor for sensing agricultural product passing through a delivery tub, a radio node for transmitting and receiving wireless signals and a wireless power source. The sensor system can use the flow sensors by attaching the flow sensors inline with delivery tubes and near a working tool. The flow sensors can monitor the flow of agricultural product through the delivery tube and transmit flow information to a person operating the air seeder.
US09565797B2	Seed firmer life extender The present invention involves a seed firmer with a pusher attachment that extends the life of the seed firmer.
US09565796B1	Top surface mover and method of use An illustrative embodiment of a top surface mover generally comprises a vertical portion engaged with a horizontal portion and an engagement pad. The horizontal portion may include a mounting member to engage the top surface mover with a prime mover. The vertical portion and horizontal portion may be of variable length so that the position of the engagement pad with respect to the prime mover may be variable in at least two dimensions. The illustrative embodiment of a top surface mover is complimentary to an illustrative embodiment of a method of use wherein the top surface mover is configured to position top surface pieces accurately.
US09572288B2	System and method for modular data center A modular data center is disclosed. The modular data center may have a plurality of unit structures arranged generally parallel to one another. A plurality of supports may be used for supporting the unit structures elevationally above a floor, and wherein adjacent ones of the unit structures form hot aisles therebetween through which hot air generated from data center components may be channeled. Each unit structure may form an elongated structure having a frame structure, a roof panel supported by the frame structure, and a ceiling panel. The unit structures may be used to channel cold air to the data center components and hot air from the hot aisles out from the unit structures.
US09572284B2	Heat-dissipation structure for an indicia reading module Small mobile computing devices place stringent requirements on the electronic modules integrated within. High temperatures inside these mobile computing devices are unavoidable; therefore good thermal management is important to insure proper module operation. Here a heat-dissipation structure for an indicia-reading module integrated within a mobile computing device is disclosed.
US09572282B2	Heat conductor device and method of forming a heat conductor device The invention provides a heat conductor device (10) for removing heat from an electrical component (12) operating in a frequency range, the device comprising a body (13) having a first thermal conductivity, characterized in that the body (13) is provided with a heat spreader (14) comprising a pattern of thermally conducting tiles (20, 50, 51, 52, 61) separated by gaps (21), the tiles having a second thermal conductivity higher than the first thermal conductivity, wherein each tile has at most a maximum area value and the gaps have at least a minimum gap width, and the maximum area and the minimum width are dimensioned for conforming to a predetermined electromagnetic interference characteristic of the heat conductor device when combined with the electrical component operating in the frequency range. The invention also provides a method for forming a heat conductor device.
US09572281B2	Method for controlling a mechanical vibrating element A method for controlling a mechanical vibrating element driven by a driving means includes operating the driving means at an operation frequency for stimulating the vibrating element to oscillate at this frequency. The method also includes adjusting the operation frequency of the driving means for stimulating the vibration element at different frequencies and of determining a respective energy consumption of the driving means depending on the frequency at which the vibrating element oscillates. The resonance frequency of the oscillation of the vibrating element is identified as the frequency at which the energy consumption of the driving means is lowest and the driving means for stimulating the vibrating element can be operated at the resonance frequency.
US09572280B2	Chassis with distributed jet cooling A chassis with distributed jet cooling is provided. The chassis includes one or more sidewalls defining a volume configured to substantially surround one or more heat generating components positioned within the volume. The chassis further includes at least one array of fins thermally coupled to a respective one of the one or more sidewalls and at least one synthetic jet assembly comprising a multi-orifice synthetic jet or a number of single orifice synthetic jets disposed on a side of a respective one of the array(s) of fins. The chassis further includes at least one attachment means for attaching a respective one of the at least one synthetic jet assemblies to a respective one of the one or more sidewalls.
US09572279B2	Container-type data center A container-type data center enabling transportation while having IT equipment stored therein, Vibration isolation table units laid on a floor surface in a storage unit of a container are composed of a lower plate and an upper plate, and multiple spring vibration isolators are fixed between the plates. The lower plates of adjacent vibration isolation table units are fixed via a lower fixing member, and upper palates of adjacent units are fixed via an upper fixing member. Two racks are loaded per single vibration isolation table unit. By adopting this configuration, even when shock is applied on the container, the vibration transmitted from the container can be absorbed by the spring vibration isolator. Thus, even when the container is transported with the IT equipment and the like stored in the rack, it becomes possible to prevent the occurrence of failures such as fluctuation of the IT equipment, fall of the equipment by vibration, or detachment of internal components.
US09572277B2	Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, and an extension rail. The second rail can be longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail. The second rail includes a first section and a second section. The third rail is movably connected to the first section of the second rail and can be longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail by the second rail. The extension rail is located at the second section of the second rail.
US09572275B2	Expandable server case An expandable server case includes a shell and an expansion frame. The shell includes at least one docking space. The expansion frame is detachably assembled on one end of the shell and protruding from the periphery of the shell. The expansion frame is disposed corresponding to the docking space, and one side of the expansion frame is provided with a junction which is capable of fastening the power supply device. The power supply device is able to be inserted into the docking space to partially be accommodated into the expansion frame and is positioned onto the junction.
US09572273B2	Method for producing a hermetic housing for an electronic device A method produces a housing with at least one hermetically sealed receiving space for an electronic component, the receiving space including at least a part of the interior of the housing. In the method, a hollow body made of glass and having at least one opening is produced/provided, at least one electronic device is introduced through the at least one opening, and the receiving space is hermetically sealed by melting the housing, or the at least one opening is sealed by laser radiation. A device has an at least partially hermetically sealed housing made of silicon, particularly a housing produced according to the above-mentioned method.
US09572272B2	Foldable display apparatus A foldable display apparatus for minimizing stress applied to a bending area of a display panel. The foldable display apparatus can include a display panel configured to include a display area which includes a first display area, a second display area, and a bending area which is defined between the first and second display areas, a housing configured to include a first housing member, which supports a first area of the display panel corresponding to the first display area, and a second housing member which supports a second area of the display panel corresponding to the second display area, and a hinge part connected between the first and second housing members, and configured to enable the display panel to be folded or unfolded with respect to the bending area.
US09572270B2	Detachable display module and display device comprising the same A detachable display module and a display device comprising the same are provided. The detachable display module comprises a front frame, a display screen and a back plate. The front frame is of a detachable structure and comprises a first frame, a second frame, a third frame and a fourth frame. A first frame is fixedly connected with a second frame and a fourth frame through bridge connection pieces; and a third frame is detachably and fixedly connected with the back plate. The back plate is provided on a rear surface of the display screen, and the back plate is provided with a recess portion corresponding to a printed circuit board provided between the back plate and the display screen.
US09572269B2	Support system A support arm system for a load such as a display device. The system includes a support arm rotatable at its proximal end about a mid joint axis, monitor supporting head at the distal end of the support arm has an internal slider element and compression spring, and an arrangement of links and pivots which create a torque to oppose the torque created by a load on the head and keep a monitor plate in the same viewing plane relative to the vertical as the arm moves through its range of movement.
US09572263B2	Graduated routing for electrodes coupled to touch sensor electrodes A system and method for balancing the capacitive charge on touch sensor electrodes so that every two adjacent routes have the same capacitance as any other adjacent two routes, wherein routing electrodes are spaced further and further apart, or graduated, as they get longer, to thereby balance the capacitance on the touch sensor electrodes without having to add or subtract an offset from each touch sensor electrode.
US09572261B2	Conductive through-polymer vias for capacitative structures integrated with packaged semiconductor chips An electronic system comprising an electronic body (301) with terminal pads (310) and at least one capacitor embedded in the electronic body. The capacitor including an insulating and adhesive first polymeric film (302) covering the body surface except the terminal pads; a sheet (320) of high-density capacitive elements, the first capacitor terminal being a metal foil (321) attached to film (302), the second terminal a conductive polymeric compound (324), and the insulator a dielectric skin (323). Sheet (320) has sets of via holes: the first set holes reaching metal foil 321), the second set holes reaching the terminals (310), and the third set holes reaching the conductive polymeric compound (324). An insulating second polymeric film (303) lining the sidewalls of the holes and planarizing the sheet surface; and metal (432) filling the via holes between the polymeric sidewalls and forming conductive traces and attachment pads on the system surface.
US09572257B2	Multi-layered printed circuit board having core layers including indicia A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a stack of core layers disposed one over another, and electrically conductive interconnects extending vertically in the stack. Each of the core layers includes a substrate having opposite major surfaces, an electrically conductive active trace extending along at least one of the major surfaces, and an indicium. The stack also has an exposed edge where the indicia of the layers are together revealed. The indicia provide identifying and/or fiducial information about the PCB.
US09572256B2	Printed wiring board, method for manufacturing printed wiring board, and package-on-package A printed wiring board includes an uppermost insulating layer, first pads positioned to mount an IC chip on the insulating layer, second pads positioned to mount a second printed wiring board on the insulating layer, metal posts formed on the second pads, respectively, such that the metal posts mount the second board over the chip, and a solder resist layer formed on the uppermost insulating layer and having first and second openings such that the first openings exposes the first pads and that the second openings exposes the second pads, respectively. The metal posts are formed such that each of the metal posts has a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of each of the second opening portions, and the second opening portions are formed such that the diameter of each of the second opening portions is smaller than a diameter of each of the second pads.
US09572255B2	Electronic device, bonding material, and method for producing electronic device An electronic device has a printed substrate having land electrodes and a chip-type electronic component having external electrodes formed on a surface of a component element body. The land electrodes and the external electrodes are bonded via a solder to form electrode bonding parts. A thermosetting resin is filed between the electrode bonding parts. The bonding material contains solder particles having a melting point T1, a thermosetting resin having a curing temperature T2 that is higher than the melting point T1, and an activating agent having an activation temperature T3 that is lower than the curing temperature T2. The viscosity of the contained components except the solder particles at the melting point T1 is 0.57 Pa·s or less, and the melting point T1 and the activation temperature T3 satisfy T1−T3<50° C.
US09572252B2	Wiring substrate and method of manufacturing wiring substrate A wiring substrate includes an electrode including Cu or a Cu alloy, and a plated film including an electroless nickel-plated layer formed on the electrode and an electroless gold-plated layer formed on the electroless nickel-plated layer. The electroless nickel-plated layer is formed by co-precipitation of Ni, P, Bi, and S, the electroless nickel-plated layer includes a content of P of 5% by mass or more and less than 10% by mass, a content of Bi of 1 ppm by mass to 1,000 ppm by mass, and a content of S of 1 ppm by mass to 2,000 ppm by mass, and a mass ratio of the content of S to the content of Bi (S/Bi) is more than 1.0.
US09572248B2	Display device A display device, including a display panel displaying an image; a chip on film (COF) connected to the display panel and on which a driving integrated circuit is mounted; and a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the COF and including a driving circuit for driving the display panel, in the COF, on a film, a first pad portion being connected to the driving integrated circuit by a first wiring line, a second pad portion being connected to the driving integrated circuit by a second wiring line, and a solder resist being applied to the first and second wiring lines, the second pad portion being spaced from and offset from the first pad portion, and the PCB including stepped portions at sides of first and second corresponding pad portions connected with the first and second pad portions, respectively, to receive a portion of the solder resist.
US09572245B1	Thermal conducting structure applied to network control automation system The present disclosure provides a thermal conducting structure applied to a network control automation system. A circuit board defines bare copper regions located at two opposite sides thereof, and copper foil layers are disposed on bare copper regions and cover sliding edges on two side panels to form a thermal conducting path. An accommodation open chamber is formed between outer shell member and two side panels thereof for positioning circuit board, the two side panels of outer shell member have elastic convex parts disposed on surfaces thereof. The circuit module cooperating with positioning structure can be inserted into docking chamber by slidably mounting sliding edge along mounting part from opening, and elastic convex parts are abutted with sidewall around mounting parts to form thermal conducting path, so that heat generated during operation can be conducted to cooler bracket thereby increasing entire heat dissipation area and further improving heat dissipation efficiency.
US09572243B2	Air cooled plasma torch and components thereof Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an air cooled, retract-start plasma cutting torch having improved performance. The torch comprises any one, or a combination of an improved nozzle, electrode, shield cap and swirl ring, where these components have improved geometries and physical properties which optimize plasma jet performance during cutting.
US09572241B1	Devices for creating non-thermal plasma and ozone A plurality of non-thermal plasma emitters is disposed on a rigid or flexible substrate. The rigid substrate enables the device to be pre-formed in any shape and the flexible substrate enables the device to conform to any surface topography at the time of treatment. The substrate is a dielectric material and in a preferred embodiment is made of thin FR-4. Each of the plasma emitters has a drive electrode on one side of the substrate and a ground electrode on the opposing side of the substrate. In the preferred embodiment both electrodes are centered over a through-hole in the substrate. A conductive drive track is connected to each drive electrode and a conductive ground track is connected to each ground electrode. A drive terminal is connected to the drive track and a ground terminal is connected to the ground track.
US09572240B2	Light source apparatus Disclosed herein a light source apparatus that is capable of suppressing a light transmission rate of a debris trap to be lowered and a reflection rate in a light condenser mirror to be lowered. In the light source apparatus, a shielding member is provided having an aperture is provided in front of a stationary type foil trap to limit a solid angle of light emitted from a high temperature plasma. Furthermore, the stationary type foil trap is provided with a driving mechanism to allow the foil trap to be revolved such that an adhesion part of the debris of the foil trap is deviated from a position of the foil trap facing the aperture.
US09572239B2	Static electricity prevention device A static electricity prevention device includes a main body, an air ionizing generator, a first griping arm, a second griping arm and a driving unit. The main body includes a receiving cavity. The air ionizing generator is fixed on the main body and configured for ejecting ionized air. The first griping arm and the second griping arm each comprises a gripping end and a supporting end connected with the gripping end, the first griping arm and the second griping arm are pivotally mounted on the ends of the main body. The driving unit is arranged in the receiving cavity, and configured for driving the supporting end to rotate, and in order to open or close the gripping end.
US09572238B2	Touch panel, touch display device and method for manufacturing the touch panel The embodiments of the present invention disclose a touch panel, a touch display device and method for manufacturing the touch panel. The touch panel comprises a first electrode wire, a second electrode wire being intersected with the first electrode wire, wherein, the first electrode wire comprises first electrodes and a metal bridge for lapping adjacent first electrodes through a first through hole on the insulating layer, and the hole wall of the first through hole is provided with a first sharp corner; the second electrode wire comprises second electrodes, a connecting portion, a metal wire, and a conductive covering portion, one end of the metal wire is connected with the conductive covering portion through a second through hole on the insulating layer, and the hole wall of the second through hole is provided with a second sharp corner which is arranged to face the first sharp corner.
US09572234B2	LED control module A lighting system including a lighting module that receives a digital instruction stream containing lighting instructions, extracts a portion of the stream, provides a remainder of the stream to a connected adjacent lighting module, and executes the extracted portion.
US09572233B1	Systems and methods for operating a lighting system based on user lighting preferences A method of operating a lighting device positioned in an environment that includes acquiring lighting data corresponding to an environment using one or more sensing devices. The one or more sensing devices are communicatively coupled to a processor and a lighting device is positioned in the environment. The method further includes determining from the lighting data, by the processor, a lighting condition of the environment, acquiring presence data corresponding to a presence of one or more individuals in the environment using the one or more sensing devices, determining from the presence data, by the processor, a number of individuals present in the environment, and generating, by the processor, an actuation signal receivable by the lighting device to actuate the lighting device based on the lighting condition of the environment and the presence of both a registered individual and one or more additional individuals in the environment.
US09572231B2	Synthesizing lighting to control apparent colors Illumination of an environment can be selected based on target colors that the illumination would provide for specific samples. One process for synthesizing the illumination includes repeatedly selecting settings for separate light sources in a luminaire system and determining a difference between the target colors of the samples and apparent colors of the samples under illumination that the luminaire system would produce with the settings selected. The differences thus determined can be used to identify a synthesized illumination, for example, the synthesized illumination that provides a smallest difference. A luminaire system can implement such a process in a luminaire or in a control system for luminaires.
US09572219B1	Hue and dimming control circuits for lamps or LED arrays A lighting system includes a light-emitting diode (LED) that emits light having a hue that varies in response to variations in a voltage applied to the LED and an intensity that varies in response to variations in a duty cycle of the applied voltage. The lighting system includes a controller configured to receive a command signal having a periodic peak voltage and a periodic valley voltage. The controller includes a peak detector and a valley detector that detects the peak voltage and the valley voltage, respectively. The controller includes a pulse generator that generates a pulse stream having a pulse-voltage magnitude substantially equal to the detected peak voltage and a pulse-voltage duty cycle substantially equal to the ratio of the detected valley voltage to the detected peak voltage. The generated pulse stream is applied to the LED resulting in light emission of the controlled hue and of the controlled intensity.
US09572218B2	High-stability light source system and method A light source system that generates stable optical power over time and temperature in which a feedback control circuit is operative to receive a temperature signal and a sample signal and in response thereto generate a control signal to a driver circuit to maintain a power level of the light output substantially constant over an operative temperature range defined by Tmin and Tmax.
US09572214B1	Light emitting diode lamp string driving system A light emitting diode lamp string driving system includes a plurality of light emitting diode driving apparatuses and a plurality of light emitting diode lamp strings. The light emitting diode lamp string includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a switch unit, a control unit and a voltage level generating unit. An anode of a last of the light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode lamp string connected to a first of the light emitting diode driving apparatuses is connected to the control unit of a second of the light emitting diode driving apparatuses.
US09572213B2	Illumination light and illumination device An illumination light includes: a bridge diode that performs full-wave rectification on an alternating-current signal; a switching converter that includes a switching device and that converts the alternating-current signal on which the full-wave rectification has been performed, into a direct-current signal; a controller that controls on/off timing of the switching device; and a semiconductor light emitting element that is connected to the switching converter and the controller and to which the direct-current signal is output.
US09572212B2	LED lighting device using AC power supply Provided is a light emission device. When the size of an input voltage exceeds a minimum light emission voltage, all light emission elements emit light always irrespective of the size of a voltage, and as the size of the voltage decreases, the light emission device has a configuration in which the light emission elements are connected in parallel with each other, and as the size of the voltage increases, the light emission device has a configuration in which the light emission elements are connected in series with each other.
US09572210B2	Control circuit of light-emitting diode lighting apparatus Disclosed is a control circuit of an LED lighting apparatus having a dimming function. The control circuit provides a current path corresponding to light emitting states of LED channels in response to a rectified voltage, and performs dimming by controlling a current amount of the current path in response to a dimming control signal provided as an analog signal or digital signal.
US09572207B2	Dimming range extension Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a dimming arrangement for a variable load, such as a lamp. The dimming arrangement is coupled to a drive circuit for the load and arranged to reduce a drive current associated with the drive circuit, based on a control voltage.
US09572204B2	Lighting device having sealing member covering inside of wall member surrounding light emitting elements A lighting device includes a body section; a substrate provided in the body section; a wiring pattern provided on a surface of the substrate and including wiring pads; and light emitting elements provided on the wiring pattern and including electrodes in the vicinity of a circumferential edge of a surface opposite to a side on which the wiring pattern is provided. The lighting device also includes wirings that respectively connect the wiring pads and a plurality of electrodes; a surrounding wall member provided to surround the light emitting elements and having an annular shape; and a sealing section provided to cover the inside of the surrounding wall member. At least a part of the light emitting elements is connected in series. The electrodes are respectively positioned on or inside a circumference passing through centers of the light emitting elements which are connected in series.
US09572203B2	Control system for a melting process Disclosed is a control system for a melting process in an electric arc furnace for melting a metallic material that minimizes desired process properties such as the melting time or the total power consumption of the melting process. The system includes a processing unit adapted for receiving or collecting measured data of at least one process variable, determining the current state of the process, performing an optimization of the melting process, determining a process input based on the result of the optimization, and controlling the melting process with the process input. A method is also presented herein.
US09572197B1	Configuration of remote radio head antenna ports A method of operating a wireless transmission system having antenna elements that are driven by corresponding antenna ports is disclosed. The method includes, in a base system, transmitting a first antenna port configuration for receipt by a remote radio head. The method also includes, in the remote radio head, allocating first communication signals among the antenna ports based on the first antenna port configuration, and transmitting the first communication signals to the antenna ports for wireless transfer to user devices. The method also includes, in the base system, identifying active sets that indicate active pilot signals for the user devices, processing the active sets to identify a second antenna port configuration, and transmitting the second antenna port configuration for receipt by the remote radio head. The method also includes, in the remote radio head, allocating second communication signals among the antenna ports based on the second antenna port configuration.
US09572191B2	Methods and apparatus for lost connection handling A computer-implemented method, executable by a vehicle computing system (VCS), includes determining that a connection between a wireless device and a VCS has been lost. The method further includes determining if a driver is present in the vehicle, upon a lost link detection. The method additionally includes waiting until an enter-event occurs and then attempting to re-establish a connection between the wireless device and the VCS. This last step may be conditional upon a determination that a driver is not present.
US09572190B2	Device and method for associating with WiFi networks A method automatically connects a device to a WiFi network. The method includes determining WiFi networks that are available for a connection thereto. The method includes categorizing each of the WiFi networks as a private WiFi network or a public WiFi network in which the private WiFi network utilizes a first association process while the public WiFi network utilizes a second association process. The method includes executing a first automatic connection process using the first association process until a successful connection is established to one of the private WiFi networks based upon a first prioritized list. The method includes executing a second automatic connection process until a successful connection is established to one of the public WiFi networks based upon a second prioritized list when the first automatic connection process to the private wireless networks is unsuccessful.
US09572189B2	System and method for analyzing messages and initiating communication sessions Systems and methods are described herein for analyzing messages and other information provided in relation to a web communication, a mobile application communication session, a phone communication, or another type of communication. For example, a system and method are provided for initiating a text message communication session between an agent and a user. A two-way communication session may be facilitated between the user and the agent. A mobile telephone number disclosed by the user during the two-way communication session may be detected, and a text message communication session between the user and the agent may be initiated if a mobile telephone number was detected. Availability status associated with a provider of items or services may also be analyzed to determine an agent for communicating with the user.
US09572186B2	Intracell device-to-device communication control A user equipment comprises one or more antennas, a processor to communicate with an enhanced Node B (eNB) of an Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless communication network via the antenna; and a storage medium coupled to the processor, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon, that if executed by the processor, result in: requesting the eNB for a direct communication with a second user equipment, wherein the user equipment and the second user equipment are in a cell of the eNB; performing a first channel measurement based on a command from the eNB; receiving direct communication related information from the eNB based on a result of the first channel measurement; and performing a configuration based on the direct communication related information to perform the direct communicate with the second user equipment.
US09572185B2	Bearer split ratios for dual connectivity systems Technology for communicating data to a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. Effective data rates may be identified, at a master evolved node B (MeNB), for the UE with respect to the MeNB and a secondary evolved node B (SeNB). A downlink split ratio for bearers of the MeNB and the SeNB to the UE may be determined based in part on the effective data rates for the UE. A first portion of data may be sent from the MeNB to the UE according to the downlink split ratio. A remaining portion of data may be sent from the MeNB to the UE via the SeNB according to the downlink split ratio, wherein the UE supports dual connectivity with the MeNB and the SeNB.
US09572182B2	Methods and apparatuses for performing random access in a telecommunication system The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses (radio base station and UE) for enabling a UE to perform a contention-based random access. According to embodiments of the present invention, a non-dedicated random access preamble identifier is determined by a radio base station and the determined preamble is transmitted in a message to the UE which selects a non-dedicated random access preamble based on the received preamble identifier and performs a contention-based random access using the selected preamble.
US09572179B2	Methods and apparatus for communicating transmission backlog information Methods and apparatus for communicating transmission backlog information are described. Reporting control factors are utilized to expand reporting possibilities for a fixed bit size request report. At least one report control factor is determined as a function of channel quality information, power information, device capability information, and/or quality of service information. A transmission backlog report value is interpreted as a function of a reporting control factor. A wide range of quantization schemes for reporting transmission backlog information are facilitated corresponding to a small bit size report. A communications device can adaptively select a quantization request level closely matched to its current needs such as to provide an accurate representation of its current traffic channel resource needs. A communications device may request a number of frames in a request report and the same report may be indirectly requesting a number of communications segments needed to clear its transmission backlog.
US09572175B2	Conditional transmission deferral for dual wireless band coexistence A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.
US09572174B2	Method for scheduling radio activities for multiple rat modules sharing one antenna in a communications apparatus and communications apparatuses utilizing the same A communication apparatus is provided. A processor is coupled to a first radio access technology (RAT) module, a second RAT module and a radio transceiver shared by the first and second RAT modules. The first RAT module camps on a first serving cell belonging to a first wireless network and is in a packet transfer mode to perform data transfer in the first wireless network via the radio transceiver. The second RAT module camps on a second serving cell belonging to a second wireless network. The processor schedules the second RAT module to receive at least one neighbor cell's information in a portion of a plurality of predetermined frames during the data transfer of the first RAT module via the radio transceiver.
US09572169B2	Selecting frequency for multi-band small cell A device is configured to obtain interference information indicating interference levels at frequencies. The device is configured to determine a frequency for a small cell to use to communicate with a client device based on the interference information. The small cell is capable of using the frequencies to communicate and the frequency is determined from among the frequencies. The device is further configured to provide frequency information to the small cell instructing the small cell to communicate with the client device using the frequency.
US09572166B2	Indicating radio bearer information to network applications Providing information related to a quality of a mobile communication link to an internal and/or external application provider is described herein. By way of example, a system can include component(s) that can receive communication link quality information associated with a mobile session, incorporate such information into a data packet, and forward such data packet to an application provider. The system can provide such information for second generation network components, third generation network components, and advanced components compatible with both second and third generation network architectures.
US09572165B2	Predictive spectral allocation in mobile networks Technologies are generally described for discerning patterns in the “goodness” or “badness” of time-frequency slots to allow predictive allocation of spectral resources that may be appropriate for a wireless user. According to some examples, information on device location, time slots, sub-carrier(s) allotted for each time slot, and quality indicators may be received from mobile devices. The time slots may be grouped by location to form analysis intervals. A time-frequency vector may then be identified for each analysis interval and a unit of geographic grid. A “goodness” indicator may be computed for each time-frequency vector. Clusters of time-frequency vectors may be categorized for each analysis interval and associated unit of geographic grid such that mobile devices can be assigned “good” clusters through sub-carrier allocation.
US09572164B2	Method and apparatus for sequence hopping in single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) communication systems Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting a signal using a sequence in a wireless communication system. A first sequence used to transmit a first signal in a first channel is determined by performing group-hopping using a pseudo-random pattern over a first group of sequences. A second sequence used to transmit a second signal in a second channel is determined by performing the group-hopping using the pseudo-random pattern over a second group of sequences.
US09572156B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel information in wireless communication system One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting channel information in a wireless communication system. Disclosed is method for transmitting channel information, comprising the steps of: generating a frame which includes an operating class field and a channel number field; and transmitting the generated frame, wherein the channel number field indicates a number of a wireless local area network (WLAN) channel allocated according to available channel information.
US09572155B2	System and method for managing communication links A system and method for managing a communication link between a consumer electronic device adapted for two-way, wireless communications with at least one peripheral. The communication link is managed using a controller that is associated with the consumer electronic device that functions to assign communication slots to the peripheral to facilitate communications between the peripheral and the consumer electronic device.
US09572153B2	Information transmission method, user equipment, and base station Embodiments of the present invention provide an information transmission method, including: determining, by a user equipment (UE), a first subframe; configuring the UE to send a first uplink signal in the first subframe; determining, by the UE, that the first uplink signal is a first type of uplink signal, where the first type of uplink signal occupies a first part of symbols of the first subframe, and the number of symbols included in the first part of symbols is less than the number of symbols included in the first subframe; and detecting, by the UE, a downlink control channel on a second part of symbols in the first subframe, where the first part of symbols and the second part of symbols do not overlap in time domain.
US09572143B2	Radio communication terminal and radio communication method Provided is a radio communication terminal which is capable of measuring quality in communication with a handover destination with high accuracy. The radio communication terminal is capable of communicating with a base station or a relay node, and includes: a receiver which receives control information including information relating to measurement of measuring quality of a neighbor cell; an extractor which extracts information on a subframe where the measurement should be performed, which is a subframe where only transmission of a signal from the relay node connected to the base station is performed, from the information relating to the measurement; a measurement section which performs the measurement, on a subframe basis, based on the extracted information on the subframe where the measurement should be performed; and a transmitter which transmits a result of the measurement to the base station or the relay node.
US09572142B2	Efficient control information transmission method and apparatus for supporting multiple antenna transmission technique The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and provides an efficient control information transmission method and apparatus for supporting a multiple antenna transmission technique. A method is provided for transmitting downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information related to an uplink multiple codeword transmission and includes receiving the uplink multiple codeword transmission, generating HARQ information related to each of the multiple codewords based on a result of decoding each of the multiple codewords, modulating the HARQ information, and transmitting the modulated HARQ information via one or more physical HARQ indicator channels (PHICHs).
US09572140B2	Method and device for transmitting uplink control information in wireless communication system Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The UCI transmission method comprises the steps of: generating an encoding information bit stream by performing channel coding for a UCI bit stream; generating complex modulation symbols by performing modulation for the generated encoding information bit stream; spreading the complex modulation symbols in block-wise on the basis of an orthogonal sequence; and transmitting the spread complex modulation symbols to a base station. The encoding information bit stream is generated by a channel coding for circularly repeating the UCI bit stream.
US09572138B2	Method of transmitting control information in a wireless communication system and apparatus thereof A method and apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation (CA) is disclosed. A method for transmitting control information to a base station (BS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) from the base station through at least one serving cell configured in the user equipment, and transmitting control information regarding PDCCH reception or PDSCH reception indicated by the PDCCH to the base station. The control information is transmitted through a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of a primary cell, using control information feedback timing of at least one of the primary cell and a first cell of the at least one serving cell, and the at least one serving cell uses different uplink and downlink (UL-DL) configurations.
US09572134B2	Communication system, method, and apparatus A core network includes a plurality of nodes that serve as nodes managing mobility of a terminal and that are different with regards to service functions that nodes provide to the terminal. Based on subscriber information and terminal information, a node to be connected to the terminal is selected on the core network side, depending on a service characteristic utilized by the terminal or on a type of the terminal and the terminal is connected to the selected node.
US09572132B2	Method and apparatus for communicating data packets in a cloud cell The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for communicating data packets in a cloud cell. In one embodiment, a network node from which data packets are received is identified by the BS. If the data packets are received from a data gateway, a network node to which the data packets to be sent is identified. If the data packets are to be sent to a slave BS, partial processing, is performed on the data packets by the master BS. Furthermore, partially processed data packets are transmitted to the slave BS so that the slave BS performs complete processing on the partially processed data packets and transmits the completely processed data packets to the MS. If the data packets are to be sent to the MS, then complete processing of the data packets is performed by the BS and transmitted to the MS.
US09572128B2	Method and device for performing ranging A method and device for performing a dedicated ranging for Machine To Machine (M2M) communication is provided. A M2M device receives a paging message indicating a dedicated ranging channel allocation from a base station. The dedicated ranging channel allocation is valid within a dedicated channel allocation timer.
US09572127B2	Method and device using observed time difference of arrival for positioning mobile station A method using OTDOA for positioning a mobile station includes: transmitting to the mobile station an OTDOA capability request message to inquire about a communication system format supported by the mobile station and signal reception quality information of each base station of a communication system supported, where the OTDOA capability request message includes a plurality of communication formats existent in a current service area of the mobile station and corresponding signal reception quality information, provided for the mobile station to select based on the communication system format supported by the mobile station; receiving an OTDOA support capability message returned by the mobile station, where the OTDOA support capability message includes the communication system format supported by the mobile station and corresponding signal reception quality; sending to the mobile station auxiliary positioning information based on the communication system format supported by the mobile station and the corresponding signal reception quality.
US09572122B2	Methods for communication apparatus to align a frame boundary with a cell and communication apparatus utilizing the same A method for a communication apparatus to align a frame boundary with a cell. A first time at which a predetermined synchronization signal is supposed to be received is determined after knowing a timing of the cell. The predetermined synchronization signal is a primary synchronization signal or a secondary synchronization signal. A second time at which the predetermined synchronization signal is actually received is determined. A first offset between the first time and the second time is determined. A timing of a local time base utilized by the communication apparatus according to the first offset is adjusted such that a frame boundary of the local time base and a frame boundary of the cell are aligned.
US09572119B2	Unique connection identifier Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a connection identification scheme are provided. One method includes determining, for example by an information receiver, a unique connection identity for an off-band connection with an information provider. The unique connection identity may be based on information related to a user plane connection with the information provider. The method may further include storing the unique connection identity, receiving radio access network information and synchronization information from the information provider, and synchronizing at least part of the radio access information with at least part of information sent in the user plane connection, using the synchronization information.
US09572104B2	Dynamic adjustment of user experience based on system capabilities A mobile computing device has an operating system that configures the mobile computing device by defining at least one user session, wherein the at least one user session includes a plurality of contexts, each context of the plurality of contexts having separate bindings of input and output resources, and separately managed applications. For example, a different context can be associated with each display device. The operating system is further configured to receive information about applications executed in the separate contexts, to receive information about environmental conditions of the computer, and, to selectively limit operation of applications in each context according to the environmental conditions and the applications executed in both contexts.
US09572097B2	Determining a preferred WIFI hotspot A method of determining preferred WIFI hotspots. The method includes the steps of: detecting, by a computer processor, an attempt to connect to a first WIFI hotspot by a wireless device in a first area; and in response to detecting the attempt to connect to the first WIFI hotspot: identifying, by the computer processor, at least one bandwidth requirement of the wireless device; determining, by the computer processor, preferences based on contextual information corresponding to the wireless device and its user; collecting, by the computer processor, a plurality of WIFI hotspots available in the first area and identify prices and network bandwidth offered by each of the plurality of WIFI hotspots; and recommending, by the computer processor, preferred WIFI hotspots in the first area based on the identified bandwidth requirements, the determined preferences, and the process and network bandwidth offered by each of the plurality of WIFI hotspots.
US09572092B2	Method and apparatus for active scanning in wireless LAN A method and corresponding device for performing active scanning in a wireless local area network (LAN). The method includes: receiving, by a first station (STA), a second probe request frame from a second STA, wherein the second probe request frame is transmitted based on broadcast; and determining, by the first STA, whether to transmit a first probe request frame for an active scanning based on the second probe request frame. The first STA determines not to transmit the first probe request frame if the first STA is capable of receiving information related to an AP to be associated based on the second probe request frame.
US09572089B2	Method and apparatus for supporting home Node B services A method and apparatus for supporting home Node B (HNB) services are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives HNB access restriction information from an HNB and accesses the HNB if an access to the HNB is allowed based on the HNB access restriction information. The HNB access restriction information may be a closed subscriber group identity (CSG ID), a status bit indicating whether an HNB cell is available or not, an identity of WTRUs that are allowed to access the HNB, information indicating whether an access to a cell is barred or not. The WTRU may trigger measurements for cell reselection even though signal strength on a currently connected cell is above a threshold. The measurement may be triggered manually, periodically, under the instruction from the network, or based on a neighbor cell list including information about HNB cells located nearby.
US09572088B2	Method for transceiving accessible cell information of a relay node in a wireless communication system, and device for same The present invention discloses a method for a serving network node to process a signal in a wireless communication system. In more detail, the method comprises the steps of: forming a communication link with a mobile device; receiving a message including network node list information that the mobile device can access from an external network node or from the mobile device; and transceiving a signal with the mobile device. Here, the mobile device is a relay node, and the external network node is an operation and maintenance (OAM) server or mobility management entity (MME).
US09572084B2	Method and system for route optimization during handover and access network element A method and system for route optimization during switching and an access network element. In a process that a terminal is switched from a source access network element to a target access network element, the target access network element obtains identity information of a correspondent node of the terminal from the terminal, and triggers an access network element of the correspondent node to update a correspondent node mapping relationship. In the present solution, information of a correspondent node is obtained by adding a signaling interaction procedure between the network and the terminal host, so that the information of the correspondent node which is performing data communication is obtained in real time, and a subsequent data stream route optimization process is performed in time, thereby solving the problem of low processing performance and poor real-time performance resulted from an access gateway monitoring, detecting and maintaining correspondent node information.
US09572083B2	Directional transmission techniques Embodiments provide techniques for the transmission of broadcasts. For instance, an apparatus may include a sequence selection module, and multiple radiating elements. The sequence selection module selects sequences of directional transmission patterns, where each selected sequence corresponds to a time period. The multiple radiating elements wirelessly transmit a broadcast at the time periods in accordance with the selected sequences. The broadcast may include, for example, beacons, and/or a data broadcast, and/or a control broadcast and/or a management broadcast.
US09572082B2	Method for digital communication, radio communication system, and radio communication apparatus A method for digital communication in a system including a gateway apparatus, a first radio communication apparatus, and a second radio communication apparatus, the method including: at the first radio communication apparatus, sending first data to the gateway apparatus during a first time slot of a radio frame, the radio frame including a common slot, the first time slot allocated to the first radio communication apparatus for data transmission, and a second time slot allocated to the second radio communication apparatus for data transmission; determining whether the first data has been received by the gateway apparatus; upon determining that the first data has not been received by the gateway apparatus, sending a relay request signal to the second radio communication apparatus during the common slot of the radio frame; in response to the relay request signal, receiving a response signal from the second radio communication apparatus.
US09572081B2	Communication method and apparatus in a multi-hop communication system A node device for a wireless communications, includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: select an adjacent node device sending a packet to further adjacent node device prior to the node device, from among a plurality of adjacent node devices that communicate with the node device directly, based on record information regarding the further adjacent node device to which the plurality of adjacent node devices sent packets, the further adjacent node device communicating with the plurality of the adjacent node devices directly, and transmit the packet to the selected adjacent node device.
US09572080B1	Systems and methods for vehicle connectivity continuity Systems and methods for vehicle connectivity continuity are provided. In one embodiment, a vehicle communication system comprises: a first radio communication device having a predictive availability function, wherein the predictive availability function comprising an input configured to receive time correlated trajectory data for a planned route for a vehicle; and an attitude control model coupled to the predictive availability function, wherein the attitude control model generates and outputs predictions of vehicle attitude for a plurality of route positions defined along the planned route; wherein the predictive availability function generates a blockage schedule of predicted signal blockages of channels utilized by the communication device based on the predictions of vehicle attitude for the plurality of route positions; wherein the first radio communication device is configured to transfer between a first communication channel and a second communication channel at a predetermined position along the planned route based on the blockage schedule.
US09572079B2	Intelligent integration of mmWave technology in a heterogeneous wireless communication system A system and method are provided for intelligently incorporating a mmWave communication link in a heterogeneous cellular/Wi-Fi networking environment. The combination improves overall data transmission capacity of the heterogeneous networking environment, and also provides superior user Quality of Experience. The combination of the mmWave communication link with the cellular/Wi-Fi communication system is integrated in a synergistic manner that allows each of the individual communication technologies to complement the other. Using highly-directional beamforming antennas the mmWave communication link provides wide area network coverage by deploying a plurality of directional beams in sectors to complement the coverage area of the wide area network systems operating in other frequency bands.
US09572074B2	Method and apparatus for scanning sectors in order of distance from mobile station A mobile station will sort wireless coverage sectors in order of distance of the sectors from the mobile station, and the mobile station will then scan for pilot signals from the sectors in the sorted order. The invention can be applied advantageously to provide an order of scanning remaining set sectors in a mobile station operating according to a code division multiple access protocol.
US09572072B2	Method and apparatus for communicating delivery of data packets to a user equipment in a wireless communication system In a communication system (100) where a wireless relay node (RN) (114) relays data packets between a Node B (112) and a user equipment (UE) (102), the RN receives (608) a data packet from the Node B via a first wireless link (115), conveys (614) the received data packet to the UE via a second wireless link (120), determines (616) whether the UE is likely to handoff, and in response to determining that the UE is likely to handoff, delays conveying (620, 622) an acknowledgment of the data packet to the Node B until an acknowledgment has been received from the UE. In another embodiment, the RN may use a status report (720) to inform the Node B of data packets that have not been transmitted to the UE or that have been transmitted to the UE but for which an acknowledgement has not been received from the UE.
US09572070B2	Facilitation of idle mode traffic load balancing A potential traffic load imbalance condition associated with sector carriers is detected. The traffic loading for the sector carriers is balanced based, at least, on causing one or more idle mobile devices to select a new sector carrier by adjusting one or more idle mode parameters. Detecting the potential traffic load imbalance condition includes: identifying an overloaded sector carrier; identifying an set of overlaid sector carriers, wherein the set of overlaid sector carriers includes one or more sector carriers in an area surrounding the overloaded sector carrier; and determining a number of idle mobile devices and corresponding signal strengths of mobile devices camping on sector carriers of the set of overlaid sector carriers. Balancing the traffic loading includes: determining the number of mobile devices to shift from the overloaded sector carrier, and initiating the shift by adjusting idle mode parameters.
US09572065B2	Dynamically adjusting wireless station connections in a co-located access point system A method for equalizing an average throughput of a plurality of wireless communication network access points is provided. Each access point having a respective average throughput value and at least one control parameter, the at least one control parameter controlling wireless connectivity at the access point. An average throughput value received from each of the plurality of access points is determined. A first wireless communication network access point for configuration is determined based on the average throughput values received from each of the plurality of access points. The at least one control parameter of the determined first wireless communication network access point is set to at least one threshold value to effect equalization of the average throughput values among the wireless communication network access points.
US09572058B2	Increasing an uplink performance in a C-RAN environment The instant application describes a method for identifying, at a mobile device, a first signal delay path to a first tower; identifying, at the mobile device, a second signal delay path to a second tower; determining, at the mobile device, a difference between the first signal delay path and the second signal delay path; determining, at the mobile device, whether the difference between the first signal delay path and the second signal delay path exceeds a threshold; and upon determining the difference between the first signal delay path and the second signal delay path exceeds the threshold, transmit from the mobile device two streams of a same signal to a receiver at a network. The first stream of the two streams of the same signal is transmitted at a first time, and the second stream of the two streams of the same signal is transmitted at a second time.
US09572057B2	Traffic scheduling system for wireless communication system In one embodiment, a self-healing baseband unit for modifying a key parameter indicator (KPI) value includes a processor that executes a real-time platform health processing agent that generates a fault alarm message based on real-time platform health data received from various components of the baseband unit. The baseband unit includes a L1 sub-system connected via a shared memory to a LL2 processing agent. The L2 processing agent includes a data plane processing module for generating control data and a scheduling module. The scheduling module includes a scheduler trade-off module for generating a trade-off value based on the KPI value and the fault alarm message, and an air interface scheduler that modifies primary uplink and downlink transmission schedules based on the trade-off value, a bearer QoS value, and the control data. The KPI is modified by transmission and reception using the modified uplink and downlink transmission schedules.
US09572054B2	Realization method, apparatus and system for remote monitoring A realization method, apparatus and system for remote monitoring, the remote monitoring technique is used between interphones, which includes the following contents: a monitored party receives a remote monitoring request from a monitoring party, the remote monitoring request includes a target control information; the monitored party answers confirming information to the monitoring party after receiving the remote monitoring request successfully, and analyzes the target control information, and then selects transmission mode; the monitored party enters monitored state, starts transmission automatically, and implements the transmission according to the selected transmission mode. Applying the embodiments of the present invention, the remote monitoring function of a interphone will be improved, and the monitoring party can initiatively control the transmission time of the monitored party; or transmission interval and times of the monitored party, so as to realize the repeat monitoring is realized. Furthermore, the target control information of the present invention is not set completely by Customer Program Software (CPS), it also can be set according to the human-computer interface operation, the transmission time of the monitored party is controlled agilely.
US09572053B2	Method and device for handling base sequences in a communications network A method in a network node, a network node, a method in a user equipment and a user equipment handle base sequences in a communications network. The network node is configured to communicate with a user equipment. The network node, which has information about a default base sequence and an alternative base sequence, determines that the alternative base sequence should replace the default base sequence for the user equipment. The network node then sends information about the alternative base sequence to the user equipment.
US09572051B2	Joint optimization of a radio access network and a distributed antenna system Certain features relate to systems and methods for jointly optimizing a radio access network (RAN) and distributed antenna system (DAS). A joint RAN-DAS self-optimizing network (SON) entity can determine target operations and management parameters based on operations and management parameters specific to the DAS and operations and management parameters specific to the RAN. The joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS using the target operations and management parameters. Jointly optimizing the RAN and the DAS can improve the capacity characteristics, coverage characteristics, or the performance characteristics of the RAN and DAS. In some aspects, the joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS by re-allocating power levels of downlink signals transmitted by remote units of the DAS to compensate for underutilized carrier signals in situations of low traffic load.
US09572049B2	Performance diagnosis of wireless equipment and a wireless network over out-of-band communication Performance issues of wireless equipment (WE) or a wireless network are diagnosed through an alternative communication channel enabled by an alternative wireless network available to the WE. A service platform (SP) probes performance condition of the WE through a mobility control node (MCN) and, in response to a fault condition, collects data related to operation of the WE. Based at least on part of the data, the SP diagnoses the fault condition and related performance issue(s). To probe performance, the SP requests the MCN to collect data related to performance metric(s) of the WE. The alternative communication channel is established, and such data is collected therefrom, in response to low-grade connectivity amongst the MCN and the WE. The SP notifies the WE of at least the fault condition through the MCN or, in case of network fault condition, via the alternative communication channel.
US09572048B2	Communication method and apparatus for device-to-device (D2D) Provided are a communication method and apparatus for device-to-device (D2D). More particularly, the communication method for D2D includes configuring a network topology using at least one cooperating base station to communicate among devices included in multiple heterogeneous cells, creating an association between multiple device pairs and at least one base station based on configuring the network topology, and determining a cooperation context for communication among the multiple device pairs is provided. The communication apparatus carries out such a method.
US09572047B2	Adjacent channel leakage reduction in scalable wireless communication network Embodiments of the present disclosure describe adjacent channel leakage reduction in wireless networks. An apparatus may include circuitry to receive, by a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication network over downlink signaling, information to indicate a frequency offset of one or more uplink carrier bands of the UE and circuitry to shift a frequency of the one or more uplink carrier bands based on the frequency offset. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09572046B2	PLMN operation management A network management function of a public land mobile network is provided with one or more notifications of the extent of progress of an operation, from another management function of the public land mobile network, in accordance with one or more input parameters. The operation is performed remotely from the network management function.
US09572045B2	Method and system for activating a femto base station A method for activating a femto base station includes transmitting at least one binding message that binds at least one access point with a collocated femto base station. The method also includes determining the collocated femto base station is in a power saving mode. The method additionally includes transmitting via the access point a request requesting that the collocated femto base station is put into an operational mode.
US09572043B2	Spatial routing among microwave backhaul transceivers A first microwave backhaul transceiver may comprise a plurality of antenna elements. The transceiver may determine atmospheric conditions between it and one or more potential link partners, and adjust a radiation pattern of the plurality of antenna elements based on the determined atmospheric conditions. A first radiation pattern of the plurality of antenna elements may correspond to a first microwave backhaul link between the first microwave transceiver and a second microwave backhaul transceiver. A second radiation pattern of the plurality of antenna elements may correspond to a second microwave backhaul link between the first microwave transceiver and a third microwave backhaul transceiver. The transceiver may adjust the radiation pattern based on characteristics of data to be transmitted, and based on a routing table it maintains.
US09572042B2	Spectrum channel sharing system A spectrum channel sharing system may coordinate a shared usage of one or more spectrum channels between a first communication system and a second communication system. The first communication system may transmit a request to the second communication system to clear communication traffic associated with the second communication system from a spectrum channel. The first communication system may then initiate a communication session on the spectrum channel after the communication traffic associated with the second communication system has been at least partially cleared from the spectrum channel.
US09572041B2	Routing A method of routing a roaming cellular data terminal (12), for example an M2M device or telephone handset to an APN includes providing a DNS 20 in a roaming network 2 which resolves a FQDN to a local POP remote 22 from the home POP 18 in home network 6.
US09572039B2	Mobile communication system, control apparatus, communication control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium In one exemplary aspect, a core network (CN) (20) sets a shared CNB (30) shared for user packet transfer of a plurality of mobile terminals (1) connected to a base station (2) between a transfer node (4) and an external gateway (5). When an arbitrary one of the plurality of mobile terminals (1) performs communication, the CN (20) uses the shared CNB (20) and first RAB (40 and 50) for the arbitrary one of the plurality of mobile terminals. The CN (20) uses, when a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal of the plurality of mobile terminals (1) simultaneously perform communication, the shared CNB (30) and the first RAB (40 and 50) for the first mobile terminal and a second CNB (31) and second RAB (41 and 51) for the second mobile terminal, the second CNB (31) and the second RAB (41 and 51) being additionally set.
US09572033B2	Systems and methods for encrypted mobile voice communications A system for establishing a registration for secure communication between a mobile device and a server includes a server configured to: determine the phone number of the mobile device from which the SMS or MMS message is originated; and verify the phone number of the mobile device originating the SMS or MMS message against a whitelist to authorize a registration between the mobile device and the server. The server can establish an encryption key between the mobile device and the server, which can used to provide or enhance encryption of a voice communication, such as a VoIP communication, made using the mobile device. The server can renew the encryption key based on one or more policies determined by an administrator. The server can be configured to verify a secure identification code that is input at the mobile device and which can be provided to a user of the mobile device before the mobile device is registered with the server.
US09572030B2	Methods and apparatus to discover authentication information in a wireless networking environment Examples to discover network authentication information in a wireless network involve transmitting during network discovery and prior to authentication, a Generic Advertisement Services (GAS) request to a network access point. The request requests authentication information. In addition, a response to the request is received from the network access point. The network authentication information is retrieved from the response. The network authentication information includes a re-direct frame.
US09572028B2	Mobile device, and method for releasing lock of the mobile device via handwriting recognition A method, and a mobile device adapted thereto, verifies a user and executes applications via handwriting recognition. The method of controlling a mobile device includes entering a lock state, detecting a user's input, verifying a user based on the input and searching for an instruction corresponding to the input, and performing at least one of maintaining or releasing the lock state and which performs an operation corresponding to the instruction, based on user verification result and the instruction search result.
US09572026B2	Location services for a wireless device In an example embodiment, a wireless device is operable to advertise a policy on the inclusion of the wireless device in a radio frequency map. For example, the wireless device may transmit a signal comprising a field in an extended capabilities information that indicates whether mapping of the wireless device is permissible. As another example, the wireless device may perform certain actions, such as changing media access control address, changing transmit power, and/or vary response times to prevent accurate mapping of the location of the wireless device.
US09572024B2	Network upgrading-adaptive telephone number upgrading method and device for wireless terminal A network upgrading-adaptive telephone number upgrading method and device for a wireless terminal are provided. The solution relates to the field of wireless communication. An initialization unit of a terminal device acquires telephone numbers to be upgraded, and backs up the telephone numbers for use during recovery of the telephone numbers; the initialization unit of the terminal device acquires storage positions where the telephone numbers to be upgraded are stored; a number upgrading unit of the terminal device acquires number upgrading rules from a network side through the wireless terminal, and upgrades the telephone numbers in the storage positions according to the number upgrading rules; and a number writing unit of the terminal device covers the telephone numbers in the storage positions with the upgraded telephone numbers. The problem that the telephone numbers of the wireless terminal or the terminal device cannot be adaptively upgraded after a network is upgraded is solved, and beneficial effects of adaptively upgrading the telephone numbers, improving user experiences and reducing a risk after the network upgrading of an operator are achieved.
US09572023B2	Method and system for providing services to mobile communication subscribers The present invention is related to a method and system for service provision to mobile communication subscribers with the use of so-called virtual SIM cards and is also related to respective machine-readable media. A technical result of the invention is expansion of an arsenal of technical communication options and better security of operations with virtual SIM cards.
US09572020B2	Apparatus and method supporting wireless communications between devices using different application protocols in industrial control and automation systems A method includes communicating at a translator device with first devices in a first network using a first protocol and with second devices in a second network using a second protocol. The method also includes receiving data messages at the translator device, where the data messages include first data messages communicated between devices using a common protocol and second data messages communicated between devices using different protocols. The method further includes communicating each first data message from the translator device, where each first data message is routed towards a destination using the common protocol associated with the first data message. In addition, the method includes, for each second data message, translating contents of the second data message at the translator device to generate a new data message compliant with another protocol and communicating the new data message from the translator device towards a destination over the first or second network.
US09572019B2	Service selection set published to device agent with on-device service selection Disclosed herein are various embodiments for publishing a service selection set to a device agent on an end-user device and for on-device selection of a service. In some embodiments, a network system publishes a service selection set to an end-user device over a wireless access network, receives a selection set user selection from the end-user device, and provisions one or more network functions based on the selection set user selection.
US09572013B2	OTA file upload servers Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to gathering a plurality of data from a SIM card on a wireless communications device and recording the plurality of data onto a database where the plurality of data can be viewed at a later time. A network device requests a plurality of data from a SIM card on a wireless communications device. An OTA platform receives the request and gathers the plurality of data from the SIM card. The OTA platform, which normally sends the plurality of data back to the network device, sends the plurality of data to a file upload server instead. The file upload server records the plurality of data to a database where the plurality of data can be viewed by the network device. In certain examples, the file upload server sends a notification to the network device that the plurality of data is ready for viewing.
US09572008B2	Apparatus, system and method of communicating in a data link group Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating traffic to a plurality of wireless devices. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) device to communicate one or more discovery messages during at least one Discovery Window (DW) of a NAN cluster including the NAN device; and communicate data within a data link group after the DW, the data link group including the NAN device and one or more NAN devices of the NAN cluster.
US09572006B2	Parachute assembly for deploying a wireless mesh network The present invention relates to the deployment of a plurality of wireless communication devices in order to provide a wireless mesh communications network. According to various embodiments, deployment of the communications devices is made by parachutes suitably adapted for the purpose.
US09572005B2	Connection setting method and apparatus for client cooperation in wireless communication system Provided are a connection setting method and apparatus for client cooperation in a wireless communication system. A base station and a source device search for at least one candidate cooperative device for the source device. The base station determines whether a list of candidate cooperative devices for the source device is valid. The source device is connected to a recommended candidate cooperative device selected from the list of candidate cooperative devices. At this stage, the base station and the source device are connected through a first system, and the base station and the recommended candidate cooperative device are connected through a second system.
US09572002B2	Interactive emergency information and identification systems and methods A computer-implemented method for interactive emergency information and identification is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a notification concerning an emergency situation, wherein the notification includes a location of the emergency situation, and defining, by the processor, a geo-fence representing a first physical area surrounding the location of the emergency situation. The method further includes receiving, by the processor, location information representing locations of a plurality of user devices, each user device being associated with an individual, and determining, by the processor, which of the user devices are located within the geo-fence based on the location information. Additionally, the method includes transmitting, by the processor, information about the emergency situation to the user devices located within the geo-fence.
US09571995B1	Call transfer initiation via near field communication (NFC) A first device may detect that a second device is within communicative proximity for a near field communication connection with the first device, and may establish the near field communication connection with the second device. The first device may determine that the first device and the second device are provisioned with a same telephone number, determine that the first device is a destination for a call to be transferred, and request a transfer of the call.
US09571985B2	High accuracy indoor locating system A beacon anchor may include a signal generator configured to generate an ultra-wide band signal inclusive of a unique identifier associated with the beacon anchor, where the UWB signal is a pulse sequence. A transceiver may be in communications with the signal generator. Responsive to receiving the UWB signal from the signal generator, the UWB signal may be broadcast. A processing unit may be in communication with the transceiver, and, responsive to receiving a unicast communications session request from a portable device, be configured to establish a unicast communications session with the portable device to enable a distance between the portable device and beacon anchor to be determined. Through use of UWB signals, relative position (e.g., in front of or behind the beacon anchor) may be determined, thereby enabling different actions to be taken in response to determining the relative position.
US09571982B2	System and method for dynamically providing real-time service for a mobile wireless device A method and system is disclosed for providing continued of streaming content to a mobile device in a distributed wireless network. This includes receiving user location data; receiving user movement history data; receiving user profile data; determining a predicted coverage area based on the user location data and at least one of: the user movement history data and the user profile data; receiving static coverage data for the predicted coverage area; receiving dynamic signal data for the predicted coverage area; determining a predicted probability of network failure in the predicted coverage area based on the static coverage data and the dynamic signal data; determining if the predicted probability exceeds a set threshold value; retrieving desirable data for the predicted coverage area if the predicted probability exceeds a threshold; and storing the desirable data in a computer memory in the mobile device if the predicted probability exceeds the threshold.
US09571980B1	Augmenting Wi-Fi localization with auxiliary sensor information In one implementation, a method of maintaining continuous identity for mobile devices includes: obtaining a first address for a first device; and obtaining, from one or more auxiliary sensors, auxiliary sensor information related to the first device. The method also includes determining whether the auxiliary sensor information matches information associated with a second address, where the second address was previously associated with the first device. The method further includes linking the first address with the second address for the first device, in order to continue tracking the first device when the second address is no longer detected, in response to determining that the auxiliary sensor information matches information associated with the second address.
US09571978B1	User equipment positioning utilizing motion of high altitude platform The systems and methods of the disclosure relate to estimating the location of a remote device, e.g., a mobile phone or other user equipment (“UE”), that is in communication with equipment aboard a high altitude platform (“HAP”). Because the HAP is in motion, the location of the equipment aboard the HAP is not at a fixed location. While this breaks some forms of traditional UE location positioning techniques, it creates new information that can be used instead. Thus, when traditional GPS or ground-station based location services are unavailable, a remote device in communication with equipment aboard a HAP can still be positioned.
US09571976B1	Optimized radio frequency signal strength sampling of a broadcast area for device localization Embodiments described herein provide improvements to the accuracy of location estimates. In one embodiment, an apparatus stores a first plurality of RF signal strength values that are mapped to known locations, and stores a second plurality of RF signal strength values that are not mapped to known locations. The apparatus estimates locations where the second plurality of RF signal strength values was measured based on the first plurality of RF signal strength values and their corresponding known locations, calculates an uncertainty for the estimated locations, and identifies an estimated location having a highest uncertainty. The apparatus directs a measurement device to measure an RF signal strength value at a known location that corresponds with the estimated location, and adds the RF signal strength value to the first plurality of RF signal strength values to reduce an uncertainty in subsequent estimates of locations within the broadcast area.
US09571975B2	Identifying users of a communications system at commonn geographic locations Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system.
US09571973B1	Determining distances An apparatus and a method for determining distances between apparatuses are disclosed. The method in a first apparatus includes joining a network including a set of apparatuses; setting a first predetermined operating mode for the first apparatus after joining the network; receiving from at least one second apparatus belonging to the net-work a message indicating a support for a ranging service from the second apparatus. As a response to the message, a ranging process with the second apparatus is initiated. A second predetermined operating mode is set for the first apparatus after completing the ranging process with the second apparatus network; and a range-limited service discovery frame is broadcast.
US09571972B2	Managing crowd sourced data acquisition A method for providing improved coverage of data acquisition in a crowd sourced data acquisition environment including determining respective locations of mobile devices within an area wherein data acquisition is desired; requesting transmission of desired data captured by sensors in the mobile devices within the area; comparing locations of mobile devices currently transmitting desired data to a desired coverage map of mobile device location to produce a map showing missing coverage; prioritizing acquisition of mobile devices in locations of missing coverage; and aggregating the transmitted desired data and providing the aggregated data to an entity.
US09571970B2	Evaluating location based on multiple data sources Among other things, we describe a method that includes, on an electronic device, receiving, from a first location system of the electronic device, first data indicative of a first location of the device at a first time, comparing the first data to second data indicative of a second location of the device at a second time, the second data having been received from a second location system of the electronic device, and based on the comparison, determining whether the first data meets a threshold of location data integrity.
US09571966B2	Mobile device, server, and content management method for a system comprising same A content managing method of a mobile device, a server, and a system is provided. According to the content managing method, when the mobile device enters into a specific region, the mobile device transmits location information of the location of the mobile device and device information of the mobile device to the server, and the server searches for and transmits content information corresponding to the location information to the mobile device. Accordingly, a user can receive the content information simply by entering into a specific location with the mobile device.
US09571961B2	Systems and methods for transit-rider-status identification and communication Systems and methods for transit-rider-status determination and communication where a rider, via their rider communication device may provide their status to one or more transit agencies or transit networks to avail themselves of communication services that are catered to them and to their status.
US09571954B2	Information processing system, information processing method, mobile phone, server, and control methods and control programs thereof When an input device is connected via a communication interface, a mobile phone determines whether a local device can control the input device. When it is determined that the local device cannot control the input device, the mobile phone requests a server connected via a wireless communication network to control the input device. The mobile phone controls signal transfer between the input device and the server via the communication interface and the wireless communication network so that the server can control the input device by establishing communication between the input device and the server. In response to the request from the mobile phone, the server controls the input device via the established communication with the input device.
US09571951B2	Apparatus and method for reproducing multi-sound channel contents using DLNA in mobile terminal An acoustic apparatus and a method thereof in a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for establishing a multi-sound system that provides sounds of sense of reality by connecting with players existing in the neighborhood and reproducing channels of contents using a plurality of players when reproducing the contents including multi-sound channels are provided. The apparatus includes a control player, a server player, and a client player. The control player selects players that reproduce respective channels using information of the channels forming the multi-sound channel contents. The server player analyzes the contents to be reproduced by the players to provide the information regarding the channels to the control player. The client player reproduces the channels of the relevant contents under control of the control player.
US09571949B2	Apparatus for determining cochlear dead region An apparatus for determining cochlear dead region comprising a sound generation unit, an output transducer, and a control unit. The control unit causes the sound generation unit to provide a first electrical sound signal representing a first frequency band adjacent to a frequency region of interest, with a first bandwidth, a first sound pressure level and a first subsequent electrical sound signal representing a first subsequent frequency band comprising the frequency region of interest with a first subsequent bandwidth, a first subsequent sound pressure level, and a first subsequent time delay to the first electrical sound signal. In response, the output transducer generates a first output sound and a first subsequent output sound with the first subsequent time delay. A user compares the first output and first subsequent output sounds and decides, whether he hears a difference between the two sounds and gives a positive or negative decision input.
US09571940B2	System and method for sharing network resources between hearing devices A system for enabling a hearing device wireless access to a communication network includes a first transceiver unit in the hearing device communicating according to a first communication protocol. The system also includes a server device including an input/output unit connected to the communication network and configured to communicate according to a second communication protocol. A second transceiver unit is connected wirelessly to the first transceiver unit and configured to communicate according to the first communication protocol. A translator unit interconnects the second transceiver unit and the input/output unit and is configured to translate between the first and second communication protocol. The hearing device is configured to upload and download data to and from the communication network through the server device, and the server device is incorporated in a mobile or cellular telephone.
US09571937B2	Acoustic generator, and acoustic generation device and electronic apparatus having the same An acoustic generator includes: a bimorph piezoelectric element including a stack of a plurality of internal electrodes and a plurality of piezoelectric layers, the bimorph piezoelectric element having a first main face and a second main face opposite the first main face; and a vibration plate joined to the second main face of the bimorph piezoelectric element. The bimorph piezoelectric element includes a region in a side of a first main face and a region in a side of a second main face, and, the plurality of piezoelectric layers constituting the region in the side of the first main face and the plurality of piezoelectric layers constituting the region in the side of the second main face are different from each other in at least one of relative permittivity and density.
US09571936B2	Audio speaker having a high-saturation magnetic insert An audio speaker having a magnetic system that includes a magnetic insert in a recess of a bottom plate, is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the magnetic system include a magnetic insert having a higher magnetic saturation level than the bottom plate. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09571934B2	Acoustic device with passive radiators An acoustic device with an enclosure and a first passive radiator structure which includes a first passive radiator diaphragm. The first passive radiator structure has an effective radiating area and a first mass, and is mounted to the enclosure such that its diaphragm can vibrate relative to the enclosure. There is a second passive radiator structure which includes a second passive radiator diaphragm. The second passive radiator structure has substantially the same effective radiating area as the first passive radiator structure, and is mounted to the enclosure such that its diaphragm can vibrate relative to the enclosure. At least one active electro-acoustic transducer is mounted to the second passive radiator structure such that it moves when the diaphragm vibrates. The second passive radiator structure and the active transducer together have a second mass that is substantially greater than the mass of the first passive radiator structure. Passive radiators with the same effective radiating area results in force balancing of the device.
US09571932B2	Electronic device Provided is an electronic device including: a housing; a vibration body disposed in the housing; and a microphone disposed in the housing. By vibrating the vibration body, the electronic device transmits air conduction sound and vibration sound that is generated by the vibration. During the generation of the sounds, howling reduction processing is performed, so that usability of the electronic device is improved.
US09571931B1	Systems and methods for reducing non-linearities of a microphone signal To correct for non-linearities in the response of a microphone as a function of sound pressure level incident upon the microphone, a displacement non-linearity function is applied to the signal path of the microphone, wherein the displacement non-linearity function is a function of the digital audio output signal and has a response modeling non-linearities of the displacement as a function of a sound pressure level incident upon the microphone.
US09571926B2	High-efficiency low-voltage-power-supply high-power-output audio driver architecture The present invention discloses a high-efficiency low-voltage-power-supply high-power-output audio driver architecture, including: a multi-coil loudspeaker; and a single-input N-output audio power amplifier configured to amplify a received digital audio signal and to output N switch signals for driving the multi-coil loudspeaker, wherein N represents the number of output channels and is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. By implementing the above mentioned method, the requirement of the high power output under low voltage input is met; the solution improves the output power by means of combination of coils, and, in cooperation with the unique dynamic power allocation technology, the solution achieves the power balance of the multiple coils, so that the output efficiency of the audio driver is greatly improved.
US09571924B2	Speaker array apparatus and method for setting speaker array apparatus A speaker array apparatus includes a speaker array, a beam forming portion that is configured to cause the speaker array to output the sound beam, a beam control portion that is configured to sweep with the test sound beam in a predetermined angle range in a vertical direction with respect to a horizontal direction, a microphone, a distance obtaining portion that is configured to obtain a distance between the speaker array and the microphone, and a storage portion that is configured to store pickup sound data that is associated with the output angle. The beam control portion sets a minimum output angle of the angle range to be larger as the distance obtained by the distance obtaining portion is smaller.
US09571923B2	Acoustic waveguide A high frequency waveguide and methods relating to the design and use of the waveguide are described. The waveguide can include an acoustic input to receive an audio input signal from a high frequency driver, an acoustic output to broadcast sound, and a plurality of acoustic paths extending from the input to the output. A first path of acoustic paths is divided into two paths when a width of the first path is greater than ½ wavelength of a highest frequency at the input. In an example, each of the plurality of acoustic paths carries across all frequencies from the high frequency driver. In an example, the paths each have a first port receiving audio and a second port outputting audio, and the paths enlarge from the first port to the second port.
US09571922B2	Apparatus and method for controlling beamforming microphone considering location of driver seat An apparatus for controlling a beamforming microphone considering the location of a driver seat may include: a driver seat sensor configured to sense the location of the driver seat and output the sensed location as a driver seat signal; a directivity control unit configured to calculate a beamforming angle based on the driver seat signal; and a signal processing unit configured to process voice signals outputted from first and second microphones, respectively, and extract and output a voice signal generated from a direction which coincides with the beamforming angle.
US09571921B2	Receiver acoustic low pass filter A receiver apparatus includes a first receiver portion and an acoustic filter network. The first receiver portion has a housing and is configured to convert at least one electrical signal into first sound energy having a first frequency range. The acoustic filter network communicates with the first receiver portion and is configured to receive the first sound energy. The acoustic filter network includes at least one sound channel and at least one chamber that communicates with the at least one sound channel. The least one sound channel includes a main branch and a first side branch and the at least one chamber comprises a first chamber. The first side branch communicates with the main branch and the first chamber, and the main branch is configured to receive the first sound energy.
US09571920B2	External sound box, loudspeaker module with same and electronic device An external sound box includes a connecting member and a sound box. The connecting member includes a sound passage and is selectively attachable to a surface of an electronic device to cover a sounding hole of the electronic device. The sound box is mounted to the connecting member. The sound box defines a resonant chamber communicating with the sound passage and a sounding output hole. Sound generated by the electronic device moves from the sounding hole into the sound passage and the sound box. The sounding passage and the sound box are configured so that the sound from the sounding hole resonates before exiting the sound output hole with increased volume.
US09571918B2	Audio signal output device and method of processing an audio signal The present invention is a method of processing an audio signal comprising outputting a first part of a first audio signal; picking up the output first part of the first audio signal as a second audio signal; comparing a second part of the first audio signal and the second audio signal; modifying the second part of the first audio signal based on the result of the comparison; and outputting the modified second part of the first audio signal. An audio signal output device is also disclosed.
US09571912B2	Deformable ear tip for earphone and method therefor A removable component for use with an earphone is disclosed. As an example, the removable component can be an ear tip. According to one aspect, an improved ear tip can be provided for use with a headphone. The ear tip is suitable for in-ear operation and can have a cosmetic deformable outer member. The deformable outer member can enable the ear tip to readily conform to a user's ear. The ear tip can also include an inner member to structurally support the outer member and to facilitate attachment to a headphone. Methods for forming such ear tips are also disclosed.
US09571910B2	Cover and electronic device having same An electronic device includes a speaker, and a cover covering the speaker. The cover includes a transparent main portion, and a non-transparent border portion. The non-transparent border portion includes a substrate integrated with the transparent main portion. The substrate of the border portion defines a plurality of through holes corresponding to the speaker to transmit sound output from the speaker.
US09571909B2	Speaker cabinet Speaker Cabinets are provided. In one embodiment, a speaker cabinet comprises: a core fabricated from a core material, the core material having an inner chamber defining an air cavity internal to the core; a baffle board having an internal side and an external side, wherein the internal side is mounted to the core at an opening to the air cavity; and a plurality of baffle board sonic coupling battens extending from the baffle board into the core material of the core.
US09571903B2	Ball tracker snippets Systems and methods for providing ball tracker snippets are provided. Data may be received over a wireless communication regarding movement of a ball within an event venue during an event. Such received data may be based on signals from an antenna coupled to the ball. A video of the event may be synchronized to the received data. A portion of the received data may be identified as meeting a threshold. A portion of the video may be determined to be associated with the identified portion of received data that meets the threshold. A video snippet may then be extracted for the determined portion.
US09571902B2	Time synchronizing of distinct video and data feeds that are delivered in a single mobile IP data network compatible stream Multiple video and/or content feeds are combined and synchronized in real-time into a single mobile IP data network compatible stream for presenting as a coherent display on a mobile device.
US09571901B2	Synchronizing audio and video frames Synchronization problems between audio and video information may be reduced by determining whether a certain predetermined time has elapsed since the previous frame of video has been displayed. Thus, for example, where the audio presentation time stamp and video presentation time stamp are offset so that audio information may be presented before video information, the next video frame in the queue may be displayed immediately after the passage of a predetermined time. Then, audio/video synchronization may be achieved after passage of an amount of time determined by the setting of the predetermined elapsed time between frames. The longer the predetermined time between frames, the more slowly the video frames are displayed, but the faster audio and video synchronization is achieved.
US09571899B2	Method for watermarking media content and system for implementing this method A method for watermarking digital media content received in a form of at least one encrypted sample to which metadata is assigned. Each sample is encrypted by means of a sample key. The metadata comprises first data, second data and a signature resulting from the first and second data. The first data is encrypted by a transport key and comprises at least a content key and watermarking metadata. The second data comprises an initialization vector so that the content key and the initialization vector form a unique pair of cryptographic data equivalent to the sample key. The method comprises the steps of extracting the metadata from the media content, decrypting the first data by using the transport key, authenticating the signed data and, in case of positive outcome, descrambling each sample by using the pair of cryptographic data, and marking each descrambled sample by using the watermarking metadata.
US09571894B2	Apparatus systems and methods for securely sharing content with a plurality of receiving devices Various embodiments facilitate secure content sharing between a plurality of receiving devices, such as set-top boxes. One embodiment is a system with a distribution server communicatively coupled via a satellite communication system to a plurality of set-top boxes that are located at different customer premises. The distribution server is operable to provide access control information via the satellite communication system to a first set-top box and a second set-top box of the plurality, with the access control information enabling the first set-top box to securely share content of the first set-top box with the second set-top box. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09571893B2	Media content transceiving method and transceiving apparatus using same The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving media content through the Internet. A media transmitting method according to one embodiment of the present invention transmits media content through the Internet, and comprises the steps of: configuring the media content with a plurality of representations; dividing each of the plurality of representations into a plurality of segments; dividing each of the plurality of segments into a plurality of sub-segments; generating a plurality of time reference values corresponding to each of the plurality of sub-segments; and transmitting any one of the representations, wherein the representation being transmitted comprises the plurality of time reference values. According to the one embodiment of the present invention, media content can be seamlessly played back due to switching a bit stream when the state of a network changes.
US09571890B1	Methods, systems and media for selectively presenting broadcast content based on user interests Methods, systems, and media for selectively presenting broadcast content based on user interests are provided. In some implementations a method for selectively presenting broadcast content is provided, the method comprising: receiving user information; associating one or more athletes, each on a roster of a team in a sports organization, with the user based on the user information; identifying broadcast programs that a user device can present; determining broadcast programs that depict a game between teams in the sports organization that are relevant to an athlete associated with the user based on program metadata; receiving event metadata for the relevant broadcast programs that is indicative of events in the game depicted therein; determining that a portion of the first broadcast program is relevant to a first entity based on the event metadata; and causing the user device to present the portion of the first broadcast.
US09571887B2	System and method for automatic identification of key phrases during a multimedia broadcast Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that determines information from a first media stream including a number of keywords associated with viewing habits of a user. A second media stream of a media program is scanned for one of a word or phrase corresponding to a keyword of the number of keywords. A second keyword is determined based on the one of the word or phrase, and additional information associated with the second keyword is identified. Results associated with the additional information are provided to a multimedia device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09571886B2	Script-based video rendering Systems and methods are provided for cross-platform rendering of video content on a user-computing platform that is one type of a plurality of different user-computing platform types. A script is transmitted to the user-computing platform and is interpreted by an application program compiled to operate on any one of the plurality of user-computing platform types. The script is configured to cause the script to be interpreted by the application program operating on the user-computing platform to: decode encoded video data received by the user-computing platform into decoded video data comprising a plurality of frame images; and render the decoded video data by displaying the frame images. Rendering the video data by displaying the frame images comprises alpha-blending at least one pair of frame images together.
US09571883B2	Method for processing targeting descriptor in non-real-time receiver A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) Receiver Targeting service is disclosed herein. A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) Receiver Targeting service, the method comprises receiving broadcast signal including first signaling information and second signaling information, identifying an NRT service based on the first signaling information, parsing a Receiver Targeting Descriptor from the second signaling information, determining validity of the NRT service or an NRT content based on a targeting_criterion_type_code included in the Receiver Targeting Descriptor, and downloading the NRT service or the NRT content when a receiver determines the NRT service or the NRT content to be valid.
US09571879B2	Consumption of content with reactions of an individual Techniques for obtaining a reaction of an individual to content and outputting the reaction of the individual with the content are described herein. The techniques may include obtaining the reaction of the individual as the content is displayed to the individual. The reaction may be obtained by capturing a video of the individual. The reaction of the individual and the content may be output at a same time to another individual. These techniques may also include obtaining the reaction of another individual as the content and the reaction of the individual are output to another individual.
US09571878B2	3D pointing device with up-down-left-right mode switching and integrated swipe detector A 3D pointing device for use with a content delivery system is provided. The pointing device can operate in one of at least one of two modes: a first 3D or scrolling mode, and a second non-3D mode that can also be referred to as an up-down-left-right (UDLR) mode. The pointing device can include one or more directional sensors, to provide orientation and movement information. For either of the at least two modes, an optical finger navigation module is provided that can detect movement of a user's finger or object across its screen, and provides a predetermined threshold that must be exceeded before movement information is generated from the OFN module. The pointing device can generate scroll and UDLR commands based on the information from the orientation and movement sensors, as well as the OFN module, or can provide the information from the orientation and movement sensors to a user interface that can generate the appropriate scrolling or UDLR commands for use by the content delivery system.
US09571877B2	Systems and methods to determine media effectiveness Example systems, methods and machine readable media are disclosed. An example system includes a synchronizer to determine a total amount to offset first-neuro-response data gathered from a subject exposed to media to align the first neuro-response data with second neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the subject. The first neuro-response data is associated with a first sensory component of the media and the second neuro-response data is associated with a second sensory component of the media. The total amount to offset is based on a first cognitive delay associated with the first neuro-response data and a second cognitive delay associated with the second neuro-response data. The synchronizer is to time shift at least one of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response based on the total amount to form aligned data. The example system includes an analyzer to determine an effectiveness of the media based on the aligned data.
US09571875B2	Digital media content management system and method A system and method is disclosed herein that provides a multi-device, multi-screen experience where original content, other content, and associated data can interact and flow between a primary display device and one or more secondary devices. More particularly, the system and method disclosed herein provides for the delivery and management of digital media content to an end user by providing the multi-device, multi-screen experience where original content, other content, and associated data can interact and flow between devices. The system and method enables an individual to create a virtually universal home commerce and monitoring ecosystem by integrating a device into their home Wi-Fi and content consumption systems.
US09571873B2	Method and system for trigger management in an interactive television environment A trigger manager and related processes and systems for managing triggers for a plurality of subscribing set-top boxes in an interactive television environment are provided. In response to receipt of a configuration update request originating from a specific set-top box, the trigger manager accesses a database of subscribing set-top box profiles associating subscribing set-top boxes with respective sets of triggers. The database is processed based on the configuration update request to identify a profile associated with the specific set-top box from which the configuration update request originated. Trigger update information associated with the identified profile is transmitted over a network to the specific set-top box from which the configuration update request originated. In response to receipt at the specific set-top box of the trigger update information, the set of current triggers in the memory unit is updated at least in part based on the information received.
US09571872B2	Systems and methods for processing timed text in video programming Systems, devices and methods are described to process timed text that is associated with television or other video programming. Pre-set data that describes the particular format of the timed text that is associated with a program is initially received and stored at the television receiver prior to receiving the program with encoded timed text. The timed text that is associated with the received program is interpreted according to the pre-set data previously stored at the television receiver, and the program with the interpreted timed text is output to a display for presentation to the viewer.
US09571870B1	Automatic detection of preferences for subtitles and dubbing In an approach, a server computer receives a request from a client computer specifying particular content for a particular user, wherein the particular content is associated with an original audio language. In response to receiving the request, the server computer selects a preferred audio language and a preferred subtitle language for the particular content based on a particular record of a preference database. The server computer returns asset identifying data that the client computer uses to obtain a stream of the particular content using the preferred audio language and the preferred subtitle language from a content delivery network (CDN) or other asset location. The server computer receives a message from the client computer that identifies an presented audio language and a presented subtitle language that were presented to the particular user while the particular content streamed. In response to a determination that the presented audio language differs from the preferred audio language or that the presented subtitle language differs from the preferred subtitle language, the server computer updates the particular record in the preference database.
US09571869B2	Method and apparatus for content channels based on selection criteria An apparatus and method for creating channels dedicated to a particular type of content. The method includes acquiring seed content and using the seed content in the creation or updating of a content list. Additional content for the channel is acquired based on the common features of the content list.
US09571865B2	User control of replacement television advertisements inserted by a smart television A method is performed using a smart TV, which receives from a television signal source device a television signal feed encoding primary television content and then presents that content. The smart TV receives data via the computer network, including first data representing a to-be-replaced portion of the primary television content and second data representing secondary television content. Using the second data, the smart TV automatically presents the secondary television content in place of the to-be-replaced television content. The method includes the smart TV: (a) automatically monitoring, during presentation of the secondary television content, the television signal feed and comparing it with the first data; and (b) automatically altering presentation of the secondary television content in accordance with a user-control action with respect to the television signal source device, in response to detecting any difference between the television signal feed and the first data indicative of that user-control action.
US09571864B2	Techniques for media quality control Techniques for media quality control may include receiving media information and determining the quality of the media information. The media information may be presented when the quality of the media information meets a quality control threshold. A warning may be generated when the quality of the media information does not meet the quality control threshold. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09571863B2	Shared content storage Entertainment systems for aircraft and other vehicles are described having a plurality of media players. The media players collectively store a full content set, with each media player storing only a fraction of the full content set. Each of the media players can be configured to index the full content set, such that media players can obtain missing content.
US09571861B2	Decoder, encoder, method for decoding and encoding, and data stream for a picture, using separate filters A decoder for decoding a picture is described, having: an extractor adapted to extract a first subset of syntax elements from a received data stream and a second subset of syntax elements being disjoint from the first subset of syntax elements, wherein the second subset of syntax elements has filter indication information defining a first filter for a first region of at least two different regions of the picture and a second filter for a second region of the at least two different regions of the picture; a pre-decoder adapted to pre-decode the picture based on the first subset of syntax elements to produce a reconstructed version of the picture; and a filter stage adapted to apply the first filter to the first region of the reconstructed picture to obtain a first filtered version of the reconstructed version of the picture and to apply the second filter to the second region of the first filtered version of the reconstructed version of the picture to obtain a second filtered version of the reconstructed version of the picture.
US09571860B2	Diagonal scan for parallel coding and decoding of significance map and transform coefficents A method and apparatus for encoding bit code utilizing context dependency simplification to reduce dependent scans. The method includes retrieving at least one 2 dimensional array of transform coefficient, transforming the at least one 2 dimensional array of transform coefficient to a 1 dimensional coefficient scanning using a diagonal scan in a fixed direction, utilizing the at least one 1 dimensional array of transform coefficients for context selection based on fewer than 11 neighbors, potentially selected based on scan direction, slice type, coding unit type and binarization, and performing arithmetic coding to generate coded bit utilizing context selection and binarization.
US09571859B2	Intraframe coding method, device and encoder for depth images The embodiments of the present invention provide an intraframe encoding method, device and encoder for depth images. The method is applied to 3D video encoding or multi-view video encoding. The method includes: in an intraframe encoding mode for depth images, generating a non-all-zero residual and an all-zero residual when a prediction unit is encoded; and performing a rate-distortion optimization selection between the non-all-zero residual and the all-zero residual, as a residual encoding scheme of the prediction unit. The device is applied to 3D video encoding or multi-view video encoding. The device includes: a residual generation unit configured to generate, in an intraframe encoding mode for depth images, a non-all-zero residual and an all-zero residual when a prediction unit is encoded; and a rate-distortion optimization selection unit configured to perform a rate-distortion optimization selection between the non-all-zero residual and the all-zero residual, as a residual encoding scheme of the prediction unit.
US09571858B2	Method and apparatus of derivation for a binary partition pattern There is disclosed a method, device and computer-readable storage medium for decoding video data. The method includes: obtaining a reference sample array of a video block; obtaining a sum of the reference sample array; calculating a threshold by performing arithmetic right shift to the sum, a shift value of the arithmetic right shift being determined according to size information of the video block; and determining the binary partition pattern by comparing the reference sample array with the threshold.
US09571853B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding motion vector based on reduced motion vector predictor candidates A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a motion vector of a current block. The method of encoding including: generating information about the motion vector based on a motion vector of a current block and a motion vector predictor of the current block by estimating the motion vector and determining a first motion vector predictor candidate from among a plurality of motion vector predictor candidates as the motion vector predictor based on a result of the estimating; and generating a virtual motion vector by using a second motion vector predictor candidate and the information about the motion vector, generating vector differences between the virtual motion vector and the plurality of motion vector predictor candidates, comparing the vector differences with the information about the motion vector, and selectively excluding the second motion vector predictor candidate according to the comparing.
US09571852B2	Method and apparatus for video encoding/decoding using improved merge A video encoding method includes: when an inter prediction mode corresponds to a merge mode, checking for whether predetermined candidate adding conditions are satisfied; adding into a merge candidate set including merge candidates corresponding to neighboring blocks of a current block, a combined bi-predictive motion parameter, the combined bi-predictive motion parameter generated by combining a list 0 motion parameter of a first available candidate block and a list 1 motion parameter of a second available candidate block, when the predetermined candidate adding conditions are satisfied; and predicting the current block in the merge mode by using a motion parameter corresponding to a merge candidate selected from the merge candidate set, to generate a predicted block for the current block, wherein the merge candidate set corresponds to a maximum number of the merge candidates, the maximum number of the merge candidates corresponding to information on the number of the merge candidates.
US09571850B2	Image decoding device and image encoding device A disparity vector generation section generates disparity vectors indicating a part of a disparity between a first layer image and a second layer image different from the first layer image and different part of the disparity based on a code indicating the part of the disparity. A predicted image generation section reads a reference image of a region indicated by the disparity vector generated by the disparity vector generation section from a reference image storage section that stores the reference image and generates a predicted image based on the read reference image.
US09571847B2	Gradual decoding refresh with temporal scalability support in video coding An example method of decoding video data includes receiving a plurality of pictures, receiving, in a message associated with a first picture of the plurality of pictures, information indicating a picture order count (POC) value of a recovery point picture of a gradual decoder refresh (GDR) set, when a picture that follows the first picture in decoding order has the POC value that is equal to a POC value of the recovery point picture, identifying the picture having the POC value equal to the POC value of the recovery point picture, as a recovery point picture, and when none of the pictures that follow the first picture has the POC value that is equal to the POC value of the recovery point picture, identifying one of the pictures that has a POC value greater than the POC value of the recovery point picture as the recovery point picture.
US09571844B2	Image processor An analyzing unit sets a threshold on the basis of a target compression ratio of a frame. The compression unit compresses a block having an attribute value larger than or equal to a threshold by applying a first compression format and a block having an attribute value smaller than the threshold by applying a second compression format having a higher compression ratio than the first compression format.
US09571843B2	Video encoding method using offset adjustment according to classification of pixels by maximum encoding units and apparatus thereof, and video decoding method and apparatus thereof A video decoding method includes extracting offset mergence information of a current largest coding unit (LCU), the offset mergence information indicating whether to adopt a second offset parameter as a first offset parameter of the current LCU; reconstructing the first offset parameter of the current LCU based on the offset mergence information, the first offset parameter including an offset type, an offset value, and an offset class of the current LCU; determining whether the current LCU is an edge type or a band type, based on the offset type; determining an edge direction according to the edge type or a band range according to the band type, based on the offset class; determining a difference value between reconstructed pixels and original pixels included in the offset class, based on the offset value; and adjusting pixel values of reconstructed pixels based on the difference value.
US09571842B2	Method and apparatus for entropy encoding using hierarchical data unit, and method and apparatus for decoding Provided are video encoding and decoding methods and apparatuses. The video encoding method includes: encoding a video based on data units having a hierarchical structure; determining a context model used for entropy encoding a syntax element of a data unit based on at least one piece of additional information of the data units; and entropy encoding the syntax element by using the determined context model.
US09571841B2	Method and device for encoding/decoding image A method and a device for encoding/decoding an image are disclosed. The method for decoding an image comprises the steps of: decoding information on a quantization matrix; and restoring the quantization matrix on the basis of the information on the quantization matrix, wherein the information on the quantization matrix includes information indicating a DC value of the quantization matrix and/or information indicating differential values of quantization matrix coefficients.
US09571840B2	Adaptive quantization for enhancement layer video coding Techniques and tools for encoding enhancement layer video with quantization that varies spatially and/or between color channels are presented, along with corresponding decoding techniques and tools. For example, an encoding tool determines whether quantization varies spatially over a picture, and the tool also determines whether quantization varies between color channels in the picture. The tool signals quantization parameters for macroblocks in the picture in an encoded bit stream. In some implementations, to signal the quantization parameters, the tool predicts the quantization parameters, and the quantization parameters are signaled with reference to the predicted quantization parameters. A decoding tool receives the encoded bit stream, predicts the quantization parameters, and uses the signaled information to determine the quantization parameters for the macroblocks of the enhancement layer video. The decoding tool performs inverse quantization that can vary spatially and/or between color channels.
US09571839B2	Image compression and lossless reconstruction of digital image The present invention is related to a system and method that provides 100% numerically lossless reconstruction of the image as compared from its uncompressed source. The method of the present invention is configured to compress the raw Red-Green-Blue (RGB) data from a digital image stored on a device and the method further comprises the steps of compressing the pixel (Pc) only if the RGB component of the pixel (Pc) to be compressed is predictable using the RGB component of the neighboring pixels (PN) by using the methods (m01-m16) else the pixel (Pc) is retained.
US09571836B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding with multiple transform coefficients sub-blocks An encoding method includes: encoding transform coefficients of a transform coefficient block according to a predetermined scan order, and encoding a set number of transform coefficients in each group until a last group of the transform coefficient block is encoded; storing an obtained map of non-zero transform coefficients, absolute values of transform coefficients, and positive and negative signs of non-zero transform coefficients; when the last group is being encoded, encoding the stored map of non-zero transform coefficients and the map of non-zero transform coefficients encoded in the last group into a bit stream; and encoding the stored absolute values of transform coefficients and positive and negative signs of non-zero transform coefficients and the absolute values of transform coefficients and positive and negative signs of non-zero transform coefficients encoded in the last group into the bit stream.
US09571834B2	Method and apparatus for signaling image information, and decoding method and apparatus using same The present invention relates to a method for signaling image information and to a decoding method using same. The method for signaling image information according to the present invention comprises: a step of performing inter-prediction for a current picture; and a step of signaling information including the result of said inter-prediction and reference picture information indicating reference pictures usable in said inter prediction, wherein said reference picture information contains pieces of picture order count (POC) information of said usable reference pictures. The POC information of said usable reference pictures in said reference picture information is configured such that POCs for the pictures existing before said current picture in terms of a POC sequence are located at the front, and POCs for the pictures existing after said current picture in terms of a POC sequence are located following the POCs located at the front.
US09571830B2	Method and device for encoding/decoding image by inter prediction using random block A video encoding apparatus, a video decoding apparatus and method of encoding and decoding one or more images using various shapes of blocks. The video encoding apparatus is configured to determine a partition form, among candidate partition forms, for partitioning a current block into one or more partition blocks; generate one or more predicted blocks by performing a motion compensation with a scale factor applied to the one or more partition blocks; generate a residual block by subtracting the predicted blocks from the corresponding one or more partition blocks; generate at least one transform block by transforming the residual block; generate at least one quantized transform block by quantizing the at least one transform block; and encode the at least one quantized transform block, information on the determined partition form, and the scale factor into a bitstream.
US09571825B2	Lens apparatus and method of controlling operation of same Notification is given of the fact that a television camera lens has developed a malfunction. An extender lens includes an imaging lens having a 1× magnification and an imaging lens having a 2× magnification. For each of these imaging lenses, a master lens is adjusted in such a manner that the light-receiving surface of an image sensor will be brought to an in-focus position. The master lens adjustment processing is executed periodically and data indicating a history of amounts of adjustment of the master lens is stored in memory per imaging lens. Data indicating the history of amounts of adjustment of the master lens is read from the memory. Whether the television camera lens is malfunctioning is detected from the read data indicating the history. If a malfunction is detected, an error LED emits light to notify of the malfunction.
US09571812B2	Signaling warp maps using a high efficiency video coding (HEVC) extension for 3D video coding Techniques are disclosed for view generation based on a video coding scheme. A bitstream is received that is encoded based on the video coding scheme. The bitstream includes video, quantized warp map offsets, and a message of a message type specified by the video coding scheme. Depth samples decoded from the first bitstream are interpreted as quantized warp map offsets, based on a first syntax element contained in the message. Warp maps are generated based on the quantized warp map offsets and a second syntax element contained in the message. Views are generated using image-domain warping and based on the video and the warp maps.
US09571808B2	Video format determination device, video format determination method, and video display device There is provided a video format determination device including a video input unit that receives video having a feature amount for each pixel, a region representative value calculation unit that divides a left-eye video region and a right-eye video region in a three-dimensional video format to be determined in input video into small regions, and then computes representative values of feature amounts of the respective small regions for each of the left-eye video region and the right-eye video region, a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value to correct the representative values, a data correction unit that corrects the representative values, an inter-region correlation calculation unit that calculates the correlation between the left- and right-eye video regions, and an evaluation determination unit that evaluates the correlation to determine whether input video is in the three-dimensional video format.
US09571805B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus comprises an image output module for outputting an image, a projection module for generating an image through a light source and projecting the generated image to the image output module, and a case having an opaque inside. The projection module and the image output module are connected to two opposite ends, respectively, of the case. The projection module includes a light source, a driving circuit for driving the projection module, a scan line forming module for forming a scan line according to a particular pattern previously defined, a short focal-length lens, and an inverting circuit for left-to-right inverting the generated image, wherein the scan line is formed by switching on or off a pixel according to the particular pattern for an image signal generated through the light source, and wherein the generated image is projected to the image output module through a rear projection scheme.
US09571803B2	Cell phone video safety monitor with adjustable support arms that attaches externally to the body of a cell phone Some embodiments of the invention include a novel cell phone safety monitoring system that assists a cell phone user to remain aware of areas of concern while the person is dialing, texting, or viewing text messages on the cell phone. The cell phone safety monitoring system works independently of the dialing and texting features of the cell phone and comprises an interactive camera to capture images of the areas of concern and a video safety monitor with adjustable support arms to display the captured images. In some embodiments, the interactive camera is physically separate from the cell phone and the video safety monitor with adjustable support arms. The camera can be placed anywhere suitable to capture video of areas of concern to send to the video safety monitor with adjustable support arms. In some embodiments, the video safety monitor with adjustable support arms and the cell phone are separate devices and are externally connected together by a retractable pedestal the adjustable support arms. In some other embodiments, the safety monitor is integrated into the texting display screen of the cell phone.
US09571800B2	Self-healing video surveillance system A self-healing video surveillance system is described. The self-healing video surveillance system includes one or more surveillance cameras that are configured to store configuration data of a network video recorder in operable communication with the surveillance cameras. The network video recorder includes configuration data, and a module configured to store the configuration data on the surveillance cameras and/or retrieve configuration data stored on the surveillance cameras. A new network video recorder introduced into the network retrieves the stored configuration data to self-configure with minimal or no human interaction. In embodiments, configuration data is distributed among a plurality of surveillance cameras, and may be stored in encrypted format.
US09571798B2	Device for displaying the situation outside a building with a lift This device is for additional elevator equipment and may, among other things, be used for elevators in hotels, business and exhibition centers, retail complexes, etc. This device for monitoring exteriors of elevator-equipped buildings includes a number of video cameras positioned on the outer wall along the vertical span of the building, a display screen in the elevator car, a controller, an elevator position indicator and a multiplexer. Controller output is fed directly into the monitor. The output socket of the multiplexer is connected to the first input socket of the controller whose second input socket is connected to the output socket of the elevator position indicator. The device contains at least one set of additional video cameras positioned outside the building, at different heights elsewhere on the premises. Feed cables from the first, second . . . nth video cameras installed on the outer wall of the building are connected, respectively, to the 1st, 2nd . . . nth input sockets of a commutation switch; feed cables from the 1st, 2nd, . . . lnth additional cameras are connected, respectively, to the 11th, 12th, . . . lnth input sockets of the commutation switch, whose output socket is connected to the input socket of a multiplexer. In this fashion, the exterior of the building where the elevator is located can be monitored through cameras installed at a distance from the building itself.
US09571797B2	Network equipment, network system and surveillance camera system Network equipment which is connected to other network equipment through a network is disclosed. The equipment includes: a detection unit processing picture data and detecting a moving object and a non-moving object; a metadata generation unit generating metadata including information indicating detection statuses of the detection unit and information concerning the moving object and the non-moving object detected in the detection unit; and a data transmission unit transmitting the picture data and the metadata generated in the metadata generation unit to the other network equipment.
US09571794B2	Surveying apparatus A surveying apparatus comprises an observation optical system having an image sensor for outputting a digital image signal and a zoom optical system, a reference-pattern projection optical system for making a reference pattern enter the observation optical system in an infinity state and for forming an image on the image sensor, a rotation mechanism capable of rotating in two directions, a horizontal angle detector and a vertical angle detector for detecting a horizontal angle and a vertical angle of rotation in the two directions of the rotation mechanism, and an arithmetic control unit. The arithmetic control unit measures the horizontal angle and the vertical angle of a sighting point based on detection results of the horizontal angle detector and the vertical angle detector and based on a difference between the reference pattern on the image sensor and the sighting point of the observation optical system.
US09571793B2	Methods, systems and program products for managing resource distribution among a plurality of server applications A videoconference system in which a plurality of users communicate video and audio data to each other, the system including at least two conference servers each having a plurality of users linked to one another over the server wherein the plurality of users can share real time audio and video data with one another, the conference servers being in communication with each other, a plurality of redundant videoconference applications configured to be run on the at least two conference servers, and at least one resource distribution node configured to determine in response to a request for access to one of the videoconference applications which of the plurality of redundant videoconference applications to utilize.
US09571790B2	Reception apparatus, reception method, and program thereof, image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, and program thereof, and transmission apparatus, transmission method, and program thereof A reception apparatus configured to receive content data including a plurality of pieces of segment data includes a metadata reception unit configured to receive metadata indicating a reproduction order of the segment data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire storage information indicating whether the reception apparatus is in a storage mode for storing the content data, and a control unit configured to, if the storage information does not indicate the storage mode, perform control to transmit a request for acquiring a piece of segment data that is later in the reproduction order than a piece of the segment data to be requested to be acquired if the storage information indicates the storage mode.
US09571789B2	Enhanced video interaction for a user interface of a telepresence network A telepresence device may relay video, audio, and/or measurement data to a user operating a control device. A user interface may permit the user to quickly view and/or understand temporally and/or spatially disparate information. The telepresence device may pre-gather looped video of spatially disparate areas in an environment. A temporal control mechanism may start video playback at a desired point in a current or historical video segment. Notations may be associated with time spans in a video and recalled by capturing an image similar to a frame in the time span of the video. An area of interest may be selected and video containing the area of interest may be automatically found. Situational data may be recorded and used to recall video segments of interest. The telepresence device may synchronize video playback and movement. A series of videos may be recorded at predetermined time intervals to capture visually trending information.
US09571787B2	Ad hoc endpoint device association for multimedia conferencing A system for ad hoc endpoint device association for multimedia conferencing may include one or more processors and memory. The one or more processors may prepare to provide sets of video streams corresponding to a multimedia conference to first, second, and third participant devices, where the set of videos streams prepared for each participant device includes video streams associated with the other participant devices. The one or more processors may determine that the first and second participant devices are in a same physical area and may generate, in response to the determining, a location association between the first and second participant devices for the multimedia conference. The one or more processors may exclude the video stream associated with the third participant device from set of video streams prepared for the first participant device based at least in part on the location association between the first and second participant devices.
US09571786B1	Systems and methods for interpolating frames of a video Interpolating frames of a video may provide a technique for one or more of frame rate conversion, temporal upsampling for generating slow motion video, image morphing, virtual view synthesis, and/or other video applications. A system may be configured to interpolated frames of a video by leveraging frequency domain representations of individual frames. The frequency domain representations may be decomposed into set of discrete functions that make up the frequency domain representations. Corresponding functions from sets of functions associated with frames with which an interpolated frame is to be determined may be identified. Phase differences between corresponding functions may be determined. Interpolated functions between the corresponding functions may be determined based on the determined phased differences. Information describing spatial domain representations of interpolated frames may be determined based on the interpolated functions.
US09571784B2	Media content watch list systems and methods Exemplary media content watch list systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a media content watch list subsystem maintaining media content watch list data representing a plurality of media content instances available for experiencing by a user, receiving a request for a media content watch list from a media content access device associated with the user, generating the media content watch list based on the media content watch list data and the request, and transmitting data representative of the media content watch list to the media content access device for presentation to the user. The maintaining of the media content watch list data includes updating the media content watch list data based on at least one predetermined non-watch-list-specific operation performed by the media content access device associated with the user. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
US09571783B2	Portable terminal and computer readable storage medium A portable terminal and a computer readable storage medium are described. According to one implementation, a portable terminal includes, a storage section, an imaging section, a notifying section and a control section. The storage section stores item identification information to identify an item with a RFID tag attached corresponded with tag position information which shows a position of the RFID tag. The control section retrieves item identification information of an item corresponding to image data imaged by the imaging section from the stored item identification information, and allows the notifying section to notify the tag position information corresponding to the retrieved item identification information.
US09571779B2	Method and system for diversity combining for high-performance signal reception A terrestrial receiver at a premises includes a plurality of antennas and a corresponding plurality of tuners. The terrestrial receiver receives terrestrial television signals via the plurality of antennas and the plurality of tuners and diversity combines a corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels within the received terrestrial television signals, for example, based on control signals received from one or more customer premises equipment (CPE). The terrestrial receiver processes the diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels and communicates the processed and diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels to the one or more CPE. The diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels may be remodulated, and converted to corresponding analog signals prior to being communicated to the one or more CPE. The diversity combined corresponding plurality of terrestrial television channels may be demodulated and converted to intermediate frequency signals prior to being communicated to the one or more CPE.
US09571773B2	Drive apparatus, drive method, and electronic device Provided is a drive apparatus including an address decoder circuit provided in each pixel row of a pixel array inside a solid state image sensor, the address decoder circuit being configured to generate at least a control signal to cause, based on a V address signal to identify the pixel row in the pixel array, pixels of the pixel row corresponding to the V address signal to perform a read operation that reads accumulated charges from the relevant pixels or an electronic shutter operation that sweeps away the accumulated charges from the relevant pixels. The V address signals of at least two mutually different systems are supplied to the address decoder circuit, and at least the two mutually different address decoder circuits generate the control signal for at least the two mutually different pixel rows within one horizontal scanning period.
US09571768B2	Photoelectric conversion device and imaging system A photoelectric conversion device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a pixel which includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a reset transistor, and an amplifier transistor that outputs a signal from the photoelectric conversion unit. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and an insulating layer disposed between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion unit alternately performs an accumulation operation and a discharge operation in accordance with the voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. In a period between two consecutive discharge operations among a plurality of discharge operations, a reset operation in which the reset transistor resets the voltage on the second electrode is performed a plurality of times.
US09571767B2	Imaging unit, imaging apparatus, and computer readable medium storing thereon an imaging control program When the amplification ratio is low and strong incident light causes a large charge, the signal retrieved from regions where the incident light is weak is also weak, but when the amplification ratio is high in regions where the incident light is weak, the signal retrieved from regions where the incident light is strong becomes saturated. Therefore, the dynamic range of the imaging unit is narrow. Provided is an imaging unit comprising an imaging section that includes a first group having one or more pixels and a second group having one or more pixels different from those of the first group; and a control section that, while a single charge accumulation is performed in the first group, causes pixel signals to be output by performing charge accumulation in the second group a number of times differing from a number of times charge accumulation is performed in the first group.
US09571752B2	Display control apparatus and display control method There is provided a display control apparatus including a predicted-image generation unit configured to generate a predicted image of an imaging result based on a shutter speed, and a display control unit configured to update display of the predicted image in an update cycle corresponding to the shutter speed.
US09571742B2	Image capture apparatus and control method thereof Evaluation values relating to image capture are detected from at least two out of a plurality of images having different exposure amounts, which are used to generate a composite image. From a plurality of detected evaluation values relating to image capture, an evaluation value relating to image capture used to control an operation of an image capture apparatus is selected under a predetermined operation, thereby improving the detection accuracy of evaluation values relating to image capture in an HDR moving image capture operation.
US09571740B2	Image recognition device that recognizes specific object area, method of controlling the device, and storage medium, as well as image pickup apparatus, and display device An image recognition device capable of accurately recognizing an object by efficiently selecting a specific object area as a recognition target, from detected object areas. The image recognition device recognizes a specific object area from images sequentially input in time series. An object detection section detects object areas from each image. An appropriateness determination section determines whether or not each detected object area is appropriate as a recognition target. A recognition target-selecting section selects an object area for use as the recognition target, from the detected object areas, based on a result of determination by the appropriateness determination section. An image recognition device recognizes whether or not the object area selected by the recognition target-selecting section is the specific object area.
US09571731B2	Thin multi-aperture imaging system with auto-focus and methods for using same Dual-aperture digital cameras with auto-focus (AF) and related methods for obtaining a focused and, optionally optically stabilized color image of an object or scene. A dual-aperture camera includes a first sub-camera having a first optics bloc and a color image sensor for providing a color image, a second sub-camera having a second optics bloc and a clear image sensor for providing a luminance image, the first and second sub-cameras having substantially the same field of view, an AF mechanism coupled mechanically at least to the first optics bloc, and a camera controller coupled to the AF mechanism and to the two image sensors and configured to control the AF mechanism, to calculate a scaling difference and a sharpness difference between the color and luminance images, the scaling and sharpness differences being due to the AF mechanism, and to process the color and luminance images into a fused color image using the calculated differences.
US09571729B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, method for controlling image pickup apparatus, method for controlling image pickup system, and program A monitoring camera includes an image pickup unit which captures an image of an object, a communication unit which receives superimposition information from a client apparatus through an IP network, a controller which determines whether the received superimposition information is larger than a first amount, an OSD generation unit which outputs part of the received superimposition information when the superimposition information is larger than the first amount and outputs the received superimposition information when the superimposition information is not larger than the first amount, and a compressing/encoding unit which superimposes the output superimposition information on the captured image.
US09571727B2	Enhanced image capture Disclosed are techniques that provide a “best” picture taken within a few seconds of the moment when a capture command is received (e.g., when the “shutter” button is pressed). In some situations, several still images are automatically (that is, without the user's input) captured. These images are compared to find a “best” image that is presented to the photographer for consideration. Video is also captured automatically and analyzed to see if there is an action scene or other motion content around the time of the capture command. If the analysis reveals anything interesting, then the video clip is presented to the photographer. The video clip may be cropped to match the still-capture scene and to remove transitory parts. Higher-precision horizon detection may be provided based on motion analysis and on pixel-data analysis.
US09571724B2	Apparatus, medium, and method for photographing based on face detection A photographing method, medium, and apparatus based on face detection in a portable camera. The portable photographing apparatus may include an image input unit that receives an image, a face detection unit that detects a face from the received image, a storage unit that stores the image detected by the face detection unit as a moving image in a first mode, and a quality evaluation unit that evaluates the quality of the image detected by the face detection unit and stores the same as a still image in a second mode upon satisfaction of predetermined conditions evaluated based on the quality evaluation of the still image.
US09571713B2	Photograph authorization system An electronic photographic device that automatically communicates an authorization signal that enables receivers of the authorization signal to authorize use of a likeness captured in a photographic image. The electronic authorization device includes an image capture mechanism for capturing the photographic image, a controller for initiating photographic authorization by generating an authorization signal at the capture of the photographic image by the image capture mechanism and a transmitter for transmitting the authorization signal generated by the controller towards a physical location at which the photographic image is captured. The authorization signal identifies a website URL at which information relating to the captured photographic image can be accessed to allow a person who has received the authorization signal to access the website and provide or deny an authorization for its use.
US09571712B2	Modularized lighting device A modularized lighting device includes a multifunctional module. The multifunctional module includes a module base a top of which is combined with a substrate to house a sensor and a camera lens in a receiving space of the module base. The module base is provided, on the bottom thereof, with a light emission element included light board that is coupled to the module base. Through a plurality of mounting holes, the module base can be mounted in an interior space of a housing of a variety of lighting fixtures/devices to allow a user to selectively use a single function or multiple functions for easy replacement of components of for example the sensor and the camera lens. Thus, the present invention makes use of the multifunctional module to be applicable to various types of lighting devices to achieve the purposes of enhancing convenience and modularized function selection.
US09571711B2	Illumination apparatus with integrated power and secondary illumination provisions Power for an illumination device and a camera is provided from power integrated onto a data cable between a controller/computer and the light illumination device. The camera-controller/computer interface includes one of GEV with PoE, USB and CXP, where a power is provided within the data interface cable, and the distance between the camera and the controller/computer is very long. In order to avoid running multiple long cables in a production manufacturing environment, a power extraction module is incorporated into a light illuminator, in order to extract the power for the interface cable, and to generate the individual powers for the light illuminator and the camera. In cases where the interface standard does not provide integrated power, power can be injected to the cable and extracted from the light illumination module. The light illuminator may electrically and mechanically support secondary and/or supplemental light illuminators.
US09571706B2	Support plate for solid-state imaging element, method for manufacturing the same, and solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device comprises an image sensor, a circuit board, a support plate, an IR cut filter, a taking lens, a lens holder, and a support barrel. The image sensor is mounted on the circuit board. The circuit board is fixed to the support plate with the image sensor placed inside an opening of a plate body of the support plate. The sides of the image sensor are surrounded by the support plate. The IR cut filter is fixed to the support plate so as to cover the opening. The image sensor is disposed on an exit surface side of the taking lens. The IR cut filter is disposed between the taking lens and the image sensor. A light-shielding layer is formed over entire periphery of an inner wall of the plate body. Harmful rays are blocked by the light-shielding layer.
US09571705B2	Image pickup apparatus including lens elements having different diameters An image pickup apparatus capable of performing a zooming function without increasing a thickness of the image pickup apparatus, and obtaining depth information at the same time by using lens elements having different diameters, is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes lens elements, and image pickup regions respectively disposed in correspondence to the lens elements. At least two of the lens elements have different diameters. At least two of the image pickup regions have different sizes. A smallest image pickup region among the image pickup regions having a smallest size among sizes of the image pickup regions is disposed with respect to a lens element among the lens elements having a largest diameter. A largest image pickup region among the image pickup regions having a largest size among sizes of the image pickup regions is disposed with respect to a lens element among the lens elements having a smallest diameter.
US09571703B2	Image-displaying device and display control circuit An image-displaying device includes an image output section, an image data generation section, and a display section. The image output section outputs output data corresponding to an image of a subject. The image data generation section converts the output data to image data by each line and converts image data of a line in a first period. The display section displays the image data the line in a horizontal synchronization period of the display section. The first period is shorter than the horizontal synchronization period.
US09571702B2	System and method of displaying a video stream A particular method includes receiving a video stream to be displayed on a display device. The method also includes, during a first time period, sending a low resolution version of the video stream to the display device while recovering a full resolution version of the video stream. The method further includes synchronizing the low resolution version of the video stream with the full resolution version of the video stream. The method also includes, during a second time period after the first time period, switching from sending the low resolution version of the video stream to the display device to sending the full resolution version of the video stream to the display device.
US09571695B2	Image processing device adapting halftone process to plural printing modes with different resolution and dot arrangement Disclosed are an image processing device, a printing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of making processing common among printing modes to simplify an entire image processing flow in image processing based on a plurality of printing modes with different definition. An image processing unit 14 includes an image size adjustment unit 20 which adjusts the size of an input image, and a halftone processing unit 24 which performs halftone processing on the input image size-adjusted by the image size adjustment unit 20 to generate a halftone image. The image size adjustment unit 20 adjusts the input image to the same size in two or more printing modes among a plurality of printing modes with different definition, and the input image of the same size is subjected to halftone processing in the halftone processing unit 24.
US09571693B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether image data obtained by reading an input original is a blank sheet, a designation unit configured to designate a page position of the image data to designate a page position in which an insertion sheet is inserted in a printed matter obtained as a result of printing the image data, and a control unit configured to perform control so that image data printed in a sheet of a page next to an insertion sheet inserted in the page position designated by the designation unit in a case where blank-sheet skip printing is instructed, and image data printed in a sheet of a page next to the insertion sheet inserted in the page position designated by the designation unit in a case where the blank-sheet skip printing is not instructed, are the same image data.
US09571683B2	Image forming apparatus having a sensing portion to sense depression by paper feed unit An image formation apparatus includes, in an apparatus body, a sensing portion which senses presence or absence of depression by a paper feed unit. The sensing portion includes a slider provided to be slidingly movable along a mounting direction of the paper feed unit, a push switch arranged behind the slider along the mounting direction, and a first elastic body and a second elastic body for elastically biasing the slider toward a direction away from the push switch. The first elastic body is interposed between the slider and a portion which does not relatively move with respect to the apparatus body, and the second elastic body is interposed between the slider and a switch portion of the push switch.
US09571681B2	Recording apparatus An ink jet printer is a multifunctional recording apparatus in which a scanner unit is coupled to a recording unit in a rotationally movable manner. The scanner unit includes a protrusion. A carriage, the protrusion, and a rotational movement shaft of the scanner unit are arranged in this order from the unit front side to the unit rear side in the unit depth direction.
US09571680B2	Image forming apparatus that displays setting values of another image forming apparatus selected in advance, and image forming system therefor An image forming apparatus includes a display portion that displays a setting screen, a communication portion that receives, from an information processing apparatus, an information package including a setting history and configuration information of another image forming apparatus chosen in advance, a storage portion that stores the received information package, and a control portion that extracts, based on information included in the information package, a recommended value of a setting value settable based on a setting screen currently displayed at the display portion, and that makes the display portion display one or a plurality of extracted recommended values within a recommended-value display area.
US09571679B2	Image processing system and information synchronizing method An image processing system includes a main unit of an image processing apparatus and an operational unit. The operational unit includes a request receiver that receives a request to modify operational unit administrative information, an administrative information modifying unit that modifies the operational unit administrative information in response to the received request to modify, and an administrative information reporting unit that reports modified content of the operational unit administrative information to the main unit of the image processing apparatus. The main unit of the image processing apparatus includes an apparatus information synchronizer that modifies the apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the reported modified content after receiving the modified content of the operational unit administrative information from the operational unit.
US09571677B2	Image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An image processing apparatus includes a printing unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The storage unit stores communication addresses of image processing apparatuses in a group to which the apparatus belongs. In response to a request for registration in the group from a different image processing apparatus, the processing unit causes the storage unit to store a communication address of the different image processing apparatus, and transmits a registration commission for registering the communication address of the different image processing apparatus in the group to the image processing apparatuses in the group using the communication addresses stored in the storage unit.
US09571675B2	Apparatus, method and computer program product for using images in contact lists maintained in electronic devices An electronic device having a memory, a display, control apparatus and a data processor. When the data processor executes a program stored in the memory of the electronic device, the electronic device receives an image containing a person, the image further containing a face component, the face component containing the face of the person; displays the image on the display; locates the face component within the image; emphasizes the face component; receives image annotation information concerning the face component; and saves the image annotation information to the memory of the electronic device. The image annotation information may take the form of contact information for use in a contact database. A method uses the face component to locate other images in the database that also contain the person, and adds the annotation information to those images.
US09571671B2	Management device, control method, and recording medium A management device transmits a response confirmation request to multiple image forming devices, receives a response from any one of the multiple image forming devices, and acquires data indicating an operational status of an image forming device by requesting the pertinent data from an image forming device that has issued a response.
US09571665B2	System and method for modifying settings on electronic devices The application is directed to a method for improving a user's experience on an electronic device. An application for modifying data service is displayed on a display of an electronic device. A request is received by the application from a user to modify a current data service with a new data service. The application evaluates the requested, new data service in view of predetermined information based upon the user. The application updates the electronic device with the new data service after its evaluation.
US09571663B1	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 may be configured to perform the techniques. The one or more processors are configured to establish a session by which a mobile device is to access a service, and in response to receiving an indication to activate a charging rule having an incomplete indication to activate usage monitoring with respect to the service provided via the session, rejecting the charging rule.
US09571657B2	Shared voicemail system A shared voicemail system and method of operation in which the system comprises a computer processor configured in use to store a voice message received from a third party; in which the stored voice message is accessible to each user of a plurality of users of the shared voicemail system. The computer processor also configured in use to provide a copy of the stored message to a first user of the plurality of users, receive an indication from the first user that the message is intended to be accessed by a second user of the plurality of users and to provide a notification prompting the second user to access the message. In an embodiment, the voice message received from the third party is part of a call redirected to the shared voicemail system from a phone line shared by the plurality of users.
US09571656B2	Method of distributed aggregation in a call center A method for partitioning a call center having N agents associated with M agent groups, for computation by a plurality of computational nodes, has steps for (a) assigning each agent as a vertex in a hypergraph; (b) assigning each agent group as a hyper-edge in the hypergraph; and (c) applying a hypergraph partitioning algorithm to partition the agents and groups relative to the nodes with the hypergraph cost function awarding equal load distribution to nodes and minimizing inter-node traffic.
US09571651B2	Far-end initiated mid-call notification via ring-ping Placing a call on hold provides advantages to the party initiating the hold. The party may engage in another call or perform another action and return to the call when convenient, provided the party placed on hold is still on the call. The party on hold monitors the inactive call and waits until the call is reactivated. The party on hold is provided with a means to alert the other party via a session initiation protocol (SIP) message formatted as a ring-ping message. The message is sent to the party who placed the call on hold and the user's device activates an indicator, such as to alert the holding party that the held party wishes to re-engage the call. If the holding party does not un-hold the call or otherwise acknowledge the ring-ping indicator, another action can be initiated, such as by inviting another party to join the call.
US09571646B2	Routing user communications to agents A call handling platform receives a call placed by a caller to a calling number. The call handling platform computes an experience score for the caller using measurements of a subset of data points based on an interaction of the caller with an interactive voice response (IVR) module during the call. The experience score reflects a numerical measure of a level of satisfaction of the caller in interacting with the IVR module. The call handling platform compares the experience score to a predetermined threshold that indicates a minimum level of caller satisfaction, and determines that the experience score indicates that the caller has a lower level of satisfaction than the minimum level of satisfaction. Conditioned on this determination, the call handling platform routes the call to a human agent at a call center, along with enabling the agent to perceive a representation of the experience score.
US09571643B2	Intelligent electronic communications Establishing a telephone call includes enabling display of a visual indicator of a call destination entity and detecting selection by a user of the visual indicator. The availability of the user to receive a first telephone call is determined. Voice communications between the call destination entity and the user are established in response to detection of the selection by the user of the visual indicator and conditioned on the user being determined to be available to receive the first telephone call. Establishing voice communications includes enabling placement of the first telephone call to the user to establish a first PSTN link with the user and enabling a voice communications link to be setup with the call destination entity.
US09571642B2	Network-based social media telephony firewall A method receives a call from a device of a caller destined to a device of a subscriber of a communication network. The method connects the call to the device of the subscriber and then receives from the device of the subscriber an indication that the call is an undesirable call. The indication further includes a description of the call. The method then provides a reward to the subscriber when the indication further includes the description of the call.
US09571641B2	Techniques for bypassing call screening in a call messaging system A call messaging system includes a database comprising a call screening rule for a callee and a call screening engine configured to determine whether a bypass condition exists for an incoming call to the callee, and to bypass the call screening rule for the incoming call, if the bypass condition exists.
US09571636B2	Call center builder platform Instructions are transmitted from a contact center builder system to a content provider system that, when executed, provide an interface for configuring a contact center for the content provider that includes a contact center telephone number, an agent pool, and an interaction site. Data associated with one or more contact center configuration parameters are received from the content provider. A contact center telephone number is assigned to the contact center based on the data. One or more agents are assigned to the agent pool of the contact center based on the data. The data includes a task to be handled by the communications system without using an agent of the agent pool is determined. In response to determining that the data includes the task to be handled by the communications system without using an agent of the agent pool, multiple interaction pages for the interaction site are generated.
US09571635B2	Automatic account information retrieval and display Techniques for retrieving and displaying information from a business system on a mobile computing based on contextual details are disclosed. The contextual details can include caller identification information and contact identifiers associated with the caller identification information stored a contacts record in a mobile computing device. Contextual details may include caller identification information, contact identifiers, user preferences, job functions, time/date, and location. Based on the specific details of a particular context, an associated layout definition can be determined. The layout definition specifies the information and analysis to retrieve from the business system and the manner in which to display the information in a graphical user interface if a mobile computing device.
US09571631B1	Mobile device lock-out system A mobile electronic device that is operable to at least partially disable functionality of the mobile electronic device in response to receiving an indication that a vehicle is in motion. In one or more implementations, the electronic device includes a memory operable to store one or more modules and a processor communicatively coupled to the touch-sensitive display and to the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to detect presence of a lock-out device and to receive an indication that a vehicle is in motion. The processor is also operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the mobile electronic device to be at least partially inoperable in response to receiving the indication and detecting presence of the lock-out device.
US09571626B1	Automobile cellular, WLAN and satellite communications A method for receiving and demodulating in an automobile modulated signals into a location finding baseband signal to connect to a display. Receiving and demodulating one or more wireless remote control modulated signals for remote control of either a door lock or control of ignition of an automobile or both. Receiving a touch screen generated signal and providing a touch screen generated control signal used to initiate transmission of a Bluetooth standardized signal. Receiving and demodulating a modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal into a demodulated OFDM baseband signal and converting the demodulated OFDM signal into a spread spectrum signal for transmission of the spread spectrum signal.
US09571622B2	Method of inputting data entries of a service in one continuous stroke A computer-implemented method for inputting data entries of a service for use with a portable electronic device having a touch screen. By detecting a continuous stroke moving on the touch screen to select desired items among multiple levels of menus which are displayed in a sequence for an object targeting to a service, the data entries according to the selected items are committed for the object when the continuous stroke ends. In addition, multiple items can be selected in one level of menu by using a pre-defined stroke indication in the continuous stroke. Furthermore, the selected items can be corrected by re-stroking back to the corresponding levels of menus.
US09571618B2	Identifying a contact based on a voice communication session Arrangements described herein include identifying a voice communication session established between a first communication device and a second communication device and, based on the voice communication session established between the first communication device and the second communication device, identifying a plurality of contacts who potentially may be the second user. A list including at least a name of each of the plurality of contacts who potentially may be the second user is presented to a first user using the first communication device.
US09571616B2	Housing, and electronic device using same A housing includes a plurality of overlapping layers. Each layer has either transparent material or semitransparent material, and each layer has a different refractivity.
US09571611B2	Updating rich communication suite capability information over a communications network In an embodiment, a requesting UE configures an RCS capabilities request message to request a target UE to provide RCS capability information (i) for the target UE, and (ii) for a set of other UEs. The requesting UE transmits the configured RCS capabilities request message to the target UE. The target UE determines that the target UE has access to RCS capability information for at least one UE from the set of other UEs, and configures an RCS capabilities response message that indicates the RCS capability information (i) for the target UE and (ii) for the at least one UE. The target UE transmits the configured RCS capabilities response message to the requesting UE. In another embodiment, a given UE determines whether to perform an RCS capability information refresh operation based on whether RCS capability information for another UE is older than a priority-specific age threshold.
US09571610B2	Dynamic port type detection An aspect includes dynamic port type detection. A link initialization frame that includes a protocol identifier is received at a port of a switch. Based on successfully decoding the protocol identifier, the port is configured to a mode of operation compatible with the protocol identifier. A table in the switch is updated to configure one or more other ports of the switch to the mode of operation compatible with the protocol identifier. A handshake response is sent to acknowledge the successful decoding of the protocol identifier. If no handshake response is received at a server prior to expiration of a wait pulse repetition time, the server periodically transmits the link initialization frame with a different protocol identifier for an alternate mode of operation until the handshake response is received or all supported modes of operation are checked.
US09571607B1	System and method for connection efficiency In a distributed object computing system, a server application may create multiple, uniquely identified, server contexts that each provide one or more services to a service consumer (client). Instead of creating a connection to a client for each server context, a single connection can be used. A service request handler may be configured to handle service requests for each server context. Service requests may be generated in the client with a service context identity. When a service request is received by the server application, the service request handler resolves the service context identity and forwards the service request to the appropriate server context.
US09571605B1	System, method, and computer program for identifying a social network user identifier based on a user message A system, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying a social network user identifier based on a user message. In use, a message is received from a user. Additionally, content is extracted from the message. Further, a search is performed using at least a portion of the content. Moreover, an identifier of the user provided by a social network is identified, based on the search.
US09571604B2	Method and apparatus for distributing collaborative content An example approach for enabling content to be distributed based on user and device related execution criteria is described. A collaboration platform determines one or more execution criteria for at least one device based, at least in part, on presence information, capability information, characteristic information, or a combination thereof of at least one other device within proximity of the at least one device. The collaboration platform also determines an execution of the one or more content items based, at least in part, on one or more execution criteria associated with the one or more content items.
US09571601B2	Method and an apparatus for performing offline access to web pages The embodiments disclose a method and apparatus for offline access of web pages. The method includes: acquiring on a user terminal a local cache template of a first web page, wherein the local cache template has pre-stored one or more respective paths, each points to a respective designated Uniform Resource Locator (URL) location linked to the first web page, wherein each respective designated URL enables offline access to a corresponding second web page in the first web page; locally caching each of the corresponding second web page, wherein each of the corresponding second web page which corresponds to a respective path pointing to the respective designated URL pre-stored in the local cache template of the first web page, such that the corresponding second web page is to be locally loaded into a browser of the user terminal when the browser accesses the respective designated URL in the first web page.
US09571600B2	Relay device, relay method and thin client system A relay device includes: a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, receiving a page from a server device; partitioning a second region other than a first region of the page in which the page is displayed by a client terminal into one or more partition regions; calculating the number of partition regions transmitted to the client terminal during a time difference between an acquisition time taken to acquire the entire page from the server device and a transmission time taken to transmit the first region to the client terminal; and transmitting an image corresponding to the first region and images corresponding to the partition regions of the calculated number to the client terminal.
US09571599B2	Multimedia redirection in a virtualized environment using a proxy server Methods and systems for multimedia redirection in a virtualized environment using a proxy server are described herein. The proxy server may store scripting code that may be injected into web content retrieved from a content resource server. The injected scripting code may cause an instantiated application in the virtualized environment to intercept/override at least some method calls in the web content. The proxy server may send the redirected multimedia content and other information to a client agent application executing on a user's computing device for rendering.
US09571598B2	Ensuring content filtering through a specialized tier of proxy caches at the base station Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for content caching with remote filtering services in a radio access network (RAN). In an embodiment of the invention, a method for content caching with remote filtering services in a RAN can include receiving a response to a request from an end user device wirelessly coupled to a base station of the RAN, marking the response as uncacheable, and routing the response to the base station over a data communications network. In one aspect of the embodiment, the response can be received in an RNC of the RAN. Of note, the process of marking the response as uncacheable can depend upon the evaluation of a policy with respect to the response.
US09571597B2	Multimedia file push method and apparatus The present disclosure discloses a multimedia file push method and apparatus, and relates to the field of network technologies. The method includes: obtaining first visual feature information, where the first visual feature information is visual feature information of a to-be-pushed multimedia file; determining a first user identity according to the first visual feature information, where the first user identity is a push target user identity of the to-be-pushed multimedia file; and pushing the to-be-pushed multimedia file according to the first user identity.
US09571595B2	Employment of presence-based history information in notebook application To employ presence-based history information in conjunction with a notebook application, presence information for one or more users associated with a notebook application is determined from a variety of presence services. One or more interactions of the users are tracked in conjunction with a location within the notebook to record history information associated with the one or more users. The history information may be presented to the users through a user interface in conjunction with a location within the notebook application or through a separate user interface. The presented history information may include the recorded history information and statistical information based on the recorded history information. The users may interact with the user interface to employ the presented presence-based history information in conjunction with contents of the notebook application. For example, replay of user interactions in conjunction with a location within the notebook application may be enabled.
US09571586B2	Using alternate port name for uninterrupted communication In a method for communicating in a computing environment, a first computer establishing communication with a first virtual computer through a first virtual port using a primary port name for the first virtual port, wherein the first virtual computer is executing on a second computer. The first computer acquires an alternate port name for the first virtual port from the first virtual computer executing on the second computer. The first computer determines that the first virtual computer is not accessible using the primary port name for the first virtual port, wherein the first virtual computer is migrated to execute on a third computer. The first computer establishes communication with the first virtual computer executing on the third computer using the alternate port name of the first virtual port.
US09571585B2	Using alternate port name for uninterrupted communication In a method for communicating in a computing environment, a first computer establishing communication with a first virtual computer through a first virtual port using a primary port name for the first virtual port, wherein the first virtual computer is executing on a second computer. The first computer acquires an alternate port name for the first virtual port from the first virtual computer executing on the second computer. The first computer determines that the first virtual computer is not accessible using the primary port name for the first virtual port, wherein the first virtual computer is migrated to execute on a third computer. The first computer establishes communication with the first virtual computer executing on the third computer using the alternate port name of the first virtual port.
US09571580B2	Storage management in a multi-tiered storage architecture An aspect of resource management includes a multi-tiered storage system and a processor communicatively coupled to the storage system. The processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions. The instructions include calculating a performance weight for each end user of an application. The performance weight is calculated as a function of a current activity level with respect to activities conducted via the application and a type of the application. The instructions also include calculating an input/output weight for each end user from a combination of an input/output requirement and the performance weight. The input/output requirement is indicative of an amount of storage resources of the multi-tiered storage system associated with anticipated activities of the end user. The instructions further include allocating an amount of the storage resources for each end user that is proportioned based on the corresponding input/output weight.
US09571575B2	Granular sync/semi-sync architecture Data consistency and availability can be provided at the granularity of logical storage objects in storage solutions that use storage virtualization in clustered storage environments. To ensure consistency of data across different storage elements, synchronization is performed across the different storage elements. Changes to data are synchronized across storage elements in different clusters by propagating the changes from a primary logical storage object to a secondary logical storage object. To satisfy the strictest RPOs while maintaining performance, change requests are intercepted prior to being sent to a filesystem that hosts the primary logical storage object and propagated to a different managing storage element associated with the secondary logical storage object.
US09571574B2	Methods and apparatus for managing notifications for service events The communications method may include opening a communication channel, e.g. a HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) connection, between a service event source and an event management platform, and at the event management platform, generating a request to the service event source, the request including information associated with the communication channel and requested event information related to a plurality of services offered by the service event source for a mobile wireless device associated with a given service user; sending the request to the service event source. The communication channel is maintained open to receive notifications transmitted from the service event source including requested event information related to the plurality of services offered by the service event source and related to the single service user. The notifications are provided to the mobile wireless device associated with the given service user.
US09571571B2	Peer-to-peer live streaming According to a peer-to-peer protocol, a peer-to-peer network includes multiple clubs and multiple peers that receive content distributed by a source of the network. Each of the multiple peers is part of at least two of the clubs. A joining peer identifies a club of the peer-to-peer network to join and receives identifying information for peers in the identified club. The joining peer randomly selects from the peers in the identified club at least a first peer and a second peer with which to establish connections. The random selection is proportionally weighted by the number of connections the first peer has with other peers and the number of connections the second peer has with other peers. The joining peer establishes a first connection with the first peer and a second connection with the second peer.
US09571568B2	Apparatus and method for selecting a node relaying data communication between servers An apparatus receives, from a management server device, three-dimensional disposition information pertaining to positions of a plurality of server devices each including a wireless communication unit, and converts the three-dimensional disposition information into two-dimensional disposition information. The apparatus calculates, based on the two-dimensional disposition information, a straight line distance indicating a length of a straight line between a first server device in the plurality of server devices and each of second server devices to which the first server device transmits data, and selects, from among the plurality of server devices, a relay server device for relaying data between the first server device and the second server devices, based on the calculated straight line distances.
US09571567B2	Methods and systems to manage computer resources in elastic multi-tenant cloud computing systems Methods and systems to reconfigure clusters in elastic multi-tenant cloud computing system. An example method includes partitioning a first resource reservation of a first virtual data center between a first cluster and a second cluster and partitioning a second resource reservation of a second virtual data center between the first cluster and the second cluster, and based on the partitioning of the first resource reservation and the second resource reservation, collectively adjusting a first portion of the first resource reservation allotted to the first cluster and a second portion of the second resource reservation allotted to the first cluster in a same reconfiguration operation.
US09571564B2	Network system for implementing a cloud platform A network system for implementing a cloud platform within a network to which at least one device defining a computing environment for a user has access comprises an application management module, a community management module, and a user enrollment portal. The application management module enables access to an abstract application, wherein the abstract application is associated with a concrete application defining an implementation of the abstract application for the computing environment. The community management module manages a community, wherein the community comprised of at least a user credential and the abstract application, wherein the community defines at least one of said following: a policy, a management process, and a service, under which the abstract application can be accessed by the user. The user enrollment portal supports an enrollment of the user in the community from the device, and to orchestrate a policy management mechanism to support an enforcement of the policy under which the user has access to the concrete application from the device.
US09571563B2	Handling a shared data object in a communication network A method and apparatus for handling a data object accessible by more than one node. A server in a communication network stores information relating to the data object stored at a first node. The server then receives a subscription request message from a second node. This subscription request message subscribes to updates relating to the data object stored at the first node. A copy of the data object is accessible by the second node. The server subsequently receives a publication message relating to a change to the data object stored at the first node and which indicates an identity of the data object and an indication of the changes. The server sends a notification message relating to the change to the data object towards the second node, which is usable by the second node to make corresponding changes to the copy of the data object accessible by the second node.
US09571562B2	System and method for data collection and analysis using a multi-level network A system and a method for data collection and analysis that uses a multi-level network are provided. The system comprises a first client device and a central network. The first client device and the central network form the multi-level network. The first client device is configured to receive a first data and perform a first data fusing process based on the first data. The first data fusing process generates a second data. The central network is in communication with the first client device. The central network receives the second data from the first client device. The central network is configured to perform a second data fusing process based on the second data to generate a third data. The third data is communicated to the first client device so that the first client device can perform a third data fusing process based on the third data to generate a fourth data.
US09571561B2	System and method for dynamically expanding virtual cluster and recording medium on which program for executing the method is recorded Provided are a system and method for dynamically expanding a virtual cluster having one or more virtual machines (VMs), based on the resource availability of the virtual cluster and the type of the virtual cluster. The system for dynamically expanding a virtual cluster having one or more virtual machines (VMs), the system comprising a monitor unit which measures resource availability of a target virtual cluster and provides the resource availability to an expansion control unit, the expansion control unit which determines whether to expand the target virtual cluster based on the resource availability and determines a type and number of VM instances to be additionally allocated to the target virtual cluster by reflecting the resource availability and a type of the target virtual cluster and a virtual cluster configuration unit which modifies profile information of the target virtual cluster such that the determined number of VM instances of the determined type by the expansion control unit can be additionally allocated to the target virtual cluster.
US09571560B2	Direct file transfer between subscribers of a communications system Systems and techniques for transferring a file from a first client associated with a first subscriber to a communications system to a second client associated with a second subscriber to the communications system by connecting from the first client to a communications system host; sending, through the communications system host, a request to the second client to establish a direct connection to the second client; when the second client accepts the request, establishing a direct connection to the second client that bypasses the communications system host; and transferring a file over the direct connection.
US09571559B2	Enhanced curfew and protection associated with a device group A method comprising obtaining, from a master user, a device usage allocation applicable to two or more devices, the two or more devices being associated with another user, the another user being different from the master user, obtaining an aggregate measure of device usage associated with the two or more devices, if the aggregate measure of device usage associated with the two or more devices satisfies a condition relative to the device usage allocation, managing an activity of the two or more devices, and sending a notification to at least one of the two or more devices, the notification for presentation to the another user through a user interface of the at least one of the two or more devices.
US09571557B2	Script caching method and information processing device utilizing the same In the event that function names contained when one of the scripts describing objects processed within each predetermined processing unit in the web application is defined as a script of interest and the script of interest is converted to internal code are not common with function names contained when the scripts describing the remaining objects are converted to internal code, the internal code of said script of interest is cached.
US09571556B2	Browser kernel adaptation method and browser therefor The present disclosure, pertaining to the field of computer Internet, discloses a browser kernel adaptation method and a browser therefor. The method includes: receiving, by a browser, a request for browsing a page from a user; acquiring, by the browser, information of the page from a server according to the request, and determining the type of the page according to the information of the page; and selecting, by the browser, a browser kernel according to the type of the page, and processing the request by using the selected browser kernel. The browser includes: a receiving module, a determining module, and a selecting module. The present disclosure implements an automatic adaptation function of the browser kernel during page browsing, and solves the problem that the browser kernel in the prior art cannot be automatically adapted.
US09571555B2	Methods circuits devices systems and associated computer executable code for web augmentation Disclosed are methods, circuits, devices, systems and associated computer executable code for generating a web-projection. One or more scripts, defining web-projections, are executed, initiating communication sessions with one or more webpage servers defined in the scripts. Specific content(s) defined in the script, from the one or more webpage servers, is retrieved, translated and injected into corresponding web-projections prior to being served to a requesting client web browser.
US09571549B2	Systems and methods for using client-side video buffer occupancy for enhanced quality of experience in a communication network Systems and methods can use client-side video buffer occupancy for enhanced quality of experience in a communication network. The systems and methods provided herein can drive changes in the communication system using control responses. Example control responses include responses for scheduling of packets under capacity constrained conditions. An access node, such as a base station, may transmit video from a server to a client in a user device. The access node can estimate client-side video buffer occupancy and predict video playback stalls. The client-side video buffer occupancy can be estimated by emulating behavior of the client. The buffer occupancy can be used to enhance quality of experience for the user. For example, when the buffer occupancy is low, the access node may increase scheduling priority of packets conveying the video.
US09571548B2	Set-up of media stream transmission and server and client for media stream transmission A network client device is disclosed having a media streamer for processing a media stream received at a first port of a client device. Further included is a setup controller configured to transmit a set-up request message and a discovery message without waiting for acknowledgement of reception of the set-up request message before transmission of the discovery message, from a second port and the first port respectively, to predetermined ports of a server device.
US09571547B2	Method and device for generating media fragment requests for requesting fragments of an encoded media stream One embodiment concerns a method for generating a media fragment request for requesting fragments of an encoded media stream stored on a server device, the method being implemented by a client device storing a structure representative of fragments of the media stream previously received and stored on the client device. The structure includes first and second types of addressing information associated with fragments already received. The method for generating a media fragment request includes forming a media fragment request to obtain missing media data corresponding to a new fragment of the media stream, the media fragment request specifying at least one piece of addressing information of the first type and at least one addressing information of the second type, wherein the first type of addressing information is spatial or temporal information and wherein the second type of addressing information is byte position information within the media stream.
US09571545B2	Evaluating a stream-based computing application A method for evaluating a stream-based computing application includes specifying a simulation condition. In addition, a stream of test tuples may be input to the stream-based computing application. The stream-based computing application may operate on one or more compute nodes. Each compute node may have one or more computer processors and a memory to store one or more processing elements. The method may also include simulating processing of the stream of test tuples by the processing elements using the simulation condition. Further, the method may include monitoring to determine one or more performance metrics for an inter-stream operator communication path.
US09571544B2	Method and apparatus for providing multimedia content on a mobile media center A method and apparatus for providing multimedia content over a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a customer via a data enabled cellular phone for accessing one or more multimedia content from a multimedia content server of the customer, and performs an authentication for obtaining the one or more multimedia content from the multimedia content server. The method obtains the one or more multimedia content from the multimedia content server, and transmits the one or more multimedia content to the data enabled cellular phone.
US09571543B2	Using quality information for adaptive streaming of media content Different representations are associated with an instance of media content, and a representation can include multiple portions of media content. A respective quality value and bitrate can be associated with each of the portions. Information about the instance of content, including bitrate and quality information, can be accessed by and/or sent to a client. The quality information indicates the availability of measures of quality (e.g., quality values) and where those quality values reside or how they can be retrieved. The client can use quality as well as bitrate to make more intelligent decisions while streaming the content. For example, while the content is being downloaded over a network, the client can adapt to changes in available network bandwidth by selecting one portion of the instance of media content over another based not just on its bitrate but also based on its quality value.
US09571540B2	Broadcast/multicast offloading and recommending of infrastructural changes based on usage tracking A method, a device, and a storage medium having instructions stored thereon to obtain usage data that indicates a usage of a downloading service and a streaming service of programs, in which the programs are provided to user devices via unicast delivery. The usage data is analyzed to determine whether a multicast offloading or a broadcast offloading is to be invoked on behalf of a program designated for unicast delivery. Additionally, a method, a device, and a storage medium obtain usage data, analyze the usage data, and generate a recommendation for an infrastructural change of a content delivery network based on the analysis.
US09571538B2	Quality of experience for communication sessions A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include determining a change in an optimum video size for a streaming video. The method may also include determining one or more constraints of resizing associated with the change in the desired video size. The method may further include adaptively resizing the streaming video to a current desired video size when the one or more constraints of resizing exceed a threshold value.
US09571536B2	Cross device task continuity Systems and methods for cross device and/or cross operating system task continuity between devices for frictionless task engagement and reengagement. Task continuity can provide for simple detection and selection of recently viewed and/or modified tasks. Task continuity can provide for simple engagement of new tasks in applications and/or websites, the new tasks being related to recently presented and/or modified tasks. Responsive to selection of the recently presented and/or modified task, the task can be seamlessly reengaged from the point at which it was last presented and/or modified. Responsive to selection of a new task, the task can be engaged from a starting point. Upon completion of the task on one device, the task can be closed across devices. Task continuity can be enabled on a single device or across a plurality of devices. Task continuity can be enabled on a single operating system, or across a plurality of operating systems.
US09571520B2	Preventing execution of task scheduled malware A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.
US09571519B2	Targeted attack discovery A device may receive usage information, associated with a group of client networks, including particular usage information associated with a particular client network. The device may receive threat information, associated with the group of client networks, including particular threat information associated with the particular client network. The device may determine a baseline based on the usage information. The device may determine a normalization function, associated with the particular client network, based on the baseline and the particular usage information. The device may determine normalized threat information, associated with the particular client network, based on the normalization function and the particular threat information. The device may determine overall normalized threat information associated with the group of client networks. The device may compare the normalized threat information and the overall normalized threat information. The device may provide information associated with comparing the normalized threat information and the overall normalized threat information.
US09571516B1	Cloud service usage monitoring system A cloud service usage assessment system analyzes network traffic from an enterprise data network and generates cloud service usage analytics for the enterprise. In some embodiments, the cloud service usage analytics may include cloud service usage risk assessment. The cloud service usage assessment system is advantageous applied to assess network security in view of an enterprise's adoption of multiple cloud based services.
US09571514B2	Notification of security question compromise level based on social network interactions An approach is provided to improve security of security questions. In the approach, the system prompts a user for a security question. The security question and security answer associated with the security question are received by the system using a user input to the information handling system. Network-accessible data stores, such as social network accounts, are searched for the security answer resulting in search results. The searching results reveal a risk level which is identified by the system. The identified risk level is provided to the user, such as at a display device.
US09571513B2	Monitoring device monitoring network A monitoring device configured to monitor a network to which plural controllers are connected which includes a decoder configured to extract target data belonging to a target data group from data received from the plural controllers, a first comparator configured to determine whether an immutable part of the target data is known or anomalous, a second comparator configured to determine whether a reception interval of the target data group is normal or anomalous, a third comparator configured to determine whether the number of the target data having been received and included in the target data group is normal or anomalous, and determine whether each reception interval between the target data is normal or anomalous, and a warning counter configured to individually count the number of anomalies determined by the first comparator, the number of anomalies determined by the second comparator, and the number of anomalies determined by the third comparator.
US09571511B2	Systems and methods for traffic classification Systems and methods of classifying network traffic may monitor network traffic. Monitored traffic may be compared with a control protocol template (CPT). When a similarity between the monitored traffic and the CPT exceeds a match threshold, the monitored traffic may be associated with the CPT.
US09571510B1	Systems and methods for identifying security threat sources responsible for security events The disclosed computer-implemented method for identifying security threat sources responsible for security events may include (1) identifying security-event data collected from a plurality of security events detected over a network, (2) partitioning the security-event data into a set of single-dimensional security clusters, each grouped by a common feature, (3) determining that a subset of the single-dimensional security clusters exceed a threshold level of similarity relative to one another, (4) grouping the subset of single-dimensional clusters into a multi-dimensional security cluster corresponding to a single threat source in response to determining that the subset of single-dimensional clusters exceed the threshold level of similarity relative to one another, and then (5) determining, based at least in part on grouping the single-dimensional clusters into the multi-dimensional cluster, that the single threat source is likely responsible for some of the security events. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09571507B2	Providing a virtual security appliance architecture to a virtual cloud infrastructure A method in an embodiment includes detecting a change for a virtual machine in a virtual server of a virtual network infrastructure, determining whether a virtual security appliance is configured in the virtual server, and sending a request to create the virtual security appliance in the virtual server. The method further includes allowing the virtual machine to initiate when the virtual security appliance is created in the virtual machine. The virtual security appliance performs security inspections on network packets sent from the virtual machine. In more specific embodiments, the method further includes creating an intercept mechanism in the virtual server to intercept the network packets from the virtual machine. In further embodiments, one or more security policies identify one or more virtual security appliances to process the network packets from the virtual machine.
US09571505B2	Trustworthiness of processed data A method and/or computer program product indicates a trustworthiness of data processed in accordance with a processing rule. A first trust weight is assigned to a data item to be processed to provide a weighted data item, the first trust weight representing a level of trust in the data item. A second trust weight is assigned to the processing rule to provide a weighted processing rule, the second trust weight representing a level of trust in the processing rule. The weighted data item is processed in accordance with the weighted processing rule to generate a data output and an indication of a level of trust in the data output.
US09571504B2	Authorizing content viewing based on content ratings Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are included that receive a content rating for content presented to an individual, determine a content authorization parameter for the individual, and trigger a precautionary action associated with the content in response to determining that the content authorization parameter for the individual is not compliant with the content rating for the content.
US09571501B2	Rule-based application access management A container that manages access to protected resources using rules to intelligently manage them includes an environment having a set of software and configurations that are to be managed. A rule engine, which executes the rules, may be called reactively when software accesses protected resources. The engine uses a combination of embedded and configurable rules. It may be desirable to assign and manage rules per process, per resource (e.g. file, registry, etc.), and per user. Access rules may be altitude-specific access rules.
US09571498B1	Systems and methods for protecting purpose-built appliances on local networks The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting purpose-built appliances on local networks may include (1) identifying a purpose-built appliance that is installed at a physical site to enhance the physical site with a pre-programmed functionality and that is connected to a local network that operates at the physical site, (2) intercepting, by a router of the local network, a request from a requesting device to access the pre-programmed functionality of the purpose-built appliance via the local network, (3) querying, from the router, via an authorization channel that is separate from a communication channel used to transmit the request, an owner of the physical site for authorization for the requesting device to access the purpose-built appliance, (4) receiving, by the router, the authorization from the owner, and (5) forwarding, by the router, the request from the requesting device to the purpose-built appliance. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09571495B2	Methods and systems for authorizing web service requests Systems and methods for authorizing web service requests. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a web service request having an authorization header and business code, authenticating a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) token included in the authorization header and constructing a security context based on attributes of the SAML token. The process also includes passing the security context to an authorization interceptor to interact with a policy information point (PIP) and a policy decision point (PDP), receiving a permit response, and then authorizing the web services request. In some implementations, the requested web service is then transmitted to the client computer that requested the web service.
US09571494B2	Authorization server and client apparatus, server cooperative system, and token management method There is a method of generating a token required to transfer an access authority to a cooperating system to a cooperation asking system. In this method, a refresh token is issued to update a token without confirmation to a user after a valid period of a token has expired. When information which is required to update a token is leaked, an unintended system updates a token, and the cooperating system is illicitly used. For this reason, a unit for invalidating the leaked refresh token is required. An access management service stores a refresh token issued at the time of first authorization processing linked to tokens re-issued when a series of token is issued using refresh tokens. Then, upon designation of the refresh token issued first, all refresh tokens linked to the refresh token issued first are invalidated.
US09571493B2	System and method for a storage area network virtualization optimization A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to determine one or more optimal mappings between a server layer and a storage layer through a network layer based on performance metrics of one or more ports of at least one of the server layer, the storage layer and the network layer.
US09571491B2	Discovery of familiar claims providers Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to identity technology. In aspects, profile data is mined to determine claims providers with which a user may be familiar. These familiar claims providers are used in conjunction with claims providers that are allowed by a relying party to determine a candidate set of claims providers that are both familiar to the user and allowed by the relying party. This candidate set of claims providers is then displayed to a user so that the user may select one or more of the claims providers to obtain claims to provide to the relying party.
US09571488B2	Adaptive timeouts for security credentials Session-specific information stored to a cookie or other secure token can be selected and/or caused to vary over time, such that older copies will become less useful over time. Such an approach reduces the ability of entities obtaining a copy of the cookie from performing unauthorized tasks on a session. A cookie received with a request can contain a timestamp and an operation count for a session that may need to fall within an acceptable range of the current values in order for the request to be processed. A cookie returned with a response can be set to the correct value or incremented from the previous value based on various factors. The allowable bands can decrease with age of the session, and various parameter values such as a badness factor for a session can be updated continually based on the events for the session.
US09571482B2	Secure on-line sign-up and provisioning for Wi-Fi hotspots using a device management protocol Embodiments of a mobile device and method for secure on-line sign-up and provisioning of credentials for Wi-Fi hotspots are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the mobile device may be configured to establish a transport-layer security (TLS) session with a sign-up server through a Wi-Fi Hotspot to receive a certificate of the sign-up server. When the certificate is validated, the mobile device may be configured to exchange device management messages with the sign-up server to sign-up for a Wi-Fi subscription and provisioning of credentials, and retrieve a subscription management object (MO) that includes a reference to the provisioned credentials for storage in a device management tree. The credentials are transferred/provisioned securely to the mobile device. In some embodiments, an OMA-DM protocol may be used. The provisioned credentials may include certificates in the case of certificate-based credentials, machine-generated credentials such as username/password credentials, or SIM-type credentials.
US09571476B1	Multi-platform single sign-on database driver Systems and methods of performing single sign-on authentication from multiple platforms when establishing a connection to a database are described. An application can securely access a database based on user credentials provided during a prior authentication. In an embodiment, single sign-on is accomplished by relying on existing and emerging authentication, security service, security mechanism, and wire protocols, enabling the creation of drivers to accommodate various platforms and databases. In another embodiment, a pure type 4 Java Driver is used, eliminating dependencies on native operating functionality.
US09571472B2	Establishing an initial root of trust for individual components of a distributed security infrastructure The embodiments described herein describe technologies for a device definition process to establish a unique identity and a root of trust of a cryptographic manager (CM) device, the CM device to be deployed in a CM system. The device definition process can take place in a device definition phase of a manufacturing lifecycle of the CM device. One implementation includes a non-transitory storage medium to store an initialization application that, when executed by a CM device, causes the CM device to perform a device definition process to generate a device definition request to establish the unique identity and the root of trust. In response to the device definition request, the initialization application obtains device identity and device credentials of the CM device and stores the device definition request in storage space of a removable storage device. The initialization application imports a device definition response containing provisioning information generated by a provisioning device of a cryptographic manager system in response to the device definition request.
US09571468B2	Encoding data using a variable number of pixels and bits based on entropy Electronic information is encoded and transmitted by comparing values of adjacent pixels in an electronic image, determining an amount of entropy present in values of adjacent pixels, identifying a highest-order non-matching bit in the values of adjacent pixels, replacing bits of lower order than the highest-order non-matching bit with data, storing the image and replaced bits in a computer memory, and transmitting the image and replaced bits, via a computer network, to a recipient.
US09571467B2	Information management system, information processing device, and non-transitory computer readable medium An information management system includes an information processing device, and an information management device that prepares log information indicating a content of communication with the information processing device. The information processing device includes a recording data acquisition unit, an encryption unit, and a transmitting unit. The recording data acquisition unit sequentially acquires recording data indicating a content of communication between the information management device and the information processing device. The encryption unit encrypts the recording data to prepare encrypted data. The transmitting unit transmits the encrypted data to the information management device. The information management device includes a log information preparation unit that prepares the log information including the encrypted data.
US09571461B2	Adaptive communication anonymization A method identifies anonymized parties in a transmitted communication. A sender replaces one or more communication party identifiers in control data within a communication with one or more anonymized identifiers before transmitting the communication to one or more recipients of the communication. A recipient receiving the communication searches a local lookup table by an anonymized identifier for a corresponding non-anonymized identifier which identifies a party of the communication. In response to identifying a corresponding non-anonymized identifier, the recipient then replaces the anonymized identifier with the corresponding communication party identifier and presents the recipient with the non-anonymized identifiers within the communication.
US09571460B2	Adaptive communication anonymization A system and computer program product identifies anonymized parties in a transmitted communication. A sender replaces one or more communication party identifiers in control data within a communication with one or more anonymized identifiers before transmitting the communication to one or more recipients of the communication. A recipient receiving the communication searches a local lookup table by an anonymized identifier for a corresponding non-anonymized identifier which identifies a party of the communication. In response to identifying a corresponding non-anonymized identifier, the recipient then replaces the anonymized identifier with the corresponding communication party identifier and presents the recipient with the non-anonymized identifiers within the communication.
US09571455B2	Remote credential management for hybrid clouds with enterprise networks A system and method of initializing a virtual machine within a secure hybrid cloud is disclosed. One method includes transmitting service mode credentials to a cloud broker from a cloud-based virtual machine, receiving a service mode community of interest key from a credentialing service based on the service mode credentials, and establishing a secure service mode connection based on the service mode community of interest key. The method also includes receiving role VPN credentials at the cloud-based virtual machine and establishing a secure role connection to the cloud broker using the role VPN credentials, thereby providing, in response to the role VPN credentials, a role VPN community of interest key to a virtual data relay dedicated to the cloud-based virtual machine. The method further includes receiving role cloud credentials at the cloud-based virtual machine and establishing secure communications at the cloud-based virtual machine based on the role cloud credentials, including receiving a role cloud community of interest key at the cloud-based virtual machine used for secure communication among the cloud-based virtual machine and other cloud-based virtual machines within a common community of interest with the cloud-based virtual machine.
US09571451B2	Creating network isolation between virtual machines A method, system, and program product for creating network isolation between virtual machines is provided, including receiving, by a security virtual machine (SVM), an outgoing network packet from a virtual machine (VM). The source internet protocol (IP) address and a source media access control (MAC) address is extracted from the outgoing network packet. A zone identifier table is searched for a zone id, whereby the zone identifier table includes the source IP address and the source MAC address. The outgoing network packet is sent to a physical Ethernet adapter connected to an external network switch whereby the external network switch is connected to an external network, based on the zone id not being found in the zone identifier table. The outgoing network packet is sent to a physical Ethernet adapter that is connected to an internal switch, based on the zone id being found in the zone identifier table.
US09571450B2	Detecting and correcting network interruptions using network address translation Embodiments provide a network address translation (NAT) service for network devices. A network connection from at least one private network device to the NAT service is received and a network connection from at least one remote device to the NAT service is received. The private network device is positioned within a private network and the remote device is positioned within a public network. A network availability of the remote device is determined. If the remote device is unavailable or a network configuration setting associated with the remote device changes, the private network device is notified and a connection reset message is transmitted to the private network device.
US09571446B2	Messaging media to go viral Systems and techniques are disclosed for transmitting a message via one or more platforms, the messages being associated with media content and/or related media content. A related media content may be identified based on the media content and a platform may be selected based on a platform selection criteria. The message may correspond to the related media content and may be transmitted to the platform.
US09571441B2	Peer-based device set actions A device set may interoperate to perform an action, such as providing a message to a user or storing photos taken by a user. Performing the action on all available devices may cause redundancy (e.g., presenting the same message to the user on each device), and depending on user selection (e.g., the user requesting to play music and specifically designating a device) may become onerous. A centralized, server-driven selection of the device to perform the action may be problematic if the server is inaccessible and/or inaccurate if not currently informed of the current state of each device. In accordance with the techniques presented herein, a requesting device broadcasts an action invitation to the device set. Each device provides a suitability report indicating its suitability to perform the action. The requesting device identifies one or more suitable devices, and sends an action request to identified devices to perform the action.
US09571440B2	Notification archive An electronic message may be reconfigured to effect an enhanced notification using an input interface to receive at least one electronic message created by or on behalf of a message source for delivery to an intended recipient. A matching engine determines whether the electronic message corresponds to a predetermined definition of an enhanced notification. An enhancement engine reconfigures the electronic message to the enhanced notification if stored information related to the intended recipient indicates that the intended recipient is subscribed to receive the enhanced notification. Reconfiguring the electronic message may include reconfiguring the message to provide special handling, routing or presentation.
US09571438B2	Enhanced services electronic mail A database includes one or more physical location identifiers such as postal addresses, delivery or street addresses, or geographic coordinates. A correlator correlates electronic addresses with physical location identifiers. The correlated electronic addresses can incorporate part or all of the corresponding physical location identifier. The correlated electronic addresses can further incorporate a reference to an individual, such as a name or title, or a reference to a group of individuals, such as by name. Correlated electronic addresses allow reception of electronic communication. Services offered with electronic delivery of correspondence to correlated electronic addresses include return receipt, insured delivery, certified delivery, forwarding, non-delivery notification, and non-electronic delivery. Costs associated with operation of the electronic mail may be covered by administration of postage or when the recipient elects electronic delivery of correspondence traditionally delivered by paper mail.
US09571434B1	System and method for visual display of E-mail filters A system and machine-implemented method is provided for generating an e-mail filter including receiving an indication of a selection of a simple filter representing a filter criterion and a placement of the simple filter icon within a display area displaying a visual representation of a collection of e-mail filters corresponding to the user, receiving an indication of a selection of an action icon representing an action to be performed with respect to an e-mail message and a placement of the action icon within the filter display area with respect to the simple filter icon, the placement representing a connection of the action icon with the simple filter icon, generating an e-mail filter comprising one or more filter criteria including the filter criterion in response to receiving the indication of the placement of the action icon and assigning the action to the e-mail filter.
US09571433B2	Communication device, relay server for relaying data from communication device, and communication system including them A communication device for transmitting data via a first server to a second server includes an acquiring unit operable to acquire, from the first server, server information as information indicating a style of data acceptable to the second server, a converting unit operable to convert a style of data to be transmitted into the style acceptable to the second server, based on the server information, and a transmitting unit operable to transmit data converted by the converting unit to the first server.
US09571432B1	Message assistant via smart templates Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for sending a message. The method includes receiving a calendar of a user. The method further includes receiving an indication of a time. The method further includes determining one or more messages based on the calendar and the time. The method further includes receiving an indication from the user of selecting a message from the one or more messages.
US09571429B2	Methods and systems for delayed notifications in communications networks Communications is the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information. However, whilst immense investments into evolving communications infrastructure supporting multiple communications channels have been made the vast majority of communications models, standards, and developments focus to the transmission of the message as a single process with other aspects of the communications channel are considered simply delays in the communications channel. However, it would be beneficial to provide enhancements to such communications channels to provide additional information to the sender with respect to the delivery to and recovery by the recipient of the message such that not only do they have the option to elect to receive a delivery notification in communications systems that today do not provide such information, but that in these systems and those supporting delivery notifications increased information is provided to the user allowing them to ascertain or estimate the recipient's absorption/reading of the message.
US09571425B2	Method and apparatus for voice communication based on voice activity detection Voice communication method and apparatus and method and apparatus for operating jitter buffer are described. Audio blocks are acquired in sequence. Each of the audio blocks includes one or more audio frames. Voice activity detection is performed on the audio blocks. In response to deciding voice onset for a present one of the audio blocks, a subsequence of the sequence of the acquired audio blocks is retrieved. The subsequence precedes the present audio block immediately. The subsequence has a predetermined length and non-voice is decided for each audio block in the subsequence. The present audio block and the audio blocks in the subsequence are transmitted to a receiving party. The audio blocks in the subsequence are identified as reprocessed audio blocks. In response to deciding non-voice for the present audio block, the present audio block is cached.
US09571423B2	Port decommissioning A management application can automatically coordinate the decommissioning of ports in a switch, ensuring that ports are gracefully taken out of service without unnecessary interruption of service and triggering of automatic recovery functionality that may occur during manual decommissioning of ports. Embodiments may provide for decommissioning of F_ports only, E_ports only, or both F_ports and E_ports. Where link aggregation is provided for in the fabric, decommissioning of a port in a link aggregation group may be performed if there are other operational links in the group. Decommissioning of a non-aggregated port (or the last operational port in a link aggregation group) may be performed if there is a redundant path available.
US09571415B2	System and method for performing customized resource allocation analyses for distributed computer systems A system and method for performing customized remote resource allocation analyzes on distributed computer systems utilizes a snapshot of a distributed computer system, which is received at a remote resource allocation module, to perform a resource allocation analysis using a resource allocation algorithm. The resource allocation algorithm is selected from a plurality of resource allocation algorithms based on at least one user-provided parameter associated with the distributed computer system.
US09571410B2	Credit-based link level flow control and credit exchange using DCBX In one embodiment, a system includes a network having one or more devices interconnected therebetween, the network including a first device having a first port and logic integrated with and/or executable by a first processor, the logic being adapted to exchange credit exchange (CE) capabilities between the first port and a second port of a second device in the network, receive a credit grant packet from the second port, the credit grant packet indicating credits granted to the first port, and send one or more packets of data from the first port to the second port, the one or more packets corresponding with the granted credits. Other systems and methods for providing credit-based flow control are described according to more embodiments.
US09571389B2	Request routing based on class A system and method for management and processing of resource requests is provided. A content delivery network service provider receives a DNS query from a client computing device. The DNS query corresponds to a requested resource from the client computing device. The content delivery network service provider associates the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices. Based on routing information for the cluster, the content delivery network service provider routes the DNS query. The process can further include monitoring performance data associated with the delivery of the requested resource and updating the routing information for the cluster based on the performance data for use in processing subsequent requests from client computing devices in the cluster.
US09571388B1	Separation of control plane functions using virtual machines in network device Techniques are described for separating control plane functions in a network device using virtual machines. The techniques include initializing multiple virtual machine instances in a control unit of a standalone router, and running different control processes for the router in each of the virtual machines. For example, in a root system domain (RSD)-protected system domain (PSD) system, a control unit of the standalone router may support a RSD virtual machine (VM) and one or more PSD VMs configured to form logical devices and execute logically separate control processes without requiring physically separate, hardware-independent routing engines to form the PSDs. Each of the RSD VM and PSD VMs includes a separate kernel, an operating system, and control processes for the logical device. When a software failure occurs in the PSD VM, the PSD VM may perform a software failover without affecting the operation of the RSD VM.
US09571378B2	Synchronized wireless data concentrator for airborne wireless sensor networks A system, method, and apparatus for a synchronized wireless data concentrator are provided for facilitating a precisely synchronized system of nodes in a wireless sensor network for airborne data systems. The wireless data concentrator contains a plurality of IEEE 802.15.4 radio/micro-processor subsystems, which are connected to a local host microprocessor, which is in turn connected to an aircraft data network. The airplane data network also contains a precision clock source and a plurality of specialized network switches, which have a low-jitter data-path routing capability.
US09571377B2	Dynamic denial of service protection A method for providing dynamic denial-of-service (DoS) protection using a multicore processor is provided. The multicore processor includes a shared memory, a data processor core, a dynamic DoS processor core and a signaling processor core. The data path processor core receives a network packet addressed to a host computer, selects a target queue based on a traffic type of the network packet, and adds the network packet to the target queue. The target queue is selected from one of n queues, stored in the shared memory, associated with the traffic type. The dynamic DoS processor core services the target queue, including removing the network packet from the target queue and adding the network packet to the host queue. The signaling processor core services the host queue, including removing the network packet from the host queue and sending the network packet to the host computer.
US09571374B2	Dynamically allocating compute nodes among cloud groups based on priority and policies A method, system and computer program product for allocating compute nodes among cloud groups. Policies are created for cloud groups for specifying conditions when a compute node will need to be borrowed by a cloud group as well as when the borrowed compute node is to be returned. Furthermore, priorities are assigned to the conditions in the policies for borrowing a compute node as well as to the cloud groups concerning borrowing compute nodes. A compute node is allocated temporarily from a first cloud group to a second cloud group based on the priority assigned to the second cloud group and the priority assigned to the monitored condition invoking the borrowing of the compute node as well as based on the monitored condition satisfying a condition in the policy for the second cloud group as to when the compute node will need to be borrowed by the second cloud group.
US09571372B1	Systems and methods for estimating ages of network devices A computer-implemented method for estimating ages of network devices may include (1) identifying at least one networked device that may be attached to a network, (2) identifying a media access control address of the networked device, the media access control address comprising an organizational unique identifier, (3) querying an organizational-unique-identifier database with the organizational unique identifier and receiving, in response, device-age information relating to an estimated age of the networked device and (4) determining the estimated age of the networked device based at least in part on the device-age information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09571371B2	Network connection communication system Provided is a technology that makes it possible for billing and balance management in the form of units that are difficult to understand for a user, to be expressed and managed in the form of units that are easy to understand from the viewpoint of the actual purpose of use. The network connection communication system is provided with means for expressing the unit price of network usage in terms of units that a user can understand more intuitively in the light of the purpose for which the network is used. For instance, the number of connection minutes (time), the number of books purchased and downloaded over the network, or the number of connections to a communicating partner can be used depending on the purpose of use of a service.
US09571367B2	Selection of message passing collectives in presence of system noise Consideration of system jitter in selecting a “message passing collectives algorithm” used in a message passing interface. A set of multiple message passing collectives algorithms are ranked against each other with at least some consideration of relative jitter-related performance as between the algorithms. The consideration of jitter includes consideration of “system jitter” (OS jitter and/or network jitter). In some embodiments, multiple rankings are performed for different levels of system jitter.
US09571366B2	Method and apparatus for detecting and localizing an anomaly for a network A method and apparatus for detecting and localizing an anomaly for a network are disclosed. For example, the method sends a first set of probe packets on at least one path of the network, and detects a performance anomaly on a first path of the at least one path. The method then identifies at least one link on the first path that is responsible for the performance anomaly by applying a second set of probe packets.
US09571365B2	Monitoring apparatus and method for determination of location of packet loss A monitoring apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to receive plural acknowledgment packets each including an identifier for identifying a packet and information indicating selective acknowledgment which are transmitted from a reception node that has received a data packet transmitted from a transmission node via a network to the transmission node via the network, and determine that a data packet loss occurs in the reception node in a case where a first identifier and first information included in a first acknowledgment packet among the plural acknowledgment packets are respectively matched with a second identifier and second information included in a second acknowledgment packet received after the first acknowledgment packet among the plural acknowledgment packets.
US09571360B2	Method and score management node for supporting service evaluation A score management node receives network measurements related to at least one service event when the service is delivered to the user, and determines, in a first scoring module, a quality score Q reflecting the user's perception of quality of the delivered service and an associated significance S reflecting the user's perception of importance of the delivered service, based on the received network measurements. The determined quality score Q and associated significance S of each service event are modified in a succession of intermediate scoring modules, based on a predefined influence factor applied in each intermediate scoring module. The perception score P is further calculated in a concluding scoring module, based on the modified quality score and associated modified significance, wherein the calculated perception score P is made available for use in the service evaluation.
US09571359B2	System and method for monitoring network connection quality by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium A system and method for monitoring network connection quality utilizes software installed on a user computer to monitor a first network connection to a target server used for a desired activity and a second network connection to a benchmark server. Various network quality metrics are recorded and compared for each of the connections and displayed on a visual display so that the user may easily and accurately judge the health of the connection to the target server.
US09571358B2	Service level view of audiovisual conference systems In an embodiment, a machine-readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium stores one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform monitoring a plurality of video conference locations, each of the locations comprising one or more video conference rooms, resulting in creating and storing monitored data; generating service level view data which when displayed on a video display unit concurrently comprises graphical representations of all the locations and all the rooms, and graphical representations of faults associated with each of the rooms. Rooms can include coder-decoders (codecs), cameras, video monitors, and network packet data routing or switching elements. Embodiments provide a holistic view of all video conference rooms in a deployment, with aggregated call usage, quality and fault data, with highly useful graphical management displays.
US09571354B2	Systems and methods for tracking application layer flow via a multi-connection intermediary device The present disclosure is directed towards tracking application layer flow via a multi-connection intermediary. Transaction level or application layer information may be tracked via the intermediary, including one or more of: (i) the request method; (ii) response codes; (iii) URLs; (iv) HTTP cookies; (v) RTT of both ends of the transaction in a quad flow arrangement; (vi) server time to provide first byte of a communication; (vii) server time to provide the last byte of a communication; (viii) flow flags; or any other type and form of transaction level data may be captured, exported, and analyzed. The application layer flow or transaction level information may be provided in an IPFIX-compliant data record. This may be done to provide template-based data record definition, as well as providing data on an application or transaction level of granularity.
US09571352B2	Real-time automated virtual private network (VPN) access management Provided is a method for managing virtual private network (VPN) access to a network that is partitioned into a plurality of subnetworks (subnets). The method includes providing first information associated with hardware hosted on one or more subnets of the network; providing second information associated with users for VPN access, where the VPN access for each user is determined by a list of hardware each user has permission to access; detecting a hardware triggering event corresponding to a modification of the first information; and responsive to the detection of the hardware triggering event, automatically updating the second information based on the modification of the first information.
US09571347B2	Reactive auto-scaling of capacity Examples of systems and methods are described for managing computing capacity by a provider of computing resources. The computing resources may include program execution capabilities, data storage or management capabilities, network bandwidth, etc. Multiple user programs can consume a single computing resource, and a single user program can consume multiple computing resources. Changes in usage and other environmental factors can require scaling of the computing resources to reduce or prevent a negative impact on performance. In some implementations, a fuzzy logic engine can be used to determine the appropriate adjustments to make to the computing resources associated with a program in order to keep a system metric within a desired operating range.
US09571346B2	Fault tolerant communication system, method, and device that uses tree searching Trees employing the following two elements are used to determine communicable ranges: paths within a transmission network that are set for data transfer between adjacent communicating devices; and the adjacent communicating devices located at both ends of the paths. The adjacent communicating devices corresponding to the roots of the trees are called adjacent communicating devices located at both ends of a path that has become incommunicable due to a fault within the transmission network.
US09571344B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting process data in an automatically controlled installation A process data transmitter transmits process data at defined recurring time intervals as a serial transmit data stream including data symbols at a defined symbol rate. A process data receiver samples the serial transmit data stream at a sampling rate which is higher than the symbol rate by a defined factor to thereby generate a serial receiver data stream having a plurality of sampling values per data symbol. The process data receiver subdivides the serial receiver data stream into data packets, each of which has a defined first number of sampling values. The process data receiver selects a defined second number of sampling values from the respective data packets. The second number is smaller than the first number by the defined factor and the sampling values selected from each data packet are equidistant from one another. The process data receiver processes the selected sampling values as received process data.
US09571338B2	Scalable distributed control plane for network switching systems In one embodiment, a networking system includes a physical switch and a scalable and distributed virtual control plane. The switch is adapted to receive a first packet, classify the first packet to produce a packet classification, generate a second packet based on the first packet, and forward the second packet. The scalable and distributed virtual control plane has a physical host server adapted to host a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), each VM providing a control plane for a particular protocol, and a network connecting the switch to the server. In addition, the plurality of VMs are adapted to receive the second packet, retrieve information about the first packet, handle processing of the first packet using the information to obtain forwarding information, encapsulate the first packet into a third packet including the forwarding information, and forward the third packet according to the forwarding information.

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