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| US09579447B2 |
Blood bag system and blood treatment method
A blood bag system includes: a first bag in which blood containing multiple components is stored; a second bag in which a relative medium-density component is stored; a third bag in which a relative low-density component is stored; a first tube through which the relative low-density component and the relative medium-density component are transported from the first bag to the second bag; and a second tube through which the relative low-density component is transported from the first bag to the third bag. A blood treatment method involves: centrifuging blood containing multiple components in a first bag, transporting a low-density component from the first bag to a third bag through a first tube and transporting a relative medium-density component from the first bag to the second bag through the first tube. |
| US09579444B2 |
Blood collection system and method
A blood collection system comprises a suction unit (11), a hose arrangement (12) connected to the suction unit, means for aspirating blood and air through the suction unit and for pumping said blood and air through the hose arrangement, a flow sensing unit (14) for continuously sensing the blood flow through the hose arrangement, an anticoagulant additive dosing system (15) for continuously dosing an anticoagulant additive into the blood flowed through the hose arrangement in response to the continuously sensed blood flow, a mixing unit (16) for mixing the blood with the anticoagulant additive dosed into the blood, and a collection vessel (17) for collecting the mixed blood and anticoagulant additive. The means for aspirating and pumping the blood and air is a pump system (13) providing a known constant volume flow of the blood and air in the hose arrangement, the flow sensing unit (14) is arranged for continuously sensing the mass flow of blood through the hose arrangement by means of continuously measuring a parameter indicative of the weight of blood in a tubing section (14a), through which the blood is transported, and the anticoagulant additive dosing system comprises a control unit (15d) connected to the flow sensing unit and arranged for automatically controlling the continuously dosing of an anticoagulant additive into the blood flowed through the hose arrangement in response to the continuously sensed mass flow of blood. |
| US09579443B2 |
Peritoneal dialysis systems and related devices and methods
A peritoneal dialysis system includes a base peritoneal dialysis system and a peritoneal dialysis fluid exchange system that operates independently of the base system. The base system includes a first cassette including a first patient line configured to be connected to a patient, and a PD cycler. The PD cycler receives the first cassette, and includes a pump that cooperates with the first cassette to deliver dialysate to and drain dialysate from a peritoneal cavity of the patient via the first patient line. The peritoneal dialysis fluid exchange system includes a second cassette including a second patient line configured to be connected to the patient and a fluid exchange device that receives the second cassette. The fluid exchange device includes a data exchange interface operable to transfer patient treatment data from the peritoneal dialysis fluid exchange system to the base peritoneal dialysis system. |
| US09579439B2 |
Method and device for determining a recirculation state
A method and a device for determining a recirculation during a dialysis on the basis of the response of the dialysis system to an alteration of a system-related operating value are described. Recirculation may be determined by establishing, at the side of the dialysis liquid, a reference parameter that represents the concentration of uremic toxins from the extracorporeal circulation, and calculating a target parameter for a system-related target operational value from the reference parameter, presetting the system-related target operational value and establishing an actual parameter related to the system-related target operational value, determining an actual comparative value from the actual parameter and the reference parameter related to the system-related target operational value and comparing the actual comparative value with a system-specific target comparative value related to the system-related target operational value, and converting the comparison result into a recirculation degree. |
| US09579437B2 |
Ventricular assist device for intraventricular placement
The present invention, in one embodiment, is a blood pump for intraventricular placement inside a heart of a mammalian subject including a rigid elongate member having a length between proximal and distal ends and a bore extending along the length, an anchor element connected towards the proximal end of the rigid elongate member and mounted to the subject's heart, a pump having an inlet and an outlet, a rotor and at least one electric drive coil for magnetically driving the rotor, the pump connected at or adjacent to the distal end of the rigid elongate member remote from the anchor element and wiring extending through the bore to the pump, wherein the proximal end of the rigid elongate member extends past the anchor element to a position outside of the subject's heart. Additional embodiments of a blood pump, and various methods of intraventricular placement inside a heart of a mammalian subject are also considered. |
| US09579436B2 |
Sensor mounting in an implantable blood pump
Techniques for mounting a sensor are disclosed. In some implementations, a molded interconnect device carries a sensor for transducing a position of a rotor of the implantable blood pump. The molded interconnect device includes one or more integrated electronic circuit traces configured to electrically connect the Hall sensor with a printed circuit board of the implantable blood pump, and the molded interconnect device is configured to be mounted to the printed circuit board. |
| US09579434B2 |
Flexible magnetic membrane based actuation system and devices involving the same
A flexible magnetic membrane based actuation system comprising magnetic nanoparticles loaded into a polymeric material such as polyurethane and adapted to actuation of to and fro pumping motions of the membrane under application of magnetic field on the magnetic nanoparticles loaded membrane. More particularly, the present invention is directed to the said nanoparticles-loaded polyurethane magnetic membrane based actuation system adapted to function as displacement membrane for various activities requiring such to and fro motion. The magnetic membrane actuation is adapted to be controlled using electronic equipments to regulate the rate, force and frequency of displacement pulses. The magnetic membrane is thus capable of providing a simple, bio-compatible and cost effective means for displacement/mechanical work to assist functioning of various gadgets/medical devices including function as an artificial support system for heart, non-responsive diaphragm or a non-responsive sphincter, and thus capable of wide industrial applications. |
| US09579433B2 |
Intravascular ventricular assist device
One aspect of an intravascular ventricular assist device is an implantable blood pump where the pump includes a housing defining a bore having an axis, one or more rotors disposed within the bore, each rotor including a plurality of magnetic poles, and one or more stators surrounding the bore for providing a magnetic field within the bore to induce rotation of each of the one or more rotors. Another aspect of the invention includes methods of providing cardiac assistance to a mammalian subject as, for example, a human. Further aspects of the invention include rotor bodies having helical channels formed longitudinally along the length of the body of the rotor where each helical channel is formed between peripheral support surface areas facing radially outwardly and extending generally in circumferential directions around the rotational axis of the rotor. |
| US09579429B2 |
Surgical cassette with compliant clamping zone
Embodiments of the present invention provide a surgical cassette with compliant clamping zones to provide more uniform loading. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a surgical cassette includes a clamping portion that is configured to deform to conform to non-uniform load profile applied to the cassette. The clamping portion can include ribs that are sized and made of a suitable material such that the ribs will deflect predictably in the elastic region and flow plastically when the material yield point is exceeded. The use of ribs creates discrete small load areas that will deflect and distort predictably and non-catastrophically at high loads. This allows for the absorption of accumulated tolerances between the clamping mechanism and cassette (e.g., the non-parallelism between the clamping mechanism and cassette) while still providing a distributed load on the cassette. |
| US09579419B2 |
Thermosensitive and crosslinkable polymer composite for three-dimensional soft tissue scaffold printing
A hydrogel material for use in three-dimensional scaffold printing is disclosed. The material is formed from a first triblock polymer having a formula ABA and a second triblock polymer having a formula AmaBAma, wherein A is a first polymer, B is a second polymer, and Ama is a methacrylate of the first polymer. The material is thermosensitive and photocrosslinkable. A method of manufacturing the material is also disclosed. |
| US09579415B2 |
Joining and/or sealing tissues through photo-activated cross-linking of matrix proteins
A method of joining and/or sealing tissues in a surgical procedure or medical treatment, comprising the steps of: (1) applying a matrix protein, a photoactivatable metal-ligand complex and an electron acceptor to a tissue portion; (2) irradiating said tissue portion to photactivate the photoactivatable metal-ligand complex: thereby initiating a cross-linking reaction of the matrix protein to seal said tissue portion or join said tissue portion to an adjacent tissue portion. |
| US09579411B2 |
Hydrogel wound dressings exhibiting reduced fiber losses in use
A wound dressing comprising: a water-absorbent fabric comprising at least about 10 wt. % of hydrogel-forming absorbent fibers based on the dry weight of the fabric; and an adhesion-resistant, water-permeable wound contacting surface textile layer that is substantially continuously bonded to at least one surface of said fabric. The surface textile layer may be formed by surface treatment of the fabric, or by bonding a suitable textile web to the surface of the fabric. |
| US09579410B2 |
Self-powered footwear, sanitizing system
The present invention relates to a self-powered, footwear sanitizing system configured to substantially neutralize biological contaminants on the soles of shoes when a wearer of the shoes steps onto the system, the system has a method to generate sanitizing radiation of 254 nm (UVC), a means for delivering sanitizing radiation from the mat to the underside of a wearer's shoes and a piezo-electric or mechano-luminescence generator to power the system. |
| US09579408B2 |
PET/SPECT agents for applications in biomedical imaging
Tracers that can be used for PET or SPECT imaging of the distribution of Pgp are disclosed. The tracers are metalloprobes that can comprise a radioactive metal ion such as 67Ga or 68Ga. Methods of synthesizing the tracers, and methods of imaging heart and other tissues are also disclosed. The tracers can be used to obtain high signal-to-background ratios for imaging tissues in vivo such as heart or tumor tissue. In various embodiments, disclosed tracers can exhibit, a) enhanced first pass extraction into heart tissue compared to presently available probes, b) linearity with true blood flow, c) enhanced detection of myocardial viability compared to presently available probes, d) reduced liver retention compared to presently available probes, and e) more efficient clearance from non-cardiac and adjoining tissues compared to presently available probes. |
| US09579405B2 |
Method, compounds and preparations for the identification of sentinel lymph nodes
The present invention relates to methods for the identification of a sentinel lymph node and to compounds and preparations used in said methods. |
| US09579401B2 |
Staining composition
The invention is directed to a staining composition and to the use of the staining composition in staining ocular tissue. In a first aspect, the invention provides a staining composition comprising a vital dye and a density increasing compound chosen from the group consisting of water soluble polymers and small inert molecules. |
| US09579398B2 |
Pharmaceutical use of FAM19A5 involved in regulating gliogenesis
The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical use of FAM19A5 involved in regulating gliogenesis, and more specifically, to the use of FAM19A5 in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of central nervous system injuries, degenerative brain diseases, or central nervous system diseases, FAM19A5 being spread in the neural stem cells in vertebrates and regulating gliogenesis. |
| US09579393B2 |
Derivatisation of erythropoietin (EPO)
The present invention relates to a compound which is a polysaccharide derivative of EPO, or of an EPO like protein, wherein the polysaccharide is anionic and comprises between 2 and 200 saccharide units. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds, and methods for making the novel compounds. |
| US09579392B2 |
Polymeric alpha-hydroxy aldehyde and ketone reagents and conjugation method
Provided herein are polymeric α-hydroxy aldehyde or α-hydroxy ketone reagents which can be conjugated to amine-containing compounds to form stable conjugates in a single-step reaction. In selected embodiments, the polymeric reagent itself incorporates an internal proton-abstracting (basic) functional group, to promote more efficient reaction. The substituent is appropriately situated, via a linker if necessary, to position the group for proton abstraction, preferably providing a 4- or 5-bond spacing between the abstracting atom and the hydrogen atom on the α-carbon. Also provided are methods of using the reagents and stable, solubilized conjugates of the reagents with biologically active compounds. In preferred embodiments, the polymeric component of the reagent or conjugate is a polyethylene glycol. |
| US09579390B2 |
Compounds and methods for producing a conjugate
The present disclosure provides conjugate structures and compound structures used to produce these conjugates. The disclosure also encompasses methods of production of such conjugates, as well as methods of using the same. |
| US09579388B2 |
System and method for alleviating the appearance of scars and/or scar tissue
A system for alleviating the appearance of scar tissue, said system comprising a combination of two compounds; a first compound having properties that perform skin regeneration; and a second compound having properties that provide a physical barrier adapted to protect scar tissue by insulating it from ambient air while maintaining and protecting said first compound that is combined therewith. |
| US09579379B1 |
Saponin adjuvant compositions and methods relating thereto
An adjuvant composition which comprises an anionic macromolecule component particularly an ionic polysaccharide such as DEAE-dextran, and a saponin component, particularly an immunostimulating complex component. Immunogenic compositions comprising an immunogen and this adjuvant composition are also disclosed together with methods of use thereof. |
| US09579377B2 |
Yeast-based compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of hepatitis delta virus infection
Disclosed are immunotherapeutic compositions and methods for preventing and/or treating hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection, including yeast-based HDV immunotherapeutic compositions and methods of use of such compositions to prevent and/or treat HDV infection and symptoms and sequela thereof. |
| US09579372B2 |
Meningococcal fHBP polypeptides
fHBP is a protein in Neisseria meningitidis. Three families of fHBP are known. To increase the ability of a fHBP protein to elicit antibodies that are cross-reactive between the families, fHBP is selected or engineered to have a sequence which can elicit broad-spectrum bactericidal anti-meningococcal antibodies after administration to a host animal. |
| US09579365B2 |
Therapeutic ribonucleases
The present invention relates to the use of ribonucleases (RNases) in the treatment or prevention of disease. |
| US09579362B2 |
Splice variants of GDNF and uses thereof
The present invention relates to Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) protein and gene and is, in particular, directed to a novel splice variant of GDNF protein, which is encoded by a novel splice variant pre-(γ)pro-GDNF, and secreted under biological regulation. |
| US09579356B2 |
Dietary supplements for reducing cholesterol levels
The disclosure is generally directed to methods and compositions for reducing blood cholesterol levels, and more particularly to dietary supplements for reducing blood cholesterol levels. The dietary supplements for reducing cholesterol typically comprise at least one phytosterol source, at least one soluble fiber source, at least one guggulsterone source, and at least one policosanol source. |
| US09579353B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions containing pediococcus and methods for reducing the symptoms of gastroenterological syndromes
The invention provides a method and composition for ameliorating or reducing the symptoms, signs, and markers and for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease or gastritis in a mammal in need thereof, said method comprising administering effective amounts of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition containing at least one probiotic microorganism strain comprising Pediococcus for a time sufficient to ameliorate, reduce or treat at least one symptom, sign, or marker of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease or gastritis. |
| US09579352B2 |
Process for the therapeutic management of diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome using Bacillus coagulans SBC-37-01, MTCC 5856
The present invention discloses a process for the therapeutic management of diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in humans comprising the oral administration of Bacillus coagulans SBC37-01, MTCC 5856 (containing not less than 2 billion spores) along with standard treatment of care in a specific manner. |
| US09579349B2 |
In vivo iron labeling of stem cells and tracking these labeled stem cells after their transplantation
Intravenous ferumoxytol is used to effectively label mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vivo and is used for in vivo tracking of stem cell transplants with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The method eliminates risk of contamination and biologic alteration of MSCs associated with ex-vivo-labeling procedures. |
| US09579347B2 |
Methods for enhancing the effect of EGCg on mitigating skeletal muscle loss
Disclosed herein are methods for enhancing the efficacy of epigallocatechin gallate (“EGCg”) in mitigating skeletal muscle loss in a subject. Providing EGCg to a subject in a nutritional composition reduces muscle protein degradation, thereby mitigating skeletal muscle loss in the subject. The combination of EGCg with zinc in a nutritional composition enhances the mitigating effect that EGCg has on muscle loss. Specifically, when used in combination, a nutritional composition containing both EGCg and zinc requires less EGCg to obtain the same mitigating effect that occurs in the same nutritional composition containing EGCg but no zinc. |
| US09579345B2 |
Sodium thiosulfate-containing pharmaceutical compositions
Provided herein are pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods for determining the total non-purgeable organic carbon in a sodium thiosulfate-containing sample. Further provided herein are methods for producing pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate. Still further provided herein are methods of treatment comprising the administration of pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate. |
| US09579343B2 |
Direct compression polymer tablet core
The present invention provides a tablet core which comprises at least about 95% by weight of an aliphatic amine polymer. The invention also provides a method of producing a tablet core comprising at least about 95% by weight of an aliphatic amine polymer resin The method comprises the step of compressing the aliphatic amine polymer to form the tablet core. The tablet core can further include one or more excipients. In this embodiment, the method of producing the tablet core comprises the steps of: (1) hydrating the aliphatic amine polymer to the desired moisture level; (2) blending the aliphatic amine polymer with the excipients in amounts such that the polymer comprises at least about 95% by weight of the resulting blend; and (3) compressing the blend to form the tablet core. The present invention further relates to a coated tablet comprising an aliphatic amine polymer core wherein the coating is a water based coating. |
| US09579337B2 |
Use of uridine and deoxyuridine to treat folate-responsive pathologies
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical or dietary composition comprising deoxyuridine and a pharmaceutically or dietetically suitable carrier. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of supplementing the dietary needs of a subject. This method includes administering to the subject a dietary supplementing effective amount of deoxyuridine. Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of treating cancer in a subject. This method includes selecting a subject having cancer and administering to the selected subject a therapeutically effective amount of uridine, thereby treating the cancer in the selected subject. |
| US09579336B2 |
Method for treating neurotrauma
The invention relates to a composition comprising: i) one or more of uridine and cytidine, or salts, phosphates, acyl derivatives or esters thereof; ii) a lipid fraction comprising at least one of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6; DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5; EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5; DPA), or esters thereof, in which the lipid fraction comprises less than 2 weight % of □-linolenic acid (ALA), calculated on the weight of all fatty acids; iii) choline, or salts or esters thereof; for use in the prevention or treatment of neurotrauma, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury. |
| US09579327B2 |
Synthesis of chiral 2-(1H-indazol-6-yl)-spiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indolin]-2′-ones
The present invention is directed to novel synthetic methods for preparing a spiro cyclopropyl indolinone compound represented by Structural Formula (A): or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also included are synthetic intermediates described herein. |
| US09579322B2 |
Methods for treating neurologic disorders
The present invention provides methods for treating a neurological disorder. |
| US09579316B2 |
Salts of 2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl-8-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives having both muscarinic receptor antagonist and β2 adrenergic receptor agonist activities
The present invention is directed to crystalline addition salts of (i) 8-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives and (ii) a dicarboxylic acid or a sulfimide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. |
| US09579314B2 |
Compounds having muscarinic receptor antagonist and BETA2 adrenergic receptor agonist activity
Compounds of formula I, defined herein, act both as muscarinic receptor antagonists and beta2 adrenergic receptor agonists and are useful for treating broncho-obstructive and inflammatory diseases. |
| US09579313B2 |
Hepatitis B antiviral agents
Provided herein are compounds useful for the treatment of HBV infection in man. |
| US09579312B2 |
Method for treating/preventing disease using cognitive ability of cerebrum and pharmaceutical
An object of the present invention is to develop a method of enhancing the cognitive ability of a brain to fundamentally cure a disease. It has been found out that, by using a medicament for treating or preventing a disease including a combination of a major tranquilizer, and vitamin C or a salt thereof and, if necessary, drip infusion, an antidepressant and an iron agent, the cognitive ability of a brain is enhanced, thus, an arbitrary disease including various cancers can be treated. The present invention also provides a method for treating or preventing a disease including a step of administering a major tranquilizer, and vitamin C or a salt thereof to a subject suffering from the disease. |
| US09579310B2 |
Artificial skin
The present invention relates to a method for producing artificial skin, comprising: adding a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor and a heparanase inhibitor to an artificial skin formation culture medium comprising human epidermal keratinocytes and human dermal fibroblasts, culturing the cells in the artificial skin formation culture medium, and forming artificial skin. |
| US09579307B2 |
Amide derivatives of N-urea substituted amino acids as formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor modulators
The present invention relates to novel amide derivatives of N-urea substituted amino acids, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor. |
| US09579304B2 |
Spiro-lactam NMDA receptor modulators and uses thereof
Disclosed are compounds having enhanced potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds are contemplated for use in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders. Orally available formulations and other pharmaceutically acceptable delivery forms of the compounds, including intravenous formulations, are also disclosed. |
| US09579300B2 |
Nanoparticle and polymer formulations for thyroid hormone analogs, antagonists, and formulations thereof
Disclosed are methods of treating subjects having conditions related to angiogenesis including administering an effective amount of a polymeric Nanoparticle form of thyroid hormone agonist, partial agonist or an antagonist thereof, to promote or inhibit angiogenesis in the subject. Compositions of the polymeric forms of thyroid hormone, or thyroid hormone analogs, are also disclosed. |
| US09579299B2 |
CNS pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use
The present invention is directed to CNS pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise a CNS active agent and preferably at least two vagal neuromodulators, one of which is a mechanoreceptor stimulator. The vagal neuromodulators are preferably in an amount sufficient to reduce a somnolence side-effect of the CNS active agent without changing its therapeutic efficacy/activity. The invention further encompasses a method of reducing CNS active agent side-effects. The method typically comprises oral administration of at least one CNS active agent to a patient at the conventionally accepted dose; and administration of at least two vagal neuromodulators to the patient so that at least one neuromodulator is administered or released from dosage form after the CNS active agent is administered and/or released. |
| US09579297B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for application to nail
Since treatment effects of conventional external preparations were not satisfactory, it is aimed to provide a novel external preparation that is excellent in drug permeability to nail, capable of fully exhibiting effects of an antifungal drug, and effective for treatments of diseases such as nail mycosis and nail candidiasis, particularly, treatments for nail tinea. The external preparation of this invention is a pharmaceutical composition for nail characterized by containing an antifungal drug, alkylpyrrolidone or a derivative thereof, and a crosslinking hydrogel. |
| US09579296B2 |
Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of hormones and other medicinal agents
The invention provides transdermal delivery systems, medical kits, and methods for using the transdermal delivery systems and kits for medical applications, such as delivery of contraceptive agents to control fertility. |
| US09579294B1 |
Scar tissue dressing
A method of treating scar tissue by applying a composite sheet for delivering therapeutic agents to the skin is disclosed. The composite sheet comprises a flexible porous polymer for holding and releasing the therapeutic agent in a polymer enrobing material. Microchannels pass through the polymer enrobing material and flexible porous polymer to promote the release of the therapeutic agent. The composite sheet is capable of releasing the therapeutic agent for periods of about 0 to about 30 days. |
| US09579292B1 |
Film forming hard capsule solution
A film forming solution usable for the manufacture of an allergen free hard capsule containing pullulan polysaccharide, a neutrally charged hydrophilic amide derived from an amino acid, a rheology modifier, a plasticizer, a chelating agent, and Q.S. amount of water. The film forming solution creates hard capsules that are dimensionally stable with a combination of mechanical strength, resistance to cracking and resiliency. The created hard capsules have a body and a cap that easily engage while producing an oxygen barrier for product contained in the allergen free hard capsules. |
| US09579291B2 |
Coated controlled release active agent carriers
The present invention relates to carriers for the controlled release of active agents, comprising a core, comprising surface reacted natural or synthetic calcium carbonate, and at least one active agent, wherein said at least one active agent is associated with said natural or synthetic surface-reacted calcium carbonate, and wherein said surface-reacted natural or synthetic calcium carbonate is a reaction product of natural or synthetic calcium carbonate with carbon dioxide and one or more acids, wherein the carbon dioxide is formed in situ by the acid treatment and/or is supplied from an external source, and a coating encapsulating the core. It furthermore relates to the preparation of loaded carriers, as well as their use in different applications. |
| US09579290B2 |
Method for banding hard capsules using hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC) as a base
The present invention provides a banding composition for hard capsules using hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC) as a base comprising (1) low viscosity HPMC; (2) a component selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, 1-propanol, acetone and/or ethyl acetate; (3) a surfactant; and (4) water; and a method for banding hard capsules using hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose as a base by using the banding composition described. |
| US09579286B2 |
Tamper resistant dosage form comprising co-extruded, sequestered adverse agent particles and process of making same
The present invention relates to co-extruded pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising an adverse agent, such as an opioid antagonist, which can be sequestered. The pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms diversion of a dosage form containing an active pharmaceutical agent, such as an opioid. The present invention also relates to methods of treating a patient with such a dosage form, as well as kits containing such a dosage form with instructions for using the dosage form to treat a patient. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising co-extrusion of a core comprising an adverse agent and a sheath. |
| US09579282B2 |
Core-shell nanoparticle including nucleic acid hydrogel and method of producing the same
The present invention relates to a functional complex particle prepared by filling a nucleic acid hydrogel inside a liposome and a method of producing the same. The present invention may have an effect of increasing an expression of protein factors included in the particle by incorporating an X-shaped nucleic acid monomer in the nucleic acid hydrogel. Accordingly, when the core-shell particle is prepared using the method according to an embodiment of the present invention, an effect of facilitating an introduction of a genome into the nucleic acid hydrogel may be obtained, and thereby the core-shell particle may be used as a protein production platform copying a cell nucleus. |
| US09579279B2 |
Seaweed-derived cosmetic compositions
A cosmetic composition is disclosed for applying to skin. The composition includes a liquid and dispersed in the liquid: any amount or form of fucoidan, any amount or form of beta glucan; and any amount of a marine extract. When the cosmetic composition is applied to the skin, the appearance of the skin is improved. |
| US09579276B2 |
Clear sunscreen composition for application onto wet or dry skin
The present invention is directed to a composition containing: at least one cross-linked copolymers of acrylic acid and a hydrophobic co-monomer; at least one neutralized polyacrylic acid; at least one silicone acrylate; oil; water; and at least one sunscreen active, wherein the composition is initially clear in appearance and remains clear in appearance upon application onto wet skin. |
| US09579271B2 |
Anhydrous foaming composition
The subject-matter of the present invention is an anhydrous cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: —at least one nonionic surfactant, at least one anionic surfactant, at least 25% of at least one filler. The article is partially or completely soluble in water and it constitutes a foaming product used for cleansing the skin and hair and/or removing makeup from the skin and/or as scrubbing product. |
| US09579270B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating hair loss using non-naturally occurring prostaglandins
A method for treating hair loss in mammals uses compositions containing prostaglandin F analogs. The compositions can be applied topically to the skin. The compositions can arrest hair loss, reverse hair loss, and promote hair growth. |
| US09579266B2 |
Oil in water emulsion cosmetic composition for skin
An oil in water emulsion cosmetic composition for skin, in which vitamin A and its derivatives are stably incorporated and which has superior feeling in use (skin familiarity or feeling of skin absorption, feeling of efficacy after application) and base composition stability (emulsion stability) with the passage of time. The oil in water emulsion cosmetic composition for skin comprises, relative to the total amount of the cosmetic composition, (a) from 0.01 to 4% by mass of vitamin A and its derivative, (b) from 0.6 to 4% by mass of a nonionic surfactant comprising three of (b-1) sorbitan tristearate, (b-2) polyethylene glycol stearate with from 20 to 120 mols of polyethylene glycol added thereto, (b-3) glyceryl stearate having an HLB of from 5 to 8, and (c) from 1 to 10% by mass of a higher alcohol having from 14 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the blend ratio (by mass) of component (b-1) to component (b) is from 0.1 to 0.8. |
| US09579263B2 |
Time and temperature sensor medication dispenser for hospitals and nursing homes/monthly personal time
A medication dispenser is described. A plurality of drawers capable of storing medications is arranged in an array. For personal use, each drawer has an illuminatable number thereon representing a date in a month. For institutional use, each drawer has an associated adjacent illuminatable patient identification section. Illuminatable numbers in a row above the drawers correspond to hours in a day wherein a current time is displayed by illuminating one of the numbers. Rechargeable batteries maintain a memory capable of storing information about when each of a plurality of medications is to be taken. When the current time matches a time when one of the medications is to be taken, a number on the drawer corresponding to a current date or the particular patient identification section is illuminated. A sensor senses when a particular drawer is opened and saves in memory the current time and drawer identification. |
| US09579262B2 |
Cap and bottle
A bottle for dispensing oral care fluid is provided. The bottle can include a body portion comprising a mouth, side surfaces, and a bottom surface arranged to hold a volume of oral care fluid; and a cap arranged to be secured to the mouth, wherein the cap comprises a integral cup sized to hold a portion of the volume of oral care fluid, wherein the integral cup includes an open end that mates with the mouth and a closed end including a flip-top member arranged at a distal end of the cap. |
| US09579261B2 |
Method and apparatus for preparing novel liposome
Disclosed is a method for preparing a liposome formulation. In the disclosed method, a lipid fraction is dissolved in an organic solvent. The solution including a bioactive component and the lipid fraction, together with a carrier, is put in a reaction vessel, and a supercritical fluid is introduced thereto, so as to prepare particles coated with the bioactive component-lipid. The supercritical fluid is discharged by compression to obtain proliposome particles, and then the proliposome particles are hydrated by an aqueous solution including water so as to form a liposome solution. Preferably, the formulation may include one or more bioactive components. As required, the liposome formulation may be further processed by methods such as particle size reduction, removal of organic solvent, and freeze-drying. The preparation method can be easily carried out at a laboratory scale. Furthermore, the same method can be employed in liposome formulation preparation in mass production, or at a commercial scale. |
| US09579259B2 |
Medicament dispensing system
A medicament dispensing system for orally dispensing medicament to a patient, wherein the system comprises in combination a syringe to extract medicament, an adapter to be inserted tightly into the medicament container and serve as an airtight inner cap thereof, as well as to serve as a guide for the syringe; and a housing or hood for containing and storing in a sterile manner said syringe and adapter. |
| US09579258B2 |
Drug delivery device
The drug delivery device (1) connects an syringe barrel (6) and a drug container (2) by means of a closed system, and delivers a drug between the syringe barrel and drug container through said closed system. This drug delivery device includes a first member (8) connected to the drug container (2) on the side of a stopper (4), and a second member (30) connected at one end to the first member and connected at the other end to the syringe barrel (6). The first member and the second member are connected by a fitting mechanism. A second hollow needle member (34) provided on the second member faces towards the first member, and the tip portion (36) and the base portion (38) are fixed. The first member has a first hollow needle member (12). The first member and the second member each have an elastic member (18 and 40). |
| US09579249B2 |
Safety walker
A safety walker provides a strap that actuates to allow a person to enter into the safety walker and then raise the strap between their legs. The strap prevents ground level falls. The safety strap is actuated by a strap actuator that may pivot about a pivot attached to the movable support frame. The strap actuator may be locked into a secure position with the strap in an elevated position by a latch. The strap actuator may be coupled to a handle actuator by one or more linkages, or the strap actuator and handle actuator may be a one-piece rigid member that rotates about a single pivot on the moveable frame. A coupling member may extend between a left and right strap actuator proximal to the back end of the strap actuators and the safety strap may be attached to the coupling member. |
| US09579248B1 |
Platform with vibrator pad embedded therein
The invention comprises a raised platform having a vibrator pad embedded therein. The platform has a ramp at its forward end and a raised platform portion extending forwardly from the forward end of the ramp. The vibrator pad is embedded in the raised platform portion. A vertically adjustable handrail is provided at the opposite sides of the platform. A plurality of patient restraint members are provided to enable a person to stand upright on the vibrator pad. |
| US09579246B2 |
Mounting bracket
A clamping bracket which can be used to clamp an armboard on the side rail of an operating table. The clamping bracket has an attachment assembly connected to a base, the base being attached to the armboard. The attachment assembly includes a locking assembly to selectively lock the attachment assembly at a desired location along the length of the base and a clamping assembly to receive and compressively grip the side rail, thereby forming a rigid attachment of the armboard assembly to the side rail of the operating table. In a preferred embodiment, there are two attachment assemblies and, accordingly, two locking assemblies and two clamping assemblies. |
| US09579243B2 |
Patient transfer device
A patient transfer device and an associated method of transferring a patient using the device are described. The device, which can be used anytime a patient needs to be moved or transferred out of bed especially in those circumstances wherein the patient is in any way incapacitated and is unable to move or assist in the transfer, transfers the patient laterally from a longitudinal side of the bed onto the device. The transfer can be accomplished with minimal medical staff interaction and as such significantly and substantially reducing the risk or injury and harm not only for the patient but also the staff. |
| US09579241B2 |
Support arrangement with activation mechanism
A support arrangement having an activation mechanism to control the movement of wheels is provided. The support arrangement includes a platform, a chassis attached to the platform, a pair of wheel assemblies movably coupled to the chassis, and the activation mechanism. The pair of wheel assemblies are operable between a first state and a second state. The activation mechanism includes a track having a first stable position and a second stable position spaced along a length of the track, and a pin configured to travel along the track. Wheels are in the first state when the pin is in the first stable position and are in the second state when the pin is in the second stable position. |
| US09579240B2 |
Emergency lift and transport chair
A mechanical lift features the low profile of a traditional wood and cloth cot stretcher allowing patients to be easily rolled or moved upon a flat surface. An integrated mechanical lift system then lifts a patient to a raised or seated position without need for manual lifting. The lift allows patients to be moved and transported without back strain to health care workers or first responders. The lift may be raised by the mechanical movement or expansion of a piston. A seat plate 420 may rest upon a non-tilting seat strut 310 and become a seat as the lift rises. During the lifting process, a back plate 400, attached to a back strut 205 gently rises to place the patient in a seated position as a leg plate 440 lowers. |
| US09579238B2 |
Sanitary napkins capable of taking complex three-dimensional shape in use
A catamenial device. The device comprises a topsheet having a body facing surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprises three zones differing in stiffness, at least one of the zones comprising laterally-oriented portions where material from the core has been removed, the portions defining slots. |
| US09579237B2 |
Postoperative compression binder
The present invention provides for an advanced postoperative compression binder including at least two overlapping stretchable bands. The bands are connected by stitches located within an overlapping portion of the bands. The stitches are spaced from first and seconds ends of the bands to allow individual compression-adjustments of the binder to allow compression to be adapted to the type of surgery or trauma performed and to a level of comfort desired by the patient. The invention provides for wound inspection and care without the need to open the total compression binder, which will maintain a degree of support during wound inspection and care, decrease pain and increase comfort for the patient. |
| US09579235B2 |
Laser-assisted thermal separation of tissue
A laser-assisted method for fully or partially separating tissue such as collagen containing tissue is provided. In one embodiment, the method pertains to a capsulorhexis whereby the laser-assisted method is applied to the lens capsule. A light-absorbing agent is added into or onto the tissue. A light beam with a wavelength capable of being absorbed by the light absorbing agent is then directed at the tissue to cause a thermal effect at the tissue following a predetermined closed curve with the goal to avoid irregularity or potential tears in the resulting rim of the tissue. |
| US09579230B1 |
Method and orthotic device for infant's neck
An orthotic device for correcting an abnormality in a newborn baby's neck includes a three element rigid or semi-rigid support member. The support member includes three elements, each in the shape of a frustum of a cone with one element stacked on top of another. The first or bottom element has a larger open base and a smaller upper portion and flares outwardly from top to bottom from vertical by about 20°. The middle element flares outwardly from bottom to top by about 20° and is superimposed on the first element. However, the second element is rotatably fixed to the first element and is rotatable in about one mm increments. The upper element flares outwardly from vertical by about 45°. A method for correcting an abnormality in a newborn's neck in one mm increments per day using the aforementioned device is also disclosed. |
| US09579226B2 |
Materials and methods for improved intragastric balloon devices
Disclosed is a balloon of an intragastric device, comprising, in combination: a core of a first material and having an inner surface and an outer surface; and a coating of a second material on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. Disclosed is a method, comprising, in combination: creating a core of a balloon by a core in a first material; dipping at least one of an inner surface of the core and an outer surface of the core in a second material, whereby a coating is formed on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. Also disclosed are products by processed disclosed herein. The first material may be of a more dimensional consistency than the second material, have a greater elasticity than the second material, or be primarily of polydimethylsiloxane. The second material may be of higher acid resistance than the first material, be less permeable than the first material, or be primarily of polydiphenylsiloxane. |
| US09579210B2 |
Talar dome fixation stem
A talar implant is disclosed. The implant comprises a body comprising a bone contact surface and an articulation surface. A stem extends longitudinally from the bone contact surface. The stem comprises one or more features sized and configured to prevent rotational movement, anterior/posterior movement, and medial/lateral movement. The stem is configured to be received within a hole a talus. |
| US09579208B2 |
Modular radial head prosthesis
A method for implanting a prosthesis system for replacement of a head portion of a proximal radius includes determining a distance between a proximal radius and a humerus. The method also includes selecting one of a first head component or a second head component based on the determination. The first and second head components have unique heights. The method further includes connecting the selected first or second head component to an articulation component and connecting a stem component to the selected first or second head component. |
| US09579206B2 |
Hard-tissue implant
Hard-tissue implants are provided that include a bulk implant, a face, pillars, and slots. The pillars are for implantation into a hard tissue. The slots are to be occupied by the hard tissue. The hard-tissue implant has a Young's modulus of elasticity of at least 10 GPa, has a ratio of the sum of (i) the volumes of the slots to (ii) the sum of the volumes of the pillars and the volumes of the slots of 0.40:1 to 0.90:1, does not comprise any part that is hollow, and does not comprise any non-pillar part extending to or beyond the distal ends of any of the pillars. Methods of making and using hard-tissue implants are also provided. |
| US09579205B2 |
Liners for medical joint implants with improved wear-resistance
A polymeric liner for joint implants includes at least one friction reducing member and at least one body member. The friction reducing member is made of a polymeric matrix which contains a polymeric material and at least one nanotube nanoparticle having a volume concentration of between 5%-99% v/v (volume per volume). The body member is formed of at least a polymeric material. The friction reducing member and the body member are conjoined preferably by compression molding or any other method of coupling such as mold injection, 3D printing, adhesion or any other suitable method can be applied. A method produces the polymeric. |
| US09579201B2 |
Devices and methods for controlling blood perfusion pressure
Devices and methods for controlling blood perfusion pressure. In an exemplary device for controlling blood perfusion pressure within a vessel of the present disclosure, the device comprises an elongated body having a lumen, a proximal end configured for placement in a first area having a first blood pressure, and a distal end configured for placement in a second area having a second blood pressure, partial occluder positioned within the lumen of the elongated body between the proximal end and the distal end, the partial occluder configured so not to fully occlude a blood vessel, wherein the partial occluder is configured to equalize the first blood pressure at the first area with the second blood pressure at the second area. |
| US09579196B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve devices and associated systems and methods
Prosthetic heart valve devices for percutaneous replacement of native heart valves and associated systems and method are disclosed herein. A prosthetic heart valve device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an expandable support having an outer surface and configured for placement between leaflets of the native valve. The device can also include a plurality of asymmetrically arranged arms coupled to the expandable support and configured to receive the leaflets of the native valve between the arms and the outer surface. In some embodiments, the arms can include tip portions for engaging a subannular surface of the native valve. |
| US09579195B2 |
Mitral bileaflet valve
A heart valve assembly has a leaflet support structure and a leaflet assembly. The leaflet support structure has a wire frame that supports the leaflet assembly. The leaflet assembly has first and second separate leaflets, each of which is comprised of a skirt section and a sinus leaflet section. Each skirt section has a flange portion and a body portion that has a smaller diameter than the flange portion, with the body portion having opposing side edges, and a curved opening defined by a first stitching edge at about the central portion of the body portion. Each sinus leaflet section has an outflow edge, and a curved second stitching edge, with the sinus leaflet section stitched to the skirt section along the first and second stitching edges. The opposing side edges of the body portion of the first leaflet are stitched to the corresponding side edges of the body portion of the second leaflet. |
| US09579190B2 |
Implantation device for intrastromal prostheses
Implanting device for intrastromal prosthesis that introduces segment (ring) onto inside of intrastromal tunnel in a patient's cornea. Device includes a ring holder having clamp to support segment to be inserted and a cylinder base having hollow cylindrical shape and first and second cylinder ends. Rotatable impeller tip device, including an impeller tip arm and impeller tip, is joined to first cylinder end and over ring holder, a protective element arranged to protect clamp that is positionable over rotatable impeller tip device, and a block cover, arranged on second cylinder end. A rod, projecting from block cover and into cylinder base has a free end with a recess that separates a first wall configured to concurrently move clamp and impeller tip arm in a first direction and a second wall configured to move clamp relative to impeller tip arm in a second direction opposite first direction. |
| US09579187B1 |
Radially compliant pressure indicating stent graft
A radially compliant pressure indicating stent graft is radially compliant from a free stent graft diameter to an expanded stent graft diameter. A radially compliant slant is attached to a graft having stored circumferential length between attachment points. A slant may be expanded and affixed to the graft or the graft may be constricted radially and the stent attached to the constricted graft. The radially compliant stent graft may expand radially to a free graft diameter and the graft may be non-elastic and/or no compliant. As the stent graft approaches the free graft diameter, the force to expand further may increase rapidly. |
| US09579185B2 |
Implantable medical devices for reduced tissue inflammation
Implantable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example implantable medical device may include a stent having a first configuration and a second expanded configuration. The stent may define a plurality of nodes. The stent may have a cover member disposed adjacent the nodes. The cover member may be configured to cover at least some of the nodes when the stent is in the expanded configuration. |
| US09579176B2 |
Brush for cleaning inside of implant
Devices and methods for keeping an internal cavity of an implant or specifically an internal cavity provided in a fixture constituting an implant in a clean state by a simple operation without injuring the gingiva around the fixture is provided. A brush for cleaning the inside of an implant provided with a twisted brush part in which helical brush bristles are formed around the wire rod by arranging a large number of resin fibers in parallel in a direction perpendicular to a wire rod and then, by twisting the wire rod, an intermediate columnar part to which the twisted brush part is fixed, and a main columnar part to which the intermediate columnar part is fixed, where a length in a major axis direction of the intermediate columnar part is within a range of 0.8 to 2.0, assuming that a length in a major axis direction of the twisted brush part is 1. |
| US09579173B2 |
Oral care cleaning and treating device
A device for directing a liquid onto a plurality of surfaces of the oral cavity, the device including a handle, a neck, and a head, where the head includes a cleaning component including a chamber for maintaining the liquid proximate the surfaces, where the chamber is defined by front and rear sealing membranes, inner side walls and a base inner wall, and where the inner side walls each include a plurality of openings, the device further including a first manifold and a second manifold, a first port and a second port for conveying liquid; and means for providing an effective seal of the device within the oral cavity. |
| US09579172B2 |
Method of making a facing for a dental restoration, facing for a dental restoration, and method of making a dental restoration
A method of making a facing for a dental restoration. The method comprises the step of providing a facing precursor from which the facing is obtainable, and wherein the facing precursor is comprised of an open-celled material. The method provides for efficient manufacturing of dental restorations with optimized characteristics. |
| US09579170B2 |
Method for creating a personalized digital planning file for simulation of dental implant placement
The present invention provides a method for creating a personalized digital planning file for simulation of dental implant placement. After planning, the digital representation in a plaster model may be used to design and produce dedicated surgical templates to assist the surgeon in transferring the implant plan to a patient during medical intervention. |
| US09579165B2 |
Surgical tray corner protector
A corner protector for use with a surgical tray includes a base, at least one side extending from the base, and at least one aperture extending through the base. The at least one aperture allows a medium to pass therethrough. The corner protector further includes at least one stud extending from a major surface of the corner protector such that when the corner protector is positioned against a surgical tray, a channel is created between the corner protector and the surgical tray. |
| US09579163B2 |
Robotic platform for mini-invasive surgery
Robotic platform for mini-invasive surgery comprising robotic arms (4a, 4b) suitable to be placed in the body of a patient, introduced through a single access port, which are an extension of external robotic manipulators (19). The continuity between external (1) and internal (4a, 4b) robotic arms is guaranteed by means of a trans-abdominal magnetic connection (6) between the internal robotic arm integral with the external one. The trans-abdominal magnetic coupling not only guarantees a stable anchoring, but most of all it transfers degrees of freedom to the internal robotic arms, inducing the motion of internal magnets by means of the automatized motion of external magnets. It is also possible to reposition the internal robotic arms without requiring having to additionally perform incisions on the abdomen. Using the external robotic arms allows translating the internal ones on the entire abdomen thus providing a working space not bound to the point of insertion and theoretically unlimited. |
| US09579160B2 |
Positioning marker
The present invention relates to a positioning marker intended to be inserted in tissue. The marker is an elongated object with a longitudinal axis A and with a diameter perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, wherein the diameter is at the most 1.2 mm. The marker further has a predetermined total length LTOT. The marker comprises a plurality of first segments 1 and a plurality of second segments 2, wherein the first and the second segments are arranged alternately after each others. The marker comprises a first material with a density of at least 10 g/cm3, and this material constitute at least 90% by volume of the marker, and a second material that is magnetic and that constitute at the most 10% by volume of the marker. |
| US09579155B2 |
Boxed glove dispenser
A boxed glove dispenser has a front and an opposite back, two spaced apart ends connecting the front and the back, a top connecting the front, back, and ends, and a bottom opposite the top. The bottom has a lesser depth than the top and connects to the front and the back using two rails. The rails provide two edges parallel to the length of the dispenser and elevate a box placed upon the rails slightly above the bottom. The bottom also has a grate centered in it. The grate has a transverse orientation to the length of the bottom. The grate operates as an opening into the dispenser, yet the opening limits a medical provider's access within the dispenser to no more than two fingers while promoting single glove retrieval from any glove box placed within the dispenser. |
| US09579152B2 |
High-strength microwave antenna assemblies
Various high-strength microwave antenna assemblies are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. The antenna is a dipole antenna with the distal end of the radiating portion being tapered and terminating at a tip to allow for direct insertion into tissue. Antenna rigidity comes from placing distal and proximal radiating portions in a pre-stressed state, assembling them via threaded or overlapping joints, or fixedly attaching an inner conductor to the distal portion. The inner conductor is affixed to the distal portion by, e.g., welding, brazing, soldering, or by adhesives. A junction member made from a hard dielectric material, e.g., ceramic, can be placed between the two portions and can have uniform or non-uniform shapes to accommodate varying antenna designs. Electrical chokes may also be used to contain returning currents to the distal end of the antenna. |
| US09579151B2 |
Dynamically matched microwave antenna for tissue ablation
A microwave ablation probe for providing microwave energy to tissue is disclosed. The probe includes a feedline having an inner conductor, a secondary inner conductor, and insulating spacer, and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is slidably disposed within the secondary inner conductor. The feedline also includes a radiating portion having an extruded portion of the inner conductor centrally disposed therein, wherein longitudinal movement of the inner conductor relative to the feedline tunes the radiating portion. |
| US09579146B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument
An end effector assembly is provided. The end effector assembly includes a pair of first and second jaw members including respective seal plates adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy. The first and second jaw members operable in a first bipolar mode of operation for treating tissue and a second bipolar mode of operation for separating tissue. A dissector translatable through one of the first and second jaw members is in electrical communication with one of the seal plates of the first and second jaw members and activatable in the second bipolar mode of operation for separating tissue when the first and second jaw members are in one of the open and clamping position and tissue is adjacent thereto. |
| US09579145B2 |
Flexible endoscopic catheter with ligasure
An endoscopic forceps is disclosed including an end effector assembly having two jaw members movable from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another for grasping tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members is connectable to an electrosurgical energy source for conducting energy through tissue held therebetween. The jaw members are biased to the first position. The end effector assembly of the endoscopic forceps further includes a wire snare having a proximal end connectable to an electrosurgical energy source and a distal end translatably extending out of one of the jaw members and operatively associated with the other of the jaw members. In use, withdrawal of the proximal end of the wire snare results in movement of the jaw members from the first position to a second position and clamping of the tissue between the jaws. |
| US09579142B1 |
Multi-function RF-probe with dual electrode positioning
An electrosurgical device wherein a probe is provided having one or more active tissue-contacting electrodes and one or more active non-tissue-contacting electrodes. The tissue-contacting and non-tissue-contacting electrodes can simultaneously operate in different modalities from one another or can operate in the same modality. The probe tip can include a non-conductive feature which provides a useful tool for providing physical tissue manipulations in conjunction with an electrosurgical procedure. |
| US09579140B2 |
Instruments and methods for adjusting separation distance of vertebral bodies with a minimally invasive spinal stabilization procedure
A spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient. In some embodiments, a minimally invasive procedure may be used to form a spinal stabilization system in a patient. Bone fastener assemblies may be coupled to vertebrae. Each bone fastener assembly may include a bone fastener and a collar. Extenders may be coupled to the collar to allow for formation of the spinal stabilization system through a small skin incision. The extenders may allow for alignment of the collars to facilitate insertion of an elongated member in the collars. An elongated member may be positioned in the collars and a closure member may be used to secure the elongated member to the collars. An adjuster may be used in conjunction with the extenders to change a separation distance between the bone fastener assemblies. |
| US09579128B2 |
Translational plate and compressor instrument
A bone plate that is configured to operatively attach to bone includes a first segment, a second segment, and a locking mechanism. The first segment includes a compression notch. The first and second segments are positioned along a longitudinal axis and are movable relative to one another. The locking mechanism inhibits relative axial movement of the first and second segments along the longitudinal axis away from one another. The locking mechanism includes first and second grooves disposed on the second segment. The first and second grooves and the compression slot are configured to receive an instrument to move the first segment towards the second segment along the longitudinal axis. |
| US09579127B2 |
Fixation implant and method of insertion
An implant includes an implantable portion and a housing. The implantable portion has a head and a shank extending from the head. The shank has a solid outer surface and defines a radius of curvature. The housing is pivotally and rotatably coupled to the head and is configured to secure a rod to the implantable portion. The housing is fixed relative to the implantable portion when a rod is secured within the housing. |
| US09579126B2 |
Spinal rod link reducer
The present invention includes a rod link reducer of a spinal fixation system that includes a first and a second spinal rod manipulator; a first spinal rod manipulator joint connected to the first spinal rod manipulator and a second spinal rod manipulator joint connected to the second spinal rod manipulator; a first and a second translatable transverse shaft connected to the first and second joints, respectively; and a universal reducer connected to both the first and second translatable transverse shafts, wherein the universal reducer, the shafts and the linkers provide movement and temporary fixation of a spine that has been manipulated into a final position during spinal surgery. |
| US09579124B2 |
Expandable articulating intervertebral implant with limited articulation
An artificial functional spinal unit including an expandable intervertebral implant that can be inserted via a posterior surgical approach and used with one or more facet replacement devices to provide an anatomically correct range of motion is described. Lordotic and non-lordotic expandable, articulating implants and cages are described, along with embodiments of facet replacement devices and instruments for insertion. Methods of insertion are also described. |
| US09579122B2 |
Collapsible fixator system
A collapsible fixator system comprising a first frame member and a second frame member and at least one strut. Each frame member comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of apertures extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. Each of the at least one struts comprises first and second strut connectors, such that the first and the second strut connectors are operable to releasably connect the strut to the first frame member and the second frame member. When the first and second strut connectors are in a first, collapsed position, the strut is releasably positioned substantially parallel to the upper and lower surfaces of the first and second frame members. When the first and second strut connectors are in a second, erect position, the strut may be fixedly positioned such that the first and second frame members are spaced apart from one another. |
| US09579119B2 |
Devices and systems for thrombus treatment
A thrombus treatment device includes a support wire, a body frame portion that is disposed about an axis defined by the support wire, one or more tethers that each have a first end and a second end. Each of the one or more tethers is attached at its first end to the body frame portion, and at its second end to a collar that couples the second end of each of the multiple tethers to the support wire. When the collar is advanced to a position substantially within a region interior of the body frame portion, a rotational actuation of the support wire causes a swiveling motion of the one or more tethers. The swiveling motion of the tethers operates to macerate a thrombus. |
| US09579117B2 |
Multi-function surgical instruments
A surgical instrument including housing having a shaft extending distally therefrom, an outer sleeve disposed about the shaft and selectively translatable relative to the shaft, a first drive shaft disposed within the shaft and translatable relative to the shaft independently of the outer sleeve, a second drive shaft disposed within the first drive shaft and coupled to the outer sleeve to translate in conjunction with the outer sleeve, and a rotatable nose wheel. The rotatable nose wheel is mounted about a distal end of the housing and is rotatably coupled to each of the outer sleeve, the shaft, the first drive shaft, and the second drive shaft such that rotation of the rotatable nose wheel effects corresponding rotation of the outer sleeve, the shaft, the first drive shaft, and the second drive shaft in conjunction with one another and relative to the housing. |
| US09579115B2 |
Tissue retrieval system
The tissue retrieval system deploys a tissue bag at the surgical site. The bag is supported by the system as tissue is placed within the bag and is closed to isolate the collected tissue and allow the bag and collected tissue to be removed from the body. The bag can be reopened and re-closed as desired through use of a guide bead and cord. The bead also facilitates removal of the collected tissue. |
| US09579112B2 |
Patient-specific computed tomography guides
A patient-specific tibial pin guide for placement on a tibia during a joint arthroplasty procedure on a patient is disclosed. The tibial pin guide includes a patient-specific inner surface having a first offset portion and a second offset portion. The first offset portion is configured to be offset from and mimic a first bone surface. The first offset portion of the patient-specific inner surface is shaped to form a gap to accommodate soft tissue overlying a proximal surface of the tibia of the patient. The second offset portion of the patient-specific inner surface is shaped to provide clearance for a patella tendon of the patient. The tibial pin guide also has a first patient-specific contact area configured for direct bone registration without intervening soft tissue and a second patient-specific contact area that is configured for direct bone registration without intervening soft tissue. The second patient-specific contact area is non-contiguous with the first patient-specific contact area. |
| US09579107B2 |
Multi-point fit for patient specific guide
A bone preparation system including a guide body and a plurality of bone locators. The guide body is configured to mate with a patient-specific module having a patient-specific module surface customized based on image data of a specific patient to correspond to the patient's specific bone geometry. The plurality of bone locators are coupled to the guide body and positioned by the patient-specific module surface to define a patient-specific bone engaging surface of the guide corresponding to the patient's specific bone geometry. |
| US09579106B2 |
Shoulder arthroplasty instrumentation
Patient specific shoulder component implant instruments are described for hemi and total, normal and reverse shoulder arthroplasty. |
| US09579102B2 |
Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staples sizes
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil member. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. The tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge may be tapered or stepped. The anvil member has a tissue contacting surface that includes a number of pockets arranged for substantially aligning with the retention slots. In addition, the tissue contacting surface of the anvil member may complement the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge. |
| US09579096B2 |
Suturing apparatus
Provided is a suturing apparatus for endoscope capable of suturing an opening of a wound, with an endoscope inserted into cavity of a digestive tract, to the same extent as the surgical operation.The suturing apparatus includes a front arm 11, a rear arm 12, arm moving means 13 for causing the front arm 11 and the rear arm 12 to move closer to or away from each other, and rocking means for relatively rocking the front arm 11 and the rear arm 12. The rear arm 12 includes a needle-like member 14 provided on a surface on a side of the front arm 11 so that an axial direction thereof becomes parallel with a direction in which the front arm 11 and the rear arm 12 are moved closer to or away from each other. The front arm 11 is provided with a housing space 16 capable of housing a tip of the needle-like member 14 when the front arm 11 and the rear arm 12 are moved closer to each other. Each of the housing spaces houses an engagement member 21 capable of being engaged with the needle-like member 14. The engagement members 21 housed in the respective housing spaces 16 are connected to each other by a suture thread 22. |
| US09579090B1 |
Surgical instrument with multiple instrument interchangeability
The present invention provides a multi-function laparoscopic surgical instrument that meets niche needs in the expanding field of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). A preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a sheath that may be inserted into a patient, wherein the sheath contains at least two interchangeable surgical instruments that may be advanced into or retracted from the patient through a single outlet in the sheath. It is intended for use in laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgical procedures, including intra-abdominal, intra-thoracic, intra-pelvic and arthroscopic MIS procedures, and is particularly well suited to single incision laparoscopic surgery and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). |
| US09579089B2 |
Manipulation device for a medical instrument
A manipulation device for mechanical connection with connection with the proximal end of a shaft, for forming a medical instrument, includes a plurality of retaining devices, wherein each one of the plurality of retaining devices is designed to releasably retain the proximal end of a shaft or the proximal end of a transmission device for transmitting at least either a force or a torque in the shaft, a manually activatable actuation device, and a coupling device for mechanically coupling the actuation device to the plurality of retaining devices, in such a way that a manual activation of the actuation device causes a release of the plurality of retaining devices. |
| US09579088B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for surgical visualization and device manipulation
A surgical device includes a console having a visual display and a manipulator arm, a robotic device having a camera and a connection component. The robotic device is configured to be positioned completely within a body cavity. The camera is configured to transmit visual images to the visual display. The connection component operably couples the console and the robotic device. The manipulator arm is positioned relative to the visual display so as to appear to be penetrating the visual display. |
| US09579087B2 |
Flexible biopsy needle
A flexible biopsy needle assembly includes a flexible coring stylet that is slidably disposed within a flexible outer cannula. The stylet includes an elongated body, a tip, a sampling notch adjacent to the tip, and at least one ferrule along the length of the body. The cannula includes an elongated tubular body defining a lumen sized for sliding passage of the stylet, a cutting edge at the opening of the lumen, and an array of slits along the length of its body. The slits are sized to allow the diameter of the ferrule(s) to extend partially therein. The slits and ferrule(s) interact to limit or control the flexibility of the cannula at the location of the slits. |
| US09579086B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
The present invention is intended to reduce the consumption of a battery while appropriately performing operation in the case where an AC power source is disconnected and power supply is switched to the battery. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including: an AC adapter connection detecting section (13) that detects whether the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is electrically connected with the AC power source; and a display section (10), wherein, when the AC adapter connection detecting section (13) detects that the AC power source is disconnected, power supply is switched to power supply from the battery (11), and an operation screen for controlling an amount of the power supply in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is displayed on the display section (10). |
| US09579084B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: an ultrasound probe which has ultrasound transducers transmitting ultrasonic waves, receiving an ultrasonic echo reflected by a subject, and outputting a reception signal according to the received ultrasonic echo; an image producer which produces a B-mode image and an M-mode image from the reception signal output from the ultrasound transducers; and a boundary detector which detects a blood vessel anterior wall boundary in the B-mode image using a time phase of the M-mode image corresponding to the B-mode image. |
| US09579081B2 |
Bimodal diagnostic probe using optical and ultrasonic imaging, including at least one removable shell having on-board optical means
A device for a bimodal diagnostic probe with optical and ultrasonic imaging, the probe including a main body supporting an ultrasonic transducer at its front end. The device includes a shell, an illumination mechanism mounted on a front end of the shell to light outside of the shell, and a collection or detection mechanism mounted on the front end of the shell to collect or detect an optical signal produced outside the shell. The shell includes an attachment mechanism to reversibly assemble it around the main body of the probe, with the illumination mechanism and the collection or detection mechanism mounted on the shell. |
| US09579078B2 |
Excitation schemes for low-cost transducer arrays
A device images time-wise in parallel using transducer elements of a group. The elements are of a current group and imaging is time-wise sequential by group. The groups may be spatially disposed with respect to each other so as to mutually intermesh element-wise. The imaging may include volumetric imaging. The device may be configured for not collectively using any of the elements to focus, nor to steer, a beam used in the imaging. The device may further be operable to transition between spacing states at least one of which is characterized by a respective minimum, nonzero, degree of intra-group, element-to-element non-adjacency, or may be fixed at a selected spacing state. The transitioning may be automatic, in response to input indicative of blood vessel size and/or depth. |
| US09579076B2 |
Radiation image detecting device and radiation imaging system
A detection panel has a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charge by receiving X-rays, and a plurality of detection pixels for detecting an X-ray dose in an imaging surface. The detection pixels are disposed periodically with leaving space. A grid, which has X-ray absorbing portions and X-ray transmitting portions alternately and periodically arranged in a first direction, is disposed in a position opposed to the imaging surface. Since an arrangement period of the detection pixels in the first direction is different from an arrangement period of the X-ray absorbing portions, an output value of each detection pixel is distributed and hence the average of the output values has a reduced variation range. |
| US09579071B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof
Disclosed herein is an X-ray imaging apparatus including: an X-ray generator including a first X-ray source configured to irradiate a first X-ray onto an object, and at least one second X-ray source spaced apart from the first X-ray source and configured to irradiate at least one second X-ray onto the object; an X-ray detector configured to detect the first X-ray which has propagated through the object and the at least one second X-ray which has propagated through the object; and an image processor configured to produce a first X-ray image of the object based on the detected first X-ray, to produce at least one second X-ray image of the object based on the detected at least one second X-ray, and to produce a stereoscopic image of the object based on the first X-ray image and the at least one second X-ray image. |
| US09579070B2 |
Optimal respiratory gating in medical imaging
Methods and computer-readable mediums are provided for obtaining an optimally gated medical image. For example, in one embodiment, a method is provided that acquires medical images in list mode. The method also acquires a respiration correlated signal S(t). Thereafter, a final upper strain threshold value and a final lower strain threshold value pair that has a narrowest interval are selected. The medical images are synchronized with the respiration correlated signal S(t). The synchronized images and signal are used to create an optimally gated medical image. In various embodiments, the disclosed optimal gating can be utilized in PET systems and in other embodiments the disclosed optimal gating can be utilized in SPECT systems. In yet other embodiments, the optimally gated images can be matched to MRI systems and in still other embodiments, the optimally gated images can be matched to CT systems. |
| US09579057B2 |
System for multidimensional analysis, modulation and optimization of facial expressions
Apparatus and associated methods relate to method of determining a treatment plan with Botulinum Toxin (BT) and other procedures able to modify facial expressions, the method includes using a series of facial images of a patient eliciting various expressions to select individual expressive features as candidates for modification, the selected expressive features mapping to muscles that are used to create such expressive features, the muscles mapping into related expressive features of facial images of the patient eliciting different expressions, the related expressive features being weighted so as to provide further information used in determining an optimum treatment dosing for each treatment location. In an illustrative example, the method may include mapping the facial image of the patient to a model image using facial markers. In an exemplary embodiment, the method may advantageously provide a treatment that results in optimum expressive features as revealed in many different expressions. |
| US09579054B2 |
Diagnosis supporting device and diagnosis supporting method
A diagnosis supporting device includes a display, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject, an eye gaze detector configured to detect an eye gaze direction of the subject from a captured image captured by the imaging unit, a gaze point detector configured to detect a gaze point of the subject in a display region of the display, based on the eye gaze direction, an output controller configured to display, on the display, a diagnosis image that includes a person image and a geometric pattern image, and in which at least one of contrast, color density, and a degree of transmittance of the person image or the geometric pattern image is changed over time, and an evaluator configured to calculate an evaluation value of the subject, based on the gaze point detected by the gaze point detector when the diagnosis image is displayed. |
| US09579052B2 |
Temporal oximeter
A method and an apparatus for detecting change in retinal oxygen saturation over time are provided. The method includes the steps of capturing a first group of images of two or more wavelengths, calculating oxygen saturation of a vessel in the first group of images, storing the first group of images on a data storage device, capturing a second group of images of two or more wavelengths, calculating the oxygen saturation of a vessels in the second group of images, storing the second group of images on a data storage device, spatially registering the pair of the group of images, captured at different time and calculate the change in oxygen saturation. The method also includes means to validate whether an observed change in oxygen saturation is a real physiological change or artificial. |
| US09579050B2 |
Physiological trend monitor
A physiological trend monitor has a sensor signal responsive to multiple wavelengths of light transmitted into a tissue site. The transmitted light is detected after attenuation by pulsatile blood flow within the tissue site. A processor has an input responsive to the sensor signal and a physiological parameter output. Features are extracted from the physiological parameter output. Criteria are applied to the features. An alarm output is generated when the criteria are satisfied. |
| US09579047B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamically identifying a patient support surface and patient monitoring
Various patient monitoring systems can include a sensor configured to collect three dimensional information. The systems can identify a location of a patient support surface based on the three dimensional information. The systems can set a two dimensional planar threshold based on the patient support surface. The systems can identify a patient location above the patient support surface based on the three dimensional information and compare the patient location to the two dimensional planar threshold. Exceeding the threshold can be indicative of a high risk of a patient fall. An alert can be generated based on the threshold being exceeded. The systems can repeat the identification of the patient support surface location and the setting of the threshold to account for changes in the patient area. |
| US09579045B2 |
Length measuring device
The invention relates to a length measuring device having a measuring slide, a linear guide in the form of a hollow profile, on which the measuring slide is mounted so it is externally displaceable, an inner slide, which is mounted so it is displaceable in the interior of the hollow profile, a magnet assembly, which magnetically couples measuring slide and inner slide, so that the inner slide follows every movement of the measuring slide along the hollow profile, a measuring unit for measuring the position of the inner slide, and a display, which is visible in the exterior of the hollow profile, of the length ascertained by the measuring unit in accordance with the measured position of the inner slide. The measuring unit has a sound source, a sound receiver, and a control and analysis unit connected thereto. |
| US09579044B2 |
Method and system for decomposing superimposed ground reaction forces into individual force profiles
A method for decomposing a GRF into individual force profiles, comprising: receiving a global GRF measured while a subject performs at least one movement on the force platform, the movement comprising at least two motion configurations; identifying individual time regions contained in the time measurement of the global GRF and assigning a respective one of the at least two motion configurations to each time region using a logical order of motion configurations and an identification of a reference motion configuration; for each time region, determining an individual GRF for each one of the at least two support contacts using the identification of the motion configuration for the time region and the global GRF, thereby determining a contribution of each one of the at least two support contacts to the global GRF; and outputting the individual GRFs. |
| US09579043B2 |
Systems and methods for intraoperatively measuring anatomical orientation
Systems and methods are disclosed in which changes in the position and/or orientation of an anatomical structure or of a surgical tool can be measured quantitatively during surgery. In some embodiments, a surgical electronic module can be configured to attach to a surgical device, to continually detect changes in a position and/or orientation of the surgical device during surgery, and to communicate the changes to a user. In this way, where the surgical device is attached to a portion of a patient's anatomy and/or is used to manipulate the patient's anatomy, the surgical electronic module can detect changes in the position and/or orientation of said anatomy. In embodiments where more than one module is used during surgery, the modules can continually detect changes in their positions and/or orientations relative to one another, which correspond to changes in relative positions and/or orientations of the surgical devices to which the modules are attached. |
| US09579042B2 |
System and method for focusing of high intensity focused ultrasound based on magnetic resonance—acoustic radiation force imaging feedback
A system and method for MR imaging is disclosed. The method causes an RF coil assembly and plurality of gradient coils to apply a fast spin echo (FSE) pulse sequence comprising a preparation segment and a plurality of refocusing segments. The FSE pulse sequence generates a pair of echoes is generated in each of the plurality of refocusing segments that comprises a first echo generated by magnetization pathways having an even number of phase inversions and a second echo generated by magnetization pathways having an even number of phase inversions. MR signals are acquired from the first echo and the second echo and an image of at least a portion of a subject of interest is reconstructed from the acquired MR signals. |
| US09579041B2 |
Semi-automated non-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system semi-automatically performs non-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). An operator display and control input port configures the MRI system to effect semi-automated non-contrast MRA imaging with spatially selective tag and venous suppression RF pulses and/or black blood time interval (BBTI) parameters in a non-contrast MRA data acquisition sequence where such parameters are automatically determined within predetermined, respectively corresponding, spatial regions of patient anatomy. Such automatically determined non-contrast MRA imaging parameters may be entirely automatically set and used or, alternatively, may be displayed to an operator for acceptance and/or change before being used. |
| US09579037B2 |
Method and system for monitoring a nerve
A nerve monitoring system facilitates monitoring an integrity of a nerve. |
| US09579029B2 |
Heart rate detection method used in earphone and earphone capable of detecting heart rate
The present invention discloses a heart rate detection method used in an earphone and an earphone capable of detecting heart rate. The method comprises: providing a cavity inside the earphone, and installing a microphone in the cavity; providing an acceleration sensor in the earphone; performing self-adaptive filtering process on signals collected by the acceleration sensor, and obtaining estimated signals of the signals generated by body movement of a wearer in the signals collected by the microphone; subtracting the estimated signals from the signals collected by the microphone to obtain signals related to heart rate; and detecting heart rate according to the signals related to heart rate. The technical scheme of the invention adopts an enclosed cavity to place the microphone to reduce interference of external noises and reinforce signal information collected by the microphone. By performing self-adaptive filtering on signals collected by the acceleration sensor to obtain estimated signals, subtracting the estimated signals from the signals collected by the microphone, and then detecting the heart rate, the influence of the body movement of the wearer on heart rate detection can be eliminated. |
| US09579025B1 |
Timestamp-free synchronization for wireless body area networks
Systems and methods for collecting biosignals can include a master node and a plurality of biosensor slave nodes wirelessly connected to the master node. The biosensor can be implanted in the body, or external to the body. One of the biosensors can function as the master node, or a networked cell phone or local area network (LAN) router can function as the master node. The biosensor slave nodes can collect biosignals such as blood pressure, blood sugar (glucose), EEG brain activity and similar biomarkers as biodata. The slave nodes can transmit the biodata to the master node, along with implicit timing information. In response, the master nodes can communicate implicit timing adjustment information back to the slave node(s), but only when said slave node's implicit timing information is outside of a predefined synchronization accuracy α, which can be determined according to the timing frequency requirements of the biodata being monitored. |
| US09579024B2 |
System and method for measuring biological fluid biomarkers
Systems and methods of analyzing biological fluid biomarkers, calculating biomarker data, transmitting data to a transceiver device, and storing the data and/or analytics in a database and/or on at least one remote computer server. |
| US09579023B2 |
Using near-field communication both for out-of-band pairing and physiological data transfer
A method for obtaining physiological data from a medical sensor device includes detecting a proximity of the medical sensor device by an electronic computing device. After the proximity is detected, a message is received from the medical sensor device. A determination is made as to whether the received message includes configuration information for a wireless communication link. When the received message includes the configuration information for the wireless communication link, the wireless communication link is used to receive physiological data from the medical sensor device and the received physiological data is processed at the electronic computing device. When the received message does not include configuration information for the wireless communication link, a determination is made as to whether the received message includes physiological data. When the received message includes the physiological data, the physiological data is processed at the electronic computing device. |
| US09579020B2 |
Adherent cardiac monitor with advanced sensing capabilities
An adherent device comprises an adhesive patch with at least two electrodes and an accelerometer. The accelerometer can be used to determine an orientation of the at least two measurement electrodes on a patient. By determining the orientation of the electrodes of the patch on the patient, physiologic measurements with the at least two electrodes can be adjusted and/or corrected in response to the orientation of the patch on the patient. The adherent patch and/or electrodes can be replaced with a second adherent patch and/or electrodes, and the orientation of the second adherent patch and/or electrodes can be determined with the accelerometer or a second accelerometer. The determined orientation of the second patch and/or electrodes on the patient can be used to correct measurements made with the second adherent patch and/or electrodes. |
| US09579016B2 |
Non-invasive 3D imaging and measuring of anterior chamber angle of the eye
Embodiments of OCT measurement and analysis techniques described herein enable precise 3D anterior chamber angle measurement from major, pertinent landmarks in the eye. Such techniques result in a more reliable, quantifiable angle measurement technique that is both non-invasive and non-contact in nature, thereby improving clinical practicality, while improving patient comfort and care. For example, a method is provided for in vivo imaging of an eye, including taking a plurality of optical coherence tomography (OCT) line scans of an eye to obtain a 3-dimensional (3D) radial scan pattern, the individual line scans including a plurality of axial scans, and obtaining a three-dimensional image of an anterior chamber angle of the eye from the radial scan pattern. |
| US09579007B2 |
Dusting device
A dusting device to be rotatably connected to the bottom of a cleaning machine or vacuum cleaner includes a rotary disc and a dusting element. The rotary disc includes a base and a connecting portion below the base. The connecting portion extends outward from the periphery of the base and has a bottom surface forming a pressing plate. The dusting element is detachably assembled to the connecting portion of the rotary disc in order to be pressed by the pressing plate. The dusting element includes at least one cleaning layer for contact with a surface to be cleaned so as to carry out dusting and cleaning. |
| US09579001B2 |
Mobile split-seat assembly
A mobile split-seat assembly having a support frame including a base, a first vertical support extending upwardly from the base and a second vertical support extending upwardly from the base. A first pivoting arm assembly includes a first seat portion and is supported by the first vertical support so that the first seat portion is pivotable in a horizontal plane relative to the support frame. A second pivoting arm assembly includes a second seat portion and is supported by the second vertical support so that the second seat portion is pivotable in a horizontal plane relative to the support frame. |
| US09579000B1 |
Toilet paper holder with a wet-wipe container body
A toilet paper roll holder with wet wipe is described. In one embodiment, a system includes an elongated container body, a first endcap, a second endcap, at least one connector, and a bias member. The elongated container body has a central first axis, an internal storage space, a first end, and a second end. The elongated container body fits within a toilet paper roll. The first endcap is coupled to the first end of the elongated container body. The second endcap is coupled to the second end of the elongated container body. The second endcap includes an access lid to provide access to the internal storage space. The at least one connector is to secure the system relative to a mounting location on a second axis. The bias member is on a third axis. The bias member is coupled between the at least one connector and the elongated container body. |
| US09578999B2 |
Decorative stone and metal bar for architectural use
A decorative bar, configured to be mounted on a surface (wall or floor) of a room or building, comprises (a) an elongate rod formed of natural stone and having a substantially constant cross-sectional shape from a first end to an opposite, second end and a longitudinal groove extending along one side, and (b) an elongate metal armature or brace having a portion thereof inserted in and substantially filling the longitudinal groove in the stone rod. The metal brace has a flange or bracket at each end configured to be attached to the surface (wall or floor) of a building to affix and retain the stone rod in a mounted relationship to this surface with its longitudinal groove on a side which is not readily visible to a casual observer. |
| US09578994B2 |
Adjustable height shower apparatus with multiple shower sprayers
A shower apparatus includes a ceiling mounting assembly and a plurality of tensioning lines; and a framework and arrangement of sprayers suspended thereby. The ceiling mounting assembly includes a spool in engagement with the tension lines such that winding of the spool in a first rotational direction results retraction of the tensioning lines into the ceiling mounting assembly and raising of the suspended assembly, and unwinding of the spool in a second, opposite rotational direction results in extension of the tensioning lines out of the ceiling mounting assembly and lowering of the suspended assembly. The ceiling mounting assembly further includes a spring that biases rotation of the spool; and the ceiling mounting assembly defines an opening through which access to the exposed end of the spool is provided for winding and unwinding of the spool by a person standing under the ceiling mounting assembly. |
| US09578989B2 |
Grinding unit, a cartridge for the grinding unit and use of same for grinding coffee beans
A grinding unit having a ring burr and a frustoconical burr that together delimit a grinding gap therebetween. A first angle between a first subset of curved teeth of the frustoconical burr and the first curved teeth of the ring burr provides a grinding gap having an angle smaller than a second angle between a second subset of curved teeth of the frustoconical burr and the first curved teeth of the ring burr. A geometrical outline taken through the cusps of the second curved teeth at the top end face of the frustoconical burr opposite the base is a square or rectangle. This grinding unit produces a ground product, such as ground coffee beans, with fewer turns than known grinding units and with less effort. The properties and qualities of the resulting ground products are superior to those obtained with conventional grinding units because flavor and aroma are retained. |
| US09578987B2 |
Roasting and glazing apparatus
A roasting and glazing apparatus comprising a housing, a bowl assembly having a bowl support and a roaster bowl, an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl, a heater to heat the roaster bowl, and a cantilever arm disposed external to the housing. The cantilever arm, when moved, moves the roaster bowl between fully lowered and fully raised positions. A first piston is coupled to the bowl support and provides, when engaged, a counterforce to the weight of the bowl assembly. The first piston is engaged at least during the raising of the roaster bowl. A second piston provides a counterforce during the lowering of the roaster bowl from a partially lowered position to the fully towered position. The second piston is not engaged during lowering of the roaster howl from the fully raised position to the partially lowered position. After producing roasted and glazed nuts using the apparatus, the roaster bowl is raised to facilitate removal of the roasted and glazed nuts, and then the roaster bowl is lowered. After the roaster bowl is lowered to the partially lowered position, the engagement of the second piston results in additional downward force to further lower the roaster bowl thus preventing injury or damage during the final lowering of the roaster howl into its fully lowered position. |
| US09578980B1 |
Device to aid hanging of objects on an upright surface
A device and method for locating a hanger for an object on a vertical surface, in which an elongated strip with a breakpoint of reduced tensile strength indicates the precise point for placing the hanger. The elongated strip is adhered to the rear of the object such that the breakpoint or other marker aligns with the top of the D-hook, bracket, wire, or keyhole slot. The object is positioned on the wall and a downward pressure breaks the strip leaving an indication of where the hanger should be placed. |
| US09578979B1 |
Mounting system for collectables and mounting system packaging
A collectable mounting device is configurable to a wall-mounted configuration, and a horizontal support surface (or shelf) mounted configuration. In the wall-mounted configuration, support members are secured together via a fastener through the adjustment slots such that support channels extend in the same direction to support the collectable on a wall. In the shelf-mounted configuration, the support members are fastened together such that the support channels extend in opposite directions, and a tensioning member is inserted between the support members in opposed tensioning member receiving slots to flex the support members away from each other. A packaging method includes stacking the support members and tensioning member to align holes therein; wrapping a label around the stacked support members and tensioning member to align holes in the label and holes in the support members and tensioning member; and inserting a fastener through the aligned holes. |
| US09578976B2 |
Adjustable mounting structure for a shelving system
A shelf system includes a support member that accommodates an associated object for display and dispensing. The support member includes a front end and a rear end. A mounting portion is disposed adjacent the support member rear end. The mounting portion includes a first member which connects to an associated upright and a second member which is operatively connected to the support member. A pin is connected to one of the first and second members and a sleeve is connected to the other of the first and second members, wherein the sleeve selectively accommodates the pin. A fastener is provided for selectively securing the pin in the sleeve. |
| US09578973B1 |
Child seat for a swimming pool
A child seat apparatus for use in a swimming pool includes a floatable seat assembly configured to support a child occupant upon a water surface, and a pedestal assembly removably connected to the seat assembly to support the seat assembly on a bottom of the swimming pool. |
| US09578970B2 |
Pivoting articulation joint and piece of furniture provided with such
A lockable pivoting articulation joint includes a first joint section, a second joint section, a pivot bearing allowing the first and second joint sections to be rotatable in relation to each other about a main axis, and a locking mechanism on the first joint section switchable between a release condition and a locking condition. The second joint section is lockable in relation to the first joint section in at least one relative rotational position.On the second joint section a retaining surface is provided. The locking mechanism has a clamping lever attached to the first joint section to be pivotable about a clamping lever axis between a locking position and a release position. The clamping lever has a clamping surface for locking abutment on the retaining surface and the clamping surface is inclined in relation to a tangential plane. |
| US09578967B2 |
Piece of rotary seating furniture
A piece of seating furniture having a base and a seat unit, wherein the base and the seat unit have provided between them a pivot bearing including a base-side bearing device and a seat-unit-side bearing device, via which the seat unit is rotatable about a vertical axis in relation to the base, and the pivot bearing has a switchable blocking device, via which the rotary movement capability of the bearing devices in relation to one another can be blocked. |
| US09578965B2 |
Fixing device, fixing structure of apparatus, and fixing method of apparatus
Provided is a fixing device including an engaging member that includes a hook portion that is inserted into a hole provided in the apparatus and is hooked to an edge of the hole, and is configured of a planar member, a fixing portion that is fixed to the engaging member and is fixed to an installation surface on which the apparatus is installed, and a closing portion that is fixed to the engaging member so that a position of the closing portion is adjustable, closes the hole by being inserted into the hole, and is configured of the planar member, wherein the engaging member is fixed to the fixing portion so that a position of the engaging member is adjustable, and wherein the hook portion and the closing portion are disposed between the plural grooves. |
| US09578961B1 |
Display shelf for electrically powered consumer products
A display includes a shelf having an elongated slot for receiving a power cord of at least one electrically powered consumer product being displayed on the shelf in front of the elongated slot. The elongated slot is defined by a portion of a free edge of a rotatable door that covers a pocket in a closed position and by a back end of a table having an upper surface for supporting the electrically powered consumer products. Remaining portions of the free edge of the rotatable door engage with a lip that protrudes from a front wall of the pocket so that a top side of the rotatable door is in alignment with the upper surface of the table when the rotatable door is in the closed position. |
| US09578959B2 |
Laboratory table having tabletop elements
Laboratory table with front and opposite rear frame parts, has replaceable tabletop elements positionable thereon. In a first variant, the laboratory table further has detent openings at regular distances on the front and/or rear frame parts, defining a modular grid. Each opening can receive a detent bolt of a modular tabletop element, each element having at least two detent bolts for the insertion into one of the detent openings. In a second variant, each tabletop element has at least one detent opening on a front and/or rear side of the tabletop element, for insertion of a detent bolt. The front and/or rear frame part of the laboratory table have detent bolts arranged at a regular distance defining a modular grid, each one of the detent bolts being for insertion into one of the detent openings of the tabletop elements positioned on these front and rear frame parts. |
| US09578958B2 |
Cardboard construction
The invention provides an angled joint component for joining together components of a construction formed from cardboard. The joint is preferably folded from a single piece of cardboard and comprises a plurality of layers held in juxtaposition. The joint may be included in a desk formed from cardboard top and leg sub-assemblies. |
| US09578957B2 |
Toothbrush including a device for indicating brushing force
A toothbrush that includes a piezochromic polymer or a proximity dye based polymer effective to emit an optical signal indicative of brushing force. |
| US09578950B2 |
Multiple cosmetic holder and applicator
A multiple cosmetic holder and applicator includes a plurality of cosmetic cartridges that receive standard cosmetics therein. The cartridges include an upper magnet disposed within the opening, and a lower annular groove on the cylindrical body. A main body holds the plurality of cosmetic cartridges and includes a base with depressions which include a lower magnet therein and which receive the cosmetic cartridges, locking mechanisms which interface with the annular groove of the cartridges to lock the cartridges within the depressions, and an outer case movable relative to the main body which has a pressable button that unlocks the locking mechanism from the cartridge. A removable cap covers the main body, the cartridges, and the standard cosmetics. A selector tube extends through an aperture in the cap to remove the cartridge when the button is pressed and the locking mechanism is unlocked. |
| US09578945B2 |
Hair dryer pik attachment
The present disclosure is directed to a hair dryer pik attachment. In one embodiment, the hair dryer pik attachment includes a base, wherein the base comprises an opening, at least one row of loose combs coupled to a top of the base, at least one row of tight combs coupled to the top of the base and adjacent to the loose combs and the opening and a hair dryer attachment portion coupled to a bottom of the base, wherein the hair dryer attachment portion comprises one or more openings on opposing sides. |
| US09578943B2 |
Hair straightening brush
A brush is provided herein, the brush having heating elements dispersed on and protruding from its face and spacers arranged to maintain a specified distance between protruding ends of the heating elements and a scalp of a head that is being brushed. The spacers are dispersed on the brush's face at a specified density that assures maintaining the specified distance with respect to a resilience of the spacers. |
| US09578939B2 |
Rolling luggage apparatus having an integral cup holder
A luggage apparatus includes a front shell and a rear shell which are connected by a zipper closure and a hinge. A cup bolder includes a body portion which projects into the interior of the front shell. The cup holder includes a rim which rests on the outer surface of the front shell. The rear shell includes a telescoping handle and lower surfaces of the front and rear shells each have caster-type wheels. The front shell includes a fabric liner which prevents damage to items stored in the apparatus in the event that there is an accidental spill from the cup holder. |
| US09578936B1 |
Automatic leg tube locking device, photography tripod, unipod and crutch
An automatic leg tube locking device including a hollow cylinder shaped guide switch and a circular truncated cone shaped guide post which are mutually matched for use. Through holes are evenly formed in the side surface of the guide switch, the through holes are adapted with locking shafts, a transmission mechanism is arranged between the guide switch and the guide post, so that the guide switch vertically moves along the inclined cylinder surface of the guide post and drives the locking shafts to move along the guide post when the guide switch and the guide post rotate relative to each other. A photography tripod, a unipod and a crutch are further provided. The automatic leg tube locking device, the photography tripod, the unipod and the crutch are capable of pulling the leg tube to any position and lock the leg tube automatically in a locking state. |
| US09578935B2 |
Antiseptic bracelet
A wearable bracelet containing an antiseptic solution that can be selectively dispensed by a user as desired to assist in disinfecting the user's hands or other surface. The antiseptic bracelet is to be worn on and around user's wrist near the base of the user's palm and comprises a bracelet band that is connected to opposing sides of a dispensing pod, forming a loop which can be placed around a user's wrist. The dispensing pod includes a hollow interior forming an internal reservoir and a dispensing tip positioned in an outlet channel. The internal reservoir enables the dispensing pod to hold an antiseptic solution and dispensing tip enables a user to selectively dispense a portion of the solution in the dispensing pod. |
| US09578933B2 |
Closure system for articles
A closure system for an article has a zipper, a slider, as well as a zipper pull tab, in which, in the closed position of the zipper, the zipper pull tab is passed, at least in part, through a closure piece configured or disposed on the article. The slider is held positioned on the article in this closed position. Furthermore, at least in the closed position of the zipper, at least one plate is disposed in the region of the closure piece. |
| US09578927B2 |
Shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unitless activity assessment and associated methods
A system assesses activity and displays a unitless activity value. A detector senses activity of a user. A processor reads sensed activity data from the detector. A display displays the unitless activity value. An enclosure houses the detector and the processor. The processor periodically reads the sensed activity data from the detector and processes the data to generate an activity number, the number being used to generate the unitless activity value based upon a maximum number and a display range. |
| US09578923B2 |
Athletic shoe sole coating for traction enhancement
An athletic shoe coating for traction enhancement includes a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) and a tackyfying resin and a film former initially in solution within a solvent suitable for application to the surface of a shoe sole in liquid form, such as by spraying, rolling and brushing the solution onto the shoe sole. After the solvent evaporates a film or coating attaches or is bonded to the shoe sole that exhibits the property of dynamically modifying the traction properties of the shoe sole when pressure and shear forces are applied to the coating. Such modification causes the exterior surface of the film or coating to “refresh” the exposed surface upon impact. This imparts continued tackiness over extended use. Impact modifiers may be added for controlled release of a solvent to temporarily dissolve or soften the film or coating to promote such refreshment of the coating outer surface. |
| US09578921B2 |
Article of footwear with flexible lasting board
A sole structure for an article of footwear is disclosed. The sole structure includes a reinforcing plate and/or a lasting board. The reinforcing plate and/or lasting board includes a first flange portion corresponding to a big toe of a foot and a second flange portion corresponding to a ball region of a foot. The first flange portion and the second flange portion each include a cleat member. |
| US09578917B2 |
Protective helmets
Embodiments of a protective helmet have a cushioning outer multilayer structure with at least two cushioning layers of materials having different densities and different geometric layouts, a multilayer hard inner structure attached to the interior surface of the cushioning multilayer structure, and an innermost cushioning structure attached to the inner surface of the multilayer hard inner structure. The multilayer hard inner structure is formed from at least two spaced layers of hard material and a layer of cushioning material therebetween. The innermost cushioning structure may be a multilayer structure similar to the outer multilayer structure with at least two cushioning layers of materials having different densities and different geometric layouts. The innermost cushioning structure may include sensors, optionally in a separate layer, and a thermal-control layer. A flexible thin cover extending around an outer surface of said shell and with or without graphics may be provided. |
| US09578914B2 |
Method of and swim cap product for keeping track of scheduled swim meet events, heats and lanes
A method and product suited to keep track of swimming meet events, heats and lanes. There is a swimming/bathing cap whose inside facing surface is imprinted or stamped with indicia in the form of swimming competition words or abbreviations of such words, namely, “meet, event, heat, lane” with a sufficient space to the right of each indicia for the cap wearer to write in information pertaining to the indicia. The information may be the name of the swimming meet, name of the event, heat number and lane number. Other items of the kit may be an ink body marker and a remover of the mark left by the ink body marker. All may be sealed in a common package. The ink of the ink body marker is resistant to erasure from water submersion. |
| US09578913B2 |
Toboggan style hat with removable visor
A toboggan style hat includes a removable visor, as well as novel means for removable attachment thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the visor member includes a pair of arms that extend rearwardly from the bill, and the hat includes a pair of holes on an underside thereof. Each hole serves as an opening for an inner sleeve, so that when a user wishes to attach the visor to the hat, the arms of the visor slide into the holes and along the inside of the sleeves in order to properly position the visor with respect to the hat and face. In one embodiment, a series of snaps are positioned on an outer portion of the visor, and correspond with a series of snaps that are positioned on an inner portion of the hat. |
| US09578909B2 |
Jacket garment for tandem vehicle passenger safety
A novel jacket garment worn by the driver of a tandem vehicle, such as a motorcycle, intended for rear passenger safety is disclosed. The novel garment comprises an outer shell, an inner lining, and an internal frame structure. The internal frame structure comprises a ribbing nexus comprising horizontal and vertical members. Novel features include handgrips disposed inside front pockets and connected to the internal frame structure. In some embodiments, the internal frame structure comprises elastic members. Pocket-borne handgrips may be attached to elastic members so that when engaged by a rear tandem passenger, the internal frame structure is tightened against the tandem vehicle driver's body to provide stain relief and additional stabilization of the jacket as a passenger safety device. |
| US09578902B2 |
Post-operative compression bra and drain apron
A post-operative compression bra (1) having an opening located between two portions, a front right portion (2) and a front left portion (3) that are secured together using strap clips (9) that allow pressure being exerted by the bra on a patient to be adjusted. Rounded notches (19) are located on an upper edge (17) of a right side portion (12) and a left side portion (13) to prevent the side portions from coming into contact with a patient's lymph nodes. The side portions and a rear portion (20) may also be partially constructed out of a mesh material to allow for air flow to the skin. A drain apron (30) provides storage for drain bulbs (32). |
| US09578901B2 |
Bra with two layers of support
A front-close bra comprises a fabric back panel. A left inner bra cup and a right inner bra cup are coupled to the back panel. A left outer front panel is coupled to the left side of the back panel and is configured to cover the left inner bra cup. A right outer front panel is coupled to the right side of the back panel and is configured to cover the right inner bra cup. An inner closure couples a right side of the left inner bra cup to a left side of the right inner bra cup. An outer closure couples one of a right side of the left outer front panel and a left side of the right outer front panel to another area of the bra so as to hold the respective outer front panel in place over the respective inner bra cup that it covers. |
| US09578895B2 |
Rebaudioside A and stevioside compositions
The invention describes stevia compositions that are devoid of or have minimal concentrations of rebaudioside C and/or dulcoside A to decrease the aftertaste associated with stevia compositions. |
| US09578894B2 |
Tunnel pasteurizer
A tunnel pasteurizer having a tunnel, through which the material to be pasteurized is conducted and sprayed or sprinkled with water, and with a trap region for the draining water arranged on the bottom of the tunnel, pasteurizer and a plurality of temperature zones arranged in the transport direction, and the trap region is divided into separate trap zones which correspond to the temperature zones, from which the water is re-supplied to the respective tunnel zones, and comprising a control means for controlling the water temperature in the temperature zones. To improve control of the temperature in the individual temperature zones, the control and the tubing of the trap zones is adapted such that water can selectively be taken from the individual trap zones for temperature control and can selectively be returned to other temperature zones, wherein water is buffered in the individual temperature zones separate from other temperature zones in a respective zone buffer. |
| US09578892B2 |
Protein restriction for disease prevention and treatment
Methods for preventing and treating disease include (i) providing to a person a nutrient material including at least one of lipid or carbohydrate, wherein protein constitutes less than 5 percent of the material's caloric content; (ii) instructing that, during a lower-protein time period of at least two days, the material be administered such that the person's intake of protein is less than 30 grams per day; (iii) instructing that nutrition be administered to the person such that the person's bodily intake of carbohydrate constitutes at least 40 percent of the person's intake of calories during the lower-protein period; and (iv) instructing that, during a higher-protein time period of at least 24 hours following the lower-protein period, the person receives an average daily protein intake of at least 40 grams. |
| US09578889B2 |
Method for producing low-ash poultry plasma protein powder by utilizing poultry blood
The present invention relates to a method for producing low-ash poultry plasma protein powder by utilizing poultry blood. Specifically, the method of the present invention comprises the steps of: mixing the poultry blood with an anticoagulant to obtain anticoagulated whole blood; centrifugally separating the anticoagulated whole blood to obtain plasma liquid; de-calcifying the plasma liquid via a precipitation reaction, ultra-filtrating the plasma liquid via a ultra-filtration membrane, emulsifying, and nano-filtrating to obtain the concentrated plasma liquid; and drying the concentrated plasma liquid to obtain the poultry plasma protein powder. The method of the present invention effectively overcomes the defect of difficult poultry blood deep processing, achieves the recycling of poultry blood resource, avoids wasting resources, and reduces environmental pollution; and the produced plasma protein powder has the advantages of high protein content, good palatability, balanced amino acid and the like. |
| US09578887B2 |
Low density frostings and methods
The invention relates to low density ready-to-spread frosting compositions and related methods. |
| US09578885B1 |
Rotating spray bar assembly, processing systems having a rotating spray bar assembly, and methods of processing
Rotating spray systems and related methods for enhancing spray performance can include one of more rotating spray assemblies formed of a plurality of individual, linear distribution manifolds to define a rotary cage. The rotary cage is fluidly coupled to a rotating distribution block on a distribution valve, with each linear distribution manifold being fluidly coupled to one of a plurality of distribution conduits defined in the rotating distribution block. The distribution valve further includes a fixed distribution block having an arcuate aperture defined therein. The rotating distribution block rotates relative to the fixed distribution block to individually and sequentially engage each distribution conduit with the arcuate aperture. When the individual distribution conduits are fluidly engaged with the arcuate aperture, pressurized fluid supplied to the distribution valve is supplied to the corresponding linear distribution manifold for spraying by one or more spray nozzles fluidly connected to each linear distribution manifold. |
| US09578883B2 |
Silane modified diatomaceous earth mechanical insecticide
A mechanical insecticide is made by mixing water with at least one type of silane to make a silane solution which is then mixed with uncalcined diatomaceous earth until there is substantial deposition of the silane material on the diatomaceous earth material, to make a silanized diatomaceous earth. The silanized diatomaceous earth can be diluted with water and applied to vertical and overhead surfaces using a sprayer, for the control of insects. The silanized diatomaceous earth can also be dried into a powder for broadcast application, or mixed as a paste for brush/roller/caulk application. |
| US09578881B2 |
Compositions for inhibition of insect sensing
In one aspect, the invention relates to chemical modulators of insect olfactory receptors. In particular, compounds and compositions are provided that can inhibit sensory (e.g., host targeting) functions in airborne insects such as mosquitos. Method of employing such agents, and articles incorporating the same, are also provided. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US09578875B2 |
Fungicidal composition
A composition comprising cyazofamid and an organic base, a process for the preparation of such compositions, methods of use thereof and a multi-pack container comprising the composition. |
| US09578872B2 |
Co-crystals of pyrimethanil or cyprodinil
The present invention relates to co-crystals of cyprodinil or pyrimethanil and a co-crystal forming compound which has at least one imide and/or oxime functional group. |
| US09578871B2 |
Methods for the preparation of hydrogels using lipase enzymes
The present invention relates to an improved method for preparing hydrogels, such as alginate hydrogels. The hydrogels of the present invention is in particular useful for immobilization and preservation of biological material, such as cellular material, e.g. spermatozoa. |
| US09578869B2 |
Method and apparatus for a spray system
An improvement to a roadside sprayer fixates spray nozzles on a registration plate. The registration plate may include integral tabs depending on the application. Inclination of the tabs is adjustable to place streams and droplets in a desired swath coverage. With the nozzles rigidly mounted onto the plate, the entire plate is nutated. The use of the registration plate in a spray unit creates a uniform nutation among the nozzles, thereby reducing variability in droplet placement, and providing a more predictable spray from the nozzles. In other embodiments, the spray unit is utilized in a spray system adaptable to service vehicles, and may be utilized in conjunction with a vegetation engagement device, such as a cutter to engage multiple zones of a roadway right-of-way. Additionally, an improved spray unit includes an electromagnetic field and an attractor to generate plate motion. |
| US09578867B2 |
Portable heating system and method for pest control
A system for killing pests in an affected area of a structure comprises a heat pump unit placed within an affected area and a thermostatic control. The heat pump unit is configured to receive a flow of water from a faucet, and generate heated air by transferring heat from the flow of water, the heated air being emitted into the affected area in order to raise the temperature of the affected area to a target temperature greater than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The thermostatic control is configured to monitor a temperature of a flow of water as it is received by the heat pump, monitor a temperature of air, and automatically cease operation of the heat pump when the temperature of the flow of water is above a predefined limit. |
| US09578866B2 |
Above-ground termite station
In an above-ground termite station for detecting and controlling termites above ground in an operating configuration of the termite station, a container of the termite station defines an interior space and is at least in part configured for abutting against and being mounted on an above-ground mounting surface. The container is configurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration in which the interior space of the container is accessible while the container is mounted on the mounting surface. A cartridge is sized and configured for insertion in and removal from the interior space of the container and is generally an aggregation member, a bait matrix separate from the aggregation member, and a holder at least in part holding the aggregation member and bait matrix in assembly with the holder for positioning of the cartridge relative to the interior space of the container as a single unit. |
| US09578863B2 |
Fish measuring tape
A fish measuring tape and a method for using the same is provided. The fish measuring tape comprises an elongated body portion having a first end and a second end. The body portion includes a plurality of markings designating increasing length from the first end towards the second end. The body portion further includes a plurality of graphic representations that allow a user to identify different fish species. The plurality of graphic representations is aligned with a specific marking of said plurality of markings to indicate the regulated length and size of a specific fish species that can be retained for personal use. The body portion further comprises a plurality of bag limits configured to identify a quantity for each said specific fish species that can be kept. |
| US09578861B2 |
Ground fishing rods
A fishing device comprising a main housing unit that can be secured to a ground surface with a plurality of hammerable nails; a reel of fishing line stored on a spool in the main housing unit; a nozzle-shaped, lockable top for the main housing unit through which the fishing line is threaded; and a handle on the lockable top for spinning and flicking the lockable top in order to cast the fishing line outwardly therefrom. There is a smaller, more portable lake or river model and a larger ocean version. A fishing chair is also disclosed. |
| US09578851B2 |
Transportable animal care station
A transportable animal care station includes an enclosure and a pair of opposite transport couplers. The enclosure includes a frame and defines a treatment space. The enclosure presents an opening that permits ingress and egress relative to the treatment space. The transport couplers are fixed relative to the frame, with each of the couplers being removably connectable to a corresponding one of the lifting components. |
| US09578847B1 |
Soybean cultivar BK1310608
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety BK1310608 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety BK1310608 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using BK1310608 in a breeding program. |
| US09578846B1 |
Soybean cultivar NE1318382
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety NE1318382 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety NE1318382 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using NE1318382 in a breeding program. |
| US09578844B1 |
Soybean cultivar AR1310304
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1310304 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1310304 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using AR1310304 in a breeding program. |
| US09578843B1 |
Soybean cultivar AR1310870
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1310870 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1310870 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using AR1310870 in a breeding program. |
| US09578842B2 |
Soybean variety 01052083
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01052083. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01052083. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01052083 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01052083 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09578837B2 |
Soybean cultivar BY1210428
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety BY1210428 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety BY1210428 and its progeny, and methods of making BY1210428. |
| US09578831B2 |
Soybean cultivar OW1213323
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety OW1213323 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety OW1213323 and its progeny, and methods of making OW1213323. |
| US09578829B2 |
Bean variety SV6894GB
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line designated SV6894GB. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line SV6894GB, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SV6894GB with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SV6894GB, including the pods and gametes of such plants. |
| US09578826B2 |
Wheat cultivar TW412-011 and compositions and methods of using the same
A wheat cultivar designated TW412-011 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of wheat cultivar TW412-011, and to methods for producing wheat seeds and plants by crossing wheat cultivar TW412-011 with itself or another wheat cultivar or wheat plant not designated a cultivar. The invention also relates to methods for producing seeds and plants of wheat cultivar TW412-011 containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic wheat plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to methods for producing seeds and plants by mutagenesis of wheat cultivar TW412-011. The invention also relates to hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing wheat cultivar TW412-011 with another wheat cultivar. |
| US09578823B2 |
Squash hybrid SV9043YG
The invention provides seed and plants of squash hybrid SV9043YG and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of squash hybrid SV9043YG and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a squash plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another squash plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US09578820B2 |
Watering systems
A method of underground watering utilizes a pouch-like container product made by joining a first sheet having SAP particles adhered to a first surface with a second sheet to form a container partially filled with such particles. The application of pressure, for example by passing the product through a roll nip, facilitates joining of the sheets and causes the particles to break through at least the one of the sheets to create an opening whereby free volume is created to permit the particles to expand when in contact with a liquid. The resultant product is used to collect, store, and dispense water-containing liquids into the soil for watering of agricultural plants, trees, and the like. A composite underground watering element is also included in an embodiment of the invention. The inventive products may also be used as a pad, including a propagation pad, to collect, store, and dispense water-containing-liquids into plant vessels to provide watering of plants. Also included are underground watering of athletic fields and golf course greens, erosion control products and plant root balls having a watering collar. |
| US09578818B2 |
Modular reservoir wick
A modular wick for accommodating garden beds of various sizes comprises a generally planar platform. Connectors are provided proximate to an outer edge of the platform that allow for connection with an adjacent wick. Each of the wick comprises at least one well that is filled with a wicking medium. Apertures are provided in the walls of the wells to allow water to enter into the wicking medium. By connecting the wicks together, various sizes can be formed. |
| US09578816B2 |
Stump cutting apparatus
A stump cutting apparatus including a cutting wheel with a plurality of tool holders secured to the cutting wheel. A plurality of apertures located in each of the tool holders. Each of said apertures having a cutting tool or tooth mounted therein whereby each tool holder supports more than one cutting tool or tooth. |
| US09578814B2 |
Christmas tree bag
A Christmas tree bag is an apparatus which allows a user to easily carry and transport a Christmas tree and the like on a vehicle roof top while providing protection to a vehicles surface. The apparatus is comprised of a rectangular tarp like configuration that allows the user to enclose a Christmas tree within the tarp. The Christmas tree is placed on the tarp and the side edges are then brought together around the tree. The tree bag is secured around the Christmas tree with the attached straps. The outer surface includes a hand strap affixed for ease of carrying. The Christmas tree bag is then placed on a vehicle roof top and secured. |
| US09578812B2 |
Curb for landscaping
There is provided a curb for landscaping having a base portion, a cover portion, a curb front end and a curb rear end. The base portion has a top surface and a flat bottom surface. The cover portion has an outer surface and an inner surface. The base portion and the cover portion have front and rear edges, and these front edges are attached to define the curb front end. The cover portion overlies and extends above the base portion such that the rear edges are spaced apart. The curb rear end has one or more drainage openings above the top surface of the base portion, and the curb front end has one or more drainage outlets adjacent to and above the front edge of the base portion, the drainage outlets being in fluid communication with the drainage openings and permitting water to drain through the curb body. |
| US09578808B2 |
Multi-sensor crop yield determination
A crop yields sensing system comprises a first sensor of a first type associated with a portion of a harvester to output first signals facilitating determination of crop yield and a second sensor of a second type different than the first type to output second signals facilitating determination of crop yield for the portion of the harvester. The system further comprises a processing unit to receive the first signals and the second signals and determine crop yield for the portion of the harvester based on a combination of the first signals and the second signals. |
| US09578807B1 |
Biomass harvesting system
A biomass harvesting system for harvesting agricultural plant growth from agricultural fields comprises a power source for providing mechanical and electric power to the system, a biomass accumulator for producing discrete units of accumulated biomass, a windrower for feeding biomass to the accumulator, a biomass quality analyzer for sensing and transmitting a set of quality characteristics of the biomass, a soil chemical analyzer for sensing and transmitting in real time soil chemical characteristics of the agricultural field soil, an active tracking system for identifying individual ones of the discrete units of accumulated biomass, and a central processing unit including a memory module storing an executable instruction set therein. The central processing unit executes the instruction set and integrates the sensed biomass quality characteristics and the sensed optimal quantity of biomass residue to remain on the field to determine a biomass quality index of the discrete units of accumulated biomass. |
| US09578804B2 |
Header for an agricultural harvester with independent sub-system drives
A header for an agricultural harvester includes a plurality of row units, a plurality of feed/snapping units, and a plurality of chopping units. Each feed/snapping unit is associated with a respective said row unit and operable at a first operating speed. Each chopping unit is associated with at least one respective feed/snapping unit and operable at a constant second operating speed, independent of the first operating speed. |
| US09578802B2 |
Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods
A seed delivery apparatus and methods in which a seed conveyor delivers seed from a metering device to a furrow in a controlled manner to maintain seed placement accuracy within the furrow. |
| US09578797B2 |
Automated system for germination testing using optical imaging
A system prepares plant specimens, tracks the plant specimens, captures images of the plant specimens, and evaluates growth parameters of the plant specimens in the captured images. The system prepares receptacles by placing a predetermined quantity of gel, if required by a particular test, into a receptacle and a layer of material, if required by a particular test, on top of the gel. The system separates a quantity of seeds into individual seeds and places an individual seed in each receptacle between the gel layer and the cover layer. The receptacles are then arrayed into decks and carts and subjected to controlled stress conditions and conditions conducive to germination and growth. An image capture device captures backlit images of the receptacles, and a processor analyzes the captured images for growth parameters of the plant specimens and enters those parameters into a database together with a unique identifier of the plant specimen. |
| US09585295B2 |
Electronic component removal apparatus for a circuit board
A removal apparatus includes a main body, a carrying device, a heating device and a brush device. The carrying device is disposed on the main body, and includes a holding module for holding a circuit board. The heating device is disposed on the main body for heating up the circuit board to melt bonding material that bonds electronic components and a board body of the circuit board. The brush device is disposed on the main body, and includes at least one brush body that is made of heat-resistant material, and that is operable to move relative to a surface of the circuit board to remove the electronic components from the board body after the bonding material are melted. |
| US09585288B2 |
Baffle plate assembly
A baffle plate assembly for installation in a rack structure is disclosed. In one aspect, the baffle plate assembly is configured to direct cooling air from a front side of the rack structure to cooling air inlet(s) of equipment located directly above the baffle plate assembly, and to block heated air from below or behind the baffle plate assembly from entering the equipment cooling air inlet(s). In one aspect, the baffle plate assembly includes a baffle plate defining a first surface plane, a pair of side plates, and a pair of mounting brackets. The side plates are configured to extend along the baffle plate while the mounting brackets may be attached to the side plates. In one aspect, the baffle plate first surface plane forms an oblique angle with respect to a plane defined by a first plate member of the mounting brackets. |
| US09585282B1 |
Transverse console switch bridge
A just-in-time data center cabling infrastructure is installed incrementally and concurrently with incremental changes in computing capacity in a data center. Based at least in part upon a determination to install one or more rack computer systems in a row of rack positions of the data center, a network switch device can be installed in the row, linked with a network zone via fiber optic cable connections, and linked to rack computer systems via patch cable connections. The fiber optic cables and patch cables are installed in the data center concurrently with installation of the rack computer system. A transverse bridge spans over an aisle space between opposite rows and includes console switch devices. The console switch devices, installed concurrently with one or more rack computer systems in the rows, enable remote access to console systems in the rack computer systems. |
| US09585276B2 |
Electrical part, nonaqueous electrolyte cell, and lead wire and sealable container for use therein
Provided is an electrical part, a nonaqueous electrolyte cell, and a lead wire and a sealable container for use therein, with which the adhesive property and sealing performance in an initial state and in an electrolyte-contacting state are enhanced. An electrical part includes a sealable container that includes a metal layer and a lead conductor that extends from inside of the sealable container to outside of the sealable container, the sealable container and the lead conductor being heat-sealed in a seal part. At least in part of the seal part, a thermal adhesive layer containing aluminum polyphosphate is provided in a portion between the metal layer and the lead conductor so as to be in contact with the lead conductor. |
| US09585275B2 |
Electronic devices with moisture guiding structures
Electronic devices may have housings in which components are mounted. Some of the components may be sensitive to moisture. Other components may be insensitive to moisture and may form openings in a device housing that allow moisture to escape from within the housing. Components may be mounted on substrates such as printed circuit board substrates. Moisture repelling layers and moisture attracting layers may be patterned to form channels and other structures that guide moisture away from sensitive components towards insensitive components. Moisture repelling and attracting layers may also be used to limit the lateral spread of a conformal coating layer when coating components. |
| US09585271B2 |
Solid-state drive housing, a solid-state disk using the same and an assembling process thereof
This invention relates to a solid-state drive housing, a solid-state disk using the same and an assembling process thereof. The present invention is capable of preventing the unauthorized disassembly of the consumer. The solid-state drive housing comprising a upper cover and a basement, where the lower casing has a plurality of first hollows, the upper cover has a second base and a plurality of fastening structures one pieced formed therewith, part of the end of the fastening structures are bent and disposed in the corresponding first hollows so as to secure the second member with the first member. By the novelty assembling process provided by the present invention, the user may secures the upper cover and the lower casing without the screw liked fasteners and completes the assembly in only a few quick steps, meanwhile, the present invention is also capable of preventing the unauthorized disassembly of the consumer. |
| US09585270B2 |
Router
Router includes an enclosure, a circuit board located in the enclosure, a first expansion module, and a second expansion module. The first expansion module and the second expansion module are selectively coupled to the circuit board. When the first expansion module is coupled to the circuit board, the router is used to build a local area network or a wireless network. When the second expansion module is coupled to the circuit board, the router is used to connect a plurality of electronic devices. |
| US09585264B2 |
Package for housing semiconductor element and semiconductor device
A package for housing a semiconductor element includes a base body including a bottom plate section and a frame-shaped side wall section; and an input/output terminal provided so as to pass through the side wall section, the input/output terminal having a plate section on which line conductors are formed, and a vertical wall section which is fixed to the plate section so as to continue to the side wall section and so that the line conductors are sandwiched between the plate section and the vertical wall section and both ends of the line conductors are exposed from the vertical wall section. The vertical wall section has a thick section in a center portion of a side surface of the vertical wall section in a direction along the side wall section, the thick section having thick wall thickness, a lower end of the thick section being fixed to the plate section. |
| US09585261B2 |
Manufacturing method of multilayer printed wiring board
A manufacturing method of a multilayer printed wiring board in which a copper foil with carrier foil consists of at least four layers, a carrier foil/a release layer/a heat-resistant metal layer/a copper foil layer is used; a supporting substrate is manufactured by laminating an insulating layer constituting material on the surface of the copper foil layer constituting the copper foil with carrier foil; a supporting substrate with build-up wiring layer is manufactured by forming a build-up wiring layer on the surface of the carrier foil constituting the copper foil with carrier foil in the supporting substrate; the resulted supporting substrate with build-up wiring layer is separated at the release layer to manufacture a multilayered laminate; the resulted multilayered laminate is processed a necessary procedures to manufacture a multilayer printed wiring board. |
| US09585256B2 |
Component-embedded substrate and manufacturing method thereof
A component-embedded substrate includes a multilayer body formed by stacking up a plurality of resin layers in a predetermined direction, a component embedded in the multilayer body, the component having a plurality of terminal electrodes, a plurality of joining conductors provided in the multilayer body and joined to the plurality of terminal electrodes, a plurality of wiring conductors provided in the multilayer body and electrically coupled to the plurality of joining conductors and at least one auxiliary member enclosed within an outer boundary of the component provided in the multilayer body. The auxiliary member may be electrically insulated from each of the plurality of wiring conductors and arranged to balance pressures acting on the plurality of terminal electrodes when pressure is applied on the multilayer body. |
| US09585255B2 |
Component support for dense circuit board
A support apparatus for a component is provided and includes a periphery entirely disposable within a footprint of the component on a surface of a substrate, a first portion having a first surface adhesively connectable to the component, a second portion having a second surface disposable to contact the surface of the substrate in discrete sectors and defining an aperture through which leads are extendable from the component and through the substrate, and vents extending between the discrete sectors from the aperture to the periphery, and bosses disposed to protrude from the second surface and into through-holes defined in the substrate. |
| US09585252B2 |
Driving printed circuit board for display device and display device having the same
An electronic device connection unit includes a substrate and a plurality of signal pads on the substrate configured to send signals from an electronic device to a driving printed circuit board (PCB). One or more active ground pads on the substrate are configured to connect at least the driving PCB to a reference voltage of the electronic device. One or more dummy ground pads on the substrate are configured to connect to the reference voltage of the electronic device without extending onto the driving PCB. One or more connectors are connected to the one or more dummy ground pads, where each of the one or more connectors is configured to electrically couple at least a subset of the one or more dummy ground pads to the one or more active ground pads. |
| US09585244B2 |
Connector and flexible printed board
A connector includes a housing, first and second terminals, and a third terminal. The housing accommodates an end portion of a circuit board, the first and second terminals respectively contact first and second contacts among a plurality of contacts arranged side by side on a first side of the end portion of the circuit board. The third terminal contacts a third contact on a second side of the end portion of the circuit board opposite to the first side, and the third contact is arranged at a position facing the first contact with the circuit board therebetween. A support body of dielectric material supports a position on the second side facing the second contact with the circuit board therebetween. |
| US09585239B2 |
Methods of manufacturing lighting assembly with thermal overmolding
One or more light emitting diode diodes (LEDs) are attached to a printed circuit board. The attached LEDs are connectable with a power source via circuitry of the printed circuit board. An overmolding material is insert molded an over at least portions of the printed circuit board proximate to the LEDs to form a free standing high thermal conductivity material overmolding that covers at least portions of the printed circuit board proximate to the LEDs. The free standing high thermal conductivity material has a melting temperature greater than about 100° C. and has a thermal conductivity greater than or about 1 W/m·K. In some embodiments, the free standing high thermal conductivity material is a thermoplastic material. |
| US09585236B2 |
Sn vapor EUV LLP source system for EUV lithography
A Sn vapor EUV LLP source system for EUV lithography is disclosed. The system generates a Sn vapor column from a supply of Sn liquid. The Sn column has a Sn-atom density of <1019 atoms/cm3 and travels at or near sonic speeds. The system also has a Sn vapor condenser arranged to receive the Sn vapor column and condense the Sn vapor to form recycled Sn liquid. A pulse laser irradiates a section of the Sn vapor column. Each pulse generates an under-dense Sn plasma having an electron density of <1019 electrons/cm3, thereby allowing the under-dense Sn plasma substantially isotropically emit EUV radiation. |
| US09585235B2 |
Cathode control multi-cathode distributed X-ray apparatus and CT device having said apparatus
This invention relates to an apparatus producing distributed X-ray, and in particular to a cathode control multi-cathode distributed X-ray apparatus, which produces X-ray that changes focal position in a predetermined order by arranging multiple independent hot cathodes and controlling cathodes in an X-ray source device, and a CT device having said X-ray apparatus. |
| US09585234B2 |
Lighting device and illuminating device
The lighting device of one aspect according to the present disclosure calculates, based on a voltage value of an AC voltage applied to a discharge lamp and a current value of AC current flowing through the discharge lamp, a first power value defined as a value of power supplied to the discharge lamp in a first half period of the AC voltage and a second power value defined as a value of power supplied to the discharge lamp in a second half period of the AC voltage. The lighting device determines that a ground fault has occurred, when an imbalance state in which a difference between the first power value and the second power value is equal to or greater than a threshold value continues for a predetermined time period. |
| US09585233B2 |
Interface having an improved transmitting branch
The invention relates to a digital bus interface for an operating device for a lighting means comprising: a transmitting branch and a receiving branch, wherein the receiving branch has a current source (Q90, Q95, R90, R91), which can be fed from a bus that carries voltage in the idle state, wherein the current source supplies at least the transmitting branch with energy and the transmitting branch has an optocoupler (U91), wherein an electrical energy store (C95) is provided in the receiving branch, which electrical energy store is charged by the current source and discharges via a resistor (100) in series with the secondary side of the optocoupler (U91) of the transmitting branch. |
| US09585232B1 |
Two circuit lighting controller with sensors and RF remote
A lighting controller comprising a single circuit sensor switch on a first circuit. At least one infrared PIR sensor is configured to cover 360 degrees. The at least one infrared PIR sensor is electrically connected to control the single circuit sensor switch. An acoustic sensor is electrically connected to control the single circuit sensor switch. A photo sensor is electrically connected to control the single circuit sensor switch. The photo sensor has an infrared remote controller and receiver for controlling the single circuit sensor switch. A second circuit sensor switch is on a second circuit that is connected to the first sensor. The second circuit sensor switch is configured to be connected to the single circuit sensor switch, the photo sensor, the acoustic sensor, and the at least one infrared PIR sensor so that the second circuit sensor switch further improves lighting efficiency. |
| US09585231B2 |
Device for transmitting an electrical parametrization signal to a drive member of a light-emitting diode based lighting module, associated power supply system, lighting assembly and method of transmission
A device for transmitting an electrical parametrization signal to a drive member of a lighting module based on light-emitting diodes includes a device for transmitting the parametrization signal, while the drive member includes a device for changing the polarity of the lighting module. The transmission device is intended to be connected to a wired electrical link between the drive member and the lighting module and includes first device for detecting a signal for instructing the switching of the lighting module to reverse polarity. The transmission device are adapted for transmitting the parametrization signal to the drive member, subsequent to the detection of the signal for instructing reverse polarity. |
| US09585229B2 |
Anticipatory lighting from device screens based on user profile
Systems, methods, and computer readable storage mediums are provided for determining the mood of the user, deriving an appropriate lighting scheme, and then implementing that lighting scheme on all devices within a predetermined proximity to that user. Furthermore, when a user begins a task, the devices can track the user and use lighting from nearby screens to offer functional lighting. |
| US09585227B2 |
Distributed light fixture beacon management
Apparatuses, methods, apparatuses and systems for a light fixture are disclosed. One apparatus of the light fixture includes a sensor unit and a light intensity controller. The sensor unit includes a sensor operative to generate a sense signal base on at least one of sensed motion or light, wireless communication circuitry operative to maintain a link with a network, and a controller. The controller is operative to manage communication with the network, manage reception of beacons through the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the beacons are received from an object, and the beacons include information associated with the object, and generate dimming control base on at least one of the sensed signal and communication from the network. The light intensity controller is configured to receive the dimming control and operative to adjust an emitted light intensity of a luminaire of the light fixture. |
| US09585226B2 |
Identification of load control devices
A load control system may include a load control device for providing power to an electrical load and a control device that may send instructions to the load control device for providing the power to the electrical load. The control device may communicate with the load control device using a link address assigned to the load control device. The load control device may provide power to the electrical load in a manner that causes the electrical load to indicate the link address assigned to the load control device. The link address may be identified by a user or a user device. The identified link address may be associated with a load control device identifier that may identify a physical location of a load control device that is assigned the link address. A user may control a load control device at a physical location by sending instructions via the link address. |
| US09585216B2 |
Integration of LED lighting with building controls
An LED-based light can be installed in a conventional light fixture. The LED-based light can include a sensor operable to output a signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, and the LED-based light can also include an LED controller operable to control at least one LED in the light in response to the signal. Additionally, the LED-based light can include a transmitter operable to output the signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a building environment regulator. |
| US09585210B2 |
Reduced flicker driver circuit for LED systems
LED systems and circuits for generating a driver output for powering one or more LED devices are provided. A dimmable driver circuit can include a controller configured to reduce output ripple current to reduce flicker over the dimming range of the LED system. The dimmable driver circuit can receive a dimming control signal (e.g. a 0V to 10V dimming control signal) over an isolated dimming interface to reduce leakage current at the dimming interface. In addition, a dual-switch flyback converter circuit can be employed to increase efficiency of the driver circuit as well as to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) with the LED devices, such as EMI resulting from differential mode noise. |
| US09585205B2 |
Wet processed electronic systems
A system (100) for receiving electrical power wirelessly comprises a first (101) and a second electrode (102), with sandwiched there between at least one load module (103) dispersed in a matrix (104). Wherein at least the matrix (104) is applied in wet form. |
| US09585204B2 |
Driving circuit and control method thereof
A driving circuit includes: a switching element having a first terminal to receive an input voltage, and a second terminal; an inductor coupled to the second terminal of the switching element; a switch and a current sensing element coupled in series to the second terminal of the switching element; and a control module compensating a voltage sensed by the current sensing element based on at least one of the input voltage and an output voltage across the switching element and the inductor to generate a compensated signal, and switching the switch from an ON state to an OFF state when the compensated signal exceeds a reference threshold for a delay time. |
| US09585201B1 |
Electric induction heating of rails
An electric induction rail heater is provided for selectively adjusting the heated temperatures in a rail's head, web and foot sections after fabrication of the rail. Alternatively, the rail heater can be used for heating the opposing ends of two rails that are to be welded together. The electric induction rail heater is a transverse flux electric inductor that can be provided with or without magnetic cores. |
| US09585196B2 |
Honeycomb structure
A honeycomb structure including: a tubular honeycomb structure part having porous partition walls with which a plurality of cells are formed, and an outer peripheral wall; and a pair of electrode parts arranged on a side surface of the honeycomb structure part, an electrical resistivity of the honeycomb structure part is from 1 to 200 Ωcm, each of the pair of electrode parts is formed into a band-like shape extending in a direction in which the cells extend, in a cross section perpendicular to the extending direction of the cells, the one electrode part is disposed opposite to the other electrode part via the center of the honeycomb structure part, and a total of heat capacities of the pair of electrode parts is from 2 to 150% of a heat capacity of the whole outer peripheral wall. |
| US09585191B2 |
Mobile base station
Various embodiments of electronic communication systems and methods in which an infrastructure in-motion adapts from a first set of communication parameters to a second set of communication parameters while moving from one geographical region to a second geographical region, and associated transmission pattern of the infrastructure in-motion may be modified to either avoid a problem of multiple-region-coverage or to resolve such a problem once it has arisen. The infrastructure in-motion may be a base station or other infrastructure, and any or all of multiple techniques such as beam switching, beam selection, phased array, and null-steering, may be used to modify a transmission pattern. In various alternative embodiments, infrastructure in-motion in one geographical region establishes a first backhaul link with a first core network, moves to a second geographical region, and then establishes a second backhaul ink with a second core network. |
| US09585190B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining dormancy timer value
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for determining a dormancy timer value in a wireless network. According to the method, historical traffic information for at least one radio link in the wireless network may be obtained, and a dormancy timer value for the at least one radio link may be determined based on the obtained historical traffic information. |
| US09585189B1 |
Rejecting or accepting a phone call using a lag time
In an embodiment, rejecting or accepting a phone call is disclosed. In an embodiment, a device is disclosed. The device comprises a processor, a storage comprising a set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the device to in response to received call present at a user interface of the device a first option and a second option of the call. In response to a first selection between the first option and the second option, the device initiates a lag time of pre-determined length before performing the first selection; and in response to a second selection between the first option and the second option, performs the second selection. |
| US09585185B1 |
Methods and systems to facilitate conferencing using mobile device
A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions for performing a method that includes, in response to an activation user input at a mobile device associated with a teleconference event, automatically joining the mobile device to the teleconference event. The mobile device can join the teleconference event by retrieving stored call-in details for the teleconference event, and sending, from the mobile device to a remote proxy, the call-in details for the teleconference event. The method can also include connecting the mobile device to the teleconference event via a call path that is established in response to the sending. |
| US09585176B2 |
Methods and apparatus for opportunistic scheduling of peer to peer links in wide area network
A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus determines an availability of a wireless wide area network (WWAN) subframe, and utilizes the WWAN subframe for peer-to-peer communication when the WWAN subframe is available. Accordingly, peer mobile terminals or devices may establish direct peer-to-peer links for communicating small amounts of information without affecting the quality of existing WWAN communications. In the wireless wide area network (WWAN) scenario, communication between mobile terminals is facilitated through uplink/downlink channels between the mobile terminals and a base station (i.e., WWAN link). Therefore, for various types of applications, an efficient means of communicating a small amount of information frequently is provided that does not require large amounts of signaling overhead. |
| US09585174B2 |
Downtilt selection in a full dimensional multiple-input multiple-output system
A technology for an enhanced node B (eNode B) in a cellular network that is operable to determine downtilt using full dimensional (FD) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). A plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signals can be transmitted, wherein each transmitted OFDMA signal is transmitted with a selected downtilt angle from a two dimensional antenna array of the eNode B. Reference signal received power (RSRP) feedback information can be received from a UE for each of transmitted OFDMA signals at the selected downtilt angles. Received signal strength indicator (RSSI) feedback information can be received from the UE. A reference signal received quality (RSRQ) can be calculated for each of the selected antennas angles using the RSRP feedback information and the RSSI feedback information. A downtilt angle can be selected for transmitting data from the eNode B with a highest signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). |
| US09585166B2 |
Method of controlling channel access
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of controlling channel access in a WLAN system, comprising receiving, from an access point, a first channel access control message sent to stations located in some area through a directional antenna of the access point, and attempting to access a channel according to the first channel access control message. The method enables coexistence of several users and improves scalability of a wireless system. |
| US09585165B2 |
Method and apparatus for accessing channel using null data packet in wireless LAN system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus using a null data packet frame in a wireless LAN system. A method for a first station (STA) receiving a null data packet (NDP) type frame in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a second STA the NDP type frame including a specific frame transmission point offset field; and determining whether to perform an action triggered by the NDP type frame by comparing a value of the specific frame transmission point offset field, and the difference in values of the transmission point of the specific frame and the transmission point of the NDP type frame. |
| US09585162B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving scheduling assignments in a communication system
A method and apparatus for receiving a Scheduling Assignment (SA) by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication system in which a base station transmits the SA including at least one Information Element (IE) are described. The method includes receiving the SA; identifying if a first IE included in the received SA is set with a first predetermined value and at least one bit in a second IE included in the received SA is set with a second predetermined value; and performing an action corresponding to a semi-persistent scheduling, if the first IE included in the received SA is set with the first predetermined value and the at least one bit in the second IE included in the received SA is set with the second predetermined value. |
| US09585157B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating minimum guaranteed resource amount to access point in wireless access system
The present invention relates to a method in which an upper layer entity allocates resources to a plurality of access points (APs) in a wireless access system, including the plurality of APs and the upper layer entity for managing the plurality of APs, the method comprising the step of: sensing a change in minimum guaranteed resource amount allocated to each of the APs; acquiring, from each of the APs, AP-level topology information according to a degree of interference with adjacent APs and AP weight information given to each AP by a service provider; determining a minimum guaranteed resource amount for each of the APs based on the acquired AP-level topology information and AP weight information; and transmitting the determined minimum guaranteed resource amount to each of the APs. |
| US09585156B2 |
Supporting different LTE-TDD configurations in neighboring regions and/or adjacent carriers
When communications of a single radio access technology (RAT), or different radio access technologies in a proximate communication spectrum are operating at the same time, potential interference between devices may occur. To reduce the interference, the time division duplex (TDD) configuration of one or more conflicting device may be altered. For example, at the edge of a communication region, TDD configurations used by edge base stations to communicate with mobile devices may be set to reduce interference. As another example, communications of a first device may be altered so the first device schedules uplink communications when a second device also has uplink communications scheduled. Other configurations may also be implemented. |
| US09585153B2 |
Method and apparatus for improved carrier aggregation access control
Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved carrier aggregation access control. In one method, an network node determines (301) that a call involving a UE is eligible for carrier aggregation and sends (302) a request for capability information concerning the UE to an MME. The network node then receives (303) from the MME capability information concerning the UE in response to the request. When the capability information indicates that the UE is not provisioned for carrier aggregation, the network node denies (304) carrier aggregation support for the call involving the UE. |
| US09585152B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for handling reference signals in a cellular network
Methods and apparatuses for enabling a configured demodulation reference signal to be transmitted from a User Equipment, UE, (202) when served by a base station (200) in a cellular network. The base station sends (2:3) at least one configuration parameter to the UE, which indicates a UE-specific base sequence and/or a UE-specific cyclic shift hopping pattern assigned (2:2) to the UE. The UE then uses the configuration parameters to generate (2:4) and transmit (2:5) the demodulation reference signal based on the UE-specific base sequence and UE-specific cyclic shift hopping pattern. Thereby, orthogonality can be achieved between the transmitted demodulation reference signal and any demodulation reference signals transmitted by other UEs, by using separate UE-specific base sequences and/or UE-specific cyclic shift hopping patterns. |
| US09585147B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling in digital radio systems
A method of transmitting at least one data stream by a transmitter in a wireless communication system and an apparatus in a transmission device for transmitting at least one data stream in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes generating a frame including a preamble section and a data section, the preamble section including signaling information and the data section including at least one data stream; and transmitting the generated frame, wherein the signaling information comprises first information related to the at least one data stream of the frame, second information related to the first information of the frame, at least one parity bit for decoding third information related to at least one data stream of a next frame, and information indicating a use of the at least one parity bit. |
| US09585143B2 |
System and method for grouping and assigning channels in a network system
System and methods are provided for dynamically assigning wireless channels to priority groups based on characteristics of the channels, the environment in which the channels will be used, regulatory requirements, and/or capabilities of client devices. Thereafter, channels may be intelligently assigned to access points to achieve one or more goals. For example, wireless channels may be assigned to access points to ensure balanced coverage throughout the network system for client devices of each type/capability, to minimize effects of wireless interference in the network system, to increase fault tolerance in the network system, and/or to generally improve the coverage and quality of connections in the network system. |
| US09585142B2 |
Wireless communication system, communication control method, radio base station, radio terminal, and storage medium
Even when a radio terminal cannot receive contents data from a serving base station, the radio terminal can receive the contents data from other base station. A wireless communication system includes a radio terminal, a serving radio base station to which the radio terminal serves, and a non-serving radio base station to which the radio terminal does not serve. The serving radio base station receives, from the non-serving radio base station, contents-related information concerning contents data to be broadcasted or multicasted by said non-serving radio base station, and transmits the received contents-related information to the radio terminal. |
| US09585138B2 |
Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, integrated circuit, and radio communication method
A terminal apparatus includes a configuration unit that sets a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration. The configuration unit specifies an uplink subframe in which transmission of PUSCH is possible according to the second configuration, when the first configuration and the second configuration are set and the third configuration is not set, the first configuration is used to determine a correspondence between a subframe in which PDCCH is arranged and a subframe in which PUSCH corresponding to the PDCCH is arranged, the second configuration is used to determine a correspondence between a subframe in which PDSCH is arranged and a subframe in which a HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH is transmitted, and the third configuration is used to specify a subframe for which the PDCCH is monitored. |
| US09585136B2 |
Method and system for indicating method used to scramble dedicated reference signals
A base station includes a transmit path circuitry to scramble CRC bits of a DCI format using a C-RNTI for dynamic scheduling, and scramble the CRC bits of the DCI format using an SPS C-RNTI for semi-persistent scheduling. If C-RNTI is used, the circuitry generates a downlink transmission grant using the DCI format being a fallback format to indicate a transmit diversity transmission scheme or a single-layer beamforming scheme, and uses the DCI format being a dual-layer beamforming format to indicate a dual-DRS port transmission scheme or a single-DRS port transmission scheme. If SPS C-RNTI is used, the circuitry generates a downlink transmission grant using the DCI format being the fallback format to indicate a single-DRS port transmission scheme, and uses the DCI format being the dual-layer beamforming format to indicate a dual-DRS port transmission scheme or a single-DRS port transmission scheme. |
| US09585134B2 |
Systems and methods for multi-connectivity operation
A method for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message including secondary cell group (SCG) configuration parameters for SCG addition. In response to receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message including SCG configuration parameters for SCG addition, the method also includes ordering, by an RRC of the UE, a medium access control (MAC) of the SCG of the UE to initiate a random access procedure. |
| US09585132B2 |
White space resource acquisition method, white space resource Request device, and system
The white space resource acquisition method provided according to the embodiments of the present invention includes: receiving, by a white space resource request device, a white space resource request message sent by a white space device; and sending, by the white space resource request device, a white space resource response message to the white space device, where the white space resource response message includes white space resource information that is requested from a white space database and that is corresponding to first white space requirement information of the white space device. According to the white space resource acquisition method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, a white space resource request device requests, based on the PAWS protocol, white space resource information from a white space database, and interaction between a white space device and the white space resource request device may be established by using an existing protocol. |
| US09585130B2 |
Method and apparatus for uplink communication
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising a transmitter configured to transmit uplink control information, at least one processing core configured to control the transmission of uplink control information, wherein the at least one processing core is configured to suppress the transmission responsive to an absence of user data transmission, wherein the suppression occurs while a connection is being maintained in an active state. The uplink control information may comprise, for example, a channel quality indicator CQI and/or a sounding reference signal, SRS. |
| US09585127B2 |
Method and apparatus for multiplexing control information and data, and for transmitting the multiplexed control information and data in a MIMO wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system. A method for multiplexing uplink control information and uplink data and for transmitting the multiplexed uplink control information and uplink data according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: encoding a first transmission block and a second transmission block to generate a first codeword and a second codeword; mapping the first codeword and the second codeword to one or more layers, respectively; and transmitting, via one or more antenna ports, each layer to which the first codeword and the second codeword are mapped, wherein the uplink control information is multiplexed only to either the first transmission block or to the second transmission block. |
| US09585121B2 |
Method and apparatus for simulcasting within a communication system
A method and apparatus for simulcasting within a communication system is provided herein. During operation, each base site will be equipped with a plurality of radios capable of transmitting on various frequencies. Base sites within the communication system will be capable of communicating on a predetermined number of channels, which may differ among base sites. A number of channels will be shared by the base sites. When a simulcast is desired, the participants are located, and a common channel is determined for communication. Thus, call participant location information is used to determine the best channel to use to meet the group's coverage needs. |
| US09585118B2 |
Radio operation switch based on GPS mobility data
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a radio operation switch based on mobility data. In one embodiment, a mobile base station is disclosed, comprising: a global positioning system (GPS) module for determining a current location of the mobile base station; a velocity module coupled to the output of the GPS module for determining a current velocity of the mobile base station; and a controller, the controller configured to perform steps comprising: determining the current velocity of the mobile base station using the velocity module; comparing the current velocity to a threshold; and switching, based on the comparison, from a first radio band to a second radio band. |
| US09585116B2 |
Dual mode service WiFi access control
The provision of dual mode services is facilitated. Access to the dual mode services is controlled by associating a mobile device to an access point. Subscribers are required to provide valid geographical addresses for access points associated with the mobile devices prior to provision of service. Consequently, physical addresses are necessarily available for emergency services (e.g., E911). Mobile devices are restricted to specific access points based upon the access point identifiers automatically provided during initialization of service and maintained for authorization purposes. |
| US09585115B2 |
RF carrier synchronization and phase alignment methods and systems
Systems and methods are disclosed for synchronization and positioning, one of which comprises determining a first phase offset for a known signal received at a first antenna by plotting a first arbitrary set of phase corrections and finding a phase offset corresponding to a greatest reflectional symmetry within the first arbitrary set of phase corrections, determining a second phase offset for a known signal received at a second antenna by plotting a second arbitrary set of phase corrections and finding a phase offset corresponding to a greatest reflectional symmetry within the second arbitrary set of phase corrections, calculating an angle of arrival for the known signal from the transmitter based on the first and the second phase offset for the known signal as received at the first antenna and the second antenna, and calculating a positioning vector for a direction of the transmitter. |
| US09585114B2 |
Fixed multiple access wireless communication
Disclosed is a user terminal for wireless communication with a remote access point. The user terminal may include a mapping module adapted to map one or more input data bits to an uplink symbol, a delay module adapted to apply a delay to the uplink symbol, a transmit module adapted to modulate the delayed symbol into a frequency channel, and an antenna being adapted to transmit the modulated symbol to the access point. The delay can be chosen such that the transmitted symbol arrives at the access point simultaneously with a further symbol modulated into the frequency channel and transmitted by a further user terminal. |
| US09585110B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving uplink signals, and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting an uplink signal in a wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: transmitting an uplink signal in a first uplink transmitting timing period determined on the basis of a first timing advance command received from a first serving cell; and, when a specific condition is satisfied, transmitting an uplink signal in a second uplink transmitting timing period determined on the basis of a second timing advance command. |
| US09585109B2 |
Simultaneous channel switching within a mesh network
A computer-implemented method for channel switching in a mesh network is described. In one embodiment, a beacon is sent. The beacon includes a channel change request in both proprietary and standard formats. The channel change request includes an instruction to change to a particular channel and a timing synchronization function identifying when the change to the particular channel should occur. The timing synchronization function is used to determine that the time has arrived to change to the particular channel. The particular channel is changed to synchronously with all other access points in a mesh network. |
| US09585107B2 |
PHR processing method and device in carrier aggregation system
A power headroom reporting (PHR) processing method in carrier aggregation system and a device thereof are provided. The PHR processing method includes the following steps: user equipment (UE) acquires a pathloss change corresponding to an uplink carrier which is in an activation state at present; the UE determines whether a PHR is to be triggered based on the pathloss change; if the PHR is to be triggered, the UE acquires power headroom (PH) information to be reported and reports the PH information. |
| US09585106B2 |
Network-assisted channel selection and power control for mobile devices
Facilitation of a network assisted device-decided system can increase throughput of D2D devices and the link reliability of macrocells. In a network assisted device-decided system a macrocell can broadcast resource allocation data to D2D devices. The D2D devices can then select channels and adjust transmission power to offload traffic from the macrocell, thus creating a high spectrum efficiency with low power. |
| US09585105B2 |
High-frequency signal processing apparatus and wireless communication apparatus
A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value. |
| US09585102B2 |
Method of controlling the transmission power of uplink channels and signals and apparatuses thereof
Provided are a method and an apparatus for a User Equipment (UE) for multiplexing at least one uplink channel and an uplink signal and for controlling the transmission power for an uplink channel and an uplink signal. A method of a UE for controlling an uplink transmission power may include setting the uplink maximum transmission power for each of a plurality of cell groups including one or more serving cells; and allocating the transmission power for an uplink channel and an uplink signal based on at least one of: the uplink maximum transmission power, a total sum of the transmission power of one or more uplink channels and an uplink signal transmitted in each of the plurality of cell groups, and the total maximum transmission power of the UE, and the uplink channel includes a PUCCH or a PUSCH, and the uplink signal includes a SRS. |
| US09585100B2 |
Cold temperature power throttling at a mobile computing device
The subject matter of the disclosure relates to low temperature power throttling at a mobile device to reduce the likelihood of an unexpected power down event in cold weather environments. A mobile device employing a power management solution may be configured to determine that a monitored temperature at the mobile device (at the battery of the mobile device) is below a first threshold level, and whether a hardware component (such as a camera) is active or inactive. Then, based on these determinations, the mobile device can select a throttle setting from a first set of throttle settings when the hardware component is active, and a second set of throttle settings when the hardware component is inactive. Subsequently the mobile device can throttle power consumption for one or more components of the mobile device according to the selected throttle setting. |
| US09585098B2 |
Intra-body communication system with charge control, communication device, and program
A communication system includes: a first communication device carried by a user and including a first intra-body communication unit configured to carry out data communication with the second communication device via the user's body, and a charge control unit configured to control a charge amount on the body surface; and a second communication device including a capacitive touch panel, an intra-body communication antenna, a second intra-body communication unit configured to carry out data communication with the first communication device via the body, and an intra-body communication control unit configured to perform control to increase signal strength of a signal received at the second intra-body communication unit when a measured value of the signal strength is lower than a predetermined threshold under a condition that user's touch operation on the touch panel is started. |
| US09585096B2 |
Communication device, communication method, communication system, and base system
A communication device, system and method cooperate to transmit a signal from a base station, where the signal includes a current frame and a target frame. A counting unit counts a frame period and a reception control unit causes the receiving unit to transition to a sleep state. A reception control unit causes the receiving unit to return from the sleep state before a counting result of the counting unit reaches the target frame. The reception control unit also causes the receiving unit to return to the sleep state over a time period based on a difference between a current frame and the target frame. |
| US09585095B2 |
Methods and devices for enhanced power save protocol
Methods and devices for enhanced power save protocol are provided. In one aspect, a message to two or more stations is transmitted, the message requesting the two or more stations to transmit power save polls concurrently at a specified time. The power save polls are then received concurrently from each of the stations. |
| US09585092B2 |
Disconnection of resources of a radio access network with a low network load
The techniques described herein relate ascertaining resources of a radio access network that can be switched off during low network utilization, wherein the method comprises ascertaining an overlap of at least one sector of a base station of the radio access network by at least one sector of a surrounding base station of the radio access network. At least one candidate sector is determined to be switched off as a function of the ascertained overlap, wherein the candidate sector is essentially completely covered by the at least one sector of the surrounding base stations. The techniques may include selection from among the candidate sectors a combination of sectors that are to be switched off, and switching off the candidate sectors of the selected combination. |
| US09585090B1 |
Apparatus and method for optimizing performance of a radio device
An apparatus and method determine an instance quality set of an access system while the access system is used by an application package of a radio device. The access system comprises a radio system and an access network. The application package has communicated information using a networked service of the access network. The apparatus and method determine additional information that comprises at least one of a location of the device and an acquisition time, the instance quality set, and a radio system identifier of the radio system used. The apparatus and method perform at least one of storing within the radio device and transmitting from the radio device an application identifier of the application package in association with the additional information. The apparatus and method selects at least one of a preferred radio system and a preferred application package based on the instance quality set. |
| US09585085B1 |
Managing network data consumption of applications on cellular computer networks on one or more client computers
Computer systems and methods for managing network data consumption between a client computer and one or more server computers. A computer system comprising: a memory persistently storing a set of instructions; one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the set of instructions, which causes the one or more processors to: intercept, at a client computer, a first request to a first server computer from a first application being executed on the client computer before the client computer sends the first request to the first server computer; determine whether the first request should be monitored based on data associated with the first application; in response to determining that the first request should be monitored, redirect the first request to a second server computer that is different than the first server computer, and include one or more parameters that identify the first application and the first server computer. |
| US09585082B2 |
Mobile user terminal, method of switching communications, and program for mobile user terminal
The present invention is to provide a mobile user terminal, a method of switching communications, and a program for a mobile user terminal that are capable of suppressing extra power consumption and selecting Wi-Fi® connection for data communication in an area providing a Wi-Fi® connection service. The mobile user terminal 10 associates and stores location information about a location where the mobile user terminal can connect to the wireless LAN with an ID to connect this wireless LAN; detects present location information of the mobile user terminal; and performs data communication through the wireless LAN in priority to a base station 3 by selecting the ID to connect the wireless LAN if judging that the detected location information is about a location where the mobile user terminal can connect to the wireless LAN. |
| US09585080B2 |
Techniques for conducting fine timing measurements
Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques to communicate configuration information during a neighbor aware network (NAN) discovery window to establish a fine timing measurement (FTM) procedure with one or more stations, the configuration information comprising at least one of a channel, a FTM start time, and an ordered list of the one or more stations, and perform the FTM procedure with the one or more other stations by communicating information in one or more FTM frames during a burst period. |
| US09585078B2 |
Offloading traffic via a wireless peer-to-peer connection
A method for offloading data traffic from a cellular connection to a WLAN connection via a wireless P2P connection is disclosed. The method can include the wireless communication device accessing offloading coordination information from an offload coordination service server, including information about at least one neighboring wireless communication device being within sufficient proximity of the wireless communication device to establish a wireless P2P connection and having access to a WLAN access point; using the offloading coordination information to select a relay device from the at least one neighboring wireless communication device; establishing a wireless P2P connection with the relay device; and offloading data traffic from the cellular connection to the wireless P2P connection so that the data traffic is relayed from the relay device to a network via a WLAN access point accessible to the relay device. |
| US09585077B2 |
Systems and methods facilitating joint channel and routing assignment for wireless mesh networks
Systems, methods and apparatus facilitating joint channel and routing assignment are provided. In some embodiments, a system includes nodes in a network configured to perform distributed joint channel and routing assignment of traffic through exchange of information with one another. The assignments are iteratively updated based on whether the update will result in an increase in a value of a function associated with throughput for traffic in the network. In some embodiments, the assignments are determined based on random decisions that are adopted if the function is improved utilizing the routing and channel information in the assignment. In some embodiments, the assignments are determined based on traffic prioritization in which destination nodes having a high level of traffic are assigned routes and channels having characteristics amenable to reduction of interference in the network. |
| US09585076B2 |
Enhanced solution for handover
Method in a wireless device for managing handover from a source cell to a target cell. When a first difference of a first quality measurement of a signal from the target cell minus a first quality measurement of a signal from the source cell is above a first threshold for a first time period, the wireless device sends a report to the source network node and receives a message to handover to the target cell. When a second difference of a second quality measurement of a signal from the target cell minus a second quality measurement of a signal from the source cell is above a second threshold value, for a second time period, the wireless device triggers handover to the target cell. When it is not above the second threshold value, for the second time period, it cancels the handover. |
| US09585073B2 |
Radio relay station and control method
When a relay station load, which is the load of communications with radio terminals (300E-300G), of a relay node (200) exceeds a load allowable amount, which is determined according to the load of a radio base station (100A), the relay node transmits a handover request, which requests permission for a relay handover, to the radio base station (100A) and performs a relay handover if the relay node receives a handover command which instructs a relay handover. |
| US09585072B1 |
SCell triggered handover notwithstanding good PCell condition
Disclosed are methods and systems to facilitate handover of a UE away from a primary carrier of a base station, despite a primary carrier having a channel quality that is at or above a channel quality threshold of the primary carrier. In particular, a wireless communication system may serve the UE with carrier aggregation service using (i) a first carrier as a primary carrier for the UE and (ii) a second carrier as a secondary carrier for the UE. During the serving, while a channel quality of the primary carrier is at or above a first threshold quality, the system may make a determination that a channel quality of the secondary carrier is below a second threshold quality. In response to at least making the determination, the system may carry out a handover of the UE from the primary carrier of the first base station to another carrier. |
| US09585071B2 |
Radio relay station and control method
When a relay station load, which is the load of communications with radio terminals (300E-300G), of a relay node (200) exceeds a load allowable amount, which is determined according to the load of a radio base station (100A), the relay node transmits a handover request, which requests permission for a relay handover, to the radio base station (100A) and performs a relay handover if the relay node receives a handover command which instructs a relay handover. |
| US09585067B2 |
Procedures for operating in long term evolution idle mode
Various procedures for operating a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in Long Term Evolution (LTE) Idle mode are described. The procedures include: methods for applying cell reselection priorities in the WTRU, methods for converting a mobility state of the WTRU between operating modes, a method for assigning a mobility state to the WTRU, and a method for determining whether the WTRU may access a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell. Also described are methods and an apparatus on the operations of the LTE mobility state transition mechanism between LTE WTRU Idle mode and Connected mode, a definition of the Pcompensation parameter for LTE, inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology cell reselection priority validity definitions, and coverage extension principles for CSG cells. |
| US09585059B2 |
Configured header compression coverage
A method of configuring a header compression or decompression algorithm in a packet network. The method comprises the steps of analyzing or receiving packet information associated with packet traffic, and determining a representative header length to consider as the header length for a plurality of packets. The method further comprises using the representative packet header length to configure one or more compression or decompression algorithms used in the network. |
| US09585058B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving frame including partial association identifier in wireless LAN system
A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a frame including a partial association ID (PAID) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system are disclosed. A method for transmitting a frame from a station (STA) to an access point (AP) in a wireless communication system includes: calculating a partial association ID (Partial AID) on the basis of a basic service set ID (BSSID) of the AP; and transmitting the frame including a partial AID field set to a specific value corresponding to the calculation result of the partial AID to the AP. The partial AID is calculated by applying a modulo operation to a specific value obtained by converting values ranging from a 40th bit position to a 48th bit position from among 48 bit positions of the BSSID of the AP into a decimal number. |
| US09585055B2 |
Method and base station of adjusting uplink load variance due to uplink beam direction change
The present invention provides a method of adjusting uplink load variance due to a change of a beam direction turning from towards a current beamforming control cell to towards a target beamforming control cell, comprising: estimating an uplink load increment of the target beamforming control cell due to the change of the beam direction, before the beam direction turning from towards the current beamforming control cell to towards the target beamforming control cell; comparing the estimated uplink load increment with an available uplink load headroom of the target beamforming control cell; and adjusting an uplink load grant of a user equipment if the uplink load increment is larger than the available uplink load headroom, so that an uplink load increment is not beyond the available uplink load headroom, so that the uplink load increment is not beyond the available uplink load headroom. |
| US09585053B2 |
Communication network and method for transmitting data packets in the communication network
A communications network, computer program product and method for transmitting data packets in the communications network comprising synchronized nodes via a predetermined path in the communications network, wherein the synchronized nodes of the predetermined path include a source node, a target node and at least one intermediate node, the synchronized nodes synchronously feed data packets into the predetermined path and each have first and second buffers for respectively buffering high-priority data packets and low-priority data packets, wherein each intermediate node having an empty first buffer at a given point in time, and to which the source node feeds a high-priority data packet into the predetermined path toward the target node, generates a second high-priority data packet and feeds the generated second high-priority data packet into the predetermined path toward the target node so as to ensure high-priority data packets on the predetermined path are not delayed by low-priority data packets. |
| US09585050B2 |
Wireless communication device and method for adjusting maximum number of accesses thereby
A wireless communication device and a method for adjusting a maximum number of accesses thereby are provided. The wireless communication device comprises a network speed providing module and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access number control module, wherein the network speed providing module is configured to provide a speed at a network side to a WLAN side; and the WLAN access number control module is configured to adjust a maximum number of accesses of a WLAN according to the speed at the network side provided by the network speed providing module. Through the disclosure, communication quality is ensured for an Internet user by adjusting a maximum number of user accesses of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi); and when the network gets worse, the access of an excess user is not allowed or some users are removed according to a user rule. |
| US09585049B2 |
Method for multipath scheduling based on a lookup table
A method for providing a multipath scheduler may include causing generation of a lookup table of action rules defining actions corresponding to respective different states in which each of the states is a weighted description of performance measures associated with a data interface, and enabling utilization of the lookup table at a predefined periodicity during communication in a multipath communication environment to identify a selected data interface among a plurality of available data interfaces based on current performance measures associated with the plurality of available data interfaces. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. |
| US09585040B2 |
Terminal, base station, communication system, and communication method
A terminal that communicates with a base station monitors a physical downlink control channel that is arranged in a physical downlink control channel region and that specifies transmission of broadcast information, obtains higher layer control information that specifies monitoring in an extended physical downlink control channel region, which is different from the physical downlink control channel region, and, in a case where the higher layer control information has been obtained, monitors an extended physical downlink control channel that is arranged in the extended physical downlink control channel region and that specifies the transmission of the broadcast information instead of the physical downlink control channel arranged in the physical downlink control channel region. |
| US09585039B2 |
Software applications for displaying and or recording receiver signal strengths and other parameters
A software application installed on a mobile device periodically measures a parameter and records it along with the position associated with the measurement. These data are recorded on the device's internal memory and displayed in the form of a map so that users can navigate to locations with desired parameter levels. In one embodiment, this parameter may be cellular signal strength, allowing users in areas with no useable cellular signal to find a location where a phone call can be placed. Parameter and location data may be displayed in a map as they are acquired or in other embodiments they may be preloaded onto the device, for example allowing cellular signal strength maps to be displayed on a device even when it has no current data connection. |
| US09585037B1 |
Evaluating the performance of a communication network using a mobile device application
A mobile communication device is configured to evaluate the performance of a mobile wireless communication network. The device is configured for communication across the mobile wireless communication network, and executes a network evaluation application operative to measure a quality of communication services provided by the mobile wireless communication network. The network evaluation application retrieves communication parameters relating to communications of the mobile communication device across the mobile wireless communication network, and measures a throughput of communication packets transmitted or received by the network evaluation application across the mobile wireless communication network. In turn, the network evaluation application displays, on a display screen of the mobile communication device, the communication parameters retrieved from the debugging utility of the operating system and the measured throughput of communication packets across the mobile wireless communication network. |
| US09585035B2 |
Mobile terminal test apparatus and parameter replacement method for use in mobile terminal test apparatus
Provided is a mobile terminal test apparatus that can shorten a carrier aggregation testing time. The mobile terminal test apparatus includes a call processing units 12-0 to 12-n that transmits and receives a wireless signal between each of the call processing units 12-0 to 12-n and a mobile terminal 2, and makes a call connection suitable for testing conditions as a component carrier between each of the call processing units 12-0 to 12-n and the mobile terminal 2, and a control unit 15 that causes the mobile terminal 2 to perform a handover, and that applies parameters for a SCC that is designated, as parameters for a PCC that is a handover destination, to the call processing unit 12-0 that corresponds to a PCC, and applies parameters for the pre-handover PCC to the call processing unit 12-n that corresponds to the SCC that are designated and thus connects the SCC. |
| US09585034B1 |
Automated response system deactivation during large scale issues and managing wireless network operations
A method of suspending automated corrective actions by a monitoring application is disclosed. The method comprises a monitoring application executing on a monitoring server a count of errors that lead to alarms experienced by each of a plurality of enhanced node Bs (eNBs) from a network management system (NMS), wherein the NMS records the count of errors experienced by the eNBs result in alarms. The method comprises the monitoring application determining that a pre-defined number of the plurality of eNBs have each exceeded a pre-defined threshold for alarms. The method comprises the monitoring application suspending automated corrective actions on the plurality of eNBs. The method comprises the monitoring application, responsive to suspending automated corrective actions, initiating corrective actions that are associated with the error experienced by the plurality of eNBs. |
| US09585028B2 |
Measurement method, apparatus, and system for minimization of drive tests
The present application discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for minimization of drive tests (MDT), and relates to the field of communications technologies. In a technical solution, by obtaining a mapping relationship between a trace control entity (TCE) address and a TCE identifier, and according to the TCE identifier included in the MDT report reported by the UE, a corresponding TCE address is obtained and the MDT report is sent to a TCE corresponding to the TCE address. Therefore, it is unnecessary to send an actual TCE network address to the user equipment. The technical solution improves security and solves the insecurity problem of the MDT measurement. The technical solution is simple, convenient and easy to implement, and reduces the complexity of network signaling interaction and network processing. |
| US09585027B2 |
Coexistence signaling
Methods and systems for enhanced 2-wire and 3-wire WLAN Bluetooth coexistence solution may include determining whether adaptive frequency hopping is active in a Bluetooth communication device. If the adaptive frequency hopping is active, handshaking with a collocated non-Bluetooth communication device may be disabled. The collocated non-Bluetooth communication device may be a wireless local area network communication device. If the adaptive frequency hopping is inactive, handshaking with the collocated non-Bluetooth communication device may be enabled. If the adaptive frequency hopping is inactive, the Bluetooth communication device may initiate handshaking prior to transmitting data. If the adaptive frequency hopping is inactive, the Bluetooth communication device may also respond to the handshaking initiated by the collocated non-Bluetooth communication device. The handshaking may be executed via a 2-wire Bluetooth/WLAN coexistence interface or a 3-wire Bluetooth/WLAN coexistence interface. |
| US09585020B2 |
Method for the reduction of signalling traffic on mobile devices
The present application relates to mobile devices and in particular mobile devices which allow installed applications to connect to the Internet. The application addresses the problems associated with limited battery life and network congestion by controlling access to the Internet on each mobile device. The method intercepts requests to transmit IP data from applications and then determines whether they should be granted access. |
| US09585019B2 |
Device management apparatus and device management method
A device management apparatus that mediates between an owner of a device and a user who is not the owner of the device in order to permit the user to use the device, includes a device information storage section in which information on each of a plurality of devices is registered, an acquisition section which acquires a desired condition from a user, and a matching process section which performs matching between the desired condition acquired from the user and the information on each device registered in the device information storage section thereby selecting a device satisfying the desired condition as a target device, generating contract information related to the use of the target device between an owner of the target device and the user, and granting a control right of the target device to the user. |
| US09585017B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling access to a telecommunications network
A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points while also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence. |
| US09585013B2 |
Generation of multiple shared keys by user equipment and base station using key expansion multiplier
In one embodiment, multiple keys are generated in user equipment of a communication system based at least in part on a designated key expansion multiplier. A key identifier is received in the user equipment from a base station of the communication system. The user equipment selects a particular one of the keys as a function of the received key identifier, and utilizes the selected one of the keys to secure data sent from the user equipment to the base station. For example, the keys may comprise respective portions of a key stream generated by the user equipment responsive to a message received from the base station, with the keys being shared by the user equipment and the base station through independent generation of the key stream in the base station. The base station may illustratively comprise an evolved Node B (eNB) of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN). |
| US09585011B2 |
Anonymizing location information of a mobile device
Anonymizing location information of a mobile device by an anonymization provider. The anonymizing provider receives, from the mobile device, location information identifying the location of the mobile device and an anonymity requirement. The anonymization provider selects an obfuscation value indicating an extent of location obfuscation that satisfies the received anonymity requirement. The extent of location obfuscation determines location boundaries within which a generated obfuscated location will reside. The anonymization provider generates an obfuscated location for the mobile device and sends the obfuscated location to the mobile device. |
| US09585010B2 |
Vehicle, controlling method thereof and multimedia apparatus included therein
A vehicle includes a touchscreen configured to receive a touch input of a driver and display image information corresponding to the touch input, a passenger sensing unit configured to sense whether the passenger is present in the vehicle, a communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal of the driver, and a controller configured to display a call request reception message and identification information of a third party when a call request is received from the third party via the mobile terminal and to provide an audio function of a hands-free service. When the passenger is sensed and the call request of the third party is received in a privacy mode, the controller displays the call request reception message and limits displaying of the identification information of the third party and the audio function. |
| US09585006B2 |
Express mobile device access provisioning methods, systems, and apparatus
Methods, systems, and apparatus enable provisioning of a mobile device with access information for an account. A secure element within a subscriber identity module (SIM) or universal integrated circuit card (UICC) of the mobile device may be provisioned to enable account access. Provisioning may be performed by obtaining card data for a card associated with an account using an automated data capture device, confirming validity of the account by exchanging the card data with a user authentication server, confirming validity of the mobile device by exchanging mobile device information with a device authentication server, sending a request from the mobile device to provision the mobile device after confirming validity of the account and the mobile device, receiving provisioning instructions to provision the mobile device with the access information for the account, and provisioning the mobile device with the access information for the account based on the provisioning instructions. |
| US09585002B2 |
Contact management and dialing using conditional flow logic
A tool for contacts management and automated calling. The tool displays, by one or more computer processors, a contact page for adding a contact, wherein the contact page includes at least one conditional flow statement field. The tool program prompts, by one more computer processors, to configure the at least one conditional flow statement field. The tool saves, by one or more computer processors, the contact based on the at least one control flow statement field. The tool initiates, by one or more computer processors, an automated call to the contact based, on the at least one conditional flow statement field. The tool applies, by one or more computer processors, the at least one conditional flow statement field to the automated call to the contact. |
| US09584997B2 |
D2D device discovery method and apparatus based on LTE cellular communications system
This invention is applicable to the field of communications technologies, and provides a device to device (D2D) discovery method and a first D2D user equipment (UE). The method includes: the first D2D UE acquires timing information of the first D2D UE from a Lont Term Evolution (LTE) cellular communications system; receives in a discovery subframe, a device discovery signal from a second D2D UE according to the timing information, wherein the device discovery signal comprises a pilot orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a device information OFDM symbol; acquires an arrival time of the device discovery signal by performing a time domain correlation of the pilot OFDM symbol of the device discovery signal and a local pilot sequence, acquires device information of the second D2D UE by parsing the device information OFDM symbol of the device discovery. This invention enables a D2D UE to effectively discover other D2D UEs, improves system efficiency, and saves power of the D2D UE. |
| US09584996B2 |
Selectively triggering a communicative action based on whether a quorum condition for a peer-to-peer group is satisfied
In an embodiment, a UE obtains one or more quorum conditions for communication with a given group from a set of groups to which the UE is registered. The UE searches, over a P2P interface, to identify one or more group members that are registered to the given group and which are proximate to the UE. The UE determines whether the identified one or more group members are sufficient to satisfy at least one of the one or more quorum conditions. The UE selectively triggers a communicative action associated with the given group based on whether the determining determines the at least one quorum condition to be satisfied. |
| US09584995B2 |
Emergency calling for multi-SIM devices
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for multi-SIM user equipment (UE) devices to perform emergency calling. A UE may receive an indication to initiate an emergency call. The UE may select a cell on which to initiate the emergency call. If a serving cell of a first SIM of the UE is not available for the emergency call, the UE may utilize information from a second SIM of the UE as part of selecting the cell on which to initiate the emergency call. The information from the second SIM may include an indication of a serving cell of the second SIM. Alternatively or in addition, the information from the second SIM may include an indication of one or more neighboring cells of the second SIM. The emergency call may be initiated via the selected cell using the first SIM. |
| US09584994B2 |
Efficient way of performing emergency calls in multi-subscriber identity module solutions
A method for performing emergency calls includes: camping a first subscription of a mobile communication device on a first cell on a first communication network; camping a second subscription of the mobile communication device on a second cell on a second communication network; determining by the mobile communication device whether one of the first and second subscriptions supports emergency calls; and initiating an emergency call on the determined subscription. |
| US09584992B2 |
Low power high frequency social updates for mobile devices
In one embodiment, a mobile device determines a notification mode based on the mobile device's user interface mode, and transmits a message comprising the notification mode to a server, causing the server to transmit one or more messages to the mobile device based on the notification mode. |
| US09584989B2 |
System and method for crowd-sourcing mobile messaging spam detection and defense
A crowd-sourced mobile messaging spam detection and defense system includes an application running on a mobile device. The application uses an unwanted message detection algorithm to analyze and classify messages as potential unwanted messages. The potential unwanted messages are presented to a user for confirmation that the messages are unwanted messages. In response to confirmation, the mobile device transmits a notification to a virtual machine associated with the user. The virtual machine uses the notification to update the unwanted message detection algorithm which may then be transmitted to the mobile device. The virtual machine may also transmit the notification to a global virtual machine. The global virtual machine may use the notification to update a set of classification rules maintained by the global virtual machine and transmit the set of classification rules as necessary to the multiple virtual machines for use in updating the unwanted message detection algorithm. |
| US09584988B2 |
Communication terminal, communication device, method for processing a paging message and method for controlling a communication terminal
A communication terminal is described comprising a receiver configured to receive a paging message, a detector configured to determine whether the paging message includes an indication to prepare a direct communication device to communication device communication and a controller configured to prepare a direct communication device to communication device communication if the paging message includes an indication to prepare a direct communication device to communication device communication. |
| US09584986B2 |
Managing multicast groups and schedule to improve telecommunication bandwidth utilization and power efficiency
A method may include receiving, by a transceiver, an upload content from a device among a plurality of devices, determining, by a controller, use conditions associated with each of the plurality of devices, forming a group of more than one device among the plurality of devices, based on the upload content and the use conditions; and transmitting, by the transceiver, the upload content to the group of more than one device simultaneously. |
| US09584985B2 |
Managing a multimedia broadcast multicast service using an MBMS relay device
Methods, systems, and devices are described for managing a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS). In one configuration, service announcement information for at least one MBMS may be received. At least a subset of the service announcement information may be broadcast in a peer discovery signal. Content of the at least one MBMS may then be relayed to at least one mobile device operating outside a coverage area of a base station. In another configuration, an out-of-coverage status indicator or MBMS query may be broadcast in a first peer discovery signal, and a second peer discovery signal may be received from at least one MBMS relay device. The second peer discovery signal may include at least a subset of service announcement information for at least one MBMS. |
| US09584983B2 |
Tracking a mobile unit in a housing facility for mobile units
A mobile unit in a housing facility for mobile units may be tracked by activating a first reading device at a first location of the housing facility upon detecting a first mobile unit arriving at or departing from the first location, wherein the first mobile unit has a first tag having an identification code (ID) readable by the first reading device. A set of readings may be performed by the first reading device to read a set of tag IDs during a time interval. Upon an ending of the time interval, tag IDs, in the set of tag IDs, that correspond to the first tag ID are identified based on the set of readings. A record is updated to associate the first tag ID with the first location. |
| US09584981B2 |
Method and apparatus for real-time, mobile-based positioning according to sensor and radio frequency measurements
Method, hardware, device, computer program, and apparatus for positioning mobile devices in unmapped locations based on motion sensor and radio frequency measurements are described. A reference radio signal is received from a transmitter with an unknown absolute position and a reference range measurement is calculated. Mobile device motion sensor data is used to estimate a relative position of the mobile device. A sample radio signal is received from a transmitter with an unknown absolute position and a sample range measurement is calculated. The reference range measurement and the sample range measurement are compared. The estimated motion sensor based position is adjusted according to the result of the comparison. |
| US09584979B2 |
Server behavior based on paired device identification
A method on a server for providing content to a mobile device is provided. Paired device identity information associated with a device that has been paired to the mobile device is received. Content available from the server based upon the paired device identity information is determined and sent to the mobile device. |
| US09584975B2 |
Techniques for determining movements based on sensor measurements from a plurality of mobile devices co-located with a person
Example techniques are provided that may be implemented, at least in part, at a mobile device to determine certain parameters corresponding to movement of an object that is co-located with the mobile device and at least one other mobile device. In an example implementation, a mobile device may obtain measurements corresponding to sensors of a plurality of mobile devices co-located on an object, and determine at least one of an estimated speed of the object, an estimated heading of the object, or an estimated heading rate of the object based, at least in part, on all or a selected subset of the sensor measurements which are accepted for use. |
| US09584973B2 |
Integrated positioning method and apparatus
An integrated positioning apparatus acquires a first estimated position obtained by a first positioning scheme and a first weight for the first estimated position. The integrated positioning apparatus acquires a second estimated position obtained by a second positioning scheme and a second weight for the second estimated position. The integrated positioning apparatus corrects the first and second weights based on reference position information corresponding to position environment of a user. The integrated positioning apparatus integrates the first and second estimated positions to produce a third estimated position by using the corrected first and second weights. |
| US09584971B1 |
Responding to a status for a user based on nearby electronic devices
A method for determining a status of a user of an electronic device. The method includes a computer processor determining information associated with a first user of an electronic device. The method further includes identifying a plurality of electronic devices that are within a range of wireless communications to the electronic device. The method further includes defining an area monitored by the electronic device. The method further includes monitoring a group of the identified plurality of electronic devices that are within the defined area. The method further includes calculating a first safe-threshold value for the electronic device based on information associated with a first user of an electronic device and monitored information from the group of the identified plurality of electronic devices. The method further includes determining a status for the first user based, at least in part, on the calculated first safe-threshold value for the electronic device. |
| US09584970B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, communication system, and communication method adapted to transmit location information
A retrieval unit retrieves location information. A storage stores location information transmitted from a transmitter. A derivation unit derives a distance of travel based on the location information stored in the storage and the location information newly retrieved by the retrieval unit. A controller causes the transmitter to transmit the location information newly retrieved by the retrieval unit, if the distance of travel exceeds a threshold value. |
| US09584969B2 |
Systems and methods for localization
Systems and methods for a localization system are provided. In one aspect, a RF signature map for a geographical area is determined using a Gaussian Process (“GP”) model. Training RF measurements are taken at some locations within the area to train the GP using the Firefly Algorithm (“FA”). The RF measurements for other locations of the area are predicted using the conditional probabilities of the trained GP and without taking RF measurements at those other locations. The RF signature map is used for fingerprinting localization. In one aspect, a reference RF signature map is constructed for one, some, or all access points (“APs”) covering the area. A location of a user device, such as, for example, a smart phone, is then estimated by comparing the RF signals received by the user device from one or more APs with the determined one or more reference RF signature maps using a combined likelihood function. |
| US09584967B1 |
Roadside assistance
A mobile computerized apparatus configured to provide membership status in a roadside assistance program after occurrence of a roadside event is disclosed. The apparatus executes instructions that cause/allow the apparatus to receive input related to an electronic membership card, retrieve from a data store membership information associated with the vehicle, and dynamically update the electronic membership card for display on the apparatus. |
| US09584966B1 |
Determining an indoor/outdoor classification for a call
A device may be configured to obtain metric information relating to an operating environment. The metric information may describe a signal strength or a signal quality associated with one or more calls placed in the operating environment. The device may be configured to obtain a threshold for the metric information. The device may be configured to determine indoor/outdoor classification information that identifies whether the one or more calls are classified as an indoor call or an outdoor call or an unclassified call based on whether the metric information satisfies the threshold. The device may be configured to determine geolocation information identifying one or more geographical locations associated with the one or more calls. The device may be configured to provide the indoor/outdoor classification information and the geolocation information. |
| US09584965B2 |
Methods and apparatus to facilitate proximity detection and location tracking
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to facilitate proximity detection and location tracking. An example method includes receiving messages collected by a badge in an environment, the messages including signal strength and a timestamp. The example method also includes assigning a location in the environment to the badge based on a first subset of the messages. The example method also includes identifying an asset in a second subset of the messages. The example method also includes updating a current location associated with the asset based on a relative proximity of the asset to the badge, wherein the current location corresponds to a first time and the updated location corresponds to a second time, and wherein a change in location between the current location and the updated location indicates movement of the asset in the environment. |
| US09584964B2 |
Enforcement of proximity based policies
Embodiments of the disclosure are related to enforcing a policy on a computing device, or a companion device, based upon its proximity to another computing device, or an anchor device. In one example, the anchor device and companion device can report their location with respect to one another to a policy server. The policy server can determine whether the anchor device and proximity device are in proximity to one another as well as determine whether a policy should be applied to the companion device based upon whether it is in proximity to the anchor device. |
| US09584963B2 |
Portable device with integrated radio receiver
A radio receiver 516 for receiving travel information, such as traffic events or the like, and optionally parts 520, 522 of an antenna therefor, are located within a housing 512 of a portable device having location determining capability, such as a PND 510. A common port 514 is used for connection both to data and power, for example in a home environment, and also to receive signals from the antenna, for example in a vehicle environment, with a switch 518 being provided within the device for switching between the two. |
| US09584960B1 |
Rendez vous management using mobile phones or other mobile devices
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel. |
| US09584959B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for location-sensitive called-party number translation in a telecommunications network
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for location-sensitive identifier translation in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for providing location-sensitive called-party identifier translation in a telecommunications network. The method includes, at a signaling node that includes at least one processor: receiving a first signaling message that includes a called party identifier; determining proximity information associated with the calling party; performing a location-sensitive called party identifier translation based on the proximity information associated with the calling party; and sending the first signaling message or a second signaling message, the sent message including the translated called party identifier. |
| US09584956B2 |
Method for counting steps taken by a user
A method of counting steps of a user employs a first device, e.g. a personal activity monitor 1) and a second device, e.g. a smartphone 2) which communicate with each other. The method includes detecting and counting the steps of the user by the first device, detecting and counting the steps of the user by the second device, transferring step data from one of the two devices to the other of the two devices, and identifying at least a first time period (Tw) for which a difference in the number of steps counted by the first device and by the second device is greater than a predetermined threshold (S). The method further includes supplementing the step data recorded for the first time period in one of the two devices with the step data from the other of the two devices. |
| US09584955B2 |
Method for processing data received and an electronic device thereof
A method for operating a first electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving data from a second electronic device in short-range radio communication. The method also includes detecting a location of the first electronic device. The method further includes determining an execution method of the received data based on at least one of the location of the electronic device and one or more of communication region information of the short-range radio communication of the second electronic device, signal strength of the short-range radio communication in the communication region, and location information of the electronic device. |
| US09584950B2 |
Social network for mobile nodes
A social network may be established between mobile nodes using a wireless connection. Establishing the social network may be based on an estimated time duration of the wireless connection. In one or more embodiments, establishing the social network may also be based on a similarity of interests among of users of the nodes. |
| US09584937B2 |
Movie theater headset
A movie theater headset accessible by access codes which are unique for the movie for an additional cost when the ticket is purchased for the movie at movie theaters. Within the theater or venue the audio portion of the movie is transmitted electronically, either wirelessly or on a wired network, and the headset allows the user to hear the transmission only when the access code is entered. The headsets may be rented or purchased at the theater or venue. Electronic stores may also sell the headsets, or conversion kits for existing headsets, which permit the use of the access codes for movies. |
| US09584935B2 |
Multi-zone media system and method for providing multi-zone media
A multi-zone media system and method for providing multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. |
| US09584933B2 |
Method and apparatus for localization of streaming sources in hearing assistance system
A hearing assistance system streams audio signals from one or more streaming sources to a hearing aid set and enhances the audio signals such that the output sounds transmitted to the hearing aid wearer include a spatialization effect allowing for localization of each of the one more streaming sources. The system determines the position of the hearing aid set relative to each streaming source in real time and introduces the spatialization effect for that streaming source dynamically based on the determined position, such that the hearing aid wearer can experience a natural feeing of the acoustic environment. |
| US09584930B2 |
Sound environment classification by coordinated sensing using hearing assistance devices
Techniques are disclosed for classifying a sound environment for hearing assistance devices using redundant estimates of an acoustical environment from two hearing assistance devices and accessory devices. In one example, a method for operating a hearing assistance device includes sensing an environmental sound, determining a first classification of the environmental sound, receiving at least one second classification of the environmental sound, comparing the determined first classification and the at least one received second classification, and selecting an operational classification for the hearing assistance device based upon the comparison. |
| US09584924B2 |
Unidirectional condenser microphone and method of manufacturing the same
A unidirectional condenser microphone includes a diaphragm, a fixed electrode disposed opposite a back face of the diaphragm and an electrode extraction part for the fixed electrode disposed at a backside of the fixed electrode and having a through hole adapted to capture a sound wave from a rear acoustic terminal into a backside of the diaphragm. The through hole has a horn-shaped opening formed in continuation of the through hole at the rear acoustic terminal side thereof such that an inner diameter of the horn-shaped opening is increased toward the rear acoustic terminal side. The electrode extraction part has a plurality of the through holes formed therein at regular intervals along a concentric circle around an axial center of the electrode extraction part, and all the through holes along the concentric circle have the horn-shaped openings formed therein, respectively. |
| US09584921B2 |
Sound transducer
An apparatus including a frame; a coil movably connected to the frame; and a magnet system connected to the frame. The magnet system includes at least one magnet and at least one pole piece connected to the at least one magnet. The at least one pole piece include a magnet pot. A cross sectional length of the magnet pot and the frame are substantially the same in at least one cross sectional location. |
| US09584920B2 |
System for fitting audio signals for in-use ear
A system and method are provided for automatic fitting of all audio signals according to the ear in which a user is using to receive audio signals from a host device. The host device incorporates an audio signal fitting device, which may comprise an inquirer configured to query the host device for an in-use audio producing transducer; an electronic mechanism configured to identify an ear which a user is using to receive audio signals from a host device, based on the in-use audio producing transducer; and a notifier configured to instruct the host device, based on the identified ear, to output a channel of audio signals to the in-use audio producing transducer. The ear in use may be deduced from inertial data. The instructions may specify a particular channel of audio signals, or enhancement thereof to adjust for characteristics of the identified ear, for example by applying frequency-specific gain adjustments to adjust for frequency response characteristics of the identified ear, and/or to adjust for a detected or typical signal pathway used to transmit a signal to the identified ear. |
| US09584919B2 |
Interface switching system and method for switching operation mode
The present invention discloses an interface switching system including an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes an audio socket, a first set of interface lines, a set of audio interface lines, a first switching device, an interface socket and a processor. The audio socket is arranged to be coupled to an audio plug. The first switching device is arranged to couple the audio socket to the first set of interface lines or the set of audio interface lines. The interface socket is arranged to be coupled to a first interface plug or a second interface plug. The processor is arranged to enable the first switching device to couple the audio socket to the first set of interface lines when the interface socket is coupled to the second interface plug. |
| US09584913B2 |
Themed ornaments with internet radio receiver
Apparatuses for playing signals received from the internet or other information highway on one or more speakers are described. The apparatus has a receiver for receiving information from preselected addresses; a processor for interpreting the signals; and at least one speaker for playing signals from the internet. There is at least one holographic projector connected to the receiver for projecting a holographic image received from the internet. The processor selects images that correspond with the signals played by the speaker. |
| US09584910B2 |
Sound gathering system
A sound gathering system is disclosed herein and includes a plurality of microphones each configured to sample sound coming from a sound source. A plurality of processors are arranged in a processor chain. Each processor is coupled to at least one of the microphones and is configured to store sound samples received from the at least one microphone to a memory. A controller is terminally connected to the processor chain via a first processor. The controller is configured to calculate at least one time delay for each microphone, wherein the at least one time delay for each microphone is provided to the processor coupled thereto and is used by the processor to determine a memory position from which to begin reading sound samples. |
| US09584908B2 |
Signal processing device and signal processing method
There is provided a signal processing device s including a noise cancellation process clock generation unit configured to generate a noise cancellation process clock having a predetermined fixed frequency, a noise canceling unit configured to include a noise canceling filter operating based on the noise cancellation process clock and generating a noise canceling signal having a signal property of canceling an external noise component based on an input audio signal including the external noise component picked up by a microphone, and an addition unit superimposing the noise canceling signal generated by the filter on a digital audio signal, and a sampling rate conversion unit configured to rate-convert the input digital audio signal sampled at a clock in asynchrony with the noise cancellation process clock to a signal at a sampling frequency in synchrony with the noise cancellation process clock and to supply the rate-converted signal to the addition unit. |
| US09584907B2 |
Transmission of a wind-reduced signal with reduced latency time
Signals free of wind noise should be made available with a short latency time in particular for binaural hearing device provision. To this end a method and a hearing apparatus are proposed, in which in a first branch with a first latency time the wind is analyzed and in a second branch with a shorter, second latency time the wind is reduced for a transmission signal. |
| US09584902B2 |
Dynamic microphone and method of forming back-side air chamber
A dynamic microphone which prevents a wall forming a back-side air chamber from having a certain resonance frequency and effectively prevents the generation of standing waves in the back-side air chamber is provided. A dynamic microphone includes a dynamic microphone unit including a diaphragm configured with a voice coil and a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap provided so as to allow the voice coil to vibrate, a bottomed case which is coupled to the dynamic microphone unit and forms a back-side air chamber communicating with back side of the diaphragm, and an acoustic resistance body which is pressingly attached in the case and composed of metal fiber including a pocket, an open cross sectional area of the pocket gradually decreasing toward the direction remote from the dynamic microphone unit. |
| US09584898B2 |
Joiner for a receiver assembly
A multiple receiver assembly comprising at least a first spout-less receiver comprising a sound output opening; and a joiner. The joiner comprises a mounting plate portion having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the mounting plate further defining a mounting plane; first engagement means for engaging the first spout-less receiver at the first surface; and a spout portion comprising at least one sound channel extending through the spout portion. The sound output opening is aligned with one of the at least one sound channels when the spout-less receiver engages the first engagement means. |
| US09584894B2 |
Antenna system of a radio microphone
The invention concerns an antenna system of a radio microphone that includes an antenna path starting at an in port and ending at an out port along with an amplifier and a radio frequency (RF) cable. In order to compensate for various cable attenuations, an attenuator is provided in series with a variable slope compensator between the amplifier and the RF cable. In order to avoid a negative effect on a large signal behavior of variable slope compensators, field effect transistors (FETs) or pin diodes are used for switching of the resistances so that a large signal behavior is achieved. |
| US09584893B2 |
Apparatus and method for recovering from partial insertion of an audio jack
Apparatus and methods for recovering from an audio jack connection anomaly such as a partial insertion of an audio jack plug with an audio jack receptacle are provided. In an example, a method can include detecting a valid audio jack connection of an audio jack receptacle and an audio jack plug, detecting a change in a state of a detect switch associated with the audio jack connection, applying an oscillating signal to a microphone terminal associated with the audio jack connection, determining the state of the detect switch stays constant for a predetermined time, and isolating the oscillating signal from the microphone terminal. |
| US09584884B1 |
Multilane variable bias for an optical modulator
In an example, the present invention includes an integrated system on chip device. The device has a variable bias block configured with the control block, the variable bias block being configured to selectively tune each of a plurality of laser devices provided on the silicon photonics device to adjust for at least a wavelength of operation, a fabrication tolerance, and an extinction ratio. |
| US09584883B2 |
Placing a fibre channel switch into a maintenance mode in a virtualized computing environment via path change
Techniques for placing a first fiber channel (FC) switch into maintenance mode in a virtualized computing environment in which each data store is connected to at least one host computing system via at least two FC switches are described. In one embodiment, a first active input/output (I/O) path from a data store to a host computing system via the first FC switch is identified. Further, a path change is initiated from the data store to the host computing system via any other FC switch coupled to the data store and the host computing system. |
| US09584882B1 |
Communication generation using sparse indicators and sensor data
Techniques, systems, and products for analyzing sparse indicators and sensor data and generating communications are disclosed. The sensors may be associated with or incorporated into devices that may automatically relay sensor data for use in analyses and communication generation. |
| US09584878B2 |
Method and system for collecting, transmitting, editing and integrating, broadcasting, and receiving signal
Embodiments of present invention provide a method and system for collecting, transmitting, editing and integrating, broadcasting, and receiving signals. The method comprises acquiring one and/or more audio signals and one and/or more video signals or the one program collected by one and/or more audio and video collection terminals; editing and integrating the one and/or more audio signals and the one and/or more video signals or the one program on a network platform, and then broadcasting; selecting among the one and/or more audio signals and the one and/or more video signals for the one program at a receiving terminal, and receiving the selected audio signal and video signal. |
| US09584876B2 |
System and method for creating and displaying recipient gifts for display at a venue display
A venue display system displayings recipient gifts for display at the venue display and includes a server that communicates with a box and includes a processor which receives a recipient gift from a first party that is then sent to a recipient, with the first party or recipient creating a created recipient gift to be displayed at the venue display. A content server is part of a screen management system (SMS). A venue display management system, a digital projector and a storage device are included. |
| US09584871B2 |
Smartphone bluetooth headset receiver
Systems and methods are provided for allowing a user with a Smartphone to pair the Smartphone with another Bluetooth device to receive audio that is played to the user over headphones or through speakers on the Smartphone. Further, an audio processing module is used to modify the audio presented to the user, extract closed captioning text to be displayed to the user, find information relevant to the audio to be displayed to the user, and pause audio content sent to the Smartphone when phone calls or other Smartphone interruptions occur. |
| US09584866B2 |
User commentary systems and methods
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving program content and data describing program content from a content source, and automatically identifying, based on user preferences of a first user, one or more relevant products or services displayed in the program content. Product-related metadata associated with the program content is identified. The product-related metadata including data relating to the one or more relevant products or services displayed in the program content. The program content is communicated to a display device for presentation to a first user in a first portion of the display device, and the product-related metadata is communicated to a second display device for presentation to a second user substantially simultaneously with the presentation of the program content in the first display device. A user commentary is received from the second device, the user commentary generated by the second user and associated with the program content or product-related metadata. |
| US09584864B2 |
Apparatus and method for media on demand commentaries
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to present an overlay to be combined with media content during presentation at each of a plurality of computing devices to illustrate a collection of user-generated comments temporally associated with portions of the media content, wherein the portions of the media content comprise portions of a media on demand presentation in an interactive television network, collect the user-generated comments from the plurality of computing devices, identify target portions of the media content that each satisfy a threshold number of comments and non-target portions of the media content that do not satisfy the threshold number of comments, generate comment groups of the user-generated comments, and provide the comment groups to the plurality of computing devices for presentation in the overlay. |
| US09584859B2 |
Testing effectiveness of TV commercials to account for second screen distractions
A method for measuring viewer attentiveness to an audio-visual presentation on one display in the presence of a visual distraction on another display simulating a “second screen”, comprising: reproducing the audio-visual presentation for viewing by a viewer on a first display; while the audio-visual presentation is being reproduced for viewing by the viewer, providing the visual distraction to the viewer on a second display; and determining whether the viewer switches from viewing the audio-visual presentation to the visual distraction and, if so, continuing to reproduce at least the audio of the audio-visual presentation. |
| US09584841B2 |
Contents reception device and method, contents transmission device and method, program, and recording medium
The present invention relates to a contents reception device and method, a contents transmission device and method, a program, and a recording medium, whereby a Push-type NRT service can be realized.“Ch. 4” is taken as a broadcasting channel for normal broadcasting, and “Ch. 5” and “Ch. 6” are taken as broadcasting channels for NRT. The broadcasting channel “Ch. 5” is multiplexed on logical channels “VC5-1”, “VC5-2”, and “VC5-3”. The logical channel “VC5-1” is assigned to a single Push-type NRT broadcasting service, and “VC5-2” is assigned to a Pull-type NRT broadcast. The logical channel “VC5-3” is assigned to another Push-type NRT broadcasting service. Three FLUTE sessions are provided to “VC5-2”. |
| US09584840B2 |
Determination of advertisement impact
Media content may include one or more advertisements for a product or a company, and such an advertisement may display a visual object (e.g., a logo) of an advertiser. An advertisement impact machine accesses media content, where the media content includes a frame within which the visual object is depicted. The advertisement impact machine accesses a viewer count that represents a number of viewers of the media content. The advertisement impact machine determines a duration during which the visual object is presented within the media content. The advertisement impact machine determines an impact factor based on the duration and on the viewer count. The impact factor may then be provided by the advertisement impact machine as a numerical score indicating a degree of effectiveness of an advertisement that includes the visual object within the media content. |
| US09584836B2 |
Mobility enhanced advertising on internet protocol television
Enhanced personalized advertisements may be provided through media such as IPTV, for example, by analyzing data such as subscribers' mobility data (calling and movement data), television (TV) watching history, online browsing data (e.g., Internet, web site browsing), and subscribers' historical purchasing transactions. With the analysis, subscribers' contexts, any information that reflects subscribers' interests and activities, and intents, tendency to buy certain products, items, services, and/or travel to some locations may be inferred. |
| US09584827B2 |
Image encoding apparatus adaptively determining a scan pattern according to an intra prediction mode
Provided is an image encoding apparatus that generates a prediction block according to an intra prediction mode, generates a residual block, transforms the residual block to generate a transform block, quantizes the transform block to generate a quantized transform block, scans the quantized transform block to generate one-dimensional (1D) quantized coefficients, and entropy-codes the 1D quantized coefficients. When a size of the transform block is 8×8, the quantized transform block is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks, the plurality of sub-blocks and coefficients of each sub-block are scanned using a same scan pattern determined according to the intra prediction mode. When the intra prediction mode is a horizontal mode, the scan pattern is a vertical scan. The intra prediction mode is coded using an upper and a left intra prediction modes. |
| US09584822B2 |
Prediction parameter inheritance for 3D video coding
A three-dimensional (3D) video codec encodes multiple views of a 3D video, each including texture and depth components. The encoders of the codec encode video blocks of their respective views based on a set of prediction parameters, such as quad-tree split flags, prediction modes, partition sizes, motion fields, inter directions, reference indices, luma intra modes, and chroma intra modes. The prediction parameters may be inherited across different views and different ones of the texture and depth components. |
| US09584813B2 |
Nested entropy encoding
Methods and systems for improving coding decoding efficiency of video by providing a syntax modeler, a buffer, and a decoder. The syntax modeler may associate a first sequence of symbols with syntax elements. The buffer may store tables, each represented by a symbol in the first sequence, and each used to associate a respective symbol in a second sequence of symbols with encoded data. The decoder decodes the data into a bitstream using the second sequence retrieved from a table. |
| US09584812B2 |
Methods and devices for context set selection
Methods of encoding and decoding for video data are described for encoding or decoding multi-level significance maps. Distinct context sets may be used for encoding the significant-coefficient flags in different regions of the transform unit. In a fixed case, the regions are defined by coefficient group borders. In one example, the upper-left coefficient group is a first region and the other coefficient groups are a second region. In a dynamic case, the regions are defined by coefficient group borders, but the encoder and decoder dynamically determine in which region each coefficient group belongs. Coefficient groups may be assigned to one region or another based on, for example, whether their respective significant-coefficient-group flags were inferred or not. |
| US09584811B2 |
Adaptive reshaping for layered coding of enhanced dynamic range signals
An encoder receives an input enhanced dynamic range (EDR) image to be coded in a layered representation. Input images may be gamma-coded or perceptually-coded using a bit-depth format not supported by one or more video encoders. The input image is remapped to one or more quantized layers to generate output code words suitable for compression using the available video encoders. Algorithms to determine optimum function parameters for linear and non-linear mapping functions are presented. Given a mapping function, the reverse mapping function may be transmitted to a decoder as a look-up table or it may be approximated using a piecewise polynomial approximation. A polynomial approximation technique for representing reverse-mapping functions and chromaticity translation schemes to reduce color shifts are also presented. |
| US09584810B2 |
Encoding/decoding method and device for high-resolution moving images
A video encoding method includes: determining a size of a current block to be encoded and encoding information for indicating the size of the current block; encoding division information related to dividing the current block into one or more subblocks; predicting a subblock divided from the current block by using an intra prediction mode corresponding to the subblock; generating a residual block by subtracting the predicted block from the subblock; transforming the residual subblock by using a transform size identical to a size of the subblock; and encoding information on transform coefficients of the transformed residual subblock. |
| US09584804B2 |
Coding SEI NAL units for video coding
In one example, a device for decoding video data includes a processor configured to determine, for a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit of a bitstream, whether a NAL unit type value for the SEI NAL unit indicates that the NAL unit comprises a prefix SEI NAL unit including a prefix SEI message or a suffix SEI NAL unit including a suffix SEI message, and decode video data of the bitstream following the SEI NAL unit based on whether the SEI NAL unit is the prefix SEI NAL unit or the suffix SEI NAL unit and data of the SEI NAL unit. |
| US09584798B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing 3D video content
In a method of managing 3D video stream, 3D video stream is output to a connected display. The connected display displays the 3D video stream after a delay associated with the connected display. A timing offset is determined based on the delay. The timing offset is operable to be used to synchronize shutter operations of at least one shutter glasses with the presentation of the 3D video stream. A shutter control signal based on a frame start indication from the 3D video stream is transmitted. The frame start indication is operable to be used to determine a frame rate of the 3D video stream, and the shutter control signal is operable to be used to maintain synchronization of the shutter operations of the at least one shutter glasses with the presentation of the 3D video stream at the connected display. |
| US09584794B2 |
Depth helper data
A hybrid transmission/auto-conversion 3D format and scheme for transmission of 3D data towards various types of 3D displays is described. In the decoder (20) a stereo-to-depth convertor (24) generates a depth map. In the 3D video signal additional depth information called depth helper data (DH-bitstr) is sparsely transmitted both in time (partial depths in time) and/or spatially (partial depth within the frames). A depth switcher (25) selects the partial depths based on an explicit or implicit mechanism for indicating when these are to be used or when the depths must be automatically generated locally. Advantageously disturbing depth errors due to said stereo-to-depth convertor are reduced by the depth helper data. |
| US09584793B2 |
Signaling three-dimensional video information in communication networks
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for signaling stereoscopic three-dimensional video content capabilities of a device in a communications network. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US09584792B2 |
Indication of current view dependency on reference view in multiview coding file format
Techniques for encapsulating video streams containing multiple coded views in a media file are described herein. In one example, a method includes parsing a track of video data, wherein the track includes one or more views. The method further includes parsing information to determine whether a texture view or a depth view of a reference view is required for decoding at least one of the one or more views in the track. Another example method includes composing a track of video data, wherein the track includes one or more views and composing information that indicates whether a texture view or a depth view of a reference view is required for decoding at least one of the one or more views in the track. |
| US09584789B2 |
Storage medium storing information processing program, information processing device, information processing system, and panoramic video display method
An example information processing device displays a partial area of a panoramic video on a display device. The information processing device determines a display range of the panoramic video to be displayed on the display device based on an input made on a predetermined input device. A range and/or a position on a panoramic image is set as a target. Then, the information processing device displays the panoramic video of the display range on the display device, and outputs guide information representing a relationship between the display range and the target. |
| US09584787B1 |
Performance optimization for streaming video
Disclosed are various embodiments for a streaming video application. The application downloads, decodes, and renders video frame data at different frame rates. Based on the differences between these frame rates, the downloading frame rate is adjusted to minimize performance degradation. |
| US09584781B2 |
Image displaying method and electronic device
The present disclosure proposes an image displaying method applied in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display unit and a projection unit. The display unit is placed on a first surface of the electronic device. The method comprises: determining data to be displayed when the projection unit is placed on a second surface of the electronic device opposite to the first surface; projecting, by the projection unit, the data to be displayed onto a carrier to present a first display image on the carrier, the first display image corresponds to a first part of the data to be displayed; displaying, by the display unit, a second part of the data to be displayed to display a second display image corresponding to the second part on the display unit. The present disclosure further proposes an electronic device. |
| US09584775B2 |
Wireless entrance communication device
A device for communicating including a housing including a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a button, a battery, a sensor, non-volatile memory, a processor, and a wireless communications module, wherein the non-volatile memory stores code operable by the processor for switching the processor from low-power mode to active mode in response to an activation trigger, receiving, from the one of the microphone and the camera, outbound audio and video signals, then sending a signal to a server via the wireless communications module during active mode, the signal including one or more of an alert signal, a signal based on the outbound audio signal, and a signal based on the outbound video signal, receiving from the server an inbound audio signal and outputting a signal based on the inbound audio signal via the speaker, and switching the processor from active mode to low-power mode in response to a deactivation trigger. |
| US09584770B2 |
Method and system for the real-time determination of signals to be summed from among a set of received signals
A method is provided for the real-time determination of signals to be summed from signals representative of an image portion which are respectively received from detectors belonging to the same optical sensor, the detectors being organized in a matrix formed by rows and columns, the signals to be summed being received on the same column. The method also determines the time during which the detectors must acquire the signals to be summed. The method determines a value representative of a modulation transfer function of at least one lens and/or at least one mirror placed upstream of the optical sensor, and a signal-to-noise ratio of the image portion, based on a location of one of the detectors and on a signal representative of an image portion obtained from the detectors. This representative value is dependent on the number. The method searches for the number and the time maximizing the representative value. |
| US09584769B2 |
Multi-axis camera surveillance apparatus
Remote usable surveillance apparatuses are provided with at least a single camera head and preferably with the ability to provide adjustment about one or more axis. The present invention also solves several other problems faced by designs with fixed (non-moveable) axis imaging systems. Those include but are not limited to supplying power to a camera head that tilts and rotates, particularly at a remote location. The ability of the user to interface with camera functions and setting using a tilting head, multiple power supplies and options built into a single housing without the addition of power cables or external jacks. The present invention provides a standalone concept without the aid of one or even more mounting apparatuses or devices which in turn sets it apart and creates a totally different multi-axis concept from prior art. |
| US09584766B2 |
Integrated interactive space
Techniques for implementing an integrative interactive space are described. In implementations, video cameras that are positioned to capture video at different locations are synchronized such that aspects of the different locations can be used to generate an integrated interactive space. The integrated interactive space can enable users at the different locations to interact, such as via video interaction, audio interaction, and so on. In at least some embodiments, techniques can be implemented to adjust an image of a participant during a video session such that the participant appears to maintain eye contact with other video session participants at other locations. Techniques can also be implemented to provide a virtual shared space that can enable users to interact with the space, and can also enable users to interact with one another and/or objects that are displayed in the virtual shared space. |
| US09584757B2 |
Apparatus and method for effectively implementing a wireless television system
An apparatus and method for effectively implementing a wireless television system may include a communications processor and a transmitter device that combine at least one of a local-area network interface, a wide-area network interface, and one or more television data interfaces for effectively performing a wireless network transmission process. A transmitted stream from the wireless television system may be received via wireless network processing for viewing local-area network data, wide-area network data (such as Internet data), or television data by flexibly utilizing various electronic devices such as a notepad personal computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a handheld TV remote control device. |
| US09584756B2 |
Method and apparatus for displacement determination by motion compensation with progressive relaxation
Motion estimator apparatus and methods are presented in which a fully constrained nonlinear system of equations combining forward and backward displaced frame difference equations with a plurality of displacement vector invariant equations is solved using the input data from two image frames without approximation and without any additional constraints or assumptions to obtain an estimated displacement field. Also presented is an adaptive framework for solving a system of motion estimation equations with an integer valued block size defining a number of node points within an image, the number of node points being less than or equal to a number of pixels within the image, and a cost function based on a nonlinear least-squares principle. A system of iteration equations for the motion field on node points is solved using an iterative technique, and a degree of over-constraint can be progressively relaxed by selectively reducing the block size during the iteration. |
| US09584754B2 |
Automated programming recording
A method and system of providing access to television programs without requiring a user to operate an electronic programming guide or to independently determine information required to access the television program. Optionally, access to the television program may be facilitated by scheduling a recording of the televisions program or providing instructions to facilitate accessing an on-demand showing of the television program. |
| US09584753B2 |
Interactive display fixture
An interactive display fixture includes an upper component mounted to a back wall and has a front panel. The front panel of the upper component includes at least one opening that surrounds a motion sensing system that is mounted to the back wall. A display table is also mounted to the back wall, located directly below the upper component, and includes a curved upper surface, a front side, a back side and a plurality of recesses having recessed surfaces that are recessed from the curved upper surface and located in proximity to the front side of the display table. The plurality of recesses are sized and shaped to receive respective corresponding sized tester products, which the motion sensing system senses. |
| US09584749B2 |
Imaging element, control method, and imaging apparatus
The present disclosure relates to an imaging element, a control method, and an imaging apparatus that enable an image of a higher image quality to be obtained.An imaging apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of comparing units that compare analog signals supplied from pixels including photoelectric conversion elements through a vertical signal line with reference signals of ramp waves having different inclinations and output comparison results, a plurality of counters that execute counts until the comparison results are inverted for the different comparing units and output count values as digital data, and a sample-and-hold unit that electrically cuts the vertical signal line and the comparing units and supplies the held analog signals to the comparing units while the comparing units execute the comparisons. The present disclosure can be applied to an imaging element, a control method, and an imaging apparatus. |
| US09584747B2 |
Gain-ranging charge amplifier
The system may include a pixel array, a selector, a sampler, and a converter. The pixel array may generate output signals representing radiation incident upon the pixel array. The selector may select one of the output signals. The sampler may sample the selected output signal. The converter may generate a digital signal based upon the selected output signal. The sampler may include a charge integrator that compensates for parasitic capacitance of the selector by selecting a first feedback capacitance to obtain a first sample, and after obtaining the first sample, selecting a second feedback capacitance to obtain a second sample. The first feedback capacitance may be greater than the second feedback capacitance. |
| US09584745B2 |
Image sensors with N-row parallel readout capability
An image sensor configured to readout an arbitrary number of rows in parallel is described, comprising a rolling global shutter pixel array which can be operated as a true global shutter. Shielding structures may be formed in the pixel array to minimize signal coupling between adjacent pixels when multiple rows are simultaneously reset and read out. A plurality of column select lines may be formed in a given pixel pitch, and the image sensor may utilize read out components and circuitry associated with conventional readout circuits to be used in simultaneously reading out a two-dimensional region of the image sensor. The image sensor may be configured to use charge binning between rows that are reset and read out in parallel to improve power consumption. The image sensor may include redundant output stages with routing circuitry that improves image sensor yield by compensating for yield loss in the output stage. |
| US09584742B2 |
Method of binning pixels in an image sensor and an image sensor for performing the same
A method of binning pixels in an image sensor including: dividing a pixel array into a plurality of binning areas, wherein each binning area includes (2n)*(2n) pixels, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than two; and generating binning pixel data in each of the binning areas, wherein the locations of the binning pixel data of each binning area are evenly distributed within the binning area. |
| US09584739B2 |
CMOS image sensor with processor controlled integration time
An image sensor that has one or more pixels within a pixel array. The pixels are arranged within a plurality of rows within the array. Each row of the pixel array can be selected by a row decoder in response to an edge of a control signal. The control signal may be one of a plurality of signals generated by a processor coupled to the image sensor. The processor can control the exposure time of the pixels by varying the control signals. The control signals may also have an embedded narrow pulse that is used to determine the location of a “window” in the pixel array. |
| US09584738B2 |
Multi-wavelength infra-red LED
In embodiments of multi-wavelength infra-red LED, a mobile device includes a multi-wavelength infra-red (IR) LED that projects near infra-red (NIR) light in multiple wavelengths. The multi-wavelength IR LED can be implemented as a single LED, or as a combination of LEDs packaged together as a single component for implementation in the mobile device. The mobile device can be implemented for various IR-based features, such as for iris illumination and authentication, proximity sensing, gesture detection, and for other IR-based features that each correspond to a different one of the multiple wavelengths of the NIR light. The mobile device includes a NIR filtering system to receive reflections of the NIR light and filter the multiple wavelengths of the NIR light for each of the different IR-based features of the mobile device. |
| US09584737B2 |
System for provision of supporting content
The present disclosure is directed to a system for provision of supporting content (SC). In general, a device may utilize event information to request SC from an SC provider, and may then present the SC concurrently with an occurrence of the event. The event information may comprise at least an event identifier and a SC provider locator. In response to the request, the SC provider may provide SC configuration data to the device. The SC configuration data may include at least a time, date and location data for the occurrence of the event. At least the time, date and location data may be used to identify an occurrence of the event, upon which the device may synchronize with a start time of the occurrence of the event. The SC may be provided to the device prior to the event or may be streamed during the occurrence of the event. |
| US09584736B2 |
Automatic repositioning of video elements
A system and method for automatically repositioning virtual and physical elements in a scene. The system and method being configured to receive a video frame, receive data, including position data, describing a first element to be imaged in the video frame, receive data, including position data, describing a second element to be imaged in the video frame, assign a dynamic status to the first element and automatically reposition at least the first element to create a modified video frame. |
| US09584735B2 |
Front and back facing cameras
Apparatus and methods related to image taking and processing are provided. For example, some embodiments may contain a front facing camera and a back facing camera and can be used for including the image-taker as part of the images taken by the image-taker, for verifying authorship of the image, for creating documentary style still or moving images combining the images of the person creating the documentary and the images of the subject or the scene being documented, and for creating a wide field of views of still and moving images. |
| US09584731B2 |
Camera system control for correcting bore-sight offset
A camera system is provided that provides a smooth and centered zoom, even at high levels of magnification. The camera system corrects for misalignment between the optical axis of a lens and center of an image sensor. As a result of the misalignment, the center of an image will move during a zoom movement. The current camera system corrects for the misalignment as the zoom movement occurs. The correction is matched to the speed of the zoom in order to provide a fluid zoom movement. |
| US09584729B2 |
Systems and methods for improving video captured using mobile devices
Systems, methods, and computer program products for capturing and analyzing image data, preferably video data, are disclosed. The inventive concepts include using multiple frames of image data to generate a composite image, where the composite image may be characterized by a higher resolution than one or more of the individual frames used to generate the composite image, and/or absence of a blurred region present in one or more of the individual frames. Inventive techniques also include determining a minimum capture resolution appropriate for capturing images of particular objects for downstream processing, and optionally triggering generation of a composite image having sufficient resolution to facilitate the downstream processing in response to detecting one or more frames of image data are characterized by a resolution, and/or a region having a resolution, less than the minimum capture resolution appropriate for capturing images of those particular objects. |
| US09584728B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying an image in an electronic device
A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a first image obtained by an image sensor, obtaining a plurality of crop images cropped in response to a change in an angle of view of the image sensor from the first image, and sequentially displaying the plurality of crop images. |
| US09584727B2 |
Photographing apparatus and photographing control system
In a photographing apparatus and a photographing control system, an image sensor drive controller drives an image sensor in a direction which is different from the direction of an optical axis of a photographing optical system via an electromagnetic drive system in accordance with a first drive signal, which is generated by a first drive signal generator, and a second drive signal, which is generated by a second drive signal, during a period of exposure of the image sensor, and drives the image sensor in the direction which is different from the direction of the optical axis of the photographing optical system via the electromagnetic drive system in accordance with the first drive signal, which is generated by the first drive signal generator, during the period of signal readout of the image sensor. |
| US09584724B2 |
Ultra-wide field of view seeker
A system includes a seeker having a reflective surface of rotation, an image detector configured to capture images of a field of view, and an imaging lens group configured to provide the images of the field of view from the reflective surface of rotation onto the image detector. The system also includes an electronics unit configured to process the captured images. The reflective surface of rotation could distort the field of view in the captured images, and the electronics unit could remove distortions in the captured images caused by the reflective surface of rotation. The electronics unit could remove the distortions in the captured images using inverse reflective anamorphosis. The reflective surface of rotation could include a concave surface, a convex surface, a cylindrical surface, an inverted straight cone, a slice of a sphere containing an outer curved surface, or at least one reflective surface rotatable around an optical axis. |
| US09584721B2 |
Image capture accelerator
An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received from the pre-processing engine. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator further includes a demultiplexer configured to receive image data captured by an image sensor array implemented within, for example, an image sensor chip. The demultiplexer may output the received image data to an image signal processor when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in a standard capture mode, and may output the received image data to the accelerator circuitry when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in an accelerated capture mode. |
| US09584719B2 |
Multi-line image processing with parallel processing units
An image processing system is described herein in which a multi-line processing block has multiple inputs and multiple outputs. In order to provide the multiple outputs the multi-line processing block has multiple processing units operating in parallel on the multiple inputs. The multiple outputs of the multi-line processing block are coupled to corresponding multiple inputs of a subsequent multi-line processing block in the image processing system. |
| US09584716B2 |
Method and apparatus for autofocus area selection by detection of moving objects
An improved mechanism for image area selection upon which autofocusing is directed during image capture on a digital image capture device, such as a camera or cellular phone. This image area selection provides accurate selection of moving object even when the objects being focused upon are subject to intense or unpredictable motion. The image area selection is performed based on alignment of consecutive frames (images) for which a rough foreground mask, and moving object mask have been determined. Differences between these frames are utilized to determine a moving object contour, which also provides feedback through a delay to the moving object detection step. |
| US09584713B2 |
Image capturing apparatus capable of specifying an object in image data based on object detection, motion detection and/or object recognition, communication apparatus communicating with image capturing apparatus, and control method therefor
An image capturing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, an image capturing unit configured to generate image data by capturing an object, a setting unit configured to set a shooting condition, a specifying unit configured to specify an object in image data captured by the image capturing unit, wherein the object specified by the specifying unit is used to set the shooting condition by the setting unit, and a control unit configured to control the specifying unit so as to specify the object with less processing when shooting upon receiving an instruction from the external apparatus connected via the communication unit based on the object specified by the specifying unit as compared to a case in which shooting is performed by directly operating the image capturing apparatus. |
| US09584711B2 |
Imaging methods and systems for controlling equipment in remote environments
Imaging methods and systems for controlling equipment in remote environments are disclosed herein. An example system disclosed herein to control equipment in a remote environment includes an imaging assembly to determine feedback data based on measurement data obtained from a plurality of remote imaging systems controllable to process different respective optical fields-of-view in the remote environment, a flushing assembly controllable to project fluid to clear the optical fields-of-view in the remote environment, and a controller to process the feedback data to determine a control signal to control operation of at least one of (1) the plurality of remote imaging systems or (2) the flushing assembly. |
| US09584710B2 |
Intelligent high resolution video system
An automated electronic video surveillance system enables a high-resolution mega-pixel camera to capture high quality, detailed, magnified images at multiple locations, simultaneously with an overview of the whole scene. A preferred embodiment requiring no moving parts provides full 360-degree continuous viewing with up to 5× all-digital zoom capability. The system performs continuous surveillance and active resolution allocation in the form of a feedback control subsystem that dynamically allocates resources so that important details within a scene receive appropriate scrutiny, while uninteresting areas are imaged at a lower resolution. |
| US09584707B2 |
Imaging device and electronic device
To provide an imaging device capable of obtaining high-quality imaging data. The imaging device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes a photoelectric conversion element, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a third capacitor. The second circuit includes an eighth transistor. The imaging device can compensate variation in threshold voltage of an amplifier transistor included in the first circuit. |
| US09584705B2 |
Wearable camera systems
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for wearable camera systems. In one aspect, a hat and a camera system for the hat can be used for an interactive session with a remote user. In another aspect, the hat and camera system for the hat can be used to interact with an emergency situation routing system. |
| US09584701B2 |
Image processing system and method
A selected color component (R, G, B) for each of a plurality of image pixels (32, P) of an image cell (42, C) is encoded to form a corresponding color component (ER, EG, EB) of a corresponding plurality of encoded pixels (40, PE) in one-to-one correspondence with the image pixels (32, P). A bit length of each color component (ER, EG, EB) of an encoded pixel (40, PE) is less than that of a corresponding image pixel (32, P). The encoded pixels (40, PE) are subsequently decoded to generate a corresponding decoded image cell (64, C′k) containing decoded image pixels (62, P′) in one-to-one correspondence with both the encoded pixels (40, PE) and with the original image pixels (32, P), of the same bit length as the original image pixels (32, P), and containing extended color information in excess of the corresponding base color information contained in the corresponding most-significant (MS) portions of the color components (R, G, B) of the original image pixels (32, P) having the same bit length as the encoded color components (ER, EG, EB). |
| US09584698B2 |
Printing device for providing multiple documents of one type
A printing device for providing multiple documents of one type includes a data receiving portion for receiving an image data, a processor, and a printing module. The processor is used to process the image data to generate a first printing information and a second printing information. The printing module is used to print a first document and a second document according to the first and second printing information, respectively. The first printing information includes the image data and a first identifying information, and the second printing information includes the image data and a second identifying information different from the first identifying information. The first identifying information is composed of a first set of halftone pattern, a first set of lines or a combining information thereof. The second identifying information is composed of a second set of halftone pattern, a second set of lines or a combining information thereof. |
| US09584697B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for editing and delivering data files
An information processing apparatus includes a stored data acquiring unit configured to acquire stored data that is stored in a predetermined storage location of an output apparatus that is connected to the information processing apparatus via a network. The stored data is acquired from the predetermined storage location based on destination information of input data. The information processing apparatus further includes an editing unit configured to execute editing operations of combining the input data and the stored data acquired by the stored data acquiring unit to generate one single set of output data, and a delivery control unit configured to control delivery of the output data generated by the editing unit such that the output data is delivered, based on the destination information, to the predetermined storage location from which the stored data has been acquired. |
| US09584692B2 |
Image reading apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a main body and a reading unit. The reading unit includes: a document table; a lower supporting member that supports the document table from below; an upper supporting member that contacts an upper side of the document table and clamps the document table with the lower supporting member; and a reading device. The main body includes an exterior member arranged in a position adjacent to the upper supporting member when the reading unit is in a close position. One of the upper supporting member and the exterior member includes an abutting portion and the other includes an abutted portion so as to configure a positioning mechanism for establishing positioning of a relative position between the upper supporting member and the exterior member in an up-down direction. |
| US09584688B2 |
Device administration system and device
A device administration system includes a device and a first server. The first server transmits restriction information, for restriction on use of a function of the device, and first destination information, indicating a destination of transmission of authentication information for cancel of the restriction, to the device without a request of the device. The device is configured to: upon receiving the transmitted restriction information, restrict the use of the function corresponding to it; upon receiving the transmitted first destination information, store it; accept the authentication information that is input for removal of the restriction; upon accepting the authentication information, transmit the accepted authentication information to a destination indicated by the stored first destination information; and upon receiving permission information from the destination of transmission, cancel the restriction of the use of the function. The permission information permits the use of the function. |
| US09584685B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a character distinguishing unit, a character string extraction unit, a character specifying unit, a determination unit, an overwrite image data generation unit, and a control unit. The overwrite image data generation unit generates, if it is determined by the determination unit that there is a plurality of matches, overwrite image data that has been overwritten such that a character specified by the character specifying unit is indistinguishable as a character. The control unit performs control using the overwrite image data generated by the overwrite image data generation unit so as to cause a printing unit to perform printing on a printed material set in a printed material setting unit. |
| US09584684B2 |
Image forming apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
Provided is a mechanism for setting whether to enable a shift function for shifting the sheet on which the image is printed in accordance with detection of the original. |
| US09584678B2 |
Image data storing device, method of storing image data and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
An image data storing device includes: an image data obtaining unit that obtains image data; a storing unit that stores the image data obtained by the image data obtaining unit into any one of plural storage regions, to each of which a name is assigned; a reception unit that receives the name of the storage region in which the image data is stored from external equipment, the name being obtained by the external equipment that takes the image data from the storage region, and the name being set by a user; and a memory that stores the name received by the reception unit in association with the storage region. |
| US09584673B2 |
Device management apparatus, device management system, recording medium, and device management method that reduce obstruction when solving failure caused by skill of operator
A device management apparatus includes a communication processing circuit and a service support processing circuit. The communication processing circuit receives device state information transmitted from a first operator. The device state information indicates device state information of the electronic device. The first operator performs solution work to a failure of the electronic device. The service support processing circuit determines a category into which the device state information is classified from the received device state information. The service support processing unit searches a database for a second operator or a candidate for the second operator. The second operator has solved a failure belonging to the determined category. The database stores operator information including a solution result of a failure of each operator. The service support processing unit decides the searched second operator or the searched candidate for the second operator to assist or complement the solution work by the first operator. |
| US09584672B2 |
Cost allocation for derived data usage
A system and method that allows for information relating to data and communication resource usage to be gathered and analyzed such that particular data transactions and usage can be classified based on purpose and/or type. Further, the system and method provide reporting based on amount of usage and/or purpose or type of usage so that associated costs and usage can be calculated applied and allocated to particular accounts, divisions, groups or individuals within and outside of a company or entity. Further, the system may restrict data usage of devices to data usage that can be allocated to particular accounts based on purpose, source, destination or other. |
| US09584671B2 |
Techniques to transform network resource requests to zero rated network requests
Techniques to transform network resource requests to zero rated network requests are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques transform network resource requests on a cellular network to zero rating by replacing the destination of the request with a zero-rated source for the network resource. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a data store and a network access component. The data store may be operative to store a plurality of zero-rating rewrite rules. The network access component may be operative to receive a network request from an application component on the mobile device, the network request for access to a network resource; compare the network resource to the plurality of zero-rating rewrite rules to identify a zero-rating rewrite rule matching the network resource; transform the network request to a zero-rated network request for the network resource using the identified zero-rating rewrite rule; and perform the zero-rated network request. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09584669B1 |
Monitoring of personal and business use of telephony devices
According to one or more embodiments, a telecommunication system includes a call routing circuit configured to receive and route calls and data transmissions from a plurality of telecommunication devices. The telecommunication system also includes a processing circuit for monitoring business and personal use of telecommunication devices associated with a client account. The processing circuit is configured to maintain a log of calls and data transmissions routed by the call-routing circuit for the plurality of telecommunication devices. The processing circuit is further configured to use a set of classification functions in a policy of the client account to determine whether each of the identified first set of calls and data transmissions are business related or personal based on characteristics of each of the first set of calls and data transmissions. |
| US09584664B1 |
System, method, and computer readable medium for routing an agent to a preferred communications platform
A system, method, and computer readable medium for routing an agent to a preferred communications platform comprises accessing a server comprising a routing strategy, wherein the routing strategy consists of a site value, a project identification value, a project load value, and an attribute value of the agent, and wherein the site value takes precedent over the project identification value which takes precedent over the project load value which takes precedent over the attribute value of the agent, and routing the agent to the preferred environment based on a result of the routing strategy. |
| US09584660B1 |
Method and apparatus of processing caller responses
Disclosed is a method, apparatus, system and non-transitory computer program product configured to process user call responses and assign caller specific preferences to the user based on the caller's feedback. One example method of processing spoken words from a user of a calling platform may include operations, such as calling a user via a call processing device, and sending a call prompt message to the user after the user has answered the call, the call prompt message soliciting a user response. The user may respond and the response is received as a spoken call greeting from the user in response to the call prompt message. Other operations may include recording the spoken call greeting, and determining whether the spoken call greeting is indicative of a language preference. The system may process the user's word or utterances and assign language preferences to the user based on the user provided information. |
| US09584657B1 |
Conveying device information to application server servicing computing device associated with a communication
When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may place a communication using an originating number that is different from the number assigned to the computing device. An IMS application server that handles requests for the computing device associated with the originating number is notified when the telephone number assigned to the computing device is used by a different computing device. The notification to the IMS application server might include, but is not limited to device information, location information, and the like. After being notified of the communications terminated by other computing devices that are associated with the device number, accurate call records may be provided regarding the communications involving the originating number. |
| US09584656B1 |
Systems and methods for endpoint recording using a media application server
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for recording media communication. An exemplary method comprises the steps of: receiving an incoming communication from a first communication device; routing the incoming communication to a second communication device in a call center; transmitting media communications associated with the incoming media communication between the first communication device and the second communication device through a media application server; duplicating the media communications via the media application server; transmitting the duplicated media communications via the media application server; and recording the duplicated media communications. |
| US09584649B2 |
Method and apparatus for accessing base station by service
A method and apparatus for a terminal to access a base station in a heterogeneous environment are provided. The terminal acquires RAT (Radio Access Technology) selection criteria based on reference information. Then, the terminal selects, for each service, at least one of multiple transceivers that provide access to the base station according to the RAT selection criteria, and provides the corresponding service by accessing the base station through the selected transceiver. |
| US09584645B2 |
Communications with wearable devices
Systems and methods for communications with wearable devices are provided. Information may be stored in memory regarding user preferences, which may indicate whether vibration notification is allowed at a wearable device and whether vibration notification is allowed at a mobile device. A communication may be received at a mobile device. It may then be determined whether the wearable device and the mobile device are connected. The wearable device may be caused to generate a vibration notification if the wearable device and the mobile device are determined to be connected. The mobile device may be caused to generate a vibration notification if the wearable device and the mobile device are determined not to be connected. |
| US09584643B2 |
Touch-based mobile device and method for performing touch lock function of the mobile device
A touch-based mobile device and a method for performing a touch lock function of the mobile device are provided. In the method, the device displays a touch lock screen in which a cover layer is superimposed over a specific underlying screen and allows the underlying screen to be visible. When an input of a touch moving gesture is detected, the device moves the cover layer depending on the touch moving gesture, and determines whether a distance of the touch moving gesture reaches a predefined critical distance. If so, the device removes the cover layer from the touch lock screen and switches the touch lock state to a touch unlock state, thus allowing a user to more conveniently switch the touch lock state to the touch unlock state. |
| US09584637B2 |
Guaranteed in-order packet delivery
Circuitry to provide in-order packet delivery. A packet descriptor including a sequence number is received. It is determined in which of three ranges the sequence number resides. Depending, at least in part, on the range in which the sequence number resides it is determined if the packet descriptor is to be communicated to a scheduler which causes an associated packet to be transmitted. If the sequence number resides in a first “flush” range, all associated packet descriptors are output. If the sequence number resides in a second “send” range, only the received packet descriptor is output. If the sequence number resides in a third “store and reorder” range and the sequence number is the next in-order sequence number the packet descriptor is output; if the sequence number is not the next in-order sequence number the packet descriptor is stored in a buffer and a corresponding valid bit is set. |
| US09584634B2 |
Adaptive acknowledgment transmissions
Systems and techniques for adaptive automatic acknowledgment handling are described. A described system includes a memory structure to store a data rate (DR) adaptation mode indicator, a frame check sequence (FCS) adaptation mode indicator, a preset DR parameter, and a preset FCS parameter; an extractor to extract a DR parameter from a received frame to produce an extracted DR parameter and extract a FCS parameter from the received frame to produce an extracted FCS parameter; a selector to select between the preset DR parameter and the extracted DR parameter based on the DR adaptation mode indicator to produce a selected DR parameter and select between the preset FCS parameter and the extracted FCS parameter based on the FCS adaptation mode indicator to produce a selected FCS parameter; and a generator to generate an acknowledgment to the received frame based on the selected DR parameter and the selected FCS parameter. |
| US09584628B2 |
Zero-copy data transmission system
A data transmission system for transmitting a data file from a server to a client device includes a processor, a memory and a network interface device. The memory includes a user space and a kernel space. The data file is stored in the kernel space. The processor receives a transmission request from the client device for transmitting the data file. The processor maps a set of virtual addresses corresponding to the data file to the user space as a mapped data file, and stores a set of physical addresses corresponding to the set of virtual addresses in a set of meta-buffers of a socket created in the user space. The network interface device retrieves the data file from the kernel space based on the set of physical addresses from the set of meta-buffers, and transmits the data file to the client device. |
| US09584626B2 |
Performing autocomplete of content
Performing autocomplete of content is disclosed, including: generating a status lock configured to control sending requests to a server; generating a first suggestion request that includes a user input character; in response to an indication that the status lock is available, acquiring the status lock for the first suggestion request and sending the first suggestion request to the server; and in response to receipt of suggested content corresponding to the character from the server, releasing the status lock. |
| US09584618B1 |
Hybrid mobile internet system
A computer system identifies a subset of internet content of interest to a future set of passengers for a particular flight. The computer system compiles the subset of the internet content in advance of the flight and delivers the subset of internet content to a corresponding airport gate. A routing table of individual pages and links in those individual pages is constructed. A computer system with a large data storage element in an aircraft receives the subset of internet content and delivers it to passengers on demand, in flight. |
| US09584612B2 |
Systems and methods for pushing applications
Systems and methods are provided for cross-terminal pushing of applications. For example, installation information of an application corresponding to an application-push event in a browser opened in a first terminal is acquired upon detection of the application-push event being triggered; the first terminal sends a push instruction to a server, the push instruction carrying the installation information of the application; the server sends the installation information of the application to one or more second terminals related to the first terminal; the second terminals send the installation information of the application; and the second terminals install the application based on at least information associated with the installation information of the application. |
| US09584610B2 |
Method of providing digital content for users of physical items
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for enhancing users' overall experiences with physical items by supplementing their physical experiences with digital experiences. According to an embodiment, a user uses an electronic device to scan a smart tag associated with an item to obtain an item identifier of the item. The electronic device sends the item identifier to a server, which selects digital content related to the item. |
| US09584607B2 |
Providing content based on location
Among other things, we describe a method that includes receiving a content stream that defines elements of media content, determining that an element of content of the content stream is associated with a first location, determining that an electronic device is at a second location proximate to the first location, and in response, making the element of content available on the electronic device. |
| US09584606B2 |
Location suggestion based upon social networking post content
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive input associated with a social networking system user account. The input includes content to be published to the social networking system. In response to the received input, one or more location suggestions are identified based upon the content. The one or more identified location suggestions are transmitted to a user device associated with the user account. Selection of a location suggestion is received. The content and selected location is published as a post within the social networking system. |
| US09584602B2 |
Methods using base content and additive content and related client devices and network server devices
Methods of operating a network server device are provided. The methods may include establishing a session with a client device. The methods may also include transmitting a first base segment providing first base content for a first time segment to the client device. The methods may additionally include transmitting a second base segment providing second base content for a second time segment to the client device. The methods may further include transmitting an additive segment including additive content for the second time segment to the client device. Also, the additive content may be synchronized with the second base content. Related methods of operating client devices are also described, as are related network server devices and related client devices. |
| US09584600B2 |
Method of communication between construction equipment and management server
A communication method between construction equipment and a management server according to the present disclosure includes: receiving, by a diagnostic device of the construction equipment, state information from a plurality of vehicle control devices; checking, by the diagnostic device, a usable communication method when the received state information needs to be transmitted to a management server; when there is one usable communication method, transmitting, by the diagnostic device, the state information to the management server by using the corresponding communication method; and when there is a plurality of usable communication methods, selecting, by the diagnostic device, a communication method having the lowest fee per unit data, and transmitting the state information to the management server by using the selected communication method. |
| US09584596B2 |
Device for obtaining content by choosing the transport protocol according to the available bandwidth
A device is intended to obtain content by means of at least two transport protocols having different requirements in terms of available network bandwidth. Such content is available in different versions on at least a content server and the versions correspond to different transmission binary bit rates and are subdivided into chunks adapted to be transmitted via a communication network. This device is arranged to request to said at least one server a transmission of at least one chunk according to a version of a content and according to a transport protocol, the transport protocol and the version being selectable in response to a current value of the available bandwidth of said communication network. |
| US09584592B2 |
Internet-based graphics application profile management system for updating graphic application profiles stored within the multi-GPU graphics rendering subsystems of client machines running graphics-based applications
An application profile server system to upload graphic application profiles (GAPs) to one or more client computing devices connected over a communications network, the system including at least one communication network server, at least one database server, and at least one application server to distribute the GAPs. |
| US09584591B1 |
Method and device for sharing a playlist at a dedicated media player device
A playlist is received, based on information identifying a user-association to the playlist at a remote playlist source, at a media player device from the remote playlist source coupled to the media player device over an Internet network connection, the playlist comprising a plurality of item identifiers identifying a corresponding plurality of items. The playlist is communicated from the media player device to a wireless handheld remote control coupled to the media player device over a LAN connection using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). At least one item identifier is received from the wireless handheld remote control. At least one item corresponding to the at least one item identifier is rendered by the media player device. The media player device, the wireless handheld remote control, and the remote playlist source are all separate devices. |
| US09584587B2 |
Managing transmission and storage of sensitive data
Systems and methods for injecting sensitive data into outgoing traffic that is to be sent to a remote server from a client by a network security appliance logically interposed between the server and the client are provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes intercepting, by a network security appliance, outgoing traffic from the client to the server. The network security appliance identifies a submission command within the outgoing traffic that is used for submitting sensitive data of a user to the server. The network security appliance retrieves the sensitive data and modifies the outgoing traffic by injecting the sensitive data into the submission command to form modified outgoing traffic. The network security appliance transmits the modified outgoing traffic to the server. |
| US09584582B2 |
Method and system for publishing an electronic file attached to an electronic message
An aspect for communicating content for delivery to a device to receive an electronic message having an attached electronic file includes receiving the attached electronic file at the device. The attached electronic file contains instructions for accessing the content. Responsive to an input signal indicating a request to access the attached electronic file, an address of a remote device that hosts the content is obtained, a viewing program is executed at the device, and a launch control icon via a toolbar of the viewing program is provided. Responsive to selection of the launch control icon, the content is obtained for delivery to a recipient of the electronic message using the address of the remote device to establish a connection with the remote device. |
| US09584579B2 |
Method and system for providing page visibility information
A method and system for providing page visibility information are provided herein. Aspects of this disclosure provide an interface by which a browser may make the visibility state of a particular page available to the page itself. The browser may track the visibility state of the page as it changes and store the state in a variable associated with the page. Code executing within the page may query this variable to determine the visibility state and take appropriate action. The browser may provide an application programming interface (API) to allow the page to request the visibility state. |
| US09584578B2 |
Cross platform user joining
Techniques for cross platform user joining are disclosed. In some embodiments, cross platform user joining includes associating a first user identification (UID) and a second UID with one or more Internet Protocol addresses (IPs); associating the first UID and the second UID with one or more monitored behaviors; and joining the first UID and the second UID based on the one or more IPs and the one or more monitored behaviors. |
| US09584572B2 |
Cloud service device, multi-image preview method and cloud service system
A cloud service device includes a data center that stores video preview images. A first message requesting previewing multiple images from is received from a multimedia device. Multiple offsets corresponding to the multiple images according to the first time interval and the first image number are calculated and time points corresponding to the multiple images according to the multiple offsets and the first preview time point are calculated. The multiple images from the data center according to the calculated time points are obtained and transmitted to the multimedia device to preview. |
| US09584571B2 |
System and method for capturing, editing, searching, and delivering multi-media content with local and global time
Various acquisition streams are delivered, synchronously or asynchronously, to a server. Those streams having local time indicia are synchronized with the global timeline and the various acquisition streams are then stored. Low bit rate streams corresponding to the stored acquisition streams are generated for use in subsequent editing of the acquisition streams. The editing of the acquisition streams entails reviewing the various acquisition streams and selecting portions for replay. The portions selected for replay are identified through metadata which is then stored. The replay or distribution mode begins by editing the global timeline using the metadata generated in the editing mode so as to produce an edited timeline. The various acquisition streams are then rendered or played back according to the edited timeline to produce a distribution stream. |
| US09584569B2 |
Method and system for supplying media over communication networks
Methods and systems for supplying media over communication networks are described. In one embodiment, a media supplier determines whether a media object hosted on a web server will be supplied to a client by streaming or not by streaming. Preferably, if the determination is to stream, the media supplier streams the media object to the client. In some cases, the same media supplier may be capable of supplying clients with media objects hosted on any of at least two web servers. |
| US09584567B2 |
Method, system and program product for collaboration of video files
A method, system and program product comprise communicating to a server system. The server system is at least configured to receive video/audio uploads from users, to maintain the uploads in a database of collaborations comprising video files where each of the video files comprises a same video file format, and to send to a user a collaboration. A collaboration from the server system is received for presentation to a user. A contribution to the received collaboration is recorded. The contribution is uploaded to the server system. The server system is further configured to process the contribution into the received collaboration to have the same video file format and to at least layer audio. |
| US09584563B2 |
Communication system and method for content access
A method of accessing content at a user terminal connected to a communication network and executing a communication client includes the client displaying a list of contacts associated with a user of the client and the client retrieving a message from the communication network. The message is related to a further user represented by one of the contacts displayed in the list of contacts, and includes a reference to content stored in a storage means accessible by the communication network. The client initiates a call to the further user over the communication network responsive to a user of the client selecting the one of the contacts in the list of contacts. Responsive to initiating the call, the client establishes communication with the storage means using the reference, accesses the content and displays the content at the user terminal. |
| US09584554B2 |
Gateway device to connect native fibre channel ports to pure fibre channel over ethernet storage area networks
A gateway device for use between a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) network and a Fiber Channel (FC) storage area network (SAN) device includes a controller, at least one first native Fiber Channel F_Port in operable communication with the controller and configured to interface with a native Fiber Channel N_Port of the FC SAN device, and at least one first virtual N_Port (VN_Port) linked to the at least one first native Fiber Channel F_Port and in operable communication with the controller; the controller being configured to translate a first FC Fabric Login (FLOGI) received by the at least one first native Fiber Channel F_Port into a FIP N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) discover service fabric parameter (FDISC) and to send the FIP NPIV FDISC to an FCF to instantiate a virtual link. |
| US09584550B2 |
Exploit detection based on heap spray detection
Various techniques for exploit detection based on heap spray detection are disclosed. In some embodiments, exploit detection based on heap spray detection includes executing a program in a virtual environment; and detecting heap spray in memory while executing the program in the virtual environment. In some embodiments, exploit detection based on heap spray detection includes executing a program in a virtual environment; and detecting heap spray related malware in response to a modification of an execution environment in the virtual environment. |
| US09584548B2 |
Authentication policy usage for authenticating a user
A processor ascertains that a user is authorized to access a federated computing environment that includes at least two servers, which includes determining that input authentication information previously received from the user by a first server of the at least two conforms to at least one rule of an authentication policy of a second server having a highest relative priority among servers of the at least two servers whose authentication policy's at least one rule, in an authentication policy table within the first server, is conformed to by the received input authentication information. The authentication policy table within the first server includes (i) an authentication policy of each server of the at least two servers and (ii) a relative priority of each server in order of decreasing number of users registered in an authentication system of each server. |
| US09584545B2 |
Monitoring and controlling electronic activity using third party rule submission and validation
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for monitoring and controlling electronic activity. A policy service can be called for policies for controlling electronic activity occurring at one or more managed devices. The policies can include a number of rules, each of which can include a number of variables. The rules can be defined by a manager device and/or received from third parties. Third party rule submissions can be validated. If electronic activity at the managed device deviates from a rule, the manager device can be notified and the electronic activity can be blocked. The manager device can update the policy and/or issue exceptions, if desired. |
| US09584544B2 |
Secured logical component for security in a virtual environment
A system and method for providing security in a virtual environment are provided. An example system includes a link module that links a secured logical component to a logical entity including a set of virtual machines. The example system also includes a security module that identifies a set of security policies for one or more communications to the logical entity or one or more communications from the logical entity. The example system further includes a control module that controls, based on the set of security policies, the one or more communications to the logical entity or the one or more communications from the logical entity. |
| US09584543B2 |
Method and system for web integrity validator
A computer-implemented method and system for the validation of a true browsing user on a website is disclosed. The invention allows for the collection of data regarding the evolving threat landscape created by online attackers. The system and method fingerprint user behavior to detect differences between a local user, a remote/foreign user, and an automated script. The system then covertly transmits that information back to a financial institution client without giving online attackers the opportunity to notice such transmittal. Certain embodiments of the invention also correspond with the browsing user to validate their identity. The claimed system and method proactively reveal attackers and attack ploys, additionally enabling institutions and security consultants to adapt to attacks in an automated fashion. |
| US09584540B1 |
Crowdsourcing of trustworthiness indicators
Systems and methods are described herein for calculating trust score based on crowdsourced information. The trust score may reflect the trustworthiness, reputation, membership, status, and/or influence of an entity in a particular community or in relation to another entity. The trust score may be calculated based on data received from a variety of public and private data sources, including “crowdsourced” information. For example, users may provide and/or comment on attributes, characteristics, features, or any other information about another user. These inputs may serve to both validate the available data as well as provide additional information about the user that may not be otherwise available. The participation of the “crowd” may form a type of validation in itself and give comfort to second-order users, who know that the crowd can spectate and make contributions to the attributes, characteristics, features, and other information. |
| US09584537B2 |
System and method for detecting mobile cyber incident
A method for detecting mobile cyber incidents includes: allowing a mobile incident collection server to determine whether new text is received; extracting the text original hash from the received new text by means of the mobile incident collection server; allowing the mobile incident collection server to determine whether attached file exists on the basis of the extracted text original hash; if the attached file exists, extracting the attached file by means of the mobile incident collection server; and storing and managing the APP information of the extracted attached file as mobile cyber incident information in the mobile incident collection server. |
| US09584530B1 |
In-band identity verification and man-in-the-middle defense
A variety of techniques for performing identity verification are disclosed. As one example, a verification request is received from a remote user. The verification request pertains to a cryptographic key. In response to receiving a confirmation from a local user of the local device, a verification process is initiated. A result of the verification process is transmitted to the remote user. As a second example, a verification request can be received at the local device, from a local user of the device. A verification process with respect to the local user is initiated, and a result of the verification process is transmitted to a remote user that is different from the local user. |
| US09584525B2 |
Entitlement predictions
Systems, methods, and devices for predicting entitlements to computing resources are described. An entitlement associated with a user of a computer system may be identified. The entitlement may indicate a computing resource of the computer system that is accessible to the user. A set of attributes associated with the user may be selected, and an entitlement probability value may be obtained. The entitlement probability value may be based on the set of attributes and indicate a probability that the user is authorized to have the entitlement. The entitlement probability value may be used to determine whether to include the entitlement in an access review. Depending on the entitlement probability value the entitlement may be included in the access review or excluded from the access review. |
| US09584524B2 |
Sensor-based human authorization evaluation
A resource-access management system detects whether a user is authorized to access resources. The system may include a user device being configured to include a sensor that detects sensor data associated with the user. Further, the system includes a client qualification engine that determines whether or not a client is authorized to access the resources by comparing the sensor data with a plurality of patterns for evaluating whether or not the user is an authorized user. User scores are generated based on the compared sensor data and the plurality of patterns. Further, a composite score corresponding to the user is generated using the sensor data, plurality of patterns, and one or more additional criteria. Whether the user is granted access to the resources, presented with unauthorized user tests, or blocked from access to the resources depends on the composite score and threshold values. |
| US09584518B1 |
Dynamic communications controller
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for a dynamic communications session controller. An identity module is configured to masquerade as a session endpoint to a session controller for a communications protocol using one or more network interfaces. An endpoint selection module is configured to dynamically select a destination for a session intended for a masqueraded session endpoint, based on information from one or more destinations. A routing module is configured to maintain and/or direct connectivity for a session with at least a selected destination using a communications protocol. |
| US09584517B1 |
Transforms within secure execution environments
Methods and systems for instantiating an enclave according to a request, the enclave being instantiated at a determined location of a set of locations in a computing environment of a computing resource service provider hosting a set of computing resources. The enclave further being instantiated with executable code specified by a customer for processing network traffic in accordance with the executable code in a computing environment. |
| US09584511B2 |
Virtual verification
An automatic machine implemented identification and data processing, gathering and storage system and method. A system, method and computer program product for communicating peer-validated reputation information enabling users, including automated processing equipment and methods, to, among other things, make decisions of safe or unsafe personal interactions, such as participating in an in-person meeting. |
| US09584510B2 |
Image capture challenge access
Aspects of image capture challenge access are described. In one embodiment, an access service of a computing device directs an imaging system to capture an image including facial fiducial features and determine whether the features correspond to an expected set of features. The access service may also issue a request for a response including, for example, a request to tilt or move the computing device, move an individual's face, or contort an individual's facial features. After the request for the response, the access service may capture a response image. The response image may include an adjustment to facial fiducial features. The access service may further determine whether the adjustment to the facial fiducial features corresponds to the request. Depending upon whether the adjustment corresponds to the request, the access service may permit or deny access to features of the computing device. |
| US09584506B2 |
Server apparatus, information processing method, program, and storage medium
An information processing method for a server apparatus controlling access based on a role of a user and a scope as authority held by an authorization token for realizing a unified license management structure that does not reduce an overall performance of a cloud service even if a plurality of services collaborate with the cloud service. |
| US09584501B2 |
Resource protection on un-trusted devices
Authenticating a client device to a service to allow the client device to access a resource provided by the service. A client device obtains a secondary credential that is associated with a primary credential and that is generated as being usable by a particular set of devices including the client device to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential. While outside of an enterprise network, the client device requests access to the service, including sending the secondary credential to an enterprise gateway. Based at least on sending the secondary credential to the enterprise gateway, the client device receives a resource from the service. The resource is received based at least on the enterprise gateway having forwarded the primary credential to the service after verifying that the secondary credential is valid and that the client device is in the particular set of client devices. |
| US09584496B2 |
Systems and methods for securely monitoring an individual
A biometric sensor may be coupled to a portable communications device, such as a cellular telephone. The biometric sensor may be configured to acquire one or more measurements of biological characteristics of an individual. One or more of the measurements may relate to internal, sub-epidermal characteristics of the individual, such as non-volitional processes occurring within the individual, sub-epidermal structures within the individual, or the like. A biometric marker may be derived from one or more of the measurements. The portable communications device may be activated responsive to deriving the biometric marker. The activation may include transmitting the measurements and/or biometric markers derived therefrom to a receiver using the portable communications device. |
| US09584495B2 |
Method and system for establishing secure communications using composite key cryptography
A method is disclosed for establishing a secure communication session using composite key cryptography. The method comprises generating a first plurality of secret keys all of which are known only to a first communicating party and each one of which is shared with exactly one of a plurality of stewards, and generating a second plurality of secret keys all of which are known only to a second communicating party and each one of which is shared with exactly one of the plurality of stewards. The first and second communicating parties each send information to the other through different stewards, each communication leg being encrypted using a secret key known only to the respective communicating party and steward. These communications are usable to distribute cryptographic seeds to the communicating parties for use in generating a temporary session key that can be used to encrypt direct communications between the parties. |
| US09584493B1 |
Decentralized authoritative messaging
A secure chat client is described that allows users to exchange encrypted communications via secure chat rooms, as well as one-to-one communications. In particular, the secure chat client allows users to create, configure, and manage secure chat rooms. Furthermore, the secure chat client provides users with the ability to recover secure messages when they obtain a new device or otherwise lose communications. |
| US09584487B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining an originator of a network packet using biometric information
Associating a network packet with biometric information for a user includes identifying biometric identification information for a user of a network device, including an identifier of the biometric identification information in at least one of a header and a trailer of a network packet without including biometric identification information in a payload of the network packet, and sending the packet via a network, wherein the identifier identifies the network packet as having originated from the user. |
| US09584485B2 |
Key encryption system, method, and network devices
A network includes encryption devices at customer sites and transport devices provide transport functionality for encrypted data for transmission across networks. A method of controlling access to a first plurality of functions of the encryption devices and access to a second plurality functions of the transport devices is disclosed. The method involves providing a customer with access to at least some of the first plurality of functions and providing a network service provider with access to at least some of the second plurality of functions. The method also involves providing the network service provider with restricted access to a first subset of the first plurality of functions and/or providing the network service provider with restricted access to a second subset of the second plurality of functions. This allows the customer and the service provider to share access to hardware resources such as the encryption devices and the transport devices. |
| US09584481B2 |
Host providing system and communication control method
A host providing system includes a physical host network switch which determines permission and non-permission of communication on the basis of whether or not information pieces indicating users correlated with information indicating a transmission source and information indicating a transmission destination included in communication data from a physical instance match each other, and controls the communication data on the basis of a determination result. Accordingly, since only communication between instances of the same user is permitted, and thus communication from a physical instance is appropriately controlled, it is possible to ensure security in the system. |
| US09584479B2 |
Virtual firewall load balancer
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for load balancing between a virtual component within a virtual environment and a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) is provided. The method may include receiving a trusted connection table from the HIPS, wherein the trusted connection table contains a plurality of trusted connection information. The method may also include receiving a network packet from a virtual switch, wherein the network packet has a plurality of connection information. The method may then include determining if the plurality of connection information matches the plurality of trusted connection information. The method may further include sending the network packet to a destination based on determining that the plurality of connection information matches the plurality of trusted connection information. The method may include sending the network packet to the HIPS based on determining that the plurality of connection information does not match the plurality of trusted connection information. |
| US09584471B2 |
Infrastructure coordinated media access control address assignment
Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association. |
| US09584458B2 |
Selecting subsets of participants in electronic message threads
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for selecting subsets of participants in electronic message threads. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to exclude participants based, at least in part, on activity level from message conversations, thereby streamlining message conversation and reducing unwanted message communications. |
| US09584457B2 |
Indicating status of application program with icons
A computing device (100) and computing environment displays a graphical user interface (110) that presents a plurality of icons (260). Each icon is related to a different aspect of a resident software application. The icons are used to indicate the status of their associated aspects of the software application. Changes of state of the aspects of the software application represented by the displayed icons are determined and used to update the displayed icons so that the displayed icons present current status information concerning the associated aspects of the software application. |
| US09584451B2 |
System, method and apparatus for optimizing wireless communications of secure e-mail messages with attachments
A system, method and apparatus are provided for secure e-mail message attachment optimization. Content attached to e-mail messages may not be suited to the resource constraints of the destination wireless device. In secure e-mail messages, the message may be signed and/or encrypted. A wireless server can determine resource parameters associated with a destination wireless device, such as display resolution, memory capacity, processor speed, and wireless interface constraints and re-scale the attached content to be optimized for delivery and presentation on the wireless device. |
| US09584450B2 |
Sending an out-of-facility notification based on aggregated content from a task management system
Historical content corresponding to activity of a user in at least one social networking service is aggregated. The historical content indicates a plurality of collaboration partners with whom the user collaborated via the at least one social networking service in an occupation context. Based on the aggregated historical content, at least one of the collaboration partners can be identified as at least one priority collaboration partner. Whether the user currently is not in a facility where the user works can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the user is not in the facility where the user works, a message indicating that the user is not in the facility where the user works can be automatically sent to the at least one priority collaboration partner. |
| US09584449B2 |
Determining the status of a device through use of a publisher/subscriber interface
A device for enabling a first computer network device to determine whether a second computer network device has an online status or an offline status includes a memory device with instructions for execution by a processor to: receive a request from the first computer network device for the status of the second computer network device; determine whether the second computer network device is online or offline; in response to a determination that the second computer network device is online, return a first network address to the first computer network device; and in response to a determination that the second computer network device is offline, return a second network address to the first computer network device, wherein the second network address is a known bad address that will not provide a response to the first computer network device. |
| US09584448B2 |
Multi-modal participant lists
An instant messaging user may use a buddy list that includes a user-selected list of potential instant messaging recipients (“buddies”) to identify another instant messaging user with whom instant messages are to be exchanged. An instant messaging user also may use a buddy list for other purposes, such as to initiate playing of an on-line game or to invite participants to play an on-line game. Techniques are provided to transform a buddy list from one messaging-mode to another messaging-mode. The transformation may include, for example, substitution or re-ordering of groups of buddies, substitution of buddy icons associated with buddies, substitution of information displayed about buddies, and substitution of controls for directing operation of the buddy list. |
| US09584446B2 |
Memory buffer management method and system having multiple receive ring buffers
The present invention is directed to a method and system of memory management that features dual buffer rings, each of which includes descriptors identifying addresses of a memory space, referred to as buffers, in which portions of data packets are stored. Typically, the header segment of each data packet is stored at a first set of a plurality of buffers, and the portion of the payload segment that does not fit among the buffers of the first set is stored in the buffers of a second set. In this manner, the size of the individual buffers associated with the first buffer rings may be kept to the smallest size of useable storage space, and the buffers corresponding to the second buffer ring may be arbitrary in size. |
| US09584443B2 |
Methods and systems for transmitting data through an aggregated connection
The present invention discloses methods and systems for processing data packets received at a first network node and for processing encapsulating packets received at a second network node. The first network node receives data packets from its network interface. It then selects a first tunnel and selects none or at least one second tunnel according to a selection policy. Original encapsulating packets (OEPs) are transmitted to a second network node through the first tunnel and at least one duplicate encapsulating packet (DEP) is transmitted through the at least one second tunnel. The second network node receives an encapsulating packet with a global sequence number (GSN) through an aggregated connection. The second network node determines whether one or more data packets corresponding to the encapsulating packet have been received earlier. The second network node may then determine whether or not to forward the one or more data packets. |
| US09584441B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting a multimedia data packet using cross-layer optimization
An apparatus and method for transmitting a multimedia data packet are provided. The method includes receiving Bottom-up Network Abstraction Layer (B-NAL) information from a network entity, determining a media data quality based on the received B-NAL information and generating media data having the determined media data quality, and generating a packet including the generated media data and transmitting the packet to the network entity. |
| US09584435B2 |
Global cloud computing environment resource allocation with local optimization
A device, of a cloud computing environment, receives information associated with one or more computing resources of a local portion of the cloud computing environment, and receives, from a global allocator device, a request for placement of a computing resource element at a selected computing resource of the one or more computing resources. The device also determines, based on the information, whether the request can be satisfied by the selected computing resource, and places the requested computing resource element in the selected computing resource when the request can be satisfied by the selected computing resource. The device sends, to the global allocator device, a message indicating that the requested computing resource element has been successfully placed in the selected computing resource. |
| US09584432B2 |
Circular time differencing add/subtract delta to TMAX on sign, MSB
A method of processing first and second record packets of real-time information includes computing for each packet a deadline interval and ordering processing of the packets according to the respective deadline intervals. A single-chip integrated circuit has a processor circuit and embedded electronic instructions forming an egress packet control establishing an egress scheduling list structure and operations in the processor circuit that extract a packet deadline intervals, place packets in the egress scheduling list according to deadline intervals; and embed a decoder that decodes the packets according to a priority depending to their deadline intervals. |
| US09584421B2 |
Advertising reachability in proxy FHRP for anycast routing service
Embodiments herein achieve proxy FHRP for anycast routing services through the coordination of L2MP edge switches to allow load balancing for the use of routing services. Such embodiments may avoid duplicity and coordinate control planes between the edge switches to present a proxy interface to the rest of the network for the routing services. As such, multipathing and load-balancing for efficient use of crucial services may be provided for client nodes inside the network. |
| US09584420B2 |
Switching between loss-based and delay-based mode for real-time media congestion controllers
Congestion control may be provided. A set of rules may allow a congestion control process to switch from delay-mode to loss-mode (e.g., in the presence of loss-based flows) and back to delay-mode (e.g., when loss-based flows stop). Fairness properties of this set of rules may include that the resulting flows may be fair to each other and the flows may also be fair when competing with loss-based flows. Many flows that may be deadlocked in loss-mode (e.g., in the absence of other genuine loss-based flows) may be helped to switch back to delay-mode. |
| US09584416B2 |
Systems and methods to provide flow control for mobile devices
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed to facilitate wireless communications. User equipment (UE), such as a mobile device, identifies data congestion and transmits a recommended data rate modification wireless signal (e.g., a recommended reduced data rate) to the base station that is transmitting data to the UE. The base station may reduce the data rate of the down link (DL) to the reduced data rate. The UE may then receive data from the base station at the reduced data rate. Therefore, flow control may be implemented at the base station side (e.g., sometimes referred to as the Network (NW) side) based upon the reduced data rate modification determined and transmitted by the UE to the base station. In this way, the data rate transmission to the UE can be reduced to allow the UE to successfully process received data and successfully perform its functions. |
| US09584415B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for service chains
Routers using virtual routing and forwarding nodes to implement a service fabric of service chains. The router may configure M+1 virtual routing and forwarding instances, M being an integer representing a number of a plurality of service appliances in a data center network. Each virtual routing and forwarding instance may be associated with a routing table of routing rules to define various service chain routing paths. The routing rules are based on destination addresses in data packets. |
| US09584411B2 |
Power save mechanism for low-power network devices
A power save unit of a first network device determines a sleep duration associated with a sleep mode of a low-power network device based on an exchange of information between the first network device and the low-power network device of a communication network. The power save unit determines whether the low-power network device is in the sleep mode. In response to determining that the low-power network device is in the sleep mode, the power save unit redirects network packets destined to the low-power network device to the first network device. The first network device stores the redirected network packets and notifies the low-power network device that the first network device has stored the redirected network packets. |
| US09584406B2 |
Data path switching
A method for selecting a data path includes identifying a plurality of available data paths between a router device and a wide area network. Path selection data is obtained. The path selection rules are processed with the obtained path selection data. For each of a plurality of data communications to be routed, one of the plurality of available data paths is selected according to the processing of the path selection rules. Each of the plurality of data communications is routed between a local area network and the wide area network via a data exchanger and a remote link that follows the data path selected for that data communication. |
| US09584401B2 |
Switchless network topology system for parallel computation and method thereof
A switchless network topology system for parallel computation is provided. The switchless network topology system includes a plurality of nodes, of which one node communicates with another node according to a routing table, where the creation of the routing table includes the following steps: calculating a shortest path of transmission paths between two nodes of the nodes, where the shortest path has no relay node or at least one relay node between the two nodes; removing the transmission path between a starting node and a first relay node of the shortest path and identifying another shortest path between the starting node and the destination node; repeating the step of removing and identifying to identify other shortest paths between the starting node and the destination node; and creating the routing table based on every shortest path between any starting node and any destination node of the nodes. |
| US09584397B2 |
Routing in spine-leaf networking systems
Aspects of the present invention include extending routing capabilities to improve networking efficiencies. In embodiments, a spine-leaf network configuration may be provisioned as a single router to solve at least two issues: (1) local routing within a leaf; and (2) scalability of the hardware ARP table. In embodiments, one or more tables in the leaf node may be programmed so that data traffic coming from a first host in a first subnet or VLAN on the leaf and intended for a second host in a second subnet or VLAN on the leaf may be forwarded locally to the second host in the second subnet or VLAN without traversing to the spine layer. |
| US09584393B2 |
Device and related method for dynamic traffic mirroring policy
A function is provided in a network system for policy-based dynamic mirroring for network traffic. The function monitors events, topology and status of the network and installs, enables, selects or changes traffic mirrors associated with the operation of one or more devices of the network. The mirror policies are established based on network polices and/or rules. The mirror policies and the enablement, installation, selection or changing of them are based on multiple criteria. The function provides for the selection of traffic to mirror, how much of it to mirror, where to mirror it and when to stop the mirroring. The function may be established in network entry devices as well as core switching devices of the network. The function can select portals for the mirroring activity and can secure the mirroring. |
| US09584385B2 |
Adaptive buffer control
A method, device, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed that in one aspect may calculate a data rate and a latency of a packet flowing through a buffer, compare the data rate to a provisioned data rate, compare the latency to a threshold, and adapt a size of the buffer in response to results of the comparisons. |
| US09584384B2 |
Methods for retransmitting reverse link data and apparatuses using the same
A method for retransmitting reverse link data practiced by a media access control layer, the method comprising: buffering a plurality of data frames encapsulated in a first access probe in a memory; obtaining information regarding data frames encapsulated in the first access probe that are successfully decoded by a telecommunication network; selecting the buffered data frames that are required to be retransmitted, according to the obtained information; and passing down the selected data frames to a physical layer, to encapsulate the selected data frames into a second access probe and transmit the second access probe to the telecommunication network. |
| US09584383B2 |
Coexistence of a normal-rate physical layer and a low-rate physical layer in a wireless network
A network device including a receiver and a processor. The receiver is configured to communicate at a first data rate via a channel and receive a first packet at the first data rate via the channel. The processor is configured to, in response to the receiver receiving a second packet at a second data rate via the channel, (i) detect a portion of the second packet, and (ii) determine that the channel is busy in response to detecting the portion of the second packet. The second data rate is different than the first data rate. |
| US09584381B1 |
Dynamic snapshot value by turn for continuous packet capture
Embodiments are directed to capturing packets on a network. A snapshot value may be provided for a network monitoring computer (NMC). If the NMC may be provided packets of a network flow, characteristics of the network flow may be monitored. If the characteristics of the network flow indicate that a flow turn may be occurring on the network flow, the snapshot value may be modified by increasing it to a provided value. If conditions indicate that the flow turn may be complete, the snapshot value maybe reset by decreasing it to another provided value. A portion of each of the packets may be captured by the NMC, such that the size of the portion may be equivalent to the snapshot value. The captured portion of each of the packets may be stored in a memory of the NMC. |