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| US09636125B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel
Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction. |
| US09636122B2 |
Femoral orthopaedic instrument assembly for setting offset
A number of orthopedic surgical instruments for use in a surgical procedure to prepare a patient's femur to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. The tools include guide tools, cutting tools, surgical blocks, and other orthopedic surgical instruments configured to plan and guide the preparation of the patient's femur. A method of using the orthopedic surgical instruments is also disclosed. |
| US09636121B2 |
Facet distraction device, facet joint implant, and associated methods
In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides devices, implants, and methods for distracting and/or stabilizing a facet joint of the spine of a patient or other similar joint or bony structures, optionally including modifying the facet joint and implanting an implant in the facet joint so as to distract the foramen in order to reduce compression on nerve roots. |
| US09636119B2 |
Surgical cutting tool
A surgical cutting tool including a first jaw and a second jaw operably associate with the first jaw such that the first jaw and the second jaw are movable relative to one another between an opened position and a closed position. A cutting member is movably attached to the first jaw so that the cutting member extends from the first jaw towards the second jaw, and an actuating mechanism is operably associated with the cutting member so as to cause the cutting member to move relative to the first jaw. |
| US09636117B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for enclosing an anatomical opening
The present technology is directed generally to devices, systems, and methods for enclosing anatomical openings. In several embodiments, an aneurysm device is endovascularly deliverable to a site proximate to an arterial aneurysm. The aneurysm device includes a closure structure having a distal-facing aspect configured to at least partially occlude the aneurysm and a proximal-facing aspect configured to arch over lumina of an artery. The device further includes a supplemental stabilizer connected to the closure structure and configured to reside in the artery and press outward against a luminal wall thereof. In some embodiments, the device can also include a barrier spanning at least a portion of the distal-facing aspect of the closure structure and configured to further occlude a neck of the aneurysm. In further embodiments, the closure structure can be configured to restrict and/or divert flow to or from the aneurysm. |
| US09636115B2 |
Vaso-occlusive delivery device with kink resistant, flexible distal end
A device for delivering an occlusive element includes an elongate sheath having a lumen therein. An elongate core member is disposed within the lumen and is formed from a proximal portion and distal portion connected via a joint. The distal portion of the elongate member includes a severable junction secured to the occlusive element. A marker coil is coaxially arranged around the distal portion of the elongate core member and is partially disposed inside the sheath lumen. A coil member is coaxially arranged around the distal portion of the elongate core member and coaxially arranged around at least a portion of the marker coil extending outside the lumen of the sheath. The coil member is secured at a distal end thereof to the distal portion of the elongate core member. The device resists axial compression while allowing for radial bending. |
| US09636114B2 |
Endoscopic stapling devices
Described herein are endoscopic staplers and methods used to apply one or more fasteners to body tissue. In one embodiment, a fastener-applying device, which is preferably a stapler, is passed transorally into the stomach to plicate stomach tissue by engaging tissue from inside the stomach and drawing it inwardly. In the disclosed embodiments, the tissue is drawn into a tissue chamber, causing sections of serosal tissue to be positioned facing one another. The disclosed staplers allow opposed sections of tissue to be moved into contact with another, and preferably deliver staples for maintaining contact between tissue sections at least until serosal bonds form. Each of these steps may be performed wholly from the inside of the stomach and thus can eliminate the need for any surgical or laparoscopic intervention, After one or more plications are formed, medical devices may optionally be coupled to the plication(s) for retention within the stomach. |
| US09636111B2 |
Method of stapling tissues with a staple assembly
There is provided a variable size, uniform compression staple assembly for use in stapling differing thicknesses of tissues. The staple assembly includes a staple and a staple block for receipt of tissue penetrating tips of the staple. Upon assembly through tissue, the tissue penetrating tips of the staple lodge within the staple block to a depth inversely proportional to the thickness of the tissues being stapled. There is also disclosed an anvil configured for use with the staple assembly. |
| US09636106B2 |
Termination devices and related methods
Devices and methods for locking and/or cutting tethers during a tissue modification procedure are described. In some variations, a tether may be used to tighten tissue by bringing two pieces or sections of the tissue together. The tether, which may be under tension, may be locked to maintain the tension, and excess tether may be severed, using one or more of the devices and/or methods. The devices and/or methods may be used, for example, in minimally invasive procedures. |
| US09636103B2 |
Surgical suturing instrument
A surgical suturing instrument including a handle assembly, an elongate member extending distally from the handle assembly and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongate member. The end effector may include a first jaw member movable relative to a second jaw member between an open position and an approximated position for grasping tissue. Each of the jaw members define a knife slot, a first needle slot, and a second needle slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the end effector. The end effector also includes a knife assembly and an upper assembly pivotably coupled to an upper knife flange of the knife assembly. The upper assembly includes an upper bellcrank, a first needle, a first suture passing through a first aperture defined by the first needle, a second needle and a second suture passing through a second aperture defined by the second needle. |
| US09636102B2 |
Surgical fastening
A surgical device includes a first fastener having a planar profile, a second fastener having a concave surface, and a suture that can be manipulated to change a distance between the first and second fasteners. The second fastener has a curvature that substantially matches the curvature of a top surface of a clavicle bone in a direction perpendicular to a long axis of the clavicle bone. A method of treating an acromioclavicular joint injury includes forming axially aligned passages through a patient's clavicle and coracoid process, passing a fastener having a concave surface through the passages, positioning the concave surface of the fastener against a top surface of the patient's clavicle with a long axis of the fastener extending perpendicular to a long axis of the clavicle, positioning a fastener having a planar profile below the patient's coracoid process, and adjusting a suture that couples the fasteners. |
| US09636099B2 |
Surgical access system including surgical portal apparatus and adhesive patch
The present disclosure relates to surgical access systems and methods of using the same to access a surgical site during a surgical procedure. The surgical access system includes a portal member and a patch. The portal member includes at least one longitudinal port for passage of a surgical object. The portal member is formed from a compressible material and is adapted to transition from a first expanded condition to a second compressed condition such that an outer surface of the portal member is adapted for a substantial sealing relation with an opening in tissue upon insertion of the portal member therethrough. The patch includes a non-porous substrate having a tissue facing surface including an adhesive for positioning over the opening in the tissue and sealing a surface thereof. The patch is adapted for sealed reception of the portal member. |
| US09636098B2 |
Surgical retractor with spreadable rakes
The present invention relates to a spreadable retractor, including a rake plate having a pair of laterally separated rake mountings; a pair of rakes, one of the rakes moveably mounted to each of the laterally separated rake mountings, wherein each of the rakes comprises a rake shaft extending away from the rake plate; and a rake spreader mounted to the rake plate at a position between the laterally separated rake mountings, the rake spreader operably linked to and configured to spread the pair of rakes apart from each other. The spreadable retractor of the present invention provides the ability for surgical personnel to use a single device to both lift and spread tissues and bones in the vicinity of a surgical incision. |
| US09636094B2 |
Sealing device and delivery system
The invention relates to a sealing device for repair of cardiac and vascular defects or tissue opening such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or shunt in the heart, the vascular system, etc. and particularly provides an occluder device and trans-catheter occluder delivery system. The sealing device would have improved conformity to heart anatomy and be easily deployed, repositioned, and retrieved at the opening site. |
| US09636090B2 |
Multifunction aspiration biopsy device and methods of use
One embodiment of a multifunction aspiration biopsy device includes a hub having a chamber for receiving a collected specimen, a vacuum source in communication with the hub chamber, a needle detachable from the hub and having an outlet in communication with the hub chamber, and a cover extending over a portion of the needle outlet for directing a specimen collected through the needle into the hub chamber in a direction that differs from a longitudinal axis of the needle. The hub chamber with collected specimen may be separated from the vacuum source and the needle and the specimen may be triaged within the hub chamber. Various embodiments of a collection container for receiving used needles are also disclosed. |
| US09636087B2 |
Ultrasound observation apparatus, method for operating ultrasound observation apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium
An ultrasound observation apparatus includes: a first generation unit that computes a received signal based on first and second echo signals obtained by transmitting ultrasound signals having different phases along a same line to a specimen and reflection of the ultrasound signals from the specimen, and generates a first ultrasound image having first display mode, using the received signal; an extraction unit that calculates first and second features based on frequency spectra of the first and second echo signals, and extracts a third feature from the first and second features so as to be associated with a pixel position in image; a second generation unit that generates a second ultrasound image having second display mode at a pixel position where the third feature is not less than threshold; and a composition unit that generates a composite image by combining the first and second ultrasound images at the pixel position. |
| US09636068B2 |
Analyte sensor and apparatus for insertion of the sensor
An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided. |
| US09636061B2 |
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. |
| US09636059B2 |
Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method
A medical device for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect the emitted light. A processor determines a plurality of light measurements in response to the emitted light detected by the detector, updates, for each of the plurality of wavelengths, a first normalization coefficient and a second normalization coefficient in response to the detected emitted light, and adjusts the determined plurality of light measurements in response to the first normalization coefficient and the second normalization coefficient. |
| US09636057B2 |
Conformable physiological sensor
A sensor for measuring physiological characteristics includes a circuit assembly, at least one material layer, and an adhesive layer that extends beyond an outer edge of the circuit assembly. The at least one material layer forms an adhesive edge around the perimeter of the sensor. |
| US09636051B2 |
Detection meter and mode of operation
A method for performing an assay to determine the presence or concentration of an analyte contained in a sample of body fluid by using a device comprising at least one analyte quantification member and a sensor associated therewith, the method includes: applying a first sample to the analyte quantification member; and detecting the presence or absence of an adequate sample volume; wherein upon detection of the absence of an adequate sample volume, initiating a finite timed period, and signaling the user to introduce a second sample of body fluid to the analyte quantification member. Associated arrangements and devices are also disclosed. |
| US09636043B2 |
Exhaled breath sampling with delivery of gas
A system for sampling exhaled breath and for supply of a gas, the system comprising: a gas delivery cannula comprising at least one nasal prong for insertion into a nostril, the nasal prong comprising a distal end; an exhaled breath sampling cannula for insertion into the nostril, the exhaled breath sampling cannula comprising a distal end; and a connector for coupling the gas delivery cannula to the exhaled breath sampling cannula, such that the distal end of the exhaled breath sampling cannula is disposed deeper in the nostril than the distal end of the nasal prong, to reduce dilution of sampled exhaled breath by delivered gas. The connected is configured to facilitate adjustability of an insertion depth of the exhaled breath sampling cannula into said nostril. |
| US09636042B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for detecting respiratory rate
This disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for detecting respiratory rate. The method for detecting respiratory rate may include: sampling respiratory waveform data in a time sequence; detecting respiratory cycles from the sampled respiratory waveform data; calculating variation degree for the sampled respiratory waveform data; calculating base length base on the variation degree; calculating smoothed length base on the base length; calculating real-time degree for each respiratory cycle base on the variation degree, sequence number of each respiratory cycle, and the smoothed length; and calculating respiratory rate base on the smoothed length and the real-time degree. |
| US09636039B2 |
Method and apparatus to acquire magnetic resonance images in a session, with acquisition of a consistently valid reference scan
In a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging method and apparatus, multiple diagnostic scans are obtained of an examination subject during an imaging session. An initial reference scan of the subject is obtained at the beginning of the session and, as the session proceeds, an automatic determination is made before each diagnostic scan is obtained as to whether the immediately preceding reference scan is still valid, primarily be checking whether an amount of patient movement has occurred that renders the immediately preceding reference scan invalid. Either a new reference scan is obtained before the next diagnostic scan, or, if still valid, the immediately preceding reference scan is used for the next diagnostic scan. |
| US09636038B2 |
Electrical impedance measuring apparatus
An electrical impedance measuring apparatus includes: a plurality of electrodes adhered to a periphery of a chest; a potential measurer configured to perform a process of applying a current to any ones of the electrodes, and measuring potentials by means of other electrodes; an impedance acquirer, based on the applied current and the potentials measured by the potential measurer, configured to obtain an impedance of each of meshes, a chest section divided into the meshes; a histogram producer configured to set, in the chest section, at least one ROI including from a ventral side to a dorsal side, and configured to obtain a histogram of an impedance distribution in the ROI; and a producer configured to produce a color impedance distribution map in which amplitudes of the histogram are replaced with corresponding colors. |
| US09636036B2 |
Electrophysiological analysis system
The disclosure relates to an electrophysiological analysis system including: a series of electrodes intended to be placed in different regions of the human body; a direct current voltage source; a control device adapted (i) to selectively apply direct current pulses, generated by the voltage source, to a pair of so-called active electrodes, the active electrodes forming an anode and a cathode, and (ii) to connect at least one other so-called passive electrode with high-impedance, the electrode measuring the potential reached by the body; and a measurement device arranged to obtain data representative of the current at the cathode and the potentials on at least some of the electrodes connected with high impedance, in response to the application of the pulses, which data can be used to determine a value for the electrochemical conductance of the skin. The system also includes a device for controlling the difference between the potential at the anode and the potential reached by the body, according to the voltage delivered by the direct current voltage source. |
| US09636035B2 |
Medical apparatus for determination of biological conditions using impedance measurements
Medical apparatus for diagnosing of a diseased condition of the skin of a subject. The apparatus comprises an electrically conducting probe including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode comprising a plurality of micro-needles, wherein each electrode comprises a base substrate, said micro-needles being integrally formed with said substrate and arranged in a laterally spaced relationship apart from each other and having a length being sufficient to penetrate the stratum corneum, said micro-needles being arranged with an at least partially oblique shape. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an electrode for use in the device, arrays of micro-needle and method for the diagnostics of biological conditions using impedance measurements. The diagnostics is in particular related to cancer, and preferably skin cancer, wherein skin cancer is a basal cell carcinoma, a malignant melanoma, a squamous cell carcinoma, or precursors of such lesions. |
| US09636029B1 |
Adaptive selection of digital ECG filter
A method and system for filtering a detected ECG signal are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises filtering the detected ECG signal using a plurality of digital filters. The method includes adaptively selecting one of the plurality of digital filters to maintain a minimum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In a second aspect, the system comprises a wireless sensor device coupled to a user via at least one electrode, wherein the wireless sensor device includes a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device stores an application which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to carry out the steps of the method. |
| US09636028B2 |
Three-dimensional neural probe microelectrode array and method of manufacture
A three-dimensional neural probe electrode array system is described. Planar probes are microfabricated and electrically connected to flexible micro-machined ribbon cables using a rivet bonding technique. The distal end of each cable is connected to a probe with the proximal end of the cable being customized for connection to a printed circuit board. Final assembly consists of combining multiple such assemblies into a single structure. Each of the two-dimensional neural probe arrays is positioned into a micro-machined platform that provides mechanical support and alignment for each array. Lastly, a micro-machined cap is placed on top of each neural electrode probe and cable assembly to protect them from damage during shipping and subsequent use. The cap provides a relatively planar surface for attachment of a computer controlled inserter for precise insertion into the tissue. |
| US09636027B2 |
Ultrasensitive and compact device for noninvasive acquisition of low strength bio signals and method of using same
A method of detecting changes in biologically sourced electrical signals is disclosed. Biologically sourced electrical signals are coupled to a meta-stable and hair-trigger wise perturbable system. The system operates in a first oscillatory mode when the received signals have a strength below a first predetermined level and operates in a distinguishable second oscillatory mode when the received signals have strengths above the first predetermined level but below a second predetermined level. The strengths of the received and thusly distinguishable signals may be in a range below 10 picoAmperes. The biologically sourced electrical signals may be driven by intracranial nerve firings. |
| US09636026B2 |
Multi-layered structure
One aspect relates to a layered structure with a substrate, a first layer over the substrate, and a second layer over the first layer. The substrate and the second layer are an electrically conductive material and the first layer is an insulating material or the substrate and the second layer are insulating material and the first layer is electrically conductive material. At least one of the first and second layers comprises an electrically conductive polymer. |
| US09636024B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating hemodynamic parameters from a physiological curve image
Systems and methods for estimating hemodynamic parameters from physiological curve images. A mobile device captures pictures of a physiological monitor display, which are used to extract the relevant physiological curve and upload it to an analysis server for processing and estimation of hemodynamic parameters. In some examples, the mobile device runs a dedicated application and is Internet-connected, which in turn connects to an Internet-connected analysis server. In some further examples, the system can be implemented using any computer that is capable of taking an image, extracting a physiological curve, and uploading it to a network service for analysis. In still further examples, analysis can be performed by the mobile device instead of via a remote server. |
| US09636022B2 |
Subject information acquisition device, method for controlling subject information acquisition device, and storage medium storing program therefor
A subject information acquisition device includes an elastic wave receiving unit configured to receive elastic waves generated inside a subject and output a reception signal; and a signal processing unit configured to acquire subject information in an interest region of the subject, on the basis of the reception signal. In measurement states, the elastic wave receiving unit receives elastic waves and outputs reception signals corresponding to the measurement states. The signal processing unit corrects the reception signals by weighting factors based on measurement parameters in the measurement states, and acquires corrected reception signals in the interest region corresponding to the measurement states. The signal processing unit acquires the subject information in the interest region, on the basis of the sum of the corrected reception signals and the sum of the weighting factors. |
| US09636020B2 |
Live being optical analysis system and approach
Analysis of live beings is facilitated. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a light-directing arrangement such as an endoscope is mounted to a live being. Optics in the light-directing arrangement are implemented to pass source light (e.g., laser excitation light) into the live being, and to pass light from the live being for detection thereof. The light from the live being may include, for example, photons emitted in response to the laser excitation light (i.e., fluoresced). The detected light is then used to detect a characteristic of the live being. |
| US09636017B2 |
Telemetric docking station
A modular sensor system is disclosed. The system can include one or more sensors, a mounting unit, and a control unit. The mounting unit can enable the control unit and/or one or more sensors to be securely, but detachably, mounted to a patient's body. The control unit can include electronics and other components configured to interface with, monitor, and record data from the one or more sensors. The control unit can further include a wired bus, transceiver, antenna, or other suitable components to enable wireless communication between the system and a central control or monitor. Some or all of the components included in the control unit can be removable from the system to enable some or all of the electronics of the system to be removed. |
| US09636011B2 |
Systems and methods for spectrally dispersed illumination optical coherence tomography
Systems and methods are presented for acquisition and processing of spectrally dispersed illumination optical coherence tomographic data. Light from a source is distributed spectrally on the sample, and each acquisition simultaneously provides partial spectral interference information from multiple locations in the sample. Thus for a given spatial point, a single observation will be of a partial spectrum A-scan. When multiple partial spectrum A-scan observations are made at the same point by shifting the spectrum of light on to the tissue, the point can be observed by the entire broadband spectrum of the light source, thereby making it possible to create a full axial resolution A-scan. |
| US09636010B2 |
Anoscope
An anoscope kit includes an anoscope having a plurality of spaced apart fingers having free ends and a dilator removably positionable within the anoscope to aid insertion of the anoscope. The dilator has a proximal region, an intermediate region and a distal region. The distal region includes an enlarged distal head. A ramped surface extends from the enlarged distal head toward the intermediate region. The intermediate region has an outer surface to contact the fingers of the dilator. |
| US09636007B2 |
Method and apparatus for aiding in the diagnosis of otitis media by classifying tympanic membrane images
A method of aiding the diagnosis of otitis media in a patient includes obtaining image data in a processor apparatus of a computing device, the image data being associated with at least one electronic image of a tympanic membrane of the patient, calculating a plurality of image features, each image feature being calculated based on at least a portion of the image data, classifying the at least one electronic image as a particular type of otitis media using the plurality of image features, and outputting an indication of the particular type of otitis media. Also, a system for implementing such a method that includes an output device and a computing device. |
| US09636005B2 |
Endoscope system having light intensity adjustment with movable optical system
An endoscope system includes an optical transmission section that is provided in an endoscope inserted into an interior of a subject and transmits illuminating light to a distal end, a light source section that generates light, a first lens section that receives the light, from the light source section and emits the light with characteristics of different spatial intensity distributions, a second lens section that causes the light emitted from the first lens section to enter the proximal end of the optical transmission section, a distance adjusting section that can adjust a distance, and a control section that controls the distance adjusting section that adjusts the distance between the first lens section and the second lens section so that amounts of the light of a first and second wavelength bands have a predetermined ratio of amount of light. |
| US09636004B2 |
Replacement light assembly
A light assembly for a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument. The light assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a light source mounted to the top surface, and the bottom surface having first and second electrical terminals. The light assembly further includes a circuit board disposed inclined to the substrate, the circuit board having first and second electrical terminals, a first connector mounting and electrically connecting the first electrical terminal of the substrate to the first electrical terminal of the circuit board, a second connector mounting and electrically connecting the second electrical terminal of the substrate to the second electrical terminal of the circuit board, a heat sink, and a thermal conductor thermally connecting at least one of the first and second electrical terminals of the substrate to the heat sink. |
| US09636003B2 |
Multi-jet distributor for an endoscope
The present specification describes a jet distributor provided to supply fluids to each of a plurality of jet openings in a multi jet endoscope tip. In an embodiment, the jet distributor is supplied with a fluid from a jet pump. The jet distributor includes at least two fluid channels to provide the fluid supplied via the jet pump to the front-jet, right-side-jets and left-side-jets in the endoscope tip. The jet-distributor includes a motor which rotates a rotating plug. The rotating plug includes an internal fluid pathway which becomes intermittently aligned with each of a plurality of fluid output channels in the jet distributor as the plug rotates, thereby providing fluid in a successive manner to the jets in the endoscope tip. |
| US09635994B2 |
Spray arm assembly for dishwasher appliance
A spray arm assembly includes a spray arm including a plurality of branches connected to each other and arrayed about a center point, each of the plurality of branches defining a passage therethrough and an aperture in fluid communication with the passage. The center point defines a spray arm central axis. The spray arm is rotatable about the spray arm central axis. The spray arm assembly further includes a base conduit defining a passage therethrough, the base conduit defining a base conduit central axis. The spray arm assembly further includes an intermediate conduit connecting the base conduit and the spray arm, the intermediate conduit defining a passage in fluid communication between the passage of the base conduit and the passages of the plurality of branches. The intermediate conduit is rotatable about the base conduit central axis. The spray arm central axis is offset from the base conduit central axis. |
| US09635987B2 |
Hinge assembly for a toilet seat
A hinge assembly for a toilet seat, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge post for pivotally supporting the toilet seat on a toilet bowl, a bolt connectable to the hinge post for securing the hinge post to the toilet bowl, the bolt being configured to extend through an opening in the toilet bowl, and a nut threadable onto the bolt to secure the hinge post to the toilet bowl, the nut having a first segment threadable onto the bolt, a second segment and a shear segment connecting the first and second segments, the shear segment having a lower torque resistance than the first and second segments such that the shear segment breaks when torque applied to the second segment reaches a predetermined amount. |
| US09635986B2 |
Spindle and adapter for roll paper product dispensers
A spindle for dispensing a roll of paper product is described. The spindle has an elongated member rotatably coupled with two side members. The side members have different sections of various diameters, which are configured to allow a portion of the side members to be inserted into a hollow interior of the elongated member. The elongated member has sufficient elasticity to provide a snap connection with the side members. The side members are configured to engage a track in a dispenser. Furthermore, at least one of the side members is removable. Also described herein is a roller assembly for adapting a dispenser. The assembly comprises a spindle rotatably coupled with a housing. The housing includes a fastener for attaching the housing to a dispenser. The roller assembly is configured to raise a roll of paper product, thus allowing dispensers originally designed for core rolls to be used with coreless rolls. |
| US09635980B2 |
Fajita meal serving apparatus
A fajita meal serving apparatus comprises a thermally-insulative serving platter defining an upper recessed area configured for securely receiving and supporting a serving plate, a two-way drawer disposed in a cavity under the upper recessed area of the serving platter, where the two-way drawer defines a circular recess configured for holding tortillas. The apparatus further includes first and second diametrically opposed handles formed in the serving platter. |
| US09635977B2 |
Device and system for cooking bacon wrapped foods
Described herein is a cooking device for foodstuffs that are wrapped in bacon, dough or other food items. The device includes a tray that holds a number of silicone holders that hold bacon-wrapped food items while they cook in an oven or toaster oven, microwave or grill (where made of metal). The cooking holders or assemblies hold bacon wrapped food items upright and in place during the cooking process. The entire cooking holder is made of silicone so the food item slides easily off the cooking apparatus when cooking is complete. The cooking tray is designed to allow grease to flow away from the food into a reservoir located around the edges of the tray. |
| US09635975B2 |
Stir-through lid for cookware
A see-through and stir-through lid is provided for cookware. The lid includes a transparent main body having an outer periphery. An access port extends through the main body with a splatter guard secured within the access port. The splatter guard has a self-regulating opening of variable size allowing passage of a working end of a cooking utensil through the opening in the splatter guard while minimizing size of the opening about a shaft of the cooking utensil. A support structure supports a cooking utensil atop the lid with the working end resting above the splatter guard so that liquid and/or food residue may drain through the opening in the splatter guard into the cookware. |
| US09635974B2 |
Device for preparing and dispensing milk foam or a drink, espresso machine comprising such a device and preparation vessel for use in such a device or espresso machine
According to a method for preparing and dispensing milk foam a drink made of powdered milk of self-dissolving drink preparation powder, improved milk foam not directly consumed from a preparation vessel (6) is intended to be foamed easily. To this end, at least one hot water stream (2a) is applied to the milk powder or drink preparation powder in the above open or opened preparation vessel (6), in particular a foaming vessel, said hot water stream flowing out of a hot water channel under hot water pressure. The preparation vessel (6) is fixed. The milk foam (22) or drink so prepared in the preparation vessel automatically flows, i.e. merely by way of the effect of the hot water stream and the force of gravity, from the preparation vessel (6) through a laterally and/or downwardly led discharge of the preparation vessel or through an outlet spout to a collection vessel (4), preferably a cup or a glass. |
| US09635973B2 |
Infusion device for making beverages using cartridges
An infusion device for making beverages using cartridges, such as capsules or pods, comprises an openable infusion unit (3) comprising at least one part (4) able to move between a home position and an operating position, a first standby zone (8) for a cartridge (2) being formed when the mobile part (4) is in the home position, first retaining means for a cartridge (2) in the first standby zone (8), a motor (13) for moving the mobile part (4), means for expelling the cartridge (2) from the unit (3), and at least one device (1) operation check and control unit (35); there are also second retaining means (36) positioned between a cartridge insertion section (34) and the first standby zone (8), to selectively retain a cartridge (2) at a second standby zone (37), the check and control unit (35) being programmed to cause the dispensing of two beverages, one after another, using two cartridges. |
| US09635970B2 |
Tool for separating flesh from a core and a rind of a fruit
A tool (1) for separating flesh from a core and a rind of a fruit, in particular a pineapple, comprising: a corer (10) that, op opposite ends, is provided with a driving member (40) and a cutting edge (12); a flesh cutter (20) extending radially on the corer and having at least one cutting edge (22), wherein the shape of the flesh cutter is such that upon rotation it executes a helical movement with a predetermined pitch; a rind cutter (30), provided at an outer end of the flesh cutter and extending parallel to the corer, said rind cutter including a cutting edge (32). The tool further comprises a section cutter (60), including an annular hub (62) configured to be slidingly received on the corer, an annular rim (66), and one or more spokes (64) radiating from the hub and interconnecting the hub and the rim. |
| US09635969B1 |
Independent drapery claw
A curtain holder or claw that gathers and securely holds a curtain or drapery in place. The holder comprises two sides biased to a closed or clamped position. The sides of the holder may comprise extensions to assist in gathering and holding fabric. The holder is independent and free-standing, and can be used at different heights and locations, with no connection or installation to walls or window frames and with no damage to the curtain or drapery fabric. One of more decorative elements may be permanently or removably attached to the holder. Decorative elements can be easily interchanged by a user to provide a plurality of decorative fixtures, elements, figures, logo, or indicia, or combinations thereof. These elements can match the room décor, or relate to a holiday, kid's themes, movies, animals, sports teams, or other topics or themes. |
| US09635963B2 |
Washable foam pillow
Embodiments relate generally to washable pillows, particularly washable foam pillows, and methods for assembling such pillows. The washable pillow may comprise one or more cushion element and a fabric cover attached to and possibly enclosing the one or more cushion element. The pillow may also comprise a shell formed by the one or more cushion element, wherein the shell may comprise a cavity therein, and the cavity may contain a filler material. |
| US09635962B2 |
Travel pillow with lateral and rear support bar and a flat and thin back
The present invention discloses a U-shaped travel pillow having a base cushion and raised cushion fixed to the top side of the base cushion. The inner peripheral walls of the base and raised cushions are mutually flush, while the rear walls are mutually flush and substantially flat for better contact with flat surfaces, such as a headrest, seat, or chair. Furthermore, the rear wall of the raised cushion is thinner than the sides, providing more liberty to adjust head position by easily adapting to the shape of the headrest, seat or chair. A removable cover is adapted to cover the base and raised cushions, while a drawstring with an adjustable cinch mechanism can be used for adjusting the travel pillow around the neck. |
| US09635959B1 |
Retail display hanger
A retail display hanger for supportively displaying a fluid container and a secondary component, where the fluid container has a neck, typically threaded, with a cap, which is likewise complementary threaded. |
| US09635952B1 |
Sleep fabric layer with individually pocketed coils
The present application provides a cushion having a core layer and a quilt support/comfort layer. The core layer may comprise innersprings, foams, air cells, or combinations thereof. The support/comfort layer comprises a sleep layer that simulates a conventional quilted fabric layer. The sleep layer includes a thick, comfort fabric and a backing fabric, which backing fabric may be the same as the thick, comfort fabric. The sleep layer is formed by coupling the thick, comfort fabric to the backing fabric to form a plurality of individual pockets in which micro spring coils are placed. The micro spring coils have less uncompressed height than conventional innerspring coils. The sleep layer coupling is formed by spot coupling without using a metal needle to stitch the layers together. In other words, the spot coupling may comprise an adhesive or weld. |
| US09635950B2 |
Display device for a plunger matrix mattress
A point-of-sale demonstration system includes a display system for viewing the underside of the plunger matrix mattress allowing a person sitting or lying on the mattress to readily view the impression created by their body weight on the plungers. The display system includes a camera positioned to image the underside of the mattress and a monitor (display screen) positioned for viewing by a person lying on the mattress so that they can see the deflection in the bottom of the plungers caused by their own weight on the mattress. Seeing the image of the downwardly displaced plungers immediately conveys the operation of the plunger matrix mattress to the viewer. The system may also be configured to capture individual frames and video images, store the images, transmit the images, and edit as desired, for example by zooming, cropping, changing the speed of the video, and so forth. |
| US09635946B2 |
Chair footrest frame
Disclosed is a chair footrest frame, comprising a base sliding block (1) fixed to both sides of a bottom face of a chair base, sliding rods (2) arranged in a sliding manner respectively on the base sliding blocks (1), a footrest cushion (7) provided between the two sliding rods (2), and a roller ball (12) suitable for the sliding of the sliding rods (2) being provided on the base sliding block (1). The frictional force between the sliding rods and the base sliding block is relatively small, abrasive wear is relatively low, and operation is simple and convenient, which benefit improvement of the functionality and service life of the footrest frame. |
| US09635941B2 |
Wall mounted assembly
A wall assembly includes at least one horizontally extending rail having a rear surface adapted to engage the wall. A plurality of horizontally spaced and vertically extending stiles are coupled to the rail, with the stiles disposed forwardly of the rear surface of the rail. A plurality of interface components are coupled to the plurality of stiles. In various embodiments, the stiles may be interconnected to draw together adjacent interface components. The interface components also may include overlapping upper and lower edges. The stiles may be vertically and/or horizontally (laterally and longitudinally) adjustable relative to the rail. A lock member may be provided to secure at least one of the stiles to the rail. Various systems and methods of assembly and use are also provided. |
| US09635937B2 |
Rack mounting kit for telecommunications equipment and rack cross brace
A rack mounting kit is configured to allow mounting of a telecommunications equipment chassis into a rack by a single person. The rack mounting kit includes two complimentary brackets that form a shelf-like feature. The complimentary brackets also include a mating latch for interfacing with a chassis to secure the chassis in place. Additionally, a cross brace is provided that is removably installed onto the two complimentary brackets to provide additionally rigidity to a rack while a chassis is being installed. The cross brace can be removed once installation of the chassis is complete. |
| US09635935B2 |
Game table for exercise and recreation
A game table for exercise and recreation provides an engaging game for players wherein a ball or other game piece may be advanced to score goals or points. The game table includes an angled playing surface to which a pair of paddle assemblies may be movably secured via corresponding slots in the playing surface. Typically, the slots will be at the ends of the playing surface and extend laterally. A pair of goal box assemblies provide a scoring opportunity for players and are located at the ends of the playing surface. Side openings may be formed in the walls of the game table to allow improved range of motion, including rotationally, of the paddle assemblies. |
| US09635932B2 |
Height adjustable desk system
A height-adjustable desk having a desktop, at least one cabinet positioned beneath the desktop, and at least one height-adjustable column. The height-adjustable column has an upper end secured to the desktop and a lower end secured within the cabinet. The height-adjustable column is selectively raised or lowered to move the desktop up or down. The cabinet has a storage compartment, and the lower end of the column is positioned behind the storage compartment. Substantially the entire length of the height-adjustable column is housed within and concealed by the cabinet when the height-adjustable column is in the lower position. The desk also includes various cable management channels and cable tracks to entirely conceal all electrical cable running throughout the desk to power and control the height of the desk, as well as to provide electrical power or other necessary electrical cables for any electrical equipment used on the desktop. |
| US09635931B2 |
Table with electrical ports
A table having electrical ports for supplying power or data. The table may include one or more port housings having one or more electrical ports disposed on a surface of the port housing. The port housing may be configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the one or more electrical ports may be concealed beneath the top surface of the table. In the second position, the one or more electrical port may be deployed above the top surface table. The table may include a motor coupled to an assembly for rotating the one or more port housings between the first position and the second position. |
| US09635930B2 |
Table system
Provided is a table system that allows for multiple table frame arrangements using various combinations of fundamental building pieces. An adjustable height table leg includes two parallel and horizontal slots adapted to receive and clamp two independent frame members of the frame. The frame members may be bent or angled in a plurality of configurations to achieve a desired shape for the table frame. Sections of the frame members may also include apertures through which fasteners may be threaded to connect two frame members at right angles. |
| US09635927B2 |
Brush head with recessed bristles, brush, method of making and method of using same
The present invention recognizes that there exists a long felt need for brush heads and brushes having material application and buffing properties. A first aspect of the present invention is a brush head. A second aspect of the present invention is a brush including a brush head of the present invention. A third aspect of the present invention is a method of making a brush head of the present invention. A fourth aspect of the present invention is a method of making a brush of the present invention. A fifth aspect of the present invention is a method of using a brush head of the present invention. A sixth aspect of the present invention is a method of using a brush of the present invention. |
| US09635924B1 |
Cat eye makeup applicator
A cat eye makeup applicator with a handle and a cat eye stamping member having a base portion for detachable connection to the handle and having left-side and right-side, mirror image stamping surfaces for transferring eyeliner to a user's skin and creating perfect, symmetrical cat eyes. |
| US09635921B2 |
Construction of luggage and luggage
The present utility model relates to a box body structure of a draw-bar box and the draw-bar box. The draw-bar box comprises a box body and a telescopic draw bar. First extrusion-molded blocks are provided at four corners of an upper end of the box body, and second extrusion-molded blocks are provided at four corners of a lower end of the box body, the first and second extrusion-molded blocks respectively being in threaded connection with the box body. The first extrusion-molded block comprises a first outer corner protector located on the outside of the box body, and a first inner corner protector located on the inside of the box body and mating with the first outer corner protector, the first outer corner protector being in threaded connection with the first inner corner protector. The second extrusion-molded block comprises a second outer corner protector located on the outside of the box body, and a second inner corner protector located on the inside of the box body and mating with the second outer corner protector, the second outer corner protector being in threaded connection with the second inner corner protector. Rollers are provided on at least two of the second extrusion-molded blocks at the lower end of the box body. The present utility model has a simple structure, reasonable design and convenient use, and also has the advantages of low production costs, stronger firmness, and hardly deformed corners. |
| US09635920B2 |
Adjustable belt for carrying bags or the like
Adjustable strap bags and the like for use during cycling or motorcycling, which includes an elongate flexible member designed to be secured to a bag or the like, wherein said elongate flexible member includes a first portion of adjustable length (I1) which is designed to lie upon the shoulders of a user and a second portion of adjustable length (I2) which is designed to encircle the waist of the user thereby stabilizing the bag and holding it tight thereagainst. |
| US09635919B2 |
Closure device
A closure device for connecting two parts includes a first connecting module and a second connecting module. The first connecting module can be arranged on the second connecting module in a closing direction, is mechanically latched with the second connecting module by a latching means in a closed position, and is held at the second connecting module against the closing direction. The first connecting module can be released from the second connecting module by movement of the first connecting module in an opening direction. A form-fit element is arranged on one of the connecting modules, which is formed to engage a recess on the other one of the connecting modules after establishing the latching of the first connecting module with the second connecting module by moving the first connecting module relative to the second connecting module against the opening direction. |
| US09635912B1 |
Smart gemstone and a preparation method thereof
A smart gemstone and a preparation method thereof, according to which the smart gemstone is divided into a base made of gemstone materials and a gemstone itself; the base has a cavity for accommodating a smart control unit and a wireless recharging battery. The gemstone itself is positioned on top of the base and seals the cavity. The structure of the smart gemstone is simple and compact and also high integrated. The smart gemstone has a wide scope of applications. The smart gemstone can emit lights, perform wireless power charging, provide incoming call alerts and allow associated settings. Also, it is water-resistant even in deep water. |
| US09635904B2 |
Insoles for footwear
Embodiments are directed towards an insole assembly for an article of footwear. The insole includes a cushioning member and a support member. The cushioning member having an upper surface for engaging a plantar surface of a foot and a bottom surface for engaging a sole of the footwear and the support member. The support member engages with a portion of the bottom surface of the cushioning member. The support member has a rearfoot portion which extends around a heel end of the cushioning member, medial and lateral side portions which extend forwardly from the rearfoot portion on opposite sides of a central opening in the support member, and a front-end portion connecting the medial and lateral side portions near a midfoot region of the footwear enclosing the central opening in the support member along a perimeter of the cushioning member. |
| US09635903B2 |
Sole structure having auxetic structures and sipes
A sole structure that includes recessed portions. The recessed portions are arranged such that the sole structure has auxetic properties. In some embodiments, sipes extend to the recessed portions. Additionally, the sole structure may include a central portion having auxetic properties and a peripheral portion. |
| US09635902B2 |
Safety footwear
A footwear system is disclosed, which includes a shell having an inner cavity and at least one recessed area offset from an inner surface of the shell, and a chassis having one or more components adapted to protect a user's foot from injury. In one embodiment, the chassis is insertable into the inner cavity of the shell, such that the one or more components of the chassis are securely retained (e.g., permanently affixed) within the at least one recessed area of the shell. Methods of forming the aforementioned footwear system using expandable materials are also disclosed. |
| US09635901B1 |
Footwear with interchangeable sole structure elements
A shoe may comprise an upper and a sole structure that includes a plurality of support elements located in a plantar region. Each of the support elements may be non-destructively removable from and replaceable into the sole structure. The shoe may comprise a plurality of sensors configured to measure force exerted in a footbed region of the article of footwear, as well as a processor communicatively coupled to the sensors. The processor may be configured to receive input indicative of forces measured by the sensors and to transmit data based on that input. Methods utilizing the article may include removing a support element and replacing the removed support element with a replacement support element. |
| US09635899B2 |
Sandal strap arrangement and tensioning system
A sandal having two independent support straps that are joined over the metatarsal region of the foot and tensioned, over the top of the foot and around the ankle of the user, posterior to the connection point. |
| US09635897B2 |
Cushion items with flexible contouring
A cushion for supporting a user relative to a support surface is provided. The cushion has material with sufficient flexibility to deform under a weight of the user and sufficient resilience to return to its original state when the weight is removed. A supporting face contacts the support surface and is characterized by a plurality of points. The supporting face is contoured such that, when the cushion is in an unloaded configuration, a first subset of the plurality of points contact the support surface and a second subset of the plurality of points do not contact the support surface. When a user then sits on the cushion so that it is in a loaded configuration, at least some of the points in the second subset are displaced under the user's weight and contact the support surface. The cushion thus both bends and compresses to distribute the weight of the user. |
| US09635896B2 |
Swivelling neckband for a protection helmet
A protection helmet includes a crown provided with a frontal part and an occipital part including an inner occipital part, a neckband having an inner surface designed to be in contact with a user's head, and articulation system configured to allow passage of the neckband from a use position to a storage position of the protection helmet. In the storage position, the neckband is folded into the occipital part of the crown so that the inner surface is facing the inner occipital part of the crown. |
| US09635895B1 |
System and method for mapping wearer mobility for clothing design
A method for mapping wearer mobility includes identifying common usage patterns and usage positions by the garment wearer, attaching markers used in motion capture photography to the bare skin of a test subject, and recording position and movement data of the test subject with a computer system while the test subject repeats the common usage patterns and usage positions. The position and movement data are processed to create an opportunity map which identifies stretch and compression areas of the test subject. Markers are attached to a garment worn by a test subject, and position and movement data are recorded while the test subject repeats the common usage patterns and usage positions. The data are analyzed to create a problem map which identifies stretch and compression areas of the garment. A mobility map is created based on the opportunity map and problem map that creates a garment design that reduces compression and stretch areas. |
| US09635891B2 |
Method and system for tracking glove failure
A system and method for identifying areas of a processing plant in which a glove is damaged. The system includes utilizing color-coded sets of gloves in different areas or processing steps within the plant. All the gloves used in a particular plant are provided with a unique identifier. If a piece of a glove is located in the product within the plant, the color of that piece indicates the area or process of the plant in which the glove was used. If a piece of a damaged glove is located in the product at a remote destination, the unique identifier in that piece is matched with a registry to determine the plant in which the glove was used. The color of the piece then helps the plant to identify where the damaged glove was used. The system and method are particularly helpful in the food processing industry, especially meat processing. |
| US09635889B1 |
Cooling garment
The present invention relates to a cooling garment, comprising: a moisture-wicking under layer; and an impermeable outer layer, wherein the impermeable outer layer is attached to the moisture-wicking under layer forming at least one channel within the garment having a wetted perimeter of at most 5 inches; and an above ambient pressure gas supply operably attached to the channel. The present invention also relates to the cooling shirt or vest garment, comprising: a moisture-wicking under layer and an impermeable outer layer, wherein the outer layer is attached to the under layer forming a plurality of channels. |
| US09635882B2 |
Cigarette paper with improved air-permeability
A cigarette paper is shown which has the following properties over at least a part of its surface: no artificial perforation, the air permeability is at least 15 CU, preferably at least 20 CU, and especially preferably at least 25 CU, and for the exponent k, measured with a measuring head with a rectangular opening of 2 mm by 15 mm, in accordance with ISO 2965:2009, which is defined by k = log Q 1 Q 2 log p 1 p 2 with Q1: air-flow through the paper at a pressure difference p1=1.00 kPa and Q2: air-flow through the paper at a pressure difference p2=0.25 kPa, the following holds k≦0.98, preferably k≦0.95, especially preferably k≦0.93, and k≧0.80, preferably k≧0.85. |
| US09635881B2 |
Smokeless tobacco composition comprising non-tobacco fibers and a method for its manufacture
A smokeless tobacco composition comprising at least one type of non-tobacco fibers, wherein the non-tobacco fibers have an average length-to-width ratio equal to or greater than 3.5:1 and equal to or lower than 100:1, and a method for manufacturing the smokeless tobacco composition. |
| US09635877B2 |
Process for obtaining honey and/or flour of coffee from the pulp or husk and the mucilage of the coffee bean
The present invention relates to a method for using the by-products of coffee in the production of proteins, polyphenols, vitamins and minerals, through methods of concentrating and conserving the mucilage and the pulp (husk) in order to obtain industrially processed coffee honey and/or pulp meal (husk), which is/are suitable for use in products for human or animal consumption, drugs, cosmetics or as raw materials for the production of alcohol for fuel (ethanol), wherein said process makes it possible to reduce the pollution of the environment by avoiding the waste of coffee by-products and to exploit the properties and advantages of same for producing the aforementioned products. |
| US09635875B2 |
Production of pulse protein products with reduced astringency
Pulse proteins of reduced astringency are obtained by fractionating pulse protein products which are completely soluble and heat stable in aqueous media at acid pH value of less than about 4.4 into lower molecular weight, less astringent proteins and higher molecular weight, more astringent proteins. |
| US09635874B2 |
Automatic frozen food product vending machine
An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product, a user selection of a desired amount of frozen food product, and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made. |
| US09635873B2 |
System and method for bottom coating food products
A product conveying and coating system includes at least first and second, sequentially arranged conveyor belts, with at least the second conveyor belt being a solid belt. Interposed in a gap between the first and second belts is a dispenser head of a coating manifold. The dispenser head spans a gap between upper surface portions of the first and second conveyor belts, with an elongated side wall outlet portion of the dispenser head being exposed, in a downstream direction of the conveyor unit, to the upper surface of the second conveyor belt. The system provides for dispensing of coating material directly onto the second, solid conveyor belt and enrobing at least bottom and partial side portions of food products upon the solid belt. Provisions are made for scraping from the solid belt, removing from the food products and recycling excess coating material. |
| US09635870B2 |
Direct-set cheese
Process: providing concentrated milk composition including milk protein; providing plant fat composition including plant fat; combining first amount of concentrated milk composition together with second amount of plant fat composition, forming concentrated milk-plant fat composition having initial pH and having concentration by weight of water being within range of between about 49% and about 57%; combining concentrated milk-plant fat composition together with amount of edible acid, and directly setting concentrated milk-plant fat composition by adjusting initial pH to reduced pH being within range of between about 4.9 and about 4.5; thereby forming uniform non-separating direct-set milk-plant fat product substantially retaining the milk protein. Process also includes providing concentrated milk composition and plant fat composition respectively at first and second temperatures being at least about 20° F. above melting points of respective compositions. Composition: uniform non-separating direct-set milk-plant fat product. |
| US09635869B2 |
Solid milk and method of making the same
The present invention is based on knowledge that basically, solid milk provided with both of adequate strength and solubility can be obtained by using only powdered milk as ingredient to be provided with compression molding under state where the porosity and the free fat is controlled within predetermined ranges, and then humidified and dried. Namely, solid milk having porosity of 30%-60%, and method of making solid milk including: a compression step for compressing powdered milk to obtain a solid form of compressed powdered milk; a humidifying step for humidifying the compressed powdered milk obtained by the compression step; and a drying step for drying the compressed powdered milk humidified by the humidifying step achieves the object of providing solid milk having preferred solubility and strength, and method of making the same. |
| US09635865B1 |
Dough feeder
A device acts to take mixed dough or semi viscous material and feed this material uniformly and progressively to portioning machines that may not have capacity to hold a full batch from the mixer or require to be fed at a required rate so as to maintain a reasonably uniform or stable height or reserve amount of dough in there infeed hopper of dough portioning machine. The device providing two or more selectable output feeds in operation, providing for easy cleaning through detachable components, and compensating in the output feed variable for variations in the volume of dough in the tote. |
| US09635864B2 |
Baking liner with aperture
A liner that can be used for baking. The liner includes an aperture such that the liner can be placed into a mold that also includes an aperture such that the aperture of the baking liner and the mold are at least partially aligned and, a substance to be baked can be injected into the mold through the aperture of the mold and the aperture of the liner. The liner may include one or more wings that at least partially cover the aperture and that can be folded through the aperture of the mold and against a surface of the mold to hold the liner in place. After baking, the one or more wings can be folded back over the aperture to at least partially cover the aperture. |
| US09635861B2 |
Modified biological control agents and their uses
Methods for improving the ability of a population of biological agents to compete and survive in a field setting are provided. The improved, modified population of agents is able to grow, compete with other microbial strains and fungi, and provide protection for plants from pathogens. Modified biological agents and modified populations of such agents that are herbicide tolerant or resistant are selected or engineered. In this manner, the protection from disease-causing agents is enhanced. Such modified populations can be added to soils to prevent fungal pathogens and the associated diseases thereby promoting plant growth. The present invention is useful for enhancing the competitiveness of modified biological agents particularly over other microbial agents which are not herbicide resistant. Disclosed compositions include selected or engineered herbicide resistant biological agents and modified populations of biocontrol agents. These modified biological agents can be used as an inoculant or seed coating for plants and seeds. |
| US09635860B2 |
Antimicrobial composition including phytic acid and electrolytes
The present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition including phytic acid and electrolytes. |
| US09635859B2 |
Pesticidal compositions and processes related thereto
This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes associated therewith. |
| US09635857B2 |
Tetrazolinone compound and use thereof
A tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R3 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; R4, R5, and R6 each represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R7 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; Q represents a divalent group selected from Group P4; and A represents a C7-C18 aralkyloxy group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P3, has excellent control activity against pests. |
| US09635854B2 |
Controlling red rice with mesotrione
Methods for controlling weeds in a crop, comprising applying to the weeds a herbicidally effective amount of a composition comprising a p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor are presented. |
| US09635851B2 |
Water soluble polymers for agrochemical compositions
Agrochemical aqueous compositions containing at least one organic, solid agrochemically active ingredient which is insoluble in water and, as dispersing and wetting agent, a water soluble polymer based on one or more ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, from 5% to 55% of the carboxylic groups of said water soluble polymer being esterified with a polyalkoxylated polystyrylphenol. |
| US09635844B2 |
Reel body of a dual-bearing reel
A reel body includes a first body portion, a second body portion, first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, a fixing portion, and a fishing rod mounting portion. The first and second connecting portions connect the first body portion and the second body portion. The fixing portion is disposed on the first connecting portion. The fixing portion protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the second body portion from the side view. The fishing rod mounting portion is fixed to the fixing portion. |
| US09635842B2 |
Rod body for fishing rod and fishing rod provided therewith
A main body layer 78 is configured by a layer 75 formed, in a cylindrical shape, from a main part 76 and a complementary part 77. The main part 76 is formed by a main prepreg 70. In a small-diameter part, the main prepreg 70 is wound over the entire circumference in a circumferential direction with both ends of the main prepreg 70 in a widthwise direction overlapping each other, and in a large-diameter part, the main prepreg 70 is wound so that a part of the entire circumference in the circumferential direction remains behind as a winding-shortage part, with both ends of the main prepreg 70 in the widthwise direction separated from each other in the circumferential direction. The complementary part 77 is formed to complement the winding-shortage part by a sub-prepreg 71 having a predetermined shape corresponding to the winding-shortage part. |
| US09635841B2 |
Lure
A lure of the present invention includes a body, a sinker moving spatial portion provided inside the body and extending in an anteroposterior direction of the body, a spherical sinker accommodated in the sinker moving spatial portion to be movable along the sinker moving spatial portion in the anteroposterior direction of the body, and a retainer provided at a front side of the sinker moving spatial portion and can retain the spherical sinker due to magnetic force thereof. A partition is provided between the front portion of the sinker moving spatial portion and the retainer, and the partition has an inclined surface portion that is gradually reduced in thickness from the sinker moving spatial portion toward the retainer. The lure provides a shiftable center of gravity due to movement of a spherical sinker. |
| US09635839B2 |
Device and method for facilitating placing of poultry in containers
A device for facilitating the placing of poultry animals supplied on at least one poultry conveyor into containers is provided with a frame, a number of first platforms mounted on the frame and extending horizontally at a first level for the purpose of carrying a container for each of the poultry conveyors. Each first platform is located at the end of a poultry conveyor. At least a first discharge transport element is mounted on the frame at the first level and extending transversely of the poultry conveyors and situated on the side of the platforms facing away from the poultry conveyor for the purpose of carrying away containers filled with poultry. A first connecting element extends between the first discharge transport element and each of the first platforms and mounted on the frame for the purpose of transporting containers filled with poultry between the relevant platform and the discharge transport element. The invention also relates to a method. |
| US09635836B2 |
Formed jerky treats formulation and method
Pet treats and methods of manufacturing pet treats comprising unprocessed meats are disclosed. The unprocessed meats are not extruded, ground, emulsified, liquefied, partially liquefied, or made into a powder. The unprocessed meats may be combined with natural and/or un-natural binding agents and may also be combined with natural and/or un-natural preservatives. The combination may be formed into shapes in which the pieces, bits, and/or parts of the unprocessed meat may, or may not, be visible within the production product, yet contained within. |
| US09635833B2 |
Modular, configurable, and extensible enclosures for pets and other purposes
A pet enclosure kit can include multiple discrete flat panels and multiple panel connectors. Each panel can include joined edge segments forming a rigid perimeter of the panel. An area bound by the perimeter can include a mesh, where a weave of the mesh is sufficiently tight to restrain a pet for which a pet enclosure is constructed. Each panel connector can couple two adjacent panels together by connecting to an edge segment of each of the adjacent panels, each of the panels can be coupled using only the panel connectors to other ones of said panels at either approximately one hundred and eighty degree angle or approximately ninety degree angle relative to an adjacent panel. The panels and the panel connectors can be designed to construct multiple different configurations of pet enclosures. Each configuration can have a different height, width, or depth from other ones of the different configurations. |
| US09635831B2 |
Pet housing with zippered closure
A pet housing includes a top portion having a continuous edge and a bottom portion having a continuous edge. A middle portion is disposed between the top and bottom portions. The middle portion includes a continuous top edge and a continuous bottom edge. A first zipper is operable between an open and closed position to selectively interconnect the top portion continuous edge to the middle portion continuous top edge. A second zipper is operable between an open and closed position to selectively interconnect the bottom portion continuous edge to the middle portion continuous bottom edge. When the zippers are in the closed position, the top, bottom and middle portions form an enclosed area. When the zippers are in the open position, the top and bottom portions are completely detachable from the middle portion to allow the portions to nest. |
| US09635830B2 |
Portable milking machine
A portable milking machine is provided. The portable milking machine includes a container, such as a jar. The container includes a rim forming an opening leading into an inside of the container. A cover releasably secures to the rim forming an air tight seal with the container. A first nozzle and a second nozzle forms a fluid connection between the inside of the container and the outside of the container. A vacuum pump powered by a power source is fluidly connected with the first nozzle. A first teat cup sized to receive a teat of an animal within and is fluidly connected to the second nozzle. |
| US09635829B2 |
Connector, and a teatcup
A connector and a teatcup that includes a connector and a cartridge. The cartridge includes a sleeve, having a first end and a second end, and a teatcup liner mounted in the sleeve and having an inner space for receiving a teat. The connector is configured to connect a milk conduit to the cartridge. The connector includes a casing, which defines a longitudinal center axis (x) and encloses a connection space. The casing has an inner surface facing the connection space. The casing includes an inlet opening for the cartridge to the connection space, and an outlet opening for the milk conduit. Locking parts are provided on the inner surface of the casing and configured to permit locking of the cartridge in the connector. |
| US09635826B1 |
Variety corn line GAB2009
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GAB2009, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GAB2009 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GAB2009, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GAB2009, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US09635822B1 |
Sorghum inbred PHA5ILVKE
A novel sorghum variety designated PHA5ILVKE and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a plant that comprise crossing sorghum variety PHA5ILVKE with another plant. Methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHA5ILVKE through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the sorghum seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid sorghum seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the sorghum variety PHA5ILVKE or a locus conversion of PHA5ILVKE with another sorghum variety. |
| US09635817B2 |
Argyranthemum intergeneric hybrid plants and methods of production
New plants were created from a new and efficient method of intergeneric hybridization between a plant from the group I. versicolor and Glebionis sp. as a female parent and a plant from the genus Argyranthemum as a male parent. The plants were created by rescuing an embryo from the cross-pollination of a plant from the group I. versicolor and Glebionis sp. as a female parent with an Argyranthemum male parent. The invention also describes a method for infecting hybrid plants with a virus and a viroid to modify plant phenotype. In addition to providing the intergeneric hybrid plants and parts thereof, the invention provides methods for making such plants and methods for creating other intergeneric hybrid plants and self plants from normally self-incompatible plants. |
| US09635814B2 |
Strategic crop placement using a virtual trip line for a harvester and crop accumulator combination
A harvester and a crop accumulator combination. The harvester is configured to transfer a harvested crop to the crop accumulator. The crop accumulator comprises at least one actuator to selectively discharge the harvested crops onto a field. A GPS unit is configured with at least one virtual trip line. An ECU is in communication with the GPS unit. The ECU is configured to selectively command the actuator of the crop accumulator to discharge harvested crop onto the field when the ECU receives a signal from the GPS unit when at least one of the virtual trip line is being approached, the virtual trip line is being crossed, and the virtual trip line has been crossed. |
| US09635810B2 |
Draper seal for crop harvesting header
A draper seal for a crop harvesting header including a forwardly disposed cutter bar assembly and a rearwardly disposed draper deck assembly. The draper seal includes a flexible strip that runs parallel to the cutter bar assembly and perpendicular to the direction of travel. A bracket secures the forward edge of the flexible strip to an upper surface of the cutter bar assembly, which bracket also biases a rearward edge of the flexible strip into engagement with an upper surface of the draper deck assembly, thereby creating a seal between the cutter bar assembly and the draper deck assembly. |
| US09635809B2 |
Electronic control for a grass cutting reel assembly of a lawn-care vehicle
A system for controlling a grass cutting reel assembly of a turf-care vehicle. The system includes: a reel cylinder motor operable to rotate a reel cylinder of a grass cutting reel assembly of a turf-care vehicle at a desired rotational rate of speed to provide a controllable frequency of clip for the reel assembly; an automated height of cut control system operable to control a position of a front roller of the reel assembly to provide a controllable height of cut for the reel assembly; and a controller system operable to control the reel cylinder motor and the height of cut control system to provide a particular frequency of clip and a particular height of cut stipulated by one of a plurality of cutting scenarios programmed into the controller system and selected via a user interface of the controller system that is accessible by an operator onboard the turf-care vehicle. |
| US09635808B2 |
Head for an hedge trimmer
A head for an edge trimmer, comprising a casing (1), destined for comprising at least a cutting wire reel and to be set in rotation about an axis of rotation (X), said casing comprising at least one outlet opening (11), which is so structured as to enable passage of a portion of the cutting wire. The head comprises two bushes (12) which laterally delimit the outlet opening (11) and are rotatable about a respective axis of rotation (Y). |
| US09635807B2 |
Agricultural header row unit for harvesting stalk residue
A harvesting header for a row crop machine has a plurality of row units having fore-and-aft extending arms forming a passageway, a gathering mechanism to gather stalks into the passageway, snap rolls to pull the stalks downwardly through the passageway, and a knife set to cut the stalks in the passageway. The knife set includes a pair of opposing blades, each blade having a main portion with an inner edge located on a first side of a centerline of the passageway and a cutting protrusion with a sharpened cutting edge extending across the centerline toward the opposing blade. The cutting protrusions are offset longitudinally from one another such that the cutting protrusion of one of the blades is a different distance from a mouth of the passageway than the cutting protrusion of the opposing blade such that there is a continuous gap between the blades along the length of blades. |
| US09635806B2 |
Mower blade speed control system
A mower blade speed control system with an electronic control unit providing engine speed commands to an internal combustion engine having a maximum power speed and a reduced economy speed, and a continuously variable transmission with variable displacement providing rotational power from the engine to a plurality of mower blades. The electronic control unit monitors engine load and automatically adjusts engine speed and the displacement of the continuously variable transmission in response to engine load to achieve a constant rotational speed of a plurality of mower blades at different engine speeds. |
| US09635798B2 |
Arrangement for automatically steering a combination of a self-propelled vehicle and an implement for cultivating a field
An implement for cultivating a field is connected to a self-propelled vehicle that is steered automatically along a first reference path by a steering control unit. The implement is guided in a lateral direction with respect to the vehicle along a second reference path by an implement position control unit by means of an actuator. The steering control unit steam the vehicle in dependence on the position of the actuator at the time. |
| US09635796B1 |
Shovel assembly
A shovel assembly for coupling a shovel to a forearm includes a shovel that may be coupled to a forearm of a user. Thus, the shovel may be manipulated to shovel material. A support is coupled to the shovel. The support may to be secured to the user's forearm. Thus, the shovel is retained on the user's forearm. |
| US09642295B2 |
Component mounting device
In a component mounting device, a head held by a head holding section is automatically exchanged from one of a pickup head attached with a suction nozzle that holds and releases component, and a dispensing head with a dispensing tool that dispenses adhesive, to the other of the heads. When the pickup head is held, a nozzle camera images the suction nozzles at nozzle positions attached to the pickup head from the side using an optical system unit and acquires suction nozzle image data. When the dispensing head is held, the nozzle camera images a dispensing nozzle positioned at the center axis of the head holding body from the side using the optical system unit and acquires dispensing nozzle image data. Component related inspection is performed based on the suction nozzle image data and dispensing related inspection is performed based on the dispensing nozzle image data. |
| US09642288B2 |
Control device and method for producing a control device for a motor vehicle
A control device includes a first circuit carrier with electrical components that are electrically conductively connected to one another and a second circuit carrier with electrical components that are electrically conductively connected to one another. The first circuit carrier and the second circuit carrier are electrically conductively connected to one another. The second circuit carrier is fixedly connected in thermally conductive fashion to a fluid-tight thermally conductive carrier element. The second circuit carrier and the carrier element are arranged in a cutout of the first circuit carrier. The carrier element has better thermal conductivity than the first circuit carrier and can be thermally conductively connected to a heat sink. The carrier element is integrated in fluid-tight fashion in an internal region of the first circuit carrier. |
| US09642282B2 |
Rack-level scalable and modular power infrastructure
In accordance with the present disclosure, a scalable and modular rack-level power infrastructure is described. The power infrastructure may include a power distribution unit (PDU), which receives alternating current (AC) power from an external power source. The PDU may be coupled to a busbar and output DC power to the busbar. The busbar may be coupled to a server within a rack-server system and provide DC power to the server. Additionally, the infrastructure may include a battery back-up unit (BBU) element coupled to the busbar. The BBU element may charge from and discharge to the busbar. |
| US09642281B1 |
Buckle set for sliding rail of industrial rackmount chassis
A buckle set for a sliding rail of an industrial rackmount chassis includes a base, a pressing member, a hook slider and a hook rod. The buckle set is provided for installing the sliding rail into the industrial rackmount chassis. The installed hook rod is fixed automatically to prevent it from falling off. A slope pushing design between the pressing member and the hook slider drives the hook rod to shift and retract in order to remove the sliding rail quickly. A safety buckle design is added to the pressing member, such that after the hook rod is fixed to the industrial rackmount chassis, the pressing member is locked automatically to prevent the sliding rail from falling off due to human wrong operations. When it is necessary to remove the sliding rail, the safety buckle and the pressing member are pressed simultaneously to release the locked status quickly. |
| US09642280B2 |
Server
A server for or accommodating a plurality of first expansion cards. The server includes a housing, a half-width motherboard, a connector and a dual-sided riser card. The half-width motherboard is disposed in the housing. The connector is disposed at a side edge of the half-width motherboard for connecting with one of the first expansion cards. The dual-sided riser card is electrically connected with the half-width motherboard for connecting with another two of the first expansion cards, the dual-sided riser card being substantially perpendicularly disposed at the half-width motherboard, wherein the projection of one of the first expansion cards connected with the dual-sided riser card and the projection of the first expansion card connected with the connector are overlapped at the housing. |
| US09642270B2 |
Rail seal for electronic equipment enclosure
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure, one or more panels attached to the frame structure, at least one vertical mounting rail fastened to the frame structure, and a rail seal attached to the at least one vertical mounting rail. The rail seal includes a generally flat panel portion and a seal along an edge thereof. The seal is adapted to engage at least one of the one or more panels to provide an air dam between the one or more panels and the at least one vertical mounting rail. |
| US09642264B2 |
Medical or dental handle
A medical or dental handle for driving a medical instrument, comprises a housing with a drive device accommodated therein and/or a supply line for a drive device, a first connection device for detachably connecting a medical or dental instrument and a second connection device for detachably connecting the handle to a media source and/or a drive unit, at least one electric component preferably comprising a light-emitting diode, at least one electric contact and an electric connecting device, which connect electrically the at least one electric component and the at least one electric contact, wherein the electric connecting device comprises a flexible circuit board in the interior of the handle. |
| US09642262B2 |
Method of manufacturing a printed circuit board assembly sheet
A dummy trace portion is provided in a region between at least a suspension board with circuit on one end side and a support frame of a suspension board assembly sheet with circuits. A base insulating layer is formed on a support substrate in the dummy trace portion. A plurality of conductor traces are formed on the base insulating layer, and a cover insulating layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover each conductor trace. At least one of the base insulating layer and the cover insulating layer in the dummy trace portion has a groove. |
| US09642260B2 |
Embedded multilayer ceramic electronic component and printed circuit board having the same
There is provided an embedded multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body including a dielectric layer; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes; and first and second external electrodes formed on both end portions of the ceramic body, wherein the first and second external electrodes are extended to first and second main surfaces of the ceramic body, and when a thickness of the ceramic body is defined as ts, a maximum thickness of the first and second external electrodes formed on the first and second main surfaces of the ceramic body is defined as tb, a minimum distance of the first and second external electrodes formed on first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body in a length direction of the ceramic body is defined as ta, tb/ts and ta/tb satisfy the following Equations, respectively: 0.1≦tb/ts≦1.0 and 0.5≦ta/tb≦2.0. |
| US09642258B2 |
All-organic inductor-capacitor tank circuit for radio frequency sensor applications
The present invention provides novel tank circuits that are totally passive, and they are made of conductive-grade carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on substrates, and preferably flexible substrates. These components and structures contain no traditional electronic materials such as silicon, metal oxides, or ceramics, and they are totally organic. They may be used in applications where the resonant frequency and amplitude of the sensor can be modulated by a thermal, mechanical, or chemical signal, such as temperature, strain, pressure, vibration, or humidity. All-organic, and consequently combustible, passive RF sensors have unique applications for defense and consumer industries. |
| US09642254B2 |
Conductive circuit containing a polymer composition containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide and method of making the same
A conductive circuit containing a polymer composite, which contains at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide having a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g, and a method of making the same. |
| US09642253B2 |
Nanotube dispersants and dispersant free nanotube films therefrom
A degradable polymeric nanotube (NT) dispersant comprises a multiplicity of NT associative groups that are connected to a polymer backbone by a linking group where there are cleavable groups within the polymer backbone and/or the linking groups such that on a directed change of conditions, bond breaking of the cleavable groups results in residues from the degradable polymeric NT dispersant in a manner where the associative groups are uncoupled from other associative groups, rendering the associative groups monomelic in nature. The degradable polymeric nanotube (NT) dispersant can be combined with carbon NTs to form a NT dispersion that can be deposited to form a NT film, or other structure, by air brushing, electrostatic spraying, ultrasonic spraying, ink-jet printing, roll-to-roll coating, or dip coating. The deposition can render a NT film that is of a uniform thickness or is patterned with various thicknesses. Upon deposition of the film, the degradable polymeric nanotube (NT) dispersant can be cleaved and the cleavage residues removed from the film to yield a film where contact between NTs is unencumbered by dispersants, resulting in highly conductive NT films. |
| US09642252B2 |
Nanotube dispersants and dispersant free nanotube films therefrom
A degradable polymeric nanotube (NT) dispersant comprises a multiplicity of NT associative groups that are connected to a polymer backbone by a linking group where there are cleavable groups within the polymer backbone and/or the linking groups such that on a directed change of conditions, bond breaking of the cleavable groups results in residues from the degradable polymeric NT dispersant in a manner where the associative groups are uncoupled from other associative groups, rendering the associative groups monomelic in nature. The degradable polymeric nanotube (NT) dispersant can be combined with carbon NTs to form a NT dispersion that can be deposited to form a NT film, or other structure, by air brushing, electrostatic spraying, ultrasonic spraying, ink-jet printing, roll-to-roll coating, or dip coating. The deposition can render a NT film that is of a uniform thickness or is patterned with various thicknesses. Upon deposition of the film, the degradable polymeric nanotube (NT) dispersant can be cleaved and the cleavage residues removed from the film to yield a film where contact between NTs is unencumbered by dispersants, resulting in highly conductive NT films. |
| US09642250B1 |
Insulating colloidal material and multilayer circuit structure
An insulating colloidal material and a multilayer circuit structure are provided, wherein the insulating colloidal material includes a resin, trigger particles, and an organic solvent. The trigger particles are selected from any one of the group consisting of organometallic particles and ionic compounds. The ratio of the trigger particles to the insulating colloidal material is between 0.1 wt % and 10 wt %. At least one insulating colloidal layer in the multilayer circuit structure contains the trigger particles. |
| US09642248B2 |
Microelectronic structures having laminated or embedded glass routing structures for high density packaging
Embodiments of the present description relate to the field of fabricating microelectronic structures. The microelectronic structures may include a glass routing structure formed separately from a trace routing structure, wherein the glass routing structure is incorporated with the trace routing substrate, either in a laminated or embedded configuration. Also disclosed are embodiments of a microelectronic package including at least one microelectronic device disposed proximate to the glass routing structure of the microelectronic substrate and coupled with the microelectronic substrate by a plurality of interconnects. Further, disclosed are embodiments of a microelectronic structure including at least one microelectronic device embedded within a microelectronic encapsulant having a glass routing structure attached to the microelectronic encapsulant and a trace routing structure formed on the glass routing structure. |
| US09642245B2 |
Conductive sheet, touch panel, display device, method for producing said conductive sheet, and non-transitory recording medium
The present invention pertains to: a conductive sheet, a touch panel, a display device, a method for producing the conductive sheet, and a recording medium. In the present invention, the relative refractive index of a substrate with respect to a first protective layer, and/or the relative refractive index of the substrate with respect to a second protective layer is 0.86-1.15. The relative refractive index of a first substrate with respect to the first protective layer, and/or the relative refractive index of a second substrate with respect to the second protective layer is 0.86-1.15. |
| US09642240B2 |
Printed circuit board assemblies and a wellbore system
Printed circuit board assemblies having capabilities for operating under high ampacity conditions are sometimes difficult to fabricate and lack sufficient mechanical robustness for extreme operating environments. Accordingly, printed circuit board assemblies comprise: a non-conductive substrate having a plurality of planar conductive pathways disposed thereon; an electronic component that is in electrical communication with one or more of the planar conductive pathways and is configured to supply an electrical current thereto; a superficial metallic conductor overlaying one or more of the planar conductive pathways, at least in part, the superficial metallic conductor having an electrical connection to the electronic component and also being in electrical communication with the planar conductive pathways; and a conductive element in electrical communication with the superficial metallic conductor, the conductive element being configured to withdraw electrical current from the printed circuit board assembly. |
| US09642237B2 |
Method of improving electrode life by simultaneously controlling plasma gas composition and gas flow
A method of operating a plasma arc torch system is provided. A first plasma gas supply source, a second plasma gas supply source, and a control unit are provided. A first plasma gas composition is flowed through a first plasma gas flow path, and a plasma arc is generated using the first plasma gas composition. After arc generation, the plasma gas composition is changed to a second plasma gas composition, and the plasma gas flow path is changed to a second plasma gas flow path, wherein the second plasma gas flow path is different from the first plasma gas flow path. The plasma arc is sustained using the second plasma gas composition. The first and second plasma gas flow paths are both at least partially disposed within the plasma arc torch. |
| US09642236B2 |
Thread connection for a torch system
A connector component is provided for assembly into a torch. The connector component comprises a body that includes a proximal end and a distal end disposed along a longitudinal axis. At least two thread regions are disposed radially about the longitudinal axis on a surface of the body near the proximal end. Each thread region includes at least two parallel threads disposed on the surface of the body. In addition, at least two smooth regions are each disposed radially about the longitudinal axis between a pair of thread regions on the surface of the body. |
| US09642235B2 |
EUV radiation generating device including a beam influencing optical unit
An extreme ultraviolet radiation generating device includes a source operable to generate a first and second entrance beam, and a beam unit operable to modify at least one of a direction and a beam divergence of the first and second entrance beam, in which the beam unit includes: a beam splitter to receive the first and second entrance beam, the beam splitter being configured to reflect the first entrance beam as a first exit beam and to transmit the second entrance beam; and a mirror in the beam path of the transmitted, second entrance beam to reflect the second entrance beam to form a second exit beam that is transmitted by the beam splitter and that is at least partially superposed on the first exit beam, in which the beam unit is configured to modify an angle and/or beam divergence between the first and second exit beam. |
| US09642220B1 |
Keyway illumination system
A keyway illumination system is operable with different keys to enable illumination of a keyway when a matching key approaches to enhance visibility of the keyway. A smart key case detachably couples to the key to provide a gripping surface for applying torque to key, and electrical components to actuate illumination of the keyway. The key case includes a receiver, a power switch, a mode switch, and a PCB motion sensor mechanism that deactivates illumination of the key case when sensing proximity to keyway. A slave module attaches adjacently to the keyway and communicates with the key case. A light torch emits a beam of light onto the keyway. A photoresistor detects presence of light from the key case to determine activation or deactivation of light torch. Verification that the key is engaging a matching keyway is possible by matching LED colors of the key case and slave module. |
| US09642212B1 |
Electroluminescent system and process
A system and method for producing a conformal electroluminescent coating on an object wherein an electrically conductive base backplane film layer is applied upon a substrate. One or more intermediate layers, such as dielectric, or phosphor film layers, is/are applied upon the conductive backplane film layer. An electrode film layer is applied upon the one or more intermediate layers using a substantially transparent, electrically conductive material. The electroluminescent phosphor is excitable by an electrical field established across the phosphor film layer such that the device emits electroluminescent light upon application of an electrical charge between the conductive backplane film layer and the electrode film layer. |
| US09642211B2 |
Detecting a presence of an operating dimmer
A detection circuit is configured to detect the presence of an operating dimmer arranged to dim a lamp. The detection circuit includes a first circuit for measuring at a first frequency an impedance at a coupling arranged to carry a possibly dimmed feeding signal for the lamp. The first frequency is higher than the mains frequency of the mains which supplies the possibly dimmed feeding signal for the lamp. The first circuit provides a first output signal indicating the measured impedance at the first frequency. The detection circuit also includes a second circuit for analyzing the first output signal and providing a second output signal indicating whether the operating dimmer is present. The second output signal indicates that the operating dimmer is present if the measured impedance changes by at least a defined minimum deviation within a defined time interval. |
| US09642204B2 |
Dimmable multichannel driver for solid state light sources
Systems and methods for driving solid state light sources are provided. A first drive circuit is configured to generate a drive current to cause a first solid state light source load and a second solid state light source load to illuminate. A feedback and control circuit is configured to receive feedback from the first solid state light source load and to control the drive current through the first solid state light source load based on the feedback. A second drive circuit is configured to control the drive current through the second solid state light source load. A master controller is configured to provide a first input to the feedback and control circuit to control the drive current through the first solid state light source load and a second input to the second drive circuit to control the drive current through the second solid state light source load. |
| US09642199B2 |
LED driver circuit and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a light-emitting diode (LED) driver circuit and an electronic device. The LED driver circuit includes a rectifier-filter circuit configured to convert an alternating voltage into a direct voltage; a valley-filling circuit connected to the rectifier-filter circuit and configured to adjust a current waveform from the rectifier-filter circuit; a ringing choke converter (RCC) circuit connected to the valley-filling circuit and configured to control a direct current (DC) output; and a DC output unit connected to the RCC circuit and configured to rectify and filter an output signal from the RCC circuit so as to drive an LED load. |
| US09642198B2 |
Three-way OMNI-directional LED lamp driver circuit
An LED driver circuit has a rectifier circuit including a first input terminal coupled to a first AC voltage line and a second input terminal coupled to a second AC voltage line. The rectifier circuit is configured to convert a first AC voltage on the first AC voltage line and a second AC voltage on the second AC voltage line to a DC voltage. The driver circuit has a switching circuit coupled to the first AC voltage line and to the second AC voltage line and configured to generate a reference AC voltage based on the first AC voltage and the second AC voltage. The driver circuit has a power management circuit configured to provide a current or power to an LED lamp based on the generated AC reference voltage. The driver circuit has a power supply circuit configured to provide a constant current or power to the power management circuit. |
| US09642194B2 |
Tubular choked waveguide applicator
A microwave heating apparatus with a tubular waveguide applicator and reactive and resistive chokes to decrease leakage. Microwave-transparent centering elements maintain articles to be treated centered in the applicator. Articles, such as individual cylindrical articles or continuous cylindrical strands, advance through the applicator in a direction in or opposite to the direction of propagation of microwaves. The resistive chokes have conductive vanes coated with a dielectric material that absorbs microwave energy that leaks through the reactive chokes to allow for large openings for large-diameter articles. The waveguide applicator is operated in the TE01 mode to concentrate microwave heating energy along the outer circumferences of the articles. |
| US09642191B2 |
Portable container system for heating a beverage
In a portable container system for heating a beverage generally, the system includes a container for containing a beverage to be heated. The container generally has a bottom and a side wall together defining an internal reservoir containing the beverage to be heated. A base of the system is operable to heat the container at the bottom thereof. The base is constructed of multiple layers generally including at least a top barrier layer, an electrically non-conductive bottom barrier layer and a thin film heating element intermediate the top barrier layer and the bottom barrier layer. |
| US09642188B2 |
Electric heater for heating synthetic materials and method for operating the electric heater
An electric heater (4) of a synthetic-material molding system (2) defines a current path (6) that includes a first measuring pickup (20), a second measuring pickup (22), a switch (16) and a third measuring pickup (24), all connected in series, wherein a heating element (14) is connected between the first measuring pickup (20) and the second measuring pickup (22). The electric heater (4) also has a diagnostic path (28) that includes a first diagnostic pickup (30), a first voltage measuring device (52), a second diagnostic pickup (32), a second voltage measuring device (54) and a third diagnostic pickup (34), all connected in series. The first measuring pickup (20) is electrically connected to the first diagnostic pickup (30) by a first protective impedance (38), the second measuring pickup (22) is electrically connected to the second diagnostic pickup (32) by a second protective impedance (40), and the third measuring pickup (24) is electrically connected to the third diagnostic pickup (34) by a third protective impedance (42). |
| US09642185B2 |
Service mode display on a handheld communication device
In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode. |
| US09642183B2 |
Information handling system proximity-based wireless interface connectivity
An information handling system communicates through plural wireless interfaces with plural external wireless devices by automatically selecting associated external wireless devices based upon the proximity of the information handling system to the devices. Positioning of wireless devices is stored in memory to allow a wireless transceiver of the information handling system to power down until within range of a wireless device of interest. For example, an information handling system interfaced with a WLAN through a wireless access point retrieves a wireless device map with wireless devices of one or more work zones located in the WLAN area, each work zone having a set of one or more wireless peripherals in connectivity stations. |
| US09642181B2 |
Discontinuous reception operation with additional wake-up opportunities
The disclosure relates to methods for improving the DRX operation of a UE by introducing an additional DRX wake-up cycle, which runs in parallel to the short and/or long DRX cycle. The DRX wake-up cycle defines time intervals after which the UE starts monitoring the PDCCH for a wake-up duration of time; the UE does not perform any other operation during the wake-up duration apart from monitoring the PDCCH. The time intervals of the wake-up cycle between the wake-up durations are preferably shorter than the one of the DRX long cycle, and may have the same or a shorter length than the ones of the DRX short cycle. The wake-up duration may be as long as the on-duration of the DRX short/long cycle, or may be preferably much shorter, such as only one or a few subframes. |
| US09642174B2 |
Secure pairing of networked devices
In one embodiment, a secure communication is initiated between two devices by generating a pairing message from a pre-determined static identification on the first device, transmitting the pairing message to the second device, generating a pairing identification from the static identification, and initiating a secure communication between the first and second device if the pairing message corresponds with the pairing identification. |
| US09642173B2 |
Systems and methods for reusing generic tokens using Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) beacons
Systems and methods for reusing generic tokens using a Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) beacon. The systems and methods include a user device including a wireless transceiver, a memory for storing a generic token, and one or more processors coupled to the memory and the wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver is configured to communicate with a beacon using a BLE communications protocol, receive a beacon identifier from the beacon, send a check in request to the beacon, and receive token differences from the beacon. The processors are configured to recreate a custom token based on the stored generic token and the received token differences. The beacon is configured to forward the check in request to a server. The server is configured to verify the user device and create the custom token and the token differences between the custom and generic tokens for return to the user device via the beacon. |
| US09642171B2 |
Systems and methods for low-overhead wireless beacons having compressed network identifiers
Systems, methods, and devices for communicating a compressed beacon are described herein. In some aspects, a method of communicating in a wireless network. includes creating a shortened network identifier having a first length from a full network identifier having a second length. The first length is shorter than the second length. The method further includes generating a compressed beacon including the shortened network identifier. The method further includes transmitting, at an access point, the compressed beacon. |
| US09642168B2 |
Mobile phone related indirect communication system and method
An indirect communication system and a method of indirect communication include a mobile phone as either a calling device or receiving device. The mobile phone calls another device to set up a prospective communication, and then uses Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to communicate with the other device over the Internet. The receiving device receives a generated signal notifying the receiving device of a proposed communication with the calling device. A server sets up a meeting point channel after the calling device has connected to the server. The server receives outgoing VoIP packets from the calling device and redirects the outgoing VoIP packets to the receiving device. |
| US09642166B2 |
Cross-connected cascode low noise amplifier for carrier aggregation
An apparatus includes a first amplifier circuit and a second amplifier circuit. The first amplifier circuit has a first output coupled to a first load circuit in a multi-output mode, and the second amplifier circuit has a second output coupled to a second load circuit in the multi-output mode. The apparatus further includes a first divert circuit and a second divert circuit. The first divert circuit is configured to divert a first portion of a first amplified signal from the first amplifier circuit to the second load circuit in the multi-output mode. The second divert circuit is configured to divert a first portion of a second amplified signal from the second amplifier circuit to the first load circuit in the multi-output mode. |
| US09642165B2 |
Method and apparatus for system access in system using beamforming
The present invention relates to an method and an apparatus for upward access, and the method for upward access according to one embodiment of the present invention can comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a synchronization QO channel, a broadcasting control channel and a secondary reference signal; selecting a transmission beam which transmits an upward access signal by using received results from at least one of the synchronization channel, the broadcasting control channel and the QO secondary reference signal; transmitting the upward access signal by using the selected transmission beam; and receiving, from the base station, an access response and initial set-up information of the control channel as a response for the upward access signal. According to the one embodiment of the present invention, the upward access steps can efficiently perform a beam selection. |
| US09642163B2 |
Train control device
A train control device includes an on-vehicle base station mounted on a train, base stations that can communicate with the on-vehicle base station, an on-vehicle control device controlling an operation such that the train can stop before reaching a stop limit before which the train can run safely, and ground control devices that transmit, to the train side, the stop limit calculated based on information on the current position acquired from the train side via the base stations and opening information on a turnout on the ground. The on-vehicle control device calculates a channel-reservation start pattern, which is a pattern determining a reservation start position of a communication channel of a base station as a switching target when the base station as a communication partner to the on-vehicle base station is switched and in which the reservation start position is different according to train speed and train position. |
| US09642155B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic inter-cell interference avoidance in cellular communication networks
The present disclosure relates to resource allocation optimization for dynamic inter-cell interference avoidance in cellular communication networks, such as Cloud Radio Access Networks (C-RANs). |
| US09642154B2 |
Uplink broadband scheduling in the presence of narrowband interference
A method and apparatus for uplink scheduling in the presence of narrowband interference on, for instance, a long term evolution (LTE) network. The uplink scheduling is carried out by a scheduler at a base station (e.g., an eNodeB) that receives allocation requests from user equipment (UEs) and assigns resource blocks in the shared channel to the UEs. The scheduler identifies high-interference resource blocks (RBs) in the shared communications channel. The scheduler assigns UEs to portions of the shared channel having high-interference RBs if the error rate expected to result from the assignment falls at or below an error rate threshold. If the expected error rate is greater than the error rate threshold, the scheduler assigns the UE to another portion of the shared channel. |
| US09642153B2 |
Methods for one radio module to listen to paging signals without breaking the data transmission of the other radio module operating in the connected mode and communication apparatuses utilizing the same
In a communications apparatus first radio module communicates with a first wireless network and provides wireless communication services in compliance with a first RAT. A second radio module communicates with a second wireless network and provides wireless communication services in compliance with a second RAT. At least two antennas are shared by the first radio module and the second radio module. When the first radio module operates in an idle mode and when the timing of the first radio module performing a first receiving activity coincides with the timing of the second radio module performing a second receiving activity, the second radio module uses the antennas to perform the second receiving activity when a DRX cycle duration of the first radio module in the idle mode is shorter than a DRX cycle duration of the second radio module. |
| US09642152B2 |
Resource allocation method and base station
A resource allocation method and base station. The resource allocation method comprises: within a current scheduling period, determining priorities of users in a cell for sub-carriers in available frequency resources, and among the available frequency resources of the cell, allocating a corresponding available frequency resource for each user in the cell according to the priorities of all users for the sub-carriers, so that the frequency resources that can be used by the edge users cover all available frequency ranges of the cell. Therefore, when frequency selectivity fading occurs in the channel, a decline in communication quality caused by allocating carrier resources for the edge users in the limited frequency resources is avoided, the probability that the edge users use deeply fading frequency resources is reduced, and interruption in the communication process is decreased, thereby improving system throughput. |
| US09642151B2 |
Radio resource adaptation method and associated wireless communication devices
The present invention discloses a radio resource adaptation method between UL and DL for two-way communications between a first communication device and a second communication device, comprising steps of: receiving, by the first communication device, fed-back information in an unused part of radio resource allocated to a second communication link (UL or DL) from the second communication device to the first communication device, the fed-back information enabling utilization efficiency enhancement of radio resource allocated to a first communication link (DL or UL) from the first communication device to the second communication device; and performing, by the first communication device, resource-efficient information transmission and/or retransmission on the radio resource of the first communication link, based on the received fed-back information. The present invention further provides associated wireless communication devices. |
| US09642148B2 |
Interference cancellation based on adaptive time division duplexing (TDD) configurations
A method for mitigating interference in a wireless network includes an eNodeB and/or a UE identifying interference. The eNodeB may identify the interfering TDD configurations based on a downlink signal of a neighboring eNodeB received during an uplink timeslot for a UE associated with the eNodeB. Likewise, the UE may identify an interfering UE based on an uplink signal received during a downlink timeslot for an eNodeB associated with the UE. The eNodeB performs interference management based at least in part on the identified interference. |
| US09642140B2 |
Methods of UL TDM for inter-enodeb carrier aggregation
One or more embodiments provide a method implemented in a user equipment (UE) used in a wireless communications system. The method includes transmitting an indication to a base station that the UE is capable of transmitting on a single uplink carrier frequency and downlink carrier aggregation. The method also includes receiving an uplink carrier frequency switching pattern from the base station. The method also includes switching uplink carrier frequencies based on the uplink carrier frequency switching pattern. |
| US09642139B1 |
In-band backhaul from a wireless macrocell
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for providing in-band backhaul from a wireless macrocell. In a particular embodiment, a method is provided for operating a wireless communication system allocated a plurality of frequency resource segments. The method provides receiving communications for wireless transfer from the wireless communication system using a first antenna system and a second antenna system, wherein a gain of the first antenna system is higher than a gain of the second antenna system. The method further provides determining a first subset of the communications that should be transferred over the first antenna system and transferring the first subset of the communications from the first antenna system using a first portion of the frequency resource segments. The method further provides transferring the remaining communications from the second antenna system using frequency resource segments other than the first portion of the frequency resource segments. |
| US09642138B2 |
Systems and methods for frequency interleaving for whitespace transmission
Systems, methods, and devices to communicate in a white space are described herein. In some aspects, wireless communication transmitted in the white space authorizes an initial transmission by a device. The wireless communication may include power information for determining a power at which to transmit the initial transmission. The initial transmission may be used to request information identifying one or more channels in the white space available for transmitting data. In some aspects, a device for wireless communication is disclosed. The device may include a data interleaver with at least a first mode and a second mode. The modes may correspond to transmitting using either two or four channels of the white space. |
| US09642135B2 |
Method and apparatus for management of protected resource in a heterogeneous network
A method for a victim base station to manage almost blank subframe (ABS) resources in a heterogeneous network deployment is disclosed and the method comprises categorizing each of one or more protected ABS resources as one of a primary protected ABS resource and a secondary protected ABS resource, the one or more protected ABS resources allocated by a target aggressor base station and one or more neighbor aggressor base stations; classifying each of one or more associated UEs as a fully interfered UE or a partially interfered UE; and scheduling the one or more ABS resources for the one or more associated UEs based on the category of each categorized ABS resource and classified status of each associated UE. |
| US09642133B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication system, and communication method
A communication apparatus is provided that can improve synchronization precision between multiple communication apparatuses. For this reason, the communication apparatus that communicates with a different communication apparatus over a network includes a slot control unit that generates multiple slots for communicating a synchronization message, and allocates each slot to the communication apparatus and the different communication apparatus; and a communication unit that communicates the synchronization message between the communication apparatus and the different apparatus, using the each slot that is allocated. |
| US09642125B2 |
Method for transceiving data in wireless access system and terminal therefor
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless access system and a terminal therefor. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an instruction message which instructs transmission of uplink resource allocation information via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) from a base station; determining whether the resource allocation information is a first downlink resource allocation information based on the instruction message, upon receiving resource allocation information set to a flag value that indicates uplink resource allocation information, from the base station via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); receiving uplink resource allocation information via the PDSCH according to the first downlink resource allocation information from the base station; and transmitting uplink data to the base station via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) according to the uplink resource allocation information. |
| US09642123B2 |
Data transmission method, base station and user equipment
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method, a base station and a user equipment. One transmission method includes: sending, by a base station, first data and random access information to a user equipment UE simultaneously; and acquiring, by the base station, receiving state information of the first data fed back by the UE through the random access information. Another transmission method includes: receiving, by a user equipment, UE, first data and random access information sent by a base station simultaneously; and feeding back, by the UE, receiving state information of the first data to the base station through the random access information. In the technical solutions of the present invention, a base station transmits data to a UE during a random access process, thereby reducing signaling interaction and time delay and improving the data transmission efficiency. |
| US09642119B2 |
Resource allocation in a wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for allocating resources for wireless communication. In the method orthogonal resources are allocated for signalling within a coordination area including at least two radio service areas based on a first resource pattern. Orthogonal data communication resources are allocated within a radio service area of the coordination area based on a second resource pattern. A communication device can receive signalling indicating the allocation of the orthogonal resources for signalling within the coordination area and the allocation of orthogonal data communication resources within the radio service area, and transmit signalling and data accordingly. |
| US09642116B2 |
Dynamic MBSFN area configuration method in consideration of radio resource efficiency and system thereof
A method and system determines an absolute Multicast-Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) configuration based on a threshold. First saved radio resources and first wasted radio resources are calculated. The absolute MBSFN configuration is set as the final MBSFN configuration when the first saved radio resources are greater than or equal to the first wasted radio resources. When untrue, the absolute MBSFN configuration plus an adjacent cell pool is set as the final MBSFN configuration based on the final MBSFN configuration achieving a maximum value of second saved radio resources minus second wasted radio resources. When both of these conditions are untrue, the absolute MBSFN configuration minus an MBSFN cell pool is set as the final MBSFN configuration based on the final MBSFN configuration achieving a maximum value of third saved radio resources minus third wasted radio resources. |
| US09642115B2 |
Method for implementing trunk service based on long term evolution and trunk user terminal
A method and trunk user terminal for implementing a trunk service based on LTE is disclosed. The trunk user terminal includes: a first monitoring unit, configured to monitor a trunk paging channel (TPCH); a group call request unit, configured to initiate a group call; a second monitoring unit, configured to: after the first monitoring unit monitors a group call message through the TPCH, monitor a trunk group control channel (TGCCH) on a network side to obtain configuration information of a trunk group traffic channel (TGTCH) issued on the TGCCH; and a third monitoring unit, configured to establish a local TGTCH bearer based on the configuration information to monitor the TGTCH. |
| US09642114B2 |
Path-loss estimation for uplink power control in a carrier aggregation environment
Technology for uplink power control in a wireless network is disclosed. Receiving a component carrier list at a User Equipment (UE) is disclosed where the component carriers grouped in the list have one or more common characteristics relative to the power necessary for uplink transmission on those component carriers. A path-loss estimation performed on the downlink of a component carrier in the component carrier list can, therefore, be used to control uplink transmission for other component carriers in the list. Additionally, a UE can receive a path-loss difference parameter providing an offset for one or more factors related to the power necessary for uplink transmission between a component carrier with certain characteristics relative to those factors and a component carrier with different characteristics relative to those same factors. |
| US09642111B2 |
Method and system for communicating between a first item of equipment and one or more other items of equipment
A method and system for communicating between a first item of equipment and one or more other items of destination equipment implemented through a communication network, each item of equipment being identified on the communication network via an identifier based on its geographical coordinates. The method includes dispatching a message via the first item of equipment to each destination item of equipment, the message being in accordance with a determined communication protocol and including a first item of information defining a zone of influence corresponding to a determined geographical zone with respect to which each item of destination equipment determines whether the message is relevant to it. |
| US09642106B2 |
Dynamic primary scrambling code disambiguation
Systems and methods are provided for resolving Primary Scrambling Code (PSC) ambiguity. A radio link having the same PSC as that reported by user equipment (UE) may be created on some or all internal cells which are chosen based on radio frequency (RF) proximity to a serving cell of the UE or one or more iterations of a PSC resolution set selection process. If the UE is reporting the PSC of one of these cells, the UE and a Node Bs will be able to successfully complete a synchronization procedure to add one of the radio links to the UE's active set, while any remaining created radio links can be deleted. After a certain number of successful radio link additions, the combination of the PSC and active set may be considered to be resolved, therefore, negating a need to resolve the PSC in subsequent soft handover requests. |
| US09642105B2 |
Access terminal-assisted time and/or frequency tracking
An access point (e.g., a femto cell) that is connected in an active call with an access terminal may cooperate with that access terminal or another access terminal to derive timing information from one or more neighboring access points (e.g., macro access points). In addition, an access point may cooperate with an idle access terminal to derive timing information from one or more neighboring access points. For example, an access terminal may determine the difference between pilot transmission timing or frame transmission timing of a femto cell and a macro cell, and report this timing difference to the femto cell. Based on this timing difference, the femto cell may adjust the timing and/or frequency of its transmissions so that these transmissions are synchronized in time and/or frequency as per network operation requirements. |
| US09642102B2 |
Wireless base station, wireless communication system, and transmission power control method
A second transmission power control different from a first transmission power control being performed on a first wireless terminal connected to a wireless base station without a relay station is performed on a second wireless terminal connected to the wireless base station through the relay station. |
| US09642095B2 |
Communication status output apparatus, communication status output method, communication status output program, and transmission module
When a status of communication between a first transmission module and a second transmission module that is located downstream of the first transmission module on a predetermined transmission path is output, received signal strength information is output for each piece of send target information in order of transmission, and regarding this output, an interval between output of received signal strength information associated with send target information transmitted immediately before transmission of one piece of send target information and output of received signal strength information associated with the one piece of send target information corresponds to a transmission period of the one piece of send target information from the first transmission module to the second transmission module. This makes it easy to grasp a status of communication between arbitrary transmission modules in a network in which information is transmitted sequentially via a plurality of transmission modules along a predetermined transmission path. |
| US09642094B1 |
Optimizing radio frequency (RF) coverage in remote unit coverage areas in a wireless distribution system (WDS)
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to optimizing radio frequency (RF) coverage in remote unit coverage areas in a wireless distribution system (WDS). A control circuit is configured to selectively determine at least one selected remote unit group comprising two or more remote units selected from a plurality of remote units in the WDS. A first remote unit in the selected remote unit group is configured to transmit an RF signal. The control circuit is configured to determine a first prediction deviation and a second prediction deviation, respectively. The control circuit determines correction factor(s) for selected correction point(s) based on the first prediction deviation and the second prediction deviation. The control circuit optimizes RF coverage in coverage area(s) based on the determined correction factor(s), thus improving RF performance and capacity of the WDS. |
| US09642092B2 |
Apparatus for controlling modulation and coding scheme depending on communication speed
A base station performs wireless communication with a first apparatus, and performs wired communication with a second apparatus. When a first communication speed corresponding to a wireless quality of the wireless communication is higher than a second communication speed of the wired communication, the base station changes a currently set modulation and coding scheme to a modulation and coding scheme corresponding to the second communication speed. |
| US09642090B2 |
Mobile communication system and user terminal
A mobile communication system comprises a first user terminal having a scheduling function of assigning a radio resource used for the D2D communication. When the scheduling function is enabled, the first user terminal broadcasts periodically or aperiodically a message including identification information indicating that the first user terminal is a scheduling terminal that performs the assignment of the radio resource. |
| US09642087B2 |
Methods for reducing the power consumption in voice communications and communications apparatus utilizing the same
A method for reducing power consumption when a communications apparatus establishes voice communications with another communications apparatus includes estimating a voice quality perceived by a user of the another communications apparatus; determining whether the estimated voice quality is higher than a predetermined threshold; and adjusting at least one parameter utilized for processing a plurality of voice packets to be transmitted to the another communications apparatus according to the estimated voice quality to reduce the power consumption when the estimated voice quality is higher than the predetermined threshold. |
| US09642085B2 |
Radio communication system, transmission-source radio communication apparatus, destination radio communication apparatus, and radio communication method
A transmission-source radio communication apparatus includes a transmission-time-sum integrating unit integrating transmission time per unit time of a radio frame, a transmission-time estimating and integrating unit estimating and integrating the transmission time per unit time in the future of a radio device number frame, a transmission-limit-time-of-day estimating unit estimating, using two integration results, a sum-limit-exceeding estimated time of day and a less-than-sum-limit estimated time of day, and a transmission control unit notifying a destination radio communication apparatus of the two estimated times of day. The destination radio communication apparatus includes a reception control unit determining, using the two estimated times of day, whether reception of a radio frame from the transmission-source radio communication apparatus is stopped and a transmission control unit determining, using the two estimated times of day, whether transmission of a radio frame to the transmission-source radio communication apparatus is stopped. |
| US09642084B2 |
Methods and arrangements to offload scans of a large scan list
Embodiments describe arrangements related to offload scanning of large scan lists. Embodiments may comprise logic such as hardware and/or code to facilitate offloading of the scans of large scan lists, e.g., lists on the order of thousands of networks or access points for networks, to network adapters such as wireless network interface cards. Many embodiments provide a network adapter with a compressed representation of a large scan list that may not fit uncompressed in memory of the network adapter. In some embodiments, the compressed representation of the scan list may be lossy, introducing balances related to the memory size on the network adapter, the extent of compression, and the list size, as well as a balance between the memory size and a probability of false positives. In many embodiments, the network adapter may wake the host device upon identifying a network on a scan list. |
| US09642083B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring timer in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting an indication in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) transmits a first indication according to a first configuration, starts a timer prohibiting transmission of another indication, receives a second configuration, and configures a second indication according to the second configuration after the timer expires. |
| US09642079B2 |
Wireless communication device and wireless communication control method
A wireless communication device 1 carries out wireless communications using different wireless communication schemes through antennas independent of each other. When it decides that a party on the other end is a wireless communication device using a single antenna system, it switches to a simultaneous operation that carries out wireless LAN and Bluetooth wireless communication in parallel, and when it does not decide that the party on the other end is a wireless communication device using a single antenna system, it switches to a time-division operation that carries out the wireless LAN and Bluetooth wireless communication in time division. |
| US09642074B2 |
Managing performance of a small cell search function in a multi-subscription multi-standby communication device
Embodiments include systems and methods for managing performance of a small cell search function during an active communication session via a first subscription in a multi-subscription multi-standby communication device. A device processor may perform a first tune away to a second subscription to receive first small cell information, and may tune back to the first subscription after receiving the first small cell information to resume the active communication session. The device processor may perform a second tune away to the second subscription to receive second small cell information, and may tune back to the first subscription after receiving the second small cell information to resume the active communication session. The device processor may select one of the first small cell and the second small cell for cell reselection based on the first small cell information and the second small cell information. |
| US09642073B2 |
Target access point recommendation
Recommending a target access point is contemplated. The target access point recommendation may be used to recommend device connection to an access point having capabilities sufficient to facilitate access to electronic services, such as but not necessarily limited to recommending connection of a wireless device to a cellular or Wi-Fi capable access point. |
| US09642071B2 |
Access point initiated neighbor report request
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described that implement techniques and protocols to enable a station to receive a neighbor query request from a first associated access point that is associated with the station. The station may wirelessly communicate a neighbor report of a second access point to the first access point while the station is unassociated with the second access point. |
| US09642070B2 |
Method for avoiding interference in wireless local area network system and apparatus for performing the same
Disclosed are a method for avoiding interference in a wireless local area network system and an apparatus for performing the same. The method for avoiding interference by an access point in a wireless local area network system, includes receiving channel scan results from a station associated with the access point; setting connection with an adjacent access point based on the channel scan results; determining an access point to be associated with the station through negotiation with the adjacent access point; and transmitting a reassociation request message to request reassociation with the adjacent access point to the station when the negotiation with the adjacent access point succeeds. |
| US09642068B2 |
Method, network device, and user equipment for controlling access to core network
The present invention discloses a method, a network device, and a user equipment for controlling access to a core network. The method includes: determining that a change occurs in access control information for controlling a user equipment to access a core network; and sending radio resource control signaling to the user equipment through a dedicated control channel, where the radio resource control signaling is used to notify the user equipment that a change occurs in the access control information, so that the user equipment updates the access control information. Therefore, a load of a core network node can be effectively controlled, and system performance is improved. |
| US09642065B2 |
Method for managing tracking area identity list and user equipment using the same and communication system using the same
The present disclosure proposes a method for managing a tracking area identity (TAI) list to be used by a user equipment (UE), a user equipment using the same, and a communication system using the same. The present disclosure would include a UE which stores a forbidden TAI list. A mobility management entity (MME) would transmit a first message which includes a TAI List to the UE. The UE would then determine whether the TAI list and the forbidden TAI list contain a first tracking area which is on both the TAI list and the forbidden tracking area list. If that is the case, the UE may either remove the first tracking area from the TAI list or the UE may remove the first track area from the forbidden tracking area list. After the revision of the TAI list is complete, the UE may synchronize the TAI with the MME. |
| US09642064B2 |
Data routing in hybrid wireless communication networks
Data is routed in a mesh network of devices that can communicate wirelessly through a plurality of technologies. One or more of such devices receive broadcast message(s) from a destination device intended to receive the data, and generate a first radio link quality metric (RLQM) value based on the broadcast message(s). A source device originates and delivers a quantum of data with an embedded first RLQM value. A set of intermediate devices relays the quantum of data if a forwarding criterion is fulfilled; the forwarding criterion is based in part on the first RLQM value and a second RLQM value generated by an intermediate device in the set of intermediate devices based on the broadcast message(s). The intermediate device exploits an optical interface to transmit the quantum of data. The destination device broadcasts an acknowledgement signal in response to receiving intended data. |
| US09642062B2 |
Method, system and network device for obtaining cell reselection priority
A method, a system, and a network device for obtaining cell reselection priority are disclosed. The method includes: The network obtains information for calculating priority; and the network determines a terminal-specific private priority list according to the information, and delivers the determined private priority list specific to the terminal through special signaling; or the terminal obtains all or part of the information for calculating priority from the network, and determines its private priority list according to the obtained information; or both the network and the terminal determine the terminal-specific private priority list according to the information. |
| US09642056B2 |
Computer implemented system and method for offloading traffic
The embodiment of the present invention provides a computer implemented network centric system and method for real-time traffic offloading belonging to a plurality of subscribers from a cellular network to a Wi-Fi network. When the cellular network utilization is greater than certain threshold and if there is capacity available in the Wi-Fi network, then the present invention classifies the subscribers based on subscriber and network parameters and offloads them to the Wi-Fi network using adaptive dichotomic methodology. The proposed invention also analyzes any external interrupts with the pre-determined trigger rules and accords them highest priority for offload. |
| US09642051B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing notification of a network access technology switching event
A method and apparatus are provided for providing notification of a network access technology switching event. A method may include determining, at a communication device having an established connection to a network via a first network access technology and serving as a gateway to the network for a served device, that the connection between the communication device and the network is to be switched from the first network access technology to a second network access technology. The method may further include, responsive to the determination, causing a notification indicating that the served device will experience a network service disconnection to be provided prior to the connection between the communication device and the network being switched from the first network access technology to a second network access technology. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. |
| US09642050B2 |
Communication control method
A communication control method in a relay station that holds a donor base station list, is connected to a donor base station existing on the donor base station list, and performs relay transmission between the donor base station and a user terminal, comprises a step A of designating a neighboring base station, a step B of inquiring the neighboring base station designated in the step A of whether to accept or refuse the relay station, and a step C of updating the donor base station list in response to an inquiry result in the step B. |
| US09642048B2 |
Mechanism to handle UE assistance information upon handover
The UE, source eNodeB, and/or target eNodeB use one or more existing Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages already available during handover to exchange at least one status report comprising UE assistance information, such as power preference indicators (PPI). The UE and the target eNodeB are thus able to obtain the same up-to-date UE status without any additional signaling. In one embodiment, the UE exchanges a handover preparation status report with the target eNodeB using a first RRC reconfiguration message transmitted from the source eNodeB to the UE, where the handover preparation status report is generated during handover preparation by the target eNodeB. In another embodiment, the UE exchanges a handover execution status report with the target eNodeB during handover execution using a second RRC reconfiguration message transmitted from the UE to the target eNodeB, where the handover execution status report is generated during handover execution. In another embodiment, the UE exchanges multiple status reports with the target eNodeB using multiple RRC reconfiguration messages, where the status reports are generated during handover preparation and handover execution. The handover preparation status report is transmitted from the target eNodeB to the UE and includes the status report as perceived by the target node at the time of handover preparation. The handover execution status report is transmitted from the UE to the target eNodeB and includes the status report as stored in the UE memory at the time of handover execution. The first RRC reconfiguration message is a RRC connection reconfiguration message and the second RRC reconfiguration message is a RRC connection reconfiguration complete message. |
| US09642045B2 |
Method and device for releasing context-related resource of user equipment
In a method for releasing the context-related resource of the user equipment includes a source intermediate node receives a control message. The control message carries an identifier of a user equipment handed over to a target access network node. The source intermediate node releases a context-related resource of the user equipment corresponding to the identifier of the user equipment. |
| US09642038B2 |
Offloading communication from a cellular network to a wireless local area network
Disclosed are methods for offloading of communication traffic from a cellular network to a Wireless Local Area Network (“WLAN”). According to various implementations, a wireless device determines a time period during which a wireless channel of the WLAN is busy. This first time period may include multiple channel-busy periods separated by periods during which the channel is not busy. The wireless device determines a second time period that represents interframe spacings associated with the first time period. The wireless device determines a modified channel utilization for the wireless channel based on the first time period and on the second time period. The wireless device reports the modified channel utilization to the cellular network. |
| US09642036B2 |
Relieving congestion in wireless local area networks
A wireless local area network, WLAN, comprising: access points arranged to maintain wireless links with terminals each arranged to initiate a wireless link with an access point, and to associate with an access point during a service session. A central association server is connected to each of the access points, and is arranged to gather information from a plurality of the terminals via the wireless links between terminals and access points, determine, based on the gathered information, with which access point a terminal which has initiated a wireless link should associate during its service session, and notify the terminal, via the access point with which the terminal initiated the wireless link, of the access point so determined. |
| US09642034B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices to support intra-QCI QoS-aware radio resource allocation
Systems and methods to support intra-quality of service (QoS) class identifier (QCI) QoS-aware scheduling are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to communicatively couple to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (eNB). The eNB may schedule packets within a QCI according to information provided to the eNB by the UE. Packets in a QCI may be classified into one or more flows using the information. The flows may be prioritized based on which are most important to the UE. The UE may provide QoS parameters for each flow. The eNB may be schedule the packets based on which flow each packet is in and the QoS parameters for that flow. The associated QoS parameters may be prioritized, and more important QoS parameters may be met to the detriment of less important QoS parameters. |
| US09642028B2 |
Testing of location information signaling related to minimization of drive tests and conformance tests
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for testing of wireless devices. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, location information provided by a network node (306); generating, by the user equipment, a report including at least one measurement and the received location information linked to the at least one measurement; and sending, by the user equipment, the report to the network node, the report including the at least one measurement and the received location information (320). Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. |
| US09642026B2 |
Methods and devices for reporting a downlink channel quality
The invention relates to a method (90) in a user equipment (4) for reporting a downlink channel quality in a communication system (1) comprising a first radio access technology system (2) and a second radio access technology system (3). The user equipment (4) is in connection with a primary serving cell on the first radio access technology system (2) and with a secondary serving cell on the second radio access technology system (3). The method (90) comprises: determining (110) channel quality for the second radio access technology system (3) using an indicator format of the radio access technology of the second radio access technology system (3); mapping (120) an indicator of the channel quality having the indicator format of the second radio access technology to an indicator format used for channel quality indicators in the first radio access technology system (2); and transmitting (130) the indicator of the channel quality for the second radio access technology system (3) to the communication system (1) using the indicator format of the first radio access technology on an uplink carrier of the first radio access technology system (2). The invention also relates to a user equipment, methods in a network node and a network node. |
| US09642025B2 |
Measuring device and a measuring method for testing mobile-radio relay stations
A measuring device for testing mobile-radio relay stations provides at least one antenna and a processing unit. A base station or a mobile station transmits a first signal to a relay station. The relay station generates a second signal derived from the first signal and transmits it. The antenna of the measuring device receives the first signal and the second signal. The processing unit of the measuring device compares the received signals. |
| US09642023B2 |
Coordinated access and backhaul networks
A communications network comprises performance determination circuitry and link control circuitry. The performance determination circuitry is operable to determine performance of a microwave backhaul link between a first microwave backhaul transceiver and a second microwave backhaul transceiver. The microwave backhaul link backhauls traffic of a mobile access link. The link control circuitry is operable to, in response to an indication from the performance determination circuitry that the performance of the microwave backhaul link has degraded, adjust one or more signaling parameters used for the mobile access link. The link control circuitry is operable to, in response to the indication that the performance of the microwave backhaul link has degraded, adjust one or more signaling parameters used for the backhaul link in combination with the adjustment of the parameter(s) of the access link. |
| US09642022B2 |
Wireless network design, commissioning, and controls for HVAC, water heating, and lighting system optimization
Methods, devices, and systems for commissioning and programming a network of wireless devices are disclosed herein. These can include utilizing a commissioning tool having a directional radio frequency antenna, a microprocessor, and memory. The commissioning tool can function with a Smartphone, or be a stand-alone device. The commissioning tool can program wireless devices without direct physical access or direct line-of-sight from the commissioning tool to the device. The commissioning tool can establish network connections with a “query,” “wink,” “ping” protocol, connecting devices that control HVAC, water heating, and lighting systems wirelessly with a border router that can be for upload data collected by devices to the Internet. The method can also include collection, analysis, and illustrations of building system performance data on web-based software. |
| US09642021B2 |
Acquisition of cell information for enhancing network operation in heterogeneous environment
A user equipment (UE) performs measurements on a serving cell and at least one neighbor cell in a heterogeneous wireless communications network that includes one or more higher power radio network nodes operating near one or more lower power radio network nodes. The UE acquires enhanced neighbor cell information (eNCI) including at least subframe information and determines an allowed set of one or more subframes during which the UE may make downlink and/or uplink measurements for at least one cell in the heterogeneous network. A network node in the heterogeneous network generates the eNCI, from which the UE may determine the allowed set of radio transmission subframes, and provides the eNCI for the UE to coordinate the UE measurements on the at least one cell during one or more of the allowed subframes. |
| US09642016B2 |
Method and apparatus to extend the range of a base station in a mobile communication network
There is provided a method for determining an offset to be used to extend the range of a first base station in a mobile communication network, the method comprising determining one or more characteristics of a mobile device; and determining offset to be used to extend the range of the first base station from the one or more characteristics. |
| US09642013B2 |
Mobile communicator network routing decision system and method
A mobile communicator network routing decision system communicating with each mobile communicator device of a plurality of mobile communicator devices, the plurality of mobile communicator devices communicating with a network via at least one computerized network gateway server, the system including security risk calculation functionality operable for calculating a calculated malware-associated risk associated with each mobile communicator device, and security risk responsive decision functionality, operating in response to the calculated malware-associated risk, for ascertaining whether to allow the communicating of each mobile communicator device with the network via the computerized network gateway server. |
| US09642011B2 |
Mobile terminal, lock state control program for mobile terminal, and a method for controlling lock state of mobile terminal
A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a touch panel and an input detection part, a display part, a determination part, and an execution part. The input detection part is configured to detect inputs to the touch panel. The display part is configured to display an object corresponding to a lock state in which predetermined processing based on inputs detected by the input detection part is not executed. The determination part is configured to determine whether or not a predetermined input to the object is detected by the input detection part. The execution part is configured to release the lock state and execute predetermined processing if the determination part determines that a predetermined input to the object is detected. |
| US09642007B1 |
Trigger event based response execution with enhanced data security
The disclosed embodiments allow an extremely simple and inexpensive way to interact with various Internet and mobile telecommunications related services, for example by a single button press, and with enhanced data security. A session login request includes a user identification and an identifier of a sensor apparatus associated with the user is received at a first network server from a user terminal. In response to successfully authenticating the user identification, an association request comprising the received identifier of the sensor apparatus is sent to a second network server. A reference identifier associated with the identifier of the sensor apparatus is generated at the second network server. The generated reference identifier mapped with the identifier of the sensor apparatus is stored at the second network server. Then, the generated reference identifier is sent to the first network server for storage. |
| US09642005B2 |
Secure authentication of a user using a mobile device
A computer-readable medium embodies a computer program for authenticating a user. The computer program comprises computer-readable program code for: generating a first message including an identifier for a session, sending the first message through an interface associated with the session, receiving a response message including the identifier for the session, a user identifier, and at least a portion encrypted using a private key associated with a mobile device associated with the user, and authenticating the user in response to identifying that the response message includes at least the portion encrypted using the private key associated with the mobile device. |
| US09642003B2 |
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. |
| US09642000B2 |
Method and arrangement in a telecommunications network
Methods and apparatus for improving the reporting of mobility information are disclosed. An example method, suitable for implementation in a mobile terminal such as an LTE UE, begins with the detecting of a transition from idle state to connected state. The mobile terminal subsequently transmits mobility information to the network in response to or in connection with the transition. The mobility information sent to the network includes one or more of several information elements or information types, including a list of recently visited cells, including information specifying a time-of-stay in each cell, or timestamp information that can be used to derive the mobile terminal's time in each cell. GPS-based speed information or other generic speed information may be included. Complementary methods for implementation in a base station and corresponding apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US09641998B2 |
Technique for preparing a roaming operation of a user equipment
Proposed is a technique for preparing a roaming operation of a User Equipment (UE) between a home network and at least one visited network. A method aspect being performed in a roaming control entity comprises receiving at least one message related to the roaming operation, determining if a roaming attempt from the home network to the at least one visited network is performed, and, if the determining step is affirmative, requesting, from the home network, information relating to the UE so as to evaluate if the UE has access to the home network. The method aspect being performed in the UE comprises transmitting the at least one message about the roaming attempt, and receiving, responsive to the transmitting, deny or grant of access of the UE to the at least one visited network depending on whether the UE has access to the home network or not. |
| US09641995B2 |
User equipment detection method for direct communication between user equipment and user equipment in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed in the present application is a method for enabling user equipment to transmit and receive a discovery signal for direct communication between user equipment in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information related to a plurality of configurations for the discovery signal through an upper layer; receiving, from the base station, downlink control information on a first sub-frame, comprising a field indicating one configuration among the plurality of configurations through a physical layer; and transmitting and receiving the discovery signal on the first frame and then on a second frame by using the indicated configuration. |
| US09641993B2 |
Access class barring and redirecting of emergency calls
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to store a first access class barring parameter and a second access class barring parameter pertaining to emergency calls via a cell on which a wireless device is camped; receive an indication that an emergency call is to be established; select one or more values of the second barring parameter in response to a determination that a value of the first barring parameter indicates that the emergency call cannot be established via the cell; select a first candidate cell based on the one or more values of the second barring parameter; and determine whether the emergency call can be established via the first candidate cell based on the one or more values of the second barring parameter and system information pertaining to the first candidate cell. |
| US09641984B2 |
Support of OTDOA positioning using ambiguous cells
Techniques are discussed for supporting positioning with ambiguous wireless cells. An ambiguous cell may employ a Distributed Antenna System (DAS), one or more Remote Radio Heads (RRHs), repeaters or relays, or may broadcast the same Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) as another nearby cell. In example techniques, measurements of a radio source in an ambiguous cell (e.g. a DAS antenna element or RRH) may be used to identify the measured radio source. The measurements may be for the Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) position method or the Enhanced Cell ID (ECID) position method. The determination of the measured radio source for an ambiguous cell may be used to improve a location estimate for a user equipment (UE). |
| US09641983B2 |
Location management for access points
A device may determine a first baseline measurement. The device may determine a first location associated with the device. The device may store information identifying the first baseline measurement and the first location associated with the device. The device may determine a second baseline measurement. The device may determine that the second baseline measurement differs from the first baseline measurement by a threshold quantity. The device may determine a second location associated with the device based on determining that the second baseline measurement differs from the first baseline measurement by the threshold quantity. The second location may be different from the first location. The device may provide information associated with the second baseline measurement and/or the second location. |
| US09641982B2 |
Electronic location information to mobile device
The present invention describes a method and system how to get the location information to a mobile device indoors or outdoors. The method and system includes that one or several nodes capable to communicate with short-distance communication network having two or more pieces of location information in their identification are placed into the area where the mobile device capable to communicate with short distance communication network should get the location information. Method and system also includes in the mobile device an application which is able to detect, analyze and deduce the location based on the pieces of location information got from the node or nodes. |
| US09641980B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining co-location of services using a device that generates an audio signal
An audio signature is generated by a user device by generating an audio signal indicative of the user device, outputting the audio signal indicative of the user device through a speaker of the user device, using a microphone of the user device to sense audio, generating an audio signature of the audio sensed by the microphone in the user device, and transmitting the audio signature from the user device to a communication channel. The audio signal may be used by another user device which generates its own audio signature, and which can be compared to the audio signature of the user device that originally generated the audio signal to determine if the user devices are co-located. |
| US09641979B2 |
System and method for performing non-commercial messaging
Methods and systems are provided for forwarding location dependent messages from a first user's mobile device over a wireless communication network to a second user's mobile device, via a central server. |
| US09641978B2 |
Method and system for providing enhanced location based information for wireless handsets
Methods, devices and systems for generating enhanced location information on or about a mobile device may include configuring a mobile device to receive first location information from a plurality of other devices, and use the received first location information to determine an approximate location of the mobile device to a first level of accuracy. The mobile device may then group itself with one or more wireless transceivers in proximity to the mobile device, and send the approximate location to the wireless transceivers in the communication group. In response, the mobile device may receive second location information from the one or more wireless transceivers in the communication group in response to sending the determined approximate location, and use the received second location information to determine a more precise location of the mobile device to a second level of accuracy. |
| US09641976B2 |
Item management system
An item management apparatus includes a reader that reads a first identification of a first radio device carried by a user and a second identification of an alarm device correlated with an item deposited by the user. A memory stores the first identification and the second identification read by the reader in association with each other. A receiver receives a first signal from the first radio device. A processor determines a distance to the first radio device based on the first signal. A transmitter transmits a second signal for causing the alarm device to provide an alarm notice if the distance to the first radio device is determined to be equal to or less than a predetermined distance. |
| US09641975B2 |
Data analysis system with movement patterns for medical wellness correlation
A computer program product comprising a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for implementing a data analysis method is provided. The data analysis method includes generating first data identifying traversed cellular areas and time spent by a mobile device in each, wherein the mobile device is disposable to be carried by a user from first to second locations and to thereby traverse the cellular areas, generating second data identifying the first and second locations as well as time spent by the mobile device in each and performing, by a processor for output to a wellness professional, a wellness analysis of a user based on medical data and the first and second data. |
| US09641971B2 |
Geo-fencing aware separation of compute infrastructure built within a geographically located storage device
A mechanism is provided for enabling separation of compute infrastructure built within a geographically located storage device. A determination is made as to whether a compute request originates from a geographical location that is the same as a geographical location of the geographically located storage device. Responsive to the compute request originating from a geographical location different from the geographical location of the geographically located storage device, a determination is made as to whether the compute request complies with governing requirements that govern the geographically located storage device. Responsive to the compute request complying with the requirements that govern the geographically located storage device, a determination is made as to whether the compute request is for data retrieval only. Responsive to the compute request being for data retrieval only, the requested data is gathered from data storage of the geographically located storage device and sent to a requesting client. |
| US09641970B2 |
Concepts for determining attributes of a population of mobile device users
Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for obtaining and analyzing mobile device user attribute data. In various embodiments, a central server is configured to generate inquiry data configured to cause a mobile device to request user input from a user of the mobile device and to compile user attribute data into response data to be provided to the central server. The central server may then transmit the inquiry data to an interface system configured to communicate the inquiry data to the one or more mobile devices. The central server may be additionally configured to receive the response data generated by the mobile devices, either directly from the mobile devices and/or from the interface system. The central server may then analyze the receive response data to determine a population density of mobile device users based on the response data. |
| US09641966B2 |
Method and system for heuristic location tracking
A method and system for provision of a notification based on location of a target device and heuristic information, the method maintaining, in a storage module, a location profile of a target mobile device based on heuristic information for the target mobile device; receiving the current location of the target mobile device; verifying whether the current location deviates from the location profile; and if the current location deviates from the location profile, triggering a notification to an observer device. |
| US09641964B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for asset status determination
A system for managing data related to at least one leaf node device, the system including a location processing engine located on a server that is remote from the at least one leaf node device; at least one point of interest (POI) device for collecting data relating to at least one leaf node device and transmitting the collected data with a timestamp using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE); at least one reader node device for receiving the collected data from the point of interest (POI) device using BLE and transmitting the collected data to the location processing engine; and a database of the known locations of POI devices, wherein the known locations are used as a basis for determining the location of the at least one leaf node device that communicated with the POI device. |
| US09641961B2 |
System, system control method, information processing apparatus, and storage medium
A system includes a mobile terminal apparatus and an electronic apparatus perform near-field communication, where the mobile terminal apparatus obtains information from a near-field communication tag chip installed in the electronic apparatus. The mobile terminal apparatus reads first information from the tag chip and writes, in the tag chip, second information representing a request for replacement of information stored in the tag chip. |
| US09641958B2 |
System and method for controlling advanced triggering operations in a telecommunication network
A network server may be configured to generate, modify, augment, communicate, and/or manage the triggers and signaling communications so that they may be processed and communicated in a more intelligent, efficient, and/or cost effective manner than that which is available via conventional solutions. The network server may receive a trigger communication message that includes trigger parameters and information suitable for causing a destination device to automatically initiate an operation, determining a criterion for sending the trigger communication message to the destination device based on the trigger parameters included in the trigger communication message, monitoring a condition to determine whether the criterion has been satisfied, and send the trigger communication message to the destination device when it is determined that the criterion has been satisfied. |
| US09641949B2 |
MEMS device and method for manufacturing the MEMS device
A MEMS device and a method for manufacturing a MEMS device are disclosed. In an embodiment the MEMS device comprises a support having a cavity therethrough and a membrane extended over the cavity of the support, wherein the membrane is at least partially reinforced by graphene. |
| US09641945B2 |
Bluetooth hearing aid system
A hearing aid system includes a Bluetooth enabled sound output device and Bluetooth enabled sound output device. The sound output device has a first processor coupled to a first memory, to a first Bluetooth module, to a sound processing module including an amplifier and a speaker, and to a first power supply. The sound input device has an optional aux jack, and a second processer coupled to a second memory, to a second Bluetooth module selectively Bluetooth linkable with the first Bluetooth module, to a sound input module, and to a second power supply. The sound input device may adjust audio volume level of audio signals to a default level before transmission to the sound output device. A second sound input device may transmit audio signals based to the sound input device, from which the audio signals are transmitted to the sound output device. |
| US09641943B2 |
Transferring acoustic performance between two devices
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes receiving information indicative of an acoustic transfer function of a first acoustic device, and obtaining a set of calibration parameters that represent a calibration of a second acoustic device with respect to the first acoustic device. The method includes determining a set of operating parameters for the second acoustic device based at least in part on (i) the acoustic transfer function and (ii) the calibration parameters. The second acoustic device, when configured using the set of operating parameters, produces an acoustic performance substantially same as that of the first acoustic device. The method also includes providing the set of operating parameters to the second acoustic device. |
| US09641941B2 |
Transducer system
Transducers and methods for converting acoustic signals into electrical signals. A device (100) includes an interferometer (106) including two mirrors (108) adapted for reflecting electromagnetic radiation (112) coupled into a space (110) between the mirrors (108). The acoustic signal (102) is to be coupled into the space (110) for influencing the electromagnetic radiation (112) in accordance with this acoustic signal. An electromagnetic radiation detector (112) is adapted for detecting the influenced electromagnetic radiation (112) and for converting the detected influenced electromagnetic radiation (112) into the electric signal (104) being indicative for the acoustic signal (102). An operation point stabilization unit stabilizes an operation point of the device (100). |
| US09641940B2 |
Metalized microphone lid with integrated wire bonding shelf
A MEMS microphone package and a method of manufacturing a MEMS microphone package having a lid and a substrate cap. The lid includes a wire bonding shelf that provides a surface internal to the MEMS microphone for connection points for internal wire bonds. One or more conductive traces deposited on the bonding shelf are provided to connect internal electronic components via the wire bonds to a substrate cap. The substrate cap is configured to connect to external devices or components. The internal electronic components include a MEMS microphone die and an application specific integrated circuit. The internal electronic components are configured to transmit signals to external electronics indicative of acoustic energy received by the MEMS microphone die by the configurations described herein. |
| US09641936B2 |
Indoor sound-modulating device
An indoor sound-modulating device is provided. The indoor sound-modulating device includes a low-frequency noise detector, an automatic actuator and an audio signal generator. The low-frequency noise detector detects low-frequency noise and generates a first modulating signal in response to the detected low-frequency noise. The automatic actuator issues a second modulating signal in response to a predetermined state. The audio signal generator generates a low-frequency audio signal for eliminating the low-frequency noise in response to the first modulating signal and generates a high-frequency repellent audio signal in response to the second modulating signal. The low-frequency audio signal has a frequency ranging from 20 Hz to 350 Hz, while the high-frequency repellent audio signal has a frequency not less than 8000 Hz. |
| US09641927B2 |
Antennas suitable for wireless earphones
A wireless earphone designed to direct creeping waves around a wearer's head in a preferred direction. |
| US09641925B2 |
Headphone wireless expansion device capable of switching among multiple targets and voice control method thereof
A headphone wireless expansion device for switching among multiple targets is connected to an information device to receive audio data which is then transmitted to a headphone for playing. The headphone wireless expansion device includes multi-target connection data and an audio control mechanism. The multi-target connection data includes a plurality of device identification codes, a plurality of device authorization codes corresponding to a plurality of information devices respectively, and a plurality of audio tags corresponding to the device identification codes and the device authorization codes respectively. The audio control mechanism searches the audio tag having audio features same as that of the unrecognized audio signal, and reads the corresponding device identification code and device authorization code. The headphone wireless expansion device enables a conventional wired headphone to wirelessly connect with the information device and switch among multiple information devices via a voice control method through identifying the audio tag. |
| US09641923B2 |
Transducer system driven by a signal time delay
A reflector and an electronic system produce a diffuse way by creating time delays in accordance with a number sequence. An acoustical passive reflector incorporates a series of wells in its surface to transform an acoustical wave into a series of acoustical waves having a time difference based on a number sequence. The electronic signal conversion system converts a signal into a series of signals having a time difference based on a number sequence. This can be used in an audio speaker system having N×N array of speakers where N is an odd prime number, arranged to be driven by the electronic signal conversion system in which the signal is converted into a series of signals centered on the signal with at least one signal being timed to precede the signal and at least one signal to follow the signal and the signal being arranged to be sent to the central speaker in the N×N array. |
| US09641922B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing an apparatus comprising an audio transducer
An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus comprises: a covering portion configured to cover at least part of an electronic device; and an audio transducer; and a flexible portion comprising at least one conductive trace wherein the flexible portion is configured to connect the audio transducer to the covering portion and the at least one conductive trace is configured to electrically connect the audio transducer to circuitry within the electronic device. |
| US09641917B2 |
Optical communications apparatus and method
Embodiments of the present invention provide an optical communications apparatus, where the apparatus includes: an input system, a first optical switch array, and an output system, where the input system includes N input ports that are one-dimensionally arranged on a first plane, a first beam expander, a demultiplexer, and a first optical path changer; the first optical switch array includes N×K first optical switch units that are two-dimensionally arranged on a second plane, and the first optical switch units can rotate in a first axial line direction and a second axial line direction; and the output system includes a second optical path changer, a second beam expander, a second optical switch array, and M output ports that are two-dimensionally arranged. |
| US09641909B2 |
Audio/video advertising network
Owners of editorial video and/or audio content that is delivered over the Internet or other networks can enroll in an advertising affiliate network. Video and/or audio advertisements, or other marketing messages, are then delivered into the video and/or audio content when the content is accessed by a user. Bypassing of the advertising content may be prevented. |
| US09641905B2 |
Use of simultaneously received videos by a system to generate a quality of experience value
A first instance of a reference video is stored. A primary video and a second instance of the reference video are simultaneously received. At least one quality of experience value that infers a perceptual quality of the primary video as received by a system is generated by comparing the first instance of the reference video to the second instance of the reference video on a pixel-by-pixel, frame-by-frame, basis and determining whether each pixel and each frame contained in the first instance of the reference video are contained in the second instance of the reference video. |
| US09641902B2 |
Dynamic adjustment of electronic program guide displays based on viewer preferences for minimizing navigation in VOD program selection
Items of video content offered for viewing on a video-on-demand (VOD) platform of a digital TV service provider are each assigned a respective title and hierarchical address corresponding to hierarchically-arranged categories and subcategories within which the title for the video content is to be categorized. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. The EPG dynamically adjust its display listings of each level of categories, subcategories, and titles in order to minimize the number of remote control keypresses needed for a viewer to navigate to a title of interest. In one basic form, the EPG display is reordered by listing more frequently visited categories or subcategories first, and other less frequently visited categories or subcategories lower on the listing or out-of-sight on another page of the display. |
| US09641898B2 |
Methods and systems for in-video library
Method and accompanying system for providing an in-video library. A video player presents a video stream to a user. During presentation of the video stream, the video player displays at least a portion of a library of selectable prerecorded video segments, and a selection of one or more of the prerecorded video segments from the library is received from the user. The video player further displays a video segment watch-list that includes the selected prerecorded video segments. The video player then presents the segments in the video segment watch-list as part of the video stream. |
| US09641897B2 |
Systems and methods for playing, browsing and interacting with MPEG-4 coded audio-visual objects
A number of novel configurations for MPEG-4 playback, browsing and user interaction are disclosed. MPEG-4 playback systems are not simple extensions of MPEG-2 playback systems, but, due to object based nature of MPEG-4, present new opportunities and challenges in synchronized management of independent coded objects as well as scene composition and presentation. Therefore, these configurations allow significantly new and enhanced multimedia services and systems. In addition, MPEG-4 aims for an advanced functionality, called Adaptive Audio Visual Session (AAVS) or MPEG-J. Adaptive Audio Visual Session (AAVS) (i.e., MPEG-AAVS, MPEG-Java or MPEG-J) requires, in addition to the definition of configurations, a definition of an application programming interface (API) and its organization into Java packages. Also disclosed are concepts leading to definition of such a framework. |
| US09641888B2 |
Video advertisement overlay system and method
This disclosure relates system(s) and method(s) for overlaying functionalities, text, annotations, and/or features on video advertisements and content videos. |
| US09641884B2 |
Method and device for establishing a content mirroring session
Computer-based methods and devices for establishing a content mirroring session during which two devices concurrently present or display the same content are disclosed. Consistent with an embodiment of the invention, a first device displays a visual indicator when the first device is physically positioned and oriented to target a second device, with which the first device is authorized to establish a content mirroring session. The visual indicator, which may be a graphical user interface element such as a button or icon, identifies the device that is being targeted by the first device, and in some embodiments, indicates to a user that a content mirroring session can be established with the targeted device. |
| US09641880B1 |
Automatically identifying reduced availability of multi-channel media distributors for authentication or authorization
Embodiments are provided for automatically identifying reduced availability of multi-channel media distributors for authentication or authorization. For example, an entitlement service communicates with a multi-channel media distributor to authenticate viewers requesting content from programmers or to confirm that authenticated viewers are authorized to receive content from the programmers. The entitlement service receives requests for various programmers to provide media content to user devices, and transmits the requests to the multi-channel media distributor. The entitlement service determines a reduced availability of the multi-channel media distributor based on, for example, an unusually low success rate for authenticating users or authorizing the users' access to content access based on the transmitted requests. Due to this reduced availability of the multi-channel media distributor, the entitlement service provides the requesting user devices with temporary access to the media content from the programmers during a period in which the reduced availability occurs. |
| US09641879B2 |
Systems and methods for associating electronic content
Systems and methods are provided for identifying and recommending electronic content to consumers. In accordance with an implementation, one or more elements of electronic content are associated to generate video graph data. In an exemplary method, information associated with first and second elements of video content is obtained and decomposed into corresponding first and second segments. A value indicative of an association between the first and second elements of video content is generated when the similarity measure satisfies at least one association rule. |
| US09641877B2 |
System and method for conveying session information for use in forensic watermarking
Methods for providing content session information using a content manager, streaming server, and one or more watermarking devices are disclosed. A content asset is also disclosed. The content asset may include content. In addition, the content asset may include a content data field having forensic watermark information, e.g. session or identifying information. In one aspect, the content asset is compressed and the compressed content asset has one or more pre-processed candidate watermark locations. In this aspect, the forensic watermark information may be extracted, e.g. by a watermarking device, from the content data field and included in the one or more pre-processed candidate watermark locations. |
| US09641868B2 |
Moving image decoding apparatus, moving image coding apparatus, moving image decoding circuit, and moving image decoding method
A moving image decoding apparatus which enables reduction in the memory bandwidth and the memory access latency for the motion compensation filter coefficients for use in inter-picture prediction involving motion compensation using variable coefficients includes: a decoding unit (101) which decodes, from a coded stream, a plurality of motion compensation filter coefficients; a memory (109) for holding the motion compensation filter coefficients included in the coded stream; a filter coefficient storage unit (103) for holding at least one of the motion compensation filter coefficients which is required for the motion compensation; a motion compensation unit (107) which performs motion compensation using the required motion compensation filter coefficient held in the filter coefficient storage unit; and a filter coefficient transfer control unit (102) which writes, in the memory, the motion compensation filter coefficients decoded by the decoding unit, and transfers the required motion compensation filter coefficient from the memory to the filter coefficient storage unit, only when the required coefficient is not yet stored therein. |
| US09641867B2 |
Image processor
In an earliest vertical synchronization period after sending an encoded image data is restarted, a first reference image determination circuit determines to employ a local decoded image generated in a vertical synchronization period immediately preceding a vertical synchronization period in which an error occurs among multiple local decoded images stored in a first DRAM as a reference image. In an earliest vertical synchronization period after a decoding circuit is reset, a second reference image determination circuit determines to employ a decoded image generated in the vertical synchronization period immediately preceding the vertical synchronization period in which the error occurs among multiple decoded images stored in a second DRAM as a reference image. |
| US09641859B2 |
Moving picture coding and decoding method with replacement and temporal motion vectors
A moving picture coding method includes: coding a coding target block using a motion vector; generating motion vector predictors; and coding the motion vector using one of the motion vector predictors generated in the generating of the motion vector predictors. In the generating of the motion vector predictors, a replacement vector which replaces a temporal motion vector predictor is added to the motion vector predictors when it is impossible to obtain the temporal motion vector predictor from a block which is included in a coded picture different from the coding target picture and corresponds to the coding target block. |
| US09641855B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding video by using pattern information in hierarchical data unit
A method of decoding an encoded video including determining at least one coding unit by using split information extracted from a bitstream, obtaining first pattern information indicating whether residual samples of a coding unit among the at least one coding unit are equal to 0, when the first pattern information indicates the residual samples are not equal to 0, extracting from the bitstream transformation index information indicating whether a transformation unit of a current level included in the coding unit from among the at least one coding unit is split, when the transformation index information indicates a split of the transformation unit of the current level, splitting the transformation unit of the current level into transformation units of a lower level, and when the transformation index information indicates a non-split of the transformation unit of the current level, obtaining second pattern information for the transformation unit of the current level, wherein the second pattern information indicates whether the transformation unit of the current level contains one or more transform coefficients not equal to 0, wherein the transformation unit of the current level is split into four transformation units of the lower level. |
| US09641851B2 |
Conformance window information in multi-layer coding
A system and method for coding a picture in a multi-layer bitstream is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes encoding at least one layer of the multi-layer bitstream in accordance with a first coding scheme. The multi-layer bitstream may comprise a base layer. The method further includes encoding a conformance window flag and at least one position offset for the picture in a Video Parameter Set (VPS) of the base layer. The conformance window flag may indicate that the VPS comprises the at least one position offset. |
| US09641849B2 |
Video encoding apparatus, video decoding apparatus, and video decoding method for performing intra-prediction based on directionality of neighboring block
Provided are methods and apparatuses for improving compression efficiency in directional intra-prediction. A video encoding apparatus, which does not need to record intra mode information, includes a mode selector that selects one from among a plurality of intra modes on the basis of a directionality of at least one neighboring block that has already been reconstructed before a current block is reconstructed, an intra predictor that obtains a prediction block of the current block from the at least one neighboring block according to the directionality of the selected mode, and obtains a residual block by subtracting the prediction block from the current block, and a unit for encoding the obtained residual block. |
| US09641848B2 |
Moving image encoding device, encoding mode determination method, and recording medium
A moving image encoding device includes determining whether an orthogonal transformation coefficient to which orthogonal transformation processing has been executed is equal to or less than a threshold determined from a quantization step used for quantization processing, and first calculating an encoding error from a first coefficient determined to be the threshold or less among the orthogonal transformation coefficients and the number of second coefficients determined to be larger than the threshold, and estimating, from the number of the second coefficients, an information amount generated when variable length encoding processing is executed to the orthogonal transformation coefficient after execution of the quantization processing, and second calculating an encoding cost from the encoding error and the information amount. |
| US09641847B2 |
Method and device for classifying samples of an image
A method and a device for classifying samples of an image, each sample having a respective sample value the method comprising repartition of each of the samples into a plurality of index classes, wherein the index class allocated to each sample is determined in dependence upon the sample value of the said sample with respect to the sample values of first neighboring samples of said sample according to a given direction and further in respect to the sample values of the first neighboring samples with respect to the sample values of samples neighboring the first neighboring samples according to the said given direction. Processing each sample according to the respective allocated index class. |
| US09641843B1 |
Video coding using adaptive source variance based partitioning
Frames including in a video bitstream may be partitioned using source difference variance based partitioning before encoding. Variances between blocks of a current video frame and blocks of a previous video frame are used to partition the current video frame into varying block sizes depending upon the magnitude of the variances. Blocks with low variance may be combined with other low variance blocks to form larger blocks, while blocks with high variance may be further partitioned into smaller blocks to improve coding efficiency. In cases where partitioning is unlikely to provide improved efficiency, the variation calculations may be skipped in favor of using fixed partitioning for a frame. The partitioned frames are decoded. |
| US09641841B2 |
Deblocking filtering control
A first filter decision value is calculated for a block (10) of pixels (11, 13, 15, 17) in a video frame based on pixel values of pixels (11, 13, 15) in a first line (12) of pixels (11, 13, 15, 17) in the block (10). A second filter decision value is also calculated for the block (10) based on pixel values of pixels (21, 23, 25, 27) in a corresponding first line (22) of pixels (21, 23, 25, 27) in a neighboring block (20) in the video frame. The first filter decision value is used to determine how many pixels in a line (12) of pixels (11, 13, 15, 17) in the block (10) to filter relative to a block boundary (1) between the block (10) and the neighboring block (20). The second filter decision value is used to determine how many pixels in a corresponding line (22) of pixels (21, 23, 25, 27) in the neighboring block to filter relative to the block boundary (1). |
| US09641839B2 |
Computing predicted values for motion vectors
A method of motion vector prediction for use in differential motion vector coding within a block motion-compensation-based video coder. The video coder employs a generalized multiple reference picture buffer which may contain multiple reference pictures in both the forward and backward temporal direction from the current picture. For the purpose of coding selections of reference pictures within the buffer, the pictures are organized into two, potentially overlapping, lists of reference pictures. The prediction of a motion vector that selects a reference picture using a given reference picture list is not dependent upon any motion vectors that select their reference pictures using the other reference picture list. The values of spatially neighboring motion vectors that use the same list of reference pictures as the motion vector being predicted are used for prediction, regardless of the relative temporal direction of the current and neighboring motion vectors. |
| US09641837B2 |
Method and apparatus for MV scaling with increased effective scaling ratio
A method and apparatus for deriving a scaled MV (motion vector) for a current block based on a candidate MV associated with a candidate block are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention increase effective scaling factor of motion vector scaling. In one embodiment, a distance ratio of a first picture distance between a current picture and a target reference picture pointed to by a current motion vector of the current block to a second picture distance between a candidate picture corresponding to the candidate block and a candidate reference picture pointed to by the candidate MV is computed. The scaled MV is then generated based on the candidate MV according to the distance ratio, where the scaled MV has an effective scaling ratio between −m and n, and wherein m and n are positive integers greater than 4. The values of m and n can be 8, 16 or 32. |
| US09641833B2 |
Programming disruption diagnostics
Various arrangements for monitoring and utilizing solar conjunction events are presented. An occurrence of a solar conjunction event caused by the sun being substantially aligned with the satellite antenna through which a television receiver receives signals from one or more satellites may be monitored. A prediction of a future solar conjunction event based on the monitored occurrence of the solar conjunction event may then be calculated. A second occurrence of the solar conjunction event may be monitored. It may be determined that the second occurrence of the solar conjunction event does not match the calculated prediction of the future solar conjunction event within a threshold range. One or more features of the television receiver may be disabled in response to determining that the second occurrence of the solar conjunction event does not match the calculated prediction of the future solar conjunction event within the threshold range. |
| US09641830B2 |
Automated camera calibration methods and systems
Methods and systems are disclosed for calibrating a camera using a calibration target apparatus that contains at least one fiducial marking on a planar surface. The set of all planar markings on the apparatus are distinguishable. Parameters of the camera are inferred from at least one image of the calibration target apparatus. In some embodiments, pixel coordinates of identified fiducial markings in an image are used with geometric knowledge of the apparatus to calculate camera parameters. |
| US09641828B2 |
Projector and projection display device
A projector includes: an optical element including first and second regions and which diffuses light that has entered the regions; an irradiation device for irradiating the first and second regions with light in a time-divisional manner; a polarization control unit disposed on a plane which is conjugate to a plane on which the optical element is disposed; and a spatial light modulator disposed in a light path from the optical element to the polarization control unit and which is illuminated with light that has been diffused by the first and second regions. The polarization control unit is configured to control the polarization state of light so that light that has been diffused by the first region becomes light of a first polarization component, and light that has been diffused by the second region becomes light of a second polarization component which differs from the first polarization component. |
| US09641826B1 |
System and method for displaying distant 3-D stereo on a dome surface
A system and method of capturing a stereoscopic pair of images for use in forming a 3-D image of an object at a desired perceived position in a scene projected onto a dome surface. The first one of the stereoscopic pair of images is captured when the object is offset to the right of the desired perceived position in the scene. The second one of the stereoscopic pair of images is captured when the object is offset to the left of the desired perceived position in the scene. In this manner, positive parallax can be captured in front of a viewer, upward in an arc through the zenith of the dome, and beyond to the back of the dome. The system and method allows scenes projected onto a dome surface to contain positive parallax, and therefore allows objects to appear to be located beyond the dome surface. |
| US09641821B2 |
Image signal processing device and image signal processing method
An obtaining unit obtains, for the stereoscopic image signal, depth information indicating a depth value in each position in an image plane. A smoothing unit smoothes the depth information in the image plane. A correction unit corrects the depth information which has been smoothed and expands a range of an area having a depth value of a foreground in a boundary portion between the foreground and a background. An image generation unit generates, using the depth information which has been corrected, a new stereoscopic image from the stereoscopic image signal. |
| US09641819B2 |
Display device including a plurality of sub-signal processing circuits corresponding to a plurality of video signal colors, and method of controlling display device
A display device includes a main signal processing circuit to which color video data is input, and a plurality of sub-signal processing circuits to which video data for respective colors output by the main signal processing circuit are input. The main signal processing circuit generates information, which is used when each of the sub-signal processing circuits performs a predetermined process, based on information of a plurality of colors in the color video data input, and then outputs data representing the generated information to each of the sub-signal processing circuits together with the video data for the respective colors. |
| US09641818B1 |
Kinetic object removal from camera preview image
A digital camera is configured to display a continually updated preview image of an observed scene, wherein kinetic objects that appear in the observed scene do not appear in the continually updated preview image. An observed scene includes static objects and kinetic objects. The observed scene is recorded using a digital imaging sensor which forms part of a smartphone. A live camera feed results, the live camera feed comprising a plurality of frames, each depicting the observed scene at a specific time. A median color value is evaluated over m non-consecutive frames captured from the live camera feed. The median color values are used to generate an output feed that is displayed at a reduced frame rate as compared to the live camera feed. The resulting displayed scene includes the same static objects which appeared in the observed scene, but does not include the kinetic objects. |
| US09641817B2 |
Method and system for generating multi-projection images
Disclosed herein is a method of generating multi-projection images. The method of generating multi-projection images includes controlling a plurality of different types of filming devices so that the filming devices are disposed at specific angles, controlling the shutter operations of the plurality of different types of filming devices in order to synchronize the plurality of different types of filming devices, and controlling the plurality of different types of filming devices so that the filming devices perform filming operations in a plurality of viewpoint directions. |
| US09641816B2 |
Image pickup apparatus capable of selectively picking up a color image and a black-and-white image
Provided is an image pickup apparatus comprising: a light control mirror element (ace CME) having a function of splitting an incident light flux (LF) into a first LF from reflection and a second LF from transmission and a function of switching between a semi-transmissive/semi-reflective state (s-t/s-rS) and a totally reflective state (TRS); a LF splitting unit causes first and second LFs to be emitted from first and second exit surfaces (ES), respectively; an electrochromic element (EE) switches between a state of transmitting light having a first wavelength range (WR) out of first LF (first state) and a state of transmitting light having a second WR out of first LF (second state); and a control device conducts switching control between a first mode in which LCME is in s-t/s-rS and EE is in first state and a second mode in which LCME is in TRS and EE is in second state. |
| US09641815B2 |
Super resolution and color motion artifact correction in a pulsed color imaging system
The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for producing an image in light deficient environments and associated structures, methods and features. The features of the systems and methods described herein may include providing improved resolution and color reproduction. |
| US09641814B2 |
Crowd sourced vision and sensor-surveyed mapping
A system for enhancing the provision of location information based on previously stored visual data. Apparatuses may utilize sensors to sense at least visual information at a location. The sensed visual information may include attributes that may be defined as one or more visual elements in the recorded visual information. The one or more visual elements may then be stored in a mapping database in association with the location. |
| US09641811B2 |
System and method for providing real-time maintenance, trouble-shooting, and process assurance for the oilfield
An operation, communication, and executions facilitation system includes at least one modular system device including at least one onsite fixed-base camera configurable at an onsite location directed at job equipment for remote live operation viewing by at least one offsite actor. At least one onsite hand-held camera directable by at least one onsite actor at selected equipment for remote live viewing of custom images by the at least one offsite actor. At least one audio communication device usable by the at least one onsite actor, and at least one personal computer configurable to receive data from onsite equipment. A secured or dedicated network connected to one or more of the at least one modular system device. A data center in communication with the secured or dedicated network; and, at least one operations center at an offsite location configured to be manned by the at least one offsite actor and configured to receive data via the data center from the at least one modular system device. Wherein two-way communication between the at least one offsite actor and the at least one onsite actor is accomplished through one or more of the at least one onsite hand-held camera, the at least one audio communication device, and the at least one personal computer. A method of providing and facilitating real-time equipment maintenance, trouble-shooting, and targeted remote operational process assurance of an operation. |
| US09641810B2 |
Method for acquiring images from arbitrary perspectives with UAVs equipped with fixed imagers
A method for acquiring images of a photographic target from arbitrary perspectives with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with at least one image acquisition device having a fixed acquisition direction with respect to the vehicle, said UAV having automatic navigation means allowing to reach an arbitrary location and automatic attitude control means allowing to transiently reach an arbitrary orientation in space, said photographic target being outside the current field of view of the acquisition device while the UAV flies along a predefined flying path, this method comprising: computing a target UAV position and an orientation in space required to acquire a desired image from a set of parameters, navigating to said target UAV position, modifying an attitude of the UAV in order to modify the acquisition direction to point toward the photographic target, acquiring images, and starting a recovery phase by controlling the UAV back to cruise attitude and navigate back along the predefined flying path. |
| US09641809B2 |
Circuit arrangement and method for processing a digital video stream and for detecting a fault in a digital video stream, digital video system and computer readable program product
The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for processing a digital video stream, the circuit arrangement comprising: an input interface for receiving a digital video stream, a processing circuit which is arranged to process the digital video stream, a hang-up detecting circuit for detecting a fault in the processed digital video stream, the hang-up detecting circuit comprising: a checksum generating circuit which is arranged to generate checksums for the frames of the processed digital video stream, a memory for storing generated checksums and an analyzing device arranged to compare a currently generated checksum to a plurality of corresponding checksums of preceding frames stored in the memory and to generate an error signal if at least one predefined amount of compared checksums are matching. The present invention also relates to a digital video system, a method for processing a digital video stream and a computer readable program product. |
| US09641807B2 |
Motor vehicle with a driver assistance system and method of operating a driver assistance system
A motor vehicle includes a control device and at least one lighting device which is controllable by the control device sequentially in at least two modes which illuminate surroundings of the vehicle differently. At least one camera captures at least two images of the differently illuminated surroundings of the vehicle. The at least two different images are processed by an image processing device for producing a processing result which is transmitted for control of a driver assistance system. |
| US09641805B2 |
Providing a tele-immersive experience using a mirror metaphor
A tele-immersive environment is described that provides interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session. The environment includes two or more set-ups, each associated with a participant. Each set-up, in turn, includes mirror functionality for presenting a three-dimensional virtual space for viewing by a local participant. The virtual space shows at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror. The mirror functionality can be implemented as a combination of a semi-transparent mirror and a display device, or just a display device acting alone. According to another feature, the environment may present a virtual object in a manner that allows any of the participants of the tele-immersive session to interact with the virtual object. |
| US09641802B2 |
Video session manager and method for enabling and managing video calling and telepresence communications sessions across multiple domains
A video session manager and method for enabling, optimizing and managing inter-domain video calling, telepresence and videoconferencing sessions, in exclusive video sessions, or within multi-modal communications sessions. The video session manager and method is operative for receiving and analyzing a communications session request from one or more endpoints (users); determining the viability of a communication session based on one or more attributes of the session; connecting the one or more requesting endpoints to start the session; continuously or periodically monitoring the session for problems with or changes in the session; and altering the parameters of the session in accordance with one or more predetermined policies, if a problem or change is detected, in order to maintain the viability of the session. |
| US09641799B2 |
Multimodal cognitive communications and collaborative knowledge exchange with visual neural networking and packetized augmented intelligence
The invention enables multimodal cognitive communications, collaboration, consultation and instruction with multichannel multiplexed streaming imagery data. It also enables synchronous multiparty curation, multisensory annotation and metadata tagging, as well as multi-formatted encapsulation, saving and sharing of collaborated imagery data as packetized augmented intelligence. The invention acquires both live stream and archived medical modality imagery from network-connected medical devices, cameras, signals and sensors, as well as multi-omic [phenotypic, genomic, metabolomic and radiomic] clinical data from biometric maps and movies, hapmaps, heat maps and data stream visualizations. The invention also acquires both medical and non-medical streaming imagery data from image data repositories, documents and structured reports, workstations and mobile devices, as well as from wearable computing, signals and sensors. The invention enables networked teams to interactively communicate, concurrently collaborate and bi-directionally exchange multichannel multiplexed imagery data streams, singly or together, in real time or asynchronously, generally by curating, annotating and tagging imagery information objects. The invention encapsulates and saves collaborated imagery data, together with multisensory annotations and metadata tags, in standard file formats as packetized augmented intelligence. The invention enables recursive cognitive enrichment with augmented cognitive vismemes, and saves packetized imagery information objects, multisensory annotations and metadata tags in native file formats [PDF, MPEG, JPEG, XML, XMPP, OR, SVG and DAE[ as well as in formats compliant with standards for digital communications in medicine [DICOM]. The invention enables live stream multicasting of multimodal cognitive communications and collaborative knowledge exchange with multisensory [visual, auditory, haptic] annotation and tagging of streaming imagery data, as well as secure, encrypted transmission of packetized augmented intelligence across file sharing data networks for rapid, adaptive learning, specialist skills acquisition and interoperable health information exchange. |
| US09641797B2 |
Wireless augmented reality communication system
A portable unit is for video communication to select a user name in a user name network. A transceiver wirelessly accesses a communication network through a wireless connection to a general purpose node coupled to the communication network. A user interface can receive user input to log on to a user name network through the communication network. The user name network has a plurality of user names, at least one of the plurality of user names is associated with a remote portable unit, logged on to the user name network and available for video communication. |
| US09641792B2 |
Data recording device and method relating to a time shifting function on a recording medium
The invention relates to a device and a method for recording data on a recording medium. The invention relates to the implementation of the timeshift function in a part of said recording medium called the timeshift buffer memory having a size defined in terms of recording capacity. For the timeshift buffer memory, a first threshold defines a capacity limit, a second threshold defines a recording time limit. The device records the data in the timeshift buffer memory as long as the second threshold is not reached and when the second threshold is reached before the first threshold, the processor truncates the start of the timeshift buffer memory when the data being read are not located at the start of the buffer memory or moves to reading the data of the timeshift buffer memory when the data being read are located at the start of the timeshift buffer memory. |
| US09641786B2 |
Camera capable of communicating with other communication device
A camera having communication ability can switch a mode between a communication mode and a shooting mode. The camera combines features of a communication device and a digital camera. The camera comprises a communication device, an imaging device, and a switching device. The switching device switched the communication mode to the shooting mode responsive to completion of communication. |
| US09641784B2 |
Imaging device
An object of the present invention is to reduce capacitance of a charge accumulation part (floating diffusion) of each pixel unit. In an imaging device, in addition to a plurality of first switching transistors for coupling a plurality of coupling wires extending in the column direction, a second switching transistor is provided between each of the coupling wires and a floating diffusion in each pixel unit. Preferably, the gate of the first switching transistor and the gate of the second switching transistor are electrically coupled to each other. |
| US09641777B2 |
Semiconductor device, solid-state image sensor and camera system
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip 11; and a second chip 12, wherein the first chip 11 and the second chip 12 are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip 11 has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip 12 has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip. |
| US09641776B2 |
Image sensor with flexible interconnect capabilities
Electronic devices may include image sensors having configurable image sensor pixel interconnections. Image sensors may include image sensor pixels coupled to analog circuitry via configurable interconnect circuitry. The analog circuitry may include many analog circuit blocks. The analog circuit blocks may control and read out signals from associated image sensor pixels. The configurable interconnect circuitry may be controlled to reroute the connections between the analog circuit blocks and specific groups of image sensor pixels. Digital circuitry may be coupled to the analog circuitry via configurable interconnect circuitry. The digital circuitry may include digital circuit blocks. There may be significantly more image pixels controlled by a small number of analog circuit blocks, which are in turn controlled by a smaller number of digital circuit blocks. The image sensor pixel array, the configurable interconnect circuitry, the analog circuitry, and the digital circuitry may be vertically stacked. |
| US09641773B2 |
High dynamic range imaging device
The present invention relates to improved imaging devices having high dynamic range and to monitoring and automatic control systems incorporating the improved imaging devices. |
| US09641770B2 |
Algorithm and devices for calibration and accuracy of overlaid image data
The algorithm of the present disclosure works in conjunction with a user device (e.g., a mobile phone) capable of acquiring and displaying an image, and a server. First and second portions of the algorithm can be resident on the user device and the server, respectively. The algorithm can receive the image, as well as other information from the device such as the location and compass heading of the device, and time of day. The algorithm can obtain information relating to an object in the image, and display the data set on or near the object in the image. The data set can contain information relevant to or about the object. The algorithm can automatically detect whether the data set is in the right location, and if not, calculate and apply an offset to the data set. The algorithm can also store data from multiple users and analyze this data over a period of time to determine the accuracy of the same. |
| US09641769B2 |
Image capture apparatus and method for controlling the same
An image capture apparatus can execute automatic focus detection of an imaging optical system, using a signal obtained from an image sensor. First image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using first weights, weighted addition on information regarding image-forming positions of the imaging optical system, the information corresponding to different spatial frequencies. In addition, second image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using second weights, weighted addition on the information. A result of the automatic focus detection is corrected based on a result of a comparison between the first and second image-forming position information. The first weights correspond to an evaluated band at the time of appreciating an image, and the second weights correspond to an evaluated band of the signal used in the automatic focus detection. |
| US09641765B2 |
Image capture device, image correction method, and image correction program
The image capture device includes an image capture element which is formed of a plurality of pixels and acquires a captured image by detecting light from a subject and converting the light into an electric signal, an optical path changing unit which changes an optical path of light incident on an image capture element and displaces a position of light incident on the image capture element, a state change determining unit which obtains a deviation of a brightness value per pixel in a captured image, determines whether or not a subject temporally changes its state based on the deviation, and outputs an optical path change instruction to an optical path changing unit when it is determined that the subject does not change its state, a correction value calculating unit which performs a predetermined correction value calculating process on captured images of the same subject before and after a state change by an image capture element and calculates a noise image contained in the captured image as a correction value, and a correction executing unit which eliminates noise from a captured image by use of a correction value. |
| US09641763B2 |
System and method for object tracking and timing across multiple camera views
A system and method for object tracking and timing across multiple camera views includes local and global tracking modules for tracking the location of objects as they traverse particular regions of interest within an area of interest. A local timing module measures the time spent with each object within the area captured by a camera. A global timing module measures the time taken by the tracked object to traverse the entire area of interest or the length of the stay of the object within the area of interest. |
| US09641759B2 |
Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a sharp and clear photo can be composed using a plurality of photos taken by burst shooting. The present invention includes a camera, a sensing unit configured to detect a surrounding brightness, a user input unit configured to receive a photographing command, and a controller, if the photographing command is received, taking a first number of photos by burst shooting, the controller outputting a shaking eliminated photo based on a second number of photo(s) selected from the first number of the taken photos, wherein the second number is determined based on the detected surrounding brightness. |
| US09641752B2 |
Systems and methods for imaging identification information
Described herein are techniques for acquiring an image of a user's credential document through a user device. A method includes capturing information from a user interface regarding a particular type of credential document to be imaged, receiving a video stream of the user's credential document from a camera of the user device, displaying the video stream on a display of the user device, and determining whether a set of criteria for capturing the image of the user's credential document are satisfied. If the criteria are not satisfied, the method presents a first indication on the user device that the user's credential document is not ready to be imaged. If the criteria are satisfied, the method presents a second indication on the user device that the user's credential document is ready to be imaged and captures an image of the user's credential document. |
| US09641750B2 |
Camera control means to allow operating of a destined location of the information surface of a presentation and information system
The disclosure concerns a control device for controlling an information device arrangement. Control device includes camera means (CAM) and display means (VF) to allow operating of a destined location of the information surface. Destined location is adapted for determination from the control information being in the image information (IMAGE) formed by the camera means (CAM). The control device is arranged at least to determine from the control information of the image information (IMAGE) data (x1, y1, hei, wid, gx, gy) in order to determine a continuous stream of locations pointed by the control device. System, method and program products are also targets of the present invention. |
| US09641748B2 |
Mobile terminal and controlling method therefor
Disclosed is a mobile terminal capable of restoring an unseen area, after taking a photograph, and a control method therefor. The mobile terminal, according to the present invention, can comprise: a camera for taking the photograph; a memory for storing data; a display unit for displaying, as a preview image, a partial area of an image inputted to the camera; and a control unit for taking the photograph of the entire image inputted to the camera when a photographing command is inputted, and controlling the partial area of the taken photograph to be displayed when a display command for the taken photograph is received. At this time, the control unit controls the entire area of the taken photograph to be displayed on the display unit when an editing command for the taken photograph is received, and can cut out a cropped area from the entire area of the taken photograph and store the same when the cropped area is set on the entire area of the taken photograph. |
| US09641747B2 |
Imaging device
An imaging device comprises a lens barrel including an optical system that collects light from a predetermined viewing area and that defines an optical axis; an imaging unit that receives the light collected by the optical system and generates image data, the image data defining a main image that includes a determined sub area; a ring-shaped operation ring that is provided on an outer circumference of the lens barrel and that is manually rotatable about the optical axis of the optical system; and an area change unit that changes at least one of (A) a size of the determined sub area, or (B) a position of the determined sub area, responsive to a manual operation of the operation ring. |
| US09641742B2 |
Imaging device and method of driving imaging device
An imaging device includes an acquisition unit acquiring a defocus amount for an optical image which is obtained by an imaging element, a recording unit recording a driving speed of lens with the defocus amount in response to an instruction from a user, wherein the lens is controlled, for adjusting a position at which the optical image is focused, by a lens driving unit, an information generating unit generating lens driving information specifying a relation between the defocus amount and the lens driving speed, and a control unit controlling the lens driving unit so as to move the lens to a position at which the optical image is in-focused to the object at a predetermined speed specified in the lens driving information as a driving speed corresponding to the defocus amount acquired by the acquisition unit. |
| US09641729B2 |
System and method for encoder-integrated media denoising
Embodiments are provided herein to achieve video or image sequence encoding with an improved denoising algorithm that is both efficient computationally and has acceptable overhead cost in comparison to other denoising schemes for video encoding. The embodiments include using recursive bilateral filtering as part of the denoising algorithm, which is integrated into a video encoder to overcome limitations of other encoder-integrated denoising algorithms. An embodiment method includes receiving, at a filtering and residual computation function at the encoder, a macro block comprising a plurality of pixels. The filtering and residual computation function also receives, from a motion estimation function at the encoder, a reference block. The reference block comprises a plurality of reference pixels corresponding to the macro block. The filtering and residual computation function further applies a recursive bilateral filter function to each of the pixels of the macro block using the reference pixels of the reference block. |
| US09641728B2 |
Image data processing apparatus
An image data processing apparatus includes a white-colorant-amount specifying unit that specifies an amount of a white colorant used by an image forming apparatus to form an image having a unit area, the image forming apparatus forming an image on a recording medium by using the white colorant and at least one process-color colorant; and a process-color-colorant-total-amount adjusting unit that adjusts a total amount of the at least one process-color colorant used by the image forming apparatus to form the image having a unit area. The process-color-colorant-total-amount-adjusting unit adjusts the total amount of the at least one process-color colorant so that a sum of the amount of the white colorant and the total amount of the at least one process-color colorant used to form the image having a unit area is constant. |
| US09641724B1 |
Method and system for compressing and converting an image during printing
A method and a system for image compression are disclosed. An image is converted to a halftoned image. The one or more halftoned lines in the halftoned image comprise one or more pixels. A first transformed image is generated from the halftoned image based on shifting of the one or more pixels, associated with the one or more halftoned lines in the halftoned image, by a first value. A second transformed image is generated from the first transformed image based on shifting of the one or more pixels, associated with the one or more halftoned lines in the first transformed image, by a second value. Further, a compressed image is generated based on compression of the second transformed image. The compressed image is stored in a storage device. Another method and system for image conversion are disclosed that converts the compressed image back to the first transformed image. |
| US09641720B2 |
Information processing apparatus searching operation/job log information based on selection of displayed job/operation log information
A document ID is recorded in an operation log, and an operation ID and document ID are recorded in a job log. The job log and operation log are set such that they can be searched in association with each other. An operation log record associated with a designated document record is read and added to a result list (S2104). Operation log records are read out one by one from the result list. If an associated document ID is found, it is added to a target document ID (S2109). Further, an operation log record associated with the found document ID is added to the result list (S2104). |
| US09641719B2 |
Method for searching captured images using identification information
There is provided a non-transitory computer readable medium. An imaging unit captures an image. A search request unit requests a search by using identification information for identifying a person described in the image or a medium having the image printed thereon. A reception unit receives image feature values corresponding to the identification information, as a result of the search. An acquisition unit acquires information for accessing a content or content information when the received image feature values and image feature values extracted from the captured image correspond to each other. |
| US09641718B2 |
Copying machine and printer
A copying machine is configured to execute a first scanning process to scan an image on an original sheet and generate image data, which is stored in a storage of the copying machine and an external processing device, a printing process to print the image of the original sheet, a second scanning process to release an image data storing area of the storage, and store the image data in the storage and the external processing device, a transmission process to release the image data storing area of the storage, and transmit the image data from the external processing device to the storage, and a detection process to detect whether a free capacity of the storage becomes less than a particular value. |
| US09641716B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image forming method for both side copying
An image forming apparatus includes an image reading that reads an original document. An image processing unit determines a region other than a first document region corresponding to the first surface of the original document. The region other than the first document region is eliminated from first image data. A region other than a second document region corresponding to the second surface of the original document is determined. The region other than the second document region from the second image data is eliminated. A printing image is generated. An image forming unit prints the printing image generated by the image processing unit on a single surface of a recording medium. |
| US09641712B2 |
Image reading device and image forming apparatus
An image reading device generates, as image data of a reading region, image data for output and image data for size detection, the latter having a lower resolution than the former, discriminates high density lines from the size-detection image data, sets as a target line one of the high density lines. And the image reading device calculates as a width for size detection a width from a reference line to the target line, sets as the size of a document a reference size that has a width closest to the width for size detection, performs image processing on the output image data based on the reference size set as the size of the document, and outputs the processed image data. |
| US09641710B2 |
Information processing apparatus that displays destination display information according to display condition
An information processing apparatus includes: a memory that stores destination information; an operation part that receives an operation; a for-display destination information generation part that generates for-display destination information based on the destination information; and a display part that displays the for-display destination information. The operation part receives a display switch operation, the destination information includes a first destination information group and a second destination information group, and the for-display destination information generation part, based on a single operation of the display switch operation, switches the for-display destination information between a display of the first destination information group, a display of the second destination information group, and a display of both of the first destination information group and the second destination information group. |
| US09641707B2 |
Operation screen of an image forming apparatus being displayed on a portable device based on the position of the portable device
An information processing apparatus includes: a display section displaying a first operation image for user operation; a display control section; a detection section detecting an approach direction of a predefined communication device approaching the display section; a storage section storing, besides the first operation image of the display section, plural second operation images associated with the approach direction; a communication control section reading, from the storage section, the second operation image associated with the approach direction detected by the detection section, allowing a communication section to transmit the read second operation image to the communication device, and to receive, from the communication device, an instruction corresponding to an operation inputted on the second operation image in the communication device; an instruction reception section receiving the instruction received by the communication section besides an instruction corresponding to operation on the first operation image of the display section; and an execution section. |
| US09641704B2 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and control method
An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus that is capable of being remotely operated by a remote operation terminal via a network, an execution unit that executes a job in accordance with operation, a first operation receiving unit that receives operation of the remote operation terminal for the execution unit, a second operation receiving unit that receives operation for the execution unit, a determining unit that determines whether operation is received by the first operation receiving unit or the second operation receiving unit, a charging determining unit that determines whether the job executed by the execution unit is an object for charging in accordance with the result determined by the determining unit, and a storing unit that stores therein the result determined by the determining unit. |
| US09641702B2 |
Methods and systems of generating a lenticular article using a printing blanket
A method for a production of a lenticular image. The method comprises feeding a lenticular printing substrate having a corrugated side and a printing side into a digital printing press, feeding at least one nontransparent ink to set a substantially nontransparent layer on a printing blanket of the printing press, feeding a plurality of colored inks to set an interlaced color image layer on top of the substantially nontransparent layer on the printing blanket, and printing with the printing blanket onto the printing side. |
| US09641699B2 |
Calibration of scanning devices
Systems and methods for calibrating scanning devices are described. The method comprises dividing a dark scan image of a calibration strip into one or more regions. The dark scan image is further analyzed to obtain at least one data point from each of the one or more regions. Further, calibration values for each of the one or more regions are computed based on the at least one data point for calibrating the scanning device. The calibration values include mean and standard deviation of the data points for each of the one or more regions. |
| US09641698B2 |
Mobile communication network distribution system and mobile communication network distribution method
An object of the invention is to provide a communication service with high utilization efficiency. A mobile communication network distribution system includes: an acquisition unit that acquires condition information; a determination unit that determines a degenerate mobile communication network which provides a function satisfying a functional requirement based on the condition information acquired by the acquisition unit among a plurality of mobile communication networks to be a connection destination mobile communication network which is a connection destination of the UE; and a distribution unit that distributes the connection destination of the mobile communication terminal to the connection destination mobile communication network determined by the determination unit. |
| US09641697B2 |
Policy and charging control method, V-PCRF and V-OCS
A subscription information processing method, a policy and charging control method, an online charging method, a visited network, a V-PCRF and a V-OCS, wherein, the subscription information processing method comprises: a visited network receiving visited network subscription information and account information of a roaming user, the visited network subscription information and the account information and home network subscription information and account information of the roaming user using the same user identification information; the visited network storing the visited network subscription information and the account information of the roaming user. |
| US09641691B1 |
IP telephony network using a configuration map for organizing sites
A system and method for managing an IP telephony network that uses a configuration map for organizing sites in a tree-like hierarchy. The system is capable of managing the addition, removal and movement of IP telephony elements within an IP telephony network and locating services and IP telephony elements within the IP telephony network in an efficient manner. |
| US09641686B1 |
Method for using customer attributes to select a service representative
A customer submits a request for assistance to a customer service. Accordingly, the customer service may access a customer database to obtain one or more customer preferences that can be used to select a service representative. If the customer database does not include these preferences, the customer service may utilize one or more customer attributes to calculate these one or more customer preferences. Subsequently, the customer service may access a service representative database and select a service representative based at least in part on the one or more customer preferences. The customer service may transmit the request to the selected service representative to enable the service representative to assist the customer. |
| US09641685B2 |
Systems and methods for an omni-channel routing broker
Omni-channel routing broker technology is usable to improve the experience for customers and for workers using service channels, especially for very large enterprise service operation centers that have large pools of agents, helping businesses determine the relative priority for handling a variety of service channels, and to efficiently route issues accordingly. Omni-channel routing broker includes intelligent routing of service requests in a large, distributed service center operation, efficiently prioritizing the routing of work across organizations to agents based on availability, capacity and priority—in a multi-tenant environment. The disclosed methods are usable for managing digital data for many tenants to software instances, including groups of users who share common access with a specific set of privileges to a software instance of at least one application. The disclosed technology makes possible the delivery of an improved performance from routing 3-4 requests per second to routing 100 requests per second. |
| US09641680B1 |
Cross-linking call metadata
Methods, systems, and devices for cross-linking events and persons using anonymized voice fingerprint identifiers (IDs) and call metadata are described. The method can include retrieving, form a centralized database, call metadata associated with a caller index ID. The method can include determining call metadata characteristics for the call metadata. The method can include matching the call metadata characteristics of the call metadata with characteristics associated with a personality type of a psychological behavioral model. The method can include generating a caller profile that comprises personality type information for the personality type. The method can include associating the caller profile with the caller index ID. The method can include storing the caller profile in an entry in the centralized database associated with the caller index ID. |
| US09641677B2 |
System and method for determining and communicating presence information
A system and method for communicating presence information that can include at a first server of a communication platform, receiving an authorization token of a first client application; verifying at least one permission associated with the authorization token; registering a presence status of the first client application upon verifying the at least one permission of the authorization token; at a second server of the communication platform, accepting an incoming communication request; retrieving communication instructions according to the incoming communication request; identifying an instruction to communicate with a communication destination of the first client application; accessing the presence status resource of the first client application; establishing communication with the first client application according to the accessed presence status resource. |
| US09641674B1 |
Identifying website activities as being those of a telephone caller
Disclosed are systems and methods of identifying website activities of a webpage visitor as being those of a caller placing a telephone call to a published tracking telephone number presented as a substitute for a contact telephone number. The published tracking telephone number is presented as the substitute so that when a webpage visitor observes the published tracking telephone number and acts as the caller, the telephone call is non-disruptively forwarded to the contact telephone number for purpose of identifying the website activities as being those of the caller. |
| US09641673B2 |
Method, network element, and system for assessing voice quality
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a network element, and a system for assessing voice quality, which relates to the communications field and solves a problem that user perception cannot be reflected according to a voice quality assessment result. The method includes acquiring a voice code stream, and collecting statistics on a transmission parameter in each short-time assessment period; decoding the voice code stream, and collecting statistics on a source parameter according to the decoded voice code stream; and calculating a comprehensive voice quality assessment result according the transmission parameter and the source parameter. The present invention is used for voice quality assessment. |
| US09641665B2 |
Method for providing content and electronic device thereof
A method and an electronic device are provided herein. The electronic device includes a processor. The processor may execute the method, including detecting, by a sensor, heart rate information while providing a content of the electronic device, determining, by a processor, an emotional quotient based on the detected heart rate information, and mapping the determined emotional quotient to the provided content. |
| US09641663B2 |
Reverse number look up
Web content is formatted to show an icon adjacent identified phone numbers to enable select-to-call, e.g., click-to-call functionality from within a web platform. The select-to call functionality can enable the user's web platform context to be maintained during the call. In some instances, details associated with the phone number that is called using the select-to call functionality can be retrieved from a database and surfaced to the user, by way of the web platform, to enrich the user's call experience. |
| US09641662B2 |
Information processing system, wireless terminal, launching method of portable information terminal and computer readable recording medium having program for controlling thereof
The present invention provides an information processing system including a portable information terminal having a plurality of functions and a wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with the portable information terminal. The wireless terminal includes an acquisition unit for acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in the portable information terminal from the portable information terminal and a launch instruction unit for, in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by the function information acquired by the acquisition unit, transmitting to the portable information terminal a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch the selected program. The portable information terminal includes a processing unit for starting execution of a program whose launch is instructed by the launch instruction signal following reception of the launch instruction signal from the wireless terminal. |
| US09641659B2 |
Access node and method
An all-encompassing fully integrated communication Access Node for call stations and other security and communications equipment includes a modular housing within which is mounted wire and wireless communication systems and power systems. The housing has a chassis for mounting the electronics and battery modules and a backbox and panel for staged installations, managing cables and providing heat dissipation. A door to the chassis is secured using latch hooks with roller bearings. Optical cable termination is provided as a two sided patch panel. Dual power supplies provide power to internal components and to external components via a distribution module. Backup power is provided by a custom battery backup with a charging controller. Cooling is controlled by dual fans and a fan controller moving air through the housing using openings and baffles. Freestanding pedestal mounting of the Access Node and various other mounts for column, wall, or ceiling to any substrate or condition is an option. Venting through a plug prevents pressure build up. |
| US09641657B1 |
Providing satellite communication capabilities to existing communication devices, including a common smart phone
A system and apparatus which permits an existing communication device, such as a common smart phone, to have satellite communication capabilities. The apparatus can include a transmitter/receiver which can relay communications and data, between the existing communications device and a satellite network. Optionally, the data can be encrypted before being sent over the satellite network. Optionally, the transmitter/receiver can have a distress activation input which can automatically emit an SOS signal along with the transmitter/receiver's current GPS coordinates when a user activates the input. |
| US09641656B2 |
Portable communication devices with accessory functions and related methods
Portable communication devices and related methods for use in supporting voice and/or data communication are provided. One example portable communication device includes a housing, an interface connector disposed at the housing. The interface connector is configured to couple to an accessory module configured to provide at least one accessory function. The example portable communication device also includes a processor disposed at least partially within the housing. The processor is coupled to the interface connector and is configured to determine whether a coupled accessory module is an approved module for use with the portable communication device, based on an identity of the accessory module, and if the accessory module is an approved module, enable power at the interface connector such that communication between the portable communication device and the accessory module is permitted. |
| US09641650B2 |
TCP proxy server
In methods and devices for controlling a TCP proxy server, the TCP-proxy initial window size is set based on TCP RTT measurements. This is possible because the TCP proxy has knowledge about both sides Round Trip Time RTT values just after opening the TCP connections. The proxy can set its initial window size higher in the download case if it notices that the RTT in the link between the proxy and internet is shorter than the RTT in the other link, typically a wireless link. In the opposite case, when the RTT in the link between the proxy and internet is longer than the RTT in the other link, typically a wireless link, the TCP proxy can be configured to send more Acknowledgements (ACKs) to increase the internet TCP server congestion window size faster. |
| US09641649B2 |
IGMP/MLD translation
Disclosed is an apparatus comprising a network element (NE) configured to receive an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) data packet in Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) format, translate the data packet into an Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) data packet in Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) format, and forward the translated data packet. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising a NE configured to receive an MLD data packet in IPv6 format, and translate the data packet into an IGMP data packet in IPv4 format. Also disclosed is a method comprising receiving a plurality of data packets, wherein the plurality of data packets comprise IGMP data packets and MLD data packets, translating at least one of the IGMP data packets into a MLD data packet, and translating at least one of the MLD data packets into an IGMP data packet. |
| US09641647B2 |
Communication protocol and system for network communications
A communication protocol and system is disclosed for network communications between a data service residing on a client that provides network communications between one or more mobile applications on a mobile computing device and a network based on a process number. The shared data service communicates with a data service plug-in on the server side associated with the process number, in order to handle requests from the mobile applications that access a plug-in associated with the process number through the data service. The communication connection between the mobile application and the data plug may be managed by a set of rules defined for that network communication. |
| US09641645B2 |
Optimized image delivery over limited bandwidth communication channels
Large-scale images are retrieved over network communications channels for display on a client device by selecting an update image parcel relative to an operator controlled image viewpoint to display via the client device. A request is prepared for the update image parcel and associated with a request queue for subsequent issuance over a communications channel. The update image parcel is received from the communications channel and displayed as a discrete portion of the predetermined image. The update image parcel optimally has a fixed pixel array size, is received in a single and or plurality of network data packets, and were the fixed pixel array may be constrained to a resolution less than or equal to the resolution of the client device display. |
| US09641644B2 |
Optimized image delivery over limited bandwidth communication channels
Large-scale images are retrieved over network communications channels for display on a client device by selecting an update image parcel relative to an operator controlled image viewpoint to display via the client device. A request is prepared for the update image parcel and associated with a request queue for subsequent issuance over a communications channel. The update image parcel is received from the communications channel and displayed as a discrete portion of the predetermined image. The update image parcel optimally has a fixed pixel array size, is received in a single and or plurality of network data packets, and were the fixed pixel array may be constrained to a resolution less than or equal to the resolution of the client device display. |
| US09641635B2 |
Dynamic selection of reliability of publishing data
A system and method for dynamic selection of reliability by data publishing protocol while publishing data, comprising a constrained gateway device (102) being adapted to publish data by using a data publisher and adapted to send and receive acknowledgment messages, one or more subscriber devices (104) communicatively coupled with the constrained gateway device (102) and subscribed to the server (106) and adapted to send and receive acknowledgment messages, and a server (106) communicatively coupled with the constrained gateway device (102) and the one or more subscriber devices (104) and adapted to exchange the acknowledgement messages between the data publisher on the constrained gateway device (102) and the one or more subscriber devices (104) wherein the data publisher running on the constrained gateway device (102) has multiple reliability levels for publishing data and is adapted to dynamically select the reliability level based on available bandwidth and energy. |
| US09641632B1 |
Method of storing a web user ID in first-party cookies
Third party ad servers log a user's web browsing activities. On web pages where the ad server is a third party, the web page's code is configured to provide the ad server read and write access to an advertiser's first party cookie on a user's web browser. The ad server uses this access to read and write a unique user identification number to the cookie. The ad server also maintains a separate copy of the user identification number on a remote server. Correlating the user identification both within the ad server and within the cookies stored in the user's web browser allows the ad server to identify and log the web traffic associated with particular users. This information is useful in a number of contexts, including determining which ad inventory to purchase for which users, and how to value the corresponding ad inventory. |
| US09641631B2 |
Integrated personalized content recommendation and management system and method
The integrated personalized content recommendation and management system aggregates content across multiple third-party websites and applications to be presented to said user based to generate personalized content recommendations. The system utilizes a unique profile associated with a particular user to generate the personalized content recommendations, and additionally, the system may seamlessly propagate the user's profile across multiple third-party websites and applications, and build social instructions based on the user's profile. The integrated personalization content recommendation and management system and method may provide an online recommendation and social networking service that delivers to users personalized content, social and/or product recommendations derived from participating electronic mediums (e.g. web sites, applications and mobile devices). The personalized content or product inventory may be derived from participating consumer or commercial web sites and web and mobile based applications. |
| US09641629B2 |
Distance-based network resource discovery
An apparatus for distance-based network resource discovery includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining a distance between an information handling device and a network resource capable of communication with the information handling device. The machine readable code also includes a policy module following a discovery policy according to the distance. The discovery policy is associated with discovery of the network resource. |
| US09641628B2 |
Host discovery and attach
Methods, systems and computer readable media for discovering edge devices within a network and establishing connectivity between the edge devices and one or more corresponding network services are described. In some implementations, the method can include snooping a received packet to determine whether a source entity of the received packet is known and to determine whether the received packet can be handled by a first processing layer based on a rule set in the first processing layer and configured to be accessed by the first processing layer. The method can also include classifying the packet at the first processing layer when the packet can be handled by the first processing layer, and forwarding the packet to a second processing layer when the packet cannot be handled by the first processing layer. |
| US09641627B2 |
Techniques for remapping sessions for a multi-threaded application
Examples may include a remapping of sessions for a multi-threaded application that may be executed at a server or a client coupled to the server via a plurality of transmit control protocol (TCP) connections. Sessions may be remapped such that the multi-threaded application may expect to route sessions through a same TCP connection but the sessions are actually outputted via separate TCP connections. |
| US09641623B2 |
System and method for managing content on multiple computerized devices
A system and method for controlling one or more computerized devices through a slave device that is appointed to operate as the master device is disclosed. The inventive method comprises an event defined by one or more event parameters, appointing a master device designation to a computerized device for the event, initiating a communication channel with one or more slave devices, initiating a slave application layer on one or more slave devices, presenting through the slave application layer a registration option for the event, receiving, a registration selection for the event, initiating a master application layer on the computerized device, presenting, through the master application layer, one or more slave command options, receiving, on the computerized device, one or more slave commands, and transmitting the one or more slave commands to one or more registered slave devices through the communication channel. |
| US09641622B2 |
Master device for using connection attribute of electronic accessories connections to facilitate locating an accessory
A connection-indicative signal can be received at a master electronic device from an electronic accessory. The connection-indicative signal can include a connection attribute indicative of a presence or characteristic of a connection between the electronic accessory and at least one other electronic accessory of the master electronic device. A location of the master electronic device can be determined at the master electronic device. The location can be stored at the master electronic device in association with the connection attribute. The master electronic device can detect a locate-accessory input that corresponds to a request to locate the at least one other electronic accessory; or that a locate-accessory condition is satisfied based on another connection attribute included in another connection-indicative signal received from the electronic accessory. The stored location can be retrieved in response to the detecting. A presentation that includes location information that corresponds to the stored location can be presented. |
| US09641618B2 |
Ontology based resource provisioning and management for services
Techniques are disclosed for integration, provisioning and management of entities and processes in a computing system such as, by way of example only, business entities and business processes. In particular, techniques are disclosed for ontology based resource provisioning and management for services. For example, such an ontology based approach can be utilized in conjunction with a business support system which may be employed in conjunction with a cloud computing environment. |
| US09641617B2 |
System and method for verifying integrity of cloud data using unconnected trusted device
The present invention provides a method and system for verifying integrity of cloud data using unconnected trusted device. The method involves requesting encrypted data though a terminal from a metadata offsite location on a cloud storage then entering encrypted data into an unconnected trusted device thereafter obtaining sentinel data from one or more predefined sentinel locations in encrypted data then requesting original data from the cloud storage through the terminal from the unconnected trusted device thereafter comparing sentinel data and original data for integrity and finally displaying the results. |
| US09641616B2 |
Self-steering point-to-point storage protocol
Techniques are disclosed for processing a self-steering storage command via a point-to-point communication protocol. A network adapter in a storage node receives an instance of a current command frame directed to a group of storage nodes and performs a storage operation in response to a storage command associated with the current command frame. The network adapter determines whether all storage nodes have received an instance of the current command frame. If all storage nodes have received an instance of the current command frame, then the network adapter transmits a final completion status frame to a computation node that originated the current command frame. Otherwise, the network adapter generates a next instance of the command frame, and transmits the next instance of the current command frame to an additional storage node in the group of storage nodes. |
| US09641614B2 |
Distributed storage defense in a cluster
Embodiments provide a method and system for enabling access to a storage device. Specifically, a node may request admittance to a cluster that has read and write access to a storage device. The node seeking access to the storage device must be first be approved by other nodes in the cluster. As part of the request, the node seeking access to the storage device sends a registration key to a storage device. Upon expiration of a registration timer, the node seeking access to the storage device receives a registration table from the storage device and determines whether its registration key is stored in the registration table. If the registration key is stored in the registration table the node has been accepted in the cluster and as a result, has been granted read and write access to the storage device. |
| US09641611B2 |
Logical interface encoding
A networking system, and more particularly an interface management subsystem, offers logical interface abstraction for networking system software. The networking system generally transmits data via a hardware interface. All software components in the control and forwarding plane use a Logical Interface (LIF) that is a logical representation of the hardware interface. A mapping occurs between the LIF and hardware interface used to transmit the data. Each LIF is represented by an LIF identifier used to store and retrieve logical interface records to and from shared memory accessible to all protocols and applications in the control and forwarding plane. The efficient storage and retrieval of such logical interface records allows for a global unique view of network interfaces, avoidance of data replication in each networking system software application's memory space, etc. |
| US09641606B2 |
Peer to peer secure synchronization between handheld devices
A method implemented in a user equipment (UE) comprising a processor. First information is stored to a removable memory connected to the UE and second information is stored to a non-volatile memory of the UE. The first information may be a unique value and may include additional information. A connection request based at least in part on the first information is received. A connection response based at least in part on the second information and the connection request is sent. |
| US09641599B2 |
Providing a native desktop using cloud-synchronized data
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing a native desktop using cloud-synchronized data are presented. In some embodiments, a desktop management service provided by at least one computing device may selectively store data from a remote desktop. Subsequently, the desktop management service may synchronize the stored data with a cloud-based data storage platform. Thereafter, the desktop management service may cause a native desktop to be presented on a client device using the synchronized data. In some arrangements, the extracted, analyzed, and/or selectively stored data may include one or more application shortcuts, one or more documents, one or more registry keys, one or more personalization settings, or one or more layout settings. Additionally or alternatively, the remote desktop may be associated with a first operating system, and the native desktop may be associated with a second operating system different from the first operating system. |
| US09641594B2 |
Generic download and upload functionality in a client/server web application architecture
The present invention relates generally to client-server architectures for allowing generic upload and download functionality between a web application at a server and a client. One exemplary method includes sending a download/upload request to a web application at the server, where the download/upload request specifies at least one file to download/upload; receiving a transmission from the server; parsing the transmission to identify a download/upload command and an associated download/upload manifest, where the download/upload manifest includes executable code that, when executed on the client, will perform the download/upload of the at least one file. |
| US09641591B1 |
Modifying web content at a client
Producing a modified document object model structure is disclosed. A desired webpage is requested. An alternative webpage is received in response to the request instead of an original version of the desired webpage to be rendered. The alternative webpage is processed. Program code included in the alternative webpage is utilized to request the original version of the desired webpage. The original version of the desired webpage is received. The modified document object model structure different from an original document object model structure corresponding to the received original version of the desired webpage is produced. |
| US09641589B2 |
Extensibility for manipulation of medical data
A method for extending a functionality of a computing device programmed to obtain physiological measurements from a patient includes: registering, at the computing device, a plug-in module, the plug-in module providing additional functionality for the computing device; using the plug-in module to communicate with a medical device; commanding the medical device to obtain physiological information from a patient; receiving data associated with the physiological information from the medical device; and transferring the data to a central repository. |
| US09641584B2 |
Method and arrangement for representation switching in HTTP streaming
In a method of enabling representation switching during HTTP streaming sessions in a communication system, arranging available representations into groups, providing information identifying the groups and their respective representations, and switching representation based on the provided group identify information. |
| US09641582B2 |
Bandwidth management device, central management device and method of bandwidth management
The embodiments of the present invention provide a bandwidth management device, central management device and method of bandwidth management. The bandwidth management device includes: a first receiver, configured to receive attribute information of media devices; wherein a criticality factor of media device is included in each piece of the attribute information; a second receiver, configured to receive media streaming from the media devices; a bandwidth assigner, configured to assign bandwidth for each piece of media streaming based on the criticality factor. Through the embodiments of the present invention, optimization of bandwidth usage is realized and it is easy to change the critical level of video streaming adaptively. |
| US09641570B2 |
Electronic information collaboration system
An approach for electronic information collaboration allows the use of a mobile device to cause electronic information to be displayed on one or more projector display devices via a virtual projector. The use of a virtual projector allows electronic information to be displayed on multiple projector display devices and/or client devices. The approach may also include the use of collaboration clients and a collaboration server to provide additional functionality with respect to the electronic information including, for example, the ability for changes made to electronic information at one location to be propagated to another location. The approach also allows a mobile device to be used to establish a videoconferencing session between two or more videoconferencing sites. The approach may include generation and use of a locations map that displays icons that correspond to videoconferencing sites and that may be selected to establish a connection between videoconferencing sites. |
| US09641569B2 |
Systems and methods for collaborating in a non-destructive testing system using location information
A collaboration system for sharing data in a non-destructive testing (NDT) system may include a first computing device that may receive data that has been acquired using one or more NDT inspection devices. The first computing device may then establish a communication connection between itself and some other computing device such that the communication connection may enable the first computing device to share data with the other computing device. After establishing the communication connection, the first computing device may determine location information that corresponds to the data. Using the location information, the first computing device may then determine one or more assets that correspond to the data. The first computing device may then identify information associated with the assets and display the information. |
| US09641562B2 |
Systems and methods of monitoring call quality
When a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) telephone call is being conducted by a mobile telephony device, measurements of at least one condition that exists for the mobile telephone device during the VOIP telephone call are taken during the duration of the telephone call. The measurements could be taken periodically as the VOIP telephone call progresses. The measured condition is one that could affect the perceived quality of the VOIP telephone call. The measurements of the at least one condition are recorded against the telephone call for later use and analysis. The recorded information may be analyzed to determine how to modify a setting of the mobile telephony device to improve the quality of VOIP telephone calls conducted with the mobile telephony device. |
| US09641559B2 |
Methods and systems for dynamic adjustment of session parameters for effective video collaboration among heterogeneous devices
Methods and systems for maximizing the quality perceived by the user in a software-based, multi-point video conference or collaboration session between devices that are potentially different (e.g., devices from different vendors, devices with different operating systems, devices on different networks, devices that function as servers, clients or both) and maintaining the quality over time. |
| US09641555B1 |
Systems and methods of tracking content-exposure events
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a user-initiated precursor of an anticipated exposure event. The method also includes, in response to the identifying, automatically determining particular content that would be exposed if the exposure event were to occur. In addition, the method includes automatically determining one or more users to which the particular content would be exposed if the exposure event were to occur. Further, the method includes, before the exposure event occurs, publishing a result of the automatically determining to a user associated with the user-initiated precursor. Also, the method includes, in response to a detected occurrence of the exposure event, monitoring a plurality of communications platforms for follow-on exposure events in relation to the particular content which chain from the exposure event. |
| US09641552B2 |
Extending SELinux policy with enforcement of file name translations
An operating system identifies a request of a process to create a new object with a name in a file system of the processing device. The operating system identifies a policy rule applicable to the new object in view of at least the name of the new object. The operating system creates a label for the new object using the applicable policy rule and associates the new object with the created label. |
| US09641548B2 |
System and method for detecting and protecting against malicious
The invention relates to computer security and to systems and methods for detecting and protecting against malicious content such as computer viruses. Gateway (200) and security (400) computers for protecting a client computer (300) against dynamically generated malicious content. The gateway computer includes: a receiver configured to receive original content, the original content including a call to an original function, the call including an associated input. The gateway computer further includes: a content modifier unit configured to modify the original content to produce modified content, wherein the modified content includes at least a portion of the original content and a call to a shielding function, the shielding function being operable to cause the client computer to transmit an instruction to a security computer (400) to inspect the input associated with the call to the original function. The gateway computer further includes: a transmitter configured to transmit the original content to the security computer and to transmit the modified content to the client computer, thereby allowing, based on the original content, detection of dynamically generated malicious content. |
| US09641536B2 |
Policy access control lists attached to resources
Methods, storage systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include defining, for an entity, a policy access control list including one or more access rules, each of the access rules including one or more user conditions and one or more entity conditions. Upon receiving a request from a user to access a given entity, one or more user attributes associated with the user and one or more entity attributes associated with the given entity are identified. For each of the access rules, the one or more user conditions are applied to the one or more user attributes, the one or more entity conditions are applied to the one or more entity attributes. Access to the given content entity is granted to the user upon determining that a minimum threshold of the one or more user conditions and the one or more entity conditions are met. |
| US09641529B2 |
Methods, systems and computer program products for an application execution container for managing secondary application protocols
A virtual application container can manage a plurality of secondary applications using a graphical user interface (GUI). The secondary applications may be selectively downloadable by a user and/or provided by third-party external providers. The application execution container may include a common feature or services interface that is used by the secondary applications that are executed in the GUI, which may include user verification and/or authentication information. The application execution container may include security and control functions that may be used by external service providers to ensure that users are properly authenticated, and the ability to add and/or utilize individual secondary applications may be granted based on predetermined eligibility criteria. |
| US09641528B2 |
Systems and methods for multi-stage identity authentication
Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for multi-stage identity authentication. A method is provided that includes receiving a set of identity information associated with a subject and querying one or more public or private databases with at least a portion of the set of identity information. The method includes receiving independent information responsive to the querying. The method includes determining zero or more first indicators of fraud risk and producing one or more identity proofing queries derived from the independent information. Based at least in part on a comparison of the one or more proofing queries and a query response, the method includes determining zero or more second indicators of fraud risk and evaluating a fraud score. Responsive to evaluating the fraud score, the method includes initiating one or more of authentication enrollment and multi-factor authentication of the subject. |
| US09641526B1 |
Location based authentication methods and systems
A wearable computing device, such as a wearable credit card type device or a wearable identification type device, that provides for location based authentication to verify that a user currently in possession of the wearable computing device is indeed the authorized user. In this aspect, the wearable computing device may detect wireless network signals in range of the wearable computing device, and transmit authentication data and the detected wireless network signals to an authentication service. The wearable computing device may then be authenticated when the authentication data corresponds to the user and the detected wireless network signals correspond to a pre-authorized location for authentication. |
| US09641525B2 |
External authentication support over an untrusted network
There are provided measures for supporting an authentication to an external packet data network over an untrusted access network, said measures exemplarily comprising authenticating a user equipment to a communication network providing connectivity for the user equipment across an unsecured access network in response to a first authentication request, wherein the authentication request is an authentication request of a key information exchange mechanism and includes authentication data, receiving a second authentication request for authenticating the user equipment towards a packet data network external to the communications network. The measures may further comprise creating a binding update message including the authentication data and identity information of the user received from the user equipment. |
| US09641519B2 |
Table-connected tokenization
A tokenization system tokenizes sensitive data to prevent unauthorized entities from accessing the sensitive data. The tokenization system accesses sensitive data, and retrieves an initialization vector (IV) from an IV table using a first portion of the sensitive data. A second portion of the sensitive data is modified using the accessed initialization vector. A token table is selected from a set of token tables using a third portion of the sensitive data. The modified second portion of data is used to query the selected token table, and a token associated with the value of the modified second portion of data is accessed. The second portion of the sensitive data is replaced with the accessed token to form tokenized data. |
| US09641510B2 |
Control system operable by mobile devices
A control system includes a control device, a controller, a plurality of user mobile devices, and a manager mobile device. An initial first identification information picked up by each user mobile device is sent to the manager mobile device, is authenticated, and is encoded together with a control device identification number corresponding to the control device. Every time a user mobile device is connected to the controller for opening the control device, a holder of the user mobile device is requested to input an instant first identification information. After decoding by a decoding key, the controller identifies whether the instant first identification information is identical to the authenticated initial first identification information and identifies whether the obtained control device identification number is identical to that of the control device. The identification result is used to decide whether the control device should be set to be an open state. |
| US09641509B2 |
Enterprise authentication server
In a computer-implemented authentication method, a first authentication request from a first machine is received at an authentication server. The first authentication request includes an identification of a second machine that is to provide a requested service. An authentication token including client-specific and server-specific portions is generated at the authentication server, responsive to receiving the first authentication request from the first machine. An authentication identifier and the server-specific portion of the authentication token are transmitted from the authentication server to the second machine, responsive to receiving the first authentication request from the first machine. A second authentication request, including the authentication identifier and both the server-specific and the client-specific portions of the authentication token, is received at the authentication server from the second machine. An authentication status for the requested service is determined at the authentication server, responsive to receiving the second authentication request from the second machine. |
| US09641505B2 |
Secure authentication in a multi-party system
An authentication server transmits a random number to and receives a other information from a service provider. Later, the first random number is received from a requester and a provider identifier, the received other information and provider authentication policy requirements are transmitted to the requester. A user identifier and validation information are received from the requester. The received validation information is determined to correspond to the provider authentication policy requirements, and compared with stored user validation information associated with the received user identifier to authenticate the requester. A message, including both the random number and other information, signed with a credential of the requesting user is received and transmitted to the first provider. |
| US09641504B2 |
HTTP header-based adaptable authentication mechanism
The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for HTTP header-based authentication. For example, the systems and methods include receiving, at a mobile platform server, a first request message from a client device, the first request message requesting to download an application from the mobile platform server, sending, to the client device, a first response message having a first authentication query within header portions of the first response message, receiving, at the mobile platform server, a second request message having first authentication credentials within header portions of the second request message, sending, to the client device, a second response message having a second authentication query within header portions of the second response message, receiving, at the mobile platform server first device, a third request message having second authentication credentials within header portions of the third request message, and sending, to the client device, the application. |
| US09641498B2 |
Single sign-on processing for associated mobile applications
Systems, methods and computer-readable media are disclosed for performing single sign-on processing between associated mobile applications. The single sign-on processing may include processing to generate an interaction session between a user and a back-end server associated with a mobile application based at least in part on one or more existing interaction sessions between the user and one or more back-end servers associated with one or more other mobile applications. In order to establish an interaction session with an associated back-end server, a mobile application may leverage existing interaction sessions that have already been established in connection with the launching of other associated mobile applications. |
| US09641493B2 |
Protecting data owned by an operating system in a multi-operating system mobile environment
An approach is provided for protecting data owned by an operating system on a mobile computing device having multiple operating systems. A map specifying protected data regions for the operating systems is generated. The map is secured with a shared key retrieved from a data structure. Based on the shared key, a tuple specifying the data region is retrieved from the data structure. Based on the map, the shared key, and the tuple, and responsive to a data cleanup activity being performed by a software utility being executed on another, currently running operating system included in the multiple operating systems, a data region included in the protected data regions is determined to be owned by the operating system. Based on the data region being owned by the operating system and specified by the map, the data cleanup activity is blocked from being performed on the data region. |
| US09641489B1 |
Fraud detection
Disclosed herein are techniques for use in fraud detection. In one embodiment, the techniques comprise a method. The method comprises receiving an encrypted current location associated with a user. The method also comprises obtaining an encrypted historical location associated with the user and an encrypted location sensitivity metric that relates to a distance within which locations are considered to be the same. The method further comprises performing an authentication operation based on the encrypted current location, the encrypted historical location and the encrypted location sensitivity metric. |
| US09641487B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for sharing media content in a private network
A method, system and apparatus for sharing media content securely and reliably among various computing devices in a private network through media streaming technology is provided. According to the invention, a media streaming apparatus is installed on each computing device, said media streaming apparatus comprises: a controller for controlling a media streaming proxy and a trusted media player to render the requested media stream according to a user's request or the request coming from other application component; the trusted media player for securely rendering the requested media stream for the user under the control of said controller; the media streaming proxy for communicating with the trusted media player and other remote media streaming proxies in said private network, forwarding encrypted media stream, controlling encryption/decryption module to encrypt/decrypt the media player and providing the decrypted media stream to the trusted media player; and the encryption/decryption module for encrypting/decrypting the media stream under the control of the media streaming proxy. |
| US09641485B1 |
System and method for out-of-band network firewall
The present invention is a system and method for an out-of-band network firewall where a firewall, packet-filtering device receives mirrored data packet traffic between a remote host and local host. The out-of-band firewall then will determine if traffic between the remote host and local host should be blocked, and if so then the firewall will send a forged data packet to the remote host and the local host to sever the communication between the hosts. The firewall system may forge a TCP reset packet (RST packet) using the mirrored data packets such that when the TCP reset packet is sent, the hosts will believe that the other respective host is requesting that the connection be reset and terminated. If the firewall receives the mirrored packets from an agent connected to a local host, then the firewall will instruct the agent to block future traffic from the blocked host. |
| US09641482B2 |
Global hosting system
Network architecture supports hosting and content distribution on a global scale. The architecture allows a Content Provider to replicate and serve its most popular content at an unlimited number of points throughout the world. The inventive framework comprises a set of servers operating in a distributed manner. The actual content to be served is preferably supported on a set of hosting servers (sometimes referred to as ghost servers). This content comprises HTML page objects that, conventionally, are served from a Content Provider site. A base HTML document portion of a Web page is served from the Content Provider's site while one or more embedded objects for the page are served from the hosting servers, preferably, those hosting servers near the client machine. By serving the base HTML document from the Content Provider's site, the Content Provider maintains control over the content. |
| US09641480B2 |
Automated participant account determination for a communication session
A unified communication application can allow a user to communicate with contacts across multiple electronic communication services. When the user desires to send a message, the communication application can identify a set of candidate account addresses associated with several electronic communication services in response to receiving a partial identifier of an intended recipient. The communication application can present a list including the set of candidate account addresses to the user. In response to receiving a user selection of one of the candidate account addresses, the communication application can determine a sender account from which to send the message. |
| US09641475B2 |
Electronic mail receiving device and method
A preview generating section 104 generates preview forming data within a predetermined data size by extracting at least a part of header information and at least a part of a mail body from an electronic mail obtained by a mail obtaining section 102. A cache section 142 caches the preview forming data. A display section 108 displays a preview list on a display device 68 using the preview forming data cached by the cache section 142. When a preview included in the preview list is selected, a command transmitting section 106 requests a server to transmit the electronic mail identified by the selected preview. |
| US09641474B2 |
Aggregation of emailed product order and shipping information
Product order and shipping information received via email messages is automatically aggregated for ready user review. Once the user is authenticated, authorization to access their email mailbox is obtained and the email message headers of their emails are analyzed to identify those messages of interest. The bodies of the email messages of interest are parsed to extract the product order and shipping information which is stored and presented for display to the user typically grouped by individual product thus greatly simplifying user review of orders. |
| US09641469B2 |
User messaging based on changes in tracked activity metrics
A system comprising at least one server computer having at least one processor programmed to: receive, over a network, activity data of a first user measured by an activity monitoring device; process the activity data of the first user to update a value of an activity metric for the first user; responsive to updating the value of the activity metric for the first user, identify a change in an inequality relationship between the value of the activity metric for the first user and a value of the activity metric for a second user; and, responsive to identifying the change in the inequality relationship, trigger, over the network, a first user device to prompt the first user to generate a message to the second user for display on a second user device. |
| US09641468B2 |
Method, server, client, and system for releasing instant messaging key-value data
Methods, servers, clients, and systems for releasing instant messaging key-value data are provided. A server receives a request packet for pulling key-value data sent from a client during a login. The request packet at least contains a full-amount pulling time-stamp, an increased-amount pulling time-stamp, and a data-altering serial number. The server selects a pre-set data releasing mechanism according to parameters contained in the request packet, to release full amount key-value data to the client or to release increased amount key-value data to the client, or not to release the key-value data, such that, according to a returned result from the server, the client updates local cache data to display to a user. |
| US09641460B2 |
Power efficiency improvement in network equipment using service group consolidation
Particular embodiments provide systems and methods to reduce the average power consumption per subscriber. Particular embodiments select windows of time when network components are under-utilized by subscribers of the network. During periods of under-utilization of a network component, subscribers may be consolidated onto a smaller number of network components by increasing the service group size. The consolidation increases the service group size, which has the effect of lowering bandwidth per subscriber. However, the bandwidth use per subscriber may be lower during this time. The use of the smaller number of network components allows the energy for these components to be used more efficiently. When the subscriber network demands increase, the distribution system places the network components into an active power state and redistributes the subscribers to the newly-activated components. This decreases the service group size, such as back to the original size. |
| US09641458B2 |
Providing efficient routing of an operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) frame received at a port of an ethernet switch
A system for efficient routing of an OAM) frame in an Ethernet switch receives an OAM frame at a first port; building a first classification key dependent on an OAM frame header; classifies in a context of the first port to create a first classification; resolves action dependent on the first classification; modifies the first classification key to create a second classification key; classifies the frame in a context of the second port to create a second classification; sends the second classification key to an OAM engine coupled to the Ethernet switch for modification into a third classification key; receives the third classification key from the OAM engine; modifies the third classification key into a final classification key; modifies the header of the OAM frame with the final classification key; and sends the modified OAM frame to a switching fabric of the Ethernet switch. |
| US09641454B2 |
Method, topology and point of presence equipment for serving a plurality of users via a multiplex module
A number of users interface with a network via a multiplex module, on a communication path established between the multiplex module and a point of presence. Some users may be served by one or more first channels of the communication path while one or more remaining users may be served by one or more additional channels of the communication path. Users having a basic service level agreement may be served by the first channels while users having an extended service level agreement may be served by the one or more additional channels. Allocation of users to distinct channel types based on their service level agreements may apply at a primary point of presence or may apply at a redundant point of presence. |
| US09641448B1 |
Packet ordering system using an atomic ticket release command of a transactional memory
An Island-Based Network Flow Processor (IB-NFP) receives packets of many flows, and classifies them as belonging to an ordering context. These packets are distributed to a set of Worker Processors (WPs), so that each packet of the context is processed by one WP, but multiple WPs operate on packets of the context at a given time. The WPs use an atomic ticket release functionality of a transactional memory to assist in determining when to release packets to another set of Output Processors (OP). The packets are indicated to the set of OPs in the correct order, even though the WPs may complete their processing of the packets in an out-of-order fashion. For a packet that is indicated as to be released, an OP generates a “transmit command” such that the packet (or a descriptor of the packet) is then put into a properly ordered stream for output from the IB-NFP. |
| US09641446B2 |
Control method, information processing system, and information processing apparatus
A control method by an information processing system including a plurality of computers and a plurality of switch devices, the control method includes storing, by a first processor, degeneration information indicating a path in which a transmission rate is decreased and a decreasing ratio of a transmission rate in a first memory when a first switch device which include the first processor detects the path and the first switch device is set as a point of origin; determining, by a second processor, whether a plurality of packets pass through the path, based on the degeneration information when the plurality of packets are transmitted from a computer including the second processor; determining a length of a gap based on the decreasing ratio when it is determined that the plurality of packets pass through the path; and transmitting the plurality of packets with a transmission interval based on the length. |
| US09641444B2 |
System and method for extracting user identifiers over encrypted communication traffic
Systems and methods for extracting user identifiers over encrypted communication traffic are provided herein. An example method includes monitoring multiple flows of communication traffic. A sequence of messages is then sent to a user in accordance with a first temporal pattern. A flow whose activity has a second temporal pattern that matches the first pattern is then identified among the monitored flows. The identified flow is then associated with the user. |
| US09641443B2 |
MIMO PGRC system and method
A method of transmitting a wireless signal (FIGS. 3A-3C) is disclosed. A data stream is divided (306) into a first data stream and a second data stream. The first data stream is encoded (300) at a first data rate. The second data stream is encoded (320) at a second data rate different from the first data rate. A first part of the encoded first data stream is transmitted from a first transmit antenna (308). A second part of the encoded first data stream is transmitted from a second transmit antenna (312). |
| US09641441B2 |
Learning information associated with shaping resources and virtual machines of a cloud computing environment
A source network device of a cloud computing network receives a packet destined for a destination virtual machine provided in a destination cloud computing device. The packet is received from a source virtual machine provided in a source cloud computing device. The source network device associates, to the packet, a source shaping resource of the source network device, where the source shaping resource includes a bandwidth that matches or exceeds a bandwidth associated with the source virtual machine. The source network device adds, to the packet, a header that identifies an address of the source virtual machine, an identifier associated with the source shaping resource, and the bandwidth associated with the source virtual machine. The source network device provides, via the source shaping resource, the packet and the header to the cloud computing network for transmission to the destination virtual machine. |
| US09641436B1 |
Generating a flow ID by passing packet data serially through two CCT circuits
An integrated circuit includes an input port, a first Characterize/Classify/Table Lookup and Multiplexer Circuit (CCTC), a second CCTC, and an exact-match flow table structure. The first and second CCTCs are structurally identical. The first and second CCTs are coupled together serially. In one example, an incoming packet is received onto the integrated circuit via the input port and packet information is supplied to a first characterizer of the first CCTC. Information flow passes through the classifier of the first CCT, through the Table Lookup and Multiplexer Circuit (TLMC) of the first CCT, through the characterizer of the second CCT, through the classifier of the second CCT, and out of the TLMC of the second CCT in the form of a Flow Id. The Flow Id is supplied to the exact-match flow table structure to determine whether an exact-match for the Flow Id is found in the flow table structure. |
| US09641434B1 |
Private network address obfuscation and verification
Private network address obfuscation and verification methods and apparatus that may obfuscate private network source addresses embedded in packet header addresses when sending packets from private networks onto or over external, public networks, and that verify incoming packets to the private networks using the obfuscated private network addresses embedded in the incoming packet header destination addresses. Obfuscating the private network addresses embedded in outgoing packets and verifying incoming packets according to the obfuscated content embedded in the destination addresses may help keep the private network addresses of endpoints on the private network hidden in the packet header content on public networks and difficult to detect by entities on the public networks, which may, for example, make malicious activities such as denial of service (DoS) attacks on the private network impractical. |
| US09641431B1 |
System and methods for utilization-based balancing of traffic to an information retrieval system
Systems and methods for, among other things, a utilization based load balancing system which controls the distribution of queries to an information retrieval system made up of a network of server clusters. In one embodiment, a server cluster allocates computational resources among computational tasks. These computational tasks are replicated across a given server cluster, typically such that those computational tasks requested more frequently have more replicas, and more resources allocated to them to fulfill the requests. The system applies a utilization metric to determine how much capacity a given task has available and uses this determination to determine the capacity available for the cluster as a whole. Load balancing is achieved by re-directing queries to another cluster in response to the utilization value for a given cluster reaching a threshold. |
| US09641428B2 |
System and method for paging flow entries in a flow-based switching device
A network switching device includes a macroflow sub-plane that performs packet-based routing in the network switching device and a microflow routing sub-plane that performs flow-based routing in the network switching device. The microflow routing sub-plane receives a first data packet, determines that the first data packet is associated with a first flow page, wherein the first flow page comprises a plurality of flow entries, determines that the first flow page is not resident in a routing table of the microflow routing sub-plane, and requests the first flow page from a software defined network (SDN) controller. |
| US09641423B2 |
Communication using delegates, such as delegates specified in an email or scheduling application
A facility allows for automatic delegation of incoming real-time communications based on a delegation scheme. The delegation scheme may be rules-based and may be applied to a single real-time communication channel or multiple communication channels, including both real-time and non-real-time communication channels. The delegate information may include rules that indicate under what circumstances a communication should be rerouted, which delegate the communication should be rerouted to, and whether other associated actions should be taken in connection with the rerouting (or lack thereof). In some cases, the context of the incoming communication may play a role in how or whether a communication is rerouted to a delegate. |
| US09641412B2 |
Method and apparatus for guaranteeing traffic quality of communication module in wireless communication system
Provided is a communication control apparatus for controlling data transmission performed by a first communication module and a second communication module, each using a different communication scheme, the apparatus including a receiver to receive traffic information associated with the first communication module, an operating unit to calculate, based on the traffic information, a slack time, starting from a first point in time and ending at a second point in time at which traffic relating to the first communication module occurs, and a transmitter to transmit the slack time to the second communication module, wherein the first point in time is a point in time at which the second communication module requests the slack time from the communication control apparatus in order to transmit data. |
| US09641410B2 |
Performance measurement in a network supporting multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)
A method and apparatus to provide hop-by-hop tracking for a communication network is described. In one embodiment, each router verifies that a next downstream router supports tracking and in response, adds a tracking indicator and a timestamp to the data packet. An end router provides a compilation of all the timestamps back to the originating router. |
| US09641404B1 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for dynamic, policy-based allocation of system resources
Systems, methods, and computer readable medium for optimizing storage allocations based on system resources are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for dynamic, policy-based allocation of system resources. The method includes maintaining statistics in connection with like system resources. Each of the system resources having associated statistics that are suitable for describing a relationship with an allocatable class of resource. A request is received for a resource. In response to receiving the request, one of the like system resources is selected, based on the statistics and a policy, as a best system resource in connection with the allocatable class of resource. |
| US09641403B2 |
Systems, devices and methods of decomposing service requests into domain-specific service requests
The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems that enable decomposing abstract service requests into resources rules, which may include receiving an abstract service request (e.g., a request specifying a functional requirement) via an exposed public interface, generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request, identifying relevant components in a telecommunications domain for enforcing the generated domain-specific resource rules, and send the domain-specific resource rules to the identified components (e.g., on-line charging server, policy management server, etc.) for enforcement. Generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request may include generating the rules consistent with the existing resource rules of the domain. |
| US09641399B1 |
Application and infrastructure performance analysis and forecasting system and method
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer implemented web based application and infrastructure performance analysis and forecasting system and method for improving the performance of at least one application and infrastructure and reducing complexity of analyzing the performance of the application and infrastructure. The system and method receive infrastructure input from a user regarding application and infrastructure configuration, as well as performance objective(s). Based on the infrastructure input received from the user, a modeling engine determines at least one application and infrastructure performance model. The system and method then receive model specific input from the user for each model. Based on the information received from the user, a model computation engine computes output for the models which is then displayed to the user. |
| US09641398B1 |
Bloom filter index for device discovery
Identifying network devices having specified traits using a multi-level hierarchical data structure. Bloom filters representing traits of network devices are received and their bit vectors are decomposed into successive bytes. For each byte except the last one, memory for storing a pointer to memory on the next level is allocated on the level corresponding to the byte. The pointer storage is labeled by the value of the next byte. A pointer to the allocated memory is stored in the pointer storage on the previous level that was labeled by the value of the current byte. For the last byte, memory for storing references to network devices is allocated on the last level. A pointer to the allocated memory is stored in the pointer storage on the second-to-last level that was labeled by the value of the last byte. A reference to the network device is stored in the allocated memory. |
| US09641394B2 |
Automated build-out of a cloud-computing stamp
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for automatically configuring an inventory of hardware to interact seamlessly with a cloud-computing fabric of a data center are provided. Initially, hardware devices within the hardware inventory are located by sending and receiving communications to network devices via serial-based connections and network-based connections, respectively. Information collected during hardware-device location is cross-referenced against a template file for purposes of validation. This information is also employed to generate an infrastructure state of the hardware inventory. The infrastructure state is shared with a controller of the fabric to integrate the hardware inventory therein. Upon integration, services and security measures are provisioned on the hardware inventory, which is designated as a fabric-computing cluster of the data center in order to extend reachability of the fabric, while distributed services are deployed and enabled on available portions of the hardware inventory, which are managed by the fabric controller. |
| US09641392B2 |
Policy implementation in a networked computing environment
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an approach for resolving and/or implementing policies based on layers of a network stack (e.g., cloud computing stack). Specifically, for a given policy that is being resolved, the system first evaluates the applicability of the policy to each layer in the network stack. For a given policy, the system then evaluates the relative effectiveness of applying the policy to achieve the overall goal of the policy. Based on the best fit evaluation of the relative comparison, the system then decides how and where the policy is enacted (e.g., determines a protocol for implementing the policy). |
| US09641388B2 |
Customized deployment in information management systems
According to certain aspects, an information management system may be configured to: receive system information relating to one or more data storage requirements associated with a first user; access an electronic database containing deployment configuration rules usable in determining information management cell configurations; generate a recommended deployment configuration for an information management cell associated with the first user based at least in part on the system information and the deployment configuration rules; receive computing infrastructure information relating to computer hardware components within the information management cell that are available for use in implementing the recommended deployment configuration; and generate an installation script for the information management cell based at least in part on the recommended deployment configuration and the computing infrastructure information. |
| US09641386B2 |
Networking device port multiplexing
A system includes a first networking devices, a multiplexer, a second networking device, and a third networking device. The first networking device includes a pair of ports operational up to a first throughput. The multiplexer includes an input port connected to a port of the first networking device, and a pair of output ports. The second networking device includes an output port connected to a port of the first networking device and to an output port of the multiplexer, and operational up to a second throughput greater than the first throughput. The third networking device includes an output port connected to an output port of the multiplexer, and operational up to a third throughput no greater than the first throughput. |
| US09641384B1 |
Automated management of computing instance launch times
Technology is described for monitoring computing instance launch times. A launch plan for launching a computing instance in a computing service environment may be identified. A predicted launch time for launching the computing instance on a selected physical host in the computing service environment may be determined using a launch time prediction model. An actual launch time for launching the computing instance in the computing service environment may be identified. The predicted launch time that is determined using the launch time prediction model may be compared with the actual launch time for launching the computing instance in the computing service environment. The actual launch time may be determined as not being within a defined threshold of the predicted launch time. An alert may be generated to indicate that the actual launch time is not within the defined threshold of the predicted launch time. |
| US09641382B2 |
Fast network formation after network power restoration
In one embodiment, a first device in a network detects a power restoration event subsequent to a power outage event. Power is restored to the first device during the power restoration event. The first device synchronizes a channel hopping schedule to the detected power restoration event. The first device communicates with a neighboring device of the first device using the channel hopping schedule synchronized to the detected power restoration event. The neighboring device uses a corresponding channel hopping schedule to communicate with the first device that is also synchronized to the power restoration event. |
| US09641381B2 |
Multi-device complexity broker
A brokering device that manages multimedia information includes an interface device having access to a network and a multimedia service provider. The interface device enables selection of multimedia information from the network, and provides the selected multimedia information to a plurality of locations without requiring the user to specify a protocol associated with the multimedia information. |
| US09641380B2 |
Spanning tree protocol (STP) implementation on an event driven virtual link aggregation (vLAG) system
In one embodiment, a method for providing virtual link aggregation (vLAG) includes forming a third logical port using a first logical port and a second logical port; determining first networking protocol state information corresponding to the third logical port using the first networking system, where the first networking protocol state information includes an indication of whether the first networking system is capable of communicating with the second networking system via an interswitch link (ISL) The method also includes storing a first networking protocol state information corresponding to the third logical port using the first networking system; communicating the first networking protocol state information to the second networking system via the and storing the first networking protocol state information using the second networking system. |
| US09641378B1 |
Adjustment of compression ratios for data storage
Storing data from a volatile memory of a host in a non-volatile memory (NVM) of a data storage device (DSD). Data from the volatile memory of the host is identified which has been compressed with a first compression ratio. The identified data is decompressed and a second compression ratio is determined based on a time to restore the data to the volatile memory of the host and characteristics of the NVM. At least a portion of the decompressed data is recompressed with the second compression ratio and at least a portion of the recompressed data is stored in the NVM. |
| US09641373B2 |
Peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction in fronthauls
An apparatus comprises: a receiver port configured to receive an input signal comprising in-phase and quadrature (IQ) data and control words (CWs); a peak-to-average power (PAPR) reducer coupled to the receiver port and configured to: receive the IQ data, process the IQ data, separate the IQ data into a clipped signal and a peak signal, and determine peak information associated with the peak signal; and a transmitter port coupled to the PAPR reducer and configured to separately transmit the clipped signal and the peak information. A method comprises: receiving an input signal comprising first data and second data; processing the first data; separating the first data into a clipped signal and a peak signal; determining peak information associated with the peak signal; and transmitting the clipped signal and the peak information. |
| US09641370B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. An apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an encoder for encoding service data corresponding to each of a plurality of data transmission path, wherein each of the data transmission path carries at least one service component, a mapper for mapping the encoded service data onto constellations, an encoder for encoding physical signaling data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame including preamble data, the encoded physical signaling data, the mapped service data, wherein the preamble data is located before the encoded physical signaling data and the encoded physical signaling data is located before the mapped service data, a modulator for modulating the at least one signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals carrying the at least one modulated signal frame, wherein the broadcast signals includes channel information data, wherein the channel information data includes binding information between the service data and the data transmission path. |
| US09641367B2 |
Signal converter and control device
A signal converter 100 includes, for at least two-phase signals detected by a resolver excited by a carrier signal having a carrier frequency fc, a first phase shifter 101 that shifts a phase of a first phase signal of the resolver with a pole at a frequency f1 lower than the carrier frequency fc, a second phase shifter 102 that shifts a phase of a second phase signal of the resolver with a pole at a frequency f2 higher than the carrier frequency fc, and a synthesizer 103 that combines the phase-shifted first phase signal with the phase-shifted second phase signal. |
| US09641365B2 |
Detection of simultaneous double transmission
A measuring device serves for the detection of a simultaneous presence of at least a first signal and a second signal in a measurement signal. The measuring device contains a receiving unit for receiving the measurement signal as a digital measurement signal and a processing unit. This processing unit includes a transformation unit for transforming the digital measurement signal into a measurement signal in the frequency domain. The processing unit further contains a subtraction unit for subtracting the first sideband of the measurement signal in the frequency domain from a second sideband of the measurement signal in the frequency domain. In this context, the subtraction unit generates a residual signal. |
| US09641361B2 |
Sub-sampling receiver
Provided is a wireless signal receiver including: an analog-digital converter (ADC) converting an analog RF signal into a digital baseband signal; and a sub-sampling block dividing and processing the digital baseband signal into a first path signal and a second path signal, and extracting a complex baseband signal by using a relative sample delay difference between the first and second path signals, wherein the first path signal is a signal obtained by adjusting a sample delay and sampling rate of the digital baseband signal, and the second path signal is a signal obtained by filtering without adjusting the sampling rate of the digital baseband signal. |
| US09641360B2 |
Preferential allocation of different length scrambling codes
A base station herein assists a radio network controller (RNC) to allocate scrambling codes in a cell. The base station's assistance advantageously permits the RNC to allocate different length scrambling codes to different mobile terminals (or downlink carriers) in the cell. Specifically, the base station determines a preference for whether the length of a scrambling code to be allocated to each terminal or carrier should be short or long, based on whether uplink communications transmitted by the terminal, or downlink communications transmitted over the carrier, are to be processed with a high-complexity receiver or a low-complexity receiver. The RNC receives these preferences from the base station and takes them into account in order to allocate either a short scrambling code or a long scrambling code to each terminal or downlink carrier in the cell. The RNC then propagates the scrambling code allocations throughout the cell. |
| US09641359B1 |
Apparatus and method for accounting for gain and phase error introduced by a first filter by adjusting coefficients of a second filter
A system including first and second filters and an adaptation engine. The first filter includes first taps that receive first coefficients and filters a digital signal to generate a first filtered signal. One of the first coefficients is constrained, such that the one of the first coefficients are not updated and phase and gain errors are introduced. The second filter includes second taps that receive second coefficients and filters the first filtered signal to generate a second filtered signal. The second coefficients include first and second coefficients. The adaptation engine, based on the one of the first coefficients, updates: the first coefficient to set a phase of the second filter; and the second coefficient to set a gain of the second filter. The phase of the second filter corresponds to a change in the phase error. The gain of the second filter corresponds to a change in the gain error. |
| US09641358B2 |
Adaptive modulation
A wireless communication system includes first and second transceivers operable to transmit and receive signals over a communication channel using a plurality of modulation modes. A first signal is received which has been transmitted using a first modulation mode over the communication channel from the first transceiver to the second transceiver, and a first channel equalization characteristic for an equalizer of a first type for receiving the first signal at the second transceiver is determined from measurements of the communication channel. From the first channel equalization characteristic, a second channel equalization characteristic is determined for an equalizer of a second type for a second modulation mode. A measure of a difference between the second and the first channel equalization characteristics is determined, and the second modulation mode is selected for transmission over the communication channel from the first transceiver at least in part in dependence on the measure. |
| US09641357B1 |
System and method for mmWave channel estimation
A method for decoding a symbol transmitted over a millimeter wave (mmWave) channel estimates channel state information (CSI) of the mmWave channel using a Bayesian inference on a test symbol according to a probabilistic model of the mmWave channel including statistics on paths and spread of mmWaves propagating in the mmWave channel and decodes a symbol received over the mmWave channel using the CSI. |
| US09641350B2 |
System and method for supporting a scalable flooding mechanism in a middleware machine environment
A system and method can support a scalable packet forwarding mechanism in a middleware machine environment. The middleware machine environment can comprise one or more network switch instances, wherein each network switch instance is associated with one or more external ports that are adapted to receive data packets from an external network. Furthermore, the middleware machine environment can comprise a plurality of packet dispatching components, each of which is responsible for forwarding a data packet to a virtual machine on a host server that operates to process the data packet. Additionally, a link aggregation component can combine multiple external ports into a logical port, and wherein the bandwidth of the logical port is linearly scaled accordingly to a total number of the multiple external ports. |
| US09641349B2 |
Systems and methods of viral enablement of features by peer-to-peer connection
The technology disclosed relates to identifying and notifying a user of nearby attendees at a mega attendance event who are in user's social graph by comparing the user's social graph to a list of event attendees. The identified attendees can be stratified into social graph tags that annotate, categorize and prioritize other users in the user's social graph. The technology disclosed also relates to identifying and notifying the user of nearby attendees of sessions at the event who meet introduction preferences of the user by finding matches between introduction preference attributes specified by the user and attributes of the attendees provided by the list of event attendees. |
| US09641347B2 |
Method and device for selecting packet data network gateway in wireless communication system
One embodiment of the present invention is a method whereby a network node selects a packet data network gateway (P-GW) in a wireless communication system, the method for selecting a P-GW comprising the steps of: receiving, from user equipment, an attach request including information on a group; determining whether or not the attach request is a first request from the group; and selecting a P-GW to perform a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF) on the group including the user equipment, wherein the selected P-GW is the same P-GW selected for the group in case the attach request is a third or later request from the group. |
| US09641346B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing charging control to application-layer data
An objective of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for performing charging control to application-layer data. When a trigger condition is satisfied, a TDF transmits a first credit control request to an OCS, wherein the first credit control request includes a result of inspecting an application or application traffic by the TDF; the OCS determines charging control information for the application or application traffic based on the first credit control request to generate a credit control answer; the OCS transmits the credit control answer to the TDF. Compared with the prior art, in the present invention, the TDF detects an application or application traffic and provides the detection result to the OCS; the OCS determines charging control information to the application or application flow and returns it to the TDF, thereby realizing charging control to the application-layer data and improving the accuracy of the charging system. |
| US09641339B2 |
System and method for authentication for field replaceable units
A method and apparatus of a network element that authenticates a field replaceable unit of the network element is described. The network element authenticates a field replaceable unit of the network element by generating a nonce. In addition, the network element generates a signature using a nonce and a private encryption key that is securely stored in the field replaceable unit. The network element further verifies the signature using a public encryption key that is a pair to the private encryption key and is not securely stored in the field replaceable unit. If the field replaceable unit is verified, the network element uses the field replaceable unit to operate the network element. Otherwise, the network element disables the field replaceable unit. |
| US09641337B2 |
Interface compatible approach for gluing white-box implementation to surrounding program
A method of gluing a cryptographic implementation of a cryptographic function to a surrounding program in a cryptographic system, including: receiving, by the cryptographic system, an input message; receiving a computed value from the surrounding program; performing, by the cryptographic system, a keyed cryptographic operation mapping the input message into an output message using the computed value from the surrounding program, wherein the output message is a correct output message when the computed value has a correct value; and outputting the output message. |
| US09641327B2 |
Systems and methods for “machine-to-machine” (M2M) communications between modules, servers, and an application using public key infrastructure (PKI)
Methods and systems are provided for supporting efficient and secure “Machine-to-Machine” (M2M) communications using a module, a server, and an application. A module can communicate with the server by accessing the Internet, and the module can include a sensor and/or an actuator. The module, server, and application can utilize public key infrastructure (PKI) such as public keys and private keys. The module can internally derive pairs of private/public keys using cryptographic algorithms and a first set of parameters. A server can authenticate the submission of derived public keys and an associated module identity. The server can use a first server private key and a second set of parameters to (i) send module data to the application and (ii) receive module instructions from the application. The server can use a second server private key and the first set of parameters to communicate with the module. |
| US09641325B1 |
Server systems for distributed cryptographic protocols
A server system for implementing a distributed cryptographic protocol includes a machine management server which comprises a current virtual machine configured to implement the protocol using a set of communication keys and state information for the protocol. The system further includes a memory and a refresh server. The system is configured, for each of successive new time periods in operation of the protocol, to perform a refresh operation wherein: the refresh server retrieves the state information from the memory, generates a new set of communication keys, and sends the state information and new set of keys to the machine management server; the machine management server configures a new virtual machine for implementing the protocol, whereby the new virtual machine receives the new set of keys and state information sent by the refresh server; and the new virtual machine assumes operation as the current virtual machine for the new time period and stores state information for that time period in the memory. |
| US09641324B2 |
Method and device for authenticating request message
A method for authenticating request messages is disclosed. An authentication service device performs centralized allocation and management for authentication random numbers; when a User Equipment (UE) uses a protected service, the key negotiation process needs to be performed only once, whereupon the authentication is performed with multiple Application Servers (ASs) in turn according to the policy of using an authentication random number. Further, the corresponding authentication service device, AS, and UE are disclosed. |
| US09641321B1 |
Method and apparatus for the virtualization of cryptographic resources
A method and apparatus is provided for the virtualization of cryptographic resources which enables memory speed encryption and decryption that is not bound by the speed at which processor resources can compute the result of a symmetric-key algorithm. This is achieved through a time-memory tradeoff via empty space at provisioning time. When implementing the apparatus, un-initialized memory is filled with the output of a symmetric-key algorithm uniquely keyed for the specific set of data that is going to be written to the provisioned area. Since the provisioning operation stores cryptographically structured data, rather than redundant data, plaintext that is xor'ed into memory is automatically encrypted and ciphertext that xor'ed into memory is automatically decrypted without the need for additional cryptographic computation. This reduced computation requirement enables cryptographic function to be implemented at the ends of communication, rather than the middle, and treated as a virtualized resource. |
| US09641320B2 |
Flexible architecture and instruction for advanced encryption standard (AES)
A flexible aes instruction set for a general purpose processor is provided. The instruction set includes instructions to perform a “one round” pass for aes encryption or decryption and also includes instructions to perform key generation. An immediate may be used to indicate round number and key size for key generation for 128/192/256 bit keys. The flexible aes instruction set enables full use of pipelining capabilities because it does not require tracking of implicit registers. |
| US09641313B1 |
CMOS interpolator for a serializer/deserializer communication application
The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits. More particularly, the present invention provides a circuit and method for regulating a voltage for a high speed serializer/deserializer (SerDes) device. But it will be recognized that the technique can be used for regulating memory devices (e.g., DDR 4 SDRAM devices, DDR4 register devices, DDR4 controller devices), and other high speed data applications. In various embodiments, phase-interpolator is implemented in conjunction with a delay-lock loop (DLL) and an SR latch, where one or more outputs of the DLL is used by the SR latch. Additionally, such techniques can be used for a variety of applications such as network and/or computer storage systems, computer servers, hand held computing devices, portable computing devices, computer systems, network appliances and/or switches, routers, and gateways, and the like. |
| US09641309B2 |
Method for transceiving signal in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method for transceiving a signal in a wireless communication system. A method for transceiving a signal in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting a downlink signal from a base station to a terminal; receiving an uplink signal transmitted from the terminal; and cancelling a self-interference signal on the basis of the transceived downlink signal or the uplink signal, wherein the transmission periods for the downlink signal and the uplink signal comprise dedicated transmission periods, and in the dedicated transmission period, signal transmission periods of the base station and the terminal are differentiated. |
| US09641305B2 |
Method of transmitting and receiving acknowledgment signal in a wireless communication system
A method of receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) signal from at least one access terminal (AT) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes transmitting at least one packet via a packet data channel from an access network (AN), receiving at least one ACK signal from the at least one AT using same channelization resources, wherein each AT is assigned a code specific to each AT, and identifying the ACK signal corresponding to the transmitted packet from the received at least one ACK signal. |
| US09641303B2 |
System and method for increasing low density signature space
Embodiments are provided herein for increasing low density signature space for multiplexed transmissions for a plurality of users. The embodiments include generating a virtual signature using a combination operation on a plurality of basic signatures. The generated virtual signatures are provisioned as basic resource units (BRUs) for transmissions for corresponding users. The combination operation is a row-wise or column-wise permutation for combining, in each of the virtual signatures, rows or columns of corresponding basic signatures. The rows or columns represent sequences of frequency bands at one time interval or sequences of allocated time intervals at one frequency band. Alternatively, the combination operation is intra-basic resource unit (BRU) hopping. The embodiments also include generating a plurality of BRU sets comprised of virtual signatures. Each of the BRU sets is provisioned for a corresponding user. |
| US09641297B2 |
Enhancements to wireless networks to support short message service (SMS) communication in the packet switched domain
Technology for communicating a short message service (SMS) communication in a packet switched (PS) domain of a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node SGSN in a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). One method comprises receiving, at the SGSN, a request message from a user equipment (UE) indicating that the UE supports PS based SMS and performs a circuit switched (CS) registration only to receive SMS service via a CS domain; and sending, from the CN control node, an accept message to the UE indicating that SMS over a non-access stratum (NAS) is supported by the SGSN. |
| US09641294B2 |
System, method, and program for robust interference rejection combining
An apparatus includes an interference rejection combining module, at least partially implemented in hardware. The interference rejection combining module determines a covariance based on a Hermitian transpose of a signal received on a subcarrier of a symbol that is not a pilot symbol. |
| US09641293B2 |
Method and apparatus for information transmission in a radio communication system
A method of transmitting, by a transmitter, information in a wireless communication system, the method includes generating first and second symbols; generating first and second transmit vectors on the basis of an Alamouti code from the first and second symbols; and transmitting the first transmit vector through a first antenna and transmitting the second transmit vector through a second antenna. The first transmit vector consists of a first transmit symbol and a second transmit symbol. The second transmit vector consists of a third transmit symbol and a fourth transmit symbol. The first, second, third, and fourth transmit symbols are transmitted based on first and second resource indexes. The first symbol is a first modulation symbol for first information, and the second symbol is a second modulation symbol for second information. |
| US09641284B2 |
Method and apparatus for receiving or transmitting interference information
A method for receiving information for interference cancellation of a user equipment (UE) includes detecting downlink control information including interference control information for a specific resource block (RB) scheduled for the UE by using an index of the specific RB, wherein the interference control information for the specific RB includes control information related to interference signal in the specific RB and indicates that the interference control information for the specific RB is the same as interference control information for one or more RBs having a series of indices subsequent to the index of the specific RB, and performing cancellation of interference signal corresponding to the interference control information in the specific RB and the one or more RBs using the interference control information for the specific RB. |
| US09641283B2 |
Adaptive modulation coding method and apparatus
An adaptive modulation coding method includes obtaining an estimated signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) and a packet error rate (PER) of a communication link of a user terminal; setting a first adjustment amount of the SINR of the communication link according to the PER of the communication link; calculating an effective SINR of the communication link according to the estimated SINR of the communication link and the first adjustment amount of the SINR of the communication link; and determining a modulation coding scheme of the communication link according to the effective SINR of the communication link. |
| US09641282B2 |
Radio communication devices and methods for controlling a radio communication device
A radio communication device may include: a transmitter configured to transmit data at a data rate which is based on a pre-determined maximum data rate which is pre-determined by another radio communication device; a determination circuit configured to determine a quality indicator which is indicative of a quality of the transmission of the data; and a data rate changing circuit configured to change the data rate to a changed data rate based on the determined quality indicator. The transmitter may further transmit at the changed data rate. |
| US09641278B2 |
Subchannel photonic routing, switching and protection with simplified upgrades of WDM optical networks
The present invention includes novel techniques, apparatus, and systems for optical WDM communications. Tunable lasers are employed to generate respective subcarrier frequencies which represent subchannels of an ITU channel to which client signals can be mapped. In one embodiment, subchannels are polarization interleaved to reduce crosstalk. In another embodiment, polarization multiplexing is used to increase the spectral density. Client circuits can be divided and combined with one another before being mapped, independent of one another, to individual subchannels within and across ITU channels. A crosspoint switch can be used to control the client to subchannel mapping, thereby enabling subchannel protection switching and hitless wavelength switching. Network architectures and subchannel transponders, muxponders and crossponders are disclosed, and techniques are employed (at the subchannel level/layer), to facilitate the desired optical routing, switching, concatenation and protection of the client circuits mapped to these subchannels across the nodes of a WDM network. |
| US09641276B2 |
Statistical optical design enabled via TWDM-PON
An optical line terminal (OLT) in a time and wavelength division multiplexed (TWDM) passive optical network (PON). The OLT comprises a first optical port, a second optical port, and a processor. The first optical port is configured to couple to a plurality of optical network units (ONUs) via an optical distribution network (ODN). The second optical port is configured to couple to the ONUs via the ODN. The processor is coupled to the first optical port and the second optical port and is configured such that, responsive to receiving information indicating that the first optical port has experienced a greater power loss over time than the second optical port, the OLT assigns to the first optical port a first wavelength with a power greater than the power of a second wavelength assigned to the second optical port. |
| US09641271B2 |
TDM-based resource partition between two radio base stations
The present disclosure discloses a method of Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)-based resource partition between two radio base stations (RBSs) with which a User Equipment (UE) is to perform dual connectivity and an associated radio network node. The method comprises the step of forming at least two non-overlapping Uplink (UL) subframe sets and at least two non-overlapping Downlink (DL) subframe sets. The method further comprises the step of allocating at least one of the UL subframe sets and at least one of the DL subframe sets exclusively to each of the RBSs. |
| US09641270B2 |
Radio telecommunications system and method of operating the same with polling
An apparatus or method for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between two stations including a user equipment comprises receiving first data blocks from the user equipment, and transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment. A polling interval is dynamically set for the transmission of polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks, the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of: a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed. The apparatus may be used as a PCU in a cellular mobile telephone system. |
| US09641268B2 |
Method, system and device for synchronizing clocks
A method for synchronizing clocks, including: receiving at least two clock signals, where the at least two clock signals are sent by a bidirectional clock tracking link respectively corresponding thereto; setting two or more clock signals coming from a same network element into a same clock source group; selecting one clock signal in a same clock source group as a currently tracked clock signal; and if the currently tracked clock signal belongs to the clock source group, respectively sending a standby clock signal carrying quality-level do not use information by using the bidirectional clock tracking link respectively corresponding to each of the clock signals in the clock source group. The present invention achieves the effect that in the scenario where there are two or more bidirectional clock tracking links between two network elements, a clock tracking loop will not be generated. |
| US09641267B2 |
Synchronization of receiver units over a control area network bus
In a logging system (100), multiple receiver units (106) are synchronized over a control area network (CAN) bus (110) without use of separate differential lines. A ready for synchronization command is received over the CAN bus (110). In response to receiving the ready for synchronization command, a start synchronization interrupt is enabled. A start synchronization command is then received over the CAN bus (110). In response to receiving the start synchronization command, the start synchronization interrupt is triggered for capturing formation signals which are produced responsive to excitation signals from a transmitter unit (104). |
| US09641261B2 |
Wearable wireless electronic devices and methods of providing communications via wearable wireless electronic devices
Wearable wireless electronic devices are provided. A wearable wireless electronic device may be a wearable first wireless electronic device that may include a user-wearable transmitter. The user-wearable transmitter may include first and second electrodes that are spaced apart from each other. The first and second electrodes may include first and second curved portions, respectively, when the user-wearable transmitter is worn by a user. Moreover, the first and second electrodes may be configured to transmit communications through a human body of the user to a second wireless electronic device on or adjacent the human body of the user. |
| US09641253B2 |
Data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) over passive optical network (PON)
A Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) Passive Optical Network (PON) system (DPON) makes optical subscribers appear as cable subscribers. In one embodiment, a Cable Modem (CM) proxy is located in an Optical Line Termination (OLT). The OLT implements a cable modem protocol stack that operates as the CM proxy and communicates with a back office system. The OLT translates the data retrieved by the CM proxy into Optical Network Unit (ONU) recognizable commands, and sends the translated data to the ONU. In a second embodiment, the CM proxy is located in the ONU. The ONU implements the cable modem protocol stack that operates as the CM proxy and communicates with the back office system. The ONU translates the data retrieved by the CM proxy into ONU recognizable commands and sends the translated data to the ONU. |
| US09641250B2 |
System and method for communicating high and low speed data via optical signals and power via electrical signals
A data communication system is disclosed including a cable medium and modulator adapted to carry data and power between a high speed data source and a high speed data sink. Relatively high speed data (e.g. the TMDS data of an HDMI interface) may be carried on optical waveguides in the cable medium. Relatively low-speed data (e.g., DDC data and clock, and CEC of an HDMI interface) may be carried on a separate set of optical waveguides or wire mediums. The optical waveguides allow for substantially less signal distortion of the high-speed data, thereby allowing the cable medium to achieve much higher lengths without significantly affecting the high-speed signaling. |
| US09641249B2 |
Support for converged fiber channel over ethernet (FCoE) traffic on software defined networks (SDNs)
In one embodiment, a system includes a software defined network (SDN) controller connected to SDN-capable switch(es), the SDN controller being configured to communicate with and program the SDN-capable switches, wherein each of the SDN-capable switches is configured to communicate with the SDN controller, one or more fiber channel forwarders (FCFs) connected to the SDN-capable switches, storage area network (SAN) fabric(s), and local area network (LAN) fabric(s), and at least one end node connected directly or indirectly to the SDN-capable switches and/or the one or more FCFs, wherein the SDN controller is configured to collect information from the one or more FCFs that corresponds with each of the one or more FCFs via fiber channel initialization protocol (FIP) advertisement frames, and create and manage a FCF database, the FCF database including the information that corresponds with each of the one or more FCFs. |
| US09641247B2 |
System and method for monitoring unknown resources
The present invention provides a method and system for inferential monitoring of a resource. The method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises selecting a given resource, the selected given resource including one or more monitorable parts and at least one unmonitorable part, and performing one or more tests on the one or more monitorable part to determine a status of the one or more monitorable parts. Results from the one or more tests of the one or more monitorable parts is correlated with the at least one unmonitorable part to determine a status of the unmonitorable part on the basis of the correlation. |
| US09641244B2 |
Compensation for an optical sensor via a printed circuit board
Opto-electronic measuring arrangement which is largely independent of extraneous light, comprising emitted and compensation light sources, which emit light time-sequentially and in a phased manner, wherein the emitted light is phase-shifted respectively by 180°. An optical receiver receives the light emitted by the emitted light source and reflected by the object being measured together with the light from the compensation light source. The actuation signals for the emitted and compensation light sources are controlled such that the synchronous signal difference occurring in the receiver between the different phases is reduced to zero. The optical coupling between the compensation light source and the receiver diode occurs mainly via an optical system in a printed circuit board on which the compensation light source and the receiver are arranged. The printed circuit board itself, i.e. the FR4 component thereof, may constitute the optical conductor between the compensation light source and receiver diode. |
| US09641242B2 |
Optical communication system, device and method for data processing in an optical network
An optical communication system, a method and a network device for an optical network are provided, wherein the device comprises a first port coupled with a first optical fiber link, a second port coupled with a second optical fiber link, the first port and the second port being configured to be coupled with respect to each other in case of a failure of the first optical fiber link or in case of a failure of the second optical fiber link. |
| US09641240B2 |
Transferring data over bluetooth using intermediary bridge
In one or more embodiments, a first device such as a mobile phone can establish a wireless connection with second device, and the second device can act as a bridge between the first device and a peripheral device, such as a printer, so that the first device need not establish a secure pairing or other type of direct connection with the peripheral device. The second device provides a profile of the peripheral to the first device. The first device can then use the profile to access the peripheral device via the second device, with the second device passing data between the first device and the peripheral identified by the profile. This bridging feature simplifies the process of using the peripheral devices, since no secure pairing or other configuration procedure is needed to enable the first device to access the peripheral. |
| US09641238B1 |
Virtualization-enabled satellite platforms
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for deploying applications in satellites. In one example, a satellite may receive software applications capable of execution as virtual nodes on the satellite, and receive a resource schedule associated with the software applications. The satellite may further execute the software applications on the satellite based on the resource schedule, wherein the resource schedule allocates processing resources and user sensor resources to the software applications. |
| US09641237B2 |
Indoor personal relay
The embodiments herein disclose an indoor personal relay which has a wireless interface with the BS, which is effective in both cost and technology terms. The indoor personal relay, as disclosed herein is an estimate and forward relay. The relay 101 as disclosed herein does not perform any additional channel decoding/encoding on the data that it receives from the UE or BS. Embodiments disclosed herein enable the relevant UEs to have a high SINR link with the relay. This, in turn, translates to a better effective link quality between the UE and BS and higher indoor rates, which otherwise may have been not as good as a consequence of poor direct link between the UE and the BS. This relay is effectively transparent to the UE. The deployment of relays also implies minimal impact on UE IOT. |
| US09641235B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel state information
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving Channel State Information. The said transmitting method includes calculating the maximum value mH(k) of real part and imaginary part of each element in CSI matrix Heff(k) of the sub-carrier; carrying out M bit quantization to mH(k) to obtain the quantization amplitude MH(k); calculating the linear portion MHlin(k) of MH(k); using MHlin(k) for carrying out Nb bit quantization to real part and imaginary part of each element in Heff(k) respectively to obtain the quantized CSI matrix Heff(k); Nb being a positive integer; and transmitting said quantization amplitude MH(k) and said quantized CSI matrix Heffq(k). |
| US09641230B2 |
Base station and signal transmitting control method of the same, and wireless communication system
Disclosed is a base station transmitting multiple beams to multiple beam areas, including: a determination unit determining at least any one of whether a downlink control signal is transmitted through the multiple beams transmitted to the multiple beam areas and a transmission section; a generation unit generating signal transmitting control information including at least any one of whether the downlink control signal is transmitted, the transmission section of the downlink control signal, and derivation information to derive a change of an access beam for a terminal that accesses the multiple beams; a communication unit downlink-transmitting the signal transmitting control information to the multiple beam areas or the multiple beams; and a control unit controlling transmission of the downlink control signal based on the signal transmitting control information. |
| US09641229B2 |
Method and system for a reconfigurable over-indexed antenna array
A method and system for reconfiguring over-indexed antenna arrays in mobile devices are provided. For example, the method includes receiving sensor input that indicates an object blocking a first subset of reconfigurable antenna elements but not blocking a second subset of reconfigurable antenna elements of an over-indexed antenna array. The method also includes configuring, based on the sensor input, a number of the antenna elements in the first subset as non-active for radiating energy and a number of the antenna elements in the second subset as active for radiating energy. |
| US09641224B2 |
Transmitting method and receiving method for simultaneous information and energy transfer
A transmitting method and receiving method for simultaneous information and energy transfer comprises: determining a first pre-allocated parameter set of a first baseband signal based on a first optimized parameter set and according to a first optimized target and a first constraint condition set; determining a second pre-allocated parameter set of a second baseband signal based on a first optimized result and a second optimized parameter set and according to a second optimized target and a second constraint condition set; and processing the baseband signals into corresponding radio-frequency signals according to the first pre-allocated parameter set and the second pre-allocated parameter set and transmitting the radio-frequency signals through an antenna; the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal each being an information baseband signal or an energy baseband signal. Both the energy transfer efficiency and the information transfer rate are improved by optimizing the information signals and energy signals. |
| US09641223B2 |
Power receiving device and power feeding system
A power receiving device and a power feeding system which are capable of performing communication and power feeding at the same time are provided. Further, a power receiving device and a power feeding system which are capable of stably performing communication during power feeding are provided. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a power receiving device which includes an antenna for communication and power feeding that receives AC power, a rectifier circuit that rectifies the received AC power including the modulation signal into DC power, a smoothing circuit that smoothes the resulting DC power, a power storage device that stores the smoothed DC power, a communication control unit that analyzes the modulation signal included in the AC power, and a transformer that is positioned between the antenna and the rectifier circuit and changes a reference potential of the AC power, and a power feeding device. |
| US09641222B2 |
Apparatus and method for managing device operation using near field communication
A device may include a memory for storing a set of instructions associated with at least one of an orientation and a position of the device. The device may also include a near field communication (NFC) transceiver for pairing the device with a second device. A processor in the device determines that the device is paired with the second device via the NFC transceiver; determines at least one of the orientation and the position of the device; and executes the set of instructions associated with at least one of the determined orientation and position of the device. |
| US09641220B2 |
Alternative power source for network protector relay
A relay for control of a network protector located on a low voltage side of a transformer with a set of three phases, the relay having at least one route for power to be provided to the relay from at least one of the set of three phases taken from a transformer side of the network protector so that the relay may have power and be functional before the network protector is closed to provide power into a dead network. |
| US09641213B2 |
Mode switching available wireless transceiver
Provided is a transceiver. The transceiver includes: a transmission unit modulating at least one of a plurality of baseband transmit signals to an RF band and amplifying the modulated at least one; a duplexer transmitting transmit signals outputted from the transmission unit to an antenna by selecting a signal in a downlink frequency band or an uplink frequency band or filtering a receive signal received from the antenna by the downlink frequency band or the uplink frequency band; a reception unit demodulating the receive signals in the downlink frequency band or the uplink frequency band from the duplexer into at least one baseband signal; a first switch delivering a transmit signal provided from the transmission unit to a first RF band filter of the duplexer in a first communication mode and a second communication mode; and a second switch delivering a first receive signal delivered from a second RF band filter of the duplexer to the reception unit in the first communication mode and a third communication mode, wherein each of the transmission unit and the reception unit includes one power amplifier and one low noise amplifier. |
| US09641211B2 |
Mobile communication device with antenna
A mobile communication device with an antenna is disclosed. A portion of a metal cover of the mobile communication device can function as an extension of a radiator of the antenna, and the installation of a pair of filters can prevent interference between the low frequency antenna and another antenna. The design of the present invention expands the sensing range of the antenna. |
| US09641209B2 |
Applicator
An applicator for aligning a screen protector on a portable electronic device (D) with a screen, four edges and a rear face opposite to the screen. The applicator comprises a body with an engagement member (2, 11) and an alignment feature (3, 5, 12, 13). The engagement member (2, 11) is arranged for edgewise engagement with no more than three of the four edges of the device (D) to align the applicator with the device by movement in a direction generally parallel to the plane of the screen such that the alignment feature (3, 5, 12, 13) covers a portion of the face of the device comprising the screen which is not covered by the screen protector allowing an edge of the screen protector to be located with respect to the alignment feature. |
| US09641208B2 |
Cover for mobile device with ecological lighter
A portable electric cigarette lighter or mobile device accessory with integrated portable electric cigarette lighter, the mobile device accessory including: (a) a protective accessory for a mobile device; (b) an electric lighter mechanism integrated into the protective accessory, the lighter mechanism including: (i) a heating element, (ii) a power source, (iii) an actuator, adapted to activate the heating element by operationally coupling the heating element to the power source and (d) a slide shutter adapted to reversibly expose the heating element. |
| US09641202B2 |
Systems/methods of carrier aggregation
Various embodiments of carrier aggregation are provided that increase communications capacity and throughput. According to some embodiments, a transmitter is configured with a plurality of transmitter chains and, responsive to an aggregate bandwidth and/or frequency content of an overall signal that is to be transmitted by the transmitter, the overall signal is segmented into a plurality of components, each one of which comprises a bandwidth that is smaller than the bandwidth of the overall signal, and is thus transmitted by the plurality of transmitter chains of the transmitter. Accordingly, each component of the plurality of components of the overall signal is processed by a respective transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains. Systems/methods of spatial multiplexing are also provided further increasing network capacity and throughput. |
| US09641196B2 |
Data block interleaving and deinterleaving method and apparatus for communication equipments
The present invention relates to communication field, disclosing a data block interleaving and deinterleaving method and apparatus for communication equipments. In the present invention, a recursive method for calculating interleaver or deinterleaver addresses for existing power line communication standards is proposed. The complex modulo operation is simplified to a series of Add-Compare-Subtract operations. Therefore, the hardware implementation complexity is significantly reduced. |
| US09641195B2 |
Trellis coded modulation
A trellis coded modulator and method for generating an encoded word from an input word. The TCM has a first logic branch configured to generate a data portion of the encoded word; and a second logic branch, coupled in parallel with the first logic branch, and configured to generate a corresponding parity portion of the encoded word sequentially after the generation of the data portion of the encoded word. |
| US09641194B2 |
Method for encoding multi-mode of BCH codes and encoder thereof
A method for encoding multi-modes of BCH codes and an associated encoder is disclosed. The method has the steps of: building a number of encoding matrices; combining the encoding matrices with one side aligned to form a combined matrix; seeking common sub-expressions (CSEs) in the combined matrix, and encoding a message using the combined matrix. |
| US09641193B2 |
Comparators for delta-sigma modulators
Methods, systems and devices are disclosed, such as an electronic device that includes a plurality of data locations and a delta-sigma modulator. In some embodiments, the delta-sigma modulator includes a preamplifier coupled to the data locations and a latch coupled to the preamplifier. |
| US09641192B1 |
Methods and apparatus for a delta sigma ADC with parallel-connected integrators
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and device for a delta-sigma ADC. The method and device may comprise receiving an input signal to at least two parallel-connected first-stage integrators and corresponding feedback DACs, and simultaneously integrating the input signal by each of the first-stage integrators. The method and device may further comprise a second stage integrator connected in series with the first-stage integrators, a quantizer, and digital to analog converters, coupled between the output of the quantizer and the inputs of the first-stage integrators. |
| US09641191B1 |
Digital down converter with equalization
A digital down converter with an equalizer translates an ADC output signal to a low frequency spectral region, followed by decimation. All operations of correction of the processed signal are carried out with a reduced sampling rate compared with sampling rates of the prior art. Equalization is performed only in a frequency pass band of the down converter. The achieved reduction of the required computation resources is sufficient to enable the down converter with equalization to operate in a real time mode. |
| US09641187B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention relates to an AD converter that converts a signal level of an analog signal into a digital value by using a comparator, and determines an amount of adjustment of an offset voltage of the comparator based on an offset determination result of the comparator obtained immediately after a least significant bit (LSB) of a digital value output as a conversion result is converted. |
| US09641180B2 |
Reconfigurable semiconductor device
There is provided a reconfigurable semiconductor device including a plurality of circuit blocks each including a reconfigurable logic unit, and an analog circuit configured to convert an analog signal from the outside into a digital signal to output the digital signal to the reconfigurable logic unit, and convert a digital signal outputted from the reconfigurable logic unit into an analog signal to output the analog signal to the outside. The circuit block has a rectangular shape, is connected to the two adjacent circuit blocks from one side with a plurality of analog lines, and is connected to the other two adjacent circuit blocks from the other side on a side opposite to the one side with a plurality of analog lines. |
| US09641179B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a 3-input NOR decoder having six MOS transistors arranged in a line. The MOS transistors of the decoder are formed in a planar silicon layer disposed on a substrate and each have a structure in which a drain, a gate, and a source are arranged vertically and the gate surrounds a silicon pillar. The planar silicon layer includes a first active region having a first conductivity type and a second active region having a second conductivity type. The first and second active regions are connected to each other via a silicon layer on a surface of the planar silicon layer. |
| US09641174B2 |
Use of micro-structured plate for controlling capacitance of mechanical capacitor switches
Micro capacitive switches and methods of manufacturing micro capacitive switches at variable nominal capacitance value using micro-structures on the contact plates of the same dimension. In a preferred embodiment, a separately manufactured contact plate can be mounted to a movable magnet in order to be actuated to “on” and “off” state of the capacitive switch. Depending on the contact plate's surface condition, variable contact capacitance at “on” state can be precisely specified by geometrical properties of the micro-structures on the surface, such as the density, size and depth. |
| US09641171B2 |
Large-range input circuit
Disclosed is a large-range input circuit for digital signals in the range of extra-low voltage signals of ≦120 V and in the range of low voltage signals of <1500 V, said input circuit comprising series-connected Zener diodes that are polarized in the reverse direction, each one defining at least one switching threshold in the range of the extra-low voltage signals or in the range of the low voltage signals, and can be selected to be active by not being bridged, wherein a respective auxiliary optocoupler, which can be controlled by a microprocessor, is used to bridge the inactive Zener diode. |
| US09641168B2 |
Controlling reverse conducting IGBT
A method for controlling a first switch and a second switch is suggested, wherein each switch is an RC-IGBT and wherein both switches are arranged as a half-bridge circuit. The method includes: controlling the first switch in an IGBT-mode; controlling the second switch such that it becomes desaturated when being in a DIODE-mode; wherein controlling the second switch starts before and lasts at least as long as the first switch changes its IGBT-mode from blocking state to conducting state. |
| US09641164B2 |
Quadrature LC tank digitally controlled ring oscillator
A quadrature LC tank based digitally controlled ring oscillator (DCO). The oscillator structure incorporates a plurality of stages, each stage including a buffer and a series LC tank. Four stages are coupled together to create a 360 degree phase shift around a loop. The oscillation frequency of the oscillator is the same as the resonant frequency of each LC tank, therefore it avoids quality factor degradation of LC tanks found in the prior art. In one example embodiment, class-D amplifiers are used to drive each of the LC tanks. Capacitor banks before at the input and output of the buffers provide coarse and fine tuning of the frequency of oscillation. The high efficiency exhibited by these amplifiers results in very good phase noise performance of this oscillator. The oscillator utilizes a startup circuit to launch oscillation upon power on. |
| US09641161B1 |
Flip-flop with delineated layout for reduced footprint
In some embodiments, a flip-flop is laid-out on a flip-flop region of a semiconductor substrate. The flip-flop includes master switch circuitry made of a first plurality of devices which are circumscribed by a master switch perimeter residing within the flip-flop region. Scan mux input circuitry is operably coupled to an input of the master switch circuitry. The scan mux input circuitry is made up of a second plurality of devices that are circumscribed by a scan mux perimeter which resides within the flip-flop region and which is non-overlapping with the master switch perimeter. Slave switch circuitry is operably coupled to an output of the master switch circuitry. The slave switch circuitry is made up of a third plurality of devices that are circumscribed by a slave switch perimeter which resides within the flip-flop region and which is non-overlapping with both the master switch perimeter and the scan mux perimeter. |
| US09641160B2 |
Common N-well state retention flip-flop
Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for state retention electronic devices. In embodiments, an electronic device may include a state retention flip-flop having a plurality of P-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) devices coupled with a common N-well, with one or more of the plurality of PMOS devices powered by an always-on supply and one or more of the plurality of PMOS devices powered by a power-gated supply. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US09641158B2 |
Low power decimator
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a low power decimator. A decimator may receive a plurality of input samples from a digital microphone. The decimator may include one or more coefficient tables for storing values combining two or more filter coefficients for filtering the received samples. The decimator may utilize a concatenation of multiple samples to perform a lookup of a corresponding coefficient table. The coefficient tables may store only the necessary non-redundant values for all coefficient combinations which can be applied to the multiple samples. The result of the lookup of the coefficient table may have its sign inverted or be zeroed based on the values of the multiple samples. |
| US09641155B2 |
Duplexer
A duplexer includes a reception filter that is connected between a reception terminal and an antenna terminal and includes one or a plurality of series resonators that are acoustic wave resonators, and a transmission filter that is connected between a transmission terminal and the antenna terminal and includes one or a plurality of acoustic wave resonators, a resonance frequency of a first series resonator that is one of the one or the plurality of series resonators and is closest to the antenna terminal in the reception filter being higher than an upper limit frequency of a reception band of the reception filter. |
| US09641154B2 |
Single crystal micromechanical resonator
A single crystal micromechanical resonator includes a suspended plate of lithium niobate or lithium tantalate. The suspended plate and a support structure are formed from a single crystal. |
| US09641152B2 |
Acoustic wave device
An acoustic wave device includes: a piezoelectric substrate; and an IDT formed on the piezoelectric substrate, wherein an anisotropy coefficient is positive, an overlap region where electrode fingers of the IDT overlap each other includes a center region and an edge region, the electrode fingers in the center and edge regions are continuously formed, the electrode finger in the edge region is inclined with respect to the electrode finger in the center region so that a pitch in a width direction of the electrode finger in the edge region is greater than a pitch in a width direction of the electrode finger in the center region, and an angle between the width direction in the center region and a crystal axis orientation of the piezoelectric substrate is less than an angle between the width direction in the edge region and the crystal axis orientation. |
| US09641151B2 |
Elastic wave filters and duplexers using same
An elastic wave filter including a substrate, a signal line disposed on the substrate and connecting a first signal terminal to a second signal terminal, a plurality of series resonators connected to the signal line in series, and a plurality of parallel resonators connected to the signal line. At least one of the series resonator having an anti-resonant frequency closest to the passband of the filter among the plurality of series resonators, and/or the parallel resonator having a resonant frequency closest to the passband of the filter among the plurality of parallel resonators, is covered with a dielectric film that is relatively thicker than a dielectric film covering the other series and/or parallel resonators. |
| US09641150B2 |
Electrical component
An electrical component, e.g., a diplexer or a duplexer, can have one of a number of diverse arrangements for terminal surfaces on the substrate bottom. For example, the terminal surfaces for first and second filters are not disposed at the maximum distance from one another. First and second filters can be disposed as one or two discrete components on the substrate, wherein one filter can be implemented as being integrated in a multilayer substrate. |
| US09641149B2 |
Matching segment circuit to which radio frequency is applied and radio frequency integrated devices using the matching segment circuit
Provided are a matching segment circuit, to which a radio frequency (RF) is applied, and an RF integrated device using the matching segment circuit. The matching segment circuit to which an RF is applied may include an input end connected to a first RF device, a parallel segment having a first capacitor and a first inductor connected in parallel, a second inductor connected to the parallel segment in series, and an output end connected to a second RF device. The first capacitor, the first inductor, and the second inductor may be configured so that an impedance of the first RF device and an impedance of the second RF device may match. |
| US09641143B2 |
Electronic device for a radiofrequency signal reception chain, comprising a low-noise transimpedance amplifier stage
An electronic device includes a transimpedance amplifier stage having an amplifier end stage of the class AB type and a preamplifier stage coupled between an output of a frequency transposition stage and an input of the amplifier end stage. A self-biased common-mode control stage is configured to bias the preamplifier stage. The preamplifier stage is formed by a differential amplifier with an active load that is biased in response to the self-biased common-mode control stage. |
| US09641141B1 |
Harmonics suppression circuit for a switch-mode power amplifier
Even harmonics are suppressed by a harmonics-reducing bias generator that drives bias voltages to cascode control transistors in series with driver transistors in a power amplifier. A first bias voltage is generated by mirroring pull-up currents in the power amplifier. A p-channel source transistor and a p-channel cascode current-mirror transistor also mirror the power amplifier pull-up current to a midpoint node. An n-channel sink transistor and an n-channel cascode current-mirror transistor mirror the pull-down current in the power amplifier to the midpoint node. An op amp compares the midpoint node to VDD/2, and drives the gate of a p-channel feedback transistor. Current from the p-channel feedback transistor flows through an n-channel cascode current-mirror transistor that generates a second bias voltage. The second bias voltage is adjusted until the midpoint node reaches VDD/2, causing the pull-up and pull-down currents in the power amplifier to better match, reducing even harmonics. |
| US09641139B2 |
Amplifier and related method
An amplifier applicable to an intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation (NCCA) band includes a first amplifier circuit and a second amplifier circuit. The NCCA band includes at least a primary component carrier (PCC) channel and a secondary component carrier (SCC) channel not adjacent to each other. The first amplifier circuit receives a first input signal, and generates a first output signal for undergoing down-conversion of one of the PCC channel and the SCC channel. The second amplifier circuit receives at least one second input signal, and generates a second output signal for undergoing down-conversion of another of the PCC channel and the SCC channel. The at least one second input signal received by the second amplifier circuit is provided by the first amplifier circuit according to the first input signal. |
| US09641138B2 |
Multipath feedforward band pass amplifier
An exemplary multipath feedforward amplifier includes a plurality of amplification stages configured to form at least partially distinct amplification paths extending from an input terminal to an output terminal, each amplification path defined by a respective subset of the plurality of amplification stages, wherein at least one amplification stage is a band pass resonator. In various implementations, multipath feedforward amplifier can maximize gain at a frequency of interest by having an amplification path that cascades band pass resonators. In various implementations, the plurality of amplification paths are configured to optimize gain at a center frequency ranging from about 2 GHz to about 3 GHz. |
| US09641136B2 |
Travelling wave amplifier (TWA) for driving optical modulator
A travelling wave amplifier (TWA) with a widened frequency bandwidth is disclosed. The TWA include input transmission lines, amplifier units connected in parallel between the input terminal and the out terminal of the TWA. Each of the amplifier units configures an emitter follower in the front end thereof and an amplifying section. A feature of the TWA is that compensation units that compensates the high frequency performance of the TWA are implemented in the input transmission lines and/or integrated with the amplifier units. |
| US09641133B2 |
Adaptive rail power amplifier technology
Adaptive rail power amplifier technology processes an audio signal by feeding the audio signal to the power amplifier to produce an output signal, applying positive and negative power supply voltages centered with respect to the audio signal to the positive and negative power supply rails of the power amplifier, comparing the output signal with the positive and negative power supply rail voltages to produce dynamically varying positive and negative control signals, feeding the positive and negative control signals to positive and negative high current charge pumps and adding supplemental positive and negative voltages from the positive and negative charge pumps to the positive and negative power supply rails to produce a linear adaptive rail voltage which tracks the output signal. |
| US09641123B2 |
Systems for mounting photovoltaic modules
System and method for mounting one or more photovoltaic modules includes one or more flexible rods, including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, each of the one or more flexible rods further including an inner core and a first jacket surrounding the inner core between the first end and the second end. The first end is configured to be attached to at least one photovoltaic module using one or more first adhesive materials. The second end is configured to be inserted into at least one hole of a modular rail and attached to at least the modular rail using one or more second adhesive materials. The one or more flexible rods are configured to allow at least a lateral movement in a first direction between the photovoltaic module and the modular rail and support at least the photovoltaic module in a second direction. |
| US09641122B2 |
HVAC actuator with automatic end stop recalibration
An actuator in a HVAC system includes a motor and a drive device driven by the motor. The drive device is coupled to a movable HVAC component for driving the movable HVAC component between multiple positions. The actuator further includes a main actuator controller. The main actuator controller includes end stop location memory that stores one or more end stop locations indicating expected locations of the one or more end stops. The main actuator controller further includes an end stop location recalibrator that runs an automatic recalibration process to determine and set recalibrated end stop locations. The end stop location recalibrator runs the automatic calibration process in response to detecting that the drive device has unexpectedly stalled at a location other than a stored end stop location. |
| US09641116B2 |
Method and device for operating an asynchronous machine, and an asynchronous machine
The invention relates to a method for operating an asynchronous machine (1) comprising a rotor (3) and a stator (2), in which a torque of the asynchronous machine (1) is adjusted by specifying a desired magnetic flux of a surrounding magnetic field of the stator (2) and specifying a desired slip between a rotational speed of the rotor (3) and the rotational speed of the surrounding magnetic field. According to the invention, at least in the load condition and when a rotary frequency of the surrounding magnetic field of the stator is equal to zero, the desired magnetic flux and/or the desired slip with constant torque is changed in such a way that an actual rotary frequency of the surrounding magnetic field is not equal to zero. |
| US09641113B2 |
System and method for controlling a power generation system based on PLL errors
In one aspect, a method for controlling a power generation system may generally include determining a phase angle error associated with the power generation system, determining a scaling factor based on the phase angle error, generating a current command for controlling the operation of a power convertor of the power generation system and applying the scaling factor to the current command such that the current command is reduced when the phase angle error exceeds a predetermined error threshold. |
| US09641108B2 |
Method and system for calibrating and detecting offset of rotary encoder relative to rotor of motor
Methods and systems for operating a motor having a rotor rotatable relative to a stator include commutating the motor to cause the rotor to rotate to a known position. While the rotor is at the known position, a position of an encoder magnet configured to rotate with the rotor is measured. Subsequent commutation of the motor is adjusted to take into account a difference between the known position of the rotor and the measured position of the encoder magnet. |
| US09641105B2 |
Mobile communication terminal
A mobile communication terminal comprises an acoustic-electro conversion unit configured to convert sound into electric energy, which includes a conversion device for converting vibration into electric energy; and an energy storage unit electrically connected to the conversion device and configured to store electric energy generated by the conversion device. The mobile communication terminal can solve the problem that the mobile communication terminal has large power consumption and short continuous service time, and can make full use of energy, has a long continuous service time and is convenient to use. |
| US09641103B2 |
MEMS driver
Systems and methods provide actuator control. Actuator control is provided via charge control as opposed to voltage control. A driver for driving an actuator can include a charge pump for injecting charge into one or more capacitive elements of the actuator. The driver can further include a capacitance detection aspect for detecting the capacitance of the capacitive elements of the actuator to determine positioning of the actuator. |