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| US09730769B2 |
Release agent receptacle
The present disclosure includes method, system, apparatus, and indicator embodiments. One apparatus includes an appliance for placement over one or more teeth and a release agent receptacle including an outer portion provided on appliance surface, an inner portion provided within the outer portion, and one or more apertures formed in the outer portion. |
| US09730765B2 |
Medical or dental handpiece with inductive coupling
Various medical or dental handpieces having at least one coil for inductive coupling with a second coil and methods for using these handpieces for the transmission of at least one of power, operational data and identification data are described. Also various tool-holding/releasing devices for medical or dental handpieces are described, having at least one shaped element penetrating through a bore in a hollow shaft for accommodating a tool and protruding through the bore into the hollow shaft, a movably arranged locking sleeve cooperating with the shaped element and an operating element for moving the locking sleeve. Some of these tool-holding/releasing devices allow the insertion of the tool into the hollow shaft with different insertion depths. |
| US09730764B2 |
Signal tag detection components, devices, and systems
Provided herein are systems, devices, assemblies, and methods for localization of a tag in a tissue of a patient. For example, provided herein are systems, devices, and methods employing a detection component that is attached to or integrated with a surgical device, where the detection component detects a signal from a tag in a patient, where the tag is activated by remote introduction of a magnetic field. |
| US09730758B2 |
Skin treatment apparatus
A facial treatment apparatus includes a housing, a facial treatment member mounted to the housing, and dimensioned for application to facial skin of a subject and being actuable to treat the facial skin, a visual display including a facial icon having a plurality of regions corresponding to different areas of the facial skin to be treated by the facial treatment member, an electronic timer adapted to count time associated with a treatment protocol and responsive to actuation of the facial treatment member and a controller associated with the timer and the facial icon and cooperating to visually identify a different region of the facial icon at successive predetermined time intervals of the treatment protocol. |
| US09730755B2 |
Medical device with adjustable flexibility
A system and method for the delivery of a medical device to a treatment location. The device may include an elongate body, the elongate body including a plurality of annular segments and a jacket disposed about the plurality of annular segments and defining an interior space, and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the interior space of the jacket. When a vacuum is applied to the interior space of the jacket, the jacket may constrict about the plurality of annular elements, thereby increasing the frictional forces between the plurality of segments and between the plurality of segments and an inner surface of the jacket. |
| US09730751B2 |
Dual-mode electrosurgical devices and electrosurgical methods using same
Herein disclosed are dual-mode electrosurgical devices designed to function in a first mode in which high-density RF energy is used to cut or vaporize tissue, and then a second mode in which lower-density RF energy desiccates tissue to produce hemostasis, as well as methods of performing electrosurgery using same. Devices formed in accordance with the principles of this invention may be used for any surgical procedure in which highly vascular tissue is cut electrosurgically in a dry or semi-dry field, examples of which include tonsillectomy, liver resection, and cosmetic procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast mastopexy, and abdominoplasty. |
| US09730749B2 |
Surgical scalpel with inductively heated regions
An electrical conductor, such as a wire or catheter, which is coated circumferentially with a ferromagnetic material in a selected region, is fed from a high frequency alternating current source. The ferromagnetic material has a quick response in heating and cooling to the controllable power delivery. The ferromagnetic material can be used for separating tissue, coagulation, tissue destruction or achieving other desired tissue effects in numerous surgical procedures. |
| US09730744B2 |
Method for treating joint pain and associated instruments
The embodiments provide provides devices, instruments, and associated methods for treating joint pain. A joint is evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging to detect any defects in the subchondral bone. For example, using T2-weighted MRI images, bone marrow lesions or edemas can be identified, and using T1-weighted MRI images, associated regions of sclerotic bone adjacent to the bone marrow lesion can be identified. The treatment method may involve introducing a bone void filler material at the site to address the bone marrow lesion or edema, and/or drilling and inserting an implant to address the sclerotic bone, bone marrow lesion or edema, and insufficiency or stress fractures. An access path is mapped to a location in the subchondral region where the insufficiency fracture resides. The access path attempts to preserve an articular surface of the joint. A reinforcing member that stabilizes the insufficiency fracture is then implanted via the access path. |
| US09730743B2 |
Trochanter attachment device
A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter. |
| US09730740B2 |
Fracture fixation systems
Systems for bone fracture repair are disclosed. One system includes a biocompatible putty that may be packed about a bone fracture to provide full loadbearing capabilities within days. The disclosed putties create an osteoconductive scaffold for bone regeneration and degrade over time to harmless resorbable byproducts. Fixation devices for contacting an endosteal wall of an intramedullary (IM) canal of a fractured bone are also disclosed. One such fixation device includes a woven elongated structure fabricated from resorbable polymer filaments. The woven elongated structure has resilient properties that allow the woven structure to be radially compressed and delivered to the IM canal using an insertion tube. When the insertion tube is removed, the woven structure expands towards its relaxed cross-sectional width to engage the endosteal wall. The woven elongated structure is impregnated with a resorbable polymer resin that cures in situ, or in the IM canal. |
| US09730739B2 |
Rotary-rigid orthopaedic rod
Apparatus and method for repairing a fractured bone. The apparatus and methods may involve an intramedullary rod. The rod may include a first elongated member and a second elongated member. Each of the first and second elongated members may be configured to bend in a first direction and to resist bending in a second direction. The first and second elongated members may be arranged such that: (1) the rod is bendable when the first direction of the first elongated member is aligned with the first direction of the second elongated member; and (2) the rod is rigid when the first direction of the first elongated member is aligned with the second direction of the second elongated member. Some embodiments may include rods that have sections that may be configured to be curved and rigid. |
| US09730731B2 |
Craniofacial external distraction apparatus
An external distraction apparatus for performing a craniofacial distraction is disclosed. The external distraction apparatus may comprise a stationary member. The stationary member may be configured to be affixed to a head of a patient. The external distraction apparatus may also comprise laterally disposed distractors. The laterally disposed distractors may extend inferiorly from the stationary member and be moveable relative to the stationary member. The external distraction apparatus may comprise a motor and controller. The motor may be powered with the controller to perform a craniofacial distraction in an automated fashion. |
| US09730730B2 |
External fixator system
An external fixation frame for correcting a bone deformity includes a first fixation ring and a second fixation ring. A posterior adjustable length strut couples a posterior portion of the first fixation ring to a posterior portion of the second fixation ring and has universal joint. Medial and lateral adjustable length struts couples medial and lateral portions of the first fixation ring to medial and lateral portions of the second fixation ring respectively, each of the medial and lateral adjustable length struts including a constrained hinge joint. The fixation frame also includes a half ring hingedly coupled to the second fixation ring, and an anterior adjustable length strut coupling an anterior portion of the first fixation ring to the half ring. |
| US09730729B2 |
Sternal locators and associated systems and methods
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for sternal locators for placement of an intraosseous device into the sternum of a human patient. |
| US09730726B2 |
Balloon assemblies having controllably variable topographies
Various embodiments provide a device comprising a balloon disposed at least partially along a template, the template including an aperture, wherein the template has a substantially cylindrical portion that resists deformation in a radial direction, wherein the balloon expands radially during inflation, wherein a portion of the balloon at least partially protrudes about the aperture. Other embodiments are directed toward balloons having textured surfaces. |
| US09730724B2 |
Systems and devices for cutting tissue
Systems and devices are described which include a tissue cutting device including a central rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end; a motor operably coupled to the first end of the central rotatable shaft, the motor including circuitry configured to rotate the central rotatable shaft; a moveable component configured to move along at least a portion of the length of the central rotatable shaft; and an elongated flexible cutting component having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the moveable component and the second end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the central rotatable shaft in proximity to the second end of the central rotatable shaft; wherein movement of the moveable component along the at least a portion of the length of the central rotatable shaft changes a shape formed by the elongated flexible cutting component. |
| US09730722B2 |
Liquid ejection control device, liquid ejection system, and control method
In a liquid ejection control device, an ejection tube section type acquisition unit discriminates an ejection tube section type of an ejection tube section mounted in a main body section, and acquires a fitted correspondence relationship fitting the discriminated ejection tube section type. A voltage amplitude setting unit sets a voltage amplitude of a drive voltage waveform so as to cause momentum to meet a momentum instruction value input by using a momentum dial based on a rising index value related to rising of the drive voltage waveform and a repetitive frequency instruction value input by using a repetitive frequency dial with reference to the fitted correspondence relationship. |
| US09730720B2 |
Systems and devices for cutting tissue
Systems and devices are described which include a tissue cutting device including a tethering component; an elongated flexible cutting component having a first end and a second end, the first and the second end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the tethering component; at least one tether having a first end and a second end, the first end of the at least one tether attached to the elongated flexible cutting component, the second end of the at least one tether operably coupled to the tethering component, the tethering component configured to at least one of extend and retract the at least one tether; and a motor operably coupled to the tethering component, the motor including circuitry configured to rotate the tethering component and the secured elongated flexible cutting component; wherein extension and retraction of the at least one tether by the tethering component changes a shape formed by the elongated flexible cutting component. |
| US09730716B2 |
Retrieval device
An endoscopic surgical device for retrieving severed tissue or foreign bodies from within a subject is disclosed. The device comprises a support unit and a tissue retrieving net system. The net system is carried by the support unit and may be inserted into the subject through an orifice or small incision and operated to retrieve tissue that has been severed by a conventional method. The net system comprises a net, a net actuator, a net deployment and retrieval assembly for transmitting motion between the net and its actuator. The net system further comprises at least one net connector disposed such that only one connector is within an articulation zone, defined by locations of severe bending of the device during operation. |
| US09730712B2 |
Alignment devices and methods
Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for implanting arthroplasty devices. Some embodiments include designs that allow for use of x-ray images as the only images used to fully and accurately preoperatively and intraoperatively size and align arthroplasty device components and prepare all necessary tissue. |
| US09730710B2 |
Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic instrument
The ultrasonic probe for a shoulder joint includes a curved extending section curved to a probe main body toward a first intersecting direction intersecting a longitudinal axis. The curved extending section includes a first curved outer surface facing the first intersecting direction, a second curved outer surface facing a second intersecting direction opposite of the first intersecting direction, a third curved outer surface facing a first width direction perpendicular to the first and second intersecting directions, and a fourth curved outer surface facing a second width direction opposite of the first width direction. A relay groove on a cutting surface in the second curved outer surface is continuous with extending grooves on cutting surfaces in the third curved outer surface and the fourth curved outer surface. |
| US09730709B2 |
Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic instrument
An ultrasonic probe treating a shoulder joint includes a probe main body section extended along a longitudinal axis, and a curved extending section extended in a state of curving relative to the probe main body section toward a first intersecting direction side when a certain direction intersecting the longitudinal axis is defined as the first intersecting direction. The curved extending section includes a first curved outer surface facing the first intersecting direction side, and a second curved outer surface facing a second intersecting direction side when an opposite direction of the first intersecting direction is defined as the second intersecting direction. An acute angle of a tangent line at a distal end of the second curved outer surface relative to the longitudinal axis direction is 20° or more and 25° or less. |
| US09730703B2 |
Tourniquet system
A tourniquet system including a band, an optional bar, and an anti-pinch plate. The bar comprises an elongate portion of material having a first end portion, an intermediate portion, and a second end portion, at least one aperture formed in the bar so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, at least one locking protrusion that extends from at least one of the first end portion or the second end portion. The anti-pinch plate includes one or more band receiving apertures formed so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, wherein the anti-pinch plate includes one or more locking notches formed substantially along an edge portion of the anti-pinch plate, wherein the locking notches provide a means for securing at least a portion of the bar to the anti-pinch plate. |
| US09730702B2 |
Multiple hemoclip system for an endoscope
Spring clips are arranged end to end in a cavity of an inner shaft. Such shaft slides within an outer shaft, and a pusher member slides in the cavity behind the clips. The clips have jaws biased together, but which are wedged apart by an opener as the pusher is moved distally. An opened clip is ejected by relative movement of the inner and outer shafts to clamp body tissue at a desired site. |
| US09730698B2 |
Adjustable vascular ring, means for treating SFS syndrome and implantable kit comprising such a ring, mould and method for obtaining such a ring
The invention relates to a perivascular ring having an inner diameter adjustable by inflation/deflation and adapted to be implanted and closed about a vessel for controlling the inner diameter of said vessel and thus the flow and/or pressure of a fluid flowing in said vessel. The ring of the invention is capable of regulating blood flow to the liver, in particular after an hepatectomy or hepatic transplant, and to substantially improve the survival chances of the patient. The ring according the invention has an adjustable inner diameter (Oi) for implantation and locking about a vessel. |
| US09730697B2 |
Surgical cutting and fastening instrument with apparatus for determining cartridge and firing motion status
In various embodiments, a fastener cartridge is disclosed. The fastener cartridge comprises a cartridge body comprising a plurality of fasteners, a longitudinal knife slot defined in the cartridge body, and a circuit comprising a plurality of frangible resistors extending across the longitudinal knife slot. The plurality of frangible resistors comprises a first resistor and a second resistor, wherein the circuit comprises a first resistance when the first resistor and the second resistor are intact, wherein the circuit comprises a second resistance when the first resistor is split and the second resistor is intact, and wherein the second resistance is different than the first resistance. |
| US09730694B2 |
Loading unit including shipping assembly
A loading unit including a shipping assembly is provided. The shipping assembly is operably received adjacent the cartridge assembly to retain staples with the cartridge assembly. The shipping assembly includes a shipping member selectively secured to loading unit and a locking member slidably disposed within the shipping member. The locking member is movable between a proximal position wherein the shipping member is secured to the housing and a distal position wherein the shipping member is removable from the housing. |
| US09730693B2 |
Surgical device
A surgical device is provided that includes a jaw portion with a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw. The surgical device also includes a shaft portion coupled to a proximal end of the jaw portion. A driver is configured to cause relative movement of the jaw portion and the shaft portion. The driver may be configured to cause the jaw portion to pivot relative to the shaft portion about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to first and second longitudinal axes defined by the jaw portion and the shaft portion, respectively. The driver may also be configured to cause at least a portion of the jaw portion to rotate relative to the shaft portion about the first longitudinal axis. Advantageously, the surgical device includes a surgical member, e.g., a cutting element and/or a stapling element, disposed within the first jaw. |
| US09730692B2 |
Surgical stapling device with a curved staple cartridge
In various embodiments, an end effector for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The end effector comprises a staple cartridge comprising a plurality of staple cavities arranged in staple cavity rows, a plurality of staples ejectably stored in the staple cavities, and a slot comprising a longitudinal curvature. The end effector further comprises a staple-ejecting sled configured to translate along the slot during a firing stroke, wherein the staple-ejecting sled comprises a ramp and an irreversibly curved guide, wherein the irreversibly curved guide is connected to the ramp within the staple cartridge and wherein the irreversibly curved guide comprises a longitudinal curvature that matches the longitudinal curvature of the slot. |
| US09730691B2 |
Endovascular staple clip and stapler
A staple clip for providing an attachment function in a surgical procedure is described. A center hub has a center hub aperture. The center hub defines a lateral hub plane. A plurality of joining legs each has an inner leg end attached to the center hub and an outer foot defining a lateral foot plane. The inner leg end and outer foot are separated along the leg by an elongate leg body extending laterally outward and longitudinally downward from the center hub. A plurality of lobe pads are attached to the center hub and lie substantially within the lateral hub plane. The inner leg ends and lobe pads alternate with each other around a periphery of the center hub. |
| US09730689B2 |
Rotational action needle driver
A rotational action needle driver that comprises an cumbersome ergonomically designed handle, rotational mechanism and an integrated locking/unlocking system that permits surgeons to perform the surgical suturing procedure in a less complicated and more secure way by allowing more control over the suturing needle and the area to be stitched, even when the suturing area is small, deep, and/or restricted. |
| US09730683B2 |
Blade attachment and adjustment mechanism for tissue retraction
A blade assembly for a tissue retractor includes a blade, a mount, and a positioner member. The blade includes a length extending from a proximal portion with a coupling to a distal portion for retracting soft tissue. The mount includes a receiving portion that receives the coupling. The positioner member is rotatably coupled to the mount and engages the proximal portion to apply a force that positions the blade relative to the mount. |
| US09730672B2 |
System and method for detecting critical structures using ultrasound
A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument. |
| US09730671B2 |
System and method of voice activated image segmentation
A method and system for incorporating voice commands into the interactive process of image segmentation. Interactive image segmentation involves a user pointing at an image; voice commands quicken this interaction by indicating the purpose and function of the pointing. Voice commands control the governing parameters of the segmentation algorithm. Voice commands guide the system to learn from the user's actions, and from the user's manual edits of the results from automatic segmentation. |
| US09730666B2 |
Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method
According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes an image storage memory, a calculation circuitry, a level decision circuitry, and an output interface circuitry. The image storage memory stores data of a plurality of images in different respiratory phases. The calculation circuitry calculates a motion amount of a region between the plurality of images for each pixel or area. The level decision circuitry decides a level concerning a severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for each pixel or area. The output interface circuitry outputs information concerning the decided level. |
| US09730663B2 |
Uncertainty maps for segmentation in the presence of metal artifacts
When performing model-based segmentation on a 3D patient image (80), metal artifacts in the patient image (80), caused by metal in the patient's body, are detected, and a metal artifact reduction technique is performed to reduce the artifact(s) by interpolation projection data in the region of the artifact(s). The interpolated data is used to generate an uncertainty map for artifact-affected voxels in the image, and a mesh model (78) is conformed to the image to facilitate segmentation thereof. Internal and external energies applied to push and pull the model (78) are weighted as a function of the uncertainty associated with one or more voxels in the image (80). Iteratively, mathematical representations of the energies and respective weights are solved to describe an updated model shape that more closely aligns to the image (80). |
| US09730657B2 |
Computed tomography based on linear scanning
Imaging methods and imaging systems are provided. Methods and systems of the subject invention can include linearly translating a source and a detector. The source and the detector can be moved in opposite or approximately opposite directions. Acquired data can be used to reconstruct a tomographic image by using, for example, a compressive sensing technique. |
| US09730656B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for lowering dental x-ray dosage including feedback sensors
Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system configured to reduce patient exposure to x-rays, reduce amount of scatter, transmission, or re-radiation during imaging, or improve x-ray image quality. In an embodiment, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system includes an intra-oral x-ray sensor configured to communicate intra-oral x-ray sensor position information or intra-oral x-ray sensor orientation information to a remote x-ray source. |
| US09730655B2 |
Method for improved detection of nodules in medical images
Special displays of medical images are generated that help a radiologist better detect nodules by exploiting the inherent human visualization abilities of detection of symmetry, asymmetry, motion and relative motion. A Region of Interest (ROI) on an x-ray (mammogram, CT-scan, MRI, or other medical image) is selected and the data within the ROI is copied such that a new display now has two or more copies of the information within the ROI. This copy may contain the same relative positions as the original image, or may be a mirror image of the original data. The ROI is moved over the medical image in search of nodules. This movement can be random, under the direct control of the radiologist, systematically moved by a computer algorithm, or some combination of the above. |
| US09730653B2 |
X-ray CT apparatus
An X-ray CT apparatus including an X-ray generator, an X-ray detector, a support part, and a base that rotatably supports the support part. The support part includes an exterior part made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector are supported by the exterior part while being opposed to each other. The base rotatably supports the support part such that the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector turn about a turning axis. |
| US09730649B1 |
Optical imaging of diffuse medium
A display pixel array is illuminated by infrared light in a frequency band. An infrared holographic imaging signal is generated by driving a holographic pattern onto the display pixel array. An image of an exit signal of the holographic infrared imaging signal is captured with an image pixel array. The image pixel array is configured to capture the infrared light and reject light outside the frequency band. |
| US09730648B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring and displaying medical parameters for a patient
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for monitoring and displaying medical parameters for a patient. In one embodiment, a display can be configured to show a display screen that includes information related to a physiological parameter being measured from a patient. The information can include trends of values of the physiological parameter gathered from the patient over a period of time. The display screen can also show assessment information regarding one or more diagnostic parameters for the patient and notification information regarding one or more medically-related events that occurred as related to the patient. The trends information, the assessment information, and the notification information can be shown on the display screen alone or in any combination. |
| US09730643B2 |
Method and system for anatomical object detection using marginal space deep neural networks
A method and system for anatomical object detection using marginal space deep neural networks is disclosed. The pose parameter space for an anatomical object is divided into a series of marginal search spaces with increasing dimensionality. A respective sparse deep neural network is trained for each of the marginal search spaces, resulting in a series of trained sparse deep neural networks. Each of the trained sparse deep neural networks is trained by injecting sparsity into a deep neural network by removing filter weights of the deep neural network. |
| US09730638B2 |
Intraocular physiological sensor
An implantable intraocular physiological sensor for measuring a physiological characteristic, such as intraocular pressure. The implantable intraocular physiological sensor may include a tubular main body configured to house one or more electrical components. The implantable intraocular physiological sensor may also include a sensor cap configured to be inserted into a first end of the tubular main body with a moisture barrier seal. The implantable intraocular physiological sensor may wirelessly transmit measurements to an external device. |
| US09730637B2 |
Layered particles for retrieving DNA released from cells from a gastrointestinal tract sample and methods for making and using them
In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions such as devices, pills, beads, capsules, products of manufacture, particles, microparticles, nanoparticles, gels, liquid gels, liquid gel capsules, capsules, tablets, geltabs, liquids, sprays, emulsions, suspensions, pastes or yogurts, for the detection and isolation of biomarkers, nucleic acids, proteins or peptides, proteoglycans, lipids, fats, sugars or polysaccharides in the gastrointestinal tract for e.g., detecting the presence of particular exogenous or endogenous nucleic acids, e.g., DNA or RNA, or proteins, in the gastrointestinal tract, for example, to diagnose the presence of an infectious or exogenous agent such as a virus, a fungus, a parasite, a bacteria, intestinal helminths and protozoan parasites, and the like, or a biomarker such as a cancer-causing or cancer-predisposing allele, e.g., mutations of the KRAS2 oncogene in pancreatic cancer. In alternative embodiments, compositions of the invention comprise magnetic particles such as a magnetically-responsive microparticle or nanoparticle; a superparamagnetic bead or polystyrene bead; a superparamagnetic fine particle; a ferrimagnetic particle; or, a magnetic microsphere, nanosphere, microbead or nanobeads. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods for detecting, retrieving, capturing or isolating a sample of a nucleic acid, or an anionic, cationic or hydrophobic protein or peptide, a mucin, a phosphoprotein, a proteoglycan or a polysaccharide, in vivo. |
| US09730635B2 |
Physiological measurement using wearable device
A wearable device includes a detector configured to detect a response signal transmitted from a portion of subsurface vasculature, the response signal being related to binding of a clinically-relevant analyte to functionalized particles present in a lumen of the subsurface vasculature. Program instructions stored in a computer readable medium of the device, and executable by a processor, may cause the device to determine a concentration of the clinically-relevant analyte based on the response signal detected by the detector; determine whether a medical condition is indicated based on at least the concentration of the clinically-relevant analyte; and, in response to a determination that the medical condition is indicated, transmit data representative of the medical condition via the communication interface. The device may also include a signal source configured to transmit an interrogating signal into the portion of subsurface vasculature, thereby generating a response signal in response to the interrogating signal. |
| US09730633B2 |
Real-time airway check status indicator
Immediately after airway placement and/or following any patient transfer, an automated program may be activated in a CO2 monitoring device to provide an airway device placement check. The automated program needs time to determine if the airway placement has been successful or not. During analysis of CO2 respiration data by the program, real-time feedback is displayed to the user as soon as the airway check program is activated until the time that a final decision on the success of airway placement is made. The real-time feedback displays one or more indicators of the progress of the program toward a determination of a successful or failed placement. |
| US09730632B1 |
Integrated sleep diagnostic and therapeutic system and method
The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to methods of sleep diagnosis and treatment. The sleep disorder treatment system of the present invention can use a diagnosis device to perform various forms of analysis to determine or diagnose a subject's sleeping disorder or symptoms of a subject's sleep disorder, and using this analysis or diagnosis can with or in some embodiments without human intervention treat the subject either physically or chemically to improve the sleeping disorder or the symptoms of the sleeping disorder. The diagnostic part of the system can use many different types of sensors and methods for diagnosing the severity of the symptoms of or the sleep disorder itself. The treatment part of the system can use a device to physically or chemically treat the subject's symptoms or sleep disorder itself. |
| US09730630B2 |
Vaginal biomechanics analyzer
The present invention includes a device and method for measuring skin elasticity that comprises: a probe, wherein the probe comprises one or more holes, a vacuum source, a pressure sensor, and one or more proximity sensors aligned about the one or more holes; and a processor for recording the deformation of the skin using a control unit comprising a microcontroller connected to the proximity and the pressure sensors, wherein the proximity sensor and the processor is adapted to automatically initiate a test when the sensor is positioned at a pre-determined distance from the skin, wherein a vacuum in the probe is capable of pulling skin into the one or more holes and the proximity sensor is capable of measuring an amount of skin drawn into the one or more holes to determine an elasticity of the skin. |
| US09730624B2 |
Delivering and/or receiving fluids
The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. A deployment actuator may actuate the flow activator in a deployment direction, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, a device actuator may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and the flow activator may be actuated after the enablement of fluid communication. |
| US09730622B2 |
Wearable pulse oximetry device
A wearable pulse oximetry device and associated methods are provided. In some embodiments, the device includes at least two light sources having different wavelengths and at least one detector responsive to the different wavelengths. The device also includes a structure adapted to fixate at a distal end of the wearer's ulna bone at a fixated area. The light sources having different wavelengths and the at least one detector are fixed within, or adjacent to, the structure such that when the structure fixates at the fixated area the light sources and the at least one detector are positioned adjacent to the distal end of the ulna, and the at least one detector is positioned to detect light emitted from the at least two light sources. |
| US09730619B2 |
Methods, systems and devices for linking user devices to activity tracking devices
Methods, systems and devices for linking devices to tracking devices are provided. One method includes scanning, by an activity tracking device, for a semi-unique identifier broadcasted by a device. The method connects the device with the activity tracking device after the semi-unique identifier is found to be of the device by the activity tracking device. The activity tracking device is configured to communicate with the device to obtain device identification (ID) of the device. The method then automatically links the device to the activity tracking device when the device ID of the device matches a copy of the device ID stored in the activity tracking device. In one example, the tracking devices operate as a master and the devices operate as a slave. |
| US09730616B2 |
Mechanical axis alignment using MRI imaging
A method of imaging a body part includes locating a first, second and third anatomical reference area. The third anatomical reference area is disposed generally between the first and second anatomical reference areas. Furthermore, the method includes positioning a first member of a reference tool relative to the first anatomical reference area, positioning a second member of the reference tool relative to the second anatomical reference area, and a pivotal coupling member relative to the third anatomical reference area. The pivotal coupling member pivotally couples the first and second members of the reference tool. In addition, the method includes imaging a target area of the body part to produce an image. The image includes the target area of the body part and the first and second members. The first member indicates a first axis of the body part, and the second member indicates a second axis of the body part. |
| US09730612B2 |
Devices and methods for detection of slippage of magnetic coupling in implantable medical devices
A device for the detection of slippage of magnetic coupling between an implanted medical device having a magnet and an externally applied magnetic field includes at least one external magnet configured to apply the externally applied magnetic field, an induction coil disposed external to the subject and between the at least one external magnet and the implanted medical device, and a detection circuit operatively coupled to the induction coil and configured to detect slippage between the rotational orientation of the magnet of the implanted device and the externally applied magnetic field based at least in part on the varying frequency components of the voltage waveform across the induction coil. |
| US09730611B2 |
Systems and methods for configuring components in a minimally invasive instrument
A catheter system comprises an elongate flexible catheter and a support structure mounted on the catheter. The support structure comprises a first alignment feature and a second alignment feature. The system further comprises a first sensor component mated with the first alignment feature and a second sensor component mated with the second alignment feature. The first sensor component is fixed relative to the second sensor component in at least one degree of freedom at the support structure by the first alignment feature. |
| US09730610B1 |
Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine to detect scoliosis
In one aspect, the present invention is a method for detecting spinal abnormalities using magnet resonance imaging. The method comprises positioning a patient in an upright posture in an imaging volume of a magnet resonance imaging magnet with the spine of the patient adjacent to an antenna and capturing magnetic resonance imaging signals from a first portion of the patient's spine using the antenna with the patient positioned in a first position. The method may further comprise adjusting the patient position along a substantially vertical direction to a second position and capturing magnetic resonance imaging signals from a second portion of the patient's spine using the antenna with the patient positioned in the second position. |
| US09730605B2 |
Diagnosis of brain and spinal cord injury by bulbocavernosus reflex measurement
A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes. |
| US09730603B2 |
Medical devices for mapping cardiac tissue
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution. |
| US09730599B2 |
Telemetrically enhanced athletic apparel
A telemetrically enhanced article of clothing comprises a fabric layer having an inside surface and an outside surface. A sensor is attached to the inside surface of the fabric layer such that when the article of clothing is worn by the user, the sensor is in contact with the user's skin. An electrically conductive trace may extend along the fabric layer and may be electrically connected at a first end to the sensor. A retaining ring may be adhered to the fabric layer near a second end of the electrically conductive trace. The retaining ring is capable of receiving a telemetry device and forming a compression connection between the perimeter of the telemetry device and the retaining ring such that when the telemetry device is received in the retaining ring, the second end of the electrically conductive trace is in electrical contact with the telemetry device. The telemetry device may store, process, or transmit physiological and/or other data collected by a sensor. |
| US09730598B2 |
Systems and methods for performing electrocardiograms
A system for performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) can include a handheld electrocardiograph device having a right arm electrode, a left arm electrode, and a left leg electrode, and can be configured to receive signals from the electrodes and to send data based on the electrode signals to a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device can be configured to process and analyze the receive information to provide ECG data, such as 6-lead ECG data. The mobile electronic device can analyze the ECG data to provide diagnostic information. The mobile electronic device can transfer the ECG data to a remote computing system, which can analyze the ECG data to provide diagnostic information. |
| US09730596B2 |
Low power biological sensing system
It is recognized that, because of its unique properties, graphene can serve as an interface with biological cells that communicate by an electrical impulse, or action potential. Responding to a sensed signal can be accomplished by coupling a graphene sensor to a low power digital electronic switch that is activatable by the sensed low power electrical signals. It is further recognized that low power devices such as tunneling diodes and TFETs are suitable for use in such biological applications in conjunction with graphene sensors. While tunneling diodes can be used in diagnostic applications, TFETs, which are three-terminal devices, further permit controlling the voltage on one cell according to signals received by other cells. Thus, by the use of a biological sensor system that includes graphene nanowire sensors coupled to a TFET, charge can be redistributed among different biological cells, potentially with therapeutic effects. |
| US09730594B2 |
Arterial-wall stiffness evaluation system
An arterial-wall stiffness evaluation system of the present invention includes: a cuff to be attached to a part of a living body; a pressure sensor for detecting pressure in the cuff; a cuff-pressure control section for controlling the pressure in the cuff to be increased or decreased up to a predetermined value, based on a value detected by the pressure sensor; and a data processing section for calculating, based on pulse waves detected by the pressure sensor, pulse-wave amplitudes of cuff-pressure pulse waves and blood-pressure pulse waves, and for evaluating arterial-wall stiffness based on the pulse-wave amplitudes. The arterial-wall stiffness is evaluated by a pressure-diameter characteristic curve, which represents a relationship between vascular diameter and transmural pressure applied to a vascular wall, or by estimation from shapes and amplitudes of the detected pulse waves. Alternatively, the evaluation is performed by estimating, from the detected pulse waves, a differential function obtainable by differentiating a pressure-diameter characteristic curve with respect to a transmural pressure, or by use of an arctan or a sigmoid function. This allows anybody to easily evaluate blood vessel stiffness anytime with high accuracy even at home without any special knowledge. |
| US09730593B2 |
Extended wear ambulatory electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor
Physiological monitoring can be provided through a wearable monitor that includes two components, a flexible extended wear electrode patch and a removable reusable monitor recorder. The wearable monitor sits centrally (in the midline) on the patient's chest along the sternum oriented top-to-bottom. The placement of the wearable monitor in a location at the sternal midline (or immediately to either side of the sternum) benefits extended wear by removing the requirement that ECG electrodes be continually placed in the same spots on the skin throughout the monitoring period. Instead, the patient can place an electrode patch anywhere within the general region of the sternum. Power is provided through a battery provided on the electrode patch, which avoids having to open the monitor recorder's housing for battery replacement. |
| US09730591B2 |
Interface for removable wrist device
A removable wrist device in a continuous physiological monitoring system includes a mounting fixture with a pair of rails to securely retain another device, such as a battery, a watch, or a display. The rails may be curved to secure the device against displacement during purely translational movement while conveniently conforming to the shape of a wrist. At the same time, the rails can permit movement around the axis of the wrist (where significant rotational forces are not regularly encountered) to permit convenient attachment and removal of the other device to the wrist-mounted device through a rotational, sliding motion. This configuration provides an advantageous combination of ease of use (sliding on and off in a natural motion), mounting tenacity, and comfort. |
| US09730589B2 |
Examined-portion information acquisition apparatus
One aspect of the present invention relates to an examined-portion information acquisition apparatus including two examined-portion holding members each configured to hold one of two examined portions, a receiver configured to receive an acoustic wave, and a moving system configured to move the receiver from a position at which the receiver receives an acoustic wave from one examined portion held by one examined-portion holding member among the two examined-portion holding members to a position at which the receiver receives an acoustic wave from another examined portion held by the other examined-portion holding member, wherein the receiver includes a plurality of transducers configured to receive an acoustic wave, and a supporting member on which the plurality of transducers are arranged, and the plurality of transducers are arranged on the supporting member such that directivity axes of some transducers among the plurality of transducers converge. |
| US09730588B2 |
Photoacoustic measurement device and probe for photoacoustic measurement device
An object of the invention is to reduce the size of a probe for a photoacoustic measurement device. A light guide 71 is arranged such that one of a two side surfaces 71a is closer to a probe axis C which faces a subject than the other side surface and a light emission end surface 71c is closer to the probe axis C than a light incident end surface 71b when the probe is used. When a refractive index of the light guide 71 with respect to the light is n1 and a refractive index of a medium around the light guide with respect to the light during photoacoustic measurement is n2 (n2 |
| US09730585B2 |
Adjustable pneumatic supporting surface
An apparatus and method are adapted for characterizing human tissue type. A plurality of inflatable bladders enable the application of kinetic energy to the human tissue. Collected data responsive to the applied kinetic energy differentiates between different tissue types and patient loading. The data can be routed via a network to a remote location. |
| US09730581B2 |
Optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same
An optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus includes a movement amount acquisition unit configured to acquire the amount of subject's eye movement based on a plurality of images of the subject's eye acquired at different times, a determination unit configured to determine whether the amount of subject's eye movement before a scan by the scanning unit exceeds a threshold value, and a control unit configured to, in a case the amount of subject's eye movement before the scan is equal to or smaller than the threshold value, control the scanning unit to perform scanning position correction between a scan and the next scan based on the amount of movement. |
| US09730579B2 |
Method and apparatus for the detection of impaired dark adaptation
The present method describes a new method for the measurement of dark adaptation. The dark adaptation status of subjects may then be used to identify those subjects who are at risk of developing and/or who are currently suffering from a variety of disease states having their clinical manifestations in impaired dark adaptation. The disease states include, but are not limited to, age related macular degeneration, vitamin A deficiency, Sorsby's Fundus Dystrophy, late autosomal dominant retinal degeneration, retinal impairment related to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. An apparatus for administering the test method described is also provided. |
| US09730576B2 |
Endoillumination using decentered fiber launch
An endoilluminator system includes an endoilluminator probe and an illumination source. The endoilluminator probe includes a nano-scale optical fiber and a probe fiber connector, and the illumination source includes a source fiber connector. The illumination source is configured to produce an illumination spot at the source fiber connector having a diameter smaller than a diameter of a fiber core of the nano-scale optical fiber. The probe fiber connector and the source connector are configured when connected to align the illumination spot off-center relative to the nano-scale optical fiber such that the angular distribution of light emitted by the nano-scale optical fiber is increased relative to aligning the illumination spot at a center of the nano-scale optical fiber. |
| US09730572B2 |
Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robot
The present invention is directed to an articulate minimally invasive surgical endoscope with a flexible wrist having at least one degree of freedom. When used with a surgical robot having a plurality of robot arms, the endoscope can be used with any of the plurality of arms thereby allowing the use a universal arm design. The endoscope in accordance to the present invention is made more intuitive a to a user by attaching a reference frame used for controlling the at least one degree of freedom motion to the flexible wrist for wrist motion associated with the at least one degree of freedom. The endoscope in accordance to the present invention attenuates undesirable motion at its back/proximal end by acquiring the image of the object in association with the at least one degree of freedom based on a reference frame rotating around a point of rotation located proximal to the flexible wrist. |
| US09730570B2 |
Reduced sound with a rotating filter for a dishwasher
A dishwasher with a tub at least partially defining a washing chamber, a liquid spraying system, a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path, and a liquid filtering system. The liquid filtering system includes a rotating filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid and a flow diverter wherein liquid passing through a gap between the flow diverter and the rotating filter applies a greater shear force on the surface than liquid in an absence of the flow diverter. |
| US09730568B2 |
Rotating mop handle and bucket assembly
A mopping assembly includes a mop bucket having a basket and an interior track formed on an inner surface thereof and a mop having a mop head configured to engage the basket. The basket engages the track on an interior surface of the bucket, so that the basket transitions within an interior portion of the bucket in a vertical direction along the longitudinal axis of the bucket, and the track includes a stop having a notch portion, and wherein the basket is configured to access the notch portion via one or more access paths. |
| US09730562B2 |
Wet wipe packaging body
Exemplary embodiments of a wet wipe packaging body are designed to improve use quality as to press resistance application member against front surface of wet wipe stacked body at all times when bulk of wet wipe stacked body in bag body is reduced. Exemplary embodiments of the wet wipe packaging body include an outlet port frame body for wet wipes that pulled out from an opening portion provided in a bag body. A resistance application member, which is biased in direction in which resistance is applied to the wet wipe continuous body, is provided on an outlet port side of the outlet port frame body, and lower surface side of outlet port frame body is attached on an outer surface side of bag body so as to surround an opening portion of the bag body. |
| US09730558B2 |
Product dispenser with pressure relief
A fluid product dispensing system includes a liquid pump and a pneumatic pump that forces fluid product and pressurized air through a foaming device. The foam mixture forces a dispensing valve, located downstream, to open and thereby distribute product onto a user's hands. A control system turns off the pumps and open a pressure relief valve in the pneumatic conduit lines to relieve the buildup of pressure. The dispensing valve automatically resets, i.e. closes, to prevent the leakage of product from the nozzle. |
| US09730555B1 |
Collapsible cake carrier
A cake carrier having a base and a cover, the cover having a substantially rigid top portion and a substantially rigid bottom portion joined by a flexible middle portion having at least one living hinge to collapse the cake carrier from an open configuration to a collapsed configuration, and the base comprising a frame that holds a reversible insert that has a first surface including a plurality of wells and a second surface that is substantially flat. The cake carrier has a handle formed of straps attached to the frame that may be joined above the cover for carrying the cake carrier. |
| US09730554B2 |
Device and method for airtight storage and grinding of herbs
A storage and grinding device and method provides the dual functionality of forming an airtight compartment for storing herbs to protect their flavor and essence, and disassembling into a grinder to grind, tear, and shear the herbs. The device forms an airtight compartment with detachable lids that detach from the compartment and join together to form a unitary grinder, generally for grinding the contents of the compartment. A first and second lid form an airtight seal over each end of the compartment. The airtight seal is formed when the first and second lids form a hermetic seal at each end of the compartment. The airtight seal enhances the flavor and smell of the herbs by retaining the essence within the compartment and keeping the herbs impervious to gases. The first and second lids can disengage from each end of compartment, and engage each other to form a unitary grinder. |
| US09730553B2 |
Food support rack for grill
A food support rack, especially for use on a grill, the food support rack including removable and reversible food support members. |
| US09730549B2 |
Coffee brewing device
Disclosed is a coffee brewing device, comprising a coffee box, brewing mechanism, water feeding and discharging mechanism and main body bracket. The coffee box is inside the lower end of the main body bracket; the brewing mechanism at the upper end. The coffee box mechanism is connected to the brewing mechanism, with water feeding and discharging mechanism on one side of the main body bracket, connected to a water way of the coffee box mechanism. The main body bracket has a coffee inlet, a drive component for driving and connecting the brewing mechanism, a first assembling hole for installing one end of the coffee box mechanism, and a second moving guide groove for movably installing the other end of the coffee box mechanism. The coffee brewing device has accurate drive control, simple water feed, quiet, quick, stable, no dismantling or washing, long service life, reliable, and few mechanical parts. |
| US09730548B1 |
Funnel assembly for a beverage brewer
A funnel assembly for a beverage brewer comprises: a central body with an upper opening for receiving a brewed beverage from the beverage brewer and a lower opening for directing the brewed beverage into a selected one of two or more shuttles; and an upper clip portion configured to snap onto and engage a shaft extending from the beverage brewer, such that the funnel assembly is pivotable about an axis defined by the shaft between a first position in which it directs the brewed beverage into a first of the two or more shuttles and a second position in which it directs the brewed beverage into a second of the two or more shuttles. |
| US09730544B2 |
Method for the production of a capsule for extraction product
A capsule to form a closed interior filled with an extraction product or extract can be perforated in a known manner by perforation elements of an injection device or a discharge device in order to introduce an extraction liquid and to discharge an extraction product produced in the interior of the capsule following an extraction process. The capsule has the shape of a cuboid or a die. |
| US09730531B2 |
Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism
A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two different conditions, locked and unlocked. In a locked condition, the relationship between the divider and the front rail resists alteration in any direction with respect to each other. In the unlocked condition, the dividers may be freely slid laterally along the front rail, while remaining perpendicular to the front rail. The one or more dividers may lock to the front rail through the use of corresponding teeth, resilient surfaces, a locking tab, a locking bar and/or a cam. |
| US09730527B2 |
Crib shield system and other breathable apparatus
An apparatus and method for making same utilizing a breathable mesh material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. The breathable mesh material includes an inner and outer fabric that includes larger openings on the front substructure than on the back substructure and a pile substructure is integrated and extends between the front and back substructures allowing air to substantially move effectively therethrough. |
| US09730520B2 |
Engineered seating system for use in medical lift chairs
Described herein is a chair for relieving pressure points from prolonged sitting. The chair comprises a plurality of armrests, the armrests comprising: an armrest frame; a foam layer coupled to an upper portion of the armrest frame; and a first gel infused foam layer coupled to an upper portion of the foam layer. The chair further comprises a seat bottom, the seat bottom comprising: a seat bottom frame; a sinuous spring base coupled to the seat bottom frame; a plurality of coil springs coupled to the sinuous spring base; and a second gel infused foam layer coupled to the coil springs. The chair further comprises a seat back, the seat back comprising: a seat back frame; elastic webbing coupled to the seat back frame; and one or more cushions coupled to the seat back frame. |
| US09730519B2 |
Lift adjuster and seating and/or reclining furniture with a lift adjuster
A lift adjuster is depicted and described for adjusting seating furniture and/or reclining furniture, with a housing and an adjustment bracket. The adjustment bracket is maintained in the housing and can be partially pulled out of the housing. In order to enable comfortable adjustment, it is proposed that at least one clamping element is provided displaceable with respect to the adjustment bracket between a clamping position and at least one adjustment position in that the at least one clamping element is received in a clamping manner in the clamping position in a clamping gap between the adjustment bracket and the housing such that the adjustment bracket is prevented from sliding into the housing. |
| US09730516B2 |
Table mechanisms and structures
A table with drawers for displaying electronic devices is disclosed. The table may include a support beam and support panel within the table top for structural support. The table may include one or more drawers coupled to a carriage mechanism positioned rearward from the rear of the drawer. The carriage mechanism may be configured for moving the drawer from a first position to a second position. |
| US09730509B2 |
Strap uniting device for wearable device
A strap uniting device for a wearable device is provided. The strap uniting device includes a base, at least one guide protruded from the base, and at least one catching part protruded from the base, and constructed different from the at least one guide, and arranged parallel with the at least one guide. |
| US09730501B2 |
Fluid application device
A fluid application device and a device for storing and dispensing a fluid, as a massage device, includes: a holder including a cavity that has a visible depth for the cavity; at least one magnet contained within a recess that is present in the holder; and an application head including at least one portion made of a magnetizable material that is formed so as to be attracted by the magnet(s). The application head has an application surface higher than half the total outer surface of the application head, the device being arranged such that the application head is rotatably movable within the cavity. |
| US09730486B2 |
Self-recovering impact absorbing footwear
An impact absorbing footwear device employs opposed planar sole portions engaged by a selective resistance coupling that biases the opposed planar sole portions in a non-linear manner in response to forces exerted by the wearer against the sole portion in frictional contact with a floor surface. The planar sole portions are disposed in a footwear appliance that takes the form of an athletic shoe sole. The selective resistance coupling includes a plurality of resilient deformation members that engage the planar sole portions in an opposed circumferentially aligned manner, selectively deform in response to pressure exerted by the wearer for preventing ACL and other impact related injuries, and recover to an undeformed rest position without breakaway to allow the wearer uninterrupted usage while dampening forces that surpass an injury threshold from the resilient deformation that allows the planar sole portions to temporarily misalign. |
| US09730481B2 |
Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes
The invention relates to a device for dispensing artificial eyelashes, comprising a housing equipped with a dispensing region, a carrier to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes is fixed, a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause movement of the carrier in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards the dispensing region and to allow the artificial eyelashes to exit through said dispensing region, said eyelashes being oriented transversely to an axis of extension of the carrier, at least when they are passing through said dispensing region. |
| US09730474B2 |
Ski sock
A sock has a leg portion, a heel portion, an instep portion, a toe portion, and a pair of lateral metatarsal joint portions where the instep portion meets the toe portion. The sock has a first material thickness at the instep portion and the toe portion, and a second material thickness at at least one of the lateral metatarsal joint portions, wherein the second material thickness is less than the first material thickness. |
| US09730472B2 |
Vaporization device and method of preparation and use
A vaporization device and its method of use, where the device can accommodate a plurality of formulations for dispensing by selecting the desired source. Such formulations can include different drug formulations for providing different effects on the user. Also, an indicator with specialized indicia can be provided to identify the source being dispensed. |
| US09730471B2 |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same
An exemplary atomizer includes an atomizing sleeve, an air pipe received in the atomizing sleeve, a mouthpiece assembly arranged at one end of the atomizing sleeve, and an atomizing assembly received in the atomizing sleeve. The atomizing sleeve and the air pipe cooperatively define a sealed liquid reserving chamber for reserving tobacco liquid. The atomizing assembly includes a liquid obstruction cover and a glass fiber core. The liquid obstruction cover includes a sidewall. The sidewall and the atomizing sleeve cooperatively defining a gap. The glass fiber core is fixed by the sidewall, and two opposite ends of the glass fiber core are both positioned in the gap. The glass fiber core is configured for absorbing the tobacco liquid in the liquid reserving chamber through the gap. |
| US09730466B1 |
Fruit slicer and juicer apparatus and method
A handheld device that permits slicing and juicing a fruit in two steps of slicing and juicing. The device includes a cradle portion, a squeezer portion, and a blade assembly all joined at a common hinge. A lemon or other unsliced fruit is placed in the device cradle portion, and in a first slicing step, the user grasps a blade handle to rotate a blade into the fruit. In the second juicing step, the user grasps a handle of the squeezer portion and rotates the squeezer portion into the fruit to squeeze juice from the fruit. A funnel is provided to collect the juice. It is not necessary to slice lemons or other fruit with a knife before juicing, or to touch sliced fruit. |
| US09730464B2 |
Carbohydrate compositions
The invention provides carbohydrate compositions and products comprising the carbohydrate compositions, such as dry products or a low-viscosity reduced-sugar syrup, methods of making the carbohydrate compositions and products, and uses thereof. |
| US09730462B2 |
Nutritional compositions
Nutritional compositions for general stress reduction and recovery from stress containing certain amounts of five key ingredients: creatine, freeze-dried (“instant”) black tea, L-carnitine, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) essential oil, and passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) essential oil. |
| US09730456B2 |
Oven chain measurement system
A chain tensioning sprocket is moveable with a predetermined force into a U-shaped path of a chain to apply continuous tensioning force to the chain. The change in length of the chain is measured by detecting the movement of the chain tensioning sprocket into the U-shaped path of the chain, and measurement of movement of the chain tensioning sprocket indicates a change in the length of the whole chain, which, in turn, indicates the wear on the parts of the chain and the expected operative life of the chain. |
| US09730453B2 |
Method for controlling insects in plants
The invention relates to a method for controlling woolly apple aphid insect comprising contacting the insect or a locus, where control of the insect is desired, with a combination of at least one neonicotinoid compound and at least one benzoylphenyl urea compound. |
| US09730449B2 |
Thiazole compound and its use in pest control
A thiazole compound represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group optionally having one or more fluorine atoms, R2 represents a hydrogen atom etc., R3 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom etc., Ar represents a phenyl group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from the group A etc., and n represents 1 or 2 has excellent control activity against pests. |
| US09730446B2 |
Herbicidal compositions comprising 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and propyzamide
Herbicidal compositions and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation using a combination of (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) propyzamide provide control of undesirable vegetation, e.g., in winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, vegetables, Brassica spp, ornamentals, rice, wheat, triticale, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, sunflower, row crops, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, sugarcane, turf, tree and vine orchards, and industrial vegetation management and rights-of-way. |
| US09730440B2 |
Coated powder particles
There is provided a powder composition comprising a collection of particles (I) having median particle diameter of 10 micrometers to 200 micrometers, wherein each of said particles (I) comprises (a) a covering of a fatty compound having melting point of 50° C. to 110° C. and (b) one or more inner particles (II) comprising one or more complex that contains a cyclopropene compound molecule or a portion of a cyclopropene compound molecule encapsulated in a molecule of a molecular encapsulating agent. Also provided is a slurry comprising water and such a powder. Also provided is a method of contacting plants or plant parts with such a slurry. |
| US09730437B2 |
Animal trap with simplified, high speed operation
A live animal trap with improvements to ease of use, reliability and cost is disclosed. A simple repeatable one-hand set action lifts a front entry door. A hold-close assembly trips to secure the front door without sliding motions. A low friction latch and trip links thereto provide consistent set action resistant to shaking and undesired trip. A rear door is fitted next to a bait location to allow near vertical access for bait placement and unattended, unobstructed release. A changeable torque arm provides adjustable trip force. A trip tray is spaced above a floor to require a small set-up motion to access the bait and further ensure trip. |
| US09730432B2 |
Multi-stage rationed feeder for ornamental fish
A multi-stage rationed feeder for ornamental fish, comprising a container, a container cover assembly and a measuring cup assembly. A falling-material receiving cover of the container cover assembly is adapted to a container cover, and a buckle position is buckled into a container cover snapping slot, such that the falling-material receiving cover is rotatably mounted and connected to the container cover. The measuring cup assembly comprises a measuring cup and a blocking slice. One end of the blocking slice is provided with a sleeve hole for sheathing a blocking slice pin. A pin groove is adapted to a falling-material receiving cover pin snapped into the pin groove such that the measuring cup assembly is removably mounted and connected to the container cover assembly from below. |
| US09730430B2 |
Time of flight animal monitoring
A system and method are provided for monitoring the movement of an animal. An animal transceiver unit is placed on the animal for transmitting and receiving signals. A base transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving signals relative to the animal transceiver unit is operated to monitor relative movement of the animal transceiver unit and the base transceiver unit. An indication of the relative distance between the base transceiver unit and the animal transceiver unit is provided in response to signal communication between the animal and base transceiver units. |
| US09730429B2 |
Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective retractable pet leash
A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective retractable pet leash has an omnidirectionally reflective pet leash housed within a retractable housing device. The omnidirectionally reflective pet leash reflects an incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated. The reflected light beam provides accurate illumination of the pet leash and the location of the pet during dusk or nighttime hours. This retractable pet leash is created by surrounding a central braided rope of nylon or polyethylene fibers with a cylindrically braided reflective sleeve. The braided reflective sleeve is composed of braided narrow width reflective strips each comprising a plurality of reflective threads worked together to form a weave. Due to the braided weave of the reflective threads and the arrangement of the microscopic reflectors light incident thereon from virtually any angle is reflected back to its source. Advantageously, the fabric remains supple, facilitating extension and retraction of the leash. The braided construction enables the pet leash to reflect light omnidirectionally over a large angle of acceptance, thereby providing an improved measure of safety for both the pet and the pet handler. |
| US09730421B1 |
Variety corn line GAQ2027
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GAQ2027, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GAQ2027 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GAQ2027, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GAQ2027, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US09730415B1 |
Soybean variety XR08A15X
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR08A15X. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR08A15X. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR08A15X and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR08A15X with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09730412B1 |
Soybean cultivar AR1215503
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1215503 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1215503 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using AR1215503 in a breeding program. |
| US09730411B1 |
Soybean cultivar GO1311890
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety GO1311890 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety GO1311890 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using GO1311890 in a breeding program. |
| US09730406B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV045770
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV045770. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV045770, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV045770 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV045770 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV045770. |
| US09730404B2 |
Pepper hybrid SV3936PS
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV3936PS and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV3936PS and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US09730403B2 |
Pepper hybrid SV4951HL
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV4951HL and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV4951HL and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US09730401B1 |
Basil variety ‘Elidia’
New basil variety designated ‘Elidia’ is described. ‘Elidia’ is a basil variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. |
| US09730399B2 |
Modular submersible aquaculture raft
A submersible raft device that is primarily used for aquaculture farming. The raft device has a raft surface, a buoyance support structure, and a submersion control system. The buoyance support structure and the submersion control system allow the raft to be submerged to a desired depth beneath the ocean surface. When used for certain kinds of aquaculture farming, such as mussel farming, submerging the raft below the surface protects the raft, as well as the mussels growing on ropes suspended from the raft, from damage in times of hazardous sea conditions. |
| US09730398B2 |
Configurable modular hydroponics system and method
A modular hydroponic growth system and method for applying the system having a central nutrient solution and nutrient reservoir that feeds nutrient solution and nutrients to one or more growth modules. A wall of the growth module is adapted to be removed to allow unimpeded access along a side of the box whereby trays may be inserted and removed without raising the bottom of the tray higher than required to clear an interior bottom surface of a cultivation chamber growth module. An additional germination compartment of the growth module supports simultaneous germination of seeds while another growth compartment of a same box supports growth in a second vessel, whereby ambient light is received by plants in the second vessel. An optional light filter screen provides varying filtering of the second vessel by selectively positioning a unified screen having two or more sections of varying strengths of light. |
| US09730395B2 |
Modular growing panel system and method for covering structures with vegetation
Provided is a modular growing panel system for attaching vegetation to a surface of a structure. In one aspect, the modular growing panel system includes a growing substrate with a plurality of layers formed into a tile that is rigid and self-supportive of vegetation being grown in the growing substrate. A binder attaches one or more of the tiles to each other and forming the modular growing panel system. In another aspect, the modular growing panel system includes a growing substrate with a plurality of layers formed into a tile that is rigid and self-supportive of vegetation being grown in the growing substrate. A framework for holding and attaching one or more tiles to the structure includes an upper channel having a slot that corresponds to the depth of the tile and a lower channel also having a slot corresponding to the depth of the tile. |
| US09730392B2 |
Agricultural baler knotter system
An agricultural baler includes a main bale chamber, needles, knotters, a triggering system, a knotter lock, a blow-off mechanism, and a monitoring system. The needles are coupled to the main bale chamber and thread twine around a formed bale. The knotters receive the twine from the needles and tie the twine. The triggering system is for activating the needles and the knotters. The knotter lock is a manual lock of the triggering system thereby preventing the needles and the knotters from being triggered. The blow-off mechanism directs a flow of air at the knotters and the needles. The monitoring system has a single sensor that provides signals indicating a normal operation of the knotters, and whether the knotter lock is engaged. |
| US09730389B2 |
Adjustable roller frame assembly for pick-up reel
A roller frame assembly for a pick-up reel of a harvester, where the roller frame assembly is adjustable in that its position can be easily adjusted relative to a position of a drive shaft of the pick-up reel, thereby effectively converting the pick-up reel from a flip reel to a non-flip reel, and vice versa. |
| US09730387B2 |
Mower for mowing around fence and railing posts
A mower assembly is provided for cutting around a post. A support structure supports the mower assembly in cantilever fashion. The mower assembly includes a plurality of mower units with each mower unit having a rotary blade. Two or more mower units cooperate to engage and cut around a post and, during the process, the entire mower assembly rotates about an axis enabling the mower units to encircle and efficiently cut grass and other vegetation about the post. |
| US09730385B2 |
Drive system for walk behind mower
A drive system of a lawn mower includes a drive belt, a drive pulley, a drive shaft pulley and an idler pulley. The drive pulley is disposed at a rocking transmission of the lawn mower to transfer drive belt motion to power for a set of wheels of the lawn mower via the rocking transmission when the rocking transmission is engaged. The drive shaft pulley is operably coupled to a drive shaft of the lawn mower to rotate responsive to rotation of the drive shaft. The drive shaft pulley engages the drive belt responsive to engagement of the rocking transmission. |
| US09730382B2 |
Vegetation cutting device
A vegetation cutting device comprises: a housing; a motor mounted in the housing having a rotatable drive shaft; a gearing system comprising a rotatable output shaft, the gearing system adapted to be driven by the drive shaft; a rotatable cuffing head mounted on the output shaft; a rotation sensor module mounted in the housing and configured to detect the rotational speed of the motor and configured to output a rotational speed signal; and a control module configured to determine the rotational speed of the cutting head based on the rotational speed signal and configured to control the speed of the motor in response to the determined rotational speed of the cutting head. |
| US09730379B2 |
Multiple seed-type seed meter
A seed meter is provided for planting multiple types of seed and rapidly switching between the types being planted in a single planting pass of a planting session of row-crop planting. The seed meter has a split seed meter reservoir with a pair of seed meter chambers flanked by or next to a pair of seed disks. Activation and deactivation of the seed disks within the seed meter are synchronized to selectively deliver one type of seed from one of the seed meter chambers for delivery out of a single seed tube of the seed meter, which may provide absolute and instantaneous on-the-go seed switching within a single row from each seed meter. |
| US09730376B2 |
Self-propelled harvesting machine
A self-propelled harvesting machine includes a front harvesting attachment, a ground drive with first and second drive shafts offset relative to the front harvesting attachment, first and second track roller units to which first and second drive shafts are drivably connected and which extend on both sides of the harvesting machine and a rear axle having rear wheels that are steered via a steering mechanism provided in a rear region of the harvesting machine. The first and second drive shafts are driven by separate first and second hydraulic motors of a hydrostatic transmission. A displacement volume of each of the first and second hydraulic motors is changed depending on a steering movement transferred from the steering mechanism to the rear wheels, realizing an additional moment about a vertical axis of the harvesting machine simultaneously with the steering of the rear wheels. |
| US09730374B2 |
Dual-position quick-connect mount and adjustably tensioned stalk stomper
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a two-position quick-connect mounting system for mounting a farm implement to a toolbar in an operating configuration, the mounting assembly including a toolbar bracket and an implement bar, the implement bar being mounted to the toolbar bracket by: i) raising the implement bar into a downward facing cavity of the toolbar bracket; and ii) longitudinally translating the implement bar such that lateral projections on either side of the implement bar are received into operating slots in the toolbar bracket, and a spring-biased locking member automatically engages a securing member. In an illustrative embodiment, the implement bar may be mounted to the toolbar bracket in a stowage configuration by sliding the projections into stowage slots separate from the operating slots. In some embodiments, the implement may advantageously be mounted in one of two mounting configurations, without requiring tools. |
| US09730373B2 |
Device for folding the working tools of agricultural machinery
A device for folding the working tool of an agricultural machine, specifically a device for folding the working tool (1) of an agricultural machine and protecting the working tool from over-strain. The device is mounted on a frame (7) of the agricultural machine. The working tool (1) is swivel-mounted with its back against an overloading force, which creates at least one swivel mounted protection from an over-strain protection device (2). On the working tool (1) the upper pivoting part (5) and the lower pivoting part (6) are mounted. On the frame (7) are mounted the upper pivoting part (8) and the lower pivoting part (9). The upper pivoting part (5) of the working tool (1) is connected to the lower pivoting part (9) of the frame (7) by a drawbar (3). The lower pivoting part (6) of the working tool (1) is connected to the upper pivoting part (8) of the frame (7) by a second drawbar (4). |
| US09730371B2 |
Drum style rotary tiller
A rotary tiller comprises a frame, a cylindrical drum rotatable relative to the frame, a plurality of tines extending from the cylindrical drum, a motor at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum, wherein the motor is configured to rotate a motor output member, and a transmission at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum and configured to engage the motor output member. The transmission is operable to drive rotational movement of the cylindrical drum. |
| US09736970B2 |
Automatic tape setting apparatus
A component package tape is transported to a pitch feed mechanism section by a tape transport device and is held in a first tape holding section by a tape holding releasing device. Furthermore, a top tape adhered to a carrier tape that is transported to the pitch feed mechanism section is peeled from the carrier tape by a top tape peeling section while being clamped at a leading end section, is transferred to a top tape delivery mechanism section, and is held in a second tape holding section by the tape holding releasing device. |
| US09736964B2 |
Device cover for thermal management
An electronic device includes a cover for one or more heat generating components, with the cover providing at least a combined conductive, convective, and radiant cooling for the heat generating components while maintaining the device within a prescribed temperature range. Conductive cooling is realized by providing thermal coupling between each of two or more depression regions in the cover and one or more heat generating components. Appropriate placement of air inlets and outlets through the cover provides convective cooling of the heat generating components and the thermally coupled depression regions. Heat from the heat generating components thermally coupled to one depression region is effectively isolated from heat generated by other heat generating components thermally coupled to another adjacent depression region at least in part via the air outlets through an interior region between the two adjacent depression regions. Radiant cooling can also be improved by increasing the emissivity of the device cover material. |
| US09736960B2 |
Framework for electronic or network cabinets
A framework for an electronic or network cabinet, having a first profile frame and a second profile frame, as well as four depth struts. Each depth strut is directly or indirectly connected at corresponding points to the vertical profile frames. Furthermore, the depth struts are dimensioned so that they can absorb and compensate tilting forces of the vertical profile frames. |
| US09736953B2 |
Pressure compensation device and ECU module including the same
Disclosed herein is a pressure compensation device for securing the air permeability of the electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle. A pressure compensation device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a vent unit integrated with a connector on a part of an ECU on which an electronic control element is mounted, wherein a vent hole penetrating the inside and outside of the case of the ECU in which the electronic control element is received is formed in the vent unit and a cover unit integrated with a vehicle-side connector in such a way as to form electrical connection with the ECU and configured to form a protection wall by covering part of the upper side of the vent unit when the ECU-side connector and the vehicle-side connector are coupled. |
| US09736951B2 |
Variable display device and method of driving the same
A variable display device includes a display panel; a joint plate installed at a rear surface of the display panel and including a plurality of plates each configured to be rotated by a hinge; and a driving system installed at a rear surface of the joint plate and rotating the plurality of plates with respect to a normal direction to the joint plate, wherein the display panel is variably driven in a flat mode having a flat surface or a curved mode having a curved surface by the joint plate and the driving system. |
| US09736950B2 |
Display device
There is provided a display device in which a drain hole is provided in incised portion of a middle cabinet supporting a display panel and a back cover, and thus plural circuit films and a printed circuit board and the like that are arranged in a circuit section coupled to the display panel can be protected by preventing inflow of moisture from the outside despite considerable reduction of a width of a front rim. |
| US09736945B2 |
Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board includes an insulation layer, conductive pads formed on the insulation layer and positioned to connect an electronic component, and a conductive wiring pattern including first and second conductive patterns and formed on the insulation layer such that the conductive wiring pattern is extending between the conductive pads. The first pattern includes first wiring lines, the second pattern includes second wiring lines, the first and second conductive patterns are formed such that the first wiring lines and the second wiring lines are alternately arrayed on the insulation layer, each of the first wiring lines includes a first metal layer formed on an interface with the insulation layer, each of the second wiring lines includes a second metal layer formed on an interface with the insulation layer, and the first metal layer includes a metal material which is different from a metal material forming the second metal layer. |
| US09736943B2 |
Power module
A power module includes: a plurality of partition wall plates that are provided in a case and form a trench; a plurality of relay terminals whose electric potentials are different, that are formed so that the plurality of partition wall plates are positioned therebetween and that are formed to be opposed with each other; a printed circuit board to which the plurality of relay terminals is connected and which is provided with a slit at a position opposing the trench; and a shielding plate that is placed so that one end portion of the shielding plate is positioned in the trench, and so that an amount by which the other end portion thereof protrudes from the slit is larger than amounts by which the relay terminals protrude from the printed circuit board. The power module ensures insulation inside the power module. |
| US09736938B2 |
Display panel
A conductive ink path on a peripheral portion of one surface of a substrate is provided. The conductive ink path comprises a body portion located along an edge of the peripheral portion of the substrate; and at least one extension portion protruded in a direction toward the edge of the substrate, wherein the extension portion includes at least one first segment extended in a first direction and at least two second segments neighboring on the first segment, the first segment includes a connector portion for receiving an electrical signal from the outside, and the first segment is located between the second segments in order to disperse ink in the first segment to the second segments during a manufacturing process. |
| US09736936B2 |
Electronic fabric with incorporated chip and interconnect
A system comprises an article comprising one or more fabric layers, a plurality of electronic devices, each being incorporated into or onto one of the one or more fabric layers, and one or more communication links between two or more of the plurality of electronic devices. Each of the plurality of electronic devices can comprise a flexible substrate coupled to the fabric layer, one or more metallization layers deposited on the flexible substrate, and one or more electronic components electrically coupled to the one or more metallization layers. |
| US09736935B2 |
Resin composition, resin varnish, prepreg, metal-clad laminated board and printed wiring board
The present invention relates to a resin composition that becomes a cured product that exhibits force response behavior such that an area surrounded by a tensile stress-strain curve f1(x), when an amount of strain is increased from 0% to 0.3% by pulling at 999 μm/min while plotting the amount of strain on the x axis and tensile stress on the y axis, and also surrounded by the x axis, is greater than an area surrounded by a stress-strain curve f2(x), when the amount of strain is decreased from 0.3%, and also surrounded by the x axis, and the amount of change in the amount of strain when tensile stress is 0, before and after applying tensile stress, is 0.05% or less. |
| US09736934B2 |
Touch panel and method of manufacturing conductive layer for touch panel
A touch panel has an active area and a non-active area disposed at an outer side of the active area defined therein. The touch panel includes a support member and a conductive layer formed on the support member and including an electrode part in the active area to sense touch and a wiring part disposed in the non-active area to be connected to the electrode part. In the non-active area, the wiring part is disposed on the support member and the electrode part is partially disposed on the wiring part. |
| US09736917B2 |
Rotatable plasma cutting torch assembly with short connections
A rotatable plasma torch is provided which can easily rotate when used in robotic or automatic cutting system while minimizing damage to internal connections of the torch. The torch is provided with a sleeve structure on the torch handle where there is no structure or component positioned between the sleeve and the exterior of the torch handle. |
| US09736911B2 |
Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring
A load control system comprises a load control device for controlling an electrical load receiving power from an AC power source, and a controller adapted to be coupled in series between the source and the load control device. The load control system may be installed without requiring any additional wires to be run, and is easily configured without the need for a computer or an advanced commissioning procedure. The load control device receives both power and communication over two wires, and the controller generates a phase-control voltage that has at least one timing edge in each half-cycle, and transmits digital messages by modulating a timing edge of the phase-control voltage relative to a reference edge. The controller may be operable to receive inputs from a plurality of different input devices, and the load control device may be operable to control a plurality of different loads. |
| US09736906B2 |
Control mechanism and method using RGB light emitting diodes
A control mechanism and method using RGB (red-green-blue) light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a red-green-blue (RGB) light emitting diode (LED) having a plurality of color components, each color component being either active or inactive; and an input controller coupled to each of the plurality of color components to determine a voltage level thereon, the input controller being configured to detect a voltage change in an inactive color component when light from an active color component is reflected off of a proximate object. |
| US09736905B2 |
Bleeder control arrangement
The invention describes an analog bleeder control arrangement (1) realized for use between a power supply (4) and a load (3), which bleeder control arrangement (1) is realized to generate a bleeder activation signal (20_on) to activate a bleeder (20) arranged between the power supply (4) and the load (3), and wherein the bleeder activation signal (20_on) is generated only upon detection of a phase-cut edge (LE, FE) on a voltage input signal (Uin). The invention further describes an LED lamp driver (2), realized to drive a lighting load (3) comprising a number of LED light sources (30) and comprising such a bleeder control arrangement (1). The invention also describes a lighting arrangement (6) comprising an LED lighting load (3); a driver circuit (2) realized to drive the lighting load (3); a bleeder (20) for providing compatibility between a dimmer (5) and the driver (2); and such a bleeder control arrangement (1) realized to activate the bleeder (20) only upon detection of a phase-cut edge (LE, FE) on a power supply input signal (Uin). |
| US09736904B2 |
Selectable, zone-based control for high intensity LED illumination system
A lighting system includes a group of light emitting diode (LED) illumination devices. A controller may identify a set of the illumination devices that correspond to a zone, and to generate commands to cause the device drivers for each of the identified illumination devices to control its corresponding illumination device so that a specified color temperature, illuminance level, or both of light will be received at a location in the zone. A method for calibrating such a system is also disclosed. A user interface allows a user to select a scene after the calibration is complete. |
| US09736902B2 |
Lighting system and method to control a lighting system
An LED lighting system is disclosed, which generally consists of an enclosure, one or more LED modules, one or more transformers, and one or more drivers. A lamp assembly is disclosed, which generally consists of one or more vertically oriented LED chips, thermally conductive shells, and a thermally dissipating means positioned at the back of the LED chips. An LED module is disclosed, which generally consists of a lamp assembly, one or more reflectors and modules caps. A method of controlling light intensities is disclosed, which generally consists of method of decreasing light intensities in areas with little occupancy while minimizing user annoyance resulting from drastic light intensity fluctuations. A universal mounting bracket is disclosed, which generally consists of a fixture plate, mounting plate, and an adjustable means. |
| US09736898B2 |
Circuit and method for driving a light-emitting diode
Circuits and methods for driving an LED from a secondary side of a transformer are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the method includes monitoring an input voltage to determine the power level intended to drive the LED. The current flow through the primary side of the transformer is adjusted to make the power actually driving the LED equal to the power intended to drive the LED. |
| US09736894B2 |
Improvements relating to power adaptors
A power adaptor including an input for connection to an AC power supply, an output for connection to a load, and a resonant circuit coupled to the input that provides power to the output suitable for driving the load, is provided. The resonant circuit has two or more resonant frequencies, which are not harmonics of each other. The power adaptor includes a controller adapted to drive the resonant circuit at, or near, each of the two or more resonant frequencies to select different characteristics of the current drawn from the AC power supply, in use. |
| US09736891B2 |
Induction heating container
An induction heating container (1) in which an induction heat generator (3) is attached to the inside of a container main body (2) made of a non-conductive material so as to enable cooking by heating by an electromagnetic cooker. The induction heat generator (3) includes: a laminated body involving a conductor layer (4) that generates heat by induction of eddy current by high-frequency magnetic field and a heat-seal layer (5) that imparts heat-sealing properties to the container main body, and an eddy current control part (6) obtained by cutting the conductor layer (4) along the circumferential direction. |
| US09736890B2 |
Temperature sensing and heating device
An induction heating system including a container for storing a substance; a heating element in thermal contact with the substance; a machine readable tag in thermal contact with the substance, the tag having a machine readable temperature-dependant characteristic; an interrogator for reading the temperature-dependant characteristic of the tag and for determining the current temperature of the substance; an induction heater for generating an AC magnetic field to heat the heating element; and a heater controller for controlling operation of the induction heater, in response to the substance temperature determined by the interrogator, to heat the substance. |
| US09736888B2 |
Composite panel with integrated heater and associated methods for manufacturing
Described herein is a composite panel that includes a first layer made from an electrically non-conductive material. The composite panel also includes a resistance heater printed onto the first layer. Further, the composite panel includes a second layer adjacent the resistance heater, the resistance heater being positioned between the first layer and the second layer. The second layer is made from an electrically non-conductive material. |
| US09736884B2 |
Improvements to short-range wireless networks
A wireless sensor network of devices including a sensor and a coordinator: the sensor comprising sensing means operable to detect values of a parameter; transmission and reception means for wireless communication with other devices in the network; and sensor control means operable to control a sleep pattern of the sensor; and the coordinator comprising transmission and reception means for wireless communication with other devices in the network; wherein the sensor transmission means is operable to transmit value information as to the parameter values and the coordinator transmission means is operable to transmit an indication of a suitable sensor sleep pattern taking into account the value information. |
| US09736882B2 |
Systems and methods for adapting a DRX configuration for a RAN based on a preferred DRX configuration of an associated capillary network
The disclosure provides for acquiring information related to a DRX configuration that is preferred by a Capillary Network Gateway (CGW) for a capillary network and selecting a DRX configuration, based on the acquired information, to be applied by a Radio Access Network (RAN) node to substantially match said preferred DRX configuration. The selected DRX configuration can be signaled to the gateway such that the gateway can adapt, or configure, its DRX configuration accordingly. Also, the selected DRX configuration is applied, or otherwise utilized, by the RAN node. This way, also the RAN node applies the DRX configuration that is preferred by the gateway for the capillary network. Hereby it is made possible to achieve a sufficient synchronization of the DRX configurations utilized by the gateway and the RAN node, respectively. Consequently, this may allow for a synchronization of the DRX configurations of the capillary network and a 3GPP network. |
| US09736881B2 |
Controlling user equipment nodes for enhanced uplink and user equipment nodes configured for enhanced uplink
Methods for controlling uplink transmission of data to a network node of a communications system a user equipment node are disclosed. The methods include receiving parameters to configure enhanced uplink in CELL_FACH state, determining, whether the user equipment node is able to communicate on an E-DCH in CELL_FACH state and determining whether additional defined conditions have been satisfied, and performing a cell update operation to obtain an E-RNTI value responsive to determining that the User equipment node is not able to communicate on an E-DCH in CELL_FACH state. The methods may also include transmitting uplink data on an E-DCH transport channel to the network node responsive to determining that the user equipment node is able to communicate on an E-DCH in CELL_FACH state and determining that the additional defined conditions have been satisfied. Related user equipment nodes are also disclosed. |
| US09736880B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing power control by terminal in wireless communication system using multiple carriers
A method of activating or deactivating frequency resources at a terminal configured with a primary frequency resource and one or more non-primary frequency resources in a wireless communication system, and the terminal are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving a medium access control (MAC) signal for activating the one or more non-primary frequency resources; activating the one or more non-primary frequency resources; and deactivating the one or more non-primary frequency resources on expiry of a specific time period configured by radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the specific time period being for which of the one or more non-primary frequency resources are activated. |
| US09736877B2 |
Offline user device communications
Techniques described herein may be used to enable a user device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet computer, etc.) to access network services without having to be connected to a network (e.g., a wireless telecommunications network). A first user device may communicate discovery packets in search of other user devices to which the first user device may connect. The first user device may identify a second user device (as a result of sending the discover packets). The first and second user devices may obtain configuration parameters (e.g., a communication channel allocation, encryption keys, synchronization information, etc.) and may establish a D2D connection based on the configuration parameters. The D2D connection may enable the first and second user devices to communicate with another as though the user devices were connected to a wireless telecommunications network (e.g., via telephone calls, video calls, simple messaging services (SMS) messages, instant messages, etc.). |
| US09736875B2 |
Device to-device radio coexistence management
Direct device-to-device (D2D) communications may be coordinated to reduce interference to the sets of radios involved in the individual device-to-base station or device-to-access point communications for the individual devices of the D2D communications. Coexistence management plans for the individual devices may be used to determine a D2D coexistence management plan to reduce interference among the many communications, both for the D2D communications and for non-D2D communications of the individual devices. |
| US09736874B2 |
System and methods for controlling out-of-network D2D communications
Embodiments are provided herein for determining a synchronizing master for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a cellular network environment. In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives a discovery signal comprising a timing reference, and determines a transmitter of the discovery signal. In accordance with the determination of the transmitter of the discovery signal, the UE performs one of synchronizing to the timing reference in the discovery signal and transmitting a second discovery signal. The UE performs the synchronizing to the timing reference if the transmitter of the discovery is a cellular network. Alternatively, the UE transmits the second discovery signal upon determining that the transmitter of the discovery signal is a second UE that is out of coverage of a cellular network. |
| US09736873B2 |
Interface of an M2M server with the 3GPP core network
An M2M Server may be integrated into a 3GPP network. A network node, for example a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) may include a dedicated interface with a M2M server. The interface may be called a GM2M interface. The interface may be a logical interface internal to the network node. The node may receive subscriber data and control data, wherein the control data facilitates a network control procedure and the subscriber data identifies a device involved in the network control procedure. The node may determine that the device involved in the network control procedure is a machine to machine device based on the subscriber data. The node may also send the control data to a machine to machine server using a message sent via a dedicated interface with the machine to machine server. |
| US09736872B2 |
Data transmission method, apparatus, and system
A data transmission method, apparatus, and system are provided that relate to the communications field and that reduce core network bandwidth resources occupied by data transmission. The method includes receiving, by a first base station, a request message sent by a first device, where the request message carries identification information of requested data and identification information of the first device, and the first device includes a user equipment or a second base station; retrieving, by the first base station, in stored data according to the identification information of the requested data; and when matched data is retrieved, sending, by the first base station, the matched data to the first device according to the identification information of the first device, where the matched data refers to data that matches the identification information of the requested data. |
| US09736871B2 |
Method for transmitting/receiving information related to association identifier in wireless communication system and device therefor
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting/receiving information related to an association identification (AID) in a wireless communication system, the transmitting/receiving method comprising: a step in which a second STA having a direct link to a first STA receives an announcement frame related to an updated AID from the first STA; and a step in which the second STA transmits an ACK frame in response to the announcement frame, wherein the announcement frame comprises one or more AID-MAC address pairs and the second STA updates the AID of an STA corresponding to the one or more AID-MAC address pairs. |
| US09736870B1 |
Architecture of managing beacons using access points
Described herein are systems, methods and computer program products for controlling operation of wireless beacons, such as Bluetooth Low Energy beacons. Multiple beacons may be controlled centrally or may work together in a cooperative fashion such that signals can be exchanged between or repeated by beacons in order to allow for signals received at one beacon to reach another beacon without requiring further central interaction. Power settings of beacons may be altered to change power consumption or to change a detectable range of the beacons. |
| US09736866B2 |
Method of implementing fast recovery of public warning systems
A method of implementing fast recovery of public warning systems (PWSs) is provided. The method includes receiving, by a mobility management entity (MME), a first restart indication message transmitted by a home evolved nodeB (HeNB) gateway (GW), transmitting, by the MME, a second restart indication message to a cell broadcast center (CBC), the second message including an index of the HeNB and/or an index of the HeNB GW, receiving, by the MME, a warning request transmitted by the CBC, the warning request including the index of the HeNB and/or the index of the HeNB GW, and transmitting, by the MME, the warning request which is destined for the HeNB to the HeNB GW. |
| US09736865B2 |
Random access method and apparatus in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a method of performing random access by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes generating at least two random access signals with their own priorities, and transmitting the at least two random access signals with their own priorities. The random access method may include transmitting at least two random access signals to at least two target communication nodes. Further, the random access method may include transmitting at least one random access signal, and selecting at least one of at least two random access response signals received in response to the at least one random access signal and performing random access control by using the selected random access response signals. |
| US09736860B2 |
Systems and methods for scheduling of a shared resource
Generally discussed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for scheduling node access to a shared resource. A method can include determining a position assignment for each of a plurality of nodes to create a ring schedule, the ring schedule defining time frames in which each node of the plurality of nodes has access to a resource that is shared among the plurality of nodes, the ring schedule comprising a plurality of epochs, and each of the plurality of epochs comprising a plurality of positions that define a time at which access to the resource begins, each of a plurality of nodes including a position assignment each epoch, and updating the ring schedule including permuting positions of the ring schedule with the position assignment remaining static or changing at least one position assignment in an epoch of the plurality of epochs. |
| US09736859B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing voice service in wireless local area network
A method for providing a voice service in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is provided. The method includes, detecting a change in the total number of voice calls that are sent and received over a wireless channel of the WLAN, setting channel access-related parameters in the WLAN upon detecting the change in the total number of voice calls, and providing a voice service by applying the channel access-related parameters to the voice and data services. |
| US09736858B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting control information by means of a terminal in a CA-based wireless communication system, including the steps of: forming first and second cells that include different subframe configurations, wherein the second cell includes TDD UL-DL configuration #0; receiving a UL grant by means of the first cell; and transmitting data corresponding to the UL grant by means of the second cell. |
| US09736854B2 |
Satellite network service sharing
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via mobile terminals over a satellite system. In embodiments, dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users. In embodiments, quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for mobile devices at a per-user level. Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which mobile terminal is used to access the system. |
| US09736851B2 |
Wireless equipment for transmitting uplink signal through reduced transmission resource block and power, and enodeb
According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a wireless equipment for transmitting an uplink signal through a reduced transmission resource block (RB) in a wireless communication system. The wireless equipment can comprise: a processor; and a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting an uplink signal under control of the processor. When the RF unit is set to a predetermined channel bandwidth and a predetermined frequency range and must satisfy a predetermined maximum allowed value of spurious radiation to protect another frequency range, the uplink signal can be transmitted according to a predetermined maximum number of RBs instead of a total number of RBs for the predetermined channel bandwidth. |
| US09736848B2 |
Apparatus and method for selecting best beam in wireless communication system
An apparatus and method for selecting the best beam in a wireless communication system are provided. An operation of a Base Station (BS) includes repeatedly transmitting reference signals beamformed with a first width, receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the first width from at least one terminal, determining a direction range within which reference signals beamformed with a second width are to be transmitted and a transmission pattern, based on the at least one preferred-beam having the first width, repeatedly transmitting the reference signals beamformed with the second width within the determined direction range according to the transmission pattern, and receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the second width from the at least one terminal. |
| US09736844B2 |
Method of dynamic resource control and associated system
A method of dynamic resource allocation for at least one satellite access network associated with at least one telecommunications satellite comprises a frequency-flexible payload, the at least one satellite access network comprises a plurality of resource allocation controllers. The method comprises the acquisition of the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller, reconfiguration of the payload of the at least one satellite considering the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller and the frequency resources available on board each satellite, and a step of frequency allocation to the various resource allocation controllers, considering the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller and the frequency resources available on board each satellite. |
| US09736841B2 |
Data transmission method, base station and user equipment
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transmission method, a base station and user equipment. The method includes: sending, by a first base station, first information to a second base station, or receiving, by the first base station, the first information sent by the second base station, wherein the first information is used for indicating that the second base station is to serve user equipment; sending, by the first base station, second information to the user equipment, wherein the second information is used for instructing the user equipment to operate on a carrier corresponding to the second base station, for enabling the user equipment to operate on the carrier corresponding to the second base station. By adopting the embodiments of the present disclosure, the probability of wrong scheduling of high-capacity user equipment is reduced, and the performance loss caused by wrong scheduling is avoided. |
| US09736836B2 |
Methods and devices for transmitting and receiving synchronous channels and broadcasting channels
A method for multiplexing synchronous signals on specific OFDM symbols to form P-SCH and the S-SCH channels is provided. The present application further discloses a method for transmitting P-BCH. |
| US09736831B2 |
Method and device for indicating modulation and coding scheme, and method and device for receiving downlink data
The present disclosure provides a method for indicating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), including a step of when it is determined that a UE supports a downlink 256QAM mode, indicating the 256QAM mode using current information indicating the MCS or extended information indicating the MCS in downlink control information (DCI). The present disclosure further provides a method for receiving downlink data, including a step of, after a UE has received information indicating an MCS which includes indication information indicating a 256QAM mode, receiving the downlink data according to the 256QAM mode and a corresponding TBS index. The present disclosure further provides devices for implementing the above methods. |
| US09736826B2 |
Method for transmitting control information and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink control information and to a device therefor, and relates to a method comprising the steps of: selecting one uplink control channel resource corresponding to a plurality of HARQ-ACKs, from a plurality of uplink control channel resources; and transmitting a bit value corresponding to the plurality of HARQ-ACKs, by using the selected uplink control channel resource. The present invention also relates to a device for the method. |
| US09736824B2 |
Method, base station, and terminal for feeding back channel state information
A method for feeding back channel state information is provided, which includes: a base station notifying a terminal of transmission resources used for transmitting a plurality of Channel State Information (CSIs) or a plurality of colliding CSIs and/or of priorities between a plurality of CSIs or a plurality of colliding CSIs. In the present document, the base station indicates the terminal on how to handle a feedback of the colliding CSIs when collision between the CSIs occurs during processes of feeding back a plurality of CSIs via a high layer signaling or a preset rule, which enables the base station and the terminal to reach a uniform feedback mechanism, and guarantees a minimum possibility of discarding CSIs, thereby solving the problem of the impact on the CoMP performance due to discarding excessive CSIs. |
| US09736819B2 |
Relay node device for receiving control information from a base station and method therefor
The present invention relates to a relay node device for receiving control information from a base station and a method therefor. The relay node device according to the present invention comprises: a receiver, which receives information about an area where a relay-physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH), the channel for transmitting control information for the relay node from a base station, is allocated; a processor, which searches for at least one R-PDCCH for the relay node based on the R-PDCCH allocation information received; and an R-PDCCH receiver, which receives the at least one R-PDCCH from the fourth symbol of the first slot in a downlink backhaul subframe of the area where the at least one R-PDCCH searched for by the processor has been allocated. |
| US09736810B1 |
Systems and methods for managing user notifications based on user interaction with a computing device
Systems and methods for managing user notifications based on user interaction with a computing device are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes measuring user interaction of a predetermined type with the computing device. The method also includes determining whether the measure of user interaction meets a predetermined criterion. Further, the method includes disabling user notification of received communications in response to determining that the measure of user interaction meets the predetermined criterion. |
| US09736808B2 |
Control apparatus, relay apparatus, communication system, program, and control method
A mobile object communication system is configured with the assumption that a base station is fixed. Therefore, signal quality becomes unstable if the base station moves freely. Provided is a control apparatus controlling a relay apparatus that is mounted in a mobile object and relays communication between a base station and a communication terminal, including a mobile object information acquiring section that acquires mobile object information indicating a state of the mobile object and a control section that controls the relay apparatus based on the mobile object information. If the movement speed of the mobile object is judged to be less than a predetermined value, the control section may generate a relay control signal indicating that a relay function of the relay apparatus is to be activated. |
| US09736805B2 |
Method of performing cell search in wireless communication system
A method of performing cell search includes receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS) comprising a primary synchronization code (PSC) and receiving a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) comprising a first secondary synchronization code (SSC) and a second SSC, wherein the SSS includes a first SSS and a second SSS, the first SSC and the second SSC are arranged in that order in the first SSS, and the second SSC and the first SSC are arranged in that order in the second SSS. Detection performance on synchronization signals can be improved, and cell search can be performed more reliably. |
| US09736803B2 |
Cell configuration method, synchronization method, user equipment, and base station
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a cell configuration method, a method for implementing synchronization between a user equipment and a base station, a user equipment, and a base station. The cell configuration method includes: determining, by a first base station corresponding to a first cell, system information of a second cell; and notifying, by the first base station, a second base station corresponding to the second cell of the system information, so that the second base station sends and receives signals according to the system information. According to the solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention, system information of a cell may be dynamically or semi-statically adjusted according to user equipment distribution and service distribution, so that network resources can be better provided for a user equipment that needs them, a capability of serving the user equipment is improved. |
| US09736802B2 |
Method for managing information of timing difference between micro cell and macro cell
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a convergent node, and a micro cell base station for managing information of a timing difference between a micro cell and a neighboring macro cell of the micro cell. A convergent node receives information related to the timing difference. The information is sent by a micro cell base station and includes the timing difference. Alternatively, the information includes a frame timing of the micro cell and a frame timing of the neighboring macro cell. If the timing difference is greater than a preset first threshold value of the timing difference, the convergent node to the micro cell base station sends instruction information for adjusting a frame clock value of the micro cell, or sends the micro cell base station reconfiguration information for reconfiguring at least part of timing difference parameters of the micro cell. |
| US09736800B2 |
Method of synchronization and detection for a multi-station wireless communication system (WiFi), and wireless communication system utilizing this method
A method is provided for detection and synchronization for a multistation wireless communication system (WiFi) implementing a layer, termed the MAC or Medium Access Control layer, provided for implementing a multiple access protocol and a physical layer, termed the PHY or Physical Layer, provided for achieving synchronization and detection functions, the MAC layer transmitting commands to the PHY layer so as to carry out the multiple access protocol and the PHY layer generating in response at least one waveform carrying synchronization signals and detection signals, the MAC layer implements an orthogonal or quasi-orthogonal cyclic signal to construct the at least one waveform. |
| US09736798B2 |
Signal quality measurement for device-to-device communication
According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless device comprises measuring power of a Device-to-Device (D2D) signal used by the wireless device for D2D operation; determining a power difference between the measured power of the D2D signal and a physical Device-to-Device Synchronization Signal (D2DSS); estimating power of a D2DSS using the measured power of the D2D signal and the determined power difference; and performing a D2D operation using the estimated power of the D2DSS. |
| US09736797B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting power headroom information in mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation
A method and apparatus for transmitting a power headroom (PH) report by a terminal in a mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation are provided. The method includes calculating respective PHs for multiple activated serving cells based on a real transmission or a reference format, setting respective indicators for the PHs, wherein each indicator indicates that a corresponding PH is calculated based on the real transmission or the reference format, and transmitting, to a base station, an extended PH report including the PHs and the indicators on one of the multiple activated serving cells. |
| US09736794B1 |
Dynamic antenna reference signal transmission
The techniques described herein manage the transmission of reference signals on associated antennas of a cell site based on network conditions (e.g., the load of user data being transmitted via down-link (DL) transmissions). A reference signal includes control channel information that mobile devices are able to use to identify a particular cell and/or determine whether the particular cell is suitable for “camping” or “idling”. The techniques are configured to dynamically activate and/or de-activate various ones of multiple antennas, so that an inactive antenna does not broadcast reference signals. Rather, the techniques described herein configure a subset (e.g., one antenna) of a larger set of antennas (e.g., two antennas or four antennas) of a cell site to transmit reference signals so that the likelihood of control channel interference between neighboring cell sites is reduced. |
| US09736790B1 |
Transceiver system supporting transmitter self calibration and methods of performing the same
A self-calibrating transceiver includes a transmitter chain, a receiver chain, a base band processor, and a calibration control state machine. The state machine is in electrical communication with the transmitter chain, the receiver chain, and the base band processor, and is configured for enabling the receiver chain and setting the receiver chain and the transmitter chain to corresponding frequencies. The state machine stores one or more transmitter power and power amplifier gain mode settings, and for each setting, sets the transmitter gain and power amplifier gain mode. The transmitter chain transmits a signal, the receiver chain receives the transmitted signal, and the baseband processor measures a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the received signal. The state machine further adjusts the transmitter output power based on the measured RSSI. |
| US09736786B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus, wireless communication method, and integrated circuit
A terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus by using a plurality of cells including at least a primary cell and a secondary cell. The terminal apparatus decodes a PDCCH with downlink control information format in which at least a transmission power control command field is included, transmits a PUCCH on the primary cell, and determines transmission power of the PUCCH on the primary cell based on at least a PUCCH power control adjustment parameter. The PUCCH power control adjustment parameter is calculated by accumulating at least a value indicated by the transmission power control command field, and in a case where the terminal apparatus receives a random access response message for the primary cell, the transmission power control circuitry is configured to and/or programmed to reset the PUCCH power control adjustment parameter. |
| US09736782B2 |
Mobile device environment detection using an audio sensor and a reference signal
A mobile device configured to modify the mobile device's behavior based on the local environment of the mobile device. The mobile device determines the local environment based on a comparison of sound detected by the mobile device's audio sensor to sound detected by an exterior audio sensor. In particular, the mobile device determines if it is covered and, if covered, the mobile device determines properties of the covering material. |
| US09736779B2 |
Techniques for mobile platform power management using low-power wake-up signals
Mobile platform power management is an important problem especially for battery-powered small form factor platforms such as smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, and Internet of Things (IOT) devices. A new low-power wake-up radio (LP-WUR) listens to the wireless medium for a wake-up signal with, for example, below 50 uw power consumption. The LP-WUR allows the mobile platform to completely turn off the main wireless radios, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® (BT), Low-Energy Bluetooth® (BLE), and the like, and then selectively or opportunistically turn them on only when there is data to transmit or receive based on a wake-up signal. |
| US09736776B2 |
Power save method, access point device, and station device
A power save method, an AP device and an STA device are provided. According to whether power save is allowed in a current TXOP and whether a station STA is newly added in an operation object identifier of a subsequent frame of each frame of the current TXOP, the AP device respectively sets a TXOP power save indication of each frame, and when the TXOP power save indication of the current frame is power save allowed, the STA device determines whether to enter the Doze state according to a judgment result for a doze condition. The adoption of the method and the device can expand the power save application range, and enhance the power save effect. |
| US09736775B2 |
Data reception and transmission method and apparatus for power saving in communication system using multiple carriers
The present invention relates to a multi-carrier resource utilization method and apparatus for power saving in a communication system using a multi-carrier, in which the activation of a secondary carrier for transmitting and receiving data traffic between a terminal and a base station is determined according to the QoS (Quality of Service) requirements such as a data traffic status between the terminal and the base station, a maximum sustained traffic rate, a maximum traffic burst size, or the like, and an indication message (Indication) indicating this is transferred to the terminal through a primary carrier to transmit and receive data traffic through the activated secondary carrier. |
| US09736770B2 |
Controller node and a method therein for selecting a network node in a heterogeneous network
The exemplary embodiments herein relate to a controller node and a method in a controller node for selecting a network node in an heterogeneous network comprising a plurality of network nodes. The method comprises, receiving CQI values from a UE and based on those values selecting a network node for serving a UE. |
| US09736765B2 |
Load balancing in a wireless cellular network based on user equipment mobility
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for load balancing in a wireless communication network based on user equipment (UE) mobility. In embodiments, a UE may receive a plurality of cell reselection priority configurations designated for different levels of UE mobility. The UE may determine its mobility and select one of the cell reselection priority configurations based on the determined mobility. The UE may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection, such as an RRC idle mode connection, on a carrier frequency and/or cell based on the selected cell reselection priority configuration. Other embodiments may be described or claimed. |
| US09736764B2 |
Bluetooth phone reconnection strategy
When a wireless communications module, such as a Bluetooth transceiver in a vehicle, is confronted with numerous devices that it can choose to connect to, one particular device of many is chosen by the Bluetooth transceiver by determining a connection priority for each available, connectible device. Priority can be determined by factors that change over time and for different users and different devices. Examples include time of day, day of the week, direction, who is driving a vehicle, where a vehicle is going, and where a vehicle has been. The importance of any given factor can be user-specified or programmed into the Bluetooth transceiver. |
| US09736762B2 |
Access network discovery and selection
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards devices and methods for identifying preferred access networks based at least in part on access network information including access network assistance information, steering policies, or access commands. In some embodiments, conflicts between access network information and access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) policies may be rectified in identifying a preferred access network. |
| US09736760B2 |
Commissioning a network system
A wireless network system (30, 60) and a method for commissioning a wireless network system (30, 60) is described. The network system (30, 60) comprises at least a network device (1, 1′, 1″) and a joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111). In a commissioning mode, the network device (1, 1′, 1″) broadcasts network identification information. The joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) sends, upon reception of the network identification information, a request to said network device (1, 1′, 1″) to join the network, comprising a predefined address of said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111). The network device (1, 1′, 1″) assigns said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) a network address and stores corresponding data. The network device (1, 1′, 1″) sends joining information comprising at least said network address to said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) using said predefined address and said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) receives the network address, so that the joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) is addressable in the network system (30, 60) using said network address. |
| US09736759B2 |
Service control method and device
Provided are a service control method and device. The method includes: acquiring related information of a user service and real-time status information of a service used by a user, wherein the related information includes: information needing to be referenced for regulating a control policy for the user service; based on the related information and real-time status information which are acquired, monitoring a current service status of a mobile network; and generating or adjusting user control policy information according to a result of the monitoring, and issuing the generated or adjusted user control policy information. The technical solution solves the problem in the related art of being unable to dynamically adjust the control policy of a user, thereby improving the mobile network quality, and improving the network experience of the user. |
| US09736751B2 |
Data transmission method and system
Disclosed is a data transmission method. The method includes that: when downlink data is transmitted, a master node shunts, on a Radio Link Control (RLC) sublayer, the downlink data to obtain shunted data packets, and sends the shunted data packets to shunting nodes; the shunting nodes process the shunted data packets, and send the processed data packets to a User Equipment (UE); and when uplink data is transmitted, the master node converges data packets sent from the shunting nodes and data packets sent from the UE, and sends the converged data packets to a core network. Also disclosed is a data transmission system. With embodiments of the disclosure, mobile communications system is able to provide an optimized service, a higher bandwidth and better performance. |
| US09736749B2 |
Base station, radio communication system, and handover method
When a handover request for performing a handover of a terminal (70) from a macro cell C1 to a CSG cell C2 is received from an SeNB 10 (S8), a base station (TeNB) (40) of the CSG cell C2 transmits a handover response in accordance with a handover enabled/disabled state (S12). The handover response includes an identifier of the terminal (70) in the CSG cell C2. Upon receiving the response, the SeNB (10) notifies the identifier to the terminal (70) (S14). The TeNB (40) repeatedly transmits a dedicated signal containing a handover command via a dedicated channel set using the identifier at an interval shorter than a gap period (S18). Accordingly, whether or not access is permitted can be judged promptly and a smooth handover can be realized. |
| US09736748B1 |
Advanced network characterization and migration
In some embodiments, a method includes scanning for wireless networks, where scanning includes collecting network information indicating properties of the wireless networks. The method can include analyzing the network information to determine signal data indicating signal qualities for the wireless networks. The method can include characterizing, based on the signal data, one or more wireless networks as being suitable for connection by the mobile device, where the characterizing includes determining, based on the signal data, movement of the mobile relative to one or more access points of the wireless networks. The method can include determining that one or more signals of the wireless networks are above a dwell threshold level for reliable wireless connectivity. The method can include determining that one or more signals has been dropped, and connecting to the mobile device to one of the one or more wireless networks that are suitable for connection. |
| US09736746B2 |
System and method for multimode device handover
Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA-EvDO) include determining a loading condition of the 3G and 4G base stations. If the 3G and 4G base stations are lightly loaded, one or more 4G Channel Quality Indicators (CQI) are compared with one or more corresponding 3G Data Rate Control (DRC) indices to determine which of the 3G and 4G networks allows a higher data throughput. The dual mode communications device is handed off to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage if the 4G network allows the higher data throughput; otherwise, the dual mode communications device is handed off to a 3G base station. User priorities, application categories, and/or MIMO and diversity modes may be used to determine handoff if the base stations are more than lightly loaded. |
| US09736742B2 |
Optimized detection of unnecessary inter-RAT handover
According to an aspect, a network node operating in a first RAN according to a first RAT receives a handover request for a user equipment from a cell in a second RAN operating according to a second RAT. After handover of the user equipment to a cell in the first RAN is completed, the network node configures the user equipment to measure frequencies corresponding to the second RAN. Based on measurements reported by the user equipment for the frequencies, the network node identifies detected cells exceeding a measurement threshold, and sends a handover report towards the second RAN. The handover report includes, for at least one detected cell exceeding the measurement threshold, a physical cell identifier and a frequency identifier for the detected cell. The network node obtains configuration information for the detected cell, from another node, and uses the obtained configuration information for subsequent mobility procedures. |
| US09736739B2 |
Movement of user equipments between cells
A procedure is disclosed where a user equipment (UE) 10 can share information (with e.g. radio access network (RAN) nodes 20, 30) about its cell mobility attempts (e.g. redirection successes/failures). This information can subsequently be utilized by the various RAN nodes 20, 30 when making subsequent, i.e. future, cell mobility decisions. Hereby it is made possible to improve cell mobility decisions, such as redirection or handover, by the various RAN nodes 20, 30. |
| US09736732B2 |
System and method to dynamically manage application traffic by bandwidth apportioning on a communication device
The present disclosure describes a method for dynamically modifying allocated bandwidth of one or more applications running on a communication device. The method comprises obtaining information regarding one or more applications running on the device, the applications using a communication network of the device; receiving a user input for determining priority levels of the one or more applications; and dynamically distributing bandwidth of a communication network to the one or more applications running on the communication device based on the user input. |
| US09736731B1 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating transmission of large frames
A desired number of buffers to be used in a block acknowledgment (BA) session or with media access control (MAC) data units having a same traffic identifier (TID) is determined. A desired maximum MAC data unit size to be used in the BA session or with the MAC data units having the same TID is determined. An indication of the desired number of buffers in the BA session or with the MAC data units having the same TID is transmitted to a communication device in a wireless communication network for negotiating with the communication device. An indication of the desired maximum MAC data unit size to be used in the BA session or with the MAC data units having the same TID is transmitted to the second communication device for negotiating with the other station. |
| US09736729B1 |
Directing a UE to forgo requesting handover to congested neighbor
Disclosed are methods and systems for requesting a UE to forgo handover to a congested neighbor. In particular, a wireless communication system may serve the UE over an air interface connection between the UE and the first base station. While serving the UE, the wireless communication system may receive from the UE a handover request requesting a handover of the UE from the first base station to a second base station. In response to receiving from the UE the handover request, the wireless communication system may determine that the second base station is threshold congested, and, responsive to the determining, (i) deny the handover request and (ii) send to the UE a command for the UE to withhold transmission of further requests for handover of the UE from the first base station to the second base station. |
| US09736724B2 |
Physical layer frame format for long range WLAN
A data portion of a physical layer (PHY) data unit is generated to include a service field that consists of eight or less bits. When it is determined that the PHY data unit is to be generated according to a first mode of operation of a long range communication protocol, the PHY data unit is generated according to a first format to include the data portion. When it is determined that the PHY data unit is to be generated according to a second mode of operation of the long range communication protocol, the PHY data unit is generated according to a second format to include the data portion, including using a slower clock rate as compared to the first format. The second mode of operation provides longer range communications as compared to the first mode of operation. |
| US09736723B2 |
Link layer assisted robust header compression context update management
A method and system for communicating header compression layer control messages. Header compression control messages are generated by a header compression layer (302) and are sent through at least one link layer data packet by a link transport communications protocol layer (304) to a remote receiver (104). The link transport communications protocol layer (304) monitors receipt of link layer data packet acknowledgements that are received from the link transport communications protocol layer (304) of the remote receiver (104) for the at least one link layer data packet. The link transport communications protocol layer (304) determines successful transmission of the header compression control message and provides, to the header compression layer (302), an indication of successful header compression control message transmission. |
| US09736721B2 |
Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple connections
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate supporting multiple connections associated with a wireless terminal. Notifications may be provided to a primary base station upon establishment and/or removal of connections between the wireless terminal and secondary base station(s). Additionally, the multiple connections may be evaluated and a preferred connection from the set of multiple connections may be utilized to transfer data to the wireless terminal over a downlink connection. |
| US09736720B2 |
Modifying feedback information to control a source device
A non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions which, when executed by one or more processors cause performance of operations, including: receiving feedback information related to a receipt of packets by a receiving device, the packets being transmitted by a source device, modifying the feedback information to obtain modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device, and transmitting, to the source device, the modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device. |
| US09736716B2 |
Using personal wireless devices for network testing
A personal wireless device is utilized to carry out measurements of one or more network-performance related metrics in response to a triggering event. The triggering event can be a message that is transmitted by a network element to the personal wireless device. The personal wireless device may be exemplified by a variety of personal devices such as, for example, a cellular phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The measurements may be used to derive network-performance related information such as cellular signal coverage areas, signal hole areas, and signal interference areas. |
| US09736714B2 |
Method, system, and device for power headroom reporting and sub-frame scheduling
Embodiments relate to the field of wireless communications, and particularly, to methods and apparatuses for power headroom reporting. In one embodiment, a method of power headroom reporting includes: determining PH information of each of configured and active cells at a current instant if PH information is required to be reported, where the configured and active cells include a cell which is configured with a downlink subframe at the current instant; and reporting the determined PH information. Since a power headroom is reported by obtaining PH information of a configured and active cell which is currently a downlink subframe according to a virtual transmission format, the PH information facilitates subsequent scheduling by an eNB. |
| US09736705B2 |
Method and system for proxy base station
A method for a proxy base station includes analyzing current network parameters, determining parameters for the proxy base station based on the analyzed network parameters, and transmitting the determined parameters for the proxy base station to an actual base station of the network. |
| US09736703B2 |
Interference management and network performance optimization in dense WiFi networks
A method of managing Wi-Fi access points using a Wi-Fi network manager is disclosed. Measurement data is received from a plurality of Wi-Fi access points via a control interface. Optimized adjustments to one or more Wi-Fi parameters associated with one or more of the plurality of access points are searched based at least in part on a set of network optimization goals and the measurement data received from the plurality of access points. At least some of the optimized adjustments to the one or more Wi-Fi parameters are transmitted to the one or more of the plurality of access points using the control interface. |
| US09736702B2 |
System and method for quality of service control
A method for measuring delay in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network includes measuring a delay associated with transmission of a packet through the WiFi network in response to a measurement request from a requesting device, and contending for access to a communications channel of the WiFi network after measurement of the delay. The method also includes transmitting the delay as measured to the access point using the communications channel after a successful contention. |
| US09736701B2 |
Dead reckoning using proximity sensors
Various arrangements for limiting inaccuracy of dead reckoning are presented. Proximity data may be collected using a plurality of proximity sensors of a mobile device. A position of the mobile device may be determined in relation to a user using the proximity data. Whether to determine a location of the mobile device using a dead reckoning technique may be determined at least partially based on the position of the mobile device in relation to the user. |
| US09736697B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic frequency selection in wireless local area network system
A method for a wireless local area network performed by an access point (AP) configured to communicate over a primary subchannel and a secondary subchannel. The AP transmits a frame including a quiet channel element to a receiving station. The quiet channel element indicates that the secondary subchannel is to be quieted during a quiet interval in which the AP tests the secondary subchannel for a presence of radar transmissions and the receiving station does not send any frame to the AP. The quiet channel element includes an AP quiet mode field indicating whether a communication to the AP is allowed within the primary subchannel during the quiet interval. The primary subchannel and the secondary subchannel are quieted during the quiet interval if the AP quiet mode field indicates the communication to the AP is not allowed with the primary subchannel during the quiet interval. |
| US09736696B2 |
Antenna splitting method in active antenna system and controller
The present invention relates to an antenna splitting method in an active antenna system and a controller, where the method includes: when load of an active antenna system AAS cell is greater than or equal to a load threshold, if a cell in an optimized area is not overloaded, load of a first cell is less than the load of the AAS cell, and load of a second cell is less than the load of the AAS cell, acquiring a first antenna parameter combination corresponding to a maximum capacity of the optimized area; and splitting an AAS antenna according to the first antenna parameter combination. The antenna splitting method in an active antenna system and the controller according to embodiments of the present invention can effectively reduce the load of a heavily loaded AAS cell, and effectively increase a capacity of the optimized area. |
| US09736695B1 |
Methods, apparatus, and computer programs for providing a lock control signal for a mobile logistics destination
Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for providing a lock control signal for a mobile logistic destination including obtaining information about a delivery request, providing an authorization request for opening the mobile logistic destination, obtaining information about an authorization for opening the mobile logistic destination during the probable delivery period from the mobile device, obtaining information about a lock enquiry and delivery agent location information from a mobile device of a delivery agent for the delivery, obtaining logistic destination location information from the logistic destination, determining a delivery agent authorization for opening the mobile logistic destination, computing a delivery agent location difference between the logistic destination location information and the delivery agent location information, comparing a timestamp of the lock enquiry with the probable delivery period, determining the lock control signal for the mobile logistic destination, and providing the lock control signal for the mobile logistic destination. |
| US09736694B2 |
Authorization based on access token
A mobile device may include an authenticator and a processor. The authenticator may generate an authorization request with a secure token to access a server. The processor may access the server using an authorization token, if the authenticator receives the authorization token in response to the authorization request. The authenticator may embed the authorization request with a plurality of parameters to allow the server to determine, based upon at least one of the plurality of parameters, if the authorization token should be given to the mobile device. |
| US09736692B2 |
Security techniques for reconnecting to a conference session using a computing device
A computer-implemented technique can include joining, by a computing device having one or more processors, a conference session hosted by a server via a wireless computing network. In response to joining the conference session, the computing device can receive, from the server via the wireless computing network, a dial-in telephone number for reconnecting to the conference session. The computing device can detect a trigger condition indicative of a need to reconnect to the conference session via a cellular telephone network. In response to detecting the trigger condition, the computing device can initiate a telephone call to the dial-in telephone number via the cellular telephone network. In response to the server obtaining authentication of a caller identification of the computing device, the computing device can rejoin the conference session via the cellular telephone network. |
| US09736690B2 |
Apparatus and method for multi cell communication using beamforming in wireless communication system
A multicell access method using beamforming in a wireless communication system is provided. In the method for operating a terminal, an access procedure for accessing a first base station using a first antenna and accessing a second base station using a second antenna is performed. Communication with the first base station is performed using the first antenna. Communication with the second base station is performed using the second antenna. |
| US09736689B2 |
System and method for mobile telephone roaming
An authentication bank for a wireless communication system is disclosed. The authentication bank comprises a plurality of physical identification modules. A physical identification module may include one or more memory, processors, programs, and computer readable media storing subscriber identity module and authentication information. At least one of the one or more programs stored in the memory may comprise instructions executable by at least one of the one or more processors. The executable instructions may cause the one or more processors to receive a request, from an authentication server, for associating the subscriber identity module (SIM) with a foreign wireless communication client or an extension unit, retrieve subscriber identity information and authentication information for the foreign wireless communication client or the extension unit from the SIM, and send the subscriber identity information and the authentication information to the authentication server. |
| US09736686B2 |
Methods and apparatus for direct communication key establishment
Methods (100, 200, 300) and apparatus (400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) are disclosed for establishing a key for direct communication between a User Equipment device, UE, and a device. The methods and apparatus cooperate to form a system for securing direct communication between a UE and a device over an interface. The system comprises a UE (20), a device (30) and a Direct Communication Element (40). The UE (20) is configured to establish a UE shared key with a Bootstrapping Server Function, BSF (50), using a Generic Bootstrapping Architecture, GBA, procedure, to discover the device (30) through a discovery procedure after establishing the UE shared key, and to derive a direct communication key from at least the UE shared key. The device (30) is configured to receive a transaction identifier associated with the UE shared key from the UE (20), to send the transaction identifier to the Direct Communication Element (40), and to receive the direct communication key from the Direct Communication Element (40). The Direct Communication Element (40) is configured to receive the transaction identifier from the device (30), to obtain a shared session key from the BSF (50); to derive the direct communication key, and to send the direct communication key to the device (30).Also disclosed are a computer product operable to carry out methods according to the present invention and a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having such a computer product stored thereon. |
| US09736683B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing user plane bearer
A method and an apparatus for establishing a user plane bearer are provided. The method includes receiving a transport layer address supported by a serving gateway (SGW)/packet gateway (PGW) from a mobile management entity (MME), selecting, by a radio access network (RAN) entity, directly the appropriate transport layer address to establish the user plane bearer, or after receiving the transport layer address transmitted by the SGW/PGW, selecting, by the MME, the appropriate transport layer address to establish the user plane bearer, or reporting, by the MME, the obtained transport layer address used by the access entity to the SGW/PGW to establish the user plane bearer. |
| US09736682B2 |
Addressing wireless nodes
A user may point a control device at a controllable device for which control is desired, and the control device may detect the targeted controllable device. Additionally, the control device may detect a plurality of wireless nodes and list the available wireless nodes. For example, the control device may identify wireless nodes associated with a particular room in the house, or the control device may detect the wireless nodes within a certain range. The list may be a selectable list and a user may select the desired device to control from the list. Upon detection or user selection, the control device may establish control of the wireless node and initiate actions associated with the selected device. |
| US09736681B2 |
System for providing policy based content service in a mobile network
A policy based content delivery system is provided. The system includes a mobile device configured to select and receive content and a content source configured to provide content selected by the mobile device to a content server. The content source is further configured to modify content selected by the mobile device prior to the content server providing the selected content to the mobile device. A content server is configured to discover content at a content source and provide a list of detected content to the mobile device for selection. The content server is further configured to instruct the content source to provide the content in accordance with a policy. The content server includes a policy enforcement engine configured to implement a policy. |
| US09736678B2 |
Tamper prevention for electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) type parameters
Disclosed herein are various techniques for preventing or at least partially securing parameters—e.g., Type parameters—of electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIMs) stored within an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) from being inappropriately modified by mobile network operators (MNOs). One embodiment sets forth a technique that involves modifying file access properties of the Type parameters of eSIMs to make the Type parameters readable, but not updatable by the MNOs. Another embodiment sets forth a technique that involves implementing eSIM logical containers that separate the Type parameters from the eSIM data within the eUICC, such that the Type parameters are inaccessible to the MNOs. Yet another embodiment sets forth a technique that involves implementing an Operating System (OS)-based registry that is inaccessible to the MNOs and manages Type parameters for the eSIMs that are stored by the eUICC. |
| US09736674B2 |
Discovery signal transmission method of terminal performing D2D communication and terminal using same
Provided are a discovery signal transmission method of a terminal supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication and a terminal device using such a method. The method comprises: directly receiving information on a specific discovery signal (DS) transmission mask or receiving discovery signal configuring information; selecting the specific DS transmission mask or one DS transmission mask from among a plurality of DS transmission masks indicated by the DS configuring information; and transmitting a discovery signal on the basis of the selected DS transmission mask. |
| US09736673B2 |
Method to automatically infer user signature through contextual learning
Techniques are disclosed enabling a wireless device to associate other wireless devices within a communication range of the wireless device as belonging to a specific individuals or groups recognized by the wireless device. In one embodiment, a first set of data including an identifier broadcast from the other wireless device in proximity to the wireless device is received by the wireless device. The wireless device identifies a user in a set of event data available on the wireless device. The wireless device evaluates the set of event data and the identifier to correlate the identifier of the other wireless device with the user. Upon determining that the identifier from the other wireless device has an association with the user identified in the set of event data, the wireless device assigns a display label to represent the other wireless device on the wireless device. |
| US09736667B2 |
Vehicle and method of controlling the same
A vehicle includes a terminal connection unit configured to access portable terminals, a terminal communication unit configured to receive signals from the accessed portable terminals according to types of the terminals and generate normalized data, and a control unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling a corresponding component in the vehicle based on the normalized data. |
| US09736664B2 |
Systems and processes to manage multiple modes of communication
A computer-implemented system and method to manage the communication of a user are disclosed. In one embodiment, when a person tries to electronically convey a message to the user, the status of the user, the identity of the person, and the urgency of the message can be identified. The access priority of the person can be determined based on the person's identity. Then, the message can be managed using one or more rules and in view of the status of the user, the access priority of the person and the urgency of the message. |
| US09736661B2 |
Handling of messages in a partially deployed IMS network
A device associated with a subscriber database of a telecommunication network described herein is configured to receive a Send Routing Information for Short Message (SRI-SM) message from a messaging center. The device then determines whether a user device specified by the SRI-SM message is associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) registration. In response to determining that the user device is associated with an IMS registration, the device sends the SRI-SM message to an IP Short Message Gateway (IP-SM-GW). In response to determining that the user device is not associated with an IMS registration, the device processes the SRI-SM message and responds to the messaging center based on the processing. |
| US09736659B2 |
Method for allocating broadcast channel, method for transmitting and receiving broadcast channel signal, and device for supporting same
Disclosed are a novel method for allocating a broadcast channel and a novel method for transmitting and receiving a broadcast channel signal in a wireless access system, and devices for supporting the same. The method for receiving a broadcast signal in a wireless access system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: periodically receiving one or more broadcast signals during a preset transmission time interval; obtaining a transmission position and a transmission pattern for the one or more broadcast signals in a transmission time interval; and obtaining system information included in the broadcast signals on the basis the transmission position and/or the transmission pattern. |
| US09736656B1 |
Method of verifying the status of a unique mobile device identifier
A method of verifying the status of a unique mobile device identifier associated with an established user account. The method including: receiving one or more data transmissions comprising at least one unique mobile device identifier; storing the at least one mobile device identifier as a current mobile device identifier in one or more databases; determining if validating data corresponding to the vehicle user account has been modified before storing the current mobile device identifier and after storing a previously-provided mobile device identifier; determining if the time difference between storing the current mobile device identifier and storing the previous mobile device identifier is greater than or equal to a predetermined time duration; determining if one or more vehicle registration records indicate a records modification before storing the current mobile device identifier and after storing the previously-provided mobile device identifier; in certain instances, modifying the status of the current mobile device identifier. |
| US09736650B2 |
Method and apparatus for adapting navigation notifications based on compliance information
An approach is provided for adapting navigation notifications based on a level of compliance of users to the notifications. An adaptation platform determines user action data following a presentation of at least one navigation notification at at least one device. The adaptation platform also processes the user action data to determine user compliance information with the at least one navigation notification. One or more presentation parameters for the presentation of the at least one navigation notification, content information for the at least one navigation information, or a combination thereof are then caused to be adapted based, at least in part, on the compliance information. |
| US09736648B2 |
Method for measuring location of user equipment in wireless access system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method for measuring a location of a user equipment in a wireless access system for supporting carrier aggregation/multiple cells and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: enabling the user equipment to receive information on Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) transmission bandwidths of a reference cell and a neighboring cell, enabling the user equipment to reconfigure an operating channel bandwidth of a Radio Frequency (RF) unit when one of the PRS transmission bandwidth of the reference cell and the PRS transmission bandwidth of the neighboring cell belongs to an inactive secondary cell, enabling the user equipment to receive the PRS from the reference cell and the neighboring cell, and enabling the user equipment to measure a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) by using the PRS of the reference cell and the PRS of the neighboring cell. |
| US09736646B2 |
Systems and methods to select locations of interest based on distance from route points or route paths
Selection of offers, locations or merchants based on their distances from a portion of a user's route and their affinity for the user is disclosed. A route employed by a user for travelling to a destination is obtained and segmented at identified vertices. Locations that are proximate to the route segments are determined. The proximate locations are further analyzed to obtain their specific distances from a selected portion such as the user's origin or destination or any route segment. Location based services are associated with those proximate locations that are closest to the selected portion on the user's route or those with the better utility. |
| US09736644B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for generating and using a radio-frequency map of an area
A method comprising obtaining, by a system using a processor, a wireless fingerprint corresponding to a mobile communication device and a subject area in which the mobile communication device is or was positioned. The method also includes obtaining, by the system, an area wireless signal distribution map indicating wireless signal strength values corresponding to multiple wireless transmitters positioned in the subject area, and determining, by the system, based on the wireless fingerprint and the area wireless signal distribution map, a location of the mobile communication device. |
| US09736642B2 |
Medicament information system and method
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method, device, and storage medium including one or more of the following: receiving location information and expiration information; determining a current location of the mobile device; determining that the medicament device is within a predetermined distance from the mobile device; determining that the medicament device is currently associated with an expiration event; outputting an expiration alarm indicating the expiration event in response to determining that the medicament device is within a predetermined distance from the mobile device and that the medicament device is currently associated with an expiration event; receiving, from the user, a request to display a map of a geographic area; displaying, by the mobile device and via a non-operating system application, the map of the geographic area; and displaying an alert icon on the map, wherein the location of the icon on the map is based on the received location information. |
| US09736640B2 |
Methods and systems for a ranging protocol
Disclosed are methods and systems for obtaining measurements of a range between devices based on a Round Trip Time (RTT) for an exchange messages. In particular, described are techniques for sharing channel parameters between or among wireless transceiver devices to assist in initiating exchange of signals between neighboring wireless transceiver devices. |
| US09736639B2 |
Signal handling
A second device (12) comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a first signal to a first device (11); a receiver configured to receive a second signal that has been transmitted by the first device (11); a demodulator configured to demodulate a second message from the second signal, the second message including an indication of signal strength of the first signal as measured by the first device (11); a signal strength measuring module configured to measure signal strength of the received second signal; and a calculator configured to use the indication of the measured signal strength included in the second message and the signal strength of the second signal as measured by the second device (12) to calculate a measure of the distance between the first and second devices (11, 12). |
| US09736633B2 |
Location support for emergency calls
System and method for submitting a location of a mobile device to a public service for providing emergency assistance are described. A mobile device can determine that a user is making an emergency call from the mobile device. The mobile device can then enable a location determination function of the mobile device and determine a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine the location in multiple attempts, including, in a first time window, attempting to determine a location with low uncertainty and, if the attempt fails, determining a location with high uncertainty in a second time window. The mobile device can then submit the location to a dispatcher through a mobile network operator. |
| US09736631B2 |
Location accuracy for proximity services
Concepts and technologies are described herein for improving location accuracy for proximity services. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an expression application server can receive an expression message generated by a Third Generation Partnership Project (“3GPP”) proximity service (“ProSe”)-enabled application executing on a mobile device. The expression message includes an expression code and a location tag. The expression application server can analyze the expression message to determine whether increased granularity is desired for use in determining an expression match to the expression code. In response to determining that the increased granularity is desired, the expression application server can request additional location information from a location platform. The expression application server can receive the additional location information from the location platform. The expression application server also can enhance the expression match with the additional location information to provide the increased granularity to the mobile device. |
| US09736628B2 |
Object location tracking using mobile communication device
An object location tracking system may include an object, a mobile communication device, and a data storage system. The object may include a wireless short range communication system that wirelessly transmits object identification information over a short range that uniquely identifies the object. The mobile communication device may have a location detection system that generates location information indicative of the location of the wireless communication device; a wireless short range communication system that wirelessly receives the object identification information from the object when the object is in close proximity to the mobile communication device; and a wireless data communication system that wirelessly communicates the location information and the object identification information to a data storage system. The data storage system may receive and store the location information and the object identification from the wireless data communication system in the mobile communication device. |
| US09736625B1 |
Enhanced wireless communication for medical devices
Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication between medical devices are provided. In some embodiments, commodity low power, low bandwidth communication protocols may be utilized to simultaneously convey multiple signals with high fidelity and reliability. For example, cardiac sound data and ECG data may be compressed using a common ADPCM component and inserted into a common BLE packet structure. Command-control data may also be inserted. Where required command-control data reporting frequency is less than the packet frequency, header bits may be utilized to convey multiple types of command-control data in a given packet byte position. Rolling packet sequence values may be inserted into the common packet structure, for use by receiving devices to identify link integrity failures. |
| US09736623B2 |
System for exchanging data remotely with an NFC radio tag
A system for exchanging data, remotely, between a reading station and a radio tag, the system including: a first assembly including a reading interface configured to read data stored in the radio tag and a first communication mechanism for transmitting a signal representative of the data read in the radio tag; a second assembly including a second communication mechanism connected to the first communication mechanism and configured to receive the signal, and an offset radio tag, including a memory configured to store data representative of the received signal. |
| US09736622B2 |
Near-field wireless communication system, communication terminal, and communication method
The communication terminals each includes a communication controller for identifying the communication terminal to be reconnected as a communication destination after an inter-terminal connection is disrupted. The communication controller includes a first table and a second table. The first table is configured to, while placing a highest priority on the communication terminal most recently connected before the inter-terminal connection is disrupted, place a first connection priority on the other communication terminals according as a connection order in a direction of going back in time. The second table is configured to place a second connection priority on the other communication terminals by each device function thereof. The communication controller identifies, as the communication terminal to be reconnected as the communication destination, a communication terminal with the first connection priority ranked highest among the other communication terminals with the second connection priority ranked highest. |
| US09736618B1 |
Techniques for sharing relative position between mobile devices
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel. |
| US09736617B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system for activating a mobile terminal
An apparatus and method for activating a mobile terminal to communicate over a communication network are provided. The method includes retrieving, by a terminal, provisioning data associated with the communication network, transferring, by the terminal, the provisioning data to the mobile terminal, and configuring communication settings of the mobile terminal using the provisioning data. |
| US09736611B2 |
Enhanced spatialization system
A system enhances spatialization in an audio signal at a receiving location. The system applies a phase difference analysis to signals received from an array of spaced apart input devices that convert sound into electrical signals. The system derives spatial or directional information about the relative locations of the sound sources. The converted signals may be mixed using weights derived from the spatial information to generate a multichannel output signal that, when processed by a remote or local audio system, generates a representation of the relative locations of the sound sources at the originating location at the receiving location. |
| US09736609B2 |
Determining renderers for spherical harmonic coefficients
In general, techniques are described for determining renderers used for rendering spherical harmonic coefficients to generate one or more loudspeaker signals. A device comprising one or more processors may perform the techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to determine a local speaker geometry of one or more speakers used for playback of spherical harmonic coefficients representative of a sound field, and configure the device to operate based on the local speaker geometry. |
| US09736605B2 |
Method of manufacturing microphone, microphone, and control method therefor
Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a microphone, a microphone, and a control method thereof. The method includes forming a sound sensing module on a main substrate including a first sound aperture such that the sound sensing module is connected to the first sound aperture. The method further include forming a cover for receiving the sound sensing module formed therein with a second sound aperture corresponding to the first sound aperture on the main substrate. The method also includes forming a sound delay filter at a receiving space of the cover to be connected to the second sound aperture. The method also includes forming a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the sound sensing module at the receiving space, to selectively operate the sound delay filter according to a signal output from the sound sensing module. |
| US09736601B2 |
Adjustable magnetic systems, devices, components and methods for bone conduction hearing aids
Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for adjustable bone conduction hearing aids where a patient or health care provided can select different positions of a magnetic spacer on a patient's skull after a magnetic implant has been implanted beneath the patient's skin and affixed to the patient's skull. |
| US09736598B2 |
Apparatus and method for outputting sound in mobile terminal
An apparatus and method for outputting a sound with Hearing Aids Compatibility (HAC) in a mobile terminal. The sound output apparatus includes a modem chip including a first amplifier amplifying and transferring an electric signal to a switch, a switch that selectively connects an output line of the first amplifier to a receiver or a second amplifier, a second amplifier connected with the receiver and the switch and that amplifies and transfers an electric signal received from the first amplifier to the receiver when the switch connects the output line of the first amplifier to the second amplifier, and a receiver connected with the switch and the second amplifier and that converts and outputs an electric signal received from the first amplifier or the second amplifier into a sound. This allows for the stable transfer of a sound to hearing handicapped persons with HAC without distortion of the sound quality. |
| US09736590B2 |
System and method for a microphone
According to an embodiment, a microfabricated structure includes a cavity disposed in a substrate, a first clamping layer overlying the substrate, a deflectable membrane overlying the first clamping layer, and a second clamping layer overlying the deflectable membrane. A portion of the second clamping layer overlaps the cavity. |
| US09736588B2 |
Digital signal router for vehicle replacement sound system
An aftermarket digital signal router that is installed in a vehicle when a factory loudspeaker system is replaced with an aftermarket loudspeaker system. The digital signal router comprises a first and a second analog signal receiver to receive at least two sources of audio from the vehicle. It also comprises a vehicle data transceiver that receives digital data from the vehicle's data network. It processes audio signals based on the data and status of the vehicle's data network and transmits the processed audio signals to an aftermarket amplifier. In some embodiments, the digital signal router is flashable with different versions of firmware so that it can work with different types of vehicle while transmitting audio that is compatible to most aftermarket amplifiers. The digital signal router is also adapted to handle potential conflict of two audio streams based on the signals of the vehicle's data network. |
| US09736587B2 |
Smart tool for headphones
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable headphone users to he hear audible announcements of relevance to the user. In the various embodiments, a user device, such as headphones, may receive an announcement, determine whether the announcement is of interest to the user, and pause the current audio output by the headphones and enable the user to hear the announcement. In an embodiment, an announcement system may transmit announcements audibly and via a wireless channel, for example via broadcast and/or multicast transmission, to enable user devices to receive announcements and play relevant announcements via the headphones. In another embodiment, an announcement system may embedded announcement identifiers within audible announcements to enable a user device to identify announcements of interest. In another embodiment, a user device may filter received audio to identify announcements of interest to the user based on recognized subject matter within the received audio. |
| US09736585B2 |
System and method for driving a low frequency speaker
A control circuit configured to control a speaker is disclosed. The control circuit is configured to drive the speaker at a predetermined frequency that may correspond to a resonance frequency. The control circuit comprises a speaker driver in communication with a controller. The controller is operable to control a drive frequency of the speaker by monitoring at least a sample of each of a plurality of wavelengths of a current draw of the speaker in the form of a voltage signal. Based on the voltage signal, the controller is operable to identify a voltage differential and adjust the drive frequency of the speaker in response to the voltage differential to maintain the predetermined frequency. |
| US09736584B2 |
Hybrid test tone for space-averaged room audio calibration using a moving microphone
An example implementation may involve a playback device receiving a command that instructs the playback device to emit a calibration sound and responsively causing one or more speakers to emit a periodic calibration sound that covers a calibration frequency range. The periodic calibration sound may include (i) a first component that includes noise at frequencies between a minimum of the calibration frequency range and a first threshold frequency, and (ii) a second component that sweeps through frequencies between a second threshold frequency and a maximum of the calibration frequency range. |
| US09736582B2 |
Loudspeaker
An audio amplifier and a warning sound amplifier are connected in parallel to each other, relative to a voice coil of a loudspeaker. A resistor having an impedance greater than an impedance of the voice coil is connected to the voice coil and is also connected to the warning sound amplifier. An audio signal from the warning sound amplifier is input to the voice coil via the resistor. Thus, since the warning sound amplifier is connected to the resistor having the impedance greater than the impedance of the voice coil of the loudspeaker, even in a case where only the audio amplifier is operated, a large current is prevented from flowing into the warning sound amplifier. |
| US09736579B2 |
Multichannel waveform synthesis engine
Systems and techniques are provided for a multichannel waveform synthesis engine. A phase counter module counts to a value corresponding to a number of phases available, outputs a phase counter value indicating a current phase, and resets the phase counter value when the phase counter value reaches a phase counter reset value. Several channels each output a waveform. Each channel includes a phase module that receives the phase counter value output from the phase counter module, and activates an activation signal when the phase counter value indicates a phase assigned to the channel from the number of phases available. Each channel includes a pulse width module that receives the activation signal, and when the activation signal is activated, activates a waveform for a period of time indicated by a pulse width assigned to the channel, and deactivates the waveform after the period of time indicated by the pulse width assigned to the channel. |
| US09736577B2 |
Speaker array apparatus
A speaker array apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a disposition plane, and a speaker array which includes a plurality of speakers disposed at least in a vertical direction on the disposition plane of the apparatus housing that is opposite to a listening position. The speaker array apparatus receives and distributes a sound signal input from an outside to all of or a part of the speakers of the speaker array, and outputs the distributed sound signal as a sound beam by controlling an output timing of each sound output from the all or part of the speakers. Each speaker of the speaker array has an appropriate output direction in an elevation angle, the appropriate output direction indicating a direction having largest sound pressure in a sound pressure distribution when the sound is output from the speaker. |
| US09736576B2 |
Energy conversion apparatus and speaker structure
An energy conversion apparatus including a permanent magnet fixed to a predetermined region; and a diaphragm arranged on the permanent magnet, the diaphragm including a coil having a conductor wire pattern formed on the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm includes a slit formed in the diaphragm. |
| US09736569B2 |
In-ear headphones with retention members
Retention members for an in-ear headphone include a base portion and a substantially straight flexible finger extending from the base portion. Absent external forces, the flexible finger includes a substantially straight longitudinal axis and a back surface extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and having a plurality of recesses along a length of the back surface. The flexible finger is configured to, during use, bend into a curved shape for disposition under a user's antihelix. In-ear headphones include a shell defining a volume housing an audio driver, a nozzle extending from the shell configured for at least partial insertion into an ear canal, and a flexible retention member coupled to the shell, the flexible finger including a substantially straight longitudinal axis, a back surface, and a concave front surface. |
| US09736568B2 |
Electronic device, calibrator, and headset for calibrating electronic device
An electronic device, calibrator, and headset for calibrating the electronic device are provided. The headset includes an earphone, a microphone, a switch unit, and a jack, where the switch unit including a capacitor and a switch element is electrically connected between the earphone and the microphone. The switch element conducts or cuts off a first path according to a control signal of the electronic device, where the first path is a signal transmission path from the earphone, through the capacitor, and to the microphone. When the jack is inserted into a headset port of the electronic device and the switch element receives the control signal to conduct the first path, the earphone receives output signals transmitted from the electronic device, and the microphone transmits input signals back to the electronic device. The electronic device adjusts a signal to be output according to the output signals and the input signals. |
| US09736567B2 |
Electronics interface for device headset jack
A user device determines whether a device connected to its headset jack is an audio accessory device. If the device connected to the headset jack is an audio accessory, the user device connects one or more pins of the headset jack to an audio codec. If the device plugged into the headset jack is not an audio accessory device, the user device connects one or more pins of the headset jack to alternate circuitry. The user device then determines, through the alternate circuitry, an electrical operating parameter requirement of the accessory device, and provides, from the alternate circuitry, the required operating parameter to the accessory device through the headset jack. The alternate circuitry may include an adjustable voltage regulator and/or an adjustable current regulator and the required operating parameter may be one or more of a voltage supply and a current supply. |
| US09736566B2 |
Earphone line control device and earphone
An earphone line control device includes a power supply management unit, a filter unit, a switching circuit and a control unit. The switching circuit includes a switch in series with a resistance, a first end of the power supply management unit and an end of the filter unit are both connected to a power supply, a second end of the power supply management unit is connected to a first end of the control unit, the other end of the filter unit is connected to a second end of the control unit, a third end of the power supply management unit is connected to ground, a third end of the control unit is connected to ground, an end of the resistance is connected to the power supply, the other end of the resistance is in series with an end of the switch and connected to a fifth end of the control unit, and the other end of the switch is connected to a forth end of the control unit. When the switch is turned off, the control unit outputs a preset coded pulse signal. |
| US09736563B1 |
Unilateral dual transducer stereo headphone
One embodiment of a headphone in which both the left and right stereo channels are contained within a single earpiece (10) and separated by vertical positioning above (12) and below (14) the ear, rather than each ear receiving one stereo channel, as in traditional headphones. This allows the listener to hear the audio content of both stereo channels with a single ear, while still being able to distinguish between the two channels. The other earpiece of the headphone may be a “dummy” (20) which contains no speaker, and the headphone can be reversed depending on which ear the user wants to listen with. Optionally, the back of each earpiece can be opened, allowing the listener to experience stereo sound in one ear while listening to his/her surroundings with the other. |
| US09736560B2 |
Liquid impermeable sealed speaker design
The present disclosure generally provides an apparatus and method of forming a liquid impermeable sealed audio speaker that can be easily manufactured and provides a high quality audio output. In an effort to overcome the shortcomings of conventional sealed speaker designs that typically utilize complicated and expensive means of shielding their electronic components from liquids and other sources of contamination, one or more of the embodiments of the disclosure provided herein include a sealed enclosure that has at least one liquid impermeable region that prevents or substantially inhibits the movement of a liquid from the exterior region into the internal region. In general, the liquid impermeable regions, or hereafter simply “liquid permeable regions,” are configured to prevent the ingress of liquids or other contaminants, while allowing the production of a desired sound quality. |
| US09736556B2 |
Automated fiber cross-connect service within a multi-tenant interconnection facility
In general, techniques are described for automatically configuring fiber cross-connects between customers of an interconnection facility. In some examples, a programmable network platform for an interconnection facility exposes an interface by which customers of the interconnection system provider may request fiber cross-connects to other customers of the interconnection system provider. The programmable network platform may, in response to a request for a fiber cross-connect, configure an optical switch fabric of the interconnection facility network infrastructure to create a fiber cross-connect between the demarcation points for the customers to be interconnected. |
| US09736554B2 |
Draft beer supply chain systems and methods
Supply chain systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring fluid levels in liquid containers, such as kegs. Embodiments include sensors that fit within a keg's false bottom, measure the weight of the keg, and transmit the weight information to a computer database via a wireless network. Other embodiments include an RFID device with information about a characteristic of the liquid within a keg (such as brand and/or type of beer) that may be attached to the keg and paired with the sensor so the sensor can transmit information about the characteristic of the liquid in the keg. In alternate embodiments, the sensor's transmitter is short range and an uplink/gateway is used to receive information from the sensor and relay that sensor's information to a broader wireless network. Multiple containers in close proximity may each be fitted with an RFID device and sensor and communicate their individual information to the database. |
| US09736551B2 |
Method and apparatus for presenting dynamic media content
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box (STB) comprising a controller to analyze scheduled media content with limited temporal accessibility provided by a content provider, select a portion of the media content based on the analysis of the media content and a recipient media device to receive the portion of the media content, transmit the portion of the media content to a DVR to store the portion of the media content, and transmit a metadata pointer associated with the portion of the media content to a server. A request to accept the portion of the media content is received by the recipient media device via the server, and the portion of the media content is retrieved from the DVR by the server based on the metadata pointer when the recipient media device accepts the request. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09736547B2 |
Method for mapping signaling information to announcement information and broadcast receiver
A method of providing a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service includes receiving a file configuring the NRT service, first signaling information, and second signaling information in a state of being IP-packetized and contained in a single ensemble, configuring and displaying a service guide using the first signaling information acquired from the ensemble, acquiring a first content identifier of content selected from the displayed service guide, accessing a FLUTE session using the second signaling information acquired from the ensemble and acquiring a second content identifier matched with the first content identifier from the accessed FLUTE session, and receiving and storing at least one file configuring the content based on the acquired second content identifier. |
| US09736543B2 |
System and method for providing interactive on-demand content
A set-top box device includes a network interface module and a client interface module. The network interface module is configured to receive interactive content instructions and an interactive content notification over an Internet protocol data connection, and to receive an associated on-demand content video stream from a television service provider. The network interface module is also configured to connect to a website containing product information for a product associated with the on-demand content video stream. The client interface module is configured to output the on-demand content video stream, to output the interactive content notification concurrently with the on-demand content video stream in response to outputting a portion of the on-demand content video stream and based on the interactive content instructions, and to output the website currently with the on-demand content video stream in response to a selection of the interactive content notification. |
| US09736540B2 |
System and method for multi-device video image display and modification
Methods and systems for allowing multiple devices to display and annotate (or modify) a video image are described, where a content renderer device displays a video image that is also displayed (or viewed) by one or more content viewer devices, which can both display and annotate (or modify) the same video image at the same time, and the content renderer selectively determines whether or not a GUI menu is displayed on its display screen. Annotation commands (e.g., screen touch data) on the viewer devices are captured, packaged and sent to the content renderer, which creates a combined modified video image having the annotations from the viewer devices, displays it to the renderer display and sends it to the viewer devices for display thereon. Also, the viewer device may selectively display video content from multiple other peer devices as a composite video image, may annotate (or modify) each displayed video content independently, and may send a screen video image, or a portion thereof, to any other peer device. Any peer device may operate as a content renderer or content viewer, or both, at any given time, and peer devices may be running different operating systems. |
| US09736535B2 |
System, method, and device to configure devices via a remote with biometrics
A set-top box apparatus includes at least one input module to receive one or more media content streams, at least one memory device, an Ethernet port, at least one wireless transceiver to access a communications network to enable communication with at least one external media player device, an HDMI connector to provide a communication path to a multimedia presentation device, wherein the set-top box apparatus is configured to process at least one of the received one or more media content streams from the at least one input module into multimedia data, to send the one or more received media content streams to the at least one memory device to be stored, and to convey the multimedia data on the communication path to the multimedia presentation device. |
| US09736534B2 |
Persistent review buffer
A method of content recording and playback is carried out in a receiving device by selecting one of a plurality of digital content streams (80, 82, 84), which have respective distribution arrangements. A content segment (90) of a review buffer (88) is established and configured for the one content stream. While recording the one content stream in the review buffer (90), a content source change operation is performed to record another content stream in the review buffer (88) by discontinuing recording of the one content stream, and iterating establishing, configuring and recording with a new content segment (92). Recorded content of the content segment (90) and new content segment (92) are stored in respective data stores (102, 100). The content streams may be replayed in an order or a reverse order of recording thereof by retrieving data from respective content segments or data stores. Related apparatus is also described. |
| US09736530B2 |
Address mapping in a HDMI network
A network device for a home entertainment network including a network controller configured to provide Ethernet communication capability, HEC, and CEC, consumer electronics control, communication capability, and a database generator unit configured to generate a database containing information about a network device of the home entertainment network, and a unique identifier of the respective network device. |
| US09736529B2 |
USB sharing method for combo TV set, combo TV set and computer readable storage medium
A USB sharing method for a combo TV set, a combo TV set and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The USB sharing method includes: receiving, by a host, a data packet transmitted via a first USB interface by a first USB device; parsing the data packet and obtaining an interface identifier of the first USB interface in the data packet; switching the first USB interface to a first intelligent component corresponding to the first USB interface according to the interface identifier of the first USB interface; and transmitting a USB request to the first intelligent component over a network channel between the host and the first intelligent component, so that the first intelligent component loads a corresponding USB device driver according to a device identifier of the first USB device included in the USB request to identify the first USB device. |
| US09736525B2 |
Intelligent remote control
A content access device and system may allow portable remote devices to be paired with a variety of different devices, allowing remote control through a network connection. Content access devices may expose application program interfaces, allowing incoming network traffic to control operation of the device much in the same way that a local infrared remote would. Routing content commands through an external application server may also yield other benefits, such as allowing more customized selection of information and advertising content to users based on their viewing history. |
| US09736523B2 |
System and method for configuration of a controlling device to enable selection of media streams
A controlling device has a configurable key. An overlay, such as a sticker, is provided to the configurable key and includes an indicia representative of media content and machine readable data indicative of an identity of the media content represented by the indicia. A memory of the controlling device stores a correspondence between the configurable key and data indicative of a source of the media content. Upon activation of configured, configurable key, the controlling device uses select command codes from a library of command codes and the correspondence between the configurable key and the data indicative of the source of the media content to transmit one or more commands for causing one or more appliances to access the source of the media content. |
| US09736522B2 |
Display device for managing a plurality of time source data and method for controlling the same
A display device including a used interface module configured to receive first time source data from a user; a broadcast service module configured to receive a broadcast signal; a communication module configured to perform data communication with a network time protocol (NTP) server, a memory configured to store the plurality of time source data; and a controller configured to extract at least one of first time source data extracted from a setting application, second time source data extracted from the broadcast service module, third time source data extracted from the NTP server and set a time of an application in accordance with a predetermined priority order based on the extracted time source data. |
| US09736521B2 |
Using timed transport stream for receiver-side inter-device communication
Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory media of the various embodiments facilitate real time playback of a digital broadcast by enabling reduction of the amount of time a receiver device's low power mode interface with a separate computing device operates in an operational/high power mode. The receiver device may associate a stream of media packets of a digital broadcast with system time clock timestamps indicating when the media packets were received, and store the media packets in a temporary packet buffer. Periodically, a media packet burst stored in the temporary packet buffer may be sent to the separate computing device via a low power mode interface operating in an operational/high-power mode different than a low power mode. The low power mode interface may be returned to the low-power mode until the next burst of packets is sent to the separate computing device. |
| US09736520B2 |
System and method for organizing multimedia content
In one embodiment, a method of organizing multimedia content includes obtaining, by a server, a first video program. Also, the method includes selecting a first video, where the first video is a first subset of the first video program, and where the first video forms a first branch of the first video program and selecting a second video, where the second video is a second subset of the first video program. Additionally, the method includes selecting a first partial video, where the first partial video is a first subset of the first video and selecting a second partial video, where the second partial video is a second subset of the first video. The method also includes establishing a multi-dimensional index tree including a first video program level, a first video level, a first partial video level. |
| US09736518B2 |
Content streaming and broadcasting
Apparatuses and methods are described herein for broadcasting content, including, but not limited to, receiving, by a server, a request from a broadcasting device for a first viewing device to take over an output stream, the output stream containing media content of the broadcasting device. The request is related by the server to the first viewing device. The server receives media content of the first viewing device, and sends the media content of both the broadcasting device and the first viewing device to be outputted by one or more other viewing devices simultaneously. |
| US09736511B2 |
Gateway for translating signals between a legacy frequency split in a home network and a high frequency split in a communications network
Particular embodiments use a network device, such as a gateway, as an interface between a first network, such as a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and a second network, such as a home network. The first network includes a frequency spectrum that may be considered “high split”, and the second network has a frequency split that is used by legacy set-top box boxes. A head-end sends a network downstream signal that includes the out of band downstream signal in the downstream frequency band using the HFC network's frequency split. The out of band downstream signal may be represented by digital data. The gateway can then determine samples from the digital data, which are then used to reproduce the out of band downstream signal at the desired frequency for the home network. That is, the out of band downstream signal may be recreated in the frequency range of 70-130 MHz. |
| US09736509B2 |
Method and apparatus for utilizing a broadcasting channel
A method and computer readable medium for encoding data onto a channel broadcasting a program are disclosed. For example, the method selects a channel that is being used to broadcast a program, generates data having characteristics in accordance with an error burst signature and transmits the data on the channel that is being used to broadcast the program. |
| US09736506B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing communication sessions
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server operably coupleable to an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network and an interactive television system, where the server receives a session transfer request from a first communication device, where the session transfer request includes identification information associated with a second communication device, and where the server transmits a message to the second communication device and transmits a media adjustment message to a media resource server of the internet protocol multimedia subsystem network. The media content is adjusted and transmitted to the second communication device responsive to the media adjustment message, where the adjusted media content is generated by the media resource server based on the identification information associated with the second communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09736504B1 |
Systems and methods for determining a time period remaining until a live production system changes states
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for determining a time period remaining until a live production system changes states. An example method involves accessing a stored television broadcasting traffic log; making a first determination that a log entry A in the traffic log does not correspond to a live production source; making a second determination that a log entry B in the traffic log is the next log entry after the log entry A to correspond to a live production source; making a third determination that the log entry B includes a start time B; responsive to making the first, second, and third determinations, proximate a current time that is on or after a start time A corresponding to the log entry A and that is before the start time B, determining a time period as a difference between the current time and the start time B; and providing the determined time period to an output device for presentation proximate the current time. |
| US09736499B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding video by compensating for pixel value according to pixel groups, and method and apparatus for decoding video by the same
Provided are a method and apparatus of encoding a video by compensating for a pixel value and a method and apparatus of decoding a video by compensating for a pixel value. The method of encoding the video includes: encoding image data; decoding the encoded image data and generating a restored image by performing loop filtering on the decoded image data; determining a compensation value corresponding to errors between a predetermined group restored pixels in the restored image and corresponding original pixels, and a pixel group including a restored pixel to be compensated for by using the compensation value; and encoding the compensation value and transmitting the encoded compensation value and a bitstream of the encoded image data. |
| US09736497B2 |
Prediction vector generation device, image encoding device, image decoding device, prediction vector generation method, and program
A prediction vector generation device generating a prediction vector of a disparity vector of a target block in a non-base viewpoint image includes a conversion pixel determination unit determining at least one pixel position in a depth block corresponding to the target block in a depth map corresponding to the non-base viewpoint image, a disparity vector conversion unit calculating a representative value of a depth value of the at least one pixel position determined by the conversion pixel determination unit and converting the representative value into a disparity vector, and a prediction vector determination unit generating the prediction vector of the disparity vector of the target block by using the disparity vector generated by the disparity vector conversion unit. This prediction vector generation device provides good encoding efficiency and suppresses increases in the amount of computation. |
| US09736489B2 |
Motion vector determination for video coding
For each prediction unit (PU) belonging to a coding unit (CU), a video coder generates a candidate list. The video coder generates the candidate list such that each candidate in the candidate list that is generated based on motion information of at least one other PU is generated without using motion information of any of the PUs belonging to the CU. After generating the candidate list for a PU, the video coder generates a predictive video block for the PU based on one or more reference blocks indicated by motion information of the PU. The motion information of the PU is determinable based on motion information indicated by a selected candidate in the candidate list for the PU. |
| US09736483B2 |
Multi-compatible low and high dynamic range and high bit-depth texture and video encoding systems
A method of processing image data includes generating image data including luminance and chrominance data representing a selected object, separating the luminance and chrominance data, storing the separated luminance and chrominance data in corresponding separate spaces in memory, and separately compressing the stored luminance and chrominance data. |
| US09736479B2 |
Image coding apparatus, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program
An image coding apparatus configured to divide an image into one or more slices each including a plurality of blocks and to code each slice on a block-by-block basis includes a first coding unit configured to code blocks included in a first portion of the slice, and a second coding unit configured to code blocks included in a second portion of the slice, wherein, when the second coding unit codes an initial block in the second portion, the second coding unit codes the initial included in the second portion by referring to a first quantization parameter provided to the slice as an initial value and referred to by the first coding unit when the first coding units codes the initial block in the first portion. |
| US09736477B2 |
Performing video encoding mode decision based on motion activity
A method and apparatus are described for performing video encoding mode decisions. A down-scaled frame is received that includes a macroblock corresponding to a first subset of macroblocks of a first area in a full-scale frame. A first average motion vector is calculated for the first subset of macroblocks, and a second average motion vector is calculated for a second subset of macroblocks of a second area surrounding the first subset of macroblocks. A comparison of a threshold to a distance measure between absolute values of the first and second average motion vectors is performed. A prediction mode for the macroblock in the down-scaled frame is determined based on the comparison to generate predicted blocks. |
| US09736476B2 |
Full random access from clean random access pictures in video coding
Techniques of this disclosure provide an indication of whether performing random access from a particular access unit in a bitstream requires fetching of parameter sets from previous access units. A clean random access (CRA) picture can be positioned at any point within a coded video sequence and does not clean a decoded picture buffer (DPB) of a video decoder. In order to perform random access decoding from the CRA picture, a video decoder may need to fetch one or more parameter sets included in unavailable access units that precede the CRA picture. The techniques provide an indication, for each CRA picture, that indicates whether parameter sets included in previous access units are needed to perform random access from the picture. When no parameter sets from previous access units are needed for random access from a particular CRA picture, a video decoder may determine to perform random access from that picture. |
| US09736475B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating a reference frame and method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image using the same
A method for encoding pixels in an image, includes: encoding an offset to be applied to a reference frame; generating predicted pixels of the pixels in the image, based on interpolating pixels in the reference frame and then adding the offset to the interpolated pixels; and encoding residual signals that are differences between the pixels in the image and the predicted pixels, wherein the encoding of the residual signals comprises: skipping both transform and quantization with respect to residual signals of which an encoding scheme corresponds to skipping of both transform and quantization, the encoding scheme related to transform and quantization, skipping transform and performing quantization with respect to residual signals of which the encoding scheme corresponds to skipping of transform, and performing transform and quantization with respect to residual signals of which the encoding scheme corresponds to skipping neither transform nor quantization. |
| US09736470B2 |
Calibration apparatus, and control method thereof
A calibration apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a first measurement value, which is a measurement value of light from a screen of a display apparatus; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a second measurement value, which is a measurement value of external light to the display apparatus; an allowable range determination unit configured to determine an allowable range of the first measurement value based on the second measurement value acquired by the second acquisition unit; and a measurement value determination unit configured to determine whether the first measurement value acquired by the first acquisition unit is a value within the allowable range determined by the allowable range determination unit. |
| US09736465B2 |
3D camera system
An exemplary embodiment of a 3D camera system for a patient positioning and monitoring system is described. In the system a pair of image detectors are provided where the image detectors are each associated with a heater thermally connected to conducting pads provided at the periphery of the image detectors. The heaters and conducting pads act to contain the image detectors in a substantially constant temperature micro climate thereby preventing external temperature variations from causing the relative positions of the image detectors to change so as to record portions of images as different pixels and hence reduce the consistency with which the identification of matching portions of images obtained by the image detectors can be utilized to determine the 3D positions of imaged objects. |
| US09736463B2 |
Single-lens, single-sensor 3-D imaging device with a central aperture for obtaining camera position
A device and method for three-dimensional (3-D) imaging using a defocusing technique is disclosed. The device comprises a lens, a central aperture located along an optical axis for projecting an entire image of a target object, at least one defocusing aperture located off of the optical axis, a sensor operable for capturing electromagnetic radiation transmitted from an object through the lens and the central aperture and the at least one defocusing aperture, and a processor communicatively connected with the sensor for processing the sensor information and producing a 3-D image of the object. Different optical filters can be used for the central aperture and the defocusing apertures respectively, whereby a background image produced by the central aperture can be easily distinguished from defocused images produced by the defocusing apertures. |
| US09736462B2 |
Three-dimensional video production system
A number of elements within a venue of a live-action event to be televised are tagged with wireless tracking devices to provide accurate and timely location information for all of the elements to facilitate direction of audiovisual capture devices such as cameras and microphones, to automatically regulate convergence, to automatically vertically align paired left- and right-eye views, and to synthesize part or all of 3D scenes when such are not otherwise available. |
| US09736461B2 |
Method and apparatus for an attachable unit for a portable wireless system
Plenoptic cameras and eye ports are separable units and can be attached to either the smart phone or to the eyeglasses by a mating surface. These separable units can be wireless coupled to a remote device, to a remote display, to other separable plenoptic cameras, or to other eyeglasses. The separable units can be mated to an eyeglass and positioned over the eye or eyes of the user. In addition, these separable cameras can be electrically wired through the mating device. The cameras can be separated and placed at various distances apart from one another to offer greater flexibility in analyzing the depth of images. These images from these cameras are shared within the system. The smart phone can be in wireless contact with a remote system. The remote system can be another server, the Internet, another smart phone, another camera system, or the camera mounted on the eyeglass. |
| US09736458B2 |
Moving image capturing device, information processing system, information processing device, and image data processing method
A capture device is equipped with a stereo camera, and generates a plurality of demosaiced images of different sizes in which the left and right frame images have been reduced in stepwise fashion. A virtual composite image is generated that includes the plurality of demosaiced images, in which the pixel rows of the rows are pixel rows having undergone one round of connection. A host terminal sends to the capture device a data request signal designating a plurality of areas within the composite image, having a shared range in the longitudinal direction. The capture device clips out the designated areas, and sends to the host terminal a stream of a new composite image comprising only the clipped out areas. The host terminal cuts this into separate images, which are expanded into consecutive addresses in a main memory. |
| US09736457B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing media content
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may, for example, receive a request for a telepresence seat at an event, obtain media content comprising event images of the event that are captured by an event camera system, receive images that are captured by a camera system at a user location, and provide the media content and video content representative of the images to a processor for presentation at a display device utilizing a telepresence configuration that simulates the first and second users being present at the event, where the providing of the first and second video content establishes a communication session between the first and second users. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09736456B1 |
Two dimensional to three dimensional video conversion
A method of converting two-dimensional image data to three-dimensional image data includes dividing the image data into blocks, performing motion estimation on the blocks to produce block-based motion vectors, applying a global motion analysis and a local motion analysis to the block-based motion vectors to generate motion-based depth, applying a global image model and a local image model to the block-based motion vectors to generate image-based depth, and generating a three-dimensional view by fusing the motion-based depth and the image-based depth. Other conversion methods are also included. |
| US09736454B2 |
Method and apparatus for video coding
There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding. In some embodiments the method for encoding comprises examining availability of a depth block co-located with a texture block, determining a prediction method for a texture block on the basis of availability of a co-located depth block; and deriving a first prediction block for the texture block on the basis of the availability of the co-located depth block. The method further comprises deriving a first prediction block for the texture block on the basis of the co-located depth block, if the co-located depth block is available, and otherwise deriving a second prediction block for the texture block without using the co-located depth block. There are also disclosed corresponding method for various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video decoding. |
| US09736452B2 |
Broadcast receiver and video data processing method thereof
A broadcast receiver and a method for processing video data are disclosed. The method for controlling a three dimensional (3D) video display output of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcast signal including a video stream, wherein the video stream includes a plurality of video stream sections having different view points, acquiring view point information indicating corresponding view points of the video stream sections, and controlling a three dimensional (3D) video display output of the video stream according to the obtained view point information. |
| US09736450B2 |
Image display device, image display method, and program
An image display device includes region of interest extraction unit, parallax image generation unit and 3D image display unit. Region of interest extraction unit generates depth image signal by depth image conversion employing depth threshold, depth image signal including information on distance in three-dimensional space between viewpoint and each pixel of two-dimensional image including region of interest desired to be noted by observer, depth image conversion being such that depth value indicating distance between viewpoint and each pixel of two-dimensional image is converted to depth value for 2D display when depth value is equal to or larger than depth threshold. Parallax image generation unit generates both-eye parallax image having parallax in region of interest alone, from two-dimensional image and image obtained by conversion of region of interest image representing region of interest at each of both-eye viewpoints, based on two-dimensional image and depth image signal. |
| US09736443B2 |
Adaptive image management of a projector system
Content adaptive power management technologies of projector systems are described. One method analyzes image data to be displayed by a projector system. A projector brightness of a light source of the projector system is adjusted based on the analyzed image data. The pixel values of the image data input into an imager of the projector system are adjusted based on the analyzed image data. |
| US09736442B1 |
Device, system and method for content-adaptive resolution-enhancement
A device, system and method for content-adaptive resolution-enhancement is provided. A plurality of subframe streams are generated from a video stream, each of the plurality of subframe streams comprising a lower resolution version of the video stream, pixel-shifted from one another. A plurality of output subframe streams are generated from the plurality of subframe streams in a one-to-one relationship by: applying a plurality of video enhancement filters to each of the plurality of subframe streams, each of the plurality of video enhancement filters for enhancing different features of the video stream; and, combining one or more resulting enhanced subframe streams into a respective output subframe stream based on data in one or more regions of the video stream. One or more projectors are controlled to project the plurality of output subframe streams to combine the plurality of output subframe streams into a higher resolution projected video stream. |
| US09736441B2 |
Display image generating device comprising converting function of resolution
A high resolution photographed image, picked up by a camera device, is projected by using a projector. In a case where there is a magnifying operation of a display image that is projected, image data of the display image that is reduced in accordance with the resolution at the projector side, is not magnified, but the image data of a display region corresponding to the size of a requested magnification ratio in the original photographed image, is reduced, to project a magnified image that is a display image based on the image data. |
| US09736431B2 |
Content subscription package management
In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with configuration of content subscription packages. In various embodiments, a subscription package management/selection entity (“SPM”) may provide a facility for configuring and/or managing one or more content subscription packages. The SPM may be configured to facilitate generation of subscription packages using one or more tiers. The SPM may be configured to communicate with a content consumption device to provide subscription package information for consumption by a content consumer. The SPM may also be configured to facilitate a consumer in selecting and/or purchasing one or more content subscription packages. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US09736430B2 |
Audiovisual information processing in videoconferencing
Embodiments of the present invention relate to audiovisual stream processing in videoconferences. For each audiovisual stream in a videoconference, a sound level of the audiovisual stream is detected. If the sound level exceeds a predefined threshold level, the audiovisual stream is processed with a first configuration. If the sound level is below the predefined threshold level, the audiovisual stream is processed with a second configuration. The second configuration is more resource-effective than the first configuration. |
| US09736425B2 |
Methods and systems for coded rolling shutter
Methods and systems for coded rolling shutter are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, methods and system are provided that control the readout timing and exposure length for each row of a pixel array in an image sensor, thereby flexibly sampling the three-dimensional space-time value of a scene and capturing sub-images that effectively encode motion and dynamic range information within a single captured image. |
| US09736418B2 |
Using idle resources to reduce channel change times
Arrangements for preparing a television channel for presentation are presented. A tuner of a television receiver may tune to a first television channel and the first television channel may be output for presentation. One or more idle tuners of the television receiver may be identified. One or more television channels other than the first television channel may be selected for preparation. The one or more television channels may be selected prior to receiving user input selecting a television channel of the one or more television channels for presentation. Each of the one or more television channels may be prepared for presentation by tuning, by each tuner of the one or more idle tuners, to the one or more television channels prior to receiving the user input selecting the television channel of the one or more television channels for presentation. |
| US09736415B2 |
Electric device, remote control signal determining program and remote control signal processing method
When a received remote control signal does not satisfy any one of a plurality of conditions for a qualified remote control signal stored in a signal condition storage part, an electric device determines that the remote control signal is not a qualified remote control signal, and when the received remote control signal satisfies any one of the conditions, stores the remote control signal as a qualified remote control signal in a signal storage part. Next, when the received remote control signal matches the qualified remote control signal stored in the signal storage part, control is performed such that the electric device performs a predetermined operation. The conditions for the qualified remote control signal include, for example, that a pulse count is within a range of a predetermined number, and that a pulse width is within a range of a predetermined length. |
| US09736413B1 |
Image sensor and electronic device with active reset circuit, and method of operating the same
An image sensor including a pixel circuit and an active reset circuit. The pixel circuit includes a light sensing element, a storage node selectively connected to the light sensing element, an output transistor configured to, during a readout operation, output a signal that is based on a potential of the charge storage node to an output line, and a selection transistor that controls the readout operation. The active reset circuit includes a first current path and a second current path, the first current path extending from a power supply node to the output line via the selection transistor and the output transistor, and the second current path extending from the power supply node to the output line via a first transistor and a second transistor. The active reset circuit is configured to, when the selection transistor and the first transistor are both ON, set a potential of the charge storage node based on a potential of a gate of the second transistor. |
| US09736412B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and imaging device
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which a plurality of unit pixels is arranged in rows and columns, the unit pixels performing photoelectric conversion of incident light to generate pixel information; and a secondary memory unit in which a plurality of unit memories is arranged in rows and columns, the unit memories holding the pixel information, wherein each of the columns in the secondary memory unit includes, as a unit memory block, the unit memories in the column, the secondary memory unit includes: a memory signal line provided for each of the columns in the memory unit; and a selection transistor provided between the unit memory block and the memory signal line, and shared by the plurality of unit memories in the unit memory block. |
| US09736406B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof
Analog signals having different output levels are converted into a plurality of digital signals using a plurality of reference signals having mutually different slopes, and a ratio of the plurality of different slopes and an offset amount are calculated on the basis of the digital signals. Then, on a frame-by-frame basis, a correction coefficient for correcting digital signals obtained by carrying out analog-digital conversion on analog signals output from a pixel section of an image sensor is calculated on the basis of the ratio of slopes and the offset amount. The correction coefficient includes the ratio of slopes and an offset correction value, and the offset correction value is obtained by carrying out a filtering process that performs weighted adding of the offset amount and the offset correction value calculated in a previous frame using a cyclic coefficient. |
| US09736404B2 |
Separate range tone mapping for component images in a combined image
Use of separate range tone mapping for combined images can help minimize loss of image information in scenes that have drastically different luminance values, i.e., scenes that have both bright and shadowed regions. Separate range tone mapping is particularly useful for combined images, such as those from spherical camera systems, which may have a higher probability of including luminance variability. The resulting increased bit depth of separate range tone mapping can make the transition between different images that make up a combined image more subtle. Each of a plurality of images that make up a combined image can use a different tone map that is optimized for the particular image data of the image. Multiple tone maps that are applied to overlapping regions of the plurality of images can subsequently be combined to expand the bit depth of the overlapping regions. |
| US09736402B2 |
System for hyperspectral imaging in visible light, method for recording a hyperspectral image and displaying the hyperspectral image in visible light
An imaging system comprises a light field camera (3) for recording a hyperspectral light field (CLF). The system also comprises a light projector (4) for projecting a light field in visible light (PLF). The camera and the projector share a common optical axis. The projector projects a light field (PLF) based on the hyperspectral light field (CLF) captured by the light field camera. |
| US09736399B2 |
System architecture for thermal imaging and thermography cameras
A thermal imaging camera includes an infrared detector operable to capture thermal video data, a processor coupled to the infrared detector and operable to process the thermal video data, and at least one communications interface operable to communicate the processed thermal video data to a consumer mobile device coupled thereto. |
| US09736398B2 |
X-ray detecting method, photographing method using the X-ray detecting method, and X-ray detector using the methods
Provided are methods of detecting X-rays, a photographing methods using the X-ray detecting method and/or an X-ray detector using the methods. For example, one method of detecting X-rays includes radiating a first X-ray, removing, by a first X-ray detection unit, a first electric charge generated by the radiated first X-ray, and outputting, by a second X-ray detection unit adjacent to the first X-ray detection unit, a voltage corresponding to the first X-ray. |
| US09736395B2 |
Dynamic display layout
A method for obtaining a dynamic display layout on a display area having at least one sub-area defined thereon. The method having the steps of receiving video image data from a video data source; evaluating a rule associated with each sub-area as applied to a property of the received video image data or the video data source; if the evaluating results in acceptance of the video image data by one of the sub-areas, assigning the video image data to the one sub-area; otherwise, allocating an additional sub-area on the display area, and assigning the video image data to the additional sub-area. Additionally, each sub-area is allocated according to properties of the video image data assigned to it or of the video data source from which the respective video image data is received. A corresponding video processing system, a corresponding controller, and corresponding software are also disclosed. |
| US09736394B2 |
Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium
An image processing apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of image data obtained by imaging a same subject; a saturation enhancement unit configured to execute saturation enhancement processing of enhancing saturation of at least a partial area of each of the plurality of image data; and a composite image generation unit configured to compare corresponding areas in the plurality of image data after the saturation enhancement processing to select an area having the highest saturation, and execute composition processing of generating composite image data formed of the selected area. |
| US09736393B2 |
Image converting device and image converting system
Means which enables image conversion in which a plurality of conversion results can be output without once saving all of video-image data, which has been input from image-pickup means, in a storage medium is provided. A single line memory having a plurality of lines is used while switching the role thereof for a reading use by a video-image converting means and a use for inputting image data from the image-pickup means. The image converting means obtains an input image, which is in the line memory, and carries out conversion of the input image based on a conversion specifying means interpreted by an instruction decoder. |
| US09736392B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining distance between image sensor and object
A method for determining a distance between an image sensor and an object includes acquiring a first image for an object and a second image distinguished from the first image, using a cut-off filter for cutting off one of R G and B signals, and determining a distance between the image sensor and the object. |
| US09736391B2 |
Photographing method of dual-lens device, and dual-lens device
The present invention provides a photographing method for a dual-lens device. The dual-lens device includes a first lens and a second lens that are arranged on a same plane. The photographing method includes acquiring a first image collected by a first image sensor; identifying a scenario of the first image to determine a photographing environment, determining a second image signal processor (ISP) parameter corresponding to the second lens; acquiring a second image that is collected, according to the second ISP parameter, and generating a preview image. According to the present invention, a photographing environment is determined by using an image collected by one lens of the dual-lens device, and then a preview image is generated by using an image collected by the other lens. |
| US09736390B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a second image; a characteristics acquisition unit configured to acquire characteristics information from the first image; a conversion unit configured to convert the first image to a third image by performing image processing in which a correspondence relationship of a gradation value and display brightness is made closer to a correspondence relationship in the second image, based on the characteristics information acquired by the characteristics acquisition unit; and a combination unit configured to generate a combined image by combining the second image and the third image. |
| US09736389B2 |
Device and method for characterizing a sample using localized measurements
Device for characterizing a sample includes a measuring instrument for determining a physical characteristic of the sample at one point thereof; a positioning system for positioning the measuring instrument relative to the sample, to obtain a measurement at a point localized on the sample. The positioning system includes: a locating target connected to the sample and defining a reference system linked thereto; elements for acquiring and analyzing images, including lighting elements for illuminating the target; an optical imaging system connected to the measuring instrument for acquiring an image of at least one portion of the target; and image analysis elements for analyzing the image to determine the position and orientation of the optical imaging system relative to the target; calibration elements for determining the position of the measuring instrument relative to the optical imaging system; and processing elements for processing the results of the image analysis and of the calibration. |
| US09736384B2 |
Compression and decoding of single sensor color image data
A method is described to greatly improve the efficiency of and reduce the complexity of image compression when using single-sensor color imagers for video acquisition. The method in addition allows for this new image compression type to be compatible with existing video processing tools, improving the workflow for film and television production. |
| US09736382B2 |
Device reader and means of generating an image therefor
A device reader (101) for receiving data from a separate device (103) comprises a display (205) and a first antenna (105) for receiving data from the separate device. The first antenna (105) has a device reader antenna position relative to the display (205). A display processor (207) displays an image of at least part of the separate device (103) on the display (205). The image has an associated image antenna position corresponding to a position in the image of an antenna (107) in the separate device (103). The image is displayed such that the image antenna position is aligned with the device reader antenna position. The image may be determined from a non-customized image of the separate device (103) by e.g. rotation, scaling and positioning based on a display characteristic of the display (205), such as specifically a size, resolution or pixel-size. The approach may facilitate a user in aligning a device with a device reader when using short-range communication, such as e.g. NFC communication. |
| US09736379B2 |
Image display apparatus, image-taking apparatus and image display method
The image display apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: an image input device which inputs an image signal; a particular target detection device which detects a particular target included in the image signal based on a particular target evaluation value indicating the feature of the particular target; a frame display information generation device which generates frame display information indicating a frame surrounding the detected particular target and which causes the frame to change continuously or by stages according to the particular target evaluation value; and a display device which displays the frame based on the generated frame display information. That is, by causing the frame to change continuously or by stages according to the evaluation value of a particular target, it is possible to avoid sudden change in the frame display. |
| US09736377B2 |
Lens moving unit and camera module having the same
A lens moving unit for a camera module is disclosed. The lens moving unit includes a first lens moving unit, a second lens moving unit, and a cover unit to encompass the first and second lens moving units by being coupled to a base. The first lens moving unit moves in response to the interaction between a magnet and a coil. The lens moving unit is configured to miniaturize a camera module and configured to include a handshake correction function for enhancement of operational reliability to simplify an assembly process. |
| US09736375B1 |
System and method for stabilizing a data stream from an in-flight object
A system and a method for stabilizing a data stream from an in-flight object may provide at least one video camera that may be embedded in the object. A data stream of the at least one video camera may be processed and produce an output video that may be stabilized and configured for broadcasting an action. The output video may provide an orientation that may provide an accurate view of the action. An object imaging system may be provided to receive the data stream from the at least one video camera, and a video processing server may be provided to process the data stream. The object imaging system may provide a wide angular field of view that may provide clear images for the output video. |
| US09736373B2 |
Dynamic optimization of light source power
Technologies for power optimization of light sources include an imaging device to generate a captured image of a subject. The imaging device analyzes the captured image to determine, in the captured image, a location of the subject's eye relative to the imaging device, an iris-pupil contrast of the subject's eye, and a glint intensity of glints present on the subject's eye. The imaging device determines, for each of a plurality of light sources, an illumination efficiency based on a distance between the camera and the subject's eye, a distance between the light source and the subject's eye, an incidence angle of the light source relative to the subject's eye, and a power profile of the light source. The imaging device determines an amount of power to supply to each light source to reduce a total cumulative power supplied to the light sources based on one or more power constraints. |
| US09736370B2 |
Digital image capture device having a panorama mode
A hand-held digital camera has a touch-sensitive display screen (“touch screen”) for image preview and user control of the camera, and a user-selectable panorama mode. Upon entering panorama mode the camera superimposes upon the touch screen a horizontal rectangular bar whose width and/or height are user-adjustable by interaction with the touch screen to select a desired horizontal sweep angle. After the sweep angle is set the camera automatically captures successive horizontally overlapping images during a sweep of the device through the selected sweep angle. Subsequently the camera synthesizes a panoramic image from the successively captured images, the panoramic image having a width corresponding to the selected sweep angle. |
| US09736369B2 |
Virtual video patrol system and components therefor
A system and corresponding components for providing a virtual video patrol functionality comprised of a plurality of sensor units and a monitoring station. The sensor units are preferably deployed in a configuration such that physically adjacent sensor units have overlapping fields of view. Each sensor unit is preferably configured to generate and transmit an alert to the monitoring station upon the detection of an event. The monitoring station may request video data from a specifically addressed sensor unit as well as additional sensor units with fields of view overlapping with the specifically addressed sensor unit. Requested video data from sensor units may be processed and combined using stitching algorithms. A user input device and display in the monitoring station allows virtual panning of the combined video image. The sensor units are preferably implemented as street light sensor units combined with a street light illumination source. |
| US09736367B1 |
Video system for real-time panoramic video delivery
A system for video capture and delivery is disclosed. The system comprises a camera with multiple sensors to capture video at a first location, and to stitch images corresponding to the multiple sensors to produce a panoramic video having at least a 100 degrees field of view; and a cloud-based server to process the panoramic video for delivery to a plurality of client devices, and to stream the processed video to the plurality of client devices. |
| US09736357B2 |
Display device that detects movement of an operator's visual line, display method and computer readable storage medium storing display program of display device
A display device includes a display section, a visual line detecting section, a visual line judging section, a display control section, and a display changing section. The visual line judging section acquires a visual point position on the display screen corresponding to the visual line direction detected by the visual line detecting section, and judges whether or not the visual point position has entered into the a display region. The display changing section changes the display of at least one of a first display region and a second display region, if it is judged by the visual line judging section that the visual point position has entered into the second display region in the state where the visual point position is in the first display region. |
| US09736350B2 |
Control apparatus, image input apparatus, and control methods thereof
A control apparatus capable of controlling a plurality of apparatuses including at least one image output apparatus that outputs image data and at least one image input apparatus into which image data are input, includes: a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from one of a first apparatus that serves as the image input apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses and a second apparatus that serves as the image output apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses and outputs image data input into the first apparatus, pair information identifying the first apparatus and the second apparatus; and a control unit configured to perform interlock control of the first apparatus and the second apparatus on the basis of the pair information. |
| US09736348B2 |
RAW camera peripheral with handheld mobile unit processing RAW image data
A handheld imaging device is described to provide high quality RAW image data to a smartphone, or similar handheld imaging device. The imaging device can have a larger dimension, particularly with regard to the thickness of the device, thus overcoming some of the physical limitations to providing high quality optics and image sensing within the thin form factor of a modern smartphone. As the device is only connected when capturing images the smartphone form factor is not altered. The device does not replicate the high-end image processing functionality of a smartphone, but instead transfers RAW images to the smartphone for high-end image processing & enhancement on the smartphone CPU/GPU. Thus it can be manufactured at lower cost than a dedicated camera with equivalent capabilities by taking advantage of the sophisticated image processing capabilities of today's smartphones. |
| US09736347B2 |
Camera module for vehicle
A camera module for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) configured to have an image sensor mounted on its surface; a second PCB configured to supply a power source to the first PCB; an outer shield installed to surround the side of the first and the second PCBs and to shield the first and the second PCBs from electromagnetic interference (EMI); and a plurality of support units disposed at positions where the supports units interfere with the first and the second PCBs of the outer shield and configured to support the first and the second PCBs. |
| US09736345B1 |
Capacative auto focus position detection
Some embodiments include an electrically conductive capacitor plate mounted to a chassis supporting an actuator using one or more suspension wires. In some embodiments, the first electrically conductive capacitor plate is electrically connected with an electrically conductive coil of the actuator. Some embodiments include the electrically conductive coil. In some embodiments, a capacitance between the first electrically conductive capacitor plate and the electrically conductive coil varies as function of the position of the electrically conductive coil relative to the first electrically conductive capacitor plate. |
| US09736335B2 |
Techniques for advanced chroma processing
Image and video processing techniques are disclosed for processing components of a color space individually by determining limits for each component based on the relationship between each component in a color space. These limits may then be used to clip each component such that the component values are within the determined range for that component. In this manner, more efficient processing of images and/or video may be achieved. |
| US09736334B2 |
Image processing apparatus method and medium correcting value of pixel of interest in image data using determined amount of correction
For preferably reducing show-through in an image obtained by reading an original, an image processing apparatus: stores an index value for each of a plurality of mutually differing degrees of variation; obtains a degree of variation of signal values included in a region of interest of a predetermined size including a pixel of interest included in image data corresponding to the read image; obtains a value indicating a brightness of the region of interest; determines an amount of correction of a value of the pixel of interest using the obtained value and an index value corresponding to the obtained degree of variation; and corrects the value of the pixel of interest using the determined amount of correction. |
| US09736333B1 |
Filter configuration for software based image path
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for generating an output image are disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving an image, applying a first filter, applying a second filter, calculating a difference between the image with the second filter that was applied and the image with the first filter that was applied and transmitting the difference to a sharpening module and a segmentation module to generate the output image. |
| US09736332B2 |
Automatic detection of corners of an imaged document
A method includes obtaining an image of a document against a background. A bounding box that bounds a region of the image that is distinguishable from the background is found. Coordinates of a plurality of points of the distinguishable region are found, each point being a point of the distinguishable region that is closest to each corner of the bounding box. The document is identified within the image as a region of the image whose corners are defined by the found coordinates. |
| US09736328B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method for controlling an image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus has a normal mode and an energy-saving mode. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of components, a power supply which stops supplying electric power to supply-stop parts in energy-saving mode, a monitor which makes the power supply restart supply of electric power to the supply-stop parts when a recovery factor to normal mode occurs (an interrupt signal occurs), an automatic recovery signal generator which inputs an automatic recovery signal, which is a kind of interrupt signal, to the monitor after completion of transition to energy-saving mode, and an arithmetic processor which, when an error occurs during the transition period, performs recovery preparation processing to have the automatic recovery signal input to the monitor after completion of transition to energy-saving mode. |
| US09736326B2 |
Image forming apparatus and low power driving method thereof
An image forming apparatus having a USB communication function includes a control interface unit to perform USB control communication, a data interface unit to perform USB data communication, and a control unit to perform an event in a low power mode according to a signal input through the control interface unit, and to perform an event in a normal mode according to a signal input through the control interface unit and the data interface unit. Therefore, the low power mode may be effectively implemented. |
| US09736322B2 |
Electronic device and method of checking connected state of signal line thereof
An electronic device that checks a connected state of a signal line is provided. The electronic device includes a controller configured to transmit a check signal and at least one module configured to include a closed loop and receive the check signal. When the controller receives the check signal through the closed loop, the controller determines that the at least one module is connected to the controller. |
| US09736321B2 |
Changing a data stream characteristic based on a data usage rate
An approach is provided for adjusting a characteristic of a data stream. A rate of data usage provided by one or more data streams within a time period that has not ended is determined. An amount of time remaining in the time period is determined. Based at least in part on the amount of time remaining in the time period and the rate of data usage, an expected amount of data usage within the entire time period is determined. Whether the expected amount of data usage exceeds a limit on data usage within the entire time period is determined. If the expected amount of data usage exceeds the limit, the characteristic of the data stream is adjusted so that actual data usage within the entire time period does not exceed the limit. The actual data usage is based in part on the adjusted characteristic. |
| US09736320B2 |
Wireless access point having metering capability and metering display
The disclosure provides a system and method for metering on a prepaid wireless access point the amount of data transferred between a wireless device and the Internet and inhibiting further data transmission when the amount of prepaid data available reaches or drops below a pre-determined threshold. Specifically, the wireless access point includes a metering client to track one of data usage or an amount of prepaid data available. When the metering client indicates that the amount of data available has dropped below a pre-determined threshold, the wireless access point inhibits further data transmission. |
| US09736319B2 |
Mobile device push notification using mobile application usage history
Mobile device application usage history is collected across a plurality of mobile device applications. A mobile device application usage trigger event is received. For each of a plurality of candidate push notifications, a quality score adjustment is determined as a function of the collected mobile device application usage history and the trigger event. An opportunity to push a notification to the first mobile device is auctioned based on the adjusted quality scores. The notification of the auction winner is pushed to the first mobile device. |
| US09736317B2 |
Secure mechanism for mute alert
In one implementation, an apparatus includes an audio detection circuit, a central processor, and the switch. The audio detection circuit is configured to determine whether audio is present in an input signal and generate an audio presence indicator indicative of the audio. The central processor is configured to receive the audio presence indicator and a mute command. The central processor generates a switch command based on the mute command. The switch is configured to block the input signal from a digital signal processor in response to the switch command. The central processor generates a dynamic mute message that indicates audio is detected while a mute command is active. |
| US09736316B2 |
Network address translation traversal system and method for real-time communications
A network address translation traversal system and method for real-time communications are provided. The network address translation traversal system includes a user terminal equipment, a network address translation device, a signaling control system and a peer terminal. The user terminal equipment is in a private network, while the signaling control system and the peer terminal are in a public network. The signaling control system is configured to instruct the network address translation device to create a network address translation mapping for a real-time communication connection. The peer terminal is configured to create the real-time communication connection with the user terminal equipment via the network address translation device directly according to the network address translation mapping. |
| US09736315B2 |
Enabling ad-hoc data communication over established mobile voice communications
In one embodiment, a first PC may receive a trigger to establish a data communication session with a second PC over an established voice call between first and second phones over a WAN. In response, the first PC may discover the first phone as an authorized personal area network (PAN) device, and may establish a first PAN communication session between the first PC and the first phone. A request may then be transmitted to the second phone over the established voice call to establish the data communication session between the first and second PCs, and in response, the second phone may discover the second PC as an authorized PAN device from the second phone. A second PAN communication session may thus be established between the second phone and the second PC, and data may be exchanged between the PCs using the PAN communication sessions and the established voice call. |
| US09736314B2 |
Broadcasting system
A broadcasting system provides a telephone number as identity information during a registration process of a user equipment intended to be used as a user broadcasting equipment. The telephone number is one of many telephone numbers associated with the broadcasting system. During the registration process in which the user equipment is identified as a user broadcasting equipment, various information associated with the user equipment are obtained and stored. The identity information, i.e., the telephone number, maps to the stored information such that when the user equipment is used to dial the provided telephone number, the broadcasting system automatically recognizes the user equipment is making a dial to broadcast request. Upon checking the stored information associated with the user equipment, the broadcasting system allows the user equipment to broadcast to one or more other user equipment registered as listeners to a scheduled broadcast. |
| US09736312B2 |
Method and system for controlling audio signals in multiple concurrent conference calls
A method and apparatus for controlling audio signals associated with a plurality of conferences. A user interface is displayed that depicts a first defined area and a second defined area. The first defined area is associated with a first conference and the second defined area is associated with a second conference. A first plurality of participant identifiers is displayed in association with the first defined area, and each of the plurality of participant identifiers corresponds to a different participant of a plurality of participants in the first conference. Aural position identifiers are determined for each participant associated with the first conference, and an aural position identifier is selected for the second conference. Audio signals are provided at aural positions identified by the aural position identifiers, enabling the user to correlate the voices of different participants with corresponding locations on the user interface, and to listen to multiple conferences simultaneously. |
| US09736305B1 |
Real-time monitoring of agent adherence
A method, a system, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for real-time monitoring of agent adherence. The method comprises collecting events and data for an agent from at least one phone router, collecting time keeping data from a time clock system, collecting data and events from a scheduling system, normalizing the events, data, and generating at least one user interface comprising normalized data, presenting at least one view of the at least one user interface to at least one application, and refreshing the at least one view with updated events and data. |
| US09736304B1 |
Forecasting and scheduling campaigns involving sending outbound communications that generate inbound communications
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for generating a roster template used in scheduling agent resources to conduct a campaign involving sending outbound communications using a first channel of communication to generate inbound communications using a second channel of communication. Specifically, a forecast is generated establishing a success rate for generating an inbound communication using the second channel of communication as a result of sending an outbound communication using the first channel of communication and an average response time to receive the inbound communication. Further, the forecast identifies a number of inbound communications predicted to be received for the campaign. From the forecast, a number of agent resources needed to handle the inbound communications is identified and a roster template is generated that comprises shifts identifying agent resources to schedule based on the number of agent resources needed to handle the inbound communications. |
| US09736302B2 |
Emergency 9-1-1 portal and application
A computer aided prioritization (CAP) system may receive, from the emergency event reporter device, an emergency event including a priority selected from a set of event priorities and a type of event selected from a set of event types associated with the selected event priority; determine, based on the emergency event and without querying the emergency event reporter device for additional information, whether the emergency event indicates a higher priority emergency event to be handled by a computer aided dispatch (CAD) system or a lower priority emergency event to be handled automatically by a computer aided event module (CAEM); and selectively route the emergency event report to at least one of the CAD system and the CAEM according to the determination. |
| US09736294B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing coordinated operation of multiple mobile communication devices
An approach is provided for determining contextual information for at least one first device and at least one second device. Then, the coordination platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the contextual information to determine one or more functions to deactivate the at least one first device. Subsequently, the coordination platform causes at least in part, an activation of the one or more functions at the at least one second device. Ultimately, the coordination platform causes, at least in part, a transfer of the one or more functions from the at least one first device to the at least one second device. Finally, the coordination platform causes, at least in part, a deactivation of the one or more functions at the at least one first device. |
| US09736290B1 |
Cloud messaging between an accessory device and a companion device
A companion device (e.g., smart phone) and an accessory device (e.g., wearable device) may be configured to communicate messages to each other to flexibly share information, such as emails, text messages, calendar notifications, and media library items. This communication may occur direction connection (e.g., Bluetooth) and when the devices are connected to a common Wi-Fi access point. When these direction and common infrastructure connections are not available, the devices may communicate messages between them using a cloud server. This cloud server message communication may advantageously enable the companion device and the accessory device to share messages even when they are physically distant from each other. |
| US09736289B2 |
Platform for wireless interaction with vehicle
Techniques described herein include a platform for providing user interaction with a vehicle's functions on a mobile device. In some embodiments, the vehicle and mobile device may both be in communication with a service provider computer, that may facilitate communications between the two. In some embodiments, a user is provided with various details related to the vehicle's condition as well as a list of functions that may be initiated by the user. The user is able to select one or more of the listed functions to be performed by the vehicle while located any distance from the vehicle. In some embodiments, the service provider computer may determine whether the user is authorized to initiate a particular vehicle function. Upon selection of a vehicle function from the list of vehicle functions, a processor device in the vehicle executes the function. |
| US09736287B2 |
Detecting and switching between noise reduction modes in multi-microphone mobile devices
A method of switching between noise reduction modes in multi-microphone mobile devices may include receiving a first sound signal at a first sound receiver and receiving a second sound signal at a second sound receiver. The method may also include determining a first power value associated with the first sound signal and determining a second power value associated with the second sound signal. The method may additionally include comparing the first power value to the second power value and switching between a single-microphone noise reduction mode and a dual-microphone noise reduction mode based on the comparison. |
| US09736285B2 |
Communication terminal device
[Object]To provide a communication terminal device capable of performing an image registration correlating with address book information with an easy operation.[Constitution]A mobile phone includes: a camera module 24 for shooting a subject; a memory 105 for storing address book information including telephone numbers; a numeric key portion 11 for an input; and a CPU 100 for extracting the address book information relating to information input by the numeric key portion 11 from the memory 105 and for storing an image shot by the camera module 24 by correlating the image with the address book information in the memory 105 at the same time. When the subject is shot by the camera module 24 after the information is input by the numeric key portion 11, the CPU 100 correlates the image with the extracted address book information and stores them in the memory 105. |
| US09736284B2 |
Doorbell communication and electrical systems
A doorbell system can include a doorbell and a chime. The chime can emit a notification sound in response to a visitor pressing a button of the doorbell. Electrical switches can be electrically coupled between the doorbell and the chime to control the flow of electricity to the chime. In some embodiments, the switches prevent the chime from emitting notification sounds. |
| US09736277B2 |
PPDU format preamble design
In an example of wireless communications, an access point may generate a frame and provide the frame for transmission to one or more stations. The frame may include a first signal field, a second signal field, and a data field. The first signal field may have a duration of 4 μs and may include a first signal portion and a first guard interval. The second signal field may have a duration of 4 μs and may include a second signal portion and a second guard interval. The data field may include at least one data symbol that has a symbol duration of 12.8 μs, excluding any guard interval duration. A station may detect the frame and process the frame. Other methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US09736268B1 |
System for generating responses to requests
A server automatically generates a response to a request received from a first user. The server receives configuration information for configuring response templates for a second user. The configuration information indicates matching preferences, where each matching preference specifies a request field and a corresponding set of one or more expected values, and a message body that includes a set of one or more placeholder values. The response templates are generated for the second user according to the configuration information. The request is received from the first user. The second user is selected to respond to the request received from the first user. The response template that is determined to closest match to the request is automatically selected. The response is automatically generated using the selected template including populating the placeholder values with information extracted from the request. The generated response is transmitted to the first user. |
| US09736263B2 |
Temporal caching for ICN
A method provides temporal caching in a content centric networking (CCN) network. The temporal caching is implemented by a CCN node. The method fetches and caches a group of content objects having a temporal relationship. The method includes selecting a first CCN interest packet including a first CCN name of a first content object from the group of content objects, adding an entry for the first CCN name to a correlation table, and selecting at least a second CCN interest packet including a second CCN name of a second content object from the group of content objects. The method further includes correlating the second CCN name with the first CCN name by determining a request sequence for the first content object and the second content object, and updating the entry to correlate the first CCN name with the second CCN name. |
| US09736262B2 |
Using groups of user accounts to deliver content to electronic devices using local caching servers
The described embodiments electronically deliver content (e.g., digitally-encoded files) to an electronic device using groups of accounts. In the described embodiments, a content provider obtains a public address of the electronic device and at least one account identifier for the electronic device from a request for the content received from the electronic device. Next, the content provider uses the public address to identify a local caching server (LCS) on a local area network (LAN) to which the electronic device is connected and uses the account identifier to determine that an account associated with the LCS is associated with a group of accounts with which an account for the electronic device is also associated. The content provider then provides a local address of the LCS to the electronic device, which uses the local address to obtain the content from the LCS via the LAN without accessing a content delivery network outside the LAN. |
| US09736261B2 |
Delivering customized content to mobile devices
The illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a platform that enables a content developer to distribute uniform content to multiple types of requesting mobile devices. By authoring content in a generic markup language and using the technologies included in the Mobile Content Framework (MCF), the content developer is able to provide content to multiple types devices without providing different versions of the content. The content may be authored originally in the generic markup language or translated from other languages into the generic markup language by the MCF. The MCF exploits the capabilities and accommodates the limitations of different types of wireless devices by converting generic markup language content to device-specific content. The MCF interacts with device registries holding records of the device attributes in order to provide the device-specific content. The MCF handles these issues for current mobile devices while also being extensible for future mobile devices. |
| US09736260B2 |
Redirecting from a cloud service to a third party website to save costs without sacrificing security
Techniques are provided for receiving a request from a client proxy device to access a file on a server. The file is associated with a uniform resource locator (URL). In response to receiving the request, the server proxy device evaluates the request for presence of information that indicates that the client proxy device is able to obtain redirect instructions to access the file. When the evaluating indicates that the request includes the information, the server proxy device requests and receives identifier information associated with the URL from the server. The server proxy device retrieves from a database stored identifier information associated with the URL to compare it to the stored identifier information associated with the URL. When there is a match, the redirect instructions are sent to the client proxy device instructing the client proxy device to retrieve the file directly from the server. |
| US09736259B2 |
Platform-as-a-service with proxy-controlled request routing
When a user sends a request to access an asset or resource, for example a program code file or a media file, the access request can be processed by a proxy device. The proxy can use directory information obtained from a directory, for example a company-wide Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory, to determine whether or not the request is from an authorized network user listed in the directory. The proxy can use management information obtained from another database to determine roles, subordinate assignment information, and access authorization information associated with the requesting user. The proxy can conditionally route the request to a resource host based on the directory information and the management information. The proxy can also transform a resource returned in response to the request by using pipeline language parameters included in a URL associated with the access request. |
| US09736258B2 |
Assessment of content delivery services using performance measurements from within an end user client application
A system for measuring and monitoring performance of online content is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes an intermediary device, such as a web proxy, that receives client requests for content, such as requests for web pages. The device obtains the requested content, modifies it by applying one or more performance optimizations, and serves it to the client. The device also inserts code into the content for execution by the client to gather and report data reflecting, e.g., how quickly the client is able to get and process the content. The code includes information identifying the modifications the device made, and this is reported with the timing data, so that the effect on performance can be analyzed. In other embodiments, the device selects one of multiple versions of content, and the inserted code contains information identifying the selected version. The foregoing are merely examples; other embodiments are described herein. |
| US09736245B2 |
Methods for synchronizing web sessions and devices thereof
A first web socket connection is established with a sending device and a second web socket connection is established with a receiving device. The sending device is notified when the second web socket connection is established. One or more cookies including session information and a redirect uniform resource locator (URL) are received from the sending device in response to the notification and over the first web socket connection. The one or more cookies and the redirect URL are forwarded to the receiving device over the second web socket connection, wherein the redirect URL is associated with a web page that, when executed by the receiving device, is configured to comprise the session information. |
| US09736244B2 |
Peer revival detection
It is provided a method, comprising detecting a request for establishing a session between a peer and a network, wherein the request is received from the peer and comprises an identifier of a user of the network; checking, if the request is detected, whether a first session is established, wherein the first session is a session of the user which is established between the peer and the network; determining, if it is checked that the first session is established, whether the first session is dead or alive; flushing the first session if it is determined that the first session is dead; triggering an establishment of the requested session if it is determined that the first session is dead. |
| US09736237B2 |
Server-based backup system for user data
In a method performed by a host system with one or more processors, the host system sends a web page to a client system via a communications network. The host system receives inputs from the client system, via the communications network, that include user text inputs to the web page. The inputs are received prior to receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page. The host system also periodically auto-saves a backup copy of at least some of the received user text inputs to the web page, prior to receiving the user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page. |
| US09736234B2 |
Routing of communications to one or more processors performing one or more services according to a load balancing function
The present disclosure identifies topologies of a computer network where one network appliance may be configured as a master network appliance and where that master network appliance may communicate over a network communication interface with one or more slave network appliances. Computer networks of the present disclosure may include a switch and a firewall where the switch may be coupled to several network appliances via different network communication interfaces. |
| US09736232B2 |
Deploying a portion of a streaming application to one or more virtual machines according to hardware type
A streams manager monitors performance of a streaming application, and when the performance needs to be improved, the streams manager requests a cloud manager provision one or more VMs on a server that has a specified hardware type, and optionally has specified available hardware capacity. In response, the cloud manager determines which available servers have the specified hardware type, and when available hardware capacity is specified, further determines which of the available servers with the specified hardware type have the specified available capacity. When there are multiple servers that satisfy the request from the streams manager, the cloud manager determines from historical performance logs for the servers which is preferred. The cloud manager then provisions the requested VM(s) on the specified hardware type and returns the requested VM(s) to the streams manager. The streams manager then deploys a portion of the streaming application to the VM(s). |
| US09736230B2 |
User control over content delivery
Novel tools and techniques for Internet service providers to enable enhanced user control over content delivery. In an aspect of certain embodiments, these tools can allow the customer to select, on a variety of different bases, whether content should be obtained from the Internet or from a lower-cost source, such as a metropolitan content delivery network (“CDN”) operated by the ISP or a private peering connection with a content source. Both of these options can, for example, avoid accessing content over the Internet and thus can reduce ISP delivery costs. In some embodiments, these cost reductions can be passed to the consumer in the way the ISP accounts for the content delivery. |
| US09736227B2 |
Data capture on a serial device
A system and a method are provided for enabling a user to connect a serial port of a device server to a serial device, query and capture data and settings pertaining to the serial device such that the device server can communicate and exchange data with the serial device without requiring customized programming. The device server may periodically query and capture user-specified data from the serial device. A poll configuration feature may be used to specify one or more commands which the device server will periodically query from the serial device. The response to each poll may be further sliced into a multiplicity of smaller portions according to user-specified filter rules. The captured data may be presented to other users online by way of a Web Manager, and the device server may establish machine-to-machine communications by way of XML and a Command Line Interface. |
| US09736218B2 |
Device, system and method for processing character data
A method is described. The method comprising the steps of receiving character data from the remote device following a selection of character data for application to a target; and determining, based on one or more characters in the character data, one or more components executable on the processor for supplying the character data thereto. A device is also described. |
| US09736215B1 |
System and method for correlating end-user experience data and backend-performance data
In one embodiment, a method includes operating at least one distributed software application. The method further includes receiving a web request from an end-user information handling system in connection with the at least one distributed software application. Further, the method includes generating a transaction identifier for the transaction. Moreover, the method includes processing the transaction. The processing includes generating backend-performance data indexed by the transaction identifier. Additionally, the method includes injecting the transaction identifier into a web response to the web request. Also, the method includes transmitting the web response to the end-user information handling system along a transmission path. In addition, the method includes, at a node along the transmission path, passively observing the response and generating end-user experience data therefrom. |
| US09736214B2 |
Integrating co-browsing with other forms of information sharing
A co-browse service uses JavaScript to allow a web page shown in a user's browser to be viewed remotely. Updates to the web page are rendered into HTML and forwarded on the co-browse session. Aspects of the web page that should not be visible are specified in a list of masked elements which prevents the JavaScript from transmitting the content of those elements on the co-browse session. A person viewing the web page at the remote location can select objects to have those objects highlighted within the user's browser. Likewise the person viewing the web page may manipulate the objects by selecting objects and entering information into the objects. Updates to the web page are collected and aggregated such that only the most recent updates are forwarded on the co-browse session. Updates that don't affect the DOM, such as hover state, are also transmitted on the session. |
| US09736209B2 |
State change alerts mechanism
A communications system including one or more alert gates and an alert controller. Each alert gate is configured to detect a different type of alert feed corresponding to a particular kind of alert. The alert controller is connected to the alert gates and operable to receive detected alerts from the alert gates and to deliver the detected alerts to a user of the communications system. |
| US09736207B1 |
Passive outdial support for mobile devices via WAP push of an MVSS URL
A Mobile Voice Self Service (MVSS) system that may include an MVSS mobile device and a client system. The system may be used to provide passive outdial support for a mobile device via WAP Push of an MVSS URL. The MVSS mobile device may have various local applications such as a bootstrap application and an outdial application. The client system may include an application server to deliver an MVSS file to the MVSS mobile device. |
| US09736205B2 |
Media share control apparatus, media reproducing apparatus, and method of providing user interface for media sharing thereof
A media share control apparatus, a media reproducing apparatus, and a method of providing a user interface for the media share thereof are disclosed herein. Herein, A media share control apparatus includes a network interface unit and a control unit. The network interface unit may receive a search message for searching a media service daemon from a media reproducing apparatus. The control unit configured to execute a receiver picker and a media service daemon. And, the executed media service daemon performs pairing between the media reproducing apparatus and the media share control apparatus in accordance with the received search message, wherein the executed media service daemon converts a media share message transmitted from the receiver picker in accordance with a web-based protocol pre-agreed upon with the paired media reproducing apparatus, and wherein the executed media service daemon transmits the converted media share message to the paired media reproducing apparatus. |
| US09736204B2 |
Media content delivery over telephone networks
A media service server provides media content to users over telephone networks. The media content server receives a request for media items, where the request is a call placed by a phone. The media content server identifies a user associated with the request, and establishes an audio communication channel with the phone. The media content server selects a media item for the user based on an identity of the user, and provides the media item to the user by playing content of the media item to the user over the audio communication channel. |
| US09736201B2 |
Encrypted streams to receivers
A stream receiver device that receives information indicative of streams to be played from remote devices. The stream receiver has a network connection, receiving information indicative of streams to be played from remote devices, e.g., stream senders. A processor in the stream receiver operates to receive the information and operates to play a stream based on the information. The stream receiver has an access list, which can be a white list or a black list. The stream is played when allowed by the white list or not-blocked by the black list. The lists can also include times during which the entries are active, and file types to be allowed or blocked. |
| US09736199B2 |
Dynamic and collaborative workflow authoring with cloud-supported live feedback
Embodiments are directed to a method of developing a workflow. The method includes receiving a proposed workflow component at a local computing device of a workflow development system. The workflow development system generates a simulation stub derived from historical workflow execution logs that are relevant to the proposed workflow component. The workflow development system executes the simulation stub, which is an approximation of the proposed workflow component. |
| US09736197B2 |
Call extender for inter-carrier network switch
A method of extending calls includes receiving a request to establish a call session with a called party, and establishing the call session between the calling party and the called party. The method further includes monitoring the length of the established call session, and receiving a message requesting a termination of the call session. Still further, the method includes, in response to receiving the message requesting the termination of the call session, maintaining the established call session for an additional time period, wherein the additional time period plus the monitored length of the established call session is equal to or greater than a threshold of time. |
| US09736196B2 |
Automatically configuring a web-enabled portable device to access the internet
Automatically configuring a portable electronic device for accessing a site on a public network is disclosed. The method and system include establishing a connection to at least one server for establishing and maintaining website accounts, and sending information uniquely identifying the electronic device to the at least one server. The at least one server sends user account information to the device, including an account ID and password, created based on the electronic device information. The user account information is stored on the device for use the next time the device accesses the website, whereby the user does not have to enter account information in order to establish the ISP connection or the website account before accessing the public network or, if the user account is not completely set up, to establish the user account a next time the device connects to the at least one server. |
| US09736195B2 |
Dynamic bridge for object transfer
A request for a first dynamic bridge end is received at a first device. A capability for a second dynamic bridge end is transmitted to a second device. At least one of the first dynamic bridge end and the second dynamic bridge end have a movable end point location. The first dynamic bridge end and the second dynamic bridge end create a path for transmission of an object. |
| US09736191B2 |
Digital radio-communication system for changing a narrow-band infrastructure and terminals into a wide-band infrastructure and terminals
The invention relates to a radio-communication system for Push-to-Talk applications, comprising: a narrow-band PMR-technology terminal capable of connecting, via a radio-electric interface, to a narrow-band network infrastructure for accessing, via a PTT server, a set of narrow-band PTT resources or applications; and a wide-band-technology terminal capable of connecting, via a radio-electric interface, to an IP-WAN network for accessing, via a server, a set of wide-band PTT resources or applications, wherein said terminal comprises a client PTT application on the IP-WAN network configured to establish an IP connection between the terminal and a PTT server over the IP-WAN via an interface, such that said terminal can access the narrow-band PTT resources or applications and establish a communication channel with the terminal. |
| US09736188B1 |
Methods for assuring security governance in managed computer systems
An agile governance system provides recommendations for infrastructure change requests concerning a cloud-based computer environment in accordance with security policies regarding data to be used in connection with applications impacted by the requests. The nature and character of the data is determined using an interactive dialog with a requesting entity. Possible responses provided by the requesting entity are mapped to security policy requirements, which, in turn, are used to determine infrastructure stack requirements. Where pre-approved solutions that satisfy the security needs for the requested infrastructure change exist, they are recommended; otherwise, the requesting entity is presented with the recommendation for the requested infrastructure change along with a list of required approvals and approvers. |
| US09736184B2 |
Apparatus and method for using certificate data to route data
A method of routing data across a network receives a session request from a client node to access at least one node in a local network having a plurality of nodes. The method also receives a client certificate (e.g., a digital certificate at least partially specified by known standards, such as the “X509 Standard”) from the client node. The client certificate has client information specifying at least one node to receive packets from the client node. Next, the method uses the client certificate to execute an authentication process. If the authentication process authenticates the client node, then the method routes data packets from the client node to at least one node in the local network as specified by the client information in the client certificate. |
| US09736183B2 |
Verifying access-control policies with arithmetic quantifier-free form constraints
A system and method is provided for verifying an access-control policy against a particular constraint for a multi-step operation. In disclosed embodiments, the method includes expressing the access-control policy as a first quantifier-free form (QFF) constraint and identifying the particular constraint as a second QFF constraint. The method also includes identifying an operation vector and providing copies of the operation vector associated with steps in the multi-step operation. The method also includes determining a third QFF constraint using the first QFF constraint, the second QFF constraint, and the copies of the operation vector. The method also includes solving the third QFF constraint to determine a solution and outputting a result of the solving. |
| US09736178B1 |
Systems and methods for detecting suspicious internet addresses
The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting suspicious Internet addresses may include (1) monitoring Internet communications of an entity (e.g., an organization or individual), (2) compiling an Internet-address history for the entity that includes one or more Internet addresses involved in the Internet communications of the entity, (3) detecting, after compiling the Internet-address history for the entity, an additional Internet address that may be used in future Internet communications involving the entity, (4) computing a similarity metric between the additional Internet address and at least one Internet-address in the Internet-address history, (5) determining that the similarity metric indicates that the additional Internet address is suspicious, and (6) performing a security action in response to determining that the similarity metric indicates that the additional Internet address is suspicious. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US09736175B2 |
Anomalous behavior detection based on behavioral signatures
Electromagnetic (EM)/radio frequency (RF) emissions may be detected and corresponding EM personas may be created. One or more EM personas may be associated with a super-persona corresponding to a particular entity. EM personas, super personas, and/or supplemental identifying information can be used to enforce security protocols. |
| US09736174B2 |
Method and apparatus for machine to machine network security monitoring in a communications network
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for providing network security monitoring in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method receives communications traffic associated with a sensor network from a sensor that is a member of the sensor network, analyzes the communications traffic to determine if an attack is occurring on the sensor network, and generates an alarm if the attack is occurring on the sensor network. |
| US09736167B2 |
Enhanced security and safety in telerobotic systems
Methods and systems for securing remotely-operable devices are provided. A security device can receive a plurality of commands to control a remotely-operable device in a remote environment. At least one command in the plurality of commands can include command data that is related to the remotely-operable device. The security device can receive a plurality of responses to the plurality of commands. The security device can process the plurality of commands and the plurality of responses to determine a signature related to an operator that issued the plurality of commands for the remotely-operable device. The security device can determine an identity of the operator based on the signature. The security device can generate an identity report that includes the identity of the operator. |
| US09736166B2 |
System and method for using per-application profiles in a computing device
Systems and methods for creating and managing per-application profiles are disclosed. A method may include receiving input designating at least a first profile policy and a second profile policy. At least a first application profile and a second application profile may be created based on the received first profile policy and the second profile policy. An application of the plurality of applications may be associated with both the first application profile and the second application profile. A first storage partition and a second storage partition may be created within a storage space of the computing device. The storage space may be associated with the application. The first storage partition may store application data while the application is running under the first application profile. The second storage partition may store application data while the application is running under the second application profile. |
| US09736165B2 |
Centralized authentication for granting access to online services
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to implement centralized authentication for granting access to online services are disclosed. Example authentication methods disclosed herein include accessing an identification code included in an authentication request received from an online service for authentication information associated with a first device, wherein the identification code was previously assigned to provide valid identification of the first device during a first time interval. Disclosed example authentication methods also include, in response to determining a profile selected based on the identification code permits the online service to access the authentication information, evaluating activity information associated with the first device based on the profile to determine the authentication information. Disclosed example authentication methods further include transmitting the authentication information to the online service. |
| US09736163B2 |
Scalable virtual appliance cloud (SVAC) and methods usable in an SVAC
According to one embodiment, a system includes at least one switching distributed line card (DLC) configured to apply Access Control Lists (ACLs) on each switching interface of the at least one switching DLC to direct certain received packets to at least one appliance DLC to have deep packet inspection services performed on the certain received packets, and at least one central switch fabric coupler (SFC) in communication with the at least one switching DLC, where the at least one appliance DLC and the at least one switching DLC are connected to the at least one central SFC. Other systems, methods and computer program products for providing scalable virtual appliance cloud (SVAC) services are described in more embodiments. |
| US09736162B2 |
Document event notifications based on document access control lists
A content management system manages documents such that a document is received and stored in the content management system. Access privileges (e.g., an Access Control List) to the document are defined for one or more users of the content management system. An occurrence of a document life cycle event with respect to the document is detected and a distribution list is generated for notifying the one or more users of the document life cycle event based on the access privileges of the one or more users. |
| US09736161B2 |
Method and system for preventing information leakage based on telephone
The present invention relates to a method and a system for preventing an information leakage based on a telephone authentication. The present invention includes a first step in which a telephone-authentication data-loss-prevention (DLP) file policy is set by a generator as a user of a user terminal assembly including a server-connection terminal through using the server-connection terminal and the server-connection terminal sends the telephone-authentication DLP file policy and requests a generation of a telephone-authentication DLP file to a DLP server assembly through an internet network; a second step in which the DLP server assembly generates a contents identification (CID) by using information including the telephone-authentication DLP file policy and stores a telephone-authentication DLP file information including the CID and the telephone-authentication DLP file policy; and a third step in which the server-connection terminal or the DLP server assembly generates the telephone-authentication DLP file, wherein the telephone-authentication DLP file including the CID as a header of an original data file that is a general file. A telephone authentication is needed when a reader reads the generated telephone-authentication DLP file.The method and the system for preventing the information leakage based on the telephone authentication according to an embodiment of the present invention, secure can be effectively enhanced by combining a DLP and a telephone authentication. Also, even though data is leaked, a location of the data can be known through the telephone authentication. Also, encryption of all kinds of data such as personal information, a general document, and so on is possible. Thus, applicable objects and scopes can be broadened. |
| US09736159B2 |
Identity pool bridging for managed directory services
A customer of a computing resource service provider may utilize a set of credentials to request creation of an identity pool within a managed directory service. Accordingly, the managed directory service may create the identity pool. Instead of having the customer create a separate account within this identity pool, the managed directory service may create a shadow administrator account within the identity pool, which may be used to manage other users and resources in the identity pool within the managed directory service. The managed directory service further exposes an application programming interface command that may be used to obtain a set of credentials for accessing the shadow administrator account. The customer may use this command to receive the set of credentials and access the shadow administrator account. Accordingly, the customer can manage users and resources in the identity pool within the managed directory service. |
| US09736158B2 |
Delivering author specific content
Delivering author specific content includes identifying author specific content with tags inserted into its metadata across multiple online resources and delivering updates about the author specific content to a user specified activity stream. |
| US09736156B2 |
WLAN user fixed network accessing method and system
A method for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) user to access a fixed network is disclosed, which includes: after the WLAN user is authenticated successfully, a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) sends obtained user subscription information to a WLAN device; and after the WLAN device performs related configuration according to the user subscription information, a WLAN user terminal accesses a network. A system for a WLAN user to access a fixed network is also disclosed. The present disclosure can solve the problem that a WLAN network cannot perceive the user subscription information and further cannot provide differentiated services based on different users and different subscription information because a WLAN user passes through BNG authentication. |
| US09736155B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for authentication
An authentication apparatus updates a first execution information entry corresponding to a first identification information entry of an authentication target having undergone authentication processing, and transmits the first identification and execution information entries to a management apparatus. The management apparatus updates an execution information entry corresponding to the first identification information entry, and stores a first sequence information entry indicating a sequence number. The management apparatus transmits the first sequence and identification information entries to the authentication apparatus. The authentication apparatus then stores the first sequence information entry, and further acquires, from the management apparatus, second execution and sequence information entries corresponding to a second identification information entry identified by comparing the first sequence information entry against a different one received before the reception of the first sequence information entry and stores the acquired information in association with the second identification information entry. |
| US09736149B2 |
Method and system for establishing trusted communication using a security device
Methods and systems for authenticating a security device for establishing trusted email communication. The security device is authenticated by installing private security software on the security device. In order to authorize an email transaction, a transaction authorization is performed using the security device by display a QR (Quick Response) code from an authorization server on a user terminal and scanning the QR code into the security device. After scanning the QR code, an OTA (One-Time-Authorization) code is sent from the security device to the authorization server for verifying the transaction. Embodiments of the present invention provide trusted email communication. A corresponding system for authenticating a security device and preforming trusted email communication is also provided. |
| US09736146B2 |
Embedded extrinsic source for digital certificate validation
A computer uses the information included within a digital certificate to obtain a current date and time value from a trusted extrinsic trusted source and the computer compares the obtained current date and time value to a validity period included in the digital certificate to determine if the digital certificate is expired. The information included within the digital certificate specifying an extrinsic source for the current date and time value can be included in an extension of the digital certificate, and the information can specify a plurality of extrinsic sources. |
| US09736144B2 |
Apparatus and methods for activation of communication devices
A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, storing, by a universal integrated circuit card including at least one processor, a digital root certificate locking a communication device to a network provider, and disabling an activation of the communication device responsive to receiving an indication of a revocation of the stored digital root certificate from a certificate authority, wherein the indication of the revocation of the stored digital root certificate is associated with a revocation of permission for an identity authority to issue a security activation information to the communication device on behalf of the network provide. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09736141B2 |
Passporting credentials between a mobile app and a web browser
Systems and methods for passporting credentials provide a mechanism by which a native app on a client device can invoke a service provider's core web site web addresses (URL) while keeping the existing session active and shared between the two experiences (native app and web flow) so that the end user does not need to re-login at each context switch. The mechanism can include a unique way for the web flow context to communicate conditions and pass control back to the native app context of the shared session. |
| US09736139B2 |
Storage of captured sensitive data with bypass of local storage
The claimed subject matter includes techniques for storing sensitive data. An example system includes a processor and a computer-readable memory storage device storing executable instructions that can be executed by the processor to cause the processor to send authentication credentials to a service to request authorization to store sensitive data with the service. The example system also includes instructions that can be executed by the processor to cause the processor to capture sensitive data from a sensor on a device. The example system also includes instructions that can be executed by the processor to cause the processor to bypass storing the captured sensitive data in any non-volatile memory in the device and stream the captured sensitive data to the service from the sensor. |
| US09736133B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing enhanced authenticity for multimedia data item
A method for providing enhanced authenticity for a multimedia data item, the multimedia data item including captured multimedia data with associated metadata, wherein the method includes receiving the multimedia data item over a transmission path. The method further includes defining path information for the received multimedia data item based on the used transmission path; and storing the path information to the multimedia data item for providing enhanced authenticity of the association between the metadata and the captured multimedia data. |
| US09736130B1 |
Communications methods and apparatus related to web initiated sessions
A client device, e.g., a smartphone including a web browser, requests a call authorization token from a web server, e.g., a web page server. The web server, acting on behalf of a company, whose web page is hosted and whose phone corresponds to the called party, screens incoming requests and decides whether or not to issue an authorization token, e.g., a signed token including an encrypted portion. The web server issues a call authorization token and communicate the issued token to the client device. The client device includes the received issued call authorization token in a signal, e.g., a SIP INVITE signal, which it generates and sends to a session border controller (SBC). The session border controller processes the received authorization token and checks the authorization token to validate the received token. The SBC establishes a communications session if the received token passes the validation check. |
| US09736129B2 |
Counter check and reconfiguration method, apparatus, and system
The present invention relates to base stations, and a terminal. The primary base station execute the following steps, receiving, by a primary base station, security parameter update request information that is sent by a secondary base station and carries an encryption algorithm, wherein the security parameter update request information comprises the encryption algorithm; adding, by the primary base station, the encryption algorithm in the received security parameter update request information to reconfiguration information; sending, by the primary base station, the reconfiguration information carrying the encryption algorithm to a terminal; and receiving, by the primary base station, reconfiguration complete information sent by the terminal. Thereby, the present invention implements a reconfiguration process in a network architecture in which a primary base station is separated from a secondary base station. |
| US09736128B2 |
System and method for a practical, secure and verifiable cloud computing for mobile systems
Disclosed are systems and methods for delegating computations of resource-constrained mobile clients, in which multiple servers interact to construct an encrypted program representing a garbled circuit. Implementing the garbled circuit, garbled outputs are returned. Such implementations ensure privacy of each mobile client's data, even if an executing server has been colluded. The garbled circuit provides secure cloud computing for mobile systems by incorporating cryptographically secure pseudo random number generation that enables a mobile client to efficiently retrieve a result of a computation, as well as verify that an evaluator actually performed the computation. Cloud computation and communication complexity are analyzed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed system for mobile systems. |
| US09736127B2 |
Systems and methods for cloud data security
Techniques for providing data security services with respect to cloud-based services are described. Examples include a security service provider (“SSP”) configured to perform or provide one or more security-related services or functions with respect to or on behalf of some other system or service. The other system or service may be, for example, a cloud-based system that provides network-accessible services. The SSP allows a user of the cloud-based service to provide and manage one or more security-related services, such as data storage, encryption, decryption, key management, and the like. By using and controlling the SSP, the user can be confident that his or her data is being securely represented and stored, even though it is being operated upon by a cloud-based service that is not under the user's control. |
| US09736126B2 |
Authenticating mobile applications using policy files
Examples of techniques for authenticating mobile applications are described herein. A method includes receiving, at a first server, a key pair and a policy file associated with a mobile service on a second server, the policy file includes a plurality of security objects to be authenticated, a plurality of computing devices to authenticate the security objects, and an order of authentication. The method includes distributing the key pair and the policy file to a security device. The method also includes receiving, at the first server, an authentication request from a mobile application. The method further includes creating an authenticity challenge as specified in the policy file and sending the authenticity challenge with a response to the mobile application. |
| US09736125B2 |
Method and device for generating access stratum key in communications system
In the communications system, a user equipment UE accesses a core network via a first network-side device by using a first air interface and connects to the first network-side device via a second network-side device by using a second air interface to access the core network. The method includes: acquiring, by the network-side device, an input parameter; calculating, by the network-side device, an access stratum root key KeNB* according to the input parameter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, or using, by the network-side device, the KeNB as the KeNB*; and generating, by the second network-side device, an access stratum key on the second air interface according to the KeNB*, or sending, by the first network-side device, the KeNB* to the second network-side device. |
| US09736124B2 |
System and method for secure transmission of media content
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway comprising a controller to receive from a communication device a request for media content, receive a key and a record associated with the communications device from an interactive television system, wherein the record comprises a list of entitled media content, determine whether the requested media content is in the list of entitled media content, retrieve the requested media content from the interactive television system when the requested media content is determined to be in the list of entitled media content, encrypt the retrieved media content utilizing the key, and transmit the encrypted media content to the communications device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09736115B2 |
Firewall packet filtering
Mechanisms are provided for performing an operation on a received data packet. A data packet is received and a hash operation on a header field value of a header of the data packet is performed to generate a hash value. A lookup operation is performed in a hash table associated with a type of the header field value to identify a hash table entry. A bit string associated with the hash table entry is retrieved, where each bit in the bit string corresponds to a class of rules of a rule set of a firewall. A matching operation of the header field value to rules in classes of rules corresponding to bits set in the bit string is performed to select one or more search trees. Operations are performed based on rules in the classes of rules being matched by header field value of the data packet. |
| US09736114B1 |
Restricting mature content at a network element having an image scanner
Methods, devices, and products provide for restricting access to mature content by individuals for whom access to the mature content is designated as inappropriate. A content filter receives a communication, determines that the communication includes an image, and extracts the image. The image is scanned for mature content. A content restrictor component restricts access by various classes of users to the mature content. |
| US09736110B2 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring IP address by DHCP client
A method and an apparatus for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) address by a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client. The method includes generating, by a controller, a first DHCP discover packet, forwarding, by the controller, the first DHCP discover packet to a DHCP server through a switch so that the DHCP server generates a DHCP offer packet, and sends the DHCP offer packet to the switch, receiving, by the controller, the DHCP offer packet and port information of the switch to communicate with the DHCP server, wherein the DHCP offer packet and the port are reported by the switch, acquiring address information of the DHCP server, and generating, by the controller according to the address information and the port, a forwarding rule for forwarding from the switch to the DHCP server, to assist the DHCP client in acquiring an IP address of the DHCP client. |
| US09736108B2 |
Direct transmission of data between applications in a multi-tenant environment
Overhead of sending data from one application to another by doing input and output processing can be costly. The present invention provides a method of transmitting data with a low overhead between applications in a multi-tenant runtime environment. The multi-tenant runtime detects a connection between tenants, and then performs low-overhead data transmission mechanisms by cloning data from one tenant space to another tenant space, while keeping the data isolated for two tenants. |
| US09736107B2 |
Systems and methods of online social environment based translation of entity mentions
The technology disclosed relates to adapting online social feed items according to the posting formats of each of the multiple destination online social environments to which they are posted, regardless of the source online social environments from which they originate. In particular, it relates to creating separate instances of a feed item such that each of the instances includes tag formats, social handles or identifiers that are compatible to the online social environments in which they are embedded. These separate instances of a feed item can all be embedded in a first online social environment while preserving their tag formats corresponding to other online social environments. |
| US09736103B2 |
Dynamic granular messaging persistence
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue. |
| US09736102B2 |
Three-dimensional time series data
A system, device, computer program product, and/or method generates display data that allows a user to ascertain a relationship between related electronic information from among sent and received electronic information. A three-dimensional time series data processing system selects one electronic information, extracts electronic information relating to the selected electronic information from the electronic information database, calculates relevance between the sender of the selected electronic information and the sender of the extracted electronic information, and generates three-dimensional time series data for three-dimensionally rendering a relationship between the selected electronic information and the extracted electronic information as positional information of the respective extracted electronic information in a virtual three-dimensional space, where the sender, the send time and the relevance are axes. In addition, the three-dimensional time series data processing system renders three-dimensional time series data for relevance of electronic information in cylindrical coordinates and displays the data while modifying a viewing angle. |
| US09736101B2 |
Automated communications system
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to automated systems for organizing and facilitating information exchange between members of an organization. Automated systems that represent embodiments of the present invention allow for creation and administration of hierarchical groupings of members of the organization to facilitate efficient dissemination of information among members of groups. Embodiments of the present invention provide for automated and intelligent routing of information and communications among many different types of communications media and devices through which members of the organization can distribute and exchange information with one another. Embodiments of the present invention additionally provide for sophisticated logging, tracking, and monitoring of information distribution and management within the organization. |
| US09736098B2 |
Email-based software delivery
A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for dividing, by a processor, a code segment into one or more portions that together form the code segment, generating a plurality of email messages, combining one or more portions of the code segment into an email message of the plurality of email messages, and sending the plurality of email messages to a client to be reassembled on the client. |
| US09736093B2 |
Accessing third-party communication service via a social networking system
A user interface in a social networking system enables users to connect to and interact with each other using a third-party communication service, such as a VoIP or video chat service. A user initiates an interaction with another user in the social networking system, which passes the users' information to the third-party communication service provider to allow it to provide the requested service. The social networking system may pass an encrypted identifier for the users so that the third-party communication service does not have access to the real identities of the social networking system's users. A user of the social networking system may use this process to video conference with users of the third-party communication service, rather than just other users of the social networking system, and vice versa. |
| US09736091B2 |
Chat interface and computer program product for comparing free time between instant message chat members
Under the present disclosure, a chat interface and computer program product for comparing free time between instant message chat members in order to schedule an upcoming event are provided. One approach includes: storing individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat; initiating a free time comparison; and combining the individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat into a free time summary calendar, wherein the free time summary calendar indicates at least one of free time periods that are simultaneously available to all of the members of the chat and conflict time periods during which at least two chat members simultaneously have an event scheduled. The free time summary calendar may be viewed in day, week, and month view formats. |
| US09736089B2 |
System and method for enabling voice and video communications using a messaging application
A method and system are provided for enabling voice communications via a messaging application. The method comprises enabling an instant messaging (IM) presence status option to be selected; and blocking an incoming voice communication when the presence status option has been selected. A method and system are also provided comprising displaying a first instant message in an instant messaging conversation user interface comprising call status information; and displaying updated call status information in the instant messaging conversation user interface after determining whether an call attempt has been successful. |
| US09736087B2 |
Computer readable non-transitory medium, electronic mail information send method and electronic mail information send device
A computer readable, non-transitory medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process includes: accepting electronic mail information including mail body text information and address information designated by a first user; accepting a request of a second user that designates the electronic mail information; referring to a storage unit that relates address information to human resource information of a person corresponding to the address and stores the address information and the human resource information and extracting human resource information corresponding to address information included in the electronic mail information designated by the second user; and sending the extracted human resource information to a terminal the second user uses together with the mail body text information included in the electronic mail information. |
| US09736086B1 |
Multi-function, multi-protocol FIFO for high-speed communication
Systems and methods are disclosed for buffering data using a multi-function, multi-protocol first-in-first-out (FIFO) circuit. For example, a data buffering apparatus is provided that includes a mode selection input and a FIFO circuit that is operative to buffer a data signal between a FIFO circuit input and a FIFO circuit output, wherein the FIFO circuit is configured in an operating mode responsive to the mode selection signal. |
| US09736084B2 |
Command injection to hardware pipeline for atomic configuration
A command processing system facilitates pipeline configuration. Each stage of a packet processing pipeline may access certain memory locations for processing of a data packet as it passes through each stage. The command processing system facilitates changing the memory locations in an atomic manner. |
| US09736083B2 |
Techniques for packet-switched video telephony setup with QOS preconditions
Techniques for setting up a packet-switched video telephony (PSVT) call are described. A mobile originated (MO) device may transmit an invitation for the PSVT call to a mobile terminated (MT) device. The invitation may initiate a process to reserve and identify video and audio resources to establish the PSVT call. The MO device may determine whether the video resources are available. If the video resources are not available but audio resources are available, the MO device may instead establish the PSVT call with only an audio stream call between the MO device and the MT device. If audio resources become available ahead of video resources, the PSVT call may be established with an audio stream first and a video stream is automatically added to the call when video resources are reserved later, or the PSVT call is downgraded to a VoIP call if the video resources cannot be reserved. |
| US09736078B2 |
Rendezvous flow control apparatus, method, and non-transitory tangible computer readable medium
A rendezvous flow control apparatus, method, and non-transitory tangible computer readable medium thereof are provided. The rendezvous flow control apparatus includes a plurality of transceiving interfaces and a processing unit. Each of the transceiving interfaces is individually assigned with a first allocated bandwidth. The transceiving interfaces transmit a first data flow of a network service to a network apparatus by the first allocated bandwidths at a first stage. The transceiving interfaces receive a piece of feedback information from the network apparatus. The processing unit assigns a second allocated bandwidth to each of the transceiving interfaces according to the piece of feedback information. The transceiving interfaces transmit a second data flow of the network service to the network apparatus by the second allocated bandwidths at a second stage. |
| US09736076B2 |
Device server and control method thereof
A configuration in which a device server is connected to a client and is also locally connected to a USB device suppresses data transfer volume fluctuation due to network delay, maintains the data transferring volume at a value guaranteed by the isochronous output transfer and improves network robustness under the isochronous output transfer process. The device server includes a data buffer portion for the isochronous output transfer data and performs advance reading of the isochronous output transfer data after sending back a transfer completion response unconditionally to the client upon receiving an isochronous output transfer request from the client. When the retention data volume in the data buffer portion reaches the upper limit threshold, the transfer data buffered in the data buffer portion is transferred to the device over the isochronous output transfer. |
| US09736068B2 |
Switching layer 2 (L2) flows to a correct node in a link aggregation domain
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for providing more efficient switching of data traffic in networks that include a link aggregation domain. In embodiments, when packets arrive at one virtual link trunking (VLT) unit via an inter-node link (INL) from a peer VLT unit in the VLT domain, the first VLT unit checks whether the Media Access Control source address (MAC SA) was learned on a VLT LAG. If the MAC SA was learned on a VLT LAG, then, in embodiments, a special packet is sent to a VLT termination unit to have it learn the MAC destination address of the original packet on a sub-LAG from which the special packet was received. Learning the MAC destination address on the sub-LAG rather than the parent LAG allows for more direct switching of future packets. |
| US09736067B2 |
Prefix-aware weighted cost multi-path group reduction
Methods and systems for generating a forwarding table for a packet switch. The system includes a route manager for the packet switch, configured to identify a plurality of multi-path groups each corresponding to a respective initial set of routing entries in the forwarding table and generate, for one or more multi-path groups, at least one replacement set of routing entries with fewer routing entries than the initial set corresponding to the respective multi-path group. The route manager selects, based on a traffic reduction cost metric, one or more of the replacement sets of routing entries, each corresponding to a different respective multi-path group, and updates the forwarding table with the selected replacement sets. In some implementations, the traffic reduction cost metric includes a traffic characteristic. In some implementations, the packet switch participates in a software-defined network (SDN) and the route manager is part of an SDN controller. |
| US09736061B2 |
Enhancements to PIM fast re-route with upstream activation packets
A method performed by a network node. The method includes detecting a loss of connection at an incoming interface to an upstream neighbor of the network node, where the network node is in a multicast communication network that includes a multicast tree to provide connectivity from a common source node to one or more multicast recipient nodes. The multicast communication network further includes a set of one or more secondary paths to provide redundancy to the multicast tree, and sending a notification packet downstream toward the one or more multicast recipient nodes when the network node cannot re-route the multicast data traffic to allow the multicast data traffic to be received by the multicast recipient nodes, wherein the notification packet causes one or more downstream nodes to switch multicast reception to one or more of the set of one or more secondary paths to re-route the multicast data traffic. |
| US09736059B2 |
Purging failover through application controlled transit selection
Some embodiments provide redundancy and failover for accelerating and improving the processing of commands across a distributed platform. A distributed platform administrative server distributes commands to different distributed platform points-of-presence (PoPs) for execution. The administrative server distributes the commands over a first set of transit provider paths that connect the server to each PoP. The administrative server selects the first set of paths based on different addressing associated with each of the paths. If any of the first paths is unavailable or underperforming, the administrative server selects a second path by changing a destination address and resends the command to the particular PoP over the second path. Some embodiments further modify PoP server operation so that the PoP servers can identify commands issued according to the different path addressing and distribute such commands to all other servers of the same PoP upon identifying the different path addressing. |
| US09736058B2 |
Multi-region source routed multicast using sub-tree identifiers
A controller transmits a data packet to a node in a source routed forwarding network having a plurality of nodes configured to transfer data packets to one another via a plurality of links. The data packet includes a header. The header includes a source routed hop list defining a path of the data packet. The data packet is associated with a flow of data packets from a source to one or more destinations. The hop list includes a sub-tree identifier indicative of a multicast sub-tree. |
| US09736054B2 |
Multicast active source discovery and management for layer-2 interconnect solutions
Methods and systems may be provided for installing a route entry associated with multicast traffic to a memory. Client devices may be notified of the route entry for advertisement by an active source device. The delivery group and delivery source may be retrieved from the information for the route entry. Multicast data trees may maintain delivery group and delivery source information for access. |
| US09736051B2 |
Smartap arrangement and methods thereof
Methods for enabling monitoring a network with a monitoring tool are disclosed. The method includes receiving data packets and adding metadata to the data packets, thereby forming metadata-enhanced data packets. The method also includes forwarding the metadata-enhanced data packets along a path toward the monitoring tool, wherein the metadata pertains to data employed by the monitoring tool to perform network monitoring tasks. Arrangements for performing the same are also disclosed. |
| US09736050B2 |
Keep alive management
Keep alive management techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a keep alive interval is calculated by an operating system of the computing device. The keep alive interval is used to maintain one or more notification channels between one or more applications of the computing device and a network. |
| US09736049B2 |
Method, a computer program product, and a carrier for indicating one-way latency in a data network
Disclosed herein is a method, a computer program product, and a carrier for indicating one-way latency in a data network (N) between a first node (A) and a second node (B), wherein the data network (N) lacks continuous clock synchronization, comprising: a pre-synchronization step, a measuring step, a post-synchronization step, an interpolation step, and generating a latency profile. The present invention also relates to a computer program product incorporating the method, a carrier comprising the computer program product, and a method for indicating server functionality based on the first aspect. |
| US09736048B2 |
Virtual private network dead peer detection
Methods and systems are provided for detecting dead tunnels associated with a VPN. An indicator of a tunnel capability, for example, a DPD vendor ID, is received from a peer through a VPN connection. The tunnel capability is associated with one or more phase II tunnels associated with the VPN. Traffic generated by the peer is detected, and if traffic is detected at a tunnel, the tunnel is presumed to be alive. When no traffic is detected in a tunnel, a DPD packet exchange with the tunnel is initiated. A determination is made, based on the packet exchange, whether the tunnel is alive. |
| US09736045B2 |
Systems and methods for network quality estimation, connectivity detection, and load management
Systems, methods, and devices related to estimating backhaul quality, detecting Internet connectivity, and managing server load are described herein. In some aspects, a wireless device is configured to determine a characteristic of a communication link. The device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a request for a communication from a server. The device further includes a receiver configured to receive the communication from the server, over the communication link, in response to the request. The device further includes a processor configured to compute a target amount of at least one of traffic or time to receive the communication. The processor is further configured to terminate the communication based on the computed time or amount of traffic received. The processor is further configured to determine a characteristic of the communication link based on the communication from the server. |
| US09736040B2 |
Monitoring SMS messages related to server/customer interactions
A system, method and/or computer program product monitors delivery of text messages related to network traffic between a user's electronic system and a server. A capture server captures a network traffic message from a user's electronic system to a solution server. In response to capturing a request for specific information from the solution server, the capture server captures a related text message from the solution server to a text message gateway. The capture server then monitors a text message log within the user's electronic system, which contains a record of text messages received by the user's electronic system. In response to the text message log containing no record of the text message from the solution server within a predetermined length of wait time, the capture server generates and transmits an alert message to the solution server. |
| US09736039B2 |
Method and system for identifying matching packets
In a method of identifying matching packets at different locations in a network, a first plurality of packets is received at a first location in the network, and a first subset thereof is selected in accordance with a filter. A second plurality of packets is received at a second location in the network, and a second subset thereof is selected in accordance with the same filter. Each packet in the first and second subsets is parsed to extract invariant header fields from an outermost IP header inwards, until a minimal set of invariant header fields is obtained for that packet, or until it is determined that a minimal set is not obtainable for that packet. A packet signature is computed from the minimal set for each packet having a minimal set, and the packet signatures arc compared to identify matching packets in the first and second subsets. |
| US09736037B2 |
Device management system
A device management system includes a system management information handling system (IHS) that is coupled to a network. A first device is included in the device management system and is not configured to communicate with the system management IHS. A plurality of user IHSs are each configured to communicatively couple to the first device and are each configured to communicatively couple to the system management IHS through the network. Each of the plurality of user IHSs is configured to retrieve device information from the first device when that user IHS is communicatively coupled to the first device. Each of the plurality of user IHSs is configured to provide the device information for the first device to the system management IHS when that user IHS is communicatively coupled to the system management IHS through the network. |
| US09736025B2 |
Determining service dependencies for configuration items
Systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for determining which of a plurality of services provided by a production environment depend on which of a plurality of configuration items in the production environment are disclosed. A processor executes computer-readable code to obtain status data for the plurality configuration items utilizing the one or more monitoring tools, integrate the status data for the plurality of configuration items to generate a model of the production environment that identifies the plurality of configuration items in the production environment and their dependencies on one another, and utilize the status data for the plurality of configuration items to identify a channel of configuration items for each of the plurality of services, wherein the channel for each of the plurality of services comprises two or more of the plurality of configuration items that currently are being utilized to provide that service. |
| US09736024B2 |
Registering devices for network access
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for registering devices for network access. Embodiments include receiving, by a registration module, a media access control (MAC) address associated with a network adapter of a device; registering, by the registration module, the device, including associating the MAC address with a guest account at or before the time of registration of a guest; and allowing, by the registration module, the registered device to access a network. |
| US09736016B2 |
Managing failure behavior for computing nodes of provided computer networks
Techniques are described for providing managed computer networks. In some situations, the techniques include managing communications for computing nodes of a managed computer network by using one or more particular computing nodes of the managed computer network that are configured to operate as intermediate destinations to handle at least some communications that are sent by and/or directed to one or more other computing nodes of the managed computer network. In addition, the techniques may include managing the communications in accordance with configured failure behavior specified for one or more computing nodes of the computer network, such as specified failure behavior for a computing node configured to operate as an intermediate destination that indicates how communications that would otherwise be routed via the intermediate destination computing node are to be handled if the intermediate destination computing node fails or is otherwise unavailable (e.g., to block or allow such communications). |
| US09736014B2 |
Customizable serviceability mechanism
An approach is provided in which a mobile device collects serviceability data from applications executing on the mobile device based upon one or more serviceability state changes provided by a server. The mobile device filters the collected serviceability data according to one or more collection filter rules provided by the server and, in turn, sends the filtered serviceability data to the server accordingly. |
| US09736012B2 |
System and method for sharing storage resources
A network includes a management module with a first root complex, a first server with a first endpoint coupled to the first root complex, and a second server with a second root complex, a second endpoint coupled to the second root complex, a third endpoint coupled to the first root complex, and a bridge coupled to the second endpoint and to the third endpoint. A method includes discovering a PCIe host bridge adapter (PHBA) and a storage resource coupled to multiple storage extents in a PCIe domain, creating a first virtual function on the storage resource and sending a first identifier for the first virtual function to the PHBA. A network interface device includes a PCIe endpoint that is coupleable to a PCIe root complex, another PCIe endpoint that is coupleable to another PCIe root complex, and a bridge that couples the first PCIe endpoint with the second PCIe endpoint. |
| US09736009B2 |
Web services and telecom network management unification
A method of unifying web services and telecom network management is described. The method comprises exporting an external model representation of at least one entity of a service oriented architecture of a service oriented architecture manager and importing the exported external model representation of the at least one entity as a network management data model entity of a network manager. The method further comprises subscribing, by the network manager, to subsequent updates of the at least one entity. |
| US09736007B1 |
Method and apparatus for automated data protection with IT infrastructure visibility
IT organizations are challenged with maintaining data application and availability while satisfying service level agreements and compliance requirements. Unprecedented data growth is straining IT resources requiring greater investments, while capital and operational expenses are under scrutiny. Given this tension, IT organizations are seeking efficiency and optimization to regain control and meet business SLAs. Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for performing automated data protection with information technology (IT) infrastructure visibility. The method comprises receiving input regarding a desired state of a data protection environment for an IT infrastructure and creating a data protection environment according to the desired state of the data protection environment. |
| US09736005B2 |
Duplicate IP address detection by a DHCP relay agent
Techniques are described for detecting duplicate IP addresses at a DHCP relay agent. Embodiments identify a list of DHCP clients that have valid IP address leases from one or more DHCP servers. Additionally, network traffic from a first node passing through the DHCP relay agent is monitored. Embodiments then determine whether the first node is using a duplicate IP address, based on the monitored network traffic and the identified list of DHCP clients. |
| US09735998B2 |
Transmission point indication in coordinated multi-point system
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for transmission point indication in a coordinated multipoint (CoMP) system. A user equipment (UE) may receive common reference signal (CRS) parameters associated with individual base stations of a CoMP measurement set. The UE may also receive a transmission point index corresponding to a first base station of the CoMP measurement set that is scheduled for communications with the UE. A mapping module of the UE may produce a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) mapping pattern based on the CRS parameters associated with the scheduled base station. |
| US09735997B2 |
Method, device and computer program for correcting a frequency shift on symbols received by a receiver
The present invention concerns a method for correcting a frequency shift on symbols received by a receiver, each symbol being composed of N samples and of a cyclic prefix of a predetermined number Δ samples, the Δ samples being a copy of Δ samples of the N samples. The receiver: —calculates for each symbol, a correlation between at most the Δ samples of the cyclic prefix and the at most Δ samples among the last samples, —averages the correlations over a number of symbols and determines one smooth frequency shift estimation for each averaged correlation, —calculates an exponential from the smooth frequency shift estimation, delays the received symbols by a delay, —multiplies the exponential by the delayed received symbols. |
| US09735990B2 |
Soft decision value generating apparatus and method of generating soft decision value
There are provided a hard decision value calculator that calculates hard decision values from I-ch and Q-ch coordinates of a received symbol having been subjected to multilevel modulation, and an LLR calculator that approximately calculates LLRs from the I-ch and Q-ch coordinates of the received symbol. In a case where a sign bit of an LLR calculated by the LLR calculator conflicts with a hard decision value calculated by the hard decision value calculator, an LLR corrector inverts the sign bit of the LLR and outputs the sign-bit-inverted LLR as a soft decision value to an error correction decoder. |
| US09735987B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a demodulation reference sequence for an intercell interfering signal received from a mobile device in a long term evolution communication system
Methods and systems are described for determining a Demodulation Reference Sequence (DMRS) for an intercell interfering signal received from a mobile device in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system. In one aspect, an interfering signal transmitted from a mobile device being served by a second cell of an LTE communication system is received at a receiver serving a first cell in the LTE communication system. At least one transmit parameter is detected from the received interfering signal. A DMRS for the received interfering signal is determined based on the detected transmit parameter. |
| US09735982B2 |
Switch apparatus, VLAN setting management method, and program
A switch apparatus includes: a plurality of ports; a VLAN setting management unit storing entries, in each of which VLAN information and at least one of the plurality of ports are associated with each other, and adding or updating, if an entry corresponding to a combination of VLAN information included in a packet received from a port and the reception port of the packet is not stored, a corresponding entry for the received packet; and a functional unit notifying a predetermined control apparatus of an added or updated content of the entry. |
| US09735979B2 |
System for providing access to the internet
A system for providing access to the internet, comprises a network of routers (R) hereinafter designated “new routers”) wherein each new router (R) has a CPU (112) that has, or is associated with, a public area (142) that allows simultaneous access to the new router's CPU by more than one user account. The system is so arranged that a pre-registered user with a user account identified by an identifier, typically a user name and/or password, can access the internet from any new router (R) in the network by connecting to the public area (142) of the new router's CPU (112) and entering the account identifier of the pre-registered user account. |
| US09735975B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing internet protocol multicast transport
An apparatus for providing IP multicast transport may include a processor and a memory. The memory may store exécutable instructions that in response to exécution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform opérations including receiving a key for encapsulation of multicast data at a base station, using the key to generate a response to a message indicative of a multicast connection for a particular service received from a gateway device, the base station being joined to a same multicast tree in a multicast-broadcast zone as the gateway device, and establishing the multicast connection with the gateway device via a multicast data path comprising a multicast tunnel associated with the key. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. |
| US09735970B1 |
Techniques for secure voice communication
A secured audio apparatus (SAA) for providing secured communications between a local device and a remote device and a method for authenticating a local secured audio apparatus (SAA) associated with a local device to a remote SAA associated with a remote device are presented. The SAA includes a processing unit; and a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, configure the SAA to: receive a remote certificate fingerprint from a remote SAA of the remote device; obtain a verified certificate based on the remote certificate fingerprint; generate an ephemeral key based on the obtained certificate, wherein the ephemeral key is used to encrypt and decrypt communications between the local SAA and the remote SAA; and secure audio communications between the local device and the remote device based on the generated ephemeral key. |
| US09735966B2 |
Secure transmission
A method for providing evidential data is disclosed. The method includes establishing one or more first secret tokens with a server; obtaining one or more data items from one or more sensors; modifying the one or more data items with at least one of the one or more first secret tokens to provide one or more modified data items; generating a respective first hash value for each of the one or more modified data items; generating a second hash value for a data set including each of the one or more data items; and transmitting the one or more data items, the one or more first hash values, and the second hash value to the server. |
| US09735965B1 |
Systems and methods for protecting notification messages
The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting notification messages may include (1) identifying at least a portion of a notification message to be protected from modification, (2) using a hash function to calculate a hash of the portion of the notification message, (3) encrypting the hash, (4) adding the encrypted hash to the notification message, and (5) transmitting the notification message to a client that is configured to verify that the portion of the message has not been modified by (a) decrypting the encrypted hash, (b) using the hash function to recalculate the hash of the portion of the notification message, and (c) verifying that the decrypted hash is the same as the recalculated hash. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US09735955B2 |
Optical cryptography systems and methods
Systems and methods for sharing data between a first node and second node are disclosed. The methods may include sharing a first initialization vector between a first node and a second node using a multi-stage cryptography protocol. A first bit stream of first information may be passed from the first node to the second node using a single-stage cryptography protocol that encodes a message with the first initialization vector. |
| US09735953B2 |
Side channel analysis resistant architecture
A distributed technique for implementing a cryptographic process performs operations in parallel on both valid and irrelevant data to prevent differentiation of the operations based on an encryption key content. A control entity switches or points valid data to appropriate CPU(s) that are responsible for operations such as squaring or multiplying. Irrelevant data is also switched or pointed to appropriate CPU(s) that execute operations in parallel with the CPU(s) operating on the valid data. The distributed technique contributes to obscuring side channel analysis phenomena from observation, such that cryptographic operations cannot easily be tied to the content of the encryption key. |
| US09735952B2 |
Calibration of dynamic error in high resolution digital-to-time converters
A calibration system operates to calibrate or correct a digital-to-time converter (DTC) that comprises a detector component and a distortion correction component. The DTC can receive one or more signals and a digital code to generate a modulation signal by controlling an offset of the one or more signals based on the digital code. The detector component can comprise a TDC or another DTC that operates to measure a dynamic behavior in response to detecting nonlinearities of the modulation signal. The distortion correction component can generate a set of distortion data that removes the dynamic behavior from an output of the DTC based on the measurement. |
| US09735951B2 |
System and method for remote clock estimation for reliable communications
An electronic device is provided including a processor, a communications interface coupled to the processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a module saved in the memory. The module configures the processor to receive a first communications packet from a remote device via the communications interface including information useful for estimating a clock offset of the remote device, and determine an upper bound of the clock offset of the remote device with respect to the electronic device based on the information. |
| US09735942B2 |
Physical broadcast channel (PBCH) coverage enhancements for machine type communications (MTC)
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for physical broadcast channel (PBCH) coverage enhancements, for example, for machine type communications (MTC). In aspects, the PBCH coverage enhancements may be applied by non-MTC devices. A method for wireless communications typically performed by a base station (BS) is provided. The method generally includes determining a set of resources for a new physical broadcast channel (PBCH) with enhanced coverage relative to a legacy PBCH and communicating to at least one user equipment (UE) based on the determined set of resources for the new PBCH. In aspects, the new PBCH may be transmitted on a subframe allocated for communicating with MTC devices (MTC subframe). |
| US09735941B2 |
Interference measurement indication method, interference measurement method, related device, and communication system
Embodiments of the present invention disclose an interference measurement indication method, an interference measurement method, a related device, and a communication system. The interference measurement indication method includes: transmitting, by a base station, at least one piece of first-type channel state information reference signal CSI-RS configuration signaling to a user equipment UE, where the at least one piece of first-type CSI-RS configuration signaling indicates a first resource set used for CSI-RS transmission; and transmitting, by the base station, at least one piece of second-type CSI-RS configuration signaling to the UE, where a second resource set used for CSI-RS transmission, which is indicated by the at least one piece of second-type CSI-RS configuration signaling, is a subset of the first resource set. Technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention help improve the flexibility of interference measurement of the UE. |
| US09735939B2 |
Network node, user equipment and methods therein for transmitting and receiving control information
A method in a network node for transmitting control information to a user equipment in a telecommunications system is provided. The control information is scheduled in time intervals of a downlink shared data channel, wherein the control information is allocated resource elements in resource blocks of a time-frequency Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, grid in the time intervals in which the control information is scheduled. The network node determines for a time interval, a set of user equipments for which control information is scheduled in the time interval. Also, it selects for a user equipment comprised in the determined set of user equipments, at least one group of user equipments amongst one or more groups of user equipments to which the user equipment is assigned. It also prepares a group signal corresponding to the selected one group of user equipments by allocating resource elements in the resource blocks of the time interval to the group signal. Furthermore, the network node transmits the prepared group signal in the allocated resource element in the time interval to the user equipment such that the user equipment is enabled to determine whether the control information that is allocated resource elements in the time interval is intended for the user equipment or not.A network node, a method in user equipment and a user equipment are also provided. |
| US09735936B2 |
Channel state information transmission/reception method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system
A method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving channel state information for use in multi-antenna system are provided. A signal communication method of a base station having a plurality of antennas in a wireless communication system includes determining antenna ports of first and second directions based on directions of the plurality of antennas, allocating channel measurement resources for the respective antenna ports to a terminal, transmitting a feedback configuration to the terminal according to the channel measurement resources, and receiving feedback information from the terminal based on the channel measurement resource and the feedback configuration. The signal transmission/reception method and apparatus are advantageous in transmitting/receiving channel state information efficiently in the system using a plurality of antennas. |
| US09735934B2 |
Radio station, radio terminal, and method for controling transmission timing in radio communication system
A radio station, a radio terminal, and a method for transmission timing control in a radio communications system are provided that facilitate uplink-signal synchronization management in a plurality of cell groups. The radio station (10) calculates uplink-signal transmission timing adjustment values TA1 and TA2 for respective cell groups (1, 2), each of which includes at least one cell including an available uplink radio resource, and notifies the calculated uplink-signal transmission timing adjustment values TA1 and TA2 to the radio terminal (20) at a time. |
| US09735933B2 |
Method for receiving or transmitting downlink signal in wireless communication system and device therefor
One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for receiving a downlink signal in a wireless communication system that supports coordinated multiple-point transmission and reception (CoMP), and the method comprises the steps of: receiving downlink control information that contains a plurality of resource allocation parts from a base station; and acquiring information on whether it can be assumed that an antenna port(s) of a particular reference signal and an antenna port (s) of a demodulation reference signal associated with each of the plurality of resource allocation parts are quasi co-located (QCL). |
| US09735932B2 |
Open loop MIMO mode for LTE-A uplink
A precoding scheme to accommodate user equipment (UEs) having higher Doppler speeds. In such transmission schemes, a different precoding matrix is applied to each orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbol in the transmission stream. Additionally, a downlink control message format is defined to handle assignment of multiple different transmission schemes using the same message format. The downlink control message format includes a control element in one of the message fields along with a set of parameters specifically applicable to the assigned transmission scheme. Based on the value of this control element, the UE sets the specific transmission scheme and determines a set of interpretation rules uniquely associated with that transmission scheme. Using the interpretation rules, the UE is able to read the set of parameters as applied to the selected transmission scheme. |
| US09735921B2 |
Ultra-high speed optical transport employing LDPC-coded modulation with non-uniform signaling
A low-density parity-check (LDPC) coded bit-interleaved coded modulation with iterative decoding (BICM-ID) scheme with nonuniform signaling which is effected by mapping simple variable-length prefix codes onto the constellation. By employing Huffman procedure(s), prefix codes can be designed to approach optimal performance. Experimental evaluations of the schemes demonstrate that the nonuniform scheme performs better than 8-QAM by at least 8.8 dB. |
| US09735920B2 |
Efficiently identifying system waveform in uplink transmission
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate indicating a type of waveform utilized for uplink transmission in a wireless communication environment. An access terminal can select a type of waveform from a set of possible waveform types. Moreover, a reference signal can be generated based upon the selected type of waveform. For instance, a sequence employed to yield the reference signal can be generated and/or chosen as a function of the selected type of waveform. According to another illustration, a tone location and/or a symbol location of the reference signal can as part of the uplink transmission to the base station from the access terminal. The base station can detect the selected type of waveform utilized by the access terminal for the uplink transmission based upon parameter(s) recognized from the reference signal. |
| US09735916B2 |
Optical receiver, optical signal processing method, and optical transmission system
An optical receiver includes: an optical brancher configured to branch polarization multiplexed light to a first polarization multiplexed light and a second polarization multiplexed light, the polarization multiplexed light in which a pilot signal is superimposed on at least one of a first polarization and a second polarization; an optical fiber configured to transmit the first polarization multiplexed light; a first polarization rotator configured to control a first polarization state of the first polarization multiplexed light output from the optical fiber; a first polarization separator configured to separate the second polarization multiplexed light into a third polarization and a fourth polarization; and a controller configured to control the first polarization rotator based on one of a first pilot signal included in the third polarization and a second pilot signal included in the fourth polarization. |
| US09735915B2 |
Optical branching/insertion device, optical branching/insertion method and recording medium
[Objective] To make it possible to effectively relay remaining signals even when any input failure occurs on a propagation path.[Solution] Provided is an optical branching/insertion device including: a trunk-side detection/branching unit for detecting a failure of a trunk-side optical signal inputted from the trunk side and outputting it as a first detection result, and for splitting the trunk-side optical signal and sending the split signals respectively to the trunk side and to the branch side; a branch-side detection unit for detecting a failure of a branch-side optical signal inserted from the branch side and outputting it as a second detection result, and for sending the branch-side optical signal as an insertion signal; an insertion signal adjustment unit for outputting the insertion signal with its pass-through degree having been adjusted on the basis of the first detection result, as a first adjusted signal; a trunk signal adjustment unit for outputting the trunk-side optical signal with its pass-through degree having been adjusted on the basis of the first detection result, as a second adjusted signal; and a combining/output unit for outputting, to the outside, an optical signal into which the first adjusted signal and the second adjusted signal are combined together, as a trunk-side output optical signal. |
| US09735914B2 |
Mechanism for traffic privacy in reconfigurable add/drop multiplexer based submarine networks
A method for data transport that includes providing a branch terminal between a first and second trunk terminal, wherein a branching unit is present at an intersect between the first and second trunk terminal and the branch terminal. The branching unit includes a reconfigurable add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) at least one attenuator. A signal is sent from a second terminal of the first and second trunk terminal to the branding unit. The signal may include a branch traffic component trunk traffic component. The branching unit includes at least one attenuator for attenuating the trunk traffic component so that the trunk traffic component of the signal cannot be detected at the branch terminal. |
| US09735912B2 |
Method and apparatus for routing traffic using asymmetrical optical connections
A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for routing traffic in a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer of a dense wavelength division multiplexing network are disclosed. For example, the method determines the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer has asymmetric traffic, and routes the asymmetric traffic in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer over a plurality of asymmetrical optical connections, wherein the plurality of asymmetrical optical connections is provided with only uni-directional equipment in the reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer layer. |
| US09735907B2 |
Transmission device
A transmission device to multiplex in a first signal a plurality of second signals each having a low rate as compared with the first signal, the transmission device includes: a plurality of memories to store the plurality of second signals; a selector to select one of the second signals read from the plurality of memories; and a controller to control read timing to read the plurality of second signals from the plurality of memories and signal selection timing to select the one of the second signals by the selector so as to execute rearrangement processing of the plurality of second signals read from the plurality of memories in accordance with cross-connect setting information for the plurality of second signals and shift processing of the plurality of second signals read from the plurality of memories in accordance with multiplexing positions of the plurality of second signals for the first signal. |
| US09735902B2 |
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. The method for transmitting broadcast signals includes encoding PLP data; building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded PLP data; and modulating data in the built signal frame by OFDM method and transmitting a broadcast signal having the modulated data, wherein the signal frame includes a preamble having a preamble symbol and a guard interval, wherein the guard interval is generated by using a sequence and the preamble symbol. |
| US09735900B2 |
Hybrid multimode network analyzer
Network analysis employs a band-limited multi-tone test signal having a tunable center frequency to test a device under test (DUT). A hybrid network analyzer includes a test signal source to provide the band-limited multi-tone test signal, and a local oscillator (LO) source to provide a tunable LO signal configured to track the tunable center frequency of the band-limited multi-tone test signal. The hybrid network analyzer further includes a receiver to convert into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal using the tunable LO signal one or both of the band-limited multi-tone test signal and a response signal from a device under test (DUT) produced in response to the band-limited multi-tone test signal. The test signal source is further configured to provide a tunable single-tone test signal and a broadband multi-tone test signal to test the DUT in various modes. |
| US09735898B2 |
Communication channel calibration using feedback
A method for calibrating a communication channel coupling first and second components includes transmitting a data signal from the first component to the second component on the communication channel, and sensing a characteristic, such as phase, of the data signal on the second component. Information about the sensed characteristic is fed back to the first component using an auxiliary channel. An adjustable parameter, such as phase, for the transmitter is adjusted on the first component in response to the information. Also, a characteristic of a data signal received from the transmitter on the second component is sensed and used to adjust an adjustable parameter for the receiver on the first component. |
| US09735896B2 |
Emergency response systems and methods
The present disclosure is an emergency response system that has a wearable device that receives an input from a user and transmits data indicative of the input. In addition, the system has a base station communicatively coupled to the wearable device that receives the data indicative of the input and transmits a test signal requesting a test be performed. Further, the system comprises logic that receives the test signal and initiates a call to the base station based upon the test signal. |
| US09735895B2 |
Reducing signal impairments in communication networks via selective filtering techniques
Certain embodiments herein relate to reducing impairments in signals transmitted over a service provider network. A selective filtering device may be placed at various locations in the service provider network to reduce the noise. For example, the devices may be located in, coupled to, or otherwise associated with a tap, an optical node, an amplifier, or other location in the service provider network that may be upstream from user devices at customer premises locations. The selective filtering device may be selective in the way that it may use various types of filtering techniques to eliminate or reduce the noise in a signal. Such techniques may be based on the power densities of carriers and noise in the signal, as well as information associated with scheduled communications in the service provider network. |
| US09735890B2 |
Quantum communications of a two-qubit state
In one aspect, there is provided a method for transmitting a two-qubit state. The method includes: propagating the two-qubit state onto a transmission waveguide, wherein the propagating includes distributing the two-qubit state about a certain phase; and transmitting the two-qubit state through the transmission waveguide using a pump pulse having the certain phase, wherein the pump pulse is provided in a manner so that the transmission waveguide functions as an optical phase sensitive amplifier (OPSA). |
| US09735886B2 |
Self-coherent robust spectrally efficient optical transmission systems
Coherent reconstruction of dual polarized data and pilot signals without local oscillator or laser. |