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US09901446B2	Low-profile heart valve and delivery system Disclosed replacement heart valves can be designed to be delivered to a native valve site while crimped on a delivery catheter. The crimped profile of the replacement valve can be minimized by, for example, separating a frame or stent structure from a leaflet structure, along the axial direction. Disclosed replacement valves can be transitioned from a delivery configuration, in which the crimped profile can be minimized, to an operating configuration. The replacement valve can be fully assembled in both the delivery and operating configurations. In some embodiments, the leaflets can be positioned outside of the stent in the delivery configuration, and positioned inside of the stent lumen in the operating configuration. Disclosed replacement valves can include a flexible sleeve coupling the leaflets to the stent and facilitating the transition to the operating configuration. Methods of implanting said replacement valves are also disclosed.
US09901444B2	Inverted valve structure Prosthetic valve embodiments are described herein that include a frame and a valve member mounted within the frame. The valve members can have a plurality of leaflets that are affixed to one another along their inflow edges, with articulating edges projecting from the inflow edges in the outflow direction. In an open configuration, the articulating edges can be collapsed radially inward by the forward flow of blood through the prosthetic valve, thereby creating a plurality of discrete flow areas between the frame and the inflow edges of the leaflets. In a closed configuration, the leaflets can be pushed radially outward by the reverse flow of blood, thereby closing the plurality of discrete flow areas.
US09901439B2	Gore-Tex covered breast implants to minimize capsular reaction and infection while reducing palpability This invention relates generally to a breast implant having an ePTFE layer, a Silicone layer of a breast implant core, and an interface between the ePTFE layer and the Silicone layer.
US09901438B2	Method of manufacturing breast implants with integrated transponders The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a breast implant with an RFID transponder embedded therein, so that the implant can be conveniently identified while inside the human body, and methods of making the same.
US09901436B2	Esophageal sleeve A device for treating acid reflux comprising a sleeve configured and dimensioned for insertion into the esophagus of the patient, the sleeve having a proximal portion, a distal portion and an intermediate portion between the distal and proximal portions. The sleeve includes a an inner member applying a radial force on the sleeve for securement within the esophagus, and a skirt connected to the sleeve to block acid backup from the stomach while not inhibiting passage of food into the stomach.
US09901435B2	Longitudinally variable vascular treatment devices Vascular treatment devices and methods include a woven structure including a plurality of bulbs that may be self-expanding, a hypotube, for example including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs, and a bonding zone between the woven structure and the hypotube. The woven structure may include patterns of radiopaque filaments measurable under x-ray. Structures may be heat treated to include various shapes at different temperatures. The woven structure may be deployable to implant in a vessel. A catheter may include a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs and optionally a balloon. Laser cutting systems may include fluid flow systems.
US09901432B2	Fourth toe processing systems and methods Fourth toe processing apparatus and methods for the processing the fourth toes of a bird are disclosed.
US09901431B2	Periodontal device for changing a pressure in an enclosed environment about a tooth for treatment of oral biofilms associated with periodontal disease A medicament delivery tray and method of manufacture thereof for treating periodontal disease include an apparatus having a body formed to be fitted about all of the upper or lower teeth of a patient and having a top portion and an outer wall and an inner wall with each composed of resilient elastomeric material for substantially conforming to the enclosed teeth and gum tissue proximate to the teeth, the body having recesses, a treatment chamber and a raised seal formed about an inner surface of one of the skirts along a gum line and forming a substantially air tight seal thereto, and a port positioned on one of the skirts to receive a positive pressure from an external pressure source increasing a biasing force of the raised seal against the gum line when positive pressure is received through the port for sealing the chamber.
US09901430B2	Oral healthcare system and method of operation thereof A personal care system (100) includes a personal care appliance (107) having a body (141), and at least one cavity (109). The body may be configured to receive a cleaning tool (111) at one end and may include at least one controller (122) which may be situated within the at least one cavity. The controller may be configured to: determine whether a personal care mode is activated; obtain sensor information from at least one tooth-based sensor (152) of a tooth portion (112), when it is determined that a personal care mode is activated; and transmit the sensor information to at least one of a remote server (102) and a base portion (132).
US09901425B2	Universal digital dental implant scanning code and method A universal digital implant scanning code (UDDISC) is provided on a dental implant body and/or any device attached to the dental implant body (e.g., the dental implant carrier). Implant bodies and platforms are available in many different types of sizes and configurations from many different companies. The UDDISC allows for an immediate digital scan of the dental implant in relationship to the patient's dentition.
US09901421B1	Orthodontic braces assembly A orthodontic braces assembly includes a plurality of first clamps. Each of the first clamps is attached to a front surface of an associated one of a plurality of a user's teeth. A plurality of second clamps is provided. Each of the second clamps is removably coupled to an associated one of the first clamps. Each of the second clamps engages a wire thereby facilitating the wire to be extended along the plurality of teeth. Each of the second clamps is removed from the associated first clamp thereby facilitating the teeth to be cleaned.
US09901420B2	Orthodontic appliances including ferromagnetic shape memory alloys and methods of orthodontic treatment using same A self-ligating orthodontic bracket for ligating an archwire includes a bracket body defining an archwire slot configured to receive the archwire, a movable member movable relative to the archwire slot, and an actuator coupled to at least one of the bracket body and the movable member. The actuator includes a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy and is configured to move the movable member when exposed to a magnetic field. A method of orthodontic treatment using a self-ligating orthodontic bracket having an archwire slot configured to receive an archwire therein and including a ferromagnetic shape memory includes exposing at least a portion of the orthodontic bracket to a magnetic field such that the ferromagnetic shape memory alloy at least partially transforms to a martensitic phase from an austenitic phase, and at least one of inserting an archwire into the archwire slot and removing an archwire from the archwire slot.
US09901419B2	Syringe The invention relates to a syringe, in particular for dispensing flowable dental materials, comprising a syringe housing, at least two storage chambers (12 and 14) for dental materials, which lie transversely adjacent to each other as viewed in the dispensing direction, and a mixing device (36), which has two mixing channels (54, 56, 58, and 60), wherein each mixing channel is connected to the outlet of a storage chamber (12 and 14). The mixing device (36) has a mixing zone (80), which is connected to a pre-mixing zone (64). The pre-mixing zone (64) has two inlets, one for each of the dental materials to be mixed, and an outlet, wherein the inlets point toward each other. The outlet of the pre-mixing zone (64) extends perpendicularly to the inlets. The inlet of the mixing zone (80) is connected to the outlet of the pre-mixing zone (64). The mixing zone (80) has an impact element for deflecting the pre-mixed flow of the dental materials to an outlet of the mixing zone (80).
US09901418B2	Endodontic instruments A rotatable endodontic file for cleaning/shaping a tooth root canal, comprising: an elongated shaft having a proximal end portion, a distal end and a tapered working portion having a rotational axis, the working portion extending from said proximal portion to said distal end; the external surface of said shaft working portion having a plurality of at least two spirals, a parallelogram-shaped cross section that has an axis of rotation that is asymmetric such that the center of mass (centroid) is not along the file axis.
US09901417B2	Assisted dental implant treatment Embodiments of systems and methods for planning and/or delivering an oral or facial endosseous implantation in a patient are described. In certain embodiments, systems according to the invention include a processing module; a bone imaging module that communicates bone data about the patient to the processing module; a surface imaging module that communicates surface data about the patient to the processing module; and the processing module processes the bone data and the surface data into an output that includes three-dimensional (3-D) representation data indicative of at least one of an oral structure and a facial structure of the patient. In certain embodiments, a system includes a fabrication module that produces a physical model based on the 3-D representation data and indicating a planned location of an endosseous implant. In certain embodiments, a system includes a surgical module that guides implantation of an endosseous implant based on the 3-D representation data.
US09901409B2	System and methods for intraoperative guidance feedback Systems and methods for surgical guidance and image registration are provided, in which three-dimensional image data associated with an object or patient is registered to topological image data obtained using a surface topology imaging device. The surface topology imaging device may be rigidly attached to an optical position measurement system that also tracks fiducial markers on a movable instrument. The instrument may be registered to the topological image data, such that the topological image data and the movable instrument are registered to the three-dimensional image data. The three-dimensional image data may be CT or MRI data associated with a patient. The system may also co-register images pertaining to a surgical plan with the three-dimensional image data. In another aspect, the surface topology imaging device may be configured to directly track fiducial markers on a movable instrument. The fiducial markers may be tracked according to surface texture.
US09901407B2	Computer-implemented technique for determining a coordinate transformation for surgical navigation A technique for determining a transformation between a navigation reference coordinate system (302) for navigation of a surgical device (150) relative to patient image data and an image coordinate system (304) in which the patient image data define a shape of a patient surface is provided. A computer-implemented method implementation of that technique comprises receiving multiple data sets that have been taken from different perspectives of the patient surface. Feature coordinates of multiple features (170) identifiable in the picture data sets are determined from the picture data sets and in the navigation reference coordinate system (302). From the feature coordinates, a shape model of the patient surface in the navigation reference coordinate system (302) is determined. Then, surface matching between the shape model and the shape of the patient surface defined by the patient image data is applied to determine the transformation (T1) between the navigation reference coordinate system (302) and the image coordinate system (304).
US09901406B2	Affected region display associated with a medical device A system and method for providing image guidance for placement of one or more medical devices at a target location. The system can be used to determine one or more affected regions corresponding to the operation of one or more medical devices and display at least a portion of the one or more affected regions. The affected regions can correspond to predicted affected regions and/or dynamic affected regions and can be based at least in part on a variance parameter of the medical device.
US09901404B2	Total hip replacement surgical guide tool Disclosed herein is a surgical guide tool for use in total hip replacement surgery. The surgical guide tool may include a customized mating region and a resection guide. The customized mating region and the resection guide are referenced to each other such that, when the customized mating region matingly engages a surface area of a proximal femur, the resection guide will be aligned to guide a resectioning of the proximal femur along a preoperatively planned resection plane.
US09901399B2	Ablation probe with tissue sensing configuration An ablation probe is provided. The ablation probe includes a housing that is configured to couple to a microwave energy source. A shaft extends distally from the housing and includes a radiating section at a distal end thereof. A sensor assembly is operably disposed on the housing and includes a pair of sensor contacts. One or more sensors are positioned adjacent the radiating section and extend along the shaft. The sensor(s) have a pair of sensor contact pads that are positioned on the shaft for contact with the pair of sensors such that during transmission of microwave from the radiating section into target tissue at least one electrical parameter is induced into the at least one sensor and detected by the pair of sensor contacts.
US09901397B2	Irrigated ablation electrode assemblies An irrigated ablation electrode assembly comprises a distal member, a first manifold, and a second manifold. The distal member includes an outer surface; an inner surface; and at least one radially extending passageway that extends from the inner surface of the distal member to the outer surface of the distal member. The first manifold includes an outer surface, an inner cavity, and at least one radially extending passageway that extends from the inner cavity to the outer surface of the first manifold. The second manifold includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one radially extending passageway that extends from the inner surface of the second manifold to the outer surface of the second manifold. Other irrigated ablation electrode assemblies are also presented.
US09901395B2	Probe for directional surgical coagulation with integrated nerve detection and method of use A cautery apparatus and method are provided that coagulate tissue along a seam and near the ends of the seam. The cautery apparatus and method include a cautery device and an EMG system. When a set of electrodes for the EMG are placed in the lower extremities of a patient, the cautery method injects a current at the cautery device and monitors the EMG electrodes. When nerve stimulation is detected at the EMG electrodes, during tissue coagulation, the position of the cautery device is changed. Generally, the cautery device is repositioned to eliminate nerve stimulation, thereby avoiding nerve damage.
US09901393B2	Cautery device Techniques are disclosed to cauterize tissue. For example, certain aspects herein relate to a cautery device. The cautery device includes a voltage source comprising a voltage pump and a battery. The cautery device further includes a probe for applying current from the voltage source to tissue. The probe includes a first electrically conductive element electrically coupled to a first pole of the voltage source. The probe further includes a second electrically conductive element coupled to a second pole of the voltage source.
US09901391B2	Electrosurgical pencil An electrosurgical pencil adapted to receive an electrode controllable by an electrical signal for performing surgical operations. This pencil includes a housing, a circuit, and switch that is activatable from outside the housing for closing the circuit. The housing receives the electrode. The circuit is a flexible circuit and is positioned such that it is in direct contact with the electrode when the electrode is received in the housing.
US09901389B2	Offset forceps An electrosurgical device comprising: forceps including: (i) a first working arm having a contact surface and (ii) a second working arm having a contact surface; wherein the forceps has a first electrical configuration where the contact surface of the first working arm and the contact surface of the second working arm are substantially opposite each other so that the contact surfaces of the forceps can be used to grip an item between the working arms and so that the forceps is configured to deliver a first therapy current through the first working arm, the second working arm, or both; and wherein the forceps has second electrical configuration where the contact surface of the first working arm and the contact surface of the second working arm are askew relative to each other and an electrode edge is formed on at least one side of the forceps so that a second therapy current extends from the electrode edge.
US09901387B2	Apparatus and method for heating adipose cells An apparatus and method for selectively heating adipose cells within a treatment region of a subject is disclosed. The method includes positioning the treatment region between first and second electrodes connected to a generator, and activating the generator to apply an alternating electric field between the first and second electrodes and across the treatment region to thereby heat the treatment region. The adipose cells heat at a faster rate than non-targets within the treatment region, which preferably results in the killing of the adipose cells.
US09901382B2	Bone graft injector device A bone graft injector device for injecting bone graft material during a surgical procedure includes a barrel defining a channel extending between a first end and a second end. The second end of the barrel defines an opening into the channel. A matter holding section of the channel extending inwardly from the opening has a constant cross-sectional area extending towards the first end. The constant cross-sectional area is equal to an area of the opening. A plunger is positioned in the channel wherein the plunger is configured for urging bone graft material within the matter holding section of the channel out of the second end through the opening.
US09901379B2	Orthopedic fastener device An orthopedic structure includes a method for making a threaded fastener with thread geometry and leading edge geometry which provides greater precision during installation. Specifically, thread pitch and tooth profiles are independently variable. A leading portion of the fastener advances bone shards forward of the forward of the fastener to reduce insertion torque and prevent the shards from residing in the upstream tooth profile for better retention.
US09901378B2	Surgical instrumentation for spinal surgery An instrument assembly includes a downtube having a tubular body with a proximal end and a distal end. In one embodiment, the proximal end forms an opening for receiving a surgical tool, and the distal end forms at least two attachment members for attaching to a bone anchor. The tubular body forms a hollow passage extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The assembly includes a key for insertion into the proximal end of the downtube to attach the downtube to a bone anchor. The key includes an engagement end configured to engage the at least two attachment members when the key is inserted into the downtube. The key is rotatable within the tubular body between a clamping orientation and a releasing orientation.
US09901373B2	Caged floating seal assembly A seal assembly establishes sealing engagement with a plurality of differently dimensioned instruments passing through a trocar. The seal assembly is a caged seal assembly movably disposed within the trocar and includes at least two seal segments disposable into and out of a sealing orientation relative to the instrument. A cage structure of the seal assembly includes at least two cage segments each connected to a seal segment, a biasing assembly connected to the cage structure and disposed and structured to normally bias the seal segments into sealing orientation.
US09901372B2	Surgical access device including gimbal mount cooperating with bellows attached to proximal wall of seal housing A surgical access device includes a seal assembly having a seal housing and a gimbal mount disposed within the seal housing, the seal housing defining a central longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passage for receiving at least one surgical object therethrough and the gimbal mount adapted for angular movement relative to the central longitudinal axis. The seal assembly also includes a bellows configured to engage at least a portion of the gimbal mount, the bellows dimensioned and adapted to establish a biasing relationship with the gimbal mount, such that the bellows biases the gimbal mount to align with the central longitudinal axis of the seal housing. The bellows is configured to be attached to a proximal wall of the seal housing.
US09901371B2	Articulation control mechanisms A surgical access port and method for achieving articulation is disclosed, the surgical access port including a housing, at least one lumen extending through the housing, and an articulation structure. The housing comprises an access member having a proximal end and a distal end, and defines a longitudinal axis. The lumen in the housing extends from the proximal to the distal end of the access member along the longitudinal axis. The articulation structure comprises a first tubular member and a second tubular member, the second tubular member hingably attached to the first tubular member, and an articulation element slidably attached to the first tubular member.
US09901370B2	Tube insertion device having end effector capable of changing direction A tube insertion device which inserts a tube into a line path to perform an operation has an elongated hollow tube, an end effector connected to a front end of the tube such that the direction of the end effector is changed with respect to the tube, a plurality of wires connected to the end effector and extended into the tube and a tension controller controlling tensions of the plurality of wires. The tension controller controls tensions of a pair of wires facing each other in the opposite directions, in order to change the direction of the end effector.
US09901369B2	Dermatome swivel double action valve A method of cleaning a dermatome includes sealing an inlet fluid path and an outlet fluid path of a valve of the dermatome, the inlet fluid path configured to deliver a pressurized fluid to an interior of the dermatome to power the dermatome when open, and the outlet fluid path configured to expel an exhaust fluid from the interior of the dermatome when open. The method further includes washing the dermatome with the inlet and outlet fluid paths sealed.
US09901359B2	Actuation mechanism for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of less than 6 mm. The construction includes a clamping mechanism, including a clamp arm pivotally mounted at the distal portion of the instrument, which is specifically configured to create a desired level of tissue clamping forces, exceeding 4 pounds when the trigger is fully closed. The clamping mechanism includes a force-limiting mechanism that effectively smooths out abusive tissue forces.
US09901356B2	Systems and methods for monitoring a surgical procedure with critical regions Systems and methods for monitoring an operative site during a surgical procedure using a computer controlled surgical device. In general the methods include the steps of processing one or more defined cutting paths having one or more cut regions; determining a correlation between the cut region and one or more critical regions to generate an alert, wherein the alert indicates a movable end-effector is within a defined proximity of the critical region; and requiring a user acknowledgment of the alert to allow processing of the cutting path to continue. Also described herein are systems and methods for minimizing user fatigue during a semi-computer controlled surgical procedure. In general the methods includes the step of requiring a user generated acknowledgment in response to a computer generated alert, wherein the user acknowledgment is generated using a user controller, the user controller being minimally intrusive to the user experience.
US09901355B2	Trephine The present invention relates to medical apparatuses and procedures for reconstructing a ligament. There is provided a trephine (10) comprising an adaptor (11), an elongate reamer (12) coupled thereto, and a reamer support stem (13), wherein the reamer support stem is mounted concentrically within the reamer and adaptor, and wherein at least a portion of the reamer support stem is slidably moveable about a longitudinal axis of the trephine.
US09901351B2	Occlusion clip An occlusion clamp including: (a) an occlusion tongs including a primary spring coupling a first longitudinal arm to a second longitudinal arm, the first longitudinal arm including a first linear occlusion surface configured to be parallel to and overlap a second linear occlusion surface of the second longitudinal arm, each of the first and second longitudinal arms having a free distal end; and, (b) a secondary spring removably coupled to the occlusion tongs.
US09901347B2	Biliary shunts, delivery systems, and methods of using the same The application discloses devices, delivery tools, systems, and methods for treating biliary disease. Device comprise, for example, a component configured for deployment between a gallbladder and location within a gastrointestinal tract of a patient which has a proximal end and a distal end with a lumen extending therethrough. A method of deploying the device can be achieved by, for example, creating a duct or fistula between a gallbladder lumen and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract; and providing for drainage from the gallbladder to the gastrointestinal tract.
US09901344B2	Stapling assembly A stapling assembly configured to be operably attached to a surgical system comprises a carrier operably supporting a cartridge assembly therein and an anvil. The stapling assembly further comprises a housing removably attachable to the surgical system and an axial drive assembly. The stapling assembly further comprises a motor supported within the housing, wherein the motor is operable to selectively transmit a rotary motion to the axial drive assembly. The motor can only transmit the rotary motion to the axial drive assembly when the housing is coupled to the surgical system and a power source is selectively coupled with the motor.
US09901343B2	Fasteners, deployment systems, and methods for ophthalmic tissue closure and fixation of ophthalmic prostheses and other uses Improved tissue fasteners are disclosed that can be inserted into (and optionally through) tissue structures underlying a tissue surface for affixing overlapping tissues and tissue planes together, and the like. In some embodiments, an elongate anvil body may protrude distally and/or laterally from a fastener support disposed along the base. The anvil body may have a sharpened end and be configured to penetrate into the tissue, with the elongate anvil body optionally having a bend from a more distal orientation adjacent the clip support to a more lateral orientation adjacent the sharpened end during at least a portion of the deployment. The first leg can be driven through a desired location on the surface of the first tissue and against a receptacle of the anvil body so as to deform the fastener and affix it to the first tissue.
US09901342B2	Signal and power communication system positioned on a rotatable shaft A surgical instrument assembly can comprise a handle including an electric motor, a shaft assembly including a drive member, and a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field. The surgical instrument assembly further comprises, one, a rotatable output shaft operably coupled with the electric motor and the drive member and, two, a wire coil wound around the output shaft which is positioned in the magnetic field. The wire coil is rotated within the magnetic field when the output shaft is rotated about a longitudinal axis which induces a current in the wire coil. The surgical instrument assembly further comprises a strain gauge mounted to the output shaft configured to detect strain created within the output shaft and, in addition, a circuit mounted to the output shaft, wherein the circuit and/or the strain gauge is powered by the current induced in the wire coil.
US09901338B2	Shape memory compression staple An orthopedic staple includes a bridge portion having a pair of ends and a staple leg formed from a shape memory material connected to each of the pair of ends. The staple legs have a constrained position where the staple legs are generally parallel to one another and a relaxed position where the staple legs generally converge toward one another. Each of the staple legs has a protruding portion with a maximum leg thickness and a tip, with each of the staple legs increasing in thickness from the tip to the protruding portion. The bridge portion and each of the protruding portions define grasping portions therebetween that are configured to provide resistance to backout of the orthopedic staple.
US09901336B2	Suture device A suture device is provided with a longitudinal member; a pair of grasping members; a suture needle; a power transmitting member; an opening-closing operating portion; a pair of needle locking portions having a first needle locking member and a second needle locking member and locking or releasing the suture needle to or from the pair of grasping members; a pair of wire members connected to the pair of needle locking portions; a needle locking and operating portion that operates the pair of wire members; a link member having a first end and a second end connected to the pair of wire members; and rotatable support portions that rotatably support the link member.
US09901335B2	Method and apparatus for securing soft tissue to bone An apparatus and method for affixing soft tissue to bone is provided. The apparatus comprises first and second arms including first and second jaws on distal ends. The second arm is mated to the first arm at a hinge located between the proximal ends of the first and second arms and distal ends of the first and second arms. To enter into an engaged position, the first and second arms pivot around the hinge such that the distal ends of the first and second arms close towards one another, and the proximal ends of the first and second arms move apart from one another. The engaged position causes the first jaw on the distal end of the first arm and the second jaw on the distal end of the second arm to compress and hold soft tissue.
US09901333B2	Soft tissue fixation system A soft tissue fixation assembly includes a plurality of deformable bone anchors and a suture that is configured to fixedly attach to each of the bone anchors. One or more of the bone anchors can be inserted into a bone, and one or more of the bone anchors can be inserted through soft tissue and into the bone. The suture can be inserted through the bone anchors, and energy can be applied to the anchors, thereby causing a deformable material of the bone anchors to deform, thereby capturing the strand of suture in the bone anchor. The strand of suture can be placed in tension, and can extend over the soft tissue so as to retain the soft tissue in contact with the bone.
US09901332B2	Cheek retractor device and method Cheek retraction devices including an upper frame element configured to bear against and retract soft oral tissue from one or more teeth of an upper dental arch, a lower frame element configured to bear against and retract soft oral tissue from one or more teeth of a lower dental arch. The upper and lower frame elements may each include left and right frame portions wherein the upper and lower left frame portions are joined to one another to form a v-shaped hinge on one side of the frame, while upper and lower right frame portions are joined to one another to form a v-shaped hinge on another side of the frame. The v-shaped hinges on opposed sides permit the upper and lower frame elements to be at least partially folded toward each other. A posterior frame element may be provided extending between the v-shaped hinges.
US09901330B2	Medical implantable occlusion device, and method for implantation thereof A medical implantable occlusion device is disclosed comprising a fabric of at least one thread and a structural formation thereof having a collapsed and an expanded shape, the formation comprises a proximal and a distal portion, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal portion, wherein at least one of the proximal and distal portions comprises a peripheral edge having a first and a second radius of curvature in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the first radius of curvature is different from the second radius of curvature.
US09901327B2	Biopsy device with translating valve member A biopsy device includes a needle extending distally from a body. The needle includes a transverse aperture, a first lumen, and a second lumen. A cutter is movable within the first lumen to sever tissue protruding through the transverse aperture. A valve assembly is operable to change the pneumatic state of the second lumen. The valve assembly includes a valve body and a translating member slidably disposed in a bore of the valve body. The valve body includes a first port and a second port. The first port is in fluid communication with the second lumen of the needle. The second port is in fluid communication with atmospheric air. The translating member selectively couples the first port with the second port based on the longitudinal position of the translating member within the bore. The translating member translates relative to the valve body based on the position of the cutter.
US09901324B2	Ultrasound probe and method of operating the same An ultrasound probe connected to various diagnostic apparatuses and a method of operating the ultrasound probe. The includes transmitting an ultrasound signal to an object and receiving a response signal reflected from the object; acquiring information regarding a diagnostic apparatus connected to the ultrasound probe; determining a type of data that may be processed by the diagnostic apparatus based on the information regarding the diagnostic apparatus; generating transmission data corresponding to the determined type of data from the response signal; and transmitting the transmission data to the diagnostic apparatus.
US09901323B2	Aberration correction using channel data in ultrasound imaging system Embodiments of the present invention provide an ultrasound scanner equipped with an image data processing unit that can perform adaptive parameter optimization during image formation and processing. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises a channel data memory to store channel data obtained by digitizing ultrasound image data produced by an image scan; an image data processor configured to process the stored channel data in the memory to reconstruct an ultrasound image for each of a plurality of trial values of at least one parameter to be optimized; and a parameter optimization unit configured to evaluate an image quality of the reconstructed ultrasound image for each trial value of the at least one parameter, and to determine the optimized value of the at least one parameter based on the evaluated image quality.
US09901321B2	Monitoring apparatus for monitoring an ablation procedure The present invention relates to a monitoring apparatus (101) for monitoring an ablation procedure. The monitoring apparatus (101) comprises an ultrasound signal providing unit for providing an ultrasound signal that depends on received echo series of an object (4) that is ablated. The monitoring apparatus (101) further comprises an ablation depth determination unit (103) for determining an ablation depth from the provided ultrasound signal. The ablation depth can be determined directly from the ultrasound signal and is an important parameter while performing an ablation procedure. For example, it can be used for determining the progress of ablation within the object (4) and for determining when the ablation has reached a desired progression.
US09901316B2	Radiation imaging system, radiation imaging apparatus, control methods therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation generation unit configured to generate radiation, and at least one imaging unit configured to detect radiation from the radiation generation unit and obtain a radiation image, the imaging unit including a control unit configured to control to operate in one of a first operation mode of capturing the radiation image and controlling the radiation imaging system and a second operation mode of capturing the radiation image.
US09901312B2	Medical instrument for use with a phase contrast imaging and X-ray recording system with phase contrast imaging A medical instrument is provided for use with a phase contrast imaging. The medical instrument includes at least one component, which has a strong small angle scattering of x-rays. Furthermore, a corresponding x-ray recording system with phase contrast imaging for recording an examination object may include such a medical instrument.
US09901311B2	Imaging apparatus The invention relates to an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method, particularly to a CT scanner (100) for generating sectional images of an object such as the body (P) of a patient. A given desired angular intensity distribution (Ides) is reproduced by emitting X-rays (X) in emission angle intervals (EAI) only, wherein the angular distribution of these emission angle intervals and the associated local emission intensities (I(α)) are chosen such that they reproduce, in the angular mean, the desired angular intensity distribution (Ides). Modulation of incident X-ray flux is hence realized by the modulation of the angular sampling density. The X-ray source may preferably be realized by a grid switching tube (101).
US09901309B2	Breast biopsy and needle localization using tomosynthesis systems Methods, devices, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for performing mammography, such as utilizing tomosynthesis in combination with breast biopsy.
US09901308B2	Systems and methods for filtering autocorrelation peaks and detecting harmonics Systems and methods are provided for determining respiration information from physiological signals such as PPG signals. A physiological signal is processed to generate at least one respiration information signal and an autocorrelation sequence is generated based on the at least one respiration information signal. In some embodiments, a respiration peak is identified based on the autocorrelation sequence and a composite peak is generated based on the identified peak and at least one previous respiration peak. Respiration information is calculated based on the composite peak. In some embodiments, a determination is made whether the autocorrelation sequence includes an undesired harmonic. When the autocorrelation sequence includes an undesired harmonic, the autocorrelation sequence may not be used in the calculation of respiration information.
US09901306B2	Tracking mechanism for heart rate measurements Heart rate monitors are plagued by noisy photoplethysmography (PPG) data, which makes it difficult for the monitors to output a consistently accurate heart rate reading. Noise is often caused by motion. Using known methods for processing accelerometer readings that measure movement to filter out some of this noise may help, but not always. The present disclosure describes an improved front-end technique (time-domain interference removal) based on using adaptive linear prediction on accelerometer data to generate filters for filtering the PPG signal prior to tracking the frequency of the heartbeat (heart rate). The present disclosure also describes an improved back-end technique based on steering the frequency of a resonant filter in order to track the heartbeat. Implementing one or both of these techniques leads to more accurate heart rate measurements.
US09901305B2	Physiological sensor history backfill system and method A physiological sensor history backfill system and method including a method of sensor history backfill for a local base device operable to wirelessly communicate with a physiological sensor connected to a patient, the method including: obtaining physiological readings for the patient at a predetermined interval; storing the physiological readings at the physiological sensor as sensor physiological readings; storing the physiological readings at the local base device as historic physiological readings; obtaining a current physiological reading for the patient; transmitting the current physiological reading to the local base device in a current reading message; detecting a record gap in the historic physiological readings between the current physiological reading and the historic physiological readings; and filling the record gap in the historic physiological readings with sensor physiological readings from the physiological sensor when the current reading message does not include the sensor physiological readings to fill the record gap.
US09901299B2	Activating functional electrical stimulation of abdominal muscles to assist coughing A system for assisted coughing includes a first sensor for measuring a parameter which can indicate a closed glottis and producing a first signal, a processor for receiving the first signal, determining a state indicating the closed glottis and generating an instruction for a Functional Electric Stimulation (FES) controller based, at least in part, on the determining, and a FES controller for generating an electric stimulation signal.
US09901294B2	Device and system for the prevention of an individual operating a vehicle while impaired The subject device and associated system relates generally to assessing impairment of an individual to determine whether to provide access to operate a motor vehicle, providing an ignition interlock that works without requiring modification in a motor vehicle and allowing an individual to start the vehicle only following measurement of blood alcohol content or following a series of cognitive tasks to determine the level of impairment. The systems and devices described herein relate incorporate a shielded case designed to disable communication between wireless car keys and the corresponding motor vehicles. This method of achieving an ignition interlock can be combined with a breathalyzer, or with a fingerprint alcohol sensor, or with cognitive tests running on a mobile computing device.
US09901293B2	Analyte sensor Sensors and methods for measurement of an analyte in a medium within a living animal are described. The sensor may include an inductive element that may receive power from an external device. The sensor may also include a charge storage device (CSD) and a memory. The sensor may perform analyte measurements initiated by the external device using power received from the external device and convey the analyte measurements to the external device using the inductive element. The sensor also may perform autonomous analyte measurements using the on board charge device's power and store the autonomous analyte measurements in the memory. The sensor may convey one or more stored analyte measurements to the external device using the inductive element using power received from the external device. The sensor may include a CSD-powered clock and a CSD-powered measurement scheduler that initiate the autonomous analyte measurements.
US09901292B2	Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver.
US09901288B2	Methods of detecting gaseous component levels in a breath Method for detecting gaseous component levels in a breath, comprising: receiving a breath through a breath channel, wherein the breath channel is in fluid communication with a flow rate sensor and an electrochemical fuel cell gas sensor; measuring a flow rate of the breath received through the breath channel; measuring a first time, wherein the first time corresponds to an amount of time elapsed while receiving the breath in the breath channel; and calculating a current gaseous component level utilizing the flow rate, first time and an output from the gas sensor. Methods for detecting an error condition while measuring gaseous component levels in a breath comprising: determining if the peak output occurs while breath is still being received in the breath channel; and if the peak output occurs while breath is still being received in the breath channel, alerting a user of an error condition.
US09901287B2	Patient monitoring and exception notification A monitoring system is used to measure various parameters of the sleep, respiration, and/or other bodily functions of a subject. One or more metrics are calculated that quantify deviation from the mean, trends, changes over time, and/or other changes in the parameters. The metrics are used to generate notifications of these changes that can be conveyed to caregivers and/or other users.
US09901280B2	Apparatus for measuring properties of an object with acoustically induced electromagnetic waves A measuring method and apparatus in which a measurable object (23) is irradiated with acoustic waves to measure a change in property value of charged particles in the object from electromagnetic waves induced thereby. A part (2) of the measurable object irradiated with an acoustic focused beam (1) is in a charge distribution state in which positive charged particles (3) are greater in number in the part (2) where electromagnetic waves induced by positive charged particles (3) are not canceled by those induced by negative charged particles (4) and where net electromagnetic waves (6) are induced. Since a change in concentration of positive charged particles (3) and/or negative charged particles (4) changes the intensity of electromagnetic waves (6), it is possible to know such a change in concentration of the charged particles from a change in intensity of electromagnetic waves (6).
US09901279B2	QEEG correlates of effective cognitive functioning—memory and problem solving—in diverse clinical conditions and normal populations Mental abilities are labeled with terms such as memory & problem solving and corresponding performance measures (recall score, # correct) can be obtained. The quantitative EEG (QEEG) measure of brain functioning reflects the electrophysiology of the gray & white matter of the brain underlying the scalp. A database of clinical and non-clinical participants underwent a cognitive activation QEEG to determine the relations between the QEEG measures and cognitive performance for memory (auditory and reading) and problem solving. The analysis revealed correlative (positive and negative) relationships between cognitive performance and the Quantitative EEG (QEEG) measures (coherence, phase, magnitude, etc.) during these cognitive activation conditions. An individual can undergo an evaluation and the subject's values on the relevant (and all) variables can be determined. The deficient QEEG variables can be effectively changed with an operant biofeedback conditioning methodology called EEG biofeedback. The method has been shown to improve memory functioning.
US09901278B1	Physiological electrode assembly for fast application The present invention relates to a physiological recording electrode, and, more particularly, to an EEG (electroencephalography) recording electrode that can be used without the need for numerous steps in preparing the subject's skin and the electrode itself. The invention further relates to a surface feature or penetrator with a size and shape which that will not bend or break, which limits the depth of application, and/or anchors the electrode or other device during normal application; and a packaging system comprising a well and electrolytic fluid for maintaining a coating of said electrolytic fluid on the surface feature or penetrator.
US09901276B2	Method and apparatus for identifying sick sinus syndrome in an implantable cardiac monitoring device A cardiac monitoring device for determining the occurrence of a sick sinus syndrome condition of a patient that includes a plurality of electrodes to sense a cardiac signal, a sensing module electrically coupled to the plurality of electrodes having circuitry positioned therein to receive the sensed cardiac signal, and a processor coupled to the sensing module and configured to determine an RR interval variability during an RR interval variability session in response to the sensed cardiac signal, determine whether a P-wave occurs during the RR interval variability session, determine whether a sick sinus indicator is satisfied in response to a P-wave occurring, increment a sick sinus count in response to the sick sinus indicator being satisfied, determine whether a sick sinus burden is satisfied in response to the sick sinus count being incremented, and determine the occurrence of sick sinus syndrome in response to the sick sinus burden being satisfied.
US09901265B2	Medical device A powered system includes a parent module including a first battery storing a charge and a child module including a second battery storing a charge and a controller. When the parent module and the child module are in electrical communication, the controller is configured to receive power from the parent module. When the charge in the parent module is depleted, the controller is configured to backfeed power from the child module to the parent module.
US09901263B2	Radial artery blood pressure waveform measuring device A radial artery blood pressure waveform measuring device includes a stress sensor, a stress concentrating elastic structure, and a stress guiding elastic member. The stress sensor is in contact with a skin surface of a wrist corresponding to a position of a radial artery. The stress concentrating elastic structure is disposed on the stress sensor. The stress guiding elastic member has a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one side surface. The bottom surface is disposed on the stress concentrating elastic structure, and an area of the bottom surface is greater than an area of a horizontal section of the stress concentrating elastic structure.
US09901260B2	Physiological sensor delivery device and method An intravascular sensor delivery device for measuring a physiological parameter of a patient, such as blood pressure, within a vascular structure or passage. In some embodiments, the device can be used to measure the pressure gradient across a stenotic lesion or heart valve. For example, such a device may be used to measure fractional flow reserve (FFR) across a stenotic lesion in order to assess the severity of the lesion. The sensor delivery device has a distal sleeve configured to pass or slide over a standard medical guidewire. Some distance back from the sensor and distal sleeve, the device separates from the guidewire to permit independent control of the sensor delivery device and the guidewire. The sensor delivery device can be sized to pass over different sizes of guidewires to enable usage in coronary and peripheral arteries, for example.
US09901259B2	System for generating cardiac and other electric waveforms A system is provided for generating electrical signals. The system comprises: an input configured to receive first values, the first values representing coordinates of a plurality of break points of a heart beat waveform, and further configured to output programming signals; a communication port configured to receive the programming signals from the control panel; a memory configured to store instructions and predetermined values; a processor configured to process the programming signals and predetermined values according to the instructions stored in the memory; and an output port configured to make the processed signals available to a system under test.
US09901256B2	Dental demineralization detection, methods and systems Methods and systems for detecting early stage dental caries and decays are provided. In particular, in an embodiment, laser-induced autofluorescence (AF) from multiple excitation wavelengths is obtained and analyzed. Endogenous fluorophores residing in the enamel naturally fluoresce when illuminated by wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet into the visible spectrum. The relative intensities of the AF emission changes between different excitation wavelengths when the enamel changes from healthy to demineralized. By taking a ratio of AF emission spectra integrals between different excitation wavelengths, a standard is created wherein changes in AF ratios within a tooth are quantified and serve as indicators of early stage enamel demineralization. The techniques described herein may be used in conjunction with a scanning fiber endoscope (SFE) to provide a reliable, safe and low-cost means for identifying dental caries or decays.
US09901254B2	Systems and methods for virtual index-matching of diffusive media The invention relates to systems and methods for tomographic imaging of a subject comprising diffuse media by converting measurements of electromagnetic radiation, e.g., fluorescent light, obtained in free space exterior to the subject into data that would be measured if the subject were surrounded by an infinite and homogeneous diffusive medium, e.g., a medium with optical properties equal to the average optical properties of the subject. After applying a transformation to convert measurements to virtually-matched values, propagation of light is simulated from the index-matched surface to a set of virtual detectors exterior to the subject and arranged in a geometrically advantageous fashion, for example, in a planar array, thereby facilitating the use of fast reconstruction techniques.
US09901251B2	System and method of workflow management Wireless systems and methods include a plurality of peripheral electronic devices each having a wireless communication system. A processor is configured to establish an association confidence level indicative of a likelihood that a peripheral electronic device is associated to a monitored subject for each peripheral electronic device based on association criteria. Indicators are configured to communicate the association the association confidence level.
US09901243B2	Endoscope and endoscope system A valve unit is switchable to an open position at which an outside of an exterior portion and an inner cavity communicate with each other and a closed position at which a communication between the outside of the exterior portion and the inner cavity is blocked in an endoscope. In the endoscope, an electric power is supplied to a drive force generation section only when a connection portion of an universal cord is connected to a peripheral device, and the drive force generation section generates a drive force to drive the valve unit by a supply of the electric power. The valve unit moves from the closed position to the open position by the drive force generated by the drive force generation section.
US09901240B2	Tine adjustment and adaptable wash cycle control One embodiment provides a method for adapting a wash cycle of a dishwashing machine. The method comprises gathering sensor information from one or more sensors of the dishwashing machine. The sensor information gathered includes data identifying one or more adjustments to a rack layout of a dish rack of the dishwashing machine. The method further comprises determining a load configuration for the dish rack based on the sensor information gathered. The load configuration determined identifies one or more types of content loaded onto the dish rack. A wash cycle for washing the content loaded onto the dish rack is adapted based on the load configuration determined.
US09901239B2	Dishwasher, in particular household dishwasher A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a washing compartment having a front access opening which is surrounded by a front frame. The front frame is open on a floor side and has lateral frame strips. A base support is arranged on the floor side and has bearing elements for support of the lateral frame strips. Each of the lateral frame strips of the front frame includes at least one hook element which encompasses the associated bearing element of the base support.
US09901235B2	Autonomous robotic device capable of vacuum cleaning and purifying air An autonomous robotic device capable of vacuum cleaning and purifying air includes an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner for moving autonomously and vacuum cleaning, and an air purifier. The autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner has a power supply and a top surface provided with a plurality of positioning members. The air purifier has an air inlet, an air outlet, and a plurality of matching members at the bottom thereof. The air purifier is detachably disposed on the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner in a way that the matching members are in contact with the positioning members to create a positioning relationship for positioning the air purifier on the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner, and an electrical connection to enable the air purifier to receive electric power from the power supply of the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner.
US09901234B1	Robotic vacuum with rotating cleaning apparatus A method for increasing the rate of debris collection of a robotic vacuum through increasing the number of times a robotic vacuum's cleaning apparatus passes over a work surface during each pass of the device. The device's main cleaning apparatus is installed on a plate that rotates within the housing of the device. The drive unit is housed separately from the rotating plate so that the device's normal movement patterns will be uninterrupted by the rotation of the cleaning apparatus. Ideally, the cleaning apparatus will be caused to rotate two or more times over an area before the robotic vacuum has driven completely through the area.
US09901233B2	Air filter monitoring In a method of monitoring pollution of an air filter (Filt1) in a device in which an air flow (A) generated by a fan (F) engaged by a motor (M) passes the air filter (Filt1), the pollution is determined using data representative of a pressure difference (D2) over the fan (F), a pressure difference (D1) over the air filter, and a motor current (I) to the motor (M). The method comprises the steps of: estimating a flow through the air filter from data representative of the pressure difference (D2) over the fan (F), and the motor current (I) to the motor (M), estimating a filter resistance of the air filter from data representative of the flow through the air filter, and the pressure difference (D1) over the air filter, and estimating the pollution of the air filter from data representative of the filter resistance of the air filter.
US09901230B2	Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided with a necked-down suction channel formed in a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned. The housing further includes a suction nozzle and an agitator chamber. The necked-down suction channel has a height that is less than the height of the agitator chamber.
US09901228B2	Surface cleaning apparatus with different cleaning configurations An upright surface cleaning apparatus may comprise an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, a surface cleaning head having the dirty air inlet, a support structure moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head, the support structure comprising a cleaning unit. The cleaning unit may comprise suction motor and an air treatment member and positioned in the air flow path. A lock releasably locks the cleaning unit on the support structure and the cleaning unit and the support structure are configured to retain the cleaning unit on the support structure when the lock is in an unlocked position.
US09901226B2	Adjustable device to aid in human fecal matter evacuation A device for allowing the puborectalis muscle to relax for easier fecal matter evacuation. The device differs from current units because it is a lightweight, portable unit that can collapse and be hidden away from view. The device has a nonslip foot rest that is adjustable based on differences in height of users. An unlocking mechanism enables a user to unlock the foot rests and fold them for easy storage.
US09901223B2	MyTime A two parts shower/hair and body care dryer system that is contained within one installation unit. The shower and drying units are enclosed with durable glass wall and separated with bi-fold glass shower doors between the shower and the drying room. These doors are fold on the wall after showering by the user to access the drying room and to exist the unit. It is uniquely designed for everyone including the physically challenged. Imagine, after showering, having the pleasure of heated flooring in a drying room and a quiet flow of warm air from a built in over head dryer that blows radiating heat, covering ones body from head to toe. The dryer has many air vents that make the drying experience quicker, comforting and relaxing as the user is blown dry, which is un-achievable with the use of towels. The over head dryer also has a detachable hand held dryer for added convenience. The bi-fold glass shower doors decrease the size of the shower room when in use, and increase its size when the dryer is being used.
US09901222B2	Tabletop napkin dispenser A napkin assembly including an open ended chute for storing a stack of napkins therein and an openable and closeable front member relative to the open end of the chute is disclosed. The chute is made of first to fourth sidewall members and a rear member that are separately injection molded pieces that include a clip structure to allow the pieces to be clipped together to form the chute. Opposed ones of the sidewall members are identical pieces allowing them to be interchanged with one another during manufacture while still allowing the sidewall members to clip together to form the chute. The front member includes a transparent window to allow a depth of the stack to be viewed from the outside to check a product low condition. The front member includes locking tabs to lock it in a closed position relative to the chute. The tabs may be flexed through openings in the chute from the outside into a lock release position. The chute includes blocking members to prevent over inward deflection of the locking tabs.
US09901221B2	Dispenser for interfolded napkins A dispenser for interfolded napkins, having an upper portion and a lower portion, a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction is disclosed. The dispenser includes a container having a bottom wall extending in a horizontal plane and being arranged at the lower portion of the dispenser, and side walls having upper edges and lower edges and extending from the bottom wall in a vertical direction perpendicular thereto; a dispensing opening arranged at the upper portion of the dispenser opposite to the bottom wall; a weight arranged between the side walls so as to form a stack-supported lid of the dispenser that is movable between an upper position adjacent to the dispensing opening, and a lower position adjacent to the bottom wall; and a weight control means interconnecting the weight and the container, and extending inside the container between a container connection arranged at the lower portion of the dispenser and a weight connection arranged at the upper portion of the dispenser. The weight control means restricts the movement of the weight in a vertical direction along the side walls so as to determine the location of the upper position of the weight.
US09901219B2	Method for control of an electronic liquid dispenser and associated dispenser system A system and control method for an electronic liquid dispenser utilizes a motor to drive a pump mechanism from a home position in a dispense cycle for dispensing a metered dose of liquid from a reservoir. Upon initiation of the dispense cycle, the motor is started to operate the pump mechanism. Motor work performed by the motor during the dispense cycle is calculated as a function of motor current, motor voltage, and run time of the motor. Upon the calculated motor work exceeding a set point value during the dispense cycle, the motor is stopped and reversed to return the pump mechanism to the home position.
US09901216B2	Disk grater An appliance (100) for processing foodstuffs with a drive (2) including a pull-cord roller (21) having a concentric recess (22), in which there is arranged a spring element (23) located on the inside, the spring element (23) being operatively connected to the pull-cord roller. Through the drive (2), the working unit (4), which can be made to rotate, is driven, the working unit (4) being arranged in such a way that the external toothing (62) of the drive wheel (61) engages in the internal toothing (63) of the working unit (4) and, when the drive (2) is actuated, the working unit (4) is made to rotate. A locking element (10), which is equipped to lock the drive (2) in a non-operational state, and an unlocking element (11), which is equipped to actuate the locking element (10) in order to release the locking, contribute to the high operational safety of the appliance.
US09901215B2	Multi-functional food processing system A multi-functional food processing system includes a base having a first drive coupler and a second drive coupler, a first container to engage the first drive coupler, a second container to engage the second drive coupler, and a third container to engage the first drive coupler or the second drive coupler. The first container includes a first processing assembly where the first drive coupler is operable to rotate the first processing assembly at a first speed while the second container includes a second processing assembly where the second drive coupler is operable to rotate the second processing assembly at a second speed. The third container includes a third processing assembly and a transmission system, where the first drive coupler or the second drive coupler is operable to drive the transmission system to rotate the third processing assembly at a third speed.
US09901211B2	Barbecue support assembly A barbecue support assembly for supporting an elongate skewer or other accessories at one or more preselected heights above a barbecue grill. The barbecue support assembly includes one or more body elements having one or more parts thereof positionable substantially at one of the preselected heights. Also the part includes one or more apertures in which an end of the skewer is receivable. A rotatable and removable leg assembly is also provided.
US09901208B2	Beverage preparation machine with drop management A machine (1) for preparing a beverage (4′) comprises a frame (2) and a beverage preparation module (9) supported by the frame, the module (9) having a part (10) that is movable relative to the frame between: a transfer position for introducing a beverage ingredient into the module (9) and/or removing the ingredient therefrom; and a processing position for forming the beverage from the ingredient in the module. The beverage preparation module further has a beverage outlet (11) for dispensing the formed beverage (4′) to a beverage dispensing area (4) for receiving a user-recipient for collecting the beverage (4′). The frame (2) further supports a guide (20) configured to drain and deliver liquid residues (3′) from the beverage outlet (11) to a service area (3) separate from the dispensing area (4) so that the residues (3′) are inhibited from being drained from the beverage outlet (11) to the beverage dispensing area (4).
US09901193B2	Mirror assembly A mirror assembly is provided. The mirror assembly includes at least two mirrors, which when positioned relative to one another, allows a user to see the front and back of his/her head and neck simultaneously. The present mirror assembly is useful for daily grooming activities, including shaving and hair styling, where it may be advantageous to see both the front and back of the head simultaneously. The mirror assembly can be folded into a compact stored position on the when not in use, so that the entire assembly rests compactly against a wall, yet is easily expanded and adjustable for use.
US09901191B1	Consumer product adjustable merchandising tray A merchandising tray used for displaying product containers includes a base defining a support surface, and a single side wall divider connected to the base. The single side wall divider has a vertical wall provided with a rearward end and a forward end, a first retaining structure formed between the rearward end and the forward end, and the forward end being formed with a supporting wall having a second retaining structure. The merchandising tray is adapted to be suspended upon a group of like adjacently disposed merchandising trays such that the first retaining structure is engaged with the second retaining structure. A merchandising tray arrangement and methods of using the merchandising trays are also disclosed.
US09901189B2	Air duct for refrigeration case A refrigeration case includes a housing having a top and a rear wall and defining an interior chamber, a door pivotably coupled to the housing opposite the rear wall and operable to selectively open and close the interior chamber, a first shelf positioned proximate a lower portion of the interior chamber, a second shelf positioned above the first shelf, a duct wall, a fan, and a diverter. The duct wall at least partially defines a flow channel extending between the first shelf and the second shelf. The duct wall includes a first opening above the first shelf and a second opening above the second shelf. The fan provides cool air flow and is in fluid communication with the flow channel. The diverter is positioned in the flow channel proximate the second shelf and directs air flow through the second opening and over the second shelf.
US09901185B2	Mattress including flat springs Mattresses including a chassis core including a rigid or semi-rigid base sheet; a plurality of flat springs spaced apart from one another in parallel rows, wherein each one of the plurality of flat springs comprises a first terminal end, a second terminal end, and a flexible arcuate member extending from the first terminal end to the second terminal end, and wherein a center of an arc defined by the arcuate member is fixedly attached to the rigid base sheet; a body support disk disposed on each one of the first and second terminal ends. The body support disk supports the load of an individual. In some embodiments, the body support disk is pivotably connected to each terminal end.
US09901184B2	Systems and methods for mattress assemblies with attached customer assistance sensory devices In many aspects, the systems and methods described herein include mattress assemblies with attached sensory devices. The mattress assembly comprises a mattress core, an attached headboard, a mattress cover at least partially enclosing the mattress core, and at least one customer assistance sensory device attached to at least one of the core, headboard, and cover. The customer assistance sensory device is configured to present at least one parameter of the mattress core or assembly as at least a visual signal. Visual signals may include one or more distinct colors, shapes, or graphic patterns that correspond to one or more parameter of the mattress core or assembly.
US09901183B2	Supporting frame of electric bed A supporting frame of an electric bed, which is used to be connected with a lateral board, includes a base, a supporting portion disposed on the base, and an extended supporter. At least a part of the supporting portion is movable relative to the base. The lateral board is adjacent to the edge of the supporting portion. The extended supporter has a transverse portion extended from the base toward the lateral board, and a connecting portion located at a free end of the transverse portion. The transverse portion and the supporting portion have a distance therebetween. The connecting portion is used to be connected with the lateral board, so that the lateral board of the bed frame is fixed by being connected with the base by the extended supporter, and the user is prevented from being pinched.
US09901182B1	Ankle protection device An ankle protection device includes: an upper surface including a sloping portion having a substantially frustoconical shape, the sloping portion angled with respect to a flat portion of the lower surface at a slope angle measuring in the range of about 10 degrees to about 80 degrees; a lower surface distal from the upper surface; an upper cavity defined in the upper surface and sized to receive at least one of a medial malleolus and a lateral malleolus of a human ankle; a lower cavity defined in the lower surface; and a resilient material.
US09901180B2	Convertible chair A convertible chair is provided. The present convertible chair includes three or more sections connected together in series. The sections include a chair section, one or more middle sections, and an end section. The middle sections are slidably connected to the chair section, allowing the middle sections to slide in and out from the chair section. The end section is hingedly connected to the terminal middle section. When in the extended configuration, the sections provide a contiguous comfortable support surface on which a user can lay down. When in the compact configuration, the present invention resembles and functions as a conventional chair suitable for sitting on. The convertible chair further include connectors disposed along its sides that allow multiple chairs to be connected together in series.
US09901179B2	Piece of seating furniture having a pivotable functional part A piece of seating furniture having at least one base body, at least one adjustable functional part, at least one pivot fitting for adjusting the functional part relative to the base body and a separate, lift setting mechanism for locking the functional part in relation to the base body. The lift setting mechanism has a guide and a slender bar which can be moved in relation to the guide. The lift setting mechanism can be moved from a set position, blocking the adjustment of the functional part, to a reset position, unblocking the adjustment of the functional part. The pivoted lever is pivotably connected to the base body separately via two adjusting levers, the two adjusting levers are jointly connected to the base body via a control lever and one adjusting lever is pivotably connected to the base body via a guide lever.
US09901178B2	Method for making seating from pressure vessels Disclosed are seating made from pressure vessels, such as cylindrical propane tanks with hemispherical ends, as well as methods for making this kind of seating. The methods involve cutting sections of the reclaimed tanks and placing those sections on a jig that establishes defined, ergonomic positions for seat and back portions of the furniture, and welding appropriate ends or supports to the sections to form the piece of furniture. The pieces of furniture are made without bending, rolling, or otherwise changing the shape of the cut sections from the pressure vessel.
US09901177B1	Inflatable chair system An inflatable chair system includes an inflatable body having at least one internal chamber that may be filled with air and a pump removably positioned inside the inflatable body. The pump couples to a battery such that the pump can be powered to inject air into the internal chamber. The inflatable body takes on the shape of a chair when filled with air.
US09901171B1	Timing bar pin A rack-and-pinion mechanism for a drawer assembly of an enclosure includes first and second racks and first and second pinions. The pinions are engaged with the racks via pinion teeth and rack teeth. The pinions are coaxially aligned and rotatable about a rotational axis that translates as the pinions are rotated and translate along the racks. The rack-and-pinion mechanism further includes a timing bar having a first end coupled to the first pinion and a second end coupled to the second pinion. A first pin is inserted into at least one of the first pinion and the first end of the timing bar. A second pin is inserted into at least one of the second pinion and the second end of the timing bar. The pins are configured to substantially inhibit translational movement of the timing bar relative to the pinions along the rotational axis.
US09901170B2	Keyless locking tool chest A keyless locking tool chest has a plurality of drawers that can be locked and unlocked with a keyless lock. The keyless tool chest comprises a plurality of drawers, a keyless lock, a turn dial and a locking mechanism connected to the keyless lock and the turn dial that locks and unlocks the plurality of drawers. The keyless lock comprises a combination lock having a plurality of rotating discs with inscribed numerical notches. The locking mechanism comprises a horizontal bar connected to the keyless lock and the turn dial at its center, and a pair of vertical bars at its ends. Upon entering the correct numerical combination in the keyless lock, the keyless tool chest becomes unlocked, the turn dial becomes rotatable and the horizontal bar becomes movable together with the pair of vertical bars, such that the plurality of drawers can be pulled out of the tool chest.
US09901168B2	Table construction A leg assembly for a table includes an elongated body portion having a wireway extending along a length of the body portion and configured to receive electrical power and communication lines therein, one or more wire retaining assemblies located within the wireway of the body portion, each of the one or more wire retaining assemblies movable between a first position, wherein electrical power and communication lines are retained within the wireway, and a second position, wherein electrical power and communication lines may be readily removed from within the wireway, and wherein the one or more wire retaining assemblies remain at least partially within the wireway in the first position and in the second position, and a cover member releasably connected to the one or more wire retaining assemblies.
US09901163B2	Cable-tensioning system strap A strap for a bag provides and includes a main body having a first end attached to a first attachment location of the bag and a second end attached to a second attachment location of the bag. The strap also includes a tension element that extends between the first end and the second end. The tension element is movable between a tightened state and a relaxed state. The tension element also applies a force on the first end and the second end in the tightened state to change the relative position of the first end and the second end.
US09901161B2	Detachable bag A detachable bag for holding objects includes a detachable front panel, a central hollow compartment, a detachable back panel, a detachable hood, and at least two shoulder straps. The detachable front panel includes a fastening member positioned along a perimeter of the detachable front panel for fastening the detachable front panel to the central hollow compartment. The central hollow compartment accommodates multiple objects, for example, books, etc. The central hollow compartment includes fastening members positioned along opposing perimeters of the central hollow compartment. The detachable back panel includes a fastening member, positioned along a perimeter of the detachable back panel for fastening the detachable back panel to the central hollow compartment. The detachable hood includes at least two fastening members for fastening the detachable hood to the shoulder straps. The shoulder straps are attached to the detachable back panel and include fastening members for removably attaching the detachable hood.
US09901160B2	Combination fanny pack and sling seat with back support A multipurpose fanny pack which is wearable around the waist and providing the wearer with storage compartments, while also having the capability to be removed and converted into an adjustable suspended sling-like seat, and with an adjustable backrest capable of comfortably supporting a user in the seated position, and with a multifunctional material capable of providing a user with multiple configurations of additional comfort and protection from weather and insects.
US09901154B2	Hair iron A hair iron of the present invention includes a grip; a body combined with the grip, the body being provided with a switch that controls a current supply; a heating part combined with the body, the heating part generating heat by an operation of the switch; and a clip rotatably combined with the body by using a locking unit, the clip making contact with a surface of the heating part, wherein a manipulator is rotatably provided on a portion at which the body is combined with the heating part so that the locking unit of the clip can be selectively combined with the manipulator, thereby enabling lock/release of the clip relative to the body, and a control button is provided on a portion at which the grip and the body are combined, so that a rotation of the grip rotatably provided on the body is determined by an operation of the control button.
US09901150B2	Carrying case with exchangeable panels A carrying case that may be configured to include or to receive an attachable panel is described. The attachable panel may be configured to be attached to the carrying case. The attachable panel may have graphical artwork or pictures printed onto its surfaces or otherwise affixed to it. The manufacturer of the attachable panel may not need to carry inventory of printed attachable panels, but instead may produce graphically enhanced attachable panels upon each sales order.
US09901149B2	Canopies and canopy support structures A canopy support structure includes first and second hubs coupled to and movable along the pole or first and second hubs of which one is coupled to and movable along a track. The first and second hubs are movable toward each other during extension of the canopy support structure and away from each other during retraction of the canopy support structure. A plurality of articulating arms is connected directly or indirectly to the first and second hubs. The articulating arms include sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms. At least some of the sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms are connected directly to the first and second hubs and extend outward from the first and secondary hubs during expansion of the canopy support structure.
US09901147B1	Case for wearable electronic device A case for a wrist-worn electronic device and one or more bands that can be attached to a wrist-worn electronic device. The case can include first and second housing members foldably coupled together by one or more hinges between an open position and a closed position; a recess formed in one of the housing members that is sized and shaped to hold the one or more bands within the case; and an attachment mechanism positioned within the cavity. The attachment mechanism can include a piston having a cam profile at a first end and slidably coupled to one of the housing members between a first piston position and a second piston position, and a first magnet mechanically coupled to the piston near a second end, opposite the first end. The case can further include a second magnet positioned within the second housing member and spaced apart from the first magnet, wherein the first and second magnets are aligned to repel each other biasing the piston in the first piston position.
US09901146B2	Zip slider structure The instant disclosure provides a zip slider structure including a slider body, a tab-holder and a pull-tab arranged between the tab-holder and the slider body. The slider body includes a first slide portion, a second slide portion and a connecting portion including a joint recess. The first slide portion includes a first slide surface, an arranging surface, a first recess, a second recess and a first extension end. The tab-holder includes a body portion, a first bending portion extending from one end of the body portion and passing the first recess, and a second bending portion extending from the other end of the body portion. The first bending portion includes a slot joining with the first extension end, the second bending portion includes a holding end joining with the joining recess, the body portion includes an attaching member extending from the body portion and joining with the second recess.
US09901144B2	Seatbelt buckling device and system A seatbelt buckling device and system includes a buckle and a latch plate. The latch plate includes a pair of fingers that extend from a base portion. The buckle includes buckle housing that defines a slot that is configured to receive the fingers of the latch plate. The buckle also includes a blocking member disposed in the slot that splits the slot into first and second slot portions. The first and second slot portions are sized to receive the fingers. The blocking member restricts debris from entering a cavity of the buckle housing. The buckle further includes a depressible button for releasing the latch plate. The blocking member is arranged as a blockout portion integrated into the button or an ejector protrusion extending from an ejector disposed within the buckle.
US09901143B2	Magnetic necktie retainer A magnetic necktie retainer device is provided that retains a necktie to the shirt of a wearer without piercing or otherwise damaging the shirt. The device comprises a front backing plate and a rear backing plate. The backing plates are magnetically attracted to each other such that the rear backing plate is positioned under the wearer's shirt, while the front backing plate is positioned between the necktie and the outside of the wearer's shirt. The two backing plates magnetically secure together, while a necktie retainer article extends from the front backing plate to engage the necktie. The retainer article may comprise a clasp, a chain, a necktie bar, or similar structure that secures the necktie to the front backing plate.
US09901142B2	Adjustable surface for use in manufacturing shoe parts Manufacturing of a shoe or a portion of a shoe is enhanced by executing various shoe-manufacturing processes in an automated manner. For example, shoe parts may be retrieved and temporarily assembled according to preset relative positions to form part stacks. The part stacks may be retrieved with the relative positioning of the shoe parts being maintained and placed at a stitching machine for more permanent attachment via stitching of the parts to form a shoe assembly. Movement during stitching of a conveyance mechanism that transfers the part stack from the stacking surface to the stitching machine and movement of a needle associated with the stitching machine may be controlled by a shared control mechanism such that the movements are synchronized with respect to one another. Vision systems may be leveraged to achieve movement and position information between and at machines and locations.
US09901141B2	Method for making a cleated plate A method for making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear is described. The method includes a number of steps where various molds are used to form different components of the cleated plate member. A collar receptacle is formed using a first molding process. A cleat member is formed from a non-compatible material with a fastener of the cleat member associated with the collar receptacle using another molding process to form a combined cleat assembly. The combined cleat assembly is placed into corresponding receptacles in a mold used to form the cleated plate member. The cleated plate member is formed using another molding process that embeds the collar receptacle into the body of the cleated plate member. The completed cleated plate member includes releasably attached cleat members.
US09901138B2	Multilayered materials with color changing properties Described are articles of wear including with a material with color changing properties. The material includes at least one elastic portion having an unstretched colored appearance and a stretched colored appearance. The material also includes at least one fixed portion having the stretched colored appearance regardless of a magnitude of an external force applied to the at least one fixed portion.
US09901137B2	Sole structure for a sport shoe A sole structure for a sport shoe can increase accelerating force during activities and achieve quick movements. A sole assembly 1 for an indoor shoe includes a sole body 2 formed of a soft elastic member and a plate-like member or planar sheet member 3 that is disposed at a position under the first to fourth distal phalanx DP1-DP4 of the wearer's foot on a foot sole contact surface 2A of the sole body 2, and that has a higher hardness than that of the sole body 2. The plate-like member 3 extends arcuately substantially in the foot width direction along the toes of the wearer's foot and has a narrow part 3C of a short length in the foot length direction, or a spacing gap, at a region between the first toe and the second toe.
US09901135B2	Footwear with flexible auxetic ground engaging members An article of footwear may include an outer member that has a first ground engaging member extending downward from the outer surface of an outer member. Ground engaging members, or cleats, may be auxetic structures that can increase their dimensions in a direction that is orthogonal to the direction of applied force or tension. Ground engaging member shapes may include various polygonal features. The first ground engaging member may have a three-pointed star-shaped pyramidal structure. The outer member may have an inner surface with apertures that correspond with the ground engaging members of the outer surface.
US09901134B2	Aerodynamic bicycle shoe cover and pedal cover The present invention is embodied in a new aerodynamic cover for a bicycle shoe and clipless bicycle pedal for improving speed when cycling. The aerodynamic cover comprises a main body including an ankle portion having a rear side, a heel portion connected to the ankle portion, and a sole portion connected to the heel portion and having an underside. An opening is formed in the sole portion for allowing a bicycle pedal to be engaged to the bicycle cleat. An outwardly extending fin stretches from the rear side of the ankle portion, around the heel portion, to the underside of the sole portion. In one embodiment, the aerodynamic cover further comprises a pedal layer, a cleat layer, and a base plate layer. A gap is defined between the pedal layer and the cleat layer. The gap inhibits excessive friction between the pedal layer and the cleat layer as the cleat is pivoted with respect to the pedal.
US09901132B2	Head covering article Implementations of a head covering article are provided. The head covering article includes an edge portion configured to rest on a wearer's forehead and a pad configured to cover a portion of the wearer's forehead. In some implementations, the bottom edge of the pad is aligned with a portion of the edge portion of the material to create a padded edge portion. In some implementations, the corners of the pad are rounded. Either of these implementations may reduce or prevent impressions from being formed horizontally across the wearer's forehead.
US09901129B2	Medical garment for chest devices and procedures A medical garment for accessing a patient's chest area, which includes a front portion, a back portion, and at least one sleeve. A flap is formed by two partable seams on the front portion at a shoulder region and the sleeve, with fasteners attached to the flap, back portion, and sleeve to hold the flap in the closed position. The medical garment is configured to expose the patient's chest area when the flap is in the open position, and resembles a standard t-shirt when the flap is in the closed position.
US09901128B2	Antimicrobial apparel and fabric and coverings An apparel or material which may be placed anywhere or worn about the neck or other parts of the body of a human. The apparel/material has a structure that, when repositioned from about the wearer, will retain a position about a mouth and nose of the human, as by elasticity or taughtness of a wrapping about the face. The apparel is sufficiently porous as to allow a human to breath comfortably through the fabric when placed over the mouth and nose of the human. The fabric has as a coating is created with on at least the outer surface and through at least 25% of the thickness of the fabric a moisture-sensitive antimicrobial composition, wherein the antimicrobial moisture-sensitive composition comprises an antimicrobially active compound and a carrier, the carrier by hydrophilic and able to absorb sufficient moisture from exhaled breath from the human as to maintain a wet surface on the carrier to which viral particles will adhere more strongly than to a dry surface of the same carrier.
US09901122B2	Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same An exemplary atomizer includes a main body, a liquid supply, a piercing element, and an atomizing assembly. The liquid supply is configured for storing tobacco liquid. The liquid supply is received in the main body. The liquid supply includes an end wall having a fixing part, a sealing part, and a recessed part. The recessed part connects the fixing part and the sealing part. The piercing element is spatially corresponding to the recessed part. The piercing element is configured for pricking the recessed part in response to an external force, so that the tobacco liquid in the liquid supply flows out, and the atomizing assembly absorbs the tobacco liquid flowed out for vaporization.
US09901120B2	Electronic cigarette with a built-in battery rod The present invention provides an electronic cigarette with a battery rod disposed inside. The electronic cigarette comprises an inhalation rod and a battery rod which are mutually connected to form an integral. A connecting end of the inhalation rod disposes a first connector. A connecting end of the battery rod disposes a second connector. The battery rod stretches into the inhalation rod from the connecting end of the inhalation rod, and is accommodated and fixed in the inhalation rod. The connecting end of the inhalation rod and the connecting end of the battery rod are threadedly connected by using the first connector and the second connector to be screwing connected. The electronic cigarette has a shorter length, the structure is more compact, and the assembly is convenient, and the electronic cigarette has a greater amount of aerosol, facilitating to observe the balance of the e-liquid and being able to reduce or avoid users to inhale in e-liquid.
US09901117B2	Inductive charging for an electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may be wirelessly charged through an inductive charging system. A receiving coil in or on the e-Cig may be in proximity to a wireless charger that transmits electrical power to the battery of the e-Cig. Alignment of the receiving coil in the e-Cig with a charging base can wirelessly charge the battery of the e-Cig.
US09901116B2	Battery assembly and electronic cigarette The present application provides a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette; the battery assembly is configured for assembling with an atomizing assembly to form an electronic cigarette; and the battery assembly comprises a battery sleeve and a battery mounted in the battery sleeve; the battery includes a first electrode and a second electrode; and the battery assembly further comprises a first charging electrode connected to the first electrode electrically, and a second charging electrode connected to the second electrode electrically; and the first charging electrode is an end cover mounted on an end of the battery sleeve. The following advantageous effects can be achieved: only the end cover and the second charging electrode need to be connected to an external charger when the electronic cigarette need to be charged, which saves the time of a charging operation.
US09901115B2	Battery component and electronic cigarette A battery component comprises a casing pipe used for accommodating a battery and an end cover that is arranged on and covers an open end of the casing pipe, and also comprises a rotation mechanism used for connecting the casing pipe to the end cover. The end cover rotates around the center axis of the rotation mechanism to open or close the casing pipe. Using the rotation mechanism, the end cover can be directly rotated to open the casing pipe. When a connection structure on one side of the end cover facing the rotation mechanism fails, the end cover is not naturally opened, overcoming a defect that reserved space exists in an axial direction of the electronic cigarette when a fastening structure in an end cover flipping technology fails, making the end cover partially open, and thus power leakage hidden danger exists.
US09901114B2	Battery rod assembly, electronic cigarette, and electronic cigarette charging apparatus A battery rod assembly, an electronic cigarette, and an electronic cigarette charging apparatus are provided. In the electronic cigarette, on end of the battery rod assembly (1) is provided with an external electrode (12) and an internal electrode (11). A clamping groove (13) is disposed in an inner sidewall of the external electrode (12). A charging base (2) of the electronic cigarette charging apparatus comprises a first charging electrode (21) for being electrically connected to the internal electrode (11) and a second charging electrode (22) for being electrically connected to the external electrode (12). The second charging electrode (22) is provided with a buckling bending portion (221) protruding toward the direction away from the first charging electrode (21), and the position of the buckling bending portion (221) is corresponding to that of the clamping groove (13).
US09901113B2	Translucent smokeless tobacco product The invention provides a smokeless tobacco product comprising a tobacco extract. In some embodiments, the smokeless tobacco product is translucent. The invention further provides methods for making and using the smokeless tobacco product. In certain embodiments, the smokeless tobacco product comprises isomalt, maltitol syrup, and a translucent tobacco extract prepared by ultrafiltration.
US09901110B2	Highly soluble Rebaudioside D The invention relates to a process for producing highly soluble compositions containing purified steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant extract, more particularly Rebaudioside D. Obtained highly soluble compositions are useful as non-caloric sweeteners or in combination with sugar or high intensity sweeteners in edible and chewable compositions such as beverages, confectionaries, bakery products, chewing gums and the like.
US09901100B2	Low pH disinfectant composition The invention provides for a low pH disinfectant composition that includes a relatively low amount of alcohol. Also provided is an article of manufacture that includes a textile and the composition, as well as methods of using the composition and article of manufacture (e.g., for reducing the number of microbes located upon a substrate, for killing or inhibiting a broad spectrum of microorganisms, for killing or inhibiting spore forming bacteria, and/or for disinfecting a substrate). The composition can optionally include a stable residual antimicrobial compound, thereby providing a combination of high-level disinfection and long-lasting residual effect.
US09901099B1	Method for manufacturing natural pesticide and water quenching device therefore A method for manufacturing a natural pesticide and a water quenching device thereof are provided. The method includes the steps of: burning paddy at a high temperature of 400-900° C. into carbonized paddy, wherein the carbonized paddy comprises at least 50% silica, at least 10% organic matter, at least 2% potassium, and at most 2% water; using a water quenching device to quench and heat the carbonized paddy, enabling the carbonized paddy to form a gas and a solid substance by means of solid-liquid separation; using the water quenching device to condense the gas separated from the carbonized paddy into a liquid; and testing a PH value of the liquid after condensation through the water quenching device, wherein when the PH value of the liquid is alkaline, the liquid is outputted and stored as a pesticide.
US09901092B2	Pest control agent in form of stable suspension Provided is a pest control agent in the form of a suspension, which exhibits excellent dispersion stability for a long time without forming a hard cake due to settling and separation of solid particles or without losing fluidity due to gelation even when a cationic pest control active ingredient and/or an acid is used. Specifically provided is a pest control agent in the form of a suspension, which contains (a) a cationic pest control active ingredient and/or an acid, (b) a nonionic thickening agent, (c) a nonionic surface active agent, (d) a solid active ingredient and (e) water.
US09901091B2	Game call with volume enhancing and tone stabilizing coil spring The present invention utilizes a sized coil spring placed in the end of game call tubes, or mouthpieces that go into such tubes. When air is blown into the tube or mouthpiece, the air passes over and through the coil spring, causing the spring to vibrate and make a whirlwind effect. The vibrating coil spring increases the volume of the sound and also stabilizes each tone created on the mouthpiece or tube. The higher tones, or notes, are more easily obtained and become easier to reach and hold with consistency. The coil spring also helps to increase back pressure, making it easier to blow into call with less air to make the call work. This invention can be used in all types of game calls, such as calls for elk, deer, moose, wolves, predators, geese, ducks, and even some turkey calls. The invention makes the desired sounds more realistic and user friendly.
US09901090B2	Pests and biological aerosol detection devices The present disclosure provides a device for detecting the presence of insects and bioaerosols comprising, a base and a shell, where the shell is affixed to the base forming a chamber, wherein an agent is contained with said chamber, and at least one channel, the channel(s) provides access to the chamber, the shell can be actuated by a person causing the device to expel air and optionally one or more agents from the chamber to the exterior and to draw in air and bioaerosols from the exterior into the chamber.
US09901084B2	Dual-bearing reel A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool rotatable relative to the reel body, a spool shaft integrally rotatable with the spool, a one-way clutch and an operating lever. The one-way clutch includes an outer ring rotatable relative to the reel body and a rolling body configured to transmit rotation of the spool shaft in a casting direction to the outer ring. The one-way clutch is attached to the spool shaft. The operating lever has a flat shape, is attached to the reel body, and extends in a radial direction. The operating lever is configured to adjust a braking force that brakes the rotation of the outer ring.
US09901082B2	Genetically modified non-human animals and methods of use thereof Genetically modified non-human animals are provided that may be used to model human hematopoietic cell development, function, or disease. The genetically modified non-human animals comprise a nucleic acid encoding human IL-6 operably linked to an IL-6 promoter. In some instances, the genetically modified non-human animal expressing human IL-6 also expresses at least one of human M-CSF, human IL-3, human GM-CSF, human SIRPa or human TPO. In some instances, the genetically modified non-human animal is immunodeficient. In some such instances, the genetically modified non-human animal is engrafted with healthy or diseased human hematopoietic cells. Also provided are methods for using the subject genetically modified non-human animals in modeling human hematopoietic cell development, function, and/or disease, as well as reagents and kits thereof that find use in making the subject genetically modified non-human animals and/or practicing the subject methods.
US09901078B2	Aquarium filtration system A filtration system and filtration unit are disclosed herein. The filtration system can include an aquarium and the filtration unit. The filtration unit can attach to the aquarium. The filtration unit can include a pump that circulates water through the filtration unit and a plurality of chambers. The plurality of chambers of the filtration unit can include a sterilization chamber, a pre-filtration chamber, and a root chamber. The sterilization chamber can include a sterilization feature that sterilizes the water circulating through the filtration unit, the pre-filtration chamber can remove large objects from the water, and the root chamber can contain a root network of a plant.
US09901076B1	Exercise wheel for small animals Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for providing a double bearing, not noisy, injection molded rotatable exercise wheels for small animals, including marsupium's such as sugar gliders, as well as mice, rats, gerbils and dwarf hamsters, and the like, with no exposed mounting hardware. The exercise wheels can have a netted running surface which safely holds animals in the wheels, and allows for waste to fall out from the wheels. The wheel can be supported by a U shaped stand over a flat surface. The wheel can be attached to an inside of a cage by a cross mount having hooks.
US09901074B2	Predator deterrent vest A predator dissuading vest is provided for pets and other animals. The vest is configured to employ bristles extending from engagements with the vest to distal ends and spikes as a deterrent to an attack by a predator. Conductors for an electric shock can also be included as an additional predator dissuading component.
US09901073B2	Disposable pet water bottle and bowl combination Disposable water bottle and bowl combination with water bottle having a cylindrical shape that transitions into a threaded neck at the top. The bowl has a round shape with a cylindrical, threaded, protrusion at its base. These units attach to one another by way of these threaded parts. A valve is present at the top of the threaded protrusion in the base of the bowl. This valve serves as a barrier to the water in the bowl when upright; and opens to allow liquid passage when the bowl is inverted. The bowl has a lid that can act as a flying disc toy when detached. The bottle and bowl may be used as a singular unit to offer water from the bowl, or the bottle and bowl may be used individually by detaching the bowl and using the bottle to fill, and replenish, the water in the bowl.
US09901070B2	Apparatus, system, and method for secure and comfortable animal enclosure An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a secure and comfortable animal enclosure providing convenient automated access and payment with validated User identification and validated animal identification linked to the animal's vaccinations and health records and configured for use in or near business, commercial, entertainment, workplace and other venues.
US09901067B2	Robotic attacher and method of operation A method of operating a robotic attacher, comprises extending a robotic attacher between the legs of a dairy livestock. The method further comprises attaching milking equipment to the dairy livestock using a gripping portion of the robotic attacher during a milking operation, wherein the gripping portion has a nozzle that is positioned away from a teat of the dairy livestock during the milking operation. The method further comprises rotating the gripping portion of the robotic attacher so that the nozzle is positioned to face a teat of the dairy livestock during a spraying operation.
US09901066B2	System and method for treating livestock A system and method for treating livestock may include a ramp for containing dairy livestock and one or more mobile units configured to travel on the ramp, below the dairy livestock, and perform at least one action related to a treatment of the livestock. A mobile unit may be adapted to travel to a predefined location within a stall, and attach a milking equipment unit to a cow in the stall. A plurality of mobile units and a central management unit may be configured to dynamically cause at least some of the plurality of mobile units to each perform a portion of a treatment or task.
US09901064B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH176642 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH176642. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH176642, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH176642 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH176642.
US09901061B2	Soybean variety 01052008 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01052008. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01052008. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01052008 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01052008 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09901060B2	Soybean variety 01051946 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01051946. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01051946. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01051946 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01051946 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09901059B2	Soybean variety 01051956 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01051956. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01051956. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01051956 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01051956 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09901058B1	Wheat variety XW12Q A wheat variety designated XW12Q, the plants and seeds of wheat variety XW12Q, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety XW12Q with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety XW12Q with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety XW12Q are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety XW12Q and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US09901054B2	Soybean variety 01063900 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063900. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063900. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063900 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063900 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09901047B2	Solanum lycopersicum plants having pink fruits The present invention relates to cultivated plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum comprising a myb12 allele having one or more mutations, said mutations resulting in production of a mutant myb12 protein, fruits of such plants exhibiting a pink appearance.
US09901044B2	Ebb and flow watering system A method is provided for controlling the fluid level in an ebb and flow watering system control bucket that is in fluid communication with at least one fluid holding apparatus such as a plant container with connecting water lines, causing hydraulic delays in changes in the fluid level in the control bucket when fluid is pumped to or from the control bucket, typically from a fluid reservoir. The method involves pumping fluid to or from the control bucket to achieve a target fluid level in the control bucket; upon the fluid reaching the target fluid level, starting a timer for a short period of time to allow for the hydraulic delays, and continuing to pump fluid while the timer runs; restarting the timer and continuing to pump fluid if the fluid level in the control bucket recedes from the target fluid level; and discontinuing pumping if the timer runs for the full period of time.
US09901042B2	Generating and optimizing protocols The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for generating and optimizing irrigation protocols. The disclosure also extends to methods, systems and computer program products for providing automated irrigation.
US09901038B2	Plant manipulator An embodiment of a plant manipulator is disclosed, which may have a flexible cylindrical member that is bent to hold a plant in a particular configuration to train the plant. The plant manipulator may include a first end and a second end, a long edge of the flexible cylindrical member, a length of the long edge of the flexible cylindrical member, and a slit along the length of the longest edge of the flexible cylindrical member. The plant manipulator may also have a malleable rigid member with a first and second end, a long edge of the flexible cylindrical member, and a length of the long edge of the malleable rigid member. The length of the long edge of the flexible cylindrical member may be coupled along the length of the long edge of the flexible cylindrical member.
US09901036B2	Versatile eco-friendly planting block A versatile eco-friendly planting block includes: a block body in a form of a hexahedron; cut-off grooves formed at vertex parts of each surface of the block body in symmetrical to each other about a diagonal line of each surface of the block body; and a planting groove selectively formed in the cut-off groove so that vegetation is planted.
US09901034B1	Harvested bale wrapping material A continuous roll of wrapping material for crops such as baled cotton wherein wrapping segments are set off by spaced transverse lines of slits or scoring for predictable separation during the wrapping process. Protection of the transverse lines and sealing assistance may be included by the addition of an adhesive layer and a V-fold over the transverse lines.
US09901031B2	Automatic tuning of an intelligent combine A method for automatically tuning an agricultural combine (100), comprises the steps of: receiving (304) a signal from an operator of the agricultural combine (100) indicating that current operation of the agricultural combine (100) operation is acceptable; determining (306) current performance parameters of the agricultural combine after the step of receiving; calculating (310) a performance parameter error limit for each of the current performance parameters in the step of determining; again determining (312) current performance parameters; comparing (314) the again determined current performance parameters with the performance parameter error limits to thereby determine whether one or more of the again determined current performance parameters falls outside its associated performance parameter error limit; and if at least one of the again determined current performance parameters falls outside its associated performance parameter error limit, then calculating (316) changes to machine settings of the agricultural combine (100) that will bring the at least one of the again determined current performance parameters back within its associated performance parameter error limit.
US09901030B2	Rear grain cart grain handling assemblies for an agricultural harvesting combine Disclosed is a grain harvesting articulated combine of a forward PPU, a rear grain cart, and an articulation joint that connects the forward PPU with the rear grain cart. The rear grain cart includes an ascending lift auger assembly that receives clean grain from the forward PPU and transports it upwardly for dumping into the rear grain cart. A generally horizontal drag auger assembly moves clean grain to a lower a lift auger assembly. A clean grain off-loading auger assembly is connected to the lower lift auger assembly by a slew bearing. The clean grain off-loading auger is retractable about its upper end and its upper end assembly is terminated with a spout adapted to direct clean grain generally downwardly. The clean grain off-loading auger assembly is rotatable from a grain off-loading position to a home position.
US09901026B2	Multiple agricultural product application method and systems A method and system for planting one of a plurality of seed types, hybrids and/or varieties includes a planter with a plurality of row units. The row units include substantially static metering systems, which can include multiple seed meters at a particular row unit. The metering systems including more than one seed meters are configured such that the seed meters will plant a different seed types or varieties. The operation of one or more of the seed meters at a time will provide for the planting of a particular seed variety. When the invention provides for on-the-go changing of a seed being planted by changing the operation of one or more of the seed meters at each of the row units and provides for almost infinite variation among the row units for planting particular seed varieties or not planting at all.
US09907220B2	Storage unit A storage unit includes an accumulation structure defined by a plurality of vertical walls having a plurality of guides arranged horizontally and configured to support a plurality of trays. In each tray there is at least one shaped housing that accommodates at least one object and on the sides of the tray there are shaped edges configured to be slidingly coupled with the guides when the tray is inserted between two consecutive vertical walls. Each tray is configured so as to receive on its upper surface one or more spacer elements that can be superimposed to one another and to the upper surface and connected to one another and to the upper surface through removable connections in order to vary the depth of the shaped housing. Movers are provided that are suited to move the trays with the objects arranged thereon and to insert/extract the trays in/from the guides.
US09907219B2	Tray feeder and component mounting apparatus A tray feeder extracts one of trays where components are stored from corresponding one of magazines, and moves the extracted tray to a component feed position. The tray feeder includes a rack portion having a plurality of magazine holding portions disposed in a vertical direction, and a tray movement portion that extracts one of the trays from corresponding one of the magazines through a corresponding one of tray extraction ports. The magazine holding portions hold the magazines respectively which are inserted horizontally through magazine exits/entrances. Each of the magazine holding portions includes a block unit which blocks communication between the magazine exit/entrance and the tray extraction port of corresponding magazine holding portion when the magazine is removed from the corresponding magazine holding portion through the magazine exit/entrance.
US09907216B2	Apparatus with direct cooling pathway for cooling both sides of power semiconductor An apparatus includes a cooling segment including an upper box having an open bottom surface facing a top surface of a power semiconductor and adhered to the top surface of the power semiconductor, and a lower box having an open top surface facing a bottom surface of the power semiconductor and adhered to the bottom surface of the power semiconductor, an inlet tank connected to an end portion of one side of the upper box and passing therethrough, and into which a fluid is introduced, an outlet tank connected to an end portion of one side of the lower box and passing therethrough, and into which a fluid is discharged, and a connection tank connected to an end portion of the other side of each of the upper box and the lower box and passing therethrough.
US09907215B2	Power electronic subassembly with capacitor A power electronic subassembly having a housing and a capacitor arranged therein. The housing has an internally arranged cooling area, which is cooled by a cooling device integrated in the housing or an external cooling device. The capacitor has a contact device of a first polarity and a contact device of a second polarity and a capacitor busbar system. This capacitor busbar system comprises first and second sheet-like shaped metal bodies. The first metal body with the first contact device of the first polarity and the second metal body with the second contact device of the second polarity are electrically conductively connected. A first portion of the first metal body has a first subportion, which is arranged parallel to and at a distance from the cooling area, and a second subportion, which is in thermal contact with the cooling area, wherein the two subportions are connected by an intermediate portion.
US09907213B1	Data center cooling system having electrical power generation A high performance computer cooling system having electrical power generation, which utilizes heat generated by servers to simultaneously cool the high performance computer, and generate electrical power. Taking into account the design of the high performance computer and cooling allows heat to dissipate actively or passively, which by design permits a turbine to rotate thereby generating electrical power from a generator. Using the fundamental phenomena of compressed hot air rising and cool air sinking in a cyclical approach is a force multiplier using the heat energy of the high performance computer against the natural use of elevation temperatures.
US09907209B1	Heat sink retention spring clip A retaining clip is provided for use with a heat sink. The heat sink has a flat bottom surface in heat conducting engagement with an electronic device and fins extending from a top surface of the heat sink, the fins defining a channel. The retainer clip includes a middle section and a first end section and a second end section on either side of the middle section. The middle section fits within the channel and engages the heat sink to hold the bottom surface against the electronic device. The middle section further includes a portion extending above the top surface, within the channel, to limit rotation of the heat sink. Each of the first and second end sections include a pivot end adjacent to the middle section, a distal end to engage an anchor, a first leg adjacent to the distal end, a second leg adjacent to a pivot end, and a bend between the first leg and the second leg, the bend located to form a moment arm from the pivot end.
US09907195B2	Apparatus having connection module for use with electrical module An apparatus is for use with an electrical module. The apparatus includes a connection module having a connection housing enclosing a connection electrical circuit. A connection registration feature is configured to be in registered alignment with a registration feature of the electrical module. A connection circuit terminal is electrically connected to the connection electrical circuit. A connection magnet is configured to be magnetically attracted to (or magnetically repelled from) a magnet of the electrical module.
US09907191B2	Multi-part electronic device housing having contiguous filled surface A housing for an electronic device that allows electromagnetic waves to pass through the housing is disclosed. The housing may include a first portion having an opening, a second portion positioned within the opening, and an insert including a protrusion extending into at least a portion of a gap formed between the first portion and the second portion. The housing also may include a first ink layer disposed within the gap and substantially surrounding the protrusion, and a second ink layer disposed within the gap and over the first ink. The first portion, second ink layer, and second portion may cooperate to form a substantially contiguous surface, and the second ink layer may be positioned approximately 5 microns (μm) or less below an exposed surface of the first portion and an exposed surface of the second portion.
US09907190B1	Composite structures and methods of making This disclosure describes composite structures and method of making the structures. The structures according to this disclosure may be used in handheld electronics. In example embodiments, holes are formed through a planar polymeric core. A metallic coating is disposed on the core to coat external surfaces of the core as well as internal surfaces of the holes. The metallic coating may entirely occlude the holes. The resulting structure may provide improved strength and rigidity and resist delamination of the metallic coating.
US09907189B2	Multi-layer wiring board and method of manufacturing the same A multi-layer wiring board is configured having stacked therein, in a stacking direction, via an adhesive layer, a plurality of printed wiring bases in each of which a wiring pattern and a via are formed on/in a resin base. A multi-layer wiring board includes a movable portion configured from an elastic member and a void portion, the movable portion being formed in the printed wiring bases and adhesive layer in a periphery of a matrix-shaped plurality of multi-layer wiring portions disposed at a certain interval as viewed in a planar manner, and the movable portion joining the plurality of multi-layer wiring portions such that each of the multi-layer wiring portions is displaceable in the stacking direction and a direction of surfaces of the printed wiring bases.
US09907185B2	Method of affixing a group of elastic filaments to an electronic component body According to embodiments of the invention, an electronic component assembly may be provided. The electronic component assembly may include an electronic component body. The electronic component assembly may also include one or more elastic members affixed to the electronic component body. The electronic component assembly may also include a catch mechanism affixed to each elastic member adapted to allow insertion of the elastic member and the catch mechanism through a hole of a circuit board in an extended position, and upon release from the extended position, hold the electronic component body in a fixed position by the tension of the elastic member and the catch mechanism grasping an edge of a surface of the circuit board opposite a surface upon which the electronic component body rests.
US09907184B2	Manufacturing method for a power supply module A power supply module and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The manufacturing method for the power supply module includes: configuring a coil such that coil terminals are configured by way of electrical connection in the preset circuit connection configuration of the connector; preparing a mold cavity, and placing the connector housed with the coil and the electronic components into the mold cavity; making a magnetic mixture, and filling the mold cavity where the connector is placed with the magnetic mixture to form a magnetic body under pressure, wherein the magnetic body encapsulates at least the coil, the electronic components and a portion of the connector adapted to house the coil and the electronic components, and the terminal is exposed outside the magnetic body; demolding the magnetic body from the mold cavity; and increasing the temperature of the demolded magnetic body by heating. In this way, the molding pressure for forming the power supply module is lower and the manufactured power supply module has good performance of heat transfer.
US09907183B2	Electrical, plating and catalytic uses of metal nanomaterial compositions This invention relates generally to uses of novel nanomaterial composition and the systems in which they are used, and more particularly to nanomaterial compositions generally comprising carbon and a metal, which composition can be exposed to pulsed emissions to react, activate, combine, or sinter the nanomaterial composition. The nanomaterial compositions can alternatively be utilized at ambient temperature or under other means to cause such reaction, activation, combination, or sintering to occur.
US09907182B2	Method of manufacturing insulation film and printed circuit board A method of manufacturing an insulation film includes: coating a resin composite on a lower protective film, the resin composite including an inorganic filler dispersed therein; forming an insulating layer by drying the resin composite such that the inorganic filler is precipitated in the coated resin composite; and laminating an upper protective film on the insulating layer.
US09907181B2	Electronic module An electronic module is provided that includes a multilayer circuit board, and an electronic component, and a Peltier heat pump. The electronic component is mounted on a major surface of the multilayer circuit board and is electrically coupled to at least one memory die. The at least one memory die is at least partially embedded within the multilayer circuit board. The Peltier heat pump device has at least one pair of thermoelectric semiconductor members arranged thermally in parallel and electrically in series, and the at least one pair of semiconductor members are at least partially embedded in the circuit board.
US09907178B2	Printed circuit board having electronic component embedded A printed circuit board having an electronic component embedded is disclosed. The printed circuit board has four electrically conductive layers and three core layers formed interleavedly. By properly removing a portion of the printed circuit board, the electronic component can be exposed. It has advantages that the exposed electronic component can be a CCD, CMOS or module. When the devices mentioned are embedded in the printed circuit board, one part of them can be exposed from the printed circuit board for normal functions. The overall thickness of the printed circuit board assembly can be minimized to meet the trend of compact design of electronic products.
US09907175B2	Semiconductor device One semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor chip, and a sealing body. The wiring substrate includes an insulating base material, a first conductive pattern formed on one surface of the insulating base material, and a second conductive pattern formed on one surface of the insulating base material, connected to the first conductive pattern and having an end face exposed to the side. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the wiring substrate so as to overlap with the first conductive pattern. The sealing body is formed on the wiring substrate so as to cover the semiconductor chip.
US09907174B2	Structural energy storage assemblies and methods for production thereof Described herein are multi-functional composite materials containing energy storage assemblies that can be significantly resistant to tension/compression stress. The energy storage assemblies can contain at least one energy storage layer that contains an insulating layer having a plurality of openings arranged in a spaced apart manner, and a plurality of energy storage devices, each energy storage device being contained within one of the openings. The energy storage devices can be electrically connected to one another. The energy storage layer can contain a support material upon which electrical connections are formed. One or more energy storage layers can be disposed between two or more stress carrying layers to form an energy storage assembly that can have significant resistance to tension/compression stress. Energy storage devices suitable for use in the energy storage assemblies can include, for example, batteries, capacitors and/or supercapacitors. Methods for producing the energy storage assemblies are also described.
US09907173B2	Electronic device having a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI express, PCI-E) insert row and circuit module thereof An electronic device and a circuit module thereof are provided. The circuit module includes a main body, a light-emitting portion and a PCI-E insert row, the main body has a substrate and a first coating layer, the substrate has a light-transmittable portion and a first face, the first coating layer is coated on the first face, the first coating layer has an emergent light-transmittable portion corresponding to the light-transmittable portion. The light-emitting portion is buried in the substrate. The PCI-E insert row is disposed on the substrate. The electronic device includes the circuit module mentioned above and further includes a shell portion. The shell portion is covered on two opposite lateral faces of the circuit module, and the shell portion further has a second light-transmittable portion corresponding to the emergent light-transmittable portion.
US09907172B2	DC link capacitor bank A capacitor bank comprising at least two series chains each comprising a plurality of capacitors, wherein the series chains are coupled in parallel at corresponding points; and a fusible link arranged to form at least part of each coupling; wherein the corresponding points of each chain that are coupled to one another are at the same voltage when the capacitor bank is operational.
US09907170B2	FPC connector for better signal integrity and design compaction A computer system assembly that includes a substrate and a first board mounted on the substrate. A flexible cable is secured to the first board. The computer system assembly further includes a second board mounted on the substrate. The second board includes a FPC connector. The FPC connector includes a body having a channel extending through the body such that the flexible cable may be positioned in the channel and pulled entirely through the body of the FPC connector. The FPC connector further includes a latching mechanism that secures the flexible cable within the channel once the flexible cable is pulled through the FPC connector. The first board and the second board are moved closer together as the flex cable is pulled through the FPC connector before at least one of the first board and the second board is mounted on the substrate.
US09907151B2	Lighting circuit and vehicle lamp having the same A lighting circuit for a light source includes a drive circuit and an overcurrent protection circuit. The drive circuit supplies power to the light source. The overcurrent protection circuit is inserted between the drive circuit and the light source. The overcurrent protection circuit restricts a lamp current flowing into the light source so that the lamp current does not exceed an overcurrent threshold value. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a transistor, an inductor, a rectifier, a current sensor and an overcurrent protection controller. The current sensor generates a current detection signal according to the lamp current. The overcurrent protection controller controls ON/OFF of the transistor based on the current detection signal and the overcurrent threshold value. The transistor, the inductor and the rectifier are disposed in a T-shape.
US09907146B2	Light system interface and method A light system interface for controlling an arena light system, the light system interface comprising: an input configured to receive a first protocol message, the first protocol message being configured to define at least one control parameter associated with an emulated light source, the at least one control parameter designed to produce an emulated visual effect when performed on the emulated light source; a protocol message generator configured to generate at least one second protocol message based on the first protocol message and a mapping between the emulated light source and at least two arena light system light sources including knowledge on the arena light system light sources with respect to location and direction, the at least one second protocol message being configured to define control parameters associated with the arena light system light sources; and an output configured to output the second protocol message to the network of arena light system light sources, such that the control parameters associated with the arena light system light sources are configured to enable the performance by the network of arena light system light sources of the emulated visual effect.
US09907143B2	Lighting control device, lighting system, and program A lighting control device which controls a lighting device, and includes: a feature quantity calculator which calculates a feature quantity of image content to be reproduced and projected by an image reproducing device; and a lighting controller which controls light emission of the lighting device based on the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculator.
US09907141B2	Luminance control apparatus and luminance control method A luminance control device and a luminance control method for controlling luminance of a light emitting member are provided in order to reduce the amount of information to be stored while preventing the user from feeling uncomfortable. The CPU divides by the interpolation division number a value obtained subtracting the reference duty ratio from the reference duty ratio so as to calculate an interpolation variation width, and integrates the interpolation variation width to the reference duty ratio every time the interpolation period elapses, and the variation width in the luminance of the LED is therefore reduced, preventing users to feel uncomfortable, which allows for suppressing the amount of information to be stored.
US09907140B2	Organic electroluminescent element Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element which has high luminous efficiency, a low driving voltage, high durability in a high-current-density region, and little change in chromaticity before and after the driving in a high-current-density region. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a pair of electrodes composed of an anode and a cathode, a light-emitting layer arranged between the electrodes, and at least one organic layer arranged between the light-emitting layer and the anode, wherein the light-emitting layer contains, for example, a compound (A), and at least one organic layer arranged between the light-emitting layer and the cathode contains, for example, a compound (a-3).
US09907139B2	LED controller Methods and circuits for controlling LEDs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multistage driver for driving a plurality of serially connected LEDs includes a voltage regulator circuit configured to receive a rectified AC voltage, where the voltage regulator circuit includes a depletion device configured to generate a unregulated voltage using the rectified AC voltage, a band gap voltage reference circuit configured to generate a plurality of reference voltages using the unregulated voltage, and a current setting circuit configured to control the plurality of serially connected LEDs using the plurality of reference voltages.
US09907137B1	Pulsed L.E.D. illumination An illumination source for a camera includes one or more LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage source to the LEDs, wherein the illumination source is suitable for handheld portable operation. In some embodiments, the electrical circuit further includes a control circuit for driving the LEDs with electrical pulses at a frequency high enough that light produced has an appearance to a human user of being continuous rather than pulsed, the control circuit changing a pulse characteristic to adjust a proportion of light output having the first characteristic color spectrum output to that having the second characteristic color spectrum output. Some embodiments provide an illumination source including a housing including one or more LEDs and a control circuit that selectively applies power from a source of electric power to the LEDs, thus controlling a light output color spectrum of the LEDs.
US09907133B2	Backlight device and backlight control method A backlight device includes a plurality of light sources that emit light of different colors from each other, a plurality of color sensors that receive mixed-color light including light emitted from the light sources to detect light emission states of the light sources, a temperature sensor that measures a temperature in a proximity of the plurality of light sources, a brightness conversion unit that separates the mixed-color light to obtain a detection value for each of the light sources by converting values indicating the detected light emission states, and a calculation unit that corrects the obtained detection value by using information indicating a relationship between the measured temperature and a correction value, the calculation unit determining drive values for the light sources based on the corrected detection value.
US09907128B2	Driving circuit for driving a LED array A control chip of a driving circuit for driving a LED array shares a ground terminal with the LED array so that, without an additional winding, the driving circuit can provide a supply voltage for the control chip, implement a zero-current switching function, and implement an over-voltage protection function. Since no additional windings are needed, the related costs and the size of the driving circuit are decreased.
US09907124B2	Device for curing alignment film and method using the same There is provided a device for curing an alignment film comprising a microwave heating chamber (1) and a microwave heating part (2) located within the microwave heating chamber (1); the microwave heating part (2) is used to perform microwave heating on the substrate (201) having alignment liquid to be cured located within the microwave heating chamber (1), until the alignment liquid to be cured is cured into an alignment film. Also, there is provided a method for curing an alignment film.
US09907123B2	Microwave sealing device of an opening for a rotating shaft The present invention relates to a microwave sealing device of an opening for a rotating shaft (26) or axle. The sealing device (10; 30; 50) is provided for enclosing a section of the shaft (26) or axle. The sealing device (10; 30; 50) includes a front panel (12; 32; 52) and a basis part (14; 34; 54). The front panel (12; 32; 52) is formed as a plane disk and comprises a central hole (16; 36; 56) in its center and a plurality of cuts (20; 40; 58, 60). The basis part (14; 34; 54) is formed as a hollow part with a peripheral wall and two opposing face sides. At least one of the two opposing face sides of the basis part (14; 34; 54) is open. The basis part (14; 34; 54) comprises a plurality of cuts (22; 42; 62) in the peripheral wall. The front panel (12; 32; 52) is attached at the open face side or at one of the two open face sides, respectively, of the basis part (14; 34; 54).
US09907118B2	Current applying apparatus, current applying method and direct resistance heating apparatus A current applying apparatus includes a pair of electrodes configured to contact a workpiece to apply an electric current to the workpiece, and a bus bar arranged to extend along the workpiece. At least one of the electrodes includes a moving electrode configured to move relative to the bus bar and the workpiece such that an electric current flows between the bus bar and the workpiece through the moving electrode, the moving electrode being connected to the bus bar so as to be movable relative to the bus bar, and the moving electrode being configured to contact the workpiece so as to be movable relative to the workpiece.
US09907117B2	Heating device and biochemical reactor having the same The present disclosure relates to a heating device and a biochemical reactor having the heating device. The heating device includes an upper plate, a lower plate, a middle plate, and an electric heating element. The upper plate has an upper heating hole, an upper receiving hole, and an upper conductive layer. The lower plate has a lower heating hole, a lower receiving hole, and a first lower conductive layer. The middle plate is disposed between the upper and lower plates and has a middle heating hole and a middle receiving hole. The upper, middle and lower receiving holes are connected together to form a receiving through hole. The electric heating element is disposed in the receiving through hole and has two terminals connected to the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, respectively.
US09907113B2	Efficiency of wireless wide area networks utilizing local wireless connections Provided is a system for wireless communications including several base stations supporting a wide area wireless network and several mobile user equipment (UE) devices. Each mobile UE device may be configured to transmit a request to establish a local wireless connection with one or more of the UE devices. The mobile UE device may receive a response containing connectivity information from each of the mobile UE devices and then select one of the mobile UE devices based on the connectivity information received from each of the mobile UE devices. The mobile UE device may then establish a local wireless connection with the selected mobile UE device. The mobile UE device may then communicate with one of the base stations in the wide area wireless network through the selected mobile UE device, utilizing the local wireless connection.
US09907112B2	Acknowledgment packet sending method and device An acknowledgment packet sending method and device are provided, so as to reduce sending of acknowledgment packets on an air interface, and improve efficiency of air interface resource utilization. After receiving a TCP acknowledgment packet that is sent by a TCP protocol entity unit of a communications device and does not carry data information, an RLC protocol entity unit of the communications device discards the received TCP acknowledgment packet; or determines, according to a sending status of an RLC acknowledgment packet, whether to send a TCP acknowledgment packet to a peer communications device, and performs corresponding processing according to a result of the determining.
US09907111B2	Discontinuous transmission for a mobile phone network node A mobile phone network node may determine traffic load associated with a mobile phone network and initiate discontinuous transmission at a frame level, based at least in part upon, determining that the traffic load is less than a first threshold. The mobile phone network node may further initiate discontinuous transmission at a subframe level, based at least in part upon, determining that the traffic load is greater than the first threshold and less than a second threshold and initiate discontinuous transmission at a symbol level, based at least in part upon, determining that the traffic load is greater than the second threshold.
US09907110B2	Prohibiting failure indications for secondary cell group failure In an aspect, a UE operating in a network that supports dual connectivity operation is configured to minimize the transmission of unnecessary UE failure indications. The UE detects secondary cell group (SCG) failure for the UE, in response to detecting one of a plurality of SCG failure-triggering events. The UE sends a UE failure indication message, in response to the detecting SCG failure, and refrains from sending further UE failure indication messages in response to SCG failure-triggering events, until the sending of further UE failure indication messages is reenabled. In some cases, the UE sets a state of the UE to a UE prohibit state to prohibit sending further UE failure indication messages while in the UE prohibit state. In other cases, the UE starts a prohibit timer to prohibit sending further UE failure indication messages during the prohibit timer.
US09907103B2	Mobile terminal, wearable device, and equipment pairing method The present invention provides a mobile terminal includes a first information recording unit configured to record first motion information of the mobile terminal, and a first pairing processing unit configured to generate a first pairing request. The first pairing request includes the first motion information which will be used as a pairing key, or a second pairing request is parsed. The second pairing request is received from a wearable device by a first data interaction unit, and the second pairing request includes second motion information from the wearable device which will be used as a pairing key. When the second motion information matches the first motion information, the first pairing processing unit generates a response message for the second pairing request, to realize pairing and connection between the mobile terminal and the wearable device. The present invention further provides a wearable device and a pairing method.
US09907101B2	Method and telecommunications node for controlling an attach state of a user equipment The invention relates to a method and telecommunications node for controlling an attach state of a user equipment in an attach control node of a telecommunications system further comprising a subscriber database containing subscription data of the user equipment. The method comprises receiving authentication data in the attach control node if an authentication step is required. Following the authentication step, if any, receiving in a first transfer stage a first set of subscription data from the subscriber database and storing the first set of subscription data in the attach control node, wherein the first set of subscription data is insufficient for enabling establishing a communication session between the user equipment and the telecommunications system. If establishing a communication session is required between the user equipment and the telecommunications network, receiving in a second transfer stage following the first transfer stage a second set of subscription data from the subscriber database in the attach control node, and storing the second set of subscription data in the attach control node, wherein the combination of the first set of subscription data and the second set of subscription data is sufficient for enabling establishing a communication session between the user equipment and the telecommunications network.
US09907099B2	Relay node, a donor radio base station and methods therein Embodiments herein relate to a method in a relay node for acquiring information about a type of a radio network connection between a donor radio base station and a radio base station. The relay node and the donor radio base station are comprised in a radio communications network and the donor radio base station is serving the relay node. The relay node receives a message from the donor radio base station, which message is indicating a type of radio network application protocol, which type is related to a type of the radio network connection between the donor radio base station and the radio base station. The relay node determines the type of the radio network connection based on the type of radio network application protocol indicated in the message. The relay node also stores the type of radio network connection in relation to the radio base station for selecting the type of radio network connection when later communicating with the radio base station.
US09907098B2	System and method for association of transitory WiFi users Embodiments are provided for identifying transitory WiFi users and providing a differential treatment of such users in terms of delaying associating steps between user stations (STAs) and an access point (AP). A transitory user refers to a user or user device that connects to a WiFi AP but does not run applications that require association or assigning IP addresses, such as short-term or temporary connected WiFi users that are on the move. In an embodiment, a STA connects to an AP. Upon the STA indicating its transitory behavior to the AP or the AP detecting criteria of transitory behavior of the STA, the STA obtains a delay time value from the AP. The STA then delays sending an association request to the AP, or alternatively, the AP delays handling the association request from the STA in accordance with the delay time value.
US09907097B2	Wireless communication device, wireless communication system, program and wireless communication method A first station for communicating with a second station is disclosed. The first station may include a storage unit configured to store relationship information defining a communication relationship between the first station and the second station. The first station may also include a communication unit configured to communicate with the second station and with an access point. The communication relationship may be maintained when the communication unit begins communicating with the access point.
US09907092B2	Uplink synchronization without preamble in SC-FDMA A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may determine an allocated set of resources within a PRACH period. The apparatus may transmit pilot signals in the determined allocated set of resources.
US09907078B2	Location based wireless network optimization in embedded systems Method and devices for optimizing wireless network connections in transportation vehicles are provided. An onboard computing device in a transportation vehicle identifies blackout area with severe wireless signal interference caused by nearby wireless access points in the blackout area. The wireless interference can be remedied by dynamically switching wireless channel for the in-vehicle wireless connection between the onboard computing device and a mobile device in the vehicle. The wireless interference can also be remedied by pre-caching the data needed for a content presentation during a time period when the vehicle travels within the blackout area.
US09907064B2	Communication apparatus and communication method for receiving control information over a search space A communication apparatus has a receiver and a decoder. The receiver receives a control signal including first downlink control information and second downlink control information, and receives decoding area information that indicates whether the extended Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) should be decoded for each of a plurality of terminal apparatuses. The decoder decodes each of a plurality of first mapping candidates in the PDCCH area or decodes each of the plurality of first mapping candidates in the PDCCH area and each of the plurality of second mapping candidates in the extended PDCCH. A number of the second mapping candidates included in the user-specific search space equals to or is more than a number of the first mapping candidates included in the common search space.
US09907060B2	Method for transmitting control information and device for same The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In more detail, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system operating as TDD, and a device for same. The method includes transmitting Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgement (HARQ) in a subframe n through Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), and a transmission power of the PUCCH relates to a method determined using Equation 4 or 5, and a device for same.
US09907054B2	Method and device for setting operating channel in white space The present invention relates to a method of setting an operating channel for a second station STA by a first STA in a white space according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: obtaining information on available TV channels from a geographical database GDB; and transmitting, to the second STA, setting information on the operating channel determined based on the information on the available TV channel. If the minimum channel bandwidth supported by the operating channel is W MHz, the operating channel may be defined as one or more of a) a width of one W MHz channel, b) a width of two contiguous W MHz channels, c) a width of four contiguous W MHz channels, d) a width of two non-contiguous W MHz channels, or e) a channel width consisting of two non-contiguous frequency parts, each of which includes two contiguous W MHz channels.
US09907050B2	System and method for managing mobile device alerts based on user activity A system and method for managing alerts of a mobile communications device is provided. The system includes the device, a processor, and a sensor for monitoring activity of a user and generating sensor data indicative of the activity. The processor is configured for processing the sensor data to determine a current activity of the user; detecting an alert corresponding to an incoming communication; classifying the alert as being immediate or deferred based at least in part on the current activity. If the alert is immediate, the processor is configured to announce the alert without delay; otherwise, the processor is configured to announce the alert after a delay. The delay can terminate when a holdback timer expires or the current activity changes to an activity that indicates that the user can be notified.
US09907049B2	Method and apparatus for operating idle mode in wireless communication systems Provided is a method and apparatus for operating an idle mode in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving a first message requesting entry to an idle mode from a Subscriber Station (SS) through at least one Base Station (BS), selecting in response to reception of the first message whether the MS is to enter an idle mode in which BSs belonging to a paging group broadcast a paging message for the MS or whether the MS is to enter a semi-idle mode in which BSs belonging to a semi-idle paging group, which is a subset of the paging group, broadcast the paging message for the SS, and transmitting Paging announce information instructing the BSs belonging to the semi-idle paging group to broadcast the paging message for the SS, if the semi-idle mode is selected.
US09907048B2	Mobile geolocation A method and apparatus for generating reference signatures for use in geolocation in a cellular wireless communication system is provided. A first signature for a mobile communication unit comprises location information, a timestamp, and radio frequency measurement information obtained by a mobile communication unit at a location, but does not contain identification information for the mobile communication unit. The first signature is compared to signatures in a database, to identify a second signature that has a timestamp and radio frequency measurement information that correspond to those of the first signature. A reference signature is created by combining at least a part of the first signature with at least a part of the second signature. Repetition of the comparison and combination steps creates a database of reference signatures, for use in geolocating other received call signatures.
US09907044B2	IEEE 802.11 enhancements for high efficiency positioning A ranging operation between a first wireless device and a second wireless may be performed by: sending, to the second wireless device, a data frame including a request for the second wireless device to report its actual SIFS duration to the first wireless device; determining a time of departure (TOD) of the data frame; receiving, from the second wireless device, a response frame including SIFS information indicative of the actual SIFS duration of the second wireless device; determining a time of arrival (TOA) of the response frame; and determining a round trip time (RTT) of the data frame and the response frame using the TOD of the data frame, the TOA of the response frame, and the actual SIFS duration of the second wireless device.
US09907040B2	Smart meter media access control (MAC) for single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications Smart meter media access control (MAC) for single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Different types of wireless communication devices may be implemented within various wireless communication systems. Some of these devices may be implemented to communicate sensing and/or measurement to one or more other devices. For example, certain devices may be implemented to perform monitoring associated with any of a number of services provided by service providers (e.g., electricity, natural gas, water, Internet access, telephone service, and/or any other service). In accordance with such sensing and/or measurement related applications, a given device need not necessarily be awake or at a fully operative state at all times. Appropriate coordination, scheduling, communication medium access, etc. among potentially many implemented devices ensures effective communication and gathering of such sensing and/or measurement related data (e.g., using one or more service period (SP) announcements, various communication medium access options, etc.).
US09907039B2	Sensor information processing apparatus, sensor information processing method, and sensor information processing program A sensor information processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is a sensor information processing apparatus 251 for processing measured result from a plurality of sensors 202, and it includes a sensing information obtaining section 12 for obtaining sensing information including the measured results in the sensors 202 from radio signals received from the sensors 202, and a time synchronizing section 13 for temporally relate the measured results included in the sensing information obtained by the sensing information obtaining section 12 to each other.
US09907036B2	Multipath time division service transmission method and device Disclosed is a multipath time division service transmission method, comprising: calculating a channel service serial number corresponding to the time division service of each path, determining, according to the calculated channel service serial number, the channel number (CN) of a channel having service data transmission, and respectively and sequentially writing the service data and CN of the channel having service data transmission into a service data first input first output (FIFO) and a service channel index (CI) FIFO; and correspondingly, in order to read a service, respectively reading from the service data FIFO and the service CI FIFO the service data of the time division service and the CN of the channel transmitting the same. Also disclosed is a transmission device of a multipath time division service.
US09907035B2	Background crystal oscillator calibration System and method for temperature-calibration of a crystal oscillator (XO) in a mobile device. A temperature-calibration status of the XO is determined and a trigger condition related to temperature-calibration of the XO is detected. If the temperature-calibration status of the XO is not fully temperature-calibrated or if the XO has not been previously temperature-calibrated, a temperature-calibration session is initiated by an XO manager based on the condition, wherein a receiver is configured to receive signals and temperature-calibration of the XO is performed in a background mode based on the received signals. The condition based triggering ensures that the XO is temperature-calibrated prior to launch of any position based or global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) based applications on the mobile device. The trigger condition can include first use or power-on, charging, presence in an outdoor environment, variation in operating temperature, pre-specified time, and/or user input pertaining to the mobile device.
US09907028B1	Mitigating uplink interference A device, method, and computer-readable medium are provided for mitigating uplink signal interference to non-serving nodes in a wireless communications system. An uplink signal is transmitted from a subject node to a serving node. The subject node receives a non-serving node downlink signal from a non-serving node. Based on one or more ascertained characteristics of the downlink signal received from the non-serving node, the subject node determines that the uplink signal transmitted therefrom is causing interference to the non-serving node. The subject node reduces a transmit power level of the uplink signal in response to determining that the uplink signal is causing interference with the non-serving node. In some instances, an optimal orientation for positioning an antenna coupled to the subject node can be determined by employing aspects of the foregoing.
US09907026B2	Method and device for interacting signaling between nodes, method and device for controlling power control and uplink transmission method and device Provided is a method and device for interacting signaling between nodes, a method and device for controlling uplink power, and an uplink transmission method and device, wherein the method includes that: a node respectively receives uplink power control information transmitted by other nodes using a basic resource element as a unit, and transmits the uplink power control information of the node to the other nodes by using the basic resource element as a unit, wherein the basic resource element includes at least one of the followings: a terminal or a terminal cluster, and a basic unit resource. The disclosure solves the problem in the related art that an uplink power reduction method cannot ensure uplink transmission reliability in a double-link scenario, thus ensuring the accuracy of uplink transmission in the double-link scenario.
US09907025B2	Data sending method, apparatus and system A data sending method and apparatus are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes: detecting whether a wireless terminal has data to be sent to a wireless network side, where the data to be sent includes signaling data or user data; when a result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has no data to be sent, confirming that a power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a non-working state; and when the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has data to be sent, confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a working state.
US09907023B1	Power management during voice calls Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A station (STA) capable of supporting multiple power modes may monitor traffic on a channel. The STA may, based on the monitoring, detect an ongoing voice call between the STA and an access point (AP). Upon detection of the ongoing voice call, the STA may switch power modes from a power mode that does not support power collapse to a power mode that does support power collapse. The STA may also prompt the AP to send a downlink voice packet, if available. After a downlink transmission opportunity corresponding to the prompt occurs, the STA may enter power collapse. The STA may remain in power collapse until a subsequent uplink transmission opportunity occurs.
US09907021B2	Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption A method includes identifying, by a wireless communications module included in a communications device and when a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) mode of the communications device is already enabled, whether service data to be sent exists currently. The method further includes acquiring, by the wireless communications module, received attribute information in response to the service data existing currently. The method further includes determining, by the wireless communications module by using the received attribute information, a sending rate for sending the service data; and determining, by the wireless communications module according to the sending rate, a supply voltage value of a power amplifier connected to the wireless communications module, so that the power amplifier amplifies, according to the supply voltage value, a service request signal carrying the service data.
US09907020B2	Wake up message transmission rate Example implementations relate to an access point. One example apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is to instruct the transceiver to transmit a first wake up message to a client device at a first transmission rate via a wireless network. The processor, in response to receiving a sleep message from the client device via the transceiver, is to instruct the transceiver to transmit a second wake up message to the client device at a second transmission rate that is greater than the first transmission rate.
US09907019B2	Access point (AP) for allocating association identification (AID) based on type of stations (STAS) and operation method of AP Provided is an access point (AP) for providing wireless communication to a plurality of stations (STAs), the AP including a type determiner to determine a type of each of the plurality of STAs, and an association identification (AID) allocator to allocate AIDs to the plurality of STAs, respectively, based on the determined type such that AIDs corresponding to an identical type among the allocated AIDs are clustered.
US09907016B2	Communication device A communication device may perform judging whether a specific wireless setting value for establishing the wireless connection with a specific access point is to be received from the specific access point or from a terminal device different from the specific access point. The communication device may receive the specific wireless setting value from the specific access point in a case where it is judged that the specific wireless setting value is to be received from the specific access point. The communication device may receive the specific wireless setting value from the terminal device in a case where it is judged that the specific wireless setting value is to be received from the terminal device. The communication device may establish the wireless connection with the specific access point by using the specific wireless setting value.
US09907012B2	Inhibition of allowed closed subscriber group list Disclosed herein are techniques for inhibition of allowed closed subscriber group list. According to an aspect, a method may be implemented at a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The method may include identifying a public land mobile network (PLMN) in which the WTRU is operating. Further, the method may include controlling closed group subscriber (CSG) selection based on the identified PLMN. For example, on a per PLMN basis, the WTRU may display to the user all CSGs or only CSGs in an operator CSG list.
US09907010B2	System and method for enabling multi-modal communication Systems and methods for a multi-tenant communication platform. At a multi-tenant communication platform, and responsive to authentication of a communication request provided by an external system, a routing address record of the communication platform is determined that matches a communication destination of the communication request. The matching routing address record associates the communication destination with a plurality of external communication providers. At least one communication provider associated with the matching routing address record is selected, and a request to establish communication with the communication destination is provided to each selected communication provider. The communication request specifies the communication destination and account information.
US09907009B2	UE in mobile communication system and method of controlling same A method of controlling a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system and a communication device in the UE are provided. The method including determining whether a first waiting time related to a call interruption event in a first call mode is exceeded; if the first waiting time is exceeded, transmitting a Session Initiation Protocol information (SIP INFO) message for switching the first call mode to a second call mode to an external device; and switching a call mode of the UE to the second call mode based on a response message in response to the SIP INFO message.
US09907008B2	Cloud-coordinated location system using ultrasonic pulses and radio signals In general, this disclosure describes location techniques for a mobile device. A mobile device may request permission from a server device to perform a ranging operation. Responsive to receiving an indication of allowance, the mobile device may output a first data packet via a radio signal, which is received by a beacon device that activates an ultrasonic transponder upon receipt of the first data packet. The mobile device then outputs a second data packet via an ultrasonic pulse. The beacon device receives the ultrasonic pulse and outputs a third data packet via a second radio signal that includes information identifying the beacon device. The mobile device calculates a time difference between outputting the ultrasonic pulse and receiving the second radio signal and determines its location based on the third data packet and the time difference.
US09907006B2	Cross radio access technology access with handoff and interference management using communication performance data Systems and methods for adaptive access and handover configuration based on historical data are provided. Access and handover decisions are optimized in a multiple radio access technology environment using historical data associated with network performance. Future needs for access and handovers are predicted using historical data associated with the user and historical data associated with network performance. Performance metrics are received periodically or continuously from nodes in one or more networks at a centralized controller. The centralized multi RAT controller correlates these performance metrics and determines predicted handovers for a user device. Preparations for the predicted handovers can then be made prior to the handover event.
US09907003B2	Method of handling cell reselection A method of handling cell reselection includes receiving a first cell reselection configuration message including at least one cell reselection rule from a first cell of the communication system, checking whether the at least one cell reselection rule is satisfied in order to generate a rule ranking list, and selecting one of the plurality of second cells to camp on according to the rule ranking list.
US09907001B2	Method and device for switching between networks A method and device for switching between networks, where the method includes, if a notification that a signal of a first operator network is lost is received from a user equipment (UE), sending a temporary operational profile (OP) request to a remote management platform of a second operator network; receiving a temporary OP and a validity period of the temporary OP; instructing the UE to detect signal strength of the first operator network, and accessing the second operator network using the temporary OP; and before the validity period of the temporary OP expires, if it is determined according to the signal strength of the first operator network that the signal of the first operator network is recovered, re-accessing the first operator network.
US09906995B2	Neighbor scanning in wireless local area networks An access point includes a transmitter configured to transmit signals, a receiver configured to receive signals, and a timing information device. The timing information device is configured to receive a timing information request from a station associated to the access point, receive timing information for a beacon signal sent by a second access point, and report the timing information to the station. The timing information includes a time difference relative to a known reference time for transmission of the beacon signal and the time difference is an offset in timing units.
US09906991B1	Cellular telephone network to narrow band—internet of things network switching method and apparatus A method and apparatus for a mobile communication device such as a mobile telephone includes a communication system that operates using narrow band-internet of things communication. The mobile communication device switches from communication using a mobile telephone communication system to communication using the narrow band-internet of things communication upon occurrence of a condition. The condition may include the mobile communication apparatus being out of range of a base station for the mobile telephone communication network or the battery level of the mobile communication device falling below a threshold. The mobile communication apparatus may switch from discontinuous reception to extended discontinuous reception If the battery power falls below a second threshold, or may switch to a power save mode if the battery power falls below a third threshold. Fewer services are available with the narrow band-internet of things communication, but the range is extended and power usage is less.
US09906987B2	Method for allocating reservation resource for relay in wireless communication system using media access control based on reservation A communication method of a coordinator in a wireless networks system that uses a reservation-based media access control (MAC). The communication method includes receiving, from a source device, a frame that requests a reservation resource for a relay device, to enable a frame that the source device transmits to a destination device to be relayed via the relay device, and allocating the reservation resource for the relay device, in response to the request.
US09906986B2	Prioritizing QoS for user applications in communication networks The present subject matter discloses a method for prioritizing QoS for user application in a communication network. In one implementation, a user defined domain name list (UDDL) message, where the UDDL message includes a UDDL comprising of domain names in a priority order is received. Further, the domain names specified in the UDDL are converted to obtain a modified UDDL, where the modified UDDL includes the domain names converted in a format recognizable by a home location register (HLR). Subsequently, a radio access bearer assignment message including the modified UDDL is sent to the HLR.
US09906982B2	Transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus and signal processing method thereof A method for generating a packet of transmitting apparatus is provided. The method includes: setting a value of a Deleted Null Packet (DNP) counter to zero; increasing the value for each deleted null packet preceding a non-null transport stream (TS) packet; and generating a packet comprising a header and a payload, wherein the header includes a DNP field, the payload includes the non-null TS packet, and the value of the DNP counter is used to set the DNP field.
US09906978B1	Communication terminal The object of the invention is to realize a low delay communication in a mobile communication terminal and a communication system including the mobile communication terminal, even in a state in which an amount of generation of data per unit time of the mobile communication terminal exceeds a transmission speed of a certain communication carrier. A communication terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of communication interfaces capable of connecting to a plurality of different communication systems, and replicates and transmits identical transmission data having a sequence number assigned via either a portion or all of the plurality of communication interfaces. In replicating transmission data, a replication count is determined based on a generation speed of the transmission data, and transmission speeds of the respective communication interfaces.
US09906977B2	Deterministic RRC connections This disclosure relates to techniques for scheduling radio resource control connections between a wireless device and a network element of a network in advance. According to some embodiments, a wireless device may provide an indication of one or more types of upcoming data traffic to the network element. The network element may schedule one or more radio resource control connections for the wireless device based at least in part on the indication of one or more types of upcoming data traffic. The network element may provide an indication of the scheduled radio resource control connection(s) to the wireless device. The wireless device and the network may establish the scheduled radio resource control connection at the scheduled time.
US09906975B1	Wireless communication network to control radio frequency (RF) measurement reporting for user equipment A wireless base station controls User Equipment (UE) where a wireless repeater chain repeats wireless signaling between the UE and the wireless base station. The wireless base station receives the wireless signaling transferred by the UE and determines signaling latency between the UE and the wireless base station. The wireless base station processes the signaling latency to determine a wireless repeater hop count between the UE and the wireless base station. The wireless repeater hop count indicates a number of wireless repeaters in the wireless repeater chain that repeat between the UE and the wireless base station. The wireless base station determines a UE instruction based on the wireless repeater hop count. The wireless base station transfers the UE instruction to the UE over the wireless repeater chain.
US09906974B2	Channel quality measurement and reporting in a dual connectivity scenario Disclosed is a User Equipment UE, which establishes connection with a macro eNB (or master eNB) and a small cell eNB (or secondary eNB), measures channel quality (CQI) of a signal received from the small cell eNB, derives a second channel quality based on the measured channel quality of the signal received from the small cell eNB, transmits information associated with the measured channel quality of the signal to the small cell eNB and transmits information associated with the second channel quality to the macro eNB.
US09906973B2	Evolved NodeB and traffic dispatch method thereof A traffic dispatch method of a first eNB comprises the following steps: generating an estimation result according to measurement reports of a plurality of user equipments (UEs), wherein parts of the measurement reports are provided by a second eNB connected to the first eNB through a backhaul connection and parts of the measurement reports are provided by parts of the UEs, wherein coverage area of the second eNB is encompassed by the first eNB; receiving a status report from the second eNB; and making a traffic split decision according to the estimation result and the status report of the second eNB to dispatch traffic to the second eNB through the backhaul connection.
US09906971B2	Ageing detection method and device An ageing detection method and device are disclosed. The method includes: when a preset temperature environment is reached, constructing a message by testing a LAN port, and performing a statistics operation on received packets and transmitted packets, so as to determine a high-temperature dynamic ageing detection result under a data service test; performing a simulated call protocol flow operation by testing a voice service, so as to determine a high-temperature dynamic ageing detection result under a voice service test; and detecting a Beacon frame by testing a WLAN service, so as to determine a high-temperature dynamic ageing detection result under a WLAN service test.
US09906969B2	Remote diagnostics for mobile devices Systems and methods for remote diagnostics are disclosed. In some implementations, a request for a device diagnostic session is provided from a mobile device to a diagnostic server. In response to the request, a messaging service message from the diagnostic server may be received at the mobile device. The messaging service message may include an authentication token. Upon receipt of the messaging service message including the authentication token, a diagnostic client resident at the mobile device may be initialized. Upon authenticating the authentication token included in the received messaging service message, a secure connection for the device diagnostic session may be established between the diagnostic server and the initialized diagnostic client. Diagnostic commands may be received at the diagnostic client from the diagnostic server via the established secure connection. The diagnostic commands may cause the diagnostic server to retrieve device diagnostics of the mobile device.
US09906967B2	Work machine and communication monitoring method Disclosed are a work machine and a communication monitoring method that allow recording of work information even in the event of interruption of communication in a communication path between the work machine, a mobile communication terminal and a server. There is provided a control section (71) configured to transmit work information to a server (Z) via a communication section (68) and a smartphone (Y) if a monitoring section (69) detects that communication is possible between the communication section (68) and the smartphone (Y) and also to cause a storage section (70) to store the work information if the monitoring section (69) detects that communication is not possible between the communication section (68) and the smartphone (Y).
US09906965B2	Controller arrangement, method and computer program A controller arrangement comprising a transceiver capable of communication via a wireless communication network, a controller arranged to control a physical entity at which the controller arrangement is arranged, and an interface between the transceiver and the controller is disclosed. The transceiver is arranged to provide information via the interface about present or imminent interrupts in the communication via the wireless network. The controller is arranged to operate in at least a first state when the information indicates that no interrupts are present or imminent, wherein the first state includes closed loop control from a remote entity via the wireless communication network, and a second state when the information indicates that interrupts are present or imminent, wherein the second state includes autonomous control operations by the controller. A method and computer program are also disclosed.
US09906958B2	Web server bypass of backend process on near field communications and secure element chips A mobile access terminal providing access to data in a secure element of the mobile access terminal is provided. The mobile access terminal comprises the secure element; a web browser; a near field communications system; an over-the-air proxy; an application programming interface layer; and a web server residing on a secure storage area of the mobile access terminal, wherein the web browser is provided with exclusive access to the web server.
US09906957B1	Authentication and security features for a mobile application Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and computer-readable storage medium for managing access to an application on a mobile computing device. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from a user to return to the application and return to a previous screen of the application on the mobile computing device, and determining, using a processor, whether the previous screen of the application was in a secured area of the application. If it was in the secured area, then an authentication protocol is triggered prior to allowing the user to return to the previous screen in the secured area of the application on the mobile computing device. In another embodiment, geolocation dependent information is provided to a user via an application on a mobile computing device.
US09906956B1	Using power-line networks to facilitate network access Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for implementing network connectivity using power lines are described. After a device is connected to a power line, wireless network credentials that enable the device to access to a wireless network are transmitted to the device through the power line. A request is received from the device to connect to the wireless network. The request includes the wireless network credentials transmitted to the device through the power line. The device is determined to be authorized to access the wireless network based on the one or more credentials received in the request. In response to determining that the one or more wireless network credentials received in the request from the device are valid, wireless network access is provided to the device.
US09906952B2	Anti-takeover systems and methods for network attached peripherals Methods, systems, and devices are described for the prevention of network peripheral takeover activity. In some embodiments, peripheral devices may implement an anti-takeover mechanism encrypting messages and transmitting unencrypted decryption keys for a limited period of time. Anti-takeover peripheral devices may transition from a plain operational mode, to a decryption key transmission mode, to a secure mode based on pre-defined triggering events, commands, or timers. Random decryption key values may be generated by peripheral devices and transmitted to listening devices for later storage and retrieval by the listening device. Decryption keys may be stored in remote data stores for later retrieval by anti-takeover aware controller devices.
US09906949B2	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 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.
US09906947B2	Mobile terminated communication method and related devices Method for allowing a mobile terminated communication to a destination device (2) through at least one mobile communication network (10) from a source entity (1) located in a public IP address network (9). The method comprises: a subscriber server (3) of the mobile communication network receiving an IP address (“D”) of the destination device from a node (4) of the mobile communication network, and the subscriber server updating a DNS record containing a static unique identifier of the destination device stored in an authoritative DNS server (5) reachable via the public IP address network, with said destination device IP address.
US09906944B2	Device and method for subscribing to network in wireless communication system A terminal device and a method of operating the terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The terminal device includes a controller configured to search for an accessible network and acquire information for providing identification information of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) to a network provider of a network selected by a user; and a communication unit configured to transmit the acquired information to the network provider. The method includes searching for an accessible network and acquiring information for providing identification information of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) to a network provider of a network selected by a user; and transmitting the acquired information to the network provider.
US09906940B2	Mobile device and method for automatic connectivity, data offloading and roaming between networks Embodiments of a mobile device and methods automatically connecting to a Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 are generally described herein. In some embodiments, subscription information for one or more service providers (SP) that operate Wi-Fi networks is stored in a subscription data object of the mobile device. The subscription information includes home service provider information, policy information and pre-provisioned credentials. The mobile device may be configured to determine, without user interaction, if the subscription information is applicable to an available Wi-Fi network and perform without user interaction, an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) based authentication using the pre-provisioned credentials with the available Wi-Fi network to establish a Wi-Fi connection with the available Wi-Fi network. This automatic connectivity may allow a mobile device to roam across Wi-Fi hotspots of Wi-Fi networks and offload traffic to Wi-Fi networks.
US09906935B2	Bluetooth low energy beacon device and advertising method A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon device and a BLE advertising method are provided. The BLE advertising method includes: enabling a broadcast action with different advertising packets simultaneously, wherein the advertising packets include connectable and unconnectable advertising packets; setting advertising time information of the advertising packets; setting advertising data and an advertising packet address code; and executing the broadcast action for the advertising packets in sequence according to the advertising time information and the type of each of the advertising packets.
US09906930B2	System and method for mobile personal emergency response A mobile personal emergency response system includes a security fob configured to be manually activated, and wirelessly transmit an emergency alert signal when activated. A mobile device contains an emergency application, which is responsive to the emergency alert signal. Upon receipt of the emergency alert signal, the emergency application obtains user profile data corresponding to the mobile device, obtains GPS location coordinates of the mobile device, and wirelessly transmits the user profile data and GPS location coordinates to a dispatch center. A location database is accessed by the dispatch center and provides an identity of a selected public service answering point corresponding to the received GPS location coordinates. A dispatcher of the dispatch center contacts the selected public service answering point and provides the user profile data and a location of the mobile device.
US09906927B2	Multi-modality communication initiation Disclosed herein are example embodiments for multi-modality communication initiation. Described embodiments may include, but are not limited to, initiation of a multi-modality communication between an initiation communication device and a destination communication device. By way of example but not limitation, an initiating user may interact with an initiating communication device using a textual interaction modality, and a destination user may interact with a destination communication device using a voice interaction modality.
US09906925B2	Method and system for exchanging content among communication entities over communication network A method for exchanging content among communication entities over a communication network includes: checking for a trigger command along with the saved content in a memory of a first entity (510), identifying at least one second entity with which the content has to be exchanged (520), enabling a handshake message from the first entity, upon identifying the trigger command, to the second entity ensuring about the appropriate decoding block (530), converting the saved content of the first entity into symbols until a termination character is encountered (540), wherein the converted symbols are sent as deliberately terminated call(s) through a set of permissible unique identifier(s) to the second entity and translating one or more intervals of the duration of the call of the deliberately terminated calls (one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)) or the unique numbers (more than one SIM) into unique symbols at the second entity to form a message (550).
US09906917B2	Generating an indoor map for a structure using data gathered by a user device A first device may receive data from one or more sensors associated with the first device. The data may indicate movements of the first device. The first device may be associated with a user. The first device may determine a state of the user indicated by the movements of the first device. The first device may determine whether the data is associated with the movements of the user inside one or more structures. The first device may generate a map for a structure, of the one or more structures, by combining the data received from the one or more sensors. The first device may provide the map for the structure for display and the data toward one or more second devices.
US09906916B2	Apparatus, system and method of performing a fine time measurement (FTM) procedure with a responder station Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of performing a Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) procedure with a responder station. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a responder station to transmit an information element including FTM availability information, the FTM availability information including an indication of a plurality of channels and, for a channel of the plurality of channels, one or more FTM availability windows; and to be available to perform an FTM procedure on the channel during the FTM availability windows corresponding to the channel.
US09906915B2	Apparatus and method for increasing accuracy of location determination of mobile devices within a location-based group A method of increasing accuracy of location determination of mobile devices within a location-based subgroup starts with processor receiving location data and proximity information from each of the mobile devices. Location data received from first mobile device includes first mobile device's fixed location. Proximity information received from first mobile device includes an identification of mobile devices within a proximity sensitivity radius of first mobile device's location. Selecting at least one mobile device that has provided proximity information that identifies first mobile device as being within the proximity sensor accuracy limit of the selected at least one mobile device. Processor refining fixed location of first mobile device to generate refined location of first mobile device by identifying an intersection of proximity sensor accuracy limit of the selected at least one mobile device. Other embodiments are described.
US09906906B1	Integrated geospatial activity reporting Systems and methods for distinguishing between user mobile device location data indicating user locations within an area of interest or merely near an area of interest are disclosed. User geospatial location data is obtained at user mobile devices (e.g., smartphones) upon the triggering event of a user action (e.g., visiting a web site or using an application on the user mobile device). The location data is stored and compared against polygonal map data accurately and precisely defining a map area of the area of interest. A map view may be generated by generating markers having different styles for user location data within or near the area of interest, which markers may then be overlaid on a map including a polygon representation of the area of interest. Such map view may be augmented by additional data and presented as a report including location and additional data for a plurality of users.
US09906905B2	Registration mapping toolkit for geofences Systems and methods for creating a database of geofences and registering geofences, with each geofence in the database being associated with an IP address, preferably an IPV6 address. Each geofence is defined using at least one geographic designator, preferably real property boundaries. Entitlements can be associated with geofences relating to permissive and prohibitive activities within the geofences.
US09906904B2	Method, system, and computer program product for providing location based services Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing location based services are provided. Embodiments may include storing locations for a plurality of users of a telecommunication environment and contact lists of associated users for the plurality of users. Embodiments may also include providing the locations of the associated users for a first user based on a request from the first user. The request may further include providing locations for associated users who are located within an area of interest. The area of interest may be defined by a particular distance from the first user or by a point of interest of the first user. The locations of the users may be determined based on the locations of communication devices of the users including an identified receiving communication device for each user.
US09906893B2	Method for making a host personal computer act as an accessory in bluetooth piconet A method for making a PC act as an accessory device in BLUETOOTH piconet is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a BLUETOOTH adapter; b) connecting the BLUETOOTH adapter to the personal computer (PC) with a software program running in an application level; c) installing a custom BLUETOOTH adapter bus driver to be accessed and operated solely by the software program; d) implementing all necessary BLUETOOTH software stack above and including a BLUETOOTH Host to Controller Interface (HCI) profile; and e) the PC serving as a slave device.
US09906891B2	Apparatus adapted to share information contents through a wireless connection, and method thereof An apparatus (1) adapted to share information contents through wireless connection includes a processor adapted to read at least one information content (65) from memory (3, 4, 7) and at least a radio communication module (2) adapted to automatically transmit at least one information content (65) to an electronic device (80) as a consequence of the fact that the electronic device (80) is located in the radio communication range of the radio communication module (2), without the need for explicitly entering into the apparatus (1) or into the electronic device (80) any specific command for transferring the information content (65).
US09906886B2	Audio filters based on configuration A playback device identifies a first audio filter and a second audio filter. The first audio filter is configured to have a first frequency response and the second audio filter is configured to have a second frequency response. The audio input is processed according to the first audio filter and the second audio filter to produce respective first audio output and second audio output. The first audio speaker renders the first audio output and the second audio speaker renders the second audio output, where the second frequency response of the second audio filter compensates for interference between the first audio output rendered by the first audio speaker and the second audio output rendered by the second audio speaker.
US09906882B2	Method and apparatus for wind noise detection Processing digitized microphone signal data in order to detect wind noise. A first signal and a second signal are obtained from at least one microphone. The first and second signals reflect a common acoustic input, and are either temporally distinct or spatially distinct, or both. The first signal is processed to determine a first distribution of the samples of the first signal. The second signal is processed to determine a second distribution of the samples of the second signal. A difference between the first distribution and the second distribution is calculated. If the difference exceeds a detection threshold, an indication is output that wind noise is present.
US09906880B2	Listening support device, in particular a hearing aid, and a compressible case for application therewith A listening support device, such as in particular a hearing aid, includes a part (6) worn in the ear, wherein the part worn in the ear includes an electro-acoustic converter (61) and optionally also includes a microphone (62). The part worn in the ear includes a device housing (6) which is inserted releasably in a compressible case (30) which at least partially encircles the device housing laterally. The compressible case (30) is provided with at least one continuous channel (31,32,33) which provides for an open communication between a proximal side directed toward an outlet of the auditory canal and an opposite, distal side thereof.
US09906877B2	Mobile wireless controller for a hearing aid The invention relates to a method for configuring a mobile user device as a remote controller for a hearing aid, said mobile user device, comprising a removable secure digital (SD) card, comprising a radio interface and an antenna controller for configuring said radio interface for wireless communication with said hearing aid; and, a computer-readable memory for storing a software application for remotely controlling said hearing aid via said communication module; said method comprising: requesting a communication module identifier, from said communication module; sending a request for hearing aid setting information associated with said hearing aid to a server, said request comprising said communication module identifier; receiving at least part of said hearing aid setting information if said server determines on the basis of said communication module identifier that access to said hearing aid setting information by said mobile user device is allowed; and, configuring the radio interface of said communication module on the basis of said hearing aid setting information.
US09906874B2	Binaural hearing system and method A system (202) for binaural signal processing. A first speaker (210) and a second speaker (220) are respectively mounted proximal to, and deliver respective first and second acoustic signals to, the left and right ears of a user. A first microphone (212) and a second microphone (222) are respectively mounted proximal to the left and right ears. A binaural processing device receives signals from the microphones and, based on the microphone signals, determines the first and second acoustic signals. The binaural processing device operates at a distance from both the left and right ears of the user. The speakers, microphones and the binaural processing device are connected by a signal network.
US09906872B2	Hearing-aid noise reduction circuitry with neural feedback to improve speech comprehension A hearing prosthetic has microphones configured to receive audio with signal processing circuitry for reducing noise; apparatus configured to receive a signal derived from a neural interface, and to determine an interest signal when the user is interested in processed audio; and a transducer for providing processed audio to a user. The signal processing circuitry is controlled by the interest signal. In particular embodiments, the neural interface is electroencephalographic electrodes processed to detect a P300 interest signal, in other embodiments the interest signal is derived from a sensorimotor rhythm signal. In embodiments, the signal processing circuitry reduces noise by receiving sound from along a direction of focus, while rejecting sound from other directions; the direction of focus being set according to timing of the interest signal. In other embodiments, a sensorimotor rhythm signal is determined and binned, with direction of audio focus set according to amplitude.
US09906870B2	Apparatuses and methods for sound recording, manipulation, distribution and pressure wave creation through energy transfer between photons and media particles Recording, manipulating, distributing and creating sound pressure waves in one or more media by employing an apparatus that transfers the energy between photons and particles of the media is disclosed. An exemplary apparatus comprises one or more lasers and an isotropic or anisotropic medium for photon processing and distribution. An exemplary method comprises determining the target locations for sound pressure wave recording, manipulating or creation; transmitting photons to the target locations; transferring photon energy to media particles to create or manipulate a sound pressure wave; or transferring energy of media particles to photons for recording or manipulating a sound pressure wave.
US09906862B2	Stereo microphone unit with two interference tubes There is provided a stereo microphone unit having a first and a second interference tube which are arranged at an angle relative to each other and which respectively have a first end and a second end. The stereo microphone unit has a first and a second microphone capsule for detecting an audio signal. The microphone capsules are respectively provided at an end of the first and second interference tubes. The microphone unit further has a securing unit for jointly securing the first and second interference tubes, in particular to a mobile device or to a stand. There is also a cover as a wind protector which is connected to the securing unit and completely encloses the first and second interference tubes.
US09906859B1	Noise estimation for dynamic sound adjustment A system that performs noise estimation for an audio adjustment application comprises a coherence calculator that determines at least one coherence value between microphone signals generated by at least two microphones that each independently senses acoustic energy in a listening space. A first microphone of the at least two microphones generates a first microphone signal from the acoustic energy and a second microphone of the at least two microphones generates a second microphone signal from the acoustic energy. The acoustic energy comprises a combination of an audio signal transduced by one or more speakers and environmental noise of the acoustic energy that is local to the listening space. A noise estimate computation processor determines an estimate of a level of the environmental noise based on the at least one coherence value.
US09906855B2	Reducing ported transducer array enclosure noise An apparatus includes an enclosure capable of receiving an array of transducers for converting electrical signals into steered audible signals. The apparatus also includes one or more structures within the enclosure defining a port having one end located within the enclosure and another end that is external to the enclosure. The apparatus also includes an acoustic resistive element located in the one of the one or more structures, the acoustic resistive element being capable of reducing effects of the acoustic characteristics of the port for audible signals being produced by the array of transducers.
US09906852B2	Earpiece positioning and retaining A positioning and retaining structure for an in-ear earpiece. An outer leg and an inner leg are attached to each other at an attachment end and attached to a body of the earpiece at the other end. The outer leg lies in a plane. The positioning and retaining structure have a stiffness that is greater when force is applied to the attachment end in a counterclockwise direction in the plane of the outer leg than when force is applied to the attachment end in a clockwise direction in the plane of the outer leg. The positioning and retaining structure position an earpiece associated with the earpiece in a user's ear and retains the earpiece in its position.
US09906849B2	Sound-transmitting waterproof film and method for producing same Provided is a sound-transmitting waterproof film having waterproof performance and stable sound-transmitting performance in a wide tonal range. The sound-transmitting waterproof film includes a porous film of a synthetic resin, and has a water pressure resistance of 10 to 400 kPa in accordance with a JIS L 1092 method B (a high water pressure method) and has an acoustic loss of less than 10 dB at a frequency of 1 kHz, an acoustic loss of less than 5 dB at a frequency of 2 kHz, and an acoustic loss of less than 5 dB at a frequency of 5 kHz in sound-transmitting performance tests.
US09906848B2	Loudspeaker and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to a speaker box module, and particularly relates to a loudspeaker that produces sound through the mechanical vibration generated by electromagnetic force and a manufacturing method therefor. The loudspeaker comprises a speaker box module which comprises a speaker, a passive radiator and a speaker box panel, wherein a mounting hole is arranged in the speaker box panel; the speaker is arranged in the mounting hole and is integrated with the speaker box panel by means of insert injection molding; a secondary mounting hole is arranged in the speaker box panel at one side of the mounting hole; and the passive radiator is arranged in the secondary mounting hole and is integrated with the speaker box panel by means of insert injection molding. The loudspeaker is small and thin, structurally simple, and enhances bass, and can be used as a built-in speaker or an external speaker for modern tablet computers or smart phones, and the like. In order to ensure that the speaker box has excellent acoustic effect, the present invention uses an insert injection integrated manufacturing process, which ensures maximum acoustic effect of the speaker box while greatly reducing man-hours and thereby increasing production efficiency.
US09906847B2	Speaker mountings At least one embodiment of the invention provides an easy-to-install recessed speaker mounting assembly. The assembly may comprise a mounting frame, a plurality of dog fasteners, and a dog actuator ring. The mounting frame may define an opening for receiving an audio transducer, and the mounting frame may also include an outer flange around an outer perimeter of the mounting frame. The plurality of dog fasteners may be rotationally coupled to the mounting frame. The dog actuator ring may be adapted to fit within an inner perimeter of the mounting frame, wherein rotation of the dog actuator ring relative to the mounting frame causes the rotating dog fasteners to rotate and secure the mounting frame to a mounting substrate.
US09906846B2	Apparatus and method for managing inner-network element transmission resources An apparatus for managing inner-network element transmission resources is described. The apparatus includes a resource configuration unit, a resource abstraction unit and a resource sending unit, wherein the resource configuration unit is configured to obtain information of inner-network element transmission resources and to receive a service operation instruction, and to search the resource abstraction unit for an internal path corresponding to the service operation instruction to obtain an operation command for a transmission resource; the resource abstraction unit is configured to perform abstract representation on the information of the transmission resources to obtain internal paths; the resource sending unit is configured to send the operation command for the transmission resource to a corresponding board. A method for managing inner-network element transmission resources is also described. A problem of resource conflicts caused when a management plane and a control plane establish a service simultaneously can be solved by applying the apparatus and method of the disclosure, thus reducing the complexity of operating inner-network element transmission resources by a network management controller and improving the automation capability of the network management controller in service establishment.
US09906842B2	Selectively disabling or enabling multiple transmit channel mode operations for cable modems capable thereof Methods and apparatuses for enabling or disabling MTC mode operations for a plurality of CPE devices in a MAC domain are provided. A system operator can control enabling MTC mode operations for certain CPE devices capable of MTC mode operations in a MAC domain by setting a control attribute in a CMTS enabled for MTC mode operations for the MAC domain.
US09906841B2	Display apparatus, and method and apparatus for setting up and controlling the same Disclosed are a display apparatus, and a method and an apparatus for setting up and controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive setting profile data of the display apparatus from an external device, and a controller configured to parse the received setting profile data and perform setting of the display apparatus based on the parsed setting profile data.
US09906837B1	Binge content recommendation system A method of setting controls on a digital communication device operated by an end user participant in a digital content event provided from a digital communication network includes operating a tracking control in the digital communication network to track activity of the digital communication device in a context of the digital content event, applying the activity to a content series detector, applying an output of the content series detector to a series gap detector, and applying the time-stamped set of ranking controls and content inputs from a digital content manager to operate a ranking control and digital filter to generate a control interface for the digital communication device, the control interface comprising a plurality of individually operable controls to configure the digital communication device with the control interface.
US09906829B2	Moving video tags A display device simultaneously displays at least the following: a video depicting an item in a scene; a tag in a first position overlaid on the video, the tag being associated with the item depicted in the video, wherein the tag includes descriptive text information describing the item depicted in the video; and a visually perceptible indicator extending between a proximity where the item is depicted in the video and a proximity of the first position. The tag undergoes continuous motion relative to at least a portion of the video scene from the first position to a second position different from the first position, while the display device displays the video and the tag overlaid on the video while the tag undergoes continuous motion.
US09906828B2	Video processing system for demultiplexing received compressed and non-compressed video signals and transmitting demultiplexed signals The present invention is intended to permit both real-time display of a picture represented by a non-compressed video signal on a television and display of a picture represented by a compressed video signal at any desired time by simultaneously transmitting the compressed video signal and non-compressed video signal via one interface. An STB packetizes a compressed video signal, and multiplexes the compressed video signal and a blanking signal combined with a non-compressed video signal. Thus, both the video signals are transmitted simultaneously. A picture represented by the non-compressed video signal is displayed on a television in real time. The compressed video signal is stored in a storage medium incorporated in the television, read at any user's desired time, and decoded so that a picture represented by the compressed video signal can be viewed at the user's desired time.
US09906826B2	Apparatus and method for media detection and replacement A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller configured to identify audio content of interest associated with an audio portion of a media program. Alternate audio content is identified. Responsive to a detection of the audio content of interest within a textual representation of the audio portion, an indicator including a pointer is inserted into the media program. The pointer points to the alternate audio content and is inserted at a start point of the occurrence of the audio content of interest within the media program. The alternate audio content is retrieved based on the pointer and substituted with the alternate audio content beginning at the start point. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09906816B2	Facilitating environment-based lossy compression of data for efficient rendering of contents at computing devices A mechanism is described for facilitating environment-based lossy compression of data for efficient rendering of contents at computing devices. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes collecting, in real time, sensory input data relating to characteristics of at least one of a user and a surrounding environment. The method may further include evaluating the sensory input data to mark one or more data portions of data relating to contents, where the one or more data portions are determined to be suitable for compression based on the sensory input data. The method may further include dynamically performing, in real time, the compression of the one or more data portions, where the compression triggers loss of one or more content portions of the contents corresponding to the one or more data portions of the data. The method may further include rendering the contents to be displayed missing the one or more content portions, where the missing of the one or more content portions from the contents is not apparent to the user viewing the contents via a display device.
US09906811B2	Moving picture decoding device, moving picture decoding method and moving picture decoding program In inter prediction that is performed by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture, into one or more second blocks, a spatial merge candidate generating unit derives a spatial merge candidate without referring to a block included in a first block that includes a second block. In case of a mode where a coding block is divided by a horizontal border into prediction blocks arranged vertically, the reference index derivation unit of a time merge candidate sets reference index information of a time merge candidate to a value of reference index information of an encoded prediction block adjacent to a left edge of a prediction block subject to encoding.
US09906807B2	Description of image composition with HEVC still image file format A method of encapsulating an encoded bitstream representing one or more images includes providing description of images and/or sub-image picture, providing composed picture description, and outputting the bitstream. The description of images and/or sub-image pictures identifying portions of the bitstream representing the images and/or sub-images of the one or more images is provided. The composed picture description of at least one composed picture formed by one or more images and/or sub-image pictures also is provided. The bitstream, together with the composed picture description, is output as an encapsulated data file.
US09906805B2	Image processing device and semiconductor device In an image processing device, a motion image decoding processing unit extracts a feature amount of a target image to be decoded from an input stream, and changes a read size of a cache fill from an external memory to a cache memory, based on the feature amount. The feature amount represents an intra macro block ratio in, for example, one picture (frames or fields), or a motion vector variation. When the intra macro block ratio is high, the read size of the cache fill is decreased.
US09906803B2	Quantization control apparatus and method, and quantization control program A quantization control apparatus provided in a video encoding apparatus which utilizes intra slices. The quantization control apparatus includes a similarity computation device that computes similarity between an intra slice region of an encoding target picture and an intra slice region of each of previously-encoded pictures, where the similarity is an index determined such that the closer the images of the two different intra slices, the higher the similarity; a picture selection device that selects a picture having the highest similarity from among the previously-encoded pictures, based on the similarity computed by the similarity computation device; and a quantization step determination device that determines a quantization step used for encoding the encoding target picture, based on encoding information for the picture selected by the picture selection device.
US09906800B2	Video encoding method and apparatus, and video decoding apparatus To allow a finer quantization control according to the property of an image within a macroblock, quantization parameter values are allowed to be changed in units of sub-blocks equal to or smaller than the macroblock in a similar manner as in motion compensation and orthogonal transform processes. A finer-tuned quantization control is performed, for example, by selecting fine and coarse quantization parameters respectively for corresponding sub-blocks if a plurality of images having different properties coexist within the macroblock.
US09906794B2	Dual technique compression Systems and methods for ensuring that images are compressed in a format that may be decompressed at a speed that is acceptable to a particular user and/or viewing environment are disclosed herein.
US09906793B2	Depth data processing and compression Techniques for setting depth values for invalid measurement regions of depth images are described herein. A computing device may set the depth values based on evaluations of depth values of neighboring pixels and of corresponding pixels from time-adjacent depth images. Alternately or additionally, the computing device may utilize a texture image corresponding to the depth image to identify objects and may set depth values for pixels based on depth values of other pixels belonging to the same object. After setting the depth values, the computing device may normalize the depth values of the pixels. Further, the computing device may generate reduced representations of the depth images based on a depth reference model or a depth error model and may provide the reduced representations to an encoder.
US09906792B2	Rate control in video encoding A video encoder and method of video encoding are provided. At an encoding stage a selected degree of quantization is applied to the encoding of macroblocks of the input video sequence and quantized part-encoded macroblocks are generated. Quantization circuitry in the encoding stage is configured to select the selected degree of quantization for each macroblock in a current slice in dependence on a complexity estimate indicative of the expected entropy encoding complexity of a predetermined set of the quantized part-encoded macroblocks defined for that macroblock.
US09906789B2	Encoding or decoding method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide an encoding or decoding method and apparatus. The method includes: extracting first information in a bitstream; determining a chroma component intra prediction mode according to the first information; when the chroma component intra prediction mode cannot be determined according to the first information, extracting second information in the bitstream; and determining the chroma component intra prediction mode according to the second information, where the first information includes information for indicating whether the chroma component intra prediction mode is a DM mode or an LM mode, the second information is used to indicate a remaining mode as the chroma component intra prediction mode, and the remaining mode is one of available chroma component intra prediction modes other than a mode that may be determined according to the first information.
US09906782B2	Source agnostic audio/visual analysis framework Systems and methods for determining the quality of video playback are provided. Errors in video playback may be detected at any point of transmission at which video can be extracted regardless of the means of transmission or the type of device through which transmission occurs thus allowing for testing of a plurality of devices or transmission means with the same testing system. Such devices or transmission means may provide direct or indirect input for analysis and identification of frame glitches, pulldown performance, frame jitter, frame judder, frame skip, frame tear, audio synchronization, quality comparison and MOS scoring.
US09906781B2	Head mounted display device and control method for head mounted display device A head mounted display device includes an image display unit including an image-light generating unit configured to generate image light on the basis of image data and emit the image light, the image display unit causing, in a state in which the image display unit is worn on the head of a user, the user to visually recognize the image light as a virtual image and transmitting an outside scene, a detecting unit configured to detect the movement of the head of the user, and an image-position setting unit configured to change, on the basis of a cyclical change in the position of the head of the user predicted on the basis of the detected movement of the head, the position of the image light in a region where the image-light generating unit is capable of generating the image light.
US09906780B2	Means for creating an ambient experience The invention relates to a system and a method for creating an ambient experience for a person, particularly for a patient to be examined in a medical imaging device having a bore into which a patient table can be moved. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises a display (30) for displaying an image content such as a video for the relaxation of a patient, and an illumination device (40) for illuminating the surroundings with polarized light. Moreover, it comprises a viewing aid, particularly a pair of glasses (20), that is designed to at least partially block light from the illumination device (40) while letting light from the display (30) pass. The viewing aid (20) may for example comprise a polarization filter (23) that lets linearly polarized light (4) from the display (30) pass while blocking light from the illumination device (40) that is polarized in a perpendicular direction. A patient on the patient table can thus view the display (30) without being disturbed by an illumination of the surroundings.
US09906769B1	Methods and apparatus for collaborative multi-view augmented reality video Methods and apparatus for producing multi-view 3D renderings of a scene, and collaboratively sharing information related to the renderings to facilitate producing synthetic viewpoints of the scene. In one example, a method of producing a 3D synthetic viewpoint of the scene includes receiving an image of the scene from a local camera, analyzing the image to determine a context of the scene and to extract at least one surface feature of the scene, developing an initial set of planar world coordinates for the image based on the at least one surface feature to estimate an initial local perspective projection matrix, and mapping image pixels of the image to a world plane to produce the 3D synthetic viewpoint of the scene by using the initial local perspective projection matrix to map image space coordinates to world coordinates.
US09906768B2	Use of a depth condition in 3DV codec In general, the disclosure relates to encoding and decoding a block of video data associated with three-dimensional (3D) video. A video coding device determines whether a depth condition associated with the block of video data should be set to valid within a coded bitstream. When the depth condition should be set to valid, the video coding device sets the depth condition to valid and encodes the block of video data using at least one camera parameter. The video coding device then determines whether the depth condition is valid. When the depth condition is valid, the video coding device decodes the block of video data using at least one camera parameter.
US09906763B2	Projection type display apparatus and method of controlling the same A projection type display apparatus includes: a semiconductor laser element that outputs laser light based on supply of current; a digital mirror device (DMD) that modulates the light output from the semiconductor laser element and emits the modulated light; a projection lens that projects the incident light via the DMD; a drive unit that drives the semiconductor laser element and includes a current detection unit for detecting the current value of the current flowing through the semiconductor laser element; and a controller that, when the current value detected by the current detection unit becomes greater than a first threshold, controls driving of the DMD so that the light output from the DMD will not be incident on the projection lens, and when the current value detected becomes greater than a second threshold greater than the first threshold, causes the drive unit to cut off the supply of current.
US09906755B1	Method for collective contribution video creation and messaging Disclosed herein is a method for collective contribution video creation and messaging wherein story-based communications are created among multiple users. The disclosed method uses a program or application wherein a virtual object is used to authorize a particular user to make the immediate post to the applicable story communication. The possession of the virtual object also indicates that any user that does not have possession of the virtual objection is unable to presently contribute to the group storyline. Once the user in possession of the virtual object submits his or her content, the virtual object is made available. Any user inside the story seeking to gain control may then attempt to obtain the virtual object. The present disclosure aids users in creating story timelines of their contributions, as well as promoting full contribution from all group members in messaging.
US09906753B2	Imaging device, imaging apparatus, and electronic apparatus There is provided an imaging device that includes a pixel generation unit that generates an image signal formed from a plurality of pixel signals according to incident light, and a frame memory that stores the image signal of a plurality of frames.
US09906747B2	Solid-state imaging device and imaging system having a plurality of unit pixel regions A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, wherein one pixel of the plurality of pixels is arranged in one unit pixel region of a plurality of unit pixel regions, a plurality of sub vertical output lines, each of which outputs pixel signals from the plurality of pixels in the same pixel column, and a plurality of block select circuits provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub vertical output lines. A load capacitance connected to a main vertical output line is reduced by connecting the plurality of sub vertical output lines and the main vertical output line via the plurality of block select circuits. This makes high-speed pixel signal readout possible.
US09906745B2	Column comparator system and method for comparing a ramping signal and an input signal A system and method is provided for image sensing. The image sensing system includes a comparator for comparing an input signal representing a sensed light signal from at least one pixel of the image sensing system and a reference signal. The comparator includes at least one digital transistor.
US09906741B2	Imaging apparatus, imaging system, and image processing method An imaging apparatus includes an optical system, a data storage unit, an imaging unit, and an image processing unit. The optical system is variable in focal distance and varies a size of an image circle by the focal distance. A data storage unit stores data indicating a correspondence between a value of the focal distance and a value of the size of the image circle. The imaging unit obtains image data from the optical image. The image processing unit performs composition processing of image data in multiple frames after dividing each of the image data in multiple frames corresponding to an outside of the image circle into quadrant-by-quadrant regions and aligning the divided image data in multiple frames quadrant by quadrant.
US09906740B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and medium for noise reduction An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of reducing noise in advance that occurs due to color adjustment. The present invention is an image processing apparatus having: a noise amount prediction unit configured to predict a noise amount based on RAW image data acquired by image capturing under fixed image capturing conditions, a color adjustment parameter and the image capturing conditions; an image capturing condition determination unit configured to determine image capturing conditions the contents of which have been changed based on the predicted noise amount; a noise reduction parameter determination unit configured to determine a noise reduction parameter; and a noise reduction unit configured to perform noise reduction processing in accordance with the noise reduction parameter for RAW image data acquired by image capturing under the image capturing conditions determined by the image capturing condition determination unit.
US09906737B2	Co-aperture multi-FOV image-spectrum cooperative detection system and method The present invention discloses a co-aperture multi-field of view (FOV) image-spectrum cooperative detection system, and the system includes an infrared optical window, a large FOV two-dimensional scanning mirror, a co-aperture multi-FOV main optical system, a large FOV scanning detector, a staring infrared detector, an infrared non-imaging broadband spectrum measuring unit, a data processing unit, a control unit, and a servo system. Correspondingly, the present invention further provides a method based on the system. The present invention searches a target area by using large FOV scanning, and identifies a target by using medium FOV staring infrared detection, and small FOV fine detection is finally performed on the area to identify the target in combination with spectrum data analysis. The detection sensitivity is higher, and capturing and tracking of a moving target are more precise and stable, thereby solving the technical problems that a conventional remote sensing detection cannot perform research on movement changes of a moving target and a dynamic phenomenon and searching and tracking of a small-scale object is unsuccessful; therefore, the present invention has higher implementability and practical promotion values.
US09906735B2	Photo shooting method, device, and mobile terminal A method for capturing a picture includes: capturing a first picture; overlapping the first picture with a framed image for framing a second picture, and displaying an overlapped picture, where transparency of the first picture is different from transparency of the framed image; receiving a selecting signal to select a target reserved region of the first picture, or to select a region of the framed image as a target reserved region of the second picture; capturing the second picture; and combining the target reserved region of the first picture and the second picture into one picture, or combining the first picture and the target reserved region of the second picture into one picture.
US09906730B2	Motion controller device Provided is a motion controller device that allows users to easily share focus, zoom, and iris position control operations.A motion controller device includes a master unit and one or more slave units separated from the master unit and configured to communicate with the master unit. The master unit includes a focus control signal output unit configured to output a control signal for controlling a focus position of a lens of a video camera, a zoom control signal output unit configured to output a control signal for controlling a zoom position of the lens, and an iris control signal output unit configured to output a control signal for controlling an his position of the lens. A selection can be made as to whether an output from at least one of the focus control signal output unit, the zoom control signal output unit, and the iris control signal output unit is controlled by the master unit or the one or more slave units.
US09906725B2	Portable video communication system A method and device for adapting a display image on a hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device. The device includes a camera for capturing a digital video and/or still image of a user, means for adjusting the captured digital image in response to poor image capture angle of said image capture device so as to create a modified captured digital image; and means for transmitting said modified captured digital image over a wireless communication network to a second hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device.
US09906721B2	Apparatus and method to record a 360 degree image The technology disclosed herein combines wide angle lenses with normal lenses to create an undistorted 360° view of the surrounding environment. The normal lenses record an image of the surrounding environment in the areas where the wide angle lenses provide a distorted view. The wide angle lenses and the normal lenses can be part of a stand-alone imaging device, can be accessories to a mobile device, or can be integrated into a mobile device. Various ways to integrate the wide lenses and/or the normal lenses into the camera are disclosed herein.
US09906719B2	Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
US09906717B1	Method for generating a high-resolution depth image and an apparatus for generating a high-resolution depth image A method for generating a high-resolution depth image includes providing at least a first low-resolution raw image. Furthermore, the method includes providing at least one high-resolution raw image. A resolution of the high-resolution raw image is higher than a resolution of the first low-resolution raw image. Furthermore, the method includes generating a low-resolution depth image. Furthermore, the method includes generating the high-resolution depth image based on the low-resolution depth image and the high-resolution raw image.
US09906716B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, and recording medium for controlling pixel shifts An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device, a VCM that performs a pixel shift, and a microcomputer that causes the VCM to perform pixel shifts to a plurality of different positions and causes the image pickup device to pick up an image and acquire a plurality of images. The microcomputer causes the VCM to perform the pixel shift in pixel shift order in which an image higher in image quality than one image acquired from the image pickup device can be composed even when image processing is performed on the basis of two or more images less than a predetermined number necessary for composition of a high-quality image.
US09906715B2	Electronic device and method for increasing a frame rate of a plurality of pictures photographed by an electronic device An electronic device includes a first camera module photographing according to a first frame rate, a second camera module photographing according to a second frame rate and a multimedia processor coupled to the first camera module and the second camera module. The multimedia processor instructs the first camera module and the second camera module to alternately photograph to obtain a sequence of pictures recorded at a third frame rate. The third frame rate is higher than the first frame rate and the second frame rate.
US09906713B2	Camera command set host command translation The present disclosure provides techniques for translating input camera commands to device-specific commands. Camera commands may be translated by a translation engine located separately from the camera and then transferred to the camera. The translated commands may be less complex than input commands. By translating the commands, older cameras may be capable of supporting newer commands which are not natively supported.
US09906712B2	Methods and apparatus to facilitate the capture of photographs using mobile devices Methods and apparatus to capture photographs using mobile devices are disclosed. An example method includes receiving sensor data from a sensor in a mobile device. The example method further includes presenting visual feedback to a user, via a display of the mobile device, to guide the user in capturing a photograph with a camera of the mobile device. The visual feedback based on the sensor data.
US09906711B2	Telescoping monopod system A telescoping monopod system including an image acquisition module having a field of vision, an attachment member configured to contact the image acquisition module, a body housing a processor, a memory, an electromechanical component, and a plurality of shafts. The body contacts the attachment member. The body comprises a control panel.
US09906710B2	Camera pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) control apparatus Provided is a camera pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) control technology in which a PTZ control signal input by a user is output as a graphic UI and the user inputs the PTZ control signal while directly monitoring the graphic UI.A camera PTZ control apparatus includes a UI visualization unit configured to generate a reference mark as a reference for operating the monitored area and generate a graphic output signal which represents a current position mark associated with a current position indicated by the operation unit; a PTZ processor configured to calculate and output a PTZ driving value of a shooting camera based on relative positions of the reference mark and the current position mark; and a camera driving unit configured to output a driving signal for driving a PTZ driving unit of the shooting camera through a communication unit according to the calculated PTZ driving value.
US09906706B2	Image sensor and imaging device The present invention provides an image sensor, including: a sensor array layer including a plurality of normal sensor units and a pair of autofocus sensor units; a plurality of color filter units disposed on the sensor array layer to cover the plurality of normal sensor units; a pair of IR-pass filter units disposed on the sensor array layer to respectively cover the pair of autofocus sensor units; a micro-lens layer including a plurality of micro-lenses disposed on the color filter units and the IR-pass filter units, wherein one of the pair of autofocus sensor units detects infrared light came from a first side, and the other of the pair of autofocus sensor units detects infrared light came from a second side opposite to the first side to perform a phase detection autofocus function.
US09906705B2	Image pickup apparatus The image pickup apparatus includes a focus detector to produce, by using a light from an object passing through an image-taking optical system, focus information indicating a focus state of the image-taking optical system, a light-receiving sensor including visible-light receiving elements each receiving the light from the object and respectively having sensitivity centroids in mutually different wavelength ranges of a visible wavelength range, and a controller. The light-receiving sensor includes, separately from the visible-light receiving elements, infrared receiving elements each having a sensitivity centroid in an infrared wavelength range. An infrared-cutting filter disposed on a light-entering side further than the light-receiving sensor has a half-value wavelength longer than a wavelength of the sensitivity centroid of the infrared receiving elements. The controller performs focus control by using the focus information, output from the visible-light receiving elements and output from the infrared receiving elements.
US09906702B2	Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, control method, and computer A control method executed by a computer including acquiring a first image, acquiring a first location of the target by using a wireless positioning system, displaying the first image and display information that is superimposed on the first image, the display information being displayed with associating with a first location coordinate determined based on the first location of the target, acquiring a second image, acquiring a second location of the target when a specified period of time elapses after the first location is acquired, acquiring a distance of movement of the target during the specified period of time by using an inertial sensor, making a determination of whether the display information is to be displayed with associating with the first location coordinate or a second location coordinate based on the distance of movement, the second location coordinate being determined based on the second location.
US09906700B2	Array imaging module and molded photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method thereof for electronic device An array imaging module includes a molded photosensitive assembly which includes a supporting member, at least a circuit board, at least two photosensitive units, at least two lead wires, and a mold sealer. The photosensitive units are coupled at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The lead wires are electrically connected the photosensitive units at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The mold sealer includes a main mold body and has two optical windows. When the main mold body is formed, the lead wires, the circuit board and the photosensitive units are sealed and molded by the main mold body of the mold sealer, such that after the main mold body is formed, the main mold body and at least a portion of the circuit board are integrally formed together at a position that the photosensitive units are aligned with the optical windows respectively.
US09906696B2	Imaging device and interchangeable lens arranged to have a reduced amount of magnetic field reaching an image pickup element A first magnetic body is arranged between a coil and an image pickup element, and has an opening through which light directed from an imaging optical system toward the image pickup element passes. A second magnetic body is arranged at a position on the coil side with respect to the first magnetic body in an optical axis direction of the imaging optical system. The second magnetic body is arranged such that at least a portion thereof overlaps the first magnetic body when seen in the optical axis direction, at a position on the coil side with respect to the opening. The second magnetic body is made of a ferromagnetic material having higher relative permeability than that of the first magnetic body, and has a smaller area than that of the first magnetic body when seen in the optical axis direction.
US09906694B2	Camera module having a dust trap The present invention relates to a camera module, the camera module including a base supporting a filter member mounted on a position corresponding to that of an image sensor mounted on a PCB (Printed Circuit Board), a dust trap unit mounted about the filter member of the base to collect soils including dust introduced into the filter member, wherein the dust trap unit includes an epoxy reception groove formed with one or more ribs formed at a periphery of the filter member mounted at the base, and a dust trap epoxy coated on an inside of the epoxy receptin groove.
US09906690B2	Method for characterizing a printer A standard printer characterization target is printed with a reference printer and measured. From the measured data, a model is derived that describes for each ink the behavior of each individual ink in combination with different combinations of the other inks. In order to reduce the complexity for obtaining a printer model of a second printer, a second target is printed that includes only a subset of the color patches in the standard printer characterization target. With the model and interpolation, it is possible to reconstruct colorimetric data for missing color patches in the reduced target.
US09906683B2	Image processing device, image forming apparatus, method for processing image, and non-transitory recording medium An image processing device includes a displacement amount acquisition unit to acquire an amount of displacement of an image, a geometric correction unit to apply image processing to an input image according to the amount of displacement to perform geometric correction of the input image, a write timing control unit to control write timing of the input image according to the amount of displacement to perform correction of the input image, and a correction mode determination unit to select a first correction mode or a second correction mode according to the amount of displacement when the image is printed-out. With the first correction mode, the geometric correction unit corrects the input image in a first and a second direction. With the second correction mode, the geometric correction unit corrects the input image in the first direction and the write timing control unit corrects the input image in the second direction.
US09906682B2	Control device and printing apparatus A control device includes a prohibition unit that prohibits a user from using an electronic apparatus in a case where a sum of a cumulative used amount of the electronic apparatus by the user for a predetermined time period and a new used amount which is newly instructed by the user exceeds a permitted amount for the predetermined time period; an acquiring unit that acquires charging destination information for the user in a case where the prohibition unit prohibits the user from using the electronic apparatus; an output unit that outputs charging information for excess over the permitted amount of the user, using the charging destination information in a case where the charging destination information is acquired by the acquiring unit; and a permission unit that permits the user to use the electronic apparatus after the charging information is output.
US09906681B2	Image processing apparatus, transmission method, and storage medium storing program An original is read, image data is generated, image data of a set transmission resolution is generated based on the generated image data, printing is performed based on the generated image data, a transmission instruction is accepted, and image data of a set transmission resolution is transmitted in accordance with the accepted transmission instruction.
US09906680B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing system includes a first device and a second device coupled to the first device. The information processing system further includes a connection unit configured to establish a connection between the first device and the second device; a monitoring unit configured to cause the first device and the second device to perform live monitoring of each other, when the connection is established between the first device and the second device by the connection unit; a detection unit configured to detect an occurrence of an error in the first device or the second device by using the monitoring unit; and a saving unit configured to save log information including a log of the error, after the first device and the second device are restarted, when the occurrence of the error is detected by the detection unit.
US09906676B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus obtains first information including reflective characteristics of an object to be reproduced and second information including transmissive characteristics of the object to be reproduced. Then, the image processing apparatus determines the amount of coloring material for each pixel of an image representing the object to be reproduced based on the first information and the second information.
US09906675B2	Linear image scanner and scanning method A linear image scanner capable of digitizing three-dimensional surfaces according to the photometric stereo technique has a linear type imaging sensor, a scanning plane, an optical system, an optical axis, a scan line, a lighting system with at least four independently controllable light sources arranged so that each light source enlighten the scan line from a different direction. At least two first light sources are arranged symmetrically respect to the vision plane and at least two second light sources are arranged symmetrically respect to the moving plane and so that the at least two first and two second light sources radiate the scan line from at least four different directions with uniform light intensity and uniform incident angles of the light sources over the entire length of the scan line. A scanning method is also described.
US09906673B2	Image forming apparatus, control method thereof and storage medium The distance between an image forming apparatus and an object located around the apparatus is detected, and the apparatus is returned from a power-saving state when the distance becomes shorter than a predetermined distance. Also, the image forming apparatus is returned from a power saving state, even if the distance is longer than the predetermined distance, in a case where the detected distance decreases for every predetermined time.
US09906671B2	Apparatus, system and method for managing background processing on an image processing device A system and method are provided including one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operation including performing, at an image processing device, a login process wherein access to one or more resources on the image processing device is granted based on a credential associated with a user and receiving a request to perform a scan and send process is received at the image processing device, the request comprising instructions for scanning a physical document and sending an electronic document representing the scanned physical document to a destination system. The scan process is initiated and a data object including data representing job data and the credential associated with the use is generated. The send process using the generated data object is executed as a background process on the image processing device and a subsequent user is able to access the image processing device and use at least one resource of the image processing device simultaneously.
US09906670B2	Adaptive mode image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, an image forming unit, an acceptance unit, a paper transporting unit, a mode selecting unit, and a control unit. The image reading unit includes a document transporting device, a loaded-document detecting unit, a document table, a document holder, and a placed-document detecting unit. The mode selection unit can select a first mode in which paper is transported at the start of image reading operation and a second mode in which paper is transported after the image reading operation. If the loaded-document detecting unit detects that a document has not been loaded in a loading position and the placed-document detecting unit detects that a document has not been placed on the document table, the control unit controls the mode selection unit to select the second mode and controls the image reading unit to read an image on the document table.
US09906665B1	Document handler having opposing belts maintaining constant sheet contact for scanning small and delicate sheets Scanning devices include an input tray shaped to hold scannable items before scanning, an output tray shaped to hold the scannable items after scanning, a series of opposing belts positioned to transport the scannable items from the input tray to the output tray, and a round roller contacting a drum belt of the opposing belts. The opposing belts are positioned to have each of the scannable items constantly be held between the opposing belts or between the round roller and the drum belt of the opposing belts while the opposing belts are transporting the scannable items from the input tray to the output tray. A scanner is positioned in a gap between two of the opposing belts, and the gap is in a process direction that the opposing belts are moving the scannable items.
US09906664B2	Mobile autonomous scalable scanner system This invention is directed to autonomous document scanning operations. A scanning device and one or more stacks of documents may use motors to autonomously move the documents into position to be scanned by the scanner. The scanning device may detect properties of the documents while scanning. Multiple stacks of documents may be scanned in this manner with minimal user intervention, eliminating the need for manual intervention when scanning groups of documents.
US09906663B2	Light scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus Provided is a light scanning apparatus, including: a light source emitting a light beam; a rotary polygon mirror deflecting the light beam so as to scan a photosensitive member with the light beam; an optical member guiding the light beam; an optical box on which the light source is mounted and which contains the rotary polygon mirror and the optical member; a cover mounted on a side wall of the optical box so as to cover an opening of the optical box, and the cover having a dust-proof member which is molded on the cover and sandwiched between the cover and the side wall of the optical box; and the dust-proof member including convex portions protruded toward the optical box and configured to contact with a top of the side wall opposed to the dust-proof member, and a concave portion provided between the convex portions and separated from the top.
US09906661B2	Apparatus having power-saving mode, control method of the apparatus, and storage medium Contents of a UI screen customized by a user are reflected on a temporary screen that is displayed at the time of return from a power-saving mode. An apparatus having a normal mode and a power-saving mode in which consumed power is less than that in the normal mode as operation modes, including: a display unit; a main control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information; a storage unit configured to store data of an initial screen that is displayed on the display unit at the time of return from the power-saving mode and before initialization processing of the main control unit is completed; a sub control unit configured to, based on the initial screen data stored in the storage unit, cause the display unit to display the initial screen while the initialization processing is proceeding; and a change unit configured to change the initial screen data stored in the storage unit based a change in data of a normal screen to be displayed at the time of return from the power-saving mode.
US09906660B2	System and apparatus for generation of executables for a heterogeneous mix of multifunction printers A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations, including operations to incorporate an entity specification into a business process in response to an input by a user, determine a multifunction printer (MFP) from a heterogeneous mix of MFPs for implementation of the business process, and generate an executable to execute on the MFP. The entity specification describes an element of a document and is associated with the business process. The MFP has an associated executable language and a graphical user interface (GUI) specification. The executable conforms to the executable language and the GUI specification, is generated from the entity specification and the business process, and performs the business process when executed by the MFP.
US09906657B2	Terminal apparatus to operate an image processing apparatus, and image processing control system A terminal apparatus can communicate by radio with an MFP in a defined range among a plurality of MFPs. When an MFP of which radio communication intensity is higher than a threshold value defined in advance is detected among the plurality of MFPs, the terminal apparatus quits radio communication before it accepts an operation to indicate connection of radio communication from a user. When such a user operation is accepted, the terminal apparatus establishes radio communication with an MFP of which radio communication intensity is highest at the time when the user operation is performed.
US09906654B1	White area defect detection for image based controls applications Methods and systems print an original image to form a printed sheet, scan the printed sheet, and overlay the original image on an area of the scanned image where original image is located, to produce an overlay image. A border is added to the original image in the overlay image to modify the original image into an enlarged original image. Markings from an area of the overlay image where the enlarged original image is positioned are removed to produce a white space image. Defects in the white space image are detected and highlighted by adding highlight markings to the white space image where the defects are located, to produce a defect image. The defect image is displayed.
US09906653B2	Interactive campaign-based customer feedback collection platform This disclosure provides systems, methods, services, and platforms for prompting a user to respond to an offer on a mobile device. The disclosure enables Mobile Network Operators to create campaigns to target customers who are nearing the limit of their data plans, voice plans, SMS plans, and MMS plans. In some embodiments, the cloud server interacts with a client application to prompt the use of a mobile device to respond to an offer send in a campaign. The disclosure also provides embodiments to check to see if the user has opted out of receiving offers, or if a device can not execute a command, or if a threshold number of offers has already been sent. This disclosure also provides embodiments for authenticating third party account log-in.
US09906650B2	Voice adaptation for wireless communication A system and method for optimizing voice communications in a wireless network including an AP having a message waiting time that provides proper QoS while losing minimal communication bandwidth. The QoS may be responsive to the amount of user traffic in both the AP and neighboring APs. The method may include setting parameters for each level of QoS in response to a measure of the degree of contention for that level of QoS, and in response to a measure of the degree of contention for those levels of QoS with higher priority, and setting waiting time parameters in response to a stochastic model of contention at each level of QoS. Operational parameters might include contention window time, AIFS time, and back-off value(s), and might be modified in response to message QoS.
US09906647B2	Management of contact center group metrics To provide better metrics for a contact center, the system determines when a contact center agent has been assigned to a plurality of agent skills in a skill group. A skill group is a set of skills for which the contact center seeks to calculate overall metrics across those skills. Information is received that the contact center agent is in a first state for the plurality of agent skills. For example, the contact center agent is available to support the different products. A status is calculated for the contact center agent in the skill group. The status for the contact center agent in the skill group is calculated based a minimum or maximum of the first state of the contact center agent in the skill group. The status of the first agent in the skill group is sent to a contact center administrator to better manage the contact center.
US09906645B2	Rewinding a real-time communication session In an embodiment, a transmitting device transmits a real-time media stream for a real-time communication session to a set of target devices. At least one of the set of target devices detects a media reception gap in the real-time communication session, and transmits a rewind request to the transmitting device to trigger the transmitting device to generate and provide a time-delayed version of the real-time media stream that includes media lost during the media reception gap. The transmitting device generates a rewind stream based on the rewind request and transmits the rewind stream to the at least one target device.
US09906644B1	Ported and disconnected wireless number distinction based on number portability database status and opted-in file status Providing ported and disconnected wireless number distinction, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, an aggregator data file containing at least one of at least one wireless number that has been ported and at least one wireless number that has been disconnected, accessing, by the at least one processor, a number portability database, receiving, by the at least one processor, at least one of text and voice call opted-in data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a conjunction of the aggregator data file and number portability database, the conjunction defining a ported data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a commonality of the at least one of a text and a voice call opted-in data file and the ported data file, the commonality defining a ported opted-in data file, recording, in at least one memory, a status of the commonality of the ported opted-in data file as opted-in wireless numbers, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory are communicably coupled and reestablishing, by the at least one processor, based on the opted-in wireless numbers at least one subscription service to at least one mobile device.
US09906640B2	Accessing in case of emergency information in a mobile device A method of accessing In Case of Emergency ICE information in a mobile entity (100); the method comprises the steps of: actuating a state transition of a key (105) of the mobile entity (100); presenting a menu for selecting at least one operational mode of said mobile entity (100) as a response to said actuating of the key (105); wherein said menu further comprises an option of retrieving ICE information accessible from a memory of said mobile entity (100); receiving said ICE information from said memory by selecting said option of retrieving ICE information in said menu among said options representing operational modes of said mobile entity (100); and rendering said ICE information, whereby said ICE information is accessed (303).
US09906639B1	Wireless programmable measuring tape A measuring tape for emitting a novelty sound includes a housing having a incrementally marked tape operably wound therein, a first end of the tape secured to an inner housing part with biasing member, an intermediate portion being wound about itself, and a second end extending outside a slot in the housing and includes an angled member to maintain the second end from reentering the housing, an activation device, a speaker operably disposed on the housing, an electronic device operably disposed in the housing and is configured for receiving and/or storing an audio data signal, the electronic device is responsive to the activation device and operably connected thereto, the electronic device for providing the received and/or stored audio data signal to the audio speaker operably connected to the housing, and a power source operably connected to the electronic device and the speaker.
US09906638B2	Control method, terminal apparatus, and storage medium A control method executed by a system including a beacon and a computer capable of executing an application, the control method includes receiving a radio wave from the beacon; generating a pattern of transition in reception intensity of the received radio wave; generating a profile of a temporal change by simplifying the generated pattern of transition; comparing the generated profile with at least one of a plurality of reference profiles different from each other; and determining how to control the application in accordance with a result of the comparing.
US09906636B2	Intelligent earplug system A system includes an earphone having an earplug, a processor, a wireless interface, a battery, a memory, and a speaker, and an electronic device separate from the earphone and in communication with the earphone via the wireless interface. The electronic device transmits audio to the earphone for storage in the memory. The processor of the earphone cause the speakers to play the audio stored in the memory in a loop. The electronic device and the processor of the earphone do not operate the wireless interface continuously after the audio is stored in the memory.
US09906634B2	Communication method for a smart phone with a text recognition module A portable device can transmit information through one of a mobile phone network and an Internet, wherein the portable device includes a text-based communication module to allow a user may synchronously transmit or receive data through a local area network, wherein the data is text, audio, video or the combination thereof. The text-based communication module of the portable device includes a text-to-speech recognition module used to convert a text data for outputting the text data by vocal, and a read determination module for determining read target terminals and unread target terminals when a user of the portable phone device activates the read determination module.
US09906628B2	Data relay device, data transmission device, and network system using common routing information for protocol conversion With respect to a routing and a gateway (protocol conversion) in a network system, frame data can simply be generated even if a source node does not understand format specifications of all protocols, communication efficiency degradation caused by an enlargement of header information can be prevented as much as possible, and dealing with a new protocol can be simplified. A source node (data transmission device) transmits “common routing information”, which includes route information identifying all the nodes through which a message frame is routed from an own node to a destination node, while adding the common routing information on the message frame. Each relay node (data relay device) sequentially transfers the message frame while referring to the common routing information to perform identification of a destination, generation of a header, and update of the common routing information.
US09906627B2	System and method of reducing encryption overhead by concatenating multiple connection packets associated with a security association A method and system for encryption is provided. The method includes detecting one or more security associations corresponding to data payloads in response to receipt of the data payloads from multiple source connections. Each data payload includes one or more data packets from each source connection. The method also includes concatenating the data payloads corresponding to each security association. Further, the method includes encrypting the concatenated data payloads for each security association. The system includes a determination module that detects one or more security associations corresponding to data payloads in response to receipt of the data payloads from multiple source connections and concatenates the data payloads corresponding to each security association. The system also includes an encryption module that encrypts the concatenated data payloads for each security association.
US09906625B2	Methods and systems for the display and navigation of a social network Systems and methods for the display and navigation of a social network are set forth. According to one embodiment, a method comprising identifying a first profile in a social network, identifying associated profiles associated with the first profile, ranking the associated profiles, wherein ranking is not based exclusively on a degree of separation, and outputting the associated profiles based at least in part on the ranking is set forth. According to another embodiment, a method comprising identifying a user profile, identifying a member profile, determining an association path for the user profile and the member profile, and outputting the association path is set forth.
US09906621B2	Providing language recommendations Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving data indicating a particular language a user has associated with their user profile; identifying a different language that (i) the user has not previously associated with their user profile, and that (ii) a language recommendation engine has associated with the particular language; providing a recommendation to the user to associate the different language with their user profile; receiving, in response to the recommendation, an indication of whether to associate the different language with the user profile; and updating the user profile based on the indication.
US09906617B2	Method and apparatus for sending information using sharing cache between portable terminals A method for operating a receiving portable terminal in a mobile communication system includes receiving a first packet from a sending portable terminal, determining a fingerprint overlapping a fingerprint corresponding to at least one chunk of the first packet in a fingerprint set cache, determining a fingerprint set including the most redundant fingerprints, in the fingerprint set cache, determining at least one fingerprint to send, in the determined fingerprint set, sending the at least one determined fingerprint to the sending portable terminal, and receiving a second packet from the sending portable terminal. An apparatus includes a controller configured to determine at least one redundant fingerprint overlapping a fingerprint corresponding to at least one chunk of the first packet in a fingerprint set cache, determine a fingerprint set including the most redundant fingerprint in the fingerprint set cache, and determine at least one fingerprint to send in the determined fingerprint set.
US09906611B2	Location-based recommendation generator A computer-implemented method includes identifying a profile. The method identifies one or more mobility patterns. The one or more mobility patterns are associated with the profile. The method identifies social media content from at least one location. The social media content from at least one location is associated with the profile. The method identifies user generated content from at least one location. The user generated content is associated with the profile. The method determines a set of behavioral patterns for the profile. The set of behavioral patterns is based on the mobility patterns, the social media content from at least one location, and the user generated content from at least one location. The method returns a recommendation for the profile. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US09906609B2	Geofence information delivery systems and methods The present invention is directed to methods and systems for querying a database of geofences, with each geofence in the database being associated with a plurality of IP addresses, preferably IPv6 addresses, and each IP address corresponding to a specific geographic coordinate. The method and system convert location coordinates to IP addresses and determine whether a location anchor point is associated with a geofence.
US09906605B2	Enhanced DNS-based service discovery in an internet of things (IoT) environment A system and method for discovering services in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment are disclosed. The method may include providing service-feature information from a consumer app to a query service that is indicative of a service provided by a remotely located provider app and incorporating the service-feature information into resource records of an additional information section of a multicast domain name service (mDNS) message. The message is multicasted to other IoT devices, and a response message is received from at least one provider device. The additional information section of the response message is then analyzed to determine whether a service provided by the at least one provider device meets criteria defined by the service-feature information.
US09906596B2	Resource node interface protocol A distributed storage system includes multiple resource nodes each having associated storage media. The resource nodes are configured to operate a first protocol between the resource nodes that exchanges availability and performance information for storage elements in the associated storage media. The resource nodes also operate a second protocol that dynamically distributes and redistributes data between the different resource nodes based on the availability and performance information for the storage elements. Relative distances may be identified between the different resource nodes and the second protocol may weight the availability and performance information based on the relative distances. The second protocol also may identify types of unshared use, shared use, and concurrent use for different portions of the data and distribute the portions of the data to other resource nodes based on the identified types of use.
US09906595B2	Content source discovery Systems and methods for discovering content sources and/or delivering content to applications resident on mobile devices are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods transmit information identifying one or more applications resident on a mobile device to a server, receive, from the server, information associated with content items available for retrieval from a content server and associated with the identified one or more applications, and cause the mobile device to retrieve at least one of the content items available for retrieval from the content server.
US09906592B1	Resilient hash computation for load balancing in network switches A network device includes a packet processor device that determines that packets are to be transmitted via a group of network interfaces, and a load balancing network interface selector. The load balancing network interface selector selects network interfaces in the group via which to egress packets from the network device using a first hash function. In response to determining that a first network interface within the group has become inoperable, the load balancing network interface selector continues to use the first hash function to select network interfaces in the group via which to egress packets from the network device. In response to determining that the first network interface within the group has become inoperable and when the first network interface is selected for packets using the first hash function, the load balancing load balancing network interface selector reselects network interfaces in the group using a second hash function.
US09906585B2	Assessment of hosting suitability of multiple applications in a cloud In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a method of assessment of hosting suitability of multiple applications in a cloud is disclosed. The method may include defining, in a first synthetic application definition, a first plurality of resource consumptions, wherein the first plurality of resource consumptions are equivalent to consumptions by a first candidate application, and defining, in a second synthetic application definition, a second plurality of resource consumptions, wherein the second plurality of resource consumptions are equivalent to consumptions by a second candidate application. The method may also include consuming quantities of resources of pluralities of nodes of the computing system, recording performances of the synthetic, and evaluating the computing system based upon the recorded performances. The present disclosure additionally includes associated systems and apparatuses.
US09906582B2	Content snip capture and sharing To share snips of content, an identifier of a recipient for a link to a content file is received. With reference to content access rules for the recipient, content access metadata of the content file is parsed to identify a range of the content file accessible to the recipient. In a user interface, an indicator of the range of the content file is presented. A user can identify a selection of a snip of the content file accessible to the recipient in the user interface. Once the selection is identified, the link to the content file can be generated and forwarded to the recipient. The link can include an argument that identifies a start and an end of the snip of the content file. The link can also include other arguments, such as copy snip, access rule, or expiration arguments.
US09906581B2	Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium Provided is an information processing apparatus that establishes first communication connection with a server device, acquires information indicating whether or not content has been generated from the server device which dynamically generates the content, establishes second communication connection with the server device, and acquires the generated content. The information processing apparatus maintains the second communication connection until the content is completely acquired.
US09906579B2	Methods and systems for dynamically generating and reusing dynamic web content Methods and systems for generating and reusing dynamic web content involve, for example, automatically generating client-side code on a server at run time, and automatically downloading the client-side code to the client side at run time. The client-side code is executed on the client side to become a widget with dynamic behavior attributes displayed as a component of a web page on a display screen of a client-side computing device. Dynamic behavior of the client-side code may triggered via an event handler mechanism wherein properties of the client-side code are dynamically changed without affecting any other content on the web page. The widget may be redisplayed on a subsequent occasion with a change in the widget without regenerating the client-side code.
US09906574B2	Method, server, client and system for data presentation in a multiplayer session The present disclosure discloses a method, server, client and system for data presentation in a multiplayer session, and belongs to the technical field of multiplayer video session. The method includes: establishing a session connection with multiple clients participating in the session; receiving session control commands, audio data and video data transmitted by the multiple clients participating in the session through the session connection; assigning audio data and video data to the first client based on the session control commands transmitted by the multiple clients participating in the session, the first client is any one of the multiple clients participating in the session; transmitting the audio data and video data to the first client, so as for the first client to present the audio data and video data. Thus the audio data and video data assigned to the clients are controlled, which can reduce the dependence on network bandwidth, save network traffic, and reduce the performance requirements on the clients, so that the multiplayer session can cover more users.
US09906573B2	Streaming media A method for providing a session invitation protocol (SIP) session between a first and a second entity. An SIP session is established between the first and second entity. At least one media stream is transmitted from the first entity to the second entity. At least one of transmission, storage and play back of the at least one media stream is controlled in the SIP session at the first and/or second entity.
US09906571B2	System and method for processing telephony sessions In one embodiment, the method of processing telephony sessions includes: communicating with an application server using an application layer protocol; processing telephony instructions with a call router; and creating call router resources accessible through a call router Application Programming Interface (API). In another embodiment, the system for processing telephony sessions includes: a call router, a URI for an application server, a telephony instruction executed by the call router, and a call router API resource.
US09906562B2	Associating service tags with remote data message flows based on remote device management attributes Some embodiments provide novel methods for processing remote-device data messages in a network based on data-message attributes from a remote device management (RDM) system. For instance, the method of some embodiments identifies a set of RDM attributes associated with a data message, and then performs one or more service operations based on identified RDM attribute set.
US09906559B2	Server workload assignment based on known update/security vulnerabilities Systems and computer program products to perform an operation comprising determining that a first component of a first compute node violates a compliance rule, wherein the first compute node executes a plurality of workloads and is of a plurality of compute nodes in a computing cluster, performing a predefined operation to defer need to apply a software update configured to correct the violation of the compliance rule by the first component of the first compute node, and executing, by the first compute node, at least one of the plurality of workloads without applying the software update.
US09906557B2	Dynamically generating a packet inspection policy for a policy enforcement point in a centralized management environment A mechanism is provided for generating a packet inspection policy for a policy enforcement point in a centralized management environment. Data of a network topology for the policy enforcement point corresponding to a network infrastructure is updated according to metadata of the policy enforcement point, the metadata including a capability of the policy enforcement point. The packet inspection policy for the policy enforcement point is generated according to the data of the network topology and the capability of the policy enforcement point. The packet inspection policy is then deployed to the policy enforcement point.
US09906555B1	Systems and methods for subscription management of specific classification groups based on user's actions Embodiments of the disclosure describe systems and methods for selecting a first group of users, which is selected to receive simulated phishing emails as part of a simulated phishing campaign, and adding users to a second group of users based upon those selected users interacting with a simulated phishing email that is part of a simulated phishing campaign; tracking the completion of remediation training related to phishing emails by users in the second group of users and receiving one or more indications that the users in the second group of users have completed remedial training; and automatically adding users, who are members of the second user group, to the first user group, to a third user group, or to a predetermined user group responsive to the one or more indications that the users in the second group of users have completed remedial training.
US09906554B2	Suspicious message processing and incident response The present invention relates to methods, network devices, and machine-readable media for an integrated environment for automated processing of reports of suspicious messages, and furthermore, to a network for distributing information about detected phishing attacks.
US09906551B2	Forecasting and classifying cyber-attacks using crossover neural embeddings A first collection including a first feature vector and a Q&A feature vector is constructed. A second collection is constructed from the first collection by inserting noise in at least one of the vectors. A third collection is constructed by crossing over at least one of vectors of the second collection with a corresponding vector of a fourth collection. The second and the fourth collections have a property similar to one another. Using a forecasting configuration, a vector of the third collection is aged to generate a changed feature vector, the changed feature vector containing feature values expected at a future time. The changed feature vector is input into a trained neural network to predict a probability of the cyber-attack occurring at the future time.
US09906547B2	Mechanism to augment IPS/SIEM evidence information with process history snapshot and application window capture history A method to augment a plurality of IPS or SIEM evidence information is provided. The method may include monitoring a plurality of processes associated with a computer system. The method may also include identifying a plurality of processes that have network activity. The method may further include capturing the identified plurality of processes that have network activity. The method may also include storing the identified captured plurality of processes that have network activity. The method may include monitoring a plurality of selected programs associated with an operating system of the computer system. The method may also include identifying a plurality of selected programs that have network activity. The method may further include capturing a plurality of screen capture images associated with the identified plurality of selected programs. The method may include storing, by the second component the captured plurality of system process activity.
US09906538B2	Automatic network attack detection and remediation using information collected by honeypots A method for securing a computer system includes detecting a malware attack on a honeypot node, and, based on the detected malware attack, automatically generating investigation directives for verifying whether an endpoint of the computer system is subject to the malware attack. The investigation directives are distributed to one or more software agents that are each associated with one or more endpoints of the computer system. At least one infected endpoint in the computer system, which is subject to the malware attack, is identified by the software agents using the investigation directives.
US09906537B2	System, method, and computer program product for conditionally performing an action based on an attribute A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conditionally performing an action based on an attribute. In use, at least one attribute associated with an object is determined. Additionally, an event associated with the object is identified. Further, at least one action is conditionally performed in association with the event, based on the at least one attribute.
US09906536B1	Data reporting - process integration tool A reporting tool includes a retrieval engine, a context switching engine, a reporting engine, a publication engine, and a subscription engine. The retrieval engine retrieves a request for subscription data. The context switching engine receives security information indicating whether a user is authorized to view reporting data. The reporting engine generates a plurality of batches of reporting data. The publication engine generates the data report by processing the batches. The subscription engine communicates the data report.
US09906535B2	Methods for rapid enrollment of users of a secure, shared computer system via social networking among people on a selective list The present invention is directed to a system for rapid enrollment of users of a secure, shared computer system comprising: (a) a secure shared computer system accessible only by approved users; (b) a plurality of approved users of the secure shared computer system; (c) a system manager that operates the secure shared computer system; (d) a plurality of member organizations, wherein the member organizations purchase a right to allow employees or members of the member organizations to be approved users of the shared computer system from the system manager; (e) at least one email system operated by each member organization which the employees or members of the member organizations use to receive and send email, where access to email sent to each individual employee or member is securely limited to that individual; (f) at least one accrediting organization, wherein the at least one accrediting organization registers member organizations and grants rights for employees or members of the member organizations, individuals holding such rights being people who are eligible to use the shared computer system; and (g) a selective list of eligible organizations and individuals; wherein an organization must be registered by the accrediting organization to be eligible to be a member organization; wherein a person must be an employee or member of a member organization and hold rights granted by at least one of the accrediting organizations to be eligible to be a user of the shared computer system; wherein the system manager organizes the shared computer system to enforce registration by an organization and holding of rights by an individual; and wherein the selective list enumerates the individuals who hold such rights and are eligible to become approved users of the shared computer system.
US09906531B2	Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) prevention A computer program product for cross-site request forgery (CSRF) prevention is provided and includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to issue a server request for a certificate, which is associated with a user, responsive to a client request to visit a uniform resource indicator (URI) being received, validate the certificate upon receipt in fulfillment of the server request, compare a referrer listed in a header of the client request with a list of certificate elements in the certificate, authenticate the user in accordance with correlation between the referrer and at least one of the certificate elements and authorize the client request to visit the URI upon the user being authenticated.
US09906522B2	Method of using text and picture formatting options such as font, font size, font color, shading, font style, font effects, font underline, character effects as part of electronic signature We propose a method that uses formatting options of Font, Font Size, Font Color, Shading, Font Style, Font Effects, Font Underline, and Character Effects as a part of electronic signature.
US09906521B2	Information sharing system and program enabling communications between a server device and player terminals An information sharing system suitable for sharing golf-related information among a plurality of golf players enables mutual communication between a server device and respective player terminals of a plurality of golf-players. When the server device receives a request to create a golf scorecard from the player terminal, the server device generates a scorecard ID and transmits the same to the player terminal; when the server device receives a request to share the golf scorecard with the other golf players, the server device generates a share password and transmits the same to the one player terminal; when the server device receives a request to authenticate the share password, the server device re-generates the scorecard ID on the basis of the share password, and transmits it to the player terminal, and, the player terminal re-creates a golf scorecard that can be shared.
US09906520B2	Multi-user authentication In an approach to multi-user authentication, one or more computer processors receive a first user login. The one or more computer processors determine whether at least one additional user login is received. The one or more computer processors receive an access request from the first user. The one or more computer processors receive an access request from the at least one additional user. In response to receiving the access request from the first user and the access request from the at least one additional user, the one or more computer processors determine whether the access request from the first user and the access request from the at least one additional user meet pre-defined criteria. In response to determining the access requests meet pre-defined criteria, the one or more computer processors authorize the access request of the first user and the access request of the at least one additional user.
US09906519B1	Contextual and time sensitive out of band transactional signing Provided is contextual and time sensitive out of band transactional signing. The transactional signing includes providing a token code in response to a request to initiate a transaction within a secure network. The request is received over a first channel and the token code is provided over a second channel. The first channel and the second channel are different channels. The transactional signing also includes evaluating a received context, wherein the context is appended to the token code. In addition, the transactional signing includes selectively allowing the transaction based on the context appended to the token code.
US09906517B2	Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) prevention A computer program product for cross-site request forgery (CSRF) prevention is provided and includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to issue a server request for a certificate, which is associated with a user, responsive to a client request to visit a uniform resource indicator (URI) being received, validate the certificate upon receipt in fulfillment of the server request, compare a referrer listed in a header of the client request with a list of certificate elements in the certificate, authenticate the user in accordance with correlation between the referrer and at least one of the certificate elements and authorize the client request to visit the URI upon the user being authenticated.
US09906514B1	Resisting anonymous scraping A system, method, and apparatus are provided for applying a technique for resisting or hindering scraping of a website or other repository of electronic data. When a connection from an entity is received at the website, if no signal or information is received that identifies the entity (e.g., a user identifier, a cookie), or the information is insufficient to discriminate the entity from other entities (e.g., an IP address that is or may be shared), one or more techniques are applied, such as: delaying loading of a page or page component, rendering a page (or page component) as an image, rendering only a portion of a page, applying a CAPTCHA, redirecting the entity to a login page, and/or others. Thus, an anti-scraping technique is activated for a connection from what could be a scraper that has purged its browser data of some or all identifying information.
US09906513B2	Network authorization system A system includes a key repository and a network node. The key repository is configured to generate a private key and a public key of the network node, to communicate the private key and the public key to the network node, to verify whether the network node is authorized to operate on a network, to generate a first message indicating whether the network node is authorized to operate on the network, to encrypt the first message using the public key, and to communicate the encrypted first message to the network node. The network node is configured to decrypt the encrypted first message using the private key, to generate a second message based on the first message, to encrypt the second message using the private key, and to record the encrypted second message to a ledger.
US09906509B2	Method for offline DRM authentication and a system thereof A method for offline DRM authentication and a system thereof relates to the information security field. In order to solve the problem that a license must be requested from the server in the process of DRM authentication, the invention provides a method for offline DRM authentication, in which, the method comprises: a content provider encrypts the data file with DRM standard and stores the internal information in an authentication device, the authentication device is connected to the local computer, the software program on the local computer opens and reads the data file. A system for offline DRM authentication, in which, the system comprises an authentication device, a client PC and content provider side, the authentication device comprises the DRM service module and authentication communication module. Compared with the prior art, the present invention allows the user to use the DRM protected information without a network connection.
US09906508B2	Secure node admission in a communication network System and methods are provided for admission in a network comprising at least one node providing network controller (NC) functionality. A first node in the network, which is capable of generating SALTs, may assume NC functionality, and may distribute the SALT to at least one other node within the network. The first node may receive from the at least one other node, during admission to the network, a request for a dynamic encryption key, with the request being encrypted using a static encryption key unique to the at least one other node, and the static encryption key being determined based on the SALT. The first node may then send a response comprising one or more dynamic encryption keys to the at least one node, for use in network communications, wherein the response is encrypted using a static encryption key
US09906504B2	Hardware-trusted orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) access to a shared common public radio interface (CPRI) An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) data communication system comprises OFDM subsystems. A trusted OFDM subsystem receives trust challenge data and encodes the trust challenge data with a physically-embedded read-only trust key to generate encoded trust data. The trusted OFDM subsystem transfers the encoded trust data. The trusted OFDM subsystem receives user data into a trusted network receive buffer system and transfers a resource request to an access OFDM subsystem. The access OFDM subsystem receives the resource request and allocates and indicates trusted OFDM resource blocks to the trusted OFDM subsystem. The trusted OFDM subsystem schedules the user data using the trusted OFDM resource blocks and transfers the user data from the trusted network receive buffer system to a trusted Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) transmit buffer system. The trusted OFDM subsystem transfers the user data from the trusted CPRI transmit buffer system to a CPRI communication system.
US09906503B1	Notifying a registrant if communications between a user and a third party hosting service are not secure A domain name registrar may provide a service for a domain name registrant to automatically and without further action by the domain name registrant (other than possibly paying for the service) enable secure socket layer (SSL) for a domain name to a third party hosting service, even when the domain name registrar does not own or control the third party hosting service. The invention allows a user (that may or may not be the domain name registrant) to use the domain name registered to the domain name registrant to communicate with a domain name registrant account (possibly a website) on the third party hosting service via a proxy server. The communication between the user and the proxy server may be encrypted such as by the SSL protocol.
US09906502B2	Pairwise temporal key creation for secure networks A system and method for establishing a pairwise temporal key (PTK) between two devices based on a shared master key and using a single message authentication codes (MAC) algorithm is disclosed. The devices use the shared master key to independently compute four MACs representing the desired PTK, a KCK, and a first and a second KMAC. The Responder sends its first KMAC to the Initiator, which retains the computed PTK only if it verifies that the received first KMAC equals its computed first KMAC and hence that the Responder indeed possesses the purportedly shared master key. The Initiator sends a third message including the second KMAC to the Responder. The Responder retains the computed PTK only if it has verified that the received second KMAC equals its computed second KMAC and hence that the Initiator indeed possesses the purportedly shared master key.
US09906493B1	Method and system for verifying the integrity of computing devices A method and system for verifying integrity of computing devices. The method includes providing a first integrity associated with a server executing on a computing device to a management service, and receiving, in response to providing the first integrity measurement, a first mutual attestation value from the management service. The method further includes providing a second integrity associated with a network adaptor executing on a computing device to a management service, and receiving, in response to providing the second integrity measurement, a second mutual attestation value from the management service. The method further includes performing a mutual attestation between the server and the network adaptor using the first mutual attestation value and the second mutual attestation value, and notifying the management service that the mutual attestation has been successfully completed.
US09906488B2	Surrogate name delivery network A method for providing access to an Internet resource includes registering a surrogate nameserver to be an authoritative nameserver in a DNS network, receiving at the surrogate nameserver a DNS query, maintaining at the surrogate nameserver a cache that includes a resolution of the DNS query, and executing at the surrogate nameserver a policy code to make a determination of validity of one or more of the DNS query and the cached resolution.
US09906487B2	Messaging proxy system A messaging proxy system is disclosed for the purpose of delivering data in the form of a portable message format from a producer running on a mobile or non-mobile computer, over any wireless network, by passing this data through an intermediary proxy computer program, to one or more recipients running on mobile or non-mobile computers. The system includes a message proxy computer program with at least one pluggable transport protocol adapter. The proxy contains a command subsystem for sending and receiving command- and message-tokens to and from the mobile clients. The system further includes a thin messaging middleware client to run on mobile devices. The thin messaging middleware client includes at least one pluggable protocol adapter. The client also comprises a command subsystem for sending and receiving command- and message-tokens to and from the proxy The proxy also contains a communication subsystem for sending and receiving messages via a state of the art message oriented middleware.
US09906483B2	Method and system for reliable distribution of messages A method and system for distributing messages sent from senders to receivers in a reliable and real-time manner. Some of the receivers are designated as recording receivers that are responsible for recording each message that it receives so it can provide to other receivers messages they have missed. When a sender distributes a message, it waits for an acknowledgement from a recorder that it received and recorded the message. If an acknowledgement is received, then the sender knows at least one recorder has a copy of the message that that recorder can provide to other receivers that missed the message. When a receiver detects that it missed a message, it then initiates a “hole filling” process that distributes a request for the missing message to the recorders. A recorder who can provide the missing message sends to the requesting receiver a response indicating it can provide the missing message.
US09906481B2	Notification of electronic conversation A computer system identifies an electronic conversation between a plurality of participants. The computer system identifies the plurality of participants. The computer system determines whether the plurality of participants match a specific list of participants that have been predetermined to be of interest to a user. In response to determining that the plurality of participants engaged in the electronic conversation matches the predetermined list of participants of interest to the user, the computer system notifies the user of the electronic conversation.
US09906480B2	Techniques for ephemeral messaging with legacy clients Techniques for ephemeral message are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a sender inbound messaging component operative to receive an incoming update for a message queue at a client support server for a messaging system from a messaging client on a client device; a legacy client support component operative to determine whether the messaging client supports a client-side time-to-live setting; determine whether the incoming update should be associated with a server-specified time-to-live setting where the messaging client does not support the client-side time-to-live setting; and assign the incoming update the server-specified time-to-live setting where the messaging client does not support the client-side time-to-live setting and where the incoming update should be associated with a server-side time-to-live setting. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09906479B1	Storage management for ephemeral messages A storage controller processes electronic messages by partitioning a storage device into logical disks and designating a logical disk as unavailable based on its storage capacity being fully used. A future time is assigned to each logical disk that is available for writing, and an estimated deletion time is determined for an electronic message. The electronic message is stored in a logical disk that is identified by comparing the assigned future times of the logical disks to the estimated deletion time of the electronic message. The electronic message is deleted based on the detection of a triggering event. If deleting messages result in an unavailable logical disk having more than a threshold amount of unused storage capacity, then each of the electronic messages stored in the unavailable logical disk is copied to a logical disk available for writing and the unavailable designation is removed from the logical disk.
US09906470B2	Method and device for synchronization in wireless networks A method and device are provided for synchronizing data transmission of multicasting/broadcasting services (MBS) by a plurality of Base Stations. Meanwhile, each of the Base Stations receives the MBS data to be transmitted and determines whether any of the MBS data has not been properly received. If so, the respective Base Station may initiate a process to recover the missing MBS data and/or to obtain information regarding the missing data to determine the duration of the time period that would have been required for transmitting the missing MBS. If the missing data has not been timely recovered, the respective Base Station determines a starting point and the duration of a silence period based on the information obtained, and refrains from transmitting signals along a communication channel allocated for transmission of MBS data, during that silence period.
US09906462B2	Indicating a sending buffer and receiving buffer in a message to use to validate the message in the receiving buffer Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for indicating a sending buffer and receiving buffer in a message to use to validate the message in the receiving buffer. A receiving node includes a receive buffer for each of a plurality of external adaptors in external nodes. The receive buffers store messages from the external adaptors. Each of the messages includes an indicated receiving adaptor to receive the message and an indicated sending adaptor that sends the message. A determination is made as to whether the sending adaptor that sent the message comprises the indicated sending adaptor and that a receiving adaptor that received the message comprises the indicated receiving adaptor. An error is indicated for the message in response to determining that at least one of the sending and receiving adaptors that sent and received the message, respectively do not comprise the indicated sending and receiving adaptors, respectively.
US09906460B2	Data plane for processing function scalability The present disclosure generally discloses a data plane configured for processing function scalability. The processing functions for which scalability is supported may include charging functions, monitoring functions, security functions, or the like.
US09906459B2	Socket state transfer In response to receiving TCP inbound message packets from a remote node, a network node buffers the received TCP message packets in a receive queue. The network node forwards the inbound message packets to an application node. Socket states, excluding receive-queue contents, are sent to a backup node. In response to receiving acknowledgements corresponding to respective inbound message packets from the application node, the network node sends respective acknowledgements from the network node to the remote node.
US09906458B2	System and method for managing bandwidth responsive to the duty cycle of an ABR client A scheme for managing bandwidth in a multi-client environment including one or more ABR clients and, optionally, one or more non-ABR clients. When an ABR client enters a sleep phase of its duty cycle, phantom tokens may be issued to simulate full capacity of the network link, wherein phantom packets are used for ABR bandwidth calculation. Any extra bandwidth that would have been used by another ABR client to artificially inflate its video quality may be optionally allocated to a non-ABR client engaged in a progressive download session in the same bandwidth pipe.
US09906457B2	Operations, administration and management fields for packet transport A network includes an egress node connected to an ingress node via a network path. The egress node is configured to receive, from the ingress node, a group of packets via the network path, where each packet includes an operations, administration, and management (OAM) field appended to the packet, and where the OAM field stores OAM information. The egress node is further configured to read the OAM information from the packets; analyze the OAM information, associated with one or more of the packets, to determine that a network condition exists on the network path; and notify the ingress node that the network condition exists to permit the ingress node to perform a rerouting operation.
US09906455B2	RF-aware packet filtering in radio access networks Methods and systems are provided for filtering packets in a wireless communication system in the to-subscriber direction. This filtering is at least in part based on RF circuit state information. For example, a packet filter is used that either permits or denies packets from reaching a mobile subscriber based on whether there is already an established RF circuit to provide packets to the mobile subscriber. Alternatively, or in addition, the packet filter may consider the history of circuit state transitions associated with a particular mobile subscriber, the percentage (or aggregate number) of available airlink resources that are currently in use, and/or the length of time associated with the dormancy of a mobile subscriber's RF connection. In various embodiments, the packet filter may cause one or more packets to be sent to a mobile subscriber using a special data channel that does not require the establishment of an RF circuit.
US09906454B2	System and method for providing quality of service to data center applications by controlling the rate at which data packets are transmitted In various example embodiments, a system and method are presented for a bandwidth (BW) management system. The BW management system accepts, on behalf of a receiving host, data packets for a first individual flow at a flow rate sent by a sending host. The bandwidth management system manages bandwidth by traffic classes representing collections of flows associated with nodes in a hierarchical bandwidth tree (HBT). The first individual flow is included within the collection of individual flows associated with one or more of the traffic classes. The BW management system controls the rate at which the sending host is transmitting the data packets for the first individual flow using a sliding window protocol by managing the bandwidth utilization of the nodes to conform to bandwidth limits assigned to the nodes. The BW management system receives the data packets for the first individual flow at an adjusted flow rate based on the sliding window protocol.
US09906452B1	Assisting application classification using predicted subscriber behavior Embodiments are directed towards managing communication over a network assist application classification using predicted subscriber behavior. Subscriber information associated with a network flow may be determined. Prediction information that includes application identifiers may be generated based on the subscriber information. A classification engine may determine the applications associated with the network flow based on the prediction information and the network flow using a plurality of application classifiers that correspond to the applications.If an application identifier included in the prediction information is correspondent to an application classifier, the application may be determined based on the correspondent application classifier; otherwise the application is determined based on the remainder of the application classifiers. A policy for managing the network flow may be determined based on the determined application. Then the network traffic associated with the network flow may be communicated based on the at least one determined policy.
US09906451B2	Software-defined networking physical controller Embodiments include a method, system, and computer program product for managing data flows in a network. A software-defined network controller obtains one or more attributes associated with one or more devices, such as physical layer devices. The obtained attribute(s) are stored in a table. A flow of data in the network is controlled based on the table.
US09906450B2	Method and system for handling error indications A method for handling transmission of error indication messages in a communication network is provided. A destination computer associated with a destination address receives a user data packet from a source computer associated with a source address. A determination is made as to whether a destination identifier included in the user data packet is known. If it is determined that the destination identifier is known, then the user data packet is transmitted to a destination associated with the destination identifier. Else, the transmission of the first error indication message is delayed and the transmission of subsequent error indication messages is paced if subsequent user data packets received from the source computer include the unknown destination identifier.
US09906447B2	Caching data in an information centric networking architecture In one implementation, a method includes receiving, via a first information centric networking (ICN) interface, a first interest message comprising a first name of a first data object. The method also includes determining whether the first data object is stored within a cache of a router based on the first interest message. The method further includes updating, when the first data object is stored within the cache of the router, the first interest message with a first indicator indicating that the first data object is stored within the cache of the router. The method further includes transmitting, via a second ICN interface, the updated first interest message when the first data object is stored within the cache of the router.
US09906444B2	Security for packets using a short MAC header Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for applying security to packets, for example, packets utilizing short MAC headers.
US09906443B1	Forwarding table updates during live packet stream processing A packet processor or packet processing pipeline may implement forwarding table updates during live packet stream processing. Updates may be updates to add or remove entries from group of entries in a forwarding table or may be updates to defragment the available entries in a chain of entries maintained in a forwarding table. Reserved entries may be allocated for moving entries as part of updates so that migrations of the entries from one location to another may be performed atomically.
US09906442B2	Systems and methods for increasing the multiprotocol label switching stack Aspects of the present invention include increasing the number of hops that can be specifically defined in a multiprotocol label switching stack. In embodiments of the present invention, a label space can be used to represent two or more labels. In embodiments of the present invention, the label space can be used by concatenating two or more labels and redefining the multiprotocol label switching stack operations and outgoing labels.
US09906441B2	Rapid flood processing When a device is a primary backbone device, the device adds a backbone device on each branch of a STP tree calculated by the device to a selected group, wherein a distance between the device and the added backbone device is kN hops, where k is an integer and N is a predefined natural number, 3≦N≦6, k=1, 2, . . . . The device enables a rapid flood function, and notifies backbone devices in the selected group of the enabling of the rapid flood function.
US09906433B2	API supporting server and key based networking An application programming interface (API) supporting server and key based networking is described. In an embodiment, the API receives either a key or a server address from a service running on a server in a direct-connect topology and returns data which identifies suitable next hops for transmission of a packet of data which has a destination of the received server address or of a server address which is encoded within the received key. In another embodiment, the key also encodes information specifying alternative server addresses for use in the event that the original server is unreachable. This information may also be used to define servers for replication of the key. A further embodiment describes a method of queuing packets for transmission against multiple links, where the packet is transmitted on the first available link and at this time is removed from the queues for the other links.
US09906432B2	Partner discovery in control clusters using shared VLAN At a first virtual device executing in a data processing system, a determination is made whether a partner list associated with the first virtual device includes a threshold number of partner virtual devices, the first virtual device participating in the control cluster. A first Live packet is unicast over the VLAN to each partner virtual device identified in the partner list. A unicast of a second Live packet from a second virtual device to the first virtual device is received over the VLAN, the second virtual device being identified in the partner list. A Hello packet is broadcast over the VLAN to cause the Hello packet to reach a third virtual device, wherein the Hello packet is configured to discover a new partner virtual device to add to the partner list, discovering the new partner enlarging the control cluster.
US09906417B2	Method of operating a self organizing network and system thereof There is provided a method of operating a self-organizing network and system thereof. The method comprises processing data informative of network events with regard to the one or more access points and respectively served clients, thereby periodically associating the clients with the one or more access points; periodically assessing to each access point a value indicative of a privilege level of a given access point, the value being a function of priority values assigned to clients associated with the given access point during an assessing period; and using the assessed values for periodically identifying at least one access point requiring at least one corrective action in consideration of its privilege level. The method can further comprise periodically reassigning at least part of priority values to be used for assessing the values to the one or more access points, wherein reassigning comprises processing data periodically received by the SON system.
US09906416B2	Method and apparatus to manage service level agreement A method of managing a service level agreement (SLA) with respect to devices on a network by using a server includes selecting at least one SLA item to quantitatively measure service levels provided by the devices, setting a service management automatic option with respect to the selected SLA item, monitoring the service levels provided by the devices with respect to the selected SLA item, and executing a predetermined event to control the devices according to a result of the monitoring and a setting of the service management automatic option.
US09906411B2	Methods and apparatus for detecting and handling split brain issues in a link aggregation group Methods and apparatus for operating a virtual node in a LAG that includes a first virtual node and a second virtual node are disclosed. The first virtual node includes at least a first fellow node and a second fellow node. In one exemplary method, the first fellow node receives, from the second virtual node, first control information comprising a system ID and first configuration information associated with the LAG. The first control information is compared with reference configuration information representing previously established expected configuration information associated with the LAG. Based on that comparison, and at least one additional criterion, a split brain condition may be determined to exist in the LAG. In a complementary fashion, a fellow node of the second virtual node may be configured to alter its transmitted configuration information depending on whether it is able to communicate with its fellow node in the second virtual node.
US09906409B2	Method and devices for running push-button configuration sessions A method and a network node device run Push-Button Configuration sessions within a heterogeneous network, IEEE 1905.1, using a push button configuration mechanism that ensures that only one single new network node device is registered for a single push button key press event and thus overlapping Push-Button Configuration sessions within a heterogeneous network are prevented. After finishing the push button configuration mode, the number of new nodes is checked. If more than one node has been added, a configuration roll-back is performed. Preferably, the push button configuration roll-back is performed as soon as the authentication of more than one distinct node has been detected. The roll-back includes the deletion or deactivation of credentials established by the push-button configuration.
US09906407B1	Methods and apparatus for scalable resilient networks In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first controller configured to be operatively coupled within a network having a set of network nodes, a forwarding gateway and a configuration entity. The first controller is configured to manage session state and node state associated with the set of network nodes independent of the forwarding gateway. The first controller is configured to fail over to a second controller when the first controller fails, without the forwarding gateway failing over and without the configuration entity failing over.
US09906404B2	Systems and methods of alert generation Systems and methods for providing an alert to a user device based on generated parameters are disclosed herein. The system can include: a content management server; and a memory communicatingly connected to the content management server via a communication network. The memory can include: a content library database; and a user profile database. The system can include a user device and a supervisor device. The system can include a content management server that can calculate a risk probability and can generate and send an alert to the supervisor device when the risk probability exceeds a threshold level.
US09906402B2	Methods and systems for serial device replacement within a branch routing architecture A method includes deploying in series a plurality of configurable devices in a network configured to communicate with one another via a protocol for exchanging state information wherein at least one of the plurality of configurable devices is in an active state and at least one of the plurality of devices is in a standby state, detecting, by the at least one of the plurality of configurable devices in a standby state, a failure of a configurable device in an active state via a protocol and switching the at least one configurable device in a standby state to an active state.
US09906400B2	Management system, control method in the management system, and storage medium thereof A management system includes a plurality of network devices, and a management server that manages a plurality of setting values to be set in the plurality of network devices. The network device includes a request unit configured to perform a request of a setting value to be set; a setting unit configured to set the acquired setting value; an execution unit configured to execute an import processing; a notification unit configured to perform a notification of a start of the import processing; a control unit configured to control the request between the start and a completion of the import processing; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a setting value after the import processing. The management server includes a response unit configured to respond an error to the request from the network device; and an application unit configured to apply the setting value after the import processing.
US09906397B2	Message transmission and reception technique using channel combining and splitting The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting messages using a channel combining/splitting transmission scheme for a 5G or pre-5G communication system. The method comprising: splitting the messages into a first part to be transmitted to a first channel, which is a degradation channel, and a second part to be transmitted to a second channel, which is an enhancement channel, generating first modulation signals by performing a channel encoding and frequency quadrature amplitude modulation on the first part and generating second modulation signals by performing a channel encoding and quadrature amplitude modulation on the second part, generating first transmission signals by combining the first modulation signals with a part of or all the second modulation signals and generating second transmission signals using the second modulation signals, and transmitting the generated first transmission signals and second transmission signals through the first channel and the second channel.
US09906389B2	Receiver, receiving method, and non-transitory computer readable medium The object of the present invention is to reduce the number of complex multiplications in an ICI reduction processing and to reduce the influence of characteristic degradation due to a quantization bit limitation of a digital signal processing. A receiver includes an extended CP addition unit (102) that receives radio signals through a plurality of paths and compensates for a symbol lost within a Fourier transform window to received signals received through the plurality of paths; and FFTs (104-1 and 104-2) each of which performs, in a range of the Fourier transform window, Fourier transform on the received signal with a lost symbol added.
US09906388B2	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 receiving broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises a receiver to receive the broadcast signals, a demodulator to demodulate the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, a frame parser to parse a signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signals, a time deinterleaver to time deinterleave data in the parsed signal frame and a decoder to decode the time deinterleaved data.
US09906386B1	Frequency estimation, correction and noise suppression for modems A frequency-shift keying (FSK) demodulator includes a digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) based frequency estimator to convert a phase signal to a frequency signal, a frequency offset estimator to estimate and track direct current (DC) component of the frequency signal, and an average filter communicatively coupled to the frequency offset estimator to perform an accumulate-and-dump operation to improve a symbol-level signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the frequency signal.
US09906384B1	Multiple-tap compensation and calibration Corrections are provided for mismatches between an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature-phase (Q) signal, the I and Q signals having a first frequency band. A frequency filter circuit filters the I and Q signals to produce a filtered I and Q output with a second frequency band that is a subset of the first frequency band. Digital circuitry includes a multiple-tap correction filter having a plurality of taps and configured to generate I and Q output signals by filtering the I and Q signals according to respective sets of coefficients for the plurality of taps. A coefficient estimator generates the sets of coefficients relative to different frequency bands.
US09906380B2	Virtualization method for an access network system and its management architecture A virtual access node comprising of a Central Office (CO) and more than one Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), that can be a mixture of a SDN native and a SDN non-native device, supports a virtualized access Network Node Interface (NNI) in the CO and a virtualized access User Network Interface (UNI) in the CPE. A Software Defined Network (SDN) Management System using a SDN control message configures an user data flow in the virtual access node by designating a virtualized access NNI, a virtualized access UNI, and flow forwarding configuration parameters without specifying exact flow forwarding resources. The virtual access node allocates and configures a set of required flow forwarding resources which are distributed in the CO and/or the CPE by that device oriented partitioned control messages with translating in the legacy control message when the resource is in a SDN non-native device.
US09906379B2	Redundant content bridging between substation communication networks A method is disclosed for providing a network bridge between a source and a receiving network of a communication network, wherein the network bridge includes two content-bridging nodes connected between the source and the receiving networks according to a redundancy schema defined in IEC62439-3. The method can include assigning a common source network node identifier to the two content-bridging nodes; receiving, by each of the two content-bridging nodes, network traffic within the source network; and forwarding, by each of the two content-bridging nodes using the source network identifier, the network traffic from the source to the receiving networks.
US09906377B2	Communication network and relay device A communication network including relay devices connected in a ring shape is provided. A master relay device transmits an abnormality detection frame from one of two specific ports at fixed time intervals in a frame circulation direction. When neither the frame abnormality detection nor an abnormality notification frame transmitted from another relay device is received from the other of the two specific ports within a predetermined time period from transmission of the abnormality detection frame, the master relay device specifies an occurrence of an abnormality in a communication path between the master relay device and a relay device connected next to the master relay device in a direction opposite to the frame circulation direction.
US09906376B2	System and method for configuration of network-capable appliances A first device and a second device are placed into communication via use of a first communications link and, in response, the first device and the second device exchange data via use of the first communications link to thereby configure the first device to receive communications from the second device via use of a second communications link different than the first communications link. In this manner, the second device can be used to transmit commands to control functional operations of the first device via use of the second communications link.
US09906373B2	Revocation of public key infrastructure signatures In one implementation, a public key infrastructure utilizes a two stage revocation process for a set of data. One stage authenticates or revokes the set of data based on the status of the digital signature and another stage authenticates or revokes the set of data based on the status of an individual signature by the digital certificate. For example, a digital certificate based is assigned a certificate number. A serial number is assigned for a signature for the set of data as signed by the digital certificate. A data transmission, data packet, or install package includes the set of data, the certificate number and the serial number. Therefore, individual instances of the signature may be revoked according to serial number.
US09906369B2	System and method of cryptographically signing web applications Embodiments disclosed herein provide a method that includes receiving, at a client-side web browser, a minimal bootstrap payload from an application server; storing, by a client-side processor, the minimal bootstrap payload in a client-side local cache, where the locally cached minimal bootstrap payload is executed by the client-side processor before executing an application from the application server; the minimal bootstrap payload includes at least one public key and at least one Uniform Resource Location (URL) address of an application code payload.
US09906367B2	End-to-end tamper protection in presence of cloud integration The present disclosure involves systems and methods for providing end-to-end tamper protection in a cloud integration environment. One example method includes receiving, at a receiver in a cloud-based integration scenario, a B2B communication from a sender including data associated with a business transaction, the received communication in a target format. The cloud-based integration system transforms the original communication in a source format into the target format of the receiver. A digitally-signed sender fingerprint of critical fields extracted from the set of data associated with the at least one business transaction in the source format of the original B2B communication are received and verified as signed by the sender. A receiver fingerprint in the target format is generated using the critical fields from the received communication based on a pre-defined algorithm. The sender fingerprint and the generated receiver fingerprint are compared to determine if they are identical.
US09906362B2	Online data transformation A method for data transformation is provided. The method includes interleaving input/output (I/O) processing of files or blocks and rekeying of the files or blocks. The method includes blocking from the rekeying the portion of the file or blocks while the portion of the file or blocks is subjected to the I/O processing and blocking from the I/O processing the portion of the file or blocks while the portion of the file or blocks is subjected to the rekeying. The method further includes writing metadata regarding status of the rekeying of the portion of the file or blocks, and regarding a key applied in the rekeying of the portion of the file or blocks, wherein at least one method operation is performed by a processor. A computer readable media and a system are provided also.
US09906360B2	Securing accessible systems using variable dependent coding Systems and techniques for securing accessible computer-executable program code and systems are provided. One or more base functions may be generated and blended with existing program code, such that it may be difficult or impossible for a potential attacker to distinguish the base functions from the existing code. The systems and code also may be protected using a variety of other blending and protection techniques, such as fractures, variable dependent coding, dynamic data mangling, and cross-linking, which may be used individually or in combination, and/or may be blended with the base functions.
US09906355B2	On-die signal measurement circuit and method There is provided a method, apparatus and integrated circuit for measuring a signal, the apparatus comprising a plurality of sample stages arranged in series, each sample stage comprising a delay element, and a sample element, wherein an input of the sample element is coupled to an output of the delay element, and a strobe line for controlling a sample time of the sample elements, the strobe line comprising a plurality of strobe delay elements arranged in series, wherein an output of each strobe delay element is coupled to one or more sample elements.
US09906349B2	Techniques for reducing communication errors in a wireless communication system A technique for operating a wireless communication device includes transmitting a scheduling request from the wireless communication device and receiving, following the scheduling request, an uplink grant that assigns an uplink channel to the wireless communication device. The uplink grant may include one or more fields indicating whether only channel quality information is to be transmitted and/or if data is to be transmitted.
US09906343B2	Techniques to communicate information using OFDMA tone allocation schemes in frequency bands Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques to determine a bandwidth in a frequency band to communicate information to stations, determine an Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) tone allocation scheme based on the bandwidth, the OFDMA tone allocation scheme to include one or more resource units each comprising a plurality of tones and each having a fixed location in the bandwidth, and communicate information to the stations based on the OFDMA tone allocation scheme.
US09906339B2	Method and apparatus for communication to prevent communication link failure in millimeter band communication system Disclosed is a method and apparatus for communication in a millimeter band communication system. In a case in which a first terminal obtains a list including members of a cooperative group in which terminals receive a service with the same beam as a first terminal's beam, the first terminal informs a second terminal, corresponding to a member of the list, of communication link failure when the failure occurs, and requests a cooperative service. After that, the first terminal receives information on the service from a base station through the second terminal.
US09906338B1	Dynamic base station selection based on extent to which a base station can provide multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) service A method and system for controlling which of a plurality of base stations will serve a WCD. Per the disclosure, a base station is selected from the plurality based at least on an extent to which the selected base station can provide MU-MIMO service efficiently to the WCDs that the selected base station is serving. Thus, the base station that will serve the WCD could be selected for effectively serving a lower quantity of WCDs (if MU-MIMO service is enabled) than other base stations of the plurality. And the WCD could then receive service from the selected base station.
US09906337B2	Network apparatus and communication device for aggregated component carriers A network apparatus communicates with a user equipment via multiple component carriers. The network apparatus is capable of configuring cells to correspond to the component carriers, grouping the cells into cell groups, each including cells less than or equal to a predetermined number, selecting one from the cells to be a primary cell for each cell group, and receiving a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on an uplink (UL) CC of the primary cell for one of the at least one CG.
US09906336B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting channel information in cognitive radio network and method and apparatus for performing channel switching A method and apparatus for transmitting channel information used by a station form among TV white space channels, and a method and apparatus for performing channel switching are disclosed. A method for transmitting information of a channel used by a station from among TV white space channels includes determining one or more channels used by the station from among channels contained in a plurality of OFDM blocks, wherein each OFDM block includes one or more contiguous channels from among the TV white space channels, generating a message including first information indicating the lowest channel number from among channels contained in a first OFDM block from among the plurality of OFDM blocks, second information indicating the lowest channel number from among channels contained in a second OFDM block, third information indicating the one or more channels used by the station as bitmap information, and fourth information indicating a total amount of bandwidth used by the station, and transmitting the generated message.
US09906335B2	Receiver clock test circuitry and related methods and apparatuses An integrated circuit includes a plurality of receivers, each having a clock and data recovery circuit. A first local clock recovery circuit in a first receiver can be caused to produce a test clock which simulates a condition to be tested, and while a second receiver in the plurality of receivers that includes a second local clock recovery circuit is caused to use the test clock in place of the reference clock while receiving a test data sequence at its input. The clock and data recovery circuits in the receivers can include clock control loops responsive to loop control signals to modify the selected reference clock to generate the local clock in response to selective one of (i) a corresponding data signal for normal operation or during a test, and (ii) a test signal applied to the clock control loop in which case the test clock is produced.
US09906330B2	Asynchronous hybrid ARQ process indication in a MIMO wireless communication system Asynchronous Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) process identities are transmitted in a wireless communication system. A linking scheme is established between at least two sets of process identities of two respective corresponding codewords. When a first process identity is selected from among a first set of process identities of a first codeword, a second process identity may be derived in dependence upon the first process identity and the established linking scheme. Finally, a first packet from the first codeword is transmitted using a first transmission channel indicated by the first process identity, and a second packet is transmitted from the second codeword using a second transmission channel indicated by the second process identity. In addition, a control message including only the first process identity is transmitted.
US09906328B2	Method and apparatus for decoding a signal distorted by interference A technology is disclosed for decoding a received signal at a wireless device. A first receiving process is performed comprising a decoding of the signal giving a first decoded result. It is determined if the first decoded result is correctly decoded. If so, the first decoded result is provided for downstream processing. If not, a second receiving process is performed comprising a decoding of the received signal for providing a second decoded result; and the second decoded result is provided for downstream processing. Further, either the first or second receiving process performs a blind detection of the transmission properties of an interfering signal and performs an interference cancellation thereupon.
US09906323B2	Method and device for mapping and demapping data Provided are a method and device for mapping and demapping of data. The method comprises: an OTUCnAG comprising an ODUCn with a rate of n100 gigabits per second to which is added an OTU overhead, is divided according to a byte-interleaving scheme into multiple OTUCmTG; the OTUCmTG respectively are each mapped to a corresponding OCh, and data in the OCh is born on continuous frequency slots for transmission, wherein the rate of the OTUCnAG is n100 gigabits per second, the rate of the OTUCmTG is m*100 gigabits per second, both m and n are positive integers, and m less than or equal to n. The disclosure increases optical fibre spectrum utilization efficiency and system flexibility and compatibility.
US09906319B2	Switching sub-system for distributed antenna systems using time division duplexing A switching control module can optimize time division duplexing operations of a distributed antenna system (“DAS”). The switching control module can include a measurement receiver and a processor. The measurement receiver can measure signal powers of downlink signals in a downlink path of the DAS. The processor can determine start times for downlink sub-frames transmitted via the downlink path based on downlink signal powers measured by the measurement receiver exceeding a threshold signal power. The processor can identify a clock setting that controls a timing of switching signals used for switching the DAS between an uplink mode and a downlink mode. The processor can statistically determine a switching time adjustment for the clock setting based on switching time differentials between the clock setting and the start times. The processor can update the clock setting based on the switching time adjustment.
US09906316B2	System and method for determining phase change A system and method for measuring phase variations in signals are disclosed. The system and method may be integrated inside a circuit pack in the form of a built-in-self-test (BIST) unit. The BIST provides predetermined periodic attenuation to an input signal and determines phase variation in output signal due to applied attenuations by measuring sideband power of the output signal.
US09906315B1	Test arrangement and test method A test arrangement for testing a device under test comprises a rotatable device support for carrying the device under test at least rotatable in one axis, a first test antenna and a second test antenna, a first antenna positioning means for moving the first test antenna relative to the device under test in elevation direction, and a second antenna positioning means for moving the second test antenna relative to the device under test in azimuth direction and elevation direction.
US09906307B2	Apparatus for characterizing a chromatic dispersion of an optical receive signal The invention relates to an apparatus for characterizing a chromatic dispersion of an optical receive signal, the apparatus comprising a delay means for delaying the optical receive signal by a predetermined time delay to obtain a delayed signal, the delayed signal being delayed with respect to the optical receive signal, a phase detecting means for determining a first value indicating a phase delay of the optical receive signal, and for determining a second value indicating a phase delay of the delayed signal, and a processor for determining a chromatic dispersion indicator upon the basis of the first value and the second value, the chromatic dispersion indicator characterizing the chromatic dispersion.
US09906305B2	Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) vector signal generation by external modulator An optical signal transmitter produces optical signals comprising QAM modulated vector signals generated using a single external electro-optical modulator operated in conjunction with a wavelength selective switch. The transmission processing achieves adaptive photonic frequency multiplication and comprises QAM modulated signals with high order constellations such as 8-QAM, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM.
US09906301B2	Single module bi-directional optical transmitting and receiving system Provided herein is a single module bi-directional optical transmitting and receiving system including a transmitter transmitting an optical signal by converting a down-signal, and obtaining an up-signal by converting y the optical signal that is received, and a receiver transmitting the optical signal by converting the up-signal, and obtaining the down-signal by converting the optical signal that is received, wherein the transmitter and the receiver include a single optical transmitting module including a monitor receiving module, transmit the optical signal through the single optical transmitting module, and receive the optical signal through the monitor receiving module.
US09906300B2	Optically powered transducer module A sensor assembly comprises a remote data concentrator (RDC) and an optically powered transducer module (OPTM). The RDC transmits a first optical pulse including a parameter request signal along an optical fiber. The OPTM is connected to the optical fiber, and comprises a photodiode, an energy storage device, a sensor, a processor, and a laser. The photodiode receives the first optical pulse, and the energy storage device is charged by the photodiode. The sensor, processor, and laser are powered by discharging the energy storage device. The sensor senses a parameter specified by the parameter request signal. The processor generates a signal packet from the output of the first sensor. The laser transmits a second optical pulse including the signal packet along the optical fiber to the RDC.
US09906292B2	Multiple order connectors for contactless communication devices and methods for using the same Multiple order connectors for contactless communication devices and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a first device for use in establishing a contactless communications link with a second device is provided. The first device can include a first order connection, which can be constructed to interface with a counterpart first order connection of the second device, and a second order connection. The second order connection can include a substrate, at least one contactless communications unit (CCU) mounted on the substrate and that is operative to establish the contactless communications link with a respective counterpart CCU of the second device, and an actuator operative to move the substrate such that the at least one CCU is optimally aligned with its respective counterpart CCU to establish the contactless communications link.
US09906290B2	Method for network merging and configuration sharing and associated apparatus Each independent repeater network may be associated with a respective network weight and a respective group identifier. When two repeater networks with the same group identifier merge, configuration may flow from the network with a higher network weight to the network with a lower network weight. When two repeater networks with different group identifiers merge, configuration may flow from the connecting host interface of a repeater of one of the networks to the connecting client interface of a repeater of the other network. In cases of simultaneous connection between two networks, group identifier change may take precedence over configuration update caused by the merging of the two networks.
US09906289B2	Multi-UTP femto distribution/relay device and method The present invention relates to distributing and relaying a signal from two or more femtocells to several antennas by using a UTP line. That is, the present invention relates to a dual-band UTP femto distribution/relay device for combining two or more femtocells into a single signal, transmitting the signal through a UTP cable and wirelessly transmitting and receiving the signal remotely with a terminal.
US09906288B2	Circuits and methods for spatio-spectral interference mitigation A plurality of receivers each having: an RF amplifier having an RFAMP input coupled to an antenna and having an RFAMP output; a capacitor having a CAP first side connected to the RFAMP output and a CAP second side; a passive mixer coupled to the RFAMP input, the CAP second side, and the output of a local oscillator phase shifter; an operational transconductor amplifier having an OTA input connected to the CAP second side and having an OTA output; a feedback resistor connected between the OTA input and the OTA output; a baseband transconductor having a BBGM input connected to the OTA input and a BBGM output; a cancelling transconductor having a CANCELLER output connected to the BBGM output and having a CANCELLER input; and an attenuator between the OTA output and the CANCELLER input, wherein the OTA output of each of the plurality of receivers are connected together.
US09906286B2	Method for transmitting, by terminal, CSI feedback in heterogeneous cellular environment Disclosed are a terminal and a CSI feedback method of a terminal, comprising the steps of: classifying cells into one or more cell groups on the basis of cell IDs of the cells set in a terminal; selecting a representative cell representing other cells belonging to each cell group; and transmitting a CSI feedback on the cells belonging to each cell group to at least one of a macro cell and a small cell connected to the terminal by using the representative cell selected in each cell group.
US09906283B2	Uplink interference inhibition method and device The embodiments of the present invention provides an uplink interference inhibition method and user equipment. In the method, an objective function is established, and a pre-coding vector of the user equipment (UE) signal transmission is solved according to the objective function under a constraint condition, such that the larger the available signal power of the UE is, the better, and the smaller the interference of Device to Device (D2D) signal transmission to cellular uplink is, the better; and the best is if the interference of the UE to cellular uplink is within the first threshold and the reliability of the UE signal transmission, thus in the case of multiplexing spectrum resources of cellular communication in D2D communication, the interference between the D2D transmission link and the cellular uplink transmission link may be inhibited by means of the design of the pre-coding vector of the UE signal transmission.
US09906279B2	Precoding matrix indicator feedback method, receive end, and transmit end The present invention provides a precoding matrix indicator feedback method, a receive end, and a transmit end. The method includes: selecting, by a receive end based on a reference signal, a precoding matrix W from a codebook, where a coefficient α is used to perform phase adjustment on φn in W, φn represents a phase difference between weighted values of a first antenna group and a second antenna group of a transmit end for a transmission signal from a same transmission layer, φ n ∈ { e j ⁢ ⁢ 2 ⁢ ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ n Q } , and the first antenna group and the second antenna group belong to a same multi-antenna system; and sending, by the receive end, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) to the transmit end. In this way, using the coefficient α to perform the phase adjustment on φn can increase a size of a codebook set applicable to different antenna configurations, and improve precision of the receive end to feed back a PMI.
US09906278B2	Mixed mode operations within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications Mixed mode operations within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Certain communication systems can include wireless communication devices of various capabilities therein (e.g., IEEE Task Group ac (TGac VHT), IEEE 802.11 amendment TGn, IEEE 802.11 amendment TGa, and/or other capabilities, etc.). In one manner of classification, wireless communication devices having legacy and newer/updated capabilities may inter-operate with one another, operate within a common region, and/or communicate via a common access point (AP). Coordination of such wireless communication devices (e.g., legacy and newer/updated) provides for their respective operation on a same set of clusters in accordance with various operational modes including: (1) time dividing medium access between the wireless communication devices of various capabilities, (2) assigning primary cluster(s) for a first capability set and assigning non-primary cluster(s) for a second capability set, etc., and/or (3) any combination of operational modes (1) and (2).
US09906277B2	Protocol for cooperation communication between access points in overlapped basic service set (OBSS) environment Disclosed is a protocol for transmitting data through cooperation between access points in an overlapped basic service set (OBSS) environment. A cooperative beamforming communication method may include negotiating, by a first access point, a cooperative transmit beamforming with a second access point having an OBSS area with the first access point; transmitting, by the first access point, a clear-to-send (CTS) to the second access point; and performing, by the first access point, the cooperative transmit beamforming with the second access point during a cooperative transmit beamforming duration determined through the negotiation after a predetermined time interval is elapsed, when transmission of the CTS is completed.
US09906275B2	Identifying receivers in a wireless charging transmission field Embodiments disclosed herein may generate and transmit power waves that, as result of their physical waveform characteristics (e.g., frequency, amplitude, phase, gain, direction), converge at a predetermined location in a transmission field to generate a pocket of energy. Receivers associated with an electronic device being powered by the wireless charging system, may extract energy from these pockets of energy and then convert that energy into usable electric power for the electronic device associated with a receiver. The pockets of energy may manifest as a three-dimensional field (e.g., transmission field) where energy may be harvested by a receiver positioned within or nearby the pocket of energy.
US09906273B2	Proximity detection method and apparatus for near field communication The present disclosure discloses a proximity detection method and apparatus for a near field communication, which belongs to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: sending, by a first electronic device, a signal of a detection frame; determining whether a second electronic device capable of performing the near field communication exists according to a received response frame, wherein the detection frame includes at least two symbols modulated with different frequencies. In embodiments of the present disclosure, a signal of a detection frame which includes multiple symbols modulated with different frequencies is sent, so that a peer-to-peer electronic device existing within a communicatable range can be detected for communication in a case of that these modulation frequencies suffer an interference.
US09906270B2	Concurrent outbound communications in a TWACS An improvement in a Two Way Automated Communications System (TWACS) requires only three of six previously required vectors to communicate with remote communication equipment (RCE) devices installed in the three phases of a utility's low voltage distribution network for concurrent outbound signal communications over the TWACS. The reduction in vectors allows an outbound injection silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) array used for such purposes to be greatly simplified and further allows the SCRs in the array to be operated independently, and therefore concurrently.
US09906268B2	Method and apparatus for exchanging communication signals Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by each of a plurality of receivers, one of a plurality of electromagnetic waves, each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves guided by a different one of a plurality of twin-lead transmission lines, each twin-lead transmission line sharing a wire, and each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves including a different one of a plurality of communication signals, and obtaining, by each of the plurality of receivers, one of the plurality of communication signals. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09906266B2	Frequency hopping processing method and apparatus A frequency hopping processing method and apparatus are disclosed, where user equipment receives frequency hopping information, which is sent by a network device, of an extended transmission time interval (TTI); and determines a frequency hopping area of the extended TTI according to the frequency hopping information of the extended TTI. The frequency hopping area of the extended TTI and a frequency hopping area of a normal TTI do not overlap in frequency, and during M-PUSCH frequency hopping of each extended TTI, the user equipment can hop into a corresponding M-PUSCH frequency hopping area according to a preset frequency hopping pattern, and does not hop into a PUSCH frequency hopping area, so that a resource conflict does not exist when M-PUSCH frequency hopping of an extended TTI and PUSCH frequency hopping of a 1 ms TTI are performed at the same time.
US09906265B1	Manchester correlator A system, apparatus, and related method for receiving and correlating Manchester encoded data signals includes a receiver for receiving 1090ES/ADS-B or other Manchester encoded signals. A sampler extracts and oversamples data strings from the received signals. Sample correlators compare the oversampled data strings to oversampled versions of each possible pattern for the extracted data string and determine a score indicating how closely the possible pattern (or its oversampled counterpart) matches the extracted data string (or its oversampled version) on a bitwise or symbolwise basis. The system outputs correlated and decoded data string most closely matching the extracted data string based on the set of determined scores.
US09906263B2	Method and system for information transmission The invention relates to the information transmission between a data-transmitting apparatus and a read- and/or write module, in particular for the use of access control. According to the invention, data to be transmitted is represented as a digital signal by the data-transmitting apparatus, and this signal is converted into an ultra-broadband signal by way of the spread spectrum method, and capacitively and/or resistively transferred via the body of the user to the write- and/or read module.
US09906260B2	Sensor-based closed loop antenna swapping apparatus and methods Antenna systems that make use of an integrated proximity sensor or other sensor in order to implement a closed loop antenna selection system. In one embodiment, the antenna system is implemented within an exemplary portable wireless device and includes as its primary components for implementing the closed loop antenna selection system: a proximity sensor/microcontroller unit (MCU); a switching apparatus; a baseband front end module (FEM); and a number of antenna modules. The integrated proximity sensor/MCU detects the presence (influence) of a user's hand, or other loading by any other dielectric or metal component, through measurements that take place through the antenna modules and selects the appropriate RF path for transmission and/or reception by the mobile device. Methods of using and testing the aforementioned antenna systems are also disclosed.
US09906258B1	Anti-drop mobile phone cover with buoyancy The utility model discloses an anti-drop phone cover with buoyancy. The phone cover consists of a cover body and suspending members; the body is internally filled with a foam layer and externally provided with an anti-scratch layer and has two mounting holes respectively formed at two corners; the suspending members are respectively disposed in the mounting holes; an arc-shaped projection of the front end of each one of the suspending members is formed with a round hole for suspending phone accessories. The cover is internally filled with a foam layer which is disposed in the bottom face and four lateral faces of the body therefore has very high buoyancy. The cover body is externally provided with an anti-scratch layer and avoids scratches. The suspending members capable of suspending accessories are disposed at two corners of the body of the utility model, the suspending members are internally provided with two step portions.
US09906250B2	Broadcast signal receiving apparatus and controlling method thereof A broadcast signal receiving apparatus, a system including the same, and control methods thereof, are disclosed, the broadcast signal receiving apparatus including: a signal receiver configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) broadcast signal; an analog-to-digital (AD) converter configured to convert the received RF broadcast signal to have a digital format; a signal compensator including signal compensating circuitry configured to compensate the RF broadcast signal so that the RF broadcast signal having the digital format has a substantially constant level within a predetermined frequency band; and a digital-to-analog (DA) converter configured to convert the compensated RF broadcast signal to have an analog format. Thus, it is possible to compensate for signal distortion by automatic control using a digital filter in real time.
US09906249B2	Method and apparatus for compensating for a loss of low-frequency signal content of an input signal at a receiver input A compensation circuit is configured to compensate for a loss of low-frequency signal content of an input signal at a receiver input. The compensation circuit includes a switching circuit and a summing circuit coupled to the switching circuit. The switching circuit is configured to receive a first plurality of digitized values sampled from a receiver output signal. The summing circuit is configured to generate a summation signal based on a combination of a first plurality of input values selected by the switching circuit. The selecting is based on the first plurality of digitized values. The compensation circuit is configured to provide to the receiver input a compensation signal to compensate for the loss of the low-frequency signal content from the input signal. The compensation signal is based on the summation signal and is a function of at least one gain value.
US09906248B2	Wideband digital spectrometer A processor, comprising a first data input configured to receive a stream of samples of a first signal having a spectral space, the stream having a data rate of at least 4 GHz; a second data input configured to receive a stream of samples of a second signal; a multitap correlator, configured to receive the first stream of samples and the second stream of samples, and producing at least one correlation output for each respective sequential sample of the first signal received; and a programmable control configured to alter a relationship of the stream of samples of the first signal and the stream of samples of the second signal, to thereby select, under program control, an alterable correlation output.
US09906246B2	Apparatus and method for detecting a generation point of passive intermodulation The present disclosure provides apparatuses or methods for detecting a PIM generation point, which can enhance the accuracy of the PIM generation point detection up to a level of 10 centimeters, and thus enable rapid replacement or maintenance of a disfunctional element causing the PIM by installing and controlling a time delay module in an output end of a reference signal (or, a PIM signal) for detection of the PIM generation point.
US09906243B1	Methods and apparatus for flexible overhead forward error correction (FEC) sub-system for optical fiber communication systems In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an optical transceiver which includes a rate-adaptive forward error correction (FEC) encoder and a rate-adaptive FEC decoder. The rate-adaptive FEC encoder is configured to adjust a number of a set of known symbols associated with a codeword to achieve rate adaption. A length of the codeword is fixed. The rate-adaptive FEC encoder is configured to generate the codeword based on (1) a set of information symbols including the set of known symbols and a set of data symbols, and (2) a fixed number of a set of parity symbols generated using information symbols. The rate-adaptive FEC decoder is configured to receive a set of reliability values associated with a channel word, and expand the set of reliability values to produce an expanded set of reliability values. The rate-adaptive FEC decoder is further configured to decode the expanded set of reliability values.
US09906240B2	One-shot decoder for two-error-correcting BCH codes A decoder includes a syndrome generator for receiving a codeword and generating at least two syndromes based on the codeword, an error location polynomial generator for generating an error-location polynomial based on the syndromes, an error location determiner for determining at least one error location based on the error-location polynomial, and an error corrector for correcting the codeword based on the one error location. The error location polynomial generator includes a logic for receiving the syndromes and generating a combination of the syndromes as a combination of coefficients of the error-location polynomial, and a key equation solver for generating the error-location polynomial based on the combination of the coefficients and finding at least one root of the error-location polynomial. The error location determiner determines the error location based on a combination of the root and one of the syndromes.
US09906237B1	Digital-to-analog converter and method of operating A digital-to-analog converter includes an adder having a plurality of inputs and an output coupled to the output of the converter. The converter further includes a plurality of digital-to-analog (DAC) elements, each DAC element has an output coupled to an input of the adder, and each DAC element has a DAC element input. A plurality of comparators have outputs coupled to a DAC element input. A first input of each comparator is coupled to the input of the converter. A second input of each comparator is selectively coupled to one of a predetermined voltage and a pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS[n]).
US09906226B2	Multi-modulus frequency divider and electronic apparatus including the same A multi-modulus frequency divider includes a frequency division module, a frequency selection module, and a retiming module. The frequency division module is configured to receive an input signal and perform mufti-mode frequency processing on the input signal, so as to generate and output a plurality of divided signals to the frequency selection module. The frequency selection module is configured to receive the plurality of divided signals from the frequency division module, select a divided signal having a desired frequency from among the plurality of divided signals, and output the selected divided signal to the retiming module. The retiming module is configured to receive the selected divided signal from the frequency selection module, perform a retiming operation on the selected divided signal, and output a retimed selected divided signal.
US09906224B1	Semiconductor device to dispel charges and method forming the same The semiconductor device for fabricating an IC is provided. The semiconductor device includes a deep n-well (DNW), a first inverter, a second inverter, an electrical path, and a charge-dispelling device. The DNW is formed in a substrate. The first inverter is formed inside the DNW. The second inverter is formed in the substrate and outside the DNW. The electrical path is arranged between the first inverter and the second inverter. The charge-dispelling device is connected between the ground of the first inverter and the ground of the second inverter to develop a bypass path. The impedance of the bypass path is lower than the impedance of the electrical path.
US09906221B1	Driving circuit of a power circuit A power circuit includes a power transistor flowing a power current to a ground according to the voltage of a driving node, a driving circuit, a first pre-driver, a second pre-driver, and a hysteresis circuit. The driving circuit includes a high-side transistor providing a supply voltage to the driving node according to a high-side voltage of a high-side node, a low-side transistor coupling the driving node to the ground according to a first internal signal, and a charge pump coupled to the high-side node and the driving node and generating the high-side voltage that exceeds the supply voltage according to the first internal signal. The first pre-driver receives a second internal signal to generate the first internal signal. The second pre-driver receives a third internal signal to generate the second internal signal. The hysteresis circuit receives a control signal to generate the third internal signal.
US09906220B1	Tailored switching of power transistors A circuit comprises an input terminal configured to receive an input signal. A high-side driver is configured to provide a high-side control signal to a high-side power transistor via a high-side terminal based on the input signal. A low-side driver is configured to provide a low-side control signal to a low-side power transistor based on the input signal. An interface is configured to couple the high-side terminal and the low-side terminal via a capacitor.
US09906219B2	Energy bypass An energy bypass circuit for connection between an energy source and a capacitance has first and second relays, a switch, and a resistance. The relays are operable so as to have a first state in which the energy source is not connected to the capacitance, a second state in which the energy source is connected to the capacitance via the resistance, and a third state in which the energy source is connected to the capacitance not via the resistance. The switch is operable, when the relays are in the third state, to enable additional charge stored by the capacitance to discharge via the resistance.
US09906218B1	Dual-gate transistor control based on calibration circuitry Disclosed are various embodiments related to dual-gate transistors and associated calibration circuitry. In one embodiment, dual-gate transistors may be configured in a sense amplifier arrangement, and calibration circuitry can be used to adjust an input offset of the sense amplifier. In another embodiment, a reference level voltage utilized in an amplifier with dual-gate transistors can be adjusted during a calibration sequence, and may be substantially unchanged from its nominal value outside of the calibration sequence. In another embodiment, a calibration sequence can be utilized to determine circuit results from a circuit including dual-gate transistors, and to adjust control gates to more closely coincide with expected or desired results. In yet another embodiment, a semiconductor memory device can include a memory array with amplifiers that include dual-gate transistors, as well as associated calibration circuitry.
US09906216B2	Three-lead electronic switch system adapted to replace a mechanical switch This disclosure provides example methods, devices, and systems for a three-lead electronic switch system adapted to replace a mechanical switch. A device is disclosed that includes a sensor, a current limiting circuit, an output switching circuit comprising a first switching device and a second switching device, and a three lead interface circuit in communication with the output switching circuit and the current limiting circuit. The device includes an electronic switching circuit in communication with the sensor, the current limiting circuit, and the output switching circuit. The electronic switching circuit is configured to drive the first and second switching devices in complementary conduction states responsive to determining the output of the sensor relative to a threshold voltage. The output switching circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a return terminal that are configured to provide power to the electronic switching circuit while providing an indication of the conduction states.
US09906209B2	Biased impedance circuit, impedance adjustment circuit, and associated signal generator A biased impedance circuit, an impedance adjustment circuit, and an associated signal generator are provided. The biased impedance circuit is coupled to a summation node and applies a biased impedance to the summation node. A periodic input signal is received at the summation node. The biased impedance circuit includes a switching circuit for receiving an output window signal, wherein a period of the output window signal is shorter than a period of the periodic input signal. The switching circuit includes a low impedance path and a high impedance path. The low impedance sets the biased impedance to a first impedance when the output window signal is at a first voltage level. The high impedance path sets the biased impedance to a second impedance when the output window signal is at a second voltage level. The first impedance is less than the second impedance.
US09906205B2	Semiconductor device, manufacturing method of the same, and mobile phone A technique capable of maintaining the filter characteristics of a transmitting filter and a receiving filter by reducing the influences of heat from the power amplifier given to the transmitting filter and the receiving filter as small as possible in the case where the transmitting filter and the receiving filter are formed on the same semiconductor substrate together with the power amplifier in a mobile communication equipment typified by a mobile phone is provided. A high heat conductivity film HCF is provided on a passivation film PAS over the entire area of a semiconductor substrate 1S including an area AR1 on which an LDMOSFET is formed and an area AR2 on which a thin-film piezoelectric bulk wave resonator BAW is formed. The heat mainly generated in the LDMOSFET is efficiently dissipated in all directions by the high heat conductivity film HCF formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate 1S.
US09906201B2	Dynamically detecting resonating frequencies of resonating structures There is described herein a real-time scheme, implementable in software, hardware, or a combination thereof, to detect a resonating frequency of a structure from a sensed signal and dynamically set the center frequency of an adaptive compensator for effective attenuation of the resonating frequency.
US09906200B2	Power filter A power filter is provided, including a circuit board module, an insulating base, several connect terminals, and an inductor. The circuit board module includes a circuit board and several electronic components, wherein the circuit board forms several connect holes thereon and the electronic components are electrically connected to the circuit board. The connect terminals are fixed on the insulating base and each has a connecting part and a clamping part, wherein the connecting parts are joined with the connect holes of the circuit board. The inductor includes at least one wire with both terminals clamped by the clamping parts, and the wire is electrically connected to the circuit board module through the connecting parts.

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