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US09907177B2	Electronic component-use package and piezoelectric device An electronic component-use package includes a base that holds an electronic component element, and terminal electrodes formed on a bottom surface of the base. The terminal electrodes have chamfered parts facing corner parts of the base bottom surface and having angles of chamfer ranging in ±10 degrees to a reference line. The reference line is a perpendicular line to a straight line that connects the corner parts of the base bottom surface to a central part on one side of the terminal electrode in proximity to a center point of the base bottom surface, the reference line L8 passing through the chamfered parts.
US09907176B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor module with improved planarity A module containing a plurality of active capacitors and a sacrificial capacitor is provided. The active capacitors and sacrificial capacitor are aligned along a horizontal direction so that the side surfaces of their cases are parallel to each other. The particular arrangement of the active capacitors and sacrificial capacitor results in a module configuration where the anode terminations for the active capacitors and an external component of the lead frame for the sacrificial capacitor are coplanar so that the module can be mounted to a circuit board via the anode terminations and the external component of the lead frame in a mechanically and electrically stable manner. Further, the center of gravity of the module in the length and/or width directions can be located at a midpoint of the overall module length and/or width, which enhances the stability of the module when mounted to a circuit board.
US09907169B1	Printed circuit board (PCB) and PCB assembly having an encapsulating mold material on a bottom surface thereof and methods for molding an encapsulating mold material on a bottom surface of a PCB A process for forming an encapsulating mold compound into a molded solder mask on a bottom surface of a PCB is provided that allows the molded solder mask to have a very precise, preselected thickness, or height, while also ensuring that no gaps between the solder mask and side walls of the electrical contact pads exist. A circuit board and circuit board assembly that incorporate the molded solder mask are also provided. The molded solder mask is fabricated in such a way that overlap between the molded solder mask and the electrical contact pads and gaps between the molded solder mask and the side walls of the electrical contact pads are avoided. In addition, the molded solder mask allows the pitch between adjacent electrical contact pads to be greatly reduced compared to the pitch that is possible using a traditional solder mask formed by the traditional photolithographic approach.
US09907166B2	Resin composition for printed circuit board, prepreg, resin composite sheet and metal foil clad laminate The object is to provide a resin composition for a printed circuit board capable of realizing a printed circuit board that not only has heat resistance and flame retardancy but also is excellent in heat resistance after moisture absorption. The resin composition is a resin composition for a printed circuit board containing a cyanate ester compound (A) obtained by cyanation of a naphthol-dihydroxynaphthalene aralkyl resin or a dihydroxynaphthalene aralkyl resin, and an epoxy resin (B).
US09907164B2	Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board includes a core insulating layer, at least one via formed through the core insulating layer, an inner circuit layer buried in the core insulating layer, and an outer circuit layer on a top surface or a bottom surface of the core insulating layer. The via includes a first part, a second part below the first part, and a third part between the first and second parts, and the third part includes a metal different from a metal of the first and second parts. The inner circuit layer and the via are simultaneously formed.
US09907163B2	Flexible circuit board and display device A flexible circuit board includes a base material including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the base material including a conductor layer, a first insulating film covering the first surface of the base material and formed with a first opening, a first insulating member formed inside the first opening and formed with a connection port to expose the conductor layer, the first insulating member having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the first insulating film, a second insulating film covering the second surface of the base material and formed with a second opening overlapping at least a portion of the first opening in a plan view, and a second insulating member formed inside the second opening and having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the first insulating film.
US09907161B2	Substrate structure and fabrication method thereof A method for fabricating a substrate structure is provided, which includes the steps of: disposing at least a strengthening member on a carrier; sequentially forming a first circuit layer and a dielectric layer on the carrier, wherein the strengthening member is embedded in the dielectric layer; forming a second circuit layer on the dielectric layer; removing the carrier; and forming an insulating layer on the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. The strengthening member facilitates to reduce thermal warping of the substrate structure.
US09907160B2	Printed circuit board including differential transmission lines thereon and having a conductive structure which provides immunity to common-mode noise A design for printed circuit board with reduced susceptibility to common-mode noise includes a first substrate, a differential pair of signal lines with two differential transmission lines laid on the first substrate, a second substrate, a metal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a grounding layer The second substrate is located between the second substrate and the grounding layer, and a conductive structure is located in the second substrate and couples the metal layer to the grounding layer. A length of the metal layer is substantially equal to a length of each of the two differential transmission lines.
US09907159B2	Plug connector for tuning crosstalk and return loss A method and apparatus for tuning crosstalk and return loss are provided. In the method and apparatus, a filter tunes return loss caused by a first external terminal and a second external terminal to compensate for a capacitive load induced by sizes of and a proximity between the first and second external terminals. The filter decouples the tuning of the return loss from tuning a magnitude and a phase of a crosstalk between a first transmission line network and a second transmission line network such that the return loss is tuned with minimal impact on the crosstalk.
US09907157B2	Noise blocking printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof There are provided a printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof. The printed circuit board includes: a core layer having a cavity provided therein; an electronic component included in the cavity; a conductive partition disposed on a side of the cavity; and insulating layers disposed on and below the core layer.
US09907156B1	Cross-talk reduction for high speed signaling at ball grid array region and connector region A multilayered printed circuit board (PCB) may include a plurality of pads associated with facilitating a connection to a component. The component may include a first edge and a second edge. The plurality of pads may include a first pad, located between a second pad and the first edge. The PCB may include a plurality of vertically disposed vias electrically connected to the plurality of pads and a plurality of horizontally disposed signal layers, electrically connected by the plurality of vias, to route a set of signals toward the first edge. The set of signals may include a first signal that is routed by a first via, of the plurality of vias, and a first signal layer of the plurality of signal layers and a second signal that is routed by a second via, of the plurality of vias, and a second signal layer of the plurality of signal layers.
US09907155B2	Printed wiring board and printed circuit board A printed wiring board includes a first main wire having first inner layer wiring patterns which are wired on inner layers connected by first via conductors in series. In addition, a second main wire has second inner layer wiring patterns which are wired on the inner layers connected by second via conductors. The first inner layer wiring patterns and the second inner layer wiring patterns are wired so as to change the layer to the inner layer on the opposite side to each other. First and second branch wires are branched from the first and second via conductors, respectively.
US09907154B2	Display apparatus and electronic apparatus having heat sink assembly A display apparatus and an electronic apparatus including a heat sink assembly coupled to a printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The display apparatus and the electronic apparatus include a PCB having a plurality of electronic components, a heat sink assembly coupled to the PCB, and a coupling member which couples the heat sink assembly and the PCB, wherein the coupling member includes a flexible metallic material and is oriented to elastically support the PCB and the heat sink assembly.
US09907153B2	Compact cyclotron The present disclosure relates to compact isochronous sector-focused cyclotrons having reduced dimensions and weight compared with state of the art cyclotrons of same energies. In one implementation, a cyclotron may include two pole magnets facing each other in a chamber defined by a yoke having base plates and flux return yokes forming a lateral wall of the chamber. The magnet poles may include between three and eight hill sectors alternating with a same number of valley sectors distributed about a central axis. The lip of the abyssal opening may be positioned at a distance from the corresponding valley peripheral edge. The flux return yoke may have a thickness in the portions facing valley sectors, such that the ratio of the product of the distance times the thickness to the square of the distance of the peripheral edge to the central axis is less than 5%.
US09907150B2	Low power battery mode for wireless-enabled device prior to commissioning The wireless lighting control device examples conserve battery power before installation and/or commissioning. To save battery life, such a device remains in a low power mode and is awakened for commissioning, for example, by a button press (e.g. for a wall switch) or motion or audio sensing (e.g. for an occupancy sensor or the like). When awakened, the lighting control device enters its commissioning mode with the radio transceiver active for a short period of time. If the lighting control device is not commissioned within that time interval, for example, it may reenter the sleep mode. Conversely, if successfully commissioned during the active time period, the lighting control device is ready for normal operations.
US09907149B1	Combined lighting device with an integrated dimming control system A lighting system includes a lighting device and a dimming controller. The lighting device has a support structure that supports multiple lighting zones. Each lighting zone includes one or more lighting sources. The dimming controller is connected with multiple dimmers supported by the lighting device. Each of the lighting sources is connected to a corresponding dimmer from the multiple dimmers. The dimming controller sends a controlled setting for one or more of the lighting zones to the multiple dimmers.
US09907148B2	LED lighting system having at least one heat sink and a power adjustment module for modifying current flowing through the LEDs An LED lighting system includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), at least one driver to drive the plurality of LEDs, and at least one heat sink to dissipate thermal energy produced by the LEDs. The heat sink communicates a thermal resistance value or other heat dissipation characteristic information to the LED lighting system. A power adjustment module of the LED lighting system modifies a current flow to the plurality of LEDs based on the characteristics of the heat sink.
US09907147B2	Methods and apparatus for information management and control of outdoor lighting networks The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the lights units.
US09907144B2	Illumination system An illumination system includes a light projection device, an illuminance measurement unit, a lighting device, and a control device. The light projection device projects an image to a space. The illuminance measurement unit measures an illuminance value of a location where the illuminance measurement unit is placed in the space. The lighting device has a dimming function for illuminating the location in the space with a brightness. The control device includes an illuminance setting unit, a difference calculation unit, and an illumination light adjusting unit. The illuminance setting unit sets an illuminance value of the location. The difference calculation unit calculates a difference between the illuminance value set by the illuminance setting unit and the illuminance value measured by the illuminance measurement unit. The illumination light adjusting unit adjusts a brightness of the lighting device such that the difference calculated by the difference calculation unit is reduced.
US09907142B2	Method and system for calculating ambient light Calculating ambient light in a space by obtaining a top view image of the space from an array of pixels, and identifying an object in the image and assigning weights to pixels from the array of pixels based on locations of the pixels relative to the identified object in the image, where object may include a reflective surface, where ambient light in the space is calculated based on the weighted pixels.
US09907138B2	Occupancy sensing smart lighting system A smart lighting system and method that estimates occupancy using perturbation-modulated light and distributed non-imaging color sensors. A system is disclosed that includes a plurality of non-imaging color sensors; a plurality of color controllable lights; a system that perturbs the color controllable lights within a space; a system that collects resulting color information from the non-imaging color sensors, and builds a light transport model based on collected color information; a system that estimates an occupancy pattern or distribution within a space; and an adjustment module that adjusts the color controllable lights based on the light transport model and a predefined control strategy.
US09907135B2	LED drive apparatus, systems and methods For controlling a level of luminance produced by a color light-emitting diode (LED) array, a method includes: for a predetermined flux bit-slice period, activating a color enable signal to select a primary color LED and to select a predetermined light flux magnitude set-point; selectively charging an energy storage device and discharging the energy storage device through the selected primary color LED to generate a light flux output during the flux bit-slice period; adjusting a rate of selectively charging the energy storage device to maintain a magnitude of the light flux output at the predetermined light flux magnitude set-point during the flux bit-slice period; and adjusting the predetermined light flux magnitude set-point over the life of the selected LED as the selected LED ages as a function of an anode-to-cathode voltage drop across the selected LED for a given magnitude of current flowing through the selected LED.
US09907134B2	Toggle control for lighting system Lighting systems and methods implementing toggle control are provided. In one example implementation, a lighting system includes a first LED array having one or more LED devices and a second LED array having one or more LED devices. The system further includes a single throw circuit interrupter configured to receive power from a power source. The system further includes a power conversion circuit configured to convert an input power received via the toggle switch to a power output for the first LED array and the second LED array. The power conversion circuit is configured to control a power distribution ratio between the first LED array and the second LED array based at least in part on a detected toggle input (e.g., a toggle pattern) implemented using the single throw circuit interrupter.
US09907132B2	Lighting control system for independent adjustment of color and intensity A lighting control system allows user control of the color features of controllable light fixtures. Controlled color features may include the color, color temperature, tint, or other qualities related to the color of the light. Control of the color features may be independent from control of the intensity of the light fixtures. The system may use light-emitting diode (LED) light fixtures, or fluorescent or incandescent light fixtures. The system may enable control of the color feature using a controllable driver/ballast and a dimmer control. The color feature may be adjusted along a color path of adjacent values in a suitable color space model.
US09907129B2	Multiple LED string dimming control An integrated circuit device is configured to drive multiple LED strings. The device includes a switch mode power supply control circuit configured to generate primary and secondary power transistor control signals and receive at least one current sense signal and an output voltage sense signal. The device also includes an output compare circuit configured to generate a plurality of pulse width modulated signals and a logic circuit configured to generate signals for selecting a reference voltage and for activating an absorber mode. The signal for activating an absorber mode is to be shared with the secondary power transistor control signal. The logic circuit is to be synchronized with the output compare module.
US09907120B2	Control unit of induction heating unit, induction heating system, and method of controlling induction heating unit A control unit of an induction heating unit controls AC power output to a heating coil of a transverse type induction heating unit that allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect a sheet surface of a conductive sheet that is being conveyed to inductively heat the conductive sheet. The control unit includes: a magnetic energy recovery switch that outputs AC power to the heating coil; a frequency setting unit that sets an output frequency in response to at least one of the relative permeability, resistivity, and sheet thickness of the conductive sheet; and a gate control unit that controls a switching operation of the magnetic energy recovery switch on the basis of the output frequency set by the frequency setting unit.
US09907119B2	Heatable fluid bag A heater element for a heatable fluid filled bag includes a heat generating member having a power connecting member means to allow the heater element to be heated when connected to a power source. The element also includes a first insulation layer having ends and a first heat conductive layer having ends. The heat generating member is covered with the first insulation layer followed by the first heat conducting layer to cover the first insulation layer, which are held together at their ends with inner end support members. The inner end support members is insulative having at least one inner end support member with at least one aperture to allow the power connecting member means there through.
US09907116B2	Power-efficient intelligent reception Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, system, apparatus, receiver module, and computer program product which may provide a power-efficient reception. In an example embodiment, at least one spectrum available for a desired communication may be scanned, and available communication channels may be categorized based on at least one determined channel property. A communication channel may be selected from the available communication channels based on the result of the categorization, and complexity of a receiver processing may be set based on the at least one channel property of the selected communication channel. Complexity of the receiver processing may be reduced in light of the property of the selected channel, so that power consumption may be kept low.
US09907109B2	Policy determination system, policy determination method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A policy determination system is arranged in a core network and capable of communicating with a control apparatus arranged in a radio access network. The control apparatus is configured to perform control related to a state transition between a CONNECTED state and an IDLE state of a mobile terminal based on a state control policy supplied from the policy determination system. The policy determination system includes a policy determination unit that determines a state control policy according to a situation of the mobile terminal, and a notification unit that notifies the control apparatus of the state control policy. This enables, for example, to reduce the number of signalings which are caused due to repetition of state transition (CONNECTED-IDLE transition) of the mobile terminal and are to be processed by the core network, based on the determination by the core network.
US09907105B2	Pairing techniques for network communications Various techniques are provided to securely pair devices using default connection information. In one example, a method includes storing, on a first device, a connection list comprising a plurality of connection entries. The first device selects a default connection entry in the connection list. A secure default connection is established between the first device and a second device using the default connection entry. Defined connection information is received at the first device from the second device over the secure default connection. The defined connection information is stored in a defined connection entry of the connection list. A secure defined connection between the first device and the second device is established using the defined connection entry.
US09907104B2	Systems, apparatus, and methods for programmatically associating nearby users Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for programmatically associating nearby users are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include user-wearable gesture exchange device including a motion sensor and circuitry. The motion sensor may be configured to generate motion data values indicating motion of the gesture exchange device. The circuitry may be configured to monitor motion data values generated by the motion sensor for detection of a gesture exchange signature, such as a handshake, being performed by the user. In some embodiments, the gesture exchange device may be configured to establish a wireless communication connection with a second gesture exchange device for exchange of user data, such as in response to detecting user performance of the gesture exchange signature and/or determining that the second gesture exchange device is within a predetermined proximity.
US09907102B2	Method for transmitting information, base station, and user equipment A method for transmitting information, a base station, and a user equipment, where the method includes determining, by a user equipment, a timing advance T of a signal before sending the signal; determining, by the user equipment, an indication N of a timing adjustment according to at least the T; and sending, by the user equipment, scheduling assignment signaling that carries the N. By using allocation of non-identical time-frequency resources to different user clusters, the scheduling assignment signaling that carries the timing advance sent by the user equipment can bear more useful information, thereby avoiding unnecessary waste.
US09907096B2	Recovery of established emergency video calls A system, method and apparatus for re-establishing a video call received at a public safety answering point are described. A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) video call establishment request is received at an emergency call answer node. The video call establishment request has an indication of a previously established emergency messaging session between an operator workstation and a sending device to re-establish. The emergency call answer node checks a recovery queue for a previously received call establishment request having a matching indication for the previously established video call to re-establish. The emergency call answer node bridges a session leg for the received call establishment request and a session leg for the previously received call establishment request having the matching indication for the previously established messaging session to re-establish the messaging session when a match is found.
US09907095B2	User equipment and evolved node-B and methods for random access for machine type communication Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and an Evolved Node-B (eNB) and methods for random access are generally described herein. As part of a random access procedure, the UE may transmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble in a first portion of PRACH time and frequency resources and may receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) block that includes a random access response (RAR) to the PRACH preamble. The PDSCH block may be based on a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) associated with the first portion of the PRACH resources. Accordingly, the UE may use the RA-RNTI to determine that the PDSCH block is intended for the UE without usage of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) blocks for the PDSCH block. In some embodiments, the UE may be configured for machine-type communication (MTC).
US09907093B2	Method and apparatus for random access in communications system In a communications system using a plurality of beams, a terminal determines a beam to be communicated with the terminal among the plurality of beams, determines one sequence among sequences allocated to the determined beam as a beam based random access preamble, and transmits the beam based random access preamble through the determined beam. In addition, if a random access response for the beam based random access preamble is not received from a base station for a set interval, the terminal determines one sequence among sequences in a cell based random access preamble collection as a cell based random access preamble and transmits the cell based random access preamble.
US09907091B2	Communication device, control method, and program A communication device, includes targets that each execute predetermined processing; and a front end that selects, from the targets, a confirmed target with which an external device is to communicate and that performs near-field communication with the external device. During transmission of a command for selecting at least one candidate of the confirmed target, the front end selects a predetermined one of the targets once every two times as a transmission destination of the command.
US09907090B2	Method and apparatus for random access in virtual cell network system The present invention can reduce the clashing of random accesses by assigning a random access priority according to the number of links. A method for random access from a terminal in a virtual cell network system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of determining the number of links that are connected to the terminal; selecting a random access set for random access on the basis of the number of links; selecting a slot resource for random access from the random access set on the basis of the number of links; and performing a random access over the slot resource, wherein the slot resource includes a common resource held by a plurality of base stations.
US09907088B2	Method of sharing resource allocation information and base station apparatus therefor Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a base station apparatus including: an information receiving module which receives information used for scheduling from a plurality of terminals corresponding to the base station apparatus; and a scheduler which generates resource allocation information for one shared FA among a plurality of FAs which is available in the base station apparatus based on the received information and applies the generated resource allocation information to at least one other shared FA.
US09907087B2	Method for providing M2M data A method for providing M2M data includes parameterizing M2M data subscriptions by parameters representing a data item to be subscribed, a required period, and a weight; determining, for all of the M2M data subscriptions, a schedule for retrieving data from a front end based on the importance of the data items such that when the actual period with which data updates for a data item can be provided is larger than the required period for the data item a penalty value is added to the weight; modifying the schedule based on the updated weights for retrieving data for the data items such that an overall penalty is minimized and/or an overall actuality of the cached data is maximized; and retrieving data items from the front end and caching the retrieved data from the front end by a back end.
US09907082B2	Radio base station, baseband processing apparatus, semiconductor integrated circuit, radio communication system and control method A radio base station providing a service to a radio terminal by using plural component carriers includes a scheduler preferentially allocating, to the radio terminal, one of the component carriers that has a transmission power dynamic range whose lower limit value is lower than lower limit values of transmission power dynamic ranges of a rest of the component carriers; and a transmitter transmitting a radio signal to the radio terminal by using the allocated component carrier.
US09907081B2	Managing resources for device-to-device D2D discovery in an ad-hoc radio communication network A method and a radio node (110) for managing resources for Device-to-Device discovery in an ad-hoc radio communication network are disclosed. The radio node (110) measures, on an amount of resources, received power to obtain values of received power. The values of received power include a respective value of received power for each resource of the amount of resources. The received power includes power of any existing beacon signals received from one or more of the further radio nodes (120, 130, 140). The radio node (110) selects at least one resource out of the amount of resources. The respective value of received power for the selected at least one resource is among the least of the obtained respective values of received power. The radio node (110) broadcasts, to the further radio nodes (120, 130, 140), a beacon signal on the selected at least one resource, wherein the beacon signal includes one or more of the values of received power.
US09907076B2	Method and apparatus for controlling interference in wireless communication system A method and an apparatus for controlling interference in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for controlling interference by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system includes receiving an interfering cell signal transmitted by an interfering cell located adjacent to the BS, acquiring interference information based on the received interfering cell signal, and transmitting the acquired interference information to a User Equipment (UE). Because the BS acquires interference information between the BS and a neighboring cell and transmits the acquired interference information to the UE, the UE can effectively cancel interference at a cell edge area and the like, so that the system throughput of the entire wireless network can be significantly increased.
US09907075B2	Systems and methods of backhaul optimization Various embodiments provide for systems and methods of backhaul optimization. An exemplary system comprises a plurality of low power cells and a connector node. The connector node may be in communication with the plurality of low power cells. The connector node may be configured to receive demands from each of the plurality of low power cells. Each of the demands may indicate a demand at a predetermined time. The connector node may be further configured to determine a rate for each of the plurality of low power cells based on the demands of each of the low power cells and the assigned rate of the other of the plurality of low power cells. The connector node may be further configured to allocate capacity based on the determined rates.
US09907070B2	Channel access deferral mechanism A method for confirming receipt of an aggregated data frame containing one or more decoding errors is disclosed. A wireless device receives the aggregated data frame from another device over a wireless channel, determines a transmit duration of the aggregated data frame, and defers access to the channel for a time period selected as either an EIFS duration or a DIFS duration based, at least in part, on the transmit duration, and then transmits a block acknowledgement frame to the other device after the time period.
US09907069B2	Communication device, communication system, and communication method This communication device that can, for each timeslot, switch the communication partner for performing wireless communication, is characterized by being provided with: a plurality of antennas including at least one directional antenna; at least one communication circuit that transmits/receives a signal with the communication partner using the antennas; and a control unit that allocates the communication circuit and the antennas used in wireless communication on a timeslot-by-timeslot basis.
US09907068B2	Method for negotiating inter-eNB functions, apparatus and system therefor Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for negotiating inter-eNB functions, an apparatus and system therefor. The method includes: transmitting, by an eNB, a backhaul type of the eNB, and/or a backhaul type of at least one neighboring eNB of the eNB, to another eNB negotiating inter-eNB functions with the eNB, so that the other eNB negotiates with the eNB for inter-eNB functions. With the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the eNBs may be assisted in negotiating inter-eNB functions, thereby providing better services to UEs.
US09907066B2	Method for receiving discovery reference signal by terminal in wireless communication system and device therefor Disclosed in the present invention is a method for receiving a discovery reference signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of receiving discovery reference signal configuration information through an upper layer; blind-detecting at least one discovery reference signal on the basis of the configuration information; and transmitting/receiving a signal to/from a small cell corresponding to the detected at least one discovery signal and a serving cell, wherein the discovery reference signal configuration information includes information on a candidate parameter set of the discovery reference signal.
US09907065B2	Methods and systems for uplink transmit diversity Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods for supporting uplink transmit diversity in a wireless communication system. The proposed methods may eliminate ambiguity in decoding physical downlink control channel aggregation level and resources that are used by different antennas of a user equipment. In addition, a method is proposed for resource allocation for ACK/NACK repetition.
US09907062B2	HARQ process number management for downlink carrier aggregation A method for designating, by a user agent supporting multiple carriers in a wireless communication network, one assigned carrier as an anchor carrier, at least one assigned carrier as an inactive carrier, and at least one assigned carrier as an active carrier. The method can also include receiving a command from an enhanced node B causing a first carrier to transition from an inactive carrier to an active carrier. Additionally, the method can include responsive to reception of the command, monitoring a control channel corresponding to the first carrier. Further, the method can also include receiving downlink control information (DCI) via the control channel. The method can also include responsive to reception of the DCI, starting a timer, and deactivating the first carrier at the expiration of the timer.
US09907059B1	Compensating delay spread in coordinated uplink communications Disclosed is a method and system for compensating excessive delay spread in uplink coordinated multipoint service. An uplink data-unit transmitted by a user equipment device (UE) on a first uplink air interface to a first base station (BS) using a first group of sub-carrier frequencies may be received at a time that is within an alignment-time range for simultaneously decoding uplink data-units from UEs transmitting on the first uplink. A determination is made that the uplink data-unit transmitted simultaneously by the UE on a second uplink air interface using a second group of sub-carrier frequencies will be received at a second BS at a time that is time is beyond the alignment-time range for simultaneously decoding uplink data-units from UEs transmitting on the second uplink. Decoding of the received uplink data-unit at the second BS is then delayed until a start time beyond the end of the alignment-time range.
US09907056B2	System and method for allocating resources for device-to-device communications A method for operating a device-to-device (D2D) device includes determining, by the D2D device, availability of a D2D buffer status report (BSR) resource. The method also includes in response to determining that the D2D BSR is not available, generating, by the D2D device, a D2D scheduling request (D2D-SR) message in accordance with D2D-SR configuration information and transmitting, by the D2D device, the D2D-SR message in a D2D-SR resource when the D2D-SR resource is available.
US09907055B2	Method for transmitting signal for MTC and apparatus for same The present invention relates to a method for performing a random access procedure in a wireless communication system supporting repeated transmission of a same signal, and an apparatus for same, and more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for same, the method comprising: detecting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signal; and transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) signal using an uplink grant, when the PDCCH signal includes the uplink grant, wherein the PUSCH signal is transmitted from a subframe having a first offset from among subframes from which the PDCCH signal has been detected, when user equipment is a first type of user equipment, wherein the PDCCH signal is repeatedly transmitted from a first plurality of subframe sections, when the user equipment is a second type of user equipment, wherein the transmission of the PUSCH signal begins from a subframe capable of starting repeated PUSCH transmission and closest to the last subframe in the first plurality of subframe sections, and wherein the subframe capable of starting repeated PUSCH transmission is determined in advanced through upper layer signaling.
US09907052B2	Wireless communication system and wireless communication control method, wireless communication device and wireless communication method, and computer program A wireless communication device in a wireless network sets management information notification cycles at specified time intervals and transmits management information containing receive timing information showing its own position to start receiving information, receive window information, and receive cycle information. Another wireless communication device receiving that management information links it to a communication device number for the corresponding wireless communication device and stores the receive timing, the receive window information, and the receive cycle information. When sending information, the receive start position of the corresponding communication device is found from the receive timing information, the receive window information, and the receive cycle information of the other communication and information is then transmitted at that timing. An asynchronous ad-hoc communication wireless network can therefore be configured without a particular control station.
US09907051B2	Determining paging frames in a wireless network A paging frame may be determined based on a first value divided by a second value and a WTRU identifier modulo the second value. The second value may be based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle value.
US09907046B2	Airborne network device for a wireless mesh network A network device is mounted to an aerial device and facilitates communication between components of a wireless mesh network. The components of the wireless mesh network may include network devices that include a metrology module for measuring resource consumption, routers, and collectors. The airborne network device may enable communication between a network device and a central system. Alternatively, the airborne network device may provide additional bandwidth during periods of high network activity.
US09907045B2	Method and system for determining a location of wireless device A system for (a) determining a first direction from a first device toward a second device based on a first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the first device from the second device, (b) determining a second direction from a third device toward the second device based on a second set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the third device from the second device, and (c) based at least on a first location of the first device, the first direction from the first device toward the second device, a second location of the third device, and the second direction from the third device toward the second device: determining a third location of the second device.
US09907043B2	Method for synchronizing signals in a terrestrial and satellite link and associated architecture A method for synchronizing the transmission of messages in a communication system comprises a user terminal, a main communication network comprising a first station, and a secondary communication network comprising a second station, the method consisting of an exchange of synchronization signals to calculate an offset to be applied to the instant of emission of the messages transmitted by the second station so that the messages transmitted by the first station and the second station are received by the user terminal in a synchronous manner. A communication system implementing the invention is provided.
US09907042B2	Apparatus, system and method of determining a time synchronization function (TSF) based on fine time measurement (FTM) messages Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of determining a Time Synchronization Function (TSF) based on Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) messages. For example, a wireless station may be configured to determine a first TSF value of a local TSF of the wireless station at arrival of a first FTM message from a responder station; to determine a second TSF value of the local TSF at arrival of a second FTM message from the responder station, the second FTM message including a first Time of Departure (TOD) value of the first FTM message; to process a third FTM message from the responder station, the third FTM message including a second TOD value of the second FTM message; and to apply to the local TSF a TSF correction based at least on the first TSF value, the second TSF value, the first TOD value, and the second TOD.
US09907037B2	Methods, wireless communication stations, and system for synchronizing devices and neighbor area networking (NAN) configuration Embodiments of a user station (STA) and methods for synchronizing with devices in a wireless communication network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a STA accesses a list of social channels. The STA may transmit a scan message on a primary social channel. The primary social channel may be included in the list of social channels. The STA may determine an identity of the primary social channel by inspecting the list of social channels. The STA may synchronize with a device on the primary social channel when the STA detects transmissions on the primary social channel within a time duration subsequent to transmitting the scan message on the primary social channel. Otherwise, the STA may transmit a scan message on a secondary social channel selected from the list.
US09907034B2	Gain control in radio chains of a receiver There is provided automatic gain control of radio chains of a receiver. At least two radio frequency (RF) signals are received. Each RF signal is received on an individual radio chain from an antenna array. By comparing the at least two RF signals to a threshold it is determined whether to perform gain control or not of at least one of the at least two RF signals before analog combining of the at least two RF signals. A notification is sent to a detector regarding whether gain control is performed or not. Analog combining of the at least two RF signals is performed, thereby generating a single input to the detector.
US09907033B2	Communication method and apparatus for terminal in wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation The present invention relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system which is to be provided to support high data throughput beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. The communication method for a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation according to the present invention comprises the steps of: confirming data transmission between different carriers is carried out on the basis of cellular and device-to-device (D2D) communication; reducing the transmission power for a D2D communication-based data transmission to a configured value; and, if no cellular communication-based data transmission occurs during a set time, then restoring the reduced transmission power for the D2D communication-based data transmission.
US09907032B2	Power control parameter configuration by base station A method includes: receiving, by a UE, a power control parameter set sent by a base station, where the power control parameter set includes at least one power control parameter group, where the power control parameter group includes at least one power control parameter; determining, by the UE, a first power control parameter group according to the power control parameter set; and determining, by the UE, a transmit power of the UE according to a power control parameter in the first power control parameter group. so that the UE obtains through calculation, according to the power control parameter in the first power control parameter group, the transmit power that satisfies a service currently initiated by the UE, and a communication range of the UE is ensured.
US09907031B2	Base station, mobile station, wireless communications system, and wireless communications method At a base station, a table is prepared that for each index value among multiple different index values, associates repetition counts of different channels correlated with each other. The base station acquires reception information indicating a reception state of a wireless signal at a mobile station, determines a repetition count for each channel based on the reception information, and acquires from the table, an index value corresponding to the respective repetition counts for the channels. The base station transmits to the mobile station, a wireless signal that includes the index value to notify the mobile station of the index value. The mobile station has a table that for each index value among different index values, associates repetition counts of different channels correlated with each other and acquires the repetition counts of the channels from the table, based on the index value from the base station.
US09907030B2	Method and device for controlling transmission power for uplink control channel in carrier aggregation system Provided are a method of controlling transmission power for an uplink control channel for a terminal to which a plurality of cells are assigned, and a device using the method. The method receives a first set of parameters and a second set of parameters that are used for determining transmission power for the uplink control channel and determines the transmission power for the uplink control channel by using the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters, wherein the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters is used according to one of the cells to which the uplink control channel is transmitted.
US09907029B2	Power allocation optimization under constraints of throughput requirements and interference limit for cognitive radio networks The present invention provides a method of power control for a plurality of secondary users (SUs), or unlicensed users, in a cognitive radio network having a plurality of primary users (PUs), or licensed users. The method comprises determining an optimal power level for each of the SUs such that a total throughput of all the SUs is maximized while satisfying an individual throughput requirement of each SU and an interference limit constraint of the PUs. In particular, a case having two SUs is considered.
US09907004B1	Control of transition between operating modes based on air interface congestion and interruption-sensitivity of communication A method and system for dynamically controlling transition of a UE between operating modes based on a consideration of air interface congestion and interruption-sensitivity of communication. The UE operates by default in a first mode such as a circuit-switched-fallback (CSFB) mode. While so operating, a determination is made that the UE's serving air interface is threshold highly congested. In response, if the UE is not engaged in interruption-sensitive communication, the UE then transitions from operating in the first mode to operating in a second mode such as a non-CSFB mode (e.g., a single-radio LTE (SRLTE) mode).
US09907002B2	Network resource optimization for continuity of lawful interception of voice and data sessions across networks A lawful interception system to perform operations comprising determining an appropriate session continuity server, a content duplication element associated with a source communication network and one or more communication network properties associated with the source communication network; initiating, duplication of one or more first data packets associated with the ongoing voice and data session by the content duplication element; detecting a handover of the ongoing voice and data session from the source communication network to a destination communication network; determining the content duplication element associated with the destination communication network and one or more communication network properties associated with the destination communication network; and initiating, duplication of one or more second data packets associated with the ongoing voice and data session by the content duplication element.
US09906999B2	Communication terminal and encoding rate reduction method A communication terminal includes a communication unit to be connected to a first base station and a second base station in different communication protocols, and an encoder which encodes data at an encoding rate determined according to the first base station or the second base station for each predetermined time T and outputs the encoded data to the communication unit. When a connection destination is changed from the first base station to the second base station in a period when the communication unit is being connected to the first base station, the communication unit transmits change information to the encoder before the change of the connection to the second base station is completed. The encoder changes the encoding rate determined according to the first base station to the encoding rate determined according to the second base station when received the change information.
US09906998B2	Mechanism to improve dynamic sharing of receive chain(s) among radio access technologies Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and to mechanisms designed to help improve dynamic sharing of one or more receive chains among different radio access technologies (RATs). For example, the mechanisms may be used with LTE and other RATs where Carrier Aggregation is used for simultaneous voice and LTE (SV-LTE) applications.
US09906997B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting inactivity indication in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting an inactivity indication in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE), which transmits/receives Internet protocol (IP) packets of a specific bearer/channel via a first connection with a first node, establishes a second connection with a second node while maintaining the first connection. When the specific bearer/channel is moved from the first node to the second node, the UE transmits an inactivity indication which indicates inactivation of the specific bearer/channel to the first node.
US09906996B2	Facilitation of wireless network session continuity Internet protocol session continuity can be achieved via an access point registration process. Mobile devices near an access point device that has registered with a base station device can offload wireless communication from the base station device to the access point device. The access point device can be a known access point device that can be secured and subject to session continuity policies of a service provider. The session continuity policies can be stored at a content handover processor, which can oversee the handover processes between the base station device and the mobile device.
US09906994B2	Handover method, master base station and slave base station Disclosed are a handover method, a master evolved NodeB (MeNB) and a secondary evolved NodeB (SeNB), wherein, the method is applied to perform a handover on a MeNB for a user equipment (UE) in a multi-connection scenario in which the UE has connections with both a master evolved NodeB (MeNB) and a secondary evolved NodeB (SeNB), including: a source MeNB initiating a handover, and sending a handover command to the UE after receiving a corresponding response, instructing the UE to perform the handover on the MeNB via the handover command, and remaining a connection with the SeNB; after the UE successfully accesses a destination MeNB, the source MeNB or the destination MeNB sending a handover instruction message to the SeNB connected with the UE, the SeNB connected with the UE establishing an association with the destination MeNB according to the handover instruction message.
US09906992B1	PDN management between LTE and WiFi A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a handover request from a user equipment (UE) device via an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG), wherein the handover request includes a request for a dual Packet Data Network (PDN) context and designate the UE device as having dual PDN context, based on the received handover request. The processor may be further configured to identify an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a Long Term Evolution (LTE) bearer associated with the UE device; create a PDN session to the ePDG using the IP address, based on the UE device having the dual PDN context; and send a Protocol Configuration Options (PCO) message to the UE device via the ePDG, wherein the PCO message includes an indication of dual PDN context support; and select to maintain the LTE bearer.
US09906988B2	Sharing of network resources within a managed network A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processor which when executing computer instructions performs the operations including receiving network operator-approved credentials associated with a first communications device. Pre-assigned network resources are accessible by the first communications device by way of the network operator-approved credentials. The processor also performs operations including replicating the network operator-approved credentials, and receiving a request from a second communications device for access to the pre-assigned network resources of the first communications device. A copy of the replicated network operator-approved credentials is forwarded to enable the second mobile device to access the pre-assigned network resources. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09906984B2	Network access processing method, and user equipment A network access processing method and user equipment, where the UE accesses a first VPLMN through a first access network, and accesses a second VPLMN through a second access network; the UE determines, according to either an ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN and an ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN, to initiate a data stream offloading operation; and then the UE performs the data stream offloading operation according to an ANDSF policy different from the ANDSF policy that is either the ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN or the ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN and is used to determine to initiate the data stream offloading operation.
US09906980B2	Methods to signal current MIMO stream interference mitigation status A first user equipment is configured to mitigate multi-antenna inter-stream interference. A method by the first UE includes determining, based on one or more criteria, a number of multi-antenna streams whose interference can be currently mitigated by the first UE, and transmitting information based on the number of multi-antenna streams to a first network node, to a second network node, and/or to a second UE. A related method by a first network node serving or managing the first UE includes obtaining information based on a number of multi-antenna streams whose interference can be currently mitigated by a first UE at the first UE, and performing one or more radio operational tasks using the information based on the number of multi-antenna streams whose interference can be currently mitigated.
US09906968B2	System monitoring and management Systems for monitoring and managing devices within a monitored system are described. The system can include a gateway device that is connected to the monitored system and configured to determine whether or not it remains connected to the monitored system. The gateway device is coupled to a network and can function to collect data about the monitored and managed devices within the monitored system and send the collected data over the network. The gateway device can also function to manage a managed device within the monitored system by controlling the functioning of the managed device. The gateway device can generate instructions for managing the managed device or receive instructions for managing the managed device over the network.
US09906962B2	Configuration of resource usage in communication systems Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution may include serving one or more cells of a radio access system, the geographical area of the radio access system comprising one or more reservation zones, where the use of the resources of the zones may be activated or deactivated by a network element of the system; storing for each served cell category classification information of each served cell, the category classification describing how the cell interferes with each of the one or more authorized/licenced shared access reservation zones; storing one or more predetermined actions for each category classification and reservation zone; receiving a command from a network element related to the activation or deactivation of one or more authorized/licenced shared access reservation zones and executing one or more predetermined actions on the basis of the command.
US09906961B2	Computer system hardware validation for virtual communication network elements A data communication network has computer system hardware. The data communication network processes a virtual network element in the computer system hardware to forward data communications for multiple Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). The data communication network individually associates the virtual network element with the multiple URIs. The data communication network processes a hardware-embedded code in the computer system hardware to identify the computer system hardware for the virtual network element. The data communication network validates the computer system hardware for the virtual network element, and when the validation fails, the data communication network transfers hardware alarms for the multiple URIs associated with the virtual network element.
US09906960B2	Touch movement activation for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway A method for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway includes an access key sequence stored on memory of a device. The access key sequence includes a sequence of key entries and key touch movements. An entered request sequence including keys activated by touch on a keyboard of the device and directions of touch movements made on the keyboard is recorded. With an access controller, it is determined whether the recorded entered request sequence matches the access key sequence. Access beyond the restricted access gateway is granted to functions when the recorded entered request sequence matches the access key sequence.
US09906959B2	Obtaining authorization to use proximity services in a mobile communication system The present invention relates to mobile communication systems, and more particularly to technology that enables a User Equipment (UE) to obtain authorization to use Proximity-based Services.In a first aspect of the invention, a method is performed by a home network proximity service function (104) for authorizing a mobile terminal (100) to use a proximity service, comprising receiving a request from the mobile terminal to obtain proximity service authorization in at least one other network (107, 108), obtaining authorization information from a proximity service function (103, 105) of the at least one other network for which proximity service authorization is requested, and providing the mobile terminal with authorization information required for authorization with said at least one other network for which the request is made.
US09906955B2	Identity and phone number verification Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving, from a computer system, a request comprising a phone number, identifying a primary channel and one or more secondary channels based on, at least in part, respective performance data of the primary and secondary channels, sending a first message comprising a first text string via the primary channel to a destination device associated with the phone number, after sending the first message, determining that a conversion event for the message and the primary channel did not occur within a specified time period, and based on the determining, sending a second message comprising the first text string via a particular secondary channel to the destination device.
US09906951B1	Privacy centric feature analysis for mobile devices Privacy centric feature analysis. A secure set of multiple mapped features is selected and provided to a mobile device. Each mapped feature maps a sharable feature to a matching criterion for an item of protected information and no combination of mapped features for a secure set are unique to an individual item of protected information. Privacy compliance instructions enable the mobile device to select a mapped feature from a received set of mapped features by identifying an item of protected information available to the mobile device which corresponds to a matching criterion found in the received set of mapped features. The sharable feature of the selected mapped feature is identified and sent to a privacy compliant destination. Advantageously, the analysis system protects the privacy of the mobile device user because it does not require the mobile device to relay protected information for the selection of customized content or relevant advertisements.
US09906950B2	Method and device for security isolation Disclosed are a method and device for security isolation. The method comprises: when a relay device receives a handover request message, if the handover request message contains reestablishment information for another cell, then when a user equipment is successfully handed over to a cell of the relay device or is successfully reestablished in the cell of the relay device, the relay device requesting a piece of key information from core network equipment. In embodiments of the present invention, the probability of successful reestablishment during UE handover is increased, and the probability of handover failure is reduced, also, as the key is isolated, communication security of the user is ensured.
US09906946B2	User equipment capability signaling A user equipment (UE) configured for signaling UE capability is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE sends an indicator regarding whether the UE can support different time division duplex (TDD) configurations on different bands for a band combination. The UE also sends an indicator regarding whether the UE can support concurrent transmission and reception on different bands for the band combination. The UE additionally sends an indicator regarding whether the UE can support different uplink timing adjustments for the band combination.
US09906945B2	Apparatus and methods for provisioning devices to utilize services of mobile network operators A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for facilitating, at a system including at least one processor, establishment of a communication session with a device coupled to a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) by way of network equipment of a default Mobile Network Operator (MNO), receiving, at the system, information descriptive of an MNO selection, selecting, at the system, from a database of credentials of a plurality of MNOs first credential information according to the received information, wherein the first credential information is associated with a first MNO of the plurality of MNOs, and transmitting, from the system, the first credential information to the UICC over the communication session by way of the device to cause the UICC to facilitate establishment of communications with network equipment of the first MNO according to the first credential information. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09906942B2	Inverter and renewable energy power generation installation An inverter for renewable energy applications, comprising: a meter; and a cellular card which is operatively connected to said meter and which is adapted to provide a communication with a network of a mobile network operator.
US09906941B2	Methods for sending and receiving user subscription data, HSS, and SGSN The embodiments of the present application provide a method for sending user subscription data, a method for receiving user subscription data, an HSS, and an SGSN. After receiving a request from an SGSN, the HSS determines whether the user subscription data includes CAMEL service data. If the user subscription data includes the CAMEL service data, the HSS sends the user subscription data to the SGSN by using a Gr interface, or sends non-CAMEL service data in the user subscription data by using the S6d interface and sends the CAMEL service data in the user subscription data by using a Gr interface to the SGSN.
US09906939B1	Detection of nearby points of interest Particular embodiments described herein provide for a communication system that can be configured for receiving, at an electronic device, data related to one or more wireless access points visible to the electronic device, communicating the data related to the one or more wireless access points to a network element, and receiving an approximate distance to one or more points of interest from the electronic device.
US09906933B2	Packet-based usage tracking for a wireless device A system for tracking usage of a wireless device includes monitoring, at a tracking device connected to and different from a wireless network, information regarding a first data packet sent from a wireless device to the wireless network, wherein the information regarding the first data packet includes an identifier of the wireless device, an identifier of a first type of wireless service, and an amount of data included in the first data packet.
US09906932B2	Moving cellular communication system operative in an emergency mode A method operative in conjunction with a cellular communication network having a core element and comprising providing moving relays including base and mobile station functionality and a relay resource manager, all co-located, including providing an emergency moving relay from among the moving relays further including a simulated stationary network that includes a simulated IP connectivity gateway communicating with a simulated mobility management entity. The simulated stationary network simulates a stationary network's operation; the emergency moving relay being a root of a sub tree that includes moving relays and mobile stations, and is configured to utilize its mobile and base station functionalities and relay resource manager for operating in: (i) normal mode: emergency moving relay communicates with other relays in the network and with the stationary network; (ii) emergency mode, including, in response to an emergency event, finding new networks to connect to.
US09906929B2	Portable time synchronization system An electronic timepiece includes: a first time counter which clocks the time; a first timer which clocks a predetermined elapsed time period from the time of communication establishing processing with a portable electronic device; and a near field wireless communication portion which is capable of establishing communication in a case of synchronizing the time with the time of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a second time counter which clocks the time, a second timer which clocks the predetermined elapsed time period from the time of communication establishing processing with the electronic timepiece, and a near field wireless communication portion which is capable of establishing the communication in a case of synchronizing the time with the time of the timepiece, and sends time data which synchronizes the time of the first time counter with the time of the second time counter to a first communication portion in a case where the predetermined time period has elapsed in the second timer.
US09906928B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and methods for entering memo that is associated with a telephone number used in communication. A mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display a record of communication with a telephone number that is not available in an address book of the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to activate a memo input mode to enter a memo associated with the telephone number when the record is selected, store a memo entered in association with the telephone number separately from the address book when the memo is entered through the memo input mode, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the entered memo associated with the telephone number in response to a communication with the telephone number.
US09906926B2	Informing recipient device of message content properties According to one aspect of the present invention, a content class of a data set for a message to be transmitted to the recipient device is defined. A network element transferring messages to the recipient device specifies at least one information element in a message to the recipient terminal such that the information element includes an indication of the content class. The message is transmitted to the recipient device.
US09906924B2	Establishing a local vehicle communication group A system and method of wirelessly communicating voice conversations between a plurality of vehicles includes: initiating at a host vehicle a voice communication group that facilitates voice communications between a plurality of vehicles; identifying one or more client vehicles for inclusion with the voice communication group; transmitting a broadcast identifier or a vehicle identifier for the host vehicle and each client vehicle to a vehicle telematics service provider via a wireless carrier system; and communicating voice data between the host vehicle and each client vehicle included in the voice communication group via the wireless carrier system and the vehicle telematics service provider.
US09906923B2	Indoor positioning method and apparatus Embodiments of the invention disclose an indoor positioning method and apparatus. The method includes: acquiring current cell signal strength information of a terminal located indoors; determining, according to three-dimensional (3D) indoor positioning matching information, horizontal position information and height information of an indoor grid that are corresponding to the current cell signal strength information, where the 3D indoor positioning matching information includes a correspondence between cell signal strength information of the indoor grid and the horizontal position information and the height information of the indoor grid; and determining, according to the horizontal position information and the height information of the indoor grid, a horizontal position at which the terminal is located indoors and a height at which the terminal is located. In this way, high-accuracy 3D indoor positioning can be implemented.
US09906922B2	Region determination control A method, in a mobile device, of controlling region determination by the mobile device, includes: determining a present pressure at the mobile device; determining, based on the present pressure and a reference pressure, that the mobile device moved from a first region to a second region within a structure, the first region and the second region being different regions of the structure and vertically displaced from each other; and performing region determination in response to determining that the mobile device moved from the first region to the second region.
US09906919B2	Data locator technology A system and method are provided for determining students that are in danger of dropping out of an educational institution, and for delivering Internet content. The system and method gathers behavioral data of users using wireless beacon technology, a Wi-Fi capture device and mobile communications devices by monitoring a user's engagement with campus life and class attendance. As a user's focus changes from active participation in campus life to dropping out of the educational institution, their behavior changes, and the system and method captures this change through their participation in student life. The system and method further allows educational institutions and other information providers to use location beacons to link objects, locations, persons, or pets to information such as web links directing to Internet content, and to deliver such information to a user's mobile communications device.
US09906918B2	Determining indoor location of devices using reference points and sensors Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for determining the indoor location of devices such as smartphones and tablet computers using reference points and sensors. According to one aspect disclosed herein, an environment analytics system can retrieve a layout of an environment and determines an absolute reference point for the layout. The environment analytics system also can determine a coordinate pair for a point associated with an area of the layout. The coordinate pair can be determined relative to the absolute reference point. The environment analytics system also can determine a coordinate pair for a beacon deployed within the area. The coordinate pair can be associated with a unique address of the beacon. The environment analytics system can update beacon data in an environment database to include the coordinate pair for the beacon and the unique address of the beacon.
US09906913B2	Method for predicting position of mobile user, and equipment A method for predicting a position of a mobile user, and equipment are provided. The method includes determining an occurrence probability of a current behavioral activity of the mobile user; determining an occurrence probability of a target behavioral activity of the mobile user according to the occurrence probability of the current behavioral activity of the mobile user, a historical activity migration rule of the mobile user, and a public activity migration rule; determining the target behavioral activity of the mobile user according to the occurrence probability of the target behavioral activity of the mobile user; and predicting a target geographical position of the mobile user according to the determined target behavioral activity of the mobile user. The method improves usability of the target geographical position of the mobile user.
US09906912B2	Controlling communication mode of a mobile terminal The invention relates to methods and network nodes of controlling a communication mode of a mobile terminal in a mobile service chaining network, and managing a registered Internet Protocol (IP) address for a mobile terminal.In a first aspect of the invention, a method performed by at least one control plane node of controlling a communication mode of a mobile terminal in a mobile service chaining network is provided. The method comprises setting the mobile terminal in idle mode and submitting an instruction to at least one Internet Protocol Advertisement Point (IAP) serving the mobile terminal to invalidate context for the mobile terminal held by the at least one IAP, wherein the at least one IAP invalidates at least a registered Internet Protocol (IP) address used for the mobile terminal.
US09906910B2	Communication system, contents acquisition method, and recording medium storing contents acquisition program A communication system includes multiple beacon terminals located at a specific area, each beacon terminal being configured that transmits beacon data including identification information identifying the beacon terminal and area identification information identifying the specific area where the multiple beacon terminals are located, a server that stores contents for the multiple beacon terminals associated with the beacon data, and a mobile terminal including a receiver that receives the beacon data from at least one of the multiple beacon terminals and circuitry that determines whether or not the contents for the multiple beacon terminals associated with the received beacon data are stored in a memory of the mobile terminal to generate a determination result and acquires the contents for the multiple beacon terminals associated with the received beacon data from the server based on the determination result.
US09906909B2	Map based beacon management Once a proximity beacon is installed within a venue, mobile devices receive signals transmitted by the proximity beacon. These mobile devices then report their own locations to an application server. These mobile devices also report a signal strength to the application server, the signal strength associated with the signal from the proximity beacon. The application server determines the location of the proximity beacon by triangulating based on the locations of the mobile devices and on the signal strengths from the mobile devices. The location of the proximity beacon is then transmitted to a front-end device that then displays the location of the proximity beacon on a map along with other locations of other proximity beacons. The map may also display range areas and battery levels of the proximity beacon, and any other data that can be gathered by the application server from the mobile devices or the proximity beacon.
US09906907B2	Sharing of location information in a networked computing environment A system includes a server and a source client executable on a first electronic device in communication with the server. The server is configured to provide to a second electronic device in communication with the server access to location data implementable by a user interface associated with the second electronic device. The location data enables the user interface to display the geographical location of the first electronic device. The access to the location data is accessible to the second electronic device only during a time interval designated by a user of the first electronic device.
US09906902B2	Geofence information delivery systems and methods The present invention is directed to methods and systems for requesting information from a mobile device with a fencing agent. The fencing agent determines a position with a DNS resolver, queries geofences with an IP address, receives an anchor point with an IP address from the DNS resolver. The device with the fencing agent is able to receive multiple anchor points within multiple geofences within an ROI and translate fence points into fence geometries. Geofence information is stored and registered in a database of geofences, and each geofence is associated with a plurality of geographic designators, wherein each of the plurality of geographic designators is associated with an IP address.
US09906900B2	Location services in an obfuscated wireless network An apparatus and method for providing location information within a wireless network operable to obfuscate location information is described. The apparatus and method comprising a processor and memory coupled to the processor capable of storing data. The processor is configured to: store network profile data on a plurality of wireless network access points within the network. The network profile data including an identifier for the network access point, signal information, the physical location of the network access point, and the time. The processor is also configured to receive a request for location information from a client application executing on a mobile device, the request including information on the wireless network access points the mobile wireless device has been in communication with, information on the received signal and the time of the communication. The processor then determines the location of the mobile wireless device using the request data and the network profile data; and sends the location to the client application.
US09906898B2	Method, systems and/or device for adjusting expected received signal strength signature values Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for application of determining position information for mobile devices. In specific implementations, measurement of a signal travel time and a signal's strength may be combined to characterize a transmission power of the signal's transmitter. The characterized transmission power may be applied to affect expected signal strength signature values for use of the signal's transmitter may be updated in order to enhance a location based service where location may be effected by accuracy of a transmitter's power.
US09906897B2	Applying mesh network to pet carriers Mesh node modules are associated with pet carriers and companion nodes can dynamically form a mesh network which uploads location information of the nodes and in some cases additional information, e.g., temperature or pet physical parameter signals, to a network. The information may be downloaded to an owner's CE device.
US09906896B2	Client location discovery One or more implementations can include methods, systems and computer readable media for client location discovery. In some implementations, the method can include receiving, at an access point, a location discovery request message from a client and sending a request from the access point to a location server requesting location information for the client, when a location server is available. The method can also include receiving location information from the location server, when a location server is available and providing the access point location as location information, when a location server is not available. The method can further include sending the location information as a response to the client.
US09906895B1	Sound source device A sound source device is provided. The sound source device includes a wireless communication module, a memory, an audio player, an audio processor and a microprocessor. The wireless communication module receives first digital audio data and generates second digital audio data and a first operation command, and the microprocessor generates a second operation command in response to the first operation command. The audio processor receives the second digital audio data, and converts the second digital audio data to analogy audio data; and the audio processor receives the second operation command, and converts the second digital audio data to an audio compressed file. The audio player receives and plays the analogy audio data, and the memory receives and stores the audio compressed file.
US09906888B2	Hybrid relay scheme Methods, systems, and devices are described for improving uplink communications of a machine type communication (MTC) device by relaying communications through a first device, such as a mobile device or user equipment (UE), to a second device, such as a base station or Evolved-NodeB (eNB). In an embodiment, a relay device may participate in a discovery process to discover an MTC device. The relay device may then receive data from the discovered MTC device, such as through a peer-to-peer link, and relay the data to a base station through a second communication link. In another embodiment, an MTC device may participate in a discovery process with a first device, such as a relay UE. The MTC device may then transmit data to the relay UE for relaying to a second device, such as a base station. In either case, the MTC device may receive data directly from the base station.
US09906884B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing adaptive rectangular decomposition (ARD) to generate head-related transfer functions Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing adaptive rectangular decomposition (ARD) to perform head-related transfer function (HRTF) simulations are disclosed herein. According to one method, the method includes obtaining a mesh model representative of head and ear geometry of a listener entity and segmenting a simulation domain of the mesh model into a plurality of partitions. The method further includes conducting an ARD simulation on the plurality of partitions to generate simulated sound pressure signals within each of the plurality of partitions and processing the simulated sound pressure signals to generate at least one HRTF that is customized for the listener entity.
US09906881B2	Transformable speech processor module for a hearing prosthesis A method for operating an external component of a cochlear implant hearing system. The external component includes a speech processor module operable in a stand-alone mode of operation and a body-worn mode of operation, and a protective case. The method includes operating the speech processor module in the stand-alone mode, determining when the speech processor module is mounted in the case, and operating the speech processor module in the body-worn mode in response to determining that the speech processor module is mounted in the case.
US09906875B2	Method for operating a hearing device and hearing device A method operates a hearing device. The hearing device contains two acceleration sensors, which each provide a sensor signal and by which an orientation of the head of the user is established. The sensor signals of both acceleration sensors are used in combination for establishing the orientation, and an operating parameter of the hearing device is set depending on the orientation.
US09906873B2	Methods and apparatus for improving speech understanding in a large crowd Methods and devices are described for improves speech understanding by hearing aid users in crowded environments. In one embodiment, a hearing aid wearer's speech signal is extracted using the microphone or microphones in the hearing aid. The hearing aid is configured to wirelessly transmit the extracted speech signals to a central processing station that enhances the extracted speech signals received from all registered hearing aids. The central processing station processes the received speech signals individually based on provided hearing losses mixes the signals based on the provided preferences, wirelessly transmits the mixed signal to each registered hearing aid for play back.
US09906871B2	Method for providing distant support to a personal hearing system user and system for implementing such a method Distant support is provided to a personal hearing system user by a support provider over a network. Support provider and user communicate with each other by speech transmitted over the network. The user depends in regard to understanding speech on his or her hearing aids. During the support session the hearing aids may have to be removed, may have to be switched off or may be programmed in an unfavorable way. In this case, the user may not be able to understand the speech of the support provider any more. The system enables the support provider to select a message from a list of available messages which is then presented as a visual image to the user. The obstructed acoustical channel is bypassed by relying on visual communication.
US09906868B2	Miniature speaker A miniature speaker includes a frame; a vibration system including a diaphragm and a voice coil driving the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a first fixation part located on a middle position of the diaphragm, a second fixation part located on an edge of the diaphragm and connected fixedly on the frame, and a vibration part connected between the first fixation part and the second fixation part. A magnetic circuit system includes a lower plate and a magnet part on the lower plate. A cover plate includes a bottom wall, and a side wall connected with the second fixation part. A gasket is located between and abuts against the bottom wall and the first fixation part. The gasket, the first fixation part and the magnet part are sandwiched firmly between the bottom wall and the lower plate.
US09906867B2	Surface acoustic transducer The present invention provides for a surface acoustic transducer optimally structured to produce sound within an aircraft cabin by vibrating the interior cabin walls. Specifically, the surface acoustic transducer comprises a primary assembly comprising a voice coil assembly having a voice coil former and wire, and a transducer housing for retaining said primary assembly and a magnet therein such in movable relations. The present surface acoustic transducer may further include a spider structured to provide an improved excursion. An external housing may additionally be provided comprising a rigid retaining wall for protecting the surface acoustic transducer from potential externally applied forces and a malleable excursion cover allowing for an excursion of the primary assembly thereof.
US09906866B2	Miniature speaker A miniature speaker includes a frame having a base plate, a cover plate covering the frame and forming an accommodating space; a vibrating system fixed on the frame; and a magnetic circuit system for driving the vibrating system to vibrate. The magnetic circuit system includes a main magnet, a first pole plate attached to the main magnet, and two first side magnet components. Each of the first side magnet components includes a first side magnet, a second pole plate and a second side magnet stacked sequentially from the base plate along a direction toward the cover plate. A magnetizing direction of the first side magnet is opposite to that of the main magnet, and a magnetizing direction of the second side magnet is opposite to that of the first side magnet.
US09906865B2	Piezoelectric loudspeaker A piezoelectric loudspeaker includes an oscillator, two damping members and a plurality of terminals which are disposed in a loudspeaker box. The oscillator includes a plate and two piezoelectric members coupled to two sides of the plate. The oscillator is disposed in an accommodation trough of the loudspeaker box, and has a fixed end and a free end. The damping members are made of silicone and disposed in the accommodation trough. The damping members are pressed against an edge of the free end of the plate of the oscillator. The terminals are connected with the plate and the piezoelectric members of the oscillator, respectively. Through the damping members, the present invention provides a better shock absorption effect to effectively reduce the noises caused by the free end of the oscillator and to effectively enhance the tone.
US09906863B2	Headphones and method for producing headphones Headphones include a left loudspeaker element; a right loudspeaker element; and a holder for holding the left loudspeaker element and the right loudspeaker element, such that the loudspeaker elements can be attached to the ears, wherein the left loudspeaker element or the right loudspeaker element includes: a first sound converter; a second sound converter, wherein the first sound converter is implemented such that the first sound converter provides directed emission in the direction of an ear in the operating position of the headphones, and the second sound converter is implemented such that the second sound converter provides no or less directed emission than the first sound converter in the direction of the ear in the operating position of the headphones.
US09906857B2	Underwater acoustic projector An underwater acoustic projector for projecting acoustic energy through water is described. The acoustic projector includes a housing defining an internal cavity, a plurality of apertures in the housing that place the internal cavity in fluid communication with an external environment, an acoustic baffle disposed in the internal cavity at a first end that fluidly seals the first end of the internal cavity from the external environment, and a projector face that is disposed in the internal cavity at a second end of the internal cavity. The projector face includes a movable piston disposed between outer and inner diaphragms. A magnet is fixed within the internal cavity between the acoustic baffle and the projector face, and a moving coil is connected to the piston and arranged relative to the magnet so as to be driven by the magnet thereby driving the piston.
US09906856B2	Hand-held information processing apparatus A non-limiting example information processing apparatus comprises a housing, and a left speaker and a right speaker are provided in a left end portion and a right portion of the housing and in an inside of this housing. Each speaker is arranged such that a vibration direction of a diaphragm becomes in a direction perpendicular to a plane surface of a display panel that is provided in the front of the housing. Sound emission portions for emitting sounds from the speakers are formed in both end portions of the housing and on a side surface at near side or this side that the speakers are arranged. Therefore, sounds are emitted toward a side of a player who holds the information processing apparatus. A vibrator that is provided between the two speakers is driven simultaneously with the speakers or in a predetermined order.
US09906853B2	Bone conduction device support A prosthetic support, including a structure configured to apply a clamping force to a head of a recipient while extending about a back of at least one of a head or neck of the recipient such that output generated by a device supported by the structure is directed into skin of the recipient at a location behind an ear canal of the recipient that covers the mastoid bone of the recipient.
US09906851B2	Wireless earbud charging and communication systems and methods A case for storing a mobile computing device and a wireless earbud includes a back panel; a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel; a plurality of sidewalls extending around a perimeter of the back panel and configured to couple the perimeter of the back panel to a perimeter portion of the front panel; a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, such that the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing configured to receive and restrain a mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing; and a wireless earbud charging contact disposed within the second housing and configured to contact and charge the wireless earbud when the wireless earbud is positioned in the case.
US09906850B2	Headphone unit A headphone having a first and a second ear pad each having a housing, a peripherally extending ear cushion, and a first electroacoustic reproduction transducer that emits sound outwardly, which is arranged in or on the housing of the ear pad. At least one second reproduction transducer emits sound toward a user's ear. In a first operating position, the ear pads are placed with the ear cushion on or around an ear. In a second operating position, the ear cushions of the first and second ear pads bear against each other so that provided therebetween is a closed volume that serves as a resonance chamber for the two first electroacoustic reproduction transducers when the two electroacoustic reproduction transducers are activated in the second operating position.
US09906845B2	Sensing device and corresponding apparatus and method A sensing device includes a barometric sensor, e.g., MEMS-based, and a processing unit coupled to the barometric sensor to receive therefrom a barometric signal. The processing unit is configured as a state machine having a plurality of states including an initial state and a final state with a set of transitions from the initial state to the final state. The transitions are triggered by the barometric signal reaching one or more triggering thresholds. The processing unit may include an expert system sensitive to state data and altitude data from the state machine for recognizing the final state being reached.
US09906843B2	Video reception device, video recognition method, and display system for providing additional information to be superimposed on displayed image Video recognition processing on video signals input from an outside is performed. Hence, video reception device which is configured to transmit and receive data through communication network includes input unit, video extraction unit, video recognition region setting unit, control unit and additional information display control unit. The video recognition region setting unit detects superimposing information superimposed on a partial video, and sets a video recognition region or video recognition candidate regions to the partial video based on a detection result. The additional information display control unit generates content recognition information in the video recognition region or in the video recognition candidate regions of the partial video. The control unit performs control of requesting video recognition device to perform video recognition processing on this content recognition information.
US09906840B2	System and method for obtaining information relating to video images A system and method is provided where, in one aspect, a user signals that the user is interested in a particular image being displayed as part of a video, wherein objects in the image are detected and recognized, and wherein an action is taken based on information associated with the recognized objects. By way of example only, the actions may include recording a show (with or without a user's prior confirmation) or displaying information about a product in the image.
US09906839B2	Method and apparatus for communicating electronic service guide information in a satellite television system Aspects of a method and apparatus for communicating electronic service guide information in a satellite television system are provided. A satellite communication system may receive a signal via an interface to a satellite dish, and receive data from a network via a second interface (e.g., an interface to a LAN or a WAN, such as the Internet). The satellite communication system may be operable to channelize the received satellite signal into a plurality of channels, wherein a first channel of the plurality of channels carries electronic service guide (ESG) data. The satellite communication system may select which of the plurality of channels to input to a demodulator based, at least in part, on whether ESG data is available via the second interface. A second channel carrying media data may be input to the demodulator while the ESG data is available via the second interface.
US09906838B2	Apparatus and methods for content delivery and message exchange across multiple content delivery networks Methods and apparatus for providing protected content to subscribers of a managed (e.g., MSO) network via a content source accessible via an internetwork such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a user accesses a service provider portal (e.g., website), and requests content. The service provider determines whether the requesting user is permitted to access the content, and what rights or restrictions are associated with the user. This includes authenticating the user as a subscriber of the MSO, and determining the subscriber's subscription level. In another embodiment, a user's account with the MSO and service provider may be federated, thus a given user will have MSO-specific information regarding its identity (such as login information, GUID, etc.) and is able to perform a single sign on to request and receive content.
US09906836B2	Video playing apparatus, control apparatus, video playing system and control method A video playing apparatus, a control apparatus, a video playing system and a control method are provided. The video playing apparatus comprising a storage unit (101), a receiving unit (102), a comparing and matching unit (103), a control unit (104) and a display unit (105), wherein the storage unit (101) is configured to store personal information and corresponding viewing information of a viewer, the personal information including identification information; the receiving unit (102) is configured to receive the identification information of the current viewer; the comparing and matching unit (103) is configured to retrieve the matched personal information in the storage unit according to the identification information of the current viewer; the control unit (104) is configured to retrieve the corresponding viewing information stored in the storage unit according to the matched personal information, and perform a play control for a video, and the display unit (105) is configured to display the video information. Thus, an identity of the current viewer can be recognized, so that the corresponding viewing information can be acquired according to the personal information of the viewer to achieve an intelligent playing control for the video. The present disclosure has a good practicability and is well worth to be promoted.
US09906834B2	Methods for identifying video segments and displaying contextually targeted content on a connected television Systems and methods for identifying which video segment is being displayed on a screen of a television system. The video segment is identified by deriving date from the television signals, the derived data being indicative of the video segment being displayed on file screen. This feature can be used to extract a viewer's reaction (such as changing the channel) to a specific video segment (such as an advertisement) and reporting the extracted information as metrics. The systems and methods may further provide contextually targeted content to the television system. The contextual targeting is based on not only identification of the video segment being displayed, hut also a determination concerning the playing time or offset time of the particular portion of the video segment being currently displayed.
US09906833B2	Methods and systems to monitor a media device using a digital audio signal Methods and systems are disclosed to monitor a media device. An example method includes attempting to detect a logical transition between two sequential bits in a sequence of bits of a digital audio signal output by a port of the media device, the digital audio signal being encoded via differential encoding; and when the logical transition is detected, generating operating state data including a first time and indicating that the media device was in an on state at the first time; or when the logical transition is not detected, generating the operating state data including the first time and indicating that the media device was in an off state at the first time.
US09906831B2	Fingerprinting media content using hashing A server device includes memory to store: a database of frame fingerprints ordered sequentially by media item number and frame number for media items, and a hash table containing (key, value) entries each including a hashed frame fingerprint and index number(s) to the database. A processor coupled to the memory is to, for an input set of hashed frame fingerprints, select a most recent hashed frame fingerprint. The processor performs a lookup with the most recent hashed frame fingerprint to identify a plurality of index numbers from a matching entry. The processor retrieves a target plurality of frame fingerprints from the database using each of the plurality of index numbers as a starting point; calculates a rank distance between the input set and each respective target plurality of frame fingerprints; and selects the target plurality of frame fingerprints for which the rank distance is shortest, to identify a media item.
US09906830B2	Systems and methods for producing processed media content In a particular embodiment, a method includes processing, at a network computing device, media content received from a media source to generate processed media content based on one or more settings received via a user interface. The user interface includes an option to add forward error correction to the processed media content. The method further includes initiating storage of the processed media content at a memory device.
US09906827B2	Technique for effectively delivering targeted advertisements through a communications network having limited bandwidth When an advertisement break is detected on a program channel stream, demographic data is obtained which is descriptive of the subscribers who are currently watching material from the program channel stream, and one or more streams containing substitute advertisements are generated based on the demographic data. The substitute advertisements in each stream, thus generated, are targeted at a different demographic group of the subscribers. The number of substitute advertisement streams corresponds to the number of unused transmission channels allocated for transmission of such streams. Groups of subscribers' set-top terminals (STTs) are directed to tune to the allocated transmission channels during the advertisement break to receive the substitute advertisement streams, respectively. Consequently, the subscribers are shown the substitute, targeted advertisements instead of the regularly-scheduled advertisements.
US09906825B2	Method and system for planning and running video-on-demand advertising A method and system for planning and running video-on-demand (VOD) advertising includes a planner for planning advertising campaigns and an ad selector for running selected advertisements from selected ones of the campaigns.The campaigns are associated with household demographic classifications, video content category categories, household geographic locations, and/or video viewing times. In response to a viewer requesting a video, the selector selects the campaigns corresponding to the demographic classification associated with the viewer, the content category of the requested video, the geographic location associated with the viewer, and/or the viewing time at which the requested video is viewed. The demographic classification is determined by using an identifier of the viewer's set-top-box. The selector may select the campaigns corresponding to the content categories of the requested video. The content categories are determined by using an identifier associated with the requested video.
US09906824B2	Method and device for allocating media data to a superframe and transmitting a superframe in which a time length of media data corresponds to a time length of the superframe in a digital broadcasting system Disclosed is a method and device for transmitting media data in a digital broadcasting system for allocating media data to a superframe, and transmitting a superframe in which a time length of media data corresponds to a time length of the superframe.
US09906823B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving multi-media services A server for transmitting and receiving messages for a Signaling (S) layer in a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Media Transport (MMT) is provided. The server includes a first sub-layer of the S layer for producing first messages to provide information used for the use of MPEG a second sub-layer of the S layer for producing second messages to provide information used for delivering MPEG media, and a Delivery (D) layer for making external and internal deliveries of the first and the second messages, wherein each of the first and the second messages includes at least one field corresponding to each of the message type, version, length, extension field and payload.
US09906821B1	Packet reordering system In one embodiment, a method for reordering video packets from a multiplexed video bitstream is implemented on a computing device and includes: defining a current program identifier (PID), receiving the video packets, where each of the video packets is associated with an associated PID and a next-PID indication, for each video packet from among the received video packets, checking whether the associated PID is equal to the current PID, upon determining that the associated PID is equal to the current PID, appending the video packet as an output video packet to a reordered video bitstream, upon determining that the associated PID is not equal to the current PID, queueing the video packet as a queued video packet in a PID queue associated with the associated PID, and updating the current PID in accordance with the next-PID indication from a most recently appended output video packet in the reordered video bitstream.
US09906817B2	Indexed color values in image coding Coding circuitry may implement an indexed set of color values that stores color values for a neighbor pixel group. The coding circuitry may obtain a current pixel group for coding. The coding circuitry may code the current pixel group using the indexed set of color values when an indication that there is a compression advantage to coding using the indexed set of color values is present within an input stream. When the indication is not present, the coding circuitry may code the current pixel group using another coding technique.
US09906814B1	Temporal filtering based on motion detection on areas of different sizes A method for temporal filtering based on motion detection on areas of different sizes is disclosed. Step (A) may compute a first motion score of a first area in a target picture by motion detection of the first area between the target picture and a reference picture. Step (B) may compute a second motion score of a second area in the target picture by motion detection of the second area between the target picture and the reference picture. The first area and the second area are generally of different sizes. Step (C) may temporal filter the target picture with the reference picture based on the first motion score and the second motion score to generate a filtered picture. At least one of the first motion score, the second motion score and the filtered picture may be based on one or more gain settings in a circuit.
US09906813B2	Method of view synthesis prediction in 3D video coding A method and apparatus for three-dimensional or multi-view video encoding and decoding using VSP (view synthesis prediction) with uniform sub-block partition are disclosed. For a current texture block comprising multiple partition blocks, the system derives a single partition decision and partitions each partition block of the current texture block into multiples sub-blocks according to the single partition decision. The VSP processing is then applied to each sub-block to derive the inter-view prediction using VSP. The single partition decision is derived using depth samples of the depth block in a reference view.
US09906812B2	Image encoding method and image decoding method According to one embodiment, an image encoding method includes selecting a motion reference block from an encoded pixel block to which an inter prediction is applied. The method includes selecting one or more available blocks from the motion reference block. The method includes selecting a selection block from the available blocks. The method includes generating a predicted image of the encoding target block using motion information of the selection block. The method includes encoding a prediction error between the predicted image and an original image. The method includes encoding selection information specifying the selection block by referring to a code table decided according to a number of the available blocks.
US09906810B2	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.
US09906809B2	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.
US09906806B2	Moving picture coding apparatus and moving picture decoding apparatus A video encoder (70) for coding moving pictures comprising a buffer (16c) with a plurality of memory areas capable of storing frames composed of top fields and bottom fields, a motion estimation unit (19) operable to code, field by field, inputted pictures performing moving estimation and moving compensation by referring, field by field, to the picture data stored in a memory area, a motion compensation unit (16d), a subtractor (11), a transformation unit (13) and a quantization unit (14), a memory management unit (71) operable to manage, frame by frame, a plurality of memory areas, an inverse quantization unit (16a) and inverse discrete cosine transform unit (16b) operable to decode picture data in coded fields and store the picture data in the decoded field in any of the plurality of memory areas under the management by the memory management unit (71).
US09906804B2	Reference layer sample position derivation for scalable video coding Systems and methods for encoding and decoding scalable video information are disclosed. The system may have a memory unit configured to store syntax elements for a multi-layer picture. The system may further comprise one or more processors operationally coupled to the memory unit. The processors may be configured to determine at least one phase offset value between a reference layer sample position in the multi-layer picture and a corresponding enhancement layer sample position. The processors may be further configured to generate a syntax element indicating the phase offset value the phase offset value representing a phase offset of a luma sample position and a chroma sample position of the reference layer position.
US09906802B2	Multi-bit information hiding using overlapping subsets Methods and devices for reconstructing coefficient levels from a bitstream of encoded video data for a coefficient group in a transform unit. Sign bits are hidden in the parity of partially overlapping subsets of a set of coefficients. This enables the hiding of multiple sign bits per coefficient group. Other information bits may be hidden instead of sign bits in some cases.
US09906801B2	Video decoding apparatus and method for selectively bypassing processing of residual values and/or buffering of processed residual values An exemplary video decoding apparatus includes a first decoding unit configured for decoding a first encoded block to generate first residual values, a first detecting unit configured for detecting whether all of the first residual values have a same first value, a first processing circuit configured for processing the first residual values to generate first processed residual values, and a second processing circuit configured for generating a decoded block corresponding to the first encoded block. When all of the first residual values have the same first value, the first detecting unit controls the second processing circuit to generate the decoded block without referring to the first processed residual values.
US09906797B2	Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding. Adaptation of a number of coding units (CUs) employed in accordance with video coding may be made as a function of error. As a number of errors increases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly increase (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with a reduction of CU size). As a number of errors decreases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly decrease (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with an increase of CU size). Such errors may be associated with a type of source providing a video signal, a type of error resilience coding employed, communication link and/or channel conditions, a remote error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with a source device and/or destination device), a local error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with operations and/or processing within a given device), and/or any other type of consideration.
US09906788B2	Method and device for generating a predicted value of an image using interpolation and motion vectors A method and device for generating a predicted value of image that are mostly used to generate a predicted value of a current block during image encoding or decoding. The method includes: determining a searching scope, wherein multiple motion vectors are included in the searching scope; performing up-sampling interpolations on first reference blocks, corresponding to the motion vector in the searching scope, in a reference image of the current block by using a first filter to obtain up-sampled first reference blocks; by using the up-sampled first reference blocks, obtaining at least one candidate motion vector corresponding to the current block; performing up-sampling interpolations on second reference blocks, corresponding to the at least one candidate motion vector, in the reference image of the current block by using a second filter to obtain up-sampled second reference blocks; combining the up-sampled second reference blocks to obtain a predicted value of the current block.
US09906787B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding video signal An encoder encodes a video signal formed of video frames, each including image blocks. The encoder includes a processing unit which calculates at least one high resolution reference image block on the basis of previously encoded image blocks by executing a super resolution algorithm to perform a local motion compensation; and a motion compensation unit which calculates on the basis of the calculated high resolution reference image block a temporal predictor which is subtracted from a current image block of the video signal. Together, the encoder and a corresponding decoder improve the signal quality of a video signal significantly.
US09906785B2	Systems, methods, and media for transcoding video data according to encoding parameters indicated by received metadata Methods, systems, and computer readable media for transcoding video data based on metadata are provided. Methods for transcoding video data using meta data are provided that include receiving portions of encoded video encoded according to varying encoding schemes. The portions of encoded video can be re-encoded according to different encoding schemes. Different encoding schemes can be selected according to received metadata. The received metadata can indicate transcoding parameters for use in re-encoding portions of encoded vide. The portions of encoded video can be received from media content sources and the metadata can be received from a media metadata source. In various embodiments, the methods can be performed by a transcoding device and/or implemented via a computer readable media and at least one processing unit.
US09906778B2	Calibration device, calibration program, and calibration method A calibration device, a calibration program, and a calibration method that can adjust the relation between a distance to an object that is a real image and a view of a stereoscopic image that is a virtual image and create an association therebetween are provided. The calibration device of the present invention includes a display device that can generate a stereoscopic image, a depth level sensor that measures a distance to an object, and an adjusting unit that adjusts the stereoscopic image generated by the display device and a depth level of the object detected by the depth level sensor.
US09906776B2	Display control method, device and system A display control method, device and system are provided. The display control method comprises: displaying other sub-pixel views, except a 3D left-eye visual view and a 3D right-eye visual view, of a display module to be same 2D views; and obtaining corresponding 2D viewing position adjustment information capable of allowing both a left eye and a right eye of a 2D viewer to watch the 2D view according to eye position information of each 2D viewer, and outputting the 2D viewing position adjustment information. The proposal can achieve glasses-free 3D display and 2D display at the same time and satisfy the viewing requirements of different viewers at the same time.
US09906775B2	Device and method for multiview image calibration This invention provides a device and a method of multi-view image calibration which can easily acquire calibration parameters (intrinsic/extrinsic parameter) of multi-image input device in wide space without separate calibration tool.
US09906773B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of capturing an image through an array camera, and the mobile terminal may include a display unit, a camera arranged with a plurality of lenses along a plurality of lines to capture a plurality of images, and a controller configured to acquire a plurality of three-dimensional information on different faces of a subject using a plurality of image groups consisting of the plurality of images, and generate information on a stereoscopic shape associated with the subject using the plurality of three-dimensional information.
US09906767B2	Apparatus and method for digital holographic table top display Disclosed is an apparatus and method for digital holographic table top display. The digital holographic table top display apparatus includes: a camera array configured to capture a plurality of channel images in an omni-directional range from a table by using a plurality of cameras; a controller configured to detect an observer from the plurality of channel images and to track a position of pupils of the observer in at least one channel image from which the observer is detected; and a display configured to reproduce a digital holographic image in a three-dimensional (3D) space according to the tracked position of the pupils.
US09906766B2	Imaging device An image sensor including a plurality of pixels on which three types of filters which transmit light having different wavelengths and have transmittances equal to each other in a visible light region, and a clear filter in which a transmittance of the visible light region is expressed by a linear sum of the transmittances of the filters and which has a transmittance equal to the transmittances of the filters in a near-infrared light region are arranged, the image sensor outputs a first output signal, an output signal linear-transforming part transforms the first output signal into a second output signal having linearity, a color signal-generating part generates color signals, an infrared-separating part generates infrared-separated color signals, a luminance signal-generating part generates a luminance signal from the first output signal, and a color-luminance-combining part combines the infrared-separated color signals and the luminance signal and generates video signals.
US09906764B2	Resolution based formatting of compressed image data The disclosure herein relates to devices for compression, decompression or reconstruction of image data for still or moving pictures, such as image data detected with a digital camera. In some embodiments, data channels are compressed using a scalable compression algorithm. The compression algorithm may allow customization of compression parameters, such as a quantization factor, code block size, number of transform levels, reversible or irreversible compression, a desired compression ratio with a variable bit rate output, a desired fixed bit rate output with a variable compression rate, progression order, output format, or visual weighting. A lower quality image or an image with lower resolution may be reconstructed using only some of the compressed data. Use of offsets to various layers and color channels allow reconstruction of the image without requiring decompression of all of the full image data.
US09906762B2	Communication apparatus, method of controlling communication apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium Configuration information indicating a positional relationship for projected images of a plurality of projectors in a multi-projection realized by the plurality of projectors is acquired. An instruction on the display screen, which displays an image according to the positional relationship is accepted. Based on the configuration information and the position in the display screen of the accepted instruction, a projector for which a setting is to be changed is specified from the plurality of projectors. A signal to change the setting of the specified projector is transmitted.
US09906758B2	Methods, systems, and products for emergency services Methods, systems, and products provide emergency services during emergency situations. When an emergency situation is determined, activation commands are sent to activate cameras and/or microphones within a geographic vicinity of the emergency situation. Mobile devices and traffic cameras, for example, are thus instructed to capture image and audio data during the emergency situation.
US09906754B2	Channel bonding for ultra-high definition video background Systems and methods are provided for communication ultra-high definition (UHD) video. At the transmitter-side, a single packet stream may be generated based on a plurality of UHD video streams; and the single packet stream may be split into a plurality of sub-streams, with each sub-steam comprising at least one or more packets from the single packet stream. The plurality of sub-streams may be processes concurrently via a plurality of transmit paths, to generate a corresponding plurality of signals for transmission over a particular physical medium. At the receiver-side, the plurality of signals may be concurrently received and processed, via a plurality of receive paths, and the plurality of sub-streams may be reconstructed based on processing of the plurality signals. The plurality of sub-streams may be combined to re-generate the single packet stream; and the plurality of encoded UHD video streams may then be extracted from the single packet steam.
US09906752B2	Imaging apparatus and control method thereof An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes: an imaging unit configured to acquire captured image data; and a control unit configured to sequentially display, in response to a first user operation, a predetermined number of captured image data obtained by imaging after a timing at which the first user operation has been performed, in an order starting from the newest imaging time of the captured image data on a display unit.
US09906750B2	Image pickup device driving method, image pickup device, and image pickup system using reset cancellation A photoelectric convertor of a pixel is reset in a second row, which is different from a first row, among plural rows during a period in which the pixel in the first row among the plural rows is being selected as a pixel to output an optical signal. The reset of the photoelectric convertor of the pixel in the second row is canceled in a period other than a period in which an A/D converting unit converts the optical signal of the pixel in the first row into a digital signal.
US09906749B2	Image capturing apparatus capable of generating and adding pixel region information to image data, method of controlling the same, and image sensor An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a pixel portion comprising a first pixel region and a second pixel region; an output unit configured to output a result of adding region information indicating the first pixel region and the second pixel region to image data obtained from the pixel portion; and a signal processing unit configured to correct pixel data of the first pixel region using pixel data of the second pixel region for image data read out from the pixel portion, wherein the signal processing unit extracts pixel data of the first pixel region and pixel data of the second pixel region of the image data using the region information added to the image data received from the output unit.
US09906742B2	Method and system for UV inoperable pixel compensation A method for estimating values lost to inoperable pixels on ultraviolet (UV) sensor arrays comprising identifying an inoperable pixel on a UV sensor array, applying a three by three kernel to the inoperable pixel, the three by three kernel being centered on the inoperable pixel, acquiring a centroid value for the inoperable pixel, applying a compensation algorithm based on the three by three kernel radial centroid value, and calculating estimated values for the inoperable pixel.
US09906739B2	Image pickup device and image pickup method Provided is an image pickup device capable of facilitating distinction between a normal area and a specific area for a camera for medical or industrial use. The image pickup device for picking up images in a plurality of wavelength bands includes a first image pickup part for picking up an optical image in a near-infrared band, a second image pickup part for picking up an optical image in a visible-light band, an image processing part for performing processing for extracting necessary information from a near-infrared image acquired by the first image pickup part, and a synthesized-image generating part for adding a visible image acquired by the second image pickup part and an image obtained by the image processing part at a predetermined ratio to generate a synthetized image.
US09906738B2	Weak target detection-oriented multi-modal infrared imaging system and method A weak target detection-oriented multi-modal infrared imaging system includes an infrared optical window, a large-field of view (FOV) two-dimensional scanning mirror, a Cassegrain reflector group, a broadband spectrum relay mirror, a first lens group, a space-adjustable and transmittance-variable lens, a second lens group, a focal plane array (FPA) module, a data processing module and a space addressable transmittance modulation module. The data processing module generates a transmittance modulation control signal and an imaging integration time modulation signal according to an image data signal output by the FPA module, and the space-adjustable and transmittance-variable lens dynamically adjust an optical field transmittance under the effect of the transmittance modulation control signal. The FPA module adaptively adjusts an imaging integration time under the effect of the imaging integration time modulation signal.
US09906736B2	Compact thermal aiming sight A sight attachable to a weapon and comprising an objective lens, an image display, and a digital reticle. The objective lens focuses infrared light received from a scene onto a thermal imager, which is comprised of a focal plane array that detects infrared radiation in the scene focused by the lens. The image display is in signal communication with the thermal imager and provides an image of the received infrared light from the scene. The image rendered by the display is visible to the user. The digital reticle is rendered on the display and provides an aim point of the weapon upon a target in the scene. The image of the scene and superimposed reticle are directly viewable by a user with the aim point of the weapon upon the target being maintained constant over a range of viewing angles that depart from a viewing angle perpendicular to the display.
US09906734B2	Method and related camera device for generating pictures with rotation trace A method of generating pictures with rotation trace includes controlling a camera lens to open a shutter within a first period and an image sensor to rotate an angle within the first period, so as to generate a first picture with a rotation trace.
US09906731B2	Imaging apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium An imaging apparatus has a first mode in which a detection unit detects a light amount change characteristic from an object between first and second exposures of an imaging unit during a continuous shooting and a determination unit determines an exposure timing of the second exposure based on the detected light amount change characteristic.
US09906729B2	Imaging apparatus and microscope system An imaging apparatus includes: a stage on which an object is configured to be placed; an imaging unit having an imager configured to image the object; a movement mechanism configured to perform a relative movement between the stage and the imaging unit in at least one direction within a placement plane for placing the object; a tilt mechanism configured to tilt at least one of an imaging surface of the imager and the stage relative to a moving direction of the movement mechanism; and a tilt angle setting unit configured to set a tilt angle of the tilt mechanism based on at least a magnification of the imaging unit and a size of an effective area on the imaging surface, the effective area being an area into which observation light from the object is introduced.
US09906728B2	Imaging apparatus and support mechanism for movable member An imaging apparatus includes a body provided with an image sensor; a displayer configured to display an image obtained via the image sensor, the displayer being supported by the body to be movable relative to the body; a connecting member provided with first and second connecting portions; a first support portion provided on one of the body and the displayer, the first connecting portion of the connecting member being connected to the first support portion in a rotatable manner about a spherical center thereof relative to the one of the body and the displayer; and a second support portion provided on the other of the body and the displayer, the second connecting portion of the connecting member being connected to the second support portion in a rotatable manner about a spherical center thereof and in a linearly-movable manner relative to the other of the body and the displayer.
US09906727B2	Method for providing a title of contents based on context awareness and device thereof A method for providing a content title of a portable terminal includes: displaying a particular content on the display; extracting context tag information corresponding to the particular content; generating the contents title according to a predetermined format based on the extracted context tag information; and displaying the content title and the particular content.
US09906726B2	Image stabilization control apparatus, optical apparatus and storage medium storing image stabilizing control program The image stabilization control apparatus includes a shake extracting unit extracting a first shake signal whose frequency is higher than a predetermined frequency from a shake detection signal, a predicting unit producing, by using a motion vector detection signal, a predicted shake signal indicating a predicted value of shaking of an optical apparatus, a combining unit combining the first shake signal with the predicted shake signal to produce a second shake signal, a controlling unit performing an image stabilization control using the second shake signal, and a motion vector extracting unit extracting a specific motion vector signal whose frequency is lower than the predetermined frequency from the motion vector detection signal. The controlling unit performs the image stabilization control using the second shake signal in still image capturing, and the predicting unit produces the predicted shake signal by using the specific motion vector signal.
US09906724B2	Method and device for setting a focus of a camera The present invention relates generally to auto focus algorithms for setting a focus of a camera. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method (600) and device for setting a focus of a camera wherein a camera motion level of the camera is continuously measured (S604) during the read-out of pixel data by a rolling shutter image sensor and wherein the auto focus algorithm uses weighted focus measures which are calculated (S612) using the continuously measured camera motion levels.
US09906720B2	Service system, information processing apparatus, and service providing method A service system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device capable of communication via a network. The mobile terminal includes a first transmission unit that transmits spherical images taken in respective imaging locations and positional information about the imaging locations to the information processing device. The information processing device includes a reception unit that receives the spherical images transmitted by the first transmission unit; a map data obtaining unit that obtains map data from a map data storage, the map data including the imaging locations of the spherical images; a path information creation unit that creates information about a path made by connecting the imaging locations in the map data obtained by the map data obtaining unit; and a content providing unit that makes content available for a request through the network, the content including the map data, the information about the path, and the spherical images.
US09906709B2	Image pickup apparatus having image pickup element including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a plurality of photodiodes corresponding to microlens, lens unit to be removably mounted on image pick up apparatus, and methods of controlling image pickup apparatus and lens unit An image pickup apparatus on which a lens unit is to be removably mounted includes an image pickup element, a first focus detection unit which performs a focus detection by a contrast detection method based on a signal output from the image pickup element, a second focus detection unit which performs a focus detection by a phase difference detection method based on a pair of image signals output from the image pickup element, and a control unit which performs a focus control based on an in-focus position detected by the first or second focus detection unit, and the control unit receives, from the mounted lens unit, first information related to a displacement of the in-focus position by the phase difference detection method and determines whether to use the second focus detection unit for the focus control according to the first information.
US09906707B2	Defocus estimation method independent of the scene content and use in an autofocus system A method of adjusting a lens may include adjusting the lens at a first focus position, and acquiring a first image of a scene through the lens. The method may further include adjusting the lens at a second focus position, and acquiring a second image of the same scene through the lens. In addition, the method may include producing respective power spectra of the first and second images, and producing a criterion representing the ratio of the power spectra to estimate a focus error of the lens.
US09906704B2	Managing crowd sourced photography in a wireless network An intelligent camera network cooperatively acquires images over a wireless network. The network automatically captures images based on a trigger. The trigger may include messages from other image capturing devices. A first image capture devices is triggered to acquire an image based on a message from at least one other image capture device.
US09906701B2	Transmitting settings in a digital imaging system An approach is provided to control digital imaging system. In the approach, isolated camera settings pertaining to a first camera body are configured. The first camera body is included in a camera group that includes two or more camera bodies. Each of the cameras in the camera group is controlled by a human operator. Shared camera settings that pertain to each of the cameras in the camera group are also configured. When an adjustment is received at the camera body from the human operator, the approach checks whether the adjustment is a shared group setting. If the adjustment is a shared setting, the system wirelessly transmits the adjustment over the wireless transmitter/receiver to the other camera bodies included in the camera group.
US09906698B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging method An imaging apparatus includes an imager with an imaging optical system to having an object-side hypercentric property, an illuminator with a plurality of illumination optical systems having mutually different exit pupil positions and a mover for relatively moving these with respect to a well plate. Imaging is performed simultaneously with stroboscopic illumination when the imager is located at a predetermined imaging position, and illumination optical systems are switched according to the imaging position.
US09906693B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that can correct distortion generated in frames caused by a rolling shutter to a degree to which the frames may be viewed. Provided is an image processing apparatus that corrects distortion generated in a frame constituting a moving image, the image processing apparatus including: a first detection unit configured to detect distorted high-frequency components corresponding to high-frequency components of distortion of the frame; a second detection unit configured to detect distorted low-frequency components corresponding to low-frequency components of distortion of the frame; a correction determination unit configured to determine an amount of correction of the distorted high-frequency components; and a correction unit configured to correct the distorted low-frequency components generated in the frame on the basis of the detected distorted low-frequency components and correct the distorted high-frequency components generated in the frame according to the determined amount of correction. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a video camera equipped with a CMOS sensor.
US09906692B2	Media stream sharing method and terminal A media stream sharing method and terminal, where the method includes, after a first terminal receives a start instruction triggered by a user to start a service of sharing audio and video, searching for, according to the start instruction, a terminal capable of implementing sharing of a media stream with the first terminal, and displaying the found terminal or terminal list; when the first terminal determines that a terminal selected by a user according to the displayed terminal or terminal list is a second terminal, obtaining a playing attribute of the second terminal; and synchronizing, by the first terminal according to the playing attribute, a media stream currently played to the second terminal, causing the second terminal to decode and play the media stream. The method solves problems of audio and video asynchronization, operational complexity, and high costs during media stream sharing in the prior art.
US09906688B2	Image capturing apparatus, color measuring device, image forming apparatus, and color measuring system for capturing a reference chart and a subject An image capturing unit includes a sensor unit that image-captures a predetermined area including a subject; and a reference chart unit that is arranged in the predetermined area and captured with the subject by the sensor unit.
US09906686B2	Image processing using content-based weighted dithering Image processing transforms input multi-level image data into output image data having a smaller number of levels (the input and output image data represents images formed of cells). The image processing distributes quantization error of a target cell of the image to neighbor cells in proportions determined by a set of weights. The distribution excludes neighbor cells whose data level is less than a threshold value from receiving distributed quantization error, or allows just a fraction of the quantization error to be distributed to such neighbor cells.
US09906684B2	Image forming apparatus for forming image by reading document, control method of the image forming apparatus, and storage medium When a reading operation in a magnification setting is performed, an image at a position intended by a user can be magnified and output, and an output product intended by the user can be provided in a similar manner in either case of a regular size mode and an adjustable size mode while an efficient memory use is realized.
US09906679B2	Image forming device and image forming method An image can be formed by using a developer containing a luminescent substance, without impairing the finish of the area in which the image is formed. An image forming device 100 includes a print function section 124 which forms a first image included in a plurality of images to be formed on a single page, based on image formation data indicating the image to be formed, on a medium by using a first developer, and forms a second image included in the plurality of images, based on the image formation data, in a non-image-forming area in which the first image is not formed on the medium, by using a second developer containing a luminescent substance.
US09906677B2	Web content display system, image forming apparatus, web page providing method, and computer program An image forming apparatus that is remotely accessed from a terminal apparatus includes: a display; a display control unit configured to control display of the display and to transmit image data of an image to the terminal apparatus in order to display the image to be displayed on the display, onto the terminal apparatus; an attribute information acquisition unit configured to obtain first attribute information related to an attribute of the terminal apparatus; a web content acquisition unit configured to obtain web content by issuing a notification of second attribute information related to an attribute of the image forming apparatus to a server in a case where remote access is not being executed, and by issuing a notification of the first attribute information to the server in a case where remote access is being executed; and a browser unit configured to generate an image based on the obtained web content.
US09906672B2	Function performing apparatus A communication apparatus may include a first wireless interface and a controller. The controller may include a setting information memory configured to store setting information indicating a selected result selected by a user among a first setting and a second setting, the first setting indicating that target data is to be sent to an external apparatus via the first wireless interface, and the second setting indicating that the target data is not sent to the external apparatus. The controller is configured to maintain an operation state of the communication apparatus in a power saving state, in a case where a predetermined notice is obtained from the first wireless interface under a situation where the operation state of the communication apparatus is the power saving state and the setting information memory stores the setting information indicating the second setting.
US09906669B2	Scanning system, scanned image processing device and scanning method A scanning system according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of image information generated by continuously scanning a medium to be scanned, a path calculation unit that calculates a path of scanning the medium based on the plurality of pieces of image information acquired by the image acquisition unit, a processing method determination unit that determines a processing method of the plurality of pieces of image information in accordance with a path calculated by the path calculation unit, and a processing unit that processes the plurality of pieces of image information by a processing method determined by the processing method determination unit and converts the plurality of pieces of image information into information in a form corresponding to the processing method.
US09906667B2	Fiducial for use in determining two media types of different lengths used on a flatbed scanner A fiducial on a backer of a flatbed scanner is used for determining a media size of a target scanned on the platen of the scanner. The fiducial is comprised of a plurality of symbols, either arranged in a predetermined pattern or randomly within a fiducial frame, and is placed at a predetermined location on the backer on the scanner lid. Each symbol has a finish that reflects light differently than a finish on the backer and has a high peak correlation value and a low off-peak correlation value when scanned. Image data from a scan of a target along with the backer is searched for the fiducial image. When the fiducial image is found, the media is selected to be of a first shorter length target type and, when the fiducial is not found, the target is selected to be of a second longer length target type.
US09906659B2	Printer for printing product information received from external device According to an embodiment, a printer includes a display device and a controller device. The display device displays one of product information received from an external device and product information recorded in a memory device, as product-information-to-be-printed. When the printer is incapable of receiving the product information from the external device, the controller device controls the display device to display the product information recorded in the memory device, in a display mode indicating that the product-information-to-be-printed is the product information recorded in the memory device.
US09906655B2	Terminal device, diagnosis system, computer readable medium, diagnostic method, and computer data signal A terminal device includes a display unit that displays acquired image information, a receiving unit that receives an analysis position of quality unevenness in the image information, and a detection unit that detects pitch information by respectively performing frequency analysis on first and second regions containing the analysis position. The display unit displays the pitch information detected from the first region with respect to pitch information equal to or greater than a predetermined pitch length and displays the pitch information detected from the second region with respect to pitch information less than the predetermined pitch length.
US09906649B2	Method and communications arrangement for operating a communications connection The invention relates to a method and a communications arrangement for operating a communications connection between a communications terminal device (KE1) associated with a first participant and at least one first terminal device (KE2) associated with a second participant. For a process running on a second terminal device (RE1) integrating with a first communications terminal device (KE1) to be operated by the first participant, said process being free of functions for controlling the communications connection, at least one piece of information that is reproducible on a terminal device is extracted from a process-produced output (P1) to the second terminal device (RE1). Further, upon initiation of the communications connection between the communications terminal device (KE1) and the first terminal device (KE2), the reproducible information is transmitted to at one of the least one terminal devices (KE2, RE2) associated with the second participant.
US09906648B2	Method and system for prediction of contact allocation, staff time distribution, and service performance metrics in a multi-skilled contact center operation environment A method and system for prediction in a telecommunications network are described. Particularly, contact allocation, staff time distribution, and other performance metrics may be determined in a contact center operation environment comprising multiple media types and/or multiple agent skill sets for handling contact types. In an embodiment, models simulating queue behavior are built. Staff count may be altered in order to determine staffing allocations and performance scenarios using the models. Long term and short term predictions may be used to configure the telecommunication network and route communications through the telecommunications network.
US09906646B2	Smart call device, system and method A smart call method is applied in a smart call device, there being a first handheld device and a second handheld device containing the smart call device. The first and second handheld devices are bound and communicate with the smart call device. The smart call device receives an incoming call signal from the first handheld device and acquires images of nearby faces through an image acquisition unit in response. The first handheld device compares the acquired face images with stored user face images of the second handheld device. The smart call device sends a control signal to the first handheld device according to a successful comparison and the first handheld device calls the second handheld device bound with the smart call device.
US09906643B2	System, apparatus and method of providing phone call route information Provided is a system, apparatus, and/or method for providing phone call route information, including a calling party information collector configured to collect calling party information according to selecting of a phone number link object provided to a calling party through a network a called party information collector configured to collect called party information about a certain incoming call from a called terminal, and a matching determiner configured to determine a relation between the selecting of the phone number link object and the certain incoming call by comparing at least one piece of the calling party information and at least one piece of the called party information.
US09906642B2	Identity identification method and apparatus and communication terminal The present disclosure discloses a method for identifying an identity, device and a communication terminal. The method includes that: a voiceprint feature of a current call object and a mobile phone number of the current call object are extracted; the identity of the current call object is identified according to the voiceprint feature and the mobile phone number. The present disclosure solves the problem in the related art that it is difficult to effectively identify the identity of a call object, thus providing a method for effectively identifying the identity of a current call object and technically reducing the probability of phone fraud on a user.
US09906641B2	System and method of providing voice-message call service Provided are a system and method of providing a voice-message call service. A mobile device that performs a call with an external mobile device comprises a control unit configured to obtain text, the text converted from voice data that is exchanged between the mobile device and the external mobile device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, and obtain input text input to the mobile device and provided text that is received from the external mobile device; and a display unit configured to arrange the text, the input text, and the provided text and display the arranged text, input text, and provided text on a screen of the device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device.
US09906637B2	Wireless terminal device A smartphone includes: a first antenna for performing wireless communication in accordance with a first communication scheme; a second antenna for performing wireless communication in accordance with a second communication scheme; a first RF circuit module for converting a signal, received by the first antenna, into a digital audio signal; an audio processing module for converting the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal; a second RF circuit module for converting a signal, received by the second antenna, into an analog audio signal; a receiver for outputting an analog audio signal; and a first switch for switching between: a first mode for transmitting an analog audio signal between the audio processing module and the receiver; and a second mode for transmitting an analog audio signal between the second RF circuit module and the receiver.
US09906633B2	Desktop speakerphone The present invention relates to a desktop speakerphone constructed to make the desktop speakerphone less space-consuming while having improved audio qualities. The desktop speakerphone preferably has two microphone clusters 6, 7 mounted at the upper side of the housing 2 closer towards respective longitudinal ends 8 of the latter, so that each microphone cluster 6, 7 can receive voice sound Av from one or more of the users. Each microphone cluster 6, 7 preferably comprises three pressure microphones 10, 11, 12. Furthermore, within each microphone cluster 6, 7, the second and third sound inlets 14, 15 are preferably arranged symmetrically on opposite sides of the respective median plane 18. Within each microphone cluster 6, 7, the relative arrangement of the three sound inlets 13, 14, 15 defines a respective microphone axis 9, 19 for each of the microphone pairs 10, 11, 10, 12. The microphone axis 9 of the first microphone pair 10, 11 extends through the first and the second sound inlet 13, 14, while the microphone axis 19 of the second microphone pair 10, 12 extends through the first and the third sound inlet 13, 15. The microphones are connected to multiple array processors, each configured to provide an array signal in dependence on two or more of the multiple microphone signals. First and second array processor configured to provide array signals in dependence on microphone signals.
US09906632B2	Method and system for implementing logical port classifications The network control system of some embodiments implements logical port classifications to implement different features of logical networks onto a physical network. The network control system of some embodiments modifies flow entries at forwarding elements of the physical network to implement the logical network. The network control system classifies logical source and destination ports into disjoint equivalence classes for logical network flows in a virtualized network, and encodes this information in the tunneled traffic carrying the logical flow. The network control system of some such embodiments provides logical port classifications to minimize the necessary flow entries at each forwarding element of the physical network.
US09906631B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting a multimedia data packet A method and an apparatus for transmitting a multimedia data packet are provided. The method includes generating Media Abstraction Layer (MAL) information for abstracting information on the multimedia data to be transmitted, generating a multimedia data packet including said MAL information, and transmitting the generated multimedia data packet to a network entity.
US09906626B2	Resource demand-based network page generation Disclosed are various embodiments that facilitate network page generation based on resource demands. A request for a network page is obtained at a server from a client. When the network page is to be generated by the client, network page generation code for generating the network page is sent to the client in response to the request and in place of the network page. The network page generation code includes code that obtains multiple data elements from the server. The network page generation code also includes code that generates a network page. The data elements are included within the network page. When the network page is to be locally generated, if the network page is static, loaded the network page from a data store and send to the client. If the network page is not static, generate the network page server-side, and send to the client.
US09906623B2	System and method for accessing data objects via remote references One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for providing access to a data object stored on an application server from within a client side machine. The method includes creating a remote reference that is linked to the data object, transmitting the remote reference to an application executing on a second machine, receiving an expression to evaluate that includes the remote reference, accessing at least one element included in the data object via the remote reference, evaluating the expression based on the at least one element to produce a result, and transmitting the result to the application.
US09906618B2	Return path selection for content delivery Systems and methods of operating a content node that caches digital content for end users are provided herein. The content node is configured to cache data. When the content node receives a request for content that is not presently cached, the content node identifies the origin server associated with the requested content. The content node monitors network characteristics for at least the origin server and one or more service providers that transfer content between the origin server and the content node. The content node selects a network address associated with a particular service provider based upon network characteristics and requests the origin server to deliver requested content and the selected address.
US09906613B2	Determining relevant content for keyword extraction The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for analyzing user-specific information and determining content within one or more web pages that has been experienced by one or more users. Furthermore, the present disclosure is directed toward identifying and providing actionable data based on keywords experienced by one or more users.
US09906610B1	Event-based media sharing A media sharing system that shares media obtained on cell phones or tablets from many users, who have joined an event. The media can be photos. An event is created based on at least one of a time, location, or some other parameter. Each user to the event uploads their photos from the event, and receives photos from others in the event. Then a composite of multiple different photos is created. This can be done for sports events or hotels.
US09906606B2	System and method for transmitting system messages in session initiation protocol Methods and apparatuses are provided for exchanging system messages with a server by a client device in a system for providing a communication service. The client device receives a request message from the server. The request message includes a first content type indicating that the request message is for requesting a confirmation from a user of the client device, and content to be displayed at the client device for the confirmation. The content is displayed on the client device. The client device receives the confirmation from the user. The client device generates a response message corresponding to the confirmation. The response message includes a second content type indicating that the response message is generated based on the confirmation in response to the request message. The response message is transmitted from the client device to the server.
US09906602B1	System and method for generating personalized short links and monitoring activity A computerized method and system to generate individualized shortened URLs and track user activity is disclosed. A method includes generating an individualized shortened URLs for each of a plurality of recipients, sending communications to each of the plurality of recipients, wherein each of the communications includes the individualized shortened URL, receiving a request from at least one of the plurality of recipients for the individualized shortened URL, and referring the request to a destination URL.
US09906600B2	Method and apparatus for initiating a high-power connection via a low-power interface An apparatus and methods are provided for initiating a network connection between a first device and a second device. While one or more high-power network interfaces of the first device are in a dormant state, the first device communicates with a second device via the first device's low-power network interface. The first device can determine, based on the communication, whether to establish a network connection with the second device via a high-power network interface of the first device. Next, if the first device is to establish the network connection with the second device via the high-power network interface, the device can wake the first high-power network interface and connect to the second device via the first high-power network interface.
US09906599B2	Ontology based resource provisioning and management for services Techniques are disclosed for integration, provisioning and management of entities and processes in a computing system such as, by way of example only, business entities and business processes. In particular, techniques are disclosed for ontology based resource provisioning and management for services. For example, such an ontology based approach can be utilized in conjunction with a business support system which may be employed in conjunction with a cloud computing environment.
US09906598B1	Distributed data storage controller A storage controller is implemented for controlling a storage system. The storage controller may be implemented using a distributed computer system and may include components for servicing client data requests based on the characteristics of the distributed computer system, the client, or the data requests. The storage controller is scalable independently of the storage system it controls. All components of the storage controller, as well as the client, may be virtual or hardware-based instances of a distributed computer system.
US09906594B2	Techniques for shaping real-time content between multiple endpoints A client application coupled to a display generates a shared workspace that includes a content stream derived from a local user device a well as another content stream derived from a remote device. The client application is configured to detect when a user device is coupled locally, and to receive a content stream from that device. The client application determines when the other content stream is available, and then accesses that content stream via a streaming infrastructure. The client application then generates the shared workspace by rendering the two content streams to a display.
US09906589B2	Shared management service The disclosure is related to a shard manager that manages assignment of shards (data partitions) to application servers. An application service (“app service”) provides a specific service to clients and can be executing on multiple application servers. The dataset managed by the app service can be divided into multiple shards and the shards can be assigned to different app servers. The shard manager can manage the assignment of shards to different app servers based on an assignment policy. The shard assignments can be published to a configuration service. A client can request the configuration service to provide identification information of the app server to which a particular shard the client intends to access is assigned. The shard manager can also provide dynamic load balancing solutions. The shard manager can poll the app servers in runtime to determine the load information and per-shard resource usage, and balance the load by reassigning the shards accordingly.
US09906588B2	Server and method for extracting content for commodity At a method for extracting content relating to a commodity which is executable on a server, the server including at least one processor and a storage device. The method includes acquiring a plurality of web articles from Internet; web articles associated with a commodity from the acquired web articles are recognized, a name for the commodity from the recognized web articles is extracted; and a representative picture for the commodity from all pictures in the recognized web articles is selected, the extracted content being extractable and returnable to a user upon input of a keyword.
US09906586B2	Method and device for transmitting data, and method and device for receiving data Methods and apparatuses for transmitting data to an external device are provided. The method includes establishing a communication link with the external device by using a first application, and displaying a first window that corresponds to the first application, in response to an execution request for a second application that is different from the first application, displaying a second window that corresponds to the second application as a background of the first window, receiving a sharing mode request via the first window, and in response to the sharing mode request, setting an operation mode of the device as a sharing mode, and transmitting data that is provided from the second application to the external device via the communication link.
US09906584B2	Terminal device, system, and method for accessing virtual desktop A terminal device, system and method for accessing a virtual desktop, the terminal device includes: a plurality of peripheral interface groups, configured to connect with a plurality of peripheral groups, wherein each of the peripheral groups comprises one or more input apparatus; a plurality of virtual machines, configured to control corresponding desktops supplied by a virtual desktop server system according to operating data input by the peripheral groups; and a network interface, configured to connect with the virtual desktop server system. With the above terminal device, system and method, the cost of the current virtual desktop system can be reduced effectively.
US09906580B2	Method and apparatus for generating and reproducing adaptive stream based on file format, and recording medium thereof Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting a file in a server. A file is generated for an adaptive stream service. The file is transmitted. The file includes range information for indicating a byte range of a segment.
US09906578B2	System and method for providing an enterprise deployment topology In accordance with an embodiment, one or more enterprise software application products, such as Fusion Applications, can be installed and/or configured according to an integration and deployment design/blueprint that is built or optimized for use within a multi-tiered enterprise deployment topology at an organization/customer's data center. Based on the organization/customer's site topology and needs/requirements, provisioning of the software applications can be optimized, and application life cycle operations performed. This enables each product component to be aware of the topology, which in turn provides customers with an “out-of-the-box” solution. The deployment topology can also be optimized for security, performance and simplicity.
US09906577B2	Method and server for searching for data stream dividing point based on server Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for searching for a data stream dividing point based on a server. In the embodiments of the present invention, a data stream dividing point is searched for by determining whether at least a part of data in a window of M windows meets a preset condition, and when the at least a part of data in the window does not meet the preset condition, a length of N*U is skipped, so as to obtain a next potential dividing point, thereby improving efficiency of searching for a data stream dividing point.
US09906575B2	Media fling system Aspects of the disclosure relate to a content (e.g., media) transfer or fling platform or system and method in which content may be sent, transferred, or flung from an electronic device to an output device via a rendering device. The content may be transformed (e.g., processed) to meet a content quality based on network conditions and output device capabilities. The media may be stored locally in the electronic device or in a network attached storage or remote from the electronic device. Content stored remotely from the electronic device may also be flung under control of the electronic device.
US09906572B2	Methods and systems for virtual conference system using personal communication devices Systems and methods are described herein for providing a virtual conference with a master device connected to a plurality of satellite devices, including: receiving, by the master device, uplink data packets from a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels is associated with one of the plurality of satellite devices, and dividing, by the master device, the plurality of channels into two or more groups based on a conversation captured in the uplink data packets of each of the plurality of channels. The master device selects one group from the two or more groups for output. The master device also transmits downlink data packets corresponding to the selected group for the plurality of satellite devices.
US09906566B2	Voice session termination for messaging clients in IMS An IMS structure is described that hosts an IMS service based on a Rich Communication Suite (RCS) protocol for messaging only and IMS service based on VoLTE or Voice over WiFi. The IMS comprises functionality for rerouting a VoLTE or VoWiFi session invitation to a subscriber via a circuit switched network based on determined capabilities and authorizations of the invited subscriber.
US09906561B2	Performing logical segmentation based on remote device 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.
US09906560B2	Distributing remote device management attributes to service nodes for service rule processing 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.
US09906558B2	User managed access scope specific obligation policy for authorization A method sends a request for a delegated authorization grant data set, receives a delegated authorization grant data set that defines the delegated authorization grant scope, with respect to a resource. The delegated authorization grant data set includes a scope variable value having been selected by a delegator entity through a delegation grant scope user interface on the delegator device. The scope controls access to the resource in a manner limited by the scope of the delegated authorization grant defined by the delegated authorization grant data set.
US09906556B2	Systems and methods for encoding the core identifier in the session identifier The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for managing SSL session persistence and reuse in a multi-core system. A first core may indicate that an SSL session established by the first core is non-resumable. Responsive to the indication, the core may set an indicator at a location in memory accessible by each core of the multi-core system, the indicator indicating that the SSL session is non-resumable. A second core of the multi-core system may receive a request to reuse the SSL session. The request may include a session identifier of the SSL session. In addition, the session identifier may identify the first core as an establisher of the SSL session. The second core can identify from encoding of the session identifier whether the second core is not the establisher of the SSL session. Responsive to the identification, the second core may determine whether to resume the SSL session.
US09906552B1	Managing system load System load, such as load caused by a denial of service attack, is managed by requiring those requesting access to the system to provide proof of work. A system receives, from a requestor, a request for access to the system. Before the request can be processed, the system provides a challenge to the requestor. The requestor obtains a solution to the challenge and provides proof of having obtained the solution. The system verifies the correctness of the solution and, if the correct solution is verified, the system services the request.
US09906543B2	Automated abnormality detection in service networks From a log of a machine, an entry is selected relating to providing a subservice in processing a service request from a requestor associated with a key. The log entry includes a subsequence of machines used and a cost of providing the subservice. A set of entries is selected from the log, an entry including the subsequence and a second cost of providing the subservice but in processing a different service request from a different requestor associated with a different key. A distance is computed between the cost and the second cost. A number of occurrences of the subsequence with the key is determined. Using the number and the distance for the subsequence, a value pair is computed. Responsive to an aggregate number in the value pair not exceeding a threshold count. The processing of the service request is output as a suspect for using an improper sequence of machines.
US09906533B2	Multi-tenancy governance in a cloud computing environment A cloud computing system includes a plurality of tenants that are permitted to access cloud hosted applications. The system includes an input governance layer associated with each application, and an output governance layer associated with each application. The input governance layer and the output governance layer include an encapsulation of a cloud hosted application. The governance layers receive a request from a tenant-user to access a first application on the cloud computing system, check a governance database to determine if the tenant-user is authorized to access the first application, and allows or denies access accordingly.
US09906528B2	Method and apparatus for providing bootstrapping procedures in a communication network An approach is provided for performing authentication in a communication system. In one embodiment, a key is established with a terminal in a communication network according to a key agreement protocol. The agreed key is tied to an authentication procedure to provide a security association that supports reuse of the key. A master key is generated based on the agreed key. In another embodiment, digest authentication is combined with key exchange parameters (e.g., Diffie-Hellman parameters) in the payload of the digest message, in which a key (e.g., SMEKEY or MN-AAA) is utilized as a password. In yet another embodiment, an authentication algorithm (e.g., Cellular Authentication and Voice Encryption (CAVE)) is employed with a key agreement protocol with conversion functions to support bootstrapping.
US09906527B2	Device blocking tool Automated locating and disconnection of undesired devices may include receiving a unique address of a candidate device, determining the address of the switch coupled to the candidate device based on the address of the candidate device, accessing the switch using the switch address, receiving switch information from the switch, receiving credentials from the user and commands to transform the candidate device into a disconnected state, and determining whether the user is permitted to execute the commands based on the credentials from the user. If it is determined that the user is permitted to execute the commands, the candidate device may be transformed into a disconnected state on the network and its address may be added to a blacklist. A device may be deemed to be undesired on the network due to intrusion events, violation of network policies, or other appropriate criteria.
US09906525B1	Systems and methods for facilitating secure authentication of third-party applications and/or websites using a biometric-enabled transitory password authentication device Secure authentication of third-party applications and/or websites may be facilitated using a biometric-enabled transitory password authentication device. Exemplary implementations may replace a login requirement with a simple and secure swipe-to-authenticate mechanism in order to gain access to a third-party application and/or website. According to some implementations, a user may have a user computing platform linked to a physically separate authentication device. The user may access the third-party application and/or website via the user computing platform. The user computing platform may detect a login requirement associated with the third-party application and/or website. The user computing platform may prompt the user to swipe-to-authenticate. By using the swipe-to-authenticate mechanism, the user may gain access to the third-party application and/or website.
US09906524B2	Server, provision device, and one-time password generation device Realized is a low-cost provision system capable of providing a provision item or a provision system that requires a smaller number of operation steps to be made by a user. A server includes a first receiving unit receiving transaction information transmitted by a communication terminal requesting a provision device having a provision item stored thereon to make a transaction of the provision item, a second receiving unit receiving a communication result including authentication information input to the communication terminal before the communication, the communication result being generated by a communication between the provision device and the communication terminal, and a transmission unit transmitting an instruction to execute the transaction to the provision device based on the transaction information or the communication result.
US09906523B2	Table-connected tokenization A tokenization system tokenizes sensitive data to prevent unauthorized entities from accessing the sensitive data. The tokenization system accesses sensitive data, and retrieves an initialization vector (IV) from an IV table using a first portion of the sensitive data. A second portion of the sensitive data is modified using the accessed initialization vector. A token table is selected from a set of token tables using a third portion of the sensitive data. The modified second portion of data is used to query the selected token table, and a token associated with the value of the modified second portion of data is accessed. The second portion of the sensitive data is replaced with the accessed token to form tokenized data.
US09906515B1	Systems and methods for empowering IP practitioners A browser application has at least two web browser objects for browsing Private PAIR while hiding multi-page navigation from a user. The browser application is configured to automatically download XML data from Private PAIR, and generate one or more reports therefrom, including a Daily Updates report, a Cross Checker report, and a Docket Listing report. The browser application is preferably configured to selectively provide limited access to Private PAIR by restricting user navigation to programmatic navigation.
US09906512B2	Flexible revocation of credentials The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for handling revocation statuses of credentials, the method including: an issuing computer transmitting a public key to user and verifying computers, a revocation computer sending revocation parameters to user and verifying computer devices, issuing credentials to a user computer by an issuing computer, verifying issued credentials by the user computer, transmitting updated revocation information to the revocation computer by the verifying computer, updating provisional revocation status information by the revocation computer, updating revocation status information by the revocation computer, transmitting updated revocation information to a revocation computer by a verifying computer, updating provisional revocation status information by the revocation computer, transmitting updated revocation status information to the user and verifying computers by the revocation computer, creating a presentation token by the user computer, transmitting the presentation token to a verifying computer, and verifying the presentation token by the verifying computer.
US09906511B1	Secure impersonation detection Techniques of performing impersonation detection involve using encrypted access request data. Along these lines, an impersonation detection server stores historical access request data only in encrypted form and has no way to decrypt such data. When a new access request is received by a client, the client sends the username associated with the request to the server, which in turns sends the client the encrypted historical access request data. In addition, the server sends the client instructions to perform impersonation detection. The client then carries out the instructions based on the encrypted historical access request data and data contained in the new access request.
US09906507B2	System and method for authenticating and enabling an electronic device in an electronic system A system and method for authenticating and enabling an electronic device in an electronic system are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: an electronic system comprising: a protected device; a requesting device node, executing on a computing system, the requesting device node including: a device query data packet generator to generate a device query packet including data representing one or more identifiers of the protected device and a particular paired system; and an authentication key retriever to obtain an authentication key based on the device query data packet from an authentication provisioning node using an external data communication; and an obfuscation state machine of the particular paired system configured with a pre-defined quantity of state elements, a pre-defined quantity of the state elements being functional state elements, the obfuscation state machine being programmed with the authentication key to cause the obfuscation state machine to transition the protected device from an initial obfuscation state to a functional state.
US09906506B1	In-band identity verification and man-in-the-middle defense A variety of techniques for performing identity verification are disclosed. As one example, a verification request is received from a remote user. The verification request pertains to a cryptographic key. In response to receiving a confirmation from a local user of the local device, a verification process is initiated. A result of the verification process is transmitted to the remote user. As a second example, a verification request can be received at the local device, from a local user of the device. A verification process with respect to the local user is initiated, and a result of the verification process is transmitted to a remote user that is different from the local user.
US09906505B2	RSA decryption using multiplicative secret sharing An embodiment features an RSA process in which the private key is separated into shares. Decryption (and authentication and other RSA objectives) may be accomplished by successive modular exponentiation of, for example, a ciphertext or a signature.
US09906499B1	Apparatus, system and method for secure data exchange The disclosure provides a method of activating user access of a Secure Data Exchange (SDE) Client of a SDE system, and computer program products for securing electronic communications over an electronic mail or messaging system. In one embodiment, a computer program product is disclosed that includes instructions for: (1) activating access of a user to a Secure Data Exchange (SDE) System based on a Unique User Identifier (UUI) associated with the user and an authentication code, wherein the authentication code is based on an email address of the user and other parameters or values known by the SDE system, (2) verifying the user has the access based on both the UUI and the authentication code, and (3) providing a plurality of converters and a User Data Transaction Identifier (UDTID) to a SDE client of a verified user in response to a request therefrom.
US09906494B2	Configuring interactions with a firewall service virtual machine For a host that executes one or more guest virtual machines (GVMs), some embodiments provide a novel virtualization architecture for utilizing a firewall service virtual machine (SVM) on the host to check the packets sent by and/or received for the GVMs. In some embodiments, the GVMs connect to a software forwarding element (e.g., a software switch) that executes on the host to connect to each other and to other devices operating outside of the host. Instead of connecting the firewall SVM to the host's software forwarding element that connects its GVMs, the virtualization architecture of some embodiments provides an SVM interface (SVMI) through which the firewall SVM can be accessed to check the packets sent by and/or received for the GVMs.
US09906492B2	Gateway device, and service providing system Provided are a control device, system, and method capable of controlling an accessible range of information on an individual external device basis even in the case of a valid access for the information from an external device. An ACL management server is installed to introduce an ACL associating a service provider ID identifying a service provider accessing an ECU mounted on an automobile with an attribute of an ECU that the service provider can access or with an ASIL determined for the ECU, and to manage the ACL safely and in the latest state. Also, a service providing server is installed for providing services for reading and rewriting ECU control information in accordance with a request from a user. A gateway is installed for determining, using the ACL, whether access to the ECU should be granted with respect to access instruction execution information received from the service providing server.
US09906490B2	Relay managing method and network management system server using the same In a relay managing method through a network management system (NMS) server, a registration request is received from a relay BTS interface unit (BIU). The identification information of the BIU that transmits the registration request is compared with a previously registered BIU registration table, and a new BIU ID is provided to the BIU that transmits the registration request, when information corresponding to the identification information of the BIU that transmits the registration request does not exist in the BIU registration table. Subsequently, registration is performed by mapping the identification information of the BIU that transmits the registration request and allocation IP information to the provided new BIU ID.
US09906485B1	Apparatus and method for coordinating live computer network events A method performed by a server in a computer network includes supplying tools to specify a live event. Messages associated with the live event are collected. A host is prompted to supply a video reply to a message. The video replay is associated with a textual question. The video reply and textual question are supplied.
US09906484B2	Dynamic analytics controlled information dissemination in social media A method, system, and computer program product for selectively disseminating content in social media are provided in the illustrative embodiments. Prior to a dissemination of the content, the content being prepared for the dissemination is detected. Using Natural Language Processing (NLP), the content is analyzed to identify a theme and a subject matter of the content. A set of data comprising data related to a set of social connections of a user in the social media is analyzed. A second theme resulting from analyzing a first data in the set of data is compared with the theme, the first data corresponding to a first social connection in the set of social connections. When the second theme matches the theme within a threshold, the first social connection is added to a selected sharing group. The content is disseminated to the selected sharing group.
US09906482B2	Predictive electronic message management systems and controllers Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for interaction management (IM) data processing that allows for automated analysis of, response to, and/or identification of patterns in electronic messages (e.g., emails, text messages), via specially-programmed data processing modules configured to be executed in a communications system environment.
US09906478B2	Splitting posts in a thread into a new thread A method, system and computer program product for improving social network users' interactions. The content of posts in a thread is analyzed so as to group the posts by topic. The posts directed to a specific topic are then analyzed to determine which users posted an initial post or a comment containing an ongoing question not answered. The users' profiles, liked pages and/or friends' graphs for the users involved in the analyzed posts are analyzed to determine any relationships among the users. Furthermore, past communication patterns and/or liked pages of the users are analyzed to determine the likelihood of responding to posts. The posts in the original thread are split into a new thread containing the group(s) of posts directed to a topic(s) having a group of users who would most likely participate in the new thread, where the group of users is selected based on the analysis discussed above.
US09906477B2	Distributing retained messages information in a clustered publish/subscribe system A method, product and apparatus for distributing retained messages information in a clustered publish/subscribe system. The method comprising obtaining a set of Retained Message Filters (RMFs) comprising a RMF for each server in the cluster, wherein the RMF representing a set of topics for which retained messages are retained by the server, the RMF being configured to approximate whether the server retains a retained message that matches a subscription; responsive to receiving a subscription request from a client, applying the set of RMFs to the subscription to obtain an indication of a set of servers that potentially retain retained messages that match the subscription; triggering each server in the set of servers to perform retrieval of retained messages that match the subscription; and sending to the client the retained messages retrieved from the servers in the set of servers.
US09906474B2	Automated selection of appropriate information based on a computer user's context A system filters received messages (e.g., unsolicited advertisements) to determine if they are appropriate for a user based on the non-static, constantly evolving, context of the user. The system can track the user's context by monitoring various environmental parameters, such as related to the user's physical, mental, computing and data environments, and can model the current context of the user based at least in part on the monitoring. The system selects a set of one or more filters to apply to incoming messages based on the user's context, and the selected filters can be updated as the user's context changes. Messages that survive the filters are then evaluated against the user's context to determine whether they should be presented immediately or stored for delayed presentation.
US09906473B2	Bearing performance automatic calculation service device A bearing performance automatic calculation service device is provided which allows a user to receive an automatic calculation service at any time in any location, which easily ensures reliability in terms of leakage of transmitted/received data, and which is easily used in terms of an input operation. An e-mail address is assigned, which is used only for receiving a request for an automatic calculation service. It is determined whether authentication information and a description content of a file 5 attached to an e-mail 4 satisfy a condition. Evaluation of performance of a bearing with respect to a determined evaluation item by means of a calculation formula on the basis of the file is performed. A result of the evaluation to the file 5 is added to create a sending file. The sending file 5 is attached and sent back by the e-mail sending module 17.
US09906472B2	Dynamic navigation bar for expanded communication service A navigation bar is provided for switching between modules within an expanded communication service such as email, calendar, contacts, tasks, etc. and for presenting preview peeks associated with each module to a user. A temporary preview of a module may be provided upon a hover action over predefined navigation bar locations such as icons and/or textual identifiers without actually needing to switch to a module. The preview may also be docked or pinned to a location on the main user interface so that it is displayed within the main user interface. New or interesting activity within each module may be highlighted by displaying an information badge next to a module name, for example.
US09906469B2	Aircraft control system with merged links The invention relates to an aircraft control system, situated in the avionics bay, including a computer, a remote equipment, such as an actuator of control surfaces, and an AFDX network. The computer includes a first module and a second module, respectively connected to a corresponding first module and a second module of the equipment, by a first and a second virtual link sharing a common path through the network, the first and second virtual links being segregated by a separate encoding at the applicative level. A replication and/or frame switching device is connected, on the one hand, to the common port and, on the other hand, to the ports of the first and second modules of the equipment.
US09906453B2	System and method for modifying per hop behavior of one or more expedited forwarding packets An escalated expedited forwarding system, for modifying per hop behavior of one or more Expedited Forwarding (EF) packets for a session in a communication network, the system comprising: a memory; a processor coupled to the memory storing processor executable instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising: determining, by an escalated expedited forwarding system, at least one of latency, jitter and average jitter associated with the one or more EF packets for the session; marking, by the escalated expedited forwarding system, one or more EF packets based on the at least one of latency, jitter and average jitter; and modifying, by the escalated expedited forwarding system, the per hop behavior of the one or more marked EF packets.
US09906448B2	Communication system, control device, node controlling method, and program A communication system reduces load on a control device managing centralized control of a plurality of nodes. The communication system includes nodes and a control device. On receipt of a packet, each node references a table including a plurality of processing rules concerning packet processing to process the received packet in accordance with at least one processing rule corresponding to the received packet. If the corresponding processing rule is not known, each node transmits a processing rule setting request. On receipt of the processing rule setting request, the control device sets a packet processing rule in at least one of the nodes. A request staying unit that transiently stays the setting request to the control device is provided in such one or more nodes.
US09906445B2	Packet processing match and action pipeline structure with dependency calculation removing false dependencies An embodiment of the invention includes a plurality of tables in a hardware network for performing packet processing. Each table in the plurality of tables includes a table declaration. The table declaration includes a first set of fields used for input matching and a second set of fields used as inputs for action processing. A first table is selected from the plurality of tables. Successor tables to the first table are selected from the plurality of tables. There is a third set of fields for each successor table of the successor tables. The contents of the third set of fields are output fields where the output fields are modified by the first table when a next table of the first table is the successor table of the first table.
US09906440B2	Arbitrating and multiplexing circuitry Arbitrating and multiplexing circuitry 28 comprises arbitrating tree circuitry having X arbitrating levels and multiplexing tree circuitry having Y multiplexing levels. The Y multiplexing levels comprise a first set of multiplexing levels upstream of a second set of multiplexing levels. The first set of multiplexing levels operate in parallel with at least some of the arbitrating levels. The second set of multiplexing levels operate in series with the X arbitrating levels such that the second set of multiplexing levels completes the required selection to provide the final output following completion of, and in dependence upon, the arbitration by the arbitrating tree circuitry.
US09906438B2	Communication node, control apparatus, communication system, packet processing method, communication node controlling method and program A communication node includes an entry memory capable of retaining a control information entry stipulating a processing to be applied to a packet received, a packet processor referencing the entry memory to process the packet received, and a request suppressing unit. Triggered by reception of a packet, the request suppressing unit requests a preset control apparatus to set a control information entry, and subsequently suppresses control information entry setting requests for a preset time for packets having a characteristic in common with the packet for which the control information entry setting request was made to the preset control apparatus.
US09906437B2	Communication system, control apparatus, control method and program A communication system includes a control apparatus that controls communication apparatus(s) included in a hierarchical network, and a first communication apparatus that forms links in a first layer of the network and performs processing related to communication flows based on a first packet handling operation. The control apparatus determines destinations to accommodate communication flows specified according to the first packet handling operation, based on information related to a second layer that differs from the first layer.
US09906436B2	Scalable name-based centralized content routing A network element (NE) comprising a receiver configured to receive a content request message from a client node via a network, wherein the content request message comprises an identifier of a data object, a memory configured to store a content routing table comprising local routing entries for popular data objects, and a content indicator indicating less popular data objects that are not associated with the local routing entries, a processor coupled to the memory and configured to check the content routing table for an entry associated with the requested data object, and check the content indicator for a match between the requested data object and the less popular data objects when the content routing table does not comprise the entry, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send a route request message to a network controller when the content indicator check returns a positive match.
US09906429B2	Performing partial subnet initialization in a middleware machine environment A system and method can perform subnet initialization in a middleware machine environment. In accordance with one embodiment, a plurality of management nodes in the middleware machine environment can be interconnected so that a plurality of subnet managers that are associated with the plurality of management nodes can communicate with each other using an in-band communication protocol. The plurality of subnet managers can negotiate and elect a master subnet manager, which operates to configure and manage the middleware machine environment. The master subnet manager can replicate one or more subnet initialization policies to other subnet managers in the middleware machine environment using the in-band communication protocol. The master subnet manager can then set up a plurality of client nodes in the middleware machine environment based on the one or more subnet initialization policies.
US09906427B2	Method for performing a bandwidth test for communications from a first network station to a second network station of a communication network and corresponding apparatuses for performing the method steps and corresponding computer program products A method for performing a bandwidth test for communications from a first network station to a second network station of a communication network is based on the probe rate model (PRM) in which iteratively a train of probe sample packets is transmitted from the first station to the second station with a constant packet rate per iteration. The packet rate is adapted to the available bandwidth on the data pipe per iteration. According to the disclosure the number of probe packets per train of probe sample packets is varied with the available bandwidth per iteration. This increases the accuracy of the test, in particular, in the range where a high data rate is available on the data pipe. A step decreasing factor (SDF) is applied with which the performance test is improved. Such step decreasing factor is dependent on the network jitter and further improves the performance of the test.
US09906426B2	Method of accelerating control link loss detection A method of accelerating link loss detection includes providing a plurality of IP devices in communication with a central server. The method includes: a first one of the plurality of IP devices broadcasting a link loss message to others of the plurality of IP devices when communication between the first one of the plurality of IP devices and the central server is interrupted, one of the others of the plurality of IP devices performing a verification process to confirm interruption of communication between the central server and the plurality of IP devices and upon successful completion of the verification process, the one of the others of the plurality of IP devices broadcasting a link loss confirmation message and each of the IP devices terminating communication with the central server and reconnecting to a new central server following receipt of the link loss confirmation message.
US09906425B2	Selective and dynamic application-centric network measurement infrastructure In one embodiment, a device in a network receives data indicative of traffic characteristics of traffic associated with a particular application. The device identifies one or more paths in the network via which the traffic associated with the particular application was sent, based on the traffic characteristics. The device determines a probing schedule based on the traffic characteristics. The probing schedule simulates the traffic associated with the particular application. The device sends probes along the one or more identified paths according to the determined probing schedule.
US09906424B2	Method and system for storage traffic modeling A method and system for storage traffic modeling in a Software Defined Storage (SDS) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: collecting observed values of at least one performance parameter in a period of time from a storage node; learning a trend structure of the at least one performance parameter varying with time from the observed values; and providing a predicted value of one performance parameter in a particular point in time in the future. The storage node is operated by SDS software. The trend structure is adjusted based on observed values collected after the period of time. The predicted value is an output of the trend structure which has been adjusted.
US09906422B2	Distributed system to determine a server's health Exemplary embodiments for a distributed system for determining a server's health are disclosed. The systems and methods provide for a network controller to direct one or more servicing nodes to check the health of one or more servers, and report a health score to the network controller. The network controller may then calculate, update and maintain a health score for each server in the network from the various health scores reported to it from the servicing nodes. This allows a distributed system to be used to facilitate network operations, as a single device is not relied on for periodically determining each server's health.
US09906421B2	Network device, communication method, program, and recording medium According to the present invention, a network device includes a plurality of ports which are connected to a LAN; a communication controller; and a communication shutoff release unit. The communication controller includes: a linkup detection unit, a loop detection frame sending out unit that sends out the loop detection frame from a linkup detected port, which is a port for which the linkup is detected, after a predetermined period from a time point when the linkup is detected by the linkup detection unit to the local area network, and a loop detection frame detection unit that detects the loop detection frame if the loop detection frame is received on the each port. The communication shutoff release unit releases the shutoff of the communication on the linkup detected port only if the loop detection frame is not detected by the loop detection frame detection unit.
US09906420B2	Dynamic boundary based monitoring and metering In an approach for providing a dynamic boundary based approach for monitoring and metering, a processor provisions at least one agent to one or more network accessible resources, wherein the at least one agent is configured to allow for monitoring and metering. A processor provides at least one dynamic boundary for monitoring and metering. A processor receives information captured by the at least one agent provisioned to the one or more network accessible resources based on the dynamic boundary for monitoring and metering. A processor causes the information to be available for use.
US09906414B2	Network reliability evaluation method for acyclic network and system thereof A network reliability evaluation method for an acyclic network and a system thereof are provided. The network reliability evaluation method searches all minimal paths from a source node to a sink source based on nodes according to the properties of the acyclic network. In conventional network reliability evaluation methods, searching all minimal paths is based on arcs. Therefore, the network reliability evaluation method and the system thereof can effectively reduce the complexity of calculation.
US09906413B1	System and method for implementing a dynamic hierarchy for devices According to an embodiment of the present invention, an automated computer implemented system and method for building system hierarchies comprising: an input configured to receive monitoring data from a plurality of devices associated with an entity, wherein the monitoring data for each device of the plurality of devices comprises a unique addressing scheme, the unique addressing scheme comprising a location identifier, a relationship identifier and an object identifier for each device; a processor configured to dynamically build a system hierarchy based on the addressing scheme for each device responsive to the monitoring data and a calculated data determined for each device; and an output configured to generate the system hierarchy on an user interface.
US09906412B2	Collaboration method and system in distributed resilient network interconnect system The embodiment of the present document provides a collaboration method in a distributed resilient network interconnected system, including: a link aggregation control protocol (LACP) system receiving system parameters notified by a distributed relay control protocol (DRCP) system, and using the system parameters of the DRCP system as system negotiation parameters of the LACP system. The embodiments of the present document further provide a link aggregation control protocol (LACP) system, wherein the LACP system includes a receiving module and a controlling module, the receiving module is configured to receive system parameters notified by a distributed relay control protocol (DRCP) system; the controlling module is configured to take the system parameters of the DRCP system as system negotiation parameters of the LACP system. The embodiment of the present document achieves a collaboration between the LACP system and the DRCP system.
US09906410B2	Dynamic data access configuration One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for dynamic data access configuration. For example, a mapping may be maintained for compute nodes of a distributed processing system. The mapping may comprise access permission assignments of at least some compute nodes to shared data segments (e.g., read access and/or write access permissions). The mapping may be updated based upon configuration changes for the distributed processing system (e.g., addition of a new compute node, failure of a compute node, granting or removal of access to a shared data segment for an existing compute node, etc.). The updated mapping may be applied to the distributed processing system during operation of the distributed processing system (e.g., access may be granted to original instances of shared data segments based upon the configuration change; compute nodes and/or the distributed processing system may be kept online and operational while applying the configuration change; etc.).
US09906403B2	Slave station device, master station device, optical communication system, and malfunction detection method An ONU receiving an optical signal from an OLT including PON controllers includes: an optical receiver to convert, into an electric signal, an optical signal having a single optical wavelength set out of plural optical wavelengths; and a control frame extractor to extract and hold wavelength correspondence information indicating correspondence between MAC addresses of the PON controllers received from the OLT and the optical wavelengths. The control frame extractor, when receiving a wavelength switching request, extracts the optical wavelength after wavelength switching instructed in the wavelength switching request, obtains a setting address of the MAC address of the PON controller to which the ONU itself should be connected after the wavelength switching based on the extracted optical wavelength after the wavelength switching and the wavelength correspondence information, and determines whether a malfunction occurs based on a transmission source MAC address stored in a received control frame and the setting address.
US09906398B1	Remote management of device settings A settings service running on a server remote from a computing device can identify at least one settings group to which the computing device belongs. The settings service can identify all settings that are included in the at least one settings group to which the device belongs. The settings service can compare all the settings and detect any conflicting settings. If there are conflicting settings, the service can choose which of the conflicting settings takes priority, in order to resolve the conflict. For example, a default setting can be overridden by a setting with a higher priority. After resolving the conflict, the settings service can merge the conflicting setting(s) which takes priority, as well as the non-conflicting settings, into a single set of settings to be applied to the device. The settings service can transmit the set of settings to the computing device to be applied.
US09906395B2	Spectrally-efficient spiral-based waveforms for communication Methods for communicating are disclosed. A method includes obtaining at least one input communication symbol selected from a set of communication symbols, converting the at least one input communication symbol into at least one transmittable waveform using at least one defined spiral waveform function, and transmitting the at least one transmittable waveform over a communication channel. Example spiral waveform functions include spline-based piecewise functions and Archimedes spiral functions.
US09906392B2	Method and apparatus for processing transmission signal for PAPR reduction in time region Provided are a method and an apparatus for processing a transmission signal, which reduce a peak value to an appropriate magnitude by appropriately distorting a final transmission signal through implementation into simple hardware having a small memory and a small operation amount to effectively reduce a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) by effectively processing a signal for wireless communication in real time.
US09906383B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor system and method of operating semiconductor device The semiconductor device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a driver configured to output first and second signals complementary to each other through first and second nodes, respectively; and a receiver detector configured to detect whether a reception circuit of an active state is connected to the first node and the second node according to a voltage of the first node and a voltage of the second node. The receiver detector is configured to compare the voltage of the first node with a first reference voltage, compare the voltage of the second node with a second reference voltage, and detect whether the reception circuit of the active state is connected according to a comparison result of the voltage of the first node and a comparison result of the voltage of the second node.
US09906381B2	Digital process management system According to one embodiment, a system for digital process management comprises a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The memory is operable to store input data, output data, and a process model, each associated with a digital process management system. The processor is operable to determine the process model based upon user input, wherein the process model comprises a set of rules, determine the input data based upon data received from a data source, and determine whether to initiate the process model based upon the input data. The system is further operable to execute the process model by determining a state of a process, determining an activity based upon the state and the set of rules, executing the activity, determining results data, and determining the output data based upon the results data. The system is further operable to communicate the output data to the memory.
US09906372B2	Authentication devices, key generator devices, methods for controlling an authentication device, and methods for controlling a key generator An authentication device may be provided. The authentication device may include a memory configured to store: a first public key; and first data signed using a first private key corresponding to the first public key, the signed data including a second public key. The authentication device may further include a first verification circuit configured to verify the first data using the first public key; and a second verification circuit configured to verify second data using the second public key, the second data signed using a second private key corresponding to the second public key.
US09906370B2	Trust relationship management amongst racks in a data center A first management node of a first rack can be registered to a shared file storage system by establishing a mutual trust relationship between the first management node and the shared file storage system. The first management node can access a plurality of respective public keys and a plurality of respective certificates of authority that are stored in the shared file storage system and associated with a plurality of respective registered management nodes. The first management node can store a public key and a certificate of authority in the shared file storage system. The first management node can form mutual trust relationships with other registered management nodes. The first management node can validate authenticity of messages received from registered management nodes of the plurality of registered management nodes using a respective public key and a respective certificate of authority associated with a respective registered management node sending a message.
US09906368B2	General encoding functions for modular exponentiation encryption schemes Various embodiments relate to a method of encoding data and related device and non-transitory machine readable storage medium, the method including: determining a set of digits, X, representative of a value to be encoded; determining a set of factor values, S, to be used in generating an encoded value, wherein the set of factor values, S, is a set of input value factors for a modular exponentiated digital signature process; for a given digit, x, of the set of digits, X, determining at least one factor value, s, of the set of factor values, S, corresponding to the given digit, x; and including the at least one factor value, s, in an encoded value.
US09906364B2	Secure password management systems, methods and apparatuses The systems, methods and apparatuses described herein provide a computing environment for authenticating a user. An apparatus according to the present disclosure may comprise a non-volatile storage, a user interface, and a password engine. The password engine is configured to retrieve two or more predetermined prompts from the non-volatile storage, present the two or more predetermined prompts on the user interface to a user in a random order, receive a first set of input(s) in response to the two or more predetermined prompts, create an encryption keyword from the received first set of input(s) according to an original order of the two or more predetermined prompts stored in the non-volatile storage, and use the encryption keyword to authenticate the user.
US09906356B2	Timer synchronizing system in loop communication channel In a system including a master station, slave stations, and a loop communication path for connecting the master and slave stations, the master station measures for each of the slave stations a transmission lag time from transmission of a communication frame in a forward direction through a loop communication channel in the master station to reception of the communication frame returned in a backward direction from the slave station, and calculates timer correction times for the slave stations based on both the transmission lag times measured for the slave stations and delay time information representing delay times caused by communication frame processing in the slave stations. Each of the slave stations includes a transmission/reception switch which switches a communication frame transmitting/receiving direction between the forward and backward directions in the loop communication channel, to allow timer synchronization in the loop communication path formed by the single communication channel.
US09906354B2	Split band filtering with two saw filters and single tunable filter The disclosure includes communication circuitry with a tunable filter configured to tunably filter in a split band. In a first embodiment, communication circuitry includes a tunable filter and a first additional filter. The communication circuitry is configured to communicate within a low target band and within a high target band, wherein an exclusion band is located between the low target band and the high target band. The tunable filter is configured to filter within a low tunable band when tuned within the low tunable band, and configured to filter within a high tunable band when tuned within the high tunable band. The first additional filter is configured to filter in a first additional filter band located in an upper edge of the low target band.
US09906352B2	Uplink and downlink slot time resource configuration method based on interference perception in time division duplex system The invention provides an uplink and downlink slot time resource configuration method based on interference perception in a TDD system, which is applied to a communication network comprising a source base station, a target base station, as well as a user terminal in the source base station and a user terminal in the target base station, and the method comprises: judging whether the base station-to-base station interference is larger than a preset threshold value or not, if yes, canceling the uplink and downlink slot time resource configuration, and if no, continuously executing the next step; judging whether the interference measurement of the target base station on the user terminal in the source base station is larger than a preset threshold value or not, if no, executing the uplink and downlink slot time resource configuration, and if yes, executing the next step; judging whether the interference measurement of the source base station on the user terminal in the target base station is larger than a preset threshold value or not, if yes, canceling the uplink and downlink slot time resource configuration, and if no, executing the uplink and downlink slot time resource configuration. By the information interaction between the base stations, the flexible configuration of uplink and downlink slot time resources is realized, and the crossing slot time interference problem brought by the flexible configuration of the uplink and downlink slot time resources in different network structures is solved.
US09906348B2	Method and device for transmitting/receiving uplink control information in wireless communication system A method is provided for transmitting Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information in a wireless communication system. A User Equipment (UE) configures a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) format 3 for transmission of the ACK/NACK information. The UE transmits the ACK/NACK information for downlink transmission in a downlink subframe set including M downlink subframes in one uplink subframe, wherein M>1. A plurality of serving cells are configured for the UE and include one Primary Cell (PCell) and at least one Secondary Cell (SCell). The UE transmits the ACK/NACK information using a PUCCH format 1b when a first condition is met that comprises a condition in case where the ACK/NACK information corresponds to one Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) without a corresponding Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) received only on the PCell in the downlink subframe set and the ACK/NACK information corresponds to an additional PDSCH indicated by detection of one corresponding PDCCH.
US09906347B2	Method and system for hybrid automatic repeat request operation in a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) interval A method and a base station are provided for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) packets. The method includes bundling a plurality of HARQ packets in a HARQ process in a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) grant; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the bundled plurality of HARQ packets in the HARQ process.
US09906346B2	System and method for intelligent channel state information selection A method for providing feedback information includes receiving a configuration of a plurality of offset values, determining the feedback information in accordance with at least one measurement made by a user equipment and with the plurality of offset values, and sending the feedback information to a network controller.
US09906345B2	Reference signal allocation for flexible data lengths Physical layer characteristics, e.g., reference signal density, reference signal distribution, data parameters, etc., are defined in the physical layer for sub-frames of a transmission time interval (TTI) allocated to data packet(s) based on the number of allocated sub-frames. The flexibility provided by the solution presented herein enables the associated wireless system to better define those physical layer characteristics necessary to meet signal quality and system requirements without unnecessarily overburdening the system overhead. Thus, the reference signal overhead may be reduced, which leads to reduced system overhead and/or increased spectrum efficiency.
US09906344B2	Methods, apparatuses, and systems for multi-point, multi-cell single-user based multiple input and multiple output transmissions Methods, systems, and storage media for providing multi-cell, multi-point single user (SU) multiple input and multiple output (MIMO) operations are described. In embodiments, an apparatus may receive and process a first set of one or more independent data streams received in a downlink channel from a first transmission point. The apparatus may receive and process a second set of one or more independent data streams received in a downlink channel from a second transmission point. The apparatus may process control information received from the first transmission point or the second transmission point. The control information may include an indication of a quasi co-location assumption to be used for estimating channel characteristics for reception of the first set of one or more independent data streams or the second set of one or more independent data streams. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09906342B2	System and method for low-payload acknowledgment An embodiment method of indicating reception of a plurality of low-payload messages includes receiving the plurality of low-payload messages from respective user equipments (UEs). The method also includes generating a composite reception indication (RIND) containing a RIND for each of the plurality of low-payload messages. The method also includes broadcasting the composite RIND to the respective UEs.
US09906341B2	Method for transmitting/receiving a CoMP reference signal A method of generating reference signals by a base station in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method including a sequence of a first reference signal using a cell identifier of the base station, transmitting, to a first user equipment (UE), a message including mode information indicating a first mode for a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) operation and a predetermined identifier being different from the cell identifier of the base station and generating a sequence of a second reference signal for the first UE using the predetermined identifier instead of the cell identifier of the base station.
US09906340B2	Standards compliant coordinated multi-point scheduling over LTE heterogeneous wireless networks A method and transmitting device are provided for coordinated multi-point transmission scheduling by a transmitting device over one or more heterogeneous wireless networks that include a set of clusters. Each of the clusters has a set of transmission points for serving a set of user equipment devices. The method includes determining constraints imposed on any of the user equipment devices. The method further includes receiving channel state information feedback from the user equipment devices. The method also includes obtaining user weights and buffer sizes. The method additionally includes iteratively determining a weighted sum of user rates based on the constraints, the channel state information feedback, the user weights, and the buffer sizes. The iteratively determining step determines the weighted sum of user rates based on an initial weighted sum of user rates determined for the user equipment devices without the constraints.
US09906334B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting ACK/NACK signal in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting an acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal in a wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: receiving a transmission block; and transmitting an ACK/NACK signal for the transmission block in a first subframe or a second subframe according to the size of the transmission block, wherein, when the size of the transmission block is smaller than or equal to a reference value, the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted in the first frame, when the size of the transmission block is greater than the reference value, the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted in the second subframe, and the second subframe is behind the first subframe in a time domain.
US09906327B2	Receiving device, receiving method, and program The present disclosure relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, and a program that can reduce power consumption. A Viterbi decoding unit performs Viterbi decoding on a likelihood as a processing target, a byte de-interleaver delays a part of a decoding result of Viterbi decoding, and an RS decoding unit performs RS decoding on the decoding result after delaying by the byte de-interleaver. A likelihood converting unit controls decoding of the likelihood to improve reliability of the decoding result. Then, when all of a predetermined number of decoding results by the RS decoding unit are succeeded or failed, the decode stop determination unit determines to stop subsequent decoding on the likelihood as a processing target. The present technology may be applied to, for example, a receiving device that receives digital terrestrial broadcasting compatible with the ISDB-T standard, or the like.
US09906326B2	Device and method for transmitting/receiving a packet in communication system The present invention relates to a device and method for transmitting/receiving a packet in a communication system. The present invention includes: the processes of determining at least one MPEG media transport (MMT) asset protected by an application layer forward error correction (AL-FEC); determining at least one FEC flow for transmitting the at least one MMT asset; determining the MMT asset transmitted from the at least one FEC flow in each case and determining an FEC coding structure to apply to the at least one FEC flow; producing at least one source flow by dividing the MMT asset transmitted from the at least one FEC flow on a transmission unit basis; and producing and transmitting at least one parity flow by performing AL-FEC encoding on the at least one source flow according to the FEC coding structure.
US09906322B2	System and method for passive optical network communication In one embodiment, a method for passive optical network (PON) communication includes broadcasting, by an optical line terminal (OLT), a first message including a first start time of a first quiet window and a first allocation identification number (Alloc-ID), where the first Alloc-ID indicates a first supported upstream line rate associated with the first quiet window. The method also includes receiving, by the OLT from a first optical network unit (ONU) during the first quiet window, a first serial number response, wherein a first transmitting upstream line rate of the first ONU is equal to the first supported upstream line rate.
US09906318B2	Frequency multiplexer An apparatus is disclosed that includes a frequency multiplexer circuit coupled to an input node and configured to receive an input signal via the input node. The frequency multiplexer circuit comprises a first filter circuit, a second filter circuit, and a third filter circuit. The apparatus also includes a switching circuit that is configurable to couple at least two of a first output of the first filter circuit, a second output of the second filter circuit, or a third output of the third filter circuit to a single output port.
US09906314B2	Hybrid fiber millimeter wave wireless system for multi-gigabit connectivity Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods, devices and systems for a millimeter wave (MMW) last mile delivery system. A multi-wavelength fiber link may be provided from a collector terminal node area to a central office. One or more streams of data may be wirelessly transmitted from the collector terminal node area to user equipment. Based at least in part on the one or more streams of data, multi-gigabit Ethernet may then be provided to the user equipment utilizing an analog or digital modulation scheme over one or more channels.
US09906313B2	Optically powered media converter An optically powered media conversion device for performing optical to electrical conversion is disclosed. The conversion device includes at least one optical coupler for receiving at least one optical signal comprising at least one wavelength, wherein the at least one optical coupler extracts energy from the at least one optical signal, and at least one detector for extracting data from the at least one optical signal and converting the optical signal to an electrical signal using a photovoltaic process. The conversion device further includes a transmitter for converting an electrical signal to an optical signal and transmitting the optical signal to a first device.
US09906311B1	Transceivers and receivers for quantum key distribution and methods pertaining thereto Various technologies for performing continuous-variable (CV) and discrete-variable (DV) quantum key distribution (QKD) with integrated electro-optical circuits are described herein. An integrated DV-QKD system uses Mach-Zehnder modulators to modulate a polarization of photons at a transmitter and select a photon polarization measurement basis at a receiver. An integrated CV-QKD system uses wavelength division multiplexing to send and receive amplitude-modulated and phase-modulated optical signals with a local oscillator signal while maintaining phase coherence between the modulated signals and the local oscillator signal.
US09906310B2	Signal receiving method and receiver Embodiments of the present invention provide a signal receiving method and a receiver. The signal receiving method includes: sequentially preprocessing a received first signal to obtain to-be-processed second signals; generating filtering coefficients for the second signals by converting colored noise of the second signals into white noise; and filtering the corresponding second signals according to the filtering coefficients. Filtering can be performed according to different channel conditions and transmission requirements, thereby improving system performance of the receiver.
US09906308B1	Methods for compensation of cross-polarization modulation (XPolM) impairments in coherent optical communications Methods and systems for decoding symbols transmitted over an optical channel having a cross-polarization modulation (XPolM) impairment, wherein an optical signal is polarized to encode the symbols on an x-polarization and an y-polarization before transmitted. The method including receiving the optical signal transmitted over the optical channel. Sampling the optical signal to produce a sequence of digital samples, wherein each digital sample includes a measurement of each polarization of the optical signal at an instance of time. Selecting a subset of the sequence of digital samples that includes a digital sample and neighboring digital samples on the sequence. Repeating the selecting and the determining for each digital sample remaining in the sequence of digital samples to produce a sequence of cross-talk coefficients; and decoding some of the symbols from the sequence of digital samples using cross-talk models with corresponding cross-talk coefficients, wherein method steps are performed using a processor.
US09906306B2	Optical transmission system, transmitter, receiver, and optical transmission method An optical transmission system includes: a first light source configured to output a light wave of a first wavelength among a plurality of wavelengths; a second light source configured to output a light wave of a second wavelength; and a first detection section configured to detect abnormality in the light wave from the first light source, wherein upon detection of abnormality, a multiplexed optical signal including an optical signal of a modulated light wave generated using the light wave from the second light source in place of an optical signal of a modulated light wave generated using the light wave from the first light source is transmitted.
US09906304B2	Integrated transceiver with lightpipe coupler A transceiver comprising a chip, a semiconductor laser, and one or more photodetectors, the chip comprising optical and optoelectronic devices and electronic circuitry, where the transceiver is operable to: communicate, utilizing the semiconductor laser, an optical source signal into the chip via a light pipe with a sloped reflective surface, generate first optical signals in the chip based on the optical source signal, transmit the first optical signals from the chip via the light pipe, and receive second optical signals from the light pipe and converting the second optical signals to electrical signals via the photodetectors. The optical signals may be communicated out of and in to a top surface of the chip. The one or more photodetectors may be integrated in the chip. The optoelectronic devices may include the one or more photodetectors integrated in the chip. The light pipe may be a planar lightwave circuit (PLC).
US09906303B2	Remote radio heads having wireless jumper connections and related equipment, systems and methods Methods of operating a cellular radio are provided in which a first power supply signal is transmitted from a power supply to a wireless power unit at least in part over a power cable. A second power supply signal is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless power unit to the cellular radio to power the cellular radio. Data is transmitted from a baseband unit that is associated with the cellular radio to a wireless transceiver at least in part over a data cable. This data is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transceiver to the cellular radio. The data is then transmitted through an antenna that is coupled to the cellular radio.
US09906298B2	Visible light transmitter, visible light receiver, visible light communication system, and visible light communication method A visible light communication system having a transmission apparatus for modulating a transmission signal to a multiple-value number and a reception apparatus for demodulating a multiple-value modulated transmission signal is provided. The transmission apparatus includes a plurality of light emitters for emitting light in different colors, a chromaticity coordinates calculator for mapping a digital value to a chromaticity coordinates value, and a light intensity controller for controlling a light intensity of each of the light emitters based on the chromaticity coordinates value corresponding to the digital value. The reception apparatus includes a plurality of light receivers having different spectral characteristics, a chromaticity coordinates calculator for calculating a chromaticity coordinates value according to a received light intensity detected by each of the light receivers, and a demodulator for demodulating the digital value from the chromaticity coordinates value.
US09906296B2	Network controller and signal quality estimating method A network controller includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on a signal quality amount of each of wavelength paths set in a network of an optical wavelength-multiplexed transmission system, a signal quality amount of each of spans in each of the wavelength paths; an arithmetic unit configured to calculate a signal quality amount of each of spans in a wavelength path of an estimation target, based on the signal quality amount acquired by the first acquisition unit; and an estimation unit configured to estimate a signal quality amount of the wavelength path of the estimation target, based on the signal quality amount calculated by the arithmetic unit.
US09906295B2	Method, device and system for detecting optical signal A method, device and system for detecting optical signal are provided. The method includes that: an optical signal receiving node receives, from an optical signal sending node, an optical channel signal and the in-band overhead information of the optical channel signal; the optical signal receiving node carries out a misconnection detection on the optical channel signal according to the in-band overhead information and generates corresponding alarm information after determining that there is a misconnection, wherein an OCh TTI and Optical channel signal normal central frequency are carried in the in-band overhead information. The disclosure addresses the problem of how to effectively detect the misconnection of optical fibers after coherent reception technologies, including flexible grid, inverse multiplexing and optical devices, are introduced into related technologies and improves the optical signal receiving accuracy and the error detection and correction capability of a system.
US09906291B1	Heterogeneous spacecraft networks The present invention provides a heterogeneous spacecraft network including a network management architecture to facilitate communication between a plurality of operations centers and a plurality of data user communities. The network management architecture includes a plurality of network nodes in communication with the plurality of operations centers. The present invention also provides a method of communication for a heterogeneous spacecraft network. The method includes: transmitting data from a first space segment to a first ground segment; transmitting the data from the first ground segment to a network management architecture; transmitting data from a second space segment to a second ground segment, the second space and ground segments having incompatible communication systems with the first space and ground segments; transmitting the data from the second ground station to the network management architecture; and, transmitting data from the network management architecture to a plurality of data user communities.
US09906285B2	Method and system for hybrid radio frequency digital beamforming Methods and systems for hybrid radio frequency digital beamforming may include, in an electronic device comprising an antenna array including antennas arranged along first and second directions, beamforming signals in an analog domain along the first direction of the antenna array and beamforming signals in a digital domain along the second direction of the antenna array. The antenna array may include subsets of antennas, where each subset has a system-on-chip (SOC) with analog and digital beamforming circuitry. Signals may be beamformed in the analog domain by amplifying signals received by the antenna array using a configurable gain and shifting the phase of at least one of the amplified signals. The phase-shifted signals may be summed and converted to a digital signal. A frequency-dependent coefficient may be applied to the digital signal. The antenna array may have a fewer number of antennas along the first direction as compared to a number of antennas along the second direction.
US09906284B2	Beam identification method, related device and system in MIMO beamforming communication system The present disclosure discloses a beam identification method in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) beamforming communication system, which includes that: a Node B sends multiple beam training signals to a terminal, each beam training signal corresponding to a beam and the beams covering different directions; the terminal detects the beam training signals, determines a selected beam according to a detection result, and feeds back indication information about the selected beam to the Node B; and the Node B determines a beam configured to send data information according to the indication information, fed back by the terminal, about the selected beam. The present disclosure further discloses beam identification related device and system in an MIMO beamforming communication system.
US09906282B2	Apparatus, system and method of multi-user wireless communication Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of multi-user (MU) wireless communication. For example, a wireless station may be configured to generate a MU Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a header field and a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (MPDUs) to a respective plurality of users, the header field including an indication of a plurality of lengths of respective ones of the plurality of MPDUs, one or more MPDUs of the plurality of MPDUs being followed by one or more respective PHY padding portions extending to an end of a longest MPDU of the plurality of MPDUs; and process transmission of the MU PPDU to the plurality of users over a wireless communication band.
US09906281B2	MU-MIMO transmission method in wireless LAN system A Multi-User-Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) transmission method performed by an Access Point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system is provided. The method includes transmitting an MU-MIMO initiation message to a destination Station (STA) which is a target of a MU-MIMO transmission, the MU-MIMO initiation message informing that MU-MIMO transmission will be initiated, receiving a sounding frame transmitted by the destination STA as a response to the MU-MIMO initiation message and performing MU-MIMO transmission on data by beamforming based on channel information obtained from the sounding frame. The sounding frame includes precoded and virtualized channel information between the AP and the STA. A dimension of the virtualized channel information is lower than a dimension of channel information between the AP and the STA.
US09906280B2	Principal eigen beam quantization for MIMO systems A closed loop MIMO feedback system is described in which the number of available antenna ports is less than the number of antenna elements. In one implementation, sounding reference signals, received from a number of UEs, may be used, by a base station, to generate and transmit a number of OFDMA Channel State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RSs). The OFDMA CSI-RSs may be determined based on the top eigen beams associated with an average channel covariance matrix determined based on the received sounding reference signals. A UE, in response to receiving the OFDMA CSI-RSs, may determine a preferred eigen beam and transmit a quantized version of the preferred eigen beam back to the eNB. Subsequent communications with the UE may be made using beamforming techniques that are based on the quantized version of the preferred eigen beam.
US09906276B2	Method and apparatus for near field communication A method and apparatus for near field communication (NFC) are provided. A reader searches for communication with another party according to a first communication method of transmitting a communication request signal or a reader searches for communication with another party according to a second communication method of performing wireless power transmission. When the reader receives a response signal from communication with another party, the reader performs communication with the other party.
US09906272B2	Communications device One example discloses a communications device, including: a bio-antenna conducting surface configured to receive a set of bio-antenna modulated broadcast signals; wherein the conducting surface is configured to receive the set of bio-antenna modulated broadcast signals through a capacitively coupling; a broadcast receiver coupled to the conducting surface; and wherein the conducting surface is configured to pass the broadcast signals to the broadcast receiver.
US09906264B2	Providing orthogonality for reference signals by circular rotation of a base sequence in the frequency domain A first and second communication device and respective method thereby are provided for performing a radio transmission. The method performed by the first communication device comprises generating a base sequence, and replicating the base sequence per each RS panned by an OCC. The method further comprises applying, to the base sequences, an individual RS-specific circular rotation, wherein each rotated base sequence corresponds to an RS. The method also comprises multiplying each RS with a respective value of the OCC, and mapping each frequency domain RS to a subframe. Still further, the method comprises converting the subframe to a time domain; and transmitting the subframe to the second communication device.
US09906262B2	All-analog and hybrid radio interference cancellation using cables, attenuators and power splitters A radio interference cancellation device that cancels self-interference from a transmitter to a receiver that includes a 2N-way RF power splitter having an input and 2N outputs, a power combiner having 2N+1 inputs and an output, and 2N adaptively controllable attenuators. Each adaptively controllable attenuator is coupled by cables between a different output of the 2N-way RF power splitter and a different input of the power combiner, each cable having a total length selected to provide a delay equal to a different one of mT(m=1,N) and mT+δ(m=1,N), where T is a delay smaller than the inverse of a bandwidth of the transmitter and receiver, and δ is ¼fc, where fc is the carrier frequency of an RF signal transmitted by the transmitter.
US09906259B2	Protective cover for electronic device A protective cover for an electronic devices includes a protective shell base having an inner surface, an outer surface, and side members. The protective cover also includes a cushioning member configured for cushioning the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a first opening configured to align with and expose at least a portion of a capacitance-sensing interactive touch screen display when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a second opening configured to align with a camera feature of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover further includes an access port positioned to be proximate an electrical interface of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base.
US09906257B2	Case for electronic device, electronic device using the same, and notification method thereof Disclosed are a case for an electronic device, an electronic device including the case, and a notification method thereof. The case for the electronic device having a lateral side, a back side, and a display configured to emit light may include: a body that is fastened to the electronic device; and a light guide unit that is formed in the body, and guides the light emitted from the display of the electronic device to at least one of the lateral side or the back side of the electronic device to be output to the outside.
US09906256B2	Systems and methods to control transmit power and specific absorption rate (SAR) for wireless devices Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to utilize multiple sensors to intelligently control RF transmit power and specific absorption rate (SAR) produced from a wireless-enabled information handling system platform in the presence of a detected nearby human body. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one example to avoid the poor performance and user experience that results from a reduction in the information handling system platform radio transmit power when it is not necessary (due to false detection of a human body), or that results when the platform transmit power is reduced too much and/or too quickly when nearby proximity of an actual human body is detected.
US09906254B2	Facilitating multiple subscriber identity support in a wireless device Facilitating multiple subscriber identity support in a wireless user equipment (UE) device. A UE may include or be coupled to multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs). The UE may be configured to perform cellular communications with a first cellular network using a first subscriber identity provided by a first SIM. The UE may also be configured to perform cellular communications with a second cellular network using a second subscriber identity provided by a second SIM. The cellular communications with the first cellular network and the second cellular network may be performed concurrently using shared radio resources.
US09906253B2	System and method for reconfiguring RF signals in a multi-input receiver A multi-input receiver including a plurality of RF antennas, a multi-channel receiver, an input port configuration block (IPCB), and a configuration block controller. The IPCB includes at least two two-way connection modules, at least one four-way connection module, at least one direct connection module, and a plurality of electronic signal pathways. Each connection module includes a connection module input port communicatively coupled to an RF antenna of the plurality of RF antennas, a connection module output port communicatively coupled to a channel of the multi-channel receiver, and a mechanical diversion switch. The mechanical diversion switches and the plurality of electronic signal pathways are positioned and configured such that the mechanical diversion switch of each connection module communicatively couples a splitter bypass signal, a 1×2 signal, or a 1×4 signal to the connection module output port on a selective basis.
US09906251B2	Reception device and electronic apparatus There is provided a reception device including first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals, a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal, and a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.
US09906244B2	Decoding method, memory storage device and memory control circuit unit A decoding method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: programming first data into a first physical unit of a rewritable non-volatile memory module; reading the first physical unit to obtain second data; obtaining a first threshold voltage distribution of a first bit-value and a second threshold voltage distribution of a second bit-value according to the first data and the second data, wherein the first bit-value and the second bit-value are different; calculating first channel reliability information corresponding to the first physical unit according to the first threshold voltage distribution and the second threshold voltage distribution; and decoding third data stored in the first physical unit according to the first channel reliability information. Therefore, decoding efficiency for the first physical unit is improved.
US09906242B2	Control device performing lifetime prediction by error correction function A control device that performs encoding of data to a code word and decoding from the code word to data by an error correction code is disclosed. The control device has an error correction function by which a correctable error is automatically corrected in the decoding. The control device includes an error correction processing unit which switches error correction codes based on a correction rate, which is outputted from a correction rate calculation unit, of every state so as to perform encoding from data to a code word and decoding from the code word to data and output correction information related to error correction. A lifetime calculation unit calculates a device lifetime which is a current remaining lifetime of a device based on a correction capability value of a current error correction code, a current correction rate, and a failure factor coefficient of a current operation state.
US09906241B2	Apparatus and method for turbo product codes An apparatus for a turbo product codes includes a codeword generator and an interleaver. The codeword generator receives a data in a matrix, and generate a turbo product code (TPC) codeword including the data, row parities and column parities. The interleaver interleaves the TPC codeword by assigning at least one bit in at least one row-column intersection of the TPC codeword to at least one master code, and outputs the interleaved TPC codeword.
US09906239B1	GPU parallel huffman decoding Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a parallel Huffman decoding scheme are disclosed herein. A system with a plurality of execution units receives a Huffman encoded bitstream. The system partitions the encoded bitstream into a plurality of chunks. Each execution unit is assigned to decode a separate chunk of the encoded bitstream as well as an extra portion of an adjacent chunk. With this approach, the decoding of the bitstream overlaps for a programmable amount of data at each chunk boundary since each execution unit, excluding the first execution unit decoding the first chunk of the bitstream, will likely decode a certain number of symbols incorrectly at the beginning of the chunk since the chunk boundaries will not be aligned with symbol boundaries. The system determines, from the decoded extra portion at each chunk boundary, where incorrectly decoded ends and where correctly decoded data begins for each decoded chunk.
US09906238B2	Encoding device, encoding method and search method A recording medium having stored therein an encoding program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including first generating a plurality of word codes by assigning a compression code to each of a plurality of words contained in a sentence in a compression target document, second generating a plurality of pieces of semantic structure information respectively corresponding to the plurality of words by performing a semantic analysis of the sentence, third generating a plurality of semantic structure codes by assigning each of the plurality of compression codes to corresponding semantic structure information, and outputting the plurality of word codes and the plurality of semantic structure codes with a specific order.
US09906236B2	Digital-to-analog converter system and method An Interleaved Radio Frequency Digital-to-Analog Converter (RF DAC) suitable for use in cellular base stations and optimized to give both a wide RF tuning range and a wide RF bandwidth is disclosed. The RF DAC uses two levels of interleaving, the first providing a direct conversion path from Base Band (BB) to RF, and the second providing a variable interleaving factor through the use of summation to optimize the output bandwidth as a function of the RF center frequency. Digital Interpolation, including an arbitrary sample rate conversion filter, allows the RF DAC to operate from a wide range of possible BB sample rates and the DAC sample rate is a fixed ratio of the RF center frequency. As a result, the spurious outputs from the RF DAC are in known locations that are relatively easy to filter out, minimizing the frequency planning tasks required for a complete RF system design.
US09906234B2	Interleaved analog-to-digital converter and method for calibrating an interleaved analog-to-digital converter An interleaved analog-to-digital converter, ADC, includes a first and a second sub-ADC (ADC1, ADC2) and a timing control unit (TC). The first sub-ADC (ADC1) is configured to convert a first calibration signal (V1cal) into a first calibration code (CC1) depending on a first sub-clock signal (Φ1). The second sub-ADC (ADC2) includes a programmable delay element (DE2) configured to generate a calibrated second sub-clock signal (Φ2′) by shifting a phase of a second sub-clock signal (Φ2) by a delay depending on a control signal. The second sub-ADC (ADC2) is configured to convert a second calibration signal (V2cal) into a second calibration code (CC2) depending on the calibrated second sub-clock signal (Φ2′). The timing control (TC) unit generates the control signal (CS) comparing the second calibration code (CC2) to the first calibration code (CC1).
US09906232B1	Resolution programmable SAR ADC An example successive approximation (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes: a track-and-hold (T/H) circuit configured to receive an analog input signal; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC); an adder having inputs coupled to outputs of the T/H circuit and the DAC; a comparison circuit coupled to an output of the adder and configured to perform a comparison operation; and a control circuit, coupled to an output of the comparison circuit, configured to: receive a selected resolution; gate the comparison operation of the comparison circuit based on the selected resolution; and generate a digital output signal having the selected resolution.
US09906230B2	PLL system and method of operating same The phase-lock loop (PLL) can include a variable frequency oscillator adjustable to control the phase of the output signal; a primary control subsystem including a phase detector and a connection between the output signal and the phase detector, the phase detector generating a primary control signal to adjust the variable frequency oscillator; and a secondary control subsystem having an analog-to-digital converter and a digital-to-analog converter connected in series to receive the primary control signal and generate a secondary control signal also connected to independently adjust the variable frequency oscillator.
US09906229B2	Phase locked loop circuit and phase locked loop method A phase locked loop circuit including: a loop filter having a high cutoff characteristic and a low cutoff characteristic that are switchable, and a switching circuit configured to: detect a timing when an irregular gap of no signal, included in a input signal, does not occur, and switch, in the detected timing, a cut off characteristic of the loop filter from the high cutoff characteristic during entrainment of phase locking of a output signal with the input signal to the low cut off characteristic after the phase locking.
US09906227B2	Method and system for a sampled loop filter in a phase locked loop (PLL) Methods and systems for a sampled loop filter in a phase locked loop (PLL) may comprise a phase locked loop (PLL) comprising a phase frequency detector, a sampled loop filter comprising a plurality of capacitors and at least one switch, a plurality of voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) coupled to said sampled loop filter, and a frequency divider. The PLL generates at least one clock signal, and the sampled loop filter samples an output signal from the phase frequency detector when an average of charge provided to a first of the plurality of capacitors in the sampled loop filter is zero. The frequency divider may be a fractional-N divider. A second switch in said sampled loop filter may have switching times that are non-overlapping with switching times of the at least one switch. Capacitors may be coupled to ground from each terminal of the second switch.
US09906225B2	Integrated circuit including an array of logic tiles, each logic tile including a configurable switch interconnect network An integrated circuit comprising a field programmable gate array including a plurality of logic tiles physically organized in at least one row and at least one column and wherein each logic tile (i) is electrically coupled and physically adjacent to at least one other logic tile of the plurality of logic tiles and (ii) includes (a) logic circuitry, (b) memory, and (c) a configurable switch interconnect network which is electrically coupled to the memory, wherein the configurable switch interconnect network includes a plurality of switches electrically interconnected and organized into a plurality of switch matrices and wherein the plurality of switch matrices are arranged in a plurality of stages. In one embodiment, each logic tile of the plurality of logic tiles is capable of communicating, during operation, with at least one other logic tile of the plurality of logic tiles.
US09906222B2	Gate driving circuit and liquid crystal display having the same A gate driving circuit and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The gate driving circuit includes: an input and latch circuit, a signal processing circuit electrically connected with the input and latch circuit and an output buffering circuit electrically connected with the signal processing circuit. Wherein, the input and latch circuit or the signal processing circuit includes two switch modules which are disposed in parallel. Each switch module includes two switching tubes disposed in series, control terminals of the two switching tubes of one of the two switch modules are crosswise connected with control terminals of the two switching tubes of the other of the two switch modules. The present invention through disposing two switch modules and crosswise connecting the control terminals of the switching tubes, the stress degrees applied on the two switching transistors are the same so as to greatly increase the stability of the circuit operation.
US09906215B2	Load-driving circuit A load-driving circuit for receiving a supply of power from a power source and driving a load, wherein the load-driving circuit is provided with: a high-side switching element; a low-side switching element; a high-side current detection circuit connected in parallel to the high-side switching element, the high-side current detection circuit detecting a high-side driving current; and a fault detection circuit for detecting the fault state of the load-driving circuit from the output result of the high-side current detection circuit. The high-side current detection circuit is provided with a high-side sense switching circuit operating in response to a gate signal that is different from the high-side switching element, the high-side sense switching circuit comprising a device of the same type as the high-side switching element. The output result of the high-side current detection circuit, the gate signal of the high-side switching element, and the gate signal of the high-side sense switching element are input and the fault states are detected apart from each other when the connection terminal between the load-driving circuit and the load is in a state of short circuit with the positive electrode side of the power source or in a state of short circuit with the negative electrode side of the power source.
US09906214B2	Fault and short-circuit protected output driver A driver and protection circuit for driving a power switch is disclosed. The driver and protection circuit includes a fault detection block configured to detect a discrepancy between a reference drive signal and a measured voltage at a gate of the power switch. The driver and protection circuit also includes a short circuit detection block configured to detect a gate-to-source short circuit or a gate-to-drain short circuit of the power switch. The driver and protection circuit further includes a latch coupled to the fault detection block and the short circuit detection block to selectively turn off an output driver coupled to the gate of the power switch when a fault or a short circuit is detected, and wherein the latch is configured to send a diagnostic signal when the fault or the short circuit is detected.
US09906213B2	Reducing thermal runaway in inverter devices An inverter circuit for reducing runaway current due to applied voltage stress and temperature conditions comprises: first and second field effect transistor (FET) devices of opposite device polarities for driving a connected second stage device having a connected 2nd stage first and second FET devices, each 2nd stage device having a respective input gate terminal. The first FET and second FET devices have a respective output drive terminal, a first conductive structure connects the first FET output drive terminal to the input gate terminal of each the first and second connected FET device and further connects the first FET output drive terminal to the second FET output drive terminal through a ballasting resistor device. A second separate conductive structure connects the second FET output drive terminal to the input gate terminals and includes a path further connecting the second FET output drive terminal to the first FET output drive terminal through the ballasting resistor device.
US09906212B2	Comparator circuit, comparator circuit control method, A/D conversion circuit, and display apparatus A comparator circuit includes a differential circuit unit which detects a difference between two input signals, a current supply unit which supplies a current to the differential circuit unit, and a control unit which detects an operation timing of the differential circuit unit and controls the current supplied to the differential circuit unit by the current supply unit according to a detection result thereof.
US09906211B2	Compensation of baseline wander A circuit for compensation of baseline voltage wander operating at an input of an isolator is disclosed. The circuit can compensate electronically the frequency response of an isolation circuit (e.g., a transformer) by increasing the pass band in the low frequency region in order to minimize the baseline wander caused by low inductance windings. The compensation circuit can be used to inject a current ramp proportional to the amplitude and the duration of the pulse and inversely proportional to the open circuit inductance of the isolation circuit.
US09906206B2	Tunable surface acoustic wave resonators and filters Due to strong needs to reduce the dimensions and the cost of the RF filters and to reduce the number of filters required in an mobile handsets and wireless system covering numbers of operation bands, tunable RF filters which can cover as many bands or frequency ranges as possible are needed so that the number of filters can be reduced in the mobile handsets and wireless systems. This invention provides tunable surface acoustic wave resonators and filters utilizing semiconducting piezoelectric layers having embedded or elevated electrode doped regions. Both metallization ratio and loading mass are changed by varying a DC biasing voltage to effect a change in the resonant frequency of the tunable SAW devices.
US09906202B1	Multi-layer wideband antenna with integrated impedance matching A radio-frequency (RF) antenna with wideband impedance matching includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and patterned connections. The first conductive layer is formed on a first surface of a dielectric material. The second conductive layer is formed on a second surface of the dielectric material. The patterned connections between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are formed through multiple vias to enable the wideband impedance matching. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are formed based on an antenna-layout pattern. The multiple vias are formed based on a via pattern that corresponds to the antenna-layout pattern.
US09906199B2	Magnetoresistive effect device A magnetoresistive effect device includes a magnetoresistive effect element including a magnetization fixed layer, a spacer layer, and a magnetization free layer; a first port; a second port; a signal line; an impedance element; and a direct-current input terminal. The first port, the magnetoresistive effect element, and the second port are connected in series in this order via the signal line. The impedance element is connected to ground and to the signal line between the magnetoresistive effect element and the first port or the second port. The direct-current input terminal is connected to the signal line at the opposite side to the impedance element with the magnetoresistive effect element in between the direct-current input terminal and the impedance element. A closed circuit including the magnetoresistive effect element, the signal line, the impedance element, the ground, and the direct-current input terminal is to be formed.
US09906198B2	Narrowing audio filter transition band An apparatus including a first audio filter; a first transducer connected to the first audio filter; and a first sound attenuator located relative to the first transducer to attenuate sound from the first transducer. The first audio filter includes a first transition frequency band. The first sound attenuator is configured to attenuate sound generated by the first transducer from audio signals through the first audio filter in a target frequency band, where a majority of the target frequency band is in the first transition frequency band.
US09906197B2	Signal processing apparatus and signal processing method A signal processing apparatus includes: a control section; a signal processing section connected with a plurality of signal processing elements and configured to perform signal processing for enhancing or attenuating an input signal in a specific frequency band; and a crossfade signal section including a crossfade signal processing element capable of replacing at least one of the signal processing elements, wherein the control section is configured to control any one of the signal processing elements among the plurality of signal processing elements, and the crossfade signal processing element, to crossfade to the crossfade signal processing element having the signal processing element as a new characteristic, to perform processing for replacing any one of the signal processing elements by the crossfade signal processing element, and to perform the processing on remaining signal processing elements of the plurality of signal processing elements in the signal processing section.
US09906196B2	Hybrid switched mode amplifier A switching power stage for producing a load voltage may include a first processing path having a first output, a second processing path having a second output, a first plurality of switches comprising at least a first switch coupled between the first output and a first load terminal and a second switch coupled between the first output and the second load terminal, a second plurality of switches comprising at least a third switch coupled between the second output and the first load terminal and a fourth switch coupled between the second output and the second load terminal, and a controller configured to control switches in order to generate the load voltage as a function of an input signal such that one of the first switch and the second switch operates in a linear region of operation and one of the third switch and the fourth switch operates in a saturated region of operation for a predominance of a dynamic rage of the load voltage.
US09906195B2	High bandwidth amplifier An amplifier including: an input terminal coupled to a first node; an output terminal coupled to a second node; and a transistor coupled between a first power source and a second power source, the transistor including: a gate electrode coupled to the first node; a drain electrode coupled to the second node; a source electrode coupled to a third node; and a bulk electrode coupled to a fourth node and configured to receive a bulk voltage to change a threshold voltage of the transistor.
US09906194B2	Systems and methods for improved power yield and linearization in radio frequency transmitters An exemplary system comprises a linearizer module, a first upconverter module, a power amplifier module, a signal sampler module, and a downconverter module. The linearizer module may be configured to receive a first intermediate frequency signal and to adjust the first intermediate frequency signal based on a reference signal and a signal based on a second intermediate frequency signal. The first upconverter module may be configured to receive and up-convert a signal based on the adjusted first intermediate frequency signal to a radio frequency signal. The power amplifier module may be configured to receive and amplify a power of a signal based on the radio frequency signal. The signal sampler module may be configured to sample a signal based on the amplified radio frequency signal. The downconverter module may be configured to receive and down-convert a signal based on the sampled radio frequency signal to the second intermediate frequency signal.
US09906191B1	Superconducting multi-bit digital mixer A superconducting multi-bit digital mixer, designed using rapid single flux quantum (RSFQ) logic, for multiplying two independent digital streams, at least one of these comprising a plurality of parallel bit lines, wherein the output is also a similar plurality of bit lines. In a preferred embodiment, one of the digital streams represents a local oscillator signal, and the other digital stream digital radio frequency input from an analog-to-digital converter. The multi-bit mixer comprises an array of bit-slices, with the local oscillator signal generated using shift registers. This multi-bit mixer is suitable for an integrated circuit with application to a broadband digital radio frequency receiver, a digital correlation receiver, or a digital radio frequency transmitter. A synchronous pulse distribution network is used to ensure proper operation at data rates of 20 GHz or above.
US09906189B2	Resonant switched-capacitor gyrator-type converter with local MPPT capability for PV cells A method for increasing the power extraction capability out of Differential Power Processor (DPP) system, which consists of a chain of N serially connected PV elements and an array of N−1 gyrator-type converters which are current sourcing resonant Switched Capacitor Converters (SCCs), each of which being connected in parallel with two adjacent PV elements. Accordingly, local MPPT is continuously performed, by each gyrator-type converter, to one of its two connected PV elements by sinking or sourcing current to/from the neighboring PV element. Whenever a mismatch in the MPPs is detected, the gyrator-type converters are used to provide the difference in current that is required for each of the PV elements to operate at its MPP, such that the amount of power processed by each gyrator-type converter in the chain is linearly proportional to its location in the chain, with respect to the mismatched PV element.
US09906187B2	Window assembly and a method regarding the same A window assembly can include an insulated glass unit, a mounting assembly moveably coupled to the insulated glass unit, and an electrical component secured to the mounting assembly. A method can include securing an electrical component to a mounting assembly, coupling the mounting assembly to an insulated glass unit, and installing the insulating glass unit in a frame. In an embodiment, after the window assembly is installed within the frame, the mounting assembly can be moved in a final position and securely fastened into position. In an embodiment, the pre-assembly can help to keep all components of a window assembly together during shipping and at the installation site to reduce the likelihood that components are separated or lost during shipping or at the installation site.
US09906184B2	Control apparatus of motor A temperature detection element that detects a temperature of a detector is provided in a detector that detects a rotational position and/or a rotational speed of a rotor of a motor. An estimated value of a change of a wiring temperature is calculated based on a current supplied to the wiring of the motor. An estimated value of a change of the detector temperature is calculated based on the estimated value of the change of the wiring temperature. A difference between the detector temperature detected by the temperature detection element and the estimated value of the change of the detector temperature is set as an environmental temperature. The environmental temperature is added to the estimated value of the change of the wiring temperature, to estimate an absolute value of the wiring temperature. The wiring temperature is monitored based on the estimated absolute value of the wiring temperature.
US09906179B1	Motor drive control device and motor drive control method According to one embodiment, a motor drive control device includes a PWM control circuit that generates PWM signals corresponding to a predetermined exciting current pattern, an H bridge circuit that is constituted of switch transistors whose on/off is controlled by the PWM signals, a coil to which an exciting current is supplied from the H bridge circuit, and a current detection circuit that detects a current flowing into the coil. A value of a parameter of the exciting current pattern is corrected by using the detection result of the current detection circuit.
US09906176B2	Dynamic calculation and control of synchronous machines A method keeps a synchronous machine in a stable operating zone during large transient voltage excursions on a power grid to which the machine is connected. The machine's load angle, i.e., the position of the rotor flux with respect to the position of the stator flux, is calculated. If the load angle is not within a defined range of reference values for stable machine operation, the machine's field excitation is adjusted to bring the machine's load angle within the defined range of reference values for stable machine operation.
US09906172B2	Multiple induction electric motor and vehicle A novel multiple induction electric motor system that separately produces synchronized variable frequency alternating current control signals and using multiple induction electric motors, produces synchronized rotating magnetic fields responsive to the control signals, induces magnetic fields around a conductor in inductive rotors responsive to the rotating magnetic fields, and applies rotational forces between the rotating magnetic fields and the induced magnetic fields to a common shaft of the multiple motors. The common shaft sums the rotational forces and transmits the rotational forces to a drive wheel. Such a system can be implemented using two, three or more synchronized induction electric motors, and respective elements thereof, wherein the stator and rotor laminations can be arranged, stacked and/or otherwise configured such that the multiple induction electric motors operate at lower temperatures and at higher efficiencies.
US09906170B2	Triboelectric energy harvester including coating electrification layer and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method of a triboelectric energy harvester, including the steps of generating an electrification material with a surface of a micro-nano pattern on an electrode and forming a coating electrification layer to support the micro-nano pattern on a surface of the electrification material, is provided.
US09906165B2	Semiconductor module Reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. A third semiconductor chip on which a control circuit is formed, and a first semiconductor chip of a plurality of IGBT chips are electrically connected via a high-side relay board. That is, the first semiconductor chip and the third semiconductor chip are electrically connected via a first wire, a high-side relay board and a second wire. Similarly, the third semiconductor chip on which the control circuit is formed and a second semiconductor chip of a plurality of IGBT chips are electrically connected via a low-side relay board. That is, the second semiconductor chip and the third semiconductor chip are electrically connected via the first wire, the low-side relay board and the second wire.
US09906162B2	Method to control three-phase inverter voltage A method is provided to control the output voltage across an unbalanced load connected to a three-phase inverter, The method includes transformation of a set of three-phase voltage signals to a dq-coordinate system. Based on the transformation, a set of d-axis and a set of q-axis positive, negative and a set of zero sequence signals are generated. The method includes phase shifting of each of the zero sequence signals to generate 120 degrees and 240 degrees phase shifted zero sequence signals. Each of the zero sequence signals, the 120 degrees and the 240 degrees phase shifted zero sequence signals are transformed to a set of d-axis and q-axis zero sequence signals. A set of error signals, calculated based on the set of d-axis and q-axis zero, positive and negative sequence signals, are minimized and transformed to abc-coordinate system to obtain a three-phase control voltage signal.
US09906151B2	Minimum off-time adaptive to timing fault conditions for synchronous rectifier control A switching power converter may include a power switch coupled to a primary winding of a transformer, and a primary controller configured to turn on and off the power switch, a synchronous rectifier switch coupled to a secondary winding of a transformer, and a synchronous rectifier controller configured to turn on and off the synchronous rectifier switch. The synchronous rectifier controller may monitor a voltage across the synchronous rectifier switch. The synchronous rectifier controller may detect a fault condition responsive to the voltage reaching a turn-off voltage threshold before a minimum on-time timer expires. The synchronous rectifier controller may detect a fault condition responsive to the synchronous rectifier switch being turned off at the same time, immediately after, or within a timing guardband after the minimum on-time timer expires. The synchronous rectifier controller may adaptively increase a minimum off-time period for the synchronous rectifier switch.
US09906149B2	Switching power supply with burst operation in standby mode Switching power supply apparatus having standby mode in which a burst operation is performed. High- and low-side switching elements are series connected across a DC input voltage. A resonant circuit is connected across one of the switching elements. A controller that on-off controls the high-side switching element includes a peak power limiting circuit that monitors input power and outputs a forced turn-off signal upon detecting input power exceeding a determined value. A triangular wave voltage is generated during portions of the burst operation in which a switching frequency of the switching elements is gradually decreased or increased. An oscillation circuit receives the forced turn-off signal from the power limiting circuit, and the triangular wave voltage to generate an on-trigger and off-trigger signals at a switching frequency corresponding to a triangular wave voltage value, and output the off-trigger signal upon receipt of the forced turn-off signal.
US09906136B2	System and method for LLC converter design An embodiment method for designing a power converter system includes receiving, by a processor, power converter design parameters. The design parameters include a minimum DC input voltage Vmin and a maximum DC input voltage Vmax, a minimum switching frequency fmin and a maximum switching frequency fmax of a switching bridge of the power converter, and a target output voltage and a target output power. The method also includes calculating, by the processor, a first power converter configuration. The first power converter configuration includes a calculated magnetizing inductance Lmc equal to Re tan(φ)(2πfmin)−1, where φ is a load angle complement equal to a sin(VminVmax−1), and Re is an equivalent reflected load resistance of the power converter. The first power converter configuration also includes a calculated resonant inductance Lrc equal to Lmc cos2(φ)(fmax2fmin−2−1)−1 and a calculated resonant capacitance Crc equal to Lrc−1(2πfmax)−2.
US09906126B2	Pulse frequency modulation control for switched capacitor DC-DC converter Representative implementations of devices and techniques minimize switching losses in a switched capacitor de-de converter. Variable frequency control, including Pulse frequency modulation, is used to control switching based on an existing load. As an example, a system may include a direct current to direct current converter (dc-dc converter) including an energy storage element, switches coupled to the energy storage element, and a digital controller arranged to modulate a switch timing of at least one switch of the switches by adjustment of a transition of a signal pulse provided to adjust an impedance of the at least one switch based on a load coupled to an output of the dc-dc converter.
US09906125B2	Power circuit with switching frequency control circuit and control method thereof According to an embodiment, provided is a power circuit including: a switching transistor connected between an input terminal and an output terminal; a drive circuit configured to output a drive signal that controls on/off of the switching transistor; an error calculation circuit configured to output an error value between the output voltage and reference voltage; a determination circuit configured to compare a reference value obtained from the error value with a predetermined threshold value and then output a control signal; and a control circuit configured to control a frequency of the drive signal in response to the control signal.
US09906123B2	Charge-pump and dynamic charge-pump device including the same Disclosed is a charge-pump and a dynamic charge-pump device including the same. By switching the plurality of voltage sources, the output voltage of the charge-pump can be compensated, and changed output voltage of the charge pump is utilized to adjust a voltage as power source or ground source of a loading circuit. A detection circuit may further be included in the charge-pump for detecting the voltage or current of the loading circuit, and the minimum output voltage of the charge pump may be chosen to adjust the voltage-drop of the loading circuit, and the variation of the voltage of the loading circuit can be brought back within a predetermined range, such that the operational efficiency of the loading circuit may not be influenced. Moreover, the adjustment may be performed according to the different operation modes of the loading circuit, and the power consumption can be decreased.
US09906122B2	Methods to reduce current spikes in capacitive DC-DC converters employing gain-hopping A capacitive voltage converter providing multiple gain modes comprising a switched capacitor array having a voltage input and a voltage output. A skip gating control coupled to the switched capacitor array and configured to control a switch resistance value of the switched capacitor array, and to control a switching sequence of the switched capacitor array. An override control coupled to the skip gating control and the switched capacitor array, the override control configured to detect transitions in a gain mode and to modify the switch resistance value of the switched capacitor array and the switching sequence of the switched capacitor array for a finite amount of time following the gain mode transition.
US09906117B1	Systems, methods, and devices for remote sense without wires A system for controlling power output of a power supply includes power conversion circuitry, output terminals, and a controller. The controller controls the power conversion circuitry to provide a known current to one or more leads, wherein the one or more leads are shorted at the distal end. The controller measures a voltage drop across the one or more leads shorted at the distal end. The controller stores a parameter determined based on the voltage drop, such as a resistance of the one or more leads. The controller controls the power conversion circuitry to provide a target voltage to the load based on the stored parameter when the one or more leads are not shorted at the load.
US09906112B2	Electromagnetic propulsion system having a wireless power transfer system An electromagnetic propulsion system includes a plurality of primary windings and a permanent magnet arranged to move with respect to the plurality of primary windings. A secondary winding of the system is disposed in a non-moving relationship with the permanent magnet. An excitation energy is applied to the plurality of primary windings for creating a magnetic field that includes a base component and low frequency harmonic components. The base component substantially contributes toward motion between the plurality of primary windings and the permanent magnet and the low frequency harmonic components substantially contributes toward generating an electro-motive force in the secondary winding based on displacement between the plurality of primary windings and the permanent magnet.
US09906111B2	Fine element magnet array A set of symmetrically segmented square prism Permanent Magnet (PM) halves in a 45-45-90 triangular prism and a rectangular square prism with predefined 45° stepped magnetizations are designed as Fine Elements (FEs), bringing finely adaptive mosaicking advantages for array arrangement. Optimized Halbach effect FE PM pole modules in cuboidal and isosceles trapezoidal prism shapes are invented to provide an augmented one-side-operating field. Simulation data show that typical dual layer FE PM arrays generate high-fidelity sinusoidal waveforms within air-gaps with peak field strengths of up to 1.2 Tesla. Featuring a pole width-to-thickness ratio ranging from 1 to 6, FE PM motor tracks with a series of scale, format, and sectional features are constructed in lightweight ferrous and/or nonferrous structures, which energize OEM and/or FE current carrying winding coils to implement linear and curvilinear motors with high power/force/torque density and low force ripple.
US09906109B2	Vibration actuator A vibration actuator includes: a coil having a vibration space along an axial direction; an outer case that covers the coil and that extends the vibration space in the axial direction; a movable element that comprises a magnet that vibrates within the coil and a weight unit that vibrates within the outer case and that is connected to one end side, in the axial direction, of the magnet; and an elastic member that supports elastically the vibration of the movable element in the axial direction. A resin layer is secured to an outer peripheral surface of the weight unit that faces an inner surface of the outer case. An oil film is interposed between the resin layer and the inner surface of the outer case.
US09906104B2	Method for balancing a component The invention relates to a method for balancing a component (1), in particular a rotor of an electric machine, using pins (11, 11′) which are introduced into prefabricated openings (5, 7, 9) in the component (1). The component (1) is balanced in that pins (11, 11′) of different lengths, cross-sectional areas, and cross-sectional shapes are fixed in corresponding openings (7, 9) in the component (1). Furthermore, the pins (11, 11′) can be assembled from multiple elements (13, 13′), and the method can be used to increase the balancing quality incrementally in one or more stages. The imbalance of the component (1) can be considerably reduced using said method, and simultaneously the weight, space requirements, and inertia of the component (1) can be reduced. In addition, the method can be automated.
US09906100B2	Power generation for valve actuators The present invention utilizes operation of a valve actuator to generate electrical power. A portion of the mechanical energy generated by operation of a valve actuator is converted to electrical energy. The mechanical energy may be converted to electrical energy at the same time as the valve actuator is operating or the mechanical energy may be stored for later conversion. A valve actuator may be operated manually, electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically. Generated electrical energy may also be stored.
US09906095B2	Blocking device, gear-drive unit containing such a blocking device, and method for producing such a gear-drive unit A blocking device, and a gear-drive unit containing such a blocking device, and a method for producing such a gear-drive unit for blocking a rotary motion of a shaft relative to a housing of the gear-drive unit, having a first, rotatable blocking element and a second blocking element which is displaceable relative to the first blocking element by means of at least one electromagnet and at least one restoring element, in which the blocking elements in the blocked state mesh in the axial direction with one another by form-locking, and the blocking device is embodied as a separate, independent structural unit, which can be mounted as a unit on the one hand onto the housing and on the other onto the shaft.
US09906093B2	Universal housing mount A universal mounting housing for a linear actuator has a housing with a wall having an inner surface and an outer surface with at least one bore to enable securement of the housing. The at least one bore has an axial open portion that enables passage of attachment members. The at least one bore has a first and second diameter portion. The first diameter portion extends a length of the open portion. The diameter is of a size necessitating the attachment members to be axially moved into the at least one bore. The second diameter portion is larger than the first diameter portion. The second diameter portion receives a head portion of the attachment member.
US09906092B2	Electrodynamic machines, and method for reducing vibration of an electrodynamic machine An electrodynamic machine includes a rotor assembly, a stator assembly defining an annular core receiving the rotor assembly, the rotor assembly rotating within the stator assembly based on electromagnetic fields generated by the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, a plurality of structural components mechanically supporting the rotor assembly and stator assembly, and an active damping element providing forced vibrations that counteract structural vibrations of the electrodynamic machine caused by magnetic forces based upon the electromagnetic fields or caused by mechanical forces based upon the plurality of structural components.
US09906091B2	Generator suspension arrangement A generator suspension arrangement for suspending a generator unit of a wind turbine is shown, which generator suspension arrangement includes a suspension assembly arranged on a bedframe of the wind turbine, which suspension assembly includes a plurality of suspension points configured to transfer the weight of the generator unit to the suspension assembly, and wherein the suspension points lie at a distance outward from the body of the generator unit. Furthermore, a wind turbine includes a generator unit and such a generator suspension arrangement arranged to suspend the generator unit above a bedframe of the wind turbine. Furthermore, a method of reducing vibrations of a generator unit of a wind turbine is shown.
US09906087B2	Electric motor with air purge structure An electric motor comprises a tubular housing for holding a rotor core, a shaft which has a first end part projecting outward from the housing and a second end part located inside the housing, and a bearing located between the first end part and the rotor core for rotatably supporting the shaft inside the housing. The housing is provided with an air feed hole to which an air feed source can be connected for feeding air to an inside space where the second end part is located, and the shaft is provided with a bore which extends from an air inflow port formed on the second end part to an air outflow port formed on a circumferential surface of a partial region of the shaft which is located between the first end part and the bearing.
US09906084B2	Appliance, motor or stator A motor suited for use in a direct drive laundry machine. The described motor has a stator core including an annular ring with an inner diameter between 120 mm and 250 mm, a radial width between 5 mm and 15 mm, and 24 or 27 stator poles projecting outward from the annular ring a distance of between 15 mm and 40 mm. Each stator pole is associated with one of three phase windings. A rotor for the motor has inwardly facing permanent magnet poles whereby the ratio of rotor poles to stator poles is 4:3.
US09906082B2	Electric machine having reduced torque oscillations and axial thrust A component that includes a longitudinal axle, having a multiple keybars that extend outward from a surface of the axle, such that each of the keybars are disposed axially along and circumferentially around the axle. Also the axis of the keybars is parallel to the axle, such that a profile of all midpoints of the keybars is helicoidal around the axle, also the helicoidal profile is such that they make up one or more helicoidal paths. The profile may be herringbone skewed. The component may be part of a rotor assembly that is part of an electric machine such as an interior permanent magnet (IPM) or Synchronous Reluctance motor.
US09906080B2	Antenna configurations for wireless power and communication, and supplemental visual signals The disclosed technology relates to antenna configurations for wireless power transmission and supplemental visual signals. In some implementations, the disclosed technology includes a wireless power transmitter with boards that have multiple antennas physically coupled to the board. In some implementations, the antennas boards are arranged in a polygonal configuration (e.g., star shape). Additionally, in some implementations, the antennas can have different polarization configurations.
US09906075B2	Uninterruptible power supply system A dynamic uninterruptible power supply system including a synchronous machine with two shaft ends inserted between two kinetic energy accumulators for doubling the unit capacity is provided.
US09906073B1	Power supply for reducing working power loss A power supply includes a first and second power conversion modules, changeover switch and control module. The first power conversion module provides at least one working power and generate a power good signal. The power conversion efficiency of the second power conversion module is lower than that of the first power conversion module. The second power conversion module provides a backup power permanently. The control module includes a switch control unit connected to the changeover switch, and a voltage drop adjustment unit connected to the second power conversion module. The control module is provided with a first state, in which the power good signal is not received such that the backup power is outputted continuously, and a second state, in which the changeover switch is turned on while the backup power is dropped to be replaced by the working power from the changeover switch on receiving the power good signal.
US09906071B2	Standby-power cutoff device for electronic product using power adaptor The present invention is a standby-power cutoff device for an electronic product using a power adaptor. The power adaptor comprises: a power supply unit for receiving external commercial AC power and generating DC power required for the operation of the electronic product; a first switching unit and a first switching driving unit installed in the path for providing the external commercial AC power to the power supply unit so as to cut off or supply the external commercial AC power from/to the power supply unit; a second switching unit and a second switching driving unit having a first contact for cutting off or supplying DC power from/to the electronic product and a second contact additionally connected to a DC power-supply line; a current-sensing unit for sensing the state of the current being provided to the electronic product; and an adaptor control unit for receiving the sensed signal from the current sensing unit in order to detect whether the electronic product is in an off state, if the electronic product is in the off state, controlling the first switching unit and the second switching unit such that the first and second switching units cut off power, and controlling the second contact to be in an on state, receiving the state of the signal of the DC power supply line through the second contact in order to detect if the electronic product is turned on, and, if the electronic product is in the on state, controlling the first switching unit and the second switching unit such that the first and second switching units operate to supply power, and controlling the second contact to be in an off state.
US09906070B2	Distributed power source system with storage battery The present system 1 includes a distributed power source 2, a storage battery 4, a bidirectional inverter 7 having a smoothing capacitor 6 on its DC side, and a control section 10 for controlling the entire system, and supplies AC power to a load 9 while being interconnected with a power system 8. When active power supplied from the distributed power source 2 and/or the storage battery 4 to the smoothing capacitor 6 is equal to or greater than active power of load power, the control section 10 controls a power factor of inverter output current outputted from the bidirectional inverter 7 so as to coincide with a power factor of load current flowing to the load 9.
US09906067B1	Apparatus, system and method to wirelessly charge/discharge a battery An apparatus, system and method to wirelessly charge and/or discharge a battery. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a removable first magnetic core piecepart having a surrounding first metallic coil and configured to be coupled to and aligned with a second magnetic core piecepart having a surrounding second metallic coil to form a transformer. The apparatus also includes a battery metallically coupled to the first metallic coil and configured to be charged and discharged through an electrically isolating path of the transformer.
US09906066B2	Visor-mountable wireless charger and method of wireless charging A method and apparatus for wirelessly charging a chargeable device, such as a smart phone, digital music player, or navigation device, using a wireless charger. The wireless charger includes a connector, a retainer, and a wireless power transmitter. The connector is configured to secure the wireless charger to a visor in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The retainer is configured to selectively retain a chargeable device having a recipient coil. The wireless power transmitter includes a charging coil configured to carry a fluctuating electric current that generates a changing magnetic field for receipt by a recipient coil of the chargeable device. The changing magnetic field induces a fluctuating electric current in the recipient coil, which is used to charge a battery pack of the chargeable device.
US09906065B2	Systems and methods of transmitting power transmission waves based on signals received at first and second subsets of a transmitter's antenna array The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocket of energy. The transmitter can locate the at least one receiver in a three-dimensional space using a communication medium (e.g., Bluetooth technology). The transmitter generates a waveform to create a pocket of energy around each of the at least one receiver. The transmitter uses an algorithm to direct, focus, and control the waveform in three dimensions. The receiver can convert the transmission signals (e.g., RF signals) into electricity for powering an electronic device. Accordingly, the embodiments for wireless power transmission can allow powering and charging a plurality of electrical devices without wires.
US09906064B2	Receiver circuit A receiver circuit and a device incorporating a receiver circuit are described, including a receiver circuit comprising a first rectifier arranged to receive a signal from an antenna, a second rectifier arranged to receive the signal from the antenna, and a first depletion mode NMOS transistor switch connected between the first rectifier and a first output of the receiver circuit, wherein a drain of the first transistor switch is connected to a first output of the first rectifier, a source of the first transistor switch comprises the first output of the receiver circuit, and a gate of the first transistor switch is arranged to receive a voltage based on an output of the second rectifier, such that the transistor switch is opened when a level of the signal from the antenna exceeds a predetermined level.
US09906062B2	Cascading power for accessories Methods, systems, and apparatuses for charging a host device from a charging source through an accessory are described. Upon detecting an input power signal from the charging source, an accessory may send an identification request to the host device and authenticate the host device based on the identification information received from the host device. Upon authenticating the host device, the accessory may enable a power path between the charging source and the host device to supply a charging current to charge the host device.
US09906060B2	Control device and control method for a secondary battery A control device for a secondary battery using positive electrode active material made of solid solution material, comprising: a voltage detecting unit configured to detect an actual open circuit voltage value; an SOC detecting unit configured to detect an actual state of charge value on a basis of the actual open circuit voltage value and/or an actual current value; a memory unit configured to store a voltage-SOC standard control curve which shows a relation between an open circuit voltage value and a state of charge value; a presumed voltage calculating unit configured to calculate a presumed voltage value on the basis of the actual state of charge value and the voltage-SOC standard control curve stored in the memory unit; a determining unit configured to determine sameness between the actual voltage value detected by the voltage detecting unit and the presumed voltage value calculated by the presumed voltage calculating unit.
US09906057B2	Modular multilvel converter and control framework for hybrid energy storage A modular multilevel converter for hybrid energy storage includes three phases connectable in series to a battery, and in parallel to one another. Each phase includes at least two arms of sub-modules and buffer inductors, and each of the sub-modules comprises a half-bridge and an ultracapacitor. A two layer controller, including a coordination layer and a converter layer, is configured to independently control battery output power and ultracapacitor output power, and to distribute a power load between the battery and the ultracapacitor to optimize the performance of a hybrid energy storage system.
US09906056B2	Charging device of electronic cigarette and charging method thereof This present application relates to a charging device of an electronic cigarette and a charging method thereof. The charging device including a charging base, in which a first charging electrode assembly and a second charging electrode assembly are arranged separately for connecting with a first and a second electrode of the electronic cigarette, wherein in the charging base, a charging slot is defined in the charging base. The first charging electrode assembly, the second charging electrode assembly and the charging base are coaxially sheathed, and both the first charging electrode assembly and the second charging electrode assembly extend into the charging slot. By implementing this structure, the electronic cigarette has a simplified and compact structure and an easy assembly, also facilitates a steady electrical connection with the electronic cigarette. When charging, it is only needed to insert the electronic cigarette into the charging slot.
US09906050B2	Method for setting parameters of a field device electrical current supply module A method for setting energy supply parameters of a field device electrical current supply module. The field device electrical current supply module is connected, in such case, exclusively to one field device. The connected field device can be supplied electrical energy by the field device electrical current supply module. In the method, a field device type of the connected field device is identified first by the field device electrical current supply module. Then, a parameter setting of at least one energy supply parameter of the field device electrical current supply module is automatically read out from a database and this is loaded into the field device electrical current supply module.
US09906049B2	Adaptive inductive power supply A contactless power supply has a dynamically configurable tank circuit powered by an inverter. The contactless power supply is inductively coupled to one or more loads. The inverter is connected to a DC power source. When loads are added or removed from the system, the contactless power supply is capable of modifying the resonant frequency of the tank circuit, the inverter frequency, the inverter duty cycle or the rail voltage of the DC power source.
US09906047B2	Circuitry for inductive power transfer Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate such a characteristic of each of said driven coils.
US09906046B2	Apparatus and method for wirelessly transmitting energy Method for wirelessly transmitting energy from a primary device (1) to an implantable secondary device (2), wherein the primary device includes a primary coil (11) and the secondary device (2) includes a secondary coil (12) for electromagnetic interaction with the primary coil (11), with a control process which includes: measuring a primary current flowing through the primary coil (11) and a primary voltage applied to the primary coil, calculating a secondary current of the secondary coil (12) and a secondary voltage of the secondary coil (12) on the basis of the measured primary current and the measured primary voltage, comparing the calculated secondary current with a desired secondary current and/or the calculated secondary voltage with a desired secondary voltage, predefining a desired primary current and a desired primary voltage on the basis of the comparison, and operating the primary coil with the desired primary voltage and the desired primary current in order to transmit energy to the secondary coil (12).
US09906045B2	Method and apparatus for synchronization control in wireless power transmission system A method of synchronization control of a power transmitting unit (PTU) includes network-connecting a PTU to a PTU operating in a slave mode by setting an operation mode of the PTU to a master mode, and transmitting a signal to a power receiving unit (PRU) by controlling either one or both of a communication time and a communication frequency of the PTU operating in the slave mode.
US09906043B2	Power supply and electronic device using the same The disclosure provides a power supply device including an input connector, a direct current (DC) processing unit, and an alternating current (AC) processing unit. The input connector obtains an AC power from an AC power supply and transmits the AC power to the DC processing unit and AC processing unit. The DC processing unit converts the AC power to a DC power, and converts the DC power to a plurality of DC voltages. The AC processing unit converts the AC power provided by the power supply to a plurality of AC voltages. An electronic device including the power supply device is also provided.
US09906040B2	Method and arrangement for data communication between an inverter and a network monitoring unit For a simple and reliable data communication in an arrangement composed of a plurality of inverters (31, 32, . . . 3n) connected in series and a network monitoring unit (5) it is provided that the network monitoring unit (5) superimposes a synchronization pulse (10) to the network voltage (VN) applied to the electrical load (4), which synchronization pulse can be detected by the inverters (31, 32, . . . 3n) for temporal synchronization.
US09906039B2	Power system for multiple power sources A voltage booster allowing for increased utilization of low voltage, high current, unregulated DC power (“LVDC source”), such as, but not limited to, fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, wind turbines, and hydro-turbines. LVDC generation systems employing a variable low voltage DC-DC converter of the present disclosure may be used without a power inverter in applications requiring high voltage DC inputs and can also allow for the employment of common, low cost, reliable, low voltage energy storage chemistries (operating in the 12-48VDC range) while continuing to employ the use of traditional inverters designed for high voltage power supplies. An embodiment of the DC boost converter includes a plurality of interleaved, isolated, full-bridge DC-DC converters arranged in a Delta-Wye configuration and a multi-leg bridge.
US09906034B2	Power generation and control system A power generation and control system is easily installed in a consumer household, a business, or and end-user establishment for generating power and preventing power from flowing to a power grid from a consumer circuit during a power outage. A communications transceiver is adapted to transmit an enabling signal for enabling power generation only after the control system has been installed. The control system can be adapted to replace an existing circuit breaker in a household circuit box and prevents power from traveling from consumer power generators to the grid during a power outage. In the same manner that end-users can add appliances to existing circuits, end-users can easily add additional power generation devices without hiring a professional electrician and without worrying about causing harm to utility workman during power outages.
US09906030B2	Optimal control method for reactive voltage of wind power and photovoltaic power centralized grid connection The present invention has disclosed an optimal control method for reactive voltage of wind power and photovoltaic power centralized grid connection in the field of wind power and photovoltaic power grid connection control technology, comprising: setting actuating stations used to control single wind power plant/photovoltaic power plant, setting substations used to control actuating stations and set master station used to control all the substations; master station calculates setting voltage reference Uref of each substation; adopting 3σ method to process set voltage reference Uref to obtain set voltage reference interval; regulating high-side voltage of substation to make it fall in set voltage reference interval; if high-side voltage of substation does not fall in set voltage reference interval, then regulating the equipment in wind power plant/photovoltaic power plant via actuating station. The present invention guides the actual operations of electric power system.
US09906029B2	Priority-based energy management A system for controlling operation of a plurality of appliances includes first and second appliances. The first appliance is configured to report a power consumption via a network. A second appliance is configured to operate dependent on the power consumption reported by the first appliance.
US09906027B2	Transferring electrical power for subsea applications A method is provided for transferring electrical power. AC power is generated and guided at least partially underwater. The AC power is guided through a cable from a first end of the cable to a second end of the cable. A frequency of the AC power guided through the cable is adjusted in dependence of a length of the cable between the first end and the second end of the cable.
US09906020B2	Electric power generation control system, electric power generation control program, and electronic apparatus An electric power generation control system includes: a variation prediction section configured to predict future variation, based on a variation log including a plurality of variation patterns obtained from past physical quantities and a variation pattern obtained from a newly obtained physical quantity; a balance calculation section configured to calculate energy balance between a electric power generation amount and a discharge amount with use of variation prediction in the variation prediction section; and a switching timing calculation section configured to calculate a timing of switching between various modes relating to electric power generation and discharge with use of the energy balance calculated by the balance calculation section.
US09906017B2	Modular overvoltage protection units A modular overvoltage protection unit for electrically connecting a first power line and/or a second power line to a protected earth (PE) line in the case of an overvoltage event on the first or second power line includes a unit enclosure defining an enclosure cavity, and first and second surge protection devices (SPDs) each disposed in the enclosure cavity. Each of the first and second SPDs includes: a first electrode in the form of a metal housing defining a housing cavity; a second electrode disposed within the housing cavity; and a varistor member captured between and electrically connected with each of the first and second electrodes, wherein the varistor member is formed of a varistor material. The overvoltage protection unit further includes: a first line terminal to connect the first power line to the overvoltage protection unit, wherein the first line terminal is electrically connected to the second electrode of the first SPD; a second line terminal to connect the second power line to the overvoltage protection unit, wherein the second line terminal is electrically connected to the second electrode of the second SPD; and a PE terminal to connect the PE line to the overvoltage protection unit, wherein the PE terminal is electrically connected to the metal housing of the second SPD. The metal housing of the first SPD is electrically connected to the PE terminal through the metal housing of the second SPD.
US09906014B2	Circuit protection device with automatic fault monitoring and detection function A circuit protection device with self fault detection function comprises a ground fault protection unit and a self fault detection unit, the ground fault protection unit can achieve the ground fault detection and protection function for AC power source power circuit and electrical appliance. The self fault detection unit is provided with two delay circuits which can achieve the fault detection at an early stage of power-on and periodically fault detection function. The ground fault protection circuit and the self fault detection unit can operate in time sharing, and achieve self fault detection without interruption of power supply. The self fault detection unit and the ground fault protection unit are separated from high impedance. Any fault occurred on any element in the self fault detection unit may not impair the protection ability of the ground fault protection unit.
US09906013B2	Over voltage disconnect A disconnect component coupled between a lighting load and a main power line. The disconnect component includes an input coupled to the main power line and a neutral line input to the disconnect component from the 277 volt circuit and an output coupled to the lighting load. The disconnect component includes a monitor that monitors a voltage on the main power line and a coupling component that couples the main power line to the output. The coupling component is configured to decouple the main power line from the output when the monitor senses a voltage on the main power line is higher than an upper limit voltage and re-couple the main power line to the output when the monitor senses that the voltage on the main power line is below the upper limit voltage.
US09906006B2	Articulating on-floor electric power strip including a cord protector and cord outlets A power strip for covering cables, cords and wires includes a row of segment covers together containing channels with channels for the cables. The opposite ends of adjacent covers are hingedly connected. A coupling is swivelably connected between each set of adjacent ends of the covers. Coupling channels in each coupling complete the cover channels. A diversion tunnel from a coupling channel and out the lateral side of the power strip for diversion of cables out of the power strip.
US09906005B2	Device for processing an end of a cable A method for the automated processing of an end of a cable, which has an inner part and a sleeve surrounding the inner part, wherein one section of the sleeve is radially widened. The radially widened section of the sleeve is severed by the exertion of an axial cutting force in one region. A device suitable for implementing this method for the radial widening of a section of the sleeve and a cutting device having a first cutting body and a second cutting body, which can be moved toward each other in the axial direction with respect to the cable end and, as a result, sever the radially widened section of the sleeve in one region.
US09906003B1	Device and method for splicing shielded wire cables A wire cable assembly, such as those used in electric or hybrid electric vehicles, having a plurality of shielded wire cables that are spliced together is presented. The assembly includes a splicing device having a generally planar bus bar formed of a conductive material, wherein the exposed core conductors of the shielded wire cables are welded to the bus bar, thereby electrically interconnecting the exposed core conductors. A conductive sleeve encloses bus bar and interconnects the shield conductors of the shielded wire cables, providing shielding for the exposed core conductors and continuity for the shield conductors. An outer insulator enclosing the conductive sleeve. A method of splicing shielded wire cables using such a device is also presented herein.
US09906000B2	Semiconductor laser apparatus assembly A semiconductor laser apparatus is provided. The semiconductor laser apparatus includes a mode-locked semiconductor laser device and an external resonator including a dispersion compensation system, wherein the semiconductor laser apparatus is configured to generate self modulation, to introduce a negative group velocity dispersion into the external resonator, and to provide spectral filtering after the external resonator.
US09905999B2	Optical frequency divider based on an electro-optical-modulator frequency comb Microwave-frequency signal generation by generating multiple sideband optical signals separated by phase-modulation frequency fM, generating beat signals between one or two sidebands and one or two optical reference signals, generating a loop-filtered error signal by comparing an electrical reference signal to one of the beat signals or their difference, and controlling with the error signal in a phase-locked loop arrangement a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) that drives the sideband generation at the frequency fM. A portion of the VCO output is the generated microwave-frequency signal.
US09905998B2	Light emission module A light emission module includes a base, a laser diode driver, a laser diode and a monitor photodiode. The laser diode driver, the laser diode and the monitor photodiode are disposed on the base. The monitor photodiode and the laser diode are located close to a front end of the laser diode driver. A rear side of the laser diode facing the front end of the laser diode driver. A end surface at the front end of the laser diode driver, a side surface at the rear side of the laser diode and a light receiving surface of the monitor photodiode are arranged in a triangle shape for reflecting a light emitted from the rear side of the laser diode to the light receiving surface of the monitor photodiode by the end surface of the laser diode driver.
US09905995B2	Adjustable termination circuit for high speed laser driver Disclosed is a circuit having a high speed laser driver circuit, a semiconductor laser electrically connected to the high speed laser driver circuit, and an adjustable termination circuit electrically connected between the high speed laser driver circuit and the semiconductor laser, where the adjustable termination circuit is configured to control an output impedance seen by the semiconductor laser as a function of an input current provided to the adjustable termination circuit.
US09905994B2	Optical fiber and optical transport system The present invention relates to an optical fiber which can improve OSNR in an optical transmission system in which Raman amplification and an EDFA are combined. With respect to the optical fiber, a predetermined conditional formula is satisfied by an effective area Aeff1450 [μm2] at a wavelength of 1450 nm, a transmission loss α1450 [/km] at a wavelength of 1450 nm, and a transmission loss α1550_dB [dB/km] at a wavelength of 1550 nm. Further, with respect to the optical fiber, another predetermined conditional formula is satisfied by an effective area Aeff1550 [μm2] at a wavelength of 1550 nm, and a transmission loss α1550 [/km] at a wavelength of 1550 nm.
US09905993B2	Wavelength selective external resonator and beam combining system for dense wavelength beam combining laser Wavelength-selective external resonators can be used to greatly increase the output brightness of dense wavelength beam combining (DWBC) system beams by stabilizing the wavelengths of the beams emitted by the individual emitters of the DWBC laser source. The present invention pertains to external resonant cavities that utilize thin-film filtering elements as wavelength-selective elements in external resonators. The present invention further pertains to particular embodiments that utilize thin-film filtering elements in DWBC systems as both output beam coupling elements and wavelength selective elements. The present invention provides advantages over the prior art that include decreased cost, increased fidelity of wavelength selection, and increased wall plug efficiency.
US09905988B2	Spatially distributed laser resonator A distributed resonator laser system using retro-reflecting elements, in which spatially separated retroreflecting elements define respectively a power transmitting and a power receiving unit. The retroreflectors have no point of inversion, so that an incident beam is reflected back along a path essentially coincident with that of the incident beam. This enables the distributed laser to operate with the beams in a co-linear mode, instead of the ring mode described in the prior art. This feature allows the simple inclusion of elements having optical power within the distributed cavity, enabling such functions as focusing/defocusing, increasing the field of view of the system, and changing the Rayleigh length of the beam. The optical system can advantageously be constructed as a pupil imaging system, with the advantage that optical components, such as the gain medium or a photo-voltaic converter, can be positioned at such a pupil without physical limitations.
US09905986B2	Assembly tool for releasing a latch element of a plug The invention relates to an assembly tool for releasing a latch element of a plug that is latchingly connected to a jack, having a tool shaft and a head part arranged on the tool shaft. The head part includes two side walls disposed parallel to one another. The side walls are arranged on a profile top side of a bottom part. On a side of the side walls 5 opposite the profile top side of the bottom part, wall strips are arranged facing to one another and spaced from one another disposed parallel to the bottom part so that a receiving space for the plug is enclosed by the bottom part, the side walls and the wall strips, which space includes an opening formed between the wall strips. A cable connected to the plug can be introduced into the receiving space 8 through the opening.
US09905984B2	Windscreen wiper motor and carbon holder plate for a windscreen wiper motor A windscreen wiper motor with a housing is disclosed. In the housing, an armature shaft with a commutator is arranged, which cooperates with carbon elements arranged in the region of a carbon holder plate in carbon holder elements, which carbon elements are connected via electrical connections, in the form of strands, in an electrically conducting manner with voltage supply lines. An electrical connection and a voltage supply line are in a fixed manner in their respective end region in respectively a clamping holder element, where the clamping holder element is part of the carbon holder element.
US09905981B2	Extraction device A power extraction device is an extraction device configured to extract electric power from a vehicle by being connected to a first connecting portion of the vehicle, the vehicle including a storage battery and the first connecting portion to which a plug is connected so that the first connecting portion is able to perform at least one of supplying of electric power to the storage battery and discharging of electric power accumulated in the storage battery to its outside. The extraction device includes: a second connecting portion to be connected to the first connecting portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the vehicle; and a third connecting portion to which an external connection plug configured to connect an external device to the extraction device is connectable. The third connecting portion includes a connection surface to which the external connection plug is connected.
US09905974B2	Shockproof electrical socket A shockproof electrical socket is connected to a plug comprising a first latch and a second latch. The socket comprises a shell, a first elastic sheet, a second elastic sheet, a first elastic contact mechanism configured to connect the first elastic sheet and the first latch, and a second elastic contact mechanism configured to connect the second elastic sheet and the second latch. The first elastic contact mechanism comprises a first insulation block connected to the shell through a first elastic piece. The first elastic sheet is connected to the shell through a second elastic piece. The second elastic contact mechanism comprises a second insulation block connected to the shell through a third elastic piece. The second elastic sheet is connected to the shell through a fourth elastic piece.
US09905971B2	Lamp socket The disclosure relates to a lamp socket, and more specifically to a lamp socket so configured as to restrict the insertion of bulbs other than the intended bulb, by arranging ribs on the socket housing corresponding to the shape of a key formed on the bulb. The lamp socket of the disclosure is configured so that when the base of a bulb is inserted into the receiving space of the socket housing, the key formed on the base is not interfered with by the ribs arranged in the receiving space, while if the shape of the key does not match the pattern in which the ribs are arranged, the key will be caught on the ribs, preventing the insertion of the base.
US09905967B2	Socket outlet with expansion module A socket outlet includes a main module and an expansion module. An expansion socket formed with a through hole, an inner annual groove, and an outer annual groove is disposed on the main module. Three electrodes are disposed on the expansion socket, respectively extended into the through hole, the inner annual groove, and the outer annual groove. An expansion plug including a conductive pin, an inner conductive ring, and an outer conductive ring is disposed on the expansion module. The expansion plug is plugged in the expansion socket, the conductive pin is plugged in the through hole, the inner conductive ring is plugged in the inner annual groove, and the outer conductive ring is plugged in the outer annual groove. The expansion module is connected to the main module by plugging the expansion plug into the expansion socket. The expansion module and the main module can be relatively rotated.
US09905964B2	Magnetically aligned accessory to device connections An accessory to device coupling system can include a first magnet array adapted for assembly with respect to a surface of an electronic device and a second magnet array adapted for assembly with respect to a surface of an accessory device, the accessory device configured to interact electrically with the electronic device. The first magnet array can include a first plurality of magnets arranged in a first pattern of alternating polarities, and the second magnet array can include a second plurality of magnets arranged in a second pattern of alternating polarities that corresponds to the first pattern of alternating polarities. The corresponding alternating polarity patterns can cause the second magnet array to couple to the first magnet array with a normalized attraction force only at an intended orientation and alignment, and with less than half of the normalized attraction force at any other orientation and alignment.
US09905962B2	Cable connector and electrical box assembly A cable connector is provided for coupling to and mounted within the internal cavity of an electrical box for securing an electrical cable passing through an opening in the electrical box. The cable connector includes a body having a first end positioned next to or adjacent the cable opening in the electrical box and a second end spaced from the first end and the cable opening. At least one and typically two retaining members are spring biased from the first end of the body and extend into a cable passage of the body toward the second end. A front wall is provided at the second end of the body with an opening for receiving the wires and forming a stop member to prevent the armor sheathing from passing through the front wall.
US09905958B2	Insulating housing of an electrical terminal device An insulating housing of an electrical terminal device includes a latching pin arranged on a front side of the housing and that protrudes therefrom in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the front side of the housing, the latching pin engaging in a latching hole arranged on a rear side of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the rear side of the housing, and a latching hook that protrudes from the front side of the housing and that engages in and latches behind a catch arranged on the rear side of the housing. The latching pin and the latching hole are in the shape of a truncated cone. A plurality of the insulating housings is capable of being plugged on top of one another to form an electrical terminal block.
US09905957B1	Electrical cord replacement connector An electrical plug connector including a body having a cavity, an electrical connection portion on the body, a wire locking mechanism in the cavity, and a current transmitter electrically connecting the electrical connection portion and the wire locking mechanism. The body may include a cover pivotable from an open position to a closed position.
US09905954B2	Power transmission device and manufacturing method thereof A power transmission device includes a first circuit board, a conductive base, a connection element, a second circuit board, and a fixing element. The conductive base is fixed on the first circuit board. The connection element is disposed on the conductive base. The second circuit board is fixed on the connection element. The fixing element is disposed on the second circuit board, and connected to the conductive base by penetrating through the second circuit board and the connection element. The first circuit board is electrically connected to the second circuit board via the conductive base and the connection element.
US09905953B1	High power spring-actuated electrical connector The present invention is a high-power, spring-actuated connector device. The device has a male terminal and a female connector. The male terminal has a metallic tubular member that provides a contact surface for the female connector. The female connector fits inside the male terminal, when making an electrical connection. The female connector has a contact element, with a plurality of contact beams. A spring actuator is nested inside the contact element. The spring has spring arms that map, one-to-one, to the contact beams. The spring-actuator spring arms force the contact beams into electrical contact with the inner surface of the metallic tubular member of the male terminal. Thermal expansion and residual material memory create a more secure connection in this configuration.
US09905952B2	Electrical power contact Electrical power contacts (100) are described having a mounting portion (114), a mating portion (102), and a transition region (116) that extends between the mounting portion and the mating portion. The mating portion can define first and second contact blades (104, 106) that are spaced from each other to define a receptacle that can be sized to receive a complementary electrical power contact (200). The transition region can be sized and shaped so as to transmit electrical power between the mounting portion and the mating portion.
US09905951B2	Silver-plated product There is provided a silver-plated product wherein a silver plating film having a thickness of not greater than 10 micrometers is formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy and wherein the surface of the silver plating film has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of not greater than 0.1 micrometers, and the silver plating film has a {111} orientation ratio of not less than 35%.
US09905949B2	Fluid conduit Disclosed is a fluid conduit (1) comprising a pipe (2) and a conduit connector (3) which is connected to the electrically conductive pipe (2). In order to be able to keep the risk associated with electricity being on the fluid line as low as possible with little effort, an electrical connecting element (9) which is electrically connected to the pipe (2) is provided in the region of the conduit connector (3).
US09905948B1	Electrical connector with a better flatness of soldering tails An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulative housing has a main portion defining a top wall, a bottom wall and a mating cavity, the bottom wall has a first segment, a second segment spaced apart from the first segment and a protrusion extending away from the mating cavity, the protrusion is located between the first segment and the second segment. Each contact has a retention portion, a contacting arm and a soldering tail, the contacts comprises a group of first contacts, a group of second contacts, a group of third contacts and a group of fourth contacts. A distance between the retention portion and the soldering tail of each fourth contact along a height direction is larger than a distance between the retention portion and the soldering tail of each second contact.
US09905947B2	Vented electrical terminal block In examples of the present disclosure, a vented electrical terminal block may include a body that may be configured to support a plurality of electrical terminals In examples, the body may include a plurality of side walls that may extend from the body. The body may include a plurality of apertures extending through the body. A cavity may be defined by an underside of the body. The cavity may receive a cavity fluid. In examples, at least one side wall may include an opening for receiving a sealing fluid, and apertures may be configured to vent said cavity fluid from the cavity when sealing fluid is introduced into the cavity via the opening.
US09905946B2	Receptacle electrical connector for improving manufacturing process efficiency A receptacle electrical connector has an insulated housing, a first terminal set, a second terminal set, a shielding plate and a metallic shell. The shielding plate has two connection portions formed respectively on two opposite sides of the shielding plate and each connection portion has a cutting surface. The cutting surface is formed on the connection portion, and the two cutting surfaces of the connection portions are exposed out of two opposite sides of the insulated housing. During the insert-molding processes of insulated housings, the connection beltings of metallic beltings are connected to the cutting surfaces of multiple shielding plates for simultaneously forming multiple insulated housings. Therefore, production efficiency and yield rate of the receptacle electrical connectors are enhanced.
US09905942B2	Assemblies and methods for electrical splice connections of cables An assembly for electrical splice connection of cables may include: a first connector, including a first spigot and first crimping portion, configured to be crimped onto a first cable conductor; a second connector, including a second spigot and second crimping portion, configured to be crimped onto a second cable conductor; a first open shell configured to accommodate the first and second spigots; and/or a second open shell configured to be fastened to the first open shell to wrap and hold the first and second spigots. A method for electrical splice connection of the cables may include: crimping the first crimping portion onto the first cable conductor; crimping the second crimping portion onto the second cable conductor; accommodating the first and second spigots on the first open shell; and/or fastening the second open shell to the first open shell to wrap and hold the first and second spigots.
US09905937B1	Multi-input multi-output antenna device A MIMO antenna device includes an antenna array, a grounding member, and several supporting pillars hanging the antenna array over the grounding member. The antenna array defining a first and a second longitudinal direction perpendicular to each other includes a square buffering sheet arranged at a center thereof, four square low-frequency antennas respectively arranged at four corners thereof, two square high-frequency antennas arranged at two opposite sides of the buffering sheet in the first longitudinal direction, and a first and a second feeding segment respectively connecting the two diagonal low-frequency antennas to the adjacent two high-frequency antennas. The antenna array can be provided to approximately construct into an inverted S-shaped circuit. Each side of the buffering sheet is different from an edge of each high-frequency antenna, and the edge of each high-frequency antenna is shorter than a side of each low-frequency antenna.
US09905935B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes a transmission line for propagating high frequency signal, and a plurality of antenna elements connected to the transmission line. The transmission line includes a first plate-shaped conductor, a second plate-shaped conductor, and a third plate-shaped conductor electrically grounded, a first central conductor disposed between the first and second plate-shaped conductors, a second central conductor disposed between the second and third plate-shaped conductors, an electrically connecting member inserted in an inserting hole formed through the second plate-shaped conductor, to electrically connect the first and second central conductors together, and an electrically grounded conductor disposed adjacent to the electrically connecting member. At least one of the first and second central conductors is provided with a through hole formed adjacent to the electrically connecting member, thereby electrically connects together wiring patterns provided on both surfaces, respectively, of a dielectric substrate of the at least one of the first and second central conductors.
US09905933B2	In-building-communication apparatus and method An In-Building Communications system is disclosed which permits communication in tunnels, underground parking garages, tall buildings such as skyscrapers, buildings having thick walls of concrete or metal, and/or any building which has communication dead zones due to electromagnetic shielding. The invention includes a portable bi-directional amplifier (BDA) system, an outdoor antenna system attached to the building or independently mountable, an indoor antenna system attached to the building or independently mountable inside the building, and a standardized, In-Building Communications (IBC) interface box affixed preferably to the exterior of the building. The interface box communicates with antenna systems attached to the building. The fire department or other emergency response personnel carry portable outdoor and indoor antenna systems and a portable, lithium-ion battery powered, bi-directional amplifier (BDA) system which may be connected to the building during an event such as a fire, earthquake, or an act of terrorism or whenever radio coverage enhancement is required. The portable BDA system is simply connected to the standardized, IBC interface box and powered thus restoring communications within.
US09905926B2	Antenna device and wireless communication apparatus An antenna device includes a feeding coil antenna and a booster coil antenna electromagnetically coupled to the feeding coil antenna. The feeding coil antenna includes a plurality of coil portions including at least one magnetic body and each including a coil conductor wound around the at least one magnetic body. The plurality of coil portions are connected to one another in an in-phase mode, and are arranged near one another such that winding axes of the coil conductors are oriented approximately in the same direction and at least portions of respective openings of the coil conductors face one another.
US09905924B2	Antenna device An antenna device is provided with a magnetic core having a winding core, an antenna coil having a wire wound around the winding core, and a metal layer crossing a coil axis direction of the antenna coil. The metal layer has a slit and an edge of the slit crosses an inner diameter portion of the antenna coil in a plan view.
US09905923B2	Phased array antenna There is provided a phased array antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements (12) and switching circuitry configured to switch the phased array antenna to an inactive mode. The switching to the inactive mode comprises the switching circuitry connecting random or pseudo-random impedance elements (20) to the antenna elements to reduce the peak backscatter level of the phased antenna array.
US09905922B2	Wireless device with 3-D antenna system Techniques for improving coverage of an antenna system are disclosed. In an aspect, a wireless device includes a 3-D antenna system to improve coverage and enhance performance. The 3-D antenna system includes antenna elements formed on multiple planes pointing in different spatial directions. Antenna elements formed on the multiple planes are associated with different antenna beams, which can provide a larger line-of-sight (LOS) coverage for the wireless device. Beamforming may be performed for the antennas on a given plane to further improve LOS coverage. Non-LOS (NLOS) coverage may also improve since antenna beams pointing in different spatial directions may result in reflected signals of higher power levels due to better signal reflection for some antenna beams.
US09905919B2	Antenna, antenna device, and wireless device An antenna includes a feeding element connected to a feeding point, a first radiating element that is spaced apart from the feeding element and is coupled to the feeding element through electromagnetic field coupling, a second radiating element that is spaced apart from the feeding element and is coupled to the feeding element through electromagnetic field coupling, a first control element that is connected to the feeding element via a first impedance variable unit, and a second control element that is connected to the feeding element via a second impedance variable unit, and a control unit that controls the first impedance variable unit to adjust the connection between the feeding element and the first control element and controls the second impedance variable unit to adjust the connection between the feeding element and the second control element.
US09905918B2	Electronic apparatus and land grid array module An electronic apparatus and a land grid array LGA module. The electronic apparatus includes: a first printed circuit board, a lower surface of the first printed circuit board is provided with a first radio frequency pad and a first non-radio frequency pad; a motherboard, including a second printed circuit board, where an upper surface of the second printed circuit board is provided with a second radio frequency pad and a second non-radio frequency pad, the first radio frequency pad is connected to the second radio frequency pad, and the first non-radio frequency pad is connected to the second non-radio frequency pad; an antenna, located on the motherboard and connected to the second radio frequency pad, the first radio frequency pad and the second radio frequency pad are configured to transmit, between the LGA module and the motherboard, a radio frequency signal transmitted by the antenna.
US09905911B2	Antenna for electronic device An electronic device includes a control module, a first antenna frame, and a second antenna frame. A first ground point, a first feed point, and a second ground point are respectively located on the first antenna frame. A second feed point, a third ground point, and a third feed point are respectively located on the second antenna frame. A switching unit and a low-pass circuit being electrically coupled between one end portion of the first antenna frame and one end portion of the second antenna frame, wherein the switching unit is controlled by the control module to selectively connect the first antenna frame and the second antenna frame. If the switching unit is closed, an antenna element formed between the first ground point and the third feed point is enabled, and the antenna element is operated to receive and/or transmit low frequency signal.
US09905906B2	Satellite antenna A satellite antenna is provided. The satellite antenna includes a first member, a second member and a connecting unit. A first opening is formed on the first member. A second opening is formed on the second member. The connecting unit fixes the first member to the second member. The connecting unit includes a connection post, an abutting element and a rotatable stopper. The connection post includes a first end and a second end. The abutting element pivots on the first end of the connection post. The rotatable stopper pivots on the second end of the connection post, wherein in a fixing state, the connection post passes through the first opening and the second opening, the abutting element pulls the rotatable stopper to tightly abut a first surface of the first member, and the first member is fixed to the second member.
US09905902B2	Zero insertion loss directional coupler for wireless transceivers with integrated power amplifiers A zero insertion loss directional coupler includes an input port, an antenna port, an isolation port, and a detect port. The coupler has a first signal trace, a second signal trace, and an inductive winding. The first signal trace is on one of two layers and is connected to the input port and the antenna port, while the inductive winding is on another one of the two layers. A first terminal of the inductive winding is connected to the isolation port. A first terminal of the second signal trace is connected to the detect port and a second terminal of the second signal trace is connected to a second terminal of the inductive winding.
US09905900B2	Superconductor circuits with active termination A microwave circuit is provided that comprises a plurality of transmission lines each configured to receive and propagate a respective waveform signal of a plurality of waveform signals, and a combiner that receives and combines the plurality of waveform signals from outputs of the plurality of transmission lines into a combined output waveform signal that is output terminated by an output termination resistor. The microwave circuit further comprises a compensation signal generator that generates a compensation signal to mitigate reflections associated with the transmission of signals through the microwave circuit.
US09905898B2	Digitally tunable coaxial resonator reflective band reject (notch) filter A coaxial tunable band stop filter utilizes tuning elements, such as PIN diodes and varactor diodes, for electrically tuning a coaxial resonator to change the resonance frequency of the coaxial resonators. A voltage is applied to the tuning elements to change their capacitance, such that they electrically lengthen and shorten the coaxial resonator. The variable voltages work to change the center frequency across a bandwidth. When the resonators are electrically extended or shortened in length, the center frequency in the bandwidth is changed accordingly. The bandwidth for the coaxial tunable band stop filter is tunable to increase and decrease based on the position of the center frequency. A ninety degree transmission line is used for coupling the components of the filter. A digital control is used for manipulating the tuning elements.
US09905894B2	Lithium air battery A lithium air battery including an anode for intercalating/deintercalating lithium ions; a cathode having oxygen as a cathode active material, a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode; and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte is disposed between the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane and the cathode, and wherein the electrolyte includes at least one compound selected from a compound represented by Formula 1 and a copolymer including a repeating unit represented by Formula 2 as an additive: wherein in Formulae 1 and 2, groups CY1, CY2, a, b, c, b, R1 to R18, and variables t, u, and v are defined in the specification.
US09905893B2	Battery system cooling An electric vehicle may include a battery system with a plurality of battery packs electrically connected together. Each battery pack of the plurality of battery packs may include a plurality of battery cells. The electric vehicle may also include a cooling system configured to cool the plurality of battery packs. The electric vehicle may further include a control system configured to selectively operate the cooling system such that at least one battery pack of the plurality of battery packs is maintained at a temperature different from another battery pack of the plurality of battery packs.
US09905892B2	Battery module and method of coupling first and second electrical terminals of first and second battery cells to first and second voltage sense members of an interconnect assembly A battery module and a method are provided. The battery module includes a first battery cell having a first electrical terminal, a second battery cell having a second electrical terminal, and an interconnect assembly having a plate portion, first and second finger portions, a blade portion, and first and second voltage sense members. The first and second voltage sense members are coupled to the first and second finger portions, respectively. The blade portion is disposed between the first and second finger portions such that a first gap is defined between the first finger portion and the blade portion, and a second gap is defined between the second finger portion and the blade portion. The first and second electrical terminals extend through the first and second gaps, respectively, and are coupled to the first and second voltage sense members, respectively.
US09905890B2	Rechargeable battery having label film, method for manufacturing rechargeable battery, and method for manufacturing label film for rechargeable battery The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery with a label film, a method for manufacturing a rechargeable battery, and a method for manufacturing a label film for a rechargeable battery. Regarding a rechargeable battery with a label film attached to a case, the label film includes a film base, an antenna pattern formed on a first side of the film base, and an information layer formed on a second side of the film base and on which a character including information on the rechargeable battery is written.
US09905889B2	High voltage battery system for a vehicle A high voltage battery for a motor vehicle and which includes cells and a system for controlling and monitoring the cells and the functioning of the battery system.
US09905886B2	Non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for secondary battery and secondary battery A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a secondary battery, containing: at least one selected from a carbonate compound having a halogen atom and a sulfur-containing ring compound; an aromatic ketone compound; an organic solvent; and an electrolyte salt, in which, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the organic solvent, the aromatic ketone compound is 0.001 to 10 parts by mass and the at least one selected from a carbonate compound having a halogen atom and a sulfur-containing ring compound is 0.001 to 10 parts by mass, and more than 50% by mass of the whole amount of the organic solvent is composed of a solvent with a melting point of 10° C. or less.
US09905882B2	Positive active material layer for rechargeable lithium battery, separator for rechargeable lithium battery, and rechargeable lithium battery including at least one of same A positive active material layer for a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive active material and a protection film-forming material is disclosed. A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery including a substrate and a porous layer positioned at least one side of the substrate and including a protection film-forming material is also disclosed. A rechargeable lithium battery can include at least one of the positive active material layer and the separator.
US09905876B2	Redox flow cell comprising high molecular weight compounds as redox pair and semipermeable membrane for storage of electrical energy It was an object of the invention to provide, by use of new materials and membranes and with very little outlay, an inexpensive and long-lived redox flow cell which even in the event of a possible serious accident brings about little environmental pollution by its redox-active compounds.According to the invention, high molecular weight compounds such as redox-active polymers or oligomers are provided as redox-active components and a size-exclusion membrane (3) is provided as membrane for the separation of the high molecular weight redox-active components.
US09905875B2	Redox flow secondary battery and electrolyte membrane for redox flow secondary battery This redox flow secondary battery has an electrolyte tank (6) containing: a positive electrode cell chamber (2) containing a positive electrode (1) comprising a carbon electrode; a negative electrode cell chamber (4) containing a negative electrode (3) comprising a carbon electrode; and an electrolyte membrane (5) as a barrier membrane that separates/isolates the positive electrode cell chamber (2) and the negative electrode cell chamber (4). The positive electrode cell chamber (2) contains a positive electrode electrolyte containing an active substance, the negative electrode cell chamber (4) contains a negative electrode electrolyte containing an active substance, and the redox flow secondary battery charges and discharges on the basis of the change in valency of the active substances in the electrolytes. The electrolyte membrane (5) contains an ion exchange resin composition that is primarily a polyelectrolyte polymer, and the electrolyte membrane (5) has a reinforcing material comprising a fluorine-based porous membrane.
US09905872B2	Process for preparing an ion-exchange composite material comprising a specific polymer matrix and a filler consisting of ion-exchange particles The invention relates to a process for preparing a composite material comprising a fluorinated polymeric matrix and a filler consisting in ion exchange inorganic particles comprising a step for in situ synthesis of said particles within the polymeric matrix, said matrix comprising at least one first copolymer comprising at least two types of fluorinated recurrent units, a type of which bears at least one pendant maleic anhydride group.
US09905870B2	Nanofiber electrode and method of forming same In one aspect, a method of forming an electrode for an electrochemical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of mixing at least a first amount of a catalyst and a second amount of an ionomer or uncharged polymer to form a solution and delivering the solution into a metallic needle having a needle tip. The method further includes the steps of applying a voltage between the needle tip and a collector substrate positioned at a distance from the needle tip, and extruding the solution from the needle tip at a flow rate such as to generate electrospun fibers and deposit the generated fibers on the collector substrate to form a mat with a porous network of fibers. Each fiber in the porous network of the mat has distributed particles of the catalyst. The method also includes the step of pressing the mat onto a membrane.
US09905867B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system sets the larger one of a stack request compressor supply flow rate calculated based on a request of a fuel cell stack and a system request compressor supply flow rate calculated based on a request by the fuel cell system as a target compressor supply flow rate and controls a compressor according to the target compressor supply flow rate. The fuel cell system also controls a bypass valve based on a stack supply flow rate and a target stack supply flow rate to be supplied to the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell system fixes the bypass valve or limits the drive of the bypass valve when the system request compressor supply flow rate is set as the target compressor supply flow rate and the stack supply flow rate becomes smaller than the target stack supply flow rate.
US09905865B2	Fluid compressor and fuel cell vehicle An air compressor as a fluid compressor includes: a suction port and a delivery port provided at upper and lower portions, respectively, of a pump chamber; a suction passage in communication with the inside of the pump chamber via the suction port; a delivery passage in communication with the inside of the pump chamber via the delivery port; and a driving rotor and a driven rotor provided in the pump chamber. At least a part of the suction passage is located below the suction port.
US09905863B2	Separator for fuel cell and manufacturing method of fuel cell stack A separator for fuel cell is used for a fuel cell and is placed to face a membrane electrode assembly. The separator includes a separator center area placed to face a power generation area of the membrane electrode assembly; a peripheral region extended from the separator center area toward an outer edge; a cooling medium supply manifold and a cooling medium discharge manifold provided in the peripheral region; a fluid flow path area extended from the cooling medium supply manifold through the separator center area to the cooling medium discharge manifold; a sealing gasket provided in the peripheral region and placed to surround the fluid flow path area; and a gasket for peel test provided outside of the fluid flow path area and configured to receive an external force applied as a test for evaluation of an adhesive state of the gasket. Evaluating the adhesive state of the gasket for peel test improves the yield of products in manufacture of the separators for fuel cell.
US09905855B2	Binder composition for non-aqueous secondary battery electrode A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode may comprise functional group-containing crosslinked resin microparticles produced by polymerizing: (A) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional epoxy group, (b) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional amide group, and (c) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional hydroxy group; (B) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (d) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having an alkoxysilyl group and (e) a monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; and (C) (k) a monomer which has an ethylenically unsaturated group and is different from the monomers (a) to (e).
US09905852B2	Sodium transition metal oxide electroactive compounds Embodiments related to electroactive compounds, their methods of manufacture, and use are described. In one embodiment, an electroactive compound may include Na(FeaX1-a)O2. X includes at least one of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and a is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.4. In another embodiment, an electroactive compound may include Na(MnwFexCoyNiz)O2, where w, x, y, and z are greater than 0. Further, a sum of w, x, y, and z is equal to 1 in some cases.
US09905849B2	Electrode assembly and lithium secondary battery including the same Disclosed are an electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode, and a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode wherein the anode includes lithium titanium oxide (LTO) as an anode active material and the separator is a non-woven separator, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
US09905848B2	Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, negative electrode for rechargeable lithium battery including same and rechargeable lithium battery including same A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a carbon-based material and has a specific surface area of less than or equal to about 1 m2/g, and an area ratio D/G of a ID peak at about 1350 cm−1 to about 1370 cm−1 and a G peak at about 1570 cm−1 to about 1620 cm−1 of less than or equal to about 0.3 in a Raman spectrum analysis and includes a carbon-based material.
US09905846B2	Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery includes: an electrode mixture layer that contains an electrode active material and an organic ferroelectric having a dielectric constant of 25 or higher; and an electrolytic solution that contains lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and a nonaqueous solvent. A content of the organic ferroelectric is 0.5 parts by mass to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the electrode active material. A proportion of a high-polarity solvent having a dielectric constant of 10 or higher in the nonaqueous solvent is 10 vol % or lower.
US09905842B2	Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, and negative electrode and rechargeable lithium battery including same In an aspect, a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a silicon-based active material including a core including carbon and SiOx particles (0.5≦x≦1.5); and a coating layer surrounding the core, and a negative electrode and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are provided.
US09905840B2	Cathode active material and method of preparing the same Provided are a cathode active material including polycrystalline lithium manganese oxide and a sodium-containing coating layer on a surface of the polycrystalline lithium manganese oxide, and a method preparing the same.Since the cathode active material according to an embodiment of the present invention may prevent direct contact between the polycrystalline lithium manganese oxide and an electrolyte solution by including the sodium-containing coating layer on the surface of the polycrystalline lithium manganese oxide, the cathode active material may prevent side reactions between the cathode active material and the electrolyte solution. In addition, since limitations, such as the Jahn-Teller distortion and the dissolution of Mn2+, may be addressed by structurally stabilizing the polycrystalline lithium manganese oxide, tap density, life characteristics, and charge and discharge capacity characteristics of a secondary battery may be improved.
US09905839B2	Composite electrode material A composite electrode material consisting of a carbon coated complex oxide, fibrous carbon and a binder. Said material is prepared by a method which includes co-grinding an active electrode material and fibrous carbon, and adding a binder to the co-grinded mixture to lower the viscosity of the mixture. The fibrous carbon is preferably vapor grown carbon fibers.
US09905838B2	Electrode and method of manufacturing the same An electrode includes: an electrode plate; a conductive layer formed on the electrode plate; and an active material layer formed continuously on the electrode plate and on the conductive layer, and the electrode plate includes an uncoated region where a surface of the electrode plate is exposed.
US09905835B2	Secondary battery pack Disclosed is a secondary battery pack including a battery cell having an anode and a cathode terminal formed at one face having a sealed surplus portion and a protection circuit module (PCM) electrically connected to the battery cell via the anode and the cathode terminal, wherein the PCM includes a board having a protection circuit formed thereon, the board being provided with an anode terminal connection part and a cathode terminal connection part connected to the anode terminal and the cathode terminal, respectively, the board is coupled to the anode terminal and the cathode terminal of the battery cell via the anode terminal connection part and the cathode terminal connection part and is mounted to the sealed surplus portion of the battery cell, and the secondary battery pack further includes a frame mounted to the PCM and the battery cell so as to surround the PCM and the battery cell.
US09905833B2	Energy storage apparatus An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device; a bus bar; and a lead line, wherein the bus bar includes a bus bar body which is in contact with the external terminal of the energy storage device and includes a portion to be connected where the lead line is connected to the bus bar, and other portion which is contiguously formed with the portion to be connected, and the bus bar body has a cut disposed between the portion to be connected and the other portion.
US09905828B2	Battery module This battery module is provided with: a cell having a connection terminal; and a bus bar that is connected to the connection terminal and has an upright standing part that extends in the direction in which the connection terminal protrudes. The bus bar is connected, via a conductive wire, to an object to be connected, which is provided at a position separate from the connection terminal in the extending direction of the upright standing part. The cell is configured so as to be charged and discharged through the bus bar and the conductive wire.
US09905827B2	Energy storage apparatus An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device including a flat electrode assembly in which electrodes are layered and a prismatic case in which the electrode assembly is housed; and a spacer arranged adjacently to the energy storage device in a first direction, wherein the spacer is formed such that a thickness size in the first direction of a center portion of the spacer in a second direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the first direction and is a direction parallel to a surface of the spacer that faces the energy storage device, is set larger than a thickness size in the first direction of other portions of the spacer arranged adjacently to the center portion of the spacer in the second direction, and a width of the center portion of the spacer in a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions at a contact portion of the spacer with the energy storage device is set smaller than a width of the case in the third direction.
US09905825B2	Separator for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte battery Provided is a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is provided on one side or both sides of the porous substrate and contains an adhesive resin. The ratio of the standard deviation of the areal weight of the adhesive porous layer to the mean of the areal weight of the adhesive porous layer (g/m2) (standard deviation/mean) is 0.3 or less.
US09905823B2	Battery pack A second battery module is stacked on a first battery module. A control device is mounted on a mounting plate of the first battery module. The control device is arranged between the first battery module and the second battery module. A control device of the first battery module is arranged between inner surfaces of first bolt insertion portions and inner surfaces of second bolt insertion portions of second battery holders.
US09905822B2	Energy storage unit An energy storage unit having plural energy storage devices, each of which includes a container housing an electrode assembly and positive and negative electrode terminals electrically connected to the electrode assembly and extending from the container in the same direction, includes: a bus bar electrically connecting a first terminal, which is one of the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of a first energy storage device included in the plural energy storage devices, and a second terminal, which is one of the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of a second energy storage device included in the plural energy storage devices and opposite in polarity to the first terminal; a packing member interposed between the first terminal and the container of the first energy storage device; and an insulating member interposed between the bus bar and the container of the first energy storage device.
US09905821B2	Vehicle battery packaging A vehicle battery packaging for accommodating a plurality of longitudinal battery cells, wherein the battery cells are arranged in a frame in parallel with respect to their longitudinal axes, and wherein each battery cell has a first end and an opposite second end with respect to the longitudinal axis, the battery packaging including: a conductor plate adapted to electrically couple to the second ends of the battery cells; a cooling plate thermally coupled to the conductor plate; and a gap filler layer sandwiched between the conductor plate and the cooling plate.
US09905812B2	Mask plate and its manufacturing method, and OLED device packaging method The disclosure is related to a mask plate and its manufacturing method, and OLED device packaging method. The mask plate comprises a hollow region; a non-hollow region arranged around the hollow region; and a semi-hollow region in a strip form arranged in the hollow region, having a head portion and a tail portion respectively connecting with the non-hollow region. By way of the above manner, the disclosure may enhance the bending performance of the flexible OLED device package.
US09905811B2	Production method for joined body A method of manufacturing a joined body, including: covering a first area and a second area of a first substrate with a sheet of resin in uncured state; separating a part of the sheet covering the second area from the first substrate, the separating performed after the covering; and joining the first substrate with a second substrate by arranging the second substrate to face the first substrate with a part of the sheet covering the first area between the first substrate and the second substrate, and curing the resin in the part of the sheet covering the first area, the joining performed after the separating. In the method, during the separating, a phase difference δ between stress and strain in the part of the sheet covering the second area is no greater than 48 degrees.
US09905810B2	Frequency dependent light emitting devices An electroluminescent device described herein, in one aspect, comprises a first electrode and second electrode and a light emitting layer positioned between the first and second electrodes. A current injection gate is positioned between the first electrode and the light emitting layer or the second electrode and the light emitting layer. In some embodiments, the current injection gate comprises a semiconductor layer of electronic structure restricting injected current flow from the first or second electrode through the semiconductor layer as a function of alternating current voltage frequency applied to the first and second electrodes.
US09905809B2	Light emitting device It is an object of the invention to provide a light emitting device which can display a superior image in which luminescent color from each light emitting layer is beautifully displayed and power consumption is lowered in a light emitting element in which light emitting layers are stacked. One feature of the invention is that, in a light emitting element which comprises light emitting layers stacked between electrodes, each distance between each light emitting layer and an electrode is approximately oddly multiplied ¼ wavelength by controlling a thickness of a layer provided therebetween to enhance luminous output efficiency. Another feature of the invention is that a drive voltage is lowered using a high conductive material for the layer compared with a conventional element.
US09905807B2	Organic light emitting diode An organic light emitting diode includes: a first electrode; a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode; an emitting layer disposed on the hole transport region, the emitting layer configured to emit light; an electron transport region disposed on the emitting layer; a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region; a capping layer disposed on the second electrode; and a compensation layer disposed on the capping layer, the compensation layer including a compensation pattern, wherein the compensation pattern is configured to compensate a phase of an inclined light, and wherein the inclined light is a light emitted from the emitting layer.
US09905804B2	Flexible display and method of forming the same The present disclosure proposes a flexible display and a method of forming the flexible display. The flexible display includes a flexible base, an OLED element disposing on the flexible base, an encapsulation layer disposed on the OLED element, with the flexible base and/or the encapsulation layer comprising one or more patterned inorganic layers and two or more organic layers, which are configured to wrap the inorganic layers. Therefore, when the stress focuses on the inorganic layer and leads to fractures and peeling-offs, the organic layers that wrapped the inorganic layer prevent the expansion of the fractures and peeling-offs, therefore extend the life of the flexible display being flexible and pliable.
US09905803B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate; a display unit which defines an active area of the substrate and includes a thin film transistor; concave-convex portions protruded from the substrate in an area outside the active area; and an encapsulation layer which encapsulates the display unit. The thin film transistor includes an active layer, a gate insulating layer on the active layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an interlayer insulating layer between the gate electrode and the source electrode, and between the gate electrode and the drain electrode. The concave-convex portions include portions of the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer, and the encapsulation layer covers the concave-convex portions.
US09905801B2	Organic light-emitting display device An organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate; a driving thin film transistor on the substrate; and a DAM at an outermost portion of the substrate, where the DAM includes an inorganic layer and includes a first metallic DAM. The first metallic DAM may include two or more metal layers spaced apart at a set interval.
US09905800B2	Organic light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, an intermediate layer including a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode; an organic barrier layer on the second electrode of the organic light-emitting device and having a first side facing the organic light-emitting device and a second side facing in an opposite direction from the first side; a buffer layer contacting the second side of the organic barrier layer; and a first inorganic barrier layer on the second side of the organic barrier layer with the buffer layer therebetween, wherein a water vapor transmission rate of the buffer layer is greater than 10−2 g/(cm2·day).
US09905797B2	OLED display device and fabrication method thereof An OLED display device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The OLED display device, includes: an array substrate and a package substrate cell-assembled, wherein, the array substrate includes a first base substrate, an anode layer, a cathode layer and an electroluminescent layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer, the anode layer or the cathode layer is disposed as an upper most layer of the array substrate; the package substrate includes a second base substrate and a graphene layer, the graphene layer is disposed as an upper most layer of the package substrate; a conductive filler is provided between the array substrate and package substrate, the graphene layer is electrically connected with the anode layer or the cathode layer disposed as the upper most layer of the array substrate via the conductive filler.

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