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US09907614B2	Laser energy delivery devices including laser transmission detection systems and methods Laser energy delivery devices and methods are provided. A laser energy delivery device for providing treatment to a subject may include a coupling adapted to couple to a laser energy generator. A sheath is coupled to the coupling, the sheath including a distal end adapted to be disposed in the subject. A plurality of transport members are carried by the coupling and the sheath, the plurality of transport members being adapted to receive laser energy at the coupling, transmit laser energy through the sheath, and deliver laser energy to the subject. A sensor is adapted to detect transmission of laser energy through at least one of the plurality of transport members.
US09907612B2	Cooled medical handpiece Apparatus and methods for treating tissue with electromagnetic radiation. A handpiece includes a housing and a baffle that divides an interior space of the housing into first and second channels. The housing further includes a first opening and a second opening coupled in fluid communication with the first opening by the first channel. The apparatus further includes a heat-generating element, such as a source of electromagnetic radiation, disposed at least partially in the first channel and an air-moving device coupled with the first channel. The air-moving device is configured to generate a forced flow of cooling air entering at the first opening and exhausted at the second opening. The cooling air receives heat transferred from the heat-generating element, which cools the heat-generating element, and the heated cooling air is exhausted from the second opening in a direction away from the tissue that is being treated with the electromagnetic radiation.
US09907610B2	Spring-loaded balloon Cardiac catheterization is conducted using a probe having a balloon assembly, in which a spring has a resting axially elongated configuration and a torsed, axially shortened configuration. An inflatable balloon is twisted about the spring and mechanically linked to the spring. A flexible sheath is disposed about the spring within the balloon, the sheath and the wall of the balloon defining a chamber to contain a fluid flowing therein and thereout for inflation of the balloon and deflation of the balloon so as to energize and de-energize the spring.
US09907607B2	Guide and flexible sleeve for use with catheters Embodiments of a guide and flexible sleeve for use with catheters for ablation or other medical procedures are disclosed. An exemplary catheter comprises a guide element having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end configurable in a desired shape. A flexible sleeve is conformable to the guide element so that the flexible sleeve slides over the guide element, the flexible sleeve has a proximal end and a distal end. A controller couples to the flexible sleeve. The controller operates to move the flexible sleeve at least part way between the distal end of the guide element and the proximal end of the guide element. At least one ablation element disposed at the distal end of the flexible sleeve operates to form a substantially continuous ablative lesion when the flexible sleeve is in contact with a contiguous volume of target tissue.
US09907604B2	Dual irrigating bipolar forceps Bipolar electrosurgical forceps are provided with dual irrigating tubes that deliver irrigating liquid to the opposed surfaces of the tips of the forceps to prevent the sticking of body tissue to the tips. To reduce the manufacturing costs of the forceps and enable the forceps to be single use, disposable forceps, each tube of the dual irrigating tools is a plastic tube adhered along one of the opposing surfaces of the pair of forceps arms. Each tube also has a flat nozzle at the distal end of the tube that disburses irrigating liquid across the opposed surfaces of the forceps arm distal and tips.
US09907602B2	Medical suction and irrigation device handpiece Embodiments of the invention are directed to a medical device with a handpiece that provides enhanced comfort of use, maneuverability, and for a variety of hand-held options to the user. Embodiments of the invention include handpieces that include a grip panel comprised of a friction-enhancing material to facilitate gripping of the handpiece by an operator. In addition, embodiments of the invention include handpieces having a generally symmetrical configuration in order to facilitate grasping by an operator's left or right hand.
US09907599B2	Medical system and method of use An instrument and method for applying thermal energy to targeted tissue. An instrument and method for tissue thermotherapy. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a vapor source comprising a pump configured for providing a flow of liquid media from a liquid media source into a vaporization chamber having a heating mechanism, actuating the pump to provide the liquid into the vaporization chamber, applying energy from the heating mechanism to convert a substantially water liquid media into a minimum water vapor level for causing an intended effect in tissue. For examples such levels can comprise at least 60% water vapor, at least 70% water vapor, at least 80% water vapor or at least 90% water vapor for causing an intended effect in tissue.
US09907592B2	Self guiding surgical bone fixation screw A surgical bone fixation screw having a head, an end segment distally from the head and an intermediate shank having outwardly protruding screw threads. The improvement is a self guiding, threadless, elongated end segment having a smooth outer surface with no cutting edges, a length of at least 8 mm and preferably 15 mm and a bluntly rounded end with an outer contour that is smoothly blended to the shank. Most preferably, the bluntly rounded end is substantially a prolate hemispheroid.
US09907587B2	Fixation implant devices, systems, kits, and methods A device includes a housing and a locking assembly disposed within a spaced defined by the housing. The housing defines a hole that extends through the housing. The locking assembly is configured to allow the device to slide along an elongate orthopedic device in a first direction and to hinder the device from sliding along an elongate orthopedic device in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
US09907585B2	Bone intramedullary fixation scaffold A new shape changing bone implant and instrument for the fixation of structures to include bone tissue. This new implant stores elastic mechanical energy to exert force on fixated structures to enhance their security and in bone affect its healing response. This unique implant locks into bone and then simultaneously expands and shortens to lock into bone and then pull the bone segments together. This implant once placed changes shape in response to geometric changes in the implant's and bone's materials structure. The implant may be fabricated from any biocompatible material that acts elastically when deformed including but not limited to nitinol, stainless steel, titanium, and their alloys as well as polymers such as polyetheretherketone, silicone elastomer and polyethylene. The implant is advanced over prior devices due to its: (1) method of operation, (2) high strength, (3) method of insertion, (4) compressive force temperature independence, (5) energy storing implant retention and delivery system, (6) compatibility with reusable or single use product configuration, (7) ability to act as a scaffold to conduct healing bone through the implant, (8) efficient and cost effective manufacturing methods, and (9) reduction in the steps required to place the device.
US09907584B2	Orthopedic fastener device Orthopedic fastener devices for fixation of fractured bones are disclosed. The orthopedic fastener device is in the form of an orthopedic fastener having an IM nail coated on its external surface with a bioabsorbable or biodegradable hydrogel. Also disclosed are hydrogel coated orthopedic fastener devices in the form of a K-wire or bone screw, a method for stabilizing a fractured long bone fracture by inserting an orthopedic fastener into the medullary canal of the bone and a kit for fastener implantation.
US09907583B2	Spondylolisthesis reduction system A system for reducing deformities of the vertebrae in the spine includes a first reduction assembly, a second reduction assembly, and a reduction drive assembly. The first reduction assembly is configured for attachment to a first reduction tower that attaches to a first vertebra. The second reduction assembly is configured for attachment to a second reduction tower that attaches to a second vertebra. The reduction drive assembly includes an arcuate rack gear operably coupling the first reduction assembly to the second reduction assembly to translate the first reduction assembly relative to the second reduction assembly along an arcuate path in a first plane.
US09907580B2	Adjustable spinous process spacer device and method of treating spinal disorders Provided is a bi-dimensionally adjustable spacing device configured to be placed between the spinous processes of at least two adjacent vertebrae and also adjusted laterally to securely contact the lateral surfaces of the spinous process. A method of using the device to treat spinal disorders is also provided.
US09907579B2	Interspinous spacer assembly An interspinous spacer assembly for insertion and/or implantation between spinous processes of adjacent superior and inferior vertebrae includes an interspinous spacer member sized and configured for insertion into the interspinous space located between adjacent spinous processes and an engagement mechanism for operatively coupling the spacer member to the adjacent spinous processes and for preventing migration of the assembly once implanted. The interspinous spacer assembly is adjustable to conform to the individual anatomy of a patient's spine.
US09907577B2	Closure for open-headed medical implant A closure for an open headed medical implant, such as a bone screw. The closure having a cylindrical body having an axis of rotation and also having a radially outer surface with a thread or other guide and advancement structure thereon. The body having a plurality of apertures that open onto a top surface of the body and that are parallel to but spaced from the axis of rotation. The closure also has a break-off head centrally attached by a neck to the top surface of the body.
US09907572B2	Syringe assemblies An embryo transfer syringe has a roller (30) coupled with the rear end of its plunger (15). The roller (30) is displaceable along an elongate housing (20) extending from the rear of the barrel (10) of the syringe. The roller (30) can be manually engaged through a slot (23) along the housing (20) to rotate it and roll it along the housing thereby smoothly and controllably displacing the plunger (15).
US09907568B2	Percutaneous methods for spinal stenosis and foraminal stenosis The present invention is a method for performing a percutaneous laminoplasty that includes entering a first introducer needle introducing a first tool wire into an epidural space above a selected lamina, entering a first catcher exit needle that that is caught with the first introducer needle and pulled through a patient body and entering a second introducer needle introducing a second tool wire into the epidural space below the selected lamina. The method also includes entering a second catcher exit needle that is caught within the epidural space and pulled through the patient body, moving the caught first introducer needle and the first catcher exit needle back and forth to cut the lamina and moving the caught second introducer needle and the second catcher exit needle back and forth to cut the lamina. There is also a method for performing a percutaneous foraminoplasty.
US09907565B2	Activation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument An ultrasonic instrument comprises a handle assembly or other kind of body configured to receive an ultrasonic transducer and a shaft assembly having an acoustic waveguide and an ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide such that the ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the ultrasonic blade to vibrate ultrasonically via the acoustic waveguide. The ultrasonic instrument further comprises an actuation assembly disposed within the handle assembly. The actuation assembly includes a plurality of buttons disposed about the handle assembly in an angularly spaced array. Each button may be depressed independently of the rest to thereby actuate a switch assembly such that power is provided to the ultrasonic transducer, the acoustic waveguide, and the ultrasonic blade. The actuation assembly is operable to convert radial movement of the buttons into longitudinal, transverse, and/or pivotal movement that actuates the switch assembly.
US09907562B2	Intramedullary nail fixation guides, devices and methods of use Fixation guide devices and methods for positioning and inserting an intramedullary nail are disclosed. The fixation guide devices include a frame with a first end and a second end, a compression device removably coupled to the first end of the frame, and the intramedullary nail secured to a nail attachment apparatus of the frame. An intramedullary nail including a body with a fastening end, a closed end, and at least two openings is also disclosed. A compression device includes a compression member, a knob, and a bolt secured in the knob and rotatably engaging the compression member is also disclosed. An alignment guide is disclosed and includes a base member, an alignment member, and a fixation guide. A method of inserting an intramedullary nail into two bones for fixation of the two bones is also disclosed.
US09907558B2	Osteotomy guide and method A guide and method useful in cutting and rejoining bones is presented. The guide is particularly useful in performing an osteotomy of a long bone adjacent a joint such as a hand or foot.
US09907554B2	Devices and methods for stabilizing fasteners post-deployment Devices and methods are provided for stabilizing fasteners post-deployment. In general, the devices and methods can allow fasteners to resist counter rotation after being deployed. A fastener can be configured to resist counter rotation in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, a staple can include one or more anti-rotation mechanisms configured to resist counter rotation of the staple when the staple is deployed in tissue. In some embodiments, an orientation of a fastener relative to an orientation of one or more fasteners deployed adjacent thereto can be configured to help prevent counter rotation.
US09907550B2	Stitching device with long needle delivery An end effector assembly for a surgical stitching device is provided. The end effector assembly includes an end effector, a housing, and a needle. The end effector includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The housing is movable relative to the end effector. The needle is releasably coupled to the housing and movable relative to the housing between a first, insertion position and a second deployed position. The needle is adapted, when in the second, deployed position, to releasably couple to one or both of the first jaw member and the second jaw member of the end effector.
US09907549B2	Tissue suturing device Provided is a surgical instrument that is substitutable for an operation of placing each stitch with a threaded needle or a stapler. It is confirmed that, in a tissue suturing device including a clamping section, and a protruding section including a central conductor and/or an external conductor for applying a microwave, the protruding section and the clamping section bring fragmentary portions of tissues to be sutured into contact or overlap with each other, and coagulate and/or fix contact or overlap portions with the microwave, to thereby stitch the tissues to be sutured.
US09907547B2	Off-center tissue anchors A tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) includes a shaft (122), a tissue-coupling element (128), and a flexible elongate tension member (202). The tissue-coupling element (128) includes a wire (150), which is shaped as an open loop (154) having more than one turn when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained. The tension member (202) includes a distal portion (204) that is fixed to a site (206) on the open loop (154), a proximal portion (208), which has a longitudinal segment (209) that runs alongside at least a portion (210) of the shaft (122), and a crossing portion (212), which (i) is disposed between the distal and the proximal N portions (204, 208) along the tension member (202), and (ii) crosses at least a portion of the open loop (154) when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained. The tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is configured to allow relative axial motion between the at least a portion (210) of the shaft (122) and the longitudinal segment (209) of the proximal portion (208) of the tension member (202) when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained.
US09907544B2	Minimally obstructive retractor for vaginal repairs This application presents minimally-obstructive and structurally-adjustable retractors for vaginal repairs, which afford an open work area of desirable size and enhanced visualization for a surgeon about the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall of the patient. The retractors may be lightweight and compact, and also configured and dimensioned to minimize slippage during use. The retractors may have occluders that may partially or substantially block or absorb fluids, for example, from or around the cervix. The retractors may incorporate built-in light sources. The retractors may retract the engorged labia of the postpartum patient as well as the vaginal walls. The retractor may also be used as a speculum.
US09907541B2	Stool collection container A stool container is provided with a lid body (2) having a lid part (2a) for sealing a container and a stool collection rod (2b) for collecting stool, a cylindrical container body (3) that has a liquid reservoir (3b) formed at the distal end thereof via a filter holding part (3a) and has an open proximal end, and an inner plug 4 that is inserted from the proximal end of the container body (3) in to the container body (3). The distal end of the inner plug (4) has a bottom surface (4a) that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and, in the center of the bottom surface (4a), a scraping part (4b) through which the stool collection rod (2b) can be inserted. A stool collection rod guide part is formed that comprises a plurality of sloping ribs (4c) disposed radially around the scraping part (4b).
US09907540B2	Tissue liquid detection system A method of detecting liquid in animal tissue is disclosed. The method comprises providing an electromagnetic radiation generator, and applying electromagnetic radiation to a tissue region using the electromagnetic radiation generator. The characteristics of the electromagnetic radiation are selected so as to cause differential heating in a tissue region based on liquid content in the tissue region, differential expansion of matter in the tissue region, and thereby generation of ultrasound signals that vary according to the liquid content. The method also comprises providing an ultrasound detector, detecting the ultrasound signals using the ultrasound detector, and using the detected ultrasound signals to produce an indication of concentration of liquid in the tissue region and a determination as to whether a change in liquid concentration in the tissue region has occurred.
US09907539B2	Sparse tracking in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging Sparse tracking is used in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. The tracking is performed sparsely. The displacements are measured only one or a few times for each receive line. While this may result in insufficient information to determine the displacement phase shift and/or maximum displacement over time, the resulting displacement samples for different receive lines as a function of time may be used together to estimate the velocity, such as with a Radon transform. The estimation may be less susceptible to noise from the scarcity of displacement samples by using compressive sensing.
US09907536B2	Systems and methods for improved visualization during minimally invasive procedures Systems and methods are provided for performing a minimally invasive procedure in an automated or semi-automated fashion, where an imaging probe having an imaging modality compatible with the presence of an intraluminal medium is employed to record images that are processed to identify regions of interest and direct a medium displacement operation during a subsequent minimally invasive operation that benefits from the displacement of the intraluminal medium. The minimally invasive operation may include recording images with a second imaging modality, or may be a therapeutic treatment. The method is may be performed in real-time, where images obtained from the first imaging modality are processed in real time to determine whether or not the minimally invasive operation is to be performed at a given position.
US09907535B2	Visual imaging system for ultrasonic probe A non-invasive visual imaging system is provided, wherein the imaging system procures an image of a transducer position during diagnostic or therapeutic treatment. In addition, the system suitably provides for the transducer to capture patient information, such as acoustic, temperature, or ultrasonic images. For example, an ultrasonic image captured by the transducer can be correlated, fused or otherwise combined with the corresponding positional transducer image, such that the corresponding images represent not only the location of the transducer with respect to the patient, but also the ultrasonic image of the region of interest being scanned. Further, a system is provided wherein the information relating to the transducer position on a single patient may be used to capture similar imaging planes on the same patient, or with subsequent patients. Moreover, the imaging information can be effectively utilized as a training tool for medical practitioners.
US09907534B2	Self-aiming directable acoustic transducer assembly for invasive medical device applications A directable acoustic transducer assembly is presented for use in a medical insertion device (MID). In an embodiment, the assembly aims an acoustic signal in response to a sensed or detected force or load imposed on the MID. The directable acoustic transducer assembly includes a switch array and a plurality of directional acoustic transducer elements. The switch array responds to the force or load and activates the directional acoustic transducer elements closest to the source of the force or load. The switch array may include a plurality of switches, at least one of which responses to a force or load and may activate directional acoustic transducer elements having a target tissue in the field of view. The assembly includes embodiments that are responsive to various loads. A directable acoustic transducer assembly may be part of a diagnostic and/or therapeutic system, such as an RF ablation system.
US09907533B2	Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and displaying method According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a display unit to display an ultrasonic image, a comparison unit to compare the signal/echo intensity of a cardiac chamber portion of an ultrasonic image with the signal/echo intensity of a myocardial portion of the image, and an indication generating unit to generate a specific indication at a time point when the signal/echo intensity of the cardiac chamber portion changes from a higher value to a lower value than the signal/echo intensity of the myocardial portion or at another time point with reference to the time point.
US09907529B2	Patient-dependent optimization of the amount of contrast medium A method and an apparatus are disclosed for patient-dependent optimization and reduction of the contrast medium amount. An embodiment includes provisioning patient-specific data, containing information about a patient cross-section relevant for the imaging measurement; establishing CT values and/or CNR values of a contrast medium to be expected for at least one region of interest of the patient for different candidate settings of x-ray source arrangement and/or of an image reconstruction device; determining a relevant candidate contrast medium amount for the different candidate settings, which would lead to a CT value or CNR value of the contrast medium which corresponds to the CT value or CNR value of the contrast medium at the reference setting of the x-ray source arrangement and/or image reconstruction device; and displaying an optimum relative candidate contrast medium amount and of the associated candidate setting.
US09907527B2	Vascular data processing and image registration systems, methods, and apparatuses In part, the invention relates to processing, tracking and registering angiography images and elements in such images relative to images from an intravascular imaging modality such as, for example, optical coherence tomography (OCT). Registration between such imaging modalities is facilitated by tracking of a marker of the intravascular imaging probe performed on the angiography images obtained during a pullback. Further, detecting and tracking vessel centerlines is used to perform a continuous registration between OCT and angiography images in one embodiment.
US09907526B2	Method and system of measuring anatomical features in subcutaneous images to assess risk of injury The present disclosure provides a method and system using software and associated equipment to automatically identify two or more preselected anatomical features by examining pixels within images, such as computerized tomography (CT) scanned images, determining appropriate measurements between such identified features based on dimensions and scaling available within the image file, comparing these measurements to normative data, and providing output of the results to a user, such as medical personnel. In at least one embodiment, the system can measure an interval between a first bone and a second bone that may be useful for medical analysis.
US09907522B2	Radiation diagnostic apparatus Disclosed is a radiation diagnostic apparatus that includes an examination table that has a length in a first direction, a fixing frame that is fixedly disposed on a floor to be separated from the examination table in the first direction and includes a guide member provided in the first direction, a transfer frame that contacts the guide member and moves along the first direction with respect to the fixing frame, a first rotary arm that is rotatably connected to the transfer frame, and a second rotary arm that is rotatably connected to the first rotary arm and is provided for a radiation source and a radiation detector to face each other.
US09907515B2	Health monitoring system A machine for processing continuous glucose monitoring data and issuing an alert if hypoglycemia is imminent has three modules: (a) a pre-processing module that receives and modulates continuous glucose monitoring data by reducing noise and adjusting for missed data points and shifts due to calibration; (b) a core algorithm module that receives data from the pre-processing module and calculates a rate of change to make a hypoglycemia prediction, and determine if hypoglycemia is imminent; and (c) an alarm mode module that receives data from the core algorithm and issues an audio or visual alert or warning message or a negative feedback signal to an insulin delivery device if hypoglycemia is imminent.
US09907513B2	Percutaneous magnetic gastrostomy A medical device system includes a needle having a tip including a permanent magnet, and a magnet sensing device including a plurality of sensors configured to detect the magnetic field of the permanent magnet. The magnet sensing device is operable to localize a position of the permanent magnet relative to the magnet sensing device and to indicate a path of the needle on a display.
US09907510B2	Electronic apparatus that controls press state between user and biosensor, control method, and storage medium To improve convenience in a wearable electronic apparatus that measures biological information. An electronic apparatus includes a sensor mechanism, a main body, and a retaining mechanism. The sensor mechanism acquires biological information of a user. The main body supports the sensor mechanism in a movable manner in an upper/lower direction. The retaining mechanism changes the sensor mechanism and the user's body between an unpress state and a press state by moving the sensor mechanism at the main body. With the electronic apparatus, a displacement of the sensor mechanism from the body is prevented and the maintenance of a contact condition is secured, an optical measurement becomes possible; therefore, it is thereby possible to improve convenience for a user without adjusting a position, etc.
US09907507B2	Diagnostic methods and device The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing, or providing a prognosis to, or for providing the likelihood of developing, malignant melanoma in a subject, the method comprising the steps of: (a) measuring two or more markers in blood perfusion dynamics at and/or around a skin lesion site; and (b) determining if the two or more markers is different to a normal value. The invention also relates to a device for diagnosing/providing a prognosis to/for malignant melanoma in a subject.
US09907506B2	Devices and methods for measuring skin moisture Technologies are generally described for measuring skin moisture using a skin moisture measuring device. Example devices and systems described herein may include one or more of an elongated enclosure, an inlet, a moisture sensor, and/or a cooling unit. The inlet may be arranged at a first end of the elongated enclosure, and may be configured to be in contact with skin and receive moisture transpiring from the skin. The moisture sensor may be arranged between the first end and a second end inside the elongated enclosure, and configured to detect an amount of the moisture. Further, the cooling unit may be arranged at the second end of the elongated enclosure, and configured to cool and condense the moisture. The cooling unit may be controlled to maintain a substantially constant temperature difference between a first temperature proximate the moisture sensor and a second temperature proximate the cooling unit.
US09907502B2	Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system has a housing member. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing member is coupled to the housing. A penetrating member sensor is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. The penetrating member sensor is configured to provide information relative to a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through a skin surface.
US09907500B2	Lyotropic liquid crystal coated analyte monitoring device and methods of use The present invention is directed to membranes composed liquid crystals having continuous aqueous channels, such as a lyotropic liquid crystal, including a cubic phase lyotropic liquid crystal, and to electrochemical sensors equipped with such membranes. The membranes are useful in limiting the diffusion of an analyte to a working electrode in an electrochemical sensor so that the sensor does not saturate and/or remains linearly responsive over a large range of analyte concentrations. Electrochemical sensors equipped with membranes of the present invention demonstrate considerable sensitivity and stability, and a large signal-to-noise ratio, in a variety of conditions.
US09907498B2	Channel formation A body-mountable device may be formed of a polymeric material. A molding form can define a cavity and polymeric material can be formed using the mold to create a device shaped in accordance with the cavity. Electronics disposed on a substrate can be encapsulated within the polymeric material by forming a first layer of polymeric material, positioning the substrate on the first layer, and then forming a second layer of polymeric material over the substrate. A channel can expose a sensor disposed on the substrate. The channel may be formed while molding the second layer of polymeric material over the substrate. The molding form can include a protrusion that extends toward the sensor. A sacrificial sealant material can be applied to the sensor or the protrusion to create a seal between the protrusion and the sensor. The polymeric material forms around the sealed protrusion to create the channel.
US09907496B1	Optoelectronic system and apparatus for connection to biological systems The present invention relates to a biological probe structure, as well as apparatuses, systems, and methods employing this structure. In particular embodiments, the structure includes a hermetically sealed unit configured to receive and transmit one or more optical signals. Furthermore, the structure can be implanted subcutaneously and interrogated externally. In this manner, a minimally invasive method can be employed to detect, treat, and/or assess the biological target. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
US09907495B2	Continuous monitoring of tumor hypoxia using near-infrared spectroscopy and tomography with a photonic mixer device A device and a method to measure the concentrations of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin in tissue around a tumor via near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with a photonic mixer device (PMD) is described.
US09907494B2	NIRS device with optical wavelength and path length correction A near infrared spectrometer and method for wavelength and path length correction are disclosed. The spectrometer includes a number of photodiodes that transmit broadband near infrared measurement light into the tissue and at least one broadband detector which measures the light signal transmitted through the tissue. A processor estimates chromophore concentrations through a comparison of measured light attenuation and modeled light attenuation. The light attenuation model utilizes a light path length distribution derived from a Monte Carlo model and accounts for the spectral shape of the light source as a function of temperature.
US09907493B2	Endoscope system processor device, endoscope system, operation method for endoscope system processor device, and operation method for endoscope system There are provided an endoscope system processor device, an endoscope system, an operation method for an endoscope system processor device, and an operation method for an endoscope system for calculating objective diagnostic information, which is easier to understand than the oxygen saturation, based on the oxygen saturation. The endoscope system processor device includes: a receiving unit that receives an image signal obtained by imaging an observation target with an endoscope; an oxygen saturation calculation unit that calculates an oxygen saturation based on the image signal; a pixel specification unit that specifies an out-of-range pixel in which the oxygen saturation deviates from a specific range set in advance; and a diagnostic information calculation unit that calculates diagnostic information as a numerical value using information of the out-of-range pixel.
US09907483B2	Probe for measuring a patient's bulbocavernosus muscle reflex A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes.
US09907480B2	Catheter spine assembly with closely-spaced bipole microelectrodes An electrophysiologic catheter with a distal electrode assembly carrying very closely-spaced bipole microelectrodes on a plurality of divergent spines that can flexibly spread over tissue surface area minimized detection of undesirable noise, including far-field signals. Each spine has a flexible microelectrode panel having a substrate, at least one pair of microelectrodes, a trace for each microelectrode, and a soldering pad. Adjacent microelectrodes of a bipole pair are separated by a space gap distance ranging between about 50-300 microns. Each microelectrode may have a width of about 200 or 300 microns.
US09907478B2	Non-invasive monitoring of physiological conditions This document provides methods and materials related to the non-invasive measurement of analytes in blood.
US09907471B2	Visualization of heart wall tissue Various aspects of the instant disclosure are directed to imaging tissue. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods involving the following. A light source includes an array of light emitters that illuminate a tissue region of a heart wall with light at different wavelength ranges. A light collector collects multispectral images including respective images collected at each of the different wavelength ranges at which the tissue region is illuminated. A catheter positions the light source and light collector proximate the tissue region of the heart wall for respectively illuminating the tissue region and collecting the multispectral images. A display circuit collects and displays one or more images depicting a condition of the health of heart wall tissue, based on the respective images collected at the different ones of the wavelength ranges.
US09907458B2	Center robotic arm with five-bar spherical linkage for endoscopic camera A robotic arm including a parallel spherical five-bar linkage with a remote center of spherical rotation. The robotic arm movably supports an endoscopic camera. Two outboard links are pivotally coupled together. At least one of the two outboard links supports the endoscopic camera. Two inboard links are respectively pivotally coupled to the two outboard links such that the two inboard links are able to cross over one another. The two inboard links moveably support the two outboard links. A ground link is pivotally coupled to the two inboard links. The ground link moveably supports the two inboard links.
US09907456B2	Rotate-to-advance catheterization system An apparatus for accessing a bodily passageway includes: an endoscope including an insertion portion configured to inserted into the bodily passageway; a drive tube including a lumen configured to receive the endoscope; a helically-wound thread disposed on an outer wall of the drive tube and configured such that rotation of the drive tube causes the drive tube with the endoscope to move along the passageway; a flexible drive shaft configured to transfer rotary motion generated by a power supply; and a rotatable drive collar disposed on the endoscope and configured to rotate the drive tube relative to the endoscope, the rotatable drive collar including a stator, a rotor rotatable over the stator and detachably coupled to the drive tube, a rotary gear configured to transfer the rotary motion from the flexible drive shaft to the rotor to rotate the drive tube, and a watertight seal disposed between the stator and the rotor.
US09907452B2	Dishwasher utensil caddies Dishwasher utensil caddies are disclosed. A disclosed example utensil caddy for a dishwasher having a tub and a door at least partially defining a treating chamber, and dish rack in the treating chamber, includes an attachment member configured to attach the utensil caddy to a side of the dish rack in a space between the dish rack and the tub or the door, and a slot oriented at an angle relative to the dish rack, and configured to receive a handle of a cooking utensil.
US09907451B2	Dishwasher drying system with thermal storage heat exchanger A dishwasher drying system includes an air inlet configured to receive hot, humid air from a tub of a dishwasher. The dishwasher drying system also includes an air outlet configured to discharge the air to an ambient environment outside the dishwasher. The dishwasher drying system further includes an air moving device configured to cause the air to move from the air inlet to the air outlet. In addition, the dishwasher drying system includes a thermal storage heat exchanger positioned within an airflow path of the moving air, the thermal storage heat exchanger configured to absorb heat and condense moisture from the moving air as the moving air contacts the thermal storage heat exchanger during a dishwasher drying cycle.
US09907440B2	Back scrubbing assembly A back scrubbing assembly includes a reservoir that may be filled with a liquid soap. The reservoir may be coupled to a wall in a shower. A plurality of couplers is provided and each of the couplers is coupled to the reservoir. Each of the couplers may engage the wall in the shower. A plurality of cleaning members is provided. A selected one of the cleaning members is removably coupled to the reservoir. Thus, the selected cleaning member may scrub a back of a user.
US09907438B2	Splash guard An article for use in a water receiving structure is disclosed. The article is directed to keeping water inside a water receiving member and preventing water splash and water damage to adjacent surfaces.
US09907435B2	Multi-functional outdoor cooking assembly The outdoor multifunction cooking set is composed of an oven mounted pivoting on a barbecue by means of a pivoting articulation. The barbecue includes an ashpit, a hearth and a cooking surface, while the oven includes a cooking bottom composed of refractory stones, and a door on the front face. The chamber of the oven has a double wall that is open at the bottom and is connected to a chimney mounted on the upper part of the oven and in communication with the hearth of the barbecue.This cooking assembly includes at least one temperature maintenance chamber to be mounted, by means of one of its sides, on one hot side of the barbecue. This chamber incorporates a thermometer and an air outlet to be able to allow the hot air contained in it to escape.
US09907433B2	Universal water filter assembly for multiple coffee makers A water filter assembly for a beverage dispenser. The water filter assembly may generally include filter media positioned within a filter housing which may be attachable to a first fitting or a second fitting of a water storage reservoir to provide filtered water to a reservoir outlet. The filter housing includes an adapter sleeve that defines mounting features that correspond with the first fitting and the second fitting to enable the water filter assembly to connect to either of the first fitting or the second fitting. In this manner, a single water filter assembly may be used in beverage dispensers having different reservoir fittings.
US09907432B2	Beverage preparation machines A delivery head for a beverage preparation machine comprising a movable first part and a fixed second part, the first part being movable relative to the second part between an open position and a closed position, in the open position the first part being positioned to enable loading of a cartridge into the delivery head, in the closed position the first part and second part being positioned to hold said cartridge in a dispensing position, the delivery head further comprising an inlet piercer and an outlet piercer, the inlet piercer and the outlet piercer being orientated substantially in the same direction and being pivotable relative to the fixed second part between a retracted position and a piercing position.
US09907426B2	Method for generation of superheated steam for the preparation of a beverage Assemblies, machines, systems, and methods for the generation of superheated are discussed A steam super-heat assembly is employed for generating superheated steam for the preparation of coffee-based beverages. The assembly includes a body that includes an internal cavity, a heating element that includes heating surfaces positioned within the internal cavity, and a flow path within the internal cavity. The body also includes an input that enables fluid access into the internal cavity and an output that enables fluid egress out of the internal cavity. The heating element heats the heating surfaces of the heating element. The flow path enables fluid to flow from the input, through the internal cavity of the body, and to the output of the body. The heating surfaces form a portion of the flow path. When the fluid flows through the internal cavity, the fluid is in direct physical contact with the heating surfaces.
US09907422B2	Bootie level alert A bootie application device that provides booties that slide along a rail system on tabs that releasably connect the booties to the rail system. A sensor detects when booties are not disposed at a position along the rail system and issues a bootie level signal. An alert indicates when the bootie level signal has been issued.
US09907415B2	Article divider assembly An article divider assembly is provided with a support bracket adapted to be mounted to a retail display. A divider member extends from the support bracket and is sized to extend between a pair of articles at an upper region of the pair of articles to divide the articles without blocking an outward face of the articles. The divider member comprises a proximal end mounted to the support bracket and a distal end extending away from the support bracket. A display bracket is mounted to the distal end of the divider member.
US09907413B2	Space saving manual shelf management system A manual, bottom supporting, shelf allocation and management system allocates shelf space among rows of products and moves products toward the shelf front and includes a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units. Each unit includes a base and at least one removably attached side divider wherein at least one row of products may be positioned on the base immediately adjacent the side divider. Each unit is a modular tray which may be, while filled with at least a single row of products, lifted clear of the shelf and moved to another shelf location. The base and side divider are coupled to allow the side divider to move forward and backward relative to the base. A backstop is attached to the rear of the side divider so that the products may be moved towards the shelf front when the side divider is drawn forward relative to the stationary base.
US09907411B2	Child support unit for a play yard A play yard system for infants or small children. They play yard includes a frame, and the system includes at least one child support unit for mounting to the frame of the play yard. The at least one child support unit may take the form of a bassinet and/or a changing table. The play yard frame may be collapsible for storage and transport, and the child support unit may be removable from the play yard frame.
US09907410B2	Portable changing table A portable changing table comprises a flexible hanging support having upper and lower ends, a chamber adapted to receive and hold a child during diapering, and left and right support straps. The upper end of the hanging support has at least one hook for hanging the changing table during use. The hanging support is adapted to hang substantially vertically during use. The chamber is attached to the lower end of the hanging support such that the chamber hangs from the hanging support during use. The chamber comprises a floor, a rear wall having a bottom edge foldably attached to a rear edge of the floor, a front wall having a bottom edge foldably attached to a front edge of the floor, a flexible left side wall, and a flexible right side wall.
US09907403B2	Armrest assembly for a chair An armrest assembly includes a mounting plate disposed on a support column and having an elongated moving slot for a first pivot shaft to movably extend therethrough, an armrest plate having a sliding slot elongated transverse to the moving slot such that the first and second pivot shafts extend through and are slidable along the sliding slot to allow the armrest plate to be horizontally movable and turnable relative to the mounting plate, and a retaining unit disposed to produce a magnetically attractive force that generates resistance against a relative movement of the armrest plate to the mounting plate.
US09907402B2	Armrest assembly and stool for dental practitioner An adjustable armrest assembly for a stool or chair comprises an armrest base, an armrest support member and an adjustment assembly. The armrest base is connectible to the stool or chair and has a first opening. The armrest support member has a first end with a second opening. The first end is positionable with the second opening aligned with the first opening. The armrest support member has a second end opposite the first end and extending distally to support an armrest. An adjustment assembly is positionable to extend through the second opening and the first opening to define a pivot axis and an adjustable pivot connection between the support member and the base. The assembly is movable within at least one of the first opening and the second opening to laterally reposition the pivot axis. A variable friction member applies a selected degree of resistance to the adjustable pivot connection.
US09907399B2	Device for releasably connecting a furniture drawer to a guidance unit that moveably guides the drawer in a furniture body A device for releasably connecting a furniture pull-out to a guidance unit that movably guides the pull-out in a furniture body comprises: a base part; and an adjuster arranged on the base part and comprising a plurality of components movable in relation to one another, the adjuster enabling a position of the furniture pull-out to be set in at least one spatial direction relative to the guidance unit, the adjuster including a spring-loaded contact pressure mechanism configured to press the guidance unit against the device in a fitted and working condition.
US09907397B2	Clip for fixing pipe The object of the present device is to provide a fixing clip for a pipe wherein the pipe can be inserted into and fixed at the clip which is constituted into one structure and a shelf can be combined to the fixed clip so that articles can be positioned or decorated on the shelf. To achieve the above object, the present device comprises a first body formed with a first hole into which the pipe is inserted; a second body formed with a second hole into which the pipe is inserted; a connection section which combines ends of the first body and the second body and elastically presses the other ends of the first body and the second body so as to be pushed away from each other; and a fixing section to which the other end of the first body or the second body is connected, wherein the first body and the second body can be fixed at or escape from the pipe according to the angle between the center axis of the first hole and the center axis of the second hole.
US09907393B2	Automated expandable table An expandable table which allows a user to easily increase the tabletop surface remotely. The expandable table includes a plurality of primary leaves, a plurality of secondary leaves, a motorized actuation disk, and a guide disk. The motorized actuation disk is concentrically and rotatably connected to the guide disk in order to delineate a travel path for each of the primary leaves and each of the secondary leaves. The primary leaves and the secondary leaves are radially distributed about and operatively coupled to the motorized actuation disk and the guide disk. In a retracted configuration, the primary leaves make up the tabletop surface. In an expanded configuration, the primary leaves and the secondary leaves are positioned offset to a rotation axis of the motorized actuation disk with the secondary leaves being interspersed between the primary leaves. Additionally. The centerpiece is raised in order to yield a substantially larger tabletop surface.
US09907392B1	Paint brush with built-in paint can opener and sealer A tool, consisting of a flanged lever arm fabricated from a strip of rigid metal, is recessed in a channel located in the distal end of a paint brush handle, along one of the handle's lateral edges. The proximal end of the tool terminates in a flange, which is configured to be inserted under the lid bead of a paint can. Using the container bead as a fulcrum, the handle is leveraged upward so that the flange engages the lid bead and lifts it away from the container channel. To re-seal the lid, the handle is leveraged downward, so that the lever arm bears down on the lid channel and forces it into the container channel.
US09907391B2	Integrated toothbrush, toothpaste dispenser and holder with refresh cup cover A combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser device includes a caddy that accepts tube of toothpaste and guides an integral toothpaste squeezer along a predetermined track. The squeezer is generally wedge-shaped and may be moved parallel and/or inwardly to the axis of the caddy. A modular and detachable toothbrush head mates with the caddy and includes a shaft with a central bore for delivering toothpaste to the toothbrush bristles. A refresh cup is further supplied to store and protect the combination device while not in use.
US09907390B2	Portable interdental toothbrush The portable interdental toothbrush according to the present invention has a simple structure enabling mass production at a low cost, thereby allowing consumers to use at a low price, which promotes the dental and oral health for citizens.
US09907389B2	Single piece hammock strap with integral woven eyelets This disclosure generally relates to a hammock strap. The hammock strap includes an elongated length of strap material that is separated into a first strap and a second strap. The first strap and the second strap are woven together at one or more separation points to form eyelets between the first strap and the second strap.
US09907388B2	Strap assembly for carrying a bag A strap member includes a first primary strap including a first notch formed along its inner edge and a second primary strap includes a second notch formed along its inner edge, the first notch and second notch defining a recess in the strap member. An intersection point positioned within the recess is at an intersection of lines being one of collinear and tangential with portions of the inner edges of the first and second primary straps. An elastic member extends between the first primary strap and the second primary strap.
US09907385B2	Lip exfoliating device A lip exfoliator includes an exfoliant with one or more dry abrasive materials for exfoliation of the lips, which may be provided as a single compact unit. Embodiments of a lip exfoliator may include an attachment surface—such as an adhesive sticker, suction device, or cup mechanism—for attaching the lip exfoliator to a lip balm or other cosmetic. Thus, a consumer may use embodiments of the lip exfoliator with a lip balm or cosmetic of their choice easily while on the go.
US09907384B2	Apparatus and method for dispensing a fluid An apparatus for dispensing a fluid comprises a housing and a resilient liner adapted to hold the fluid disposed in the housing. A fluid transfer mechanism is in fluid communication between the liner and an applicator assembly mounted on the housing for dispensing the fluid on the skin of the user. The applicator assembly includes an actuator movable relative to the housing so as to activate the fluid transfer mechanism when the actuator is reciprocated. A fluid delivery element is held in contact against skin of a user for applying the fluid onto the skin. The fluid delivery element is supported on the actuator to be movable together with the actuator by varying contact pressure with the skin. Each movement of the actuator generates continuous negative pressure within the liner for drawing fluid through the fluid transfer mechanism and collapsing the liner.
US09907381B2	Head hair wrap cap for covering or protecting the head and/or hair A hair wrap envelopes the hair. The hair wrap comprises a cap portion, a pouch, and side walls. The cap portion has at least one attachment means. At least two elongated ties located on opposite sides of the side walls are adapted to be twisted for securing the wrap on the user's head. A material loop is located on a back base of the pouch to hold the ties in place. An attachment means located on a bottom edge of the pouch mates with the attachment means of the cap portion. A crown loop located on the top section is adapted to hold the pouch after the pouch is twisted and lifted toward the top section. The pouch is adapted to lay untwisted when the wrap is in an extended position, and to be twisted and lifted upward when the wrap is in a wrapped position.
US09907380B2	Luggage article with display and communication system for luggage articles A luggage article is provided. The luggage article includes a shell, an electronic processing module integrated with the shell, and an electronic display coupled to the electronic processing module and arranged on an outer surface of the shell. The processing module is configured to control the display to display information items to a user of the luggage article. The luggage article may be configured to display itinerary or travel related information on the display under the control of a user of the luggage article.
US09907378B2	Retractable luggage extension handle with a ring-shaped grip Disclosed herein is a retractable extension handle for an item of luggage, the retractable extension handle comprising a hollow grip, a motion transfer element, a button coupled to the hollow grip and to the motion transfer element, a motion transfer rod coupled to the motion transfer element and to an actuator, and an engagement latch coupled to the actuator. The motion transfer element is set within an interior space of the hollow grip and has a shape that is substantially similar to a shape of at least a portion of the hollow grip. The button enables a user to retract and extend the retractable extension handle. The engagement latch is configured to fix a position of the retractable extension handle relative to the item of luggage. The hollow grip is configured to rotate relative to the actuator.
US09907375B1	Electromagnetic shielding card case for contactless and chip and pin cards An improved electromagnetic shielding card case comprising a front panel hingedly connected to a U-shaped member and a base member which sandwich an electromagnetic shielding member between them. A card slot is defined on its top by U-shaped member, its bottom by the shielding member, and its left, right and rear sides by a continuous inner wall extending downwards from the U-shaped member, whereby cards are able to be slidably inserted and removed at the front end of the case and shields cards inside the slot from RFID scanning. A resilient means frictionally engages the edges of cards in the slot so a user can shuffle through cards without any falling out, and allows the topmost card to be pushed forward and easily inserted into a chip and pin card reader. A soft rubber strap affixed to the back of the base member allows paper currency to be held securely.
US09907374B2	Apparatuses and methods for financial transaction card displays This disclosure includes displays for financial transaction cards, and related methods. Some embodiments of the disclosed displays include an upper hanging tab configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card; a lower enclosure detachably coupled to the hanging tab and defining an opening; and a card holder movably disposed within the enclosure and accessible through the opening, the card holder configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card. In some of the disclosed displays, at least one surface of the enclosure comprises a sandpaper texture.
US09907373B2	Bag for a mobile device user with an adjustable support board The present invention dicloses a bag for a mobile user.A bag for a mobile device user according to the present invention comprises a body having a front side, a back side, lateral sides, a top side, and a bottom side; a support board being placed on the front side; a first multi-position fixing unit being pivotally provided to the lateral sides or the front side; a second multi-position fixing unit being provided to both sides, a bottom side, or an outer side of the support board, and being pivotally combined with the support board; and a support arm in which one end of the support arm is pivotally combined with the first multi-position fixing unit, while the other end of the support arm is pivotally combined with the second multi-position fixing unit, wherein a position of the second multi-position fixing unit is adjusted by a rotational movement of the first multi-position fixing unit, and a tilting angle of the support board is adjusted by a rotational movement of the second multi-position fixing unit.
US09907372B2	Portable organization bag with removable pockets A portable organization bag with removable pockets comprises a flexible main body having one or more removable storage compartments. The portable organization bag with removable pockets can be traversed between a first storage position securable to a surface and a second transportable position that can be transported away from the surface. Preferably, the main body comprises a dividing plate which separates the main body into a first portion and second portion.
US09907366B2	Belt buckle for a vehicle safety belt A belt buckle for a vehicle safety belt, comprising a housing (3) which is formed by at least two housing shells (1,2) joined together and in which a locking mechanism (4) is arranged, and a pushbutton (22), provided on said housing, for operating the locking mechanism (4), wherein at least two housing shells (1,2) are joined together at their shell rims and that elongated cover strips (8,9) made of solid material and covering the mutually abutting rims (17,18) of the housing shells (1,2) are fixed to the joined housing shells (1,2).
US09907360B2	Article of footwear with tongue including a plurality of loops An article of footwear includes an outsole and an upper positioned above the outsole and including an opening having opposed edges thereof. A plurality of eyelets extends along the opposed edges of the opening, and a tongue extends from the upper into the opening. A plurality of rows of loops is found on an upper surface of the tongue, with each row containing a plurality of loops, and each row being positioned between a pair of opposed eyelets.
US09907359B2	Lacing system with guide elements An article of footwear with various types of guide elements is disclosed. The article of footwear provides a set of tensile elements that can be moved through the guide elements to switch between a loosened and tightened position of the upper. The tensile elements may be routed through a guide element associated with the upper that can provide compressive strength and support.
US09907355B2	Article of footwear for running and cycling An article of footwear may include a sole and a stability element. The sole may have a receiving channel extending from a sole bottom surface toward a sole top surface. The receiving channel may have a first groove at an outer perimeter of the receiving channel and a second groove at an inner perimeter of the receiving channel. The stability element may have a first tongue protruding from an outer perimeter of a body of the stability element and a second tongue protruding from an inner perimeter of the body of the stability element. In an exemplary aspect, the first groove of the receiving channel is configured to receive the first tongue of the stability element, and the second groove of the receiving channel is configured to receive the second tongue of the stability element as the stability element is maintained, at least in part, within the receiving channel.
US09907354B2	Article of footwear with sole structure having interconnected fluid-filled chambers An article of footwear has a sole structure with interconnected compliant components. The sole structure includes a sole plate, inner sole structure and lasting board. The inner sole structure is placed in between the sole plate and lasting board. The inner sole structure provides compliant components that protrude through the sole plate towards a ground surface. The compliant components are interconnected by channels.
US09907346B2	Protective helmet cap The present disclosure provides an apparatus for use in reducing the impact to the head during sporting activities. The present disclosure provides a helmet cap that covers an underlying hard shell helmet. The helmet cap has a durable, energy absorbing outer shell, which lessens the initial impact to the helmet. The outer shell is formed into segments of padded material that may deform on impact. The outer shell has an inner surface that allows the outer shell to slide over the surface of a helmet thereby reducing forces applied to a wearer. The helmet cap may be securely attached to helmets without modification of the helmets. The helmet cap may include an adjustable fastener that allows the helmet cap to be securely attached to helmets of varying dimensions.
US09907345B2	Magnet and friction based infinitely variable strap tightening system and method A fastening module is used to attach a first end of a first material to a second end of a second material to form a strap. The fastening module has a first attachment feature and a second attachment feature. The first end is attached to the first attachment feature. The second end is attached to the second attachment feature by wrapping the second end around a bar-like feature. The second end comprises a non-slidable magnetically attractive material near its tip and a slideable magnetically attractive material further from the tip. The tip of the second end is wrapped around the bar like feature and engages with the slidable magnetically attractive material to secure the strap. Adjustment of the strap can be accomplished by sliding the slidable magnetically attractive element.
US09907343B2	Protective padding layer A flexible padding layer for use during competitive sports is provided. The flexible padding layer is comprised of a plurality of individual padding elements each joined on multiple sides with an adjacent padding element via a thin, connecting section. Each padding element further comprises openings and a three-dimensional surface configuration to allow for consistent mechanical properties throughout the padding layer as a whole.
US09907341B1	E-liquid separation mechanism and electronic cigarette having the same The present disclosure relates to an E-liquid separation mechanism and electronic cigarettes having the E-liquid separation mechanism. The E-liquid separation mechanism includes an E-liquid storage tank assembly, and a vaporizer assembly. The E-liquid storage tank assembly and the vaporizer assembly are slidedly and rotatably connected through an E-liquid storage tank connector and a silicone gel sealing cover. When a user uses the electronic cigarette, the user pushes the E-liquid storage tank assembly down from an up position, and rotates the vaporizer assembly using an E-liquid separation control handler from a first position to a second position to allow E-liquid in the E-liquid storage tank to flow into a cylindrical E-liquid storage medium to be vaporized by one or more heating elements formed between a first E-liquid storage tank base opening and a first vaporizer E-liquid opening, and a second E-liquid storage tank base opening and a second vaporizer E-liquid opening.
US09907340B2	Electronic cigarette and method for assembling same An electronic cigarette and method for assembling same is provided, wherein the electronic cigarette comprises an electronic cigarette body including a smoking end, an oil reservoir configured for reserving tobacco tar, an atomizer assembly configured for atomizing the tobacco tar, and a battery assembly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly and configured for supplying power to the atomizer assembly; the battery assembly and the oil reservoir are arranged in parallel; the atomizer assembly includes a heating wire assembly which is arranged at one end of the oil reservoir and is deposited outside the oil reservoir; a smoking channel is provided inside the electronic cigarette body, wherein the smoking channel is arranged outside the oil reservoir and is configured for discharging the smoke atomized by the atomizer assembly to the outside of the electronic cigarette body. The electronic cigarette can prevent the oil from penetrating into the smoking channel.
US09907336B2	Porous carbon materials and smoking articles and smoke filters therefor incorporating such materials A porous carbon material suitable for incorporation in smoke filters for cigarettes has a BET surface area of at least 800 m2/g and a pore structure that includes mesopores and micropores. The pore volume (as measured by nitrogen adsorption) is at least 0.9 cm3/g and from 15 to 65% of the pore volume is in mesopores. The pore structure of the material provides a bulk density generally less than 0.5 g/cc. The material may be produced by carbonizing and activating organic resins and may be in the form of beads for ease of handling.
US09907335B2	Cigarettes and filter subassemblies with squeezable flavor capsule and methods of manufacture Improved delivery of additive materials to cigarettes is provided through the use of one or more capsules containing additive materials, such as flavor components, in the filter section of a cigarette. The capsule or capsules are provided between first and second absorbent members and the capsules are subjected to an external force, such as squeezing, by a smoker prior to or during smoking of the cigarette in order to release at least a portion of the additive material and expose the additive material to mainstream smoke passing through the filter. The capsules provide a barrier between the additive materials and other cigarettes components, such as sorbents or filter materials, in order to reduce additive material migration into the other cigarette components prior to desired use. An outer cover which is impermeable to the fluid within the capsules is provided about the capsule or capsules and the first and second absorbent members.
US09907330B2	Food product having high milk protein content and process of making same A food product and process of making the same is provided which results in a high milk protein product having 10% to 25% milk protein content, higher phospholipids compared to unadulterated cow milk, a casein to whey ration of at least 50:50 and is shelf stable for at least six months. In the process whole milk and at least one milk protein source is mixed, heated and contacted with an acid or acidulating substance and co-precipitated to produce a semi-solid precipitate. The precipitate is mixed with starch and cooked.
US09907320B2	Machine for making, storing and dispensing yogurt This invention relates to a machine for making, storing and dispensing yogurt, comprising a tank for processing a certain quantity of milk, a device for inoculating milk ferments inside the tank, a cylinder for keeping and storing the yogurt, which is connected to the processing tank, a tap for dispensing the yogurt coming from the keeping and storing cylinder; the machine also comprises a heating and cooling unit connected to the processing tank and capable of causing the milk to reach a first pasteurization temperature, a second inoculation temperature, at which a certain quantity of milk ferments is inoculated in the processing tank through the inoculating device, and a third fermentation temperature of the milk ferments; the heating and cooling unit is also connected to the keeping and storing cylinder to cool the yogurt coming from the processing tank and to bring it to a fourth cooling temperature and to a fifth storing and dispensing temperature.
US09907319B2	Dual-axis rotational mixer for food products A dual-axis mixer for food products includes a product holder that is configured to hold a sealed product cup containing a food product to be mixed. The mixer has a primary axis of rotation about a central axis, and a secondary axis of rotation radially offset from the central axis. In doing so, the secondary axis positioned to rotate around the primary axis. Furthermore, the product holder is located at the secondary axis and is configured to rotate about the secondary axis. Rotation about the primary axis applies centripetal force to the food product, and the secondary axis rotates the product holder to churn the food product within the product cup.
US09907317B2	Lollipop molding machine with a die set The present invention relates to a molding machine, particularly for lollipops, with a die set that, during production, rotates around an axle. The present invention further relates to a molding machine with a container for the stick and to a method to assemble or disassemble a die set from the axle of a molding machine.
US09907316B2	Gas supply device and refrigeration device for container provided with said gas supply device Disclosed is a gas supply device provided for a container in which a breathing plant is housed. The device supplies nitrogen-enriched air into the container. The device is provided with a malfunction diagnosis section which checks whether each of components of the device works properly or not and specifies a malfunctioning portion if an oxygen concentration of the nitrogen-enriched air does not fall to or below a predetermined concentration. The malfunction diagnosis section checks whether each of an air pump, a motor, and a switching mechanism works properly or not, and determines that an adsorbent is not working properly when it is determined that all of the air pump, the motor, and the switching mechanism are working properly.
US09907315B2	Paw selector system and method A paw selector for maintaining poultry paws in an ordered, indexed manner so that each paw can be matched with the carcass from which it was removed is provided. The paw selector has a tray coupled to a rotatable shaft. Rotation of the shaft causes the walls of the tray to rotate, thereby urging paws on the tray over a stationary tray bottom. Upon reaching a void in the tray bottom, the paws drop through the void on a lower tray or into a predetermined receptacle for further processing. At least on sensor can maintain correlation between the paw and the carcass from which it was removed for disposal of any rejected paws.
US09907309B2	Pesticidal mixtures The present invention relates to a mixture comprising [(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-3-(cyclopropanecarbonyloxy)-6,12-dihydroxy-4,6a,12b-trimethyl-11-oxo-9-(pyridin-3-yl)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,12a,12b-decahydro-11H,12H-benzo[f]pyrano[4,3-b]chromen-4-yl]methyl cyclopropanecarboxylate and a fungicidal compound II in synergistic effective amounts, to the use of this mixture for controlling pests and for improving the plant health and to plant propagation material comprising this mixture.
US09907308B2	Aqueous suspension agrochemical composition There is provided an aqueous suspension agrochemical composition including (Z)-4-[5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-yl]-N-(methoxyiminomethyl)-2-methylbenzamide, a thickener, a surfactant, and water, which is excellent in homogeneity stability during storage, and simultaneously excellent in ease of discharge from a storage container. An aqueous suspension agrochemical composition comprising (a) (Z)-4-[5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-yl]-N-(methoxyiminomethyl)-2-methylbenzamide, (b) xanthan gum, (c) a surfactant, and (d) water, wherein the xanthan gum is contained in an amount of 0.15 to 0.65% by mass in the aqueous suspension agrochemical composition. The surfactant is preferably one selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene styryl phenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block polymers, and mixtures thereof.
US09907305B2	Production of disinfecting solutions A method for the production of a solution of peracetic acid (PAA) containing at most 23 wt % PAA according to which acetic anhydride optionally containing acetic acid (AA) is added in a controlled manner to a diluted solution of hydrogen peroxide, wherein the diluted solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has a concentration and is used in an amount such that it if the amount of water required to hydrate all of the added acetic anhydride is subtracted therefrom, it still contains in weight, at least 50% (preferably 54%) of water based on the total amount of water and hydrogen peroxide.
US09907304B2	Antimicrobial compositions A method for rapid surface sanitization is provided, where the method includes contacting the surface with an effective amount of an antimicrobial composition comprising at least about 50 wt. % of a C1-6 alcohol, based upon the total weight of the antimicrobial composition; and an efficacy-enhancing amount of a C1-10 alkane diol.
US09907302B2	Grease-like gel for repelling insects and preventing undesirable behavior in hoofed animals Grease-like compositions are provided for repelling insects and preventing undesirable behavior in hoofed animals. The compositions utilize nontoxic mineral, synthetic, or vegetable oil based gels containing silica, clay, urea, polytetrafluoroethylene, or metallic soap thickeners and capsaicin.
US09907296B2	Photon modulation management system for stimulation of a desired response in birds Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for stimulating a desired response, such as ovulation and egg laying, fertility, hunger, growth, mood and sexual maturity in birds or ayes, by controlling the pulsing of two or more different wavelength bands, duty cycle, and frequency of photon bursts within a photon signal to a bird, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the bird.
US09907295B2	Pivotal cover assembly for a poultry drinker The present invention relates to a cover assembly for a poultry feeder including a pivotal cover member that engages a peak of the cover assembly. The peak is formed by an elongated portion of a plurality of support members that are connected to one or more support rings. Extending upwardly from the peak is an elongated member that also engages the pivotal cover member.
US09907291B2	Pet care system The present discussion relates to a material dispensing system. In one example, the material dispensing system includes a material dispenser apparatus and a material container. In this example, the material dispenser apparatus can receive the material container such that both solid material and liquid material automatically dispense from the material container into a material presentation portion of the material dispenser apparatus in a self-regulating manner.
US09907290B2	Multi-level pet table A Multi-Level Pet Table has a lower plate, a lower cover upon the lower plate, four legs upon corners of the lower plate, an upper plate connecting to the four legs upon its corners, an upper cover upon the upper plate opposite the legs, and two junior tables. A felt joins to the lower plate opposite the lower cover thus preventing scratches. The lower plate and the upper plate have generally rectangular flat, planar forms and a generally mutually parallel orientation. The four legs also have a generally mutually parallel and spaced apart orientation. Each of the legs has a firm mechanical connection to the lower plate and the upper plate. And a cushion adheres between the lower plate and the felt limiting the mechanical connection abrading a supporting surface. The junior tables then provide platforms for bowls so pets eat simultaneously while separated vertically.
US09907289B2	Bidirectional spring-biased gate A bidirectional, spring-biased gate assembly includes a pair of side frames, an elongated hinge extending therebetween, and a gate extending vertically from the hinge. In a resting position, the gate extends vertically across an open interior between the pair of side frames, providing a movable barrier suitable for deterring and/or blocking animals from passing therethrough. The gate is able to transition between the resting position, a first lowered position perpendicular to the resting position, and a second lowered position perpendicular to the resting position in the opposite direction of the first lowered position. The gate assembly further comprises a plurality of springs extending between one of the side frames and the gate and are adapted to return the gate to the resting position from either the first lowered position or the second lowered position.
US09907286B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH229513 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH229513. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH229513, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH229513 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH229513.
US09907285B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH867206 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH867206. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH867206, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH867206 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH867206.
US09907276B1	Soybean cultivar 54141127 A soybean cultivar designated 54141127 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 54141127, to the plants of soybean cultivar 54141127, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 54141127, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 54141127. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 54141127. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 54141127, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 54141127 with another soybean cultivar.
US09907275B1	Maize hybrid X95K958 A novel maize variety designated X95K958 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95K958 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95K958 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95K958, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95K958. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95K958.
US09907274B2	Soybean variety 01052030 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01052030. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01052030. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01052030 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01052030 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907273B2	Soybean variety 01051571 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01051571. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01051571. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01051571 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01051571 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907270B2	Soybean variety 01057497 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057497. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057497. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057497 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057497 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907267B2	Soybean variety 01057383 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057383. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057383. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057383 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057383 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907265B2	Soybean variety 01058380 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058380. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058380. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058380 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058380 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907264B2	Soybean variety 01052085 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01052085. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01052085. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01052085 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01052085 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907259B2	Soybean variety 01063916 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063916. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063916. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063916 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063916 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907257B2	Soybean variety 01063892 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063892. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063892. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063892 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063892 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907254B2	Soybean variety 01058698 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058698. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058698. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058698 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058698 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907252B2	Soybean variety 01058320 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058320. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058320. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058320 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058320 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907249B2	Soybean variety 01057459 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057459. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057459. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057459 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057459 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907247B2	Soybean variety 01056929 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01056929. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01056929. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01056929 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01056929 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09907243B1	Hybrid watermelon plants named turnpike A novel watermelon hybrid plant, designated TURNPIKE is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of watermelon hybrid TURNPIKE, to the plants and plant parts of watermelon hybrid TURNPIKE, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant by crossing the watermelon hybrid TURNPIKE with itself or another watermelon plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a watermelon plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other watermelon plants derived from the watermelon hybrid plant TURNPIKE.
US09907241B2	Broccoli hybrid PS05151639 The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid PS05151639 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid PS05151639 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a broccoli plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another broccoli plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.
US09907240B2	Tomato plants exhibiting tolerance to continuous light The present invention relates to a method of selecting a tomato plant comprising exposing a tomato plant and determining whether said plant exhibits tolerance to exposure to continuous light, wherein said tolerance is indicated by decreased level of chlorosis upon said exposure, and further determining whether said plant exhibits a significant increase in yield when exposed to continuous light. The invention further relates to a method for increasing the yield of a tomato plant line, said method comprising selecting a tomato plant by the method of the invention; crossing the thus selected plant with a plant of a said tomato plant line to produce offspring plants; optionally backcrossing or selfing said offspring plant to produce further offspring plants, and selecting from said offspring plants a plant having tolerance to continuous light and having increased yield as compared to said plant of the original tomato plant line.
US09907238B2	Water reduction optimizing irrigation protocols The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for generating and optimizing irrigation protocols. The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for optimizing water usage in growing plants for yard and crops. The disclosure also extends to methods, systems and computer program products for providing automated irrigation.
US09907236B2	Method for controlling and directing climate in a space Controls for the climate in a space such as a building such as greenhouse, barn, office and house or such as a vehicle such as car, ship and aircraft. An organism therein forms part of the control system for the climate in the space, and the controls comprise the at least co-controlling of the temperature of this organism. Use is here at made of at the level of the organism supplied, unsaturated, in dependence of directing by the controls conditioned air. The controls depart from a temperature registration of the organism and climate registration (temperature, air humidity and -speed) in the space at two respective height levels. With an at a first level established relation between climate parameters and organism temperature an expectation in organism temperature is determined on the basis of a change in the climate parameters at the second level.
US09907235B2	Apparatus and method for placing plant cuttings and cutting holding unit for planting cuttings in a cultivation medium A cutting holding unit for planting cuttings in a cultivation medium comprising a cutting clamp comprising two opposing members for clamping a portion of a cutting at a clamping position; and a holding device comprising two opposing members arranged to hold the cutting at a position closer to a cutting end that is to be put into the cultivation medium than the clamping position.
US09907232B2	Agricultural baler and method for preventing and removing a plugging in the feeder duct of an agricultural baler A method for preventing or removing a plugging of a feeder duct of a baler. The baler includes a bale chamber including bottom wall in which an inlet opening is formed therein, and a feeder duct including a top wall and a bottom wall extending between a lower end and a upper end of the feeder duct, the top wall providing an upper boundary of the feeder duct and the bottom wall providing a lower boundary of the feeder duct. The method includes steps of increasing a distance between the top wall and the bottom wall of the feeder duct in at least a part of the feeder duct, while leaving an upper boundary provided by the top wall of the feeder duct and a lower boundary provided by the bottom wall of the feeder duct intact, and operating a feeder in the feeder duct.
US09907231B2	Lawn mower caddy A lawn mower caddy includes a tray having an array of compartments for housing a variety of desired items and/or accessories therein. The items and/or accessories are those that one may be need when mowing a lawn. The items may include sun block, insecticide spray, a cell phone, a variety of small tools, etc. The tray also incorporates a removable trash container, a paper towel holder and a receptacle for retaining a beverage container. The tray is provided with a pair of hooks for removably supporting the tray from the handlebars of a conventional push lawn mower.
US09907230B2	Reel for a harvesting head A reel (108) for an agricultural harvesting head (104) has thrust bearings at the ends of its bat supports (128) that counteract sagging of the reel under the force of gravity.
US09907229B2	Granule conveying apparatus Granule conveying apparatus (12) comprising two screw conveyors (21,22) are provided. Each screw conveyor comprises flighting (26,36) mounted to a shaft (27,37) and a cylindrical volume (61,62) associated therewith. Each cylindrical volume (61,62) has a length defined by the associated shaft (27,37) and a diameter defined by the associated flighting (26,36). One end of each of said two screw conveyors meet at an elbow or junction (52) where the direction of material conveyance is changed. The conveyor shafts (27,37) are supported independently from one another. The shaft of one of said two screw conveyors intersects the cylindrical volume associated with the other one of said two screw conveyors at the elbow. The close proximity of the two screw conveyors at the elbow region reduces power consumption.
US09907226B2	Cross flow horizontal rotary lawn mower with replaceable blade cartridges A lawnmower uses thin, replaceable blades with a hardened cutting edge and a cross-section defining an airfoil retained in cartridges that are inserted and removed from rotors in a blade assembly at need. The cartridges comprise a blade and rotor interlocking elements affixed to the blade, each rotor interlocking element corresponding to one rotor in the blade assembly. Each rotor and rotor interlocking element includes features that allow the two to be securely engaged so that the rotors may be spun quickly in a mower blade assembly to cut grass.
US09907225B2	Hedge trimmer head having a tapping body A tapping body for a head for a hedge trimmer that includes a lower portion (2), destined to be tapped or pressed onto the ground, and a side portion (3) which is so structured as to be arranged through a lower opening (11) of a casing (10) of the head; a projecting part (4), which protrudes externally to the side portion (3) and is provided with a lower waved profile (41).
US09907223B2	Caster wheel assembly for an agricultural implement An agricultural implement system includes a tow bar configured to couple to a hitch assembly. The agricultural implement system also includes a first wing tool bar rotatable relative to the tow bar and disposed proximate to a first side of the tow bar. The first wing tool bar has a first send proximate to the first side of the tow bar and a second end opposite the first end. Further, the agricultural implement system includes a caster wheel assembly having a caster wheel pivotally coupled to a sub-frame. The first sub-frame is pivotally coupled to the first wing tool bar proximate to the second end of the first wing tool bar, and is coupled to the first wing tool bar such that the axis of rotation of the sub-frame extends through the first wing tool bar.
US09907221B2	Hitch module A hitch module adapted to be coupled to a frame of a work machine or towed assembly. The hitch module includes a carrier assembly having a first plate and a second plate coupled to one another. The first and second plates are spaced from one another by a first distance, where both plates define a pivot axis. A guide assembly defines a longitudinal axis and is pivotally coupled to the carrier assembly about the pivot axis. The guide assembly has a first guide plate and a second guide plate coupled to and spaced by a second distance from one another. A hitch assembly is disposed at least partially between the first and second plate of the carrier assembly and the first and the second guide plate. The hitch link assembly is pivotal about the pivot axis and movable along the longitudinal axis.
US09913420B2	System and method for extracting electronic components A method for extracting electronic components comprising the steps of heating an electronic device having one or more electronic components by delivering heat energy to the electronic device directly to a first side surface or a second side surface of the electronic device and disturbing the electronic device to separate the one or more electronic components from the electronic device.
US09913419B2	Feeder A feeder is provided with a pushing member that pushes the carrier tape against a rail, an engaging member engageable with indexing holes of the carrier tape, and an interlocking mechanism that moves an engaging member upwards by interlocking with the upwards movement of the pushing member. The engaging member engages with indexing holes of the carrier to restrict the movement of the carrier tape to the insertion section side. The interlocking mechanism separates the engaging member from the indexing holes of the carrier tape by interlocking upwards movement of the engaging member with upwards movement of the pushing member, allowing movement of the carrier tape in the conveyance direction.
US09913417B2	Apparatus and method of loading components Provided is a component loading apparatus which includes: a work table comprising a working plane; a component recognizer configured to recognize components placed on the working plane of the work table; a head configured to suck the components; and a tray support for supporting a tray on which the components sucked by the head are loaded. The component loading apparatus further includes: an impurity remover configured to remove impurities attached onto the components in at least one of a first state of being placed on the working plane of the work table and a second state of being sucked by the head; and a tray analyzer configured to inspect loading positions of the components on the tray.
US09913412B2	Shielding structures for system-in-package assemblies in portable electronic devices A portable electronic device packaged into a System-in-Package assembly is disclosed. The portable electronic device can include a substrate and a plurality of components mounted on the substrate and included in one or more subsystems. Interference between subsystems or from external sources can be reduced or eliminated by disposing an insulating layer over the components, forming narrow trenches between subsystems, and conformally coating the insulating layer and trenches with a metal shielding layer. In some examples, trenches between subsystems can be formed using a laser source. In some examples, trenches between subsystems can have angled walls. In some examples, the metal shielding layer can be formed using at least one of electroplating, electroless plating, chemical vapor deposition, and physical vapor deposition.
US09913410B2	Exhaust air ducting system A system of thermally managing network equipment including a rack housing a network equipment element, an intake coupling including one or more vanes and an exhaust port, a duct, and a rack coupling mechanism configured to adjustably position the intake coupling relative to the rack. The intake coupling is configured to: receive an airflow from the hot air exhaust vent at a first direction; deflect the airflow in a second direction via the one or more vanes; and exhaust the airflow through an opening in the exhaust port.
US09913403B2	Flexible coolant manifold—heat sink assembly A cooling assembly is provided which includes: one or more coolant-cooled heat sinks configured to couple to one or more electronic components to be cooled; one or more flexible coolant conduits; and one or more pivotable coolant manifolds. The flexible coolant conduit(s) couples in fluid communication the pivotable coolant manifold(s) and the coolant-cooled heat sink(s), and accommodates pivoting of the pivotable coolant manifold(s), while maintaining the coolant-cooled heat sink(s) in fluid communication with the pivotable coolant manifold(s). In one or more embodiments, the pivotable coolant manifold(s) pivots between a first position laterally offset from one or more of the coolant-cooled heat sink(s), and a second position above the one or more coolant-cooled heat sinks. First and second pivot arms may be provided at opposite ends of the pivotable coolant manifold(s) to facilitate pivotable movement of the manifold(s) between the first position and the second position.
US09913401B2	Pivotable fan assembly and associated systems A pivotable fan assembly includes a mounting frame, a panel, and a bracket. The panel can be coupled to the mounting frame at a first edge. The panel can pivot about the mounting frame between a first position and an angularly displaced second position. At least one fan assembly can be coupled to the bracket, which extends distally from the panel with a first pair of adjacent sides of the fan assembly bounded by the panel and the bracket and a second pair of adjacent sides of the fan assembly unbounded and exposed. When attached to a chassis cover, the panel can pivot to expose the fan assembly for tool-less replacement.
US09913393B2	Mobile energy storage system An energy storage system is provided. The system includes an energy storage device including at least one battery module, a power adjuster that adjusts power of the energy storage device, a controller that controls the energy storage device and the power adjuster, a rack that accommodates the energy storage device, the power adjuster and the controller, the rack including at least one stationary coupler fixed to a movable unit and at least one support device that supports the energy storage system against the moveable unit.
US09913387B1	Field device having chassis ground connection in a potted configuration A field device apparatus includes a field device that includes a first PCB (Printed Circuit Board) based on a PCB outline of a PWA (Printed Wiring Assembly) and a second PCB based on the PCB outline. One or more pass-through-hole standoffs can be configured with respect to the first and second PCB's in a configuration, wherein the PCB outline is extended to mount the pass-through-hole standoff to the first PCB and the second PCB. The pass-through-hole standoff can be soldered to the first PCB which is connected to a chassis ground that allows a mounting screw to make contact from a top side of the field device to a field mount housing through the pass-through-hole standoff, thereby effectively providing chassis ground connection through mounting screws to the external world. The pass-through-hole standoff can include a through-hole, but does not contain a thread therein.
US09913386B2	Electronic subassembly for a personal care product An electronic subassembly for a personal care product with a housing defining a chamber having an open end. A first circuit board having a rigid end is positioned within the chamber and a flexible portion is positioned outside the chamber. A second circuit board is positioned within the chamber. The second circuit board has a connector dimensioned to receive the rigid end of the first circuit board.
US09913384B2	Substrate-related-operation apparatus A component mounting system and apparatus are provided that include a component mounting apparatus with a substrate holding device, a component supplying device, a head support portion, a mounting head and a forcing means. The mounting head is detachably attached to the head support portion. The mounting head of the system has a recording medium in which information relating to the mounting head is recorded. The system has an external storage portion that stores a plurality of batches of information relating to a plurality of mounting heads. The system further includes a recognizing portion that obtains and recognizes information from the external storage corresponding to the mounting head that is attached to the support portion.
US09913383B2	Printed circuit board and method of fabricating the same A printed circuit board includes: an insulating layer; a plating seed layer disposed on the insulating layer; a circuit pattern layer disposed on the plating seed layer and formed of copper (Cu); and a surface treatment layer disposed on the circuit pattern layer and formed of gold (Au), wherein a width of a bottom surface of the surface treatment layer is narrower than a width of a top surface of the plating seed layer, wherein the bottom surface of the surface treatment layer includes: a first portion contacted with the circuit pattern layer; and a second portion non contacted with the circuit pattern layer, and wherein a width of a top surface of the circuit pattern layer is narrower than a width of a bottom surface of the circuit pattern layer.
US09913378B2	Electronic sub-assembly, a method for manufacturing the same, and a printed circuit board with electronic sub-assembly Electronic sub-assembly comprising a carrier layer and a mounting area with at least one electronic component, wherein the carrier layer has at least in portions a material with a low coefficient of thermal expansion to adjust the coefficient of thermal expansion of the carrier layer, and wherein at least one compensation layer is provided on the carrier layer adjacent to the installation area, on which compensation layer an electrically insulating, thermally conductive layer and at least one electrically conductive layer are provided.
US09913374B2	Printed electronics Printed electronic device comprising a substrate onto at least one surface of which has been applied a layer of an electrically conductive ink comprising functionalized graphene sheets and at least one binder. A method of preparing printed electronic devices is further disclosed.
US09913373B2	Suspension board with circuit and producing method thereof A suspension board with circuit includes a metal supporting board, a conductor layer having a terminal capable of being electrically connected to the piezoelectric element and disposed above the metal supporting board at spaced intervals thereto, a first insulating layer disposed between the metal supporting board and the conductor layer so as to support the conductor layer, and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and the conductor layer so as to expose the terminal. The first insulating layer includes a first portion including the terminal viewed from a thickness direction of the metal supporting board and a second portion disposed in a position different from that of the first portion viewed from the thickness direction. The thickness of the first portion is thinner than that of the second portion.
US09913369B2	Circuit board structure with selectively corresponding ground layers A circuit board structure with selectively corresponding ground layers includes a first ground layer, a second ground layer, and a dielectric layer arranged between the first ground layer and the second ground layer to define a ground layer height difference between the first ground layer and the second ground layer. The first ground layer includes a plurality of non-electromagnetic shield areas. The circuit board includes a plurality of conductor wires formed thereon and selectively classified and divided into a first group of conductor wires and the second group of conductor wires. The first-group conductor wires are arranged to correspond to and electromagnetically couple to the first ground layer, and the second-group conductor wires are arranged to correspond to and electromagnetically couple to the second ground layer through the non-electromagnetic shield areas respectively, so that impedance value control is achieved.
US09913367B2	Wiring board and method of manufacturing the same A wiring board of an embodiment includes a through via, a first insulating film disposed around the through via, a second insulating film disposed around the first insulating film, a third insulating film disposed around the second insulating film and a resin disposed around the third insulating film. The resin includes fillers. The second insulating film has a relative permittivity lower than a relative permittivity of the first insulating film. The third insulating film has a relative permittivity higher than a relative permittivity of the second insulating film.
US09913366B2	PCB trace connection of ion smoke sensor Embodiments are directed to a method for manufacturing a smoke detector, comprising: manufacturing a substrate that comprises a guard ring configured to surround an ion chamber collector plate pin connection point, a surface mount component connection point, and a trace coupling the ion chamber collector plate pin connection point and the surface mount component connection point, and coupling a surface mount component to the substrate at the surface mount component connection point.
US09913358B2	Plasma-generating device, plasma surgical device and use of a plasma surgical device The present invention relates to a plasma-generating device, comprising an anode, a cathode and at least one intermediate electrode, said intermediate electrode being arranged at least partly between said anode and said cathode, and said intermediate electrode and said anode forming at least a part of a plasma channel which has an opening in said anode. Further, the plasma-generating device comprises at least one coolant channel which is arranged with at least one outlet opening which is positioned beyond, in the direction from the cathode to the anode, said at least one intermediate electrode, and the channel direction of said coolant channel at said outlet opening has a directional component which is the same as that of the channel direction of the plasma channel at the opening thereof. The invention also concerns a plasma surgical device and use of such a plasma surgical device.
US09913356B2	Common mode noise suppression of switchmode power converters by capacitive shield with damping network A connected light node (CLN) induction light ballast module for powering an induction lamp includes a printed circuit board having components mounted thereon and an earth ground region electrically isolated from a PCB ground region. A heat sink is disposed on a lower layer of the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the earth ground region, wherein a parasitic capacitance occurs between the printed circuit board ground region and the heat sink. A capacitive shield sandwiched by a lower insulating pad and an upper insulating pad is electrically isolated from the heat sink supporting the shield. A damping network electrically connects the capacitive shield to the PCB ground region. Switch-mode power converters are mounted above the upper insulating pad and the shield. The damping network suppresses noise by a parasitic capacitance between the PCB ground region and the heat sink during high frequency power converter operation.
US09913353B1	Lighting control system and method with battery powered control devices A lighting control system for operating lighting in a room is provided. The lighting control system may comprise a load controller, sensors, and battery powered lighting control devices, such as switches, dimmers, and/or keypads. The load controller is configured for controlling the operation of a lighting load in response to messages received from the lighting control devices and sensors over a wireless network. The battery operated lighting control device is configured for detecting a low battery level, transmitting a low battery message to the load controller, and entering into a low battery mode during which it ceases transmitting any messages to the load controller until the battery is replaced. In response to the low battery message received from at least one lighting control device, the load controller is configured for entering into a low battery mode during which it maintains the lighting load turned on. The load controller is configured for exiting the low battery mode and resuming normal operation upon receipt of a subsequent message from the at least one lighting control device.
US09913351B2	Lighting control system The present invention relates to a lighting control system (1) comprising a first sub-system (10) having a first control unit (12), a gateway module (14) in communication (24) with the first control unit, and at least one first lighting unit (16) associated with the first control unit, and a second sub-system (40) having a second control unit (42) and at least one second lighting unit (46) associated with the second control unit. The first control unit comprises a first communication module (121) for wireless communication (26) in a first personal area network with the at least one associated first lighting unit (16), and a second communication module (122) for wireless communication (30) in a second personal area network with the second control unit (42).
US09913344B2	Method of configuring lighting effect patterns for interactive lighting effect devices Interactive lighting effect devices configured by an interactive lighting effect control system in an automated wireless manner on a mass scale are provided. RF data bursts are captured to illuminate interactive lighting effect devices selectively in accordance with a matched data. The matched data is formed by combining a pattern-related data of lighting effect extracted from a QR code of the event ticket with an identification address extracted from a QR code of the interactive lighting effect device, the pattern-related data of lighting effect includes a zone code. Improvisational illuminating color control change for any zone assignment for color control signal can be generated and converted to set of RGB color codes to be transmitted by the interactive lighting effect control system for broadcasting as data bursts to the interactive lighting effect devices. Different types of data acquisition interfaces are provided for obtaining the matched data.
US09913343B1	Method for controlling a tunable white fixture using a single handle A system allows a light fixture to have a wider range of color temperatures (CCT) while limiting the warmest temperature reached at full intensity. The CCT of the light output may be controlled independently of intensity across a certain range of CCT and dependent on intensity across another range. In an implementation, both intensity and CCT may be adjusted from a single handle, where the interface positions may be divided into multiple zones. In another implementation, intensity may be adjusted from a first handle, while CCT may be adjusted from a second handle. The CCT of the light output may be limited to cooler levels when the intensity is higher, and/or the intensity of the light may be limited to lower levels when the CCT is warmer.
US09913342B2	Illumination control device An illumination control device includes sub controllers each having output ports for controlling a light source of a plurality of light sources and a main controller connected to the sub controllers respectively and controlling the light sources via the sub controllers. Each of the sub controllers controls a lighting form of the corresponding light source of the light sources in accordance with a signal input from the main controller. The main controller transmits, to each of the sub controllers, assignment information representing assignment states of the light sources with respect to the output ports of each of the sub controllers and event information specifying the lighting forms of the light sources. Each of the sub controllers controls the lighting forms by specifying the assignment states of the light sources corresponding to the output ports in accordance with the assignment information.
US09913341B2	LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light including a cyan LED An LED lamp comprising a housing, a drive circuit configured to electrically couple to a power source, and an LED package that is electrically coupled to and driven by the drive circuit. The LED package comprises a first LED configured to emit light having a peak intensity of about 450 nm, a second LED configured to emit light having a peak intensity within the range from 475 nm to 495 nm, and a color conversion material configured to perform a Stokes shift on light having a wavelength within the range from 440 nm to 460 nm.
US09913338B2	Light-emitting device with temperature compensation The present application provides a light-emitting device comprising a first light-emitting diode group; a second light-emitting diode group electrically connected to the first light-emitting diode group in parallel; and a temperature compensation element electrically connected to the second light-emitting diode group in series; and a first switch device connected between the second light-emitting diode group and the temperature compensation element.
US09913336B2	Light emiting diode (LED) tube lamp compatible with different ballasts providing external driving signal A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp includes: a lamp tube, for receiving an external driving signal, a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, and an LED module coupled to the filtering circuit and configured to receive a filtered signal for emitting light, wherein the LED module comprises an LED unit, a current-limiting element for receiving the external driving signal, the current-limiting element coupled to one or more of the external connection terminals, and coupled to or in the rectifying circuit, and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the current-limiting element and having a first terminal and a second terminal, for the LED tube lamp to be compatible with a ballast providing the external driving signal, wherein the ballast interface circuit comprises a detection circuit and a switching circuit coupled to the detection circuit, and the ballast interface circuit is configured to detect whether the external driving signal comes from a ballast, and to conduct or cut off the switching circuit based on a result of the detection. The detection circuit is configured such that, when the external driving signal is from a ballast and is being input to the LED tube lamp, the detection circuit conducts the switching circuit according to a state of a property of a detection signal transmitted through the first terminal and the second terminal.
US09913331B2	LED lighting circuit fed by current source A lighting circuit comprises a first circuit (1) with an element (31) with a diode function coupled serially to a parallel combination of a capacitor (41) and a serial combination of a first LED (21) and a first switch (11) and comprises a second circuit (2) with a second switch (12). The circuits (1, 2) are parallel circuits. The lighting circuit produces light in response to a supply current from a current source (6). The second switch (12), when conducting, lets the supply current pass and prevents it from flowing through the element (31), and, when non-conducting, blocks the supply current and it flows through the element (31). The first switch (11), when non-conducting, prevents the first LED (21) from producing some of the light, and, when conducting, allows the first LED (21) to produce some of the light. Power for the first LED (21) is delivered via the supply current when flowing through the element (31) or via a capacitor current supplied by the capacitor (41).
US09913319B2	Pane arrangement having an electrically heatable baffle plate A pane arrangement having an electrically heatable baffle plate is described. The pane arrangement has a pane having an enclosure on the inner side of the pane, a radiation receiver and/or a radiation source facing the pane within the enclosure such that a beam path of electromagnetic radiation passes through a predefined region of the pane, a baffle plate arranged within the enclosure and below the beam path, and an electrically heatable area in the baffle plate heating the region.
US09913318B2	Method and device for heating a surface In an embodiment, a heating device comprises a radiation source that emits a source radiation, a radiation emitting layer comprising an emitting layer host material and a luminescent agent, wherein the radiation emitting layer comprises an edge, an emitting layer first surface, and an emitting layer second surface; wherein the radiation source is coupled to the edge, wherein the source radiation is transmitted from the radiation source through the edge and excites the luminescent agent, whereafter the luminescent agent emits an emitted radiation, wherein at least a portion of the emitted radiation exits through the emitting layer second surface through an escape cone; an absorber layer, wherein the absorber layer comprises an absorber layer first surface and wherein the absorber layer first surface is in direct contact with the emitting layer second surface, wherein the absorber layer comprises an absorber that absorbs emitted radiation that escapes through the escape cone.
US09913312B2	Mobile communication system, user terminal, and base station A user terminal, apparatus therefor, and method performed at a user terminal perform device-to-device (D2D) communication that is direct inter-terminal communication. The terminal stores preconfigured resource information and power information used to control the D2D communication, determines whether the user terminal is in out of coverage by not detecting at least one cell meeting a criterion based on a received power of radio signal, and determines to use the resource information and the power information stored in the storage in response to an out of coverage determination. The user terminal transmits data to other user terminal by the D2D communication based on both the resource information and the power information while the user terminal exists in the out of coverage.
US09913304B2	Method and system for facilitating the establishment of a virtual private network in a cellular communication network A method for facilitating the establishment of a virtual private network in a cellular communication network comprising the steps of: arranging a network interface device in close proximity to a plurality of antennas; identifying an access request from a client device to establish a virtual private network connection through a core network portion by means of the network interface device; determining application information from the client device by means of the net-work interface device; and comparing the application information to a network information of the core net-work portion to determine whether the application information matches the net-work information by means of the network interface device.
US09913302B2	Smart Bluetooth headset for speech command A method of interfacing with a serving device from a wearable device worn by a user, the method includes establishing a lossless and wireless data link between the serving device and the wearable device. The method further includes collecting, by the wearable device, audio data from one or more microphones of the wearable device. The method also includes sending, by the wearable device, the collected audio data to the serving device through the lossless and wireless data link. The method may further include providing, by the serving device, speech recognition services associated with the audio data.
US09913301B2	Content sharing method and device A content sharing method for a first electronic device is provided. The method includes: scanning several wireless signals and determining several slave electronic devices sending the wireless signals; according to the wireless signals, calculating a wireless signal strength corresponding to each slave electronic device; and according to the wireless signal strengths of the slave electronic devices, choosing a first slave electronic device among the slave electronic devices, wherein the wireless signal strength of the first slave electronic device is stronger than the wireless signal strengths of the other wireless signal strengths among the wireless signal strengths. The method further includes: building up a connection to the first slave electronic device; and, through the connection, automatically sending a content played in the first electronic device to the first slave electronic device and synchronously displaying the content on the first slave electronic device.
US09913300B2	Push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) A Push-to-Talk-over Cellular (PoC) implementation for use in a wireless communications network, wherein one or more servers interface to the wireless communications network to perform the PoC call sessions. Both the servers and the mobile units that use the PoC call sessions communicate with each other using SIP/IP (Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol) control messages within the wireless communications network, and one or more of the servers switches RTP/IP (Realtime Transport Protocol/Internet Protocol), RTCP/IP (Realtime Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), or MBCP/IP (Media Burst Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) voice packets for the PoC call sessions between the mobile units across the wireless communications network.
US09913299B2	Broadcast transmission apparatus, operation method of broadcast transmission apparatus, broadcast reception apparatus, and operation method of broadcast reception apparatus Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal are disclosed. The broadcast signal transmission method includes encoding broadcast data and fast information for rapid scanning and acquisition of a broadcast service, generating a broadcast signal comprising the encoded broadcast data and fast information, and transmitting the generated broadcast signal.
US09913297B2	Method and device for communicating in unlicensed band Provided are a method for communicating in a wireless communication system and a device using the same. A wireless device receives a switching command instructing the switching between a clear channel assessment (CCA) operation and a non-CCA operation in an unlicensed band. According to the switching command, the wireless device performs the CCA operation or the non-CCA operation in the unlicensed band.
US09913289B2	Method and apparatus for uplink hybrid automatic repeat request transmission A method and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for uplink transmission are disclosed. A WTRU receives configuration information. The configuration information includes logical channel priority information and a maximum number of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmissions. The WTRU receives an uplink grant for a transmission time interval (TTI). The WTRU identifies a HARQ process to use for uplink transmission for the TTI. The WTRU selects data for uplink transmission for the TTI. For a new uplink transmission, data associated with a highest priority is selected. The WTRU initializes a transmission counter. The transmission counter indicates a number of transmissions associated with the selected data. The WTRU transmits the selected data over an uplink channel based on the received uplink grant using the identified HARQ process.
US09913285B2	SRS signaling pattern for D2D channel measurements A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus configures a number of channel measurement periods for an n number of user equipments (UEs), determines a number of subsets of the n UEs based on a pattern, and schedules each of the number of subsets of the n UEs for transmission of a signal during a different one of the number of channel measurement periods.
US09913280B2	Method and apparatus of allocating resources for terminal in wireless communication system Disclosed is a terminal effectively allocating communication resources to individual processes run by the user. The terminal may update a list of running processes based on information for one or more processes, determining the amount of resources for each process in the list according to priority information of the process related information, and allocating resources to at least one process in the list according to the determined resource amounts. Accordingly, the terminal can adjust throughputs of individual processes to support quality of communication of a process having high priority. This disclosure relates to communication methods and systems that achieve convergence of 5G communication systems supporting even higher data rates after 4G systems and IoT technologies. Based on IoT technologies, this disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, including smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart/connected cars, health-care applications, digital education applications, retail business applications, and security and safety services.
US09913278B2	Systems and methods for dynamically allocating wireless service resources consonant with service demand density Wireless service is provided to a service area using limited resources dynamically reallocated to maximize capacity in high demand regions. An antenna array transmits a plurality of downlink beams, each covering a respective region of a service area. An antenna management logic identifies a high demand region serviced by downlink beams transmitted from a first set of antennas at a first power level and a low demand region serviced by downlink beams transmitted from a second set of antennas at a second power level. The antenna management logic reconfigures the antenna array to provide the wireless service to the high demand region at a power level higher than the first power level, and to provide the wireless service to the low demand region at a power level lower than the second power level, such that the antenna array does not exceed a maximum power level available from a power supply.
US09913274B2	Apparatus and method for allocating resources in wireless communication system An apparatus and a method are provided for allocating resources, in which a base station allocates a time slot to a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting a time division multiple access scheme. The method includes a monitoring block of monitoring a channel state of the terminal after allocating a time slot for the terminal. The method also includes adjusting, by increasing or reducing, the number of the existing allocated time slots when the channel state of the terminal satisfies a preset time slot adjustment requirement.
US09913267B2	Method of reference signaling resource allocation for control channel transmission in wireless communication system In legacy systems such as 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) releases 8 to 10, the control channel is transmitted using the first few Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a subframe. The limited control channel capacity will impact the system performance in future releases as more and more User Equipments (UEs) will be scheduled in a subframe with technologies such as MulitUser-Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) and Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) transmission being enhanced or introduced. A new Enhanced Control CHannel (E-CCH) is necessary to be designed, which will use the resource in the Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) in the legacy systems. The E-CCH will support UE-specific DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) based transmission and receiving. However, the configuration of DMRS for E-CCH is necessary to be known to UE in prior. This invention discloses multiple methods in which DMRS is configured for E-CCHs and respective eNB and UE behaviors.
US09913265B2	Detecting method, transmitting method and apparatus for common control channel Embodiments of the present invention provide a detecting method, a transmitting method and an apparatus for a common control channel. The detecting method includes: determining a candidate resource set within virtual downlink resources of a current cell. The candidate resource set can include at least one candidate resource carrying a common control channel of the current cell. A detection is performed on at least one candidate resource in the candidate resource set, so as to acquire the common control channel of the current cell. In the embodiments of the present invention, a selection range of resources for transmitting a common control channel is extended, so that inter-cell interference of the common control channel can be coordinated, and a detection performance of the common control channel can be improved.
US09913262B2	Radio communication system, user terminal and radio communication method The present invention is designed to provide a radio communication system, a user terminal and a radio communication method that make it possible to monitor communication quality adequately even when a new radio resource structure is employed. A radio communication system is provided, which transmits downlink control information from a radio base station to a user terminal by using an enhanced downlink control channel that is frequency-division-multiplexed with a downlink shared data channel, and which also monitors downlink quality based on the received quality of downlink reference signals that are transmitted from the radio base station to the user terminal, and, in this radio communication system, the user terminal determines radio link failures by comparing the received quality of the downlink reference signals transmitted from the radio base station, against one or both of first criteria, which are constituted of two thresholds that correspond to predetermined block error rates of a downlink control channel, and second criteria, which are constituted of two thresholds that are different from the two thresholds of the first criteria.
US09913260B2	Terminal device, base station device, and communication method A terminal device is equipped with: a sequence determination unit that determines a sequence number with a different pattern than the assignment pattern for the sequence number assigned to the cell in which the host device resides; a reference signal generation unit that generates a reference signal for a sequence group corresponding to the sequence number that has been determined; and a wireless transmission unit that transmits the reference signal that has been generated to a base station. The sequence determination unit employs a configuration whereby, with the sequence number assigned to the cell in which the host device resides as a cell-specific sequence number, a dynamic offset which periodically changes over time and for which the same value is not consecutive is added to the cell-specific sequence number, thereby determining a sequence number which never overlaps with the cell-specific sequence number.
US09913254B2	Method and apparatus for indicating subframes associated with a hybrid automatic repeat request feedback A method includes communicating with a first cell using a first uplink and downlink configuration and a second cell using a second uplink and downlink configuration, said first cell having predetermined configuration; providing communication feedback for said first cell and the second cell on said second cell using a physical uplink shared channel; and determining a codebook size for said feedback in dependence on downlink assignment indicator information received in an uplink grant.
US09913253B2	Apparatus, system and method of selecting a wireless communication channel Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of selecting a wireless communication channel to communicate in a wireless communication network. For example, a wireless communication device may include a channel selector to determine a plurality of channel grades of a respective plurality of potential wireless communication channels, the channel selector to determine a channel grade of the plurality of channel grades according to a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to a potential wireless communication channel of the plurality of potential wireless communication channels, wherein the channel selector is to select, based on the plurality of channel grades, a selected wireless communication channel from the plurality of potential wireless communication channels; and a radio to communicate over the selected wireless communication channel.
US09913249B2	Method and system for selective paging of wireless devices using a cellular broadcast service Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a request to transfer data to a group of wireless communication devices within an area. Wireless base stations of a wireless mobility network are identified, responsive to the request, wherein the wireless base stations provide wireless communication services within the area, including a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service. A wireless transmission is facilitated of a first broadcast message by the wireless base stations, wherein the first broadcast message identifies the group of wireless communication devices. The broadcast message is transmitted by way of the MBMS service of the wireless communication services. The first broadcast message initiates a state transition to an active state for a plurality of wireless communication devices of the group of wireless communication devices configured in an idle state. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09913241B2	Method and apparatus for classifying access points in a radio map In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive a first plurality of lists of access points, at least one processor configured to determine a first access point which is comprised in a highest number of lists in the plurality of access points, the at least one processor further configured to determine a second access point which is comprised in a highest number of lists in a second plurality of lists, wherein the second plurality of lists is comprised of lists of access points from the first plurality of lists which do not comprise the first access point, and the at least one processor further configured to set a significance flag for the first access point and the second access point.
US09913240B2	Methods and systems for automating a logistics transaction using an autonomous vehicle and elements of a wireless node network Methods, systems, and node-enabled autonomous transport vehicles are described for automating a logistics transaction using a plurality of nodes and a server in a wireless node network. A first node is associated with a shipping courier and downloads shipment information from the server. The shipment information identifies a package for the logistics transaction, a transaction location, and an identification of a second node associated with the package. The first node provides the shipment information to a third node, which is part of an autonomous vehicle. The third node causes the autonomous vehicle to move from a first location to the transaction location, and conducts the logistics transaction related to the package if the third node on the autonomous vehicle completes a node association with the second node associated with the package.
US09913238B2	Mobile station, method for controlling mobile station, mobile communication system, mobility management apparatus, and computer-readable medium In one embodiment, a mobile station (1) is capable of performing location registration procedures with first and second mobile management units (31 and 32) that respectively correspond to first and second RANs (Radio Access Networks). Further, the mobile station (1) supports ISR (Idle mode Signalling reduction) for reducing location registration procedures caused by reselection between the first RAN (21) and the second RAN (22). Furthermore, the mobile station (1) is configured to deactivate ISR in the mobile station (1) when voice service configuration information stored in the mobile station (1) is updated when the ISR is activated.
US09913236B2	Method and system to authenticate multiple IMS identities A method and UE for registering with a third network node using IMS, the method creating a tunnel; authenticating a first public identity associated with the UE to the first network node; receiving configuration information with a second private identifier and a second public user identifier, and registering with a third network node using the second private identifier and the second public user identifier. Further, a method and first network node configured for authentication between a UE and a third network node using IMS, the method establishing a tunnel; authenticating a first public identity of the UE; receiving a configuration information message from the UE including a network identifier for a network the UE is registered on; obtaining, from a second network node, a second private identifier and second public user identifier; and providing the second private identifier and second public user identifier to the UE.
US09913233B2	Synchronization for device-to-device positioning in wireless networks A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The apparatus may transmit a message in a first subset of a set of resources. The message may include a position of the apparatus and a resource ID indicating at least one symbol in a second subset of the set of resources for transmitting a sequence. The apparatus may transmit the sequence in the at least one symbol in the second subset of the set of resources identified by the resource ID, receive at least one other sequence, adjust a transmission timing based on the received at least one other sequence, and transmit, based on the adjusted transmission timing, the sequence in one or more symbols in a third subset of the set of resources.
US09913226B2	In-band on-channel broadcasting different content by different mesh network transceivers Digital content can be broadcast in a sideband of an analog broadcast channel using multiple digital in-band on-channel (IBOC) transceivers connected in a mesh configuration to form an IBOC mesh network. The digital IBOC transceivers are positioned at various geographic locations, so that unlike traditional “HD” radio broadcasts, the IBOC broadcast transmission is spread out over a wide area, using multiple low power digital IBOC transceivers rather than being broadcast from the same location as the analog signal. An edge transceiver associated with the mesh network can deliver different broadcast content to different transceivers, or nodes, within the mesh network, by delivering content to an intermediate node and relying on the intermediate node to propagate the content through the mesh network. The mesh network provides bi-directional communication between a mesh transceiver and a user device.
US09913224B2	Adaptive SINR control An adaptive SINR control process is triggered based on various quality measures associated with the received signal in a mobile device or on a geographic region in which a base station and an interferer are located. As part of the adaptive SINR control process, the mobile device reduces the signal level of the received signal, which reduces both the signal strength of the desired signal and the interfering signal. If the control process is triggered on the mobile device side, after detecting the presence of interference, the mobile device sends a request that the base station increase its transmit power of the desired signal to improve the receiving SINR in the mobile device. Alternatively, the mobile device may receive information from the base station causing the mobile device to reduce the signal level of the received signal based on quality indicators sent by the mobile device to the base station or based on geographic location of the base station.
US09913220B2	Energy efficient location tracking on smart phones A GPS-enabled cellular electronic device is operated in an indoor mode. An increase in strength of a cellular signal is detected at the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device. Responsive at least to the increase in cellular signal strength, the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device is transitioned to an outdoor testing mode. Detecting is carried out to determine whether movement of the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device occurs during the outdoor testing mode. If so, the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device is transitioned to an outdoor mode.
US09913218B2	Communications device and methods A communications device establishes a communications context for communicating data packets using a packet communications bearer from the communications device via the mobile communications network. A controller of the communications device is configured to identify that the communications device can enter a stasis state because no data packets are available for transmission for a predetermined time via the packet communications bearer or there are no data packets to receive via the packet communications bearer, to transmit a stasis state message to the mobile communications network, and to store information relating to the communications context associated with the packet communications bearer in a data store. The stored information can be used by the controller to re-establish the packet communications bearer to transmit and/or receive data packets using the packet communications bearer, the communications device thereby entering the stasis state.
US09913210B2	Mobile terminal apparatus for automatically generating/changing wireless local area network (WLAN) access information and method for controlling the same A method and apparatus for automatically generating/changing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access information are provided. The apparatus includes an access information management database for storing pre-registered WLAN access information of a plurality of WLAN Access Points (APs). The apparatus also includes an access information collector for collecting information for WLAN APs being accessible at a current position of the apparatus, and an access information analyzer for analyzing the collected information, and creating a list of the accessible WLAN APs. The apparatus further includes a comparator for comparing the list with the WLAN access information to determine if the WLAN APs match. The apparatus additionally includes an access information automatic changer for automatically changing current WLAN access information according to matched APs. The apparatus includes an access information generator for automatically generating new WLAN access information when no WLAN access information is matched with the APs.
US09913207B2	Methods and apparatuses for paging in heterogeneous networks Wireless communication in a heterogeneous network may be facilitated by establishing connections with femto nodes based on page notifications from macro nodes to user equipment (UE). A UE in idle mode may monitor paging resources provided by a macro node, discover presence of a femto node based on signals received from the femto node, and establish a communicative connection with the femto node based on a page notification received from the macro node over the paging resources.
US09913206B2	Method and apparatus for searching for closed subscriber group cells A method and apparatus for searching for closed subscriber group (CSG) cells are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) transmits, to a network of CSG cells, a measurement/cell-search gap request message including a cause value having at least one bit that indicates whether the request message was transmitted due to a manual cell search command or a WTRU autonomous determination. The WTRU receives a measurement/cell-search gap allocation message from the network in response to the measurement/cell-search request message. The WTRU also may determine whether it has a discontinuous reception (DRX) gap that is long enough to read a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (SIB) of a neighboring CSG cell. If the DRX gap is not long enough, the WTRU may transmit a measurement/cell-search gap request message to the network, or autonomously tune away from a cell currently serving the WTRU to read the MIB and SIB.
US09913201B1	Systems and methods for detecting potentially illegitimate wireless access points The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting potentially illegitimate wireless access points may include (1) detecting an attempt by the computing device to automatically connect to a wireless access point that resembles a known wireless access point whose geographic location is stored by the computing device, (2) identifying a current geographic location of the computing device, (3) determining that the current geographic location of the computing device is beyond a certain distance from the geographic location of the known wireless access point, and then (4) determining, based at least in part on the determination that the current geographic location of the computing device is beyond the certain distance from the geographic location of the known wireless access point, that the wireless access point is potentially illegitimate. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09913196B2	Facilitating energy efficiency employing relay transmission mode of multiple device coordination in wireless communication systems Techniques for energy efficiency utilizing the relay transmission mode of multiple device coordination (MDC) in a wireless communication system are described. For example, a method includes identifying, by a coordinating device including a processor, one or more devices associated with a same entity as the coordinating device, wherein the coordinating device and the one or more devices are part of a set of devices. The method also includes coordinating, by the coordinating device, with the one or more devices to enable a single radio resource connection (RRC) between the set of devices and a base station. The coordinating can include selecting a relay node device, from among the set of devices, to relay data transmitted from the set of devices during a relay transmission mode. The data is relayed to the base station using the single RRC, which is established through the relay node device.
US09913193B2	Access point steering A first access point (AP) detects a communication between a client device and a second AP. The first AP determines at least one criteria for AP steering is satisfied. AP steering is then used by the first AP to cause the client device to associate with the first AP, or a particular network of the first AP. For example, the first AP may transmit a disassociation message to the client device. The disassociation message may identify the second AP associated with the client device and cause the client device to disassociate from the second AP. After the client device disassociates from the second AP, the client device may select and associate with the first AP. The first AP may manage which network the client device associates with using a blacklist at the first AP.
US09913188B2	Method for establishing a connection between a user equipment and a base station of a radio network Some embodiments relate to a method of establishing a connection between user equipment and a base station of a radio network, wherein connection parameters used to establish a first connection between the user equipment and the base station are stored in a memory of the user equipment and in a memory of the base station prior to the release of the first connection. The method comprises comparing the stored connection parameters with connection parameters to be used to establish a second connection between the user equipment and the base station, generating a connection establishment request comprising the connection parameters to be used for establishing the second connection that differ from the stored connection parameters, and transmitting the connection establishment request to the base station.
US09913187B1	Adaptive bit rate streaming based on likelihood of tuning away Example methods and an example controller for controlling a bit rate at which a media server streams media content to a UE are provided. The example controller includes at least one processing unit and data storage having instructions executable by the processing unit to carry out operations. The operations include determining an extent to which the UE is configured to tune away from a first RAN to a second RAN to check for pages. Further, the operations include, based on the determined extent, (i) establishing the bit rate and (ii) causing the media server to stream the media content to the UE at the established bit rate.
US09913185B2	Method and apparatus for supporting handoff from GPRS/GERAN to LTE EUTRAN A method and apparatus for supporting a handoff (HO) from a general packet radio service (GPRS), global system for mobile communication radio access network (GERAN), and long term evolution (LTE) evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) includes receiving an LTE measurement report. A HO is initiated to the LTE network and a relocation request signal is transmitted. A relocation command signal that includes an evolved Node-B (eNB) identifier (ID) is received.
US09913184B2	Cell reselection method performed by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same Provided are a cell reselection method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method. The method comprises receiving configuration information indicating a plurality of frequencies and an implicit highest priority application indicator, wherein, when the indicator allows application of the implicit highest priority, a frequency which should be camped on for a device-to-device (D2D) operation from among the plurality of frequencies is regarded as having the highest priority.
US09913179B2	Method and system to trigger UE handover in a radio communication network The embodiments herein provide a method and system to trigger UE handover in a radio communication network including a serving base station and a plurality of candidate base stations. The serving base station shares uplink transmission information associated with the UE with the candidate base stations. A candidate base station detects the presence of the UE located in radio coverage of the candidate base station by obtaining information from the uplink transmission of the UE. Further, the candidate base station computes a second parameter and sends to the serving base station. The serving base station determines to trigger handover procedure when the second parameter meets handover criteria. Further, the serving base station sends handover command to the UE after determining that the second parameter meets handover criteria.
US09913178B2	Method for performing channel switch in network converging plurality of communication systems and apparatus for same A method for performing a channel switch by user equipment of a first communication system in a network converging a plurality of communication systems, may comprise receiving, a channel switch command message including a switch time and a new channel number, from a base station of the first communication system; transmitting a channel switch response message indicating acceptance of a channel switch when the new channel number is supported by the user equipment, to the base station of the first communication system in a response to the channel switch command message; receiving a channel switch notification message, which notifies of a channel switch, from a base station of the second communication system; and receiving data from the base station of the second communication system via a channel corresponding to the new channel number based on the switch time and the new channel number according to the channel switch notification message.
US09913173B2	Smooth handover of active user traffic in mobile radio base stations This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for handover of communications between a plurality of radio user equipment and an egressing mobile base station to an ingressing mobile base station. The user equipment are terrestrially located within a geographical service zone (GSZ) having an ingress zone and an egress zone. When an egressing mobile base station enters an egress zone, it initiates a handover to a management node associated with the GSZ. The management node communicates with the ingressing mobile base station, which has entered the ingress zone, to accept the handover of the connections from the egressing base station. The handover is carried out without any disruption of user equipment communications. The management node can also communicate with a flight control node to control one or more flight parameters of the ingressing or egressing base station to facilitate smooth handover.
US09913172B2	Method for enabling coexistence of multiple wireless communication modes in mobile terminal and mobile terminal thereof A method for enabling coexistence of multiple communication modes in mobile terminal and a mobile terminal thereof are provided. The method includes: when the mobile terminal is currently working in a first communication mode, if the mobile terminal receives a first signal of a second communication mode in a first frequency band, determining whether to continue working in the first communication mode or to shift to work in first frequency band of the second communication mode based on a preset priority rank. Accordingly, interferences between multiple wireless communication modes in a mobile terminal can be reduced.
US09913171B2	Method for eliminating inter-cell interference in non-licensed band in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present application discloses a method for reporting, by a terminal, channel state information in a non-licensed band in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method comprises: establishing, through a higher layer, a plurality of reserved resource sections of a serving cell for channel state information measurement in the non-licensed band; and measuring/reporting, in each of the plurality of reserved resource sections, the channel state information of the non-licensed band on the basis of the result of sensing the carrier waves of an adjacent cell and whether a reserved resource section of the adjacent cell is established, wherein the reserved resource section of the serving cell is determined based on a type of the reserved resource section of the serving cell measuring the channel state information.
US09913169B2	Dynamic hotspot access control A method including modifying access rights for a Wi-Fi network in response to a condition, wherein modifying the access rights for the Wi-Fi network allows users without Wi-Fi subscriptions to access the Wi-Fi network. The method may further include returning the access rights back to their prior state when the condition is no longer met.
US09913168B2	Method for transmitting PPDU in wireless local area network and apparatus for the same A method and device for receiving a data block in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a receiver. The method includes: receiving a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) from a transmitter over an operating channel, the PPDU including a signal field, a Very High Throughput-Signal-A (VHT-SIG-A) field, a Very High Throughput-Signal-B (VHT-SIG-B) field and a padded data block, generating a first data block by removing zero or more physical padding bits from the padded data block in a physical layer; and generating a second data block by removing zero or more Medium Access Control (MAC) padding bits from the first data block in a MAC layer.
US09913160B2	Communication apparatus and communication method A MS transmits, to a BS, uplink data (UD) on a PUSCH, PUSCH being assigned by using a PDCCH. The MS receives on PDCCH, an indication instructing the MS to transmit reception quality information (RQI) without UD on PUSCH, and transmits on PUSCH, to the BS, RQI without UD based on the indication which is received on PDCCH. The indication is specified based on values to which a plurality of fields of information transmitted on PDCCH are set. One of the plurality of fields is a field used for instructing the MS to transmit RQI and another is a field used for indicating a redundancy version. For instructing the MS to transmit RQI without UD on PUSCH, the field used for instructing the MS to transmit RQI is set to a first single predetermined value (SPV) and the field used for indicating the redundancy version is set to a second SPV.
US09913154B2	Wireless local area network coverage hole detection using mobile communication devices Apparatus and method for coverage hole detection in a wireless local area network (WLAN) using a mobile communication device. The method includes a first step of providing a plurality of access points distributed within the WLAN and at least one mobile communication device operable within the WLAN. A next step includes downloading triggers for respective coverage measurement conditions to the at least one associated mobile communication device from an associated access point. A next step includes detecting a coverage measurement condition by the at least one mobile communication device that activates one of the triggers, whereupon a next step includes sending a coverage measurement indicating the triggered condition from the at least one mobile communication device to an associated access point, which forwards a coverage incident report to a Central Report Manager.
US09913149B2	Wedge shaped cells in a wireless communication system Aspects described herein relate to a network for providing air-to-ground wireless communication in various cells. The network includes a first base station array, each base station of which includes a respective first antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in a first direction, wherein each base station of the first base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the first base station array along the first direction by a first distance. The network also includes a similar second base station array where the second base station array extends substantially parallel to the first base station array and is spaced apart from the first base station array by a second distance to form continuous and at least partially overlapping cell coverage areas between respective base stations of the first and second base station arrays.
US09913145B2	Method for deploying a cellular communication network Methods and systems are provided for optimizing communication networks, such as cellular communication networks. A super-cell may be configured a communication network, with the super-cell comprising a central cell and at least a part of one cell adjacent to the central cell, with antennas of the super-cell comprising one or more antennas of the adjacent cell, and where the configuring of the super-cell comprises arranging the one or more antennas of the adjacent cell to be directed towards the central cell. The configuring of the super-cell may comprise configuring antennas of the super-cell such that signals from the antennas use at least one same channel resource. The super-cell may be configured to communicate with at least one communication device located within the super-cell without use of any antenna of the central cell of the super-cell.
US09913143B1	Auto-provisioning device A provisioning device may be shipped to a client and used to automatically provision an IoT device to join a local network to communicate with a remote service provider. In response to a trigger input, the provisioning device creates a wireless hotspot that is recognizable by an IoT device as a provisioning hotspot. The provisioning device receives a signal from the IoT device indicating that the IoT device is available to be provisioned. The provisioning device obtains provisioning data and transmits the provisioning data to the IoT device. The IoT device uses the provisioning data to connect to a local wireless network and to establish a connection to the remote service provider. The IoT device may then use one or more IoT services of the service provider.
US09913142B2	Device-level authorization for viewing content In some embodiments, an electronic device organizes and selectively grants access to its authorization with a primary content provider to applications downloaded on the electronic device for viewing content from secondary content providers. In some embodiments, an electronic device prompts a user to download applications associated with a primary content provider in response to the user authorizing the electronic device with the primary content provider.
US09913139B2	Signal fingerprinting for authentication of communicating devices Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, accessing a profile including an expected fingerprint of expected parameters for received signals associated with a network path comprising a wired connection between network devices, comparing a fingerprint with the expected fingerprint where the fingerprint is generated from parameters measured from a signal, and authenticating a network device along the network path associated with the transmitting of the signal according to the comparing. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09913137B2	System and method for channel security A method for user equipment (UE) identification in a wireless network comprising selecting, at the UE, a sequence from a stored pool of possible sequences based on a stored secret value; and transmitting the selected sequence to the wireless network.
US09913133B2	Multi-device monitoring and control using intelligent device channel sharing A physical network address of one of a set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is translated to a shared logical device physical network address in response to receipt of a data packet addressed to the physical network address. The shared logical device physical network address forms a logical device group and physically addresses each of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single communication channel of a wireless cellular network. The wireless customer-premise monitoring devices are configured with each of a shared-identity subscriber identity module (SIM) that uses the shared logical device physical network address and an individual-identity SIM that uses the physical network address. The physical network address of the one of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is embedded within the data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address. The data packet is sent to the shared logical device physical network address.
US09913132B1	System and method of mobile phone customization based on universal manifest A user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a radio transceiver, a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a customization client application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor, the customization client determines a group identity (GID) of the UE during activation of the UE that comprises a UE model identity and a wireless communication service brand identity, reads a customization manifest received by the UE via the radio transceiver, wherein the customization manifest identifies a plurality of feature customization policies and each feature customization policy defines which of a predefined number of feature customizations are to be active for the UE, selects at least one of the plurality of feature customization policies from the customization manifest based on the GID of the UE, and customizes the UE according to the selected at least one feature customization policies.
US09913131B2	Implementation and communication methods, apparatus and system of virtual subscriber identity module The present invention provides implementation and communication methods, an apparatus and a system of a virtual subscriber identity module. The implementation method includes: receiving a VSIM application request sent by a terminal, where the VSIM application request carries an identifier of a VSIM desired by the terminal; obtaining corresponding VSIM installation information according to the identifier of the desired VSIM; and sending the VSIM installation information to the terminal, so that the terminal installs the VSIM according to the VSIM installation information. The embodiments of the present invention effectively solve a problem where an existing mobile operator network does not support the VSIM, and provide an effective and convenient operation scheme for an existing domestic or international roaming service.
US09913127B1	Provisioning and configuration of cellular modems Systems and methods for seamless provisioning and configuration of cellular modems of a private network by a provisioning server are provided. A network device detects a SIM card is inserted into a cellular modem of the network device and reads one or more properties of the SIM card from the SIM card. The network device sends the one or more properties of the SIM card to a provisioning server and receives configurations of the cellular modem from the provisioning server and applies the configuration that matches the properties of the SIM card to the cellular modem. The network device activates a connection to a cellular data network through the cellular modem.
US09913124B2	Method and system for searching for electronic cigarette of same type A method and system for searching for an electronic cigarette of a same type, the method comprises at least two electronic cigarettes performing a communication connection. The method comprises the following steps: S1, at least one electronic cigarette sends broadcast information carrying a type of the electronic cigarette to another electronic cigarette within a preset range; S2, the another electronic cigarette receiving the broadcast information determines whether the type carried by the broadcast information is the same as the another electronic cigarette's type, and performs a vibration alert if the type same. Via the present method, it can be quickly known whether an electronic cigarette user having a same electronic cigarette is present in the surroundings, and an enthusiast of an electronic cigarette of a same type can be found, enabling an electronic cigarette to no longer be an individual, and thereby improving user experience.
US09913120B2	Predicting the future state of a mobile device user In one embodiment, a computing system receives an indication of current mobile device usage by a user. The user is also associated with one or more past user states that are accessible to the computing system. The computing system selects a future user state of the user based on a calculated probability of a possible future user state. The possible future user state is calculated based on the current mobile-device usage and the past user states. For each past user states, a weight based on a time delay factor is used. Based on the selected future user state, the operation of a mobile device of the user is adapted at the future time corresponding to the future user state.
US09913116B2	Multicast expert system information dissemination system and method Multicast expert system information dissemination systems and methods making use of artificial intelligence are provided. The systems and methods include a wireless device for receiving RF multicast information messages from a content provider wherein said information is descriptive of objects potentially of interest to users of the device. Received multicast messages may include information parameters about objects of potentially interest to the user. The wireless device also includes a knowledge base prestored in the wireless device descriptive of the user's level of interest in various objects. Artificial intelligence expert system control is used to evaluate a combination of the user's level of interest in the object information and distance from the user to the location where the object may be obtained. The artificial intelligence expert system derives a user advisory action index. In one embodiment the artificial intelligence may be implemented using fuzzy logic inference engine apparatus.
US09913115B1	System and method for identifying SMS messages from multiple originators using a shared shortcode To enable multiple message originators to share an SMS shortcode, originator identifying codes can be added to outbound SMS messages that prompt recipients to respond with response messages that include the originator identifying codes. The originator identifying codes can be added by a service provider that administers the SMS shortcode. When a response message is received on the SMS shortcode number, the service provider processes the response message content to extract the originator identifying code. The code and, optionally, a recipient ID can be used as a lookup to determine the intended originator that the response message is for. The response message can then be associated by the service provider with the correct originator for subsequent processing.
US09913114B1	Simplified message grouping and display Systems and methods for simplified message grouping and display are provided. In example embodiments, a plurality of messages are received within a conversation which is accessible by a plurality of client devices. It is determined that respective messages of the plurality of messages are unread by a first client device. One or more of the unread messages are grouped into a first message group. A first overlaid card is generated by arranging the first message group on the first overlaid card, and the first overlaid card is caused to be displayed using the screen of the first client device.
US09913113B1	Communicating utility data over a cellular network with priority Embodiments of the present invention provide secure, reliable communications for utility control devices during emergency conditions. Emergency conditions include power outages, natural disasters, and periods of network congestion. The network may be a radio access network, such as one operated by a mobile telephone carrier. The communications between the utility control devices and the network are wireless. In one embodiment, wireless communications are transitioned to a different wireless communication protocol during emergency conditions. For example, during an emergency, communications may be sent using short-message-service (“SMS”) messages.
US09913112B1	Apparatus and method for sending video content to a mobile device An apparatus and method for sending video content to a mobile device is described. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprising embedding a widget in a website, the widget generating a form. The form is provided when a user visits the website so as to execute the widget. The form includes a first field to enter a recipient phone number, a send selector, and one or more non-visible fields, the non-visible fields containing a content service provider identifier, and a video URL. A data packet is generated with the widget when the user selects the send selector, the data packet including the recipient phone number, the video URL, and the content service provider identifier. An encoded version of the data packet is sent to the content service provider and a video link message is sent to the recipient phone number.
US09913103B2	Communication system and method A communication system comprises a mobile reporting device and a server. The mobile reporting device comprises a signal receiver configured to receive data usable to determine the location of the reporting device; a communication module configured to transmit data to and receive data from a server, the data including location data from the location determiner; a display including a user interface. The server comprises a database with a location module configured to store a default room location for a plurality of personnel; a server communication module configured to transmit data to and receive data from the reporting device; an information module configured to provide information on the personnel; a controller configured to determine, based on the location data, which personnel default locations are within a predetermined distance of the reporting device, to control the server communication module to transmit to the reporting device information from the information module regarding the personnel associated with the default locations within the predetermined distance for display on the user interface.
US09913099B2	Crash event detection, response and reporting apparatus and method A crash detection system with a mobile communications device configured for periodically interrogating (a) a motion signal to determine whether a change in motion (acceleration or angular rotation) exceeds a predetermined motion threshold and (b) a sound signal to determine whether a sequence of sensed sound signals within a predetermined period matches crash sound indicators of (i) glass breakage and (ii) metal folding, displaying selectable options upon detection of a crash incident, and upon a failure to select within a predetermined period, communicating an identifier and crash incident information dispatch center for dispatching a response servicer.
US09913096B1	Smart communication system with adaptive antenna beam-forming for link of data transmission device to user device, and associated beam-forming method therefor A smart communication system, for adaptive antenna beam-forming for a link of a data transmission device to at least a user device, is introduced. The system comprises a plurality of positioning devices, a data transmission device, and a cloud server. The positioning devices send a plurality of positioning signals to the at least a user device to effectuate positioning. The data transmission device is for use with adaptive antenna beam-forming to provide wireless communication. The user device communicates with the cloud server through the base station unit. The cloud server receives positioning information of the at least a user device, generates a control signal for beam-forming in accordance with the positioning information, and sends the control signal to the data transmission device. The data transmission device controls the beam-forming of the data transmission device in accordance with the control signal.
US09913094B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining location of a mobile device(s) in a distributed antenna system(s) Distributed antenna systems provide location information for client devices communicating with remote antenna units. The location information can be used to determine the location of the client devices relative to the remote antenna unit(s) with which the client devices are communicating. A location processing unit (LPU) includes a control system configured to receive uplink radio frequency (RF) signals communicated by client devices and determines the signal strengths of the uplink RF signals. The control system also determines which antenna unit is receiving uplink RF signals from the device having the greatest signal strength.
US09913093B2	Apparatus and method for measuring position An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) for supporting a higher data rate than a 4G communication system is provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor operatively coupled with the transceiver. The processor is configured to broadcast a request signal for positioning the UE, receive response signals corresponding to the request signal from a plurality of UEs, based on received signal timings of the response signals and timing advance (TA) values of the plurality of UEs, select one of at least one UE set which is classified based on a distance from the UE, select three UEs from the selected set based on the TA values such that a triangular area comprising the three UEs as vertices covers the UE, and generate position information of the UE based on distances between the three UEs and the UE.
US09913090B2	Beacon addressing The present disclosure describes how a master beacon having a known UUID can be used to capture beacons within its range and superimpose a systematic address scheme on those beacons. The superimposed address scheme can then be used as a proxy for the individual beacons when developing applications that make use of the beacons. A master beacon automatically detects each beacon in a plurality of beacons and, for a set of beacons in the plurality of beacons, automatically changes either the first profile identifier or the second profile identifier for each beacon in the set of beacons. The change is such that the first profile identifier or the second profile identifier is identical for each beacon in the set of beacons and is also associated with the master beacon.
US09913088B2	Apparatus and method for identifying radio locations relative to a geo-fence A communication device receives coordinates for an inner area and an outer area associated with a geo-fence. The communication device determines its current location coordinate and determines how the current location coordinate relates to the coordinates for the inner area and the outer area. The communication device discovers, using the current location coordinate and the coordinates for the inner area and the outer area, that the communication device is located outside of the inner area and inside of the outer area. Responsive to the discovering, the communication device sends a query to a network equipment to determine the current location of the communication device relative to the geo-fence. The communication device receives information associated with an intermediate area and uses the information associated with the intermediate area to determine the current location of the communication device relative to the geo-fence.
US09913087B2	Mobile asset cellular device transmission detection system and method A mobile asset cellular device transmission detector system and method comprises a mobile asset cellular device transmission detector, a wireless processing unit, an event recorder, and a digital video recorder. The wireless processing unit includes event recorder interface software, digital video recorder interface software that obtains data from the digital video recorder, wireless navigation (Wi-Nav) software that obtains data from the Wi-Nav, global positioning system (GPS) software that obtains data from a GPS and geo-fence software. The cellular device transmission detector continually checks for cellular device transmissions within a mobile asset and whether those transmissions were associated with an impact, rollover, operator action or geo-fence defined location and/or boundary. When a cellular device transmission was made, the wireless processing unit triggers an episode and sends event recorder information, GPS location and speed, audio and video recordings, and impact and rollover information to a back office.
US09913085B2	Location tracking Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for location tracking are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, from a computing device that is configured to receive radio signals from beacons, beacon data that includes data identifying a corresponding beacon and data identifying a power level of a corresponding radio signal. The actions further include receiving, from the computing device, sensor data collected by a sensor that is located on the computing device. The actions further include based on the beacon data, determining a location of the corresponding beacon. The actions further include based on the sensor data, adjusting the location of the corresponding beacon. The actions further include generating a user interface that identifies the corresponding beacon and the adjusted location. The actions further include providing, for output, the user interface.
US09913083B2	Joint for extruded panels A joint for a housing for electrical components has a series of extruded panels connected edge to edge. The first edge includes a slot defined by an inner wall and an outer wall and the second edge includes a blade inserted into the slot, the blade and the flexible wall including cooperating shoulders. The blade and slot are at an angle to the outer surface where a rib engages into an outer recess to seal the outer surface at the joint. A bridging member spans the joint to prevent spreading, while locking the flexible wall and carrying internal components. The housing can form a post or a receptacle on top of the post. The bridging members connect to end plates by screws extending though the plates so as to form an internal structure for the housing. Some of the connected panels can include cooling fins forming a cooling duct.
US09913076B2	Communications enabled apparatus with a multi-MAC manager and a method of operating thereof The present application relates to a networking device with multi-MAC manager and a method of operating thereof. The multi-MAC manager receiving a request issued in the context of a medium access control, MAC, instance, determines the MAC, instance, to which the request relates and determines whether the PHY part is available for allocation or already allocated to the MAC instance. If the PHY is available, at least the PHY part of the communications interface is allocated to the MAC instance and the received request is passed to the PHY part for further processing thereat. At least the allocated PHY part is released once a service requested by the received request is completed.
US09913075B2	Channel steering for implementing coexistence of multiple homogeneous radios Techniques are disclosed for controlling, in a network device, multiple radio circuits operating in a same or similar frequency band and in close physical proximity. In some embodiments, the radio circuits operate on the same network protocol. The network device can include a coexistence controller coupled to the network circuits. According to some embodiments, the network circuits are each assigned a priority, and the coexistence controller can control operations between the network circuits by selectively adjusting one or more transmission operating parameters of a respective network circuit based on a plurality of operating criteria, which include each network circuit's priority. Among other benefits, the embodiments disclosed herein can increase wireless network bandwidth and reduce mobile device power consumption by providing coordination among the radio circuits so that the transmitting and receiving operations are performed in a way that they do not interfere with their respective antennas.
US09913069B2	System and method for provisioning user computing devices based on sensor and state information A system and method is provided for using information broadcast by devices and resources in the immediate vicinity of a mobile device, or by sensors located within the mobile device itself, to ascertain and make a determination of the immediate environment and state of the mobile device. This determination may be used to control and manage the actions that the device is asked to carry out by or on behalf of the user.
US09913061B1	Methods and systems for rendering binaural audio content Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments receiving audio content in a multi-channel sound format over a communication network resulting in multi-channel audio content. Further embodiments can include identifying a compression ratio of the audio content. Additional embodiments can include determining a rendered sound externalization for rendering the audio content according to the compression ratio of the audio content. Also, embodiments can include rendering the audio content in a binaural audio format for headphone playback on an audio device according to the rendered sound externalization. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09913059B2	Headset position sensing, reporting, and correction A headset having corresponding computer-readable media comprises: a first portion, wherein the first portion comprises a microphone; a second portion, wherein the second portion is rotatably coupled with the first portion; one or more sensors, wherein at least one of the sensors is configured to sense a current difference angle between the first portion and the second portion; a controller configured to generate a message responsive to the current difference angle being outside a range of difference angles, wherein the range of difference angles is associated with acceptable performance of the microphone; wherein the headset is configured to provide the message responsive to the controller generating the message.
US09913058B1	Sonic field sound system According to one implementation, a sonic field sound system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a sound modulation software code. The sound system further includes an acoustic object coupled to an input of the computing platform via a capacitance sensing unit. The acoustic object has one or more input interface(s) coupled to an output of the computing platform, and also has a resonant cavity having at least one outlet. The hardware processor is configured to execute the sound modulation software code to generate a waveform for driving the one or more input interface(s) of the acoustic object via the output of the computing platform to produce a sound.
US09913056B2	System and method to enhance speakers connected to devices with microphones Embodiments are described for calibrating a speaker in a device having a microphone by inputting an original audio signal to a processing component and an output stage of the device for playback through the speakers, receiving playback sound output from the speakers through the microphone to generate a microphone signal, and inputting the microphone signal into the processing component to calibrate the speakers for optimal playback of the original audio signal, wherein the processing component is configured to compare the original audio signal to the microphone signal and correct the microphone signal by one or more audio processing functions in accordance with a refresh schedule.
US09913055B2	Playback request processing method and apparatus A playback request processing method and apparatus belongs to the field of computer technologies. The method includes: receiving a playback request sent by a sound source; determining whether a sound diffusion range of the sound source is within a current receiving range of a recipient; and processing the playback request if the sound diffusion range of the sound source is within the current receiving range of the recipient. In the present disclosure, it is determined according to the received playback request sent by the sound source that the sound diffusion range of the sound source is within the current receiving range of the recipient, and whether to process the playback request sent by the sound source is determined according to a determination result.
US09913053B2	Sound enrichment for the relief of tinnitus A sound enrichment system for provision of tinnitus relief, the sound enrichment system includes a noise generator, at least one signal modulator for random or pseudo-random modulation of a noise signal that is obtained using the noise generator, and an output transducer for conversion of the modulated noise signal to an acoustic signal for presentation to a user. A method of providing a noise enriched sound signal for provision of relief of tinnitus includes generating a randomly or pseudo-randomly modulated noise signal, generating an acoustic noise signal using the modulated noise signal, and presenting the acoustic noise signal to a tinnitus suffering person.
US09913051B2	Hearing apparatus with a facility for reducing a microphone noise and method for reducing microphone noise An input signal is provided with a low microphone noise in a hearing apparatus. The microphone noise in the input signal of the hearing apparatus is reduced, by the input signal being filtered by a Wiener filter, if a noise power determined at the input signal is smaller than a predetermined limit value. The Wiener filter is however deactivated, if the noise power is greater than the limit value or equal to the limit value.
US09913047B2	Sound generator, vibration member for the sound generator, and sound generation system A sound generator includes a vibration unit including a piezoelectric element having a multilayer structure. The vibration generates vibration according to a sound signal, and an object generates a sound using the vibration and acts as a speaker. The object is different from the sound generator and from a human body, and is in contact with the sound generator.
US09913046B2	Sound generator A sound generator includes a housing (20), a piezoelectric vibrator (60) including a piezoelectric element (61), at least a portion of the piezoelectric vibrator (60) protruding from the housing (20), and an anchor (10) applying a load to the piezoelectric vibrator (60). A portion or all of the piezoelectric vibrator (60) withdraws into the housing (20) under a force of a predetermined load or greater. While the load from the anchor (10) is being applied to the piezoelectric vibrator (60), the piezoelectric vibrator (60) deforms in response to a sound signal, and deformation of the piezoelectric vibrator (60) vibrates a contact surface contacted by the piezoelectric vibrator (60), causing sound to be emitted from the contact surface.
US09913045B2	Piezoelectric speakers for electronic devices An electronic device has an exterior housing with a piezoelectric speaker disposed in an opening formed within the housing. The piezoelectric speaker includes a speaker diaphragm that is secured within the opening with a vibration isolator. The vibration isolator allows the diaphragm to vibrate independently from the housing.
US09913041B2	Voice coil motor and loudspeaker controller A voice coil motor controller configured to determine a voltage across and a current through a voice coil motor having an input signal supplied thereto and determine its impedance therefrom, the controller further configured to identify asymmetry in variations of said impedance over time to determine an asymmetry value, the controller further configured to provide for control of said voice coil motor using said asymmetry value.
US09913033B2	Synchronization of independent output streams A system determines to use at least two independent renderers to render at least two output streams that are to be synchronized. The independent renderers are provided with a shared synchronization object when instructed to render the respective output stream. A time when all of the independent renderers can render a respective first buffer of the respective output stream is determined from the shared synchronization object. Rendering of the output streams utilizing the independent renderers is begun at the determined time. In this way, rendering of the output streams may be synchronized.
US09913031B2	Systems and methods for handling silence in audio streams Systems and methods for handling silence in audio streams are disclosed. In one aspect, a transmitter detects a halt in an audio stream. After detection of the halt in the audio stream, the transmitter embeds a silence signal into the audio stream and transmits the silence signal to associated receivers. The associated receivers may respond to the embedded silence signal by “playing” silence or by using the silence signal to activate a silence protocol. In either event, the associated receivers do not receive the original audio halt and do not produce an unwanted audio artifact.
US09913028B2	Mixing console, microphone, and microphone adapter A mixing console including a plurality of audio inputs and a plurality of audio processing channels. Control data is received from a microphone which is connected to a given audio input to provide audio data. The control data includes an indication of an audio source associated with a microphone. A router of the mixing console is configured to route the audio data from the given audio input to a given audio processing channel based on the received indication of the audio source.
US09913027B2	Audio signal beam forming Techniques for processing audio data are described. An example of a computing device includes a microphone array to generate audio data and a camera. The computing device is to receive video data from the camera and identify a beam forming target based, at least in part, on the video data. The computing device also includes a beam former to process the audio data to aim a beam of the microphone array at the beam forming target.
US09913026B2	Reversed echo canceller A method implemented during a communication event conducted between a user device and at least one further user device over a communications network, the method comprising: receiving an audio signal that is to be output from a speaker of said user device, said audio signal comprising at least one microphone signal transmitted from the at least one further user device; detecting that said audio signal comprises at least one audio component of a microphone signal transmitted from one or more of one of said at least one further user device that is co-located with said user device; and based on this detection, removing said at least one audio component from said audio signal to produce an output audio signal for output from said speaker.
US09913021B1	Low cross-talk headset A headset for receiving and transmitting audio signals having a frame configured to retain the headset on the user, one or more earphones mounted to the frame of the headset at a first position, one or more microphones mounted to the frame of the headset in a second position separate from the first position, one or more electrical earphones, one or more electrical microphones, wherein the one or more electrical microphone wires are isolated from the one or more electrical earphone wires.
US09913016B2	Wireless sound equipment There is disclosed a wireless sound equipment includes a case; a first holder and a second holder provided in both sides of the case, respectively; a first receiver and a second receiver coupled to and decoupled from the first holder and the second holder, respectively; a first winding device gear rotatably mounted in the case, the first winding device comprising a first gear formed in an outer circumference; a second winding device rotatably mounted in the case, the second winding device comprising a second gear formed in an outer circumference to engage with the first gear; a first audio cable connected between the first receiver and the first winding device to be wound around the circumference of the first winding device; and a second audio cable connected between the second receiver and the second winding device to be wound around the circumference of the second winding device.
US09913007B2	Remote control system and remote control method, device for performing remote control operation and control method therefor, device operable by remote control operation and control method therefor, and storage medium A portable information terminal is placed in proximity with an ID recognition unit of a notebook PC. By reading ID from the portable information terminal, the notebook PC is able to identify a network address of the portable information terminal so as to establish a network connection with the portable information terminal. The notebook PC then sends suitable operation information to the portable information terminal via a network. For example, if presentation is running on the notebook PC, screen information for operating the presentation is transferred to the portable information terminal. Accordingly, by using one device connected to the other device by a wired or wireless network, the operation of the other device can be controlled.
US09913006B1	Power-efficient data-load-efficient method of wirelessly monitoring rotating machines Data acquisition and automatic diagnosis is performed at test points by respective wireless monitoring units (WMU). Each WMU tests a first indicator periodically at a first rate to determine whether to test a full set of indicators. Evolution of the first indicator determines the pass/fail result of a reduced assessment of the corresponding test point. The pass/fail result is automatically sent off-site to a central database. When a fail occurs, a full assessment is performed, which includes monitoring the full set of indicators. Automatic diagnosis is performed based on the full set of indicators. The reduced assessment does not include automatic diagnosis of a test point, but is used to decide whether to perform the full assessment and automatic diagnosis. Results of the automatic diagnosis are sent to the central database. Raw data is not sent automatically.
US09913002B2	Image display device and method for operating same A method of operating a video display device is provided. A reception unit obtains uncompressed audio and video content. A display unit displays the uncompressed audio and video content. An enhanced service management unit receives first content information comprising a trigger based on first characteristic information extracted from the uncompressed audio and video content, executes an application related to the uncompressed audio and video content based on the trigger, receives second content information related to the uncompressed content based on second characteristic information extracted from the uncompressed audio and video content, and terminates the application when the content information satisfies an application termination condition.
US09912997B2	System and method to determine content items and associated toggle triggers for a viewer Methods and systems for toggling between media content that is provided from a content service provider and displayed on a display. The systems and methods prospectively determine a variety of content that may be of interest to the user and that will air at some point in the future. This includes different content that will be available at the same time. The systems and methods also determine toggle types and toggle triggers for the content. The occurrence of a toggle trigger while first content is being displayed results in switching the display to a different second content. The prospective content and associated toggle types and triggers are determined based on gathered information about the user.
US09912992B2	Method and system for enhancing user experience for remoting technologies The disclosure herein describes a client-side system that enhances user experience on a remoting client without consuming additional network bandwidth. During operation, the system receives a sequence of frame updates for a display screen, and determines a sequence of frames corresponding to the frame updates. The system further adaptively applies one or more image enhancing techniques to the sequence of frames based on available network bandwidth, frame refresh rate, or image quality. The image enhancement techniques include predicting a frame based on previously received frames, interpolating a frame based on at least two buffered frames, and reducing appearance of artifacts in a received frame, thereby reducing visual artifacts.
US09912990B2	Methods and apparatus to detect spillover in an audience monitoring system Methods and apparatus to detect spillover in an audience monitoring system are disclosed. An example method includes sampling a first audio signal received by a first microphone. A second audio signal received by a second microphone is sampled. The second microphone is separated from the first microphone by a first distance. A time delay between receipt of the first and second sampled audio signals is calculated. Whether the time delay is within a threshold time difference is determined. When the time delay is within the threshold time difference, the media is identified as local media. When the time delay exceeds the threshold time difference, the media is identified as spillover media.
US09912989B2	Methods, systems, and media for detecting a presentation of media content on a display device Methods, systems, and media for detecting a presentation of media content on a display device are provided. In accordance with some implementations, methods for detecting a presentation of media content on a display device are provided, the methods comprising: detecting, using a light sensor, light levels in the light sensor's surroundings; generating a signal representing the light levels; detecting, using a hardware processor, at least one variation in light levels indicative of a presentation of a video scene based on the signal; detecting at least one variation in light levels indicative of a scene change subsequent to the video scene based on the signal; and determining that media content is being presented on a display device in response to detecting the variation in light levels indicative of the presentation of the video scene and the variation in light levels indicative of the scene change.
US09912984B2	Devices and methods for obtaining media stream with adaptive resolutions Devices and methods for obtaining media stream with adaptive resolutions. The device includes a receiver in communication with a processor, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a plurality of media signals. The processor is programmed to communicate with a terminal device in the home network, obtain a corresponding display resolution of the terminal device, and select a media signal according to the corresponding display resolution of the terminal device and a video resolution of the media signal. The transmitter is configured to transmit media stream corresponding to the selected media signal to the terminal device.
US09912981B2	Broadcast receiver, mobile device, service providing method, and broadcast receiver controlling method A broadcast receiver includes a mode determination unit to determine a current operation mode among a plurality of operation modes, a communication interface to transmit the determined current operation mode to a mobile device through interactive communication, and to receive a control command from the mobile device, and a controller to provide a service of the determined current operation mode according to the control command received from the mobile device. Accordingly, a user controls the broadcast receiver through the mobile device according to the operation mode so that user's convenience is improved.
US09912977B2	Method and system for controlling a user receiving device using voice commands Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including receiving one or more media processor commands generated by a voice processing system that synthesizes the one or more media processor commands according to voice data provided by a portable device by way of an adapter, and executing the one or more media processor commands to generate an updated presentation of media content. The adapter converts a first radio frequency (RF) signal to a second RF signal comprising the voice data, the first RF signal generated by the portable device according to a first RF protocol, the second RF signal conforming to a second RF protocol that differs from the first RF protocol, and the second RF signal comprising routing information to route the voice data to the voice processing system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09912973B2	Systems and methods for facilitating content discovery based on viewer ratings Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided to assist users to locate content of interest based on viewer ratings. First information enabling unique identification of a first user may be processed. Indications of ratings of television programming may be processed, the indications being received from a first media device associated with the first user. Ratings information associated with the first user may be retained in repositories, the ratings information being based on the indications. The first user may be matched to a category that represents a classification of a set of viewers and/or of a set of content based on a set of attributes. Descriptive content indicative of the first user and/or content rated by the first user may be selected and may be transmitted via the network to a second media device associated with a second user.
US09912971B2	Apparatus and method for processing an interactive service A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving uncompressed audio contents or uncompressed video contents from an external decoding unit, extracting an identifier of a frame from the received content, sending a request containing the identifier to a server and receiving a trigger for the content from the server based on the request, wherein the trigger indicates the current time of the contents and references a particular interactive event in an application parameter table or signals that the event is to be executed now or at a specified future time and the application parameter table includes information about at least one of applications.
US09912970B1	Systems and methods for providing real-time composite video from multiple source devices Systems and methods for superimposing the human elements of video generated by computing devices, wherein a first user device and second user device capture and transmit video to a central server which analyzes the video to identify human elements, superimposes these human elements upon one another, and transmits the newly created superimposed video back to at least one of the user devices.
US09912967B2	Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device including a decoding section configured to decode an image from an encoded stream, a horizontal filtering section configured to apply a deblocking filter to a vertical block boundary within an image to be decoded by the decoding section, a vertical filtering section configured to apply a deblocking filter to a horizontal block boundary within an image to be decoded by the decoding section, and a control section configured to cause the horizontal filtering section to filter in parallel a plurality of vertical block boundaries included in a processing unit containing a plurality of coding units and cause the vertical filtering section to filter in parallel a plurality of horizontal block boundaries included in the processing unit.
US09912966B2	Parameter set coding There is provided methods, apparatuses and computer program products for forming a plurality of syntax element assignments, each syntax element assignment relating to a subset of parameters of a set of parameters, and each syntax element assignment comprising assignments of values to said related subset of parameters, forming an index for each of said plurality of syntax element assignments, forming a plurality of combination parameter sets, each combination parameter set comprising indexes of a plurality of said syntax element assignments of said subsets of parameters, and encoding at least one said combination parameter set into a video bitstream for determining parameter values for video decoding.
US09912964B2	Method of texture dependent depth partition A method of improved texture-partition-dependent depth partition is disclosed. First, the available texture partitions for a collocated texture block are classified into two or more groups, and a set of candidate depth partitions is determined for each group. In one embodiment, at least one set of the candidate depth partitions contain more than one candidate depth partition and less than all candidate depth partitions. In another embodiment, the collocated texture blocks are classified into two groups, and one of the two groups includes the N×N texture partition and at least another texture partition. In yet another embodiment, the collocated texture blocks are classified into three groups or more. A current depth partition for the current depth block is then selected from a corresponding set of candidate depth partitions according to a corresponding group that a current texture partition associated with the collocated texture block belongs.
US09912962B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, and image decoding apparatus An image coding method includes: deriving a candidate for a motion vector predictor from a co-located motion vector; adding the candidate to a list; selecting the motion vector predictor from the list; and coding a current block and coding a current motion vector, wherein the deriving includes: deriving the candidate by a first derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of a current reference picture and a co-located reference picture is a long-term reference picture; and deriving the candidate by a second derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of the current reference picture and the co-located reference picture is a short-term reference picture.
US09912960B2	Video-encoding method, video-decoding method, and apparatus implementing same The present invention relates to an inter-layer prediction method and to an apparatus implementing the method. The method may comprise the steps of generating a first block constituted by the value obtained by up-sampling the reconstruction value of a reference block of a reference layer corresponding to the current block; generating a second block constituted by a prediction value derived from intra-prediction mode of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by combining sample values of the first block and the second block. Thus, intra-prediction on the current layer can be performed using the intra-prediction mode information of another layer.
US09912957B1	Lossless compression for multisample render targets alongside fragment compression One embodiment provides for a general-purpose graphics processor comprising a multisample antialiasing compression module to examine a number of colors to be stored for a set of sample locations of a pixel and allocate one or more planes to store color data for the set of sample locations of the pixel and a lossless compression module to apply lossless compression on the one or more planes and update a compression status in a compression control surface for each of the one or more planes.
US09912950B2	Method of deriving quantization parameter with differential and predicted quantization parameters An apparatus of decoding an image is discussed. The apparatus can include an intra prediction unit for generating a prediction block using an intra prediction mode of a current prediction unit; an inverse scanning unit for inversely scanning significant flags, coefficient signs and coefficient levels according to an inverse scan pattern which is selected based on the intra prediction mode and a size of a transform unit to generate a quantized block; an inverse quantization unit for inversely quantizing the quantized block using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix to generate a transform block; an inverse transform unit for inversely transform the transform block to generate a residual block; and an adder for adding the prediction block and the residual block to generate a reconstructed block.
US09912947B2	Content adaptive impairments compensation filtering for high efficiency video coding A system and method for quality restoration filtering is described that can be used either in conjunction with video coding, or standalone for postprocessing. It uses wiener filtering approach in conjunction with an efficient codebook representation.
US09912943B2	Signaling of bit rate information and picture rate information in VPS An apparatus for coding video information according to certain aspects includes a memory and computing hardware. The memory is configured to store video information. The computing hardware is configured to process at least one of a first signal indicating whether at least one sublayer of one or more layer sets has bit rate information to signal or a second signal indicating whether at least one sublayer of the one or more layer sets has picture rate information to signal.
US09912942B2	High-frequency-pass sample adaptive offset in video coding Techniques for sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering that focus on filtering the changed region of a picture or layer (e.g., the high frequency component of video blocks of a picture or layer) are described. The techniques may be referred to as High-Frequency-Pass SAO (HSAO) filtering. In one example, a method for coding video data comprises obtaining a decoded block of video data, separating the decoded block of video data into a low-frequency component and a high-frequency component, applying an SAO filter to the high-frequency component to generate a SAO filtered high-frequency component, and combining the SAO filtered high-frequency component and the low-frequency component to generate a filtered decoded block of video data.
US09912941B2	Video coding system with temporal layers and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a video coding system includes: receiving a video bitstream; extracting a video syntax from the video bitstream; extracting a temporal layer from the video bitstream based on the video syntax; and forming a video stream based on the temporal layer for displaying on a device.
US09912939B2	Projection display providing additional modulation and related methods A projection display system includes a spatial modulator that is controlled to compensate for flare in a lens of the projector. The spatial modulator increases achievable intra-frame contrast and facilitates increased peak luminance without unacceptable black levels. Some embodiments provide 3D projection systems in which the spatial modulator is combined with a polarization control panel.
US09912927B2	Method for adjusting white balance and device A method and device for adjusting white balance are provided. The method includes acquiring a user-defined color temperature value, and adjusting white balance according to the color temperature value and a preset algorithm. Thus, a user may acquire various white balance effects through adjustment according to preferences, take individualized photographs with various effects, thereby satisfying individual requirements of the user. The user may also lock the white balance adjusted currently, and the white balance is automatically applied to another photographing environment, so as to acquire a special photograph effect, thus enabling the user to acquire a photograph with a unique artistic effect according to an individual requirement, and greatly improving the user experience.
US09912926B2	Biochemistry measurement device and method thereof A biochemistry measurement method includes obtaining a first pixel array and a second pixel array with a photosensitive array, transforming the first pixel array and the second pixel array into a first color space coordinate matrix and a second color space coordinate matrix, extracting the first color space coordinate matrix and the second color space coordinate matrix to from a third color space coordinate matrix and a fourth color space coordinate matrix, and obtaining a color space vector matrix according to the third color space coordinate matrix and the fourth color space coordinate matrix.
US09912922B2	Projection system A projection system includes an invisible light projector, a background member, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The background member is disposed behind the object in a direction of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light projector. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The background member has a light shielding surface that does not diffusely reflect the invisible light incident thereon.
US09912914B2	Write-protected recording A surveillance apparatus continuously records imaged data from a camera into a circular buffer in a local memory. When a record signal is received, the system records the video stream that was recorded before the record signal was received, and the video stream that is recorded after the record signal was received. The recorded segment is then write-protected, so that the surveillance apparatus does not overwrite the recorded segment. The recorded segment could then be sent to a remote memory via a wireless connection to free up local memory for future recording sessions.
US09912913B2	Encapsulated image acquisition devices having on-board data storage, and systems, kits, and methods therefor A method of one aspect may include receiving an encapsulated image acquisition device having an internal memory. The internal memory may store images acquired by the encapsulated image acquisition device. The images may be transferred from the internal memory to an external memory that is external to the encapsulated image acquisition device. An image analysis station may be selected from among a plurality of image analysis stations to analyze the images. The images may be analyzed with the selected image analysis station. Other methods, systems, and kits are also disclosed.
US09912906B2	Communication management system, communication system, computer-readable recording medium, and maintenance system A communication management system includes: a storage unit configured to store destination information of a first communication terminal that establishes a first session with a relay device that relays communication data, destination information of a conversion system that performs mutual conversion between communication schemes of communication data transmitted from the first communication terminal and a second communication terminal and establishes a second session with the relay device, and destination information of the second communication terminal that establishes a third session with the conversion system; a receiving unit configured to receive start request information to start communication between the communication terminals from the first communication terminal; an extracting unit configured to extract destination information of each communication terminal and the conversion system stored in the storage unit, based on the received start request information; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the extracted destination information to the relay device.
US09912902B2	Automatic event recorder Systems and techniques for an automatic event recorder are described herein. An input stream may be written to a memory buffer in an overwrite mode. The input stream may be received from a sensor array of a wearable device. A first portion of the input stream written to the memory buffer may be protected upon obtaining an indication of occurrence of a start event. The memory buffer may be configured to receive a second portion of the input stream in a write mode subsequent to the occurrence of the start event. The memory buffer may be reconfigured to receive a third portion of the input stream in the overwrite mode upon obtaining an indication of the occurrence of the stop event.
US09912900B2	Display apparatus and storage medium A display apparatus includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a control unit that controls the first and second communication units. If the display apparatus is on standby in a first standby mode in which the first and second communication units are enabled, when the control unit receives a command via communication from an external device to the first communication unit, the control unit acquires information of another display apparatus via the second communication unit and transmits the information to the external device via the first communication unit. If the display apparatus is on standby in a second standby mode in which the second communication unit is enabled, when the control unit receives a command via communication from another display apparatus to the second communication unit, the control unit transmits information of the display apparatus to the other display apparatus via the second communication unit.
US09912898B2	Amplifier, electric circuit, and image sensor According to an embodiment, an amplifier which amplifies a first signal to output a second signal includes the following elements. The comparator compares the first signal with a third signal to output a fourth signal. The delay circuit delays a fifth signal by a delay time to generate a sixth signal. The first capacitor is connected between a voltage source and a first node that provides the third signal. The second capacitor is connected between the first node and a second node that provides the second signal. The first switch is connected between the second node and a constant current source, and is controlled by the fourth signal and the fifth signal. The second switch is connected between the first node and the second node, and is controlled by the fifth signal and the sixth signal.
US09912892B2	Solid-state imaging device and camera A solid-state imaging device which includes a plurality of pixels in an arrangement, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion element, pixel transistors including a transfer transistor, and a floating diffusion region, in which the channel width of transfer gate of the transfer transistor is formed to be larger on a side of the floating diffusion region than on a side of the photoelectric conversion element.
US09912887B2	Image reading apparatus and semiconductor device An image reading apparatus for reading an image includes a light receiving element that receives light from the image so as to perform photoelectric conversion, an amplifier which is electrically connected to the light receiving element, and amplifies a signal generated by photoelectric conversion, a switch element which is electrically connected to both ends of the amplifier so as to be parallel to the amplifier, a first capacitance which are electrically connected to both ends of the amplifier so as to be parallel to the amplifier, and a second capacitance which has one end which is electrically connected to one end of the light receiving element and one end of the amplifier. A second signal of which potential is changed after potential of a first signal input to a control terminal of the switch element is changed is applied to another end of the second capacitance.
US09912883B1	Image sensor with calibrated column analog-to-digital converters Image sensors using multiple-ramp single slope analog to digital converters (ADCs) and method of their operation are disclosed. The images sensors use additional column ADCs to detect offset errors in the fine ramp signals and feedback in the analog domain to correct the errors. Averaging errors over multiple analog-to-digital conversion cycles allows for improved error correction.
US09912881B2	Apparatus, system, and method of controlling apparatus An apparatus includes a detecting pixel including a converting element and a switch element, a different pixel includes a different converting element and a different switch element, a signal line connected in common to a plurality of the switch elements, a driving unit configured to drive the different switch element and the switch element, and a control unit configured to control the driving unit, wherein the control unit controls the driving unit such that in a case where an on-state voltage or an off-state voltage is applied to at least one switch element, a voltage of opposite polarity to the on-state voltage or the off-state voltage is applied to a different switch element that is different from the at least one switch element or a voltage of opposite polarity to the on-state voltage or the off-state voltage is applied to the different switch element.
US09912876B1	Vehicle vision system with enhanced low light capabilities A vehicular multi-camera vision system includes a plurality of cameras and a control having an image processor operable to process image data captured by the cameras. The control is operable to control a display intensity of video images displayed by a video display screen. Responsive to a determination of a reduction in exterior ambient light level within the field of view of at least one of the cameras, the control holds display intensity of video images displayed by the video display screen to within 15 percent of the display intensity that was displayed before the determination of the reduction in exterior ambient light level by (a) adjusting an exposure time for image data capture by at least some of the cameras and by (b) adjusting a frame rate of image data capture by at least one of the cameras and/or) adjusting a gain of at least one of the cameras.
US09912875B2	Imaging device and imaging method capable of generating a bulb exposure image derived from relatively bright image combination#data and relatively dark image combination data An imaging device of the present invention, using image data that has been continuously read out at specified time intervals from an image sensor, generates dark image combination image data resulting from dark image combination using darker pixel data of each pixel of image data is generated, and bright image combination image data resulting from bright image combination using brighter pixel data of each pixel of image data, and difference output image data is generated from the bright image combination image data and the dark image combination image data. With the generated dark image combination image data as background image data and the difference output image data as light trace output image data, respective brightness is adjusted, and by subjecting each of the image data after adjustment to addition combination, it is possible to respectively independently adjust background brightness and light trace brightness.
US09912871B2	Method for monitoring a post print processing machine A method and a device for monitoring a post print processing machine through which printed products are successively transported. An image recording device is assigned to the post print processing machine and connected to a computer unit for recording during each operating cycle an image series with at least two images of a printed product, spaced apart by a time interval. The images of the image series are transmitted to the computer unit and the images are displayed in real time on a display device that is connected to the computer unit.
US09912863B2	Guide spectacle The present invention provides a guide spectacle, belonging to the field of intelligent control technology, which is capable of solving the problem of inconvenience during going out of the blind. The guide spectacle provided by the present invention include a spectacle frame with a signal collecting unit, a central processing unit and a functional unit provided thereon. The signal collecting unit is used for collecting image information and voice information and sending the collected information to the central processing unit. The central processing unit processes the received information. The functional unit carries out corresponding functional operations according to a processing result of the central processing unit. The guide spectacle provided by the present invention greatly alleviates the problem of inconvenience for the blind during going out.
US09912860B2	User interface for camera effects The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device transitions between user interfaces for capturing photos based on data received from a first camera and a second camera. In some examples, the electronic device provides enhanced zooming capabilities that result in visual pleasing results for a displayed digital viewfinder and for captured videos. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for transitioning a digital viewfinder between a first camera with an applied digital zoom to a second camera with no digital zoom. In some examples, the electronic device prepares to capture media at various magnification levels. In some examples, the electronic device enhanced capabilities for navigating through a plurality of values.
US09912853B2	Switching between cameras of an electronic device The subject matter described herein relates to switching between cameras of an electronic device. A method, system and computer storage medium are provided for switching between cameras of an electronic device. In an embodiment, the method comprises detecting at least a partial obstruction of a camera of the electronic device; and upon detection, switching between the at least partially obstructed camera and another camera of the electronic device. In such a way, it enables a user to switch between two different cameras by simply at least partially obstructing one of the cameras using, for example, a finger, which improves the accuracy of user operations and enhances usability of the electronic device, thereby providing a better user experience.
US09912851B2	Image-capturing device, organic el element, image-capturing method, program, and recording medium Provided is an image-capturing device that reduces the effect of direct incident light on an image-capturing element and allows a high contrast image to be obtained. An image-capturing device includes: an image-capturing element; a light emitting element; and an image data correction unit, wherein the light emitting element irradiates a subject with light, the image-capturing element senses the light reflected by the subject and generates an image data, and the image data correction unit corrects the image data by subtracting incident light directly entered into the image-capturing element from the light emitting element without being reflected by the subject from the image data.
US09912850B2	Vibration type actuator, optical device, and image pickup apparatus An ultrasonic motor includes a vibrator to which a piezoelectric element is fixed and a friction member having a frictional contact surface in contact with the vibrator. A pressurizing member pressurizes the vibrator toward the friction member using a resilient force of a coil spring. A pressurizing force setting unit transmits a driving force of a pressurizing force setting motor to a holding member and then sets the pressurizing force by altering an amount of deflection of the coil spring depending on the relative position of the holding member with respect to the pressurizing member. The friction member is driven relative to the vibrator by an elliptic vibration of the vibrator in a state where the projections provided on a vibration plate are brought into pressurized contact with the frictional contact surface of the friction member by the pressurizing force.
US09912847B1	Image capture guidance to reduce specular reflection effects A user can capture an image of an object, using a computing device, to obtain information about that object. If a specular highlight (or other saturated region) is detected, the device can attempt to determine a location of a light source associated with the highlight. The device can then provide instructions as to a direction to move in order to reduce the presence of the specular highlight in subsequent images. Multiple images of the object can be captured and analyzed to generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of the environment, whereby a position of the light source can be determined. In other embodiments, movement of the specular reflections in response to movement of the device is used to determine a direction of the light source. In other embodiments, an image of the user is captured to determine the position of the light source based on shadows or reflections on the user.
US09912846B2	Obtaining calibration data of a camera According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor. The at least one memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to determine based on at least one indicator that a camera connected to the apparatus is in a dark environment, initiate a calibration sequence of the camera in response to determining based on the at least one indicator that the camera connected to the apparatus is in a dark environment, capture, during the calibration sequence, multiple images with the camera with different sets of shooting parameters, cause analysis of the captured images to obtain camera calibration data, and store the camera calibration data in a memory of the apparatus.
US09912844B2	Video signal output system and method A video signal output system includes a first video chip and a second video chip. The first video chip includes a first video signal output circuit and a simulation signal generating circuit. The simulation signal generating circuit outputs a first simulation signal and a second simulation signal. The second video chip includes a second video signal output circuit. The first video signal output circuit generates a first horizontal synchronization signal according to the first simulation signal, and generates a first vertical synchronization signal according to the second simulation signal. The second video signal output circuit generates a second horizontal synchronization signal according to the first simulation signal, and generates a second vertical synchronization signal according to the second simulation signal.
US09912840B2	Apparatus and method for sampling images Disclosed are an image sampling apparatus and method. The image sampling apparatus includes a probe angular velocity detector configured to detect an angular velocity of a probe representing a change in an angle of the probe at a surface of an object, an image segmenter configured to receive the angular velocity and an image captured by the probe, and to segment the image into sub-regions based on the angular velocity, and a differential sampler configured to sample the sub-regions with a different sampling rate based on a position of a sub-region.
US09912839B2	Method for conversion of a saturated image into a non-saturated image The method comprises segmenting lines into regions of saturated pixels, and, for each of these saturated regions, selecting at least one color channel that is not saturated, then, for each pixel of said region, adding to the color information provided by the saturated color channel for said pixel a difference between the color information provided by the selected non-saturated color channel for said pixel and a baseline color value computed for the region of this pixel.
US09912836B2	Image processing system, image processing method, and image processing device for auto color selection An image processing system includes: an image recording unit configured to record an output image corresponding to an input image on a recording medium; an image compression unit configured to compress the input image for transmission; and a determining unit configured to determine whether the input image is a color image or a monochrome image according to a first determination rule if the output image is to be recorded on the recording medium, and determine whether the input image is the color image or the monochrome image according to a second determination rule different from the first determination rule if the input image is to be compressed for transmission.
US09912833B2	System and method for selective sending, delivery or receiving of faxes through computer based networks based on a destination on a publicly switched telephone network Embodiment of systems and methods for the sending, delivery or receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at users' sites, and a fax registration system that may be deployed remotely from these users' site. The fax connector can be accessed at a user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at a sending user's site communicates with the fax registration system to obtain destination data associated with a recipient user's fax connector and transmits the fax to the destination fax connector over the computer based network based on the destination data obtained from the registration system. The fax can then be presented to the recipient at the recipient user's site.
US09912831B2	Sensory and cognitive milieu in photographs and videos A method includes receiving a package comprising an image and metadata of the image including ambient condition data, storing the package in a memory, receiving a request for the image, outputting the image in response to the request, determining a context of the request, determining, using the context of the request, a substitute for the ambient condition data, and outputting the substitute for the ambient condition data with the image.
US09912828B2	Image reading apparatus and semiconductor device An image reading apparatus includes a light receiving element configured to receive light from an image to perform photoelectric conversion, an amplification unit configured to amplify a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion, a switch element electrically connected to first and second ends of the amplification unit to be in parallel with the amplification unit, and a capacitor. The capacitor is electrically connected to the first and second ends of the amplification unit to be in parallel with to the amplification unit, and includes a first wire electrically connecting a first end of the light receiving element, the first end of the amplification unit, and a first end of the switch element, and a second wire electrically connecting the second end of the amplification unit and a second end of the switch element. The capacitor includes capacitance that is interconnect capacitance between the first and second wires.
US09912823B2	Server storing authentication information in association with device information in storage A server receives a correlation instruction from an information processing apparatus when the storage stores first device information uniquely assigned to an image processing apparatus. The correlation instruction is for correlating first device information with a service that a service-providing apparatus provides. The server receives first authentication information from the information processing apparatus. The server stores the first authentication information in association with the first device information in the storage. The server receives, from the image processing apparatus, second device information and first information. The second device information is assigned to the image processing apparatus. The first information is generated in the image processing apparatus for receiving the service. The server identifies the first authentication information in the storage using the received second device information, and transmits second information based on the first information to the service-providing apparatus using the first authentication information.
US09912814B2	Integrating business performance activity with personal performance activity on a wearable device A wearable computing device. The wearable computing device includes a wireless communications interface and a processor device coupled to the wireless communications interface. The processor device is configured to monitor a personal performance activity of a wearer of the wearable computing device. The processor device is further configured to receive, via the wireless communications interface, a business performance metric alert that indicates that a business performance metric quantifier that quantifies a business performance metric of an individual is an undesirable value. The processor device is further configured to signal a wearer of the wearable computing device that the wearable computing device has received the business performance metric alert.
US09912804B2	Apparatus and method for mitigating interference in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An apparatus of a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes a wireless communication unit that is configured to receive an interference signal which cannot be controlled during a first period, and all interference signals during a second period with respect to a plurality of channels and a controller configured to determine a size of an interference signal which can be controlled, using a difference between a measurement of all the interference signals during the second period and a measurement of the interference signal which cannot be controlled, and select one of the plurality of channels according to the determined size of the interference signal which can be controlled.
US09912799B2	Switching between watches or other accessories Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between watches that have been paired with a device such as a smartphone are described. In one embodiment, the watches automatically detect a removal of a first watch from a user's wrist and an attachment of a second watch to the user's wrist. Messages from the watches are transmitted to the device to allow the device to switch the active watch from the first watch to the second watch. The switch can occur while the device is in a locked state, and the device can synchronize the second watch with data received from the first watch. Other embodiments are also described.
US09912797B2	Audio tuning based upon device location An apparatus including at least one sensor configured to sense location of at least one portion of a head of a user relative to the apparatus; at least one processor; and at least one memory having software. The processor and the software are configured to process audio signals based, at least partially, upon output from the sensor.
US09912796B2	Apparatus and method for correcting an input number The present disclosure provides a system and method for correcting an input number, the system comprising a memory having instructions stored thereon and at least one processor to execute the instructions to cause: obtaining and displaying an input number; detecting a user's error correction operation and expanding display areas of digits of the input number after the error correction operation is detected; receiving correction on the input number; wherein the receiving correction on the input number comprises: receiving a user's correction on the input number by a digit correction control, wherein the digit correction control is disposed at a position corresponding to the expanded display area of the respective digit; and the digit correction control is a digit-rolling control or a digit-increasing/decreasing control.
US09912789B2	Electronic device An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a translucent panel and a casing to which the translucent panel is attached. The translucent panel includes a curved portion curved toward the casing. The casing includes an attaching surface facing an end surface of the translucent panel, the end surface facing the casing. A distance between an end of the end surface of the translucent panel and a portion of the attaching surface of the casing facing the end of the end surface is longer than a distance between a middle portion of the end surface of the translucent panel and a portion of the attaching surface of the casing facing the middle portion.
US09912787B2	Zero-copy multiplexing using copy-on-write Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing zero-copy multiplexing using copy-on-write are disclosed. Examples generally relate to both physical and virtualized computer systems. A computer-implemented method may include receiving notification of an incoming network packet, determining that a section of the network packet is to be modified, creating a copy of the network packet section to be modified, modifying the network packet section copy, and sending a memory location of the modified network packet section copy to an application. In a virtualized computer system, a hypervisor may receive notification of an incoming network packet, determine that a section of the network packet is to be modified, create a copy of the network packet section to be modified, modify the network packet section copy, and send a memory location of the modified network packet section copy to a guest when providing a modified network packet to the guest.
US09912781B2	Customized electronic product configuration An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.
US09912776B2	Explicit content deletion commands in a content centric network One embodiment provides a system that deletes cached content. During operation, the system generates, by a content producing device, a content object packet that includes a name for the content object and a deletion identifier that is used to verify a subsequent deletion command. The system receives a notification message that includes a routable prefix for a router and indicates that the router has cached the content object packet. The system stores in a data structure a mapping between the routable prefix, the name, and a previously generated deletion token which is used as a pre-image of the deletion identifier. In response to determining a condition to delete the cached content object packet, the system transmits a deletion command based on the routable prefix, wherein the deletion command includes the deletion token and the name for the cached copy of the content object packet to be deleted.
US09912775B2	Method and apparatus for communicating between companion devices Various systems and methods for transmitting a message to a secondary computing device are described herein. An apparatus comprises a context processing module, a context-aware message mode module, and a message retrieval module. The context processing module retrieves a context of a user of a primary computing device. The context-aware message mode module identifies a message mode for communicating with a secondary computing device of the user based on the context. A message retrieval receives a communication message at the primary computing device, determines that the communication message is to be transmitted to the secondary computing device of the user based on the message mode, and based on the determining, translates the communication message into a translated message according to the message mode and transmits the translated message to the secondary computing device from the primary computing device.
US09912772B2	Social mode for managing communications between a mobile device and a social networking system The automatic transmission of communications between a mobile device and a social networking system is regulated based on the communication mode of the mobile device. A communication for transmission between the mobile device and the social networking system is detected. A communication switch setting, such as a switch position, is determined for the mobile device. A communication mode for the mobile device is determined based on the communication switch setting. For example, if the switch is in a first position, the mobile device is determined to be in a social mode. Likewise, if the switch is in a second position, the mobile device is determined to be a manual mode. If the mobile device is in the social mode, the communication is automatically transmitted. If the mobile device is in the manual mode, the communication is transmitted only in response to authorization from the user of the mobile device.
US09912770B2	Online data management Technologies are generally described for a data management scheme. In some examples, a method may include displaying, by a client device, a representation of a data item received from a server; transmitting, by the client device, to the server, a request to access the data item and information regarding the request to access, in response to a user input; updating, by the server, the representation of the data item to further include the information regarding the request to access; and displaying, by the client device, the updated representation of the data item received from the server.
US09912769B2	Monitoring interesting subjects Methods and systems for monitoring interesting subjects. A method including: selecting, based on a first collection of interesting subjects, a set of critical nodes including at least one critical node which participates in one or more interesting subjects in the first collection; and monitoring contents posted by the one or more critical nodes in the set so as to find a second collection of interesting subjects. The set of critical nodes which participate in one or more interesting subjects in the first collection of interesting subjects is selected based on the first collection, as objects to be monitored, thereby reducing the number of contents posted by the nodes to be monitored as compared with monitoring all the user nodes, so that interesting subjects such as hot news or hot events can be found in real time with high efficiency and low cost.
US09912762B2	Method for displaying splash screen content, terminal, content server, and system therefor The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying splash screen content, a terminal, a content server, and a system therefor. The method includes: receiving a content request sent by a terminal, the content request carrying first time and/or a geographical location of the terminal, the first time being time when the terminal last requests splash screen content; acquiring splash screen content according to the first time and/or the geographical location of the terminal; and sending the splash screen content to the terminal such that the terminal displays the splash screen content. The content server includes: a first receiving module, a first acquiring module, and a first sending module. The terminal includes: a second sending module, a second receiving module, and a display module. The system includes: a terminal and a content server. The present disclosure enhances personality and interest of a terminal product and improves user experience.
US09912761B2	Communication system, communication method, communication apparatus, method of controlling the same, and computer program A communication apparatus includes a storage unit that stores service information corresponding to a service which can be read by another communication apparatus by a first wireless communication method, a communication unit that communicates with the other communication apparatus by a second wireless communication method, and an acquiring unit that acquires from the other communication apparatus, which read the service information from the storage unit, a message indicating whether a service corresponding to the service information is executable. A determination unit determines, based on the message, whether to start execution of the service with the other communication apparatus, and a detection unit detects that reading of the storage unit is performed by the other communication apparatus. The determination unit determines whether to start execution of the service based on the acquired message after it is detected that reading of the storage unit is performed.
US09912758B2	Continuing an application session on a different device The present teaching relates to continuing a user session of an application from one device to another device. Information related to a first user session of a first application installed on a first device is received. The first user session information may indicate content and content presentation provided via the first application. A request, based on a pre-defined URL, for the first session information is received from a second device. Responsive to the request, the information related to the first user session is provided to the second device so that a second user session of a second application at the second device provides the same content in the same presentation as in the first user session. The first and second user sessions both may be associated with a same specific user identity, and the first and second applications have at least one common function.
US09912752B1	Retention-based data management in a network-based data store A network-based data store may implement retention-based management techniques for data stored at the network-based data store. When data is received for storage at the network-based data store, a retention time for the data may be determined. Storage locations at persistent storage devices of the network-based data store may be selected according to the retention time. The data may then be placed at the storage locations. When a request to delete data is received, retention times of co-located data may be evaluated to determine whether the deletion may be delayed. Delayed deletions may allow the data to be subsequently deleted with at least some of the co-located data. Repair operations to maintain the data according to a durability policy may be modified according to retention time for a data suffering a loss of redundancy.
US09912751B2	Requesting storage performance models for a configuration pattern of storage resources to deploy at a client computing environment Provided are a method, system and program for requesting storage performance models for a configuration pattern of storage resources to deploy at a client computing environment. A determination is made of a new configuration pattern of storage resources to deploy. A request is sent to a service provider with information on the new configuration pattern. A result set is received from the service provider having at least one provided configuration pattern having a degree of similarity to the new configuration pattern and a storage performance model for each of the provided configuration patterns. Each of the storage performance models indicate workload and performance characteristics for one of the provided configuration patterns. One of the provided configuration patterns is selected from the result set and the storage performance model for the selected configuration pattern is used to model performance at the client.
US09912749B2	Mobile station with expanded storage space and method of retrieving files by the mobile station Disclosed is a mobile station having an expanded storage space, and a method of retrieving a file stored in a remote storage server. The method may include determining whether the file is locally stored or remotely stored, deleting files in a local storage to provide space if the file is determined to reside in a remote storage server, downloading the file from a remote storage server over the Internet by prefetching a portion of the file from the remote storage server, and opening the prefetched portion of the file while concurrently downloading a remaining portion of the file from the remote storage server.
US09912745B2	System and method for peer to peer utility sharing A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, at a second computing device by a first computing device, an invitation to establish a peer to peer communication channel. The second computing device may accept the invitation. An application may be utilized on the second computing device. Content created by the application on the second computing device may be automatically shared with the first computing device, via the peer to peer communication channel, based upon utilization of the application on the second computing device. Access to the content may be prevented on the second computing device.
US09912740B2	Latency measurement in resource requests Systems and method for the management and processing of resource requests by a service provider, such as a content delivery network (“CDN”) service provider, on behalf of a content provider are provided. The CDN service provider can measure the performance associated with the delivery of resources to a requesting client computing devices from various computing devices associated with the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a client computing device can execute code, such as scripts, that cause the client computing device to transmit requests to different computing devices associated with the CDN service provider's domain. Information associated with the processing of the responses can be used to measure CDN service provider latencies.
US09912738B2	Preventing overload in enterprise application integration services A mechanism for preventing overload in enterprise application integration (EAI) services. A method includes determining, by a processing device executing enterprise application integration (EAI) system, a first location in a chain of services in the EAI. The method also includes providing, by the processing device, access for insertion of an overload prevention service beginning (OPSB) at the first location in the chain of services in the EAI. The OPSB includes a service in the chain of services and counts number of messages processed in the EAI service. The method also includes determining, by the processing device, a second location in the chain of services in the EAI. The second location occurs after the first location in the chain of services in the EAI. The method further providing, by the processing device, access for the insertion of an overload prevention service end (OPSE) at the second location in the chain of services in the EAI. The OPSB is in communication with the OPSE and the OPSE comprises a service in the chain of services and is in communication with the OPSB.
US09912736B2	Cognitive reminder notification based on personal user profile and activity information A data processing system determines whether a natural language query or a result has a temporal characteristic. In response, at least one of user profile information or user activity history information for a user is analyzed to identify user characteristics indicative of a timeframe for scheduling a reminder notification of the result. A timeframe for scheduling the reminder notification is calculated based on results of analyzing the user profile information or user activity history information. A reminder notification is scheduled to be output at a scheduled reminder notification time based on the calculated timeframe. At a later time, in response to the later time being equal to or later than the scheduled reminder notification time, the reminder notification is output to a client device associated with the user, wherein the reminder notification specifies the result generated for the natural language query.
US09912735B2	Intercepting file transfers in multi-node topologies A system and method for intercepting and processing a payload sent between clients. A home server determines the roles that are intermediate to the clients by having intermediate servers insert identity information into a message of a session setup protocol. The home server selects a role to be the intercepting role, and sends a notification and aggregate information to a server of the selected role. A server of the intercepting role intercepts and processes the payload when it is sent between the clients. Payload processing may include content inspection or filtering based on any of a number of factors.
US09912733B2	System and method for maintaining the health of a control system Disclosed is a system and method to maintain the health of a control system. A recording of running status of process control system software is performed. Then a health assessment of a process control system is carried out using the recorded running status. Using this information, at least one health maintenance recommendation is generated. The recommendations are then implemented to maintain the health of a process control system.
US09912732B2	Automatic detection and configuration of faults within an irrigation system The disclosure extends to apparatuses, methods, systems, and computer program products for generating and optimizing irrigation protocols. The disclosure also extends to a system and method for the detection of faults or deviations from a baseline configuration in an irrigation system during operation in accordance with the disclosed methods, systems, and computer program products for optimizing water usage in growing plants for yard and crops.
US09912729B2	Encapsulation scheme for cloud computing environment A first cloud computing device includes a first virtual machine, and receives, from the first virtual machine, a packet destined for a second virtual machine provided in a second cloud computing device. The device appends, to the packet, a header that includes an address of the second cloud computing device, a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier of the first virtual machine, and a VLAN identifier of the second virtual machine. The device provides the packet and the header to a cloud computing network for provision to the second virtual machine.
US09912725B2	Method and apparatus for providing application service, and system for providing the same An application service providing system including: a service server for managing a plurality of applications, determining suitability of a client when a service is provided, and providing an application requested by the client; the client for performing communication with the service server through a wireless network, defining a device identifier in an operating system, and requesting the service server to provide an application service through a profile corresponding to the device identifier; and at least one terminal displaying the application in response to a request by the client.
US09912722B2	Method and system for facilitating the integration of a plurality of dissimilar systems The present invention is related to a method and system for facilitating the integration of a plurality of dissimilar systems by allowing networks of integration framework installations and/or other compatible B2B servers to inter-operate across corporate enterprise boundaries to integrate the disparate systems operating within each corporate enterprise.
US09912721B2	Systems and methods for providing event-related video sharing services Systems and methods for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers to such services are disclosed. The systems and methods enable the capture and storage of video data corresponding to sporting events held at sports venues, and the communication of captured video data to subscribers or others for viewing. The systems and methods also enable subscribers to create video highlight reels, with or without annotations and/or music, from the captured video data, and to post, distribute, and/or communicate the video highlight reels for viewing by others.
US09912719B2	Commerce applications between an on-line service and a third-party A system and method of presenting a commerce application to an electronic device of an end-user are disclosed. The method includes establishing electronic communications from the end-user to a first server (e.g., an electronic marketplace) in response to the end-user accessing an element presented by the first server, and establishing electronic communications between the first server and a second server. The second server may be, for example, another electronic marketplace. The first server sends a graphical interface feature to the end-user. Substantially concurrent with the first server sending the graphical interface feature, the second server transmits electronically graphical content to be placed within the graphical interface feature on a browser on an electronic device of the end-user. The blending of the graphical interface feature and the graphical content is transparent to the end user; thus, the end-user may be unaware that additional information is being received from the second server.
US09912718B1	Progressive prefetching The present invention relates to systems, apparatus, and methods of using usage data to determine the dependency structures of a web application, including dependency structures between follow-on objects of an initial object in a web transaction. In one embodiment, an input URL and associated dynamic response data are analyzed for such nested or dependent relationships. In further embodiments, analysis of these relationships are used to improve prefetching operations to lower overall page load times.
US09912716B2	Method for transmitting stream between electronic devices and electronic device for the method thereof A technique for transmitting a video stream between a first electronic device and a second electronic device is provided. The first device receives an encoded video stream and determines whether an encoding format of the encoded video stream is a format decodable by a second electronic device. If the format is decodable, the encoded video stream is transmitted without a re-encoding operation to the second device. The video stream is displayed at the first device delayed by a determined delay time enabling the video stream to be displayed at the second device substantially synchronized with the display at the first device.
US09912714B2	Sending 3D image with first video image and macroblocks in the second video image A video image sending method, device and system is provided, which is adapted to send a 3D video image between video players. An acquired first video image is compared with an acquired second video image to find out macro blocks in the second video image which are different from those in the first video image; and the first video image and the macro blocks are sent as an I-frame video image to a network side.
US09912713B1	Systems and methods for providing dynamically updated image sets for applications Systems and methods which provide dynamically updated image sets for applications are disclosed. Dynamically updated media sets may be utilized for a variety of personalized media features of applications, such as dynamically updated graphical user interface wallpaper, dynamically updated computer screen savers, dynamically updated smart phone ringtones, etc. A user may specify criteria for media sets to be dynamically updated using a configuration application. Accordingly, one or more applications, on one or more digital devices, having a personalized media feature may be configured to utilized dynamically updated media sets using media set profiles comprising selected media set criteria. The applications may thereafter be dynamically provided with the appropriate media sets. Accordingly, applications having a personalized media feature are enabled to utilize dynamically updated media sets providing personalized content which is highly relevant to the user, as determined using media set criteria of a media set profile.
US09912711B1	Computer system of computer servers and dedicated computer clients configured for video playing with live metadata streaming based on video content, and methods of use thereof In some embodiments, the present invention provides for a computer system, including at least: a GUI client; a dedicated application server; where the dedicated application server is configured to operationally connect to the GUI client; where the dedicated application server is associated with a metadata item database, including metadata related to plurality of items; where the GUI client is configured to generate a GUI that includes: a video player area and a plurality of metadata areas that are configured to display, in real-time, streamed metadata items that are related to content of the video streamed by the video player at a particular playing time to form a metadata stream; initiate the streaming of the video; determine the plurality of streamed metadata items related to the content of the video; and causing to display at the plurality of metadata areas, via a visual pattern, the plurality of streamed metadata items.
US09912710B2	Systems and methods for automated real-time Internet streaming and broadcasting A real-time Internet streaming system and method includes a scheduling server that receives queries from media streaming devices and determines if any scheduled events associated with a particular media streaming devices is an active scheduled event by comparing the scheduled events with time and date information. When there is an active scheduled event the scheduling server sends a response to the media streaming device to stream a media stream to a media server. When the scheduling server determines that an active scheduled event is no longer active, the scheduling server sends a response to the media streaming device to stop streaming. The media server can send the media stream or a resampled version of the media stream to a plurality of viewing devices or archive the media stream for later playback. The real-time Internet streaming system can include a scheduling server, media servers, and a plurality of media streaming devices.
US09912707B2	Method and system for ensuring reliability of unicast video streaming at a video streaming platform A method implemented in an electronic device serving as a stream distributor distributing unicast video and audio streams of a streaming platform system is disclosed. The stream distributor receives a unicast data flow containing data of a video and audio stream from a load balancer, the unicast data flow being transmitted in user datagram protocol (UDP) packets. The method includes the electronic device detecting initiation of a maintenance activity on a virtual machine or its host associated with the stream distributor. The method includes the electronic device indicating a failure mode of the stream distributor, where the failure mode indication is to cause the load balancer to switch the unicast data flow to an alternate stream distributor. The method also includes the electronic device detecting a completion of the load balancer switching the unicast data flow to the alternate stream distributor, and halting the distribution of the unicast data flow.
US09912705B2	Enhancing media characteristics during web real-time communications (WebRTC) interactive sessions by using session initiation protocol (SIP) endpoints, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media Enhancing media characteristics during Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) interactive sessions by using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) endpoints, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method comprises intercepting, by a media redirection agent of a WebRTC client executing on a computing device, a WebRTC initiation token. The method further comprises generating a SIP endpoint WebRTC token based on the WebRTC initiation token, and sending the SIP endpoint WebRTC token to a remote endpoint. The method also comprises establishing a WebRTC interactive session between the remote endpoint and a SIP endpoint based on the SIP endpoint WebRTC token. By leveraging the audio and/or video functionality of the SIP endpoint, the media characteristics of the WebRTC interactive session may be enhanced, resulting in an enhanced user experience.
US09912704B2	System, apparatus and method for access control list processing in a constrained environment In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first request from a first device to access a first resource of the system and determining whether to grant access to the first resource based on a first access control list stored in the system, the first access control list associated with the first device, the first device having a first relevance value, and based on the determination, granting the access to the first resource; and receiving a second request from a second device to access a second resource of the system and forwarding the second request to an access manager service coupled to the system to determine whether to grant access to the second resource based on a second access control list stored in the access manager service associated with the second device, the second device having a second relevance value, receive an access grant from the access manager service and based thereon, granting the access to the second resource.
US09912702B2	Protection of sensitive data from unauthorized access A method and associated computing system. A first computing environment receives data that includes first sensitive data. The first computing environment includes a hypervisor, a virtual machine running on the hypervisor, and a compliance gateway coupled to the virtual machine and the hypervisor. The compliance gateway intercepts the request. The compliance gateway inspects the intercepted request, does not find sensitive data in the request from inspecting the intercepted request, and forwards the request directly to the virtual machine in response to not finding sensitive data in the request. The virtual machine receives the request from the compliance gateway and in response. The virtual machine initiates performance of an operation indicated in the request. The hypervisor determines that the performance of the request requires the first sensitive data that is sensitive, and in response the hypervisor prevents the virtual machine from completing performance of the operation, by intercepting the operation.
US09912699B1	Selectively applying internet protocol security (IPSEC) encryption based on application layer information A network device may receive a packet flow, and may identify an application associated with the packet flow. The network device may determine that packets associated with the application are not to be encrypted using a security protocol. The network device may store a rule that indicates that the packets are not to be encrypted using the security protocol based on determining that the packets are not to be encrypted using the security protocol. The rule may include network layer information or transport layer information associated with the packet flow, and may exclude application layer information associated with the packet flow. The network device may transmit, based on the rule, the packets without using the security protocol to encrypt the packets.
US09912698B1	Malicious content analysis using simulated user interaction without user involvement Techniques for detecting malicious content using simulated user interactions are described herein. In one embodiment, a monitoring module monitors activities of a malicious content suspect executed within a sandboxed operating environment. In response to detection of a predetermined event triggered by the malicious content suspect requesting a user action on a graphical user interface (GUI) presented by the malicious content suspect, simulating, a user interaction module simulates a user interaction with the GUI without user intervention. An analysis module analyzes activities of the malicious content suspect in response to the simulated user interaction to determine whether the malicious content suspect should be declared as malicious.
US09912697B2	Virtual private network based parental control service In various embodiments, methods and systems for implementing parental controls on mobile devices using virtual private network (VPN)-based parental control services are provided. A parental control profile is received at a controlled device where the parental control profile includes instructions to configure the controlled device with a device control policy. A VPN is configured using the parental control profile. The VPN can be a virtual point-to-point connection between the controlled device and a network of the parental control service platform. Requests for resources from the controlled device are communicated using the VPN such that access to a resource of the resource request is based on a parental control server referencing a device control policy in the VPN-based parental control service. The device control policy includes at least a selected predefined parental control policy. It is contemplated that custom restricted resources and additional controls can be configured for the device control policy.
US09912694B2	Dashboards for displaying threat insight information Dashboards for displaying threat insight information are provided herein, as well as systems and methods for generating the same. According to some embodiments, methods for providing a threat dashboard may include locating metrics regarding a malicious attack against a targeted resource, where the metrics indicate instances where users were exposed to the malicious attack or instances where a cloud-based threat detection system prevented the user from being exposed to the malicious attack. The method may also include rendering a threat dashboard for a web browser application of a client device, where the threat dashboard includes the located metrics.
US09912689B2	Anonymized network data collection and network threat assessment and monitoring systems and methods Systems and methods for data collection and processing in a network, including one or more sensors disposed in a network interface and configured to collect raw signal traffic data where each sensor is further configured to parse the raw signal traffic data into network protocols; split the network protocols into content data and metadata; derive contextual metadata from the content data; compile the metadata and the derived metadata to produce anonymized metadata; encrypt the anonymized metadata; and transmit to the encrypted anonymized metadata to a unified data server.
US09912683B2	Method and apparatus for determining a criticality surface of assets to enhance cyber defense A method and apparatus is provided for determining aggregated value of risk and resilience metrics of critical nodes in a network of computer nodes, comprising determining a status of each node in a plurality of nodes, computing one or more effectiveness attributes for each node in the plurality of nodes, ranking the plurality of nodes based upon at least the one or more effectiveness attributes of each node, determining one or more nodes as critical nodes based on the ranking and computing a criticality surface of the one or more critical nodes as the aggregated value of risk and resilience metrics, wherein the criticality surface is an aggregation of the one or more effectiveness attribute for each of the one or more critical nodes.
US09912682B2	Aggregation of network traffic source behavior data across network-based endpoints Aggregation of network traffic source behavior data across network endpoints may be implemented. Indications of endpoint-specific network traffic directed to different network endpoints may be received. Aggregate traffic source behavior data may be generated across multiple aggregation levels. One or more traffic aggregation nodes may be implemented for each aggregation level to maintain different respective portions of the aggregate traffic source behavior data. Different granularity of the aggregate traffic source behavior data may be maintained at each of the aggregation levels. An indication of traffic source behavior for traffic sources may be provided such that responsive actions, such as traffic control actions, may be performed with regard to the traffic sources.
US09912681B1	Injection of content processing delay in an endpoint A malware detection system (MDS) appliance is configured to inject delay associated with delivery and/or processing of communication traffic directed to one or more endpoints in a network. The appliance may be positioned within the network to intercept and analyze (e.g., replay and instrument) one or more network packets of the communication traffic to detect whether an object of the packet contains malware. However, such analysis, e.g., malware detection analysis, may require extensive processing at the appliance and, thus, consume a considerable amount of time. Accordingly, the MDS appliance may inject delay into the delivery and/or processing of the object on the endpoint until the malware detection analysis completes and the malware is validated.
US09912680B2	Detecting malicious HTTP redirections using user browsing activity trees A method for detecting malicious HTTP redirections. The method includes obtaining, based on a single client IP address, HTTP flows triggered by visiting a website, extracting a sequence of URLs where a downstream URL is extracted from a child HTTP request that is triggered by a parent HTTP request containing an immediate upstream URL, analyzing the URL sequence to generate a statistical feature, and classifying, based on the statistical feature, the HTTP flows as containing at least one malicious HTTP redirection triggered by visiting the website.
US09912677B2	Evaluating a questionable network communication Techniques for evaluating a questionable network communication are disclosed. In some implementations, an evaluation module determines whether a network communication is allowable based on one or more factors, including the listening port, a geographic location, time of day, or the like. In some cases, utilization of a listening port may be limited, such as by restricting the number of network connections that can be opened via the listening port.
US09912675B2	Method, system and apparatus for geo-verification A method, system and apparatus are provided for geo-verification for access to data stored in a memory of a server having a processor and a network interface connected to the memory. The method includes: storing, in the memory, access control data including an approved geographic area; receiving at the processor, from a client computing device via the network interface, a request for access to the data, the request containing a client location of the client computing device, the client location including global positioning system (GPS) coordinates; comparing, at the processor, the client location to the approved geographic area; when the client location is within the approved geographic area, permitting access to the data for the client computing device via the network interface; and when the client location is not within the approved geographic area, denying the request.
US09912669B2	Systems and methods for enabling dialog amongst different participant groups with expandable membership An electronic communication system, such as a question-and-answer service, is provided in which a user submitting a question specifies one or more dialog network members to whom a notification of the question is provided. Authenticated responses by a member are published to the asker and other members. Responses may be made available to external users, with content contributors being either publicly identified or anonymous. If authorized, members of a dialog may add other individuals as members of the dialog, and imbue upon them special rights relative to the dialog.
US09912668B2	Enhancing user experience relative to peripheral devices The description relates to enhancing user experience with devices, such as host and peripheral devices. One example relates to devices that can automatically power down when packaged for shipping and power up when opened by the user. Another example allows automatic, secure pairing between sets of host and peripheral devices without any affirmative user actions.
US09912667B2	Managing private and public service set utilization Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the management of connections between one or more client devices and an access point over one or more service sets. An access point may maintain a list of client devices that have successfully associated with a private service set broadcast from the access point, and when a client device from the list attempts to connect to a public service set broadcast from the access point, the access point may deny the client device's attempt to connect to the public service set. Attempts by the client device to join the public service set may be denied for a predetermined number of attempts or a predetermined period of time. Denying an attempt to connect to a public service set may provide a client device with more opportunities to connect to a private service set broadcast from a corresponding access point.
US09912665B2	Packet validation in virtual network interface architecture Roughly described, a network interface device receiving data packets from a computing device for transmission onto a network, the data packets having a certain characteristic, transmits the packet only if the sending queue has authority to send packets having that characteristic. The data packet characteristics can include transport protocol number, source and destination port numbers, source and destination IP addresses, for example. Authorizations can be programmed into the NIC by a kernel routine upon establishment of the transmit queue, based on the privilege level of the process for which the queue is being established. In this way, a user process can use an untrusted user-level protocol stack to initiate data transmission onto the network, while the NIC protects the remainder of the system or network from certain kinds of compromise.
US09912661B2	Identification of proximate devices A method of identifying proximate client devices (1, 2) comprises the steps of: providing a sensory identifier, the first device (1) detecting the sensory identifier and sending a first request message (RQ1) comprising a first representation of the sensory identifier to a matching unit which is preferably part of a correlation server (5), the second device (2) detecting the sensory identifier and sending a second request message (RQ2) comprising a second representation of the sensory identifier to the matching unit, and the matching unit comparing the first representation and the second representation and sending an acknowledgement message (AC1, AC2) to each of the first device (1) and the second device (2) if a match is made. Each request message (RQ1, RQ2) contains a pointer to at least one property of the respective device (1, 2). In addition, the matching unit applies matching rules relating to the properties to limit the number of possible matches.
US09912658B2	Checking validity of a communication target device There is provided a communication terminal including a transmission controller configured to allow transmission of, to a verification target device, authentication information for authenticating the verification target device based on first information acquired from an information processing device, and a verification unit configured to verify validity of the verification target device based on a response to the authentication information and second information acquired from the information processing device, the second information being associated with the first information.
US09912653B2	Controlled token distribution to protect against malicious data and resource access Techniques are described for controlling data and resource access. For example, methods and systems can facilitate controlled token distribution across systems and token processing in a manner so as to limit access to and to protect data that includes access codes.
US09912649B1	Systems and methods for facilitating communication between an authentication client and an authentication server An authentication relay and a NAT module of a telecommunication system facilitate communication between authentication clients and an authentication server. The authentication relay identifies authentication messages from the authentication clients intended for the authentication server. The authentication relay repackages the identified authentication message to add additional information. The NAT module translates the private IP address and UDP port number of the authentication client included in the original authentication message into a public IP address and unique UDP port number included with the repackaged authentication message sent to the authentication server. The same public IP address is used for authentication messages from a plurality of authentication clients thereby reducing the number of IP addresses required by the system. When a reply message is received from the authentication server, the NAT module uses the unique port number in the reply message to readdress the reply message for the authentication client.
US09912645B2	Methods and apparatus to securely share data Methods and apparatus to securely share data are disclosed. An example includes retrieving, by executing an instruction with a processor at a first computing device associated with a first user of a cloud service, an encrypted archive file and a wrapped encryption key from a second computing device associated with a second user of the cloud service, the wrapped encryption key wrapped with key data associated with the first user of the cloud service at the second computing device, unwrapping the wrapped encryption key with the key data to obtain an unwrapped encryption key, and decrypting the encrypted archive file with the unwrapped encryption key to obtain a decrypted archive file.
US09912643B2	Attack defense processing method and protection device An attack defense processing method and a protection device. The attack defense processing method includes the protection device receives a first packet by a protection device, if it is determined that the first packet is an Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) Packet Too Big packet, parses the first packet to obtain an internet protocol (IP) address of a source node, an IP address of a destination node, and a Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) value that are carried in the first packet, determines a range of valid MTUs on a path between the source node and the destination node according to the IP address of the source node and the IP address of the destination node, and performs attack defense processing for the first packet when it is determined that the MTU value does not belong to the range of the valid MTUs.
US09912642B1	Authorization path secured electronic storage system A secure electronic storage system includes an authentication gateway, a user/system interface coupled to the authentication gateway, a secure digital storage including a plurality of memory blocks (Containers) that store at least one information resource (Fact), wherein a target Container can only be accessed by a Fact comprising a valid authorization path (Authorization), and a memory controller coupling the user/system interface to the secure digital storage. In a non-limiting example embodiment, the memory controller is operative to: (a) manage the creation, sharing and unsharing of Containers; and (b) determine if a request to access a target Container includes a valid Authorization for that Container.
US09912641B2	System, method, and apparatus for inspecting online communication sessions via polymorphic security proxies The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) detecting an online communication session established between a plurality of computing devices, (2) identifying at least one application involved in the online communication session established between the plurality of computing devices, (3) determining a security mode for a security proxy that inspects the online communication session based at least in part on the application involved in the online communication session, and then (4) configuring the security proxy to inspect the online communication session in accordance with the determined security mode. Various other systems, methods, and apparatuses are also disclosed.
US09912640B2	Secure network enrollment A UE communicates with a network gateway to access a provisioning device via a provisioning network. The provisioning device uses identification data of the UE to authenticate the UE for a primary network, and provides primary network configuration data to the UE. Using the primary network configuration data, the UE communicates with the network gateway to access the primary network. The primary network configuration data can include data to enable the UE to establish communications with one or more private networks accessible via the primary network.
US09912635B2	Auto provisioning of bulk access points Provided are devices, computer-program products, and methods for automatic provisioning of an access point. In some implementations, a network device may connect to a network. Connecting may include automatically receiving a group name. In some implementations, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) request may be transmitted. A DHCP response message may also be received. The DHCP response message may provide an Internet Protocol (IP) address. The IP addressed may facilitate communication by the network device with the network. Controller information may be received. The controller information may include a controller IP address. Provisioning information may be requested. This request may include the group name and the controller IP address. Provisioning information may be received. Provisioning information may be associated with the controller IP address. The provisioning information may facilitate self-configuration of a network device. The operation of the network device may be configured using the provisioning information.
US09912634B2	Enhancing DNS availability A system and method for providing an address for a Domain Name System (DNS) server to a consumer device, wherein the consumer device connects to the Internet through a vehicle, includes providing an address for a default DNS server to the consumer device; receiving a request from the consumer device to convert a domain name to an Internet Protocol (IP) address using the default DNS server; forwarding the request to the default DNS server; determining if the request has been resolved by the default DNS server within a time-to-respond limit; and updating the consumer device with a different address for a DNS server retrieved from a list stored in vehicle hardware if the request has not been resolved within the time-to-respond limit.
US09912630B2	Methods and systems for processing a DNS request A method and system for processing Domain name Services (DNS) request in a gateway. The gateway receives a DNS request from a host from its local area network. The gateway then selects DNS server(s) and transmits a new DNS request to at least one DNS server(s). DNS server(s) may or may not be accessible through a first tunnel. The contents of the new DNS request are the same as the content of the received DNS request. Further, when the gateway receives a DNS response corresponding to the DNS request, it determines a decision whether to transfer data to the host whose IP address is specified in the DNS response through a second tunnel. The decision may be based on a geographical location of an IP address.
US09912628B2	Computer, internet and telecommunications based network A method and apparatus for a computer and telecommunication network which can receive, send and manage information from or to a subscriber of the network, based on the subscriber's configuration. The network is made up of at least one cluster containing voice servers which allow for telephony, speech recognition, text-to-speech and conferencing functions, and is accessible by the subscriber through standard telephone connections or through internet connections. The network also utilizes a database and file server allowing the subscriber to maintain and manage certain contact lists and administrative information. A web server is also connected to the cluster thereby allowing access to all functions through internet connections.
US09912627B2	Generation and transmission of event notification content based on score There is provided an information processing apparatus including a transmission control unit, a reception control unit, and a display request generation unit. The transmission control unit is configured to transmit a third condition to an apparatus configured to provide a notification. The reception control unit is configured to receive a score from the apparatus, in an event it is determined that the third condition is satisfied, wherein the score is indicative of a degree of satisfaction of the third condition. The display request generation unit is configured to generate an event notification content, wherein the transmission control unit is further configured to transmit the event notification content to the apparatus based on the received score.
US09912619B1	Publish-subscribe based exchange for network services A publication exchange device may receive information that identifies a subscriber device, and may receive a set of subscription keys associated with subscribed-to network event information to be provided to the subscriber device. The publication exchange device may receive published network event information from one or more publisher devices, and may determine that the published network event information includes information that matches the set of subscription keys. The publication exchange device may identify the subscribed-to network event information, from the published network event information, using the set of subscription keys. The publication exchange device may provide the subscribed-to network event information to the subscriber device based on identifying the subscribed-to network event information.
US09912618B2	Allow hidden and silent observers in a group conversation A method to enable a participant within a plurality of participants in an online group conversation to add at least one additional participant as an observer to the online group conversation is provided. The method may include receiving a request to add the observer to the online group conversation. The method may include adding the observer to the online group conversation. The method may also include detecting a message being sent from the added observer. The method may include redirecting the detected message to the enabled participant. The method may also include displaying the redirected message in a user interface (UI) to the enabled participant. The method may further include detecting a modification or a deletion of the displayed redirected message by the enabled participant. The method may include sending the message to the plurality of participants, whereby the sent message is in an original format or a modified format.
US09912614B2	Interconnection of switches based on hierarchical overlay tunneling A novel fabric switch is provided. The switch includes a tunnel management apparatus that maintains a local inter-switch tunnel and an inter-fabric tunnel. The local inter-switch tunnel facilitates communication to a switch in a local fabric switch. The inter-fabric tunnel facilitates communication to a remote fabric switch. The switch further includes a packet header management apparatus that decapsulates a packet received from the local inter-switch tunnel and encapsulates the packet with a new tunnel header for transmission over the inter-fabric tunnel.
US09912609B2	Placement policy-based allocation of computing resources Techniques are disclosed for managing and allocating resources based on resource policies in response to user requests. A resource management system can receive a request for a service. A request may indicate preferences for allocation resources (e.g., a resource definition) to enable the service. A resource definition may indicate a topology of the computing resources to allocate for the user. The topology may indicate what computing resources to allocate and how to allocate those computing resource. Based on the information indicated by a request, the resource management system may determine a placement policy for allocation of computing resources indicated by the request. A placement policy may indicate a placement of one or more computing resources requested by a user. The placement policy may indicate where and how computing resources are to be placed once allocated. The computing resources may be allocated based on the placement policy and the resource definition.
US09912607B2	Automatic scaling of at least one user application to external clouds Embodiments of the invention provide a method, a system and a computer program product configured to automatically auto-scale a user compute instance to multiple cloud providers while considering a multiplicity of user requirements. The method, executed on a digital data processor, includes obtaining information, via a user interface, that is descriptive of user cloud computing related preferences, including a user cloud computing budgetary preference. The method further includes sensing properties of a plurality of clouds and making decisions, based at least on the obtained information and on the sensed properties, of when to scale up or scale down the user cloud instance, of selecting one of the plurality of clouds as where to scale the user cloud instance, and determining which resource or resources of the selected cloud to add or remove from the selected cloud. The method further includes automatically executing the decisions on the selected cloud.
US09912601B2	Systems and methods for establishing communication interfaces in an information technology infrastructure A system for establishing communication interfaces in an information technology infrastructure includes a database configured on a server and storing identifiers to each of a plurality of information reporting accounts corresponding to subscriber accounts maintained on a first remote server. The system includes a first interface to receive, via a first network, data about usage of each subscriber's account maintained by the first remote server, wherein the first interface is configured to store the data to the database. The server is configured to identify a second remote server to obtain data about credits to apply and responsive to a predetermined event, establish a connection with the second remote server via a second interface. The second interface is configured to receive, via a second network, for one or more of the information reporting accounts, data about rewards credited and maintained by the second remote server.
US09912599B2	Intelligent customer service/call center services enhanced using real-time and historical mobile application and traffic-related statistics collected by a distributed caching system in a mobile network Systems and methods of enhanced customer service for mobile carriers using real-time and historical mobile application and traffic or optimization data associated with mobile devices in a mobile network are disclosed. The data can be tracked by a client-side and/or a server-side reporting engine and usage analytics engine. Reports can also be generated by the system from the data and provided to the customer service/call center, such as trend charts showing optimization efficiency of traffic over a network and battery consumption vs. application load for a mobile device as a function of time.
US09912596B2	Autonomic traffic load balancing in link aggregation groups by modification of switch ingress traffic routing Mechanisms are provided for performing traffic load balancing on ingress traffic directed to a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The mechanisms monitor a ingress traffic load across a plurality of links of the Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The mechanisms determine if the ingress traffic load across the plurality of links is unbalanced. Moreover, the mechanisms, in response to determining that the ingress traffic load across the plurality of links is unbalanced, send a message to a switch associated with the LAG requesting the switch to modify routing of ingress traffic to the LAG to perform ingress traffic load balancing.
US09912590B2	In-line packet processing A method and apparatus for in-line processing a data packet while routing the packet through a router in a system transmitting data packets between a source and a destination over a network including the router. The method includes receiving the data packet and pre-processing layer header data for the data packet as the data packet is received and prior to transferring any portion of the data packet to packet memory. The data packet is thereafter stored in the packet memory. A routing through the router is determined including a next hop index describing the next connection in the network. The data packet is retrieved from the packet memory and a new layer header for the data packet is constructed from the next hop index while the data packet is being retrieved from memory. The new layer header is coupled to the data packet prior to transfer from the router.
US09912589B2	Digital broadcasting system and data processing method A digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data are disclosed. A receiving system of the digital broadcasting system may include a signal receiving unit, a demodulating unit, a demultiplexer, and an audio/video decoder. The signal receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including main service data and an RS frame including a plurality of MPH service data packets. The demodulating unit demodulates data of the RS frame. The demultiplexer identifies an MPH service data packet including an IP datagram of mobile service data with reference to an MPH header of each MPH service data packet in the RS frame, and when a stuffing data is inserted in the identified payload of MPH service data packet, removes the stuffing data from the payload and separates an audio and video data from IP datagram of the mobile service data of the payload, and outputs the separated audio and video data.
US09912588B2	Binding IEEE 802.11 MAC frames to logical channels An IEEE 802.11 media access control (MAC) frame (or contents thereof) at a transmitter apparatus includes information from which a logical channel carrying traffic can be identified, so that a receiver apparatus, when unpacking the IEEE 802.11 MAC frame (or contents thereof), is able to route the traffic to the appropriate radio link control (RLC) entity associated with the logical channel. An evolved Node B (eNB) that is also an access point (AP) distinguishes conventional uplink wireless local area network (WLAN) traffic from traffic that is to be routed to an RLC layer.
US09912586B2	Method, system, and device for establishing pseudo wire A method, a system, and a device for establishing a pseudo wire are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a switching provider edge at a bifurcation position, a label mapping message, obtaining information of the switching provider edge at the bifurcation position and information of at least two next hops or outgoing interfaces of the switching provider edge through parsing, comparing the information of the switching provider edge at the bifurcation position with information of a local device, and if the information of the switching provider edge at the bifurcation position matches with the information of the local device, establishing at least two pseudo wires from the switching provider edge according to the information of at least two next hops or outgoing interfaces.
US09912577B2	Segment routing—egress peer engineering (SP-EPE) In one embodiment, a controller device in a computer network domain learns border gateway protocol (BGP) egress peering segments from one or more border routers of the domain, and determines a selected flow to segment route via a particular egress peering segment, the selected flow from a given routing device within the domain to a given destination of a remote domain. As such, the controller device may then instruct the given routing device to segment route the selected flow via the particular egress peering segment. In another embodiment, an egress border router shares its BGP egress peering segments, and receives a flow to segment route. The egress border router may determine, from a segment route contained within the flow, to which particular egress peering segment of the border router to segment route the flow, and forwards the flow out of the domain via the particular egress peering segment.
US09912574B1	Methods and apparatus related to a virtual multi-hop network topology emulated within a data center In one embodiment, an apparatus can include a switch fabric. The apparatus can also include a first edge device operatively coupled to an edge of the switch fabric and having a plurality of ports. The apparatus can also include a second edge device operatively coupled to the edge of the switch fabric and having a plurality of ports, the switch fabric defining a plurality of single-hop paths between the first edge device and the second edge device. The first edge device configured to send to a peripheral processing device operatively coupled to the first edge device a representation of a mapping of a portion of the plurality of ports of the first edge device and a portion of the plurality of ports of the second edge device to a plurality of ports included in a non-edge device represented within a virtual multi-hop network topology.
US09912570B2	Dynamic cloning of application infrastructures Techniques for dynamically cloning application infrastructures are provided. In one embodiment, a computer system can monitor one or more metrics pertaining to an infrastructure for an application at a first site. If the one or more metrics exceed or fall below one or more corresponding thresholds, the computer system can clone the infrastructure at a second site distinct from the first site, thereby enabling the application to be hosted at the second site.
US09912568B2	Method and apparatus for handling broken path in peer-to-peer network A method comprises (a) detecting a packet loss in a partial data packet stream in a peer-to-peer network; (b) signaling an indication of lost packets to one or more sending peers serving the partial data packet stream corresponding to the packet loss; (c) after expiration of a threshold period of time without receiving lost packets, signaling one or more candidate peers a request for retransmission of the lost packets, the candidate peers being peers not serving the partial data packet stream; and (d) receiving the lost packets through one of the candidate peers.
US09912561B1	Network interface port management Disclosed aspects relate to network interface port management pertaining to a set of queues of a physical port of a client physical machine. A set of echo packets may be transmitted from the client physical machine to a server physical machine. The set of queues of the physical port of the client physical machine may be monitored with respect to an expected return of the set of echo packets. A triggering event related to the expected return of the set of echo packets may be detected with respect to the set of queues of the physical port of the client physical machine. A wellness indication pertaining to the set of queues of the physical port of the client physical machine may be determined based on a nature of the triggering event.
US09912560B2	Method and device for checking health of link A method and a device for checking health of a link are disclosed in the present disclosure. The method includes: receiving and saving control information generated by a keep-alive program; performing a matching on a message received according to the control information, processing the message if the matching is successful, and sending a processed message to the server to be checked; and determining that the link is healthy if a response message is received from the server to be checked, and determining that the link is unhealthy if no response message r is received from the server to be checked. With embodiments of the present disclosure, control information generated by the keep-alive program is received and saved, a matching is performed on a received message according to the control information, and the message is processed if the matching is successful, and then the processed message is sent to a server to be checked, such that whether a link corresponding to the server to be checked is healthy is checked. The above procedure is in accordance with the procedure of accessing the LVS, and thus the problem of traffic loss or mistakenly rejecting the server may be solved and the accuracy of checking health may be improved.
US09912559B2	Method and apparatus for load-balancing gateway elements A method, apparatus, or computer program relates to load balancing between a plurality of gateway elements in a communication system. In particular, the method can include determining in one gateway element that a network load level in the one gateway element has changed. The method may also include deactivating, at the one gateway element, at least one inactive user session when the network load level is above a threshold of the network load level.
US09912557B2	Node information detection apparatus, node information detection method, and program A node information detection apparatus identifies the type of an Operating System (OS) operating on a node that is connected via a network. A message transmission unit transmits a transmission message to be responded to through IPv6 protocol stack processing that is executed at a kernel level implemented in at least one or more types of OSs. A message reception unit receives a response message from the node that received the transmission message. An OS type identification unit identifies the type of OS operating on the node on the basis of the contents of the response message received from the node or on the basis of presence or absence of a response message from the node.
US09912547B1	Computer platform to collect, marshal, and normalize communication network data for use by a network operation center (NOC) management system A communication network operation center (NOC) network inventory data platform. The platform comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, a data store, and a plurality of applications and logic modules. The logic modules collect data from element management systems associated with network equipment. The applications convert the data to data structures and transcode the data structures in a common data format. The applications store the transcoded data structures in an inventory database. A NOC management application presents a network management view based on the inventory database.
US09912545B2	High performance topology resolution for non-instrumented nodes A method for processing data includes performing an extract-transform-load operation on a set of application activity data to provide a topology index comprising a plurality of unique entries, extracting node information and connection information for an application data structure and building a data structure corresponding to the application therefrom, and providing information from the application topology data structure to a user. A computer program product corresponding to the method is also disclosed herein. Also disclosed is an apparatus for processing data comprising a processing module configured to perform an extract-transform-load operation on application activity data, an extraction module configured to extract node and connection information for the application, and a topology calculator configured to build a topology data structure corresponding to the application. The apparatus may additionally include a persistent data store configured to store the topology index.
US09912543B2	DNS package in a partitioned network A Domain Name System (“DNS”) package and a method for providing domain name resolution services in a partitioned network are disclosed. The system may include one or more built-in root name servers; one or more built-in top level domain (“TLD”) name servers; and a recursive name server. The recursive name server may be configured to query the one or more built-in root name servers during domain name resolution. Moreover, the one or more built-in root name servers may be configured to provide a network address corresponding to one of the built-in TLD name servers in response to a domain name resolution query sent by the recursive name server.
US09912542B2	Methods and systems for managing port reachability in a clustered system Methods and systems for port reachability are provided. The process obtains an identifier for ports of a broadcast domain to access storage space at a clustered storage system; sends a discovery request to the ports of the broadcast domain; receives a response to the discovery request from some or all the ports; places ports that responded to the discovery request to a first group that indicates that all ports within the group are reachable; and reports ports within the first group to a user to indicate which ports within the broadcast domain are reachable.
US09912539B2	Ambiguity measurement and management for configuration items Systems and methods for measuring and managing ambiguity among a plurality of configuration items residing in a configuration management database include determining for at least a first configuration item, at least a second configuration item such that a first set of attributes associated with the first configuration item and a second set of attributes associated with the second configuration item have at least one attribute with an identical value. As an indicator for the ambiguity, an ambiguity index for the first configuration item may be measured. One of the first configuration item and the second configuration item may be identified as an ambiguous configuration item. Upon identification, an operational state of the ambiguous configuration item or a set of one or more attributes associated with the ambiguous configuration item may be modified. The ambiguity for configuration item transactions may likewise be measured and managed to locate and resolve transaction ambiguity.
US09912536B2	Techniques for facilitating port mirroring in virtual networks Techniques for facilitating port mirroring in virtual networks are provided. In one embodiment, a computer system can receive, from a user, port mirroring configuration information for enabling port mirroring within a virtual network, the port mirroring configuration information including an identity of a port to be mirrored and an address of a traffic receiver intended to receive traffic mirrored from the port. The computer system can further power-on a virtual machine (VM) within the virtual network in response to receiving the port mirroring configuration information, where the VM executes an instance of a virtual bridge. The computer system can then transmit one or more configuration commands to the virtual bridge, where the one or more configuration commands cause the virtual bridge to perform port mirroring in accordance with the port mirroring configuration information received from the user.
US09912534B2	Computer system, method for starting a server computer, server computer, management station, and use A computer system includes a server computer including a processor, a main memory and a system management chip, a management station that manages server profiles and selects a server profile from server profiles and associates it with the server computer, and at least one data network via which the server computer and the management station are coupled to interchange data, wherein the system management chip of the server computer is set so that, when the system management chip activates, it sends an inquiry regarding a server profile associated by the management station to the management station, so that, if a management connection can be set to the management station, it configures a component of the server computer by using a network identifier transmitted by the management station, and to otherwise prevent starting of the server computer with a network identifier transmitted by the management station previously.
US09912533B1	Serdes channel optimization An individual score is generated for a first combination of a transmitter configuration value and a receiver configuration value. The transmitter configuration is used to configure a first physical layer circuit and the receiver configuration is used to configure a second physical layer circuit. The individual score is based on measured characteristics observed by the second physical layer circuit in response to the first configuration combination. A neighbor weighted score is then generated for the first configuration combination. The neighbor weighted score is based on measured characteristics observed by the second physical layer circuit in response to a second configuration combination that is within a first distance from the first configuration combination within a multidimensional array of configuration combinations. The individual score is summed with the neighbor weighted score to generate a final neighbor weighted score for the first configuration combination.
US09912516B2	Method and apparatus for data file transfer using destination linked directories A file authentication requesting device that stores a computer program for requesting authentication of files in digital systems, the device comprises a confirmation request system that generates a request for a confirmation receipt from a third party authenticator authenticating the attributes of a file; a transferring system that transfers attributes of at least one file to be authenticated to the third party authenticator from the device that requested the confirmation; and a receiving system that receives the confirmation receipt comprising authenticated file attributes, after authentication by the third party authenticator; wherein, at least one file authentication is received from the third party authenticator. Corresponding processing devices, media, systems and methods are also provided.
US09912515B2	Packet transmission method and apparatus for use in filter bank-based multi-carrier wireless communication The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).A packet transmission method and apparatus for use in a wireless communication system and, in particular, for transmitting packets in a filter bank-based multicarrier wireless communication system. The packet transmission method for use in a wireless communication system based on Filter Bank-based Multi-Carrier (FBMC) includes generating an Offset Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (OQAM) symbol by extracting a transmission data period from data blocks obtained by repeating a transmission data as many times as an overlapping factor, performing Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) on the OQAM symbol, shifting, when the overlapping factor is an even number, the IFFT-ed symbol cyclically, filtering the cyclically shifted symbol with a shortened compensation filter, and transmitting the filtered symbol in an overlapped OQAM signal.
US09912512B2	Systems and methods for frequency synchronization between transmitters and receivers in a communication system Systems and methods which provide training sequence or preamble-based synchronization with respect to non-coherent modulated signals and/or differentially coherent modulated signals are described. Embodiments provide for time synchronization using a technique for mitigating the effect of carrier frequency offset (CFO) with respect to the received signal. Embodiments of the present invention provide for frequency synchronization using a technique for estimating CFO using a constant bias induced with respect to the received signal by CFO. Additionally or alternatively, embodiments of the present invention provide for frequency synchronization using a technique for estimating CFO using phase rotation caused by CFO. The time synchronization and frequency synchronization of embodiments may be performed independently, without requiring the results of one synchronization operation for performing the other synchronization operation.
US09912505B2	Pilot design for wireless system The description herein relates to pilot designs for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) based communication system. In at least one embodiment, the communication system is one operating according to the IEEE 802.16m, or WiMax, standard. In general, an OFDM transmitter operates to insert pilot symbols into a resource of a transmit frame according to a predetermined staggered pilot symbol pattern defining pilot symbol locations within the resource of the transmit frame. The predetermined pilot symbol pattern is defined such that pilot symbols are located at or near time boundaries of the resource, at or near frequency boundaries of the resource, or both. By doing so, when generating a channel estimate for the communication channel between the OFDM transmitter and an OFDM receiver based on the pilot symbols, extrapolations needed to estimate the channel near the boundaries of the resource are optimized, thereby improving overall channel estimation accuracy.
US09912502B2	Wireless transmission system, wireless communication device, and wireless communication method A wireless transmission system includes: a communication unit for transmission; and a communication unit for reception. The communication units for transmission and reception are housed in a housing of the same electronic apparatus, or the communication unit for transmission is housed in a housing of first electronic apparatus and the communication unit for reception is housed in a housing of second electronic apparatus and a wireless signal transmission path enabling wireless information transmission between the communication units is formed between the communication units when the first and the second electronic apparatus are disposed at given positions to be integrated with each other. The communication unit for transmission includes a first carrier signal generating unit and a first frequency converter, and the communication unit for reception includes a second carrier signal generating unit, and a second frequency converter.
US09912500B2	Adaptive pre-equalization in optical communications The filter estimate produced by post-equalization processing of an optical signal at a receiver is used to generate pre-equalizer filter coefficients that are communicated back to the source of the optical signal for performing pre-equalization. In one advantageous aspect, the already existing post-equalization modules of an optical receive equipment can thus be used to produce, in addition, a pre-equalizer filter for use by the source side.
US09912495B2	Virtual layer 2 and mechanism to make it scalable A network component including a receiver configured to receive a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for a plurality of hosts in a plurality of external Layer 2 networks located at a plurality of physical locations and interconnected via a service, a logic circuit configured to map the IP addresses of the hosts in the external Layer 2 networks to a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of a plurality of corresponding gateways in the same external Layer 2 networks, and a transmitter configured to send to the external Layer 2 networks a plurality of a plurality of IP addresses for a plurality of local hosts in a local Layer 2 network coupled to the external Layer 2 networks via the service.
US09912493B2	Home network signal relay device in access network and home network signal relay method in access network using same Provided is a method for converting an optical signal into a home network signal to transmit it in a home network signal relay device. The method includes: receiving an optical signal via an optical cable and converting the received optical signal to an Ethernet signal; classifying and storing the converted Ethernet signal according to a type of data; converting a frame of the stored Ethernet signal to a frame of a home network signal; and distributing the converted home network signal to one or more relay terminals or user terminals via transmission lines.
US09912492B2	Detection and mitigation of water leaks with home automation Automation control for water leaks is provided. First sensor readings from first sensors disposed about water supply lines at a home to detect a first type of metrics indicative of water flow may be received and recorded over a first time period. Second sensor readings may be received from a second sensor. A first correlation between the first sensor readings and the second sensor readings may be identified. A first activity profile may be generated based on the first correlation. A first water use profile may be generated based on the first activity profile. First thresholds may be identified based on the first water use profile and may be retained in association with the first activity profile. Water use at the home may be monitored with the first sensors and activity at the home may be monitored with the second sensors. A water leak condition may be determined.
US09912491B2	System and method for displaying document content using UPnP A system and method for displaying document content using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is provided. A media server provides meta information corresponding to the document content to a control point if a user request for displaying the document content is received, the control point provides the meta information of the document content to a media renderer that can display the requested document content together with an operation performance command for displaying the requested document content, and the media renderer receives the document content from the media server and renders the document content in accordance with the operation performance command to display the document content on a screen.
US09912483B2	Systems and methods to secure user identification A computing apparatus configured to verify a digital signature applied on a set of data received from a user device, including an user ID assigned by a partner system to uniquely identify a user of the user device among customers of the partner system, and a user device identifier identifying the user device. The digital signature is generated via applying a cryptographic one-way hash function on a combination of the set of data and a secret, shared between the computing apparatus and the partner system via a secure communication channel separate from a channel used to receive the set of data.
US09912482B2	Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms Disclosed examples involve obtaining encrypted identifiers identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device, sending respective ones of the encrypted identifiers to corresponding database proprietors, receiving user information corresponding to the respective ones of the encrypted identifiers from the corresponding database proprietors, and associating the user information with at least one of a search term collected at the device or a media impression logged for media presented at the device.
US09912480B2	Network service packet header security A network service packet (NSP) header security method includes receiving an NSP on a communication interface, analyzing, by a processor, the NSP in order to identify a plurality of service functions and an associated service function path for the plurality of service functions, identifying, by the processor, which security function or functions may be performed by each of the plurality of service functions on an NSP header to be generated for the NSP, requesting, by the processor, at least one key for securing at least part of the NSP header, receiving the at least one key on the communication interface, generating, by the processor, the NSP header for the NSP, securing, by the processor, the NSP header based on the at least one key, and sending, on the communication interface, the NSP with the NSP header to one of the plurality of service functions.
US09912474B2	Performing telemetry, data gathering, and failure isolation using non-volatile memory Methods and apparatus related to performance of telemetry, data gathering, and failure isolation using non-volatile memory are described. In one embodiment, a Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) controller logic stores data in a portion of an NVM device. The portion of the NVM device is determined based at least in part on a type or an identity of a sender of the data. Also, the data is encrypted in accordance with a public key provided by the sender. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US09912471B2	Method for operating a portable data carrier, and such a portable data carrier A method for operating a portable data carrier includes a processing unit for processing commands and a memory unit for storing data, with random wait states being inserted into the processing of the commands for thwarting SPA/DPA attacks. An actual checksum may be computed over the data of a selected region of the memory unit during a random wait state. A portable data carrier is arranged for executing the method.
US09912465B2	Systems and methods of clock synchronization between devices on a network An exemplary method of synchronizing a master clock and a slave clock comprises transmitting a plurality of packets between a master device and a slave device, calculating a first skew between a first pair of the plurality of packets at the slave device and a second skew between the first pair at the master device, calculating a ratio between the first skew and the second skew, providing a slave clock frequency correction to the slave device, calculating a first packet trip delay using a time that the master device initiates sending a packet to the slave device, a time the master device receives a response from the slave device, a corrected time the slave device receives the packet, and a corrected time the slave device initiates sending the response, calculating a first offset based on the first packet trip delay, and providing the first offset to the slave device.
US09912459B2	Method and apparatus for allocating a control channel resource of a relay node in a backhaul subframe A method and apparatus for receiving control channel resources of a relay by the relay is provided. The method includes receiving resource information including a resource block assignment information related to resource blocks allocated to the relay; and receiving control channel according to the resource information.
US09912456B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting a-priori information in a communication system Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting and receiving a-priori information. The transmitting method includes generating, by circuitry of a transmission apparatus, the a-priori information based on a sampling frequency and a channel bandwidth of a signal to be transmitted. The a-priori information is appended to a data signal by the circuitry. The circuitry transmits the data signal including the appended a-priori information to a reception apparatus.
US09912455B2	Data transmission method and apparatus A data transmission method and apparatus are provided, which includes: determining, by a transmitting device, a long training sequence set; determining at least one receiving device set, where the receiving device set includes at least one receiving device in a communications system; determining a first mapping relationship, where the first mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between the at least one receiving device set and at least one set-use long training sequence in the long training sequence set; determining, according to a target receiving device set and the first mapping relationship, a target set-use long training sequence corresponding to the target receiving device set, and performing encapsulation processing on first data to generate a first data packet, where a long training sequence field in a physical layer of the first data packet carries a first long training sequence symbol.
US09912453B2	Interference control between different radio communication systems involving user equipments A first User Equipment (UE), a second UE, a first Radio Network Node (RNN), and methods therein for controlling interference between transmissions in a first system and transmissions in a second system. The first system comprises the first UE and the first RNN serving the first UE. The second system comprises the second UE and a second RNN serving the second UE. The first system has a first priority in a first part of a shared spectrum and the second system has a second priority in the first part of the shared spectrum, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority. The method in the first UE comprises transmitting a signal to a second RNN that is to perform a downlink transmission to the second UE, which signal is configured to control the transmission of the second RNN.
US09912450B2	Inserting virtual carrier in conventional OFDM host carrier in communications system A mobile telecommunications system including mobile terminals of first type and second type configured to transmit uplink data to a network over a radio interface using plural sub-carriers. The mobile terminals of first type configured to transmit uplink data on a first group of the sub-carriers over a first bandwidth and the mobile terminals of second type configured to transmit uplink data on a second group of the sub-carriers within the first group of sub-carrier over a second bandwidth smaller than the first bandwidth. The mobile terminals of first type transmit random access request messages to a base station of the network requesting uplink radio resources on a first random access channel. The mobile terminals of second type transmit random access request messages to the base station of the network requesting uplink radio resources on a second random access channel on sub-carriers within the second sub-carrier group.
US09912446B2	Device, method and computer readable medium for communication on a ZigBee network In a zigbee network, reliable communications are provided by maintaining messages transmitted from a device in a message queue in the device. If no successful acknowledgement is received for a transmitted message, the message is re-transmitted when the message queue executes. Messages are deleted from the queue when the message is successfully transmitted or when a maximum number of re-tries has been exhausted.
US09912445B2	System and method for error feedback using a repeated preamble field An embodiment method for error feedback includes receiving, by a wireless device, a first preamble field and a repeated preamble field of a first frame. The method also includes decoding, in a frequency domain, the first preamble field and the repeated preamble field to obtain a first set of bits and a second set of bits. The method also includes performing a bitwise comparison of the first set of bits and the second set of bits to determine at least one bit error position.
US09912442B2	Techniques to perform forward error correction for an electrical backplane Data is received from a physical coding sublayer (PCS) of a physical layer, where the physical layer comprises a BASE-R physical layer. The data is used to generate a forward error correction (FEC) block comprising a shortened cyclic code comprising 32 rows of a particular number of bits, the particular number of bits comprise payload bits generated from output of the PCS and one or more bits of transcoding overhead, wherein the FEC block further comprises 32 parity bits at the end of the FEC block. The FEC block is scrambled using a pseudo-noise sequence. The FEC block is sent to a physical medium attachment (PMA) sublayer of the physical layer.
US09912438B2	Techniques for managing a plurality of radio access technologies accessing a shared radio frequency spectrum band Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes sensing an indication of first radio access technology (RAT) communications occupying a shared radio frequency spectrum band; and configuring, in response to the sensing, at least one parameter of a second RAT used by a device to contend for access to the band. A second method includes randomly selecting a number from a range of numbers extending between a lower bound and an upper bound; contending for access to a shared radio frequency spectrum band by performing an extended clear channel assessment (ECCA) procedure over a plurality of CCA slots, the plurality of CCA slots including a first number of CCA slots equal to the upper bound; and winning contention for access to the band after determining, while performing the ECCA procedure, that the band is available for a second number of CCA slots equal to the randomly selected number.
US09912431B2	Optical communication that achieves baud rate greater than sample rate Duo-binary encoding is used for encoding I and Q data prior to performing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing based transmission using discrete Fourier transform spreading (DFT-S). Advantageously, duo-binary encoding improves robustness of the encoded signal to inter symbol interference, making the degradation caused by the subsequent DFT-S stage less susceptible to reduction in bit error rate performance.
US09912429B2	Transmission device and transmission system for transmitting and receiving time division multiplexing signal in optical transport network A transmission device includes: a signal receiving part configured to receive a time division multiplexing signal in which a plurality of packets are stored; a separating part configured to separate the plurality of packets from the time division multiplexing signal; an assigning part configured to assign an identifier corresponding to a stored position in the time division multiplexing signal to each of the plurality of packets; and a packet transmitting part configured to transmit at least two packets having different identifiers out of the plurality of packets through a common transmission path.
US09912428B2	Systems and methods utilizing randomized clock rates to reduce systematic time-stamp granularity errors in network packet communications Systems and methods are disclosed for utilizing slave (receive) time-stamp clock rates that are different from master (sender) time-stamp clock rates to randomize and thereby reduce systematic time-stamp granularity errors in the communication of network packets. The slave (receive) time-stamp clock rate for some embodiments is set to be a fixed value that has a relationship with the master (sender) time-stamp clock rate such that the ratio of the slave (receive) clock rate to the master (sender) clock rate is a rational number. Other embodiments use a time-varying frequency for the slave (receive) time-stamp clock rate to randomize the slave (receive) time-stamp clock with respect to the master (sender) time-stamp clock. Additional time-stamps can also be generated using a slave (receive) time-stamp clock having a rate set to equal the rate of the master (sender) time-stamp clock signal. Further spread spectrum and/or delta-sigma modulation techniques can be applied to effectively randomize the slave (receive) time-stamp clock.
US09912425B2	Radio frequency transceiver with local oscillator control for multi-carrier applications Radio frequency (RF) communication circuitry comprises an RF transceiver and conflict detection circuitry. The RF transceiver includes a first communication path configured to down-convert received RF signals using a first local oscillator (LO) receive frequency; and a second communication path configured to down-convert received RF signals using a second LO receive frequency and to operate simultaneously with the first communication path. The conflict detection circuitry is configured to determine path crosstalk using the first and second LO receive frequencies and using a first LO transmit frequency used by the first RF transceiver or a second RF transceiver to up-convert electrical signals for RF transmission, and initiate a change of the first LO receive frequency by a first frequency shift value and a change of the second LO receive frequency by a second frequency shift value in response to the path crosstalk.
US09912424B2	Methods and apparatus to estimate ratings for media assets using social media Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to estimate ratings for media assets using social media are disclosed. An example method includes accessing media exposure data and social media activity data corresponding to a plurality of media assets in a media bundle, the media assets included in the media bundle having audience demographics that overlap with a first media asset, determining a first credibility factor for the first media asset and average exposure for social media activity count values for respective ones of the media assets in the media bundle based on the media exposure data and the social media activity data, and applying the first credibility factor to an average exposure per social media activity count value determined for the first media asset to estimate the ratings for the first media asset.
US09912423B2	System and method for mobile commerce A system for and method of implementing mobile commerce in a satellite radio broadcasting system. A unique program identifier is associated with each program segment of a broadcast. When a listener hears a program segment of interest, the listener causes the associated program identifier to be captured and thereafter to be transferred to a central location or hub. The transferring operation can be accomplished manually, via a media link or via a wireless network. Upon receipt of the program identifier at the central hub, the program identifier is used to determine information about the listener, obtain additional information regarding the program segment associated with the program identifier for the listener and/or initiate an e-commerce transaction involving the listener and/or other parties including merchandisers and advertisers.
US09912413B1	Electro-optic phase modulator with no residual amplitude modulation An optical phase modulator includes an input source that is configured to receive a light source. There is an output operative to provide a phase modulated output signal based on the received light source. There is a first optical coupler configured to split the light source into a first optical path of a Mach Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) and a second optical path of the MZI. A static phase shifter is configured to provide a static phase shift to the first optical path. There is a phase modulator in the second optical path. There is a second optical coupler configured to combine the first optical path and the second optical path. The first and second optical couplers are tuned such that the phase modulated optical signal at the output provides a substantially constant amplitude that is independent of a change in loss introduced by the phase modulator.
US09912407B2	Optical relay device, optical communication system, optical relay method, and storage medium An optical relay device is provided which is capable of outputting control signal light without equipping a light source for the control signal light and capable of flexibly managing and changing a wavelength of the control signal light in accordance with a state of a network. The optical relay device includes an optical receiving unit that receives a wavelength multiplexed optical signal, a control unit that specifies a first wavelength and outputting notification information, and a processing unit that selects an optical signal having the first wavelength from the received wavelength multiplexed optical signal, applying intensity-modulation in accordance with the notification information to the selected optical signal, adding the intensity-modulated optical signal back to the wavelength multiplexed optical signal, and outputting the wavelength multiplexed optical signal.
US09912406B2	Systems and methods for tiling optically narrowcast signals Systems and methods for optical narrowcasting are provided for transmitting various types of content. Optical narrowcasting content indicative of the presence of additional information along with identifying information may be transmitted. The additional information (which may include meaningful amounts of advertising information, media, or any other content) may also be transmitted as optical narrowcasting content. Elements of an optical narrowcasting system may include optical transmitters and optical receivers which can be configured to be operative at distances ranging from, e.g., 400 meters to 1200 meters. Moreover, the elements can be implemented on a miniaturized scale in conjunction with small, user devices such as smartphones, thereby also realizing optical ad-hoc networking, as well as interoperability with other types of data networks. Optically narrowcast content can be used to augment a real-world experience, enhance and/or spawn new forms of social-media and media content.
US09912405B2	Identifying a location in a network where noise is generated Configurations and processes for detecting a location at which noise is being generated in a network are disclosed. A device for identifying a location in a network at which noise is being generated may include: an acquiring unit for acquiring amplitude fluctuations in signals transmitted from a first device via a second device in the network; and a detecting unit for detecting a noise-generating device that is transmitting signals containing noise on the basis of the amplitude fluctuations acquired by the acquiring unit.
US09912399B2	Satellite fleet deployment Methods, systems, and devices are described for managing satellite communications through the deployment of a fleet of multi-beam satellites serving overlapping and non-overlapping spot beams. In these methods, systems, and devices, a first communication service associated with a relatively wider spot beam of a first satellite is provided to a first coverage area having multiple terminals. A second communication service associated with a relatively narrower spot beam (e.g., high-gain spot beam) of a second satellite is provided to a second coverage area located within the first coverage area. A subset of terminals located within the second coverage area is identified, and the terminals of the identified subset are transitioned from the first communication service of the wide spot beam of the first satellite to the second communication service of the high-gain spot beam of the second satellite.
US09912397B2	Transmission device, transmission method, receiving device and receiving method Provided is control information related to polarizations of antennas for MISO communication. The control signal generator generates polarization information indicating whether antennas used for transmission by MISO have only a first polarization or have a second polarization as well as the first polarization. With this structure, the present invention allows for the use of combinations of SISO, MISO and MIMO, taking the polarization of antennas. Furthermore, the present invention enables the receiver to reduce the power consumption.
US09912396B2	Method of processing reception signal using preprocessing filter of MIMO receiver A method of processing a reception signal and a MIMO receiver are disclosed. The method includes the steps of selecting a reference RE from an RE group including a plurality of REs, generating a preprocessing filter to be shared by the plurality of the REs belonging to the RE group based on channel information of the reference RE and generating detection signals for the plurality of the REs in a manner of compensating reception signals for each of the plurality of the REs using the preprocessing filter and channel information of each of the plurality of the REs.
US09912394B2	Method and apparatus for performing feedback for massive antenna array based beamforming in wireless communication system A method for transmitting feedback information to a base station at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a pilot signal from the base station at a first time and a second time, measuring first channel quality at the first time and second channel quality at the second time based on the pilot signal and transmitting the feedback information including information about a variation value between the first channel quality and the second channel quality to the base station.
US09912389B2	Methods and apparatus to account for effective downlink-channels arising from beamforming uplink reference signals According to the teachings herein, a wireless device enhances uplink channel estimation at a node in a supporting wireless communication network by beamforming its uplink reference signal transmission towards the node, and correspondingly compensates for the effect of that beamforming when receiving a downlink transmission that was adapted in dependence on the uplink channel transmission. Such processing provides significant advantages in Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output, MIMO, systems that use a potentially large number of antennas for downlink MIMO transmissions and assume reciprocity between the uplink and downlink channels. In particular, uplink beamforming increases the received signal quality of the uplink reference signal used for estimating the uplink channel, while “automatic” compensation by the wireless device of the corresponding downlink transmission obviates the need for the network to know which precoder was used for uplink beamforming, or even that uplink beamforming is in use.
US09912383B2	Non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable information processing program allowing use of data in storage medium among different application programs, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and method of controlling information processing apparatus A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable information processing program, the information processing program causing a computer to function as a reading module which reads data from an information storage medium by establishing near field wireless communication with the information storage medium, a first processing module which executes a first application program generating second data with the use of first data read by the reading module, a writing module which writes the second data into the information storage medium by establishing near field wireless communication with the information storage medium, and a second processing module which executes a second application program different from the first application program with the use of the second data read by the reading module.
US09912382B2	Network termination and methods for use therewith Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network termination includes a downstream channel modulator modulates downstream data into downstream channel signals to convey the downstream data via a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. A host interface sends the downstream channel signals to the guided wave communication system and receives upstream channel signals corresponding to upstream frequency channels from the guided wave communication system. An upstream channel demodulator demodulates upstream channel signals into upstream data. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09912378B2	Method of performing operation related to other device via near field communication and apparatus therefor A method of performing an operation related to a second device, performed by a first device, via near field wireless communication, and an apparatus therefore. When a signal for wireless communication is received from the second device, the method includes calibrating the strength of the received signal; comparing the strength of the calibrated signal with operation signal information that is a result of calibrating a range of strengths of signals which are for the wireless communication and which are received from the second device moving between a plurality of points set to be within a predetermined distance from the first device; and as a result of the comparison, selectively performing the operation related to the second device.
US09912368B2	Case having standing leg for electronic devices A case, having a standing leg for an electronic device, includes: a soft protective cover for protecting the electronic device installed therein, covering a back portion of the electronic device; a hard protective frame, constructed to removably mount over the soft protective cover; a standing leg for propping up the electronic device; and a recess formed on a back portion of the hard protective frame wherein the standing leg fits in the recess and the standing leg is pivoted with the soft protective cover and the hard protective frame.
US09912365B2	Watch type terminal and method for controlling the same The present disclosure relates to a watch type mobile terminal which includes a main body, an infrared communication unit configured to generate an infrared signal, a communication unit configured to perform communication in a wireless manner, a sensing unit configured to sense an attachment of the main body to a first device, the first device configured to receive the infrared signal, and a controller configured to control the infrared communication unit to generate an infrared signal for the first device on the basis of a control signal associated with the first device, received from a second device through the communication unit, when the attachment of the main body to the first device is sensed, and configured to transmit the generated infrared signal to the first device through the infrared communication unit.
US09912364B2	Mobile application interaction guide via tactile feedback A method includes detecting, by a contact sensing layer, a position of one or more fingers of a mobile device user, the contact sensing layer is located in a back area of a mobile device and the one or more fingers of the mobile device user are in direct contact with the contact sensing layer, receiving the detected position of the one or more fingers, identifying a plurality of advanced features contained in at least one software application running on the mobile device, selecting a feedback type based on the plurality of advanced features, and sending the selected feedback type to an interactive layer of the mobile device causing the interactive layer to generate a notification which is detectable by the one or more fingers, the notification communicates at least one of the advanced features to the mobile device user.
US09912362B2	Apparatus and method for mitigating interference in a wireless communication system A method for mitigating interference in a wireless communication system includes receiving a signal transmitted from a mobile station, subtracting a target signal within a target bandwidth (BW) from the received signal to obtain a resultant signal, wherein the target signal is constructed by estimating a target channel and target symbols from the signal, determining a subspace blind interference sensing (BIS) BW by extending resource blocks (RBs) prior to a starting RB and after an ending RB of the target bandwidth using energy detection in each RB, determining a set of candidate interfering BWs in the subspace BIS BW by determining the number of interferers in each RB in the subspace BIS BW, and determining a set of candidate interfering DMRS sequences based on the set of candidate interfering BWs by performing DMRS detection for each candidate interfering BW.
US09912359B2	Antenna driver circuit The present disclosure relates to an antenna driver circuit for an antenna associated with a motor vehicle. The antenna driver circuit may include at least one pair of output paths to at least one antenna for forming at least one oscillatory circuit composed of in each case an antenna and at least one capacitor, and a plurality of switches in the form of MOSFETs controlled by control signals in one respective oscillatory circuit with an antenna. In the respective oscillatory circuit, at least two controllable switches may be arranged in an anti-serial fashion with respect to one another in that their drain connections are connected together, and/or source connections of controllable switches are connected to one another via an antenna.
US09912352B1	Hamming distance based binary representations of numbers Technology is described herein for encoding and decoding numbers. In one aspect, floating point numbers are represented as binary strings. The binary strings may be encoded in a manner such that if one bit flips, the average and maximum distortion in the number that is represented by the binary string is relatively small. In one aspect, 2^n binary strings are ordered across an interval [a, b) in accordance with their Hamming weights. Numbers in the interval may be uniformly quantized into one of 2^n sub-intervals. For example, floating point numbers in the interval [a, b) may be uniformly quantized into 2^n sub-intervals. These 2^n sub-intervals may be mapped to the 2^n binary strings. Thus, the number may be assigned to one of the 2^n binary strings. Doing so may reduce the distortion in the number in the event that there is a bit flip in the assigned binary string.
US09912351B1	Methods for accelerating hash-based compression and apparatuses using the same The invention introduces a method for accelerating hash-based compression, performed in a compression accelerator, comprising: receiving, by a plurality of hash functions, a plurality of substrings from an FSM (Finite-State Machine) in parallel; mapping, by each hash function, the received substring to a hash index and directing a selector to connect to one of a plurality of match paths according to the hash index; transmitting, by a matcher of each connected match path, a no-match message to the FSM when determining that a hash table does not contain the received substring; and transmitting, by the matcher of each connected match path, a match message and a match offset of the hash table to the FSM when determining that the hash table contains the received substring, wherein the match offset corresponds to the received substring.
US09912350B2	Coding method, decoding method, coder, and decoder A coding method, a decoding method, a coder, and a decoder, where the coding method includes obtaining the pulse distribution, on a track, of the pulses to be encoded on the track, determining a distribution identifier for identifying the pulse distribution according to the pulse distribution, and generating a coding index that includes the distribution identifier. The decoding method includes receiving a coding index, obtaining a distribution identifier from the coding index, wherein the distribution identifier is configured to identify the pulse distribution, on a track, of the pulses to be encoded on the track, determining the pulse distribution, on a track, of all the pulses to be encoded on the track according to the distribution identifier, and reconstructing the pulse order on the track according to the pulse distribution.
US09912349B1	Method and apparatus for processing floating point number matrix, an apparatus and computer-readable storage medium The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for processing a floating point number matrix, an apparatus and a computer readable storage medium. In embodiments of the present disclosure, the minimum value of the floating point number model matrix and the maximum value of the floating point number model matrix are obtained according to a floating point number model matrix to be compressed, and then, compression processing is performed for the floating point number model matrix to obtain the fixed point number model matrix according to the bit width, the minimum value of the floating point number model matrix and the maximum value of the floating point number model matrix. The compression processing is performed for the floating point number model matrix of the deep learning model by a fixed point method, to obtain the fixed point number model matrix and reduce the storage space and amount of operation of the deep learning model. Meanwhile, the present disclosure proposes a framework for implementing the apparatus in the deep learning network to maximize the deep learning network precision, that is, a multiplication portion of the matrix uses the apparatus, and operations of other portions such as activation function retain the floating point operation.
US09912346B1	Digital-based power reduction technique for SAR ADCs A method for pre-loading a SAR ADC with an initial value for a selected range of high-order bits. If the ADC resolves at either an upper or a lower limit set by the pre-loaded value, the ADC may discard the pre-loaded value and perform a full search. Alternatively, the ADC may perform one or more “bonus steps” before giving up and performing a full search.
US09912344B1	Sort-and delay methods for time-to-digital conversion A sort-and-delay time-to-digital converter (TDC) is provided, made up of a plurality of serially connected sort-and-delay circuits. Each sort-and-delay circuit accepts a time-differential input signal with a first edge separated from a second edge by an input duration of time. The first and second edges are selectively routed as a time-differential output signal with a delayed edge separated from a trailing edge by an output duration of time representing a compression of the input duration of time. Each sort-and-delay circuit also supplies a TDC coded bit (e.g., Gray code) indicating the order in which the first and second edges are routed as leading and trailing edges. The TDC outputs a digital output signal representing the initial input duration of time associated with the initial time-differential input signal received by the initial sort-and-delay circuit. Associated TDC, sort-and-delay, and time amplification methods are also provided.
US09912336B2	Three dimensional integrated circuits A three-dimensional semiconductor device, comprising: a first module layer having a plurality of circuit blocks; and a second module layer positioned substantially above the first module layer, including a plurality of configuration circuits; and a third module layer positioned substantially above the second module layer, including a plurality of circuit blocks; wherein, the configuration circuits in the second module control a portion of the circuit blocks in the first and third module layers.
US09912329B2	Semiconductor device and driving system A semiconductor device includes a high side driver, in which the high side driver has an output transistor configured to supply a power voltage to an output terminal based on a driving voltage applied to a gate electrode of the output transistor; a short circuit transistor configured to couple the gate electrode of the output transistor with the output terminal; and a switch transistor connected in series between the gate electrode of the output transistor and a drain electrode of the short circuit transistor. The switch transistor is controlled by a back gate of the switch transistor.
US09912325B2	Power supply voltage detection and power delivery circuit A circuit that detects the power supply voltage requirement of each voltage domain in an IC includes 1) a ring oscillator in each voltage domain, and 2) a power module. Two different circuit implementations of the power module may provide a precise reference voltage to on-chip voltage regulators (LDO or DC-DC switching buck converter). The power module supports DVFS and can provide the desired power supply voltage for advanced CMOS technology nodes (45 nm and beyond) in less than 100 ns. The voltage detection circuit clamps the voltage to the desired level to address power supply voltage variations due to PVT and ageing. The proposed technique has minimal power and area overhead to compensate for the power supply voltage variation, thus reducing power supply voltage margins which yields higher power saving.
US09912324B2	Open-loop quadrature clock corrector and generator Embodiments described herein include a quadrature phase corrector (QPC) which includes multiple differential amplifies for correcting the phase of one or more clock signals. In one embodiment, the differential amplifiers are arranged in an input stage, cross-coupled stage, and ring stage. The input stage receives and buffers the input clock signal (or signals). The cross-coupled stage includes one or more latches that force one clock signal high and another low which causes the QPC to oscillate. The ring stage outputs four clock signals with adjusted phases relative to the input clock signals. In one example, the ring stage outputs a quadrature clock signal that includes four clock signals phase shifted by 90 degrees.
US09912319B2	Duplexer and communication module A branching 1 filter has an antenna terminal 3 which receives signal waves and disturbance waves, a transmission filter 11 which is connected to the antenna terminal 3, a reception filter 13 which is connected to the antenna terminal 3 and receives a portion of the signal waves and has, as a passband, a frequency range higher than a passband of the transmission filter 11, and a disturbance wave resonator which is connected to the antenna terminal 3 and to the ground and positioned closer to the antenna terminal 3 side than the transmission filter 11 and the reception filter 13. The disturbance wave resonator 15 is connected to antenna terminal 3 at a position closer to the antenna terminal 3 side than the transmission filter 11 and the reception filter 13. A resonance frequency of the disturbance wave resonator 15 is within a frequency range smaller than the passband of the transmission filter and includes a frequency range of the disturbance waves.
US09912316B1	Mechanical hub A mechanical hub is provided. The mechanical hub is attachable to a cable and includes an outer shell and tiles. The outer shell surrounds the cable. The tiles are spaced to surround the circumference of the cable. The tiles may be positioned between the outer shell and the cable such that a translation of the outer shell alters the distance between the tiles and the cable. The mechanical hub may improve signals that are transmitted over segments of a cable that have degraded signal quality.
US09912313B2	Method of manufacturing an encapsulation device An element is arranged to cooperate with another part so as to form an encapsulation device for a component including the element at least partially coated with a metallization. The metallization includes at least one metal layer protected by an intermetallic compound which is coated by a non-diffused portion of a material whose melting point is lower than 250° C. A method of fabricating the encapsulation device is also disclosed.
US09912312B2	Boost converter controller with inductance value determination A controller of a boost converter may be configured to dynamically adjust conditions within the boost converter by monitoring conditions in the boost converter. For example, the controller may determine an current inductance value for an inductor of the boost converter by monitoring a current through the inductor. When the inductance value of the inductor is known, a slope compensation value may be used in determining a transition time between charging the inductor of the boost converter and discharging the inductor.
US09912307B2	Decoupling loop for reducing undesired magnetic coupling between inductors, and related methods and devices Devices and related methods use a decoupling loop near closely spaced inductors that couples to each inductor and adds an additional coupling path between them, canceling the effects of the direct coupling between the inductors. When two inductors are close enough that undesired magnetic coupling between the inductors is possible, a decoupling loop adjacent the inductors is added that is configured to cancel the undesired magnetic coupling between the inductors. The decoupling loop is positioned, with respect to the first and second inductors, such that coupling between the decoupling loop and the first inductor induces a decoupling loop current around the decoupling loop and induces a second induced current on the second inductor that is equal and in an opposite direction to a first induced current on the second inductor caused by the first inductor. The undesired magnetic coupling between the conductors is reduced, and may even be totally cancelled.
US09912305B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit, communication module, and smart meter A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a transformer that includes a first winding and a second winding, a low-noise amplifier circuit that includes an input terminal in which at least one end of the second winding of the transformer is connected to the input terminal; and a switch that is provided between the one end and another end of the second winding of the transformer. The switch is opened and the transformer functions as an input impedance matching circuit for the low-noise amplifier circuit in a period in which a reception signal is supplied to the first winding of the transformer. On the other hand, the switch is closed and the transformer is caused to become an element including a predetermined capacitance in a period in which another circuit connected to the predetermined node operates.
US09912301B2	Facilitation of increased bandwidth for a low noise amplifier Amplifiers can be used for a variety of electronic-based applications. Therefore, amplifier performance is of importance. A low noise amplifier can be interfaced after an antenna or a band-select filter as a first active stage, in a receiver since its bandwidth characteristics can be closely related to a system data rate. A bandwidth enhancement technique can be leverage for low noise amplifiers by embedding a transformer between a gate and a drain terminal of a common gate transistor in a cascode topology. The embedded transformer can introduce an additional high-frequency conjugate zero pair, which can push the gain rolling-off start-up point to a higher frequency, peak the higher frequency gain, and broaden the low noise amplifier gain bandwidth.
US09912295B1	Power-efficient programmable broadband high-pass preamplifier systems A method for pre-amplifying an input voltage signal to a pre-amplified voltage signal. The method includes receiving the input voltage signal; obtaining a high-pass filtered voltage signal by applying a high-pass filter to the input voltage signal; processing the high-pass filtered voltage signal to a current signal that corresponds to the high-pass filtered voltage signal; transmitting the current signal through a differential transmission line; converting the transmitted current signal to a converted voltage signal that corresponds to the high-pass filtered voltage signal; and outputting the converted voltage signal as the pre-amplified voltage signal. An integrated circuit chip implementing the method is also disclosed.
US09912294B2	Distributed pole-zero compensation for an amplifier An amplifier includes an amplifier input and an amplifier output. A compensation network is coupled to the amplifier output. The compensation network includes at least one RC network tuned to a frequency in which the amplifier operates. The compensation network provides at least one zero to compensate for at least one pole introduced by a load coupled to the amplifier output.
US09912292B2	Resonation device, oscillator, electronic apparatus, and moving object In a crystal resonator, a resonator element is installed in a package via a first bonding member and a second bonding member, and when viewed from above, a distance between a first bonding center and a second bonding center is set to be L1, and a length of a perpendicular line drawn to a virtual line which connects the first bonding center and the second bonding center from the resonation area center is set to be L2, a relationship expressed by 0
US09912291B2	Method and system for testing indirect bandgap semiconductor devices using luminescence imaging Embodiments of methods and systems for identifying or determining spatially resolved properties in indirect bandgap semiconductor devices such as solar cells are described. In one embodiment, spatially resolved properties of an indirect bandgap semiconductor device are determined by externally exciting the indirect bandgap semiconductor device to cause the indirect bandgap semiconductor device to emit luminescence (110), capturing images of luminescence emitted from the indirect bandgap semiconductor device in response to the external excitation (120), and determining spatially resolved properties of the indirect bandgap semiconductor device based on a comparison of relative intensities of regions in one or more of the luminescence images (130).
US09912289B2	Distributor load cell for determining phase current in photovoltaic installations The present disclosure proposes: a distributor measuring box designed to be installed on a photovoltaic solar module, having a housing with a support section embodied to be supported on the solar module, an encompassing side wall, and a cover, and string line feedthroughs and/or string line connectors, and having a string current measuring module that includes a measuring component and an evaluation unit for measuring the string current in the distributor measuring box; a photovoltaic solar module having a plurality of solar cells, in which a distributor measuring box is mounted to the back of the solar module oriented away from the sun; and a photovoltaic system having a plurality of photovoltaic solar modules, having a plurality of string lines, having a generator junction box, and having at least one inverter for supplying the electrical power produced by the photovoltaic generator.
US09912288B2	Cable termination for solar junction box A solar junction box for a solar panel having at least one photovoltaic cell and a foil electrically connected to the at least one cell includes a housing having a base and walls defining a cavity. The base has at least one foil opening configured to receive the foil. A protection device is received in the cavity. A terminal is received in the cavity. The terminal has a diode contact terminated to the protection device. The terminal has a foil contact configured to be terminated to the foil. The terminal has a cable contact terminated to an electrical cable. The cable contact has insulation displacement contact (IDC) beams terminated to the electrical cable.
US09912287B2	Solar cell module and method of fabricating the same A solar cell module according to the embodiment includes a support substrate having a single hole at a peripheral region of the support substrate; solar cells at an upper portion of the support substrate; a bus bar electrically connected to the solar cells; and a junction box connected to the bus bar, wherein the junction box includes an insertion part partially inserted in the single hole.
US09912281B2	Motor driving apparatus including overcurrent detection unit A motor driving apparatus includes a motor driving unit for converting DC voltage on a DC link into AC voltage when a switching device is turned on/off and outputting the AC voltage to an AC motor side, a gate driving circuit for turning on/off the switching device, a gate driving command generation unit for outputting either one of an ON command and an OFF command to the gate driving circuit, and an overcurrent detection unit for detecting an overcurrent with respect to a DC link current or an alternating current on the AC motor side, wherein, when the overcurrent detection unit detects the overcurrent, the gate driving command generation unit alternately outputs the ON command and the OFF command while gradually increasing a ratio of the OFF command to the ON command and ultimately outputs only the OFF command.
US09912278B2	Method of forming a semiconductor device and structure therefor In one embodiment, a control circuit for a linear vibration motor may be configured to drive the linear vibration motor to vibrate using a closed loop run mode or an open loop run mode, and may be configured to control the linear vibration motor to stop vibrating using an anti-drive signal wherein the frequency is adjusted to be near to an estimated value of the natural frequency of the linear vibration motor.
US09912273B2	Method for controlling an asynchronous electrical motor A method for controlling an asynchronous electrical motor, implemented in a processing unit associated with a power converter connected to the electrical motor, the method including an identification phase, which includes generating a speed trajectory in input of a control law of the motor in order to make the speed reference take several determined successive values, for each value taken by the speed reference, determining the voltage at the terminals of the electrical motor, for each value taken by the speed reference, determining and storing the flux value for which the voltage at the terminals of the electrical motor is equal to a determined threshold value.
US09912272B2	Control device, control method of secondary excitation device, and variable speed pumped-storage generating system According to one embodiment, there is provided a control device of a secondary excitation device which supplies a rotary machine with a voltage or current of a variable frequency. The control device includes a harmonic frequency calculation unit which calculates a frequency of a specific harmonic generated on a primary side of the rotary machine by using a slip frequency or rotation speed of the rotary machine and a carrier frequency of the secondary excitation device, and a carrier frequency correction unit which corrects the carrier frequency of the secondary excitation device such that the frequency of the specific harmonic calculated by the harmonic frequency calculation unit falls within a given band.

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