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US09924713B2	Formula and process for crosslinking antimicrobials to textiles This application is directed to methods of making a binder. In one embodiment, the method comprises mixing guar gum with water at a temperature greater than 145° F. A guar gum-water mixture is formed and then cooled to approximately 135-145° F. Ammonium sulfate and water are mixed with the guar gum-water mixture to form an ammonium sulfate-guar gum-water mixture. Urea is then mixed with the ammonium sulfate-guar gum-water mixture, forming a urea-ammonium sulfate-guar gum-water mixture. Water and methyl acryloid are added to the urea-ammonium sulfate-guar gum-water mixture to form the binder.
US09924711B1	Self contained adjustable decoy A remote control duck decoy using an electrical circuit with a time charge relay decoy using a hollow body to contain a remote activated electrical circuit operating a motor pump system to move water to create ripples and movement of the duck body. Adjustable timing, adjustable water flow, through body connections and adjustments, remote control, and a removable tail charging port are just some of the advantages taught by the present invention. These and other objects and advantages of the present invention, along with features of novelty appurtenant thereto, will appear or become apparent by reviewing the following detailed description of the invention.
US09924710B1	Retractable spool and waterfowl decoy incorporating same A retractable spool reel integrated inside of or attached to a waterfowl decoy comprises a spool and a locking assembly housed inside an internal compartment such that a weighted line wound around the spool may be locked in place at a desired length. The weighted line may be pulled until the locking assembly is set in the locked position. The pulling of the weighted line unwinds the spool and coils a flat spring integrated into the spool. The uncoiling of the flat spring once the line is released allows the line to retract back into the spool once the locking assembly is removed from the locked position.
US09924709B1	Stabilized, collapsible portable support platform A stabilized, collapsible platform having two stages, each adjustable with respect to the other along a support column except to the extent restricted by a temporary lock. In a preferred embodiment, the platform may be adjusted along the support column with each stage moving independently of the other, and, once in the desired position, the temporary lock may then be employed to restrict movement of the stages relative to one another. The temporary lock may additionally stabilize the platform against movement with respect to the support column.
US09924704B2	Devices and methods for harmonic power control for wireless power transmission In one aspect, an apparatus for wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiver comprises a transmitter circuit configured to transmit wireless power via a magnetic field at a first frequency and a second frequency, the second frequency different than the first frequency and is an integer multiple of the first frequency. The apparatus further includes a processor circuit configured to detect a presence of multiple wireless power receivers each being capable of receiving power via the magnetic field over at least one of the first and second frequency and further configured to identify frequency charging capabilities of each of the detected wireless power receivers. The transmitter circuit further configured to concurrently transmit wireless power to first and second wireless power receivers at the first frequency and the second frequency, respectively, based on the respective charging capabilities of the first and second wireless power receivers.
US09924702B2	Mobile telephone dog training tool and method A mobile telephone adapts to use as a gundog training tool by interfacing with a dog collar using a wireless communication device, such as a WWAN text or IP interface, a WLAN interface or a radio transceiver that couples to the mobile telephone and is accessible to a training application running on the mobile telephone. The dog collar includes a GPS receiver to provide position information to the mobile telephone and a shock device to provide training stimulus to the dog. A wireless headset interfaces with the mobile telephone to provide audible indications of position to an end user, such as a dog point and tone indicators of directions to the dog. A wireless handset interfaces with the mobile telephone to accept inputs for application to the collar, such as training stimulus.
US09924701B1	Cat operated water fountain A cat operated water fountain adapted for attaching to an indoor water faucet with a water sink. The water fountain includes a water diverter for mounting on the water faucet. The fountain also includes a water tube attached to the water diverter and to a pressure valve mounted on a pressure pad. The pressure pad is adapted for placing on a counter top next to the water faucet. Further, the fountain includes an inverted “J” shaped water spigot. A lower end of the water spigot is attached to the pressure valve. An upper end of the water spigot is placed over the water sink. When a cat stands on top of the pressure pad, the weight of the cat opens the pressure valve and water is directed through the water tube, through the pressure valve and through the water spigot for providing the cat a fresh drink of water.
US09924699B2	System and method for performing an animal-related action A system for performing an animal-related action includes a self-propelled vehicle with a regulating unit including a transmitting and receiving device. The regulating unit is connected to a drive and control system of the vehicle, including an electric drive motor and a battery system. The system includes a central operating system provided with a transmitting and receiving device designed to communicate with the transmitting and receiving device of the vehicle. The central operating system includes a memory in which data are stored comprising navigation data, on the basis of which the vehicle is able to travel a predetermined route from a charging station, through at least a part of the operating area, and then back to the charging station. The central operating system transmits a packet of data including these navigation data to the regulating unit of the vehicle.
US09924696B2	Lettuce variety izabita The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Izabita and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.
US09924690B1	Soybean variety 5PVED74 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PVED74 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PVED74, cells from soybean variety 5PVED74, plants of soybean 5PVED74, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PVED74. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PVED74 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PVED74, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PVED74, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PVED74. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PVED74 are further provided.
US09924685B1	Maize inbred PH2G24 A novel maize variety designated PH2G24 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2G24 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2G24 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2G24 or a locus conversion of PH2G24 with another maize variety.
US09924678B2	Soybean variety 01057325 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057325. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057325. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057325 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057325 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09924677B2	Soybean variety 01052136 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01052136. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01052136. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01052136 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01052136 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09924675B1	Hybrid corn variety X13534 The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated X13534. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety X13534, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety X13534 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 X13534.
US09924672B2	Soybean variety 01056984 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01056984. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01056984. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01056984 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01056984 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09924671B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH889417 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH889417. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH889417, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH889417 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 CH889417.
US09924662B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH426084 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH426084. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH426084, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH426084 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 CH426084.
US09924659B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH419073 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH419073. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH419073, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH419073 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 CH419073.
US09924655B1	Maize hybrid X75H413 A novel maize variety designated X75H413 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 X75H413 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X75H413 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X75H413, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X75H413. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X75H413.
US09924653B2	Increasing the number of grain bearing ears of maize A maize plant and a method of increasing the number of grain bearing ears per plant is provided. The maize plants, irrespective of their variety, exhibit at least two adjacent shortened internodes (defined as being equal to or less than twice the largest transverse dimension of the stalk just above the ground) spacing at least two ear nodes. Preferably the internode spacing is about 70 mm or less. The maize plants are preferably selected such that the ears develop substantially synchronously; the silks start being exerted either at the same time as, or before, pollen is released by the tassels of the plants; and the maize plants are both of a dwarf maize type and a prolific plant type.
US09924652B1	Watermelon pollenizer SP-7 The present invention provides novel watermelon cultivar SP-7 and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a watermelon plant by crossing the watermelon plants of the invention with themselves or another watermelon plant. The invention also provides watermelon plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. Further provided are methods of producing triploid watermelon seed and plants and seedless watermelon fruit produced therefrom as well as the triploid watermelon seed and plants and the seedless fruits produced by such methods.
US09924647B2	Potato cultivar X17 A potato cultivar designated X17 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar X17, to the seeds of potato cultivar X17, to the plants of potato cultivar X17, to the plant parts of potato cultivar X17, to food products produced from potato cultivar X17, and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar X17 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety X17, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar X17 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar X17 with another potato cultivar.
US09924646B1	Sprinkler system A sprinkler system to control distribution of water flow to a plurality of sprinkler heads, the heads providing an outlet to dispense water passing through a corresponding one of the plurality of sprinkler heads and a plurality of distribution control devices, one of the plurality of distribution control devices coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of sprinkler heads, wherein the distribution control device controls water flow to an associated sprinkler heads for a first predetermined period of time when a flow of water through the distribution control device is detected.
US09924645B2	Controlling valve operation using pressure A valve body has a piston that slides within the body through four successive positions. The piston has a head, and an upper and lower skirt, with a port in the upper skirt. In the first position, a bias force urges the piston to the first of four positions, in which the piston port is closed. In a second position, the piston port aligns with a low pressure port in the valve body, when a low pressure supply of water is connected. In a third position, greater pressure again closes the piston port. In a fourth position, at a still greater pressure, the piston port aligns with a high pressure port in the valve body. The bias force or a location of the piston port can be varied for valves along a supply line, whereby varying supply pressure opens different valves, thereby enabling addressing of valves according to supply pressure.
US09924642B2	Harvesting and grafting of trees A tree harvester includes a body and a harvesting system coupled to the body. The tree harvester further includes a control system coupled to the body. The control system is configured to receive data from the harvesting system regarding a characteristic of a harvested tree and control operation of the harvesting system based on the data. The harvesting system is configured to remove an intermediate portion of the harvested tree below a tree crown and graft the tree crown to a tree stump.
US09924639B1	Temperature control structure for indoor gardens The temperature control structure for indoor gardens is a temperature controlled space that protects plants from heat stress. The temperature control structure for indoor gardens is a water cooled structure. A plurality of fans are also provided to provide air flow through the structure. The temperature control structure for indoor gardens comprises a cooling structure and a basin.
US09924638B1	Helical auger flight assemblies and thresher formed therewith A threshing drum has a cylindrical exterior, and a cuttings intake end having a seating surface. A helical auger flight, affixed to the cylindrical exterior of the threshing drum at the cuttings intake end, extends helically outward from the cylindrical exterior of the threshing drum from the inner edge to the outer edge and rearward from the leading extremity adjacent to the seating surface to the trailing extremity. The outer face faces forwardly toward the cuttings intake end. The inner face faces rearwardly away from the cuttings intake end. A wear plate includes a front extremity having a nose. The wear plate is connected to the inner face of the helical auger flight, the front extremity extends forwardly of the leading edge of the helical auger flight, and the nose of the wear plate is in direct contact against the seating surface of the cuttings intake end.
US09924631B2	Spool for straight through line feed vegetation trimmer apparatus with modules and spokes A trimmer head for use with either clockwise or counterclockwise trimmer heads, including the use of a bidirectionally dispensing spool. Various locations of passages straight through the trimmer head and spool are shown along with various locations of components of the ratcheting mechanism to allow for winding of the trimmer line on the trimmer head and for limiting the amount of line dispensed during “bumping” of the trimmer head knob on the ground. Additionally, an extended funnel into the passage can be provided to facilitate entrance of trimmer line into the funnel even when the line is not perfectly straight. Also, spokes can be used in place of the flanges of the spool to save material and cost, while still providing a guide and barrier between the line store areas.
US09924629B2	Method and system for optimizing planting operations An agricultural planting system and method comprising a soil sampling and analysis means, wherein soil samples are taken and analyzed in real-time during a planting operation (or, optionally, via a separate, prior operation) to determine the conditions and nutrient content of the soil, and a planting system, wherein the planting system is capable of planting seeds in any arbitrary position on an X-Y plane directly beneath the planting system, whereby the data gathered from the analyzed soil samples are used to determine the optimal placement of seeds or plants in a field in order to take advantage of the soil conditions present and to optimize crop yield.
US09924627B1	Modular metering apparatus for an air seeder A granular material handling apparatus has a metering assembly comprises a metering module removably mounted in an opening in a hopper. The metering module comprises a meter roller and a front metering member with a metering edge parallel to and at a fixed metering gap distance from the meter roller. A removable flow structure receives granular material flowing over the metering edge and directs same into a distribution assembly mounted under the material metering assembly and comprising venturi devices spaced along the hopper under the metering module and an air supply conduit. Each venturi device is connected to the air supply conduit and is adapted at an output end thereof for connection to a distribution conduit, and defines a product input opening. The flow structure is operative to direct the received granular material substantially equally into each of the product input openings.
US09924626B2	System for imaging and orienting seeds and method of use A system and method for the automated or semi-automated imagining and orienting of seeds to prepare the seeds for transformation and transgenic engineering.
US09924624B1	Apparatus for combining planting implements An apparatus for combining planting implements enables an operator of a tractor to use both a conventional cultivating implement and a conventional broadcasting implement simultaneously. The apparatus is rigidly affixed to a conventional cultivating implement and comprises a support frame, a pair of brackets, and a connection bar. In combination, the support frame, pair of brackets, and connection bar provide a three-point connection whereby a conventional broadcasting implement may be attached thereto, thus enabling an operator of a tractor to use both a conventional cultivating implement and a conventional broadcasting implement simultaneously. In operation, at least a portion of the conventional cultivating implement is disposed behind the conventional broadcasting implement when the conventional broadcasting implement is attached to the support frame, thereby allowing simultaneous cultivation and broadcasting of constituents.
US09924623B2	Aerator tine holder An aerator tine holder includes a clamp block removably attached to a base. Each of the clamp block and the base have a plurality of semicylindrical channels that when attached together form a plurality of cylindrical bores holding cylindrical tines. One or more magnets in the base and/or clamp block may be used to position the tines while the clamp block is removed from the base.
US09930819B2	Protection for implanted gold surfaces An implantable device includes an exterior gold surface and a thin film disposed on the exterior gold surface and forming a barrier between the exterior gold surface and an implanted environment, in which the thin film includes molecules with a head portion, the head portion attached to the exterior gold surface.
US09930817B2	Shield can of mobile terminal A shield can of a mobile terminal is provided. The shield can of the mobile terminal includes: at least one shield can installed in a main circuit board of the mobile terminal, and at least one separation wall formed between electronic elements in which electromagnetic interference occurs within the shield can. Hence, shield ability can be improved and simplified manufacturing process of the separation wall can reduce cost.
US09930816B2	Modular electromagnetically shielded enclosure A modular electromagnetically shielded enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes connective frame elements that make up a support frame assembly. Conductive fabric panels are fastened to the connective frame elements to form walls and ceiling. A modular electromagnetically shielded floor assembly is made up of floor panels with rabbet edges that form channels for the placement of electromagnetic shielding gaskets and floor panel connectors. The conductive fabric panels that make up the walls of the enclosure are fastened to the modular electromagnetically shielded floor assembly to form a faraday cage environment that can be readily assembled to create a large or very large shielded enclosure and that can be reconfigured with continued radiofrequency shielding effectiveness.
US09930813B2	Method for enhancing cooling efficiency of a computer room air conditioning unit A method for enhancing the cooling efficiency of a computer room air conditioning unit, in a data center, is provided. Raised floor panels are carried on a pedestal support system. The floor panels divide a data center, into upper and lower plenums. A cold aisle is includes air-grate floor panels. The computer room air conditioning unit is operated to condition a heated hot aisle return air flow. A server rack has a front, a back, and side rack support frame members. The support members define an interior server compartment. At least one damper door frame has a top, a bottom and side members. The door frame members define at least one open air flow panel portion. A series of horizontal damper blade members are pivotally mounted in the open panel portion. The damper blade members are pivoted to direct a stream of the conditioned air flow over heat generating components contained in the interior server compartment in order to elevate the temperature of the heated return airflow at the air conditioning unit.
US09930812B2	Data centre cooling systems A method of cooling a data center having at least one hot aisle (145) and at least one cold aisle (144), including the steps of producing cooling air having controlled to have temperature and relative humidity within certain pre-defined limits; supplying the cooling air to a plurality of items of IT equipment (143) located in the data center between the cold aisle and the hot aisle; measuring the velocity of air flowing from the hot aisle to the cold aisle through an opening (150) between the hot aisle and the cold aisle; and controlling the rate of supply of cooling air to the items of IT equipment in dependence on the velocity of air so measured.
US09930811B2	Cold row encapsulation for server farm cooling system An apparatus includes an enclosure defining an interior space and includes a server-rack port configured to engage one or more of racks such that one or more servers installed in each rack are contiguous to the interior space. The enclosure is inside of a room and each server includes a fan that draws air from the interior space into the server and expels the air outside of the enclosure into the room. The apparatus also includes a mixing chamber that is contiguous to the enclosure. The mixing chamber includes a set of one or more dampers that are contiguous to natural air outside of the room and that are opened up when a temperature outside reaches a threshold value.
US09930809B2	Electrical device An electrical device includes a printed-circuit board which is fitted with heat-generating components, the printed-circuit board being disposed in a housing of the device, the housing having a housing part, particularly a cup-shaped housing part, and a cooling plate connected to the printed-circuit board being pressed by a wedge against the inner wall of the housing part, in particular, being pressed such that heat from at least one heat-generating component, especially a power module having power semiconductor switches, is able to be dissipated at a contact surface to the housing part.
US09930804B2	Server device A server device including a chassis having an accommodating space and an opening, a least one server having a front part and a back part, and at least one connecting rod assembly having a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, and a third connecting rod. The server may be located in the accommodating space and be drawable from the opening. The first connecting rod is pivoted on the front part of the server. The second connecting rod is pivoted on the back part of the at least one server. An end of the third connecting rod is pivoted on the first connecting rod, and another end of the third connecting rod is pivoted on the second connecting rod. The first connecting rod is rotatable relative to the server to move the third connecting rod, so that the second connecting rod is fastened to the chassis.
US09930803B1	Mounting apparatus for memory card A vibration-proof mounting apparatus device is provided for mounting a memory card. The main mounting apparatus comprises a mounting member, a windshield, and an elastic element. The elastic element connects the mounting member and the windshield. The windshield drives the mounting member to move. The windshield presses down against the mounting member and securely holds the memory card for correct connectivity at all times.
US09930801B2	Electronic device and circuit boards thereof Circuit boards for an electronic device are described. In one implementation, the circuit board includes at least two holes at two locations on the circuit board. Each of the at least two holes has a conductive contact coupled to a voltage source through a resistor. The circuit board includes a microcontroller programmed to measure voltages at conductive contacts of the at least two holes, and determine a position of the circuit board, when positioned on a conductive chassis of the electronic device, based on the measured voltages. The position of the circuit board may be one of a first end and a second end, and in between the first end and the second end, of the conductive chassis.
US09930799B2	Electronic device including a function of water proof and cover thereof Disclosed is an electronic device having a waterproof function. The electronic device includes a housing in which a coupling groove is formed, a cover including a hook detachably fit to the coupling groove, the cover configured to detachably couple to the housing by the hook, and a sealing band disposed on an inner side of the cover configured to contact at least a part of a surface of the housing which faces the cover when the cover is coupled to the housing, wherein the sealing band has a rib extending towards the housing, at least a part of the rib being bent in a specific direction. Other embodiments derived from the specification are possible.
US09930796B2	Vehicle diagnostic interface module Vehicle diagnostic interface module comprising: a printed circuit board, an OBD connector, which is provided with a plate-like contact-carrier socket arranged parallel to and facing the printed circuit board, a plurality of rigid pins, each of them having a first segment projecting from the inner face of the socket along an axis orthogonal to the printed circuit board and inserted in a notch formed on the outer perimeter edge of the board.
US09930790B2	Method for manufacturing multilayer substrate for having BGA-type component thereon In a method for manufacturing a multilayer substrate for having a BGA-type component thereon, a conductive through hole for restricting a signal interference and a resist film are formed on the multilayer substrate, an occurrence of a fault caused by a residual of a resist in the conductive through hole is reduced. In the method for manufacturing the multilayer substrate for having the BGA-type component thereon, a step of forming the resist film includes an applying step of applying a photosensitive resist to an entirety of a front surface portion of a base. The applying step is performed while restricting the resist from entering the conductive through hole by supplying a high pressure air to a rear surface of the base to pass through the conductive through hole using an air supply mechanism.
US09930782B2	Switching board A switching board is provided with a control circuit board including a control circuit, first mounting windows and second mounting windows, a circuit constituent including an input busbar, an output busbar and a connection busbar arranged on one surface of the control circuit board, and first and second semiconductor switching elements. The first semiconductor switching elements are arranged inside the first mounting windows and have drain terminals connected to the input busbar, source terminals connected to the connection busbar and gate terminals connected to the control circuit. The second semiconductor switching elements are arranged inside the second mounting windows and have drain terminals connected to the output busbar, source terminals connected to the connection busbar and gate terminals connected to the control circuit.
US09930781B2	Receptacle assembly and module assembly In a receptacle assembly, a module is guided by a guide rail and held inside an opening of a printed wiring board when a plug connector of the module is connected to a host connector. The receptacle assembly includes a guide member provided on the periphery of the opening of the wiring board and configured to form a module accommodation portion to detachably accommodate the module comprising a module board and to guide the module, a connector unit provided on the wiring board and configured to electrically connect the module board of the module to the wiring board, a first EMI gasket sealing a gap between a lower end portion of a connector cover covering the connector unit and the wiring board, and a second EMI gasket sealing a gap between a connecting end portion of the module and the periphery of an opening of the connector unit.
US09930776B2	Ultrathin copper foil and method of manufacturing the same, and ultrathin copper layer Provided is an ultrathin copper foil which has improved thickness accuracy of an ultrathin copper layer on a supporting copper foil. An ultrathin copper foil which is provided with a supporting copper foil, a releasing layer that is laminated on the supporting copper foil, and an ultrathin copper layer that is laminated on the releasing layer. The thickness accuracy of the ultrathin copper layer as determined by a weight thickness method is 3.0% or less.
US09930775B2	Copper pillar full metal via electrical circuit structure An electrical interconnect including a first circuitry layer with a first surface and a second surface. A first liquid dielectric layer is imaged directly on the first surface of the first circuitry layer to form a first dielectric layer with a plurality of first recesses. Conductive plating substantially fills a plurality of the first recesses to create a plurality of first solid copper conductive pillars electrically coupled to, and extending generally perpendicular to, the first circuitry layer. A second liquid dielectric layer is imaged directly on the first dielectric layer to form a second dielectric layer with a plurality of second recesses. Conductive plating substantially fills a plurality of the second recesses to form a plurality of second solid copper conductive pillars electrically coupled to, and extending parallel with, the first conductive pillars. An IC device is electrically coupled to a plurality of the second conductive pillars.
US09930770B2	Printed circuit board, display apparatus having a printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the printed circuit board A printed circuit board (“PCB”) includes a first pattern structure, a second pattern structure, a third pattern structure, and a fourth pattern structure. The first pattern structure includes a first ground pattern. The second pattern structure includes a first line pattern overlapping the first ground pattern and a second ground pattern electrically insulated from the first line pattern. The third pattern structure includes a third ground pattern overlapping the first line pattern and a second line pattern overlapping the second ground pattern. The fourth pattern structure includes a fourth ground pattern overlapping the second line pattern. Therefore, the PCB may decrease noise.
US09930766B2	Apparatus and method for determining the type, density and temperature of neutral radicals in plasma An apparatus for diagnostics of neutral radicals in plasma, the apparatus comprising: a portable probe configured to be attached to and extend into a plasma chamber to obtain information from plasma contained in the plasma chamber, the probe comprising a metallic rod configured to be biased with an alternating current voltage applied to the probe to obtain current measurements; a transparent dielectric sleeve having a large bandgap configured to allow light transmission to obtain optical emission spectra from the plasma; and an insulated thermocouple junction provided in the metallic rod, the thermocouple junction configured to measure equilibrium temperature of the probe.
US09930765B2	Dynamic damper in an X-ray system In an X-ray generator an X-ray tube includes an anode and a cathode and is energized with at least a first high voltage potential. A dynamic damper with a frequency dependent impedance is interposed between the X-ray tube and a source of the high voltage potential. The impedance of the dynamic damper increases with an increase in frequency associated with tube-spit. In an X-ray generator with resonant switching to provide a first kV level and a second kV level to the X-ray tube, the impedance of the dynamic damper is low at the operational frequency of the resonant switch to promote energy recovery when the resonant switch operates to provide a first kV level to the X-ray tube.
US09930762B2	Lighting control device, lighting system, and control method A controller included in a lighting control device causes a transmitter to transmit a dimming rate which is determined by schedule information stored in a storage when power saving is not instructed via a power saving instruction signal. When power saving is instructed via the power saving instruction signal, the controller calculates a dimming rate for causing a luminaire to emit light at a brightness lower than in the case of the dimming rate determined by the schedule information. When the calculated dimming rate is a dimming rate which causes the luminaire to emit light at a brightness lower than a predetermined dimming rate, the controller causes the transmitter to transmit the predetermined dimming rate.
US09930756B2	Apparatus, methods and systems for providing lighting and communication Provided are apparatus, methods and systems for providing lighting and communication. An apparatus may include a solid-state lighting panel including multiple solid-state light emitters and an input module that is configured to receive an input signal from a lighting panel group controller that is configured to collaboratively control multiple solid-state lighting panels.
US09930753B2	Occupancy sensor with active sensitivity adjustment based on ambient temperature A system and method provide fail-safe operation of a lighting system. A lighting level detector is used to obtain a baseline lighting level for a low-intensity light. If the detector measures less than the baseline level when an occupancy sensor determines the space is unoccupied, a high-intensity light is energized and an indication is provided to a user that the low-intensity light has failed. A method provides daylighting operation of a lighting system. An occupancy sensor can have Wi-Fi functionality to enable remote configuration of the sensor. A line voltage occupancy sensor can include an interface with low voltage devices. An occupancy sensor can include an integral interface to enable an external control system to override the sensor's normal logic under emergency conditions. An occupancy sensor can include an active temperature compensation feature. An occupancy sensor can also incorporate an automatically adjustable coverage area.
US09930751B2	Adjustable lighting unit with controllable orientation and intensity of light beam The invention provides a lighting unit (1) comprising a light source (20) and an actuator (40). The light source (20) is arranged to generate, during use, a light beam (B) whose light intensity is dependent upon an electrical power signal (I; V). The actuator (40) is arranged to orient, during use, the light beam (B) in an orientation dependent upon the electrical power signal (I; V). The orientation of the light beam has a pre-determined relationship to the light intensity of the light beam. The invention further relates to a lighting system (100) comprising at least one lighting unit, a space (1000) comprising such a lighting system, and a use of such a lighting system.
US09930750B2	Method for manufacturing light-emitting device packages, light-emitting device package strip, and light-emitting device package A method for manufacturing a chip scale package (CSP) for a light-emitting diode (LED). The method may include a light-emitting device mounting step for mounting a plurality of light-emitting devices on a substrate strip, a phosphor forming step for forming a phosphor on the plurality of light-emitting devices, a reflective member forming step for forming a reflective member on the substrate strip to surround the phosphor, and a package singulation step for singulating unit packages by cutting the substrate strip and the reflective member.
US09930749B2	Lighting structure with patterns A lighting structure with patterns includes an electro-luminescence (EL) layer, a glass layer, a first ultraviolet (UV) ink layer, a non-conductive vacuum metallization (NCVM) layer and an optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer. The first UV ink layer includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is laminated to the glass layer. The second surface includes a first pattern. The NCVM layer is formed on the second surface of the first UV ink layer. The OCA layer is coated on the EL layer. The EL layer is laminated to the NCVM layer via the OCA layer.
US09930748B1	Synchronization for light-source driver circuitry In some examples, a device includes at least two light sources, buffer circuitry configured to receive a bit stream, and driver circuitry configured to receive the bit stream from the buffer circuitry and to drive the at least two light sources based on the bit stream. In some examples, the device also includes monitor circuitry configured to determine a voltage drop across each light source of the at least two light sources and snooping circuitry configured to read, as the buffer circuitry receives the bit stream, a specific bit of the bit stream and to cause the monitor circuitry to determine a voltage drop across the specific light source based on a value of the specific bit.
US09930746B2	Silicon-controlled rectifier current-protection circuit, related operating method, and dimming circuit and lighting device containing the same The present disclosure provides a silicon-controlled silicon (SCR) current-protection circuit. The SCR circuit includes an SCR detection circuit and a protection circuit, a first terminal of the SCR detection circuit being connected to a current sampling point on an output terminal of an SCR device, a second terminal of the SCR detection circuit being connected to a power conversion circuit, a third terminal of the SCR detection circuit being connected to a first terminal of the protection circuit, and a second terminal of the protection being connected to the power conversion circuit. When the SCR device is connected to the SCR current-protection circuit, the SCR detection circuit is configured to detect a current flowing through the current sampling point, convert the current to a voltage, and output the voltage to the protection circuit. The protection circuit is further configured to control on and off states of the power conversion circuit based on the voltage.
US09930740B1	Control circuit A control circuit of the present disclosure can directly coupled with AC power grid to control and adjust an LED lamp. The control circuit includes a protection unit, an anti-interference unit, an adjusting unit, an auxiliary control unit, a light emitting module, a low-flicker control unit, an ESD protection unit, an output unit and a plurality of IC unit. the adjusting unit adjusts and control a luminance of the light emitting module, the auxiliary control unit assistants to adjust the luminance of the light emitting module and increase a compatibility between the adjusting unit and the IC unit.
US09930739B2	Current sharing circuit for LED lighting Techniques and corresponding circuitry are disclosed for providing active current sharing in lighting applications. In some embodiments, an active current sharing circuit is provided that includes a series-pass sub-circuit, such as a transistor or transistor circuit (or other active series-pass circuit), for each LED string. In addition, each string has a current sense sub-circuit for sensing current of that string. A monitor and control sub-circuit operates in conjunction with the series-pass sub-circuit to maintain the sensed current equal to a common reference level. In some embodiments, the common reference level is controlled to maintain the lowest series-pass element voltage close to or equal to zero volts (−0.25 VDC to +0.25 VDC).
US09930735B1	Low-flicker light-emitting diode lighting device An LED lighting device driven by a rectified AC voltage includes a luminescent device, a charge storage unit and a current controller. The charge storage unit is configured to turn on the luminescent device when the rectified AC voltage is still insufficient to turn on the luminescent device. The current control unit is configured to allow the LED lighting device to have constant luminance regardless of the level of the rectified AC voltage or dimmer condition, thereby improving flicker phenomenon.
US09930730B2	Variable width transverse flux electric induction coils A variable width transverse flux electric inductor has a fixed powered coil section and associated box-like moveable passive coil sections that electromagnetically couple with magnetic flux generated by current flowing through the fixed powered section. The passive coil sections can be transversely moved across the workpiece to accommodate induction heating of workpieces having different widths or track movement of the workpiece. Alternatively the fixed powered coil section and associated moveable coil sections may be connected to each other through flexible connections, sliding contacts or other means, such as clamps, so that an electrical connection can be maintained between both in any relative position.
US09930729B2	Method and apparatus for forming a heat-treated material Described herein is a method of forming a heat-treated material includes positioning the heat-treated material between first and second susceptors. Each of the first and second susceptors includes a tool face shaped according to a desired shape of the heat-treated material. The method also includes applying a low-strength magnetic field to the first and second susceptors to heat the first and second susceptors. Further, the method includes compressing the heat-treated material between the first and second susceptors to form the heat-treated material into the desired shape. The method additionally includes applying a high-strength magnetic field to the heat-treated material before compressing the heat-treated material between the first and second susceptors.
US09930727B2	Heating conductor arrangement An electrical heating conductor arrangement for heating a furnace has one or more strip-shaped portions with a generally horizontal sheet-like extent. The strip-shaped portions are formed by individual bands which have along their width an arcuate curvature with respect to a horizontal plane. The individual bands are partially mounted by at least one bearing element pivotably in the longitudinal direction of the respective band.
US09930726B2	Heating device and heating method A heating device and a heating method are disclosed, by which an irregularly shaped object can be evenly and efficiently heated by a plurality of conductive pins smoothly sliding inside through holes so that their tips sufficiently follow the irregular shape of the object, while damage to the conductive pins or the object is prevented. The heating device 100 heats an object M placed between opposing electrodes 101 and 102. At least one of the electrodes 101 includes a retention plate 130 for retaining a plurality of conductive pins 110 supported in an electrode plate 120 in a state in which the conductive pins 110 are slid away from an opposite electrode 102, and a release mechanism 140 for releasing the plurality of conductive pins 110 from retention by the retention plate 130.
US09930721B2	Radio communication device, base station, method for radio communication, and radio communication system with acyclic paging cycles Provided is a radio communication device including a radio communication section that communicates by radio with a base station, a storage section that stores information indicating two or more intervals, and a receipt control section that switches, among the two or more intervals, a receiving cycle for receiving a paging channel sent from the base station in an unconnected state with the base station.
US09930717B2	Intermittent out of service recovery on accessory device This disclosure relates to out of service recovery techniques for an accessory device. According to some embodiments, the accessory device may receive cellular communication system selection information from a paired device. The accessory device may store the communication system selection information. At some point, it may be determined that the accessory device has lost cellular communication service. The accessory device may perform a cellular communication service scan utilizing the system selection information received from the paired device along with its own historical information and location based frequency lists.
US09930709B2	Methods and apparatus for determining device-to-device transmission patterns Embodiments include methods and apparatuses for the design, construction and selection of base patterns and associated control signaling for direct device-to-device (D2D) communication, independent of a network. An embodiment includes the selection and transmission, by a wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU), of base patterns in a scheduling period when the number of medium access control (MAC) protocol data units (PDUs) is larger than the number of MAC PDUs that a family of pre-determined base patterns can support. An embodiment may include the selection and transmission, by a WTRU, of base patterns in a scheduling period when the number of MAC PDUs is smaller than the number of MAC PDUs that a family of pre-determined base patterns can support. In addition, embodiments may include the selection, by a WTRU, of a base pattern or base patterns to minimize interference with other communications and to use resources efficiently.
US09930708B2	Method of reconnecting master device and slave device A method of automatically reconnecting a master device and a slave device performed by the master device includes performing a pairing operation with the slave device, connecting to the slave device when the pairing operation is finished, and attempting to reconnect to the slave device according to whether an unpairing message is received from the slave device.
US09930707B2	In-flight entertainment system that identifies wireless access point locations within cabin A method by a cabin wireless access point (CWAP) server includes receiving an IP address request message from a CWAP installed in a vehicle cabin. The IP address request message contains data identifying a physical location of the CWAP within the vehicle cabin. The physical location of the CWAP is identified within the vehicle cabin responsive to the data contained in the IP address request message. An IP address is assigned to the CWAP responsive to the physical location of the CWAP identified by the data. An IP address message containing the IP address is communicated to the CWAP. Related methods by CWAPs and corresponding CWAP servers and CWAPs are disclosed.
US09930705B2	Mobile terminal control method, apparatus and system A mobile terminal control method includes: acquiring, by a mobile terminal, system permission of an operating system of the mobile terminal; establishing, by the mobile terminal, a connection to a remote control device; receiving, by the mobile terminal, a remote control instruction from the remote control device, the remote control instruction being an instruction recognizable to the operating system of the mobile terminal, and the remote control instruction being used for remote control over the mobile terminal; and recognizing, by the mobile terminal, the remote control instruction by using the operating system, and executing an operation corresponding to the remote control instruction on the basis of the system permission.
US09930704B2	Heterogeneous deployment of access point clusters Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for configuration of access points in access point clustering environments. For example, access points are provided that self-discover existing access point clusters present on a single layer 2 broadcast domain or virtual local area network (VLAN). The access points may join one of the existing access point clusters or establish a new access point cluster, depending on compatibility or capacity, for example. Access point clusters that are present on a single VLAN may be distinguished based on a cluster identifier in order for multiple access point clusters to operate on the VLAN without creating a conflict. One or more criteria, such as a cluster identifier, a cluster size, a cluster version, a network latency, etc., may be used by an access point in determination of which of multiple access point clusters to join. When multiple clusters are operating on the VLAN, a supercluster may be formed. In such a supercluster, for example, one cluster may be elected as the master cluster for cluster management purposes.
US09930703B2	Electronic device, operating method thereof, and recording medium An electronic device, an operating method thereof, and a recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a location sensor that is disposed within the housing and obtains location information about the electronic device, a biometric sensor that is disposed within the housing and obtains health information about a user of the electronic device, and a processor which is disposed within the housing, and is connected with the location sensor and the biometric sensor, wherein when a change to an emergency mode is detected, the processor controls to transmit the location information and the health information to a predesignated first external electronic device in response to the emergency mode.
US09930699B2	Providing access control parameters to a user equipment The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a base station in a radio communication system. The method comprises including an access control parameter in an access control message to be transmitted over a radio interface, the access control parameter being configured for allowing a radio device which receives it as part of an access procedure for accessing the radio communication system to determine whether access to said system is permitted. The method also comprises sending the access control message on a channel which a radio device that intends to connect to the base station has to receive as part of its access procedure. The access control message is sent or indicated on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The disclosure also relates to a method performed in a radio device, as well as to a base station and a radio device.
US09930697B2	Random access channel response handling with aggegrated component carriers Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.
US09930696B2	Random access channel for OFDM-MIMO system In orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) selects a random access channel (RACH) and a phase for a constant amplitude zero auto correlation (CAZAC) sequence for RACH transmission. The WTRU then transmits a RACH transmission to a Node B via the selected RACH. Once the RACH transmission is detected, the Node B sends an acknowledgement (ACK) to the WTRU over an ACK channel. The Node B may transmit the ACK on a shared channel. The WTRU may ramp up transmit power while the RACH transmission is transmitted, or steps up transmit power of a subsequent RACH transmission. The RACH transmission and data transmission may be either time multiplexed or frequency multiplexed. A plurality of RACHs may be defined and one of the defined RACHs may be selected randomly or based on predetermined criteria.
US09930692B2	Early indication for high efficiency fields This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to early indication system. A device may identify a high efficiency frame in accordance with a high efficiency communication standard, received from a first device, the high efficiency frame including, at least in part, one or more legacy signal fields and one or more high efficiency signal fields. The device may determine a length field included in one of the one or more legacy signal fields, wherein the length field includes an indication bit. The device may determine a position of a high efficiency short training field within the high efficiency frame based at least in part on the indication bit.
US09930690B2	System and method for processing buffer status reports in random access procedures A method for requesting communications resources by a user equipment (UE) includes determining that a proximity-based service (ProSe) buffer status report (BSR) trigger condition has been met, determining that a cellular BSR trigger condition has been met, generating a media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) message comprising only one of a ProSe BSR and a cellular BSR, and sending the MAC PDU message to an evolved NodeB (eNB).
US09930689B2	Proximity signaling and procedure for LTE A method for communication in a wireless telecommunications system is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a first UE, a reference signal transmitted by a second UE and transmitting, by the first UE to a network node, a report indicating that the reference signal was received. The reference signal is received in a detection opportunity that occurs as one of a single detection opportunity or a portion of a pattern of detection opportunities.
US09930685B2	Techniques for transmitting and receiving delayed feedback for a transmission Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes receiving a first transmission according to a first radio access technology (RAT); determining a transmitter of the wireless communication device is tuned to a second RAT during a default feedback transmission time for the first transmission; and transmitting feedback for the first transmission at a delayed feedback transmission time for the first transmission. The delayed feedback transmission time is based at least in part on a timing for tuning the transmitter from the second RAT to the first RAT. Another method includes transmitting a first transmission, in which the first transmission is associated with a default feedback transmission time for the first transmission; and receiving feedback for the first transmission at a delayed feedback transmission time for the first transmission.
US09930684B2	Method and apparatus for device-to-device HARQ process management 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 method and an apparatus that may repeatedly transmit signals to cope with and reduce transmission errors in device-to-device (D2D) communication are provided. The method includes receiving, upon generation of data to be transmitted to a receiving user equipment (UE) (RX UE), allocation of resources to be used for D2D communication, transmitting a scheduling assignment (SA) containing identification information of at least one RX UE to the at least one RX UE, assigning at least one hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process for the identification information of the at least one RX UE, and transmitting data to the at least one RX UE based on the HARQ process. Accordingly, it is possible to remove factors causing system performance degradation when retransmission operation for communication between a UE and a base station (eNB) is introduced to D2D communication.
US09930683B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling assignment of uplink packet transmission in mobile telecommunication system Methods and apparatuses are provided for communication between a user equipment (UE) and a node B in a communication system. The UE generates a media access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU) including at least one field related to an amount of data, if the data becomes available for transmission. The MAC-PDU including the at least one field related to the amount of data is transmitted to the node B. Grant information is received from the node B. The data is transmitted to the Node B based on the grant information. Each of the at least one field related to the amount of data corresponds to a respective identifier.
US09930680B2	Interference identifying device, wireless communication apparatus, and interference identifying method An interference identifying device includes a receiver to receive a reception signal obtained by reception of an electromagnetic wave, a frequency converter to calculate, using the reception signal, matrix data indicating complex amplitude at each time and frequency of the reception signal, an autocorrelation-value calculator to calculate, using the matrix data, a correlation value between a frequency distribution at first time and a frequency distribution at second time, and an identifier to identify characteristics of an interference signal using the correlation value.
US09930678B2	Multiplexing UEs with different TDD configurations and some techniques to mitigate UE-to-UE and base station-to-base station interference A method of wireless communication includes determining a set of subframes with a reduced likelihood of being received as uplink transmissions of a first user equipment (UE). The method also includes scheduling uplink transmissions of the first UE by scheduling uplink control information (UCI) on subframes other than the determined set of subframes.
US09930677B2	Prioritizing multiple channel state information (CSI) reporting with carrier aggregation A method for reporting uplink control information (UCI) on a user equipment (UE) is described. A collision of multiple channel state information (CSI) reports corresponding to multiple component carriers (CCs) that are scheduled to be reported in the same subframe is detected. A highest priority CSI report of the multiple CSI reports is determined using a prioritization scheme. The highest priority CSI report is transmitted.
US09930674B2	Radio communication apparatus, processor, and communication control method A radio communication apparatus according to a first aspect is an apparatus for supporting cellular communication and wireless LAN communication. A protocol stack for the cellular communication includes: a cellular lower layer including a physical layer and a MAC layer; and a cellular upper layer higher than the MAC layer. The radio communication apparatus comprises a controller configured to set a specific mode using a protocol stack of the wireless LAN communication instead of the cellular lower layer.
US09930672B2	Service data scrambling method, service data descrambling method, apparatus and system The present invention discloses a service data scrambling method, a service data descrambling method, an apparatus, and a system, and relates to the communications field. The service data scrambling method includes: receiving service data; using a service characteristic corresponding to the service data as a part of a scrambling parameter; generating a scrambling sequence according to the scrambling parameter; scrambling the service data according to the scrambling sequence; and sending the service data. According to the present invention, it is resolved that relatively great interference is generated when multiple pieces of different service data are simultaneously transmitted in a same service area, and achieving an effect that interference between different service data sent simultaneously in the same service area can be reduced to a great extent.
US09930664B2	Method and device for controlling carrier aggregation in wireless communication system A method of controlling carrier aggregation (CA) and an electronic device configured to perform the method are provided. The method of controlling CA of an electronic device includes connecting a call between the electronic device and a base station, monitoring an amount of data used for transmission/reception during the connected call, determining an estimated amount of time to use a function executed on the electronic device, and configuring CA based on the amount of data used and the estimated amount of time to use a function.
US09930663B2	Methods and arrangements to determine station assignments to restricted access windows in wireless networks Logic may implement a restricted access window association scheme that uses information provided in traffic indication map (TIM) bitmap and restricted access window (RAW) parameter set (PS) to determine stations associated with RAWs. The TIM information element (IE) may comprise a bitmap indicating paged and unpaged stations. The RAW PS IE may comprise a range of station association identifiers (AIDs) and possibly other station selection data. Logic may determine a range of stations associated with a RAW based upon AIDs for the first and last stations in the range based upon a position for the station in the TIM bitmap. And the range of stations associated with a RAW may be independent of block associations of the first and last stations in the TIM bitmap.
US09930654B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling user equipment uplink transmissions on an unlicensed carrier A method and apparatus schedule user equipment uplink transmissions on an unlicensed carrier. Listen before talk can be performed to determine when a subframe is available for uplink transmission. A sounding reference signal can be transmitted in an initial discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol of the subframe when listen before talk indicates that the subframe is available. A physical uplink shared channel can be transmitted in at least a portion of a remaining part of the subframe.
US09930652B2	Evolved node-B, user equipment and methods for transition between unlicensed and licensed frequency bands Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) to support Carrier Aggregation (CA) of a licensed frequency band and an unlicensed frequency band are disclosed herein. The eNB may transmit traffic packets on an unlicensed channel in the unlicensed frequency band to one or more User Equipments (UEs) assigned to the unlicensed channel. The eNB may receive, on the licensed frequency band, interference indicators for the unlicensed channel from at least a portion of the UEs assigned to the unlicensed channel. In addition, the eNB may transmit, on the licensed frequency band, a multicast vacate channel control message for the unlicensed channel. The message may be for reception at one or more of the UEs assigned to the unlicensed channel.
US09930650B2	Method and apparatus for controlling specific service in network congestion state in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a specific service in a network congestion state in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method for controlling a service by a base station in a wireless communication system according to the present invention comprises: a step of receiving a paging message from a mobility management entity (MME) when a certain terminal generates a downlink packet; a step of checking the setup state of the core network domain included in the paging message; and a paging processing step of, if the core network domain is set as a packet-based voice call service, processing the paging message as a priority.
US09930647B2	Enhanced node B and method for RRC connection establishment for small data transfers Embodiments of an enhanced Node B (eNB) and method for RRC connection establishment for small-data transfers in a 3GPP LTE network are generally described herein. The eNB may receive a small-data RRC connection request message from user equipment (UE) that may include an establishment clause value indicating small-data traffic either with or without mobility. The eNB may send an initial UE setup request message to inform the mobility management entity (MME) that a small-data RRC connection is being established. The eNB may receive an acceptance message from the MME for the small-data RRC connection which may include a reduction of an RRC inactivity timer for fast connection release. The eNB may send an RRC connection reconfiguration message to the UE in response to receipt of the acceptance to establish the small-data RRC connection, the RRC connection reconfiguration message including a measurement information element (IE) when mobility is to be supported.
US09930643B2	Resource allocation control for long term evolution device-to-device discovery A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines whether system information is received for D2D communication. In addition, the UE sets at least one flag based on the system information when the system information is received. Further, the UE determines D2D resources based on the at least one flag.
US09930642B2	Management of device-to-device communication resources using channel symmetry A first wireless communication device measures a signal characteristic of a reference signal transmitted by a second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device transmits information to a base station where the information is based of the measured signal characteristic. A scheduler evaluates the information to identify device to device (D2D) communication resources. The base station transmits, to the first wireless communication device, D2D resource allocation information indicating the D2D communication resources. The first wireless communication device transmits a D2D signal to the second wireless communication device using the assigned D2D communication resources.
US09930640B2	Method for efficiently transmitting physical channel in multi-carrier aggregation state to support broadband A method for receiving feedback information by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving scheduling information from a base station through a first downlink component carrier linked with a first uplink component carrier; determining resources on a second uplink component carrier other than the first uplink component carrier using said scheduling information, wherein said scheduling information allows cross-carrier scheduling which schedules the resources on the second uplink component carrier; transmitting data to the base station through the determined resources on the second uplink component carrier; determining a PHICH (a Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel) resource to receive feedback information for the data transmitted on the second uplink component carrier, wherein the PHICH resource is predetermined as that of the first downlink component carrier in which the scheduling information was received; and receiving the feedback information from the base station through the determined PHICH resource.
US09930634B1	Systems and methods for efficient updating of tracking area information for relay based networks Systems and methods are described for updating tracking information for a relay-based network. Tracking information for wireless devices connected to a plurality of cells that are connected to a relay are accumulated. The wireless device tracking information is formatted into a single tracking area update message for the wireless devices of the plurality of cells. Further, wireless transmission of the tracking area update message is scheduled.
US09930630B2	Position determination method and device, and computer storage medium The present disclosure discloses a method and device for determining a position, and a computer storage medium. The method includes that a first power value for a SYNC-NL segment within a DwPTS, a second power value for a first GP segment which precedes the SYNC-NL segment, a third power value for a second GP segment which follows the SYNC-NL segment, and a fourth power value for a time slot 0 are acquired; an eigenvalue of the DwPTS is calculated according to the first power value, the second power value, the third power value and the fourth power value; and the position of the DwPTS is determined according to the eigenvalue.
US09930628B2	Method and apparatus for attaining device-to-device synchronization in wireless communication system One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for a terminal attaining device-to-device (D2D) synchronization in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a sub-frame containing a D2D synchronization signal; and attaining time/frequency synchronization on the basis of the sub-frame, wherein if an apparatus for transmitting the D2D synchronization signal is a D2D terminal, then the sub-frame may include information regarding the frequency stability.
US09930625B2	Calculating power headroom based on pathloss and subframe sets There is provided a terminal apparatus configured to communicate with a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive information for configuring a plurality of subframe sets and a parameter for each of the plurality of subframe sets from the base station apparatus, and a transmission unit configured to report power headroom calculated based on the parameter for a subframe set to which a subframe in which power headroom reporting is performed belongs, to the base station apparatus in the subframe. Thus, the terminal apparatus can efficiently perform a process related to a transmission power.
US09930620B2	Power management scheme for portable data collection devices utilizing location and position sensors A data collection device (DCD) is placed in a first low power mode after the DCD has been in a first predetermined position, and placed in a second low power mode after a first predetermined period of time. In another embodiment the DCD includes a wireless telephone, and a proximity sensor which detects when the DCD is close to a user's face, wherein the telephone is automatically put in a handset mode when the DCD is close to a user's face, and automatically put in a speakerphone mode when the DCD is not close to a user's face.
US09930619B2	Method for selecting communication method and electronic device thereof A method for operating of an electronic device includes: connecting communication with an external electronic device; identifying state information and service information of the electronic device and the external electronic device; and selecting at least one communication method based on the state information and the service information. An electronic device includes a communication module and a processor. The processor is configured to select at least one communication method from a plurality of communication methods based on state information and service information of the electronic device and the external electronic device.
US09930617B1	State change enabled by a hierarchical class of a radio access network device Enabling a changing of a state of a device based on a hierarchical class of the device is disclosed. Non-macro radio access network (RAN) devices can be comprised in a network connected to a macro RAN device via a gateway RAN device. The gateway RAN device can be connected to a field RAN device via an intermediate RAN device. A state of a field RAN device can be altered based on a criterion. In an embodiment the criterion can be use of the hierarchical class of the RAN device, e.g., a field class RAN device, by an active or idle UE. In an embodiment the criterion can be use, by an active or idle UE, of another RAN device that is a logical neighbor to the field RAN device. Altering the state can result in a power savings or improved interference characteristics of the network.
US09930616B2	Distributed base station and communications system A distributed base station, including a power system, a power supply apparatus, and at least two radio remote units RRUs, where one end of the power supply apparatus is connected to the power system and the other end is connected to the at least two RRUs; and the power supply apparatus is configured to receive power output by the power system and provide the power for the at least two RRUs, where a distance between any one RRU connected to the power supply apparatus and the power supply apparatus is less than a distance between the RRU and the external power system. In addition, the present invention further provides a communications system.
US09930614B2	Public land mobile network (“PLMN”) discovery communications in a wireless network A mobile device may retrieve information about a network prior to associating with the network. For example, the information may be related to a public land mobile network (“PLMN”) and compatibility with Extensible Authentication Protocols (“EAPs”).
US09930612B2	Smart home appliance and control method thereof A smart home accessing a main server providing a service, by using a local network is provided. The smart home includes: at least one first electronic device accessing an access point connected to the main server and having preset AP information and preset authentication information; and at least one second electronic device connected to the access point and the at least one first electronic device to perform wireless communication and having AP information matching the preset AP information, wherein the at least one first electronic device transmits the access point information and the preset authentication information to the at least one second electronic device, when the at least one second electronic device having the AP information matching the preset AP information is found.
US09930608B2	Method and system for operating a vehicular data network based on a layer-2 periodic frame broadcast, in particular a routing protocol Method for operating a network node of a wireless digital data network based on broadcast layer-2 periodic frames, wherein said network is composed by a plurality of network nodes, wherein each network node is either a mobile node equipped with an on-board unit (OBU) node, or is a static node equipped with a road-side unit (RSU) node, said method comprising a current network node of the plurality of network nodes carrying out the following steps: periodically broadcasting a Network Status Information (NSI) frame which comprises: the node identifier and a type of node of the current network node; receiving broadcasted NSI frames from neighboring network nodes of the plurality of network nodes reachable by the current network node through wireless communication; for any one received NSI frame, storing the received NSI frame in an entry in a NSI table (NSIT) if the received NSI frame was the first received NSI frame from a neighboring network node, or otherwise, if the received NSI frame was not the first received NSI frame from the neighboring network node, updating a previously stored NSIT entry with the received NSI frame; marking as expired or deleting any previously entered NSIT entry after a predetermined period of time has passed after receiving or updating said any previously entered NSIT entry. Also an electronic network node of a wireless digital data network, wherein said network node is programmed to carry out the method.
US09930598B2	Method and apparatus for offload operation of the idle mode in a cellular device A dormant/idle mode operation of a plurality of cellular device(s) is offloaded using proximity radio interface to a second device having cellular capability so that a plurality of cellular devices can turn off the radio and baseband circuitry associated with the cellular capability, and save battery power. The second device to which the dormant/idle mode operation is offloaded acts like a proxy device for a plurality of cellular devices to perform at least one of the following functions on behalf of plurality of cellular devices: monitor network page, perform cell re-selection, perform tracking area update, or perform D2D transmission and reception, wherein the second device and the plurality of cellular devices are connected each other through a proximity radio interface.
US09930595B2	Seamless roaming in wireless networks A system and method for providing a seamless transition between access points for mobile devices. The method comprises associating a unique identifier for a plurality of mobile stations with a unique identifier for a first network in an acknowledgment table, then, upon receiving a frame from a mobile station, acknowledging the reception of the frame if the frame includes the unique identifier for the mobile station and the unique identifier for the network. The transfer of operation between access points is effectuated through the use of control circuitry which transfers portions of the contents of the acknowledgement table between various access points. This has the effect that the mobile stations does not sense a change in access points and thus the roaming from a first access point to a second access point is seamless.
US09930591B2	Method and apparatus for providing service in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.Methods and apparatuses provide a service to user equipment through a dedicated core network. In one method, a base station, also referred to as eNB, receives a non-access stratum (NAS) message from user equipment (UE), and transmits a first initial UE message having the NAS message to a first mobility management entity (MME). Also, the base station receives a redirection request message having the NAS message from the first MME, and transmits a second initial UE message having the NAS message to a second MME. In another method, the MME receives the first initial UE message having the NAS message from the base station, and transmits the redirection request message having the NAS message when the MME fails to support a dedicated core network according to UE usage type information. If the redirection request message is transmitted, a second initial UE message having the NAS message is transmitted to a dedicated MME.
US09930589B2	Detection and recovery from loss of small cell connection In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: establish connection with a first cell and a second cell, wherein the connection with the first cell and the second cell is configured in a time division multiplexing pattern; determine the connection with the second cell failed; and indicate to the first cell that the connection with the second cell has failed.
US09930585B2	Method and device for actively notifying resource status The present invention provides a method and a device for actively notifying of a resource status, wherein said method comprises: detecting current eNB resource utilization status; when the detected current eNB resource utilization status satisfies alarm conditions, sending present eNB resource utilization status notification information to a nearby eNB.
US09930582B2	Determination of network environment There is provided mechanisms for determining Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) environment for a wireless terminal (WT). The WT supports operation in both a UTRA frequency-division duplexing (UTRA-FDD) environment and a UTRA time-division duplexing (UTRA-TDD) environment. The WT acquires a need for determining its UTRA environment. The WT determines its UTRA environment based on network information received by the WT. The network information indicates if the WT is in the UTRA-FDD environment or in the UTRA-TDD environment.
US09930581B2	Addressing communication failure in multiple connection systems Systems and techniques for link failure management in multiple connection systems. Upon detection of a link failure with a local area base station during a dual connection mode in which the user device is connected to a macro base station and a local area base station, a user device sends a failure indication and a measurement results report for serving and neighboring base stations to its serving macro base station, and selects a response to the failure based at least in part on evaluation information received from the macro base station. Upon detection of a link failure with a macro base station, the user device determines whether to reconnect to the macro base station or a different macro base station and whether to reconnect with the original local area base station or a different local area base station.
US09930579B2	Method and nodes for providing handover management The embodiments herein relate to a method in a Gn/Gp SGSN for providing handover management. The Gn/Gp SGSN provides a handover for a UE to and from a non-3GPP and 3GPP by utilizing a PDP context that was previously created for the UE during an attach procedure. The previously created PDP context is for a previously serving PGW.
US09930578B2	Enhanced voice roaming for UE devices associated with a home network without SRVCC Some embodiments relate to a cellular network which better utilizes packet-switched (PS) voice technologies, such as VoLTE, for roaming user equipment (UE) devices. When a roaming UE associated with a home cellular carrier that does not support PS to CS handover (SRVCC) desires to make a VoLTE call, the cellular network may determine probability of such a handover during the the call. The cellular network may selectively accept or reject the packet-switched wireless voice call based on the handover probability. If the probability of handover is high, the cellular network may reject the packet-switched wireless voice and trigger the UE to fall back to a circuit-switched network and re-originate the wireless voice call on the circuit-switched network. In the case of a mobile terminated call, the cellular network may provide signaling to the UE to perform a fallback to a circuit-switched network in order to receive the mobile terminated call.
US09930576B2	Apparatus, computer program, and method for acceleration of a handover upon mobile device signal degradation An apparatus, computer program, and method are provided for acceleration of a handover if mobile communication device signaling is degrading. Signal information is received in connection with a mobile communication device being serviced by a cell of a network. It is determined whether the signal information indicates that at least one aspect of a signaling in connection with the mobile communication device is degrading. An acceleration of a handover is conditionally caused in connection with the mobile communication device, if it is determined that the signal information indicates that the at least one aspect of the signaling in connection with the mobile communication device is degrading.
US09930571B2	Systems and methods for providing WLAN data packet having dual configurations A first wireless communication device including a network interface and a transceiver. The network interface is to transmit data from the first wireless communication device to a second wireless communication device and receive data from the second wireless communication device. The data transmitted from the first wireless communication device includes a data packet having a preamble. The preamble includes a first sub-field to indicate a transmission characteristic of the data packet, the first sub-field including a first value to indicate the transmission characteristic, and a second sub-field including a second value. The second value is to selectively indicate, based on the first value, whether to perform a first function on the data packet, and whether to perform a second function on the data packet different from the first function. The transceiver is to transmit the data packet from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device.
US09930569B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless condition based multiple radio access bearer communications Systems, devices, and methods for wireless condition based multi radio access based wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, a device configured to communicate via a wireless communication link is provided. The device includes a controller configured to send a request for network resources for packet data transmission. The controller may be configured to suppress the request for network resources based in part on a condition of the wireless communication link and a type of wireless communication that is being transmitted by the device.
US09930555B2	Method and system of measuring communication quality Methods and systems of measuring communication quality in a communication via a mobile communication network are provided. A connection status of a communication terminal apparatus to a mobile communication network is confirmed when a timing of transmitting a measurement data of the communication terminal apparatus side from the communication terminal apparatus to a server comes. The measurement data is transmitted from the communication apparatus to the server when determining that it is a status capable of transceiving the measurement data, based on the confirmation result of connection status, and the measurement data is not transmitted from the communication terminal apparatus to the server when determining it is not a status capable of transceiving the measurement data. A communication quality in the communication via the mobile communication network is measured based on the measurement data received by the server from the communication terminal apparatus.
US09930551B2	Radio communication system, radio station, network operation management apparatus, and network healing method A radio communication system, a radio station, a network operation management apparatus, and a network healing method are provided that can suppress system performance degradation caused when a failure occurs in a radio base station, a network apparatus, or the like. In a radio communication system which includes multiple radio stations (10, 20) and a network operation management apparatus (30) managing the radio stations and in which network optimization is performed, at least one of a first radio station (10) in which a failure occurs, a second radio station (20) different from the first ration station, and the network operation management apparatus (30) sends alarm information regarding the failure.
US09930550B2	Method and apparatus for controlling modem in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for controlling a modem of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating at least one modem control information determined based on information related to a wireless communication environment, when at least a portion of the wireless communication environment is changed, updating a priority stored in a database of the UE based on the changed wireless communication environment and controlling the modem of the UE using the priority-updated modem control information.
US09930549B2	Method for providing reliable wireless communication in a wireless sensor network A method for communication between a wireless device node in a wireless sensor network (WSN) and control apparatus or control processes of an industrial control system is used to determine a method of radio transmission which provides a greater or a lesser measure of transmission quality between nodes. Thus a transmitter node measures a transmission quality metric of at least one packet received from two or more different switching branches, identifies which of the two or more switching branches has the greater transmission quality metric, distributes data packets with a first priority to the switching branch with the greater transmission quality metric, and transmits data packets with the first priority such as real-time data on the switching branch with the greater transmission quality metric. A wireless node, a sensor network system and a computer program for carrying out the method are described.
US09930543B2	Optimizing mobile network bandwidth A gateway turns encrypted PS data traffic on the Iub interface into clear IP packets so that WAN stream de-duplication and other optimization can be performed to eliminate the transfer of repetitive data across the Iub interface, thereby increasing the throughput between the NodeB and the RNC of the WCDMA network. The gateway pulls PS data traffic out from Iub without disturbing the signaling and CS traffic. The bifurcated PS data traffic is redirected to the GTP I/O port of the gateway where the stream de-duplication is applied. Deployment of the gateway is transparent to the WCDMA network. No network reconfiguration is required to deploy the gateway on the Iub interface.
US09930541B2	Maintaining the integrity of configuration information of a network of access points for use in positioning an apparatus A method comprising: collecting from each of multiple access points in a network of access points a set of measurements made at a respective access point for signals transmitted by other access points, wherein the network of access points is for use in positioning a device that communicates with the network of access points; processing the collected sets of measurements to classify changes in the network of access points; and performing an action that is conditional upon how a change is classified.
US09930540B2	Multiple application modules (MAMs) for monitoring signals in components in wireless distribution systems, including distributed antenna systems (DASs), and related systems and methods Multiple application modules (MAMs) for monitoring of signals in components in wireless distribution systems (WDSs), including but not limited to distributed antenna systems (DASs) are disclosed. The MAMs are wireless telecommunication circuitry associated with wireless distribution components in a WDS, such as communications and power components as examples. By associating MAMs into components of a WDS, live signals in the WDS can be monitored and measured for monitoring the performance of components within the WDS. The MAMs include a multiple application software platform architecture that includes one or more application layer applications configured to receive and monitor signals in the WDS, and to provide application level information about such monitored signals to other systems or technicians. The application level information can be used by a technician or other system to diagnose or calibrate the WDS and/or the communications components provided therein.
US09930537B2	Dynamic positioning method for mobile cells Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed for determining dynamic positioning of mobile cells. Dynamic positioning provides for navigating a mobile cell, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle or the like, to a location suitable for offloading current network traffic, such that the suitable location maximizes offloading capabilities. The methodology describes takes into account both the current traffic load on the network and the location of the highest system capacity-intensive mobile terminals in determining an initial position for deploying the mobile cell. Additionally, the location of the deployed mobile cell is optimized, over time, based on tracking the direction of movement of the highest capacity-intensive mobile terminals, and, in some embodiments, service quality indicators provided by the mobile terminals and/or contextual information captured by the mobile cell apparatus.
US09930534B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic resource adjustment based on network sharing The present invention discloses a method, where the method includes: determining, by a management network element, a first P-GW to be re-allocated and adjustment type information of the first P-GW, and obtaining an identity of a PMNO corresponding to the first P-GW; obtaining, according to the obtained identity of the PMNO and a stored correspondence between an identity of a PMNO and a P-GW, resource information of a P-GW corresponding to the PMNO; and adjusting, according to the adjustment type information of the first P-GW and the resource information of the P-GW corresponding to the PMNO and based on that a sum of throughput upper limits of P-GWs corresponding to the PMNO is equal to a total throughput value of the PMNO, a throughput upper limit configured for the first P-GW and a throughput upper limit configured for another P-GW corresponding to the PMNO.
US09930532B2	Systems and methods for secure out-of-band wireless device management Systems and methods for secure out-of-band wireless device management are provided. In one embodiment, a network device comprises: a wireless radio module that includes: a first wireless modem, wherein the first wireless modem communicates application data over a first wireless service; a second wireless modem, wherein the second wireless modem communicates management data over a second wireless service distinct from the first wireless service; a wireless radio module management logic programmed to manage operation of the wireless radio module based on the management data communicated using the second wireless modem.
US09930528B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing access network signaling protocol interworking for user authentication A method for access network signaling protocol interworking for user authentication includes receiving, from a node in an access network, a message formatted according to a signaling protocol of the access network and containing an authentication payload formatted according to an authentication protocol. The method further includes, in response to receiving the message, formulating a message formatted according to a signaling protocol of a cellular network, the message including the authentication payload formatted according to the authentication protocol. The method further includes forwarding the message formatted according to the signaling protocol of the cellular network to a node in the cellular network that implements the authentication protocol, the message including the authentication payload formatted according to the authentication protocol.
US09930527B2	Methods and apparatus for storage and execution of access control clients Disclosed herein is a technique for securely provisioning access control entities (e.g., electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) components) to a user equipment (UE) device. In one embodiment, a UE device is assigned a unique key and an endorsement certificate that can be used to provide updates or new eSIMs to the UE device. The UE device can trust eSIM material delivered by an unknown third-party eSIM vendor, based on a secure certificate transmission with the unique key. In another aspect, an operating system (OS) is partitioned into various sandboxes. During operation, the UE device can activate and execute the OS in the sandbox corresponding to a current wireless network. Personalization packages received while connected to the network only apply to that sandbox. Similarly, when loading an eSIM, the OS need only load the list of software necessary for the current run-time environment. Unused software can be subsequently activated.
US09930526B2	Interface for access management of femto cell coverage Access to femto cell service is managed through access control list(s), or “white list(s).” Such white list(s) can be configured via a networked interface which facilitates access management to a femto cell. White list(s) includes a set of subscriber station(s) identifier numbers, codes or tokens, and can also include additional fields for femto cell access management based on desired complexity. Various interfaces and user profiles are associated with granting different levels of access to requesting UEs.
US09930524B2	Detecting a second user device identifier based on registration of a first user device identifier A system may receive a registration request that identifies a first user device identifier. The system may determine that the first user device identifier is not registered. The system may transmit an authentication challenge. The authentication challenge may request one or more credentials associated with a subscriber profile. The first user device identifier may be associated with the subscriber profile. The system may cause the first user device identifier to be registered based on a challenge response. The first user device identifier may be registered based on a result of authenticating the registration request. The system may receive subscriber information that is associated with the first user device identifier, based on causing the first user device identifier to be registered. The system may determine that the subscriber information identifies a second user device that may be associated with the subscriber profile. The system may provide a notification.
US09930521B2	Method for updating preferred roaming list of UIM card Provided is a method for updating a preferred roaming list of a user identity module card, the method comprising: reading preferred roaming list updating data; packing the preferred roaming list updating data in a preferred roaming list updating text message; and writing the preferred roaming list updating text message into a text message file of a user identity module card.
US09930520B2	Apparatus and method for profile installation in communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of providing a profile package by a profile server and the profile server includes generating a profile package, dividing the profile package in a unit installable in a UICC of an electronic device, reconfiguring the divided profile information in an encryptable unit, and transmitting the reconfigured profile information to the electronic device. Further, provided is an operating method and apparatus of an electronic device communicating with the profile server.
US09930519B2	Method and apparatus for controlling home devices on group basis based upon history of the home devices A method and apparatus for controlling home devices on a group basis in a home network system are provided. The method includes collecting operation state information about a plurality of home devices, generating control history information about the plurality of home devices based on the collected operation state information, receiving a group control command for a group of home devices from among the plurality of home devices, the group of home devices being set based on the control history information, and controlling operations of the group of home devices according to the received group control command.
US09930517B2	Apparatuses and methods for handling change of user equipment (UE) usage type A mobile communication device configured for CIoT is provided. The mobile communication device includes a wireless transceiver and a controller. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network. The controller transmits, via the wireless transceiver, a request message to the service network for changing a UE usage type, receives a response message comprising a wait timer value from the service network via the wireless transceiver, and does not transmit another request message to the service network for changing the UE usage type before the wait timer expires.
US09930514B2	Predefined wireless pairing In order to reduce latency and overhead during the device discovery process, operations involved in pairing of two electronic devices may be predefined. In particular, when a user specifies a new electronic device in a list of their electronic devices, a computer provides a notification to these electronic devices. In response to the notification, a given one of the electronic devices generates encryption information and identification information for the given electronic device, and provides this encryption information and identification information to the new electronic device via a network (such as the Internet). Then, the new electronic device generates encryption information and identification information for the new electronic device, and provides this encryption information and identification information to the given electronic device via the network. This pairing information may subsequently facilitate secure wireless communication between the two electronic devices.
US09930508B2	Method of receiving and transmitting an earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) message using a paging message in mobile communication system A base station (BS) for transmitting an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) message in a mobile communication system. The BS according to one embodiment includes a processor configured to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a paging message including an ETWS indication indicating a presence of the ETWS message, after the paging message is transmitted, transmit system information in a system information block (SIB) through a control channel, the system information including scheduling information for the ETWS message, and transmit the ETWS message through a downlink channel according to the scheduling information.
US09930505B2	Retrieval of digital content related to unavailable digital content In response to receipt of a request for digital content that includes a subject matter of an event, one or more processors request the locations of a plurality of mobile devices during a time period of the event. One or more processors determine whether the location a mobile device indicates that it was present at the event during the period of time of the event. In response to a determination the mobile device was present at the event; one or more processors send a request for the digital content to a user of that mobile device.
US09930504B2	Reducing call failure rate in multi-subscriber identity module capable devices A method for reducing call failure rates on a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) mobile communication device includes: selecting a first SIM camped on a visiting public land mobile network (VPLMN); attempting call initiation on the first SIM; determining whether call setup on the first SIM on the VPLMN is successful; in response to determining that the call setup on the first SIM is unsuccessful, determining if a second SIM is camped on a home public land mobile network (HPLMN); and in response to determining that the second SIM is camped on the HPLMN, selecting the second SIM camped on the HPLMN; and attempting call initiation using the second SIM.
US09930503B2	Method and system for enhanced messaging using movement information Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is transmitting the status information. The status information can be transmitted with messages so as to enhance the messages. The electronic devices include at least computing devices, such as personal computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, and mobile telephones.
US09930499B2	Mobile terminal and control method A mobile terminal and control method to share content with a device and control the device are provide. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a host and the device; a search unit to receive content information and device information; an input unit to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal; and a control unit to control the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives content information from a host and selects content to be outputted to a device selected from device information from the host. The mobile terminal controls the selected device using control commands transmitted to the selected device based on a control mode. If the control mode is not stored in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may receive the control mode from the host.
US09930498B2	Techniques for multimedia broadcast multicast service transmissions in unlicensed spectrum A method and apparatus for adjusting preamble transmissions to maintain synchronization with other network entities operating in an unlicensed spectrum during wireless communications are described. The method and apparatus include accessing, by a second node, a contention-based medium currently accessed by a first node transmitting a first burst of data. The method and apparatus further include transmitting, by the second node, a second burst of data over the accessed medium, the second burst of data having an associated preamble configured not to interfere with a joint transmission portion of the first burst of data. The first and second nodes may be enhanced-multimedia broadcast multicast service (eMBMS) nodes. Moreover, the joint transmission portion of the first burst of data may include transmission of one or more multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframes.
US09930491B2	Positioning of a wireless device Techniques for supporting positioning are described. In an example implementation, a method for use in determining a position of a mobile station is provided, wherein a network-based computing device receives a message from a mobile station, the message indicating an identity of a transmitter device from which the mobile device has received at least one signal; and identifies at least one civil location estimate based at least in part on the message; the at least one civil location estimate representing an estimated location of the mobile device.
US09930485B2	Shoelaces with location monitoring systems Systems and methods for monitoring the location of a wearer of a shoelace and providing alerts when the wearer is not within the pre-established parameters are disclosed. A shoelace has a location monitoring device irremovably housed within it. The location monitoring device contains a global positioning system, a transmitter, and a battery. The shoelace can include a microphone communicatively coupled to the location monitoring device. A disclosed method includes receiving, by a location monitoring server, a plurality of pre-established parameters associated a wearer of the shoelace. A unique identifier, which authenticates identity of the shoelace, and location data of the shoelace from the global positioning system housed inside the shoelace are also sent to the location monitoring server, which determines whether the location data is consistent with the plurality of pre-established parameters. An alert is transmitted to a mobile communication device upon determining the location data is not consistent with the plurality of pre-established parameters associated with that shoelace.
US09930483B2	Method and system for automatic attendance monitoring Attendance of subjects within a monitored area includes periodic steps of: (a) transmitting by wireless transmitters (23) of identification modules (2), assigned and attachable to subjects (7), notification messages (Nm) with identification data; (b) receiving by a wireless base receiver (3) the notification messages (Nm) transmitted by the transmitters (23) and a wireless base transmitter (11) transmitting receipt confirmation messages (Cm); (c) determining attendance statuses (As) based on the received notification messages (Nm); wherein (a) additionally includes transmitting individual motion signals (Ims) representing a motion of a given identification module (2), and (c) additionally includes determining attendance status (As) of an “absent” value in a case of indicating for a predetermined time period by the individual motion signal (Ims) for a motionless status of an identification module (2) assigned to the given subject (7). Also a system is shown for an automatic monitoring of attendance of subjects within a predetermined monitored area.
US09930481B2	Switching mobile devices to auto-silent mode Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for controlling a mobile device of interest. In order to automatically turn or keep the ringer off for the mobile device of interest, the number of other mobile devices within a defined proximity and maintaining a minimum time threshold in the presence of the other mobile devices within the defined proximity are evaluated. Upon determining there is at least a minimum number of other mobile devices within the defined proximity and the mobile device of interest maintains the minimum time threshold in the presence of the other mobile devices within the defined proximity, the mobile device of interest automatically turns the ringer off.
US09930477B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system Disclosed are a method and apparatus in which a first device transmits and receives data using Bluetooth Low Energy technology in a wireless communication system. The method includes: opening a control channel for controlling a second device and a third device; and performing a codec and parameter negotiation procedure for the transmission and reception of an audio stream between the second device and the third device, the first device being a device that controls the second device and the third device, the second device being a device that transmits the audio stream, and the third device being a device that receives the audio stream.
US09930476B2	Methods and apparatuses for providing content data and accessing content data Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses of providing content data and accessing content data. The method for providing content data comprises: receiving a first request for content data, the first request being originated from a first user equipment and comprising an indication of the requested content data and an indication from where the requested content data is accessible; identifying a local equipment that is in proximity to the first user equipment and has pre-stored the requested content data; and returning a first response directed to the first user equipment, by which the first user equipment is informed to access the requested content data from the local equipment via a first device-to-device communication with the local equipment. With the proposed solutions, network loads can be reduced.
US09930474B2	Method and system for integrating wearable glasses to vehicle A system for integrating a wearable personal electronic device with a vehicle. The system includes an interface, a vehicle camera, and a vehicle heads-up display. The interface is configured to connect the wearable personal electronic device to the system. The vehicle camera is configured to provide video input to the wearable personal electronic device through the interface. The vehicle heads-up display is configured to display data received from the wearable personal electronic device.
US09930467B2	Sound recording method and device A sound recording method and device are provided in the field of multimedia processing. The method is applied in a mobile terminal including three microphones, including: acquiring three channels of sound signals collected by the three microphones; calculating a central channel signal, a left channel signal, a right channel signal, a rear left channel signal and a rear right channel signal in a multi-channel surround audio system according to the three channels of sound signals; calculating a bass channel signal in the multi-channel surround audio system according to the three channels of sound signals; and combining the above signals to obtain a sound signal of the multi-channel surround audio system.
US09930465B2	Parametric mixing of audio signals In an encoding section (100), a downmix section (110) forms first and second channels (L1, L2) of a downmix signal as linear combinations of first and second groups (401, 402) of channels, respectively, of an M-channel audio signal; and an analysis section (120) determines upmix parameters (αLU) for parametric reconstruction of the audio signal, and mixing parameters (αLM). In a decoding section (1200), a decorrelating section (1210) outputs a decorrelated signal (D) based on the downmix signal; and a mixing section (1220) determines mixing coefficients based on the mixing parameters or the upmix parameters, and forms a K-channel output signal ({tilde over (L)}1, . . . , {tilde over (L)}K) as a linear combination of the downmix signal and the decorrelated signal in accordance with the mixing coefficients. The channels of the output signal approximate linear combinations of K groups (501-502, 1301-1303) of channels, respectively, of the audio signal. The K groups constitute a different partition of the audio signal than the first and second groups, and 2≤K
US09930455B2	Hearing device with suppression of sound impulses A hearing device includes: at least one microphone for converting sound received by the at least one microphone into an audio signal; a sound impulse detector configured for detecting a presence of an impulse in the audio signal; and a signal processor configured for processing the audio signal into a processed audio signal in response to the presence of the impulse in the audio signal as detected by the sound impulse detector; and a receiver coupled to the signal processor for converting the processed audio signal into an output sound signal for emission towards an eardrum of a user; wherein the sound impulse detector is configured for operation in a frequency domain for detecting presence of the impulse in the audio signal.
US09930452B2	Direct current mode digital-to-analog converter to class D amplifier A system includes a class D amplifier and a current steering digital-to-analog converter (DAC) directly connected to the class D amplifier. The system also includes a common mode servo circuit coupled to a node interconnecting the current steering DAC to the class D amplifier. The common servo circuit amplifies a difference between a common mode signal determined from the node and a reference voltage and generates a feedback current to the node based on the amplified difference. A feed-forward common-mode compensation circuit is included to reduce an alternating current (AC) ripple from the class D amplifier. The feed-forward common-mode compensation circuit includes first and second resistors coupled to respective outputs of the class D amplifier. A current mirror is coupled to the first and second resistors and is configured to sink a current from the node to ground that approximates a common mode feedback current of the class D amplifier.
US09930451B2	Elimination of 3D parasitic effects on microphone power supply rejection Systems and methods are presented for power supply noise cancellation in a microphone package. A first node on a MEMS microphone package is coupled to an inverted voltage signal of a power supply output. A summing node is connected to both the first node and a second node. The second node is coupled to a non-inverted voltage signal of the power supply output. Because the parasitic capacitance of the MEMS microphone package is substantially equivalent relative to both the first node and the second node, the summing node outputs a noise-reduced summed voltage signal. An adjustable trim module is coupled to the first node and configured to adjust a reduction of a power supply noise in the summed voltage signal from the summing node.
US09930450B2	Audio apparatus, and current control method An audio apparatus includes a signal processor, a power amplifier, a speaker, and a controller. A current consumption prediction unit in the controller predicts current consumption on the basis of a monitoring result of an output level monitoring unit in the signal processor and/or a monitoring result of a power supply voltage monitoring unit in the controller. A limiter control unit in the controller controls a limiter in the signal processor in a normal mode or a current limiting mode on the basis of predicted current consumption. In the current limiting mode, the limiter is controlled so that an attenuation speed higher than that in the normal mode and a threshold value smaller than that in the normal mode are obtained.
US09930445B2	Interference cancellation for throat microphone A throat microphone may include one or more transducers that are in contact with the skin in the region of the larynx of person, and may provide a vibration signal to a processing unit. The vibration signal may also include energy and information relating to secondary physiological phenomena such as breathing and heartbeat, in addition to the desired sonic signal. The processing unit may utilize information relating to the secondary physiological phenomena to control a filter that outputs the desired sonic signal.
US09930443B1	Active acoustic meta material loudspeaker system and the process to make the same An active acoustic meta material system with micro-perforated sheets embedded between porous layers and air gaps, around the output region in front of a speaker, perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation of the sound is disclosed. Sound input is split into two frequency ranges by an active controller, such that a higher frequency range is sent to a traditional speaker which outputs sound via a diaphragm which vibrates in response to electromagnetic signals generated based on the sound input. The sound waves in the lower frequency range are sent to piezoelectric or other type of motion-creating transducers which are mounted to an outer housing or casing containing a plurality of meta material sheets with insulative layers between each meta material sheet. The combination of meta material sheets and insulation layers are calibrated to focus and amplify the vibrational waves which are outputted by the transducers.
US09930440B2	Acoustic noise reduction audio system having tap control Acoustic noise reduction (ANR) headphones described herein have current detection circuitry that is used to detect current consumed by ANR circuitry as a result of pressure changes due to a tapping of a headphone, ear or head of a user. Tapping may be performed to change an audio feature or operating mode. The current detection circuitry senses a characteristic of the current that can be used to determine an occurrence of a tap event. Examples of a characteristic include an amplitude, waveform or duration of the sensed current. Advantageously, the ANR headphones avoid the need for control buttons to initiate the desired changes to the audio feature or operating mode. Error detection circuitry included in the ANR headphones can distinguish between a valid tap events and an occurrence of a different type of event that may otherwise be improperly be interpreted as a tap event.
US09930438B2	Electronic device and method for controlling audio input/output An electronic device includes an interface unit that communicates with an external device in wireless or wired communication, a resonance sensor unit that detects a frequency resonance signal of the external device, and a controller that detects at least one input from the external device through the resonance sensor unit, determines an audio input or output activation state of the electronic device in response to the communication connection state with the external device, and controls an audio input or output operation of the electronic device based on the detection of the at least one input and the determination of the audio input/output activation state.
US09930434B2	Visual and/or acoustic privacy features Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of visual and/or acoustic privacy features. For example, exemplary embodiments are disclosed that include visual and/or acoustic privacy features for furniture (e.g., office chair, desk, table, cubicle, etc.). The visual and/or acoustic privacy features are movable relative to the user and/or furniture between at least a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the visual and/or acoustic privacy features may be configured such that they do not inhibit the user from interacting with others. In the second configuration, the visual and/or acoustic privacy features may be configured to provide the user with at least some visual and/or acoustic privacy and isolation from others.
US09930429B2	Method and system for monitoring and communicating fill rate of container Disclosed is a method for monitoring a fill rate of a container and communicating it, which container comprises at least a first sensor which is a fill rate sensor. The method comprises receiving an operational model from a server, comprising a predefined maximum and/or minimum value of the fill rate. The method also comprises measuring the fill rate of the container. The method further comprises comparing the measured fill rate with the operational model. The method also comprises communicating the fill rate to the server, if the fill rate is equal or above the predefined maximum fill rate and/or if the fill rate is equal or below the predefined minimum fill rate.
US09930428B2	Individualization of migration between telephony systems Various technologies described herein pertain to controlling migration of a source endpoint in a source telephony system to a destination endpoint in a destination telephony system. The source endpoint is deactivated and the destination endpoint is activated as part of the migration. The migration of endpoints between the source telephony system and the destination telephony system can be performed in an individualized manner. Source information that specifies a state of the source endpoint is retrieved from the source telephony system and destination information that specifies a state of the destination endpoint is retrieved from the destination telephony system. Moreover, a validation is performed concerning whether the source endpoint is migratable to the destination endpoint based on the source information and the destination information. Subsequent to validating that the source endpoint is migratable to the destination endpoint, the migration is performed to deactivate the source endpoint and activate the destination endpoint.
US09930408B2	Live streaming circular buffer A device may receive an update playlist file that lists segments of a content stream in an order that the segments are to be recombined by a client device; update a live playlist file based on the update playlist file; update a time playlist file by appending segment identifiers, which are included in the update playlist file and not included in the time playlist file, to the time playlist file; create a new playlist file that includes the segment identifiers and that does not include other segment identifiers; and send one of the live playlist file, time playlist file, or the new playlist file to a client device.
US09930407B2	Systems and methods for determining user position via wireless signal characteristics Systems and methods are described for presenting a television program to a viewer using a mobile television receiver. The television program is received at the mobile television receiver via a first signal transmitted by a signal source having a limited range. It is determined whether the mobile receiver will exit the limited range of the signal source and, before the mobile receiver exits the limited range of the signal source, an action is facilitated to allow the viewer to continue to view the television program. Actions that may be facilitated include tuning to an alternate source of the television program, obtaining a placeshifted media stream of the television program, recording the television program on a remote video recorder, or simply notifying the viewer that he or she is about to exit the limited range of the signal source.
US09930404B2	Event-based media playback Particular portions or events of recorded television programming identified as having especially significant or interesting detail may be played-back at normal speed without user input; whereas other portions or events of the recorded television programming may be played-back at greater than normal speed.
US09930402B2	Automated audio adjustment In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with adjusting audio during content presentation. While content is being presented, one or more persons may be identified that are consuming the content. The persons may be identified via various techniques, such as voice recognition, facial recognition, and distance detection. When persons may be uniquely identified, user audio preferences may be retrieved and used to adjust audio. Audio may be adjusted when persons are not uniquely identified, such as based on a number of persons or their location relative to a content consumption device. Audio adjustment may include volume adjustment and/or adjustment of audio, such as through application of audio effects, as it being presented. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09930400B2	Display device, program information display method in display device, receiving device, and signal transmission method in receiving device There is provided a display device including a signal receiving unit for receiving a video signal from an external device via a transmission path through a plurality of channels using a differential signal, an information receiving unit for receiving program information from the external device using a bidirectional communication path including predetermined lines of the transmission path, an image display unit for displaying images on image display elements based on the video signal received by the signal receiving unit, and a program information display unit for displaying the program information on the image display elements based on the program information received by the information receiving unit.
US09930399B2	Digital video recorder as a content delivery server A system for enabling a digital video recorder to serve as a content delivery server is disclosed. In particular, the system may include deploying a content delivery server at a cell site, which may be provided a content package from a satellite or fiber network. Additionally, the system may include deploying, at a customer premises, a digital video recorder that may serve as a content delivery server and may be equipped for wireless communication. The content package may be transmitted from the content delivery server of the cell site to the digital video recorder. Upon receiving a request for content from a user device, the digital video recorder may transmit the requested content to the user device if the digital video recorder is in range of the user device. Otherwise, the content delivery server at the cell site may transmit the requested content to the user device.
US09930395B2	Method for controlling external device and transmitting apparatus and receiving apparatus thereof A method including receiving a first input for displaying an external input list; and displaying, by the display device, the external input list in response to the first input. The external input list includes a first button for displaying a first external input list including at least one icon corresponding to at least one external device connected to the transmitting device, and a second button for displaying a second external input list including at least one icon representing at least one external device connected to the display device. The first external input list is displayed when the first button is selected. The second external input list is displayed when the second button is selected. The method further includes receiving a second input for selecting an icon from the external input list; and accessing an external input corresponding to the selected icon in response to the second input.
US09930390B2	Control word and associated entitlement control message caching and reuse Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing control word and associated entitlement control message (ECM) functionalities are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may cache concurrently a first set of control words and a first set of entitlement control messages (ECMs) associated with the first set of control words. The computing device may encrypt a transport stream with a particular control word of the first set of control words. The computing device may insert a particular ECM, of the first set of ECMs, corresponding to the particular control word into the transport stream sent to a device downstream from the computing device. In some embodiments, a computing device may reuse control words and associated ECMs.
US09930389B2	System and method for displaying advertisements A system for customizing display of a plurality of advertisements on a display terminal through a television distribution network comprises a scheduling module, a media grid in communication with the scheduling module, a head-end in communication with the media grid, and a set-top box in communication with the head-end. The scheduling module schedules a plurality of time slots for airing the advertisements on a default power-up channel. The media grid stores scheduling information of the advertisements which are to be aired at the respective time slots allocated by the scheduling module. The head-end broadcasts the advertisements scheduled for a particular time slot onto a default power-up channel. The set-top box displays the default channel on the display device during a power-up of the set-top box.
US09930387B2	Method and apparatus for network bandwidth conservation Methods and apparatus for conserving bandwidth within a network based on two or more different service levels. In an exemplary embodiment, programming that is simulcast on two or more program channels is mapped to one physical channel during periods when the programming is scheduled at only one service level (e.g., standard definition), thereby conserving bandwidth on the network that would otherwise be consumed by the simultaneous broadcast on the two or more channels. When the programming service level becomes heterogeneous across the channels (e.g., SD and HD simulcast), physical channel(s) supporting the HD content are provided within a local service area only “on-demand” using, for example, a switched digital channel allocation. Accordingly, no HD broadcast occurs within a given area until at least one user requests it, thereby further conserving network bandwidth.
US09930383B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals The present invention provides an apparatus of transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus including, an encoder for encoding service data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded service data, a modulator for modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US09930382B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving broadcast signal for 3-dimensional (3D) broadcast service The present invention relates to providing a method and/or an apparatus for transmitting/receiving a broadcast signal for a 3-dimensional (3D) broadcast service. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: downsampling each of a left picture frame, a right picture frame, a depth picture frame for the left picture frame and a depth picture frame for the right picture frame, and encoding a packed frame which packs at least one frame of the downsampled frames into one frame, generating a broadcast signal comprising signaling information for the encoded packed frame and a picture related to the packed frame; and sending the generated broadcast signal.
US09930377B2	Methods and systems for cloud-based media content transcoding An exemplary system for cloud-based media content transcoding includes a local media content server that records a media content program, divides the media content program into a plurality of program segments, generates a program segment playlist including pointers to the plurality of program segments, receives a request for a media content playback device to download the media content program, and transmits the program segment playlist to the media content playback device. The program segment playlist directs the media content playback device to request and download transcoded versions of the program segments from a cloud-based transcoding system located remotely from the local media content server. The cloud-based transcoding system accesses the program segments from the local media content server, and generates and transmits the transcoded versions of the program segments to the media content playback device.
US09930374B2	Systems and methods for interactive program guides with personal video recording features Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application (“application”) may be implemented to provide such functionality. The application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, to schedule recordings to a PVR, to configure recordings, to view a list of scheduled recordings, to configure recording settings, or to select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using a straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is engaged in using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented. Other PVR related features are also provided.
US09930373B2	D-cinema to a selected location A method of providing localization of content to a client includes accessing content from at least one of: a video, movie, media from a display venue, and media from any public place where a movie or video. A private or public 0-Cinema setup is provided. At least one of: (i) addition of a GPS receiver in a server security manager; addition of a playback authorization license file into the server security manager; and addition of a secured operating workflow is provided. Localization of content at a client selected location is provided.
US09930370B2	Entropy coding of motion vector differences An entropy decoder is configured to, for horizontal and vertical components of motion vector differences, derive a truncated unary code from the data stream using context-adaptive binary entropy decoding with exactly one context per bin position of the truncated unary code, which is common for horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences, and an Exp-Golomb code using a constant equi-probability bypass mode to obtain the binarizations of the motion vector differences. A desymbolizer is configured to debinarize the binarizations of the motion vector difference syntax elements to obtain integer values of the horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences. A reconstructor is configured to reconstruct a video based on the integer values of the horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences.
US09930368B2	Coding concept allowing parallel processing, transport demultiplexer and video bitstream A raw byte sequence payload describing a picture in slices, WPP substreams or tiles and coded using context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding is subdivided into tranches with continuing the context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding probability adaptation across tranche boundaries. Thereby, tranche boundaries additionally introduced within slices, WPP substreams or tiles do not lead to a reduction in the entropy coding efficiency of these entities. However, the tranches are smaller than the original slices, WPP substreams or tiles and accordingly they may be transmitted earlier, i.e. with lower delay, than the un-chopped original entities. According to another aspect combinable with the first aspect, substream marker NAL units are used within a sequence of NAL units of a video bitstream to enable a transport demultiplexer to assign data of slices within NAL units to the corresponding substreams or tiles so as to be able to, in parallel, serve a multi-threaded decoder with the corresponding substreams or tiles.
US09930364B2	Method and apparatus for encoding image data using wavelet signatures Methods of data encoding using trees formed with logic gates are described which lead to spatial compression of image data. Data encoding is achieved using a five-level wavelet transform, such as the Haar or the 2/10 transform. A dual transform engine is used, the first and engine being used for the first part of the first-level transform, the second part of the first-level transform and the subsequent-level transforms being performed by the second transform engine within a time interval which is less than or equal to the time taken by the first transform engine to effect the part-transform. Each bit plane of the resulting coefficients is then encoded by forming a tree structure from the bits and OR logical combinations thereof. Redundant data are removed from the resulting tree structure, and further data can be removed by using a predetermined compression profile. The resulting blocks of compressed data are of variable length and are packaged with sync words and index words for transmission so that the location and identity of the transformed data blocks can be determined from the received signal.
US09930362B2	Intra prediction in lossless coding in HEVC A method for improved prediction in boundary samples in prediction units (PUs) in pixel based prediction. The method includes computing predicted values for a plurality of border pixels in a PU using corresponding left, upper, and upper left adjacent neighboring pixels in the PU. The method further includes computing predicted values for a second plurality of pixels in the PU using sample based angular prediction (SAP). The second plurality of pixels includes all other pixels in the PU besides the plurality of border pixels.
US09930359B2	Method for inducing a merge candidate block and device using same The present invention relates to a method for inducing a merge candidate block and a device using same. An image decoding method involves decoding motion estimation region (MER) related information; determining whether or not a predicted target block and a spatial merge candidate block are included in the same MER; and determining the spatial merge candidate block to be an unavailable merge candidate block when the predicted target block and the spatial merge candidate block are included in the same MER. Accordingly, by parallely performing the method for inducing a merge candidate, parallel processing is enabled and the computation amount and implementation complexity are reduced.
US09930349B2	Image processing to retain small color/gray differences A method for encoding a monochrome or color image. The method includes receiving an image and adjusting the image based on a global uniform macro-type color space. The image is modified spatially based on a local uniform micro-type edge characteristic that includes a just-noticeable difference (JND), and the image is outputted.
US09930347B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus An image coding method of coding an image on a per coding unit basis, the method comprising: applying a frequency transform to luminance data and chrominance data of transform units in the coding unit including predetermined blocks each corresponding to one or more of the transform units; and coding the luminance data and the chrominance data to which the frequency transform has been applied to generate a bitstream in which the luminance data and the chrominance data are grouped on a per predetermined block basis.
US09930345B2	Image encoding apparatus, image encoding method, and image encoding program An image encoding apparatus, which is configured to perform image encoding based on a gradual decoder refresh scheme, includes a pre-processor configured to receive a video signal obtained by slicing one screen into a plurality of sub-screens and perform pre-processing, and an image encoder configured to receive output of the pre-processor, perform an encoding process, and generate stream data. The image encoder is configured to acquire information of a first Intra-slice corresponding to a target Intra-slice in a first sequence with respect to the target Intra-slice in a second sequence, in which encoding is performed, after the first sequence; and is configured to estimate an Intra-slice line number and an Inter-slice line number of the second sequence not to exceed a target information amount based on the acquired information of the first Intra-slice.
US09930344B2	Digital content integration and delivery system and method Digital content, such as movies, television productions, and the like are processed and delivered based upon digital masters. The masters may be produced as the initial content, or any other content may be digitized to create the masters. An HD full aperture version is used to create a reduced set of masters that can be used to fill orders having a wide range of features and options. The HD full aperture version is combined with pan and scanned instructions parsed from original pan and scan files to permit automatic creation of the basic masters used to fill the orders, such as a letter box version, a 16:9 FF version, and a 4:3 FF version. The derived masters may be HD versions or SD versions. Upon receipt of orders, the proper version is selected and assembled with any other components that may be ordered by the customer. Ingestion of the masters may be delayed until order reception, and transcoding of the original master may also be delayed until order reception.
US09930336B2	Arithmetic decoding method and arithmetic coding method An arithmetic decoding method is a method in which a context variable specifying a probability of a possible value of each of elements included in a binary string corresponding to a value of a given variable is initialized and arithmetic decoding is performed, using the context variable. The method includes: determining, from among a plurality of initialization methods as a method of initializing the context variable, an initialization method corresponding to the given variable or a group which includes the given variable; and initializing the context variable using the determined initialization method.
US09930329B2	Video encoding and decoding based on image refinement A particular implementation forms an initial reconstructed image block from inverse quantization and inverse transform, and further refines the reconstructed image block using pixels from neighboring reconstructed blocks. The image block may be refined using a bilateral filter, whose space parameter and range parameter are adaptive to the quantization parameter. The particular implementation can be used in both encoding and decoding when reconstructing an image block. When used in encoding, the particular implementation can be used jointly with coefficient truncation, where some non-zero transform coefficients are set to zero. The number of remaining non-zero transform coefficients after coefficient truncation may be adaptive to the quantization parameter, the variance of the image block, the number of non-zero transform coefficients of the image block, and the index of the last non-zero transform coefficient in a zigzag scanning order.
US09930328B2	System and method for using a set-top box application to diagnose customer premises equipment A device having a test module configured to connect with a server through a cellular telephone network and a wireless area network. The test module is also configured to initiate, in the server, a diagnostic test of an interactive television network and a media processor. The test module is further configured to receive information indicating problems with the television network and the media processor, and to display the information on a display.
US09930317B2	System and method for speckle reduction in laser projectors A method for applying power in a plurality of pulses to the projection source to control the projection source to emit coherent light during an exposure interval comprising at least two sub-intervals, the applied power causing the projection source to have different temperatures during first and second sub-intervals of the at least two sub-intervals; and emitting light from the projection source, wherein the projection source emits light having different wavelengths during the first and second sub-intervals in accordance with the different temperatures of the projection source.
US09930316B2	Camera imaging systems and methods System and method to (1) directly capture data-volume-reduced or compressed color images or video image frames by a camera system compared to those from conventional color camera systems with the same image resolution, and (2) retrieve uncompressed color images or video image frames for display, visualization, or other image/video processing at the end user side.
US09930314B2	Stereo-approach distance and speed meter Disclosed a stereo-approach distance and speed meter system comprising: video camera module consisting of at least two video cameras focused on the analyzed object primary interface module for video camera module interface conversion into data for processing; primary image normalization and rectification module; updating data container module; attribute extraction module; attribute ranking module; primary attribute reorganization module; primary frame matching module; primary hypothesis generation module; primary hypothesis filter module; attribute post-organization module; secondary attribute matching module; secondary hypothesis generation module; secondary filter module; buffer improvement module, stereo refinement module; sequence refinement module; triangulation module; secondary rectification module; previous frame data and attribute container module; secondary interface module.
US09930311B2	System and method for annotating a video with advertising information Embodiments of the present invention provide a client terminal (e.g., user terminal or advertiser terminal) for displaying a video annotated with advertisement information. Specifically, among other things, embodiments of the present invention provide a client terminal including a video player module configured to receive video based on a user request. The client terminal also further includes an advertising information search module configured to receive an advertising information overlay. The client terminal further includes an advertising information display module configured to simultaneously display the requested video and the advertising information overlay on a display of the user terminal.
US09930307B1	Projector image alignment An example system for projector image alignment. The system for projector image alignment can include a processor to compare a first calibration-pattern image projected by a first projector and at least a portion of a second calibration-pattern image projected by a second projector and generate a geometric model of an aligned image for display by both the first projector and the second projector. The processor can also send a first projector portion of the aligned image to the first projector based on the geometric model of the aligned image.
US09930300B2	Video on demand for audio/video recording and communication devices In an A/V recording and communication device, the power configuration of the device is considered when determining a setting for a keep-alive interval of the device. If the device is connected to a reliable and continuous source of power, such as AC mains, then the keep-alive interval may be set to a very short duration, thereby reducing or eliminating any latency that the user might experience when attempting to remotely access the camera of the device. By contrast, if the device relies solely on a rechargeable battery for power, then the keep-alive interval may be set to a longer duration, thereby reducing the rate at which the rechargeable battery will be discharged. And, if the device is connected to an intermittent source of power, such as a solar panel, then the keep-alive interval may be set to a moderate duration to balance the competing interests of reducing latency and conserving battery life.
US09930297B2	System and method for acquiring images of medication preparations A system for holding a camera for acquiring images of preparations includes a rail that can be mounted above a preparation surface. A camera carrier couples a camera with the rail such that the camera is movable relative to the rail and such that the camera can acquire images of preparations on the preparation surface.
US09930296B2	Image switching device for vehicle An image switching device for a vehicle includes: a reference distance determination device that determines a reference distance; and a determination device that prohibits an image display device from displaying an image captured by an on-board camera, based on a feature that a detection distance from an object to a vehicle is longer than the reference distance, and allows the image display device to display the image captured by the on-board camera, based on a feature that the detection distance is shorter than the reference distance. The reference distance determination device shortens the reference distance in a case where an absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is a second value which is greater than a first value, compared to a case where the absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is the first value.
US09930292B2	Teleconference terminal apparatus, teleconference system, and teleconference method The present invention provides a teleconference terminal apparatus for carrying out a teleconference by transmitting/receiving image and voice signals via a communications network. The teleconference terminal apparatus comprises: an image-capturing device which generates an image signal by capturing an image; an image processing section which converts the image signal to a signal mode corresponding to the communications network and outputs the converted signal; a microphone which performs detection of a voice along with the image capturing, and thereby generates a voice signal corresponding to the level of the voice; a voice processing section which converts the voice signal to a signal mode corresponding to the communications network and outputs the converted signal; and a computing section which increases or reduces the amount of data of the image signal outputted from the image processing section, on the basis of the level of the voice signal.
US09930291B2	Method and apparatus using an integrated femtocell and residential gateway device A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method at a gateway device that registers at least one mobile phone number with the gateway device via a femtocell integrated with the gateway device when a mobile device associated with the at least one mobile phone number is within range of the femtocell, registers at least one voice over internet protocol phone number with the gateway device, and selectively receives and makes calls using one of a set top box registered with the gateway device, the mobile device registered with the femtocell, a voice over internet protocol phone corresponding to the at least one voice over internet protocol phone number. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09930290B2	Communication stage and integrated systems Enterprise communication display systems enable life-like images for videoconferencing and entertainment productions. Life-like images appear in a 3D environment where imaged people are visible through the use of specially configured see-through displays. Imaged people can also be viewed amongst a reflected foreground. A dual mode large high-resolution display is inventively configured for watching and working. Methods for enterprise wide deployments for corporate, healthcare, education, and government communications, including hotel properties and a property management system are shown. The invention further discloses an online production system for large events. A remote production staff collaborates and controls a presentation with large scale audio/visual equipment. A campaign and marketing system for holographic communications using mobile vehicles is disclosed. Further, a consumer created camera housing process, furniture systems to accommodate ultra HD displays, and a device for viewing multiple video sources on an ultra HD display within an immersive workspace is disclosed.
US09930286B2	Display apparatus According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes an enclosure having a display portion and an internal space, and a speaker accommodated in the internal space and having a sound emitting surface directed in an opposite direction of the display portion. The enclosure includes a first opening area configured to emit sound of the speaker in the opposite direction of the display portion, and a second opening area configured to emit the sound of the speaker in a lateral direction to the display portion. A volume of the sound emitted from the first opening area is greater than a volume of the sound emitted from the second opening area.
US09930282B2	Counting apparatus, analog-to-digital converter and image sensor including the same A counting apparatus may include: a count control unit suitable for controlling a counting operation of a common value and a differential value of two pixel signals according to two neighboring output signals of a comparator unit; a counting unit suitable for counting a clock during a period corresponding to the common value and the differential value, according to control of the count control unit; and a memory unit suitable for storing count information from the counting unit and operation information from the count control unit.
US09930281B2	Image sensors having photodiode regions implanted from multiple sides of a substrate An image sensor with an array of pixels is provided. The array may include a semiconductor substrate having opposing first and second sides. A first photodiode region may be implanted in the semiconductor substrate through the first side. A second photodiode region may be implanted in the semiconductor substrate through the second side. The second photodiode region may be implanted to overlap with the first photodiode region in the semiconductor substrate to form a continuous photodiode region that extends from the first side to the second side of the substrate. The continuous region may generate charge in response to image light. The continuous region may belong to a single pixel that generates an image signal from the charge. The image signal may be conveyed to readout circuitry via metallization layers formed over the substrate. The first and second photodiode regions may be thermally activated prior to forming the metallization layers.
US09930277B2	Serial row-select matrix-addressed system A matrix-addressed system includes a system substrate and an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns disposed on the system substrate. A column-control circuit provides information to or receives information from the pixels. The column-control circuit includes a separate column-driver circuit connected to each column of pixels that provides information in common to all of the pixels in the column or receives information in common from all of the pixels in the column. A row-select circuit likewise disposed on the system substrate includes a serial shift register having a number of row storage elements equal to or larger than the number of rows in the array of pixels. Each row storage element in the shift register has a row-select line connected to all of the pixels in a row.
US09930275B2	Image sensor, imaging method, and electronic apparatus The present technology relates to an image sensor, an imaging method, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of improving the image quality. It includes a plurality of signal lines for reading signals from pixels including a photoelectric conversion element, each of the plurality of signal lines being provided for one column of pixels, and a fixing unit configured to fix the potential of the plurality of signal lines to a predetermined potential, is started. The fixing unit fixes the potential of the plurality of signal lines before an operation of resetting the pixel. It is possible to fix the potential of the signal line to a predetermined potential before reading of the signal from the pixel, and to prevent the image quality from degrading due to the discrepancy in the potential when reading is started.
US09930272B2	Spatio-temporal light field cameras Spatio-temporal light field cameras that can be used to capture the light field within its spatio temporally extended angular extent. Such cameras can be used to record 3D images, 2D images that can be computationally focused, or wide angle panoramic 2D images with relatively high spatial and directional resolutions. The light field cameras can be also be used as 2D/3D switchable cameras with extended angular extent. The spatio-temporal aspects of the novel light field cameras allow them to capture and digitally record the intensity and color from multiple directional views within a wide angle. The inherent volumetric compactness of the light field cameras make it possible to embed in small mobile devices to capture either 3D images or computationally focusable 2D images. The inherent versatility of these light field cameras makes them suitable for multiple perspective light field capture for 3D movies and video recording applications.
US09930267B2	Image pickup apparatus that automatically generates time-lapse moving image, moving image generation method, and storage medium An image pickup apparatus that enables automatic generation of a time-lapse moving image for each photographing condition of an automatic bracket photographing function set in combination with a time-lapse photographing function. The image pickup apparatus acquires a plurality of photographed images by repeatedly performing photographing according to a plurality of photographing conditions set in advance, at time interval set in advance, and generates a plurality of time-lapse moving images by composing the plurality of acquired photographed images for each of the plurality of photographing conditions.
US09930261B2	Image generating apparatus, image generating method and computer readable recording medium for recording program for generating new image from images related to reference image In an image generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the reference image selecting unit selects an image as a reference image. The image extracting unit extracts at least one related image related to the reference image. The image generating unit generates a new composite image by using the reference image and the at least one related image according to a layout including a definition of at least one kind of information selected from a group including a background image, the number of images to be used, a size of each image to be used, and positional relation among images to be used. The basic control unit issues an instruction to make the reference image selecting unit select an image being displayed as the reference image and make the image generating unit generate the new composite image based on the reference image.
US09930258B2	Image processing device and image processing system to determine capturing scheme for capturing a pixel value during moving image capture An image processing device is provided. The image processing device includes a determination unit configured to determine a scheme of capturing a pixel value of an imaging element at a time of imaging operation of moving image contents using a feature amount which is obtained from a plurality of regions in a frame which configures the moving image contents; and a correction unit configured to perform a correction of focal plane distortion with respect to the moving image contents based on the determined capturing scheme. An image processing system is also provided.
US09930257B2	Wearable camera system A wearable camera systems according to examples of the present disclosure may include a camera and a mobile charging unit. The camera may include onboard power, memory and control for capturing and storing an image without being connected to the mobile charging unit and the camera body may have a width or a height that is smaller than the length of the camera body. The camera body may include a trigger for initiating image capture. The wearable camera may be attachable to an eyewear temple and the mobile charging unit is configured to recharge the wearable camera without being connected to an external power source.
US09930254B2	Optical system and imaging system incorporating the same An optical system including a plurality of wide angle lenses, each having a peripheral area with a decreased magnification per unit angle of view and an inside area ranging from an optical axis to an inside edge of the peripheral area. The inside area includes a first area ranging from the optical axis toward the peripheral area, the first area having a constant magnification per unit angle of view and a second area ranging from an outside edge of the first area to the inside edge of the peripheral area. The second area has a magnification per unit angle of view that continuously varies in a direction from the outside edge of the first area toward the peripheral area. An image portion formed by the peripheral area overlaps with another image portion formed by the peripheral area of another wide angle lens.
US09930252B2	Methods, systems and robots for processing omni-directional image data Methods, systems, and robots for processing omni-directional image data are disclosed. A method includes receiving omni-directional image data representative of a panoramic field of view and segmenting, by one or more processors, the omni-directional image data into a plurality of image slices. Each image slice of the plurality of image slices is representative of at least a portion of the panoramic field of view of the omni-directional image data. The method further includes calculating a slice descriptor for each image slice of the plurality of image slices and generating a current sequence of slice descriptors. The current sequence of slice descriptors includes the calculated slice descriptor for each image slice of the plurality of image slices.
US09930248B2	Digital image capturing device system and method A digital image capturing device configured to enable a user to capture and adjust an image of a scene, comprising of a display unit configured to display the image of the scene, a recognition module configured to recognize a plurality of regions in the scene, a microcontroller identifying the plurality of regions recognized by the recognition modules. The device setting options are provided in the display of the digital image capturing device independently to each recognized region of the plurality of regions in the scene. An options adjustment module and an area specific user interface module are provided in the display unit to provide options from the device setting options in close proximity to the identified plurality of regions in the image of the scene. The area specific adjustment user interface is configured to enable the user to make adjustments based on a selected device setting options.
US09930246B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same The present disclosure may provide a mobile terminal including a camera unit configured to acquire a plurality of images for which focuses are formed at different regions at the same time, a memory unit configured to store the plurality of images, a display unit configured to display a representative image among the plurality of images, and a controller configured to control the display unit such that the representative image among the plurality of images is converted to another image based on a touch input applied to the display unit.
US09930244B2	Image capturing system in which optical accessory is placeable in front of light emitting unit, illumination apparatus in which optical accessory is placeable in front of light emitting unit, and method for detecting focus An image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus, a first light emitting unit, a second light emitting unit having a light coverage smaller than a light coverage of the first light emitting unit, and a control unit configured to perform control according to whether a predetermined optical accessory for the first light emitting unit is present in such a manner that, when focus detection is performed in the image capturing apparatus, one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit is used as a light emitting unit that emits assist light for the focus detection.
US09930243B2	Variable focal length imaging system A variable focal length (VFL) imaging system comprises a camera system, a first high speed variable focal length (VFL) lens, a second high speed variable focal length (VFL) lens, a first relay lens comprising a first relay focal length, a second relay lens comprising a second relay focal length, and a lens controller. The first relay lens and the second relay lens are spaced relative to one another along an optical axis of the VFL imaging system by a distance which is equal to a sum of the first relay focal length and the second relay focal length. The first high speed VFL lens and the second high speed VFL lens are spaced relative to one another along the optical axis on opposite sides of an intermediate plane which is located at a distance equal to the first relay focal length from the first relay lens. The lens controller is configured to provide synchronized periodic modulation of the optical power of the first high speed VFL lens and the optical power of the second high speed VFL lens.
US09930242B2	Focus detection apparatus and control method for the same A focus detection apparatus comprises: a focus detection unit configured to detect a focus state; an obtaining unit configured to obtain a correction value to be used in correction of the focus state detected by the focus detection unit; and a storage unit configured to store a correction value. In a case where a difference between the correction value stored in the storage unit and the correction value obtained by the obtaining unit is smaller than a threshold value, the correction value stored in the storage unit is not updated.
US09930239B2	Multi-turn coil multiplex circuit and method and device for controlling multi-turn coil multiplex circuit Examples herein provide multi-turn coil multiplex circuits. The multi-turn coil multiplex circuits include a multi-turn coil, a switch, a near field communication (NFC) matching circuit, and a camera circuit. The switch includes a common port, a first port, and a second port. The multi-turn coil is connected to the common port. The NFC matching circuit is connected to the first port. The camera circuit is connected to the second port. Where a camera control signal is present, the connection with the second port is activated and the multi-turn coil can be used as a camera focusing coil associated with the camera circuit. Where no camera control signal is present, the connection with the first port is activated and the multi-turn coil can be used as an NFC antenna associated with the NFC matching circuit.
US09930234B2	Lens and sensor positioning system A positioning system is designed to align a lens barrel with a sensor assembly. A first end of a lens barrel includes ridges along an edge. The sensor assembly includes a recessed channel with reciprocal ridges for mating with the ridges of the lens barrel. The sensor assembly also includes a plurality of shim platforms structured, each structured to position a wedge shaped shim, the wedge shaped shim including a flat bottom to slide on the shim platform and raise or lower the lens barrel relative to the reciprocal ridges on which the lens barrel rests.
US09930230B2	Harsh environment vision camera system A harsh environment camera system. The system can include an enclosure having an electronics compartment and a camera compartment with a camera opening. A camera module is disposed within the camera compartment and one or more electronic components capable of generating heat are positioned in the electronics compartment. A compressed gas connector, connectable to a gas source, can be mounted on the enclosure. A metering orifice having an inlet and an outlet is in fluid communication with the connector. The metering orifice is operative to cool a gas flowing therethrough, thereby condensing moisture from the gas. A gas conduit is in fluid communication with the outlet of the orifice and extends through the electronics compartment to the camera compartment. A portion of the gas conduit is positioned in close proximity to the one or more electronic components, whereby the gas is heated prior to entering the camera compartment.
US09930223B2	Apparatus and method for controlling auto focus of camera module Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling auto focus of a camera module. The present invention includes a lens unit, a moving coil, a fixed coil, and a controller configured to provide a signal comprising first frequency signal and second frequency signal to the moving coil, the fixed coil receiving a variable current or a variable voltage through the second frequency signal, calculate a focus location value based on the received variable current or variable voltage and an image signal, and control the lens unit to move by applying the first frequency signal to the moving coil according to the calculated focus location value, the second frequency signal is higher than the first frequency signal and is comprised of the signal during a prescribed time.
US09930222B2	Method and system for smooth video transition between video sources A method includes determining whether to switch from a first input video signal to a second input video signal. Upon switching from a first input video signal to a second input video signal, determining whether the current displayed frame has terminated. If the current displayed frame has terminated, process the second video input signal and load data corresponding to the second video input signal from the timing generator, scale and pixel clock registers correspondingly into the timing generator, scaler and pixel clock. Generate a clock signal for the second input video signal. Calculate generator parameter(s) corresponding to the second input video signal. Generate timing control signals for the second input video signal. Determine if a new frame of the second input video signal has occurred. Provide timing control signals and pixel data for the video to be displayed and corresponding the second input video signal.
US09930221B2	Printing apparatus, printing apparatus control method, and storage medium for reducing a period of time between starting of a copy process for a preset plurality of copies to when the copy process is terminated In general, a determination as to whether image data generated by reading an image of a document is read from a first storing unit or a second storing unit may not be made in accordance with a result of a determination as to whether printing is performed on a first set or a second set onward among sets to be printed. Accordingly, a control method in a printing apparatus includes reading a document, storing image data of the document in a first storing unit, storing the image data read from the first storing unit in a second storing unit, and performing printing based on the image data read from the first storing unit when the printing is performed on a first set and performing printing based on the image data read from the second storing unit when the printing is performed on a second set onward.
US09930219B2	Profile creation method and computer readable recording medium stored with profile creation program The profile creation method creates a color conversion profile for a printer by causing the printer to output a color chart including patch images having colors corresponding to combinations of values of a plurality of basic colors. The method includes extracting a pair of grid points adjacent to each other from among grid points of a lookup table indicating a correspondence relationship between the values of the colors of the patch images and colorimetric values of the patch images, and performing an interpolation process according to a degree of color variation in two patch images corresponding to the pair of grid points obtained from data of colorimetric values accumulated regarding the two patch images to obtain a grid point for interpolation between the pair of grid points.
US09930217B2	Method and apparatus for authorizing a print device to perform a service using a portable memory device A document printing system may include a print engine, a controller and a communication port. The communication port can read a portable memory device, which stores an electronic secure file for authorizing the print engine. The portable memory device may store data such as the creation date for the electronic secure file. The portable memory may also store the device identification code and/or the vendor identification code. The electronic secure file may also store the creation date for the file itself, and the device identification code, the vendor identification code, or a balance amount. The system may authorize a print engine by comparing the data in the electronic secure file and data stored on the portable memory device. If the comparison of data finds a mismatch, the system may determine that the print engine is not authorized; or that the service is authorized if otherwise.
US09930216B2	Printing system, computer readable recording medium stored with printing device search program, and computer readable recording medium stored with printing device control program for acquiring and displaying information without requiring client terminal authentication In a printing system in which a client terminal, a server, and a plurality of printing devices are connected to one another via a network, the server has a registration unit in which authentication information of the printing devices is registered, and a transmission unit that transmits the authentication information registered in the registration unit to the client terminal, and the client terminal has a reception unit that receives the authentication information transmitted by the transmission unit, an acquisition unit that provides the printing device with the authentication information received by the reception unit thereby acquiring information regarding the printing device from the printing device, and a display unit that displays a list of information regarding the printing device acquired by the acquisition unit.
US09930211B2	Image acquisition apparatus and image forming apparatus An apparatus includes a main body having a stage on which an object to be scanned is supported; a camera module that acquires partial images by photographing a part of the object to be scanned; a rotational body in which the camera module is installed and which is rotatably provided; a driving unit that controls a rotational motion of the rotational body; and an image processing unit that forms a synthesized image by synthesizing the partial images acquired by the camera module, the apparatus capable of acquiring an image with high resolution.
US09930207B2	Information processing apparatus, method of initializing a non-volatile storage device, and storage medium There are provided an information processing apparatus including a non-volatile storage device, and a method of initializing the non-volatile storage device. The non-volatile storage device is managed by a plurality of partitions. When an instruction to initialize the non-volatile storage device is issued, data indicating a use history of the information processing apparatus is saved from a first partition storing the setting data and the data indicating the use history. A Partition which includes data subjected to the initialization is erased. The same partition as that before the erasure is created in the erased area. Setting data, which is stored in the storage unit storing an initial value of the setting data, and the saved data indicating the use history are written in the first partition of the created partitions.
US09930205B2	Apparatus and method for correcting the effects of a deviation of the position of a movable camera in a positioning apparatus for the positioning of flexible printing plates on a carrier The invention relates to a correction device for correcting the consequences of a deviation in the position of a movable camera which is placed in a positioning device for flexible printing plates, wherein the camera is configured to detect at least the carrier and the device comprises display means for displaying the image detected by the camera, wherein the correction device is provided with a position reference member detectable by the camera, with position signal generating means for generating a signal representing the actual position of the camera from the signal detected by the camera, with comparing means for comparing the signal representing the actual position of the camera to the signal representing the target position of the camera and generating a correction signal, and with image correction means for correcting the image displayed by the display means using the correction signal. Positioning errors in the display of the image recorded by the camera are hereby avoided.
US09930203B2	Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, and information processing system An information processing apparatus is configured in the following manner. When a client is connected to a server, the client transmits all of setting information that the client handles as a synchronization target to the server. The server returns an error response to prohibit synchronization in response to transmission of a setting item that the server does not handle as the synchronization target among the setting information transmitted from the client. After that, the client apparatus does not notify the server of a content of an update with respect to the setting information of the setting item to which the error response is returned when the client is connected to the server.
US09930202B2	Information processing apparatus ensuring temporal matching with server, method of controlling the information processing apparatus, information processing system, and storage medium An information processing apparatus which, even when a clock time is changed therein during a time period over which communication with a server is disabled, is capable of ensuring temporal matching with the server after the communication is resumed. The information processing apparatus (MFP) notifies notification date-and-time information to the server when predetermined processing is performed. The MFP manages a time difference which is a difference between a time defined based on the notification date-and-time information and a time indicated by a clock of the MFP, and calculates an amount of change in the clock time in the case where the clock time is changed. When the clock time is changed, the MFP calculates a calculation time based on the time difference and the amount of change, and notifies the calculation time as the notification date-and-time information to the server.
US09930200B2	System and method for exporting and importing setting information An information processing system includes: an operation unit that receives an operational input; and an main body unit that operates depending on the operational input, wherein, the operation unit includes a first setting manager that transmits, to the main body unit, first setting information in which setting information of at least one operation unit application which is an application working in the operation unit is integrated and the main body unit includes a second setting manager that outputs second setting information in which setting information of at least one main body unit application which is an application working in the main body unit and the first setting information is integrated.
US09930199B1	Image reading device and image forming apparatus An image reading device includes: an operation acceptance section that accepts an operation input from a user; a platen glass; an image reading section; an area determination section that determines, from a difference in input light volume among various points on a whole image acquired through the reading by the image reading section, an image area representing a display screen in the whole image; an analyzing section that retrieves a print target image associated with a data code when the data code exists within the image area of the display screen determined by the area determination section; and an image creating section that creates an image in which the print target image retrieved by the analyzing section is composited into the image area of the display screen in the whole image, the image area being determined by the area determination section.
US09930197B2	Image forming system, image forming apparatus, information converter, server, and computer-readable recording medium An information converter includes an acquisition part for acquiring execution information of a specific function mode, the specific function mode being included in customized information which is operation setting information customized for a specific user and not being installed in a specific image forming apparatus; and a converter for dividing an operation to be executed in the specific function mode into a plurality of jobs which can be executed in the specific image forming apparatus and converting the execution information of the specific function mode into converted execution information described by using combination of the plurality of jobs.
US09930188B2	System and method for dynamically allocating quota for shared balances in distributed telecommunications networks Systems and computing devices may be configured to intelligently and dynamically allocate quotas for the access and use of a telecommunications network by consumers that use a shared account balance. A server computing device may be configured to intelligently allocate quota by determining an allocation time interval for allocating quota from a shared account balance, receiving a quota request message from a metering and gating component that includes information requesting allocation of a first quota to a first consumer associated with a shared account balance, determining a validity period for the first quota based on the determined allocation time interval, and allocating the first quota to the first consumer from the updated shared account balance so as to eliminate or reduce conflicts and discrepancies between different instances of the shared account balance.
US09930183B2	Apparatus with adaptive acoustic echo control for speakerphone mode A method includes cycling through a plurality of microphone and speaker combinations in a mobile device in response to the mobile device being placed in speakerphone mode. The mobile device includes a plurality of microphones and at least one speaker. The method obtains acoustic echo data from an echo canceller for each microphone and speaker combination, calculates an acoustic isolation value for each combination and then selects a microphone and speaker combination based on the acoustic isolation value. The method may also include determining an echo spectrum for each microphone and speaker combination using the obtained acoustic echo data, and select an echo control profile based on a characteristic of the echo spectrum. The echo control profile is selected to further improve acoustic isolation for the selected microphone and speaker combination.
US09930181B1	Systems and methods for optimal scheduling of resources in a contact center Managing resources in a contact center including assigning each resource to one of a first set of resources each comprising a proficiency level above a first threshold for a first resource attribute, or a second set of resources each comprising a proficiency level below the first threshold for the first resource attribute and a proficiency level above a second threshold for a second resource attribute. An expected number of contacts requiring resources possessing one of the first or second resource attribute is predicted for a time period, and a correlation between the first and second resource attribute is identified. Based on the correlation, a minimum number of resources from each set required to handle the expected number of contacts at a predetermined service level for the time period is forecasted. The minimum number of resources from the first set is less than a number of resources required without the correlation.
US09930180B1	Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a plurality of agents available for connection to a contact; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings among possible pairings between the contact and the plurality of agents; selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings according to a probabilistic model; and outputting, by the at least one computer processor, the selected one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings for connection in the contact center system.
US09930179B2	Mechanism for work assignment in a graph-based contact center A graph database is described for use in connection with a contact center. The graph database includes a plurality of nodes and relationships that describe the operations, entities, personnel, and attributes in the contact center. Also described is the operation of a work assignment engine that leverages the graph database to make intelligent and flexible work assignment decisions.
US09930175B2	Systems and methods for lead routing Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for managing and evaluating leads from incoming calls are provided. A first inbound call from a first caller may be received. A first set of information identifying characteristics of the first inbound call may be processed. A second set of information identifying characteristics of the first inbound call may be determined based on the first set of information. A first category may be matched to the first inbound call. A first receiver may be determined. A second inbound call from a second caller may be received. A third set of information identifying characteristics of the second inbound call may be processed. A fourth set of information identifying characteristics of the second inbound call may be determined based on the third set of information. A second category may be matched to the second inbound call. A second receiver may be determined.
US09930174B2	Plug-in extension to integrate PMS/CRM system with phone system A plug-in extension is provided that integrates an existing PMS/CRM (Practice Management System/Customer Relationship Management System) suite with an existing telephone system. The present invention includes an add-on or a teleprompter system, wherein the add-on acts as a guide for users those are involved in customer service process. The user is prompted with a user interface screen on her computer, based on appropriate caller's status as an existing customer or otherwise and the user is provided with business contextual information and/or a series of canned scripts, designed to provide a structured series of easy-to-follow steps for the user to follow; thus, resulting in providing a minimal training to perform customer service functions in an enterprise.
US09930171B1	Systems and methods for identification and action on attempted controlled-environment facility resident communications with internet-protocol phone numbers A controlled-environment facility communications management system, and/or the like, receives an indication of an electronic communication request with a telephone number initiated by, or to, a resident of a controlled environment facility. The controlled-environment facility communications management system, and/or the like, accesses a line information database and determines, based on the contents of the line information database, whether the telephone number is an Internet Protocol (IP) telephone number. The controlled-environment facility communications management system, and/or the like, takes action with respect to the electronic communication in response to identification of the telephone number as an IP telephone number.
US09930161B1	System and method of caching targeted internet protocol (IP) notifications to mobile communication devices A mobile communication device. The device comprises a radio transceiver, a display, a non-transitory memory, a processor, and a notification application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor the notification application receives a plurality of notification bundles via the radio transceiver, where each notification bundle comprises a notification and a trigger rule and each notification comprises a prompt to download and install a mobile application on the mobile communication device. The notification application when executed further stores the notification associated with each of the notification bundles in the non-transitory memory, monitors a context of the device, evaluates each of the trigger rules of the notification bundles based on monitoring the context of the device, and when a trigger rule evaluates to be active, presenting the notification associated with the active trigger rule in the display.
US09930159B2	Adaptive communication mode for recording a media message A computer implemented method and system for determining a communication mode for recording a media message on a communication device is provided. An adaptive recording application detects activation of an interface element, for example, a push or a touch of a button on the communication device and determines duration of the activation of the interface element. The adaptive recording application, in response to the detection of the activation of the interface element, selects a communication mode, for example, a push to talk communication mode, a tap to start communication mode, etc., based on a comparison of the duration of the activation of the interface element with one or more configurable timing parameters and/or a determination of a presence or an absence of a media signal during and/or after the activation of the interface element. The adaptive recording application initiates recording of the media message in the selected communication mode.
US09930156B2	Method and apparatus for recommending contact information The present disclosure, pertaining to the field of terminal technologies, relates to a method and apparatus for recommending contact information. The method may include: determining an age of an owner of a mobile terminal; determining, based on the determined age of the owner and stored contact photos of a plurality of contacts, a candidate contact from the plurality of contacts; and displaying, in response to receiving a share instruction with respect to a designated image, contact information of the determined candidate contact, the designated image being any image in a photo album to be shared. According to the present disclosure, one or more candidate contacts are determined from a plurality of contacts, and upon receipt of a share instruction with respect to a designated image, contact information of the determined candidate contact is displayed. This may improve speed and accuracy of searching for contact information, reduce search time, and enhance image sharing efficiency.
US09930155B2	Remote sensing device, system and method utilizing smartphone hardware components A remote sensing device, system and method is described. The remote sensing device includes an enclosure, a smartphone, and a separate microcontroller. The smartphone is disposed within the enclosure. The separate microcontroller is communicatively coupled to the smartphone. The separate microcontroller includes a power management module, a microcontroller processor, and a wireless sensor network. The power management module is electrically coupled to an auxiliary battery that powers the smartphone. The separate microcontroller is communicatively coupled to smartphone and the separate microcontroller controls the power management module. The wireless sensor network includes a wireless communication interface that is different from the smartphone wireless communication interface. The remote sensing system includes a remote sensing component, a network module such as a web application server, and a database.
US09930151B2	Method and apparatus for extending local area network protocols to work across the internet and establishing connectivity without discovery for local area network protocols Embodiments of the invention extend a network protocol that is limited to a local area network (LAN) and enable it to function across the Internet. A LAN protocol is limited to providing services or resources to users within the same LAN. Embodiments of the invention make it possible for those services and resources to be available to users beyond the LAN. Embodiments of the invention also concern establishing connectivity without discovery for local area network protocols.
US09930150B2	Configurable parser and a method for parsing information units A system may include a processor and packet controller logic circuits implementing a distribution module, packet processing paths each including at least one configurable parsing engine and concatenating module pair, and an aggregation module. The distribution module can distribute an information unit between the plurality of packet processing paths. At least one of the packet processing paths can include multiple configurable parsing engine and concatenating module pairs coupled sequentially, and at least a portion of the information unit can be processed sequentially by the multiple configurable parsing engine and concatenating module pairs. The aggregation module can collect outputs from the packet processing paths.
US09930147B2	Methods and systems for dual channel information An 802.11ac access point (AP) may be capable of communicating with both 802.11n (on 40 MHz band) and 802.11ac devices (on 80 MHz band). While the 802.11ac AP is communicated with 802.11n devices on 40 MHz band, the remaining 40 MHz band is wasted because the 802.11n devices are not capable of communicating on this band. The AP may operate as if it is two virtual APs, one capable of communicating with 802.11n devices on a first primary and a first secondary channels (basic service set 1—BSS1) and the second communicating with 802.11ac devices on a second primary and a second secondary channels (BSS2). Individual beacons may be sent for BSS1 and BSS2. The transmissions on BSS2 may be performed simultaneously with transmissions on BSS1. However, transmission on one channel and receiving on the second channel cannot happen simultaneously.
US09930143B2	Client system communication with a member of a cluster of server systems In an approach for connecting an access point in a client region to an access point within a cluster of server regions for a transaction process, a processor receives a connect request to a cluster of server regions sharing a network end point from a client region. A processor reroutes the connect request by a connection balancing mechanism to a network end point corresponding to a server region within the cluster of server regions. A processor transmits connection information to the client region, wherein the connection information allows the client region to connect to the server region within the cluster of server regions. A processor connects the server region within the cluster of server regions to the client region.
US09930141B2	Automatically enforcing uniform resource locator workflow presentation Presenting URLs on a user interface to guide users on a specific URL browsing path over an internet. A plurality of URLs for a user to view on a user interface running in a computing environment may be received. A URL workflow may be created, which comprise a sequence of the plurality of URLs the user is directed to view. The URL workflow may be created dynamically based on monitoring the current activities of the user in the computing environment. Each URL may be presented one after another on the user interface to automatically direct the user to a next specified URL in the workflow.
US09930140B2	Tie-breaking for high availability clusters Aspects relate to managing tie-breaking in a multi-node cluster. Methods and systems include detecting, by a first node of the multi-node cluster, that a private network connected to a second node of the multi-node cluster has failed, the first node configured to provide service to a client and access a quorum disk of the multi-node cluster. The first node then communicates with an external point and determines whether the external point is successfully communicated with. The first node determines if a time delay should be imposed, waits for any determined time delay, and attempts to reserve the quorum disk. The first node then verifies it has reserved the quorum disk and obtains operational quorum when the quorum disk is reserved by the first node.
US09930129B2	System and method for java EE and java SE proxy data sources in a multitenant application server environment In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for supporting proxy data sources in a multitenant application server environment, such as Java SE and Java EE environments. In multitenant environments, various tenants can have data sources that an administrative application can access without needing to know the actual data sources. A system and method provide a proxy data source mechanism such that applications in Java EE and Java SE environments can access tenant data sources, each tenant data source having a JNDI name that is tenant or partition specific, through the proxy data source, the proxy data source comprising a JNDI name which is not tenant or partition specific. The proxy data source can also provide for switching between tenant data sources based upon a caller context.
US09930125B2	Methods for coordinating communications between a plurality of communication devices of a user A communication device performs a method for coordinating communications between a plurality of communication devices of a user. The method includes detecting an active communication session on a primary communication device having user engagement, and determining a set of secondary communication devices in proximity to the user. The method further includes detecting an interruption event, at the primary communication device, during the active communication session. Additionally, the method includes determining that a first secondary communication device, in the set of secondary communication devices, has capability to process the interruption event, and transferring the interruption event to the first secondary communication device.
US09930117B2	Matrix vector multiply techniques Techniques are disclosed relating to parallel computing. In some embodiments, fine-grained data communication facilitates operations on large data sets such as multiplication of a sparse matrix by a vector. In this example, a first data set (the matrix) and a second data set (the vector) are distributed across multiple processing nodes. Performance of the overall multiplication operation may require communication of data among the processing nodes. In various embodiments, fine-grained communication of this data may reduce processing times and/or power consumption by avoiding congestion.
US09930114B2	Code-division-multiple-access (CDMA)-based network coding for massive memory servers Technologies are generally described for code-division-multiple-access (CDMA)-based network-coding for reading data from massive memory servers. According to some examples, data may be modulated by spreading sequences prior to being transmitted from one memory node to another. In addition, the received signals (modulated data) from multiple memory nodes may be combined by a receiver memory node before being forwarded to other memory nodes arranged in a grid of memory nodes. The memory nodes may be assigned communication bandwidths flexibly and rapidly by changing the respective spreading sequences, which may be orthogonal or near-orthogonal for different memory nodes to allow support of random-access burst or dynamic data traffic, and enhancing fault-tolerance.
US09930112B2	Maintaining system firmware images remotely using a distribute file system protocol Maintaining system firmware images remotely using a distributed file system protocol is described. A method of preserving a system firmware image on a computer includes identifying that system firmware on the computer is to be updated with a new image, identifying an original image of the system firmware using a management processor of the computer, establishing a network connection to a remote storage system through a network interface of the computer using the management processor, sending the original image through the network connection to the remote storage system using a distributed file system protocol.
US09930105B2	Methods, systems, and media for stored content distribution and access Methods for distributing and providing access to stored content from remote storage comprising: receiving a first request to access a first portion of stored content from a requestor, wherein the first request is in a file system request format; creating a placeholder for the stored content so that the placeholder has at least one parameter identical to the stored content and the placeholder can hold the first portion of the stored content and at least a second portion of the stored content; requesting the first portion of the stored content from remote storage; receiving the first portion of the stored content from the remote storage; storing the first portion of the stored content in the placeholder; and before the second portion of the stored content has been stored in the placeholder, providing the first portion of the stored content to the requestor using a file system response format.
US09930103B2	Endpoint management system providing an application programming interface proxy service An endpoint management and proxy system is described, by which users can manage and enable exposure of application programming interfaces (“APIs”) usable to cause execution of program code on a remote or third party system. Systems and methods are disclosed which facilitate the handling of user requests to perform certain tasks on remote systems. The endpoint management system allows the application developer to define and specify a first proxy API which maps to a second API associated with the remote system. The endpoint proxy system receives requests to execute the proxy API, determines the API mapping, and sends one or more backend API requests to execute program codes by the associated remote systems. Responses from the remote systems are received by the endpoint proxy system which parses and/or transforms the results associated with the response and generates an output result for response back to the user computing systems.
US09930098B2	Method and system for ISP network performance monitoring and fault detection A monitoring tool to facilitate real-time system performance monitoring, fault detection, fault isolation, and fault remediation verification, wherein the monitoring tool is connected to each of a plurality of gateways within a network, including a request reporter module configured to record results of URL access requests from one or more end users, a processing module configured to calculate a set of metrics based on success and failure rates for each of the URL access requests recorded by the request reporter and distinguish between failures related to the network and failures unrelated to the network, and a consolidator module configured to organize and present the set of metrics into a format useable for monitoring the network.
US09930097B2	Transport accelerator systems and methods According to some aspects, a transport accelerator of a client device may generate a chunk request that is derived from a fragment request and that has transport acceleration metadata. The transport acceleration metadata may indicate that the request is from a transport accelerator and/or indicate a fragment associated with the fragment request. The transport accelerator may receive a signal to cancel one or more chunk requests and/or wait to receive a full fragment. A client application of the client device may generate the signal upon receipt of an HTTP response from a server that complies with a handshaking procedure.
US09930094B2	Content complex providing server for a group of terminals The present invention provides a content complex providing server capable of providing a content complex containing a plurality of different constituent content used to deliver one subject by using a plurality of terminals such that the content complex can be played efficiently only by a minimum operation when a receiver of the content can watch or listen to the plurality of terminals simultaneously.
US09930092B2	Editing an unhosted third party application A document editing system using a third party application having an embedded document editing module is disclosed. The system include a client-side document editing engine that accepts requests to edit a document from and displays at least a portion of the document to a user of the client-side system. The system includes a first server-side application engine that processes the requests to edit the document. The system can include a second server-side data storage engine that stores the document in a remote storage location.
US09930086B2	Content presentation for MPEG media transport A method for simplified MPEG Media Transport (MMT) content presentation is provided. Two or more assets of an MMT package Processing Unit (MPU) are identified. The method also includes defining at least one of the two or more assets as a default asset and a remaining one or more assets as enriched assets. The at least one default asset does not include a composition function. The method further includes configuring the at least one default asset for independent presentation from the one or more enriched assets. The method includes transmitting the MPU including the at least one default asset and the one or more enriched assets.
US09930085B2	System and method for intelligent configuration of an audio channel with background analysis Methods, systems and computer program products for configuring an audio channel are provided. Aspects include generating a confidence metric indicative of at least one control cue in a telecommunication audio feed input. Generating the confidence metric can include analyzing the control cue to determine a cue type, assigning a confidence metric value for the control cue based on the cue type, and comparing the confidence metric value to a predetermined threshold value associated with the cue type. Aspects also include updating a context history with the cue type and configuring an audio channel output based on the confidence metric and context history.
US09930080B2	Method and apparatus for sharing presentation data and annotation A method and apparatus for sharing presentation data, interactions, and annotation information between devices. The method includes: converting the presentation data into at least one image; transmitting the at least one image to the second device; displaying an image from among the at least one image on a screen of the first device, and transmitting image identification information about the displayed image to the second device; adding annotation data to the displayed image, based on a user input; and transmitting annotation information about the annotation data to the second device. The second device displays an image corresponding to the image identification information on a screen of the second device based on the image identification information, and the second device displays the annotation information on the image displayed on the screen of the second device the annotation information.
US09930078B2	Third-party communications to social networking system users using user descriptors Based on information used by the external system to identify a target user, the external system generates a target user hash identifier that is communicated to the social networking system along with a message. Using information from user profiles maintained by the social networking system, the social networking system generates hash identifiers for its users and compares the target user hash identifier to the generated hash identifiers hash identifiers for social networking system users are generated. The social networking system sends the message to a user associated with a hash identifier generated from user profile information that matches the target user hash identifier. Hence, an external application may communicate with social networking system users without accessing access information about the users maintained by the social networking system.
US09930074B2	Method and apparatus for controlling power output from an electronic device to an external electronic device A mobile terminal for supporting Rich Communication Suite (RCS) and Voice Over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) based services is provided. The mobile terminal includes an application processor that enables a first layer of a first session connection protocol stack and transmits signaling for an RCS service to a modem processor; and the modem processor that comprises a second session connection protocol stack for connecting a session, and that transmits, to a communication network, the signaling for the RCS service transmitted through the first layer.
US09930073B2	Radio communication system, radio apparatus, radio communication method, packet generation method, and method for reproducing data from packet When operating the radio communication system in a mode for transmitting data for data communication instead of audio signal data, a transmission unit of a radio apparatus generates a packet in which data for data communication is inserted in positions in an audio frame, except for a given position, and in a data frame, and unique data is inserted in the given position in the audio frame. Also, data that is likely to cause an error when the data inserted in the audio frame is decoded by using an audio codec is used as the unique data.
US09930072B2	Providing SIP signaling data for third party surveillance A method for facilitating surveillance of a targeted user participating in communication sessions conducted over a communications network, such as a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network, that employs a session initiation protocol (SIP). The method includes receiving a subscription request from a third party subscriber, the subscription request identifying a targeted user to be monitored, monitoring communication sessions in which the targeted user is a participant, to detect SIP events corresponding to state transitions associated with the communication sessions. A system for facilitating surveillance of a targeted user includes an application programming interface (API) operable to receive a subscription request from a third party subscriber, the subscription request identifying the targeted user, wherein the third party subscriber is not a participant in the one or more communication sessions, and a SIP events monitoring module operable to detect one or more predetermined SIP events associated with the communication sessions based on the subscription request and notify the third party subscriber of the detected SIP events.
US09930071B2	System and methods for secure utilization of attestation in policy-based decision making for mobile device management and security Policy-based client-server systems and methods for attestation in managing and securing mobile computing devices. Attestation provides the means to make efficient, secure, and reproducible use of knowledge possessed by trusted expert parties and authorities within the expression and enforcement of policies for controlling use of, and access to, onboard software and hardware, network capabilities, and remote assets and services. Aspects of secure attestation of applications that use shared and dynamically loaded libraries are presented, as well as potential business models for attestation used in such a policy-based system. The system of the present invention resolves attestation record conflicts using digital certificates and digital signatures.
US09930069B2	Operation of a security element with the set of operating parameters matched to the selected use profile A method for operating a security element which is part of a mobile end device, and a security element, have functionality depending on a set of operating parameters that is deposited on the security element. The method comprises the following steps: operating the security element with the set of operating parameters that is deposited on the security element; collecting data about the use of the security element and/or of the mobile end device; selecting a use profile on the basis of the collected data, with the use profile being assigned a set of operating parameters that is matched thereto; and operating the security element with the set of operating parameters that is matched to the selected use profile.
US09930065B2	Measuring, categorizing, and/or mitigating malware distribution paths Systems and methods for event path traceback may utilize a processor and a path traceback and categorization (ATC) module in communication with the processor. The processor may be configured to perform processing associated with receiving network traffic from a network. The ATC module may be configured to perform processing associated with identifying an event within the network traffic, tracing a sequence of network transactions related to the event, and outputting an annotated event path (AMP) including data about the event and the sequence of network transactions related to the event. Performing processing associated with tracing the sequence of network transactions may comprise reconstructing a sequence of transactions within the network traffic that led to the event while filtering out unrelated traffic within the network traffic.
US09930062B1	Systems and methods for cyber security risk assessment The present invention is directed to methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable mediums which can evaluate cyber readiness of an organization. The methods can include: presenting a plurality of objective questions to a user; receiving answers to said plurality of objective questions from said user; determining based on said answers a risk rating for a threat origin of a cyber-attack; determining based on said answers a strength rating for an organizational safeguard against said threat origin; comparing said risk rating of said threat origin to said strength rating of said organizational safeguard; determining based on said comparison a cyber readiness of said organizational safeguard from said cyber-attack by said threat origin; and presenting the cyber readiness of said organizational safeguard. Systems and non-transitory computer readable mediums operating in a similar fashion as such systems are disclosed herein.
US09930061B2	System and method for cyber attacks analysis and decision support A method for cyber attack risk assessment is disclosed. The method uses at least one hardware processor for: continuously collecting, from a networked resource, cyber attack data having multiple attack methods directed at multiple objectives. The method also collects organizational profile data, having: assets, each relevant to at least one of the objectives, and defensive controls, each configured to protect at least one of the assets by resisting one or more of the attack methods. The method continuously computes: an enterprise risk score, and an asset risk score for each of the assets. Each asset risk score is computed with respect to: the attack methods directed at the objectives relevant to the asset, the defensive controls provided to protect the asset, and a maturity score representing the capability of the defensive controls to protect the asset. The method also continuously displays a dynamic rendition of the risk scores.
US09930059B1	Methods and apparatus for analyzing asynchronous cyber-threat event data using discrete time intervals Apparatus and methods described herein relate to a global workspace manager that can dynamically update historical cyber-threat data for a network. The global workspace manager can receive cyber-threat event data including a time of a cyber-threat event. The global workspace manager can identify a workspace node in a workspace graph associated with the cyber-threat event data, and can identify a threat score interval including a set of times that includes the time of the cyber-threat event. The global workspace manager can retrieve, from the workspace node, a threat score calculation function associated with the threat score interval, and can calculate a threat score for the workspace node during the threat score interval using the threat score calculation function and the cyber-threat event data. The global workspace manager can calculate a set of threat scores based on the threat score for the workspace nodes, such that each threat score in the set of threat scores is associated with the remaining workspace nodes in the workspace graph.
US09930057B2	Dynamic deep packet inspection for anomaly detection In one embodiment, a device in a network captures a first set of packets based on first packet capture criterion. The captured first set of packets is provided for deep packet inspection and anomaly detection. The device receives a second packet capture criterion that differs from the first packet capture criterion. The device captures a second set of packets based on the second packet capture criterion. The device provides the captured second set of packets for deep packet inspection and anomaly detection. The anomaly detection of the captured first and second sets of packets is performed by a machine learning-based anomaly detector configured to generate anomaly detection results based in part on one or more traffic metrics gathered from the network and based further in part on deep packet inspection results of packets captured in the network.
US09930051B1	Remote management of hardware hosts in cloud infrastructure In a cloud environment, each host computer can have its own security service processor with an independent network interface for communicating with a remote server over a network. The security service processor can provide remote management and security functionalities for various devices connected using different buses on a platform in each host computer. The security service processor can provide a centralized mechanism to verify and authenticate firmware updates for various devices using different buses. A hardware interface can allow the security service processor to provide remote debugging and diagnostic capabilities. The security service processor can also provide some of the typical functionalities of a baseboard management controller or can be used in addition to the baseboard management controller.
US09930048B2	Customer identification for seamless wireless-network access An electronic device connects to a network associated with a service provider via a router at a home location. During a time interval, the electronic device provides information specifying a network address of the router to an authentication computer when the electronic device is connected to a network. The authentication computer uses the received information to determine a connection pattern of the electronic device. Moreover, the authentication computer identifies that the electronic device is at the home location based on the connection pattern. Then, the authentication computer provides, to an accounting computer associated with the service provider, a request to allow the electronic device to access a wireless network associated with the service provider at a remote location (which is other than the home location). Furthermore, the authentication computer communicates network information to the electronic device, which allows the electronic device to access the wireless network without providing authentication information.
US09930043B2	Systems and methods of virtual world interaction Systems and methods of virtual world interaction, operation, implementation, instantiation, creation, and other functions related to virtual worlds (note that where the term “virtual world” is used herein, it is to be understood as referring to virtual world systems, virtual environments reflecting real, simulated, fantasy, or other structures, and includes information systems that utilize interaction within a 3D environment). Various embodiments facilitate interoperation between and within virtual worlds, and may provide consistent structures for operating virtual worlds. The disclosed embodiments may further enable individuals to build new virtual worlds within a framework, and allow third party users to better interact with those worlds.
US09930042B2	Controlled environment secure media streaming system A Controlled Environment Secure Media Streaming System manages the delivery of content to Secured Devices. Cloud Services provide content to Integration Hub. The Integration Hub interfaces with various cloud services providers and prepares content for consumption by a resident of a secured facility. Integration Hub utilizes Content Filter to inspect content received from cloud service providers for suitability for use in a secured environment. Once content is retrieved, filtered, formatted, and packaged by Integration Hub, the content is stored in Data Warehouse. Secured Devices request content from the Distribution Hub, the Distribution Hub retrieves the content from the Data Warehouse, and then Distribution Flub manages the transfer of content to the Secured Devices. In some embodiments, Distribution Hub utilizes Content Filter to determine whether or not a particular Secured Device can access particular content.
US09930040B2	System and method for provisioning a security token The provisioning of a security token object to a user is disclosed. The security token object is used for accessing a computing resource through a mobile device. A security token object provisioning request may be received from the mobile device. In response, an authentication request may be transmitted. The user is authenticated against a user identity based upon a set of received identity credentials provided by the user. The extraction of a unique token identifier from the security token object is initiated, and completed without intervention from the user. The unique token identifier received from the client computer system is associated with to the user identity in a data store. By providing the security token object, the user can gain access to the computing resource.
US09930037B2	Encrypting a unique identification header to create different transactional identifiers A system may receive a content request associated with a user device. The content request may include information that identifies a subscriber associated with the user device and information that identifies a content provider associated with the content request. The system may determine a unique identification header (UIDH), associated with the subscriber, based on the content request. The system may determine randomized information associated with encrypting the UIDH. The system may encrypt the UIDH to create a transactional identifier. The UIDH may be encrypted based on the randomized information and a shared key. The system may insert the transactional identifier and the randomized information in the content request to create a modified content request. The system may provide the modified content request including the transactional identifier and the randomized information.
US09930033B2	On demand passwords In one embodiment, a user password is received in relation to a user identifier, wherein the user identifier and user password are associated with a user account. A request to opt-in to use of system-generated passwords instead of the user password is received. A substitute password for the user account is generated and provided.
US09930029B2	Hypervisor agnostic bidirectional secure channel for guest agent transport Systems, methods, and computer readable medium for virtualized computing environments. A method for providing a connection between a guest virtual machine and a service virtual machine uses driver code functions to establish a listening port on the service virtual machine without providing a listening port on the guest virtual machine. The guest virtual machine initiates a remote procedure call socket between itself and the service virtual machine over a secure, hardened port. The service virtual machine presents an authority certificate by encoding into the authority certificate identifying information received from the guest virtual machine. The service virtual machine makes available (e.g., as an ISO image) the authority certificate, which is used to establish new secure connections. Communications continue, where some communications are initiated by the service virtual machine over the hardened port, and some communications are initiated on-demand by the guest virtual machine over newly-established and authenticated secure RPC connections.
US09930025B2	System and method for automatic service discovery and protection A system for automatically discovering services operating on a network including a service discovery database configured to store expected service behavioral characteristics and service identities of the services operating on the network, a set of service discovery modules configured to collect service behavioral data of the services operating on the network, and a service discovery module controller communicatively coupled to the service discovery module database and the set of service discovery modules, the service discovery module controller configured to generate service behavioral characteristics from the service behavioral data, analyze the service behavioral characteristics using the expected service behavioral characteristics, resulting in a first behavioral analysis, identify a first service identity of at least one service operating on the network from the first behavioral analysis and an association of the first service identity and the expected service behavioral characteristics.
US09930017B2	Issuing, presenting and challenging mobile device identification documents Methods and systems of authenticating electronic identification (ID) documents may provide for receiving a decryption key and an encrypted ID document from a certificate authority server at a mobile device, wherein the encrypted ID document includes a read only document having a photograph of an individual. Additionally, the decryption key may be applied to the encrypted ID document to obtain a decryption result in response to a display request. The decryption result can be output via a display of the mobile device, wherein the encrypted ID document can be sent to a challenge terminal if a challenge request is received.
US09930016B2	Security key generation and management method of PDCP distributed structure for supporting dual connectivity 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 method for communicating by a user equipment with a macro cell base station and a small cell base station in a communication system is provided. The method comprises applying a first base station security key to a first communication link with the macro cell base station; generating a second base station security key to be used for a second communication link with the small cell base station based on the first base station security key; applying the second base station security key to the second communication link with the small cell base station; and communicating through at least one of the first communication link and the second communication link.
US09930013B2	Control of out-of-band multipath connections An intermediate device (such as a firewall) is disposed between first and second devices (such as a client and a server device, respectively). Communications between the first and second devices are intercepted in both directions by the intermediate device, which spoofs the receiving device by modifying messages sent by the transmitting device. The modified message uses a key held by the intermediate device instead of a key belonging to the sending device.
US09930012B1	Private network request forwarding Private network request forwarding can include receiving a request from a user for Internet services over a public network. Private network request forwarding can include analyzing the request and determining whether the request is legitimate. Private network request forwarding can include forwarding the request to an entity through a private network when it is determined that the request is legitimate, wherein the user has access to the entity through a proxy.
US09930010B2	Security agent for distributed network security system Some embodiments of the invention provide a method that performs security operations for packets that are processed by a forwarding element. The method of some embodiments receives, at a security agent operating on a physical machine, a packet from a forwarding element that also operates on the physical machine. The method then determines whether a security rule is stored for the packet at the security agent. When no security rule is stored for the packet, the method transmits the packet to a default security controller of several security controllers that store security rules for a network and process packets according to the stored security rules. When the security rule is stored for the packet, the method processes the packet according to the stored security rule for the packet.
US09930009B2	Systems and methods to enable network coordinated MAC randomization for wi-fi privacy This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus related to receiving, at an access point and from a wireless communication station, a media access control (MAC) address of the wireless communication station; assigning, at the access point, a prefix to the MAC address of the wireless communication station; receiving, at the access point and from the wireless communication station, a frame comprising the prefix and a random MAC address; replacing, at the access point and using the prefix, the random MAC address in the frame with the MAC address of the wireless communication station, thereby resulting in a processed frame; and transmitting, at the access point and to a destination device, the processed frame.
US09930008B2	Dynamic service chain with network address translation detection In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet associated with a flow at a network device, classifying the packet at the network device based on information received from a policy layer, inserting a Network Address Translation (NAT) indicator for the flow into the packet, and transmitting the packet in a service chain comprising network address translation. The NAT indicator is associated with the flows before and after network address translation to provide symmetry between the service chain and a return traffic service chain. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
US09930007B2	IP address and domain name automation of virtual infrastructure Provisioning an Internet Protocol address is disclosed. A request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource is received. An Internet Protocol address is automatically determined to allocate to the virtual resource. The determined Internet Protocol address was selected from a group of Internet Protocol addresses potentially available to be assigned to the virtual resource of the received request.
US09930004B2	Method and apparatus for expedited domain name system query resolution In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for resolving domain name system queries using unique top-level domains in a private network space are disclosed. For example, the method determines that a domain name service query specifies a destination residing in a private network space rather than in a public Internet space. The method then routes the domain name service query to a top-level domain name service server associated with the private network space, without routing the domain name service query to a root domain name service server in the public Internet space. The top-level domain name system server resides in the highest level of a hierarchy of domain name system servers belonging to the private network space.
US09930003B2	Location-based domain name system service discovery Systems and methods are provided for location-based Domain Name System (DNS) service discovery using a central DNS server in which network resources are aggregated by geographic location (e.g., subnets) and defined using DNS service discovery records that are mapped to corresponding geographic locations.
US09930002B2	Apparatus and method for intelligent delivery time determination for a multi-format and/or multi-protocol communication This disclosure relates generally to apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for composing communications for computing devices across multiple formats and multiple protocols. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, this disclosure relates to apparatus, methods, and computer readable media to permit computing devices, e.g., smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the like, to send communications in a number of pre-determined and/or ‘determined-on-the-fly’ communications formats and/or protocols at one or more determined delivery times via a single, seamless user interface. The determined delivery time of any message to any recipient may be intelligently determined individually for each recipient, e.g., by using one or more context factors to assess optimal delivery times for each recipient. The techniques disclosed herein allow communications systems to become ‘message-centric’ or ‘people-centric,’ as opposed to ‘protocol-centric,’ allowing the message protocol and delivery time to be abstracted from the sender of the communication, if the sender so desires.
US09930001B2	Conditional disclosure of a response to content posted in a social network Technologies are generally described for a social networking service (SNS). In some examples, a method performed under control of a server may include receiving a user input associated with the user responding to content posted in an online forum, determining whether a threshold condition set by the user is satisfied for the user's response to be disclosed with regard to a particular piece of content posted in the online forum, and disclosing the user's response to the particular piece of content posted in the online forum when the threshold condition is determined to be satisfied.
US09929994B2	Organizing messages into conversation threads A messaging system that organizes and presents messages to users of the messaging system. The messaging system includes a mailbox module that receives messages and generates conversation threads from the messages. Messages received from different electronic message channels may be aggregated into a common conversation thread. The conversation threads are also organized in a message interface and then presented to a user of the messaging system. The messaging system may include a social networking system that stores social information about users, which can be used to organize the conversation threads. Other features include a multi mode message interface, and a method for adding contextual information to messages.
US09929990B2	Inserting content into an application from an online synchronized content management system Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for inserting content into an application from an online synchronized content management system are disclosed. The system can receive text input into an application at a client device associated with the content management system. The text input can be, for example, keystrokes performed at the client device by a user, and the application can be, for example, an email client. The system can identify, within the text input, a predefined text string, such as an escape sequence, that is followed by a partial or full string that represents an identifier. The identifier may be associated with a content item that is stored in the online synchronized content management system. The system can then insert inside the application a link that points to the content item. The system can also insert code that is designed to render the content item as a dynamically updated preview.
US09929986B2	Managing access to mobile content using location-based services Methods for selectively filtering message content received at a mobile device based upon a current location of the mobile device and/or a user's presence status and devices configured to selectively filter message content based upon a location of the mobile device and/or a user's presence status.
US09929985B1	Systems and methods for electronically distributing information Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for transmitting messages related to certain information while maintaining the confidentiality of that information. A potential recipient may register one or more devices for receipt of such messages while specifying rules regarding when different messages may be delivered to the various devices. To keep sensitive information confidential, the messages may include only a link to such sensitive information, but exclude the sensitive information itself. An authorized recipient may then use the link to access the sensitive information via a password-protected Web site.
US09929975B2	Customer configuration of broadband services Novel solutions to provide enhanced configurability of network access. Such solutions can provide, inter alia, enhanced utilization of network resources (including without limitation network aggregation devices, such as DSLAMs and the like). In an aspect of some solutions, a network aggregation device can divide an aggregate uplink bandwidth into a plurality of time slots. Some or all of the time slots can be reserved for different customers (subscribers). In another aspect of some embodiments, the time slots can be allocated in such a way as to simulate oversubscription of the aggregate uplink bandwidth.
US09929974B2	Custom resources in a resource stack A resource stack managed by a resource stack provider is created based on a resource stack template that integrates a custom resource from a second provider into the resource stack using a notification system with the second provider. For example, a customer may create a template that defines a resource stack that comprises resources available from the resource stack provider and one or more custom resources provided by a second provider. When a resource stack is created, resources available from the resource stack provider may be provisioned. Custom resources may be initialized by notifying the provider of the custom resource of the requested integration of the custom resource with the resource stack and requested configuration details. The custom resource provider may respond with an indication of successful integration when the custom resource has been successfully initialized. After initializing the resources, the resource stack may be enabled for use.
US09929973B2	Method of and a system for providing access to a file to a web resource There is disclosed a method of and system for providing access to a file from a user to a web resource, without the web resource needing to store the file on its server. The method is executable at a first server, comprising receiving identification information from the user, via a communication network, from a second server, the second server storing the web resource, the identification information having been generated by the user having accessed the web resource, via an electronic device associated with the user, indicated a desire to provide access to the file to the web resource, been presented a form via the web resource, and entered identifying information into the form, accessing a user-associated storage account for the user based upon the identification information, the user-associated storage account being maintained at the first server, receiving a selection, via the form, from the user of the file to be accessed by the second server from files stored in the user-associated storage account, creating a file link to the file stored in the user-associated storage account and transmitting to the web resource the file link to the file stored in the user-associated storage account, the file link configured to allow the second server to access the file stored on the first server without having to (i) transmit the file via the communication network from the first server to the second server and (ii) store it on the second server, the file becoming accessible to both the first server and the second server.
US09929971B2	Flexible-location reservations and pricing for network-accessible resource capacity Methods and apparatus for flexible-location reservations and pricing for network-accessible resources are disclosed. A system includes a plurality of resources of a provider network distributed across multiple locations, and a resource manager. The resource manager implements a programmatic interface to allow a client to specify a flexible location option for a resource reservation request, indicating that the resource manager is to select one or more locations at which to reserve resource capacity. When a reservation request with the flexible location option specified is received, the resource manager selects a particular location based at least in part on heuristics using resource utilization data. In response to a resource activation request for the reservation, the resource manager activates a resource at a launch location selected from the multiple locations.
US09929967B2	Packet deconstruction/reconstruction and link-control The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for packet processing. One method embodiment for packet flow control includes deconstructing a transport layer packet into a number of link-control layer packets, wherein each of the link-control layer packets has an associated sequence number, communicating the number of link-control layer packets via a common physical connection for a plurality of peripheral devices, and limiting a number of outstanding link-control layer packets during the communication.
US09929964B2	System, apparatus and method for providing aggregation of connections with a secure and trusted virtual network overlay A network system is provided between at least a first client site and a second client site. A client site network component is implemented at least at the first client site, the client site network component aggregating one or more diverse network connections so as to configure an aggregated connection that has increased throughput. At least one network server component may be configured to connect to the client site network component using the aggregated connection. A cloud network controller may be configured to manage the data traffic and a virtual edge providing transparent lower-link encryption for the aggregated connection between the client site network component and the network server component. The network server component includes a virtual control plane interface configured to establish a unicast path between the network server component and each of a plurality of remote network server components.
US09929961B2	Flow-based load balancing Methods and apparatuses are described for virtualizing routing of network traffic by offloading routing decisions to a controller in communication with a plurality of network devices. For load balancing applications, the controller may make up-front decisions as to both destination and route, rather than wait until traffic has been routed to a load balancing point before determining the destination.
US09929960B1	Systems and methods for routing data through data centers using an indirect generalized hypercube network Aspects and implementations of the present disclosure are directed to an indirect generalized hypercube network in a computer network facility. Servers in the computer network facility participate in both an over-subscribed fat tree network hierarchy culminating in a gateway connection to external networks and in an indirect hypercube network interconnecting a plurality of servers in the fat tree. The participant servers have multiple network interface ports, including at least one port for a link to an edge layer network device of the fat tree and at least one port for a link to a peer server in the indirect hypercube network. Servers are grouped by edge layer network device to form virtual switches in the indirect hypercube network and data packets are routed between servers using routes through the virtual switches. Routes leverage properties of the hypercube topology. Participant servers function as destination points and as virtual interfaces for the virtual switches.
US09929959B2	Managing network computing components utilizing request routing Aspects of the disclosure will be described with regard to the processing of a client computing device DNS queries by a DNS processing service to determine an identifier associated with a previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance. In one aspect, if the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance is instantiated, the DNS service can resolve the DNS query by transmitting network address information associated with the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance. In another aspect, if the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance is not instantiated, the DNS service can initiate a process to cause an instantiation of a hosted virtual machine instance based on the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance. The DNS service can then resolve the DNS query by transmitting network address information, or an alternative identifier, associated with the newly instantiated hosted virtual machine instance.
US09929958B2	Quality of service for mixed service tiers Improving the quality of service in multiple service tiers, particularly during periods of Internet congestion, may be accomplished by scaling back the bitrate from a maximum rate to a minimum reserved rate in a non-linear fashion. The use of an intermediate value for scaling back enables a quick drop off of high maximum rates. In embodiments, the shape of a non-linear curve may be configured and controlled to make the drop-off steeper for heavy users.
US09929957B2	Flexibly maximize hardware capabilities in highly virtualized dynamic systems A method, computer program product, and/or system for maximizing hardware capabilities of a network interface card are provided. To maximize hardware capabilities of the network interface card, a media access control address for associating with the network interface card is received and a number of media access control addresses defined to the network interface card is compared to a maximum threshold of the network interface card. Then, in response to when the number is equal to or exceeds the maximum threshold of the network interface card, a promiscuous mode is enabled for network interface card and the media access control address is associated with the network interface card.
US09929956B2	System for bandwidth optimization with initial congestion window determination A system for optimizing network traffic is described. The system includes a transport communication protocol (TCP) controller configured to acquire data regarding a flow of a plurality of data packets over a link and to determine TCP characteristics for the flow, and a congestion window controller configured to determine an initial congestion window based on the TCP characteristics. The TCP controller is further configured to establish a second flow using the initial congestion window.
US09929955B2	Local session loopback protocol A method for efficient utilization of available bandwidth over a data connection between a client computer and a server computer. An echo component on both the sending and receiving side of the connection registers a set of connection parameters, and stores a copy of the last transmitted request or response of the client and server computer systems. Once an echo component detects a duplicate data request or response, it simulates and transmits the last stored response back to the client or server computer system and notifies the remote side echo component to send data when it is ready. When non-duplicate data is ready to be transmitted, the local side echo component disables the loopback protocol then notifies the remote side to do the same and the data is transmitted.
US09929953B2	Making a frame receive decision in a receiver PHY layer According to an example, a receiver having a physical (PHY) layer may receive a portion of a frame from a transmitter, in which the portion of the frame comprises information available at the PHY layer. A signature of the transmitter may be determined based upon the information available at the PHY layer and a hardware component in the PHY layer may determine whether to continue to receive the frame based upon the determined signature of the transmitter.
US09929945B2	Highly available service chains for network services A control and monitoring system orders a service chain—an order of data flow through a plurality of network nodes—based on network node identifiers. The control and monitoring system provide a policy to networking nodes in order to enforce the order of the service chain. In some embodiments, features are implemented to improve the availability of service chains. Such features include load-balancing, fail-over, traffic engineering, and automated deployment of virtualized network functions at various stages of a service chain, among others.
US09929943B1	Management of bearer connections based on policy communication failure A method, apparatus, and system, in which a network detects a communication failure between a gateway and a policy server, and the network responsively causes at least one user equipment device (UE) having at least one bearer connection with that gateway to detach and reattach so as to facilitate set up of at least one new bearer connection between the UE and a different gateway. Optimally, the different gateway would not have a similar communication failure with the policy server, so that the at least one new bearer connection can be successfully set up between the UE and the different gateway, and one or more other bearers can be successfully set up between the UE and the different gateway.
US09929942B2	Remote access to a residential multipath entity The invention relates to a method for controlling, by a multipath control entity (100), a remote access from a client device (300) to a server (235) connected to a residential multipath entity, via a multipath connection. The multipath connection includes at least two transmission networks (11, 12) between the client device (300) and the server (235). The method comprises the following steps: First, a session request for an establishment of a data session is received from the residential multipath entity (200), the session request indicating that the session request is for the remote access to the server (235). Then, a session identifier is determined for the remote access including the multipath connection. Then, in a response to the received session request the determined session identifier is transmitted back to the residential multipath entity.
US09929935B2	Method and system for keeping interest alive in a content centric network One embodiment provides a system that facilitates a content requesting device to handle a potential timeout event. During operation, the system receives, by a content producing device, a packet that corresponds to a first Interest message from a content requesting device, where the first Interest includes a name. Responsive to determining that additional time is required to generate a matching Content Object for the first Interest, the system generates a notification message which indicates a time period after which a second Interest is to be sent out by the content requesting device. The name for the second Interest can be the same as the name for the first Interest or a new name as indicated in the notification message. The system transmits the notification message to the content requesting device, thereby facilitating the content requesting device to handle a potential timeout event.
US09929928B1	Packet transmitter and method for timestamping packets A transmit datapath and a method for timestamping packets. The datapath comprises a timestamp unit located along a packet bus. The timestamp unit is configured to timestamp a packet with its predicted departure time onto a link, the predicted departure time based on an actual departure time of a preceding packet and the lengths of all intervening packets, when the packet bus has been continuously full of the intervening packets. The method comprises determining the predicted departure time of a packet based on an actual departure time of a preceding packet and the lengths of all intervening packets, minimizing the inter-frame gaps between the intervening packets, and timestamping the packet with the predicted departure time. The timestamp method may be a 1-step timestamp method. A packet may be timestamped with its predicted departure time upstream from where the packet is protected. The protection may be MACSec protection.
US09929926B1	Capacity management system and method for a computing resource According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a capacity management system includes an application that is executable by a computing unit to monitor a consumption level of a computing resource, and identify each instance in which the consumption level crosses beyond at least one specified threshold level. Each instance defines a usage event which is then stored in the storage medium by the application. Each usage event is then stored in a computer-readable storage medium.
US09929922B2	Sampling-densification technique to facilitate high-sampling-density signatures for telemetry data in enterprise computing systems The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that gathers telemetry data while testing a computer system. During operation, the system obtains a test script that generates a load profile to exercise the computer system, wherein a running time of the test script is designed to be relatively prime in comparison to a sampling interval for telemetry data in the computer system. Next, the system gathers telemetry data during multiple successive executions of the test script on the computer system. The system merges the telemetry data gathered during the multiple successive executions of the test script, wherein the relatively prime relationship between the running time of the test script and the sampling interval for the telemetry data causes a sampling point for the telemetry data to precess through different points in the test script during the multiple successive executions of the test script, thereby densifying sampled telemetry data points gathered for the test script. Finally, the system outputs the densified telemetry data.
US09929921B2	Techniques for workload toxic mapping Techniques for toxic workload mapping are provided. A state of a target workload is recorded along with a configuration and state of an environment that is processing the workload. Micro valuations are taken, via statistical sampling, for metrics associated with the workload and for different combinations of resources within the environment. The sampling taken at micro second intervals. The valuations are aggregated to form an index representing a toxic mapping for the workload within the environment. The toxic mapping is mined, in view of policy, to provide conditions and scenarios that may be deemed problematic within the workload and/or environment.
US09929920B2	System and method for efficient classification and processing of network traffic Methods and systems for analyzing flows of communication packets. A front-end processor associates input packets with flows and forwards each flow to the appropriate unit, typically by querying a flow table that holds a respective classification for each active flow. In general, flows that are not yet classified are forwarded to the classification unit, and the resulting classification is entered in the flow table. Flows that are classified as requested for further analysis are forwarded to an appropriate flow analysis unit. Flows that are classified as not requested for analysis are not subjected to further processing, e.g., discarded or allowed to pass.
US09929919B2	System and method for virtual network abstraction and switching Embodiments are provided herein to enable single level network abstraction for a service across one or more domains. The embodiments use a single network ID to identify a service and a corresponding virtual network topology across any number of domains at a physical network. A virtual network topology can be abstracted for each service, based on the physical underlying network topology. A network controller determines, for a service, the virtual network topology within a physical network, and binds the service to the virtual network topology via a virtual network ID, which defines a single forwarding domain of the virtual network topology across the physical network. The virtual network ID is then indicated to the nodes of the virtual network topology, thus enabling the nodes to identify and forward traffic for the service, within the single forwarding domain, between end clients from edge to edge of the physical network.
US09929918B2	Profile-based SLA guarantees under workload migration in a distributed cloud Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving performance metrics from at least one device within the cloud network; analyzing the performance metrics to generate at least one application requirement, wherein the at least one application requirement indicates a recent performance associated with a resource provisioned for a customer, wherein the resource is supported by a first device within the cloud network; identifying a second device within the cloud network to support the resource based on the at least one application requirement; and migrating the resource from the first device to the second device.
US09929914B2	Method and system for reconstructing unmanned aerial vehicle formation communication topology based on minimum cost arborescence The present disclosure provides a method and system for reconstructing UAV formation communication topology based on minimum cost arborescence, the method comprising: monitoring broadcast communication channel, and judging whether communication failure occurs in UAV in formation; modifying formation communication diagram according to the type of communication failure when communication failure occurs in the UAV; calculating minimum cost arborescence of modified formation communication diagram, and reconstructing UAV formation communication topology according to calculation results. The present disclosure realizes rapid reconstruction of communication topology so as to avoid occurrence of UAV collision accident and restore formation after detecting communication failure, by modifying formation communication diagram according to the type of communication failure and calculating minimum cost arborescence of modified formation communication diagram to reconstruct UAV formation communication topology when communication failure occurs in UAV.
US09929913B2	Automatic finding and sharing of IoT connected devices Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. Data characteristics describing data from IoT devices are identified. Data profiles representing the IoT devices are generated. The data profiles are grouped into data profile groupings based on one or more of analytics and machine learning. A mapping of the data profile groupings to virtual servers is determined.
US09929912B2	Method of migrating software applications to a transportable private cloud computing platform The present invention is a method for initializing the transportable private cloud computing platform, and a method for migrating software applications to the transportable private cloud computing platform.
US09929908B2	Method and system for optimizing a communication network feature prior to implementing a new service A method, device and system for method of optimizing a feature of a communication network prior to implementing a future service is provided. A plurality of network nodes in the communication network is assigned to a network cluster. At least one value for a respective key performance indicator (KPI) for data exchanged between the network nodes in the network cluster is determined, where the data is associated with a first communication service. And a need for an optimization of a feature of the communication network in response to the value for the KPI being outside of a range, prior to implementation of a second communication service is determined.
US09929905B2	Cloud based drive monitoring solution A cloud-based remote monitoring system and method monitor one or more industrial devices of an industrial facility, including a local data historian located to monitor one or more parameters from the industrial devices, and store parameters in a local storage associated with the data historian, as well as a cloud agent located at the industrial facility to collect data indicative of a past and/or a present state of the industrial devices from the data historian local storage according a manifest specific to the industrial facility. The cloud agent sends the collected data to a remote cloud platform according to the manifest, and dynamically reconfigures the cloud agent without interrupting the collecting and the sending.
US09929894B2	Determining the graphic load of a virtual desktop The graphics load of a virtual desktop is estimated to determine the capacity of a virtual desktop system. In one embodiment, the graphics load of a physical desktop is measured by a remoting agent installed on the physical desktop. The graphics load can be used as an estimate of the load that would be created by a deployed virtual desktop. The remoting agent on the physical desktop mimics host operations that are necessary to direct graphics data to a remote site. The remoting agent also measures the graphics load incurred by the host operations to determine a capacity of a virtual desktop system prior to deployment of the virtual desktop system.
US09929893B2	Methods and systems for displaying, on a first machine, data associated with a drive of a second machine, without mapping the drive Methods and systems for displaying data associated with a client drive of a client computing device in a virtualized desktop executing on a remote computing device without explicitly mapping the client drive onto the remote computing device are described. A first client agent executing on a client computing device establishes a user session with a remote computing device. The first client agent transmits data identifying the client drive of the client computing device to a second client agent executing on the remote computing device. The second client agent receives data associated with the client drive and generates a shell link using the received data associated with the client drive in the context of the user session. The second client agent displays the data associated with the client drive of the client computing device in a virtualized desktop executing on the remote computing device.
US09929889B2	Pilot symbol patterns for transmission via a plurality of antennas A method and apparatus for improving channel estimation within an OFDM communication system. Channel estimation in OFDM is usually performed with the aid of pilot symbols. The pilot symbols are typically spaced in time and frequency. The set of frequencies and times at which pilot symbols are inserted is referred to as a pilot pattern. In some cases, the pilot pattern is a diagonal-shaped lattice, either regular or irregular. The method first interpolates in the direction of larger coherence (time or frequency). Using these measurements, the density of pilot symbols in the direction of faster change will be increased thereby improving channel estimation without increasing overhead. As such, the results of the first interpolating step can then be used to assist the interpolation in the dimension of smaller coherence (time or frequency).
US09929886B2	Phased array antenna cell with adaptive quad polarization A transceiver includes a vector modulator and a phased array antenna including a plurality of quad polarization antenna cells. The vector modulator is configured to modify an information signal to generate two excitation signals based on a selected polarization. The polarization is selected as one of at least vertical, horizontal, right hand circular, and left hand circular. The vector modulator is configured to drive at least one of the quad polarization antenna cells with the two excitation signals to achieve the selected polarity.
US09929884B2	Systems and methods for detecting data in a received multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) signal Systems and methods for detecting data in a received multiple-input-multiple-output signal are provided. N signals are received from N antennas, with M being greater than or equal to three. The N signals form a vector y and are associated with M sets of data values, where the M sets of data values form a vector x. A channel matrix (H) is estimated, and a QR decomposition of the channel matrix is performed, such that H=QR. The vector y is transformed into a vector z according to z=QHy. The R matrix and the rotated signal vector z are transformed such that one or more elements of the R matrix having complex number values are set equal to zero. Distance values are calculated using the transformed vector z and the vector x. Log likelihood ratio (LLR) values are calculated based on the distance values.
US09929879B2	Multipath support of real-time communications A system is provided that performs multipath support functionality for real-time communications. The system receives a service request to enable multipath support functionality from a tunneling client. The system further creates tunnels using unique physical interfaces. The system further associates the tunnels with a single internal address space comprising internal addresses. The system further sends a service response to the tunneling client, the service response indicating that multipath support functionality has been enabled. The system further distributes media traffic within the tunnels based on dynamic path characteristics.
US09929874B2	Appliance network with messaging A method and appliance for a communicating on a network includes an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module, wherein the appliance communication module is configured to receive a message, and in response to the received message, the appliance is configured to send a return message that relates to the message.
US09929871B2	Method and system for a high capacity cable network A cable modem termination system (CMTS) may communicate with a plurality of cable modems using a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) subcarriers. The CMTS may determine a performance metric of each of the cable modems. For each of the OFDM subcarriers and each of the cable modems, the CMTS may select physical layer parameters to be used for communication with that cable modem on that OFDM subcarrier based on a performance metric of that cable modem. The parameters may be selected for each individual modem and/or each individual subcarrier, or may be selected for groups of modems and/or groups of subcarriers. The parameters may include, for example, one or more of: transmit power, receive sensitivity, timeslot duration, modulation type, modulation order, forward error correction (FEC) type, and FEC code rate.
US09929870B2	Conditional access network handler emulator Methods and systems for emulating cable services delivery are disclosed. One system includes a conditional access network handler emulator comprising a conditional access network handler simulator addressable by one or more applications within an emulation environment. The conditional access network handler emulator also includes a library of conditional access configuration data accessible to a conditional access network handler simulator, the configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card.
US09929860B1	Methods and apparatus for generalized password-based secret sharing Generalized password-based secret sharing schemes are provided. A secret sharing method comprises obtaining a secret; obtaining fixed values from one or more parties; setting an element of a column vector of a password-based linear secret sharing scheme based on the secret; randomly selecting values from a field for additional elements of the column vector; setting remaining elements of the column vector to values that ensure that a product of a matrix and the column vector, for each fixed-share party, is equal to the corresponding fixed value; and distributing non-fixed shares to additional parties using a labeling function. In another method, a defining matrix corresponds to the secret and a field of both the secret and a plurality of shares of the secret. A given share for each party in the set is set to the corresponding obtained fixed value. A row in the defining matrix is randomly selected such that an element in the row corresponding to each party in the set is equal to the corresponding obtained fixed value.
US09929853B2	Flexible upstream PHY burst profile parameters to improve performance of short bursts in impulse noise A single carrier cable modem can be initialized on multiple channels. By initializing a cable modern on more than one channel, the error rate performance of short data packets in cable modems in an impulsive noise environment is improved. The advantage of low symbol rate transmission for short packets in an impulse noise environment is achieved without sacrificing burst capacity at a cable modem and without the complexity of transmitting multiple symbol waveforms simultaneously at a cable modem.
US09929849B2	Method and system for a time domain approach to 4G/LTE-WiFi/BT coexistence A method and system are provided in which a device that is operable to handle WiFi communication and WiMAX communication may receive downlink medium access protocol (MAP) information in a downlink sub-frame of a WiMAX frame and disable WiFi transmission during a portion of the downlink sub-frame based on the downlink MAP information. The disabled WiFi transmission may be enabled after data within the downlink sub-frame is decoded. The device may also receive uplink MAP information in the downlink sub-frame and may control a clear channel assessment associated with the WiFi transmission based on the uplink MAP information. The MAP information may comprise data or burst profile information and/or one or more physical control messages. A similar time domain approach may be utilized for coexistence between WiFi and long term evolution (LTE) coexistence, Bluetooth and WiMAX, and Bluetooth and LTE. Frame aggregation may be enabled to alleviate pending WiFi traffic.
US09929846B2	Allocation of communication resources for control signals in the uplink Apparatus, method, and computer program products relating to operations where information of at least one selected resource from a pool of resources for control signals in uplink is signaled in downlink. At least one resource is selected from a pool of resources for control signals in the uplink, where after information of the selected at least one resource is signaled in the downlink. Communication of control signals in the uplink by at least one device is facilitated such that at least one non-selected resource from the pool of resources is used in sending of control signals in the uplink. The at least one resource is implicitly derived in accordance with a predefined rule.
US09929842B2	Method and device for transmitting reference signal, method and device for receiving the same The present disclosure provides a method and device for transmitting a reference signal, a method and device for receiving the same, the transmitting method includes: determining a first antenna port for transmitting a demodulation reference signal and a second antenna port for transmitting an enhanced reference signal, where the second antenna port and the first antenna port have an association; setting a transmitting power for the demodulation reference signal and a transmitting power for the enhanced reference signal; transmitting the demodulation reference signal and the enhanced reference signal to a terminal based on the first antenna port being determined for transmitting the demodulation reference signal and the second antenna port being determined for transmitting the enhanced reference signal, and according to the transmitting powers being set. Accordingly, when present technical solution is applied, a channel estimation performance and a RRM measurement performance of a NB-IOT terminal can be effectively improved.
US09929841B2	Methods and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal by using modulation order of interference signal Methods and a base station are provided for transmitting a serving signal to a User Equipment (UE) by the base station. The method includes generating modulation order information for determining a modulation order of an interference signal, and transmitting the serving signal with the modulation order information in a resource allocated to the UE.
US09929840B2	Method and apparatus for cooperative transmission in multi-node system A method of performing cooperative transmission in a multi-node system including a Base Station (BS) and a plurality of nodes controlled by the BS is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a first signal generated using a first cell identifier (ID) from the plurality of nodes; and transmitting a second signal generated using a second cell ID from at least one of the plurality of nodes, wherein the first cell ID is identical with a cell ID used by the BS, and the second cell ID is different from the first cell ID.
US09929838B2	Method and system for mapping pilot signals in multi-stream transmissions A base station is provided. The base station comprises a downlink transmit path comprising circuitry configured to transmit a plurality of reference signals in two or more subframes. Each subframe comprises one or more resource blocks. Each resource block comprises S OFDM symbols. Each of the S OFDM symbols comprises N subcarriers, and each subcarrier of each OFDM symbol comprises a resource element. The base station further comprises a reference signal allocator configured to allocate a first group of the plurality of reference signals to selected resource elements of a first subframe according to a reference signal pattern. The first group of the plurality of reference signals is for a first group of antenna ports. The reference signal allocator also configured to allocate a second group of the plurality of reference signals to selected resource elements of a second subframe according to the same reference signal pattern. The second group of the plurality of reference signals is for a second group of antenna ports different from the first group of antenna ports.
US09929836B2	Communication apparatus and method of transmitting downlink control information Disclosed is a transmission apparatus capable of properly performing cross carrier scheduling in ePDCCHs. In this apparatus, when communication is performed using a plurality of component carriers (CCs), configuration section 102 configures a first search space as a candidate to which control information for a first CC is assigned and a second search space as a candidate to which control information for a second CC other than the first CC among the plurality of CCs is assigned, within a same allocation unit group among a plurality of allocation unit groups included in a data-assignable region within the first CC, and transmission section 106 transmits control information mapped to the first search space and control information mapped to the second search space.
US09929833B2	Method for transmitting a HARQ feedback and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting a HARQ (Hybird-ARQ) feedback signal in the wireless communication system, wherein the method comprises: receiving 1st to ith data within a time window comprising subframes 1 to N, wherein the 1st to Nth data are transmitted by a base station for the time window, wherein the ‘i’ is a natural number no more than the ‘N’, and the 1st to the Nth data are the same, sequentially decoding the 1st to the ith data, wherein the ith data received at a subframe i is data first successfully decoded, and transmitting an ACK (Acknowledgement) signal for all the 1st to the Nth data at a subframe i+X, wherein the ‘X’ is a predetermined number for transmission of the HARQ signal.
US09929832B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving status report in a mobile communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving a status report in a mobile communication system where Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) and Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) operate together. An ARQ receiving (Rx) entity determines whether transmission of the status report is permitted, if a predetermined status report generation condition is satisfied. If the transmission of the status report is permitted, the ARQ Rx entity generates a status report depending on a reception status of ARQ packets received up to the time the transmission of the status report is permitted, and transmits the generated status report to an ARQ transmitting (Tx) entity through an allocated transmission resource. The ARQ Tx entity determines an initial reception time of an HARQ packet including the status report as a generation time of the status report, and performs retransmission according to the status report.
US09929831B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals The object of the present invention can be achieved by providing a method of transmitting broadcast signals including encoding Data Pipe, DP, data, wherein the encoding further includes Forward Error Correction, FEC, encoding the DP data, Bit interleaving the FEC encoded DP data and mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations; building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded DP data; and modulating data in the at least one built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein each of the at least one signal frame includes at least one preamble having repeated at least one signaling information.
US09929829B1	System and method for provisioning resources for lossless operation in a network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes measuring a delay between a transmitter and a receiver in a network environment, where the receiver is associated with a buffer. A minimum absorption buffer size for lossless transmission to a queue may be determined based on the delay and a transmission bandwidth, and buffer units for the queue can be allocated based on the minimum absorption buffer size. The transmitter may also be rate-limited if the minimum absorption buffer size exceeds available storage of the buffer. In other embodiments, buffer units can be reclaimed if the available buffer storage exceeds the minimum absorption buffer size.
US09929827B2	Wavelength negotiation method and apparatus of multi-wavelength passive optical network, and multi-wavelength passive optical network system This application provides a wavelength negotiation method of a multi-wavelength passive optical network, including: receiving a wavelength status table that is broadcast by an OLT over each downstream wavelength channel of a multi-wavelength PON system, where the wavelength status table is used to indicate information about available wavelengths of the multi-wavelength PON system and statistic information of registered ONUs of a corresponding wavelength channel; selecting an upstream transmit wavelength and a downstream receive wavelength according to the wavelength status table; and reporting information about the upstream transmit wavelength and information about the downstream receive wavelength to the OLT so that the OLT refreshes the wavelength status table. This application also provides a wavelength negotiation apparatus of the multi-wavelength passive optical network and a multi-wavelength passive optical network system.
US09929823B2	Data processing In a telecommunications network including at least a user device and a network node separated by at least a packet-switched part of the telecommunications network, the user device including a primary jitter buffer having a constant packet play-out rate, the network node including a secondary jitter buffer, incoming packets destined for the user device are received and passed through the secondary jitter buffer of the network node downstream towards the primary jitter buffer of the user device. The departure times of packets passing through the secondary jitter buffer of the network node downstream towards the primary jitter buffer of the user device are monitored. On the basis of the monitoring and one or more known characteristics of the primary jitter buffer, an estimate of a current state of the primary jitter buffer is maintained. Operation of the secondary jitter buffer is dynamically controlled according to the maintained estimate.
US09929821B2	Mixing console A mixing console includes: a plurality of operating regions provided by dividing an operation panel of the mixing console into a plurality of regions, wherein a plurality of channels are allocated to each of the plurality of operating regions. Each of the operating regions includes each of channel selectors, respectively. Each of the channel selectors is configured to select one of the plurality of channels allocated to the operating region corresponding to the channel selector as a selected channel, and to set a plurality of parameters for signal processing on audio signals of the selected channel. Thus, a plurality of selected channels can be selected, and values of the parameters of the plurality of selected channels can be adjusted promptly and in real-time.
US09929813B1	Optical communication system and method using a nonlinear reversible code for probablistic constellation shaping A system and method involving using a nonlinear reversible code for probabilistic constellation shaping. A nonlinear reversible code encoder receives information bits and applies a nonlinear reversible code to the information bits to provide encoded bits. A mapper maps the encoded bits to successive amplitude and phase-shift keying (APSK) symbols. Each of the APSK symbols has an APSK modulation format with an associated constellation and the mapper maps each of the symbols to an associated constellation location of the constellation in response to one or more associated ones of the encoded bits.
US09929805B2	Generating a pilot tone for an optical telecommunications system The disclosure is directed to a method and system for generating a pilot tone for an optical signal with an optical telecommunications system. The pilot tone is generated in the digital domain by modulating the data to be transmitted to a destination node within the optical telecommunications network. The modulation of the data introduces occurrence modulation to the optical signal.
US09929801B2	Chromatic dispersion measurement method and device and digital coherent receiver A chromatic dispersion measurement method is provided. According to the method, chromatic dispersion sequence processing is performed on acquired frequency domain data to obtain chromatic dispersion sequences of frequency domain data. A correlation operation on the obtained chromatic dispersion sequences is separately performed at a preset interval. A sum of obtained correlation values is calculated to obtain a first value. A chromatic dispersion value is determined according to the first value, a frequency value per unit frequency interval of the frequency domain data and the preset interval. In this way, the chromatic dispersion value can be accurately determined, and the processing efficiency is high.
US09929800B2	System and method for adaptive traffic engineering based on predicted traffic demand Systems and methods for adaptive and automated traffic engineering of data transport services may include learning the demand between devices and data paths based on application workloads, prediction of traffic demand and paths based on the workload history, provisioning and management of data paths (i.e. network links) based on the predicted demand, and real-time monitoring and data flow adaptation. Systems and methods for adaptive and automated traffic engineering of data transport services may also include learning the variation of traffic (data flow in the network) on various links (data paths) of the network topology using historical data (e.g. a minute, an hour, a day, or a week of data), predicting the data flow pattern for a time interval, and provisioning the services to steer data to meet the application requirements and other network wide goals (e.g., load balancing).
US09929797B2	Method and device for determining if at least one interferer generated by cross polarization interference is present in received frame The present invention concerns a method for determining if at least one interferer generated by cross polarization interference is present in a received frame. The method comprises the steps of: —analyzing the received frame using a sliding window which analyzes at least a part of a first and second planes of the received frame, —determining a factor of merit for each position of the sliding window, —comparing each factor of merit to a threshold in order to determine if at least one interfered zone is present in the received frame, —analyzing the factors of merit in order to determine the number of interferers which are present in each interfered zone, —determining the start/end positions of each interferer in the first and second planes of the received frame.
US09929795B2	Telecommunication network architecture A device and method for the exchange of digital information between one or more content providers and one or more users, in which microcaches and nanocaches are used to store the contents of the information to be broadcast to users at their request and to provide real time services.
US09929791B2	Communication method and apparatus using analog and digital hybrid beamforming A communication method and apparatus using analog and digital hybrid beamforming are provided. The method includes receiving a first message including a measurement and selection condition for hybrid beamforming from a Base Station (BS), measuring channels of a plurality of BS transmission beams, selecting at least one BS transmission beam based on channel measurements, transmitting report information about the selected at least one BS transmission beam to the BS, receiving from the BS a second message, estimating an effective channel matrix for the selected final BS transmission beam according to the measurement and report condition, determining feedback information for digital beamforming of the BS based on the effective channel matrix, transmitting the determined feedback information to the BS, and receiving a data burst from the BS according to a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) mode and/or a configuration scheduled based on the feedback information.
US09929790B2	Receiver circuit A receiver system comprising: an input terminal configured to receive input signalling comprising a plurality of antenna-signals, wherein the plurality of antenna-signals each comprise information that corresponds to a first-frequency-bin and a second-frequency-bin. AoA-blocks can determine a first-angle-of-arrival and a second-angle-of-arrival associated with the first- and second-frequency-bins. A first-weighting-determination-block configured to, based on the first-angle-of-arrival and the second-angle-of-arrival, either: set first-weighting-values as values for constructively combining the information that corresponds to the first-frequency-bins of the plurality of antenna-signals; or set first-weighting-values as values for destructively combining the information that corresponds to the first-frequency-bins of the plurality of antenna-signals.
US09929789B2	Method and system for MU-MIMO communication A method and system for data communication in a Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO) system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a first UE, first channel information relating to a first subset of a plurality of antennae of the MIMO system and second channel information relating to a second subset of a plurality of antennae. The method further includes generating first and second sub-precoders according to the first and second channel information, respectively. A precoder is then generated according at least in part to the first sub-precoder and the second sub-precoder, and data is transmitted to the first UE using the precoder.
US09929783B2	Orthogonal time frequency space modulation system A system and method for orthogonal time frequency space communication and waveform generation. The method includes receiving a plurality of information symbols and creating a plurality of modulation symbols by using each of the plurality information symbols to modulate one of a plurality of two-dimensional basis functions on a time-frequency plane Each of the plurality of two-dimensional basis functions is uniquely associated with one of the plurality of information symbols. The method further includes generating a transmit waveform comprised of a plurality of pulse waveforms. Each of the plurality of pulse waveforms corresponds to a combination of one of the plurality of modulation symbols and one of a plurality of time-translated and frequency-modulated versions of a fundamental transmit pulse.
US09929780B2	Capturing physical inventory in a data center Capturing physical inventory in a data center includes: establishing a proximity-based data communications connection with a service processor of a server, the server installed at a location within a server rack; retrieving an identifier of the server via the proximity-based data communications connection; capturing, with a camera of the mobile computing device, a digital image of the server in the server rack; identifying, from the digital image, the location of the server within the server rack; and storing the identified location of the server within the server rack in association with the retrieved identifier.
US09929777B2	Method for modifying a barrier in an induction power and/or data transfer system to improve power transfer efficiency A method for increasing the power transfer efficiency of a wireless induction power and/or data transfer system comprising a magnetic field transmitter which is positioned on a first side of a barrier and a magnetic field receiver which is positioned on a second side of the barrier opposite the first side comprises the steps of disposing at least one flux flow member in or adjacent the barrier at least partially between the transmitter and the receiver. The flux flow member comprises a magnetic permeability different from the magnetic permeability of the barrier. As a result, the flux flow member increases the amount of magnetic flux generated by the transmitter which is coupled through the barrier and into the receiver.
US09929776B2	Physical layer adapted for EHF contactless communication A Physical Layer (PHY) of a host system of an electronic device may be implemented as a contactless PHY (Host-cPHY) for extremely high frequency (EHF) contactless communication and the operation of EHF transmitters (TX), receivers (RX) and transceivers (EHF-XCVR) in an extremely high frequency integrated circuit (EHF IC) of the electronic device. The Host-cPHY translates logical communications requests from the Link Layer (LINK) into hardware-specific operations to affect transmission or reception of signals over an EHF contactless link). The Link Layer (LINK) may also be optimized as a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for EHF contactless communication. Multiple data streams may be transported over the EHF contactless link over a range of frequencies.
US09929774B2	Methods and systems for vehicle communication to a data network Methods, systems, and a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) module cover assembly for enabling communication between an aircraft and a ground-based network are provided. The BPL module cover assembly includes a connection interface configured to be coupled to and receive power from a stringer connector and a BPL network interface coupled to and configured to receive power from said connection interface. The BPL module cover assembly also includes a fuse interface including a plurality of fuses coupled between the connection interface and the BPL network interface. The fuse interface is configured to prevent power provided by the connection interface from damaging the BPL network interface in the event of an electrical fault.
US09929773B2	Communication system A slave control device receives a communication signal from a master control device, and controls loads according to the received communication signal. A modulator superimposes the communication signal from the master control device on power source lines, and a demodulator demodulates the communication signal superimposed on the power source lines and supplies the demodulated communication signal to the slave control device. The modulator is provided on power source lines on a battery side, and the demodulator is provided on the power source lines on a load side. The modulator superimposes the communication signal on the power source lines which are on a side closer to the loads with respect to the modulator among the power source lines.
US09929772B2	Low power, high resolution automated meter reading and analytics The systems and methods described herein are directed to techniques for improving battery life performance of end devices in resource monitoring systems which transmit data using low-power, wide area network (LPWAN) technologies. Further, the techniques include providing sensor interfaces in the end devices configured to communicate with multiple types of metrology sensors. Additionally, the systems and methods include techniques for reducing the size of a concentrator of a gateway device which receives resource measurement data from end devices. The reduced size of the concentrator results in smaller, more compact gateway devices that consume less energy and reduce heat dissipation experienced in gateway devices. The concentrator may comply with modular interface standards, and include two radios configured for transmitting 1-watt signals. Lastly, the systems and methods include techniques for fully redundant radio architecture within a gateway device, allowing for maximum range and minimizing downtime due to transmission overlap.
US09929769B1	Communications receiver using multi-band transmit blocking filters Communications receivers and devices are disclosed. A communications receiver includes a low noise amplifier; a multi-band transmit blocking filter having a first port connected to an output of the low noise amplifier, and an RF analog-to-digital converter having an input connected to a second port of the multi-band transmit blocking filter. The multi-band transmit filter passes the receive frequencies of a group of two or more LTE bands, where a first receive frequency range of a first band in the group and a second receive frequency range of a second band in the group are disjoint and not subsets of a receive frequency range of a third band in the group, and stops the transmit frequencies of at least some bands in the group.
US09929767B2	Drop countermeasures for electronic device An electronic device comprises a housing, a motion sensor configured to sense motion of the housing, and a processor configured to determine an impact geometry based on the motion. A countermeasure system comprises an actuator coupled to an actuated member. The actuated member is operable by the actuator to modify the impact geometry, so that impact energy is redirected away from an impact sensitive component of the electronic device to an energy absorbing component of the electronic device.
US09929766B1	Mobile computing attachment device An attachment system is disclosed which employs a main set of attachment elements attached to a case for a mobile computing device, such as a mobile phone, computing tablet or other computing device which can be carried with the user. The attachment system may also be part of the mobile computing device. These attachment elements are designed to attach to attachment elements connected to, or built into another mobile computing device. This allows a user to keep track of a first phone while using a second phone. In alternative embodiments, the phone may be connected back to back to allow simultaneous use of both phones, front to back to protect the screen of one while using the other, or front to front to protect both screens when neither is being used. Also, it may be embodied as a docking structure which is fixed to a wall or other structure. The mobile computing device removeably attaches to the docking structure to hold the phone for use and/or storage.
US09929756B2	Method and apparatus for cancelling interference and receiving signal in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for a device receiving a signal by using NAICS (Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression) in a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation comprises the steps of: transmitting, in carrier aggregation, device capability information comprising band combination information which indicates band combination supported by the device; and receiving a signal on the basis of the device capability information, wherein the band combination information can include a maximum bandwidth supporting the NAICS for the band combination.
US09929753B1	Next packet protection for communications in overlapping frequencies Techniques for harmonizing wireless communications performed by a computing device which communicates using varying wireless communication standards are described herein. For instance, a computing device may include multiple chipsets with associated antennas that are configured to perform wireless communications using separate wireless standards which operate at overlapping frequencies. To avoid performance degradation experienced in simultaneous use cases with communications operating at overlapping frequencies, the multiple chipsets may be configured with logic to determine which communications are prioritized when multiple chipsets attempt to communicate simultaneously. The multiple chipsets may be communicatively coupled to coordinate their communications by prioritizing certain types of communications over other types of communications to avoid simultaneous communications in overlapping frequencies. In this way, multiple chipsets that communicate using different standards at overlapping frequencies may avoid performance issues experienced in simultaneous use cases, while performing the communications which are of a highest priority level.
US09929750B2	Memory system According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a first volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes a plurality of chips. The controller generates a second error correcting code using data stored in the first volatile memory. The second error correcting code is a code for correcting data which cannot be corrected included in a first data group using a first error correcting code. The controller releases an area of the first volatile memory corresponding to the first data group written in the nonvolatile memory, before completion of writing of all of the data which are stored in the first volatile memory and includes in a codeword of the second error correcting code to the nonvolatile memory.
US09929748B1	Techniques for data compression verification Techniques and apparatus for verification of compressed data are described. In one embodiment, for example an apparatus to provide verification of compressed data may include at least one memory and logic, at least a portion of comprised in hardware coupled to the at least one memory, the logic to access compressed data, access compression information associated with the compressed data, decompress at least a portion of the compressed data to generate decompressed data, and verify the compressed data via a comparison of the decompressed data with the compression information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09929745B2	Apparatus and method for vector compression An apparatus and method are described for performing vector compression. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: vector compression logic to compress a source vector comprising a plurality of valid data elements and invalid data elements to generate a destination vector in which valid data elements are stored contiguously on one side of the destination vector, the vector compression logic to utilize a bit mask associated with the source vector and comprising a plurality of bits, each bit corresponding to one of the plurality of data elements of the source vector and indicating whether the data element comprises a valid data element or an invalid data element, the vector compression logic to utilize indices of the bit mask and associated bit values of the bit mask to generate a control vector; and shuffle logic to shuffle/permute the data elements of the source vector to the destination vector in accordance with the control vector.
US09929743B1	Data compression of electronic data transaction request messages A data transaction processing system receives electronic data transaction request messages from client computers over a data communication network and groups a subset of the electronic data transaction request messages. The data transaction processing system may preprocess the group of electronic data transaction request messages based on the other messages in the same group before forwarding the electronic data transaction request messages to a transaction processor.
US09929742B2	Feed-forward operational amplifier noise cancellation technique and associated filter and delta-sigma modulator A circuit includes a first amplifying stage, a noise extraction circuit and a noise cancellation circuit. The first amplifying stage is arranged for receiving an input signal to generate an amplified input signal. The noise extraction circuit is coupled to the first amplifying stage, and is arranged for receiving at least the amplified input signal to generate a noise signal associated with noise components of the amplified input signal. The noise cancellation circuit is coupled to the first amplifying stage and the noise extraction circuit, and is arranged for cancelling noise components of the amplified input signal by using the noise signal generated by the noise extraction circuit, to generate a noise-cancelled amplified input signal.
US09929741B1	Control circuit for current switch of current DAC A control circuit for a current switch of a current digital to analog converter (DAC) includes a first inverter, a second inverter, a first pull-low switch, a second pull-low switch and a timing synchronization circuit. The first inverter includes an input terminal and an output terminal. The second inverter includes an input terminal and an output terminal, wherein the input terminal of the second inverter is coupled to the output terminal of the first inverter, and the output terminal of the second inverter is coupled to the input terminal of the first inverter. The first pull-low switch is coupled to the input terminal of the first inverter. The second pull-low switch is coupled to the input terminal of the second inverter. The timing synchronization circuit is coupled to the first pull-low switch and the second pull-low switch.
US09929739B1	Methods and systems for determining integral non-linearity A method of determining Integral Non-Linearity (INL) of an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is provided. The method includes providing an input signal to the ADC, phase-locking a clock signal of a clock of the ADC to the input signal, generating a plurality of samples at a sampled phase on the input signal for a plurality of sampled phases, applying averaging to the plurality of samples for each sampled phase to generate a reconstructed ADC output signal, and determining the INL of the ADC based on a comparison of the reconstructed ADC output signal to a theoretical ADC output signal.
US09929736B2	Method for driving semiconductor device A novel PLL is provided. An oscillator circuit includes first to n-th inverters, and first and second circuits. A first terminal of each of the first and second circuits is electrically connected to an output terminal of the i-th inverter. A second terminal of each of the first and second circuits is electrically connected to an input terminal of the (i+1)-th inverter. The first circuit has functions of storing first data, switching between electrically disconnecting the first terminal and the second terminal from each other and setting a resistance between the first terminal and the second terminal to a value based on the first data. The second circuit has functions of storing second data, switching between electrically disconnecting the first terminal and the second terminal from each other and setting a resistance between the first terminal and the second terminal to a value based on the second data.
US09929732B2	LVDS input window circuit with two comparators and multiplexer First and second devices may simultaneously communicate bidirectionally with each other using only a single pair of LVDS signal paths. Each device includes an input circuit and a differential output driver connected to the single pair of LVDS signal paths. An input to the input circuit is also connected to the input of the driver. The input circuit may also receive an offset voltage. In response to its inputs, the input circuit in each device can use comparators, gates and a multiplexer to determine the logic state being transmitted over the pair of LVDS signal paths from the other device. This advantageously reduces the number of required interconnects between the first and second devices by one half.
US09929727B2	System and method for a switching transistor In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a semiconductor switch coupled to an inductor includes turning on the semiconductor switch by applying a turn-on voltage to between a gate of the semiconductor switch and a low current terminal connected to a reference node of the semiconductor switch, the low current terminal separate from a high current reference terminal connected to the reference node of the semiconductor switch, and the semiconductor switch comprises a first input capacitance to transconductance ratio. The method further includes turning off the semiconductor switch by applying a turn-off voltage to the gate of the semiconductor switch, wherein a ratio of a total capacitance at an output node of the semiconductor switch to a gate-drain capacitance is greater than a first ratio per watt of power being handled by a load coupled to the semiconductor switch.
US09929724B2	Schmitt trigger circuit and non-volatile memory device including the same A Schmitt trigger circuit includes a first inverter, second inverter, first feedback unit, and second feedback unit. The first inverter includes a PMOS transistor unit and an NMOS transistor unit which generate an internal signal by inverting an input signal based on a first feedback signal and provide the internal signal to a first node. A second inverter generates an output signal by inverting the first signal. A first feedback unit generates a first feedback signal providing a first hysteresis character to a first unit among the PMOS transistor unit and NMOS transistor unit based on a first signal of the first node. A second feedback unit generates a second feedback signal providing a second hysteresis character to a second unit among the PMOS transistor unit and NMOS transistor unit based on the output signal. The second feedback unit provides the second feedback signal to the first node.
US09929723B2	Flip flop using dual inverter feedback Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a flip flop circuit that obviates the need of a transmission gate. The flip flop includes a first match multiplexer, a second match multiplexer and a separable inverter. The first match multiplexer receives an input data signal and generates a feedback output based on the input data signal and the logic levels at two nodes coupled to the first match multiplexer. The separable inverter receives the feedback output and switches the logic level of one of two nodes but maintains the logic level per each clock cycle. The second match multiplexer generates a signal output based on the logic levels at the two nodes and the signal output that is fed back into the second match multiplexer. Embodiments may reduce power consumption and operate at lower voltages.
US09929720B2	High frequency attenuator An attenuator includes: a first circuit including a common collector or common drain amplifier formed of a first transistor having its control node connected to an input of the attenuator and its emitter or source connected to an intermediate node of the attenuator; and a second circuit including a common collector or common drain amplifier formed of a second transistor having its emitter or source connected to the intermediate node and its control node connected to an output of the attenuator.
US09929719B2	High-frequency module A high-frequency module includes a connection line that interconnects a first SAW resonator and a second SAW resonator, and is connected to a second shunt connection terminal through a third SAW resonator. A connection line interconnecting a fourth SAW resonator and a second series connection terminal is connected to the second shunt connection terminal through a fifth SAW resonator. The second shunt connection terminal is connected to a ground through an inductor. A matching circuit is connected between a first series connection terminal and a first external connection terminal. The matching circuit is inductively or capacitively coupled to the inductor.
US09929718B1	Tunable film bulk acoustic resonators and filters with integrated biasing resistors In wireless communications, many radio frequency bands are used. For each frequency band, there are two frequencies one for transmit and the other for receive. As the band widths are small and separation between adjacent bands is also small, many band pass filters with different band pass frequencies are required for each communication unit such as mobile handset. The present invention provides frequency tunable film bulk acoustic resonators (FBAR) with different structures. Thin film biasing resistors are integrated into the FBAR structure for DC biasing and RF isolation. A plurality of the present tunable FBARs are connected to form microwave filters with tunable bandpass frequencies and oscillators with selectable resonating frequencies by varying DC biasing voltages to the resonators.
US09929717B2	Elastic wave device An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer electrode disposed in a piezoelectric vibrating portion of the piezoelectric substrate to pass through the piezoelectric substrate.
US09929713B2	Duplexer and communications system having duplexer The present disclosure is applicable to the field of communications device technologies is directed to a duplexer and a communications system having the duplexer. The duplexer includes a body, where an input port and an output port are disposed on the body, a cavity is disposed on the body, a dielectric resonator is disposed in the cavity, the input port is connected to an input-end coupling plate disposed opposite to the dielectric resonator, the output port is connected to an output-end coupling plate disposed opposite to the dielectric resonator, a tuning screw is connected to the body, and a central axis of the dielectric resonator misaligns with a central axis of the cavity. The communications system includes the duplexer.
US09929708B2	Active device and circuits used therewith An active device and circuits utilized therewith are disclosed. In an aspect, the active device comprises an n-type transistor having a drain, gate and bulk and a p-type transistor having a drain, gate and bulk. The n-type transistor and the p-type transistor include a common source. The device includes a first capacitor coupled between the gate of the n-type transistor and the gate of the p-type transistor, a second capacitor coupled between the drain of the n-type transistor and the drain of p-type transistor and a third capacitor coupled between the bulk of the n-type transistor and the bulk of p-type transistor. The active device has a high breakdown voltage, is memory less and traps even harmonic signals.
US09929707B1	Distributed amplifiers with impedance compensation circuits An embodiment of a distributed amplifier includes an output collection line, a plurality of tap nodes distributed along the output collection line, and a plurality of amplification paths coupled to the tap nodes. An embodiment of an amplification path includes an amplifier and a compensation circuit. The amplifier is configured to receive and amplify an input RF signal to produce an amplified RF signal at an amplifier output. A compensation circuit input is electrically coupled to the amplifier output, and a compensation circuit output is electrically coupled to one of the tap nodes. The compensation circuit includes a series inductance electrically coupled between the compensation circuit input and the compensation circuit output, and a shunt capacitance electrically coupled between the series inductance and a ground reference node. The amplifiers and the compensation circuit may be monolithically implemented on a single substrate, or may be implemented on separate substrates.
US09929705B2	Transconductance amplifier having low distortion A low distortion transconductance amplifier provides current to a grounded load using a virtual ground input stage, a pair of current mirrors, and a bias current source. The virtual ground input stage may include transistors arranged as a Darlington pair. The low distortion transconductance amplifier can function as a voltage-controlled AC current source that is operable at high frequencies.
US09929703B1	Amplifier with configurable final output stage An amplifier may include a first stage configured to receive an input signal at an amplifier input and generate an intermediate signal which is a function of the input signal, and a final output stage configured to generate an output signal which is a function of the intermediate signal at an amplifier output, and a signal feedback network coupled between the amplifier output and input. The final output stage may be switchable among a plurality of modes including at least a first mode in which the final output stage generates the output signal as a modulated output signal which is a function of the intermediate signal, and a second mode in which the final output stage generates the output signal as an unmodulated output signal which is a function of the intermediate signal. Structure of the feedback network and the first stage may remain static when switching between modes.
US09929695B2	Power amplifier, radio remote unit, and base station A power amplifier, a radio remote unit (RRU), and a base station, where the power amplifier includes an envelope controller, a main power amplifier, and an auxiliary power amplifier. The main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier both set an envelope voltage output by the envelope modulator as operating voltages, and because the operating voltages of the main power amplifier and the auxiliary power amplifier may be adjusted simultaneously, symmetry of the power amplifier is improved, and an efficiency loss occurring probability is low, thereby enhancing efficiency of the power amplifier.
US09929693B2	High-frequency semiconductor amplifier According to one embodiment, a high-frequency semiconductor amplifier includes an input terminal, an input matching circuit, a high-frequency semiconductor amplifying element, an output matching circuit and an output terminal. The input terminal is inputted with a fundamental signal. The fundamental signal has a first frequency band and a first center frequency in the first frequency band. The input matching circuit includes an input end and an output end. The input end of the input matching circuit is connected to the input terminal. The high-frequency semiconductor amplifying element includes an input end and an output end. The input end of the high-frequency semiconductor amplifying element is connected to the output end of the input matching circuit. The high-frequency semiconductor amplifying element is configured to amplify the fundamental signal.
US09929688B2	Electric machine torque capability determination A vehicle comprises an electric machine configured with at least one controller issuing torque commands with the use of a voltage bus. The controller may be configured to respond to a torque requests based on multiple vehicle system inputs including vehicle speed, position of the accelerator pedal and brake pedal, and various other vehicle data. The controller may respond to a torque request that exceeds a threshold value by issuing torque commands for the electric machine based on a speed of the electric machine and a voltage on the bus. Based on the speed of the electric machine and voltage on the bus, the controller may issue a constant torque output by the electric machine as the speed and voltage vary. Calculating a ratio using speed of the electric machine to voltage on the bus to determine torque capability may result as a constant torque when the ratio is constant.
US09929681B2	Multi-functional ECM motors for HVAC systems Systems and methods associated with an HVAC system and a multi-functional ECM motor for use in the HVAC system are disclosed. The motor controller of the ECM motor includes a microprocessor, a tap detection circuit and a power source portion. The tap detection circuit is coupled to several tap input lines. The motor also includes first and second AC input wires, a common wire, a ground wire, a first jumper wire and a second jumper wire. Each tap input line is coupled to the first input terminal of one current sensing unit. The first jumper wire is coupled to the second AC input wire, and the second jumper wire is coupled to the common wire. By coupling different wires of the ECM motor differently when replacing a PSC motor than when replacing ECM motors, the ECM motor is configured to replace PSC motors and ECM motors in HVAC systems.
US09929679B2	Electrostatic induction-type vibration power generation device and method of manufacturing the same An electrostatic induction-type vibration power generation device and method for improving a power generation amount, and extracting an external electric field from a spontaneous polarization electret. A pair of conductive plates is disposed with a gap therebetween. A charged body formed of a spontaneous polarization electret having predetermined thickness has a positively charged lower surface and negatively charged upper surface. The charged body is between conductive plates in contact with one conductive plate. The gap between the conductive plates is displaced in a direction vertical to the surfaces of the spontaneous polarization electret, whereby an electrostatic capacitance changes and electric power is generated. The other conductive plate is disposed at a position where an absolute value of an external electric field emitted outside from the charged body is between 2.7×107 V/m and 1.5×1010 V/m. Moreover, the thickness of the spontaneous polarization electret is between 1 mm and 60 mm.
US09929678B2	Electrostatic energy-harvesting device having 3-dimensional cone shape An electrostatic energy-harvesting device is provided. The electrostatic energy-harvesting device with a 3-dimensional cone shape includes a first structure including a first substrate having a cone shape with an opened lower surface and a hollow inside, and a first rubbing electrified body disposed on an outer surface of the first substrate; a second structure including a second substrate having the same shape as the first substrate and a second rubbing electrified body which includes a material having opposite electrification characteristics to the first rubbing electrified body and disposed on an inner surface of the second substrate; and leader lines connected to each of the first rubbing electrified body and the second rubbing electrified body.
US09929677B2	Three-level active neutral point converter The invention relates to a active-neutral point clamped converter having at least one half-bridge circuit connected into a DC voltage circuit. Each half-bridge circuit has a high-potential-side input half-bridge and a low-potential-side input half-bridge in series. The half-bridge circuit further has an output half-bridge connected between center taps of the input half-bridges. The total inductance within the output half-bridges and between the three half-bridges is dimensioned such that if any of the power semiconductors of the half-bridge circuit fails, a short-circuit can be reliably disconnected via a shorted circuit formed between the three half-bridges of the half-bridge circuit by the intact power semiconductors in said shorted circuit.
US09929674B2	Power supply system for vehicle A power supply system for a vehicle includes a power storage device, a direct current inlet, charging relays, a voltage sensor, and an electronic control unit. After system main relays and the charging relays are turned on to charge the power storage device from a power supply outside the vehicle, the electronic control unit is configured to finish the charging from the power supply outside the vehicle. At this time, in a case where an OFF control is performed on the charging relays and the voltage sensor detects a voltage equal to or more than a determination value, the electronic control unit is configured to set the voltage sensor to a state where no voltage is applied thereto from the power storage device, and to execute a voltage sensor check to check whether or not the voltage sensor detects the voltage equal to or more than the determination value.
US09929673B2	Method for feeding energy from photovoltaic modules of a photovoltaic system and inverter designed for executing this method A method for feeding energy from photovoltaic modules (2) of a photovoltaic system (1) into a supply grid (5), or to a load, converts the DC voltage (UDC) generated by the photovoltaic modules (2) in an inverter (3) with an intermediate circuit (7) with a capacitor (CZW) and with a DC/AC-converter (8) into an AC voltage (UAC), and in a feed-in mode of operation the inverter (3) is connected via a switching device (4) to the supply grid (5), or to the load, together with an inverter (3) for executing the method. For conservation of the switching device (4) the input power (Pe) of the photovoltaic modules (2) is determined in a test procedure, and the switching device (4) of the inverter (3) is activated if the input power (Pe) of the photovoltaic modules (2) as determined is greater than or equal to a specified minimum input power (Pe,min).
US09929667B2	Circuit for direct energy extraction from a charged-particle beam Provided herein is a fusion energy extraction circuit (FEEC) device having a grid-tied bidirectional converter and a resonant converter. The resonant converter can include an inverse cyclotron converter with two or more or quadruple plates and a plurality of circuit switches. The bidirectional converter can include a three-phase grid-tied converter. The FEEC device is capable of decelerating plasma particle beams, thereby extracting the energy from the deceleration, converting the extracted energy to electric energy, and sending the electric energy to a power grid.
US09929665B2	Remotely controllable modular power control device for power generation A power adjusting circuit includes a sensor configured to measure a voltage and a current of the first AC output by an inverter, an AC/DC/AC converter configured to receive the first AC output from the inverter, and a controller configured to convert the first AC output to a second AC output having a desired power factor.
US09929664B2	Prevention of switching discontinuity in a hybrid switched mode amplifier A method may include controlling switches of a switching full-bridge of a signal processing system to commutate polarity of a capacitor with respect to the first processing path output and a second processing path output of the signal processing system in response to a condition for commutating connectivity of the switching full-bridge and inserting a feedforward compensation that bypasses a loop filter of the second processing path in order to prevent discontinuities caused by commutating polarity of the capacitor from being compensated by the loop filter.
US09929661B2	Switching power supply apparatus In a standby signal generation circuit, a first comparator compares a FB voltage fed back from a secondary side with a first reference voltage, and a second comparator compares a signal indicative of the magnitude of a load with a second reference voltage. When the FB voltage falls under the first reference voltage, the first comparator sets an RS flip-flop via a first delay circuit. At this time, if the signal is lower than the second reference voltage and a reset signal is not inputted to the RS flip-flop, it is determined, based on a standby control signal from the load, that an output voltage of a switching power supply apparatus has fallen. Accordingly, a standby signal indicative of standby mode is outputted via a second delay circuit. If the signal transiently exceeds the second reference voltage, the standby signal is set to normal mode.
US09929660B2	Electric power conversion device An electric power conversion device includes a transformer composed of three or more windings magnetically coupled with each other, wherein power supply sources, are connected to at least two windings, via switching circuits, a load is connected to at least one winding, and a control circuit temporally divides, within one switching period, a total ON time during which power is supplied, in accordance with the number of the power supply sources, to supply power, the one switching period being the minimum repetitive unit during which power is supplied alternately. The control circuit allocates the divided ON times to the respective switching circuits, and the switching circuits, supply power from the power supply sources, to the load side during the allocated ON times, respectively.
US09929658B2	Controlling a switched mode power supply with maximised power efficiency A control circuit operable to generate a control signal to control the duty cycle of a switched mode power supply is provided. The control circuit comprises an input terminal for receiving a signal indicative of an input voltage (Vin) of the switched mode power supply, and a reference signal generator to generate, in dependence upon the received signal, a reference signal (VR) that is a function of the input voltage (Vin). The control circuit further comprises an error signal generator to receive a signal indicative of an output voltage (Vout) of the switched mode power supply and to generate an error signal (VE) based on the reference signal (VR) and based on the output voltage, a low pass filter, and a duty cycle control signal generator to generate the control signal to control the duty cycle of the switched mode power supply in dependence upon the error signal (VE).
US09929657B2	Alternating valley switching for power converter An exemplary embodiment of an alternating valley switching controller is provided. The alternating valley switching controller includes a valley detection circuit and an alternating circuit. The valley detection circuit is coupled to an auxiliary winding of a transformer to generate a valley-detection signal. The alternating circuit alternates a plurality of switching periods of a switching signal according to a blanking-window signal and the valley-detection signal. The blanking-window signal switches between a first voltage level and a second voltage level in the plurality of switching periods. The plurality of switching periods includes at least two first periods and at least two second periods which occur alternately in response to the first voltage level and the second voltage of the blanking-window signal.
US09929656B2	Power converter using multiple controllers A power converter controller includes a primary controller and a secondary controller. The primary controller is coupled to receive one or more request signals from the secondary controller and transition a power switch from an OFF state to an ON state in response to the received request signals. The secondary controller is coupled to transmit the request signals to the primary controller and control the amount of time between the transmission of each of the request signals. The secondary controller includes a timing circuit that sets a minimum amount of time between the transmission of the request signals. The secondary controller also includes a secondary switch control circuit coupled to trigger the timing circuit in response to transmitting a request signal.
US09929653B1	Multi-level buck converter with multiple control loops and flying capacitor regulation A multi-level buck converter is provided with multiple control loops to regulate the output voltage across a wide duty cycle range while also regulating the flying capacitor voltage.
US09929651B2	Converter with hysteretic control A hysteretic power converter constituted of: a switched mode power supply comprising an inductor, an electronically controlled switch and an output capacitor, the switch arranged to alternately open and close a loop with the inductor and a power source; a hysteretic comparator, a first input coupled to a feedback connection and arranged to receive from the feedback connection a feedback signal providing a first representation of the voltage across the output capacitor, the electronically controlled switch opened and closed responsive to an output of the hysteretic comparator; a reference voltage source arranged to generate a reference voltage, the generated reference voltage coupled to a second input of the hysteretic comparator; and a voltage coupler, the voltage coupler arranged to couple a second representation of the voltage across the output capacitor to the second input of the hysteretic comparator, such that the second representation is added to the generated reference voltage.
US09929648B2	Hysteretic current mode controller for a bidirectional converter with lossless inductor current sensing A system and circuit for achieving bidirectional hysteretic current mode control of a converter. The system comprises a summer that provides a constant hysteresis and has added switching noise immunity, a comparator, a lossless inductor current sense means and a converter. A circuit using the inductors internal resistance for sensing the current through an inductor in a lossless manner is described. The circuit preserves both DC and dynamic current information while incorporating the RC time constant, difference amplifier and signal amplification, all using only one amplifier. This circuit provides excellent common mode and differential noise immunity, while still having a high bandwidth and small group delay of the current signal. A method to accomplish stability of a current mode controlled converter when closing the loop to control the output voltage with very high accuracy and gain is described.
US09929646B2	Charge pump circuit and step-down regulator circuit A charge pump circuit includes a capacitor, a first switch between the capacitor and a power supply terminal, a second switch between the capacitor and an output terminal, a third switch between the output terminal and the capacitor, a fourth switch between the capacitor and a ground terminal, and a control unit configured to generate control signals for the switches. The control signals include first signals generated during a first period that cause first and third switches to be in an ON state and second and fourth switches to be in an OFF state, second signals generated during a second period that cause first and third switches to be in an OFF state and second and fourth switches to be in an ON state, and third signals generated between the first and second periods, that cause the ON/OFF state of each of the switches to be switched at different times.
US09929637B2	Power converting device The device includes a rectifier circuit that converts alternating-current power from an alternating-current power supply into direct-current power; a short-circuit unit that short-circuits the alternating-current power supply via a reactor connected between the alternating-current power supply and the rectifier circuit; and a control unit that controls an ON/OFF operation of the short-circuit unit during a half cycle of the alternating-current power supply. The control unit includes a driving-signal generating unit that generates a driving signal Sa that is a switching pulse to control the ON/OFF operation of the short-circuit unit; and a pulse dividing unit that divides the driving signal Sa into a plurality of switching pulses.
US09929634B2	Switching cell, a switching module for a chain link, and a chain link for a multilevel converter A switching cell for a chain link includes a first side including a first terminal and a second terminal, a second side including a third terminal and a fourth terminal, a first switching unit, a second switching unit, and a first and a second capacitor unit. The first terminal is connected to the second terminal via the first capacitor unit. The first capacitor unit has its positive side facing the first terminal. The third terminal is connected to the fourth terminal via the second capacitor unit. The second capacitor has its positive side facing the fourth terminal. The second terminal is connected to the fourth terminal via the second switching unit. The switching cell also includes a third capacitor unit, and the first terminal is connected to the third terminal via a first series connection including the first switching unit and the third capacitor unit. The third capacitor unit has its positive side facing the third terminal. A switching module includes at least one such switching cell. The switching module can include at least two such switching cells, wherein the first switching cell and the second switching cell are connected in series in opposing directions, and wherein the second side of the first switching cell is connected to the second side of the second switching cell. A chain link including a number of switching modules in serial connection is also provided.
US09929633B2	Submodule identification in a modular multilevel converter by means of measuring signal propagation times from the central controller An electrical apparatus comprises a chain-link converter which includes a plurality of chain-link sub-modules each of which is operable to provide a voltage source. The electrical apparatus also includes a switching control unit to control the chain-link sub-modules. The switching control unit is operatively interconnected with each chain-link sub-module by an electromagnetic radiation conduit. The length of the electromagnetic radiation conduit between the switching control unit and at least one chain-link sub-module differs from the length of the electromagnetic radiation conduit between the switching control unit and at least one other chain-link sub-module. The switching control unit is configured to discern a difference in the time taken for an electromagnetic signal to propagate through each different-length electromagnetic radiation conduit to thereby identify the or each chain-link sub-module associated with each different-length electromagnetic radiation conduit.
US09929632B2	Low-carbon economical electromagnetic fan clutch A low-carbon economical electromagnetic fan clutch includes a spindle and a fan fixing disc, wherein the low-carbon economical electromagnetic fan clutch further includes an eddy current disc. The fan fixing disc and the eddy current disc are sequentially arranged at a left end of the spindle along an axial direction from left to right; one or multiple groups of permanent magnets are arranged on the fan fixing disc around the spindle, and a conductive non-magnetic-conductive material is fixed at a corresponding position of the eddy current disc; the fan fixing disc is rotationally connected with the spindle through a first bearing, and the eddy current disc is rotationally connected with the spindle through a second bearing. In the low-carbon economical electromagnetic fan clutch, an electromagnetic eddy current high heat accumulation area is effectively separated from the fan fixing disc rotating at a high speed.
US09929630B2	Vibrating motor A vibrating motor is provided in the present disclosure. The vibrating motor includes a shell providing an accommodating space, a vibrating system accommodated in the accommodating space, and a pair of elastic connectors for elastically connecting two opposite ends of the vibrating system with the shell. The vibrating system includes a first vibrating unit and a second vibrating unit opposite to each other. Each of the elastic connectors includes a fixing portion, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm; the fixing portion is fixed to the shell, the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm are parallel to each other and extend from a same end of the fixing portion, and are configured for elastically suspending the first vibrating unit and the second vibrating unit respectively.
US09929627B2	Brushless motor with modular position sensor A brushless DC motor is provided. The brushless DC motor comprises a motor housing around an axis, a stator assembly inside the motor housing, a carrier plate fixed relative to the stator assembly, and a Hall effect sensor assembly removably coupled to the carrier plate. A method of making a brushless DC motor is also provided comprising fixing a carrier plate relative to a stator assembly of a brushless DC motor assembly, and fixing a first Hall effect sensor array to the carrier plate.
US09929626B2	Cooling-member-integrated motor A cooling-member-integrated motor includes a housing and a stator including a stator core and a stator coil wound around the stator core. A cooling member surrounds an outer circumferential surface of the stator, and a molding member is disposed in the housing. The stator and the cooling member are integrally embedded in the molding member.
US09929624B2	Brushless motor and wiper apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a brushless motor and a wiper apparatus which allow high-precision control of a motor unit, and which can be reduced in size and weight. The first surface (91) of the control board (90) is provided on the same side as the rotating shaft (46) and the output shaft (51) so as to face the sensor magnet (MG1), the first and second Hall ICs (94a) and (94b) are mounted on the first surface (91). The second surface (92) of the control board (90) is provided on the opposite side from the first surface (91), and the third Hall IC (94c) is mounted on the second surface (92), and located between the first and second Hall ICs (94a) and (94b) so as to face the sensor magnet (MG1). In addition, the MR sensor (95) is mounted on the first surface (91) so as to face the second sensor magnet (MG2).
US09929616B2	Motor with improved housing fixing and ground structure The motor according to the present invention is characterized by including a stator core having an upper insulator and a lower insulator combined with an upper portion and a lower portion thereof; a housing manufactured by placing the stator core in an insert injection mold, the housing being formed by a resin molding having at least one upper leg integrally formed in the upper portion thereof; a rotor located inside the stator core of the housing and rotating, the rotor being combined with the housing by having a shaft penetrating into a center portion thereof; and at least one lower leg formed as a separate member from the housing so as to be combined with the lower portion of the housing.
US09929609B2	Stator for motor The present invention relates to a stator for a motor including: a stator core having a circular base along which a plurality of first holes is formed vertically and a plurality of teeth formed radially around the outer peripheral surface of the base; and an insulating layer coated on the entire surface of the stator core except the inner peripheral surface of the base and the plurality of first holes of the base.
US09929607B2	Compressor A compressor includes a hermetic container, a compression mechanism section disposed in the hermetic container, and a motor disposed in the hermetic container to drive the compression mechanism section. The motor has a rotor and a stator disposed so as to surround an outer periphery of the rotor. The stator includes a stator core and oil passage grooves. The stator core has a hollow circular cylindrical section and a plurality of circumferentially arranged teeth protruding radially inward from an outer peripheral surface of the hollow circular cylindrical section. The oil passage grooves are located radially outside of the teeth. The oil passage grooves are formed by cutting an outer peripheral surface of the hollow circular cylindrical section.
US09929606B2	Integration of positioning antennas in wireless inductive charging power applications An apparatus for determining a position between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver is provided. The apparatus comprises a first ferrite block having respective portions configured to be disposed in physical contact with each of adjacent second and third ferrite blocks separated by a first gap and with each of adjacent fourth and fifth ferrite blocks separated by a second gap. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of detection loops wrapped around the first ferrite block such that none of the plurality of detection loops physically contact the second, third, fourth or fifth ferrite blocks when the respective portions of the first ferrite block are in physical contact with the second, third, fourth or fifth ferrite blocks. Each of the plurality of detection loops are wrapped around the first ferrite block in mutually perpendicular planes from one another.
US09929605B2	Wireless power transfer device with foreign object detection, system, and method for performing the same Methods and apparatus for detecting the presence of undesirable foreign matter in a region between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus are described. First and second detection methods, based on different detection schemes, may be used to detect and distinguish the presence of foreign matter from misalignment during power transfer operation method may be used while power is supplied to the load.
US09929603B2	Charge level communications for wireless power transfer A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet.
US09929598B2	Inductive power supply system A power supplying device is provided for providing electrical power to a power receiving device, the power supplying device comprising two plates, two electrode structures being arranged to be coupled to an AC power source and at least one power transmitter. Each electrode structure is attached to one of said two plates. The power transmitter is situated in between the two plates and comprises an electrically conductive coil and at least two electrical contacts coupled to the electrically conductive coil. The plates and the power transmitter are arranged such that the power transmitter is movable in a direction parallel to the surfaces of the plates with the electrical contacts in contact with the respective two electrode structures for obtaining power from the AC power source.
US09929595B2	Wireless power transfer system and method A system comprises a primary switch network coupled to a power source, wherein the primary switch network comprises a plurality of power switches, a primary resonant tank coupled to the plurality of power switches, wherein a resonant capacitor of the primary resonant tank is formed by a first variable capacitance network, and wherein the first variable capacitance network is modulated to improve soft switching of the plurality of power switches through reducing a voltage level and a current level of a switch at a turn-on instant and a primary coil coupled to the primary resonant tank.
US09929593B2	Multi-output power management method A multi-output power management method used in a UPS system for enabling a microcontroller to determine whether to execute an automatic setting or manual setting. In automatic setting, the microcontroller conducts the parameter setting of a multi-output selector output mode, and switches a multi-output selector to a bypass or DC to AC inverter output mode after confirming that the power status parameter is in a predetermined multi-output selector parameter setting range. In manual setting, the multi-output selector can be manually switched to the bypass or DC to AC inverter output mode. Thus, multiple switching units of the multi-output selector of the UPS system can be respectively selectively switched to the bypass or DC to AC inverter output mode to provide different AC outputs to a respective load under the priority of energy saving or electrical safety, enhancing the electrical efficiency of UPS system and achieving the effect of energy saving.
US09929585B2	Power transfer system A power transfer system and method are provided for transferring power from an AC supply outputting a first AC voltage. The system includes a controller and a matrix converter coupled to the AC supply for converting the first AC voltage to a second AC voltage. A primary coil is connected to the matrix converter and a secondary coil is in communication with the primary coil for producing an induced AC voltage. A secondary rectifier is connected to the secondary coil for rectifying the induced AC voltage to produce a secondary DC voltage. A sensor is coupled to the secondary rectifier and to the controller for monitoring the secondary DC voltage and outputting a proportional signal. The controller is configured to control the matrix converter producing a desired second AC voltage at a desired operating frequency and maintain a predetermined secondary DC voltage in response to the signal from the sensor.
US09929582B2	Adaptive charge current for a battery A method and apparatus for adjusting the charge for a battery under a power sharing arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining if power output capacity of an alternating current (AC) adapter is less than or greater than a system power requirement for a system that receives power from the AC adapter and a battery, determining a charge current for charging the battery from the AC adapter, based on a voltage range of the battery, the current charge being less than excess current available from the AC adapter in view of determining that the power output capacity of the AC adapter is greater than the system power requirement, and controlling a battery charger to charge the battery with the charge current by specifying the charge current to the battery charger if the power output capacity of the AC adapter is greater than the system power requirement.
US09929581B2	Charge control device and charge control method A charge control device that charges a battery to a predetermined charging rate using an output power from a charger includes a charger control means that controls the output power of the charger based on a first map indicative of the relationship of the charge power with respect to the state of the battery and the charge time of the battery, and an allowable charge time calculation means that calculates the allowable charge time of the battery charge time. The charge control device refers to the first map for calculating the charge power with which to charge the battery in the allowable charge time, and controls the output power of the charger according to the charge power calculated based on the allowable charge time.
US09929578B2	Charging methods and electronic devices Charging methods and electronic devices are provided. According to an embodiment, provided is a charging method for an electronic device having a plurality of operating modes. The method may comprise: detecting an operating mode of the electronic device; utilizing a first charging mode corresponding to a first operating mode to charge the electronic device when the first operating mode is detected; and utilizing a second charging mode corresponding to a second operating mode to charge the electronic device when the second operating mode is detected.
US09929573B2	Modules, systems, and methods for battery balancing A battery system includes multiple battery cells having multiple cell voltages, and a balancing module. The battery module coupled to multiple battery cells and configured to specify a first voltage threshold according to an amount of a charging current supplied to the battery cells in constant current charging mode, and to initiate a balance check of the battery cells if the first voltage threshold is not satisfied by a cell voltage of the plurality of cell voltages.
US09929568B2	Methods and apparatuses for power control during backscatter modulation in wireless power receivers A wireless power enabled apparatus including a wireless power receiver. The wireless power receiver includes a receive coil configured to generate an AC power signal responsive to a wireless power signal. A rectifier is configured to receive the AC power signal and generate a DC rectified power signal. A power transistor in a pass-transistor configuration is configured to receive the DC rectified power signal and generate an output power signal. A compensation current source operably coupled to the output power signal is configured to maintain a substantially constant voltage on the output power signal by adjusting a current through the compensation current source during a communication period employing backscatter modulation on the receive coil.
US09929567B2	Zero net energy DC datacenter power distribution architecture Unique systems, methods, techniques, and apparatuses of datacenter power supply systems are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a datacenter power supply system comprising an AC power bus structured to selectably receive AC power from an AC power grid and a AC generator and structured to provide AC power to one or more AC datacenter loads and an AC/DC converter, a DC power generation system structured to provide DC power to a DC/DC converter, a DC power bus structured to selectably receive power from the AC/DC converter and the DC/DC converter and to provide DC power to a plurality of DC datacenter loads, and an electronic control system structured to selectably control the datacenter power supply system to operate in plurality of modes.
US09929563B2	Subsea cable engagement system A subsea cable engagement system for connecting at least one cable end connector in communication with a power generation unit to a hub mounted cable connector of a hub. The system comprises a base; and at least one hub. The base comprises an engagement section for receiving a hub(s); and at least one engagement member for engaging a cable-end connector. The hub(s) comprises at least one hub-mounted cable connectors. The engagement member(s) of the base and/or the at least one hub-mounted cable connector are arranged to provide relative movement therebetween for engagement of at least one cable-end connector with at least one hub-mounted cable connector.
US09929560B2	DC/DC converter for hybrid system A DC/DC converter including a control unit configured to control a voltage variation mechanism, the voltage variation mechanism including a plurality of variable voltage regulator circuits each controlled by a switching signal. The variable voltage regulator circuits are grouped together in plural modules each controlled by a control signal sent by the control unit and the switching signals of the variable voltage regulator circuits of a same module are phase shifted in relation to each other, and the control signals of the modules are also phase shifted in relation to each other.
US09929556B2	Fail-safe device corresponding apparatus and vehicle A fail-safe device may be coupled to a main device for actuating a switch responsive to a failure. The fail-safe device may include a fail-safe circuit, and an isolation trench surrounding the fail-safe circuit and isolating the fail-safe circuit from the main device. The fail-safe device may include an internal power supply connection, an internal reference voltage connection, a self-biased drive block configured to drive the at least one switch, and a receiver configured to receive failure signals from the main device.
US09929555B2	Wedge dead end clamp assembly A clamp assembly includes a body having a base and first and second jaw guides extending outwardly from the base. A trough has first and second ends formed between the first and second jaw guides. First and second jaws are movably received in the trough for receiving a cable therebetween. The first jaw engages the first jaw guide. The second jaw engages the second jaw guide. The first jaw engages the second jaw such that the first and second jaws move together. A pin is disposed in the body proximal the first end of the trough. A spring has a first end connected to the pin and a second end connected to the second jaw to bias the first and second jaws toward the first end of the trough.
US09929554B2	Power busway interposer A power busway interposer enables a power busway assembly of energized busway segments to be extended, via coupling additional busway segments to the assembly, while maintaining energization of the assembly. As a result, a power busway assembly providing power support to electrical loads can be extended while maintaining power support to the electrical loads. The interposer includes separate sets of connectors that couple with separate busway segments and a switching device which selectively electrically couples the connectors, so that a power busway connector can be de-energized while another separate power busway connector is coupled to an energized busway segment and then subsequently energized. Extending the power busway assembly can include coupling separate sets of connectors to separate busway segments, where the separate sets of connectors are electrically isolated, and adjusting the switching device to electrically couple the separate sets of connectors, so that power is distributed between coupled busway segments.
US09929550B2	Electrical connection and junction box for a solar cell module and method for making an electrical connection thereof A solar assembly includes an electrical connection and junction box and a solar cell module. The junction box has an electrically conducting structure including an electrical conductor path. The solar cell module has an electrical conductive strip. A flexible electric conductor is connected with the conductor path and is materially bonded with the conductive strip in an electrically conducting manner such that the conductor path electrically contacts the conductive strip via the electric conductor.
US09929549B2	Mounting bracket for electrical or communication device A stud mounting bracket for a junction box includes a mounting extension extending outward from a longitudinal end margin of a main body. The mounting extension includes a mounting body connected to the longitudinal end margin of the main body and an extension tab connected to the mounting body. The extension tab is pivotable relative to the mounting body about an axis from a compact configuration to an extended configuration to increase the length of the mounting extension. A box mounting bracket for mounting a junction box on a stud mounting bracket includes first and second jaws. The first and second jaws engage the stud mounting bracket for use in attaching the box mounting bracket to the stud mounting bracket. The first and second jaws are resiliently deflectable both relative to the base and independent of one another when attaching the box mounting bracket to the stud mounting bracket.
US09929548B2	Cable stripper having an adjustable bushing A cable stripper is provided which has an adjustable bushing which can be adjusted to accept a variety of differently size cables. The cable stripper is rotated around the cable to strip the insulation from a cable. The cable stripper can be attached to an existing tool to impact rotation of the cable stripper around the cable. The cable stripper includes a bushing having an axial passageway and a plurality of spaced slots which are in communication with the passageway, a plurality of cable retention blocks attached to the bushing, and a blade member mounted on the bushing, the blade member being seated within the passageway. The cable retention blocks are moveable relative to the bushing to pass through the slots and into the passageway to engage the cable mounted within the passageway.
US09929546B2	Electrical system and support assembly therefor A support assembly is for an electrical system. The electrical system includes a network protector and a number of disconnect switches coupled to the network protector. The support assembly includes: an insulative mounting member coupled to each of the disconnect switches; a number of base assemblies each including a housing assembly and a stand assembly disposed on the housing assembly, the housing assembly being coupled to the insulative mounting member; and a lifting apparatus disposed on each of the base assemblies. The lifting apparatus moves each of the insulative mounting member and the housing assembly in a direction transverse to the stand assembly.
US09929545B2	Insulating support for power switchgear The present invention relates to an insulating support for a power switchgear that insulates and supports the main body of a power switchgear provided in atmospheric air between a generator and a main transformer. The insulating support includes a core part that is molded only from a resin material and has a cylindrical shape; an exterior covering part that is molded only from a rubber material, is attached to an outer peripheral face of the core part, and includes a plurality of pleated parts; an end metal fitting that is attached to one end of the core part and is attached to the main body of the power switchgear; and an end metal fitting that is attached to the other end of the core part and is provided on the ground surface.
US09929540B1	Spark plug ground electrode A spark plug including a center electrode having a center electrode tip. A ground electrode strap has a ground electrode base to which a ground electrode pad is mounted. The ground electrode base is trapezoid-shaped in cross-section. The ground electrode strap is triangular-shaped in cross-section.
US09929537B2	Laser device comprising optically pumped extended cavity laser The invention describes a laser device (100) enabling controlled emission of individual laser beams (194). The laser device (100) comprises an optically pumped extended cavity laser with one gain element whereby a multitude of pump lasers (110) are provided in order to generate independent pump beams (191) and thus corresponding laser beams (194). The laser device (100) may be used to enable simplified or improved laser systems (500) as, for example, two or three-dimensional laser printers. The pump laser (110) may be VCSEL and the laser (160) may be a VECSEL monolithically integrated with the pump VCSEL array on the same substrate. Pump mirrors (140) and external cavity mirror (150) may be integrated into a single optical reflector with regions having different curvature. The laser emission is controlled by the pump light, i.e. transversal shape of the laser beam and/or number of laser beams is controlled by switching on/off the individual pump lasers (110).
US09929534B2	Optically pumpable waveguide amplifier with amplifier having tapered input and output Optically pumpable waveguide amplifier with amplifier having tapered input and output. The present invention provides for a optically pumpable waveguide amplification device that includes: a cladding material; a passive optical waveguide embedded in the cladding material that has no optical amplification functionality; and an active optical waveguide having an input portion, a middle portion and an output portion, including: a gain material with a higher refractive index than the passive optical waveguide, wherein the middle portion of the active optical waveguide is embedded in the cladding material, and faces the passive wave guide, such that a lower surface of the middle portion is an upper surface of the passive optical waveguide. There is also provided a device for optically pumpable waveguide amplification and a method for signal radiation amplification.
US09929533B2	Optical module The present disclosure relates to the field of optical communication, particularly to an optical module. An optical module according to embodiments of the disclosure includes: a laser device including an emission region, and a modulation region to which light emitted by the emission region is transmitted; a bias circuit connected with the emission region, configured to drive the emission region to emit light at stable optical power; a modulation circuit connected with the modulation region, configured to drive the modulation region, so that the modulation region varies the optical power of the light emitted from the emission region; and a semiconductor optical amplifier configured to receive the light from the modulation region, and to vary the optical power of the light.
US09929531B2	Optical module An optical module includes a base portion having a top-surface metal layer on a top surface of a base, a semiconductor element on the top-surface metal layer and an optical element optically-coupled to the semiconductor element and bonded to the base with adhesive at a first side surface of the base at a side of the optical element being optically-coupled. A pull-back area is formed on the top surface by disposing a second side surface at the side, of the top-surface metal layer at a retracted position to the first side surface at the side. Between an adhesion area where the base and the optical element are bonded and a mounting portion below an optical-power-outputting surface of the semiconductor element, the top-surface metal layer has an adhesive flow stopping portion formed, by patterning, so as to prevent the adhesive from flowing through the pull-back area to the mounting portion's side.
US09929525B2	Terminal connection structure for electricpower steering system of a vehicle A terminal connection structure includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a terminal guide. The first terminal includes a held portion. The second terminal includes a plate-shaped base portion, a pair of holding portions projecting from one end of the base portion to hold the held portion from both sides, and a plate-shaped bridge portion projecting from the other end of the base portion in a direction crossing relative to the base portion. The terminal guide includes a guide hole having one end at which the first terminal is disposed, and the other end from which the second terminal is inserted.
US09929524B1	System and articles of interchangeably connectable pre-wired segments Prewired, interchangeably connectible elements with mating electro-mechanical connectors for constructing a multitude of electrical apparatuses by forming load-bearing, electrical connections between the constituent elements thereof and a method of using such elements therefor.
US09929521B2	Wrapped electrical cable A wrapped electrical cable, such as a charging cable, is disclosed which is more rugged than standard electrical cables. The electrical cable includes plug heads with a hole therethrough for receiving a cable, and a cable extending from the hole through one plug head to the hole through the opposing plug head. The cable and cord may be further wrapped in a sheath of cord, such as paracord. The cord may have connectors on either end, allowing a user to loop the cord for carrying and/or storage and/or hooking the cord to a load, or daisy chain multiple cords together to lengthen the cord. The plug heads and/or caps may be formed at least partly of transparent material and include one or more light sources/ The plug heads may also include two or more connector types in a single plug head.
US09929520B2	Electrical connector having improved conductive terminals An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing comprising a base portion and a tongue portion; and a row of conductive terminals retained to the insulative housing, the row of conductive terminals comprising a widened terminal, each conductive terminal having a contacting section exposed to a surface of the tongue portion, a tail section extending out of the insulative housing, and a retaining section connecting the contacting section and the tail section; wherein the widened terminal has a widened section extending laterally from a side of the contacting section and embedded in the tongue portion.
US09929512B1	Electrical connector having shielding at the interface with the circuit board A contact module includes a dielectric body holding signal contacts and a shield coupled to the dielectric body having grounding portions providing electrical shielding for the signal contacts. Each grounding portion includes a base edge generally coplanar with the base edges of the signal contacts and a compliant pin extending below the base edge. Each grounding portion includes a surface tab extending below the base edge to at least partially fill a space between the base edge of the grounding portion and a mounting surface of the circuit board such that the surface tab provides electrical shielding for the compliant pins of the signal contacts in the space between the base edge of the signal contact and the mounting surface of the circuit board.
US09929511B2	Shielded high density card connector An example electronic assembly for securing an electronic card. In some forms, the electronic assembly further includes a printed circuit board. The electronic assembly includes a housing having a first set of electrical contacts and a second set of electrical contacts. The housing is configured to receive the electronic card between the first and second set of electrical contacts. The housing further includes a third set of electrical contacts and a fourth set of electrical contacts. The housing is configured to receive the electronic card between the third and fourth set of electrical contacts. A ground shield is positioned between at least one of the first and third set of electrical contacts and the second and fourth set of electrical contacts. In some forms, the ground shield may be positioned between both the first and third set of electrical contacts and the second and fourth set of electrical contacts.
US09929510B2	Locking power connector apparatus A locking socket 101 for making an electrical connection with an electrical plug has a socket connection portion with a pivoting latch plate type power pin locking mechanism 112, 114 having an aperture with edges for gripping an power pin when inserted. The latch plate 114 is biased away from a release orientation to a locking orientation. A release mechanism comprises a manual button engaged with a slide piece 128 which slides along a first direction 158 to pivot the latch plate from a locking orientation to a release orientation to release the inserted power pin. At least one resiliently flexible arm 152 extends laterally from a main body of the slide piece. The arm is progressively flexed by movement of the main body when the button is pressed, causing the arm to provide a biasing force that urges the slide piece in the opposite direction 159.
US09929508B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector system is presented herein. The electrical connector system includes a first connector body containing a first plurality of terminals and a second connector body containing a second plurality of terminals that are configured to interconnect with the first plurality of terminals. The second connector body is configured to receive the first connector body. The electrical connector system further includes a locking feature configured to secure the first connector body to the second connector body in a pre-staged position in which the first plurality of terminals is not connected to the second plurality of terminals and further configured to secure the first connector body to the second connector body in a staged position in which the first plurality of terminals is connected to the second plurality of terminals after disengaging the locking feature in the pre-staged condition.
US09929506B2	Connector A connector (F) includes an inner housing (11) configured to accommodate terminal fittings (72). An outer housing (37) is separate from the inner housing (11) and is configured to surround the inner housing (11). A lock arm (17) is formed on an outer surface of the inner housing (11) and is configured to lock the inner housing (11) and a mating housing (80) in a connected state by being locked to the mating housing (80). Protecting portions (45, 46) are formed on the outer housing (37) and are arranged near a lock releasing portion (22) of the lock arm (17).
US09929505B2	Connector A connector includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a pair of housings and a lever that slidably joins the pair of housings relative to each other. The second connector engages with the first connector by sliding relative to the first connector in an axial direction. The pair of housings includes a supporting portion, temporary locking portions, and a guiding portion. The supporting portion is provided on one of the pair of housings and rotatably supports the lever. The temporary locking portions restrict rotation of the lever. A projection is inserted into the guiding portion. The second connector includes an abutting portion abutting on the lever. In a state where the locking of the temporary locking portion is released, the lever converts a force transmitted from the guiding portion to the projection into a reverse force and transmits the converted force to the abutting portion.
US09929504B2	Electrical circular plug-in connector having a push-pull locking mechanism The invention relates to an electrical circular plug-in connector having a plug part and a counter-plug part, which can be releasably locked together by means of a push-pull locking mechanism via at least one locking element that extends axially and can be deflected radially, which element is provided with an inwardly protruding detent, to which an outwardly open latching trap is assigned on the counter-plug part. The locking element is integrally molded on a retaining ring, which is immovably mounted on the plug part between the unlocking sleeve and a front hollow cylindrical plug region of the plug part, and which pulls the plug part and the counter-plug part together in a play-free manner by means of a spring force component acting inwardly in a radial direction. According to the invention, a securing sleeve for the locking element is arranged between the retaining ring and the unlocking sleeve, said securing sleeve being axially displaceable with the unlocking sleeve and acting upon the locking element with radially inward force by means of the spring force of a helical pressure spring.
US09929502B2	Electrical connector and cable connector having same An electrical connector and a cable connector having the electrical connector are disclosed. The electrical connector includes an insulating housing, first and second modules, two conductive latching members, a shielding piece, two conductive elastic sheets, and an outer shielding shell. Each module has an insulating member and a group of conductive terminals. The shielding piece has a plate body and two grounding portions. The plate body separates the conductive terminals of the first module from the conductive terminals of the second module. The grounding portion contacts and electrically connects with the conductive latching members. The conductive elastic sheets are mounted on an outer side of the insulating housing. The outer shielding shell encloses an outer periphery of the two conductive elastic sheets, the two conductive latching members and the insulating housing. The present disclosure can promote signal transmitting quality during high speed data transmission.
US09929500B1	Pluggable transceiver module with integrated release mechanism The invention described herein includes a pluggable transceiver module comprising a release mechanism for decoupling the module from a computer connection port. In one embodiment, the module release mechanism comprises a release structure having integrated flexure and linking members. The integrated flexure and linking members may be configured to facilitate locking the module in a computer connection port to prevent a small unintentional force from unseating the module and disturbing the module's electrical and optical connections. The release structure may be configured to unlock the module from a computer connection port by displacing a latch feature disposed in a cage assembly inside a computer connection port.
US09929496B1	Rectilinear communications connector with selectable cable outlet positions for confined spaces A rectilinear communications connector configured for use in applications where space for exiting communications cables is extremely limited. The rectilinear communications connector of the present invention includes a base extending from an exit end of the connector and a cap attachable to the base. The base and cap defining a cavity in which an articulation section of the communications cable is enclosed and protected. The articulation section is a portion of the communications cable having a protective sheath covering the plurality of communications wires removed, thereby permitting the individual communication wires to be easily configured such that the communications cable exits the rectilinear communications connector at approximately 90 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the communications connector. An originating end of the articulation section and a strain relief overmolded on the originating end are maintained in close contact with the base by the attached cap, thereby protecting and minimizing the articulation section exiting the rectilinear communications connector.
US09929493B2	Multiposition ground/earth terminal block for electrical receptacles An electrical receptacle assembly comprising a housing defined by a first compartment and a second compartment removably securable to each other by means of fasteners. The first compartment has an operative sidewall defining a first opening and an operative base defining a second opening, wherein the first opening has hourly graduations with a corresponding first securing formation for each graduation on the operative front face of the sidewall facing the outside of the first compartment. A sleeve formation extends from the sidewall defining the first opening and surrounding the graduation. A terminal block configured to be securely fitted within the first opening. The terminal block has second securing formations complementary to the first securing formations on the first opening to enable the terminal block to be rotatably mounted in the first opening corresponding to a desired voltage rating.
US09929487B2	Connector assembly and receptor connector and cable end connector thereof A connector assembly includes a receptor connector and a cable end connector. The receptor connector has a receptor terminal set, a receptor connector body, a slot set and a guide slot set. The cable end connector has a cable end terminal set, a cable end connector body, a block set and a guide block set. The invention allows the cable end connector body to be connected with the receptor connector body by means of the guide slot set and the guide block set, and also allows the receptor terminal set to be plugged with the cable end terminal set by means of the slot set and the block set. Thereby, the receptor connector and the cable end connector of the invention can be easily connected.
US09929485B2	Card edge connector using a set of electroactive polymers Disclosed aspects include an apparatus having a card edge connector which has first and second positions. The apparatus may include a set of contacts to connect with a set of card edges in the second position. To adjust the set of contacts between the first position and the second position, the apparatus may include a set of electroactive polymers. Disclosed aspects include card edge connector management. It may be detected that a card edge connector is in a first position. A request for the card edge connector to be in a second position can be received. It is determined to adjust the card edge connector. The card edge connector is adjusted using a set of electroactive polymers. In embodiments, such adjustment can include introducing a voltage which causes the set of electroactive polymers to adjust a set of contacts between the first and second positions.
US09929484B1	Electrical connector design for isolating electrical contacts in medical devices In the present invention, an electrical connector is formed with contacts on one side of a printed circuit board that are electrically coupled through the board in a known manner. A backing plate formed of a dielectric material is applied to the board over the contacts. The backing plate includes openings extending through the backing plate that are in alignment with the contacts in order to allow electrical connections to be made with the contacts, but while also isolating the contacts from the exterior surface of the backing layer. The backing layer is affixed to the board over the contacts by an adhesive resin layer having an aperture cut into the layer. The aperture cut into the layer surrounds the contacts on the board, and due to the low or no flow nature of the resin, does not flow onto the contacts to cover the contacts.
US09929480B1	Shielded keystone jack structure Shielded keystone jack structure is for connection of a plurality of wires of a first cable to be terminated to a second cable. The shielded keystone jack structure includes a front housing, terminal connection unit, wire organizer, cover, and rear housing. The front housing includes a front portion having an opening for insertion of the second cable; and an accommodation portion. The terminal connection unit has wire contacts, piercing terminals, a first guiding element, and first positioning parts. The wire organizer having wire-receiving slots for attachment of the wires thereto, as disposed on the terminal connection unit carried by the front housing, is moved towards the piercing terminals along a path at least defined by the first guiding elements and first positioning parts for termination of the wires when the cover is pivoted to a closed position. The rear housing is used for being attached to the front housing.
US09929476B2	Cable end PIM block for soldered connector and cable interconnection A cable-connector assembly includes: a coaxial connector having an outer connector body with a solder bore; a coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the outer conductor seated within the solder bore; and a PIM block comprising an annular seat and a generally cylindrical flange extending from an outer periphery of the annular seat along a longitudinal axis of the annular seat. A leading edge of the outer conductor of the cable is inserted within the flange of the PIM block. An outer diameter of the outer conductor is coupled to an inner diameter of the solder bore via a solder joint.
US09929475B2	Waveband electromagnetic wave absorber and method for manufacturing same Provided is a wideband electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorber including a magnetic composite having a structure in which magnetic particles are dispersed in a polymer resin, and a plurality of conductive lines arranged in the magnetic composite, and a method of manufacturing the same. The wideband EMW absorber can be used for a device configured to emit EMWs and effectively absorb wideband EMWs.
US09929471B2	Very compact TM01 mode extractor A mode extractor for extracting TM01 mode from an electromagnetic signal, including a first and second turnstile junction, each of the turnstile junctions having first port, four second ports of rectangular waveguide which are mutually orthogonal and orthogonal to first port and matching section provided at least partially in center region of respective turnstile junction, center region being located at intersection of first port and four second ports wherein first and second turnstile junction are arranged so that longitudinal axes of their first ports are aligned with each other and their first ports are facing in opposite directions, each of the second ports of first turnstile junction is electromagnetically coupled to corresponding one of second ports of second turnstile junction, and a coaxial coupling device is inserted into matching section of first turnstile junction so that a portion of coaxial coupling device extends into first port of first turnstile junction.
US09929469B2	Patch antenna device A vehicle-mounted patch antenna device includes a substrate, a ground conductor provided on the substrate, an antenna element section, a stub, and a notification circuit section. The antenna element section is provided on a surface that faces a surface on which the ground conductor of the substrate is provided, and includes a power feeding section and a degeneracy separation element section. The stub is provided on a surface on which the antenna element section of the substrate is provided, and is a microstrip line that uses the ground conductor. The notification circuit section is provided on the substrate, and is connected adjacent to an area in which current distribution is minimum in a peripheral area other than an area in which the power feeding section of the antenna element section is provided.
US09929466B2	Self-steering antenna arrays Methods and apparatus, including computer program products are provided for self-steering antennas. In one aspect, there is a method. The method may include receiving, at a plurality of antennas, phase shifted versions of a signal. The method may further include determining a phase relationship between the phase shifted versions of the signal. Based on the determined phase relationship, the method may include adjusting a phase of a first local oscillator to remove a phase difference between the phase shifted versions of the signal to change the phase shifted versions of the signal to being in-phase versions of the signal. The method may further include combining the in-phase versions of the signal to steer a beam to a transmitter.
US09929463B2	Dual-band antenna disposed on both sides of a substrate A dual-band antenna disposed on the both sides of a substrate, including: a substrate, a first radiator and a second radiator. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface; a feeding point is disposed at the edge of the first surface which may have a penetration hole electrically connected the first surface to the second surface. The first radiator extends from the first direction of the feeding point to the edge of the substrate, bend at the first corner, continues to extend toward the edge of the substrate, bends again at the second corner and then extend toward the third corner along the edge of the substrate. The second radiator straightly extends toward the second direction of the feeding point and the second direction's projection on the first surface is vertical to the first direction.
US09929461B2	Portable antenna An antenna having an elongated housing open at one end and defining an interior chamber. A telescoping mast has a carrier attached at a first end and a flexible antenna attached at its other end. The carrier with the attached mast and antenna is movable between a storage position in which the carrier, mast, and antenna are contained within the interior chamber of the housing, and a deployed position in which the mast and attached antenna protrude outwardly from the housing. A spring is positioned between the carrier and the housing which urges the carrier towards its deployed position. A catch mechanism selectively holds the carrier in its stored position and, when released, releases the spring to move the antenna to its deployed position.
US09929460B1	Method for automatic adjustment of tunable passive antennas and a tuning unit, and apparatus for radio communication using this method The invention relates to a method for automatically adjusting a plurality of tunable passive antennas and a multiple-input-port and multiple-output-port tuning unit. The invention also relates to an apparatus for radio communication using this method. An apparatus for radio communication of the invention comprises: 4 tunable passive antennas; a multiple-input-port and multiple-output-port tuning unit having 4 input ports and 4 output ports; 4 sensing units; 4 feeders; a transmission and signal processing unit, which applies 4 excitations to the input ports, one and only one of the excitations being applied to each of the input ports, and which delivers one or more antenna adjustment instructions and one or more tuning unit adjustment instructions; and a control unit, which delivers one or more antenna control signals to the tunable passive antennas, and which delivers one or more tuning control signals to the multiple-input-port and multiple-output-port tuning unit.
US09929458B2	Hybrid cavity and lumped filter architecture A resonator includes an inductive element and a conductive cavity surrounding the inductive element. In particular, the conductive cavity surrounds the inductive element such that a capacitance is distributed between the inductive element and the conductive cavity. By distributing a capacitance between the inductive element and the conductive cavity, a high quality-factor resonator can be achieved by the resonator with a relatively small form factor.
US09929456B2	RF termination The present invention is directed to an RF termination device that includes a substrate having a first meandered transmission line disposed on a first surface thereof. The meandered first transmission line has a predetermined first transmission line length and a characteristic impedance substantially equal to twice the predetermined system impedance. One end of the first meandered transmission line is configured as an open circuit. A second meandered transmission line is disposed on the first major surface adjacent the first meandered transmission line. The meandered second transmission line has a predetermined second transmission line length and a characteristic impedance substantially equal to twice the predetermined system impedance. One end of the second meandered transmission line is coupled to the other end of the first transmission line and the other end is coupled to ground.
US09929451B2	Battery assembly A battery assembly that includes a plurality of batteries. The battery assembly includes a printed circuit board integrated with plural fuses and resistors. The sizes of the resistors vary based on a distance between the batteries and a connection point to compensate for resistance differences from each battery to the connection point.
US09929448B2	Cooling device and vehicle battery assembly The invention refers to a cooling device (10) for a vehicle battery with at least one coolant line (12) and at least one separate clamping element (14), which is made of an elastic material, for pressing the coolant line (12) directly up against a flat surface of the vehicle battery. The coolant line (12) is flat, with an essentially flat upper surface (13) for contact with the flat face of the vehicle battery. The invention also concerns a vehicle battery assembly (100) with a vehicle battery that contains multiple battery elements (102) and a cooling device (10) such as that mentioned above.
US09929442B2	Battery pack having PCM case Disclosed herein is a battery pack configured to have a structure in which a protection circuit module (PCM) is mounted at a sealed surplus part of a battery cell at which electrode terminals of the battery cell are located, wherein the PCM includes a protection circuit board (PCB), a safety element, and an electrically insulative module case for surrounding the PCB and the safety element, the module case includes an upper case and a lower case coupled to each other through an assembly type fastening structure for receiving the PCB and the safety element, the module case, the PCB, and the electrode terminals are provided with first openings and second openings having a sufficient size to allow a first joint fastening member and a second joint fastening member to extend therethrough, and the PCB is received between the upper case and the lower case such that the PCB is electrically connected to the electrode terminals of the battery cell in a state in which the PCB is coupled to the electrode terminals of the battery cell by the first joint fastening member and the second joint fastening member.
US09929441B2	Elastic bellows and battery cell assemblies including same A battery pack includes a battery housing and electrochemical cells disposed in the battery housing in a stacked configuration. Elastic members are disposed between adjacent cells of a cell stack. Each elastic member is a bladder that is formed of a pair of contoured plate portions stacked in a mirrored arrangement, whereby the plate portions cooperate to form a bellows-type compression spring. The elastic members provide a predetermined compression force to each cell while accommodating cell growth during use. The elastic members may include surface features such as strategically shaped and/or located protrusions that are configured to permit compliance and can be tuned to address the requirements of a specific application and permit application of varying stiffness characteristics across a surface of a cell.
US09929438B2	Method of manufacturing a lithium ion battery A method of manufacturing a lithium ion battery includes: attaching a lid to a first main surface of a first substrate, the lid including a conductive coves element; forming a cavity between the lid and the first substrate; forming an anode comprising a component made of a semiconductor material at the first substrate; forming a cathode at the lid; and filling an electrolyte into the cavity.
US09929436B2	Display device for transparent glazing A display device comprising a radiation source and a glazing unit is disclosed. The glazing unit comprises a glazing function substrate and a coating that prevents reflection of incident monochromatic laser radiation emitted by the radiation source, which scans a portion of the gazing unit. The coating comprises a stack of two layers, namely, a first layer made of a material based on zinc oxide, tin oxide, silicon nitride, zinc tin oxide or zirconium silicon oxide; and a second layer made of a material based on a silicon oxide, in which the respective geometric thicknesses Ep1 and Ep2 of the layers are substantially equal to: Ep1=26+0.07(θ)−0.007(θ)2 (1) Ep2=83−0.1(θ)+0.01(θ)2 (2), in which θ is the mean angle of orientation of incident monochromatic laser radiation to the normal to the glazing unit in the scanned portion thereof.
US09929434B2	Lithium-ion conductive sulfide, solid electrolyte secondary battery and battery pack According to one embodiment, a solid electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing an active material, a negative electrode containing an active material, and a solid electrolyte layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a lithium-ion conductive sulfide containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of Al, Si, Fe, Ni, and Zr, the total content of the element in the lithium-ion conductive sulfide is 0.03% by mass or more and 0.3% by mass or less.

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