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| US10021693B1 |
Method and system for invoking uplink coverage boosting in response to threshold low power headroom and threshold low downlink receive signal strength
A base station will determine both that a served device's power headroom is threshold low and that the device's downlink receive signal strength is threshold low. In response to at least determining both that the device's power headroom is threshold low and that the device's downlink receive signal strength is threshold low, the base station will then begin applying an uplink coverage boosting process for the device, including limiting or reducing the number of frequency blocks that the base station allocates to the device for uplink transmission per transmission time interval, to help increase the device's per-frequency-block transmission power and thus the device's uplink communication quality. This could be usefully carried out with respect to voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) uplink coverage boosting (VUCB) for instance, to help improve voice communication quality. |
| US10021684B2 |
MU-MIMO in mmwave systems
A computer-implemented method is provided for downlink scheduling in a MU-MIMO telecommunication system. The method includes identifying for each of multiple virtual users which collectively form a ground set of virtual users, a respective transmit precoder and receive beamformer combination that maximizes a difference between two submodular set functions applied over the ground set of virtual users, from among a plurality of combinations formed from a respective one of a plurality of transmit precoders and a respective one of a plurality of receive beamformers. The method includes transmitting data from at least some multiple virtual users, based on a downlink transmission schedule determined from the respective transmit precoder and receive beamformer combination identified for the at least some multiple virtual users. The ground set is formed from respective combinations of multiple actual users and the plurality of receive beamformers. The functions correspond to an achievable virtual user transmission rate. |
| US10021681B2 |
User equipment, network node and methods therein for determining a transport block size in downlink transmissions in a telecommunications system
A method in a user equipment (121) for determining a transport block size is provided. The transport block size is used by the user equipment (121) in receiving downlink data transmissions from a network node (110) on an enhanced Control CHannel, eCCH. The user equipment (121) and the network node (110) are comprised in a telecommunications system (100). The user equipment (121) has access to a table of predetermined transport block sizes. The user equipment (121) may calculate an indicator NPRB based on the total number of PRBs allocated to the downlink data transmission NPRB, and based on an PRB offset value OPRB or a PRB adjustment factor APRB. Then, the user equipment (121) may determine the transport block size from the table of predetermined transport block sizes based on at least the calculated indicator NPRB. A user equipment, a method in network node and a network node are also provided. |
| US10021680B2 |
Method and apparatus for utilizing multiple carriers in high speed packet access communications technical field
A method and an apparatus for utilizing multiple carriers are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capable of receiving on a single downlink carrier at a time may tune the receiver to one downlink carrier and switch the downlink carrier in accordance with a configured pattern. The WTRU may switch the carrier from an anchor carrier to a non-anchor carrier at a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) sub-frame boundary, and switches back at an end of a subsequent high speed physical downlink shared channel (HS-PDSCH) subframe. The WTRU may switch the carrier at an HS-PDSCH sub-frame boundary. A WTRU capable of receiving on multiple downlink carriers simultaneously may tune the receiver to an anchor carrier and a supplementary carrier, and switch the supplementary carrier to another carrier based on a carrier switching order. The carrier switching order may be received via an HS-SCCH or via layer 2 signaling. |
| US10021678B2 |
Device and associated methodology for management of resource pools of resources used in device-to-device communications
The present application relates to a device including circuitry configured to acquire information indicating one or more resource pools serving as radio resources available for device-to-device communication, and notify a terminal device of the one or more resource pools. The one or more resource pools are resource pools that are selected from among a resource pool set including multiple resource pools, and the multiple resource pools are determined in advance as candidates for radio resources available for device-to-device communication. |
| US10021671B2 |
Method and arrangement in a telecommunication system
There is provided a method for use in a user equipment when the user equipment is in idle mode or any other low activity state, and when the user equipment bandwidth is smaller than the cell transmission bandwidth. The method comprises the steps of determining a paging position of the user equipment in the frequency domain; receiving, from the network, paging information within the user equipment reception bandwidth; and changing, if indicated by the network, the paging position of the user equipment within the cell transmission bandwidth. |
| US10021669B2 |
Techniques for tracking destinations on a mobile computing device
The present disclosure involves mobile computing devices that communicate with vehicles, through vehicle based communication systems. Various embodiments are disclosed herein which help determine whether the mobile computing device and/or the vehicle have reached a destination location. Further, upon determining that the mobile computing device and/or the vehicle have reached a destination location, various actions may be performed such as determining and/or storing the time of arrival, determining and/or storing the date of arrival, and/or determining and/or storing the location of arrival. |
| US10021668B2 |
Wireless characteristic display apparatus, wireless characteristic display method, and computer readable medium
It is an object to provide a wireless characteristic display apparatus that displays wireless characteristics at a location where a multihop wireless mesh network is to be created, the apparatus being able to reduce discrepancies between displayed characteristics and actual characteristics and being able to reduce complexity in processing to obtain wireless characteristics and in the configuration of the apparatus.The wireless characteristic display apparatus includes a first determination unit that performs interpolation processing on the basis of reception qualities obtained by measuring a wireless transmission signal from the same wireless node at a plurality of locations, and determines a reception quality at a location other than the measurement locations; a second determination unit that determines a pair of wireless nodes capable of bidirectional inter-node communication on the basis of the reception qualities obtained by the first determination unit and information on installation locations of wireless nodes; a third determination unit that determines a second communication range corresponding to the sum of communication ranges of the pair of wireless nodes obtained by the second determination unit; and a display unit that displays installation locations of the wireless nodes constituting the pair of wireless nodes obtained by the second determination unit and the second communication range obtained by the third determination unit. |
| US10021667B2 |
Positioning in beamformed communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may receive a first measurement report from a user equipment (UE) that includes an indication of a measurement parameter associated with a first beamformed reference signal. The base station may receive additional measurement reports from the UE for additional base stations. The additional measurement reports may include an indication of measurement parameters associated with additional beamformed reference signals transmitted by the additional base stations. The base station may identify a location of the UE based on the first measurement report and the additional measurement report. Alternatively, the UE may transmit multiple beamformed sounding reference signals to multiple base stations, and a single base station may identify a location of the UE based on multiple reports collected from the multiple base stations. |
| US10021659B2 |
Synchronization of distributed nodes in wireless systems
Dynamic, untethered array nodes with internal clocks are frequency, phase, and time aligned/synchronized, and used to focus their transmissions of the same payload data coherently on a target or in the target's direction, using time reversal or directional beamforming. Information for alignment/synchronization may be sent from a master node of the array to the slave nodes, over RF node-to-node links operating on different carrier or subcarrier frequencies. Additionally, the up- and down-communications on the RF links may use different frequencies. The RF links may also be used to distribute the payload data across the array. Because of frequency division on the RF links, interference is reduced or avoided, and the process of alignment/synchronization may be performed concurrently for several or all the slave nodes. The array may also operate collaboratively to receive data from the target. |
| US10021657B2 |
Radio frequency identification modes in patient monitoring
Techniques for wireless component monitoring are described herein. The techniques may include entering a low power mode to associate a radio frequency identification (RFID) component with a patient monitoring device within a first range. The techniques also include entering a high power mode wherein the patient monitoring device is to detect the RFID component within a second range of the patient monitoring device, wherein the second range is larger than the first range. |
| US10021656B2 |
Access point transmit stream polarization diversity
In some examples, a method includes performing a channel sounding operation to estimate dynamic channel characteristics between an Access Point (AP) and a wireless device; determining, based on the estimated dynamic channel characteristics, whether a first transmit configuration without polarization diversity at a maximum allowable transmit power level for non-orthogonal polarity will provide a better Quality of Experience (QoE) than a second transmit configuration with polarization diversity above the maximum allowable transmit power level for non-orthogonal polarity; and transmitting a transmit stream with the second transmit configuration when it is determined that it will provide a better QoE than the first transmit configuration. |
| US10021654B2 |
Method for controlling power and apparatus therefor in wireless communication system supporting device-to-device communication
Disclosed are a method for controlling power and an apparatus therefor in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication. Specifically, a method for a terminal for controlling the transmission power of a physical sidelink discovery channel (PSDCH) in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication comprises the steps of: calculating the sum of reception strengths of the total number of PSDCHs received from a set PSDCH reception period; and transmitting the PSDCH, wherein if the sum of reception strengths of the total number of PSDCHs is greater than a previously set threshold value, then the PSDCH to be transmitted is transmitted under the transmission power controlled by the terminal, and if the sum of reception strengths of the total number of PSDCHs is less than a previously set threshold value, then the PSDCH to be transmitted can be transmitted under the maximum transmission power. |
| US10021646B2 |
Communication apparatus, method of controlling a communication apparatus, and storage medium
A communication apparatus, comprising: first and second communication units; third communication unit for performing a communication of data, wherein the second communication unit performs a predetermined communication for activating the third communication unit and has a communication speed slower than and a power consumption less than the third communication unit, wherein the first communication unit has a communication range shorter than the third and second communication unit; reception unit for, if a communication with a communication partner apparatus is initiated by the first communication unit, receiving information relating to the communication partner apparatus by the first communication unit; and selection unit for, based on the received information, selecting whether to initiate data communication by the third or second communication unit. |
| US10021643B2 |
User plane IDLE mode buffering within software defined network architecture
The present invention addresses a method, apparatus and computer program product for enabling PMM/ECM IDLE buffering within software defined network architecture. Thereby, it is indicated that a user plane idle state is active, a buffer for a user plane idle procedure is allocated in a user plane node, and a communications protocol controller is notified about received packets at the user plane node, wherein only the first received packet is to be indicated to the communications protocol controller while any subsequent received packet is appended to the allocated buffer. |
| US10021639B2 |
Network node and method performed thereby for controlling operation of a low power node
A network node and a method performed thereby for controlling operation of a low power node are provided. The network node and the low power node are operable in a wireless communication network, wherein the low power node has at least two modes of operation, an active mode where the low power node is in full operation, and a passive mode where the low power node is discoverable by wireless devices in the network but not available for initial access or incoming handovers. The method comprises receiving (210) a measurement report from at least one wireless device, the measurement report comprising a measurement related to the low power node; and determining (220) the operation mode of the low power node based on the received measurement report. The method further comprises when the current operation mode of the low power node is passive and the determined operation mode is active, changing (230) the operation mode of the low power node to active mode. |
| US10021635B2 |
Transmission of information to a UE for promoting the selection of a particular cell
Methods and apparatus for mobility control are disclosed. A network entity can generate information promoting at least one cell for selection by at least one mobile device and associate the information with at least one physical cell identity available for selection. The information is then communicated to the at least one mobile device. The at least one mobile device can then take the information into account in cell selection. |
| US10021633B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for accessing to a mobile communication network
A method for accessing to a mobile communication network, comprising: acquiring a session matching level for each cell, which is calculated based on a session type of a session initiated by a user terminal as needed, a session data rate available to the user terminal of each cell and load balance parameters of each cell; accessing to a cell selected according to the session matching level for each cell. Further, it also provides another method for accessing to a mobile communication network, and corresponding user terminal, network-side device and communication system. |
| US10021632B2 |
Cell search and connection procedures in a cellular communication device
A cell-search method for a cellular communication device capable of communicating via a first radio-access technology, RAT, in a first frequency band, and via a second RAT in a second frequency band, which is in a higher frequency region than the first frequency band is disclosed. The method comprises performing a first cell search in the first frequency band in order to detect a first cell of the first RAT. The method further comprises, if such a first cell is detected, synchronizing to the first cell, without registering to the first cell, determining a reference frequency error estimate between a local reference frequency of the cellular communication device and reference frequency of the first cell, and thereafter performing a second cell search, based on the reference frequency error estimate, in the second frequency band to detect a second cell of the second RAT. A corresponding cellular communication device, computer program product, and computer-readable medium are also disclosed. |
| US10021627B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and storage medium
A communication device acquires information relating to a first access point from a captured first image, and acquires information relating to a second access point from a captured second image. The communication device then starts communication parameter share processing of sharing a communication parameter, required for establishing a wireless network, with respect to the first access point or the second access point. The communication device starts the communication parameter share processing with respect to the second access point in response to reception of a completion notification indicative of completion of the communication parameter share processing with respect to the first access point, from the first access point. |
| US10021623B2 |
SIM whitelisting and multi-operator core networks
A method may be disclosed in accordance with some embodiments, comprising: receiving, at a virtualizing gateway between the eNodeB and a first core network, a service request from a first user equipment (UE) via an eNodeB; applying a filter to an identifier of the UE to authenticate the UE; and forwarding, based on the applied filter, the service request from the first UE to the first core network. The identifier may be an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI). The filter may be a whitelist containing a plurality of IMSIs to be granted service or a blacklist containing a plurality of IMSIs to be denied service, the service request may be a Long Term Evolution (LTE) attach request, and the method may further comprise forwarding the message from the first UE to a first mobility management entity (MME) in the first core network. |
| US10021622B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method for communication apparatus, and storage medium
A communication apparatus includes a connecting unit configured to execute connection processing with another communication apparatus, a receiving unit configured to receive a request signal for causing said another communication apparatus to acquire service information provided by the communication apparatus before the connection processing with said another communication apparatus is executed by the connecting unit, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a response signal including the service information in a case where the request signal is received by the receiving unit. In the communication apparatus, the transmitting unit restricts transmission of the response signal according to a predetermined condition. |
| US10021621B2 |
UE-to-UE relay list and determination of floor arbitrator
The disclosure provides a mechanism where a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a neighbor UE of the UE's neighbor UE by utilizing the UE's neighbor UE as a relay for the communication between the UE and the neighbor UE of the UE's neighbor UE. In an aspect, the first UE receives a discovery message from a second UE, the discovery message including information about 1-hop neighbor UEs of the second UE. The first UE determines to communicate with a third UE based on the discovery message, the third UE being one of the 1-hop neighbor UEs of the second UE. The first UE requests the second UE to operate as a relay for communication between the first UE and the third UE. The first UE communicates with the third UE through the second UE. |
| US10021613B1 |
Method and system for controlling operation of a user equipment device based on whether the user equipment device's serving base station is a relay base station
Disclosed herein is a method and corresponding system for controlling how a user equipment device (UE) is served by a second network while the UE is concurrently served by a base station of a first network, where the first network has an interconnection with the second network. In an example method, if the UE determines that the base station serving the UE is not a relay base station, the UE then causes itself to be served by the second network in a first mode in which the UE is registered with the second network via the first network. Whereas, if the UE determines that the base station is a relay base station, the UE then instead causes itself to be served by the second network in a second mode in which the UE is registered with the second network directly via the second network rather than via the first network. |
| US10021610B2 |
Systems and methods of managing communication endpoints
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a trigger to dynamically modify a serving site of a communication endpoint, wherein the communication endpoint is registered to receive digital communication service from a first serving site. The method further includes determining a stored serving-site selection policy applicable to the communication endpoint. The method also includes selecting a second serving site for the communication endpoint based, at least part, on a stored serving-site selection policy. Also, the method includes determining endpoint-configuration requirements of the second serving site. Furthermore, the method includes dynamically generating endpoint configurations that satisfy the endpoint-configuration requirements of the second serving site. Moreover, the method includes writing the generated endpoint configurations to the communication endpoint. Additionally, the method includes causing the communication endpoint to register to receive digital communication service from the second serving site in place of the first serving site. |
| US10021607B2 |
Measurement configuration processing method and device
Provided are a method and device for processing measurement configuration. The method includes: after a HO flow or a reselection flow is triggered in a source cell, UE processes a WLAN interworking mechanism measurement configuration in at least one of manners as follows: the UE continues using a current WLAN interworking mechanism measurement configuration; the UE modifies a target frequency point in the current WLAN interworking mechanism measurement configuration into the whole frequency band for measurement; the UE requests for a WLAN interworking mechanism measurement configuration corresponding to a target cell; and the UE suspends WLAN interworking mechanism measurement until the UE receives the WLAN interworking mechanism measurement configuration corresponding to the target cell. |
| US10021605B2 |
Non-interrupted handoff of real-time network-distributed services
A real-time service is distributed across multiple hosts, with different instances of the service running on the different hosts. Instances of a current (non-updated) version of a service run concurrently with instances of an updated version of the same service for some period of time. In order to smoothly handoff the handling of client requests so as to handle all packets, the different instances of the service evaluate one or more criteria that include a listed data timestamp of packets embodying the client requests. Use of objective criteria such as the listed data timestamp allow the different service instances to evaluate the criteria in a way that is consistent with the evaluations of the other instances, despite computer network-induced variability such as imperfect clock synchronization among hosts and variance in request delivery time. |
| US10021603B2 |
Methods for handling a connection status
A technique for handling a status of a connection for a call is provided. The connection has a signal path and a media path towards a terminating side. The signal path includes nodes at least some of which are to be informed of the status by a signal packet that is forwarded towards the terminating side of the connection on the signal path. One node inserts a media resource in the media path of the connection. The media resource provides media for announcing the status of the connection at the terminating side of the connection. The node includes in the signal packet, which signals the status to one or more of the nodes that are further towards the terminating side, a suppression indicator controlling suppression of media resource insertion at the one or more nodes. The node transmits the signal packet towards the terminating side on the signal path. |
| US10021601B2 |
Method and apparatus for accessing a random access channel by selectively using dedicated or contention based preambles during handover
A method and apparatus for accessing a random access channel (RACH) during handover are disclosed. A handover procedure is initiated and a maximum handover interruption timer is activated. A dedicated preamble is transmitted in an attempt to access the RACH on a condition that the dedicated preamble is reserved in a current random access opportunity and the maximum handover interruption timer has not expired. A contention-based preamble is transmitted in an attempt to access the RACH on a condition that a dedicated preamble is not reserved in a current random access opportunity. If the maximum handover interruption timer has expired, a contention-based preamble is transmitted in an attempt to access the RACH. |
| US10021600B2 |
Backhaul traffic reliability in unlicensed bands using spectrum sensing and channel reservation
Backhaul traffic reliability is improved in unlicensed spectrum bands by using cross-protocol channel sensing and reservation. Physical carrier sensing may be employed to scan channel quality of a plurality of carriers of an unlicensed spectrum band and select a carrier for use in a wireless backhaul communications link between a first base station and a second base station based on the scanned channel quality. The described features may further include the first base station transmitting a self-addressed reservation frame on the selected first carrier prior to transmission of backhaul data from the first base station to the second base station over the first carrier. |
| US10021593B2 |
Multiuser WiFi bandwidth allocation method and apparatus
A method for controlling data throughput of a public user at a subscriber access point, including determining if the public user has established a connection at the subscriber access point, measuring the physical layer data rate of the public user retrieving a maximum channel usage time limit and limiting an amount of data transferred on a per unit of time basis responsive to the measured physical data rate and the maximum channel usage time limit. |
| US10021592B1 |
Reduced LTE baseband rate in cloud RAN
A rate lowering technique for the baseband sample signals to lower the transmission rate between remote radio units and the cloud in cloud RAN architecture. The connection between cloud and remote radios is Ethernet and truncation and decimation is used to lower the transmission rate between these two components in LTE networks. |
| US10021588B1 |
Methods and systems for reducing inbound request traffic in a wireless network
Methods and systems for reducing inbound request traffic in a wireless network. One method includes receiving, via a network interface of a controller, a registration request from a communication device. The method further includes determining, with an electronic processor of the controller and in response to receiving the registration request, predicted communication device configuration data. The electronic processor determines the predicted communication device configuration data as a function of a plurality of previously stored communication device configuration data states associated with the communication device. The method further includes transmitting, with the electronic processor via the network interface, a message to the communication device. The message includes at least a portion of the predicted communication device configuration data. |
| US10021585B2 |
Method for measuring wireless communication state in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing, by a terminal having multiple antennas, measurement reporting in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises the steps of: receiving a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) reference signal; performing a measurement for radio resource management for each of the multiple antennas, using the MBSFN reference signal; and reporting the result of the measurement, wherein the result of the measurement is determined on the basis of the measurement values of all diversity branches corresponding to the multiple antennas. |
| US10021583B2 |
Beam splitting systems and methods
Systems and methods for beam splitting using multiple antennas are disclosed. An example wireless networking device includes an antenna system having a plurality of antennas; and a controller configured to determine directional antenna weight vectors (AWVs) directed substantially towards other wireless networking devices, determine a split beam AWV from the directional AWVs, and configure the antenna sub-system to form multiple wireless communication channels over the determined split beam AWV between the wireless networking devices. A split beam formed by the wireless networking device according to the split beam AWV maximizes a minimum gain towards, or provides at least a preset threshold minimum gain towards, each of the at other wireless networking devices. |
| US10021572B2 |
Resource sharing between radio access technologies
There is provided adaptive resource sharing between at least two radio access technologies (RATs) in a cell. A network node acquires cell load measurements for at least two RATs in a cell. The network node acquires traffic information for the cell. The network node acquires an indicator of 5 interruption delay parameters for user equipment in the cell. The network node determines filter coefficients based on the acquired traffic information and the acquired indicator. The network node applies a filter with the filter coefficients to the cell load measurements. The network node performs resource sharing between the at least two RATs based on the filtered cell load 10 measurements. |
| US10021570B1 |
Prioritization of mobile networks for proximity services
Systems and methods for prioritizing mobile networks for proximity services. One embodiment is a proximity service server that receives an authorization request from User Equipment (UE) for a proximity service, identifies a plurality of authorized mobile networks that are authorized for the UE for the proximity service, and prioritizes the authorized mobile networks for the UE based on priority criteria to assign priority codes to the authorized mobile networks. The proximity service server formats an authorization response for the proximity service with authorization information for the UE that indicates the priority codes assigned to the authorized mobile networks, and transmits the authorization response to the UE. |
| US10021569B2 |
Theme applying method and electronic device for performing the same
An electronic device and theme applying method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a user authentication module configured to acquire user authentication information, a display configured to output a page, a memory configured to store at least one theme data applicable to the page, and a processor configured to apply theme data, corresponding to the acquired user authentication information, to the output page. |
| US10021567B2 |
Schedule selection and connection setup between devices participating in a NAN data link
A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus is configured to determine a schedule for communicating data in a NAN network. The apparatus is configured to communicate data over a data link within the NAN network based on the determined schedule. |
| US10021566B2 |
Non-mobile authentication for mobile network gateway connectivity
In general, techniques are described for emulating mobile authentication methods to establish authenticated connectivity between a mobile service provider gateway and a wireless device attached to an alternate access network. For example, a system operating according to the described techniques includes a mobile service provider network, an alternate access network having an access gateway, and an authentication server of the mobile service provider network that receives a network access request. A subscriber database responds to the network access request with virtual mobility information, wherein the network access request does not include an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), and wherein the virtual mobility information comprises a virtual IMSI. The access gateway uses the virtual mobility information to signal a mobile network gateway of the mobile service provider network to establish a service session for the wireless device over the alternate access network that is anchored by the mobile network gateway. |
| US10021564B2 |
Authentication in device to device discovery
There is provided a method for authentication in device to device discovery. A method performed by a Discoverer device, comprises broadcasting a direct discovery request, receiving a direct discovery response from a Discoveree device, the direct discovery response comprising a first token, and obtaining a determination of whether the first token was generated for the Discoveree device or not. |
| US10021560B2 |
Method and system for selective and secure interaction of BYOD (bring your own device) with enterprise network through mobile wireless networks
A mechanism to allow provisioning and use of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for authorized access in the enterprise network through a 3G/4G/Wi-Fi access network is provided. A brokering entity in the mobile packet core is provisioned for each authorized employee with enterprise specific rules for security and steering of user traffic. An Enterprise Container is defined as entity on the User Equipment that is self-contained virtual machine with enterprise sanctioned applications. An intelligent mechanism for and steering of signaling and traffic from such BYOD devices to the brokering entity is defined. At any time by using the personal container or the default behavior of the user equipment the user can get mobile service as if the Enterprise Container did not exist. Further, when such employment relationship is terminated the user's BYOD needs to be restored to its pre-employment functionality. |
| US10021559B2 |
Supporting multiple concurrent service contexts with a single connectivity context
Methods and apparatus supporting multiple concurrent service contexts sharing a single connectivity context are disclosed. A device may initiate a radio link with a network node and establish a connectivity context with the network node over the radio link using a connectivity logical context of the device. The network node may receive, authenticate, and authorize context establishment requests. A first service context with a first service management entity may be established over the radio link using a first logical context of the device, where the first logical context is distinct from the connectivity logical context. Multiple service connections using multiple service contexts based on multiple logical contexts of the device may share the connectivity context and may be established over the radio link. |
| US10021556B2 |
Automatic seamless context sharing across multiple devices
Embodiments of a system and method for automatic context sharing across multiple devices are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an application context information transfer technique is provided that is capable of detecting when the user is moving away from or towards a stationary or fixed-location computing device, and transferring application context information to or from a mobile device. The application content information transferred between devices may include information that allows the user to continue a computing device activity on the mobile device or continue mobile device activity on the computing device, such as editing a document, reading a website article, or viewing a streaming video. The techniques described herein may be used to automate the transfer of such application context information between devices. |
| US10021553B2 |
Method of updating a location information representing a physical location of a communication device, a computer program product for executing the method, and a communication system for updating the location information
A method of updating a location information, which represents a physical location of a communication device (2), is generated by a location source (1), and sent from the location source (1) via a location object generating unit (1A, 2A) and a cache unit (3A) to a location consumer (4), comprises caching a first location information (6) in the cache unit (3A), monitoring of a second location information (60) received subsequently to the first location information (6) at the location object generating unit (1A, 2A) by the location object generating unit (1A, 2A) to detect an invalid location information, and, triggered by the detection of an invalid location information (30, 50, 70), sending a location object (31, 51, 61, 71, 81) generated by the location object generating unit (1A, 2A) from the location object generating unit (1A, 2A) to the cache unit (3A), wherein the location object (31, 51, 61, 71, 81) comprises an invalidation information (85-88) indicating that a location information (6, 83) sent prior to the location object (31, 51, 61, 71, 81) is invalid such that, when the location object (31, 51, 61, 71, 81) is received at the cache unit (3A), the cached first location information (6) is discarded by the cache unit (3A). |
| US10021550B2 |
Wireless bedding machine control system
Systems and methods for producing bedding products by remotely directing the operation of a bedding machine are provided. Embodiments include a system and a method for wirelessly controlling a bedding machine via a remote human machine interface on a mobile device. In some embodiments, the remote human machine interface is configured to provide notifications and alerts and to receive user input to remotely facilitate the operation and maintenance of a bedding machine. |
| US10021549B2 |
Service layer resource propagation across domains
Techniques are disclosed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Announce procedures that allow advertisement machine-to-machine service capabilities layer resources and subresources. Resource structures and signal flows of the various disclosed embodiments are defined. |
| US10021548B2 |
Coding and filtering for machine-type communication
Encoding and decoding schemes at an encoding device/transmitter and decoder device/receiver, respectively, for use in communicating the state of a system. In an example method carried out by an encoding device, state information x(k), which represents the current state of a monitored system, is measured. The encoding device calculates a state update parameter, based on: a message power constraint P; the covariance N of measurement noise associated with the channel over which encoded state information is to be transmitted; and the norm of the signal vector [s(k), x(k)], where s(k) is a stored state information parameter. The encoding device then calculates a message signal z(k)=G(k)*(x(k)−s(k)), which may then be transmitted to a remote decoder device, and calculates an updated version of the stored information s(k+1)=A*(s(k)+F(k)*z(k)). The encoding device replaces the stored state information s(k) with s(k+1). |
| US10021545B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system using relay
Disclosed are a data transmission/reception apparatus and method of a wireless communication system using a relay. The data transmission/reception apparatus of the relay sets a relay reception subframe (hereinafter, referred to as ‘relay-rx-subframe’), and reports, to a terminal within a cell coverage, that the set relay-rx-subframe is a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe, so that a legacy terminal may be provided with services in a wireless communication system using the relay. |
| US10021540B2 |
Voice connectivity of push-to-talk clients
Embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for providing seamless PTT services to a user. In an embodiment, a push-to-talk (PTT) component provides, to the user, PTT services with a talk group through a connectivity to a data channel in a mobile network. A voice monitoring component monitors attributes of data connectivity on the data channel to determine when a voice quality falls below a threshold. When the voice quality is determined to fall below the threshold, a connectivity component requests the user to switch the connectivity to a voice channel. Then, the connectivity component dials a telephone number through the voice channel to access a voice conference bridge that provides the PTT services. To provide the PTT services, the voice conference bridge sets up a routing path to a session initiation protocol session for the talk group, and routes voice communication through the SIP session. |
| US10021530B2 |
Occupancy system and method for detecting presence of individuals in a plurality of defined areas or rooms
The present disclosure relates to a system for monitoring occupancy of one or more pre-defined areas. The system has a scanning subsystem for wirelessly scanning a pre-defined area, using a short range wireless communications protocol, to detect a presence of one or more wireless personal electronic devices (PEDs) associated with one or more individuals present in the pre-defined area. Each of the PEDs also use the short range wireless communications protocol to radiate wireless signals that are detected by the scanning subsystem. A data analysis/processing subsystem analyzes data generated by the scanning subsystem relating to detected PEDs in the pre-defined area. A notification subsystem analyzes the information relating to an occupancy level of the pre-defined area. |
| US10021525B2 |
Interactive weather advisory system
A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor. |
| US10021523B2 |
Proximity transmitters for wireless power charging systems
Disclosed herein are systems and methods addressing the shortcomings in the art, and may also provide additional or alternative advantages as well. The embodiments described herein provide a wireless charging proximity transmitter configured to intelligently generate waveforms of various types, such as radio-frequency waves and ultrasound waves, among others. The wireless charging transmitter may be used for providing energy to a receiver that is proximately located to the transmitter. The receiver may be coupled to, or may be a component of, an electrical device that is intended to receive the power from the wave-based energy produced by the wireless proximity transmitter. |
| US10021521B1 |
Dynamically updating the location of mobile wireless repeaters
A Long-Term Evolution (LTE) communication system to facilitate updating network topology information when a mobile wireless repeater changes its attachment comprises a network topology server, a former macro LTE base station to which the mobile wireless repeater was previously attached, and a new macro LTE base station to which the mobile wireless repeater is presently attached. The network topology is server configured to receive updated attachment information transmitted from the mobile wireless repeater and transfer an attachment scan instruction for delivery to the former macro LTE base station and the new macro LTE base station. The former and new macro LTE base stations are configured to determine network attachment information for one or more network wireless repeaters and transfer the network attachment information for delivery to the network topology server. The network topology server is further configured to receive the network attachment information and update a network topology map. |
| US10021514B2 |
Interactive advisory system for prioritizing content
A method for passing content to at least one communicator device. The user of a communicator device registers with at least one service provider for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device. A user defined priority is assigned to the at least one type of content. The user defined priority is stored on a computer readable medium. The different types of content are passed to the at least one communicator device based on the user defined priority. |
| US10021512B2 |
Switching to advertising locator after connection establishment
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for advertising location information. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include sending, by a wireless device including a radio transceiver, an information indicating an availability of one or more services at the wireless device; changing, when a connection is established to the radio transceiver at the wireless device, the information to include at least one different location where the one or more indicated services may be accessed; and sending the changed information including the at least one different location. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. |
| US10021510B2 |
Electronic device and communication connecting method thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first local area communication part configured to perform a first local area communication, a second local area communication part configured to perform a second local area communication at a lower power than the first local area communication part, and a control part configured to connect the first local area communication to other electronic devices by using the second local area communication part, wherein the second local area communication part may be configured to try a second local area communication with the other electronic devices after the connected first local area communication is disconnected. |
| US10021508B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing signals of a spherical microphone array on a rigid sphere used for generating an ambisonics representation of the sound field
Spherical microphone arrays capture a three-dimensional sound field (P(Ωc, t)) for generating an Ambisonics representation (Anm(t)), where the pressure distribution on the surface of the sphere is sampled by the capsules of the array. The impact of the microphones on the captured sound field is removed using the inverse microphone transfer function. The equalization of the transfer function of the microphone array is a big problem because the reciprocal of the transfer function causes high gains for small values in the transfer function and these small values are affected by transducer noise. The invention minimizes that noise by using a Wiener filter processing in the frequency domain, which processing is automatically controlled per wave number by the signal-to-noise ratio of the microphone array. |
| US10021501B2 |
Concept for generating a downmix signal
An audio signal processing device for downmixing of a first input signal and a second input signal to a downmix signal having: a dissimilarity extractor configured to receive the first input signal and the second input signal as well as to output an extracted signal, which is lesser correlated with respect to the first input signal than the second input signal and a combiner configured to combine the first input signal and the extracted signal in order to obtain the downmix signal. |
| US10021500B2 |
Audio file playing method and apparatus
An audio file playing method and an apparatus are disclosed and are used to: when an audio file is played, expand a quantity of audio channel signals in the audio file and improve a playing effect of the audio file. The method is as follows: after the audio file is obtained, determining, whether the audio file includes an audio channel signal that can be played by the mobile device; if the audio file includes the audio channel signal that can be played by the mobile device, directly playing the audio channel signal. Therefore, when multiple mobile devices are used to play a same audio file, the mobile devices can avoid performing a same operation, thereby increasing a quantity of audio channels of the audio file, expanding a sound field of the audio file, and improving a playing effect of the audio file. |
| US10021499B2 |
Apparatus and method for edge fading amplitude panning
An apparatus for generating four or more audio output signals has a panning gain determiner and a signal processor. The panning gain determiner is configured to determine a proper subset from a set of five or more loudspeaker positions, so that the proper subset has four or more of the five or more loudspeaker positions. Moreover, the panning gain determiner is configured to determine the proper subset depending on a panning position and on the five or more loudspeaker positions, and to determine a panning gain for each of the four or more audio output signals by determining the panning gain depending on the panning position and on the four or more loudspeaker positions of the proper subset. The signal processor is configured to generate each of the four or more audio output signals depending on the panning gain for the audio output signal and on an audio input signal. |
| US10021498B2 |
Method of manufacturing assemblies for hearing aids
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a receiver-in-canal assembly. The method comprises the steps of providing a receiver housing configured to be positioned in or at the ear canal of a user, and further being configured to comprise a receiver configured to output sound; providing a connector housing configured to be connected to a behind-the-ear part of a hearing aid; and providing an elongated tube configured for transfer of a signal from the connector housing to the receiver housing. In a further step the receiver housing and the connector housing are attached to opposite ends of the elongated tube. Subsequently, the tube is permanently deformed after attachment of the receiver housing and the connector housing to the tube by exposing it to heat in a first predetermined treatment period. |
| US10021492B1 |
Electroacoustic transducer with axial electric field
An electroacoustic transducer may include a cathode having a plurality of discharge elements assembled into one or more axisymmetric arrays and an anode having a plurality of discharge elements assembled into one or more axisymmetric arrays. The cathode and the anode may be separated by an inter-electrode space and respectively connected to a voltage source. The discharge elements of the cathode and anode may be directed into the inter-electrode space. The axisymmetric arrays of the cathode and anode may be mirror symmetrically arranged opposite each other to form electrode pairs, each electrode pair having an axis of symmetry extending through the geometric centers of the axisymmetric arrays in the pair. |
| US10021488B2 |
Voice coil wire configurations
Embodiments for voice coil wire configurations are provided. In one example, a voice coil wire configuration may involve a wire that is flexible in a first plane and substantially inflexible in a second plane. The wire may be a flat wire configured to be flexible in the first plane and substantially inflexible in the second plane. The wire may be coupled to the voice coil in an orientation such that the first plane of the wire is aligned with an axial direction of the voice coil such that wire flex caused by axial movement of the voice coil during operation of the loudspeaker may be substantially in the first plane, and minimally in the second plane. In some examples, the wire may be intermediately adhered to one or more other components of the loudspeaker between the input terminal and the voice coil. |
| US10021484B2 |
Method of and apparatus for determining an equalization filter
A method for determining equalization filter parameters for a headphone, the method includes determining a composite response curve based on an average of amplitude response values measured from a plurality of measurement locations, the plurality of measurement locations, in cumulative, substantially spanning at least the headphone transducer, and determining the equalization filter parameters based on the determined composite response curve. |
| US10021481B2 |
Microphone joint
A microphone joint is provided that includes movable parts having preferable electrical connection, movability, and fixing force. The microphone joint is to be coupled to a unit case accommodating a microphone unit and a connector case accommodating a connector configured to output signals from the microphone unit to an external device. The microphone joint includes a first unit to be coupled to the unit case, a second unit to be coupled to the connector case, and a conductive member disposed between the first unit and the second unit. The first unit is supported by the second unit with the conductive member and is rotatable relative to the second unit. The conductive member has resilience. |
| US10021480B2 |
Integrated speakers
An enclosure for an electronic device is enclosed. The enclosure includes rib structures configured to improve structural support to prevent damage and to dissipate vibration throughout the enclosure. The rib structure can receive a speaker module and a cap member. The rib structure and the speaker module can combine to form a three-dimensional volume allowing the speaker module in which the speaker module may project sound, thereby enhancing acoustic performance. Also, the cap member may be adhesively attached to the rib structure to provide additional structural support against vibration and abuse caused by load forces associated with a drop event. |
| US10021478B2 |
In-the-ear automatic-noise-reduction devices, assemblies, components, and methods
Automatic noise-reduction (ANR) headsets include circuitry that cancels or suppress undesired noises. Recent years have seen the emergence of in-the-ear (ITE) earphones that incorporate ANR technology; however, designing them to function well usually entails many design tradeoffs, such as using larger ear nozzles that are uncomfortable to obtain desired noise reduction or that require added structures to hold the earphones to a user ear. To avoid these tradeoffs, the present inventors devised, among other things, an exemplary ITE ANR earphone that places its error measurement microphone in the ear nozzle that connects the driver front acoustic volume to a user ear canal. This placement allows use of a narrower more comfortable ear nozzle without compromising noise reduction and without requiring added holding structures. Moreover, the narrower ear nozzle also lowers the likelihood that the ANR circuitry will become unstable and produce undesirable noise. |
| US10021476B2 |
Earphone with interchangeable housing
A customizable headphone having a removable and interchangeable housing includes an earphone having a transducer for reproducing sound a sound port, and a body portion. A first housing sized to accommodate the body portion is coupled to and partially encloses the body portion using a resilient releasable connection without obstructing the sound port when affixed to the body portion. Upon biasing the first housing to separate from the body portion, the first housing may be fully removed and replaced with a second housing with a different appearance and characteristics. The releasable connection may include a retaining ring coupled to the body portion in a channel to engage the interior of a housing in a pressure fit. |
| US10021471B2 |
Acoustic tube and narrow directional microphone using the same
To prevent penetration of water into a microphone unit side even if the rain falls on a cylindrical acoustic tube in a narrow directional microphone using the acoustic tube. The narrow directional microphone includes a cylindrical acoustic tube base portion, the acoustic tube base portion includes at least one slit-like opening extending along a longitudinal direction of the acoustic tube base portion, a plurality of short fibers are implanted in an outer peripheral surface of the acoustic tube base portion and base portion edge surfaces that form the opening, and the opening is covered with the short fibers. |
| US10021469B2 |
Sound emitter device
A sound emitter device for use on a motor vehicle comprises a casing comprising an axial wall and a bottom wall, the axial wall extending along a vertical axis from the bottom wall toward an opening opposite the bottom wall, a control circuit, an acoustic membrane that closes the opening of the casing and that is provided on its lower face with excitation means controlled by the control circuit a peripheral rim that is arranged in the opening, the external peripheral edge of the acoustic membrane being mounted to bear on the peripheral rim, a secondary wall that is made in one piece with the peripheral rim and that is bent toward the peripheral rim so as to retain the acoustic membrane by clamping its external peripheral edge between the peripheral rim and the secondary wall. |
| US10021460B2 |
Broadcasting receiving apparatus and control method thereof
Provided is a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a control method thereof capable of receiving recommendation information, the control method of a broadcasting receiving apparatus receiving recommendation information about a broadcasting program; comparing a time of confirming the recommendation information and a broadcasting time of a recommended program included in the recommendation information; and supplying a function of the broadcasting receiving apparatus for using the recommendation information to correspond to a comparison result. Accordingly, a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a control method thereof capable of supplying a broadcasting service having an improved user convenience is provided. |
| US10021456B2 |
Coordination of multiple devices for delivery of multiple services
Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the coordination of multiple devices to provide multiple services. A legacy set-top box (STB) configured to provide legacy services may be connected to an enhanced STB that is configured to provide enhanced services. The enhanced STB may include a switch that is configured to switch a content input source between the legacy STB and the enhanced STB. The legacy STB may receive user requests for content, and based on the type of content requested, the legacy STB may output a signal to the enhanced STB directing that the input source be switched according to the type of content requested. A user interface output from the legacy STB may provide a user with one or more menu items for requesting a legacy service or enhanced service. |
| US10021450B2 |
Advance decryption key acquisition for streaming media content
Various arrangements are presented for reducing channel change times. A first tuner of a television receiver may tune to a decryption key transponder stream. The decryption key transponder stream may include a plurality of decryption keys for a plurality of television channels that are transmitted to the television receiver via a plurality of transponder streams. A second tuner of the television receiver may be tuned to a media transponder stream to receive a television channel. Data obtained from the decryption key transponder stream may be used for decoding the television channel. |
| US10021447B2 |
Receiving apparatus and control method thereof
A receiving apparatus is provided. The receiving apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an input signal including a transmission frame which includes a bootstrap, a preamble, and a payload; a bootstrap detector configured to detect the bootstrap based on a correlation between the input signal and a reference signal which is pre-stored; and a signal processor configured to signal-process the preamble based on the detected bootstrap and signal-process the payload based on the signal-processed preamble, and the bootstrap detector is configured to determine the correlation by quantizing at least one of the input signal and the reference signal and then multiplexing the input signal and the reference signal at least one of which is quantized. Accordingly, an area occupied by hardware and cost can be reduced and loss of performance can be minimized. |
| US10021445B2 |
Automatic synchronization of subtitles based on audio fingerprinting
Various mechanisms presented in this disclosure provide for dynamically adjusting the exhibition of subtitles. In one example, check-points are introduced into the subtitle file format that, once achieved by a multimedia player, provoke the rescheduling of the moment in which the texts contained in the subtitle file will be exhibited. |
| US10021443B2 |
Personal video recorder systems and methods
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an interactive television system for recording television programming. The interactive television system may include components for providing personal video recorder (PVR) functionality, such as an interactive television program guide (IPG), PVR extensions, PVR application programming interfaces (APIs), a PVR device, any suitable hardware or software, or a combination thereof. These components may be implemented in, for example, an arrangement having an integrated PVR-compliant device with a PVR device, or in an arrangement having a PVR-compliant device (e.g., a set-top box) coupled to PVR equipment (e.g., a remote PVR server or a PVR sidecar) with a PVR device. The PVR-compliant device may include software and hardware configured to implement the IPG. The PVR APIs may be a library of intelligent vendor-specific and vendor-independent APIs able to determine the type of PVR device being used. The PVR extensions and PVR APIs may be configured to provide a seamless integration of functionality associated with the PVR-compliant device and the PVR device. A full port of the IPG may be implemented in both the PVR-compliant device and the PVR device. |
| US10021441B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing provision of media programs directly from content providers
A method and apparatus for managing a subscription to a plurality of content providers and the irretrievably referring users to an interface of the content provider to directly consume media programs provided by the content providers is disclosed. The method irretrievably passes users to content providers so that the user can view media programs from those content providers using the content provider's application, while providing a central source for users to locate media programs available from a plurality of content providers and to subscribe for access to such media programs. This construct permits content providers to retain control over the user viewing experience and to encourage the user to view further media programs from the same content provider. |
| US10021440B2 |
Agnostic media delivery system
Systems and methods for a media content delivery service. A media content provider includes a data store for storing and serving media content to subscribers. The media content provider continually records and or otherwise stores video and audio content from around the world. Stored content will generally correspond to a large number of other media content providers, such as cable television operators, Internet based media content providers, television networks, and so on. Subscribers to the media provider interact with the media content provider via hardware and/or software mechanisms either provided by the media content provider or conforming to specifications of the media content provider. Based on these subscriber's subscriptions to the other content providers, the subscribers will have viewing, listening, or application execution privileges for content maintained in the data store. Content of a subscriber corresponding to multiple video content providers is maintained and served by a single provider. |
| US10021438B2 |
Synchronizing playback of segmented video content across multiple video playback devices
Systems, methods, and devices for synchronizing playback of segmented video content across multiple video playback devices are described herein. In example implementations, a video server provides, to one or more playback devices, an age of a playlist for the video content. A particular playback device receives fragments of the video content from the video server and schedules the video fragments for playback. If the actual playback time of a video fragment is not aligned with its scheduled playback time, then video fragment is modified, e.g., by adding video frames to or removing video frames from the video fragment. Modification of the video fragments continues until the actual playback times of the video fragments synchronize with their respective scheduled playback times. |
| US10021434B2 |
Movie package file format
Systems and methods for improved video formats used in delivery and playback are presented. According to an embodiment, the movie package format contains tiers that provide for multiple sets of movie variations that are individually selectable for transfer to a device for local playback. A locally stored movie package may contain any subset of available tiers for a movie. Non-resident tiers can be discovered and downloaded into the movie package as needed or when available. Tiers, and other movie files may be updated or added to the movie package at any time. Then users can request updates or the updates can be pushed to the user without affecting the previously downloaded files. |
| US10021431B2 |
Mobile computing device having video-in-video real-time broadcasting capability
A mobile computing device includes a first video camera on a first side of the mobile computing device producing a first camera video stream. A second video camera is on a second side of the mobile computing device producing a second camera video stream. A video processor is coupled to the first video camera and the second video camera to receive the first camera video stream and the second camera video stream, respectively. The video processor is coupled to merge the first camera video stream and the second camera video stream to generate a merged video stream. The video processor includes a network interface coupled to upload the merged video stream to a server in real-time using an Internet wireless network. The server broadcasts the merged video stream to a plurality of receivers in real-time. |
| US10021429B1 |
Selection of a content source based on performance data
Systems and methods of selecting a content source based on performance data are disclosed. A particular method includes sending, from a device, a first request for a media stream to a server. The method also includes determining, at the device, first performance data. The method further includes receiving, at the device, second performance data from the server. The method also includes selecting, based on the first performance data and the second performance data, a content source that is distinct from the server. The method further includes sending, from the device, a second request for the media stream to the content source. The method also includes receiving the media stream at the device from the content source. |
| US10021427B2 |
Image processing method and apparatus
An image processing method and apparatus, the image processing method including receiving a first largest coding unit of an image, where the first largest coding unit is a currently received largest coding unit; determining a compensation parameter of the first largest coding unit; performing pixel compensation on at least one area of the first largest coding unit according to the compensation parameter of the first largest coding unit; and performing pixel compensation on at least one area, on which pixel compensation is not performed, of a second largest coding unit according to a compensation parameter of the second largest coding unit, where the second largest coding unit is a previously received largest coding unit adjacent to the first largest coding unit. |
| US10021426B2 |
Multi-layer integrated unequal error protection with optimal parameter determination for video quality granularity-oriented transmissions
A cross-layer encoder for providing UEP encoding of video data configured to provide UEP encoding of video data at an application layer of a transmission channel by receiving video packets having first and second priority levels, applying first and second coding schemes to video packets having first and second priority levels, respectively, and transmitting video frames having first and second priority levels. The cross-layer encoder can be configured to provide UEP encoding of video data at a physical layer of the transmission channel by receiving encoded video frames having first and second priority levels, applying third and fourth coding schemes to video frames having first and second priority levels, respectively, and transmitting cross-layer encoded video frames having first and second priority levels. The first through fourth coding schemes can generate different percentages of the total coding overhead based on first and second priority levels, respectively. |
| US10021425B2 |
Adaptive coding of a prediction error in hybrid video coding
The present invention relates to a method for coding a video signal using hybrid coding, comprising: reducing temporal redundancy by block based motion compensated prediction in order to establish a prediction error signal, deciding whether to transform the prediction error signal into the frequency domain, or to maintain the prediction error signal in the spatial domain for encoding. |
| US10021424B2 |
Adaptive coding of a prediction error in hybrid video coding
The present invention relates to a method for coding a video signal using hybrid coding, comprising: reducing temporal redundancy by block based motion compensated prediction in order to establish a prediction error signal, deciding whether to transform the prediction error signal into the frequency domain, or to maintain the prediction error signal in the spatial domain for encoding. |
| US10021423B2 |
Method and apparatus to perform correlation-based entropy removal from quantized still images or quantized time-varying video sequences in transform
Pure transform-based technologies, such as the DCT or wavelets, can leverage a mathematical model based on few or one parameters to generate the expected distribution of the transform components' energy, and generate ideal entropy removal configuration data continuously responsive to changes in video behavior. Construction of successive-refinement streams is supported by this technology, permitting response to changing channel conditions. Lossless compression is also supported by this process. The embodiment described herein uses a video correlation model to develop optimal entropy removal tables and optimal transmission sequence based on a combination of descriptive characteristics of the video source, enabling independent derivation of said optimal entropy removal tables and optimal transmission sequence in both encoder and decoder sides of the compression and playback process. |
| US10021422B2 |
Method and apparatus for image encoding/decoding
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for image encoding/decoding. The method for image decoding includes comparing whether a size of a current transform block and a size of a smallest transform block (smallest transform unit (STU)) are the same as each other, and decoding information indicating whether transformation is performed on the current transform block and determining whether to perform inverse transformation on the current transform block based on the decoded information indicating whether the transformation is performed when the size of the current transform block and the size of a smallest transform block are the same as each other. |
| US10021420B2 |
Method and apparatus for entropy encoding/decoding a transform coefficient
A method and apparatus for entropy coding and decoding a transformation block are provided. The method of entropy coding a transformation block includes:determining, according to a certain scan order, a location of a last significant transformation coefficient having a non-zero value from among transformation coefficients included in a transformation block having a certain size; and coding information about the determined location of the last significant transformation coefficient by using a horizontal axis direction location of the last significant transformation coefficient and a vertical axis direction location in the transformation block of the last significant transformation coefficient. |
| US10021419B2 |
Rice parameter initialization for coefficient level coding in video coding process
Techniques are described for initializing a Rice parameter used to define codes for coefficient level coding. According to the techniques, the initial value of the Rice parameter is determined for a coefficient group (CG) in a transform block of video data based on statistics of coefficient levels that are gathered for previously coded coefficients of the video data. The statistics may be statistics of absolute values of coefficient levels or remaining absolute values of coefficient levels of previously coded coefficients. A value of the statistics may be initialized to zero at a beginning of a video slice and updated based on coefficient levels coded in each CG of the slice. The statistics may be updated once per CG. In some cases, statistics may be gathered separately for each of a plurality of different categories of CGs that are defined based on characteristics of transform blocks that include the CGs. |
| US10021417B2 |
Method and device for processing video signal
The present invention relates to inter-view residual prediction and is characterized by obtaining residual data of a first reference block by using a motion vector of a neighboring block, obtaining residual data of a second reference block by using a reference view motion vector or a disparity vector, obtaining a residual data prediction value by using the residual data of the first reference block and the residual data of the second reference block, and coding a current texture block by using the residual data prediction value. The present invention can perform inter-view residual prediction by using a prediction value obtained using coded data of another view point belonging to the same time band to increase the accuracy of video data prediction by using a correlation between view points and reduce the amount of residual data to be transmitted, thereby improving the coding efficiency. In addition, the complexity in coding process may be reduced by adding a condition for applying the inter-view residual prediction. |
| US10021412B2 |
Methods and apparatus for adaptive motion vector candidate ordering for video encoding and decoding
Methods and apparatus are provided for adaptive motion vector candidate ordering for video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes a video encoder (100) for encoding a block in a picture by selecting an order of motion vector predictor candidates for the block responsive to a characteristic available at both the video encoder and a corresponding decoder. The characteristic excludes a mode in which the block is partitioned. |
| US10021400B2 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing constant bit rate encoding
A method and system is provided for encoding at least one video stream at a constant bit rate according to a target quality of the encoded video stream. In one embodiment a method includes identifying a target quality of an encoded at least one video stream as a probability that a bit rate of an unconstrained variable bit rate (VBR) encoded version of the temporal portion of the at least one video stream is less than a bit rate of a constant bit rate (CBR) encoded version of the temporal portion of the at least one video stream, determining a constant bit rate weighting factor W corresponding to the identified target quality of the encoded at least one video stream, determining a desired constant bit rate of the encoded at least one video stream as a ratio of the average unconstrained variable bit rate (VBR) of the temporal portion of the at least one video stream and the constant bit rate weighting factor W, and encoding the at least one video stream according to the desired constant bit rate of the encoded at least one video stream. |
| US10021399B2 |
Video encoding method and video encoding for signaling SAO parameters
The present disclosure relates to signaling of sample adaptive offset (SAO) parameters determined to minimize an error between an original image and a reconstructed image in video encoding and decoding operations. An SAO decoding method includes obtaining context-encoded leftward SAO merge information and context-encoded upward SAO merge information from a bitstream of a largest coding unit (MCU); obtaining SAO on/off information context-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream; if the SAO on/off information indicates to perform SAO operation, obtaining absolute offset value information for each SAO category bypass-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream; and obtaining one of band position information and edge class information bypass-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream. |
| US10021395B2 |
Methods and apparatus for model-based visual descriptors compression
A particular implementation determines parameters of a generative probabilistic model from visual descriptors extracted from at least one image. The extracted visual descriptors are quantized and encoded using the model-based arithmetic encoding to be stored or for transmission to a decoder. The model parameters are also stored to be available to a decoder, or transmitted directly to a decoder. A decoder uses the stored, or received, model parameters to reconstruct the generative probabilistic model and then to decode the visual descriptors. The visual descriptors are used for image analysis tasks, such as image retrieval or object detection. A particular implementation uses a Gaussian mixture model as a generative probabilistic model. |
| US10021393B2 |
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. |
| US10021390B2 |
Multiple color channel multiple regression predictor
Inter-color image prediction is based on multi-channel multiple regression (MMR) models. Image prediction is applied to the efficient coding of images and video signals of high dynamic range. MMR models may include first order parameters, second order parameters, and cross-pixel parameters. MMR models using extension parameters incorporating neighbor pixel relations are also presented. Using minimum means-square error criteria, closed form solutions for the prediction parameters are presented for a variety of MMR models. |
| US10021389B2 |
Picture coding method and picture decoding method
In a picture coding method for generating a coded signal corresponding to each picture by coding a plurality of coded signals, a switching picture which is capable of switching a plurality of coded signals and subsequent pictures of the switching picture can refer to only a group of pictures of the same time in the coded signals. More specifically, the case where picture numbers of an adjacent picture of an S picture and the S picture are not continuous is not considered as an error. |
| US10021381B2 |
Camera pose estimation
A method of camera pose estimation is provided that includes capturing a model image of a scene at a canonical camera pose, generating an image library from warped images of the model image and the model image, wherein each warped image is a transformation of the model image at a different pre-determined camera pose, capturing an image of the scene as a user moves the camera, reporting the current camera pose as a camera pose of the image when the image is acceptable, conditionally adding the first image to the image library when the first image is acceptable, and re-initializing the current camera pose to a camera pose selected from the image library when the first image is not acceptable. |
| US10021379B2 |
Six degree-of-freedom triangulation scanner and camera for augmented reality
A 3D coordinate measuring system includes a six-DOF unit having a unit frame of reference and including a structure, a retroreflector, a triangulation scanner, and an augmented reality (AR) color camera. The retroreflector, scanner and AR camera are attached to the structure. The scanner includes a first camera configured to form a first image of the pattern of light projected onto the object by a projector. The first camera and projector configured to cooperate to determine first 3D coordinates of a point on the object in the unit frame of reference, the determination based at least in part on the projected pattern of light and the first image. The system also includes a coordinate measuring device having a device frame of reference and configured to measure a pose of the retroreflector in the device frame of reference, the measured pose including measurements of six degrees-of-freedom of the retroreflector. |
| US10021376B2 |
Three-dimensional display device
Second barrier electrodes are arranged under first barrier electrodes so as to fill gaps between the first barrier electrodes, while an insulating layer is located between the first barrier electrodes and the second barrier electrodes. The number of first barrier electrodes and the number of second barrier electrodes in each barrier pitch are 6 or more. The positions of the barriers formed by the first barrier electrodes and the second barrier electrodes are controlled by the reception of a signal representing detected positions of the eyes of a viewer. If pitches of the first barrier electrodes are defined as BE, and the widths of regions in which the first barrier electrodes are overlapped with the second barrier electrodes are defined as BA, a ratio BA/BE of the widths BA to the pitches BE are 0.3 or smaller. This configuration can suppress the occurrence of moire. |
| US10021375B2 |
Display device and method of driving the same
A display device producing multi-views comprising: a display panel including a plurality of pixels in a matrix, wherein pixels corresponding to the multi-views, respectively, constitute a pixel group in a slanted direction with respect to a vertical direction, and wherein the multi-views are three or more views; a multi-view point producing panel including a barrier region or a lenticular lens array in the slanted direction having a pitch corresponding to the pixel group; and a driving circuit configured to reduce a grey level of an image data signal of at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels, which is at a side boundary of the pixel group causing a three-dimensional (3D) crosstalk (C/T), and output an image data signal having a reduced grey level to the display panel. |
| US10021374B2 |
Camera system and camera control method
A camera system includes: a first camera and a second camera; a camera adaptor box; and a camera control unit. |
| US10021372B2 |
Systems and methods for improved depth sensing
Methods and apparatus for active depth sensing are disclosed. In some aspects, an imaging device may generate first depth information based on an active sensing technology, such as structured light. In some aspects, at least some of the first depth information may be missing or inaccurate, perhaps due to an extended range between the imaging device and a subject of the image. Additional range information may then be generated based on a zero order component of the structured light. The additional range information may then be used alone or combined with the first depth information and used to control one or more parameters of an imaging device, such as an exposure time and/or aperture. |
| US10021361B2 |
Image processing device, imaging device, image processing method, and program
Provided are an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and a program that can obtain image data subjected to appropriate multi-area white balance processing subsequently while reducing required storage capacity. A white balance gain is acquired for each pixel of original image data (S11). A white balance base value is determined (S12) and a white balance ratio indicating the ratio of the white balance gain to the white balance base value is acquired for each pixel of the original image data (S13). Each pixel value of the original image is multiplied by the white balance ratio to acquire processed image data (S14). Each pixel value of the processed image data is multiplied by the white balance base value to acquire image data in which the white balance gain is applied to each pixel of the original image data. |
| US10021359B2 |
Discharge lamp lighting device, light source device, and image formation device
The discharge lamp lighting device for supplying alternating current to a discharge lamp includes: a power supply control part having a segment signal generation part, a peak value control part, and a frequency control part; and a power supply part. The peak value control part sets a specific segment period, which indicates a value where a value of integral corresponding to a product of the length of the segment period and a peak value set in a segment period is most deviated from an average value of the values of integral within the specific period, to a period other than a final segment period positioned at the final end of the specific period, among a plurality of segment periods belonging to the specific period. |
| US10021358B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging system, and signal processing method
A plurality of adjacent pixels is provided adjacently in a plurality of directions to a first pixel. A direction with a highest correlation is derived from signals of the plurality of pixels, and the direction with the highest correlation is reflected to interpolation processing to be performed on the signal of first pixel. |
| US10021357B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and method for generating image data
An image capturing apparatus includes: photoelectric converting elements having a light reception sensitivity to light in a wavelength band from 600 to 2500 nm, and receiving an object light flux to output pixel signals; n types of wavelength filters (n>4) allowing passage therethrough of light included in the flux and is in wavelength bands being respectively different, each including the wavelength band; and an image data generator generating image data using the output from an element among those having received the flux passed through one of m types of the wavelength filters (3≤m |
| US10021344B2 |
Facial gesture recognition and video analysis tool
Embodiments disclosed herein may be directed to a video communication server. In some embodiments, the video communication server includes: at least one memory including instructions; and at least one processing device configured for executing the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing device to perform the operations of: determining a time duration of a video communication connection between a first user of a first user device and a second user of a second user device; analyzing video content transmitted between the first user device and the second user device; determining at least one gesture of at least one of the first user and the second user based on analyzing the video content; and generating a compatibility score of the first user and the second user based at least in part on the determined time duration and the at least one determined gesture. |
| US10021332B2 |
Image sensor, method of driving an image sensor, electronic apparatus, and program
The present disclosure relates to: an imaging element and an imaging-element drive method which enable negative-voltage fluctuation to be suppressed without increasing negative-voltage capacitance; an electronic device; and a program. A dual circuit is prepared for negative voltages. At times other than during exposure and reset, the negative voltage is supplied to readout transistors in lines other than a readout line. At timings other than these times, the negative voltage is supplied to the aforementioned readout transistors. Accordingly, even if the negative voltage fluctuates during exposure and reset, a stable negative voltage is supplied at timings at which other pixel data is read out, and thus fluctuation is suppressed. The present disclosure is applicable to imaging elements. |
| US10021327B2 |
Image pickup apparatus, solid-state image pickup device, and image pickup method
A solid-state image pickup device including a lens, a first light receiving element, a second light receiving element, and an element separation area. The first light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The second light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The element separation area is between the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element. The lens has an optical axis, which is offset from a center of the element separation area. |
| US10021324B2 |
Method and system of correcting defective pixels
Provided is a method of correcting a defective pixel of a digital image. In the method, the defective pixels are pre-corrected. The similarities of normal pixels and each defective pixel are calculated. The weight of each normal pixel to each defective pixel is calculated based on the similarities of the normal pixels and each defective pixel. The weight of each normal pixel to each defective pixel is normalized. The normalized weighted values of the normal pixels to each defective pixel are weighted summed to obtain the corrected pixel value of each defective pixel. |
| US10021322B2 |
Semiconductor device
In semiconductor devices according to related art, it is impossible to sufficiently evaluate column ADC interference. According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of analog/digital conversion circuits that are arranged in a column direction of a pixel array and convert a pixel output signal output from the pixel array for each row into a digital value, and a conversion signal selection circuit that selects one of the pixel output signal and a test signal having a test voltage for each analog/digital conversion circuit according to a test pattern and outputs the selected signal. |
| US10021321B2 |
Imaging device and imaging system
An imaging device includes pixels each including first and second photoelectric conversion units on which pupil-divided parts of incident light are incident and a holding unit that holds charges transferred from the first and second photoelectric conversion units, and outputting signals based on amounts of charges held by the holding unit. Each pixel outputs a first signal and a second signal based on amounts of charges generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit and by the first and second photoelectric conversion units, respectively, during a first exposure time, and a third signal and a fourth signal based on amounts of charges generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit and by the first and second photoelectric conversion units, respectively, during a second exposure time. The first and second signals are output before the third and fourth signals in one frame and after the third and fourth signals in another frame. |
| US10021320B2 |
Electronically controlled graduated density filters in stacked image sensors
In a digital camera having an imaging array including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, the digital camera having a mechanical shutter, a method for performing neutral density filtering of images captured by the imaging array, the method comprising opening the mechanical shutter, operating each row in the array by resetting all of the pixel sensors in the row, starting exposure for all of the pixel sensors in the row, closing the mechanical shutter, reading pixel values from the pixels in the array after the mechanical shutter has closed at a time unrelated to a time at which any pixel-select signal was de-asserted, and wherein the interval of time between starting exposure for all of the pixel sensors in the row and closing the mechanical shutter for each row a function of a neutral density filter function applied to an image to be captured. |
| US10021319B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling image display
An electronic device and a method for controlling photographic capture. A first image is acquired by a first camera having a first viewing angle. A second image is acquired by a second camera having a second viewing angle, the second viewing angle being different from the first viewing angle. The first image is overlaid with at least one object from the second image, or an icon corresponding to the object. The first camera and the second camera are mounted to a same surface, or to disparate surfaces relative to one another. Photographic capture or control is triggered in response to movement of the object. |
| US10021317B2 |
Image display apparatus capable of regulating focusing using a camera module having a single lens and method of operating the same
Disclosed are an image display apparatus and a method of operating the same. The method of operating the image display apparatus includes entering a camera mode, acquiring a captured image on a per lens position basis via position shift of a single lens included in a camera module according to the camera mode, storing the acquired captured image on a per lens position basis, displaying at least one of a plurality of stored captured images according to an image view mode, and displaying any one image focused on at least one area in the displayed captured image when the at least one area is selected. This method may enhance user convenience. |
| US10021313B1 |
Image adjustment techniques for multiple-frame images
Various implementations provide different image adjustment parameters for post-processing a multi-frame image generated from multiple individual images. A computing device includes an image sensor that is configured to capture and generate multiple images of a scene. The multiple images are then aligned and pixel values of the aligned images are combined to generate a multi-frame image with reduced image noise and improved image sharpness in comparison to each of the multiple images. The computing device then applies different adjustment parameters to the multi-frame image in order to generate an output image that provides a high-quality representation of the scene. In implementations, the computing device automatically selects and applies adjustment parameters to a multi-frame image based on a number of individual images used to create the multi-frame image. |
| US10021310B2 |
Characteristic image display apparatus
A characteristic image display apparatus including a controller that comprises a band-like image creation section configured to create a single-color small image according to characteristics of an object in a captured image. The band-like image creation section incorporates the single-color small image created according to the characteristics of the object in the captured image into a plurality of small images created on the basis of the captured image, so as to create a band-like image in which a plurality of small images are arranged. |
| US10021306B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, program, and endoscope device
An image processing device includes an input unit which inputs ordinary frames in a state in which an object is irradiated with ordinary light, and a special frame in a state in which the object is irradiated with special light, which are imaged consecutively at a predetermined ratio according to a predetermined frame period; a detection unit which detects motion vectors of the object from a plurality of the ordinary frames with different imaging timing; a motion correction unit which subjects the special frame to motion correction corresponding to the imaging timing of the ordinary frames based on the detected motion vectors; and a compositing unit which subjects the ordinary frames to an image compositing process based on the special frame. |
| US10021302B2 |
Video recording method and device
Disclosed are a video recording method and device. The method includes: based on a video recording start command of a user and an interval preset by the user, the following operations are repetitively performed: capturing image data at intervals and performing an encoding processing on the image data captured at intervals; and based on a video recording end command of the user, using the image data obtained after encoding processing to generate a video file in accordance with a video file format set by the user. |
| US10021298B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a substrate, a gate structure, a first dielectric layer and two air gaps. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate. The gate structure has two opposite side walls. The gate structure comprises a U-shaped structure and a metal gate electrode. The U-shaped structure defines an opening toward upside, and comprises a work function layer. The metal gate electrode is disposed in the opening defined by the U-shaped structure. A level of a top surface of the U-shaped structure is lower than a level of a top surface of the metal gate electrode. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate adjacent to the gate structure. Each of the two air gaps is formed between the first dielectric layer and one of the two opposite side walls of the gate structure. |
| US10021293B2 |
Image capture apparatus, image capture processing system and method for processing image capture
An image capture apparatus includes an image capture instruction obtaining unit configured to obtain an image capture instruction that specifies a target portion of a subject, an image capture instruction display unit configured to display the image capture instruction in a chart indicating the subject displayed on a display screen, and a reception unit configured to receive an image capture command in a state in which the image capture instruction is displayed on the display screen. |
| US10021290B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and image pickup apparatus acquiring a focusing distance from a plurality of images
An image processing apparatus that acquires a focusing distance from a plurality of images each having different degrees of blur, comprises a misalignment detection unit that detects misalignment among the plurality of images; a distance information acquisition unit that acquires, based on the plurality of images, distance information, which is information to indicate a focusing distance in an area of the images; and a reliability information acquisition unit that creates, based on the detected misalignment, reliability information, which is information to indicate reliability of the focusing distance acquired for each area, wherein the distance information acquisition unit changes the acquired distance information based on the reliability information. |
| US10021288B2 |
Drive control apparatus for a lens apparatus, lens apparatus including the same, and image pickup apparatus including the same
A drive controller for controlling driving of a movable optical member of a lens apparatus, including: a position acquirer acquiring a position of the movable optical member; an instruction inputter receiving a first driving command for driving the movable optical member from an external apparatus; and a controller determining a driving amount so that the movable optical member is driven to a position different from a position corresponding to the first driving command based on the first driving command and the position of the movable optical member every unit time, and outputs a second driving command to the lens apparatus so that the movable optical member is driven by the driving amount within the unit time, wherein the controller sets the driving amount within the unit time larger as a difference between the position corresponding to the first driving command and the position of the movable optical member becomes larger. |
| US10021287B2 |
Imaging control device, imaging device, imaging control method, and program for transmitting an imaging preparation command, receiving a preparation completion command, and transmitting a captured image acquisition command
An imaging control device 100 includes a control communication unit 110 that communicates with a plurality of imaging devices and an overall control unit 101. The overall control unit 101 transmits an imaging preparation command to prepare imaging to each of the plurality of imaging devices 10 through the control communication unit 110 in response to an instruction received through an instruction receiving unit, receives preparation completion information indicating the completion of preparation for imaging from each of the plurality of imaging devices 10 through the control communication unit 110, and transmits a captured image acquisition command to acquire a captured image to each of the plurality of imaging devices 10 through the control communication unit 110 after receiving the preparation completion information from the plurality of imaging devices 10. |
| US10021283B2 |
Light shielding members for solid state image capturing apparatus, camera module and electronic device
There is provided a solid state image capturing apparatus including an image capturing element for photoelectric converting an incident light; a light shielding filter for shielding a part of the incident light; and a metal plate partly having an opening for fixing the light shielding filter at a position for blocking the opening, an end of the opening of the metal plate being etched and antireflection treated. Also, a camera module and an electronic device are provided. |
| US10021275B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method of controlling image processing apparatus, and non-transitory recording medium
An image processing apparatus includes a control circuit and an image processing circuit. The control circuit divides a target image stored in a memory into predetermined units to generate a plurality of block image, generates rendering determination information for each of the plurality of block images, and stores the rendering determination information in the memory. The rendering determination information indicates whether the block image has a pixel value to be rendered. The image processing circuit acquires the generated rendering determination information for at least one block image of the target image from the memory, acquires, if the rendering determination information indicates that the block image has the pixel value to be rendered, the block image corresponding to the rendering determination information from the memory, and performs image processing on the acquired target image to generate rendering information for rendering the target image. |
| US10021272B2 |
Image reading apparatus and image reading method for performing background removal processing on image data
An image reading apparatus includes an image data obtaining unit, a foreign material position information obtaining unit, and a separation processor. The image data obtaining unit obtains image data read from a document passing over a read area. The foreign material position information obtaining unit obtains foreign material position information read from the read area in which the document is not present. The separation processor separates the image data into plural objects including a background object, detects, by using the foreign material position information, a streak image portion caused by foreign material in the read area and included in the image data, and assumes a pixel of the streak image portion to belong to the background object if the pixel is present in the background object and has a pixel value equal to or smaller than a threshold determined in accordance with a representative value of the background. |
| US10021267B2 |
Dynamic print job previewer with automatic stock adjustment
A display includes a preview image of a printable item, as the printable item would appear in printed form. A user input component detects a user resizing the preview image to identify an updated size of the preview image. A processor automatically matches the updated size of the preview image to sizes of print media available to the printing device, to thereby identify a selected print media supply for use with printing the printable item. The processor also automatically matches the updated size of the preview image to orientations the printing device is capable of printing, to thereby identify a selected printing orientation for use with printing the printable item. The display automatically sets a print media choice option to the selected print media supply, and sets an orientation choice option to the selected printing orientation, in response to the user resizing the preview image. |
| US10021266B2 |
System and method for automated document translation during transmission
A system and method for document translation during transmission includes digital device, such as a multifunction peripheral, that includes an input for electronic document data, such as with a scanner or facsimile machine input interface. A user interface receives destination address data corresponding to a plurality of document delivery destinations as specified by a user. A memory stores language selection data for each of the plurality of document delivery destinations, as well as web service address information corresponding to at least one cloud-based document processing service including a document translation service. A processor communicates document output data, corresponding to the electronic document, and the language selection data to the at least one document translation service via a network interface, and the translated document is sent to one or more destinations as specified by the destination address data. |
| US10021262B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes: an operation panel having an operation surface for accepting operations from a user; a photovoltaic module for generating electric power upon reception of light; and a support member for supporting the photovoltaic module in such a way that the photovoltaic module is placed above the operation surface of the operation panel. The photovoltaic module is supported so as to be pivotable relative to the support member. |
| US10021261B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a human-body detection unit, an instruction receiver, and a controller. The controller determines whether an adjustment process is to be performed in accordance with a result of a determination, at an end of an image forming process, as to whether a human body is detected. The controller executes the adjustment process when the image forming process is terminated where the human-body detection unit does not detect a human body. The controller starts the image forming process before the adjustment process is executed where a human body is detected and the image forming instruction is received within a predetermined period. The controller executes the adjustment process when the predetermined period has elapsed while the image forming instruction is not received after the end of the image forming process where the human-body detection unit detects a human body. |
| US10021259B1 |
Scanning device and paper feeding module
A paper feeding module includes a main body (100). A working plane (101) is formed on an external surface of the main body (100), a slot channel (110) is defined in the main body (100), a paper inlet (111) and a paper outlet (112) are formed at respective two ends of the slot channel (110), an output roller assembly (122) is arranged at the paper outlet (112), an opening (102) communicating with one side of the slot channel (110) is defined on the working plane (101), a scanning assembly (200) is arranged in the slot channel (110) between the opening (102) and the output roller assembly (122) and is arranged opposite to the opening (102), and the scanning assembly (200) is exposed on an internal surface of the slot channel (110). |
| US10021257B2 |
Operation panel for imaging device and imaging device
The present disclosure discloses an operation panel for an imaging device and an imaging device thereof. The operation panel comprises: a panel body hinged to a connector through a pin shaft; a positioning system comprising a first ratchet wheel and a backstop, wherein the first ratchet wheel is sleeved on the pin shaft and coupled to the panel body, the backstop is arranged on the connector and configured to clamp the first ratchet wheel when the first ratchet wheel rotates reversely so as to position the first ratchet wheel, and the backstop is coupled to the connector and slides at least in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the pin shaft; and a driving system coupled to the backstop and configured to drive the backstop to slide at least in the direction parallel to the axial direction of the pin shaft. |
| US10021254B2 |
Autonomous vehicle cameras used for near real-time imaging
A device may receive a request for imaging of a particular location. The device may identify one or more sensors associated with imaging the particular location. The device may select a sensor, of the one or more sensors, for imaging the particular location. The sensor may be associated with an autonomous vehicle. The device may cause the autonomous vehicle to move the sensor to the particular location. The device may receive imaging of the particular location based on causing the autonomous vehicle to move the sensor to the particular location. The device may selectively combine the imaging of the particular location with archived other imaging of the particular location. The device may provide imaging of the particular location to fulfill the request for imaging of the particular location based on selectively combining the imaging of the particular location with archived imaging of the particular location. |
| US10021251B2 |
Methods, systems, and products for monitoring service usage
Usage information is determined that describes usage of different services by a user device. A combined usage of the different services utilized by the user device is determined and compared to monitoring criteria. When the monitoring criteria are satisfied, an electronic message is sent to an address associated with the user device. |
| US10021247B2 |
Call center interface
One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for intelligent data presentation are provided herein. Data can be presented on similar devices having different characteristics in different manners. For example, data may be rendered in a first manner on a first device having one monitor, the same data may be rendered in a second manner on a second device having two displays or a different display size. Financial information, sales data, banking information, etc. may be presented in a variety of ways based on capabilities or properties of a device accessing the information or data. Similarly, renderings may be selected based on interaction capabilities or interaction options a user may have with different renderings or presentations. In other embodiments, user interaction with an automated teller machine (ATM), call center, vehicle, or other interface can be based on device properties or device capabilities. |
| US10021244B2 |
Information processing terminal, information processing method, and program
A terminal is disclosed including a receiving unit receiving list data specifying destination terminals with which the terminal initiates communications and status data representing statuses of the destination terminals; a creation unit creating a list to display identifiers of the destination terminals using the data, wherein a sequence in which the identifiers are arranged in the list is updated; and a display unit displaying the list including identifiers of the destination terminals and a cursor to select the identifier; wherein the display unit selects one of modes depending on whether one of the identifiers at a position is pointed to by the cursor in response to a user operation, and in one mode, the display unit maintains the cursor at the position despite a change in a position of the selected identifier resulting from the update, and in another mode, the display unit moves the cursor to a new position. |
| US10021242B1 |
Voltage monitoring circuit and voltage monitoring method
The voltage monitoring circuit includes a first multiplexer, a controller, a resistor-network circuit and a first comparison circuit. The first multiplexer receives a plurality of first subject voltages. The controller controls the first multiplexer to output one of the plurality of first subject voltages and generates a testing signal including a plurality of electric potentials. The controller is configured to output the plurality of electric potentials switching according to a switch command. The resistor-network circuit is configured to sequentially generate a plurality of first reference voltages according to switches of the plurality of potentials. The first comparison circuit is configured to sequentially compare each of the plurality of first reference voltages to the first subject voltage for sequentially outputting a plurality of first comparing results and sending the plurality of first comparing results to the controller so that a voltage value of the first subject voltage is determined. |
| US10021239B2 |
In home transition for data and power management of personal emergency response system (PERS) device
A Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) includes a call device (10) with a call button (12), LAN (20), WAN (22), and locator service(s) (26, 42). The PERS further includes a hub or gateway device (30). The call device is programmed to periodically send transmissions to the hub or gateway device using the LAN, recognize based on the transmissions that the call device is no longer in a home geo-fence, and transition to communicating using the WAN in response to recognizing that the call device is no longer in the home geo-fence. The transition also includes turning on the locator service(s). The call button triggers the call device to contact the hub or gateway device using the LAN, or a PERS call center when using the WAN. A speaker (14) and microphone (16) are built into the call device for use when communicating using the WAN. |
| US10021234B1 |
Wireless device gesture detection and operational control
Wireless device gesture detection and operational control comprises identifying a first position of the device based on a sensor reading of at least one sensor operating as part of the device. The method may also include identifying a change in the device's position to a second position that is different from the first position, and receiving a specific pattern of touch input data on a touch pad of the device, the specific pattern of touch input data identified as a predefined object which corresponds to dimensions of a human ear being pressed against the touch pad and changing a current operating state of the device to a different operating state based on a comparison and detection operation. |
| US10021233B2 |
Digital device and method for controlling the same
A digital device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which different kinds of information on an event is provided to a user depending on whether an external device paired with the digital device has identified a notification related to an event occurring in the digital device within a predetermined period. |
| US10021231B2 |
Managing contact groups from subset of user contacts
Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device determines at least two contact groups from a subset of contacts accessible by a telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device also generates a contact display including a representation of at least a portion of the first or second contact groups and a divider display object. The divider display object partitions the first contact group from the second contact group and is positioned adjacent to at least one contact from the first or second contact groups presented in the contact display. |
| US10021227B2 |
Mobile device shade
A mobile device shade apparatus includes a case defining a pocket and at least one panel configured to travel in and out of the pocket to transition between a stowed state and a deployed state, wherein in the deployed state that at least one panel extends from and is rotatable with respect to an edge of the case. The apparatus also includes a coupler configured to couple the case to a mobile device, such as a cell phone or tablet, as examples. |
| US10021225B2 |
Mobile terminal
A mobile terminal including a bar-type terminal body having a front side and a rear side; a touch screen including a display module for displaying information at the front side of the bar-type terminal body and a touch sensor for sensing a front touch input applied to a specific part of the touch screen; a battery disposed in the bar-type terminal body; a battery cover disposed at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body and covering the battery, the battery cover having a first through hole and a second through hole; a first camera disposed near one of both end portions of the touch screen at the front side of the bar-type terminal body; a second camera exposed to an outside of the bar-type terminal body through the first through hole of the battery cover at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear input unit provided at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body to receive an input; one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors. Further, the front side of the bar-type terminal body does not have any push manipulation unit for inputting a control command except for the touch screen; the rear input unit is provided at a rear side of the bar-type terminal body to overlap the touch screen, and the rear input unit includes a button member exposed to an outside of the bar-type terminal body through the second through hole of the battery cover at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body, a touch sensing unit sensing a rear touch input applied to the button member, and a support member supporting the rear input unit; and in response to receiving the rear touch input via the rear input unit, the one or more processors process the rear touch input as a control command for one of different functions according to information output to the touch screen. |
| US10021221B2 |
Methods and systems for detection and classification of multimedia content in secured transactions using pattern matching
An apparatus is provided for classifying content in one or more transactions. The apparatus includes a transaction boundary detector configured to detect boundaries of the transactions associated with a first server or a first destination. The apparatus further includes a multimedia session generator configured to generate a multimedia session object based on the detected boundaries of the one or more transactions. The apparatus further includes a multimedia classifier configured to classify the content associated with a first multimedia session as being communicated under at least one of: HTTP live streaming (HLS) protocols, dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) protocols, adaptive bit rate protocols, progressive download protocols, or non-multimedia protocols. |
| US10021219B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding feedback signal
A method and apparatus for encoding feedback signal is provided. The method includes: encoding feedback signals of three carriers to output a bit sequence; and transmitting the bit sequence on a High Speed-Dedicated Physical Control Channel (HS-DPCCH). The encoding the feedback signals of the three carriers may specifically include: mapping the feedback signals of the three carriers into a codeword, in which the codeword can be selected from a codebook, and codewords in the codebook satisfy a particular code distance relationship. The method for jointly encoding feedback signals of three carriers in a Ternary Cell (TC) mode is provided. Feedback signals are transmitted over a single code channel. Therefore, power overhead is reduced, and system performance is improved. |
| US10021218B2 |
I/O bandwidth reduction using storage-level common page information
I/O bandwidth reduction using storage-level common page information is implemented by a storage server, in response to receiving a request from a client for a page stored at a first virtual address, determining that the first virtual address maps to a page that is a duplicate of a page stored at a second virtual address or that the first and second virtual addresses map to a deduplicated page within a storage system, and transmitting metadata to the client mapping the first virtual address to a second virtual address that also maps to the deduplicated page. For one embodiment, the metadata is transmitted in anticipation of a request for the redundant/deduplicated page via the second virtual address. For an alternate embodiment, the metadata is sent in response to a determination that a page that maps to the second virtual address was previously sent to the client. |
| US10021213B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptive cloning of mobile devices
Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems, methods, and apparatus for adaptive cloning of mobile computing devices. According to an example implementation, a method is provided that includes receiving an indication of source device content associated with a source computing device; receiving an indication of target device information associated with a destination computing device; determining that the source device content is outdated or incompatible with the target device; identifying available alternative content for replacing the source device content; responsive to the identifying available alternative content, outputting, for display, an indication of the available alternative content; receiving an indication of a selection to utilize the available alternative content; and responsive to receiving the indication of the selection, initiating a transmission of the available alternative content to the destination computing device. |
| US10021212B1 |
Distributed file systems on content delivery networks
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for accessing a distributed file system using a content delivery network is discussed. An IO request for an object is received at a metadata server comprising metadata mapping a plurality of objects to an object store. An object identifier associated with the object and a CDN domain associated with the object store are determined. A URL is generated from the object identifier and the CDN domain. The URL is then returned to the client. |
| US10021207B1 |
Architecture for proactively providing bundled content items to client devices
Features are disclosed for generating bundles of content items and proactively providing the bundles to client devices. The bundles may be provided to client devices in response to requests for the content page that references the content items in the bundle, or in response to a request for a content page hosted by the same domain as the content items in the bundle. A browser module executing on the client device can extract the referenced content items in the bundle and cache them in a local content cache at the client device prior to the client device receiving and processing a requested content page. As a result, the browser module may have access to cached versions of referenced content items when processing the requested content page even if the referenced content items were not present when the requested content page was requested. |
| US10021204B2 |
Test proxy between client applications and web services
A client request originating from a client device and destined for a server via a network is intercepted. The server is configured to perform a service in response to the client request. A determination is made of whether the request action and the request resource of the client request matches a pattern action and a pattern resource of a pattern in a rule. Based on a determination there is a match, a determination is made of whether a threshold trigger condition in the rule is satisfied based. In response to the threshold trigger condition being satisfied, a determination is made of whether a reset condition in the rule is not satisfied. In response to the reset condition not being satisfied, at least one rule action associated with the pattern is performed, wherein performing the at least one rule action comprises returning an errored response back to the client device. |
| US10021202B1 |
Pushed based real-time analytics system
Configurations for providing a pushed based real-time analytics system are disclosed. The system incorporates a network and distributed database configured to stream real-time analytics data through multiple tiers. The real-time analytics data is routed/pushed through the system without requiring an additional requests from a front-end client. For instance, after the front-end client initiates a query with the real-time analytics system, a pipeline is opened to the front-end client and web site traffic data is pushed without requiring polling or other explicit requests from the front-end client. As incoming web site tracking data communications are received, the incoming web site tracking data communications are automatically routed and pushed through different tiers of the system. Real-time web site tracking data is automatically presented to the front-end client without requiring constant refreshing (which introduces latency) of a web browser or similar client application. |
| US10021200B2 |
Methods and systems for activity-based recommendations
Embodiments of computer-implemented methods and systems for activity-based recommendations are described. One example embodiment includes receiving data indicating historical activities of a user community, the historical activities including historical activities of the target user, selecting a reference group of users from the user community based on analysis of the historical activities of the target user, receiving generally current time activities of the reference group of users, the generally current time activities including those activities that have occurred within a defined time window, and recommending items to the target user based on the generally current time activities of the reference group of users. |
| US10021191B2 |
Method and apparatus for multipath communication
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising exchanging connectivity information, setting up a connection, determining that a correspondent node has at least one access in an inactive state, and transmitting a request to the correspondent node to activate at least one of the at least one access in an inactive state. The setting up may be done based on the exchanged connectivity information. |
| US10021188B2 |
Athletic performance monitoring with dynamic proximity pairing
A method of monitoring biometric data for an individual includes sensing a biometric parameter of the individual with a sensor carried by the individual. The method further comprises detecting that the individual has moved within a predetermined range of a fixed display device, and then wirelessly transmitting the sensed biometric parameter to a receiver associated with the fixed display device after the detection that the individual has moved within the predetermined range. The sensed biometric parameter of the individual is then displayed on the fixed display device. Thereafter, the fixed display device detects that the individual has moved outside of the predetermined range and removes the sensed biometric parameter of the individual from the fixed display device. |
| US10021187B2 |
Presenting content using decoupled presentation resources
A facility for presenting document contents is described. In an application, the facility receives a request to materialize particular document content. In response to receiving the request, further in the application, the facility causes the document content to be retrieved, and causes presentation code to present the retrieved document content; this presentation code is neither native to the application nor linked into the application to be executed. |
| US10021186B2 |
Guaranteed delivery of replication message
Aspects of the present invention relate to guaranteeing delivery of replication messages in distributed storage systems. A request to perform an operation may be received. A first replication message corresponding to the request may be created, where the first replication message comprises instructions to replicate the result of the operation to one or more target storages. The replication message may be inserted in a message queue with a delayed visibility. The operation may be performed, where a result of the operation is persisted in a source storage in a data store. Upon determining that the result was successfully persisted in the source storage, a second replication message may be created, where the second replication message comprises instructions to replicate the result of the operation to the one or more target storages. The second replication message may be inserted in the message queue with an immediate visibility. |
| US10021178B2 |
System and method for managing media content
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media distribution system having a controller to identify a plurality of media presentation devices of a user of the media distribution system, identify one or more distribution preferences supplied by the user for distributing media content to the plurality of media presentation devices, receive media content from one of a plurality of media sources of the user, determine a media content type from the received media content, and distribute the received media content to one or more of the plurality of media presentation devices according to the one or more distribution preferences and the media content type. The one or more distribution preferences comprise in part media content distribution arrangements assigned by the user between the plurality of media sources of the user and the plurality of media presentation devices of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10021175B2 |
Edge server selection for device-specific network topologies
An apparatus configured for selecting a plurality of edge-server sets, comprising: A metrics manager collects network topology information from edge servers and/or client devices. A request-routing mechanism determines a device network topology for each of a plurality of device types. For each device network topology, a device-specific edge-server set is selected. Device-specific data signals are distributed for storage on a corresponding device-specific edge-server set. A trellis-exploration algorithm can be used to determine each device-specific edge-server set. |
| US10021173B2 |
E-book share server, the method and the program
The present invention is to allow a user for the secondary use of the electronic book according to the use act previously permitted by the copyright holder of the electronic book.The electronic book sharing server communicatively connected with an electronic book terminal determines the permitted operation of a user identifier to the additional information based on the permitted operation data previously determined for the user identifier upon receiving the additional information added to an predetermined electronic book content from the electronic book terminal 10, and stores a tag information associating the additional information with a page number of the electronic book content, the additional information being added to the page number to allow a user to view the electronic content from the electronic book terminal. |
| US10021172B2 |
Software driven long-term-evolution core network for mobile access
Systems and methods for managing network resources, including managing a generated virtualized data plane network using a central controller. Virtual machine (VM) resources are assigned to two or more different network functions at a local data center. Traffic is dynamically optimized based on at least one of aggregate traffic demands and quality of service (QoS) goals, and resource allocations and inter-data center (DC) bandwidth resources are determined for VMs for a plurality of services. VMs for each middlebox function and a routing plane for each service are configured based on the determined resource allocation, and flows are routed based on the resource allocation and one or more configured network paths using an overlay-routing framework. |
| US10021171B2 |
Zero-downtime cloud connector upgrades
Presented herein are zero-downtime upgrade techniques for cloud connector/extension software components. In particular, an on-premises node that runs a first version of a cloud connector software component, receives a second version of the cloud connector software component from a cloud-based software platform. The second version of the cloud connector software component is installed and initialized at the on-premises node such that the first and second versions of the cloud connector software component run in parallel at the on-premises node. Management of the subscriptions of the on-premises services to the cloud-based software platform is then transferred from the first version of the cloud connector software component to the second version of the cloud connector software component. |
| US10021170B2 |
Managing a storage array using client-side services
Managing a storage array includes: receiving, by a client-side array services module from a cloud-based security module through data communications on a wide area network, a token representing authentication of user credentials; and managing, by the client-side array services module, a storage array only through data communications on a local area network, including sending, to the storage array, the token with a management instruction. |
| US10021169B2 |
Mobile application daily user engagement scores and user profiles
A system logs application usage data on a mobile device, processes the data on an analysis system and outputs a current and predicted score to, e.g. third parties. The system logs application-related usage data, which is collected via, e.g. a keyboard application running in the background on the mobile device. The system then evaluates the logged usage data and the events corresponding to a particular application. The events can be analyzed to score the user engagement level with the application, e.g., more events recorded for a given application per day, the more engaged a user is with that application. The engagement level can further be predicated based on historical usage log data from which a score decay model can be generated. |
| US10021164B1 |
Real-time streaming protocol gateway and proxy for serving and caching static media over a low bandwidth connection
A system and method to support the transmission of static media, originating from an HTTP source, as a Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) stream to a caching proxy. A server-side gateway accepts RTSP requests, loads a requested resource from the HTTP source, and streams requested portions of a file via RTSP. A RTSP proxy caches received portions of media to avoid re-requesting those portions. The RTSP proxy may receive a RTSP TEARDOWN command to trigger removal of cached media and passes the RTSP TEARDOWN command to the server-side gateway. Further, the server-side gateway may receive a RTSP TEARDOWN command to trigger the server-side gateway to remove media loaded from the HTTP source. |
| US10021162B2 |
Cloud streaming service system, and method and apparatus for providing cloud streaming service
A cloud streaming service system and a method and apparatus for providing a cloud streaming service are disclosed. The cloud streaming server previously generates a section clip for a section having high resource usage, and performs a shortcut streaming procedure for sending the previously generated clip, rather than a normal streaming procedure, during the corresponding section, thereby efficiently utilizing the resources of a cloud streaming service system and thus increasing the maximum number of simultaneously executable applications. |
| US10021160B2 |
Sink device and method for controlling the same
Disclosed are a method of controlling a source device in a sink device and apparatus therefor. The present invention includes the steps of outputting the video data received from the source device to a display unit, recognizing a text from a screen corresponding to the video data outputted to the display unit, saving the recognized text to a memory to correspond to location information on the screen corresponding to the video data, receiving a voice signal, converting the received voice signal into a text, and if a specific text including at least one portion of the converted text exists in the recognized text, sending a message corresponding to a user input of selecting the specific text from the screen corresponding to the video data to the source device. |
| US10021158B2 |
Converting data stream in user equipment
Described embodiments provide user equipment for converting a first type data stream to a second type data stream. The user equipment may include a request message transmitting unit, a first stream receiving unit, a converting unit, and a reproducing unit. The request message transmitting unit may transmit a content request message to a streaming server in order to request a predetermined content stored in the streaming server. The first stream receiving unit may receive, from the streaming server, a first type data stream created from the requested content based on a first protocol in response to the content request message. The converting unit may convert the received first type data stream to a second type data stream. The second type data stream may be a data stream generated based on a second protocol. The reproducing unit may reproduce the requested content based on the second type data stream. |
| US10021157B1 |
Method and apparatus for an interchangeable wireless media streaming device
It is possible to capture video information using one or more body mounted cameras, to transmit that information over a wireless communication channel, and to process that information, such as by using angular momentum information captured by gyroscopes, to obtain an image which is suitable for viewing in real time. This technology can be applied in a variety of contexts, such as sporting events, and can also be applied to information which is captured and stored for later use, either in addition to, or as an alternative to, streaming that information for real time viewing. Such video information can be captured by components fully enclosed within a hat clip enclosure that is mountable on a brim of a hat. |
| US10021151B2 |
Sharing social network information
Social network information may be shared across online service providers. Thus, one online service provider M that maintains a membership separate from a second online service provider N may nevertheless use the social network maintained by the second online service provider N to tailor content and/or services based on such social network information. |
| US10021145B2 |
Home appliance
A communication apparatus is disclosed. A home appliance includes a driving unit to drive a component of the home appliance, a controller configured to control the driving unit, a communication unit configured to provide network setup related information to an access point apparatus, to receive network related information from the access point apparatus, to access the access point apparatus after receiving the network related information, and to provide, to a server, after accessing the access point apparatus, product related information for product registration, and a memory configured to store the received network related information. Accordingly, it is possible to conveniently perform product registration of the home appliance. |
| US10021144B2 |
Techniques for establishing a trusted cloud service
Techniques for establishing a trusted cloud service are provided. Packages are created for services that include certificates, configuration information, trust information, and images for deploying instances of the services. The packages can be used to deploy the services in trusted environments and authenticated to deploy in sub environments of un-trusted environments. The sub environments are trusted by the trusted environments. Also, clouds are prospected for purposes of identifying desirable clouds and creating the packages for deployment. |
| US10021140B2 |
Advanced asset tracking and correlation
A security management system may be remotely deployed (e.g., using a cloud-based architecture) to add security to an enterprise network. For example, the security management system may scan assets within the enterprise network for vulnerabilities and may receive data chunks from these scans. The security management system may also receive data chunks from other sources, and, as a result, the system may handle data chunks having many different formats and attributes. When the security management system tries to associate data chunks to assets, there may not be a globally unique identifier that is applicable for all received data chunks. Provided in the present disclosure are exemplary techniques for tracking assets across a network using an asset correlation engine that can flexibly match data chunks to assets based on the attribute or attributes that are available within the data chunks. |
| US10021128B2 |
Systems and methods for malware nullification
Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for malware nullification. A system can include a detect module to identify a file type of an attachment of the email, compare the identified file type to a list of unsafe file types, and in response to determining the identified file type is on the list of unsafe file types, remove the attachment from the email and forward the attachment to a database, a file converter module to receive the attachment from the detect module and convert the file to a safe file type so as to nullify malware in the attachment, an insert module to receive the file with the safe file type and replace the attachment of the email with the file with the safe file type, and a mail transfer agent to forward the email with the file with the safe file type to the client. |
| US10021122B2 |
Method and an apparatus to perform multiple packet payloads analysis
A method and an apparatus to perform multiple packet payload analysis have been disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a plurality of data packets, each of the plurality of data packets containing a portion of a data pattern, determining whether each of the plurality of data packets is out of order, and making and storing a local copy of the corresponding data packet if the corresponding data packet is out of order. Other embodiments have been claimed and described. |
| US10021121B2 |
Notification for reassembly-free file scanning
Techniques for notification of reassembly-free file scanning are described herein. According to one embodiment, a first request for accessing a document provided by a remote node is received from a client. In response to the first request, it is determined whether a second request previously for accessing the document of the remote node indicates that the requested document from the remote node contains offensive data. If the requested document contains offensive data, a message is returned to the client, without accessing the requested document of the remote node, indicating that the requested document is not delivered to the client. |
| US10021117B2 |
Systems and apparatus for analyzing secure network electronic communication and endpoints
The present invention provides for analyzing secured network traffic to determine which devices and/or applications are accessed by authorized, and in some instances, unauthorized third-party entities. A fully automated methodology is disclosed for verification and validation of secured network accesses performed by an authorized third-party entity and the monitoring and investigation of unauthorized third-party threats/attacks on the secured network. |
| US10021116B2 |
Network segmentation
A method and system for segmenting a network including a plurality of hosts is disclosed. In an example embodiment, the network is a provider network. The method receives network activity information describing network traffic between hosts of the plurality. The method generates observations from the network activity information and organizes the observations into clusters. The method determines a profile for each cluster that corresponds to a potential system type implemented by one or more of the hosts of the medical provider network. The method determines segments within the provider network based on the profiled system types. |
| US10021113B2 |
System and method for an integrity focused authentication service
Systems and methods for authentication. At an authentication service, key synchronization information is stored for an enrolled authentication device for a user identifier of a service provider. The key synchronization information indicates that a private key stored by the authentication device is synchronized with a public key stored at the service provider. Responsive to an authentication request provided by the service provider for the user identifier, the authentication service determines an authentication device for the user identifier that stores a synchronized private key by using the key synchronization information, and provides the authentication request to the authentication device. The authentication service provides a signed authentication response to the service provider. The authentication response is responsive to the authentication request and signed by using the private key. The service provider verifies the signed authentication response by using the public key. |
| US10021112B2 |
System, method and computer program product for performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network
A method and computer executable program code are disclosed for performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network. |
| US10021107B1 |
Methods and systems for managing directory information
Methods and systems for managing directory information, such as onboarding a LDAP server, employing a processor coupled to memory and other computer hardware and software components for receiving a request related to one or more applications from a requestor in pre-determined business logic, acknowledging the request by an approver function without requiring the requestor to negotiate, for example, with an LDAP administrator to justify the request, and provisioning the request into the enterprise LDAP server in the pre-determined business logic. |
| US10021105B2 |
Mobile device enabled tiered data exchange via a vehicle
A mobile device enabled tiered data exchange via a vehicle is disclosed. A mobile device can access profile information related to a tiered-data sharing profile. The tiered-data sharing profile can associate data with a sharing tier designating security, privacy, or authorization constraints on sharing the associated data. A sharing tier can further designate obfuscation of the data as a constraint on sharing the data. The mobile device can enable access to the data subject to the constraints of the tiered-data sharing profile. In an embodiment, tiered data can be shared from the mobile device to an external service device via vehicle device. In another embodiment, tiered data can be shared from the mobile device to a service device of the vehicle. |
| US10021101B2 |
Embedding security posture in network traffic
Embedding security posture in network traffic is disclosed. Security posture information is received. The security posture information is embedded into a message. The message including the security posture information is sent from a mobile device to a service node. The service node uses the security posture information to validate the mobile device to access a service. The service accesses the service based at least in part on the validation. |
| US10021091B2 |
Secure authorization systems and methods
Systems and methods for secure user authentication are described. In certain embodiments, a client device such as a smartphone may be provisioned with a secure key and/or other secret information. The client device may be used to generate unique secure tokens and/or other credentials used in connection with an authentication processes. A user may provide the generated tokens and/or other credentials to a service provider in connection with a request to access a managed service. The validity of the generated tokens and/or other credentials may be verified by an authentication service in communication with the service provider. |
| US10021090B2 |
Managing online shop using instant messaging system
A method and a system for managing an online shop use an instant messaging system to allow an auxiliary account to log in and manage an online shop of a primary account user. The primary account user creates an online shop in an online shop server, and associates itself with one or more auxiliary accounts in an instant messaging system. Upon authorization by primary account user to allow an auxiliary account to manage the online shop, the system records an authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account. The authorization relation may be recorded in the instant messaging system. Based on the recorded authorization relation, the system allows a user of the authorized auxiliary account to manage the online shop system through the instant messaging system. An instant messaging server serving for this purpose is also disclosed. |
| US10021084B2 |
Systems and methods for credentialing of non-local requestors in decoupled systems utilizing a domain local authenticator
Embodiments as disclosed provide systems and methods that use a local authenticator within a domain to provide a credential to access a resource of the domain to a non-local requestor. When a request is received from a non-local requestor at the domain the non-local requestor can be authenticated based on the request. The local authenticator can then be accessed to obtain a credential. This credential may be the same type of credential provided to members of the domain when they authenticate using the local authenticator. The credential is provided to the non-local requestor so the non-local requestor can access the resource of the domain using the credential and authentication of the non-local requestor with respect to these accesses can be accomplished using the local domain authenticator and the credential. |
| US10021082B2 |
Integration of form and file services
A system includes at least one forms service computing device, the forms service computing device executing code to produce a user interface allowing access to the forms service, a user computing device in communication with the forms service computing device, the user computing device capable of displaying the user interface from the forms service computing device, and at least one file service computing device, wherein the file service computing device is in communication with the forms service computing device, the forms service computing device providing access to the file service computer device through the user interface. |
| US10021080B2 |
Group membership block chain
A system and method for achieving authorization in confidential group communications in terms of an ordered list of data blocks representing a tamper-resistant chronological account of group membership updates. This method permits ad-hoc and decentralized group definition, dynamic and decentralized membership updates, open sharing, tamper resistance, and tracking of membership history. There are many applications of these techniques. One such application is enabling end-to-end encryption of instant messaging, content sharing, and streamed media. |
| US10021079B2 |
Security system, method, and apparatus
Systems, apparatuses and methods are described for creating security information using sensors. The security information may be collected independently between at least two devices. The security information may be filtered by communicating portions of the security information between the devices until a statistical match exists. The remaining non-communicated security information on the at least two devices may then be used for any security related applications. |
| US10021072B2 |
Security system and communication control method
A security system comprising: a first gateway device; a second gateway device; and a duplex communication line, wherein a first proxy part of the first gateway device is configured, if an inbound data is of a specific protocol, to receive a communication information of the specific protocol transmitted by the inbound data and to send the communication information of the specific protocol to the second gateway device, and, if the inbound data is not of the specific protocol, not to send the inbound data to the second gateway device, and wherein the second proxy part is configured, when the second gateway device receives the communication information of the specific protocol from the first proxy part, to acquire a destination address for communication in an internal network from the communication information of the specific protocol and to send the communication information of the specific protocol to the destination address. |
| US10021071B2 |
Detector tree for detecting rule anomalies in a firewall policy
A device may receive rule information, associated with a firewall policy, that includes a set of N rules. The device may add a rule, of the set of N rules, to a detector tree associated with the firewall policy. The device may identify other rules to which the rule is to be compared. The other rules may be included in the set of N rules, and may include a quantity of rules approximately equal to a result of a logarithm to base 2 of N. The device may compare the rule and the other rules, and may detect a rule anomaly based on comparing the rule to the other rules. The rule anomaly may be associated with a conflict between the rule and a particular rule of the other rules. The device may identify the rule anomaly within the detector tree, and may output information regarding the rule anomaly. |
| US10021070B2 |
Method and apparatus for federated firewall security
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving capability information from an end host at a centralized security matrix in communication with a firewall and a plurality of end hosts, verifying at the centralized security matrix, a trust level of the end host, assigning at the centralized security matrix, a firewall function to the end host based on the trust level and capability information, and notifying the firewall of the firewall function assigned to the end host. Firewall functions are offloaded from the firewall to the end hosts by the centralized security matrix. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein. |
| US10021068B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for keeping session table alive in net address translation apparatus
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for keeping a session table alive in a Network Address Translation, NAT, apparatus, including: creating a hello session table by an Access Border Gateway Function, A_BGF, apparatus; creating a hello message by the A_BGF apparatus according to the hello session table; sending the hello message by the A_BGF apparatus to the NAT apparatus; receiving the hello message by the NAT apparatus; and updating a session table corresponding to the hello message by the NAT apparatus. Embodiments of the disclosure also provide a system and apparatus for keeping a session table alive in an NAT apparatus. Application of the embodiments of the disclosure keeps the session table alive in the NAT apparatus of an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, ensures an unblocked registration path, and prevents the user conversation being interrupted due to an aged session table of the NAT apparatus. |
| US10021067B2 |
Internet protocol address distribution for wireless network
Some embodiments provide a system that includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address distribution device and an access point. The IP address distribution device may be configured to allocate IP addresses for a set of devices. The access point may be configured to communicate wirelessly with the set of devices. The IP address distribution device may be is further configured to receive IP address request messages from the set of devices via the access point. The IP address request messages may be for requesting IP addresses from the IP address distribution device. The IP address distribution device may be further configured to send IP address response messages that include IP addresses for the set of devices to the set of devices via the access point using unicast messaging. |
| US10021066B2 |
Clustered server sharing
A method and a system environment allowing installation of an application into excess capacity of an existing server and that allows the application to coexist with a legacy application on the server without interfering with the legacy application and without requiring a new host name, via use of custom shared libraries and network address translation. |
| US10021060B2 |
Automatic membership in social networks based on current location information
A social networking website system with automatic registration based on a current location information. Individuals are automatically enrolled into social network services based on a current location determined from their mobile devices. In particular, farmers in rural places can be enrolled into social networks in their local districts, and they can interact with others using audio and video messages employing their local languages. Such interaction can be adhoc in nature, employing audio messages, or audio and video messages. In general, automatic memberships to social networks, social groups and to discussion lists are provided to users, based on user's current location. |
| US10021059B1 |
Messaging content and ad insertion in channels, group chats, and social networks
System and methods to enable efficient publishing and consumption of messages is provided for social networking systems. The system allows users to publish content across multiple group messaging threads without the information being repeated for overlapping members that are in multiple group messaging threads. Social networking content channels may dynamically be created based on group chat and user activity. Curated sets of stories, interest topics, and posts may be programmatically collated from diverse users to allow for real time updates on a topic allowing ad-hoc groups or channels to be created. The platform enables individuals to post content to their social network, groups, direct messages, and one or more channels simultaneously, sequentially, time based, location based, or context based. The system may enable personal, corporate, interest-based, college, family or social network channels with privacy settings. |
| US10021056B2 |
Dynamic e-mail chain participant manager
An approach for new recipient inclusion to e-mail chains. E-mail chain manager receives include participants associated with an e-mail chain, current participants in the current e-mail chain distribution and authorization rules associated with the e-mail chain. The e-mail chain manager determines inclusion authorizations for the include participants based on comparing the include participants with the authorization rules and creates authorization results associated with the include participants. In response to determining the authorization results are passed, the e-mail chain manager creates authorized include participants. The e-mail chain manager creates the participant notifications where the participant notifications are based on the authorized include participants and outputs the participant notifications based on predetermined participant preferences of the current participants. The e-mail chain manager outputs the e-mail chain to the authorized include participants and creates a next e-mail chain distribution based on combining the authorized include participants and the current participants. |
| US10021048B2 |
Method, terminal and computer storage medium for group sending message in instant communication
Provided is a method for group sending message in instant communication, including following steps: acquiring a request for group sending message, accessing a contact list, and then acquiring information of multiple contacts selected from said contact list; acquiring inputted message to be group sent; and sending said inputted message to a respective receiving terminal of each of said contacts, according to information of each of said contacts. By implementing the technical scheme of the present disclosure, the user's time in operating is reduced, the efficiency of group sending message is improved, especially when the method is applied in a mobile terminal, the duration time of the mobile terminal is prolonged, and the security of group sending message is improved. The disclosure also provides a terminal and a computer storage medium for group sending message in instant communication. |
| US10021042B2 |
Service-based load-balancing management of processes on remote hosts
A session manager is used to manage selection of a remote host for a session in response to a request that is associated with a user. The session manager uses resource information obtained from remote hosts in advance of the request to determine which remote host to associate with a session for a client. Each remote host performs a resource calculation (configurable) to determine how many processes/sessions it can further accommodate. The remote host sends the results of the resource calculation and other determined resource information to the session manager. The session manager provides the determined remote host to a client device. The client device then directly connects to the determined remote host. A process may be automatically started on the remote host for the client as the user. The session manager may also store and receive information for active and historical processes, remote host status, and remote host configuration. |
| US10021037B2 |
Provisioning cloud resources
Cloud resource provisioning is described. A cloud resource provisioning method may include receiving, by a processor, a cloud resource usage data identifying a first cloud resource consumed, a first usage level associated with the first cloud resource, a second cloud resource consumed, and a second usage level associated with the second cloud resource, wherein the first and second cloud resources are in respective first and second clouds. The method may further include assigning a first importance indicator to the first cloud resource. The method may further include assigning a second importance indicator to the second cloud resource. The method may further include analyzing the first and second importance indicators to identify a preference for the first cloud resource over the second cloud resource. The method may further include causing, in view of the analyzing, the first cloud resource to be provisioned at least at the first usage level and the second cloud resource to be provisioned at a reduced usage level below the second usage level. |
| US10021036B2 |
Managing persistent cookies on a corporate web portal
Systems and methods for management of persistent cookies in a corporate web portal are described. A plurality of zones may be defined and stored in memory. Each zone may be associated with a zone property indicative of whether cookies are allowed. A resource request may be received from a user device over a network where access to the requested resource may require a cookie. The user device may be classified into a zone from the plurality of zones based on the attributes of the user device. The cookie may be automatically installed on the user device based on a zone property for the zone and for those resources that have been configured to require installation of a cookie installed without requiring further user interaction following the request. |
| US10021035B1 |
Queuing methods and apparatus in a network device
A plurality of physical queues, in a memory of a network device, are logically coupled to define a logical queue. Packets are received by the network device, and respective data units associated with the packets are distributed to the plurality of physical queues for storage according to a predetermined scheme i) to alternate among the plurality of physical queues, and ii) to maintain an order of data units stored in the logical queue. The data units are retrieved from the plurality of physical queues according to the predetermined scheme i) to alternate among the plurality of physical queues, and ii) to maintain the order of the data units. |
| US10021032B2 |
Service specific traffic handling
A device, such as a terminal device, for example, has an operating system (OS) and an application program that executes on the OS. When executing on the device, the application program configures the device to communicate packet data with a server device, and to handle service-specific traffic, and application-specific traffic, in accordance with a distributed port mapping policy. |
| US10021030B2 |
Method and system for forwarding information in distributed network
Disclosed is a method for forwarding information in a distributed network, including that when receiving a message of an Application (APP) protocol, a forwarding device sends, according to a forwarding rule that is sent by a Software Defined Networking (SDN)/OpenFlow controller and corresponds to the APP protocol, the message to a corresponding application server directly or sends the message to a corresponding terminal directly. The disclosure further discloses a system for forwarding information in a distributed network. A transmission bandwidth of a control message between a network control layer and a forwarding layer can be ensured by means of the disclosure, thereby ensuring the stability of an SDN/OpenFlow message between the network control layer and the forwarding layer and ensuring system expansibility. |
| US10021027B2 |
Network validation with dynamic tunneling
Systems and methods for provisioning and validating a network are disclosed. One method can comprise providing a first communication tunnel between a network access point and a first tunnel endpoint. Availability of the first tunnel endpoint can be determined. If the first tunnel endpoint is determined to be available, network traffic can be routed to the first tunnel endpoint. If the first tunnel endpoint is determined to be unavailable, a second communication tunnel between the network access point and a second tunnel endpoint can be provided. |
| US10021022B2 |
Public network address conservation
A method may include receiving a first network traffic flow that is associated with a first private network address. The first network traffic flow may be destined to a first external network address. The method may include determining that the first external network address is not identified by a data structure. The data structure may identify external network addresses and private network addresses of network traffic flows to which a single public network address has been assigned. The method may include assigning the single public network address to the first network traffic flow based on determining that the first external network address is not identified by the data structure. The method may include storing the first external network address and the first private network address. The method may include outputting the first network traffic flow with the first external network address and the single public network address. |
| US10021019B2 |
Packet processing for logical datapath sets
Some embodiments provide a method that processes network data through a network. The method receives a packet destined for a network host associated with a logical datapath set implemented by a set of managed edge switching elements and a set of managed non-edge switching elements in the network. The method determines whether the packet is a known packet. When the packet is a known packet, the method forwards the packet to a managed switching element in the set of managed edge switching elements for forwarding to the network host. When the packet is not a known packet, the method forwards the packet to a managed switching element in the set of managed non-edge switching elements for further processing. |
| US10021017B2 |
X channel to zone in zone routing
An apparatus for zone routing comprising a transmitter coupled to one or more communication nodes in a network, wherein the communication nodes correspond to less than all edge nodes of the network, a receiver coupled to the communication nodes, and a processor coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the processor is configured to compute a first path for a label-switched path (LSP) through the network, wherein the first path extends from an ingress node of the edge nodes to an egress node of the edge nodes, obtain a second path that traverses through a first communication node of the communication nodes available to the egress node, and send, via the transmitter, a first LSP creation request message to the first communication node requesting creation of the LSP along the first path. |
| US10021015B2 |
Network control device, network control method, and storage medium
A network control device includes a network database and a switch controller. The network database stores topology information representing a network, and network flow information representing a data forwarding rule in the network. The switch controller generates the topology information by taking a plurality of switch devices included in the network as nodes and stores the generated topology information in the network database, generates switch flow information that defines an action of each of the plurality of switch devices, based on the network flow information stored in the network database, and sets the switch flow information into a corresponding one of the plurality of switch devices. |
| US10021006B2 |
Triangle loopback
A method of determining packet loss ratio between two communications nodes, the method comprising: transmitting at least one loopback packet configured to be propagated from a first node through a second and third nodes back to the first node; upon traversal of the second node inserting into the loopback packet a first counter for a number of packets sent from the second node to the third node prior to receiving the loopback packet; upon traversal of the third node inserting into the loopback packet a second counter for a number of packets received by the third node from the second node prior to receiving the loopback packet; upon return of the loopback packet to the first node, determining a packet loss ratio between the second and third nodes responsive to the first counter number and the second counter number inserted into the loopback packet. |
| US10021002B2 |
Sensor data acquisition in a user equipment
The present application relates to acquiring sensor data at a user equipment (UE). The described aspects include receiving a first input representing a request to activate one or more sensors. The described aspects further include activating, by a controller at the UE, the one or more sensors in response to receiving the first input. Further, the described aspects include receiving the sensor data from each of the one or more sensors in response to activating the one or more sensors. The described aspects include determining whether a sensor adjustment condition has been satisfied. Additionally, the described aspects include adjusting an acquisition characteristic of the one or more sensors based on determining that the sensor adjustment condition has been satisfied. |
| US10020999B2 |
System and method for validating broadband service recommendation
Described are an apparatus, system, and method for method for validating a broadband service for recommendation. The method comprises: collecting data associated with the broadband service; evaluating the collected data for service recommendations, the service recommendations including upgrades and downgrades to the broadband service; and validating broadband service recommendations, in response to evaluating the collected data, before presenting the broadband service recommendations to user of the broadband service. |
| US10020994B2 |
Automatically determining locations of network monitors in a communication network
Automatically identifying a location of a network monitor within a network topology is described. A location of a network monitor within a network topology (which can, and often does, change structure, constituent devices, or both) is determined by monitoring transmissions passing through the network link to which the network monitor is connected. The network monitor uses locally unique device identifiers present in a network transmission to identify the devices or ports most commonly communicating with each other. |
| US10020993B2 |
Dynamically launching inter-dependent applications based on user behavior
A computer system identifies a pattern of usage of the computer system by a first user, wherein the identified pattern of usage comprises of a first and a second step. The computer system determines the number of times that the first user performs the steps of the identified pattern of usage surpasses a first threshold value. The computer system creates an automation so that each time the first user performs the first step of the identified pattern of usage, the computer system performs the second step of the identified pattern of usage. |
| US10020992B2 |
Apparatus and methods for maintaining service continuity when transitioning between mobile network operators
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method storing, at an integrated circuit card including at least one processor, parametric information descriptive of operational features of a plurality of software applications, where the plurality of software applications when executed makes use of services provided by equipment of a first network operator. The method can further include detecting, at the integrated circuit card, an event indicating that the plurality of software applications are to utilize services provided by equipment of a second network operator, and causing, from the integrated circuit card, a transmission of the parametric information descriptive of the operational features of the plurality of software applications to the equipment of the second network operator. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10020982B2 |
Failure isolation method and management server for failure isolation
The failure isolation method includes: a first step of performing a predetermined action for the monitoring target, collecting a failure event which is a result of the action, applying the failure event to a failure cause analysis rule, and narrowing down the root cause events together with certainty factors; a second step of determining whether the root cause event and the certainty factor narrowed down in the first step satisfy a predetermined requirement and whether the narrowing-down has been completed; and a third step of, when it is determined in the second step that the narrowing-down has not been completed, performing a predetermined additional action for the monitoring target, collecting an additional failure event which is a result of the additional action, applying the additional failure event to the failure cause analysis rule, and narrowing down the root cause events together with the certainty factors. |
| US10020981B2 |
Lightweight software management shell
A software management shell may provide an execution environment for one or more software agents, e.g., by creating new instances of itself on a suitable hardware platform. For example, such a management shell may address new or shifting requirements that renders a software agent non-compliant by creating a new management shell that meets the new or shifting requirements. A new management shells may learn and advertise its capabilities and capacity to assist existing management shells in meeting the new or shifting requirements. The creation of new management shells, and the migration of software agents between shells, may be in response to policy changes that govern how the software agents are to operate within the management shells and on a given hardware platform. |
| US10020978B2 |
Remote user interface providing apparatus and method
A remote User Interface (UI) providing apparatus and method are provided. To this end, a remote UI server generates a profile ID of a remote UI client, and the remote UI client requests and provides a UI by using the generated profile ID. The remote UI server provides generation information for UI generation to the remote UI client, and the remote UI client generates a UI suitable for the remote UI client by using the provided generation information. Thus, the amount of data processed in the remote UI client or the remote UI server and overhead between the remote UI client and the remote UI server are reduced, thereby quickly providing an apparatus-suitable UI. |
| US10020977B2 |
Converged voice mail services
Novel tools and techniques for providing enhanced services to telephone subscribers with multiple telephone lines, which can include one or more traditional telephone lines, wireless telephone lines, Internet protocol-based telephone lines, and/or the like. For example, certain tools can provide a subscriber with a unified voice mailbox for a plurality of the subscriber's telephone lines. In some cases, the subscriber does not need to check multiple voice mailboxes (each associated with one of the subscriber's telephone numbers) in order to ensure that the subscriber has received all messages intended for that subscriber. Instead, any incoming call on any of the subscriber's lines can be routed to a converged voice mailbox for easy retrieval by the subscriber of all messages from one location. Some tools employ a VoIP switch to handle routing of the incoming call to the correct voice mailbox. |
| US10020976B2 |
Access network architecture having dissimilar access sub-networks
A subscriber network architecture includes a packet processing node that communicates with a network backbone and with a plurality of access nodes. The access nodes communicate with a plurality of user devices. The packet processing node controls Quality of Service (QoS) levels for the subscriber devices, routes user data to devices via the access nodes and receives data from devices via the access nodes for forwarding across the network backbone. |
| US10020972B2 |
Apparatus for multicast broadcast multimedia services over a single frequency network
[Object] To enable a CP with a more appropriate length in MBSFN subframes to be used.[Solution] There is provided an apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of measurement of delay between identical signals transmitted in an MBSFN area, and a decision unit configured to decide a cyclic prefix length for an MBSFN subframe of the MBSFN area based on the result of the measurement. |
| US10020969B2 |
Methods and apparatus for discovery and measurement in cellular networks
Adaptation of measurement procedures for cell detection and association provide more accurate and frequent reports for use by the network, to enhance cell association. A user equipment receives, within a configured measurement bandwidth, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbols comprising discovery reference signals (DRS). For subframes in which the DRS are transmitted, a discovery reference signal received quality (D-RSRQ) is determined from the DRS within the received symbols as a ratio of discovery reference signal received power (D-RSRP) to carrier discovery received signal strength indicator (D-RSSI), where the D-RSRP is measured in symbols containing DRS resource elements and the D-RSSI is measured in all symbols in subframes containing the DRS. For a UE configured to also measure common reference signals, non-DRS measurements are suspended upon deactivation of a secondary cell, and measurement timing of the DRS during a deactivation period is based on a measurement timing parameter. |
| US10020968B1 |
Coherent radar receiver that comprises a sigma delta modulator
Described herein are various technologies relating to processing a coherent signal. A receiver is configured to receive an analog signal, and process the analog signal to generate an input analog signal. The input analog signal has been modulated according to a suitable modulation sequence. A coherent signal sampler coherently samples the modulation sequence, and the result of such sampling is in turn used to demodulate the input analog signal. The resultant signal is then passed to a sigma delta modulator, where it is converted to digital form. |
| US10020967B1 |
PAM-n jitter/noise decomposition analysis
A method includes receiving an n-level Pulse Amplitude Modulated (PAM-n) signal at a receiver from a transmitter via a channel. The method also includes determining one or more sampling times of the PAM-n signal. The method further includes determining one or more slicing levels of the PAM-n signal. The method also includes extracting and decomposing jitter in the PAM-n signal for each slicing level of the PAM-n signal to determine one or more jitter components. The method further includes extracting and decomposing noise in the PAM-n signal for each data level of the PAM-n signal to determine one or more noise components. The method also includes adjusting the receiver, the transmitter, the channel, or any combination thereof, based on the one or more jitter components, the one or more noise components, or both. |
| US10020965B2 |
System and method for iterative compensation for linear and nonlinear interference in system employing FTN symbol transmission rates
An approach for increasing transmission throughput of a non-linear wireless channel, and efficient decoding of the transmitted signal via a simplified receiver, is provided. A signal reflects a source signal, and includes linear inter-symbol interference based on a faster-than-Nyquist signaling rate and a tight frequency roll-off, and non-linear interference based on high-power amplification for transmission over the wireless channel. The signal is received over a non-linear wireless channel, and is processed via a plurality of decoding iterations. A set of soft information of a current decoding iteration is generated based on a current estimate of the source signal and a final set of soft information from a previous decoding iteration. The current estimate of the source signal is based on an estimate of the linear ISI and the non-linear interference, which is based on the final set of soft information from the previous decoding iteration. |
| US10020962B2 |
Virtual converged cable access platform (CCAP) core
Approaches for a virtualized Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) for providing high speed data services to a remote physical device (RPD). The virtualized Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) comprises a core routing engine (CRE) for performing packet switching and routing and one or more core servers (CS) that each perform CMTS functions for the one or more remote physical devices (RPDs). The core routing engine may comprise one or more core routing engine members. The core routing engine (CRE) and the one or more core servers (CS) are each implemented entirely on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. |
| US10020959B1 |
Ethernet controller with integrated AVB control point and time slave
An Ethernet adapter module for interfacing a network endpoint device to an Ethernet network is disclosed. The Ethernet adapter module includes an Ethernet medium access controller (MAC) and an Ethernet physical layer device (PHY). The Ethernet MAC includes a processor and audio video bridging (AVB) state machines that cooperate with the processor to (1) identify an AVB request from the network endpoint device, and (2) discover a network topology along which to transfer data between the network endpoint device and a second network endpoint device in accordance with a predetermined Quality of Service (QoS). The Ethernet PHY is coupled to the Ethernet MAC and includes timestamp logic to apply a timing reference to the data being transferred. |
| US10020955B2 |
Multi-networked lighting device
A lighting device utilizes physical or virtual separation of elements within the lighting device to isolate a first portion of data for delivery to a first data network from a second portion of data for delivery to a second data network. The first portion of data relates to a first signal generated responsive to a first sensed condition. The second portion of data may relate to the first signal or to a second signal generated responsive to the first sensed condition or a second sensed condition. The lighting device utilizes a first communication interface to deliver the first portion of data to the first data network and a second communication interface to deliver the second portion of data to the second data network. |
| US10020954B2 |
Generic packet encapsulation for virtual networking
A method implemented by network element (NE) configured as a local cloud switch point (CSP), the method comprising receiving a first post message from a remote CSP via a cloudcasting network, wherein the first post message indicates a remote virtual extensible network (VXN) identifier (ID) of a remote virtual network attached to the remote CSP, receiving a first data packet from a local virtual network attached to the local CSP, wherein the first data packet is associated with the remote virtual network, performing encapsulation on the first data packet to produce a first encapsulated data packet by selecting an encapsulation header for the first data packet based on the remote VXN ID and not based on network protocols of the local virtual network and the remote virtual network, and sending the first encapsulated data packet to the remote CSP. |
| US10020950B2 |
Method and conference server for initializing scheduled conferences
Conference participants are selected via a network element in a network, the geographical area locations, for example, buildings of an enterprise, of the conference participants are determined and depending on the determined locations a geographical conference area, for example a conference room is determined for each conference participant. The conference area together with the conference information is communicated to the conference participants. The availability of the conference participants can be checked for the communication. |
| US10020949B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving of an information-signal via a network, transmitter and receiver for application of method and splitter unit for application within the network
An information-signal (e.g., video-stream of certain quality) (SB1.1, SB1.2, SB1.3, . . . ) is split into two or more (Multicast-) sub-data-streams and transmitted via different channels (CH1,CH2). Thereby, on switching over of two information-signals, seamlessly switch over to another information-signal (e.g., from SD to HD quality) is enabled (in particular at the GOP-boundary in case of video). |
| US10020941B2 |
Virtual encryption patching using multiple transport layer security implementations
Techniques related to virtual encryption patching are described. A security gateway includes multiple Transport Layer Security Implementations (TLSI) that can be used for creating secure communications channels to carry application-layer traffic between one or more clients and one or more server applications. In some embodiments, upon determining that one of the multiple TLSIs contains a security vulnerability, that TLSI can be disabled, leaving one or more others of the multiple TLSIs enabled and available to be used to carry traffic of new connections between the clients and server applications. |
| US10020939B2 |
Device, server and method for providing secret key encryption and restoration
The present disclosure includes: a communication module; a memory that stores a secret key encryption and restoration program; and a processor that executes the program, wherein when a request for restoration of a secret key is received from a user, the processor restores the secret key of which restoration is requested on the basis of restoration information received from each of a key management server and one or more trusted devices according to execution of the program, the secret key of the user is generated and encrypted by the processor in response to the request from the user, and the restoration information is generated corresponding to the secret key and then transmitted to each of the key management server and the one or more trusted devices through the communication module. |
| US10020936B1 |
Systems and methods for encryption and provision of information security using platform services
Systems and methods for securing or encrypting data or other information arising from a user's interaction with software and/or hardware, resulting in transformation of original data into ciphertext. Generally, the ciphertext is generated using context-based keys that depend on the environment in which the original data originated and/or was accessed. The ciphertext can be stored in a user's storage device or in an enterprise database (e.g., at-rest encryption) or shared with other users (e.g., cryptographic communication). The system generally allows for secure federation across organizations, including mechanisms to ensure that the system itself and any other actor with pervasive access to the network cannot compromise the confidentially of the protected data. |
| US10020934B2 |
Hardware accelerator for cryptographic hash operations
In an embodiment, a processor includes a hardware accelerator to receive a message to be processed using the cryptographic hash algorithm; store a plurality of digest words in a plurality of digest registers; perform a plurality of rounds of the cryptographic hash algorithm, where the plurality of rounds is divided into first and second sets of rounds; in each cycle of each round in the first set, use W bits from the first digest register for a first function and use N bits from the second digest register for a second function; in each cycle of each round in the second set, use W bits from the second digest register for the first function and use N bits from the first digest register for the second function. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10020933B2 |
Cryptographic processing device and cryptographic processing method
A memory stores therein first cryptographic information that represents an encrypted polynomial obtained by encrypting a first polynomial that corresponds to a first vector. From a terminal that receives second cryptographic information that represents an encrypted monomial obtained by encrypting a monomial generated by use of a random number, a receiver receives third cryptographic information that represents an encrypted result obtained by encrypting a result of a multiplication of a second polynomial that corresponds to a second vector by the monomial. A processor generates an encrypted polynomial that includes a result of an operation of the first vector and the second vector by use of the first cryptographic information, the third cryptographic information, and information that represents the monomial. An output interface outputs fourth cryptographic information that represents the encrypted polynomial generated by the generator. |
| US10020932B2 |
Split-and-merge approach to protect against DFA attacks
A device for performing a mapping an input message to an output message by a keyed cryptographic operation, wherein the keyed cryptographic operation includes a plurality of rounds. To protect against differential fault analysis attacks, the cryptographic operation is modified to apply a secret sharing approach to one of the rounds. Also, a portion of the computations are split into first and second shares, where the first share uses a first weight and the second share uses a second weight. The final operations are again merged into a single matrix multiplication. Cryptographic operations that have a substitution function and an affine transformation can be protected in this way. |
| US10020924B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting aperiodic channel state information in wireless communication system
A method is provided for receiving aperiodic channel state information (CSI). A base station (BS) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), an uplink downlink control information (DCI) format. The BS receives, from the UE, aperiodic CSI through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) if the BS triggers an aperiodic CSI report using a CSI request field included in the uplink DCI format. The CSI request field is either a 1-bit field or a multi-bit field. When the UE is configured with only one cell, the 1-bit field is included in the uplink DCI. When the UE is configured with more than one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), the multi-bit field is included in the uplink DCI. |
| US10020922B1 |
High dimensional (HiDi) radio environment characterization and representation
A device comprises a memory that stores instructions executed by one or more processors to obtain a plurality of received signals transmitted by a user equipment from a plurality of antenna elements in a cellular network. A plurality of complex channel values are calculated in an angle domain for a horizontal arrival angle and a vertical arrival angle per a received ray in a plurality of received rays in response to the plurality of received signals. A frequency-offset estimation is calculated and applied to the plurality of complex channel values. The plurality of offset complex channel values are transformed to a plurality of channel values in a time domain. A time-offset estimation is calculated and applied to the plurality of channel values. An expected value of the plurality of channel values is obtained to obtain a power angle delay profile for the geographical location of the user equipment. |
| US10020919B2 |
Protection methods for wireless transmissions
A wireless device receives a Multi-User Request-To-Send (MU-RTS) frame, descrambles first scrambled data in the MU-RTS frame using a first scrambling sequence, generates second scrambled data using a second scrambling sequence, and transmits a Clear-to-Send (CTS) frame including the second scrambled data in response to receiving the MU-RTS frame. The second scrambling sequence is an N-bit left cyclic shift of the first scrambling sequence. Another wireless device generates first scrambled data using a first scrambling sequence and transmits an MU-RTS frame including the first scrambled data. The wireless device receives a CTS frame transmitted in response to the MU-RTS frame, and descrambles second scrambled data in the CTS frame using a second scrambling sequence. The second scrambling sequence is an N-bit left cyclic shift of the first scrambling sequence. In either device, N may be 7, and lengths of the first and second scrambling sequences may be 127 bits. |
| US10020914B2 |
Methods and apparatus for maximum utilization of a dynamic varying digital data channel
Apparatus and methods for maximizing utilization of a dynamically varying channel are provided. A transmitter comprising a video source encoder encodes and transmits data over one or more digital data channels. A forward error correction coder is associated with the video source encoder for error correction coding of one or more blocks of the data. The forward error correction coder receives the data from the video source encoder at an encoding data rate. The blocks of error correction coded data are transmitted at a predetermined transmitting rate over the one or more digital data channels to a receiving module. The encoding data rate of the data provided by the video source encoder to the forward error correction coder is modified to fully utilize available channel bandwidth of the one or more digital data channels while maintaining the predetermined transmitting rate of the error correction coded data. |
| US10020913B2 |
Polar code encoding method and device
Disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention are a polar code encoding method and device, the method comprising: utilizing a common information bit set to represent each of m polar code blocks, the polar codes in each polar code block having the same code length and different code rates, and m being greater than or equal to 2; according to the common information bit set corresponding to the polar code block, acquiring an information bit set corresponding to each polar code in the polar code block; and according to the information bit set corresponding to each polar code in the polar code block, conducting polar code encoding on information to be encoded, thus reducing polar code representation overhead, and solving the problem in the prior art of excessively high polar code representation overhead. |
| US10020912B2 |
Method and a system for a receiver design in bandwidth constrained communication systems
The present invention relates to a method of improving the performance in bandwidth constrained communication systems while reducing the complexity of the equalizer used for information retrieval, as well as to improving the capacity of communication systems. The said properties are achieved by appropriate information encoding, prior to signal shaping before transmission, whereas the equalizer complexity is reduced by applying the intersymbol interference shortening filter prior to the information retrieving equalization. A proper combination of the recounted elements is capable of providing a qualitatively improved and previously unsuspected performance, as compared to its constituent elements. |
| US10020909B2 |
Dual-grip portable countermeasure device against unmanned systems
A portable countermeasure device is provided comprising one or more directional antenna, one or more disruption components and at least one activator. The portable countermeasure device further comprises a body having a dual-grip configuration, with the directional antenna are affixed to a front portion of the body. The one or more disruption components may be internally mounted within the device body. The dual-grip configuration allows an operator to use his body to steady and support the device while maintaining the antenna on target. The second grip is positioned adjacent the first grip, with the first grip angled toward the rear of the device and the second grip angled toward the front of the device. The portable countermeasure device is aimed at a specific drone, the activator is engaged, and disruptive signals are directed toward the drone, disrupting the control, navigation, and other signals to and from the drone. |
| US10020908B2 |
Methods and apparatus for remote management of an optical transceiver system
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first optical transceiver. The first optical transceiver includes a set of optical transmitters, an optical multiplexer operatively coupled to the set of optical transmitters, and a variable optical attenuator operatively coupled to the optical multiplexer. The variable optical attenuator is configured to receive a control signal from a controller of the first optical transceiver and modulate a signal representing control information with an output from the optical multiplexer. The control information is associated with the control signal and for a second optical transceiver operatively coupled to the first optical transceiver. |
| US10020905B2 |
Accurate synchronization as a service
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network timing functionality. In some embodiments, a grand master clock(s) might receive a first timing signal from a global positioning system (“GPS”) source via a GPS antenna(s), and might send a second timing signal (which might be based at least in part on the first timing signal) to a slave clock(s), in some cases, via one or more network elements or the like. A computing system might calculate various transmission times for the second timing signal to be transmitted between the grand master clock(s) and the slave clock(s), and might calculate any time delay differences in the transmission times, might generate a third timing signal based at least in part on the calculated time delay differences (if any), and might send the third timing signal to one or more network elements, thereby providing Accurate Synchronization as a Service (“ASaaS”) functionality. |
| US10020900B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing spectrum information using spectrum-related functions
An improved system architecture for making spectrum information available to one or more devices and for providing and using the spectrum information at a device. The improved architecture employs an arrangement of software processes that interact to provide a flexible and highly-configurable technique for controlling access to spectrum information. To that end, a spectrum information server executes a server process having a library of spectrum-related functions including, for example, functions for retrieving spectrum data from spectrum data sources and/or for processing retrieved spectrum data. The spectrum information server also executes one or more device host processes configured to communicate with at least one compatible device process executing on a spectrum-aware (SA) device. In an illustrative embodiment, a device process on the SA device may request spectrum information from a device host process on the spectrum information server. The device host process receives the request and may generate a function call that it sends to the server process, which executes an associated function from its library of spectrum-related functions. The execution of the function may cause the server process to retrieve certain spectrum data from a spectrum data source. The server process may return the retrieved spectrum data to the device host process, which in turn sends the requested spectrum information to the device process for presentation to a user. |
| US10020895B2 |
Methods and apparatus for emergency mine communications using acoustic waves, time synchronization, and digital signal processing
Acoustic waves are transmitted bidirectionally through-the-earth in a simple robust architecture in combination with signal-to-noise reduction techniques which ensure the ability to communicate using simple tools available in a mine. An enhanced version includes a personal electronics device designed to be carried by a miner to automatically decode acoustically transmitted text messages. |
| US10020891B2 |
Re-generation and re-transmission of millimeter waves for building penetration
A system for enabling signal penetration into a building includes first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, that receives millimeter wave signals and converting the millimeter wave signals into a format that penetrates into an interior of a building for reception by wireless devices within the building. Second circuitry, located on an inside of the building and communicatively linked with the first circuitry, receives the millimeter wave signals in the format that penetrates into an interior of the building and converts the millimeter wave signals in the format to a second format for transmission to the wireless devices within the building. |
| US10020884B2 |
Method and system for a bi-directional multi-wavelength receiver for standard single-mode fiber based on grating couplers
Methods and systems for a bi-directional receiver for standard single-mode fiber based on grating couplers may include, in an integrated circuit comprising an optoelectronic transceiver, a multi-wavelength grating coupler, and first and second optical sources coupled to the integrated circuit: coupling first and second source optical signals at first and second wavelengths into the photonically-enabled integrated circuit using the first and second optical sources, where the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength, receiving a first optical data signal at the first wavelength from an optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler, and receiving a second optical data signal at the second wavelength from the optical fiber. Third and fourth optical data signals at the first and second wavelengths may be communicated out of the optoelectronic transceiver via the multi-wavelength grating coupler. |
| US10020880B2 |
Reconfigurable wireless data center network using free-space optics
A reconfigurable free-space optical inter-rack network includes a plurality of server racks, each including at least one switch mounted on a top thereof, where each top-mounted switch includes a plurality of free-space-optic link connector, each with a free-space optical connection to a free-space-optic link connector on another top-mounted switch, a single ceiling mirror above the plurality of server racks that substantially covers the plurality of server racks, wherein the single ceiling mirror redirects optical connections between pairs of free-space-optic link connectors to provide a clear lines-of-sight between each pair of connected free-space-optic link connectors, and a controller that preconfigures a free-space optical network connecting the plurality of server racks by establishing connections between pairs of free-space-optic link connectors, and that reconfigures connections between pairs of free-space-optic link connectors in response to network traffic demands and events. |
| US10020875B2 |
Dynamic bandwidth resource allocation for satellite downlinks
Satellite communications systems, methods, and related devices are described. In one embodiment, a satellite communications system is configured to dynamically allocate bandwidth among different downlink beams. The satellite may receive and compile traffic measurements and terminal parameters. The satellite may be configured with different downlink beam coverage areas, and may dynamically allocate downlink bandwidth and particular frequency channels to different beam coverage areas based on the measurements and parameters. The satellite may also assign frequency channels and time slots based on such measurements and parameters. |
| US10020872B2 |
UAV for cellular communication
The use of UAV network cells may enable a wireless communication carrier to provide supplemental cellular network communication coverage to geographical areas. In some implementations, a first baseband processor of the UAV network cell may establish a first communication link with the ground network cell via a first antenna. The ground network cell may be connected to a core network of the wireless carrier network via a wired backhaul. Further, a second baseband processor of the UAV network cell may establish a second communication link with a user device via a second antenna. The first and second baseband processors may be communicatively coupled together. Accordingly, communication data may be routed between the user device and the core network through the first communication link and the second communication link. |
| US10020871B2 |
Wireless communications system and method
A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to transmit a message to the base station via the relay device. The relay device is operable to add a relay header to the message received from the terminal device, the relay header comprising control information for controlling the transmission of subsequent messages from the terminal device to the relay device. The relay device is also operable to relay the message having the relay header added to the base station. By adding such control information to messages being relayed from the terminal device to the base station on the uplink, subsequent downlink communications from the base station to the terminal device can include the control information generated at the relay device (or transmission parameters derived from the control information). |
| US10020868B2 |
Communication module assembly
A communication module assembly includes a case; a communication module accommodated in the case and including at least two module terminals; and a connection member including connection terminals respectively connected to the module terminals, and a bridge unit configured to connect the connection terminals, wherein when the connection terminals and the module terminals are disconnected, the connection terminals are electrically connected to each other through the bridge unit. |
| US10020867B2 |
Interference management for mobile relay in full-duplex radio communication system
In this disclosure, methods and apparatus for managing interference are disclosed. In one example, the first station receives the first signal from the base station. The first station acquires information on a specific processing scheme of a second station for processing the first signal to be transmitted to a third station at the second station. The first station receives a second signal from the base station while the second station transmits the first signal to the third station. Here, since the first station has knowledge on the first signal and the information on the specific processing scheme, it can manage interference caused by the first signal from the second station. |
| US10020865B2 |
Phase rotation and amplitude control unit
A Phase Rotator and Amplitude control Unit, PRAU (500), for performing phase rotation and amplitude control of an input signal and generating an output signal with an individual phase shift is disclosed. The PRAU (500) comprises a plurality N1 of Phase Rotator and Amplitude control Circuits, PRAC. Each PRAC comprises an input port comprising in-phase and quadrature-phase inputs to receive the input signal; an output port comprising in-phase and quadrature-phase outputs, control inputs to receive phase and amplitude control parameters. The phase and amplitude control parameters comprise sign control signals and positive amplitude coefficient signals, and each positive amplitude coefficient signal has N1 digital bits. Each PRAC further comprises a plurality of switched transconductance branches, and each switched transconductance branch comprises one transconductance transistor connected in series with two switching transistors. |
| US10020862B2 |
Wi-Fi adaptive receiver diversity
Wireless communication devices with multiple receive (RX) chains may be operated to maintain high performance while saving power. This may be accomplished by evaluating signal strength during transmission of the RX packets, and/or evaluating a possible imbalance (gain difference) between the multiple RX chains within the wireless communication device. Signal strength (or good signal) detection may be enabled when non-MIMO (non-multiple-in-multiple-out) transmissions are taking place, while imbalance detection (antenna gain comparison) may be enabled when a specified number of single-stream packets have been received. Once the decision has been made to operate in a reduced number RX path mode, decision to reactivate one or more additional RX paths may be made based on MIMO detection, a detection of a drop in signal quality, and/or upon expiration of a power save timer. |
| US10020860B2 |
Downlink signaling for partially precoded CSI-RS and CSI feedback
User equipment (UE) is configured to receive two types of channel state information (CSI) reference signals (CSI-RS), the first containing more antenna ports and measured less often than the second. A first CSI report is based on first type CSI-RS and a second CSI report on the second type CSI-RS. The second type CSI-RS is at least partially precoded in response to the first CSI report, is precoded for the specific UE, and is transmitted more often than the first type CSI-RS, while the first type CSI-RS is not precoded. The first CSI report contains a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI) parameter and the second CSI report contains only a second PMI parameter of a two-PMI codebook, where the first PMI parameter is a long-term and wideband PMI. The first PMI is derived from measuring the first type CSI-RS in a plurality of subframes and resource blocks. |
| US10020857B2 |
Precoding a transmission from an antenna array that includes co-polarized antenna elements aligned in a given spatial dimension
A transmitting radio node (10) precodes a transmission from an antenna array (12) to a receiving radio node (50). The array (12) includes co-polarized antenna elements (14) aligned in a given spatial dimension of the array (12). The transmitting radio node (10) precodes the transmission from different subarrays (34a, 34b) of the antenna elements (14) using respective coarse-granularity precoders that are factorizable from a multi-granular precoder targeting the given spatial dimension of the array (12) at different granularities, so as to virtualize the subarrays (34a, 34b) as different auxiliary elements (38a, 38b). The transmitting radio node (10) also precode the transmission from the different auxiliary elements (38a, 38b) using one or more finer-granularity precoders that are also factorizable from the multi-granular precoder. In this case, the coarse granularity precoders and the one or more finer-granularity precoders are represented within one or more codebooks (26) used for said precoding. |
| US10020855B2 |
User equipment and base station
User equipment for implementing 3D MIMO (3-Dimensional Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) communication includes: a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals to/from a base station in the 3D MIMO communication; and a codebook management unit configured to have a first codebook and a second codebook. The codebook management unit determines a 3D codebook for the 3D MIMO communication by combining the first codebook with the second codebook, and the transmission and reception unit feeds the first codebook and the second codebook serving as a basis of calculating the determined 3D codebook back to the base station. |
| US10020854B2 |
Signal separation in an orthogonal time frequency space communication system using MIMO antenna arrays
A device and method for signal separation in an orthogonal time frequency space communication system using MIMO antenna arrays. The communication device includes an antenna arrangement and a receiver. The receiver is configured to receive, from the antenna arrangement, a plurality of pilot signals associated with respective locations in a time-frequency plane wherein the plurality of pilot signals were transmitted from a corresponding plurality of transmit antenna elements. The receiver is further configured to receive signal energy transmitted by the plurality of transmit antenna elements and to measure, based upon the plurality of pilot signals, a plurality of two-dimensional time-frequency coupling channels between the plurality of transmit antenna elements and the antenna arrangement. The receiver is also operative to invert a representation of each of the plurality of two-dimensional time-frequency coupling channels to provide a plurality of inverted channel representations. |
| US10020851B2 |
Bitrate efficient transport through distributed antenna systems
An antenna unit includes a first physical layer processor configured to receive a first downlink physical layer signal from an upstream device and to convert first downlink physical layer signal into first downlink higher layer data units; a higher layer processor configured to convert first downlink higher layer data units into second downlink higher layer data units; a second physical layer processor configured to generate a second downlink physical layer signal from second downlink higher layer data units; and a radio frequency conversion module configured to convert second downlink physical layer signal into radio frequency signals for communication using an antenna. Communication between upstream device and antenna unit using first downlink physical layer signal having first downlink higher layer data units has a lower data rate than would communication between upstream device and antenna unit using second downlink physical layer signal having second downlink higher layer data units. |
| US10020850B2 |
Master reference for base station network interface sourced from distributed antenna system
A distributed antenna system (DAS) includes: first base station network interface unit that receives first downlink signals from first external device and converts them into first downlink data stream; second base station network interface unit that receives second downlink signals from second external device and them into second downlink data stream; first remote antenna unit communicatively coupled to first base station network interface unit that receives at least one of first downlink data stream and first downlink signal derived from first downlink data stream. First remote antenna unit has first radio frequency converter configured to convert at least one of first downlink data stream and first downlink signal derived from first downlink data stream into first radio frequency band signal and first radio frequency antenna that transmits first radio frequency band signal to first subscriber unit. DAS is configured to transmit a master reference clock to the first external device. |
| US10020847B2 |
NFC device and connection system of NFC devices
The present device aggregates all kinds of contactless services such as credit card, loyalty card, micro-payment, discount card, transport card, access control, e-ticket, parking, etc. An NFC (Near Field Communication) device comprises a host CPU, a memory, a GPRS modem controlled by the CPU to access Internet, a SIM holder, an antenna and a battery. The NFC device is shaped as a credit card and it also includes a touch-screen, able to implement technical functionalities to operate contactless services, visualize his ticket/coupon and consult the latest transaction, a secure element to store and execute the contactless applications, and a ST controller connected to Host CPU and to the SE. |
| US10020846B2 |
Data medium for configuring a configurable electronic device by near field communication, and associated method
A data medium stores a group of data and comprises i) at least a first element suitable for interacting magnetically with a second element, located in the vicinity of a contactless reader comprising a second near field communicator and coupled to an electronic device having at least two predefined configurations, for coupling to this contactless reader, and ii) a first near field communicator arranged for cooperating with the second near field communicator to transfer some data of this group into the contactless reader, so that the electronic device uses the transferred data to configure itself in a predefined configuration corresponding to these transferred data. |
| US10020844B2 |
Method and apparatus for broadcast communication via guided waves
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a broadcast communication system that is operable to detect a first power outage. A first plurality of electromagnetic waves is generated for transmission to a plurality of user devices of the broadcast communication system via a guided wave transceiver, where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves includes an outage status signal generated in response to detecting the first power outage, and where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves is guided by at least one transmission medium and propagates without utilizing an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10020841B2 |
Feedforward ringing suppression circuit
A circuit is provided for ringing suppression. The circuit comprises a termination resistor coupled to a bus via a switch; and a control circuit. The control circuit comprises an input coupled to a data input pin of a bus transceiver and an output coupled to control the termination resistor. The circuit is configured to selectively couple the resistor to the bus in response to a transition on the input bit stream. |
| US10020834B2 |
Radio over internet protocol devices and methods for interoperability with land mobile radio devices
Devices and methods are provided that permit interoperability between Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) devices and land mobile radio (LMR) devices. In one device according to the invention, a networked radio includes a wireless network transceiver, an LMR signal connector, and an analog-to-digital converter/digital-to-analog converter (ADC/DAC). A computer processor that inputs data from or outputs data to the ADC/DAC includes a sound architecture and a server. The server includes a digital audio buffer, a voice-activity detector, and a daemon. The daemon is configured to (1) collect data on one or more variables affecting a best-choice determination for transmitting a communications signal intended for retransmission to one or more LMR devices, and (2) make the best-choice determination based on the data collected. |
| US10020832B2 |
Method of controlling SIM card and SD card and electronic device for implementing the same
An electronic device is provided which includes a housing having a hole, a tray that receives a subscriber identification module (SIM) card and a secure digital (SD) card, a first socket, a communication circuit, a processor, and a battery that supplies power to the communication circuit, the processor, the SIM card, and the SD card, wherein the processor is configured to detect extraction of the tray from the first socket, interrupt power supply to the SIM card and the SD card through the first socket in response to extraction of the tray, detect insertion of the tray into the first socket, determine a priority of the SD card and the SIM card when both the SIM card and the SD card are detected in the inserted tray, and reset a task block that processes the SIM card, if the SIM card has a higher priority than the SD card. |
| US10020829B2 |
Method and apparatus to avoid noise figure degradation of a wireless receiver by a blocker
In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for improving noise figure of a wireless receiver. A wireless transmitter up-converts a first signal using a shared clock source in one or more embodiments. The wireless transmitter transmits the up-converted first signal in a first communication protocol and phase noise from the shared clock source in one or more embodiments. A wireless receiver receives, during transmission of the up-converted first signal, a plurality of signals including a second signal in a second communication protocol, a portion of the up-converted first signal and a portion of the phase noise, in one or more embodiments. The wireless receiver down-converts the received plurality of signals using the shared clock source to reduce or cancel the phase noise in one or more embodiments. |
| US10020827B2 |
HF filter module with improved expandability
The invention relates to an HF module, the filter functionality of which can easily be expanded and which has good electrical properties. For this purpose, the module comprises two filter units with a respective HF filter and a switch having two possible switching states. The two filter units are connected in parallel. |
| US10020823B2 |
Transmitting method including bit group interleaving
A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to generate a low density parity check (LDPC) codeword by LDPC encoding based on a parity check matrix; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to map the interleaved LDPC codeword onto a modulation symbol, wherein the modulator is further configured to map a bit included in a predetermined bit group from among a plurality of bit groups constituting the LDPC codeword onto a predetermined bit of the modulation symbol. |
| US10020813B1 |
Scaleable DLL clocking system
A clocking system disclosed herein includes a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit with a plurality of delay elements, where the DLL circuit is configured to receive a clock input signal and generate a plurality of clock output signals. The clocking system also includes a feed-forward system configured to increase the speed of the clock signal transmission through the delay elements and to enforce symmetric zero crossings of the clock signal at each of the plurality of delay elements. |
| US10020809B2 |
Integrated level translator and latch for fence architecture
The present disclosure relates to integrated level translator and latch circuits and, more particularly, to an integrated level translator and latch circuits for fence architectures in SRAM cells. The integrated level translator and latch for input signals includes a first clock (CLKS) and a second clock (CLKH). The first clock (CLKS) is used as a precharge and evaluation clock with its timing being critical for forward edge and the second clock (CLKH) is a latch clock. |
| US10020807B2 |
Fused metal nanostructured networks, fusing solutions with reducing agents and methods for forming metal networks
Reduction/oxidation reagents have been found to be effective to chemically cure a sparse metal nanowire film into a fused metal nanostructured network through evidently a ripening type process. The resulting fused network can provide desirable low sheet resistances while maintaining good optical transparency. The transparent conductive films can be effectively applied as a single conductive ink or through sequential forming of a metal nanowire film with the subsequent addition of a fusing agent. The fused metal nanowire films can be effectively patterned, and the patterned films can be useful in devices, such as touch sensors. |
| US10020806B2 |
Reed switch with communication function which used for urinal
A system for controlling a magnetic switch in urinals includes a switch control unit and a control signal receiving unit connected to the switch control unit via a magnetic field. The switch control unit is configured to generate and eliminate the magnetic field based on a received pulse signal. The control signal receiving unit outputs an on signal in response to sensing the generation of the magnetic field and outputs an off signal in response to sensing the elimination of the magnetic field. |
| US10020805B2 |
Bidirectional MOSFET switch and multiplexer
A bidirectional MOSFET switch is provided. The switch includes an input terminal, an output terminal and two MOSFET transistors which are connected to one another by their source and gate terminals. The input and the output terminals are connected to a respective drain terminal of the two MOSFET transistors. The switch further includes a control input terminal that is galvanically isolated by a potential isolator and connected to a control unit configured to switch a control current for a FET transistor via a further MOSFET transistor. The FET transistor is configured to generate, by the control current, a gate voltage Vgs between the gate and the source at the two MOSFET transistors for the switching thereof, and a floating voltage source, which is galvanically connected to the input and which is configured to generate a gate control current for the two MOSFET transistors. |
| US10020801B2 |
Switch controller with validation circuit for improved noise immunity
A switch controller for controlling a power switch includes a signal transformer to galvanically isolate a primary side from a secondary side and receive and transfer a transition signal to transition the power switch to an on or off state between the primary side and the secondary side. The transition signal pulses to a first value to indicate the power switch transitions to the on state, to a second value to indicate the power switch transitions to the off state, and remains at a third value when there is no transition. A transmission circuit is coupled to a primary winding to control a switch to generate the transition signal. The switch switches a substantially low impedance onto the primary winding when there is no transition. A receiver circuit is coupled to a secondary winding to generate a drive signal to control the power switch in response to the transition signal. |
| US10020796B2 |
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator
A surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator includes a piezoelectric layer disposed over a substrate, and a plurality of electrodes disposed over the first surface of the piezoelectric layer. A layer is disposed between the substrate and the piezoelectric layer. A surface of the layer has a smoothness sufficient to foster atomic bonding between layer and the piezoelectric layer. A plurality of features provided on a surface of the substrate reflects acoustic waves and reduce the incidence of spurious modes in the piezoelectric layer. |
| US10020793B2 |
Integrated filters in output match elements
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an integrated impedance matching and filtering circuit. One example circuit generally includes an impedance matching circuit having a first inductor and a resonant circuit having a resonant frequency and comprising a second inductor magnetically coupled to the first inductor. The resonant circuit is configured to filter out the resonant frequency from the impedance matching circuit. In certain aspects, the resonant circuit may further include a capacitor. The second inductor may include a ring of metal having a gap, and the capacitor may comprise a dielectric material between ends of the ring surrounding the gap. For other aspects, the capacitor may be an integrated circuit element, having a fixed or variable value. |
| US10020790B2 |
Composite electronic component
A composite electronic component includes: a power stabilization unit including a capacitor and an inductor connected to each other in series and configured to rectify input voltage to generate output voltage; and a switch unit including a first switch connected to the capacitor in parallel and a second switch connected to the inductor in parallel. |
| US10020786B2 |
Power amplification module
Provided is a power amplification module that includes: an amplification transistor that has a constant power supply voltage supplied to a collector thereof, a bias current supplied to a base thereof and that amplifies an input signal input to the base thereof and outputs an amplified signal from the collector thereof; a first current source that outputs a first current that corresponds to a level control voltage that is for controlling a signal level of the amplified signal; and a bias transistor that has the first current supplied to a collector thereof, a bias control voltage connected to a base thereof and that outputs the bias current from an emitter thereof. |
| US10020785B2 |
Automatic vehicle occupant audio control
An audio control arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a camera capturing images of a passenger of the motor vehicle. A processor is communicatively coupled to the camera and determines, based on the captured images, whether the passenger is at least partially asleep. An audio system is communicatively coupled to the processor and reduces a volume of an audio signal in response to the processor determining that the passenger is at least partially asleep. A loudspeaker is communicatively coupled to the audio system and emits sounds based on the audio signal. |
| US10020781B2 |
Noise cancellation in amplifier systems
A low power amplifier architecture that employs a single-ended (single triode) push-pull (SEPP) vacuum tube and output transformer arrangement, and that cancels unwanted amplifier signal components such as hum and noise. The SEPP amplifier operates to cancel power supply ripple and local EMI induced noise in the output transformer by providing reverse polarity of the primary coils of the output transformer. |
| US10020780B2 |
Amplifier
An amplifier including a first cascode circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor whose source or emitter is coupled to a drain or a collector of the first transistor, a second cascode circuit being a differential pair with the first cascode circuit, the second cascode circuit including a third transistor whose source or emitter is coupled to a source or an emitter of the first transistor and a fourth transistor whose source or emitter is coupled to a drain or collector of the third transistor, a first feedback path that couples between an output terminal of the third transistor and an input terminal of the first transistor, the first feedback path including a first capacitative element, and a second feedback path that couples between an output terminal of the first transistor and an input terminal of the third transistor, the second feedback path including a second capacitative element. |
| US10020778B1 |
Reducing audio artifacts in an 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. Control circuitry may reduce audio artifacts associated with switching between modes. |
| US10020777B2 |
Voltage controlled oscillator and control method thereof
A voltage-controlled oscillator for generating oscillation signals at two output terminals includes an inductor coupled between the two output terminals, a capacitor coupled between the two output terminals, two P-type transistors, coupled between a supply voltage and the two output terminals, two N-type transistors coupled between a ground voltage and the two output terminals, and a control circuit. The control circuit is coupled to the inductor, and is arranged to control a current flowing through the two P-type transistors and the inductor by controlling a voltage of the inductor. |
| US10020773B2 |
Photovoltaic mounting system
Photovoltaic mounting systems and coupling assemblies for mounting photovoltaic modules are provided. The mounting systems may include short extruded base members that are mounted onto the supporting surface at approximate locations on the supporting surface, and coupling assemblies that may slide along the length of the base members during installation and be locked at particular positions on the length of the base members. The coupling assemblies may be coupled to connectors that in turn couple to two photovoltaic modules. In operation, the installer may first determine approximate locations on which to mount the base members and mount all required base members, and then, place the coupling assemblies at desired locations, lock the coupling assemblies at the desired locations, position the photovoltaic modules in the connectors of the coupling assemblies, and move to the next set of coupling assemblies. |
| US10020770B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes an energy storage, a motor driver, an electric motor, and circuitry. The motor driver is configured to convert direct-current power to alternating-current power and to convert alternating-current power to direct-current power. The electric motor is connected to the energy storage via the motor driver to move the vehicle. The circuitry is configured to drive the electric motor with a first current value to consume excess electric power. The first current value is different from a minimum current value to generate regeneration power arising from a braking force. The circuitry is configured to drive the electric motor with a second current value smaller than the first current value if a temperature of the electric motor is higher than a first threshold temperature or a temperature of the motor driver is higher than a second threshold temperature. |
| US10020766B2 |
Current control of motor drives with output sinewave filter
Disclosed examples include power conversion systems, methods and computer readable mediums to operate an inverter to drive a motor load through an output filter, in which a control output value is computed according to a current reference value and a current feedback value using a proportional-integral (PI) current regulator, the control output value is filtered using a lag compensator filter to compute an inverter output command value, and the inverter is controlled according to the inverter output command value. |
| US10020763B2 |
Power generation system
A power generation system is provided in which, when a static frequency converter (SFC) is connected to synchronous generator's armature windings, an AC exciter performs AC excitation by allowing a d-axis winding and a q-axis winding of the AC exciter to configure d-q orthogonal axes; and, at the time of steady-state operation of the synchronous generator, an alternating current(s) supplied from an electric power source is rectified by a thyristor excitation device, and also the AC exciter thereby performs DC excitation by connecting the d-axis winding and the q-axis winding in series with each other. |
| US10020762B2 |
Method of operating a brushed commutator motor of an adjusting drive, and adjusting drive
A method operates a brushed commutator motor of an adjusting drive in a motor vehicle, particularly a window lifter, having a rotor and having a stator. An angular position of the rotor with respect to the stator is determined. The angular position is used to determine a ripple within the torque, which ripple can be expected on the basis of the commutation. The motor current is adapted such that the amplitude of the ripple that can be expected remains below a determined limit value. |
| US10020761B2 |
Electric motor position signal synchronized operation
An embedded controller in a vehicle electronics subsystem includes a signal processing circuit used to communicate with an electric machine. The signal processing circuit may be configured to receive an input signal from the electric machine and provide digital output signals to the embedded controller. The digital output signals may include Hall position and rotor position signals. Once the digital output signals are processed by a processor embedded within the controller, the processor may issue a control command to the electric machine. The processor may have memory containing software to make the processor execute the computation of the control command of the electric machine in accordance with a torque command. |
| US10020758B2 |
Thermal energy harvesting device
A first closed enclosure defines a cavity having an inner dimension smaller than 5 mm. At least one second resiliently deformable closed enclosure is connected in fluid communication with the first enclosure. A fluid at more than 90% in the liquid state fills the first and second enclosures. A first portion of the first enclosure is in contact with a hot source of a temperature higher than the evaporation temperature of the fluid. A second portion of the first enclosure located between the first portion and the resiliently deformable closed enclosure is in contact with a cold source at a temperature lower than the condensation temperature of the fluid. An electromechanical transducer is coupled to a deformable membrane of the resiliently deformable closed enclosure. |
| US10020751B1 |
Multi-output control system and operating method for the same
A multi-output control system includes a power conversion module, a first active linear module, a second active linear module, a control module and a feedback control module. The control module controls the feedback control module to adjust an output power based on current signals. The first active linear module and the second active linear module determine whether a difference value between a current value of a first output power and a current value of a second output power is greater than a current difference predetermined value based on the current signals, and the control module adjusts a voltage value of the first output power and a voltage value of the second output power to respectively be within a predetermined voltage range based on the current signals. |
| US10020750B2 |
Current-resonant type switching power supply apparatus with burst control
A switching power supply apparatus, including serially-connected first and second switching elements, a series circuit of a resonant inductance and a resonant capacitor connected in parallel to the first or second switching element, first and second capacitors respectively connected in parallel to the first and second switching elements, and a switching control circuit that alternately turns on the first and second switching elements. The switching control circuit includes a load detection circuit detecting a load state, a burst control circuit that switches to a burst control mode when the load detection circuit detects a light load, and a detection circuit that detects a timing at which a high-side reference voltage at a connection point between the first and second switching elements has a lowest value. The burst control circuit switches from switching stop to switching operation of the first and second switching elements at the detected timing. |
| US10020748B2 |
Electric power conversion circuit
An electric power conversion circuit comprises U-phase and V-phase switching circuits, a transformer, and an α-phase switching circuit. A primary winding of a transformer is connected between the U-phase switching circuit and the V-phase switching circuit, and both ends of a secondary winding are connected to the α-phase switching circuit. The α-phase switching circuit comprises positive and negative terminals, a half bridge including and two switching devices, and a voltage divider circuit. The half bridge is provided between the positive terminal and the negative terminal, and a common connection point between the two switching devices is connected to one end of the secondary winding. A voltage divider output point of the voltage divider circuit is connected to the other end of the secondary winding. |
| US10020746B2 |
DC-DC converter with overvoltage protection
A DC-DC converter includes a filter circuit, a full-bridge circuit connected to the filter circuit, and a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, the primary winding being connected to the full-bridge circuit. The full-bridge circuit includes first to fourth semiconductor switches. First to fourth overvoltage protection circuits are associated with the first to fourth semiconductor switches, respectively. Each of the overvoltage protection circuits is connected in parallel its associated semiconductor switch. |
| US10020745B2 |
PWM controller with programmable switching frequency for PSR/SSR flyback converter
Disclosed is a PWM controller with programmable switching frequency for PSR/SSR flyback converter so as to maximize the performance-to-cost ratio by tailor-making the switching frequency as a non-decreasing function of the output load and the maximum switching frequency as a non-increasing function of the input voltage, leading to a plurality of programmable voltage-dependent frequency-load curves, making possible the downsizing of flyback transformer while facilitating the simultaneous compliance with DoE and CoC efficiency requirements. |
| US10020744B2 |
Circuits and methods for reducing output voltage overshoot of switch mode power supply
A switching mode power supply (SMPS) includes a transformer having a primary winding for coupling to an input power source, a secondary winding for providing an output voltage of the SMPS, and an auxiliary winding. The SMPS also has a power transistor coupled to the primary winding and a primary side control circuit coupled to the auxiliary winding and the power transistor. The primary side control circuit is configured to regulate the output of the SMPS by controlling the power switch in response to a feedback voltage signal that is representative of an output of the SMPS. The SMPs also has a secondary-side control circuit coupled to the secondary winding and being configured to cause the output voltage of the SMPS to discharge when the output voltage of the SMPS is higher than a first reference voltage. |
| US10020740B2 |
Synchronous rectifier drive and soft switching circuit
A circuit includes a synchronous rectifier that receives an alternating current (AC) voltage from a transformer secondary and provides a rectified direct current (DC) output voltage in response to a control input signal. A secondary rectifier switching circuit generates the control input signal. A current replica circuit generates a control voltage that replicates a current in the transformer secondary. The control voltage is employed to control switching of the secondary rectifier switching circuit based on the current in the transformer secondary. An offset circuit forces the control voltage in a predetermined direction to mitigate voltage error accumulations in the current replica circuit. A clamp circuit limits the control voltage to a predetermined voltage value. |
| US10020734B2 |
Auto calibration method used in constant on-time switching converter
An auto calibration method used in switching converters with constant on-time control. The auto calibration method includes: generating a periodical clock signal with a predetermined duty cycle; providing a first voltage and a second voltage to an on-time control circuit to generate an on-time control signal based on the first and second voltage; providing the clock signal and on-time control signal to a logic circuit to generate a switch control signal based on the clock signal and on-time control signal; comparing the duty cycle of the switch control signal with the duty cycle of the clock signal to adjust a calibration code signal; and adjusting circuit parameters of the on-time control circuit in accordance with the calibration code signal. |
| US10020726B2 |
Hysteresis control of a DC-DC converter
Method and apparatus for controlling the hysteresis of an output current from a DC-DC converter (3) to a default value (19) for an average output current and within a hysteresis range (11), wherein the output current (6) is measured and is compared with a first reference value and a second reference value, wherein a switch (7) of the DC-DC converter (3) is changed over at the limits of the hysteresis range (11) on the basis of a first reference time (20), at which the output current (6) reaches the first reference value, and a second reference time (24), at which the output current reaches the second reference value, wherein the switch (7) is changed over with a time delay after the second reference time (24), and wherein the time delay is selected on the basis of a time difference between the first reference time (20) and the second reference time (24) in such a manner that a period of time, during which the output current (6) is higher than the default value (19), and a period of time, during which the output current (6) is lower than the default value (19), are compensated for. |
| US10020725B2 |
Voltage boosting circuit capable of modulating duty cycle automatically
The present invention relates to a voltage boosting circuit capable of modulating duty cycle automatically, which comprises an inductor, a switching module, and a control circuit. The inductor is coupled to an input for receiving an input power. The switching module is coupled among the inductor, a ground, and an output for switching so that the input power can charge the inductor and produce charged energy, or for switching so that the charged energy of the inductor can discharge to the output and produce an output voltage. The control circuit outputs at least a control signal according to the charged energy and the output voltage for controlling the switching module to switch the inductor and provide the input power to the output, to switch the charged energy of the inductor to discharge to the output, or to switch the input power to charge the inductor. |
| US10020723B1 |
Power loss protection integrated circuit with autonomous capacitor health check
A power loss protection integrated circuit includes a storage capacitor terminal (STR), an autonomous capacitor health check circuit, and a capacitor fault terminal (CF). The capacitor health check circuit autonomously performs periodic capacitor check operations. In a check operation, current is sinked from the STR terminal for a predetermined time and in a predetermined way. If during this time the voltage on the STR terminal STR drops below a predetermined voltage, then a digital signal CF is asserted onto the CF terminal. Immediately following each capacitor check, a charging voltage is driven onto the STR terminal to recharge the external capacitors coupled to the STR terminal. In one example, the integrated circuit further includes a current switch circuit (eFuse) and a buck/boost controller. The capacitor health check circuit is only enabled during normal mode operation of the integrated circuit, and the check circuit disables boost operation during capacitor checks. |
| US10020719B2 |
Linear actuator
Provided is a linear actuator which is simple in structure, inexpensive to manufacture, in addition, has small magnetic leakage, and can provide a large inertial force without increasing the number of parts and weight. The linear actuator is provided with an output shaft 12 which is supported on a supporting case 11 so as to linearly reciprocate freely, an elastic member 13 which biases the output shaft 12 toward a middle position of the linear reciprocation thereof, a permanent magnet 14 which is fixed to the output shaft 12, a coil 15 which linearly reciprocates the output shaft 12 by having a variable magnetic field act on the permanent magnet 14 and is fixed to the supporting case 11 such that the coil 15 faces one of magnetic poles of the permanent magnet 14, a yoke 16, which is composed of a magnetic material, has a midway portion tightly secured to the other magnetic pole of the permanent magnet 14, extends to the exterior of the coil 15 along the exterior of the permanent magnet 14 with a space from the permanent magnet 14, and has an end portion disposed close to the exterior of the coil 15, and power supply means for forming a variable magnetic field on the coil 15. |
| US10020718B2 |
Alternator device
There is provided a alternator device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, the device comprising a first rotating disk comprising first coils ducts; a second rotating disk comprising second coil ducts; a magnet adapted to be located intermediate the first and second rotating disks and to generate a first magnetic field having a first magnetic pole at the first coil ducts and a second magnetic field having a second magnetic pole opposite the first magnetic pole at the second coil ducts; and a coil base adapted to be located intermediate the first and second rotating disks, the coil base being adapted to receive coils in a position alignment with the first and second coil ducts; and wherein the first and second rotating disks are adapted to rotate along a rotation axis while the magnet and the coil base remain in a static position, the rotation of the rotating disks enabling a rotational movement of the magnetic fields through the coils for the generation of electric current within the coils. There is also provided a method of manufacturing of such a device. |
| US10020717B2 |
Dual stator, flux switching permanent magnet machine
An electric machine includes a rotor, a first stator, and a second stator. The rotor includes a rotor core and a first and a second plurality of poles mounted to extend radially from the rotor core. The first stator and the second stator each include a stator core, a plurality of teeth mounted to extend from the stator core, and a plurality of permanent magnets mounted as first spokes within the plurality of teeth. The stators are mounted radially relative to a first side of the rotor and separated by a first air gap between the plurality of poles and the plurality of teeth. At least four windings are connected in series and wound about the plurality of teeth. A first flux linkage in a first pair of series connected windings is a mirror image of a second flux linkage in a second pair of series connected windings. |
| US10020716B2 |
Transverse flux induction motor with passive braking system
A transverse flux induction motor (“TFIM”) is described in accordance with the present invention. The TFIM may be a linear induction motor or a rotary induction motor. The TFIM includes a primary motor element and secondary motor element. The primary motor element includes a plurality of coils and at least one magnetic element. The plurality of coils are arranged to generate a control flux along a first direction when power is applied to at least one coil of the plurality of coils and the at least one magnetic element is arranged to generate a bias flux in a second direction that is substantially transverse to the first direction. The secondary motor element is moveable in the first direction, relative to the primary motor element, in response to the control flux. |
| US10020715B2 |
Manufacturing a permanent magnet module
In a first aspect, a method is provided for manufacturing a permanent magnet module for a generator by using a mold with a resin inlet and a heating system for heating the inside of the mold. The method comprises placing inside the mold a module base with one or more receptacles for receiving permanent magnets, and inserting permanent magnets in the receptacles of the module base. The method further comprises closing the mold having in its inside the module base with inserted permanent magnets, and introducing resin into the closed mold through the inlet of the mold. The method still further comprises causing the heating system to operate for at least partially curing the resin. In a second aspect, permanent magnet modules are provided manufactured by performing any of the previous methods of manufacturing a permanent magnet module. |
| US10020714B2 |
Method of manufacturing rotor
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a rotor for performing a magnetizing process of magnetizing a plurality of magnet materials that are assembled in a rotor core. A magnetization device is used which has a coil group configured of a plurality of coils that are disposed side by side in a manner that winding directions of adjacent coils are opposite to each other, the coil group is configured of sub coils at both ends and two or more main coils between the sub coils, and all of the coils are connected in series. Further, in the magnetizing process, a partial magnetization of magnetizing the magnet material among the plurality of magnet materials to which magnetic flux interlinking with two adjacent main coils is applied is performed a plurality of times, so as to magnetize all the plurality of magnet materials. |
| US10020711B2 |
System for fueling electric powered hydraulic fracturing equipment with multiple fuel sources
A hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system can include a plurality of electric pumps fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation and powered by at least one electric motor, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure; at least one generator electrically coupled to the plurality of electric pumps so as to generate electricity for use by the plurality of electric pumps; a gas compression system fluidly coupled to the at least one generator so as to provide fuel for use by the at least one generator; and a combustible fuel vaporization system gaseously coupled to the gas compression system so as to provide at least one of vaporized fuel or gasified fuel, or a combination thereof, to the gas compression system. |
| US10020708B2 |
Electrical machine with damper to resist vibratory stresses mechanically, and corresponding damper
An electrical rotating machine includes a stator (11) provided with teeth (14) around which a group of coils (19) is wound, an annular interconnector (22) resting on a stator lamination stack (11) provided with tongues (36) to which ends (191, 192) of the coils (19) are welded for the formation of phases (U, V, W) of the electrical machine, and a closure flange (74) for closing a housing (70) for receiving the stator (11). The machine also includes at least one damper (83) consisting of a deformable material, configured to be mounted so as to be compressed between the interconnector (22) and the closure flange (74) of the machine. The invention also relates to the corresponding damper. |
| US10020706B2 |
Electric machine with a cooling device, and method for producing said machine
An electric machine (1) and to a method for producing the machine (1), including a housing (2) and a stator (3) accommodated therein, as well as at least one rotor (4) arranged radially inside the stator (3), a plastic body (7) that at least radially surrounds the outside of a soft-magnetic core (5) of the stator (3), and a cooling device (10) located between the stator (3) and the housing (2) is provided. In order to improve the cooling device (10), at least one recess (11) that conveys a cooling medium is created between the housing (2) and the stator (3) at least partially in the outer circumferential surface of the plastic body (7). |
| US10020705B2 |
Outer rotor type brushless motor
A brushless motor is provided with: a shaft; a rotor; a stator; a cylindrical oil-retaining bearing; a bearing holding part; an attraction magnet disposed at a position facing one end of the shaft and configured to attract the shaft by a magnetic force; and a thrust plate disposed between the attraction magnet and the one end of the shaft, wherein a magnet holder made of a magnetic material is formed integrally to the bearing holding part, the magnet holder being installed with the attraction magnet, and wherein a side of the magnet holder, on which the attraction magnet is installed, is covered by a material for forming the bearing holding part, except for an installation surface on which the attraction magnet is installed, or for a proximity of the installation surface. |
| US10020704B2 |
Electrical connection through motor housing
An apparatus including a motor housing which includes a plurality of electrical connector apertures through the motor housing; a plurality of first electrical connectors which include a projecting pin section; a plurality of second electrical connectors which include a socket section configured to receive a respective projecting pin section; and a casing configured to press the first electrical connectors against respective seals at the electrical connector apertures to seal the electrical connector apertures. The first electrical connectors project through the respective seals. The projecting pin sections are located in the respective socket sections of the second electrical connectors with a press-fit therebetween to thereby connect the first and second electrical connectors. |
| US10020699B2 |
Embedded permanent magnet type electric motor, compressor, and refrigeration air-conditioning device
In an interior permanent magnet motor, a plurality of slits are formed between a rotor outer peripheral surface of a rotor and a radially-outer insertion hole contour surface of a magnet insertion hole. Assuming that a total area of the plurality of slits per magnetic pole is represented by Ss, and an area of a region in a rotor core on a radially outer side with respect to the corresponding one magnet insertion hole is represented by Si, the plurality of slits are formed so as to satisfy a relationship of 0.35≤Ss/Si≤0.5. |
| US10020698B2 |
Multi-gap type rotary electric machine including inner and outer stators and a rotor with inner and outer magnets
A multi-gap type rotary electric machine is provided, where the machine is provided a shaft supported rotatably by a baring secured to a housing. An annular rotor is secured to the shaft and configured to rotate together with the shaft. Double stators are secured to the housing and configured to have gaps between the stators and the rotor. Relationships of: 3.5 |
| US10020693B2 |
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. A first detection method may be used before power is transferred to a load in a power reception apparatus, and a second detection method may be used while power is supplied to the load. |
| US10020690B2 |
Device for remote transfer of energy to a moving object by acoustic waves
The invention consists of a system allowing remote wireless transfer of energy from a base station to a moving object, in particular a drone, moving in a given zone around the base station. The system includes means for tracking the moving object so as to determine the position of the moving object relative to the base station at any time, means for transmitting a synthetic acoustic wave focused in the direction of the moving object, these two means being located at the base station and powered by the base station, and acoustic reception means, located on the moving object, for receiving the acoustic wave transmitted by the base station and converting the received acoustic wave into an electrical signal and then into a power supply voltage for a battery. |
| US10020686B2 |
Power transmission system
A power transmission system is disclosed in which power is transmitted from a power transmission apparatus to a power receiving apparatus by electric field coupling between active and passive electrodes. The power transmission apparatus includes a step-up/down circuit for stepping up or down a direct voltage and an inverter circuit for converting the direct voltage into an alternating voltage that is output to the active and passive electrodes. The power transmission apparatus controls the step-up/down circuit to sweep a transformation ratio M=Vo1/Vin and detects the ratio M when an input power Pin of the step-up/down circuit is a minimum. The power transmission apparatus drives the step-up/down circuit to obtain the ratio M and perform the power transmission. As a result, there is provided a power transmission system capable of efficiently performing power transmission regardless of the change in a load in the power receiving apparatus. |
| US10020684B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of multiple device wireless power transfer
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of wireless power transfer. For example, an apparatus may include a wireless power controller to communicate between a Wireless Power Receiver (WPR) and a Wireless Power Transmitter (WPT) an indication of a requested amount of power to be provided from the WPT to the WPR via a wireless power signal, said indication is in the form of a load modulation event within a predefined time interval, said load modulation event comprises a change in a level of a magnetic field of said wireless power signal, a duration of said load modulation event is based on the requested amount of power to be provided from the WPT to the WPR. |
| US10020682B2 |
Electric power transmission device and electric power transmission method
An electric power transmission device for wirelessly transmitting electric power in a highly conductive medium includes a power transmitting unit configured to wirelessly transmit electric power and a power receiving unit configured to intromit the wireless electric power transmitted from the power transmitting unit. The power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit include an electric power transmission coil and a containment member having a dielectric configured to cover the electric power transmission coil, and transmit the electric power by causing resonance at a frequency determined by impedance of the power transmitting unit, impedance of the power receiving unit, and impedance of the highly conductive medium. |
| US10020681B2 |
Power transmitting communication unit
A coupling electrode of a communication coupler is installed at an opening of a substrate and is, viewed from an orthogonal direction orthogonal to a coil axial direction of a power transmission coil, positioned to the substrate side in the coil axial direction than a coil end portion of the power transmission coil opposite side to the substrate. For example, an end portion of the coupling electrode on a communication side in the coil axial direction positions, viewed from the orthogonal direction, at the same position as a surface of the substrate opposite to the power transmission coil, in the coil axial direction. |
| US10020674B2 |
Semiconductor chip and solar system
There is provided a semiconductor chip having four sides and being substantially formed in a rectangle, the semiconductor chip including: a first terminal which is located along one side of the four sides of the semiconductor chip and which is to be electrically connected to a solar cell outside the semiconductor chip; a second terminal which is located along the one side of the semiconductor chip and which is to be electrically connected to a secondary cell outside the semiconductor chip; and an interconnection line that electrically interconnects the first terminal and the second terminal. |
| US10020670B2 |
Power receiving device and wireless power supply system
Provided is a power receiving device in which supply of power from a power supply device can be stopped while a reduction in Q-value is suppressed. The power receiving device includes a first antenna which forms resonant coupling with an antenna of the power supply device; a second antenna which forms electromagnetic induction coupling with the first antenna; a rectifier circuit including a plurality of switches and performing a first operation or a second operation depending on whether the plurality of switches is ON or OFF, the first operation being an operation in which voltage applied from the second antenna is rectified to be outputted, and the second operation being an operation in which a pair of power supply points is short-circuited; a load to which the voltage is applied; and a control circuit which generates a signal for selecting ON or OFF of the plurality of switches. |
| US10020668B2 |
Charging apparatus for wearable electronic device
A wearable power apparatus for a wearable electronic device includes one or more conductors, one or more batteries connected to the conductor, and/or an inductive coil that attaches to the wearable electronic device to inductively transmit power from the battery to the wearable electronic device, such as while the wearable electronic device is worn. The power apparatus may have attachment mechanisms that attach to a band coupled to the wearable electronic device. Alternatively or additionally, the power apparatus may be at least partially embedded within the band. The inductive coil may also receive power for the battery from another inductive coil. The battery may include one or more connectors that power to (and/or receiving power from) one or more other electronic devices. |
| US10020665B2 |
Power delivery system
An electronic apparatus may include a charger device to obtain information relating to a first battery, and to set a limit of a battery charge current of a second battery based on the obtained information. |
| US10020663B2 |
Circuit protection method and apparatus, charging device and computer storage medium
The present disclosure discloses a circuit protection method. The method includes that: a voltage or a current sent by a sending end of a circuit protection apparatus is received, and a voltage value of the received voltage or a current value of the received current is sampled; when it is detected that the sampled voltage value or current value is in a first pre-set threshold range, a pre-set input control switch is controlled to be turned on, and an input of a voltage or a current of the sending end is received; the received voltage or the received current is converted and processed, and a voltage value of the processed received voltage or a current value of the processed received current is sampled; and when it is detected that the processed voltage value or the processed current value is in a second pre-set threshold range, a pre-set output control switch is controlled to be turned on, and the processed received voltage or the processed received current is allowed to be outputted. The present disclosure also discloses a circuit protection apparatus, a charging device and a computer storage medium. |
| US10020662B2 |
Electric storage apparatus, electronic device, electric vehicle, and electric power system
A battery system includes a plurality of electronic storage modules serially connected together wherein the electronic storage modules include a battery block group including a plurality of battery cells, and a different magnetic core connected to each battery block group. |
| US10020660B2 |
Bidirectional DC-DC converter
The present invention relates to a technique for implementing a bidirectional DC-DC converter applied to an energy storage system.The bidirectional DC-DC converter includes a magnetically coupled inductor and a charging/discharging voltage storage unit between a DC link power supply and a battery power supply, and implements a high gain through a two-step voltage transformation process when a charging process or discharging process is performed. Thus, the bidirectional DC-DC converter can reduce the construction cost of the battery cell, guarantee a high voltage available range, and reduce the influence of leakage inductance. |
| US10020658B2 |
Power transmission arrangement
The disclosure relates to a power transmission arrangement having an electromagnetic convertor unit, the input side of which can be coupled to an AC voltage source, a first DC voltage circuit, the input side of which is coupled to the electromagnetic converter unit and the output side of which can be coupled to a first electrical DC voltage sink, and which is designed to provide a first DC voltage on the output side, and a second DC voltage circuit, the input side of which is coupled to the electromagnetic converter unit and the output side of which can be coupled to a second electrical DC voltage sink, and which is designed to provide a second DC voltage on the output side, wherein one of the DC voltage circuits has a DC voltage converter for the purpose of adjusting its output-side DC voltage. |
| US10020657B2 |
Pole-mounted power generation systems, structures and processes
Solar power systems and structures are mountable to a power distribution structure, e.g. a power pole or tower, which supports alternating current (AC) power transmission lines. An exemplary power generation structure is fixedly attached to and extends from the power distribution structure, and comprises a mounting rack. A solar array, comprising at least one solar panel, is affixed to the mounting rack. A DC to AC inverter is connected between the DC outputs of the solar array and the AC power transmission lines. The length of the solar array is generally in alignment with the power distribution structure, and the width of the solar array is greater than half the circumference of the power distribution structure. The mounting rack and solar array may preferably be rotatable, such as based on any of location, time of day, or available light. |
| US10020655B2 |
Global synchronous pulse width modulation system and method for distributed grid-connected inverter system
The global synchronous pulse width modulation system includes main control unit and plurality of grid-connected inverters located at different geographical locations, wherein each grid-connected inverter is connected with a distributed power supply; each grid-connected inverter is connected with a grid through a point of common coupling; main control unit communicates with all grid-connected inverters through communication channels; main control unit receives information of grid-connected inverters and respectively sends a global synchronous signal containing global synchronous strategy to grid-connected inverters after determining global synchronous strategy; grid-connected inverters regulate the phases of their own pulse width modulation waves through global synchronous signal to enable pulse width modulation waves of grid-connected inverters to satisfy a phase difference of harmonic counteraction, so as to counteract harmonic current injected by grid-connected inverters into grid. Advantages include eliminating the disordered superimposition problem of harmonic current of the inverters and mutually counteracting harmonic current between distributed inverters. |
| US10020645B2 |
Outdoor electrical box
An electrical box includes a body, a cover that is movable relative to the body, and an electrical connection point that is mounted to the cover. The electrical connection point may be one or more of an electrical receptacle, a data jack, and/or the like. The cover may be attached to the body by a sliding hinge connection or a sliding pin connection that allows the cover to rotate relative to the body as well as translate relative to the body. An air pocket substantially filling a compartment in the cover is maintained during an opening or closing of the electrical box. |
| US10020643B2 |
Structure of switchgear with arc eliminator
The present invention relates to a structure of a switchgear with an arc protection system including an arc optical sensor to detect an arc, a relay to determine an occurrence or non-occurrence of a fault current by receiving an arc signal detected by the arc optical sensor, and an arc eliminator to earth an arc-generated side bus bar in response to an operating signal with respect to the determined fault current, wherein the arc eliminator has a test position or a service position within the switchgear. |
| US10020642B2 |
Motor control center units with retractable stabs and interlocks using sliding portal shutters
Motor control centers have units or buckets with one or more sliding shutters that controllably block access to a stab isolation port based on position of the operator disconnect handle using attached cams that slide the shutter right and left. A front panel of the unit or bucket may also be configured to pivot out about a long axis associated with a bottom long side thereof. |
| US10020640B2 |
Spark plug
A spark plug having a center conductor, an insulator surrounding the center conductor, at least two electrodes forming a spark gap, and a spark plug body surrounding the insulator and having an external thread arranged at the front end of the spark plug for screwing in to an internal combustion engine. A component that is attached to the front end of the spark plug and comes into contact with fuel during operation is formed as a sintered powder injection molded part, referred to as a MIM component. |
| US10020637B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device
To improve characteristics of a semiconductor device (semiconductor laser), an active layer waveguide (AWG) comprised of InP is formed over an exposed part of a surface of a substrate having an off angle ranging from 0.5° to 1.0° in a [1-1-1] direction from a (100) plane to extend in the [0-1-1] direction. A cover layer comprised of p-type InP is formed over the AWG with a V/III ratio of 2000 or more. Thereby, it is possible to obtain excellent multiple quantum wells (MQWs) by reducing a film thickness variation of the AWG. Moreover, the cover layer having side faces where a (0-11) plane almost perpendicular to a substrate surface mainly appears can be formed. A sectional shape of a lamination part of the cover layer and the AWG becomes an approximately rectangular shape. Therefore, an electrification region can be enlarged and it is possible to reduce a resistance of the semiconductor device. |
| US10020635B1 |
Spectrometer device with stabilized laser and related devices and methods
A spectrometer device may include a first QCL configured to operate in a frequency comb mode with spectrally equidistant modes with stable relative phase, a power supply coupled to the first QCL, and a controller coupled to the power supply. The first QCL may include different active region layers based on a vertical transition. The first QCL may be configured to provide a comb output having a cumulative flat gain profile and reduced dispersion refractive index profile in a broad range of driving conditions. The spectrometer device may include a sample cell configured to receive the comb output. |
| US10020633B2 |
Laser device
To provide a laser device including an electrically conductive member, which shortens an operation time during electrical connection of laser diode modules, appropriately performs positioning during connection, is highly effective in reducing the number of processes, is highly versatile, and has a simple structure. The laser device includes: a plurality of laser diode modules each including two electrodes; and an electrically conductive member for electrically connecting the electrodes of different ones of the laser diode modules through soldering. The electrically conductive member includes: two electrode insertion portions respectively corresponding to the two electrodes of the laser diode modules; and at least one or more bent portions formed between the two electrode insertion portions, and the electrically conductive member has an overall shape such that a barycenter thereof is located substantially on a straight line that connects the two electrode insertion portions. |
| US10020632B2 |
UV-visible laser system having ultrashort highpower and/or high-energy pulses
Disclosed is a UV-visible laser system having ultrashort pulses with high power and/or high energy. The laser system includes at least one non-linear optical crystal (1) adapted for receiving two distinct ultrashort laser pulses (31, 32) in the visible or infrared domain emitted respectively by two distinct laser pulse sources (11, 12) and a temporal synchronization unit (41, 42) adapted so that the two ultrashort laser pulses (31, 32) are superimposed in time and space in the non-linear optical crystal (1) with any phase shift, and generate, by sum frequency, an ultrashort laser pulse (131) having an optical frequency equal to the sum of the respective optical frequencies of the two distinct laser pulses (31, 32). |
| US10020629B1 |
Hotstick tool for assisting linemen tapping high power lines using wedge tap connectors
A hotstick tool for assisting a lineman tapping power lines using a wedge-type tap connector includes a primary arm including a first holder to releasably engage a C-shaped member of the wedge-type tap connector. A secondary arm includes a second holder to releasably engage a wedge member of the wedge-type tap connector. A pivoting linkage system guides movement of the secondary arm relative to the primary arm to insert the wedge member into the C-shaped member. |
| US10020619B2 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector comprise: an insulative body comprising a body portion and a tongue portion extending forwards from the body portion; a plurality of conductive terminals divided into a group of first conductive terminals and a group of second conductive terminals, a mating portion of each first conductive terminal is exposed on a first surface of the tongue portion, a mating portion of each second conductive terminal is exposed on the second surface of the tongue portion; an outer shielding shell fixed on the insulative body, having at least a grounding soldering leg and enclosing an outer space of the tongue portion to form a mating cavity; and a grounding metal plate comprising a main plate and at least an extending portion extending from the main plate, the main plate is embedded in the tongue portion and spaces the first conductive terminals apart from the second conductive terminals, the extending portion extends out from at least a side of the insulative body and electrically contacts the outer shielding shell. The present disclosure may reliably provide a grounding circuit for the grounding metal plate without a grounding soldering pad additionally provided on a circuit board. |
| US10020618B2 |
Shield case and connector provided with same
A first shell 400 includes a first and a second base 410a, 420a arranged side-by-side, a center plate 430a, a first and a second inner plate 440a, 450a, and a first and a second holding plate 460a, 470a. The center plate 430a is arranged on the Z-direction side relative to the first and second bases 410a, 420a. The first inner plate 440a extends from a first end 411a of the first base 410a to a first end 431a of the center plate 430a. The second inner plate 450a extends from a first end 421a of the second base 420a to a second end 432a of the center plate 430a. The first holding plate 460a is integral and contiguous with a second end 412a of the first base 410a. The second holding plate 470a is integral and contiguous with a second end 422a of the second base 420a. |
| US10020601B1 |
Cable connection device
A cable connection device includes a first shell, a plurality of conducting terminals mounted on the first shell, and a second shell covering the first shell. The first shell includes a main portion provided with a receiving recess and a restriction portion provided with a plurality of mounting spaces. The conducting terminals extend into the mounting spaces respectively. The second shell is provided with a plurality of press blocks. When the conducting wires of each of the two cables extend to the conducting terminals, the press blocks extend into the mounting spaces and press the conducting wires of each of the two cables, with the conducting terminals piercing the conducting wires of the two cables simultaneously, to connect and electrically conduct the conducting wires of the two cables by the conducting terminals. |
| US10020598B2 |
Plug connector having at least one displacement insulation contact offset relative to a spring or blade contact element
Plug connector (10) with at least one spring or blade contact element (410) arranged in a housing, the spring or blade contact element being connected in an electrically conductive manner to at least one displacement insulation contact (430), which contacts and fixes at least one single-core, insulated cable (301, 302, 303, 304), characterized in that the at least one displacement insulation contact (430) is arranged offset by 90° in the plug direction (R) of the spring or blade contact element (410) relative to the spring or blade contact element (410) such that the at least one single-core, insulated cable is contacted and fixed in the plug direction passing through a displacement insulation contact. |
| US10020587B2 |
Radial antenna and methods for use therewith
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, antenna that includes a first plurality of antenna elements radially arranged in a first plane to wirelessly transmit first channel signals received from a guided wave communication system to a plurality of client devices via a first plurality of beams at a corresponding first plurality of angles. A second plurality of antenna elements are radially arranged in a second plane that is displaced a first distance from the first plane to wirelessly transmit second channel signals received from the guided wave communication system to the plurality of client devices via a second plurality of beams at a corresponding second plurality of angles that are angularly displaced from the first plurality of angles. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10020586B1 |
Segmented helical antenna with reconfigurable polarization
A segmented helical antenna can include: a plurality of unit arms, each unit arm having a center hole, a first end hole, and a second end hole; a central axis passing through the center hole of the plurality of unit arms; a first wire passing through the first end hole of each of the plurality of unit arms; and a second wire passing through the second end hole of each of the plurality of unit arms. Each unit arm can be configured to be rotatable such that the first wire and the second wire rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. |
| US10020581B2 |
Parallel solenoid feeds for magnetic antennas
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for enhancing the performance of permeable antennas. Further, the parallel solenoid feed system disclosed herein may be used to reduce or eliminate significant phase delays in antennas, which may lead to destructive interference. Moreover, use of the parallel solenoid feed in an antenna eliminates the need for multiple feeds, complicated feed networks, and elaborate matching circuits. Using the parallel solenoid feed in circular magnetic antennas may enhance the performance of the antenna through maintaining the flux. Finally, many adjustable parameters for further tuning and/or optimizing the performance of particular antenna design have been identified herein, which may allow those skilled in the art to utilize known systems, such as full wave simulation software, to determine the desired final design for an antenna utilizing a parallel solenoid feed. |
| US10020580B2 |
Antenna for an electronic device
A radio or power transfer antenna, in the form of a planar conductive winding, with one of two ends of the planar conductive winding directly connected to a metal section or plane which continuously surrounds the planar conductive winding. |
| US10020579B1 |
Wireless local area network antenna for a metal housing
Antenna structures and methods of operating the same are described. One antenna structure includes a ground plane, a feed point, an antenna element, and a parasitic element. The feed point can be coupled to the antenna element and can receive a signal to cause the antenna structure to radiate electromagnetic energy. The antenna element includes: a first portion that extends in a first direction from the feeding point at the RF feed; a second portion that extends from a distal end of the first portion; a third portion that extends from a side of the second portion; a fourth portion that extends from the third portion; and a fifth portion that extends from the fourth portion. The parasitic element includes: a sixth portion that extends from the fourth portion; and the seventh portion that extends from the sixth portion to the ground plane. |
| US10020578B2 |
Antenna arrangement with variable antenna pattern
An antenna arrangement comprising an even number E>3 of antenna elements 210, 210′, connected to steerable phase shifters 211, and a number C=(E/2)*(E/2+1)/2 of hybrid couplers 212, as well as a number of E antenna arrangement ports 213 configured as an interface to the antenna arrangement. Hybrid coupler ports of a bottommost tier 218 of hybrid couplers 212 are connected to respective antenna arrangement ports 213, and hybrid couplers in an overlaying at least one tier 219 are connected to hybrid couplers in a tier immediately below. Unconnected hybrid coupler ports are connected directly to the first antenna element 210′ or to one of the other antenna elements 210. |
| US10020574B2 |
Antenna arrangement for non-linear distortion mitigation
The present disclosure relates to an antenna arrangement and a method for radio transmission. The antenna arrangement comprises a pre-coder (310) connected to an antenna array (320). The antenna array (320) comprises a number N of antenna elements ai (321), i=1, 2, . . . , N, each antenna element ai being configured to receive a respective transmit signal component TXi from the pre-coder (310). The pre-coder (310) is configured to receive a number M |
| US10020570B2 |
Antenna device and electronic appliance having the same
An antenna device which is built into an electronic appliance having a metal cover provided with a radio wave passer is provided. The electronic apparatus includes an antenna portion arranged adjacent to the radio wave passer so as to be capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves through the radio wave passer. A reflecting portion which reflects the radio waves radiated from the antenna portion is located on an opposite side of the antenna portion, so that the antenna portion is between the reflecting portion and the radio wave passer. |
| US10020564B2 |
Near-field waveguide
As the technology relating to controlling electromagnetic waves radiating from the mobile phone such as smart phone during a phone call, wide band waveguide that controls electromagnetic waves radiating from mobile phone and radiating them towards hand was invented. Distance between mobile phone, waveguide and hand is 3 to 6% of the wavelength. Hence, design in near field condition was a problem. This problem was solved by measurement and wide band near field waveguide in which metal sheet is processed was realized. The quantity of electromagnetic waves received by head is reduced to ¼- 1/10 within the entire frequency band used by the mobile phone based on adding this part to the mobile phone such as smart phone. |
| US10020551B2 |
Liquid activated air battery
A liquid activated air battery includes: an electrode assembly that includes an air electrode and a metal anode; a battery container that is capable of holding the electrode assembly and electrolytic solution; a supply tank for the electrolytic solution to be supplied to the battery container; a drainage tank for the electrolytic solution discharged from the battery container; and pumps as an electrolytic solution flow mechanism that runs the electrolytic solution from the supply tank to the drainage tank through the battery container. The composition of the electrolytic solution supplied to the battery container is kept constant, and stable power output is ensured. |
| US10020550B2 |
Energy storage pack
An energy storage pack includes a coolant inlet manifold, a coolant outlet manifold, and a plurality of thermal-exchange tubes extending between the coolant inlet manifold and the coolant outlet manifold to exchange heat between coolant passing through the plurality of thermal-exchange tubes and a plurality of battery cells mounted adjacent to and among the plurality of thermal-exchange tubes within the energy storage pack. In one embodiment, at least one of coolant inlet manifold and the coolant outlet manifold includes a plurality of thermal-exchange tube terminating structures and a plurality of hose segments intercoupling the plurality of thermal-exchange tube terminating structures. The energy storage pack may further include a coolant inlet opening located on the coolant inlet manifold and a coolant outlet opening located on the coolant outlet manifold. |
| US10020547B2 |
Battery pack
Disclosed is a battery pack, which allows easy assembling and exchange of electrical equipment and has an uncomplicated structure. The battery pack includes at least one battery module, the battery module including a plurality of secondary batteries, and an electrical equipment plate having a plate shape on which at least two of a battery management system (BMS), a current sensor, a relay and a fuse are mounted, the electrical equipment plate being electrically connected to the at least one battery module. |
| US10020546B2 |
Device for managing an accumulator
A device for managing an accumulator, including: a plurality of strain gauges including at least three strain gauges, the strain gauges being arranged to measure stresses along at least three distinct stress axes; a measuring device measuring strains undergone by each gauge along its stress axis; a reversible electrical switch; a calculating device controlling opening and closing of the electrical switch, depending on measurements carried out by the measuring device. |
| US10020544B2 |
Adjustable tap location for energy storage cells
Systems and methods for controlling a tap location associated with a string of an energy storage system are provided. In one embodiment, an energy storage system can include one or more strings. Each of the one or more strings can include a plurality of energy storage cells coupled in series. Each of the one or more strings can be associated with a selectively adjustable tap location to control the number of cells in the string that provide power to a power system. The energy storage system can further include a one or more control devices that can be configured to detect a change in a voltage associated with one or more of the one or more strings. The one or more control devices can be configured to adjust the tap location for at least one of the one or more strings in response to the change in the voltage. |
| US10020540B2 |
Thin film batteries comprising a glass or ceramic substrate
A thin film battery comprises a glass or ceramic substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”) of from about 7 to about 10 ppm/° K, a continuous metal or metal oxide cathode current collector and having a thickness of less than about 3 micrometers, the cathode current collector being superjacent to the glass or ceramic substrate, a cathode material layer comprising lithium transition metal oxides that is a continuous film having a thickness of from about 10 to about 80 micrometers, the cathode material layer being superjacent to the cathode current collector, a LiPON electrolyte layer superjacent to the cathode material layer and having a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 4 micrometers, and an anode current collector with an optional anode material. Methods of making and using the batteries are described. |
| US10020536B2 |
Method of preparing sulfide-based solid electrolyte having excellent air stability
A method for preparing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte which is stable upon exposure to the air is provided. Specifically, a stabilization layer is formed on the surface of a sulfide-based solid electrolyte particle through treatment with a reactive gas.The sulfide-based solid electrolyte with superior air stability can be obtained because oxidation or reduction reactions with water, etc. in the air occur on the stabilization layer rather than on the sulfide-based solid electrolyte particle. |
| US10020535B2 |
Method for producing sulfide solid electrolyte
A method for producing a sulfide glass ceramic, including reacting a lithium compound, a phosphorus compound and a halogen compound in a solvent that contains a hydrocarbon and an ether compound to produce a sulfide glass that contains a Li element, a P element, a S element and one or more halogen elements, and heating the sulfide glass to produce a sulfide glass ceramic. |
| US10020533B2 |
Laminated lithium-sulphur cell
A lithium-sulphur electrochemical cell comprising a laminate comprising: a lithium anode comprising a layer of lithium metal foil or lithium metal alloy foil; a cathode comprising an active sulphur material; a porous separator disposed between the lithium anode and the cathode; and an electrolyte; wherein: the laminate is folded in a zigzag configuration; and the cathode is offset relative to the lithium anode in the laminate, such that the cathode is accessible from one side of the laminate and the lithium anode is accessible from an opposite side of the laminate. |
| US10020532B2 |
Thin film battery structures having sloped cell sidewalls
Solid-state battery structures and methods of manufacturing solid-state batteries, such as thin-film batteries, are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments relate to solid-state batteries having a current collector tab between multiple electrochemical cells. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10020531B2 |
Battery system with internal cooling passages
A multi-cell battery system is disclosed including a plurality of battery sub-assemblies and a plurality of heat exchange members stacked together along a longitudinal axis. Each of the plurality of heat exchange members defines a heat exchange passageway through the battery system. |
| US10020528B2 |
Fuel cell
A fuel cell comprises an anode, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The solid electrolyte layer contains a zirconia-based material as a main component. A first intensity ratio of tetragonal crystal zirconia to cubic crystal zirconia in a Raman spectrum in a central portion of the solid electrolyte layer is greater than a second intensity ratio of tetragonal crystal zirconia to cubic crystal zirconia in a Raman spectrum of an outer edge. |
| US10020527B2 |
Electrochemical element, solid oxide fuel cell, and methods for producing the same
Realized are an electrochemical element and a solid oxide fuel cell that have a dense electrolyte layer and that have excellent durability and robustness, and methods for producing the same. An electrochemical element includes: a metal substrate 2 having a plurality of through holes 21; an electrode layer 3 provided over a front face of the metal substrate 2; and an electrolyte layer 4 provided over the electrode layer 3, wherein the through holes 21 are provided passing through the front face and a back face of the metal substrate 2, the electrode layer 3 is provided in a region larger than a region, of the metal substrate 2, in which the through holes 21 are provided, and the electrolyte layer 4 has a first portion 41 coating the electrode layer 3, and a second portion 42 that is in contact with the front face of the metal substrate 2. |
| US10020526B2 |
Reverse osmosis membranes made with PFSA ionomer and ePTFE
A method for forming a membrane includes a step of dissolving a lithium salt in a solution including an ionomer that includes protogenic groups to form a modified solution. A membrane is formed from the solution containing the lithium salt and the ionomer that includes protogenic groups. The membrane is dried and then contacted with water to form a plurality of pores therein. |
| US10020525B2 |
Method and system for diagnosing state of fuel cell stack
A method for diagnosing a state of a fuel cell stack as being contaminated includes measuring an impedance of a fuel cell stack at a predetermined low frequency and a predetermined high frequency, increasing an amount of fuel or oxidizer supplied to the fuel cell stack when the impedance at the predetermined high frequency is lower than a first critical point and the impedance at the predetermined low frequency is higher than a second critical point, remeasuring the impedance of the fuel cell stack at the predetermined low frequency, and determining that the fuel cell stack is contaminated when the impedance at the predetermined low frequency that is measured in the remeasuring step is higher than the second critical point. |
| US10020522B2 |
Energy system having a fuel cell arrangement
An energy system having a fuel cell arrangement, wherein the fuel cell arrangement has at least one fuel cell and the fuel cell arrangement has at least one first electrical contact and at least one second electrical contact for tapping off electrically generated energy of the fuel cell arrangement. An electrical component for warming up the fuel cell arrangement is electrically connectable between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. At least some of the electrical energy flow which is necessary to release the thermal energy can be fed back to the energy system by the electrical component. |
| US10020521B2 |
Fuel cell cogeneration system, method of starting operation of the fuel cell cogeneration system, and method of operating the fuel cell cogeneration system
A fuel cell cogeneration system includes a fuel cell module, a heat exchanger, a hot water tank, a circulating water channel, and an oxygen-containing gas supply channel. A circulating water heater for heating water is provided on the circulating water channel. Part of the oxygen-containing gas supply channel is provided in the circulating water heater to thereby allow air flowing through the oxygen-containing gas supply channel to be heated by receiving heat from the circulating water heater. |
| US10020516B2 |
Printed energy storage device
A printed energy storage device includes a first electrode including zinc, a second electrode including manganese dioxide, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, second, electrode, and separator printed onto a substrate. The device may include a first current collector and/or a second current collector printed onto the substrate. The energy storage device may include a printed intermediate layer between the separator and the first electrode. The first electrode, and the second electrode may include 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (C2mimBF4). The first electrode and the second electrode may include an electrolyte having zinc tetrafluoroborate (ZnBF4) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (C2mimBF4). The first electrode, the second electrode, the first current collector, and/or the second current collector can include carbon nanotubes. The separator may include solid microspheres. |
| US10020515B2 |
Strontium magnesium molybdenum oxide material having double perovskite structure and method for preparing the same
The present invention relates to a strontium magnesium molybdenum oxide material having perovskite structure and the method for preparing the same. Citric acid is adopted as the chelating agent. By using sol-gel pyrolysis and replacing a portion of strontium in Sr2MgMoO6-δ by cerium and a portion of magnesium by copper, a material with a chemical formula of Sr2-xCexMg1-yCuyMoO6-δ is produced, where 0≤x<2, 0 |
| US10020513B2 |
Slurry composition for forming lithium secondary battery electrode containing cellulose fiber as binder, and lithium secondary battery electrode
There is provided a novel slurry composition for forming a lithium secondary battery electrode which can improve homogeneity of an electrode active material and a conductive assistant even without using an organic solvent and can improve the binding of an electrode active material and a conductive assistant with an electrode collector, and a lithium secondary battery with improved charge/discharge cycle characteristics and battery capacity. A slurry composition for forming a lithium secondary battery electrode, characterized by comprising an electrode active material (A), a conductive assistant (B), and a pulverized cellulose fiber (C) as an aqueous binder, and a lithium secondary battery electrode and a lithium secondary battery which are obtained using the composition, and an aqueous binder used for the composition. |
| US10020512B2 |
Polymer for use as protective layers and other components in electrochemical cells
Polymers for use as protective layers and other components in electrochemical cells are provided. In some embodiments, the electrochemical cell is a lithium-based electrochemical cell. |
| US10020504B2 |
Active material, nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack, and vehicle
According to one embodiment, an active material including a composite oxide is provided. The composite oxide is represented by a general formula LixM14−yTi10−zM22+zO27+δ. Here, M1 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Na, K, and Cs. M2 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Fe, Co, Mn, Ni, and Al. x satisfies 0≤x<18. y satisfies 0 |
| US10020503B2 |
Active material for battery, nonaqueous electrolyte battery, and battery pack
An active material for a battery contains a niobium composite oxide represented by the formula: LixM(1-y)NbyNb2O(7+δ), where M represents at least one kind selected from Ti and Zr. X, y, and δ are numbers respectively satisfying the following: 0≤x≤6, 0≤y≤1, and −1≤δ≤1. |
| US10020501B2 |
Methods of forming carbon coatings
A method of forming a carbon coating includes heat treating lithium transition metal composite oxide Li0.9+aMbM′cNdOe, in an atmosphere of a gas mixture including carbon dioxide and compound CnH(2n+2−a)[OH]a, or compound CnH(2n), wherein M and M′ are different from each other and are selected from Ni, Co, Mn, Mo, Cu, Fe, Cr, Ge, Al, Mg, Zr, W, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Sc, Ti, V, Ga, Nb, Ag, Hf, Au, Cs, B, and Ba, and N is different from M and M′ and is selected from Ni, Co, Mn, Mo, Cu, Fe, Cr, Ge, Al, Mg, Zr, W, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Sc, Ti, V, Ga, Nb, Ag, Hf, Au, Cs, B, Ba, and a combination thereof, or selected from B, F, S, and P, and at least one of the M, M′, and N comprises Ni, Co, Mn, Mo, Cu, or Fe. |
| US10020499B2 |
Method for preparing lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon, including the steps of (a) preparing a mixture solution by adding a lithium precursor, an iron precursor and a phosphorus precursor in a glycerol solvent, (b) putting the mixture solution into a reactor and reacting to prepare amorphous lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle, and (c) heat treating the lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle thus to prepare the lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon on a portion or a whole of a surface of a particle, and a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon prepared by the above method. The lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon having controlled particle size and particle size distribution may be prepared in a short time by performing two simple steps. |
| US10020494B2 |
Anode containing active material-coated graphene sheets and lithium-ion batteries containing same
The present invention provides an anode electrode of a lithium-ion battery, comprising an anode active material-coated graphene sheet, wherein the graphene sheet has two opposed parallel surfaces and at least 50% area of one of the surfaces is coated with an anode active material and wherein the graphene material is in an amount of from 0.1% to 99.5% by weight and the anode active material is in an amount of at least 0.5% by weight (preferably at least 60%), all based on the total weight of the graphene material and the anode active material combined. |
| US10020489B2 |
Lithium-ion secondary cell
A lithium-ion secondary cell according to the present invention is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode contains a lithium-manganese composite oxide partially substituted by magnesium as a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode contains a graphite coated with amorphous carbon as a negative electrode active material, a carbon black-based conductive aid and a fluororesin-based binding agent. |
| US10020482B2 |
Li/metal battery with microstructured solid electrolyte
In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes an anode including form of lithium, a cathode spaced apart from the anode, and a microstructured composite separator positioned between the anode and the cathode, the microstructured composite separator including a first layer adjacent the anode, a second layer positioned between the first layer and the cathode, and a plurality of solid electrolyte components extending from the first layer toward the second layer. |
| US10020481B2 |
Separator and secondary battery using same
The present invention relates to a separator comprising a porous substrate and an adhesive layer on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate, wherein the adhesive layer includes an acryl-based copolymer containing a (meth)acrylate-based monomer-derived repeating unit and having a weight average molecular weight of 400,000 g/mol to 750,000 g/mol; and to a secondary battery comprising the separator. |
| US10020478B2 |
Electrode with porous protective film, nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and method for manufacturing electrode with porous protective film
An electrode with a porous protective film includes an electrode in which an active material layer is disposed on a collector and a porous protective film which is disposed on a surface of the active material layer and which contains fine particles and a binder. The thickness of the porous protective film ranges from about 0.1 μm to about 200 μm. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer is disposed on a negative electrode collector, a positive electrode, a nonaqueous electrolyte, a separator, and a porous protective film which is disposed on at least one of a surface of the negative electrode active material layer or a surface of the positive electrode active material layer and which contains fine particles and a binder. The thickness of the porous protective film ranges from about 0.1 μm to about 200 μm. |
| US10020475B2 |
Battery assembly reinforcement member
A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tray, a battery array mounted to the tray, a cover positioned about the battery array and a reinforcement member disposed between the cover and the battery array. |
| US10020471B2 |
Battery packaging material
Provided is a battery packaging material comprising a film-like layered body obtained by sequentially layering at least a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a metal layer and a sealant layer, the battery packaging material exhibiting excellent moldability and being unlikely to crack or form a pinhole during the molding thereof. A battery packaging material comprising a layered body obtained by sequentially layering at least a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a metal layer and a sealant layer, wherein the substrate layer is configured in a manner such that the sum (A+B) of a value (A) equal to stress when stretching to 50% in the MD direction/stress when stretching to 5% and a value (B) equal to stress when stretching to 50% in the TD direction/stress when stretching to 5% satisfies the relationship A+B≥3.5. |
| US10020470B2 |
Battery pack and electric work vehicle
A battery pack (6) for an electric work vehicle includes a battery unit (6A), a casing (60) for tightly housing the battery unit (6A), a circulation fan (6B) mounted in an inner space of the casing (60), and an air guide (50) provided in the casing (60) to direct cooling air produced by the circulation fan (6B) to the battery unit (6A). |
| US10020469B2 |
Organic light-emitting apparatus
An organic light-emitting apparatus includes a flexible substrate, an organic light-emitting device on the flexible substrate, the light emitting device including a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode sequentially disposed on the flexible substrate, and an anisotropic film on the second electrode of the organic light-emitting device. The anisotropic film includes an anisotropic material horizontally oriented with respect to a surface of the flexible substrate. |
| US10020467B2 |
Light emitting apparatus with light absorbing layer
Provided is a light emitting apparatus including a substrate including a plurality of light emitting devices, wherein the substrate further includes a plurality of first members configured to diffuse light emitted from at least one of the light emitting devices, and a second member that is positioned between the first members, wherein the second member includes a light absorbing layer. |
| US10020463B2 |
Display device with tacky layer
A display device includes a first substrate, a light emitting element located on the first substrate and including a pair of electrodes and one organic layer or a plurality of organic layers located between the pair of electrodes, a second substrate located to face the first substrate, a third substrate located on a surface of the second substrate opposite to a surface thereof facing the light emitting element, and a tacky layer located between the second substrate and the third substrate, a tack strength between the tacky layer and the second substrate or the third substrate being weaker than an adhesive strength between one of the pair of electrodes and the one organic layer or an adhesive strength between the plurality of organic layers. |
| US10020459B2 |
Organic light-emitting device
An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including: an emission layer, an electron transport region between the second electrode and the emission layer, and a mixed layer between the emission layer and the electron transport region, the mixed layer including a first material and a second material, the first material and the second material being selected from a pyrrolidine-based compound and a C10-C30 polycyclicaromatic hydrocarbon-based compound, and a triplet energy EgT1 of at least one selected from the first material and the second material being 2.2 eV or greater. |
| US10020456B2 |
Ether-based polymers as photo-crosslinkable dielectrics
Polymers comprising at least one unit of formula (1) wherein n is 0 or 1, m and p are independently from each other 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, provided that the sum of n, m and p is at least 2, and n and p are not 0 at the same time, Ar1 and Ar2 are independently from each other C6-14-arylene or C6-14-aryl, which may be substituted with 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, C5-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl and 5 to 14 membered heteroaryl, and X1, X2 and X3 are independently from each other and at each occurrence O or S, compositions comprising these polymers, and electronic devices comprising a layer formed from the compositions. Preferably, the electronic device is an organic field effect transistor and the layer is the dielectric layer. |
| US10020454B2 |
Material for organic electroluminescence device and organic electroluminescence device using the same
Provided are an organic electroluminescence device, which shows high luminous efficiency, is free of any pixel defect, and has a long lifetime, and a material for an organic electroluminescence device for realizing the device. The material for an organic electroluminescence device is a compound having a π-conjugated heteroacene skeleton crosslinked with a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, or sulfur atom. The organic electroluminescence device has one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device. |
| US10020448B2 |
Method for manufacturing organic light-emitting device and method of manufacturing display unit
There is provided a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting device including: forming a first organic material layer on a substrate; and forming a mask in a first region on the first organic material layer, and then selectively removing the first organic material layer to form a first organic layer in the first region. |
| US10020447B2 |
Method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus and organic light-emitting display apparatus
A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus using a light-blocking photoresist layer which minimizes damage to an intermediate layer, including an emission layer, during a process for manufacturing the organic light-emitting display apparatus. |
| US10020444B2 |
Magnetic memory device and method of manufacturing the same
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes an interlayer insulating film, a bottom electrode formed in the interlayer insulating film, a buffer layer formed on the bottom electrode, and a stacked structure formed on the buffer layer and including a first magnetic layer functioning as a magnetic storage layer, wherein a portion of the buffer layer located on a central portion of the bottom electrode is thicker than a portion of the buffer layer located on a peripheral portion of the bottom electrode. |
| US10020443B2 |
Method of producing laminated thin film structure, laminated thin film structure, and piezoelectric element including same
A first lamination step of forming lower electrode films on both surfaces of a diaphragm and directly forming a first Pb-containing perovskite oxide film which has a larger thermal expansion coefficient than that of the diaphragm and has a columnar structure on a front surface of the lower electrode film; and a second lamination step of directly forming a second Pb-containing perovskite oxide film on a front surface of the lower electrode film are sequentially performed. The second Pb-containing perovskite oxide film is formed under a condition that a difference between a molar ratio RA1 of Pb to a B-site element in the first Pb-containing perovskite oxide film and a molar ratio RB1 of Pb to a B-site element in the second Pb-containing perovskite oxide film after the second lamination step is 0.056 or less. |
| US10020436B1 |
Thermal energy accumulator for power generation and high performance computing center
A thermal energy accumulator for power generation and high performance computing center utilizes heat generated by at least one of a transformer, a parking lot, a roof structure, an air conditioner, a generator, an uninterruptible power supply, a thermal energy conveyer and a thermal energy converter; a source of cold condensed compressed air; and at least one of a thermoelectric generator and a thermoelectric gradient inducer to generate electrical power for a performance computing center. |
| US10020434B2 |
Surface-mountable optoelectronic component and method for producing a surface-mountable optoelectronic component
A surface-mountable optoelectronic component has a radiation passage face, an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and a chip carrier. A cavity is formed in the chip carrier and the semiconductor chip is arranged in the cavity. A molding surrounds the chip carrier at least in places. The chip carrier extends completely through the molding in a vertical direction perpendicular to the radiation passage face. |
| US10020433B2 |
Optoelectronic component
An optoelectronic component includes a housing, wherein a cavity is formed on an upper side of the housing, which is delimited by a wall, the housing has an empty space, the wall is arranged between the cavity and the empty space, the housing has a surface, the empty space is arranged between the surface of the housing and the wall, the wall and the surface are arranged at least partially parallel to each other, the wall includes an optically transparent material, and the wall has a wall thickness of 1 μm to 100 μm. |
| US10020429B2 |
Conversion LED with high color rendition index
Conversion LED emits primary radiation (peak wavelength 435 nm to 455 nm) and has a luminescent substance-containing layer positioned to intercept the primary radiation and convert it into secondary radiation. First and second luminescent substances are used. The first luminescent substance is a A3B5O12:Ce garnet type emitting yellow green having cation A=75 to 100 mol. % Lu, remainder Y and a Ce content of 1.5 to 2.9 mol. %, where B=10 to 40 mol. % Ga, remainder Al. The second luminescent substance is of the MAlSiN3:Eu calsine type which emits orange red, where M is Ca alone or at least 80% Ca and the remainder of M may be Sr, Ba, Mg, Li or Cu, in each case alone or in combination, wherein some of the Al up to 20%, can be replaced by B, and wherein N can be partially replaced by O, F, Cl, alone or in combination. |
| US10020426B1 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a base and a light emitting diode chip, the light emitting diode chip is formed on a top surface of the base, an outline of a projection of the light emitting diode chip projected on the top surface of the base is positioned in the top surface of the base. The light emitting device further includes a light reflecting portion, the light reflecting portion is formed on the top surface of the base, the light reflecting portion is defined around the light emitting diode chip, a height of the light reflecting portion is less than a height of the light emitting diode chip. |
| US10020421B2 |
Optoelectronic component
An optoelectronic component is disclosed. In an embodiment the optoelectronic component includes an active zone configured to produce electromagnetic radiation, wherein the active zone has at least two quantum films, wherein the first quantum film is arranged between a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer, wherein the second quantum film is arranged between the second barrier layer and a last barrier layer, and wherein bandgaps of the first barrier layer and of the second barrier layer are related differently to one another than bandgaps of the second barrier layer and of the last barrier layer. |
| US10020418B2 |
Simplified process for vertical LED manufacturing
Techniques for integrating spalling into layer transfer processes involving optical device semiconductor materials are provided. In one aspect, a layer transfer method for an optical device semiconductor material includes forming the optical device semiconductor material on a first substrate; depositing a metal stressor layer on top of the optical device semiconductor material; attaching a first handle layer to the metal stressor layer; removing the optical device semiconductor material from the first substrate by pulling the first handle layer away from the first substrate; attaching a second handle layer to the optical device semiconductor material; removing the first handle layer from the stack; and forming a second substrate on the stressor layer. Vertical LED devices and techniques for formation thereof are also provided. |
| US10020414B2 |
Solar cell and manufacturing method therefor
A solar cell, according to one embodiment, comprises: a support substrate; a rear electrode layer arranged on the support substrate; an optical absorption layer arranged on the rear electrode layer; a buffer layer arranged on the optical absorption layer; and a front electrode layer arranged on the buffer layer, wherein a first through-groove penetrating through the rear electrode layer and the optical absorption layer is formed on the rear electrode layer and the optical absorption layer, and the optical absorption layer comprises: a first optical absorption layer arranged on the rear electrode layer; and a second optical absorption layer arranged to make contact with an inner side surface of the rear electrode layer exposed by the first through-groove. |
| US10020412B2 |
Module assembly for thin solar cells
Solar cells are packaged by placing the solar cells between sheets of encapsulants. The encapsulants are exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light to cure the encapsulants and bond the encapsulants together to encapsulate the solar cells. The UV curing steps may be performed to bond one of the encapsulants to a transparent top cover and the solar cells, and to bond the other encapsulant to the solar cells and a backsheet. A protective package that includes the transparent top cover, encapsulated solar cells, and the backsheet is then optionally mounted on a frame. |
| US10020410B1 |
Solar tiles and arrays
In one embodiment, a solar tile includes a hollow body including a first half and a second half, the first half including a dark-colored side that is adapted to absorb solar energy and the second half including a light-colored side that is adapted to reflect solar energy, the first and second halves defining an open interior space through which heat exchange fluid can pass, and a central tube that enables the heat exchange fluid to enter or exit the interior space of the body, wherein the central tube also forms a central axis about which the tile can be rotated. |
| US10020409B2 |
Method for producing a conductive reflective film
A conductive reflective film which is formed by calcining a substrate on which a composition containing metal nanoparticles is coated, the conductive reflective film including pores which appear on the film contact surface in the substrate side having an average diameter of 100 nm or less, an average depth of 100 nm or less in terms of position of the pores, and a number density of the pores of 30 pores/μm2 or less. |
| US10020405B2 |
Microelectronics package with integrated sensors
The present disclosure relates to a microelectronics package with optical sensors and/or thermal sensors. The disclosed microelectronics package includes a module substrate, a thinned flip-chip die with an upper surface that includes a first surface portion and a second surface portion surrounding the first surface portion, and a first mold compound component. The thinned flip-chip die is attached to the module substrate and includes a device layer with sensor structure integrated at a top portion of the device layer. Herein, the sensor structure is below the first surface portion and not below the second surface portion. The first mold compound component is formed over the second surface portion to define a first cavity over the upper surface of the thinned flip-chip die. The first mold compound component is not over the first surface portion, and the first surface portion is exposed at the bottom of the first cavity. |
| US10020403B2 |
Semiconductor device
A low-power-consuming semiconductor device that can store analog data stably and very accurately is provided at low cost. The semiconductor device includes a power supply portion, a sensor portion, and a memory element portion. The sensor portion acquires analog data. The memory element portion stores the analog data. A channel formation region of a transistor included in the memory element portion is formed in an oxide semiconductor film. The semiconductor device does not include an analog/digital converter circuit and has functions of measuring and storing analog data. |
| US10020398B1 |
Stress induction in 3D device channel using elastic relaxation of high stress material
A method for inducing stress in a device channel includes forming a stress adjustment layer on a substrate, the stress adjustment layer including an as deposited stress due to crystal lattice differences with the substrate. A device channel layer is formed on the stress adjustment layer. Cuts are etched through the device channel layer and the stress adjustment layer to release the stress adjustment layer to induce stress in the device channel layer. Source/drain regions are formed adjacent to the device channel layer. |
| US10020396B2 |
Integrated circuit devices and methods of manufacturing the same
An integrated circuit device may include a substrate including a main surface, a compound semiconductor nanowire extending from the main surface in a first direction perpendicular to the main surface and including a first section and a second section alternately arranged in the first direction, a gate electrode covering the first section, and a gate dielectric layer between the first section and the gate electrode. The first section and the second section may have the same composition as each other and may have different crystal phases from each other. |
| US10020395B2 |
Semiconductor device with gate inside U-shaped channel and methods of making such a device
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, forming a liner semiconductor material above the entire interior surface of the trench, the liner semiconductor material defining a transistor cavity, forming a gate structure that is at least partially positioned within the transistor cavity, and performing at least one epitaxial deposition process to form a source region structure and a drain region structure on opposite sides of the gate structure, wherein at least a portion of each of the source region structure and the drain region structure is positioned within the transistor cavity. |
| US10020393B2 |
Laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor and a manufacturing method thereof. The LDMOS transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulation structure, agate structure, and a plurality of floating electrodes. The insulation structure is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The floating electrodes are embedded in the insulation structure, wherein the floating electrode closest to the gate structure protrudes from a top surface of the insulation structure or the gate structure includes at least one branch portion embedded in the insulation structure, and the floating electrodes are separated from the gate structure. |
| US10020390B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method
A technique achieving a higher voltage resistance by a depletion layer extending quickly within a circumferential region is provided. A semiconductor device includes an element region in which an insulated gate type switching element is provided and a circumferential region adjacent to the element region. First and second trenches are provided in the circumferential region. A front surface region of the second-conductivity-type is provided between the first and second trenches. First and second bottom surface regions of the second-conductivity-type are provided in bottom surface ranges of the first and second trenches. First and second side surface regions of the second-conductivity-type connecting the front surface region and the first or second bottom surface region is provided along side surfaces of the first and second trenches. Low area density regions are provided in at least parts of the first and second side surface regions. |
| US10020387B2 |
Method for manufacturing a bipolar junction transistor
Embodiments provide a method for manufacturing a bipolar junction transistor, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a buried layer of a first conductive type; doping the semiconductor substrate in a collector implant region, to obtain a collector implant of the first conductive type extending parallel to a surface of the semiconductor substrate and from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to the buried layer; providing a base layer of a second conductive type on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the base layer covering the collector implant; providing a sacrificial emitter structure on the base layer, wherein a projection of an area of the sacrificial emitter structure is enclosed by an area of the collector implant; and partially counter doping the collector implant through an area of the base layer surrounding an area of the base layer that is covered by the sacrificial emitter structure. |
| US10020385B2 |
Memory cell and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a memory cell, which includes a substrate, a gate dielectric layer, a patterned material layer, a selection gate and a control gate. The gate dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The patterned material layer is disposed on the substrate, wherein the patterned material layer comprises a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The selection gate is disposed on the gate dielectric layer and atone side of the vertical portion of the patterned material layer. The control gate is disposed on the horizontal portion of the patterned material layer and at another side of the vertical portion, wherein the vertical portion protrudes over a top of the selection gate. The present invention further provides another embodiment of a memory cell and manufacturing methods thereof. |
| US10020384B2 |
Forming a fin using double trench epitaxy
The present invention relates generally to semiconductor devices and more particularly, to a structure and method of forming a fin using double trench epitaxy. The fin may be composed of a III-V semiconductor material and may be grown on a silicon, silicon germanium, or germanium substrate. A double trench aspect ratio trapping (ART) epitaxy method may trap crystalline defects within a first trench (i.e. a defective region) and may permit formation of a fin free of patterning defects in an upper trench (i.e. a fin mold). Crystalline defects within the defective region may be trapped via conventional aspect ratio trapping or three-sided aspect ratio trapping. Fin patterning defects may be avoided by utilizing a fin mold to grow an epitaxial fin and selectively removing dielectric material adjacent to a fin region. |
| US10020382B1 |
Method of manufacturing low temperature poly-silicon array substrate, array substrate, and display panel
The present disclosure proposes a method of manufacturing a low temperature poly-silicon array substrate, an array substrate and a display panel. The method includes: disposing a substrate, and forming a buffer layer on the substrate; depositing first gas mixture and doped ionized gas by using vapor deposition to form a doped amorphous silicon thin film on the buffer layer; depositing second gas mixture by using vapor deposition to dehydrogenate the amorphous silicon thin film; performing an annealing treatment to the amorphous silicon thin film being dehydrogenated to diffuse dopant ions so as to form a polysilicon layer; and patterning the polysilicon layer. |
| US10020381B1 |
Embedded bottom metal contact formed by a self-aligned contact process for vertical transistors
Embodiments are directed to a method and resulting structures for a vertical field effect transistor (VFET) having an embedded bottom metal contact. A semiconductor fin is formed on a doped region of a substrate. A portion of the doped region adjacent to the semiconductor fin is recessed and an embedded contact is formed on the recessed portion. A material of the conductive rail is selected such that a conductivity of the embedded contact is higher than a conductivity of the doped region. |
| US10020371B2 |
Contact techniques and configurations for reducing parasitic resistance in nanowire transistors
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide contact techniques and configurations for reducing parasitic resistance in nanowire transistors. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, a channel layer including nanowire material formed on the isolation layer to provide a channel for a transistor, and a contact coupled with the channel layer, the contact being configured to surround, in at least one planar dimension, nanowire material of the channel layer and to provide a source terminal or drain terminal for the transistor. |
| US10020368B2 |
Silicon carbide semiconductor element and manufacturing method thereof
A silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor element includes a semiconductor layer, a dielectric layer on a surface of the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode layer on the dielectric layer, a first doped region, a second doped region, a shallow doped region and a third doped region. The semiconductor layer is of a first conductivity type. The first doped region is of a second conductivity type and includes an upper doping boundary spaced from the surface by a first depth. The shallow doped region is of the second conductivity type, and extends from the surface to a shallow doped depth. The second doped region is adjacent to the shallow doped region and is at least partially in the first doped region. The third doped region is of the second conductivity type and at least partially overlaps the first doped region. |
| US10020367B2 |
Silicon carbide semiconductor device
An object of the present invention is to provide a silicon carbide semiconductor device with which the electric field at the time of switching is relaxed and the element withstand voltage can be enhanced. The distance between the outer peripheral end of a second surface electrode and the inner peripheral end of a field insulation film is smaller than the distance between an outer peripheral end of the second surface electrode and an inner peripheral end of the field insulation film in the case where the electric field strength applied to the outer peripheral lower end of the second surface electrode is calculated so as to become equal to the smallest dielectric breakdown strength among the dielectric breakdown strength of the field insulation film and the dielectric breakdown strength of the surface protective film at the time of switching when the value of dV/dt is greater than or equal to 10 kV/μs. |
| US10020366B2 |
Removal of basal plane dislocations from silicon carbide substrate surface by high temperature annealing and preserving surface morphology
A method and device including adding a protective layer on the surface of a substrate, annealing the substrate at a temperature approximately greater or equal to 1850° C., removing the protective layer from the surface of the substrate after the annealing, and growing a first epilayer on the substrate after the removing of the protective layer, wherein the first epilayer is grown without attempting to prevent the basal plane dislocations to propagate in the first epilayer when growing the first epilayer, and wherein the first epilayer is free of the basal plane dislocations. |
| US10020357B2 |
Sense resistor surroundingly positioned near or around and integrated with an output connection
An integrated sense resistor within an integrated circuit (IC) may be surroundingly positioned near and coupled to a connection such as a pin or ball. The integrated sense resistor may be shaped such that more surface area of the integrated sense resistor is coupled to be positioned closer or in actual contact with the pin or ball than conventional straight layered integrated sense resistor solutions. The integrated sense resistor may be a non-straight shape that entirely surrounds or wraps around a connection to the pin or ball, such as a circular or oval shape, a box or rectangular shape, a triangular shape, or a polygonal shape. The integrated sense resistor may be a non-straight shape that partially surrounds a connection to the pin or ball, such as an open-circular or semi-circular shape, an open-sided box or rectangular shape, an open-sided triangular shape, an angular shape, or an open curved shape. |
| US10020354B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode displays with silicon and semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors
An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels on a substrate. The display pixels may be organic light-emitting diode display pixels or display pixels in a liquid crystal display. In an organic light-emitting diode display, hybrid thin-film transistor structures may be formed that include semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors, silicon thin-film transistors, and capacitor structures. The capacitor structures may overlap the semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors. The silicon transistors may be configured in a top gate arrangement. The oxide transistors may be configured in a top gate or a bottom gate arrangement. In one embodiment, source-drain contacts for the silicon and oxide transistors may be formed simultaneously. In another embodiment, the silicon and oxide thin-film transistor structures may be formed using at least three metal routing layers. |
| US10020351B2 |
Electroluminescence display device
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an electroluminescence display device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a bank layer defining the emission layer. The bank layer may be disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The bank layer may include a first bank layer and a second bank layer. The second bank layer may include a black pigment. The first bank layer may be closer to the first electrode than the second bank layer, and the first bank layer may have a lower permittivity than the second bank layer. |
| US10020343B2 |
Wafer-level back-end fabrication systems and methods
Systems and methods may be provided for fabricating infrared focal plane arrays. The methods include providing a device wafer, applying a coating to the device wafer, mounting the device wafer to a first carrier wafer, thinning the device wafer while the device wafer is mounted to the first carrier wafer, releasing the device wafer from the first carrier wafer, singulating the device wafer into individual dies, each die having an infrared focal plane array, and hybridizing the individual dies to a read out integrated circuit. |
| US10020339B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method of solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus
A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel having a photoelectric conversion element which generates a charge in response to incident light, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge from the photoelectric conversion element to a charge holding section, and a second transfer gate which transfers the charge from the charge holding section to a floating diffusion. The first transfer gate includes a trench gate structure having at least two trench gate sections embedded in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate, and the charge holding section includes a semiconductor region positioned between adjacent trench gate sections. |
| US10020338B2 |
Backside illuminated image sensor
A backside illuminated image sensor includes a substrate, a backside passivation layer disposed on backside of the substrate, and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the backside passivation layer. |
| US10020335B2 |
Short-resistant chip-scale package
A short-resistant CSP includes an isolation layer, an electrically conductive RDL, and an insulating layer. The electrically conductive RDL is on the isolation layer and includes a first and a second RDL segment. The insulating layer includes a first insulator portion between the isolation layer and the first RDL segment to improve electrical isolation between the first and second RDL segments. A method for preventing short-circuiting between conductors of CSP includes (1) depositing a first insulating layer on a first substrate region, (2) depositing a RDL segment on the substrate above the first substrate region, at least a portion of the first insulating layer being between the first RDL segment and the first substrate region, and (3) depositing a second RDL segment on the substrate above a second substrate region, such that the first insulating layer interrupts a leakage current path between the first and second RDL segments. |
| US10020332B2 |
Pixel circuit and imaging apparatus
Dark current of FD is eliminated in an image sensor, and conversion efficiency of converting electric charge to voltage is improved. A pixel circuit includes a photoelectric conversion portion, a control transistor, and an electric charge accumulation portion. The photoelectric conversion portion converts light incident along an optical axis to electric charge. The control transistor controls output voltage according to input voltage. The electric charge accumulation portion accumulates electric charge in a region positioned between the control transistor and the photoelectric conversion portion on the optical axis, and supplies a voltage according to the amount of accumulated electric charge as the input voltage to the control transistor. |
| US10020331B1 |
Dual-band lateral-effect position sensor
Systems and methods for a multi-band position sensor and a multi-band optical detector are disclosed. This system comprises a dual-axis, lateral-effect position sensor for locating spots of light that has energy in two wavelength bands. This sensor senses the time-varying intensities of the light in each of the two wavelength bands. This sensor also provides the location of the spot of light on the light-detecting plane of the sensor. Examples are provided for light of two mid-wave infrared (MWIR) wavelength bands or of a short-wave infrared (SWIR) and a MWIR band. This sensor approach, could be applied to detect light of other wavelength bands, such as a combination of a MWIR and a long-wave infrared (LWIR) band. This concept is extended to an array of detectors for multi-band optical detection and multi-source location and tracking. Monolithic chip level fabrication of the multi-band detectors is also discussed. |
| US10020327B2 |
Method for selective thin film deposition
A method device is prepared with a patterned thin film that can include one or more metal oxides on a suitable substrate. Initially, a pattern of a deposition inhibitor is provided on a surface of the substrate, which deposition inhibitor comprises at least one cellulose ester. This pattern has both inhibitor areas where the deposition inhibitor is present and open areas where the deposition inhibitor is absent. An inorganic thin film is then deposited on the surface of the substrate by a chemical vapor deposition process only in the open areas of the pattern. Further operations can be carried out including deposit of a second inorganic thin film exactly over the initial inorganic thin film, the deposition inhibitor can be removed from the inhibitor areas of the pattern, or both operations can be carried out in sequence. |
| US10020324B2 |
Display device
A disclosed display device includes a first oxide semiconductor layer and an oxide semiconductor connection wire both formed from an oxide semiconductor material layer over a substrate. The oxide semiconductor connection wire is integrally connected to the first oxide semiconductor layer and has a lower sheet resistance than the first oxide semiconductor layer. The display device also includes a first gate electrode either over the first oxide semiconductor layer or between the first oxide semiconductor layer and the substrate. The display device further includes a first gate insulation layer between the first oxide semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode. |
| US10020319B2 |
Semiconductor memory device having pillars on a peripheral region and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of wiring layers formed on a substrate, one or more first pillars penetrating through the wiring layers on a memory region of the substrate and in contact with the substrate, a plurality of memory transistors being formed at portions of each of the one or more first pillars that penetrate the wiring layers, and one or more second pillars penetrating through at least one of the wiring layers on a peripheral region of the substrate and in contact with the substrate. Each of the first and second pillars includes a semiconductor portion, a first insulating layer formed around the semiconductor portion, a charge accumulation layer formed around the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer formed around the charge accumulation layer. |
| US10020318B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes gate electrodes vertically stacked on a substrate, and channel holes passing through the gate electrodes to extend perpendicularly to the substrate and including a gate dielectric layer and a channel area. The gate dielectric layer may be formed of a plurality of layers, and at least one layer among the plurality of layers may have different thicknesses in different locations. |
| US10020317B2 |
Memory device with multi-layer channel and charge trapping layer
A 3-D/vertical non-volatile (NV) memory device such as 3-D NAND flash memory and fabrication method thereof, the NV memory device includes vertical openings disposed in a stack of alternating stack layers of first stack layers and second stack layers over a wafer, a multi-layer dielectric disposed over an inner sidewall of each opening, a first channel layer disposed over the multi-layer dielectric, and a second channel layer disposed over the first channel layer, in which at least one of the first or second channel layers includes polycrystalline germanium or silicon-germanium. |
| US10020313B2 |
Antifuse with backfilled terminals
An antifuse may include a non-planar conductive terminal having a high-z portion extending to a greater z-height than a low-z portion. A second conductive terminal is disposed over the low-z portion and separated from the first terminal by at least one intervening dielectric material. Fabrication of an antifuse may include forming a first opening in a first dielectric material disposed over a substrate, and undercutting a region of the first dielectric material. The undercut region of the first dielectric material is lined with a second dielectric material, such as gate dielectric material, through the first opening. A conductive first terminal material backfills the lined undercut region through the first opening. A second opening through the first dielectric material exposes the second dielectric material lining the undercut region. A conductive second terminal material is backfilled in the second opening. |
| US10020310B2 |
Memory device and fabricating method thereof
A memory device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The memory device includes a substrate, a first active region, a second active region, a gate structure, and a capping layer. The first active region and the second active region are alternately disposed in the substrate. The gate structure is disposed in the substrate and between the first active region and the second active region. The capping layer is over the gate structure to define a void therebetween. |
| US10020306B2 |
Spacer for trench epitaxial structures
The disclosure relates to a structure and methods of forming spacers for trench epitaxial structures. The method includes: forming a spacer material between source and drain regions of respective first-type gate structures and second-type gate structures; growing source and drain material about the first-type gate structures, confined within an area defined by the spacer material; and growing source and drain material about the second-type gate structures, confined within an area defined by the spacer material. |
| US10020305B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
There is formed a first concave portion that extends inside a semiconductor substrate from a main surface thereof. An insulating film is formed over the main surface, over a side wall and a bottom wall of the first concave portion so as to cover an element and to form a capped hollow in the first concave portion. A first hole portion is formed in the insulating film so as to reach the hollow in the first concave portion from an upper surface of the insulating film, and to reach the semiconductor substrate on the bottom wall of the first concave portion while leaving the insulating film over the side wall of the first concave portion. There is formed a second hole portion that reaches the conductive portion from the upper surface of the insulating film. The first and second hole portions are formed by the same etching treatment. |
| US10020303B2 |
Methods for forming FinFETs having epitaxial Si S/D extensions with flat top surfaces on a SiGe seed layer
Methods for forming semiconductor devices having non-merged fin extensions. Methods for forming semiconductor devices include forming trenches in an insulator layer of a substrate. Fins are formed in the trenches and a dummy gate is formed over the fins, leaving a source and drain region exposed. The fins are etched below a surface level of a surrounding insulator layer. Fin extensions are epitaxially grown from the etched fins. |
| US10020300B2 |
Graphene FET devices, systems, and methods of using the same for sequencing nucleic acids
Provided herein are integrated circuits for use in performing analyte measurements and methods of fabricating the same. Such arrays may be employed to detect a presence and/or concentration changes of various analyte types in chemical and/or biological processes, including DNA hybridization and/or sequencing reactions. The methods for fabricating the integrated circuits include steps of depositing an insulating layer on a semiconducting substrate, and forming trenches in the insulating dielectric layer. Conductive material may be deposited in the trenches to form electrodes, and the insulating layer may be conditioned so that the electrodes protrude above the insulating layer. A 2D material, such as graphene, may be deposited on the electrodes to form a channel between the electrodes. |
| US10020295B2 |
Semiconductor device comprising a plurality of drivers formed in different active regions having all source regions, drain regions of a plurality of MOSFETs connected together
A semiconductor device including drivers is disclosed, which can maximize driving ability of a plurality of drivers installed in a given region when the plurality of drivers is arranged in an array shape. The semiconductor device includes: a first active region; a second active region spaced apart from the first active region a predetermined distance in a first direction; a first gate finger group located in the first active region, and configured to include an odd number of gate fingers; and a second gate finger group located in the second active region, and configured to include an even number of gate fingers electrically coupled to the gate fingers of the first gate finger group. |
| US10020293B2 |
Transferring method, manufacturing method, device and electronic apparatus of micro-LED
The present invention discloses a transferring method, a manufacturing method, a device and an electronic apparatus of micro-LED. The method for transferring micro-LED comprises: forming a micro-LED on a laser-transparent original substrate; bringing the micro-LED into contact with a pad preset on a receiving substrate; and irradiating the original substrate with laser from the original substrate side to lift-off the micro-LED from the original substrate. |
| US10020286B2 |
Package on package devices and methods of packaging semiconductor dies
Package on package (PoP) devices and methods of packaging semiconductor dies are disclosed. A PoP device includes a first packaged die and a second packaged die coupled to the first packaged die. Metal stud bumps are disposed between the first packaged die and the second packaged die. The metal stud bumps include a stick region, a first ball region coupled to a first end of the stick region, and a second ball region coupled to a second end of the stick region. The metal stud bumps include a portion that is partially embedded in a solder joint. |
| US10020282B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, heat insulating load jig, and method for setting up heat insulating load jig
In a heat insulating load jig 11 of the present invention, a solder material 14 having a melting point or a solidus temperature in a range between a thermal resistance temperature of a semiconductor chip 13 and a temperature 100° C. below the thermal resistance temperature is interposed between a circuit board 12 and the semiconductor chip 13; a heat insulating body 17 is placed on an upper side of the semiconductor chip 13 in this state; a metal weight 16 is disposed on the heat insulating body 17; and load is applied to the semiconductor chip 13 while the solder material 14 is melted and solidified. |
| US10020278B2 |
Method for positioning a semiconductor chip on a carrier and method for material-fit bonding of a semiconductor chip to a carrier
A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body having a bottom side and a top side opposite the bottom side, and passivation arranged on the top side. The semiconductor chip is positioned on the carrier by picking the semiconductor chip and placing the semiconductor chip on the carrier, and pressing the semiconductor chip onto the carrier by a pressing force in a pressing direction, such that the pressing force acts on the semiconductor chip only above one or more continuous chip metallization sections arranged on the top side. Each of the one or more continuous chip metallization sections includes an annularly closed edge section which has a minimum width of more than zero in each direction perpendicular to the pressing direction. The pressing force does not act on the semiconductor chip above any of the edge sections. |
| US10020272B2 |
Electronic component package
An electronic component package includes: a frame, including a through-hole and a through-wiring; an electronic component disposed in the through-hole of the frame; a metal plate disposed on a first side of the electronic component and the frame; and a redistribution layer disposed on a second side of the electronic component opposing the first side and electrically connected to the electronic component. |
| US10020269B2 |
Devices and methods related to electrostatic discharge protection benign to radio-frequency operation
Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for integrated circuits. In some implementations, first and second conductors with ohmic contacts on an intrinsic semiconductor region can function similar to an x-i-y type diode, where each of x and y can be n-type or p-type. Such a diode can be configured to turn on under selected conditions such as an ESD event. Such a structure can be configured so as to provide an effective ESD protection while providing little or substantially nil effect on radio-frequency (RF) operating properties of a device. |
| US10020267B2 |
2.5D electronic package
A 2.5D electronic package is provided in which at least one integrated circuit is mounted on an interposer that is mounted on a package substrate. To reduce warpage, the interconnection array of the integrated circuit does not include a thick metallization layer; and at least part of the power distribution function that would otherwise have been performed by the thick metallization layer is performed by one or more metallization layers that are added to the interposer. A method is provided for optimizing the design of the electronic package by choosing the appropriate number of metallization layers to be added to the interposer. |
| US10020264B2 |
Integrated circuit substrate and method for manufacturing the same
The description discloses a method for use in manufacturing integrated circuit chips. The method comprises providing a wafer having a plurality of integrated circuits each provided in an separate active areas, and, for each active area, outside the active area, providing a code pattern that is associated with the integrated circuit. A computer-readable medium is also disclosed. Further, a manufacturing apparatus configured to receive a wafer and to remove material from the wafer so as to provide a scribe line to the wafer formed as a trench for use in separation of the wafer into dies is also disclosed. The description also discloses a wafer, an integrated circuit chip die substrate originating from a wafer of origin and carrying an integrated circuit, and an integrated circuit chip. |
| US10020260B1 |
Corrosion and/or etch protection layer for contacts and interconnect metallization integration
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a corrosion and/or etch protection layer for contacts and interconnect metallization integration structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a metallization structure formed within a trench of a substrate and a layer of cobalt phosphorous (CoP) on the metallization structure. The CoP layer is structured to prevent metal migration from the metallization structure and corrosion of the metallization structure during etching processes. |
| US10020257B2 |
Electrical fuse and/or resistor structures
Electrical fuse (eFuse) and resistor structures and methods of manufacture are provided. The method includes forming metal gates having a capping material on a top surface thereof. The method further includes protecting the metal gates and the capping material during an etching process which forms a recess in a dielectric material. The method further includes forming an insulator material and metal material within the recess. The method further includes forming a contact in direct electrical contact with the metal material. |
| US10020255B1 |
Integration of super via structure in BEOL
Semiconductor devices including super via structures and BEOL processes for forming the same, according to embodiments of the invention, generally include removing selected portions of a nitride cap layer intermediate interconnect levels, wherein the selected portions correspond to the regions where the super via structure is to be formed and where underlying overlay alignment markers are located. |
| US10020253B2 |
Manufacturing method of memory device
The invention provides a memory device. The memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of first wires, a plurality of etch-stop layers, a dielectric layer, and a plurality of vias. The substrate has a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions arranged in a staggered manner along a first direction. The first wires are embedded in the substrate and extended along the first direction. The first wires include a conductive layer and a cap layer located on the conductive layer, and the upper surface of the cap layer has a groove. The etch-stop layers are located on the cap layer and filled in the groove. The dielectric layer is located on the substrate and has a plurality of via openings in the first regions. The via openings expose the substrate and the etch-stop layer. The vias are filled in the via openings and electrically connected to the substrate. The invention further provides a manufacturing method of a memory device. |
| US10020252B2 |
Wiring with external terminal
Apparatuses for providing external terminals of a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a pad formation area including a plurality of pads disposed at an edge of the apparatus; a peripheral circuit area including a plurality of circuit blocks coupled to a memory cell array, each circuit block of the plurality of circuit blocks including a via disposed at a side opposite to the pad formation area with respect to each circuit block; and a plurality of conductors, each conductor coupling the via to the corresponding pad, and crossing over, at least in part, an area in the peripheral circuit area that is outside the circuit block comprising the via. |
| US10020249B2 |
Electronic device package using a substrate side coaxial interface
An electronic device is provided. In particular, the electronic device includes (i) an electronic integrated circuit (IC) chip, (ii) a chip mounting substrate for mounting the electronic IC chip on a chip side of the chip mounting substrate, (iii) a radio frequency (RF) interface component disposed on an opposing side of the chip mounting substrate, the opposing side opposing the chip side, and (iv) an RF bridge component penetrating a first opening in the chip mounting substrate and configured to operably connect the electronic IC chip and the RF interface component. |
| US10020247B2 |
Method and system for improved matching for on-chip capacitors
Methods and systems for improved matching for on-chip capacitors may comprise in a semiconductor die comprising an on-chip capacitor with one or more metal layers: electrically coupling a first set of metal fingers, electrically coupling a second set of metal fingers that are interdigitated with the first set of metal fingers, wherein the first set of metal fingers and the second set of metal fingers are arranged symmetrically in the semiconductor die, and configuring the on-chip capacitor in a plurality of symmetric sections, wherein a boundary between each of the plurality of sections is configured in a zig-zag pattern. The first set of metal fingers and the second set of metal fingers may be arranged with radial symmetry. A first set of metal fingers in a first metal layer may be electrically coupled to a set of metal fingers in a second metal layer. |
| US10020241B2 |
Heat-dissipating structure and method for manufacturing same
A heat-dissipating structure including a heat sink having a recessed portion on a first surface facing a heat generator, the recessed portion having a side surface; a heat block fit into the recessed portion, the heat block having a bottom surface and a side surface; and thermally conductive grease in contact with both of the side surface of the recessed portion and the side surface of the heat block, wherein the bottom surface of the heat block is in contact with the heat generator. |
| US10020240B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor element mounted on the wiring substrate, a heat dissipation plate bonded to an upper surface of the semiconductor element with an adhesive, and an encapsulation resin that fills a gap between the heat dissipation plate and the wiring substrate. The heat dissipation plate includes a body overlapped with the semiconductor element in a plan view. The body is larger than the semiconductor element in a plan view. A projection is formed integrally with the body. The projection projects outward from an end of the body and is located at a lower position than the body. The encapsulation resin covers upper, lower, and side surfaces of the projection. The body includes an upper surface exposed from the encapsulation resin. |
| US10020234B2 |
Method of inspecting device using first measurement and second measurement lights
A method for fabricating a substrate includes forming a first substrate including a thin film transistor array, and inspecting a first surface of an inspecting device, wherein inspecting the first surface of the inspection device includes: generating first measurement data by detecting a first measurement light that is parallel to a surface of an inspection region in the first surface, generating second measurement data by detecting a second measurement light that is parallel to the surface of the inspection region, and inspecting a state of a surface of the inspection region by comparing the first measurement data with the second measurement data. |
| US10020232B2 |
Integrated circuits with recessed gate electrodes
Integrated circuits including MOSFETs with selectively recessed gate electrodes. Transistors having recessed gate electrodes with reduced capacitive coupling area to adjacent source and drain contact metallization are provided alongside transistors with gate electrodes that are non-recessed and have greater z-height. In embodiments, analog circuits employ transistors with gate electrodes of a given z-height while logic gates employ transistors with recessed gate electrodes of lesser z-height. In embodiments, subsets of substantially planar gate electrodes are selectively etched back to differentiate a height of the gate electrode based on a given transistor's application within a circuit. |
| US10020230B2 |
FinFETs with multiple threshold voltages
A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function. |
| US10020226B2 |
Method for forming a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device
In certain embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor chips. Each semiconductor chip comprises a semiconductor body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a graphite substrate bonded to the second side of the semiconductor body and comprising an opening leaving an area of the second side of the semiconductor body uncovered by the graphite substrate, and a back-side metallization arranged in the opening of the graphite substrate and electrically contacting the area of the second side. The semiconductor device further includes a plurality of separation trenches each separating one of the plurality of semiconductor chips from an adjacent one of the plurality of semiconductor chips. |
| US10020224B2 |
Self-aligned via forming to conductive line and related wiring structure
A method of forming a via and a wiring structure formed are disclosed. The method may include forming a conductive line in a first dielectric layer; forming a hard mask adjacent to the conductive line after the conductive line forming; forming a second dielectric layer over the hard mask; and forming a via opening to the conductive line in the second dielectric layer. The via opening lands at least partially on the hard mask to self-align the via opening to the conductive line. A via may be formed by filling the via opening with a conductor. |
| US10020222B2 |
Method for processing an inner wall surface of a micro vacancy
There is provided a method for processing an inner wall surface of a micro vacancy, capable of reliably etching or cleaning even if the hole provided to the substrate to be processed is narrow and deep. The substrate has a surface and a micro vacancy with an opening on the surface. An aspect ratio of the micro vacancy being at least 5, or the aspect ratio being less than 5 and a ratio of a micro vacancy volume to a surface area of the opening being at least 3. The micro vacancy is exposed to an atmosphere for forming a silicon oxide film so as to form a silicon oxide film on the inner wall surface of the micro vacancy. Subsequently a processing solution with a wettability with respect to silicon oxide is introduced into the micro vacancy so as to perform processing of the inner wall surface. |
| US10020217B2 |
Systems and methods for treating substrates with cryogenic fluid mixtures
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for treating the surface of a microelectronic substrate, using a cryogenic fluid mixture used to treat an exposed surface of the microelectronic substrate. The fluid mixture may be expanded through a nozzle to form an aerosol spray or gas cluster jet (GCJ) spray may impinge the microelectronic substrate and remove particles from the microelectronic substrate's surface. The fluid mixture may include nitrogen, argon, helium, neon, xenon, krypton, carbon dioxide, or any combination thereof. The incoming fluid mixture may be maintained pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature greater than the condensation temperature of the fluid mixture. The fluid mixture may be expanded into the treatment chamber to form an aerosol or gas cluster spray. In this embodiment, the nozzle may be positioned within 50 mm of the microelectronic substrate during the treatment, more preferably within 10 mm of the microelectronic substrate. |
| US10020212B1 |
Micro-LED pick and place using metallic gallium
An LED die containing a gallium semiconductor layer is placed on a target substrate using a pick-up tool (PUT) attached to the LED die using metallic gallium. As a result of a laser lift-of (LLO) process to separate the gallium semiconductor layer from a substrate layer on which the gallium semiconductor layer is formed, a layer of gallium metal is formed on a surface of the LED die. The gallium layer is melted to form liquid gallium. A head of the PUT is contacted with the liquid gallium, whereupon the LED die is cooled such that the liquid gallium solidifies, attaching the LED die to the PUT. The PUT picks up and places the LED die at a desired location on a target substrate. The LED die can be heated to melt the gallium layer, allowing the PUT to be detached. |
| US10020210B2 |
Systems and methods for microwave-radiation annealing
Systems and methods are provided for annealing a semiconductor structure using microwave radiation. A semiconductor structure is provided. One or more energy-converting materials capable of increasing the semiconductor structure's absorption of microwave radiation are provided. Microwave radiation is applied to the energy-converting materials and the semiconductor structure to anneal the semiconductor structure for fabricating semiconductor devices. First local temperatures associated with one or more first zones of the semiconductor structure are detected. The microwave radiation applied to the energy-converting materials and the semiconductor structure is adjusted based at least in part on the detected first local temperatures. |
| US10020203B1 |
Epitaxial silicon wafer
An epitaxial silicon wafer includes a silicon wafer consisting of a COP region in which a nitrogen concentration is 1×1012−1×1013 atoms/cm3, and an epitaxial silicon film formed on the silicon wafer. When heat treatment for evaluation is applied, a density of BMD formed inside the silicon wafer is 1×108−3×109 atoms/cm3 over the entire radial direction of the silicon wafer. An average density of the BMD formed in an outer peripheral region of the silicon wafer which is a 1-10 mm range separated inward from an outermost periphery thereof is lower than the average density of the BMD formed in a center region. A variation in the BMD density in the outer peripheral region is 3 or less, and a residual oxygen concentration in the outer peripheral region is 8×1017 atoms/cm3 or more. |
| US10020200B1 |
Patterned atomic layer etching and deposition using miniature-column charged particle beam arrays
Methods and systems for direct atomic layer etching and deposition on or in a substrate using charged particle beams. Electrostatically-deflected charged particle beam columns can be targeted in direct dependence on the design layout database to perform atomic layer etch and atomic layer deposition, expressing pattern with selected 3D-structure. Reducing the number of process steps in patterned atomic layer etch and deposition reduces manufacturing cycle time and increases yield by lowering the probability of defect introduction. Local gas and photon injectors and detectors are local to corresponding columns, and support superior, highly-configurable process execution and control. |
| US10020199B1 |
Porous tin oxide films
Initial film layers prepared from tin(II) chloride spontaneously generate open cavities when the initial film layers are thermally cured to about 400° C. using a temperature ramp of 1° C./minute to 10° C./minute while exposed to air. The openings of the bowl-shaped cavities have characteristic dimensions whose lengths are in a range of 30 nm to 300 nm in the plane of the top surfaces of the cured film layers. The cured film layers comprise tin oxide and have utility in gas sensors, electrodes, photocells, and solar cells. |
| US10020198B1 |
Semiconductor structure having low-k spacer and method of manufacturing the same
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a semiconductor fin, a metal gate over the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall spacer composed of low-k dielectric surrounding opposing sidewalls of the metal gate. A portion of the sidewall spacer comprises a tapered profile with a greater separation of the opposing sidewalls toward a top portion and a narrower separation of the opposing sidewalls toward a bottom portion of the sidewall spacer. The present disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a polysilicon stripe over a semiconductor fin, forming a nitride sidewall spacer surrounding a long side of the polysilicon stripe, forming a raised source/drain region in the semiconductor fin, and forming a carbonitride etch stop layer surrounding the nitride sidewall spacer. |
| US10020196B2 |
Methods of forming etch masks for sub-resolution substrate patterning
Techniques disclosed herein provide a method and fabrication structure for pitch reduction for creating high-resolution features and also for cutting on pitch of sub-resolution features. Techniques include using multiple materials having different etch characteristics to selectively etch features and create cuts or blocks where specified. A pattern of alternating materials is formed on an underlying layer. An etch mask is positioned on the pattern of alternating materials. One or more of the alternating materials can be preferentially removed relative to other materials to uncover a portion of the underlying layer. The etch mask and the remaining lines of alternating material together form a combined etch mask defining sub-resolution features. |
| US10020195B2 |
Chemical amplification methods and techniques for developable bottom anti-reflective coatings and dyed implant resists
The disclosure herein describes methods for Photosensitized Chemically Amplified Resist Chemicals (PS-CAR) to pattern light sensitive films (e.g., photoresist on anti-reflective coatings) on a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, a two-step exposure process may generate higher acid concentration regions within a photoresist layer. The PS-CAR chemicals may include photoacid generators (PAGs) and photosensitizer elements that enhance the decomposition of the PAGs into acid. The first exposure may be a patterned EUV or UV exposure that generates an initial amount of acid and photosensitizer. The second exposure may be a non-EUV flood exposure that excites the photosensitizer which increases the acid generation rate where the photosensitizer is located in the film stack. The distribution of energy during the exposures may be optimized by using certain characteristics (e.g., thickness, index of refraction, doping) of the photoresist layer, an underlying layer, and/or an overlying layer. |
| US10020193B1 |
Method for laser annealing with laser beam radiated via through hole
A laser annealing method that includes forming a second layer having through holes on a first layer, and radiating laser light with a wavelength of 3 μm or greater to the first layer via the through holes. |
| US10020192B2 |
Method for forming polysilicon
A method for forming polysilicon on a semiconductor substrate that include providing amorphous silicon on a semiconductor substrate, exposing at least an area of the amorphous silicon to a first laser beam and a second laser beam, characterized in that during exposing the area to the second laser beam no displacement of the laser beam relative to the area occurs. In addition, the use of such method for producing large grain polysilicon. In particular, the use of such method for producing vertical grain polysilicon. Further, the use of such method for producing sensors, MEMS, NEMS, Non Volatile Memory, Volatile memory, NAND Flash, DRAM, Poly Si contacts and interconnects. |
| US10020189B2 |
Growing a III-V layer on silicon using aligned nano-scale patterns
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes providing a wafer having a silicon substrate; forming a plurality of shallow trench isolation (STI) regions in the silicon substrate; and forming recesses by removing top portions of the silicon substrate between opposite sidewalls of the plurality of STI regions. Substantially all long sides of all recesses in the silicon substrate extend in a same direction. A III-V compound semiconductor material is then epitaxially grown in the recesses. |
| US10020187B2 |
Apparatus and methods for backside passivation
Provided apparatus and methods for back side passivation of a substrate. The systems comprise an elongate support with an open top surface forming a support ring so that when a substrate is on the support ring, a cavity is formed within the elongate support. A plasma generator is coupled to the cavity to generate a plasma within the cavity to deposit a passivation film on the back side of the substrate. |
| US10020185B2 |
Composition for forming silica layer, silica layer, and electronic device
A composition for forming a silica layer including a silicon-containing polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 20,000 to about 70,000 and a polydispersity index of about 5.0 to about 17.0 and a solvent; a silica layer manufactured using the same; and an electronic device including the silica layer. |
| US10020184B2 |
Method for cleaning substrate
A method for cleaning a substrate is provided. The method includes providing a substrate. Metal compound residues are formed over the substrate. The method includes exposing the substrate to an organic plasma to volatilize the metal compound residues. The organic plasma is generated from a gas. The gas includes an organic gas, and the organic gas is made of a hydrocarbon compound or an alcohol compound. |
| US10020176B2 |
Surface extraction interface
Surface extraction interface systems can include a seal assembly with a cavity assembly, an actuator, and a force gauge. Methods of preparing a sample for analysis can include: receiving data identifying characteristics of a surface supporting the sample; determining a pressure to be applied by a seal assembly against the surface; pressing a cavity assembly against the surface facing the open side of the cavity until the pressure is achieved; and extracting a sample from the surface by flowing a stream of extraction solvent through the sealed extraction cavity. |
| US10020169B2 |
Etching device and etching method
An etching device and an etching method. The etching device includes an etching chamber and a chuck located therein for clamping a substrate to be etched, a plasma generating device surrounding the etching chamber in an area and a gas nozzle distribution device for introducing etching gas, which is situated above the chuck in such a way that an etching gas stream is directed essentially perpendicular to a surface of the substrate to be etched. A moving mechanism may be used to change the distance between the gas nozzle distribution device and the chuck as a function of the etching mode. |
| US10020165B2 |
Multi charged particle beam writing method, and multi charged particle beam writing apparatus
A multi charged particle beam writing method includes calculating an offset dose to irradiate all the small regions by multiplying one beam dose equivalent to a maximum irradiation time of multi-beams of each pass in multiple writing by a maximum number of defective beams being always ON to irradiate one of the small regions; calculating an incident dose, in addition to the offset dose, for each of the small regions; and performing multiple writing, using multi-beams including a defective beam being always ON, such that a beam of a total dose, between the incident dose and the offset dose, irradiates a corresponding small region for each small region, while switching a beam for each pass of the multiple writing, and controlling an irradiation time equivalent to the offset dose by a common blanking mechanism collectively blanking-controlling the multi-beams. |
| US10020157B2 |
X-ray source, high-voltage generator, electron beam gun, rotary target assembly, rotary target, and rotary vacuum seal
Disclosed herein are a high-voltage generator for an x-ray source, an x-ray gun, an electron beam apparatus, a rotary vacuum seal, a target assembly for an x-ray source, a rotary x-ray emission target, and an x-ray source. These various aspects may separately and/or together enable the construction of an x-ray source which can operate at energies of up to 500 kV and beyond, which is suitable for use in commercial and research x-ray applications such as computerized tomography. In particular, the high-voltage generator includes a shield electrode electrically connected intermediate of a first voltage multiplier and a second voltage multiplier. The electron beam apparatus includes control photodetectors and photo emitters having a transparent conductive shield arranged therebetween. The rotary vacuum seal includes a pumpable chamber at a position intermediate between high-pressure and low-pressure ends of a bore for a rotating shaft. The rotary target assembly is configured such that when a torque between a bearing housing and a vacuum housing exceeds a predetermined torque, the bearing housing rotates relative to the vacuum housing. The rotary x-ray emission target has a plurality of target plates supported on a hub, the plates being arranged on the hub to provide an annular target region about an axis rotation of the hub. The x-ray gun is provided with a shield electrode maintained at a potential difference relative to the x-ray target different to the electron beam emission cathode. |
| US10020155B2 |
Electrical switching apparatus comprising a switching mechanism and at least one auxiliary module
This electrical switching apparatus includes a protection casing, at least one switching member suitable for switching between a first position permitting the passage of a current and a second position preventing the passage of the current, a mechanism for control of the or of each switching member, and at least one auxiliary module disposed in the casing, the auxiliary module being removable with respect to the casing and configured to implement a function associated with the control mechanism. The electrical switching apparatus includes a mechanical referencing member common to the control mechanism and to each auxiliary module, for the positioning of the control mechanism and of each auxiliary module in the casing. |
| US10020150B2 |
Method for operating an electromotive adjusting device, and electromotive adjusting device
A method operates an electromotive adjusting device of a motor vehicle. The adjusting device contains a relay which has two contacts. The relay is switched by an electric current flow across the contacts or by an electrical voltage drop between the contacts given a first condition. The relay is switched without an electric current flow across the contacts or without an electrical voltage drop between the contacts given a second condition. An electromotive adjusting device of a motor vehicle, in particular an electromotively operated tailgate, contains such a relay which has two contacts. |
| US10020146B2 |
Current interruption device and electric storage device using same
A current interruption device includes: a deforming plate configured to deform when the internal pressure of the casing rises above the predetermined level; a conducting plate which configures the current path; and a contact plate. The conducting plate includes a first contact portion configured to contact the contact plate. The contact plate includes a second contact portion configured to contact the first contact portion. The deforming plate includes a pressure receiving portion configured to receive the internal pressure of the casing and a contacting portion configured to contact the first contact portion. The second contact portion is configured to be separated from the conducting plate by deformation causing the contacting portion to move toward the contact plate. The deforming plate is insulated from the conducting plate and the contact plate. The conducting plate is disposed to be interleaved between the deforming plate and the contact plate. |
| US10020144B2 |
Multipolar air-break circuit breaker including an improved device for filtering quenching gas
A high-voltage multipolar circuit breaker including a first chamber for receiving gases, in communication with a first arc quenching chamber, and including a first aperture for exhausting gases to the exterior of the casing, the aperture being provided with a first downstream filtering device. The circuit breaker furthermore includes at least one second chamber for receiving gases, in communication with at least one second arc quenching chamber of another pole of the circuit breaker, the chamber itself being equipped with a second upstream device for filtering gases, the second chamber for receiving gases including a second aperture for exhausting gases to the exterior of the casing, the chamber being provided with a second downstream filtering device, the first chamber for receiving gases and the second chamber for receiving gases being separated fluidically one from the other by an impermeable wall. |
| US10020142B2 |
Trippable control system for a breaker pole and breaker gear
A trippable control system for one or more electrical breaker poles includes a first link pivotable about a first pivot point between first and second positions; a second link pivotable about a pivot axis for connecting to one or more breaker poles, whereby movement of the first link causes the second link to pivot about the pivot axis between a position for opening and a position for closing the breaker pole(s); and a trip mechanism suitable for releasing the first pivot point and for exerting a movement force on the first link to move the first link between the second and third positions when the first link pivots about a second pivot point. Movement of the first link between the second and third positions causes the second link to pivot about the pivot axis between the position for closing the breaker pole(s) and the position for opening the breaker gear. |
| US10020140B2 |
Keyboard device
A keyboard device includes a base plate, plural keys and a membrane circuit board. The keys are connected with the base plate. The membrane circuit board is arranged between the keys and the base plate. The base plate includes at least one elastic vibration absorber corresponding to a keycap or a stabilizer bar of the corresponding key. While the keycap is moved downwardly relative to the base plate, the sound resulted from the collision between the keycap or the stabilizer bar and the membrane circuit board or the base plate is reduced. Consequently, the operating comfort to the user is enhanced. |